plies are ample this season. It is a novelty of some value. 
We have revived the old Marblehead variety. It is one 
of the few kinds showing a high resistance to the curly-top 
disease and is recommended for those sections where this 
trouble exists. Blue Banana and Pink Banana deserve more 
prominence as they have fine flavor. Also Mammoth 
Whale, a similar sort, is again in production. 
Do not overlook the Delicata or Sweet Potato variety. 
No squash has better flavor in our opinion. We are really 
producing excellent stocks in squash and supplies of most 
kinds are available for early shipment. 
Novelties 
We continue to produce most of the novelties in vine 
seed as a certain demand exists for limited quantities from 
time to time. This year we have again grown most of them. 
The Serpent or Snake Cucumber is a genuine novelty, 
and considered edible when young and tender. It is used 
for pickling, but in reality belongs to the muskmelon family. 
Glass Melon or Vine Peach is proving to be quite pop¬ 
ular for pickling purposes when young and green. 
The true Henderson’s Bush Muskmelon is again avail¬ 
able. A spicy, little green-flesh sort, valuable in gardens 
where space is 'limited. The vines seldom grow over 18 
inches in length. 
The highly-scented Ornamental Pomegranate or Queen 
Anne’s Pocket Melon, is likewise available. This might 
easily be considered one of the oldest melons known to man¬ 
kind. It is valuable to store among Cantaloupes, imparting 
its pleasant fragrance to the melons themselves. 
We are offering an unusual collection of rare and or¬ 
namental gourds, comprising some fifty or more varieties 
in a new mixture that includes the highly colored Turban 
types and many other genuine novelties. We also expect 
to produce the true edible gourd during the coming season. 
Bush Pumpkin is new to many. A small-fruited kind, 
somewhat similar to Small Sugar or Pie Pumpkin, but 
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