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JOHNSON & STOKES, PHILADELPHIA 



SEED SWEET POTATOES. 



We make a specialty of seed sweet potatoes, growing our 

 stock exclusively in New Jersey, about nine miles Iroui our 

 Philadelphia warehouse, where we liave unequalled facili- 

 ties for handling and storing. We pack for shipment in 

 boxes and barrels, with greatest care; but as they are very 

 susceptible to climatic changes we cannot hold ourselves 

 responsible for their condition after long journeys of several 

 hundred miles. 



EXTRA E\RLY CAEOLINA— THJ EARLItST SM EET POTATO 



SVViCET POT.\TO— EXTRA EAKLY CAROLINA. 



This wonderful variety, originated in North Carolina, is far 

 superior to all other varieties in earliness, productiveness 

 and quality. Of a bright yellow color: shape nearly 

 round, and shorter than the ordinary varieties. AVill produce 

 fine edilile tubers in ten weeks from planting slips. Owing 

 to its extreme earliness, it is better adapted to cultivation in 

 the Northern States than any other variety. Does well on 

 ordinary soil and is the best of keepers. Peck, T-5c.; bush.. 

 S2.25; bbl., S4.50. Price of plants, readv Mav 1st, 80c. per 

 100, by mail, post-paid; COc. per 100, il.OO "per 1,000, by 

 express. 



NEW JERSEY SWEET AND EARLY NAN.SE- 

 MOND. The justly celebrated Philadelphia Sweet Potatoes, 

 universallv grown for Philadelphia and New York markets. 

 Peck, 7.5c.; bush., S2.00: bbl., S4.00. 



Plants of the above, ready Hay 1st, 7-^. per 100, by mail, 

 I)Ost-paid ; 50e. per 100 : S2.50"per 1,000, by express. 



PUMPKIN. 



O fruit loved of boyhood .' Ihe old dai/K recalling, 



Whtn wood-ffrapcs icere purpling and b'oivn nuts were falling, 



What moistens the lip and what brightens the eye, 



Wliat calls back the past, like tlie rich Pumpkin Pie.' 



— Whittier. 



One pound will plant two hundred to two hundred and 

 fifty hills : four to six pounds are required to plant one acre. 



CAsHAW^. Long, yellow crookneek ; splendid for 

 table use or feeding stock ; Hesh yellow, solid, fine grained 

 and sweet. Pkt., 5c.; oz., lOc; 14 lb., 20c.; lb., 65c. 



JONATHAN, or LARGE AVHITE CASHAW 

 PUMPKIN. This new pumpkin is pronounced by a 

 veteran pumpkin grower one of the finest varieties he has 

 ever grown. It is a good keeper, of larger size than the 

 White Cashaw ; very prolitic, smooth and even fleshed ; 

 very sweet and tine for pies. Pkt., oc; oz., lOc; }4 lb., 25c.; 

 lb., 75e. 



LARGE CHEESE. (Kentucky Field.) One of the 

 best for table use; very productive; skin oi-ange; flesh 

 yellow and sweet. Shape round, flattened on the ends. 

 Pkt., nc: oz., lOc; M lb., 20c.; lb., 60e. 



NEW JAPANESE PIE PUMPKIN. This remarkable 

 variel.v, 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 uweei, 

 having much the same taste and appearance as sweet pota- 

 toes, making pies as rich ^-ithout eggs as otlier varieties do 

 with. They ripen early, keep well and produce largely. 

 Pkt., oc; oz., lOc; '^ lb., 25c.; lb.. 7.5c. 



CALHOUN. This new pumpkin has been thoroughly 

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

 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 pumpkins should trv the 

 Calhoun. Pkt., .5c.; oz., lOc: 14 lb., 25c. lb.. 90c. 



QU.AKER 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. Cnlor, creamy white, 

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

 keeper. Pkt., 5c.; oz., lOc; ^^ lb., 30c.; lb., $1.00. 



SMALL SUGAR. A very handsome little pumpkin, 

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

 sugary flavor; fine grained; verv productive and "keeps 

 well. Pkt., 5c.; oz., lOc; % lb., 20c.; lb., 60c. 



GREEN STRIPED IMPROVED CASHAW PUMPKIN. 



GREEN STRIPED, or IMPROVED CASHAW. 



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

 Pumpkin in very manj respects, and those who have thus 

 far grown them iguort the Yellow Cashaw entirely. They 

 are much more beaufifiil in appearance, being a distinct 

 mottled green and white Striped. The flesh is a rich yelloTV 

 color., solid, fine grained, very thick, s.weet and excellent for 

 pies, arid eciually good for baking. The.v are very hardy, 

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

 yield a much heavier crop than Yellow Cashaw, and better 

 ior stock feeding. They are hard to beat. Try them. 

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



TRUE TENNESSEE SWEET POTATO. A splendid 

 pie and cooking pumpliin. They grow pear shaped, to- 

 medium size, slightly ribbed ; skin is a creamy white, lightly 

 striped with green; llesh ver.v thick, creamy white, dry and 

 fine grained, keeping well until late in the spring: when 

 cooked, resemble sweet potatoes, hut much more delicious 

 in taste. The vines are hardy and enormously productive. 

 ±-kt., 5c; oz., lOc; J4 lb., 200^; lb., 60c. 



NANTUCKET SUGAR. This great pie 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 very dark green, 

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

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

 a ye"ar. Pkt., 5c.; oz., lOc; 'i lb., 2.5c.; lb., 70c. 



DUNKARD WINTER PUMPKIN. This hybrid 

 variety originated with the sect of Dunkards in Bucks 

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

 They are oblong in shape, and freciuently weigh twenty to 

 twenty-five pounds. The outside skin is a ricli. deep 01-ange, 

 lightly striped. The flesh is very thick and of a beautiful 

 golden yellow, very rich and sweet in flavor. Their most 

 wonderful property is their keeping qualities, having been 

 kept for a period of two years in perfect condition. The 

 vines are very hardy and productive. They sell in Phil 1- 

 delphia markets at double the prices of other varieties. 

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

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

 parents. All specimen^;, however, are equallv good in 

 qualitv. Pkt., oc; oz., lOc; 34 lb., 25c.; lb., 75c. 



NEW GOLDEN OBLONG PUMPKIN. Avery 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 

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

 qualities are almost if not quite equal to our best winter 

 squashes. Pkt., 5c.; oz., lOc: ^:C !'">■, '-oc; lb., 80c. 



GOLDEN MARKO^V. A splendid pie pumpkin. They 

 are slightly ribbed; the skin isof a deep orange colnr; the 

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

 are excellent keepers. The vines are verv productive and 

 hardy. Pkt., oc; oz., lOc; 34 lb., 25c.; lb., 75c. 



Common Yellow Field. Very productive, and grown 

 for feeding stock. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 10c; lb., 35c.; 10 lbs., J2.00. 



