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Market Girdeiiing. 



popular Mountain Sweet is a very large oval variety, 

 with striped skin and thin rind. Phinney's Early is a 

 very extra earh', medium sized sort ; excellent for the 

 home garden. The Vick's Early is very similar to it, 

 but perhaps not quite as large. ^The Gypsy or Rattle- 

 snake, a favorite market variety, is oblong in shape, 

 color light green, beautifully striped and mottled. 

 Kolb's Gem, or American Champion, a variety of recent 

 introduction, is also highly esteemed as a market 

 variety. It carries well, and is of extra firm quality. 

 The Iron Clad is a favorite market variety in many 

 localities. It grows very large and is a good keeper. 

 Scaly Bark. — This variety is distinguished by its 



Scaly Bark. 



rough skin. The rind is unusually thin, but very tough, 

 and it bears transportation to a great distance without 



