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PETES HEriDESSOfi & CO., JlEW YO^K — VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



Summer Squash. 



LONG ISLAND "WHITE BUSH. (Seepage 

 49.) 10c. pkt., 25c. oz., 60c. >4 lb., $2.00 lb. 



PINEAPPLE. An old favorite sort of fine 

 quality. (See cut.) 5c. pkt., 10c. oz., 25c. 

 % lb., 75c. lb. 



MAMMOTH BUSH SUMMER CROOK- 

 NECK. The crookneck class of squashes 

 surpasses in quality any of the summer 

 varieties, and in the Mammoth we have 

 the delicious buttery flavor of the original 

 sort, but of just double the size. (See cut.) 

 10c. pkt., 20c. oz., 40c. y A lb., S1.00 lb. 



GOLDEN CUSTARD BUSH. Exceeds in 

 size any of the scalloped sorts, frequently 

 2 feet in diameter. A dark rich golden 

 yellow. Quality excellent. It grows in 

 bush form, wonderfully productive. (See 

 cut.) 5c. pkt., 10c. oz., 25c. % lb., 65c. lb. 



SILVER CUSTARD. A fitting companion 

 to the Golden Custard Bush Squash. 

 Grows to an immense size, often producing 

 single squashes 18 inches in diameter, of a 

 delicate white color, and of finest quality. 

 Very productive. 10c. pkt., 20c. oz., 50c. 

 }4 lb., SI. 50 lb. 



PERFECT GEM. Equally desirable either as a summer or 

 winter Squash. The Squashes are from 4 to 6 inches in diam- 

 eter, of a creamy white, with thin, smooth shell, slightly ribbed. 

 (See cut.) 5c. pkt., 10c. oz., 20c. y A lb., 60c. lb. 



WHITE BUSH SCALLOPED. (Cymlings.) This and the Yellow 

 Bush are esteemed the earliest, and are grown almost exclu- 

 sively for first crop. From the hard texture of the rind it is 

 well suited for shipping, and they are grown exclusively at the 

 South for that purpose. 5c. pkt., 10c. oz., 20c. J4 lb., 60c. lb. 



YELLOW BUSH SCALLOPED. (Cymlings.) Differs from the 

 white only in color. 5c. pkt., 10c. oz., 20c. ^ lb., 60c. lb. 



YELLOW BUSH SUMMER CROOKNECK. A much esteemed 

 variety. The fruit is orange yellow, covered with warty excres- 

 cences. It is considered the best flavored of the summer varie- 

 ties. 5c. pkt., 10c. oz., 20c. }A lb., 60c. lb. 



VEGETABLE MARROW. A favorite English sort, oblong, 

 from nine to eighteen inches in length. Flesh white, soft and 

 of rich flavor. (See cut.) 5c. pkt., 15c. oz., 4.0c. J4 lb., $1.00 lb. 



A^UTUMN^EKWINTER SQUASH. 



HENDERSON'S DELIC AT A. (See Novelties, page 19.) 10c. pkt., 

 40c. oz., SI. 25 U lb., $4.00 lb. 



MARBLEHEAD. An excellent variety resembling the Hubbard. 

 The flesh is rather lighter in color than that variety, while its 

 combination of sweetness, dryness and delicious flavor is 

 remarkable. (See cut.) 5c. pkt., 10c. oz., 25c. l£ lb., 75c. lb. 



MAMMOTH CHILI. The largest of all Squashes ; rather flat at 

 both ends. Its size makes it valuable for stock feeding, while 



its rich, fine-flavored flesh ensures its value for all other 

 purposes. (See cut.) 10c. pkt., 20c. oz., 50c. % lb., $1.50 lb. 

 HUBBARD. More largely grown as a late sort than any other. 

 It is 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., 25c. XL lb., 75c. "" 



lb. 



FORDKOOK. The flesh is dry and sweet, 

 of best quality. In a cool, dry room it 

 keeps in perfect condition until late in June, 

 when Summer Squashes are ready. (See 

 cut.) 5c. pkt., 10c. oz., 25c. Y A lb., 80c. lb. 



ESSEX HYBRID. Short cylindrical shape, 

 having on the blossom end a small cap- 

 shaded enlargement. The flesh is dry, sweet 

 and thick, and of a bright orange color. 

 Long keeper. Those desiring a "dry" 

 Squash should grow T Essex Hybbid. (See 

 cut.) 5c. pkt., 10c. oz., 20c. V± lb., 60c. lb. 



BOSTON MARROW. Second early, com- 

 ing 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 lb., 60c. lb. 



BAY STATE. Solid and heavy; fine, dry 

 flesh, of sweet flavor, bright golden yellow, 

 very handsome ; shell extremely hard ; an 

 excellent keeper. 5c. pkt., 10c. oz., 25c. 

 y. lb., 80c. lb. 



EARLY PROLIFIC MARROW. Shaped 

 somewhat like Boston Marrow, but much 

 earlier, a beautiful orange color, suffused 

 yellow. The rind is very hard, but thin, 

 and the flesh is deep, fine-grained, and of 

 delicious quality. 5c. pkt., 10c. oz., 25c. 

 U lb., 80c. lb. 



WINTER CROOKNECK. A variety large- 

 ly grown in some of the Eastern States. 

 Flesh close-grained, sweet and fine-flavor- 

 ed. 5c. pkt., 10c. oz., 25c. \i lb., 75c. lb. 

 If any of above Seeds are desired by mail in quantities of }£ lb. and upward, postage must be added at the rate of 8 cts. per lb. 



Packets, ounces and }^ lbs. mailed free. 



