. Illustrated and descriptive catalogue : seeds. Nursery stock Kansas Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs. Boston Nlarrow—A fall autl winter variety; oval form, pointed, thin rind, flne grain, salmon colored flesh, remarkably sweet and delicious. Pkt. 5d, oz. 100, yA lb. 200, lb. 500. Essex Hybrid Tur- ban— A valuable fall and winter variety. Very prolific, flne grained and yellow flesh, very sweet, dry and vpry desirable. Pkt. 50, oz. \W\ % lb. 200, lb. 5C0. Mammoth Chili — The " Jumbo " of all squash
. Illustrated and descriptive catalogue : seeds. Nursery stock Kansas Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs. Boston Nlarrow—A fall autl winter variety; oval form, pointed, thin rind, flne grain, salmon colored flesh, remarkably sweet and delicious. Pkt. 5d, oz. 100, yA lb. 200, lb. 500. Essex Hybrid Tur- ban— A valuable fall and winter variety. Very prolific, flne grained and yellow flesh, very sweet, dry and vpry desirable. Pkt. 50, oz. \W\ % lb. 200, lb. 5C0. Mammoth Chili — The " Jumbo " of all squashes, attaining the enormous weight of 150 pounds. Skin quite smooth, of or- ange yellow color ; flesh thick. The most profitable to grow for stock. Pkt. 50. oz. 100, -% lb, 200, lb. Hubbard. TOMATO, Tomatoes do best on light, warm, not over rich soil, and success depends upon securing a rapid, vigorous, unckecked growth during the early part of the sea- son. Sow in hot-beds from six to eight weeks before being set out of doors, which is when danger from frost is past; when the plants h'ave four leaves, trans- plant into shallow boxes or cold frames, setting them four or five inches apart; give plenty of air and en- deavor to secure a vigorous but steady and healthy growth, so that at the time of setting in the open ground they will be strong and stockey. A slight check while the plants are small will materially di- minish their productiveness. Set out doors as soon as danger from frost is over, but before doing so harden off the plants by gradually exposing them to the night air and by the withdrawal of water until the wood becomes hard and the leaves thick and of a dark green 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 Mangelsdorf Brothers Company; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Tr
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