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SQUASH 



German. Kurbtf French. Courge 



Spanish. Calabasa 



One ounce E»r!y will plant SO hills; 1 ounce Marrow 25 hills. 



Curture. — The plants are very lender and sensitive to cold, and 

 planting must t>e delayed until settled, warm weather. The geu- 

 erml principles of culture are the same as those given for cucum- 

 bers and melons, bat the plants are less particular as to soil. The 

 summer varieties should be planted 4 feet apart each way. and 

 the winter sorts 8 feet. Three plants are sufficient for a hill. 

 Care should be taken not to break the stems from the Squashes 

 intended for winter use. as the slightest Injury will Increase the 

 liability to decay. 



Boston Harrow. Fine fall variety: oval, bright orange: desh 

 yellow and Ann: best for pies, and also for canning. I'kt.. Sc.; 

 oa.. 10e.: H lb.. 30c.: lb.. 65c. 



White Buab Scalloped 



Early White Bush Scalloped. A standard summer variety: grxNl 

 either for home or market -garden. Pkt.. Sc.: oa.. 10c.: Vi lb.. 20c.; 

 lb., eoc. 



Giaat Summer Crookneck. rm»i *■ the size of the ordinary 

 Crookneck and very warty, but similar In other respects. Their 

 handsome appearance commands an extra price In Hie mark' t 

 Pkt.. Sc.; oa.. 10c.: V, lb.. 20c.: lb.. 60c. 



Improved Hubbard. The well-known and standard late variety; 

 our strain Is excellent. I'kt.. 5c.: oa.. 10c.: >4 lb.. 20c.: lb., 65c. 



TOMATO 



German. Cicbesupfol French. Tomate 



Spanish. To mates 



One ounce will produce 1 500 plants 



Culture. — The Tomato is raised from seed, which should be 

 sown in the hotbed about February 20. and continuous sowings 



made until April 1. according ns the plants are wanted for use. 

 When the plants are about 2 inches high, transplant to 4 inches 

 apart: and. after three or or four weeks, transplant from the hot- 

 IhhI into a colilframe. setting the plants S Inches apart each way. 

 • A <• >K1 frame is simply a low wooden frame covered with glass, 

 used to protect such plants as are not sufficiently hardy to with- 

 stand our winters.) Keep the plants cool, so as to make them 

 stocky. Set out In the open ground about June 1. in well-en 

 riched soil, setting the plants "> feet apart each way. 



Acme, Early. Well known and generally cultivated; early, 

 smooth: ripens evenly; color purplish red. Pkt., 5c: oz., 20c: 

 •i lb.. 50c; lb.. $1.50. 



Beauty. (Livingston's.) Uirge. smooth, pinkish red: thick 

 flesh, regular form. Pkt., 5c; oz.. 20c, Vi lb., 50c; lb., $1.50. 



Sparks' Earliana. New. Claimed to be the earliest: large, 

 -imxith. red; very proline Pkt., 5c: oz.. 25c; % lb., 75c; 

 lb.. $2.50. 



June Pink. New. Very early; of medium size, round, smooth 

 and very solid. Color, pink. Pkt., 5c; oz., 25c: % lb., 75c: 

 lb.. (3-00. 



Livingston's Globe. New. Fruit large, always tlrtn and smooth: 

 color rose, tinged with purple. Pkt.. 3c; oz.. 25c; V4 lb., 75c; 

 lb.. $2.75. 



Matchless. Very luge, smooth, solid, and One-flavored; cardinal 

 red. Pkt.. 5c; oa., 25c; % lb.. 75c: lb., $2.00. 



New Stone. A great favorite with canuers; the heaviest and 

 most solld-frulted of the large Tomntoes of good quality. Our 

 stock Is distinctly superior to most of that offered under this 

 name, being more uniform, better colored and larger. Fruit, round; 

 apple-shaped, verv large, deep red, anil astonishingly heavy. Pkt., 

 Be.; oz.. 20c; Vi lb., 50c: lb.. $1.50. 



Pear-Shaped Red. I'sed for preserves and to make "tomato flgs." 

 Fruit, bright red: distinctly pear-shaped, and with a peculiar 

 flavor. Pkt., 5c; oz.. 25c; Vi lb., 75c; lb., $2.50. 



Pear-Shaped Yellow. Similar to Red Pear-Shaped, except in 

 color. Pkt.. 5c; oa., 25c; Vi lb., 75c. 



Ponderosa. Very large, solid and of good flavor; specimens have 

 been grown to weigh 4 pounds: color, bright red; verv few seeds. 

 Pkt.. 5c: oa., 20c; Vi lb., 75c; lb., $2.50. 



Trucker's Favorite. The flnest large purple fruited sort. Pkt.. 

 5c: oz.. 20c; Vi lb.. 50c: lb.. $1.50. 



TURNIP 



German, Xubc French, Navel 



Spanish, Nabo 



One ounce will sow 150 feet of drill; 2 pounds will sow an acre 



Culture. — For early use, sow as soon as the ground can be 

 worked In spring, in drills 15 inches apart, and thin to 8 inches 

 apart as soon as the plants are large enough to handle. For suc- 

 cession, sow at Intervals of a fortnight until the last week of 

 July, from which time until the end of August sowings may be 

 made for main and late crops. The sowings should be made Just 

 l»-fore rain if possible. a rapid growth being important. 



Amber Globe. Excellent for table use or feeding stock; flesh, 

 yellow, firm and sweet. Pkt., 5c; % lb., 10c; lb., 30c 



Extra-Early Purple-Top Milan. The earliest Turnip In cultiva- 

 tion, and a splendid variety; bulb, white, flat, of medium size, 

 with a bright purple top: one of the sweetest and finest-flavored 

 of summer sorts. Pkt., 5c; Vi lb., 10c; lb., 30c. 



Long White Cow Horn. Roots carrot-shaped; grows half above 

 gronnd; flesh, firm, white and sweet; a good tabie variety. Pkt., 

 5c; Vi lb.. 10c; lb.. 30c 



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