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PETER HENDERSON & CO.-VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



SQUASH. 



G-erman, Kurbiss. — French, Courge. — Spanish, Caldbasa Tomtanera. 



Bush sorts, 1 oz. for 50 hills. Bush varieties, 5 to 6 lbs. and 



Running varieties, 3 fo 4 lbs. in hills, for an acre. 



EAKLY PKOLIFIC MARROW SQUASH. 



Squashes are of luxuriant and vigorous growth, and although they will grow 

 readily on almost any soU, they will Wfll repay generous treatment. Like all vege- 

 tables'of this class, it is useless to sow until the weather has become settled and 

 warm. Light soils are best suited for their growth, and it is most economical 

 of manure to . prepare hills for the seeds in the ordinary manner by incor- 

 porating two or three shovelfuls with the soil for each hill. For the bush 

 varieties, from three to four feet each way, and for the running sorts, from six to 

 eight feet. Eight or ten seeds should be sown in each hill, thinning out after they 

 have attained their rough leaves, leaving three or four of the strongest plants. 



If by mail in quantities of }£ lb. and upward, postage must be added 



at the rate of 8 cts. per lb. 

 EARLY PROLIFIC MARROW. A new fall or winter variety. 

 It is a decided improvement on the Boston Marrow Squash, 

 being earlier and more productive, commending it to market 

 gardeners, while its brilliant orange red color and fine keeping 

 and cooking qualities will make it popular with the consumer. 

 It is of medium size and of excellent quality. (See cut.) 10 

 cts. pkt.; 20 cts. oz. ; 60 cts. ^ lb. ; S2.00 lb. 

 HENDERSON'S GOLDEN CtlSTARD. {See Novelties, page 



13.) 30 cts. pkt. ; 4 pkts. for SI. 00. 

 NEW PROLIFIC SUGAR. Eipens quite early and continues 

 in bearing until killed by the frost. The rind is a dark cream 

 color, smooth, slightly ribbed, and of about the hardiness of 

 the Cushaw ; flesh white, turning to light cream when ripe. It is 

 eminently a pie Squash, making a light colored pie, not much 

 darker than a custard. 10c. pkt. ; 25e. oz. ; 75c. J^ lb. ; $2.50 lb. 

 EGG PLANT SQUASH. (See Specialties, page 19.) 10 cts. pkt. ; 



25 cts. oz. ; 75 cts. Ji lb. ; S2.50 lb. 

 BAY STATE. (See Novelties, page 13.) 10 cts. pkt. ; 40 cts. oz. 

 PERFECT GEM. Equally desirable either as a summer or winter 

 Squash. The Squashes are from 4 to 6 inches in diameter, of 

 a creamy white, with thin, smooth shell, slightly ribbed. The 

 flesh cooked is dry, sweet, and rich in flavor, and free from the 

 strong taste often found in winter sorts. 5 cts. pkt. ; 10 cts. 

 oz. ; 25 cts. 1^ lb. ; 75 cts. lb. 

 THE SIBLEY. The form is entirely new, having the stem at the 

 swelled end. The shell is pale gi'een, very hard, but so thin 



and smooth as to 

 occasion the least 

 possible waste in 

 baking. Flesh is 

 solid and thick, a 

 brilliant orange 

 vcolor, and of rare 

 f edible qualities, be- 

 ing dry, and it has 

 a rich, delicate fla- 

 vor. Weight from 

 8 to 11 lbs. In pro- 

 ductiveness, the 

 new Sibley Squash 

 has decidedly the 

 SIBLEY svrA.sH. advautage of either 



the Hubbard or Marbleln^ad ; it moreover ripens its fruit so 

 evenly that nearly the whole crop maj- be gathered at one 

 picking. (See cut.) 10 cts. pkt. ; 25 cts. oz. ; 75 cts. J^ lb. ; $2.50 lb. 



WHITE BUSH SCALLOPED. This and the Yellow Bush are 

 esteemed the earliest, and are grown almost exclusively for 

 first crop. From the hard texture of the rind it is well suited 

 for shipping and they a,re grown exclusively at the South for 

 that purpose. 5 cts. pkt. ; 10 cts. oz. ; 25 cts. ^£ lb. ; 75 cts. lb. 

 YELLOW BUSH SCALLOPED. Differs from the above only in 



color. 5 cts. pkt. ; 10 cts. oz. ; 25 cts. I4 lb. ; 75 cts. lb. 

 BUSH SUMMER CROOKNECK. A much esteemed variety in 

 private gardens, somewhat similar in growth to the preceding, 

 but rather more dwarf. The fruit is orange yellow covered 

 with warty excrescences. It is considered the best flavored of 

 the summer varieties. 5e. pkt. ; 10c. oz. ; 25e. 34 lb. ; 75c. lb. 

 PINEAPPLE. A fall and winter variety. The color of the skin is 

 a creamy white. In time of ripening it comes in with the 

 Perfect Gem, and is of excellent quality when quite young, and 

 keeps well all winter. A very prolific variety, yielding from 

 five to eight Squashes to each vine. The flesh is also of a 

 creamy white color, fine grain and splendid quality, having a 

 rich cocoanut flavor. 5 cts. pkt. ; 10 cts. oz. ; 25 cts. 1^ lb. ; 

 75 cts. lb. 

 GREEN STRIPED BUSH, or BERGEN. A small white Squash, 

 with green stripes, of excellent flavor. 5 cts. pkt. ; 10 cts. oz. ; 

 25 cts. yi lb. ; 75 cts. lb. 

 Butman. A fine grained and distinct variety ; dry, sweet and de- 

 licious flavor. 5 cts. pkt. ; 10 cts. oz. ; 25 cts.'j^ lb. ; 75 cts. lb. 

 BOSTON MARROW. This variety may be termed second early, 

 coming in about ten days after the Bush and Crookneck sorts. 

 The skin, which is of a yellowish shade, is verj- thin, the flesh 

 dry and fine grained, and of unsurpassed flavor. 5 cts. pkt. ; 

 10 cts. oz. ; 25 cts. J^ lb. ; 75 cts. 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 re- 

 markable. It yields equal to the Hubbard, and its keeping 

 qualities are said to be better. 5 cts. pkt. ; 10 cts. oz. ; 25 cts. 

 I4 lb. ; 75 cts. lb. 

 MAMMOTH CHILI. Grows to an immense size, often weigh- 

 ing over two hundred pounds ; excellent for all uses. 10 cts. 

 pkt. ; 20 cts. oz. ; 60 cts. }i lb. ; S2.00 lb. 

 COCOANUT. Very prolific, producing six to twelve on a vine. 

 Outer color light yellow, the bottom of the fruit being of a 

 rich green hue. Quality first class. 5 cts. pkt. ; 10 cts. oz. ; 30 

 cts. I4 lb. ; SI. 00 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 yel- 

 low. Flesh fine 



grained, dry and 



of excellent 



flavor. It can 



be had in use 



from September 



to May. Plant 



in hills eight 



feet apart. (See 



cut.) 5 cts. pkt. ; 



10 cts. oz. ; 25 



cts. 1^ lb.; 75 



cts. lb. HtJBBABD SQUASH. 



ESSEX HYBRID. This is not only one of the richest flavored, 

 finest grained and sweetest of all Squashes, but it is also one 

 of the very best keepers that we know of. The flesh is very 

 thick, rich colored and solid. 5 cts. pkt. ; 10 cts. oz. ; 30 cts. 

 I4 lb. ; $1.00 lb. 



Winter Crook Neck. A variety largely grown in some of the 

 Eastern States ; flesh close grained, sweet and fine flavored ; 

 plant in hills nine feet apart. 5 cts. pkt. ; 10 cts. oz. ; 30 cts. 

 1^ lb. ; 81.00 lb. 



American Turban. Flesh orange yellow ; thick, fine grained and 

 well flavored ; an excellent varietv for use in the fall and early 

 winter. 5 cts. pkt. ; 10 cts. oz. ; 30 cts. J^ lb. ; $1.00 lb. 



VALPARAISO. A South American variety, which promises to 

 become a standard sort. It is of large size, enormously prolific, 

 and excellent qualitv. 5c. pkt. ; 10c. oz. ; 30c. }i lb. ; $1.00 lb. 



VEGETABLE MARROW. A favorite English sort. The fruit 

 is very variable in size, from nine to eighteen inches in length, 

 and from four to six inches in diameter. Skin a greenish yel- 

 low, flesh white, soft, and of rich flavor. This is entirely dis- 

 tinct from all of the preceding. Plant eight feet apart. 5 cts. 

 pkt. ; 15 cts. oz. ; 50 cts. I4 lb. ; $1.50 lb. 



I am glad to be able to endorse what you say about •' Succession " Cabbage and ' 

 Gardener to Wm. Mulligan, Esq., Palisades, Eockland Co., N. Y., August 6th, 1888. 



Early Prolific Marrow " Squash. I am sure they have come to stay. — A. E. Robihsom, 



