SEEDS THAT GROW BETTER 
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BLUE HUBBARD 
(14" Length, 9" Diameter, 
110 Days from Planting to Marketable Stage) 
Developed, and largely used in New England. Superior in edible quality 
to other Hubbard strains. Fruits large, round, pointed at both ends; 
slightly ridged, with very hard blue-grey rind; weigh 12 to 14 pounds. 
Flesh yellow-orange, thick, of fine flavor* 
DELICIOUS 
(10 to 12" Length, 8" Diameter, 
102 Days from Planting to Marketable Stage) 
A popular winter sort, with top-shaped fruits weighing 7 to 8 pounds. 
Skin dark green, with light green stripes toward the blossom end; flesh 
orange, dry, and of good flavor. An excellent keeper- 
GOLDEN HUBBARD 
(11" Length, 8" Diameter, 
100 Days from Planting to Marketable Stage) 
Similar to Green Hubbard, but earlier, smaller, and more prolific. Pop¬ 
ular with home and market gardeners and canners. Fruits somewhat 
pointed at each end, weigh 8 to 10 pounds moderately warted, orange-red, 
with faint cream colored stripes toward blossom end; flesh deep orange, 
dry, and of fine quality; it keeps well. 
IMPROVED GREEN HUBBARD 
(l2 n Length, 9" Diameter, 
105 Days from planting to Marketable Stage) 
Standard winter sort for home and market gardeners, and for shipping. 
Fruits weigh 10 to 12 pounds, pointed at both ends, slightly warted, 
dark bronze-green in color; rind hard and tough; flesh very thick, 
orange-yellow, dry and sweet. 
TABLE QUEEN OR DES MOINES 
(10" Length, 8" Diameter, 
100 Days from Planting to Marketable Stage) 
Also called Acorn. Desirable for home and market garden use, also for 
shipping- Trailing in habit, with acorn-shaped fruits, ribbed, smooth, 
thin-shelled, dark green. Flesh light yellow, bakes well, with sweet, 
inviting flavor. An early maturing variety. 
WARTED HUBBARD 
(12 to 14" Length, 9 to 10" Diameter, 
110 Days from Planting to Marketable Stage) 
Somewhat larger than Improved Hubbard, and more thickly covered with 
warts. Fruits weigh 14 pounds, pointed at each end, very dark green; 
flesh deep orange-yellow, dry, and sweet. A prolific, good keeping sort. 
SUNFLOWER 
MAMMOTH RUSSIAN 
Used for poultry feed, and in some sections for silage- Plants hardy 
and vigorous, 10 feet tall, with heads 10 to 12 inches in diameter, 
filled with large striped seeds. 
TOBACCO 
NATIVE OF AMERICA 
CONNECTICUT SEED LEAF 
Grown principally for the manufacture of cigars- Hardy, prolific, and 
well suited to production in the North and Central States. 
