. Pearce's seeds, 1896. Nursery stock Ontario Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. SELECTED NOVELTIES FOR 1896. 9 The Largest Variety of Pumpkin Grown. fE have great pleas- ure in presenting our thousands of readers with a photo- graph of Mr. Abel Steel, the noted grower of some of the largest vegetable and field roots in Canada. He has com- peted with some of the best growers in the , and has always upheld the fame of Canada by successfully carrying off the First prizes. Pearce's Hundredweight. To raise the biggest Pumpkin has been the ambitio
. Pearce's seeds, 1896. Nursery stock Ontario Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. SELECTED NOVELTIES FOR 1896. 9 The Largest Variety of Pumpkin Grown. fE have great pleas- ure in presenting our thousands of readers with a photo- graph of Mr. Abel Steel, the noted grower of some of the largest vegetable and field roots in Canada. He has com- peted with some of the best growers in the , and has always upheld the fame of Canada by successfully carrying off the First prizes. Pearce's Hundredweight. To raise the biggest Pumpkin has been the ambition of ever}' grower for years. For some time past this pumpkin has been selected, until now Hundredweight will surpass in size every other known variety. Specimens weigh- ing 200 to 250 lbs. are not unusual, and in competition for our prize offered herewith, some of our customers may possibly raise a 300 pounder. It is of the finest quality, flesh fine grained and bright yellow. As is well known, there are very few more seeds in these big pumpkins than in the smaller ones, con- sequently seed of Hundredweight will always be scarce. See'd saved from specimens weighing 100 lbs., or over, packet, ioc. Seed from specimen as- shown in photo- grap, weighing 230 lbs., packet, 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 John S. Pearce & Co; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. London, Ont. : John S. Pearce & Co.
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