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The Hubbard. This is a Winter Squash 

 highly esteemed in the Hast, 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 supe- 

 rior to any winter Squash. 



The Hubbard. 



TOMATO 



ToMATE [Fr.], LiKBKSAPFEiv [Ger.], Tomate [Sp.], Pomo d'Oro [Ital.] 



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 open ground. Tomatoes 

 are generally sown too thick and become too crowded when two or three inches high, 

 which makes the plants thin and spindly. If they are transplanted when two or three 

 inches high, about three inches apart each way, they will become short and sturdy, and 

 will not suffer when planted into the open ground. Plant them from three to four feet 

 apart. Some varieties can be planted closer; for instance, the Extra Earl}', which is of 

 very dwarfish habit, two and a half feet apart is enough. 



They should be supported by stakes. When allowed to grow up wild, the fruit which 

 touches the ground will rot. For a late or fall crop the seed should be sown toward the 

 latter part of May and during June. 



King of the Earlies. 

 Extra Early Dwarf. 

 Horsforcfs Prelude. 

 Dwarf Champion. 

 Early Large Smooth Bed. 

 Selected Trophy. 

 Horsford's Daybreak. 

 The Democrat. 



Extra Earlv Dwarf. 



Large Yellow, 

 Acme. 

 Paragon. 



Livingstones Perfection. 

 Livingston's Favorite. 

 Livingston s Beauty. 

 Neiv Imperial. 

 The Autocrat. 



Extra Early Dwarf. This is the 

 earliest in cultivation. It is dwarfish in 

 habit, fruit larger than the following kind, 

 and more flat; bright scarlet in color and 

 very productive. For an early market 

 variety it cannot be surpassed. 



Horsford's Prelude. This is a valu- 

 able variety on account of being very early. 

 The skin is very tough and perfectly free 

 from rot. Fruit medium in size. It is of 

 excellent flavor, specially adapted for 

 forcing as well as outdoor culture. 



Dwarf Champion. This is a distinct 

 kind. The plants grow stiff and upright, 

 and need no support as other kinds. Can 

 be planted closely together, three feet apart. 

 It is early and productive; the fruit re- 

 sembles the Acme; but is of lighter color, 

 ripens up even and does not crack. When 

 room is an object this sort is recommended. 



Fop the Early Market we recommend Horsfopd's Prelude Tomato. 



