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Potiron, Fr. 



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 orange 



skin, flesh yellow and sweet, an excellent canner. 



Very prolific and yields heavy crops. Pkt., 10 cts.; 



oz., IS cts.; i lb., 40 cts.; lb., SI. 25. 

 752 Large Yellow Field, or Big Tom. The well 



known cornfield Pumpkin, mostly grown for feeding 



stock. Round, fiat-ended sort with smooth, tough 



rind and flesh is dry and sweet and is often used for 



canning. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; £ lb., 40 cts.; 



lb., SI. 25. By express, 10 lbs., $10.00. 

 756 Large Yellow Mammoth Potiron (King of Ike 



Mammoths, Jumbo). This is the variety so largely 



grown for fairs and exhibition. Specimens have been 



grown weighing over 100 pounds. Skin rich dark 



yellow, flesh lighter shade, and somewhat coarse. 



Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; \ lb., 70 cts.; lb., $2.25. 

 754 Mammoth Golden Cashaw. A very prolific 



crookneck type, being an improvement on the old light- 

 colored Cashaw, the skin being a golden-orange color. 



Flesh thick, solid and good quality. Pkt., 10 cts.; 



oz., 20 cts.; i 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. Keeps well if stored in a dry place. Pkt., 



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



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



excelled. Fruits round and small, with deep yellow skin, 



plainly ribbed. Flesh sweet and fine grained. Pkt., 10 cts., 



oz., 20 cts.; \ lb., 50 cts.; lb., $1.50 . 



Mammoth Golden Cashaw Pumpkin 



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764 



Radis, Rave, Fr. 



RADISH 



Winter Luxury. A very good keeper and a splendid pie 

 Pumpkin; shape round, skin finely netted, and beautiful 

 russet-yellow color; flesh deep yellow and thick. Pkt., 10 

 cts.^oz., 20 cts.; | lb., 50 cts.; lb., $1.75. 



Rabanito, Sp. 

 Radies, Ger. 

 One ounce of seed will sow 100 feet of drill. 



CULTURE — One of the earliest delicacies to reach our table in the spring and one that may be enjoyed all season by a judicious 

 selection of varieties suitable for different seasons. In soil rich in humus, the little early round and olive-shaped sorts will be ready 

 for use in from 3 to 4 weeks. Earliest sowings may be made as soon as frost is out of the ground. After May 1st, sow long varieties 

 like White Icicle or Long Scarlet Short Top. After June 1st, select summer varieties like Long White Vienna, or White Delicacy, and 

 around July 1st, sow the late but also large winter radishes for a fall and winter supply. All radishes, to do their best, should be thinned 



out to stand 2 to 6 inches apart in the row, the largest distance given 

 applying to the large growing winter varieties. 



The Earliest Round Sorts 



770 Cardinal Globe (see Specialties, page 9). Pkt., 10 cts.; oz. 



20 cts.; £ lb., 50 cts.; lb., $1.75. 

 776 Crimson Ball. A dainty little Radish of mild flavor; skin bright 



red, flesh tinged with red. It forms the root very rapidly and is 



ready for use within 25 days. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; Jib., 50 cts.; 



lb., $1.75. 



779 Crimson Giant. Suitable both for forcing or early planting out 

 of doors. In shape it is round to oval, and very attractive. The 

 flesh is mild and tender. Grows to larger size than any in this class, 

 yet retains its crispness and delightful flavor. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 

 20 cts.; i lb., 45 cts.; lb., $1.50. 



780 Dreer's Crystal Forcing. Of remarkably quick growth, insuring 

 crisp solid roots, perfectly round and pure white with small top. 

 Good quality, whether grown in open or under glass. Pkt., 10 cts.; 

 oz., 20 cts.; i lb., 45 cts.; lb., $1.50. 



804 Earliest Red May. Makes a remarkably quick growth and is 

 ready for the table within 3 weeks after sowing seeds. The Radishes 

 are of a desirable size and uniform in shape, with small tops and of 

 excellent flavor. This is a splendid variety for the earliest crop, 

 either outdoors or for forcing under glass. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; 

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



816 Earliest White May. A crisp turnip-shaped variety with a very 

 small top. Extremely early and a very desirable sort. Pkt., 10 cts.; 

 oz., 20 cts.; i lb., 45 cts.; lb., $1.50. 



798 New Ruby. This variety does not attain a large size, but is very 



attractive and quickly forms a root to a condition suitable for eating. 



The shape is nearly round, and color of skin deep red; flesh white and 



very crisp. The tops are not large, and it is a good variety for forcing. 



Dreer's Crystal Forcing Radish Pkt., 10 ets.; oz., 20 cts.; i lb., 50 cts.; lb., $1.75. 



For a steady supply of crisp solid roots, sow Radish seed every two weeks 



