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



SQUASH. 



Courge. CalaJbaza. Speife $ur6t§. 

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



varieties 3 to 4 feet apart, and the running 

 kinds from 6 to 9 feet apart. 



BUSH VARIETIES. 



Per oz. 

 Early Golden Bush . 



Fine for summer use; 

 not as early as the 

 White Bush . . . . $0 10 

 Golden Custard. 

 Mammoth strain of 

 the Golden Bush. A 

 valuable new bush 

 variety ; golden yel- 

 low flesh ; fine quality 

 Early White Scal- 

 lop Bush. A good 

 early shipping va- 

 riety 



Silver Custard. A 

 mammoth strain of 



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



Yellow fruit ; distinct ; best for summer 



1589 Summer Crookneck, Lon<^ Green 



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



1590 E Plant Bush. Squash. White-flesh; suitable for frying like egg-plant 



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



RUNNING VARIETIES. 



VARIOUS SQUASHES. 



1583 



584 



'585 



I586 



Lb. 



$0 20 $0 60 



the Early White Bush. 

 [588 Summer Crookneck. 



10 



25 



75 



10 



20 



60 



10 



25 



75 



10 



25 



75 



10 



25 



75 



10 



25 



75 



10 



25 



75 



10 



25 



75 





Per oz. 





Lb. 



I59i 



Early Orange Marrow. Quite distinct, 

 very early, and of most delicate flavor ; suit- 













10 



*o 25 



*o 75 



1593 



Boston Marrow. Oval ; bright orange ; 













10 



20 



60 



1594 



Hubbard. Well known, and liked for late 













10 



25 



75 



1594a 



Mammoth Warted Hubbard. Immense 

 size and completely covered with warts. Of 













10 



25 



75 



1595 



The Faxon. Medium size ; very early and 











productive ; orange flesh of fine quality . . 



10 



25 



75 



1596 



Turban. Orange-yellow flesh, good flavor . 



10 



20 



60 



1597 



Bay State. Hard, blue shell ; fall and winter 



10 



25 



75 



ENGLISH VEGETABLE MARROW 



Butman. 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 ; very popular sort 



Cocoanut. Of first-rate quality, and very prolific 



White Chestnut. Like the Hubbard ; 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 skin . 

 1610a Winter Crookneck 



161 1 Der Wing. Light yellow flesh ; very sweet ; small, warty, winter sort 



161 2 The Warren. A new type of the Essex Hybrid ; of superior quality 



1613 Mammoth Chili. Grows to an enormous size ; rich orange-yellow 



1593 

 1599 

 1600 

 1 601 

 1602 



1604 

 1605 

 1606 

 1607 

 1608 

 1609 

 1610 



oz. 





Lb. 



10 



$0 25 



$0 75 



10 



20 



60 



10 



25 



75 



10 



25 



75 



10 



25 



75 



10 



25 



75 



10 



25 



75 



10 



20 



60 



10 



25 



75 



15 



30 



1 00 



10 



20 



60 



10 



25 



75 



10 



25 



75 



10 



25 



75 



10 



20 



60 



15 



30 



1 00 



VEGETABLE MARROW. 



1614 English. White flesh, outside yellow ; about 9 inches long, ribbed 



1615 Italian {Cocozella di Napoli). Grows about 20 inches long, with a 

 Italian vege- diameter of 3 or 4 inches. Skin smooth, dark green, marbled yel- 



table marrow. low or paler green. In Italy it is eaten when quite young 



25 



25 



75 



75 



