WINTER SQUASH 
1 Ounce to 10 Hills; 2 to 3 Ibs. per Acre 
_ Winter squashes are usually eaten after they are fully ma- 
tured, although most of them can be picked young and prepared 
as Summer squash. Mature fruits can be stored in a cool place 
until well-into the winter. 
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 Ibs. 
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. 
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. 
BUTTERNUT 
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 
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. 
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BUSH BUTTERCUP 
“Now Everybody Can Grow Squash" 
92 days. This new bush variety was introduced by us 3, yrs. 
ago 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 Ibs. each, with thick, 
orange flesh of excellent flavor and texture, each just right 
for a meal. 
_ UCONN—Bush Table Queen 
--75 days. Most remarkable of the winter squash varieties. 
A bush type of Acorn that occupies only 3x3 ft. of space ; 
and a dual type that can be eaten as a summer squash or held 
for winter keeping. 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 produe- 
tive; easily grown. Don’t pass up this one. 
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BUTTERCUP 
Excellent Flavor—Very Sweet 
96 days. A variety of superb quality, 
developed at the North Dakota Experi- 
ment Station. The squashes weigh be- 
tween 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 excellent flavor, very sweet; the tex- 
ture smooth and comparatively dry. Many 
who haye tried it pronounce it to be the 
best squash they have ever tasted. 
DELICIOUS 
Sweet, Rich Flavor 
98 days. 
richness of flavor and extraordinary qual- 
Unsurpassed for sweetness, 
ity. Excellent for fall and winter use; 
keeps well into the winter. Fruits usually 
weigh 7 Ibs. ; rind dark green, mottled in 
lighter shades; dark orange flesh; very 
thick and fine grained. 
TABLE QUEEN 
or ACORN 
Deep Yellow, Dry, Sweet 
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 extremely fine, An enormous 
yielder and a good winter keeper. 
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SUMMER SQUASH 
1 Ounce to 25 Hills; 3 to 4 Ibs. per Acre 
The Bush Summer Squash should always be eaten v 
young, either boiled or fried. If fruits are kept picked th 
plants will bear all summer long. Being bush type, they 
take much less space in the garden. 2S oe 
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EARLY PROLIFIC STRAIGHTNECK 
Productive to Frost : 
50 days. Productive from the time the first — 
fruits are formed until killed by frost. It is 
strictly bush in habit of growth, which permits 
close planting. The beautiful clear yellow fruits — 
are smooth and straight. They are firm and in © 
fine condition at any length from four to four-aa 
teen inches. It is equally suitable for the home 
or market gardener. The uniformly straight — 
fruits are convenient for packing and shipping. 
The table quality is unsurpassed by any of the 
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summer squashes. ° ie 
EARLY WHITE BUSH SCALLOP . 
(Patty Pan) a 
52 days. Very productive; a favorite with — 
market gardeners. Best for eating when only 2 
inches across and sold as the ‘“‘Dollar Squash’’ - 
on some markets. pe 
EARLY SUMMER CROOKNECK — 
Most Popular Crookneck ~ 
52 days. This variety has a curved neck and — 
should be picked when only a few inches long, 
as it becomes stringy when larger. Exceedingly — 
prolific when kept picked. Popular for home 
gardens as well as shipping. 
PROLIFIC BLACK ZUCCHINI 
Pick Them Small When Tender : ay 
62 days. This is an increasingly popular bush squash 
which belongs to the vegetable marrow family. The fruits 
are of a blackish-green color; grow long and slender, but — 
should be picked when but a few days old, when 5 to 6” a. 
in length. They are very tender, and a table delicacy. Fine — 
when boiled or cut in slices and fried in butter. Also de- — 
licious when cut lengthwise and baked with a strip of bacon — 
on each piece. The Burgess’ strain is a vast improvement, 
producing a high percentage of female blooms, and thus 
increasing the yield over ordinary strains. 
BANANA SQUASH—2’ Long | 
105 days. This deep pink squash, 24” long and 
6 to 7” in diameter, has yellowish-orange flesh that — 
is sweet and very delicious. It is a great yielder 
and a good keeper, too. Best of all, it will produce 
a crop where other winter squashes do not succeed, — 
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Prepaid SQUASH PRICES Packet Ox. Y% Lb. Lb. or more of 
? ‘variety 
WINTER SQUASH VARIETIES <a 
ANGnGaeresci ss seer aee ieee $0.15 $0.35 $0.75 $2.00 $1.75 
Blue Hubbard............... Siow ietore 15 .35 -75 2.00 1.75-- 
Bush Buttercup..... ate acerstere us oetae Oe ae -25 -65 sale ee aye. aushs 
Buttercupscsscntet een oe hee nae 15 45 1.00 2.75 2.50 
Butternut: sicstcre cise octet. diie wera canoe 15 45 1.00 2275 2.50 
Delicious J... sa.(- .<sesimlene ose Gore 15 -40 85 2:25 2.00. 
Golden Hubbard............. ereretne -15 235 75 2.00 (1.75 | 
Table: Queeniicuccsccnencs ones ae -10 .30 -70 1.85 1.65 _ 
True Warted Hubbard........ OP pelea -15 35 75 2.00 1.75 
Uconn (Bush Table Queen)........... 15 -35 -75 2.00 1.75 
Vegetable Spaghetti...... PRA Soe -15 -50 sae Bor waited 
SUMMER SQUASH. VARIETIES 
Early Prolific Straightneck............ 15 Veco -75 -00 
Early Summer Crookneck............ 5 -10 -30 -70 1.85 
Early White Bush Scallop............ -10 .30 ce Ome -85 
i Prolific Black Zucchini............... 15 .35 75 ~ 2.00 
