WINTER 



SQUASHES 



PROLIFIC MARROW. 



PROLIFIC MARROW Pronounced the earliest and finest fall va- 

 riety, maturing ten days sooner than the Boston Marrow. Skin orange 

 colored. Flesh yellow, fine grained, thick, dry and sweet. The squash 

 is medium in size, and a good keeper. Often grown as a quick second 

 crop. Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 10 cts.; J 4 pound, 15 cis.; pound, 45 cts. 



PIJVK APPLE. — A favorite squash for pies, having the flavor of cocoa- 

 nut. Although a bush squash it is a wonderful keeper, sometimes re- 

 maining good a year. Color a creamy white, both outside and inside. 

 May be used youi_,g. Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 10 cts.; % lb., 15 cts.; lb., 50 cts. 



PINEAPPLE. 



ESSEX HYBRID.— For shape see illustration, skin a rich, orange 

 red. Flesh thick and solid, of a yellow or pinkish color. Seed cavity 

 small. The flavor is excellent, the flesh being fine grained and sweet. 

 One of the most productive squashes ever introduced. Packet, 5 cents; 

 ounce, 10 cents; % pound, 15 cents; pound, 45 cents. 



BRAZIL SUGAR. — A new variety claimed to be the highest flavored 

 and sweetest of all the squashes. Enormously productive. Flesh yel- 

 low, slightly tinged with green. Ready as soon as Boston Marrow. For 

 shape see illustration. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; ^ lb., 15 cts.; lb., 45 cts. 



SIBLEY OR PIKE'S PEAK. 



BRAZIL SUGAR. 



SIBLEY.-Same as Pike's Peak. Skin greenish gray in color, thin, 

 but hard. I< le*h of a golden orange color, thick, dry and solid. Flavor 

 and table character first rate. Matures with Hubbard. Weighs 8 to 

 12 pounds, .see illustration for shape. Very productive. A good 

 keeper and shipper. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; % lb., 15 cts.; lb., 45 cts. 



THE FAXON. — A productive and profitable va- 

 riety of winter squash; one of the most reliable. Not 

 excelled for table use or as a keeper. It is of uniform 

 shape, but the outside color varies from green to 

 orange. Its quality is so high that the color of the 

 skin is not important. The flesh is always rich, dry 

 and sweet, and the Faxon is a wide favorite with all. 

 Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; } 4 lb., 15 cts; lb., 45 cts. 



MARBLEHEAD. — An old variety; one of the 

 most reliable keepers. Skin bluish green. Flesh 

 I bright orange. About the size of Hubbard. Sweet 

 I and delicious. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; 

 £ pound, 15 cents; pound, 45 cents. 

 VEGETABLE MARROW. — Fine for cooking, 

 j The light yellow skin is very thin; ilesh salmon. A 

 [ good winter keeper. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; 

 THE FAXON ' pound, 15 cents; pound, 45 cents. 



DER WING. — A little squash of Chinese origin, 5 inches long and 2 or 3 inches 

 thick. Flesh light yellow. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; > 4 lb., 20 cts.; lb., 00 cts. 



Maule's Seeds 

 for all needs. 



BOSTON MARROW. — This is a widely popular squash for autumn _ 

 and winter use. Its color is a bright orange. Flesh yellow, rich and § 

 sweet. Form oval, as shown in the illustration. The skin is thin, but • 

 it is a good keeper and unexcelled for pies. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 

 10 cents; > 4 pound, 15 cents; pound, 45 cents. 9 



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NEW GOLDEN HUBBARD. 

 NEW GOLDEN HUBBARD. — A new, distinc t and valuable squash, a 



It has the shape and all the virtues jg 

 The color of the 



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MAMMOTH CHILI. — THE 292-POUND SQUASH. 



sport of the old standard, the Hubbard, 

 of its parent, but is a little earlier and more productive. 



skin is very pleasing, being deep yellow or orange red. Flesh richer in color ' m 

 than Hubbard, and of equal quality. Fine grained and 6weet. It cooks dry, 

 and is a _perfect table squash and for making into pies. A splendid keeper. 

 Packet, o cents; ounce, 10 cents; % pound, 20 cents; pound, 60 cents. 

 MAULE'S IMPROVED HUBBARD — (See specialties. ) 

 GOLDEN BRONZE. — A new sort from New England. (See specialties.) Z 

 CHICAGO WARTED HUBBARD — A sport of the old Hubbard with <• 

 an ext ra rough exterior, popularized by growers in the vicinity of Chicago. m 

 A good market variety. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; % lb., 25 cts.; lb., 75 cts. a 

 MAMMOTH CHILL— The outer skin of this great squash is a rich orange " 

 yellow. The flesh is yellow and very thick, and the quality is good and nu- J 

 trtttous. It is of the highest 

 value as a stock food, far 

 exceeding ordinary pump- 

 kins in this respect, and 

 answering as well as root 

 I crops. It Is a prolific vn- 

 Srlety, and a good winter 

 keeper. Has reached the 

 great weight of 292 pounds. 

 S The Mammoth Chili squash 1 

 Is a typical sort to grow for 



exhibition at the fairs; it 

 has few rivals, even In the 

 pumpkin class In attaining 

 great size and weight. 

 Packet. 5 cts.; ounce. 15 cts.; 

 V A lb., 40 cts.; lb., 81.25. 



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MARBLEHEAD 



