. New seed annual : Hopkins' northern grown seeds. Nursery stock Vermont Brattleboro Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. SQUASH. Does well everywhere. Delay planting until weather has become settled and warm. Summer varieties should be planted 4 feet apart each way, and the winter sorts 8 feet. Plant seeds one inch deep ; thin to 3 plants to the hill. You cannot make the ground too rich ; use plenty of old, rich manure. Care should be taken not to break the stems from the squashes intended for winter use, as the slightest injurv will increase the liability to decay. On
. New seed annual : Hopkins' northern grown seeds. Nursery stock Vermont Brattleboro Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. SQUASH. Does well everywhere. Delay planting until weather has become settled and warm. Summer varieties should be planted 4 feet apart each way, and the winter sorts 8 feet. Plant seeds one inch deep ; thin to 3 plants to the hill. You cannot make the ground too rich ; use plenty of old, rich manure. Care should be taken not to break the stems from the squashes intended for winter use, as the slightest injurv will increase the liability to decay. One ounce will plant 20 to 40 hills, according to size of seed; 4 to 6 lbs., for an acre. *lTrjCT «|LT ^ Faxon.—The flesh is a deep orange-yellow, cavity very small, |*2/ Per 55C Fordhook.—Skin bright yellow, flesh straw colored ; is very dry and sweet; one of the' handsomest and best keeping winter varieties. Pkt. 5c, oz. roc, X lb. 25c, per lb. 75c Der=Wing.—Productive; excellent winter keeper. Pkt. 5c, oz. ioc, % lb. 30c, per lb. $ Pike's Peak.—A very productive variety, maturing at same time as the Hubbard, and considered by many to be of as good quality ; flesh solid and of a rich golden-orange color. Pkt. 5c, oz. ioc, % lb. 20c, per lb. 60c. Improved Harblehead.—Resembles the Hubbard, but is earlier ; has a gray, Iiard shell; a very popular winter sort. Pkt. 3c, oz. 8c, % lb. iSc, per lb. 60c. Hubbard.—(Improved)—Has been the standard winter variety for years. Keeps perfectly good throughout the winter; boils or bakes exceedingly dry, and is esteemed by many to be as good baked as the sweet potato. My Northern grown seed stock of the Improved Hub- bard is the best to be had. Have taken the utmost pains in selecting and improv- ing it each year, and now have an unsur- passed strain of this most valuable squash. Pkt. 4c, oz. 8c, # lb. iSc, per lb. 60c. riammoth Chili.—Grows to enormous size. Specimens have been raised that required two men to carry out o
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