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JAMES VICK’S SONS, ROCHESTER, N. Y. 
SUMMER 
CROOK NECK. 
T HE SQUASHES are of tropical origin, and therefore it is useless to plant them until the soil is 
quite warm, and all danger of frost or cold nights is over; and as they make a very rapid growth 
there is no necessity for haste in getting the seed into the ground. Squashes are good feeders* 
and like a rich soil; it is best to manure in the hill. Sow a dozen seeds in each hill, and when danger 
from “bugs” is over pull up all but three or four. A mellow, warm soil is best. For bush sorts, 
make hills three or four feet apart, and for the running kinds twice this distance. Squashes are 
in two classes, Summer and Winter. The Summer are used when young and tender,and the Winter, 
when well ripened, will usually keep til! spring. Our engravings show the Essex Hycnd and also 
the two best Summer Squashes. All Winter Squashes should be ripened thoroughly or they”are 
watery and lack sweetness and richness, and will not keep through the winter. Th shen of the 
Hubbard when ripe is as hard as a Cocoanut shell. 
Squash, Early Bush Scollop, a good, 
early Summer Squash, taking but little room, 
and bearing abundantly; plant in hills three 
feet apart; white or yellow, per lb., 90 cents; 
oz., 10 cents. 
ship s COOK. 
Sarly Bush 0 rook- N ecked, the richest Summer Squash; 
very early and productive; plant in hills four feet apart; per lb., 
00 cents; oz., 10 cents. 5 
Mom moth Summer 0rook /NJeck, double the size of 
above; same price. 
H ubba rd, the standard Winter Squash, and a general favorite; 
no better variety grown; more gener¬ 
ally cultivated as a late sort than any 
other; flesh fine grained, dry and of 
excellent flavor; almost as good as 
the Sweet Potato; per lb., 90 cents; 
oz., 10 cents. 
Essex -Hybrid, or Hard Shell 
Turban. A cross between the 
Hubbard and American Turban, hav¬ 
ing the color, shape and fine quality 
of the Turban, with the dryness and 
BUSH SCOLuop. . hard she >* f thc Hubbard. A good 
keeper; flesh very thick, fine grained 
and solid; very productive; very early, and of rapid growth; 
per lb., 90 cents; oz., 10 cents. 
MAMMOTH CHIU. 
Sibley, or Pike’s Peak. A very distinct and valuable va¬ 
riety. Shell pale green, very hard; flesh solid and thick, orange 
color, and of a rich and delicate flavor; per lb., S1.00; oz., 10 cents 5 
Improved Boston Marrow, a good, tender, rich variety, 
for fall and winter; per lb., 90 cents; oz., 10 cents.. 5 
OTHER STANDARD VARIETIES. 
ESSEX HYBRID. 
SALSIFY 
Salsify, or Vegetable Oyster, is considered 
by many a delicious vegetable, in fact, a 
great luxury, and is used for soups, also 
boiled, fried, etc., and possesses the flavor 
of the oyster for which it is sometimes used 
as a substitute. The culture is the same as 
for Carrots and Parsnips, but it flourishes 
best with longest, smoothest roots, in a 
rather light or mellow soil that hits been 
well pulverized to the depth of eighteen 
inches. Sow early in the spring, in drills, a 
foot or more apart, covering the seed not 
more than two inches in depth. Thin out 
to six inches apart. Put seed in the ground 
as early as possible in the spring. A portion 
of the crop may remain in the ground all 
winter, like the Parsnip. 
Salsify, White French, per lb., 
§1.00; oz., 15 cents. 5 
Mammoth Sandwich Is¬ 
land, a large and superior variety, 
pure white; per lb., $2.00; oz., 20 
cents. 10 
Black, or Scorzonera, a black 
variety, with a somewhat bitter root, 
not much used at present; per oz., 
30 cents. 10 
Perfect Gem. Turban, or Turk’s Cap. 
IVIarblehead. 15ay State. 
Winter Crook Neck. Mammotli Cliili. 
Improved Orange Marrow. 
Each 90 cents per lb., 10 cents per oz., 5 cents per packet. 
In ordering your Vegetable Seeds, don't forget a 
liberal supply of flowers to beautify the home gar¬ 
den. See Novelty pages and elsewhere . 
