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COLE'S GARDEN ANNUAL. 



RHUBARB, or Pie-Plant. 



Ger, Rhuharber. Ft. Rhuharbe. 

 One oz. will produce about SOO plants. 

 Sow in drills one foot apart early in spring. 

 In the fall or next spring 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 running to seed. The soil can- 

 not 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. 

 Per pkt., 5 cts., oz., 15 cts., % lb.. 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 summer use sow early in the spring, 

 in drills one foot apart, covering seed one inch 

 deep. Sow at intervals of two weeks tli rough 

 the season. For very early spring use sow in 

 September and protect by covering with straw, 

 etc. 



LONG STANDING. This is decidedly the best 

 variety for spring sowing, iiaving all the good 

 qualities of the otlier 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 

 produces nearly twice the weight of crop as 

 the ordinary sorts, and is also the hardiest of 

 all varieties of Spinach. Productive in leaf, 

 thick foliage, succulent, curled and wrinkled 

 like a Savoy Cabbage. The best for fall sow- 

 ing, as it is apt to run to seed if sown in spring. 

 Per pkt., 4 cts., oz.,7 cts., % ib., 15 cts., lb., 40 

 cts. 



SQUASH. 



Ger. Kuerbis. Fr. Courge. 

 One oz. will plant about 23 hills. 



Plant about the middle of May. in hills, the 

 early varieties four or five feet apart, and the 

 late sorts eight to ten feet. The hills should he 

 highly manured, and prepared in a similar man- 

 ner as those of melons. Plant from six to ten 

 seeds in a hill, thinning oat, after they have 

 attained their rough leaves, leaving three or 

 four 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, entitled " Squashes," and 7ww to 

 grow them, by mail prevail for 30 cents. 

 THE SIBLEY. See Novelties. 

 FORDHOOK. See Novelties. 



EARLY YELLOW BUSH SCOLLOP. An early 

 flat scolloped variety; color, golden yellow; 

 llesh pale yellow, fine grained and well 

 flavored; very productive; used when young 

 and tender for boiling, and at maturity for 

 making pies. Per pkt.. 4 cts., oz., 8 cts., 14 lb., 

 20 cts., 11)., 60 cts. 



EARLY BUSH SUMMER CROOKNECK. This 

 is generally esteemed as one of the finest of 

 the summer varieties; color, briglit yellow, 

 skin very warty, flesh dry and well flavored; 

 should be used while young and tender, which 

 maybe known by the pressure of the thumb 

 nail through the skin. Per pkt., 4 cts., oz.. 8 

 cts.. li lb.. 20 cts., lb., GO cts. 



ESSEX HYBRID. An excellent variety, hav- 

 ing the shap(^ of the Turl:)an, with dryness and 

 hardshell of tlio Hubbard. It is one of the 

 richest flavored, finest grained and sweetest 

 of the Squash family, as well as one of the 

 best keepers. Being earliest of the Avinter 

 varieties, can be planted later In the season, 

 or as a second crop. Per pkt., 4 cts,, oz;; 8 cts., 

 M lb., 20 cts., lb., 75 cts. 



CHESTNUT SQUASH. 



WHITE CHESTNUT. A variety introduced by 

 Mr. Gregory. Good specimens are as fine 

 grained and as dry as a boiled chestnut, of a 

 good qujility for the table in every respect, as 

 the Hubbard. The White Chestnut is worthy 

 of being 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., % B) 25 cts. 



EARLY PROLIFIC MARROW. A fall or winter 

 variety which has been very generally tested 

 in different parts of the country. A grand im- 

 provement upon the Boston Marrow, supplying 

 many deficiencies of the latter in point of oarli- 

 ness. productiveness and good keeping quali- 

 ties. These characteristics will commend the 

 variety to market gardeners, while its brilliant 

 orange red color and fine keeping and cooking 

 qualities will make it popular with the con- 

 sumer. It is of medium size and of excellent 

 quality. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., J4 ft 25 cts., 

 tt 75 cts. 



THE IRON MASK. Lovers of this vegetable 

 will find the Iron Mask a decidea acquisition. 

 When well grown the squashes are from 8 to 12 

 inches long, and from 3 to 5 inches in diameter, 

 usually smooth; slightly ribbed; the Culor is 

 either creamy white or jet black, both colors 

 being produced from the same seed. Tlie flesh 

 is finegrained and very light; it cooks dry and 

 has a delicious nutty flavor. A peculiarity of 

 this squash is that it is good either as a sum- 

 mer or winter variety, its hard shell, when 

 ripe, making it an excellent keeper. In addi- 

 tion to its rare esculent properties, it is won- 

 derfully productive, each vine yielding from 

 15 to 20 pei'fect squashes. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 

 cts.. li D) 00 cts. 



BRAZILIAN SUGAR. A summer and fall 

 squash, of medium size; enormously produc- 



