Ifl ¥ j^'2^ * successful Germaa gardener, coming to 

 ■** *'-'Ot- this country, brought with him seed of this 

 radish. Time out of mind he has been solicited by his 

 neighboring gardeners to let them have some of the seed 

 at fabulous oflfers. No seed Introduced in years has had 

 such a pedigree. In 1834 it was a good radish, and to-day 

 it is as good as ever. It surpasses every other sort in fine. 



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The ordinary 

 strain of Salsify, 

 but so inferior to 

 the Mammoth I 

 BOW have very 

 little call for it. 

 Pkt., 6cts. ; oz., 

 lOcts. ; Hlb.,30 

 eta. ; lb., fl.OO. 



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I MAMMOTH 

 SANDWICH ISLAND 



1-5 consider this the 

 largest and most 

 profitable Salsify in cul- 

 tivation; roots are two to 

 ibree times the size of the 

 OTainary Salsify, and of 

 DQore agreeable flavor. It 

 Is pure whits In color, and 

 ibvaluable to market^ 

 gardeners. Pkt., 10c. ; 

 fe, 15c. ; )ilb., 50c. ; lb. , Sl.75. 



ibtiK tm\ —I paid this 

 $210. WU. amount, Oct 

 J, 1889, to E. E. Coffin, 

 Loveland, Colo., lor send- 

 tog me the finest root of, 

 HiTs variety, raised from! 

 ' rule's Seeds. 



crisp and brittle flavor; is always solid, of quick growth ; 

 flesh and skin a beautiful ivory white. Thousands can be 

 pulled, and they will be as near alike as peas in a pod. It 

 may also justly be called the "AU-Year-Round" radish, as 

 it does equally well sown any time in frames or open 

 ground. Every market gardener needs it. Packet, 10 

 cents; ounce, 15 cents; 14 pound, 40 cents; pound, $1.25. 



NEW VICTORIA SPIJtACH This new variety is distin. 



guished for its exceedingly dark green color, and also for its very 

 long standing qualities, being from two to three weeks later than 

 the ordinary "Long standing." The leaves are thick and spread 

 out fiat upon the ground. It is excellent for Spring sowing, but 

 not sufficiently hardy to stand the Winter in the locality of Phila- 

 delphia. In our trials of spinach at Briar Crest last spring, it 

 outyielded every other variety, and at the same time stood longer 

 before going to seed than the ordinary long standing, which was 

 heretofore considered the best variety in this respect. Packet, 

 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; J^ lb., 15 cents; pound, 85 cents. 



LONG STANDING.— It remains a very long time before 

 going to seed; on this account is very desirable, particularly for 

 marketing purposes. Leaves large and thick, somewhat similar 

 to the Round Leaf Pku, 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; 14 lb., 15 cts.; lb., 35 cts. 



ROUND LEAVED. — The old popular variety, and very de- 

 sirable for spring sowing. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; 

 ^ pound, 15 cents; pound, 35 cents. 



• • • • SQUASHES. • • • • 



SIBLBV It IS claimed that this will siippHnt the 



Hubbard. Flesh very thick, of a brilliant orange color. 

 In quality it is dry, and of a rich delicate flavor pecu- 

 liarly its own. Weighs from eight to eleven pounds. Rip- 

 ens with the Hubbard, but is more prolific. Packet, 

 5 cts.; ounce, 10 cts.; i^ pound, 20 cts.; pound, 50 cts. 



BA"V STATE.— Resembles very much the Essex Hy- 

 brid, but is not quite as large. In color it is dark green; 

 has a thick shell, and is very thick meated. In quality it 

 Is dry, fine in the grain and quite sweet. A good yielder. 

 Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 10 cts.; % lb., 25 cts.; pound, 75 cts. 



WHITE CHESTNUT -Nearer to white than any 



other of the hard-shell squashes; the color and quality of 

 the flesh is very suggestive of a chestnut. In size and 

 form it is large and similar to the Hubbard. Packet, 

 5 cts.; ounce, 10 cts ; "^ pound, 25 cts ; pound, 75 cts 



PROLIFIC MARROW. —Remarkably productive 

 and early. Quality excellent and a good keeper. Mr. E. 

 L. Coy, who grows as manj- acres of squash as any man 

 in the United States, pronounces it the earliest (10 days 

 ahead of the Boston Marrow) and the finest Fall variety. 

 Packet, 5 cts.; ounce., 10 cts.; )4 lb., 25 cts.; lb., 75 cts. 



MAMMOTH CHILI.— I think I can justly claim to 

 have the best strain of this squash in the market; cer- 

 tainly there is no better. Outer color a rich orange yel- 

 low; flesh very thick and of rich yellow color; quality 

 always good, very nutritious. Most profitable to grow for 

 stock, particularly when root crops are not largely 

 grown. Keeps well throughout entire winter and spring. 

 Very productive. In 1883 Mr. Hewitt, of Nova Scotia, ex- 

 hibited one at Dominion Exhibition weighing 292 lbs. 

 Pkt., 10 cts.; ounce, 15 cts.; i^ lb., 50 cts.; lb., 81.50. 



FORDHOOK.— The flesh is dry and very sweet. A good 

 keeper; if placed in a cool, dry room keeps in perfect condition 

 until late m June. Skin is so \ erv thm and delicate that the 

 squashes are pi epared for the table by simplv cutting m half, 



I lengthwise, and cooking skin and all at an^ time throughout the 

 winter. Ripens earlier than any other w inter squash. Matures 



t far north, where scarcely any other varieties even ripen. It is as 

 easily grown on all soils as the small Canada Crookneck. The 

 ineat is very thick and seed cavity small. In appearance they 

 are handsome and attractive, of a bright yellow outside, and a 

 straw yellow within. The green squashes can be used at any 

 stage of their growth; thus Fordhook is really an "all-the-year- 



I round" squash, and must prove of great value, both for market 

 and family gardens. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., lOcts.; i^ lb., 30 cts.; lb., 90 cts. 



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