. Curtis, Cobb & Washburn's amateur cultivator's guide to the flower and kitchen garden for 1878. Nursery stock Massachusetts Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Kitchen gardens Catalogs. 5=; Long Red Arabian. Very pretty; fruits upright, smaller than the ancient varie- ties ; produced in greater quantity, and more pleasing shape. Per pkt., 10 . .40 MoustrosnSf or Grossum. A new, remarkably fine variety, growing to very large ifk size; liiglily I'ecommended for stuffing. Per pkt., 10 40 PUMPKIN (CocuRBiTA Pepo). German, ^uriia. — French, Courgc. — Spanish, Calabaza. We cannot think of admitt


. Curtis, Cobb & Washburn's amateur cultivator's guide to the flower and kitchen garden for 1878. Nursery stock Massachusetts Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Kitchen gardens Catalogs. 5=; Long Red Arabian. Very pretty; fruits upright, smaller than the ancient varie- ties ; produced in greater quantity, and more pleasing shape. Per pkt., 10 . .40 MoustrosnSf or Grossum. A new, remarkably fine variety, growing to very large ifk size; liiglily I'ecommended for stuffing. Per pkt., 10 40 PUMPKIN (CocuRBiTA Pepo). German, ^uriia. — French, Courgc. — Spanish, Calabaza. We cannot think of admitting this vegetable into the precincts of a garden where there are Cucumbers, Melons, and others of similar class. It would mix with and contamhiate the quality of the more valuable sorts; besides, they would occupy more space than most could allow, as many of the varieties attain enormous size. Culture same as Squash. Per oz. Sugar. Smaller, fine-grained, sweet; the best for family use. Vermont seed. Per pkt., 5 10 Large Yellow. Grows to a large size; better adapted for feeding purposes than for cooking. Per pkt., 5. Per lb., 50 10 Mammoth. A very large, coarse-growing variety. Per pkt., 10 40 RADISH (Rhaphands Sativus). German, Rettig Radits. — French, Radis, Rave, Petite Rave. — Spanish, Rabano. The Radish is a hardy annual plant, much esteemed for its grateful , and is exten- sively cultivated for its roots. Its excellence consists in being succulent, mild, crisp, and tender; and the roots should be eaten before they are overgrown, which makes them tough. The seed-pods are excellent for pickling if gathered while young and green. Culture. For crops, sow in spring, as soon as the ground can be worked, in light rich soil; for later crops, a deep, moist soil is preferable. Sow the seed thinly in drills, cov- ering them with about a q\iarter of an inch of earth. For early use, sow on gentle hotbeds. per oz. Early Short-top Long Scarlet. Roots long, growing


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