COLE'S VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



FORDHOOK SQUASH 



until late in June, wben summer squasnes are reaay. Tlie stem is thin and hard, and also the roots, 

 consequently it is perfectly free from the attacks of the squash borer. Matures early, and is every- 

 where a sure cropper, heing earlier in ripening than any other winter squash. It matures far north. 

 Immensely productive. A remarkable keeper, yet the skin is very thin and delicate. The meat is 

 very thick and seed cavity small. Another feature is that the green squashes can be used at any 

 stage of their growth, and in flavor are superior to any summer squash. 



Per pkt., 10 cts., oz., 25 cts., J4 lb., 75 cts. 



SIBLEY OR "PIKe'S PEAK" SQUASII. 



This squash originated in Iowa and is a decided acquisition. The shell is pale green in color, very 

 hard and flinty, but at the same time so very thin and smooth as to occasion the least possible waste 

 in baking. The flesh is solid and thick, a vivid brilliant orange in color, and possessed of rare edible 

 qualities, being dry, and it has a rich delicate flavor peculiarly its own. The squashes range from 

 eight to eleven pounds. The vine is remarkably vigorous, and ripens its fruit simultaneously with 

 the Hubbard, although the quality is considerably improved by being housed a few weeks. In its 

 keeping qualities it excels all, remaining in a good dry cellar perfectly sound until the last of March, 

 constantly improving in flavor and quality until the very last. One of the very best of shipping 

 varieties. 



Per pkt., 5 cts., oz., 10 cts., M lb., 30 cts., lb., $1.00. 



GOLDEN OBLONG PUMPKIN. 



They grow very uniform from fifteen to twenty inches in length; the outer color is a rich golden 

 orange, the skin, while thin, is tough, making it almost as good a keeper for winter use as the hard- 

 shell winter squashes. The fruit, when young, is dark green, and changes to a rich golden yellow as 

 it ripens. The flesh is light yellow in color, of very rich, fine quality. It is thoroughly established, 

 and distinct from all other varieties in cultivation. As to the prolific character of the Golden 

 Oblong, would state that one customer wrote that he counted fourteen good pumpMns on one vine. 

 Per pkt., 5 cts., oz., 15 cts., H lb.. 50 cts. 



NON PLUS Ultra radish. 



By some called Dark Red Ball, or Early Deep v 

 Scarlet Turnip, Forcing Radish. 



Remarkably fine in quality, and of very 

 quick growth, and ready to pull within fifteen 

 to twenty days after so'wing. Perfectly glob- 

 ular little roots, of very bright color and excel- 

 lent shape— certain to insure ready sale on 

 the market. This is unquestiona bly the small- 

 est topped, quickest to mature, and finest 

 colored radish ever introduced. It is by far 

 the best strain of early radish for forcing. 

 Beds are planted, the crop matured and sola, 

 and the same bed made ready for a second 

 planting — all in HO days. No gardener can 

 afford to grow common sorts when he can get 

 seed of the Non Plus Ultra, the earliest forcing 

 and handsomest of the scarlet turnip class. 

 Per pkt, 7 cts., oz., 15 cts., 14 lb. 40 cts., lb., $1.25. 



BREAD'STONE tUrnip. 



The illustration shows the shape of these turnips. They 

 are of medium size, very quick growing, and the roots are 

 very smooth, white, with faint green top. The flesh is per- 

 fectly ivhite, fine grained, and cooks in only fifteen minutes, 

 remarkably tender and very sweet: it is the finest table turnip 

 for -winter and spring use ice have ever srcu. 



It is good when harvested in tlie fall, but its comparative 

 merits do not fully show up till spring, wiieu otlier varieties 

 grow pithy, strong and uneatable. 



Per pkt., 5 cts., oz., 15 cts., }i lb.. 40 cts., lb., $1.25. 



