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EDIBLE POD VARIETIES 



The pods of this distinct class are as easily cooked as snap 

 beans and have all the sweetness and flavor of fresh green peas. 

 Until the pods are partly filled out they are prepared in the 

 same way as snap beans, and after the seeds are developed they 

 are very good as shelled peas. Their excellent qualities are 

 not generally known but wherever tried they become popular on 

 account of their high quality and two-fold usefulness. We sug- 

 gest that you become acquainted with one of the excellent 

 varieties hsted below. 



GIANT BUTTER The pods of this variety are as brittle ana 

 tender as the best snap beans and look much like them. 

 They are borne profusely on strong branching vines 4J/^ 

 to 5 feet tall and are ready for use in 10 weeks from the date 

 of planting. When in best table condition the pods are 314 

 to 4 inches long, smooth, fleshy and sharply curved. They 

 often become 6 inches long when fully matm-e. When pre- 

 pared and served like snap beans they make a very tasty dish. 

 Pkt. 10c; lb. 40c; 10 lbs. $3.25, postpaid. 



MELTINGSUGAR This variety has large broad pods 4 to 4 }^ 

 inches long. They are often curved or twisted and when 

 young are stringless, very tender and richly flavored. The 

 vines grow 4 to 5 feet tall and produce a great abundance 

 of pods which are ready for use in 70 to 75 days. This is 

 one of the best known edible pod varieties in home garden use. 

 Pkt. 10c; lb. 40c; 10 lbs. $3.00, postpaid. 



PUMPKIN 



Pumpkins are less sensitive than melons or cucumbers to 

 unfavorable conditions of soil and weather. Their cultural re- 

 quirements are, however, much the same. They are raised be- 

 tween hills of corn or in open field, but more properly belong to 

 the farm than the garden as they occupy too much room for the 

 ordinary yard. Wherever room is available a few hills of pump- 

 kins should be planted as they are peculiar to American cookery 

 and constitute one of our most nutritious and pleasing dishes. 



CALIFORNIA FIELD The common variety mostly used for 



stock feeding. The pumpkin is variously colored, yellow, 



drab, red and orange, and varies also in size, but is usually 



very large. It is a heavy cropper and matures very early. 



Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 1/4 lb. 35c; lb. $1.00. 



GREEN STRI PED CUSHAW A very large sort popular in the 

 South. The vine is vigorous, trailing and very productive 

 of crook-necked pumpkins 18 to 20 inches long, weighing 

 10 to 15 pounds and sweUing at the blossom end to a bulb 

 shape. The color is creamy white striped with green. The 

 flesh is light yellow, very thick, rather coarse but sweet. 

 Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 1/4 lb. 35c; lb. $1.00. 



Pie or Winter Luxury 



Laxton's Progress 



LARGE YELLOW or CONNECTICUT FIELD This was the 

 sort planted by the Indians in Amei'ica for centuries. It is 

 grown largely in the corn field for stock but the flesh is 

 moderately fine grained, highly flavored and very good for 

 pies. The plants are exceedingly strong and productive. 

 The fruits weigh 20 pounds commonly and are a rich deep 

 orange-yellow color. 

 Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 1/4 lb. 30c; lb. 85c. 



MAMMOTH GOLDEN CUSHAW This is one of the best 

 stock feeding varieties. It grows to a large size, is sohd, 

 crook-necked, nearly all flesh and of good quality. It is 

 also used for the table. 

 Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 1/4 lb. 60c; lb. $1.50. 



MAMMOTH KING The largest pumpkin ever introduced. It 

 has been known to yield 100 tons to the acre. The fruit is 

 flat-round, yellow skinned with very thick flesh. 

 Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; 1/4 lb. 70c; lb. $1.75. 



MORSE'S MARROW A very handsome sort of most excellent 

 yield. Pumpkins weighing 150 pounds are not uncommon. 

 Morse's Marrow is very large, round, flat and red-orange 

 in color. The flesh is very thick, sohd and bright yellow- 

 orange. 

 Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 1/4 lb. 60c; lb. $1.50. 



PIE or WINTER LUXURY True to its name this variety is 

 unexcelled for use in pies. It is very popular for the home 

 garden. The fruit matures in 75 to 80 days, weighs 814 

 pounds and is nearly round. The skin is light yellow with 

 a russet tinge and finely netted while the flesh is rich creamy 

 yellow, very thick, sweet and finely flavored. 

 Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 1/4 lb. 45c; lb. $1.25. 



SUGAR or NEW ENGLAND PIE The standard of excellence 

 in pumpkins and just the right size for domestic use. They 

 mature in 75 days. The strong growing vines produce 7 

 pound fruits in great abundance. They are round and deep 

 orange and the flesh is fine grained, sweet and of the finest 

 quality. The variety keeps very well. 

 Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; Vi lb. 45c; lb. $1.25. 



