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GOLDEN YELLOW MAM- 

 MOTE. — This is a very large 

 Pumpkin. Flesh and skin are 

 of a bright golden color, fine 

 grained, and of good quality. 

 Some were brought to our 

 Store weighing one hundred 

 and fifty pounds, raised on 

 land which was not manured 

 or fertilized. 



SMALL SVGA R.— Very 

 handsome and prolific, of small 

 size, averaging 10 inches in 

 diameter. Skin deep orange 

 yellow; flesh fine grained, 

 sweet and an excellent keeper. 

 Very desirable for table pur- 

 poses. 



YELLOW CASHAW. — The 

 vines are very strong growers 

 and produce an enormous crop 

 of large fine fruits, which are 

 of superior quality. The fruits 

 keep remarkably well. The 

 vines are such strong growers 

 that they resist attacks of the 

 vine bug and other insects. 

 The fruits make the very best 

 of pumpkin pies. This is also 

 a very valuable variety to 

 grow for feeding to the stock. 



Frotscher's Green Striped Cashaw Crook 



Golden Yellow Mammoth. 



Same shape as the Frotscher's Cashaw 

 Crook Neck, and green striped. 



FROTSCHER'S GREEN STRIPED 

 CASHAW CROOK NECK.— This is ex- 

 tensively cultivated in the South for 

 table use. The flesh is fine grained, 

 yellow, very sweet, and better than any 

 Winter Squash. It keeps well; it takes 

 the place here of Winter Squash, which 

 are very little cultivated. The striped 

 variety has been cultivated here for a 

 century and never was found North or 

 West. Some years ago it was brought 

 out by Northern seedsmen as Japan Pie 

 Pumpkin. We had this kind grown 

 alongside of Frotscher's Green Striped 

 Cashaw and found it one and the same. 



LARGE CHEESE.— This is of a bright 

 orange, sometimes salmon color, fine 

 grained, and used for table or stock 

 feed. 



CONNECTICUT FIELD.— A large yel- 

 low variety, hard shell, excellent for 

 Neck, field culture. 



RADISH. 



Tor Price List See Red Pages in Back of Book. 



Radies, Rave (Fr.), Radies, Rettig (Ger.), Rabano (Sp.), Ravanello (Ital.) 



CULTURE. — This is a popular vegetable, and grown to a large extent. The ground 

 for Radishes should be rich and mellow. The early small varieties can be sown broad- 

 cast among other crops, such as beets, peas, spinach, or where lettuce has been trans- 

 planted. Early varieties are sown in this section the whole year, but during summer 

 they require frequent watering to make them grow quickly. The Yellow Summer 

 Turnip or Golden Globe, White Summer Turnip and White Strasburg are best for planting 

 during the summer months. Winter varieties, however, require some time to mature, 

 and the seed should be planted in August and September for good radishes in November 

 and December. Very popular in the spring for shipping North. Radishes constitute one 

 of our most staple vegetables for shipping to Northern markets. 



EARLY SCARLET TURNIP, WHITE 



TIPPED. — (Forcing.) One of the hand- 

 somest of the turnip Radishes and a- great 

 favorite in many large markets for early 

 planting outdoors. Roots slightly flattened 

 on the under side, color very deep scarlet 

 with a white tip; flesh white and of the 

 best quality. 



ROSY GEM. — Perfectly round, deep scar- 

 let color on top, and pure white at the 

 bottom, the colors blending with each 

 other so delicately as to excite the admira- 

 tion of every lover of this healthful and 

 valuable vegetable. It is also exceedingly 

 tender, crisp and very delicious. Well 

 adapted for shipping or the home garden. 



Use Raffia for Budding, Tying, Etc., Cheaper than Twine and Lasts Longer. 



