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CROSMAN BROTHERS ’ CATALOOUE. 
Essex Hybrid, fine grained, sweet and best of keepers; in great demand ; 
lb. 60c., oz. 10c. .5 
Turban, or Turk’s Cap, an excellent late variety for fall and early winter 
use; flesh yellow, fine grained, and of good flavor; lb. 60c., oz. 10c.5 
Hubbard, the old standard for winter use ; flesh bright yellow, very sweet and 
dry; rich flavor, excellent keeper ; color green when ripe ; should be planted 
six feet apart each way; lb. 60c., oz. 10c. . ..5 
HUBBARD SQUASH. FAXON SQUASH. 
Faxon, a superb new Squash. It makes as good a Winter as a Summer Squash 
and will keep over until Spring in perfect condition; the flesh is of rich orange 
yellow, with small cavity and few seeds. Being sweet, dry and of most deli¬ 
cious flavor when cooked, it is one of the best •pie-makers known. In general 
appearance the Faxon resembles the Hubbard except that the color of shell 
varies from pale yellow to green. (See Illustration.) Lb. 60c., oz. 10c.5 
Marblehead, flesh rather lighter color than the Hubbard, while its combination 
of sweetness, dryness and delicious flavor is really remarkable; lb.60c., oz.lOc. 5 
Pike’s Peak, shell pale slate color, very hard ; flesh solid and thick, orange, of 
a rich and delicate flavor ; lb. 60c., oz. 10c.. 
13utmail, desirable for late use ; one of the best; lb. 60c., oz. 10c. . 
Mammoth, often attaining 200 pounds weight; coarsegrained; good for general 
purposes ; excellent for stock ; lb. $1.25, oz. 10c. 
Vegetable Marrow, true ; oz. 10c. 
TOBACCO, 
German,.£abaf. French, Tabac. 
Farmers and others will find it very profitable to put in a little patch, if no 
more, as there is always a ready market for the leaf. The seed should be sown very 
early in the spring—as early as posssible after the danger of frost is over. A good 
plan is to burn a quantity of brush and rubbish in the spring on the ground intended 
for the seed bed, then dig and thoroughly pulverize the earth and mix with the 
ashes, after which the seed bed may be sown and covered very lightly. When the 
plants are about six inches high, transplant into rows six feet apart each way and 
cultivate thoroughly with plow and hoe. Pinch off the suckers on the growing 
stalks, as they absorb the strength of the plant. In early fall be on the look-out ana 
cut before being touched by frost. Pkt. Cts. 
Connecticut Seed Leaf, best adapted to the middle and northern states; oz.20c 5 
Comstock Spanish, one of the best varieties for cigar Tobacco ; oz. 30c.5 
Conqueror, ripens early, uniformly, easily cured to the brightest color; oz. 25c. 5 
Havana Imported, a fine cigar Tobacco; oz. 30c.. 5 
Havana Seed-Leaf, the largest of the Havana strain ; oz. 30c.5 
Little Hutch, a popular western variety ; oz. 25c.5 
Sterling, makes the silkiest of wrappers and sweetest of fillers ; oz. 25c.5 
Sweet Oronoko, used for first-class plug fillers ; oz. 20c.5 
Tuckahoe, leaf long and extra fine, the perfection of a wrapper; oz. 20c. 5 
White Hurley, superior strain ; the great western favorite ; oz. 25c. 5 
Yellow Oronoko, a reliable old variety, for cutters, wrappers or fillers, oz.20c 5 
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