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SQUASH 



EARLY PROLIFIC MARROW SQUASH. 



AUTUMN AND 



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BOSTON MARROW. Second early, coming in about ten days after the Bush 

 and Crookneck sorts. Skin yellowish, very thin; the flesh dry and fine- 

 grained, and of unsurpassed flavor. 5c. pkt., 10c. oz., 20c. 34 lD -> 50c. lb. 



ESSEX HYBRID. This is not only one of the richest-flavored, finest-grained 

 and sweetest of all Squashes, but it is also one of the very best keepers that 

 we know of. Short cylindrical shape, having on the blossom end a small cap- 

 shaped enlargement. The flesh is dry, sweet and thick, and of a bright orange 

 color. Long keeper. 5c. pkt., 10c. oz., 20c. J-4 lb., 60c. lb. 



HUBBARD. A general favorite of large size, often weighing from nine to ten 

 pounds. Color, bluish green, occasionally marked with brownish orange or 

 yellow. Flesh fine-grained, dry, and of excellent flavor. It can be had in use 

 from September to May. (See cut.) 5c. pkt., 10c. oz., 20c. J£ lD> > 60c. lb. 



" I wish you could have seen the field of Hubbard Squash that I grew from your seed. 

 It was a wonder to everyone. Lots of people asked me where I got my seed. I told 

 them of Peter Henderson ofNew York — that all my seeds grow just that nay. I had 

 a field of five acres of Hubbard Squash. They were immense in every way, the Squash 

 running in size from 10 to 25 lbs. each." 



WM. it. BELT, Berea, Ohio. 



HEART O' GOLD. (See colored plate and description, pages 16 and 17.) 

 20c. pkt. ; 6 pkts., $1.00. 



EARLY PROLIFIC MARROW. A comparatively new fall or winter 

 variety of New England origin, but which has been very generally 

 tested in different parts of the country ; it is shaped somewhat like 

 the Boston Marrow, but it is a decided improvement on it, being much 

 earlier and more productive. These characteristics will commend the 

 variety to market gardeners, while its brilliant orange red color and fine 

 keeping and cooking qualities will make it popular with the consumer. 

 The rind is very hard but thin, and the flesh deep, fine-grained and of 

 delicious quality. (See cut.) Price, 5c. pkt., 10c. oz., 25c. J^ lb., 60c. lb. 



MARBLEHEAD. An excellent variety resembling the Hubbard. The flesh 

 is rather lighter in color than that variety, while its combination of sweet- 

 ness, dryness and delicious flavor is remarkable. Its yield is equal to the 

 Hubbard, and its keeping qualities are better. 5c. pkt., 10c. oz., 20c. J^ = 

 lb., 60c. lb. 



MAMMOTH CHILI. The largest of all Squashes, growing to an immense ^= 

 size — often weighing over two hundred pounds— while its rich, fine- 

 flavored flesh insures its value for all purposes. 10c. pkt., 15c. oz., 35c. 

 XL lb., Sl.OOlb. 



HUBBARD SQUASH. 



HENDERSON'S "DELIGflTft" SQUASH 



FOR BOTtt SUMMER 



..AND WINTER USE.. 



The Most Deliciously-Flavored Squash Grown. Dry, Sweet and Rich. Wonderfully Prolific. 



The exterior of this beautiful Squash is orange-yellow, splashed and striped with dark green. 



The flesh is rich and dry ; the quality is particularly fine. For private use we can recommend it as 



surpassing in richness of flavor any of the large, old-fashioned sorts. The Delicata is the earliest 



of any fine Squash that we have ever tested, and is so prolific that last season, f^-om twelve hills of 



two plants each, 352 perfect Squashes were gathered ; it is of small size, but this is a desirable 



feature as it is not too large for an ordinary family. This variety is wonderfully solid and heavy, 



the seed cavities being very small ; it is also extremely early, maturing about the same time as the 



Summer Squashes, and for early use will doubtless supplant this class on account of its superior 



dryness and flavor, while its extreme solidity renders it fully as good a keeper as any of the winter 



varieties. (See cut.) Price, 10c. pkt., 

 15c. oz., 30c. } 4 lb., 70c. lb. 



What our Customers Think of 

 HENDERSON'S "DELICATA." 



"I cannot let another day go past without 

 letting you know how we have enjoyed your 

 ' Delicata ' Squash. I consider it one ot the best 

 Squashes ever sent out. It brings one in mind of 

 the English Vegetable Marrow, only SO percent. 

 better, a good grower and good cropper " 

 ROBERT CARRUTHERS, Gard, 



Estate of Frederick Billings. Woodstock, Yt. 



" We tried your' Delicata ' Squash last season 

 and think tiny are far ahead of anything else 

 in the Squash line. They an' correctly named." 

 GBLON HANN, Port Gibson, Miss. 



" I never enjoyed myself eating Squash as well 

 as your ' Delicata ' Squash, so dry. so rich and 

 sosweet. We have a few of them vet." 



K. P. TINKHAM, Topeka, K&ns, - 



"Henderson's 'Delicata' Squash is a wonder- 

 ful Squash, it is one of t he most dellciously 

 One-Savored Squashes I ever arc. Two hills of 

 three vines each produced twenty sweet, perfect 

 Squashes." 



JOHX P. RHODES, Rahway, N. J. 



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 of 357c by purchasing our 



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