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COLE'S GARDEN ANNUAL. 



PUMPKIN. 



Ger. Kurbis. Fr. Courge. 

 One oz. ivill plant about 15 Mils. 



Principally used for agricultural purposes, but 

 there has beeu a great improvement in the 

 varieties during the past few years, and many 

 sorts are fine table varieties. They are easily 

 grown and are profitable for stock feeding. At 

 time of corn planting scatter a few seeds in 

 every fou rth or fifth hill, or for a large crop plant 

 in May, in good warm soil in hills eight to ten 

 feet apart each way, four plants to the hill. 

 Avoid planting near other vines as they will 

 hybridize. 



CALHOUN. This variety is medium in size, 

 extraordinarily heavy and solid, very productive 

 and of excellent quality. The outside is a cream 

 color, while the flesh, which is very thick and 

 fine grained, is a rich salmon yellow and of 

 superior quality. It is undoubtedly one of the 

 best for vies. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., ^ lb. 40 cts., 

 lb. $1.25. 



QUAKER PIE. This variety is of a creamy 

 color both inside and out. The vines are very 

 hardy and prolific, always yielding a certain 

 crop. It is early and keeps late. Its chief value 

 is for •* Pumpkin Pies." Being fine grained and 

 rich flavored. It has none of the coarse and 

 stringy character so common to other varie- 

 ties. One of the very best keepers. Per pkt. 

 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., K lb. 30 cts., lb. $1.00. 



NANTUCKET SUGAR PUMPKIN. 



NANTUCKET SUGAR. The pumpkins grow 

 somewhat irregular in shape. The color is a 

 very dark green, and on this account it is some- 

 times known as the " Negro Pumpkin." It has 

 a hard shell and is one of the very sweetest 

 pumpkins in existence. When cooked the flesh 

 resembles the Hubbard Squash. Very hardy, 

 roductive and keeps well through the winter, 

 er pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., J4 lb. 30 cts., lb. $1.00. 



TENNESSEE SWEET POTATO. Grows to 

 medium size, flesh thick, fine grained, drv and 

 brittle, and of most excellent flavor, llardy, 

 very productive, and keeps perfectly sound 

 until late in the spring. Has no equal for mak- 

 ing pies and custards. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 

 cts., li lb. 25 cts., lb. 85 cts. 



LARGE CHEESE OR SWEET. Cheese shaped, 

 in flavor like the Crookneck Squash; yellow 

 fleshed, fine grained and very productive; 

 superior to most field varieties. Per pkt. 4 

 cts., oz. 7 cts., ii lb. 15 cts., lb. 60 cts. 



IMPROVED CUSHAW. This is the Cushaw of 

 "ye olden times," and is a great favorite for 

 Its many good qualities. Of large size, often 

 •weighing 70 pounds. Flesh salmon-colored, 

 thick and of fine quality. Per pkt. 5 cts.,oz, 

 10 cts., H lb. 20 cts.. lb. 65 cts. 



JAPANESE PIE PUMPKIN. 



JAPANESE PIE. The illustration correctly 

 shows the shape and extremely small seed cav- 

 ity — all the balance being solid meat throughout, 

 which is of extra fine quality. It is a very pro- 

 ductive variety, the pumpkins ripen early, of 

 medium size, good keepers, and weigh 35 to 20 

 pounds each. The flesh is a rich salmon color, 

 unusually fine grained, and when cooked or 

 stewed is almost as dry and mealy as a sweet 

 potato. For malting pies, custards, etc., tney 

 certainly have no equal. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 

 cts., % lb. 30 cts., lb. $1.00. 



MAMMOTH POTIRON- or KING OF THE MAM- 

 MOTHS. It grows to an enormous size, three 

 feet or more in diameter, and one to two hun- 

 dred pounds or more in weight. It has a 

 salmon-colored skin; flesh bright yellow, fine 

 grained and of good quality. It has attracted 

 a great deal of attention, and is a fine variety 

 to exhibit at county f;iirs, etc. Per pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 15 cts., h lb. 50 cts., lb. S2.00. 



CONNECTICUT, or LARGE, COMMON YELLOW 

 FIELD. A very productive, large yellow va- 

 riety, and grown principally for feeding stock. 

 Per oz. 5 cts., lb. 10 cts., lb. 35 cts., pk. b5 cts., 

 bu. $3.00. 



Swan, Iowa, March 31, 1892. 



Your cabbage seed has a good reputation here. 

 Some of my friends send with us every year, so 

 as to have a supply of your seeds. 



Mrs. Amy F. Failor. 



