SQUASH 
Squashes exhibit greater variation in plant and fruit character 
and hybridize or cross and become mixed more readily in seed 
production than any other vegetable. Consequently squashes 
are given special care and attention in our breeding grounds 
and production fields in the north and west. Pedigreed lines 
are established by covering buds on most desirable plants with 
bags to control pollination and prevent crossing. Market seed 
is grown from these pedigreed lines in fields well isolated from 
any other squash variety. In this way we are able to supply our 
customers with uniformly true-to-type strains of squash seed. 
Culture. This is one of the quickest and easiest crops that 
can be grown, and usually proves very profitable. The earliest 
varieties begin bearing in six or seven weeks from time of plant- 
ing the seed. Squashes can be grown on almost any kind of soil. 
Use from 800 to 1,000 pounds of fertilizer per acre. 
For bush varieties, have rows at least 3 to 4 feet apart and 
hills 2 feet apart in the row. Plant 3 to 5 seeds in each hill, and 
thin out to two plants when 3 inches high. Bush squash in 
Florida is a good paying crop for fall or spring. Plant for 
spring, during January, February and March; for fall, from 
August until October. The early squash brings the big money. 
Mosaic disease has become a most serious disease of squash in 
many sections of Florida. For the control of squash insects and 
diseases see page 54. 
The number of days in parenthesis after each variety repre- 
sents the average time required from seed planting to edible 
or maketable fruits. 
All prices quoted are postpaid. 
Write for special prices on larger quantities. 
Bush Varieties 
Plant 2 to 3 pounds per acre. 
In the garden plant one packet to 50 feet for a family 
; of 3 or 4 people. 
COCOZELLE (Italian Vegetable Marrow). (50 days.) This is 
the true Italian Vegetable Marrow. When ready for market, 
the fruit is 10 to 12 inches long, slender, 1 to 1% inches in 
diameter, cylindrical in shape, straight, smooth, dark green 
with lighter green stripes. Our stock of this variety produces 
a small,| bushy, open type of plant, with small, deeply cleft 
leaves, but with an immense yield of uniformly true-to-type 
fruits. We have devoted many years to the development of 
this superior strain, and we can say with full confidence that 
our Cocozelle is the earliest, most prolific, and uniformly true- 
to-type strain you can secure anywhere. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 14 Ib. 45c; 1 Ib. $1.50 
5 to 25 Ibs. $1.40 per Ib. 
Typical fruits of Early Prolific Straightneck Squash 
We have worked many years on our Early Prolific Straightneck, 
and we are offering Florida growers a very early and exceed- 
ingly prolific, light lemon-yellow color strain with a more 
open type of plant growth. No better strain of this most pop- 
ular variety can be secured for Florida planting. 
EARLY PROLIFIC STRAIGHTNECK. (42 days.) This de- 
velopment is ten days earlier and more productive than other 
strains of Straightneck Squash. The plants are less vigorous, 
and the fruits are of brighter lemon-yellow color. Valuable 
for both home and market use. Because of its uniformity, 
earliness, high yield, and attractive appearance, this variety 
is growing in popularity by leaps and bounds especially in 
northern markets. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 14 Ib. 40c; 1 Ib. $1.25 
5 to 25 Ibs. $1.15 per Ib. 
BLACK ZUCCHINI (Kilgore’s Improved Selection). (45 days.) 
The plant of this improved selection, instead of developing a 
large, vigorous growing bush like the regular Black Zucchini, 
forms a short, single semi-runner, and produces an enormous, 
yield of fruit over a long period. The plant is an open type of 
growth, with small, deeply cleft leaves, allowing the air and 
sunlight to circulate and prevent fruit rot. The fruits are dark 
green in color, six to eight inches long at market stage. A very 
early, extremely prolific, improved strain of Black Zucchini. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 14 lb. 45c; 1 Ib. $1.50 
5 to 25 Ibs. $1.40 per Ib. 
Cocozelle Squash, or Long Slender Italian Vegetable Marrow 
A typical specimen of Kilgore’s stock grown in our Florida Proving Grounds 
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For Best Results Plant Kilgore’s “Bred-Rite” Seeds 
