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SQUASH — WINTER VARIETIES — Continued 
BANANA, BLUE 110 
Fruits are 18-20 inches long, weigh 10-12 lbs.; skin medium hard and 
smooth, slately blue-green. Flesh is medium thick, orange-yellow, very 
fine textured; stores well. 
BANANA, PINK 105 
Similar to regular Banana but exterior deep pink. Fruits average 15 in. 
in length, 61% in. diameter, straight, pointed at blossom end, rounded at 
stem end. Flesh thick with smiall seed cavity. 
BOSTON MARROW 100 
Particularly valuable for canning. Fruits large, commonly 10 to 12 inches 
through, almost spherical, usually a trifle flattened at blossom end; skin 
paectly roughened, rich orange; rind hard and brittle; flesh thick, salmon- 
yellow. 
BUTTERCUP 100 
A fine new squash of excellent quality, 4% x 6% inches in size. The out- 
side color is green with stripes and spots of grey. There is a heart- 
shaped protuberance at the blossom end. The dry, thick flesh, texture 
and keeping qualities of this squash are excellent. 
BUTTERNUT | 90 
Fruits 8” to 10” long, bulbous at blossom end. Rind thin and tough, creamy 
yellow in color. Flesh very thick, fine grained, nutty and of excellent quality. 
DELICIOUS 105 
Fruits broad top-shaped, commonly 7 to 8 inches long; skin very dark 
green, fairly smooth; rind thin but hard; flesh extremely thick, bright 
yellow, fine grained and dry, without fiber and of highest quality. 
GOLDEN DELICIOUS 105 
Valuable for canners because of the high starch content of its flesh and 
the bright red-orange color of the exterior. In shape, size and season it is 
practically the same as the original Delicious. 
HUBBARD 100 
The standard winter squash. Fruits large, heavy and moderately warted, 
shell dark bronze-green showing more or less light green markings to- 
ward blossom end; flesh bright orange-yellow, fine grained, thick and dry. 
BLUE HUBBARD 110 
This excellent squash of the Hubbard type is light blue in color with 
hard shell and thick, fine grained flesh, which is very tender and by far 
the Hee flavored of the winter squashes. This variety is very popular 
atieene. cast. 
KITCHENETTE HUBBARD 100 
A small sized Hubbard. Fruits average 5 pounds, making it an ideal 
squash for the small family. 
RED OR GOLDEN HUBBARD 100 
This is a very distinct sort of the shape and general character of the 
Hubbard but a little smaller; color rich orange-red instead of the dark 
olive-green. 
WARTY HUBBARD 100 
Somewhat larger in size than the well known Hubbard and of equal 
quality but is more heavily warted and the shell is very dark green, al- 
most black, in color. Our stock of this variety is exceptionally true. 
MAMMOTH CHILI 110 
Grown for exhibition and stock feeding. Speciméns have been grown to 
weigh 150 pounds. Fruits oblong; skin quite smooth but with broad, 
open netting and rich orange-yellow color. 
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