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PUMPKIN 
Culture. — May be planted in May, when ground has become warm, in hills 8 to 10 feet apart, 
or in fields of corn dropping 3 or 4 seeds to every fourth hill, covering about 34 inch. Cultivate 
same as for melons or cucumbers. Avoid planting them near other vines. An ounce will plant 
25 hills. Three to four pounds to the acre. 
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Sweet or Sugar Pumpkin 
SWEET OR SUGAR. The standard 
for general use. Particularly de¬ 
sirable for pies. Fruit round and 
flattened at the ends. Weight from 
6 to 8 pounds. Skin deep orange, 
smooth and somewhat ribbed. Flesh 
thick, sweet orange yellow. None 
better. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; }4 lb. 40c. 
CONNECTICUT FIELD. Exten¬ 
sively grown for canning and stock 
feeding. Fruits large. Flattened at 
the ends. Weight from 15 to 25 
pounds. Skin hard, smooth, ribbed 
and of deep orange color. Flesh 
thick, orange yellow, coarse. Usually 
planted in corn fields. Pkt. 5c; oz. 
15c; 34 lb. 40c. 
KING OF THE MAMMON. The 
largest of all pumpkins. Used princi¬ 
pally for stock. Fruit although usually 
weighing from 60 to 90 pounds have 
been known to reach more than 200. 
Skin light yellow, mottled with 
orange and slightly netted. Pkt. 5c; 
oz. 15c; 34 lb. 40c. 
Cheese. Flat and round like a 
cheese. Fruits weigh 10 pounds 
and are cream colored. Flesh orange 
yellow and fine grained. Matures 
very early. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 34 lb. 
40c. 
RHUBARB 
Culture. — A native of Mongolia. 
Can be grown from seed or more 
quickly by single eyes taken from 
roots. After cultivating and en¬ 
riching soil well, sow seeds in drills 
18 inches apart and one inch deep. 
Thin out plants 6 inches apart. In 
fall transplant to permanent beds 
3 feet apart. Rich soil will produce 
sizeable stalks for cutting the second 
year. Every garden should contain 
this hardy and enjoyable fruitstalk. 
An ounce will sow 50 feet of drill. 
VICTORIA. The variety in most 
general use. Vigorous in growth, 
with upstanding thick red stalks of 
excellent qualitv. Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c; 
34 lb. 70c. 
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