502 LIBERTY AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PA. 



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SQUASH (Kuerbis) 



Plant the bush kinds in well-drained 

 ground, enriched with rotted manure, in 

 hills 5 feet apart each way; the winter kinds 

 ]0 to 12 feet apart each way. 



One ounce of seed for 25 hills; 

 3 to 4 pounds per acre. 



Summer Varieties 



ACOBN. Small, dark green, acorn-shaped 

 fruits, usually 6 inches long and 4 inches 

 wide. Fine flavor; ripens early and at the 

 same time is a good winter keeper. Pkt., 

 10c; oz., 20c; ^4 lb., 60c. 



Acorn Squash 



ZnCCEIiri (True Italian Vegetable 

 .Marrow >. Imported strain of Cocozelle; 

 dark green, almost black in color. Fruits 

 are blunt ended and generally .somewhat 

 fluted. Plants are short and bushy with 

 very heavy leaves protecting the fruits 

 from the sun. Pkt., 10c; oz., 35c; % lb.. 

 $1.00. 



Green Striped Italian Squash 



Green Striped Italian. An improved strain 

 of Cocozelle, darker green, shorter and 

 more uniform shape. Very productive. 

 Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; 14 lb., 60c. 



Long- Island Wliite Bush.. Earlier and less 

 scalloped than Mammoth White Bush. 

 Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; lb., 60c. 



Manunoth White Bush. Fruits 10 to 12 

 inches across, of uniform shape, flattened, 

 scalloped; pure white in color. Pkt., 10c; 

 oz., 20c; hi lb., 60c. 



White Veg-etable Marrow. Similar to Co- 

 cozelle but larger and later. Skin light 

 green; flesh white. Pkt., 10c; oz.. 20c; 

 hi lb., 60c. 



Yellow Suzxuner Crookneck. Golden yellow, 

 thickly warted and of fine flavor. One of 

 the best Squashes for the home garden. 

 Pkt.. 10c; oz.. 20c; hi lb.. 60c. 



Summer Crookneck and Mammoth White Sqaash 



Winter Varieties 



Boston Marrow. Similar in size and shape 

 to improved Hubbard, with lemon-yellow 

 skin and yellow flesh; rich and sweet. 

 Extra fine keeper. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; hi 

 lb., 75c. 



Hubbard, Blue. A new variety of Hubbard 

 Squash. Skin is blue; flesh is orange- 

 yellow and even finer in flavor and texture 

 than the other Hubbards. Pkt., 10c; oz.. 

 25c; hi lb., 75c. 



Hubbard, Golden. Same as Hubbard Im- 

 proved, but skin is deep orange-yellow. 

 Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; hi lb., 75c. 



HUBBABD, IMPBOVED. The old favorite. 

 Fruits large; skin dark green; flesh yel- 

 low and tender. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; hi lb.. 

 75c. 



SALSIFY 



(Oyster Plant) (Haferwurzel) 



A wholesome and delicious vegetable that 

 will grow in any good garden soil. The 

 name Vegetable Oyster is given it, owing to 

 the flavor of the roots. Sow early in drills 

 15 inches apart and 1 inch deep, thinning 

 out to 2 inches apart in the row. Take the 

 roots up late in the fall and store in a cool, 

 moist place. 



One ounce of seed will sow 50 feet 

 of drill. 



Mammoth Sandwich Island. Large roots of 

 superior quality and flavor. Pkt., 10c; 02.. 

 30c; Vi lb., $1.00. 



No. 20 Single mgh Wheel Cultivator. A 



handy and efficient cultivator. The han- 

 dles can be instantly adjusted to suit the 

 operator's height, or to regulate the depth 

 of cultivation. $5.00. 



