. Catalogue of choice flower and vegetable seeds. Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania Mercersburg Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. Vegetable Seeds. 29. Bi jiii OK Patty Pan oz. 10c. .J tender WlHTi; PlXK ApI'LE. Pine Apple. The skin and Hisli aieofa pure, creamy wliite color; flesh very fine grained, resem- bhng a cocoa-nut when made into jiies and cus- tards, and is su[)eri(ir to . any S q u a s li or liumpkin fortius ])ur|iose. P]\t. Mauiliiofll Chili. \'ery hiro-e, ofteni'attaining the weight of t w o hundred jjounds and upwards, excellent for jlies or s


. Catalogue of choice flower and vegetable seeds. Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania Mercersburg Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. Vegetable Seeds. 29. Bi jiii OK Patty Pan oz. 10c. .J tender WlHTi; PlXK ApI'LE. Pine Apple. The skin and Hisli aieofa pure, creamy wliite color; flesh very fine grained, resem- bhng a cocoa-nut when made into jiies and cus- tards, and is su[)eri(ir to . any S q u a s li or liumpkin fortius ])ur|iose. P]\t. Mauiliiofll Chili. \'ery hiro-e, ofteni'attaining the weight of t w o hundred jjounds and upwards, excellent for jlies or stock ; very ])roductive. We, have grown them to weigh 141 pounds. Exper ianced cultivators have grown them weighing 800 ji^undsand ujiwards. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, The squash is one of the most nutritious and vluaahle of all garden vegetal )les. The summer varieties come for the table early in the season, and are very palitable, while the winter sorts can he had in perfection from August un- til the sunnner varieties are again in condition for to use. Plant in hills, in the same manner and at the same time as cucumbers and melons; the bush kind three or four feet apart, the running kind six to nine feet apart. Early Bush or Patty Pan. The best early variety for m a r k e t or ship])ing. It grows to a large size, scolloped like a P a 11 y Pan, and bearing an abundant crop; vory productive, used when young and Pkt. 5e. «z. lOc, ft. 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 J. M. Philips' Sons; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. Mercersburg, P. A. : J. M. Philips' Sons


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