. Dreer's garden calendar : 1897. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. Sweet Nut Squash. sort for feeding stock. Pkt. 5 cts ; oz 15 cts ; flesh bright-yellow' Cook's Favorite. This very desirable Squash is certain to please the most exacting, and when once grown will not be discarded. The skin is of a rich cream colo'r, flesh deep orange, very fine-grained and superior for table use. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; i lb. 40 cts.; lb. § Boston Marrow. A good keeper, of excellent
. Dreer's garden calendar : 1897. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. Sweet Nut Squash. sort for feeding stock. Pkt. 5 cts ; oz 15 cts ; flesh bright-yellow' Cook's Favorite. This very desirable Squash is certain to please the most exacting, and when once grown will not be discarded. The skin is of a rich cream colo'r, flesh deep orange, very fine-grained and superior for table use. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; i lb. 40 cts.; lb. § Boston Marrow. A good keeper, of excellent flavor, flesh orange-colored and tine grained. Faxon. The characteristics of this new Squash are earliness, long keeping and superiority in richness of flavor. Vegetable Marrow. A delicious English sort; skin greenish-white; flesh white, soft and of rich flavor; quite distinct from other sorts. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; i lb. 50 cts. Winter Crookneck. One of the best sorts for winter use, as it is an excellent keeping variety of fine flavor. Hubbard. One of the best late table varieties ; of large size, flesh fine-grained, dry, and of excellent flavor. 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. Bay State. Extremely solid, of heavyweight, tine and dry flesh, of sweet flavor, of a beautiful bright golden yellow, very hand- some; blue, shell extremely hard and flinty, an excellent keeper. Essex Hybrid Warren, or American Turban. This va- riety is one of the finest grained and" sweetest of the Squash family. Specimens kept until June as sound and as good as when gathered in the fall. The ~^J flesh is very thick, rich colored and solid. It ripens early and is one of the most productive. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations ma
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