D. M. FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



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IMPROVED THICK LEAVED.— An improvement on the 

 preceding, with larger and thicker leaves, and of more sub- 

 stance. Particularly recommended for market garden use. 



LONG STANDING.— An improved round seeded strain of 

 excellent merit, having all the g'XKl qualities of the ordinary 

 sorts. It is especially desirable Ijecause it goes to seed much 

 later than any other Variety. This will be highly appreciated 

 by market gardeners. 



LONG STANDING PRICKLY.— The plants mature a httle 

 later than the round leaved sorts, but furnish a large quan- 

 tity of very thick and well flavored leaves. This is one of the 

 b^t sorts for market gardeners. Has pricklj' seed. 



PRICKLY WI.NTER.— The hardiest variety, and will with- 

 stand the severest weather, viith only a slight protection of 

 leaves or straw. The seed is prickly, leaves triangular, 

 oblong or arrow shaped. It is employed for fall sowing, 

 which in this latitude is made about the first of September. 



ROU.ND LEAVED WINTER.— A sort which is verj- popular 

 with manv gardenei-s: the leaf is shorter and roimder, 

 but thicker than the Prickly Winter, and it seems quite as 

 hardy. 



SUMMER CROOKNECK.-The old standard sort : very 

 early and productive. It is small, with crooked neck, covered 

 with warty excrescence^; color bright yellow; shell very 

 hard when ripe. 



WHITE SUMMER CROOKNECK.— By careful selection 

 and breeding for more than ftve years, we have obtained a 

 stock of summer crookneck which* comes white: not over half 

 of one per cent. I>eing any other color. It Ls similar in all 

 respects except color to the old Summer Crookneck and is 

 more attractive. 



WINTER VARIETIES. 



BOSTON HARROW.— A fall and winter variety, very pop- 

 ular in the Boston market. Of oval form: skin thin. 'when 

 ripe, bright orange mottled with light cream color; flesh rich 

 salmon yellow, fine grained, and for sweetness and excel- 

 lence unsurpassed, but not as dr>- as the Hubbard. We have 

 an unusually good stock of this sort. 



SQUASH. 



French. Courge. German. Kuerhis. 



The squash Ls one of the most nutritious and valuable of all 

 our garden vegetables. The summer varieties come to the 

 table early in the season while the winter sorts can be had in 

 perfection from August until the summer varieties are again 

 in condition. Few farmers appreciate the value of winter 

 squash as food for stock. We think an acre of squash, costing 

 no more to cultivate and much less to secure, will give as much 

 food available for feeding stock as an acre of corn, and we 

 strongly urge our readers to try a ••patch" for this purpose. 



CcLTCRE. — The plants are very tender and sensitive to cold, 

 and planting must be delayed until settled warm weather. 

 The general principles of culture are the same as those given 

 for cucumbers and melons, but the plants are less particular 

 as to soil. The summer varieties should be planted four to 

 six feet apart each way. and the winter sorts eight to ten. 

 Three plants are sufficient for a hill. Care should be taken 

 not to break the stems from the squashes intended for winter 

 use. as the shghtest injiu-y will increase the liabilitj' to decay. 



EARLY YELLOW BUSH. 



EARLY WHITE BUSH. 



EARLY PROLIFIC MARROW. 



EARLY YELLOW BUSH SCALLOP.— An eariv. flat 

 scallop shaped variety: c-lor yellow; flesh pale yellow and 

 well flavored: very productive: used when voung and tender. 



EARLY WHITE BUSH SCALLOP.-Similar in form to 

 the preceding, but with a clear white skin, and more tender 

 and delicate flesh. By many considered the best of the sum- 

 mer varieties. 



riAn.HOTH SU.M.MER CROOKNECK. -When we obtained 

 the stock of this very valuable variety in 1888. we found 

 that quite a proportion of the vines made runners. We 

 set vigorously to work «-eeding out these and were so 

 successful that we introduced it with the claim that it 

 was the best summer squash in the country. Our own 

 experience and that of our customers fully \justifies this 

 assertion. It is the best summer squash, and for these 

 reasons: It is twice as large as the ordinary Summer 

 Crookneck. far more warty and several davs earlier. This 

 combination of earliness. large size and wartiness. which 

 adds so much to its attractiveness, makes it altogether the 

 most desirable squash for the 

 market or private garden. 



EARLY PROLIFIC ,nARROW.-A variety developed by 

 selection from tlie Boston Marrow, but much earlier and the 

 earliest of the winter varieties. Fruit small, of deep orange 

 color netted with cream; shape similar to Boston 3Iarrow; 

 flesh thick, deep yellow, of fine quality. 



MAMMOTH SUMMER CROOKNECK. 



HUBBARD. 



HUBBARD.— This is a snp>erior variety; 

 and the best winter squash known; flesh 

 bright orange yellow, fine grained, very- 

 dry, sweet and rich flavored: keeps per- 

 fectly goiKl throughout the winter; boils 

 or bakes exceeiiiugly dry and is esteemed 



