. Burpee's farm annual, 1887 : garden, farm, and flower seeds. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs. POSSUM-NOSE PUMPKIN- POSSUM NOSE. I he above illustration well represents the shape ; the skin is of a bluish-gray color, with narrow stripes from stem to blossom end. It grows readily to a weight of 33 to 50 pounds, witfi thick flesh of a rich yel- low color and very fine quality. It matures as early as Boston Marrow Squash, and is a good keeper. It is very healthy and vigorous ingrowth; stands our climate well, not blasting un
. Burpee's farm annual, 1887 : garden, farm, and flower seeds. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs. POSSUM-NOSE PUMPKIN- POSSUM NOSE. I he above illustration well represents the shape ; the skin is of a bluish-gray color, with narrow stripes from stem to blossom end. It grows readily to a weight of 33 to 50 pounds, witfi thick flesh of a rich yel- low color and very fine quality. It matures as early as Boston Marrow Squash, and is a good keeper. It is very healthy and vigorous ingrowth; stands our climate well, not blasting under the hottest sun. Why it is called ** Possum Nose " we do not know, but we do know ihat it is a good pumpkin for pies or for cooking as a squash ; hardy and very productive. Per pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; 5{ ft 40 cts. ; per ft $ TRUE POTIRON, OR KING OF THE MAMJIOTHS. GENUINE MAMMOTH, or TRUE POTIRON. The form of the fruit is an oblate spheroid, dcpressetl at the bottom and stem ends, and marked with ten or more wide meridional furrows. Itgrows to an enormous size,, three feet or more in diameter, and one hundred to two hundred pounds or more in weight. In 18S5, Mr. Chas. Hewitt, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, won our cash prize with a specimen weighing 2o6"4 pounds. In 1884, our prize was won by Jos. Dunn, Brj'antsville, Ky., with a pumpkin of 226 pounds. It has a skin : flesh bright yellow, fine grained and of good quality. Per pkt. 10 cts.; 02.^5 cts.; 14 ft 75 cts.; perft $'. GRAY BOULOGNE. This variety originated in France ; round, flattened in shape ; usual size two feet in diameter and 30 to 50 pounds weight, but on well-en- riched soil often attains colossal proportions. In 1884, Mr. D. Barron, of Higbee, Mo., grew a Gray Bou- logne Pumpkin, from our seed, to weigh 139 pounds. The skin is of a grayish-green color. Per pkt, 10 cts.; q?,. 15, cts. ; 5^ ft 40 cts.; per ft ^ Please note that these images are extracted from scanned
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