ASHEVILLE SEED CO., ASHEVILLE, N. C. 
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PUMPKIN SEED 
CULTURE—Pumpkins are rapidly growing: in 
favor throughout the South. The larger and 
coarser sorts make excellent stock food while the 
majority of the sorts make excellent pies and are 
used in a number of other ways. 
Pumpkins may be planted most any time dur¬ 
ing spring and early autumn among corn rows, 
or i nthe open. Plant in hills 8 to 10 feet apart, 
mixing well-rotted manure in each hill. Put 8 
to 10 seeds in each hill, 1 inch deep, and culti¬ 
vate till the vines get strong, when they should 
be thinned out, leaving two or three of the 
strongest in each hill. When planted in corn, 
plant at the same time as the corn in every 
fourth row, 10 to 12 feet apart in the rows, 
letting the hill of pumpkins take the place of a 
hill or corn. Do not grow near squashes or 
melons. Keep off bugs by dusting with Slug Shot 
or Arsenate of Lead. One ounce will plant 20 
hills, three pounds, one acre. Use a good com¬ 
mercial fertilizer containing a high percentage 
of Potash. 
Kentucky Field. 
No. 134. Candy Roaster 
(90 Days.)—This variety, as well as we know, 
is being grown exclusively in Western North Car¬ 
olina. It is a hybrid between the Pumpkin and 
the Squash. The meat has a sweeter flavor than 
either. When first stewed, then put in a pan, put¬ 
ting spice and sugar in it, and baking or roasting, 
has the flavor of “Candied” sweet potatoes. It is 
also often cut up in small pieces and put in the 
stove and baked or roasted. After sprinkling 
sugar over it the rind has a brownish-gray color, 
sometimes mixed with the orange yellow. Seed 
are large with a polish, and hard. 
Postpaid, pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; r /± lb. 75c. 
No. 135. Kentucky Field or 
Large Cheese 
(85 Days).—A very popular Southern sort; 
large and flattened. A wonderful keeper ; a good 
stock variety; a valuable eating and pie sort, 
also suitable for canning. Skin mottled light 
green and yellow, changing to a creamy yellow 
when they mature. Flesh yellow, tender, and of 
excellent quality. 
Postpaid, pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; % lb. 25c; lb. 75c. 
No. 136. Sweet or Sugar 
(New England Pie) 
(65 Days). — Fruit small, round, flattened at 
ends, and slightly ribbed ; skin and flesh deep 
orange yellow ; flesh very thick and of high quali¬ 
ty. It is not a large pumpkin, but one of the 
sweetest and best for pies. It is fine grained, de¬ 
liciously sweet, and a very good keeper. 
Postpaid, pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; % lb. 25c; lb. 75c. 
No. 137. Green Striped Cushaw 
(80 Days).—-This is one of the finest pumpkins 
in existence, a long, crooked neck, terminating in 
a round or oblong end, enclosing a very small 
seed cavity ; flesh surrounding seed cavity is rich 
yellow ; tender, very thick and of the best flavor. 
The neck is absolutely solid, rivaling the finest 
sweet potatoes for baking and as a pie sort it 
has no equal. Skin with mottled green and white 
stripes. Fruit will weigh from 10 to 15 lbs. A 
splendid keeper. 
Postpaid, pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; *4 lb. 30c; lb. 90c. 
No. 138. King of Mammoth 
(90 Days).—The giant among pumpkins; speci¬ 
mens have been grown to weigh 250 pounds and 
reaching two feet or more in diameter; fruit round 
and flattened, slightly ribbed ; skin salmon-orange, 
flesh bright yellow and very thick. Grown only 
for stock feeding or as a curiosity. 
Postpaid, pkt. 5c ; oz. 10c; % lb. 45c; lb. $1.40. 
VEGETABLE PLANTS 
No plants or roots sent C. O. D. Prices sub¬ 
ject to change without notice and goods being 
unsold 
No. 139. Cabbage Plants 
(Frost Proof) 
Postpaid Prices 
100 to 300 plants.$ .35 per 100 
500 plants . 1.50 per 500 
1000 or more plants . 2.50 per 1000 
No. 140. Cauliflower 
(Double Rooted) 
SNOWBALL—Ready about March first. 
Postpaid, doz. 40c ; 50 for $1.25 ; 100 for $2.25. 
No. 114. Celery (Double Rooted) 
Not ready until after June 15th. 
Postpaid, doz. 35c; 50 for 75c; 100 for $1.25. 
No. 142. Egg Plant 
(Double Rooted) 
BLACK BEAUTY—Ready May, June and July. 
Postpaid, doz. 40c ; 50 for $1-25 ; 100 for $2.25. 
No. 143. Peppers (Double Rooted) 
Ready May and June. 
Postpaid, doz. 40c ; 50 for $1.25 ; 100 for $2.25. 
No. 144. Sweet Potatoes 
Ready May and June. 
Postpaid, 100 25c. Write for quantity price. 
No. 145. Tomatoes 
(Double Rooted) 
Please refer to Page 25 for varieties handled. 
In ordering please state your first, second and 
third choice as we are frequently sold out and 
unable to secure particular varieties. Ready 
April, May, June and July. 
Postpaid, doz. 35c ; 100 $ 2 - 00 . Write for quan¬ 
tity price. 
HARDY ROOTS 
No. 146. Asparagus Roots 
MARY WASHINGTON (2-year size) 100 for 
$ 2 . 00 . 
No. 147. Horse Radish Roots 
Postpaid, 25 for 60c; 50 for $1.00; 100 for $2.00. 
No. 148. Rhubarb Roots 
Do best in a moist or shady place ; set out early 
in the spring or fall in deep, well forked soil, 4 
ft. apart each way. Mix freely with manure or 
coarse litter. A barrel placed over the plants 
gives ideal protection from the sun and produces 
longer and more tender stalks. The best stems 
are produced the second year, but it continues to 
produce for several years. Apply plenty of ma¬ 
nure ; sheep manure is a splendid fertilizer. 
Ready after March 1st. 
Postpaid, 20c each; 3 for 50c; doz. $1.75. 
HERB SEED 
CULTURE—Sow in early spring in drills 12 to 
15 inches apart, and thin out young plants. 
Gather when just coming into bloom, tie in small 
bunches and dry in the shade. 
NO. 149 DILL—An annual, cultivated for its 
seeds, which have an aromatic cdor and a warm 
pungent taste. Used for flavoring soups, stews 
and pickles, being particularly desirable for use 
in cucumber pickles, as it heightens the flavor. 
Postpaid, pkt. 10c; oz. 15c. 
NO. 150. SAGE—A perennial and the most 
extensively used and most valuable of all herbs 
for seasoning. For the dressing in roasted fowls 
and for sausages, etc., sage is almost a necessity. 
Postpaid, pkt. 10c; % oz. 25c; oz. 45c. 
