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Title: Wholesale prices : seeds and other specialities
Identifier: CAT31283687 (find matches)
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: J. A. Everitt (Firm); Everitt, J. A; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nursery stock Indiana Indianapolis Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Agricultural implements Catalogs
Publisher: Indianapolis, Ind. : J. A. Everitt
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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Hbat is a fair witbout Bumpkins or a Gbanhsgiviitd Sinner without ffutnphfo flie 7 1 oz. will plant 40 hills; 5 lbs. per acre. If planted with corn, 1 to 2 lbs. per acre. We will sell one pkt. each of the 14 varieties offered for 35c. t GENUINE MAMMOTH TRUE POT-IRON—Grows to an enormous size, 3 ft. or more in diameter and 100 to 200 lbs. or more in weight. Salmon colored skin, flesh bright yellow, fine grained and of excellent quality. Pkt. 4c, oz. 8c, % lb. 20c, lb. 65c. 2. MAMMOTH TOURS—Grows to an immense size; often weighing 200 lbs., and commonly 100 to 150 lbs. Grown for cattle and for table use. We offer the genuine, true article. Seed saved from selected specimens. These seeds have frequently sold at fairs at 10c to 25c each. Pkt. 4c, oz. 8c, % lb. 20c, lb. 65c. 3. MAMMOTH ETAMPES—Skin is very bright, glossy red, and presents a most handsome appearance, whether for exhibition or on market. Thick-meated, flesh very rich in color and of excel- lent quality. It attains mammoth weights; in only ordinary soil grows about 2 ft. in diameter. It is very productive and a most profitable sort to grow. Pkt. 4c, oz. 8c, % lb. 20c, lb. 65c 4. CONNECTICUT FIELD—Large, color yellow Largely raised for feeding stock. Pkt. 3c, oz. 7c, J; lb. 15c, lb. 40c, bu. S3.50. 5. TENNESSEE SWEET POTATO—Grows to medium size, pear-shaped, a little ribbed, color creamy white, sometimes lightly striped with green; flesh thick, white, fine grained, dry and brittle, and of most excellent flavor; very productive and keeps perfectly sound until late in the spring; has no superior for making pies and cm- tar ds. When cooked it has the appearance of sweet potatoes. Pkt. 3 c, oz. 7c, K lb. 15c, lb. 50c. 6 LARGE CHEESE—Superior to most of the field-grown sorts. Very hardv and productive. Pkt. 3c, oz. 7c, K lb. 15c, lb. 50c. 7. INDIANA, OR KENTUCKY FIELD—Best variety we ever saw for raising with corn. Grows to a large size, solid, and is relished by stock; also valuable for pies and canning. Pkt. 3c, oz. 7c, % lb. 15c, lb. 40c. 8. GOLDEN OBLONG—Grows 15 to 20 ins. in length. Shell rich, gold- en orange color; flesh, light yellow. Very rich and fine, making the very bc?t of oumpkin pies. 14 good pumpkins have been raised on a single vine. Pkt. 3c, oz. 8c, % lb. 20c, lb. 60c. 9 JAPANESE PIE PUMPKIN—This excellent, odd variety comes from Japan, and is largely grown as a choice pie and cooking pumpkin. They ripen early, keep well, and are very productive. Flesh is very thick, being nearly solid, fine grained, dry and sweet, having the flavor of sweet potatoes. The seeds are peculiarly marked with Japanese characters, making them quite a novelty. Pkt. 3c, oz. 8c, y± lb. 20c, lb. 60c. 10. GOLDEN MARROW—Shape, round oblong, slightly ribbed. Golden orange color, cooks soft and tender and is the best ol keepers; very vigorous growth, and immensely productive. Pkt. 3c, oz. 8c, % lb. 20c, lb. 60c. 11. WINTER LUXURY—This new pumpkin, first offered two yean ago, is the result of six years' careful selection and improvement "by a veteran pumpkin-grower, and i9 pronounced by him and his neighbors the very best pumpkin for pies that they have ever known. It grows uniformly to a diameter of 9 to 10 ins. In color, a beautiful yel- low or straw color, and very finely and closely netted, like a netted muskmelon. As a winter keeper and cooking variety it stands unequal- ed. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 34 lb. 25c. 12. QUAKER PIE PUMPKIN—A distinct variety, grown for many years by a family of Quakers or Friends. The shape is nearly oval, tapering slightly toward the ends. Color, creamy white, both inside and out; flesh sweet and rich, and an excellent keeper. Pkt. 3c, oa. 8c, M lb. 20c. lb. 60c. 13. SMALL SWEET SUGAR—Small size, very sweet and sugary. Pkt. 4c, oz. 10c, Y± lb. 25c. CASHAW—Excellent table qualities; well adapted to Southern States; light cream shell; flesh, salmon color; very productive. Pkt. 3c, oz. 7c, 34 lb. 15c, lb. 50c. (30)

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