Squashes and Salsify. 



Hubbard Sqaasb. 



Prolific Marrow Squash. 



> SQUASHES-Summer and Winter, 



WMte Bush Squash. 



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Squash seeds should be planted about the same time and in much the same manner as cucumbers an 

 apart each way, slightly elevated and highly manured. Bush varieties may be planted closer together, 

 destroy some plants. An ounce of seed -will plant from 20 to 40 hills. 



1 melons. The hills should be 9 feet 

 Use plenty of seed, as the bugs will 



=:r-WHITE BUSH SCALLOPED, or PATTY PAN. The. 



earliest; skin cream-colored ; flesh sweet and rich ; verv productive. 

 Pkt, 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., ^Ib. 25 cts. 



^MAMMOTH WHITE BUSH. Similar to the above, but with 

 fruit^Tnuch larger and pure white. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Hlh. 25 cts. 



v^OLDEN CUSTARD BUSH. Exceeds in size any of the scal- 

 loped sorts: dark, rich, golden yellow in color: qualitv excellent. 

 Pkji.'5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Jilb. 25 cts. ^ 

 ^ IMPROVED, or PROLIFIC MARROW. An improved straiiT 

 of Bostcta MaiTOw; fruits deeper orange, more rounded, thicker, hav- 

 ing a smaller seed cavitv and better flesh. A productive, good-keeping 

 Squash, Pkt. 5 cts,, oz, 10 cts,, J^lb, 25 cts, 



\^j4uBBARD. a standard late Squash, Skin dark green; flesh 

 fine-grained, dry, sweet, late-keeping. Pkt, 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 34lb, 

 25 ctjr. 



> yfeoSTON MARROW. Well-known and popular. Skin and 

 flesh bright orange; of excellent qualitv. Pkt. 5 cts.. oz. 10 cts,, 

 Hlh. 25 cts. 



-~ WHITE CHESTNUT. One of the best new Squashes, The 

 "iruits Jiave the form of the Hubbard; the flesh is tender, free from all 

 stringiness, and boils as dry as a chestnut. Destined to great popu- 

 larity with growers and consumers, P^. 5 cts,, oz. lOc, 341b. 25e. 



I/ESSEX HYBRID. Of pe- 

 culiar form, round, with flattened 

 ends: large, and keeps sometimes 

 until .June. Xoted for its excep- . 

 tionallv fine qualitv. Pkt, 5 cts., 

 oz. 10 "cts,. Mlb, 25 cts. 



[AuRBAN. An excellent fall 

 ana winter Squash ; flesh yellow, 

 sweet and good, Pkt, 5 cts,, oz. 10 

 cts., 341b. 25 cts. 



MARBLEHEAD. Similar to 

 Hubbard, but lighter, and said to 

 be a better keeper. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 

 10 cts., 3>4lb. 25 cts. 



BUTMAN. A valuable late 

 Squash, distinct in flavor from all 

 other sorts. The skin is dark 

 green, marked with white: flesh 

 flne-gxained, drv. rich, Pkt. 5 cts.. 

 Mlb."25cts. 

 FAXON. Shell is thin: flesh 

 d^p yellow, thick, svieet and fine 

 for pies. The Squashes vary in 

 color from pale yellow to green, 

 aottled and striped with a lighter 

 color. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Mlb. 

 25 cts. 



BAY STATE. Thick-shelled 



and thick-meated; a little smaller 

 than Essex Hybrid; flesh dry. fine- 

 grained and good; a good yielder. 

 Salsify. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Mlb. 25 cts. 



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B^^FORDHOOK. An excellent family Squash for those who like 

 the Crookneck flavor; the flesh is sweet, dry, and not at all stringy; 

 vines hardv and productive of Squashes of uniform character. Pkt. 

 o.ctsy OZ. iO cts., 341b, 25 cts. 



I^^AMMOTH CHILI. Very large and nutritious, orange-colored 

 frmits, which keep well all winter. The most profltable sort for stock 

 feeding, Pkt. 5 cts,, oz. 10 cts,, 341b. 25 cts. ' 



GIANT SUMMER CROOKNECK. The largest of the early 

 Crooknecks, and as earlv as anv; flesh tender and good, cooking 

 quicWy. ' Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts.,"34lb. 25 cts. 



L/COLDEN SUMMER CROOKNECK. Early and productive: 

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

 flesh fine-grained and rich. All "the Summer Crooknecks are noted 

 for their great size and fine quality. This one is also handsome in 

 appearance, wherefore it will probablv become verv popular. Pkt. 

 5 cts.. oz. 10 cts.. J^ilb. 25 cts. 



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

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

 delicately flavored; seeds peculiarly shaped and colored: vines pro- 

 ductive, ripening their fruit with Hubbard, but in much greater 

 abundance. This is one of the most distinct types of the Squash 

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



riNTER CROOKNECK. A favorite late-keeping winter 

 ish, with veUow skin and sweet, fine-grained flesh. Pkt, 5 cts,, 

 oz, 10 cts,, 34lb. 25 cts. 

 ..^CANADA CROOKNECK. Small, well-known winter sort. Pkt. 

 5 cts^-, oz. 10 cts.. 34lb. 25 cts. 



i/WARTED HUBBARD. Large: dark green. Shell very hard, 

 covered with warted knobs. Very thick-fleshed, of the finest quality, 

 and onfe of the best keepers in this family; the flesh is dry and rich. 

 Pkt. ? cts., oz. 10 cts., 341h. 25 cts. 



\,/COLDEN HUBBARD. A sport from the Hubbard. A perfect 

 tvpe qf its parent except in color, which is bright, deep orange yellow. 

 Exceedingly showv and attractive: flesh deep' yellow, much richer in 

 color than 'the Hubbard. Very dry and of excellent flavor, Pkt 

 5 cts,, oz. 15 cts., 341b, 50 cts. 



SALSIFY, or OYSTER PLANT. 



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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 same as for parsnips and carrots. Roots are per- 

 fectlv hardv, and may be left in the ground all winter, but should be 

 dug early iii spring, a"s 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 

 tUls 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. 15 cts., 3€lb. 50 cts. 



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