H. W. BUCKBEE, ROCK FORD, ILLINOIS. 



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VALUABLE 



FALL 



AND 



WINTER 

 SQUASH. 



BOSTON MARROW— A desiral 

 popular everywhere. Of oval 



OL'U 



line 



e fall and winter varle'y, very 

 form; skia tliiu; when ripe, br.gi.t 

 moitled with liglit cream color; tlesh ricli salmon yellow, 

 lined, and for sweetness and excellence unsurpassed. We 



have an unusually good 

 oz. 12c; 14 lb. 22c; \ 2 



stock of this sort, 

 lb. 40c; lb. 70c. 



Pkt. 4c; oz. 7c. 



EARLY PROLIFIC ORANGE MARROW— Its distinctive feature, 

 and the one which gives it the greatest and most widespread 

 popularity, is its earliuess. It is at least ten days earlier ti-r i 

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

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

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

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

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

 Pkt. 3c; oz. 7c; 2 oz. 12c; >/i lb. 20c; y 2 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 



one of the best keepers. Flesh of a beautiful creamv color 



and of Superior flavor. Pkt. 4c; oz. 8c; 2 02. 15c; X lb. 28c; 

 Yt lb. 50c.; lb. 90c. 



JOSEPH BROUILLARD, Phlox, 



Wis., writes: •■have thought 

 be~t to write you about the 

 s/ilendid results I have had 

 with Buckbee s seed*. Jf you 

 vitl refer to your books you 

 will find that I hare traded 

 ■with you a great many years, 

 1 find that Buckbee's seeds are 

 earlier, hardier and more true 

 tr> name limn any other*. Your 



{•quash are 

 Maw/els can't 

 be beat; the Su- 

 gar Beets loo; 

 the carrots al- 

 so; Buckbee's 

 Bed Wethers- 

 field has al ways 

 bun a money- 

 maker with we" 



cell-nt 



FAXONS NEW BRAZILIAN — It is remarkably prohGc in habit; 

 quality drr 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. Its valuable points are easi- 

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

 mending: it to all for general use in the home garden. Pkt. 

 4c; oz. 8c; 2 oz 15c; H lb. 28c; S lb. 50c : lb. 00c. 



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

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

 no better. Kather flat at both ends. Single specimens have 

 grown to the enormous weight of 3U0 pounds. Outer color a rich 

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

 good, v'erv nutritious, making it exceptionally valuable for all 

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

 for stock feeding also. Pkt. 4c; oz. 15c; 2 oz. 25c; H lb. 

 40c; hi lb 75c; 1 lb. $1 35- 



CHICAGO WARTED HUBBARD — The Leader in Many Markets. 

 Our strain of the above will produce what we consider the 

 Ideal Hubbard for borne 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-skimied specimens are most valua- 

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

 Send to Buckbeefor the best seed. Pkt. 4c; oz. 8c; 20Z. 15c; 

 H lb. 28c; Vi lb. 55c; 1 lb. $1.00. 



BLUE HUBBARD OR MARBLEHEAD— The Famous Standard Va- 

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

 varieties; flesh bright creamv yellow; tine grained, very dry, 

 sweet and delightfully flavored; keeps splendidly throughout the 

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

 seed. Pkt. 4c; oz. 8c; 2 oz. 15c; H lb. 28c; 54 SOC; 1 lb. 000. 



NEW GOLDEN 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 ia 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 

 and 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 -jood 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, line grained and good flavored. 

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

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

 It certainly has 110 superior as a table Squash. Send to Buckbee 

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

 >/ 2 lb. 55c; lb. $1.00. ' 74 • ' 



^GOLDEN 

 HUBBARD 



PRODUCTIVE 

 EARLY 



BEAUTIFUL 

 GOOD 



BL S' S Buckbee's Improved Hubbard, 



>EEDS 



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, tine grained, very dry, sweet and 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 aud wartiness 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 bes 1 teed. 

 Pkt. 4c; oz. 8c; 2 oz. 15c; % lb. 28c; \' 2 lb. 55c; lb. $1.00. 



RELIAELE SGUASH SEED IS SCARCE— PLACE YOUR ORDER EARLY, 



