H. W. BUCKBEE. ROCKFORD. ILLINOIS. 



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VALUABLE 



FALL 



AND 



WINTER 

 SQUASH. 



BOSTON MARROW— .V desirable full and winter variety, very 

 popular everywhere. Oi oval form; skin thin; when ripe, bright 

 orange mottled with light cream color; flesh rich salmon yellow, 

 tine grained, and for sweetness and excellence unsurpassed. We 

 have an unusually good stock of this sort. Pkt, 4c; oz. 7c; 2 

 oz. 12c; \i lb. 22c; ]. 2 lb. 40c; lb. 70c. 



EARLY TROLIFIC ORANGE MARROW— Its distinctive feature, 

 aud the oue which gives it the greatest and most widespread 

 popularity, is its earliness. It is at least ten days earlier than 

 any other long-keeping sort. It grows as large as the Hubbard 

 and is of a good quality. It is in season from September to 

 January, and is the most salable kind during that time in the 

 market. This is owing to its smooth aud handsome shape, good 

 size and creamy orange skin. We know that it will satisfy all. 

 Pkt. 3c; oz. 7c; 2 oz. 12c; % lb. 20c; % lb. 35c; lb. 60c.' 



DER WING — Famous new variety originally obtained from China. 

 It has a hard, thick shell which is completely covered with warts 

 — oue of the best keepers. Flesh of a beautiful creamv color 

 and of superior I'avor. Pkt. 4c; oz. 7c; 2 oz. 12c; y t lb, 20c- 

 \ 2 lb. 35c; lb. 60c 



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FAXON'S NEW BRAZILIAN— it is remarkably prolific iu habit: 

 quality dry and rich, without regard to the size, coloring or time 

 of ripening of the fruit — something entirely different in this 

 respect from any other Squash, lis valuable points are "earli- 

 ness, long-keeping and high table qualities." We are recom- 

 mending it to all for general use in the home garden. i"kt. 

 4c; oz. 7c; 2 oz. lie; ', 4 lb. 2ec ; >/i lb. 3oc ; lb. 60c 



CHILIAN GIANT — The Largest of All. I can justly claim to have 

 the best strain of this variety Iu the market; certainly there is 

 no better. Rather tiat at both ends. Single specimens have 

 grown to the enormous weight of 300 pounds. Outer color a rich 

 orange yellow; flesh very thick and of rich yelow color; quality 

 good, very nutritious, making it exceptionally valuable for all 

 family anil market purposes. Its size makes it profitable to grow 

 for stock feeding also. Pkt. 6c; oz. 12c; 2 oz. 20c; % lb. 35c; 

 % lb. 60c; lb. $1.00. 



CHICAGO WARTLD HUBBARD— The Leader in Many Markets. 

 Our strain of the above will produce what we consider the 

 Ideal Hubbard for home or for market. For thirty or forty years 

 this Squash has ranked first for a winter keeper. It is shipped 

 thousands of miles in carload lots from west to east every year. 

 With the growing of it in a large way, it was found that the 

 largest, heaviest, dark, rough-skinned specimens are most valua- 

 ble and most salable. Choicest stock seed of our own growing. 

 Send to Buckbee for the best seed. Pkt. 4c; oz. 8c; 2 oz. 15c; 

 J4 lb. 28c; Vz lb. 50c; lb. 90c 



BLUE HUBBARD OR MARBLEHEAD— The Famous Standard Va- 

 riety. Without question this is one of the best fall and winter 

 varieties; tiesh bright creamy yellow; fine grained, very dry. 

 sweet and delightfully flavored; keeps splendidly throughout the 

 winter. Splendid for all purposes. Send to Buckbee for the Dest 

 seed. Pkt. 4c. ; oz. 8c ; 2 oz. loc. ; Vi lb. 25c ; V 2 lb. 40c. : lb. Tbc. 



NEW GOLDjcN HUBBARD— This is a True Hubbard Squash, Except 

 in Color, which is Bright Golden. The vine is a vigorous, but 

 not rampant grower and wonderfully productive, expending the 

 energy derived from liberal fertilizing in the production of an 

 increased number rather than of overgrown and coarse fruits, 

 as some varieties are apt to do. It ripens its crop very early 

 aud uniformly, thus making it a certain cropper. The fruits are 

 very uniform in size, weighing from 6 to 8 pounds, and in 

 shape are like the Hubbard. Though maturing early, they are 

 wonderfully long keepers, so they can be held over in good con- 

 dition for spring use. The shell is warty, hard and strong, and 

 a very beautiful orange red color, except for a bit of olive green 

 on the blossom end. The flesh is a deep orange and uniformly 

 so to the rind, never having the green tinge so objectionable in 

 other sorts. It cooks very dry, fine grained and good flavored. 

 We believe this is the best fall and winter sort yet introduced, 

 and that it deserves to and will become a most popular variety. 

 It certainly has no superior as a table Squash. Send to Buckbee 

 for the best seed. Pkt. 5c ; oz. 8c. ; 2 oz. 15c. ; V. lb 28c • 

 i/ 2 lb. 55c; lb. $1.00. 



BUCKBEE'5 

 IMPROVED 



HUBBARD 



PRODUCTIVE 

 EARLY 



BEAUTIFUL 



GOOD 



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Buckbee's Improved Hubbard. 



The Famous American Standard Winter Squash. 



The Grand Old Favorite — This is a superior selection of this famous variety and one of the best winter Squashes; flesh bright 

 orange yellow, line grained, very dry, sweet aud rich flavored; keeps perfectly good throughout the winter; boils or bakes exceedingly 

 dry and is esteemed by many to be as good baked as a sweet potato. Our stock is most carefully selected with regard to quality of the flesh 

 and color and wartlness of the shell, but the latter peculiarities are largely determined by the soils in which the Squashes are raised. 

 Our customers can plant this variety in perfect confidence that every fruit will be a pure Hubbard. Send to Buckbee for the best seed. 

 Fkt. 4c; oz. 8c; 2 oz. 15c; V4 lb. 28c; Vi lb. 55c; lb. $1.00. 



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