R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO., BOSTON. VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



SQUASH. Calabaza. Speise KurMss. 



Squashes should not be planted until all danger from frost has 

 passed. They delight in a warm, thorouglily pulverized, very rich soil. 

 Plant in hiUs in May, mixing with the soil in each liill a shovelful or 

 two of rotted manure. For bush varieties the liills 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, leading 2 or 3 of the strongest 

 plants to a hill. Small seeded sorts, one ounce to 50 hills; large seeded 

 sorts, one ounce to 15 hills. 



The Delicious. One of the best sorts for winter use. Its color is 

 almost imiformly of a green shade; it usuallj' weighs between five 

 and ten pounds'. In thickness of flesh it surpasses nearly every 

 variety, the color being a dark orange. For table use no squash 

 compares with it in its remarkable combinatiop of fineness and 

 compactness of grain, dryness, sweetness, and exceeding richness 

 of flavor Pkt., 10; oz., .20; i lb., .60; lb., 2.00 



Early Mammoth White Bush. The best earlv scalloped summer 

 sort Pkt., .05; oz., .10; 'i lb., .30; lb., 1.00 



Early Golden Custard. Scalloped, earlv; golden yellow, 



Pkt., .05; oz., .10; i lb., .25; lb., .90 



Early Summep CFOokneek op Wapted. The best flavored of 

 the early bush squashes; bright yellow; fruits average 12 inches 

 long Pkt., .05; oz., .10; i lb., .30 ; lb., 1.00 



Boston MaPPOW. Highly esteemed for autumn use: a good keeper 

 and of excellent flavor . . . Pkt., .05; oz., .10; i lb., .30; lb., 1.00 



Early Mammoth White Bush Squash. 



Eaply Ppolifle'op Opange Mappow. A superior strain of 

 Marrow, excelling in earliness, productiveness, and keeping 

 qualities. Fruit of medium size, bright orange-red; flesh fine 

 grained and dry when cooked, 



Pkt., .05; oz., .15; i lb., .40; lb., 1.25 



Essex Hapd Shell Tupban of Hybrid. A cross between 

 American Turban and Hubbard, combining the superior quali- 

 ties of both these excellent sorts. Rich in flavor, fine grained, 

 and sweet. Flesh thick, richly colored, and solid. A sup)erior 

 winter sort and an excellent keeper, 



Pkt., .05; oz., .15; i lb., .50; lb., 1.50 



The WaPPen. Similar to Essex Hybrid, but the shell is generally 

 harder and thicker than that splendid sort, and the color a 

 richer and deeper orange, 



Pkt., .05; oz., .15; Jib., .40; lb., 1.25 



The Golden BPOnze. Size averaging from eight to ten pounds; 

 color, a dark, grayish green; flesh bright golden yellow; fine 

 grained, very sweet and dehcious in flavor. A squash com- 

 bining the qualities desired for the table and pies, 



Pkt., .10; oz., .20; } lb., .50; lb., 1.50 



Hubbapd. The most popular winter Squash; 

 color dark olive green; flesh very rich, 

 fine grained and dry. An excellent 

 keeper— in condition from September to 

 May, Pkt., .05; oz., .15; i lb., .40; lb., 1.25 



Chicago Wapted Hubbard. Differs from 

 the well known Hubbard in appiearance, 

 being rather more heavily warted. An 

 excellent strain'worthy of cultivation, 



Pkt., .05; oz., .15; i lb., .40; lb., 1.25 



TARRAGON PLANTS. 



Fpeneh EstPagon. Plants of our own grow- 

 ing of the genuine French Tarragon. The 

 leaves impart a delicious flavor to salads, 

 soups, pickles, etc. Plants, well estab- 

 lished, .25 each; dozen, 2.50. By mail 5 

 cents each extra. 



MaPblehead. A great favorite; outer .skin a light bluish green; 

 flesh a remarkable combination of dryness, sweetness, and de- 

 hcious flavor ... Pkt., .05; oz., 15; Jib., .40; lb., 1.25 



Canada op WinteP CPOOkneck. Excellent for winter, close 

 grained, sweet, and of fine flavor, 



Pkt., .05; oz., .10; i lb., .25; lb., .90 



Yellow Mammoth. Grows to an enormous size, often weighing 

 nearly two hundred pounds; requires liigh cultivation, 



Pkt., .10; oz., .20; i lb., .60; lb., 2.00 



Vegetable MaPPOW. For summer use; a favorite English bush 

 squash; cream-colored, flesh wliite, 



Pkt., .10; oz., .30; i lb., .75; lb., 2.50 



Bay State. Exceedingly hea\'y, excellent quality, superior 

 keeper, abundantly productive and extremely early. In color 

 its shell is green, adapting it to markets demanding a green 

 squash for winter use; the meat is bright golden yellow in 

 color, very attractive, drv, and of exquisite flavor when cooked, 

 Pkt., .05; oz., .10; i lb., .35; lb., 1.00 



Hubbard Squash. 



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