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CARTERS TESTED SEEDS—CHOICE VEGETABLES.
CnilACII The Cultivation of Squash and Vegetable Marrow.—Never sow the seed in the spring until lasting warm weather is an absolute
SyUHSn ' certainty a warm, mellow, well-manured soil suits them best. The seed should be planted in hills about 4 ft. apart each way
for the bush varieties and marrows, and 10 to 12 ft. apart each way for the running varieties. Plant 12 to 15 seeds in each hill so as to offset
the lo=s by insects and weakness. When all danger of such losses is past, thin to three ir four plants to the hill. Winter sorts may be planted
with corn, using four or five seeds in every fourth or fifth hill at the same time as the corn is planted. 1 oz. of seed will plant 50 hills ot the
early sorts, and 30 hills of the later varieties; 5 to 6 lb. to the acre.
EARLY AMERICAN  BUSH VARIETIES.
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876 Plant 8u mmer Crookneck.—Without a doubt this is the
most popular summer Squash grown. The flesh is thick, yellow,
and of splendid quality.
877 Early Mammoth White teush.—A superb sort for early use.
and is considered the best scalloped Squash produced.
878 Golden Custard.—A fine, large, yellow Squash, similar in
shape to the Mammoth White Bush.
Price of the above
J oz.
.10
1 oz.
.25
Jib.
.75
lib.
2.50
AMERICAN   RUNNING  VARIETIES FOR AUTUMN
AND  WINTER  CROPS.
680 Boston Marrow.—A fine, reddish-yellow skinned autumn variety.
The flesh is well flavoured, of a deep orange colour, and well
grained, with fine keeping qualities.
679 Delicious.—A winter Squash,  considered  by  squash  raisers to
be a very superior sort, even surpassing the Hubbard in its finished
qualities.    Its colour is  an even shade of green, and the flesh
is a deep orange; it ripens off with a compact grain, dry throughout,
and with a very sweet, tasty flavour.
Price of the above  ..       ..      Joz.        loz.        Jib.        lib.
.10 .25 .75 2.50
682 Improved Hubbard.—This is the most popular and reliable
old-time winter Squash raised. The skin is coloured a dark
green, with a fine grained, dry, very rich bright orange flesh of a
fine flavour. Averages in weight from 10 to 20 lb., and keeps well.
The shell is very hard.
681 Essex Hybrid or Hard Shell Turban.—A result of the hybridising of American Turban and Hubbard, combining all the excellent
qualities of both these superior sorts. It has sweet flesh of a
very fine grain and rich, tasty flavour. The skin and flesh are
both of a richly coloured orange.    Considered a fine keeper.
Price         ' oz-       1 <>z-       Jlb-       ' lb-
.10 .30 1.00 3.25
No.
683 Golden Hubbard.—Very similar to the Improved Hubbard,
except in colour, which is a reddish yellow.
684 Mammoth Warted Hubbard.—A strong-growing vine,
producing a great number of dark green wrted Squashes similar
in every other way to the Improved Hubbard and very much
larger
Price of the above  ..        ..       1 oz- 1 oz.        J lb.        1 lb.
.10 .30 1.00        3.25
ENGLISH VEGETABLE MARROW.
The Vegetable Marrow Squashes are of an English production,
but should be more generally used in this country as they are far
superior in every way to our summer Squash. They will grow well
anywhere with just a little care, and the results are more than satisfying. When the fruit is from half to three quarters grown prepare
similarly to Squash or slice and fry, like Egg Plant, and the
superiority in bovri cases is remarkable. All the varieties of Marrows
that we offer for planting in America this year were planted with
great results lafft year, and we predict a great future for this vegetable
here, judging from the remarks of satisfaction on all sides.
Carters Long Green Striped.
Carters Trailing White.
B64 Carters Lone Green Striped.—A giant prolific variety, the
very best for gardens that lie in a bleak and exposed position.
8S8 Carters Trailing White.—On- of the quickest-growina
varieties we know of. 'he fruit will extend to a great length
whilst retaining all the tenderness of small young Marrows.
659 Muir*8 Prolific—A distinct variety, with small globular fruit
creamy-white in colour, and solid flesh.
660 Pen-y-byd (The Best in the World).—A round fruiting
Marrow, creamy-white in colour; very superior.
661 Moore's Vegetable Cream.—Very fine variety, of creamy
colour and delicious flavour.
662 Moore's    Green
excellent flavour.
Striped. —A  small   green  Marrow,  ol
666 Bush or Cluster.—A useful variety in small gardens.
667 Large Cream.—Cream-coloured fruit, growing to large sixe
Price of the above
1 oz.
.10
1 oz.
.30
Jib.
1.00
lib.
3.50
CARTERS  TESTED SEEDS, Inc., 102-106 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BLDG., BOSTON, MASS.