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SALSIFY OR OYSTER PLANT 



One ounce will sow 50 feet of drill 



A wholesome vegetable that will grow in any deep garden soil. The 

 name Vegetable Oyster is given it owing to the flavor of the roots, which 

 are prepared by boiling, slicing and frying, or used in soups. Sow early, 

 in drills 15 inches apart and 1 inch deep, thinning out to 6 inches in the 

 row. Take the roots up late in the fall and store in a cool moist place; 

 or they can be left in the ground over winter. 



Mammoth Sandwich Island. Large roots of superior quality and 

 flavor. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts., M lb. $1.00, lb. $2.50. 



SQUASH 



One ounce for 25 

 hills; 3 to 4 lbs. 

 per acre 



Squashes are grown 

 like Cucumbers. Plant 

 the bush kinds in well- 

 drained ground, en- 

 riched with rotted 

 manure, in hills 5 feet 

 apart each way; the 

 winter kinds 10 to 12 

 feet apart each way. 



SUMMER 

 KINDS 



Crookneck and White Bush Squashes „ Long Island White 



Bush. Earlier 



rounder and less scalloped than Mammoth White Bush. Pkt. 10 cts., 

 oz. 15 cts., li lb. 45 cts., lb. $1.15. 



Mammoth White Bush. Early and productive; fruits 10 to 1.2 

 inches across, of uniform shape, flattened, scalloped; pure white in 

 color. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., M lb. 40 cts., lb. $1.00. 



Cocozelle Bush. Also known as Italian Vegetable Marrow. Ob- 

 long in shape; dark green skin, marbled yellow or pale green. Flavored 

 best at the half grown stage. Delicious sliced and fried like Egg Plant. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., M lb. 40 cts., lb. $1.00. 



Yellow Summer Crookneck. Golden yellow, thickly warted and 

 of fine flavor. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., H lb. 40 cts., lb. $1.00. 



WINTER SQUASHES 



Hubbard Improved. The old favorite. Fruits large; skin dark 

 green; flesh yellow and tender, fine for pies. Pkt. 10 cts,, oz. 15 cts., 

 M lb. 45 cts,, lb. $1.15. 



Warted Hubbard. A little larger than the standard Hubbard. 

 Hard warty dark green skin; flesh yellow and fine grained. An excel- 

 lent keeper. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., 34 lb. 45 cts., lb, $1,15. 



Golden Hubbard. Same shape as Hubbard Improved but skin is 

 deep orange yellow. Of fine flavor. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., 34 lb. 45 

 cts., lb, $1.15. 



Boston Marrow. 

 Oval shape; bright 

 orange skin and yellow 

 flesh; rich and sweet. 

 Extra-fine keeper. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., 

 ^ lb. 40 cts., lb. 



$100, Cocozelle Squash 



