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Spinach 



One ounce will sow one hundred feet of drill. Twelve 

 pounds will BOW one acre. 



Our prices are for Seeds, postage paid by mail. IJ 

 by express or freight, deduct TJfiN CENTS per pound. 



NEW EARLY GIANT THICK-LEAVED 



This new English Spinach, seed of which we offered for 

 sale last season for the first time in America, has gained 

 wonderful popularity with the market gardeners of London 

 since its origin there a few years ago. In our trials it has 

 proven the earliest and quickest growing of all, extremely 

 hardy, productive, large and handsome. We offer seed 

 grown by the originator in England. Pkl., 5c.; oz.,10c.; 34 

 lb., 20c.; lb., 60c. (by express, 5 lbs. and over, 45c. per lb.). 



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PLANTS OF PARISIAN LONG STANDING. Showing from the 

 root its wonderful strong, heavy growth. 



NEW SPINACH— PARISIAN LONG STANDING 



This New French Spinach surpasses our famous £nkhui- 



. zen LiOng Standing in its broad and heavy dark green 



leaves, wliich have the true Savoy appearance. It will stand 



fully two weeks longer than any other variety without run- 



" ning to seed, making it by far the most valuable for spring 



; planting. For wintering over it has proven hardier than 



the famous American Savoy or Bloomsdale, coming out 



- from under the snow with its dark green leaves in prime 



* condition. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 10c.; 34 lb., 20c.; lb., 60e., postpaid; 



-• 10 lbs. and over, 45e. per lb., by express or freight. 



^hat a Prominent flarket Gardener says of 

 Parisian Long-standing Spinacti : 



Jacob Habeokeb, Columbia, Pa., writes: " YourParl- 

 ■sian Longstanding Spinach stood over six weeks without 

 going to seed. It is by far the very finest variety." 



NEW VICTORIA. Leaves very dark green, almost 

 fclack, very thick and spread out flat upon the ground. It is 

 a, long standing variety, but not very hardy. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 

 lOc; 34 lb., 15c.; lb., 35c., postpaid; by express or freight, lb., 

 25c.; 10 lbs. and over, 22c. per lb. 



ENKHUIZEN LONG-STANDING. Leaves are round, 

 Sarge, thick and of dark green color. Our stock is grown in 

 Holland especially for us. Superior to ordinary Long-Stand- 

 dng generally oflfered. Pkt., 5c.; oz., lOc; 34 lb., 15c.; lb., 

 S5c., postpaid; 10 lbs. and over, 22c. per lb., by express. 



AMERICAN ROUND-SEEDED SATOY, or 

 BtOOM'^DALE. Our celebrated Philadelphia stock. 

 Popular for fall sowing. The leaves are large, thick, finely 

 ourled, heavy, produced in great numbers, and stand hand- 

 ling better than most other sorts. Pkt., 5c.; or., lOc; 34 lb., 

 15o.; lb., 35c., postpaid ; by express or freight, per lb., 25c.; 

 10 lbs. and over, 20c. per lb. 



I.HPROVED THICK-LEAVED, or VIROFL.W. 

 Very hardy and most popular in New York markets. Pkt., 

 5c.; oz., lOc; \i lb., 15c.; lb., 35c.; 10 lbs. and over, 20c. per lb. 



NEW ZE.4.LAND SPINACH. (Teiragonia Expansa.) 

 Supplies the place of ordinary spinach during hot weather; 

 succeeds everywhere. Sow in May where the plants are to 

 etand. Pkt., 5c.; oz., lOc; 34 lb., 30c.; lb., $1.00. 



Squash 



One ounce will plant twenty to forty hills, according to 

 size of seed. Four to six pounds will plant one sere. 



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NEW BXTBA EABLT JEBSBY WHITE BUSH SQUASH. 



NEW EXTRA EARLY JERSEY WHITE BUSH 



A decided novelty and acquisition, being an improved 

 strain of the old White Bush or Patty Pan. Selected and im- 

 proved by an intelligent New Jersey grower. By far the 

 earliest squash in cultivation, very productive and of good 

 marketable size. They show less ridge or scallop, being 

 better filled out, and contain a larger amount of flesh than 

 the parent variety. Pkt., 5c.; oz., lOc; 34 lb., 30c.; lb., $1.00. 



New Mammoth White Bush or Silver 

 Custard Squash 



This Is also an improved strain of the old and well-known 

 White Bush or Patty Pan Squash, growing uniformly to 

 twice the size, making the very finest possible appearance, 

 and selling rapidly in market. They ripen almost as early ; 

 skin a handsome white color, wonderfully productive and 

 hardy, vigorous grower. Pkt., 5c.; oz., lOc; 34 lb., 20c.; lb., 

 60o., postpaid; by express, 5 lbs. and over, 45c. per lb. 



THE NEW RED HtTBBABD SQUASH. 



NEW RED HUBBARD SQUASH 



A long-looked-for and most excellent new squash. A 

 sport from that old standard of excellence, the Hubbard; a 

 perfect type of its parent, except in color, which is a bright 

 orange red, exceedingly showy and attractive. Flesh much 

 richer in color than Hubbard, fine grained, cooks very dry, 

 of excellent fiavor. Its keeping qualities are fully equal to, 

 while in productiveness it far excels the old variety. These, 

 with its sweet, rich flavor, attractive color and shape, are 

 bound to make it one of the most profitable to grow for 

 winter use. Pkt., 5c.; oz., lOc; }4 lb., SOc; lb., 81.00. 



