. Dreer's garden calendar : 1886. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. FOR THE VEGETABLE GARDEN. 29 SQUASH—<^'o'if«"" i EtjtlAUHi AIaKKOW StjUASH. Essex Hybrid. A valuable fell and winter Squash. Very idolitjc, fine grained orange-red flesli, very sweet and dry, and fills all the requirements of a first-class Squash. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., \ lb. 40 cts. Hubbard. A general favorite, and one of tlie best late table varieties; of large size, flesh fine grained, dry, and of excelknt flavo
. Dreer's garden calendar : 1886. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. FOR THE VEGETABLE GARDEN. 29 SQUASH—<^'o'if«"" i EtjtlAUHi AIaKKOW StjUASH. Essex Hybrid. A valuable fell and winter Squash. Very idolitjc, fine grained orange-red flesli, very sweet and dry, and fills all the requirements of a first-class Squash. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., \ lb. 40 cts. Hubbard. A general favorite, and one of tlie best late table varieties; of large size, flesh fine grained, dry, and of excelknt flavor. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., \ lb. 40 cts. Marblehead. Resembling the Hubbard, but of a lighter color, and is remarkable for its sweetness, dryness, and delicious flavor, as well as its keeping qualities. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., \ lb. 40 cts. Vegetable Marrow. A delicious English sort; skin greenish yellow, flesh white, soft, and of a rich flavor; a heavy cropper, (|uite distinct from the other sorts. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. :jO cts., i lb. 60 cts. Tomato. Liehesapfd, Ger. Tomute, Fr. Tomate, Sp. For early plants sow in hot beds early in March, in drills 5 inches apart and i inch deep; when the plants are about 2 inches high, transplant into another hot bed 4 inches apart each way; plant out in the open ground early in May, or as soon as danger from frost is over, 4 feet apart each way in hills, which should have a shovelful of well-rotted manure w"ith the soil. Water freely at time of transplanting; when the first fruit is set, pinch oflthe ends of the branches to obtain early fruit. Sufficient plants for a small garden can be grown in a shallow box or a large flower-pot, by placing it in a sunny window of a warm room or kitchen. For late use, sow in a sheltered border in May, and set out the plants in July; the green fruit can be picked off'before frost and ripened under glass. By train- ing the Tomato vines on trellises or tying to stakes, they will increase in pro
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