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COLE'S GARDEN ANNUAL. 



RHUBARB, or Pie-Plant. 



Ger. Rhubarber. Fr. Ehubarbe, 

 One oz. will produce about 800 plants. 



Sow in drills one foot apart early in spring. In the 

 fall or next Fpring transplant to three feet apart both 

 ways. Do not pluck the stalks until the third year, and 

 do not let the plant exhaust itself by ever running to 

 seed. The soil cannot be too rich, and mulching with 

 manure each fall is very beneficial. Stalks are used 

 for pies, tarts, etc. 



Linnaeus. Large, tender and excellent flavor. Pei 

 Pkt., 4 cts., oz., 15 cts., 14 1)., 60 cts. 



SPINACH. 



Ger, Spinat. Fr. Epinard. 

 One oz., will sow 100 feet of drill. 

 This Is an important market gardener's crop, of easy 

 culture. It must be grown in deep, rich soil. For 

 Bummer use sow early in thb spring, in drills one foot 

 apart, covering seed one inch deep. Sow at intervals 

 of two weeks through the season. For very early 

 spring use sow in September and protect by covering 

 with straw, etc. 



LONG STANDING. This is decidedly the best vari- 

 ety for spriog sowing, having all the good qualities 

 of the other sorts ; besides remaining a long time 

 before running to seed, standing longer than any 

 other variety ; valuable for market gardeners. Per 

 pkt., 4 cts., oz., 7 cts., ^ lb., 15 cts., lb., 40 cts. 



NORFOLK SAVOY LEAVED. This variety pro- 

 duces nearly twice the weight of crop as the ordinary 

 sorts, and is also the hardiest of all varieties of Spin- 

 ach. Productive in leaf, thick foliage, succulent, 

 curled and wrinkled like a Savoy Cabbage. The best 

 for fall sowing, as it is apt to run to seed if sown in 

 spring. Per pkt., 4 cts., oz., 7 cts., J4 lb„ 15 cts., 

 lb., 40 cts. 



Large Round-Leaved Viroflay. A splendid new 

 variety; leaves very long, broad, round, thick and 

 fleshy, dark green. Will grow to an enormous size in 

 rich soil, and preferred by many market gardeners. 

 Per pkt , 4 cts., oz., 7 cts., 14 lb., 15 cts., lb., 40 cts. 



SQUASH. 



Ger. Kuerbis. Fr. Courge. 

 One oz. will plant about 25 hills. 



Plant about the middle of May, in hills, the early 

 varieties 4 or 5 feet apart, and the late sorts 8 to 10 feet. 

 The hills should be highly manured, and prepared in a 

 similar manrer as those of melons. Plant from 6 to 10 

 seeds in a hill, thinning out, after they have attained 

 their rough leaves, leaving 3 or 4 of the strongest plants. 

 Dust the plants, when the dew Is on, with air-slacked 

 lime or ashes, to protect them from the striped bug. 



A treatise, tintitled "Squashes," and how to grow 

 them,by mail prepaid for 30 cents, 

 THE SIBLEY. See Noveltiea 

 IRON MASK. See Novelties. 



EARLY YELLOW BUSH SCOLLOP. An early 

 flat scolloped variety; color, golden yellow; flesh palt 

 yellow, fine grained and well flavored; very produc- 

 tive; used when young and tender for boiling, and at 

 maturity for making pies. Per pkt., 4 cts., oz., « cts., 

 ^ lb., 20 cts., lb., 60 cts. 



EARLY BUSH 5UMMER CROOKNECK. Thli 

 is generally esteemed as one of the finest of the sum- 

 mer varieties ; color, bright yellow, skin very warty, 

 flesh dry and well flavored; should be ueed while 

 yonng and tender, which may be known by the press- 

 ure of the thumb-nail through the Bkin. Per pkt., 4 

 cts., oz., 8 cts., H lb., 20 cts., lb., 60 cte. 



CHESTNUT SQUASH. 



WHITE CHESTNUT. A new variety introduced by 

 Mr. Gregory. Good specimens are as fine grained 

 and as dry as a boiled chestnut, of a good quality for 

 the table in every respect, as the Hubbard, while it 

 has a distinct individuality of its own. The White 

 Chestnut is worthy of beipg added to the few among 

 the scores of varieties of squashes in cultivation 

 which are really first-class. It is hard shelled, white 

 in color, form much like the Hubbard. A heavy 

 cropper and vigorous grower. Flesh of lemon yellow 

 color, fine in texture, dry and fine flavor. Per pkt., 

 5 cts., oz., 10 cts.. ^4 lb., 25 cts. 



EARLY PROLIFIC MARROW. A new fall or 

 \\ inter variety which has been very generally tested 

 in difEerent parts of the country. A grand improve- 

 ment upon the Boston Marrow, supplying many 

 deficiencies of the latter in point of earliness, 

 productiveness and good keeping qualities. These 

 characteristics will commend the variety to market 

 gardeners, while its brilliant orange red color and fine 

 keeping and cooking qualiMes will make it popular 

 with the consumer. It is of medium size and of excel- 

 lent quality. Per pkt., 5 cts., oz., 10 cts., % lb., 25 

 cts , lb., 75 cts. 



RED CHINA. A handsome and prolific variety. 

 Each vine produces from )ilne to thirteen perfect 

 fruits. The squashes often grow in pairs, and are 

 remarkably uniform in size and shape. They weigh 

 from 3 to 5 pounds. They are very solid, with small 

 seed cavity ; the meat being from 1 to 1^ inches thick. 

 The skin is a vivid red color, faintly striped with a 

 pale yellow. The flesh is of a rich orange-yellow 

 color, firm fine grained, sweet, and excellent in qual- 

 ity, both for table use and for pies. Per pkt., 4 cts., 

 oz., 10 cts., 14 lb., 25 cts., lb., 75 cts. 



BRAZILIAN SUGAR. A summer and fall Squash, 

 of medium size ; enormously productive ; a single 

 plant has yielded as many as twelve perfect ripe 

 squashes. It can be used for table when quite young. 

 This is the richest flavored and sweetest of all 

 Squashes, in which it is said to surpass all the old 

 standard sorts. For autumn use it is most delicious, 

 being an excellent substitute for Sweet Potatoes. Per 

 pkt., 5 cts., oz., 10 cts., H lb., 25 cts., lb., 75 cts. 



BAY STATE. This variety comes highly recomended. 

 It is of a bluish green color, very handsome in ap- 

 pearance, medium early, weighs about 10 lbs., on an 

 average, a good keeper and very productive. Its 

 extreme solidity, heavy weight, firmness and dryness 

 of grain, and sweetness of flavor, will make it a pop- 

 ular variety. Per pkt., 5 cts., oz., 8 cts., lb., 25 

 cts., lb., 75 cts. 



ESSEX HYBRID. An excellent variety, having the 

 shape of the Turban, with dryness and hard shell 

 of the Hubbard. It is one of the richest flavored, 

 finest grained and sweetest of the S(iuash family, as 

 well as one of the best keepers. Being earliest of the 

 winter varieties, can be planted later in the season, or 

 as a second crop. Per pkt., 4 cts., oz., 8 cts., % lb., 

 20 cts., lb.. 75 cts. 



WHITE PINEAPPLE. This distinct variety has 

 attracted much attention. The skin and flesh are of 

 a creamy white color, flesh fine gi-ained, and of good 

 quality, being of a rich and most decided cocoanut 

 flavor, when made into pies or custards. They can 

 be used at any time during growth, and after matur- 

 ing keep for a long time. A very prolific variety, 

 yielding from 5 to 8 Squashes to each vine. Per pkt., 

 4 cts., oz., 8 cts., }i lb., 25 cts , lb.. 75 cts. 



