MAESI-IALL'S VEGETABLE SEEDS. 
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PUMPKIN 
One oimce will plant 50 hills. 
The common practice is to drop two or three 
seeds in every second or third hill in the corn¬ 
field, but if cultivated on a large scale the seed 
may be sown in hills 8 feet apart each wmy, 
four plants to each hill, and otherwise treated 
in the same manner as melons or cucumbers. 
Large Cheese Pumpkin. 
Connecticut Field. Grown in corn-fields for stock . 
Cushaw Striped. A splendid striped crookneck variety . 
Early Sugar. Fine grained, small yellow. 
Large Cheese. Flat, the best variety for family use . 
Mammoth King. Grows to an enormous size. 
Mammoth Tours. A very large French variety. 
Quaker Pie. Very prolific and a good keeper; fine for pies.... 
Red Etampes. Medium size, flat; very productive . 
Per Pkt. 
Oz. 
% Lb. 
Lb. 
.$0.05 
$0.10 
$0.15 
$0.30 
. .05 
.10 
.25 
.80 
. .05 
.10 
.25- 
.60 
. .05 
.10 
.20 
.70 
. .05 
.15 
.40 
1.00 
. .05 
.10 
.25 
.80 
. .05 
.10 
.25 
.75 
. .05 
.15 
.40 
1.25 
RADISH. 
One ounce of seed will sow 100 feet 
of drill. 
Radishes require a light, loamy soil, 
moderately fertile, which should be 
deeply dug and well pulverized. The 
situation should be -warm and shelter¬ 
ed. For an early supply sow in Jan¬ 
uary or February in hot-beds, keeping 
well ventilated. In May they may be 
sown out-of-doors. Successive sow¬ 
ings should be made every two weeks. 
Radishes to be crisp and tender should 
make a rapid growth. 
Olive-Shaped French Breakfast Radish. 
Turnip, Early Scarlet. Very early. The French favorite . 
“ “ Scarlet Forcing. Crisp; very early . 
Deep Scarlet Forcing. Crisp; very early . 
Scarlet White-Tipped. Very early; for frames or outdoors. . . . 
Scarlet White-Tipped Forcing. 
Scarlet Globe-Shaped. Fine for forcing or open ground. 
Crimson Giant. Double the size of the above. Suitable for 
PerPkt. Oz. % Lb. 
Triumph (Speckled Beauty). Very prettily striped or mottled 
“ Large White Summer. Of large size; roundish . 
“ Non Plus Ultra. Extra early scarlet forcing . 
“ Deep Blood-red. Extra-early for forcing or outdoors . 
“ Early White, or Box. For forcing; flesh pure white an 
Olive-shaped French Breakfast. Pink and white; early. 
“ French Breakfast Forcing (White-tip Rocket). 
Very rapid- 
“ Deep Scarlet. Crisp; very early. 
“ Deep Scarlet Forcing (Red Rocket). A forcing strain of the above 
“ White. Mild and fine for siimmer. 
“ White Forcing (Wlrite Rocket). A forcing strain of the above 
Long Scarlet Short Top. Very long, crisp; for frames or out-doors. 
“ White Vienna, or Lady Finger. Crisp and tender in Summer. 
“ Icicle. Pure white, of fine flavor; suitable for forcing. 
Winter Scarlet Chinese. Very handsome and distinct, and keeps well. 
“ Long Black Spanish. The popular Winter sort . 
“ Half-long Black Spanish. Very fine strain . 
“ Round Black Spanish. Pine for Winter. 
“ California Wlrite Mammoth. A very large white winter variety.... 
Sakurajima (Mammoth Japan). Sow early in rich soil; the largest sort in cnl- 
$0.05 
$0.10 
$0.30 
.10 
.35 
.05 
.10 
.35 
.05 
.10 
.30 
.05 
.10 
.40 
.05 
.10 
,35 
.05 
.10 
.35 
.05 
.15 
.50 
.05 
.10 
.35 
.05 
.10 
.35 
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.10 
.35 
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.35 
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.35 
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.40 
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.35 
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.35 
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.30 
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.75 
