. Burpee's farm annual : garden, farm, and flower seeds. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Flowers Pennsylvania Catalogs; Vegetables Pennsylvania Catalogs; Seeds Pennsylvania Catalogs. AMERICAN TUR- BAN. See illustra- tion. This is decid- edly the best of all fall squashes ; as good for summer (also fall and early winter) as the Hubbard is for winter. Flesh orunge- yellow, thick, fine- grained, sugary, and particularly well fla- vored. This must not be confounded with the showy but worth- less French Turban or A^^4^s£^^^^^^^^IH^^^^i' Turk's cap. Pkt. 5 cts. ; oz. 10 cts., 3.^


. Burpee's farm annual : garden, farm, and flower seeds. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Flowers Pennsylvania Catalogs; Vegetables Pennsylvania Catalogs; Seeds Pennsylvania Catalogs. AMERICAN TUR- BAN. See illustra- tion. This is decid- edly the best of all fall squashes ; as good for summer (also fall and early winter) as the Hubbard is for winter. Flesh orunge- yellow, thick, fine- grained, sugary, and particularly well fla- vored. This must not be confounded with the showy but worth- less French Turban or A^^4^s£^^^^^^^^IH^^^^i' Turk's cap. Pkt. 5 cts. ; oz. 10 cts., 3.^ Bt) 30 cts. ; MARBLEHEAD. Outer color li^ht blue ; flesh bright orange, very dry, sweet and delicious. It is the best keeper of all except the New Essex Hybrid, generally having a shell of more flinty hardness than the Hubbard. Pkt. 5 cts. ; oz. ID cts. : \{ lb 25 cts. ; per fc 00 cts. PERFECT GEM. After setting the squashes near the root, like the bush va- rieties, the vines com- mence to run, often at- taining a length of 20 feet; very productive. The squashes are 3 to 4 inches in diameter, flattened, of a creamy- white color, slightly ribbed. The flesh is fine-grained, cooks dry, sweet, and of delicious flavor. It keeps well, and the flavor''mproves ':y keeping 's im- mense product.*eness, convenient size and handsome appearance makes it a valuable vnriety to gruw for mar- ket. Pkt. 5 cts. ; oz. 15 cts.; ^ !b 40 cts.; per lb ^^ BUTMAN. Skin bright green, intermingled with white, thick shell, and thick meated. The flesh is of a lemon color, very smooth and fine grained, dry and sweet. It has a flavor diff^erent from most others. It is in its prime from October to January. Pkt. 5 cts. ; oz. 10 cts. ; ^ H) 25 cts. ; per lb go cts. Winter Crookneck. Of fair quality; goodkeeper. Pkt. 5 cts. ; oz. 10 cts. ; ^ fi> 25 cts. ; per H) 90 â ESSEX HYBRID The Essex Hybrid, or Hard Shell Turban Squash is a cross between the Hubbard and the American Tur


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