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R. &. J. FARQUHAR COMPANY, BOSTON 



No. 1 Farquhar's Improved Warren 

 No. 2 Essex Hard-shelled Turban 



No. 

 No. 



3 Delicious 



4 Boston Marrow 



No. 5 Bay State 



No. 6 Farquhar's Imp. Hubbard 



SQUASH. 



Calabaza (Sp.) 



CuLTTJRE. Squashes should not be planted until all danger from frost has passed. They delisht in a warm, thoroughly pulverized, very rich 

 soil. Plant in hills in May, mixing a shovelful or two of rotted manure with the soil in each hill. For bush varieties, the hUls should be from 

 5 to 6 feet apart; for running sorts, 10 feet apart. Put eight to ten seeds in each hill, and when well gro-mi, thin out, leaving two or three of 

 the strongest plants to a hill. One ounce of small-seeded sorts sows 50 hills; large-seeded sorts, one ounce to 20 hills. 



EARLY VARIETIES 

 Farquhar's Mammoth White Bush. The Pkt. 



plants of this variety are of bushy gTO-ni:h, bearing large 

 fruits of superb quahty oz. 2oc.; J^lb. 75c. .$0 10 



Farquhar's Giant Summer Crookneck. 



An improved type with much larger fruits than the common 

 variety. The plants are of compact growth and the fruits 

 deep golden yellow, heavily warted oz. 30c.; }4}h. Sl-OO. . 10 



Early Golden Custard. An early, golden yellow, scalloped 

 variety oz. 25c.; 341b. 75c. . 10 



Cocozelle Bush. Compact, bushy growth; fruits smooth, dark 

 green, with stripes of a deeper shade . . . .oz. 25c.; }4fi>- 75c. . 10 



Vegetable Marrow. A favorite English Squash with cream- 

 colored fruits having white flesh oz. 25c.; 341b. 75c. . 10 



Vegetable Marrow, Moore's Cream. An early and prohfic 

 variety, producing medium-sized fruits of attractive appear- 

 ance. The flesh is thick, firm and of fine quality 



oz. 35c.; 14ib.Sl.25 .. 10 



Vegetable Marrow 



AUTUMN AND WINTER VARIETIES 

 Early Prolific or Orange Marrow. Select- fu. 



ed. A superior strain of Marrow, excelhng in earhness, 

 productiveness, and keeping quaUties. The fruit is 

 bright orange-red and the flesh fine-grained and dry 

 when cooked oz. 50c.; 341b. S1.75. .$0 15 



Delicious. One of the best sorts for winter use. It is 

 almost uniformly of a green shade and usually weighs 

 between five and ten pounds, the flesh being dark orange. 



oz. 30c.; 341b. Sl.OO.. 10 



Boston Marrow. A reddish yellow variety that is a good 

 keeper and of excellent flavor. Highly esteemed for 

 autumn use oz. 25c.; J41b. 75c. . 10 



Des Moines or' Table Queen. A miniature variety, pro- 

 ducing small, acorn-shaped fruits of very dark green 

 color, and very popular for baking . oz. 50c. ; }41b. SI .50 . . 15 



Essex Hard-shelled Turban or Hybrid. A cross be- 

 tween American Turban and Hubbard, combining the 

 superior qualities of both these excellent sorts. The skin 

 is orange, and the flesh thick, richly colored, sohd, fine- 

 grained, sweet, and of rich flavor. An excellent keeper. 



oz. 35c.; Mlb.Sl.25.. 10 



Farquhar's Improved Hubbard. The most 



popular mnter Squash. It is dark olive-green with very 

 rich, fine-grained, dry flesh. In condition from Septem- 

 ber to May oz. 30c.; H^h. Sl.OO; lb. S3.00. . 10 



Blue Hubbard. A popular type of the well-kno-mi Hub- 

 bard Squash, with hght blue skin and very firm flesh. 

 This variety commands higher prices in the Boston 

 market than any other, due to its uniformity and splen- 

 did quahty oz. 35c.; 3c£lb. S1.25. . 15 



Golden Hubbard. Similar to the old-fashioned Hubbard 



in size and form, with rich deep orange skin 



oz. 25c.; 341b. 75c. . 



Farquhar's Improved Warren. Similar to 



Essex Hybrid, but much deeper in color; dry and of 



excellent' flavor. One of the best keeping varieties 



oz. 40c.; 341b. S1.50. . 



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