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Title: 1926 seeds
Identifier: 1926seeds1926wwba (find matches)
Year: 1926 (1920s)
Authors: W. W. Barnard & Co; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs
Publisher: Chicago, Ill. : Barnard
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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The W. W. Barnard Co., 231-235 W. Madison St., Chicago 75 SQUASH
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Waited Hubbard Squash Squashes do best in warm and very rich soil. Plant in well manured hills, same as Melons or Cu- cumbers, the bush varieties 4 foot apart each way, the winter sorts 8 to 10 feet each way. Use seed freely, 5 to 7 seeds to the hill, to provide for losses by insects. AVhen danger of such loss is past, thin to 3 or 4 plants to the hill. To repel the squash vine borer, throw a handful of tobacco dust close around the plants. The* large, strong-smelling black squash bug can be kept in check by handpicking, going over the vines at frequent intervals. For yellow-striped beetle and blight, spray early and re- peatedly with Bordeaux Arsenate of Lead Mixture. Winter Squashes may also be grown in cornfields in the same manner as pumpkins. Gather before frost, hang apart over coal bin. DUST WITH FINE ASHES and they will keep till May. SQUASH—The Squash are tender tropical plants and are very sensitive to the cold, therefore the seed ought not to be sown until the middle of May or later. One ounce of seed for 25 to 50 hills (according to size of seed), 3 to 4 pounds for an acre. Summer Varieties Mammoth White Bush An early, round, flat squash: color clear white, hand- somely scalloped. Called Patty Pan in the South. Largely planted in every section of the country. One of the very best of the early varieties. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; % lb., 35c Mammoth Yellow Bush. Same as above, except in color, which is a bright yellow. Early and of good quality. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; % lb., 35c Mammoth Summer Crookneck. A well-known and stan dard variety. Grows from 18 inches to two feet in length. The shell is hard and warted and of an attractive bright yellow color. The thick flesh is of good quality. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; ^4 lt>-> 40c Fall and Winter Varieties Hubbard. A favorite winter squash. Shell dark green and extremely hard. Flesh rich orange; dry and sweet. Splendid for cooking or pies. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; y4 lb., 40c; lb., $1.25 Warted Hubbard. Same as abo\e, except that the shell is rough or warted. This variety is an excellent keeper. Largely grown for the market. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; yA lb., 40c; lb. $1.50 Orange Marrow Handsome appearance; creamy col- ored. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; V* lb., 30c Pordhook. This squash can be either used as a summer or winter variety. Color bright yellow, meat thick and good quality. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; *4 lb., 35c Boston Marrow. Early fall sort; rich orange color, excellent flavor. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; % lb., 30c; lb., $1.00 O-olden Hubbard. Earlier than Green Hubbard; a little smaller. Color orange red. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; yA lb., 40c; lbM $1.35 Vegetable Marrow. A small mottled green and yel- low squash. Flesh white and very tender. This is the famous English variety. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; 40c Mammoth Chili. Favorite variety for exhibition pur- poses. Attains an immense size, weighing sometimes 200 lbs or more. Excellent for stock. Can also be used for the table, as the flesh is fine-grained and of good favor. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; *4 lb., 40c; lb., $1.50 To pound rate add for parcel postage.

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