. Burpee's farm annual : garden, farm, and flower seeds. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Flowers Pennsylvania Catalogs; Vegetables Pennsylvania Catalogs; Seeds Pennsylvania Catalogs. 74 W. ATLEE BURPEE CO., AN EXACT LIKENESS OF A MAMMOTH CHILI SQUASH. MAMMOTH CHILI SOUASH. This is the " Jumbo " of the Squash family, and all the so-called mammoth squashes of different names owe their capacity for large growth to this parent variety. We have taken pains to secure pure seed of the Mammoth Chili Squash, and have had our seed saved from the largest specime
. Burpee's farm annual : garden, farm, and flower seeds. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Flowers Pennsylvania Catalogs; Vegetables Pennsylvania Catalogs; Seeds Pennsylvania Catalogs. 74 W. ATLEE BURPEE CO., AN EXACT LIKENESS OF A MAMMOTH CHILI SQUASH. MAMMOTH CHILI SOUASH. This is the " Jumbo " of the Squash family, and all the so-called mammoth squashes of different names owe their capacity for large growth to this parent variety. We have taken pains to secure pure seed of the Mammoth Chili Squash, and have had our seed saved from the largest specimens. When we offered a prize, last year, of $, cash, for the largest squash raised from our seed, we little anticipated the interest taken in growing mammoth squashes. We can, however, readily understand the satisfaction there is in exhibiting at a county fair, or keeping throughout the winter to show to visitors, " the largest squash ever seen," The above illustration was accurately drawn and engraved from a mammoth specimen now on exhibition at our seed warehouse, which has attracted much attention. The form, as shown in the engraving, is round, flattened at both stem and blossom end. The outer color is a rich orange-yellow ; the skin is quite smooth, with wide fissures. The flesh is very thick and of a rich yellow color; the quality is good and very nutritious. They are most profitable to grow for stock feeding, particularly when root-crops are not largely grown. They keep well throughout the entire winter and spring. We will now consider the most distinctive characteristic—mammoth SIZE—and will not deal in general statements, but give the actual weights attained by specimens raised from our seed. The LARGEST squash on record was raised in 1883, by Charles Hewitt, Esq., of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, and attained the enormous weight of 292 lbs., winning first prize at the Dominion Exhibition. This year Mr. Hewitt's largest squash weighed 166 lbs., which was bea
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