R. & J. FARQUHAR COMPANY, BOSTON. VEGETABLE SEEDS. 
SQUASH. 
Squashes should not be planted until all danger from frost has passed. They delight in a warm, thoroughly pulverized, very rich soil. 
33 
Calabaza, (Sp.) 
Plant in hills in May, 
mixing with the soil in each hill a shovelful or two of rotted manure. For bush varieties, the hills should be from 5 to 6 feet apart; for running sorts, 10 feet apart. 
Put 8 or 10 seeds in each hill, and when well grown, thin out, leaving 2 or 3 of the strongest plants to a hill. 
sorts, one ounce to 15 hills. 
_ Small seeded sorts, one ounce to 50 hills; larye seeded 
Essex Hard Shell Turban. 
No. 6. 
No. 1. Improved Warren. No. 2. 
EARLY VARIETIES. 
Farquhar’s Mammoth White Bush. the 
plants of this variety are of bushy growth, bearing large fruits of 
superb quality. Pkt., 10 cts.; 0oz., 25 cts.; } lb., 75 cts. 
Farquhar’s Giant Summer Crookneck. an 
improved type with much larger fruits than the common variety. 
The plants are of compact growth, fruits deep golden and heavily 
warted. oe Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; 5 lb., 75 cts. 
Yellow Summer Crookneck. Bush variety, early and prolific; 
fruits bright yellow. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; ¢ lb., 75 cts. 
Early Golden Custard. Scalloped, early; golden yellow. 
Pkt., 10 ets.; oz., 20 cts:; ¢ lb., 60 cts. 
Coecozelle Bush. Compact bushy growth; fruits smooth, dark 
green with stripes of a deeper shade. 
Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 25 ets.; ¢ lb., 75 cts. 
Vegetable Marrow. A favorite English Squash; cream-colored, 
flesh white. Pkt., 10 cts.; 0z., 25 cts.; 4 lb., 75 cts. 
Vegetable Marrow, Moore’s Cream. An early and prolific variety, 
producing medium-sized fruits of attractive appearance; the flesh 
is thick and firm, and of fine quality. Pkt., 10 cts.; 0z., 25 cts.; 
1 ]b., 7d cts. 
Vegetable Marrow Moore’s Cream. 
Chicago Warted Hubbard. 
Yellow Mammoth. Pkt., 10 cts.; 0z., 25 cts.; ¢ lb., 75 cts. 
No. 3. Delicious. No. 4. Boston Marrow. No. 5. Bay State. 
Farquhar’s Improved Hubbard. 
AUTUMN AND WINTER VARIETIES. 
Early Prolific or Orange Marrow. Selected. A superior strain 
of Marrow, excelling in earliness, productiveness, and keeping 
qualities. Fruit bright orange-red; flesh fine grained and dry 
when cooked. 3 Pkt., 15 cts.; 02z., 50 cts.; ¢ lb., $1.75 
The Delicious. One of the best sorts for Winter use. Its color is 
almost uniformly of a green shade; it usually weighs between five 
and ten pounds, the flesh being a dark orange. 
Pkt., 10 cts.; 0z., 25 cts.; + lb., 75 cts. 
Boston Marrow. Highly esteemed for Autumn use; skin reddish- 
yellow, a good keeper and of excellent flavor. 
Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; + Ib., 60 cts. 
Essex Hard Shell Turban or Hybrid. <A cross between Ameri- 
ean Turban and Hubbard, combining the superior qualities of 
both these excellent sorts; skin, orange. Rich in flavor, fine 
grained and sweet. Flesh thick, richly colored, and solid. An 
excellent keeper. Pkt.; 10*cts.;0z., 25 cts.; 2-lb., 75 cts. 
Farquhar’s Improved Hubbard. The most 
popular Winter Squash; color dark olive green; flesh very rich, 
fine grained and dry. In condition from September to May. 
Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; 4 lb., 75 cts.; lb., $2.75 
Blue Hubbard. A popular type of the well-known Hubbard 
Squash, with light blue skin and very firm flesh. This variety 
commands higher prices in the Boston market than any other, 
due to its uniformity and splendid quality. 
Pkt.; 15 cts.; oz., 35 cts.; + Ib., $1.25 
Golden Hubbard. Similar to the old-fashioned Hubbard in size and 
form. Skin rich deep orange. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; 4 lb., 60 cts. 
Bay State. Exceedingly heavy, excellent quality. 
is green, adapting it to markets demanding a green squash for Winter 
use; the meat is bright golden-yellow in color, very attractive, dry 
and of exquisite flavor. 
Farquhar’s Improved Warren. 
deeper in color; dry and of excellent flavor. 
In color its shell 
Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; 4 lb., 75 cts. 
Similar to Essex Hybrid, but much 
Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 35 cts.; ¢ lb., $1.00 
Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; z lb., 75 cts. 
