MICHIGAN GROWN WINTER SQUASH SEED 
Warted Hubbard Squash 
WARTED HUBBARD 
105 days. Our stock of this variety is extra se- 
lect, uniform in shape and very warted. An extra 
good keeper and will average 14 lbs. 
GOLDEN OR RED HUBBARD 
95 days. Fruits orange-red and average 8 lbs. 
The flesh is drier than the other Hubbards, which 
makes it exceptionally fine for pies, freezing and 
canning. 
TRUE HUBBARD 
100 days. Our improved Strain of this old stand- 
by is earlier and most uniform. Fruits green and 
pointed at both ends. Will average 10 lbs. Ideal 
for storage and shipping, as well as for freezing. 
UCONN—Bush Table Queen 
Most remarkable of the new squash varieties. A 
bush type of Acorn that occupies only 3 x 3 ft. of 
space; and a dual type that can be eaten as a Sum- 
mer squash or held for winter keeping. It has a 
rich, meaty, delicious flavor when eaten early or 
late. Ideal for the home garden, but because of 
good keeping qualities, good for market, too. High- 
ly productive; easily grown. Don’t pass up this 
mew one. 
BANANA 
105 days. One of the finest of all Squashes; 2 to 
$3 feet in length; a great yielder and a good keeper. 
Will produce a crop where other winter squashes 
do not succeed. 
WINTER SQUASH MIXTURE 
A mixture made up especially for those who have 
a limited space and want several varieties of Win- 
ter Squash. 
One ounce to 10 hills; 2 to 3 Ibs. per acre. 
Squash growing is one of our specialties. It is 
rather ‘difficult to keep squash varieties in line, and 
we spend considerable time and money in produc- 
ing the finest strains. The Squash listed on this 
page send out runners, and sufficient space should 
be provided for their growth. The fruits are 
usually eaten after they are fully matured, but are 
fine when picked real young and prepared like 
summer squash. The mature fruits can be stored 
in a dry cool place for winter use, or they may be 
steamed and frozen. 
BUTTERNUT 
95 days: This’ variety is more resistant to dis- 
ease and to the squash bug than the other varie- 
ties. Fruits are 10” to 12” long, and are bottle 
shaped. The neck is 4” in diameter and is solid 
flesh. The small seed cavity is located in the base 
of the fruit. The skin is buff colored and the flesh 
is light yellow, extremely firm, dry and fine 
grained. Will average 4 lbs. It-is a good keeper 
and is fine for pies and delicious when baked or 
boiled. 
TABLE QUEEN OR ACORN 
85 days. The most convenient size for baking 
and serving in the shell. The fruit is dark green, 
deeply ribbed and will average 5 inches long and 4 
inches in diameter. Flesh deep yellow, dry, sweet 
and of delicious flavor. When picked about half 
grown and cooked like summer squash, it is ex- 
tremely fine. An enormous yielder and a good win- 
ter keeper. 
pulp. 
Delicious Squash 
DELICIOUS 
Sweet, Rich Flavor 
98 days. Unsurpassed for 
sweetness, richness of flavor 
and extraordinary quality. 
Excellent for fall and winter 
use; keeps well into the win- 
half. 
Buttercup Squash 
BUTTERCUP 
96 days. A variety of superb 
quality, developed at the North 
Dakota Experiment Station. 
The squashes weigh between 3 
and 5 pounds and have thin, 
tough, green skin. There are no 
strings or fiber and the deep, 
rich orange flesh is untinged 
with green. It is a squash of ex- 
cellent flavor, very sweet; the 
texture smooth and compara- 
tively dry. Many who have 
tried it pronounce it to be the 
best squash they have ever 
tasted. (See front cover for 
Bush Buttercup Squash.) 
Vegetable Spaghetti 
Spaghetti on a Vine in Nature’s Own Package. 
This delicious vegetable from Asia thrives in all climates 
and in any ordinary garden soil. 
six to ten beautiful bright yellow, oblong fruits about 8 to 10 
inches long. Each fruit is filled with a delicious spaghetti-like 
When fully ripe the rind is deep yellow in color and the 
fruits are ready for cooking. Cook the whole fruit (without 
cutting or peeling) 20 minutes in boiling water; then cut it in 
Each plant produces from 
Remove seeds from center, the same as from a squash; 
then, with a fork pull the spaghetti-like contents from the shell. 
A dishful of this delicious vegetable spaghetti comes out of each 
ter. Fruits usually weigh 7 
lbs.; rind dark green, mottled 
in lighter shades; dark orange 
flesh; very thick and fine 
grained. 
fruit. Season with salt, pepper and butter and serve hot. Can 
also be served hot with catsup or tomato sauce or served cold, 
as a salad, with mayonnaise or French dressing. This vegetable 
is also delicious fried like egg plant when small and tender. 
Can be stored for fall and early winter use. This remarkable 
vegetable is most valuable as well as a novelty. 
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Bush Buttercup (Jumbo Pkt. 60c) 
Buttercup -38 1.00 
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BLUE HUBBARD 
105 days. Fruits average 12 lbs., blue-gray in color and 
pointed at both ends. The thick orange flesh is fine grained 
and superior in flavor to the other Hubbard varieties. Our select 
stock will meet the most critical market grower’s requirements. 
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SUMMER SQUASH VARIETIES 
Early Prolific Straightneck 
Early Summer Crookneck 
Early White Bush Scallop 
Zucchini, Black 
Summer. Squash Mixture 
Winter Squash Mixture 
