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Squash or Tomato Pepper 

 Potiron, Fr. 



PEPPER — Continued 



741 Squash, or Tomato. Fruits about 2 to 3 inches in diam- 

 eter, flat, and slightly ribbed, with thick sweet flesh. Pkt., 

 10 cts.; \ oz., 30 cts.; oz., 50 cts.; \ lb., $1.75. 



The Small Ornamental Sorts 



715 Celestial. Compact plants, literally covered with small 



conical fruits in color ranging from purple to brilliant red. 



Very hot. Pkt., 15 cts.; \ oz., 30 cts.; oz., 50 cts.; \ lb., $1.75. 

 720 Creole, or Birds Eye. Bears small oval red-hot fruits in 



abundance. Very ornamental. Pkt., 15 cts.; 5 oz., 50 cts.; 



oz., 85 cts.; }lb., $2.50. 

 735 Red Cherry. A small round late variety, fruits erect, 



scarlet and hot. Pkt., 15 cts.; J oz., 40 cts.; oz., 75 cts.; i 



lb., $2.50. 

 728 Red Japan Cluster. Very productive. Small, slender, 



upright, hot fruits of bright red. Pkt., 15 cts.; J oz., 30 cts.; 



oz., 50 cts.; i lb., $1.75. 

 718 Small Chili. Red conical pods, in abundance, about 2 



inches long, very hot. In demand for sauce. Pkt., 15 cts.; 



i oz., 30 cts.; oz., 50 cts.; J lb., $1.75. ' 

 744 Tabasco. Small and very hot. Used as a condiment either 



in vinegar or sauce. Pkt., 15 cts.; \ oz., 45 cts.; oz., 80 cts. 



PUMPKIN 



Caabaza, Sp. 

 Grosse-Kurbis, Ger. 



CULTURE — Sow in good soil in May, when the ground has become warm, in hills 10 feet apart each way, or in fields of corn 

 about every fourth hill; plant at the same time with the corn. Pumpkin varieties if planted together will mix. There is not much 

 danger of their mixing with squashes or other vines. One ounce for 25 hills. 

 750 Large Cheese or Kentucky Field. A very hardy late, large 



round flattened variety with pale yellow skin, flesh very thick, 



yellow and sweet, an excellent canner. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; 



|lb., 40 cts.; lb., $1.25. 

 752 Large Yellow Field, or Big Tom. The well known cornfield 



Pumpkin, mostly grown for feeding stock. Round, flat-ended sort 



with smooth, tough dark orange rind and flesh is dry and sweet 



and is often used for canning. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; \ lb., 



40 cts.; lb., $1.00; 10 lbs., $8.00. 

 756 Large Yellow Mammoth Potiron ( King of the Mammoths, 



Jumbo). Largely grown for fairs and exhibitions. Specimens have 



been grown weighing over 100 pounds. Skin rich dark yellow, 



flesh lighter shade, sweet but somewhat coarse. Pkt., 10 cts.; 



oz., 20 cts.; J lb., 50 cts.; lb., $1.75. 

 754 Mammoth Golden Cashaw. A very prolific crookneck type, 



of a golden-orange color. Flesh thick, solid and good quality. 



Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; \ lb., 50 cts.; lb., $1.75. 

 758 Quaker Pie Pumpkin. A fine-grained, early, medium-sized, 



oval-shaped sort of rich flavored creamy white flesh with pale 



yellow skin. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; \ lb., 50 cts.; lb., $1.75. 

 760 Sugar, or New England Pie. For pies this cannot be ex- 

 celled. Fruits round and small, with deep yellow skin, plainly 



ribbed. Flesh sweet and fine grained. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; 



ilb., 50 cts.; lb., $1.50. 

 764 Winter Luxury. A very good keeper and a splendid pie 



Pumpkin; shape round, skin finely netted, and russet-yellow 



color; flesh deep yellow and thick. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; 



Jib., 50 cts.; lb., $1.50. 



RHUBARB 



Ruibarbo, Sp. 

 Rhubarbe, Fr. 1YI I \J J_>^\1A.JL> Rhabarber, Ger. 

 One ounce of seed to 125 feet of drill. 



Culture — Good plants are easily grown in any good garden 

 soil. Sow seed thinly in shallow drills 1 foot apart, thin to 4 or 5 

 inches. Keep soil loose and free from weeds. The plants are liable 

 to vary considerably. Pick out the strongest and best. In fall or 

 spring following, transplant to the permanent bed, 4 feet apart each 

 way, in deep, warm and very rich soil. The more manure the 

 better stalks. 

 830 Linnaeus. A good second early, very large and a strong 



grower. Stalks mostly deep green, round and of good quality. 



Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; % lb., 75 cts. 

 832 Victoria. A splendid early sort. Stalks are large, very 



thick, of rich red color, and tender quality. Pkt., 10 cts.; 



oz., 25 cts.; Jib., 75 cts. 



For Rhubarb Roots, see page 212. 



Sugar, or New England Pie Pumpkins 



Re-cleaned Bird Seeds 



In quantities offered below, prepaid. 



Lb. 



Mixed Bird ' $0 25 



Canary, Plain 25 



Rape, Sweet 25 



Hemp 25 



Millet 25 



Wild Bird Mixture 25 



Sunflower 20 



Lettuce. Oz., 5 cts 30 



5 lbs. 



10 lbs. 



$1 10 



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