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CANADA CltOOKSECK SQVAS1I 



Canada Crookneck. A small variety of the preceding: ripens early and all 



thinea considered, is one of the best for general cultivation.. Per pkt., 10 .21 



Valparaiso, or Lima Cocoanut 



A lar^e-growing winter variety; a good variety 



for fall and winter use. Per pkt., 5 



TIIE MABULEHEAD SQUASH. 



Marblehead. A new variety of the finest quality, weighing from 10 to 15 lbs. ; one 

 of the verv best for a late sort. (See page 120.) Per pkt., 10 ets. 



Mammoth. The largest known. Seeds wmch we offer were saved from a squash 

 weighing one hundred and eighty pounds, — a monster. Per pkt. 25. 



Turban, or Turk's Cap. A superior late-growing variety; of a greenish color, 

 , striped with! hire, mid thus in form and color somewhat resembling a 

 turban, whence the name; flesh orange-yellow, thick, fine-grained, sugary, 

 uud well-flavored. Per pkt., 10 ... . • • ■ • 



Yokohama. A new variety from Japan: finest grained of all the Squashes, with a 

 rich Marrow flavor. Per pkt., 15 . • • \ ," - ' , " 



Lungren. The leaves are singularly variegated with yellow, the depths of color vary- 

 ing in different plants from pale yellow to bright orange, and differing also 

 in the amount of variegations as the season progresses. I he color is most 

 profuse at the base of the leaf, and is distributed thence in serrated stripes, 

 towards, but not reaching, the borders. _,«— j_ 



The fruit is bottled-formed, much resembling the Puritan; entirely 

 white, about one foot in length, eight inches in its greatest diameter, and 

 weighs from eight to ten pounds. The stem is thick, short and fleshy. 

 The flesh is pale yellowish-white, thick, fine-grained, dry, and sweet, and 

 peculiarly free from the strong flavor common to many varieties, " cooks 

 -ell, early or late in the season, and even before it has attained its lull 

 ^ize.'and is also a good keeper. Per pkt., 25. 



SUNFLOWER. 



New Mammoth Russian. This is a new variety; and, under ordinary cultivation 

 the heads grow to the enormous^ize ot twenty inches in diameter. 1 ne 



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