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POPULAR VEGETABLE SEEDS 



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PUMPKINS 



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Our field of King of the Mammoths growing for seed, show- 

 ing tlieir wonderful productiveness. 



One pound will plant two hundred to two hundred and 

 fifty liills ; four to six pounds are required to plant one acre. 



MAMMOTH GOtDEN CASHAW. A new introduc- 

 tion for 189S. The best yet. See Novelties, page 12. Pkt., 

 lUc; oz.,20c.; K lt>., 60c.; lb., 81.75. 



CASHAW, or CROOKNECK. Very popular; splen- 

 did for table use or feeding stock; skin light, flesh yellow, 

 solid and sweet. Pkt., 5c.; oz.,10c.; y^\h.,'S)c.\ lb., .5Uc. 



GKEEN STRIPED, or IMPROVED CASHAW. 

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

 They are much more beautiful in appearance, beinga distinct 

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

 color, solid. Hue grained, very thick, sweet and excellent for 

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

 bugs seldom bother them, and yield a much heavier crop 

 than most other sorts. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 10c ; J^ lb., 25c.; lb., 70c. 



JONATHAN, or LARGE WHITE CASHAW. This 

 new pumpkin grows larger than the old Cashaw, with 

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

 smooth, even and thick fleshed ; verv sweet and fine for pies 

 or feeding stock. Pkt., 5c.; oz., lOc; 34 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 them. Pkt., oc; oz., lOc; % lb., 25e.; lb., 75c. 



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 towaids the ends. Color, creamy white, 

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

 keeper. Pkt., 5c.; oz., lOc; % lb., 25c.; lb., 75c. 



LARGE CHEESE, OR KENTUCKY FIELD PUMPKIN. 



LARGE SWEET CHEESE, or KENTUCKY FIELD. 



A most popular variety. Fruit flattened, as shown in above 

 photograph ; skin mottled light green and yellow, changing 

 to rich cream color as it matures. Flesh yellow, thick, tender 

 and of excellent quality; a most productive variety. Pkt., 

 5c.; oz., 10c • ^i lb., 20c.; lb., 60c. 



CALHOUN. This new pumpkin hiis 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 pumpkins sliould try the 

 Calhoun. Pkt , 5c.; oz., lOc; Y^ lb., 25c.; lb., 7.5c. 



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; M lb., 20c.; lb., 60e. 



NANTUCKET SUGAR, or NEGRO. This pumpkin 

 is comparatively unknown outside of afew 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. They 

 weigh from twelve to fifteen pounds and will keep for a year. 

 Pkt., 5c.; oz., lOc; ^ lb , 2.5c.; lb., 70c. 



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., lOc; y^ lb., 25c.; lb., 70c. 



The Great Prize Pumpkin— King oJ the ^Vlammoths 



This truly colossal 

 variety first came to our at- 

 tention some years ago, while 

 visiting France, where we 

 secured seed, and distributed 

 it among our custoujers. The 

 results have been astonish- 

 ing. No other pumpkin ever 

 introduced has reached such 

 enormous weights, and been 

 awarded as many prizes. In 

 competition lor our cash prizes 

 in past seasons, hundreds of 

 our customers have raised 

 specimens weighing over one 

 hundred and fifty pounds 

 «ach, the heaviest ever grown 

 being two hundred and forty 

 pounds. It frequently attains 

 a diameter of over four feet. 



With one of these pump- 

 kins you would be sure of a 

 first prize nt your county fair. 

 The flesh and skin of a bright 

 golden yellow color, very 

 Hue grained, of excellent 

 quality, and notwithstanding 

 its enormous size, is one of 

 the very best pie or table 

 pumpkins ever grown, and a 

 splendid keeper. 



PRICES FOR 1898 : Seeds 

 saved from specimens 

 selected from our patch 

 weighing one hundred 

 pounds and over. Pkt., 

 15c., 4 pkts., 50c. Seeds 

 saved from the general crop, 

 all good, large, uniform speci- 

 mens. Pkt., lOc; oz., 20c.; '4 

 ll>.,50c.; lb., $1.50. 



KING OP THE MAMMOTHS PUMPKIN. Awarded First Prize at the Great Interstate Fair. From 

 this 154 lb. pumpkin 300 pies were made, which, cut in quarters, fed 1,200 persons. 



