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J. STECKLER SEED CO., LTD., ALMANAC AND 



Early Bush or Patty Pan. 



ZSABIiY BUSH, OR PATTT PAIT.— Is 



earlier than any other variety; of dwarf 

 habit and very productive; grows in a bush 

 form, and occupies less room on the g-round 

 than any other sort; it is the variety that 

 Is grown the most extensively for market 

 and shipping purposes. Summer Squashes 

 should always be used when young and 

 tender, which can be determined by an 

 impression of the nail. 



I^BGB WABTBD HUBBABD SQUASH. 



A very good strain of the famous Hub- 

 bard, retaining all the excellent features 



of the parent with the additional merits of 

 thicker flesh, fine color, increased size, 

 better constitution and productiveness. It 

 has an extremely hard, tough and densely- 

 warted shell, which not only indicates 

 superior quality, but renders it one of the 

 best Winter keepers. 



TmONG YBX.X.OW OB SUMMER CBOOK- 

 NBCK. — This is a strong grower, and con- 

 tinues in bearing longer than some of the 

 other varieties. It is of good quality. 



OBANGB MABBOW. — This , is quite a 

 distinct variety, very early, of running 

 habit and of most delicate flavor and of an 

 orange color. 



GOI^DBN CUSTABD. — The mammoth 

 strain of the Golden Bush Squash. Flesh 

 golden yellow, very fine quality; unsur- 

 passed in keeping qualities; excellent for 

 preserves, pies, etc. No garden is complete 

 without it. 



I.ONDON VBaBTABI.E MABBOW.— A 



variety producing large, oblong fruits, dark 

 green at first, but becoming marbled with 

 yellow and lighter green in stripes as they 

 mature. 



TOMATOES. 



For Price Iiist See Bed Pag'es in Back of Book. 



Tomate (Fr.), Liebesapfel (Ger.), Tomate (Sp.), Pomo D'Oro (Ital.) 



CUliTURE.— Seed should be sown in January, in hot bed, or in boxes, which must 

 be placed in a sheltered spot, near windows. In March they can be sown in open ground. 

 Tomatoes are generally sown too thick and become .too crowded when two or three inches 

 high, which makes the plants thin and spindly. If they are transplanted when two or 

 three inches high, about three inches apart each way, they will become short and sturdy, 

 and will not suffer when planted into the open ground. Plant them from three to four 

 inches apart. Some varieties can be planted closer; for instance, the Extra Early, which 

 is of very dwarfish habit, two and a half feet apart is enough. They should be supported 

 by stakes. When allowed to grow up wild, the fruit which touches the ground will rot. 

 For a late or Fall crop the seed should be sown toward the latter part of May or during 

 June. One ounce to 3,000 plants; 3 ounces will plant an acre. 



I^IVINGSTON'S PERFECTION.— A very 

 desirable early variety, which is more 

 largely grown than any of its class. The 

 fruit is almost round, ripens clear up to 

 the stem, is solid and rich in flavor; the 

 skin is both thin and tough, making it a 

 good shipper, while its clear, bright scar- 

 let color makes it very attractive in 

 appearance. 



EARI.Y I.ARGE SMOOTH RED.— An 



early kind of medium size, smooth and pro- 

 ductive. 



CHAI.K'S EARI.Y JEWEI.. — One of the 



very best of the second early class of to- 

 matoes. Fruits uniformly larger, thicker 

 through, more solid and much finer quality 

 than most extra early varieties. Fruits 

 verj^ deep through from stem to blossom 

 end, being almost round or ball shaped; 

 about three inches in diameter; the inner 

 part is very solid and fleshy, with very few 

 seeds, the seed cells being very small and 

 fruits nearly all solid flesh. Quality ex- 

 ceptionally sweet and free from acid. 



STRAWBERRY, OR HUSK.— The plants 

 are of low-spreading growth and im- 

 mensely productive. The small yellow 

 fruits are each enclosed in a husk. Of 

 very sweet flavor, highly esteemed for pre- 

 serving or making pies. They are also 

 excellent to eat raw as a fruit. 



Iiiving-ston's Favorite. 



I^IVXNGSTON'S FAVORITE.— This To- 

 mato is as perfect in shape and as solid 

 as the Acme, but much larger, and of a 

 handsome dark red color. We had some 

 sent to our store by a customer, and they 

 surely were the flnest specimens of toma- 

 toes we ever saw, and were admired by 

 everybody who saw them. They will keep 

 well, and do not crack. It has become the 

 standard variety for this market. 



It Will Pay You to Buy From a Reliable House. 



