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Squashes 
CULTURE —1 oz. for 20 to 40 hills, 4 to 6 lbs. to one acre, 
depending on the variety whether small or large seeded. 
Squash does best on heavy well manured and moist soil. 
Plant about May 10th. To escape the ravages of stink bugs in 
our locality the growers delay planting and plant squash be- 
tween June 20th and July Ist in hills 3 by 4 feet, dropping 5 
seeds in each hill. The winter varieties, like Hubbard, require 
more room and the hills should be 8 by 6 feet. Cultivate often 
but shallow. 
SUMMER SQUASH 
EARLY SUMMER CROOKNECK (48 days)—A week earlier 
but not as big as Giant Summer Crookneck, exceedingly pro- 
lific. A fine and very popular variety. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 1 
Ib. $1.20. 
White 
EARLY WHITE BUSH (52 days) pan. 
Patty 
A pro- 
ductive bush variety, fruit rounded, creamy white, scalloped, = 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 1 Ib. $1.20, % 
about 10 inches in diameter. 
prepaid. 
EARLY PROLIFIC STRAIGHTNECK (50 days)—Smaller and 
considerably less warted than Giant Straightneck. Lemon 
yellow in color. Very uniform in shape and size, very heav- 
ily productive producing fruit over a long period of time. Sells 
well on the market. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15¢; Ib. $1.20. 
GIANT STRAIGHTNECK (55 days)—Is the same as Giant 
Tee but without the curved neck. Pkt. 5c; oz. 16c; 
Ib. $1.20. 
COCOZELLA VARIETIES 
Cocozella squashes, also known as Italian Vegetable Mar- 
row, are a distinct type, the fruit highly flavored and tasty. 
Consumed when well developed or in their baby stage, rightly 
prepared for the table, Cocozella squash is a first rate deli- | : 
cacy. 
GRAY ZUCCHINI (60 days)—Fruit foot long, four inches 
through when well developed, dark green mottled with light 
green. 
BLACK ZUCCHINI (52 days)—Well developed fruit, 14 inches 
long, four inches through, black-green when young. 
GREEN COCOZELLA (60 days)—Fruit 16 inches long, four 
inches through, deep green when young, ripening with alter- 
nate stripes of green and gold. 
CASSERTA (50 days)—Extra early and a most abundant 
yielder. Fruit cylindrical when in the baby stage, color light 
green striped with dark green. Bush type Cocozella. 
ANY VARIETY OF COCOZELLAs: Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; Ib. $1.40. 
BUTTERCUP (100 days)—Of attactive turban shape, 6% in. 
across, 4% in. through with the seeds centered in the blossom 
end. Flesh thick, deep orange, sweet, dry; of very pleasing 
flavor. Rind thin, but though dark green, mottled and striped 
80 gray. First rate winter keeper. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; Ib. 
BUTTERNUT (90 days)—New winter squash, very popular 
in the New England States. Fruit bottle shaped of creamy 
brown color. Meat dry, solid, sweet, of bright orange color. 
Size 12x5 inches. Pkt. 15c; oz. 60c; Ib. $4.00. 
SQUASH UCONN (90 days) 
Table Queen type, green skin, yellow flesh but ridges 
more rounded than in Table Queen. Bush type and so can be 
spaced as close as 3 x 3 ft. Heavily productive; nine plants 
one over a bushel of mature fruits. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 
b. $2.60. 
SWISS CHARD,—-This is offered on page 16. 
DE GIORGI BROTHERS CO. 
WINTER SQUASH 
TABLE QUEEN OR ACORN (58 days)—After many years 
of effort, we finally are rewarded and offer perfectly fixed 
seed producing nothing but dark green fruit of uniform size 
of unequaled quality. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; Ib. $1.40; 10 lbs. $13.00. 
MAMMOTH TABLE QUEEN—In shape and quality the 
same as Des Moines Table Queen but much larger in size. 
The fruit is about 8 inches long and 6 inches across dark 
green with flesh almost 2 inches thick. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 
Ib. $1.60; 10 lbs. $15.00. 
CHICAGO HUBBARD (115. days)—Fruit dark green, thickly 
covered with warts, average weight 16 lbs. Flesh thick, dry, 
sweet. Fine for sorting. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; lb. $1.80; 10 Ibs. 
$17.00. 
BLUE HUBBARD (115 days)—Of bluish-green color, heavily 
warted, average weight 15 lbs. per fruit. Quality high. Pkt. 
5c; oz. 15c; Ib. $1.80; 10 Ibs. $17.00. 
GOLDEN HUBBARD (105 days)—The color is bright golden, 
the rind covered with rather coarse warts. Weight per fruit 
9 lbs. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; lb. $1.80. 
KITCHENETTE HUBBARD (105 days)—This is a valuable 
sort, because it can be placed on the market 10 days ahead of 
Chicago Hubbard with which it is almost identical. Its size 
is two-thirds of Chicago Hubbard. Pkt. 10c; 0z. 20c; Ib. $2.00. 
BANANA SQUASH (120 days) 
Produces a heavy crop even when other winter squashes 
fail, owing to disease or unfavorable weather conditions. 
Noted for quality, high flavor and sweetness of flesh. There 
are two strains identical in shape and quality namely Pink 
Banana and Gray Banana. The Gray strain is also called 
green and sometimes Blue Banana Squash. We have both 
strains and offer pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; Ib. $1.80. 
GREEN DELICIOUS (115 days)—One of the best for quality. Top 
shaped, green, striped with a lighter green, rind hard and smooth. 
Excellent keeper. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c, lb. $2.00, prepaid. 
GOLDEN DELICIOUS (115 days)—Fruit top shaped of bright red- 
dish-orange color with deep green tip at blossom end. Flesh thick, 
golden orange, sweet and extremely dry. High class for canning 
and storing. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; lb. $2.00. 
BOSTON MARROW (100 days)—In shape and size similar 
to Hubbard. Skin lemon yellow, flesh deep orange of very 
high table quality. Vines vigorous, exceptionally productive. 
Other names for Boston Marrow are: Orange Marrow, Pro- 
lific Marrow, Basket pumpkin. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; Ib. $1.80. 
About Squash Varieties 
The finest flavored and best squash for baking and pies 
is DELICIOUS; for storing for winter the old standby, HUB- 
BARD, has no superior. Banana is of large size and wherever 
this feature is particularly desirable it is the sort to plant. 
About the handsomest of all squashes is Golden Delicious. 
Its vivid orange color catches the eye. 
