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JOHN LEWIS CHILDS, FLORAL PARK, QUEENS CO., N. Y. 
A delicious table vegetable. and when cooked like 
pumpkins, makes very superior pies. 
Ford Hook. A long, golden yellow Squash. with very drv 
anti fine-grained flesh. This is one of the best winter 
Suushes. and an extra fine keeper, anil the plants are so 
robust that failure is very rare. Resists tile attacks of the 
Squash borer better than most kinds: matures early and 
is everywhere a sure cropper. Pkt., 10c.; oz.. I.ie.; lb., $1.25. 
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 line baking variety. Pkt., 10c.; oz., 15c.; th.; 75c. 
Metcalf. A Maine variety.of extra fine quality. line grained 
and dry. Xo better eating Squash can tie found any¬ 
where. A long winter-keeper, good till spring. Pkt., 
10c.; oz., 20c.; lb., $ 1.25c. 
Early Scallop- An early summer sort. Very fine and pop¬ 
ular. l'kt., 5c.; oz,, 10c.; tb„ 60c. 
Perfect Cem. This sort Is good both for summer and win¬ 
ter use. Thin-skinned, line-grained and of verv pleasant 
flavor. Will keepalmost any length of time. l*kt., 5c.; 
oz.. 10c.; lb., 70c. 
Mammoth Chill. Specimens of this have been grown to 
reach 500 pounds in weight. Notwithstanding its enor¬ 
mous size. this Squash is of very full' qimlllj and keeps 
well. Pkt., 10c.; oz„ 20c. 
Improved Hubbard. (Private Stock.) Xo more popular 
Squash than the Hubbard has ever been grown. Of late 
( ‘ears it has largely lost favor because slock shave become 
iadly mixed with inferior strains. Our stock is quite 
limited, but it is absolutely pure, and will produce the 
old-fashioned, delicinusly-sweet Squash we all remem¬ 
ber. Pkl, 10c.; oz., 20c.; lb.. $2.00. 
Mammoth Whale. A new French variety of enormous i 
size, growing to the length of three feet and attaining a j 
weight of one hundred or more pounds. Fruit think 
and an ash y-gray color and tapers toward the end. Flesh 
solid, beautiful orange-yellow and of excellent qnalitv. | 
It, has, also, the advantage of being a long-keeper and a | 
variety which does well in any soil or climate. 11 is a 
splendid variety in all respects, especially for exhibiting 
at fairs. I‘kt„ 20c.; 5 pkts., 50c. 
Giant.Summer Crookneck. A new Ciooknock, which is 
a little earlier than the old variety and fully twice as 
large, being nearly two feet in length. It is of extra fine , 
quality, handsome in appearance and finds a ready sale I 
atgood prices In any market. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 10c.; lb.,'$ 1 . 0 ( 1 . 
One packet each of the nine enrts ferr 75c. 
