Historic, Archive Document
Do not assume content reflects current scientific knowledge, policies, or practices.
GROWERS &
HLLD rercnanrs a) er
MAIN STORE, GRATIOT &RANDOLPH STS) prone FAST BRANCH, RUSSELL & HIGH STS. MICH. ath scze WEST BRANCH, 807 MICHIGAN AVE.) je%¢ :
' j Dusts Potato Vines as fast Nl rave iii n lani ster as you walk, two rows at E Bz: atime % 2% *
:: DIRECTIONS...
Keep the working parts well oiled. Be- fore filling the reservoir, see that the gauge connected with the thumbscrew is closed, and kept closed when notin use. Todistrib- ute clear Paris Green or Purple, open slide about the thickness of a sheet of note paper. The quantity discharged should hardly be perceptible. When mixed with flour, lime, ete., about 1-16 to % inch. If the powder drops into the barrel faster than discharged, the slide is openteofar. The material must not be damp, buta dry powder. The gauge shows how far the slots are open, without looking inside.
Atiy material likely to contain hard lumps should first be sifted. Flour is free from lumps and Sticks best tofoliage>
For dusting two rows of Potatoes at once, attach *“‘Y’’-or No. 2 nozzle, then to § each branch a tube anda No 1 nozzle and the spreaders if desired. By turning the No. 1 nozzle, rows of any width may be cevered, : -- When the gun-.is held in an upright position, as’in orchard use, keep reservoir
- well filled and open gauge 1-16 to “inch.
The nozzle may be turnéd in any direc-
tion so as to blow the powder down, or up t * under the leaves, or sidewise, as desired.
== DISTRIBUTES Batis. Srcen,< tendon
== “phur, Lime; Dry Bordeaux Mixture, Dry EEA —— ' « Bordeaux Mixture and Paris Green Com= PRICE, $5.50. Ss panndc <panich Pink, Pyrethrum Powder, es aE Corre ex
THIS MACHINE KEEPS THE POISON AT A SAFE DISTANCE FROM THE OPERATOR.
A SELF-OPERATING OR AUTOMATIC SPRAYER.
WHAT THE Eight to ten strokes of ce “*AUTO-SPRAY ’’- plunger in air chamber .
. will compress enough air
W/LL DO. ~~ to discharge the entire
4 contents and make a con-
tinuous spray for nine minutes—T his means that the
“ AUTO-SPRAY ” can be charged in fifteen seconds,
when it will work uninterruptedly ‘long enough to spray a quarter-acre of potatoes. *
AS A The ‘‘Auto=Spray”’ leads
all modern spraying im-
provements. Less thana
MONEY SAVER. week’s use will more than
Save the cost of a sprayer, figuring a man’s time at,$1.00
per day, to say nothing of the saving in material. When
in use the ‘‘Auto=Spray ’’ is perfectly air and water tight,
so that there is no slopping or waste and entirely does
away with the horror of expecting at any time to geta
splash in the face with some poisonous mixture as is the case in using the old style sprayers.
.:DIRECTIONS...
The above cut shows the air chamber and reservoir combined. Fill the reservoir not more than two-thirds fullwiththe solution ready forsprayiug.,insertthe airpump at the end of the can, and all is ready for the operation. The sprayer being carried by the shoulder strap leaves both hands of the person operating nothing to do but di- rect the spray. The spray can be made to flow faster or Slower by merely turning the cock of the spraying nozzle, and will throw either a cloud-like shower or a Solid stream.
FRUIT CROPS DOUBLED
and in many cases increased five fold by spraying is BOT OMS Sie ee shown by tests at Goverment Experimental Station, and Made with Solid Copper Reservoir. by individual orchardmen. Price, $6.00
Auto-Spray No. 3. Galvanized Steel Tank, one-gallon size, $2.00. Auto-Spray No. 3. Brass Tank, one-gallon size, $3.00.
mae
NGA OT COO | (Co
AWWA
\
ty he
(LOS eT
EEE eC CUT! aii RTA CRee RCH ENN eR ite
es
Mi
Ay Gay vel inltnyy
ben
oe Sen
, : ah j : is : a Fees ie mime WL hike re eb i i i SS RS UAST STUUR i go Ry ak Ve \ a eo) en h \ Aen) slut Pa uih § i ak di “N Siiiiei ahah sr aa lt If , un is i
i | an \ \ - i) y h
AS ‘\
vim
|
=
y
Pith?
AA SAU eae L/D ‘ i vy } FX . Z ¢ SEA F Kt : WAL a NY ; 4 V1 ti SN Ai} Ssh Waza ; jj J 5 4 bh Ma 5 CB 7: AE: I Al ‘ (Aan a & Ne HEL y Hf fi ay BS h GF \ (A FA AA F)/ AW WAZA) : a 2:22 ti) r\ wy Z A 7 EP--3
GRAND, NEW VARIETY
The Heaviest, Thinnest Hull, Stiffest Straw.
«
Best of 36 Varieties at Wisconsin Experimental Station. .
These new Oats originated in Sweden; from there it was imported into Russia, and the original seed brought from there to this country in 1898 by Prof. Carleton, of the U.S. Dep't of Agriculture. The next year the Wis. Ex. Station secured these oats from Washington, with several other vari- eties for trial. They have now been grown on the University Plats for four years, under the supervision of Prof. R. A. Moore, and during all that time have been carefully tested and compared with 36 other varieties.
Prof. Moore says: ‘‘We have found them the most satisfactory of all vari- eties tested. On the experimental plats the oats yielded exceptionally well, having a stiff straw, light hull and weighing 36 to 40 pounds per measured bushel.”
Prof. Moore says further: ‘The Swedish Select Oats seem especially adapted to high, well drained land, and the best known returns are from clay-loam soils. The great root development is one of the characteristics of the Swedish Oats, which enables the plant to resist drought better than any other variety tested. The straw is coarse and is noted for its stiffness and power to withstand lodging.”
It Pays to Change the Seed for Your Oats.
Per Peck, 35 cents; Per Bushel, $1.25
2 THE LOHRMAN SEED CO., DETROIT, MICH.
Beans.
Dwarf or Bush.
German, Sobnen. French, Waricot.
CULTURE.—One quart to 100 feet in drills, or 150 hills; one bushel per acre. A succession of sowe ings can be made from the first week in May until September. These dates are for the latitude of Mich- igan, further south the sowing must be done earlier, furthers north later. Plant in drills about two inches deep, and from 18 inches totwo feet apart, according tothe richness of the soil; the poorer the soil the closer they can be planted. The seeds should be dropped about two inches apart.
DWARF BUTTER, OR WAX PODDED VARIETIES.
round pods; a well-known standard sort. One of the most delicate and finely fla- vored as well as earliest of 7 the wax sorts. Best for mar- <a » ket or home garden.
ld 4
f 'd)* Prolific German Wax. An < improved strain of Black Wax, of more vigorous habit and far more productive. Pods waxy yellow, with slightly curled point.
yWardwell’s Kidney Wax. Purely wax pods, long, flat, and remarkably free from rust.
/ mproved Rust-proof Golden
Wax. An improved strain of GoldenWax withsmaller pods
v ey, Challenge Dwarf Black Wax. r Y An extra early strain of the
BEAN, Henderson's Bush Lima. dwarf Black Wax.
Y, Scarlet Flageolet Wax. Flat, stringless pods of great length and breadth; very pro- ductive.
GREEN PODDED VARIETIES.
v . Early Red Valentine, Improved Round Pod. For snaps there is nothing superior to this variety among the green podded sorts. Our strain of this popular and excellent variety is a great improvement on the Early Red Valentine. which we have long ago discarded. It is much earlier and is one of the most profitable sorts for private use or
market.
* Refugee, or Thousand to One. Medium to late; very productive and tender, and largely grown for main crop; round pod.
V easly Kidney, Six Weeks. Early; the leading market sort; full, flat, green pods. y Royal Dwarf Kidney. Excellent either for shelling when green, or baking when ripe. Large White Marrow. Excellent for either shelling when green, or baking when ripe.
_/Early Marrow Pea, or Dwarf White Navy. Excellent either for sheiling when greep rf or baking wnen ripe. { Davis Wax. The pods are extra long, straight, oval, clear waxy white color and when fit for use are quite stringless and of fine flavor. Giant Stringless Green Pod. The pods are tender, brittle, and of finest flavor - always entirely stringless, even when fully matured.
olden Wax. Very popular;:
173' GRATIOT: AVE., CORNER RANDOLPH. ST: 3
Beans, Dwarf or Bush Lima.
VWHenderson’s Bush Lima Bean. We place this first among the bush lima beans advisedly, because we are convinced that for the latitude of Michigan it is the most practicable variety to plant, especially by those who depend upon selling the crops. Jt is at least two to three weeks earlier than the bush forms of the large lima, and never fails to y eld a good crop before killing frosts. Moreover, its earliness brings it on the market so long before the large !imas that handsome prices may be realized for it.
yy Burpee’s Bush Lima Bean. A bush form of the true Large Lima. The plants are uni- formly dwarf, but enormously productive, single plants under favorable circumstances yielding from 150 to 350 pods. The pods are as large as those of the Large Lima, and contain from four to six very large flat beans of the best quality. While not quite as early as Henderson's Bush Lima, this is incomparably better in quality, fully equaling in this respect the Large White Lima. Any one who has tried this variety will be desirous of planting it again.
Beans, Pole or Running.
German, Gtangennen French, Haricot a Rames.
CULTURE.—One quart to 150 hills, one-half bushel] per acre. These are more tender, and require rather more care in culturethan the Bush Beans, and should be sown two weeks later. They succeed best in sandy loam, which should be liberally enriched with short manure in the hills, which are formed, according to variety, from three to fourfeet apart. From four to five seeds are planted n each hill, about twoinchesdeep. Asthe matured bean is used mostly, the season is .oo short for succession crops in the north, though it is advantageous to plant succession crops in the southern states, where .he season of growth isoften from March to November. Rough cedar or similar poles about seven or eight feet long should be used for Lima Beanstoclimbon. They should be set in the ground at least 18 inches, so aE prevent being blown over.
ae Jersey Lima. Ten days earlier in maturing than the large Lima. The best sort
710k market or private use ; the best of all.
y¥ Large White Lima. Largely grown and highly esteemed.
,/ King of the Garden Lima. Large in pod and bean.
_/ Seibert’s Early Lima. In earliness, ease of shelling, size, beauty and quality of the : green beans, this new variety is far in advance of all other sorts, and must come to be recognized as the best of all for either the garden or market.
y Red Speckled Cut Short, or Corn Hill. An old variety, very popular for planting among corn, and it will give a good crop without the use of poles; vines medium, not twining tightly, with dark coiored, smooth leaves and white blossoms in small clusters ; pods short, cylindrical and tender; beans nearly oblong, cut off diagonally at the ends, white, covered at one end and partially over the whole surface with red- dish brown dots.
: Kentucky Wonder or Old Homestead. This variety is ten days earlier than any ‘ other green pod pole bean, very productive and stringless.
» London Horticultural or Speckied Cranberry. Showy and excellent, either as a s snap or shell bean. |
¥ Dutch Case-Knife. Pods long, green and flat; can be either snapped or shelled. \ é Scarlet Runner. A popular English variety; very ornamental, with scarlet blossoms.
” Ey yf White Runner. Similar to the scarlet, but has white blossoms.
/ Early Golden Cluster Wax. The best pole wax bean, green or shelled.
i! THE LOHRMAN SEED CO:, DETROIT, MICH.
COLUMBIAN AWS Sy ECLIPSE. 7 BLOOD TURNIP. EGYPTIAN.
RED TURNIP. Beet.
German, Siunfelriibe. French, Betterave.
CULTURE. One ounce to 50 feet of drill, six pounds per acre. The soil which is best suited is that which is rather light and thoroughly enriched with manure. For anearly supply, sow in spring as soon as the ground becomes fit to work, in drills about one foot apart and two inches deep. For main crop,
Sow the first week in May, and for winter use sow in June.
v Extra Early Egyptian. Very early and of dark blood color. rather flat in shape.
/ Early Eclipse. Very early ; tops small, dark purplish green shading to lighter color on outside of the leaves. Roots nearly globular, with a small tap root and very small collar. Flesh dark red, zoned with a lighter red, very sweet, crisp and tender, espe- cially when young, One of the most desirable sorts for bunching.
\/ Crosby’s Egyptian, Select Strain. Far superior to the ordinary stock; is earlier, has larger root and keeps longer.
’ y Columbian Red Turnip. One of the best strains of beets for the gardener as well as for the home garden ; fine shaped bulbs, small neck and short tops; color deep zed.
y/ Early Blood Turnip. Dark red and of fine flavor; productive, good winter keeper.
/Dewing’s Early Turnip. Of fine form and flavor, and good for market.
ae &—
Turnip Bassano. A very early light-colored turnip beet.
_, Detroit Dark Red Turnip. Leaf-stems and veins dark red, blade green; roots globular ; or ovoid ; peculiarly smooth ; color of skin dark blood-red, flesh bright red, tender and sweet, and remaining so for a long time.
; Half-Long Blood. An excellent half-long, second early ; good also for winter use.
@ Long Dark Biood. Long, smooth and very dark red ; a late variety. Our strain of this variety cannot be excelled.
¥ Swiss Chard, Silver or Sea Kale Beet. Grown exclusively for its leaves. The middle of the leaf can be used and served like asparagus, the rest of the leaf like spinach.
> Lohrman’s Egyptian. “Extra Eastern Grown.” It is the deepest red, almost black f in color and is of finer quality than the Egyptian, being sweeter, more tender and smoother. The most desirable sort for small beet for early market.
73 GRATIOT AVE., CORNER RANDOLPH ST. 5
Mangel Wurzel Beet. ;
CULTURE.—Six to eight pounds of seeds will sow oneacre. The following varieties are extensively grown for feeding stock, and are excellent food to increase the flow of milk. As they grow much larget than the varieties cultivated for table use, they require more room, and should be sown in drills about two feet apart. The seeds should be dropped about two inches apart in the drills, and when strong enough, thin out to twelve or fifteen inchesin the row. The long varieties are best suited to deep soil,
yand the globe sorts succeed better than the long sorts on sandy soil.
V Mammoth Long Red Mange\ Wurzel. The most largely grown of any of the Mangels; roots attain an enormous size, producing 30 to *¥ 50 tons to the acre; quality superior; the best for deep soil. olden Tankard [angel Wurzel. Best and most popular for dairy farming; a very large, yellow-fleshed sort; it contains a large amount of sugar; fine for either cattle or sheep; grows largely above ground, #__ is hardy and a heavy cropper. ¥ Yellow Ovid, or Intermediate Mangel Wurzel. An excellent sort for stock; yellow-fleshed; very productive, and is sweet and fine- é grained; fine keeper. Orange Globe Mangel Wurzel. This is the best Yellow Globe * in cultivation; heavy yielder and splendid keeper. We highly V. recommend this strain. Red Globe [angel Wurzel. Globe-shaped, red, similar to Yellow Zé Globe; gud sort for stock; preferred by many. Vv French White Sugar, Red Top. Grows to a large size, and is use- '¢ ful for making sugar, as well as for stock feeding. y Vilmorin’s Improved Imperial Sugar. A much improved strain of the preceding; very valuable as a sugar producing beet. »/ Lane’s Imperial Sugar. A white-fleshed, handsome and very pro- © ductive strain; harder than French White Sugar; this sort contains / alarge percentage of sugar. ‘French Yellow Sugar. Yellow-fleshed, otherwise similar to French White Sugar Beet and used for same purpose.
Cabbage.
German, Sopffohl. French, Chou Pomme.
CULTURE.—One ounce will produce 1,500 plants. The requisites for complete success are: First, good seed. Second, rich, well-prepared ground. Third, frequent and thorough cultivation. A heavy, moist and rich loam is most suitable, which should be highly manured and worked deep. The early sortsshould be sown very early in hot-beds, hardened off by gradually exposing them to night air, and BEET transplanted to open ground, setting eighteen to twenty inches apart as early as = possible in the spring. The late autum and winter varieties may be sown from Mammoth Long Red the middle to the last of spring, and transplanted when about six it ches high, Mangel Wurzel. one and one-half to three feet apart in the row, owing to the size of the variety. Shade and water the late sowings in dry weather to get them up. It isimportant that the pane should stand thinly in the seed bed, or they will run up weak and slender and be likely to make
ong stems.
/ FIRST EARLY SORTS.
\y Early Jersey Wakefield. The leading early variety, * pointed heads; fine for early market.
Charleston, or Large Wakefield. Popular with market gardnerers in the South.
SECOND EARLY SORTS.
Whe Lohrman Seed Co’s Earliest Round Head. It is fully one-third larger than any other early summer cabbage. Detroit gardeners cannot afford to plant
any other kind for early market. =” Henderson’s Early Summer. Heads large, round and very compact; ten days later than Jersey Wakefield;
Early Jersey Wakefield. y and of the earliest large heading varieties. se Early Winningstadt. One of the best for either early of late use; it rarely fails to form good, solid heads even where other varieties fail en- jtirely; heads cone-shaped and a good keeper.
Y Klein Wanzleben Sugar Beet. This is the variety of Sugar Beet which the chemists of the German Sugar Beet Factories have united in recommending as possessing the highest sugar producing qualities.
6 THE LOHRMAN SEED CO., DETROIT, -MICH:
Burpee’s All Head Early. The largest heading of the second early sorts.
vy Fottler’s Early Drumhead, or Brunswick Short Stem. An early drumhead of large size, follow- ing closely the Jersey Wakefield and other very early sorts.
Gregory’s Deep Head. Probably the best second ¥ early cabbage. Fully as early as Fottler’s Bruns- wick, and makes a deeper, solider head. While largely used for early crops it is fully as much grown by our market gardeners for general and late planting. The plants are medium size and form large, deep, very solid, long-keeping heads of excellent quality. Our stock is
The Lohrman Seed Co.'s Earliest Round Head. especially fine and will be sure to please all who use it.
V All Seasons (Vandergaw). An early Drumhead cabbage, yielding heads of good size.
Very desirable either for early or fall use.
Hendersoa’s Succession. One of the best of cabbages; heads very large and somewhat flat; ten days later than early summer; much prized by gardeners.
LATE, OR AUTUMN AND WINTER SORTS.
_- Premium Late Flat Dutch. This standard late cabbage cannot be excelled for autumn \
\, Henderson’s Autumn King. Weil named, for it is
\\ Premium Late Drumhead. Heads large, flat and
ca
bs Savoy, Improved American. This is the best of
a“
5 -
7 a,
e
and winter use where a !arge, solid, long-keeping variety is wanted. We have taken great pains to have the seed we offer pure and from stock of unrivalled excellence.
the king of autumn, its large, perfectly formed heads making it sell at sight; a splendid keeper.
solid, and a good keeper; planted for main crop for winter keeping.
Mammoth Rock Red. The largest and surest head- ing red cabbage; heads as large and solid as Flat Dutch and fine-grained.
Premium Late Flat Dutch,
the Savoys for market or family use; heads large with crisp, wrinkled leaves.
Hollander. Heads medium size, round and very solid; being the hardest heading cabbage known. Matures quite late, and is the best sort to keep over winter. The weight of a trimmed head is fully one-half more than of any other variety of a similar size.
Cauliflower.
CULTURE.—One ounce will sow a bed of 40 square feet, and produce 2,000 plants. The cultivation is similar to that of cabbage. For early fall crops, sow in March and transplant in June, in rows four feet apart, setting the plants two feet apart in the row; water frequently if the ground be dry. Frequent hoeing, and a liberal supply of rich liquid manure, to keep up a continuous and rapid growth, will pro- duce splendid heads of a most delicate flavor. It facilitates blanching if the leaves are gathered loosely together, and tied over the top of the head to protect from the sun. Sow as late as june 20 for late crops, in beds or in drills, covering one-half inch deep.
Henderson’s Early Snowball. This is undoubtediy the finest variety ever introduced; it is the earliest and produces beautiful snow-white heads of the most delicious flavor. The seed we offer is pure and genuine, and sure to prove satisfactory.
Extra Early Dwarf Erfurt. The finest strain of the Erfurt Cauliflower.
+ Early Erfurt. A leading standard variety of excellent quality.
. Large Late Algiers. A sure heading late rarietv. ‘
73 GRATIOT AVE., CORNER RANDOLPH ST. 7
Carrot.
German, Ntohre. French, Cavrofte.
CULTURE.—One ounce will sow 100 feet of drill; three pounds per acre. Carrots require a very finely pulverized soil to grow them to perfection. A good, light and well-enriched sandy loam isthe best forthiscrop. For field culture, sow in drills three to three and one-half feet apart, so as to cultivate by horse. Market-gardeners sow in drills about 18 inches apart, and cultivate by hand. For early crops cover one-half inch deep, and thin to six inches apart in the rows; for late, cover three-quarter inch
eep, and thin to four inches.
Early Scarlet Horn. Excellent for
forcing or early out door planting; Yorange in color; blunt root; four
/ inches in length. ¥ Gacrande: or Ox Heart. Roots short and very thick, and intermediate between Scarlet Horn and Chante- nay; color deep orange; fine grained
y and sweet; easily dug; annually grows in favor.
Chantenay,Stump Rooted. Astump- rooted variety, somewhat resembling the well-known Nantes Carrot, but
» having a larger shouider and being
- much more productive.
Early Half Long Scarlet, Stump Rooted. In size and time of matur- #& ity it is between the Early Scarlet Horn and the Long Orange.
3 Danvers, Half Long. One of the heaviest croppers; roots dark orange color, eight to ten inches tn length,
ythick, and ending in a somewhat abrupt point; first-class for all soils.
Long Orange Improved. One of the -most desirable for either field or gar- den culture. it grows toa large size, fair specimens averaging twelve inches in length. and three inches diameter at the top. All who have cattle should raise a surplus of this carrot for feeding milk cows during winter. It increases the flow of milk and imparts to the butter a !
_ delicious flavor and a rich golden YW, LONG SCARLET
¥ color.
Improved Short White. New, for stock feed; the best white carrot, and furnishes the # largest yield at the least expense.
f Large White Belgian. Roots very large and smooth; grown exclusively for stock feeding.
Root Crops for Feeding Cattle.
Carrot, Sugar Beet, Mangel Wurzel, Turnip and Ruta Baga.
It is surprising how little attention has been given to their culture in this country, particularly when we take into account our long, dry summers, which diminish the yield of the hay and other fodder crops, as well as our long winter feeding season, in which some succulent food, such as roots, is so useful to feed with hay and other dry provender. Every farmer should have a few acres of agricultural root crops on his farm, and he will find them invaluable in feeding his stock during the winter. Many have the idea that it is impossible, or at least difficult, to protect such crops during the winter, but when it is considered that in Canada they are much more largely grown than in the United States, and that they = can be ‘‘ pitted’’ with safety even in the most rigorous winter, it will be readily seen that this idea is
erroneous.
THE LOHRMAN SEED CO., DETROIT, MICH.
Celery.
German, Gellerie.
French, Cederz.
CULTURE.—One ounce will produce 7,000 plants, two ounces per acre. Sow seeds in hot-bed in
February or March, or out doorsin April.
f As soon as the plants are about three inches high. tr. = to a nicely prepared bed in the border, setting them four or five inches apart. pele AS inches high, and fine, stocky plants, set them in the trenches. keeping the leaf stocks close together, so that the soil cannot get between them.
rt. When they are eight Earth up a little during the st-mm>r, Finish earthing up in
autumn, and never hoe or earth up in moistw eather, nor when the plants are moistened with dew.
To preserve celery for winter, dig treuches one footin widthand deepasthetopofthe plants. Stand the celery in trese, erect, as they grew, with what dirt adheres to the roots, packing closely but not crowding After the trench is filled it should be covered with straw or leaves as a protection from frost. Do not cover until the weather becomes quite cold and then only a little at a time, as the cold becomes greater. Celery will bear a good deal of frost. The trench must have good drainage.
Golden Yellow Large Solid, or Golden Self-Blanching. Ourstrainof this variety is unexcelled and absolutely reliable. This is beyond doubt the best celery for early market use. Plants of a yellowish-green color when young, but as they mature the inner stems and leaves turn a beautiful golden yellow, which adds much to their attractiveness and makes the work of blanching much easier.
White Plume. This variety has great merit as an early market sort, requiring no more labor to blanch it than Golden Yellow Large Solid, yet we do not think that it compares with Golden Yellow either in flavor or solidity.
. Perfection Heartwell. The best flavored, most crisp and tender of the white varieties. The stalks are medium size, round, very solid, crisp and tender, and of exceedingly fine and nutty flavor; and a fine winter sort,
Kalamazoo White Solid Dwarf. Grown extensively by celery growers at Kalama- zoo, Michigan; a dwarf white variety easily blanched, a good keeper and popu-
| lar as a shipper.
\piolden Heart. Very solid and the heart is of a golden yellow when blanched; excel-
lent keeper, and fine for garden or market.
stronger odor than other varieties.
CELERY. Golden Yellow or Golden Seilf-Blanching,
Celeriac, Or Turnip=Rooted Celery.
German, &noll-Gellerie. The root of this varlety is turnip-shaped, tender and marrow-like, having a sweeter taste and
French, Celerz-rave.
It is used principally for seasoning meatsand soups.
| Large Smooth Prague. An improved form of turnip-rooted Celery; round, smooth roots
with very few side roots. This is the lar
gest variety and one of the very best.
Soup Celery. For flavoring soups, pickles, etc.
Cress.
German, Srefje.
\Y Curted, or Peppergrass.
French, Cresson.
This small salad is much used with lettuce, te which its
/ warm, pungent taste makes a most agreeable addition.
_/ True Water. ‘" § steme are suhmerged in water.
_ Evans’ Triumph Celery. A new variety. flavor. Late variety of real merit.
This is quite distinct from the last, and only thrives when its roots and
Splendid long-keeping sort. Extra fine
Healthy, strong grower, stalks very white, crisp,
tender and brittle. We recommend it as worthy a first place among late varieties.
to G Re OTA AVE CORNERS RANDOLPH. ST: 9
Sco eR RUE = Win AD ee
G8 fy
: Meee )
i} Sa
DAS
cscs fogs OS,
™
5
SS Se pee Views sop Oe
vs ha: \ an
DAL STS,
rt
ny
ANT:
ady if
ISA
%) 4 "
SEO TS ai it (
uy f
Sy IAG NEP
ancy
aes: a «ss al ty 2) sg fag
eUseh asus Ria
‘sana
ro ee
Corn, Sugar.
German, Weljchforn. - French, Zazs.
CULTURE.—One quart will plant 200 hills; one peck will plant one acre in hills. Corn requires a good soil and a warm situation. Commence, for first early, by planting the early varieties about May 1, and if a continuous supply is wanted all summer, make plantings about two weeks apart from May 1 until the last of July, first planting early varieties, then later ones. Plant in rows three feet apart, and make the hills about the same distance apart in the rows. Five kernelsin the hill are plenty. Cover about one inch deep for early, and a little deeper for late. Thin to three plantsin a hill.
vA Early Cory. A very early variety, with good sized ears and large grains ; excel- lent for market, and has attained wide popularity.
White Cob Cory. A selection from Red Cory, over which it is a great improvement, being equally as early and having white kernels and white cob. / Crosby’s Early. Very early, productive, ears rather short, and of a rich, sugary flavor. Early Minnesota. Best early sort, not only for market, but for the private garden. Stalks short and not suckering, bearing one or two ears well covered with husks ; ears long, eight rowed ; kernels very broad, sweet and tender, not shrinking much in drying. yf Shaker’s Early. Large ears; excellent quality; fine market sort, follows the Minne- sota ; much used by canners. : y Pee and Kay. A large-eared, fine sort; white grains, tender and sweet. Hickox Hybrid. Next to Stowell’s Evergreen the most popular variety for canning, also prized by market gardeners ; earlier than Evergreen. yOld Colony. Ears sixteen to twenty rowed, grain very deep; fit to use a few days earlier than Evergreen. y» Black Mexican. Grains black when ripe, but for the table cooks remarkably white. / Stowell’s Evergreen. The standard for quality, and the best known variety ; a “avor *'/ ite alike with canners and market men; remains a long time in condition for poiling
Mammoth White Cory. The largest and earliest variety for market gardeners. Lohrman’s Early Giant. Very large ears; follows Cory.
é
TO THE LORMAN, SEED “CO., DEEROIT > MIG.
Cucumber.
German, @urfe. French, Conzcumobre.
CULTURE.—One ounce will plant 50 hills; two pounds will plant one acre. For earliest use, sow in the hot-bed or greenhouse in February or March, in warm loam, where the temperature is about 90 ‘
degrees ; cover half an inch deep. and when the plants are of fair size. transplant into hills. Plant for general use in the open ground, about June 1, in hills six feet apart each way, and thin, to three plants in a hill,
WAN |
\\ ~ Toy of * mn Z Ze
Early Russian. Fruit three to four inches long, thick, oval, pointed at each end, covered with fine small spines.
»/ Early Ciuster. Fruit borne in pairs.
Early Short Green or Early Frame. = This variety ought to be ranked §& among the pickling sorts, as itis <wf first-class for this purpose. Our §& stock is very superior. b
wy \
y Chicago Pickling. The favorite with Chicago pickle manufacturers; fine shape and very productive.
_/ Boston Pickling. Fruit short,
" smooth and pointed at each end; color bright green and a great yielder; one of the best sorts for pickling.
y Early White Spine. Jne of the best sorts for table use. Vines vigorous, fruiting early and abund- antly; fruit uniformly straight and t | Uf ae handsome, light green with a few WL = white spines; flesh tender and of = =x SERS excellent flavor. In this country EARLY WHITE a this variety is used more than any SPINE other for forcing under glass.
) Extra Long White Spine. Largely used for forcing and early outdoor planting.
Evergreen White Spine. It is very slow to ripen even after being fully grown, and : remains in an edible condition longer than any other variety ; for handsome appearance and quality it is unsurpassed.
!/ Improved Long Green. The standard all-around variety. It makes an excellent fruit for slicing, quality crisp and delicious. The smaller fruits are used for pickling, and the larger ones can be allowed to ripen for preserving. |
Corn Salad.
‘ b Fetticus or Lamb’s Lettuce. German, Acerjalat, Cammaralat. French, ache, Salade de ble.
CULTURE —Sow the seeds one-half inch deep in drills about one foot apart, during August and September. If the soil is dry, it should be firmly pressed over the seed in order to secure prompt germination. On the approach of severe cold weather, cover with straw or coarse litter. The plants will also do well if sown very early in the spring.
( (Large Seeded, Large Leaved. This small salad is used during the winter and spring
: months as a substitute for l-ttuce and is also cooked and used like spinage. In warm weather the plants will mature in four to six weeks.
|
¥
io GRATIOPR AVE... CORNER RANDOLPH ST. IT
Fee Plant.
German, Eterpflanze. French, Audergine.
CULTURE.—One ounce for 1,ooo plants The Egg Plant will thrive well in any good garden soil, but will repay good treatment. The seeds should be sown in hot bed in March or April, and when about an isich high pot intwo-inch pots, Plant out about June 1, two and one-half feet apart.
Improved Large New York Purple. The leading market variety; of large size, skin deep purple, smooth, free of thorns.
Endive.
German, Endinien. French, Chzcoree.
CULTURE —Endive may be grown at any season of the year, but is most general.y used late in the fall. Sow the seed during June or July, in drills fourteen inches apart, and when well established thin
_¢to one foot apart.
‘Small Green Curled. ls the hardiest variety, with beautiful curled, dark green leaves. Large Green Curled. A large growing variety, outer leaves bright, dark green.
‘Tloss Curled. A variety growing considerably denser and having the leaves much fines
cut than the Green Curled. Ever White Curfed. The outer leaves are very light colored, frequently white, so that the plant is very attractive, and always brings the highest price on the market.
/ Broad Leaved Batavian.
of
Kale, or Borecole.
Extra Curled German Dwarf Green. Rarely exceeding 18 inches in height, but
gs
‘Tall Green Curled Scotch. Grows about two feet high, leaves dark green, curled and
spreading out under good cultivation to three feet in diameter; leaves beautifully curled and bright green.
wrinkled; very hardy, and is improved by a light frost.
Kohl=Rabi,
Or Turnip=Rooted Cabbage.
German, Kahl-Rabt.. French, Chou-Rave.
CULTURE.—One ounce will sow 200 feet of drill; four pounds per acre This vegetable, the popularity of which is increasing, combines the virtues of the turnip and cabbage, but excels both in nutritive, hardy and produc- tive qualities. The seed may be sown in June, in rows 18 inches apart, and WM the plants thinned out to eight or ten inches in the rows, or start in hot
Wh, . : Ls bed in February and March.
J Early White Vienna. Short Leaf, extra for Jorcing. Best tor general table use; flesh tender and white.
y Large ies Good for table use and is also good for feeding stock.
Kohl-Rabi.
Early White Vienna.
Purple Vienna. A little later than white; color bluish-purple.
Leek.
German, Launch. French, Potreau.
CULTURF.—One ounce will plant 2co feet of drill; four pounds per acre. The Leek is very ] and easily cultivated; it succeeds best in a light but well-enriched soil. Sow as early in Sen 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. 4
Y London Flag. The oldest and best known and most largely grown variety.
.
A
“Large Rouen. Very hardy and strong; shorter, and having very broad, flag like leaves.
Monstrous Carentan. The largest varietv, often three inches in diameter, and becom- ing very white and tender. A hardy and desirable sort.
12 THE LOHRMAN SEED CO., DETROIT, MICH.
Lettuce.
German, Lattich. French, Lazfue.
CULTURE.—One ounce will sow 170 feet of drill; three pounds per acre. Requires a rich, moist soii, and to be crisp and tender needs to be grown incool weather For winter use sow in hot-beds every two weeks, at the rate of one ounce of seed to four sashes (a sash is three feet long by six feet wide); cover very lightly, and transplant first to three inches apart each wav. afterwards to eightinches. For garden or field, sow in rows, and cover one-fourth of an inch deep, and thin out to 12 inches apart in the rows.
EARLY CURLED VARIETIES.
“ Detroit Market Gardener’s, or Engel’s Forcing. The valuable features of this lettuce are: Eardiness and Enormous Size, cuttings being made time and again in six weeks after sowing the seed. Long Standing Qualities; by this we mean that it remains longer fresh and unwilted after being cut, than any other lettuce. You cannot afford to sow any other variety for forcing or early outdoor planting.
ar
Grand Rapids. A distinctively forcing and shipping lettuce, beautiful in ap- pearance.
Simpson Early Curled. A _ leading * early sort, good for forcing or open ground.
LETTUCE, Detroit Market Gardener's.
_ Early Curled Silesia. Early and tender; [ leaves yellowish-green; good either for the home or market garden.
Black Seeded Simpson. Nearly double the size of Early Curled Simpson; leaves delicate golden yellow; a superior variety either for forcing or sowing out of doors.
HEAD, OR CABBAGE VARIETIES.
.Hanson. Extensively grown by market gardeners, as it is always sure to make large, handsome heads of excellent quality; outer leaves green with light veins, inner leaves white.
“Philadelphia Butter. Leaves thick and nearly round, forming very solid, round heads, which stand a long time before seeding; inner leaves rich yellow.
Frankfort Head, or Salamander. « Fine compact heads, which resist — summer heat admirably; very popular LETTUCE. Hanson. in some sections.
Cr
Satisfaction Black See@ed. Forms fine large heads of handsome light-green leaves, that are crisp and tender.
. Early Prize Head. Leaves green and red, very thin, crisp and tender; one of the very best for private use.
Buttercup. For forcing or out door use; yellow, solid, medium-sized heads; distinct and attractive.
Deacon. A large, solid, cabbage lettuce for summer. We recommend this variety as superior and one of the very best.
Mammoth Black Seeded Butter. Forms very solid, large, round heads, which stand a long time before seeding, inner leaves rich vellow.
Golden Queen. The best first early Head Lettuce, of a most pleasing golden yellow color, and second to none for forcing.
ee SSSsSSss_cCcY\_\j Cj. ——
JGRADION AME CORNER RANDOUPE: ST. 13
HACKENSACK. ce, : eran Ys BZ
Melon, Musk.
German, 3Melane. French, J7elon.
CULTURE.—One ounce will plant eighty hills; two pounds per acre. A rich, deep, sandy loam, well worked and highly manured with old rotton compost, is of the first importance. Plant, when all danger of frost is over, in hills five to six feet apart each way ; scaiter a dozen seedstoa hill, and after they are out cf danger from bugs, thin to three or four plants. When they have four or five rough leaves, pinch off the end cf the main shoot, which will cause the lateral branches to put forth sooner. This will strengthen the growth of the vines, and the fruit will come earlier to maturity.
va GREEN-FLESHED VARIETIES. J
enny Lind. An extra early, small, green-fleshed melon of very fine flavor; round and flattened at the ends.
A Extra Early Hackensack. This is the favorite green-fleshed melon in Detroit markets.
A selection from and an improvement on the old Hackensack, and similar in shape
and appearance; nearly as large and fully ten days earlier. One of the finest for market gardeners; quality perfect.
w Hackensack. Fruit large, round and flattened at the ends, deeply ribbed and heavily netted; flesh thick and of very fine flavor. A fine market variety.
‘improved Large Green Nutmeg. Vines vigorous, hardy, productive; fruit very large, * - round, slightly flattened at both ends, ribbed, covered with coarse netting; flesh very thick and of the highest flavor.
/Small Green Nutmeg. This variety is in universal demand for both home and market use.
y Montreal Market. Excellent variety of the largest size; we have had them weighing over 20 pounds. Jn shape almost round, flattened at ends, deeply ribbed; skin green and netted. Flesh green, very thick.
¥ Baltimore or Acme. Productive and excellent shipping melon. It is a green-fleshed variety of oblong form.
RED OR SALMON-FLESHED VARIETIES.
y “2merald Gem. Distinct, very eariy and prolific; skin ribbed, yet smooth, and of a deep emerald green, with a few lighter-colored stripes. ‘Ihe flesh is thick, of a suffuse? salmon color.
w Osage.. This is the favorite market melon of Chicago and Detroit, and many othe. western markets, and offered on the bills of fare of first-class hotels and restaurants. it is globe or egg shaped, slightly netted, skin dark green and flesh orange-pink, very thick and of a flavor not surpassed by any in cultivation; as a market melon it is superior to any variety that can be named and the most profitable.
Princess. |n shape this melon issHghtly elongated; skin dark green and densely netted; tibs shallow; flesh deep salmon yellow and not surpassed by any inrich, spicy flavor, and has all the excelient points which go to make a spiendid market melon, including size, averaging six to eight pounds.
\y Paul Rose. This is a cross between Netted Gem and Osage. The flesh is salmon- colored, very deep and of fine melting character.
oe
Fd
ot
14 THE LOHRMAN SEED CO. DETROIT, MICH.
Melon, Water.
German, Wajjermelone. French, A/elon a’ Eau.
CuLTuRE.—One ounce will plant 50 hills; two pounds per acre, Water melons are cultivated in hills, which should be six or eight feet apart each way, and composed of light moderately rich soil, ‘The hills should be dug about two feet square, 18 inches deep, and half filled with well rotted manure, which must be thoroughly incorpor-
ated with thesoil. Plantin May, ten seeds to a hill, and when the plants are well up thin out to three plants. Cul-
‘tivate until the vines cover the ground, and pinch the ends of the growing shoots to induce early fruiting.
Phinney’s Early. A valuable early variety for use in the North, and a sure cropper.
‘Peerless, or Ice Cream. The best melons for private gardens and for market gardeners
who deliver direct to consumers; hardy, productive; fruit medium size, ovai, finely mottled; rind thin; flesh bright scarlet.
Kolb’s Gem. Largely grown, particularly in the South, for shipments to Northern markets. Asa shipping melon it has hardly an equal. The fruit is nearly round; rind dark green, somewhat marbled with lighter shades. Weight 25 to 50 pounds.
Cuban Queen. One of the very best all-round melons. Good to ship, and for home use not excelled by any in quality.
Gypsie, or Georgia Rattlesnake. An excellent market variety; large, oblong; rind dark mottled and striped; a well-known shipping melon
Dixie. It is the best for shipping. Rind darker than Kolb’s Gem and more beautifully Striped, and much longer in shape.
The Volga. It is perfectly round in shape, averaging 15 pounds in weight. The skin is light green in color, slightly mottled, thin and very hard. One of the earliest.
Long Light Icing. It is uniformly long, oval in shape, and nearly twice as heavy as the Round Icing.
Hungarian Honey. Fruit large, nearly round, dark green, very indistinctiy mottled with lighter shade.
/Citron. for Preserving. Fruit round.
Mushroom Spawn. German, Champignonbrut. French, Blanc de Champignon.
CuL_ture—Mushrooms may be grown in cellars, under benches of greenhouses, or in sheds, wherever the temperature of 50 degrees can be kept up through the winter, The beds should be made from November to February, according to the time the Mushrooms are wanted, and it requires about two months for them to begin bearing. Secure fresh horse-dung, free from straw and litter, and mix an equal bulk of loam from an old pasture with it. Keep this under cover, taking care to turn it every day to prevent heating until the
: : id i} HK oe l { | hil il tually Ai “ait a ilk pile is large enough to make a bed of the nae nl Mi yall le i NY i il i required size. Three or four feet wide, eight ' tat he wa (ht mtn Mi co ie i st inches deep, and any length desired, are the i ii! \ i} ‘iy ili AN lignan ial a Mi — proper proportions for a bed; but these may be Mi ] nfl hilt Hl hr ae ea Mt Het a > pee cee e varied Prepare the mixture of loam and manure, ina il ie vs es iM cs tl as ne ee tue “4 making the bed in layers, and pounding down ma inl ee a Re. oa each with the back of the spade. Leave this to at if i tl 1K Ky i : heat through for a few days, and as soon as tl in i Br ~~ the heat subsides to go d ke holes i hs oe om % 3%
go degrees, make holes in ave i 7™ ms the bed about a foot apart each way, into which iil ah thee a 2 a put pieces of the spawn two or three inches in ; A 4 a oy diameter; fill up the holes with the compost,and [mF 11) ae we iy
at the expiration of a week orten days the spawn will have thoroughly diffused itself through the bed, Spreada layer of fresh soil overthe heap to the depth of two inches, and cover with three or four inches of hay, straw or litter. Examine the bed often to see that it does not get dry. Take
7 Y,
special care, however, when water is given, that it be at a temperature of about roo degrees.
‘Sweet Heart Water Melon. A very early variety. The fruit is slightly oval in
shape. The outer color is very bright, beautifully mottled light green.
73 GRATIOT AVE., CORNER RANDOLPH ST. 15
Onion Seed.
German, Biwiebel. French, Ozgnon.
CULTURE.—One ounce for 100 feet. of drill; five or six pounds in drillsfor an acre. For sets, 50to 60 pounds should be sown to the acre, according to the richness of the soil. The onion thrives best in a rather deep, rich, loamy soil, and, unlike most vegetables, succeeds well when cultivated on the same ground for successive years. The best culture requires that the ground should be deeply trenched and manured the previous autumn, and laid up in ridges during the year to pulverize. As early in the spring as the ground is in working order, commence operations by leveling the ground with a rake, and tread it firmly ; sow thinly in drills about one-quarter of an inch deep, and one foot apart; cover with fine soil, and press down with the back cf a rake ora light roller. When the young plants are strong enough, thin gradually so that they stand three or four inches apart. Keep the surface of the ground open and free from weeds by frequent hoeing, taking care not to stir the soil too deeply, or to collect it about the growing bulbs.
| /Extra Early Red. Extra Michigan Grown. A very early and abundant yielder; mild i flavored, of medium size and a good keeper; bulbs same shape and color as Red Wethersfield, but two \eeks earlier.
.” Southport Red Globe. This variety is of medium size, spherical, with small neck, very deep, rich, red color, and of superior quality. R
/ Large Red Wethersfield. Extra, Michigan Grown. Onion growers who prefer the red é _varieties will find our Michigan grown seed far surpassing the ordinary Red Wethersfield in szze, froductiveness and keeping qualities.
_/ Tlichigan Yellow Globe. LZaiva Michigan Grown. The largest crops of onions are
" always produced on rich, black lands. On such soils it is found that a globe-shaped onion gives the largest returns, and to meet the demands of the professional onion growers located on such lands, we have developed this variety. The bulbs are large and uniformly spherical, with very small necks; of a rich orange-yellow color; enormous seed yielders and splendid keepers. No onion grower can afford to plant inferior seed when such as this can be procured.
\ Yellow Globe Danvers. Extra Michigan Grown. It is immeasurably superior to the average seed offered, not only in shape and color but in productiveness. The product of this seed always finds a ready sale, even when the general crop is a ‘‘ glut’’ on the market, and will always average 50c per bbl. more than any other strain. This, our special strain, is all grown from selected, hand-picked bulbs, none but those perfect in size and shape being set for seed.
e’ Yellow Danvers. A very early sort of great merit; one of the best yellow kinds for 7 market.
No one in the seed business will offer better seed than we have; and no one will sell as good an article at a lower price; you may rest assured on this point. We take the utmost pains to secure the best that can be grown, and have, by so doing, steadily increased our Onion and seed trade from year to year.
16 THE LOHRMAN SEED CO., DETROIT, MICH.
yY Yellow Globe Danvers. This is the standard variety everywhere, its uniform shape, bright yellow color and fine quality commending it to all.. Yellow Globe Danvers is an excellent keeper and is one of the most desirable sorts for either the professional or amateur gardener.
,/Large Yellow Dutch or Strasburg. This is the earliest of the large flat yellow sorts. é It is a wonderful keeper.
Prizetaker. The color:s a bright straw, and it always grows to a uniform shape, which is nearly a perfect globe. - Having a small neck, stiff necks are almost unknown. Our seed is the choicest American grown, and not Imported Spanish King, as sold by some dealers.
White Globe. Yields abundantly, producing handsome and uniformly globe-shaped bulbs. The flesh is firm, fine-grained, and of mild flavor. Sometimes called South- port White Globe.
, White Portugal, or Silverskin. A large, flat, white onion of mild and pleasant flavor- hard and fine-grained and a good keeper. More extensively sown for sets than any ocher white variety, and is also largely grown for pickling.
~ Queen. Particularly valuable for pickles. If sown thickly they will mature perfect. hard 2 onions from one-half to three-quarters of aninchin diameter. A silver-skinned vari
ety, of quick growth and remarkable keeping qualities. If sown in early spring it will produce onions one to two inches in diam- eter early in summer, and if sown in July will, with favorable weather be ready to pull late in autumn, and be sound and fit for use until the following summer.
Parsnip.
German, ¥Yastinake. French, Panats.
CULTURE —One ounce per 200 feet of drill; three pounds peracre. Sow as early in the spring as the weather w1!, admit, in drills 15 inches apart, covering half aninch deep. Wheu we:: up, thin out to five or six inches apartinthe rows. Unlike carrots they are improved by frost, and it is usual to take up in falla dertain quantity for winter use, leaving the rest in the ground till spring, to be dug as required.
Hollow Crown, or Guernsey. Roots comparatively short, ending somewhat abruptly with a small tap root; grows mostly below the surface; has a very smooth, clean skin.
Léng White Dutch, or Sugar. A standard variety with a long, smooth roots. ‘
Parsley.
German, ¥Yeterstlie. French, Persz/.
CULTURE.—One ounce for 150 feet of drill. Parsley succeeds best in rich, mellow soil. As the seed germinates very slowly, it should be sown early in spring, previously soaking the seed for afew hours in tepid water.
_ /Fine Triple Curled. This is a most beautiful and valuable variety.
“ Champion [Moss Curled. Moss-like leaves of a handsome bright-green color; are finely ‘ crimped and curled. For garnishing, no variety is more attractive.
Plain, or Single. Plain leaves, excellent flavor.
PARSNIP, Hollow Crown.
Pepper.
German, ¥feffer. French, Piment.
CULTURE.—One ounce wiil produce abont 1500 plants, Sow in hot-beds early in Aprii, and transplant to the open ground when the weather is favorable.
vv Red Chili. Red pods two inches long. Very hot. Long Red Cayenne. The /rwe Cayenne; hot and pungent. Sweet [Mountain. Large, mild; glossy red. “ Large Bell, or Bull Nose. The standard sort for market or home use.
Ruby King. Remarkably mild and pleasant to the taste; most excellent for stuffing or for pepper-hash.
73 GRATIOT AVE., CORNER RANDOLPH ST. 17 .German, €rbgen. French, ozs.
CULTURE.—One quart for 75 feet of drill; two bushelsin drills for an acre. Peas come earliest to maturity in light, rich soil. For general crop, a deeploam or a soil strongly inclining to clay is best. For early crops decomposed leaves or leaf mold should be used. For general crops a good dressing shouid be apptied; and for the dwarf-growing kinds the soilcan hardly be too rich When grownas a market crop, peas are never staked; for private use they are generally sown in double rows, and the tall varieties stalked up by brush. aes : : Our stock of Peas cannot be excelled either as to earliness, purity or germinating quality. Detroit gardeners have offered green peas grown from our stock several days in advance of any other. Our stocks are of the best. All smooth peas 60 pounds per bushel; all wrinkled peas 56 pounds per bushel. Wrinkled varieties marked thus*.
EXTRA EARLY SORTS.
First and Best. Height two and a-half feet. The best extra early pea ever offered. This variety is unequaled for excellence, yield, size of pod and regularity of growth. It is a prodigious bearer, and ripens up so evenly as not to require more than two pickings to clear off the crop, and in this last feature and in its extreme earliness con- sists its great value to market gardeners and
/ truckers.
U/ Extra Early. Height two and a-half feet. One of the best early peas, largely used by
¥ southern gardeners.
\/Extra Early Kent. Height three feet. A favorite early variety.
_/Alaska. Height two and a-half feet. The
Vd earliest blue pea; a fine sort; popular with canneis and market gardeners; ripens
/ uniformly.
American Wonder. Height one foot. Extra early. Dwarf-growing vines, quality su- perb. A splendid sort for home use.
*TIicLean’s Little Gem. Height one and a- half feet. This variety is nearly as early as the American Wonder, and_ the vine is decidedly larger and bears an im- mense crop of pods, which are larger and invariably well filled with peas of the best quality. Market gardeners use more of this
*_ sort than any other wrinkled pea.
y *Premium Gem. Height one and a-half feet. A very desirable early. dwarf. green, wrinkled variety, When in a green state it is very large, sweet and of delicious flavor.
SECOND EARLY SORTS.
p*licLean’s Advancer. Height two and a-half
: feet. This pea is used very extensively by the market gardeners in the vicinity of De- troit on account of its great productiveness, the fine appearance of its pods, and its fine flavor.
, Telephone. Height two feet. Market garden- ers have found it a most profitable sort. The vines often bear eighteen to twenty pods per
~ stalk, each containing six or seven large peas, PEAS, First and Best. i of excellent flavor. Our stock has been most carefully selected and can be relied upon.
»y*Shropshire Hero. Heighttwo and a-half feet. This valuable, new, second eariy
A wrinkled pea is a decided improvement on the old Yorkshire Hero.
<
orkshire Hero. Height two and a-half feet. A splendid, large marrow pea; abundant bearer, fine quality. . LATE SORTS. y *Champion of England. Height five feet. This is yet, by general consent, acknowl- edged to be the best of the late ta!! varieties. y Large White Marrowfat. Height five feet. Strong growth; pods large, cylindrical, / rough, Jight color and well filled. y Large Black Eye [Marrowfat. An excellent variety, pods large; a prolific bearer. Melting Sugar. Height three feet. (Edible Pods.) It should be used in much the same ay Way as a wax bean. » Leohrman’s Earliest Wrinkled. Almost as early as First and Best. _ Lohrman’s Midsummer. Large, dark green pods, similar to Telephone, but more y prolific. The best variety for Detroit market.
18 THE LOHRMAN SEED CO., DETROIT, MICH.
CHARTIER EARLY ROUND wal Llp DEEP SCARLE
ENCH LONG SCARLET B BREAKFAST RAGE
LONG WHITE VIENNA
German, Rettig, Radies. French, Radis, Rave, Petite Rave.
CULTURE.— One ounce will sow 100 feet of drill; twelve pounds per acre. The soil for radishes should be very rich, light and mellow, well broken by digging, and their tender and mild qualities depend much upon their rapid growth. For very early use, sow in gentle hot-beds in February, and in the open air as soon as the ground can be worked, at intervals of ten or twelve days for a succession, as long asthey may be wanted. The winter varieties should be sown in August and lifted before severe frost, and stored in the cellar.
, EARLY ROUND RADISHES. Non Plus Ultra, or Early Deep Scarlet Turnip, Forcing. This has as small atop and
is as early as any variety in cultivation, making it one of the best for forcing. Roots fit for use may be had in three weeks or less from time of sowing.
Barly Scarlet Turnip, White Tipped. A handsome, very early round sort; skin bright scarlet on top and shading to white on the bottom; crisp and fine; very popular.
arly Scarlet Turnip, White Tipped, Forcing. A very beautiful forcing variety; similar in shape and appearance to Scarlet Turnip, White Tipped.
»/Early Round Deep Scarlet. An early, round, deep scarlet-skinned variety; crisp and tender.
YEarly Scarlet, Turnip Rooted. A well-known early turnip-shaped variety; very quick grower.
/ Early White, Turnip Rooted. Good for forcing or open ground.
arly Scarlet Globe. This variety makes roots fit to pull as early as Non Plus Ultra, y but they are much larger when full size, and for this reason are very popular in some markets.
y French Breakfast. Pink color, olive shape, white tipped; popular everywhere.
Large White Summer Turnip. A very handsome round or turnip-shaped variety; grows large size; skin and flesh pure white, very crisp and fine flavored.
f/Golden Globe. A perfect globe in shape; skin bright golden yellow; rapid grower and v fine quality; a good variety for summer.
EARLY LONG AND SUMMER RADISHES.
Wood's Early Frame. An excellent, long, red radish, not quite so long as the Long Scarlet, with smaller top, and is quite a few days earlier; fine either for forcing or equally as good for open ground.
4 /Long White Vienna, or Lady Finger. Early, of rapid growth and beautiful shape; ¥ skin and flesh snow white; very juicy, firm, crisp and tender; the finest of long white
radishes.
[/Early Long Scarlet, Short Top, Improved. This is a standard variety for private garden or market use. It grows six to seven inches long, half out of the ground; is very brittle and crisp, and of quick growth; color bright scarlet; top small.
f/ improved Chartier, or Shepherd. A very handsome and attractive variety, tender v and crisp, and does not become pithy or hollow for a long time after attaining its full growth. Its shape is long, being of a deep crimson at the top and shading off to
white at the bottom. Largely used by southern truckers.
73 GRATIOT AVE., CORNER RANDOLPH ST. 19
V Long Brightest Scarlet, White Tipped.
_ New and distinct. Color vivid scarlet, tipped with snow white.
White Naples. Skin and flesh pure white; mild and pleasant flavored; for summer and fall.
hite Strasburg. This grows to the largest size and is usable when quite small, thus covering a long season. The mature roots are four or five inches long and about two inches thick; very white; the flesh is exceedingly crisp and tender. Gne of the best of the large summer sorts.
WINTER RADISHES.
_ Scarlet China Winter. Bright rose-colored skin; flesh white and quality excellent; one of the best for fall and winter use; a favorite with market men.
V done Lass Spanish. Flesh white, solid and pungent, though milder than Black Spanish.
Long Gray Laon. Similar to the last except in color.
ong Black Spanish. A long, black-skinned variety; flesh white and slightly pungent; one of the latest and hardiest.
Salsify, Or Oyster Plant.
German, ®ocdsbart. French, Sadszfs.
CULTURE.—One ounce will sow fifty feet of drill; eight pounds peracre. Sow the seed in light, deep soil, early in spring, in drills 12 inches apart and one inch deep, thinning out the young plants to four or five inches. The roots will be ready for use in October, when a supply should be taken up and stored like carrots. Those remaining will suffer no injury by being left in the ground fill spring.
Mammoth Sandwich Island. We consider this the largest and most profitable salsify in cultivation; roots are two or three times the size of the ordinary salsify, and of more agreeable flavor. It is pure white in color, and invaluable to market gardeners.
Spinach: ~*~” German, ©Spinat. French, Esfinard.
CULTURE.—One ounce for 100 feet of drill; fifteen pounds broadcast per acre. The main crop is sown in September. It is sometimes covered up in exposed places with straw during winter, which ee it from being cut with frost; but in sheltered fields there is no necessity for covering. For 1 L
nmier use it may be sown at intervals of two or three weeks from April to August.
ong Standing, Thick Leaved. An improved round-seeded strain of excellent merit, having all the good qualities of the ordinary sorts. It is especially desirable because it goes to seed much later than any other variety. It is adapted for both spring and fall sowing, and is one of the best for market and family use. :
i Savoy Leaved. Hardy and prolific.
ph sound Leaved. A standard variety.
Amproved Thick Leaved.
ee Winter Long Standing. The hardiest variety; thick leaved. For fall sowing.
3 Sun Flower.
¥ Large Russian. This variety has large heads, having much more and larger seed than the common sort. Grows almost invariably to a single unbranched stalk.
Tobacco Seed.
Connecticut Seed Leaf. A popular sort. Havana. Finest strain of imported seed.
-Victoria Spinach. Quick to mature; large, exceedingly thick leaves, savoyed in cen- ter. Remains in condition for use much longer than most kinds.
20 THE LOHRMAN SEED CO., DETROIT, MICH.
SQUASH, Baston Marrow. SQUASH, Hubbard.
Squash.
German, Slirbig. French, Courge.
CULTURE.—Bush sorts one ounce for 50 hills; bush varietiestwo pounds, and running varieties three pounds in hillsfor an acre. Squashes are of luxuriant and vigorous growth, and athough they will grow readily on almost any soil, they will well repay generous treatment. Like all vegetables of this class, it is useless to sow until the weather has become settled and warm. Light soils are best suited for their growth, and it ismost economical of manure to prepare hills for the seeds in the ordinary manner by incorporating two or three shovelsful of well-rotted manure with the soil for each hill. For the bush varieties, from three to four feet each way, and for the running sorts from six to eight feet. Eight or ten seeds should be sown in each hill, thinning out after they have attained their rough leaves, leaving three or four of the strongest plants.
SUMMER VARIETIES.
\ Early White Bush Scallop. A standard summer variety; good either for home or market garden.
Early Yellow Bush Scallop. Same as White Bush excepting coloi.
Mammoth White Bush Scallop. The beststrain of white Y scalloped squash in existence. It grows toa large size, and for quality is simply delicious.
/Mammoth Summer Crookneck. It is twice as large as the ¥ ordinary Summer Crookneck, far more warty and several days earlier. ‘his combination of earliness, large size and wartiness, which adds so much to its attractiveness, makes it altogether the most desirable squash for the
ee market or private garden. oe a
SQUASH, White Bush Scallop. AUTUMN OR WINTER VARIETIES.
/ Boston Marrow. Fine fall variety, oval, bright orange; flesh yellow and firm; best for pies and also for canning.
Hubbard. This is a superior variety, and the best winter squash known; flesh bright
j orange yellow, fine grained, very dry, sweet and rich flavored; keeps perfectly good
V throughout the winter; boils or bakes exceedingly dry, and is esteemed by many to
be as good baked as the sweet potato. We have taken the utmost pains with this
sort and can recommend our stock as in all probability the best inthe country, and
think our customers can plant it with perfect confidence that every fruit will be a pure Hubbard.
@ Lohrman’s Hubbard. The best strain grown, large size, dark green and very rough.
73 GRATIOT AVE., CORNER RANDOLPH ST. 21
Tomato.
German, Liebesapfe!. French, Zomate.
CULTURE.—One ounce will produce 1500 plants; two ounces per acre, The tomato is raised from seed, which should be sown in the hot-bed about February 20, and continuous sowings made until April 1, according asthe plants are wanted for use. When the plants are about two inches high, transplant to four inches apart; and, after three or four weeks, transplant from the hot-bed into a cold-frame, setting the plants eight inches apart each way.
EARLIEST RED VARIETIES. "4 Atlantic Prize. One of the earliest; smooth, solid and bright red. a
Early Michigan. Ripens its first fruit almost as early as any sort; fruit medium size 4 to large, and unlike most varieties grows larger as the season advances; perfectly y smooth, soiid, deep, rich, red color, and of excellent flavor.
e/ Livingston’s Favorite. Large, smooth, productive and a good shipper. Trophy. Very solid and good in every way; bright red color; a standard late sort.
Livingston’s Perfection. A splendid spherical tomato for canning or shipping, blood J red, has few seeds.
ALivingston’s New Stone. This new sort is a great favorite with canners. Vine vigor- ous and productive. Fruit round, apple-shaped, very large, very deep red in color, and astonishingly heavy.
PURPLE, ERUITED, VARIETIES.
_¥ tLavingston’s Acme. Earliest of the purple fruited sorts. Vines large, hardy and pro-
vw ductive, ripening its first fruit almost as early as any, and continuing to bear abundantly until cut off by frost. Fruit in clusters of four or five, invari- ably round, smooth and of good size, free from cracks and stands shipment remarkably well; flesh solid and of excellent flavor. For market garden- ers who want an early purple fruited tomato, either for home, market or to ship, tor private gardens or for canners, it stands without a peer among its
” Class.
* Essex Early Hybrid. Very similar to the Acme, fruit slightly darker purple, always smooth and handsome; quality among the best.
» Dwarf Champion. The branches are short, making a bushy plant that stands quite erect without stakes. This sort is often sold as Tree Tomato. Color purplish-pink, fairly — solid. About as early as any purple tomato.
TOMATO, Livingston’s Acme.
U Livingston’s Beauty. Large, smooth, pinkish-red, thick flesh, regular form. . MISCELLANEOUS VARIETIES.
» Peach. Resembles a peach in size and shape; color red; fine for preserves, pickles and for exhibition.
¥ Golden Queen. Yellow, ripens early, is large sized, smooth and solid. y Yellow Plum. Fruit plum-shaped, clear deep yellow color.
\Lohrman’s Acme. The largest purple sort grown; best for Detroit market. - Tucker’s Favorite. Large, late, purple fruit.
) Barliana. The earliest large tomato grown; color, red.
if,
22 THE LOHRMAN SEED CO., DETROIT, ‘MICH.
Turnip.
German, Riibe. French, Vevet.
CULTURE.—One ounce will sow 150 feet in drills: one pound peracre. For early use, sow as soon as the ground can be worked in spring, in drills 15 inches apart, and thin to eight inches apart, as soon as plants are large enough to handle. For succession, sow at intervals of « fortnight until the last week of July, from which time until the end of August sowings will be made for main and latecrops. The sowings should always be done just before rain if possible, a rapid growth being important.
Z WHITE FEESHED SORTS: Extra Early Purple Top Milan. The earliest turnip in cultivation and a splendid
variety; a favorite with gardeners who want first turnips in market. Bulb white, flat, of medium size, with a bright purple top.
f White Egg. Its shape is nearly oval or egg; flesh very firm and fine-grained, thin and ¥ perfectly smooth skin, and both flesh and skin are of snowy whiteness.
of Early White Flat Dutch, Strap Leaf. A flat white sort, very sweet and fine-grained; excellent for garden culture and most beautiful.
y/ Red, or Purple Top, Strap Leaved. The most widely cultivated and best known variety. Used largely for sowing broadcast among corn and potatoes. It is round and flat, white on the bottom and areddish purple above ground, and a very quick grower. Though used mainly for stock-feeding, it is highly esteemed as one of the finest table varieties.
_/ Purple Top White Globe. An early variety, globe-shaped; heavy cropper; in other respects similar to the Red Top Strap Leaf. A handsome-looking bulb, and is rapidly taking the lead of all other varieties of early turnip for market garden purposes.
i ‘Large Red Top Norfolk. A handsome, spherical or slightly flattened root, reddish- purple above ground, with small top. Grown both for table use and stock.
_/Pomeranian White Globe. A large globe-shaped white variety; in good soil will grow
A to weigh twelve to fifteen pounds. Used mainly for feeding stock. } Cow Horn, or Long White. Roots carrot-shaped, and grows half above ground; flesh . is firm, white and sweet, and is a good table variety.
Sweet German. It partakes largely of the nature of the ruta baga, and should be sown a month earlier than the flat turnips. The flesh is white, hard, firm and sweet.
YELLOW FLESHED SORTS. _ ly Large Amber Globe. Flesh yellow, fine grained and sweet; color of skin yellow.
Orange Jelly, or Robertson’s Golden Ball. Not of large size, but firm, hard, and of most excellent flavor. Keeps well, and is superior as a table variety.
* Purple Top Yellow Aberdeen. Flesh pale yellow, tender and sugary.
Extra Early White Milan. The entire bulb is clear ivory white in color.
13 GRATIOT AVE., CORNER RANDOLPH ST. 23
Ruta Baga, or Swedish Turnip.
Ua iffy)
CuLTuRE.—One ounce will sow 150 feet of drill; one pcunc per acre. Should be sown from the 2oth of June to the middle o July, in drills two feet apart, and thinned out at the first working to. ten inches between the plants.
Y American Purple Top Yellow, or Long Island.
This strain is of American origin, bred to a smaller top and short neck. Bulbsare of great size, yellow fleshed and purple crown.
¢ Improved Purple Top, Yellow. Flesh yellow, of solid texture, sweet and well! flavored: shape slightly oblong, terminating abruptly; color deep purple above and bright yellow under the ground. Has but little neck.
V Yellow Swede. Shape oblong; dull reddish color above ground, but yellow underneath.
\y¥ Carter’s Imperial Purple Top Flesh yellow. solid, firm, sweet and rich. It is a hardy sort, f yields heavily.
®Monarch or Tankard. This is a yellow fleshed sort, having very large tankard shaped roots, with relatively small necks and tops. This variety is sold also as Hurst’s Monarch and Carter’s Elephant.
. YSweet Russian, or White. Grows to a very / — large size; flesh white, solid, of firm texture, vf RUTA BAGA-American Purple Top Yeilow. sweet and rich; an excellent keeper.
Sweet Herbs.
SS THYME,
SUMMER SAVORY.
SWEET MARJORAM,
Basil. The leaves are used for flavoring soups, stews, and highly-seasoned dishes.
Borage. The leaves are used for flavoring.
Dill. The seeds have an aromatic odor and warm pungent taste. They are used for pickling with cucumbers.
Lavender. An aromatic, medicinal herb.
Marjoram. A perennial plant, but not hardy enough to endure the winter of the North. The young, tender tops are used green for flavoring, or they may be dried for winter use. Sow in drills as early as possible, and thin out the plants to ten inches apart.
Rosemary. The aromatic leaves are used for seasoning.
Sage. A hardy perennial, cultivated for use as a condinient; it being used more exten- sively than any other herb for flavoring and dressing. Sow early in spring on very rich ground, cultivate often and thin the plants to sixteen inches apart.
Summer Savory. A hardy annual, the dried stems, leaves and flowers of which are extensively used for flavoring, particularly in dressings and soups. Culture the same as that of Sweet Marjoram. ‘
Thyme. This herb is perennial. The young leaves and tops are used for soups, dressing and sauce. Sow as early as the ground will permit.
24 THE LOHRMAN SEED CO., DETROIT, MICH.
VALUABLE TABLES.
Quantity of Seed requisite to produce a given number of plants and sow an acre of ground.
Quantity per acre. Artichoke, 1 oz. to 500 plants........... 4 |b. Asparagus, 1 oz. to 200 plants ........ 5 Ibs. Barley sec sae te eee nets eee 4 bu. Beans, dwarf, 1 qt. to 150 ft. of drill. .1% bu. Beans, pole, i qt. to 200 hills, .~..o....-\ YY ou. Beet, garden, 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill. .6 Ibs. Beet, Mangel, 1 oz. to 150 feet of drill. .6 ibs. Brocoli, 1 oz. to-3,000 planis: <-.... Scce 5 oz Brooms Cents... eo ne hee teak eon 10 Ibs Brussels Sprouts, 1 oz. to 3,000 plants .5 oz. Buckwheat: ©. Yen: ss Aelbese oc Hae else elon s 4 bu Cabbare;.-4' oz: to 3,000" planis’ <.2c se 5 oz. Carrot,.(3-0z.. 40.9750 (of ndriils So tee se 3 Ibs. Cauliflower, 1 oz. to 2,000 plants....... 5 oz. Celery; 4: oz: to: 7,000 - plants t.-.%..... fee 2 oz. Clover, Alsike and White Dutch......... 8 lbs. Clover, Lucerne, Large Red and Crimson DELON 2 ais oc osc wey See hee ce eee 8 lbs. Clover, “Medina (25. sabeces ce eck 10 lbs Collards, 1oz. te: 2500 plants J.e..te 6 oz. Corn, sweet, 1. qt. to 200 Hills ..so3c40 5% 8 ats. Cress--f oz: ‘to. 150: feet er drill eo 8 lbs. CGacuniber, 1) oz. to 50hills 2S... 252.58 2 lbs. Egg plant, 1 oz. to 1,000 plants ........ 8 oz. Endive, 1 oz. to 300 feet of drill ....... 3 Ibs. fax: , DIGAUCASE 3 gow eee ee Oe ee Y% bu. Garlic, bulbs, 1 lb. to 10 feet of ule bee Gourd, 1.02. 20) 250 RliSw ee he ones. 22 2% lbs. Grass, Blue, Kentucky =... ube sta 24 bu. iSrass? Biue; Englisitvy. <c..ceee cons + ee 2Y% bu. Grass, Hungarian and Millet .......... ¥% bu.
Grass, Mixed Lawn, 1 Ib. to 600 sq. ft.3 to 5 ou.
Grass, Orchard, Perennial Rye, Red Top, Fowl Meadow and Wood Meadow....2 bu.
Grisssdamoetny, 2%. oct ee rescore eee ee Yy bu.
Quantity
per acre. Hemp (oo scans tee Car c.o abt pee ean eee Y bu. Kare, 1 oz) 4073,000-plauts oor <u eee ee 2 Ibs. Kohi-Rabi, 1 oz. to 200 feet of drill..1% Ibs. Leek, 1 oz. to. 300. feet. of- drill 2.2: ..- 4 lbs. Lettuce, 1 oz. to 150 feet of drill ....... 3 Ibs.
Martynia, 1 oz. to 50 feet of dru.......
Number of Plants or Trees to the Acre at given distances.
Dis. apart. No. Plants.
TA PEDOE OY Coe TOOL. cate =e 5 vic qeteiais 2's 174,240 ie-Faot by “2 TGOt Se. eras 6 Ce ee ee 43,560 1. feet by, fects: 32... Sees See 19,360 2) seetPhy <2 teek. =. heen ee. ee eee 10,890 Bie. JeeE diy ot eet. o... 2. s eae ie 6,969 SEtere cay ag aODE Se. 2 stele oiorays ow S's Sees 14,520 SEE NW oe ROCES oe oon Sicke Sys. wihe Cee Hers 7,260 3 GRCERNIY nas | PECEA . . i. aie cts Minions ow vs /oke s 4,840 A FORCE WAT OES. oso s Se aes. 6 os eee 10,888 4 FCCC MEMS RCEL 2 aes soe e owe Ge RE 5,444 MK ee eet) Ses 2 eo oe ee 3,629 A HELO: TE MEET. |< 5 kas ee eco Sos 2,722 5 feet ‘by’ S" feet... abe ee ee 1,742
Weights of Various Articles.
Applesed.; ucts apeoek - . caetee . sie per bu. 48 lbs. PACS: WALLIEE)! Greintcle ekioic oe Seatole per bu. 22 Ibs. AEM Se eh acc aes Pato sai aie it eas GE per bu. 48 lbs. Beads owes vee soe as weeks Sas per bu. 60 Ibs. BS irl MCA gc-5 Seicisnmicasbegels phe eee per bu. 50 lbs. PTisinith GEN JT tae c= ce eps were 6 wale per bu. 46 lbs. Blue Grass, Kentucky........... per bu. 14 lbs. Blue) Grass4 (Eegelish > /25. 26 fone per bu. 24 Ibs. Nad ches ee ee ee ade & ei es ee per bu. 20 Ibs. CAnaty CER estos oe Cerone hes per bu. 60 lbs. Glovery Seedit G45}. tnt i352 38 per bu. 60 lbs. Car. sSuiclletas iso een eee per bu. 56 Ibs. SOI, 0H. Cal, ssp ,46 55 vb tes ols oes per bu. 70 lbs. Cord Meanie. Steere «ce shes per bu. 50 lbs. lax: Geld. 222-723 ob. GAS. oe per bu 56 lbs. ERIS BEG 0 oe hos cite reas Chie per bu. 44 lbs. Hungarian Grass Seed .......... per bu. 50 lbs. Irish Potatoes, heaping measure.per bu. 60 Ibs. RIMMER Ven a esisee Te een een per bu. 50 Ibs. GE ote ee Se tins Soar eee per bu. 34 lbs.
Melon, Musk, 1 oz. to 100 hills ...... 2 Ibs. Melon, Water, 1 oz. to 25 hills ....... 3 lbs. Nasturtium, 1 oz. to 50 feet of drill..... 10 Ibs. Oats i eee. bs sae Peete. ae ove DE Okra, f oz. to 50 feet.ot-drlle-2255 vas. 10 Ibs. Onion Seed, 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill.4 to 5 lbs. Onion’ Seed for Sets... 5- 522.202 30 to 50 Ibs. Onion Sets, 1 qt. to 20 feet of drill..... 8 bu. Parsnip, 1 oz. to 200. feet of drill...... 3 Ibs. Parsley, 1 oz. to 150 feet of drill........ 8 lbs. Peas, garden, 1 qt. to 100 feet of drill..2 bu. Peas, Rel mse ee thi as Se eet Bees 24 bu. Pepper, S29oz.) 265-4 00} planters to 5. ohn ose 4 oz. Potatoes wee ores coe rece oo genes 8 bu. Pampian; 4 qaart- to 300 “hills - .25. 2. G: 4 qts. Radish, 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill...... 12 Ibs. Rye <2 cee ot oe a eS Ohne eee 1¥% bu. Salsify;, 1° -oz.- to-50 ‘feet of drilcee.s.- 8 lbs. Spinach; +4. oz. to 100 feet.otj;drllt: . 22 15 lbs. Summer Savory, 1 oz. to 500 feet of Gullick. hes 2a See eee eee 2 Ibs. Squash, Summer, 1 oz. to 40 hills...... 2 lbs. Squash, “Winter, 1 oz. to-d0- hills. ~ . 25: 3 Ibs. ‘Lomato,. 1. oz: to 1,500) plants. =. o.-.ce~- 3 OZ. Tobacco, 1 : ez) ~ te SN00Splants 75 .42°62-5 2 oz. Larmip:, 3 oz. to 150 feet of drillii so: 4. 1 Ib. Wetehess 62 osiude ts eee ce eeeeer eee 2 bu. Whee tre. Sc ON Fee ae ere ae ee 1 to 2 bu. Dis. apart No. Plants. GB, TECts 36 oc ebiers sccni= +o ee 1,210 4 téetifar. ec toes wae 2 = ER eee 889 Se Tees ss shee ees ss as eee 680 Sy feb s. - Gue wes Oe sR sc v2 Cee 573 HD FOE bree Ae als. sw > ton s 435 af feet:-S . Bek Sis. ok ee os se eee ere 360 ds Feet = erie ane oo. sitio 2 es Sea ee 302 OD), FEOE awis ost Sacer Eee aie Seater 193 Sm TCCE. . ctles 3 aie The os Se eee 134 SOM Teeh Sone OSs See ee 2. Lee eee 108 Daa teet: Fed a ONS bs alse s ee eee 69 BOY PEEL’ or Gis o-s oe Sis Seg De eee 49 Oats (site mccck ..ee ao. eee per bu. 32 Ibs. OsareeQirance: ites ais see eee per bu. 33 lbs. Orschare: Grass, 3). o..ces wares per bu. 14 lbs. OmiGnses fae Sis css Oe eee per bu. 50 Ibs. PeaChes ah. ais wes bk ee per bu. 48 Ibs. CAS. cic winiclers « eee coe o Ree per bu. 60 Ibs. Popeorm =f 28. Slt Ss eae per bu. 40 lbs. Rapes cs. Sie os ect eee ee per bu. 50 Ibs. FRE 25 is «be calkpnso ya ele aieeenies ae per bu. 56 lbs. hed Lop Seed. >... seu ae per bu. 14 lbs. Salt; cuarse ii5. lie eee per bu. 50 lbs. Salt, Michigan {<6 2ttsciuek eee per bu. 56 lbs. Sweet Potatoes) oa 0. tac aus See per bu. 50 Ibs. iHGUy * SEER. ol. Peet ee See per bu. 45 lbs. DomaAtwes Oaks so tik fe ke ee per bu. 56 lbs. DUGBIPS © ses Se vcs's baw et heheh eae per bu. 60 Ibs. Weak ois ns «yeisies Lats cholo bi eae per bu. 60 lbs. Seasoned Beech Wood, per cord....5,616 Ibs. Seasoned Hickory, per cord......... 6,960 lbs.
13 GRATIOT AVE., CORNER RANDOLPH ST. 25 SS TENE A a me eo ah SF
HOW AND WHEN TO SPRAY. Apple—Canker worm, codling moth, bud moth, scab. First Application—Spray before buds start, using copper sulphate solution. Second Application—After the blossoms have formed, but before they open. Bor- deaux and Paris green. See VCrms, aphis. irs pp ication—W hen worms first appear, kerosene emulsion of Paris ¢ : Second Application—If worms or aphides are present, repeat if ss A es ey heading, using emulsion for aphis. Cherry—Rot, aphis, curculio and slug. | First Application—Before buds start, use copper sulphate solution. For aphis = oe ae Seri : ; econ pplication—When fruit has set, Bordeaux is ¢ Currant—Worms, mildew. Pe Dieser eee First Application—As soon aS worms are seen, Paris green. Second Application—If they reappear repeat, adding Bordeaux for mildew. Gooseberry— Mildew, worms. First Application—As leaves open, Bordeaux and Paris green. Second Application—In 10 to 14 days, repeat with both. Grape—Flea-beetle, fungous diseases. First Application—Before buds burst, copper sulphate solution and Paris green. Second Application—When first leaves are half grown, Bordeaux and Paris green. Nursery Stock—Fungous diseases. ; First Application—When buds burst, Bordeaux. Second Application—Repeat at intervals.
‘Peach, Apricot—Leafcurl, curculio, mildew and rot.
First Application—Before buds swell, copper sulphate solution. Second Application—As soon as fruit has set, Bordeaux and Paris green. Pear—Leaf blight, scab, psylla and codling moth. sz irst Application—Before buds start, copper sulphate solution. Second Application—A week after blossoms fall, Bordeaux and Paris green. Plum—Black knot, rot and all fungous diseases, curculio. First Application—As buds start, copper sulphate solution. Cut out knot, burn. Second Application—When fruit has set, Bordeaux and Paris green. Potato—Beetles, scab, blight. First Application—For scab, soak seed in corrosive sublimate solution, 2 oz. in 16 gallons of water for 90 minutes. Second Application—When beetles or their larvae appear, Paris green, 1 pound to 200 gals, of water. Quince—Leaf and fruit spot. rot. First Application—Before buds start, copper sulphate solution. Second Application—When fruit has set, Bordeaux and Paris green. Raspberry, Blackberry—Anthracnose, rust. First Application—Cut out badly diseased canes. Spray with copper sulphate solution before growth starts. Second Application—When new canes are 1 ft. high, spray with Bordeaux mix. Rose—Mildew, black spot, red spider, aphis. First Application—Mildew. Keep heating pipes painted with equal parts lime and sulphur, mixed with water to a paste. Second Application—Black Spot. Spray once a week with weak copper sulphate. Strawberry—Rust. First Application—Just before blossoms open, Bordeaux and Paris green. Second Application—When fruit has set, Bordeaux or weak cop. sul. solution. Tomato—Rot and blight, worms. First Application—When first fruits have set, Bordeaux. Second Application—If disease appears, repeat or use weak cop. sul. solution.
FORMULAS FOR THE AUTO-SPRAY.
The Sprayer, when two-thirds full of Solution, should contain a tablespoon level full of Paris green for potato vines and only about half that amount for use on tree folage. A solution of greater strength might burn the foliage.
FUNGICIDES. 5 COPPER SULPHATE SOLUTION.
Peper tea NAR seh fc eT Rye 5) code Vwi si ay dal Suapaital site's Ayaie artes areleyayebausbencuaka mauene a eseae Aiea: ae a ne ee eee wack ave wyagerd ¢ mc: ana alway side seersiapapeeeeeiw eunieee ee eae 25 gals. For use only before the buds open. Ready for use soon as sulphate is dissolved. BORDEAUX MIXTURE.
SIRE Seago o PSS See ee ees ae eee eames a eer er ey es haere ee 4 lbs. LIES DUES Ec SPSS aeRO er gn es er 4 lbs. Pee eee Meehan $e aE -CALIN@ | 1ISECCES. 2... 5 ok es las a oon De a we ele alsine aster ecm nee 4 OZ. i Meares Sete ns he oe. ME EE ee 40-50 gals.
To prevent potato rot. 6 lbs. of copper sulphate is used instead of four. AMMONIACAL COPPER CARBONATE.
Copper SLITS IS. = oo Sit esi eae Reo ae sbei cine aria icr a Airc nie Somnetaos Se 5 Oz. eeeinanaEa See ed) Peo iat Ses PE. RN ae al es JO WEEE Ss 3 oo ease ee Ses ee 2 qrts. OU Erey. Dre SGpiccys age en a eee re rere eeeee st eee Arig say ame 40-50 gals.
For use late in the season when Bordeaux mixture may stain the fruit. It is also best adapted for greenhouse spraying.
INSECTICIDES. KEROSENE EMULSION. 2 iDTSiM 2. PPD CA eee er er as Ses 2 gals. Spe aS as EE Oe Sd acs me onze so vit.e. 2 sis on a ini Se eeinsiparae Ss Shee omnes 1 gal. SEE ot anes ae Se a ne ener merase et yee ne Pop.
To be diluted, before use. with 9 parts of water. For sucking insects. PARIS GREEN AND WATER.
ELMS SPEER - 5. se SEER ER ieee a rt Oana treet ae eae keh ib: wi FU ESS 2 pa SS eo a ae mre ne mehr an ssh eae hs, 1 lb. Water 32 2 ES pe ean NBs Ue ao gs 3k a A LSS Rae 150 gals.
For insects which eat foliage.
26 THE LOHRMAN SEED CO., DETROIT, MICH. DWARF ESSEX RAPE.
1 to 2 lbs. per acre in drills; 4 to 6 lbs. broadcast.
Dwarf Essex Rape is be- coming more generally sown each succeeding year, and is one of the most eas- ily grown and useful soil- ing crops. we have. A field of Rape coming into use when the pasture is almost barren. from continuous feeding and dry weather, is a boon to the farm. For feeding sheep and lambs, preparatory for the mar- ket, nothing is better; not only does it fatten quickly, but imparts a quality to the flesh superior to almost any other pasture. It has been estimated that one acre of Rape, when not preceded by any other crop the same season, will feed from thir- ty-five to forty lambs for two months, and that the gain in flesh per month was from eight to twelve and one-half pounds on each lamb. Young cattle thrive on it as well as swine. Rape may be sown either in rows or drills and cultivated or sown broadcast. When sown in rows the plant will grow much stronger and more luxuriant in foliage, ai... will also stand longer feeding, as it is less liable to be tramped down. It may be sown in May, and when it is sufficiently advanced it can be fed off, and then allowed to grow up again, thus giving a second crop the same season; but the usual time for sowing is the last half of June until the end of July, and it has been sown towards the end of August with success. As it will stand late sowing it can be sown after a Rye or Barley crop. The cultivation of Rape should commence as soon as it is well started, and with repeated cultivation until the leaves become too large to work between the rows. Poor soil is often sown with Rape and plowed under as a fertilizing crop, for which purpose few, if any other crop, is better.
COW PEAS.
“A valuable and nutritious Green Forage or Hay crop. Enriches poor land; im- proves good land.
One of the best and most economical ways of improving the soil is the plowing under of a leguminous crop. COW PEAS have been found superior for this purpose, making one of the largest yielding and most nutritious crops known, while as a soil improver they are invaluable. They will grow on any soil that is not wet or cold, and especially on soils medium or light. Like Clover, they absorb Nitrogen from the atmosphere, and the roots, reaching deep into the soil, bring up the necessary Potash, thus making a complete and natural fertilizer. The COW PEA has power greater than any other legume to extract the nitrogen or ammonia from the atmosphere and store same in the vines and roots, so that even if the crop is cut off, the land is enriched and improved by the roots. From 5 to 9 tons of green fodder to the acre have been pro- duced. If planted early in the central corn belt section, a crop can be cut and cured for Hay the same as Clover, then the stubble in a short time will put out a new growth which can be turned under in the Fall, as a fertilizer. Understand they are sown through middle North as late as the first of July, while through the South as late as first of August, sown 1 to 1% bushels to the acre broadcast.”’
MIXED COW PEAS—The largest percentage of Cow Pea crop comes to market under name of “mixed,’ being composed of different varieties which have grown to- gether. They grow thicker and make larger growth of vine than single varieties. Are splendidly adapted for plowing under for soil improving.
CLAYS—Make growth of vine similar to Black Eyes, but little later in maturing.
WHIPPOORWILL COW PEAS—Are earliest to mature. Is a bunch variety, seed of which is more easily gathered than from vine growing sorts. Are easier to cut for hay as do not tangle so badly when grown in rows about 24 inches apart. Can also be used to plant with Corn or Sorghum.
eo
fo GRATION AVE,-CORNER RANDOLPER ST: 27
ENSILAGE OR FODDER CORN.
EARLY SWEET FOD- DER CORN.—Under this head we offer and dispose of “any unselected stock we
may happen to have of Early Sweet? Varieties, .suchh As Cory, Early Minnesota, Earls, “Cresby,.uete: This makes capital fodder, and will mature ears in any part of Michigan. The stalk is small, but sweet as honey, and nothing can make bet- ter feed than this, fed ear and alent. tO: 2 <Dale to the acre, in rows just far enough apart to admit culti-
vation. NAN ag NWA! a \, EVERGREEN SWEET it Uf 1 if 2 ge oZ ), FODDER CORN. — There
is doubtless better feeding
value in one ton of Sweet Fodder Corn than in double the quantity of any other sort. All varieties of sweet corn possess very much more “sugar” than any feed sort, and, this being the most important constituent, it necessarily follows that the | corn holding this in greatest | quantity has the greatest net
value. Evergreen Sweet
Fodder grows much taller
than the Early Sweet Fod-
der... Drill 14. ta, 2ubus tothe
acre.
CORN FOR FODDER AND ENSILAGEH is not grown nearly so much as it should be, and it would pay farmers, instead of growing so much cheap grain. to turn their attention to stock-feeding and dairying, and thereby not only make as much money but improve the fertility of the farm. Corn is, undoubtedly, the best of the plants for the silo, and in these days of sharp competition in the dairy business, no dairy, whether for milk or butter, can be profitably run without an abundance of ensilage, especially when it is made of the combination of Corn and Soja Beans. For though Corn is undoubtedly the most serviceable crop for ensilage, it is deficient in albumenoids or flesh formers, and this deficiency is supplied by the Soja Beans which are exceedingly rich in albumenoids, thereby making a complete balanced ration and a saving in feed bills of hundreds of thousands of dollars annually to the dairymen and stock-feeders of the United States. Every year the testimony becomes stronger that fodder corn should not be sown broadcast. It may be planted in hills, but the largest crops can be raised by planting in rows about three feet apart and thoroughly cultivating. The corn should, if possible, reach the glazing stage, as in that condition it makes a better quality of ensilage.
RED COB ENSILAGE CORN.—This is the best variety for Michigan, it -will produce more tons of ensilage per acre than any other sort; it grows from 12 to 15 feet high.
28 THE LOHRMAN SEED CO., DETROIT, MICH.
MISCELLANEOUS FARM SEEDS.
BARLEY, Common.
Barley succeeds best on rich lands more sandy and lighter than those adapted to wheat. It is sown in the spring and can be grown farther north than any other grain. Use about two and one-half bushels per acre. 48 lbs. per bu.
BUCKWHEAT, Common.
Buckwheat should be sown about the 20th of June, broadcast, at the rate of about one-half bushel per acre; the average yield being from twenty-five to thirty bushels. It should be threshed as soon as dry, for if allowed to stand in mass, it is apt to spoil.
48 lbs. per bu. BUCKWHEAT, Silver Hull.
This ;|improved variety is much better than the old sort. It is in bloom longer, matures sooner and yields double the quantity per acre. The husk is thinner,, the corners less prominent and the grain of a beautiful light gray color. 48 lbs. per bu.
BUCKWHEAT, Japanese.
The plants are large and vigorous, maturing seed early and resisting drought and blight remarkably well; the grain is much larger and has a thinner hull than the Common or the Silver Hull. We recommend this especially for well drained or sandy land and the dry climate of the western plains. 48 Lbs. per Bu.
FLAX FOR SOWING.
Sow late enough in the spring to avoid frost and early enough to secure a good stand and enable the crop to ripen before the fall rains. A fair average quantity of seed to be sown on an acre is one-half bushel, when cultivated for seed; if for the fibre a larger quantity should be sown. Cut before quite ripe and if the weather be dry, let it lie in the swath a few hours, when it should be raked and secured from the weather; thresh early in the fall and in dry weather. 56 Lbs. per Bu.
SUGAR CANE, Early Amber.
This variety is successfully grown in our extreme northern latitudes. It may be planted as late as the 15th of June and will be ripe enough to manufacture in Septem- ber. We know of no earlier variety. It is useless to plant cane seed before the weather is warm in spring. Three to four pounds are required per acre.
SPRING VETCHES, OR TARES.
A pea-like plant grown extensively in England and to a considerable extent in Canada for stock feeding, but not as much used in the United States as it should be. Culture same as field peas. Sow two bushels per acre. 60 Lbs. per Bu.
SAND, WINTER OR HAIRY VETCHES.
A very hardy forage plant growing well on soils so poor and sandy that they will produce but little clover. The plants, when mature, are about forty inches high, and if cut for forage as soon as full grown and before setting seed, they will start up again and furnish even a larger crop than the first. The seed is round and black and should be sown at the rate of one and one-half bushels to the acre. 60 Lbs. per Bu.
WILD RICE.
An annual which sows itself about the middle of September, lies dormant all win- ter, in spring commences to sprout as soon as water getS warm, reaching the surface in the first half of June. It grows very rapidly in one to three feet of water. ripens late in August or early in Septembber. It should be sown broadcast from a boat, in one or two feet of water, and where there is a mud bottom. It succeeds best when planted in the fall before the ice forms, but it has been successfully planted in spring and also through the ice in winter. As an attraction for wild fowl it cannot be equaled.
RYE.
Rye is a valuable crop for either soiling, green fodder, straw or grain. It is largely used by farmers to seed down with in the fall, and is considered preferable to wheat for this purpose, as it protects the young grass and matures two weeks earlier in the
summer than wheat. SPRING RYE.
A variety produced by planting Winter Rye in the spring for several years, and Selecting the seed until the type was fixed. It is an excellent “catch-crop” where fall- sown grain has been winter-killed, and also for fodder and grain. 56 Lbs. per Bu.
WINTER RYE.
The variety most commonly cultivated, whether sown for grain, straw or cutting
green. 56 Lbs. per Bu. SPRING WHEAT.
Often, through pressure of other work, the seeding of Winter Wheat is neglected until too late and is either not sown at all or results in failure.
With the two varieties of Spring Wheat here offered, this difficulty can be over- come by Spring sowing.
_They are the best of the Spring Wheats, yield well, and the milling quality of the rain surpasses even the best of the winter varieties.
Spring wheat is also a satisfactory crop to sow along with grass seed.
Hard Spring Wheat, best variety for Michigan, 60 Lbs. per Bu.
) Aa Le eas
M7998 est rer eva
oti Aes
x = = Ey = > eS
73 GRATIOT AVE., CORNER RANDOLPH ST. 2 WE ARE HEADQUARTERS FOR HIGH=-GRADE RE=CLEANED GRASS SEED. TIMOTHY. count of its quick growth and valuable
This is the most val- uableof all the grasses for hay, especially in the North. Thrives best on moist loamy soils of medium tenac- ity. It should be cut just when the blossom falls. Sow early in the spring or fall, at the rate of twelve pounds per acre, if alone, but less if mixed A ea Sere with other grasses.
a Forty-five pounds per TIMOTHY. bushel,
RED TOP—FANCY.
In some sections this is called Rhode Is- land Bent Grass. In Pennsylvania and states farther south it is known as Herd’s Grass, a name applied in New England and New York to Timothy. It is a good, per- manent grass, standing our climate well, and makes good pasture when fed close. Sow in spring or fall.
ISENTUCKY BLUE GRASS.
Sometimes called June, but the true June or Wire Grass is much inferior. The Ken- tucky Blue Grass is the most nutrious, hardy and valuable of all northern grasses. In Conjunction with white clover it forms a splendid lawn; for this purpose use four bushels of Blue Grass and six pounds of White Clover per acre. If sown by itself for pasture, two bushels will be required; sow early in the spring, or in October or November. Fourteen pounds per bushel.
ORCHARD GRASS. One of the most valuable grasses on ac-
Clover
MAMMOTH, OR LARGE RED.
Grows nearly twice the size of the com- mon Red Clover, often making a stand when the other clovers fail. Sow about eight pounds per acre.
MEDIUM RED, OR JUNE.
This is by far the most important of all the varieties for practical purposes. Sow in spring or fall; and if no other grasses are used. at the rate of eight to ten pounds per acre; more is required on old stiff soils than on new and lighter ones.
ALSIKE, OR SWEDISH.
The most hardy of all clovers; perennial. On rich, moist soils it yields an enormous quantity of hay or pasturage, but its great- est value is for sowing with other clovers and grasses, as it forms a thick bottom and greatly increases the yield of hay. Sow in spring or fall, at the rate of six pounds per acre, when used alone.
CRIMSON TREFOIL, OR SCARLET
ITALIAN. An annual variety. The yield in fodder is
immense, and after cutting, it at once com-
aftermath. It has a tendency to grow in tufts, and does better if sown with clover, and as it ripens at the same time the mixed hay is of the best quality. When sown alone, two bushels are required per acre; if sown with cicver, half that amount. It is perennial, and will last for years, but its. habit of growth unfits it for lawns. Four- teen pounds per bushel.
PERENNIAL RYE GRASS.
A very valuable variety for permanent. pasture. Succeeds well on almost any soil, but is particularly adapted to moderately moist or irrigated lands. It is largely used, mixed with other grasses, for lawns. Sow 30 to 40 pounds per acre, in spring.
HUNGARIAN.
This is a species of annual millet, grow- ing less rank, with smaller stalks, often yielding two or three tons of hay per acre. It is very popular and valuable with those who are clearing timber lands. Sow and cultivate like millet.
COMMON MILLET.
Requires a dry, light, rich soil, and grows. two and a Half to four feet high, wi+* 2 fine bulk of stalks and leaves, and is cellent for forage. For hay, sow broadcast, about 25 pound per acre, from May ist to August Ist.
GERMAN, OR GOLDEN MILLET.
An improved variety, medium early, growing three to five feet high. The heads. are closely condensed, though the spikes are very numerous. The seeds are con- tained in rough, bristly sheaths and are round, golden-yellow and beautiful in ap- pearance.
Seeds.
mences growing again, continuing until severe, cold, freezing weather. It grows about one foot high; leaves long, blossoms long, pointed and of a very deep red, or Carmine color. It is sown in August or September in the South, but should not be planted in the North until Spring.
‘WHITE DUTCH.
A small, creeping perennial variety, val- uable for pasturage and for lawns. It ac- commodates itself to a variety of soils, but prefers moist ground. Sow in spring, at the rate of six pounds per acre, or when used with other grasses, half that amount.
LUCERNE, OR ALFALFA,
It is useless to sow this clover on land having a stiff clay or hard pan sub-soil, as the roots naturally penetrate to a great. depth, and must do so if the plants live any time. Sow on rich, moist loam or sandy soil, having a deep porous sub-soil. Pre- pare the land thoroughly and sow seed at the rate of fifteen to twenty-five pounds per acre.
30 THE LOHRMAN SEED CO., DETROIT, MICH.
PLANET JR. GARDEN TOOLS
Send for Complete I[lustrated Descriptive List of these Invaluable Tools. IT IS FREE:::
Planet Jr., Firefly Single Wheel Hoe.
Planet Jr. Double Wheel Hoe, with J pair : hoes, 2 prs. cultivator teeth, l pr. plows,
lV pair leat lifters (P5205 es ree $7 00 _ Planet Jr. Plain Double Wheel Hoe ....... 4 75
Seer Planet Jr. Single Wheel Hoe Cultivator, Rake and-Plow -ox\-<.5 secsp 6 -e ee 5 00
NEW MODEL SEED DRILL. Planet Jr. Single Wheel Hoe, with 1 pr. Hoes Gaty- icc. inne bee ee eee 3.50 Horse Hoe and Cultiyatort®. . 22-2258 6 50 Whe: Weed Slaver 5.20 es22 2 ee eee 2 00 The New Model Seed Drill, unquestionably the Best Drill on the market to-day....... 7 00 Planet Jr. No. 2:Seed Drill. seek Pe oo Se Se sei et be 4 sio8 ee eee 7 00 The Planet Jr. Combined, Drill, Wheel Hoe, Cultivator, Rake and Plow ............. 9 50 The Magee Cultivator, try one and you will use no other.................... Seer 3 00 Gem'pf the’ Garden’ ‘Cultivator... es SUS. oe Sedeae gs os cee eee 4 50
CHOICE SEED POTATOES.
CULTURE.—Eight to to bushels to the acre. One peck will plant about 125 hills. Plant in hills or ridges about three feet apart. in light, warm soil covering about four inches deep; but in cold or wet situa- tions, two-and-a-half or three inches will be sufficient. Soil best suited is a sandy loam.
Early Ohio. Now widely known and deservedly one of the most popular sorts. It has the advantage of being fit for use and sale even before fully ripe. A few days earlier than the Early Rose and similar in color and habit of growth. Qual- ity dry and mealy. Peck, 40 cents; bushel, $1.50.
Extra Early Market. Is from ten days to two weeks earlier than Early Rose or Beauty of Hebron, while fully one week earlier than the Early Ohio and nearly twice as produc= tive. The potatoes are uniformly of good size, free from rough or scabby tubers ; oblong in form, very smooth, eyes set well on the surface, skin creamy white, slightly shaded with pink. The flesh is pure white, remarkably fine grained and always of the dest table quality. The tubers grow very
— compactly in the hill, with strong foliage of dark green. It
Putra Early marker is asure cropper, zmmensely productive, and will undoubted-
Patalo. ly become the standard extra early potato. Peck, 40 cents; bushel, $1.50.
73 GRATIOT AVE., CORNER RANDOLPH ST. 31
MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES.
= f m LEZ : Oe ANGLE RUBBER f es ER SPRINKLER. SPRINKLER. 2 oP
ca $1.00 each. STANDARD FLOWER POTS A 2 . 4 inchyeach,. 3e7-doz., 80:30 Ee ; 5 .S AGS 40 DRY POWDER BULB eis Sean S 6 a3 Ger ss 66 $1.00 each. $1.00 each. 7 ep Niroapeee 75 8 ‘ LOc: + st 1.00 9 a 1 2@srers 1.30 10 ah [Sesar 1.70 11 oe IAS CROs 2.00 12 + SU 3.00
K PUMP, $4.50.
a)
BELLOWS FOR POWDER AND FLUID. Small Size, 75c. each; Medium Size, $1.00 each; Large Size, $1.25 each.
Grafting Wax, package, 15c. Pot Labels, all sizes. Wired Tree Labels. Cane Plant Stakes, 25c. per dozen.
32 THE LOHRMAN SEED CO., DETROIT, MICH.
Baskets for Gardeners and Fruit Growers. Standard Baskets.
ATT
ALAA if : i LL i) \: | BF NH | | ald ay HH \ OZ BERRY BASKETS. i Wg f Zz
a Standard quart, per 100, per 1000.
Short quart, per 100, per 1000.
STANDARD 32-QUART GIFT CRATE.
DIVISION RACKS. Dozen and per Ioo.
BERRY PICKING STANDS. A necessity in the berry fields.
GRAPE, PEACH AND PLUM BASKETS. WHITE MAPLE.
oe ¥%-bu., 4-qt. or 5-lb. grapes, per doz., per 1000. GY, Ty i-bu., 5-qt. or 8-lb. grapes, per doz., per Io0o. , 2 t-bu., 6-qt. or 1o-lb. grapes, per doz., per 1000
The above goods at market price.
DIAMOND BASKETS. DROP HANDLE—ELM.
PA Wie DET COZ... cae ee market price Te bus wPer Gozchushers Vache market price
STRAWBERRY STANDS OR DRAWERS.
I Se Si ule mmm Ul Pi, We a CLIMAX FRUIT BASKETS. ‘i A TAT : cel | ij i. \ 4-qt., 5-qt., 6-qt., per doz...... market price Bene ESN WA A ae at ai ¥%-bu. stave baskets......... market price ay ae a I-bu. stave baskets .......... market price
i ai
SS
=
Common Stave Basket. Picking Stand—A necessity in the berry field.
We are the largest dealers in Detroit in this line. Call or write for prices on the above goods.
3 GRATION AVE, CORNER RANDOLPH ST. 33
Yellow. Globe
| ee
SS t—“‘— Lohrman’s ’ Z Warty Hubbard Squash.
34 THE LOHRMAN SEED CO., DETROIT, MICH.
SWEET PEAS.
CULTURE—Early in spring make a trench about six imches deep, in rich, mellow soil, so arranged that no
water can stand in it, and plant the seed in the bottom, taking care not to cover it more than two inches.
When
she plants are about five inches high, fill up the trench, and furnish some support for the vines to run upon. The flowers should be picked before they form pods, or the plants will soon stop flowering.
Per Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; % Lb. 25¢c.
me \\
WHITE. BLANCHE BURPEE. As lendid pure white variety.
The individual flowers are very fine, making it a very desirable sort for florists,
EMILY HENDERSON. A bold, well formed, clear white flower. Wings broad and well expanded. An early and wonderfully free and persistent bloomer,
INVINCIBLE WHITE. A fine strain of pure white,
LIGHT YELLOW. LEMON QUEEN. Buds and back of standard tinted
yellow. When fully expanded the floweris a delicate pink, the standard very large, round with gracefully waved edges.
MRS. ECKFORD. Plantstrong-growing and vigorous; stems three and four flowered; flowers large, of great substance and perfect form. A delicate shade of primrose yellow at first, becoming nearly white at maturity,
METEOR. Standard bright orange-salmon; pink, veined,
PRIMROSE. Standard medium sized, rather long. yellowish-white in front, and pronounced primrose- yellow on the back; wings large and nearly white,
LIGHT SHADES OF PINK. ELIZA ECKFORD. Large flower of rosy pink over
white, giving an exceedingly delicate and beautiful ‘ ffect.
wings
EARLIEST OF ALL. Standird deep rose pink, with
white wings, the earliest and best pink for forcing.
KATHERINE TRACY. The color is soft but brilliant pink, of precisely the same shade in wings and stand- ard. Its form is perfect and the strong-growing plants are vigorous, and give a wonderful profusion of flowers which continue large and fine until the end of the season. In hardiness, prolific flowering habit, durability and practical usefulness this is greatly superior to most sorts of recent introduction,
MRS. GLADSTONE.—Standard very large, thick and finely formed, brilliant, but soft rose-pink; wings large, nearly same shade as standard.
MRS. SANKEY. Standard round, very thick, deli- cate shell-pink; wings a little lighter than standard. Although often described as a pure white, we con- sider this one of the most beautiful of the pink varie- ties, only becoming white as it fades.
VENUS. Standard large, of fine form and substance: a brilliant but delicate and soft shade of warm rose pink and buff; wings similar to the standard,
DARKER SHADES OF PINK.
APPLE BLOSSOM. Standard rose-pink, lighter at the base; wings lighter than standard.
ORANGE PRINCE. Standard pink suffused witt yellow; wings bright light pink.
PEACH BLOSSOM. A very large flower having : warm yellowish-pink standard and wings of a lighter softer shade,
ROYAL ROSE. One of the largest and finest forme¢é flowers yet produced. Standard a deep rose pink, wings a lighter shade of the same color,
RED OR ROSE STANDARDS WITH LIGHTER WINGS. EXTRA EARLY BLANCHE FERRY. Standaré
deep rose pink, with nearly white wings; the earliest sweet pea,
BLANCHE FERRY. Stan7ard medium sized, butot fine form and bright pink color; wings large, rounded and nearly white.
SHADES OF RED. FIREFLY. Very bright and intense crimson scarlet of good size and form, INVINCIBLE SCARLET. Bright scarlet. SPLENDOUR. Standard very broad, a rich, deep rose-pink; wings large and bluer but lighter than standard.
CLARET AND MAROON. BOREATTON. One of the darkest and richest col- ored. Standard large, rounded; rich satin-like maroon; wings are similar in colcr to the standard.
STANLEY, A very beautiful sort, standard large and flat, color a deep maroon and warmer than Boie- attor
AURORA. The standard and wings are striped and Haked with delicate orange salinon pink over white.
Wo GRATIOT DAVE. “CORNER (RANDODEM ST. 3
ont
SWEET PEAS—Continued.
LAVENDER AND LIGHT BLUE. BUTTERFLY. Standard a combination of shades of violet and lavender; it is often notched on the sides. Wings white, shaded and edged with blue. COUNTESS OF RADNOR. Self colored in a very distinct and beautiful shade of lavender. Our stock of this splendid variety is reselected and is some- times sold by other seedsmen as ‘‘Countess.” DOROTHY TENNANT. Flowers warm violet or mauve, very large and finely formed, Standard broad, incurved or hooded; wings very large, rounded. LOTTIE ECKFORD, Standard a peculiar and deli- cate shade of magenta blue; wings very large, long and shaded; lavender deepening to violet at edge.
BLUE AND PURPLE.
CAPTAIN OF THE BLUES. Standard large, broad, bright purple-blue; wings expanded, lighter and brighter blue than standard,
INDIGO KING. Standard very rich purple maroon; wings bluer than the standard.
STRIPED OR VARIEGATED.
GRAY ERIAR. Very large, finely shaped flowers of |
delicate mauve color, peculiarly tinged, marbled and dotted with darker shade Quite distinct.
MRS. JOSEPH CHASIBERLAIN. Very large and perfect shaped flower; white, striped with bright rose carmine
DWARE VARIETIES. WHITE CUPID. Grows eight inches high.
PINK CUPID. Similar in color to Blanche Ferry. Grows eight inches high,
CHOICE MIXED.
This mixture consists only of the choicest sorts, new and old, in just the right proportion of white, bright red, pink, mauve and other colors to make the most brilliant show possible in the garden, We have given a great deal of study to selecting the best sorts and in proper proportions and offer this mixture as the finest we are capable of producing, We know it cannot be excelled at any price,
NASTURTIUMS.
NASTURT‘UM.
NASTURTIUM, TALL. (Tropeolum Lobbianum).
The Lobbianum differs from the common running nasturtium, in being less rank growing, more floriferous, and having richer, more varied colored flowers of many shades, from the richest scarlet to very deep maroon: Fine for covering arbors, trellises and rustic work, Half hardy annual; about ten feet high.
Bright Yellow, with carmine stain ........ ..Pkt. 5c Brilliant, intensexredjay... 2. Ayo sede ee SEC Cardinal, dark scarlet...... i aiiis = Meh oe “Sc Chestnut Brown..... eel ae ae tte Marais al ye Oeee a SC Giant of Battles, bright red................+- so BC
King of the Blacks, crimson-maroon, with darker markines.e) 305 -s5,ch eee ee str e ae Ses Cs Light Yellow, with rich maroon stain......... (S"5C Spitfire, bright fiery red, very floriferous...... ‘* 5¢
Mixed, Tall (Lodéianum varieties) ........ % Oz. toc; 1 Oz. 15c; ‘ 5c
NASTURTIUM, DWARF. (Tropeolum Minor).
A bed of dwarf nasturtiums in the yard is very brilli- ant and attractive, blooming all the season. Hardy annual; about one foot high.
Aurora, light reddish-orange, veined with
carmine...... BUA SER ELAS AE pee agin Pkt. 5¢ Bronze Colored 2-2-4. <..255- 6b debs os ots sore wale <<) 5G Crimson, rich dark crimson ...............0+: ‘<u Empress of India, brilliant dark scarlet ...... ct OG Kisg Theodore, dark scarlet-maroon......... SPIEG King of Tom Thumbs, scarlet-orange........ ets Ochre Yellow, goldenyellow... ... ........ ‘<"15¢ Pearl, pale yellow..." ded. ga noha Gate Hn Se: BOG sia Sache nine aay igs eee ae ery steerer Sse Scarlet, scarlet-ordnge ©. 6... 5. =e a i. 1SG Schilling’s Striped, bright yellow, with ma-
TOON? SUrIpeSmcmisssiseiete teeter eit TMS cite usc Wellowssesscee shoe see eee he. 5 Et Sho Mixed Dwarf......... % Oz toc; 10z. 1§¢; “* 5c
NASTURTIUM.
Madame Gunter’s Hybrids. The flowers of this variety are striped or blotched with shades of red on yellow and orange ground, forming a combination of exceeding brilliancy and beauty..........-+++- Pkt. 5¢
36 THE LOHRMAN SEED CO., DETROIT, MICH.
SUMMER FLOWERING BULBS.
CALADIUM.
ELEPHANT’S EAR—Magnificent sub-tropical plants; when planted out in beds or as single specimens on lawns they have a grand appearance.
Small bulbs, 5c. each; 50c. per doz. Second size bulbs, 10c. each: $1.00 per doz. Large bulbs, 15c. each; $1.50 per doz.
GLADIOLUS.
One of our finest summer-blooming bulbs. The flowers are | of many shades of color. Plant at intervals of two weeks dur- ing the spring, thus providing a succession of bloom from summer until frost. Of the easiest culture.
- Extra fine Hybrids, mixed, 3c. each; 25c. per doz.
Shades of pink mixed, 3c. each; 30c. per doz.
Shades of Red Mixed, 3c. each; 30c. per doz.
Shades of Yellow mixed, 5c. each; 50c. per doz.
White and Light Varieties, 5c. each; 50c. per doz.
Striped and Variegated mixed, 5c. each; 50c. per doz.
Lemoine’s Buiterfly Varieties mixed, 4c. each; 40c. per doz.
DAHLIAS.
Stately and handsome autumn-blooming flowers, of perfect form and wide range of color. Plant out in spring after dan- ger of frost.
DOUBLE, TALL AND POMPON OR CACTUS.
Pink, Scarlet, White, Yellow, Variegated and Mixed, l5c. each; $1.50 per doz.
CHOICE FRENCH CANNAS.
A strikingly beautiful effect is presented by their brilliant, immense flower heads. They begin blooming early in June and continue until late in September.
10c. each, 3 for 25c; $1.00 per doz.
AUSTRIA. 6 feet. Very large flowers and foliage. Flowers canary yellow, spotted with brownish red. :
ALPHONSE BOUVIER. 6 feet. -Large trusses of vivid crimson flowers.
CHARLES HENDERSON. 4° feet. Flowers crimson; Petals wide and well rounded.
EGANDALE. 4 feet. Bronze leaves. Flowers current
red.
EXPLORATEUR CRAMPBEL. 5 feet. Flowers vermil- ion scarlet with crimson spots.
FLORENCE VAUGHAN. 4 feet. Broad green leaves. Flowers yellow, dotted with bright red.
MADAM CROZY. 4 feet. Scarlet flowers, bordered with old. _ PAUL MAROQUANDT. 4 feet. Extra large flowers of a deep salmon color.
OUEEN CHARLOTTE. 3% feet. Broad green leaves. * hy. Large, rich scarlet flowers with a wide golden band around DAHLIA. each petal.
LILIUM AURATUM.
Extremely fragrant and very beautiful. Flowers white, dot- ted with crimson, with a golden band running through center of each petal.
15c. each; 2 for 25c.; $1.50 per doz.
DOUBLE PEARL TUBEROSES. 3c. each; 30c. per doz.
BEGONIAS, TUBEROUS ROOTED.
: The flowers often measure six SIZ inches across and are much more brilliant than the most dazzling geraniums. Colors separate. Single rose, white, scarlet, yellow or pink, 10c. each, 3 for 25c.; $1.00 per doz.
PAEONIES.
Rose and Crimson, ldc. each. White, 20c. each.
We: MADEIRA VINE. ALADIUM. 3c. each, 4 for 10c; 30c. doz.
a7 , aK z \ 5 ies gee AE
. GLADI
OLUS.
———
73 GRATIOT -AVE., CORNER RANDOLPH ST: 37
FLOWER SEED LIST.
We offer below a select list of seed of the most desirable species and varieties of fiowering plants. Florists will do well to hand us their orders in this line as we make thir wants a special study, ana aim to keep nothing but the very best seeds of the finest varieties.
All varieties are arranged in alphabetical order with cross references to the more common synonyms, Such biennials and perennials as are more satisfactory treated as annuals, we have designated as annuals in this list.
Pkt. Abobra Viridiflora, tender perennial climber, height 15 feet, should be treated as an annual, flowers TSaST, FAME Sea ce ee. SEe sees ao pep an BOS So nbe ogecrge scr 6osrsoe= pes0bS22 355552 Hops sg aconcs See eet Io cents Abronia (Uméellata) Grandiflora, tender annual trailers with handsome verbena-like flowers,
(PD PONS. scanconcsad dd don 050 Sonos odod Roun OnepMEsoaOS Bono osbagonG.d0d oD or cH SaodeodolnaddicodS nano Cone ae TON ess AGatilon, finest hybrids mixed, tender greenhouse perennial............ .......... US TO ese Aconitum Napellus, (Monk’s Hood, Aconite), hardy, herbaceous perennial, height 4 tt., flowers
PTR nn Ge Ee eR Ee ee oO a a OE A Cb ns Oe ee eRe te cc dno Si We eal tea Acroclinium, double mixed, half hardy annuals, 2 ft. high, whose dry flowers make ‘‘everlastings’’....... Sie a Adlumia Cirrhosa, hardy biennial, ornamental climber, with pink and white flowers, foliage fern
TEGD A ASS Se ba CaSO SS ASS Gin CISION CREE HRCI NICRSS ei ROTH Pon Per a Sc SIE prot a a ee Ao Nee Une Cor de ae ee LOPS Ageratum, Imperial Dwarf, blue, |Half hardy annuals adapted to pot culture or bedding
a fanperial Swart, white, {" Out. s.. 25s. soc ciine's oso nens on otleeinee ies Althea, see Hollyhock.
Alyssum Saxatile Compactum, dwarf, golden yellow flowers, hardy perennial, 1 ft. high, fine Op? QUEINES. Cass cans COS OHO SES BAU SO RIE Bene Onan Me 547 dy 4 S0nee -santdaccosdas M4iOZ) 25 centSae... 5. -** “ Maritimum, (Sweet Alyssum) hardy annual, 1 ft. high, flowers white........ TROLS CEMLSeEe 5. fe
“ Benthami Compactum Erectum (Little Gem). very dwarf, hardy annual, flowers ERLE SPlCH AT amt OMEGCINES . onic cine isin os sins cicine,s asc seen fae eee \% Oz. 15 cents. Bar se Amaranthus Atropurpureus, half hardy annual, 3 ft. high, very ornamental, dark blood red foliage... Bootes
ac Tricolor, (Joseph’s Coat), half hardy annual, 3 ft. high, handsome foliage, plant WAH PRSECO OLE RM CAVES een aioe se nle = ele ae 2) = => os einai = meee am eee Rees
Ampelopsis Veitchii, (Japan or Boston Ivy), hardy perennial climber, no better plant for covering
Ha! Ss SETS, BE. 3) Cate AAR RS SEI SoBe RESO anI AS ARE Pn sa oR i ae ori tarde An oe aed eee a IOn = Anchusa Capensis, half hardy annual, having deep blue flowers, makes splendid’bee pasture... .......5 5“ Angelonia Grandiflora, greenhouse perennial, flowers light bhie and whites. uses TO oss Antirrhinum Majus, (Snapdragon), tall mixed, half hardy annual, start in heat and transplant to
RTS TURTON es oe re nln SiS 6 dw gsr ia a nraptcte Medes sees Se een ates = esta ia
e INamnEMEVeEUPa WATT. TINeSt MAI SL. ot ect oo sects dn escent SiN eel oe
Aquilegia, (Columbine), hardy herbaceous, perennials, very handsome early flowering plants............ Bue aks
Pag a Bare PDT ne sia he ee SS aid esas id, sco lp clauses hSlel oa aiacalele wag aioe ete ee ere ene Shan
oe Chrysantha,-coldcn yellow; excellent for cutting . 52. 0.2.0 cs. <.-0ccdsnmes sco e bate ce tee ee ee TOs
~ Niven GramiinoerrsraAtba, pure White. . 2.5. 0. foes ode ete Seceese ee) bee ted ober eee Ea
<s SHiInNerr gor tneecranes SGAnIel, GOUDIC. «.. 2 5+ c6icciseie aig cisaa | caas asm cnieam ee eee eee ae ee TOMS Aristolochia Sipho, (Dutchman’s Pipe), hardy deciduous twiner, 30 ft., large, ornamental leaves
an pipe al OKC OMe heen Poh Secs ok dose ell kts PRR RP eee LON ies Asperula Azurea Setosa, hardy perennial, 1 ft. high, pretty in borders, sky blue.. ... ....--.... ...... Sees Asters, half hardy annuals, forming an indispensible feature of every private garden and among the
most useful of florists flowers. Ke Improved Dwarf Pyramidal Bouquet, choice mixed..... Sas Chas Bea ae ee ae ro +6 Chrysanthemum Flowered, dwarf, choice mixed.............c00 25 cece eee ces cece eee we eeee Co ea ah GOeEM Any OP is Me eRe ere ee 5 SS TR PRE ae areca Stata a etate Blake ya ce eS ole eres as Pzony Flowered Perfection, (Truffaut’s), very handsome pzony like ficwers, white. red, TOSE, SKY DUG. MIMSE aA ALe NC OIORS fa. - = 5 os sic 52 sas oe Jas aeons oleae meee each, TOs < Victoria, the queen of all the Aster family, indispensible to florists, white, scarlet. rose, light 20 blue, dark blue, peach blossom, in separate colors................ each,’ EES Co Dae as ee The above colors mixed...............1..-.. Forts poche Buttons, (Centaurea Cyanus, Cornflower) hardy ‘annual, 2 ft. “high, “very handsome, tinest
HOV ESC| s sto So GinOncAS | OSGOOD a c.0 san OCU GOON AB OES ae ns IN ele en DE CIA Ca AE rare Soon RUC Uap GOMES Et Balloon Vine, (Cardiospermum), tender annual climber, 5 ft highs flowers white. =< 305. sence ee oe TOr* Balsams, half hardy annuals, fine for the open border, called by some ‘“‘Lady Slipper’
Camellia Flowered, BESHEOUDIC# White! 95. cc see ee ee eee ee ee Sere Troe ES 3¢ oc Flowered, best double, rose, bright red, lavender, yellow..... each Soon Gals ae ms
a Dwartdonwlemaictre een es. oh. CL ee eee eee Gaede Balsam Apple, (Momordica) tender annual creepers, 10 ft., fruits resemble an apple, sow 1n frame
atidstReatiike, Gwe umtMeESp eens s i 2. oo Lae ae ee eee eRe ee ee ee ime erate FOL Ss Bartonia Aurea, half hardy arnual, 18 inches high, having large golden yellow flowers, very desirable
CREE REL OEM etiaa fe tt Bede AU 8 teen ce ete te ae os et I NM eee uke age ee Ted. USER REPS A SOM 2 le Ly sae Begonia, all greenhouse perennials, but do finely during summer out doors.
a Semperflorens Atropurpurea, Vernon, flowers brilliant red, foliage green and bronze,
MEnVM ITA SO RIG stot ae ane Oe en ene Se RUMEN. et OHN a caw cpemeniiee See meee sr emee ome e TS eh ase
- Tuberous Piao bedsinestsinel eared nat ea ee rete os He Oe eae arate ily ch oust wie nae knees Pas
Ys os finest double mixed.. Rereempss 25 ose Brachycome, (Swan River Daisy), half hard annual, % ft. high, “flowers blue, fine for borders........ S20 Calceolaria Hybrida Grandiflora, tender greenhouse perennial, finest tigered and spoded and self-
colored varieties mixed on) fawn tse casas was enon SRE OIRR AA NAGRRS Se CEES LL DIOOTe Deu ise
*s Rugosa, tender shrubby perennial for bedding.. i SRS AS AS oan aie eR aA hee see Zoi se
38 THE LORERVAN SEED CO! DE FROIT, MICH. Calendula, (Marigold), hardy annuals, x ft. high, an indispensible feature of every garden. Prince of Orange, double yellow flower, very profuse bloomer.......... ss Pluvialis, (White Cape Marigold), flowers single, white, useful for cutting...Oz. 20€..... Calliopsis or Coreopsis. 8 Rall’ Mixed, ‘hardy garden annuals 7esce oe cerone eOecis ete own cae'seees oaphdis eso sraleras vie aelete stro iC Dwarf Mixed, hardyearden.anwnials prose aad one oeelels cece Sans 6 aciseusse as « Sood cob Seco0dS bh Lanceolata, hardy perennial, having large single yellow flowers for cutting..
Campanula, see Canterbury Bell. Canary Bird Flower, (Tropzolum Canariense) tender annual climber, 1o feet high. having hand-
Some Cananyvellow, AlOMEESa en. ety terete bos Same esc Seta Se pons noo tore shay « Gia Ricte seeian,e See Candytuft, (Iberis), hardy annuals, 1 ft. high, planted much in borders and valuable .or pate le Rocket,, whitey. sos. cece eee oe. UE pee OMe ct ata ois eve ie INS Oz. 25 cents.. rs Eimpress,, wihite,splendid) large. ALuSSeS),.4 2 ocr soceios ccs conic wee eoe oacte as Oz. 40cents . a Odorata, white, fragrant................. SB ois i Pe a TLE ERE Ee .. . Oz. 20 cents. 3 MMIXG@, Sextha ieee ei anes nel Seas ae teboeieie cae cio c eale as ois salem ce meee Oz. 20 cents.
Canna, tender perennial, easily grown from Seed. We offer seed of Crozy’ s hybrids only. Seedlings do not come true to parent color necessarily, though should give a fair proportion of desirable
flowers. JC Mad Crozyi nce een eee Slale aibieie: coaneictars Perera miele siatereleresevamen nee PS RNP aR A Rey oe dc President Faivre.............. aio ielevolwial clover tieYororevelciate avererarcievsicicncia: ale olarclel a elorsicreyNoveregeleperste “s CLOZYAS PINLXe Gavia GEM eS meee. fisen eins) ey eee oie tics ace ohuniciec avis eeticae seen
Canterbury Bell, siINGLE MIXED, hardy biennials, 3 ft. high, flowers blue, white, rose. large fiowering..
Cardiospermum, see Balloon Vine. Carnations, green house perennials, fine for bedding out during summer.
ss Double Vienna, UE YTUTIT Ha au dat, SMOLIN Ue a ER - se weer G Merial nie aise cer Riera re See ae se ew einiaioe Ce len . Sieiynisie wAids “ Margaret, very early, will flower in four to five months from sowing, seed % dwarf, SS WiSE AUIT Se coer Netekades ich ace) ope temtpralete betsy = ieee Bh ‘ole a ayehs AS ARS OP Aa as oe ..¥% Oz. 50 cents.... Castor Bean, tall growing. annuals, foliage very ornamental. ; ee Borboniensis, tallest Of Allens! eyehel ots jc te Satta ots OER Sa ee Daa OOe Oz. 20'cents-ee. oC GibSonipadar keer coeMola recs an ce. esse cy cleh: fy (Nene. apices mcces/iee ele meisia ssa cle ase Oz. 20 cents ,.. ts SANS UIMETIS CULIC OLOT eerie ete eke oe ie ere nice eis eee Soi Fle icals is eioreiaveieiels Oz, zocents.... is Bi OSCE C0 tc Yet eM RN Mee eee A eye eS bie, Bide sie ta) iain ele ie are iO LenlyCel ts aaee Catchfly, (Silene), hardy annual border plants, 1 ft. high | PR IAD ES re ete ak Te bs uid 4 ait «a es Centaurea Candidissima, (Dusty Miller), half ay annual, silver white foliage, ornamental for borders) €or ss Vise aes Ona ears ERM “ Gymnocarpa, delicately cut, gray foliage, ‘very Sie a is em “6 Moschata, (Sweet Sultan), mixed, hardy annual, flowers double purple), jcc ses sec eeeee
Chryanthemums, hardy and half hardy annuals and perennials; much used for garden and house decoration and for cut flowers
a Coronariam, Maxed, hardy annuals) .c% beset cack o oles preiesinw wine oeig nas eens emer
Ss a Coluballe Bev: Iaitit Geese crave waa syetaiesele wich ecersie Nea) usta Scisssious tis oslo folate
ae oe x WEN OMe tater oe cecciacarie sree ia ere eie) srstmasaclers obs orp disiais 5p eee eee
“6 EPI GOLOr, COMME iy 5 aageilsny Styne Peete tea em hits? oo 0p Soeelai sbi eysiy Dis yesh gereres Ves See ee ee
és Frutescens, (White Paris Daisy), half hardy perennial, “having an abundance of single snow-white flowers, extra for cutting...............24. seen
66 Inodorum, double, white, perennial, much used for cutting....,
Chieranthus, see Stock. Cineraria, greenhouse perennials, very ornamental.
“ Hybrida Grandiflora, dwart, German, largest flowering, single, extra fine, mixed.. be Maritima, half hardy annual, ‘white leaved, for carpet bedding and edgings................. Olan iach as pir anasy ser aS orn ee hie acces seep ees ne araser oie visi oles eveteves late gee) ate, st eve aroles Uaioe at Sia Sia See eve SERIO cL eEee 5 Clematis, Jackman’s, finest hybrids, mixed, large flowering ... ... .... ...... Srey Cobzea Scandens, tender climber and rapid grower, fine for ‘trellis \ Ww vork, ClO eiisescice A Cockscomb, hardy annuals. ss Glaszow_ Prize, crinson, finedarge,COmDS: ts), tic) is <!saic can eocticsccie .+ 5. bu tae cee “ Dawe rtvilixed exits. o.oo eb, oaee bovis 5 sioie Saar are we tie © nlelsteieis yivisin s Suaesaibia 5 slew se ei ne ae “é ATONE eC Grextrarg price ees cmickejalsycisieie cieveieiere Ae TAC Ee Ee eT OOM EAS Oo o'O6 on Coleus, finest inixed, French stock.............. ghieutepeietancyasesuets EMM le ace eae aeiisie Sue's ,.Per tooo seeds 50 cents....
Columbine, -ee Aquilegia. Convolvulus, Morning Glory, hardy annuals. “ Minor, fine mixed, good for pandeus © or RBREIIE BASKEUE sear reebecne seasons: Oz. 15 cents.... 6 Major, climbing Morning Glory.. seals Seis tiel Sa ic.siviolt nig sllé'ate wel Vaievertolonie ceric 2 eORGe LG aaa Coreopsis, see Calliopsis. Cosmos, tender annuals, large growing and should be started in heat in March,
v Bipinnatus Purpurea, purple........ : ees ievelcTen marci cova eyatelaiet axes SOO OOUE 66 6 Albus, large flowering, white. aforeiedat oe ateiistele a) sa Sis 8 eyoeis Cyclamen Persicum Giganteum, Grandifiorum, Album, large flowered white.. “6 ss ENTE a7a ye REY la 6 “6 Oy a SED SO Wht ae 4 hs One a 2 Mi et ibe 6 Persie, cIMnie GOO GISTOC Wissen teat detesie Sale l as 6 ais. oes e iow T lols Je aseie Ws 6 6. ok acparane elo@ia mee a SONG hc Cypress Vine, (Ipomcea Quamoclit), hardy annual climbers. m:xed all colors....... Dahlia, tender perennials, sow in February and wlll flower from seed the same year. 6 SUN Gye MES LMI Rte eee certs ae eile Ra asin uy ilo ainsole cislaaiaye le’ s/aieia.4 s\pyal bine weidn'e.s Gis ate teon = s/o A S565 “6 Double, finest mixture _........... Rinte Pieinhe leinie aiel'eisTws pea. “6 or x 6 vic /s.e'en sin hha nie eee eee asians Daisy. hardy annuals, splendid bloomers, 6in. high. ss Double, white best quality... Neneterteleteterauiarels cisvclsleiave aie.chec’e Mie'svs @ersiele'e ei erecle eee “s ss RECs DESL CILALILY,. <5 /eva tras.s siclseohaw ne ay cals adele intel sl olelei nicl accticierse stele Slopes rae 6 4: mixed from selected flowers..... hci OSD Rae eOgnaG niet nee’: oi aisle Meteo :
Delphinium, see Larkspur. Dianthus, hardy and half hard perennials.
“6 Barbatus, (Sweee William), MEixeds Single iii. ciwsccicc ec ccscucreds dees tee ‘“ Bf PAU is doe Wisieieeis cota. c walciae ein eee siectcrcetclererata cs Gea dtytias. see Carnation.
“ Heddewigri. half hardy annual, large flowered, single, mixed ...................ccece are aatete ‘“ MMII METIS, SUMPIE SOTIKED 5. oe cance: as cc cc coc cess octet “ “ DIAGEMEAUUS, GOUDIE, MIREG 25 oe ic esc close eee eo - s6 Plumarius, Prheasants Eye Pink, single, hardy perennial, sweet scented cae seeiee eee Py “ sc double, fragrant). )icos htc ee eee asters tetete
Leal oa]
orm
nu
NOWMnvr
e
73 GRATIOT AVE., CORNER RANDOLPH ST. 39 f A : Pkt. Digitalis, (Foxglove) Gloxinzefiora, fine spotted, hardy perennials.............206 0005. SONA Gonos testo cle Dolichos Lablab, Hyacinth Beans, half hardy twiners, flowers purple and white.... eae os : Draczena Mazeli, dark green. rose centre. ... 0.0.0... ccc eee cc cc ecc ence ash o> ‘ BeLEELUOS ose ig, GOB He epee ae eee eS meG aE. ER OM meee Cb bet She Boy 8 “ i mE eee oe Tee a RE Bee ee ee Gags Eschscholtzia Californica, California Poppy, hardy annuals, fine mixed........ Sas Ce Dagiee
Four O'clock, Mirabilis, hardy annuals, best mixed....... 0. ss eeeeee lll ee On ro cents, Forget-Me-Not, see Myosotis. Fox Glove, see Digitalis. Ramen UKE HYDTIOS 220)... eect e eee alg. a's eta tala alealate winiastdlate aa eraiathraiclalev ate mulktaYere pret a eieps areteree eee SO Gaillardia Picta Lorenziana, hardy annual, double fine mixed........ Fblalaveic siete se ake Wie ata aheture Bho she alee TOMess Spreg rin ve viru lero 0 ot eee Snes (ome “6 fowmie, scarlet, common house plant, fine, single, :o4 222.000. ccs csecsccbecsses dee Sines cpeeeetnisadaanals, food tor garden culture, fine; mixed....: 5.6600 .062.00 8) Se Oe eee Baris Globe Amaranth. everlastings hardy annuals, the dried flowers make winter bouquets, mixed colors... 5 ‘ Gloxinia Hybrida Crassifolia Grandifiora Erecta, greenhouse perennials, finest mixed 7 a Gourds, Beenie climbers, annuals, orange, pear shaped, striped, siphon or dipper, white egg DF DET! 345555 Gn Oe CR ae aaa nein All gat ete ee fe “6 POT EEL 2-5 crete BELG OROE Sono Ran a aia one Se canes Cte eS ESF Bd 2 A Gypsophilia, Muralis, hardy annual. very delicate foliage, handsome.........ccesccecceccececcccecceees Tres
“6 Piecomsacicate foliage, handsome .\ 36056. e. bce ee ee Oe TO we
“ Eamculata, delicatetoliape, for'cutting:.... 4.12) 0 ee he ee et AIA tent TOM! ¢ Re ApseaRePMNESED EUUIICSE AITUK EO oc ccics cic cclsasnccccecicescesvasouccaneven Sete e are rae neat erates eats Sot tiers san sates Leer Hollyhock, hardy perennials.
os Double, yellow,
“ ee white,
“ se flesh color, All the very finest that can be had.......... sag (Oy eae
‘6 ws dark red,
“6 ‘ pink,
“ = Mime tic Above varieties mixed £.0. 550) Rs Ae FA ed ee ate ee Ate TOR Aes Humulus Japonicus, Japan Hop, hardy annual twiner, rank groWeLr...... ce cece cece eee eee ee ee eeeecces Shee Hyacinth Bean, see Dolichos Lablab.
Ice Plant, Mesembryanthemum. Le ary eae, TON baSkets and VASES! 2oc.00) av aaleicc saath a ducts baaleeae Whipas eee csiele os A eal caer Bi We cs SeRaP eae DUANE RSA DS DO UNOC LACTATE FOSS 5 oie Soo Sdisied See eee eee So ane Coane cee soe eee atte Sues Wn A CAUIOPCRCLENT IATL. ces). c ciap! > oe aw ea aeleacitc gle de occ fee oe cae REE Boe ee tiee Rhee Son cee eee Byer Ipomoea, annual twiners having large handsome flowers, one of the best for verandas, trellis work, etc. “ Pe Eee, Purple ANG whites. | os o4 tists eae ele coe haa) w niebele Sidlecere) Sade 5 Savarese Chae ee 66 LoGenrer, fey res aleve ks | 6) te Ree er eae Iai ree erat ee Det po oi ee aia Spe ree ne aT ee aan as 5p ie “6 LE DED pS EIT Se ee nae a er RR ee mS OS Ne teat rey oe RE ie et ha Sia Brent 66 Mexicana Grandiflora Alba, The Moon Flower, white, seed black..... Bree Se | 6“ Ve SOM N UNE rie oe ae fl oS. se 8 SOS ee oe ke eR Nae RRR! Barto ey a | Joseph’s Coat, see Amaranthus. | Job’s Tears, (Coix Lachryma)...... Me etcteleeichate eg ote esos ao neste en Sea Set Sa hte Rage Leics SES Kenilworth Ivy, see Linaria. Lantana Hybrida, fine mixed............ SSH SASSO PAR OID CHOCO EOO DUC OB BOGS SRR ETON as Larkspur, Delphinium. 6 Dwarf, Double Rocket, hardy annual......... siaioye Rotel Geer te AAD AA eA SCE ORS: ae te Tall, Double Rocket, hardy annual..................... Pos Aa Seu Bean cae mrarecere ia say eke ate oe terete site 5 : Linaria Cymbalaria, Kenilworth Ivy, perennial trailer, fine for vases...........+0.02005 RCN ERAT Be Toes Dm randinorum, Scarlet Flax, hardy annual.:.........02 0.00.50 2 oteee cea ence wor eeeeesataeeecse epan\ ee Lobelia Erinus Gracilis, half hardy annual, deep blue, extra.............. 0. eee ees wees Siar Ae Lychnis Chalcedonica, (London Pride), scarlet flowers, hardy perennial........... 2.0000. seeeeene see St Da eeriaan Se AnOens, tender Climber: .).. 00.5 205 2 Fens 6 ois, 0 sme ooo. ole vie © 6 00.c.ere oye oe sizinve s eieieles us ees = BEI CSS Marigold, see also Calendula, hardy annuals. eA tPiCAam, O©Fange..... .-.-- SS ASRS SOIC At eAGR TOMO DG I Sb Nat ok And tha tr i ew ee ot ee Bites aes 3 J 2TUO0, 173) CO eR ek anos AMAR Isha Sod. Se Sr Oars Dingonrid bbaebidctino0.q5O0unconbb.cme 56 Sue - Mise PO WHEI Es) STIPE. 62 \- .. 2 ores cic- ois). 'salee sine vsisleieine sine se Jao SH ago asonNE a en sssK oto SA i gta se Tagetes Signata Pumila, single, yellow, dwarf, fine for edgings..............-.ee. sence ees eae Pras MEE pe IMIMBETS. ME WINE... 2 ol. c eee ek che es cue nds ce | eens ce 0 065 slelelevewieiclds es aie ign es oles sisteial c= oe TOM ess
Mesembryanthemum, see Ice Plant. . : Mignonette, (Reseda), hardy annuals, large flowering, sweet, common mignonette......Oz. Io cents... 5 “ 66
Machet, large flowering, much used by florists............-..+.+2+-e++e02-+-OZ" 75 cemts... I0 ‘
sé Red Victoria, makes a thicker, more compact truss than Machet and is the best variety
for florists use, very fragrant, plants COMPaCt........- eee eee eee eee tee eee eees O78 CON. a 1Ol mr
Mimulus Moschatus, (Musk Plant), odor of musk........-.ee.eee- SRO TIC BOISE ee eT Ole ase
xe Tigrinus, Monkey Flower, tigered and spotted...........--.++- Seswooce NBG He CueOn ty aootbee TOs 18 Momordica Balsamina, (Balsam Apple), tender CLiIMDET. +... cece cece enter eevee ereeeresetesteecsees 5% Moon Flower, see Ipomea.
Morning Glory, see Convolvulus. My »sotis, Forget-Me-Not, splendid plants for edgings and borders.
66 LN IPTG BTS" Rare a peities aac OAC Ae nice ERR ER a hats Be tah 3a Lol ke ae ate acta tele Tate HATS eae mie Seok be oye se Nasturtium, half hardy annuals.
8 “POETS ance lye bo ane Ase eee eee einem eenre cemneitectinn aacriccosps wood e CVA ei AS leh An 8 mollis pedal Se Rallpmixed: COMMON. . sso a. 6 does nes ee 2oe5985553 Bop seas 2222568 | SEN eS eOZ™® TOVCCHTGeeees a> Segoe. (= Lobbianum, Mixed, tender annual climbers with magnificent, large, showy flowers.
; No handsomer decoration for atrellis or arbor ...............-+- -+..-.---- Oz 25 centsi ss.) TOs ns Nieremberzia Gracilis, delicate plants with bright blue flowers, fine for vases, etc he ahi Oenothera, (Evening Primrose). is
a Acaulis Alba, flowers white, large .. ..............-- Rh Pte es hee ee irda ees re ae ies Pp a a Drummondi Nana, dwarf, HUE We eae ee DS ee eA AAS FAA oe cen apa hos aay UO ansy, We have nothing but rst-class stock, from expert growers. ns 3 a se os Whlte, Sine: Azure Blue, Gold, Margined, Pure Yellow, Violet White Edge, aries hae eee a EP eS Sees eloye wichajs ies sine Seuiasye ome eievein sseleurio ese nies iter open
“Emperor William, splendid ultramarine blue..........--++eee sree eee e eee ee eee eee TO ss
SENN ANOS NEOUTEU SO ECRELA. co ea cc cece ccc ne cece cee ccmecs cose covew scene carne smeisejae sajelaie ©. vine) esol Seo aS 25 o
«© Odier, extra large blotched...........0 02-0 ccee eee eee cree ence es cent eee eens ete es
4O THE LOHRMAN SEED-CO., DETROIT; MLCH: « Trimardeau Giant, Zirngiebel’s select strain. We consider this one of the best stocks of this - Pkt sréat florists variety ..3-). cet beer wen eae - rae ew ccbae bots dake Tae et ate é Io cents ‘© Meteor, new, rich, mahogany paiored NGWEES |. os se ste ea ce. cos a nekeeekestas <axkiaap shee eee TS isands «« Parisian Large Flowering, a new strain claimed to be more hardy and vigorous than Trimardeau;: worthy Gf tralot: 2 ossscser ccec ree seees aw atys Secsen oonis noes sl es. 2k tee eee ee 15) +a Peas, Everlasting, hardy perennial climbers, should bein every garden, pure white, crimson and rosy ‘ LEd,, MIE). Los SAS Ree oe ee Ce aS an aiseeis oes vee So aR ciate wk dees seeping Sp eee eee eee tone SWEET PEAS, halfhardy annualclimbers, 4 to 6 feet high. No cultivated flowering plant is more worthy of general cultivation and none are more easily grown. We list only the very choicest of the numerous varieties now grown. “ Emily Henderson, (See page 21), new satiny white variety, far the best white yebh in- ~ troduced. Theseed we offeris in Peter Henderson & Co.’s original sealed packets.. apie et | Wires. Sankey, white extra Secu platk.- 2 om. shy oan bee nikl=.o oe enor payaso Soe eee ee 10...) $3 ‘“« Queen of England, Wwhitcese. She ie ae Pec iaee nisie void ate (assis ie Sraeine ote,< spe ee ee Spee ‘S - Blamehse Merry os oe oe ore ee Sse eee = ok aee ¢ oan Seton Ure eeede EEE ESE 5 eee ‘* -Boreatton,. brouzy Crimson and purple. nose. sue wee Scents emt ewloe ewe Ls ieee . Pe: ‘. “Princess: Beatrice, deteatesose, peamtitul ioe oe oct tc wle. sere tess coi eiciok sere Se Sues ; - 5 ibe i ain ie OPCs ar Phe ae se ee ele ee ceri Se ie eee oe p ee eee er Ee 5 ee ‘< “SplendOse, 76Se anger msote eso ope eee eS iss = sich cians aoe bear = eter 2 Seen “Countess of Radnor, lightandidarkaaanve. oc. .<--\.5 =. e oes fae cece ound alee eee 5 ee eet ecru CRT eryrrere eytermeel ie Wepeed fy. 2h < 02 ens ae a ae ey oe ae ee Seep es Speer ce ‘*\_ Delieht. white and Candinal Seep: at erik. bs ein sce iselote spies aes ce eign ee ee (") anvincible @armine,*CrmmiSom SCamers co ee sce ee oe oo oe a ah nein Se eles eniee men eee OEE Fe ‘<P rimrose, delicate suaue primrose, Beaute (0. occ oiae ns << Gaps eiateigdei ck ates gee ore : aa mae ‘. uttertiy, davender, One et tue NanGSOMESts sce oe ASS CIS wore Sere cele eee eee oe ene eee Ba uss “Apple ioessom, delicate pmk and rose, elegant... oo ooo’. a Lee ees eee ere Sere ‘Queen of the Isles, striped red and white...... Ria Lee Oits awecad tees sels oe eee \ Cah ‘‘ Pure White, excellent quality.......... 2.22. .2.- se cece cece e ee ete ee cee een eee 5 ier ‘« Extra Fine Mixed, this is made up of the above splendid varieties, there is na Beer Saal oct eee Ae. eee Loe Me eee CRTC Ce Racte imoralal Sin ielct cle 6 eatin Se nis ; Bese ‘| Hine Mixed, sood named, varieties mixed.: 5... 2: so... 6s. seers eles ee ‘““ One Pkt. each of the Sixteen Varieties named abov e. including Emily Henderson... 60 “ Petunia, half hardy annuals for bedding or pots. Large Flowered, Wilites TOU NOSIS. fee cejeinc cee ec cette seen | opus Ro eite aeons Sh ae ag Gio b Ot eat talatlete oe oe ee eee oe ence te woke ees cee bee ‘ a Of et ashe : aS = Srpenb; Siete. mime Geer. Cicer oe wesisaiehic Doe os sms aoabie ees . 25) | toad zr * “e Double. siixeds SplcnGid - 22. cokes oe dee es ceew ees Benn 257-3 Phlox Drummondi Grandiflora, hardy annuals, should be in every collection. “s 5 * GAPE soins sepa ie eee em anen are saeeeese IS ins ee es A 2 white, chamoise rose, scarlet..............-.. 10) ee ie * 2 GRE AINE REGS oie csi oes. a). ccc es ene oe eee Oe IO Zep Pink, see Dianthus. Poppy; hardy annuals for out door planting. x.) Seoeony, Mlowered, double: se TORU 6 eisicicte xe ois oa ok aco wus 6. c/k x a See eae OSES Oz. 50!\CentS. ect, See *« Double, white and Tok oC each Oz. $1-25.2.-) =Gieee “ Goeilden Gate, mixed in splendid! variety ©3225 <2 22 S:/2 Foe isis 2s oS Sac bs ila. Rb Bate aes eee se 3Gu uss “Oe Che: Shirly; extra fine nixed meee eee ee Oe ae we arene big) ncn e eauwsieia ehe een TOs “ Gluacum, Tulip Poppy, single, magnificent SGanleke orcs es eee Os eh ee os eee «el Sai Portulaca, ha!f hardy annuals, elegant for massing in large beds. es Single, splendid Fated Meee eee eee ees eye 5 ane 1 eae are IO! as ‘ Double; splendidunixed =o jnt. coe oe eae ee Re see wan Sete ide toe ear ee TS) ae Primula, (Primrose) Sinensis. F- Single, Large Flowering, white, Fern leaved..................+. , ; 25 ate Je ss red Perm Jeaved asus stowccsis-cloea sees = ! 2507" ss te as zs finest mixed, Fern leaved.. 2c... cats 25 3 ae Double, ‘“ * aA IS wt sy Fa coset ore Ras, crska cissle ee RT Ae sisheg tok 50 coe Pyrethrum Aureum, Golden Feather, = bedding iplant (2.2) seo sacs cece care eetos TO. ee i ed Selaginoides, finely divided leaf............ 10" s es Serotinum, (Leucanthemum Se ea a white cut flow er, hiouiae first year from seed. Poe eter iciehe incitce oieinele spaeie tow Se CT Ae Ser ee 8 PA a OSES. 15. eve Reseda, see Mignonette. Salpiglossis. no better bedding plant for the amateur gardener, showy and floriferous. Finest Hybrids Mixed, large POW CTIB ree ac 8s sie no aes Lee heeld + oun ewe ees aE eee 5G be of dwarf.. d\cle (iets, os aye0\s sel of 'sier= Sas Beeegee eee een Salvia Splendeus, fiery scarlet, beautiful lawn decoration..............-000 02. e ee ee Ojos Scabiosa, hardy annuals, extra for cutting. * PRU ae eee ee eee ner Se ae atewan =o cain els civie Sage oenrest Radovan in Perini ain aie siaunpator ak 5. ee u Dwarf Mixed, OXUTA so eres ee eeee cree ee eee cree eee cee eee cee cette ces ete e cece Bioelee Ke Tau, PT GENE CO WS PAL Se ren Sy ie ic 9 Oa an pe et SRE Aiur age Smilax, (“iyrsiphyllum Bie caraagy SEER ae iat SEEERE EN re Ringl Wetvuitakee wake: deve ee me - 5 Snapdragon, CATIKE tes sete cise cee Dee meee tee Teh ee asse matee che muamresre a nels syeiane's es 38655 5 yeaa WAR. MniKCUc cures een’ tk et snia atic ce ule sain wee ale alone mine + clean eee 5 ae Stocks, German Ten Weeks, large flowering, pure white, dwarf..............ccceeee a ES - 3 DI wainkTOlGGGieeG. «. cisco ce ies sk Os ee ade view esidoeie sos: 10° oe “s ci gs 23 SPIE Mid AUIRCM omic c aeuseieciwapan se iwislv ines iuebics «'e nec ule talons ae 15 «Ga, Suntosm Gr (Californie SOO De oe ese aoe ae ee ee i aie a ee ee eis cinieinie ee ey Preys 5 ee Sweet William, see Dianthus. Thunbergia, rapid growing annual climbers, 4 to 6 ft. high, fime mixed..............., 5 ee LOrrenia s OMIMECEAS Es ona Sie ona ahp aly fas! s un aide pn ements SE palve miss Si Gat ances : 5G0\ Werbena, PUAre ec WAIbe Ay accel oo tee sale) oto e on yo Seino ard Mee data chepuub apace eels Mec en ee 5 10 io GRE LO Rae ee aeNER oS Seo hc eis wp ciais See wis x ws din 5 Snell vs wie wie ais bt. 65) spyominee eager ee i Niels i ee alb ESE Sa BWEOD LET; WATE RE ee ree eee sete ee oan IS eee eae COS deo cae Ae Se : 157-5 AC MENC ESV DPIGS, AINE. Oe 2 Woe Chae ote oe Sets é Io (8 Vinea, Fine Mixed. Ee Sree Se fates oh eee te wibees Mian aie eR ous teipicge iis erste tisbinic ee Tonos Wallflower, Mixed, Single... Seeder AeA Se SAS 4 Su iebnicee Gh x's <bubo rie + <plagbtas 05 as ’ x PP OUP ere ic tists is Tobie eae hen ee Ge he Wie ake Bins Oct le 5's Sera w flare 10), i Wild Cucumber, rapid annual climber, sows itself after first year......... cee ceee cece cece Ozs5ocents.... 10 “ Zinnia Elegans, SR OMIGIG, ERAT, QUASI and USE tics s sos sinaaent pen’ bende caret -o6 + 0 Sete eee Pode set
S eA re RW ECR to chp sthiens & cds vs yaiek Sey wintieeh eee amine on enernacs ° 5 ee
13 GRATIOT AVE., CORNER RANDOLPH ST. 41
TRADE PRICE LIST FLORISTS’ FLOWER SEEDS.
FINEST STRAINS AND STRICTLY NEW CROP.
YZ OZ. VY. oz. Oz. Ageratum—Blue Perfection, Dwarf Blue, Dwarf White...... $0 15 $0 40 | SET Ta UES Ge 2 SIR Ate een In amen Ny eC ha 15 SST sell nS C75 i ee | 10 25
Asparagus Sprengeri—ioo seeds 50c; 1,000 seeds, $4.00. Asparagus Plumosus Nanus—1o0o seeds, $I 00; 1,000 seeds, $8 00.
| Pesperia—-oweer Waldmeister ... 2.00.60 0.c0 0c cas wn cece been 15 40 Aster—Queen of the Market—White, Light Blue, Violet, Pink,
(DUEL E DOL. ESSE 70 gD ea ce RN I a ens nN '$o 15 25 75 Aster—Truffauts, Paeony Perfection—White, Light Blue, Scar-
ememoceiettrpie. Violet, mixed... ..... 0.520. concn eae 25 400 1025 Aster—Victoria—White, Peach Blossom, Crimson, Rose, Pur-
TLE Su bib,, Shreya Ia ae AD Tei aS ae 25 40 I 50 Aster—Comet—White, Light Blue, Crimson, Rose, Putple, Vio-
MEME ne re tales istic Jao c-eeos ae a 6 x(acb olb- opie vo wee 25 40-1 25 Aster—Semples Branching—White, Light Blue, Crimson, Pink
PemMometAVETIGEl. 1111KEU! jo. 50 ceo css cee beable bene ee eee 20 32000 Aster—Ostrich Plume—White, Light Blue, Scarlet, Pink, Lav-
al eR 01 Seas Si a e-eisas c Ghova's SB ela co 8G cad he ee we ee 25 40 2 725 Aster—Chrysanthemum—Dwarf mixed.............. 0c. cee uee 20 20) 1-06 Bachelor’s Button—Emperor William, Dark Blue, mixed...... 15 Balsam—Double Camelia Flowered—White, mixed........... 20 60 Calceolaria—Hybrida Grandiflora—Finest mixed, pkt., 25c. Candytuft—Empress White, per lb, $2 00................... 20 Candytuft—Giant White Hyacinth Flowered, per lb., $2 00 20 Carnation—Margaret—Finest mixed, White................... 20 Scene Teas SCarnation—Marearet—Giant mixed ......:......0..ccesececce 40 piso as) ARE) eamarton—Double Vienna mixed ........50...0.0.cc08 sence ees 40 60 200 Gamiartion—DLouble Red Grenadin, pkt., 25c.................. P00). E754. 000 Carnation—Macrophillum Rubrum, pkt., 25c................ tf OO) 25175) OF OD Castor Bean—Zanzibariensis, Sanguineus, choice mixed...... 15 PG IMOCATIA) ..o< ccs oc ces cals es Sede wennie scue sees 15 40 (2 De ery eal Gewi c ICIS 172 Tee oP S20 Abie 2s Cineraria—H ybrida—Finest mixed, pkt., 25c. Lr) Bi SEIT AE! SETS Pe a RRR a= 15 40
Coleus—Fine mixed, pkt., 25c. Coleus—Extra Choice. Large Leaved, mixed, “pkt., 25C. Cosmos—Giant—White, Pink, Scarlet, mined BEB Gy es bien a eee I5 40 Cyclamen—Pers. Giganteum—White, White with Red Throat, Rose, Dark Red and mixed, per 100 seeds,75c;. per 1,000 seeds, $6 oo.
Daisy—Bellis Perensis—Longfellow Rose ..............--+-- GO" T100',, 3150 Daisy—Bellis Perensis—Snowball White ..........-..++-.5:: 6071.00 =A Go Daisy—Bellis Perensis—Double White ...........--...+--- 40 60 200 rere VS o.oo cee ce ee he Heaney ee ges a 3 40 L2 SELPS BT tier risiirga 1S aA Ieee cas oi 15 25 75 Pidiia——japonica fOr ClUMPS ...:...----6520 02st eee eee: 15 20 60 Ferns—Mixed, pkt.. 25c. ;
Forget-Me- Not—A pestris Bee oo a =, CAN ae San eee ence eee 40 Forget-Me-Not—Oblongata—Tall Blue ....... Pea Ane Gee es 20 60 Forget-Me- Not—Victoria—Dwarf, Shoy Bile wae rec erg eee 20 30) | 5.1.00 Seas rd say tft es kk, 5 sisi an nv aise Sm oo ae ae aisle aie ieaehnieh ols 15 50 Symiotirix=—latifolia—For groups .......--..06-- sess sees 10 15 50 Bem Pamjpas GraSS ... 2... b eee eee es ee teeta gees sae) 15 50 Hollyhock—Chaters—Double White, mixed............+--+-. 30 50 100 Hollyhock—Double Rose, White, Yellow, mixed............. 15 20 60
Impatiens—Sultana Rose, pkt., 25c. | Ice Plant IER eo hee oS ee at Seca 10 20
42 THE LOHRMAN SEED CO., DETROIT, MICH.
FLORISTS’ FLOWER SEEDS (Continued).
YZ oz. Yy Oz. OZ.
Lobelia—Erinus—Gracilis, #rathne #Bive, 2s .. -¢ 24)... $0 10 $015 $0 40 Lobelia—Erinus—Emperor William, Dwarf Blue............ 20 30 © |-T-00 Lophospermum—Scamdensrc. . cx seek case ep a ee ees Saye ss io 25 40° tees Marigold—Meteor—Prince of Orange, Eldorado ............ I5 Marigold—Airican: double maimed oo pee eek ote Se = to steps os Io 25 Maurandia—— Mixed yi cee ee as ee ns eee 20 20. too Misnonette—Machet.-ccner eter eee ee eens oo sie ts ea 10 15 40 Mignonette—Allen’s > Denaiiceme 5 tam nee ee rior oie eee ~ - 25 20 50 Mignonette—Reds\ tetotiagessers sre Pee Pe ins =o ier tes Io I5 40 Mimulus: Moeschatus— Wiis telat ee tee Ge ee ean 25 40,. 3725 Mimulus Tigrinus—Spotted and Figured..................-. 25 MoonHower 2 oe. er ee re ast na Beets ‘ovens 15 50 Morning’ Glory— all armimedie ae a re es pa 10 Morning Glory—Japanese mixed ............. En RRS eee pe) 30 Nasturuum—D ware Choicemniimed = a eee meister oe se - its Nasturtigm—‘Tall— Choice mixed oa. te ce oe ok ee 15 Nasturtium— Named + sorts; -Secee Dace eayen te 2 oa: = s2-- - 15 Nierembero1as—Gracilis—_Bluey foe cea es rss = 15 20 50 Oxalis—Y.cllow—Sweetr sscomted yop ea. pe ce eae eye. ew ce eye = 20 52 Pansy—Giant Market—Finest mixed ...........------++2-++e: I 00 “I 50.6708 Pansy—Dippe's: Goliath Maxtune, 2 cise ce 2 = o5e cye es oes 75 t 25. 4.00 Pansy--Buenots scaperp -olOtehed eens se arc tae a 75. 1 255 .Aeoe Pansy—Cassiens Giant. Al dime: Strait byes ae erie ce 75 1125. 4eoo Pansy—Odier or Pine Blotched, choices: ei ester ye es es = 75 25 2 a4e0e Pansy—<irimardeau—limest mini ere epee eke oie ca cutens ole ele > 30 50" 1,95 Pansy—Large Flowering—Named sorts. mixed ........... 20 20.) -TeGe Petunia—Superb Giant—Mixed, pkt.,25c; 1-16 oz., $1.00. Petunia—Large Flowered, Fringed, mixed, pkt., 25c; 1,000
seeds, $z oo. Petunia—Large Flowered, Double Fringed, mixed, pkt., 25c;
1,000 seeds, $1.25. Petunia—Nana.Coimpactasmixed. pkt> 25C\s..2:. 2... 6. b+: oe 40 60 200 Petunia—Dwarf Inimitable, Grandiflor, Large Fl’er’g, pkt., 25c 50 75 2 50 Petunia—Chotcenmixedicrn 2 tee ee ee aes os bh oe 20 30 I 00 Phlox Drummondi—White, Crimson, Rose, Yellow, mixed.... 15 25 80 Phlox Draummondi— Doubler Wintec esis oes kets Ses ok se 25 40> 74925 Pink—_Double Ciin ar aimed te nee cote ett okies 2 ees a 2 acts 10 25 Pink-—Pieddewisdi 2) ouble Dian detminr. Greece ce ek ee de tas I5 20 60 Pink—Pheasant’s Eye—Single Grass Pink, fragrant......... Ls 25 Pink—Plumarius—Double Grass Pink, fragrant ............. 30 50 ay 50 Primula—Sinensis—Large Flowering, White, Red, finest
mixed, pkt., 25c. Primula—Obconica, White, Rose, pkt., 25c. PY Letuini—-—=(Go|denmneieathler. 0 ce Gece cece Solas cs os Rie eon hes Io 15 35 Salvia——S plendensa Oe teh eae eke O ee fee wes ee 25 40° siege salvyia— 5 ontire——-Gompacta erecta. «520s co skveneu ees cette ls fh. 50 75 3000 Scabiosa—Mourning Bride—White, Pink, Scarlet, mixed...... I5 SEUSIFIVE TElAantn te ect eer eee eee ce aE oe See OMG ote Dee eens Io 30 Siig eh <1 is 50 Aah ena eer eee ke cio eee eo tee 10 ze 35 Snap Dragon—Yellow, White, Scarlet with White Throat 15 35 Stocks—German Ten Weeks—Cut and Come Again, White.. 25 40° I so Stocks—German Ten Weeks—Large Flowering, finest strain
PRICEY icin teem een ec ty, Ute aaron ns. SS eee 50 75 2 50 Weel Peds——-Sce’ Pazesn30237- nse os ee RE 10 Sweet William—Double, finest mixed ..............,....00.. 10 15 40 ThUnDeroia-—bine maslixed ocean es ciee ek Me eee, Io 15 40 Torrenia—Fournieri Blue, for pots, pkt., 25c. Werbena— eon, ScCenicd: £5. ss sakes oe oe eee ees, 20 30. 1 00 Verbena—Mammoth—White, Pink, Scarlet, mixed........... 20 30 100 Vinca—W hite=and (RUSEA) Tete Mn oe ee 15 20 60 Wallflower—Double German, mixed ...........2........... 30 50, ¥ 50
73 GRATIOT AVE.,;CORNER RANDOLPH ST. 43
FERTILIZERS AND INSECTICIDES.
For the Farmer, Gardener and Florist.
CROCKER’S GENERAL CROP PHOS- PHATE.
Price, 1 Ib. 5c., 10 Ibs. 30c., 50 Ibs. $1.00, 100 Ibs. $1.50, 20 Ibs. barrel $3.25, ton $25.
LAWN AND GARDEN FERTILIZER.
A 10-pound package is sufficient to go over an area of 15X20 OF 300 Square fecCe eriee, 1 ib: sc:, 10 Ibs. 4oc.,
100 lbs. $3.00.
FERTILIZER FOR HOUSE PLANTS.
It is fine and dry, clean and easy to apply, either sprinkled over the surface of the soil as a top-dressing, or dissolved in water. One teaspoonful is sufficient for one quart of soil, applied every three weeks.
Price, lb. 10c., 3 Ibs. 25c., 25 lbs. $1.50, 100 lbs., $5.00.
NITRATE OF SODA.
Being extremely soluble it should not be applied until the plants are above ground, when too to 500 pounds per acre, mixed with wood ashes or land plas- ter, for convenit..ce in applying, are generally used.
Price, 1 lb. 1oc., 5 lbs. 30c., 10 lbs. soc., 25 lbs. $1.25, 100 lbs. $4.00.
BANNER DISSOLVED BONE FLOUR.
Eacemtylp. toc., 5 1bs. 3oc., 10 Ibs. soc., 25 Ibs. $1.25,
100 lbs. $4.00. PARIS GREEN.
A poisonous, insoluble powder, indispensable on the farm or garden—for preventing the ravages of potato
bugs, codling moth, worms, caterpillars, slugs and
ibaice. tf Ib. 25¢., % Ib. r5c., %4 Ib. roc. PURE WHITE HELEBORE.
The cheapest and best preparation for destroying rose slugs, currant worms, etc. Price, 1 1b. 30c. 4% Ib. roc.
BORDEAUX MIXTURE OR PARIS
GREEN COMPOUND. Price, 1 Ib. 30¢.
PYRETHRUM OR PERSIAN INSECT POWDER. Very Gestructive to all kinds of insects, such as but-
terflies and all other insects on cabbage and cauliflow- enueirice, 1 ib. 35c., 24 Ib. 2oc., %4 Ib. 15¢.
bugs.
RUBBER PLANT SPRINKLERS. Ye-pint size 60c, 2-3 pt. 75c., I pint goc.
SCOLLAY’S PUTTY BULB. $1.00 each.
GRAFTING WAX. Y% |b. 15¢., 14 Ib. roc.
CLOTH HOT BED MATS.
76x76 inches covers two sashes, $1.50.
MASTICA FOR GLAZING GREEN-
HOUSES AND SASHES. Price, quart 4oc., %4 gal. 7oc., gal. $1.25.
WOODEN POT LABELS.
4 inch. 6 inch. 8 inch. Per 1.000 ae 150 400
to inch. 12 inch. Db OO G 00
Er tOO. i... 10 20 50 60 70
SLUG SHOT.
A non-poisonous powder and a very popular Insecti- cide; it requires no further mixing or preparation, easily applied and not injurious or dangerous to ani- mals, the person applying it, or fruits and vegetables treated. Very effectual in destroying potato bugs and beetles, green and black fly, slugs, worms, cater- pillars, etc. Price, 1 lb. 10c., 5-lb. package 4oc.
NIKOTINE
Is the most powerful known insecticide, and will be found more economical and convenient than weak to- bacco extracts. Price, pint cans $1.50, 5 cans $7.00.
LEMON OIL
This well-known insecticide has had tor some time a marvelous success in England; perfectly safe and harmless to the tenderest foliage and roots. It effectu- ally destroys mealy bug by syringing or dipping. It also destroys scale, thrip, red spider, black and green fly, caterpillar, American blight, mildew, etc. Dilute with 50 parts water. ¥% pint 25c., pint 4oc., quart 75c., Y gallon $1.25, gallon $2.00.
WHALE OIL SOAP.
For insects on plants, and mealy bug on paims and rubber trees, dissolve %4 lb. to a gallon of water. Price, 1 lb. 20c., % lb. ice.
FOSTITE.
A splendid preventative and cure of fungoid diseases, against muldew, black rot, leaf blight, rust, etc., affect- ing vines, fruits and vegetables. It is a powder, and should be blown on the plants with a powder-bellows or powder-gun, while the foliage is moist, either in the morning or evening, or after syringing.
Price; per Ib. 15¢, 5) Ibs) soc!
TOBACCO: DUST.
If dusted on while the foliage is moist it destroys rose lice,-cabbage and turnip fleas, etc. Spread upon the ground, it keeps off all earth insects, and also acts as an excellent fertilizer. Price, 1 Ib. 5c., 6 lbs. 25¢.
WATERS’ TREE PRUNERS.
4 foot 75c., 6 foot goc., 8 foot $1.00, 10 foot $1.15, 12 foot, $1.25.
Pronine< Shears 5: 286254 ee ae ee ee 7e Excelsior Weeding Hook.................... 15e Lang’s Hand Weeder...................0.0005. 20e Steel Garden Trowel.......................... 25¢
UNION FLOWER TUBS.
Cypress, painted green, iron feet. 3
No. 1, SK PMVCINES oe hs sae os eae aes $ 75
No. 2.14. xiS amen es. ek jacete cae ei ae i 00
NO. 3, 16. x5 on Chess. 5. ee ee ee 135
No. 4: 20) x18 ime@hes en aaascies our eee 200
No. 5; 24, MAU BMH OSes eit s cess « seiselo etek 250 BERRY BASKETS.
Market Price. FRUIT BASKETS. 25 cents per doz. BUSHEL BASKETS. $1.00 per doz. JUTE BUNCHING TWINE. Market price.
44 THE LOHRMAN SEED CO., DETROIT, MICH. | \ POULTRY SUPPLIES. . = F# Mica
4) Crystal Grit.
[ee IT IS GOOD FOR | POULTRY, PIGEONS, CHICKENS, GEESE, TURKEYS AND BIRDS.
Everyone knows that hens have no teeth and that the food is masticated in the gizzard. The gizzard itself is a === feeble agent, and cannot perform its functions without the
= aid of some substance that is hard and sharp. Nature prompts the hen to pick up the swallow gravel, glass, smail shells and other substances, but it may be noticed —— == that they prefer such as are sharp and irregular: and the
gizzard is not injured, no matter if the sharpest and
GRIT AND BONE TAKB HENS LAY! keenest glass be swallowed.
Common sense, therefore, teaches us, and all authorities on poultry unite in saying, that grit or shell is absolutely essential to the good health and egg producing qualities of the fowl.
For the Young Chickens
Feed nothing for twenty-four hours after the chick is hatched, excepting MICA CRYSTAL GRIT (Chick Size.)
And after you begin feeding the regular food, keep a small pan or box of the grit. frequently replenishing, where they can have easy access to it. !t will prevent mu‘h of the looseness of the bowels {bowel disease) which is so fatal and which is largely caused by indigestion, from undigested food in the gizzard and crop. Give them plenty of chick size and they will be strong and healthy, will grow up to be acredit to the farm, anda source of profit to the owner. Mica Crystal Grit has given the highest satisfaction to all who have used it, and we recommend it to all poultry raisers as being as necessary as food itself. Send us a trial order, and you will never be without MICA CRYSTAL GRIT. We sell two sizes, viz: Poultry size, 5-lb. bag 12c., 10 Ibs. 20c., 25 Ibs. 40c., 100 Ibs. $1.00. Pigeon and Chick size, each, 5-lb. bag 15c., 10 Ibs. 25c., 25 Ibs. 50c., 100 Ibs. $1.25.
Meat Meal
This is prepared with great care, and is Bone Meal.
shipped by us to all parts of the United States, principally to parties who are en- gaged in raising poultry and eggs for market. It is the finest thing we know of to make hens lay during the winter. High prices always prevail at this season of the year, which makes it extremely profitable to feed. 5 Ibs. 20c., 10 Ibs. 35c., 50 Ibs. $1.50, 100 lbs. $2.50.
Crushed Oyster Shell.
This is a most important article for the poultry yard through the winter, and should be liberally supplied to the fowls. When everything is frozen or covered with snow, they must be helped out if eggs are wanted, 5 lbs. 12c., 10 lbs. 20c., 25-lb bag 40c., 100 lbs. $1.00.
Granulated Bone.
Is about the size of wheat, and can be fed like any other food in grain, about one handful for every five fowls daily, or every other day. In either manner it furnishes a valuable food for poultry at all seasons of iD year. 5 lbs. 20c., 10 lbs. 35c., 100 Ibs.
_ For mixing once a day with soft feed this is _unsurpassed. Laying hens and young chickens whose digestive powers are not strong are much benefited by this, especi- ally during the winter months, or where closely confined in yards. This is the same as the “Granulated Bone’”’ described above, ouly 4 a ground much finer. 5 lbs. 25c., 100 s., $2.50.
Sure Death to Lice.
This is in the form of a very fine tobacco powder and should be thoroughly dusted in the nests, “‘wallows,’’ poultry houses and i db: 5 .e¢:,:5 tos 20e;
Canada Field Pea.
A very small round pea, which pigeons are fond of and can swallow i ( 10c., bushel, $1.00. read
Coops.
Sunflowe Used largely for feedin i pigeons. Lb. 15c, 2 Ibs. 25c. gs birds and
Pratt’s Poultryfood. Sure cure for chicken cholera, roup, gapes and all poultry dis- eases, 25 cents per package.
73 GRATIOT AVE., CORNER RANDOLPH ST. 45
WHOLESALE PRICE LIST
FOR
GARDENERS AND FARMERS.
If sent by mail, postage must be added: 8 cents per pound; 10 cents per pint; 15 cents per
quart. Vegetable Seeds.
ASPARAGUS. Oz. 2.07. 44. ibs Lib: Palmetto, Largest and Tint i a eee 10 15 25 75
Conover’s Colossal ...... 10 15 15 40 Two-year-old Roots,
per 100, $1.00; per 1000, $6.00.
BRUSSELS SPROUTS.
Oz. 20Oz. % Lb. Lb. Gn) ih i) 15 25 40 135 BEANS.
Dwarf Butter or Wax Podded Varieties. Berar oor 4Qt, Pk. Bu.
Golden Wax ...25 45 80 150 2 50 10 00 Wardwell’s Kid-
ney Wax ....25 45 80 1 50 250 1000
Davis Wax ....25 45 80 150 2 50 10 00 Scarlet Flageolet
UU eM Vol cle ishele 25 45 30 150 250 10 00 poe German
A) 3 ee eae 25 45 80 150 250 10 00
Green Podded Varieties. Pt. Qt. 2 Qt. 4 Qt. Pk. Bu.
Refugee, or Thou-
sand to One...20 30 50 90 160 6 40 Early Kidney, Six Weeks a ae ee 20 30 50 90 150 600 Giant Stringless Green Pod ...... 20 30 50 90 1 60 6 40 Royal Dwarf Kidney ...... 15 25 40 65 100 400 Large White aeoee TO Wirersicccke ois s e525. 40 65 100 400 nay Marrow ei es i aS 2.25... 40 65 100 400 Bameste Bush RTA cca w 20 35 65 100 175 7 00 Pole or Running. Pt. Qt.2 Qt. 4Qt. Pk. Bu. marly a ueraey 5, i ee 20 35 65 100 1 75 7 00 seibert’s Early Le ai Sa 20 35 65 100 1 75 7 00 ee. White avers atisten sas 20 30 50 85 150 600 King © of the Gar- den Lima ..... aes6 GO. 1.00. 2.75 7 00 Dutch Case Knife.20 30 50 80 150 600 Scarlet Runner ..25 40 70 125 225 9 00 Early Golden Cluster Wax ..25 40 75 125 2 25 9 00
Price per packet, {0 cents for Peas, Beans and Corn.
Price per packet, 5 cents for
BEET.
Oz. 20Oz. % Lb. Lb. Lohrman’s Egyptian, -
Extra Eastern Grown..10 15 20 60 Extra Early Egyptian...10 15 15 40 Barly Eclipse... i. : 10 15 15 40° Crosby’s Egyptian ...... 10 15 20 45
Detroit Dark Red........ 10 15 15 50 Early Blood Turnip...... 10 15 15 40 Half Long Blood........ 10 15 15 40 Long Dark Blood....... 10 15 15 35
Swiss) Chard...) oo 10 15 15 35
Mangel Wurzel.
Oz. %4 Lb. Lb. 5 Lbs. Improved Mammoth
BeOnNO -WRCO ss 5 spate ciep score 10 10 25 100 Golden Tankard ........ 10 10 25 1 900 Orange Globe ........... 10 10 25 1 00 Hed Glohe= .S4.5-). ee wae 10 10 25 1 00
Sugar Beet.
Oz. % lb. Lib. 5 Lbs: French White Sugar,
BCG) DOP: wie as 3 Se ees 10 10 25 1 00 French Yellow Sugar....10 10 22 100 Klein Wanzleben ........10 10 22 1 00
CABBAGE. Oz. 20z. % Lb. Lb. Early Jersey Wake-
field “3322 eee 15 25 45 1 60 Charleston or Large
Wakefield 22.55.22. ..20 35 60 2 00.
The Lohrman Seed Co.’s
Farliest Round Head...20 35 60 2 00 Henderson’s Early Sum-
rials Me ee cae tO aioe 15 25 40 1 50 Fottler’s Early Drum-
heades... .. 41. peta Gh irene WS) 25 45 1 60 Gregory’s Deep Head ....20 35 60 2 00 Premium Late Flat Dutch.15 25 40 1 40 Premium Late Drumhead.15 25 40 1 40 Henderson’s Autumn King.20 35 60 2 00 Early Winningstadt ..... 10 20) 35 1 25 Burpee’s All Head Early .20 35 60 2 00 Early Spring ........---- 20 35 60 2 00 All SeasomS .........--:: 15 25 40 1 50 Henderson’s Succession. ..20 35 60 2 00: Stone Mason .......----- 15 25 40 1 40 Mammoth Rock Red ....15 25 40 1 50 Savoy Improved American.15 25 40 1 50 Hollander or Danich Baloo 25 60" 2 00
46 THE LOHRMAN SEED CO., DETROIT, MICH. CARROT. CUCUMBER.
Oz. 20z. % Lb. Lb. Oz. 20z. % Lb. Lp. Chantenay, Stump Rooted.10 15 20 60 hi ine.... Early Scarlet Horn...... 16. 45 _ 20. 60. eo Agi a peat eel oe ee ae Guerande, or Oxheart eeeee 10 15 20 55 green White Spine iar. Ate 95 40 75 2 50 Danver’s Half Long......10 15 20 50 Improved Long Green... .20 35 65 235 Long Orange Improved...10 15 15 50 karly Short Green........ 20 35 60 200 Improved short White...10 15 15 40 Chicago Pickling ........ 20 35 60 200 Large White Belgian..... 10 15 iS =635 ~=s Boston Pickling ......... 20 35 60 200
CAULIFLOWER.
4 OZ, -A Oz, 2Oz. % tb: Henderson’s Early Snow-
EGG PLANT. Oz. 20z. % Lb. Lb.
pall 6 ee ee 652-00 4.00 77:80. repvcoad panes Extra Early Dwarf Hela eee ....60 200 375 700 New WY Ok Survie eo S00 > 82) eae Barly TEaLrte 2... 02s oe 40 125 200 3 25 Large Late Algiers...... 25 80 150 2 50 ENDIVE. CELERY. Oz! 2)0z. 14: prep: Oz. 2 Oz. Lprip: Small Green Curled...... 10 20 30 1 00 Golden Yellow, or Golden. . “A Large bce Curied - 10 20 3D 1 25 Self-Blanching ........ 40 70 125 400 Moss Curled ............ 10 20 30 1 00 Evans’ Triumph st a bir 20 35 60 2 00 Ever White Curled stots 10 20 30 1 00 White Plume:............ 15 30 50 175 Broad Leaved Batavian...10 20 30 1 00 Perfection Heartwell ....15 25 40 1 50 cerery Seed for Flavoring 5 10 10 30 eleriac, Large Smooth 3 Prarue 2 8.0. 2 hess 10-0 a9) =ss5° aber GARLIC Oz:.: 2 OZ 144 p ab: CHERVIL. Bulbs cs ee ee es 05 10 10 30 O72 O7 cee lao sesilo WEY | iaceeree ry ens Steen See Baan ca as male 1 Cuxied: reba dale Pe oldu HORSE RADISH. CHICORY. Small Roots—Per doz., 15c; per 100, 75c.
OZ. 2 OZe A 1ab. eb: Large Rocted, or Coffee. .10 15 A0) 65 KALE, OR BORECOLE.
CHIVES. ¥%, Oz.1Oz Oz. 2Q0Oz. %& Lb. Lb. d So's ' Extra Curled German AULT INN ee i he eee ee Rees ee Sis gelcetro noise 15 40 Dwarf Green .......... 10 15 20 60 CORN. ‘A Bt Ote2 Ot 40] Pi, 4.5u. KOHL RABI. Mammoth White Cornyn Fo ee 25 40 75 125 200 8 00 ee: Oz. 202. % Lb. Lb. Shaker’s Early ..25 40 75 125 200 800 HEarly White Vienna...... 15 30 50 1 75 Lohrman’s Early ; Glant> ..i:.... 25 40 75 125 200 8 00 LEEK Stowell’s Ever- EK. green ~.........a0 40 75, 2.25..2.00:..3.00 Extra Early Cory.25 40 75 125 200 8 00 h White Cob Cory.25 40 75 125 200 8 00 Oz. 20z. i Lb. Lb. Early Minnesota.25 40 75 125 200 800 Monstrous Carentan ..... 10 20 35 1 20 Hickox Hybrid ..25 40 75 125 200 8 00 Burpee’s White Evergreen ....25 40 75 140 2 50 10 00 LETTUCE. Field Varieties. Curled.
Ot. 21Qts 4Qt Pky) Bu:
Oy Oye Lb. Lb. Early Red Blazed....10 20 30 40 1 50 Detroit Market Gardener’s “A
Early Golden Dent...10 20 30 40 1 50 ls F ine eve. : 1 00 Rice Pop Corn....... 10,20. 30," 40. 190. gemnd manlis ©.) a0 ib ee Black Seeded Simpson...10 15 25 90 CORN SALAD. Simpson’s Early Curled.. 10 15 25 90 OZ. 2 Of 4348ab- lab: Large Seeded, Large * ae " fe Head or Cabbage. AuCAVEO. obec ccieemaieueine BS TMGLYE BIAGk mSecded ae ES UUGCCI oe ore ees oki crear 10 20 30 CRESS. Pains eS past ahs ee 10 15 25 90 Frankfort Head, or Sala- Oz. 20Oz. % Lb. Lb. mander -. . .... ee ee 10 15 25 1 00 Curled or Feppergrass....10 15 15 os barly Prizehead °........ 10 15 20 65
PG Uebel es cele rons 25 40 7a) PE) DCACOMs bsnpe sk ciel. ook Se a 10 20 30 1 00
— 2 — —_ 9
®
73 GRATIOT AVE., CORNER RANDOLPH ST. ee se ee ee ee
MUSK MELON.
OZ 2 Oz: i Tap Lb. Ixtra Early Hackensack. .10 20 30 100 MIDS O Os cle ciel sc tae cae es 10 20 30 100 DS IAGGES! eA A See 15 30 SOR e715 BEACROCBSUCK G502 eee eee 10 15 25 890 Improved Large Green TL = 10 15 25 80 Small Green Nutmeg 10 15 20 70 Emerald Gem ........... 15 25 40 1 40 PM POREGSE) ie csi bse es 10 20 30 100 MPLLCONGGEDNT 2 fas ess ss 10 15 20 70 Sjaerck 26k 0 De er 10 15 20 70 Extra Early Citron...... 10 15 20 70 Srondequois ........... .10 15 20 70 TRA) AED Alle ea ee ice eee 25 40 ihe) 4 BY) WATER MELON. Oz G2Oz. % Lb: Lb. SURG DCE 10 15 15 45 EPPS yar cr ings o evils 0.2 0 ve 10 15 15 35 magia Seem. 4. .... 02.266. 10 15 15 35 Phiney’s Early .......... 10 15 15 35 ITED oa a 10 15 20 45 Hungarian Honey ....... 10 15 20 50 Citron, for preserving... .10 15 15 40 MUSHROOM SPAWN. Pais OIICKS, © LbS., 75C........:...-.. 25 MUSTARD. « OZ, 2 OZ. 2%, Tub. Lib: White English .......... 5 10 10 25 Southern Giant Curled....10 25 20 50 ONION. Oz. 20z. % Lb. Lb:
Yellow Globe Danvers, as usually sold ....... 10 ils 25 85
Yellow Globe Danvers,
Extra Mich. Grown..... 10 20 35 1 25 Michigan Yellow Globe,
as usually sold........ 10 20 30 ,1 00 Michigan Yellow Globe,
Extra Mich. Grown..... 10 20 oo 2 25 Yellow Danvers ........ 10 15 25 75 Large Yellow Dutch, or
SUL E TES) 6 i 10 15 25 75 IZOD ARCT cc wt tw we 10 20 30 1 00 Extra Early Red ........ 10 15 25 80 Large Red Wethersfield. .10 15 25 80 White Portugal ......... 15 25 40 1 35 White Globe ............ 15 25 40 1 35 Round White Silver
SST 15 25 40 Aloo Queen, for Picklins...... 15 25 40 1 40
PARSLEY. Oz 652: Oz... % Tub. Lb: Champion Moss Curled...10 1S 20 60 Fine Triple Curled....... 10 15 15 50 pain or Simeicy .....)...< 10 15 Se 40 PARSNIP. Oz. *2°Oz7/~44 Lib: Lb. Hollow Crown ........... 10 15 15 30
PEAS. Pr Ot 2 Ot. 4 Ot: Hirst and Best...15 25 40 65 Lohrman’s Earli-
est Wrinkled...20 39 50 75 McLean’s Little
Gent eres 20 30 50 75 Premium Gem ..20 30 50 WE McLean’s Ad-
Vancer 2... 20.5. 15 25 40 60 Lohrman’s Mid-
SUMMEr oo. 20 30 50 90 mhelephone G0 32 15) 925 45 75 American Won-
der: #35 ke 20 35 65 110 Nott’s Excelsior..20 35 65 110 Champion of
England ...... 15 25 40 70 Large White
Marrowfat ....15 20 30 45 Large Black Eye
Marrowfat ....15 20 30 45 Melting Sugar ...20 30 50 80 Gradus Jase 2 OO!) Do OO! 175
or Prosperity.
PEPPER. O75 22-07: Large Bell, or Bull
OSC och aes oi tee Re eee 15 30 Tis Woh gigd < Sh 1 ina sea te Cae ef 20 35 med Cherry: ise ieee crete. 20 35 med. Chairs. ae eae 20 35 Long Red Cayenne.......20 35
POTATOES. Extra Early Market.............. 40 EFAYLY, O10) poo ite ceil shee 40 PUMPKIN.
OZ 72 OZ: marge. Venow. ca) ee ss 5 10 7 SAYA Bak et: ss a ee 10 10
RADISH.
O75 21OZ Early Scarlet Turnip,
White Tipped... o> .4. 10 Early Scarlet Turnip,
White Tipped, Forcing. .10 Wood’s Early Frame..... 10 Early Long Scarlet, Short
Top, Improved ........ 10 White Strasbure ........ 10 Early Round Deep,
mBGarieb? (She +s fae ce: 10 Non Plus Ultras... oe 10 Early Scarlet Turnip,
TEOOLEON 5. Shee inrs seco 10 Early White Turnip
MOOVCE. iss eee 10 French Breakfast ....... 10 Long White Vienna ..... 10 Improved Chartier ...... 10 Long Brightest Scarlet,
White Tipped ......... 10 Scarlet China Winter..... 10 California Mammoth
White China, .5.232. 07% 10 Long Black Spanish...... 10 Round Black Spanish..... 10
Half Long Black
47
Bk aa Bu: 100 400 125 500 1 40 5 60 140 5 60 100 4 00 150 600 125 5 00 175 700 175 7 00 100 4 00 75 2 50 75 2 50 140 5 50 2 75 11 00 Y% Lb. Lb. 50 1 75 60 2 00 60 2 00 60 2 00 60 2 00 Bu. 1 50 1 50
4, Lb. Lb. 15 30 15 45 Y% Lb. Lb.
48 THE LOHRMAN SEED RAPE. Lh. 10 Lb. Dwarf Essex, for Sowing ........... 10 60 RHUBARB. Oz. 2 Oz % Lb. Bb. TANNACIS 5 occu. os ee cep. 10 20 35 1415 WACGCOT I sly hs She oe eee arch 10 20 op 42 15
SALSIFY OR VEGETABLE OYSTER
Oz. 20Oz. % Lb. Lb. Mammoth Sandwich
Teland, fo... 2 sees oy 20 20 30 100 SPINACH. Lb. 10 Lb. 25 Lb. Victoria Long Standing... .18 1 50 3 25 Long Standing Thick-
SsCAVCG. /..ctccs = oe OS cick Se ewte 1 50 3 25 Improved Thick-Leaved ....18 1 50 3 25 Prickly Winter Long
Stange Sects cidsicisic Bete bs 1 50 3 25
SQUASH.
Oz) 2-OZ. 24. Asp: tab, Mammoth White Bush
SCID. soi. oie ise eee Se 10 15 20 65
Early White Bush
Scallop Jcscwcecce 10 15 20 60 Early Yellow Bush
SGCALOD os tees os ceo rete 10 Ls 20 60 Mammoth Summer
Crookneck >. 3 .3:in ee sh 10 15 25 75
Boston Marrow ......... 10 15 20 60
MUDD ANG Sai ese ies 10 20 eis Mal ets
Lohrman’s Hubbard ..... 15 25 40 1 50
Mammoth “GHhili == oo5s:s<'s 10 20 30 100
SUGAR CANE.
Lb.
abe ype a BOL et. Soke ts 21S re IE a ae Ue ae Sse 15
SUNFLOWER. aie
eal Op Pe Sas |. oitea isi chotswc ie cieesi ciel stale wisie wale 0! 10
TOBACCO.
OZ. (OZ, ee Aap: Aap:
Connecticut Seed Leaf...20 30 50 1 75
PLAVADA Sic cule Sisk. kG cists --00 60 100 3 50
TOMATO. Purple Fruited Varieties.
Lohrman’s Acme ....... ee 45 75 2°50 Livingston’s Acme ...... 35 60 1 80 Essex Early Hybrid...... a 30 50 1 80 Dwarf Champion ........ 25 45 85 3 00 Livingston’s Beauty ..... 20 35 60 1 85 Truckers’ Favorite ...... 25 45 75 2 50 Red Fruited Varieties. Oz. 20Oz. 1% Lb. LD.
Earliana 00 Atlantic Prize Early Michigan Livingston’s Favorite ....20 35 60 Trophy Livingston’s Perfection :20 35 60 Livingston’s New Stone. .20 35 60 Ponderosa 25
Golden Queen Yellow Plum
BEDS Se ee et 0) roe) °
CO., DETROIT, MICH.
TURNIP.
Oz. 20Oz. % Lb. Lb. Extra Early White Milan.10 15 25 75 White Egg 10 Purple Top White Globe. .10 15 15 40 Early White Flat Dutch Strap Leaf 10 Purple Top Strap Leaf...10 15 15 35 Pomeranean White Globe.10 15 15 35 Large Amber Globe...... 10 25 15 40 Orange Jelly Purple Top Yellow Aber- GGen) . oN ces eae ate 10 15 15 40
RUTA BAGA, OR SWEDES.
Oz. 20Oz. % Lb. Lb.
American Purple Top Yel- low, or Long Isiand...10 15 15 40 Sweet Russian or White. .10 15 15) (S535
SWEET HERBS. Oz. 20QOz. % Lb. Lb.
DDT rare epoca eteice! kates er cae ce 10 15 15 40 Sweet Marjoram jPRecs cote a 10 20 30 100 SAS See re ae Ss 10 20 oo) 4) 25 Summer Savory ......... 10 15 25 75 BE YAN Sale: cross cake rcithe eieioae 15 30 50 I 75 Horace’. os Hes. ees ss 10 20 30 100 Chervilt - ) ..22 2. Bre 10 15 20 65 eorenoungd. (22) 3-2 eae Be ts) 30 50 1 75 isavender® (52226254 ..185 10 20 sis} | gt ee SUOSCINATY oc is. - > ss 6s ew oles 25 40 80 3 00 Sauron’ 452 020s eRe ee 10 15 25 75 WiOLMIW,OOU Missi eee eros 15 25 40 1 50 BIRD SEEDS. 3 Lb. GANA Yo ois cle eo oe oo a5. ee 10 25 SECT Oe Sic ste 0 5 Sake 53, Cle ee 10 25 BUA CO orem coves wle:ecs erst erb eee Se eee 10 25 Mixed Bird Seed. . sn. skew 10 25 Mixed Parrot Seed.....2 $27.20. ose 10 25 SUMRMOWED Sida s US Sic ee eee eee 10 25 EAI. se ob cw se oe w Grae Stars oO eRe 25 ae Wii et ee so eo AA So eee eee 5 2 WeCLtUCGe 2.0 ok ooo ee ee ee 40 A Bunhulied Mice. .....46. 5.4... eee 15 Bird’ Gravel... ....56.625 22 eee eee 10 ‘ CLOVER. Per Bu. Market Price. Lb. Mammoth or Large Red............... = oyeyeete Medium. Bed: or June... 2.55.4 +>. be 15¢c Alsike or Swedish...<.: < <:. tics <a .6 ogee Crimson, or. “Trefow.= 2. eee Soret 20c Wehite@DutLcht 2.4. ee oe Z - e S Seeee maucerne: or Alfalfas « .3.<sd% ee as oe ...20C GRASS SEEDS. Per Bu. Market Price. Lb. PIMOUNY e. oaa%e oe eee cue ilehvlstie, eis ais asec owe LOD Orchard (Grass... oe. wee ee eee ... 206 Bed Top, Fancy, Cleaned slag {els ia uc ote Sheree .. 20¢c Blue Grass, Fancy, Cleaned........... et Perennial Bye GraSS..........ccccsee = orane renee
Lohrman’s Evergreen Lawn Seed ....... =|, ee 5, See 25c lb., 5lb. $1.00, $4.00 hu.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Per Bu. Market Price. Lb.
ABB FS Pee fe oc nee Common
Hungarian Millet,
Buckwheat, Silver Hull......... St eyo Flax Seed
=
x= See StS St ssa
f ui,
ee il =>
Sass aixe&274XsS2ae 2S S>
-_ SP RmRmemms =
Se3SesTeafs =
THE LOHRMAN SEED CO.’S Evergreen Lawn Grass Seed.
A Beautiful Lawn.
The essentials for a fine lawn are proper drainage, a careful preparation of the soil, thorough rolling, and a selection of the seeds of such grasses as will present a luxur- iant verdure from early spring until late in autumn. Our Evergreen Lawn Grass Seed
‘is a compound of grasses which ripen successively, thereby always presenting a green,
velvety and cheerful appearance. In order to produce permanent results, first quality goods only must be used. In no branch is it more true than in that of seeds. In our Evergreen Lawn Mixture, one grade—and that the highest—is rigidly adhered to. With the ground carefully prepared, graded and rolled, seed sown at the rate of 80 pounds per acre, and with the lawn then frequently mown and rolled, it is within the reach of everyone to have as fine a lawn as one desires. Old lawns are greatly bene- fited if given a thorough raking as early in the spring as the weather will permit, and then some fresh seed sprinkled on, which will renew the thin places and spots that have been killed out by weeds or other causes.
The quantity required for making new lawns is about 80 pounds per acre, or for renovating old l.. ns 30 to 35 pounds. For a space 15x20 or 300 square feet, one pound is required for new, or one-half pound for renovation. In order to produce the best results, grass seeds for lawns should be sown at least twice as thickly as if sown for hay. Sow in March to June, or in September to October.
THE LOHRMAN SEED CO’S EVERGREEN LAWN GRASS. ackermOc i Ibs t5c...1 1b: 25, 5 lbs. $1.00; per bu: 20 Ibs: $400:
SHADY LAWN GRASS MIXTURE.
With this mixture there need be no difficulty in getting grass to grow in the shade, under the trees, etc., as it is a combination of grasses whose natural home is the densest woods of Germany, where it is gathered by hand and from where we import it direct. Lb., 5oc.
LAWN AND GARDEN FERTILIZER. A 10-lb. package is sufficient to go over an area of 15x20 or 300 square feet. To be applied by sowing broadcast during the growing season. Price, I Ib. 5c., 10 lbs, 40c.,-100 Ibs. $3.00 De
FERTILIZER FOR HOUSE PLANTS.
It is fine and dry, clean and easy to apply, either sprinkled over the surface of the soil as a top-dressing, or dissolved in water. One teaspoonful is suffi- cient for one quart of soil, applied every three weeks. Price, 1 lb. 1oc., 3 Ibs. 25c.
THAT MAY BE SOWN IN EACH MONTH.
From February to September, in Vicinity of Detroit.
FEBRUARY—Sow in Hotbed. MARCH—Sow in Hotbed.
Cabbage Lettuce Beet Egg Plant Carrot Parsley Cabbage Kohlrabi Celery Pepper Carrot Lettuce Cucumber Radish Cauliflower Pepper Egg Plant Tomato Celery Radish Cucumber Tomato
APRIL—Sow in Open Ground, MA Y—Sow tn Open Ground,
Asparagus Endive Peas Asparagus Endive Parsnip Beet Kohlrabi Potatoes Beans Herbs Peas Cabbage Leek Radish Beet Kale Potatoes Carrot Lettuce Sage Cabbage Kohlrabi Radish Cauliflower Onion Spinach Carrot Leek Salsify Celery Parsley Sweet Peas Cauliflower Lettuce Spinach Cress Parsnip Turnip Celery Melon Sweet Corn Lawn Grass Cress Onion Turnip Cucumber Parsley ‘Tomato
JUNE—Sow in Open Ground. JUL Y—Sow in Open Ground.
Beet Cucumber Pumpkin Beans Cucumber Radish Cabbage Lettuce Spinach Beet Lettuce Ruta Baga Carrot Lima Beans Squash Carrot Peas Spinach Cauliflower Potatoes Sweet Corn Turnip
AUGUST—Sow in Open Ground. SEPTEMBER—Sow in Open Ground,
Beans Endive Radish Corn Salad Mustard
Corn Salad Lettuce Spinach Cress Radish
Cucumber Peas Turnip Kale Spinach Top Onions Lettuce Turnip