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PUMPKINS. 



•*' ■*■" Large Cheese. — A good cooking variety, cheese 



shape, creamy yellow color, flesh fine grained, and 



one of the best for pies. Price per pkt. 5c. Per oz. 



10c. Per lb. 50c. , 



Japanese Pie. — Crooked-necked variety ; ex- 1 



"' tremely small seed cavity ; nearly all solid meat ;j 

 quality extra fine. Seeds distinct in appearancej 

 Productive : ripens early ; medium size : good keeper. 

 Easily cut and dried like apples, and makes excellent 

 pies or sauce for winter use. Pkt. 5c. Oz. 15c. 

 Lb. 75c. 



,#-r"^ L-arge Coniinoii YellOAY Field (Yankee 

 Cow Pumpkin, Connecticut Field.)— Hardiest 

 of all Pumpkins, good for^pies and stock feeding. Pkt. 5c. Oz. 10c. ^{ lb. 15c. Lb. 50c. 



Mammotli Tours.— Immense size, often weighs 100 lbs. Pkt. 5c. Oz. 10c. Y lb. 35c. Lb. $1.25. 



LARGE SWEET CHEESE^PUMPKIN 



On account of the very short crop in some 



varieties of Peas, prices are subject 



to change without notice. 



Peas mature early in a light, rich soil. For a 

 general crop, a rich, deep loam, or inclining to clay, 

 would be best. They thrive better if the ground has 

 been manured for a previous crop, but if the ground is 

 poor and requires manuring, use well rotted manure, 

 and for the dwarf varieties you can hardly make the 

 soil too rich. When grown for a market crop they 

 are seldom staked or brushed, but are sown m single 

 rows I inch apart and 3 to 5 inches deep, the depth 

 depending on the time of sowing, nature of soil, as well 

 as variety. Rows should be from 2>2 to 3^2 feet apart, 

 according to variety, soil and manner of culture desired. 

 When grown in gardens it is best to sow in double rows, 

 6 to 8 inches apart, the tall ones requiring brush, 

 which is stuck in between the rows. Commencesowing 

 early varieties as earlv as the ground can be worked in 

 the Spring, and continue, for a succession, every two 

 weeks up to June, discontinuing until the middle of 

 July, when a good crop can usually' be secured b}- 

 sowing the extra earlv and early sorts. It is best to 

 late planting on sandy soil, as there is some danger of 

 mildew at this season when planted on heavy land. 

 They should be kept clean with the cultivator or hoe, 

 and 'earthed up twice during growth. Wrinkled varie- 

 ties are not as hardy as the smooth hard sorts, and if 

 planted earlv should have dry soil and not planted deep , 

 or they are liable to rot in the ground; they are, how- 

 ever, the sweetest and best flavored varieties. One 

 quart sows 80 feet of drill; two or three bushels 

 to the acre. 



PEAS.-(Erbsen.) 



Add 15c. per quart extra if to be sent by mail. 

 1 g^for 100 ft. of drill, 2 bushels to the acre. 



Extra Early Alaska.— The earliest blue 

 " pea. The dark green color of the pods makes it 

 extremely desirable as it can be carried long dis- 

 tances without losing color, which quality, com- 

 bined with its earliness and uniformity of ripening, 

 makes it a most desirable pea for market gar- 

 deners. Height two feet. Pt. 15c. Qt. 25c. Pk. 

 90q;' Bushel $3.50. 



First and Best. — It is very profitable for 

 e gardener and shipper because it is very early, 

 ripens uniformly, so that all the pods may be picked 

 within seven weeks from the time of planting, and 

 that at one picking. No brush or other support is 

 required, as they seldom, under any circumstances 

 grow to exceed 20 inches in height. Pt. 15c. 

 Qt. 25c. Pk. 90c. Bu. $5.50. 



EXTRA EARLY WRINKLED PEAS. 



Nott's Excelsior. — The very best short vine. 



EXTRA EARLY ALASKA. 



Wrinkled extra early Pea. Vines are more vigor- 

 ous and taller than the American Wonder, and the 

 pods are one-third larger, containing often 6 to 8 

 large Peas, closely compacted together, and for 

 sweetness and quality it has no superior. Pt. 15c. 

 Qt. 25c. Pk. $1.75. Bu. $7.00. 



y American Wonder. — This variety stands 

 ufefivaled in point of productiveness, flavor and 

 ^ality. and is without exception the earliest wrink- 

 led pea in cultivation. It is of dwarf and robust 

 habit, growing from ten to fifteen inches high, and 

 produces a profusion of good sized and well filled 

 pods of the finest flavor. Dry peas, medium size, 

 wrinkled and flattened, pale green. Requires 

 liberal fertilizing. Pt. 15c. Qt. 25c. Pk. $1.75. 

 Bu. $7.00. 



^^-^ Gradus (Prosperity.) -Probably the best 

 extra early pea yet introduced. Only two or three 

 days later than Alaska, and a wrinkled pea of 

 excellent quality. Pk. $2.50. Bu. $9.00. 



