. Buist's garden guide and almanac. Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs. Nantucket-Sugar Pumpkin. Sugar, or Nantucket.—It is oblong or bell-shaped and ribbed, the outer color of the skin dark green, almost black. The flesh is orange; it is a splendid pie pump- kin. It keeps well through the "Winter. Per <*., 15 cts.; X lb., 30 cts.; lb., $ Quaker Pie Pumpkin. Quaker Pie.—A very distinct and desira- ble variety for Custards or Pies, for many years it has been in possession of a family of Quakers in
. Buist's garden guide and almanac. Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs. Nantucket-Sugar Pumpkin. Sugar, or Nantucket.—It is oblong or bell-shaped and ribbed, the outer color of the skin dark green, almost black. The flesh is orange; it is a splendid pie pump- kin. It keeps well through the "Winter. Per <*., 15 cts.; X lb., 30 cts.; lb., $ Quaker Pie Pumpkin. Quaker Pie.—A very distinct and desira- ble variety for Custards or Pies, for many years it has been in possession of a family of Quakers in Washington County, N. Y., where it became very celebrated for its very fine quality for that purpose; it is of a pecu- liar shape and unlike any other variety, be- ing oval, and tapering towards each end, and of a creamy color both inside and out, flesh of fine grain, rich flavored and a good keep- er, is entirely free from that coarse an'! stringv character so common to many varie- ties. Per nz., 15 cts.; %Vo., 30 cts.; lb.,$ 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 may not perfectly resemble the original Robert Buist Company; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. Philadelphia, Pa. : Buist Seed Company
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