Rhubarb 
RHUBARB 
Fresh and Delicious 
The roots can be raised 
from seed sown in spring, and 
are ready to transplant to the 
permanent bed the next 
spring. The seed must be 
sown in fine, rich soil, and the 
seedlings must have good care. 
VICTORIA. The most popular variety, fine for 
family use and market. Comes quite true from 
seed. Pkt., 15c; 02z., 35c; 14 Ib., $1.15. 
RHUBARB ROOTS. Sent by express or parcel 
post at buyer’s expense. Each, 30c. 
SALSIFY 
An ounce will sow 50 feet of drill. 
Sow early and deeper than Parsnip, otherwise 
culture is the same and, like Parsnips, roots, if 
desired, may be left in the ground through the 
winter, but should be dug very early in the 
spring, as they deteriorate after growth com- 
mences. 
MAMMOTH SANDWICH ISLAND. Larger, 
of strong growth, and less liable to grow spongy 
than the old Long White. 
Pkt., 15c; 0z., 50c; 14 Ib., $1.50. 
SORREL 
NARROW LEAVED. Long, slender leaves, 
rather upright in growth; the strain preferred 
for market. Pkt., 15c; 0z., 90c; 14 lb., $2.45. 
Bird Seeds 
Best Recleaned for Feeding Only 
Lb. 100 Ibs. 
Canaryge nce a oe se $0.28 $23.00 
Hemp ase ee ee 30 24.00 
Mettuce: ne copes eee er es -30 24.00 
FRANC oes ee EG nro -25 17.00 
Sunflower, Striped .......... 35 25.00 
lax tet toate ere ase en ae 30 22.00 
Wild Bird Seed 
A mixture of Sunflower, Millet, Peanut hearts, 
Lb., 18c; 5 Ibs., 65c; 
10 Ibs., $1.25; 25 Ibs., $2.75. 
small grains, etc. 
Hubbard > 
Squash 
SQUASH .- 
In All Shapes 
and Sizes 
For Summer and Winter Use 
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 va- 
rieties may be planted closer together. Use plenty of seed, as the bugs will destroy some plants. 
WINTER SQUASH 
«BLUE HUBBARD. Special Market Gar- 
deners strain. The Symmes Blue Hubbard 
is an entirely distinct variety resembling the 
Warted Hubbard in shape. It is a pale light 
blue color, very thick meated, dry and very 
sweet; its eating qualities cannot be sur- 
passed. Pkt., 15c; 0z., 45c; 14 Ib., $1.20. 
BUTTERCUP. Has excellent quality and fine 
thick, sweet flesh. Very popular for local mar- 
kets and roadside stands. Shape is flat with 
distinctive button. Pkt., 15c; 0z., 45c. 
BUTTERNUT. The fruits are of a yellow- 
ish brown color and bottle-shaped. Flesh is 
yellow, dry, sweet and excellent flavor. Small 
Keeps well into the winter 
Pkt., 15c; 0z., 45c. 
seed cavity. 
months. 
GOLDEN HUBBARD. A rich orange-red in- 
stead of the dark olive-green of the old Hub- 
bard, the flesh is thick and a little deeper col- 
ored. Good quality, fine grained and dry. 
Pkt., 15c; 0z., 35c; 14 Ib., 95c. 
*GREEN HUBBARD. W. A well known and 
favorite winter variety, more largely grown than 
any other. We offer a choice strain, considered 
by some of our customers to be superior to the 
popular Chicago Hubbard. 
Pkt., 15c; oz., 35c; 14 Ib., 95c. 
* GOLDEN DELICIOUS. A fine home garden 
variety. Medium size, with deep orange shell 
and thick orange flesh. A good keeper. 
Pkt., 15c; 0z., 35c; 14 Ib., 95c. 
DELICIOUS. A fall and winter variety. Color 
usually dark green. Shell moderately hard but 
very thin; flesh thick, very fine grained, sweet 
and of finest flavor. 
Pkt., 15c; oz., 35c; 4 Ib., 95c. 
WARREN TURBAN. Has a shell generally 
harder and thicker than the Essex Hybrid. The 
color is a deeper and richer orange, while the 
quality is decidedly better. Grown very exten- 
sively by market gardeners. 
Pkt., 15c; oz., 35c; 14 Ib., 95c. 
TABLE QUEEN or DES MOINES. Desirable 
for home and market garden use. Acorn-shaped 
fruit, ribbed, smooth, thin-shelled, dark green, 
flesh light yellow; bakes well, with sweet, invit- 
ing flavor. Pkt., 15c; 0z., 35c; 14 lb., 95c. 
UCONN. It is a bush Acorn or Table Queen 
type especially valuable because its non-vining 
habit allows greater yield in limited space. This 
bushy habit combined with heavy yield make it 
attractive to the home gardener looking for a 
family supply from a few hills. 
Pkt., 15c; 0z., 35c. 
SUMMER SQUASH 
ITALIAN VEGETABLE MARROW. Dark 
green at first, becoming marbled with yellow as 
they mature. The young fruits when fried in 
oil, constitute a vegetable delicacy very popular. 
Pkt., 15c; 0z., 30c; 14 Ib., 85c. 
EARLY SUMMER CROOKNECK. For early 
planting the Crookneck type is used in New 
England to almost the exclusion of any other. 
This, while much smaller than the Mammoth 
Crookneck, is yet largely grown, many consider- 
ing it of better flavor. 
Pkt., 15c; 0z., 30c; 14 Ib., 85c. 
*EARLY GIANT SUMMER. Early, mostly 
straight-necked and much larger than the Sum- 
mer Crookneck. A fine quality, growing from 
14 to 16 inches long. Extensively used by mar- 
ket gardeners and exceptionally good for home 
gardeners. Pkt., 15c; 02z., 30c; 14 Ib., 85c. 
Butternut Squash 
EARLY PROLIFIC STRAIGHTNECK. It is 
10 days earlier than other summer Squashes. 
The Squash is smaller than the old Straight- 
neck, smooth and has a clear yellow color. The 
vine is dwarf and very prolific. 
Pkt., 15c; oz., 30c; 14 Ib., 85c. 
YANKEE HYBRID. The Squash are of the 
finest type and very uniform. The skin has a 
waxy yellow color, very attractive. Early and 
prolific. Pkt., 15c; 0z., 70c. 
EARLY WHITE BUSH SCALLOP. 54 days. 
A patty-pan scalloped edged variety, with 
creamy white skin and flesh, of fine quality. 
Pkt., 15c; 0z., 30c. 
ZUCCHINI. (Black.) 65 days. Long, cylindrical 
fruits weighing 5 to 6 pounds. Use when young, 
cook like Eggplant. 
Pkt., 15c; 072., 35c. 
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ROSS BROS. CO., Worcester, Mass. 
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