SPRING CATALOGUE OF SEEDS, BULBS AND PLANTS FOR 1899. 105 
A delicious table vegetable, and when cooked like 
pumpkins, makes very superior pies. 
Ford Hook— A long, golden yellow Squash, with very dry 
and fine-grained flesh. This is one of the best winter 
Squashes, and an extra fine keeper, and the plants are so 
robust that failure is very rare. Resists the attacks of 
the Squash borer better than most kinds; matures early 
and is everywhere a sure cropper, Pkt. 10c.; oz., 15c.; 
lb., $1.35. 
Sibley— Another fine winter Squash that keeps well nearly 
all winter. Shell hard and flinty ; pale green in color. 
Flesh a brilliant orange-red; very dry and rich in flavor. 
A fine baking variety. Pkt., 10c.; oz., 15c.; lb,. 75c. 
Metcalf A Maine variety of extra fine quality, finegrained 
and dry. No better eating Squash can be found any¬ 
where. A long winter keeper, good till spring. Pkt., 
10c,; oz., 20o.; lb., $1.25. 
Perfect Cem This sort is good both for summer and win¬ 
ter use. Thin-skinned, fine grained and of very pleasant 
flavor. Will keep almost any length of time. Pkt, 5c.; 
oz., 10c.: lb., 70c. 
Mammoth Chill Specimens of this have been grown to 
reach 300 pounds in weight. Notwithstanding its enor¬ 
mous size, this Squash is of very fair quality and keeps 
well. Pkt., 10c.; oz., 2pc. 
Mammoth Whale A new French variety of the enormous 
weight of one hundred or more pounds. Fruit thick and 
an ashy-gray color and tapers toward the end. Flesh 
solid, beautiful orange-yellow and of excellent quality. 
It has also the advantage of being a long keeper and a 
variety which does well in any soil or climate. It is a 
splendid variety in all respects, especially for exhibiting 
at fairs. Pkt., 20c,; 3 pkts., 50c. 
Clant Summer Crookneck A new Crookneck, which is a 
little earlier than the old variety, and fully twice as 
large, being nearly two feet in length. It is of extra fine 
quality, handsome in appearance and finds a ready stile 
at good prices in any market. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c.; lb., $1.00. 
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Improved Hubbard (Private Stock.) No more popular 
Squash than the Hubbard lias ever been grown. Of late 
years it has largely lost flavor because stocks have 
become badly mixed with inferior strains. Our stock is 
quite limited, but it is absolutely true and will produce 
the old-fashioned, deliciously-sweet Squash we all re- 
member. Pkt-., 10c.: oz., 20c.: lb., $1.75. 
Japanese Alphabet Its peculiar characteristic from 
which it derives its name is in the fact that its seeds are 
distinctly marked on both sides with characters which 
appear to be Japanese letters, and it is said that the 
Japanese alphabet may be selected from a handful of 
seed. Be this as it may, it is certainly curious and in¬ 
teresting, but this is not all. We find the Squash to be 
superior to the old Hubbard in quality, and a much 
stronger and freer grower, as easily raised in short as 
Pumpkins. For pies this variety excels all other 
Squashes or Pumpkins. It is a great novelty in every 
respect. Pkt., 15c.; 3 pkts., 35c. 
Early Scallop An early summer sort. Very fine and pop¬ 
ular. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 10c.; lb., 60c. 
One packet each of the ten sorts for ?5c. 
