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the same time it is one of the largest and most pro¬ 
ductive, growing close together on the vines and 
averaging from eight to twelve pounds in weight. It 
is of early, quick growth, and can be raised very suc¬ 
cessfully as a second crop, following early potatoes, 
peas, etc. 
HUBBARD SQUASH. 
Hubbard. —This is a standard and well-known 
winter squash, and is of most excellent quality for 
winter use, but is not so well adapted to all soils and 
localities as the preceding varieties, nor of such easy 
culture. 
TOMATOES. 
These rank with the standard vegetables, such as 
corn, potatoes, etc., and yet it is not many years since 
they were grown in flower gardens only, the brilliant 
color of their fruit being then considered quite a 
pleasing novelty. Now, by the introduction of the 
canning industry, there is not a day in the year 
when they are absent from our table. Their culture 
is of the simplest, being largely a matter of soil and 
