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Ger.—Melonen—Kurbiss 
PUMPKIN 
Scand.—Graeskar, 
(One ounce for 25 hills—3 pounds to the acre. 
Culture—The common practice is to drop two or three seeds in evry third or fourth hill in the 
corn field, but if cultivated on a large scale, the seed may be sown in hills 8 feet apart each way. 
four plants to each hill. 


Pumpkin—Early Small Sugar or Pie 
Early Small Sugar or Pie—For pies this cannot be 
excelled, fruits round and small, with deep yel- 
low skin, plainly ribbed. Flesh sweet and fine 
grained. 70 days. Pkt., 5c; oz, 15ce; Y-Ib., s0c; 
1 Ib., SOc. 
PUMPKINS 
For Delicious Pies 

New Guinea Butter Bean 
One of the Most Deli- 
cious of All Vegetables 
The New Guinea But- 
ter Bean is a wonderful 
vegetable. Grows to 
enormous size, one fruit 
often weighing 15 Ibs., 
and from 38 to 5 feet 
long. In growth it is 
similar to the squash, 
and can be grown in the 
same manner or can be 
trellised up. It is more 
productive than squash 
and much _ easier to 
grow. The vines are 
always free from dis- 
ease and insect pects, 
and stand more neglect 
and abuse than any 
other vegetable vine we 
know of. The fruits 
should be eaten when 
small, while the fuzzy 
growth is yet on. It can 
be cooked like squash 
and fried like egg plant. 
When cut up in small 
pieces and cooked with 
cream or fried it is 
most delicious. If trel- 
lised up the vines take 
up so little space, no 
garden is too small for 
at least two or three 
plants. Pkt., 10c¢; 3 pkts. 
25e; oz., 30c; Y4-lb., S5e. 
SWISS CHARD—(See Page 34) 

New Guinea ttutter Bean 
Topepo 
The Topepo is of excellent flavor combining the 
delicious qualities of the pepper and the tomato. 
Topepo is a cross between tomato and pepper. | 
The flavor resembles the TIell Pepper but it is 
sweeter, not so peppery and has the zest of the 
tomato flavor, and vivid red. 
Excellent for stuffing and baking. Also used 
for slicing in salads or dressings. Wonderful keep- 
ing quality. Pkt. 15e; 2 pkts., 25e; 4% 02, T5e3 
% oz. $1.25. 

Large Cheese or Kentucky Field—A large, round, 
flattened Pumpkin with broad ribs; the skin is 
of rich cream color, flesh yellow, tender and of 
extra fine quality for family and market use; 
fine for pies and rich food for stock. 90 days. 
Pkt., 5c; oz, 10c; %4-Ib., 25ce; 1 Ib. 65. 
“Jumbo” or “King of Mammoth’—Fruits grow to 
enormous size. Salmon-orange skin; very thick, 
bright yellow flesh, which is fine grained and 
of excellent quality for pies. 90 days. Pkt., 5e3 
ov. 1503 WY-lb., 45e;3 1 lb., $1.15. 
Winter Queen or Winter Luxury—Medium size, 
nearly round; skin a beautiful deep orange-yel- 
low, finely netted. Very productive, sweet, ten- 
der, and an excellent keeper. 80 days. Pkt., 5e;3 
O%, 15¢e3; %4-Ib.. 40c; 1 Ib., $1.00. 
Connecticut Field 
—The Best Yel- 
low Field Sort— 
Also known as 
Big Tom A large 
round or slightly 
oval Shaped 
Pumpkin. Skin 
reddish orange 
color, with rich 
orange yellow 
flesh. Extensive- 
ly grown for 
stock feeding, 
and generally 
planted with 
corn, producing 
enormous”) crops 
in 90 days. Pkt. 
5Cc3; o4., 10¢3; We 
Ib., 25e¢3 1 Ib., T5e. 

Pumpkin—Connecticut Field 
Scand.—Rhabarber. Ger.—Rhabarber 
(One ounce to 125 feet of drill—1 pound to acre) 
Seed should be sown early in the Spring in shal- 
low drills 1 foot apart; thin out to stand 4 to 5 
inches apart in the row. The following Spring the 
roots should be transplanted into permanent beds 
and placed 8 feet apart each way; the year fol- 
lowing that, or two years after sowing the seed, 
the Rhubarb may be used. Do not cut Rhubarb; 
pull it so that it comes out whole from the crown. 
For forcing, take up some of the larger roots 
and plont in a dark corner of the cellar. Cultivate 
Rhubarb frequently, even after the cutting season 
is over, and top-dress with fertilizer in the Fall at 
least every other year, 
Victoria—A variety with large, dark red stalks with 
plenty of juice. The most popular variety. Pkt., 
10c3; o%., 20ce3 %4-Ib., 50¢; 1 Ib., $1.55. 
SALSIFY OR OYSTER PLANT 
Ger.—Hafer-Wurzel. Seand. Havrerod. 
(One ounce will sow 100 feet of drill) 
(8 pounds to the acre) 
Culture—Sow the seed in light, deep 
soil early in Spring, in drills 12 inches 
apart and 1 inch deep, thinning out the 
young plants to 4 or 5 inches. The 
roots can be stored like Carrots for 
winter use. Those remaining will suf- 
fer no injury bv being left in the 
ground till Spring, but should be dug 
before growth starts. 
Mammoth Sandwich Island—We con 
sider this the largest and most prof- 
itable Salsify in cultivation; roots are 
two to three times the size of the 
ordinary Salsify, and of more agree- 
able flavor. Tt is pure white in color, 
and invaluable to market gardeners, 
90 days. Pkt., 10c; oz. 20c; ™%4-Ib., 
GOc; 1 1b., $1.75. 
TOBACCO 
Grow Your Own Smoking Tobacco 
Cultural Directions—The plants should be started 
in a hotbed, or in pots or boxes in the house, and 
transplanted outdoors, three feet apart each way, 
when danger of frost is past. 1 ounce per acre. 
Connecticut Seed Leaf—The hardiest variety in cul- 
tivation. Pkt., 10c; %2-0z., 30c; oz., 50c. 

Salsify 
