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THE QRE/IT PRIZE FUMFKIN-KINQ OF THE nflnnOTH/. 



Our attention was first called to this truly colossal variety while visiting 

 France in 1884, where we first secured seed, and distributed il among our cus- 

 tomers. Tlie resulls have been astonisUing;. No other pumpkin ever intro- 

 duced has reached such enormous iveights, and been awarded as many 

 prizes. In competition for our cash prizes the past three seasons, over six 

 hundred of our customers have raised specimens weighingover 150 lb<. each. 

 The lieaviest weiglits attained in 1889, and for whinh our cash prizes were 

 a\Yardeil, were_350 lbs., 231 lbs., and 197 lbs., respectively. Tliese prize- 

 ■\vinning specimens are at this writing on exhibition in front of our store, and, 

 being located on the principal business street of Philadelphia, it is needless to 

 say they are constantly surrounded by an admiring crowd, exciting much won- 

 der, and attracting visitors from all parts of the city. We again offer 



$50.00 in Three Cash Prizes for Heaviest Specimens Grown in 1890. 



S25. 00 for heaviest; S15. 00 for second heaviest; SIO.OO for third 

 heaviest. All reports of weights to be sent in by October 15th, at which time 

 the prize-winning specimens will be ordered sent to us (at our expense), and 

 cash forwarded to the successful competitors. With one of these pumpkins you 

 would also be sure of a first prize at your county fair. The flesh and skin of a 

 bright golden yellow color, very fine grained, of excellent quality, and not- 

 withstanding its enormous size, it is one of the very best pie or table pump- 

 kins ever grown, and a splendid keeper. 



PRICES FOR 1890 : Seeds saved from specimens selected from our 

 patch, weighing 100 pounds and over, pkt., 33c.; 5 pkts., SI. 00. Seeds 

 saved from general crop, all good, large, uniform specimens, pkt., lOc; oz., 25c.; 

 }i lb., 75c.; lb., 82.50. 



245 pounds in 1885. 

 218 pounds in 1886. 

 I78M pounds In 1887. 

 191 pounds in 1888. 

 250 pounds in 1889. 



Is this not the greatest of 

 all Pumpkins? 



AIner Hatfield, Goff's, W. Va., 

 grew in 1889 1105 lbs. of these 

 t'umpkins on two vines, and J. H. 

 Patterson, Barretts Mills, Ohio, 

 '^rew in 1888 1138 lbs. on two vines; 

 just think of it, over one-half ton 

 from two seeds planted. Is not 

 the King of the Mammoths indeed 

 a wonder ? 



