WILLIAM EWING & CO.'S SEED CATALOGUE 
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SQUASH — FR. COURGE 
CULTURE — Squash ehould be planted in a warm, light, rich s oi, 
after the weather haa become settlea and warm. Plant in hills in same 
manner aa Melons or Cucumbers. 
LIVINGSTON'S NEW PIE— Flesh sweet, and finely grained.- 
unexcelled for"pies'or stewing, oz. lUc; pkt. 5c. 
FORD HOOK— 
Yellow rind 
and straw co- 
lored flesh and 
of delicious 
flavor. Ri- 
pens early and 
keeps well, 
lb. 81.50; }lb. 
, 50c.; oz. 20c.; 
pkt. 5c. 
FAXON— Flesh 
is orange, with 
very small 
seed cavity. 
The shell al- 
most disap)- 
p e a rs when 
cooked; flavor 
is excellent. 
Is a splendid 
keeper, oz. 
15c.; pkt. 5c. 
" THE DELICIOUS "—For table use this squash surpasses 
every other variety in its remarkable combination of fine- 
ness and compactness of grain, dryness and richness of 
flavor. Size about the same as Hubbard but far superior 
in every way. lb. 81.20; i lb. 40c.; oz. 15c.; pkt. 5c. 
EARLY PROLIFIC MARROW— There is no better keeping 
variety, and it is early and productive, lb. 81.25c.; J lb. 
40c.; oz. 15c.; pkt. 5c. 
MAMMOTH— Very large. Selected seed, i lb. 75c.; oz. 
l8Si25c.; pkt. 10c. 
ESSEX HYBRID — A grand winter variety of delicious flavor 
'JS^and a splendid keeper, lb. 81.20; \ lb. 40c. ; oz. 15c. ; pkt. 6c. 
IMPROVED HUBBARD— A select strain of this popular 
winter variety, the squashes growing to a great size. lb. 
81.20; i lb. 40c.; oz. 15o.; pkt. 5c. 
WHITE BUSH SCALLOP, Both are productive and early. 
YELLOW " " i lb. 30c.; oz. 15c.; pkt. 5c. 
VEGETABLE MARROW— A favorite early variety; fruit long, 
white flesh and rich flavor. Plant in hiUs, 8 feet apart. 
lb. 81.75; i lb. 60c.; oz. 20c.; pkt. 5c. 
BOSTON MARROW— A late variety. A good keeper and of 
fine flavor, lb. 81.00; i lb. 30c.; oz. 15c.; pkt. 5c. 
SUMMER CROOKNECK, Both are bush varieties, the 
WINTER " Summer being the best early 
squash, ilb. 30c.; oz. 15c.; pkt. 5c. 
TOMATO 
PR. ioMATE 
Ore ounce will produce 
about 1,300 plants. 
LONG WHITE BUSH MARROW— Is an improvement on the 
Trailing Vegetable Marrow. Fruit is large and handsome, 
and the plants are of bush form, so can be planted from 3 
to 4 feet apart, lb. 81.75; i lb. 60c.; oz. 20c.; pkt. 5c. 
CULTURE— For 
early plants 
sow m hot^ 
beds early in 
Marc h, i> 
drills 5 inches 
ap.art and H 
inch deep. 
When plants 
are about 2 
high, transplant into another 
--.t'bed 4 inches apart each way. 
Plant out in the open ground early in 
May, or as soon as danger from frost 
is over ,4 feet apart each way in hills, 
which should have a shovelful of well- 
rotted manure niixed with the soil; 
water freely at time of transplanting, 
LIVINGSTON'S NEW GLOBE— Beautiful globe shape, which 
germits of a greater number of slices being taken than from 
at fruited sorts. Among the very first to ripen, although 
of large size; very smooth, firm fleshed, few seeds, ripens 
evenly; color a beautiful glossy rose, tinged purple. Flavor 
very delicate and agreeable; splendid slicmg variety. A 
good general cropper, and one of the very best for green- 
house growing or first early crop on stakes or trellis, oz. 60c. ; 
pkt. lOc. 
Spark's Earliana Tomato 
Liviiii^siiiii's New Ulobe Tomato 
SPARK'S EARLIANA— A wonderfuUy early and exceedingly 
prolific tomato, producing immense clusters of good sized 
fruits. Solid flesh of bright red color and excellent flavor. 
J lb. $1.00; oz. 30c.; pkt. 5c. 
