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Title: Childs' rare flowers, vegetables, & fruits
Identifier: childsrareflower00john_9 (find matches)
Year: 1904 (1900s)
Authors: John Lewis Childs (Firm); Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Commercial catalogs Seeds; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs; Fruit trees Catalogs; John Lewis Childs (Firm); Commercial catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture); Seeds; Flowers; Vegetables; Fruit trees
Publisher: Floral Park, N. Y. : John Lewis Childs
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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Squash- A V A delicious table vegetable, and when cooked like pump- ins, makes superior pies. Ford Hook—A long, golden yellow Squash, with very dry and fine-grained flesh, This is one of the best winter Squashes, and an extra fine keeper, andjthe plants are so robust that failure is very rare. Resists the attacks of the Squash borer better than most kinds ; matures early and is a sure cropper. Pkt, 10c.; oz., 15c.; lb., $1.25. Sibley—Another fine winter Squash that keeps well nearly all winter. Shell hard and flinty; pale green in color. Flesh a brilliant orange-red: very dry and rich in flavor. A fine baking variety. See page 48. i Metcalf—A Maine variety of extra fine quality, fine grained and dry. No better eating Squash can be found any- / where. A long winter keeper, good till spring. Pkt., 10c.; oz., 20c.; lb., $1,25. Perfect Cem-This sort is good both for summer and winter use. Thin skinned,»; fine grained and of very pleasant flavor. Will keep any length of time. See page 48. I Mammoth Chili—Specimens of this have been grown to reach 300 pounds in weight. Notwithstanding its enor- mous size, this Squash is of very fair quality, and keeps well. Pkt., loc.; oz., 20c. ' Mammoth Whale—A new French variety of the enormous weight of one hundred or more pounds, Fruit thick and an ashy-gray color, and tapers toward the end. Flesh solid, beautiful orange-yellow and of excellent quality. It has also the advantage of being a long keeper and a variety which does well in any soil or climate. It is a splendid variety in all respects, especially for exhibiting r at fairs. Pkt., 10c.: oz., 30c. I Ciant Summer Crookneck—A new crookneck, which is a little earlier than the old variety, and fully twice as large, being nearly two feet in length. It is of extra fine quality, handsome in appearance, and finds a ready sale at good prices in any market. Pkt., 5c.; oz.. loc.: lb.. $1. Early Scallop—An early summer sort. Very fine and popu- lar. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 10c ; lb., 60c. Japanese Alphabet —Its peculiar characteristic, from j which it derives its name, is in the fact that its seeds are distinctly marked on both sides with characters which appear to be Japanese letters, and it is said that the Japanese alphabet may be selected from'a handful of seed. Be this as it may. it is certainly curious and inter- esting, but that is not all. We find the Squash to be superior to the old Hubbard in quality, and a much stronger and freer grower, as easily raised, in short, as pumpkins. For pies this variety excels all other squashes / or pumpkins. Pkt., 10c.; 3 pkt.. 25c. Nippon Island—A new form of the Alphabet Squash from Nippon Island, Japan, of the same great size and character of the Alphabet, but of much better quality. This is really the finest Squash grown. Seeds beautifully and curiously marked with Japanese letters. Early and prolific. New last year, Pkt., 15c.; 3 pkts., for 30c.
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Improved Hubbard-(PEivATE Stock). No more popula Squash than the Hubbard has ever been grown. Of lat years it has largely lost flavor because stocks have be come badly mixed with inferior strains. Our stock is quite limited, but is absolutely true and will produce the old-fashioned, deliciously sweet Squash we all remem- ber. Pkt, 10c.: oz., 20c.; lb., $1 75. One packet each of the eleven sorts, 75c.

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