FOR THE SOUTHERN STATES. 



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they can be planted as late as June. Some who protect by boxes, plant as soon as 

 the first of February, but it is best to wait till the ground gets warm. When it is 

 time to plant Corn, it is also time to plant Squash. 



Early Bush or Patty Pan. 



Long Green or Summer Crook Neck. 



The Hubbard. 



EarBy Biisl«, or Patty Paw. Is 



the earliest and only popular kind here. 

 All other varieties are very little culti- 

 vated, as the Green Striped Cashaw 

 Pumpkin takes their place. It is of 

 dwarfish habit, grows bushy, and does 

 not take much room. Quality as good 

 as any. 



Ltong: g^reen, or Summer Crook- 

 Neds.. This is a very strong grower, 

 and continues in bearing longer than 

 the first named kind. It is of good 

 quality, but not so popular. 



London Veg^etatole Marrow. A 

 European variety, very little cultivated 

 here. It grovv^s to a good size and is very 

 dry. Color whitish with a yellow tinge. 



The IInt»l>ard. This is a Winter 

 Squash, very highly esteemed in the 

 East, but hardly cultivated here. It is, 

 if planted here, inferior to the Southern 

 Striped Cashaw Pumpkin which can be 

 kept from one season to another, and is 

 superior in flavor to the former kind. 



Boston Marrow. Cultivated to a 

 large extent North and East for winter 

 use, where it is used for custards, etc. It 

 keeps for a long time and is of excellent 

 quality, but not esteemed here, as most 

 people consider the Southern grown 

 Cashaw Pumpkin superior to any Win- 

 ter Squash. 



TOMATO. 



Tom ATE (Fr.), Liebesapfel (Ger.), Tom ate (Sp.). 



King of the Earliea. 

 Extra Early Dwarf Bed. 

 Early Large Smooth Bed. 

 Trophy, (Selected.) 

 Large Yellow. 



Acme. 



Paragon. 



Livingston's Perfection. 



Livingston's Favorite. 



Livirigsion's Beauty. 



Seed should be sown in January, in hot-beds, or in boxes, which must be placed 

 in a sheltered spot, or near windows. In March they can be sown in the open 

 ground. Tomatoes are generally sown too thick and become too crowded when 

 two or three inches high, which makes the plants too thin and spindly. If they 

 are transplanted when two or three inches high, about three inches apart each 



