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Iq pre39titmg oar A.niuil Tatalogae and Price L'st, we feel it our duty to thank our many friends and customers for their liberal patronage bestowed upon us for so many years. We would also respectfully suggest that you give the reading matter in this Catalogue your careful attention; it is interesting to the Farmer, Gardener, Florist and Amateur. We do not boast of being the largest or the oldest Seed-house in America, or as some claim, in the world. If you have been dealing with us, you know us; if not, give us a trial order and we will have you for a customer. Id will be to your advantage to send your orders early, as many articles are short.

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DESCRIPTIVE PRICE LIST

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\^EGETABLE, FIELD AND FLOWER SEEDS

With Directions for Cultivation.

OUR PRICES INCLUDE POSTAGE on all Vegetable and Flower Seeds by the packet, ounce or pound, except Peas, Beans and Corn, when 15 cents per quart and lo cents per pint must be added to Catalogue prices for postage. Order Early. — It will greatly facilitate shipments if orders are sent early. We aim to send o:ff all orders the day received, but during the busy season it is nearly impossible — hence the advisability of ordering early.

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The Most Liberal Premiums Ever Offered By Any Seedsmen.

25 CENTS' worth of Seeds extra will be allowed on each ONE DOLLAR sent us for Seeds in PACKETS. Thus, any one sending us $1.00 can select Seeds in packets amounting to $1.25 ; for $2.00, Seeds in packets amounting to $2.50 ; for $3.00, Seeds in packets amounting to $3.75; for $4.00, Seeds in packets amounting to $5.00, and so on.

15 CENTS' worth of Seeds extra will be allowed on each ONE DOLLAR sent us for Seeds in OUNCES. Thus, any one sending us $1.00, can select Seeds in ounces to the value of $1.15; for $2.00, to the value of $2.30 ; for $3.00, to the value of $3.45; for $4.00, Seeds in ounces to the value of $4.60, and so on.

Vegetable Seeds That May Be Sown in Each Month, From January to October.

JANUARY— Sow in Hot=Bed— Early Beet, Early Cabbage, Forcing Carrot, Cauli- flower, Early Lettuce, Italian Onion, Radish.

FEBRUARY— Sow in Hot=Bed— Early Beet, Broccoli, Early Cabbage, Forcing Car- rot, Celery, Cucumber, Egg Plant, Early Lettuce, Parsley, Pepper, Italian Onion, Radish, Tomato.

MARCH — Sow in Hot=Bed— Early Beet, Early Cabbage, Forcing Carrot, Cauliflower, Celery, Cucumber, Egg Plant, Kohlrabi, Lettuce, Melon, Parsley, Peas, Pepper, Italian Onion, Radish, Spinach, Tomato, Herbs.

Sow in Open Ground — Beans, Beet, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Celery, Carrot, Cress, Leek, Lettuce, Onion, Parsnip, Peas, Potato, Radish, Spinach, Early Turnip.

APRIL— Sow in Hot-Bed— Cucumber, Egg Plant, Melon, Pepper, Tomato.

S«v/ in Open Ground — Asparagus, Beans, Beet, Cabbage, Carrot, Cauli- flower, Celery, Sweet Corn, Cucumber, Cress, Endive, Kale, Kohlrabi, Leek, Lettuce, Melon, Onion, Parsley, Parsnip, Peas, Potato, Radish, Rhubarb, Salsify, Spinach, Tomato, Early Turnip, Sage, Herbs.

Vegetable Seeds that May Be Sown in Each Month from January to October- do n tin ued.

MAY— Sow in Open Ground— Artichoke, Asparagus, English Beans, Pole Beans, Bush Beans, Beet, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Carrot, Cauliflower, Celery, Sweet Corn, Cress, Cucumber, Endive, Kale, Kohlrabi, Leek, Lettuce, Melon, Nas- turtium, Onion, Parsley, Parsnip, Peas, Potato, Pumpkin, Radish, Rhubarb, Salsify, Spinach, Squash, Tomato, Turnip, Herbs.

JUNE — Sow in Open Ground— Bush Beans, Lima Beans, Pole Beans, Beet, Carrot, Cabbage, Sweet Corn, Cress, Cucumber, Endive, Kale, Kohlrabi, Lettuce, Melon, Okra, Peas, Potato, Pumpkin, Radish, Salsify, Spinach, Squash, Turnip, Rutabaga.

JULY— Sow in Open Ground— Bush Beans, Beet, Carrot, Sweet Corn, Corn Salad, Cress, Cucumber, Endive, Gherkin, Kale, Kohlrabi, Lettuce, Okra, Early Peas, Pumpkin, Radish, Spinach, Squash, Turnip, Rutabaga.

AUGUST — Sow in Open Ground — Bush Beans, Corn Salad, Cucumber, Endive, Lettuce, Early Peas, Radish, Spinach, Turnip.

SEPTEMBER— Sow in Open Ground— Cabbage for Cold Frames, Cauliflower for Cold Frames, Corn Salad, Cress, Kale, Lettuce, Mustard, Winter Radish, Spinach, Turnip.

OCTOBER— Sow in Open Ground— Corn Salad, Cress, Kale, Lettuce, Mustard, Spinach.

DIRECTIONS FOR MAKING A HOT-BED.

In the vicinity of St. Louis, from the first to the middle of March is quite early enough to make a hot-bed, and even a little later will do well enough. The time must vary according to the latitude. Provide a quantity of fresh horse manure from the stables, and add to this, if they can be had, one-third to one-half of its bulk of leaves. Mix them thoroughly, tramping down the mass of successive layers, and form into a large pile, so that fermentation will proceed, even in severely cold weather. In two or three days fermentation will be apparent by the escape of steam from the heap. Now turn again and allow the heap to remain two or three days longer, or until the second fermentation commences. Make an excavation, or pit, 2>^ feet deep, and of a size suited to the number of plants required. The pit will be better if built up of brick. It should be made in some dry, sheltered spot, facing the south or east, if possible. Hot-bed sashes are usually 6x3 feet, and one sash>vill generally give early plants enough for a large family. The frame for sashes should be 18 inches high at the back and 12 inches in front, which will give the proper slope to catch the sunlight. Cross-pieces should be placed for the sashes to slide on, to facilitate opening and shutting the frames. When everything is ready, the manure is placed in the pit and trodden down firmly in layers to the required depth, 2 to 2H feet. Then put on the sashes, and keep the pit closed until the heat rises. At first it will probably be 100 degrees or more, which is too hot to sow the seed in; but in two or three days it will subside to 90 degrees, or a little less, when the soil will be put on to the depth of 6 to 8 inches. The heat maybe readily ascertained by plunging a thermometer into the manure. The soil should be of well-rotted sod (or common garden soil will do), mixed with about a third of fine, old manure, and in this the seeds may be sown thinly in drills 2 to 3 inches apart, and afterwards (as soon as out of the seed-leaf), either thinned out or else transplanted to another frame. Air must be given every mid day by raising the sashes at the back. Water with tepid water whenever necessary, and during cold nights and snow storms keep covered with straw mats or board shutters. Tomatoes, Peppers and Egg Plants should be sown in a separate frame from the Cabbage, Cauliflower and Lettuce, as they require more heat than the latter. The same directions may apply to hot-beds made on the sur- face of the ground, except that the manure should be at least a foot wider on all sides than the frame.

BRIEF DIRECTIONS

FOR THE SOWING AND CULTURE OF

Garden Vegetables

FOR THE PRIVATE GARDEN and for EXHIBITION.

ASPARAGUS.

German, Spargel. Frencli, Asperge. Spanish, Esparragos. 1 ounce for 60 feet of drill .

' Asparagus can be grown from seed, but the best way for the amateur to grow it is from roots, which can be planted any time for six to eight weeks from the opening of spring. Be- sides, a year or more can be saved by planting roots. For private use or for marketing on a small scale, beds should be formed 5 feet wide, with three rows planted in each, one in the middle and one on each side, a foot from the edge ; the distance of the plants in the rows, 9 inches. The alleys between the beds should be two feet wide. In planting, a line is set and a I cut made, a little slanting, to the depth of six I or eight inches, according to size of the plants. The plants are then laid against the side of the trench, at the distance already named (nine inches), care being taken to properly spread the roots. The crown or top of the plant should be covered about three inches. In a week or so after planting, the beds should be touched over lightly with a sharp steel rake, which will destroy the germinating weeds. The raking had better be continued at intervals of a week or so, until the plants start to grow, when the hoe or hand cultivator may be applied between the rows and alleys. The weeds that come up close to the plant must of necessity be pulled out by the hand. The deeper the soil and 'greater abundance of manure that is used, the greater will be the crop, for Asparagus is what the gardeners call a gross feeder. An applica- tion of one-half pound of salt per square yard ^annually, in spring, is very beneficial.

BEANS, Dv^arf or Bush.

German, Bohne. French, Haricot. Spanish, Frijorenano. 1 qt.to 100 feet of drill; IV2 bushels to the acre In drills,

A succession of sowings can be made every two weeks from the secondweek in April until September. These dates are for the latitude of St. Louis. Further south the first sowing must be done earlier; further north, later. Plant in drills about two inches deep, and from eighteen inches to two feet apart, according to the richness of the soil. The poorer the soil the closer they can be planted. The seeds

should be dropped about two inches apart in the drills.

For Exhibition.— Thoroughly manured, stiff, well-worked soil is preferable, with a lib- eral surface application of commercial fertil- izer, high in potash, well raked in. When the plants have taken good hold of the soil, sprin- kle around each plant about a tablespoonful of nitrate of soda and rake in. When fairly in bloom, liquid manure may be given ; if pods are to be exhibited, thin out all but three or four to the stalk. When the pods begin to swell, pinch off the top of the plant, tie the plants to stakes to prevent the wind from loosening the roots and weakening the plant; the plants should stand a foot apart. For ex- hibition, they should be grown on sandy or gravelly soil, and the plants at least two feet apart each way. Yosemite Mammoth Wax, Flageolet Wax, Long Yellow Six Weeks and Early Mohawk are the best varieties for exhi- bition.

BEANS, Lima or Climbing.

German, Stangen Bohnen. French, Haricot a Eames. Spanish, Judias. 1 qt. to 150 hills; 10 to 16 qts. to the acre in hills.

These are more tender and require rather more care in culture than the Bush varieties, and should be sown two weeks later. They succeed best in sandy loam, which should be liberally enriched with well-rotted manure in the hills, which are formed, according to vari- ety, from three to four feet apart; from five to six seeds are planted in each hill, about two inches deep. As the matured bean is mostly used, the season is too short for succession crops in the North, though it is advantageous to plant succession crops in the Southern States, where the season of growth is often from March to November. Rough Cedar or similar poles about seven or eight feet long should be used for Pole Beans, especially the Limas, to climb on. They should be set in the ground at least eighteen inches, so as to pre- vent being blown over.

For Exhibition.— The plants should be freely manured with liquid manure and only a few pods desired for show should remain on the plant.

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BEET.

German, Runhel Rube. French, Betterave. Spanish, Betterago.

1 oz, to 50 f«et of drill; 5 lbs. to the acre In drills. The soil best suited for the culture of the Beet is that which is rather light than other- wise, always provided that it is thoroughly- enriched with well-rotted manure. For an early supply, sow in spring, as soon as the ground is fit to work, in drills about one foot apart and two inches deep. For main crop, sow the first week in April, and for winter use, sow in June. These dates are for the latitude of St. Louis. For the South, sow earlier; for the North, later. When the plants have at- tained three or four leaves, thin out so that they may stand five or six inches apart. Keep free from weeds. In October the roots may be taken up and stored in cellars or pits outside.

For Exhibition.— Salt applied to the soil some time before sowing, and in small quanti- ties during the growing season, will prove ben- eficial. Fresh manuring should be avoided, liquid manure should be given, but not close to the roots, as it would encourage side roots . The plants should stand not closer than ten inches apart, in rows one and one -half feet apart. Mangels or Field Beets should stand two feet apart, in rows three feet apart. If the soil has any small stones or pebbles in it, they should be sifted out where the roots are to grow, so that they will come out smooth and free from indentations. For the large, long varieties, the soil should be two to three feet in depth, and holes prepared as recommended for Carrots.

BRUSSELS SPROUTS.

German, Kopfkohl Gruner. French, Chou de Bruxelles.

Sow outside in drills, in April or May, and transplant two feet apart in July. Cultivate same as Cabbage; thus it may be had in fine condition from October until December, and in the Southern States maybe had in use from November to March.

CABBAGE.

German, Kopfkohl. French, Chou Pomme. Spanish, Repollo. 1 oz. will produce 1,500 plants; half pound to transplant for an acre.

The early varieties of Cabbage are culti- vated more extensively than any other vege- table. In latitudes where the thermometer never indicates twenty degrees below the free- zing point, seed may be sown in the open bor- der in October and planted out on the first opening of spring; but in our Northern States they must either be sown in hot-beds in Feb- ruary, or, what is .still better, wintered over

in cold frames; for this purpose the seed is sown from the 10th to the 20th of September. Attention to date is important; if too soon, the plants might run to seed, and if too late, they would be too small. In four or five weeks from the time of sowing, they will be fit to transplant into the cold frames. In planting, it is very important with Cabbage or Cauli- flower that the plant is set down to the first leaf, so that the stem is all under ground, for, if exposed, it will be split by the action of the frost, and will be injured in consequence. The plants are usually set out from the middle of March to the middle of April, in rows about two feet apart, and eighteen inches between the plants in rows. This earliest crop matures in June. For second early, the early kinds should be sown first week in April and planted out in May. The crop should mature in July and August. The late varieties are usually sown in the early part of May, and the plants are set in July, at distances of three feet be- tween the rows and two feet between the plants. This crop matures September, Octo- ber and November.

For Exhibition.— Grow Henderson's Early Spring, Henderson's Succession and Dick- mann-Ducard Seed Co.'s Giant Summer. Sprinkle around the plants, every few weeks, some of our Garden Fertilizer and water fre- quently with liquid manure. If Cabbage or other plants of this nature have been grown on the ground before, it is well to give a lib- eral dressing of lime to guard against club root.

CAULIFLOWER.

German, Blumen- Kohl . French, Chovfleur. Spanish, Coliflor. 1 oz. will produce about 1,000 plants.

Any soil that will grow Cabbage will grow Caulifiower, as their requirements are almost similar; but as the product is more valuable, extra manuring and preparation of the soil will be well repaid.

The seed may be sowed in September and wintered over in the same manner as described for early Cabbage. Where this is not practica- ble, it may be had nearly as well by sowing the , seeds in the hot-bed in January or February, and transplanting the plants at two or three inches apart in boxes or in the soil of another hot-bed, until such time as they are safe to be planted in the open ground, whicb, in this lat- itude, is usually from the 15th of March to the 10th of April. If properly hardened ofi', they are seldom injured by planting out too early. For second early and late crop, sow at same date as given in the directions for Cabbage crop.

For Exhibition.— Follow directions given for Cabbage. Henderson's Early Snowball, whether grown as an early or late variety, is the best for exhibition.

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CARROT.

German, ilfoftre. French, CaroWe. Spanish, ^anaftorm. 1 oz . for 125 feet of drill ; i lbs . for an acre ,

The Carrot, like other root crops, delights in a sandy loam, richly tilled. For early crops, sow in spring, as soon as the ground is in good working order; for later crops they maybe sown any time until the middle of June. Sow

\ in rows about fifteen inches apart, thinning out to three or four inches between the plants. In field culture, when grown for horses or cattle, the rows ahould be two feet apart, so

i that the crop can be worked with the horse cultivator. As Carrot seed is slow to germi- nate, extra precautions must be taken to firm the seed in the soil.

For Exhibition. — By means of a crowbar, holes are made in the ordinary garden soil. These holes should be made when the soil is dry, and may be two to three feet deep and three to four inches across at the top. Fill the holes with sifted soil, so the roots will come out smooth and free from indentations caused by lumps and pebbles. The soil should be composed of equal parts of sand, leaf- mould, well-rotted manure and turfj^ loam, and an addition of about 5 per cent of our Garden Fertilizer. Sow five or six grains on top of each place thus prepared, covering about one -quarter inch. When the plants ap- pear, thin out, leaving only one plant at the center. This method may also be used for Parsnips and Long Beets.

CELERY. '

German, Seleri. French, Celeri. Spaulsh, Apis. 1 oz. for 3,000 plants.

Sow in the open ground as soon as it is fit to work in April, and keep carefully clear of weeds until time of transplanting in June or July. The tops should be shorn once or twice before transplanting, so as to insure "stocky" plants. The lower half of the root should also be cut off before transplanting. » After the ground has been prepared, lines are made on the level surface three feet apart, and the plants set six inches apart in the lines. If the weather be dry at the time of planting, great care should be taken that the roots are properly "firmed." Our custom is to turn back on the row and press by the side of each plant gently with the foot. This compacts the soil and excludes the air from the roots until new rootlets are formed, which will usually be in forty- eight hours, after which all danger is over. After the planting of the Celery is com- pleted, nothing further is to be done for six

or seven weeks, except going through between the rows with a cultivator or hoe, and freeing the plants of weeds until they get strong enough to crowd them down. This will bring us to about the middle of August, by which time we have usually that moist and cool at- mosphere essential to the growth of Celery. Then we begin the "earthiDg-up" necessary for the blanching and whitening of that which is wanted for use during the months of Sep- tember, October and November. The first operation is that of "handling," as we term it; tiiat is, after all the soil has been drawn up against the plant with a hoe, it is further closed around each plant by the hand, firm enough to keep the leaves in an upright posi- tion and prevent them from spreading. This being done, more soil is drawn against the row (either by the plow or hoe, as circumstances require), so as to keep the plant in this upright position. The blanching process must, how- ever, be finished by the spade, which is done by digging the soil from between the rows and banking it up dlear to the top on each side of the row of Celery. Three feet is ample dis- tance between the dwarf varieties, but when larger sorts are used the width of the rows must be at least four and a half or five feet.

CORN, Sugar.

German, Welschkorn. French, Mais. Spanish, Mais. 1 qt. for 200 hills; 8 to 10 qts. In hills for an acre,

All varieties of Sweet, or Sugar, Corn, may be either sown in rows four and a half feet apart and the seeds placed abouf eight inches apart in the rows, or planted in hills at dis- tances of three or four feet each way, accord- ing to the variety grown or the richness of the soil in which it is planted. The taller the va- riety, or the richer the soil, the greater should be the distance apart. We make our first plantings in this vicinity about the middle of May and continue successive plantings every two or three weeks until the last week in July. In more southerly latitudes planting is begun a month earlier and continued a month later.

For Exhibition. — Plant six feet apart in very rich soil, allowing only one ear to each plant. Country Gentleman* Stowell's Ever- green and Mammoth Sugar are the best for exhibition. Water occasionally with liquid manure.

CRESS, or Pepper Grass.

German , Kresse . French, Cresson. Spanish , Mastruco .

A well-known, pungent salad. Requires to be sown thickly in rows and covered very slightly. Sow in April in open ground in rows one foot apart, and thin out as needed. To keep up a succession, sow frequently, as all varieties deteriorate rapidly.

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CUCUMBER.

German, Gurke. French, Concombre. Spanish, Cohombre. 1 oz. for 60 hills; 2 to 3 lbs. In hills for an acre.

Cucumbers succeed best in warm, rich, sandy loam. They should not be planted in the open air until there is a prospect of settled warm weather, in the vicinity of St. Louis about the middle of May. Plant in hills about four feet apart each way. The hills should be previously prepared by mixing with the soil of each a shovelful of well-rotted manure. Plant eight or ten seeds in each hill. When all dan- ger from insects is past, thin out the plants, leaving three or four of the strongest to each hill. The fruit should be gathered when lar^ enough, whether required for use or not, as, if left to ripen on the vines, it destroys their productiveness.

For Exhibition.— The White Spine is most handsome. Not more than two or three fruits should be allowed to grow on each vine, and superfluous growth of vine should be re- moved in order to throw all the strength into the fruit,

EGG PLANT.

German, Eierpilanze. French, Aubergine. Spanish, Berengena. 1 oz. for 1,000 plants.

The Egg Plant will thrive well in any good garden soil, but will repay good treatment. The seed should be sown in hot-beds or warm greenhouse, in March or April, and when about an inch high, pot in two-inch pots. Plant out, about June 1st, two and a half feet apart. If no hot-bed is at hand, they can be grown in any light room where the temperature will average seventy-five degrees.

For Exhibition.— The New York Im- proved Spineless is unsurpassed. Set the plants three to four feet apart and water with liquid manure, allowing not more than two fruits to each planr.

ENDIVE.

German, Endivien. French, Chicoree. Spanish, Endivia. I oz. for 100 feet of drill, or 2,000 plants . Endive is one of the best salads for Fall and Winter use. Sow for an early supply about the middle of April. As it is used mostly in the Fall months, the main sowings are made in June and July and transplanted one foot apart each way when of suflScient size. It requires no special soil or manure, and after transplanting, if kept clear of weeds until the plant has attained its full size, the process of blanching begins. This is effected by gathering up the leaves and tying them by their tips in conical form, with Raphia. This excludes the light and air from the inner leaves, which become blanched in the course of from three to six weeks, according to the temperature at the time. Another and more simple method consists in laying slats or boards on the plants as they grow, which serves the same purpose as the tying up. It can also be grown by sowing the seed and thinning out to one foot apart each way, as recommended for Lettuce.

KALE, or Borcole.

German, Blatter- Kohl. French, Chou Vert. Spanish, Breton. 1 oz. will sow 150 feet of drill.

Kale, or Borecole, may be grown in almost any soil, but the richer it is the more abundant the product. If wanted for use in the late Fall or early Winter, sow early in June and trans- plant as directed for Cabbage, middle of July. If needed for Spring use, sow Siberian about middle of August and transplant a month later. Of all the Cabbage tribe, this is the most ten- der and delicate, and would be much more ex- tensively grown tban it is, if its excellent qualities were more generally known. The varieties are all extremely hardy, and are best when touched by frost.

LEEK.

German, Lauch. French, Poireau. Spanish, Puerro. 1 oz. will sow 100 feet of drill.

The Leek is very hardy and easily culti- vated; it succeeds best in a light but well- enriched soil. Sow as early in spring as practicable, in drills one inch deep and one foot apart. When six or eight inches high they may be transplanted in rows ten inches apart each way, as deep as possible, that the neck, being covered, may be blanched. If fine Leeks be desired, the ground can hardly be made too rich, for the Leek is a gross feeder.

LETTUCE.

German, ia«tc/i. French, iaif«<. Spanish, X-ec^iu^'a, 1 oz. for 3,000 plants.

The cultivation of Lettuce is universal by all who have gardens, and from its tractable nature and freedom from nearly all insects and diseases, it is manageable in the hands of every one. For early crop, seed may be sown in the open ground in the middle of September, and transplanted to cold frames as soon as large enough to handle, being wintered over in tbe same manner as early Cabbage. Seeds may be sown in well-protected frames in Feb- ruary and in hot-beds in March, and by careful covering up at night will make fine plants by April for Spring planting. But for ordinary private use in the Summer months, the sim- plest way is to sow it thinly in rows one foot apart, early in the Spring, and thin out the plants so that they will stand one foot apart. This is easier than transplanting, and if sown every two or three weeks from the middle of August, Lettuce may be had in perfection the whole season. Lettuce plants may be saved over the Winter without glass covering in Southern parts of the country, in dry, well- sheltered spots, by covering with leaves or litter late in the season.

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MELON, Musk.

German, Melone. French, Melon. Spanish, ilfeZon. 1 oz. for 60 hills; 2 to 3 lbs. in hills for an acre.

Melons thrive best in a moderately en- riched light soil; the hills should be from three to six feet apart each way, according to the richness of the soil. If soil is poor or sandy, plant at four feet. Previous to planting, in- corporate well with the soil in each hill a couple of shovelfuls of thoroughly rotted ma- nure; plant eight or ten seeds in each hill early in May, for latitude of St. Louis; for south earlier, for further north later, and when well up thin out to three or four of the most promising.

MELON, Water.

German, Wasser-Melone. French, Melon d' Eau Spanish, Sandia.

loz. for 30 hills; 4 to 5 lbs. In hills for an acre.

Water Melons require a rich though rather sandy soil for best development, and thrive best in warm latitudes, growing best in the Southern or Southwestern States, although in warm, sandy soils in this latitude fine crops are often obtained from northern- grown seed. Cultivate exactly as for Musk Melons, except that the hills should be eight and ten feet apart.

OKRA, or Gumbo.

GermOin, Es sharer . French, Gombo. Spanish, ^«i6om6o.

lb is of the easiest culture, and grows freely, bearing abundantly in any garden soil. It is sown at the usual time of all tender vege- tables—in this section middle of May— in drills two inches deep, thinning the plants from two to three feet apart in row.

ONION.

German, Zwiehel. French, Oignon Spanish, Cebolla.

1 oz. for no feet of drill; 5 or 6 lbs. In drills for an acre.

The Onion thrives best in a rather deep, rich, loamy soil. The best culture requires that the ground should be deeply trenched or plowed and manured the previous Autumn and laid up in ridges during the Winter to pul- verize. As early in the Spring as the ground is in working order, commence operations by leveling the ground with a harrow or rake, and roll or tread it firmly; sow thinly in drills, about a quarter of an inch deep and one foot apart; cover with fine soil and press down with the back of a spade, or a light roller, or with the foot, along each row. When the young plants are strong enough, thin gradu- ally so that they stand three or four inches apart. Keep the surface of the ground open and free from weeds by frequent hoeing, tak- ing care not to stir the soil too deeply or to collect it about the growing bulbs.

PARSLEY.

German, Petersilie. French, Persil. Spanish, Peregil. 1 oz. for 150 feet of drill.

Parsley succeeds best in a rich, mellow soil. As the seed germinates very slowly, three or four weeks elapsing sometimes be- fore it makes its appearance, it should be sown early in spring, great care being taken that the drills be not more than an inch in depth, and that the seed be well pressed down after sow- ing. Sow thickly in rows a foot apart and half an inch deep. For winter use, protect in a frame or light cellar, or a few plants may be placed in pots or boxes and kept in the house for convenient use in Winter.

PARSNIP.

German, Pastinake. French, Panais. Spanish, Pastinaca. 1 oz . for 200 feet of drill ; 5 to 6 lbs . In drills for an acre .

Sow as early in Spring as the weather will admit, in drills eighteen inches apart, covering half an inch deep. When well up, thin out to five or six inches apart in the rows. Unlike Carrots, they are improved by frost, and it is usual to take up in Fall a certain quantity for Winter use and store as directed for Turnips, leaving the rest in the ground until Spring to be dug up as required.

PEAS.

German, Erbse. French, Pois. Spanish, Guizanie. 1 qt. for 75 feet of drill; 2 to 3 bushels In drills for an acre.

Peas come earlier to maturity in light, rich soil. For general crop, a deep loam, or a soil strongly inclining to clay, is best. For early crops, decomposed leaves or leaf mould, if convenient, maybe used; or, if the soil is very poor, well-rotted manure should be used. For general crop, a good dressing should be ap- plied, and for the dwarf growing kinds the soil can hardly be too rich. When grown as a market crop, Peas are sown in single rows, two or three inches deep and from two to three feet apart, according to height of variety or tne strength of the soil. When grown in small quantities for private use, they are generally sown in double rows, six or eight inches apart, and the tall varieties staked up by brush or Pea Trellis. For an early crop, sow in Febru- ary, March or April, according to latitude, as soon as the ground can be worked, and make repeated sowings every two weeks for succes- sion. After the first of June sowing should be discontinued until August, when a good crop may sometimes be secured by sowing an extra early sort for Fall use.

PEPPER.

German, Pfeffer. French, Piment. Spanish, Pimiento. Requires exactly the same treatment as directed for Egg Plant.

For Exhibition.— Ruby King, Sweet Span- ish and Bull Nose are the most desirable and attractive varieties. The plants should stand two and one-half to three feet apart to admit abundance of sunlight. Plenty of manure or fertilizer should be worked into the soil around the roots, and frequent applications of liquid manure should be given.

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PUMPKIN.

German, Kurbis. French, Courge. Spanish, Calahaza. 1 oz. for 30 to 50 hills.

Pampkins are now principally cultivated for agricultural purposes. Tbey are usually planted in fields of corn or potatoes, but may be profitably raised in fields by thecnselyes. Sow first of May in this latitude, in hills eight feet apart.

RADISH.

German, Rettig, Radieschen. French, Radis. Rave, Petit Rave. Spanish, Rabano.

1 oz. for 100 feet of drill ; 9 to 10 lbs. in drills tor an acre.

Radishes thrive best in a light, sandy loam. Heavy or clayey soils not only delay their ma- turity, but produce crops much inferior, both in appearance and flavor. For a continuous supply sow from the middle of March until September, at intervals of two or three weeks. For an early supply they may be sown in a hot-bed in February, care being taken to give plenty of ventilation, otherwise they will run to leaves. If plaster is incorporated with the soil in the rows at time of sowing the seed, the Radishes will always turn out brighter in color, crisper and of better quality.

RHUBARB.

German, Rhabarber. French, Rhubarbe.

Spanish, Ruibarbo Bastar do.

Sow in April, in drills a foot a part, thin- ning out to about the same distance apart in rows when a few inches high. The following spring transplant into deep, rich soil, about three feet apart each way. If propagated by dividing the roots, it may be done either in fall or spring, planting it at the same distance apart as given above. The soil cannot be too rich.

SALSIFY, or Oyster Plant.

German, Bocksbart. French, Salsifis. Spanish, Ostra Vegetal.

1 oz. to 75 feet of drill.

The Oyster Plant succeeds best in light, well-enriched, mellow soil, which, previous to sowing the seeds, should be stirred to a depth of eighteen inches. Sow early in spring, in drills eighteen inches apart; cover the seeds with fine soil an inch and a half in depth, and when the plants are strong enough, thin out to six inches apart.

SPINACH.

German, Spinat. French, Epinard. Spanish, Espinaca.

1 oz. forlOO feet of drill; 10 to 12 lbs. in drills for an acre.

Sow thinly in rows about twelve or fifteen inches apart. The main crop is sown in Sep- tember. It is sometimes covered up in ex- posed places with straw or salt hay during winter, which prevents it from being cut with the frost, but in sheltered fields there is no necessity for covering. For summer use it may be sown at intervals of two or three weeks, from April to August. Spinach is best developed and most tender and succulent when grown in rich soil.

SQUASH.

GermBLH, Kurbiss. French, Courge.

Spanish, Calabasa Tomtanera.

1 oz . for 50 hills ; 3 to 4 lbs . In hills for an acre .

It is useless to sow until the weather has become settled and warm. Light, rich soils are best suited to their growth, and it is most eco- nomical of manure to prepare hills for the seeds in the ordinary manner by incorporating two or three shovelfuls of well-rotted manure with the soil for each hill, as is done for Mel- ons. For bush varieties, from three to four feet each way, and for the running sorts, from eight to ten feet. Eight or ten seeds should be sown in each hill, thinning out after they have attained their third and fourth leaves, leaving three or four of the strongest plants.

TOriATO.

German, Liebesapfel. French, Tomate. Spanish, Tomate.

1 oz, for every 1,500 plants; lb. to transplant for an acre.

The seed should be sown early in March i a hot-bed, greenhouse, or inside the windo of sitting-room, where a night temperature o not less than sixty degrees is kept, in drill five inches apart and half an inch deep. Whe the plants are about two inches high, they should be set out three inches apart in boxe" three inches deep, or potted into three-inc' pots, allowing a single plant to a pot. The are sometimes shifted a second time into large pots, by which process the plants are rendere more sturdy and branching. About the mid- dle of May, in this latitude, the plants may b set in the open ground. They are plantf-d fo" early crops on light, sandy soil, at a distanc of three feet apart, in hills in which a goo shovelful of rotten manure has been mixed On heavy soils which are not suited for a early crop, they should be planted four fee apart. Water fre«lyat the time of transplant- ing, and shelter from the sun a few days until the plants are established. Tomatoes will al- ways produce greater crops and be of better flavor when staked up, or when trained against walls or fences.

TURNIP.

German, Steekrube. French, Navet.

Spanish, Nabo Comun.

1 oz. to 150 feet of drill; 1 to 2 lbs. per acre In drills.

Turnips do best in highly enriched, light, sandy or gravelly soil ; commence sowing the earliest varieties in April in drills, from twelve to fifteen inches apart, and thin ont early to six or nine inches in the rows. For a succes- sion, sow at intervals of a fortnight until the last week in May for early crop, and from Au- gust to September for late. August sowings may be made for the Fall and main crops. Thrnips maybe preserved until Spring by cut- ting off the tops about one inch from the bulb and storing them in a cellar or cool shed dur- ing Winter, covering the roots with dry sand; they should be harvested before severe frosts sec in, for, though comparatively hardy, few of the varieties will survive the Winters of the , Northern States in the open ground. |j

SEEDS OF SPECIAL MERIT.

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SEEDS OF SPECIAL MERIT.

Improved Long Green Cucumber.

This, is one of the best Cucumbers; dark green, long fruit of excellent quality; good for early or late. Per packet, 5c. ; per ounce, l()c. ; per quarter pound, 20c. ; per pound, 60c.

IMPROVED Long Green Cucumbers.

This is one of the earliest Musk Melons ; very productive ; densely netted; free from rlhs. Peroz., loc; Vilb., 25c; l lb., 90c.

New Musk Melon-PAUL ROSE.

In the ' 'Paul Rose" we are offering the beat orangfe- fleshed Musk Mf'lon Introduced for many years. It Is a cross of the Osage with the Netted Gem, and combines the sweetness of the former with the fine netting of the Gem. It also has a firmness of rind and "cheesy" structure of flesh peculiarly its own, and is superior in these respects to many melons in existence. It surpasses many melons as a shipper and long keeper, and no other melon equals It In smallness of seed cavity or approaches it in flrmnesg. It Is uniform in shape and averages about five Inches in diameter, weighing ab-^ut one and one-half pounds. It is an excellent seller and Drings better prices than any other orange-fleshed melon.

Per packet, lOc; per ounce, 25c.; per quarter pound, 75c. ; per pound, $2.50, postpaid.

GOOD SEED is the most important item to a gardener or farmer. From them the products that bring their profits are produced. Buy our Seeds and increase your profits.

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AMERICAN DRUMHEAD SAVOY.— The largest heading Savoy ; of excellent flavor, acd a cjeneral favorite with market gardenei s and truckei s. Pkt , loc; cz.,30c; lb. , $1 .eo; lib.. $3.25.

Late French Market.

This is the original Late French Market Cabbag9 Seed. Three years ago we bought a quarter pound of this original stock seed at a very high price, from one of our French friends, and sent it to one of Amer- ica's best Cabbage Seed growers, on Long Island. We have a limited quan- tity to offer this season. A trial will convince you that this is the only Late Cabbage to grow. It is much later than any other," and will keep better than any other. Per ounce, 40c ; per quarter pound, $1.50; per pound, $5.00.

ILate French Market Cabbagb.

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LETTUCE. Satti4r ohev ^alaU

New Sensation Lettuce.

This remarkable variety, first Introduced a few years since, has rapidly grown In popularity until It has become one of the leaders In our sales of seed among gardeners. It Is valuable for growing In cold frames, and In open ground during the sum- mer months. No other lettuce thrives so well, withstanding the hottest weather In a remarkable degree. It Is a beautiful light yellowish green color, leaves much blistered on the surface, and has the peculiarity of forming a solid head, even before half grown. Its uniform, handsome and even growth Is unequaled, and It Is one of the eas- iest to grow. Pkt.,10c;oz.,25c; lA lb. ,70c; lb. ,$1.75,

oz , LB .

Jos. S. Dlcjfemann's St. Louis Market

Lettuce, W. S _ $0 15 $1 75

Early White Butter, W. S 15 2 00

Big Boston, new, W. S 20 3 00

St. Louis Forcing, B. S 20 2 50

Royal Butter, n^w, W, S 20 2 fo

Buttercup, W. S. 15 2 OO

DIckmann's Private Stock, B. S 15 2 50

Mammoth Butter, B. S. 20 2 75

Early Tennis Ball, w. s 15 2 00

Yellow Seeded Butter, Y. S 15 2 00

Brown Dutch, B. S 15 2 CO

Hardy Green Winter, W. S 15 2 00

DICKMANN'S ST. LOUIS MARKET LETTUCE

DICKMANN'S ST. LOUl MARKET LETTUCE is one o

the best for all purposes. It can not be recommended too hlarhly. Good for lorcing and out of doors. A solid heading sort. Will not grow into seed as quick as other Lettuce. Will stand the heat through the hot summer months. There Is a great deal of St. Louis Market Lettuce sold by other seedsmen, but not this original STRAIN. No gardener can afford to be without this, THE best of ALL LETTUCES, not Only sold under that name , but the genuine stock . A small trial will convince you. Oz., 15c; 34 lb., 50c; lb,, $1.75.

DICKMANN'S ST. LOUIS MARKET LETTUCE.

LETTUCE.

ST. LOUIS BLACK-SEEDED FORCING.

This is the leading forcing variety witti St. Louis market gardeners, and should be used by all who grow Head Lettuce for the market. It is the best for fprcing under glass or early planting outdoors. Plants medium size, having thick green leaves, and when well grown forming very compact, solid heads. Pkt. 5c; oz., 15c; lb., 50c; lb.. $1.75.

Here is an Unsolicited Letter from one of our Leading Gardeners.

St. Louis, May 31, 1395. Mr. Jos. F. Dickmann, City.

Dear Sir— I have sold the first St. Louis Market Lettuce raised from the seed I bought of you. It turned out fine. I am satisfied that none can be bought In St. Louis, or anywhere else, that would surpass It in quality. I therefore recommend It to all gar- deners as the genuine St. Louis Market Lettuce.

Most respectfully, -t, John R. Wubbold.

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SEEDS OF SPECIAL MERIT.

NEW TOMATOES.

It Is false economy to try to save on the first cost of Tomato Seea— a little seed goes so far. And yet the country is almost "flooded" with cheap Tomato Seed, saved without any regard to selection, and some- times even the refuse of canning establish- ments. Our Tomatoes are grown especially for seed, and actually cost us more than double the prices at which we are ofl!ered annually so-called "pure seed cheap. " "A word to the wise Is sufficient. ' '

WHITE'S EXCELSIOR. Descrlhed as follows by the originator, Mr. White, who has made a «pcelalt> of growing and per- fecting this Tomato for years, and Is con- fident that this variety Is a great Improve- ment over all other Purple Tomatoes:

"The vine Is dark green, grows rapid and to a great size, bears a heavier crop than any other purple variety, and contin- ues bearing until killed by frost. The fruits are a beautiful glossy dark or purple red, very large, set In great clusters, and regain their size until the end of theseafon. The see J cavity In the fruits Is so small that they are nearly solid, unlike other Pnirple Toma- toes, the skin is tough and they will bear long shipments and hold their firmness sev- eral days longer than any other variety. This is a great advantage for the local mar- ket, as well as for shipping. Is free from cracking, and ripens up t^venly around the stem. The fruits of this variety are the most beautiful, most uniform, and have a greater diameter than any other Tomato. Many vfirletles are too long or too thin for their clrcnmferenre. This obo'etftion Is re- moved in the Excelsior." Hm Oar stock Is grown for us by the originator, and all seed of this variety offered this season has age in or from one 18-ounce Tomato grown by the originator last year that shows how carefully Is bred. Pkc. , 5c; oz. , ;-35c; lb. , %i.2b; lb., $4,00. Prices given include postage or free delivery.

White s Excelsior New Tomato.

its percent- thls variety

BUCKEYE STATE.

Described as follows by the originator: ' It averages at least dou- ble the size of Livingston's Beauty. We have always held that no matter liow large a sort may be, if it is rough and uneven, It is of little value. Maivy mam- moth sorts have neen In- troduced of late, but the market gard^-ner rejects them as unfitted for his business on account of their roughness. In addi- tion to Its very largfi size, It is also smooth and uni- form. This Is not all, how- ever, for although its large size might lead some to be- lieve the fruits are few in number, yet the fact is, it l<? even more prolific and abundant than the stand- ard aorts now in cultiva- tion. It is unquestionably the heaviest cropper known . The Tomatoes are borne In Immense clusters of four to eight fruits . and occasionally ten large, per- fect fruits have been found on a single cluster. In time of ripening. It matures with Livingston's Stone. In solidity and quality, none surpasses It. Thecol- or is much the same as our Beauty, but of a richer shade, and this, together with Its very large and clear-cat outlines, makes It very showy and striking. In share. It is a little

thicker from blossom end to stem than most other sorts. The past season we grew this variety by the ordi- nary method, as well as on stakes, and they were the admiration of all who visited our grounds, and nearly every caller insisted on having "just one for seed," or "to carry home and show friends. " With the above characteristics, it must be apparent to all that the Buckeye Stai^e will immediately take Its pl^ce In the front rank, and should not be omitted from a single order. Do not simply experiment with this variety this season (we have already done that for youl, but order sufficient to grow a good portion of your crop. Pkt.,5c; oz.,25c; iAlb., 90c; lb., $3.25. Prices given include postage or free delivery.

Thb New Buckeye State Tomato.

SEEDS OF SPECIAL MERIT.

The Matchless Tomato.

The vines are of strong, vigorous growth, well set with fruit; the foliage is very rich dark green in color. "I?he engraving accurate- ly shows the shape and also the remarkable golidity of a section. They are entirely free from core, of a very rich cardinal red color, and are not liable to crack from wet weather. The fruits are of the largest size, and this is inaintained throughout the season, the healthy growth of foliage continuing until killed by frost. Per packet, 5c. ; per ounce, 25c.; per quarter pound, 70c.; per pound $2.50.

ARTICHOKE ROOTS.

Drop the seeds early in spring and transplant in the following spring to hills four feet apart, setting from one to three plants in a hill. The soil should be deep and rich. Large green globe, per packet, 5c.; per oz. ,25c.; per lb., $3.50.

Artichoke Roots for hog feed will be found under Farm Seeds.

NE PLUS ULTRA RADISH.

RADISH.

NE PLUS ULTRA, OR EARLY DEEP SCARLET TURNIP, FORCING-. This has as small a top, and is as early as any variety in culti- vation, making it one of the best for forcing. Roots fit for use may be had in three weeks, or less, from the time of sowing. Roots small, globular; deep, rich red color; flesh white, crisp and tender when young. May be plant- ed very closely, o wing to its small tops. Oz.,10c.; >^ lb., 25c.; pound, 70c.

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BONNET GOURDS,

THE BEflUTIFUIi CmfifllWON VINE.

Rapid- growing vines, producing a great variety of curious fruits, some of which are quite useful , and others are valued for the rich, variegated markings. These markings retain their bright colors for years If fruits are gathered In the fall and thoroughly dried in a cool, airy place. Seed should be sown In hills or slightly raised borders when the weather becomes warm and the trees are out in full leaf, and should have a trellis or brush support on which to climb. Large pkt. , 10c.

"CUPID" SWEET PEA.

The Cinnamon Vine is one of tho most charming of climbers and will quickly cover an arbor, window or veranda with a great profusion of vines and sweet-scented flowers, making it a perfect bower of beauty. The vine is perfectly hardy, and once planted will grow for many years, and be a source of constant delight to the possessor. There is nothing that will give a home a more home-like and cozy appearance, or be a surer index of refinement and culture, than beautiful vines twining about the porch and trellises.

Prices of the Cinnamon Tine. We will mall three nice roots or tubes for 30c; six for 50c; 12 for $1.00; 30 for $2.00; 100 for $5,00 (no order filled for less than three roots) , We pack them carefully in boxes, and guarantee safe arrival.

Giant Imperial Japanese looming Glories.

The First Form of a L>warf Sweet Pea. This is a novelty of unusual importance. It is a Dwarf Sweet Pea, the plant growing only 5 inches high, yet spread- ing out and forming a solid mat of foliage and flowers IV2 feet across. The blossoms are pure milk white, very sweet, of largest size and great substance, and borne on stems 4 inches long, 3 flowers on each stem. It begins to bloom as early as May, and, unlike the climbing Sweet Peas, continues in profusion until killed by frost. This Is a remarkable feature, and makes it at once one of the most superb plants for bedding, massing and edging In cultivation. For pot culture, also, it is of great value, being novel, unique, fragrant, always full of flowers and superlatively beautiful . Small pkts . , 5c ; large pkts . , 10c .

Mixed Colors. Many beautiful varieties are In- cluded in this, different from those shown on the plate; there are solid colors, ranging through reds from soft rose to crimson , bronze and garnet maroon ; from daintiest iigtht blue to ultramarine, indigo and blackish purple ; from pnow white to cream and silver gray. Some are striped, blotched and spotted; others have magniflcent edges and throats ; Including purple , with white edge and red throat; white flushed pink, with wine red throat ; carmine, with white edge and red shaded throat; garnet, with white throat; copper color, with white throat, etc. Pkt., lOc.

DOUBLE-FLOWERING Mixed Colors. Per pkt., lOc.

MORNING GLORIES,

SEEDS OF SPECIAL MERIT.

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VEGETABLE SEEDS.

Fresh and True to Name. Crop 1900.

The prices quoted are those ruling this month, January, 1901. Fluctuations may be ex- pected; as the season advances, many articles are short and scarce.

Dickmann-Dusard Seed Company give no wa^tranty, expressed or implied, as to descrip- tion, quality, productiveness, or any other matter of any seeds, bulbs or plants they send out, ! and will not be in any way responsible for the crop. If the purchaser does not accept the goods 4 on these terms, they are at once to be returned.

All seeds in this list can be had in 5 -cent packages.

We sell one-quarter pound at one-pound rates.

ASPARAGUS

OZ. LB.

COLDS SALi. The most approved

and standard sort f 0 10 f 0 50

PALMETTO. Of Southern origin;

a very desirable Asparagus 10 75

COLUMBIAIV MAMMOTH

WHITE. A variety producing

large white shoots 10 75

For Roots, see page 57.

BEETS.

OZ. LB.

Extra Earley Flat Egyptian |0 10 |0 45

Extra Early Crosby 10 50

Edmund's Blood Turnip 10 50

Eclipse 10 50

Bastian's Blood Turnip 10 50

Long Smooth Blood Red 10 40

Swiss Chard 10 50

Various Beets.

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Dwarf or Bush Beans, ^n&dibohnexx.

GREEN OR PODDED SORT.

The Bean Crop

has been ^

very short in 1900,

especially on

Green Podded Sorts.

All our Beans are Eastern and Canadian Grown. There is no better Stock in this or any other flarket.

Hopkins' Improved Rep Valentixe.

Hopkins' Improved Round Pod Extra Early Valentine. This is the best

all-round Valentine in the market

Round Pod Valentine _

Early Mohawk, large, flat

Extra Early Yellow Long Six Weeks

Best of All, a favorite in the South „

New Extra Early Refugee, or "1,000 to 1"

New White Valentine

New Stringless, green, round pod, the coming market garden bean

White Marrow, a good string or shell bean

White Navy (everybody knows them

Prolific Tree, larger than Navy

New Mexican Bean, for Chile con Carne

QT.	GAL.	BC.
$0 35	SO 75	$5 00
35	65	5 50
35	65	5 00
35	65	5 00
35	65	5 00
35	65	4 50
35	75	5 00
40	90	6 00
15	40	3 50
15	35	3 00
35	65	5 50
40	90'	6 00

Sugar Beets and Mangels, panc^ci.

OZ. LB.

Mammoth Long Red, very large strain $0 10 $0 35

Norbiton Giant, very fine, large sort - 10 35

Golden Tankard, yellow, very productive 10 35

Yellow Globe, a good keeper 10 35

Improved White Sugar, extra fine - - 10 36

Vilm White Sugar, a French sort 10 35

Brussels Sprouts. ^pvojfen-^ohL

OZ. LB.

Best French or Roseberry, very fine $0 15 $2 00

Improved Half Long, the very best strain 15 2 00

Broccoli. ^pavQelhcijL

OZ. LB. I

Early Purple Cape, the best for this climate 80 10 $0 45 |

Early White Cape, with large, close heads 10 60

If you don't see what you want in this catalo^ie, write us.

all seeds known to the trade.

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SEEDS OF SPECIAL MERIT.

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OF SPECIAL MERIT.

New Extra Early Potato.

Admiral Dewey.

The Greatest, Most Marvelous Potato Originated in Centuries.

No description can ade- quately describe its many merits. Never has its equal been produced.

Fit for market in Five (5) Weeks after planting; and has yielded 1294 bushels per acre in experimental tests.

Th'nk of the dollars you can make by planting Admiral Dewey, and selling New Pota- toes 4 to 6 weeks before your neighbors, who do not have Admiral Dewey.

Price, per Bu. $2.00; per Pk. 60c

YARD LONG POIE BEAN.

QT. GAL.

Lazy Wives, old standard sort $0 30 $1 00

Greaseback^ or Fat Horse i 25

Scarlet Runner, jfine red flowers.. 25

Dutch Case Knife 25

Horticulture Cran- berry 20"

White Cornfield, the

best corn bean . ...... 25"

Speckled Cut Short " Corn Bean 25 1 00

Kentucky Wonder, 1 or Old Homestead, 30

French Asparagus, or Yard Long, per lb., 50c ..n 00^

90

85 95

85

95

95^^

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BUSH.

$7 00 6 00

5 00

6 50

5 50

6 50

7 00

~6 75

Pole Lima Beans

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Bush Lima Beans.

QT. GAL. BUSH.

25 $0 95 6 50 30 1 00 7 25 25 1 00 7 00

HEUDERSOl^'S NEW BUSH

LIMA BEAN.

Henderson's Bush Lima .

Burpee's Bush Lima

Thorburn's Dwarf Lima

Cnc$li$h DiDarf Beans.

QT. GAL. BUSH.

Broad Windsor $0 25 $0 90 $7 00 wtv

Sword Long Pod 25 90 6 75

Wax Podded Beans, ^ach^ ^oi^nen

The Best Wax Bean for the Market Gardener.

QT. GAL. BUSH.

Speckled Wax, very fine

Golden Eyed Wax 25

German Black Wax

Improved Golden Wax, a standard sort

New Improved Rust-proof Wax

25	$90	$7	00
25	1 00	7	00
25	95	6	75
25	85	5	00
25	85	5	00
25	90	6	00
25	90	6	00
25	90	6	00
25	95	6	00
25	90	6	00

Eably Jersey Wakbfikld Cabbage.

DICKHANN'S RELIABLE

Cabbage Seed.

^raut ^allien.

, OZ. LB.

Select Early Jersey Wake- field $0 25 $3 50

Charleston Wakefield 25 3 50

Early Summer, a fine sort . . 25 2 50

Early Brunswick 20 2 25

Early Dwarf Flat Dutch 20 2 25

Early Eclipse 25 3 2"

Lupton, or Improved Van-

dergaw 25 3 50

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Dickmann's Giant Sum- oz. lb.

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// Sf ^*'^^^^^^^B cabbage $0 30 $4 00

//Jf"*" , ^^^^^"^ \ Season 25 3 25

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|^^^^^^4T%/^/ ^ </// Ji^^i 20 2 75

^//// / ^9®i:^lf/ 25 3 25

■'^^J/^-- "^iHllilf I^ol^ander, or Danish.... 25 3 00

--^^"^^g'-g^^y^^^Pllli Late St. Louis Market,

\^^^^ ^ ^^c_ --^r^Ai ^^^i^SSm the very best for late, 40 5 00

^^^^^'^^^^T Cabbage.

oz. LB.

Red Dutch #0 20 $3 00

Early Blood Red Erfurt, 20 2 75

Dickmann's Giant Summer Cabbage. Mammoth Rock Red 25 3 00

American Drumhead Savoy.

The largest heading Savoy; of excellent flavor, and a general favorite with oz. lb.

market gardeners and truckers $0 30 #3 25

Early Dwarf Ulm Savoy 20 2 75

Netted Savoy.... 20 2 75

CAULIFLOWER.

loz. 2 oz.

Erfurt Earliest Dwarf $4 00 $7 00

Extra Early Dwarf Erfurt 4 00 7 00

Extra Early Paris 2 00 3 50

Extra Early Snowball 2 50 4 50

Large Select Danish ^ 2 00 3 50

Large La^ Algiers 2 00 3 50

Erfurt Earliest Dwarf Cauliflower.

WE SELL ONE-FOURTH POUND AT POUND RATES.'-^^

COLLARDS.

oz. LB.

True Georgia, the leading sort , |0 10 ^0 75

20

mCKMANN-I>USARD SEED CO.

Markbt Gardbneks' Carrot.

CARROTS.

OZ. LB.

Extra Early Forcing |0 10 $1 20

Early Half Long, stump-rooted 10 90

Early Long Scarlet, pointed 10 90

Oxheart, or Gaerande • 10 1 20

Dan ver Half Long 10 65

Market Gardeners' Best Strain 10 75

Long Orange Improved 10 65

Chatenay, or Model 10 65

Half Long Rubicon 10 50

Victoria, good for stock 10 60

White Belgian 10 50

CELERY. ^

White Plume $0 25

Pink Plume (new) 25

Kalamazoo 20

Golden Self-Blanching 25

New Giant Pascal 20

Boston Mark-^t 20

Heart well's Perfection 20

20

Dwarf Golden Heart Flavoring Celery

$2 75

We Sell One-Fourth Pound at Pound Rate.

GOLDBN Self- BLANCHING Celery.

CELERIAC. ^noUcn ^pUcric.

Giant Prague, the largest of all - ^0 20

Large Erfurt, smooth and fine flavor 20

Apple Shaped, smaller than the other sort 20

Large Improved Paris, a new imported kind

20

lb.

«2 25 2 25 2 25 2 25

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SUGAR CORN.

guckerKorn.

If to be sent by Mail, 15 Cents per Quart for Postage must be added.

GAL. BUSH,

Country Gentleman $0 40

Early Cory

Crosby's Extra Early

Early Minnesota

Perry's Hybrid

Clark's None-Such

GAL.	BUSH.
$0 40	$3 00
40	3 00
40	3 00
40	2 75
50	3 25
50	3 25

Stowell's Evergreen ^0 40

Late Mammoth

Extra Early Mammoth

Shakers' Early

Ballard's Early ....

Early Champion

40 40

50 50 50

$3 00 2 75

2 75

3 25 3 25 3 75

CARDOON.	Karboon.	OZ. LB.
Large Solid, the best kind		$0 30 $3 25
CHERVIL.	Besenlaucl?.	OZ. LB.
Curled		$0 20 12 00
C H I CO ^{^iconentDurzel.	OZ. LB.
Large Rooted, the best for this climate		$0 10 $1 00

CORN SALAD.

Large Leaved- Small Leaved .

OZ. LB.

. .. $0 10 $0 75

10

75

Corn Salad, or fbtiticus.

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DICK]\IA]S:>f-DUSARD SEED CO.

CUCUMBER. ®nxhen.

OZ. LB.

Evergreen White Spine $0 10 $0 60

Improved White Spine „ 10 60

Arlington White Spine — 10 60

Long Green „ 10 60

Extra Early Russian 10 60

Early Frame \ 10 60

Tailby's Hybrid, the best for pickles.- ' 10 75

St. Louis Pickle, very fine for pickles - 10 60

New Giant of Pera, a very large sort 10 85

Boston Pickling, an old standard sort 10 60

West India Gherkins, very small 10 75

Japanese Climbing, fine for Trellis 20 1 00

FORGING CUCUMBER. ©v«ti> ©uvMcn.

PST. OZ.

General Grant, American Grown $0 15 $1 00

Giant of Armstadt, imported 15 1 00

Glory of Erfurt, a favorite sort.. 15 1 00

Swan Neck, very large sort - 15 1 00

CRESS.

OZ. LB.

True Water $0 35 $3 00

j^R New Upland. - 50 5 00

^^^^ Common, or Peppergrass 10 65

■^M^S DANDELION.

^^^^^^p^^&^ Improved Large-Leaved $0 15 $0 75

TRUE wATBE^RBss. Freuch Gardcu, the very finest 20 2 75

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EGG PLANT, (gtcrpflanze.

OZ. LB.

New York Improved — $0 35 $3 00

Black Pekin - - 35 3 25

Early Long Purple 35 3 00

ENDIVE.

OZ. LB.

Green Curled Summer $0 15 $1 75

Green Curled Winter 15 1 75

Broad-Leaved EscaroUe 20 1 75

Self Blanching (new) 20 2 00

Improved ^EW York Ptjrple.

KALE, or Borecole.

BIdtterkol;! ober KrauskoE^l.

iMPROVEif Siberian Kale ,

Predeck's Winter	OZ, LB. $0 10 $0 50
Improved Siberian	10	65
Dwarf German Greens..	10	85
Dwarf Green Scotch	: 10	85
Tall Green, imported	from
Germany	10	85

KOHLRABI.

Earliest White Erfurt $0 20 $2 75

Early White Vienna 20 2 75

Early Purple Vienna 20 3 00

Green Large, good for late 20 3 00

Large American Flag.

White Vienna Kohlrabi.

LEEK.

OZ. LB.

Large Awerican Flag $0 20 $1 75

Broad-Leaved 20 1 75

Large Musselburg 20 1 75

Large Carantan _ 25 2 50

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DICKMANN-DUSARD SEED CO.

RELIABLE ONION SEED. ^tvUbei ^amen.

For a more detailed description a8 to cul- ture, see the book, "Onions for Profit;" price, 50c. Onion growers should have this book. No one can appreciate the value of reliable seed better than those who have been once disappointed. Too much care cannot be exercised in selecting your sup- ply of Onion seed. There is no vegetable in which the quality of the seed exerts a great- er influence upon the crop. Fully rt alizing this, we have for some years made a specialty of Onion seed, and have all our crops raised under special contract subject to careful supervision. In vitality it is very strong, being carefully tested. The rapid increase in our Onion seed trade among market gardeners and large growers of Onions, many of whom order from twenty- five to one hundred pounds, is the best evidence that our Onion seed is unexcelled in quality. If you use large quantities of Onion seed, it will pay you to write us for special prices, stating the amount required. Our prices will be as low as good Onion seed BED wETHERSFiELD ONION. cau bc sold for. We are not in the market

to compete with old and worthless seed, but we are ready and willing to have our prices compared with any reliable seed house.

GENUINE HAKD HEADING HANSON LETTUCE.

HANSON'S LETTUCE.

Oz. Lb.

Very hard head $0 15 $2 00

cos OR ROMAINE LETTUCE.

Oz. Lb.

Early White Self Folding $0 15 $2 00

Paris White Cos 20 2 00

Trianon 15 2 00

Curled Varieties. Krausc Sorten.

Oz. Lb.

Simpson's Early, very curly, white seed $0 15 61 65

Black Seeded Simpson, black seed 15 1 65

Early curled Silesia, white seed 15 1 65

Boston Curled, white seed 15 1 65

Grand Rapids Forcing, black seed - 15 1 65

. MUSTARD, ^enf

Oz. Lb.

Giant Curled, the best for early.. $0 10 $0 65

Chinese Curled, or Southern, very fine 10 65

White English, for pickling.. 10 65

Common, home grown 10 50

MARTINIA.

Oz. Lb.

Proboscidea ^ $0 25 $2 50

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MUSHROOM SPAWN. Cbampignonbrut

MUSHROOM.

English French .

CUL-TUKE.— Mushrooms may be grown in ceUars, under benches ot greenhouses, or In sheds, wherev'^er the tempera- ture of 50 degret-s can be ^^ept up turough the winter. The beds siiould be made f i om November toF» braary, according to the time the Mushrooms are wanted, aiid It requires about two months for them to begin bearing. Secure fresh horse dung, free from straw or litter, and mix an equal bulk of loam from an old pasture with It. Keep this under cover, takingcare toturn It every day , to prevent heating until the pile Is large enough to make a bed of the required size . Three or four f»ft wide, eish! Inches deep, anti any length desired. Are the proper ;>roportions for a bed , but thf se mny be varied. Prepare the mixture of 1 am and manure, making the bed in layers, and p >unding down each with the back of the spade. Leave this toheatthrou>?h fora few days, and as soon a* the heat subsides to 90 degree's , make holes ' n the bed about a foot apart each way , into whl<^h put pieces of the spawn t ^o or three inches In diameter, fill up tbe holps with the com- post, and at the expiration </f a week or ten ^ays the spawn will have thoroughly diffused itself through the bed. Spread a layer of fresn soli over the heap to the depth ( f two inches and cover with thr^^e or four inc es of h )y, straw or litter . Examine the bed often to see that it does not dry. Take special care, however, when water is given, that it be at a temperature of about 100 degrees .

From experience with Fr nch and English Spawn, we find there Is an important; iff erence between them. If the m nure in the bed is In proper condition the French Spawn will take hold and grow fully as w ell as t; e English, but if the b^d is not in the right state It will often rot. The English Spawn on the contrary, after starting a little, will remain in a com- paratively doi;mant state for a long time without losing its vitality. It is well to keep these points in mind in ordering Spawn.

Lb. 100 lbs.

$0 20 $11 00

per lb., 50c.; 3-lb. box, 1 25

ROBINSON'S MUSHROOM CULTURE. A book giving directions how to raise

Mushrooms. Per copy, postpaid |1 00

MUSHROOMS, AND HOW TO G-ROW THEM. By Wm. Falconer. The most com- plete book published in America on the cultivation of Mushrooms. ^ Per copy, postpaid 1 50

MUSK MELON. Zucker-mdone.

Rocky Ford (Colorado) Nutmeg iVIelon.

This is one of the best-selling Melons on the St. Louis market— has brought double the, price of other nutmeg varieties. We have the true seed of this melon, have bought the Melons here and took the seed out ourselves, so as to get the original stock. A trial will convince you.

	Oz.	Lb.
Rocky Ford Nutmeg Melon	$0 15	|1 25
Dickmann's Best	15	90
The Banquet	10	65
Osage, or Improved Miller's Cream.	10	65
Tip Top	10	65
Early Hackensack	10	65
Large Hackensack	10	65
Improved Cantaloupe	10	'• 65
Early White Japan	10	65 >
Baltimore, or Acme	10	65
Montreal Market	10	65 ^
Improved Large Nutmeg, green	10	65 .
Perfeoifced Delmonico	10	65 m
Jenny Lind, very fine	10	65 N
Netted Gem	10	65 m
Banana, New Improved	10	65 ^
Extra Early Citron	10	65 ^

DICKMANN'S BfCST MUSK MELONS.

PLEASE WRITE FOR PRICES IN LARGE QUANTITIES.

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DICKMANX-DUSARD SEED CO.

JOS. F DICKMANN'S RELIABLE ONION SEED— Continued.

GOOD OXION SEED is of the utmost importance. Fully realizing this, we make a specialty of the BEST Onion Seed. A dollar saved on the purctiase of the seed Is likely to be lost many times ovei wuen the bulbs a'e harvested. The first cost of the seed Is a comparatively small Item as compared with the expense Involved in the proper preparation, fertlllzlntj ar d culilvatlon of the soil. This cost Is fully as gre«t, and frequently more cultlvati* n Is required to raise a crop of Inferior bulbs from poor seed than to harvest a crop of fine, evenly ripened bulbs from a ^ood strain of seed. Our Onion tieed Is grown on'y from choice selected bulbs, examined critically before being set out to produce seed. In quality. It Is vastly superior to much that Is put on the market, and whlcn is grown chiefly with the ob.lect of producing the largest quantity of seed per acre. In vitality our seed Is very strong, of quick and positive germination, as vitality trials are made from each bag of seed as soon as received, and further comparative trials as the season advance's. The steady Increase in o ir Onion Seed trade, particularly among market gardeners, proves that DICKMANN'S ONIOM SEED is unexcelled in quality.

Large Red GU be.

White Globe.

Yellow Danvers .... White Silver Skin

Prizetaker.

oz.	14 LB.	LB.
$0 15	$0 40	$1 25
15	40	1 25
20	50	1 50
20	50	1 50
2J	45	1 25
20	P5	1 50
	65	2 00
20	50	1 50
i 20	65	2 00
20	75	2 GO

IXlSLiaN ONIONS,

3taltdntscl}e gtutebeln.

	oz.	Vi LB.	LB.
Mam'th Silver Kin 2 $0 25	$U 75	$2 75
Early Round Hard
White Dutch	20	60	1 75
El Paso, or Large
Mexican	20	75	2 25
Extra Early White
Pearl	20	75	2 25
Neapolitan Moggla-
joJa	25	90	2 50
White Adriatic Bar-
letta	25	90	2 50
White Queen	25	1 00	8 00
GlantWhlte Tripoli	25	90	2 75.
Re 1 Mam ihTJlpoll
or Bermuda Red...	30	1 00	3 00
Giant Re ) Ro ca	20	75	2 00
Giant White Rocca	20	75	2 00
Mamm« th P' mpell,
or Copper King	25	75	2 25
Giant Yellow K« cca,
or Spanish KIntr..	30	1 10	3 25
True B e r muda
On'on Seed	20	75	2 25
Sh^illot Seed, Imp.	40	1 25	4 00
Chives Seed	45	1 LO	5 00

The Gexdixe Prizetaker,

ONION SETS. Sctz-Zioiebcln.

Yellow Bo^^tom I Garlic per lb

White Bottom | New AVhlte Multiplier f , ^ „ .

Red Top, or Button White Tod, or Button f Market Price.

Potato Onion | Shallots J

Boxes, crates and barrels charged at cost price.

OKRA, or GUMBO. Esbarcr.

oz. LB.

Dwarf $0 10 $0 50

Tali 10 50

New White Velvet Dwarf If; 50

White Velvet Okbj^.

PARSLEY. Petersilie.

Dwarf, Extra Curled Parsley.

oz.

Triple Curled, or Myatt's Garnishing $0 10

Plain

Turnip-Rooted, or Hamburg

Kern-Leaved

Champion Moss Curled

Dwarf, Extra Curled

14 LB. $0 20

LB,

$0 75

10	20	50
10	2U	60
10	20	65
10	20	65
10	20	60

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PARSNIP. Pastinaken.

OZ. LB.

Magnum Bonum $0 10 $0 50

Large White Sugar 10 60

Student 10 60

Hollow Crown 10 50

New Maltese 10 65

PEAS. Erbsen. PEPPER. PktUr,

JOS. F. DICKMANN'S NORTHERN GROWN PEAS.

Our Seed Peas are of the ver.v best qual- ity obtainable, being all grown far nortti, riddled and carefully- hand - picked. They are raised from the hest selected stocKs, and the crops are carefu ly ' ' rogued, ' being subjecteu to the most critical and con- stant inspection.

	oz.	LB
Golden Upright	$0 20 $0 2 5^
Improved Sweet
Mour.tain	20	2 7i
Long JRed Cas eone ,	20	2 5i
Chile, or Mexican...	20	2 75
Ruby King	20	2 50
Celestial	20	2 75
Cherry Red	20	3 00
Large Bell, or Bull
jSose « Golden Dawn	20	2 50
20	2 50

IMPKOVBD SWBKT MOUNTAIN.

JOS. F. DICKMANN'5 PRIZE=TAKER PEA.

LARGEST, Most Prolific and Sweetest. This Pea Is the result of years of careful selections among Peas ; and, as Is now- offered to the public. Is without doubt one of the l est sorts in cultiva tion , Its habits THsemblp the Stratagem, branching, but corappct In growth. Pous are long, straight and very broad. S^ eds ure gr«en, wrl- kled and flattened resembling Yorkslilre Hf^ro, out much larger. It grows about (Eighteen Inches high , and is ready for market just after Dickn ann-Dusard S^^ed C '.'s Second Early Market Pees. Ct^mlng in when Peas are In demand, everv garden should inave th^m in it to be complete.

Packet, 'lOc; hkif-plnt, I5c; pint, 25c; quart, 40c; gallon, $1.50.

EXTRA EARLY VARIETIES.

QT. GAL. BUSH

Early May |0 15 $0 55 $4 50

McLean's Blue Peter,

Tom Thumb 20

Philadelphia Extra Early 15

DicJjmann's Extra Early Market 15

Gradus, or Prospe- rity 50

75

55

5 00 4 50

50 4 00

50 4 00

75 10 00

QT. GAL. BUSH.

Rural New Yorker. $0 15 $0 50 $4 OO

American Wonder.. 25 90 7 00 Extra Early Premi-

um|Gem 20 75 6 00

Laxton's Alpha 20 75 5 75

Daniel O'Rourke. .. 15 50 3 75

Nott's Excelsior 25 90 7 00

Alaska 20 65 4 50

Little Gem 20 75 5 50

SECOND EARLY and LATE VARIETIES.

QT. GAL.

Dickmann's Second Early Market Gar-

den	.•ISO 20 M 70	$5	25
New Pea Heroine	25	90	6	75
Abundance	20	75	5	25
Lonsc Island Mam-
moth	20	75	5	75
McLean's Advancer	20	75	5	25
Horsford's Market
Garden	20	75	6	00

Spate (£rbsen,

QT. GAL. BUSH.

Everbearing $0 20

Telephoiie 20

55 $4 50 75 5 OO

Stratagem Improved Pride of the Market Champion of England

Laree Black- Eyed Marrowfat

Large White Mar- rowfat

20 25 20

15

15

75 90 55

5 75

6 50 4 00

50 3 00

50 3 00

EDIBLE POTTED SORTS. gucker=(£rbsen mtt esbaren ScJ?oten.

QT. GAL. BUSH

Dwarf Sugar (gray

seeded) |0 25 $0 50 $4 50

QT. GAL. BUSH.

Tall Sugar $0 25 $0 50 $4 50

Melting Sugar 25 50 4 50

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DICKMAXX-DUSARD SEED CO.

POTJ^TO SEED.

Potatoes

The Potato, as ordinarily propagated. Is not grown from the seed, but from the tuber, a cutting of which resembles a graft or bud from a tre*, and perpetuntes the good <'r bad qualities of the paient. The true seed, which IS borne 1m a seed-pod following the bios*om. Is vwrj seld >m seen, is very difficult to gather, and conse- quently is very expenslvo. In appearance resembles a tomato seed of about one-tenth development, the Potato belonging to the Tomato amlly. Th** seed g.^rmlnates very easily, and the plants can be cuMvated by any one, produclnt? tub -rs the fli ftt year about the size of buctcshot ; th-'se, planted tue second year, double In ^ulk, and after three or four yars bee imes of edible size. As entirely new sorts are thus produced, the cul- tivation Is very interesting arid o ten profitable. Per pkt. , 30c.

Carman No. i 1

Caraan No. 2

The Freeman

Early Ohio

OhioJunJor

E rly Puritan

Mammoth Pearl

Burbank Seedling

Kural New Yorker No. 2 Market

Clark's No. 1 y

Chas. D.iwnlng I Price.

Beauty of Hebron |

The Thorburn

Late Burbank I

White Star

Emplr? State I

Early Rose I

Green Mountain I

Crown Jewel J

In addition to this we can also su ply a choice st »ck < f Ajax, Peei le«s, Dakota Re ' , Snowflake, Colorado R'^d andWhitnEiephant at the maiket price. Barrels and boxes at cost.

Sweet Potatoes.

Early Red Je' sey

Red Nansf mond

Ea ly Y How Jersey Market

Early Red Bermuda ...

-Yellow Nansemond j Price.

White Southern Queen.. | Yam or Vlneless J

Rural new Yorker, No. 2.

VIRGINIA PEANUTS. Per lb., 20c.

LARGE CHEESE.

PUMPKIN. MrHs.

OZ. I4 LB. LB.

Japanese Pie SO 10 $0 20 SO 65

Crookneck 10 20 65

Connecticut Field 10 20 45

Large Cheese f .. 10 20 60

Mammoth Chile 15 50 1 65

Na tucket 10 20 75

E tamp es Mammoth Red 10 25 90

Kentucky Field 10 20 45

Mammoth Tours 15 50 1 75

Tennessee Sweet Potato 10 20 65

RHUBARB, or PIE PLANT. Kunbarbcr.

OZ. 14 LB. LB.

New Giant $0 15 50 50 S2 00

Victoria 15 50 1 75

Linnaeus 15 50 1 75

RADISH. :Kcttic; ober HaMescJ^en.

Early Scarlet Turnip, forcing $0 10

Dark Blood Red Turnip 10

Early >cariet Turnip, white tipped,

forcing 10

Early Scarlet, Globe 10

y* LB.

$0 20

20

20 20

LB.

$0 55

75

65

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RADISHES. Hettig

Dickmann*s Model White Box Radish.— No

Radish ever introduced has met with so large a sale, or giving such general satisfaction as the Philadelphia White Box. But our customers, however, were gratified and surprised to find that we offer a still better and liore desirable Radish — Dickmann's Model White Box. It possesses all the excellent qualities of the once popular Phila- delphia White Box, and is superior in the follow- ing respects: In the first place, the shape is rounder and much handsomer, as shown in our engraving, made from nature. It is also earlier, with fewer and ahorter leaves, hence it can be sown more thickly in tv^erow, enabling the grower to raise at least one-third more radishes in the same space, whether under glasp, in frames or boxes, or on squares or br>rders in open ground. It is indeed a model, perfect in all respects, solid, juicy and unsurpassed in flavor in all stagres of growth, and equally valua'^le for the home or market garden.

Per ounce, 10c; per quarter pound, 20c; per pound, 75c.

WHIT10> STKASBURa .

OZ. lA LB. LB.

Early Scarlet, Olive-shaped $0 10 $0 20 $o 65

French Breakfast 10 20 65

Early Scarlet Turnip, White Tlp'd 10 20 65

vvoofls' Early Frame . .. 10 15 50

Golden Globe 10 20 65

Early Lon^ Scarlet, Short Top,

Ina proved 10 20 65

Long Brightest Scarlet, White Tip- ped 10 20 65

Chartler 10 '20 65

Giant White Stungart 10 20 65

Early White Turnip 10 20 65

Long White Naples lO 20 65

Wblte Lady Flngc^r, or LongWhlte

Vienna.... 10 20 f5

Whi e Strasburg lo 20 65

Celostlal, N«f»w 10 20 65

St. Louis White Summer 10 20 65

Newcm 10 20 65

Large White Summer Turnip 10 20 65

WINTER VARIETIES. H)tnter=Hetttg.

OZ. 1/4 LB. LB.

Long Black Spanish $0 10 $0 20 $0 65

Rcmnd Black Spanish - iO 20 65

Lor'g White Spanish 10 20 65

CMlifornia Mamm th White 10 20 65

Chinese Rose ... 10 20 65

Salsify, or Oyster Plant.

Baferrourzel.

OZ. ^4 LB. LB.

Long White French '.....$0 15 $0 60 $2 25

Mammoth Sandwich Island 15 60 2 25

SCORZONERA, OR BLACK OYSTER

PLANT 15 60 2 25

SPINACH. Spinat.

1/4 LB. LB.

Round Thick Leaved $0 15 $0 35

Improved Thick L^^aved (Vlroflay).. 15 35

PrlckU Seeded 25 35

Curled Leaved Savoy (Bloomdale) 15 35

Long Standing.. 15 35

New Zealand 25 90

Landreth's, in Blue Bags 5 lh>. for 1 25

S Q U AS H . Speisc-^urbtssc .

OZ. 1/4 LB. LB.

Early White Bush Scallop $0 10 $0 20 $0 65

Whl^e Pineapple 10 20 65

Essex Hy Ol id or American Turban lu 20 65

Early Yellow Bu^h Scallop 10 20 65

Ca na'l a Winter Crookneck 10 20 65

Marblehead lO 25 90

Mammoth Chill 15 40 1 50

Mexican Ra-^ ana 10 20 65

Boston Marrow 10 20 65

Giant Bush Summer Crookneck 10 20 66

Vegetable Marrow 10 20 65

Earlv Proline Orange Marrow 10 30 1 00

Sibley, or Pike's Peak 10 20 55

Hubbard 10 25 90

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DICIOIAXX-DUSARD SEED CO.

1

SEA KALE. JWeer-Kohl. .

Sea Kale Oz., I5c; 14 lb., 50c; lb., $1 75 i

_ j

SORREL, SoueFampseiT. i

Broad Leaved French, Oz. 15c; lA lb.50c; lb. $1 50 \

TOBACCO SEED. |

Tabaek Samen. j

oz. Vi LB. LB.

Gold Leaf $0 25 $0 75 $2 75 *

White Burley 25 75 2 75 ■

Yellow Prior 25 75 2 75 j

Missouri Broad Leaf 25 75 2 75 1

Havana 20 75 2 75 '

Big Oronoko 26 75 2 75 ;

Connecticut Seed Leaf 25 75 2 75 *

TOMATO.

OZ. Vi LB. LB.

Xew stone $0 25 $0 75 $2 75

Atlantic Prize 20 75 2 50

Royal Red 20 75 2 50

Large Round Yellow 20 75 2 50

Livingston's Beauty 15 75 3 GO

Turner's Hybrid, or Mikado 20 75 2 50

Long Keeper 20 75 2 50

Dwarf Champion 25 75 2 75

Ponderosa 25 75 2 75

Extra Early Purple Advance 20 75 2 50

Trophy 20 75 2 75

liiebesapsel.

oz. 14 LB. LB.

Favorite $0 25 $0 75 $2 50

Husk, or Strawberry 40

Perfection 20 75 2 75

Acme 20 75 2 75

Dlckmann's N. Jersey 25 85 3 00

White's Excelsior 30 1 25 4 00

Mansfield Tree 35 l 40 5 00

Buckeye State 25 90 3 25

Red Currant. Red Cherry, Yellow Cherry, Yellow

Plum, Red Pear Shape, excellent for pickles, pre- serves and pies. Pkt., 5c; oz., 25c.

TURNIP

OZ. 14 LB.

Extra Early Purple Top Milan $0 10 $0 20

Early White Flat Dutch strap leaved.. 10 20

Early Purple Top Munich 10 20

LongWhlte.or Cow Horn 10 20

Large White Globe 10 20

Early White Egg 10 20

CUeisze Huben.

LB. $0 75 45 65 45 45 45

OZ. 14 LB.

Purple Top Globe $0 10 $0 15

Sweet German

Purple Tot), strap leaved

Seven Top

Yellow Globe, or Amber

LB. $0 45

10	15	45
10	15	40
10	16	45
10	15	45

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HERBS. J^ttautetr.

SEEDS OF SWEET, POT AND flEDICINAL.

PKT.

Anise. For garnishing and seasoning $0 05

Balm. Usel for balm tea or Dalm wine 05

Basil, Sweet. Used for highly-seasoned dishes... 05

Bene. A medical plant 05

Borage. Excellent for hees 05

Caraway. Used for flavoring 05

Castor Oil Plant 05

Catnip. Used for bees _ 05

Coriander. Used chiefly for garnishing.. 05

Dill Used for flayorlng soups, etc 05

Fennel 05

Henbane 05

Hop Seed 05

Horeliound. Useful tonic properties 05

Hyssop. For medicinal purposes 05

PKT.

Lavender. A popular aromatic heib, emitting

a delightful perfume $0 05

Marjoram, Sweet. Popular for seasoning 05

Marjoram, Pot. Used Jor seasoning 05

Opium Poppy 05

Rosemary. An aromatic h» rb 05

Safiron : 05

Sage. The leaves and tender tops are used in

stuffing and in sauct-s 05

Savory, Summer. Used for seasoning 05

Thyme, Broad Leaved. For seasoning, also use- ful as a bee food 05

Tansy 05

Winter Savory 05

Wormwood 05

Wfl:TBRlVlEI^ON. JDasscr melons

' TRIUMPH " Watermelon.

This new Melon, as a market sort and for shipment, is the best ever introduced. It is very prolific, very early, and of uniformly large size. It is a cross between the Duke Jones and Kolb Gem; has the fine, handsome appearance of the former and the fine shipping qualities of the lat- ter. The rind, like the Duke Jones, is of dark green color, the seed exactly the same color as the Kolb Gem. The average size of the Melon is very is very large. The originator gathered from 2)^ acres, 2,418 Melons, weighing over 40 pounds each. Comparatively speaking, there were no small Melons on the vines at the time of harvest- ing seed. The "Triumph" is very early, very large, very prolific, deliciously sweet, of finest flavor— in fact, the finest Watermelon in the "Triumph" Watermelon.

United States. The farmer, who values his melon patch, and looks forward to the good times in June and July, cannot afford to do without the Triumph. Plant only the best; you get it in the Triumph. Prices: Packet, 10c; ounce, 20c; quarter pound, 50c; pound, $1.50.

OZ. LB.

Cuban Queen $0 10 $0 55

Jordan Gray Monarch 10 55

Green and Gold 10 55

Sweet Heart 10 55

The Dixie 10 50

Kolb's Gem 10 50

Peerless, or Ice Cream 10 50

Mountain Sweet 10 50

Improved Ironclad 10 65

eDark Icing, or Ice Rind 10 65

Pride of Georgia 10 66

OZ. LB.

Rattlesnake, or Gypsy ..: $0 10 $0 55

Florida Favorite 10 55

Scaly Bark 10 50

Black Spanish 10 55

Seminole 10 50

Mammoth Ironclad 10 55

The Boss - 10 55

Citron 10 55

Johnson's Christmas 10 50

Jones' Jumbo 10 55

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Ebi) ok Purple Top, Strap-Leaved.

Long Red Mammoth Mangel Wukzbl.

Farm Seeds.

5^16 Samen.

SUGAR BEETS AND MANGELS.

mangel mupzel odei» I^unkel Riiben.

lA LB. LB.

Golden Tankard 15 $0 35

Golden YeJlow Mammoth 15 36

Mammoth Long Red : 15 40

Norbiton Giant 15 4a

Red Globe 15 35.

Yellow, or Orange Globe 15 35

Sugar Cane 15 35

SUGAR BEETS. Zuexet. I^uben.

^4 LB . LB .

Improved White Sugar $0 20 $0 50-

Lane's Improved White Sugar 20 50

White Sugar 20 50

TURNIPS, Rutabaga Varieties.

Steek Rub«n.

14 LB. LB.

Improved American $0 20 $0 59

Shirving's Purple Top 20 50

Large White French 20 45

SPRING WHEAT. UUeizen.

BUSH.

Pillsbury Spring Wheat $1 50

Well ai an Fife 1 50

Saskatchewan Fife 1 50

SPRING BARLEY, oe^ste.

BUSH.

Highland Chief „ fl 60

Common 76

RYE. I^oggen.

Spring -|

Thousandfold J

DWARF FIELD BEANS.

peld Bobnan.

BUSH.

Dwarf White Navy $3 50

Boston Small Pea Soup Bean 3 50

Prolific Tree 3 50

BUCKWHEAT. Baehmeitzcr.

BUSH.

New Japanese - $1 50

Silver Hull : 1 50

Common 1 50

Special rates on large quantities.

SUNFLOWER. Sonnenblamen.

LB. 50 LBS. 100 LB8.JJ

Mammoth Russian $0 10 $2 60 $5 CO

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High QPEide Grass a»d Clover Seed.

^einstcn (Sras unb ^lee 5amen.

ORCHARD.

KENTUCKY BLUE.

HARD FESCUE.

TIMOTHY.

ITALIAN RYE.

English Rye Grass

High Grade Grass Seed. (Bras Samm.

LB. BUSH.

Fancy Kentucky Blue Grass -f 0 15 $1 50

Extra Cleaned Blue Grass - 10 1 00

Orchard Grass 15 1 75

Red Top Grass, Fancy 15 1 50

Timothy Mkt. price.

LB. 10 LBS.

Wood Meadow Grass $0 30 f 2 50

Sweet Vernal 20 1 75

Tall Meadow Oat Grass 25 2 00

Sheep's Fescue 15 1 40 Seradella.

Meadow Fescue 15 1 25

German, or Golden Millet.

Common Millet

Hungarian

LB.	10 LBS.
$0 15	$1 oe
35	2 75
15	1 40
15	1 40
|Mkt.	Price.
20
.. 1 25
15
LB.	BUSH.
$0 25	$2 50

Prices for large quantities on application.

OUR SPECIAL GRASS MIXTURE. (5cmiscl^tcr (Sras Samcn

For Hay and Permanent Pasture

LB. BUSH. 100 LBS.

$0 15 $2 00 $12 00

Clover Seed. mecSamcn.

LB. 10 LBS.

Lucerne, or Alfalfa Clover $0 20 |1 30

Alsike, Swedish or Hybrid 20 1 75

Bokhare Clover 30 2 00

Sainfoin, Esparsette, or Holy

Clover 15 1 25

Japan Clover 25 2 00

Honey, or Bee Clover 20 1 80

White Dutch 30 2 70

Red Clover Mkt. price.

Yellow Trefoil 15 1 25

Mammoth, Sapling, or Pea

Vine Red Mkt. Price.

Crimson, or Scarlet 15 1 25

Prices for large quantities on application.

EARLY BUTLER YELLOW DENT.

Write for Special Prices on Grass Seed before you buy in either Fall or Spring, also for Prices of otbcr

Grasses not mentioned above.

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Choice Field Corn and Fodder Plants.

Bestes peld l^ovn and Futtei* Pflanzen.

CHOICE FIELD CORN. Feld I^onn,

PKT.	V2 BUSH.	BUSH.
$0 30	$0 50	$1 00
30	50	1 00
25	40	75
25	45	90
25	45	90
25	50	1 00
30	50	1 00
35	60	1 00
25	45	90
50	90	1 75
30	55	1 00
35	60	1 20
35	60	1 20
35	60	1 20

RIPLEY'S FAVORITE is one of the best white field corns; fornls large, full-grown ears; very heavy and pure white. Per quarter busbel, 40c; half -bushel, 75c; bushel, $1.25.

Golden Beauty St. Charles Wh Learning

Giant White Normandy.

Black Hawk

Murdock's 90- day

Prolific Fodder Corn

White Cap Yellow Dent.

POP KOEN. Popp Kopn.

LB.

White Rice....„ $0 10

Silver Lace 10

Golden Queen 10

Red Rice 10

Striped Beauty 10

White Pearl 10

SEED OATS. Hafef.

BUSH.

Black Russian Winter $1 00

Early Black Cluster 90

White Russian 90

Welcome 90

Probestier -. 1 10

White Chester — 85

Rust-proof 65

Special prices on large quantities.

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Choice Field and Fodder Plants —Continued.

VETCHES, SPRING TARES, vokk^n.

COW PEAS.

They are great soil improvers Makes poor land rich; makes good land more productive; also makes a splendid and nutritious green forage or hay crop, enriching the soil even when the crop is cut off. Leguminous crops plowed under are one of the best and cheapest ways of improving the soil. For thie, purpose the Cow Pea has no superior, especially for medium or light soils. For this class of soils the Cow Pea is superior to Clover as a soil im- prover; it also makes splendid green food or a most nutritious hay. There is no surer or cheaper means of improving soil than by sow- ing Cow Peas, and if we consider that land improved by the use of clover (excepting the crimson), takes eight months at least, while this, a much heavier crop, is produced in three to four months, their great value is obvious to all. In its capacity as a nitrogen gatherer, its growth largely enables the farmer to dis- pense with the use of nitrogen or ammonia fertilizers. Nitrogen or ammonia in commer- cial fertilizers is valued at fifteen cents per pound The Cow Pea, to a greater entent than other leguminous crops, has the power to ex- tract the costly nitrogen or ammonia frc»m the atmosphere. The removal of the vines from the land to use for fodder purposes decreases, to some extent, the value of the crop as a feeder of nitrogen to the soil, but the roots being rich i,n nitrogenous matter, are great improvers. From 10,000 to 18,000 pounds of green fodder per acre have been produced by the Cow Pea. To grow for hay they are most valuable, as they yield an immense quantity of food.

Black "1

Black Eye (Market

Clay ( Price.

Whippoorwill J

Red Ripper ...

Crowder ! Market

Wonderful, or j p^^jpg Unknown .... j

FIELD PEAS. 5elb (Erbsen,

PK. BUSH.

Canada Field $0 60 $1 85

FIELD LUPINS, ^elb Cupinen.

PK. BUSH.

Yellow $1 25 $4 50

White 1 25 4 50

Blue 1 25 4 50

SOJA BEANS.

1^ The Tall Variety.— Habit of growth, very luxurious; grows 3V2 to 4V2 feet high on good land. Will yield 3 to 4 tons of dry forage per acre, and the feeding tests show it to be richer than clovor hay. A test acre, grown on rich river bottom land, threshed over 100 bushels of clean seed per acre. The Massachusetts Experiment Station says of them: "They are probably the richest vegetable substance grown for farm use."

PK. BUSH.

The Tall Variety f 1 00 $3 60

Dwarf 1 00 3 60

PK. BUSH.

Sand Winter, or Hardy Vetch $1 26 $4 60

Tufted Vetch, or Bird's Tares 1 26 4 76

Forage Plants, gutter pflanzen.

LB. 10 LBS.

Dwarf Essex Rape $0 15 $1 GO

Kaflar Corn 10 85

New Rural Branching Dhoura 10 86

Wild Rice 20 . 1 86

Early Orange Sugar Cane 10 85

Jerusalem Corn 15 1 40

Brown Dhoura 10 85

Sacaline, pkt., 10c; oz., #1.26; % lb., $8.00: lb., $16.00.

Teosinite, pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; V2 lb., 65c; lb., $1.25. Lathrus Sylvestris, pkt., 20c; oz., 40c; V4 lb., $1.25; lb., $4.50.

CANE, or Sorghum, zactkefirohi..

LB. 10 LBS.

Early Orange $0 10 $0 86

Early Amber Sugar Cane 10 85

Fl^aX. Flaehs.

LB. 50 LBS. 100 LBS.

Flax $0 15 $6 00 $8 00

Osage Orange, ^jecken pflanzen.

LB. 50 LBS. 100 LBS.

Osage Orange _

Egyptian Castor Bean.

This Is a New Ornamental Bean, which grows about twenty feel high, with large leaves. A wonder among the hean family. Per Ih. , 40c.

AUSTRALIAN SALT BUSH^

THE FORAGE PLANT FOR ALKALI SOILS.— Yields 30 tons to the acre on any soil without water. Introduced Into the Uoited States by the University of California . Expt rience and actual tests have shown that Salt Bush Is a hardy, dry-air plant, capable of thrifty and substantial growth In any soil. Its nutri- tious streagth Is equal to Alfalfa or Lucerne. Hogs, sheep and cattle are extremely fond of It, and chick- ens will leave almost any other food for it. It will stand cold to a temperature of 19 degrees, and heat to 150 degrees. Experiments In Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Montana, Idaho, Utah, South Carolina and Florida have been uniformly successful.

One plant will cover 500 square feet in one season, covering the ground with a matting of from six to eight inchffis thick. It remains green all winter, and will yield 20 to 30 tons to the acre. It produces wool and mutton of superior quality. Horses fed on it seem to be possessed of inexhaustible endurance. One pound of seed will plant an acre. Sow broadcast, in soil well pulverized, after all danger of frost Is past. Mix the seed with ten times it weight of loam, sand, ashes or plaster; cov»r lightly with a brush harrow or roll lightly. The seed germinates quickly, and the plants soon take possession of the ground; or, it may be sown in a hot-bed, cold-frame or boxes. Transplant when two Inches high.

Prices: Seed of the TRUE AUSTRALIAN SALT BUSH (Atriplex semibaccatum) , grown for us in Cal- ifornia, per pkt., IOC ; oz.,2Gc; 14 lb., 50c; lb., $1.50, postpaid.

New Domestic Coffee Berry Beans.

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TOWER GROVE PARK LAWN GRASS.

To see the fine LAWNS grown from our PREMIUM LAWN GRASS SEEDS you can go to any Park of St. Louis. We have been supplying the City for a number of years in succession, which you can see on record.

This Grass is composed exclusively of the very best varieties, such as long experience has shown to be the best adapted to produce a thick, heavy, carpet-like lawn. In this mixture we use only the very best recleaned seed, and we can guarantee that for purity and germination it is equal to any variety sold under any name. One of the greatest troubles in obtaining a good lawn is to get it free from weeds. These, while not always in the seed, are quite often in the ground, or come from the use of stable manure. Our customers can rely, in buying the Tower Grove Park Lawn Grass, on its being the purest seed obtainable, and entirely free from any foreign seeds. The quantity required for making new lawns is five bushels per acre, or for renovating old lawns, two to three bushels. For a space fifteen by twenty, or three hundred square feet, one pound is required for new, or half a pound for renovation. There are two ways of forming a lawn, by turfs, and by sowing the Grass Seeds. If good turfs can be had the lawn may be formed very quickly. By the making of a lawn by transplanting the sods is at best a laborious and expensive method, and in many cases is absolutely impossible, on account of their being no good tnrf in the neighborhood. A good lawn can be had in from ten to twelve weeks by sowing the Grass Seeds, and the final result will be the most satisfactory.

The best time to sow is early in Spring, as the moist weather then experienced is favora- ble to the quick germination of the seed, and gives the young plants a chance of being estab- lished before the Summer comes with its burning heat. The next best time is in September and October, as the weather is then comparatively cool, and suflacient growth may be made to establish the plants before the approach of Winter. Sow thinly and evenly, selecting a calm day for the purpose, and cover the seeds lightly with a wooden rake. After the Grass is well up, a moderately heavy roller may be passed over it to firm the surface.

During the season frequent watering and mowing will be necessary. A good supply of water is very important, as the fierce heat during the Summer is apt to burn the Grass out. The best time to water is in the evening or early morning, and the application should be copi- ous; a slight sprinkling will do very little good.

MEN WHO KICK about weeds in their lawns should blame themselves for it. If they buy their lawn seed from a man who makes the seed business a "side line," they cannot get as good seed as when they go to a reliable seed store. Our lawn seed is a mixture of the best re- cleaned seeds, and we guarantee it to make a beautiful lawn the first year, without weeds, unless they are in the ground from manure, or in the "black soil" hauled in.

FLOWER SEEDS

.5?^^ANNUALS--^i5ik>

And Other Flowers, Blooming the First Year from Seed.

In this department we include not only Annuals that bloom and die the first year, but also those Perennials that flower freely the first year from seeds. Upon this class of plants the garden is de- pendent for many of the brightest, most showy and beautiful flowers, and consequently we have taken special care in the growth and selection of the choicest seeds. We have this year transferred to the following pages many novelties of recent introduction and of real beauty. For Flower Seeds by the pound and ounce, send for special prices.

ON Alili ORDERS FOR SEEDS IN PACKETS the pu;:chaser may select TWENTY-FIVE CENTS' WORTH EXTRA for Each ONE DOLLAR sent us. Thus any one sending $1.00 can select seeds in packets amounting to $1.25; for $2.00, seeds in packets to the value of $2.50, and so on.

ABRONIA. Charming trailing annuals, height, nine to eighteen inches, flowering freely in large Verbene-like trusses, very fragrant. They suc- ceed well in the garden border, in beds, rock work or basket. pbk pkt.

100 Arenaria 5

101 Umbellata. Rosy pink 6

AQERATUn. Annuals, bearing in profusion

clusters of feathery flowers, suitable for pot culture in Winter or bedding out in Summer, flowering continually and profusely. Two feet high.

102 Blue 5

ICfe White 5

104 Mixed 6

TOM THUMB AQERATUM. Splendid very dwarf

variety for edgings and ribbon lines; covered with flowers until frost; height, three-quarter foot.

105 Tom Thumb. Blue. A beautiful variety,

bearing large trusses of flowers in such

abundance as to almost cover the plant 5

ALYSSUn. This old favorite should be largely used in every garden. It is of easiest culture, and its fragrant flowers are produced all Summer.

106 Sweet Alyssum. White, in clusters. Oz.,

30c 5

107 Benthami Compactum. More dwarf and

compact, known as Tom Thumb Sweet

Alyssum 5

AMARANTHUS. Very ornamental plants, some remarkable for large panicles of showy flowers and others for the brilliant range of colors in the leaves.

108 Caudatus (^Love-lies-bleeding). Long red

panicles 5

109. Princess of Wales. Foliage beautifully

blended 5

110 Splendens {Rainboiv Plant). Inner foliage of a very dark blackish- bronze, tipped with green ; the outer foliage where exposed to the light is an intense flaming crimson and shining gold, while some of the leaves comprise crimson, gold, bronze and green. 5

PER PKT.

111 SsAlciioWus {Fountain Plant) . Willow- like

foliage 5

112 Tricolor {yosej>k's Coat). Yellow,red,green 5

113 nixed. All kinds 6

ANTIRRHINUM {Snap Dra£on), Those who

have cultivated only the old fashioned, faded Snap Dragon have no idea how bright and beauti- ful these new and improved varieties are. They are easily raised from seeds, make a gorgeous bed on the lawn, and if freely cut they bloom incessantly throughout the season. Our mixtures contain all the new and choice colors, including the beautifully striped, variegated and margined.

114 Tall varieties. Mixed : 6

115 Dwarf varieties. All colors mixed 5

116 Anagallls. Low- growing plants, with re-

markably bright and handsome flowers;

mixed varieties 5

ABUTILON {Floivering- Maple). Although uni- versally admired, comparatively few are aware how easily Abutilons can be raised from seed and how beautifully they flower all Summer the first season. To get them in bloom early the seed should be started in the house and the young plants set out in the garden when the weather is warm and settled. They grow rapidly bearing a rich profussion of the elegant, bell- shaped flowers. A splendid house plant, bloom- ing freely in Winter.

117 Prize. Mixed. Embracing the most elegant

colors, both self s and streaked and veined.. ..15

118 ADONIS /Estivalis. The Flos Adonis has

fine, pretty foliage, with bright- scarlet flowers 5

119 AQROSTEMMA Cceli rosa {Rose of Heav-

en). Abundant bloomer, with deep rose

flowers, very pretty in masses 5

ALONSOA {Mash Flotver). Free- flowering bed- ding plant, with handsome flowers, in bloom until frost.

120 Grandiflora. Bright scarlet, one and one-

half feet 5

121 Llnifolla. Orange scarlet, one and one-

half feet 5

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ASTERS.

Not only the most popular, but the most ef- fective in the entire list, while most easj of culture, there is no flower which combines so much beauty and variety of color and shape and habit as the modern AstPt. For a late Sum- mer or Fall dis- play they have n o successful rival. Give them a rich soil, and in hot, dry weather they should be GLOBK FLOWERED ASTER, m u 1 c h e d and

well watered.

TRUFFAUT'S P^EONY PERFECTION ASTER.

A very favorite type. Thrifty, upright plants, large, fine flowers, with long in- curved petals. The florists' Aster and one of the finest, perpkt.

122 Paeony Perfection. Finest mixed 5

123 " Satin white 5

124 " " Crimson 5

125 " Dark blue 5

DWARF CHRYSANTHEMUM FLOWERED

ASTERS. Plants only ten to twelve inches high, producing fiowers of the largest size and Gfioicest colors r

^ A. Chrysanthemum Flowered. Mixed 5

VICTORIA ASTERS. A magnificent race of Asters. The colors include many delicate and some gorgeous shades, flowers very double and four inches across and from twenty to thirty in a single plant, flfteen to eighteen inches high.

127 A. Victoria. Choice mixed 5

128 " Pure white 5

GERMAN QUILLED ASTER. Flowers composed

of tube or quill-shaped petals. Very beautiful with a great variety of colors.

129 German Quilled. Mixed 5

130 " " Pure white 5

131 Chinese Asters. Choice mixed; twelve sorts. 5

132 Dwarf Bouquet. A most charming class,

of compact habit, only six to eight inches high. Each plant is covered with hand- some flowers and looks like a bouquet set in the ground. Fourteen colors 5

133 Globe Flowered. Best German mixed 5

134 White Plume Aster. A grand Aster hav-

ing large, plume- like flowers, cream white in color and lasting a long time 10

135 New White Plume Aster. Extra Fine

Florist Strain. A pure white Aster of great beauty; it cannot always be relied upon to produce feathery form, but a first-class flower may always be expected of grand size and pure color 25

ASPERULA. A hardy dwarf annual, with clus- ters of small, sweet-scented flowers, lasting a long time while in bloom, fine for bouquets; one foot. PER PKT. 136 Odorata {Swee^ Woodruff. Chief ingre- dient in the *'Maitrank," or May wine of the Germans. The dried flowers and leaves have a delicious perfume, and im- parts an agreeable perfume to clothes, etc., when kept among them 5

BALSAM {^^^y's supper). An old and favorite garden flower, producing its gorgeous masses of beautiful, brilliant- col- ored double flowers in the greatest profusion, of easy culture, succeeds in a good rich soil.

BALSAM PERFECTION.

137 Balsam, Double White. Oz., $1.00 6

138 Balsam, Double Perfection. Very double,

immense, solid round flowers. Oz., $1.50..10

139 Balsam, Double Camellia Flowered. Finest

mixed. Oz., $1.00 10

140 Balsam, Double Hixed. Occasionally semi-

double. Oz., 50c 6

141 Balsam, Double. Collections of six eolors..50

142 Balsam, Double Scarlet {Ki7ig) -6

143 " Pink {Maideu's Blush) 6

144 Balsam, Double Solferino. Striped and

spotted 6

145 BARTONIA. — Aurea. One of the most

showy of our hardy annuals. The plants grow eighteen inches to two feet high, with thistle-like, downy leaves, commence to flower early and bloom continuously throughout the Summer ; the large, saucer- shaped flowers, two and one- half inches across, are of a bright metallic yellow, and intensely brilliant 6

146 BRACHYCOME.— Iberidifolia(6^rva« River

Daisy^, Very effective dwarf-growing . plants, covered for months with a pro- fusion of single daisy-like flowers, blue and white mixed; one-half foot 5

147 BROWALLIA. Handsome plants, eighteen

inches tall, with shining green foliage and bright blue and pure white flowers, mixed.. 5

You should try Dickmann's Giant Summer Cabbag-e for an early crop. It will

be sure to pay you. See paj^e 19. OUR FLOWER SEEDS ARE THE BEST TO BE FOUND.

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BEET. — Ornamental Foliated. The large, grow- ing varieties of the Chilian Beet are very attract- ive as the center of the circular beds surrounded by the Dracaena Leaf Beet, Nasturtiums, and other dwarf plants. per pk'^.

148 Scarlet Ribbed Chilian. Immense leaves,

of indescribably rich crimson bronze, with mid- ribs of shining scarlet. Oz., 15c 5

149 Yellow Ribbed Chilian. Leaves greenish-

yellow, with deep golden-yellow mid- ribs. Oz., 15c 5

150 Dracaena Leaf. Entirely unique, its orna-

mental, dark red, lustrous leaves resem- bling the Dracaena, very rich and beauti- ful for borders. Oz., 15c 6

DOUBLE DAISY.

BELLI5 (Double Daisy). Daisies are easily raised from Spring- sown seed, and come into flower in a very short time. Among the most charming Spring flowers, they are most indis- pensable for cool, shady places. With protec- tion they will stand the Winter.

151 Fine German Double flixed 5

152 Extra Double White. Fine 5

CALENDULA. The old pot ''Marigold." Are

really of remarkable beauty, deserving a place in every garden.

153 Double flixed (Po^ Marigold). Oz.,15c 5

154 fleteor. Perfectly double and beautifully

striped cream color, edged with orange. Oz., 20c , 5

155 Prince of Orange. Large, deeply imbri-

cated flowers, pale straw yellow, striped with a most intense shade of orange. Oz., 25c 5

156 Convolvulus flinor. The Dwarf Mor7iing

Glory is a beautiful plant of trailing habit,

and is a perfect mass of bloom 5

CANDYTUFT. Among the most useful of hardy annuals. Perfectly hardy, and produces its neat clusters of flowers very freely.

157 White. Oz., 20c 5

158 Rocket. Spikes of white flowers. Oz.,20c.... 5

159 Dark Crimson 5

160 New Carmine. The richest in color 5

161 nixed. Including above varieties. Oz.,20c....

162 CHRYSANTHEHUn. (French Margue-

rites^ or Painted Daisies). These annual Chrysanthemums have no resemblance whatever to the perennial varieties, also so popular, but have a distinct beauty. The plants grow twelve to eighteen inches high, and produce on long stems beautiful large flowers of many bright colors, having the appearance of being laid on with a brush 5

PER PKT,

163 NEW DWARF CANNAS. These new dwarf

ever- blooming, large flowering French Cannas bloom freely the first year from seed. They are much less expensive and incomparably more beautiful for bedding than the best Geraniums. In fact, we cannot recall any other plants that have ever given us such satisfaction in masses or in beds, while even single specimens are most attractive in the garden. The roots can be kept in the cellar over Winter, and each clump will give six to eight good roots for planting out in the following Spring. The Mixed Seed we offer has been saved from the finest varieties of all colors. Oz., 60c; 3 pkts., 25c. 10

164 Calandrinia Grandiflora. Very beautiful

dwarf growing annual for the flower garden ; in the sunshine the large rose- colored flowers expand into a perfect blaze of beauty 5

165 Cacalia {Tassel Flower'). Small tassel-

like blooms, often called Flora''s Paint Brushy gracefully borne on long stems; useful for cutting ; bright scarlet and yel- low mixed 5

CENTAUREA {Blue Bottle, or Bachelor's Button). One of the most attractive of all hardy annuals, the graceful beauty of its old-fashioned flowers being universally admired. A hardy annual of the easiest growth, and flowers freely and con- tinuously, height two to three feet, flowers ex- cellent for cutting.

166 Cyanus. Mixed. Including dark and light blue, purple, pink, rose, white, etc. Oz., 25c 5

167 riascuta, or Sweet Sultan 5

168 Clarkia. Very free flowering, flowers white

with brilliant carmine center 5

169 flixed. Double and single varieties 5

170 CHRYSANTHEnun.— Double, Corona-

rium mixed. White and yellow, double flowers 5

171 Sulphureum fl. pi. Produces numerous

very pretty, double flowers, of a rich lemon color.' 5

172 CASTOR OIL BEAN. See Ricinus 5

CALLIOPSIS. Very handsome and showy plants, with numerous flowers of brilliant colors and of long duration in bloom. Of the easiest culture, they require no care and thrive in any garden. \

173 Drummondii ( Golden Wave) . Bushy, com-

pact plants, covered all summer with ■ bright golden flowers, two inches across, each distinctly marked with dark brown center. Oz.,20c 5

174 flixed. All varieties and colors, Oz.,20c.... 5

CELOSIA {Cockscomb). Quite easy to grow and certainly one of the most showy and brilliant of annuals. The combs of the best varieties often grow a foot or more across the top.

176 Fire=Feathered. The plant grows three feet high, and the main stems puts forth thirty to thirty-five branches, each crowned^ with a feathery flowery head of an intense fire color 5

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177 PREMIUM COCKSCOMB. This is the best dwarf- growing Cockscomb we have, are firmly set in the crown, with well-bal- anced, large heads, two to twenty inches across. They grow very uniform and pre- sent an unusually solid effect in color, which is a rich ruby-red of extreme bril- liancy. 3pkts.,25c 10

COCKSCOMB.

178 Dwarf Golden Rose. Large combs of

bright rose, marked with a stripe of clear golden yellow 5

179 Empress. Mammoth, bright purple combs, 5

180 Glasgow Prize, or Tom Thumb. A fine

dwarf variety, dark leaves and crimson combs 5

181 Dwarf Mixed. Various shades of red 5

182 Gold Feathered. This is in all respects

like the Fire Feathered Celosia, except that the feathered flower heads are of a bright golden-orange color 5

183 Feathered Varieties, Mixed. Oz., 50c 5

184 CRBPIS Rubra (Hawkweed). Rosy, double

flowers 5

185 CUPHEA Miniata. A pretty little half-hardy

annual, bearing numbers of curiously- shaped flowers, of a bright vermilion scarlet, with violet center K)

186 CINERARIA Maritima {Dusty Miller). Very

ornamental for bedding and as a decorative plant. Of dwarf, compact habit, with a handsome silvery-white foliage; can be grown very easily from seed. A beauti- ful plant for decorative purposes 5

187 COLLOMIA Coccinea. Numerous heads

of fine red flowers, somewhat like a Bou- vardia 5

COSMOS Hybridu^. Of very rapid growth, and make large bushes fully five feet high, which are a mass of elegant foliage until they bloom in August. From September until November each plant is covered with hundreds of showy blos- soms two inches in diameter. The flowers re- semble single Dahlias, and are pure white, flesh color, charming light pink, and deep rose in color, each with a bright yellow center. They are very easily raised and they make a grand display. pbkpkt.

188 All Colors. Mixed 5

189 Pure White. Large, pure white flowers,

extremely beautiful; very valuable for florists 5

190 Pure Pink. Beautiful large flowers of a

clear, delicate pink color 5

191 CYNEGLOSSUM {Venus Navelworth) 5

DATURA (^AngeVs Trumpet or Sweet Night- ingale). Very showy, large-branching plants, growing three to five feet high, bearing im- mense trumpet-shaped flowers, six inches in length and very fragrant. They bloom freely from seed sown in the open ground the first season, but the roots can be taken up and kept over Winter the same as Dahlias.

192 Wrightii. Large, single, white flowers 5

193 Fastuosa, fl. pi. Large, double white 5

194 Fastuosa, fl. pi. Double purple 5

195 Mixed. Seeds of all the above 5

niAMTHIT^ (PINKS). The China and 1 1 lU.:? Japan Pinks are deservedly very popular, as few flowers can equal them in beauty and profusion of bloom. They comprise many distinct and most beautifully marked varieties, of rich and varied colors. They bloom continually all Summer and Fall, until severe frost; they live over Winter and bloom finely again the second season. They are alike orna- mental in the garden and for bouquets. Plants ten to fifteen inches high, and are of the easiest cultivation.

196 Chinensis {Double Chinese Pinks). Clusters

of small double flowers, finest mixed. Oz., 50c 5

197 Chinensis albus, fl. pi. Double white 6

198 Diadematus,fl. pi. {Double Diadem Pink.)

Marked like the original Chinese Pinks, very double, large flowers, magnificent in color and variety 5

199 Heddewiggii, Finest Single. Mixed.

Flowers two to three inches in diameter. Oz.. 75c 5

200 Heddewiggii, fl. pleno. Finest double

mixed, in great variety, extra choice. Oz., 75c 5

201 OUR OWN MIXTURE of all the above

splendid varieties. % oz., S5c; oz., 60c.... 5

Slug Shot is sure death to all insects that injure the garden and field crops.

71/1 AOI^CTT n A or^CVTCDC ^^^ho buy seeds in large quantities are requested to write iTlAKlVt;! UAKUCrlNCKo for WHOLESALE PRICES. While the prices quoted in this Catalogue are very reasonable, yet frequently we have orders for large quantities of certain seeds (such as Onion, Cabbage, Carrot, Cucumber, Melon, Radish, Turnip, etc.), and the purchaser naturally expects to buy at a price lower than that charged for a single pound.

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214 QODETI A Albemarle. Plants compact, pro- fusely covered with rosy- carmine flowers.. 5

215 Fine mixed. Many varieties. Oz., 25c S

216 QYPSOPHILA Elegans. A mass of the

riAHI lA^ Every one knows and admires LT/^l 11^1/^47. Double Dahlia but com-

paratively few are aware that it can be grown so easily from seed and flowers so beautifully the first season that the pur- chase of bulbs is a need- less expense. We offer the choicest seed, that, if sown in the Spring, will give a magnificent display of the brightest colors by August. pkt.

202 Choice nixed Pom= pon 10

203 Mixed. Single sorts.. 5 SINGLE DAHLIA. 204 ESCHSCHOLTZI A

{Calf ortiia Poppy). Mixed. Flowers yel- low, orange and white, leaves finely cut, height, ten to twelve inches, very showy.... 5

205 EUPHORBIA Marginata {Snow-on-t he-

Mountain). A hardy annual, growing two feet high, with beautiful foilage, elegantly veined and margined with white, very showy. Oz., 25c

EGQ=PLANT. Not edible. Or- namental, fruit-bearing plants, growing freely in rich, light, warm soil.

206 White = fruited. Egg-

shaped 5

207 Scarlet=fruited. Hand-

some, dark-green foil- age 5

208 ERYSinun Hedge

riustard. Hardy an- nual, sweet scented, good for bouquets, etc.. 5

209 FORQET=nE=NOT. See

Myostosis 5

210 FOUR=OXLOCK. See

Marvel of Peru.... 5

QAILLARDIAS. Althougli long neglected, the single Gaillardia, or Blanket Flower has lately come into well- deserved popularity. Of mag- nificent size and wonderful profusion, the flowers are greatly admired for their fine forms and rich blending of colors, while they thrive well everywhere.

211 Mixed colors 5

212 QILIA. Mixed. All vari-

eties. Good for cutting, of dwarf habit, will bloom almost anywhere 5

213 QAMOLEPIS Tagetes.

Of compact growth, with fern-like foilage and bright- yellow, daisy-like flowers 5

finest little leaves and branches, covered with tiny, white flowers. Useful for bou- quets, its delicate sprays imparting a light appearance 5

217 HELIANTHUS {Sunflower). The Dahlia.

Produces numerous bright golden-yellow flowers, which are generally perfectly double 5

218 Mammoth Russian. Very large. Oz., lOc. 5

219 Primrose. Small Sunflower of trim ap-

pearance 5

HELIOTROPE. Every one loves the delightful fragrance and beauty of the Heliotrope, but very few are aware of the fact that it can be raised from seed as easily as Verbenas. From seed sown in the open ground the plants will flower in August, while a fine display can be had earlier by starting the seed in the house and setting out plants when the weather is warm.

MIXED SINGLE DAHLIAS.

BEAUTIFY YOUR GARDEXS WITH LITTLE MOIS^EY.

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220 Choice mixed. Many varieties 5

221 Dark Bouquet. The large flower heads are

intensely dark, of the deepest blue in color and most deliciously fragrant. It comes true from the seed 6

222 HIBISCUS. Hardy annual, with large,

showy flowers, very ornamental 10

223 ICE PLANT {Mesembryanthemum crystal-

Ihiiaii). Fine for vases, singular icy foliage. 5

224 JACOBCEA ELEQANS. Double mixed, an

old favorite for flower borders, continu- ously in bloom and useful for cutting, one

foot high 5

LARKSPUR. Well-known annuals of great beauty, and noted for richness of their colors.

225 Double Dwarf Rocket. Finest mixed., 6

226 Tall Rocket. Double mixed 6

227 Emperor Larkspur. Really splendid, a sin-

gle plant having fifty or more erect spikes of flowers 5

228 LIN ARIA Bipartita splendida. Avery at-

tractive, free- flowering, hardy annual, heads of handsome purple flowers, resem- bling the snap-dragon 5

229 LINUfl Grandiflorum rubrum (^Crimson

Flax). One of the most beautiful annuals known. Valuable for bedding 5

LOBELIA. Very dwarf plants, growing four to six inches high and forming dense masses of flowers. Of easy culture, and well adapted for

bedding, edging, pots or rockeries.

230 Erinus, compacta. Deep, rich blue. %,

oz., 76c 5

231 Erinus compacta alba. White, oz., 75c.. 5

232 Erinus Crystal Palace. Dark blue, splendid. 5

233 Finest mixed varieties. Oz.,50c 5

LYNCHNIS {Burning Star). Grand, hardy peren- nials, which grow and bloom from the same roots, year after year, requiring no protection. They will flower freely the first year if the seed is sown early.

234 Chalcedonica. Intensely bright scarlet 5

235 LOVE=IN=A=MIST. See Nigella,

236 LUPINUS Subcarnosus {The Deep- Blue

Lupin). Its neatly cut, lively green foliage carpets the ground, from which are borne upright, on stems six to eight inches long, lovely spikes of the deepest sea- blue flow- ers, delicately fragrant 5

237 Mixed. All annual varieties 6

MALOPE. This old hardy annual is a favorite wherever known, as few plants produce more beautiful flowers. The plants grow eighteen to twenty inches high, and bear large single flowers.

238 Qrandiflora mixed. Crimson, rose and

white 5

riARIGOLD. The African varieties are stronger in habit, and produce larger flowers than the French.

239 African Double. Mixed. All varieties 5

240 French Double Dwarf. Mixed colors, of

compact habit, numerous bright flowers.... 5

MARVEL=OF=PERU {Mirabilis). The Marvel- of-Peru, or Four o'clock, is as easily grown as a weed, and is one of the most brilliant and showy of annuals. Planted in beds or masses, their compact growth, rich, glossy leaves, together with their profusion and diversity of bloom, present a gorgeous sight during the afternoon. perpkt.

241 Marvel of Peru. Mixed, all colors. Oz.,15c.. 5

242 MATRICARIA {Feverfew). Eximia fl. pi.

Extremely beautiful plants, twelve inches high. Grows freely in any soil and bears numerous, perfectly double, pure white

flowers, one inch in diameter 5

MEDICAQO. These plants are grown for their curiously shaped seed pods — being of most pe- culiar shapes.

243 Acutellata {Snails). Flowers small, yellow.. 5 MATHIOLA {S'iveet-sce7zied Stock). A charming

hardy annual, which sown early begins to flower in June, and bears a great profusion of fragrant flowers.

244 Bicornis. Light lilac- pink, very sweet 5

245 Martynia fragrans. Fine Summer bloom-

ing garden plants, with large crimson Gloxinia-like flowers, followed by curi- ously horned fruits, one and a-half feet 5

246 nixed Varieties 5

n inMONFTTP Mignonette is a uni-

1 llVJi^V^i^lCl IC. versal favorite on account of its sweet and delicate fragrance. The seed should be scattered liberally in sunny situations. The flowers of some of the newer varieties, de- scribed below, are of wonderful perfection.

247 Reseda odorata, Sweet Mignonette. Oz.,

15c 5

248 Odorata grandiflora ameliorata. Oz., 20c.. 5

249 Giant Pyramidal. Very fine, large flowers

of compact, pyramidal habit. Oz., 35c 5

250 PURE MATCHET. Of vigorous, pyra-

midal growth, with very thick, dark-green leaves, numerous stout flower stalks, bear- ing massive spikes of deliciously scented reddish- gray flowers, of great substance. K oz., 50c : 10

251 Golden Queen. Very fine new variety,

with flowers of a golden hue, highly effec- tive, of dense, pyramidal habit. Oz., 40c.. 6

252 nixed. Including many varieties. Oz., 25c.. 5 MIMULUS {Monkey Flower). Tender-looking

plants, with singularly shaped and brilliantly colored flowers, blotclxed and spotted in every conceivable manner. Excellent for baskets or vases, while they thrive well in the garden if planted in partial shade.

253 Tigrinus. Fine hybrid varieties, mixed 6

254 Tigrinus grandiflorus. Very large-flowered

and tigered and spotted varieties, most

beautiful 10

255 noschatus {Musk Plant). Leaves musk- scented 5

nVOSOTIS {Forget-me-not). These charming little favorites succeed best in damp, sandy situ- ations, but thrive well in almost any soil.

256 Palustris. The true marsh. Forget-me-not^,

small, blue flowers 5

257 Alpestris. Blue, dwarf, free- flowering 5

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258 Alpestris alba. White, height, six inches.... 5

259 Semperflorens. Blue, a dwarf variety,

flowers from early Spring until the Autumn very fine - 10

Ton THUriB NASTURTIUnS.

The improved Dwarf or Tom Thumb Nastur- tiums are unrivaled in beauty and effect. When planted in poor soil, they flower most profusely and remain long in bloom. We recommend a liberal use of the seed, in variety.

260 Tom Thumb Beauty. Yellow and scarlet... 5

261 Palace Gem. Sulphur, spotted maroon, 5

262 Lady Bird. Its striking flowers are pro-

duced in profusion throughout the Sum- mer. The ground color of the flowers is rich golden yellow, each petal barred with a broad vein (starting from the base) of

bright ruby crimson. Oz., 25c.

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263

Tom Thumb Varieties. Mixed. Including the above and other choice colors. Oz.,

15c; 1^ lb., 40c; lb., $1.25 5

NEnOPHILA (Love Grove) . Of neat, compact habit, blooming freely all Summer. If thinned to four inches apart the plants will present a dense mass.

264 nixed. Many rich, bright colors 5

NIQELLA {Love-in- a~ Mist) . Very showy in

foliage, flowers, and seed pods. The pretty flowers are surrounded by a delicate wreath of fine, mossy, green fibers.

265 Damascena, Double. Mixed. With finely

cut leaves and curious blue and white flowers 5

266 Dwarf, Double. Of compact, neat habit of

growth. A little gem, with white and blue flowers 5

267 NICOTIANA Affinis. Produces splendid

pure white, Bouvardia-like flowers on long terminal tubes. When its large flowers are fully expanded in the evening and morning it has' a most striking effect, and is so fragrant that a small bed will perfume the whole surrounding atmosphere. Taken up in the Fall, cut back, and potted, it will bloom freely all Winter... , 5

268 NOLAN A. Mixed. Very pretty trailing

plants for rock-work, hanging baskets, flower borders, etc. Flowers resemble the Dwarf Convolvulus 5

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269 (ENOTHERA {Evening- Primrose). Acaulis

alba. Saucer- shaped, silver-white, flow- ers, of enormous size, very striking and fragrant 5

270 Drummondii. Very large, bright-yellow

flowers 5

271 OXALIS. Exceedingly free-flowering little

plants with lively foliage, and entirely covered with bright flowers from June until September. Very useful for edgings, as they form an even and pleasing border.. 5^

PRIZE MIXED PANSIES.

p^^gjjjgg^ Pansies are the most popular of all flowers grown from seed. It is needless to say anything in praise of such a universal favorite. It is everywhere popular, both for the brilliant beauty of its flowers and the long continuation of bloom. Pansy seed is a specialty, and we have not only a large col- lection of varieties, but also the very best seed of each variety. ^

272 Giant Odier. The flowers, of immense size, are of the pop- ular Odier type, be- ing all three- spotted or five-spotted on back-grounds of very rich colors, the flow- ers are of good sub- stance and fine form, plants are of neat, compact growth, yi oz., 85c; oz., $6.00; pkt., 15c.

273 Odier, or Blotched. Superb, large - eyed flowers of very good

shape, and beautifully

GIANT ODIER.

blotched with rich and varied col- ors. % oz.,60c;

oz., 14.00 la-

274 Pheasant's

-'^ye{Rainbo-w). Upper petals sky-blue, edged with violet, the lowerpetalsare mostly purple, sometimes on a white, some- times on a yel- low ground, marble and spotted. 34 oz., 50c; oz.,$1.50.. 5-

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275 Prince Bismarck. Beautiful shades of

brown and golden-bronzed marbled. ^ oz., 50c; oz., $1.50 6

276 Snow Queen. Flowers of a delicate pure

satiny- white. 34 oz., 50c; oz.,$1.50 5

277 King of the Blacks, or Faust. Flowers

intensely black, almost coal-black. ^ oz., 40c; oz., $1.25 5

278 Lord Beaconsfield. Large flowers of deep

purple violet, shading off in the top petals to a white hue, highly effective, oz., 40c; oz., $1.25 5

279 Emperor William. Flowers of a splendid

ultramarine blue, with a well- defined pur- ple-violet eye. 34 oz. ,40c; oz.,$1.25 5

280 Dark Purple. Rich, deep color. % oz., 40c.. 5

281 Silver=edged. Dark purple, white border.... 5

282 Striped and Mottled Varieties. Very fine

and exceedingly beautiful. 34 40c; oz., $1.25 5

283 Qold=margined. Strikingly handsome 5

284 Pure Yellow. Large, golden flowers,

oz., 40c 5

285 Large Flowering. Very fine mixed. Em-

bracing all the separate colors of German Pansies. >^oz.,25c; i^oz.,40c; oz., $1.25..10

286 Good Quality. Mixed. Fine for bedding,

many rich colors. 34 ^'^•i 25c; oz., 85c.... 5

287 PRIZE MIXED. An extra fine mixture of

all the best varieties of show, fancy, striped and spotted Pansies, and also the giant-flowered Pansies of the improved Giant Odier types. % oz., 50c; oz., $3 50..10

PETUNIA.

PETUNIA valuable plants, succeeding

well everywhere. They are par- ticularly showy in beds or masses, and are uni- versal favorites on account of their richness of color, fragrance and continuous blooming.

PER PKT.

288 Petunia Hybrida. Finest mixed. A good

mixture, embracing all colors, including striped and blotched varieties, very pro- fuse flowering and excellent for bedding or massing. 3^ oz., 30c 10

289 Hybrida. Mixed. Good imported seed.

Oz., 50c 5

290 Large flowering. Fine Mixed. All colors..l5

291 Blue Veins. Fringed. Elegant flowers,

deeply fringed, of various shades of pur- ple, rose and lavender, delicately veined and penciled 20

292 BEST DOUBLE PETUNIA. The Double

Petunia produces no seed and but little pollen — which is carefully used to fertilize the finest single flowers — and from these the seed is saved. In raising plants from this seed great care should be taken to preserve the smallest and weakest plants, as these are the ones that bear the finest double flowers 25

293 PERILLA Nankinensis. Valuable for bed-

ding and for general effect as an orna- mental plant, beautiful, metallic, bronzy- purple foliage. Oz., 20c 6

294 POPPIES ''"P^'oved Double Car-

nation. Mixed. For daz- zling richness and variety of colors, the flowers are unequalled. Simply scatter the seed in the open ground and a mass of beauty will result which will be a constant source of pleasure. Oz,, 25c 5

295 Double P2EOny=Flowered. Mixed. Splen-

did large double flowers, all colors. Oz,20c, 5

296 Somniferum (6>/zV^w Poppy). True, gigantic

white, single flowers. Oz., 20c 5

297 THE NEW PHLOXES. (^Starred and

Fringed.') These Starred and F-'n^ed Phloxes are really entitled to rank as a new race, and are beyond question the^ most striking novelties in Phloxes ever in- troduced, being of unique and indescriba- ble beauty. In the Fringed flowers the petals are partly fimbriate and partly three-toothed, all distinctly bordered with white, which, together with the bright eye of the center, picturesquely contrasts with the magnificent velvety colors, in more than twenty distinct shades. In the Starred Phloxes the pointed central teeth of the petals (five in number) are five to six times as long as the lateral ones and pro- ject beyond them like little spines, cne- half inch long, 'giving the flowers a ais- tinctly marked, regular, star-like form, the beauty of which is enhanced by the broad white margins bordering the edges of the petals. 3 pkts., 25c IG

Order all Flower Seeds by their Numbers, it is not necessary to gire Names,

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PHLOX BRUMMONDII.

PHLOX DRUMMONDII. ^°e"°m"e

showy or brilliant than this popular annual which thrives so universally throughout our country. The Improved Grandiflora varieties particularly are exceptionally beautiful. pek pkt.

298 Fine Mixed. All colors of the original

type of Phlox Drummondii. Oz., 60c 5

299 Alba (Pure White). Our strain of this is

really magnificent, the chaste white flow- ers being of unusual size and perfect form..lO

300 Carnea. A very beautiful Phlox; flowers

of a delicate, fleshy pink, with a chamois- rose center 10

301 Large Blood Red. The darkest colored of

all, being of the deepest blood-red color.. ..10

I>ni>'TI TI Ar'A In brilliancy and beauty of fV/K. 1 color Portulacas are un-

rivaled. They delight in sunny situations, where they rapidly carpet the ground, each plant cov- ering a space of about fifteen inches in diameter.

302 Finest Single. Mixed. In great variety,

large flowers of most brilliant colors. Oz., 40c 5

303 Rose=flowered, White. Very chaste 5

304 " ^< Orange. Bright 5

305 " Red. Richest 5

306 Double Rose-flowered. Mixed. Unsur-

passed for brilliancy and beauty. From first-class seed, over one-half of the plants will produce magnificent double flowers; these can be transplanted eight inches apart as soon as they bloom, thus making the entire bed of double flowers 10

l^Cl^ViS {Castor-oil Bean). Picturesque foliage plants that speedily attain gigantic proportions, and are ornamental until destroyed by frost.

307 Qibsoni Coccineus. The stalks and leaves

are of a bright metallic bronze color; the large bunches of fruit are of a burning crimson color 5

308 Mixed. Many choice varieties. Oz., 20 5

SALPIQLOSSIS {Velvet Flower). One of the most graceful in growth, as well as the most beautiful in flower of the many easily grown garden annuals. The flowers are singularly marked and delicately penciled — in shape somewhat resembling the Petunia. pebpkt.

309 Mixed. All colors 5

310 Grandiflora. The flowers are larger in size,

and are most vividly marked, spotted and striped on ground colors of deep blue, rose, dark violet, light yellow, reddish

bronze, etc. 10

SCABIOS A {Mourning Bride) . The old and well- known 6" Scabious is not as generally cul- tivated as it deserves. The perfectly double flowers are useful for cutting; they are grace- fully borne upon long slender stems, well above the foliage.

311 Tall German. Mixed. All colors ; height,

two feet 5

312 Dwarf, Double. Mixed. Plants of compact

habit, profusely bearing globe-shaped double flowers of great beauty 5

813 SALVIA {Flowering Sage). Of all the Salvias the Splendens is the brightest and best, well worthy of cultivation 5

314 SAN VITAL! A {Procumbens fl. pi.). Dwarf creeping plant, with profusion of double, bright yellow flowers, compact and effec- tive as border plants 5

SCHIZANTHUS. Half hardy annuals, one and one-half feet in height, literally covered with flowers.

Z\h V2i.ipi\VQXlSLZQ\XS {Butterfly Flo-wer). A charm- ing variety, marked with violet, yellow, crimson, etc 5

316 Mixed. All colors 5

SENSITIVE PLANT. The Sensitive plant is

very chaste and elegant in foilage, the leaves being delicately pinnated,while it bears attractive small pink flowers in globose heads. It affords much amusement by its sensitive character — even when slightly touched the leaves close and droop; easily grown.

317 Mimosa Pudica {Sensitive Plant) 5

318 STEVIA SERRATA. Produces a mass of

tiny, star-shaped, pure white flowers. Most excellent for bouquets. The plants grow about eighteen inches high, stems branching freely and almost completely covered with the corymbs of flowers. Very pretty in beds, and almost unequaled for cutting to arrange in bouquets and vases with other flowers. Flowers freely the first season from seed 5

319 Saponaria Calabrica. Mixed. Dwarf con-

tinuous blooming annuals for beds and edgings, pink, white, etc., feet 5

320 SWEET SULTAN {Centaurea Suaveolens)

The Yellow Sweet Sultan produces its handsome brush-like, bright- yellow flowers in wonderful profusion; the flowers have long stems, keep well, and are very valuable as cut flowers, finding a

ready sale 5

SILENE {Catchfly) Suitable for the open border or rock work. Hardy annuals.

321 Armeria. Different colors, fine mixed 5

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STOCK, TEN WEEKS.

STOCK, TEN= WEEKS. Allthevarie-

ties are de- sirable as pot-plants, as well as in open garden. They are greatly prized for cut flowers, on ac- count of their fragrance and diversity of color. To have a continuous succession of bloom, sow at intervals from the beginning of March to the end of May. per pkt.

322 NEW DWARF WHITE PYRAHID. Of

very dwarf growth, the little plants are each crowned with magnificent heads of beautifully-shaped, perfectly double flowers, of fine form and paper-white color. The strain is so high- bred that a remarkable percentage comes double. 2 pkts., 25c 15

323 NEW WHITE PERPETUAL (^Cut and

Come Agai7i), Of strong growth and fine branching habit, it grows to the height of one and a half feet, and if sown early will produce uninterruptedly a great abun- dance of bloom from June until November. The individual flowers are uncommonly large, of a fine, rosette-like shape, and the purest possible white. The flowers appear on each little shoot, and the oftener thev are cut the better they seem to like it. ' 2 pkts., 25c 15

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324 RED VICTORIA. Each plant forms in

itself a naturally-grown bouquet, of a*^ beautiful pyramidal shape, the natural branches being symmetrically arranged around the main stem, which is slightly raised in the center, brilliant, double dark blood- red flowers 15

325 GIANT PERFECTION. A splendid race,

growing two and a- half feet high, with large spikes of perfectly double-flowers of great substance. Mixed 10

326 Dwarf=Qerman Ten-Weeks. Fine mixed.. 5

327 Large=flowering Dwarf. Choice mixed. ...10

328 nixed. All colors and kinds 5

329 TARGETES Lucida. Even if it never bore

its small, bright yellow flowers, this would be well worth growing for its delicate, fern-like foilage, of such powerful and delicious fragrance 6

330 Patula nana {Cloth of Gold). An attrac-

tive, dwarf-growing bedding plant, with very numerous golden-orange blossoms, delicate, fern- like foilage, useful in bou- quets and of delicious fragrance 10

331 TRIFOLIUn Suaveolens {Sived-scented

Clover). A great favorite in gardens on account of its delicately scented flowers, six inches high. Oz., 25c; M lb., 75c;

lb., $2.50 6

VERBENAS. Verbenas flower very quickly from

the seed and thrive much better than from

cuttings.

332 Hybrida. Mixed. This seed, although so

cheap, is really quite good, and embraces all colors. ^ oz., 30c; oz., %\ 00 6

333 VERBENA HYBRIDA. Exti a fine mixed.

From a superb collection of named varie- ties. Very large in flower and corymbs, and of the richest and most brilliant colors as now perfected, this is superior to the Mammoth Verbena, and is one of the finest strains of Verbena hybrida in cultivation to-day. The seed has been saved not only from a large collection of rriany bright and pleasing self-colors, but also from the finest varieties of the auricula- eyed type. 2 pkts., 25c; X oz., 75c; oz., $2.50 15

334 'Italian Striped. Very showy striped flowers

of many bright colors. ^ oz., 75c 10

335 Scarlet Defiance. True, brightest scarlet,

Intensely rich. X oz., $1.00 10

VIOLAS, or SWEET VIOLET.

Extremely popular in Europe for bedding Violas or Tufted Pansies should be more generally used in America. Sow the seed in May, and when in flower in August or September, transplant into well- enriched beds, assorting as to color or arranging in any design desired. Soon after the snow is off the following Spring they will begin to bloom, and throughout the Spring and early Summer will give a profusion of flowers.

336 Admiration. Deep violet 10

337 Cornuta alba. Pure white 10

338 Perfection. Fine, light blue 10

339 Purple Queen. Rich, deep purple 10

340 Finest mixed. All the above colors. )^

oz., 60c...: 10

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VINCA (Madag-ascar Periivinkle). Splendid Wouse and bedding plant, eighteen inches high, with glossy green leaves and circular flower, pbb pkt.

341 Rosea. Fine rose color. 10

342 Rosea alba. White rosy eye 10

343 Alba pura. Clear, pure white 10

344 Mixed. The above three varieties.. 5

VISCARIA {Rose of Heaven). Adapted either

for beds, edgings or clumps, their profuseness of bloom will always rank them among general favorites. Hardy annuals.

345 Fine MixecJ. One foot ,. 5

7INNf No flowers are more easily grown

* from seed sown in the open ground, and few bloom so continuously through- out the entire Summer. Those acquainted only with the old-time Zinnias will be surprised at the perfection to which the newer strains have attained.

346 Choice, Double. Mixed. All colors 5

347 Superb, Double. Mixed, Perfectly double

flowers, of grand form, large size, brilliant colors 5

348 Mexicana. Small, single, yellow flowers.... 5

MIXTURE.

PER PKT.

349 Tenuiflora. Of dwarf habit, a good grower.

succeeding everywhere, and desirable as a border plant. Sown where they are to bloom, in rows, they make a striking effect, the plants bear upright, small, single, dark carmine flowers in profusion.. 5

350 Haageana fl. pi. Of elegant habit, making

a circular bush of two and one-half feet in diameter and only eighteen inches high, almost entirely covered with small, per- fectly double flowers of an intensely rich,

orange yellow color; fine for cutting 5

The following mixture is care- fully prepared from choice fresh seeds and cannot fail to give satis- faction. The packets are liberally filled, and in no other manner can so many seeds be obtained for such light cost.

351 WILD FLOWER GARDEN MIXTURE.

These mixed flower seeds embrace more than a hundred varieties of such easy- growing and pretty flowers as are suitable for forming a wild- flower garden. They are very useful for woodland walks, road- sides, railroad embankments, and for sow- ing alongside of fences and on any untidy, bare spots of ground which are so fre- quently unsightly and which, if properly cared for and kept free from weeds, can be made to produce a continual display of bloom during the Summer. Oz., 25c. 10

SEEDS OF ANNUAL CLIMBERS.

In the flower garden and for the adornment of rural homes, no class of flowers is more useful than these. Many a trellis, fence, tree- stump or veranda, otherwise unattractive, can be rendered beautiful by planting seed of rapid-growing Climbers. We recommend a liberal use of seeds of a number of varieties. By a careful reading of the following list a judicious selection can easily be made.

j^^On all orders for SEEDS IN PACKAGES the purchaser is entitled to select 25 Cents WORTH EXTRA for each ONE DOIiLAR sent us for Seeds in Packets.-^

PER PKT.

360 BALLOON VINE (Cardiospermum). The

Balloon or Love-in- a- Puff ^ is of rapid growth, with pretty foliage and inflated capsules 5

361 CANARY BIRD FLOWER. This is one of

the most beautiful of Climbers, with hand- somely fringed, rich yellow flowers and delicate foliage 5

362 COBEA Scandens. This is one of the most beautiful climbing annuals, and is very easily grown. It has elegant, graceful flowers, of large size, resembling fox- gloves in shape, and of a rich rosy-purple color. The foliage is also extremely beau-

tiful, of velvety texture 10

CYPRESS VINE. One of the most elegant vines, delicate fern-like foliage, and beautiful star- shaped flowers.

363 Scarlet. Intensely rich scarlet 5

364 White. Purest paper- white 5

PER PKT.

365 nixed. Both scarlet and white. Oz.,25c.... 5

366 Scarlet, Ivy=leaved. Deeply lobated, ivy-

like leaves, with fork-like racemes of countless fiery orange-scarlet flowers.

Oz., 25c 5

QQimO\y\}VXiS {Morning Glory). Seed of the well-known Morning Glory is so cheap, the flowers so bright, and the vines of such rapid growth, that it should be largely planted to cover unsighty houses.

367 Striped. Large, handsome flowers of great

beauty. On a white ground they are vari- ously striped and blotched with red, blue and rose 5

368 Fine Mixed. Embracing a great variety of

celors. Oz., 10c 5

DOLICHOS (Hyacinth Bean). Of very rapid growth, the old Haycinth Bean makes a very dense and attractive screen.

369 Lablab. Purple and white mixed 5

Order all Flower Seeds by the Numbers, it is not necessary to give Names.

If you don't see what you want in this Catalogue, write us. We handle all Seeds known to the Trade,

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Seeds of Annual Climbers — Continued,

FUMIILUS JAPONICUS, OR JAPANESE HOP.

PER PKT.

370 HUnULUS Japonicus (^Japanese Hop). A

very ornamental and extremelj fast grow- ing Climber. While the foliage resembles in shape that of the common hop it has more incisions, is very dense, and of a lively green; the stems and leaves are somewhat rough and hairy. The princi- pal and most valuable feature of this new climbingplant is that it can be sown in the open ground in Spring, and that it attains enormous dimensions very quickly 10

IPOMCEA, Rapid-growing, tender annuals, with ornamental foliage and most beautiful varied colored flowers. Valuable Climbers for the garden and as easily grown as the Morning Glory.

371 Bona Nox {Good Nighty or Evening Glory),

Most beautiful large flowers 5

MAURANDYA. Charming Climbers, elegant alike in foliage, and from their graceful growth are well suited for hanging baskets, vases and light trellis. PER PKT.

872 Bardayana. Rich violet blue; ten feet 10

873 Finest Hixed. Blue, white and mauve 5

374 THE MOON FLOWER, the Original

Variety. This variety makes an immense growth of vine and dense foilage, but must be started early to flower in the North. The large flowers are some a beautiful blue and others pure white in color. Even when it does not bloom it is one of the handsomest vines in cultiva- tion, on account of its quick -growing and dense foilage, which is not, torn by wind or rain. The leaves are of a bright, glossy- green color, uniformly heart-shaped '...Id

375 niNA LOBATA. The flowers appear on

fork-like racemes, rising almost erect out of the dense and luxuriant foilage; they are as buds, at first bright red, but change through orange-yellow to yellowish-white when in full bloom. It is a very rapid- growing climber, forming pyramids of over eighteen feet in height 15

376 MOMORDICA Balsamima {Balsam A j>j>le),

A very beautiful climbing plant, with handsome apple- shaped fruits 5

377 Charantia. {Balsam Pear). Rapid- growing

climber with very beautiful fruits, of a rich golden yellow color, which, when ripe, open, disclosing the seeds encased in a carmine covering. The fruits, pre- served in alcohol, make a most useful

liniment. Oz., 50c 5

NASTURTIUM. The Tropseolum Majus, or Tall Nasturtiums, are among the easiest grown and prettiest and thrive on poor soil. Free-bloom- ers, and the green seed-pods make excellent pickles.

378 riajus. Finest flixed Tall Nasturtium.

Many bright colors. Oz., 15c 5

879 TROP^OLUM Lobbianum 5

ORNAMENTAL GOURDS. A large and inter- esting class, producing a great variety of curious fruits, many of which are peculiarly marked. All the fruits are hard- shelled, and will keep for years, exciting much attention.

380 nixed 5

THUNBERQIA. Very elegant, slender- growing Climbers, rapidly covering wire trellises, and also useful for vases ii^ the garden or house. The colors are pure white, light yellow, and deep orange, and of each color there is a variety with white eye and also with black eye — the latter often called *^ Black Eyed Susan,'*'* They continue in flower all Summer.

381 Mixed. Six varieties 5

REMEMBER . On all Orders for Seeds in Packets (whether Vegetable, Farm

or Flower Seeds), the purchaser may select twenty-five cents* worth extra for each On© Dollar sent us. Thus any one sending us $1.00, can select seeds in packets amounting to $1.25 ; for $2.00, seeds in packets to the value of $2.50 ; for $3.00, to the value of $3.76, and so on. This discount applies only to seeds in packets, purchaser's selection, and does not apply to seeds by weight or measure.

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382

SWEET PEAS.

(LATHYRUS ODORATUS).

The Sweet Pea has become one of the most popular of cultivated flowers, and admired not pnlj^ in the largest and best "places," but in the humblest garden. Not only do they readily adapt them- selves to circumstances, giving some bloom no matter how unfavorable the conditions, but repay better care and culture, with a proportionate abundance of bloom. Everyone who cultivates flowers should plant Sweet Peas, for the list of distinct and beautiful varieties is now so large that no one will ever

tire of them.

Culture. — Sweet Peas do best in a moderately rich soil, which has been made so by repeated manurings rather than by a single heavy application. The use of fresh manure or even a large quantity of well rotted manure tends to pro- duce coarse vines and smaller, weaker colored flowers. Work the soil thoroughly as early in the Spring as it can be done without making it sticky and hard; then make a trench about six inches deep and about eight inches wide at the bottom, the sides sloping to the surface, and sow the seeds in double rows six inches apart, drop- ping in each row from six to twen- ty-four seeds to the foot, accord- ing as size or quantity of bloom is most desirable; thin sowings will give the largest flowers and thick sowings the most of them. Cover with one to two inches of soil and see that the ends of thepartially filled trenches are o;pen^ so that no vjater can stand in them. After the plants are about five inches high fill up the trench; this method secures deep rooting, essential to long con- tinued blooming, without danger SWEET PEAS. of losing the seed from too deep

planting. As fast as the flowers come into full bloom they should be cut, for if the pods are allowed to form, the plants will soom stop flowering.

Our list of Sweet Peas includes all of the best varieties, both old and new.

1 ADONIS. Carmine Rose. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c;

lb., 75c.

2 APPLE BLOSSOM. Bright piak and blush.

Pk., 5c; oz., 10c; lb., 90c.

3 BLANCHE FERRY. White petals, red stand-

ard. Pkt., 6c; oz., 10c; lb., 75c.

4 BOREATON. Dark brown wine color. Pkt.,

5c; oz., 10c; lb., 75c.

5 BLUSHING BEAUTY. Soft pink, suffused

with lilac. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; lb., |1.25.

6 BUTTERFLY. Pale gray, with distinct porce- lain edge. Pkt., 5c; oz^, 10c; lb., 75c.

Crimson scarlet. Pkt., 5c; oz.. Brightest crimson.

7 CARDINAL.

10c; lb., 75c.

8 CARHINE INVINCIBLE.

Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; lb., 75c.

9 COUNTESS OF RADNOR. Delicate lavender.

Pkt , 5c; oz,, 10c; lb., 90c.

10 CROWN PRINCESS OF PRUSSIA. Blush

Pink. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; lb., 75c.

11 DELIGHT. White, crested with crimson. Pkt.,

5c; oz., 10c; lb., 75c.

12 DUCHESS OF EDINBURQ. Scarlet, flushed

with crimson. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; lb., 75c.

13 DUKE OF CLARENCE. Rosy claret, self-

colored flower. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; lb., 75c.

14 EMILY HENDERSON. White. Pkt., 5c; oz.,

15c; lb., $1.25.

15 EHILY ECKFORD. Porcelain, suffused with

reddish mauve. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; lb., 75c,

16 EMPRESS OFiNDIA. Rosy pink standards,

white wings. Pkt., 5c; oz.,10c; lb., 75c.

17 FAIRY QUEEN. White, flushed and feath-

ered with pink. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; lb., 90c.

18 ISA ECKFORD. Creamery white and rosy

pink. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; lb., 90c.

19 INDIGO KING. Very dark purple and indigo.

Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; lb., 75c.

20 inPERIAL BLUE. Bright blue, rather dark.

Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; lb., 75c.

21 LOTTIE ECKFORD. Rose and white, edged

with blue. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; lb., 90c,

22 LEHON QUEEN. Blush pink and lemon. Pkt.,

5c; oz., 10c; lb., 75c.

23 riRS. ECKFORD. White, delicately shaded

with primrose. Pkt., 6c; oz., 10c; lb., 75c.

24 niSS HUNT. Carmine, salmon and soft pink.

Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; lb., 75c.

Prices on large quantities, on application. The forty-seven kinds fot $2.00.

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SWEET PEAS— Continued.

25 riRS. GLADSTONE. Delicate soft pink, with

rosy blush wings. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; lb., 75c.

26 HRS. SANKEY. The purest white, the most

perfect form, the largest size, a profuse bloomer and unsurpassed for florist's use. Pkt., 5c; oz.,15c; lb., $1.25.

27 nONARCH. Dark maroon. Pkt., 6c; oz.,

10c; lb., 75c.

28 MIXED. All colors, light and dark. Pkt., 5c;

oz., 10c; lb., 75c.

29 ORANGE PRINCE. Orange pink, flushed with

scarlet. Pkt., 5c., oz., 10c; lb., 75c.

30 PAINTED LADY. Rosy crimson and blush

white. Pkt,, 5c; oz., 10c; lb., 75c.

31 PRINCESS BEATRICE. Delicate plush pink,

marked with deeper shades. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c;' lb., 75c.

32 PRINCESS OF WALES. White, striped with

lavender and mauve. Pkt., 5c ; oz., 10c ; lb., 75c.

33 PRINCESS LOUISE. Rosy pink standards,

wings deep lilac. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; lb., 90c.

34 PURPLE PRINCE. Maroon,shaded with bronze

purple, wings blue. Pkt., 5c; oz.,10c; lb., 90c.

35 PURPLE STRIPED. Pkt., 5c; oz.,10c; lb., 75c.

36 PRIMROSE. Pale primrose yellow. Novel

and distinct. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; lb., 75c.

37 QUEEN OF ENGLAND. White; of large size.

Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; lb., 75c.

38 QUEEN OF THE ISLE. Rose and scarlet,

mottled with purple and white. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; lb., 75c.

39 RED STRIPED. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; lb., 75c.

40 ROSE AND WHITE. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; lb., 75c.

41 SENATOR. Chocolate, creamy white. Pkt.,

5c; oz., 10c; lb., 90c.

42 SPLENDOR. Coppery crimson suffused with

rosy pink; very rich. Pkt., 5c; oz.,10c; lb., 90c.

43 SCARLET INVINCIBLE. Scarlet striped.

Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; lb., 75c.

44 THE QUEEN. Bright pink, shaded with helio-

trope. Pkt., 5c,- oz., 10c; lb., 75c.

45 VESUVIUS. Carmine rose, shaded to a vel-

vety violet. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; lb., 75c.

46 VIOLET. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; lb., 75c.

47 WHITE. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; lb., 75c.

EVERLASTING FLOWERS.

The Everlasting Flowers, with their rich, brilliant colors, are very valuable for Winter decora- tion. They should be cut as soon as they come into full doom, tied into small bunches, and dried slowly in the shade, with the heads downward, to keep the stems straight.

PEB PKT.

400 Golden Ball. Rich, golden yellow 10

401 Dwarf. Mixed 5

402 RHODANTHE Manglesii. Graceful 5

403 XERANTEMUM. Mixed. Double flowers.. 5

404 Superbissimum fl. pi. Purple, pompon- flowering; fine 10

405 Superbissimum album fl.pl. A new white. 10

406 MIXED EVERLASTING. A single packet will give in abundance a great variety of the most attractive Everlasting Flowers. No more welcome present can be given a visitor when looking through the flower garden than a bouquet of these imperish-

PER PKT.

393 ARCOLINIUM. Mixed. Rose and white.. 5

394 AMMOBIUM. Small white flowers, pretty.. 5

395 AGOMPHREN ( Globe Amaranth or Bache-

lor''s Button). Mixed. Small, globe- shaped, double flowers of perfect form and bright colors 5

396 Nana compacta. Of very compact, dwarf

habit, double flowers of a deep violet-red....lO

397 HELIPTERUM Sanfordi. Small, yellow

flowers 5

HELICHRYSUM. Fine, large, double flowers of most brilliant colors, often called The Eternal Floiver.

398 Fireball. Flowers of the richest crimson. ...10

399 Snowball. Large, double, pure white 10

able flowers. Three pkts., 25c.

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ORNAflENTAL GRASSES.

If our customers could see the wonderful variety and graceful forms of the Ornamental Grasses, they would be induced to use them much more largely, particularly when it is considered how indis- pensable they are in the arrangement of graceful bouquets.

PBE PKT.

407 Agrostis nebulosa. Fine and feathery,

elegant 5

408 Avena sterilis {Animated Oat). 2% feet.... 5

409 Briza gracilis. Small, graceful racemes.... 5

410 Briza maxima {^uahing Grass). Large

racemes of beautiful rattles, very orna- mental 5

411 Bromus brizaeformis. Drooping panicles,

beautiful 5

412 Chrysurus cynosuroides. Dwarf, with yel-

lowish, feathery spikes, useful in bouquets. 5

413 Coix lachryma {yob's Tears) 5

414 Erianthus Ravannse. As fine as Pampas

Grass 5

PEB PKT.

415 Eulalia Japonica zebrina {Zebra Grass).

Grows five to six feet high, with stripings across the leaves ~15

416 Gynerium argentium {Pampas Grass).

Flowers the second season; requires pro- tection 10

417 Hordeum jubatum {Squirrel-tail Grass).

Fine 5

418 Lagurus ovatus {Hare' s-tail Grass) 5

419 Pennisetum Longistylum. Soft, fuzzy

flower heads, extremely graceful in ap- pearance 10

420 Stipa pennata {Feather Grass), Perennial. .10

421 Trycholaena rosea. Perennial, but flowers

the first season, most beautiful rose-tinted grass 6

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SEEDS OF PERENNIAL FLOWERS.

In the following list we describe Biennials and Perennials which live in the garden over Winter, and flower in the Spring and Summer of the following year. While thej do not reward the planter so quickly as do Annuals, yet they are well worth waiting for — as they embrace some of the most beauti- ful flowers — and many of them, with scarcely any care, continue to give a fine display of bloom year after year. pkr pkt.

422 ALYSSUM {Goid Dust). Saxatile, small,

golden-yellow flowers 5

423 AQUILEQIA {^Columbine). Choice double,

mixed. Beautiful and varied colors 5

424 Skinneri. Flowers vivid scarlet, tipped

with yellow. About 80 per cent come true from seed 10

425 ARISTOLOCHIA Sipho. {Dutchman'' s

Pipe). A beautiful, hardy, climbing plant; large, luxuriant foliage with brownish- yellow, heart-shaped leaves and siphon- shaped, rich purple flowers 10

426 ASPERULA {Woodruff) Odorata. Found

in the dry woods of Great Britain, and

much prized everywhere. The flowers

are white and fragrant x 10

CAflPANULA ( Canterbury Bells) . Popular peren- nials producing bell- shaped flowers of many different colors.

427 Single Varieties. Mixed. Various colors.... 5

428 Double Varieties. Mixed 5

429 CHRYSANTHEMUM, New Fancy Peren=

nial Varieties. It is not generally known that these are quite easily raised from seed, and that seed sown in the Spring will produce strong plants that will flower freely in the Autumn 20

CARNATIONS AND PICOTEES.

Large, beautiful and very fragrant flowers, as perfect in form as the rose. Seeds sown in open ground in May or June will flower splen- didly the next season. They are nearly every- where hardy, but in very cold situations should be protected by straw or a few boughs.

430 German. Extra fine, double, mixed. First

quality, from choicest flowers 15

431 Choice, Double. Mixed. Very good 10

432 Red Qrenadin. From 60 to 70 per cent.

produce charming double flowers of a brilliant scarlet 15

433 MARGUERITE. These superb new dwarf

Carnations have created a great sensation, not only by reason of their fine, double, fragrant flowers, but also because they can be treated as annuals. They flower freely the first season from seeds sown in the open ground 10

434 Picotee. Fine, double, mixed. A good

strain of double Picotees; edges of petals bordered 15

435 Fancy Picotee. Extra fine, mixed. A superb

strain from the finest collection of named varieties „ 25

436 DELPHINIUM {Perennial Larkspur) 5

437 Formosum (true). Brilliant blue, white eye. 5

438 mk^TYiX^S (^Perennial Pinks). Plumarius

{Pheasant Eye Pink) . The original clove pink 10

439 Choice mixed.

440 ScotCUS, fl. pi. {Paisley or Florists'' Pink).

A very pretty double variety of the pro- ceeding 5

441 DIGITALIS {Foxglove). Fine mixed. Long

racemes of beautifully spotted flowers 5

442 HOLLYHOCKS. For majestic growth and

massive beauty the Hollyhock stands un- rivaled. Flowers very large, perfectly double, and of great variety of color 5

443 Double. Fine mixed. Fine double flowers.. 6

444 Superb Double. Mixed. Of all the bright-

est and best colors. The perfect double- ness of the magnificent large flowers will please the most critical 10

445 HONESTY (Lunaria). Purple racemes of

pretty flowers, which form curious, silvery seed pouches 10

446 HUriEA Elegans. Grows six to eight feet,

producing long, flowing racemes of ruby- red flowers 15

447 IRIS Kasmpferi {Japan Iris). A perfectly

hardy, bulbous plant, with large, showy flowers, pure white and of many shades of blue and purple 10

448 LILY OF THE VALLEY {Convallaria)...X{S LATHYRUS {Perennial Peas). These Perennial

Peas, while lacking the delicious fragrance of the Sweet Peas, are equally as beautiful, and arc very valuable from the fact that they are in full bloom early in the Spring, before the others have begun to flower. They live year after year, bearing magnificent clusters of flowers. Per- fectly hardy, and grow eight to ten feet high.

449 Purple. Clusters of purple flowers.. 5

450 White. Clusters of the purest white flow-

ers 10

451 Mixed. Easily grown, flowers purple and

white 5

452 P^ONY. A well-known, hardy, herba-

ceous plant, with large, double flowers of various shades of rose, crimson, and white..l5

453 PAPAVER {Perennial Poppies). Choicest

mixed. The single perennial Poppies are perfectly hardy and are very attractive among shrubbery - 5

454 Orientale. The darkest red ; magnificent....lO

455 PHLOX, Perennial. Choicest mixed. Em-

bracing the newest and best varieties. Clumps of these are gorgeous with bril- liant flowers. The fresh seed must be sown in the Fall 10

456 PRIMULA Auricula. Fine mixed 15

457 Elatior polyanthus. Choice mixed 10

458 Vulgaris. The common wild English Prim-

rose 10

459 PYRETHRUn Parthenlum fl. pi. The

double Feverfew 10

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460 Parthenifolium aureum {Golden Feather)..

461 Roseum {Insect Poivder Plant). A fine,

hardy plant, with large red, daisy- like flowers. Persian Insect Powder or Bu- bach is made of the dried and powdered flowers. Oz., 50c 10

462 ROCKET. Sweet, mixed. White and purple. 5 STOCKS. The Emperor stock frequently lives for

several years if protected from frost, the Bromp- ton is a biennial, of branching habit and a pro- fuse bloomer.

463 Emperor or Perpetual. Fine mixed 10

464 Brompton or Winter. Fine mixed 10

SWEBT WILLIAM.

SWEET WILLIAM. As now improved they make matchless border plants, with heads of bloom of great size and wonderful beauty, should be in every garden, height one and one- half feet. 465 Single. Mixed. A splendid strain, flowers of many bright colors, large size, and " varied markings, including the finest auri-

cula-eyed varieties 5

466 DunettS. Beautiful, rich crimson 5

467 Double. Mixed. Fine double flowers,

which, however, to our fancy, are not so beautiful as the single 6

468 TRITOMA Uvaria Qrandiflora (^Red-hot Poker Plant). A most gorgeous plant, grown either singly or in masses, brilliant flowers, spike nearly a foot in length.

golden-yellow to dazzling scarlet 10

VIOLA ( Violet) . The popular Sweet Violet "flow- ers very early in the Spring, but the seed often requires many months to germinate. 469 Odorata {Svjeet Violet). Blue 10

470 WALLFLOWER Fine German, Double.

Mixed. Spikes of deliciously fragrant double flowers, combining many shades of color, chocolate and orange purple predominating. Sow early in hot- bed and prick out the small plants into pots, sink the pots in the earth and in Autumn re- move to the house, where they will bloom all Winter

471 Single. Mixed

Seeds for Greenhouse and Window Culture.

The growth of rare plants from seed is very interesting, and many of the choicest varieties can readily be grown in the house by those who are willing to give them careful attention. For Winter blooming, the seed should be sown in shallow boxes any time during the Spring or Summer. Procure a mellow soil, almost one-fourth sand; sow the seeds on the surface, covering lightly with a little fine, sandy earth; cover the box with a pane of glass, keep darkened, and keep the soil slightly moist until the seeds germinate, when light and air should be admitted by partially or wholly removing the glass, and placing the boxes in a warm, sunny window. When the plants are large enough to handle they should be potted singly into small pots, and afterward removed to six-inch pots for flowering; to insure an abundance of fine bloom in Winter, they should be kept growing vigorously during Summer and Fall, in good rich soil. Florists can rely upon our seed of Begonias, Calceolaria, Cineraria, Gloxinias and Primulas.

fi^^In Greenhouse as well as all other SEEDS LN" PACKETS the purchaser is entitled to select 25 Cents WORTH EXTRA for each ONE DOLLAR sent us for Seeds in Packets. '"^g.

PER PKT.

472 AQAPHANTHUS Umbellata (^Bhce Lily of the Nile). This is a splendid ornamental plant, bearing large cluster* of bright blue flowers on long flower stalks and last- ing a long time in bloom. There is no finer plant than this for out-door deco- ration, planted in large pots or tubs on the lawn, terrace or piazza. It does well in the house or greenhouse in Winter, requiring but slight protection. It is a rapid grower, and increases in size and beauty every year ; the chief point in its cultivation is to divide the plants before the pots or tubs become overcrowded with roots. With the most ordinary kind of care it is a plant that will last for ever 10

ASPARAGUS, Plumrosus. A greenhouse climber, with exquisitely graceful and feathery lace-like foliage; extensively grown by florists for cutting purposes 26

BEGONIA, Tuberous=rooted hybrids. These charming and showy Begonias, with their orchid- like flowers and rich tropical foliage, can be raised planted in light, moderately rich soil, with a liberal mixture of sand. Seedlings raised from sowings made early in the year will bloom freely in the course of the Summer, but not so freely as those of greater age. pbr pkt.

473 Tuberous- rooted Begonias, Extra. Fine

mixed seed of single varieties 25

474 CALCEOLARIA Hybrida. Splendid mixed.

One of the most beautiful of house plants, bearing hundreds of showy, pocket- like flowers of various colors, including hand- somely spotted and tigered 25

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475 Finest Double -flowering Begonias 35

476 CENTAUREA Qymnocarpa. White foliage. 10

477 Candidissima. White leaved ; beautiful 15

478 CHRYSANTHEMUM Indicum. Finest

double ...15

479 CHRYSANTHEMUM Frutescens. The

well-known Paris Daisy^ produces large,

white, star-like flowers most profusely 15

CINERARIA. The Cineraria is one of the bright- est and best of house plants, blooming most profusely during the late Winter and early Spring. When in full flower the plants present a gorgeous sight, being each covered with one mass of bloom of richest colors — crimson, magenta, violet, blue, and variegated. Seeds should be sown from May to August, when they will bloom the first Winter. Keep the plants in a cool, shady place during the Summer,

480 Hybrida. Fine mixed. All colors 15

481 Hybrida. Large flowering. Finest mixed.

Flowers measuring two inches across, of rich colors 25

482 COLEUS. Fine mixed. Leaves of all shapes,

shades and colors, mostly having a velvety appearance 15

CYCLAMEN PERSICUM.

CYCLAMEN Persicum. Most charming bulbous- rooted plants, with beautiful foliage, variegated in different shades of green, and richly colored orchid- like flowers. They are universal favorites as pot plants for Winter and Spring blooming. If the seed is sown early, in sandy loam, they make flowering bulbs in one season. After flowering, the bulbs should be allowed to rest in a dry state over Summer.

483 Persicum. Splendid mixed. All colors 15

484 FUCHSIAS, Double and Single. Mixed.

It is not generally known that Fuchsias can be raised very easily from seed, and will flower freely the first year in the open ground, while the plants can be taken in the house in the Winter, where they will flower still more freely. We offer the very finest mixture of double and single Fuch- sias, saved from splendid varieties 25

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485 FERNS. Mixed, embracing seeds (spores)

of many desirable varieties of these grace- ful plants 25

QERANIUnS. These favorite plants are easily raised from seed, which will frequently reward the cultivator with' charming new varieties. Plants from seed started early in the house will bloom the first Summer in the garden,

486 Zonale.^ Mixed 10

487 Zonale. Choice mixed. Saved from the

best varieties of single Geraniums 15

488 Fancy mixed Pelargoniums {Lady Wash-

ington Geraniums^. Very choice and rare varieties 25

489 Finest Double. Produces a good percent-

age of fine double flowers. Packet of twenty- five seeds .50

490 Apple Scented. This favorite, with sweet-

scented leaves can best be grown from seed; sow in light soil and keep moist

until they germinate 25

GLOXINIAS. A splendid class of house- blooming bulbous- rooted plants, flowering in great pro- fusion during the Summer months. The hand- same bell-shaped flowers embrace a great variety of the richest and most beautiful colors ; the bulbs must be kept warm and dry during the Winter.

491 Large Flowering Hybrids. Mixed. From

a grand collection, comprising the most superb spotted and blotched 25

492 LANTANA. Finest mixed. Well-known

shrubby plants, with clusters of Verbena- like flowers ; make a grand display the first season. Large bushes of these in full flower all Summer were much admired and visitors expressed surprise that so fine a display could be obtained from spring- sown seed 10

493 LEHON VERBENA. The delightfully fra-

grant foliage of this favorite plant makes it very desirable for cutting; it is easily grown from seed 10

494 LINARIA Cymbalaria (JCenil-wortk Ivy).

The very pretty trailing species for cover- ing rockwork, stumps, and for vases and hanging baskets 25

495 MUSA ENSETE (The Abyssinian Banana

Tree), Strikingly effective as single speci- mens upon the lawn as well as in clumps or masses. The rapidity of its growth is astonishing, if the seed is sown early in hot-beds and repotted several times, the pjants will attain the height of eight feet the first Summer, They can be stored in a cellar during the Winter with a covering of soil, or planted in a tub, watered spar- ingly, and will attain gigantic proportions the second season. The leaves are mag- nificently long, broad and massive, of a beautiful bright green. Packet of five seeds .25

496 PASSIFLORA Coerulea (^Passion Flower). IQ

Order Flower Seeds by NUMBER, the name is not necessary.

Food for Flowers is a cheap and effective food for all house or garden plants.

Package by mail 40c., post-paid.

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CHIXESE PRIMROSE.

Primula Sinensis Fimbriata.

FRINGED CHINESE PRIHROSE. The Chinese Primrose is the most beautiful and satisfactory

of all house plants for Winter blooming, and it is as easily grown as a geranium. It is never attacked by insects, and will even thrive in a window where there is but little sun, and where few other plants would bloom. Seeds sown from April to July will produce plants that will flower most profusely throughout the following Winter. pkt.

498 PRinULA, Alba Hagnifica. Flowers, borne

in large trusses well above the foilage, are pure white, with large, bright, yellow eye. .25

499 Splendid mixed, large flowering. A grand

mixture, embracing the above and many other finest fringed, large flowering varie- ties 20

500 SniLAX (Myrsiphylltim Asparagoldes.)

The popular Boston Smilax is the most desirable window vine on account of its charming, glossy green, elegant and grace- ful foilage, while for florists' use it is as essential as roses. Oz., 75c; }^ oz., 40c.. ..10 VINCA. Handsome, bushy plants, producing freely round single flowers one and one-half inches across, suitable for pot culture and sunny flower beds; tender perennial, one and one-half

feet.

501 Rosea. Bright rose 10

502 Rosea alba. White, with rose eye 10

503 Alba pura. Pure white 10

504 Mixed. Above varieties 5

Florists will do well to get oiir special prices before buying* elsewhere.

SUMMER FLOWERING BULBS.

The Summer-flowering Bulbs for Spring planting contained in the following list are inexpensive, very easily grozvn and produce some of the most showy and beautiful of all Summer and Autumn flowers. There are but few flowers that can compare with the noble and brilliant spikes of the Gladiolus, the grace and elegance of the Lily, the purity and sweetness of the Tuberose, the majestic foilage of the Caladium, or the wonderful markings of the Tigridia. They require scarcely any care, and quickly make a gorgeous display, while the bulbs can be kept over Winter, and will, year after year, continue to return a hundred fold (in beauty and satisfaction) the trifling expense of the original cost. I have priced these Bulbs very low, to bring them within the reach of all. They are in splendid condition, fine, large Bulbs, properly stored, and will be sent securely packed in the same parcels with flower or vegetable seeds. My prices are for choice Bulbs, post-paid, by mail, to any address in the United States.

AMARYLLIS. Beautiful flowering bulbs, which should find a place in every garden. They force readily, and by proper care can be had in bloom during the whole year.

Formosissima ( y acobcean Lily. ) Crimson,

blooming early in the Summer. The flowers

have a most graceful appearance. 30c each;

$3.00 per doz. Johnsoni. Very large flower of a rich crimson

scarlet color, striped with white. 75c each;

$7.00 per doz. Hybrids of Vittata. White ground, striped

with red. 75c each.

Hybrids of Vittata.

white. 75c each.

Red ground, striped with

AMORPHOPHALLUS RIVIERI. A remarkably distinct and pretty Aroid of easy culture, espe- cially adapted for sub- tropical bedding or for the mixed border, producing a solitary Palm-like leaf on a tall stout stem which is curiously spotted and speckled with rose and olive green. The flower is similar in shape to the Calla Lily,

.the outside being of a similar color to the leaf stem; the inside is deep blood- red, veined with black.

First size, strong tubers, 50c each; $5.50 per doz. Second size,strong tubers,30c each ; $3.00 per doz.

CINNAMON VINE.

Dioscorea batatas. Beautiful Summer climber; glossy foliage and fragrant flowers; stem dies down in Winter, but the root is hardy. Large roots, 5c each; 50c per doz.

Tuberous=Rooted Begonias.

Our mixed tubers are all from varieties with splendid flowers, of fine form and substance, of dwarf growth, well adapted for bedding, and present in unsurpassed mixture all the following distinct colors: Bronze, yellow, crimson, dark crimson, magenta, orange, scarlet, pink, red, rose and white. They are covered with bloom the entire season; the gorgeous tropical effect for bedding can scarcely be imagined. Single varieties in finest mixture, 15c each; four for 50c; $1.50 per doz.

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SUMMER FLOWERING BULB5— Cont'd.

BUTTKRPLT GLADIOLUS.

invaluable :

TIQRIDIA

BUTTERFLY GLADIOLUS.

Choice mixed sorts. Each, 10c; doz., 75c. HYACINTHUS CANDICANS

{Giant Summer Hyacinth). Lux- uriant, free- growing Summer- flowering plant, spreading two to three feet, throwing up great, tall spikes four to five feet in height, each bearing twenty to thirty large white bell- shaped flowers; of easiest culture and splendid for groups. If planted in the center of beds of scarlet Gladiolus, the effect is magnifi- cent. Each, 10c; doz., $1.00 or

('^IMJf «^ extra large bulbs, each, 15c; doz., "mmiM IP0M(EA MEXICANA {Mexican Mor7iing Glory), A distinct and pretty Mexican species, bearing fine clusters of large, purplish rose- colored flowers; it grows rapidly and succeeds in almost any position; as a plant for cov- ering arbors, veranders, etc., it is being tuberous-rooted, it may be Wintered like a Dahlia. Each, 35c; doz., $3.00.

Shell Flower. Curious and beau- tiful Summer flowering bulbs, producing large, gorgeous flowers, exquisitely spotted, flowering from July to October. The bulbs can be planted about the middle of May, and taken up in October and kept over Winter in dry sand.

Conchiflora. Orange, with crimson spots. Each,

10c; doz., $1.00. Pavonia Qrandiflora. Red, with yellow spots.

Each, 10c; doz., $1.00. Grandiflora Alba. Large ivory white flowers,

spotted with maroon and rosy lake in center. Each, 10c; doz., $1.00.

TTI TRPDriQF^Q On^ of the most delight- 1 UDCrKV^OCrO. fully fragrant and beautiful of the Summer flowering bulbs. By skillful management a succession of flowers may be

obtained al 1 the year round. For early flowers they can be start- ed in February or March, in the greenhouse o r hot- bed; and for a succession they can be planted at intervals as late as August. For flowering in the open border plant about the first of May.

Excelsior Pearl.

Extra large bulbs. Each. 8c;' doz.,

EXCELSIOR PEAJRL TUBEROSE. 60c; 100, $3.50.

Dwarf Pearl. Each, 5c; doz., 35c; 100, $2.50. Tall Double. Each, 5c; doz., 35c; 100, $2.50.

1 11 IFS Longiflorum. The well-known beautiful snow-white, fragrant hardy

Garden Lily; flowers trumpet- shaped, six to

^ight inches long; height, one and one-half to

two feet. Each, 25c; doz., $2.50.,

Tigrinum Splendens {Improved Tiger Lily). Very large flowers; orange-salmon, spotted black. Each, 25c; doz., $2.50.

Tigrinum Flore Pleno (Double Tiger Lily). Immense double bright orange- red flowers, spotted with black. Three to five feet. Each, 25c; doz., $2.50.

Album. Purest white. Each, 30c; doz., $3.00.

Rubrum. White, shaded with deep rose and spotted red. Each, 20c; doz., $2.00.

Auratum (The Golden Rayed Lily of Japan). Grandest of all the Lily family, flowers pure white, with crimson spots, through the center of each petal runs a clear golden band, flowers measure nearly a foot across, produced abun- dantly, deliciously fragrant, two to five feet. First sizv^ bulbs, each 35c; doz., $3.00.

LILT OF THE VALLEY.

LILY OF THE VALLEY {Convallaria Majalis), One of the most charming of our Spring-flower- ing plants Its slender stems, set with tiny belU, diffusing a delicious odor, have rendered it a universal favorite. They are entirely hardy, and delight in a shady, well-enriched border. Strong clumps for out- door planting delivered until April and after September 1st. Each, 50c.

MADEIRA VINE. The old favorite Climbing Mignonette. Thick glossy leaves, and long, hanging stems of feathery fragrant flowers, Each, 5c; doz., 50c.

OXALIS, Summer Flowering. Valuable for edging walks, flower beds, etc. Bulbs planted three inches apart form rounded rows of deli- cate foliage, about one foot high, which produce flowers in endless succession.

CHINESE P/EONIES. The herbaceous Paeonies are exceedingly hardy, and will succeed in any ordinary soil, well enriched with good manure. During the Summer month mulching will be beneficial to the roots, especially on dry soils. We offer a splendid assortment, embracing all the leading shades, white, pink, rose, purple, etc., etc. Each, 30c; doz., $3.00.

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SUMMER FLOWERING BULBS— Cont'd.

SPOTTED CALL A (Richardia Alba Maculata).

The leaves of this variety are deep green, with numerous w^hite spots, wrhich give the plant a very ornamental appearance. The flowers are pure white, with a black center. They grow freely, either in- doors or out. 20c each; $2.00 per doz. WHITE CALL A (Richardia /Ethiopica). The White Calla, or Lily of the Nile, is a well-known plant of easy culture, and in Winter is one of our best window plants. To aid profuse blooming, keep them dormant from the middle of June to last of August, repot in good rich soil, using a four to six-inch pot, give water, light and heat in abundance, and the result will be most satis- factory. Dry bulbs, 20c each; $2.00 per doz. ; extra large, 30c each; $3.00 per doz.

CALADIUn ESCULENTUn.

Elephant's Ear.

Grand tropical- looking plant, producing enor- mous leaves three to four feet long. A favorite for specimens on the lawn. Height, four to five feet. (See cut).

ELBPHA-KT'S EAR.

Extra size bulb, 10 to 12 First " 8 to 9

Second 6 to 7

Third

4 to

circumference 75c

^* 50c

" 25c

15c

Ever=blooming French Cannas.

Capt. P. de Suzzoni. A tall growing variety,

deep yellow, lightly spotted with red, so that the . general effect at a distance is yellow. As a com- ^panion to Trocadero it is excellent ; large flower

and fine green foliage. Each, 2oc; doz., $2.50. Egandale. A fine dark foliaged variety, with

flowers of a soft currant red, very distinct and

striking in appearance. Each, 25c; doz., $2 50. FRANCOISE CROZY. The color is of unique

shade of apricot, bordered with bright yellow. Horace Choisel. Deep rich magenta, strong,

co-npact grower, a very fine variety. J. D. Cabos. Another dark foliage variety, with

flowers of very rich orange, tinged with apricot.

As a contrasting variety in foliage and flower

it is unsurpassed. Each, 30c; doz., $3.00. M. Laforcade. Bright, orange-scarlet flowers,

coffee-colored foliage, dwarf, compact grower,

very fine.

MAD. CROZY. Resembles Francois Crozy, finer.

Each, 30c.

Pres. Hardy. Deep orange, mottled with rich chrome yellow, a unique and pretty variety. Each, 25c.

Pres. Carnot. A majestic variety with dark chocolate foliage, flowers deep scarlet, large and beautifully rounded. Each, 20c.

TROCADERO. A grand sort in flower and foliage. The blooms are a deep crimson lake of the richest shade, and are borne in wonderful profusion. Twenty-seven separate heads of flowers, were counted on a single plant. Price for any of the above, except where noted ; each, 30c ; doz., $3.00. Choice Mixed Canna Roots. Our selection; each, 15c; doz., $1.50, post-paid.

DAHLIAS

Too w e 1 1 - known to need any descrip- tion^ We can supply roots of any of the fol- lowing colors. Red, White, Purple, Lilac, Rose, Yellow, Brown, Red Spotted, Blue; Canary, Straw Colored and Variegated. 20c each ; $2.00 DAHLIA. dozen. MIXED GLOXINIAS. These comprise all shades of color and erect, horizontal and pendulous flow- ers; for those who do not care about special color they will be found very desirable, as only fine varieties have been kept, the poor and dull colors having been discarded. 20c each; $2.00 per doz.

Arkirn I TC Our bulbs of this magnifi- VJLr/\L^lV/LrUO. cgjjt flower includes only the very finest varieties. Our mixtures will be found of a high standard of excellence. A suc- cession of bloom may be had from July to Sep- tember by planting at intervals from April to June. The strongest bulbs should be kept for the latest planting. The cultivation of Gladiolus is very simple, as they will thrive in any good garden soil, but amply repay good care and liberal feeding by enhanced size and beauty. All Colors. Mixed. Each,5c; doz.,30c; 100, $2.00. Extra Choice. Mixed. Each, 5c; doz., 40c- 100, $2.50.

Scarlet and Crimson Varieties. Mixed. Each,

5c; doz., 30c; 100, $2.00. White and Light Varieties. Mixed. Each, 5c; • doz., 50c; 100, $3.25.

Yellow Varieties. Mixed. Each, 5c; doz., 60c;

100, $3 25.

Pink and Variegated Varieties. Mixtd. Each,

5c; doz., 40c; 100, $2.50. Separate Colors of Red, Scarlet, Crimson, White, Yellow, Pink, Variegated, Rose or Striped. Each, 10c; doz., 75c.

OUR SWEET PEA COLLECTION IS A BARGAIN.

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HORSE^RAmSH.

Per 100 per 100, 65c; per 1000, $5.75

ASPIS^RAGUS.

Columbia Mammoth White per 100, 70c; per 1000, |;6.50

Palmetto per 100, 60c; per 1000, 5.50

Colossal per 100, 60c; per 1000, 5.50

RHUBARB.

Linnaeus per 100, $1.50; per 1000, $12.00

New Giant per 100, 1.50; per 1000, 12.00

Victoria- per 100, 1.25; per 1000, 10.00

IMPORTED DUTCH BULBS.

In Fall we have a complete and well-selected assortment of Dutch Bulbs, our own importation, direct from the Bulb growers. Our assortment consists of Hya- cinths, Tulips, Crocus, Narcissus, Snowdrops, Anemones, etc., etc., all of which should invariably be planted in the Fall. Price List ready in September and mailed free on application.

REMEDIES FOR INSECTS AND

FUNGUS.

Hammond's Slug Shot 5-lb. pkgs., 25c; 10-lb. pkgs., 50c; carton, 15c

London Purple , per lb., 25c

Paris Green per lb., 25c

Persian Powder, or Bubach per lb., 40c

Lemon Oil in pint tins, each, 40c; qts., 75c; per gal., $2.75

Hellebore per lb., 25c

Carbolized Soap 1 gal. cans, $1.00

Nicotine per pint, $1.50

Lenox Concentrated Bordeaux Mixture 1-gal. cans, $1.00

Tobacco Dust, fine lib., 10c; 5 lbs., 35c; 10 lbs., 65c

Tobacco Soap per lb., 35c

Whale Oil Soap lb., 15c; 2 lbs., 25c; 5 lbs., 60c

Thrip Juice J pt. can, 30c; 1 pt., 50c; 1 qt., 75c; 1 gal., $2.00; 5-gal. keg. $7.00

Bordeaux Mixture 25-lb. pkg., $1.00

Copperdine per qt., 50c; 1-gal. cans, $1.50

Grape Dust, Hammond's 5-lb. pkg., 35c; 100-lb. keg, $5.00

Flour of Sulphur per lb., 10c; 10 lbs., 60c

Should any of the above be sent by mail, 15c. per lb. must be added to pay postage.

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FERTILIZERS.

Pure Bone Meal- 5 lbs., 25c; 25 lbs., $1.00; 100 lbs., $2.00; 200-lb. sack, $4.00

Pure Bone Flour 5 lbs., 25c; 25 lbs., 1.25; 100 lbs., 3.00; 200-lb. sack, 5.00

Coarse Bone 5 lbs., 25c; 50 lbs., 1.50; 100 lbs., 2.50; 200-lb. sack, 4.00

Nitrate of Soda 50 lbs., 2.25; 100 lbs., 4.00; 200 lbs 7.50

Odorless Phosphate bags of 200 lbs 3.00

Lawn Dressing 5 lbs., 25c; 25 lbs., 75c; 100 lbs., $2.50; 200 lbs _ 4.00

Tobacco Stems » per bale, 2.00

Kitchen Garden Fertilizer 5 lbs., 25c; 50 lbs., $1.25; 100 lbs., $2.50; 200 lbs. 4.00

Peruvian Guana _ lb., 10c; 25 lbs., 1.50; 100 lbs. 4.50

Bowker's Ammoniated 1, , o- u '^ Ar\ n i -i k u c^-

Food for Flowers jlarge pkg., 2oc, by mail, 40c; small pkg., 15c, by mail, 2oc

Hanson Flower Food - price, 15c, 25c and 50c

Land Plaster, or Gypsum bbl., about 275 lbs., $1.75 ; 5 bbls., $8.50; f.o.b. St. Louis.

In lotB les3 than barrel, 2c per lb.

Plaster Paris ™ ^ per lb., 2c; bbl. $2.75

Disinfecting Lime _per bbl. 1.80

THE DOUBLE-TUBE LIGHTNING

INSECT EXTERMINATOR No. 20

PATENTED AUGUST 30, 1S8S.

Kills, Drives Away and Exterminates Every Living Thing Obnoxious to Yourself, Your Animals or Your Crops.

No. 20 Sprayer has detachable glass reservoir, provided with our patent spring leather plunger expander, which at all times keeps the leather washer expanded, and will not allow it to wrinkle or dry up, which is the case in former sprayers, which will be appreciated at a glance by any one who is famil- ior with sprayers. Our No. 20 Sprayer is the only sprayer having a glass reservoir, detachable, encased so that the oper- ator at all times can see the ingredients mixing, and just how they are working. Also have a glass reservoir, which is made of the pattern of a Mason fruit jar, and any such will fit this sprayer; being oblong gives a churning motion while the sprayer is being used, mixing the ingredients — wtiich cannot be done with any other shaped sprayer — and will not allow Paris Green to settle. The glass sprayer will not corrode or rust out, as is the case with all other metal. This will be appreciated at a glance.

The screw cap of this sprayer is made of heavy zinc, and the air chamber and jacket are made of heavy tin, nicely painted a bright red, making it very durable and attractive.

The Double-Tube Lightning Insect Exterminator is double the capacity of any other sprayer made, covering a radius of feet, producing two large sprays with one operation. The reservoir filled with water and a teaspoonful <.f Paris Green is sufficient to kill 2,000 hills of potato bugs, which cannot be done with any other sprayer made. Price, $1.00 each.

CATTLE FLY OIL.

Cattle Fly Oil is prepared and put up in one-gallon cans, expressly for keeping flies from stock during the summer months, and which is guaranteed to do the work, by simply spraying with the Lightning Insect Exterminator. It is perfectly harm- less, and will be found a great comfort to the cows, also when milking ; also for horses. The Lightning Insect Exterminator throws a fine spray of the oil mixture, and a gallon of Cattle Fly Oil is sufficient to spray 500 cows. This is usually applied while the cows are in the stable, and before milking. After a few applica- tions, only every other day is necessary. A greater flow of milk is guaranteed by using the Cattle Fly Oil. No farmer can afford to be without this valuable invention after a few applications. Full description on every can.

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^, The Lightning Compressed ) Air Sprayer, No. 21.

] PATENT APPLIED FOR.

?;iS?^^^>'^ and is filled about

two-thirds full, and then it takes about one minute to pump the air in, and the machine is then ready for use. All the operating you need do is to open the stopcock, which is turned to throw a fine mist or a coarse spray, or a continuous stream. The compressed air tank, being powerful and elastic, forces the liquid out through the outlet pipe, making a very fine or solid continuous stream. This Sprayer is one of the greatest inventions of the age. No labor is required after the air is once pumped into the tank, which only takes about one minute.

Automatic Spray and Force Pump,

PUSH DOWN-THE SPRING DOES THE REST.

Unique and Most Practicable. No Foot Fastening Required-

It is made of nickeled brass, galvanized iron tubing, extra large air chamber or reservoir, brass spring, pure rubber valves, saucer-shaped, anti-clogging foot with strainer on top, and with the sprays that go with it, warrants us in claiming that it is what has long been needed for all purposes. It will pump from the pail, or CARRY the material to be used in "a field;" and, with the fine spray, carries enough to last ten to 15 minutes in potatoes, fruit trees, grapes, tobacco and greenhouses. The Automatic is otherwise generally useful, is first class in construction, nicely finished, and, at the price named, should be acceptable to alJ. Our experience of last season gives us great confidence in mak- ing this guarantee. Price, $3.00.

Will throw any kind of spray, from the finest dew to a heavy or solid continuous stream 30 feet high.

The Lightning Sprayer No. 21 is operated by compressed air. An air pump is attached to the tank, which is made of heavy galvanized iron. The air is f orced in up to a pressure of 60 pounds, and is governed by a check valve, which prevents over-pressure. This Sprayer is made strong, and nicely painted.

To Operate this Sprayer.— The tank holds nearly four gallons.

The Lenox Sprayer.

The straps are provided with buckles and are adjustable to flt a boy or man of any size. It is also provided with a fine strainer cloth at the top where the liquid enters, to prevent leaves or dirt from getting into the Sprayer, thus impossible to clog up the nozzle. A man with one of these Sprayers will only use one-half the Paris Green that Is required by the whisk broom or any other method, the spray being a mere mist. No Waste whatever. No burning Of the vines as by large drops. You will only require to take out one barrel of water to the field Instead of four by any other method. The most economical and per- fect working apparatus on the market. It pays for itself by very little use. Pull directions with every machine. Including many valuable recipes. Price, «4.00.

A reliable chemist advises always to strain your liquid poison through two tulcknesses of burlap (sacking. ) You do not need the poison thick, for the moment it touches the water It Is poisoned. Stfaln the poisoned water before putting it in the Sprayer and you will have Oear liquid poison .

We have all the Extras belonging to this Sprayer.

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BIRD SEED.

Our Bird Seeds are Always Recleaned, Fresh and Sweet.

Mixed Bird Seed per lb. lOc; 3 lbs. for 25c

Mixed Canary and Rape Seed.. " 10c; 3 lbs. fc 23c

Clear Canary Seed • ' lOc; 3 lbs. for 25c

Hemp Seed " 10c; 3 lbs. for 25c

Rape Seed " 10c; 3 lbs. for 2ic

Maw Seed per lb. 25c

Lettuce Seed for Birds per oz. 5c; per lb. 60c

Sonfl )wer Seed for Parrots per lb, 10c; 3 lbs. 25c

Cuttle Fish Bone Vi lb. I5c; per lb. 40c

Mocking Bird Food per bottle, 25c

If by mall, Scents per pound and 30 cants per bottle for Mocking Bird Food must be added to prepay postage.

CREAM CITY RAT EXTERMINATO

This 13 not a poison, and Is specially recommended for places where rats and mire are numerous, as It is not dangerous for cats, dogs or chickens. Is warranted to drive away rats or mice.

Put up in 25c and 50c Packages.

DUST CANS.

For applying Slug Shot or other similar Powders.

Small size each, 3oc

Medium size ...each, 25c

Small size, filled with Slug Shot each, 20c

FOX'S POTATO BUG EXTERMINATOR

The best machine In the world for applying liquid poison to plant, vine or bush. Full descrip- tion and directions how to use will be sent with every machine. No better investment could be made, and certainly not a more profitable one, than In the Investment of $3.00 In this machine, as It will save Its price many times over In a season's use. Price. 93. OO.

PLANT SPRINKLERS.

For Sprinkling Flowers, etc. Postpaid, SI. 10.

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SCOLLAY'S IMPROVED PUTTY BULB

Scollay's Improved Putty Bulb. Postpaid, 81.10.

CRESCENT FORCE PUMP AND SPRAYER.

Similar to the Automatic, but smaller In size, works the same and gives good satisfaction. £ach. 81.25.

Snow Flake and Fire King Sweet Peas Can't be Beat. Include a Package of each In Your Order.

RAFFIA. Used for Tying.

Per pound „ $0 35

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POULTRY

Patent Stoneware Drinking Fountain,

For Poultry, Pigeons and Bees.

THE BEST AND CHEAPEST FOUNTAIN IN THE MARKET. THOB SANDS OF THEM IN USE.

They keep the water cool and clean, and chicks from getting wet. Are easily filled. Never tip over or get out of order.

To fill, set it up on end and pour the water in ; then lay it down on its side, as sh* wn in the engraving, and a vacuum is f >rmed, which keeps the water in, hut allows free access to it. T. clean, if it needs it, fill with water and sand, turn it sideways, and shake the water and sand out.

Many do not appreciate the necessity of a foun- taia, but Impure water, caused hy exposure to the sun, and filth scratched into old crocks and pans, are the cause of much disease and death in the poultry yard, loft and cages. Chicks also get into open jars, and either drown or get wefc and die. Saving the life of one valuable bird will pay for a dozen fountains.

Half-gallon, weight 3 lbs each, $0 25

One-gallon, weight 6 lbs each, 35

Two-gallon, weight 12 lbs each, 50

^^^iS^iSifelL tM||fc Is the Best

Market. It cures and prevents

CHICKEN CHOI.EKA CROUP, GAPES an d all

''^^^P^^ DISEASES

It makes young chickens grow quickly and healthy . It increases the quantity of eggs. It makes turkeys, ducks, geese and pigeons thrive. It will help moult- ing fowls and make them lay sooner. A trial will convince you. 26-oz. pkgs. 25c; 5-lb. pkgs. 60c.

PRAXrS HORSE AND CATTLE FOOD.

5-lb. pkg. 50c; 12V2 -lb. sacks 75o»

BONE MEAI.. The best way In which to feed bone meal to your chickens is by giving them the pure meal. We guarantee ours to be pure. Lb. 3c; 10 lbs. 25c; 100^=4. $1.00.

WILBUR'S EGG AND POUI.TRY FOOD. An article that will make your hens lay and keep them in good healthy condition. 2V2-lb. pkg. 25c.

RAVEN'S FOOD.

FORIHORSES, CATTIiE AND POUI.TRY,

An excellent food for any purpose, l ib. pkg. 25c; . pKg. 45c; 5-lb, pkg. 90c. If by mail, add 6c per

SUPPLIES.

New

Chick

Manna.

Try our Chicken Manna. It"* will keep your Poultry in a 8:o<»d healthy condition. Atrial will convince yon.

Contains Everything for Poultry. Is the Best and Ht-althi- est of all

* CHICKEN FOODS. Send for Sample FREE.

5-lb. 10-lb.

pkg

.$0

40

F. O. B,

50-lb. pkg $1 40

100-lb. pkg 2 50

St. liouis.

PIONEER CLOVER MEAL.

Pioneer Clover Meal contaics every part of the egg shell, white and yelk, and Is considered by all eminent authorities as a perfect .Poultry Food. Give it a trial, and we are confident that it will make vou a confirmed friend. Trial package, 3 lbs, 20c; 50-lb. sack, $l.-00; lOO-lb. sack, $2.00.

CUT CLOVER.

An excellent article for green food during winter months. 50-lb. pack, $1.00; 100 lb. sack, $2.00.

IMPORTED niLLET.

in-ib. pkg $0 30 50-lb. pkg $i 40

25-lb. pkg 60 100 10. back 2 75

KAFFIR CORN.

10-lb. pkg $0 25 50-lb. pkg $0 75

25-lb. pkg 40 luo-ib. sack i oo

Prices subject to market change.

Cnough To Make, amt U • ^

QHICKEN tAUQHI \ AVI I Ca

Crystal Grit.

The Best and Only Grit For POULTRY.

5 lbs. any size,

15c.

„;^^^SM|L-sa- any gize, . ^ Ti^^Ki iW 1^ a,ny size.

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POULTRY SUPPLIES-CONTINUED

WILBUR'S FOOD.

23-OZ.

Package,

15c.

Large

It will keep your chickens strong and healthy. It Package, will make young pullets lay early. Worth Its weight 25c. tn gold for moulting hens, and prevents all diseases

OYSTER SHELL5.

Tbls is one of the Best Poultry Foods.

lO-lb. pkg $0 25 50-113. pkg $0 50

2D-lb. pkg 35 100-lb. sack 80

GRANULATED BONE;

Contains all the elements that go to form the egg. We have this in two sizes— coarse ground for hens and turkevs, and fine for young chicks. 5-lh. pkg. 25C: 10-lb. pkg. 40c; 25-lb. pkg. 6(>C ; 50-Ib. pkg. $1.15; 100-lb. sack. $2.25.

BUCKWHEAT.

10-lb. pkg. 35c; 50-lb. pkg. $1.40; 100-lb. sack. $2.25

CANADA FIELD PEAS.

I0 1bs.35c; 50 lbs. $1.25; 100 lbs. $2 .25. Prices variable.

EGG-0

A . . .

Vegetable

Poultry

Regulator.

We . .

Guarantee

Its Purity.

Is invaluable for the moulting fowl and will make hens lay regularly.

We goarantee Egg-O to prevent and cure all Poul- try diseases.

Egg-O is packed In trial packages containing twenty-eight ounces of food, at 25c. Also In large bags— 10, 25, 50 and 100 pounds— which retail at 10c per pound. A trial will convince you of its wonderful powers as a regulator and egg producer.

LAMBERT'S DEATH TO LICE.'*

15-oz. box. 25c; 40-oz. pkg. 50c; 100-oz. pkg. $1.00. If to be sent by mall, add ic per ounce for postage.

*• DEATH TO LICE " OINTMENT.

A pure white, perfumed mixture that will do the work quickly without injury to the chicken In any way. Invaluable also for lice on children, scaly shanks on fowls, etc. A i-oz. box is sufficient for 100 little chicks. We Improved the formula last spring; it will now keep In any climate, l-oz. pkg. lOc; 3-oz. pkg. 25c.

If you prefer a liquid louse-killer, for painting roosts, nest boxes and inside of henneries, buy

LAKE'S LICE EXTERMINATOR.

It is a liquid preparation and is the first liquid lice killer ever put on the market. Absolutely harmless to all kinds of stock , poultry and pet stock of all kinds. Sure death to lice, mites, fieas, roaches, bedbugs, etc. , on horses, cattle, sheep, hogs, dogs, cats, chick- ens, pigeons, house-plants, etc. Pint can, 30c; quart can, 45c; Vi2- gal. can, 65c; gallon can, 90c. Give It a trial.

THE GREELEY ROUP CURE

Is th§ best remedy ever used for a case of this dreaded disease. It will cure a severe cold in twenty-four hours, will reduce thp swelled head and eyes, and put the bird in good condition In a few days' tlm». It Is not safe to be without It, especially when exhibiting poultry. We sell it with a guarantee. Per box, 25c, postpaid; one dozen by express, $2.00.

CORN MEAL.

Fine, 100 lbs $2 00 Coarse, lOO lbs $1 50

LINSEED MEAL. Extra Fine, In Barrels. OIL CAKE MEAL. In Sacks.

Write for Special Prices.

WHEAT.

Per bushel $100 Price variable.

BARLEY.

Per bushel 85c. Price variable.

PREPARED CHARCOAL,

pkg $0 05 50-lb. pkf

1-lb

5-lb. pkg

20 100-lb. sack.

.$1 75

. 3 00

INCUBATORS.

The Reliable Hot Air Special, 400-egg

300 "

200 "

100 "

" «• " 50

Porcelain Nest Eggs, each, 5c; per dozen Medical Nest Eggs, each, 10c; per dozen

.$32 00 . 24 00 . 16 00 . 12 00 . 7 00 45* . 1 00

LEG BANDS.

Per dozen $0 20 One hundred $1 00

Fifty 65 Poultry Markers, each 25

Excelsior Stock Food.

A NUTRITIVE AND RESTORATIVE TONIC, PURELY VEGETABLE. FOR CATTLE. HORSES. SHEEP AND SWINE. SAVES GRAIN BY CAUSING PERFECT ASSIMILATION.

BREEDERS, FEEDERS and

Cannot afford to be without

EXCELSIOR STOCK FOOD,

and you can save money by DAIRYMEN buying in large quantities.

S-lb. package, 50c.

mo AND 1112 N. THIRD ST., ST. LOUIS, MO.

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' pHf^ IT BURNS

A4DE BV St LOUIS "^'P *^*-

THE ACME HAND CORN PLANTER.

Accurate. Its dropping device must always drop as set. There is nothing about it to catch or stick and scratch corn. It shdes in a cast iron hopper bottom and can't wear out.

Light and strongly made throughout, with bass- wood sides, handles well bolted on, strong Steel Jaws, well riveted together and to the sides

Neatly finished in varnish and well packed.

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"PLANET JR." TOOLS FOR 1901.

Space will not permit our showing and describing all of the ''Planet Jr." Tools, but we will send a fully illustrated catalogue free for the asking to any who desires it. "Planet Jr." goods are standard machines; the best; yet great improvements have been made for 1901. We direct special attention to the new Nos. 3, 4 and 5 Sowers, the new No. 11, No. 12 and No. 13 steel arch Double Wheel Hoes, and the No. 15, No. 16, No. 17 and No. 18 Single Wheel Hoes. You can rely on getting a bottom price from us on any of the "Planet Jr." goods.

The " PLANET JR." No. 2 Seed Drill.

This Tool is ksown the world over, and, with the exception of the "Planet Jr. " Hill Dropping Drills, Is the moit perfect drill kuowd. It hoid'^ two aad one-half quarts.

The drill sows In an even, regular stream, whether there li much oi; little In the hopper. The opening plow, bdlng directly between the wheels, follows all In egularltles of the ground, Is adjustable, and once set opens the furrow at a uniform depth, and the seeds are deposited In a very narrow line. The machine Is ex- tremely simple; no agitators, belts or gearing. Pricf , «7.75.

'^PLANET JR." No. 4 Combined Hill Dropping Seeder, Single Wheel Hoe, Cultivator, Rake and Plow.

This Is exactly the same style of seeder as the No. 5 "Planet Jr." Hill Droppf»r. It is smaller In capacity, though still of good size, holding two quarts. It drops in hills at i, 6, 8, 12 and 24 inches apart, and in drills any thickness, handling the smallest paper of seed perfectly, andls simple, durable and very light running. Throws out of g«ar iustantlyby simply raising the hanrllAs. The Indpx Is accurate, plain and easily set. The UrlU Is detached ^nd the tool frame substliuted by moving but one bolt. It th^n becomes one of the most admirable Single Wheel Hoes of the"Pianet Jr." family, it has a fine garden plow, two new-style hoes, perfect shape, three dellfihtful cultivating rwkes, new form, and mad* etspeclally to fit 6, 9, 12, 14 and i6-inch rows; three cultivator teeth and a practical leaf guard. Price, complete, $1^.00; as a Drill only, 98.50.

"PLANET JR." No. 11 Double Wheel Hoe, Cultivator, Hake and Plow.

This tool, first offered for '98, combines in itself the good points of its predecessors with valnable new ideas. It has 11 Inch wheels, which c^n be set at four tiifferent distances apart ; the frame Is malleable, with ample room for tool adjustment, and can be set at three different heights. The handles are adjustable, and being attache 1 to the arch, are entirely undisturbed In mafcinu changes of the height of frame, width of wheels or In the adjustment of the to«jls themselves. The arch Is of Stiff Steel, uiiui»ually high. The design of the frame Is nov l, allowing all changes of tools to be made without removal of the nuts from the standards. A pair of model raices and a oalr of new style hoes are added to the usual equipment— •even pairs of tools in all. The whole set shown in the cut goes with the complete tool . All the blades are of tempered and polished steel. The variety of work possible with this machine is incredible, cov^erlng the whole range of w^heel hoe work, both in the garden and on the farm, and has our unqualified endorsement. Price, S9.50.

PLANET

This latest and best Single Wheel Hoe, im- proved for 1899, has an ll-lnch wheel, with broad face, and a conveniently arranged and a very full set or tools, several of them being of new, special detign, such as have been found to perform Wheel Ho*» work in the very best manner. It Is very light and strong and easy running; has three more tools than the old "Planet Jr." and does a much greater variety of work and does It better. Has adjustable handles and frame, especially adapted for quick changing of teeth. It is a most perfect Wheel Hoe for market gardeners or private places. The tools are a well-shaped plow for plowing, marking out, coverlns: and late cultl- vatl n; a pair of neat 4-lnch shield hoes, just right for hoeing In rows from 9 to 12 Inches, and a large pair for wider work, and three cul- tivator teeth. Also a set of three rakes, just right for 6. 9, 12 and up to 16-lnch rows, with two arranger! side by side; the rakes are just the thing for preparing: ground for the Seed Drill. A practical leaf guard completes the equipment.

The frame cha»^gesin height, and the wheel to the other side of the frame, when both sides of the row can be hoed at one passage.

"PLANET JR." Harrow and Cultivator,

This comparatively new tool has rapidly grown Into favor with farmers, market gardeners and straw- berry growers. It Is carefully made and finished, has a hlKh frame and the chlspl-shaped teeth cut an inch wide each, and may be worn down three Inches before that width is lessened or the teeth worn ont; even then they are cheaply replaced. It may be set with teeth trailing, by simply changing one bolt In each tooth. The foot lever pulveriser Is a capital addition for prepar ng ground for th« Seed Drill or for plant setting, and controls the depth of the rear teeth. Hand levers regulate b th width and depth while in motion ; It contracts to 12 iDohes, and may be further reduced in width by taking off the outside teeth; It expands to 32 Inches. It cultivates deep wllhout throwing earth upon the plants, and the emooth, round -throated teeth turn straw- berry runners without Injuring them. For cutting strawberry runners we make a special attachment, con- sisting of a lO-lnch fiat 8t«ei dlic mounted on an outrigger. Strawberry Runner Cutter Attachment extra. Price, plain, 97.00; with Wheel, 98.75; Complete, 810.50.

1110 ANI> 1112 THIRD ST„ ST. LOUIS, MO.

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JI^^-SEND FOR EXTRA CATALOGUE, FREE.

The "IRON AGE" WHEEL HOES and SEED DRILLS

The "Iron Age" Double Wheel Hoe, with Cultivator Teeth, Plows and Rakes.

Packed Weight, 40 lbs. Price, $7.00.

Among the principal labor-saving tools in the hands of the market gardener must be considered Wheel Hoes. Nay, we may insist that it leads all others, for they are really indispensable, and without their aid it would be an almost impossible task to keep the market supplied with such immense quantities of row-grown vegetables. They have done away with the back-breaking and time-killing methods of the olden time, one man performing in a more thorough manner, and with greater ease to himself, the labor of several men. As with all other improved methods of labor, it requires a little practice to enable one to realize the best results with a wheel hoe. A novice will usually push steadily ahead; not so — give the tool a thrust Sihesid, watching the wheel rather than the hoe, and taking a step at each thrust; this brings a result which the term wheel hoe implies ; an ordinary hand hoe would accomplish little if simply dragged through the ground.

Having shown what'is expected of a wheel hoe, we desire to bring to the notice of the reader the "Iron Age" Wheel Hoe. Without disparaging the many excellent tools of this character already in use, we recently became convinced from our own

practical tests — we have been making wheel hoes for years — and the expressions coming from the workers in the field, that further improvement was possible and necessary. Higher Wheels were call- ed for; the old pattern frames were made of gray iron, and were consequently too heavy, to say nothing of their constant breakage. How well we have corrected these points, and still other improv-

Showing the Double Wheel Moe ^^^^^^ ^^^^ endeavor to show. We have prac- set up as a Single Wheel. tically made the tool **bicycle construction."

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The "IRON AGE" Combined Seed Drill and Wheel Hoe

Packed Weight, 50 lbs. PI^ICE, $10.50

In designing our Seed Drill Attachment for the Double Wheel Hoe, we have kept in view simplicity of construction, convenience of adjustment and perfection of work.

The drill attachment is complete in itself, and when put in place requires but two bolts to secure it ; the single wheel is then put in position, the chain run on, and the drill is ready for operation. The seed slide and its index adjustment to sow the various seeds is similar to that used on our well-known New Model Seed Drill, while the agitator is simply a revolving brush, of selected bristles, which will not injure the seed, will wear a long time, and can be cheaply replaced.

In our experience with seed drills we have found that while some round, smooth seed, such as turnip or radish, will flow through the discharge opening, and do not, therefore, need any agitator, one is absolutely necessary for some others to insure a continuous or positive feed.

We have seen acres of beets ragged and forlorn, with long skips and spaces, simply by reason of this attempt to sow such seeds without an agitator.

The brush agitator will be found to be peculiarly adapted to feeding out such seeds as beets and tomatoes, in separating the seeds that may be clinging together and acting as a gentle force feed.

The opening plow is adjustable in depth and also reversible, one end being wide for onion seed, and the other narrow for placing the seed in a close, straight line.

The Combined Drill includes all of the attachments described above, and we claim that any one buying it possesses at once the most complete and perfect tool possible.

It is a whole tool house of itself. It plows, levels, furrows, sows, covers, rakes, cultivates, hoes and hills, and does each and every operation in the most satisfactory manner.

B^SEND FOR EXTRA CATALOGUE, FREE.-^

No. 1 HAND-POWER

GRAIN AND SEED CLEANER.

CAPACITY.

Market Wheat, - - 40 Bushels per Hour. Clover Seed, - - - 12 Bushels per Hour.

PRICE, $22.00

ALL OUR MACHINES ARE COMPLETE FOR WORK REQUIRED.

NO EXTRA ATTACHMENTS NECESSARY.

Size of Screens, 19x30 inches. One Wire and seven Perforated Zinc Screens, equipped with Spreading Boards, furnished with each Cleaner. THE BEST CLEANER MADE.

1110 AND 1112 THIRD ST., ST. LOUIS, MO.

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MISCELLANEOUS IMPLEMENTS.

The Best Broadcast Seed Sower Made.

CAHOUN'S BROADCAST SEED SOWER. The

most accurate and strongest machine of its kind made, as well as the most satisfactory. You can sow just the amount of seed you want to the acre more evenly than by hand, and a good deal faster. No one who has used one of these ma- chines would be without them. Fall directions with each machine.

Price, complete each, $3.00

FIDDLE BOW SEED SOWERS.

An old reliable kind, but not as accurate or as strong as the Cahoun. Price, complete each, $1.25

RELIABLE

In this we have a useful Trap. It is so simple in construction and so safe to handle that a child may set it with the same facility as a grown person. It combines all the good points of traps of similar make, and, on account of low price, has become very popular.

Price, $1.50.

Express to be paid by the purchaser.

Humphrey's

Concave Potato Knife.

Cuts to one or more eyes without injuring the vital tissues.

Price, postpaid, each, 30c. 6 for $1.50; dozen, $2.85.

Cannon's Sheep Dip.

1 gallon $1 35

5 gaPns, per gal. 1 25

...LANG'S... HAND WEEDER.

One of the best Weeders made. A band passing over the fingers gives perfect use of hand for pulling weeds without laying down the tool.

Price, postpaid, 30c each.

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VEGETABLE, FARM SEEDS, Etc.

Acme Corn Planter ... 63

Auimonlat'-d t?^>od for Flowers 58

Annual Climbers 47, 4»

Ai ticUoKe Seed IS

A-paratfus Seed 15, 57

Automatic Spray and Force Pump 59

Anise 31

Australian Salt Bush 35

B Um 31

Barley, Kail and Spring 32

Beets 15

Beets for Stock and Sugar 16, 32

Beans. Busli Sort 16, 18

Beans, Wax Pod Sorts 18

Beans, Pole 17

Beans, Lima 17

Beans, Field Sorts 32

Beans, Burpee's Bush Lima 18

Bene 3i

Beet (ornamental) 39

Bermuda Grass 33

Blue Grass 33

Black Hawk Corn. 34

Bla<-K R isslan Winter Oats 34

BiacK Cluster Oats 34

Borage 31

Bone Meals 58

Bowker's Plant Food 58

B )ne for Chickens 58

Broccoli 16

Brussels Sprouts j6

Broadcast Seed Sower 67

Buckwheat 32

carrots 2n

Cabhage 10, 18, 19

Cauliflower 19

Cardoon 3i

Caraway 31

Cast'ir Oil Plant 35

Catnip or Catmint 31

Cane or Sorghum 35

Celery 20

Celerlac 2i)

Chervil 21

Chicory 21

Clover Seeds 33

Collards 19

Corn, ^^ugar 21

Corn, Field Sorts 34

Corn Salad 21

Cream City Rat Exterminator 60

Cress 22

Corn, Pop 34

Coriander - - - - 21

Crescent Force Pump and Sprayer59

Cucumber 9, 22

Clipper Seed Cleaner 66

Dandelion 22

Directions for Sowing and Cul- ture of Vegetables . 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 Directions for Making Hot-Beds... 2 DIcktnann's Giant Summer Cab- bage 19

Dhoui a Corn 3d

Dill 31

Dust Cans 60

EgK Plant 23

Enillve 23

Egyptian Castor Bean. 35

Farm Seeds 32, 33, 34

Fennel 31

Fertilizers 58

Fiddle Bow Seed Sowers 67

Flax 35

Forage Plants 35

Fox Bug Exterminator 60

Gr«6S Seeds 33

Grass Mixture for Pasture 33

Herbs 31

Henbane Si

Horehound 31

Horseradish Roots 57

Hop Seed 31

Hungarian 33

Hyssop 31

Iron Age Wheel Hoes and Seed

Drills 65, 66

Kaffir Corn 35

Kale, or Borecole 23

Kohlrabi 23

Lambert's Death to Lice 62

Lang's Hand Weeder 67

Lathyrus Sylvestris 35

Late F. ench Market Cabbage 10

Lavender 31

Lawn Grass 36

Leek 23

Lettuce 11, 24

Lightning Bug Exterminator 58

Lightning Compressed Air Spray- er No. 21 59

Lupins 36

Majtynla 24

Marjoram , 31

Mangel Wurzel 16, 32

Millet 33

Mustard 24

Mu«hroom 25

Muskmelon 9, 25

O ITS 34

okra, or Gumbo 26

Olmsted's Reliable Mole Trap 67

Onion Seed 24. 26

Onion Sets 26

Osage Orange 35

Opium Poppy 31

Parsley 26

Parsnip "■ 27

Pea, DIckmann's Prize Taker . 27

Peas, Cow 35

Peas (ror Garden Culture).... 27

Peas (for Field Culture) 35

Peanuts 28

Pepper 27

Planet Jr. Garden Tools ' 64

Plant Sprinklers 60

Potatoes, The Admiral Dewey l.

Potatoes 17 28

Potatoes, Sweet 28

Poultry Supplies 61, 62

Pre pared Charcoal 62

Pumpkin 28

Radish _ 18, 28, 29

Raffi-i 60

Remedies for Fungus 57

Remedies for Insects 57

Rhubarb Seed 28, 57

Rosemary 31

Rue 31

Russian Winter Oats 34

Rutabagas 32

.32

Rye

Roots 57

Saffron 31

SalPify. or Oy<ter Plant 2»

Scollay's Improved Putty Bulbs.. .60

Scorzonera 29

Sea Kale 30

Soja Beans 35

Sorrel 30

Spinach 29

Spring Vetches, orTares 36

Squash 29

Sunflower 32

Sage : 31

Summer Savory 31

Sweet Basil 31

Tansy 31

Teoslnte 35

The Lenox Sprayer _ 59

Thyme 31

Tobacco Seed.„ 30

Tomato 12, 13, 30

Turnip 80

Warranties 15

Watermelon 31

Wheat 32

Wild Rice 35

Wormwood 31

FLOWER SEEDS AND BULBS.

Abronia ^'

Abutilon 37

Acrollnlum

Adonis 37

Agoratum 3/

Agrostemma

Alyssum 3^

Alon-oa 3^

Amaranthus 3(

Antirrhinum 37

Asperula Odorata 38

Asters 3^

Balsam, Apple 48

Balsam, Pear 48

Balsam 38

Bartonia 38

Balloon Vine 47

B*»tronla (seed) 62

Begonia Bulbs ^

Bell IS 39

Bracnyrome 38

Browallla 38

Cacalla. 39

Calandrina 39

Calendula 39

C>indytuft 39

Cannas 39

Cast 'r Beans 39

Calllopsis 39

Canary Bird Flower 47

Campanula 51

Carnations 51

I alceolarla 52

Calla Lily. Spotted and White 56

Caladium Bulbsr 66

Canna Roots 56

Centaurea 39

Celosla 39

Chrysanthemum 39

Ctirysanthemum (perennial) 51

Chrysanthemum (frutescens) 39

Cineraria (Marltima) 40

Cineraria (Hydrlda) 53

Cinnamon Vine Boots 14

Coilomia 40

Cosuio- 40

Convolvu'Is 49

Polx L ichryma 50

ColPUS 53

Cobea Scandens 47

Convulvulls, Tall 47

Crei is 40

C'lphea 40

Cyanus 39

Cynetilos«5um 40

Cv press Vine 47

Cyclamen 63

Datura 40

Dahlia (seed) 41

Dahlia (roots) 56

Delphinium 51

Dlnnthus 40

Digitalis (Foxglove) 51

Doll- has {Hyacinth Bean) 47

Dutch Bulbs 57 ;

Eag Plant (ornamental) 41

Erlanthus Ravaunae 60

Kryslum 41

Eschscholtzia 41

Kverlastlng Flowers 50

Eulalla Japonlca 60

Euphorbia 41

Ferns 53

Flowering Bulbs 64, 65 , 56

ForKet-»le-Not ~ 41

Four ■ ''clock ^ 41

Fuchsias 53

Galllards 41

Gamolepls 41

Geraniums 53

Gllla -41

Gladiolus (bulbs) f6

Gloxlna (bulbs) 56

Gloxl' a (Seed) 63

Grasses (ornampntal) 60

Greenhouse Seeds 52, 53, 54

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FLOWER SEEDS AND BULBS-Continued.

Godetia 41

Gypsophlla 41

Gynerlum Argentum (Pampas

Grass) 50

Helichrysum 50

Helianthus 41

Heliotrope 41

Helipterim 50

Hibiscus 42

Hollyhocks 51

Honesty 51

Hordeum (Squirrel Tail Grass) 50

Humulus 48

Hyaclnthus (Candlcans) 55

ice Plant 42

Ipomea (BonaNox) 48

Ipema Mextcana 48

Iris 51

Jacobea 42

Laguras Ovatus 50

Lantana 53

Larkspur 42

ILathyrus (Perennial Peas> 51

Lemon Verbena 53

Lily of the Valley 55

Lily of the Valley (roots) 55

Llnarla 42

Llnarla (Cymbalarla) 53

Llnum 42

Lobelia 42

Love-ln-a-Mlst 42

Lupinus... 42

Lynchnls 42

Malope 42

Marigold 42

Marvel of Peru {Four O'clocJc) 42

Martlnla 42

Matricaria 42

Mathiola 42

Maurandla 48

Maderla Vine 55

Medlcago 42

Mexican Morning Glory Roots .... 55

Mixtures of Flower Seeds 47

Mignonette 42

Mlmulus 42

Mino Lobato 42

Momordica 48

Moon Flower 48

Musa Enseta 53

Myosotis 42

Nasturtiums (Tom Thumb sorts) ...

Nasturtium (climbing) 42

NeraophlUa 43

Nlgell^ (Love-in- Mist) , 43

Nicotiana 43

Nolana 43

Oenothera 43

Ornamental Grasses 50

Ornamental Gourds 48

Oxalls (sef>d) 43

Oxalls (bulbs) 55

Paeony Seed 51

Paeony Roots 55

Pansles 43, 44

Papsiflora (Passion Flower) 53

Pavaver ( Perennial Popples) 51

Pennlsetum 50

Perennial Flowers 51, 52

PerlUa 44

Petunias 44

Phlox 45

Phlox (Perennial) 51

Poppies 44

Portulacca (Moss) 45

Primula 51

Primulus (Chinese) 54

Pyrethum 51

Rhodanthe 50

Ricinus (Castor Oil Bean) 45

Rocket 52

Salpiglossis 45

Salvia 45

Saponaria 45

Sanvitalla 45

Scabiosa 45

Schizanthus 45

Sensitive Plant 45

Sllene 45

Stevia Serrata 45

Smilax 54

Stlpia Pennata 50

Stocks 46

Stocks (Perennial) 52

Sweet Peas 14

Sweet Sultan 45

Sweet William 52

Targetes (Lucida) 46

Thunbergla 48

Tigridla (bulbs) 55

Trifolium 46

Tritoraa (Red- Hot Po Jeer) 52

Tropeeolum 48

Trycholsena (rosea) 50

Tuberose (bulbs) 55

Verbena 46

Vinca 54

Vinca (Periwinlcel) 54

Violet 46

Violets (sweet) 46

Vlscaria 47

Wallflower 52

Xerantemum 50

Zinnias 47

Whenever you have a grievance, that is, when you think we have not treated you fairly, do not hesitate to make same known to us.

Too much care cannot be exercised in the purchase of seeds.

To our customers in or out of St. Louis who desire to make purchases of any kind, and cannot do so conveniently, are invited to communicate with us, and their business will be transacted in the most careful manner.

Good seeds are cheap at any price.

A DOLLAR saved is a dollar made. Compare our prices with those of our competitors and save dollars.

Positively no substitution, you get precisely what you want. Remember poor seeds are utterly worthless, while high class (as we only handle) grow into dollars.

Biin3s and Seeds for Fall Planting

CHINESE SACRED LILY.

Price List will be ready September 1st, 1901. Send tor it if interested in

HYACINTHS, TULIPS, CROCUS, NARCISSUS, ETC.

^EJIVT K OrST

DICKMANN-DUSARD SEED CO.,

1110-1112 N. Third St. ST.LOUIS, MO.