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W. W. Tracy, Sr,
Schisler-Corneli Seed Co.
813-815 N. FOURTH ST. ST. LOUIS, Mo.
|SCHISLER-CORNELI | SEED COMPANY
BEN. P. CORNELI, Pres'’t. H. M. SCHISLER, Vice-Pres’t. ADOLPH CORNELI, Sec’y and Treas
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Coe our Friends and Patrons:
It is with great delight we present you with our Annual Catalogue. Also thanking our customers for their recommendations and liberal patronage in the ast. It is our ambition as seedsmen to offer our customers nothing but the best, and we believe that through our long and extensive experience we have obtained an unequaled knowledge of the habits and character of garden vegetables and flowers, and of the soil and climate conditions essential to the production of seeds of the highest type. Being possessed of facilities to have our Seed grown by only the best American and European growers, each item in a climate and soil best suited to bring it to the highest perfection, we solicit your orders, confident of giving perfect satisfaction.
REMARKS TO PURCHASERS.
CASH WITH ORDER, Please send money with the order sufficient to cover the
wv pee whole) bill: }ton facilitate. the. exectiiionmion | yor atentone When only a part is remitted. goods will be sent only to amount of remittance. We do not send any goods C. O. D.
REMITTANCES. Remittances should be made by Postoffice Money Order, Bank
— Drafts or Express Money Orders. Postage Stamps will be founda convenient method of remitting for small amounts, and can be used by us to advantage.
FORWARDING. If the money is sent with the order and received by us, we guar-
~~ antee the safe arrival of all packages; but we can not assume any responsibility for delay in transit. When customers fail to receive their packages in a reasonable time, they should inform us, and at the same time send a copy of their order and any other information necessary to trace the goods. In ordering do not fail to give full shipping directions. When such are omitted we will use our best judgmenf and will forward by Express, Railroad or Mail, as may seem to us most advisable.
NAME AND ADDRESS. Please remember to write your Name, Postoffice, County and
Lvl) eran k, bates also give: mumber of Street or Pt OBoxasueisgmieuny as possible, to facilitate execution and prevent error; also give name of your nearest Express Office or Railroad Station.
WARRANTY. While we feel that it is as much to our interest to furnish customers
— 7) ~tU With good Seeds as it is theirs to have them, yet we can not euarantee a good crop in every case, aS this is dependent upon natural causes, which are beyond our control. But we do guarantee that all Seeds sold by us are first-class, pure, and of strong germinating ower. Further than this we cannot warrant. ‘lhe freshest Seeds may sometimes fail; hence the value of this precaution to send out none but good Seeds. We know with proper treatment our Seeds will grow, and by following the cultural directions given, though brief, the least experienced cultivator can not fail to have success.
We respectfully solicit your trade, and hoping to receive your orders, we are,
Yours truly,
Schisler=Corneli Seed Co. 813-815 North Fourth Street, ST. LOUIS, MO.
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SPECIALTIES.
St. Louis Late Market Cabbase.
This is the Finest and Best Late Cabbage ever put on the market. It is different from all other varieties. Stands longer in the field after maturing without bursting; large, solid heads of pale bluish green color that is most desirable in Cabbage. An excellent keeper and shipper. It will certainly give the greatest satisfaction to all who plant it. Our sup- ply is grown from the original seed and none better is to be had at any price. :
Packet, 5c. '%4 Ounce, 15c. Ounce, 35c. '4 Pound, $1.25. Pound, $4.50. CABBAGE. NEW FIRST EARLY.
A grand Early Flat Headed Cabbage. Earlier, Hardier, Heavier than the Early Jer- sey Wakefield. All Cabbage growers should give it a trial.
Packet, 10c. Half Ounce, 20c. Ounce, 35c. '%4 Pound, $1.25.
Harly Danish Snowball Cauliflower.
Extensively grown for forcing, or wintering over for early crop.
It is exceedingly early and hardy, and is one‘of the surest to make a solid, compact head. The best for late summer and fall crop. There is no vegetable where the quality of the seed has more to do with the success of the crop than in Cauliflower. Our seed is more carefully grown, and with reasonable care every plant will produce a fine head.
Packet, 25c. Quarter-ounce, $1.00. Ounce, $4.00.
New Crimson Globe Beet.
Here is a beauty. It is a beet that you have long been looking for. The root is not " large, averaging three inches in diameter, is quite round, of superlative quality and deep
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rich crimson color. This beet is a ‘beauty in the extreme.
Packet, 5c. 1 Ounce, 10c. Quarter-pound, 25c. 4 Pound, 75c.
SPECIALTIES.
MUSK MELON, Paul Rose.
A valuable melon for shipping in baskets. Fruit about five inches in diameter, nearly round. Solid, with very small seed cavity. Fresh salmon color, and of good quality.
Price, packet, 5c. Ounce, 10c. Quartér-pound, 35c. Pound, $1.00.
Black Diamond Watermelon.
A cross between Kolb’s Gem and Hoosier King, and its prominent point of meritis its extreme size. Melons weighing from 75 to 90 pounds are frequent. Its color is a rich, dark green, almost black. Of uniform symmetrical shape, roundish to blunty oval, and this similarity of shape running through the whole fied.
Price, packet, 5c. Ounce, 10c. Quarter-pound, 20c. Pound, 55.
AUSTRALIAN BROWN ONION.
A valuable early variety, medium size, hard ren solid, attractive for market, both as to form and appearance. Extremely early in ripening, and never make any stiff-necks or scullions. Every seed seems to produce a good-sized Onion. It has the reputation of keeping indefinitely. The color of the skin is a clear, amber-brown.
Packet, 5c. Ounce, 10c. Quarter-pound, 35c. Pound, $1.00.
Red Speckled Cut Short Pole Bean.
This is a very popular variety and largely in demand for planting among Corn it will give a splendid crop without the use of poles.
Packet, 5c. Quart, 30c. Peck, $1.50. i
BERMUDA GRASS (oscrion DACTYLON. Suitable only for climate where the winters are not below the freezing point. Partic- ularly adapted to the Southern States, as it stands the hottest and driest season, and is
very valuable for stock, being exceedingly nutritious, and for summer pasture is very
valuable. Sow three to five pounds per acre on well-prepared land; rolling in is all that is necessary to make a sufficient covering. It is slow to germinate, requiring at least thirty days under favorable circumstances. ; x
Price, per pound, $1.00. Ten pounds, $7.50.
PENCILARIA. The Wonderful Fodder Plant.
Was introduced a few years ago and it proved satisfactory everywhere. We have known plants to produce 50 to 60 stalks from a single root, stalks growing 7 to 14 feet high being covered with large leaves which resemble the leaves of Corn in appearance. — Plant about Corn planting time one to 1144 pounds to an acre in drills; do not plant too thickly; give it lots of room; mow it when 2 to 4 feet high, and in doing this you will get : 4 to 5 cuttings from it during the season. Do not fail to give ita trial. '%4 Ibs. 25c, Ye" ac 40c, Ibs. 75c, 5 Ibs. and over at 65c per pound.
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FOR FORCING.
An Sititaly ; new and distinct sort developed ‘by Pe alves: Beau- tiful in shape and color, and of the finest quality. The fruit is long and smooth, handsome green color with very white, crisp and tender flesh. The vine is vigorous and productive. Comes into full bear- ing early. An excellent sort for culture under glass. Every market eardener should give it a trial.
Price, packet, 10c. Ounce, $20c. Quarter-Pound, 50c. Pound, $1.75.
New Radish ICICLE.
Long, White, Extremely Early.
Excellent and profitable; a new and distinct sort. Ready for use as soon as Long Scarlet Short Top, but has fewer leaves and is even better for forcing. Admirable alike for open air and under glass.
The Icicle radish is perfectly white in color, and long, slender and tapering.in shape. It quickly grows to market size, is crisp and brittle and of mild, sweet flavor. — It remains tender during the entire growing period, and is quite as good when an inch in diameter as when only half an inch.
A fine variety for market and private gardeners, who have a demand for an early, long, white radish.
Price, packet, 5c. Ounce, 10c. Quarter-pound, 20c. Pound, 65c.
RADISH.
BRIGHTEST LONG SCARLET— (Cardinal White Tipped.)
A new sort; resembles Early Long Scarlet in shape and size. Extra early; being fit for use in 24 days after _ Sowing. It is the brightest scarlet we have even seen ina radish; tips white; a rapid seller on market.
Price, packet, Be. Ounce, 10c. Quarter-pound, 20c. Pound, 60c.
Big Boston L.ettuce.
\ This new variety resembles the well known Boston \\ Market Lettuce, but produces heads almost double the size, } and matures a,week later. Endures hot weather exceed- ingly well. '
) Price, packet, 5c. Ounce, 15c. Quarter-pound, 50c. Pound $1.50.
SPECIALTIES.
PON DEROSA. TOMATO.
One of the largest and heaviest tomatoes grown. Color a glowing crimson. Skin smooth. Shape quite regular, considering size. Will mature, under favorable conditions, in 100 days from seed., A fine table and market sort.
Price, packet, 10c. - Ounce, 35c. Quarter-pound, $1.00
White's Excelsior Tomato.
A first-class main crop purple tomato of large size. Vines strong, with rich, dark foliage. It is quite early, and bears fruit until frost. The fruit is large, heavy and solid, coloring evenly about the stem, with no hard core and few seeds. Quality superior. A first rate shipper. In all respects a fine fruit.
Price, packet, 5c. Ounce, 25c. Quarter-pound, 75c. . Pound, $2.50.
IMPERIAL TOMATO,
One of the earliest, smoothest and most productive sorts. The fruit is large, smooth and solid. It not only produces very early fruits, but it will hold out through the season until late in fall. It is also a splendid keeper. Color, dark red, with a purple tinge.
Price, packet, 5c. Ounce, 25. Quarter-pound, 75c. Pound, $2.50.
Giant Stringless Green-Pod VALENTINE BEANS.
Without exception the finest strain of Valentine Bean ever introduced. + After exhaus- tive tests we find it far superior to the old and popular Early Round-Pod Red Valentine. It is at least ten days earlier, with its even more prolific crop of pods. The pods are one- third larger, averaging five to six inches in length. They are perfectly stringless, round, full, fleshy, and remain tender longer than any other variety we know. Market garden- ers and private planters will find eps profit in this Bean on account of its earliness and quality.
Price, packet, 5c. Quart, 25c. Peck, $1.25.
DESCRIPTIVE PRICE LIST
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VEGETABLE SEEDS,
With Directions for Cultivation.
UR PRICES INCLUDE POSTAGE on all Vegetable and Flower Seeds
by the packet, ounce and pound, except Peas, Beans and Corn, when
15 cents per quart and 10 cents per pint must be added to Catalogue prices for postage. Order Early.—lIt will greatly facilitate shipments if orders are sent early. We aim to send off all orders the day received, but during the
busy season it is nearly impossible—hence the advisability of ordering early.
9 WORTH OF SEEDS EXTRA will be allowed on
25 Cents each ONE DOLLAR sent for Seeds in PACKETS. and OUNCES.___ eer
Thus any one sending us $1.00 can select Seeds in PACKETS and OUNCES
to the value of $1.25; for $2.00, Seeds in PACKETS and OUNCES to. the value of $2.50; for $3.00, Seeds in PACKETS and OUNCES to the value of $3.75
ASPARAGUS, GSpargel.
One ounce to 60-foot drill.
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onover’s Colossal. A large and rapid grower of excellent quality. Pkt., 5c;
oz 10c; 14-lb., 20c; lb., 50c. almetto. Claimed to be earlier, a better yielder and more even grower than IPkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 14-lb., 25c;
Colossal. lbé, 75c. Columbian White Mammoth. An
entirely distinct variety, producing shoots.
which are white and remain so as long as it is fitforuse. In addition to the advantage of its white color, it is even more robust and vigorous in habit and throws larger shoots and fully as many of them as Cono- ver’s Colossal. It needs no earthing up in order to furnish the white shoots so much sought after. Weare confident that when once known it will be used to the exclusion of all other kinds. Pkt., 5c; 0z.,10c; 14-lb., 80ec; lb., 75c. ASPARAGUS ROOTS.
How to plant an Asparagus Bed, etc., and prices, see Miscellaneous Roots, page 34.
ARTICHORE. %etifdote.
Plant early in spring, in drills two inches deep. When strong transplant to perma- nent beds, in rich soil, in rows three feet and two feetin therow. They mature Must be protected in
Green Globe. Grown for the unripe flower heads, which are highly esteemed by epicures. Pkt., 5c; oz., 30c; 14-lb., $1.00.
BROCCOLE. Sroccolt.
One ounce will produce about 2,500 plants.
Growth and habit like the Cauliflower, except that it is more hardy, and the heads are mot as compact. Cultivate same as - Caypliflower.
Early Purple Cape. A popular sort; heads well and very hardy. Pkt., 5c; oz/, 30c.
Early Large White. Well known. PEt.,.5¢: ; 0z., Sec.
/ Brussels Sprouts. Sprojfjen-Rohl. -
One ounce will produce about 2,500 plants.
Of the Cabbage family, producing numer- ous heads on the stem, of most delicious quality. Pkt., 5c; 0oz., 20c; 14-lb., 60c; Ib., $2.00.
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BUSH DWARF, OR SNAP BEANS. VSujhbohnen.
One quart to 100 feet drill; 2 bushels to the acre in drills.
Plant when all danger of frostis over. Drop the beans two or three inches apart, in rows standing eighteen inches to two feet apart. Hoe often—never when the vines are wet, or they will rust—drawing the earth slightly toward them; and at least once before they blossom, sow land plaster on them. As they require but six to eight weeks to make green pods, they can be sown as
late as September ist.
If to be sent by mail, 15 cents per quart must be added to prepay postage.
Dwarti Green Podded J Sorts.
Early Brown Mohawk. A very hardy, pro- ductive and early String Bean. It will endure a Oper ee ot: Pkt., 5c; quart, 25c; peck, $1.25; bu., $4.50.
Early Long Yellow Six Weeks. Extraearly, ¥f fair quality; pods green, straight and flat. Pkt., 5c; quart, 25c; peck, $1.25; bu., $4.50.
/ IMPROVED EXTRA EARLY VALENTINE BEAN.
v Extra Early Round Pod Valentine. Atleast six days earlier than the Early Valentine, and usually ready to pick in thirty-five days after planting. Pods round, thick and fleshy, of finest quality and unequaled in uniformity of ripening; one of the most profitable sorts for gardeners. Pkt., 5c; quart, 25c; peck, $1.25; bus, $4.50.
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,/Burpee’s Stringless Green Pod Bush Bean.
he only stringless green pod bush bean in cul- tivation, consequently it surpasses all others in crisp, tender flavor. All are absolutely string- less, and of the beautiful, fleshy appearance. When weadd that the pods are ready to market two weeks earlier than the best stock of Im- proved Extra Early Red Valentines, it must prove of immense value, not only to the market gardener who wants to make more money, but also to the amateur{who seeks a rare quality early for the home table. Pkt., 5c; quart, 25c; peck, $1.25; bu., $4.50.
hite Seeded Valentine. The seed of this ean being white givesit additional value, as it can be used green as a snap bean, or as a winter vf bean. Pkt., 5c; quart, 35c: peck, $2.25; bp., $8.50.
Refugee. Hardy, productive; pods thick- leshed; not very early. Pkt., 5c; quart, 25c; beck, $1.25; bu., $4.50.
Dwarf Wax Podded / Sorts.
y, f Improved Golden Wax. This has long been the standard variety for general use. Vines of medium size, erect, hardy and productive. Pods long,nearly straight, broad, flat, golden-yellow, very fleshy and wax-like, with short, fleshy green points,cooking quickly as snaps, or shell- ing well when green, and of highest quality in both conditions. Pkt., 5c; quart, 25c; peck, $1.75; bu., $6.50.
/ Improved German Black Wax. One of the
Vbest of the yellow wax or golden podded varie-
ties. Pods round, meaty, curved and borne in branches, ready for the table in about forty days from germination. Vineerect and dwari. Pkt., 5c; quart, 30c; peck, $1.75; bu., $7.00.
JS Wardwell’s Kidney Wax. Vines large,strong
growing and vigorous, producing a large crop of long, nearly straight, handsome, white, wax- like pods of good quality. They ripen about thesame time as the Golden Wax. Market gar- deners find this a profitable variety, owing to its large size and handsome color. PkKt., 5c; quart, 80c; peck, $1.75; bu., $7.00.
[Davis White Kidney Wax. An enormously roductive rustless wax podded bush bean,hav- ing clear, white kidney-shaped seed. The pods are very long, oval, clear waxy white, and when of suitable size to use for snaps, entirely string- less. This new bean is sure to become very peur: Pkt., 5c; quart, 80c; peck, $1.75; bu., $6.00,
Anticipate your
wants. Better
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on han days before you need them than run the risk of their being delayed, for in March and April thousands of orders must be filled, and some- Fimes stocks become exhausted. Prices cannot e lower.
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POLE BEANS.
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Stangenbolnen.
One quart will plant 100 to 125 hills.
If to be sent by mail, add 15 eents per quart to prepay postage.
The planting of the various sorts of pole beans should be delayed a week or more after the first planting of the early dwarf sorts. The Limas and Sievas, being very tender, will do better if not planted in the open ground before the first of May. Plantin hills about three feet apart, and one to two inches deep, using five or six seeds to each hill, and set a pole Bly in the center.
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hite Dutch Case Knife. One of the earliest; a splendid green shell bean, also a fine dry bean for winter use ; good for planting among corn. Pkt., 5c; quart, 25c; peck,
$1.75; bu., $6.50.
azy Wives. The pods grow from six to eight inches Jong, entirely stringless, of a rich buttery flavor when cooked. Pods retain their tender, rich flavor until nearly ripe; a good white shell bean for winter use. Pkt., 5c; quart, 30c; peck, $1.75; bu., $6.50. White Cornfield, or Corn Hill. Used for planting among corn, and considered one of the best for this section. Pkty, 5c; quart, 30c; peck, $1.75; bu., $6.50.
entucky Wonder, or Old Homestead. It is enormously productive, the pods hanging in great clusters from top to bottom of pole. Itis entirely stringless, and the pods are a silvery green color. Pkt., 5c; quart, 30c; peck,
$1.75% bu., $6.50.
bie NE Cranberry. Round, speckled; tender for snap beans; not excelled for shelling and succotash. Pkt., 5e:Auart, 25c; peck, $1.50; bu., $5.50.
Southern Prolific. A very prolific sort, popular in the South and good anywhere. Pods green, cylindrical, long, fleshy, crisp and excellent. Pkt., 5c; quart, 30c; peck, $1.75;
buy, $6.00.
/. Scarlet Runner. This favorite climber produces clus- ers of beautiful scarlet flowers; grown principally for orna- nt, but can be used as a green shell bean. Pkt., 5c; quart,
ce; peck, $2.00; bu., $8.00. Golden Cluster Wax. Undoubtedly the earliest pole wax variety. Pods from six to eight inches long, stringless, very tender and of delicious flavor.
¥ Pole Lima Beans. E
xtra Early Jersey Lima. Anim-
proved strain, and is the earliest of the -
large seeded varieties. Vines vigorous and
productive; leaves large, long, pointed,
light green ; blossoms white; pods borne in
clusters, large, broad, flat, containing three
to five beans, which are equal in size to the arge White Lima. Pkt., 5c; quart, 30c; eck, $1.75; bu., $6.50.
Extra Large White Lima. The old well-known sort. Vine tall growing, vig- orous, but slender; leaves medium size, smooth, light green ; blossoms small, white; pods borne in clusters, long, broad, very thin, dark green ; beans large, ovoid, kidney shaped, greenish white, flat. Pkt., 5c; quart, 30c; peck, $1.75; bu., $6.50.
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peck, $1.75; bu., $6.50.
Pkt., 5c; quart, 30c;
Small White Lima, or Sieva. Vines vigorous but short, with many short branch- es; very early and productive, with small, smooth, dark green leaves; pods short, curled, thin, flat; beans, white, small, kid- ney shaped. Pkt., 5c; quart, 30c; peck, $1.75; bu., $6.50.
English Beans. $nfj-Sohnen.
Should be peed in the spring as early © as the ground will permit. Plant sparingly,
in rows two feet apart, in good soil, and the folin only in fair weather, and when
e foliage is dry.
‘Early Long Pod. Very early, ripens aixty days from date of germination. Quart,
c; peck, $1.50.
Broad Windsor. Best for general use. Quart, 25c; peck, $1.50.
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DWARF BUSH
¥Henderson’s Bush Lima. A true Bush Lima, only eighteen inches in height, compact bushy habit and does not require poles. They produce enormous crops of delicious Lima beans, which can be as easily gathered as the common garden bush bean. This variety is at least two weeks earlier than any of the climbing Limas. This
alone makes it of great value either for’
home or market garden culture. Pkt., 5c; quart, 35c; peck, $2.00; bu., $7.00.
LUMA BEANS.
/ Burpee’s Bush Lima. A true bush form of the Large Lima Bean, growing twenty inches high, very early and pro- ductive. This is a much larger bean and of better quality than the Henderson. The beans are as large as the Large Lima, but are thicker, sweeter, grow closer together in the pods, and more tender and succulent, -and remain longer green after maturing. It is of branching habits, and yields well.
Pkt., 5c; quart, 35c; peck, $2.00; bu., $7.00.
BEET.
othe Miiben.
One ounce to 50 feet of drills; 5 to,6 ibs. to the acre in drills.
Sow as early in the spring as the ground can be worked, in light, well inanured soil, in drills twelve inches apart, covering the seeds one inch deep, and pressing soil firmly over them. Thin out four inches apart for the table beet; cultivate often. If wanted very early, sow in hot-beds and transplant, cutting off the outer leaves. For winter use, the late varieties may be sown in June.
ECLIPSE. EGYPTIAN.
EDMAND’S. CROSBY’S.
Eelipse. An excellent variety, matur- ing as early as the Egyptian, but much Wises of a uniform globular shape, very small top, skin, and of delicious flavor, making it most desirable for private use or for marketing Pkt., 5c; 0z., 10c; 34-lb., 20c ; lb., 55c-
V Egyptian Early Dark Red. One of
the best varieties for forcing, and is also excellent for first early crop out of doors, being very early, with small top. Leaf, stems and veins dark red, leaf dark green,. dotted with red; roots very dark red, flat, with very small tap roots; flesh dark red zoned with lighter shade, hard, crisp and tender when young. Pkt., 5c; 0z., 10c; 1f-lb., 20c; lb., 55c.
Crosby’s Egyptian Dark Red. An improved strain of the Egyptian beet. Itis much thicker than the original strain, quite as early, of better color and quality, besides being smoother. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 34-lb., 20€; lb., 55e.
Electric. Extra early, nearly round variety, bright red color and fine table quality. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 4-lb., 20c; lb., 65c.
(pheonds Early Blood Turnip. ne of the most uniform of all Turnip beets, with very small tops of bronzy red. The bulbs are handsome and round, very smooth, and of good marketable size. PKt., 5c; 0Z., 10c; 14-lb., 20c; lb., 55c.
¥Y Early Blood Turnip. Good for sum-
mer or winter; flesh dark red color, a standard round variety. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 14-lb., 20c; lb., 50c.
Early Flat Bassano. This variety is valued for its early maturity. Roots flat, turnip-shaped ; flesh white and rose; tender and juicy, grows to good size. Pkt., 5c;
ye: 10c; 44-lb., 20c; lb., 50c.
Long Smooth Blood-Red. A long smooth winter variety, growing to a good size, half out of the ground; color dark blood-red; sweet, tender and keeps well, and is considered the best for winter use. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 14-lb., 20c; lb., 50c.
Swiss Chard, Silver, or Sea Kale Beet. This variety is cultivated solely for
its leaves, which are used for greens. Pkt., _
dc; oz:, 10c; 14-lb., 25c; lb., 75c.
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SUGAR BEETS AND MANGEL WURBZEL.
The following varieties are valuable for stock feeding. They give immense crops, are easily raised, harvested and kept through the winter. The results from their use are wonderful, and are clearly shown in the improved health and condition of animals, the increased yield of milk in cows, and the great savings in hay and corn. Sow in drills thirty inches apart, on rich, well pre- pared ground early in the spring. Cultivate well, and thin to eight inches in the row. For winter, store in pits or cellar as soon as heayy frost is feared. From four to six a will sow an acre.’
Vilmorin’s Improved Sugar Beet. A medium sized white sugar beet, brought by the most careful selection to the highest perfection, both in the consistency of shape, size and color of the roots and their high sugar content. Greatly esteemed by sugar manufacturers. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 4% lb., 19€; lb., 35c.
Mammoth Golden Yellow Mangel. An improvement on all yellow mangels, being of considerably greater size, more than half above ground and of a more grayish or rather russet yellow color. Re- markable even in shape, rather elongated, of vigorous growth; it has a fine neck and very smooth skin; flesh white, firm and sweet; much liked by cattle. An excellent keeper. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c.; 14 lb., 15c; lb., 35c.
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ammoth Long Red or Giant Mangel. The heaviest cropping and best Mangel. This mammoth variety grows to an immense size, single roots weighing thirty to fifty pounds each, and always of very fine texture and: good quality. It has produced from sixty to seventy-five tons per acre, and is most valuable for stock feeding. Pkt., 5¢; 0z., 10c; 14 lb., 15c; lb., 35¢e.
Golden Tankard Mangel. Con- sidered indispensable among English dairy farmers; it is stated by them that they are able to obtain a higher price for milk when feeding cows on Golden Tankard. Golden Tankard is of a rich, deep yellow through- out. Early, hardy and a heavy cropper, for on account of its shape the roots can be left standiug close in rows. Pkt., 5c; 02z., 10es 1% lb., 15c; Ib., 35e.
Orange Globe Mangel. We think this is one of the best varieties of Mangel Wurzel grown for stock feeding. It has exceedingly small tops and few leaves; leaf stalks and blades green; roots medium size, uniformly globe shaped, having avery small tap and few side roots; color of skin deep orange yellow; flesh white and of excellent quality. The roots grow almost entirely above ground, making them admirably adapted to shallow ground and very easy to be harvested. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c.; 14 lb., 15c; ]b., 35c.
/CORN SALAD.
Rabinsdhen, Feld Salat,
One of the most delicious salads, highly es- teemed by the Germans. drills, or for very early autumn and winter use, sow in fall and winter over same as spinach. Ii grown in cold frames and covered with straw mats, it can be used at any time during the winter. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 14 lb., 20c; Ib., 55c.
Sow early in spring in
All Garden seeds are 5 cents per packet, unless otherwise noted. We pay postage on all Vegetable and Flower Seed by the pound, half pound, quarter pound and ounce, at prices given in this Cata-
logue, except on Peas, Beans and Corn.
If these are wanted by
mail, send extra money for postage at rate of 15 cents per quart.
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CAULIFLOW ER.
One ounce will produce about 2,000 plants.
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This is acknowledged by all to be one of thé most delicious of vegetables. Any soil that will grow cabbage will grow cauliflower, as their requirements are very similar; but as the product is more valuable, extra man- uring and preparation of the soil will be well repaid. Culture same as cabbage, ex- cept that they need a cool and moist atmos- phere and should be watered often in dry weather. As the flower heads appear, the large leaves should be broken down over them to shield them from the sun and rain.
/ Extra Selected Earliest Dwarf Erfurt. The earliest and best variety in cultivation and the leading sort all over the world where cauliflower is grown. The strain we have of this variety is without doubt the very best to be had. The seed we offer comes from headquarters direct and was grown from the very finest specimens, noted for their earliness, dwarf habit, large size, uniform shape and compact growth. For forcing under glass during winter and early spring, or for planting later in the open ground, no other sort can surpass it, and we know that every plant is certain to make ahead. Pkt., 25c; 0z., $5.00.
| Earliest Dwarf Erfurt, Second Quality. A very fine strain. Pkt., 25c; oz., $2.50.
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/ Early Dwarf Erfurt—Small-leaved. A well known early variety, and is very desirable for forcing or for planting out doors. Plants compact, with few, narrow, upright leaves, and suited for close planting; forms solid, compact heads even under un- favorable conditions and is therefore one of the most desirable for general use. It is an excellent header and our stock can be relied upon. Pkt., 25¢; oz., $2.50.
J Early Snowball. A favorite with
market gardeners, and very extensively.
grown for forcing and out door planting. It is exceedingly early and hardy, and is one of the surest to make a solid, compact head. For these reasons it can also be planted for the late summer and fall crop. We have secured the best seed procurable and recommend it equal to that offered by facie Pkt., 25c; oz., $2.50.
Early Paris. Heads large, white, com- act and solid; of excellent flavor, tender
and delicious; leaves large, stalks tall. kt., 10c.; 0z., 50c.
* Large Late Asiatic. A valuable, dis- tinct, late variety, producing large, white, fine heads, well protected by the foliage. Pkt., 10c; 0oz., 50c,
IMPORTANT.—Market gardeners, large planters and clubs who want Seeds in
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813-815 NOXTH FOURTH STREET, ST. LOUIS, MO. 7 CABBAGE. Sopjtoh!—Weif-Sraut.
One ounce will produce 2,000 plants.
in the line requires more attention and careful watching in order to get pure stock that is sure to head and to produce heads true to Meda than the growing of good Cab- bage . We have selected strains of many of the leading varieties that we con- sider far ahead of the general run of Cab- bage Seed sold, and we are glad to inform our friends, that the seed we offer is purchased from the most reliable Cabbage Seed growers in this country, and we know it will give entire satisfaction. You will find that we have made prices very reasonable for the quality we offer.
Culture. The requirements for a good crop are a rich soil, deep plowing, high manuring, good seed and thorough after culture. For early use, sow seed of the
Very Early Cabbages.
No cab-
Early Jersey Wakefield. bage excells this standard sort as an early variety forthe market, and itis none the
less valuable for private use. It is the earliest variety that a market gardener can possibly grow, and very productive. The heads are somewhat pointed, and keep firm foralongtime. This variety has long been addpted by the best market gardeners of our most prominentcities, and nothing of recent introduction has in any way excelled or even approached it. Our strain is from the very best heads, and market gardeners will find it is the best to be had. Pkt., 5c; 0z., 25c; 1-4 lb., 75e; lb., $2.50.
Large or Charleston Wakefield. This variety is about six days later than Early Jersey Wakefield. The heads are Tully one-half. larger. It is very compact
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and transplant them in the open ground in March and April, in rows two feet apart and eighteen inches between the plants in the rows or sow in a seed-bed outside as soon as the soil can be worked, if youdo not care for real early cabbage. These may be transplanted in about four weeks. For second early cabbage, sow in March and transplantin April. For late cabbage, sow in May and transplant in June, in rows three feet apart in the row. Hoe every week and stir the ground very deep. As they advance in growth, draw a little earth to the plants until they begin to head. To prevent the splitting or bursting of cab- bage, go frequently over the ground and start every cabbage that appears about to mature, by loosening the roots, which will check the growth.
in growth and can easily be planted in rows two feet apart and twenty inches in the rows. One great advantage is, it does not burst open when ripe, like many other early sorts, and consequently can be left standing on the ground along while with- out injury, until a favorable opportunity for cutting. Pkt., 5c; oz., 25c; 1-41b., 75c; lb., $2.50.
cond Early Cabbages.
arly Winnigstadt. An old well-
J known variety. Plant very compact with
short thick leaves. Heads conical and very
hard. | PKt.; 5c; o7.,° 1bc;°' 4 -1b., ; 50c; lb., $1.50. Early Dwarf Flat Dutch. An ex-
cellent second early variety, having flat, compact heads, of fine flavor, and connects the early varieties with the Drumhead. Highly valued, both for its fine quality and ability to resist heat. Pkt., 5c; oz., 20c; 1-4 lb., 50c; Ib., $1.50.
Early Large York. An old favorite,
e heads are small, round, slightly heart- shaped and firm. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; 1-4 lb., 50c; lb., $1.50.
To Destroy the Cabbage Worm Dust the plants with slug shot, or syringe them with strong tobacco water, with a litle Paris Green added, or mixture of Paris Green and plaster is still more effective, but should not be used after the heads are form- ing. A few applications will destroy the worms entirely.
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about eight days later than the Wakefield, but being fully double the size, it is de- cidedly the best large cabbage, and is deservedly popuiar with market gardeners. Pkt., 5c; oz., 20c; 14-lb., 50c; Ib., $1.75.
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ick, Short-stemmed (Fot- tler’s). Thisis without excep- . tion the best early Drumhead va- riety in the market. Plants have
which start from the stem hori- zontally, but turn upward about the head. Head large, very flat, compact and solid, and of fine quality. It is universally grown by St. Louis market gardeners to succeed the earliest varieties, also foralate crop. Pkt., 5c; 0z.,20c; Pa-lb., 65c; lb., $1.75.
All Season or Surehead. This sort
Nis now most universally grown by market
gardeners and truckers but is also an excel- lent variety for home growing. Heads very large, round, but usually somewhat flat- tened; very solid, and of the best quality, keeping as well asthe winter sorts. Plant very vigorous and sure heading; leaves large, smooth, with dense bloom. Re- markable for its ability to stand the hot sun and dry weather. One of the best sorts for general cultivation. Pkt., 5c; oz., 20c; 14-lb., 65c; 1b., $2.00.
S. & C. Late Flat Dutch. This is no doubt one of the most profitable strain to grow and every gardener should have it. It makes a very hard head of good size and weight, and is remarkable for its keeping quality when buried over winter. It is of dark green color and for heading, evenness of crop and size this excellent strain can- not be surpassed. Pkt., 5c; oz., 20c; 14 Ib., 65c; lb., $2.25.
Late Flat Dutch.
The most popular variety for the winter market. It has no superior, and is more extensively grown than any other; is tender and well flavored. It is a fall and winter variety, and one of the very best to keep. Select
Premium
quality. Pkt., Ip., $1.50.
Hollander Cabbage. As this variety is very hardy, very handsome, very solid, one of the best keepers, and of fine quality, it is one of the best for growing for distant markets, or for late spring use. Price, pkt., 5c; 0z., 25c; 144-lb., 75e; lb., $2.50.
5c; 0z., 20c; 14-lb., 50c;
nost popular intermediate or second early with market gardeners around Louisville and the Southwest. It comes off mediuin early, withstands heat to a remarkable ex- tent; heads large, solid and uniform in size and color. Pkt., 5c; oz., 20c; 44 lb., 65c; lbé, $1.50.
Large Late American Drumhead. One of the oldest varieties in existence, and largely planted by truckers for shipping pur- poses, producing large, solid heads of bluish- green, with a broad and flatsurface. When touched with frost, the outer leaves become tinted with reddish-brown; the head is white, crisp and tender. Select quality. Pky, 5c; 0z., 20c; 14 lb., 65c; lb., $1.50.
ied Cabbage. SNoth-Rrant.
Early Dark-Red Dwarf Erfurt. A very early and dwarf variety, forming small heads and of a solid dark blood color; the best for pickling purposes. Pkt., 5c; oz., 20c 7 14 lb., 65c; Ib., $2.00.
fammoth Red Rock. This recently introduced variety is the largest of the red varieties, producing heads averaging from ten to fifteen pounds each; the heads are of a deep red color to the very center, and as solid as a rock; it is the best of all for late planting, keeps well during winter. Pkt., 5c.; 0z., 20c; 14 Ib., 65c; lb., $2.50.
_ Savoy Cabbage. /Birjing oder Savoyer-Kohl.
e Savoy or Curly Cabbages are
f much finer flavor and quality than the best of other kinds and should be more gen- erally cultivated. They are particularly adapted for private use, where quality rather than quantity isconsidered. Grown in fall ot allowed to be touched by frost, it isone
the most delicious of all vegetables.
Early Dwarf Ulm Savoy. The best early Savoy. It matures very early, the heads are firm, solid, beautifully crimpled, and of the finest quality. PKt., 5c; 0Z.,20c; 14 1b., 65c; Ib., $1.75.
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" Perfection Drumhead Savoy. The best late Savoy. Fa” superior to the ordinary imported Drumhead Savoy. Heads large and very finely curled; short stock and compact grower; an ex- cellent keeper. PkKt.,5c; 0z.,20c; 14 1b., 65¢c; 1b., $2.
Collards.
Southern or Creole Cabbage. A well known variety in the South, where it is grown exten- Sively. Pkt., 5c; oz.,15c; 14, 1b., 50c; 1b.,$1.50.
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/ 813-815 NORTH FOURTH STREET, ST. LOUIS, 10. 9 Louisville Drumhead. This is the Cc ARROTS. Gelbe Hiiben.
One ounce to 100 feet of drill. 3 to 4 lbs. per
acre in drills.
For the successful cultivation of this root the soil should be light (sandy soil‘is best) and deeply tilled. For an early crop the seed should be sown as early as the ground can be properly worked. For late crops it may be sown any time until about the mid- dle of June. Sow in rows about fifteen inches apart. Keep down weeds. Thin out young plants as soon as they can be handled, leaying them about three to six inches apart, agcording to variety.
Early Short Horn Stump-Rooted. This has always been the general favorite for an early crop; it is of a bright orange color, of delicate flavor, owing to the short- ness of the root it will grow in less depth of soil than any other variety- Pkt., dc; oz., 10c; 14 lb., 20c; lb., 65c.
enerande, or Ox Heart (Stump- ooted). Atthe shoulder from three or four inches in diameter; flesh bright orange, fine grained and sweet; very productive. Where other varieties require digging, Ox Heart can be easily pulled. Pkt.5c; 0z.10c; 14 1b., 20c; Ib., 65c.
Early Scarlet Horn (Point-rooted). A medium sized root, half-long, of fine color, and much used for cooking; grown for early use and tosellin bunches. Bearsclose plant- ing. Pkt., 5c; 0z.,10c; 14 lb., 20c; lb., 65c. /Early Half-Long Scarlet (Stump- ooted). Similarin shapetothe Early Horn; color, bright scarlet; flesh, reddish orange, becoming yellow in center, but with no dis- tinct core; fine grained and of the finest table quality. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 14 lb., 20g; 1b., 65c.
ntermediate. The roots grow very regular and smooth; they are of good size, being from ten to twelve inches in length and two to three inches in diameter at top, tapering gradually from the shoulder to the tip of the root. Valuable for its great pro- ductiveness, and also for its rich color and sweet flavor. Pkt.,5c; 0z.,10c; 14 lb., 20c; ly., 65c.
Improved Long Orange. The well
nown and popular stand-by forlate summer and winter use; grown extensively for feed-
| ingstock. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 14 1b. 20c; Ib. 6ac.
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EARLY HALF-LONG SCARLET. STUMP-ROOTED.
DANVERS. | Danvers. One of the most productive
Vand best for field culture. Tops medium, roots dark orange colored ; large but of med- ium length, tapering abruptly at the point. PKt., 5c; oz-; 10c; 14 lb., 20c; 1b., 65c.
\/ Long Searlet Altringham. Roots
Tong, with top an inch or two above ground;
of medium size, skin deep scarlet, flesh
bright, crisp and fine flavor; excellent for
field cultivation. Pkt., 5c; oz.,10c; 44 lb., c; lb., 65c.
¥ Large White Belgian. Grows one- third above ground; Jarge white root, with green top; grown exclusively for feeding stock. Pkt., 5c; 0z.,10c; 14 lb., 20c; lb., 65c.
CELERY. Gelleric.
One ounce will produce about 3,000 plants.
Culture. Sowtheseedsearly in Aprilinacold frame orin the open ground, andin Juneor July transplant. The young plants, before trans- planting, should be clipped down partially two or three times to promote a stubby growth. On the ground, previously thoroughly enriched and cultivated, lay out lines three feet apart, on the surface, not in trenches, as used to be planted. Set the plants in these rows about six inches apart. Until about the middle of August the only work to be done is frequent cultivation and wateringin dry weather. Earthingup may then begin and continue as iong as the plants grow, to bleach the stems and render them crisp.
/ White Plume. Unlike most varieties w this one does not require to be earthed up, but if only loosely tied, a few handfuls of earth brought close around the base of the leaves to keep them close together, all the inner ieaves or thin stalks will turn white and crisp. Pkt., 5c; oz., 20c; 14 Ib., 65c; Vb., $2.00.
Boston Market. Grown almost ex- clusively by the market gardeners around Boston ; is a favorite dwarf variety, remark- able for its tender, crisp and succulent stems and its peculiar mild flavor. Pkt., 5c; oz., 20c; 14 lb., 40c; 1b., $1.50
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YGolden Self Blanching. Like the
hite Plume, this celery requires very little earthing up, and in many other respects it is similar to that favorite sort, differing, how- ever, in color, which is yellowish, the heart being large and solid, and of a beautiful golden hue. Pkt.,5c; oz., 25c; 14 Ib., 75c; Ib., $2.50.
WHITE PLUME. GOLDEN SELF-BLANCHING. /Golden Heart Dwarf. A showy sor f{ excellent qualities. Solid, of fine flavor
and agood keeper, and asits name indicates, possessing, when blanched, a yellowish or golden tint. Pkt.,5c; 0z.,20c; 14 lb., 40c; lb., $1.50.
fflenderson’s Half Dwarf. A variety
{ celebrity among market gardeners. It possesses all the qualities essential to make a perfect celery—solidity, never being hol- low; flavor, a peculiar nutty quality; vigor of growth, dwarf, though producing a weighty bunch. Pkt., 5c; oz., 20c; 14 Ib., 40c; lb., $1.50.
/Giant White Pascal. Large, round, Yisp and solid. The old, well known variety, Pkt., 5c; 0z., 20¢ ; 1g lb., 40c; 1lb., $1.50.
CELEBREAC. Knollen-Selleric.
A variety of SS celery having , BvaX eS turnip-shaped CCE oe roots which, Fim when cooked Y2aagZ and sliced and RS used with vin- “x egar, makes a most excellent salad. Itis more hardy and may be
treated same
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VW Large White Erfurt Turnip- Rooted Celery. This is the largest and Round in shape, Pkt.; dc3, Hz,
best variety grown. smooth, with few side roots. 20c; 14 lb., 40c; Ib., $1.50.
813-815 NORTH FOURTH STREET, ST. LOUIS, MO. 11 GARDEN AND SWEET CORN. § 3ucéer oder Siifforn.
One quart plants 150 to 250 hills.
Eight or ten quarts for an acre.
If to be sent by mail add 15c per quart to prepay postage.
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The Sweet, or Sugar Corn varieties, being liable to rot in cold or wet ground, should not be planted until April, or when the ground has become warm, and for a _suc- cession plant every two weeks until July, in hills 2x3 feet for the early kinds, and 3x4 for the large, late kinds. Some plant in drills three and one-half feet apart and eight inches in the row. Give frequent and thorough cultivation. :
VExtra Early Adams. The hardiest
d earliest white corn known, is not a sugar corn, but on account of its being largely sold for table use we class it among the sugarcorns. It can be planted earlier than any other; ear short, grain white, indented. Pkt., 5c; quart, 15c; peck, 75c; bn., $3.00. TF / Adams’ Early White. Similar to
Vextra Early Adams; larger, but not so early. Often used for the table, particu- larly in the Southern States. Pkt., 5c; quart, 15c; peck, 75c; bu., $3.00.
xtra Early Cory White Cob
eet. The largest of the extra early sorts. The plant is stout and vigorous, but short, and it will mature a full crop earlier than any of the much lauded new Strains. Ears eight-rowed, with white cob and very large white grains. Pkt., 5c; quart, 25c; peck, $1.50; bu. $5.50. V Early Minnesota Sweet. Very early, of dwarf habit, producing ears of fair size, nd of very choice quality. Pkt.,5c; quart,
Ps peck, $1.50; bu. $5.50.
Clark’s None-Such Sweet. The introducer, a thoroughly informed grower, says this variety is the best out of over eighty sorts which he now grows. Itisastrong, vigorous grower and heavy yielder; pink- colored cobs with white grains of good size, tinged with pink at the cob end; it shows
fF matures medium to late. Pkt., 5c; quart, 5
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not the least sign of glazeor flint. Pkt., 5c; rt, 25c; peck, $1.50; bu. $5.50. Shaker’s Early Sweet. A valuable second early corn, remarkably large for so early a ripener, closely following the well- known Cory. Yields an abundant crop, is desirable for family use, and one of the most profitable for market or canning. Pkt., 5c; quart, 25c; peck $1.50; bu., $3.50 [porry's Hybrid Sweet. This is an arly twelve rowed variety, growing only from four to fivefeet high, with ears as long as the Crosby and set very lowon the stalk. The kernels are white, large, sweet and very tender. Pkt., 5c; quart, 20c; peck, $1. 50 5u., $3.50 ountry Gentleman Sweet. This is without doubt the sweetest and most ten- der variety of all. The ears are medium, cob small, kernels of extraordinary depth, pearly whiteness and irregularly crowded together on the cob. It is very productive, bearing from two to four ears tothe stalk.
c; peck $2.00: bu., $7.50.
Stowell’s Evergreen Sweet. This variety is intermediate in its season ; and if planted at the same time with earlier kinds will keep the table supplied till September. It is hardy and productive, very tender and gary; remaining in a condition suitable or boiling for a long time. Pkt., 5c; quart, 3; peck, $2.00; bu., $7.50.
Mammoth Sugar. A late variety, producing ears larger than any other sort: of very fine flavor. Pkt., Crop failed.
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CUCUMBER. Gutken.
One ounce to 50 hills; 2 to 3 yo to the acre in hills.
Plant in hills four feet apart, in well pre- pared warm, rich, loamy soil. Mix a shov- elful of well rotted manure in each hill. The fruit should be picked when large enough, whether they are wanted or not, as it destroys the vitality of the vine if left to ripen.
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White Spine. The leading The
and solid. The White Spine is a general favorite for its many excellent qualities, and is grown everywhere. Pkt., 5c; 0z., 20¢; 14-lb., 60c; 1b.; $2.00.
/Extra Long White Spine. A large variety of White Spine, largely used for forcing by market gardeners. Grows nine to,eleven inches long. Highly esteemed. Pkt., 5c; 0z-, 20c; 14-lb., 60c; 1b., $2.00.
si Evergreen White Spine. This sort |
grows long, is of handsome and smooth shape, very early and prolific. It differs from the other strains of White Spine in the fact of always remaining a deep green [a Pkt., 5c; 0z-, 20c; 34-lb. 60c; 1b., $2.00
/ Talby’s Hybrid. A hybrid of the
ite Spine, with a large English variety, retaining the prolificness of the former, united with large size, hardiness and de- sirable market qualities. Valuable for forcing and for open ground. Pkt., 5c; oz., 20c; 14-lb., 60c; 1b., $2.00.
} “arly A short, prickly, seedy variety, bearing in clusters near the root; color, pale green. It is a great bearer and matures early. Pkt., dc; oz., 20c: 14-lb., 60c; Ib., $2.00.
Early Frame, or Early Short
Green. Productive, of vigorous growth, early ; fruits medium and straight. Popu- lar for both table use and pickling. Pkt.; dc; 0z-, 20c; 144-lb., 60c; 1b., $2.00. St. Louis Pickling Cucumber. A strong and vigorous grower. It produces a greater length of vine and more fruits than any other variety. Weare sure that mar- ket gardeners and private planters will be pleased with St. Louis Pickling Cucumber. Pkt., 5c; 0z., 20c; 14-lb.; 60c; lb , $2.00.
Boston Pickling or Jersey. <A short pickling variety, of fine form or flavor, enormously productive, crisp and tender. PKF., 5c; oz., 20c; 14-Ib.; 60c; Ib., $2.00. ww esterfield’s, or Chicago Pickle.
his is one of the best varieties for pickles, and largely used by the pickle factories. The fruit is of medium length, color deep green. Itis a most prolific variety. Pkt., 5c; 0z., 20c; 144-lb ; 60c; lb., $2.00.
London Long Green. A standard
late sort, crisp and tender; excellent for the table, and makes a hard brittle pickle. Pkt., 5c; 0z., 20c; 14-1b., 60c; 1b., $2.25.
LUMA Long Green Turkey. An excellent variety, good either for pickling or slicing; dark green, flesh firm and solid. Pkt., 5c; oz., 20c; 4-lb., 60c; 1b., $2.25.
,/ Gherkin, or Burr. Only grown for Mickling, is the smallest of ‘all varieties, and should always be pickled while young and tender. Pkt., dc; oz., 20c; 34-lb., 60c; Ab.,; $2.25.
Japanese Climbing. This cucumber is a strong and vigorous grower. The young plants are bushy, but as soon as they be- come well established they begin to climb, and may be grown on fences, poles or trel- | lises. Pkt., 10c; 0z., 25c.
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Cress or Pepper Grass. |
Grauje Krejfe.
A favorite pungent salad. Sow thickly at fregient intervals, to keep up a succes- sion fas it soon runs to seed,
xtra Curled. Very fine. Pkt., dc; of. A0c; 1-4 lb., 20c; lb., 55c. JLarge Leaved Winter. A well-
known variety everywhere. Pkt., 5¢; 0z.,
15e; 1-4 1b., 30c; Ib., $1.00.
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Water-Cress. A well-known aquatic
lant to be found growing in great abun- dance along the margins of running streams and ponds. It has a very pleasant pungent taste. Pkt., 10c; 0oz., 25c; 1-4 lb., 90c; lb., $3.00.
Thicory. Chicorienwiryel.
Long Rooted or Coffee. Sown in drills, the roots become well developed. When they are dried, roasted or ground, they become the Chicory of commerce, and are used in adulterating coffee. Pkt., 5c; oz., loc.
Dandelion. Gwen-Zahn.
Cultivated for spring greens and for salad. Sow in May or June, in drills half an inch ep and twelve inches apart.
Large Thick-Leaved. Cultivated. Pkt., 5c; 0z., 25c; 1-4 lb., 75c; lb., $2.50.
Endive. (ndivien.
One ounce will sow twenty square feet.
An excellent salad for fall and winter use. Sow early in spring for early crop, and in mid-summer for late, in hills half inch deep. When the plants are strong enough, transplant on a rainy day, in drills, to stand a foot apart each way; and as soon as the leaves are beginning to touch each other, tie them up over the heart of the plant to blanch.
Green Curled. The most popular variety, producing beautifully curled dark green leaves; crisp, tender, and blanches cream white. Pkt., 5; oz., 20c; 14 lb., 50c; lb., $1.50.
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f VY Thornless Large Oval Purple or
atavian or Broad Leaved. This ~
variety forms large heads of broad, thick leaves, which are used for flavoring soups or stews; requires to be tied up for blanch- ing. Pkt., 5c; oz., 20c; 1-4 lb.. 50c; Ib., $1.50.
yas Curled.° This resembles the
green except in color, but is not quite as hardy; the foliage is light green, blanches white very easily. Pkt., dc; 0z., 20c; 1-4 lb., 50c; lb., $1.50. .
Egg Plant. Gierpflanze.
One ounce of Seed will produce 1,000 plants.
Sow seeds in a hot bed in March, in the same manner as Tomatoes. As they are susceptible to cold, they should not be transplanted in the open ground until the weather is quite warm. Set the plants three feeé apart each way.
ew York Improved Oval Purple.
he leading market sort, very large and
smooth, fine dark color, very prolific and
of excellent quality. This strain has given
the greatest satisfaction to market gar-
deners everywhere. Pkt., 10c; 0z., 40c; 1-4 Ib., $1.25.
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Smooth Stem. An excellent new variety. The plants are large and vigorous, leaves of a light green shade, fruit early, very large, oval and of a fine deep purple—never red nor yellow. Market and private gardeners will find this variety one of the very best in cultivation. Pkt.,10c;0z.,40c; 1-41b., $1.25.
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Kale or Borecole.
GlatterFohl.
One ounce will produce about 2,000 plants.
Sown in prepared beds, middle of April to beginning of May, and transplant be- ginning of June, same as cabbage. All the varieties are very hardy, and are best when toaiched by frost.
' Yall Green Curled Scotch. Grows about eighteen inches in height and spreads, under good cultivation, to three feet in diameter. The leaves are bright green, beautifully curled. Pkt., 5c; 0z., 10¢; 1-4 1b., 30c; Ib., 90c.
Dwarf Green Curled Scotch. This is a most desirable variety, because of its hardiness as well as forits excellent quality and beauty. From their dwarf habit the plants are liable to be covered with snow during the winter, but without this pro- tection it is rarely, if ever, injured by frost and can be cut almost any time during the winter. The leaves are of a light green color and as finely fringed at the edges as the finest curled parsley. Pkt., 5c; oz.,
c; 1-4]b., 20c; Ib., 60c. ws
' Dwarf Green Curled Erfurt. The favorite market sort, very tender. The leaves are deep green and beautifully curled, making a very ornamental appear- ance, spreading out to about two feet in diameter, Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 1-4 lb., 30c; lb., 90c.
Vv Dwarf German Greens, Extensively eTown as winter greens. Sow in Septem- ber in rows one foot apart and treatin every way as Spinach. itis very hardy and is
ready for use in early spring. It will take
from three to four pounds Dwarf German
Greens seed to sow one acre. Pkt., 5c;
0z., 10c; 1-4 Ib., 20c; lb., 65c.
Kohl-rabi. Glas-Rohlrabi. One ounce will produce 2,000 plants.
LE Kohl-rabi is grown zs for its turnip-shaped
hd y above ground. The bulb Wie. fr should be used while jr—“< $2“ +youngandtender, as age \G abe & YZ detracts from its good
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“ quality. For early use Yj sow in hot-beds and transplant. Set plants mx eightinchesapart inthe » row.
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oa ( ble of vegetables. Earliest White Erfurt. A very pop-
ular variety, good for forcing and out-doors, grows very quick. Tender and delicious, excellent quality. Pkt., 5c; oz., 25c; 1-4 Iby, 75ce; Ib., $2.50.
Early Short-leaved White Vienna. his is one of the best varieties for either forcing or out-door culture, is exceedingly tender and delicate. Pkt., 5c; oz., 25c; 1-4 lb., 75c; Ib., $2.50. ftiarly Purple Vienna. Similar tothe ove except in color. Quality very tender. Pkt., 5c; 0z., 25c; 1-41b., 75c; Ib., $2.50. fLarge Green or White. These are oarse growing varieties, and more gen- erally grown for feeding cattle. Pkt., 5c: oz., 15c; 1-4 1b., 50c; Ib., $1.75.
Large London Flag. The old well-
Pkt., 5c; oz., 15¢; 1-4 1b., 50c; Ib., $1,75.
burgh. An excellent
ket sort of enormous size. Leaves large and broad, flavor mild and pleasant. Pkt., dc; 0Z., 15c; 1-4 1b., 50c; Ib., $1.75.
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LETTUCE.
One ounce of seed will prod
Lettuce is of easy cultivation, but likes a good, rich soil. For early use, sow under glass in February and March and transplant in a well prepared bed as soon as the
round can be worked. Later sowings may
e made in the open ground, at intervals of two weeks, for succession, as long as the weather permits.
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Salat.
4 ‘about 3,000 plants.
St. Louis Black-Seeded Forcing. This is the best head of Cabbage Lettuce to force under glass, also for early planting out-doors. It is grown by nearly every St. Louis market gardener, and should be grown by all who grow lettuce for the mar- ket. Plants medium size, having thick green leaves, and when well grown form very compact, solid heads. Pkt., 5c; 0z., 20c; 1¢/Ib., 50c; Ib., $1.75.
early White Cabbage, or Butter. oduces fine, greenish-white, large heads,
i of extra quality, remarkably tender and
crisp; sure to head; of quick growth. Itis
“a one of the best for early planting, and also
Black-Seeded Simpson. This vari- ety does not form a head, but is a compact mass of leaves; a light delicate green in color; it endures summer heat remarkably well; a general favorite with Western gar- deners. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; 14 lb., 50c; b/g, $1.25.
Grand Rapids. A loose-leaved curled
2 for summer use, as it is slow toseed. PKkt.,
5c4 oz., 15¢; 14 Ib., 50; 1b., $1.50.
St. Louis Market. An excellent and very popular head variety, good for forcing and outdoor planting; large, white, solid
= head. This is one of the best and the lead-
ing sort with the St. Louis gardeners. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15¢; 14 lb., 50c; Ib., $1.75.
St. Leuis
Market
ij Lettuce.
ariety of superior quality and beautiful /f )
appearance. A rapid grower, free from rot,|f\
and keeps crisp and tender without wilting|Bi(
when expose
for sale longer than anyl%
other forcing lettuce. It is also a desirable\AX
variety for early spring sowing in the open \%
ground.
-» $1.25.
Early Curled Simpson. Does not head, but forms a compact mass of curly leaves of a yellowish-green. It matures earlier than the firm head sorts, hence is very generally grown in cold frames, also for an early outside crop. Pkt., 5c; oz., V5c; 44 |b., 50c; Ib., $1.25. J All the Year Round. A hardy, crisp-eating and compact-growing variety, with small, close heads of dark green color; an excellent summer lettuce and valuable in forcing. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; 4 lb., 50c; Ib., $1.25. Tennis Ball White - Seeded, or “Boston Market. A favorite forcing variety, forming a hard head. Makes but few other leaves, and for this reason can be vianted quite closely. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; 4 \b., 50c; lb., $1.25.
Royal White Summer, or Drum- head. Heads very large, crisp, tender and of good flavor; one of the best summer
Pkt., 5c; oz., 15e; 4 Ib., 50c;
varieties. Pkt., 5c; oz. 15c: 14 lb., 50c; Ib., $1.25. ee ’ a
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y Prize Head.
An excellent variety for
amily use; forms a loose head of a dense mass of leaves, filled at the edge and densely blistered; deep green color, tinged with red; crisp, tender and good flavored. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; 14 lb., 50c; lb., $1.50.
Salamander. One of the best summer varieties, forming large, solid heads, com- posed of thick, smooth, very tender leaves, bright green and attractive, the inner ones finely blanched and of the finest quality, a hardy, crisp and good eating sort and splendid to sow for a succession of crops, as it does not incline to run to seed very quick, remaining long in head. Pkt., dc; oz., 15¢; 14 Ib., 50c; Ib., $1.50.
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Je Buttercup. A fine variety, with very solid heads. It is quite as early as the white tennis Ball, has larger heads, and is unsurpassed for forcing or earliest spring crop. Its handsome appearance commands aready sale. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; UyAb., 50c; lb., $1.50.
Hanson. One of the best varieties in cultivation; heads large, solid, heavy and very crisp and tender; the leaves are of a beautiful green outside and white within; endures the summer heat well. Pkt., 5c; om, 15c; 14 Ib., 50c; 1b., $1.25.
Paris Cos. Lettuce. These varieties grow strong and upright, producing long leaves, which should be tied up and blanched before cutting, which makes them very crisp and tender. They are quite hardy and will force well. They are the most popular varieties in France, where they are frequently served without dressing. ¥ White Paris Cos. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; 1 db., 50c. ;
Green Paris Cos. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; Wi Ab., 50c.
Y Hardy Green Winter. One of the
est winter varieties; very hardy; forms a solid head. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15¢; 14 lb., 50c; Ib., $1.75.
Yoacranet Lettuce. The distin- guishing feature of this variety of lettuce is in its oak-shaped leaves. The leaves are of a light green color, slightly crimpled or curled, set very close, and forming a head as compact as the peculiar shape of the
leaf will permit. Pkt., 5c; oz., 20c; 14 lb., ; lb., $2.00.
Brown Dutch Winter. A very de- sirable variety for winter use; it forms a large, solid head, the inner leaves of which are very sweet and tender. Pkt., 5c; 0z., 15c; 14 lb., 50c; Ib., $1.75; —
MELON-MUSK... 8nder-Melonen.
One ounce to 60 hills; 2 to 3 pounds, in hills, to an acre.
The melon delights in rich, sandy soil, but should never be cultivated in the vicin- ity of cucumbers, squashes or pumpkins, as it will invariably become impregnated with them, and produce fruit of an inferior qual- ity. Sow in April and May in hills of light, rich soil, four feet apart, allowing but three plants to grow in each hill; after they have grown about a foot loong, pinch off the points of shoots, which cause the vines not only to become stronger, but makes them produce lateral branches, and prove more productive and mature earlier.
Y Rocky Ford. This has become one of the most popular of small or basket melons. The fruit is oval, slightly ribbed, densely covered with coarse netting. Flesh thick green, very sweet and high flavored. This is the variety grown extensively around Rocky Ford, Col., and shipped from there in enormous quantities to distant and near markets. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 14-lb., 25c; Ibs S0e-
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Emerald Gem. The Melons are of medium size, and of a deep emerald green color. The flesh, which is thicker than any other melon of the same size, is of salmon color, and ripens thoroughly to the ex- tremely thin green rind. It is peculiarly christalline in appearance and juicy and rich. The flavor is sweet and lucious be- poo description. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; %-
b., 40c.
Netted Gem. A very popular variety. The Melons grow remarkably uniform, weighing from one and a quarter to one and a half pounds each. They are thick-meated, the flesh is light green in color, and uni- formly of fine, lucious flavor; skin green, regularly ribbed and thickly netted. Very prolific and extra early in ripening, no ya- riety being earlier. Pkt., 5¢; oz., 10c; \%- Ib., 20c; 1b., 75c.
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Nutmeg. One of the earliest. The old, well-knowr sort; nutmeg -shaped,
finely netted, flesh greenish-yellow, rich and sugary. lb., 75.
Pkt., 5e; oz., 10c; 14-lb., 20c;
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Miller’s Cream, or Osage. This va- riety is of egg-shape, skin very thin, of dark green color and slightly netted; the flesh is of a salmon color, remarkably sweet; and a great point of merit is that, no matter what size the melons are, they are always sweet and delicious. Itis very productive,
a good keeper, and will stand shipping bet-~
ter than any othersort. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; M-lb., 25c;3 lb., $1.00.
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Extra Early Hackensack. An im- provement of the old well-known Hacken- sack, but about a week earlier. Very large, round in shape, flattened at the end; flesh green, very sweet and highly flavored. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 14-lb., 25c; 1b., $1.00.
Champion Market. A well-known ort. The melons grow very uniform in size and shape, ranging from four to five and a half poundseach. The flesh is thick, light green in color, and of rich, sweet flavor, maintaining the promise of quality that is indicated by the deep ribs, heavy netting and handsome other appearance.
The melons are of the same form and ap- pearance as Netied Gem, but are three times the size. Very productive. Pkt., 5c; 0z., 10c; Yy-lb., 25c; lb., $1.00.
Montreal Market. melon, which has given very general satis- faction; longer in form than most of the green-fleshed sorts; grows very large, up to fifteen pounds or more; excellent flavor and extremely productive. Pkt.,5c; oz.,10c; 1y-lb., 35c; Ib. $1.25.
A very large
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Way View Cantaloupe. One of the largest Cantaloupes in cultivation; a very prolific and green-fleshed variety. Well liked by everybody who has grown it. Pkt., dc; 0z., 10c; 14-lb., 25c; 1b. $1.00.
St. Louis Market Muskmelon.—
hisis an improved Nutmeg Melon and has been cultivated by leading St. Louis Market Gardeners for years. We obtained the seed of this valuable sort and had it grown for us. It is pronounced by all who tested it as the sweetest, most delicious, richly flay- ored they have ever eaten. The rich aromatic flavor, the greenish-yellow flesh, solid but juicy, and the general beauty and excellent quality of this variety is simply indescribable. The rind is strong, deep- green, netted; fruit nutmeg-shaped ; weight from four to six pounds. Pkt., 5c; 0z., 19: 4-lb., 30c; Ib., $1.00.
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WATERMELONS. Wajjer-Melonen.
One ounce to 30 hills; 4 to 5 pounds, in hills, to an acre.
Watermelons require a rich, though rather sandy soil for best development, and thrive best in a warm, sunny exposure. Plant in hills eight to ten feet apart each way, and cultivate like the Muskmelon. To secure the largest fruit have but one or two melons to a vine.
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4 Kolb’s Gem. This variety is well known for its solidity, uniformity of size, weight and fine shipping qualities, The melons are nearly round, rind dark, rich green marbled with lighter shades; flesh crimson; quite solid and sweet. Pkt., 5c; 0z.¥10c; 14-lb., 20c; lb., d5c.
®lorida Favorite. This variety is ¥ery early and one of the finest table melons extant; oblong in shape and growing to a very large size; rind dark with light-green stripes; flesh light crimson, very crisp and deliciously sweet; seed rather small and of a light creamy-white color. Pkt., 5c¢; oz., 10¢; 34-Ib., 20c; lb., 55. YPhinney’s Early. An extraordinary early variety; form oval, rind rather thick, flesh bright red and quite productive; but its earliness we regard as its only good quality. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 14-lb., 20c;
- Th., 55¢.
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Y Cuban Queen. One of the finesi va- rieties grown; skin striped light and dark green; flesh is bright red, solid, luscious; crisp, sugary and unsurpassed in flavor; the -yind is thin, vines strong, healthy and vig- orous. Pkt., 5c; 0z., 10c; 14-lb., 20c; Ib., 55c.
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| / Sealy Bark. The skin is dark green, quite smooth and has a peculiar scaly ap- pearance. It is unusually productive, the average weight of the melon being forty or fifty pounds. The flesh is light crimson, solid, tender and of exquisite flavor. The rind, though quite thin, is remarkably tough. Pkt.,5c; oz., 10c; 14-lb., 20c; lb., 55c.
f ay 3 \Amproved Long Dixie. This variety is a hybrid of the famous Kolb’s Gem, but is far superior to that variety in size, quality and productiveness; form oblong, flesh scarlet, melting and exceedingly sweet. We regard it as one of the best varieties for the table; but for shipping stick to the Kolb’s Gem, as there is no variety equal to it for that purpose. Very early and produc- tive. Pkt.,5c; oz.,10c; 14-lb., 20c; Ib., 55c.
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in large quantities for the Northern markets ; shape oblong, of light green color, and beautifully mottled and striped with a lighter shade; flesh scarlet, rind thin, very solid, and both sweet and delicious. Stands en well. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 14-lb., 20e; lb., 5c.
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eerless, or Ice Cream, White- | Seeded. Of medium size, thin rind, light mottled green; flesh bright scarlet, solid to the center, and sweet as honey. Pkt., 5c; oz-, 10c; 34-lb., 20c; lb., 55e.
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ductive, ripening its fruit early. Fruit large, oval, very heavy, uniformly mottled ape and dark green. Rind thin but firm. Flesh bright red, firm, solid but very ten- der, melting and sweet. Fruit remains in condition longer than any other sort. PkKt., 5c; 0z., 10c; 14-Ib., 20e; ]b., 55e.
Mustard. Genj. |
8 to 10 pounds to sow one acre.
Used as asmallsalad. The seed is used for flavoring pickles, pepper sauce and medicinal purposes. Sow for salad thickly, early in the spring, in shallow drills, or in frames or boxes during the winter.
ite London. Best for salads.
-» 5C; 0Z., 10c; 4 Ib., 15c; lb., 40c. Black or Brown. More pungent than Fs white; for ordinary use. Pkt., 5c; oz.,
P
c; 1g lb., 15c; Ib., 40c. Giant Southern Curled. Highly esteemed for salads, particularly in the ~South. The leaves are twice the size of the ordinary White Mustard; flavor sweet and pungent. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; % Ib., 20c; Ib., 65c.
Nasturtium. Softurtinm.
_ Sow as soon as all danger of frost is past, in drills about one inch deep. The tall kinds require fences or poles on which to climb for support. The seeds are used in fiavoring pickles, or as a_ substitute for Capers. The flowers are also very orna- mental. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c.
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Sweet Heart. Vine vigorous and pro-
One ounce will sow 50 feet of drill; it takes | / |
umbo, Jones. The shape of this melon is almost round. The skin is green, with faint stripes of lighter green. In form and habit of resting on the blossom end is like the Pride of Georgia, but is free from the ribs of that variety. As indicated by the name, they grow to a fine large size
_ with avery tough rind, making it a valu-
able shipping variety. Flesh red and very PkEt., 5c; oz., 10c; 14-lb., 20c; lb. /d5c. ark Icing. A very desirable variety.
ark skin, crimson flesh, thin rind, quite solidvand of delicious flavor. A fine market sor’. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 14 Ib., 20c; |b., 55c.
Aight Icing. Similar to the above
nly a difference of the color of the skin, which is light gray. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 44- lbs, 20c; Ib., 55c.
Orange Water. Is an entirely dis- inct sort; its rind will peel off like that of an orange, and its flesh is separated into segments inasimilarmanner. A peculiar and very attractive variety. Pkt., 5c; 0z., ; 144-lb., 20c; lb., 55e. Coiorado Preserving, or Citron. sed for preserving only. This is much more productive than the common preserv- ing watermelon, and is much larger, weigh- ing from ten to forty pounds. Flesh green and solid, with few seeds, which are pale
green. Pkt., 5c; 0z., 10c; 14-lb., 20c; Ib., 55c.
Mushroom Spawn.
Mushrooms may be grown in a warm cel- lar or shed in winter, or in the open air in summer. Take partially dry fresh horse manure and lay it in a heap to ferment; turn and mix it well every few days, and when well and equally fermented, which will be in from ten to fifteen days, it may be made into a bed four feet wide and about two feet deep, mixing it well-togeth- er and beating or treading it firmly. As soon as the tempera- ture of the bed falls s2S2 = = from 75 to 50 degrees the spawn may be in- serted in pieces about the size of a walnut, about two inches deep and six inches apart. Cover with loamy soil about two inches deep and beat it down evenly and firmly. Finish off with a covering of clean straw or hay about a foot thick. Water, when necessary, with luke-warm water, and expect mush- rooms in from four to six weeks.
English, in Bricks. Lb., lbs., $1.50.
20c; 10
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Swiebelit,
One ounce of seed will sow 75 feet of drill; it will take 4 to 5 pounds to the acre to grow large
onions.
Culture. Onion best, and it may be grown for many consecutive years on the same ground. Previous to sowing, the ground should be well manured and deeply ploughed. MHar- row and rake the surface smooth and even. As early in spring as possible, sow the seed in drills 14 inches apart and half an inch deep, rolling firmly over the seed. A cultivator may be used between the drills, being careful not to throw the earth too much over the bulbs. Weed the drills very carefully, and never allow the weeds to get ahead of the young plants. The onions may be pulled as soon as the tops are alldown. Expose to the sun for a few days to dry them off for storage or market.
Our Reliable Onion Seed. From good seed only can good onions be grown. Thestock we offer is sure to grow, where soil and season are favorable, and sure to produce an abundance of well-shaped bulbs, free from scullions or stiff-necks.
eware of poor seed offered at low prices.
Extra Early Flat Red. Matures very ‘early, yields abundantly, and is of mild flavor ; medium size, deep red, close-grained solid and heavy; an excellent market vari-
ety. Pkt., 5c; 0z., 15¢; 14 Ib., 35c; 1b., $1.00.
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Large Red Wethersfield. standard sort; best for main crop. Large size, of a purplish, red color; round or oval shaped, fine grained, pleasant flavored and
productive. It ripens in September; an excellent keeper. Pkt., 5c; 0z., 15c; 14 Ib., 3ac; lb., $1.00.
«/ Southport Large Red Globe. Sim- ilar to the Large Red in color and flavor, but quite distinct in form, being nearly globular; it is a heavy cropper, and is much
Raising Onions pays well—200 bushels per acre is only a fair crop.
Tf sets are wanted, 50 to 60 pounds should be sown on an acre. A light, loamy soil suits the.
praised by many as a market variety. Pkt., dC; 0Z., 1dc; %4-1b., 35c; 1b., $1.00.
SOUTHPORT LARGE RED GLOBE.
Yellow Giant Prizetaker. This wonderful onion hag become very popular in the last few years. It grows to an
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immense size. Prizetaker is a globe shaped variety, skin of a bright straw color» flesh white, sweet, tender and very mild- T. Grenier, the well-known authority on onions, says: ‘‘It excels every onion now existing, in beauty, size and productiveness. You can grow a good crop of Prizetakers even in a dry season, when other sorts are a failure.” “PKt., 50; 02), 1ocs lb pane. lb. $1.00.
Good Onions
gan be raised from seed in five months from planting.
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ONITON—Continued.
Large Yellow Globe Danvers. This and Red Wethersfield are the two onions for marx ket gardeners, both being immensly pro- duetive and good keepers. Large size, globe shaped, small neck, fine flavor, mild and early; in fact, all that is required to make ifst-class onion for either home or market
Yellow Flat Danvers. This differs from the Danver Yellow Globe in shape only, being more flat. A very good variety for setf. Pkt., 5c; 0z., 10c; 14-lb., 25c; lb. 85c. ellow Dutch, or Strassburg. The ost popularforsets. The sets of this vari- ety grow round, plump and bright. Full- size onions are somewhat flattened, flesh pure white, mild flavor and an excellent keeper. Skin bright yellow. Pkt., 5c; oz., i5¢e; 4-lb., 35c; 1lb., $1.00.
Southport Large White Globe. A
large globe-shaped onion ; firm, fine grained,
of mild flavor; keeps well. This is one of
the handsomest onions grown, of beautiful
shape, clear, white skin, and commands the izhest market price. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; Z-lb., 50c; Ib. $1.50.
White Portugal. Very desirable for family use; flavor mild and pleasant; skin silvery white; of handsome appearance; highly esteemed for pickling when young, also for market in early winter. Pkt., 5c; og., 15c; 44-lb., 50c., lb. $1.50.
El Paso, or Large Mexican. A
outhern variety, grows to an immense size, often weighing two to three pounds. Skin and flesh white, very mild flavor. Pkt., dc; 0z., 15c; 44-lb., 50c; lb., $1.50.
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. Pkt.,5c; 0z., 15¢; 14-lb., 35c; 1b., $1.00.
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Extra Early White Pearl. This is one of the earliest of all the white varieties. It grows to a fair size, of pearly white color, flesh of a pure snow-white, and flavor very mild. It grows with wonderful rapidity. A splendid keeper, succeeding everywhere, and requiring only thin soil. Pkt.,5c; 0z., 20c; 144-lb., 75c; lb., $2.50.
(ewien White Silverskin. This is the best for growing white sets, also for pickling onions, having for many years been grown in the vicinity of Philadelphia, especially for sets, is now particularly desir- able for that purpose. Pkt., 5c; 0z., 15c;
YaAlb., 50c; Ib. $1.50.
(Rea Bermuda. This isthe well known large onion of commerce, particularly adapted for the South; bulbs grown in this country are equal in size to the imported ones. Pkt.,5c; 0z.,20c; 14-lb., 75c; lb., $2.75.
CAUTION!
BEWARE OF CHEAP ONION SEED. Never before has this caution been so necessary. Tons of inferior and old Onion Seed are on the market to-day that can be bought for fifteen cents per pound, but it would be dear at any price.
It is impossible to compete in price with this so-called ‘*‘Cheap Seed,’’ whichis sold below the . actual cost of production of first-class fresh seed.
To grow large, full size Onions, four to five pounds black seed should be sown to the acre. To raise Pickling Onions and Onion Sets, fifty to sixty pounds of black seed are required per acre, and for this purpose the best varieties are the Yellow Danvers, Yellow Strassburg, Red Wethersfield, Philadelphia White Silverskin and White Portugal.
As O.1ions grow on top of the ground they may be allowed to remain pretty thick, no matter if they crowd each other, particularly if they are growing for sets.
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¥ Mammoth White Silver King. This variety has been exten- sively cultivated in all sections, and has given perfect satisfaction. The ‘skin is a silvery white, and the flesh pure white and of a particularly mild and pleasant flav- or. It can not be too highly recommended for family or market use. Single bulbs of this var- jety have been grown to weigh three pounds. The ‘bulbs are flattended in form but quite thick. PKt., 5c; oz., 15c, 4-Ib., Woe; lb., $1.75.
True Giant Red ‘Rocca. These onions ‘are of a large size, hand- some appearance, and mild, delicate flavor, of
beautiful, round form, the outer skin bright red, while the flesh is white, mild and pleasant. Pkt., 5c; 02z., 15¢; 4g-lb., 40c; Ib, $1.25. | J Giant White Tripoli. Of large size ‘and most beautiful form, with fine, white gkin. The first season from the black seed ‘it will grow an onion of from one to one and ahalf pounds; butto obtain the full size the ‘bulbs should be set out the following spring. Pkt.,5c; 0z., 20c; 34-Ib., 50c; Ib., $1.50.
~ Giant Yellow Roeca. This variety is of the same fine quality and grows equally as
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large as the Red Rocca, which it resembles, except that the skin is of a beautiful bright yellow color. Pkt.,5c; oz.,15¢; 14-lb., 40c; Ibe, $1.25.
Vv Early White Queen. This early va- riety is of very rapid growth, small, beautiful white skin; excellent flavor, and will keep sound until the following summer. Fine for pickling or thetable. Pkt., 5c; oz., 20c; Yy-lb., 75c; Ib., $2.50.
ONION SETS AND TOP ONIONS.
Prices given below are Subject to Change.
Onion Sets are indispensable for early onions for bunching, as in a very few weeks they are ready for the table. Our sets are well grown and of the very best size and shape, and sure to please for either the family or market garden.
Bottom Onion Sets are produced by ‘sowing the seed very thickly (50 to 60 pounds to the acre) as early as the ground can be worked in the spring in beds or broad drills, and not thinning out. About the middle of July, or whenever the tops die down, usually when about half an inch in diameter, they are pulled and allowed to lay on the ground a day or two, when the tops should be wrung off by hand, put into shallow trays or spread thinly in a dry loft; sets should be planted out as early in the spring as the ground is dry enough to work, in rows one foot apart, with sets two inches apart; the onions can be used in green state in April or May and will ripen in July.
White Bottom Onion Sets. Grown from selected seed of the White Silver Skin or Portugal variety, which will produce White Onions very early in the season. Qt., 15¢; pk.,75c; bu., $2.50.
Yellow Bottom Onion Sets. Grown from Yellow Danver or Yellow Strassburg Onion Seed. Qt.,15c; pk., 75c; bu., $2.50.
Potato Onions. Esteemed by many as the best for early use; are large size, mild, sweet flavor, very early and large producers; the small bulbs are planted in the spring and increased in size, and the parent bulbs planted in the fall and spring produce a quantity of small bulbs ina cluster, growing mostly on the top of the ground. Qt., 15c; pk., foc; bu, $2.00.
Top Sets, or Buttons. These small Buttons are planted in the spring and the result is large onions, and these large onions with one year’s growth produce the clusters on the top. Lb., 15c; bu. (28 lbs.), $3.00.
Express and Freight Charges to be paid by the purchaser.
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Okra, or Gumbo. Giunio. Oyster Plant, or Salsify. ajerwurgel. One ounce will sow about 10 poet of drill. It takes Plant the eight pounds to plant an acre.
seed when the
A fine vege-
ground be- comes warm, in drills three fect apartand .eight or ten inches be- tween the plants. The seeds are lia-
= table, used “) andserved as carrots; or, after being boiled, made = intocakesand == = fried like oys- Ge ters, which
they resem-
ble to rot in ——¥ ble in flavor.
the ground Bw, Cultivate the and should be = ; same as car-
put in thick- = rots and pars ly to secure = 2 Z nips. Suc- the requisite BB Z ceeds best in
= quantityof Z = 2G 2 a light, well- re _ plants. Very E gy Z. gy enriched mel- rich ground is demanded by this vegetable. It a iF BA low soil, Sow is necessary to make an early and later sowing E = 8 @ss early in the to secure an uninterrupted supply throughout E = = Z oe spring in the season. a se | GS drills fifteen
ong Green, or White. Grows five feet high.
| Very prolific, with long, smooth and slim pods. F
inches apart, oneinch deep, and thin out to six inches apart in the rows. Mammoth Sandwich Island. This variety growsto avery large size. It is very mild and delicately flavored. Invaluable to market gar- deners. Pkt., 5c; 02.,10c; 14 lb., 30c; Ib., $1.00.
PEt. , 5c; 0z., 10c; 14, 1b., 20c; 1b., 55c.
Improved Dwarf Green. Three feet high, rly and very productive. Podsmedium length,
reen. PkKt., 5c; oz., 10c; 4%41b., 20c; lb., 55c White Velvet. The pods of this variety are
ound and smooth, and are produced in the
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PUMPHEN. seld-Riirbijiec.
One ounce will plant about 15 hills.
Principally used for field cul- ture; they are easily grown and are very profitable for stock feed- ing. Sow in good soil in May, when the ground has become Warm, in hills eight to ten feet apart each way, orin fields of corn about every fourth hill. Always
avoid planting near other vines, ag’they will hybridize.
Kentucky Field. Large, round, a little ribbed, soft shell; salmon color; productive, and one of the
best for stock feeding. Pkt., 5c; -, 10c; 14 1b., 15c, Ib., 40c. Connecticut Field. A large yel- low variety, hard shell. Pkt., 5c; of., 10c; 1,-lb.,15c; 1b. , 40c.
Tennessee Sweet Potato. Pear-
y/ shaped, flesh thick, cream white,
fine -grained and of excellent
flavor. Pkt., 5c; 0oz., 10c; %41b., 20c; lb., 55c.
Mammoth Tours. Originated in France; grows Japanese Pie. Flesh very thick and ofarich a Pa ogase Eve Ay bag hence 100 Ae i50 | salmoncolor, nearly solid, the seed cavity being nds, an ree feet iniength. in ash grey : ; i i owpale green, inclined to Reeniged: Weak gal. BT ee = pa eh a BRECK, Sp matin aig on color; of fair quality. Pkt.,5c; oz., 15c; | @37ich without eggs as other varieties do with. s-1b., 40c; Ib , $1.25. PEt., 5c; 0z., 10c; 44, 1b., We; Ib., 55c. Cushaw. Long, yellow crook-neck, similar to Ban iCrok néct Ral ten RieuaEe fieon yellow. Large Cheese. One of the best for table use, solid, fine-grained and sweet. Pkt., 5c; 0z., | Productive; skinorange; flesh yellowand sweet
10¢; 1,-lb., 20c; 1b., 55c. Pkt., 5c; 0z., 10c; 4, Ib., 20c; 1b., 55c.
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PARSLEY. Betefilic.
One ounce will sow LOO feet of drill. pounds to the acre.
Soak the seeds a few hours in lukewarm water, and sow early in spring, and until the middle of July, in drills one foot apart. Thin out the plants to fourinches. To pre- serve in winter, transplant to a light cellar oy cold frame.
y Plain Leaved. A sort not much curled. Used largely for soups on account of being a stronger flavor than the other varieties.
ve 9c3 0Z., l0c; 241b., Tbe; Ib. -50e;
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_/Double Curled. A fine variety, well urled, in common use for general crop. Pkt., dc; 0z., 10c; 14 Ib., 20c;: Ib., 65e.
7 =a v Myatt’s Garnishing, or Moss
Curled. A very select stock, beautifully crimped and curled. Decidedly the best and most popular variety for general use. Quite decorative for garnishing. Pkt., 5c;
02z.,10e; 14 lb.,20¢;3 1b., 6c. PEPPER. Pjejjer.
One ounce will produce about 1,500 plants.
Sow in February or March in a hot-bed, and transplant into open ground late in April or May, when the weather has be- come well settled, as the plants are quite tender. Set in rows about two feet apart, and fifteen inches apart in the row. A warm, sandy loom is best suited to their growth.
'/Ruby King. The peppers frequently attain a very large size, four to six inches long by three to four inches thick. When ripe they are always remarkably mild and pleasant to the taste. Each plant produces from eight to twelve large handsome fruits. Pkt., 5c;.0z.;25e; 4 dbz, (Se.
© Procopp’s Giant. They grow uni- formly of avery large size. They are of a brilliant scarlet color, flesh fully one-half inch in thickness. In flavor they are just hot enough to be pleasant to the taste. ™“+t., 5¢3 0z., 25e3 14 lh., 80e.
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Vo Sweet Mountain. Similarin shape to the Large Bell, but of a much larger size; rind thick, fleshy and tender; much used for pickling, stuffed like Mangoes. PKkt., 5¢; 0z., 20; 14 lb:, 75c.
/ Large Belli, or Bull Nose. Of large size, very early, of sweet, mild flavor;
glossy red; rind thick and fleshy. Pkt., 5c; 0z., 25c; 14 lb., 75e.
Long Red Cayenne. From three to
“four inches long, of a bright red color, very
productive, hot and pungent; the best for
eee pickles. Pkt., 5c; oz., 25c; % .» 70C.
Red Cherry. An exceedingly orna-
ental variety; fruit round, of a rich, glossy, scarlet color; used for pickles and making pepper sauce; of piquant flavor. Pkt., 5c; oz., 30c; 14 lb., $1.00.
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Yellow Cherry. Same as the preced- ing, except in color, which is bright yellow. Pkt., 5¢; oz., 30c; 14 lb., $1.00.
f Chili. Small, cone-shaped, very pun- ‘gent. Ripe and green pods are used as pickles, also for making pepper sauce, Pkt., de; 0z., 80c; 14 |lb., $1.00.
PARSNIP. S$ajtinaf.
One ounce will sow about 125 feet of drill; four to jive pounds will sow one acre.
Sow as early in the spring as the ground can be worked, in rich soil, in drills eighteen @m inches apart. The ground should be well and deep- ly dug. Thin to six or eight inches in the rows. Hoe and cultivate often = Se down the weeds.
Long, Smooth White. Long, white, very smooth, with no side roots; tender and of very
fine flavor. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10f ; 1y-lb., 20c; Ib., 58c.
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ollow Crown. The best variety in cultiva- tion; roots medium long, white, smooth, tender, sugary, of excellent fla- vor. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c3 14 Ib., 20c; Ib., 5dc.
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PEAS. Grbjen.
One quart will plant GO feet of drill; it will take two to two and one-half bush. to plant one acre.
The soil best adapted for the Pea is a rich loam, well manured the previous year (use thoroughly decomposed manure, if apy, immediately before planting). For early crops sow as early in the spring as the ground can be worked, in drills three feet apart, and for a succession, every two weeks until the first of July. When they are about three inches high begin to draw the earth to the stems. Hoe often in dry weather. Peas should be soaked in water five hours before planting, and if the ground be very dry, should be watered in the drills.
/ Philadelphia Extra Early. This early Pea is sweet and delicate, and most desirable for market gardeners and private growers; two and one-half feet, Pkt., 5c; qt., 20c; pk., $1.25; bu., $5.00.
-Alaska. An extra early variety, bear- g pods of a dark green color, well filled,
Extra Early Varieties.
Tf to be sent by mail, add 1 5c. per quart to pay postage.
which ripen uniformily. The Peas are ofa fine flavor and very tender, it is a prolific bearer, a most desirable shipping variety, owing to the dark green color of the pods, Ay fees Pkt., 5c; qt., 20c; pk., $1.25; bu.,
4925.
Carter’s First Crop. A very good
rain of extra earlies, fully equal to The Rural New Yorker Pea, but not so early as our First of All. Pkt., 5c; qt., 20c; pk., $1.25; bu., $5.00. V Early Frame or May. Very early, one of the old standards. We do not rec- ommend planting this variety, as our First of All is far superior. Pkt., 5c; qt., 20c; pks $1.25; bu., $5.00.
jue Beauty. A blue round Pea as rly as the American Wonder, grows very uniformily, pods medium sized and well filled, for an extra early, very productive and of unsurpassed quality. Pkt., 5c; qt., 20c; pk., $1.25; bu., $4.00.
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The Earliest Pea in Cultivation, Peas.
S. & C. First of All. We offer this |f Dwarf Grey Sugar, Edible Pods, variety as just the Pea for market garden- |" Grows about two feet high, and remarkable ers, aS it is the earliest and ripens more | for its earliness. The seeds are large, shriv- uniformly than any other variety. All the | eled, and of a dark brown color. The pods pods have matured in forty-five days, so | are broad, flat and crooked , and contain that frequently the ground can be ready | fiveorsixpeas. Pkt., 5c; qt.,25c; pk., $2.00. for a second crop in seven weeks from time Tall Melting Sugar. This variety is of planting. The vine is small, about two Ff ahead of all others, not onlyin size of pod feet high, and bears from five to seven | and prolific bearing, but also for its deli- straight, handsome pods, all of which, as a | cious quality. It bears a profusion of large Tule, are well filled. The strain we offer for | broad pods, which are generally found in sale we know will please and give entire | pairs, and which are so brittle that they satisfaction. Pkt., 5c; qt., 20c; pk., $1.50; | snap without any string. It is very sweet
_bu., $5.00. and tender. Pkt., 5c; qt., 35c; pk., $2.00.
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PEASContinued.
GRADUS.
An Extra Early Wrinkled Pea. The vine of this most distinct sort is like that of our First and Best, except that it grows a little taller and matures its pods a little later. The immense pods are as large as those of the Telephone, uniformly well shaped and handsome, and more at- tractive than those of other first earlies. They ripen slowly and continue fit for use much longer than most varieties, making this by far the most desirable sort for the home garden. The peas are very large, of splendid quality and beautiful color, which they retain after cooking. Every gardener should try it. Pt. 35c; Qt. 60c; Peck, $3.00.
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Vaote’s Excelsior. This magnificent new dwarf, extra early, has fully borne out the high praise given it, and has become exceedingly popular. It is a little taller than the American Wonder, but quite as early; a splendid cropper, with large, curved, handsome pods, which are much larger than the Wonders. The Peas are green, wrinkled and of delicious quality, sweet and juicy. A distinct and valuable introduction. Pkt., 5c; qt.,30c; pk., $1.85; ba., $7.00.
' American Wonder. One of the ear- liest and best dwarf wrinkled peas known. Vine vigorous and branching, growing about ten inches high, well filled with pods con- taining six to eight large, sweet peas. Re- quires good rich soil. Pkt., 5c; qt., 25c; pk., $1,85; bu., $7.00.
a Little Gem. (Wrinkled). A dwarf, prolific, green, wrinkled marrow; habit similar to the Tom Thumb; it has all the sugary flavor of the late Wrinkled Peas, besides being early; height one foot. Pkt., dcy qt., 25c; pk., $1.50; bu., $5.75.
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/ Extra Early Premium Gem. A yal-- able variety, growing about fifteen inches high, and among the earliest green wrinkled sorts, The quality is unsurpassed, and wonderfully prolific, often twelve pods on astem. Pkt., 5c; qt., 20c; pk., $1.50; bu., $9.75.
/Tom Thumb. An extra early Dwarf
a, of robust habit and strong growth. It is agreat producer, and perhaps, with the exception of the American Wonder, tke most dwarf of any; teninches. Pkt., 5c; qt., 25c; pk., $1.50; bu., $5.50.
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Varieties.
‘Advancer. A green, wrinkled variety, with broad, long pods, which are abund- antly produced and well filled to the end. Considered by most people the best of the season, being of most excellent flavor. Two and, one-half feet. Pkt., 5c; quart, 20c; pegk, $1.25; bu., $5.00.
eroine. A medium early, green, wrinkled pea, of very superior quality. It grows to a uniform height of two and one- half feet, bearing large, well-filled pods in great profusion. Pkt., 5c; quart, 25c; peck, $1.25; bu., $4.50.
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dorseford’s Market Garden. One of the best second early peas. A grand wrinkled variety, coming in between Little Gem and Advancer. It is a prolific bearer, and has yielded more per acre than any other American variety. The pods, although medium size, are numerous, and are literally packed with peas of a delicious sweet flavor; very stocky, requiring no brushing. Two feet. Pkt., 5c; quart, 20c; peck, $1.25; bu., $4.50
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| well-filled pods. | quart, 15c; peck, 75c; bu., $3.00.
Wonderfully productive. The podsare very large in size and very handsome in appearance, and the peas, when cooked, are of such splendid quality that he who finds fault with them must indeed be hard to please. Pkt., 5c; quart, 25c; peck, $1.50; bu., $5.00
Telephone. This strong growing, sweet
rinkled pea is driving out of the local market the common kinds offearly hard peas, owing to its strong growth, large, handsome, well filled pods, and very fine table quality. Market gardeners have found it the most profitable sort. The vines often bear eighteen to twenty peds per stalk, each containing six or seven large peas, Four feet. Pkt., 5c; quart, 25c; peck, $1.50; bu., $5.50.
Improved Stratagem. Wedo not hesitate to pronounce this by far the best of the large podded peas; the pods are of im- mense size, very uniformly filled with very large, dark green peas of the finest quality ; vine medium height but very stocky, with very broad, light green leaves, and bearing the abundance of large, handsome pods; one of the very best varieties for market gardeners. Pkt., 5c; quart, 25c; peck, $1.40. bu., $5.50.
/ Bliss’ Everbearing. Thevines attain
Wa height of from eighteen inches to two feet,
foliage large. The pods will average three to four inches in length, each pod producing six to eight wrinkled peas. Fora continu- ance of bearing this variety is unexcelled, if equaled, a characteristic which gives it especial value for late summer and autumn use. Pkt., 5c; quart, 20c; peck, $1.25; bu., $4.50
Champion of England. A green wrinkled variety, universally admitted to be one of the richest and best flavored peas grown, and very productive. Considered to be one of the finest varieties for family use or the market gardener. Four feet. Pkt., 5c; quart, 15c; peck, $1.00; bu., $4.00. Were White Marrowfat. One of
e oldest varieties in cultivation, and a favorite market sort. Large broad pods, well filled, of excellent quality. Five feet. Pkt;, 5c; quart, 15c; peck, 75c; bu., $3.00.
lack-Eyed Marrowfat. This, as ll as the White Marrowfat, is extensively known as a field pea; hardy, productive, Three feet. Pkt., 5c;
Early Peas being a most important crop to the trucker, great care should be used in get- ting good seed. We handle only the best selected stock, which will give universal satisfaction. renee ee OE ete Wee Pe an
We pay postage on all Vegetable and Flower Seeds by the pound, half pound, quarter pound and ounce, at prices given in this Catalogue, except on Peas, Beans and Corn. If these are wanted by mail, send extra money for postage at rate of 15 cents per quart.
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RADISH. MRadiesden Rettige.
One ounce to 50 feet of drill; it will take from 8 to 10. pounds for an acre. For an early crog sow in hot-beds in Hebruary.
Special prices given for large quantities.
The Radish is very hardy, and can be sown as early as the ground will admit. To be crisp and tender they should make a quick growth. The soil should be very rich and light; sow the seed in drills one foot apart and cover half an inch deep; thin while small to two or three inches apart; hoe often; for a succession sow at intervals
of two weeks throughout the summer, using b
the varieties best adapted to the different stages of the season. The winter: varieties should be sown in August; they must be taken up before severe frosts and stored in a good cellar and covered with earth.
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‘The standard variety of the long sorts, used
either for forcing oropenculture. Pkt., 5c;
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y White Lady Finger,or Long White Vienna. This is the finest Long White Radish in cultivation. Most beautiful in shape, skin and flesh are pure snow white, crisp and of rapid growth. Pkt., dc; oz., 10¢ ; 14-lb., 20c; lb., 55c.
.f Early Scarlet, Olive-Shaped. One of the early sorts, much used for forcing and suitable for early sowing in open air. Pkt., 5c; 0z., 10c; 14-lb., 20c; Ib., 55c.
’ Early French Breakfast, or Karly wScariet Olive-Shaped, White Tip- ped. Similar tothe preceding variety in form, color a handsome scarlet, with white tip. Pkt., 5c; 0z., 10c; 14-lb., 20c; Ib., 55c. / Non Plus Ultra. (Deep Scarlet Forc- % Ang Radish.) By far the smallest topped and earliest forcing radish in cultivation. Roots small, round, deep scarlet; crisp, tender, white flesh, matures in 18 to 20 days. Pkt., 5c; oz.,10c; 14-lb., 20c; lb., 65c.
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Wtarket Gardener’s Early Long Scarlet. This variety is a great improve- ment on the old Long Scarlet, being six days earlier, has a short and more compact top. In shape itis somewhat shorter and thicker. Color deep brilliant red, which gradually shades in a deep wavy pink towards the tip. Pkt., 5c; oz.,10c; 14-lb., 20c; lb., 55c.
Wood’s Early Frame. Shorter and icker than the Long Scarlet Short Top; est long Radish for forcing; also good for outdoor crop, either spring or fall. Pkt.,
dc; 0z., 10c; 44-lb., 5c; Ib., 55e.
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stinct in color of skin and shape of the root, which is somewhat of the olive-shaped type, but more elongated, and terminates in a longer and finer point. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 14-lb., 20c; lb., 55e.
WOOD’s EARLY FRAME.
Early Scarlet Turnip, White Tip- ped. Excellent for forcing and out-doors. A small, round, turnip-shaped Radish, of bright scarlet, distinctly tipped with pure white, which gives a very pleasing appear- ance to the bunches when ready for mar- ket. It grows so quickly that the Radishes are ready to pull in twenty days after sow- ing. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 14-lb., 20c; Ib., 55e.
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va Early Round Dark Red Erfurt. Of very deep, dark red skin, beautiful shape, and extra early. Its handsome appearance and extra fine quality command a quick sale on the market. It is always crisp
Pkt., 5c; 0z., 10c; 34-lb., 20c; lb., 55c.
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Early Scarlet Turnip. The old standard sort; very early; in great demand for home use. Small, round, with short top. Pkt., 5c; oz.,10c; 14-lb., 15c; lb., 50c.
E.. Searlet-Globe. For forcing in the greenhouse, hot-beds or cold-frames, and for sowing on open borders early in the spring. It is one of the earliest; in flavor it is mild, crisp, juicy and tender. It forms a small top and will stand a great
amount of heat without becoming pithy.
kt., 5c; oz., 10c; 14-lb., 20c; lb., 65c.
/Early Yellow Turnip.
Somewhat arger than:the preceding, color golden yel- H ow. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 14-lb., 20c; lb., 55c.
Early White Turnip. A round, tur- nip-rooted radish, with small top and of quick growth; both skin and flesh pure white, crisp and tender. Pkt., 5c; 0z., 10c; 14-lb., 20c; lb., 55c.
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hiladeliphia White Box. Its points df superiority are short top, rapid growth, perfect turnip shape, extra fine quality, and showing but little disposition to become pithy; especially fitted for growing under glass, in frames, or ‘‘boxes,’’ hence its name. Owing to its very few leaves it can be sown thickly. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 14-lb., 20c ; Ib., 55c.
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St. Louis White Summer. The
ell-known and popular White Summer Radish, so much seen in the western mar- kets, and grown by nearly every gardener. It is of handsome oblong shape, tapering
beautifully to a point. Flesh pure white, almost transparent, very tender and of a délightful pungent taste. Very early and aiquick grower. Pkt., 5; oz., 10c; 14-lb., 25¢ ; lb., 55c.
'Chartiers, or Long Rose, White Tipped. A variety that has met with great popularity. Jt is a long radish, red at the top and shading off to a fine white at the tip. Grows to a good size and is also brittle and tender. Pkt., 5c; oz.,10c; 44-
| Ib., 25¢; 1b., 55c.
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White Strassburg Summer. A econ hali-long variety of fine flavor. Matures quickly and is a good keeper. Pkf., 5c; oz., 10c; 44-lb., 20c; lb., 65c.
», Giant White Stuttgart Summer. ’ very large summer variety; both flesh and skin pure white; of fine quality and does not become pithy. Produces roots in seven to nine weeks. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; Yelb., 25c; lb., 65c. / Yellow Summer, or Golden Globe. jit is more perfectly round in shape, its neck is finer, leaves smaller and color brighter than the old Yellow Turnip Radish. It is of very fine quality and rapid growth. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 14-lb., 20c; lb., 6c. /Long White Summer, or Naples. An excellent variety, flesh white, crisp and tender. Pkt., 5c; oz, 10c; 14-lb., 25c; lb., 75c. f Delicacy, Half-Long White Sum- mer. A German variety, grows quick; snow white, root quite smooth, flesh crisp and tender. Pkt., 5c; 0z., 10c; 14-lb., 25c; lhy., 75c.
Rose-Colored China Winter. One of the best winter varieties; bright rose- colored; flesh white,firm and of superior quality. Pkt.,-5c; oz., 10c; 14-lb., 20e; lb., 65c.
? Round White Munich, or Fall. Van excellent white fall and winter sort; very fine and long keeping. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 14-lb., 25c¢; lb., 75c.
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“ Round Black Spanish Fall. A fine globe-shaped radish; very popular; good quality. Pkt.,5c; oz.,10c ; 14-lb.,25c31b., 75c. (/ Long Black Spanish, or Fall. One f the hardiest and best for winter use. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 14-lb., 25c; Ib., 75e. Jone White Spanish or Fall. “ery large size and firm texture. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 14-lb., 25c; 1b., 75c. / Round Scarlet China. A new round hina Winter Radish of a fine scarlet color, medium size, about 3 inches in diameter; the flesh is a pure white and of a pleasant flayor. The seed may be sown at intervals from spring until fall. An extra good sort. Pkt., 5c; oz.. 20c; 14-lb., 75c; lb., $2.50. California Mammoth White. A winter variety, growing twelve inches long; white fleshed, firm and of excellent quality. It is the largest radish grown, called by some the Mammoth Russian. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 144-Ih.. 30c; 1b., $1.00.
RHUBARB. ihabarber.
Pie Plant, or Wine Plant. Culti- vated for its leaf stalks, which are used for tarts and pies, also as a sauce. It is very wholesome and should be grown in every garden.
Myatt’s Victoria. Very large and est cooking variety. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15¢; 14-lb., 40c; lb., $1.50.
Rhubarb Roots. See page 34.
SPINACH. Spinat.
One ounce will sow 50 feet of drill. Twelve to sixteen pounds will sow an acre.
Spinach may be grown on any ordinary soil, and its cultivation is a very simple matter. It is grown both as a spring and summercrop. For early use, sow in August or September, in drills twelve to fourteen inches apart. At the approach of cold weather cover lightly. Uncover when the plants begin to make a new growth in spring. For summer use, sow early in spring, in same way as above.
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the Savoy Cabbage. It is the hardiest of all the Spinach family, and produces nearly twice the weight of the old varieties in crop. One of the best for family or market use, the leaves being very numerous and succu- lent. Pkt.,5ce; 0z., 10c: 34-lb., 15c; Ib., 35c. ¥Round Thick -Leaved Summer. An excellent, productive and hardy variety. Very popular. Equally good for spring or fallsowing. Pkt., 5c; 0z.,10c; 14-lb., 15c} Ib,, 35c. phils -Standing. A desirable sort, at does not incline to run to seed so quick as most others. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 14-lb., 15¢; Ib., 35c. :
,/Prickly-Seeded. Rather more hardy
than any of the above named sorts, but not so productive. 15c; Ib., 35ce.
New Zealand. This variety produces B large quantity of leaves throughout the season and can be cut from continuously. Pkt., 5¢e; oz., 10c; 14-lb., 30c; lb., $1.00.
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SQUASH.
Spetje-Miirbijje.
One ounce will plant about 25 to 30 hills; it takes 3 to 4 pounds to plant an acre.
Squashes grow readily on almost any soil but will well repay generous treatment. Plant in May in hills about six feet apart ; have the soil well enriched with a good quantity of manure or compost to each hill. Sow eight or ten seeds in a hill to allow for loss by insects Three or four of the
strongest plants are enough to leave in a hill.
hite Pineapple. A fall and winter sort. The skinis of a creamy white, with flesh of same color, fine grain and splen- did quality, having a rich cocoanut flavor. Very prolific. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 14-lb., 20¢; lb., 55c. arly Bush Summer Crookneck.
Very early and productive; small crook- neck ; one of the best for summer use ; fruit pee yellow. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 14-b., 20e;
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White Bush Scalloped, or Pat- typan. Ofalight green color, very pro- ductive and the earliest to mature. Pkt. 5c; oz., 10c; 14-lb., 20c; Ib., 65c.
age A favorite winter squash, and more largely grown as a late sort than any other; of large size, fine grained, dry, and of excellent flavor; flesh dark yellow;
very hard shell; will keep well until spring. Very,productive. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 14-lb.,
a lb., 75c. YYellow Bush Scalloped, or Patty- pan. Deep orange-yellow in color; in other respects it does not differ from the above. Pkt., 5c; 0z., 10c; 14-lb., 20; Ib., 65c. Boston Autumnal Marrow. A uch esteemed variety, coming in about ten days later than the bush sorts; color rich orange; a good keeper and of unsur- passed flavor. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 44-lb., 25c; lb., $1.00.
pLarse Winter Crookneck. The kind most cultivated for fall and winter use; neck long and solid, yields well, excellent for pies; also valuable as a farm crop for feeding stock. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 14-lb., 20c; Ib., 55c.
«Marblehead. In size and form simi- lar to the Hubbard, but has a more flinty shell, which renders it a better keeper than that excellent sort. Skin light bluish-gray. Flesh light yellow, dry, sweet and delicious. Prolific and highly esteemed variety. Itis claimed that the vine bugs will not disturb this sort, which alone makes it valuable. Pkt., 5c; oz.,10c; 14-Ib., 20c; Ib., 55c. Mammoth Chili. Very large, often attaining the weight of 200 pounds; excel- lent for pies or stock; very productive. Pkt., 5¢; 0z., 15¢e; 14-lb., 50c; lb., $1.50.
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TOMATO. Cichegapfel.
One ounce will produce about 1,500 plants; one-quarter pound to transplant for one acre.
Sow the seed in Feb- ruary or March, in the hot-bed, or in a box ina sunny place in the house. To make very healthy _ stock plants, they may be transplanted when about two or three inches high. When eight or ten inches high, if the ground has become warm, transplant to the open ground. Set plants four feet apart.
‘-( Aeme. This is one of the earliest and hand- somest varieties yet pro- ‘ duced. “The fruit is of a medium size, perfectly smooth and regular in
great bearer; color dark red with purplish tint. Pkt., 5c; 0z., 25c; 14-lb., 75¢3 lb., $2.50.
-~ Atlantic Prize, or Early Ruby. One of the earliest of all. Not only ripens its first fruit, but a large proportion of the crop earlier than any other sort; quite val- uable to all with whom earliness is the main object desired. Fruits borne in clusters; color bright red. Pkt., 5c; 0oz., 25c; 14-Ib., Tog; \b., $2.50.
© Livingston’s Beauty. A very fine variety of large size, grows in clusters of _ four or five, color glossy crimson with a ‘% purplish tinge. Very solid, with a tough skin, making it a desirable market variety. Pkt., 5c; oz., 25c; 14-lb., 75c; 1b., $2.50.
~ Favorite. One of the largest and most perfect shaped varieties; ripens evenly and early; very prolific, good flavor, flesh solid.
Color bright red. Pkt., 5c; oz., 25c; 4-lb.,
7o¢g; lb., $2.50.
*« Perfection. Larger in size than the Acme; color blood red; it is one of the first to ripen; almost round in shape; perfectly smooth and very solid; of the bést quality ; enormously productive. Pkt., 5c; 0oz., 25c; YAlb., 75c; Ib., $2.50.
tThe Stone. <A handsome tomato; ripens for main crop; is very large and of bright scarlet color; very smooth, with oc- easionally a specimen very slightly octagon- shaped, ripening evenly to the stem without a crack; exceedingly solid and firm fleshed ; not subject to rot. Pkt., 5c; 0z., 25¢c; 14- Ib., 75c; 1b., $2.50.
‘The Trophy. A well known variety; large, shining red, smooth, solid, very pro- lific and fine flavored. Pkt.. 5c; 0z., 25c; 14-ib., 75¢; Ib., $2.50.
Buckeye State. This tomato is one of the largest of all the new sorts, fully one- half larger than the well-known Beauty. It is also a very heavy cropper, the tomatoes being borne in clusters of four to eight
fruits. The color is much the same as Beauty, if anything a little darker; very solid, meaty, heavy, and of the finest qual- Lee Pkt., 5¢3 0z., Zoe; 44-lb.; focal, 2.00.
/ Dwarf Champion. Differs from any other in its style of growth, being dwarf and more compact. It is very early and re- markably productive. As muchas half a bushel of fruit has been picked from one plant at a time. The fruit is a purplish pink color, round and smooth; flesh solid and of fine quality. Pkt., 5c; oz., 25¢e; 14- Ip., 85c; Ib., $3.00.
v Large Round Yellow, or Goiden Queen. Large, smooth, solid and pro- ductive; has very little acid, flavor excel- lent. None better for slicing and preserving. Pkt., 5¢; 02., 25c; 14-lb., 75c.; 1b., $2.50.
Yellow, Pear-shaped. A distinct variety ; this fruit is true pear-shaped; used for preseves. Pkt., 5c; oz., 30c.
/ Yellow Plum. Shape uniformly oval Kind perfectly smooth; color lemon yellow; used for preserves. Pkt., 5c; 0z.,30c.
_/ Red Cherry. A small, round, red, to- Vato, of the shape and size of a cherry; fine for pickling and preserves. Pkt., 5c; | 0z., 30c.
‘Yellow Cherry. In form and shape game as above. Color bright yellow. Pkt. dc; 0z., 30c.
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TURNIPS.
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mellow, and kept free from weeds.
Extra Early Purple-Top Milan. This variety is about a week earlier than the Munich. Itis of a handsome appear- ance, somewhat flattened, white, purple top, flesh snow-white, fine grained and deligate flavor. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; 14-lb., 35¢; lb., $1.00.
arly Purple Top Munich. A very arly variety ; purple top, white flesh, of fine grain and good flavor; should be grown quickly, Pkt., 5c; oza 10c; 4-lb., 20c; lb.y 65¢. fWhite Flat Dutch, or White Top Strap-Leaved. A white, fleshy variety, of quick growth, mild flavor and excellent quality. PkKt., 5c; 0z., 10c;. 44-lb., 15¢; lb., 40c. / Red, or Purple Strap Leaf. This Vgtrap-leaved variety is the principal sort for spring and fall use; top is red or purple aboye ground, flesh fine grained, of mild flayor and a good keeper. PkKt., 5c; 0oz., 10c; Vf-\b., 15c; lb., 40c.
Large Red Top White Globe. . variety of decided merit. Of globular shap very handsome and of superior quality, _ either for the table or stock. It is a heavy _ préducer, early, of rapid growth and an cellent keeper. Pkt.,5c; oz., 10c; 14-lb., 5c; lb., 40ce.
ite Egg. An egg-shaped variety, spring or fall sowing; flesh white, firm, e grained, mild and sweet. Pkt., 5c; 0z., Oc; 14-lb., 15c; Ib., 40c.
Long White, or Cow Horn. Grows partly above ground; very productive; flesh white, fine grained and sweet, excellent
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i,Arge White Globe. A very large- growing, globe-shaped variety; flesh coarse grained and sweet; one of the best late va- rieties for stock, but not so desirable for
table use. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 14-lb., 15¢c; Ib. ,A40e.
ellow Globe, or Amber. One of
e best for a general crop; flesh firm and sweet; grows to a large size; excellent for table use or feeding stock, and keeps well until late in the spring. Pkt., 5c; 0z., 10c;
UyWb., 15c; lb., 40c. eventop, or Turnip Winter reens. Sow in September, to stand-all
winter, producing early in the spring an abundance of fine greens; the roots are worthless. Pkt., 5c; 0z., 10c; 14-lb.,. 15e;
Ib., 40c. ROFARBAGA. Gted-Niiben.
SWEDISH TURNIP.
The Rutabaga, or Swedish Turnip, is ex.. tensively grown for a farm crop; the roots are close grained, very: hard and willendure a considerable degree of cold without in- jury. Sow from 20th of June to the 20th of uly, in drills two feet apart, and then thin out to eight or ten inches.
American Yellow, Purple Top.
This variety is largely grown in the country, both.for the table and feeding stock; flesh very solid, fine quality, keeps until summer.
t., 5c; oz., 10c; 14-lb., 15c; lb., 40c. Skirving’s Yellow, Purple Top. Hardy and productive; flesh yellow, of solid
texture; grows to large size; a very popular
sort for marketing and field culture. Pkt., ; 0z., 10c; 144-lb., 15c; Ib-, 40c.
Large White Purple Top. A good sort for table and stock; flesh firm, solid white and has a very sweet flavor. Pkt., 5c: oz., 10c; 4-lb., 15c; Ib., 40c-
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TOBACCO. Taba.
Sow in hot-beds or out of doors as soon as the ground can be worked, in rich, dry soil, keep free from weeds and water frequently if the weather is dry; set out in May or June, three feet apart, in heavily manured land. One ounce will produce 4,000 to 5,000 plants.
Connecticut Seed Leaf. One of the best varieties for cigar wrappers. Pkt., 5c; oz., 25c; 14-lb., Joc.
White Burley. A popular variety in the middle and western States, where other varieties have failed to be profitable, and recommended to tobacco growers. Pkt., 5c; oz., 25¢; 14-lb., 75e.
Missouri Broad Leaf. Well-known; large broad leaf, fine texture. Pkt., 5c; oz., 25c; 14-lb., 75c.
Havana. The fine qualities of this va- riety make it very indispensable. The best for fillers. Pkt., 5c; 0z., 25c; 14-lb., 75c.
Sweet and Pot Herbs.
Riichen-RKrauter.
Every garden should contain a few herbs for culinary or medical purposes: The chief point is to harvest them properly, which should be done on a dry day, when not quite in full bloom; then dry quickly and pack closely, and entirely exclude from the air. Sow early in the spring in shallow drills, one foot apart, and when well up thin
out or transplant to a proper distance apart. .
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Miscellaneous Seeds. CARDOON.
ardoon is grown for the mid-rib of the Jeaf, which requires to be blanched.
Large Spanish. Pkt., 5c; 0z., 30c; 14-lb., $1.00.
/MARTYNIA, For Pickles.
Sow in May, in the open ground, about three feet each way, where the plants are to remain.
Martynia Proboscidia. oz., 30c; 14-lb., 90c; lb., $3.00.
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Miscellaneous Roots.
Express and Freight Charges Always to be paid by the Purchaser.
/ASPARAGUS ROOTS.
Gonover’s Colossal. Strong two-year- old roots. Per 100, 75c; per 1,000, $6.50.
Palmetto. Strong two-year-old roots. Per 100, 75c; per 1,000, $6.50. Directions How to Make an Asparagus Bed.
A bed of Asparagus, when properly made, lasts many years,and should find a place in every
garden, and to those «-
who grow vegetables on a larger scale,the Asparagus crop is a most reliable one. Asparagus rootsmay be purchased in the spring, or seed may be sown in April, in good soil, in drills twelve to fourteen inches apart. The permanent bed should be made very rich with well-rotied manure, and thor- 1 . oughly worked over to a depth of nearly two feet. The As- paragusroots (either one or two yearsold) are to be transplant- ed into this bed, set- ting them in rows three or four feet apart, leaving about eighteen inches between the plants in therow. Lay the roots in trenches, spreading them well, and using care to have all the crowns placed in the same direction, to keep the roots from running together. Cover lightly at first, gradually filling the trenches as the plants begin to start; the crowns of the roots should be about six inches below the level of the bed. Avoid loca- tion near trees, particularly large trees, or their Foots will soon take possession of the ground.
JERUSALEM ARTICHOKES. Per peck, 50c; per bu., $1.50.
This variety is grown for its tubers,which somewhat resemble the potato in appear- ance, but are different in flavor. It is used as a vegetable, and for feeding cows, sheep and hogs. It is a productive and profitable food. Plant in rows four feet apart and cultivate the same as potatoes.
HORSE RADISH ROOTS. Per 100, 75c; Per 1,000, $6.00.
The best Horse Radish is produced from small pieces of roots four or five inches in length. These small roots will produce good radish. fit for use in one season’s growth. Plant the set small end down, where the slanting cut is, so that the top will be twosinches under the soil. The soil should be very rich and well cultivated. It is hardy, and may be left in the ground until spring before digging.
RHUBARB ROOTS.
\ | Each, 15c; Per dozen, $1.50.
These may be planted early in the spring or in fall, setting the roots three feet apart each way. It requires but little labor to plant, and when once planted in good rich soil it will remain in bearing condition many years.
CHIVES.
Chives are perfectly hardy little peren- nial members of the onion tribe, and are grown exclusively for their tops, which are used wherever the flavor of onion is re- quired. Planted in small clumps in any common garden soil, they will grow readily and in time increase so as to render a divis- ion necessary. The tops appear very early in spring, and can be shorn throughout the season as needed. Roots, per bunch, 25c,
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Y PEANUTS.
The Peanut thrives and produces best on a light, sandy, tolerably fertile soil, with a good clay sub-soil. It possesses a long tap root, which extends deep into the earth, drawing thence the nutriment which is beyond the reach of many of our cultivated crops. The soil should be deep and mellow, and well broken up, so as to be ready for planting soon after frosts are over. April is a suitable time. They will produce from twenty-five to seventy-five bush- els per acre, according to the soil and culture, and are as easily cultivated as corn. We can supply either the white or red variety—white is
5 generally preferred. Lb., 15c. If by mail, add postpaid. 10c per pound.
HOW TO MAKE A HOT-BED.
In order to secure a supply of early vegetables, a hot-bed frame is indispensable. It can be constructed by any man, at a very small cost. It consists of a wooden frame, gen- erally six feet wide and from six to sixteen feet long, according to the supply of early vegetables required ; one side to be at least six inches higher than the other; the frame to be subdivided by cross-bars, and each division covered iy aglazed sash. After comple- tion, place it on the manure-bed, prepared in the following manner: The frame should face the south or southeast; fill in about ten inches of rich pulverized soil, and allow it to stand a few days, giving it air by slightly raising the sash, so that the fiery vapor or steam may escape. The seeds of Cabbage, Cauliflower, Egg Plant, Pepper, Tomato, and many other varieties, may be sown and the plants planted out as soon as the frosty weather is over.
Preparing Manure for Hot-Beds. Fresh stable manure only, not exceeding six weeks old, is suitable for this purpose. Turn it over into a compact heap, protected from heavy rain or snow; allow it to remain so for about eight days, when it should be made up into the requisite form to suit the frame. Where the ground is quite dry, a very good method is to dig a space about eighteen inches deep, and put the manure therein; tramp it firmly and evenly; place thereon the frame and sash; put in the rich earth, and in about four days sow the seed, having previously stirred the earth freely, to destroy any seeds or weeds therein.
Cold Frame is a simple construction of boards for wintering Cabbage, Lettuce or Cauliflower, for planting out early in spring. Select a dry southern exposure; form a frame from four to six feet wide, and as long as required. The back should be fourteen inches, and the front six inches high, with a cross-tie every six feet. Seeds of Cabbage, Lettuce, Cauliflower, sown in the open border early in September, will be ready to plant in the cold frame about the end of October. The soil should be well prepared and smoothly raked before planting. Admit air freely on all pleasant days, but keep closed in severe weather.
Quanty of Seed Required to Produce a Given Number of Plants or Sow a Certain Quantity of Ground.
Artichoke
eeareee gate de 25 1 oz. to 500 plants | Leek................l oz. to 200 ft. of drill
EE MREARERS Sd. Wits tg Fe ne Aa ee a oie Hethuce eee. cee os a 1 oz. to 3,000 plants .../1 oz. to 60 ft. of drill, or 500 plants | Melon, Water.............: 1 oz. to 30 hills Beans, Dwarf..:.... 1 pint to 50 ft. of drill | Melon, Musk ............. 1 oz. to 75 hills pean tall bes eee. Se. Mpntin ) fone. | Okra sos. eee et. wee 1 cz. to 50 ft. of drill reembre ac7 bites 2s K. bets 1 oz. to 50 ft. of drill | Onion Seed.......... 1 oz. to 150 ft. of drill aS | or on oe a 1 oz. to 2,000 plants | Onion Sets.... ....... 1 lb. to 20 ft. of drill Brussels Sprouts....... GZ. td. 0) patie: | Parsnip . .o:cs.0005-.0 0% 1 oz. to 200 ft. of drill ET SR ee 1 oz. to 2,500 plants | Parsley............. 1 oz. to 200 ft. of drill oat SE ea Vee to 200 feet of drill)’ Peas 2.020.200 6.62. 1 lb. to 50 feet of drill Canliflower:.. 2. wb. ljezito 2 planta: | Pepper \.)0f2eo.: 2. 1 oz. to 1,500 plants ST ee er ee 2 ez. 104,000 plants | Pompkin.:. .... 9... 00% 69) 65) 1 oz. to 40 hills RERICOPY «0.0 inc ones oa 1-07.10 160 sect oF drill | Radish, 22. .......-- 1 oz. to 100 ft. of drill BOREL cs 4 awe Oo 1 quart to 160 hills | Salsify............... 1 oz. to 60 ft. of drill BRRORS! oe fa ens ha 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill | Sage ................ 1 oz. to 200 ft. of drill mucember. cies. cee. i2s 1 oz. to 75 hills | Spinach............. 1 oz. to 100 ft. of drill Rg eee eae 1 oz. to 1,500 plants | Squash, Early -..........-. 1 oz. to 60 hills Endive...... ee Te et ae ee Squash, Winter ........... 1 oz. to 15 hills 1 oz. to 200 feet of drill, or 3,000 plants | Tomato...... ....... 1 oz. to 4,000 plants ERC SE BNE on ew ats a Voz, to’ 2,000 plants) Tobaeco:......-../...: 1 oz. to 10,000 plants meecohl Rabi............. Pareto 2.000 plants: | Turnips ......... 2.6% 1 oz. to 250 ft. of drill
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A Few Remarks About Soil, Sowing, Etc.
enriched with a compest of rotten manure and leaf mold, is adapted to the generality of flowering plants. Previous to planting flower beds or borders, care must be taken that they are so arranged that the ground may be a little elevated in the middle, that the water may run off, and that the plants may show to better advantage.
Sewn the Seed.—Nine-tenths of the failures in flower culture come from improper treatment of the seeds and young plants. We urge every purchaser of our seed to carefully study the cultural directions printed on each package, and the following general rules :
Do not plant any of the seed when the ground is wet. Make the surface as Jjine and smooth as possible. Cover each sort of seed to a depth proportionate to its size; the finest, like Portulaca, Petunia, Campanula, Daisies, Coxcomb, Lobelia, Salpiglossis, ete., should be merely sprinkled on the surface of the ground, and barely covered with finely-sifted, light, mellow soil. Press the soil down firmly over the seed with a brick or short piece of board. For large seeds, the depth should be regulated according to the size of the seed; those the size of a pin-head, one-half inch deep, and those the size of a pea, one to two inches.
Procure a piece of wood (it would be better if planed smooth) about two feet long and eight inches wide; press the edge down on the soil evenly, so as to make a groove as deep as the seed is to be planted; scatter the seed along this, allowing four or five of the larger to fifteen or twenty of the smaller seeds to the space one plant is to oceupy when grown. Cover the seed by pressing the earth together over it, then turn your lath flatways and press the soil down firmly and evenly.
Transplanting. seed-bed a good soaking with water half an hour before taking up the plants. Remove the young plants with a trowel or stout knife, and set in permanent beds, pressing the soil firmly around the roots and using water freely. A little shade for a day or two will be necessary if the sun is bright. Keep the soil mellow and free from weeds, and you will be delighted with a brilliant show
of flowers.
Flowers are digided into different classes ; in Annuals, Biennials and Perennials.
Annuals are those that grow, bloom and die the first year from seed.
Biennials bloom the second year from seed and then die; though many,. if sown early in the spring, flower the first year.
Perennials usually bloom the second year from seed, and continue to grow and bloom for many years. Some will also bloom the first year if sown early.
Liat Annuals, Biennials and Perennials can be sown in the open ground early in the spring if desired, and Biennials and Perennials will not require any protection in winter.
Half-Hardy Annuals, Biennials and Perennials can not be sown in the open ground until settled warm weather, though they may be sown in the house if desired early, and afterward transplanted. The two latter need to be protected in the winter, or carried over until spring in cold frames or green houses.
Tender Annuals, Biennials and Perennials, will not bear the slightest cold weather. —
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Our Flower Seed List has been carefully made up, and we believe there is nothing in this list but what is worthy of consideration, and, if rea- sonably well cared for, will give satisfaction.
We have secured our Flower Seeds from the best and most noted flower seed growers in this country and Europe, and we know they are of the very best quality, pure, true to name and fresh.
On all orders for Flower Seeds in packets, accompanied by the money, pur- chasers may select twenty-five cents’ worth extra for each dollar sent. Thus, any one sending us one dollar may select seeds in packets amounting to one dollar and twenty-five cents. For two dollars, seed in packets amounting to two dollars and fifty cents, for three dollars, three dollars and seventy-five cents, and so on.
N. B.—The above offer does not include seeds in collections, or seeds by weight, or bulbs, or plants, or anything but only seeds in packets.
All Flower Seeds mailed free on receipt of prices quoted. We do not sell half packets. Our Flower Seeds are put up in neat Chromo-lithographed bags, showing color of Flower and mode of cultivation.
Collections of Seleet Flower Seeds.
Annuals, 12 different varieties (our selection). One packet each.. ............... 40c Annuals and Biennials, 25 different varieties (our selection). One packet each, 75c Climbing Plants, 8 different varieties (our selection). One packet each......... 30¢
Sweet Peas, containing 8 of the most beautiful varieties andcolors. One pkt. each, 30¢
Abronia. Amaranthus.
Charming trailer, with Verbena-like heads Plants grown exclusively for their foliage, of sweet-scented flowers, blooming the | and in late summer and early fall, when
_ whole season. Effective in beds, borders, | they have reached their fullest develop-
rock-work and hanging baskets. MHalf- | ment, the glowing effect produced by their hardy annual. mass of rich foliage is scarcely equaled by
1. Umbellata. Rosy lilac, white eye; | any similar class of plants. Half hardy ~6inches. Pkt., dc. annuals.
Ageratum. 4. Caudatus. (Love Lies Bleeding.)
Dark, drooping flower spikes; 2 feet.
_ Valuable plants for large bed or borders, Pkt. 5 and very useful where cut flowers are in see
‘demand; in bloom the whole summer. In- 5. Tricolor. (Joseph’s Coat.) Leaves dispensable for bouquets. Hardy annual. | red, yellow and green; 3 feet. Pkt., dc.
3. Fine Mixed. 18 inches. Pkt., 5c. 6. Best Varieties. Mixed. Pkt., 5c.
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* Asters.
Splendid class of plants. One of the most popular and effective of our garden favor- ites. Of no variety has there been !such rapid strides toward improvements within the past few years as with the Asters. Al- ways reliable, with the greatest profusion of rich colors, and easy to cultivate. Half- hardy annuals.
8. German Globe-Flowered, Double. Very handsome, double, and remarkable for their globular flowers. 18 inches. Mixedecolors. Pkt., 5c.
9. Dwarf Chrysanthemum-Flow- ered, Double. Plants only 10 to 12 inches high, producing fine, large, double flowers, resembling Chrysanthemums, and
valuable on account of profuse flowering, ,
when all other Asters are out of bloom. Fine mixed colors. Pkt., 10c.
10. Dwarf Chrysanthemum-Flow- ered, Double. A collection of 8 separate, distinct colors. Pkt., 50c.
11. Crown-Flowered, or Cocar- deau. The flowers have large, white cen- ters, usually bordered with blue, crimson, carmine and scarlet, producing a striking and beautiful effect. 18 inches. Double mixed. Pkt., 10c. |
12. Truffaut’s Pzeony - Flowered Double Perfection. This class repre- sents the greatest perfection of the Aster family, which for form of flowers, variety and brilliancy of colors, and habit of growth, is universally admitted to surpass all others. 18 inches. Choice double mixed. Pkt., 10c.
13. Truffaut’s Pzeony- Flowered Double Perfection. A collection of 8 separate, distinct colors. Pkt., 50c.
14. Dwarf Pyramidal Bouquet. A most charming class, of compact habit, only 6 to 8 inches high. Each plant is coy- ered with handsome flowers, and looks like a bouquet set in the ground; mixed. Pkt., 10c.
15. Vick’s White Branching. A strong flower of branching habit, and con- tinues to bloom later in the season than any other variety. The flowers are pure white, four inches and more in diameter, and borne on long stems. Pkt., 10c.
Balsams.
(Lady’s Slipper, or Touch-Me-Not.)
An old favorite garden flower, producing its gorgeous masses of beautiful brilliant- colored double flowers in great profusion; of easy culture; succeeds in good, rich soil; tender annuals; 2 feet.
18. Double. Finest varieties and col- ors, mixed. Pkt., 10c.
19. Double Camelia and Rose- Flowered. An excellentstrain of choice, large-flowering, double balsams, remarka- ble for bright and effective colors, embrac-
in, ~?rled varieties. Pkt., .Ue.
20. Double Camelia Rose-Flow- ered. A collection of eight separate cole ors. Pkt., 50c.
21. Double White Perfection. This is a fine strain of Double White Bal- sam. Double as a Camelia; perfect form; pure white; continues a long time in bloom. Invaluable for cut flowers during the sum- mer months. Pkt., 10c.
Bartonia.
Producing showy flowers above its gray and thistle-like foliage, which are exceed- ingly brilliant in the sunshine. Sow where it is to remain, as it does not bear trans- planting well. Hardy annuals; 2 feet.
25. Aurea. Large golden yellow. Pkt., 5c.
Choice mixed.
Begonia.
A veautiful tribe of plants, of branching habit, and resplendent the whole summer with their beautiful, bright and elegant drooping flowers, either in garden or in pots, and seem to bear either sun or shade; bloom ‘the first season from seed, if sown early. Tender perennials; 18 inches.
26. Tuberous Rooted. Finest mixed. Pkt., 15c.
Brachycome.
(Swan River Daisy.)
Beautiful free-flowering plant, covered the whole summer with a profusion of pretty Cinerara-like flowers; very effective in edg- ings, beds or pot culture, succeeding in any good, rich, soil. Hardy annuals; 1 foot.
27. Fine Mixed. Blue and white. PkKt., 5c.
Caealia.
Tassel Flower. Pretty tassel-like flowers in profusion, borne on long, slender stems. Hardy annuals; 18 inches.
30. Fine Mixed. Pkt., 5c.
Caleeolaria.
An ornamental plant, producing a mass of beautiful pocket-like flowers early in the spring, and a universal favorite for deco- tating the greenhouse and conservatory. Tender biennials.
31. Calceolaria Hybrida, Mixed. Large-flowering, beautiful, rich, self-col- ored flowers; saved from a choice collec- tion; 20 inches. Pkt., 25c.
Calendula.
Pot Marigold. Showy, free-flowering, hardy annuals, growing in any garden soil, producing a fine effect in beds or mixed borders, and continuing in bloom until killed by frost; 1 foot.
32. Double Varieties. Very showy, double flowers, all colors mixed. Pkt., 5c
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Petunia, No. 249.
Verbena, No. 319.
Cockscomb, No. 56. Portulacca, No. 267. Larkspur, No. 136.
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Calliopsis, or Coreopsis.
One of the most showy, free-flowering of hardy annuals; its graceful and showy flowers, embracing nearly every shade of yellow, orange or rich brown, verging to crimson, and borne on slender stems, are particularly well adapted for bouquets. One to three feet high.
33. Dwarf Varieties. All colors
mixed. Pkt., 5c. 34. Tall Varieties. All colors mixed.
Pkt., 5c. Callirhoe.
A very pretty hardy annual, growing from two tc three feet high. It commences to flower when very small, and continues a mass of bloom all summer.
35. Pedata. Rich, violet purple, white
eye. Pkt., 5c. Campanula, or Venus’ Looking-Glass.
A free-blooming, hardy annual; succeeds well in rich soil, and is of easiest cultiva-
tion. One foot. 36. Speculum... All colors mixed. Pkt., 5c.
Canterbury Bellis.
Popular and. beautiful hardy- perennials, bearing a great'profusion of attractive flow- ers. Sow early in March in seed-bed, and afterward transplant to one and a half feet apart. Flower the first season.
88. Canterbury Bells.. All classes and varieties, single and double, extra mixed. Pkt-,-de.
Candytuft.
Iberis. One of the most useful border hardy annuals,very effective in beds,groups, ribbons, etc.; also very useful in pot culture
during winter; indispensable for bouquets.
- 40. Fine Mixed. All colors. 41. Pure White. Fragrant.
Canna.
Indian Shot. The Cannas are a very stately species of plants, highly ornamental, producing a very rich and oriental effect by their large, broad and massive foliage, and crimson, scarlet or orange flowers. Cut
Pkt., 5@ PkKt., 5c..
away some of the hard cuticle around the |
seed, then soak twelve hours in hot water, before planting in a hot-bed or box in the house. Tender perennials.
43. Finest Varieties. Mixed. Pkt.,dc.
44. Croszy’s Large-Flowering |
Dwarf, French. Choicest mixed. Pkt., 10c. Carnation.
Carnations are general favorites for their delicious fragrance and richness of colors. The seed we offer has been imported from the best sources in Europe, and will produce many splendid double and semi-double flowers. Protect during the winter. Half- hardy annuals.
46. Double Extra Choice Mixed. Seed saved from a choice collection of double flowers. Pkt., 10c.
47. Carnation, Marguerite. These superb dwarf Carnations have created 2 great sensation, not only by reason of their fine, double, fragrant flowers, but also be- cause they can be treated as annuals. Like Chinese Pink, they flower freely the first sea- son from the seed sown in the open ground. Double mixed. Pkt., 10c.
Catehfly.
Silene. Highly ornamental plants, suit- able for beds, ribbons or rockwork. They are among the brightest ornaments of the flower garden, and profuse bloomers of long duration. Hardy annual; 18 inches.
49. Fine Mixed. In many colors. PKt..0c;
Chrysanthemum. A handsome plant, with striking and bril-
liant flowers in endless variety, blooming
till late in autumn, when it is in its full, glory, producing double and single flowers- of various shades; very attractive for bou- quets and vases. Sometimes called ‘‘Painted Daisies.’”? Hardy annuals; 18 inches.
51. Finest Mixed, Single and Double. Many colors. Pkt., dc.
53. Indicum Flore Pleno. The well- known fall Chrysanthemum. Chinese and Japanese, large-flowering, double varieties. Finest mixed. Pkt., 20c.
Cinneraria.
A favorite, free-flowering greenhouse plant of wondrous beauty, with flowers of great richness and diversity of color, bloom- ing during the winter and spring months, and can be planted out in summer. They thrive best in a mixture of loam and peat. One to two feet.
54. Hybrida. mixed. Pkt., 20e.
Clarkia. aes
A favorite plant, with pretty, cheerful looking flowers, growing freely and bloom- ing profusely under almost any circum-
Large-flowered, finest
- stances; seed sown in autumn will give
early spring flowers. inches. 55. Fine Mixed. PKtl.0e. Cocksecomb, or Celosia. _ Free-blooming, graceful plants, growing
Hardy annual; 18
Double and single.
- best in rather light soil, not too rich; pro-
duce spikes of beautiful, feathery and comb- shaped flowers. Half-hardy annuals.
56. Cristata Nana, Mixed. A choice mixture of the newest dwarf crested varie- ties, embracing the most brilliant colors. One foot. Pkt., 5c.
57. Cristata, Glasgow Prize. A splendid distinct dwarf variety, with dark foliage and crimson combs. One foot. Pkt., ACTON gael Bers oa
58. Pyramidalis Plumosa, Mixed. Feathery spikes; violet, gold and crimson; very fine. Three feet. Pkt., 5c.
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Corn Bottle.
Centaurea. Free-flowering, hardy an- nual, well known and popular; very valua- ble for cut flowers ; two feet.
60. Cyanus. Allcolors mixed. Pkt.,5c.
61. Cyanus Flore Pleno. A double variety of the above. A continuous bloomer, of great value as a cut flower. It has been so perfected that most flowers are double. Fine mixed colors. Pkt., 10c.
Columbine.
Aquilegia. A free-flowering, hardy plant. Flowers in the greatest profusion, early in the spring, and growing with such ease and freedom, they ought to be grown by all. Hardy perennial; two feet.
64. Finest Mixed. All colors. Pkt., dc.
Coleus.
Highly ornamental plants, in an endless variety of colors and shadings, indispensa- ble for ribbon and carpet bedding, or as
single specimens for pots and vases. Half- hardy perennial; one to two feet. 65. Finest Varieties Mixed. Pkt.,
20c. : Collinsia. Very pretty and free-flowering plants, blooming in whorls and several whorls _ around each flower stem; mixed, of all va-
rieties and colors; hardy annual; 1} feet. 66. All Colors Mixed. PKEt., dc.
Collomia.
A free-flowering, hardy annual; grows in almost any soil; one foot.
67. Coccinea. Scarlet; clusters. Pkt., 5c.
flowers: in
Convolvulus Minor.
Dwarf Morning Glory. Rich-col- ored, handsome, dwarf, trailing plant, pro- ducing in beds and mixed borders an un- usually brilliant effect; hardy annual; one foot.
69. Tricolor Minor. Alli colors mixed. Pkt., 5c.
Cosmos.
An autumn-blooming plant, growing four or five feet high, and bears beautiful flowers in loose clusters, which wave to and fro when disturbed by a passing wind. The blooms are the various shades of pink, lilac, light purple, white; are excellent for cutting and bouquets. Half-hardy annual.
70. Hybridus. Finemixed. PKkt., dc.
Crimson Flax.
Linum Coccineum. One of the most effective and showy bedding plants, of long duration, having fine foliage and delicate stems. Hardy annual; one foot. 72. Linum Coccineum. Scarlet crimson. PKkt., 5c.
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Brilliant
Cuphea.
A well-known, free-flowering, bedding sae profuse bloomer during the summer.
alf-hardy annual.
74. Purpurea. Pkt., 5c.
Double Daisy.
Bellis Perennis. Everyone knows the Daisy. Give it a cool, partially shaded place. Sow seed very early. The flowers are abundant in early spring. Plants can be removed safely even when in flower. Plant about six inches apart.
76. Extra Choice, Double Mixed.
Pkt., 10c. Dahlia.
This well-known flower succeeds admira- bly from seed if started early in hot-bed or the house. The seed does not come true, but sports and produces different colors and kinds. It isin this way that new sorts are originated. Tender perennial.
78. Choice Double Mixed. Pkt.,10c.
79. Single Varieties. From their grace and beauty are much used for cut flowers; handsome bedding plants. Seed sown in spring will produce plants that bloom from August until frost. Two to four feet. Fine mixed. Pkt., 10c.
Daturia.
Trumpet Flower. The plant is of robust habit and grows to a good-sized shrub the first season. The flowers are trumpet- shaped, half-double. Very ornamental and
All colors mixed.
showy. Half-hardy biennial. Four feet. 81. Huberiana. Double and mixed. Pkt., 5c.
Egg Plant.
(Not Edible.) Decorative plants for the green-house or summer garden, with fine foliage and beautiful, bright fruit. A rich soil suits them best.
82. Searlet-Fruited. Pkt., 5c.
83. White-Fruited. Pkt., dc.
~Esehseholtzia.
California Poppy. Free-flowering, handsome, hardy annual, with bright,showy flowers, blooming freely all summer. Ex- cellent for beds, borders or rockwork; one
foot. 84. Fine Mixed. Pkt., 5c.
Euphorbia.
Snow on the Mountain. Attractive foliage, with white and green bracts on the tip of each branch, veined and margined with white. Half-hardy annual.
86. Euphorbia Variegata. Pkt., 5c.
Evening Primrose.
Oenothera. Charming, hardy annuals, with large, showy flowers; old favorites in the flower garden. The flowers open in,the evening.
87. Different Varieties, Mxd. Pkt.5c
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EVERLASTING FLOWERS AND GRASSES.
The Everlasting Flowers are a very popular class, which retain their form and color
for years; are used for winter bouquets, wreaths, crosses, etc. grasses make up into bouquets, etc., splendidly with Everlastings.
Some of the ornamental The flowers should be
picked before they are fully open, and hung up in small bunches in a dry, airy and shady
place. Acroclinium.
One of the most beautiful of the Everlast- ing family, of easy culture, and bears a great number of bright rose or daisy-like flowers. They should be gathered before they fully open, anddried. Half-hardy annual; 1 foot.
90. Roseum. Rose and white, mixed. Pkt., 5c.
Ammobium.
A desirable white Everlasting, being very useful in making up bouquets in summer or
winter. Hardy annual; 18 inches. 91. Alatum. White. Pkt., 5c. Eliechrysum.
This is avery beautiful and valuable Ever- lasting. Large double flowers of bright and striking colors. Will succeed in any soil, and favorites with every one. Cut just be- fore the flowers fully expand. Hardy an- nual; 2 to 3 feet.
92. Monstrosum. Extra choice,double mixed. Pkt., dc.
Globe Amaranth. Gomphrena. Thisis highly prized for
the garden and is indispensable for winter
bouquets. The colors are varied, deep and beautiful. Their flowers should not be cut until fully developed and of full size, near the end of summer, otherwise much of their beauty would be lost. Half-hardy annual; 18 inches.
93. All Colors, Extra Mixed. Pkt.,5c.
Feveriew. : Matricaria. Free-flowering, hardy plants, succeeding in any garden soil; a fine bedding plant or for pot culture; blooms until frost; hardy biennial; 18 inches. 101. Exima fl. pl. (Double White Fever- few.) Handsome, double, white flowers and densely curled foliage. Pkt., 5c.
Four O'Clock.
Marvel of Peru. Well-known hardy biennials. The flowers—red, white, yellow, and variegated—grow in clusters on the summit of the stem. They are exceedingly fragrant, expanding in the evening and withering in the morning. The roots may be preserved through the winter like Dabhlias.
103. All Colors, Mixed. Pkt., 5c.
Forget-Mie-Not.
ifyosotis. Popular and charming little plant, bearing delicate and blue flowers, which are highly prized for their modest beauty. Sow in April, choosing a moist gnd shady situation. Hardy biennial.
105. Alpestris, Mixed. Pkt., 5c.
Bhedanthe.
A charming little Everlasting. The flow- ers should be gathered before they fully ex- pand, else they lose their beautiful bell form. Half-hardy annual; 1 foot.
94. Fine Mixed. Pkt., dc.
Statice.
A valuable Everlasting; should be more grown. Hardy annual; 2 feet. 95. Sinuata Hybrida.
mixed. Pkt., 5c.
Xeranthemum.
Very desirable on account of the abund- ance and long duration of the flowers; well adapted for groups or beds. The flowers are produced on long stems and retain their color when dried. Very valuable for winter bouquets. Hardy annual; 2 to 3 feet.
96. Plenissinum. Extra double, mixed. Pkt., 5c.
Mixed Ornamental
Grasses.
Our own mixture of seed; all the best annual varieties. A single packet will sup- ply in abundance a great variety of the most attractive annual ornamental grasses. No more welcome present can be given to a visitor when looking through the flower garden than a bunch of these unperishable ornamental grasses.
97. ;Extra Mixture Ornamental Grasses. Large Package, 10c.
All colors,
Foxglove.
Digitalis. A handsome and highly ornamental, hardy perennial plant, of stately growth, fine for shrubberies and other half-shady places; 3 feet.
107. Digitalis Gloxinizflora. All colors, mixed. Pkt., 5c.
Fuchsia. .
Lady’s Ear Drops. A well-known plant of easy culture, for the house or shady situations in the garden; the seed we offer is saved from the finest single and double- named varieties. Tender perennial green- house plant.
109. Finest Mixed. Pkt., 25c.
Gaillardia.
Blanket Flower. One of the most brilliant and dazzling of our garden flow- ers. Most suitable for bedding, producing large flowers in great abundance throughout the entire summer. Hardy annual; 18
inches. 111. Picta. Fine mixed. Pkt., 5c
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Mignonette, No. 150.
Elchrysium, No. 92.
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Sweet William, No 316,
Double Daisy, No. 76.
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Ten-Week Stocks, No, 301.
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Poppy, No. 270.
Gaura. A charming hardy annual, curious with spikes of white and red tinted flowers. 112. BLindheimerii. Pkt., dc.
Geranium. Well-known favorites, used extensively for bedding in masses, ribbons, etc. When sown early, geraniums will bloom the first
year from seed; 1 to 2 feet. Half-hardy perennial. ;
114. ZAonale. Fine varieties, mixed. Pkt. 10c.
Gilia.
Pretty, dwarf plants, flowering early and continuing in bloom allsummer. Sow end of March, in open ground, and thin out to six inches apart. Hardy annual.
116. Tricolor. Mixed colors. Pkt., 5c.
Gloxinia.
A bulbous-rooted, perennial greenhouse plant, producing in great profusion during the summer months its large bell-shaped flowers, of the richest and most brilliant colors.
118. HMybrida. Large-flowering, mixed.
Pkt., 20c. Godetia.
Beautiful, hardy annuals, of easy cultiva- tion in suy good garden soil. Their profuse- ness of bloom and delicate tints of color have long rendered them universal favor- ites. Fine for beds, mixed borders and ribbons; 1 foot.
120. Fine Mixed. Choice mixed. Pkt., 5c. Gy psophylila. Pretty, free-flowering, hardy annual;
small starry flower; fine for bouquets. 122. Elegans. Purple and white. Pkt.,5c.
Hi eliotrope.
A well-known genius of profuse flowering and deliciously fragrant plants; splendid bedding or ribboning, and for basket or pot culture. Half-hardy perennial; 18 inches.
124. Fine Mixed. Choice varieties.
Pkt., 10c. Hollyhocks.
This splendid plant, from its splendid growth, and the varied colors of its magnifi- cent, large spikes of flowers,may justly claim a place in every large garden or pleasure ground. Seed sown in June and July will
_ flower the following summer. Hardy per- ennial. 126. Choice Double Varieties, Mixed. Pkt., 10c. Hionesty.
Hardy biennial, admired for its silvery seed pouches, which are used for house ornaments, as they present a beautiful and rather curious appearance.
128. Honesty (Lunaria Biennis) ; 2 feet. Pkt., 5e.
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Hedysarum. Well-known hardy per- ae » blooming freely the first year from see
130. Fine Mixed. White and red. Pkt., 5c.
eb acobaea.
Double Senecio. A showy, free-flow- ering hardy annual. It produces in great profusion branching spikes of bright ma- genta-colored Cineraria-like double flowers. Half-hardy annual.
132. Elegans fl. pl.
Pkt., 5e. Hee Piant.
Prized for its peculiar succulent foliage; fine for baskets, vases, garnishing, etc. Half-hardy annual.
134. Mesembrianthemum Crystal- linum. Pkt., dc.
Larkspur.
Plants of great beauty, richness and end- less variety of colors, with great duration and profusion of bloom, and when planted in beds masses of ribbons are strikingly effected. Hardy annuals.
136. yoctn eee Double. All colors, mixed. Pkt.,
137. Stock-rlowered, ‘tal Double. All colors, mixed. Pkt.,
Lobelia. 3
A very beautiful class of dwarf-growing plants. Their charming little flowers render them exceedingly fine for vases, baskets, bedding or edges. Hardy annuals.
140. Fine Mixed. All varieties, mixed. Pkt., 5c.
141. Compacta, Crystal Palace. Blue; the best bedding variety. Pkt., 10c.
Lupinus.
A class of beautiful and free-flowering plants of stately, robust growth, which makes them exceedingly valuable for mixed flower and shrubbery borders. Hardy annual; 2 feet.
143. Finest Mixed. All colors.
Pkt., 5c. Marigold.
A well-known, free-flowering plant of easy culture, with rich and beautiful double va- rious colored flowers. The African is the best for large beds; the French for small beds or as a foreground for taller plants. Half-hardy annuals.
Double mixed.
145. African, ca ‘Double. All | colors, mixed. Pkt., 146. Dwarf, French, Double. All
colors, mixed. Pkt.,
Mourning Bride.
Seabiosa. One of our handsomest sum- mer border plants, producing a great pro- fusion very double flowers in a variety of shades and colors; a splendid flower for table bouquets, etc. ; hardy annual.
154. Double Varieties. All colors, mixed, Pkt., 5c.
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_, Reseda. Well-known, fragrant favor- Heartsease. The pansy is the most
ites. If the plants are thinned out they | popular of all flowers grown from seed.
will grow stronger and produce larger spikes of flowers; fine for pot or garden culture, and can be had during the whole year by sowing at intervals; hardy annuals.
150. Reseda Odorata. Large-flow- ering Sweet Mignonette. Pkt., 5c.
151. Reseda Machet. Well adapted for pot culture; dwarf pyramidal growth, bearing numerous flower stalks; one of the best. Pkt., 10c.
152. Reseda ‘*‘Golden Queen.” Golden yellow flowers of dense pyramidal growth. A valuable variety. Pkt., 10c.
Monkey Fiower.
Mimulus. Showy, profuse-flowering plants, comprising numerous varieties; fine for greenhouse, or moist, shady situations; half-hardy perennials; blooming the first year from seed if sown early; 1 foot.
156. Mimulus Large- Flowering. Fine mixed varieties. Pkt., 10c.
157. Moschatus (Musk Plant). Fine for hanging-baskets, etc.; small yellow flowers, fragrant foliage. Pkt., 10c.
Nasturtium Dwari.
Very desirable, free-flowering annuals. They are among the most useful for bed- ding, massing or ribboning; they are of compact, dwarf growth, profusely covered with their extremely rich and brilliant flowers of all colors, blooming in succession all through the season; they should be grown in rather poor soil. Half-hardy
annual. 160. All Colors Mixed. Pkt., 5c.
Nemophiila.
Love Grove. Of neat, compact habit; blooming freely all summer if planted in a rather cool, shady place, and in not too rich a soil; hardy annual; 1 foot.
162. Mixed. All varieties mixed. Pkt., 5c.
Nicotiana. Evening Bloomer. Fragrant-flower-
ing tobacco plant. lawn, groups, etc. Half-hardy annual. 164. Affinis. The plant attains a height of three feet, and at evening and early morning is covered with deliciously scented large white flowers. Pkt., 5c.
Nigella.
Love in a Mist, or Devil in the Bush. A compact, free-flowering plant, with finely-cut foliage, curious - looking flowers and seed pods; of easy culture, growing in any garden soil; hardy annual; 1 foot.
i66. Nigella Damascena. Blue and white mixed. Pkt., 5c.
Very ornamental for
It is everywhere popular, both for the
brilliant beauty of its flowers and the long
continuation of bloom. Pansies delight in
a cool, moist situation, partially protected - from the hot noonday sun; in exposed
positions in hot summer weather the flow-
ers will be smaller. Hardy biennials.
240. Fine Mixed. colors mixed. Pkt., dc.
241. German Large - Flowering, Extra Choice. Mixed; saved from a
Fine varieties and
fine collection; flowers very large, perfect in form, and markings of the richest and Pkt., 10c.
most beautiful colors.
242. Trimardeau, or Giant. Re- markable for the extra large size of the flowers, which are carried well above the foliage. Most of the flowers are marked with three large blotches or spots. Pkt., 20c.
Perilla.
Foliage very dark purple; produces a charming contrast with silvery - leaved plants, growing freely in any soil. Half- hardy annual; 134 feet.
247. Perilla Nankinensis. Pxt., 5c.
Petunia.
Favorite plants, succeeding well in any rich soil. For the brilliancy and variety of their colors, abundance of flowers, and the long duration of their blooming period, they are indispensable in any garden, and are also highly prized for growing in pots for the greenhouse or sitting-room. Hali- hardy biennials.
248. Fine Mixed. All colors. Pkt., 5c.
249. Large Flowering, Fringed. Splendid mixture of large flowering sorts, striped and spotted. Pkt., 10c.
250. Double Large Flowering. Beautiful varieties saved from a prize col- lection, in finest mixture. Pkt., 25c-
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ORNAMENTAL CLIMBERS.
The Climbers are rapidly increasing in popularity. The strong-growing varieties are well adapted to covering arbors, verandas, fences, buildings, etc., and will produce both beauty and shade. Those of finer growth are particularly adapted to hanging-baskets, vases, and similar purposes. Itis absolutely necessary that the proper support be fur- nished in due time to climb upon, for if the plants are once neglected it will be almost
impossible to make them assume good habits.
Balsam Apple, No. 172.
Balloon Vine. A rapid-growing plant; succeeds best in light soil and warm situation; flowers white; half-hardy annual; 5 feet.
170. Balleon Vine (Cardiospermum). Pkt., 5c.
Balsam Apple.
Momordica. Very curious climbing vines, with ornamental foliage; fruit golden yellow, warted, and when ripe opens, showing the seeds and its brilliant carmine interior; fine for trellises, rockwork, stumps, etc.; ha!t-hardy annuals; 10 feet.
172. Momordica Salsamina. Cu- cumber-shaped fruit. Pkt.. as.
Sweet Peas, No. 216.
Canary Bird Flower.
A popular climber; so called from its re- semblance to a canary bird with its wings expanded; admirable for baskets, vases, etc. Blooms all summer. MHalf-hardy an- nual.
175. Tropzolum Perigrinum; 1 feet. Pkt., dc.
Cobaea. A climber of rapid growth, flowering the first season, if sown early in the house or
hot-bed. 176. Cobsea Scandens. Large, bell-
shaped, purple flowers. Pkt., dc. Cypress Vine.
One of our most popular climbing vines, with very delicate fern-like foliage, and
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masses of beautiful, small, star-shaped flowers. Sow in April and May. Tender annuals; 12 feet.
178. Cypress Vine. Pkt., 5c.
179. Cypress Vine. White. Pkt., 5c.
180. Cypress Vine. Red and white, mixed. Pkt., dc.
Gourds, Ornamental.
A class of plants of rapid growth, with luxuriant and ornamental foliage, and bear- ing fruit of the most varied and fantastic forms; very desirable for covering old trees, walls, fences, arbors, etc.; or they may be treated the same as squashes. Tender annuals. :
184. Gourd, Bottle-Shaped. PEt., dc.
185. Dipper. Pkt., dc.
186. Hercules’ Club. Pkt., dc.
187. Orange. Fruit resembles an orange. Pkt., dc.
188. Powderhorn. PkEt., dc.
189. Gooseberry. Pkt., dc.
190. Dish Rag,or Dish Cloth. Pkt.,5c.
191. Sugarthrough. PEt., 5c.»
196. Mixture of Small-Fruited Sorts. Pkt., 5c.
Hyacinth Bean. Delichos. Arapid-growing plant,flow- ering freely in clusters ; for covering arbors, trellises, etc. Tender annuals; 10 feet. 198. Delichos Mixed. Pkt., dc.
Maurandia. Anelegant climbing plant, both for trellis, outdoors, or for greenhouse or parlor cul- ture; also for hanging baskets, vases, etc. ; blooms the first season from seed. Half- hardy biennial. 199. Fine Mixed; 6 feet, Pkt., 10c.
Morning Glory.
An old and popular favorite; brilliant and various colored flowers, growing freely in almost any situation, and producing a
Red or Crimson.
A curious sort.
splendid effect when trained to trellis work,
arbors, strings, poles, etc. Hardy annual; 15 feet.
200. Fine Mixed. Allcolors. Pkt., 5c.
Moon Flower.
Evening Glory. A beautiful, rapid climber, having large white flowers from four to six inches in diameter, which open in the evening. Plant seeds in pots, and start in the house and transplant when the weather is warm.
201. Moon Flower. Large White. Pkt., 10c.
Tall Nasturtium.
The tropeolum majus, or tall nasturtiums, are among the easiest grown and prettiest of climbers. They bear hot, dry weather very well and thrive on poor soil. Very free bloomers, and the green seed pods make excellent pickles; 10'feet. Hardy annual.
205. Tall Nasturtium, Finest Mixed. Brightest colors. Pkt., 5c.
Sweet Peas.
Sow early in spring, in a trench about 3 to 4 inches deep and draw the earth around the young plants until they are about 4 inches high. Care must be taken not to smother the leaves when earthing up. Plant in a sunny situation in good, rich soil, and give plenty of moisture.
215. Eckford’s Large Flowering; Mixed. A splendid mixture of this cele- brated strain. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 14-lb., 30c; lb., $1.00.
216. Fine Mixed Sweet Peas. Extra select mixture. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 14-lb., 25e; lb., 75c. ;
217. A Collection of Sweet Peas; 8 choicest varieties. Pkt., 30c.
Thunbergia.
A rapid-growing climber, growing 4 to 6 feet high. Splendid for trellises, fences, ete. Half-hardy annual.
235. Alata. Fine mixed. Pkt., 5c.
Pinks. (Dianthus, Chinensis, Flore Pleno.)
Chinese. The China Pinks are desery- edly very popular, as but few flowers can equal them in beauty and profusion of bloom. They comprise many distinct and most beautiful marked varieties of rich and varied colors. They blossom all summer and fall. They live over winter and blos- som finely again the second season. They are alike ornamental in the garden or for bouquets. The plants grow generally 10 to 15 inches high, and are of the easiest cul- tivation. Hardy biennials.
254. Dianthus Chinensis, fl. pl. (China or Indian Pink.) Finest double, mixed. Pkt., 5c.
255. Hedewiggi, fil. pl. (Japanese Pink.) Finest double mixed in great va- riety. Extrachoice. Pkt., 5c.
256. Diadematus, fl. pl. (Double Dia- dem Pink.) MHieroglyphically marked like the Original Chinese Pinks in the middle down to the base of each petal ; very double, large flowers, magnificent in color and variety. Choice mixed. Pkt., 5c.
257. Japanese Dianthus Oriental Beauties. A magnificent strain of new large flowering Dianthus. Pkt., 10c.
Pheasant Eye Pink.
The well-known garden pink. The flow- ers are deeply fringed or feathered, white or pink with dark eye. Hardy perennial.
260. Single. All colors mixed. Pkt., 5c.
Phiox Drummondii.
These flowers are of extreme beauty, and are greatly admired by all. Their long duration in bloom, combined with their almost unequaled richness of color, renders them of invaluable service in the flower garden, and a finer sight than a bed of Phlox Drummondii is rare to be seen. Half-hardy annual.
262. Drummond’s Phlox. All colors mixed. Pkt., dc.
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Phiox Drummondii.
265. Flowering. brightest colors. Pkt., 10c.
264. Cuspidata, Star - Shaped. Splendid mixture. Pkt., 10c.
Drummond’s Phlox, Large Extra choice mixture of
Portulacea.
Rose Moss. For brilliancy and beauty of color, Portulaccas. are unrivaled. They delight in sunny situations and light soils, where they rapidly carpet the ground, each plant covering a space of about 10 inches in diameter; 6 inches. Half-hardy annuals.
267. Finest Single, Mixed. A great variety of colors. Pkt., 5c.
268. Double Rose - Flowered, Mixed. Unsurpassed for brilliancy of color and great beauty. Pkt., 10c.
Poppy.
Papaver. A showy and easily culti- vated hardy annual, with large brilliant- colored flowers, growing freely in any gar- den soil, and producing a fine effect in large clumps or mixed beds. Sow early in the spring where they are to remain, as they will not bear transplanting; 2 feet.
270. Poppy Carnation, or Pzony- Flowered. colors. Pkt., 5c.
Primrose. |
Chinese Fringed. This charming and beautiful flowering plant is indispens- able for winter or spring decorations in the house or conservatory. It is one of our most important of winter-blooming pot plants. The seed we offer has been saved from the best strains. Tender biennials.
274. Primula Fimbriata Rubra. Red fringed. Pkt., 25c.
275. White fringed. Pkt., 25c.
276. Primula Fimbriata, White
and Red Fringed. Mixed. Pkt., 25c.
Hiardy Primroses.
These are among the best of the early spring-blooming plants. With a slight protection they will stand the winter, but do better if protected by a good frame. Half-hardy perennials.
278. Primula Auricula (Garden Auriculas). A garden favorite of great beauty. Large-flowering ; saved from choice named sorts. Pkt., 15c.
279. Primula Veris (English. Prim- rose, or Cowslip). A beautiful class of dwarf-growing plants, well known. Fine mixed. Pkt., 10c.
Very double mixed; all:
Primula Fimbriata Alba. .
Pyrethrum.
Golden Feather. Handsome herba- ceous plants for margins, beds, etc. They are of easy culture and can be sown in house and transplanted, or in open ground in April. Hardy perennial.
281. Gelden Gem. Valuable as an edging on account of its bright-yellow foli- age. Pkt., 10e.
Ricinus.
Castor Oil Plant. Well-known an- nual, with very ornamental foliage and showy fruit. Fine for center of bed, as it gives a magnificent semi-tropical appear- ance, or planted thick, they make a fine screen or hedge; 6 to 10 feet.
283. Ricinus.. Finest varieties, mixed. Pkt., 5c. ;
Rose ef Heaven.
Visearia. Handsome hardy annuals, making a splendid show when massed; large, round, single flowers of white, scar- let, blue, flesh, margined and marked with various colors; 18 inches.
285. Fine Mixed. Allcolors. Pkt., 5c. Salpiglossis.
Flowers resembling the Petunia in shape and size, but singularly marked and beau- tifully penciled. It is very free flowering and makes a grand show for months. Hardy annual.
287. Finest Mixed. All shades and colors; 18 inches. Pkt., 5c.
Salvia.
Flowering Sage. The Salvia is one of the most beautiful of all flowers; the bril- liant spikes of the scarlet flowers produce for months a dazzling effect. Of easy cul- ture and fine for massing and bouquets. Half-hardy annual. .
- 290. Salvia Coccinea. PKt:, 5c:
Searlet.
Schizanthus.
A-splendid class of plants with rich and various colored flowers; fine for greenhouse decoration and the flower garden; of easy culture. Half-hardy annual.
292. Sechizanthus Hybridus. mixed. ]Pict2 soe.
Fine
Sensitive Plant.
Mimosa. Curious and _ interesting plants, with pinkish-white flowers; the leaves close and droop when touched or shaken. Tender annual.
293. Mimosa Pudica; PKt., de
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Smilax.
Myrsiphyllum Asparagoides. In many respects the Smilax is the most use- ful, and it is certainly one of the most graceful climbers which adorn the green- house or conservatory; for bouquets and floral decorations it is indispensable. Ten- der perennial climber; 10 feet.
295. Smilax. White. Pkt., 10c. Snapdragon. Antirrhinum. One of the most beau-
tiful and useful border plants, blooming profusely the first season from seed until after frost. Half-hardy perennials.
297. Tall Varieties. Finest mixed; ~ 2 feet. “Pkt., 5c.
298. Tom Thumb Varieties. Mixed; X% foot. Pkt., dc.
Stocks.
Gilliflowers. These seeds are saved from the finest double varieties. Unsur- passed for bedding, massing, edging or pot culture, being very free and long bloomers, and of much diversity and brilliancy of color. They are also very attractive in form and richly fragrant, and largely used in summer for bouquets and floral work.
300. German Ten-Week Stocks, Dwarf Double. Fine mixed. Pkt., 5c.
301. German Ten-Week Stocks, Large-Flowering Double. Extra fine mixed. Pkt., 10c.
304. Winter, or Brompton Stocks. Extra double mixed. Pkt., 15c.
Sunfiower.
Helianthus. Old favorites, too well known to need any description. Excellent subjects for distinct effects in shrubbery, borders, etc. Of the easiest culture; an- nuals.
310. Globuius Fistulosus, fl. pl. Globe-shaped, dauble yellow; finest double sunflower; 7 feet. Pkt., 5c.
311. Nanus, fol. var. Dwarf, hand- some variegated foliage; 4 feet. Pkt., 5c.
Sweet Alyssum.
One of the most elegant and useful little flowers cultivated; blooms continuously through the summer. Hardy annual.
3138. Pure White. Very fragrant. PKt.,, 5c.’ :
Sweet Violets.
_ An old favorite, much prized for its de- lighttul perfume. The seed germinates very slowly. Hardy perennial.
31. Viola Odorata. Blue and white mixed. Pkt., 10c.
Sweet William.
Well-known hardy perennial; no garden should be without them; they are free- flowering, in any variety of colors.
316. Choicest Colors Mixed. Pkt., 5c.
Verbenas.
One of the most effective bedding plants; unrivaled in the splendor of its dazzling brilliancy of flower. Plants grown from seeds are fragrant, and also thrifty growers and free bloomers. If the flowers are cut as they begin to fade a mass of-bloom can be produced until killed by frost. Half- hardy perennials.
318. Hybrida. PEt., be,
319. Hybrida, Large- Flowering. Extra choice mixed. Pkt., 10c.
WVinea.
Periwinkle. A class of very pretty, free - flowering perennials, with shining green foliage and beautiful flowers. Tender perennial; 2 feet.
321. Rosea.
Pt. 10e: W allflower.
Well-known, deliciously fragrant garden plants, blooming early in the spring, with large conspicuous spikes of beautiful flow- ers; are much prized for bouquet flowers. Half-hardy perennials.
323. Finest Double Mixed. Pkt., 15c. 325. Single Mixed. Pkt., 5c.
Whitlavia. Fine bell-shaped flowers, growing freely,
and effective for bedding. Hardy annual; 1 foot.
All colors mixed.
Rose and white mixed.
327. Grandifiora. Violet and white mixed. Pkt., 5c. ZAAMNIAS.
Double. Very handsome fall-flowering plants, of great richness and variety of color. The double Zinnia has proved to be a most important acquisition, its splendid double flowers rivaling in beauty, size and form moderate-sized Dahlias. Half-hardy annuals.
330. Double, Mixed, Pkt., 5c.
331. Double Liliput. This class is different from the well-known large-flower- ing strain. The plants are dwarf; the small, perfectly-formed flowers are pompon- shaped, and cover the plants profusely during the summer. Pkt., 10c.
Wild Kliewer.
A mixture of 50 to 60 annuals and bien- nials in endless varieties, colors, etc. Pkt., 5c; 6 0z., 15c; oz., 25c.
Choicest Colors
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SUMMER-FLOWERING BULBS.
Bulbs are, as a rule, as satisfactory as anything in the garden. They are very little trouble, requiring no care after being planted, and produce effects unequaled by any other class of plants. Plant in April, as soon as weather is warm, and take up as soon as the tops have died down in the fall. Store away in some dry place until next spring.
Canna, or Indian Shot.
The Canna is a fine foliage plant,making a good bed,alone, but particularly desirable as the center of a group of foliage plants, for which it is one of the best. The Dwarf French “::. Cannas are continuous bloom- = ers, producing large trusses of beautiful, showy flowers from early summer until late in an- tumn. Two to four feet high.
Everblooming French Varieties. Strong roots. Doz., $1.50; single roots, 15c each.
Elephant Ear.
(Caladium Esculentum.) The Caladium Esculentum is one of the handsomest of the ornamental - leaved plants. Roots obtained in the spring will make good plants in the
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summer.
Dahlias.
Well-known, autumnal-flowering plants; they bloom during end of August, Septem- ber and October, and surrender only to the Frost King. Our selections contain all the best varieties, and the roots we offer are fine and healthy.
A collection_of 24 different named varieties, one root each, $3.00; 12 varieties, one root each, $1.50; single roots, 15c. each.
Gladiolus.
The most attractive of all summer-flower- ing bulbs are the Gladioli. Their cultiva- tion is very simple, as they will thrive in any ordinary garden soil. A succession of bloom may be had from July to September by planting at intervals from April to June. Plant six inches apart in beds or double rows and three inches deep.
Choicest Varieties and Colors Mixed. Doz., 25c; 100, $1.50.
NMiadeira Vine Roots.
The Madeira Vine is a beautiful climber, with thick, glossy, light green, almost transparent leaves, and climbing twenty feet or more and twining any desired form. Plant the tuber out of doors in the spring, and it will commence to grow at once. The flowers are white, small, in long racemes. Put in asunny situation. Lb., 25c.
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Leaves three feet or more in length,
nearly as broad. There is nothing so good as the Caladium for grand bed foliage in the garden.
Extra Large Roots. Large Roots.
Each, 35c; doz., $3.50. Each, 25¢; doz., $2.50.
Tuberoses.
The Tuberose is a beautiful, pure white, wax-like, very sweet scented, double flower, growing on tall stems, each stem bearing a dozen or more flowers. To have flowers early, plant them in boxes of earth and keep in a warm place in the house; when weather is warm, transplant in the garden. Those who want this beautiful flower in early winter can plant a few bulbs in pots in July or August, sink them to the rim in earth in the garden, where they can remain until the cool nights set in in autumn, then remove to the house.
Tall Double Tuberoses. Dozen tubers, 30c; 100, $2.00. Tuberoses, Dwarf Pearl. Dozen
tubers, 30c; 100, $2.00.
Holland, or Dutch ; Bulbs.
In fall we will have a complete assort- ment of our own importation, direct from the best sources in Holland, of Hyacinths, Tulips, Crocus, Narcissus, Lilies, Crown- Iniperials, Snowdrops, Anemones, etc., etc. all of which should invariably be planted
in fall. Price List ready in September.
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GRASS AND CLOVER SEED.
We are making Grass and Clover Seed a specialty, and the following is a list of the
leading and most valuable grasses and clovers in this latitude.
Grass and Clover Seeds
are market articles; prices change according to supply and demand, and prices given below
are subject to market fluctuation.
Will sell 25 pounds at 100 pound rate.
Quotations for
quantities will be given any time when desired; write for them.
Cash with order.
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Orchard.
Kentucky Blue Grass. (Poa Pra- tense.) The famous pasture grass of Ken- tucky. It thrives upon any ordinary soil; stands the heat of summer remarkably well. For pastures and lawns it has no superior, giving that peculiar, rich shade of bluish- green so much admired in the best lawns; also making a very close, velvety turf; 40 to 50 pounds of seed are required per acre. Fancy clean. Lb., 15c; 10 Ibs., $1.25; 100 lbs., $10.00.
Red Top. (Agrotis Vulgaris.) A very valuable permanent grass; grows well upon almost any soil; especially valuable for meadows, pastures and lawns, where per- manent grasses are desired. If used alone,
’ sow 30to 40 pounds per acre. If mixed with
timothy for mowing lands, 20 lbs. per acre. First grade fancy clean seed (solid) ,lb., 25c; 10 lbs., $1.50; 100 lbs., $12.00. Choice seed, Ib., 15c; 10 Ibs., $1.00; 100 Ibs., $8.00.
Orchard Grass. (Dactylis Glomerata.) A standard grass, well known. One of the very best in cultivation. If cut just as it is coming into bloom (as it always should be), a good second crop will follow, and some- times even athird. Orchard is one of the earliest grasses, yields immense crops, and makes the best of hay; it endures consid- erable shade, and is much used for sowing in orchards. Lb., 20c; 10 lbs., $1.75; 100 lbs., $15.00.
SPEGIAL NOTICE.
Corn, Rye, etc.
Freight charges to be paid by the purchaser.
Timothy. (Phleum Pratense.) This is the most valuable of all grasses for hay, es- pecially in the north. Thrives best on moist, loamy soils of medium tenacity. It should be cut just when the blossom falls. Sow early in the spring or fall, at the rate of 15 pounds per acre, if alone, but less if mixed with other grasses. Market price.
Creeping Bent Grass. (Agrostis Stoli- nifera.) Valuable as a pasture grass and for lawns; best adapted for low, moist situations. Starts early and holds out late. Of quick, successive growth when cropped
close. Perennial. Sow 30 pounds per acre. Lb., 30c; 10 lbs., $2.50; 100 lbs., $20.00.
Common Millet. (Panicum Millia- ceum.) Sow in drills, or broadcast, from May to last of July, 25 to 30 pounds to the acre. Market price.
German, or Golden Millet. Supe- rior to all others. Medium early, three to five feet high. Sow same as Common Mil- let. Market price.
Italian Rye Grass. (Lolium Italicum.) Esteemed in England. It is valuable for mixing in with other grasses for permanent
pastures. It takes 40 to 50 pounds to sow one acre. Lb., 15c; 10 lbs., $1.25; 100lbs., $7.00.
We are in the market at all times for Clover, Timothy, Millet, Hungarian and other Grass and Field Seeds; also Pop In offering to us any of the foregoing Seeds, mail large samples of
what you have to offer, with your address plainly written on each sample, and state quantity you can furnish, and on receipt of samples, and if in need of what you offer,
we will name price.
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Hungarian Grass. (Panicum Ger- manicum.) A valuable foliage plant. Sow broadcast at the rate of 20 to 30 pounds to the acre, and cultivate the same as Millet. Market price.
English Perennial Rye Grass. (Lolium Perenne.) A rapid-growing, early grass; much used for sowing with other grasses jn meadows, pastures and mowing lands. Valuable for lawns. Sow 40 to 50 pounds totheacre. Lb., 15c; 10 lbs., $1.00; 100 lbs., $7.00.
Meadow Fescue, or English Blue Grass. (Festuca Pratensis.) This is ex- cellent for hay when sown with other grasses, such as Orchard Grass and Tim- othy, and is also considered one of the best grasses for permanent pasture on a great variety of soil. Sow 30 to 40 pounds to the acre. Lb., 15c; 10 1bs., $1.00; 100 lbs., $8.00.
Red Clover. White Clover.
Red Clover (Trifolium Pratense). This is by far the most important of all varieties for practical purposes. Sow in the spring or fall, and if no other grasses are used, at the rate of 8 to 10 pounds to the acre; more is required on old, stiff soils than on new and lighter ones. Lb., 15c;
White Clover (Trifolium Repens). A small, creeping, perennial variety, valuable for pasturage and for lawns. It accommo- dates itself to a variety of soils, but prefers moist ground. Sow in spring, at the rate of 6 pounds per acre; or when used with other grasses, half that amount. Lb., 35c.
Alsike, or Swedish Clover (Trijo- lium Hybridum). The most hardy of all
MEXETORE OF GRASS SEED FOR
Clovers—perennial. On rich, moist soil it yields an enormous quantity of hay or pasturage, but its greatest value is for sow- ing with other clovers and grasses, as it forms a thick bottom and greatly increases
; the yield of hay; cattle prefer it to any
other forage. The heads are globular, fra- grant, and much liked by bees, which ob- tain a large amount of honey from them. Sow in spring or fall, at the rate of 8 pounds per acre. Lb., 30c.
Bokhara Clover, or Sweet Clover (Melilotus Alba). This is exceedingly valu- able as pasturage for bees. Occasionally found growing wild by the roadside in company with the more common Sweet Clover (Melilotus Officinalis) ; 6 to 8 pounds to the acre. Lb., 25c; 10 lbs., $2.20.
Honey, or Bee Clover (Melilotu Ceruleus). As the name indicates, this Clover is very valuable to bee-keepers. It will take 8 to 10 pounds to sow an acre. Lb., 40c; 10 Ibs., $3.50. .
Crimson Trefoil, or Scarlet Italian Clover (Trifolium Incarnatum). An annual variety, in common use in the South for feeding green and for hay, and also found very profitable on the sandy soils of New Jersey and Delaware. The yield in fodder is immense, and after cut- ting it at once commences to grow again, continuing until cold, freezing weather. It grows about one foot high; the roots are nearly black; leaves long, blossoms long, pointed and of a very deep red, or carmine color. Makes good hay. It is sown in August or September in the South, but should not be planted in the North until spring. Sow 12to 15 pounds to the acre. Lb., 15c; 10 Ibs., $1.00; 100 lbs., $7.00.
Alfalfa, or Lucerne Clover (Medi- cago Sativa). Do not 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 in rich, moist loam or sandy soil, having a deep sub-soil. Prepare the land thoroughly and sow seed at the rate of 20 to 25 pounds per acre, with a broadcaster or grass seeder. Cover witha brush or light harrow. The young plants are quite tender, and the land must be free from weeds until they become established.
Lb., 20c; 10 lbs., $1.50; 100 lbs., $12.00.
PERMANENT PASTURE.
Most of our western farmers have not yet learned that a pasture or meadow of mixed grasses is far superior to Clover and Timothy alone, but such is the case. Our mixture for permanent pasture consists of Orchard Grass, Red Top, Blue Grass, and a number of the very best imported perennial grasses and Clover seeds. This we can recommend to all. It must, however, be borne in mind that a pasture sod can not be obtained in one
year. Sow about 50 pounds to an acre. Ten lbs., $1.75; 100 Ibs., $11.00. We also prepare cheaper mixtures, if wanted
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SchislaeCnrnel Seed Co.’s Lawn Grass Seed.
This is a choice and carefully selected mixture of fancy grasses, selected especially to make a beautiful and perfect lawn, and, being composed of a great variety of fine natural grasses, is calculated to constantly present throughout the entire season a beautiful and velvet-like carpet of emerald green. This effect can only be produced by using certain grasses, and in due proportions. Our S. anp C. Lawn Mixture will give perfect satisfac- tion, and it will not only produce a fine sod and effect under the most favorable situations, but also in shady spots and under trees will give astonishing satisfaction. It may be planted early in spring and fall, and should be sown at the rate of 50 or 60 pounds to the acre. If sown in the spring, sow as early as possible, making the surface very fine and smooth, then raking it over, sow the seed. Cover by rolling with alight roller. If sown in the fall, sow before the autumn rains have ceased. One pound of this mixture is suffi-
cient to sow a space of fifteen feet square.
Lb., 20c; 10 Ibs., $1.50; 100 Ibs., $14.00.
Lawn Fertilizer. This is a convenient lawn dressing, to be applied in spring or
fall, at the rate of 500 to 600 pounds to the acre, or 10 pounds to 300 square feet.
It will
produce a luxuriant growth of grass. Ten lbs., 40c; 25 lbs., 75c; 100 Ibs., $2.25.
FARM AND FIELD SEEDS.
Terms: Cash with order.
pound must be added for postage.
Buckwheat.
Buckwheat should be sown about the middle of June, broadcast, at the rate of from two to three pecks per acre. The average yield is from twenty-five to thirty bushels per acre. It should be threshed as soon as dry, on the ground or barn floor. If allowed to stand in mass it quickly gathers moisture.
Common. The old, well-known sort. Market price.
Silver Hull. This variety continues in bloom longer than the Common Buck- wheat, and is therefore better for bees. The flower is whiter and husks thinner. Peck, 50c; bu., $1.50.
Japanese. The yield of this new vari- ety is largely in excess of the old one. The straw is heavier and more branching; ker- nels twice the size of the old kinds, ripen- ing a week earlier, while the flour made frore it is fully equal to that of any other variety. Peck, 50c; bu., $1.50.
Prices subject to fluctuation. extraeach. Freight charges always to be paid by the purchaser.
Two-bushel bags, 15 cents If by mail, 10 cents per
Broom Corn.
Culture. It requires similar soil and culture as corn, but should be planted later; have the ground in prime condition. Itis frequently planted in drills three and a half feet apart, leaving the plants six inches apart.
Improved Evergreen. Grows about eight to ten feet high, stands up well, and is entirely free from crooked brush. The fibre is longand fine. It will not get red in the field before it is cut, but is strictly a green variety of brush. Peck, 50c; bu. (48 lbs.) $1.50.
Wild Rice.
An annual, which sows itself in the fall, about the middle of September, and lies dormant all winter; in spring commences to sprout, as the water gets warm, reaching the surface during the first half of June. It grows ~~ rapidly, in one to eight feet of water. Lb., 25c; 10 lbs., $2.00.
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Cane, or Sorghum.
The Sorghum syrup and sugar industry, we believe, is destined to a high rank in agriculture, from the sugar-cane belt of the South to the southern limit of the spring wheat region of the North. Plant in warm corn soil, rather poor than rich, or at least manure with mineral fertilizers, as ashes, bone meal, potassic manures, etc., in drills 314 feet apart, to let the sunlight reach the stalks and lower leaves to perfect the devel- opment of sugar.
To plant cane seed for sugar, sow four or five pounds of seed to the acre; if for fodder, thirty pounds to the acre.
Early Amber Cane. This popular and well-known variety is the earliest, and makes the finest quality of amber syrup and good sugar. Sueceeds well from Texas to Minnesota. Lb., 10c; peck, 50c; bu., (50 lbs.), $1.50.
Early Orange Cane. A well-known variety, well adapted for the South; it is from eight to ten days later than the Early Amber. Peck, 50c; bu., $1.50.
Red or White Kaffir Corn. A va- riety of Sorghum, cultivated for both forage and grain, growing from 434 to 6 feet high; is stocky and erect, and has wide foliage. Kaffir Corn has the quality, common to all Sorghums, of resisting drought, and in this fact is to be found its peculiar value to southern sections. Sow in rows three feet apart, 5 to 6 pounds totheacre. Lb., 10c; 10 lbs., 60c.
Cow, or Southern Peas.
Plant in thoroughly pulverized soil. If wanted to plow under for manure, sow with a grain drill, in drills afootapart. Is grown for fodder or for seed; plant 344 feet apart and cultivate thoroughly. The seed must not be sown until the soil has become thor- oughly warm. Weight per bu., 60 lbs.
Blackeye. Seed large, round obiong; creamy white, with large black eye.
Black. Seed all black; called also ‘‘The Poor Man’s Pea,’’ on account of its wonder- ful -prolificacy.
Clay Colored. Large seed, of a blue clay color.
Whip-poor-will. Theseeds are large, speckled, brown in color,
Above items, market price. Field Peas.
These are sown for marketing dry, for split peas,or for fodder for stock, at the rate of 2% bushels to the acre, either broad- cast or yn drills.
White Canada Field. Peck, 50c;
Spring Vetches, or Tares. (Vicia sativa.) A species of the pea, grown exten- sively in England, and to a considerable extent in Canada, for stock, but not much used in the United States. Culture same as field peas. Sow two bushels per acre. Lb., 25c; bu. of 60 lbs., $5.00.
Sand, Winter or Hairy Vetches. (Vicia villosa.) 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 thefirst. The round, black seed should be sown at the rate of 114 bushels to the acre. Lb., 25c; bu. of 60 lbs., $5.00.
Dwarf Essex Rape.
The true Dwarf Essex Rape is valuable as a fattening food for pasturing sheep in autumn. It is particularly adapted as a “catch crop,”’ for it grows best late in the season. In the Northern States it can be sown at any time from May until the end of August, but in the Southern States it should not be sown until September or October for winter pasture. Its fattening properties are said to be twice as good as clover.. Sow ten to twelve pounds per acre broadcast, or fourto five pounds per acre in drills fifteen inches apart. Lb., 15c; 10 Ibs., 51.00.
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/ Sunflower Seed.
VYMammoth Russian. Single heads measure twelve to twenty-two inches in diameter, and contains an immense quan- tity of seed, an excellent and cheap food for fowls. They eat it greedily, fatten well on it, better than on almost any other food. It can be raised cheaper than corn. Every farmer should plant some of the seed in any waste piece of ground.- The stalks and seed-heads, when dry, make a good hot fire. Sow four or five pounds to the acre. Lb., 15c; 10 lbs., $1.00.
Seed Oats.
The Lincoln Oats. Very early and best for Oat Meal and grinding. Very pro- ductive. Peck, 30c; bu., 75c; 10 bu., $6.00.
Russian White Oats. One of the best. A strong grower and good cropper; highly recommended as showy and profit- able. Peck, 30c; bu., 75c; 10 bu., $6.00.
Welcome Oats. A White Oat, intro-
duced several years age. Early, heavy and //f 54 and most prolific varieties known;
productive; strong straw, growing five or six feet high, and making large stools; said to have yielded as much as 97 bushels to the acre. Peck, 30c; bu., 75c; 10 bu., $6.00.
Winter Turf Oats. This is a winter variety and should be sown early in fall. It has been tried in nearly all the sections of this country and has given very satisfac- tory results. They are said to be as hardy as Winter Wheat and to largely outyield Spring Oats. New crop ready in August. Prices upon application.
Texas Rust-Proof. At market prices.
Seed Spring Wheat, ) 5.,.., upon Seed Barley, application. Seed Rye,
LL White Rice.
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“ Seed Pop Corn.
White Pearl. Smooth-grained ears,
AA to 5 inches long by % to 14g inches in
diameter ; good for either family or market
use.
A very fine white vari- y, ears 4 to 5 inches in length and 14%
inches in diameter. Kernel pointed.
Especially salable among retail grocers.
Queen’s Golden. One of the largest
its qualities and handsome appearance when popped are very noticeable; it pops perfectly white and a single kernel will expand to a diameter of nearly one inch; the stalks grow six feet high, and the large ears are produced in abundance.
Prices for any kind of the above named Pop Corn: Lb., 15c; 10 lbs., $1.00. If by mail, add 10c per lb. to prepay postage.
Winter Seed Wheat.
Our Price List of the best varieties of selected Winter Wheat and other Seed Grain for fall sowing, with full description, will be issued about the end of August and mailed free to all applicants.
FERTILIZER.
As there is now very strong competition in Fertilizers, we prefer to make a special
price to parties wanting in ton or carload lots.
Land Plaster, or Gypsum. Itisan excellent addition to land requiring lime and sulphates, particularly for such crops as turnips, potatoes, grasses and clovers. Its fertilizing action is not so much due to its value as a plant food as to the absorbing and fixing ammonia and rendering soluble the inert plant foods of the soil, so that the growing crops can take them up.
Quantity Required. Broadcasted and harrowed in, 4 to 1 ton per acre.
Price. Bbl. (about 275 lbs.), $1.60; 5 bbls., $7.50. Bone Fertilizers. These are the true
phosphatic manures, containing forty to fifty per cent. of lime and nitrogen, equal to about four per cent. of ammonia. They decompose slowly in the soil, and, there- fore, form excellent permanent improve- ment, being less likely than almost any other kind of manure to waste in rainy seasons, particularly on sandy soils. cellent for top dressing lawns and grass lands, for garden and field crops.
Quantity Required. for permanent pasture and mowing lands, }4 to 1 ton per acre. For trees and vines, 2 to 4 quarts each. For top dressing, 1,000 to 1,500 lbs. per acre. For field and garden crops, 34 to 1 ton broad- casted and harrowed in.
Ex-
Freight charges to be paid by the purchaser.
Bone Meal, Flour or Dust. This is ground very fine, decomposes rapidly in the soil, quickly beneficial. rg 10 Ibs., 35c; 25 lbs., 75c; 100 lbs.,
.50.
Ground Bone. This is moderately fine and particularly adapted for general fertilizing purposes; finer particles are im- mediately beneficial, the coarse keeping up the supply of plant food for a long period. Sy gis 10 lbs., 35c; 25 lbs., 75c; 100 lbs.,
Pure Crushed, or Coarse Bone. This is largely used for pasture lands, being rather slow but permanent in action, and it is also indispensable in the preparation of grape vine borders, for fruit trees, small fruits, etc., where a lasting fertilizer is required. Also for poultry.
‘ Price: 10 lbs., 35c; 25 lbs., 75c; 100 lbs., 2.00.
Hanson’s Flower and Plant Food. This is a most useful fertilizer for all kinds of plants raised in pots. It produces a rapid and vigorous growth and an abundance of flowers. Odorless, and takes the place of liquid manure. Drives insects out of the soil. Small packages, containing food for twenty plants for three months, 15c; 3 for 40c; if by mail, add 5 cents per package. Large packages, containing sufficient plant food for one year, 25c; 3 for 65c; if by mail. add 15 cents per package. Each package contains full directions.
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The Seed Corn we have for sale was grown for this purpose, the ears selected and examined,
Express or freight charges always to be paid by the purchaser.
Terms: Cash with order. Special price on large lots; write for it.
Pride of the North— | Early Eclipse— Yellow.
Yellow. tis vaniegy sia been eet up from a
A very early Dent variety ripening with | cross between the Leaming, Riley’s Favorite the Flint sort, and can be successfully | 20d the Illinois Premium Dent. It is a grown farther north than any other variety | V€TY, Vigorous grower and immensely pro-
of Dent corn. Stalks small with broad | ductive. Will mature in 90 days. Har leaves. Ears short, twelve to sixteen- | about 9 inches long; rows from 16 to 25 in
rowed, well filled. Grain long, yellow, number. Grain very long and deeply
making an extra quality of meal. Peck, dented; color deep orange yellow. Cob 35c; bu., $1.00. very small and red; quality very sweet and
yi nutritious. Peck, 35c; bu., $1.00. Eowa Silver Mine— White. Bee “a The stalks grow to a height of 7 to 8 feet, ‘Ehe Leaming— Yellow.
and set the ears about 34% to 4 feet from the A yellow Dent variety; very small red ground. Ears measure from ae 12 in- cob, with a deep, long grain, of a rich ches in length, and often weigh 1g pounds. golden color; matures a crop in ninety days, They are very uniform in size and shape, | and will, if planted by the 1st of June, with 16 to 20 straight rows of deep, pure | under ordinary culture, grow, ripen and be
white kernels on a small white cob. Itis | fit to husk and crib by September Ist.
the heaviest yielder we know. Peck, 35c; | Peck, 35c; bu., $1.00. - bu., $1.00.
+) @ Golden Beauty—Wellow Dungan 5 White This variety has ears of perfect shape, Prolifie. with from 10 to 14 straight rows of brightest : 3 ; golden yellow grains of yeni size, Dungan’s White Prolific Corn matures in and filled out completely to the extreme about 105 to 110 days; is one of the largest end of the cob. The cobs are unusually white corns grown; has a very deep grain, snail.” Peck) 25¢° ba.. $1.00 small cob, and every cob pure white. One . : ; , eS © of the greatest points in this corn is its 3 iR— % yielding capacity, outyielding any other Ae eg eee, coe known variety to us, fully half of the stalks . anee ducing two to three] ll- than the Piasa King. Ear very large, from producing two:to tareolanseiua = amas
: ech ain ears. Dungan’s corn makes al foli 10 to 16 inches in length, having from 14 to a will Pind the aeaheht rust Oe eee 28 rows. Color deep yellow; grain broad
ter d th th iety. and long and deeply ‘dented; stalk stout | Peck 35c bu. $100. variety
) Peck, 35c; bu., $1.00. and vigorous and very leafy; does well 8 upon black prairie or strong bottom land. St. Charles— W hite.
Peck, 35c; bu., $1.00. ; es poets An old, well-known variety. Peck, 35c;
Champion Karly White | bu., $1.00 ) Pearl. Sweet Corn for Fodder.
An extra early, pure white variety of the Dent family; very productive and exceed- There is nothing better for green feed, or ingly heavy, maturing in 85 to 90 days | for curing for winter, than sweet corn. from the time of planting. The grain is | Cattle highly relish it, and when fed on it, keeps them in fine condition and give an
extra deep and wide, two of which will more than span the cob, which is very | abundance of milk. Sow in drills or broad cast Peck, 75c; bu., $2.50.
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SEED POTATOES. Prices on Application.
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bushels ways each. Prices given subject to fluctuation.
The
eed Potatoes we have for sale are all Northern grown—they are well selected,
sound stock, and, we are sure, will give satisfaction.
Early Ohio. This justly belongs at the head of the list of extra early pota- toes, because no other variety will MATURE as early. Some very good early sorts will give eatable potatoes about as early, but their tops will be green for days after Early Ohio have died. It is two weeks ahead of the Early Rose, and is a special favorite with marketmen, and the most profitable potato that can possibly grow. The sprout is very strong and the vine grows erect, making it easy to cultivate, and on account of its early maturity you can get the high prices and have the land for other crops. It does well on any soil suitable for pota- toes.
Rural New Yorker. This new potato originated on the experimental grounds of The Rural New Yorker, and, although only introduced in 1889, has already created quite a furore among potato growers. It is of very distinct and handsome appearance; the tubers are of large size, with remarkable smoothness of skin; the eyes are few, dis- tinct and shallow. It is of extreme white- ness, both of skin and flesh, and excellent table gualities.
New York Early Rose. The Early Rose is the standard early | ive and is too well known to need any description.
Early Beauty of Hebron. Anearly rapid-growing variety,earlier than the Early Rose, and excelling from 20 to 25 per cent. in yield. Too well known to need descrip- tion.
Mammoth Pearl. Handsome in ap- pearance, free from rot and never hollow; skin and flesh-very white; oblong to round in shape, tabers large.
Snowflake. The tubers are of good, medium and uniform size; elongated oval, compressed exceedingly symmetrical and remarkably uniform. In quality, we do not hesitate to say that nothing can sur- pass this variety; its mealiness, its pure, delicate flavor, and the evenness with which it cooks through, have never been eclipsed by any potato.
Burbank’s Seedling. This old stand- ard is quoted high in the market. Well known. :
Bliss. Triumph. This variety quite popularin the South, Tubers are of medium size; color beautiful red ; one of the best for early market.
Peerless. variety.
White Star. Tubers are oblong, large and handsome; in yield it has proved remarkably prolific; flesh pure and white, very mealy, medium in season. It is a good
A well-known, productive
variety for a general crop.
Seed Sweet Potatces.
Wewill have a full supply of the following named va- rieties in planting season:
Early Red Bermuda.
Yellow Nansemond.
Red Nansemond.
Southern Queen, White.
Sweet Potatoes and Sweet Potato Plants.
On account of the early publication of our Catalogue we can not make the prices. Prices of Seed Sweet Potatoes will be given on application, about first week in March, and of Sweet Potato Plants about middle -* April.
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“PLANET JR.’ FARM AND GARDEN TOOLS.
PACE will not permit our showing and describing all of the “Planet Jr.’ Tools, but we will send a fully illustrated catalogue free for the asking to any who desire it. Great improvements have been made for 1904.
No. 3 Hill and Dril! Seeder.
Price, $10.00.
@ His SEEDER is the latest and most perfect development of the hand seed drill. It sows evenly in drills, and also drops in hills, at 4, 6, 8, 12 or 24 inches apart. It is thrown out of gear’instantly by moving a convenient lever, or the flow of seed is stopped by pushing down the feed rod. No time is lost; no seed is wasted. It is quickly set to sow dif- ferent kinds of seed in the exact thickness = 3 desired. It covers and rolls down light or heavy, and marks the next row clearly. 15-inch drive wheel, hopper holds 2% quarts. It runs light, and sows equally @ well with a full hopper or a tablespoonful \ of seed. ; a
The accurate hill-dropping drill, which _* gives a regular stand of plants with the $5 least seed, saves its cost over and over in Se RS a seed alone. We guarantee this drill to be a more accurate than any other made, and to give satisfaction in every respect.
‘sPlanet Jr.’’ No. 4 Combined Hill and Drill Seeder, Single Wheel Hoe, Cultivator, Rake and Plow. Price, complete, $10.00; as a Drill only, $8.00.
@us admirable tool combines in a single convenient implement a capital hill-dropping seeder, a perfect drill seeder, a single wheel hoe, a cul- tivator, a rake and a plow. t holds three pints, and as a seeder is like the No. 3, sowing in continuous rows, or dropping in hills at any distance. It is thrown out of gear by simply raising the handles. The index is ac- curate, simple and easily ‘set. The drill is detached and the tool frame ‘ : Se substituted by removing but one bolt. ote a= SS It then becomes a single wheel hoe,
ar es garden plow, cultivator or rake. It is useful almost every day of the season, at every stage of garden work. With this one implement the small farmer can do practically all the work in his small crops.
‘*Planet Jr.’’ No. 25 Combined Hill and Drill Seeder and Double Wheel Hoe.
PRICE, $13.00
HIS new combined machine is intended for a class of gardeners who have large enough acreage in crops for
a double wheel hoe, to be used to good advantage, and yet prefer not to buy a separate wheel hoe. It is large enough for field use, for it holds 2% quarts (or about five pounds of onion seed), and has 11%-inch wheels, which are just the
right size.
As 2 drill it is almost identical with the ‘‘Planet Jr.’’ No. 4 drill; will sow in drills or hills, 4, 6, 8, 12 or 24 inches apart, and has the same automatic de- vice for throwing out of gear, and the new combined cut-off and seed index with thumb-screw adjustment. It is thoroughly substantial and accurate in sowing all kinds of garden seeds in either hills or drills.
As a wheel hoe it is identical with the “‘Planet Jr.’’ No. 12 double wheel hoe, the very best machine on the mar- ket. The change from drill to wheel hoe takes but a moment, and the en- tire combination is one we can heartily recommend and guarantee satisfactory.
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‘*Planet.Jrea> No.1. Combined Drill Seeder and Wheel Hoe, Cultivator and Plow. Price, $9:00.
THs has long been the most popular combined tool made. It will not drop in hills, but as a drill seeder it cannot be excelled. From a drill it ts changed to its other uses by removing two bolts, when hoes, etc., can be quickly attached. It is an excellent seed sower, a first- class double or single wheel hoe, an ex- cellent furrower, an admirable wheel cul- tivator, and a rapid and efficient garden plow. It is a practical every-day time and labor saver, and a grand remedy for backache.
A pair of 6-tooth rakes supplied when specially ordered. Price, 50Oc.
No. 12 Double Wheel Hoe, Cultivator and Plow. Price, $6.50.
iS Rea perfected wheel hoe is invaluable for use in all small crops. It has ll- inch wheels, which can be set at four dif- ferent distances apart; the frame is mal- Ss leable, and can be set three different = heights. The handles are adjustable at Ss |S aa any height. The arch is of stiff steel,
= Tz SC NUSsUAally high; the quick change frame ee permits the tools to be changed without removing the nuts. All the blades are of tempered and polished steel.
No. 13 Double Wheel Hoe. Price, $4.25.
This tool is the No. 11, with 6-inch hoes only, these being the tools that are most generally Se Any or all of the other tools shown with No. 11 may be added at any time, and are sure o fit.
«Planet Jr.”” No. 16 Single Wheel Hoe, Cultivator, Rake and Plow. PRICE, $5.35.
7 latest and best single wheel hoe has a very full set of tools, several of them being of new design, such as have been found to work in the very best manner. It has l1l-inch wheel, with broad face; is very light, strong and easy running. It has ad- justable handles and quick-change frame. The tools are a well-shaped plow for marking out, plowing, covering and late cultivation; a pair of 6-inch shield hoes and three all-steel patent cultivator teeth; also a set of two : Fr, rakes, just the thing for preparing ground SD ee for the seed drill. A practical leaf guard ‘ holds up the plants, while thorough work is being done underneath; the frame changes in height, and the wheel may be attached to the other side of the frame, when both sides of the row may be hoed at one passage.
No, 17 Single Wheel Hoe, Cultivator and Plow.
Price, $4.50.
HIS tool is identical with No. 16, but has
only a pair of 6-inch hoes, a plow, and a
set of cultivator teeth—an outfit sufficient for
most garden work. The other attachments can be added at any time.
No. 18 Single Wheel Hoe. Price, $3.25.
This tool has the same frame and handles as No. 15, but has one pair of 6-inch hoes only, the tools ae are most constantly useful throughout the season. All the other tools can be added as needed. :
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is so widely known as the “Planet cr * Combined Horse Hoe and _ Cultivator, for it is in use throughout. the civilized world. It is so strongly built as to with- stand incredible strain, yet it is light and easy to handle. :
The Frame is longer than usual and about one and a half inches higher, making a tool that will not clog easily.
The Stiff Steel Standards are hollow with round throats; they polish quickly and free themselves readily from obstructions, and they clasp the frame and strengthen it.
The Depth is under perfect control by means of a new lever wheel and the new patented depth regulator, which are moved instantly in unison by a single lever, making exact work, steadying the machine and re- lieving the operator.
. The Seamed Ri ead oe pate ern, superior to ail other forms; exceedingly : ZS strong, simple, accurate and positive in all —~ positions.
The Handle and Braces are also new, and the most effective and stiffest combination known, at once making the tool rigid, yet allowing every adjustment of handles in height and sidewise. : : _ The Reversible Side Hoes, patented, are an important part of the implement. As shown in the cut, they act as ploughs or hillers, but when turned end for end the tool becomes a gen- uine horse hoe, working so shallow and so close, without injury to the roots, that an immense amount of hand labor is saved.
Every part is perfect to make the tool acceptable to the intelligent farmer, who knows the best is always the cheapest. Price, $8,00. Without depth Regulator (order as No. 7), $7.50.
«PLANET JR.”’
Harrow and Cultivator Price, plain . . $5.30 ‘«¢ with Wheel, 6.40 g
‘* complete, 8.008
ROBABLY no other cultivating machine Ip «PLANET JR.’’ No. 8
Horse Hoe. Price $8.00.
HIS tool has rapidly grown in fa- (oe vor with farmers, market garden- ers and strawberry growers. It
has a high frame and the chisel- shaped teeth eut an inch wide each. The Foot Lever Pulverizer is a capital addition for preparing ground for the seed drill or for plant setting. Hand levers regulate both width and depth while in motion; it contracts to 12 inches, and may further be re- duced in width by taking off the out- side teeth; it expands to 32 inches. It cultivates deep without throwing earth upon the plants, and-the smooth, round throated teeth turn strawberry
= 3 runners without injuring them. Straw- berry Runner Cutter Attachment consisting of a 10-inch flat steel disc mounted on an outrigger, extra.
OLMSTED’S RELIABLE MOLE TRAP.
In this we have a useful trap. It is so simple in con- struction and so safe to handle that a child may set it with the same facility as a Eee person. It combines all the good points of traps of similar make, and on account of low price has become very popular.
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Express to be paid by purchaser.
Hazeltine’s Hand Weeder and Scraper.
One-sixth of full size. A practical Weeder for all purposes. Price, 20c; by mail, 25c. i
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THE PREMIER BROADCAST SEED SOWER.
The Strongest, Neatest, and Most Compact Hand Seed Sower Made.
This photographic illustration of the PREMIER Seed Sower, clearly shows the details and the strong features of this machine. The frame of the machine which carries all the bearing parts is made of one piece of metal, thus assuring perfect aud permanent alignment. This feature, which is possessed by no other machine,
_ makes the Premier the easiest running machine on the market and prevents it from getting out of order. The seed is fed to the fan wheels through an adjustable slide, in such a manner as to insure an even distribution. The slide can be closed in- stantly ; it moves freely and is so constructed that it can never bind. The grain _ bag is supported by a strap thrown across the shoulders and is made of canvas, securely fastened to the base of the machine. The Premier will sow any seed that is sown broadcast, such as oats, wheat, rye, rice, flax, millet, clover, timothy, grass seed, etc. Under ordinary conditions, this machine will sow at a round, about as follows: Wheat, 50 fect; rye, 50 feet; clover, flax or millet, 40 feet; grass seed, 24 to 36
feet. Full directions are sent with each machine. The machine is warranted by the makers, and we guarantee satisfaction.
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The Utica Blizzard High Pressure Sprayer
The handiest and easiest working sprayer, made for spraying fruit trees, tobacco, potatoes, poultry houses, whitewash, etc. It sells at sight as evidenced by our experience : last season. Holds one gallon of mixture, and after pumping in a few strokes of air works continuously. Will throw a broad, spread mist-like spray. Also direct from the stop cock a coarse Bordeaux spray, ten to twelve feet high, and a straight stream much higher. Is equipped with our Utica stop cock and nozzle.
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The STANDARD
SPRAY PUMP
Showing the Standard Pump at- tached to barrel with 30 feet of ~ hose, enabling the operator to walk around without moving the barrel, covering the entire tree FROM THE GROUND without the use of elevated platforms, etc. An ideal orchard sprayer at small cost.
Standard Pump, complete with two nozzles and three feet of hose, $4.50.
THE LIGHTNING INSECT EXTERMINATOR.
Caution.—Always see the leather plunger is kept well oiled. Occasionally this should be taken out and cleaned, as this forms the air suction, and does all the work. Always clean and dry the reservoir before putting away.
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POULTRY SUPPLIES.
DR. HESS POULTRY PAN-A-CE-A.
It Cures Diseases and Makes Hens Lay.
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Positively Guaranteed to Cure Gapes, Cholera, Roup, and Make Hens Lay.
What Is a Pan-a-ce-a? Webster defines it as a “universal remedy for diseases.” We guarantee our Poultry Pan-a-ce-a to cure Gapes, Cholera and Roup, after they are established in the flock. It is an egg producer, by its invigorating effect upon the organs, thereby enabling them to appropriate food and aiding in the production of eggs.
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Dr. Hess’ Stock Food. The best in the market. 7 lb. pkg., 50c; 12 lb. sack, 75c; 25 lb. sack, $1.45.
Dr. Hess’ Instant Louse-Killer. Pound can, 25c. 3 pound can, 60c.
Chicken Stoneware Drinking Fountains. Half gal., 25c; 1 gal., 35c each.
BIRD SEED. If wanted to be sent by mail, add 10c per pound to prepay postage. Mixed Wire ane ail ald. vs ee Rs wee em aes ews ote ots Ib., 10c; 3 Ibs., 25c Mixed Cxieamy Treg oh ie on sys a agin vos ec cdot us pees e o¥r Ib., 10c; 3 Ibs., 25¢ Clear CanatysSecmemrepe a ek scan eee eats’ Ib., 10c; 3 Ibs., 25¢ Hemp Seed oi ..:<\s swenvea meneame menrerer a eras vin ea! Se a i Ib., 10c; 3 lbs., 25¢ Rape Seed .. «<6 y Las meee each eae Sota m nes ‘x akylels che eis Ibs 10¢; 3 Ibs., 25¢ Maw Seed .....ssvuas Ween aumeaen tne seen See eae hee ook as Ib., 25e Eettuce Seed for Birds. eis. sic. eee ee it oz., 10¢c Cuttle Fish Bone ... 6.605 tise sige eeee nen mmm em, Oe rey Te he 0Z., 5C MecAllisters Mocking Bird Food" yas an cope Gee bottle, 25¢
Russian Sunflower Seed. Excellent for parrots and Chicken Food. Pound, 10c; 10 Ibs., 60c; 25 Ibs., $1.25; 50 lbs., $2.25; 100 lbs., $4.00.
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POULTRY SUPPLIES.
Rust’s Egg Producer greatly increases egg pro- duction and makes poultry keeping, in proportion to the outlay, the most profitable of rural pursuits. It keeps hens from idleness, keeps fowls healthy, and shortens moulting. When Rust’s Egg Producer is fed to the entire flock it increases the proportion of fer- tile eggs and makes the resulting chicks healthy. As idle hens are a dead expense, every farmer should keep them busy. It costs only the price of a few eggs to do
this, for Rust’s Egg Producer can be fed all the year round for from 20 to 30 cents a year for each hen
according to the size bought. It pays well to feed it right along. Try this! Prices: 1 lb. box 25 cents, if : by mail, 44 cents; 214 lb. box 50 cents, if by mail, 94 cents; 6 Ib. box, $1.00; 10 lb. box, $1.50; 25 lb. box, $3.50. The last three sizes can be sent by express or rail and are the cheapest to use.
“Pouliry Keeping,’ an exceedingly useful booklet, inside every :box except the smallest size.
Rust’s Havens’ Climax Condition: Powder is very much AFTER USING more than a condition powder. It is the only known cure for Rust’s Havens’ Climax Fowl-Cholera and Gapes; it is just what every owner of CONDITION POWDER. poultry needs to save his fowls and keep them healthy. It is : invaluable to raisers of Turkeys. Letters from persons in every state in the Union say that by its use they have raised more chicks and saved more fowls than they ever found it possible before using it. And it has saved lots of Hogs, Horses and Cows, Prices: 13 oz. box: 25 cents, if by mail, 40 cents; 32 oz. box 50 cents, if by mail, 85 cents; 5 lb. box (equal to six 25 cent boxes), $1.00; 8 Ib. box $1.503 20 lb. box $3.50. ag
-A useful booklet, full of valuable information, inside IT MARES POULTRY RAISING every box except the smallest size. PROFITABLE.
RUST’S HAVENS’ ROUP PILLS. For Roup, Catarrh, Colds, Pigeon Diseases, Etc. THEY DO CURE.
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FINE GROUND DRIED BLOOD. This is one of the very best Poultry Feeds. 10 Ibs., 50c; 25 Ibs., $1.00.
Chamberlin’s Perfect Chick Feed.
43 evar: without a doubt, is the very best feed for young chicks. 25 Ibs., $1.00; 100 Ibs., Chamberlin’s Hen Food. Nothing better for chickens. 25 lbs., 75c; 100 lbs., $2.00. Mica Crystal Chicken Grit. This is a crushed granite, necessary for digestion.
Coarse or fine, 10 lbs., 25c; 25 Ibs., 50c; 100 lbs., $1.00. tr Crushed Oyster Shells. Of good value to ail poultry; prepared from good, clea
shells. 10 lbs., 25c; 25 lbs., 40c; 50 Ibs., 65c; 100 lbs., $1.00; 1,000 Ibs., $6.00.
Ground Beef Bone. Pure, strong and free from acids or chemicals. Especially prepared for chickens; sometimes used for cattle.- Coarse or Fine. 10 lbs., 35c; 25 Ibs., 75c; 100 lbs., $2.50.
HAMMOND’S SLUG SHOT
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It is invaluable for the destruction of potato bugs, eut worms, chinch bugs, rose bugs and slugs, cur- culio and all Hee, worms or caterpillars upon melons, cucumber, grape and squash vines, tobacco, cotton, eabbage and egg plants, currants, fruit and orna- mental trees, and all shrubs and flowering plants. It is not poisonous and fruits and vegetables on which it applied will grow and look much finer than those on which it has not been used. It comes pre- pared for use, and is simply dusted lightly on, so
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used per acre varies from 10 to 40lbs., according to size and number of plants
Express or Freight Charges always to be paid by the purchaser. Price, 5 lbs., 30e.; 10 lbs. 50c.; 50 lbs., $2.25; 100 lbs., $4.50. Cartons containing 1 lb. Slug Shot, 30c., post paid.
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NiKoteen is used either by fumigating or spraying. Is composed of that element in tobacco which gives it its value as an insecticide and nothing else. Is recommended by the United States Department of Agriculture and by all horticultural authorities as the best remedy for most of the insects that attack plants ond flowers. One part of Nikoteen to six hundred parts of water is a sufficiently strong spraying solution for all insects except scale on palms. For scale the solution may be used one part Nikoteen to four hundred parts water. Price per pint bottle, $1.50.
Tobacco Dust. This is the leaf and refuse of tobacco manufac- ture, ground to a fine powder and a specific for aphis, fleas, beetles, ete. It is also a good fertilizer and preventive for insects in the ground and about roots. Price per pound, 10c.; 5 pounds, 25¢c.; 100 pounds, $2.00.
Whale Oil Soap makes an excellent wash for trees and plants where insects and eggs affect the bark, and for smearing on the trunks of trees to prevent worms from crawling up. Price 20c. per lb.; 2 lbs. 35e. If by mail, add 16c. per lb. for postage.
Lees Lice Killer.
A liquid preparation invaluable to the farmer, fancier and florist. A perfect remedy for insects on poultry, stock or house plants. Odor not offensive to fowl or attendant, but quick death to insect life.
1-qt. can, 35c. 1-gal. can $1.00.
Yagal. can, 60c. 5-gal. can, $4.00.
HENRY RAUTH PRINTING CO., 11&13 4 “HIRD ST.
Peerless Rat Paste
Has the great advantage of a flavor and odor especially attractive to rats, mice, skunks, etc. It is ready prepared for use, and avoids the necessity of handling
poisonous powders.
One Size Only - - = 15 Cents.
TRIUMPH WATER MELON.
A new, southern variety. The fruit is uniformly large, nearly round, dark green, indistinctly striped with a lighter shade; rind thin and firm, making it an excellent shipper; flesh bright red and of good quality.
Pkt. 5c3 Oz. 10cs,2.0z.:15c3.41-b.20cs mole.
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KLECKLEY’S SWEET WATER MELON.
Large oblong Melon, 20 inches in length, by 10 to 12 inches in diameter. The skin is dark green, flesh bright scarlet, the rind only about one-half inch in thickness. The scarlet flesh is sweet and sugary, and is of such texture that it leaves no strings of pulp what- ever in eating. The Melon is better for home use than for shipping, and we believe it is the best table Melon to-day.
Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 4-Lb. 20c; Lb. 60c.
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KING OF THE GARDEN LIMA BEAN.
Vine very vigorous and productive. Pods of the largest size filled with four or five immense, white beans of the finest quality. On account of its large pods it is a favorite with market gardeners. It will come into bearing sooner, and will make larger pods if not more - than two vines are left to grow on a pole.
Pkt) Sc3 ‘Ot: 30c3 Peck $6.50.