Lincoln^ Nebraska 
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SQUASH—Continued 
FALL AND WINTER VARIETIES 
ACORN. **Des Moines" or "Table Queen "—6 inches long and 4 inches in 
diameter; color dark green, shell hard, smooth and rigid; iust cut in half, 
take out the seeds, bake twenty minutes and you will hove the nicest 
squash you ever tasted; splendid for pies. 
BANANA—A distinct variety of fall and winter squash; very prolific, 
grows 2 to 3 feet in length; very fine grained and thick meated; always 
rich, sweet and splendid flavor. 
BOSTON MARROW—Flesh bright orange, fine grain and unsurpassed; 
it is oval-shaped, and thin skin of bright orange color. 
CHICAGO WARTED HUBBARD—Very dark green, shell extremely hard 
and warty; flesh dry, sweet and of finest flavor. 
DELICATA—An early and extremely productive small squash adapted 
for both summer and winter use. It is long in shape, 8 to 10 inches 
when mature, and weighing about 2 lbs.; the skin is smooth and golden 
color, mottled with green stripes; flesh is pale yellow and of fine texture. 
GOLDEN HUBBARD—Similar to Chicago Hubbard, except that it is 
earlier and smaller. Skin deep orange yellow; flesh fine grained. 
PRICE OF SQUASH 
Pkt. 
Oz. 
2 oz. 
1/4 lb. 
Lb. 
Acorn . 
.$0.05 
$0.15 
$0.30 
$0.45 
$1.25 
All Other Varieties. 
.05 
.15 
.25 
.40 
1.00 
TOBACCO 
CONNECTICUT SEED LEAF—Best variety for climate of Middle and 
Northern States; attractive leaf of choice texture and delightful flavor. 
Pkt. 10c. 
TOMATO 
One ounce to 2,000 plants; V 4 lb* (transplanted) per acre. 
BISON—Compact plant, ripens an extra early crop of smooth, solid, 
meaty, medium sized red tomatoes. Yields of 42 lbs. on one plant have 
been reported. Pkt., 10c; oz., 50c; V 4 $I>50; lb., $5.50. 
CHALK'S 
EARLY JEWEL— 
One of the best 
early varieties; 
the fruit is 
large, uniform, 
smooth, solid, of 
fine quality, 
and brilliant 
scarlet. 
CRIMSON 
CUSHION 
(Beefsteak To¬ 
mato) — Large 
size, nearly 
round and of 
very good qual¬ 
ity; the color is 
bright scarlet 
and flesh very 
thick and meaty. 
DWARF 
CHAMPION — 
Early, medium 
size, smooth, 
solid, pink. 
DWARF STONE—Large, round, smooth, solid; deep scarlet. 
EARLIANA—^The earliest and best of the very early tomatoes; fruit of 
fair size, round, very smooth and solid, and produced in clusters in 
center of the plant; color bright scarlet. 
EARLY RED PERFECTO—The best extra early variety; ripens evenly and 
will not burst when dead ripe. It has a glistening, bright red color and 
a mild, delicous, sweet flavor; large size, nearly round, entirely smooth 
and almost seedless. 
GOLDEN PONDEROSA—Rich golden yellow; fruit very solid, with few 
seeds; the best large yellow tomato. 
JOHN BAER—A remarkable extra early red or scarlet tomato; fruit is 
more perfectly round than any other variety; absolutely coreless, flesh 
solid throughout, no waste when slicing or canning; flavor is mild and 
sweet. 
LINCOLN—Developed by the Canadian Horticultural Experiment Sta¬ 
tion. Extra early, large, round, solid, smooth, deep red color all over, 
and a heavy cropper. The variety you have always looked for. Pkt., 
10c; oz.. 50c; 1/4 !"•' $I>50; lb., $5.50. 
Tomatoes continued on next page. 
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