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SQUASH.— Continued. 



^ Summer Crookneck. — k. beautiful bright yellow, 

 bears all Summer, and commands good prices ; very desir- 

 able for market and private use. Pkg., 5c ; % lb., 15c.; 

 lb., 40c. 



V-Hubbard. — A well-known Winter variety, with very 

 hard, firm shell; fine grain; sweet and rich flavor, and ex- 

 cellent for table use; a splendid keeper. Pkg., 5c.; X lb., 

 15c.; 1>., 50c. 



t' Winter Crookneck. — Flesh red; of fine flavor and 

 good keeper. Pkt., 5c.; % lb., 15c.. lb., 40c. 



Boston Marrow. — A Fall and Winter variety; 

 r^arded very highly in the markets; oval form pointed, 

 thin rind, fine grain, salmon-colored flesh; remarkably 

 sweet and delicious; keeps well in Winter and will boil dry 

 as a mealy potato. ]\ lb., 15c.; lb., 40c. 

 ^i^iireka Squash. — The flesh is very thick and fine- 

 grained, and either steamed or boiled is of fine quality; aiid 

 when baked the Evireka is perfection itself. Its attractive 

 appearance is also a strong point in its favor, being oblong 

 or egg-shaped, tapering from the centre to the poles, and a 

 little incUned to be pointed at the blossom end. The 

 outside color is a light grayish green; very handsome. 

 % lb.. 15c.; lb., 50c. 



SPINACH.-Spinat. 



1 oz. to 100 feet of drill; 10 to 12 lbs. for an acre. 



For Summer use, sow in Spring- \\\ drills eig-ht inches to a 

 foot apart, coverinH- the seed (Vie inch deep. iSelect rich soil, 

 and manure liberally. A succession may tse obtained by sow- 

 ing at intervals of two weeks through the season. For early 

 Spring sow in August. 



^LiOng Standing. — The best for Spring sowing, be- 

 cause it will stand longer than any other variety before 

 running to seed. Has large, thick, fleshy leaves, produced 

 in great abundance. Package, 5c.; lb., 15c. 



^ New Victoria Spinach. — The foliage is heavy, the 

 broad, dark green leaves being ofthe true Savoy appearance 

 and of the finest quality. The most remarkable feature that 

 will make it of special value (for Spring planting) is the 

 fact that it is in prime condition from two weeks to three 

 weeks after all other varieties of Spinach have run to seed. 

 15c. per pound. 



'American Bloom sdale Curly Savoy.— The 

 most popular sort with market gardeners and truckers for 

 Fall sowing; grows very large and the leaves are wrinkled 

 like Savoy Cabbage. Package, 5c.; lb., 15c. 

 *'■ Improved Thick Leaf (Viroflay). — A decided 



improvement on Round Summer 

 leaves of great substance. Lb., 15c. 



Has very large, thick 



SUPERIOR TOMATO SEED. 



All our Tomato Seeds are grown from stocks exclusively 

 for seed purposes, by the originators and experienced 

 growers and experts. We are fully convinced of the merit 

 of any new variety before placing them in our Catalogue, 

 and therefore recommend at least a trial to our customers 

 and friends. 



1 oz. to 2,000 plants; % lb. to an acre. 



For early, the seed should be sown in hot-bed during Feb- 

 I ruary or the first week in March, in drills five inches apart, and 

 i half an inch deep. Later sowings may be made until the last of 

 I April. When the plants are three or four inches high they 

 I should be set out tour or five inches apart, in another hot-bed 

 I or cold frame, or removed into small pots, allowing a single 

 I plant to the pot. Expose to the air as much as possible to 

 I harden. Water freely at time of transplanting, and shelter 

 I from the sun a few days until the plants are established. Cul- 

 I tivate thoroughly as long as the vines will permit, but the last 

 I two or three workings should be very shallow, or the crop may 

 I be badly injured, especially if the cultivator is run too near the 

 I plants. 



New Freedom. — An Extra Early variety of robust 

 growth and very prolific. The fruit is of bright scarlet and 

 grows in clusters of good size, bearing well up to frost. 

 Pkt., 5c.; oz., 20c. 



Fordhook Fancy. — The plants are of very dwarf, 

 compact, bush-like growth, growing only eighteen inches to 

 two feet in height. Leaves broad, heavy, and quite strongly 

 resembling those of the Potato, rich dark green in color. 

 The Tomatoes are of a deep purplish red, solid and of good 

 flavor. The plants can be grown closely together owing to 

 their very dwarf, compact habit, fruit ripening extreiriely 

 early. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 15c ; % lb., 50c. 



i'<£)warf Champion. — It is well adapted for forcing 

 in vegetable houses, because of its dwarf and compact 

 growth, the plants growing stiff and upright, with stiff, 

 jointed stems. In form and color they resemble the Acme. 

 It matures the fruit very early and productive. Oz., 20c.; 

 X lb., 50c.; lb., il.50. 



Burpee's New Quarter Century. — Of dwarf 

 upright growth, very robust and compact, extremely early 

 ripening. The fruit is of an intense deep red, very solid 

 and smooth. They average three and a half inches across 

 and two and a half inches from stem to blossom end, they 

 are claimed to be superior to the Dwarf Champion. Pkt., 

 5c.; oz., 20c.; % lb., $1.50. 



