E H Hunt seedsman E. H. Hunt : seedsman ehhuntseedsman1894hunt Year: 1894 42 E. H. HUNT, SEEDSMAN, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. Squashes should be planted in a warm, light, rich soil, after the weatlier has become settled and warm, about the middle of May or June. Plant in well- manured hills, in the same manner as Cucumbers and Melons—the bush varieties 3 or 4 feet apart each way, and the running- kinds from 6 to 8 feet. Eight to ten seeds should be sown in each hill, thinning out, after they have attained their rough leaves, and danger from bugs is over, to three or four. ONE OUNCE FOR 20 HILLS. FOU
E H Hunt seedsman E. H. Hunt : seedsman ehhuntseedsman1894hunt Year: 1894 42 E. H. HUNT, SEEDSMAN, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. Squashes should be planted in a warm, light, rich soil, after the weatlier has become settled and warm, about the middle of May or June. Plant in well- manured hills, in the same manner as Cucumbers and Melons—the bush varieties 3 or 4 feet apart each way, and the running- kinds from 6 to 8 feet. Eight to ten seeds should be sown in each hill, thinning out, after they have attained their rough leaves, and danger from bugs is over, to three or four. ONE OUNCE FOR 20 HILLS. FOUR TO SIX LBS. TO AN ACRE. SUMMER VARIETIES. White Bush Scalloped. Of a light cream color. Very productive, and the earliest to mature. Pkt, 5c.; oz., loc.; 14^ lb., 20c.; lb., 60c. Golden Summer Crookneck. Among the best of the Summer Squashes, golden in color; skin profusely warted; flavor superior; should be more widely cultivated, Pkt., 5c.; oz., loc; lb., 20c.; lb., 60c. Perfect Gem. Fruit four to six inches in diameter, creamy white in color, shell thin, tough, and slightly ribbed. Excellent in flavor and a fine keeper. Pkt., 5c.;oz., IOC.; lb., 25c.; lb., 75. New Egg Plant Squash. So named because of its fitness for being cooked like the Egg Plant, Very early ; flesh white. Pkt., 5c.; oz., loc.; '^^Ib., 30c.; lb., 90c, FALL AND WINTER VARIETIES. Fordhook Squash. This is one of the hard-stemmed varieties of squash which allies it to the Crookneck family, and it has the peculiar flavor of the Crookneck class, as distinguished from the fleshy-stefiimed squashes of which the Hubbard, Marrow and Pike's Peak are types. It is dry, fine grained, and very sweet, very hardy and prolific. Too small for the general market, it is an excellent squash for family use for those who like the Crookneck flavor. nu^oMnu. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 15c.; X lb., 45c., lb., $ Pine Apple. A fall and winter variet'- of excellent qualitv. Flesh creamy white, fine grained, and of a rich flavor. P'kt.,
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