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White Lady Finger, Bucld)ee.--NeAV. Edible in 30 days; in form closely resembles 

 Long Scarlet Sbort-Top, tbough a little thicker; color -white; flesh tender, crisp, and 

 of mild flavor; an excellent white sort. 



White Chartier, Henderson.— New. Edible in 3G days; similar in form and 

 growth to Chartier; color white; a fine white variety. 



White Vienna, Tliorburn.— Closely resembles White Chartier, though a few days 

 earlier in maturing; a good sort. 



Wonderful, Laudreth.— New. Edil)le in 18 days; tops quite small; root 3 to 4 

 inches long, % to 1 inch in diameter; an excellent grower; perfect in form; color 

 a liriglit scarlet; valuable for earliness and handsome aj^pearance; it is as early as 

 the ball forcing sorts, and as it is larger in size it should be largely grown. 



Half-long Deep Scarlet, Thorburn.— Edible in 24 days; larger in diameter and 

 shorter than the preceding; not so attractive in appearance nor so early; hence, 

 the other preferable. 



Unless the soil where radishes are grown is sandy and rich, the roots grow too 

 slowly and become tough and wormy. For this reason, some of the smaller-grow- 

 ing sorls, like Wonderful, Rapid Forcing, or Scarlet Button, are preferable to the 

 larger-growing varieties. If seed is sown every week or ten days a succession of 

 good radishes can be had in every garden throughout the season. 



SQUASHES. 



Owing to the extreme drouth of the past season, many plants did not make a 

 good growth and the crop was far below the average in size and number grown. 

 Many varieties produced no mature squashes. 



Bay State, Vaughan. — A recent introduction. In color it is dark green. It has a 

 thick, hard shell, making it an excellent winter keeper. The flesh is thick, dry, 

 fine-grained, and of good quality; an excellent winter variety. 



Bush Scallop, Vaughan.— One of the best varieties to grow for early summer use; 

 color, white. 



Chicago Warted Hiibbard, Vaughan.— Does not seem to differ greatly from ordi- 

 nary Hubbard, which is a well-known and standard winter sort. 



Chicago Orange Marrow, Vaughan.— An excellent fall and early winter variety. 

 The skin is of a rich, deep, orange color. The flesh is thick and of good quality; per- 

 haps the earliest of the long-keeping sorts. 



Coccanut, Vaughan.— A small-growing sort having fine-grained flesh, sweet, and 

 of good quality. This variety is almost sure to bear a large crop of fruit and can 

 be relied upon when other sorts fail. It is also a good keeper; valuable. 



Cocozelle Bush. — A variety of little pi-actical value. 



Essex Hybrid, Vaughan.— Short, cylindrical-shape, having cap-shape enlargement 

 at the blossom end; varies in color from light orange to green; flesh dry, thick, 

 bright orange color, and of good quality. The plants are productive and the squash 

 a good keeper. 



Eureka, Vaughan.— New. Vines of strong growth and very productive; squash 10 

 to 12 inches long, 8 to 10 inches in diameter, surface roughened; color, a light gray- 

 ish-green; good in quality and a late keeper. 



Delicata, Henderson.— Plants strong-growing and productive; squashes 6 inches 

 long, 3 to 4 inches in diameter: rich, creamy-yellow color; flesh dry and of excel- 

 lent quality; quite similar to Fordhook, but not so ridged and is more oval in shape; 

 a fine variety and a good keeper. 



Der Wing, Burpee.— A small-growing and early-maturing sort, scarcely as good 

 as Fordhook or Delicata. 



Faxon, Vaughan.— This variety as grown here varied from ligh\, Orange Marrow 

 color to dark Pike's Peak; also, form varied greatly; type probably not fixed. 



Fordhook, Burpee.— An excellent early-maturing sort of good quality; not of large 

 size, but a good keeper. 



Golden Heart, Vaughan.— New. Squaslies (i to 8 inches in diameter: round, witli 

 deep grooves, tapering to sharp point; color golden-yellow Avith green point and 

 splashes of green around base; flesh thick, yellow, fine grained, and of best quality; 

 matures early in the fall but is a good keeper. 



Perfect Gem, Vaughan.— The squashes are from 4 to 6 inches in diameter, white 

 or light yellow in color; skin thin, smooth, slightly ribbed; flesh dry and of good 

 quality; good for fall or winter use, but too small in size. 



