. Illustrated and descriptive seed catalogue and price list : 1898. Nursery stock, California, San Francisco, Catalogs; Vegetables, Seeds, Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental, Catalogs; Flowers, Seeds, Catalogs. MAHMOTH WHITE BUSH, SCALLOPED.—An improvement on the preceding in point of size, being twelve to fifteen inches across; very produc- tive, and uniform in growth. SUMI1ER CROOK= NECK.—An early prolific kind, having a solid, curved neck; the skin is yellow, thin, |i|hard, and very warty, flesh ' ' tender and of good quality. MAMflOTH SUfiriER CROOKN ECK.—Twice the size of the ordinary Summer Cr
. Illustrated and descriptive seed catalogue and price list : 1898. Nursery stock, California, San Francisco, Catalogs; Vegetables, Seeds, Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental, Catalogs; Flowers, Seeds, Catalogs. MAHMOTH WHITE BUSH, SCALLOPED.—An improvement on the preceding in point of size, being twelve to fifteen inches across; very produc- tive, and uniform in growth. SUMI1ER CROOK= NECK.—An early prolific kind, having a solid, curved neck; the skin is yellow, thin, |i|hard, and very warty, flesh ' ' tender and of good quality. MAMflOTH SUfiriER CROOKN ECK.—Twice the size of the ordinary Summer Crookneck; also earlier and more warty; a decided ad- vance on the old kind. Summer Crookneck. PERFECT GEM A variety coming into bearing later than the early summer kinds; rather small, round, slightly ribbed; flesh pale yellow; dry when cooked; rich and sweet. A prolific bearer. Late or Winter Varieties. AHER1CAN TURBAN, or ESSEX HYBRID.—A medium- sized variety; rind dark orange- colored; flesh deep yellow, thick, fine grained, rich, and sweet. It can be kept without difficulty till late in the season. BOSTON, or VEGETA~ BLE MARROW.—A leading variety, ripening early in the fall, but keeping well through the winter; oval round; mottled dark and light yellow; flssh salmon-colored, remarkable for its rich, sweet flavor. Boston Marrow. EARLY PROLIFIC HARROW.—A new fall and winter variety, ripening two weeks earlier than the Vegeta- ble Marrow, which it resembles in shape, being only a little smaller, and keeping quite as well. It is surprisingly fruitful, yielding nearly twice the quantity of any other win- ter squash. Mottled deep orange and cream color; flesh dark yellow, thick, fine-grained, dry and sweet. Superior for family use or the market garden. HUBBARD.—One of the best and most popular kinds; rind bluish green, and very hard; flesh remark- ably dry, either baked or boiled, Hubbard. and not surpassed in richness and sweetness by any. It is also easny kept all
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