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SQUASH 
SQUASH. Summer 
1 pkt. will sow 3 or 4 hills; 1 oz. 15 hills; about 4 lbs. per acre 
Culture—Squash needs a fertile deep soil. The bush varieties 
should be spaced 4 feet apart and the running sorts 8 feet and 
thinned to about 4 plants in each hill. 
Caserta. All-America Selection. Developed by Dr. 
L. C. Curtis in Connecticut. Similar to Cocozelle 
but of lighter color and more prominent striping. 
Very early and_ prolific and of highest quality. 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 35c., 14 Ib. $1.00, Ib. $3.00. 
Early Prolific Straightneck. The fruits are borne in 
great profusion on dwarf vines and are somewhat 
smaller than other types of Straightneck. They are 
remarkably uniform in shape and size and havea very 
smooth skin and clear bright golden yellow color with 
no trace of green. Pkt. 10c., oz. 30c., 14 lb. 70c., 
Ib. $2.00. 
Early Summer Crookneck. The popular old-time 
favorite with curved necks and somewhat warty, 
deep golden yellow in color. Pkt. 10c., oz. 25c., 
V4 |b. 60c., lb. $2.00. 
Italian Vegetable Marrow (Cocozelle). Long, mot- 
tled dark green fruits of surpassing flavor. We have 
an excellent strain of this popular variety. Pkt. 10c., 
oz. 25c., 4 lb. 75c., Ib. $2.25, 
White Bush Scallop. Flattened and scalloped fruits. 
Delicious if picked when young and tender. Pkt. 10c., 
oz. 30c., 14 lb. 55c., Ib. $2.00. 
Yankee Hybrid. Straightneck without equal for pro- 
duction of early fruit. Fruits are wonderfully attrac- 
tive, a waxy yellow color with no trace of green. Pkt. 
10c., oz. $1.25, 14 lb. $3.25, Ib. $10.50. 

All seed offered in our catalog wil’ be of 
high germination and vitality. Your 
success is our gain. 

SQUASH. Winter 
Culture—Winter varieties should be planted later than the 
Summer types but both are very tender and may not be planted 
until all danger of frost is over. 
Buttercup. A small thick-fleshed squash, shaped some- 
what like Turban. The thin, tough rind is dark 
green with gray striping and the orange flesh cooks 
ies ea dry. “Pkt: 15c:, oz. 45c., 14 lb. $1.25, 
. $3.75. 
Butternut. This distinctive Squash is a valuable asset 
in every garden and the utmost in table quality. This 
new type is shaped like a Straightneck Summer 
Squash with an enlarged knob on the end which holds 
the small seed cavity. The neck is all solid, rich, dry, 
golden yellow flesh which resembles a Sweet Potato. 
We urge you to include a packet of this superior 
Squash. Pkt. 15c., oz. 60c., 14 lb. $1.80, Ib. $6.00. 
Blue Hubbard. Favorite New England strain. Our 
Blue Hubbard is the desirable slate-gray so highly 
prized in Massachusetts. The hard shell makes it the 
finest Winter keeper of all Winter Squashes. Our 
seed is grown in New England and is as pure a type 
as we have ever seen. Pkt. 10c., oz. 35c., 44 Ib. $1.00, 
Ib. $3 00. 
Golden Hubbard. Sometimes known as red; similar 
in shape to Hubbard, except that the fruit is a deep 
orange-red, warted and uniform in size. Pkt. 10c., 
oz. 35c., \% Ib. 95c., lb. $2.75. 
Green Delicious. A Squash of delightful flavor, earlier 
than the Hubbard types and smaller. Pkt. 10c., 
oz. 35c., 4 lb. 95c., Ib. $2.75. 
Improved Warted Hubbard. Larger than true Hub- 
bard with a very knotted warty skin. Pkt. 10c., 
oz. c25., 4 lb. 65c., Ib. $2.35. 
True Hubbard. Deep green, smooth skin of high qual- 
ity. The old-fashioned Winter Squash of fairly large 
size. Is still a favorite Winter variety. Pkt. 10c., 
oz. 25c., % Ib./75c., lb. $2.25. 
U Conn. A new Gold Medal All-America Selection. 
A Bush Table Queen type double purpose vegetable. 
May be picked while maturing to be cooked or left 
until frost to be used as Winter Squash. See page 
“Vegetables of Merit.’ Pkt. 20c., oz. 45c., %4 Ib. 
$1.30, lb. $4.00. 
Warren’s Turban (Essex Hybrid). Another New 
England strain of superlative quality. Very early, 
warted fruits with rich orange flesh of highest quality. 
Will keep well all Winter. Pkt. 10c., oz. 35c., 4% Ib. 
$1.00, Ib. $3.00. 
