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THE CHAS. C. HART SEED CO. 
SQUASH 
SQUASH. Summer 
I pkt. will sow 3 or 4 hills; 1 oz. 15 hills; about 4 lbs. per acre. 
Culture—Squash needs a fertile deep soil. The bush varieties 
should be spaced 4 feet apart and the running sorts 8 feet and 
thinned to aboui 4 plants in each hill. 
Caserta. All-America Selection. Developed by Dr. 
L. C. Curtis in Connecticut. Similar to Cocozelle 
but of lighter color and more prominent striping. 
Very early and prolific and of highest quality. 
Pkt. l5c., oz. 35c., 14 Ib. $1.00, Ib. $3.00. 
Early Prolific Straightneck. An excellent Squash. 
Smooth skin, bright golden yellow color. All-Time, 
(All-America Winner.) Pkt. 15c., oz. 40c., 14 Ib. 95c., 
Ib. $2.60. 
Early Summer Crookneck. The popular old-time 
favorite with curved necks and somewhat warty, 
deep golden yellow in color. Pkt. 15c., oz. 35c., 
V4 |b. 90c., Ib. $2.50. 
Italian Vegetable Marrow (Cocozelle). Long, mot- 
tied dark green fruits of surpassing flavor. We have 
an excellent strain of this popular variety. Pkt. 15c., 
oz. 40c., 14 Ib. $1.00, Ib. $2.80. 
Seneca Prolific Hybrid. Matures in 51 days. A trifle 
shorter and thicker than Early Prolific, a remarkable 
smooth skinned butter yellow Squash of quality. 
Pkt. 25c.; 0z..80c., 1 Ib. $1.95. 
Seneca Zucchini Hybrid. Matures in 50 days. A new, 
extra early, heavy yielding, dark green Zucchini. A 
true F, hybrid that starts fruiting earlier and is far 
more prolific than other strains. Plants are vigorous, 
upright, non-vining and fruit is of excellent quality. 
Pkt. 25c., oz. 65c., 14 Ib. $2.10, Ib. $4.50. 
Storrs Green Hybrid. A dark green cylindrical slender 
Squash of high quality. The earliest and most pro- 
lifie variety grown. Pkt. 25c., oz. $1.00, 14 Ib. $2.80, 
Ib. $8.00. 
Table Queen (Acorn or Des Moines). Still our favor- 
ite in this type of Squash. Is extremely prolific and 
popular for home, market garden and shipping. 
Acorn shaped, 5% inches long, 4 inches through, 
ridged aac smooth skin, is dark green with thin 
shell, light yellow flesh. Dry and sweet, matures in 
80 days. Pkt. 15c., oz. 40c., 14 Ib. 95c., Ib. $2.60. 
Yankee Hybrid. Straightneck without equal for pro- 
duction of early fruit, Fruits are wonderfully attrac- 
tive, a waxy yellow color with no trace of green. 
Pkt. 15c., oz. $1.30, 14 Ib. $3.50, Ib. $10.75. 
SQUASH. Winter 
Culture—Winter varieties should be planted later than the 
Summer types but both are very tender and may not be planted 
until all danger of frost is over. 
Buttercup. A small, thick-fleshed Squash, shaped 
somewhat like Turban. The thin, tough rind is dark 
green with gray striping and the orange flesh cooks 
sweet arid dry. Pkt. 15c., oz. 50c., 4% Ib. $1.25, 
Ib. $3.75. 
Butternut. This distinctive Squash is a valuable asset 
in every garden and the utmost in table quality. This 
new. type is shaped like a Straightneck Summer 
Squash with an enlarged knob on the end which holds 
the small seed cavity. The neck is all solid, rich, dry, 
golden yellow flesh which resembles a Sweet Potato. 
Pkt. 15c., oz. 60c., 14 Ib. $1.80, Ib. $6.00. 
Blue Hubbard. Favorite New England strain. Our 
Blue Hubbard is the desirable slate-gray so highly 
prized in Massachusetts. The hard shell makes it the 
finest Winter keeper of all Winter Squashes. Our 
seed is grown in New England and is as pure a type 
as we have ever seen. Pkt. 15c., oz. 45c., 14 Ib. $1.05, 
Ib. $3.00. 
Green Delicious. A Squash of delightful flavor, earlier 
than the Hubbard types and smaller. Pkt. 15c., 
oz. 45c., 14 Ib. $1.05, Ib. $3.00. 
Improved Warted Hubbard. Larger than true 
Hubbard with a very knotted warty,skin. Pkt. 15c., 
oz. 30c., 4% Ib. 70c., Ib. $2.50. 
Pink Jumbo Banana. A thick meated, soft shelled 
sweet Squash, developed on the West Coast. In our 
opinion superior to the Hubbard types. A heavy 
producer, excellent for every Squash use, and in the 
West the variety canned largely for baby food. 
Pkt. 25c., oz. 65c., 14 Ib. $2.10, Ib. $6.25. 
True Hubbard. Deep green, smooth skin of high qual- 
ity. The old-fashioned Winter Squash of fairly large 
size. Is still a favorite Winter variety. Pkt. 15c., 
oz. 35c., 4 Ib. 90c., Ib. $2.50. 
U Conn. A previous Gold |Medal All-America Selec- 
tion. U Conn is a true bush form of the popular Acorn 
or Table Queen type Squash, with no waste or loss of 
fruit. Early in the season it may be used as a Sum- 
mer Squash and when left for maturity and stored, 
used as a Winter Squash. Matures very early. De- 
veloped by Dr. L. C. Curtis while with the U. of C. 
Experiment Station. Truly a double purpose vege- 
table. Pkt. 20c., oz. 50c., 14 Ib. $1.40, Ib. $4.25. 
Warren’s Turban (Essex Hybrid). Another New 
England strain of superlative quality. Very early, 
warted fruits with rich orange flesh of highest quality. 
Will keep well all Winter. Pkt. 15c., oz. 40c., 4 Ib. 
$1.10, Ib. $3.25. 
