Salsify — Summer and Winter Squashes 



WM. C. BECKER. T 



ALLEGHENY. PA. 



SALSIFY, or OYSTER PLANT 



. (33ocM>ari) 



When cooked the roots have something of the flavor and odor of oysters. They may be boiled, used 

 in soups, or grated and fried as fritters. Culture the same as for parsnips and carrots. Roots are perfectly 

 hardy, and may be left' in the ground all winter, but should be dug early in the spring, as the quality 

 deteriorates rapidly with the second growth. A quantity of roots for winter use may be stored in a pit or 

 in sand or damp earth in a cellar. An ounce of seed will sow 75 feet of drill. 



MAMMOTH SANDWICH ISLAND. A great improvement on the French sort generally cultivated. 

 The roots are twice as large, long, smooth, tender and well-flavored, resembling fair-sized parsnips. This 

 sort needs only to be tried to become exceedingly popular. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., 341b. 60 cts. 



SQUASHES, Summer and Winter 



Sandwich Island Sal 



Squash seed should be planted 

 melons. The hills should be 9 feet 

 may be planted closer together. U 

 seed will plant from 20 to 30 hills. 



MAMMOTH WHITE BUSH. 

 Fruits large and pure white; flesh 

 excellent. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 

 341b. 25 cts. 



GOLDEN CUSTARD BUSH. 

 Very large scalloped Squash of 

 rich golden yellow. Quality excel- 

 lent. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 341b. 

 30 cts. 



Skin and flesh 

 10 cts., 341b. 



(<3pieje=$urtHj3) 



about the same time and in much the same manner as cucumbers and 

 apart each way, slightly elevated and highly manured. Bush varieties 

 3e plenty of seed, as the bugs will destroy some plants. An ounce of 



BUTMAN. Distinct in flavor from all other sorts. The skin is 

 dark green, marked with white; flesh fine-grained, dry, rich. Pkt. 

 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., %lb. 25 cts. 



BOSTON MARROW. YVell-known and popul 

 bright orange; of excellent quality. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 25 cts. 



PROLIFIC MARROW. An improved strain of Boston Marrow; 

 fruit deeper orange, more rounded, thicker, having a smaller seed 

 cavity and better flesh. A productive, good-keeping Squash. Pkt. 

 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 341b. 25 cts. 



HUBBARD. A standard late Squash. Skin dark green; flesh 

 fine-grained, dry, sweet, late-keeping. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 341b. 

 25 cts. 



COLDEN HUBBARD. Bright, deep orange-yellow. Exceed- 

 ingly showy and attractive; flesh deep yellow, much richer in color 

 than the Hubbard. Very dry and of excellent flavor. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 

 10 cts., 341b. 30 cts. 



WARTED HUBBARD. Large ; dark green. Shell very hard, 

 covered with warted 

 knobs. Very thick - 

 fleshed, of the finest 

 quality, and one of the 

 best keepers in this 

 family; the flesh is dry, 

 rich and delicious. Pkt. 

 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 341b. 

 30 cts. 



WHITE CHEST- 

 NUT. Fruits form of 

 the Hubbard; flesh ten- 

 der, free from all stringi- 

 ness, and boils as dry 

 as a chestnut. The flavor 

 is rich; one of the best 

 winter sorts for table 

 use. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 

 10 cts., 341b. 25 cts. 

 ESSEX HYBRID. Of peculiar form, round, with flattened ends ; 

 large, and keeps sometimes until June. Noted for its exceptionally 

 fine quality. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 341b. 25 cts. 



TURBAN. An excellent fall and winter Squash; flesh yellow, 

 sweet and good. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 341b. 25 cts. 



Golden Hubbard Squash. 



Mammoth Wliite Bush Squash. 



MAMMOTH CHILI. Very large and nutritious orange-colored 

 fruits, which keep well all winter. The most profitable sort for stock- 

 feeding. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., 34lb. 30 cts. 



SIBLEY. Of distinct form, larger at the stem end; shell dark 

 green, thin, hard and smooth; flesh bright orange, thick, dry and 

 delicately flavored. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 341b. 25 cts. 



FAXON. Shell is thin; flesh deep yellow, thick, sweet and fine 

 for pies. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., J^lb. 25 cts. 



GIANT SUMMER CROOKNECK. The largest of the early 

 Crooknecks, and as early as any; flesh tender and good, cooking 

 quickly. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 341b. 25 cts. 



COLDEN SUMMER CROOKNECK. Early and productive; 

 fruits yellow, covered with warty excrescences, as in all this race; 

 flesh fine-grained and rich. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 341b. 25 cts. 



WINTER CROOKNECK. A favorite late-keeping winter Squash ; 

 yellow skin, sweet, fine-grained flesh. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Klb. 

 25 cts. 



SEEDS FOR PIGEONS AND OTHER BIRDS 



Add 8 cts. per pound when ordered sent by mail. 



Buckwheat. Qt. 10 cts., pk. 35 cts., bus. $1.25. Lettuce Seed. Lb. 25 cts. 



Canada Peas. Qt. 10 cts., pk. 40 cts., bus. $1.50. SSRSJ^Sr^S*. fpk. 40 cts., bus. $1.50. 



Canada Corn. Qt. 10 cts., pk. 40 cts., bus. $1.50 Rape, German. Lb. 10 cts., 100 lbs. $4.50. 



Canary Sicily. Lb. 10 cts., 100 lbs. $4.50. Rough Rice. Lb. 10 cts., 100 lbs. $6. 



Hemp. Lb. 10 cts., 100 lbs. $4.50. Sunflower. Lb. 10 cts., 3 lbs. 25 cts., 100 lbs. $6. 



Kaffir Corn. Qt. 10 cts., pk. 40 cts., bus. $1.50. Vetches. Qt. 12 cts., pk. 75 cts., bus. $2.75. 



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