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Lakeview Seed Farm, Rochester, N. Y. 
The Sibley— For description see Specialties page 7. Per packet, 
10 cents ; oz., 20 cents ; lb., $1. 60. 
Boston Marrow— An old popular fall variety ; bright orange 
color, oval form, a good keeper and unsurpassed in flavor. Per 
packet, 5 cents ; oz., 10 cents ; lb., 90 cents. 
Essex Hybrid, or Hard Shell Turban— A cross between 
the Hubbard and Turban, being the color and shape of the Tur- 
ban, and having the dryness and hard shell of the Hubbard ;; 
fine grain and very sweet ; of quick growth and a good keeper. 
Per packet, 5 cents ; oz., 10 cents ; lb., 90 cents. 
The Hubbard — This is 
the most popular of the 
winter squashes, and more 
generally grown than any 
other ; ] emarkable for its- 
productiveness and keep- 
ing qualities, but it must 
ripen thoroughly (whichi 
will be known by a very 
hard shell) or it will be 
the hubbard. watery and lack sweet- 
ness, and will not keep through the winter. Per packet, 5 
cents ; oz. , ] 0 cents ; lb. , 90 cents. 
Marblehead — A fine winter squash, resembling the Hubbbrd 
skin a pale green ; sweet and dry but somewhat variable. Per 
packet, 5 cents ; oz., 10 cents ; lb., 90 cents. 
Winter Crook-^feck — Largely grown in some states. Sweet,, 
fine flavored, hardy and a good keeper. ■ Per packet, 5 cents 
oz., 10 cents ; lb., 90 cents. 
SUNFLOWER. 
The Sunflower belongs in the list of flowers rather than among 
vegetables, and will be found in my flower list under the name 
Helianthus. My reason for inserting it in this place is to call 
attention to the value of its seed as a food product. For poultry 
no better or cheaper feed can be raised. It is very productive^ 
and is about the only plant that will produce a good' crop with- 
out care or cultivation. 
Plant the seed in corners and odd places and it will take care- 
of itself. Last season I grew quite a quantity of the seed among 
my garden vegetables, the seed being planted quite late. In some- 
parts of the West it has been raised for fuel, the large stalks and 
heads with the oily seeds being quite valuable for that purpose. 
The seed contains quite a large per cent, of oil, which adds to its 
value for laying hens in cold weather. I have three different 
varieties. 
Small Black-Seeded— The old, common Sunflower. Very 
productive, branches and produces one center and several small 
flowers, or seed heads. 
Giant Black- Seeded— Seeds much larger than the above;: 
produces only one very large head, which yields a large 
amount of seed. 
Mammoth White Russian — Flower heads very large ; seeds 
white and also very large ; too large, I think, for northern 
latitudes, for the seed does not appear to fill as well as the 
black-seeded varieties. 
Prices of seed— Per packet, 5 cents; oz., 10 cents; lb., 40* 
cents. 
TOMATOES. 
tfcWHalf ounces at 'ounce rates. 
To obtain early tomatoes the plants must be started in a hot- 
bed or greenhouse, and when two inches high transplant into a 
hot-bed, four inches apirt When the weather becomes warm, 
in this latitude about the 20th of May, transplant into the field, 
three and one half feet apart each way. If the soil is too rich,, 
they will be apt to make a rank growth of vines rather than 
fruiting freely. A light, rather tandy soil is the best. Pinching; 
or cutting off the ends of the vines will hasten the ripening o£ 
