MICHIGAN GROWN WINTER SQUASH SEE 
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Warted Hubbard Squash 
TRUE 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. 
BUTTERNUT 
Qne Ounce to 10 Hills; 2 to 3 Lbs. per Acre 
Squash growing is one of our specialties. It is rather diffi- 
cult to keep squash varieties in line, and we spend considerable 
time and money in producing the finest strains. With the 
exception of Bush Buttercup and Uconn the varieties 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. 
BURGESS’ BUSH BUTTERCUP 
“Now Everybody Can Grow Squash" 
92 days. This new bush 
variety was introduced by 
us last year and should 
be grown'in every garden, 
Bush Buttercup takes up 
3 feet of space instead of 
trailing. It produces 3 to 
7 delicious Buttereup ‘type 
fruit, 4 to 5 lbs. each, 
with thick, orange flesh of 
excellent flavor and tex- 
ture, each just right for 
a meal. 
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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- 
Buttercup Squash 
BUTTERCUP 
Excellent Flavor—Very Sweet 
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 
tremely fine. An enormous yielder and a good win- 
best squash they have ever 
ter keeper. ; 
tasted. : 
Vegetable Spaghetti 
Spaghetti on a Vine in Nature’s Own Package. 
95 days. This variety is more resistant to disease and to the 
Squash bug than the other varieties. 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 k ° 
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. This delicious vegetable from Asia thrives in all climates 
and in any ordinary garden soil> Each plant piodvees from 
six to ten beautiful bright yellow, oblong fruits about 8 to 10 
UCONN—Bush Table Queen inches long. Each fruit is filled with a delicious spaghetti-like 
= ; A , ; pulp. When fully ripe the rind is deep yellow in color and the 
75 days. Most remarkable of the winter squash fruits are ready for cooking. Cook the whole fruit (without 
varieties. A bush type of Acorn that occupies only cutting or peeling) 20 minutes in boiling water; then cut it in 
3 x 3 ft. of space; and a dual type that can be 
eaten as a summer squash or held for winter keep- 
ing. 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. Highly productive; easily grown. 
Don’t pass up this 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 
erop 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 Winter Squash. 
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- 
ter. Fruits usually weigh 7 
half. 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 
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. 5 
lbs.; rind dark green, mottled 
in lighter shades; dark orange 
flesh; very thick and fine 
grained. 
WINTER SQUASH VARIETIES 
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Blue Hubbard Squash 
| 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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Early White Bush Scallop.............5 
Prolific Black Zucchini 
