Early Golden 
Summer 
Crookneck 
Caserta , 
Burpee’s 
Fordhook 
Zucchini 
Improved 
Early 
Prolific 
Straightneck 
104 .. W. ATLEE BURPEE CO. 
Early 
White Bush 
Summer SQUASH 
In descriptions, we give the average size of fruits when fully grown. For the best eating, © 
summer squashes are used when immature, usually when very small; in fact, Early White ih 
(Scallop or Patty Pan) is delicious if cooked whole when very tiny —an inch or more across. _ 
Bush varieties take up little room and are especially adaptable for the small garden, 
1018 Early Golden Summer CrookneckQO 
53 days. The most popular summer, curved neck squash. Fruits are small, — 
distinctly crooknecked, with bright yellow skin and salmon-orange flesh _ 
of delicious flavor and fine texture. Suitable for freezing. At their best — 
flavor when about 4 in. long. Full sized fruits are 10 in. long, 3 in. thick, — 
the skin becoming deep golden orange and much warted. Average weight, — 
3 lbs. Plants are of bush growth’ and highly productive over a long season 
| Pkt. 10¢; oz. 35¢; % Ib. $1.00 ; 
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1020 Giant Summer Crookneck ‘58 days. The golden yellow fruits | 
are larger than Early Golden Summer Crookneck, weigh 4 to 5 lbs., grow 14 in. 
long, 4 in. across with curved neck; flesh is thick, yellowish white. Bush-like 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 35¢; 14 lb. $1.0 
1039 Caserta © 55 days. Yellowish green fruits irregularly mottled with = 
dark green; 15 to 18 in. long, 4% to 5 in. thick. Flesh is tender and of betes 5 
flavor. Bush plants; extremely prolific, nearly a week earlier than Cocozelle. 
Pkt, 25¢; 2 pkts. 45¢; oz. 60¢; 14 lb. $1.7 
1027 Burpee’s Fordhook Zucchini Improved © 65 days. — 
Named after Burpee’s Fordhook Farms. At best table stage, fruits are 12 in. 
long, 2 in. across, cylindrical, smooth, deep blackish green, straight to very 
slightly curved. If used at this size, the skin need not be removed. Flesh is 
creamy white and extremely tender; suitable for freezing. Allowed to grow, 
fruits may attain a length of 2 ft. and a diameter of 3% in. Bush-like plants. — 
Pkt. 25¢; 2 pkts. 45¢; oz. 60¢; 1% lb. $1.75 
1030 Cocozelle Bush (italian vegetable Marrow) 60 days. Oblong, dark _ 
green fruits, 14 in. and more in length, 4 to 5 in. thick; in best edible condition “4 
if used when 6 to 8 in. long. Greenish white firm flesh of fine flavor. BK). 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 35¢; 1% Ib. $1.00 — 
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1060 Zucchini Bush 56 days. Dark green fruits 13 in. long, 4 to 5 i , 
thick but are at the best edible stage when about 6 in. in length. Flesh 
greenish white at eating stage and is adapted for freezing. Bush-like plants. | 
Pkt. 15¢; oz. 45¢; 1% Ib. $1.25 
1010 Early White Bush © (White Patty Pam) 54 days. Pale green 
fruits changing to creamy white, 7 in. across, 3 in. deep, and scalloped around _ 
the edges; milk-white, delicious flesh. Widely used for stewing or boiling, 
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Pkt. 10¢; oz. 35¢; 14 Ib. $1.00 
1025 Straightneck Summer ss days. Golden orange straightneck, © 
warted fruits, 18 in. long, 4 in. across. Finest salmon-yellow flesh. Its shape _ 
makes it popular with housewives as it can be prepared for the table with little — 
loss. Preferred by shippers because fruits pack better. Bush growth. es 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 35¢; 1% lb. $1.0 a 
1028 Yankee Hybrid 50 days. This is a true first generation — 
hybrid with waxy yellow straightneck fruits 8 in. and more long, | 
3 in. across. Early heavy yielder; good quality and delicate flavor. 
White flesh. Valuable for home and market. All-America Winner, _ 
Pkt. 20¢; oz. 75¢; 14 Ib. $2.25 
1033 Early Prolific Straightneck © 50 days. Fruitsa 
creamy-yellow and edible from the time they reach a length of 4t 
6 in. until they are 12 to 14 in. long and 31% in. thick. More easily 
prepared for the table than curved necked fruits. Heavy yielder of 
fruits; smaller and earlier than Straightneck Summer, Bush plants 
vigorous and very productive. Because of the straight neck, fruits 
can be more conveniently and economically packed for shipment in 
hampers or crates than the crookneck. All-America Winner. *> = 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 35¢; 1% Ib. $1.00 
How to Grow Squash ae i 
Summer Squash. Sow seed after all danger of frost has passed. Put ea 
5 seeds in groups, allowing 2 to 3 in. between the seeds and spacingthe | 
groups of bush varieties 4 ft. apart each way and those of the running 
kinds either 8 by 8 ft. or 10 by 12 ft. apart. Thin bush varieties so that 
3 or 4 of the strongest plants remain in a group; running varieties — 
allow 2 or 3 plants to a group. They may, like pumpkins, be planted 
among the corn. Pkt. will plant 8 to 10 groups; an oz. 30 to 40 groups. 
Winter Squash. Sow seed in the same way as given above for 
Tunning varieties of summer squash; 4 seeds in a group is suffic’e 
A pkt. will plant 6 to 8 groups; 1 oz. 20 to 30 groups. All varieti 
squash grow best in a fertile, deep soil. ee 
