The I. W. Scott Company , Pittsburgh , Pa 
VEGETABLE SEEDS 53 
PUMPKIN 
The seed should be sown as 
soon as the ground gets warm, 
usually during the latter part of 
May in this section. Pumpkins 
are sometimes grown in corn, 
but for table use it is customary 
to plant them in hills 6 to 8 feet 
apart, dropping from four to 
eight seeds in each hill. It is a 
good plan to pinch back the 
vines after they get 4 to 5 feet 
long. If you want extra-large 
specimen fruits, dig plenty of 
manure into the hill before plant¬ 
ing and permit only one or two 
fruits to mature on each plant. Spray the vines with Nicotine Pyrox. 
Mammoth Golden Cushaw Pumpkin 
One ounce of seed will plant about 25 hills; 4 to 5 pounds will plant an acre 
Small Sugar Pumpkin 
WINTER LUXURY. The Pumpkin that makes the real old-time Pumpkin pies. 
Flesh golden russet color, of extra-fine flavor. Pumpkins medium size, with netted 
skin. Unusually fine sort. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., } 4 \b. 40 cts., lb. $1. 
TENNESSEE SWEET POTATO. Sweet, tender, yellow flesh. One of the extra-good 
pie Pumpkins. Bell-shaped in form. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., } 4 \b. 40 cts., lb. $1. 
MAMMOTH GOLDEN CUSHAW. A large crookneck variety with golden orange 
skin and deep, rich yellow flesh of the very finest quality. A productive sort and 
largely grown for table use. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., }i\b. 40 cts., lb. $1. 
LIVINGSTON CUSHAW. An old standby and a great favorite for pies. Crook- 
neck shape; skin mottled green and white; flesh yellow, fine-grained and sweet. 
Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., }i\b. 40 cts., lb. $1. 
SMALL SUGAR. Small but productive and of splendid quality. Fruits round with 
bright orange skin and thick, sweet flesh. Undoubtedly the best table Pumpkins 
for the small garden. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., fi\b. 40 cts., lb. $1. 
LARGE CHEESE. Big, flat, handsome Pumpkins with light buff skin and yellow 
flesh. Prolific; largely grown for market and canning. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., 
^lb. 40 cts., lb. $1. 
KING OF MAMMOTHS. Suitable for table use and splendid for pies. Can also be 
used for stock-feeding and often grown for exhibition purposes. Round, flattened 
at the ends, with golden orange skin and deep yellow flesh of fair quality. A good 
keeper. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., %\b. 40 cts., lb. $1.25. 
CONNECTICUT FIELD. The common big field Pumpkin. Very productive; fruits 
oblong in shape, with bright yellow skin and rather coarse flesh. Usually grown for 
stock. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., ><lb. 35 cts., lb. 85 cts., 5 lbs. $3.50. 
MAMMOTH TOURS. Grows to an enormous size, fruits often 
weighing 100 pounds or more. Skin mottled green; flesh 
yellow, rather coarse. Used principally for stock-feeding. 
Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., R*lb. 40 cts., lb. $1.25. 
Winter Luxury Pumpkin 
KENTUCKY FIELD. Fruits a little smaller and more round 
in shape than the preceding. Flesh of better quality and 
suitable for 
K’lb. 35 cts. 
table as well as stock. Pkt. 
lb. 85 cts., 5 lbs. $3.50. 
10 cts., oz. 15 cts., 
Mammoth Sandwich Island Salsify 
RHUBARB 
Rhubarb gives best crops on deep, light soil which has been liberally enriched with 
manure. It is cheapest to start with seed but only a percentage of the plants grown from 
seed will be worth saving. Sow early in the spring, in drills an inch deep and a foot apart, 
and thin the plants to stand about 5 inches apart. The following spring, reset the best 
plants 3 to 4 feet apart each way. If you start with roots, plant them with the crown about 
1 inch below the surface. Cultivate Rhubarb frequently and keep the weeds out. Give 
water, if needed, while the plants are producing and dress with manure every year after 
the cutting season is over. The first pulling may be made the second season after planting 
and the plant will continue to bear for many years. 
VICTORIA. This is the best all-round variety. Productive and comes fairly true from 
seed. Seed, pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., Rjflb. 60 cts., lb. $2. Roots, 15 cts. each, Si. 5 ° P er 
doz.; postpaid, $1.75 per doz. 
SALSIFY 
Often called “Vegetable Oyster” or “Oyster Plant” on account of its flavor. Salsify 
Is easy to grow on any good garden soil. Spade to a depth of a foot or more and make the 
soil as fine as possible. Sow the seed early, as the plants require a long season to attain 
full size; cover about an inch deep, in rows 12 to 15 inches apart, and thin the plants to 
3 inches apart in the rows. Roots may be left in the ground all winter and dug as needed. 
One ounce of seed will sow about 50 feet of drill; 10 pounds will sow an acre 
MAMMOTH SANDWICH ISLAND. The best variety. Roots often 10 to 12^ inches 
long, tender, and of delicious flavor. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 25 cts., f^lb. 75 cts., lb. $2.50. 
