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



SQUASH. 



Coukge. Calabaza. (Spetfe fttirbtS. 

 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. 



BUSH VARIETIES. 



Peroz. #lb. Per lb. 



1583 Karly Golden Bush. 

 Fine forsummer use ; 

 not as early as the 

 White Bush $0 10 $0 20 $0 60 



1584 Golden Custard. 

 Mammoth strain of the 

 Golden Bush. A valu- 

 able new bush vari- 

 ety ; golden yellow 

 flesh ; fine quality. . . 



1585 Early White Scal- 

 lop Bush. A good 

 early shipping variety. 



1586 Silver Custard. A 

 mammoth strain of the 

 Early White Bush. 



VARIOUS SQUASHES. 



It is very large, and the flesh is of fine quality 



1588 Summer Crookneck. Yellow fruit ; distinct; best for summer .' 



15S9 Summer Crookneck, Lon<; Green 



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



159D Egg-Plant Bush Squash. A white-fleshed bush variety ; oval in shape ; suitable 

 for frying like egg-plant 



1590a Cocozell Bush. A new variety ; oblong in shape, green and white striped ; an excel- 

 lent summer sort 



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RUNNING VARIETIES. 



'lb. Perlb. 



1591 



1593 



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ENGLISH VEGETABLE MARROW. 



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Early Orange Marrow. An improved 

 Boston Marrow. Quite distinct, very early, 

 and of most delicate flavor ; suitable for fall 



or winter to l 



Boston Marrow. Oval ; bright 



flesh yellow and fine 



Hubbard. Well known ar.d liked for late 



use ; of superior quality 



i594<7 Mammoth Warted Huhbard. Immense 

 size and completely covered with warts. Of 

 the same fine table quality as the ordinarv 



Hubbard '. 



1595 T »e Faxon. Medium size; very early and 

 productive ; orange flesh of fine quality. . . 



1596 Turban. Orange } ellow flesh, of good flavor . 



Bay State. With hard, blue shell ; for fall and winter 



Batman. Salmon-colored flesh ; dry and fine for late 



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



Essex Hybrid. A good fall and winter sort 



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

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



for fall or winter 



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



Cocoanut. Of first-rate quality, and very prolific 



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



chestnut 



Fordhook. One of the best winter Squashes ; fine quality 



Bed 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 skin 

 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. 



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ITALIAN VEGE- 

 TABLE MARROW. 



VEGETABLE MARROW. 



1614. English. White flesh, outside yellow ; grows about nine inches 

 long ; ribbed . . . 



1615 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. 



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