Summer and Winter Squashes — Salsify. 



WM. C. BECKERT, 



ALLEGHENY, PA. 



Prolific Marrow Sq 



White Bush Squash. 



SQUASHES, Summer and Winter. 



(<3pieie=£iir6i)3.) 



Squash seed should be planted 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 closer together. Use plenty of seed, as the bugs will 

 destroy some plants. An ounce of seed will plant from 20 to 30 hills. 



^ WHITE BUSH SCALLOPED, or PATTY PAN. The earliest; 

 skin- cream-colored; flesh sweet and rich; very productive. Pkt. 



I SI I 



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



MAMMOTH WHITE BUSH. Similar to the above, but with 

 fl'uits much larger and pure white. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., %lb. 25 cts. 

 V IMPROVED, or 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., J^lb. 25 cts. 

 j.- HUBBARD. A standard late Squash. Skin dark green; 

 "fine-grained, drv. sweet, late-keeping. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., }^lb. 

 25 cts: 



BOSTON MARROW. Well-known and popular. Skin and flesh 

 bright orange; of excellent quality. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. lOcts., J^lb. 25cts. 

 „^-» WHITE CHESTNUT. One of the best new Squashes. The 

 fruits have the form of the Hubbard; flesh is tender, free from all 

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

 larity with discriminating growers and consumers. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz^lO cts., ^Ib. 25 cts. 

 W 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., %lb. 25 cts. 



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

 sweet,and good. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 3^1b. 25 cts. 

 ^ MARBLEHEAD. Similar to Hubbard, but lighter, and said to be 

 a better keeper. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., J^lb. 25 cts. 



BUTMAN. 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., %lb. 25 cts. 

 . /f AXON. Shell is thin; flesh deep yellow, thick, sweet and fine 

 Wor pies. The Squashes vary in color from pale yellow to green, 

 mottled and striped with a lighter color. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., J£lb. 

 25 cts. 



BAY STATE. Thick-shelled and thick-meated ; a little smaller 

 than Essex Hybrid; flesh drv, fine-grained and good; a good vielder. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., J£lb. 25 cts. 



FORDHOOK. An excellent family Squash for those who like the 

 """-^Cr-ookneck flavor; the flesh is sweet, dry, and not at all stringy; 

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

 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 3^1b. 25 cts. 

 ^■ MAMWOTH 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., J^lb. 25 cts. 

 ^ CIANT SUMMER CROOKNECK. The largest of the early 

 Crook-necks, and as early as any; flesh tender and good, cooking 

 quickly. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., %\\>. 25 cts. 

 \ /"GOLDEN SUMMER CROOKNECK. Early and productive; 

 Wruits 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, therefore it will probablv become verv popular. Pkt. 

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



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

 green, 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 

 "family. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., J^lb. 25 cts. 



» WINTER CROOKNECK. A favorite late keeping winter Squash ; 

 "yellow skin, sweet, fine-grained flesh. Pkt. 5 cts. oz. 10 cts., J^lb. 25c. 



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

 o cts?, oz. 10 cts., J£lb. 25 cts. 



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

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



and one of the best keepers in this family; the flesh is drv and rich. 



PkV 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., J^lb. 50 cts. 



GOLDEN HUBBARD. A sport from the Hubbard. A perfect 

 *type of its parent except in color, which is bright, deep orange-yellow. 



Exceedingly showy and attractive; flesh deep yellow, much richer in 



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



5 cts., oz. 15 cts., ^lb. 50 cts. 



SALSIFY, or OYSTER PLANT. 



(93ocf§bart.) 



When cooked the roots have some; 

 thing 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 gjrowth. A quantity of roots 

 for winjier use may be stored in a pit 

 or in sjmd or damp earth in a cellar. 

 An oynice of seed will sow 75 feet of 



HAMMOTH SANDWICH 



1 5 LA N D. 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. 15 cts., J^lb. 50 cts. 



flSg-AIX SEEDS by the quarter-pound, 

 half-pound and pound sent postpaid at 

 Catalogue prices. If you are a market- 

 gardener, send for list of seeds in bulk. 



