CATALOGUE FOR THE SOUTH, 



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PUMPKINS FOR TABLE AND STOCK FEEDING 



CUIiTU'EE. — Usually grown in corn fields, but if grown as a separate crop, seed 

 should be planted in hills 8 to 10 feet apart each way after weather and soil get warm. 

 Hoe often till vines begin to run. When leaves die cut the Pumpkin from vine, leaving 

 3 to 4 inches of stem attached, and store in a dry place. Handle carefully and avoid 

 bruising. One pound to 300 hills; 4 pounds to the acre. Ought to be grown largely on 

 every farm in the South for pies and baking, as well as feed for stock during the Winter 

 months. Easily sold in towns. Planted from March to July. 



Yellow Sweet Potato Pie Pnmplrin. 



Coxinecticut Field Pumpkin. 



YXLIiOW SWEET POTATO PIE.— Flesh 

 thick and fine-grained, of beautiful golden 

 yellow color, In texture and flavor pecu- 

 liarly adapted for pie-making; verj' pro- 

 lific. As a winter keeper it is unexcelled. 

 Packet, 10c.; oz., 15c.; M lb., 40c.; lb., $1.50, 

 postpaid. 



Protsclier's Green Striped Cashaw 

 Crook Neck. 



FBOTSCHER'S GBEEN ST BIPED 



CASHAW. — Fiuits very large, with crook- 

 ed neck. Color, creamy white, irregularly 

 striped or traced with green. Flesh, light 

 yellow, very thick, rather coarse but sweet. 

 This sort is very oroductive and popular. 

 Packet, 10c.; oz., 20c.; 14 lb., 50c.; lb., $1.50, 

 postpaid. 



YEIiIsOW CASHAW. — The vines are very 

 stiong growers and produce an enormous 

 crop of large fine fruits of superior quality, 

 keep remarkably well. Makes the very 

 best of pumpkin pies. Very valuable for 

 feeding stock. Packet, 10c. ; oz., 20c.: V4 

 lb., 60c.; lb., $1.50, postpaid. 



COWNECTICUT F I E I. D . — riOO days.) 

 Immensely productive, large orange-red 

 colored round or slightly oval shaped. Ex- 

 tensively grown for stock feeding and gen- 

 erally planted with corn. Hardiest of all 

 and good for pies. Packet, 10c.; oz., 15c.; 

 14 lb., 35c.; lb., $1.00, postpaid. 



GOIiDEN YELLOW MAMMOTH.— Flesh 

 and skin of a bright golden yellow, fine 

 grained and of excellent qualit3\ Notwith- 

 standing its enormous size, one of the very 

 best pie pumpkins and a slendid keeper. 

 Has been known to weigh over 100 pounds. 

 Packet, 10c.; oz., 20c.; V4 lb., 50c.; lb., $1.50, 

 pOEtpaid. 



JAPA27ESB PIE. — Distinct Japanese 

 variety adapted to all parts of the South. 

 Very meaty and solid and in general ap- 

 pearance resembles the Cashaw, but is 

 earlier and usually larger. Meat is rather 

 free from water and easily cut and dried 

 if desired. Packet, 10c. ; oz., 15c.; V^ lb., 

 50c.; lb., $1.50, postpaid. 



Iiarofe Cheese Pumpkin. 



IiASGE CHEESE. — Bright orange, some- 

 times salmon color fine grained, and used 

 f<-r table or stock feed. Packet, 10c. ; oz„ 

 15c.; Vi lb., 35c.; lb., $1.00, postpaid. 



SMALL SUGAB.. — Very handsome and 

 prolific, of small size, averaging 10 inches 

 in diameter. Skin deep orange yellow; 

 flesh fine grained, sweet and an excellent 



j keeper. Very desirable for the table. 



i Packet, 10c. ; oz., 15c.; ^ lb., 35c.; Ib^ 



i $1.00, postpaid. 



