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Title: Childs' rare flowers, vegetables, and fruit for 1906
Identifier: childsrareflower00john_11 (find matches)
Year: 1906 (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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SPRING CATALOGUE OF SEEDS, BULBS AND PLANTS FOR 1906. 77
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Squastj. A delicious table vegetable, and when eookedlike Pump- kins, 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, and the 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 flavor. A fine baking variety. See page 84. 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., Si.25. Perfect Gem—This sort is good for summer and winter use. Thin skinned, fine grained and of very pleasant flavor. Will keep any length of time. See page 84. 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 at fairs. Pkt., 10c.; oz., 30c. Giant 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., $1.00. Early Scallop—An early summer sort. Very fine and pop- ular. Pkt.. 5c.: oz., 10c.; lb., 60c. 'Japanese Alphabet—Its peculiar characteristic, from which it derives its name, is in the fact that its seeds are dis- tinctly marked on both sides with characters which ap- pear to be Japanese letters, and it is said that the Japan- ese alphabet may be selected from a handful of seed. Be this as it may, it is certainly curious and interesting, 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. Pkt., 10c.: 3 pkts. for 25c. Improved Hubbard—(Private Stock.)—No more popular Squash than the Hubbard has ever been grown. Of late 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 all produce the old-fashioned, ieliciously sweet Squash we will remem- ber. Pkt., 10c.; oz., 20c.; lb., $1.75. One packet each of the ten sorts, 73c. DANDELION XeW 13ai)deliop Improved I<arge heaved—The old "greens" of our grand- mothers, now improved to large, tufty plants, with wide, long leaves of superior quality. These make a very healthful, nutritious and pleasant food, that can be used very early in the season. This new strain is the largest, finest and quickest growing variety yet known. It is a splendid vegetable which should be found in every garden. Pkt.', 5c.; oz., 50c

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