SQUASHES, TOtVJATOES 



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Holmes Seed Company, Harrlsburg, Pa- 



IMPIIOVED HUBBARD SQUASH 



I "This is a true Hubbard Squash., except in color, 

 which is bright red. .The vine is a vigorous but not 

 rampant grower and -wonderfully productive, expend- 

 iag tlie energy derived from liberal fertilizing in the 

 production of an increased number rather than of over- 

 grown and coarse fruits as some varieties are apt to do. 

 The fruits are very uniform in size, weighing from six 

 to eight pounds and in shape are like the Hubbard; al- 

 though in condition for use much earlier, they ai-e 

 wonderfully long keepers and can be held over in good 

 condition for spring use. The shell is wartj-, hard and 

 strong and of a very beautiful orange-red color, except 

 for a bit of olive-green on the blossom end. Tlie flesh 

 is a deep orange and uniformly so to the shell, never 

 having the green tinge so objectionable in the older 

 sort. It cooks very dry, line grainedand goodflavorcd. 

 We .believe this to' be "a very superior table variety; 

 certainly it has become very popular. PEct. 5 cts., 

 OS. 10 cts. 9 % ih. 30 etc, lb. 90 cts., postpaid. 



improved Hubbard squash 



This is a superior variety, and one of the best winter squashes ; fl3sh bright 

 orange-yo.llow, fmc-grained, very dry, sweet and rich flavored ; keeps well through 

 the winter ; boils or bakes exceedingly diy, and is esteemed by many to bo as good 

 baked as the s\Teet potato. Our cbock is most carefully sciacted Avith regard ,to 

 quality of the flesh, and color and v/artiness of the shell, but the btter peculiarities 

 are largely determined by the soils in which the squashes arc raised. V/o have com- 

 pared our stock v;ith that sold as Chicago, or Warty Hubbard, and have found it much 

 superior. Pkt. S cts., oz. 10 cts., J lib. 2S cts., Db. 75 cts., postpaid. 



Crookneck SQUASH 



Vino larger and sti-ougcr growing 

 than The Summer Crookpcc-k and pro- 

 ducing fruit fully twice as large,dcep- 

 er colored and with rougii surface- 

 Its large size and atti'active color 

 make it a favoiifce with market gar- 

 deners. Pikt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., M 

 ; 25 cts., lib. 00 ciis., postpaid. 



Mammoth 

 White Bush Scallop Squash 



Many seedsmen have listed Mammoth White Bash, 

 Scallop Squash but until we sent out our stock in 1895, 

 there was no uniformly largo, clear wljito, .-scalloped 

 squash in trade. The fruit is a beautiful, clear waxy- 

 white instead of the yclloAvish-white so oft'cn seen in 

 the old Early White Bush Scallop Squash and is supe- 

 rior to that variety in size and beauty. Thehandsomest 

 of the scalloped squashes. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 

 % lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts., postpaid. 



Boston Marrow Squash 



A fall and winter variety ; largo size, oval form, skin 

 thin; when ripe, bright orange with a netting of light 

 cream color, flesh rich salmon -yellow; tine grained and 

 of excellent flavor, but not as dry as the nnbl>ar<L We 

 GOLDEN SUM^IEU CROOiCNECK havc au unusually good stock of this sort, Pl<.t. 5 

 SQUASH cto., OZ. 10 cts., jilb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts., postpaid. 



A TOMATO WITH MERIT 



The earliest smooth Tomato in cultivation. The 

 illustration shows the wonderful smoothness and solidity 

 of this early Tomato v/ith its small seed cavities. With- 

 out the slightest exaggeration we can safely say that 

 this new Tomato is all lhat can be desired, either for 

 market or bome use, the gardener usually securing the ' 

 highest price before his neighbor has Tomatoes fit to sell. 

 The vines are stronger and- more vigorous than most 

 sorts, and bear in clusters of f^ur and five larje, hand- 

 sotr.e, deep purple fruiis. v/hich are of a delig&tful f'avor, 

 and for solidity and smoothness can not be excelled by 

 any variety noAV in cultivation. It is useless to misrep- 

 resent a vegetable which so quickly tells its own story. 

 In our trials it proved to be the earliest and smootlrest 

 Tomato in all varieties tested. Pkt. 10 cts., 02. 25 

 cts., ^ lb. 90 cts., lb. $3, sent postpaid, by mail. 



SEE GENERAL LIST OF VEGETABLE SEEDS, PAGES 24 to 39 FOR OTHER VARIETIES. 



