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JOHNSON & STOKES, PHILADELPHIA. 



SPINACH. 



One ounce •will sow one hundred feet of drill. Twelve 

 pounds "will sow one acre. 



Market gardeners desiring to purchase by the 

 Tjushel ivill be given special prices on application. 



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ENKHITIZEX. I.ONG STAjyurXG. Tliis is the only 

 (genuine long standing spinach imported into this country, 

 and was introduced by us six years ago. It is undoubtedly 

 the spinach for spring sowing, as it will stand fully fifteen 

 •days longer than any other before running to seed. We 

 have often seen it stand sci long that the leaves actually 

 turned yellow before shooting to seed. The leaves are 

 round, large, unusually thick, deeply curled, and of a fine 

 •dark-green color. Our stock is grown in Holland especially 

 for us. It is considered by many also the best for fall sowing 

 ■on account of its ability to stand the winter better than any 

 ■other sort. This variety is superior to the ordinary Long 

 ■Standing offered in manv catalogues. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 10c. ; 

 341b., 1.5c.; lb., 45c. 



AMERICAN, or NOKFOLK SAVOT-I.EAATED. A 

 large, curled variety, with tliick, fleshy leaves, producing 

 about twice the weight of crop over the old sorts. Stands 

 handling and transportation better than any other sort. 

 Pkt., .5c.; oz., lOc; lb., -10c. 



Monstrous Viroflay. Grows to large size, with very 

 thick, fleshv leaves. Pkt., 5c.; oz., lOe.; Jilb., 20c.: lb., .50e. 



NEAV THICK-LE.WED KOUND. Produces large, 

 thick, dark green, crumpled leaves; does not run to seed 

 ■quickly. Pkt., 5c.; oz., lOc; i;{ lb., 15c ; lb., ■tOc. 



Broad-Leaved Flanders. A large leaved, round- 

 seeded variety. Pkt., 5c.; oz.,10c.; i^ lb., 1.5c.; lb.,40e. 



Prickly-Seeded. Hardy, but not as productive as the 

 ■above varieties. Pkt., 5c.; oz., lOc; 3^ lb., 15c.; lb., 50c. 



SQUASH. 



One ounce will plant twenty to forty hills, according to 

 ■size of seed. Four to six pounds will plant one acre. 



EAKI.T WHITE SCOLiOP BU.SH, or PATTY PAJM. 



A good early variety for market; it grows to a large size, 

 .and bears an abundant crop. Pkt., .5c,; oz.,10c.: i4;ib.,20c.; 

 :ib.,&5c. 



Early Golden Bush. Similar to the preceding, but 

 ■of a deep orange color. Pkt., 5c.; oz., lOc: lb., 75c. 



EABLY PROLIFIC ORANGE M.\KROW. This 

 new variety ripens full two weeks ahead of the Boston 

 Marrow and excels it in productiveness and keeping quali- 

 ties. It is of very handsome color, medium in size, sweet 

 flavor, with tliick, high-colored orange flesh, fine grained 

 .and dry when cooked, making it a most desirable variety as 

 a fall squash. Growing very quickly, it does well when 

 planted as a second crop, following early peas, potatoes, etc. 

 JPkt.,5c.; oz.,10e.; J^ lb., 30c.; lb., SI. 00. 



NEW OLIATS. A splendid squash, exactly the shape 

 and color of an olive, hence its name. It attains a weight of 

 six to ten pounds. The skin is smooth, flesh thick, firm and 

 of golden yellow color, remarkably good in quality and very 

 productive. It makes a splendid winter variety. Pkt., 5c!; 

 ■oz.,10c.; Klb,, .3nc.; lb., SI. 00. 



ESSEXHTBRII>, or HARD SHELL TURBAN. This 

 variety is oneof the finest grained and sweetestof the squash 

 family. Specimens kept until June as sound and good as 

 -when gathered in the fall. The flesh is very thick, rich 

 •colored and solid. It ripens early, and is one of the most 

 productive varieties in cultivation : already verv popular. 

 Pkt., 5c.; oz.,10e.; ^^ lb., 30c.; lb., $1.00. 



NEW MEDITERRANEAN SQUASH. 



NEW MEDITERRANEAN. We were the first seeds- 

 men in America to offer this very valuable new fall and 

 winter squash, which, from its ninnerous excellent qualities, 

 has proven a most valuable acquisition. Our attention was 

 first called to this handsome squash by a sea captain, plying 

 between this port and the Mediterranean, who, on one of his 

 voyages, brought a few of these squashes with him for our 

 inspection and trial. The above illustration, from a photo- 

 graph, is an exact representation, showing their handsome 

 form. They grow about the same size as the Hubbard, but, 

 owing to their very thick flesh, will weigh much heavier. 

 The outside skin is quite smooth and of a |>leasing red 

 salmon color, while the flesh is of a beautiful rich yellow, 

 very sweet, fine and floury; its rich flavor is not ap- 

 proached by any other variety. The vinesgro^vs vigorously, 

 are extremely hardy and very productive. As a keeper, 

 they rank with our best winter sorts. They are pronounced 

 by those who have tested them, the very best squash ever 

 grown. Pkt. lOc; oz.,15c.; }i lb., 40e.; lb., $1.25. 



Golden Summer Crookneck. Early, productive, of 

 goodquality; skin yellow. Pkt 5c.; oz.lOc; lb., 75c. 



SIBLEY. The shape of this valuable new and distinct 

 squash is accurately shown in the above illustration. The 

 shell is pale green in color, very hard and flinty, but so very 

 thin and smooth as to occasion the least possible waste in 

 baking. The flesh is solid and thick, a vi\id brilliant orange 

 color, dry, and of a rich delicate flavor. They range in 

 weight from eight (8) to eleven (11) pounds. Vine remarkar 

 bly vigorous and ripens its fruit simultaneously with the 

 Hubbard. In productiveness, the new Sibley Squash has 

 decidedly the adva itage of either the Hubbard or Marble- 

 head; it moreover ripens its fruit so evenly that nearly the 

 whole crop may be gathered at one picking. In its keeping 

 qualities it excel? remaining in a good dry cellar, perfectly 

 sound until the 1 ist of March. The hardiness and flintiness 

 of the shell render it one of the verv best shipping varieties. 

 Pkt., .5e.; oz., loc; '•ilb., .50c.; lb., $1.50. 



VALPARAISO. This new variety from South America, 

 when grown from the true seed, of wliieh we are the origi- 

 nal importers, is vastly superior to the so-called " improved " 

 or mongrel sorts. Its shape is oblong, skin of rich cream 

 color; the flesh is of a rich golden yellow, very thick and 

 fine grained, and very sweet and delicate in flavor, making 

 the best pies, etc. They grow to large, uniform size and 

 are enonnously productive and profitable to grow for cook- 

 ing or feeding purposes. Pkt., -50.; oz., 1.5c.; M lb., 35c.; lb., 

 $1.25. 



