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Hubbard. 
fectly good throughout the winter ; boils or bakes ex¬ 
ceedingly dry, and is esteemed by many to be as good 
baked as the sweet potato. We have secured an unusu¬ 
ally fine strain of this variety, and can recommend our 
stock as equal to, and probably superior to any other ia 
the market. 
Butman.—This new squash is a cross between the 
Yokohama and Hubbard. The flesh is between a sal¬ 
mon and a lemon color. It has all the qualities of a 
first class squash, being very dry, fine-grained, and of 
excellent flavor. Size medium ; color light stone, dis¬ 
tinctly striped and splashed with yellowish white. 
Marblehead. — It is unquestionably an excellent 
keeper, and is finer-grained and drier than any sort we 
have seen. About the size of the Hubbard, with shell 
of bluish green, and bright orange flesh. Requires the 
whole season to mature. 
Perfect Gem.—The vines of this variety grow at 
first like those of the summer squash, and usually pro¬ 
duce a few fruits near the root ; if these are picked 
when green and used like summer squash, the plant will 
throw out long runners, bearing a great number of 
squashes which may be allowed to ripen. The fruits are 
small, nearly round, slightly ribbed, and have a thin, 
smooth, creamy-white skin. The flesh is fine-grained, 
dry, very sweet, and of delicious flavor. It is remarka¬ 
ble for its keeping qualities. 
Winter Crookneck.—The most certain to produce 
a crop of any, the strong growing vines suffering less 
from insects than those of the other sorts. Color vary¬ 
ing from dark green to clear yellow, frequently chang¬ 
ing to the latter after being gathered. Flesh variable, 
sometimes close grained and fine flavored, and in other 
cases, coarse and stringy. If kept 
from (Sold and damp, they will keep 
the entire year. 
SUGAR CANE. 
Early Amber.—This compara¬ 
tively new variety is now being suc¬ 
cessfully grown in our extreme north¬ 
ern latitudes. It may be planted as 
late as the 15th of June, and will 
be ripe enough to manufacture in 
September. It is the earliest varie¬ 
ty with which we are acquainted. 
The beautiful, amber colored syrup 
it produces is thought to be superior 
in flavor to any other, and for sugar, 
it is unsurpassed. There are ma-T 
varieties that can be profitably 
grown where the seasons arc long* 
but this can be grown wherever In¬ 
dian corn will grow. It is useless tc 
Early Amber. 
Boston Marrow. 
Boston Marrow. — A fall and winter variety, very 
popular in the Boston market. Of oval form; skin thin; 
when ripe, bright orange; flesh rich sahnon yellow, very 
dry, fine-grained, and for sweetness and excellence, un¬ 
surpassed. 
Hubbard.—This is a superior variety, and the best 
winter squash known ; flesh bright orange yellow, fine¬ 
grained, very dry, sweet and rich flavored ; keeps per- 
Summer Crookneck. 
WINTER VARIETIES. 
Improved American Turban. — An excellent -mri- 
ety for use :n the autumn and early winter. Flesh 
orange yellow, thick, fine-grained, sugary, and well 
flavored. Generally a light yellow color, but occasionally 
greenish yellow striped with white. In form, resem¬ 
bling a turban, or Turk’s cap. This variety is not to be 
confounded with the French Turban variety, which is 
more showy, but inferior in quality. 
Essex Hybrid. 
Essex Hybrid.— A new and excellent variety, a cross 
between the Hubbard and American Turban, having 
the color, shape and good qualities of the Turban, with 
the dryness and hard shell of the Hubbard. It is one of 
the finest-grained of all the squashes, and, although 
ripening very early, it will keep till the following June. 
The flesh is very rich colored, thick and solid, and it is 
heavier than most other sorts of same size. 
