. Burpee's farm annual : garden, farm, and flower seeds. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Flowers Pennsylvania Catalogs; Vegetables Pennsylvania Catalogs; Seeds Pennsylvania Catalogs. 32 W. ATLEE BURPEE 6- CO., GREY BOULOGNE PUMPKIN. QRBY BOULOG-NE PUMPKIN. This new variety originated in France, where we saw it growing summer before last, and the past season have grown it ourselves, with great success. The competition among gardeners for large and good pumpkins for the Paris markets is quite interesting, the largest being crowned " King of ; T
. Burpee's farm annual : garden, farm, and flower seeds. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Flowers Pennsylvania Catalogs; Vegetables Pennsylvania Catalogs; Seeds Pennsylvania Catalogs. 32 W. ATLEE BURPEE 6- CO., GREY BOULOGNE PUMPKIN. QRBY BOULOG-NE PUMPKIN. This new variety originated in France, where we saw it growing summer before last, and the past season have grown it ourselves, with great success. The competition among gardeners for large and good pumpkins for the Paris markets is quite interesting, the largest being crowned " King of ; The Grey Boulogne is already more highly esteemed than the Potiron. It is round, flattened in shape, and very handsome ; usual size two feet in diameter and 40 to 60 I1bs. weight, but on well enriched soil often attains colossal proportions—see report published below. The skin is of a greyish-green color, slightly marked ; richly flavored, dry, marrow flesh, of a beautiful golden yellow color. It is a good keeper, and for winter use has few equals. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts. ; it) 75 cts.; lb ^ Missouri Soil produces, from Burpee's Seed, aMam- moth Silver King Onion of 3^ lbs.; Genuine Mam- moth Pumpkin of 193 lbs.; Grey Boulc gne Pump- kin of 135 lbs., and Burpee's Ironclad Melon of HiGBEE, Mo., Oct 21, 1884. Messrs. W, Atlee Burpee & Co :— Gtntlevien:—Having promised to compete for your liberal prizes, I write to tell you about my success. The seed I bought of your house last spring proved to be very fine. The Welcome Oats beat anything in the Oat line I ever saw; I have harvested 43 pounds from the single packet of seed. The Golden Beauty Corn is very fine, and the White Surprise is, I think, the best White Corn in this part of the West. I believe I would have the first prize on Golden Beauty, but for the birds ; they destroyed some of my best ears. My largest Silver King- Onioiis weighed 35^ lbs. The Iro7iclcid Melons were beautiful; my largest weighed lb
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