48 PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK.—VEGETABLE SEEDS. 
Summer Squash. 
Ger., Kiirbiss.—Fr., Courge.—Span., Calabasa Tomtanera. 
Bush sorts, 1 oz. for 50 hills. Bush yarieties, 5 to 6 lbs., and running 
-varieties, 3 to 41bs., in hills foran acre. 
Squashes are of luxuriant and vigorous growth, and although they will 
grow readily on almost any soil, they will well repay generous treatment. 
Like all vegetables of this class, itis useless to sow until the weather has 
become settled and warm. Light soilsare best suited for their growth, and 
it is most economical of manure to prepare hills for the seeds in the 
ordinary manner by incorporating two or three shoyvelfuls of well-rotted 
-Inanure 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 leayes, leaving three or four of the strongest plants. 
Scalloped Varieties 
or ‘‘Pattypan ” Squash. 
LONG ISLAND WHITE BUSH. A selection of the old 
White Bush Scallop, and a vast improvement, having less 
prominent ridges and being much deeper, so that a single 
Squash actually contains nearly twice as much weight as 
the old sort. In addition to this, it is of finer quality and 
very prolific. (Seecut.) 10c. pkt., 20c. oz., 50c. 14 Ib., $1.50 Ib. 
GOLDEN CUSTARD BUSH. Exceeds in size any of the 
scalloped sorts, frequently 2 feetin diameter. A dark rich 
golden yellow. Quality excellent. It grows in bush form, 
wonderfully productive. (See cut.) 10c. pkt., 15c. oz., = ae == Sw 2 
30c. 14 lb., 90c. Ib. Long Island White Bush Squash. 
SILVER CUSTARD. A fitting companion to the Golden Custard 
Bush Squash. Grows to an immense size, often producing ( k k S h 
single Squashes 18 inches in diameter, of a delicate white color, Foo nec uas e 
and of finest quality. Very productive. 10c. pkt., 15c. oz., 30c. HENDERSON’S NEW “CREAM-COLORED” CROOKNECK. 
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ZaAds Weald: (See Novelties, page 13.) 15¢. pkt., 50c. oz., $1.50 14 Ib. 
WEITH BUSH SCALLOPED. — Cyming.”  ihis/and the | WAMMOTH BUSH SUMMER CROOKNECK Ginny meoincce 
exclusively for Arst crop. From the hard textureoot the vind it | <l888 of Squashes surpasses in quality any of the summer varie- 
is well suited for ship ing and they are grown exclusively at the ties, and in the MAMMOTH we have the delicious buttery flavor 
pings 8 y of the original sort, but of just double the size. (See cut.) 10c. 
South for that purpose. 5c. pkt., 10c. oz., 20c. 14 Ib., 60e. lb. pkt., 20c. 0z., 40c. 14 Ib., $1.00 Ib. 
YELLOW BUSH SCALLOPED. Differs from the white only | 
in color. 5c. pkt., 10c. oz., 20c. 44 Ib., 60e. 1b. YELLOW BUSH SUMMER CROOKNECK. Amuchesteemed | 
variety. The fruit is orange yellow, covered with warty excres- 
BH ay) cences. It is considered the best flavored 
i144 of the summer varieties. 5c. pkt., 10c. oz., 
20c. 14 Ib., 60ce. Ib. 
PERFECT GEM. Equally desirable either 
as a summer, autumn or winter Squash. 
It is astrong grower and a large yielder, 
as many as 24 Squashes having been pro- 
duced from asingle vine. The Squashes 
are from four to six 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. 
(See cut.) 5e.pkt., 10c. oz., 20c. 14 lb., 60ce. lb. 
PINEAPPLE. A summer, 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, yield- 
ing 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. (See cut.) 
5e. pkt., 10c. 0z., 25c. 14 Ib., 75e. Ib. 
VEGETABLE MARROW. A fayorite | The ‘‘ Henderson”’ 
English sort. The fruit is very variable 
in size, from nine to eighteen inches in Lawn Grass Seed 
length, and from four to six inches in 
diameter. Skin a greenish-yellow, flesh 
white, soft and of rich flavor. This is For Cemeteries and Parks, 
is matchless 
entirely distinct from all of the preceding. forming lawns rapidly which stand the droughts 
Plant eight feet apart. (See cut.) 5¢. pkt., of summér, making a thick and durable sod. : 
15. 02., 40. 24 Ib., $1.00 Ib. For full details, see pages 56 and 57. Z = i 
WE DELIVER FREE to any post office in the United States, ALL VEGETABLE SEEDS offered in this Catalogue 
’ by the packet, ounce, quarter-pound, pound, half-pint, pint and quart. 
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