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ELLIS BROTHERS’ CATALOGUE. 
Radish, Scarlet Turnip, White Tipped. A small, round turnip-shaped Radish, of 
bright scarlet, distinctly tipped with clear white, sharply delineated, which gives a 
very pleasing appearance to the bunches when ready for market. This Radish ready 
to pull twenty days after sowing. Price 5 <fts. ; oz., 10 dfs. 
Radish, Long White Vienna. This new Radish is the finest Long White Radish 
in cultivation. It is most beautiful in shape, white in color; both skin and flesh are 
pure snow white; crisp, brittle, and of rapid growth. Price 5 efts. ; oz., lo ( 5 ls. 
Radish, Wood’s Early Frame. A long, red Radish, not quite so long as the 
“Long Scarlet,” and with smaller top; it is quite ten days earlier than the “ Long 
Scarlet” Radish in the open ground, while from its exceedingly small top it is most 
excellent for forcing. Price 5 dls. ; oz., 10 dls. 
Salsify, Vegetable Oyster Plant. Price 5 (fts. ; oz., 10 i 5 ts. 
Salsify, Ne-w Mammoth. Grows uniformly to an extra large size, averaging 
fully double the size and weight of roots of the old variety. The roots, notwithstand- 
ing their enormous size, are of superior quality, and delicate flavor. Price 10 (Ss. 
Spinach. For greens. Price 5 dts. ; oz., 10 < 5 ts. 
Sage and Summer Savory. Price, each, 5 (its. ; oz., 20 <fts. 
Squash, Ne-w Giant Summer Croohneck. This new strain is even earlier than 
the common variety, while the Squashes grow to an extra large size, measuring from 
eighteen inches to two feet long, and of finest quality. Price 5 As. ; oz., 15 < 5 ts. 
Squash, Summer Croohneck. Best summer sort. Price 5 <Sls. ; oz., 10 < 5 ls. 
Squash, Hubbard. Well known winter sorts. More of this variet3’ grown than 
of all other winter squashes combined. Price 5 < 5 ls. ; oz., 10 dls. ; lb., 65 <fts. 
Squash, Essex Hybrid. Early, j’et a long keeper; flesh dry, thick and sweet, 
better than “ Turban ;” a standard variety'. Price 5 ( 5 ts. ; oz., 10 < 5 ls. ; lb., 65 < 5 ls. 
Squash, Faxon (or the Squash of many colors). The fixed characteristics are 
earliness, long keeping, uniformity of shape, variety of colors, and the excelling in 
richness, sweetness and flavor. It is very productive, ,of medium size, and is destined 
to become a standard among Squashes, both for home use and for general marketing. 
Even when not fully ripe it is of excellent quality as a summer Squash. It is a good 
keeper, and has the exceptional recommendation of being a table delicacy through 
three seasons — summer, fall and winter. For sweetness and dryness, the “ Faxon ” 
Squash cannot be excelled, if equalled. Price 5 dls. ; oz., 10 dis. ; lb., 75 < 5 ts. 
Squash, Dunlap’s Early Prolific Marrow. The standard early of the running vari- 
eties. No variety can compete with it for earliness, it being about twelve days ahead 
of the “ Boston Marrow,” and for this reason can be planted a week later than any 
other kind. It grows to weigh from seven to twenty’ pounds, and is very productive. 
Its color is most attractive, a brilliant orange-red. Quality excellent when mature. 
A good keeper. Price 5 < 5 Is. ; oz., 10 dfs. : lb., 65 dls. 
Squash, Bush Scallop. Best early of the scalloped sorts. Quality not considered 
equal to the “ Summer Crookneck.” Price 5 dls. ; oz., to dls. 
Squash, Warted Hubbard. Same as “ Hubbard,” except warty knobs all over 
it. Quality the best. Price 5 dls. ; oz., 10 dls. 
Tomato, Early Bird (new). Extremely early, and said to be superior to any of 
the first early class and a great yielder. Its great earliness, fine size, smoothness, 
firmness, beautiful bright skin and wonderful productiveness are far beyond what the 
most enthusiastic growers ever expected to realize. Price 10 dls. 
Tomato, Fancy. A compact, bushy form ; foliage dark green, heavily blistered 
or crimped, as in a fine Savoj’ Cabbage. The fruits are of medium size, very smooth 
and regular both in size and form, solid and free from cracks, quite fleshy, with few 
