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Blue Hubbard Squash 
SQUASHES 
Squash seed should be planted at about the 
same time and in the same manner as cucumbers 
and melons. The hills should be 9 feet apart 
each way, slightly elevated, and highly manured. 
Bush varieties may be planted closer together. 
Use plenty of seed, as the bugs will destroy 
some plants. 
Summer varieties, sow 4 ounces to 100 hills; 
4 pounds to an acre 
Winter varieties, 8 ounces to 100 hills; 
2 pounds to an acre 
_ Price: Unless noted, pkt. 10 cts.; 0z. 20 cts. 
@©Blue Hubbard. 90 days. Hard shell; thick, 
dry meat of fine quality; favorite winter 
sort for Boston market. Oz. 25 cts. 
Buttercup. 100 days. A turban-shaped 314- 
pound Squash with thin, dark green rind, 
and orange flesh. Of good storage and 
eating quality. Oz. 25 cts. 
Butternut. A new bottle-shaped winter 
Squash with seed-cavity in lower part of 
fruit. Fine-grained flesh of good quality. 
Oz. 40 cts. 
@©Cocozelle (Di Napoli). 65 days. This Italian 
Squash grows about 15 inches long and has 
smooth, dark green skin; fine flavored. Oz. 
40 cts.; Ib. $1.25. 
Green Delicious. 103 days. Remarkably fine 
and compact grain, dry, sweet, and ex- 
ceedingly rich mn flavor; uniformly green. 
Des Moines or Table Queen. A Novelty. 
58 days. Small, acorn shaped; dark green, 
almost black; size about 6 inches long and 4 
Inches in diameter; prolific. Quality ex- 
cellent. Oz. 25 cts. 
Early Prolific Straightneck. 55 days. 
Lemon color. The largest of the early Straight- 
necks, and as early as any; flesh tender and 
good, cooking quickly. 
Giant Summer Straightneck. 60 days. 
Larger than prolific thick-necked, Iemon- 
yellow. 
Giant Crookneck. 58 days. Fruits weigh 
4 to 5 pounds. Flesh thick and yellow. 
Golden Delicious. 100 days. Finest golden 
Squash for home-garden or roadside market. 
Fruit weighs about 7 pounds. Bright orange; 
flesh medium grained, sweet, and dry. Oz. 
25 cts. 



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Early Prolific Straightneck Squash 
Barrett’s Special Earliana 
Tomato 
SQUASHES, continued 
@Golden Hubbard. 100 to 105 days. This is 
a very distinct sort of the shape and general 
character of the Hubbard, but a little 
smaller, earlier to mature, and of a rich 
orange-red color, instead of the dark olive- 
green of the old Hubbard. Oz. 25 cts. 
Golden Summer Crookneck. 55 days. 
Early and productive; fruits yellow, covered 
with water excrescences, as in all this race; 
flesh fine-grained and rich. Of fine quality. 
Old-Fashioned Green Hubbard. 105 days. 
The old popular variety with bluish green . 
skin and orange-yellow flesh. Keeps well. 
Oz. 25 cts. 
The Warren. Turban in shape but the shell 
is rough, warty, thicker and harder, color 
richer, and a better keeper. Oz. 25 cts. 
©Warted Hubbard. 110 days. Dark green. 
Very hard, warty shells of large size. Popu- 
lar with market-men. Oz. 25 cts. 
White Bush Scalloped. 50 days. The 
earliest; skin cream-colored; flesh sweet and 
rich; very productive. 
Yankee Hybrid. 50 days. A true hybrid. 
Similar to Prolific but yields more fruits at 
first picking. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 60 cts. 
Zucchini. 62 days. An Italian Marrow type. 
Dark green, of good flavor. 
TOMATOES 
For early use, sow in February or March in 
hotbed or in boxes and pots set in a warm 
window. When the seedlings are about 3 inches 
high, transplant them to pots or in rows 4 to 
5 inches apart, keeping the temperature at 
about 60 degrees. Do not set them in the open 
ground until all danger from frost is past. 
One ounce of seed will produce 2,000 to 
3,000 plants 
Price: Unless noted, pkt. 10 cts.; 1402. 30 cts.; 
oz. 50 cts.; i4lb. $1.50 
@ASGROW SCARLET DAWN. An extra- 
early variety, bright scarlet in color, very 
prolific, and of very good quality. 
@wW. E. B. CO.’S SPECIAL BONNY BEST. 
This variety deserves a trial by everyone — 
who wants a superior second-early Tomato. 
Color bright scarlet; globe-shaped and a 
very heavy bearer. 140z. 35 cts.; oz. 60 cts. 
Acme. 105 days. Fruit pink, 
large, smooth, solid, never crack- 
ing, and holding its size well. 
A good long-distance shipper. 
oz. 35 cts.; oz. 60 cts. 
Comet. An _ excellent sort for 
forcing under glass as well as 
for outdoor culture. Grows on 
a trellis. Pkt. 10cts.; Woz. 35 
cts.; oz. 60 cts. 
Rutgers Tomato 


require. 

W.E. B. Co.’s Special 
Bonny Best Tomato 
TOMATOES, continued 
Dwarf Champion. Plants compact, stocky 
and upright, requiring no support. The pink 
fruit is always smooth and handsome, ripen- 
ing close to the core and never cracking. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; 440z. 40 cts.; oz. 75 cts. 
@©Dwarf Stone. 95 days. This splendid new 
‘ve 
variety is put out by Livingston. Valuable 
as a general-crop ‘Tomato. 
oz. 75 cts. 
@©BARRETT’S SPECIAL EARLIANA. 90 
days. Considered the earliest red Tomato 
grown. Fair size; good shape; good quality. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; Yoz. 40 cts.; oz. 75 cts. 
Golden Queen. A yellow-fruited variety that 
is excellent for slicing. Pkt. 10 cts.; Woz. 
35 cts.; oz. 60 cts.; 44Ib. $2.25. 
John Baer. 95 days. Only a few days later 
than Barrett’s Special Earliana, it yields a 
much heavier crop of larger, more uniform, 
and more attractive fruit. Yoz. 35 cts.; 
oz. 60 cts. 
@©Certified Marglobe. 118 days. A remarkable 
pure scarlet, globe-shaped variety of extra- 
large size and early maturity. It Is resistant 
to nail-head rust and fusarium wilt. 
Oxheart. A heart-shaped Tomato with thick, 
mild, pink flesh and very few seeds. Attains 
great size and weight. Matures late. Pkt. 
10 cts.; oz. 65 cts.; oz. $1.25. 
Ponderosa. 
growth. When planted in rich soil, and 
pruned to single stem, the fruit often reaches 
one pound in weight. Pkt. 10 cts.; Woz. 
35 cts.; oz. 60 cts. 
@Pritchard or Scarlet Topper. 112 days. A 
new midseason variety. Fruits large, smooth, 
and round. Fine for market. Moz. 35 cts.; 
oz. 60 cts. 
Large Red Plum. A small-fruiting Tomato 
of good size. Fine for preserves. 14oz. 40 cts. 
Red Pear. A pear-shaped variety of small-— - 
fruiting Tomato. Fine for preserves. Moz. 
AO cts. 
Red Cherry. A novelty valuable for pre- 
serving. Woz. 40 cts. ' 
Rutgers. 110 days. An all-purpose variety, 
excellent for juice and canning. Disease- 
resistant, ripening from the interior out- 
ward. Fruits globular, bright red, smooth, 
. with thick walls and small seed-cells. 
Strawberry (Winter or Ground Cherry). 85 
days. The small fruits, enclosed in a husk,: 
have a flavor like strawberries, and may be 
preserved like plums. The vines are always 
heavily loaded with fine fruits. 4oz. 40 cts. : 
Improved Stone. 120 days. Very large, per- 
fectly smooth fruits are bright scarlet, solid, 
110 days. Vines are of strong © oe 
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meaty, with few seeds. Ship and keep well. 
Yellow Plum. 100 days. Fruits are yellow, — 
oval, and very smooth. Used for preserves. 
Yoz. 40 cts. — mn 
Tomatoes are indispensable in any garden — 
because they yield so heavily for the space the 


