D. 31. FERRY & CO>S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



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WINTER VARIETIES. 



Early Prolific Marrow. — A new sort 

 developed by selection from the Boston Mar- 

 row, but much earlier, and the earliest of 

 the winter varieties. Fruit small, of deep 



Early Prolific Marrow. 



orange color netted with cream; shape similar to Boston 

 Marrow; flesh thick, deep yellow, of fine quality. 



Improved American Turban (Essex Hybrid). — 

 Developed by selection and crossing from the old 

 American Turban, and differing from it in being of a 

 richer color, having a hard shell, and in its remarkable 

 keeping qualities. We kept a fruit of the growth of '85 

 in an ordinary cellar until new squashes were fit for use. 

 It is of medium size, and the skin is a rich orange red. 

 Flesh deep, rich colored, very thick, and of excellent 

 quality. 



Improved American Turban. 



Hubbard. 



country, and think our customers can plant it in perfect 

 confidence that every fruit will be a pure Hubbard. 



Butman. — This is a cross between the Yokohama 

 and Hubbard. The flesh is between a salmon and a 

 lemon color. It has all the qualities of a first class 

 squash, being very dry, fine grained, and of excellent 

 flavor. Size medium; color light stone, distinctly striped 

 and splashed with yellowish-white. 



Marblehead. — It is unquestionably an excellent 

 keeper, and is finer grained and drier than any sort we 

 have seen. About the size of the Hubbard, with shell 

 of bluish-green, and bright orange flesh. Requires the 

 whole season to mature. 



Boston Marrow. 



Boston Marrow. — A fall and winter vari- 

 ety, very popular in the Boston market. Of 

 oval form; skin thin; when ripe, bright orange 

 mottled with light cream color; flesh rich salmon 

 yellow, very dry, fine grained, and for sweet- 

 ness and excellence, unsurpassed, but not as dry 

 as the Hubbard. We have an unusually good 

 stock of this sort. In a five acre field we were 

 unable to find a single fruit which gave the 

 least indication of crossing or mixture. 



Hubbard. — This is a superior variety, and 

 the best winter squash known; flesh bright 

 orange yellow, fine grained, very dry, sweet and 

 rich flavored; keeps perfectly good throughout 

 the winter; boils or bakes exceedingly dry, 

 and is esteemed by many to be as good baked 

 as the sweet potato. We have taken the utmost 

 pains with this sort and can recommend our 

 stock as in all probability the best in the 



