86 J. STECKLER SEED CO., LTD., ALMANAC AND 
PUMPKIN, 
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Potiron (Fr.), Kurbiss (Ger.), Calabaza (Sp.), Zucca (Ital.) 
CULTURE.—Are generally grown in the field, with the exception of the 
Cashaw, which is planted in the garden; but great care must be taken not to plant 
them close to Squashes or Melons as they will mix and spoil their quality. Plant 
in hills from eight to twelve feet apart. 
Golden Yellow Mammoth. 
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 the store 
weighing one hundred to one 
hundred and fifty pounds, 
raised on land which was 
not manured or fertilized. 
Small Sugar. Very hand- 
some and prolific, of small 
size, averaging 10 inches in 
diameter. Skin deep orange 
yellow, fine grained, sweet 
and an excellent keeper. 
Very desirable for table pur- 
poses. 
iLarge Cheese. This is of a 
bright orange, sometimes 
salmon color, fine grained, 
and used for table or stock 7 
feeding. Golden Yellow Mammoth. 
Connecticut Field. A large yellow Kentucky Field. Large round, soft 
variety, hard shell, excellent for field | shell, salmon color; very productive; 
culture. ' best for stock. 
(Frotscher’s Green Striped Cashaw 
Crook. Neck. This is extensively 
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 vears ago it was 
brought out by Northern seedsmen as 
Japan Pie Pumpkin. We had this 
kind grown along side of Frotscher’s 
Green Striped Cashaw and found it 
one and the same. 
pret | Yellow Striped Cashaw Crook Neck. 
Frotscher’s Green Striped Cashaw Same as the Green Striped except 
Crook Neck. in color. 
RADISH. 
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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 broadcast among other crops, such as beets, peas, spinach, or where lettuce 
Flowering Annuals to be had in their planting season. 
