Early Golden 
Summer 
Crookneck 
Caserta 
+ Burpee’s 
Fordhook 
Zucchini 
Improved 
Early 
Prolific 
Straightneck 
114... W. ATLEE BURPEE CO 
Burpee's 
Crystal Bell 
Summer SQ UASH 
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 
and Crystal Bell are 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 Crookneck © 
53days. 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 ate 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¢; 14 lb. $1.00 
1020 Giant Summer Crookneck 58 days. The golden yellow fruits 
are larger than Early Golden Summer Crookneck, weigh 4 to 5 Ibs., grow 14 in. 
long, 4 in. across with curved neck; flesh is thick, yellowish white. Bush-like. 1 
Pkt. 15¢; oz. 35¢; 14 1b. $1.00 
1039 Caserta © 55 days. All-America Gold Medal Winner. Yellowish 
green fruits irregularly mottled with dark green; 15 to 18 in. long, 4% to Sin. - 
thick. Flesh is tender and of delicious flavor. Bush plants; extremely prolific 
throughout the season. An outstanding extra early squash for home and market. 
Pkt. 25¢; oz. 60¢; 1% Ib. $1.75 
1027 Burpee’s Fordhook Zucchini Improved © 65 days. 
Introduced by Burpee in 1942 and named for Burpee’s Fordhook 
Farms. All-America Winner. 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 314 in’ Bush-like, heavy yielding plants. 
Pkt. 25¢; oz. 60¢; 1% Ib. $1.75 
1030 Cocozelle Bush ctatian Vegetable Marrow) 60 days. Oblong, dark 
green fruits, 14 in. and more in length, 4 to 5 in. thick; in best edible condition - 
if used when 6 to 8 in. long. Greenish white, firm, tender flesh of fine flavor. _ 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 35¢; 14 lb. $1.00 
1060 Zucchini Bush 56 days. Dark green fruits 13 in. long, 4 to 5 in. 
thick but are at the best edible stage when about 6 in. in length. Flesh is 
greenish white at eating stage and is adapted for freezing. Bush-like plants. 
Pkt. 15¢; oz. 45¢; 14 lb. $1.25 
1010 Early White Bush © white patty pan) 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, = 
\ ‘ Pkt. 10¢; oz. 35¢; 14 Ib. $1.00 : 
1025 Straightneck Summer 53 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. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 35¢; 14 Ib. $1.00 | 
1045 Burpee’s Crystal Bell new for 1953 60 days. Fruits _ 
are deep bell-shaped, 7 in. across and 5 to 6 in. deep when matured — _ 
with a light scallop around the lip of the bell. Skin is greenish white 
quickly changing to pure white as fruits develop. An improved Early 
White Bush, the flesh is.thicker and deeper, the fruits extremely 
uniform in size, shape and habit. The plant habit is more bush-like 
than Early White Bush, which often tends to vine out as the season 
progresses. Pkt. 25¢; oz. 85¢; 14 lb. $2.50 
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1028 Yankee Hybrid 50 days. All-America Bronze Medal 
Winner. This is a true first generation hybrid for home and market })/a 
with waxy yellow straightneck fruits 8 in. and more long, 3) in. 508 
across. Early, heavy yielder; white flesh of good quality and flavor, 
Pkt. 20¢; oz. 75¢; 14 Ib. $2.25 _ 
1033 Early Prolific Straightneck © 50 days. Al- 
America Silver Medal Winner. Fruits are creamy-yellow and edible 
from the time they reach a length of 4 to 6 in. until they are 12 to 14 
in. long and 3%4 in. thick. More easily prepared for the table than _ 
curved necked fruits. Heavy’ yielder of fruits; smaller and earlier 
than Straightneck Summer. Very productive bush plants. Because _ 
of the straight neck, fruits can be more conveniently and economi- | 
cally packed for shipment in hampers or crates than the crookneck, x 
Pkt. 15¢; oz. 35¢; 14 Ib. $1.0 
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