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POPULAR VEGETABLE SEEDS 



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Pumpkin. 



One pound 

 fiftj- hills; four 



will plant two hundred to two hundred and 

 lo six pounds are required to plant one acre. 



TVIJSTKR LUXURY PUMPKIN — THE BEST KEEPKU. 



NEW PUMPKIN, WINTER LUXURY. 



This pumpkin, which we offered for tlie first time three 

 years since, is the result of six years' careful selection and 

 improvement by a veteran pumpkin grower, and is pro- 

 nounced by hundreds of our customers the very best pumpkin 

 for pies that they have ever known. _ It grows uniformly to a 

 diameter of ten to twelve inches, and is enormously pro- 

 ductive. In color it is a beautiful golden yellow, very finely 

 and closely netted, like a netted muskmelon,as shown in 

 photograph above. As a winter keeper and cooking varietv 

 it stands unequalled. Pkt.,5c.; oz., lOc; I4 lb., 30c.; lb ,S1 (16. 



CASHAW, or CKOOKNECK. Very popular; splen- 

 did for table use or feeding stock; flesh yellow, solid, fine 

 grained and sweet. Pkt.,5c.; oz., lOc; J^ lb., 'iOc; lb., 5l)c. 



GREEN STRIPED, or IMPROVED CASHAAV. 

 This is a great improvement on the well-known Cashaw. 

 They are much more beautiful in appearance, being a distinct 

 mottled green and white striped. The flesh is a rich yellow 

 color, solid, fine grained, very thick, sweet and excellent for 

 pies, and equally good for baking. They are very hardy, 

 bugs seldom bother them, can be grown among the corn, and 

 yield a much heavier crop than most other sorts. Pkt., 5c.; 

 oz., lOc; 14 lb., 25c.; lb., 75c. 



JONATHAN, or LARGE WHITE CASHAW. This 

 new pumpkin gro^s larger than the old Uashaw, with 

 creamy white skin. It is a good keeper, very prolific, smooth, 

 even and thick fleshed ; very sweet and fine for pies or feed- 

 ing stock. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 10c.; %, lb., 'iOc ; lb.; 60c. 



LARGE CHEESE. (Kentucky Field.) Very produc- 

 tive; skin orange; flesh yellow and sweet. Shape round, 

 flattened on the ends. Pkt., 5c.; oz., lOc; 3>4 lb., 20c.; lb., 60c. 



NEW JAPANESE PIE PUMPKIN. This remarkable 

 variety, from Japan, has proven a valuable addition to our 

 pie and cooking pumpkins. The flesh is very thick, of a 

 rich salmon color, and nearly solid, the seed cavity being 

 very small. Unusually fine grained, dry and sweet, 

 having much the same taste and appearance as sweet pota- 

 toes, making pies as rich without eggs as other varieties do 

 with. Pkt., 5c.; oz., lOc; 141b., 25c; Jb.,75c. 



CALiHOUN. This new pumpkin has been thoroughly 

 tested in all sections of the country, and is pronounced by all 

 one of the best for pies. Shape nearly round, but somewhat 

 flattened on the ends, skin creamy brown, flesh inside of a 

 deep salmon yellow, very thick, fine grained and of most 

 excellent quality. Lovers of fine pvnnpkins should try the 

 Calhoun. Pkt., 5c.; oz., lOc; % lb., 25c.; lb., 85c. 



QUAKER PIE PUMPKIN. A distinct variety from 

 New York State, where it has been grown for many years by 

 a family of Quakers or Friends. The shape is nearly oval, 

 tapering slightly towards the ends. Color, creamy white, 

 both inside and out; flesh is sweet and rich, and an excellent 

 keeper. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 10c.; % lb., 30c.; lb., 90c. 



SMAr.1. SUGAR. A very handsome little pumpkin, 

 with deep orange-colored skin, and flesh of unusually fine 

 sugary flavor ; finegrained ; very productive and keeps well. 

 Pkt., 5c.; oz., lOc; M lb., 20c.; lb., 60c. 



NANTUCKET SUGAR, or NEGRO. This pumpkin is 

 comparatively unknown outside of a few of the far Eastern 

 States, where it is used exclusively in making the celebrated 

 Yankee Pumpkin Pies. The skin is ver.v dark green, 

 almost black, flesh thick, and of a rich orange yellow. 

 They weigh from twelve to fifteen pounds, and will keep for 

 a year. Pkt., 5c.; oz., lOc; K lb., 25c.; lb., 70c. 



DUNKARD WINTER PUMPKIN. This hybrid 

 variety originated with tiie sect of Dunkards in Bucks 

 County, Pa., where it has had a local reputation for years. 

 They are oblong in shape, growing large. The outside skin 

 is a ricli orange, lightly striped. The flesh is very thick, 

 golden yellow, very rich and sweet in flavor. They sell in 

 Philadelphia markets at double the prices of other varieties. 

 Owing to the hybrid origin of the variety, they vary some in 

 shape, there being a tendency to sport back to the original 

 parents. All specimens, however, are equally good in quality. 

 Pkt., 5o.: oz., lOc; H lb., 25c.; lb., 8.5c. 



NEW GOIiDi5N OBLONG PUMPKIN. A very fine 

 new and productive variety, growing oblong to a length of 

 sixteen to eighteen inches, and seven to eight inches in 

 diameter. The outside skin is dark green when young, 

 changing- to a deep golden color as it ripens. Flesh rich 

 vellow, very sweet, dry and excellent for pies. Its keeping 

 qualities are almost if not quite equal to our best winter 

 squashes. Pkt., 5c ; oz.. We.; \ lb., ^oc; lb., 75c. 



GOLDEN MARROW. A splendid pie pumpkin. They 

 are slightly ribbed; the skin is of a deep orange color; the 

 flesh fine and of excellent flavor. Cook soft and tender, and 

 are excellent keepers. The vines are very productive and 

 hardy. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 10c. ; M lb., 25o.; lb., 75o. 



TENNESSEE SWEET POT.'VTO — THE GREAT PIE PUMPKIN. 



TRUE TENNESSEE SWEET POTATO. One of the 



very best pie and cooking pumpkins. They grow pear- 

 shaped, as shown in photograph above, to good size, slightly 

 ribbed; skin is a creamy wliite; flesh very thick, creamy 

 white, dry and fine grained, keeping well until late in the 

 spring: when cooked, resemble sweet potatoes, but much 

 more delicious in taste. The vines are hardy and enormously 

 productive. Pkt., 5c.; oz., lOc; 14 lb., 25c.; lb., 60c. 



Common Yellovp Field. Very productive, and grown 

 for feeding stock. Pkt., 5c.; oz., lOc; lb., 35c.; 10 lbs., S2.00. 



