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WEEBER & DON. VEGETABLE SEEDS 



SQUASH. 



German, Kurbiss, — French, Course. — Spanish, Calabaza. 

 Oue ounce HQarly will plant 50 ]iills» one ounce 

 Marrow 25 IiillSa 



The Squash Is best culMTated in good, rich soil. Being a 



tender vine, and very sensitive to cold, the seed should not be 

 sown before the 15th of May. Sow In hills as recommended 



for cucumbers, thinning the plants to three or four to a hill. 



XRIPROVl£» WMiJI'r*? &V»VL SCAI<f<OP]^n. We 

 have been supplying this Improved strain of White Bush 

 Squash for several years to our Market Garden trade on 

 Long Island. It Is a decided improvement on the old var- 

 iety, being very much thicker In the center, and with little 

 or no rim ; a splendid market sort. Per pkt., 10 cts. : oz., 

 20 cts. ; % lb., 50 cts. ; lb., f 1.50. 



ft«SJ«»XI SCA.£«L.OP£;d. a very early and ex- 

 cellent market variety. Per pkt., 6. cts. : oz., 10 cts. ; % lb., 

 25 cts.; lb., 75 cts. 



YEI,I*0 W SlJSIf SCAI,K,OPEl>. Similar to the pre- 

 ceding, except in color. Per pkt., 5 cts. ; oz., 10 cts. ; % lb., 

 30 cts,; lb., f 1.00, » , 



X,OIKG ISI^AND WEfllTEi BUSB. An improvement 

 over the old white bush varieties. Per pkt., 10 cts.; oz.. 

 20 cts.; %lb., 50 cts.; lb., $1.50. 



GIANT SUMfllKK. CROOKWECK. This Squash is 

 twice as large as the ordinary Summer Crookneck, far 

 more warty, and several days earlier. Per pkt., 5 cts. ; 

 oz., 15 cts. ; % lb., 40.ct8. ; lb., $1.25. 



BUSH SfilJJRIinER CROOKKIECK. A very fine sum- 

 mer variety, yellow fruit, early and productive. Per pkt.. 

 Sets.; oz., 10 eta.; lb., 80 cts. ; lb., $1.00. 



ESSEX HITBRID. It is one of the richest flavored, finest 

 grained, sweetest and best winter keeping varieties known. 

 Perpkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; %lb., 30 cts,; lb., $1.00. 



BOSXOl^ MARROW. A well known and hlgLly popu- 

 lar winter variety, quality unexcelled. Per pkt., 5 cts.; 

 oz., 15 cts. ;% lb., 40 cts.; lb., $1.25. 



^>K1«ICA.TA. This Squash Is of an orange color, striped 

 with dark green. It is very early, prolific, and solid; the 

 flesh is very dry and fine flavored, can be used for both 

 summer and winter, as it Is a fine keeper. Per pkt., 5 cts, : 

 oz., 10 cts. ;% lb., 30 cts.: lb., $1.00: 



FORpIXOOIS:. Bright yellow skin, flesh straw-yellow, dry 

 and sweet, and the best in quality of all Winter Squashes. 

 It matures early and is everywhere a sure cropper, being 

 earlier In ripening than any other Winter Squash : In^ 

 mensely Productive. Per pkt., 10 cts. ; oz., 20 cts. ; % lb., 

 50 cts. ; lb., $1.60, 



IIARBI^EHEAD. A variety resembling the Hubbard 

 but generally acknowledged to be superior. Per pkt 5 

 cts,; oz., 10 cts ; % lb ,3o cts.; lb., $1:00. 



^'^^3^^^^^^^^^'^^'^% ^^^ee, very hard shelled 

 variety of the first quality ; keeps longer than the Mar- 



$1^5^6 ^ ^ '■ 



^^J^h?^J^^^^^^^^ MARROW. An improvement 

 ? siVr® -^oston Marrow,being earlier and more productive; 

 brlJliant orange-red color and fine keeping, Perpkt.. 5 cts.: 

 oz., 10 cts. ; % lb., 30 cts. ; lb., $1.00. 



Improved Hubbard Squash. 



SQUASH — Contin ued. 



PEREECT GEM. Desirable as a summer or winter 

 squash. Creamy white, with thin, smooth thell, slightly 

 ribbed. Per pkt., 5 cts. ; oz., 15 cts.; % lb., 85 cts.; lb., 

 $1.25. 



PIINE APPI,E. The skin and flesh are of a pure creamy 

 white color, flesh very fine grained, and of excellent qual- 

 ity. Per pkt., 5 cts. ; oz., 10 cts, ; % lb., 30 cts. ; lb,, $1.00. 



BAY STATE. Fine and dry flesh, of sweet flavor, bright 

 golden yellow, very handsome, an excellent keeper. Per 

 pkt., 5 cts. ; oz., 10 cts. ; % lb., 30 cts. ; lb., $1.00. 



¥.OIVG WHITE BUSH VEGETABI^E MAR- ' 

 ROW. A decided Improvement on the old trailing Vege- 

 table Marrow. The fruit Is larger, handsomer, more rib- 

 bed or fluted, and of strictly bush form. Per pkt., 5 cts. ; 

 oz., 15 cts. ; lb.. 40 cts. ; lb., $1.25. 



VEGETABI^E MARROW. Skin greenish yellow; 

 flesh white, soft, and of rich flavor; quite distinct. Per 

 pkt., 5 cts. ; oz., 15 cts. ; % lb., 40 cts. ; lb., $1.25. 



MAMMOTH CHIIfl. Grows to an immense size, often 

 weighing two hundred pounds. Per pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 2<j 

 cts.; 34 lb., 60c.; lb. $2.00. 



WINTER CROOKNECK. Excellent for winter; flesh 

 close-grained, sweet and of fine flavor. Per pkt., 5 cts. ; 

 oz., 10 cts. ; % lb., 80 cts. ; lb., $1.00, 



C0C02SEI«I«A. This Italian Squash grows about twenty- 

 two inches long, with a diameter of about four Inches. 

 The skin is smooth, of a dark green color, marbled yellow 

 or paler green, of very rapid growth, and fine flavored. In 

 Italy it is quite a favorite, and is eaten when very young. 

 Per pkt., 10 cts. ; oz., 20 cts. ; % lb., 50 cts. ; lb., $1.50. 



Long White Bush Vegetable Marrow 



Bay State Squash. 



