.TAMES ./. H. GREGORY & SOM'S RETAIL CATALOGUE. 
8QCASHBS — Continued. 
LOW’S BAY STATE. 
This variety, with heavy manuring, is a very good yielder, 
though in size it averages a little below the Essex Hybrid. 
Popular in Boston market. The color is dark green; it has a 
thick shell, and is thick-meated. Price, per lb., postpaid, 80 
cts.; per oz., 10 cts.; per pkg., 5 cts. 
ESSEX HYBRID. 
This is a cross between the Turban and the Hubbard, having 
the shape of the former and the shell of the latter. It is a 
very handsome-looking squash, and the flesh is of rather 
darker average color than that of e’ither the Hubbard or Tur¬ 
ban. It comes generally uniform in shape, and is a heavy 
cropper. The type now appears to be fixed sufficiently to give 
nearly all the crop a hard shell, which protects it from injury. 
Price, per lb., postpaid, 80 cts.; per oz., 10 cts.; per pkg., 5 cts. 
WITH CORY FOR FIRST FARLY, BOSTON MARKET 
AS SECOND, ORIGINAI CROSBY AS THIRD, MOORE’S 
EARLY AS FOURTH, ROTTER’S EXCELSIOR AS FIFTH, 
STOWELL’S EVERGREEN AS SIXTH, AND EGYPTIAN 
FOR LATEST, THE SWEET CORN SEASON WILL BE 
WELL ROUNDED OUT . 
WINTER CROOKNECK SQUASH. 
Of all vegetables to pre¬ 
serve from season to sea¬ 
son, please commend us 
(as we kindly commend 
you) to the Winter Crook- 
neck Squash. It is a sure 
grower, w r ith a quality of 
its own, not fine, but with 
a flavor of old time, and a 
first-rate keeper. It is per¬ 
fectly at home in the home¬ 
stead, for we have kept 
them well for two years, 
and so we invite our cus¬ 
tomers to join with us in 
reviving a custom which is 
truly honored in the obser¬ 
vance,— that of growing 
some Winter Croolmecks, 
and hanging them up in the 
kitchen as did our fathers 
of old. Price, per lb., 80 cents; per J- lb., 23 cents; per oz., 
10 cents; per package, 5 cents. 
Try the “Comrade, ” sure. T* OT^iMT O ES. Surely try the “ Comrr.de. ” 
ATLANTIC PRIZE TOMATO. {New.) 
This first early tomato is the result of many years’ careful 
selection by one of the most successful tomato growers of 
Hew Jersey. It is said to be two weeks earlier than many 
kinds it has been tested with. The’fruit is of good size, round, 
very solid, and of excellent quality. Per oz., 25 cts.; per 
pkg., 5 cts. 
RED CROSS. 
This new tomato, in form, is of the Livingston class in size, 
shape, and beauty, but is earlier. It is even in size through¬ 
out the season, perfectly solid, a brilliant crimson in color, 
ripens close up to the stem, and bears harvesting better than 
most varieties. It has brought an extra price in the markets 
of Boston. Price, per oz., 30 cts.; per pkg., 5 cts. 
IMPROVED GROUND CHERRY. 
Our experimental grounds certify to the claims of this new¬ 
comer to be an improvement on the old variety in size. It 
excels in size of both vine and fruit. Price, per pkg., 10 cts. 
LIVINGSTON’S BEAUTY. 
This, claims Mr. Livingston, is as early as the Acme or Per¬ 
fection, of a very glowing crimson in color, with a slight 
tinge of purple. It retains its size iater in the season than 
Acme and other good sorts. It has yielded one third more 
than Acme. In shape it is perfectly spherical. It has a thick 
skin, and hence is not so liable as some other varieties to 
crack just after a rain. It has more solid flesh and fewer seeds 
than average kinds, and is less inclined to rot. Price, per oz., 
20 cts.; per pkg., 5 cts. 
THE “COMRADE.” 
A friend who annually grows several acres of tomatoes con¬ 
siders this the most profitable variety he has ever grown. We 
raised the “ Comrade ” on a large scale the past season, and 
are exceedingly well pleased with it, and so was every visitor 
to whom we had the pleasure of showing it. It ripened among 
the earliest, and was exceedingly productive. The fruits were 
models in shape and size, round, solid, and brilliant colored. 
They were entirely free from rot, and remarkably free from 
cracking. All in all, we don’t know of a better sort. Per oz., 
30 cts.; per pkg., 10 cts. 
LIVINGSTON’S FAVORITE. 
Smoother than Paragon, darker red than Perfection, and 
larger than either. Very productive. Excellent for market¬ 
ing or canning. Price, per lb., postpaid, $2.00; per oz., 20 
cts.; per pkg., 5 cts. 
EARLY RUBY. 
Extra earliness and great size is claimed for the Early Ruby. 
It is similar every way to Livingston's Perfection, but decid¬ 
edly earlier. The mass of fruit being produced close to the 
main stem enables the sun to reach it the more readily. 
Price, per oz., 25 cts.; per pkg., 5 cts. 
ROYJLL BED. (New.) 
It is a first-class main crop variety for the shipper, market 
and private gardener, and of special value to the canner and 
catsup maker because not a single point essential to a main 
crop variety is lacking. The beautiful red color of both skin 
and flesh of the Royal Red will satisfy the taste of the public, 
which of late years inclines to the red in preference to the 
purple varieties. Large sized, all the crop round, and very 
handsome. It will give satisfaction as a first-class tomato. 
Per lb., $2.00; per oz., 25 cents; per pkg., 5 cts. 
DWARF CHAMPION. 
We have here a very distinct variety, suggesting the old 
tomato “ De Laye,” but vastly superior as a cropper, yet in 
yield greatly superior to them. The originator speaks of it as 
follows, and the results in our experimental grounds fully 
substantiate his statements, especially in the soundness, hand¬ 
some appearance, and exceptionally brilliant color of the fruit, 
which was the finest of all our varieties: — 
“The plant grows stiff and upright, with very thick and 
short-jointed stems. It can be planted as close as three feet. 
The foliage is a very dark green in color, thick and corrugated, 
differing in form from that of other sorts. The Dwarf Champion 
will bear very heavy manuring, the strength increasing the 
abundance and size of fruit, instead of producing superabun¬ 
dant vines. To crop heavily, it should be liberally manured." 
Some of our prominent market gardeners plant no other kind. 
Price, per lb., postpaid, $2.50; per oz., 25 cts.; per pkg., 5 cts. 
