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Mcurbitn mfJoptpo—Coiircie—Cidi acai/ole—S\}C\ietiivbi?i— Melon Orxskar- 
Three Ounces of Seed will Sow loo Yards. 
Three Pounds to the Acre. 
This seed may be planted first when the Apple is In bloom imd for sevenil w eek.s suh- 
semiently, Init not later with much hopes of success It Ls ahvays planted in 
hills at 4x4 leet lor the bush varieties mid 6 x 6 or G x 8 feet for tlie lony: nmniiif; 
sorts. 
NOTES OK COOKIKG.— No. 270.— Stewed.— Peel and cut in quarter pieces, place in pot with little water, when cooked mash or pass through a 
sieve, add jiepper, halt and butter, mix well ami serve hut. 
No. 271.— Fi:iED.— Peel, cut in pieces, hoil and mash, strain through a sieve ; add a little mashed potatoes very dry ; season -^vith salt, pepper, Tiutroeg 
and buttur. Replace it upon iftre for a lew minutes. Fonu small cakes size of flsh halls, roll in flour, then in butter and Ijread crumbs and fry in hot lard. 
extra Early BusU.— Earlier hy a -week than the ordinary ^Ylnle 
Bush or CvnilinK, nniturinR fniit for table use in forty days from gcrminu- 
tinii, {•xreiMlinulv productive and profilablc to the market f-'ardcncr. Tlie 
fruit wbcn vniui:; unrt waxv is white, the same rs the old 'Wbito Bush, 
Iml when it becomi's biird h turns yellow. The plant is i;ot in tlie ordi- 
ni\n,- sense ;i vine, as it does not run, being in habit whiit is known as a 
hush. It will cover a space two or three feet in d amcter, nccordinp; to 
the soil and fertilizer. It will do well on light thin soils. Pkts. f.c. ami 
10c. ; per oz. lOc. 
■Rarly White Hush. -The "Cyniling" of the Southern States, ma- 
turiHE fruit for tiiiao liftv days from germination. Pkts. fie. and 10c. ; 
I'er oz. 10c. 
alclen Snmmer CrooU-Neclc.- Among the best of the Summer 
Squashes, golden in color. I'kts. .'>c. and 10c. ; per oz. 10c. 
I'erfect Gem.— Pkts. be. and 10c. ; per oz. 10c. 
nart3at]oes Cluster.- Fruit ecg-shaped nnd about eight inches long ; 
exceedingly productive, bearing fruit clustered likceggs in a nest. Pkts. 
■>c. and 10c. ; per o/.. .10c. 
i-andretns' "Wliite Xurtjaii.— A variety ready for use in Midsum- 
mer, and yet is a most desirable sort for Winter purposes. So good a 
keeper tnat we have had the fruit of one season keep in perfection till 
the fruit of the following season was in— a full twelve months. Shape a 
thick conical form of the Knrly Bush or I'ulty Pan, nnd three times its 
weigbt. Viuearunuer. Pkt.-". .5c. and luc; pcroz. 10c. 
I.OMjf Green Summer Crook-Pieclt (SEroND kari.y).— The 
best of the Squnsh family, but being a very shy producer, an expensive 
seed. Pkts. ,5e. and 10c. per oz. lOc. 
I^onjf Marrow.— One of the varieties of Vegetable Marrow Squash, 
aduptcd fur l ooking like lOgg Plant, from which it can hardly be distin- 
guished. Pkts. 5c. and 10c. ; per oz. 30c. 
IWammoth Cliili.— This varietv sometimes reaches a size larger than 
a washlub, and a ueight of l;00 ptiunds. Try it. Pkts. 6c. and 10c, ; per 
oz. 20c. 
Winter Croolc-Keck. — A good keeper, shaped like a small Cashaw 
Pumpkin. Pkts. 5e. and 10c. ; per oz. lOc. 
Boston WtaiTOw.— Pkts. 5c. and lOe. ; per oz. 10c. 
Earsre Boston Marrow (extra large fob canners).— A meaty 
selection intended la count iu the factory. Pkts. 5c. and 10c. ; per oz. 10c. 
Hnbtoard.— Pkts. ."ic. and inc. ; peroz. 10c. 
martolelieail.- Pkts. 5c. and lOc. : per oz. 10c. 
A bulbous plant seldom producing seed, therefore propagat«i by root buds. T^eaves narrow, 
deep green and ten inches long. In early Autumn divide the bulbs or cloves and plant in 
rows one foot apart and six inches between the sets. Thus treated this hardy pluutwill 
mature bulbs the size of a small walnut three or four weeks earlier than Spring Onions. The 
AUium A.'>c.ator,icum-i:chaloteScf)alontn-C%alote-fiialoU «els planted in early Spring will mature in July. 
Pear Shaped.— Per qt. 2.'ic. | Jersey.— Per qt.25e. 
Shallots 
Used lis a salad and sown iu rows at twelve inches apart and thinned to four inches. 
Erencli.— Pkls. 5c. and lOc; per oz. 20c. 
Georgia Spinach.— So known in parts of the South, but really a large leaved Sorrel, 
producing a profusion of cdiV>lc leaves. Grows two feethiph and resists the most intx-nse 
Knw i '■raUtfuii^O^iUe ronde—Qauttam'p^tr—AcedeTa — Zuring. heat, keeyiing iu condition for a long period. Pkts. 5c. and lOe. ; per oz. 20c. 
Sorrel 
FRESNO, CAX,.— ^NTren T lived in Nevada, twenty years'ago, I used your .seeds, and they have always been the best and truest of any to be found. 
