WM. C. BECKBRT, 

 ALLEGHENY, PA. 



(epetfe=SurBi§.) 



QUASH seeds should be planted at about the same time and in much 

 the same manner as cucumbers and melons. The hills should be 9 

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

 varieties may be planted a little closer together. Use plenty of seed, 

 as the bugs will destroy some plants. An ounce of seed will plant 

 from 20 to 40 hills. 



I'l'^hite Bush Scalloped Squash. 



WHITE BUSH SCALLOPED, or PATTY-PAN. The ear- 

 liest of all Squashes ; skin cream-colored ; flesh sweet and rich ; 

 very productive. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Klb. 25 cts.,-lb. 75 cts. 

 iiLLOW BUSH. A yellow form of the above. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 10 cts., Yilh. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 

 ?K;OVED, or PROLIFIC MARKOW. An improved strain of Boston Marrow, with 

 fruits deeper orange, more rounded, thicker, having a smaller seed-cavity and better 

 flesh. A productive, good-keeping Squash. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Klb. 25 cts., lb. 75c. 

 tluBBARD. A standard late Squash, more extensively grown than perhaps any other 

 ' , sort. Skin dark green; flesh fine-grained, dry, sweet, late-keeping. Pkt. 5 cts., 



jf' oz. 10 cts., }i\h. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 

 ^jBOSTON marrow. Well-known and popular. Skin and flesh bright orange; 

 of excellent quality. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., }i\h. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 



M«*iBUTMAN. A valuable late Squash, 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., 

 .. %\h. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 

 t^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. 10 cts., Klb. 25 cts., 

 lb. 75 cts. 



FAXON. A new variety, with many good qualities. It is said to be very early, so that it 

 may be used as a summer Squash, but also a good keeping variety for winter. The shell 

 is unusually thin, and the flesh deep yellow, thick, sweet and fine for pies. The Squashes 

 vary in color from pale yellow to green, mottled and striped with a lighter color. The 

 variety is productive, and we regard it as quite promising. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 40 cts. 

 'MAMIVIOTH WHITE BUSH. Very early ; similar to the other bush sorts in habit, but 

 ■with fruits much larger and pure white. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., %\h. 40 cts., lb. $1.25. 

 ^^fe^at-GIANT SUMMER CROOENECK. The largest of the early Crooknecks, and as early as 

 ^^^^S ,. any ; flesh tender and good, cooking quickly. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., lb. 25 cts., Klb- 75 cts. 

 //'golden SUMMER CROOENECE. Early and productive ; fruits yellow, covered with 

 Hubbard Squash. , warty excrescences, as in all this race ; flesh fine-grained aftd rich. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 



Klb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 

 CHESTNUT. One of the best new Squashes. The fruits have the form of the 

 Hubbard ; the flesh is tender, free from all stringiness, and boHs as dry as a chestnut. 

 >" Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts. Klb. 40 cts., lb. gi. 

 I^SSEX 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 c s , 

 Klb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 



vnTURBAN. An excellent fall and winter Squash ; flesh yellow, sweet and good. Pkt. 

 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Klb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 

 VEGETABLE MARROW. A good and productive English variety, quite distinct in 



everyway ; flesh, white and well-flavored. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts. Klb. 40 cts. 

 3KARBLEHEAD. Similar to Hubbard, but lighter and said to be a better keeper. 



Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Klb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 

 PERFECT GEM. Small creamy white fruits from 4 to 6 inches in diameter. The shell 

 is thin, tough and slightly ribbed; adaptable either for fall or winter use. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 10 cts., Klb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 

 CO COANUT. A beautiful little table Squash, with cream and orange shell, and sweet, 

 solid flesh. The vines produce from6to 12 fruits each. Pkt. 5c.. oz. lOc, Klb. 25c., lb, 75c. 

 VSIBLEY, or PIKE'S PEAK. Of distinct form, larger at the stem end; shell dark 



green, thin hard and 



Squash 



h , IK ^h bi i^ht 01 aiig._, thick, dry and deli- 

 cately flavored ; seeds peculiarly shaped and colored ; vines pi-oductive, 

 ripening their fruit with Hubbard, but in much greater abundance. 

 . Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Klb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 

 InVINTER CROOENECK. A favorite late-keeping winter Squash, with 

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

 Klb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 



"lows bay state. Thick-shelled and thick-meated ; a little smaller 

 than Essex Hybrid ; flesh dry, fine-grained and good ; a good yielder. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Klb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 

 FORDHOOE. Too small for the general mar- 

 ket, but an excellent family Squash for those who 

 like the Crookneck flavor ; the flesh is sweet, dry, 

 and not at all stringy ; vines hardy and pro- 

 puctive. The hard stem of this Squash allies it 

 with the Crooknecked varieties, as distinguish- 

 able from the fleshy-stemmed Squashes, of which 

 Hubbard, Marrow and Pike's Peak are promi- 

 nent types. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 25 cts., 

 lb. 75 cts. 

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