F. LAGOMARSINO & SONS, SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 
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Pumpkins 
Pumpkin, Connecticut Field 
Pumpkins are frequently planted in connection with 
a crop of field corn, and if you grow corn you may 
just as well grow pumpkins. They will grow best in 
soil kept moist by the dry farming method, as too 
much moisture will kill them. Plant the seed in open 
ground, after the danger of frost is over, in hills 8 
feet apart each way, drop from 8 to 10 seeds per hill 
and when the plants are about 5 inches high and 
danger of insect pests is past, thin to 3 or 4 of the 
healthiest plants. If irrigation is needed, run the 
water in ditches about 18 inches from the hill. Do 
not plant near squashes or melons as they are likely 
to mix. About 3 pounds of seed will plant one acre. 
Dickinson, Cannery Pumpkin 
GREEN STRIPED CUSH AW — Trunks very large, 
with crooked neck. Color creamy white, irregularly 
striped or traced with green. Flesh light yellow, very 
thick, rather coarse but sweet. Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; 54 lb. 
35c; lb. $1.00. 
DICKINSON (Cannery Pumpkin)—This variety is 
used almost exclusively by local canners for canning. 
It is very productive and fine quality. Flesh thick, 
yellow. An excellent variety to plant for stock. Pkt. 
5c; oz. 15c; 54 lb. 35c; lb. 75c. 
LARGE SWEET CHEESE or KENTUCKY —One of 
the old standard sorts. Flat and often 20 inches in 
diameter; skin buff; flesh thick, yellow, and of fine 
quality. Productive and an excellent keeper. Good 
|pr stock feeding as well as pies. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 
54 lb. 35c; lb. 75c. 
MAMMOTH KING — Flesh and skin bright golden 
yellow. Flesh fine grained, excellent quality. One of 
the best pie pumpkins and a splendid keeper. This 
enormous variety has been grown to weigh 200 lbs. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 'A lb. 40c; 54 lb. 65c; lb. $1.00. 
Rhubarb 
Sow seed early in the spring, preferably February. 
The young seedlings should be kept growing during 
the first season as they will form the root that should 
be transplanted to the permanent field as soon as the 
ground can be worked the following spring. A good 
crop can be expected the first season from good roots 
set out in the spring. Rhubarb grown from seed does 
not come true, some undesirable types appearing and 
these should be discarded. 
GIANT WINTER CRIMSON—Very productive, bear¬ 
ing large stalks. Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.50; 54 lb. $5.00. 
STRAWBERRY—An old standard variety, fine qual¬ 
ity and appearance. Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.50; 54 lb. $5.00. 
Rhubarb Roots 
The plants we offer are one year old and will produce 
a good crop the first season. 
CHERRY—This new Rhubarb is an improvement on 
the other sorts. The roots we offer of this variety are 
root divisions and not roots grown from seed. Roots 
grown from seed are not as desirable as the root divi¬ 
sions. Cherry Rhubarb Roots, 20c each; $2.00 per doz. 
25c each; $2.50 per doz., postpaid to fourth zone. 
GIANT WINTER CRIMSON —15c each; $1.25 per 
doz., postpaid to fourth zone. 
CALIFORNIA FIELD — The well known, ordinary 
Pumpkin, largely used for stock feeding. The fruit 
is variously colored in yellow, drab, red and orange, 
and varies also in size, but is usually very large. Is 
a heavy cropper and easily grown. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 
^ lb. 35c; lb. 75c. 
CONNECTICUT FIELD—This is widely known as the 
Yankee Cow Pumpkin, and there is no variety that 
will do as well among the corn. Plant them on your 
richest land. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 54 lb. 35c; lb. 75c. 
SMALL SUGAR or NEW ENGLAND PIE—This excel¬ 
lent variety is small, round or somewhat flattened, 
about 8 to 10 inches in diameter, slightly ribbed, and 
of a deep orange color. The flesh is a rich deep yellow, 
fine-grained and very sweet. A superb kind for pies. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 54 lb. 35c; lb. 85c. 
STRAWBERRY—15c each; $1.50 per doz., postpaid 
to fourth zone. 
Roselle 
An annual plant. The buds or calyx surrounding the 
seed pod are used (as soon as the flower drops) for 
making jelly and jam. It makes a very superior 
jelly, considered by many better than guava or cur¬ 
rant jelly. In Australia the Roselle produces the 
famous Queensland Jelly that is shipped to all parts 
of Europe. Sow in spring after the danger of frost ii 
over and when the soil is warm, in rows 6 feet apart 
and 4 feet apart in the rows. The plant is ornamental 
and easily grown from seed. PkL 10c; oz. 50c. 
