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Squash 
Vining, 1 oz. to 100 ft., 4 Ibs. per acre 
Bush, 1 0z. to 100 ft., 4 to 6 Ibs. per acre 
Culture. Seeds should be planted about the 
middle of May, in hills 4 feet apart for bush 
varieties, and 10 feet apart for the running 
sorts. Put 12 to 15 seeds in each hill; after- 
ward thin out, leaving 3 or 4 of the best 
eee plants. 
Prices on all Squash, except where noted: 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25; V4 Ib. 65c; 1 Ib. $2.25. 
/ Green Hubbard. The skin is dark green and 
~ | rough. The flesh is thick orange colored and 
ZUCCHINI SQUASH, BLACK 
Banana. A smooth grayish-green squash 
about 2 feet in length. The quality and 
flavor are good. As a keeper it has few 
superiors. 
Buttercup. A recently developed squash of 
outstanding merit. Unique urban shaped 
fruits 6. to 8 inches in diameter, slightly 
ribbed, deep full green. Flesh deep golden 
yellow and fine grained. Very dry and pleas- 
ing flavor when cooked. Pkt. 15c; oz. 35c. 
Golden Delicious. Flesh and skin are rich 
golden orange with no trace of green. Flesh 
is very thick, fine grained and sweet. Skin 
is thin and the keeping qualities are excel- 
lent. An ideal canning sort as well as a 
heavy cropper. 
very excellent in quality. For many years 
it has been one of the standard market sorts 
and probably will remain one of the biggest 
sellers of any squash. 
Golden Hubbard. Orange red Hubbard type 
but earlier and smaller. Very fine quality. 
Marblehead. This is one of the best of the 
commercial sorts. It resembles the Green 
Hubbard somewhat in size and shape. The 
color is a bluish-gray and the flesh bright 
creamy yellow; fine grained, dry, sweet, and 
a delightful flavor. An excellent keeper for 
winter use. 
Royal Acorn (Table Queen). A recent selec- 
tion out of Table Queen. Average 2 to 3 
inches longer and an inch broader than the 
original strain. Fruits 7 inches long and 6 
inches in diameter, dull green. Excellent 
keeper. For best baking quality fruits 
should be left to mature until shell is hard. 
TOMATOES 
TILLINGHAST SEED IS NOT SOLD IN COMMISSION BOXES 9 
ACORN SQUASH 
Large Summer Crookneck. An excellent 
kind for family use or for market. Fine 
buttery flavor, prolific and large. 
Uconn. Is a bush type acorn squash, which 
is slightly earlier than the regular Table 
Queen. Fruit are comparable in shape to 
Table Queen, but slightly smaller; skin is 
dark green. The shell is hard and interior 
pene to Table Queen in color. Pkt. 15c; 
oz. 35c. 
Zucchini (Italian Squash). This is one of the 
earliest of all summer squashes. It may be 
eaten when only 6 to 8 inches long, but is 
good much larger. The young fruits are de- 
licious fried as well as cooked in other ways. 
Early Varieties for the Northwest 
Culture. Sow tomato seed in a hot bed or in 
a shallow box in the house, allowing 6 to 8 
weeks to produce plants large enough for 
setting outdoors when the weather becomes 
warm. Sow in rows 3 in. apart and cover 
with %4 in. of soil. When plants are about 2 
in. tall, transplant to stand 4 in. apart each 
way, or pot singly in 3 in. pots. Plant out- 
doors when all danger of frost is past. Plant 
in rows 4 ft. apart and 3 or 4 ft. apart in 
the row. A pkt. of seed will produce about 
200 plants and 1 oz. 2000 plants. 
Break o’ Day. This is the finest tomato we 
have ever raised and among the earliest. The 
fruits are large, smooth and firm. The 
quality is excellent, flesh thick and meaty. 
Vines are open which permits ripening of 
Pkt. 10c; Y% oz. 35c; oz. 65c; © 
the fruits. 
Yq Ib. $1.75. 
Earliana. An early and very prolific medium- 
sized bright scarlet tomato of great solidity 
and fine flavor. Vines vigorous and hardy, 
yielding and ripening well for use. Pkt. 10c; 
V2 oz. 35c; 0z. 65c; Va Ib. $1.75. 
Early Chatham. A very early small vine 
variety bred especially for our Northwest 
climate. The vine is small and open. The 
fruit is of medium size, red, smooth and 
prolific. This is the earliest tomato we have 
ever grown. Sold in packets only. Pkt. 15c. 
Jubilee is a new orange yellow tomato that 
compares favorably with the best of the 
standard red varieties in shape, smoothness, 
quality and solidity. Fruits are large, bright 
~ golden orange, globular, heavy, full flavored 
and are really delicious. Pkt. 15¢; Y2 oz. 60c; 
1 oz. $1.00 
YELLOW PEAR TOMATO 
BREAK O’ DAY TOMATO 
Scarlet Dawn (All America Gold Medal Win- 
ner). In our trials it was not only early, but 
seemed to be exceptionally robust in growth. 
The fruits medium large, thick walled, globu- 
lar, smooth and bright scarlet ripening clear 
to the stem. Pkt. 10c; V2 oz. 35c; oz. 65c. 
Stokesdale. This is an outstanding variety, 
and is well adapted to our Northwest cli- 
mate. The fruit is medium large, smooth, 
almost globe-shaped, with solid flesh of fine 
flavor. Color is bright searlet throughout. 
Pkt. 10c; V2 oz. 35c; oz. 65c. 
Victor. First early, heavy cropping tomato 
with fruit the size and shape of a mid-season 
variety. Developed especially for the North- 
ern States. Fruit is scarlet, semi-globular, 
fairly smooth and refined. Plants are small 
and may be set about two feet apart. Pkt. 
10c; Y2 oz. 35c; oz. 65c. 
Wasatch Beauty. A new variety of great 
promise. Particularly adapted for the Pacific 
Coast. Medium early, plants medium size, 
compact, fairly broad, medium green foliage. 
Fruits moderately large, smooth fine color 
and quality. Walls are thick, free of heavy 
core and coarse fiber. Pkt. 25c. 
Red Pear. Used for preserves and to make 
“tomato figs.” Fruits bright red, distinctly 
pear-shaped and of excellent flavor. Pkt. 
10c; Y2 oz. 35c; oz. 65c. 
Yellow Plum. Small, plum-shaped, early, 
very prolific. Most excellent for sweet pre- 
serves. Pkt. 10c; oz. 70c. 
Yellow Husk or Ground Cherry. A small- 
fruited variety used almost exclusively for 
preserves. Pkt. 10c. 
