SQUASH---Winter Type 
CULTURE—Plant from May 10th to 25th in rows 10 feet apart, spacing hills 3 feet apart, using 
8 to 10 seeds to the hill. Thin to one or two strong vines. Sow 200 pounds of land plaster to the acre 
and plow in. Write us for our squash Bulletin. Use plenty of fertilizer. 
PRICES—Unless noted: Postpaid. Pkt. 
10c; oz. 30c; 14 Ib. 80c; 1b. $2.00. 
SUGAR HUBBARD (See Back Cover) 
—Our new squash for 1953. A cross be- 
tween selections of Sweet Meat and True 
Hubbard. It contains most of the good 
qualities of both and we believe will 
become a splendid addition for home and 
market gardeners. It has the fine grain 
and sweetness of Sweet Meat plus the 
large size and shape of the Hubbard. The 
flesh is golden like a good Hubbard and 
more moist than Sweet Meat. It has 
wonderful keeping qualities and we have 
held them in common warehouse storage, 
in fine condition, for one year. The flesh 
is very thick and the skin is blue-grey 
with slightly darker color than Sweet 
Meat. It will easily reach 40 pounds in 
weight. The skin has no hard shell re- 
sembling Sweet Meat in that respect. We 
are proud of this new Squash of our or- 
igination. The seed is limited this year. 
Packets only at 20c each. 
NEW GOLDEN PIPPIN (See. back 
cover) — Another fine new squash by 
Gill Bros. Seed Co. All seedmen know 
how hard it is to develop and fix the 
type on a new variety of squash. We 
have worked on this variety for ten years 
and the shape is not completely fixed 
yet, but color and quality are well estab- 
lished, The heavy meated little squash 
are ideal to serve. Bake and serve one- 
half squash to each person. The average 
weight is about 1% to 1% pounds, and 
they average 3% to 4 inches in diameter 
and 44% to 5% inches long. The flesh is 
deep yellow, fine grained and of mild, 
sweet flavor. The flavor is much milder 
than the Table Queen varieties. When 
fully ripe they are good keepers and are 
also ideal used as a summer squash when 
picked in the young stage of about 2 
inches in diameter. In this stage they 
are nearly white in color. Ideal for home 
use and destined to become a popular 
market variety. Don’t miss this fine new 
squash. Pkt. 20c; % oz. 40c; oz. 75c¢; 
% Ib. $2.25. 
*“UMATILLA MARBLEHEAD—Select- 
ed by the Eastern Oregon Experiment 
Station for resistance to blight. It is very 
uniform in shape and color and a very 
heavy producer of large, thick meated 
squash. The meat is golden yellow and 
of fine quality. The squash are rather ob- 
long and often weigh 30 to 40 lbs. each. 
The seeds are yellow brown. Seed crop 
very short. Postpaid. Pkt. 15c; oz. 45¢; 
\ Ib. $1.25; Ib. $3.50. 
GENEVA DELICATA (Sweet Potato) 
— Small, weight 2 to 3 pounds; striped 
cream and dark green. Excellent quality. 
New Sauash, Sweet Meat, This Page. 
*SWEET MEAT—Reports from all over 
the Nation commend this squash. Many 
report it as the best squash yet intro- 
duced. We have no hesitation about 
featuring this squash. Its name tells part 
of the story, for it is the sweetest squash 
we have ever seen and it is also the long- 
est keeper. We kept six squash in good 
ecible condition from crop to crop. The 
texture of the meat is very fine grained 
and as sweet as the finest sweet potato. 
The meat is very thick, making a squash 
surprisingly heavy. They are not very 
large, being of a good family size, and 
averaging about 8 to 12 pounds each. 
They are shaped like the turban type but 
the indentation or knob at the blossom 
end is smaller than most of the turban 
type. The color is slate with slight green- 
ish cast. The variety is well fixed in type. 
An unusual feature is its long keeping 
qualities and also the fact the flavor and 
sweetness increase with age for at least 
six months from harvest. It is a very 
vigorous grower and unusually free from 
disease. The squash are very uniform in 
size, color and shape. We have received 
more recommendations for this than for 
any variety we ever handled. Its high 
quality is winning great favor all over 
the nation. Pkt. 15ce; 4% oz. 30c; oz. 50¢; 
Y Ib. $1.35; Ib. $3.50. 
“YAKIMA MARBLEHEAD — Large 
slate colored variety of fine quality. It 
produces heavy yields of thick meated 
squash. Popoular shipping variety. Pkt. 
10c; 0z. 35c; 14 Ib. $1.00; Ib. $3.00. 
“JUMBO TABLE QUEEN—About one- 
fourth larger than the Table Queen but 
of like shape and quality. 
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