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KICHARD FROTSCHER'S ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL 



Lrong: green, or Stiuimer Crook- 



Necli. 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. 



Tlie IIllbl>ard. This is a Winter 

 Squash, very highly esteemed in the East, but 

 hardly cultivated here. It is, if |Dlanted here, 

 inferior to the Southern StrijDed Cashavr 

 Pumpkin which can be kept from one season 



I to another, and is superior in flavor to the 

 ! former kind. 



I S osto ai M arrow. Cultivated to a large 

 extent North and East for winter use, where 



I it is used for custards, etc. It keeps for a 



i long time and is of excellent quality, but not 

 esteemed here, as most people consider the 



I Southern grown Cashaw Pumpkin superior to 



i any Winter Squash, 



TOMATO. 



ToiiATE (Ft.), Liebesapfel (Ger.j, Tomate (Sp.). 

 King of the Earlies. 

 Extra mtrly Bicmf Bed. 

 Horsford's Prelude. 

 Bvcaii Champion. 

 Trophy, (Selected.) 

 Large Telloic. 



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 



Acme. 

 Paragon. 



Livingston's Perfection. 

 Livingston's Favorite. 

 Livbigston's Beauty. 



King of the Earlies. 



