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J. M. Thorburn & Co., 15 John St., New York. 



SQUASH. 



10 $0 20 $0 60 



Courge. Calabaza. ©peife $urbt$. 

 Culture. — Sow in hills in the same manner and at the same time as Cucumbers and Melons ; the bush 



varieties three to four feet apart, and the run- 

 ning kinds from six to nine feet apart. 



Per oz. lb. Per lb. 

 Early Golden Bush. 



Fine for summer use ; 

 not as early as the 



White Bush $0 



Golden Custard. 

 Mammoth strain of the 

 Golden Bush. A valu- 

 able new bush vari- 

 ety ; golden yellow 

 flesh ; fine quality . . 

 Early White Scal- 

 lop Bush. A good 

 early shipping vari- 

 ety 



Silver Custard. A 

 mammoth strain of the 

 Early White Bush. 

 Very large; fine quality 



distinct : best for summer 



VARIOUS SQUASHES. 



1588 Summer Crookneck. Yellow fruit ; 



1589 Summer Crookneck, Long Green 



1589a Giant Summer Crookneck. Double the size of the above 



1590 Egg-Plant Bush Squash. A white-fleshed Bush> variety ; oval in shape 



suitable 



1590a Cocozell Bush. A new 

 cellent summer sort . . 



variety ; oblong in shape, green and white striped ; an ex- 



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25 



75 



10 



20 



60 



10 



25 



2 



10 



20 



60 



10 



25 



75 



10 



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75 



10 



25 



75 



10 



25 



75 



1591 



* 593 



1594 



1595 



1596 

 1597 



1598. 



Per oz. 



Early Orange Marrow. An improved 

 Boston Marrow. Quite distinct, very early 

 and of most delicate flavor ; suitable for fall 

 or winter 



Boston Marrow. Oval ; bright orange 

 flesh yellow and fine 



Hubbard. Well known and liked for lat< 

 use ; of superior quality 



The Faxon. Medium size ; very early anc 

 productive ; orange flesh of fine quality . . 



Turban. Orange yellow flesh, of good flavor 



Bay State. With hard, blue shell ; for fal 



and winter 



Butman. Salmon-colored flesh ; dry and 

 fine for late 



#lb. Per lb. 



lo 10 



$0 25 



*> 75 



10 



25 



75 



10 



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25 



75 



10 



30 



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10 



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75 



ENGLISH VEGETABLE MARROW. 



1599 

 l600 

 IOOI 

 l602 



1603 

 1604 

 1605 



t6o6 

 1607 

 1608 

 1609 

 1610 

 1611 

 1612 

 1613 



1614 

 1615 



Pike's Peak. Thick bright orange flesh ; fine winter sort I 



Essex Hybrid. A good fall and winter sort 



Marblehead. Resembling the Hubbard, but has gray skin .... 

 Perfect Gem. Round, while, fine quality, productive ; good either 



for fall or winter 



Red Japan Small Turban. Fine, small, bright red, winter sort . 



Cocoanut. 1 Of first- rate quality, and very prolific . 



White Chestnut. In the form of the Hubbard ; as dry as a boiled 



chestnut 



Fordhook. One of the best winter Squashes ; fine quality 



Red China. Small size ; red skin and orange-yellow flesh 



French Olive. Olive-shaped ; golden yellow flesh of good quality . 

 Pineapple. Peculiar shape ; white skin and flesh ; fine late sort . . 

 Canada Crookneck. Small, well-known winter sort, green sk in 

 Der Wing. Light yellow flesh ; very sweet ; small warty winter sort 

 The Warren. A new type of the Essex Hybrid ; of superior quality 

 Mammoth Chili. Grows to an enormous size ; rich orange-yellow 



VEGETABLE MARROW. 



White flesh, outside yellow ; grows about nine inches long; 



ITALIAN VEGE- 

 TABLE MARROW. 



English. 



ribbed . 



Italian {Cocozella di Napoli). Grows about twenty inches long, 

 with a diameter of three or four inches. Skin smooth, dark green 

 marbled yellow or paler green. In Italy it is eaten when quite young 



oz. 



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1 50 



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