VIM. C. BECKBRT. 



ALLEGHENY, PA. 



SUMMER and WINTER SQUASHES. 



Squashes. 



(iSpeije=^urbi§.) 



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. 



White Bush Scalloped. 



WHITE BUSH SCALIjOPED, or PATTY-PAN., The 



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

 very productive. Pkt. 5 cts.,oz. 10 cts., Klb. 25cts., lb. 70 cts. 



•/ MAMMOTH WHITE BUSH. Very early ; similar to the 

 cfher bush sorts in habit, but with fruits much larger and pure 

 whit|i Pkt. 5 cts., oz. locts., %\b. 25 cts., lb. 70 cts. 



^OLDEN CUSTARD BUSH. Exceeds in size any of the scalloped sorts ; dark, 

 ri(Jl, golden yellow in color ; quality excellent. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., %\b. 25 cts. lb. 70c. 



/ IMPROVED or PROLIFIC MARROW. An improved strain of Boston Marrow, 

 with fruits deeper orange, more rounded, thickeKTiaving a smaller seed cavity and better 

 flesh. A productive, good-keeping Squash. Rltt. 5 cts., oz. locts., Klb. 25 cts., lb. 70 cts. 



r HUBBARD. A standard late Squash, more extenisvely grown than perhaps any other 

 sort. Skin dark green; flesh fine-grained, drj', sweet, late keeping. Pkt. 5 cts. , oz. 10 cts., 

 €. 25 cts., lb. 70 cts. 



BOSTON MARROW. Well-known and popular. Skin and flesh bright orange ; of 

 excellent quality. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Klb. 25 cts., lb. 70 cts. 



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

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

 5 cjte., oz. 10 cts., Klb. 25 cts., lb. 70 cts. 



)/ ESSEX HYBRID. Of peculiar form, round, with tiattened ends;' large, and keeps 

 sometimes until June. Noted for its exceptionally fine quality. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 

 25 qt^., lb. 70 cts. 



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

 cts., oz. 10 cts., Klb. 25 cts., lb. 70 cts. 



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

 t. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Klb. 25 cts., lb. 70 cts. 



-BUTMAN. A valuable late Squash, distinct i 

 flesh fine-grained, dry, rich. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Klb. 



Hubbard Squash. 



lavor froi 



other sorts. The skin is 



Boston Marrow Sanash. 



darkcreen, marked with white 

 25 cteT, lb. 70 cts. 



^FAXON. 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. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Klb. 25 cts., lb. 70 cts. 



-— LOW'S BAY STATE. Thick-shelled and thick-meated ; a lit- 

 tle smaller than Essex Hybrid; flesh dry, fine-grained and good; a 

 good yielder. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Klb. 25 cts., lb. 70 cts. 



FORDHOOK. An excellent family Squash for those who like 

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

 vines hardy and productive. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Klb. 25c., lb. 70c. 



.-=4 MAMMOTH CHILI. Very large and nutritious, orange col- 

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

 stock feeding. Pkt. 5 cts., oz 10 cts., Klb. 25 cts., lb. 70 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. ;e'cts., Klb. 25 cts., lb. 70 cts. 



yfeoLDEN 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 an^ fine quality. This one is also handsome in appearance. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 

 Klb. 25 cts., lb. >D cts. 



IH|3- ./'/\N t \X tt ' SIBLEY, or^PIKE'S PEAK. Of distinct form, larger at the stem end ; shell dark green, 

 1 iC^J flNfiUAwH ^^"""^ smooth ; flesh bright orange, thick, dry and delicately flavored ; seeds peculiarly 



A ^^jJgiraj|T|i^~_^ 1 shaped and colored ; vines productive, ripening their fruit with Hubbard, but in much greater 



A ■V.^^ j^^^^g B^te^ifc. abundance. One of the best and latest-keeping winter Squashes in cultivation. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz.jo cts., Klb. 25 cts., lb. 70 cts. 



i Winter crookneck. a favorite late-keeping winter Squash, with yellow skin, 

 and sweet, fine-grained flesh. Pkt. 5 cts., 



pBP-eANADA CROOKNECK. Small, ^^'^'^^'^^^^^r^'^'^'^'^^^'^^ 

 well-known winter sort. Pkt. 5 cts., oz- f Allseeds by weight or packet sent k 



10 cts., Klb. 25 cts., lb. 70 cts. 4 ^ ^ • ■ .... ^ 



^VEGETABLE MARROW. A good f postpaid at prices given, except where ^ 



and productive English variety, quite dis- ^. otherwise noted. ^ 

 tinct in everv way. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts. , ^ <F 

 Klb. 25 cts., ib. 70 cts. T-^^^^^^^^^-^- *X- -yc- 'X>'X> 



,;^'Squashes, Pumpkins, Melons, Cucumbers, etc., should not be planted in adjacent rows 

 in garden or field, as being of the same vegetable family both seeds and fruits are apt to mix in a 

 way that does not improve varieties in any branch of it. 



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