H. W. BUCKBEE. ROCRFORD, ILLINOIS. 



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BUCKBEE'S KING OF THE MAMMOTHS 



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Buchb 

 King 

 Mamm 



Wonderfully grand and 

 colossal variety, astonishing every- 

 one by its mammoth size and heavy 



■weight. Think of it, a single Pumpkin weighing 469 pounds. Many of 

 you saw this specimen on exhibition at the World's Fair. It is always a 

 prize winner at every fair and exhibition. Notwithstanding its enor- 

 mous size, it is one of the best pie and table varieties grown. A splen- 

 did keeper and exceptionally valuable for feeding purposes. I con- 

 trol the complete stock of this variety. Send to Buckbee for true 

 stock seed. I do not save seed from specimens weighing less than 

 200 pounds. Pkt. 10c. ; oz. 20c. ; 2 oz. 35c. ; %W 60c ; }0b $1.10;Ib?2.00. 



SEEDS 



HOW TO 

 GROW 

 MAMMOTH 

 PUMPKINS 



Plant in rich soil 3 to 4 seeds in a hill- 

 make hills 12 to IS feet apart each way. 



When the plauts have made a fair start cut out the 

 plants so as to leave one or two ol the strongest 

 each hill . 



As the vines develop and produce flowers and small pump- 

 kins iu turn, then remove all but one ol the best young purr p- 

 kins on each vine: by doing this you will readily see that the 

 lull strength of each vine will go into the one pumpkin and 

 produce a large specimen, while if you let 5 or 6 pumpkins 

 develop to each vine you will readily se? that the strength and 

 nourishment of the vine would be distributed among several 

 pumpkins and the size would not be as great as in the instance 

 of letting but one pumpkin mature on each vine. 



It is well to mulch hill in which the vinesaregrowing.and 

 any one having milk to spare will be repaid by its liberal use 

 occasionally in watering each hill of pumpkins with it. 



When the pumpkins are ripe and have made their growth 

 remove them from the vines leaving about 3 or 4 inches of the 

 stem attached so as to prevent any danger of rot. 



Store iu a cool dark place until you are r<ady to use them. 



plants 



Don't Forget to Include Buckbee's New Vlgorosa Pea in Your Order. 



