. Cole's garden annual. Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Iowa Catalogs; Garden tools Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Trees Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs. 44 COLE'S GARDEN ANNUAL. PUMPKIN. Ger. Kurbis, Fr. Courge. One ounce will plant about 15 hills. Principally used for agricultural purposes, but there has been a great improvement in the varieties during the past few years, and many sorts are fine table varieties. They are easily grown and are profitable for stock feeding. At time of corn planting scatter a few seeds in every fourth or fifth hill, or for a
. Cole's garden annual. Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Iowa Catalogs; Garden tools Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Trees Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs. 44 COLE'S GARDEN ANNUAL. PUMPKIN. Ger. Kurbis, Fr. Courge. One ounce will plant about 15 hills. Principally used for agricultural purposes, but there has been a great improvement in the varieties during the past few years, and many sorts are fine table varieties. They are easily grown and are profitable for stock feeding. At time of corn planting scatter a few seeds in every fourth or fifth hill, or for a large crop plant in May, in good warm soil in hills eight to ten feet apart each way, four plants to the hill. Avoid planting near other vines as they will hybridize. CALHOUN. This variety is medium in size, exM-aofdinarily heavy and solid, very productive and of excellent quality. The outside is a cream color, while the flesh, which is very thick and flne-grai7ied, is a rich salmon yellow and of superior quality. It is undoubtedly one of the best for pies. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts,, ^ lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. QUAKER PIE. This variety is of a creamy color both iu«ide and out. The vines are very hardy and prolific, always yielding a certain crop. Itisearlyand keeps late. Its chief value is for "Pumpkin Pies," being fine grained and rich flavored. It has none of the coarse and stringy character so common to other varie- ties. One of the very best keepers. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., H lb. 30 lb. $ NAi\TU< SUGAR PUMPKIN. NANTUCKET SUGAR. The pumpkins grow somewhat irregular in shape. The color is a very dark green, and on this account it is some- times known as the "Negro ; It has a hard shell and is one of the very sweetest pumpkins in existence. When cooked the flesh resembles the Hubbard Squash. Very hardy, productive and keeps well through the winter. ^Per pkt. S ets , oz. lOcts., lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. TENNESSEE SWEET ~ POTA
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