. 1901 Johnson & Stokes garden and farm manual. Nurseries (Horticulture), Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Catalogs; Nursery stock, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Catalogs; Vegetables, Seeds, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Catalogs; Flowers, Seeds, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Catalogs; Fruit, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Catalogs; Nuts, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Catalogs; Gardening, Equipment and supplies, Catalogs; Seed industry and trade, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Catalogs. King of the Mammoths Pumpkin This great prize pumpkin first came to our attention some years ago, while visiting France, wh
. 1901 Johnson & Stokes garden and farm manual. Nurseries (Horticulture), Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Catalogs; Nursery stock, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Catalogs; Vegetables, Seeds, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Catalogs; Flowers, Seeds, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Catalogs; Fruit, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Catalogs; Nuts, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Catalogs; Gardening, Equipment and supplies, Catalogs; Seed industry and trade, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Catalogs. King of the Mammoths Pumpkin This great prize pumpkin first came to our attention some years ago, while visiting France, where we secured seed, and distributed it among our customers. The results have been astonishing. No other pumpkin ever introduced has reached such enormous weights, and been awarded as many prizes. Hundreds of our customers have raised specimens, weighing over one hundred and fifty pounds each, the heaviest ever grown being two hundred and forty pounds. It frequently attains a diameter of over four feet. The flesh and skin are golden yellow, and notwithstand- ing its enormous size, it makes a good tahle pumpkin. PRICES FOR 1901. Seeds saved from specimens selected from our patch weighing one hundred pounds and over. Pkt., 15c; 4 pkts., 50c. Seeds saved from the general crop, all good, large, uniform speci- mens. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; j£ lb., 40c: lb., £ MAMMOTH ETAMPES BRIGHT RED. This giant variety from France is quite celebrated, and has been grown in this country to enormous size. It is of a bright glossy red color, a splendid varietv to grow for exhibition-purposes. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; \£ lb., 40c; lb., GRAY BOULOGNE. Grows to very large, round size, flattened on the ends; skin of a grayish green color: grow- ing to a weight of sixtv to seventy-five pounds with ordinarv culture. 10c; oz., 20c; H 40c; lb., MAMMOTH TOURS, or C1TROUIIXE. A French variety, which is used largely for cattle feeding : it grows to an immense size, often weighing over
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