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Early and Hardy Varieties 
Will’s: Winter Squashes 
Culture: One ounce to 15 hills. Plant at same time as 
cucumbers and melons, in hills 7 to 8 feet apart for the 
isto varieties, About 45 seeds to the packet of Winter 
BABY BLUE HUBBARD. An introduction by Dr. A. F 
Yeager and the New Hampshire Experiment Station: A 
very early, high quality, 
small Winter Squash % 
with rich orange yellow 
flesh. Pkt., 1l5e; oz., 
40c, postpaid. j 
Baby Blue Hubbard 
WILL'S BANQUET. A golden squash, the re- 
~ Buttercup and Gilmore, earlier and more prolific 
than Buttercup with Buttercup shape, thick dry 
orange flesh and fine quality. Pkt., 10e; oz., 25e; 
y% tb., 80e; % Ib., $1.40; 1 Th., $2.75. 
prmeeee  e t  Bemquets 6 ARIKARA. If you want the earliest large Winter 
RED or GOLDEN HUBBARD. Similar to Im- _ Squash, the squash that will set fruit and out- 
proved Hubbard except for its orange-red yield all others under drought conditions, plant 
color, but slightly smaller and decidedly the Arikara, The shell is salmon, varied with 
‘ blue green; flesh orange tinged with green near 
earlier. The flesh is deep orange, dry and the shell, of firm texture and fair anulity: Itisa 
of splendid quality. A superior table va- 3 
riety and an excellent keeper, this is a fine a a a Hee ae. sd, es ih teh Aig 
variety for the home garden. Pkt., 10c¢;  “ Hubbard 
_ Oz., 30c; % Ib., 80; 14 Ib., $1.40; 1 Ib., $2.50, | 
postpaid. 
IMPROVED HUBBARD. 
. The Standard Winter Squash. More 
extensively grown than any other 
wariety. The fruits are large, heavy 
-and moderately warted. The shell. 
is a dark bronze-green; fiesh a deep 
orange yellow, fine grained, dry and 
sweet. Its quality is the standard 
of excellence. Pkt., 10c; oz., 30e;3 
% Ib., 80c; % Ib., $1.40; 1 th., $2.50, 
postpaid. 
Your 1953 Garden 
Will Pay Big Dividends 
with Will's Seeds 
Originated in North Dakota by Prof 
BUTTERCUP. Qrinsiedetr tne squashes weigh bee 
tween 3 and 5 pounds with thin, tough green skin. There 
is no fibrous section and the thick, rich orange flesh has 
no tinge of green. It is a good keeper with very little 
waste in cooking. The flavor is sweet and fine; the tex- 
ture smooth and dry. <A fine squash and our seed is the 
best obtainable. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25ce; %4 ib., 80c; ™% Ib., 
$1.40; 1 Ib., $2.75, postpaid. 
UCONN—AIl American Gold Medal Wimner. A heavy yield- 
-' ing bush type Table Queen developed at the University 
of Connecticut.' The very uniform fruits are dark green 
with slight flecking. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; %4 Ib., 80c; 1 Ib., 
$2.75, postpaid. 
BUTTERNUT. About a foot long, bottle shaped, 4 to 5 
inches at greatest diameter. The seeds are contained 
in a small cavity in the large end of the Squash. The 
fine textufed, orange flesh is wery. sweet and fine 
flavored. Pkt. 10¢; oz., 30c; % Ib., 80e; % Ib., $1.40; 
1 tb., $2.75, postpaid. 
