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PUMPKIN. 



Ger. Kurbis. Fr. Courge. 

 One ounce will plant about 15 hills. j 



Principally used for agricultural purposes, but 

 there has been 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 ii» 

 every fourth 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 hylridize. 



CALHOUN. This variety is medium in size, 

 extraordinarily heavy and solid, very pro- j 

 ductive 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 undoubt- 

 edly one of the best for pies. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 

 8 cts., ^ lb. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts. 



QUAKER PIE. This variety is of a creamy 

 color both inside and out. The vines are very 

 hard and prolific, always yielding a certain 

 crop. It is early and keeps late. Its chiet 

 value is for "Pumpkin Pies," being fine 

 grained and rich flavored. It has none of the 

 coarse and stringy character so common to 

 other varieties. One of the very best keep- 

 ers. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., \i lb. 20 cts., 

 lb. 75 cts. 



KANTUCKET SUGAU PUMPKIN. 



NANTUCKET SUGAR. The pumpkins grow 

 somewhat irregular in shape. The color is a 

 very dark green, and on this account It is 

 sometimes 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, productive and keeps well 

 through the winter. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 8 cts., 

 Vi lb. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts. 



TENNESSEE SWEET POTATO. Grows to 

 medium size, flesh thick, fine grained, dry and 

 brittle, and of most excellent flavor. Hardy, 

 very productive, and keeps perfectly sound 

 until late in the spring. Has no equal for 

 making pies and custards. Per pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 8 cts., 1/4 lb. 15 cts., lb. 60 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., 1/4 lb. 15 cts., lb. 50 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 flne quality. Per pkt. 5 cts. oz. 8 

 cts., 14 lb. 15 cts., lb. 50 cts. 



.JAPANESE PIE PUMPKIN. 



JAPANESE PIE. The illustration correctly 

 shows the shape and extremely small seed 

 cavity— all the balance being solid meat 

 throughout, which is of extra fine quality. It 

 is a very productive variety, the pumpkins 

 ripen early, of medium size, good keepers, 

 and weigh 15 to 20 pounds each. The flesh 

 is a rich salmon color, unusually flne grained, 

 and when cooked or stewed Is almost as dry 

 and mealy as a sweet potato. For making 

 pies, custards, etc., they certainly have no 

 equal. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 14 lb. 20 

 cts., lb. 60 cts. 



WINTER LUXURY. This pumpkin is the 

 result of six years' careful selection and 

 improvement, and is pronounced by hundreds 

 the very best pumpkin for pies they have ever 

 known. It grows uniformly to a diameter of 

 ten to twelve inches, and is enormously pro- 

 ductive. In color it is a beautiful golden yel- 

 low, very finely and closely netted. As a win- 

 ter keeper and cooking variety it stands alone. 

 Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 14 lb. 20 cts., lb. 

 60 cts. 



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 fairs, etc. Per pkt. 5 

 cts., oz. 10 cts., % lb. 25 cts.. lb. $1.00. 



CONNECTICUT or LARGE COMMON YELLOW 

 FIELD. A very productive, large yellow va- 

 riety, and grown principallv for feeding stock. 

 Per oz. 5 cts., % lb. 10 cts.. lb. 30 cts., pK. 

 $1.00, bu. $3.00. 



