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Compton's Surprise.— Remarkable for its size, qual- 

 ity and productiveness. Its shape is oval-oblong ; eyes 

 sunken, brow prominent, skin smooth, color reddish- 

 purple, flesh -white ; grows to a '-■rce size, and is invari- 

 ably sound to the center. It retains its quality perfectly 

 throughout the year, appearing on the table like a ball 

 of flour. 



Early Rose.— This was the first of Mr. Breese's 

 seedlings, offered in the spring of 1868, and has now be- 

 come the standard variety for earliness, quality and 

 productiveness. 



St Patrick. 

 St. Patrick. — A most excellent new potato, and enor- 

 mously productive. Very handsome, smooth, white 

 skin and white flesh. Eyes few and shallow ; is never 

 hollow \ produces few small tubers, the whole crop be- 

 ing uniform in size. A cross between the Early Rose 

 and Garnet Chili, ripening medium early Last season, 

 in Pennsylvania, one pound of seed produced 266 pounds 

 of potatoes ; and in Ohio, five pounds produced five 

 bushels. 



Pride of America. 

 Pride of America.— A new cross between Brownell's 

 Eureka and the White Peachblow, resembling in ap- 

 pearance the well known Snowflake, and ripening only 

 a few days later than that variety. Very productive, 

 growing to a large size. Flesh exceedingly! fine-grained 

 and of snowy whiteness, baked or boiled ; cooks quickly 

 and evenly, dry and floury, and has no hard center or 

 core. The tubers grow compactly in the hill, so that 

 the crop is easily harvested. A remarkable keeper and 

 free from disease. As a table variety, it is absolutely 

 without a fault. 



PUMPKIN. 



Fr. Courge. — Ger. Kuerbis. 



The Pumpkin more properly belongs to the farm than 

 the garden. It should never be admitted into the pre- 

 cmts of a garden where there are cucumbers, melons, 

 and others of a similar class. It would mix with and 

 contaminate the quality of the more valuable sorts ; 

 besides it would occupy more space than most could 

 allow, as their vines sometimes attain an enormous size. 



Large Yellow. — Grows tc a large size, and is adapt- 

 ed for cooking purposes and feeding stock. It is irreg- 



Yellow. 



ular in shape and size, some being depressed and flat- 

 tened at the ends, others round or elongated ; of deep^ 

 rich yellow color ; of fine grain, and of excellent flavor. 



Cushaw. 



Cushaw. — A great favorite in the Southern States, 

 l)ut too tender for general cultivation in Northern cli- 

 mates. In form, much resemblin^- the Winter Crook- 

 neck Squash, though growing to a very large size, fre- 

 quently weighing seventy pounds ; color light cream, 

 sometimes slightly striped with green • flesh salmon- 

 colored. Very productive. 



Culture. — Pumpkins are not so particular in regard 

 to soil as melons or cucumbers, but in other respects, 

 are cultivated in a similar manner, though on a larger 

 scale. They are generally raised on cultivated farms- 

 between hills of corn, and may be planted with success, 

 in fields by themselves. 



RADISH. 



Fr. Radis.—Ger. Rettig. 



Very extensively cultivated in gardens for its roots, 

 which should always be eater before they become pithy 

 and tough. The young seed leaves are also used as a. 

 small salad, and a pickle is made oi the seed pods, when 

 they are green. 



Early Long Scarlet, Short Top, Improved. — 

 This is unquestionably the best standard variety for 

 private gardens and market use. It grows six or seven 

 inches long, half out of ground ; is verj^ brittle and 

 crisp, and of quick growth ; color bright; scarlet ; small 

 top ; tapers regularly to the root, and is uniformly 

 straight and smooth. Highly recommended. 



Wood's Early Frame. — A sub-variety of the pre- 

 ceding, not quite so long, and a little thicker ; of brill- 

 iant scarlet color, mild, brittle, of fine fl.avor, and the- 

 most suitable for forcing and early market garden. 



