HAYES SEED HOUSE, TOPEKA, KANSAS 191 
OKRA OR GUMBO 
The young seed pods of this Southern 
plant are used for the well known and 
delicious “Gumbo” soups, alone or with 
chicken. 
WHITE VELVET 
Produces pods larger than any other. 
DWARF GREEN 
Grows low but stocky and is very pro¬ 
ductive. 
Pkt. 5c— Va Lb. 15c—Lb. 60c 
PUMPKINS 
THANKSGIVING PIE PUMPKINS 
The finest and sweetest of all pumpkins. 
I have been offering this variety for 
several years and have not found one to 
equal it. 
Winter Luxury 
The above illustration shows typical 
fruits of this variety. They are of me¬ 
dium size, nearly round, skin is light 
yellow without ribs and covered with a 
fine gray netting, flesh light yellow, very 
thick, sweet and finely flavored. Makes 
delicious pies. 
Connecticut Field 
Fruits rather long, flattened at the ends, 
12 to 15 inches in diameter, skin ribbed, 
smooth, hard reddish orange. Flesh rich 
orange yellow. 
Green Striped Cushaw 
Color light green with darker green 
stripes. Large solid neck ,flesh light 
yellow, well known and a favorite sort. 
Japanese Pie 
Dark slate colored with slightly lighter 
green mottled stripes. Neck large and 
solid. Meat deep orange red, quality 
excllent. A heavy yielder. Good keeper 
and excellent either for pies or baked. 
King of Mammoth 
This is the largest pumpkin, often grow¬ 
ing to weigh 75 to 100 pounds. The 
quality is excellent, makes very fine pies. 
Yields a havy tonnage per acre, fine for 
feeding stock. Fruits round, flattened 
and slightly ribbed, skin salmon-orange 
colored, deep yellow and very thick. 
Large Sweet Cheese or Kentucky Field 
Creamy yellow, well known, one of the 
standard sorts most used by canners, 
flesh light yellow, of excellent quality. 
Small Sugar or New England Pie 
This is the small sweet pumpkin that has 
made New England famous for her 
pumpkin pies. The flesh is very fine 
grained ,most deliciously sweet and fine 
flavored, a splendid keeper. The fruits 
are deep orange, 8 to 10 inches in dia¬ 
meter ,somewhat flattened and slightly 
ribbed. Flesh fine grained, deep orange 
yellow color. 
Pkt. 5c—Oz. 10c—*4 Lb. 20c—Lb. 75c 
Peanuts do well in any garden, and 
make a wonderful feeding crop. We 
have several varieties, and in large lots 
prices are much less. Fancy Virginia 
Mammoth Jumbo, and Little Spanish— 
Lb. 25c—2 Lbs. 40c—3 Lbs. 50c 
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