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QUANTITY OF SEED USUALLY SOWN TO THE ACRE
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NUMBER OF PLANTS,
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TREES, ETC., REQUIRED TO SET AN ACRE
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1 S48 SIXT Y-FIFTH | 1 9 1 23 i ANNUAL CATALOGUE O OUR CUSTOMERS: Next season, the sixty-sixth year of our PS | business, will mark a new era for us. The building which we now occupy, and in which we have for F|| sixty-five years catered to the wants of the agricultural community of ( 2); Rhode Island and vicinity, is, in the march of civic improvement, Mi; about to be torn down, leaving a wide street as an approach to the East Side.
Now, to keep pace with the demands of the times, we have secured the next block north of our present location, together with the new building just added to it, all to be fitted up in such a manner as to enable us to exhibit and sell such a complete line of Agticultural Tools, Farm Machinery, Seeds, Poultry Supplies, Woodenware, Paper, Paper Bags, Twine, Farm Wagons and Carts, Pumps, Spray Pumps and Spraying Material as have never before been offered in Rhode Island.
And we shall endeavor to make our store the equal of any in the country as to quality of goods, prompt and satisfactory delivery and courteous treatment of our customers, making their interests our interests.
Owing to the short time we have to vacate in, we have not issued the Catalogue we intended to, but in our 1914 Catalogue we shall endeavor to place our full line of goods in such a manner as to be a mutual help to our customers and ourselves. It will be fully up-to-date, illustrated and priced. (A postal-card will put your name on our mailing-list.)
We have a reliable method of testing all seeds before sending them out.
We are always glad to furnish samples of our seeds to all who wish to test for themselves. Special Market-Garden Price-List on application.
SEEDS BY MAIL.—We send all seeds ordered at packet, ounce and quarter- pound rates, postage paid. To the price of seeds quoted by the pound add for postage at the rate of 8 cents per pound; to the prices of Beans and Peas add 15 cents per quart; to the price of Corn add Io cents per quart.
Remittances may be made at our risk by Draft, Post-Office Money Order, Express Company’s Money Order, or Registered Letter.
All vegetable seed sold at the uniform price of 5 cents per packet.
Remember we make no charge for cartage. Cloth bags for packing are charged only at cost, and are returnable at the same rates if sound and in good condition.
WARRANTIES.—We give no warranty, express.or implied, as to descriptions, quality, productiveness or any other matter, of any seeds, bulbs or plants we send out, and we will not be in any way responsible for the crop. If the purchaser does not accept the goods on these terms, they are at once to be returned.
Seeds of the best quality will often fail through improper treatment. More failures result from disregard of the conditions necessary to germination than from the quality of seeds used.
THE W. E. BARRETT COMPANY PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND
Best Grade Vegetable Seeds
FOR FARM, MARKET AND KITCHEN-GARDENS
BEST ADAPTED TO THIS CLIMATE
POSTAGE PREPAID. We deliver free, at Catalogue prices, to any post-office in Ht Ow S eeds Are S ent. the United States, all seeds in packets, ounces and quarter-pounds.
SEEDS SOLD BY MEASURE, when to be sent by mail, require, in addition to Catalogue prices, 8 cts. per pint and 15 cts. per quart for Peas and Beans, and 5 cts. per pint and 10 cts. per quart for Corn. To prices of seeds sold by the pound, add postage at the rate of 8 cts. per pound. All Vegetable Seeds sold at the uniform price of 5 cts. per packet.
ASPARAGUS
This is one of the first and finest spring relishes which come to the table from the garden, and it really requires very little trouble in cultivation, since a bed once prop- erly made and planted will last for years. The soil for the bed can hardly be made too rich, and the fertilizer should be well trenched in to the depth of 2 feet or more. The roots should be planted as early in spring as the ground can be prepared, setting them a foot apart in rows 3 or 4 feet apart, with the crowns from 4 to 6 inches below the sur- face of the bed. Asparagus seed may be sown directly in the permanent bed and the plants thinned as they grow; or it may be sown elsewhere, and the seedlings transplanted the second year. An ounce of seed will sow 50 feet of drill, and produce about 300 plants. Fair crops may be expected the third year.
Palmetto. Earlier than Colossal, with stalks as fine in size and quality, and more even and regular in growth. Oz. 10 cts., 4lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts.
Colossal. Widely cultivated; very large, deep green, tender stalks of good flavor. The roots are vigorous and productive. Oz. 10 cts., 4lb. 20 cts., lb. 50 cts.
ASPARAGUS ROOTS
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BEANS
DWARF, or BUSH
Beans are among our most valuable farinaceous foods, & and form a market staple . everywhere. The seeds ASPARAGUS should not be planted before the ground becomes light and warm, in favorable seasons usually about the first of May. Bush Limas should not be planted so early as other sorts, as Limas are particularly sensitive to cold and damp. The soil should be rich and mellow, and the seeds scattered about 3 inches apart in drills from 3 to 3% feet apart, and covered about 2 inches deep. The plants will need frequent hoeing, but should never be cultivated when the leaves are wet with dew or rain, as this will cause them to rust. Successive sowings made at intervals of about two weeks until the middle of July will give.a plentiful supply of beans all season. One quart of seed will sow 100 feet of drill; 2 bushels will sow an acre.
For Beans sent by mail, add postage at the rate of 8 cts. per pint, 15 cts. per quart
WAX, or YELLOW-PODDED BEANS
Golden Wax. A very popular variety. The vines are hardy, productive; pods long, straight, flattish, very fleshy and wax-like, and of the best quality. The beans are small, oval, white, shaded with purplish red. Qt. 30 cts., Mpk. 85 cts., bus. $6.
Currie’s Rust-Proof Wax. Valuable from the fact that it seems to be “‘rust-proof,’’ after having been tested with other Beans which rusted badly. Qt. 30c., 4pk. 85c., bus. $6.
New Round-Pod Kidney Wax. New, superior. One of the best round-podded Wax Beans in cultivation. Qt. 30c., Yopk. $1, bus. $6.50.
Davis Kidney Wax. Pods long, between flat and round, clear waxy in color; seeds pure white; early as Golden Wax. Flavor and eating qualities excellent. Beans pure white, and excellent for canners’ use. Qt. 30 cts., 4pk. 85 cts., bus. $6.
Golden-eye Wax. Extremely vigorous. Pods clear, creamy white, very long, flat, but fleshy, stringless and of good quality; very free from blight and a heavy cropper. Popular in this vicinity. Qt. 30 cts., 4pk. 85 cts., bus. $6
Wardwell’s Kidney Wax. Early; excellent. Pods creamy yellow, long, broad, flat, brittle and stringless; beans kidney- shaped, white, shaded with purplish brown; vines productive, WAX BEANS strong and upright. Qt. 30 cts., M4pk. 85 cts., bus. $6.
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Choice Vegetable Seeds
GREEN-PODDED BUSH BEANS
French Dwarf Horticultural. This variety for a shell Bean is becoming very popular. It is a heavy cropper, pods long and almost entirely scarlet in color. Does not blight, pods well filled. Qt. 30 cts., 4pk. $1, bus. $7.
Improved Red Valentine. This strain of Valentine is earlier than any we have ever tested, and more uniform in ripening, with almost entire absence of flat pods. Qt. 25 cts., Yapk. 75 cts., bus. $5.50.
Black Valentine. One of the best varieties to raise for early market, because of its hardiness, earliness and good cropping quality. Qt. 30 cts., 4%pk. 85 cts., bus. $6.
Bountiful. The pods are long, flat, of good quality, and entirely stringless; early and prolific. Qt. 25 cts., 4pk. 75 cts., bus. $5.50.
Boston Favorite, or Goddard. Large, handsome red pods, tender and fine for use as snaps; seeds very large and of delicious flavor, whether used green or dry. The bushes yield*heavy crops. Qt. 25 cts., 4pk. 75 cts., bus. $5.50.
Burpee’s Stringless Green-Pod. Extremely early, hardy and productive; pods handsome and of fine quality. Ot. 30 cts., 44pk. 85 cts., bus. $6.
Ruby Dwarf Horticultural. Furnishes green-podded Beans of fine quality; seeds yellowish white, with red splashes; large, oval, plump, easily shelled. Qt. 25 cts., 4pk. 75 cts., bus. $5.50.
DAVIS KIDNEY WAX BEANS
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GREEN-POD BEANS
Low’s Champion. Very productive, with string- less, large, green, flat pods. Excellent either as a string or shell Bean. Qt. 25c., %pk. 75c., bus. $5.50.
Longfellow. Pods very long, straight and round, and of a beautiful pale green color; flavor is delicious and in every respect an ideal snap Bean. Qt. 25 cts., Yopk. 75 cts., bus. $5.50.
BUSH LIMA BEANS
Fordhook Bush Lima. This new Bush Lima is of uniformly erect bush habit, branching freely, but with all the branches held upright. It bears tremend- Ous crops and sets plump, well-filled pods freely, even in a cool, wet season. Both pods and beans are twice as large as those of the Dreer Bush Lima. Qt. 40 cts., lépk. $1.25, bus. So.
Burpee’s Bush Lima. Immensely popular. The plants come true from seed, and the dwarf habit has become well fixed. They grow into splendid branch- ing, circular bushes, 18 to 20 inches high and 2 to 3 feet across. The strong constitution of the plant is shown in its stout, thick stalks and large, deep green, leathery leaves, as much as in its enormous yield of thick, broad, handsome pods, which are as large and well filled as those of the Pole Limas; as many as 200 pods have been counted on a single plant. Identical in size and flavor with the Pole Limas, having the same rich, buttery taste, and preferred by many to that variety. Ot. 35 cts., 4pk. $1.25, bus. $8.
Dreer’s, or Kumerle’s Bush Lima. This variety is of strong, bushy habit, and produces its pods in great abundance. The Beans are crowded thickly in the pods, and the seeds are thick, sweet and succulent. Qt. 35 cts., 44pk. $1.25, bus. $8.
Henderson’s Bush Lima. Two weeks earlier than the Pole Limas, and the bushes bear long and continuously. Beans of the small Sieva type.
Ot. 35 cts., 4%pk. $1.25, bus. $7.50.
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POLE, or RUNNING BEANS
Pole Beans are not so hardy as the Bush sorts, and should be planted several weeks later when danger from frost is over. Plant the seeds in slightly raised hills, 3 to 4 feet apart, four or five seeds to the hill. The Limas are especially tender, and the rule for late outside planting with them is rigid. Painstaking cultivators, who are usually the most successful, plant them eye downward, after setting stout poles for every hill. A quart of Limas will plant about 100 hills: a quart of the small sorts about 200.
Golden Cluster. Productive, early; plump, tender, yellow pods, from 6 to 8 inches long, of fine flavor; remains fit for use a long time; vines bear continuously. Qt. 35 cts., 4pk. $1.25.
Lazy Wife. Popular and productive; pods green, 4 to 6 inches long, broad, thick, fleshy, and entirely stringless; of rich, tender quality. Each one contains from 6 to 8 plump, round, white beans, which are excellent for winter use; late in maturing, and one of the best of this type
of Beans. Qt. 30 cts., 4pk. $1, bus. $7. Old Homestead, or Improved Kentucky Wonder. Excellent; very productive; pods a silvery green color, large and entirely stringless. Qt. 30 cts., 4pk. $1, bus. $7.
Worcester Pole, or Mammoth Carmine Horticul- - tural. Beans and pods much larger than the ordinary Hor- & ticultural. Qt. 30 cts., 4pk. $1, bus. $7.
Horticultural, or Cranberry. Good as a shell Bean, either green or dry; beans large, spotted with red; of good flavor; very productive. Qt. 30 cts., 4%4pk. 85 cts., bus. $6.
Searlet Runner. Very ornamental, free climber with bright scarlet flowers. Ot. 35 cts., 44pk. $1.25.
White Runner. Large, white flowers; often planted with the scarlet variety; the effect is very fine. Qt. 35 cts.,
lépk. AS, Zales $125 POLE LIMA BEANS
King of the Garden. An improvement on the Large Lima, with large beans and pods and more productive habit. When not too closely planted, the vines set beans early, and bear continuously until frost; only two vines should be allowed toahill. Ot. 30 cts., 4pk. $1, bus. $7.
Extra-Early Lima. A standard variety; the beans are large and buttery in flavor. Qt. 30 cts., 4pk. $1, bus. $7.50.
Dreer’s Improved Lima. Early and productive; beans thick and rounded, tender and good. Qt. 30 cts., %4pk. $1,
bus. $7. BRUSSELS SPROUTS
BRUSSELS SPROUTS This is a very delicate-flavored species of cabbage, with small, solid, tender heads clustered thickly along the main
stem. Properly cooked and seasoned, they are delicious, melting away in the mouth like fine cauliflower. Sow seed in April or May and cultivate like cabbage. Very hardy, and the heads are improved by frost. An ounce of seed will produce 3,000 plants. Dwarf Improved. Plants dwarf, with small, solid, tender heads growing very close together along the stem. Splendid variety. Oz. 25 cts., 41b. 65 cts., lb. $2
THE BEST GARDEN BEETS
Sweet and juicy Beet roots, when young and tender, form very tempting salads and pickles. Deep, light, rich, sandy loam is best for the Beet. For very early crops, the seed of Crosby, or some similar sort, is sown in hotbeds, and the seedlings are transplanted to the open ground as soon as itis warm enough. For main crop or early Beets, the seed is sown outside as soon as the soil is in good condition, in drills from I2 to 24 inches apart, and cov- ered about 1 inch deep. For KENTUCKY WONDER BEANS
winter crops, sow seed in July,
in drills as for early Beets. An ounce of seed will sow 50 feet of drill; 5 to 6 pounds to the acre.
Crosby Improved. Flesh is fine-grained, sweet and tender; color deep, rich red. Oz. 15 cts., lb. 50 cts., lb. $1.50.
Detroit Dark Red. Early maturing; of splendid shape and color; skin dark blood-red; flesh bright red, zoned with lighter shade; very crisp, tender and sweet. Oz. 10c., 4b. 35c., lb. $1.25.
Witham Fireball. New and distinct, extra-early, turnip-rooted variety of finest table qualities. Flesh is solid, crisp and sweet; | of a brilliant fiery red color. Oz. 10 cts., 4b. 35 cts., lb. $1.25.
Dewing’s Blood Turnip. Fine for main crop and late; roots long, round, smooth, blood-red. Oz. 10 cts., 4lb. 30 cts., lb. $1.
Edmand’s Blood Turnip. Round, smooth and uniform in shape; unusually sweet. Oz. 10 cts., 4o0z. 30 cts., lb. $1.
Eclipse. Globe-shaped, deep red, with sweet, fine-grained flesh; remains tender a long time. Oz. 10 cts., 44lb. 30 cts., Ib. $1.
Arlington Favorite. Of medium size and dark, rich color; excellent. Oz. 10 cts., 4lb. 30 cts., lb. $1.
Long Smooth Blood. Half-long, deep red roots; flesh firm, juicy and tender. Oz. 10 cts., 4lb. 30 cts., lb. $1.
. : Swiss Chard (Sea Kale) Beet. Grown for its tender, succu-
CROSBY’S IMPROVED BEETS lent tops; prepared like spinach. Oz. 10 cts., 4lIb. 30 cts., lb. $1.
Choice Vegetable Seeds
PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND
BROCCOLI
Requires the same treatment as cauliflower. The heads are tender, white and delicate in flavor. An ounce of seed will produce about 3,000 plants.
White Cape. Heads creamy white, of medium size, compact; sure to form, and delicate in flavor. @z_ "30 cts:
Purple Cape. Like the above, except that the heads are larger and of a purplish color. Oz. 30 cts.
SELECT CABBAGE
Early varieties are grown from seed sown in hotbeds in February or March, only moderate bottom-heat being required. Transplant into other frames, without much, if any, bottom heat, as soon as the plants show the fourth leaf. In April, or as soon as the ground can be easily worked, set out in rows 3 feet-apart, and about 18 inches between the plants. The ground should be thoroughly stirred with cultivator and hoed every week till the plants cover the ground. For a fall crop, sow-in the open ground in May, in hills the proper distance apart, using a liberal quantity of manure in the hill, besides that which is plowed in; thin out to one good plant in each hill. In the same way, crops may be
grown to lay in for the winter use, planting seed as late as July 1. Seeds can also be sown in shallow drills, and, when the plants are large enough, can be transplanted, setting the plants in rows 3 feet apart and 2 feet apart
in the row. Succeeds best in deep, rich, loamy soil.
Extra-Early Jersey Wakefield. The best early variety of Cabbage. Heads of medium size, pyramidal, pointed, firm and _ solid, with few outside leaves; they are very uniform in shape, size and time of maturing, and are of good quality. Oz. 25 cts., 4lb. 75 cts., Ib. $2.50.
Large Jersey Wakee field, or Charleston. A selection from the above, and ten days later, with heads rounder and twice as large. A fine variety, and worthy of general cultiva- tion. Oz. 25 cts., 4lb. 75 cts., lb. $2.50.
Brill’s Long Island Second-Early. Used by
BRILLS’ LONG ISLAND SECOND-EARLY CABBAGE
Henderson’s Early Summer. A favorite second-early sort, 8 to 10 days later than the Wakefield, and twice its size. The heads are large, solid, roundish flat, of good flavor, and stand a long while after maturity without bursting. The outer leaves of the plant grow close and upright, so that they may be planted close together and thus save space. Oz. 25 cts., 141b.75 cts., Ib.$2.50.
All Seasons, or Vander- gaw. Noted for its superior quality and delicacy of flavor. Almost as early as Henderson’s Early Sum- mer; heads larger and quite thick through; good for early and late crops. Oz. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts., Ilb.$2.50
Select Large Late Flat Dutch. An excellent keep- ing variety; the old standby for main crops, and _still more extensively grown for main crops than any other sort. Heads large, broad, roundish, flat, solid, and of good quality. A fine
Long Island growers to EXTRA-EARLY JERSEY WAKEFIELD CABBAGE sort. Oz. 20 cts., 4b. 65
follow the Wakefield, and
is becoming very popular with them. Oz. 25 cts., 144lb.
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Early Winnigstadt. Conical or ‘‘sugar-loaf’’ heads of fair size. It is one of the best summer Cabbages, and, if sown too late, good for fall. Quite popular with discrimi- nating Cabbage-growers. Oz. 25cts., 4lb. 75 cts., lb. $2.50.
DANISH BALLHEAD CABBAGE
cts., Ib. $2.
Danish Ballhead. Heads are thick, round, of me- dium size and about as hard asarock. The stump averages longer than with our native sorts. For best results, for late marketing, plant about ten days earlier than the common Drumhead on land liberally manuted. Oz. 25 cts., 4lb. 75 cts., Ib $2.50.
Improved American Drumhead Savoy. The best Cabbage of this fine class. Heads large, solid, with finely curled, close, wrinkled leaves, of cauliflower flavor; a good-keeping, fine winter Cabbage. Oz. 25 cts. Mlb. 75 cts., lb. $2.50. -
Red Dutch. This variety is widely grown for pick- ling. Oz. 25 cts., 4lb. 75 cts., lb. $2.50.
Warren’s Stone-Mason. A greatly improved type of Stone-Mason, being earlier, rounder and more solid. Oz. 25 cts., 14lb. 75 cts., lb. $2.50.
CRESS
The leaves form spicy spring salads, and are also used for garnishing. Plants increase rapidly from the roots and by self-seeding, and require little care after they become established. Sow Pepper-Grass thickly in shal- low drills in early spring, and at intervals for con- tinual supply, as it soon runs to seed.
Water Cress. Tender, crisp and spicy when young Plant of prostrate habit. A perennial aquatic, which grows well in any running stream, forming large beds of leaves. Oz. 40 cts., 4lb. $1.25, lb. $4.
Extra-Curled, or Pepper-Grass. Of pleasant, pun- gent flavor; leaves can be cut several times; grows well in almost any soil. Oz. 10 cts., 4lb. 20 cts., lb. 50 cts.
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CAULIFLOWER
Fine cream-white heads of Cauliflower seldom fail to bring a good price in any mar- ket. A proper succession of varieties affords this very popular and desirable vegetable through a long pericd of the year.
Henderson’s Early Snowball. This is the earliest and most popular variety in cultivation, and is largely grown everywhere, both for forcing and early crops outside. The plants are dwarf and sure heading; of fine, delicate flavor. '%40z. 65c., oz. $2.
JExtra-Early Erfurt. We believe ours to be the finest strain of Erfurt ever offered. The plants may be depended upon to form large, firm, white heads very early. The variety compares very favor- ably with Early Snow- ball. W4ozt 65 cts., oz. $2.
Danish Giant. Finest Danish - grown seed. Almost as early as the Snowball, with larger heads. Very re- liable header. A fea- ture of it, the leaves curling over the head, does away with tying to blanch, and gives it the name of Self-pro- tecting Cauliflower. Excellent for market or family use. Yoz. 75 cts., oz. $2.50.
How to Grow Fine Cauliflower —The general outlines of culture for Cauliflower and cabbage are essentially the same, but to the former extra care given in the way of supplying fertilizers and moisture well repays the gardener. Sow the seeds for early and late crops as directed for cabbage, but do not set the early plants in the field too soon, for if too much stunted by severe frosts, they begin to form heads before they are strong enough to develop them well. Plants which have not headed before winter sets in may be stored in a cool cellar or coldframe, and will form heads there without any further attention. A deep, loamy soil, with a sub-stratum of moisture dur- ing dry weather, is most suitable for the Cauliflower. Market-gardeners find this one of their most profitable crops, and amateurs who undertake its culture find it easy; but it is a crop in which carelessness or neglect will interfere with the best results. An ounce of seed will produce about 3,000 plants.
CHICORY
The seed should be sown as early as possible in spring, in good, mellow soil; make the drills at least half an inch deep.
Large-rooted Magdeburg, or Coffee. The roots of this variety form the Chicory of commerce; the leaves, when blanched, make an excellent salad. Oz. 15 cts., lb. 35 cts., lb. $1.
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Carrots succeed best on light, sandy loam, which, preferably, should have been well fertilized the previous year, as fresh manure often causes the roots to grow pronged and misshapen. Sow the seed as early in spring as the ground can be prepared, firming the soil down over it. If sown late, it should be soaked in tepid water, then mixed with plaster or sifted coal-ashes, and sown on freshly prepared soil. Quick germination and rapid growth are necessary. An ounce of seed will sow 100 feet of drill; four pounds will sow an acre.
Early Scarlet Horn. Best for forcing and early outdoor crops; can be grown in shallow soils, and requires noe thinning if sparingly sown, as the roots are used when
oung for cooking. They are about 3 , inches long, and of very good quality. Oz. 15 cts., 4b. 50 cts., lb. $1.50.
Chantenay. Handsome __ roots, broad-shouldered and smooth, and more uniform than in the Danvers. Of superior flavor. Oz. 15 cts., 4lb. 50 cts., lb. $1.50.
Improved Long Orange. Exten- sively grown; hardly equal to Danvers in quality, but good and heavy in yield. Oz. 15 cts., 4lb. 40 cts., lb. $1.25.
Danvers Half-Long. Enormously productive; adapted to all soils. The roots are smooth, thick and intermedi- ate between Short-Horn and Long Orange in form. Oz. 15 cts., Mlb. 50 cts., lb. $1.50.
Oxheart, or Guerande. Very short, smooth and thick, and well adapted to shallow soils. Oz. 15 cts., Mlb. 50 cts., Ib. $1.50.
Large White Belgian. For stock- feeding and especially suited to shallow soils. Roots white-fleshed, broad at the shoulder and narrowed abruptly to a point. Oz. 1octs., 4lb. 20 cts., Ib. $1.
Remember, when order- ing, that all our vegetable seed is sold at the uni- form price of 5 cents per packet.
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CELERY SEED
Celery can be grown in any soil, but is finest on deep, mellow bottom land. Seed for early crops should be sown in hotbeds about March 15; if sown too early the plants are apt to run to seed after being transplanted. The plants may either be thinned -to give them room to grow, or transplanted to another bed to grow until it is time to plant them in the open ground. For the main crop, seed should be sown in the open air as soon as the soil and air are warm enough. They should be covered very lightly, or merely pressed into the earth with a board, if the soil is fine and mellow. The seed-bed must be kept free from weeds and well watered in dry weather. When the plants are large enough, transplant them to shallow trenches or furrows from 4 to 6 feet apart, according to the variety grown, setting the plants 6 inches apart in the rows, and pressing the soil firmly around them. They must be well cultivated and kept free from weeds until ready for blanching, which consists in drawing earth up to the stalks at intervals of about two weeks, until all but the tops of the plants are covered. During this process no earth should be allowed to fall into the center of the plant, as this would cause them to rust or decay. Celery may be kept for winter use in pits or cellars, or in deep, narrow trenches, in a dry situation; the latter must be covered with boards, with sufficient soil and manure on top to keep out the frost, leaving openings for ventilation in mild weather at short distance. An ounce of seed will produce about 2,000 plants.
White Plume. A very popular market variety; easily blanched and one of the handsomest sorts grown. In large plants the stalks, hearts and inner leaves become white without any blanch- ing. Good for fall and summer crops, but does not keep well enough for winter use. Its fine appearance sells it readily in market. For early market use, however, few varieties surpass it. Oz. 30 cts., 4b. 85 cts., lb. $3.
Winter Queen. This promises to be the most popular winter variety. It is a good keeper and quality is unsurpassed. Oz. 30 cts., 4lb. $1, Ib. $3.50.
“Giant Pascal. The stalks are remarkably broad and thick, and about 2 feet high, yet blanch quickly with but slight banking; their rich, nutty flavor is entirely free from any bitter taste, and they are tender, crisp and stringless; a valuable sort for both early and late use. Oz. 30 cts., lb. $1, lb. $3.50.
Paris Golden. Self-blanching; has stalks of beautiful golden yellow, equal in quality to those of any variety grown. Plants semi-dwarf and vigorous, with large, ribbed and rounded stalks, which are quite crisp and tender. Distinguished, when quite small, by the distinct yellowish green of its leaves. One of the best and handsomest of Celeries in our collection. Oz. 75 cts., 14lb. $3, lb. $12.
Boston Market. The dwart, branching variety grown so extensively about Boston. It is unequaled by any other sort, being solid, crisp and of excellent flavor; its compact, dwarf habit allows closer planting and requires less earthing up than taller sorts. Oz. 30 cts., 4lb. $1, lb. $3.50.
CELERIAC, or TURNIP-ROOTED CELERY
The seed should be sown in early spring, in light, rich soil, the seedlings transplanted in May, and watered freely in dry weather. They will be ready for cooking in October, and may be preserved for use during winter in dry sand. Celeriac is said to be as fine a nerve tonic as celery, and can be grown in many sections where celery culture is practically impossible. The roots have almost the same flavor as the crispest white celery stalks, and do not require half so much care in banking, while they keep perfectly with no more care than a crop of turnips—much longer than celery stalks can be kept in good condition. An ounce of seed will produce about 5,000 plants.
Prague Giant. The roots of this variety are very large and smooth, with no side roots, and sell better in market than those of almost any other sort offered. When young, they are quite tender and marrow-like, having a very fine flavor, and cooking quickly. Oz. 40 cts., 4Ib. $1.25, Ib. $4.
CORN SALAD, or FETTICUS
The leaves are used during winter and spring as a salad. Sow the seed thickly in shallow drills in September, and, if the weather is dry, firm the soil well down over the seeds to insure germina- tion. The plants will require no culture beyond keeping them free from weeds; in northern climates, they should be given a light covering of straw in winter. The richer the soil the finer the flavor of the leaves. In some sections of the country this salad is considered quite a delicacy, and, as such, is highly appreciated An ounce of seed will sow a bed 20 feet square.
Large-seeded. The variety now Oz. 10 cts., 4b. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts.
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CORN, SWEET or SUGAR
It is our opinion, after several years of testing, side by side, that eastern-grown Sweet Corn is far superior to western in sweetness, and also retains this necessary quality fora much longer time. This isalso the opinion of many of ourlocal market- gardeners. Our entire stock for this season we guarantee to be New England-grown. This delicious vegetable may be enjoyed from early summer until frost if proper varieties are selected, and planted for succession every two weeks from May until the middle of July. If the seed is planted too early, before the ground becomes warm, it is liable to decay. Plant in hills 3 or 4 feet apart each way, five or six kernels to a hill; or in rows 4 or 5 feet apart, scattering the seeds thinly in the tows. The taller-growing the variety, the richer should be the soil and the wider the space allowed for development.
Add 10 cts. per quart on Corn, if to be sent by mail
EARLY VARIETIES
Caswell’s Early Market. A splendid large-eared, early Corn. Matures just after the Cory, but with ears averaging 10 inches long. Cob and kernels white; good quality, filling out clear to the tip. Ot. 25 cts., 44pk. 75 cts., bus. $4.50.
Golden Bantam. Stalks about 4 feet high; ears about 6 inches long; grains rich creamy color, and is actually the finest flavored of all Sweet Corn; very early. Ot. 30 cts., 4pk. 85 cts., bus. $5.
Cory. The earliest variety; stalks short; ears set quite low, of fair size and well filled with large, yellowish grains. Ot. 25 cts., 4pk. 75 cts., bus. $4.50.
Early White Cory. Identical with Cory, except grains and cob are pure white in this sort. Ot. 25 cts., 4pk. 75 cts., bus« $4.50.
Metropolitan. Only a few days later than the Cory; ears are about 9 inches in length, ten to twelve-rowed, large, deep kernels; very sweet. It is an excellent variety for market-gardeners. Qt. 25 cts., 4pk. 75 cts., bus. $4.50.
Quincey Market. Splendid early sort, coming in just after the Cory and just
; before Crosby; larger than either; twelve- rowed. Ot. 25c., %4pk. 75 cts., bus. $4.50.
SECOND-EARLY AND GENERAL CROP
Perry’s Hybrid. A valuable early market variety. Ears contain from twelve to sixteen rows of large, pure white grains. Stalks about 5 feet high and bear two or more fine ears each. Qt. 25 cts., Yopk. 75c., bus. $4.50.
Early Crosby. Ears good-sized, twelve- rowed, filled with thick, sweet grains; but little later than Perry’s Hybrid. Pro- ductive, vigorous and hardy. Qt. 25 cts., lépk. 75c., bus. $4.50.
Stabler’s Early. One of the earliest of this class, following close after the Cory. Ears large and very sweet. Qt. 25 cts, Yépk. 75c., bus. $4.50.
Squantum Sweet. Best for table use. Our stock is pure, being grown by us from se- lected ears. Qt. 25c., Yépk. 75c., bus. $4.50.
Country Gentleman. Ears of good size and well filled to the tips with deep, tender, white grains of delicious quality; cobs small; stalks productive, averaging threeearseach. Supe- rior to any other. Qt. 25 cts., 4pk. 75 cts., bus. $4.50.
Stowell’s Evergreen. Ears large, with deep, tender, sug- ary grains, and remain fit for use longer after maturity than any other Sweet Corn. Very productive and hardy; adapta- ble either as an early or late sort; fine for private garden, market and canning. Qt. 25 cts., M4pk. 75 cts., bus. $4.
Late Mammoth. Enormous ears, frequently weighing two to three pounds; cobs large; grains flat; quality very good. Very productive, and matures a little later than Stowell’s Evergreen. One of the best. Qt. 25c., %pk. 75c., bus. $4.
— Bearsfoot. A late variety of extraordinary sweetness; large STOWELL’S EVERGREEN ears; very desirablé for market. Qt. 30 cts., 4pk 85c., bus. $5.
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CUCUMBER
ALL THE BEST SORTS FOR SALADS AND PICKLING
For general crops the seed cannot be planted in the open ground before the weather has become warm and settled and the ground mellow and light. Plant the seeds in well- enriched hills about 4 feet apart each way, and as soon as all danger from insects is over, thin the plants to leave four of the strongest in each hill. For succession, sow at inter- vals of every two weeks until midsummer. Extra-early crops may be grown by planting the seeds in hotbeds in April, upon pieces of sod turned upside down, and remov- ing these to hills in the open ground as soon as the weather is warm enough. For pickles, sow the seed from the middle of June until the middle of July. The vines bear longer if the fruits are gathered as soon as they are large enough; their strength is soon exhausted by ripening fruit. ounce of seed will plant 50 hills; 2 pounds will plant an acre.
Rawson’s Hothouse. sold by us under his seal. Oz. 60 cts., 14lb. $2, Ib. $7.
Boston Pickling. Very popular for pickles; fruit smooth and symmetrical, but slightly pointed at the ends; bright green. Oz. 10 cts., 4lb. 25 cts., lb. 80 cts.
Improved White Spine. Early and productive, and suitable either for forcing or outdoor crops. Fruit of me-
dium size, good shape, light green, with a few white spines
on the surface. Oz. 10 cts., 41b. 25 cts., lb. 80 cts.
Cumberland. The best pickling sort yet introduced, being very handsome and productive, with flesh firm but very crisp and tender at all stages of growth; straight and symmetrical. Oz. to cts., 4lb. 25 cts., lb. 80 cts.
Improved Long Green. sort, and excellent for pickles. The fruits are dark green, long, well-shaped, firm and crisp. Oz. 10 cts., 4lb. 25 cts., lb. 80 cts.
Everbearing. The vines produce fruit until frost; early and productive. Fruits are small, well shaped and of good quality for pickling. Oz. 10 cts., 4lb. 25 cts., lb. 80 cts.
Early Frame. -Prolific and excellent for pickling; fruits are of medium size and mature very early. Oz. 10 cts.; 4lb. 25 cts., lb. 80 cts.
Early Cluster. Produced in clusters, and abundantly;
short, dark green, firm, crisp and tender. Oz. Io cts., 4|b. 25 cts., lb. 80 cts.
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Davis Perfect. After several years’ trial, we give the introducer credit for all he claims for it. Oz. Io cts., Mlb. 30 cts., lb. St.
Early Russian. Early and prolific; fruits are small, oval, pointed, crisp and good. Oz. 10 cts., 4lb. 25c., lb. 85c.
Japanese Climbing. Vigorous, tall-climbing, and clings tightly to trellises. Fruits almost straight, large, and from 12 to 16 inches long; skin dark green; flesh thick and deli- cately flavored. Oz. 10 cts., 4lb. 30 cts., lb. $1.
prickly fruits are used for pickling. The vines grow quite rapidly and bear heavily. Oz. 20 cts. English
Frame, Best Varieties. Sion - House,
Telegraph. Each, 25 cts. per packet.
THE BEST EGGPLANTS
Sow the seed in hotbed early in March, trans- plant to small pots, and plunge them in the same beds; this to make them strong and stocky. They should not be planted out in rows until May or June, when the weather becomes warm and settled, as cool nights and wet weather will check their growth. Set the plants in rows 3 feet apart each way, and give them a thorough cultivation, drawing the earth up to the stems when they are about a foot high; it is well to keep some plants in the hotbed for replanting. Repeated sowings are sometimes necessary, as the seed does not germinate freely without strong and uniform heat. In cutting the fruit, be careful not to injure the plants. An ounce of seed will produce 1,000 plants.
Black Beauty. New. Oz. 4octs., 14lb. $1.25, lb. $4.50. New York Improved Thornless. The leading market variety, strong and productive in habit. The fruits are deep purple, large and smooth, entirely free from thorns, and the flesh is white, tender and delicately flavored.
BLACK BEAUTY EGGPLANT
ENDIVE (The Winter Salad)
This is an important fall and winter salad. For early,
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and July, as the vegetable is used principally in fall and winter. The inner leaves may be blanched to a beautiful yellowish white in from three to five weeks, by tying the tips of the outer ones together, or by laying boards over
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KOHLRABI
This Turhip-rooted Cabbage is grown extensively in Europe for stock-feeding; and is steadily gaining favor in this country . The roots are very palatable when prepared for the table like turnips, and when fed to cows give no unpleasant flavor to the milk. If the weather is favorable, the seed should be sown in April, in rows 18 inches apart, and the seedlings thinned to stand a foot apart for large varieties, and 6 or 8 inches apart for other sorts; they are somewhat difficult to transplant. The stems swell into large bulbs just above the ground, and these are fit for use when 3 or 4 ins.in diameter. For late crops, sow seed in June or July. Anounce of seed will produce about 3,000 plants.
Early White Vienna. The best and earliest market sort. The plants grow rapidly, have small foliage and mature their fine, round, white bulbs quite early; the flesh is fine-grained, white, tender and good. The tops are quite short. Oz. 20 cts., Mlb. 65 cts., lb. $2.
Early Purple Vienna. This variety differs from the above mainly in the color of its roots, which are bluish purple; in quality they are superior to those of many other sorts. Oz. 20cts., 41b.65 cts., lb. $2.
DWARF CURLED GREEN SCOTCH KALE
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‘the plants. Ordinarily good soil and culture are all the crop requires. An ounce of seed will sow 100 feet of drill.
Green Curled. The one most generally cultivated. Dark green leaves, beautifully curled, and, when blanched, very crisp and _ tender; they are ready for use a little earlier than the other sorts. Oz. 20 cts., Wb. 50 cts., lb. $1.50.
Broad-leaved .Batavian. The broad, thick leaves make excellent salads when blanched. The plant is very hardy, and yields heavier crops than other sorts, but does not blanch so easily. Oz. 20 cts., \4lb. 50 cts., lb. $1.50.
KALE, or BORECOLE
Under this name are classed sev- eral species of the cabbage family which do not form heads Some of them have very tender leaves of delicate flavor, and all are quite hardy, and improved rather than injured by frost. Sow the seed in
LEEKS
The Leek is generally considered superior to the onion in flavor, and is much used for seasoning soups and boiling with meats. The plants are easily cultivated and very hardy, enduring the severest winter weather without protection. The seed should be sown in hotbeds in early spring, and the seedlings transplanted later to the open ground, 8 inches apart, in rows from 12 to 15 inches apart. For a winter supply of this, sow seed in the open ground in early spring and thin the seedlings until they have room for development, or transplant them as above; the former method gives larger stalks some time earlier than when the roots are transplanted. They should be stored like celery for winter. An ounce of seed will sow about 100 feet of drill.
Musselburg. A hardy, popular sort, with broad, spreading leaves and very large stalks. Oz. 30 cts., Yb. $1, lb $3.50.
London Flag. The variety most
extensively cultivated. The stalks are large and the leaves grow from their sides, as in the Flag. Oz. 20c., lb. 60 cts., lb. $1.75.
beds in April or May, and trans- plant and cultivate the seedlings like cabbage. They will grow in almost any soil, but both the flavor of the leaves and the yield is greatly improved by a rich one. An ounce of seed will sow about 200 feet of drill.
Dwarf German Greens. (Siberian Kale). A standby every- where for winter greens. The seed is generally sown broadcast, but can be sown in drills a foot apart in September, and the plants treated like spinach; they will be ready for use early in the spring. Oz. 15 cts., 4lb. 35 cts., lb. $1.
Dwarf Curled Green Scotch. A dwarf spreading variety, seldom exceeding 18 inches in height, but rounding out to a diameter of 3 feet under good cultivation. The leaves are bright green, tender and elegantly curled. The variety is very hardy and one of the best grown. Two weeks later than the preceding sort, but stands longer before going to seed. Oz. Io cis., M4lb.
25 cts., lb. 80 cts. DANDELION
Furnishes our earliest and most healthful crop of spring greens. Sow the seed as early as the weather will allow, in good, well- enriched soil, and in rows a foot apart; cover them only one- fourth of an inch deep, and firm the soil down above them. The plants should be thinned to stand 2 or 3 inches apart in the rows, that the roots may grow large and solid, thus saving much time in trimming them. An ounce of seed will sow roo feet of drill; a pound will sow an acre.
Improved American Thick-leaved. The best variety. Oz. 40 cts., lb. $1.25, lb. $5.
LONDON FLAG LEEKS
While many seeds will germinate under almost any condi- tions, it is well to remember that extra carein their culture is amply repaid. EARLY WHITE VIENNA KOHLRABI
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LETTUCE
Lettuce is a plant of most simple culture when grown in the open air. It requires rich soil, plenty of well-rotted manure and abun- dant moisture. With these conditions, its growth is vigorous and rapid; and to be crisp and tender it should be grown quickly. Of all the salad plants, Lettuce easily takes the lead; and no garden is worthy the name without its Lettuce beds. It has few, if any, insect enemies, and flourishes throughout the spring and summer months. Drought and hot weather are its worst enemies, as during such periods it inclines to run up to seed. Seed may be sown in a frame in February or March, not much bottom heat being re- quired. The plants may be set out as early as the ground can be worked, as light frosts will not injure them. Set in rows about 18 inches apart, leaving 8 or Io inches space between the plants. For successive crops, sow every two weeks up to July. One ounce of seed will produce 3,000 plants.
Boston Market (White-seeded Tennis- ball). Grown extensively by market-gardeners, under glass, for winter use; very compact head and of the best quality. Oz. 15 cts., lb. 50 cts., Ib. $1.50.
Tomhannock. Leaves almost white, crisp and tender; edges of the outer leaves reddish bronze; very handsome. Oz. 15 cts., 14lb. 50 cts., lb. $1.50.
Salamander. A valuable outdoor Lettuce. Of large size, solid, good color; stands well during the hot summer months. Oz. 15 cts., 14lb. 50 cts., lb. $1.50.
BIG BOSTON
May King. A recent variety of great value on account of its extreme earliness, large size and tenderness. Will head with heat as well as out-of-doors, though attains a better size with open-air culture. Has a globular-shaped head of enormous size, hard and well closed. A decided acquisition. Oz. 15 cts., 4lb. 50 cts., lb. $1.50.
Grand Rapids. An excellent forcing variety, with loose heads and of excellent size and form. Oz. I5 cts., lb. 50 cts:, lb. $1.50. «
White-seeded Simpson. For sowing broadcast early in spring for gathering Lettuce. Leaves delicate light green, very curly and well flavored. Oz. 15 cts., Mlb. 50 cts., Ib. $1.50.
Black-seeded Tennisball. This variety is the most popular for open-air culture; it forms a handsome, com- pact head, with very few outside leaves, and is crisp and tender. Oz. 15 cts., lb. 5o cts., lb. $1.50.
Big Boston. Similar to the Boston Market, with heads twice as large, and a week later in maturing for use. The solidity and large size of the heads make them of fae value for general crop. Oz. 15 cts., 14lb. 50 cts., lb.
1.50.
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PARIS COS LETTUCE
All-the-Year-Round. May be grown at any season of the year. Heads of medium size, firm, close, crisp and very good. Oz. 15 cts., 144lb. 50 cts., Ib. $1.50.
Hanson. Large and vigorous, and forms immense heads; leaves green, light yellow within; sweet, crisp. One of the best. Oz. 15 cts., 4lb. 50 cts., lb. $1.50.
Curled Silesia. Very early and tender; a favorite in the family garden. Oz. 15 cts., 4lb. 50 cts., lb. $1.50,
White Paris Cos. A sort with long, narrow, upright leaves; does not head, but when tied up blanches very nicely; bears close planting. Oz. 15 cts., 4lb. 50 cts.,
Ib. $1.50. MARTYNIA
The seed-pods are excellent for pickling if gathered when tender and about half-grown. Sow the seed in May in rows 3 feet apart, and thin the plants to stand 2 feet apart in the rows.
Proboscidea. The best variety. Oz. 30 cts., lb. $1,
Ib. $3. MUSTARD
The young and tender leaves of the Mustard are greatly relished as salads, or when cooked like spinach. The seed should be sown in shallow drills as early as the ground can be prepared in spring, and the leaves cut when several
_ inches long. Oz. to cts., 14lb. 15 cts., lb. 30 cts,
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EMERALD GEM MUSKMELON
MUSKMELONS
Muskmelon seed should not be planted outdoors until all danger of frost is over and the ground has become warm and dry. The hills should be about 6 feet apart and carefully prepared. Rich earth is far better for the young plants than manure, but if the latter must be used, see that it is well rotted. Plant from six to twelve seeds in a hill, and when the young seedlings are strong enough to resist the attacks of insects, thin them, leaving three of the strongest in each hill. The vines should have clean cultivation until they cover the ground, and if they grow too rank, the tips of the shoots should be pinched off, causing them to set more fruits and develop them to a finer size. An ounce of seed will plant about 80 hills.
Extra-Early Hackensack. A selection from the Hack- ensack, and with fruits much like the parent, but ready for market ten days earlier. Of good size, weighing from five to ten pounds each. Oz. 10 cts., 41b. 25c., Ib. 80c.
Emerald Gem. Early, with small, smooth-ribbed, dark green fruits; flesh thick and salmon-colored, granular sweet and rich; very delicious and satisfying to the taste; the vines bear heavily. Oz. 15 cts., 4lb. 40 cts., lb. $1.25.
Princess, or Perfection. Notably fine, with fruits having flesh so thick and seed cavity so small that they seem almost solid. Rind thin, tough and sparingly netted flesh rich salmon, fine-grained, sugary and melting; vines strong and productive; one of the best, and also one of the most popular muskmelons known to market-gardeners. Oz. 10 cts., W%lb. 25 cts., lb. 80 cts.
Miller’s Cream, or Osage. Fine, attractive fruits, which sell quickly in market, and therefore a favorite among the truckers. The fruits are large and round, with
light green, netted skin, and thick, sweet, salmon-colored |
flesh. Oz. 10 cts., 4b. 30 cts., lb. $1.
White Japan. One of the smallest varieties, of a pale greenish white color. It is both early and prolific, and its flavor and sweetness are unsurpassed. Oz. to cts., Mlb. 25 cts., lb. 80 cts.
Arlington Nutmeg. A popular variety, extensively grown by market vegetable growers; good flavor; flesh yellowish green. Oz. ro cts., 4lb. 25 cts., lb. 80 cts.
Long Island Beauty. Round; one of the earliest and finest. Oz. 10 cts., 4lb. 25 cts., lb. 80 cts.
Surprise. One of the finest. The melons ripen early and have a thin, cream-colored rind, and thick, sweet, salmon-colored flesh. Oz. 10 cts., 4\b. 25 cts., lb. 80 cts.
Paul Rose. Medium size, rather elliptical in shape, netted, salmon- fleshed, and so thick-meated as to be almost solid; quality first-class. It is a cross between the Netted Gem and the Osage, or Miller’s Cream. Oz. 10 cts., 4b. 25 cts., lb. 80 cts.
Rocky Ford. This new and valu- able introduction has attained a great reputation in a very short time. It is oval in shape, of a delicate flavor; flesh light green; size medium. A good shipper. This is the melon that has made so much money for Colo- rado shippers. Oz. 10 cts., 4lb. 25 cts. lb. 80 cts.
MUSHROOM SPAWN
Provide a sufficient quantity of fresh stable manure, and throw into a heap to heat. Turn and mix several times, till the heat is evenly distribu- ted, and then make the bed under cover, similar to a hotbed. When the heat is found to be gentle, pre- pare the spawn by breaking into pieces about 2 inches square, and place them 6 inches apart each way; spread over them 1 inch of good loam. Cover with straw, and if the loam becomes dry, water with tepid water.
Fine English, Milltrack. T5 cts., 8 lbs. $1.
Pure Culture Spawn. Made in the United States by improved methods, and is much more reliable, more pro- lific and earlier than the English Spawn. In fact, it has attained such remarkable success that it is rapidly taking the place of English Spawn amongst the larger growers. Bricks (weighing about 1144 pounds) 25 cts. each, $2.50
per NASTURTIUM
The seeds, while young and tender, are pickled and used as capers. The tall varieties make an excellent screen for unsightly places in the garden or along fences.
Tall Mixed Colors. Oz. 10 cts., 144lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. Dwarf Mixed Colors. Oz. toc., 4lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts.
OKRA
The tender, young pods are used for seasoning soups and stews. Sow the seed thickly in rich soil, about the middle of May, in drills 3 feet apart, and cover the seeds an inch deep. Thin the young plants to stand ro inches apart, hoe them often and earth up the stems a little in cultivation, for support. An ounce of seed will plant t1oo hills.
Improved Dwarf. Growing about 14 inches high, and producing twice as many pods as the taller sorts. Pods smooth, tenderand well-flavored. Oz. t1oc., 4lb.35c.,lb.$r.
White Velvet. Pods pure white, round and smooth, with no square edges or disagreeable prickles; also larger than in most sorts. Oz. 10 cts., 4lb. 35 cts., Ib. $1.
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Choice Vegetable Seeds
WATERMELONS
An effort should be made to secure good, strong vines early in the season, and this can be done by taking care that the hills are large, mellow and well-drained, with the manure placed so that they will not dry out quickly under hot suns. All possible protection from insects should be given the young plants, and their growth may be hastened still further by frequent applications of liquid manure. Asa protection from insects, netting is frequently used, and also dry ashes or coal-dust sprin- kled over the leaves when wet. Plant the seeds thickly, and thin the plants to four of the strongest in each hill. An ounce of seed will plant about 60 hills.
Cole’s Early. A fine early Watermelon; can be grown over a large latitude; flesh bright red, delicate in texture; fruit nearly round; rind thin. Oz. Io cts., \4lb. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts.
Sweetheart. Large and nearly globular; skin bright, mottled green; flesh bright red, firm and heavy, crisp, melting and exceedingly sweet. A good shipper and keeper. Oz. to cts., 4lb. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts.
Ice Cream. An early-season, delicious home mar- ket melon. It has too thin a rind for shipping. Few, if any, melons surpass this for quality and productive- ness. Flesh bright scarlet, solid to center, melting and delicious. Oz. to cts., 141b. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts.
Phinney’s Early. A very early variety of medium size; red-fleshed, with light-colored seeds; quite hardy and very productive; quality excellent. Oz. 10 cts., M4lb. 20 cts., Ib. 60 cts.
Cuban Queen. One of the very best new varieties, of round shape, and of large size; flesh bright red, very crisp, delicate and sweet; an early and reliable sort. Oz. Io cts., lb. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts.
Mountain Sweet. An old favorite; form rather long; color dark green; seeds dark; a very solid melon, sweet and _ crisp; a safe variety for northern growing. Oz. Io cts., lb. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts.
Red-seeded Citron. Round, marbled with light green. eee white and solid, seeds red. Oz. 10 cts., M4lb. 20 cts., b. 60 cts.
ONION SEED
Good Onion Seed Is the Foundation for a Good Crop of Onions
The Onion has been cultivated as an article of food from the earliest times, and is now perhaps more univer- sally grown than any other vegetable. A good crop is impossible unless the soil is very rich and kept clean. Use well-rotted manure freely, and get the crop in as soon as possible in the spring, no matter if the weather is cold and unpleasant. Sow in drills I foot apart and cover about one-third of an inch, treading or rolling after sowing
YELLOW GLOBE DANVERS ONION
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SWEETHEART WATERMELON
so that the hot, dry atmosphere may not dry up and destroy the sprouting seed. When 3 inches high, thin to 2 inches apart. Stir the ground freely without disturbing the young plants and keep free from weeds. One ounce to roo feet of drill; 4 to 5 pounds per acre.
Yellow Globe Danvers. Buxton type, selected, home-grown stock. Globe-shaped; early, with very small neck; large size; fine quality and good keeper; the best for general crop. Oz. 20 cts., 4lb. 60 cts., lb. $2.
Red Wethersfield. One of the most productive and long-keeping. Bulbs deep purplish red, large, flat, strong- flavored and grow to a large size the first year from seed. Oz. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts., lb. $2.
Southport Red Globe. This is a favorite with all who grow Red Onions. It grows fair size, very small neck and bright red in color. We offer a fine stock. Oz. 20 cts.. 4lb. 60 cts., lb. $2.
Southport Yellow Globe. This variety is of the same general character and quality as the Southport Red Globe, tr color is a rich yellow. Oz. 20 cts., 14lb. 60 cts., Ib. $2.
Southport White Globe. A large, showy, globular white Onion, which sells quickly in market. The bulbs grow quite rapidly, and if the seed is sown early, good- sized roots, suitable for pulling and marketing in a green state, are soon formed. They are mild-flavored, keep well and the yield is good. Oz. 20 cts., lb. 75 cts., Ib. $2.50.
White Portugal, or Silverskin. Largely grown for white Onion sets. Bulbs large and fine in appearance, with silvery white skin and sweet, tender white flesh; they do not keep well, but are mild-flavored and excellent for family use and for pickling. Oz. 20 cts., 141b. 75 cts., lb. $2.50.
Spanish King, or Prizetaker. Bulbs very large, round and handsome; rich yellow skin and mild, sweet, pure white flesh; quite free from stiff necks. Bottom well and yield enormously. A very desirable sort. Oz. 20 cts., 4lb. 60 cts., lb. $2.
ONION SETS
These are small Onions grown the previous year, ripened off and taken up when mere bulblets. They produce a very early and profitable crop, and grow in any good soil Set them in rows I foot apart and 3 inches apart in the rows.
White Sets, Yellow Sets, White Multiplier Sets, Potato Onion Sets, Shallots, Top Onion Sets, Market price; price variable.
PARSLEY
The leaves of most sorts of Parsley are beautifully curled, and useful for garnishing as well as flavoring. An ounce of seed will sow about 150 feet of drill.
Dwarf Extra Curled. Dwarf, with finely curled leaves. Oz. 15 cts., 4lb. 40 cts., Ib. $1.25.
Champion Moss Curled. Leaves bright green, finely om beautifully curled. Oz. 15 cts., 4b. 40 cts., lb.
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PEAS
All smooth-seeded Peas may be planted as early in spring as the soil can be prepared for them. They are very hardy, and will endure a low temperature, both before and after sprouting. By sowing for the first crop as early as is practicable, and for succession at intervals of about two weeks until the first of June, a good supply of this delicious vegetable may be enjoyed through the greater part of the summer. Late sowings, however, do not yield so well as early ones, because the hot and dry weather is unfavorable to the development of the plants. The seeds should be sown in drills about 3 inches deep and from 3 to 4 feet apart, according to the variety, taller sorts requiring more room than the dwarf ones. Dwarf Peas require a very rich soil, while tall ones thrive best in rather thin ground, which does not stimulate too luxuriant growth in the vines, to the detriment of the pods The latter are frequently sown in double rows, with brush or support of some kind between them. Wrinkled Peas are not so hardy as the smooth sorts, and should not be sown so early. but are superior to them in quality, more delicate in flavor, and remain longer in season. One quart of seed will plant about 125 feet of drill.
For Peas to be sent by mail. add postage at the rate of 15 cts. per quart to prices given
EXTRA-EARLY PEAS (Medium and Dwerf Sorts)
A star (*) indicates a wrinkled variety
The W. E. B. Co.’s Maud S. A favorite with the market- gardeners on account of its earliness and extreme productiveness, its vigor and vitality, often resisting a drought and maturing a crop when ordinary sorts of earlies have failed. 2 feet. Ot. 30 cts., Yopk. $1, bus. $6.50.
Ameer. Resembles Alaska in manner of growth, but a week to ten days later, the greatest difference being in the size of the pod which is much larger and slightly curved. Seed green, smooth. Height 2% feet. Qt. 35 cts., 4pk. $1.15, bus. $7.50.
Alaska. One of the earliest in cultivation; about 75 per cent of the pods ean be gathered at the first picking. Vines 2 feet high; pods small, but well filled with plump, excellent dark green Peas. Ot. 30 cts., 4pk. $1, bus. $6.50.
GRADUS
First and Best. Similar to Maud S. Early, prolific and uni- form in ripening. Qt. 30 cts., M“epk. $1, bus. $6.50.
*Sutton’s Excelsior. This is today probably the most popular dwarf wrinkled sort in America. In this variety we have an early dwarf wrinkled Pea in the front rank for earliness, with much larger and handsomer pods than any dwarf early wrinkled Pea yet introduced. Height, 15 inches. Qt. 4o cts., 44pk. $1.30, bus. $8.50.
*Tom Laxton. A rival of the Gradus. Habits of growth iden- tical with Gradus. Pods are deeper, richer green, square at the end. A good yielder, where the Gradus is a little shy; quality fine. Ot. 4oc., Ypk. $1.40, bus. $9.50.
*Gradus. This is undoubtedly the greatest advance ever achieved in Peas, for it is as early as the first-earlies, with pods as large as the Duke of Albany and the same shape and color, each pod contain- ing nine or ten wrinkled Peas of true marrow flavor; the most dis- tinct and largest-podded early Pea ever raised. Stock limited. Ot. 40 cts., 4pk. $1.40, bus. $9.50.
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*Nott’s Excelsior. Robust and vigorous in growth; throws out laterals from the base of the stock, producing in profusion long, hand- some pods, closely packed with large Peas of fine flavor; more vigorous and prolific, with larger pods and more Peas than either American Wonder or Premium Gem; sure to be popular when generally known; seed green and wrinkled. 12 inches. Qt. 35c., M4epk. $1.15, bus. $7.50.
*American Wonder. One of the earliest of the wrinkled Peas; flavor -and quality excellent; vines dwarf and strong, 10 to 12 inches high; pods long and well filled; a favorite. Qt. 35c., pk. $1.15, bus. $7.50.
*McLean’s Premium Gem. Very early and superior dwarf, wrink- led Peas, with vines well-branched and from 12 to 15 inches high. Peas abundant, tender, sweet and good. Ot. 35 cts., %pk. $1.15, bus. $7.50.
*New Dwarf Champion. Messrs. Roger Bros., who introduced this new variety, speak very highly of it. Qt. 30 cts., 4pk. $1, bus. $7.
INTERMEDIATE AND LATE PEAS
*Telephone. Pods.and Peas very large and showy, the latter being very sweet and rich; popular. Vines 3% feet high. Qt. 35c., pk. $1.15, bus. $7.50. *Stratagem. Late English variety; large, showy pods. Qt. 40 cts., pk. $1.30, bus. $8. eae: Hero. Medium early; heavy cropper. Qt. 30 cts., 4pk. $1, bus. $7. *Bliss Everbearing. Large, well-filled pods. Qt. 30 cts., %pk. $1, bus. $7. *Juno. A wrinkled, medium-early Pea. Qt. 30 cts., 4pk. $1, bus. $7. *Champion of England. A tall-growing, green, wrinkled marrow. Ot. 30 cts., 44pk. $1, bus. $7. Black-eyed Marrow. For late crop. Ot. 25 cts., 44pk. 85 cts., bus. $5. \ Mammoth Melting Sugar. Best edible-podded Peas. Qt. 35c., pk. 1.25. Canada Field. Used for fodder. Sown with oats. Bus. $2.50.
PARSNIPS
Aside from its value as a table vegetable, the Parsnip also furnishes a health- ful and nourishing food for stock, and is especially valued for this purpose by dairymen. Sow the seed in drills I5 inches apart, as early as possi ble in spring, and thin the plants until they are 5 or 6 inches apart in the rows. The roots are im- proved by frost, and only enough for winter use need be taken up in the fall, leaving the rest in the ground until spring, to be dug up as required. By running a plow, such as is used for breaking sod, along one side of the rows, field crops of Parsnips will be thrown out so that they can be harvested easily. Deep, rich, heavy soil is best suited for the culture of Parsnips, but on any deep, rich, mellow soil the yield is good per acre, and the roots will be smooth and large if no fresh manure is used; this tends to make them coarse-grained and Eisshapen: An ounce of seed will sow 150 feet of drill; five pounds will sow an acr
Improved Hollow Crown. The variety most widely calewareds tender and sweet; very productive. Oz. Io cts., 4lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts.
Guernsey. Not so long as the preceding, but thicker and more easily gathered. A very heavy cropper; roots smooth; flesh fine-grained and of excellent quality. Oz. 10 cts., Yb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts.
PEPPER
Sow in hotbed as early as April, trans- plant to rich, warm, mellow soil as soon as the weather has become warm and
— - settled, setting them about 2 feet apart HOLLOW CROWN PARSNIPS in drills 3 feet apart. Seed may be sown later, in the open ground, when all danger from frost is over, and thinned to the distance given above. The pods are used in making all sorts of pickles. An ounce of seed will produce 2,000 plants.
Chinese Giant. Very large; uniform; early; very mild. Oz. 4oc., 4lb. $1.25, lb. $5.
Large Bell, or Bull Nose. Very large, thick pods. Oz. 25c., 4lb. 75c., lb. $2.50.
Ruby King. Bright red pods, about 5 inches long and 3 or 4 inches thick; mild and pleasant flavor. Oz. 25 cts., 4lb. 75 cts., lb. $2.50.
Sweet Mountain. Enormous; mild; early. Oz. 25 cts., 4lb. 75 cts., lb. $2.50.
Squash. Medium size; thick skin; very productive. Oz. 25c., 4lb. 75c., lb. $2.50.
Golden Queen. Pods large, yellow; similar to Large Bell in shape, but milder flavored. Oz. 25 cts., 4b. 80 cts., lb. $2.50.
Long Red Cayenne. Pods long, slender, bright red; very sharp. Oz. 25 cts., Ylb. 75 cts., lb. $2.50.
_» Red Chili. Used for making Pepper-sauce Pods small, conical, scarlet, pungent; plants very fruitful. Oz. 30 cts., 4lb. $1, lb. $3
Red Cherry. Small, round, bright red; ornamental. Oz. 30c., 4lb. $1, lb. $3. LARGE BELL, or BULLNOSE PEPPER
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VICK’S EARLY SCARLET GLOBE RADISHES
PUMPKINS
The Pumpkin is now little used except for agricultural purposes, the squashes being so much sweeter and drier and finer grained for the kitchen. The farmer, however, finds the Pumpkin a serviceable addition to his feed. The most common method of cultivation is to plant them with corn, two or three seeds to each hill.
Sugar. Round, not large, but very sweet, and an excellent table variety. Oz. Io cts., W4lb. 20 cts., lb. 50 cts.
Mammoth. This variety grows to an immense size, often weighing over 100 pounds. Oz. 15 cts., lb. 4o cts., lb. $1.
Connecticut Field.. Very productive; largely grown for feeding stock. (Per bushel, $5.) Oz. 10 cts., M4lb. 15 cts., lb. 30 cts.
Large Cheese. Very productive. Oz. 10 cts., 14lb. 20 cts.. lb. 60 cts.
COOPER’S SPARKLER RADISHES
RADISH
Select a light, sandy loam, and sow as early as the ground can be worked in the spring. For a successive supply, sow every two or three weeks.
Cooper’s Sparkler. Quite distinct; fulfils every re- quirement; the color is a rich carmine-scarlet, with a very pronounced tip of the purest white. The roots, even when fully developed, are solid, crisp and sweet, and re- main fit for use as long as the coarser kinds. It is equally well adapted for forcing in frames or growing in the open ground, for while the leaves are small, as shown in the illustration, they are sufficiently large for bunching. Oz. to cts., 4lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts.
Vick’s Early Scarlet Globe. For forcing in the green- house, hotbed or coldframe, and for sowing in open bor- ders early in the spring, there is no other red variety so desirable.- It is the earliest, its color is the handsomest, in flavor it is the mildest, most trisp, juicy and tender. It forms a small top, and will stand a great amount of heat It is the market-gardeners’ favorite forcing Radish. It will sell ‘‘three to one’ compared with any round red sort. Oz. Ioc., WY4lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts.
French Breakfast. Olive- shaped; red above and white be- low; medium size; small top and of quick growth; crisp, sweet and tender. Oz. 10 cts., 4lb. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts.
Icicle. A handsome first-class, early variety, in color snowy white It grows to the average length of the long varieties, but holds its fullness well down to the tap-root. Exceedingly attractive and ex- cellent in every way. Oz. Io cts., 4lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts.
Olive-shaped White. Has white, olive-shaped roots. Oz. to cts., lb. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts.
Early Deep Scarlet Turnip. Skin deep scarlet; flesh sweet, tender, mild and crisp; quick- ~rowing, early variety; tops small Oz. 10 cts., 4lb. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts.
Wood’s Early Frame. One of the best long varieties for forc- ing, also good for outdoor crops; tops small; flavor excellent; early. Oz.tocts., 4lb. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts.
Long Brightest Scarlet. Vivid scarlet, tipped with snow-white; rapid grower; quality fine. Oz. to cts., 4lb. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts.
Long Black Spanish. Roots black; flesh white and slightly pungent; one of the hardiest and latest. Oz. 10 cts., lb. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts.
White Giant Stuttgart. Very early, and grows to a large size. Fine quality, firm and brittle. Oz. 10 cts., 4lb.
20 cts., lb. 60 cts. SALSIFY
When cooked, the roots have something of the flavor and odor of oysters. They may be boiled, used in soups or grated and fried as fritters. Culture same as for par- snips and carrots. Roots are perfectly hardy, and may be left in the ground all winter, but should be dug early in spring, as the quality deteriorates rapidly with the second growth. A quantity of roots for winter use may be stored in a pit or in sand or damp earth in a cellar. An ounce of seed will sow roo feet of drill.
Mammoth Sandwich Island. A great improvement on the French sort generally cultivated. The roots are twice as large, smooth, tender and well-flavored, resem- bling fair-sized parsnips. Oz. 20 cts., 4lb. 60 cts.. lb. $1.50.
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Choice Vegetable Seeds
SQUASHES
Squash seed should be planted at about the same time and in the same manner as cucumbers and melons. The hills should be 9 feet apart each way, slightly elevated and highly manured. Bush varieties may be planted closer together. Use plenty of seed, as the bugs will destroy some plants. An ounce of seed will plant from 20 to 40 hills.
Chicago Warted Hubbard. This is a new type of the well-known Hubbard, produced by careful selection of the large, dark green, warted specimens, always seen in good stocks of the Hubbard. It has been bred to this type until it is so fixed that nearly all have very hard, warty shells; are of large size and of the very best quality This strain is popular with marketmen. Oz. Io cts., lb 25 cts., lb. 80 cts.
The Warren. This variety resembles the Turban in shape; the shell, however, is rough and warty, and much thicker and harder than in that variety. The color is richer, the quality excellent, and it is a better keeper. Oz. 10 cts., 4lb. 30 cts., lb. $1.
Dunlap Prolific Marrow. An improved strain of - Boston Marrow; fruits deeper orange, more rounded, thicker, having a smaller seed cavity and better flesh. A productive, good-keeping Squash. Oz. Io cts., \4lb. 25 cts., lb. 80 cts.
Hubbard. A standard late Squash. Skin dark green; flesh fine-grained, dry, sweet, late-keeping. Oz. Io cts., lb. 25 cts., lb. 80 cts.
WHITE BUSH SCALLOPED SQUASH
Golden Hubbard. This is a very distinct sort of the shape and general character of the Hubbard, but a little smaller, earlier to mature, and of a rich orange-red color, instead of the dark olive-green of the old Hubbard. Oz. ro cts., 4lb. 25 cts., lb. 80 cts.
Delicious. Its color is almost uniformly a green shade. For table use, no Squash compares with it. Remarkably fine and compact grain, dry, sweet, and exceedingly rich in flavor. Oz. 15 cts., 4lb. 30 cts., lb. $1.
Bay State. Thick-shelled and thick-meated; a little smaller than Essex Hybrid; flesh dry, fine-grained and good; a good yielder. Oz. to cts., 4lb. 25 cts., lb. 80 cts.
Mammoth Chili. Very large and nutritious, orange- colored fruits, which keep well all winter. The most profitable sort for stock-feeding. Oz. 15 cts., 4lb. 50 cts., Ib. $1.50.
Giant Summer Crookneck. The largest of the early Crooknecks, and as early as any; flesh tender and good, cooking quickly. Oz. to cts., 4lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts.
Golden Summer Crookneck. Early and productive; fruits yellow, covered with watery excrescences, as in all this race; flesh fine-grained and rich. All the Summer
Crooknecks are noted for their great size and fine quality. |
This one is also handsome in appearance. Oz. tocts., 4lb 25 cts., lb. 75 cts.
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Winter Crookneck. A favorite late-keeping winter | Squash, with yellow skin and sweet fine-grained flesh. |
Oz. 10 cts., 41b. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts.
White Bush Scalloped. The earliest; skin cream- colored; flesh sweet and rich; very productive. Oz. 10 cts., lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts.
Yellow Bush Scalloped. Differs from the above in color only. Oz. 10 cts., Ib. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts.
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GIANT ROUND SPINACH
SPINACH
One of the most important crops grown for greens, and may be had in good condition from very early in spring until cold weather. For early use, sow very early in spring, and for The main crop, for spring and winter use, should be sown in September and the plants covered for winter. An ounce of seed wil! sow 50 feet of drill; 20 pounds to an acre.
Victoria Long-standing Thick-leaved. The best sort for spring sowing. It has large, thick, fleshy, crimped leaves of the Savoy style. Oz. tocts., 4lb. 15 cts., lb. 30c.
Bloomsdale Savoy. Hardy and well adapted for winter crops. Leaves large and wrinkled, like a Savoy cabbage. Oz. 1octs., 144lb. 15 cts., lb. 30 cts.
Early Giant Round. The popular summer variety. Oz. tocts., 44lb. 15 cts., lb. 30 cts.
New Zealand Spinach. Supplies the place of ordinary Spinach during hot weather. Oz. toc., 4lb. 25c., Ib. 75c.
RHUBARB
This plant is mostly propagated by division of the roots. The best time to set out the plants is early in the spring, although it is sometimes done in autumn. Make furrows of good depth, 3 or 4 feet apart, according to the variety planted; across these furrows at right angles, make others the same distance apart; at each intersection put three or four shovelfuls of good manure, and upon this set the plants. Any good soil will suit Rhubarb; but to obtain heavy crops, good soil, well manured is indispensable.
Linnaeus. The earliest and best for garden use; not so coarse and fibrous as the larger sorts. Oz. 25 cts., lb. 65 cts., lb. $2.
Victoria. The variety in general use for the market; yields immense crops. Oz. 25 cts., 4lb. 65 cts., Ib. $2.
Roots of the above varieties, per doz. $1, 100- $6
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TOMATOES
For early use, sow in February or March in hotbed or in boxes and pots set in the warm window, and hasten the germination and growth of the plants by good care and frequent watering. When the seedlings are about 3 inches high, transplant them to pots or in rows 4 or 5 inches apart, keeping the temperature at about 60 degrees. Subsequent trans- plantings will make them branching and stocky, but do not set them in the open ground until all danger from frost is past, then plant them in a warm, sunny place, and water them freely until they are well established. Some sup- port which will keep the fruit above the ground and free from. dirt should be given the plants. An ounce of seed will produce about 2,000 plants.
Earliana. This is con- sidered the earliest red Tomato grown. Fair size, good shape, good quality. Oz. 30 cts., 4%lb. $1, lb. $3.50.
New Dwarf Stone. A splendid new variety put out by Livingston. Valuable as a general crop Tomato. Oz. 30 cts., 4lb. $1, lb. $3.
Lorillard. A splendid sort for forcing under glass, as well as for outdoor culture; bright, glossy red, smooth; of fine flavor and very early. Oz. 25 cts., 4lb. $1, lb. $3.
Atlantie Prize. Smooth, bright red and solid. Oz. 25 cts., 4lb. 75 cts., lb. $2.50.
Dwarf Champion. This Tomato has grown rapidly in popularity since its first introduction several years ago, and is now one of the most valued early market sorts. It is quite distinct in foliage and habit of growth, the plants being compact, stocky and upright, and re- quiring no support. Although the fruits begin to ripen very early and the plants yield enormously, they do not flag before frost; many begin to ripen their crops July 1, hold half a bushel of fine tomatoes when at their best, and still a peck or more of fruit can be gathered from such a plant when frost comes. The fruit is always smooth and handsome, ripening close to the core and never crack- ing; in’ shape and color it resembles Acme. Oz. 30 cts.. Ylb. $1, lb. $3. :
Beauty. One of the best. Fruit glossy crimson; large, smooth, solid, never cracking and holding its size until late in autumn. An excellent variety for shipping. Oz. 25 cts. 4lb. 75 cts., lb. $2.50.
The Stone. This variety is grown very extensively by market- gardeners for main crop. Very large, perfectly smooth fruits of bright scarlet; they are solid and meaty, with few seeds, and ship and keep well. One of the best sorts of recent introduction. Oz. 25 cts. 4lb. 45 cts., lb. $2.50.
Chalk’s Early Jewel. An ex- tremely early variety of brightest scarlet color, deep-fruited, very hardy and solid, with few seeds, and of excellent flavor. Has become very popular for both table and exhibition purposes. Oz. 30 cts., lb. $1, lb. $3.
Acme. This has, for years, been considered a_ standard variety. Fruit crimson, large, smooth, solid, never cracking, and holding its size well. A good long-distance shipper. Oz. 25 cts., 4lb. 75 cts.,
Ib. $2.50.
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TWENTIETH CENTURY ROCK TURNIP
Choice Vegetable Seeds
Magnus. Thicker and more solid than the Acme, ripens evenly, does not crack; a heavy cropper. Oz. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts., lb. $2.50.
Yellow Plum. Fruits are yellow, oval-shaped and very smooth. Used for preserves. Oz. 30 cts., 4lb. $1, lb. $3.
Grape, or Cherry Currant. Half an inch in diameter; desirable for pickles, etc. Oz. 30 cts.
Strawberry (Winter, or Ground Cherry). Small fruits, enclosed in a husk; they have the flavor of straw- berries, and’ may be pre- served like plums. The vines are always heavily loaded with fine fruits. Oz. 30 cts.
TURNIPS
as the ground can be pre- pared, in drills 15 inches apart, and thin the plants to stand 6 inches apart. Sow for succession at in- tervals of a fortnight until the last week in July, and from that time onward until the last of August sow for main crop. The sowings should always be made just before a rain, if possible, as the success of the crop depends in a great measure upon quick germi- nation and rapid growth in the young plants. An ounce of seed will sow 150 feet of drill; one pound will sow an acre.
Twentieth Century Rock. This Turnip is now recognized as the standard winter Turnip. Oz. Io cts., lb. 30 cts., lb. 75 cts.
Early White Milan. Very early; pure white, and of fine quality. Oz. to cts., 4lb. 30 cts., Ib. $1.
Purple-Top Strap-Leaf. Grown largely for fall and winter crops. Oz. 10 cts., 4lb. 20 cts., Ib. 50 cts.
Early Red-Topped Globe. A large, handsome, globe- shaped variety; a splendid table Turnip; extensively grown and pitted for fall and winter. Remarkable for its heavy yield per acre. Oz. tocts., 4lb. 20 cts., lb. 50 cts.
Early White Egg. Pure white, egg-shaped; grows rapidly and is fine-grained, sweet, delicate-flavored and solid. Oz. to cts., 4lb. 20 cts., lb. 50 cts.
Golden Ball. Most delicate yellow-fleshed Turnip we know of. Of medium size, firm, hard and of superior flavor. A splendid table variety. Oz. 10 cts., 4b. 20 cts., lb. 50 cts.
Cow Horn. White, fine-grained, sweet flesh. Oz. tocts., 4lb. 20 cts., lb. 50 cts.
Yellow Aberdeen. Grown for stock-feeding; roots large and solid. Oz. Io cts., 14lb. 20 cts., lb. 50 cts.
Macomber. Resembles the White Rock, but much earlier; a favorite in some sections. Oz. 15 cts., 14lb. 40 cts., Ib. $1.25.
Budlong White Rock. Obtained by years of selection; growing much smoother than White Rock. Oz. to cts., 4]b. 25 cts., lb. 60 cts.
Sweet German. A very popular variety in some sections of the country, where it is highly esteemed for its excellent keeping qualities. Large white; fine quality. Oz. ro cts., 14lb. 20 cts., lb. 50 cts.
RUTABAGA
Improved American. Large, firm, yellow roots, which keep well, are hardy and well flavored. Heavy cropper, and excellent for either table or stock. Oz. to cts., Mlb. 20 cts., lb. 50 cts.
For early, sow as soon
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Seeds for the Farm
FIELD BEETS
White French Sugar. Much grown in Europe for sugar-making; very sweet and keeps well; much relished by stock. Oz. to cts., 4lb. 20 cts., lb. 50 cts.
Mangel-Wurzel, Norbiton Giant. A long red variety, preferred by many to common Long Red, as it is considered of better keeping quality; good for deep soils. Oz. 10 cts., 144lb. 20 cts., lb. 50 cts.
Mangel-Wurzel, Golden Tankard. A most iin- portant addition to our roots for feeding stock. Flesh a deep, rich yellow, very sweet and nutritious. In shape a little shorter than the Giant, but thicker. A very heavy cropper. Oz. 10 cts., 4lb. 20 cts., lb. 50 cts.
FIELD CORN (Flint) Theinert’s Prize (90-day) Yellow
First prize at Rhode Island Corn Show, 1912. Yield per acre, 12114 bushels of shelled Corn. 1,000 pounds of fertilizer to the acre.
Two weeks earlier than Longfellow. Ears very near as long, and much heavier. This Corn is the result of twenty- two years’ breeding and selection. There is no doubt that the best way for farmers to buy Corn for planting is on the ear. It eliminates all chance of failure except climatic conditions
We shall sell this Corn, put up in a strong, covered basket holding 70 pounds of ears, for $3 per basket, which will give a bushel of shelled Corn. Same select Corn shelled, $3 bushel.
W. E. B. Co.’s Golden Cap. Similar to our Rhode Island White Cap; ears a trifle larger; very small cob; has shown a yield of 100 bushels shelled Corn to the acre. We think this the finest yellow Flint Corn grown. 7o0-lb. basket select ears, $3 basket; shelled, bushel $3.
Rhode Island White Cap. Well-known variety. Early, prolific; from this is made the celebrated Rhode Island white meal. Bus. $2.
Early Sanford. Extensively used in various parts of New England, both for grain and as fodder and ensilage. It is of very luxuriant growth; very prolific; large stalk, with plenty of leaves and handsome ears 12 inches long. This is one of the most valuable varieties of Ensilage Corn on account of its early ripen- ing and extra productiveness. Bus. $2.
of rolled oats.
green fodder.
SILVER MINE OATS
THEINERT’S PRIZE (9Q0-DAY) YELLOW CORN
ENSILAGE AND FODDER CORN
Eureka. A fine strain of ensilage Corn which we believe will prove to be one of the most valuable and largest- yielding of Ensilage Corns in cultivation. It grows very: tall, attaining a height of 12 to 15 feet; is prolific in its nature, having from two to six ears to the stalk, makes a heavy, thick growth of fodder, and is altogether, in our opinion, and the opinion of those who have tested it, the best and most productive of Ensilage Corns. Market price.
Leaming. While this Corn is recognized by all as the great silage and feeding Corn, it is also a big yielder. Large ears on heavy stalks produce many bushels to the acre, and our highest-yielding strains produce equally as well as any other variety. Market price.
W. E. B. Co.’s Red-Cob Ensilage. We offer this as being one of the best fodder and ensilage Corns we know of. It is a pure white Dent Corn, growing on a red cob. The fodder is sweet, tender and juicy; grows 12 to 14 feet high, producing enormous crops. Price per bushel, market price.
Evergreen Sweet Fodder Corn. All varieties of sweet Corn possess very much more “‘sugar’’ than any feed sort, and, this being the most important constituent, it neces- sarily follows that the Corn holding this in greatest quan- tity has the greatest net value. Evergreen Sweet Fodder grows much taller than the Early Sweet Fodder and makes well-formed, but not matured, ears in almost any part of the Northwest. Drill 14% to 2 bus. to the acre. Market price.
SILVER MINE OATS
_ Silver Mine Oats. This Oat has made for itself a reputation as an exceed- ingly heavy and reliable yielder. beautiful white kernels, which are especially desirable for the manufacture
It is very hardy and prolific and yields
The heads are very large in proportion to its stiff, bright, clean straw. The sprangle top heads, although long, are borne low down on thestalk, which seems to prevent lodging. The straw is valuable for feed and for bedding. Asarule, oats yield a greater profit an acre than wheat, and they are also a more re- liable crop. The demand for this variety last season exhausted our supply very early. We also recommend this Oat as the very best one to plant for Market price.
To farmers using large quantities of field seeds, we wish them to bear in mind that we carry large
stocks and are in a position to make favorable prices on choice stock. Samples and quotations upon request, at any time.
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MISCELLANEOUS FARM SEEDS
Dwarf Essex Rape. Especially valuable for sheep pasturage; it is also recommended for hogs and cattle. Sow in April or August, in drills 2 or 3 pounds per acre, or 6 pounds broadcast. Dwarf Essex Rape is worthy of a trial, especially for autumn pasture in New England.
Amber Cane, or Sorghum. Non-saccharine, but dis- tinctly different from all others of that class. The plant is low, stocky, perfectly erect. It does not stool from the root, but branches from the top joints. The whole stalk, as well as the blades, cures into excellent fodder.
Soja hispida (Soja Bean). Resembles a bean; the haulm is stiff, the pods are produced in clusters of from two to five, and each contains four smooth, oval, nankeen- colored seeds. This plant is said to thrive well in hot and dry weather. Very valuable for the South for either man or beast. :
Buckwheat, Japanese. Earliest and most productive of the Buckwheats.
Buckwheat, Silverhull. later than the Japanese.
Peas, Canada Field. Valuable for cattle feeding. Also used for ensilage. Sown broadcast in the spring at the rate of two bushels to the acre.
Rye, Spring. Best northern-grown. One and one-half bushels to the acre.
Rye, Winter. Sow in September and October at the rate of one and one-half bushels to the acre.
Sunflower, Mammoth Russian. Wheat, Winter. Extra-choice stock. Wheat, Spring. Northern-grown.
Light gray grain; a week
Cowpeas, New Era. This variety is of real value, both in the Southern and in the Northern States, as a green summer feed for sheep and as a green crop for plowing under to enrich the soil. Sow for plowing under at the rate of 2 bushels to the acre, or with oats at the rate of 1% bushels of each per acre.
Beardless Barley. This is an improved beardless Barley, similar to the Success, but it is larger, has a longer straw and yields more per acre. It is perfectly pure and literally beardless, just as represented, which makes it pleasant to handle, while the straw can be fed to stock without fear of injury. It is earlier than any bearded Barley, better to seed with, better for feeding, and yields fully as well.
Chevalier Barley. Two-rowed, more largely used for forage than the six-rowed. Seed grown on the irrigated lands of Montana; very plump, extra heavy and nearly white. Stock very short this season, but of very good quality.
Sand, Winter or Hairy Vetch (Vicia villosa). One of the pea vine class of plants, exceedingly nutritious, sur- passing even the several varieties of clover. It will do better than other fodder crops on poor soil, while on good soil it makes a rank growth of four or five feet. It isa great favorite with cattle, and can be fed with safety to any stock. Perfectly hardy all over the United States and will remain green all winter. Sow for spring use in August or September, mix it with clover, or, in spring, with oats, to help support it. It is one of the earliest of fodder crops for spring cutting—a full crop can be cut in season to plough and plant any other crop on the same land. Wherever Scarlet Clover winter-kills, by all mean plant this.
NORTHERN-GROWN SEED POTATOES
Noreross. Hardy; enormous yielder; resists blight. Exceptionally fine variety. Originated by Charles Nor- cross, Litchfield, Me., in 1895. Seed-ball grown on the old Early Rose, pollenized by Beauty of Hebron. Mr. W. E. Johnston, hearing of its yielding quality, procured some of the seed, tested it with some 200 other kinds, and it was the best in quality and yield. The Secretary of the Johnson Seed Potato Co. (E. A. Rogers) writes that from a measured acre in 1905 they harvested over 550 bushels of splendid handsome Norcross Potatoes.
Snow. The best Potato for all soils and conditions that we know of. It is medium late, white, of a roundish shape; yields 300 to 500 bushels to the acre.
W. E. B. CO.’S PRIDE POTATO
Gold Coin. Fine-shaped tubers, ratner oblong, white, russety skin. Almost every Potato is of good market size. Will yield 300 or more bushels to the acre.
W. E. B. Co.’s “‘Pride.’’ A standard early sort, with such a combination of good qualities as to make it a general favorite.
Green Mountain. A late Potato which does well on all kinds of soil; very productive; oval; a good keeper, and of fine quality.
New Queen. Very productive; splendid early market Potato. In shape and color it resembles the Hebron. Early Ohio. An old-time favorite; matures early, and
the Potatoes are fit for use before fully ripe. Many
growers consider it the most profitable early market variety.
Irish Cobbler. One of the first varieties of Potatoes to be ready for market, and therefore will command a good price. The skin is creamy white, sometimes netted, which is an indication of good quality; eyes are strong, well developed, and but slightly indented.
Delaware. Vines strong, vigorous; tubers white; very large; smooth; excellent. An immense yielder.
‘‘Carman No. 3.’’ Late. Has few and shallow eyes. The greatest yielder ever introduced. Few small tubers.
Houlton Early Rose. We furnish fine Maine and Prince Edward Island Early Rose in large lots at special prices.
Early Beauty of Hebron. Rapid, vigorous grower, ripens a week ahead of Early Rose; far exceeds it in productiveness; excellent for table use, either baked or boiled. Cooks very mealy. Good keeper; white skin; flesh rich and delicate.
Early Harvest. Wonderfully early. Of superb
quality and fine appearance. A most valuable sort for first-early marketing or for home use.
The Seed Potatoes we send out are Seed Potatoes in every sense the word seed should imply. They
are the best that can be had from any source, at any price. They are hand-sorted, selected stock, such as any one would be pleased to plant. Progressive farmers change their seed because there is profit and sat- isfaction in so doing, the additional yield to be secured from a change of seed ought, every time, to pay for the seed, so that the investment is really nothing.
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GRASS AND CLOVER SEEDS
All our Grass and Clover Seeds are of the finest quality. Comparisons of samples and prices invited
GRASSES
For General Grass-seeding for Mowing Lands
Sow Clover, Timothy and Red Top mixed together. For one acre, eight pounds Clover, one-half bushel Timo- thy, eight pounds Fancy Clear Red-Top.
Finest Mixture of Grass Seeds and Clover for Hay and Permanent Pasture
The importance to the farmer of a good selection and proper mixture of grass seeds for the various purposes of cultivation, for mowing, for soiling, for permanent pasture, etc., cannot be over-estimated. We prepare a special mix- ture containing only the most suitable Grasses for per- manent pastures and meadow lands, such as Orchard Grass, Meadow Foxtail, Sheep’s Fescue, Rhode Island Bent, Meadow Fescue, English Rye Grass, Perennial Sweet Vernal, Red-Top and Clovers. Two to four bushels of this mixture is needed to seed an acre, according to the condition of the land.
Timothy, or Herd Grass (Phleum pratense). A well- known nutritious Grass, which on most soils will produce a better crop than any other variety. We offer a particu- larly choice sample of seed. Sow 4bus. per acre, if alone. 45 lbs. to the bus.
Red Top (Agvostis vulgaris). A valuable native perma- nent grass, growing in almost any soil, moist or dry, and standing our hot climate. We received this seed in finest quality direct from the western growers. Sow 3 bushels per acre, if alone; it is generally sown mixed with Timothy, 14% bus. Red Top and 44bus. Timothy. 10 lbs. to bus.
Red-Top, Clean Seed. Chaff and weeds sifted out; extra fine.
Wood Meadow (Poa nemoralis). Well adapted for growing under trees and in shaded situations. Dwarf and fine growing. Sow about 2 bus. per acre. 14 lbs. to bus.
Rhode Island Bent (Agrostis canina). A fine, hardy, very compact grass; very permanent, readily forming a heavy sward; excellent for pasture. Sow 4 bus. per acre, if alone, 10 lbs. to bus.
Kentucky Blue (Poa fratensis). Known as June-grass. An early grass of great value; makes a close, velvety turf, and is excellent for pasture; generally sown mixed with other grasses. Sow about 3 bus. per acre, if used alone. Finest seed. 14 lbs. to bus.
Orehard (Dactylis glomerata). One of the earliest grasses; yields immense crops, and is excellent for pasture or hay; should be cut as it is coming into bloom, and it will produce a heavy second crop. One of the best grasses. Sow 3 bus. per acre. 14 lbs. to bus.
Perennial Rye (Lolium perenne). An early, hardy, and very nutritious grass for meadows, pastures or hay crop. Generally used with other grasses. If used alone, sow 2 bus. per acre. 24 lbs. to bus.
Meadow Fescue (Festuca pratensis). Of great value in mixtures for permanent pastures; of excellent nutritious properties, and is much relished by live stock. Sow 24% bus. per acre. 15 lbs. to the bus.
Crested Dog’s-Tail. (Cynosurus cristatus). A perennial grass much valued for its dwarf habit and hardiness. One of the finest grasses for lawns. Sow 2 to 3 bus. per acre. 28 lbs. per bus.
Sweet Vernal (Anthoxanthum odoratum). Useful to mix with other grasses for lawns, in which it is invaluable on account of its early growthand fragrant odor, which it imparts to the other grasses when drying; very hardy and permanent. 11 lbs. to bus.
Meadow Foxtail (Alopecurus pratensis). Very valuable mixture for permanent pastures exposed to heat and drought; early and rapid in growth; not a valuable hay grass. 8 lbs. to bus.
Sheep’s Fescue (Festuca ovina). Of dense growth; ex- cellent for dry situations and sheep pastures. Sow 2144 bus. per acre. 12 lbs. to bus.
Hard Fescue (Festuca duriuscula). Perennial, 18 to 24 inches, June. The most vigorous of the dwarf-growing grasses. Thrives well in dry soils; comes early and with- stands long droughts. Very nutritious as a hay crop and valuable for permanent pasture. Two and one-half bushels for one acre. Weighs 14 pounds to the bushel.
Red Fescue (Festuca rubra). Perennial, 2 to 24% feet June and July. On account of its creeping habit is espec- ially valuable for loose, sandy soils and embankments. It easily resists drought and is often green when other grasses are dried up. Two and one-half bushels required for one acre. Weighs 14 pounds to the bushel.
Tall Feseue (Festuca elatior). A valuable perennial grass, very productive and nutritious. It is native to moist, heavy soil where it probably does best, but it suc- ceeds well on any good soil, wet-or dry. If used alone, sow 40 pounds per acre.
Creeping Bent (Agrostis stolonifera). Perennial, I to 2 feet, July. A grass desirable for either lawns or per- manent pasture on account of the firm and enduring turf it produces. Specially adapted to moist situations. Forty pounds required for one acre. Weighs 200 lbs. to the bushel.
Rough-stalked Meadow Grass (Poa trivialis). A perennial species closely related to Kentucky Blue Grass. Does best in moist cool locations and its principal use is as a bottom grass in permanent pastures. For lawn pur- poses it does well on sandy moist spots on account of its spreading roots. Sow about 15 to 20 lbs. to the acre. 14 Ibs. to the bushel.
MILLET, or HUNGARIAN GRASS SEED
Prices variable; subject to market fluctuation
Hungarian Grass (Panicum Germanicum). One of our best forage plants and yields immensely, even when the weather is so dry that other crops dry up. One of the best annual grasses for green fodder or hay. Sow from June 15 to July 31. One bushel seedsanacre. 48 lbs.tobus.
Millet, Common (Panicum miliaceum). An excellent forage plant; very early; 2 to 3 feet high; heads open, branching panicles. Sow 1 to 14 bus. per acre. 50 lbs. to bus.
Millet, German (Golden Millet). Of stronger and taller growth than other Millets, and does not mature so early. Sow I to 1/4 bus. per acre. 50 lbs. to bus.
Millet, Japanese Barnyard (Panicum Crus-Galli). This Millet is valuable as a green or dry fodder, or for siloing. It is erect in growth, very leafy, and the stalks are tender and succulent, even when matured. The re- ported yield of green fodder is from I5 to 20 tons per acre. For the most satisfactory results, as a fodder crop this Millet must not be sown too thickly, as it stools very freely. On good soil, when sown early, Io to 12 quarts to the acre are sufficient. On poor soil, or if sown later, sow 20 quarts.
CLOVERS
All carefully cleaned and selected samples. Price variable
New York Clover (Trifolium pratense). Medium; finest quality.
Mammoth, or Vermont Clover. heavy cropper.
Alsike, or Swedish (Trifolium hybridum). and sweet.
White Clover (Trifolium repens). Excellent for lawns, as it remains green.
Strong-growing;
Luxuriant
Lucerne, or Alfalfa (Medicago sativa). Bears heavy crops of forage; will stand cutting three or four times a season.
Crimson Clover (Trifolium incarnatum). An annual; will flourish well on poor soil; grows about 2 feet high; sown during July and August, often cuts ro tons of green fodder if cut from May rf to Io.
THE W. E. BARRETT CO.
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Sweet and Medicinal Herbs
Anise (Anis). Used for garnishing and flavoring. The seeds have an agreeable and aromatic flavor, and are used in medicine. Oz. 15 cts.
Balm (Melisse). Leaves possess a fragrance similar to lemons. Made into balm tea for fever, and into a beverage called ‘‘Balm wine.’’ Oz. 30 cts.
Basil, Sweet (Basilienkraut). sauces. Oz. 15 cts.
Burnet (Poterium). For salads and soups. Oz. 20 cts.
Caraway (Kummel). The seeds are used in cakes, con- fectionery, etc. Oz. 15 cts.
Coriander (Koriander). Grown for its seeds, which are used in confectionery. Oz. 15 cts.
Dill (Dill). Used for pickling. Has an aromatic odor and a warm, pungent taste. Oz. 15 cts.
For stews, soups and
Hoarhound. Valuable for medicines. Oz. 25 cts.
Lavender (Wohlriechendespicke). Used for perfume. Oz. 30 cts.
Marjoram, Sweet. Used for seasoning. Oz. 20 cts.
Rosemary. An aromatic, ornamental herb. Oz. 30 cts..
Rue. Used for medicinal purposes. Oz. 15 cts.
Saffron. The flowers are used in dyeing. Oz. 10 cts..
Sage (Salbei). Medicinal, but used principally for: flavoring. Oz. 15 cts
Savory, Summer (Bohnenkraut). The dried stems,, leaves and flowers are used extensively for flavoring. Oz» 20 cts.
Thyme. The young leaves and tops are used for sauces,, soups and dressings. Also a good remedy for nervous: headache when made into tea. Oz. 30 cts.
Lawns and their Management
To insure a really fine lawn, there are several requisites; a good depth of rich soil, properly drained, and free from: boulders immediately below the surface; a liberal dressing of thoroughly decayed manure (ten or twelve cords per acre) ;. nicety of grading in the levels and slopes; a firm, smooth surface upon which to sow the seed; and a sufficient quantity of the very best lawn grass seed, suited to the situation. The latter item is of prime importance, Boulders below the sur-: face will, during the heat of summer, cause unsightly dry spots in an otherwise beautiful lawn; all such should be removed A rich soil of good depth, and liberally fertilized, will maintain a fine greensward permanently, needing only an occasional top-dressing. Fresh strawy manure should never be used in making a lawn; when decaying, it is liable to allow uneven settling of the soil. Make a smooth surface with harrow and rake, and use a roller to make it firm and even, before sowing; the seed. After sowing, cover the seed well by raking it in, and again use the roller to finish the work.
The “Capitol” Lawn Seed i
We cannot say too much in regard to this mixture. The grounds around the . “
“State House” are a forcible recommendation to its quality and reliability. Sown /
down late in the spring, in two months’ time it showed a sward equal to the best year-old lawn in the city. This mixture contains only clean seeds of the very best quality, entirely free from weeds or any foreign matter.
For lawn-tennis courts, croquet grounds, etc., the “‘Capitol” mixture gives a fine, smooth, velvety sward a few weeks after sowing. Weight about 24 pounds to the bushel. Sow three bushels to the acre. The best recommendation for the ‘‘Capitol’’ Lawn Seed is our sales, which increased 300 per cent over last season. QOt.25cts., 2 qts.5octs., 4 qts. 85 cts., 8 qts. $1.50, bus. $5.
Park Lawn Seed
This mixture we have prepared and sold for years, and it has given, and still gives, good results. It ranks with the average good Lawn Seed generally offered by seedsmen. The mixture is composed of pure seeds, free from weeds. Sow four bushels to the acre. Qt. 20 cts., 4pk. 60 cts., pk. $1, bus. $4.
For Shady Places
In the lawn, we have a special mixture, composed of grasses of habit and growth adapted for such situa- tions. In a great many instances, where lawns are very much shaded, and not well drained. the ground becomes sour. In such cases, slaked lime will be found of much benefit, say one bushel to the thou- sand square feet. Qt. 25 cts., pk. $1.50, bus. $5.
For Golf-Links and Putting-Greens
A specially prepared mixture for golf-links. Bus. $3.50.
A combination of grasses for sowing on putting-greens, to produce a dense, close sward. Qt. 25 cts., pk. $1.50, bus. $5.
RE-SEEDING. To re-seed lawns that ‘have become worn out by neglect or other causes, and where it is not desirable to renew by plowing up, they may be greatly benefited by running a light harrow over, if the surface is large, or by a sharp steel rake for smaller spots. After which Lawn Seed should be sown over the surface, raking in about half the quantity advised for a new lawn, then rolled or beaten down firmly, but if weeds and rank-growing grasses have got possession of the lawn, it had better be plowed under and sown afresh
* LAWN SEED
PARK LAWN SEED
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DISCOUNT ON FLOWER SEEDS BY MAIL
Our liberal discounts or premiums on Flower Seeds in packets (purchaser’s selection) reduce the cost to wholesale
These discounts are given only on seeds sold in packets, for which in all cases the cash must accompany the order.
This discount does not apply to assortments or collections, nor to seeds by the Ounce or pound
prices. F or $x, Select Seeds amounting to Sate Seep oko. theses icis $1 25 ROG? sane Morse ee oS ee, Peete SS 2 50
We prepay postage on all Flower Seeds in packets and ounces.
For $3, Select Seeds amounting tO... eee eee eee $3 75 For $4,
Orders by mail promptly forwarded
CHOICE ANNUALS FOR BLOOM THE FIRST SEASON
ASTERS
The Aster is a royal annual, glorifying the garden with a rich display of bloom until the chrysanthemum, for which it is a fitting forerunner, begins to open its buds. The different forms are grown in gardens everywhere. Our collection includes the most distinct forms and varieties of rich colors. A good selection will give elegant flowers for cutting from July until frost.
COMET. Flowers large and perféct in shape; petals long, wavy and twisted, suggestive of a Japanese chrysan- themum. The flowers, which are very handsome, aver- age from 3 to 4 inches across, and are borne thickly on pyramidal plants from 12 to I5 inches high. Pure White, Carmine, Rose, Light Blue and Mixed. Each, ro cts. per pkt.
SEMPLE’S BRANCHING. A choice strain, which, by careful selection, has been brought to a high degree of perfection. Plant of branching habit, producing from To to 20 large, perfect flowers. White, Pink and Laven- der. Pkt. 10 cts.
LARGE-FLOWERING VICTORIA. Immense showy flowers, perfectly double to the center, with regularly overlapping petals; distinguished in appearance and excellent for cutting. The plants form pyramids 18 inches high, and carry I5 to 20 flowers. White, Azure- Blue, Peach-Blossom, Rosy Carmine, Crimson, Dark Blue and Mixed. Each, pkt. Io cts.
PEONY-FLOWERED PERFECTION. Peerless in form, size and the rich and delicious colors of its flowers. Snow-White, Brilliant Rose, Crimson, Light Blue and Mixed. Each, pkt. ro cts.
COMET ASTERS
| A. Benthami
AGERATUUM
ABRONIA
Pretty, trailing plants, with prostrate branches, and clusters of sweet-scented flowers, somewhat like verbenas. For baskets, rockwork and borders; of easy culture, blooming profusely.
A. arenaria. Bright waxen yellow flowers. A. umbellata grandiflora. of pure rose. Pkt. 5 cts.
ADONIS
Showy, free-blooming plants, about a foot tall, with feathery foliage and large, brilliant flowers, appearing in early spring and lasting a long while. A. autumnalis. (Pheasant’s Eye).
with black center. Pkt. 5 cts.
A. vernalis. See Perennials. Pkt. 5 cts.’
AGERATUM %
These are greatly valued for bedding on account of their neat, vigorous growth and free-blooming habit. They bloom the whole summer through, where sown early.
A. Lasseauxi. Fine clusters of bright rose, borne long and abundantly; valued for cutting. Pkt. 5 cts.
A. Mexicanum, Little Dorrit, Dwarf Blue. .Flowers bright blue; the plant is very dwarf, free-blooming and handsome. Pkt. 5 cts.
A. — — Dwarf White. Large clusters of flowers; habit like above. Pkt. 5 cts.
AGROSTEMMA (Rose Campion)
Exceedingly pretty and graceful flowers. Red, white, and
Pkt. 5 cts. Very large, fine clusters
Intense dark red,
| red and white flowers. Pkt. 5 cts.
ALYSSUM, SWEET
A great favorite for bouquets and house culture, as well as for outdoor baskets and border edgings. (maritimum). Trailing; flowers white,
very sweet. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts.
A. compactum erectum (Little Gem). Very dwarf and spreading, covering a wide circle thickly with its white flowers, which appear when the plants are small. Pkt. 5 cts;, Oz. 50 cts:
A. saxatile compactum. See Perennials.
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SUPERB BALSAMS (Lady’s Slippers)
Popular and easy to grow; give brilliant masses of beau- tiful flowers for little care. Plants about 2 feet in height; transplanting dwarfs them and makes the flowers more double. Some are as double and perfect as camellias; they range through all dark, rich, brilliant and delicate colors. Double Rose-flowered. Flowers very large, double and
of perfect form. Fine mixed. Pkt. 5 cts.
Improved Camellia-flowered. Regular and perfect; large and full to the center. Separate colors, and choice mixed. Each, pkt. Io cts.
Florists’ Best Double White. Pkt. 10 cts.
Mixed Double. All kinds and colors. Pkt. 5 cts.
BARTONIA AUREA
Handsome, with downy foliage; fragrant, large, golden yellow flowers, which open in the evening. Thrive in any soil; height about 3 feet. Pkt. 5 cts.
BRACHYCOME IBERIDIFOLIA
(Swan River Daisy) Flowers light and graceful, and borne profusely; colors blue or white, with dark center. Plants spreading in habit, about a foot tall. Mixed, pkt. 5 cts.
CACALIA COCCINEA (Tassel Flower)
Loves a rich, sunny spot, where they bloom until late autumn. The tassel-shaped flowers are bright scarlet and borne in graceful clusters. Pkt. 5 cts.
CALENDULA (Pot Marigold)
Produces a bright and constant mass of color; grows well anywhere and flowers until frost.
C. officinalis grandiflora fl. pl. Semi-dwarf plant; handsome, double, pure golden yellow flowers. The best Marigold in cultivation; flowers very large and brilliant. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts.
Prince of Orange. Rich flowers of deep orange, striped with a lighter color; large and very double. Pkt. 5 cts., Oz. 25 cts.
CALLIOPSIS, or COREOPSIS
(Bright Eyes)
Gay and beautiful; of graceful habit, easy culture, and flowering profusely throughout the season. As popular for cutting as for garden culture.
C. tinctoria. Flowers double, of a rich golden yellow color, with wine-maroon spots. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts.
Cc. Drummondii.
(Golden Wave). Pure bright yellow flowers, with an eye of rich velvety brown. The plant is compact and bushy, and blooms freely. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts.
CANNAS
Crozy’s New Dwarf Large-flowering French
For rich effects in bedding, the Dwarf French Cannas have now few rivals in popu- lar estimation. As pot- plants or for winter- flowering they are also favorites. The seed should be soaked in hot water eight or ten hours before planting, and started early in hotbeds or in the house.
Fine Mixture of choice
seeds, from dwarf, ~ early-flowering plants. COREOPSIS Pkt. ro cts.
DIANTHUS (see page 25)
CARNATIONS
Annual focms, blooming soon after the seed is sown
Margaret Carnation
This new form of the hardy Carnation blooms four months from seed. Is much admired and valued in all gardens where it has been tested. Plants vigorous, semi- dwarf and neat, and if sown under glass in March or April, begin blooming in early summer, and yield a brilliant display of flowers until frost. Plants which have bloomed all summer in the garden are frequently potted for winter decoration, and bloom in the window for a long time. Flowers large, quite double and perfectly formed, never bursting the calyx, and show all colors and variegations through beautiful shades of red, pink and white. Fine for cutting; stems are good, and the flowers are produced in great profusion.
Pure White, Rose, Searlet, Violet and Mixed. Each, pkt. ro cts.
CHRYSANTHEMUMS
C. carinatum fl. pl. Summer- blooming. The majority of the flowers are very double and bronzy yellow, tinged with red or rose, but some will be pure white or crimson, and of graceful semi-double form. Pkt. 5 cts.
CENTAUREA CYANUS (Cornflower)
Favorite old-fashioned flowers. The quaintly pretty flowers have good stems and are brightly colored. Flowers white or blue; plants about 18 inches tall, free-blooming. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts.
CLARKIA ELEGANS
Early and profuse-flowering. Plants average 14 feet in height; oddly formed double flowers are bright rose, purple or white.
Single and Double. Each, pkt. 5 cts.
COLLINSIA
Brightly colored flowers, blooming in whorls, several of which cluster about each stem. Plants continually in flower; 114 ft. Mixed, pkt. 5 cts. -
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CELOSIA, or COCKSCOMB
For beds and borders, pot culture and winter bouquets
Odd and handsome. The comb-shaped heads often attain enormous size and are always gaily colored. The plants produce finer and brighter-colored flowers if given rich soil. The dwarf varieties are much used for pot culture, and are picturesquely odd and striking in appearance, deservedly pop- ular everywhere.
Dwarf Yellow. Splendid, brightly colored heads of large size and fine form; plants strong, and but about g inches in height; very handsome. Pkt. 5 cts.
Empress. One of the hand- somest; the rich crimson heads are enormous, yet quite shapely; plant no taller than the above. Pkt. 5 cts.
Glasgow Prize (President Thiers, Tom Thumb). Quite dwarf and distinct; plants a foot high; combs fine, deep crimson. Pkt. 5 cts.
Japonica. Tall; pyramidal; flower-heads of very rich,’ bright scarlet. Pkt. 5 cts.
COSMOS
Fine for cutting; long, slen- der stems; airy, graceful flow- ers and feathery ffoliage. Plants tall and strong-growing, from 4 to 6 feet high, and a perfect fountain of bloom from September until frost. Should be started early.
White Pearl. Large, snow- white flowers. Pkt. 5 cts. Large-flowering Pink and Large-flowering Crimson.
Each, pkt. 5 cts.
Grand Mixture. Monster flowers with frilled petals, with large, round, open petals, with irregular, laciniated petals; white flowers, flecked and clouded with pink; shaded light and dark; beautiful shades of red and crimson; star-like flowers, with fringed edges, pink, white, red, in endless combination. Pkt. 5 cts.
DAHLIA
Dahlias grown from seed bloom the first year. A large percentage of the double varieties come true, while the single are superb, giving flowers of beautiful form and color- ing; of graceful habit. The seed must be started early. Mixed Single. Seeds saved from the best named varieties.
Io cts. per pkt.
Mixed Double. Extra-fine mixed; produces double flow- ers, including bright and rich colorings. Pkt. Io cts.
CANDYTUFT, EMPRESS
SHASTA
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SHASTA DAISY
This is one of the creations of Mr. Luther Burbank. It is perfectly hardy, grows anywhere and blooms more abundantly each season. The flowers are very large, a foot or more in circumference, growing on long stems, with two rows of broad, pure white petals and a yellow center. 10 cts.
DIANTHUS
Brilliant and popular garden pinks
Gay and spicily fragrant flower, well loved and grown everywhere, in almost any soil, and covering its dense thicket of leaves and stems with bril- liant masses of flowers. All the varieties named below bloom the first year from seed.
D. Chinensis fl. pl. (Double Chinese, or Indian Pink). Flowers large and very dou- ble, in all rich colors. Fine mixed. Pkt. 5 cts.
D. Heddewigii grandiflora fl. pl. (Crown of Perfection) Flowers of immense size and very double; produced in °: greatest profusion. A great diversity of colors, from purest satiny white to in- tense red, soft pink and flesh tints, and a large pro- portion of flowers marked in various hues. Pkt. 5 cts.
D.—Eastern Queen. A very beautiful rose variety. Pkt. ro cts.
D.— Crimson Belle. Splen- did brilliant dark red. Pkt. 5 cts.
D. — The Bride. White, with purple center; very pretty. Pkt. 5 cts.
D. — diadematus fl. pl. (Double Japanese, or Diadem Pink). Flowers large and fine in form and very double, yet ranging through all colors. Finest mixed, pkt. 5 cts.
D. imperialis fl. pl. (Double Imperial Pink). An extra- fine mixture, producing all colors of these handsome flowers Pkt. 5 cts.
D. barbatus (Sweet William). See Perennials.
ESCHSCHOLTZIA CALIFORNICA (California Poppy)
Brilliantly colored and poppy-like, shining with a silken luster in the sunshine. A bed of them is fairly dazzling, with its rich hues of orange, pure yellow, scarlet, creamy white, crimson and carmine. Single and double. Each, pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts.
GAILLARDIA (Blanket Flower)
Showy bedding plants, averaging about 2 feet in height, and covered with flowers from midsummer until frost.
G. picta Lorenziana. Double flowers, in many bright - colors. Pkt. 5 cts.
G. grandiflora. See Perennials.
GODETIA
Compact, branching, attractive little plants, always gay with white, rose or crimson flowers. Mixed, pkt. 5c.
IBERIS, or CANDYTUFT
An old and universal favorite, largely cultivated and continually in bloom; as valuable for cut-flowers as for edging and masses, and always desirable.
I. amara. Clusters of pure white. Pkt. 5 cts.
Empress. Large, handsome trusses of pure white flow- ers; plant strong, and of candelabrum-like habit. Pkt 5) cts:
Tom Thumb. Very dwarf, forming a low, dense mass of green against which the large clusters of white flowers show finely. Pkt. 5 cts.
Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts.
DAISY
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HIBISCUS AFRICANUS
Showy and effective. The large, cream-colored flowers have a rich, dark brown center; the plants grow about 2 feet tall. Pkt 5 cts.
LUNARIA BIENNIS (Honesty)
Hardy biennial, and must be sown in autumn or early spring for flowers the first year. Flowers white and double. Pkt. 5 cts.
LINUM GRANDIFLORUM RUBRUM (Scarlet Flax)
Of great beauty; free-flowering and easy to grow. Blossoms bright scarlet; stems and foliage fine. Pkt. 5 cts.
LUPINUS (Sun Dial)
Grows about 2 feet tall; very effective in mixed borders. The seed should be sown where the plants are to stand.
Mixed, pkt. 5 cts. LOBELIA
The Erinus forms of Lobelia are quite showy and free- blooming. The dwarf forms are used for edgings, vases, etc., other sorts for beds. All are of easy culture.
' L. Erinus (Crystal Palace Speciosa). Ultramarine-blue. Trailing. Pkt. 5 cts. L. — speciosa superba. Trailing. Pkt. 5 cts.
— gracilis (light blue) and albus (pure white). Trail-
ing. Each, pkt. 5 cts.
L. compacta varieties: Albus (pure white), Crystal
Palace compacta (dark blue), and Prima Donna
(rich crimson). Each, pkt. ro cts.
LARKSPUR
Rocket Larkspurs, which bloom the first season if sown early, are very showy. Flower-spikes of bright colors. For others, see Perennials.
Dwarf Double German Rocket. Pkt. 5 cts.
Tall Double German Rocket. All colors mixed. Pkt. 5c.
MALOPE GRANDIFLORA (Mallows )
Robust branching plants, usually about 2 feet high, with large, mallow-like red or white flowers; very pretty. Mixed, pkt. 5 cts.
MARIGOLD Double French and African
Showy plants for midsummer and autumn bloom. One to 2 feet tall, free-flowering and easy to grow.
Eldorado. Finest of the double African Marigolds. Flowers from ro to 14 inches across, very double, of bright golden orange and primrose shades. Pkt. 5 cts., 0z. 40 cts.
Tall Double French. Mixed, producing flowers of various bright colors. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 40 cts.
Dwarf Double French. Plants low and compact. Mixed, pkt. 5 cts., oz. 40 cts.
MATRICARIA CAPENSIS FL. PL. (Double White Feverfew)
For cutting and pot culture, as well as for beds and borders. Thrives well in all soils; blooms until frost. Flowers pure white, double. 18 to 20 inches tall. Pkt. 5c.
MESEMBRYANTHEMUM CRYSTALLI- NUM (Ice Plant)
Glistening waxen leaves and stems, covered with a shin- ing granular coat. Flowers quite pretty and of various colors; plant trailing, about 6 inches high; well adapted for baskets, vases, borders, etc. Mixed, pkt. 5 cts.
MIRABILIS JALAPA (Four O’Clock)
Old favorites, with sweet-scented flowers of many dif- ferent colors. They open in the afternoon and wither in the morning. Mixed, pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts.
Dark blue, with white eye.
L.
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MIGNONETTE
The matchless perfume of this modest flower renders it one of the most popular annuals grown. In form and color the flower-spikes have been greatly improved, but it is for their delicate, subtle fragrance that they will always be chiefly valued for garden and window culture, and for the costliest as well as the simplest bouquets.
Defiance. New. Specially adapted for pot culture. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 50 cts.
Machet. The best variety for pots; is dwarf and free- blooming; flower-spikes beautiful, bright reddish maroon very sweet. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 75 cts.
Large-flowering. The old and well-known Mignonette, still as sweet as any. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts.
Gabrielle. Very pretty sort, bearing large spikes of red flowers. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 50 cts.
MIMULUS (Monkey Flower)
Flowers showy and oddly marked; ground color white or yellow, flaked and spotted with maroon, scarlet or crim- son. Plants dwarf and compact, and bloom continuously.
M. moschatus. The well-known Musk Plant, with strongly scented yellow flowers. Pkt. 10 cts. M. tigrinus grandiflorus. Large-flowering, new tigered and spotted varieties in many rich colors. Pkt. 10 cts.
DWARF NASTURTIUMS
Tom Thumb Varieties, for Bedding
None of the old-fashioned plants deserve their renewal of popularity better than the Nasturtium, so brilliant and varied in coloring, free in bloom, and picturesque in appearance. Its brave and hardy habit of growth, even in hottest suns and poor soils, once gave it the name of “‘the soldier’s flower,’ which was well borne out by the rollicking air of the climbing varieties; but now the artists claim it, and its pale green, shield-shaped leaves and vivid flowers appear on all sorts of choice bric-a-brac, besides being prime favorites for cut-flower work and personal adornment. The Dwarf Nasturtiums form thick masses of leaves and flowers not more than a foot in height.
Beauty. Very bright; flowers yellow and scarlet, of the most showy description. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts.
Empress of India. A splendid dark-leaved sort, with brilliant, crimson flowers. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts.
Golden King. Large flowers of deep golden yellow. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts.
King Theodore. Dark, rich maroon, the petals looking as though cut from velvet. Pkt 5 cts., oz. 15 cts.
SINGLE PETUNIAS
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SINGLE POPPIES
DWARF NASTURTIUMS, continued
Aurora. Very beautiful flowers, varying in color from primrose to pale pink, and lower petals tinged with carmine. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts.
Cloth of Gold. Golden yellow foliage; light scarlet flow- ers; very effective. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts.
Prince Henry. Leaves cream-colored, marbled and spotted; bright crimson-scarlet flowers. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. I5 cts.
Searlet. Bright scarlet. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts.
Crystal Palace Gem. Sulphur, spotted maroon. 5 cts.,.0Z. F5 cts.
Ruby King. Bright ruby-red. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts.
Superb Mixture of above-named varieties. Pkt. sc., Oz. 25 cts.
FINE MIXTURE of all sorts. Will produce fine flowers of many colors. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. Io cts.
For Climbing Nasturtiums, see Ornamental Climbers
NOLANA
Beautiful trailing border plants, with flowers in all shades of blue, yellow and white; also admirable for hang- ing baskets, etc. Mixed, pkt. 5 cts.
NIGELLA (Love-in-a-Mist)
A delicately pretty plant; light blue or white flowers, set in a mist of feathery green foliage, and bearing curious seed-pods. Mixed, pkt. 5 cts.
NEMOPHILA
Of compact habit; oddly and beautifully colored flowers of blue, purple and white, in unusual markings and blend- ings. Mixed, pkt. 5 cts.
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OENOTHERA (Evening Primrose)
Flowers large, fragrant and showy; white and yellow being the predominating colors, affording a fine display. Mixed, pkt. 5 cts.
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PETUNIAS
No annual of the garden is more lavish with its flowers, or more readily adaptable to any and every purpose than the Petunia. So popular has it become that enthusiasts have given years of patient care to its improvement, and we now have superb show varieties, fringed, ruffled and double, mottled, striped and self-colored.
LARGE-FLOWERING DOUBLE-FRINGED PETUNIAS
Will produce strong, branching plants, prodigal of hand- some flowers, very double and waxen, in all the best colors; the lighter tinted ones are especially beautiful. Pkt. soc.
LARGE-FLOWERING SINGLE-FRINGED PETUNIAS
Large-flowering Single Choieest Mixed. A choice mixture from superb strains, combining extreme ele- gance of form with a great diversity of bright and deli- cate colors. Pkt. 25 cts.
Inimitable Striped and Blotched. Finely shaped flowers, with steélliform blotches. All sorts. Pkt. Ioc.
Good Mixed. We will give an equal percentage of all choice types. Pkt. 5 cts.
POPPIES
The annual Poppies are quite as brilliant and effective for all purposes as the old-fashioned perennial sorts. They grow freely in any good soil.
SINGLE POPPIES
Tulip Poppy. Grows 12 to 14 inches tall, branches freely, and bears brilliant crowns of from 50 to 60 large, vivid scarlet flowers. Begin to bloom inearly June and continue until late. Pkt. 5 cts.
Shirley. Semi-double, with daintily marked and colored flowers of light, gauzy appearance. Mixed, pkt. 5 cts.
Single Mixed. All the best sorts and colors. Pkt. 5 cts.
DOUBLE POPPIES
Mikado. Each blossom is a large, soft ball of finely divided petals, pure white at the base, flaming into brilliant crimson-scarlet toward the tips. Pkt. 5 cts.
Peony-flowered Double. Large, very double and shapely, brilliantly colored, free-blooming, and more lasting than is usual with Poppies. Mixed, pkt. 5 cts.
White Swan. Very handsome, snowy flowers; graceful, of fine size, fringed and double. Pkt. 5 cts.
For other varieties of Poppies, see Perennials
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PHLOX DRUMMONDII
The Drummond Phloxes have every quality desirable in a fine bedding plant. With brilliancy and variety in color they combine grace and refinement of form, a free and constant blooming habit, neat, compact growth and ease of culture.
Phlox Drummondii nana compacta. The Dwarf Phloxes are of neat, compact habit, growing only about 8 inches high. Charming and unique. Choice mixed colors, pkt. 5c.
P. — fimbriata. Large clusters of flowers with fringed petals; light and effective. Mixed colors. Pkt. 5 cts.
P. — cuspidata. The new Star Phloxes.Pret- ty star-shaped flowers, forming a lace-like clus- ter. Pkt. 5 cts.
LARGE - FLOWERING
Flowers as large as in the perennial class Phlox Drummondii grandiflora alba. Pure
white. Pkt. 5 cts.
P. — — striata. Richly striped with red and rose. Pkt. 5 cts.
P. — — Isabellina. The flowers are yellow; dis-
tinct and new. Pkt. 5c. a
P. — — kermesina splendens. Vivid crimson, white eye. Pkt. 5 cts.
P.— — Mixed Varieties. All varieties mixed. Pkt. 5 cts.
PANSIES
We wish to call especial attention to our large and fine assortment of Pansy seed, which includes all famous and desirable shades and blendings. The collection is quite complete and contains only the finest and purest strains.
A garden without: Pansies is an anomaly now-a-days, for their bewitching flower-faces are grown and loved everywhere. The plants will live on from year to year, like other species of violets, but the flowers become smaller as the parent stem grows older, and so for a continual supply of flowers, the seeds are sown twice a year—in spring and autumn.
Finest German Mixed. From a splendid strain of large- flowering and finely blotched varieties. Pkt. 5 cts.
Large-flowering Prize. Finest mixed. Special mixture prepared by ourselves, which embraces the most striking and beautiful colors. Pkt. ro cts.
Mme. Perret. From a celebrated English grower; choice strain. Pkt. ro cts.
Bugnot’s Superb Blotched. flowering variety. Pkt. ro cts.
Trimardeau, or Giant Pansies. Beautiful class of vigorous growth, and flowers of enormous size; finest strain. Pkt. ro cts.
Parisian Giant. A splendid strain; beautifully marked, large flowers. Pkt. Io cts.
Giant White. With purple eye; very beautiful. Pkt. roc. Giant Yellow. Black center. Pkt. 10 cts. See that your garden has a fine bed of Pansies
PORTULACA
Sturdy little trailing plants, that bloom brightest during our warmest, driest weather. Beds of them form brilliant rainbows of color on sunshiny mornings; the sun cannot be too warm for them.
Single Mixed. In many rich colors. Pkt. 5 cts.
Double Mixed. A large percentage of the flowers will be as double as little roses. Pkt. 10 cts.
Very beautiful; extra-
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STOCKS
For an early and profuse display of brilliant flowers
Fragrant and free-blooming, and easy to grow, either in beds or pots. Almost all the varieties have long, handsome spikes of flowers, which are admirable for cutting and remain fresh a long while. The Ten-Weeks Stocks are especially popular, because they bloom so soon after the seed is sown.
Dwarf Queen. Dark blood-red; same habit as Snowflake. Pkt. 10 cts.
Snowflake. Very early-flowering and indis- pensable for forcing. Vigorous dwarfs of the Wallflower-leaved section; produce long spikes of large, double, snow-white flowers Pkt. 10 cts.
LARGE-FLOWERING TEN-WEEKS STOCKS
The plants flower to to 12 weeks after the seed is sown. We offer a magnificent strain of this in separate colors. Pure White, Flesh- colored, Chamois-Buff, Carmine, Dark -Crimson, Dark Blood-Red, Light Blue, Chestnut-Brown, Pink, Scarlet, Dark Blue. t0 cts. each. Mixed, pkt. ro cts.
CUT-AND-COME-AGAIN STOCKS. An unusually free-blooming species. The plants grow about 2 feet high, and send out num- erous side branches, each of which bears a cluster of pure white, fragrant flowers, beautifully shaped and very double. From spring until late in fall, the plants are coyv- ered with flowers, and they thrive equally well in pots or beds. Pkt. ro cts.
VIRGINIAN STOCKS (Malcolmia)
Pretty, profuse-flowering little plants about 3 inches tall, with clusters of red and white flowers. Pkt. 5 cts.
SALVIA (Flowering Sage)
Magnificent bedding plants, all ablaze with long spikes of blue or scarlet flowers from June until October. I to 2 feet tall.
S. splendens. Flowers bright scarlet. Pkt. ro cts. S. patens. Leaves silvery; flowers large and beautiful sky-blue. Pkt. 15 cts.
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SALPIGLOSSIS GRANDIFLORA
This elegant half-hardy annual flowers in late summer and autumn. The blossoms are velvety, with deep veins and markings, lily-shaped and quaintly lovely. Mixed, pkt. 5 cts.
SAPONARIA CALABRICA (Bouncing Bet)
A hardy annual, growing into thick clumps, and pro- ducing masses of fragrant red, cruciform flowers.
SCABIOSA GRANDIFLORA
(Mourning Bride) Curious and pretty; an old-fashioned flower, still de- servedly popular. Mixed, pkt. 5 cts
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VERBENAS
Seedling Verbenas are more robust in growth and pro- duce larger and finer flowers than those grown from cut- tings, and the light-colored varieties frequently have fragrant flowers when grown from seed. This is one of our brightest and best bedding plants, and its fine trusses of flowers represent every shade of every color except yellow. Plants from seed sown early in spring keep their beds gay with flowers from midsummer until frost; they are trailing in habit, and wide-spreading, loving a rich sandy soil, plenty of room and full sunshine. No finer, seed than ours can be procured anywhere.
MAMMOTH VARIETIES. This superb strain is a great improvement on the older varieties, both in size and color of flowers and habit of plants. The florets average an inch in diameter, and have clearly defined margins and large, white centers. The trusses are large in pro- portion, and borne in great profusion, upon robust,
vigorous plants. Seed from finest flowers. White, Searlet, Pink and Mixed, each, pkt. 10 cts. V. nana compacta (New Dwarf Varieties). Of very
dwarf and spreading habit, requiring no pegging down. Mixed seed, pkt. 30 cts. V., Choice Mixed. Seed saved from finest flowers.
Pkt. 5 cts. VISCARIA ’
Abundant bloomers. Plants about a foot in height; flowers all tints and shades of red, from scarlet to pale rose and pure white. Pkt. 5 cts.
ZINNIAS (yYouth-and-Old-Age)
All of them, but especially the dwarf sorts, give gay effects in bedding. The taller sorts are very useful for mixed borders or massing in large clumps.
Zinnia grandiflora plenissima (The new Giant Zinnia) . Very large and double flowers of handsome form, in all the rich Zinnia colors; plants strong, erect and branch- ing. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 75 cts.
Z. parviflora (The Lilliput-flowered Zinnias). Tiny flowers of double, perfect form; unique and charming for bouquets. All colors. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 50 cts.
Z. elegans, Double Mixed. Many kinds and colors.
Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 50 cts. Z., Curled and Crested. Finely varied flowers. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 60 cts.
SEEDS OF ORNAMENTAL FOLIAGE PLANTS
FOR SUMMER BEDDING, BORDERS AND POT CULTURE
Acanthus latifolius
A tall, herbaceous plant of beautiful and stately habit, . grown for its rich tropical leafage. Handsome and effec- tive, whether grown as a center for foliage beds or asa specimen plant for lawns and borders. Pkt. 10 cts.
AMARANTUS
Tall-growing plants; showy leaves, variegated with shades of red, yellow and green; long racemes of flowers. Amarantus caudatus (Love-Lies- Bleeding). Three
feet tall; blood-red. Pkt. 5 cts.
A. cruentus. The well-known Prince’s Feather. Pkt. 5c.
A. Henderi. Brown, dark red and bronze; Fine. Pkt 5c.
A. nobilis pyramidalis. Pkt. 5 cts.
A. tricolor (Joseph’s Coat). Leaves a beautiful mosaic of color. Pkt. 5 cts.
CENTAUREA (Dusty Miller)
Silver-leaved; indispensable for ribbon beds and borders, the soft, natural tints of grayish green being very effectual in harmonizing contrasts in more brilliant leaves. Centaurea candidissima. Leaves broader and whiter
than in any other silver-leaved sort. Pkt. 10 cts. C. gymnocarpa. Very graceful variety. Pkt. 1octs.
COLEUS
The leaves are of many shapes and bright colors, and nearly all varieties have a rich, velvety appearance. Seed sown in March or April will produce fine ee for bedding. Pkt. 15 cts.
Cineraria maritima candidissima
Another fine silver-leaved plant, used in ribbon-bedding, vases, etc. Leaves are silvery white; flowers yellow. Pkt. 5c.
EUPHORBIA (Painted Leaf)
Euphorbia heterophylla. Glossy green leaves, forming large bracts on the ends of the branches, changing in midsummer to brilliant scarlet. Pkt. Io cts.
E. variegata (Snow-on-the-Mountain). Of robust growth, with fine green leaves, striped with white. Pkt. 5 cts.
Perilla Nankinensis
A beautiful plant; leaves rich, dark purple; fringed. Contrasts with silver-leaved foliage plants. A half-hardy annual. Pkt. 5 cts.
Pyrethrum Aureum (Golden. Feather)
Golden yellow foliage, finely cut, producing rich, soft effects in bedding; hardy annual. Pkt. 5 cts.
RICINUS (Castor-Oil Bean)
Plants of stately growth, with fine fruits and leaves.
Ricinus Borboniensis arboreus. Growth 15 feet; leaves enormous. Pkt. 5 cts.
R. Cambodgensis. Red-black stems; very distinct. Pkt. 5 cts.
R. Gibsoni (Duchess of Edinburgh) . and stems. Pkt. 5 cts.
R. Zanzibariensis. The plants attain great dimensions, presenting a splendid aspect with their gigantic leaves. Mixed, pkt. 5 cts.
very dark leaves;
Dark purple leaves
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SEEDS OF HARDY PERENNIALS
MANY PERENNIALS BLOOM THE FIRST SEASON IF SOWN EARLY The permanent character of the Hardy Perennials, which live and bloom from year to year for an indefinite
period, with but little care, renders them very popular among all classes of gardeners.
Some of our very finest
flowers are to be found among these plants for the hardy garden, many of which, though old-fashioned, are dear
through associations.
Aconitum napellus grandiflorum (Monkshood)
Curious, helmet-shaped flowers, quite pretty and strik- ing, produced on tall racemes above the finely cut foliage. Very prodigal of its unusually large, bright blue flowers, which last from midsummer until late in autumn. Pkt. toc.
Adonis vernalis
A bright, early spring plant, with large, showy flowers of sunshiny yellow. Pkt. 5 cts.
Alyssum saxatile compactum
Low-growing, with light green, silky foliage and golden yellow flowers. Very useful for shaded places. Pkt. 5 cts
ANEMONE
Old favorites, and among our earliest spring flowers. Various shades of scarlet, purple, blueand white, sometimes striped.
Fine Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts.
ANTIRRHINUM (Snapdragon )
Bloom the first year if sown early, and make very bright and showy bedding plants. Varieties with dark flowers are rich and velvety in ‘depth of color. The dwarf sorts grow only 6 or 8 inches tall; other species about a foot high.
Tall Mixed. Seed from fine flowers of best colors. Pkt. 5c. Tom Thumb, Mixed. All colors; fine for bedding. Pkt. 5c.
AQUILEGIA (Columbine)
Very handsome and free-blooming. Bears curiously shaped flowers in many bright and delicate colors. Grow about 2 feet tall, and display their flowers well against a mass of light and pretty foliage.
Aquilegia chrysantha. Gold-spurred. New, and much admired; flowers large, and bright golden yellow. Pkt. 5c.
A. grandiflora alba. Large, snow-white flowers, with long spurs. Pkt. 5 cts.
A. vulgaris fl. pl. Double varieties, mixed. These will give an abundance of odd and very pretty flowers. Pkt. 5 cts.
AURICULAS (Hardy Primulas )
Cowslips, or Hardy Primroses, are favorite early spring flowers, with clusters of bright blossoms in different shades of red and yellow. The clumps increase rapidly.
Primula auricula. Mixed seed of best varieties. Pkt. roc. P. vulgaris. The true, fragrant yellow Primrose. Pkt. roc.
BELLIS PERENNIS (Double English Daisy )
This dainty little flower is a favorite everywhere. It is of easy culture, and grows well in all soils, if given a rather moist, shaded situation. Flowering plants grow readily from seed sown in the border in early spring, or in boxes in the house. They seldom exceed 6 inches in height, and bloom from spring until midsummer; in some localities sparingly in autumn. An exquisite plant for shady borders and for edgings to beds, or for window-boxes in a cool room where in winter flowers are sent up thickly, forming rainbows of pink and white.
Bellis perennis fl. pl. Flowers double. PEt roNcts:
B. — Longfellow. The bright rose-colored flowers are very large and double, and borne on long, stiff flower- stalks; an exquisite flower for cutting. Pkt. ro cts.
B. — Snowball. A pure white variety of the Daisy, with flowers very large and perfect, and long stems. Pkt. Ioc.
Mixed colors.
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CAMPANULA
CAMPANULA 6£(Bellflower)
Very popular for mixed beds and borders. They bear a profusion of large, bell-shaped flowers in blue, rose, pink and white.
Campanula pyramidalis. blue. Mixed, pkt. 5 cts. C. Medium (Canterbury Bell). Produces large, nodding, bell-shaped flowers of charming form and many beau- tiful shades; single and double. Each, pkt. 5 cts.
C. — cealyecanthema (Cup-and-Saucer). Handsome flowers in many tints of blue, rose and white. Mixed, pkt. 5 cts.
Flowers in many shades of
DELPHINIUM
Indispensable to the hardy garden, because of their long: and graceful spikes of bright blue flowers.
Delphinium formosum. Rich blue flowers, with white: centers. Splendid mixture, pkt. 5 cts.
DIANTHUS (Pinks)
Dianthus Barbatus (Sweet William). Attractive, pro- fuse-blooming garden plants. The flowers have a quaint perfume.
D. — Single Mixed. All the best colors. Pkt. 5 cts.
D. — Double Mixed. Seed from fine double flowers of many colors. Pkt. ro cts.
D. Gardnerianus (Double Hardy Garden, or Grass Pink) - This species is in perfection about the first of June. The plant is hardier than the carnation. Pkt. 5 cts.
D. plumarius (Double Pheasant’s Eye Pink). Double fringed flowers, fragrant, of white, crimson or purple. Pkt. 10 cts.
Digitalis (Foxglove )
A stately, handsome plant, from 3 to 4 feet high. Its fine waxen flowers droop gracefully from long spikes, upon which they are set thickly. Among shrubbery, or asa background for lower plants, it gives great satisfaction. Mixed. Pkt. 5c.
Gaillardia grandiflora
Splendid new perennial variety, with very large, hand- some flowers, having dark crimson centers marked with rings of many brilliant colors. Pkt. Io cts.
Select Flower Seeds
HOLLYHOCKS
Gynerium argenteum (Pampas Grass)
The silvery plumes are very light and graceful in effect, and are much used for all sorts of indoor decoration. For clumps upon lawns, the plant is elegant and striking, and usually grows from 6 to 8 feet high. Requires winter protection. Pkt. 5 cts.
Gypsophila paniculata (Baby’s Breath)
A dainty, mist-like plant, with sprays of small, white, star-shaped flowers and delicate foliage. Pkt. 5 cts.
HOLLYHOCKS
Chater’s Superb Strain; fine colors in separate pkts.
Stately and handsome old-fashioned plant. Of late years it has been greatly improved, and its tall spikes of double silken- flowers are magnificent when grown either in clumps or lines. Chater’s Hollyhocks are famous everywhere as the finest strain grown.
Separate Colors. Pure White, Scarlet, Golden Yel-
low, Peach, Pink, pkt. to cts. The five varieties for oe
40 cts. Lavandula vera (Lavender)
Grown for its fragrant leaves and flowers, which retain their fragrance when cut and dried. Pkt. 5 cts.
Lobelia cardinalis (Cardinal Flower)
Long spikes of intense scarlet flowers; one of the most brilliant plants in cultivation. Suitable for all situations. Pkt. Io cts.
Papaver orientale
Large, brilliant flowers, rich and bright in their color. The loose, silken petals have each one a blotch of black at the base. The plants are about 2 feet high, and en- tirely hardy. Pkt. 10 cts.
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PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND MYOSOTIS (Forget-me-not )
Thrives best in moist, shaded places, forming neat, compact, little plants, bright with graceful sprays of starry blue flowers, which form one of the chief attractions of the garden in early spring. For pot culture, too, they are very pretty, if given cool treatment, and frequently bloom the first season Myosotis palustris. The true Forget-me-not. Flowers bright blue, with a large golden yellow eye. Pkt. 10 cts. M. alpestris Victoria. A new dwarf variety, which forms shapely, rounded plants, and is well adapted to pot culture, although it loves the hardy green quite as well. Its sky-blue flowers are borne in thick clusters, the center ones being double Pkt. to cts.
M. rosea. A new rose-colored variety of the Victoria
Pkt. 10 cts.
Pentstemon (Beard Tongue)
The flowers are borne in graceful spikes. The plants are herbaceous, and bloom from early summer until frost. The flowers are white, blue, scarlet, crimson, yellow, etc. Mixed, pkt. Io cts.
Perennial Phlox (P. decussata)
Fine clumps of these plants form magnificent lawn and garden ornaments, and nearly all bright colors are repre- sented in the large and handsome flower-beds. Dwarf and tall, each, pkt. 5 cts.
For Drummondii Phloxes, see Annuals
Silene (Catchfly)
Appear in early spring, and last until the late autumn; vary in height, color of flowers, etc., but all free-blooming; well adapted to exposed borders, etc. Mixed, pkt. 5 cts
SWEET WILLIAM. See Dianthus barbatus.
Viola odorata (Sweet-scented Violet)
Well-known, delightfully fragrant, little flowers, which bloom most freely in early spring and fall. The seed should be sown early. Mixed, pkt. Io cts.
WALLFLOWERS (Chionanthus) ;
Their exquisite perfume and their rich, quaint, bright colors, usually brownish red, yellow and violet, should give them a place in every garden. When grown in the open ground the plants should be potted in autumn. Will bloom in winter if kept cool.
Double Mixed. This variety gives fine flowers in all the
Wallflower colors. Pkt. Io cts.
Single Mixed. This seed is chosen from select plants of best colors. Pkt. 5 cts.
PERENNIAL PHLOX
THE W. E. BARRETT CO.
32 Select Flower Seeds
ORNAMENTAL CLIMBERS
Vines are the tapestry of the garden, embroidered with their own blossoms.
All the most popular hardy
annual and perennial kinds will be found here; tender sorts, among seeds of Greenhouse Plants
IPOMG@A
Ampelopsis Veitchii (Japan, or Boston Ivy)
A beautiful: vine for covering walls and buildings, to which it adheres closely. The leaves color beautifully in autumn. Pkt. Io cts. :
Centrosema grandiflora
Large, pea-shaped flowers, produced in clusters; in color rosy violet, with broad, feathered markings of white. Foliage abundant and graceful. A hardy perennial, climbing 6 to 8 feet in a season, and blooming abundantly. Pkt. 10 cts.
Cobaea scandens
A tender annual of very rapid and luxuriant climbing habit. The deep violet-blue flowers are large and bell-shaped, averaging 2 inches. in length and 1% inches across. Pkt. 10 cts.
»Dolichos lablab (Hyacinth Bean)
Noted for its large clusters of snowy white or purple flowers. It grows rapidly and makes a fine screen of thick foliage. A tender perennial. Pkt. 5 cts
Gourds, Ornamental
Quick-growing vines, desirable for covering arbors, walls, etc., and producing useful and ornamental fruit in great variety of shapes and colors. Tender annual. 15 to 20 feet. Pkt. roc.
HUMULUS (Japanese Hop)
Annual climbers of very rapid growth, with dense foliage. The leaves remain bright and fresh and rich-looking until late in the fall. Humulus Japonicus. Leaves plain green.
Seed sown in early spring produces plants
which will cover a wide spread in a short time
PEtaSactss
HUMULUS, continued Humulus Japonicus variegatus. Leaves _ broadly edged with cream color and marked and shaded with silvery white and deep green; often a whole branch and its leaves will be pure white. At a little distance the plant looks as if it were covered thickly with white blossoms. It is very vigorous and hardy. Pkt. 10 cts
IPOMOEA (Morning-Glory)
This popular climber is so widely grown that it does not require any further introduction.
Ipomoea purpurea (Convolvulus major). Showy annual climber of easiest culture, in many brilliant colors. 25 feet. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. Io cts.
I. imperialis (Japanese Morning-Glory). A great im- provement over the old-fashioned sorts. Flowers are larger, fringed, some double and appear in unlimited variety of colors. Foliage is very large and often varie- gated. 10 feet. Pkt. Io cts., oz. 30 cts.
I. setosa (Brazilian Morning-Glory). Beautiful rose- colored flowers and huge leaves; remarkably luxuriant in growth. Pkt. Io cts., oz. 50 cts.
I. Leari. Flowers violet-blue; an elegant greenhouse species. Pkt. Io cts., oz. 75 cts.
I. quamoclit (Cypress Vine). Delicately cut foliage and small, star-shaped flowers of scarlet or white. Mixed, pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts.
I. grandiflora (Moonflower). The large pure white flowers of this plant open at night; produced in great abundance, and quite fragrant. Pkt. 1o cts., oz. 30 cts.
I., Heavenly Blue. Foliage very large and heart-shaped; flowers 4 to 5 inches across, borne in large clusters; light blue, with yellow throats. The bloom also hides the foliage. Pkt. ro cts., oz. 75 cts.
I., Bona Nox (Good-Night, or Evening Glory). Most beautiful large, violet flowers. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts.
Lathyrus latifolius (Everlasting Pea)
Hardy perennial climber, growing 6 to 8 feet high when trained on a ‘trellis. Flowers borne in large clusters. Red and white, mixed, pkt. Io cts.
Maurandya
Graceful annual climber for window or conservatory; admirable to hang from vases and to cover stumps and low trellises; blooms very freely. Pkt. Io cts.
NASTURTIUMS _(Tropaeolums )
The gay and picturesque Nasturtiums are almost as popular among climbers as sweet peas. Their rapid and luxuriant growth quickly covers trellises,
verandas,
CLIMBING NASTURTIUMS
Select Flower Seeds saa 33 PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND
SWEET PEAS
Fashion does not always display so much good taste in her chaice of a “‘ pet flower’ as when giving the Sweet Pea that place. Already they have become so popular that seedsmen must handle their seeds by the ton, and they are grown galore in hedges, sold in great fragrant heaps from the markets, and worn and carried whenever and wherever possible. Every garden must have its hedge of Sweet Peas, and we are ready to supply you with the best of seed.
All the following varieties, pk‘. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts. Admiration. Pink-mauve.
Apple Blossom. Light pink, shaded and buff. Countess of Cadogan. Lilac and blue. Countess of Lathom. Cream-pink.
Dainty. White with pink edge.
Dorothy Eckford. White.
Emily Henderson. White.
Extra-Eariy Blanche Ferry. Rose and white. Golden Roase. Light primrose, striped light pink. Hon. Mrs. E. Kenyon. Large primrose.
Janet Scott. Bright pink and buff.
SWEET PEAS = Jeannie Gordon. Rose and primrose. King Edward VII. Bright red. NASTURTIUMS, continued Lady Grisel Hamilton. Lavender.
fences, or any unsightly object, with a beautiful mass of | Lord Roseberry. Magenta-rose.
oddly pretty leaves, and brilliant flowers. No plant could | Lottie Eekford. White, shaded lilac and blue. be freer with its blossoms, or display them in a more | Lovely. Deep pink, shaded to light pink. graceful way. Miss Willmott. Large, orange-pink.
< . i Mrs. Walter Wright. Rose-purple. eS eee ee ne | Navy-Blue. Tndigo-blue and violet.
T. — Edward Otto. Brownish lilac. Pkt. 5c.,0z.20c. | See rags T.— hemisphericus. Orange. Pkt. 5cts., oz. 20 cts. | Prince Sa iE Markee. ScitieBaaiieaaSou T. — Pearl. White. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts. oes Se
= 7 z eee Eo Royal Rose. Crimson-pink shaded light pink. T. — Regelianum. Violet-ruby. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20c. : ser T. —Scheurianum. Pale yellow spotted. Pkt. 5c., oz. Stella Morse. Buff, tinted pink.
20 cts. Mixture of the above varieties, oz. 1ic., 1Ib. 50c., Ib. $1.50. T. — Schillingii. Spotted. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts. Spencer varieties, mixed, oz. 15c., 14lb. 50c., Ib. $1.50 T. — Von Moltke. Ruby-rose. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts. THUNBERGIAS T. — Yellow. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts.
T. — Fin Mixed. ved from a choi ollection
of Pre core a many ee piscmning Peas These are among the best half-hardy annual climbers.
if planted freely in ground that is not too rich. Pkt. The vine is of slender and graceful, but very rapid, growth,
5 cts., oz. Io cts. with elegant foliage and extremely pretty, dark-eyed T.— peregrinum (Canary Creeper). Graceful, winged | flowers of white or yellow.
flowers of pure light yellow. Pkt. 5c., oz. 20 cts. Thunbergia alata. Flowers buff, with dark center; very T.—Lobbianum. Very superior for trellises, arbors | bright and pretty. Pkt. 5 cts.
or vases; flowers very brilliant and rich, borne profusely. | T.— alba. White flowers, black eye; of excellent effect.
Mixed colors, pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts. PK 5 cts:
SEEDS OF GREENHOUSE PLANTS
BEGONI AS Early Grenadin. Bright scarlet flowers, 60 to 70 per cent of them double; very early-flowering. Pkt. 25 cts. Begonias are now grown in such large quantities, both | Perpetual, or Tree. Tall plants, continually in flower. A
for summer bedding and winter flowers, that many people choice mixture; 75 per cent of flowers are double. Pkt. Io. prefer sowing the seed to buying the plants. We offer | Double Self-Colors. Elegant, fragrant, fringed flowers, species especially adapted for bedding and the window. - of pure and beautiful colors. Pkt. to cts.
Begonia, Vernon. Dark-leaved; valuable for bedding. Plant is strong, dwarfish and branching in habit, and the coral-red flowers cover it thickly all summer long. Equally valuable for pot culture and winter decoration. PEE ooacts:
B.— Tuberous-rooted Mixed, Single. Fresh seed from fine plants; will give large flowers of various shapes and | . 2 colors. The tubers must be lifted and stored in dry sand, | Gloxinia hybrida
in a dry, warm place in autumn. Pkt. 25 cts. The waxen flowers of the Gloxinias are large, bell- B.— Mixed Double. Seed saved from a fine collection | shaped and richly colored, producing grand effects when
of large-flowering varieties. Pkt. 25 cts. different sorts are grouped together. Choice mixed, pkt.25c.
CALCEOLARIA PRIMULAS (Chinese Primroses)
The curiously shaped and oddly marked flowers of these plants at once attract notice. C. grandiflora. Large-fiowering, self-colored varieties; a great diversity of colors. Mixed seed, pkt. 25 cts.
Cineraria hybrida grandiflora Distinct and showy window plant; blooms when its bril- liant velvety flowers are most appreciated. A splendid
mixture of large-flowering varieties. Pkt. 25 cts.
Noted for their rich, profuse and prolonged display of flowers in winter. Growing plants from seeds is not diffi- cult, and full directions for culture are given on our packets Primula fimbriata alba magnifica. Very large, pure
white flowers, with yellow eye; delicately fringed. CHOICE CARNATIONS Pkt. 25 cts.
: P. Si is, F -1 d, White. Pkt. 25 cts. Many plants will produce flowers as large, double, fra- | p, Rig cag ae iD, < oaS
grant and brilliantly colored as those from plants of named | p, __ __ Mixed. Pkt. 2< cis varieties. The Vienna and Grenadin species are excellent | p, __ Fine Mixed. = ‘ for open-air culture and bloom several weeks earlier than Pkt. 25 cts.
the other oa P. Japonica. Beautiful, in shades of crimson, maroon, Early-flowering Vienna. All colors. Choice mixed. Pkt.25. lilac, pink and white. Pkt. 10 cts.
Fringed fiowers of various colors.
THE W. E. BARRETT CO.
34 Insecticides
Insecticides
Intelligent farmers and gardeners now fully recognize the great helpfulness of insecticides in fighting the enemies which are so destructive to all sorts of crops. Such remedies are all the more effective if applied early, before the insects,
etc., have greatly increased.
Fir-Tree Oil. Destroys insects without injuring the plants. Dilute in the proportion of I pint to 20 gallons of water.
Hellebore, White, Powdered. An excellent protection from currant worms, grape slugs, etc. May be applied by dusting on with a bellows, or as a liquid, mixed at the rate of r pound to 30 gallons of water. ~
Paris Green, Pure. Mixed at the rate of r pound to too gallons of water, it will prove effective against all chewing insects. (
Cutworm Food. Easy to apply; will not injure the plants, and will destroy the cutworm. Very satisfactory in its results.
Tobacco Whale-Oil Soap. Effective for scale, green and black flies, mealy bug and red spider in greenhouses, hen lice, dog fleas.
Tobacco Dust. If dusted on while the foliage is moist it destroys rose lice, cabbage and turnip fleas, etc. Spread upon the ground, it keeps off all earth insects, and is an excellent fertilizer.
Tobacco Stems. For fumigating plants infested with greenfly, etc.
Nikoteen Aphis Punk. A preparation of Nicotine in most convenient form for killing insect life on plants and flowers, without injuring the most sensitive bloom or foliage.
Leggett’s Fungiroid. A powdered Bordeaux Mixture. Is applied when the foliage is wet with rain or dew.
Sulpho-Tobacco Soap. For destroying rose slugs, green-fly, lice, and eggs of insects.
Whale-Oil Soap. For washing trees and destroying
America. P
all insects on the bark. Mixed at the rate of 1 pound to 4 gallons of water, it will rid cabbage, rose bushes, peach trees, etc., of the aphides that so often infest them.
Sheep Dip. For sheep, horses, and cattle.
Bordeaux Mixture. For all fungoid diseases, such as mildew and the various rots of the grape. It is prepared as follows: Dissolve 6 pounds sulphite of copper (blue vitriol) in 6 gallons of hot water; in another vessel shake 4 pounds of fresh lime in 6 gallons of cold water. When both.are cool, pour the two mixtures together and add 10 gallons of water. This, then, when all is thoroughly mixed, is ready for use, and» may be applied at any time without
| injury to the foliage. We can furnish this all mixed at
the small cost of 2 cents per gallon.
_Arsenate of Lead. The latest and best-known insecti- cide for all leaf-eating insects. It adheres to the foliage for weeks, thus making frequent spraying unnecessary.
Morrill’s Canker-Worm Exterminator. One of the best and cheapest remedies for the protection of trees from the ravages of the grub or canker-worm. Directions with each can.
Kerosene Emulsion, Concentrated (Lion Brand). One of the best all-round insecticides. Especially valu- able for the destruction of the green and black fly, scale, woolly aphis, curculio, and all sucking insects.
Bordeaux Mixture, with Paris Green. A combina- tion which, in addition to preventing blight, mildew, etc., will kill potato bugs and all leaf-eating insects.
Flowers of Sulphur. Prevents mildew on grape-vines, etc.
Grape Dust. For destroying mildew on grape-vines and trees affected with mould, mildew, or rust-mites.
BUG DEATH
Will destroy potato bugs, and will not injure the vines. Can be used in a liquid form with Bordeaux mixture as a spray. Thousands who use it will testify as to its value.
IF YOU WANT THE BEST It is the “Lion Brand” Lime-Sulphur Solution
The Lime-Sulphur Solution, when properly compounded, has proven its value in sO many ways that it has become universally regarded as an insecticide of superior merit for the control of San José scale, oyster-shell bark louse, scurfy, Forbes, Howard, terrapin tulip and maple scale, and spiders and aphides of various kinds.
The Lion Brand Lime-Sulphur Solution is officially endorsed by State and Nationa’ authorities and also has the endorsement of the most noted and successful orchardists in
It is put up in quarts, gallons, five-gallon cans, ten-gallon kegs, thirty- and fifty-gallon barrels. Trade mark and
guarantee stamped on every package.
“Target Brand” Scale Destroyer THE PEER OF SOLUBLE OILS FOR THE SAN JOSE SCALE This product is a soluble oil which mixes instantly in water and should be applied
when trees are in a dormant state.
Directions.— Mix one gallon with twenty gallons of water and apply with an
ordinary spray pump.
Prices.—Qt. 35 cts., Mgal. 65 cts., gal. $1, 5 gals. $3.75, 50 gals. (bbl.) $25.
“Target Brand”’ Weed Killer
The greatest and best preparation on the market for killing weeds, grass, and
undesirable plants in roads, paths, etc.
A Directions.—Mix one gallon with fifty gallons of water and apply with an ordi-~ “3
nary sprinkler.
Price.—(Qt. 40 cts., “gal. 65 cts., gal. $1, 5 gals. $4, 25 gals. $18.75.
AMEGIBTERED IN U, Ge PATENT QFFICE
Fertilizers and Sprayers
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PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND
DARLING’S FERTIL- IZERS
Darling’s Animal Fertilizer. Contains a very large percentage of ammonia, phosphoric acid and potash. As a general fertilizer for all crops, it is the best. We have sold it for 30 years, and the in- creased demand each year speaks volumes for its value.
Potato and Root Crop ‘Manure. This is one of the best fertilizers for potatoes ever sold. It contains a very high percentage ‘of potash and phosphoric acid, and produces a smooth, desirable- ‘shaped potato. The potash in this brand is entirely from sulphate of potash; the phosphoric acid is from bone.
Farm Favorite. The highest- grade low-price fertilizer on the market. For all crops above ground will give good results.
Darling’s Pure Fine Bone. Contains from 25 to 28 per cent of pure phosphoric acid, and 3 to 4 per cent ammonia. Is the very best material from which phos- phoric acid can be obtained.
Darling’s Lawn Dressing. There is a call at the pres- ent time for a commercial fertilizer to be used on the lawn. Stable manure is objectionable, as it is bulky, con-
taining a large amount of refuse material. It also contains |
the seeds of many weeds and obnoxious grasses that are difficult to root out when once they have gained a foothold. By the use of this fertilizer, all these objections are re- moved. Will producean excellent growth of rich green grass.
Canada Unleached Hardwood Ashes. As a ferti- lizer for lawns and gardens, Hardwood Ashes are unequaled; they supply natural plant-food, permanently enriching the soil. One of the best for lawns, giving the grass a rich, dark shade of green, and destroying many of the insects which are so injurious to grass, roots and leaves.
Bowker’s Ammoniated Food for Flowers. Made expressly for flowers grown in the house or garden; clean, odorless and produces early, abundant blossoms, greatly adding to the richness and brilliancy of color, healthy and luxuriant foliage. It is clean and absolutely odorless.
SPRAYER
“Kant-Klog” Nozzle
A slight pressure of the thumb starts the spray. Remove it, and the spray stops instant- ly. The new ‘‘Kant-Klog’”’ is the only nozzle that can be successfully cleaned without stop- — ping the spray or removing the nozzle from 4"KANT KLOG’’ COMPRESSED AIR the tree. The only nozzle made which gives both flat and round sprays, or solid stream.
GROWN FROM DARLING’S POTATO FERTILIZER
Pulverized Sheep Manure. A soluble plant-food, highly recommended for all purposes where a first-class fertilizer is required. It is a pure natural manure, and has long been recognized as one of the most beneficial. As a top-dressing for lawns, it is unequaled, being free from weed seeds and exceedingly stimulating. For lawns, it should be used at the rate of 500 pounds per acre. Asa fertilizing agent for plants indoors, and in the open garden, it is one of the very best.
Land Plaster, or Gypsum. This is an excellent ad- dition to land for such crops as require lime and sulphates, particularly turnips, potatoes, grasses, etc.
Sulphate of Ammonia, Dissolved Bone-Black, German Potash Salts, Sulphate of Potash, Nitrate of Soda, Plain Dissolved Bone, Muriate of Potash, Sulphate of Potash (High Grade), Acid Phosphate, Basie Slag. Wecan furnish these materials, either separate or mixed, in any proportion, or to conform to any formula.
‘“‘Kant-Klog” Compressed Air Sprayer
Sprays Fruit Trees, Potatoes, Vegetables, Tobacco and Cotton. Fer Wagons, Windows, Henhouses, Fires, Disinfecting, Etc.
DIRECTIONS
A few seconds working of the air pump thoroughly agitates the solution and charges the sprayer with compressed air. This being a very powerful and elastic | force, will, as soon as the thumb presses the ‘‘shut-off,’’ force out the liquid in the form of either a spray, or a solid, continuous stream, as desired.
After sprayer is charged, you need not stop for anything; just walk along from | one row to another, the machine will supply sufficient spray to enable you to do the 7 work as fast as you can walk. The great saving in time, labor and solution, even on j small sprayings, will more than pay for this splendid machine the first month it is used, to say nothing of the big increase in crops as the result of spraying properly.
‘* KANT-KLOG’’ NOZZLE
Progressiye farmers in all parts of the country are using our sprayers and spraying materials. Are you?
THE W. E. BARRETT 36 Sprayers, Etc.
A New Idea in Spray and Force Pumps
Guaranteed to outsell and outlast any hand pump ever made
We do away with the objectionable foot-rest, clamps, leather suction, packing, etc.
This pump requires no fastening of any kind, holds itself down and works anywhere and everywhere. All the operator need do is to press the plunger down. It rises of itself, the upward stroke being made by a brass spring forcing the cylinder apart.
The all-brass suction working within a brass cylinder with all brass valves does away entirely with all leather, rubber or other packing. It is practically impossible for any part to get out of order.
SPRAY AND FORCE PUMP
MYERS’ O. K. COG-GEAR SPRAY PUMP
Myers’ Cog-Gear Barrel Spray Pump R-318-B
Cylinder, valves, valve seats and discharge all brass. Fitted with one lead of 15 feet 44-inch 5-ply discharge hose and graduating Vermorel nozzle.
Myers’ O. K. Cog-Gear Spray Pump R-308-C For hot, cold or any kind of mixture.
Sold as a plain pump, or fitted, if desired, with one or two lengths of hose.
Myers’ Whitewash and General Purpose Sprayer The tank is made of heavy galvanized iron with a wide
bottom so as to sit steady in operation; has both jet and dasher agitator; holds 7 gallons.
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Leggett’s Paris Green, or Dry Powder Gun With Tubes, Nozzles, Straps, Etc.
Most improved method of distributing dry insecticides - over potato vines, vegetables, grapes, bushes, etc. The dis- — SUG) tribution of the powder can be so easily regulated that half a
Sree aoa pound of paris green or london purple may be evenly dis- MYERS’ O. K. COG-GEAR tributed over an acre of potatoes. By leaving a slight open- SPRAY PUMP ing in the slots at bottom of reservoir, the faintest smoke
of powder can be forced from the gun. Will cover two rows at a time.
Wheelbarrows
There is no article that has such general and hard usage as the Wheelbarrow; consequently, it is of the utmost im- portance to have only the best, as in the long run they prove the cheapest. Our Barrows are made of carefully selected hard woods, strongly braced and thoroughly ironed throughout. We offer these Barrows in four sizes, GRADUATING VERMOREL. each of which will be found perfectly adapted to the use Ds aed for which it is intended, and of the finest quality.
Garden Hose
We make a specialty of Garden Hose; you will always find with us a large stock to select from, which includes a variety of makes and grades of standard sizes.
All-Iron Hose Reel ;
Is constructed entirely of iron and is indestructible. It is light in weight, friction- less, and the wheels being high makes it easily manipulated.
Hose Menders We have in stock a large variety for all sizes of hose. The most used are the “Hudson” and “‘Cooper.”’ , BORDEAUX NOZZLE
Sprayers 37 PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND
RASS UNION NUT
MECHANICAL —a AGITATOR —~
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This cut illustrates the latest improved manner of spraying potatoes. The spray strikes the potatoes from the side instead of the top, as in the old- time sprayers.
‘The Myers’ Double-Acting Cog-Gear Complete Spray , Pump Outfit
Mounted on skids with 50-gal. barrel, with pressure gauge, one 15-foot lead of 44-inch 7-ply discharge hose, one Fembro nozzle, one 8-foot pipe extension with lever shut-off, and mechanical agitator. Cog-gear movement, increased leverage adapted for spraying under heavy pressure. Capacity sufficient for 8 nozzles, adapted for spraying potatoes.
Myers’ Bucket Spray Pump with Agitator
This Spray Pump is constructed entirely of brass, a material that is not affected by the poisonous arsenites used in different formulas for spraying fruit trees, vines and shrubbery. It is so arranged that the labor of pumping is all done on the downward stroke of the piston, and nothing on the up stroke. The effect of this operation while pumping is to hold the pump down.
The “Norcross”? Hand Garden Cultivator
Its work equals that of the highest-priced wheel-plow = on the market. With its low price, it sells to those who have but a small home-garden. It is made of first-class material, the shovels forged from steel prongs. It can be entirely taken apart, every part being detachable. (Three sizes.)
Acme Sprayer This Sprayer is adapted for every kind of insect-killing and spraying purposes. It is a great saving of labor, and also a great saving of liquids, as the spray is as fine as mist and adheres to the plant. Used by stock-raisers for keep- ing flies from cattle and horses during the summer months.
ACME SPRAYER
THE W. E. BARRETT CoO.
38 Garden Requisites
GARDEN REQUISITES, ETC.
SCOLLAY’S PUTTYING BULB
A simple and useful device forapplying putty to sashes. The putty, in a semi-liquid state, is ejected by pressing the bulb, enabling one to do the work very rapidly.
SCOLLAY’S RUBBER SPRINKLER
Made of rubber with flat bottom and finely perforated, de- tachable brass top. Very useful in bouquet-mak- ing and window-garden- ing, for sprinkling and for all purposes where a fine spray is required.
TIN FOIL
We have on hand a = large supply of this. We sell at low prices in any quantity to suit the purchaser.
LABELS (WOOD) FOR PLANTS, TREES, ETC.
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WOOD LABELS
STANDARD FLOWER POTS
Measurements from inside to inside Width and depth equal. Special prices on large quantities.
inch Doz IOO Inch Each Doz. bole) Dir ra ote cetet es ole fo to $0 65 | Io... $2 40 15 00 Bio rvans crepe yore 15 SS |] dio on 3 00 20 00
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FLOWER POT SAUCERS
Inch Doz. I0o Inch Each Doz. - 100 aan cote $O) 12) 0 90) ||| Lo... $0 80 $5 oo ARBs heretacis 18 P25 eee I OO 7 OO SMM oe ieee 24 ~~ TOs || 22,0 .pOure sPewrorvacc oo c 30 7 Oo) || toc 15 Po aveds Ghenenerane 40 2 5On | LOk ie. 25 (a PROG Oe 50 B75 Loree 35 C) co ooguuted 70 4 50
CEDAR PLANT TUBS
Painted green, drop handles. Strongest and most dura-
ble plant tub made. .
Diam. top outside Height outside NOs Thi. -2Ouimes a eee DEW. a !s.0 Stes ohel See $5 00 NO 2.080 2O0uI. see. ee BOVUM, «2 scale kite tee ee ee ee 4 50 NO Bien 241i Acie cetennle TOG... acus seo eh ee B75 INORG 22 ale ae TTS M. aothe e oale See ee 2) Ds INOmS sce OnI Ties eee TOV: % Sh aches seecsrege ee een 2 70 INI@s Ooo aa SIE Slo. 5 hdr TS GIN ae Sysee col ets wucaere Teas eee RS 2220 INIOW (7 cic a OW Aeitnisars eters TAC Seles. « BOE. sates acicg eee I 85 INO). (8's... SUS 26 ial, wa eecere D3 LV o.oens aa tees tee eee I 60
WATER POTS Heavy Galvanized—
ARGS eT epi ene cae POLS On |PAOIdtSameee ee nee $0 75
Oiditse ess hayerernets BS elo 2: GUESS 0 antec. eeet ses Sarde 85
SUGUuS He. rae 2 OF; sleeO! GUS i 2 <:ccc ewe ete I oO Heavy, Painted Green— an
OUGIES: ota eaaeeeee $0285 | TORGts. s.. . Lae eee I 10
SHGUSEG eles erawrneralels I oO TON CUS fs.5 12) 6 te eee I 20 Parlor. 1 qt. 35 cts., 2 qts. 45 cts.
WEEDERS, GARDEN
Excelsior ...... : iS lavaid Mhate ase stone, srecateete 2, sae $o 15 eames ie soa toe ontkene oles) Dale ee ale eee oa ke 25 NOYe23S, se le AP lope clases Selier says ors Teitensis) «ene eam 25 Hazeltine’s ya. 2. diesen ape these. orete os exes oe avs eee ees 25
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PLANT STAKES
ROUND, TAPERING, PAINTED GREEN
Doz. 100 Doz. 100 3% feet ....$0 63 $400] 2 _ feet......$0 28 $1 7o Ae THC tas. ces Get A, SO) | QUB NESE ons oc 30) 2540 SLCC Ener 3S Go || Bo tWSESsc oo Sr 20
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Doz. 100 Doz. 100 3 ft. long....$0 75 $4 85 | 5 ft. long....$1 25 $8 15 Aft.long..... £10, 16 50) Ont lone... a 55 ono SQUARE, GREEN PAINTED Strong and durable. Doz. I0o j Doz roo 3% ft. long..$0 45 $3 50 5 fc. long....$0 75 $5 50 4 ft.long.... 55 4 00 , 6 ft. long I oo 7 00 WHEELBARROWS Garden, No.3. 2... 6. 6 best dk tame woe ee DS CORES Ee aint ie nS te enc. CRPOReLG G15. 9 a Guy8 OFS 6-0-0 < 2525 DS KOSS a1 EGR ORS aS AO OOO ULC 4 00 Canal, "Steeltwheel 5. ef e dieosreis et sralete yeh omy cue iene geet 2 00 WroodliwWheelitera nt crccvchere) cia so) level ereiehenetcieie iene ieneie rare I 9s
THE ANCHOR AND NORWOOD FLOWER BED GUARD AND LAWN BORDER
Requires no posts. Conforms readily to any shape of bed and is always symmetrical. Any one can set it up. Stock rolls of 75 and 150 feet can be cut to any length.
PALMER’S HOTBED MATS Wool-filled, Frost-proof, Indestructible, Cheap, Warm Made expressly for winter covering of hotbeds, cold- frames, plants and seeds of all kinds. Will not harbor mice or vermin. Easily handled. Dry out quickly after rain. Have been in practical use for years. Cost less than old-fashioned straw mats, and entirely take their place.
Agricultural Implements 39 PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND
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gm The Townsend Triple Rachet
Horse Lawn-Mower
Triple Rolls, with triple pawls in each roll, making the most powerful driving mechanism ever put in a Lawn-Mower. A lever beside the driver enables him to cut any height from the ground. A slight movement of a small lever near the driver throws the Mower in or out of gear without stop- ping the horse.
Made in 30- and 38-inch width of cut
Townsend “Victory” Lawn-Mower . | It has Ball Bearings of Z ; _ Cazes y Z AZ 3? / y Siam the very highest grade, exact = © = =p ne \ TS to one-thousandth part of an inch, which reduce the friction astonishingly. A \ | 24-inch Mower can now be \\ | A operated as easily as the \We ll old parallel-bearing Mower Z only 16 inches wide. 10- inch wheels, 4-bladed reel. Sizes, 14 to 24 inches.
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“Superb” Ball-Bearing
A magnificent Mower, with 12-inch wheel and 7-inch reel. It is the only Mower on the market with 12-inch wheel. The large wheel adds to the power and ease of operation. The large reel enables it to cut through grass so high that it would choke most other mowers. It possesses these two great advantages without the disadvantage of extra weight, the strength not having been sacrificed.
The Lark Mower
wi A low-priced mower, well made and durable; does good work, is SUPERB LAWN MOWER simple in construction and not liable to get out of order.
The Wizard Mower
A Mower of me- dium price; a Mower made of good material; a Mower that any person with a good- sized lawn could use day in and day out for the season without visiting the Lawn - Mower re- pairer. Either plain or ball-bearing; drive wheel, 9 THE LARK MOWER inches. THE WIZARD MOWER
THE W. E. BARRETT CO. | 40 Agricultural Implements
Genuine Philadelphia Lawn Mower, Style M.
This is one of the standard Mowers, and we know it will please you. This Mower is for general purposes, very popular, and adapted for rough and uneven grounds, as well as the finest smooth lawns.
Three-Blade, Solid Wiper, with the Steel Blades Bolted on
THE UTICA LAWN TRIMMER
The Utica Lawn Trimmer Will cut every blade of grass left by a : = lawn mower close to buildings, fences, —-_ shrubbery, trees, etc. Does better work CL SSS Ale 5 : : "MER PHiLA, in one-third the time it would take with GENUINE PHILADEPHIA LAWN MOWER shears or grass hooks. 5-inch cut.
The All Day Mowers
With 10-inch Wheel, Four-Blade Cylinder, Securely incased Gears, Noiseless Ratchet THE MOWER GEARED ON BOTH SIDES
No pains have been spared to make this the superior to all others of its class. It is me- chanically proportioned so as to run light and do fine work—unlike the three-blade Mowers that the market is flooded with. This is by far the best medium-priced Mower on the market today. We have seen it tried under all conditions, and the results have been very very satisfactory.
Prices for Lawn Mowers for 1913
I2in. «m4in. 16in. 18 in. 20 in. 22 in. 24 in.
Victory Ball-bearing Lawn Mowers................ee000: $7 00 $8 00 $9 00 $10 00 $11 00 $12 00 Superb Ball-bearing Lawn Mowers...................... IO 00 II 0O I2 00
Style K, Philadelphia Ball-bearing Lawn Mowers........ 750) 6) OCOMEon 50
Style K, Philadelphia Plain Lawn Mowers............... 6 00 6 50 7 00
Style M, Philadelphia Plain Lawn Mowers............... 5 00 550 6 00 6 50
All Day, Lawn: Mowers i006 js. nla <i a OO 4 25 4 75 5 25
Wizard Ball-bearing Lawn Mowers...................... ANOO}) A500 4075 5 00
Wizard Plain Lawn Mowers..................-.00000 000: BO) FS 4 00 4 25
Lark Lawn Mowe isi cori.c odcvecds cae siete.o Giatvselt aineten Seen $2°20 ~2°25 2°35 2 50
u~ a The Apollo Lawn Sweeper i Te? This machine will clean your lawn more thoroughly and quickly than three a \iy men can do it with hand rakes, and it will greatly benefit the turf. Its use through- >) out the summer will keep your lawn in good, healthy condition. a
Horse Lawn Boots
They prevent the horse sinking in damp or soft places, and do not cut or HORSE LAWN BOOTS tear up the turf. We have the best makes at reasonable prices.
For quick results, use Wood Ashes on your lawn
Garden Requisites 41 PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND a a a ee meet
Slanting Top Sash
Everyone who has tried to raise early plants or vegetables by : growing them in a hotbed with a single sash, has always met with | & NTING tae :
2 " TOP. DouBLE GLASS ...
two great obstacles: the danger of scorching during the day and chilling at night. With these very obstacles in view, the Slanting-top Sash with Double Glass was invented. This size, fitting as it does over an ordinary bushel box, size 18 x 18 inches, can be easily cared for.
Orchard King Pruning Shears
A two-hand Pruning Shear is not a new device by a long way, but a Pruning ®\ Shear of this sort made with compound levers and so constructed that it will do WQ\ its work with one-third, or even better, one-fourth the effort or power required on the
ordinary shear means something. PRUNING SHEARS
Detroit Pruning Knife
The Detroit Pruning Knife will cut a limb one inch in diameter, doing the work easily because of the great leverage and the drawing cut, that is an important factor in this Pruner. These knives are made in three lengths, 6, 8 and 10 feet.
Acme Powder Gun
A simple, practical implement for the extermination of potato bugs and all kinds of in- sects, flies, etc., the pests of every house and garden. It will handle all insecticides in their dry state.
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS, ETC.
Syracuse Reversible Sulky Plow
The Syracuse is constructed on the mechan- ical principle that it is necessary to have the beam, landside, wheels and pole running in line, so that all tendency to side draft is obviated. The efficiency of this sulky is further increased and the draft greatly light- ened by means of the auto- ~
i = K > — / i a matic pole adjuster, found a eS ee only in this Plow, as all side strain upon the team is avoided and the operator is enabled to regulate the width of furrow, plow around curves, or obtain the ; : QS SSS ™™ : full width of furrow in plow- it SNE = —=S3Ser- 7. ing side-hill land. | : Ct uy
We further recognize the importance of having the working Plow carried at all times as nearly as possi- ble under the wheels, and the Syracuse is so con- structed that the furrow = = wheel moves ahead of the SYRACUSE REVERSIBLE SULKY PLOW plow in proportion to the depth of furrow turned, preventing the earth from being thrown into the wheel. They are regularly fitted with jointers of superior construction, and cast shares, but will be sent out with straight colters and with solid steel shares. With each sulky is furnished two cast points and two jointer points extra, also a neck yoke and two-horse whiffletrees.
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THE W. E. BARRETT CO. 42 Agricultural Implements
Syracuse Two-Horse Landside Plow
We carry a full line of these Plows and would call your attention to the No. 62. These Plows are modeled after the Nos. 31 and 32, but are made with a removable chilled iron shin-piece. This shin-piece detaches easily, being locked at the lower point and held in place by one bolt. Made with a highly tempered soft center steel mold-board only. In this Plow we have a combination of strength, durability, light draft and excellent turning capacity at a low price. These plows take the same share, handles, handle braces, cross-bar, wheel, clevis, jointer and coulter as the Nos. 31 and 32. SYRACUSE TWO-HORSE LANDSIDE PLOW
The Arlington Swivel Plow
The Arlington Plow has ai niArnv,— become a favorite in many mel ARUN | La) iin Ap sections. Mold-boards are made
i 7g —— of patent steeled metal, and : all castings nicely polished. The beam and handles are made from. selected stock. Their general appearance com- mends them to all desirous of a first-class, easy-working
If you are buying
an outfit of Farm- ing Tools, send for our special
prices.
THE ARLINGTON SWIVEL PLOW Plow.
The Yankee Swivel Plow
New Series, with Patent Spring Foot-Latch, Automatic Jointer, Straight Steel Coulters, or Rolling Castor-Coulters and all late improvements
The construction of this Plow is such that when used with straight fF ™=W pa
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coulters all grass, weeds, etc., are Ty Y
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Plows, with a saving of at least ro per el ca il | ik
cent less draft. m GY : 4
It is simple, strong and durable, and does not get out of order. The standard on these Plows being higher, there is more room under the beam, and there is less danger of clogging when plowing weedy land.
THE YANKEE SWIVEL PLOW
Heavy Contractors and Road Plows
We carry a line of the best makes of these Plows and intending buyers would do well to look our stock over and get our prices before purchasing. Remember accidents are liable to occur to these plows, the nature of the work they are put to makes it possible. You can get your repairs from us when this does occur.
The Conical Plow
The fact that since we first introduced ‘‘The Conical’? we have made and sold over 10,000 of this kind of Plows, should bea good recommenda- tion for it. The demand for this Plow shows the strong hold it has among the farmers.
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Agricultural Implements 43 PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND
The “Eddy Rough and Ready” Plow
This Plow is rightly named, and thus far has been found equal to any test put to. It has forged steel beam, made of two bars. Steel riveted together and bolted to standard. It has chilled mold-board, and superior turning qualities.
36-S. Eddy Side-Hill Plow
Beam of rolled steel; note the shape, giving great clearance to Plow. Standard malleable iron; foot latch adjust- able; point and shoe chilled iron; mold-board, steel, shaped to turn a fine furrow. The coulter is automatically shifted when Plow is reversed
30-L. ONE-HORSE SIDE-HILL PLOW
Acme Pulverizing Harrow This is not a special tool, as some have supposed, but, as its name implies, a general-purpose Harrow, that will do the whole business, viz., it will crush, cut, lift, turn, smooth and level, all in one operation. Made for one or two horses.
THE W. E. BARRETT CO. 44
Agricultural Implements
O. R. C. CUT-OUT DISK
O. R. C. Harrow
This harrow has a wood frame and is very light draft. Made either plain disk or cut-out disk. While some disk harrows will do fair work under most favorable circumstances, only the best will stand the test at all times and under all the various conditions of soil. We guarantee the O. R. C. to be equal to any work that it is possible for a disk harrow to do and do it well.
Bell’s Center-Cut Disk Harrow The only Overlapping Center-Cut Disk Harrow in the World There is no farming tool that covers and cul- °“~~~-—=—— — - tivates so much ground asa good disk harrow, OH1O FRONT WHEEL TRUCK FOR DISK HARROWS but they are all so made that a little uncut ridge of ground is left in the center. How to reach that
cea ema Sa tating Sade SS See Se a ee,
ridge and cultivate an even surface has been the problem. It is now solved by Bell’s Center- Cut. It is the only harrow that reaches the center ridge and pulverizes all the ground from outside to inside, leaving a smooth surface be-
Other Makes of Harrows
Want of space prevents our describing all the styles of harrows we carry in stock, but we mention here The Old Style A, The
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hind it. The importance of this sure cultiva- —= Shares Steel Tooth, 7, 9 and 11 teeth, The tion to an even depth and leaving no ground < | Geddes Folding, The Square Spike Tooth uncultivated cannot be overestimated. All cen- : and the Improved Hinged. All of them are ter-cut harrows have one more disk than other ; used to a large extent in this vicinity.
harrows. Made either plain disk or cut-out disk.
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BELL’S CENTER-CUT DISK HARROW
If you are buying an outfit of farming tools, get our special prices. Our stock is large and up-to-date, our prices as low as first-class tools can be sold
Agricultural _ Implements 45 PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND
Clark’s Double-Action Cutaway Harrow
The cut represents the A-5 Double-Acton Cutaway Harrow with short head and jointed pole. This is the popular two-horse size. We also sell sizes from 3 to 12 feet, with 16-, 18- or 20-inch ““Cutaway”’ Disks.
Clark’s Steel Frame, Double-Lever Reversible Cutaway Harrow
The cut represents the 6-foot Reversible, Double-Lever, Clark’s Cut- away Harrow. They are made from four (4) to twelve (12) feet in width, and are reversible up to seven (7) feet.
CLARK’S STEEL FRAME CUTAWAY HARROW
Clipper Smoothing Harrow This is one of the best smoothing harrows in the market. The teeth are 9-16 round and are attached to the side of the bars by a malleable clasp and are so arranged that by hitching to one end of the harrow the teeth pull slant-
ing; by hitching to the other end the teeth CLIPPER SMOOTHING HARROW pull straight.
Aspinwall Potato Planter, No. 3
A marvelous construction with a new picker that drops 99 and a fraction per cent good. With reasonably uniform seed the misses have frequently been less than one in five hundred.
No Removal of Pickers Required to regulate the distance of planting,—simply a change of gear wheels, which can be made in less time than it would take to replace one picker.
The Fertilizer Attachment which has given such excellent satis- faction for the past six years will be used on the No. 3 Planter. Rotary force feed. Capacity from 200 to 2,000 pounds per acre. Fer- tilizer deposited in bottom of furrow thoroughly mixed with the soil —preventing the seed from coming in contact with the fertilizer.
The O. K. Champion Potato Digger
The O. K. Champion Potato Digger has a great many points in its favor that cannot be found on any other machine. Its simpleness, em- bodying the scientific principle of separating the dirt from the Potatoes with the least possible power requirements; the shovel, 20 inches wide, scooping up that width of ground and potatoes, depositing it on the elevator and separating car- riers, which are raised and lowered alternately, and are run over a sprocket agitator, giving it an enor- mous capacity for separating. After leaving the elevator, the potatoes are run over a successful shaking fork rower, which cleans the potatoes of any dirt remaining» and de- posits them in a neat row behind the machine.
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The Success Potato Digger
The best of all the
Shovel Diggers; gives much satisfaction.
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Steel Land Rollers
Our Horse Land Rollers are the most popular Rollers in the market today. Their construction is that which makes them the strongest, most durable, and easiest draft Roller in use today.
HORSE ROLLER
Dunham Hand Lawn Roller
The sections are made of smooth rolled steel without pro- jection or roughness of any kind to gather soil or grass. The handles stand erect automatically. The rims are cushioned to prevent breakage and deaden the disagreeable noise com- mon to ordinary rollers when in use.
Dunham Sand- or Water-Ballast Roller
The steel drum of this Dunham Roller is 24 inches in diam- eter and in width. Roller weighs 115 Ibs. empty, 470. lbs. filled with water and 770 lbs. filled with sand.
Thompson Wheelbarrow Grass Seeder
This is the only correct way of broadcast-seeding. Seed can be sown on any kind or condition of soil, in any kind of weather, any amount per acre required, evenly and = accu- = rately. Itcan be used Yy ams by any one who can | Y/, Sah, wheel a_ barrow. There are no cogs, gears or intricate connec- tions in its entire construction. Mud cannot clog its parts. It is impossible for it to sow any way but accurately, as the entire work- ing parts are governed by the wheel. Light- ness, and strength are combined in its construction.
“King of the Cornfield” Corn, Bean and Pea Planter and Fertilizer Distributor
This planter has proven itself perfectly adapted to every re- quirement; durable and simple in construction, not liable to get out of order, and any one canat once understand and manage it. This planter has two con-
ductors for fertilizer, divided in such a way as to have it fall on both sides of the seed. The fertilizer hopper is an oscillator, vibrating back- ward and forward in order to pulverize all lumps, which allows wet or lumpy fertilizer to be used, distributing it in equal quantities as desired. It will drop ashes as well as all commercial fertilizers, wet or dry,
ee coarse or fine, which no other ma- chine will do. Plants field, ensilage, fodder and broom corn, beans, peas, pumpkins, beet or other like-sized seed. New style steel drive rods, im- proved covers in fertilizer hopper, etc., making the machinery very much . lighter and stronger, have been added THOMPSON WHEELBARROW GRASS SEEDER this season.
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< PERFECTION DRILL AND FERTILIZER SOWER
Perfection Drill and Fertilizer Sower
This machine will form a drill from 3 to 10 inches deep and will drop into the drill commercial fertilizers at the rate of 100 to 3,000 pounds per acre as desired. The scrapers between the wheels are adjustably attached to the axle, and can be placed where necessary to cover the fertilizer with dirt, as desired. If preferred to mix soil with fertilizer, the tooth in the rear of the machine can be used.
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HOEING MACHINE
PROUT’S
Prout’s Hoeing Machine with Thompson’s Hillmg Attachment
To those unacquainted, a brief description of this ma- chine will undoubtedly prove of interest. Each standard, as shown in the cut, has two hoes attached, and, in working, one set of hoes works on one side of the hill and the other set on the opposite side, hoeing-a row at a time. The hoes operate the same as a hand-hoe, moving fresh earth to the plant, and crowding the old dry earth away from the plant, the work being done much more quickly and thor- oughly than when hand-hoes are used. The hoes being made tapering permit of cutting close up to the plant, without injury to corn roots, which run close to the surface.
Hallock Success Weeder
Teeth are separately removable. Handles and shafts adjustable. Teeth are made of flat spring-steel (round at lower end). The frame is angle steel, giving the Weeder by far the best frame on the market. It weighs no more than wood and is, of course, better in every way. Each tooth is secured to the frame independently of the other, hence you can in about two minutes remove the teeth over the rows if you wish, and in some cases this is very desirable.
HALLOCK SUCCESS WEEDER
New Holland Feed Mill
The Best Mill at the lowest price. Grinds ear corn, shelled corn, rye, oats, etc. Sizes to run by wind péewer, = sweep or tread power or engines of
small or large size.
The New Holland Mills are cheap ¥ only in price. We believe we have the best Feed Mill on the market today, and are so confident of it that we ask the privilege of sending it out on a free trial. If you like it, keep it; if you don’t, send it back to us, and there'll be no hard feelings. That’s our proposition in a nut-shell. One day’s test is worth a whole book of talk.
HOLLAND FEED MILL
The Worcester Kemp Manure Spreader
Is the original Kemp Spreader, manufac- tured continuously since 1878. The thous- andsof machines still in good condition after from ten to twenty years of service are sub- stantial evidence of their durability. It is the strongest spreader built, lightest draft, does its work with certainty, handling all
WORCESTER KEMP MANURE SPREADER
kinds of manure, lime, ashes and fertilizer, accurately gaging the amount put out per acre. Free illustrated catalogue will give you the points; and the most important thing for the farmer to know is that the new Kemp
Manure Spreader has been greatly strengthened in the gearing; it will spread all kinds of manure with certainty, and run day after day without breaking down; it has a new and patented tail-board which makes a tight box of the body and prevents the manure from banking against the beater and throwing out a quantity of manure when the beater starts; it is the only spreader having two floor chains, and the beater shaft has ball-and-socket bearings, which causes light draft. Built in four sizes.
No. 1 Spreader, 35-bushel capacity; No. 2 Spreader, 40-bushel capacity; No. 3 Spreader, 50-bushel capacity; No. 4 Spreader, 70-bushel capacity.
THE W. E. BARRETT CO. 48 Agricultural Implements
“PLANET JR.” TOOLS FOR 1913
Space will not permit our showing and describing all of the ‘* Planet Jr.”’ Tools, but we will send a fully illustrated catalogue free for the asking to any who desire it.
“Planet Jr.” No. 3 Hill-Dropping Seeder
Sows either in hills or in continuous row
A fine Hill-Dropping Seeder, with hosts of friends. This Drill will sow in a continuous row, with the greatest regu- larity, but its distinctive feature is that it will drop neatly in hills either 4, 6, 8, 12 or 24 inches apart. The wheel is I5 inches high, with a broad face. It is changed ina moment from hill-dropping to drill work, sows equally well whether the hopper is full or contains only a paper of seed, and will not injure delicate seeds which are so often peeled or crushed by imperfect seeders. The plow is ad- justable, and opens a very narrow furrow, which is a great advantage for after-cultivation. Capacity 3 quarts. 5 S=
Price, $10.50 “PLANET JR.’ NO. 3
“Planet Jr.” No. 4
Combined Hill-Dropping Seeder, Single Wheel-Hoe, Cultivator, Rake and Plow
This is exactly the same style of seeder as the No. 3 “Planet Jr.’ Hill Dropper. It is smaller in capacity, though still of good size, holding 2 quarts. It drops in hills at 4, 6, 8, 12 and 24 inches apart, and in drills any thickness. Throws out of gear instantly by simply raising the handles. The index is accurate, plain and easily set. The drill is detached and the tool franie substituted by moving but one bolt. It then becomes one of the most admirable Single Wheel-Hoes of the ‘‘ Planet Jr.”’ family.
Price, complete, $11; as a Drill, only, $9
“Planet Jr.” No. 25 Combined Drill and Double Wheel-Hoe
This new combined machine holds 24% quarts. As a2 Drill it is almost identical with the No. 4, and as a Wheel- Hoe is identical with No. 12 Double Wheel-Hoe. The change from Drill to Wheel-Hoe takes but a moment.
The simplicity and perfect working of this tool, both as a seeder and as a Wheel-Hoe, make the combination thoroughly practical.
Price, $13.50
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“Planet Jr.” No. 11 Double Wheel-Hoe, Cultivator, Rake and Plow
This tool has r1-inch wheels which can be set at four different distances apart; malleable frame, with ample room for tool adjustment, and can be set at three different heights. Adjustable handles, and, being attached to the arch, are entirely undisturbed in making changes of frame, width of wheels or in the adjustment of the tools them- selves. The arch is of stiff steel, unusually high. The design of the frame is novel, allowing all changes of tools to be made without removal of the nuts from the standards. The variety of work possible with this machine is incredible, covering the whole range of Wheel-Hoe Work, and has our unqualified endorsement.
“PLANET JR.” NO. II Price, $9
Agricultural Implements
“Planet Jr.’”? No. 12 Double Wheel-Hoe, Cultivator and Plow
This tool is identical with No. 11, except that it hasa | less complete equipment, as shown in the cut, but at a correspondingly less price. The set of tools with No. 12 is what gardeners need most, the rest can be added as wanted. Price, $7
“Planet Jr.” No. 13 Double Wheel-Hoe This tool is the No. 11 with 6-inch hoes only. Any or all of the No. 11 tools may be added at any time and are
sure to fit. Price, $4.75
“Planet Jr.” No. 16 Single Wheel-Hoe, Cultivator, Rake and Plow
This Wheel-Hoe is identical with No. 15, except that it has fewer tools, but the price is proportionately lower The equipment is a most useful one, and will be found just right for a great variety of work. Price, $5.85.
Price, $5.85
“Planet Jr.” No. 18 Single Wheel-Hoe
With the same frame and handles as No. 15, but has one pair of 6-inch hoes only, but they are the most useful of all on the list.
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“Planet Jr.” No. 14 Double Wheel Disc Hoe, Cultivator and Plow Price, with attachments, as in cut, $8
PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND
Single Wheel-Hoe, Cultivator and Plow Price, $5
“Planet Jr.” No. 7 Horse Hoe and Cultivator
Probably no other cultivating machine is so widely
known as the ‘‘Planet Jr.’”’ Combined Horse Hoe and Cultivator, for it is in use throughout the civilized world. It is so strongly built as to withstand incredible strain yet it is light and easy to handle.
The Reversible Side Hoes (patented) are an important part of the implement. As shown in the cut, they act as plows or hillers, but when turned end for end the tool becomes a genuine horse hoe, working so shallow and close, without injury to the roots, that an immense amount of hand labor is avoided.
Price, $8.50
Eureka Horse Hoe and Cultivator Combined
With the New Patent Adjusting Lever Attachment
This is one of the most durable implements of its class on the market. Has steel frame and standards throughout, and tempered crucible steel plates, which combine strength durability and lightness. The price is lower than that of any other first-class machine.
EUREKA HORSE HOE AND CULTIVATOR COMBINED
THE W. E. BARRETT CO. 50 Agricultural Implements
“Planet Jr.” No. 9
Horse Hoe and Cultivator
No. 9 is identical with No. 7 Horse Hoe, except that it has a bolted star wheel instead of one operated by a convenient lever. The slight difference in price in favor of No. 9 will recommend it to some, though an increasing majority appreciate the great con- venience of the lever wheel and consider that it saves the trifling difference in cost almost every day it is in use. It is always conveni- ent. Price, $7.75
“Planet Jr.’ No. 8 Horse Hoe and Cultivator ~
ie 2 ‘“PLANET JR.” NO.9 With depth regulator. Price, $9.
“Planet Jr.” Twelve-Tooth Harrow, Cultivator and Pulverizer
This thorough-working and convenient tool has rapidly grown in favor among strawberry-growers, market-gar- | deners, truckers and farmers. This is because the twelve chisel-shaped teeth do such thorough work, without throwing earth on small plants, and because the tool is so convenient, durable and strong. It is invaluable in narrow rows and delicate work in market-gardens.
Price, with wheel, $6.90; complete, $9
The “Firefly” Plow |
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This tool is valuable for those having small gardens.
The moldboard is tempered and polished steel. The depth may be changed very
quickly. The low price brings it within reach of all. Very useful to plow up the chicken yard. Price, $2.35.
New England Horse Hoe As shown in the cut, it consists of a cultivator with two broad hilling wings attached, and a strong iron frame that cannot be injured by exposure to the weather, or liable to breakage in hard soils. When wanted as a cultivator, the hilling wings can in-
stantly be THE ‘‘ FIREFLY’? PLOW detached
and hung on the rod that passes through the handles, by simply removing three I Se thumb nuts. Then by lowering the two Neeser ae teeth which have been previously pushed upwards on top of the frame, and fastening them securely in their places, it becomes a good, thorough pulverizing cultivator. By such an arrangement, all risks of mislaid parts is entirely avoided. We confidently re- \ j commend this implement to all desirous = Wy N a } ; of a good, strong, serviceable machine, well =a i adapted for use in all kinds of soil.
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Stevens Broadcast Fertilizer Sower
The largely increasing use of commercial fertilizers on farms through- out the country, resulting in much larger crops to the acre, has necessitated the use of a machine for their distribution. This demand has been met in the Stevens Broadcast Fertilizer Sower which will distribute lime, ashes, ground rock phosphate, nitrate of soda, etc., successfully and evenly over the surface in varying amounts of from one hundred to several thousand pounds per acre. It also sows rye, oats, barley and similar grains. With each machine a special gauge for sowing grass seed is also furnished.
The Stevens Hand Fertilizer Sower Does the work perfectly, sowing all kinds of lawn dressing and other commercial fertilizers, wood ashes, lime, etc., in large or very small quan- tities. It can’also be successfully used for fertilizing strawberry beds and other garden or field work; is excellent for sifting wood or coal ashes, sawdust, or dry sand on icy walks; will also sow damp sand by removing two blades. The hopper is 34 inches long and holds one and one-half bushels.
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The Worcester Buckeye Mower
The season of 1912 was a memorable one, and marked an era of greater development in the Worcester Buckeye Mower than ever before in its history. This season saw the perfect development of the new Standard Gear Mower, with its new foot lever, a new tilting device, increased speed, greater strength, and many other improvements. It is generally admitted that the 1912 Mower was the best ever produced.
The 1913 Mower is fully up to the standard of the past in every respect. We give our patrons their choice of a wooden or a steel pitman and leave it to the user to decide which is best. At the crank end of the pitman is a double self-oiling box with a reservoir for oil, wool-filled, which diffuses oil freely. A grass bushing revolves inside of the pitman box, making a double wearing surface. The ball scythe head is made hollow, with an oil channel open- ing on both sides for diffusing oil.
We mention here only a few of the new features. An illustrated ae descriptive catalogue free to
WORCESTER ==3 BUCKEYE MOWER
O. R. C. Hay Tedder With Cog Wheels; End Drive Outside Coil Relief Forks
It is a first-class Hay and Grain Tedder of wood con- struction. It is made of seasoned hard wood, is very sub- stantial, and with care will last a lifetime.
The Ground Wheels are closer together than on most Tedders, which makes a stronger, better machine; better for working uneven ground, besides no hay is pressed down to the ground by the wheels—the outside teeth kick it up loose after the wheels pass over it. In a moment this tedder can be changed from shafts for one horse to a pole for two horses. The forks are of the latest pattern, 2-tine with coil relief spring. Spring Steel Seat well supported.
A good Hay Tedder for speed in securing the crop; for use only on cloudy days, or when storms are approaching, for raising and drying hay that has been eut and rained on.
The Yankee Horse Rake
Some of the leading points of superior excellence found in the Yankee Horse Rakes. Simplicity of con- struction and facility of management. Adaptability toanyand all conditions of surface and crops. Operated by the power of the horse and the driver’s feet. The rake head is hung so as to balance the teeth. Teeth running level with the ground at their points. Has more teeth (which are hung nearer to- == gether) than any other rakes. All the teeth inserted and >=S7G&% removed in less than two minutes’ time, without disturbing ¢ any bolts. Each tooth independent and supplied with a yield- ing spring that will permit the tooth to pass safely over any obstruction that the axle will pass over. Don’t buy till you A see the ‘“Yankee.’’ Always victorious in every public field trial. YANKEE HORSE RAKE
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no springs to get out of order. It runs backward as well as forward. It has no jar on the thills in dumping. Its thills work as freely as those on a carriage. It will not scratch up fine seeding in the harvest field. It will run over trash lying on the ground and leave it there. It can be held dowr to make very large windrows, or bunch them up. It is very easy to keep up the teeth after going Over a windrow. It packs the windrow, leaving it in good shape for rolling up or pitching. It can take the heaviest grass that grows, as soon as cut.
THE W. E. BARRETT CO. 52
Steel Track Reversible Hay Carrier
The track is made of steel T-rails, placed side by side, with space between, large enough to allow hanging hook to pass through. The joints are made alternately, whereby the full strength of one of the rails is retained where the other rail is spliced. The clamp used at the joint has two bolts, which make the track as strong at this point as elsewhere. It is held together entire by a system of clamps. Any ordinary laborer, with a monkey-wrench, can put it together. The hanging hooks serve also as clamps to hold the track together.
No Riveting. It is a complete system, and enables the dealer to supply the farmer with an outfit which can easily be put up. The hanging hooks should never be placed over 4 feet apart, and at point where knocker is placed they should be on every rafter over the load.: Always place stop as near under hanging hook as possible. We sell both the Myers and the Ney Carriers.
.Hand Hay Rakes
Our stock in this line of goods is the most complete, embracing all the grades of the best makes, including Lawn and Drag Rakes, and our prices will be found very reasonable.
Snaths We shall sell the New Patent Swing Socket Snaths manufactured by Dery & Ball. Both crooked and straight bend, in cherry and ash, first introduced by us, have become | the favorite with all of our trade. We shall have a large stock to offer at low prices.
Drop Lock Steel Swing
Stanchions
None so easily opened and closed by the hand and so impossible to open by the cattle. The only ones made entirely of spring steel, no malleable or cast iron entering into their
These Stanchions | are a class by them- | selves. No others equal | them. None sostrong. | None so convenient. |
strainthem,they spring | back intoshape. Con- — tain no rough places, | splinters or checks to DROP LOCK STEEL SWING injure the cows and STANCHIONS where dirt may lodge.
Do not absorb moisture and odors, like wooden stanchions, are sanitary and highly endorsed by Health Departments.
Robertson’s Chain Hanging Wood Stanchion This device is made from thoroughly seasoned hard wood framed and bolted together in the most substantial manner. At its opposite ends chains are attached by which it is suspended from the top beam of the stall frame, and se- cured thereto by a chain of sufficient length to allow it a
construction, and no | matter how much the | cows may twist and
free and easy motion in all directions. Sole agents for Rhode Island.
Agricultural Implements
Shovels, Forks and Hoes
Our stock of Shovels is the largest to be found in Rhode Island. We carry a full line of O. Ames & Son’s manufac- ture. We are the sole agents for Rhode Island for Bachelor Sons, and Ely Hoe and Fork Co.’s steel goods, manu- factured by the American Fork and Hoe Co. Our prices will be found as low as any in the market.
Scythes
Our stock in this department will be found to be one of the largest in New England. We are agents in Rhode Island for the Little Giant, made by the North Wayne Tool Co., also fine Cutlery Steel, Solid Steel, and Clip- per, made by the American Axe and Tool Co. These Scythes are guaranteed just as represented. The fact that our sales have doubled in the last few years is a good evi- dence of the quality.
Mann’s Green Bone Cutter
The Mann’s is the machine which cuts hard bones without any more exertion than is required for soft bone. The machine which you can regulate to suit the strength of the operator; the machine which does not clog or stall; the machine which not only cuts bone, but any and all bone, meat and gristle. Try it for yourself and see. The new catalogue explains all.
Grindstones
Stones mounted and unmounted.
All sizes, all prices.
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Norwood Ornamental Wire Fence
To those desiring a handsome, neat and strong Fence, we recommend the Norwood as one to give perfect satisfaction. Put up in rolls of 250 and 300 lineal feet. Cut any length desired.
New American Poultry Fence
This is a fence—not a netting. And, as now made, is, without doubt, the best on the market, Wu adequate for all requirements, in fencing against poultry, large and small. Hence, for poultry yards, gardens, orchards, etc., it is a great favorite. Stays are 6 inches apart. Spacing from 1% inches at the bottom to 5 inches at the top. Top and bottom bar, No. 11 wire. Intermediate bars, No. 13 wire. Stays No. 14 wire. :
This fence costs but little more than the ordinary netting and in all ways is far superior.
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Every rod of American Fence guaranteed by the Manufacturers. Call and see it. Can show you how it will save you money.
Ellwood Lawn Fence
The Ellwood Lawn Fence is the outcome to meet the many demands made for a fence at once strong, beautiful and inexpensive, for fencing lawns and yards in towns and villages, for parks, cemeteries and private or public grounds, where beauty as well as utility is required.
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THE W. E. BARRETT CO. 54 Incubators and Brooders
Essex-Model Standard Incubators
These famous Incubators are acknowledged by most successful poul- trymen to be America’s leaders in artificial incubation. They are made of high-grade chestnut. They possess double walls, thoroughly insulated. The metal heater is covered with a thick asbestos jacket. The non-shrink- able metal regulation arm cannot increase or decrease in weight by the action of moisture.
The Essex Corrugated Thermostat is the most rigid, sensitive, quick-acting thermostat made. It is patented and therefore may be used only in the Essex-Model Incubators.
The Essex-Model Standard Incubators, Prices and Sizes
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Essex-Model Middle-Price Incubators
This is a line of Middle-Price Incubators for earnest poultry keepers who want a reliable hatcher. In these machines the heating and ventilating principle of the Standard Incubator is in a great part retained. The double cases are of pine with ample insulating material between them; nicely finished in mission style and in every way are dependable hatchers. Cost less by one-half than any other makes of high-grade machines that hold as many eggs. They are positively the greatest values offered in Incubators for these
sizes.
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ESSEX-MODEL MIDDLE-PRICE INCUBATOR
Essex-Model New Homestead Brooder
This Brooder will be found most satisfactory to poultry keepers by reason of the superior combination of light, heat, ventilation and floor-space. The superi- ority of this Brooder is secured by air-tight heating parts, and the hover can be readily raised for cleaning purposes. It is substantially made of good, heavy material, well painted, and is big value for the price asked. This is one of the most ESSEX-MODEL NEW HOMESTEAD economical and practical Brooders made, and is superior to many for which twice
EITC}: the price is asked. Price of this Brooder—capacity, 75 chicks— $6.50.
Essex-Model Portable Hover
This Hover is similar to that used in the Colony C Brooder and pre- sents the latest principle of heating and ventilation. For attaching this Hover to a colony house, piano box, or an old Brooder you wish to build over, for use in a brooder house, the Essex-Model Portable Hover will be found most satisfactory. By its use you will be able to raise strong, healthy chicks with less amount of labor than by any other Hover. Capacity is 150 chicks. Price, $7.50.
ESSEX-MODEL A & B OUTDOOR BROODER
Essex-Models A & B Outdoor Brooders
These Brooders are similar in appearance and construction, having two windows as illustrated herewith, each possessing circular hovers. The difference in the two Brooders is as follows: |
Model A (price, $12.50) has two compartments and is 4714 x 2814 inches in size and has a supplementary roof or diaphragm for use as indoor brooders. Capacity, 75 to 100 chicks. |
Model B Brooder (price, $14) has three compartments and is 5814 x 34% inches in size and has a wooden partition separating the hover from the exercising chamber, wire screen guard behind exercising . window. °
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Essex-Model Colony Brooder, Style C
This is, without doubt, the best Brooder on the market and by far the most popular. It is the original Colony Brooder of America and the 1912 improvements place it farther in the lead than ever. Each of the three compartments consists of hover, nursery, and exercising : room. The nursery apartment is double-walled and insulated. Size,
72 x 3414 inches; capacity 150 chicks; price, $18.50.
ESSEX-MODEL ‘“‘NEW HOME- STEAD’’ INCUBATOR
PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND
ESSEX-MODEL COLONY BROODER. STYLE C
Essex-Model “New Homestead” Incubator
For the first time we are able to offer breeders an opportunity to secure a high-class hot-water Incubator at a price that during the past years has been asked for cheaply con- structed machines. Constructed of first-class material, with a handsome rosewood finish, : _ The heating equipment is made wholly of copper.
: This has become at once the most popular hot-water machine ever offered, and ' backed by a guarantee of satisfaction to the buyer. Poultry keepers will take no chances ' in buying this wonderful little machine. A special feature is the double glass in the top, through which the eggs and chicks may be seen. One size only. Price, $8.50.
‘POULTRY SUPPLIES, ETC.
Poultrymen buying in large quantities could save money by looking us over. Get our prices. We are the largest dealers in Poultry Supplies in Rhode Island
Poultry and Stock Foods
Prices on Feeds subject to market changes
too lbs Scratching Food. A choice grain mixture ....... $2 00 Mash Food. Can be fed wet or dry.............. 2 00 Developing Food. To hasten growth in young CHICKSE eRe ess oe co ting ompeaers os able 2 20 Chick Food. A complete food for young chicks.... 2 25 Beef Scraps (Darling’s). Always satisfactory...... 2 50 Milk Albumen. A great egg-maker.............. 3 00 Alfalfa Clover, Meal. Excellent in the mash...... 2 00 Red Clover, Cut. Supplies a green food in the RUTLCCH teste aeeaere ct were cuclslel.s dy.snegehabelsgenaus isnehetaregensuans 2 00 Wheat, White. Choice, for poultry.............. 225 Wheat, Red. Best for pigeons................... 2 25 Barley. Used in mixture with other grains......... 2. 25 Kafir Corn. Has a feeding value near to wheat.... 2 00 Buckwheat. A good, wholesome food............ 2 25 Crystal Grit. A sharp, clean grit, three sizes...... 60 Oyster Shell. Clean and evenly ground.......... 60
Canada Peas.................... $2.50 per bus... Russian Sunflower.............. 1.75 per bus... Russian Hemp.................. 2.00 per bus... Charcoal. Three grades—fine, medium and coarse.
50 lbs., $1.. Millet, Pearl. Very good for young chicks........ 27s Bone Meal. Strengthening to poultry............. 2 50 Bone, Cracked. A substitute for green bone...... 2 50 Blackford’s Calf Meal. The perfect milk substitute for calves...... BNE cles eon kar eee Soe 50 lbs., $2.. 3 50
Tonics, Remedies, Etc.
Pratt’s Animal Regulator. 12 lbs. 75 cts., 25 lbs. $1.50. Dr. Hess’ Stock Feed. 12-lb. bag, 75 cts.; 25 lbs., $1.50 Kow-Kure. 50 cts. and $1. Cow’s Relief. 50 cts. and $1. Bag Balm. 50 cts. Garget Cure. 50 cts. Pratt’s Worm Powder. (Horses). 50 cts. - Worm Powder (Hogs). 50 cts. Ointment. 25 cts. ‘e Colic Cure. 50 cts.
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50 cts.
Hoof Ointment. 25 cts.
Liniment. 25 cts.
Hog Cholera Cure. 50 cts.
Cow Tonic. 50 cts.
Poultry Regulator. 26 oz. 25 cts., 5 lbs. 60 cts., 12 Ibs. $1.25, 25 lbs. $2.50.
Dr. Hess’ Pan-a-cea. 11% lbs. 25 cts., 5 lbs. 60 cts., 12 lbs. $1.25, 25 lbs. $2.50.
Rust’s Climax Powder. 25 cts., 50 cts., and $1.
Rust’s Egg-producer. 25 cts., 50 cts., and $1.
Sheridan’s Condition Powder. 25 cts. and 85 cts.
Pratt’s Roup Cure. 25 cts. and 50 cts.
Rust’s Roup Cure. 25 cts.
Lambert’s Death to Lice. 25 cts., 50 cts., and $1.
Pratt’s Lice Powder. 25 cts. and 60 cts.
Dr. Hess’ Lice Killer. 25 cts. and 60 cts.
Smith’s Insecticide. 10 cts. and 25 cts.
Smith’s Germicide. 25 cts. and 50 cts.
Smith’s Roup Cure. 25 cts.
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Poultry-Raising Appliances
Medicated Nest Eggs. Used as a disinfectant. .Made of a composition of tar camphor. Each 5 cts., doz. 50c.
Lime Nest Eggs. Each 5 cents., doz. 25 cts.
Incubator Thermometers. 60 cts.
Brooder Thermometers. 40 cts.
Incubator Hygrometers. These Hygrometers should be used by every one who runs an incubator. They regulate the moisture as accurately as the heat, which overcomes the trouble so many people have of chickens “dead in the shell.’’ $1.50.
Aluminum Adjustable Poultry Leg Bands. _ For marking fowls. Numbered from 1 to 100. Price, post- paid, 12 for 15 cts., 25 for 25 cts., 50 for 40 cts., 100 for 75 cts.
TOBACCO DUST
An exceedingly fine powder, valuable as an insecticide. 10 lbs. 50 cts., 100 lbs. $2.50.
Lone Star Rubber Roofing WHAT SHALL WE USE FOR ROOFING?
What shall we use for roofing? This question is asked thousands of times a year by people in all countries. Many conditions are to be considered,—climate, weight, vermin, imam | durability, cost, etc. Iron, slate, shingles, tin, paper, and other materials are advocated
: A by people of various opinions and interests These materials are objectionable because
THE W. E. BARRETT CO. 56 Roofing Supplies Bae a ee ee ee a ee they rot, rust, decay, burn easily, harbor vermin, wear out rapidly, or are ruined by fumes, acids or heat. It is then a matter of no small interest that we offer you a roofing
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AT a roof that would ‘‘stand up” in any latitude. in any climate, under all the vicissitudes of wind and frost, heat or cold, and is windproof, acidproof, gasproof and practically +, fireproof. The compounds entering into the manufacture of Lone Star Roofing are the armienect grade obtainable, being free from all volatile substances affected by heat, and the 3 roofing will remain pliable and waterproof through years of exposure to the hottest sun Other roofings may resemble it but for durability, Lone Star is in a class by itself.
L \ wes Price, one-ply, $1.55; two-ply, $1.95; three-ply, $2.30. All rolls contain 108 square feet, -—-— Sein Smelt Cement, tins and nails packed in each roll.
LONE STAR RUBBER ROOFING
“Neponset” Roofing Papers
The Neponset building papers have qualities which make them unequaled for all buildings. They are water-tight, frost-tight and air-tight. All Neponset papers have these qualities. These are qualities which all builders have desired Neponset is not a coated paper, but it is woven the same all through. It is water-tight, which fitsit for roofing. It is impervious to air, which fits it for siding. It isa heat non-conductor, this fits it to take the place of back plaster, as a defence from the sun in summer and the cold in winter, and it also makes it invaluable for insulating purposes. Neponset Red Rope Paper,
per roll of 500 square feet, $5; per roll of 250 square feet, $2.50; per roll of roo square feet, $1.
Amatite Roofing
This roofing consists of two sheets of wool felt, saturated with pure coal tar. These are cemented together with straight-runs coal-tar pitch. The wearing surface is supplied by covering the side to be exposed to the weather with a specially prepared bituminous compound, into which, while hot, is embedded a uniform and even layer of ‘‘Amatite,’”’ the new non-conductive stone surface. It is then passed between heavy rollers, making a smooth and compact sheet of most attractive appearance.
‘“‘Amatite’* is water-, wind- and weather-proof and a fire- retardant, and requires no painting or repairing, and is a decided improvement on any other ready roofing on the market. It requires no skilled mechanic to lay it; any man can do the work by follow- ing the instructions which come with each roll. It is put up in rolls 32 inches wide, containing r10 square feet, sufficient to cover 100 square feet of surface. Included in the roll are the nails and cement for laps. Price, 1 to to rolls, $2 per roll; over to rolls, $1.85 per roll.
/ /<sret Mann J REGISTERED,
Tar Paper
‘“‘Barrett’s Brand”’ is considered the best make of Tar Paper on the market, and for a great many uses Tar Paper is economical and effective. We offer it in one-, two- and three-ply. Price, one-ply, 2 cts. per lb.; two-ply, 108 square feet, 75 cts. per roll; three-ply, 108 square feet, 95 cts. per roll.
In quantities we are prepared to make quite a reduction in the above prices, and shall be pleased to quote lowest market prices at any time. We handle in car lots direct from the factory.
B. & B. Carborine
In time some roofings will need paint of some kind; this will be economy, as a coat of paint will often double the wear of the roofing. Carborine is a first-class preservative paint, it is water proof, acid proof, damp proof, and also good for tanks or boilers. Price, gal. $1.25.
Extras for Roofing Paper
Cement in quart cans, ready for use, the best grade on the market. Per quart, 30 cts Nails and Tins, on hand at all times, to sell in any quantity, by the pound or by the keg, at the lowest market price.
J. HORACE MCFARLAND Co., HORTICULTURAL PRINTERS, HARRISBURG, PA.
HARNESSES
If you should buy a Farm Wagon, Horse Cart, Manure Spreader, or any like art'cle of us, what would be more natural than that you should ask us, ‘‘do you sell Harnesses ?’’ We would answer, that for this very reason we carry in stock, at all times, a line of Harnesses adapted for farm and general work, also express and buggy Harnesses in many styles. All of these are guar- anteed to be as represented, and are made of best oak-tanned stock.
In this department will also be found a full line of Collars, Halters, Hitch Ropes, Feed Bags, etc.
BLANKETS
Street Blankets
In our stock of Street Blankets you will find a complete assortment of all grades, different weights and sizes. If it is the light driving horse, the delivery, or the heavy trucking, we can fit them all.
Stable Blankets
In Stable Blankets we offer a line of the very best makes, with a range of prices, sizes and quality to suit all.
WAGONS AND CARTS
We have a line of Farm Wagons, Farm Carts and Contractor’s Carts that for durability and material used in the make-up cannot be excelled, if equaled. We can furnish them from stock, or make them to order, if desired. If interested, get
our prices.
DAIRY SUPPLIES
We aim to carry in stock a full line in this department; among them will be found the peer-
less De Laval Cream Separator, Milk Coolers, Churns, Butter Workers, Sanitary Milk Pails, Milk Cans, Milk Bottles, and a great variety of smaller articles.
STANDARD SEED
men