Boston Marrow
A much esteemed variety, coming in about ten days later than the bush and crook neck sorts. A good keeper, and of unsurpassed flavor; Per oz., 15c.; ¼ lb, $1.25; lb., $4.00.
Bush Summer Crookneck
Early, productive, and of good quality; fruit, orange-yellow, covered with warty excrescences; Per oz., 10c; ¼ lb., 30c.; lb., $1.00.
Hubbard
A general favorite, and more largely grown as a late sort than the other; of large size; flesh, fine-grained, dry, and of excellent flavor; Per oz., 20c.; ¼ lb., 60c.; lb., $2.00.
Mammoth Chili
Grows to a large size, often weighing over two hundred pounds; excellent for pies and stock; Per oz., 40c.; ¼ lb., $1.25; lb. $4.00.
Turban or Turk's Cap
Flesh, orange-yellow, thick, fine grained, and well flavored; an excellent variety for use in Fall and early Winter; Per oz., 30c.; ¼ lb, $1.00; lb., $3.00.
Vegetable Marrow
A favorite English sort; skin, greenish-yellow; flesh, white, soft, and of rich flavor; quite distinct from all the preceding; Per oz., 25c; ¼ lb.,, 50c.; lb., $3.00.
White Bush Scalloped
A sub-variety of the above, principally differing in color; Per oz., 10c.; ¼ lb., 30c.; lb, $1.00.
Winter Crook-Neck
A variety largely grown in some of the Eastern States; flesh, close-grained, sweet, and fine flavored; Plant in hills nine feet apart; Per oz., 40c.; ¼ lb., 30c.; lb., $1.00.
Yellow Bush Scolloped
An early market variety, excellent for shipping; Per oz., 10c.; ¼ lb., 30c.; lb., $1.00.