D. M. FERRY vt GO'S DESCRIPIIVE CATALOGUE. 



SQUASH— Continued 



FARLY YELLOW BUSH SCALLOP:: :: 



A mammoth, very early, flat, scalloped shaped variety ; 

 color j-ellow: flesh pale yellow and well flavored; very pro- 

 ductive: used when young and tender. We have developed 

 a strain of the old Yellow Bush Scallop which is uniformly 

 larger and flatter than the old stock, and has a very small 

 seed cavity. Its superiority is so great that we should be jus- 

 tified bv prevailing custom in renameing it. Pkt. oc; Oz. lOc; 

 2 Oz. loc: % Lb. iOc; Lb. 60c. 



Lon^ Island White Bush,\S"'Si&r'to"'th'rr^ 



Vine verv productive: fruit rather small, thick, with 

 only a slight indicarion of a scallop, and often nearly 

 spherical: skin white; flesh tender and of good qual- 

 ity. Pkt. 5c: Oz. 10c: 2 Oz. 15c: ^ Lb. 250; Lb. 75c. 



i/White Summer Crookneck 



INTRODUCED BY L'S IN 1895. 



This beautiful sort of our own introduction 

 is the result of years of careful breeding and 

 selection, and it is now one of the most fixed 

 and distinct of our summer squashes. The 

 fruit is similar in size and shape to the Sum- 

 mer Crookneck. but of a beautiful, ivory white 

 color, and unsurpassed in quality. We recommend 

 this sort as the most beautiful, and one of the very 

 best of the summer varieties. Pkt. oc; Oz. 10c; 

 2 Oz. 15c; ^ Lb. 25c; Lb. 75c. 



^^ ammoth Summer Crookneck 



Vine a little larger and stronger growing than 

 the Summer Crookneck, and producing fruit fully twice as 



White 

 Slvver 

 Crookneck 

 Squash. 



verv hard when ripe. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c: H Lb. 20c: 

 Lb.' 60c. 



large.deeper colored and with rough surface. Its large size and ii i« \/ w 4. Ul AA /% iCocozelladi Xapolif 



attractive color make it a favorite with market gardene r^. J taiian VCgeiaDie /riarrOVV .^ variety producing 



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Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; i^ Lb. 25c; Lb. 75c. 



large, oblong fruits, dark green at first, but becoming 



^limmpr Cmnknprk The old. standard sort; very marbled with yellow and lighter green in stripes as they 



JUIlllliCI V^l UUi\llcl./I\ early and productive. Fruits mature. The very young and tender fruits when shced and 



when mature about one foot long, with crooked neck, and fried in oil constitute a most popular vegetable delicacy in 



covered with warty excrescences; color bright yellow; shell Naples. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 20c; %i Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 



KROSTON MARROW t^?^^^ 



■■^ ular in the Boston marker. Of large size, oval form; skin 

 thin; when ripe, bright orange with a netting of light cream 

 color; flesh rich salmon yellow, fine grained, and for sweetness 

 and excellence unsurpassed, but not as diy as the Hubbard. We 

 hare an unusually good stock of this sort. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 

 2,6z. 15c: HLh. 20c: Lb. 60c. 



TIARD SHELLED MARROW tT^'I^^fli 



yield per acre. The best sort for pies and for canning or dry- 

 ing. We have been at work on this variety for several years, 

 and now have it so well fixed that it comes very true to type.' 

 The fruit is very large, oval, deep orange-red color, and 

 though quite smooth, has as hard a shell as the Hubbard. The 

 flesh is very thick, rich orange-red color without a tinge of 

 green even close to the shell, and unequaled for making pies, 

 having a peculiar flavor and quality similar to, but much finer 

 than that of the choicest pumpkin. Pkt.oc; Oz.lOc; 2 0z.20c; 

 %Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 



This is a superior variety, and 



one of the best of winter 



';qua'=;hes: flesh bright orange 



yellow, fine grained, yer\ <li \ ^ueet and rich flavored; keeps 



Hubbard 



Golden Hubbard -^ 

 Squash. 





perfectly good throughout the winter; boils or bakes exceed- 

 ingly dry, and is esteemed by many to be as good baked as 

 the sweet potato. Our stock is most carefully selected with 

 regard to quality of the flesh and color and wartiness of the 

 shell, but the latter peculiarities are largely determined by 

 the soil? in which the squashes are raised. We have compared 

 our stock with that sold as Chicago, or Warty Hubbard, and 

 have found it much superior. Our customers can plant the 

 seed we furnish in perfect confidence that every fruit will be 

 a pure Hubbard of the finest quality. Pkt. oc; Oz. 10c; 

 ^ " 20c; H Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 



H fl I D D A nn "^^^^^ *^ ^ '^'■"^ Hubbard 

 IBI tlll/lKll squash except in color. 

 IIUUUnilLr ^^^^^]^ js ,3rjght red. 



The vine is a vigorous but not rampant grower and wonder- 

 fully productive, expending the energj' derived from liberal 

 fertilizing in the production of an increased number rather 

 than of overgrown and coarse fruits as some varieties are apt 

 to do. It ripens its crop much earlier than the Hubbard, and 

 will furnish fruits fit for use earlier than any other winter sort, 

 and uniformly, thus making it a certain cropper. The fruits are 

 very uniform' in size, weighing f lom six to eight pounds, and 

 in shape are like the Hubbard. Though maturing early, they 

 are wonderfullj' long keepers, so thej- can be held over in good 

 condition for spring use. The shell is warty, 

 hard and strong, and a very beautiful, 

 orange-red color, except for a bit of olive 

 green on the blossom end. The flesh 

 is a deep orange and uniformly so to 

 the rind, never having the green 

 tinge so objectionable in the 

 older sort. It cooks very 

 drv. fine grained and good 

 flavored. 



AVe l.>elieve this 

 is the best fall and 

 winter sort yet in- 

 trotiuced. and that 

 it deserves to and 

 will become a 

 most p<->pular vari- 

 ety. It certainly 

 superior as a table 



kt. 5c: Oz. 10c: 



2 Oz. 20o: ^^I.b. 30o; 

 Lb. $1.00 



