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CHOICE SELECTED STRAINS OF VEGETABLE SEEDS
BEANS — The Best Garden Varieties
All garden beans are tender and should not be planted until danger from late frosts has passed. Any ordinary, good warm garden loam will grow the dwarf kinds well. The wax-pod varieties should have a richer soil than the green-pod. The best method of culture is to plant in rows two feet apart, sowing the beans two inches apart and two inches deep in the rows. When the second pair of leaves appear, thin out to a single plant every four to six inches or to clumps of three or four, a foot apart. Keep them well hoed and draw the earth up to the stems, but only when dry. Working them when wet with rain or dew, makes them more liable to rust and injures the crop. For succession, sow at intervals of about two weeks until late in August.
Pole beans require a warmer and richer soil than the dwarf varieties. Set the poles four feet apart each way and plant four to six beans about one inch deep around each pole. Thin out to three plants to a pole if the soil is rich. Pole Limas should not be put into the ground until the soil is dry and warm, or they are apt to rot. Plant them with the eye down.
GREEN PODDED DWARF OR BUSH VARIETIES
Giant Stringless Green Pod. This is an exception- ally good variety, possessing all the merits of its name- sake, the Stringless Green Pod, with much larger pods. It is undoubtedly one of the earliest kinds, and is espe- cially desirable planted with the original Stringless for a succession. The plants are stocky and strong growers: pods slightly curved, rounded, saddle-backed and meaty. They are brittle and stringless at all stages, and in quality and flavor are surpassed by none. Our cus- tomers who have tried the Giant Stringless, are unani- mous in praising it. Pint, 15 cents. Quart, 30 cents.
Extra Early Refugee. Has all the good quali- ties of the well-known Refugee, but is ready for the market ten days earlier. Very productive, and sure to produce a crop either in a wet or a dry season.
A fine shipper, and fast becoming one of our most popular round green-podded snaps for both spring and summer planting. Pint, 15 cents. Quart, 25 cents.
Burpee’s Stringless Green=Pod. The strong points claimed for this variety are that it is hardier and will stand frost better than other early kinds, and that it is entirely stringless. It makes a round- podded snap, which is tender, and of excellent table qualities. Pint, 15 cents. Quart, 30 cents.
Refugee, or i,ooo to i. This is really one of the best snaps for general use or for main-crop. It is enormously productive. The snaps are round-podded, tender and of excellent table qualities. Later than the early kinds, but continues in bearing much longer. Pint, 15 cents. Quart, 25 cents.
Extra Early Red Valentine. This variety was for many years the stanaard green-pod snap Bean, and the improved strain we now offer is surpassed in earliness and quality only by the Stringless Green Pod. The pods are fleshy, round and saddle-backed, and while not stringless are very profuse. It is a sure-cropper under all conditions. Valentine is a superior and popular market variety and always a good seller at good prices. Pint, 15 cents. Quart, 25 cents.
Extra Early Longfellow. We offer this new but very meritorious variety in full con- fidence that it will be found to be an ideal snap bean, a prolific producer of round, straight, solid, fleshy pods, averaging over six inches in length, tender and brittle and having no strings except when quite old. The plants are robust, of compact habit, and the pods mature very quickly. In fact it is one of the earliest of the extra early sorts. Pint, 20 cents. Quart, 35 cents.
Black Valentine. Vigorous and healthy foliage, bearing an abundance of pods 6 inches long, round, meaty and of handsome appear- ance. Unsurpassed in hardiness, excellent for shipping and one of the most uniformly pro- ductive, reliable and profitable beans for the market gardener. Pint, 20 cents. Quart, 35 cents.
Bountiful. Of thrifty growth ; rust and mildew proof; is very hardy, extremely early, bountifully prolific and bears continuously for several weeks. Bears immense green pods, thick, broad and extra long, of the highest quality. Is absolutely string- less. Pint, 20 cents. Quart, 35 cents.
Early Mohawk. An old popular and standard extra early variety. Hardy, long, green, flat pods, thick and tender. Pint, 15 cents. Quart, 25 cents.
Long Yellow Six Weeks. Extra early, green-podded, hardy. Popular as a first early sort. Pint, 15 cents. Quart, 25 cents.
Special Prices for Larger Quantities.
Wax Podded Dwarf
Improved Rust=Proof Golden Wax. This is a great improvement ©n the old Golden Wax and is the standard variety for general use with market gardeners as well as for growing in the home garden. It has far more vitality than the parent sort and hence is much less liable to rust or spot. The pods are straight and suc- culent, broad, flat and of a clear yellow color. They are borne in great profusion. The quality is unusually fine and the pods are tender and brittle. The illustration, engraved from a photograph, gives a good idea of the habit of growth, shape of pods, and abundance of crop.
We commend it to our customers as a superior wax bush bean in every respect. Pint, 15 cents. Quart,
25 cents.
PenciNpod" Wax. For splendid table and market qualities, this new Bean is unsurpassed. It is entirely stringless and of unusually tender and good fiavor when cooked. It is a strong grower and heavy bearer, early In maturity, is quite hardy, and makes a healthy, vig- orous growth of bush, bearing its beautiful round yellow pods in great profusion. The pods are of a uniform rich yellow color, making a very attractive and desir- able sort, either for table, market or canning. Pint,
15 cents. Quart, 30 cents.
PROLIFIC GERMAN BLACK WAX.
Prolific German Black Wax. This is a much improved strain of the old Black Wax. Its habit of growth is stronger, it has longer, straighten and more rounded pods, and it is far more productive. The pods are three to four inches in length, of a handsome yellow color, fleshy and stringless. Quality, the very best. Market gardeners consider it an exceptionally valuable sort, and it is equally useful for the home garden. Pint, 15 cents. Quart, 30 cents.
Black Wax. A favorite main-crop wax variety. Pods are round, waxy yellow, solid and tender. Desirable for home use on account of its superior ten- derness and flavor when cooked. Pint, 15 cents. Quart, 25 cents.
Golden Eye Wax. A most reliable cropper, standing adverse weather re- markably well. The vines grow bushy and strong, holding the pods well off the ground. The pods are thick, of a waxy, yellow color, uniform in size, free from rust and blight, and keep well after pick- ing. Pint, 20 cents. Quart, 35 cents.
or Bush Varieties
IMPROVED RUST-PROOF GOLDEN WAX.
Wardwell’s Kidney Wax. The very strong grow- ing vines of this variety yield a large crop of long, nearly straight, broad, creamy white, handsome pods. These are of good quality and always command a ready sale, making the variety one of the most profitable for the market gardener. It matures a little later than the Golden Wax. Seed, large, kidney-shaped, white, with dark markings about the eye. Pint, 15 cents. Quart, 30 cents:
Davis White Wax. A first-early Wax Snap Bean; nearly always rust-proof, and extraordinarily productive. It holds its .pods well off the ground; always matures plump, full and solid, and of a beautiful yellow appear- ance. This is one of the best and most profitable ship- ping snaps in our list, but rather undesirable for horn© use, as it is not equal in table qualities to other kinds. Pint, 15 cents. Quart, 30 cents.
Scarlet Flageolet Wax. This variety seems to do especially well in the South, and is a favorite with many truck farmers. The large, strong growing and erect vines produce very long, flat, rather coarse, but beau- tiful wax-like pods, which, though often curved and twisted, are always handsome. Seed, large, flat. Pint, 20 cents. Quart, 35 cents.
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LIMA BEANS — Dwarf or Bush Varieties
Wood’s Prolific Bush Lima. This variety makes a larger growth of bush than the ordinary Bush Lima; in fact, such a growth that at first it frequently appears as though it would put out runners. It will be found, however, of the true bush form, its stems being prac- tically loaded down with the Beans. The Beans are also slightly larger in size, and average more Beans to the pod. It is the earliest of all the Limas or Butter Beans. It bears continuously until frost, and is easily the most popular and profitable Lima Bean in cultiva- tion. In addition to its value to grow for use in the green state, this variety is also desirable and profitable to grow for use or sale as a dry Bean during the winter. Pint, 15 cents. Quart, 30 cents.
White Creaseback. This is the very best early green-podded pole bean for snap shorts. The pods grow in clusters, are perfectly round and deeply creased or saddle-backed. They are entirely stringless, very meaty and of the choicest flavor. Pint, 15 cents. Quart, 25 cents.
Pole Horticultural. Vines moder- ately vigorous, with large, light colored leaves; pods short, broad, pale green, but becoming streaked with bright red; Beans large, ovate, flesh colored, splashed and spotted with wine-red and of the highest quality, either green or dry. Many people like them better than the Limas. Pint, 15 cents. Quart, 30 cents.
Golden Cluster Wax. Early and productive; pods golden yellow. Pint, 20 cents. Quart, 35 cents.
Henderson’s Bush Lima. The original Bush Lima Bean. Of the true bush shape, the bush growing 18 to 20 inches high. Early to mature, productive and a sure cropper. Beans rather smaller in size than Wood’s Pro- lific, and of same tender, buttery flavor as the old pole Butter or Sieva Bean of the South. Pint, 15 cents. Quart, 30 cents.
Burpee’s Bush Lima. A bush form of the true Large Lima. Plants uniformly dwarf, but enormously productive. Pods as large as those of the Large Lima and contain from three to five very large, flat beans of the best quality. While not quite as early as Hender- son’s Bush Lima, this is considered by many to be of better quality, fully equaling in this respect the Large White Lima. Seed of medium size, flat, white. Pint, 15 cents. Quart, 30 cents.
POLE OR RUNNING BEANS
Red Speckled Cut Short. An old variety, very popular in the Central and Southern States for planting among Corn, and it will give a good crop without the use of poles. Vines medium sized, twining loosely, with dark colored, smooth leaves; pods short, cylindrical and tender. Seed nearly oblong, cut off diagonally at the ends, white, cov- ered at one end and slightly over the whole surface with reddish brown dots. Pint, 15 cents. Quart, 25 cents.
Lazy Wife. It has become immensely popular everywhere, and is really without a rival for all-around merit. It is a lusty climber and the vines are fairly loaded with dark green pods ranging from four and one-half to six inches in length. The pods are broad, thick, tender, very fleshy and absolutely stringless, retaining all these quali- ties until nearly ripe. They are therefore unsurpassed for snap shorts, especially as' the flavor is peculiarly luscious. Each pod contains from six to eight round white beans, which are excellent for winter use. A splendid sort for the home garden.
Pint, 15 cents. Quart, 30 cents.
Kentucky Wonder. (Old Home- stead.) This widely popular variety is an improved large-podded strain of the Southern Prolific and is enormously pro- ductive. The poles are literally covered from top to bottom with the silvery green pods. The pods, frequently over six inches in length, are so meaty that they are greater in width than in thickness, being deeply creased or saddle-backed.
They are stringless when young and of finest quality. Pint, 15 cents. Quart,
25 cents.
Dutch Case Knife. Vines moderately vigorous, climbing well, but twining more loosely than some, and so may be used for a corn hill Bean. Leaves large, crumpled; pods very long, flat, irregu- lar, green, but becoming creamy white as they mature. Seed broad, kidney- shaped, flat, clear white and of excellent quality green or dry. Pint, 15 cents.
Quart, 25 cents.
Black Wax Pole. A superb snap Bean; pods yellow and stringless. Pint,
20 cents. Quart, 35 cents.
POLE LIMA BEANS
Lima. Extra Early Jersey. One of the earliest. Pint, 15 cents. Quart, 25 cents.
Lima, Small White or Sieva. Beans small but very early and good quality. Pint, 15 cents. Quart, 30 cents.
The standard Pint, 15 cents.
Lima, Large White.
Lima; largely grown.
Quart, 25 cents.
Lima, King of the Garden. Heavy cropper; Bean and pod very large. Pint, 15 cents. Quart, 30 cents.
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CHOICE STRAINS OF SWEET CORN
Varieties of Sweet or Sugar Corn are liable to rot in cold or wet ground and should not be planted until the trees are well out in leaf and the soil has become warm. For succession, continue planting every two weeks until late in July, and fresh green corn may be had until frost. Plant the seed in rich, well-manured ground, in hills, three feet apart each way, covering, about half an inch and thinning out to three plants to a hill. Extra Early kinds may be planted in rows two and one-half feet apart, having the plants, when thinned, stand eighteen inches apart in the rows. Hoe and cultivate frequently, and shallow, keeping the soil loose and fine until tassel appears. Break off the side shoots. To have the finest sweet corn, pick it just when the skin of the grain breaks at the slightest puncture. The quality wiil be inferior if either a few days too oid or too young. One quart will plant 200 hills; eight to ten quarts is sufficient to plant an acre.
Peep o’ Day. A dwarf, extra early variety, of remarkable excellence. Very productive and of vigorous habit. Ex- tremely sweet. Pint, 15 cents. Quart,
25 cents.
Early White Cory. This popular extra early variety originated in Rhode Island, and has for years headed the list of quick-maturing sorts. It is fit for use in two months after planting. Is very dwarf and may be closely planted. Pro- duces two ears to the stalk. Is often grown in autumn as a second crop. Ears about six inches in length, with eight rows of broad grains, very sweet and well fiavored. A ready seller and always com- mands good prices. Pint, 15 cents.
Quart, 25 cents.
Mammoth White Cory. One of the
largest and best extra early varieties. The stalks are about four feet high, each generally bearing two large, fine-shaped ears which .become fit for use as early as those of any variety in cultivation.
They are twelve-rowed, very symmetrical and handsome, seldom with any opening between the rows at the base. The grain is large, broad, very white and of remark- ably good quality for such an early sort, beauty of this variety give it ready sale, even when the market is overstocked. Pint, 15 cents. Quart, 25 cents.
St. Louis Market. A mammoth-eared second-early that is good flavored. Its large size and attractive ap- pearance make it sell on sight and its delicious quality, after being prepared for the table, creates a steady de- mand for it all season. As early as Shaker Early and twice as large. The cob is small, and carries an aver- age of sixteen rows. The grains are large and deep and very sweet. It has a peculiar habit of growth that en- ables it to endure hot weather better than many other varieties. This corn will be found to meet the demand that exists everywhere for really choice, sweet ears and will command a quick and ready sale in any market.
Pint, 15 cents. Quart, 25 cents.
Early Mammoth. A very fine, large-eared second early. It is one of the earliest varieties to produce large ears that are really good. For this reason it has proved a very profitable sort to grow for market. The stalks are four feet in height; ears, seven to ten inches long and well filled out to the tip with ten to sixteen rows of fine, white, broad grains. It is extremely sweet and palatable and certain to please everybody. Pint,
15 cents. Quart, 25 cents.
Burpee’s White Evergreen. A choice selection of Stowell’s Evergreen with grains pure white and of ex- quisite flavor. Pint, 15 cents. Quart, 25 cents.
The size and
Shaker Early, is reaay ror market aDout the same time as Early Minnesota, but has much larger ears, which come two to the stalk and are well filled with fourteen rows of broad, flat grains, of excellent flavor and sweetness. Is a great favorite with market gar- deners on account of its size and appearance. Pint, 15 cents. Quart, 25 cents.
Minnesota Early. One of the best and most popu- lar of the older varieties with both market and private gardeners. The stalks are short and bear two long ears each, having eight rows of very sweet and tender kernels, which shrink but little in drying. Pint, 10 cents. Quart, 20 cents.
Black Mexican. This Corn, when in condition for the table, cooks remarkably white, but the ripe grain is black or bluish-black. It is surpassed by none in ten- derness and fine quality. For family use we consider it the most desirable second early sort. It does espe- cially well for second early in the South. Stalks about six feet high. Pint, 15 cents. Quart, 25 cents.
Stowell’s Evergreen. The standard main crop variety. It is hardy and productive, very tender and sugary, remaining a long time in condition suitable for boiling. Our stock has been carefully grown and selected to avoid the tendency to a shorter grain and deterioration in the evergreen character of this best- known of all late sorts. Height, about seven and one- half feet. Pint, 15 cents. Quart, 25 cents.
Early Champion. Fully as early as the popular Crosby’s Early, while the ears are considerably larger and sweeter. Pint, 15 cents. Quart, 25 cents.
ADAM’S EARLY— Not a true sweet corn, but tender and well flavored. ADAM'S EXTRA EARLY— Similar to Adam’s Early but matures more rapidly.
ROSBY’S EARLY— The favorite s-cond early, of excellent quality. KENDEL’S EARLY GIANT — Large-eared and early. A fine table sort. PERRY’S HYBRID— Later than Minnesota. Red cob, large ears. A very good sort.
COUNTRY GENTLEMAN— The sweetest of all and best for main crop. MAMMOTH LATE — Very large and sweet. Later than Evergreen.
Any of tbe above sorts. Pint, 15 cents. Quart, 25 cents.
Special Prices for Larger Quantities.
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NORTHERN GROWN SEED PEAS
The height, maturity and productiveness of garden Peas vary according to soil and climate, but they may be grown very satisfactorily anywhere. The extra early varieties should be sown as early in the spring as the ground can be worked — in this latitude they can frequently be planted in February. Continue sowing for a succession, every two weeks until June; then stop until the last of August, when a good crop can be secured by planting the extra early and early sorts for fall use. In the home garden, sow in double rows six to eight inches apart and two to four inches deep, with the double rows two to three feet apart. Varieties growing two feet high or more should be supported with brush. The early kinds do best in a light, warm soil. Later va- rieties require a rich loam, inclining to clay and should be planted deeper than the others. It is advisable to prepare the ground in the fall, as fresh or coarse manure will cause a heavy growth of vine and few peas. Give shallow cultivation, keep free of weeds, and earth them up twice during growth. Gather the pods as fast as they mature or they will not continue to bear. The wrinkled peas are not as hardy as the small, round sorts, and when planted early must have a dry soil, or they will rot. They are, however, the sweetest and best-
flavored of all, and should be planted by everyone.
EXTRA EARLY.
First and Best. (2 feet.) An excellent strain of first-early Peas. Pint, 15 cents. Quart, 25 cents.
Philadelphia Extra Early, (2 feet.) An old favorite extra early, round, smooth Pea. Pint, 15 cents. Quart, 25 cents.
Early May or Frame. (2 feet.) A popular strain of extra early Peas. Pint, 15 centSk Quart, 25 cents.
Nott’s Excelsior. (1 foot.) One of the very best of the earliest wrinkled Peas and a superior cropper, bear- ing large, well-filled pods, having from six to nine large Peas in a pod. The v^nes are of robust habit. A fine variety for the home garden. Pint, 20 cents. Quart, 35 cents.
Extra Early. (2 feet.) We are absolutely con- fident, after long experience and the severest tests, that this Extra Early Pea is not only the earliest but the very best of the smooth, white, extra earlies. It matures in from forty to forty-five days after germina- tion, and the full, round, dark green pods are produced in wonderful profusion. Practically all the pods can be gathered at one or two pickings, and as they are of strong texture, are well fitted for shipping even long distances. The peas are of medium size, round, smooth, and of splendid flavor. The vines are very hardy, and seed may be sown as soon as the soil becomes mellow. Pint, 15 cents. Quart, 25 cents.
Alaska. (2 feet.) Our strain of this variety is the very best. This Pea is increasing in popularity every year. It is especially valuable, both on account of its earliness and productiveness and the beautiful green color of its pods and peas, which it retains longer than other varieties, making it particularly valuable for shipping purposes. It is also specially desirable for canners. Pint, 20 cents. Quart, 35 cents.
Gradus. (2|/^ feet.) This Pea is a most marked advance and improvement in wrinkled Peas. It is re- markable for the size and fullness of its pods, yielding an abundant supply of large wrinkled Peas, which are of most delicious flavor. The vines grow about 3 feet high, have heavy stems, stand upright, and do not re- quire staking. The Peas remain edible, tender and sweet for some time after they reach maturity. The Gradus Pea is considered, altogether, one of the most valuable improvements that has been made in wrinkled Peas in recent years. It is remarkably productive and is coming into very general use by truckers and market- gardeners. Pint, 25 cents. Quart, 40 cents.
Earliest Dwarf. (1 foot.) A specially selected and highly improved strain of the old Tom Thumb Pea, so long a popular favorite in family gardens, it grows only ten to twelve inches in height, but is much more productive than many varieties twice its size. The pods are fair sized and are well filled with plump, tender and sweet-flavored Peas of good size. Pint, 25 cents. Quart, 40 cents.
McLean’s Little Gem. (1%. feet.) A wrinkled variety, of similar habit to Plant’s Earliest Dwarf, and maturing a few days later, or fifty to ’fifty-five days after planting. Pods two and one-hall to three inches in length, round and filled with peas of delicious flavor. In fact they have the same sugary flavor as the late wrinkled sorts and the additional merit of earliness. A Pea that always gives entire satisfaction. Pint, 15 cents Quart, 30 cents.
American Wonder. (1 foot.) The finest dwarf Pea in cultivation. Pods closely packed with large Peas of fine flavor; vigorous and prolific. Pint, 20 cents. Quart, 35 cents.
Premium Gem. (1(4 feet.) Early and superior wrinkled Pea; pods abundant; Peas tender, sweet and
good. Pint, 15 cents. Quart, 30 cents.
Eclipse or Surprise. feet.) Vines thickly set
with round, well-filled pods 2% to 3 inches long. Peas tender and sweet. Pint, 20 cents. Quart, 35 cents.
Thos. Laxton. (2^ feet.) Pods, large, long and deep green in color. Seed wrinkled, sweet and of fine flavor. Pint, 20 cents. Quart, 35 cents.
Special Prices for Larger Quantities.
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Second Early. Not only an excellent second-early for the home garden, but, from its short stocky growth and great productiveness, is also one of the most profitable varieties to plant in the field for market. It resembles in habit Little Gem, but matures about ten days later, coming in about two weeks later than Plant’s Extra Early. The pods are of good size and liter- ally Packed with Peas of a delicious flavor. It is much more prolific than the first Earlies, and the larger pods make baskets very quickly. Height, two feet. Pint, 15 cents. Quart, 30 cents.
Everbearing. Vine stout, about two and one- half feet high, bearing at the top six to ten broad pods. If these are picked as they mature, and the season and soil are favorable, the plant will throw out branches bearing pods which will mature in succession, thus prolonging the season. The Peas are very large and wrinkled, cook very quickly, are tender, of superior fiavor and preferred by many to any other sort. Price, 15 cents. Quart, 25 cents.
Champion of England. Universally admitted to be one of the best late Peas grown. Of delicious flavor, and a very profuse bearer. Desirable for home use, and especially recommended for market gardeners and for the home market. Very much superior in flavor and table qualities to the Mar- rowfat Peas. Pint, 15 cents. Quart, 25 cents.
NORTHERN GROWN §Pg[) PEAS
Second Early and Main Crop Varieties
Telephone. A grand wrinkled Pea, undoubtedly the best of the tall-growing sorts. Vines reach a height of four feet. It is a second early or medium variety, ro- bust in habit and a wonderful producer. The pods are of largest size and remarkably handsome in appearance. They contain eight or ten Peas each, which are invari- ably plump, a pleasing pale green in color, and of a delightful sugary flavor, not surpassed by any- other. Telephone is not only a perfect variety for the family garden, but is rapidly gaining favor with market gar- deners, the strongest evidence of its sterling merits. It is certainly admirably adapted to market purposes on account of its size, productiveness and good looks, and is always sure to sell at good prices. Pint, 15 cents. Quart, 25 cents.
Telegraph. Stronger growing and hardier vine with darker foliage and pods than the Telephone; Peas very large and of dark green color, seed almost smooth. A splendid sort for the market gardener; will give good returns even under conditions that would cause most varieties to fail. Pint, 15 cents. Quart, 30 cents.
Improved Stratagem. Vines of strong growth with large foliage, but only eighteen inches in height and do not need any support. Pods of large size, well filled with large dark-green Peas of rich, sweet flavor. One of the very finest. Pint, 15 cents. Quart, 30 cents.
Pride of the Market. This improved strain bears uniformly large, handsome, dark green pods which are filled with large Peas of choice quality. The vines be- ing of dwarf growth and not needing brush, make it desirable for small gardens. As the rows can be planted closely together, a crop nearly as large can be gathered as from tall sorts, which require brush. Pint, 20 cents. Quart, 35 cents.
Marrowfat Peas planted in December or January come in directly after extra-early varieties planted in the spring, and yield a most satisfactory and profitable crop. The Marrowfat Peas are hardier than the extra- earlies.
White Marrowfat. Cultivated quite extensively for canning. Vines about five feet high and of strong growth. Pods large, cylindrical, rough, light colored and well filled; seed, large, smooth, round and light yellow. It is excellent for suiilmer use, but inferior in quality to most of the newer sorts, although undoubtedly one of the most productive of the garden varieties. Pint, 10 cents. Quart, 15 cents.
Black Eye Marrowfat. An excellent variety, grow- ing about five feet high; a very prolific bearer of large pods; can be recommended as one of the very best Mar- rowfat sorts. Pint, 10 cents. Quart, 15 cents.
Horsford’s Market=Qarden. A first-class wrinkled Pea; second-early; height, 24 inches. Does not require stakes. Is a profitable sort for market gardeners; a single plant has been known to produce 150 pods. It is equally good for the home table. The pods are borne in pairs, and are easily and quickly picked. This variety is claimed to easily yield more shelled Peas to the acre than any other variety. Pint, 15 cents. Quart, 25 cents.
Advancer. A green wrinkled variety about two and a half to three feet high, with broad, long pods which are abundantly produced and well filled to the ends. Considered by some the best of the second early sorts. This Pea is used very extensively by market gar- deners because of its productiveness, the fine appear- ance of its pods, and is popular with consumers on ac- count of its quality. It is also largely used by canners. Pint, 15 cents. Quart, 25 cents.
Shropshire Hero. A handsome podded late variety, uniform in growth, two and a half feet high. Very pro- lific. Pint, 15 cents. Quart, 30 cents.
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Columbian Mammoth. A magnificent variety. Stays white without earthing up. One-year-old roots, 100, 50 cents. 1000, $3.00. Two-year-old roots, 100, 75 cents. 1000, $5.50. Seed, Ounce, 10 cents, i/j pound, 20 cents,
Conover’s Colossal. The old standard. Roots same price as Columbian. Seed, ounce, 10c, !4 pound, 15c.
Palmetto. Popular in the South. Earlier than Con- over’s. Prices for both roots and seed, same as Con- over’s.
RHUBARB
Roots may be planted early in spring or fall, setting the roots three feet apart each way. Once planted, they will remain in their bearing condition five or six years, only re- quiring a top dressing of manure in the spring or fall. Choice selected roots, with two or three eyes, 2 for 25 cents; per doezn, $1.00; 100,
$5.00. Rhubarb Seed, ounce, 15 cents. pound, 30 cents.
Special Prices for Larger Quantfties.
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CHOICE GARDEN BEETS
OUR
PRIVATE
STRAIN.
The soil best suited for Beet culture is a deep, rich, sandy loam, which should be loose and light. If wanted very early, sow in hotbeds and transplant, cutting off the outer leaves. For general crop, sow as early as the ground can be worked in drills a foot to eighteen inches apart and one inch deep. When the plants are large enough, thin out to stand four to six inches apart in the row. Continue sowing for a succession until late in June. If possible, always sow in freshly prepared soil and press it down firmly over the seed. Keep them well cultivated. For winter use, the turnip varieties may be sown in June, pulled after the first frost, the tops re- moved and the roots stored in pits, or the cellar. '
Improved Turnip Beet. The Blood Turnip Beet has always been considered the standard for gen- eral use. This special strain is the result of careful growing and selection, extending over a number of years, until we are now satisfied that there is no chance for further improvement — in short, that it is perfect in every desirable quality. Developed from a choice strain of the Early Blood Turnip, it is much earlier in matur- ing and greatly surpasses that variety in flavor. It is perfectly globular in shape and of the largest size. Tops are small and of uniform growth. The flesh is fine grained, of a rich, deep, blood-red color, which is re- tained when cooked, and is always very sweet and tender. An excellent keeper. Ounce, 10 cents. pound,
15 cents.
Crosby’s Egyptian. An improved strain of the Egyptian Beet, which we specially recommend as an extra early and superior sort. It has been so improved in shape, size, appearance and quality, as compared with the original that it is now an entirely distinct variety.
It has a large, globe-shaped root, is smooth, of a deep blood color, and is of the finest quality. The tops are small. As it is so early and of such perfect shape, it is a great favorite with market gardeners. We offer the true strain. Ounce, 10 cents. '/^ pound, 15 cents.
Eclipse. One of the best table Beets, almost as early as the Egyptian and much superior in quaiity. Has small tops and is smooth, fine grained and tender. Color bright red, sometimes with lighter zones. Many market gardeners prefer this variety to Egyptian on account of its good looks. Ounce, 10 cents. ^ pound, 15 cents.
Half Long Blood. This is an entirely distinct va- riety and we consider it by far the best for winter and spring use. The root is deep red, very symmetrical, two or three times as long as thick and always smooth and handsome. The flesh is rich, dark red, very sweet, crisp and tender, never becoming woody even in por- tions above the ground ; it retains its good quality longer than other sorts. Ounce, 10 cents. (4 pound, 15 cents.
Egyptian. The best variety for forcing and excel- lent for first early crop out of doors, being very early, with small top. Leaf stem and veins dark red, leaf dark green, dotted with red; root very dark red, rounded on top, but flat beneath, with very small tap not; flesh dark red, zoned with lighter shade; hard, crisp and tender when young. Ounce, 10 cents. 14 pound, 15 cents.
Electric. Extremely early in making fine roots ready for table use or market. The flesh, of delicate texture, is rich, sugary and free from fibre. It is shaped almost like an orange, with small leaves set very close. The tap root is also small and starts clear from the bulb, without tapering. Color crimson and pink in alternating rings, very handsome and constant. It is in every way a first-class table Beet. Ounce, 10 cents. ]/4 pound, 15 cents.
Long Smooth Blood. This is the best long, red beet on the market and a great favorite in the country, as it is of unexcelled quality, both as a table Beet and for stock feeding. It is said to have yielded twelve tons to the acre. It is tender, sweet and of a rich car- mine color. May be sown with advantage in July or August in rich ground, as a second crop. Is not in- jured by October frosts and will produce a great abund- ance of excellent root food for winter. Ounce, 10 cents. J4 pound, 15 cents.
Swiss Chard. This variety does not make edible roots like the regular garden Beets, but is grown for the broad, white, leaf-stalks, which are bunched and cooked in the same man- ner as Asparagus, and make a delicious summer vegetable. The young leaves may be gathered also and cooked like Spinach. Ounce, 10 cents. pound,
15 cents.
CRIMSON GLOBE. Medium size, handsome shape and delicious flavor.
LENTZ. Popular with truckers.
Later, larger and better than Egyptian.
BASSANO. Flesh white and light red mixed. Very tender and sweet.
EDMAND’S BLOOD TURNIP. The best market sort for late planting.
EARLY BLOOD TURNIP. Richly colored; flat shape; a good keeper.
DEWING’S BLOOD TURNIP. Fine form and flavor; good for market.
DETROIT DARK RED. Globular; bright red; tender and sweet.
Any of the above sorts: Ounce, 10 cents. 1/4 pound, 15 cents.
MANGEL WURZELS AND SUGAR BEETS.
GOLDEN TANKARD. Sweeter than other mangels.
MAMMOTH LONG RED. Of enor- mous size and good quality.
VILMORIN’S IMPROVED SUGAR BEET. The best of all.
Any of the above sorts: Ounce, 10 cents. '/4 pound, 15 cents.
CARROTS— For Table Use or Stock Feeding
The Carrot is one of the most wholesome and nutritious of our garden roots, deserving to be more extensively used for culinary purposes and we urge our readers to give some of the early table sorts a trial. For feeding stock, especially horses and milch cows, the Carrot cannot be surpassed, and it should be niore largely grown by farmers for this purpose.
CULTURE — While a sandy loam, made rich by manuring the previous year, is the best soil for the Carrot, any good land, if thoroughly and deeply worked, will produce satisfactory crops. When possible to do so, it is advisable to sow as early in the spring as the ground is fit to work, though good crops may, in this latitude, be grown from sowings as late as June 15, but success from such late planting is uncertain. For table use sow the smaller kinds as early as practicable in rows 16 to 18 inches apart. For field culture, prepare the ground thoroughly and sow in drills 18 to 24 inches apart, using from one and one-half to three pounds of seed to the acre. Cover one-half to one inch deep and see to it that tb«- soil is pressed firmly above the seed. As soon as the plants appear, use the cultivator or wheel hoe. Do not let the weeds get a start. Thin the smaller table sorts to six or eight to the foot and the field varieties to four to six inches apart in the row. For winter use, gather and store like Beets or Turnips.
Early Scarlet Horn. A variety of Carrot long and favor- ably known to all growers. It is not large, but is often used for early crop. It is sometimes used for forcing.
Considered by many people to be the best early table sort.
The flesh is fine grained and the color a deep orange. It has small tops, and grows well in shallow soil. It matures 8 to 10 days sooner than Long Orange. Ounce, 10 cents.
!4 pound, 20 cents.
HaIf=Long Scarlet Stump Root. Thi.s is the leading variety. It is early, has smooth skin, and will mature in a comparatively shallow soil. It is coreless, with flesh of a bright orange color and superior quality. Is preferred by most people for table use. Ounce, 10 cents. J4 pound,
20 cents.
Danver’s Half Long. A rich orange red variety, very smooth and handsome, producing very large crops. Is an excellent market variety. Tops are of medium size and coarsely divided. Roots taper to a blunt point. Flesh is sweet, crisp and tender. Will produce more bulk to the acre than the larger field varieties. Ounce, 10 cents. !4 pound, 20 cents.
Chantenay. This is pre-eminently the Carrot for the aaarket-gardeners or home use. It is beautiful in shape, .■wad its table qualities are unsurpassed. The roots grow 6 or 6 inches long, are thick and decidedly stump-rooted. It is a heavy cropper, and the roots are usable very early. We recommend it very highly for its crisp and tender flesh and its all-round usefulness. Ounce, 10 cents. >4 pound, 20 cents.
St. Valery. Originated in France, where it is a popu- lar variety. Rich, deep orange in color; large and hand- some. Very straight roots, broad at the top, often 2% to 3 inches across, and 10 to 12 inches long. Very little foliage for the size of the roots. Superior for table and desirable for stock. Yields heavy crops in rich, light soil. Ounce, 10 cents, J4 pound, 20 cents.
Long White. Grows one-third out of the ground. Root, white, green above ground with small top. Flesh rather coarse. The roots are of large size and the variety is extensively grown for stock feeding. Ounce, 10 cents. *4 pound, 20 cents.
EARLY ROUND FORCING. Ounce, 10 cents. 1/4 25 cents.
NANTES. A good early sort. Ounce, 10 cents, '/i 20 cents.
LONG ORANGE. Ounce, 10 cents. 14 pound, 20 cents.
OXHEART. Ounce, 10 cents. (4 pound, 20 cents.
Cauliflower succeeds best when planted in hotbeds during January or February, and brought to maturity be- fore the summer heat sets in. If properly hardened off, the plants are seldom injured if planted outside as early as the ground can be worked. Those who are not ex- perienced growers will have better success and less trouble, if they buy young plants early in the spring and set them out in the richest soil available. They should stand two and one -half feet apart each way. Keep them well hoed, and bring the earth gradually up to the stems, watering freely in dry weather and protecting from direct sun heat, especially when they begin to head.
Early Snowball. An improved extra early strain of dwarf compact growth. Is highly esteemed by market gardeners for its earliness and reliability as a sure header. It grows on a robust stem and produces magnificent white heads. Although one of the best for forcing under glass and cultivated principally for an early crop, it does equally well for late plant- ing. The illustration shows its fine appearance when crated for market. We offer a strain of seed which we absolutely know from practical experience to be perfectly true and reliable. All our customers assure us that it is un- equalled in quality and entirely satisfactory In every respect. Large packet, 25 cents.
Extra Early Dwarf Erfurt. Next to Snow- ball, the surest to head. Large packet, 25 cents.
Algiers, Late, sure-heading; the heads are good in color and quality and long-keeping. Large packet, 25 cents.
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CABBAGE
The best Cabbage is raised in a heavy, moist and rich loam, that is well drained. It will do well, however, if properly manured and watered, in clay, muck or even pure sand. It is a gross feeder and can hardly be given too much manure. For very early use, sow the early varieties in hotbeds, or boxes in the house, during January or February, thinning or transplanting the seedlings as often as is necessary to keep them from crowding, and setting in the open ground as soon as danger from killing frosts is over. Plant in rows, two feet apart, setting them eighteen inches apart in the rows. For a succession, sow in the open ground the last of March or early in April. Sow the autumn and winter varieties in May, or June, in shallow drills, three or four Inches apart, and transplant, when well rooted, to rows three feet apart and two to two and a half feet between plants. Cultivate frequerttly, and thoroughly. In small gardens Cabbage should be hoed about once a week, drawing a little soil around the plants each time.
To prevent damage by the cabbage root maggot, sprinkle the plants with wood ashes, air-slacked lime. Slug-shot or tobacco dust early in the morning while they are wet with dew, leaving an occasional plant untreated for the flies to deposit their eggs upon, after which it should be pulled up and burned. To destroy cabbage worms, dust with Slug-shot or Paris Green.
Early Jersey Wakefield. This Cabbage has for many years been the leading early variety, and is undoubtedly the best on the market. The only difficulty is to get a perfectly reliable and satisfactory strain of seed. Our customers may feel assured that in buying from us they get the genuine article, and the very best that can be obtained anywhere. Our seed is specially grown for us on Long Island, where the variety originated, in soil and climate perfectly suited to its highest development. The Wake.ffeld produces heads that are uniformly hard and solid, pyramidal in form, generally pointed at the ends and with few outside leaves. It can
always be depended upon as a sure cropper. Even in unfav- orable seasons, when other early varieties fail, it will invariably produce a fine lot of solid heads of first quality and largest size. Ounce, 20c, 'A pound, 50c.
Charleston, or Large Wakefield.
A strain In which the plant is larger and a little later than Early Jersey Wakefield, the head being not so pointed and much larger. Exceedingly hardy and on account of the fine, solid head, with market gardeners and ship- pers it is deservedly a very popular sort to follow Jersey Wakefield. Ounce, 20 cents. 'A pound, 50 cents.
Earliest of All. Similar to the well-known Jersey Wakefield. The plant is lighter colored, but not quite ao hardy. The head is fully as large, not quite so hard, but of f.icellent quality. Ounce, 20 cents, 'A pound, 50 cents.
Early Spring. The earliest flat headed variety. A wonderfully compact plant with few outer leaves, ao that a great number of fine solid heads can be produced on an acre. Although it does not come to full maturity as early as Jersey Wakefield, it becomes solid enough for use about as early, and is by far the best early sort for markets that demand a large, flat Cabbage. The plant is vigorous, with short stem. The leaves are large, broad, and of peculiar light- green color. The head is oval and very large for the size of the plant, nearly equaling those of the later kinds. Ounce, 20 cents. 'A pound, 50 cents.
Early Flat Dutch. An old variety but still popular. It succeeds anywhere, but seems especially suited to the South because of its marked heat-resisting qualities. It belongs to the Second Early class and produces large, solid, flat heads of uniform shape and handsome appearance; when fully developed they frequently weigh twelve to fifteen pounds each. The heads are fine-grained and of dainty flavor. Ounce, 15 cents. 'A pound, 35 cents.
Surehead. Remarkable for Its certainty to head, even under unfavorable conditions. It is a Cabbage of the general Flat Dutch type, with the same large, deep, somewhat flat- tened head and the same fine qualities, but is of better tex- ture and has less spread of leaves. It is a late sort, uni- form in growth, with firm, hard heads. Ounce, 15 cents. •A pound, 40 cents.
All Seasons. No variety is more reliable than this In producing heads. Its rapid growth and good size make It desirable for either early or late planting, and for the latter purpose it has become very popular. Heads are solid, round, flattened on top and will remain longer in the field without bursting than any. Ounce, 15 cents. A pound, 40 cents.
Improved Brunswick. Our seed Is the true, short- stemmed strain of tnis very fine summer or early fall variety. It is of dwarf, compact growth, the heads resting almost directly on the soil. They are quite thick, although flat, and are uniformly solid. It is a very reliable header, and under good cultivation will attain a weight of fifteen to twenty pounds. Foliage, light bluish green. Ounce, 15 cents. A pound, 40 cents.
A SELECTION OF OTHER STANDARD EARLY VARIETIES.
EARLY LARGE YORK. An improved selection of the favorite old English variety. Ounce, 15 cents. A pound. 40 cents. EARLY WINNIGSTADT. Produces large, hard, cone-shaped heads of superior quality. Ounce, 15 cents. A pound, 35 cents.
EARLY SUMMER. A popular large, hard-heading variety. Ounce, 15 cents. A pound, 40 cents.
ALL- HEAD. Makes the largest head of the second earlies. Fine quality. Ounce, 20 cents. A pound, 50 cents. EARLY DRUMHEAD. A fine second early, ten days later than Charleston. Ounce, 15 cents. A pound, 40 cents. SUCCESSION. A good second early round-head kind. Follows Early Summer. Ounce, 20 cents. A pound, 50 cents.
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ST. LOUIS LATE MARKET CABBAGE
That this is the very best late Cabbage in existence is fully supported by the testimony of everyone who has tested it. St. Louis is one of the world’s greatest Cabbage markets and St. Louis Late Market has helped largely to make it so. The greater part of the fall Cabbage sold on the St. Louis market is grown in the famous American bottoms, just across the Mississippi River from this city. Any Cabbage grower over there will testify that his main reliance is St. Louis Late Market. It has increased the profits of thousands of growers everywhere. It never fails to make a crop; runs heavy in weight owing to its size and solidity; is the longest keeper of any;
gets bigger and better the longer it stands and never rots or bursts; re- sists drouth and insects by its sturdy constitution; can be cut as early as any late sort, and — one of its chief merits — continues growing long after other sorts have matured. The true, original strain can be bought only in sealed packages bearing a small, round green seal. No other seed is depend- able. Weil Seed Company secured the original stock seed in 1892, and by careful and continuous selection, have been improving it ever since. Ounce, 30 cents. J4 pound, $1.00.
Premium Late Flat Dutch. This Standard variety matures a little earlier than many of the late sorts, is of low growth, with a very large head, broad and flat. A sure crop producer. Ounce, 15 cents, pound, 40 cents.
SUPERIOR LATE FLAT DUTCH CABBAGE
Our strain of this standard and re- liable variety is the result of many years’ selection, and is, we firmly believe, the finest on the market. We have exer- cised extreme care in having the seed grown. The heads are flat, remarkably large, even, very solid, and of fine texture.
Stems are short, and quality superior.
Nearly every plant may be depended upon to produce, a fine large head. Is also an excellent keeper. Market gardeners and farmers who grow Cabbage for market all over the West and Southwest, buy their seed from us year after year and invari- ably report satisfactory and profitable crops. Ounce, 15 cents. pound, 40 cents.
Autumn King. An extremely large and solid-heading variety. The plant is of extra strong growth, with dark bluish- green leaves growing closely about the large flattened heads. In good soil it will produce heads of enormous size, but, of course, requires a longer season for growth than do the smaller varieties.
Ounce, 20 cents. 54 pound, 60 cents.
Perfection Savoy. The Savoy Cabbages are very tender and of fine flavor, very much superior in this respect to the ordinary late fall and winter Cabbage. Should be much more largely grown, both for home use and market.
The strain of American Drumhead Savoy which we offer makes large-sized heads of most superior quality, and truckers and private gardeners alike will find it an excel- lent variety. Ounce, 20 cents. (4 pound, 50 cents.
Mammoth Rock Red. This is the best, largest and surest heading red Cabbage yet Introduced. The plant is large, with numerous spreading leaves. The head is large, round, very solid and of deep red color. Nearly every plant will form an extra fine head. Ounce, 20 cents. !4 pound,
50 cents.
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Late Drumhead. We recommend this sort for markets that require a very large, solid head, A sure heading sort which, in good rich soil, will grow to an enormous size, and on poorer soils will give good sized heads which are very compact, solid and of excellent flavor. Ounce, 15 cents. '4 pound, 40 cents.
Danish Baldhead. A distinct type of winter Cabbage, maturing later than the Flat Dutch. Especially recom- mended for its great solidity and excellent keeping qualities. The heads are nearly round in form, hard and solid, and weigh heavier for their size than any other Cabbage. Ounce, 20 cents. 4 pound. 60 cents.
BRUSSELS SPROUTS
A variety of Cabbage producing small heads or knobs along the stem. Very popular in some markets.
Culture — Much the same as Cabbage. Excessive stem growth should be avoided by planting in good but not extra rich soil. Sow seed in April in the open ground and set in rows 3 feet apart, 18 inches apart in row. Sowing in June will produce a late autumn crop of sprouts. Break leaves from stem to aid formation of heads. One ounce of seed yield 4500 plants.
Improved Roseberry. Ounce, 15 cents.
CELERY
Sow in shallow drills in the open border during April, in rich, mellow soil. Press the seed in, instead of cover- ing, and water freely, shading from strong sunshine. Pre- pare trenches two to four feet apart, a foot wide and a foot deep, dig into the bottom plenty of well-rotted manure, and set the plants when three or four inches high, about six inches apart in the trenches. Keep shaded until well started and gradu- ally earth up as they grow.
Cut the tops off once or twice before transplanting to make them “stocky” and cut off lower half of root before set- ting out.
White Plume. The most desirable variety for either home or market use. It self-blanches beautifully, the stalks are crisp, succulent and of delicious flavor, and no variety makes as handsome an appearance on the table. Ounce, 20 cents.
Giant Pascal. One of the most popular Celeries in our list. Easily blanched; a fine keeping sort, of ex- cellent flavor. Has large, thick, solid stalks, beautiful golden heart, and blanches quickly. Of splendid keep- ing qualities, and is one of the best for winter use. Ounce, 15 cents.
Golden Self=Blanching. A very desirable sort. Ounce, 25 cents.
Celeriac, or Turnip=Rooted Celery. Grown exclus- ively for its roots, which, when cooked, sliced and used with vinegar, make a fine salad.
Giant Prague. The best of the Turnip-rooted Cel- eries; large and smooth roots; an excellent keeper. Ounce, 20 cents.
COLLARDS
Of particular value in the South. The Collard forms a mass of leaves on a tall stem. Improved in flavor by frost.
CULTURE — Sow like Cabbage. Transplant when a few weeks old. Set a foot apart in rows. Cultivate fre- quently. Sow seed in June, July and August. One ounce of seed will give 4000 plants.
Georgia, or Southern. Blue stem. Ounce, 10 cents.
pound, 20 cents.
CRESS
Sow the seed thickly in good rich loam, in shallow drills early in the spring and at intervals for succession, as it soon runs to seed.
Curled, or Pepper Grass. The most desirable sort. Handsome. Ounce, 10 cents, pound, 15 cents.
Grey Seeded Winter. Ounce, 10 cents. [4 pound, 20 cents.
True Water. Ounce, 30 cents.
CORN SALAD
A good substitute for Lettuce during the winter months. Sow seed during cool, moist weather in the fall or early in spring in rows nine to twelve inches apart. Cover with straw in winter. Ounce, 10 cents. !4 pound, 15 cents.
ENDIVE
One of the best salads for fall and winter. Sow seed thinly, in drills, in April, for early use and in June and July for late. Thin or transplant to one foot apart in the row. When nearly grown gather the leaves together and tie with yarn to blanch the inner portion. They must be dry when tied or they will rot. They will blanch in about four weeks.
Green Curled. Ornamental curled leaves of dark green, which blanch white and crisp. Ounce, 10 cents. 14 pound, 30 cents.
White Curled. Tender and very handsome. Ounce, 10 cents. 14 pound, 30 cents.
Broad=Leaved Escarolle. Used for soups and stews. Ounce, 10 cents. 14 pound, 30 cents.
EQQ PLANT
Sow in hot bed very early in the spring and transplant to very rich, warm ground, setting them two or three feet apart. Hoe frequently and hill up gradually until they blossom. Egg- plant seed will not vege- tate freely without a strong, uniform heat, and if the plants get the least chilled they seldom re- cover from the shock.
Improved New York Spineless. The standard va- riety everywhere. The eggs come early, are of large size, regular oval shape and a fine deep purple in color. Ounce, 25 cents.
Early Long Purple. The earliest kind. Ounce, 20 cents.
Black Beauty. New. Ounce, 35 cents.
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KALE
Kale is much more hardy than Cabbage and makes , excellent greens for winter and spring use. Sow from May to July and cultivate the same as Cabbage. For early spring use sow in September and protect during winter.
DWARF GERMAN GREENS. Ounce, 10c. '4 pound, 15c.
GREEN CURLED SCOTCH. Ounce, 10c. '4 pound, 20c.
SIBERIAN. Ounce, 10c. 4 pound, 20c.
KOHL=RABI
Cultivation same as for Cabbage, taking care to set the plants no deeper than they stood in the seed-bed, and, in hoeing, not to heap too much earth about them.
Keep weeds down and when the thickened stems above ground are two or three inches in diameter they should be used at once, as they get tough with age.
EARLY WHITE VIENNA.
Ounce, 20 cents. 4 pound, 50
EARLY PURPLE VIENNA.
Ounce, 15 cents. 4 pound, 45 cents.
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EXTRA SELECTED CUCUMBERS
If desired very early, sow in hotbed, upon pieces of sod, grass side down, so they can be readily transplanted to the open ground when danger from frost has passed. Do not plant outside until warm, settled weather is assured. Make low, flat hills four to six feet apart each way. The soil should be warm, moist and rich with well-rotted manure, dug in deeply. Put a dozen seeds in a hill, and cover one inch, pressing the soil firmly over them. Thin out to three or four of the strongest plants after all danger from insects is over. Gather the Cucumbers when large enough for use, whether reouired or not; if left to ripen, the vines stop bearing. Sow in June and July for pickles. Air-slacked lime dusted on the young plants will keep away the bugs.
Cumberland. The vines are hardy, of strong, vigorous growth, and fruiting very freely. The young Cucumbers are thickly set with small spines, and are equally attractive for making small gherkins, medium sized or large pickles. Cumberland originated from a cross of the slender thickly spined Paris Pickling and the popular White Spine. As a result we have a thicker and more symmetrical fruit, retaining the spineness, crispness, and delicacy of flavor of the Paris Pickling. The straight young fruits possess the distinctly roughened surface so much desired for small pickles. The large fruits average nine to ten inches in length, two and a half inches in diameter with full rounded ends, and are of excellent quality for slicing. Ounce, 15 cents, poLind, 40 cents.
Early Short Green, or Frame. An excellent, sort, both for table use and for pickling. Plants very vigorous and productive. Fruit straight, handsome, small at each end, bright green, lighter at the blossom end, with crisp tender flesh, and makes excellent pickles. Comes into use a little later than the Early Cluster and keeps green a long time. Our stock is very superior. Ounce, 10 cents. '/4 pound, 25 cents.
Evergreen White Spine. Our select strain of this new variety is unsurpassed for either table or market use. It is also a superior sort for pickling. Is very prolific, early, of good size, straight, well -formed and full at both ends. One of its best points is that it retains its rich, deep green color until it reaches ma- turity. The fruit is of excellent flavor, white, clear, crisp and very tender. Ounce, 15 cents. I/4 pound, 40 cents.
Early White Spine. (Peerless.)
Our select strain of this well-known and popular variety is unsurpassed for either table or market use. It is also a superior sort for pickling. Is very prolific, early, of good size, straight, well formed and full at both ends. One of its best points is that it retains its rich, deep green color until it reaches maturity. The fruit is from six to eight inches long and two to three inches in diameter, with flesh of excellent flavor, white, clear, crisp and very tender. Ounce, 15 cents. ^4 pound, 40 cents.
Early Green Cluster. Early to mature, bearing in clusters; prolific. An excellent early kind; also fine for small pickles in bottles or jars. Ounce, 10
cents, '/i pound, 25 cents.
CUMBERLAND.
London Long Green. Our carefully selected strain of this old-time, popular garden favorite may be depended upon to produce true, dark green fruits from ten to twelve inches in length, and of the finest quality. When young, the Cucumbers are in great demand for pickles; in fact, it is the standard sort for this purpose. The full sized fruits are also in high favor for sweet pickles. The vines are strong growers and exceedingly productive. It is unsur- jjassed as a slicing variety. Ounce, 15 cents. |4 pound, 40 cents.
Japanese Climbing. Distinct from other varieties, being a real climber, and can be grown on poles, trellises or porches. Vines extra strong; foliage more vigorous than other kinds. Very prolific of fruit, which is of dark green color, and of good table qualities, A valuable, interesting novelty. Ounce, 20 cents. 1/4 pound, 50 cents.
EARLY WHITE SPINE. Superior for table, pickling or market.
EXTRA LONG WHITE SPINE. One of the best varieties for slicing.
TAILBY’S HYBRID, Medium size, thick, with rich deeo green skin.
EXTRA EARLY GREEN PROLIFIC. Straight, short fruit; fine pickle variety.
ARLINGTON WHITE SPINE. Best forcing sort; also fine for table or market.
JERSEY PICKLING. Slender thin-skinned fruit.
BOSTON PICKLING. A choice sort for pickling. Rich coTor and very prolific.
Any of the above sorts. Ounce, 10 cents. 1/4 pound, 25 cents.
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LETTUCE-Choice Standard Sorts
Rich, mellow soil, abundant moisture and a cool atmosphere are the conditions under which Lettuge attains Its best development. There are varieties, however, which are adapted to summer culture and make fine heads even during the hot mid-summer weather of our Western climate. Our St. Louis Market is the best of this class. All varieties, of course, do well anywhere during the cool spring and autumn months. The quality of home-grown Lettuce is so far superior to any that can be bought, that if space in the yard can be found for but one vegetable. Lettuce should be the one. Sow the seed in hotbeds in February or March and transplant into a sheltered border, with Southern exposure. Sow in the open ground as soon as it can be worked, and at intervals throughout the summer for a succession. Drop the seed thinly, in straight rows far enough apart to hoe between and cover lightly. When the plants begin to crowd, thin them out until they stand about four inches apart. The Cabbage varieties require more space than the loose head sorts.
EARLY CURLED SIMPSON.
Early Curled Simpson. The standard cutting, or loose-head variety. It is earlier than any of the heading kinds. Is used extensively for sowing in cold frames and is also largely grown in the open ground, especially in small home gardens. It forms a close, compact mass of curled, yellow-green leaves. Ounce, 10 cents. pound, 30 cents.
St. Louis Black Seeded. The favorite of gardeners who grow for the St. Louis market. Heads grow of medium size, well formed and compact. Of excellent quality and fine appearance. Early, tender and delicious. Ounce, 15 cents. Yu pound, 40 cents.
Black=Seeded Simpson. The best of the non-heading Lettuces. Larger and lighter in color than Early Curled Simpson. In many parts of the West this is the most popu- lar and best selling variety. It forms large, loose heads of very thin and slightly ruffled and blistered leaves of a light yellowish-green. Ounce, 10 cents, pound, 30 cents.
Golden Forcing. one of the best first early head Let- tuces for either open ground or frame culture and a good forcer; medium-sized, solid, golden-yellow heads, crisp and tender. Ounce, 10 cents, pound, 25 cents.
Prizehead. Forms a very large, tender and crisp, but not solid, head. Is of superior flavor, remaining sweet a long time, and slow to run to seed. It is quite hardy and well adapted to either forcing or open air culture; feeed white. Not a new sort, but widely known and popular. Ounce, 10 cents. '/4 pound, 25 cents.
Tennisball. a splendid early Lettuce, forming fine hard heads of the best quality. One of the earliest heading sorts, and very popular, both for home use and market. Ounce, 10 cents. pound, 25 cents.
GOLDEN FORCING.
WHITE CABBAGE LETTUCE.
White Cabbage or Butter. a well-known extra large, hard-heading variety, which does especially well in this climate. It is equally valuable for summer use on the home table or for market. The outer leaves are very broad, smoothly rounded, of a light green color and grow up well around the large globular heads. The latter are well rounded and tightly folded, and the inner leaves are blanched to a beautiful white and curied like a Savoy Cabbage. The flavor is rich and buttery, the ieaves being particularly crisp and deiicate. Ounce, 10 cents. j4 pound, 25 cents.
California Cream Butter. Largely grown by ship- pers to northern markets. Of distinct shape, heading up like a cabbage, and almost as solid. Color, light green, al- most white; the flavor rich and buttery, and very tender. Specialiy recommended for forcing for spring and summer use. Ounce, 10 cents. Yu pound, 25 cents.
Hanson, in every respect an ideal Lettuce. Outer leaves bright green, with distinct, light-colored veins; inner leaves white and unusually curved and twisted at the base. It never fails to make large, handsome heads. Quality very fine. Tender and brittle. Ounce, 10 cents. Y^ pound, 20 cents.
May King. a very early new variety, forming fine hard heads within a few weeks after planting. It is me- dium sized, light green, with buttery but crisp heads. There is just a faint tint of brown on the head. Being of rapid growth and quick heading, it is especially recommended for the home garden and is universally esteemed. Pkt., 5 cents; oz., 15 cents; y^- lb-, 45 cents; lb., $1.50.
Brown Dutch Winter. An old sort noted for Its hardiness. Leaves large, thick, green tinged with brown. It always forms a large, solid head which is somewhat coarse looking, but the inner leaves are beautifully blanched, ex- ceedingly sweet, tender and well flavored. Desirable because of its hardiness and fine quality. May be used in the South as a winter Lettuce. Ounce, 10 cents. 1/4. pound, 20 cents.
BROWN DUTCH WINTER.
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St. Louis Market LETTUCE
GRAND RAPIDS. A curled sort of delicious quality. Ounce, 10 cents. Ya pound, 30 cents.
DENVER MARKET. Leaves curled, crimped. Ounce, 10 cents. 'A pound, 25 cents.
HARDY GREEN WINTER. For September planting. Ounce, 10 cents. >/a pound, 25 cents.
butter cup. Good mid-summer variety. Ounce, 10 cents. pound, 25 cents.
ST, LOUIS BUTTER. The best of Its class. Ounce, 10 cents. (4 pound, 25 cents.
MAMMOTH BLACK SEEDED BUTTER. Ounce, 10 cents. pound, 25 cents.
LEEK
Culture — The Leek Is gener- ally considered superior to the Onion for soup flavoring, etc.
Sow as early as practicable in the spring in a light, rich, moist soil, in drills half an inch deep.
When six or eight Inches high trim off the tops and roots and transplant to rows one foot apart and six Inches apart in the row, setting them three or four inches deep and earthing up as they grow, so that the necks will become well blanched.
May also be sown in cold frames in September, and the young plants transplanted in the fall or early spring to where they are to remain. One ounce will BOW about 100 feet of drill.
Large Flag. Hardy and productive. The standard variety. Ounce, 10 cents.
This superior variety is admirably adapted to the soil and climate of the Mississippi valley and has been a favorite with gardeners for many years. It is valuable both for winter forcing and* for late summer planting. In fact, it is a re- liable all-year-round variety. It is a sure- header of delicious quality, with solid, com- pactly-folded heads, which are nicely blanched, crisp, tender and sweetly flavored, and enclosed in large thick leaves of a light, rich green. Ounce, 15 cents. !4 pound, 35 cents.
Big Boston. a fine forcing variety to grow in frames during the winter months. It also heads well in the open ground during the cool weather of spring and fall. Produces very large heads, beautifully blanched and of su- perior quality. Resembles Boston Market In appearance, but is nearly double the size and later. Is very popular in the South. Ounce, 10 cents. >4 pound, 30 cents.
OKRA
MUSTARD
Highly esteemed for soups and stews, especially in the Southern States. Sow in May, as soon as the ground has become warm, in drills three feet apart, covering the seed one inch. Thin out the plants until they stand a foot apart. Give rich soil and good cultivation. Gather the pods while young and tender and for winter use, slice into rings, string and hang in a dry room.
A popular salad. The seed Is also esteemed for flavor- ing pickles. For salads, sow thickly in shallow drills a foot apart, or in frames or boxes during winter where partial protection from frost can be given. Successive sowings may be made every week or two. To grow seed, sow in April, in rows, thinning the plants to three Inches apart. Needs a rich, quick soil.
Giant Southern Curled. This variety is a great favorite in the South for garnishing. Grows about two feet in height, with very large dark green leaves, the edges of which are finely curled. Ounce, 10 cents. I/4 pound, 20 cents.
Ostrich Plume. This new variety originated in the South, and is one of the most desirable Mustards in culti- vation. The leaves are exquisitely crimped, ruffled and frilled, and make an excellent table garnishing. It is of superior flavor when cooked, and very popular wherever grown. Ounce, 10 cents. (4 pound, 20 cents.
Chinese Broad Leaf. The leaves are twice the size of the ordinary White Mustard, while the flavor is sweet and pungent. Ounce, 10 cents. 14 pound, 20 cents.
White, or Yellow London. Tender and mild. Ounce, 10 cents. 14 pound, 15 cents.
Black. More pungent than the white, and smaller. Ounce, 10 cents. 14 pound, 15 cents.
NASTURTIUM
Nasturtiums of all varieties are useful for furnisTTlng tender seed-pods which make delicious pickles. The seeds for pickling should be gathered while green and with a por- tion of the stem attached. Pick them over and place in a jar until filled; then cover them with cider vinegar that has been brought to the boll and is still warm, to keep for winter use.
Tall Mixed. Ounce, 10 cents. 14 pound, 25 cents.
Dwarf Green. The best of the dwarf, short, green- pod varieties. Is very productive and the pods are tender and of the finest quality. Ounce, 10 cents. 14 pound, 20 cents.
OTHER GOOD SORTS.
PERKINS’ MAMMOTH LONG POD. Ounce, 10 cents. 14 pound, 15 cents.
WHITE VELVET. Tall, smooth pods. Ounce, 10 cents.
14 pound, 20 cents.
MUSTARD— GIANT SOUTHERN CURLED.
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MUSKMELONS OR CANTALOUPES
Plant as soon as the ground has become warm and dry, in hills five or six feet apart each way. They do best in a light, warm, rich soil. Before sowing the seed mix a few shovelfuls of well-rotted manure in each hill and plant in each twelve or fifteen seeds. After all danger from insects has passed, thin out to three or four plants per hill. When the plants have four or five rough leaves, pinch off the tips of the main shoots. This makes them branch, strengthens the growth of the vines and causes the fruit to mature earlier. Give plenty of water and an occasional application of liquid manure if possible. Tobacco dust, air-slacked lime, “slug shot” or land plaster in which there is a little kerosene, will repel attacks of insects.
ROCKY FORD— SELECTED.
Rocky Ford. The world-wide popularity of this variety is as great to-day as when it first came into prom- inence several years ago. The melons grown at Rocky Ford, Colorado, are superior in quality to any, but there are soils in every section that will produce them almost as good. Especially if care is taken to procure choice seed. We offer only the true and most carefully selected strain, exactly as grown in Colorado. The Rocky Ford Cantaloupe is slightly oblong in shape and when ripe has a silver- colored netting of lace-like appearance. The skin is green, but turns to a peculiar gray color when the melon is fit for shipping. The fiesh is greenish in color, firm in texture, and so sweet and luscious that it may be eaten close to the rind. Ounce, 10 cents. I/4 pound, 30 cents.
Extra Early Hackensack. Large size, handsome ap- pearance, bountiful yielder, early and reliable. Popular with market gardeners. The fiesh is very thick, of delicious flavor, rich and sugary. It is a healthy grower and stands attacks of Insects better than many other sorts. Skin is green and thickly netted. Flesh light green. Ounce, 10 cents. '/4 pound, 30 cents.
Acme. A melon of high repute. It is showy, pointed at both ends, strongly netted — which fits it for shipment, the netting protecting it from injury. This variety, in good average soil and under average conditions, will produce 100 barrels to the acre. Green fleshed, fine flavored, product- ive and a good shipper. Ounce, 10 cents, pound, 35 cents.
Emerald Gem. For home or market use there Is no better variety. No other variety is uniformly of such rich flavor and sweetness. The flesh, which is thicker than in any other melon of equal size, is of a beautiful rich salmon color, and sweet and luscious beyond expression. Of me- dium size, prolific and very early. Skin smooth, of a deep emerald green color. Undoubtedly one of the most popular sorts among gardeners and truckers. Ounce, 15 cents. 14 pound, 40 cents.
Jenny Lind. Thousands upon thousands of baskets of this delicous melon are daily shipped to the big Eastern markets during the melon season. Is of very fine quality. Small size, heavily ribbed and netted. Oblong. Dark green flesh. Extra early. An ideal money maker. Ounce, 10 cents. 14 pound, 25 cents.
Nutmeg. Fruit of medium size, slightly ribbed, glob- ular. Skin dark green and nearly covered with broad, shal- low netting. Flesh thick, a little coarse, but of fine flavor. This variety Is early and in universal demand for both home and market and is a size well suited for hotel and restau- rant use. Our stock is carefully grown and selected and will be founu first-class in every particular. Ounce, 10 cents. 14 pound, 30 cents.
St. Louis Market. This is a very large-fruited va- riety of superior quality. The large fruits are nearly round in form, slightly flattened at the ends, with very large broad heavy ribs. Dark green skin, thickly covered with heavy netting. The flesh is two inches thick, light green, melting, and of delicious flavor. Ounce, 15 cents. 14 pound, 40 cents.
Large Hackensack, it is not at all astonishing that these melons have met with such universal demand. Being of large size and attractive appearance, as well as of deli- cious quality, has placed them in the front rank of all rivals. Skin is heavily netted. Flesh is sugary and appetizing and of green color. Very productive. Ounce, 10 cents. !4 pound, 30 cents.
Missouri Nutmeg. An excellent variety of good quality. A money maker for the planter. Form is globular, flattened at each end. Wonderfully ribbed, with dark green cavities. Ribs covered with strong netting, fitting it for shipment. Flesh green and flavor superior to any other large sort. Toliage strong and hardy; very productive and a sure cropper. Always meets with ready sale. Ounce, 15 cents. 14 pound, 40 cents.
Golden Netted Gem. One of our greatest offerings. Color, golden, and a beautiful netted skin, an ideal mark^et sort. Ounce, 10 cents. !4 pound, 25 cents.
Champion Market, a splendid variety of the Netted Gem type, producing fruits nearly three times as large. They are regular in form, nearly round, averaging eight inches in diameter, with well-netted ribs; thick light-green flesh, with very thin rind and true Netted Gem flavor. Ounce, 15 cents. J4 pound, 35 cents.
EXTRA EARLY HANOVER.
The earliest cantaloupe in cultivation.
Extra Early Hanover. This is unquestionably the best extra early cantaloupe in cultivation, ripening fully ten days ahead of the Rocky Ford or Netted Gem. While extra early in maturity, it makes a large-sized melon. It is round, slightly flattened at the ends, of excellent flavor and a fine shipping, market or home melon. This is one of our own exclusive introductions, and has proved of the great- est popularity wherever grown. Pkt., 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents, 14 pound, 30 cents; pound, $1.00.
Paul Rose. A sort possessing several characteristics of the Osage. Form slightly oblong, distinctly ribbed, slightly netted, color when unripe a deep green, turning a golden tint; flesh salmon, and so thick as to show an unu- sually small seed cavity; flavor like Osage, Ounce, 10 cents. 14 pound, 40 cents.
Tip Top. For splendid eating qualities, this melon Is certainlv rightly named, for it is one of the most deliciously flavored and finest table melons in existence. It grows to a large size, has thick orange flesh, and is sweet, juicy and of the finest flavor, even close to the rind. Ounce, 15 cents. 14 pound, 40 cents.
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WATERMELON-Selected Seed
Watermelons do best in light well-drained soils, though there are several varieties that are well adapted to heavy loams. To get good melons it is essential that the plants have a good start, therefore the seed should be put in just as soon as the weather is really warm and settled. Prepare hills about eight feet apart, working into the soil an abundance of well-rotted manure, and in these plant the seed, thinning out to two or three plants in each hill. Frequent watering with liquid manure will hasten growth and help them to get out of the way of insect pests.
Mountain Sweet. This popular old melon still holds Its own, and Is particularly desirable for growing In mountainous districts or on heavy soils. Fruit oblong: rind thin; flesh red, sweet and solid. Ounce, 10 cents; >4 pound, 25 cents.
Peerless. a most desirable home-market melon, specially recommended both for its quality and productiveness. Medium early, fruit oblong, ’light, mottled green; flesh bright scarlet, solid to the center, melting and delicious. Ounce, 10 cents. 4 pound, 25 cents.
Mclver Wonderful Sugar. Of handsome ap- pearance and fine quality. The fruits are oblong in form, averaging twenty inches in length; the skin is beautifully marked with broad stri-pings of light green on a dark ground. The flesh is of a pale pink color, very crisp and sweet. The fruits bear shipping well. Ounce, 10 cents. 4 pound, 25 cents.
Southern Rattlesnake. This is a famous and popular variety in the Southern States, where it is grown extensively both for home consumption and for shipment to Northern markets. Also known as Striped Gypsy. Ounce, 10 cents. 4 pound, 25 cents
Kleckley Sweet. This superb melon has no equal for luscious flavor. The skin is not tough enough to bear ship- ment to long distances, but it is the most desirable of all for the home garden, or nearby markets. The fruits are large, oblong, and very dark green in color. Flesh bright scarlet with solid heart and small white seeds close to the rind. Flesh crisp, sugary and melting in the highest degree — entirely free from stringiness. The melons average eighteen inches in length, ripen early, are of very hand- some appearance and uniformly superior in quality. We consider it the very finest sort In existence. Ounce, 10 cents. 4 pound, 25 cents.
Halbert’s Honey. (No. 1 in cut.) This new melon equals in flavor. and is as handsome in color as the Kleckley Sweet, but more regular in form and much more productive. Growing as long as the Kleckley, the melons are blunt at both ends. Average length, eighteen to twenty inches. Six to eight inches in diameter. Color of rind a clear, glossy deep green. Flesh a beautiful crimson, extending to within less than half an inch of the rind, which, like the flesh, is so tender it will not stand shipping any distance unless carefully handled. It is essentially the home melon for the home garden and for local markets. Ounce, 10 cents. 4 pound, 25 cents.
Alabama Sweet. Without question one of the finest shipping melons ever placed on the market. It is early, of strong growth, very productive and bears later than most others. Its flavor is simply delicious and it is of very hand- some appearance. Is of good size, dark green in color, with light seeds. In high favor in the South. Ounce, 10 cents. 4 pound, 25 cents.
Florida Favorite, a dark and light green mottled melon, of beautiful appearance. Oblong in shape. The flesh is a bright crimson, crisp and deliciously sweet. It ripens earlier than Kolb’s Gem or Rattlesnake, and is a good shipper, coming to this market from the far South in prime condition. Ounce, 10 cents. 4 pound, 25 cents.
Dark Icing Rind, a splendid extra-early melon, an excellent variety for either home use or near-by market. An attractive and popular melon. Dark green rind; the flesh is of a deep rich red color, and of the most delicious flavor. Ounce, 10 cents. 4 pound, 25 cents.
Jordan’s Gray Monarch. (Long Light Icing.) One
of the largest of melons, and a fine shipper, carrying well for long distances. . It is long in shape, with skin of mottled gray color and bright crimson flesh. The flavor is sweet and delicious. Ounce, 10 cents. 4 pound, 25 cents.
Seminole. (No. 2 in cut.) An excellent variety for private gardens. Is large in size, early and very productive. Its color is usually grayish; sometimes a light green. The flesh is a bright carmine, of good quality and superior flavor. The rind is very thin, but so tough as to make the melon an excellent shipper. Ounce, 10 cents. 4 pound, 25 cents.
Long Dixie. a cross of the Kolb Gem on the Moun- tain Sweet; a good shipping melon. It ripens early, the vines are strong and vigorous, and the fruit large. Ounce, 10 cents. 4 pound, 25 cents.
Triumph. (No. 3 in cut.) A splendid shipping variety of large size and handsome appearance. The melons are rather shortened in form, but thick through. Skin deep bluish green, with dark red flesh of excellent quality. Ounce, 10 cents. 4 pound, 25 cents.
CITRON. Only for winter use. A round, light and dark-striped melon, meat greenish-white, used for preserv- ing only; seeds red and small. This should be more gener- ally used. Ounce, 15 cents. 4 pound, 25 cents.
SWEETHEART WATERMELON.
Sweetheart. a very early large-sized melon. Nearly round, but a little longer than thick. The skin is a beauti- ful light mottled green, with distinct, netted lines of a darker shade. The rind is thin but very tough and it bears shipment well. The solid flesh is a deep, rich red, very crisp and melting. Is always a good seller on account of Its handsome appearance and luscious quality. Ounce, 10 cents. 4 pound, 25 cents.
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WATERMBLONS— Continued
Black Diamond, ah that could be said of Kolb’s Gem, as to good shipping qualities, can be truthfully stated in a higher degree of the Black Diamond. All the praise of high quality bestowed on the Sweetheart can be repeated of this melon, but its prominent point of merit is its extreme size — no melon ever yet produced anything like so uniformly large fruit, nor approached it in productiveness. Melons weighing from 75 to 90 pounds are frequent. It is the most prolific Watermelon ever planted. Its color is a rich, dark green, almost black. Its symmetrical shape, roundish to bluntly oval, is uniform throughout the field. The vine is extremely vigorous. Ounce, 10 cents. ‘/4 pound, 25 cents.
Bradford. A favorite above all others in sections where it has been grown. It makes a strong, healthy growth of vine, and is very productive. The meions grow to a large size, elongated in shape; rind dark green, with darker stripe; flesh red and remarkably tender and sweet. An excellent melon for home use. Ounce, 10 cents. ^ pound, 25 cents.
Cuban Queen. Fruit is medium sized and oval in shape. The flesh is bright red, very crisp, sweet and tender. This melon stands handling well, as the rind is quite thick and hard. Ounce, 10 cents. 14 pound, 15 cents.
Duke Jones. This is somewhat similar to the Jones, but is better for a shipping and market melon, as it has better carrying qualities. It grows to a large size, is early to mature: skin of a dark green color, with indistinct stripes, giving it a very attractive appearance. The flesh is a bright red, exceedingly sweet, juicy and melting. It grows to a large size, is very prolific, and of finest flavor. Customers who have grown this variety are very much pleased with it. Ounce, 10 cents. '4 pound, 25 cents.
Fordhook Early. Extra early. The form Is nearly
round. The average weight of the melons is about thirty- five pounds each. The rind is tough, making it a valuable variety for shipping; the outer color is a uniform medium green: seeds white. Ounce, 10 cents. 14 pound, 25 cents.
Iceberg, in general shape, size and appearance it is similar to the well known Kolb’s Gem, but is distinctly darker and the skin, where the melon rests on the ground, is rich yellow instead of white, as in that variety. It has a very firm, hard rind and is as good a shipper as the Kolb’s Gem, but the flesh is much deeper colored, extends nearer to the rind, is much more tender and sweet. The best dark colored shipping melon yet produced. Ounce, 10 cents. !4 pound, 25 cents.
Jumbo. Our stock of this has been very much im- proved by careful selection for several years past, and we unhesitatingly recommend it as one of the best Watermelons in our list. It grows to a large size; skin of a dark green color, with Indistinct stripes. Flesh bright red, exceedingly sweet, juicy and melting. We recommend it very strongly, both as a market melon and a splendid melon for home use. Ounce, 10 cents. )4 pound, 25 cents.
Kolb Gem. For shipping purposes this is more largely grown than any other sort. It grows large, uniformly round, and its keeping qualities are unequaled. The flesh is bright red, solid and of good flavor. Ounce, 10 cents. !4 pound, 25 cents.
Phinney’s Early, a valuable variety for use in the north, as it is hardy and a sure cropper. Vines vigorous and productive, fruiting quite early; fruit medium sized, oblong, smooth, marbled with two shades of green; rind thin; flesh pink, tender and crisp. Ounce, 10 cents. |4 pound, 25 cents.
EXTRA CHOICE ONION SEED
WHITE PORTUGAL.
In order to have the greatest success with Onions, three things are essential: First, the soil must be properly pre- pared and richly fertilized; second, the seed must be strictly high grade, both as to quality and vitality; and third, cul- tivation must be constant, skillful and thorough. The soil should be rich, rather firm, and free from weeds. It should be plowed in the fall rather than in the spring, and before sowing should be made fine by harrowing. Enrich heavily with well-rotted manure, bone-meal, or other highly con- centrated fertilizer. As all this is expensive, the importance of planting reiiabie seed is evident. Cheap Onion seed comes from badly formed or poorly ripened bulbs, and such seed will produce after its kind. Our seed Is selected with the greatest possible care, from only choice, well-ripened bulbs, and we know it to be THE BEST IT IS POSSIBLE TO PRODUCE.
Sow the seed early in the spring, in rows nine Inches apart if to cultivate with the hoe or two feet apart if the harrow or cultivator is to be used; cover the seed very lightly, and should the weather be favorable they will show in about two weeks. Keep the rows clear of all weeds. Be careful not to hoe deeply, for the more the onion rises out of the ground the finer it is and the better it keeps. As soon as the plants are three Inches high, thin them out to two inches apart. If the weather is moist the thinnings may be safely transplanted, and will attain full size; but observe, in planting them, to place the roots only into the ground. Nothing further will be required until the crop is taken up, except in destroying all weeds as they appear.
Large Red Wethersfield. One of the most popular winter market varieties. Matures late and makes very large onions. They are thick, though well flattened: the outer skin is a deep, rich purplish red, smooth and glossy; flesh white, lightly tinted pink and nearly as mild as the lighter skinned sorts. Keeping qualities unsurpassed. Ounce, 25 cents. 14 pound, 75 cents.
White Portugal. The standard white variety for general culture. The flesh is very mild and sweet and the thin skin a clear, silvery white. The bulbs should be gathered as soon as ripe and carefully dried under shelter away from strong sunlight. Ounce, 25 cents. 14 pound, 75 cents.
Australian Brown. a variety which has be- come very popular in California because of its good keeping qualities, which are, however, more marked in that climate than in the eastern states. The bulb is medium sized, nearly spherical, being slightly flat- tened: reddish-brown in color and very hard; rather strong flavored. Ounce, 25 cents. 14 pound, 75 cents.
Large Red Globe. Differs from Red Wethersfield In being almost perfectly globe shaped. Matures a little later than Wethersfield and is equally as good a keeper. Will flourish in lighter soil than any of the flat Onions. It is of large size, with fine-grained flesh that is mild and very tender. Color of outer skin an intensely deep dark blood-red. Our seed is unsurpassed. Ounce, 25 cents. 14 pound, 75 cents.
White Philadelphia Silverskin. a specially selected strain of White Portugal, which is extensively planted for pickling and for sets. Is of large size when mature, of handsome appearance, and mild, pleasant flavor. Ounce, 25 cents. 14 pound, 75 cents.
Early Flat Red. Remarkably early, of medium size, thriving in cool soils where others fail; a good keeper, shape uniform, round and flat, skin light red, flesh close grained, white and mild; an excellent variety for home garden*. Ounce, 25 cents. 14 pound, 75 cents.
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ONION SEED — Continued
White Pearl. A silvery white Onion of very quick growth, frequently ma- turing in seventy days. Bulbs are flattened, of medium size, and with crisp, mild- flavored flesh. Planted largely in the South for sets. Ounce, 20 cents. i4 pound, 60 cents.
Large White Globe. Handsome Globular Onion, of mild flavor; good keeper. Ounce, 35 cents. Yu pound, $1.00.
Yellow Flat Danvers, a very flne variety and good keeper. Ounce, 20 cents, pound, 75 cents.
Yellow Globe Danvers. Early, round; an excellent keeper. Ounce, 20 cents. I/4 pound, 75 cents.
Prize Takers, a rich straw color and of enormous size; an excellent keeper. Ounce, 25 cents. 14 pound, 75 cents,
IMPORTED RED BERMUDA
Our Genuine Bermuda Red. is a favorite for home use
and home markets in many parts of the South. Pale waxy red; the variety in all sections where a red Onion is 'preferred. Teneriffe-grown seed. Packet, 5 cents. Ounce, 20 cents. 1/4 pound, 75 cents. Pound, $2.50.
Imported White Bermuda. Planted extensively by market-garden-
ers in the South for shipping. While it is known as White Bermuda, the name is misleading, as it is really a light straw-colored Onion, Teneriffe-grown seed. Packet, 5 cents. Ounce, 20 cents. <4 pound, 75 cents. Pound, $2.50.
SEED OF PEPPERS
Peppers are used as flavoring for soups and meats, and are Invaluable for pickling. The small-fruited sorts are the best for sauces. Sow in hotbeds in March, or in a warm sheltered border the last half of April, and, when the season is favorable, transplant to good rich ground, setting them in rows two feet apart and eighteen inches apart in the row.
Chinese Giant. The largest and finest mild red Pepper grown. The plants are vigorous and stocky in growth, well branched, and thickly set with enormous fruits. It is early to ripen, and immense^v productive. The fruits are of thick and blocky form, and most brilliant, glossy scarlet. The flesh is thick and very mild and as sweet as an apple, the green Peppers making excellent salad, sliced and served like tomatoes. It is one of the best and most salable varieties in our market, either green or after it ri'pens. Ounce, 50 cents.
Ruby King. Early, prolific and popular. Flesh thick and mild in flavor. Peppers large and bright red. Ounce, 20 cents.
Large Bell or Bull Nose. An old standard and favorite sort. It is early,
bright red in color at maturity, entirely mild, of large size, and has thick flesh.
It is excellent for stuffing. It is a good bearer, and is much grown for both home and market. Ounce, 25 cents.
Sweet Mountain. Somewhat larger and milder in flavor than Bull Nose Pepper, but otherwise corresponds closely to that sort. Its color is green turn- ing to red, and it is productive and desirable. Ounce, 25 cents.
Long Red Cayenne. The conical shaped fruits are 3 to 4 inches long,
of bright red color, and borne in great profusion. The flesh in character is very sharp and pungent. A standard household variety of Pepper. Ounce, 20 cents.
Golden Dawn Sweet. Of a beautiful golden yellow color. Resembles Bull Nose in shape, except that it is a little more pointed on the end. A very productive and satisfactory sort. Ounce, 25 cents.
Red Chili. Smaller and later than Cayenne. Extensively used for pepper sauce. Sharp flavor. An excellent sort. Ounce, 25 cents.
Tobasco. Excessively hot in flavor. A small pepper about 1 inch long, borne in profusion on the large plant or bush. Tobasco sauce is everywhere known as a flavor for soups, oysters, etc. It is extremely fiery and pungent. Ounce, 50 cents.
CHINESE GIANT.
CHOICE PARSLEY SEED
Succeeds best in rich, mellow soil. Sow thickly, early in spring, in rows one foot apart. Cover seed half an inch. Thin plants to six inches apart. Parsley seed is slow to germinate, and in dry weather often fails to come up at all. Its sprouting may be assured, however, by soaking a few hours in warm water and keeping the soil constantly moist after planting, pro- tect with frames for winter use, or transfer to a light cellar.
DOUBLE CURLED. Fine, dwarf crimped leaves. Very attractive for garnishing. Ounce, 10 cents.' Y/i. pound, 25 cents.
HAMBURG OR ROOTED. Has an edible root, used for flavoring soups, etc. Ounce, 10 cents. !4 pound, 20 cents.
PARSNIP
Sow as early in the spring as the weather will permit, in drills fifteen inches apart and half an inch deep, in rich, deep soil. Thin out to stand six inches apart in the rows. The quality of the roots is greatly improved by leaving them in the ground over winter for spring use. Store enough in pits or cellars for winter needs. Parsnips are well known as a delicious table vegetable, but their value for stock-feeding is not generally appreciated.
Hollow Crown. Also known as “Large Sugar.” Is the best variety for all purposes. The roots are smooth, with fine-grained flesh of excellent quality. Ounce, 10 cents. i4 pound, 25 cents.
PLAIN. Leaves plain, or single. Very hardy and of excellent flavor. Ounce, 10 cents, 1/4 pound, 25 cents.
Champion Moss Curled, a very robust and free grower. Leaves large, dark green and beautifully curled. Stands drouth and cold well and is the best variety for either market or home use. Ounce, 10 cents. 14 pound, 25 cents.
CHAMPION MOSS CURLED.
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Superior RADISH SEED
Radishes, to be crisp and tender, must be grown quickly. This requires a light, rich and finely pulverized soil. Sow for early use in hotbeds during the winter and early spring, and later on in sheltered borders, continuing at intervals from April until August, if a succession is desired. Sow thinly in drills ten inches apart and thin the plants to stand two inches apart so the bulbs will have ample room for development. When sown in frames they must have plenty of ventilation, or they will grow all leaves and very small bulbs. Sow the winter varie- ties during July and August. They should be dug before severe frost and stored in sand, in a cool cellar or pit, where they keep in fine condition. Set them in ice-water before using, to freshen them.
LONG WHITE LADY FINGER.
Long Scarlet, Short Top. This variety is a standard and excellent sort, either for private gardens or the market. The roots grow half out of the ground, are very uniform in shape, smooth and very bright red in color, and continue crisp and tender until fully matured, when they are about 6 inches long. Ounce, 10 cents. I/4 pound, 15 cents.
Market Gardener’s Long Scarlet. An improved extra early Long Scarlet, with short, compact tops. In shape it is also shorter and thicker. The upper portion is an unu- sually deep brilliant red, which gradually snades into a clear, waxy pink towards the tip. Flesh mild, crisp and delicate. Ounce, 10 cents. 1/4 pound, 20 cents.
Long Brightest Scarlet. Also Known as Long Card- inal. A decided Improvement in both color and earliness over other varieties of this class. It is also somewhat thicker. It is ready for use about twenty-five days after planting, and continues to keep in good condition until fully grown. It has small tops and does not run to neck. In color, it is a brilliant clear scarlet with a white tip. Ounce, 10 cents, i/4 pound, 20 cents.
Cincinnati Market. Very similar to Early Long Scarlet, Short Top, Improved, but deeper red in color and remains longer in condition for use. Ounce, 10 cents. 1/4 pound, 15 cents.
Long White Icicle, a handsome, long, pure white Radish. Roots somewhat shorter with smaller tops than White Lady Finger and maturing a little earlier. Ounce, 10 cents. 1/4 pound, 20 cents.
Long White Lady Finger. is a very handsome Radish, a rapid grower, and of excellent quality. While not as desirable as Icicle for forcing, it has long been the most popular of all for open ground culture. It is slender and graceful in form, with delicate white skin and remark- ably tender, brittle flesh. The flavor is mild and sweet. In size it is a trifle larger than Long Scarlet Short Top, and it reaches maturity a little later. It may be depended upon to furnish a continuous supply of crisp, fine-flavored Rad- ishes throughout the summer season. Ounce, 10 cents, (4 pound, 15 cents.
Chartier. a beautiful long Radish of a deep crimson color, shading to white at the tip. Splendid for outdoor culture. Will keep tender longer than any other variety. Ounce, 10 cents. I/4 pound, 15 cents.
ST. LOOIS WHITE SUMMER RADISH.
St. Louis White Summer. An improved and superior strain of white summer Radish which has become the popu- lar favorite not only in St Louis and vicinity, but on the markets of many other Western cities. All who grow it pronounce it the best of its class, both for early and late sowing out of doors. It is attractive in shape, with pure, paper-white skin and flesh — the latter tender, crisp and of agreeable pungent flavor. We heartily recommend it as a first-class sort. Ounce, 10 cents. I/4 pound, 15 cents.
White Strasburg Summer. This is proving one of the best and most popular summer Radishes grown. Both the skin and flesh are pure white and almost transparent, and of delightful pungent taste. It can be pulled five weeks from time of sowing, or it will continue to grow with- out losing its fine flavor, and will remain tender longer than any other sort. Ounce, 10 cents. !4 pound, 15 cents.
Stuttgart White Summer. Root large, often four inches in diameter, top-shaped; skin, white; flesh, white and crisp, and not becoming pithy until very late, so that those not used as a summer Radish can be stored for winter use. Ounce, 10 cents. 'A pound, 15 cents.
Half Long Deep Scarlet, The roots of this hardy and desirable variety are of a very brilliant, deep, rich red color and half long with a somewhat tapering point; the flesh is very white, crisp and tender, and holds its juiciness well, not becoming pithy till quite overgrown. Ounce, 10 cents. 'A pound, 15 cents.
French Breakfast. A- great favorite everywhere. The Radishes are olive-shaped, often slightly thicker at the bottom than at the top, rather small and slender, and of a brilliant scarlet, with large white tip on the lower por- tion. They mature very quickly and the flesh is crisp, tender and mild. Ounce, 10 cents. 'A pound, 20 cents.
Scarlet Olive Shaped. its rich color, earliness and mild, crisp flesh, make it very desirable for either market or home use. Ounce, 10 cents. 14 pound, 20 cents.
White Olive Shaped. The earliest white variety and a superior forcing sort. Of finest qualityr Ounce, 10 cents. 14 pound, 20 cents.
Wood’s Early Frame. One of
the earliest Radishes grown, its small top making it very fine for forcing; shorter and thicker than Long Scarlet and earlier. Tender, crisp and fine flavored. Ounce, 10 cents. 14 pound, 20 cents.
Special Prices for Larger Quantities.
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RADISH-
Early Scarlet Turnip. Deep scarlet; tender, mild and crisp; quick-growing; tops small. Ounce, 10 cents. <4 pound, 20 cents.
Non Plus Ultra. Small and globular; deep, rich red color; early and fine forcer. Ounce, 10 cents. J4 pound, 20 cents.
Erfurt Dark Red. A round red sort, popular with market gardeners. Ounce, 10 cents. pound, 20 cents.
Early Scarlet Globe. Round; dark red; early and fine forcer. Ounce, 10 cents. pound, 20 cents.
Early Scarlet Turnip, White Tipped. A small, round Radish with small tops and of quick growth. Desirable for forcing or early outdoor planting. Crisp and tender. Ounce, 10 cents. '/4 pound, 20 cents.
White Box. A most excellent Radish for forcing under glass or for growing in the open ground. Its short top and rapid growth make it a great favorite with market men, and its mild, sweet quality wins the favor of the consumer. At St. Louis and elsewhere the market men grow it extensively in glass covered frames without heat. The frames are sometimes called “boxes,” and hence the name of the Radish. Ounce, 10 cents. pound, 15 cents.
Early White Turnip. A very early Radish, of com- paratively small size. Shape indicated by its name. Skin and flesh pure white. Flavor mild, though not lacking in character. Admirable for forcing. Held in high esteem by those acquainted with it. Ounce, 10 cents. pound, 15 cents.
Early Yellow Turnip. Equally well adapted for forc- ing as for summer use. Of rapid growth and fine quality; tender, crisp and brittle. Ounce, 10 cents. I/4 pound, 15 cents.
Continued
Yellow Summer Turnip, very symmetrical, nearly round, with grayish-white skin, covered with a bright yellow russeting, thus making it very attractive. The flesh is firm, white and rather pungent. Ounce, 10 cents. 14 pound, 15 cents.
Round Black Spanish. Roots round, sometimes top shaped, three or four inches in diameter; skin black, fiesh white; very compact and highly flavored. An excellent sort for winter, as the roots keep a long time. Ounce, 10 cents. 14 pound, 15 cents.
Long Black Spanish. One of the latest as well as the hardiest of Radishes; an excellent sort for winter use. Roots of medium size, oblong, black and flesh of firm texture. Ounce, 10 cents. 14 pound, 15 cents.
Large White Spanish. Root long, retaining the same diameter for two-thirds of its length and when full grown measuring about 8 inches in length and to 3 inches in diameter. Skin white, flesh white, solid and pungent, though milder than the Black Spanish. Ounce, 10 cents. 14 pound, 15 cents..
Rose Colored China. Roots cylindrical, or largest at the bottom, tapering abruptly to a small top. Skin very smooth and of a bright rose color; flesh firm, crisp, tender and quite pungent. Ounce, 10 cents. 14 pound, 15 cents.
Round Scarlet Chinese. This new variety of the China Radish is an all seasons red Radish; may be sown at in- tervals from spring until autumn. Matures in from six to seven weeks, and is much hardier than most other varie- ties. Valuable as a winter Radish, as well as for summer. Its handsome round shape, rich scarlet color and pure white flesh, commend it to all who grow it. Ounce, 10 cents. 14 pound, 20 cents.
California W^hite Mammoth. Grown extensively in California; 8 to 12 inches long and 2 to 3 inches in diam- eter; white, solid and of good quality. A fine winter variety. Ounce, 10 cents. 14 pound, 16 cents.
Succeeds best in light, well-enriched, mellow soil. Sow early in the spring in drills fifteen inches apart, covering the seed one inch deep. Thin the plants to stand four inches apart in the row. Cultivate the same as Carrots or Parsnips. It is hardier than Carrots and can remain in the ground all winter.
Mammoth Sandwich Island. The best sort and the only kind we list. It grows uniformly to an extra large size — nearly double that of others. The roots are of su- perior quality and flavor. It is especially suited for market gardeners. Ounce, 10 cents. 14 pound, 25 cents.
PUnPKIN SEED
Sow the seed as soon as the ground becomes warm, in hills eight to ten feet apart each way, or, in fields of Corn about every fourth hill. Plant at the same time as the Corn. Put about six seeds in each hill and . thin the plants to leave two to the hill. They are affected by the same insect pests as the Cucumber, and the same
remedies should be used.
Tennessee Sweet Potato. Medium' sized, pear shaped, slightly ribbed; color, creamy white, sometimes lightly striped with green; flesh, iight colored, fine grained, dry. and of a superior flavor, and when cookqd resembling a Sweet Po- tato in appearance and taste. A good keeper. Ounce, 10 cents. !4 pound, 30 cents.
Japanese Pie. A high-quality Pumpkin of Japanese origin. The flesh is very thick, of a rich salmon color, fine grained, dry and sweet; seed cavity small; of medium size, early, very productive and a good keeper. Highly desirable as a pie or cooking Pumpkin. Ounce, 10 cents. [4 pound, 25 cents.
Small Sugar. Also called Sweet Pumpkin. This Is the Pumpkin from which the celebrated Yankee Pumpkin pie is made. It is small, being about 10 Inches in diameter; but of best character. It has a deep orange yellow skin and fine grained flesh; handsome and an excellent keeper. It is prolific and in every way desirable. It cannot be excelled as a table Pumpkin. The average weight is about 5 pounds. A sure cropper and excellent for hiarketing, as it is of convenient size. Ounce- 15 cents. 14 pound, 25 cents.
Large Cheese. Large, round, flattened fruits, with creamy-buff skin; averages 2 feet in diameter. An excel- lent keeper. It has thick flesh of extra fine quality. Ounce, 10 cents. 14 pound, 15 cents.
Mammoth. This Is the very best genuine strain of the true Mammoth Pumpkin. Fruits grow to enormous size, sometimes reaching 2 feet or more in diameter, and from 100 to 200 pounds in weight, Salmon-orange skin, very thick bright yellow flesh, which is fine grained, tender, and of excellent quality for pies. Ounce, 10 cents. 14 pound, 25 cents.
Kentucky Field. A large, round, slightly ribbed, soft shell, salmon colored Pumpkin that is very productive and excellent for stock. This variety is a standard sort every- where, and is also often grown for exhibition purposes. Stock greatly relish this variety. Ounce, 10 cents. 14 pound, 15 cents.
Connecticut Field. a large, yellow variety with a hard shell. Excellent for stock feeding. The hardiest of all Pumpkins and enormously productive. Ounce, 10 cents. 14 pound, 15 cents.
Large Yellow Field. a good stock variety, planted chiefly among corn; one of the largest and most attractive Pumpkins grown. Ounce, 10 cents. !4 pound, 15 cents.
Special Prices for Larger Quantifies.
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LARGE CHEESE.
TOMATO — Selected Strains
oariv nlants SOW during February or March In shallow boxes of light, rich soil, placed in a sunny window, transnlant to other boxes. Or, sow in hotbeds, in drills five inches apart and half an inch flp^n^and transplant when’ two inches high into another hotbed, setting them four inches apart. Do not plant outside S’ a1? danler from is over?" Then set them in hills four feet apart each way. The best soil f9r Tomatoes is a
veri- rich retentive, sandy loam, but they do well on any well-drained well-manured land and even in poor soil w l
D?^uce bette? thaA most crops. If the stems of the plants, when planted out, are very long, they should be partly e-round Water freely at time of transplanting and give them constant and thorough cultivation. For fate use sow the seed in the open ^ound during May and earty June, and transplant to their permanent location as soon lare use, sow luc occo will nrovide fruits during the fall months when those earliest set have become exhausted
as large enmigh These p^ cultivation are generally allowed to run over
tL "around fn any dfreS aAd ’arf no^tra^^^^^ but even under this method, it is a good plan to cut off a foot or more ends Sf alf grow^n^^ so when the first fruits are set, all the strength of the plant may go to develop and
of the ends of an growing siioois, so w ^ jjj stakes, the fruits will r pen better and be of finer qualitv.
&toerAre subject to" If attibked by the potato’ beetle, Paris Green will quickly destroy the enemy
terious diLaL iA the ‘Tot^ which sometimes causes much havoc; The germs live over winter m the ground
whtr?^the rotten tomatoes have fallen. The diseased fruit should therefore be gathered and burned. Dwarf Champion Is less subject to “rot” than any other variety.
Spark’s Earliana. This is the earliest smooth bright red Tomato of good size now in cultivation — nearly equal in size and quality to the best later kinds. The plants are quite hardy, with rather slender open branches that are of moder- ate growth, and well set with fruits, nearly all of which ripen very early in the season. The Tomatoes are deep scarlet, generally smooth, and grow in clusters of five to eight, averaging two and a half inches in diameter. Ounce, 20 cents. Y4. pound, 70 cents.
Chalk’s Early Jewell. The most valuable extreme — early and “all pur- pose” bright red Tomato. Matures only a week to ten days after Spark’s Earl- iana and in some soils equally as early, while the fruits are larger, heavier, hand- somer, and produces even more abund • antly and continuously. Ounce, 20 cents.
pound, 70 cents.
Matchless. We highly recommend this variety to grow for main crop. Very productive. The fruits are extra large in size, very handsome and always market- able. The skin is remarkably tough and solid, so that ripe specimens picked from the vines will keep in good condition ten days. Color, rich cardinal red. Ounce, 15 cents. !4 pound, 40 cents.
THE FINEST EARLY PURPLE TOMATO IN EXISTENCE.
Livingston’s Globe Tomato is an extra good all-round sort, of a distinct globe shape, -with quite a large percentage of elongated fruits. It is a very beautiful variety, and on account of its shape one tha,t permits of a greater average number of slices to be taken from each fruit than any other sort, with the exception of our new “Coreless.” LIVINGSTON’S GLOBE TOMATO is early. In time of ripening we class it with the first earlies, being among the first to ripen fruit, both in our greenhouses as well as our field trials, along with many other varieties. The fruits are of large size, and a good marketable size is retained throughout the season. It is always smooth, of firm flesh, and few seeds; ripens evenly; color, a fine glossy rose, tingued with purple, and without the slightest tinge of yellow at any stage of ripening. Price: Packet, 10 cents. Ounce, 40 cents. </n pound, $1.25. Pound, $4.25.
Perfection. One of the handsomest Tomatoes grown, and all who have tried its invariably large, round, smooth, handsome, red fruit, pronounce it of the highest quality. It has been used very satisfactorily for forcing under glass. Ounce, 15 cents. J4 pound, 45 cents.
Atlantic Prize. We have found this variety unequaled by any In point of earliness. Fruits of medium size, good form and color. Still one of the leading first early sorts. Ounce, 15 cents. J4 pound, 45 cents.
MAGNUS TOMATO.
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TOMATO — Continued
Ponderosa. No variety is more deservedly popular than this. It excels in size, often attain- ing a circumference of eighteen inches, and weight of three and four pounds each. It is perfect in form, free from wrinkles, as solid and meaty as beefsteak, and almost seedless. It ripens thor- oughly from center to skin, its glowing crimson color permeating the flesh to the heart. It is free from rot. and above all is its delicious quality and flavor — toothsome and rich when sliced, savory and delicious when canned. The plants of Ponderosa Tomato are luxuriant, healthy growers, independ- ent of drought, free from blight, and early and continuous bearers. First ripe fruits are often picked in ten weeks from seed sowing, while late fruits may be gathered' until frost. Ounce, 25 cents. 1/4 pound, 75 cents.
Trophy. Our stock of this is very superior, and we recommend it very strongly as one of the most productive large-sized Tomatoes in our list. Dark scarlet color, and a standard for size, smooth- ness and solidity. Ounce, '15 cents. pound, 60
New Stone. a most valuable main-crop variety, and deservedly one of the most popular Tomatoes in our list for shipping, canning and the home market. Of large size, bright scarlet color, and withstands rot and blight better than any other sort. It makes most attractive and salable fruit, firm and uniform, and is an excellent shipper. Ounce, 15 cents. '/4 pound, 60 cents.
Acme. Vine large, hardy and productive, ripening Its first fruit almost as early as any, and continuing to bear abundantly until cut off by frost. Fruit in clusters of four or five, invariably round, smooth and of good size, free from cracks and stands shipment well; flesh solid and of excel- lent flavor. For market gardeners who want an early, purple fruited Tomato, either for home market or to ship, also for private gardens or for canners, it Is one of the best This variety is used for planting under glass. Ounce, 15 cents. pound, 60 cents.
Dwarf Champion. The famous Dwarf Champion To- mato owes its wide popularity to its stiff, vigorous, upright growth, with fruit well above the soil, and to the earlinesa with which it reaches maturity. In color the fruit is a purplish red, and it is always round, smooth and symmet- rical. Size medium. Table quality superior. A good ship- per. Plants may be set three feet apart in rows four feet apart. One of the earliest and most profitable Tomatoes grown. The dark green wrinkled leaves bespeak a strong type. It is one of the best of the so-called tree Tomatoes, and everywhere recognized as a money maker. Ounce, 25 cents. !4 pound, 75 cents.
YELLOW PLUM. A good looker and valuable for pre- serving. Ounce, 25 cents.
YELLOW CHERRY. Similar to Red Cherry, but a light lemon yellow color. Ounce, 25 cents.
yellow pear. Distinct in shape, bright yellow In color. Handsome. Ounce, 25 cents.
RED PLUM. Similar to Yellow Plum except In color. Ounce, 25 cents.
RED CHERRY. Small scarlet fruits for pickling and fancy preserves. Ounce, 25 cents.
RED PEAR. A favorite for preserves and for making “Tomato Figs.” Ounce, 25 cents.
PONDEROSA TOMATO.
cents.
Dwarf Stone. A dwarf, upright-growing variety, bearing a large yield, of splendid fruit, similar in shape, color and appearance to the regular Stone. It makes a strong, upright habit of growth, and holds the fruit up off the ground. It also admits of close planting, at least one-half closer each way than the distance required for ordinary vining varieties. In small gardens the plants may be set eighteen to twenty-four inches apart each way. The shape of the fruit is very desirable; it is smooth, with good skin, free from cracks, and of a beautiful red color. Very solid, ripens evenly, and is of most excellent quality. Ounce, 25 cents. 14 pound, 75 cents.
Beauty. The best of the large, purple sorts and a great favorite with Southern and long distance shippers. Excellent for the early market. Vines large, vigorous and heavy bearers. Fruit very large, of uniform size and very smooth. Color of skin purplish pink. Flesh light pink and of superior flavor. A decided favorite everywhere either for the home market or for shipping. Ounce, 15 cents. !/i pound, 60 cents.
Excelsior. Of a dark, glossy purplish red. Very large and also very solid, the skin being very tough, insur- ing it an ideal shipping Tomato. As a satisfaction -giving variety it is second to none. Ounce, 25 cents. I/4 pound, 55 cents.
Golden Ball. Those who think of a yellow Tomato as the rough fruit of the old yellow sorts, will be surprised at this, which is as smooth and well shaped as the best of the red varieties, and of a superior flavor. Ounce, 25 cents. '/4 pound, 65 cents.
Special Prices for Larger Quantities.
SPINACH
Sow in drills one foot apart and one inch deep, as early as the ground can be worked, and every two weeks after- ward for a succession. This will furnish supply for spring and summer use. For the main crop, to be used during winter, sow in September in well-manured ground and cover with straw or leaves when severe, cold weather comes. In sheltered fields, however, there is no need of covering. The ground cannot be made too rich; the more manure, the more delicate and succulent will be the leaves.
Bloomsdale or Sa'voy. The most popular variety with market gardeners. The leaves are wrinkled In the same manner as the Savoy Cabbage. A crop of this variety weighs much heavier than any other sort. It grows very quickly. Fine for fall sowing. Ounce, 10 cents. ^ pound, 15 cents.
Broad F4anders. One of the most vigorous and strong growing varieties. The leaves are nearly round, uniformly deep green, thick and somewhat crimped in the center. A very desirable sort, similar to but maturing a little earlier than Victoria. Ounce, 10 cents. !4 pound, 15 cents.
Long Standing. The best for spring sowing. Stands a long time before shooting to seed. Large, thick leaves. Excellent for greens. Ounce, 10 cents. 14 pound, 15 cents.
New Zealand. Grows well during hot summer weather, and is of good flavor. Ounce, 10 cents. (4 pound, 25 cents.
ROUND THICK LEAF. Large and fleshy. Ounce, 10 cents. !4 pound, 15 cents.
VICTORIA. Also fine for spring sowing. Ounce, 10 cents. (4 pound, 15 cents.
PRICKLY. Very hardy and vigorous. Ounce, 10 cents. !4 pound, 15 cents.
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SQUASH — Summerand Winter Sorts
The Squash is a very tender annual, and should not be planted until all danger from frost is past, and the ground is warm, settled and dry; as, aside from the tender nature of the plant, the seed is liable to rot in damp, cool weather. Be careful though to get the winter kinds planted as soon as safe, in order that they may have ample time in which to thoroughly mature. Plant in hills 5 to 6 feet apart for bush varieties, such as Mammoth Yellow Bush Scallop, Giant Golden Summer Crookneck, etc., and in hills 6 to 8 feet apart for running varieties, such as the Hubbards, and other winter sorts; the hills should be thoroughly manured. Slightly elevate the hills and place seven or eight seeds in each, so as to have plenty for the bugs, finally leaving but three plants. Press the seeds down firmly before covering, and cover early planted ones one inch deep, and late one and one- half inches.
YELLOW SUMMER CROOKNECK.
Early White Scallop Bush, or Patty Pan Cymling.
For many years this has been extensively grown in the South for shipment to northern and nearby markets, also for home use. It is early, of a light cream color, very pro- lific, grows to a nice size, and is an excellent shipper, Ounce, 10 cents, i/j. pound, 25 cents.
Mammoth White Scallop Bush. Quite similar to the Early White Bush, from which it was originally selected. It differs in being larger and more uniform in shape; color a beautiful waxy white. Ounce, 10 cents. pound, 20 cents.
Yellow Summer Crookneck. One of the best of the summer Squashes. It is of dwarf, bushy habit £ind very productive. The skin is yellow. The shape is shown in the Illustration. The flesh has greenish-yellow color, and is dry and of most agreeable flavor. This is, in fact, most highly esteemed of all the summer varieties. We particularly recom- mend our selected strain to the attention of market gar- deners. Ounce, 10 cents. I/4 pound, 30 cents.
Early Fordhook. The flesh of this Squash Is very dry and sweet. It is one of the earliest of the winter va- rieties, and if stored in a cool, dry place will keep until the following June. The outside color is bright yellow: Inside color, straw yellow. The skin is so thin that it need not be removed for cooking. The meat is thick and can be used at any stage of their growth. Ounce, 10 cents, ‘/i pound, 25 cents.
TOBACCO SEED
The quality and appearance of Tobacco is greatly in- fluenced by soil and climate. Heavy clay soil tends to pro- duce large plants and the leaves cure into dark brown or red color, with a large quantity of oil or gum. Light thin soil makes light, thin leaves, which, when cured, are bright mahogany and sometimes yellow.
DARK PLUG WRAPPER.
BIG ORONOKO. A favorite. Ounce, 20 cents.
MISSOURI BROAD LEAF. A well-known standard lort; very large yielder. Ounce, 20 cents.
KENTUCKY YELLOW. A splendid dark-leaved va- riety; finest texture. Ounce, 20 cents.
CIGAR FILLER.
CONNECTICUT SEED LEAF. This variety Is staple; carefully selected seed. Ounce, 20 cents.
PLUG FILLER.
YELLOW PRIOR. A good variety for bright, yellow grade. Ounce, 20 cents.
WHITE BURLEY. A western variety which produces one of the most fashionable types for manufacturing and cutting. Ounce, 25 cents.
CIGAR WRAPPER.
HAVANA, Commands a high price for cigar stock; ■uperior, extra fine. Ounce, 30 cents.
GOLD LEAF. A cross between Prior and Oronoko; good for wrappers or fillers. Ounce, 25 cents.
Hubbard. The standard winter Squash; grown per- haps more generally than any other variety. It is of good
size, often weighing nine to fifteen pounds. Color bluish- green. Flesh fine grained, sweet and of excellent flavor. Has a very hard shell, and will keep perfectly until spring. Universally grown for main winter crop. Ounce, 10 cents, pound, 20 cents.
Warted Hubbard. is an exceptionally good keeper. Is larger than the original Hubbard and in addition is “warted,” which indicates a hard shell and a long keeper. It also denotes fine quality. A great improvement over the old Hubbard. Fine for market or shipping. Ounce, 10 cents. pound, 25 cents.
Golden Hubbard. a new and valuable Squash, a sport of the old Hubbard. It has the shape and virtues of its parent, but is earlier and more productive. The color of the skin is very pleasing, being deep yellow or orange red. Flesh richer in color than Hubbard, and of equal quality. Fine grained and sweet. It cooks dry, and is a splendid keeper. Ounce, 10 cents. I/4 pound, 25 cents.
Mammoth Chili. The outer skin of this great
Squash is a rich orange yellow. The flesh is yellow and very thick, and the quality is good and nutritious. It is of the highest value as a stock food, far exceeding ordinary Pumpkins in this respect, and answering as well as root crops. It is a prolific variety, and a good winter keeper. Has reached the great weight of 292 pounds. It is a typical sort to grow for exhibition at the fairs. It has few rivals, even in the Pumpkin class, in attaining great size and weight. Ounce, 10 cents. '/4 pound, 35 cents.
Early Yellow Scallop Bush. Similar to the white bush in every way, except color and markings. The skin is of a clear yellow. Ounce, 10 cents. Yu pound, 20 cents.
GOLDEN HUBBARD.
MEDICINAL AND POT HERBS
The soil should be light, rich and finely pulverized before sowing. Always sow in shallow drills, after which rake finely and firm the ground with a board or the back of the spade. Price of any sort, per packet, 5 cents.
ANISE. Used for cordial and flavoring.
BASIL, SWEET. For soups and stews.
CARAWAY. Used for flavoring bread, etc.
CHERVIL, CURLED. Largely used in soups.
CHERVIL, TURNIP ROOTED. For soups.
CORIANDER. Used for flavoring cakes, candy.
DILL. The seeds are aromatic and pungent. Used as a condiment and for flavoring pickles.
LAVENDER. Leaves used for seasoning, and the dried flowers for perfuming linen, etc.
marjoram, sweet. Leaves and shoots highly es- teemed as seasoning.
SAGE, COMMON. Indispensable for seasoning.
SUMMER SAVORY. Used to flavor soups.
THYME. Used for seasoning, and in tea for relief of nervous headache.
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TURNIPS AND RUTABAGAS
For spring crop sow the White Flat Dutch or the Purple Top Flat Strap Leaf as early as the seed can be put into the ground, in drills from twelve to fifteen inches apart. Thin the young plants to stand six or eight inches apart in the rows. For a succession, continue to sow every two weeks until late in May. For the fall and winter crops, sow Purple Top White Globe and other varieties from the middle of July to the middle of Sep- tember, also in drills, as directed for the spring sowing. While field Turnips are generally sown broadcast, much the largest crops will be obtained by drill culture. Turnips must be grown very rapidly to be of the best quality. The most suitable soil is a rich, friable loam, free from fresh manure. Recently broken sod land is ex- cellent. Rutabagas are grown for feeding stock and are also valuable for table use. Take up Turnips in No- vember, or before severe frosts, cut off the tops and store in a cool cellar or pit. Or, pile up in conical form, out of doors, on dry ground.; cover carefully with long straw and finish by earthing up, covering them with twelve or fifteen inches of earth. Leave a trench around the heap to carry off the water. Put away in this manner, they will be found in good condition in the spring.
Extra Early Purple Top Milan. The earliest variety in cultivation. Is ready for use a week sooner than any other. Shape, flat and smooth. Medium size, with bright purple colored top and few leaves. Flesh white and of choice quality. Good for spring, or fall planting. A good keeper. Ounce, 10 cents. 1/4 pound, 20 cents.
Extra Early White Top Milan. This fine sort is very similar, to the Purple Top Milan, but is pure white in color. It is an ex- cellent Summer Turnip, making wonderfully rapid growth. Flesh tender. Ounce, 10 cents. Y4 pound, 20 cents.
White Flat Dutch Strap Leaf. The
standard early turnip. Held in high esteem by all growers and has no superior for the family garden as a spring variety. It is of fiat shape, smooth, and with clear, white skin. The fiesh is mild, juicy and of excellent flavor. Matures quickly and grows to a medium size. An ideal sort for the Southern States. (Cut No. 1.) Ounce, 10 cents. (4 pound, 10 cents.
Purple Top Flat Strap=Leaf. The demand for this popular variety is always heavy and we take special care to secure extra selected seed from the most care- fully grown stock. It is one of the best Turnips on the market for both table use and stock feeding. Has a bright purple top, white underneath. Leaves are short, narrow and erect. Flesh white, fine grained and of mild, pleasant flavor. Matures in eight or nine weeks. Is a good cropper and an excellent keeper. (Cut No. 5.) Ounce, 10 cents. 14 pound, 10 cents.
Cow Horn. A white Turnip of peculiar long shape and quick maturity. It grows to a large size, standing half out of the ground. It is fine flavored and desirable. Cow Horn Turnip, sown in connection with Rape, is one of the newly recommended things for green manuring purposes. Ounce, 10 cents. 14 pound, 15 cents.
Yellow or Amber Globe. The best yellow variety for general crop. It keeps well until late in the spring and is excellent for table use. Ounce, 10 cents. 14 pound, 10 cents.
Purple Top White Globe. One of the handsomest and most profitable Turnips, ^unsurpassed for either home or market use. Is a large* rapid-growing sort with globe-shaped roots, purple at the top and white under- neath. Is of the same character and habit as the Purple Top Flat, but, owing to its great size, will produce twice as much to the acre. On account of its strong growth, it should he more severely thinned than other early va- rieties. It is always a sure cropper and the pure white flesh is of superior quality. It is very desirable for home garden planting. (Cut No. 6.) Ounce, 10 cents. 14 pound, 10 cents.
Pomeranian White Globe. Produces immense white, globe-shaped roots, which, in rich ground, frequently attain a weight of twelve pounds. Considering its size it is very quick to mature. (Cut No. 3.) Ounce, 10 cents. 14 pound, 10 cents.
White Egg. This Turnip forms a beautiful, egg- shaped root, with a thin, white skin. It is always firm, solid, sweet and agreeable in flavor, and desirable for table use. It is a good keeper. Excellent for either early or late sowing. Ounce, 10 cents. 14 pound, 15 cents.
Yellow Aberdeen. A Turnip of high merit. The flesh is yellow, tender, sugary and very solid. In color the Turnip is purple above and deep yellow below. It is productive, hardy and a good keeper. Used on the table as well as for stock feeding. Ounce, 10 cents. '/4 pound, 10 cents.
Sweet German. Flesh hard, firm and sweet; keeps well. Ounce, 10 cents. 14 pound, 15 cents.
Seven Top. A variety of Turnip grown entirely for its tops, which are used as a salad. It produces no edible root. This is a very hardy sort, standing through the winter south of St. Louis without any protection. Largely grown as greens in the South, where it is handled and cooked in a way similar to Spinach. Ounce, 10 cents. 14 pound, 15 cents.
RUTABAGA
American Yellow Purple Top. The most satis- factory variety to grow for either family use or stock feeding. It is hardy, productive, sweet, solid and of fine quality. It keeps perfectly all winter and into the fol- lowing summer. Ounce, 10 cents. 14 pound, 10 cents.
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FLOWER SEEDS
To grow Flowers well, the soil must be as carefully prepared as for vegetables. Spade the beds to a depth of at least eighteen inches and make them rich with well-rotted manure, thoroughly mixed in. A small quantity of sand will greatly improve stiff, heavy clay. Don’t bury your seeds. Plant the largest, like Nasturtiums, not more than an inch deep. Balsams, half an inch. Asters, a quarter of an Inch, Petunias, Poppies, etc., on the surface. Firm the soil over the seeds with a board and keep it constantly moist. Don’t allow seedlings to crowd each other. Transplant in cloudy weather or in the evening and shade from the sun a day or two. Give each plant plenty of room. Keep the surface loose, breaking it up after every hard, dashing rain, or heavy watering. Cover the beds during summer with a mulch two inches deep, of grass clippings or rotted manure. Stake neatly all weak-stemmed or straggling plants. Never let seeds form, and remember that the more flowers you cut the more you will have. If these simple rules are learned by heart, and strictly followed, entire success is certain.
ALYSSUM
Popular little plants for edging or massing, blooming profusely all summer. Will also do well in the house in winter.
Sweet (Maritimum). This very hardy annual comes Into bloom very early in the spring, covering Itself with Innumerable clusters of small, pure white flowers. They have a peculiar delicate fragrance, and are useful in all kinds of small bouquets. Not over eight inches high, but spreads over considerable ground. Pkt., 5 cents.
Alyssum, Little Gem. a beautiful white variety of Sweet Alyssum, especially adapted to edgings, borders and rock work. The plants grow about six inches high and pro- duce hundreds of flowers, which form a compact mass of bloom about fifteen to eighten inches in diameter. Hardy annual. Pkt., 5 cents.
A/VIARANTHUS
These plants afford brilliant contrasts of color, being useful for tall borders and groups; also, where foliage effects are desired. The leaves and stems are of different shades of red blended with green; two to three feet high.
Mixed Varieties. Rose, blood-red and yellow. Pkt.,
6 cents.
PAEONY-
FLOWERED
ASTERS.
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balsam
Known as Lady Slipper and Touch-Me-Not. Balsams have been so much improved by cultivation that, with good seed and proper care, a single flower is the exception, each blossom being fully as double as a rose. The colors range from white to dark purple, and are either self-colored or spotted and striped. Balsams are tender and should be started in boxes indoors or in the open ground when danger of frost is past. The seeds are large and germinate quickly. The plants prefer a rich, moist or even wet sandy loam, and must not suffer for moisture. Better results are obtained when only a few main branches are allowed to grow, all the secondary and weak ones being pinched out. Well grown plants should stand two feet apart each way. Hardy an- nual, one to two feet high.
Double Mixed, white, rose, pink, scarlet, etc. Pkt., 5 cents.
CALLIOPSIS, OR COREOPSIS
Very showy border plants, producing, in great profu- sion and for a long time, flowers which are bright yellow and rich brown, either self-colored or with these colors and red contrasted.
Golden, yellow and crimson mixed. Pkt., 5 cents.
CANDYTUFT
Showy, branching plants six to eighteen Inches high. Indispensable for cutting and very effective in beds or masses. If sown in spring will bloom from July to Sep- tember, or if in the fall will blossom from May to July. Hardy annual.
Empress, a complete mass of snowy-white flowers. Pkt., 5 cents.
Mixed Colors, white, carmine, crimson, etc. Pkt., 5 cents.
ANTIRRHINUM
(Snap-Dragon.) Half-hardy perennials of great beauty, flowering freely the first year from seed. Grow from two to three feet high and flourish in any soil.
Large Flowering Mixed. Many gay colors. Pkt., • cents.
ASTERS
Sow seed indoors or under glass during February and early March, and they will bloom in July, before the season of blight and blister beetles. For fall blooming, plant the seed in a specially prepared bed the last week in May. Transplant Asters twice; it makes them healthy and vigor- ous. Keep the soil as cool as possible in mid-summer, by mulching, and give plenty of water. Set the plants from ten to fifteen inches apart. The soil should be very rich. Do not grow Asters two years in succession in the same locality. A change of soil tends to prevent blight. If at- tacked by root-lice, indicated by an apparently causeless wilting of the plants, draw the earth away from the stem and soak the roots well with Tobacco tea, made by steeping Tobacco stems a few hours and diluting until the color of ordinary tea.
Truffaut’s Paeony=FIowered. The plants are about two feet high and produce large, perfectly formed and bril- liantly colored flowers, with petals curving upward and in- ward, forming blooms of great beauty. Mixed. Pkt., 5 cents.
Globe=Flowered. All the best colors mixed. Pkt., 5 cents.
CALENDULA
(Pot Marigold.) One of the showiest and most free flowering annuals, growing in any good soil and blooming continually.
Best Double Mixed. Orange, yellow and sulphur. Pkt., 5 cents.
CARNATION
MARGUERITE.
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CARNATION MARQUERITE
These lovely fragrant Carnations produce fine double flowers. Seed may he sown thinly in shallow rows in the garden early ' in the spring, and the plants will begin to bloom in about four months. When well started the young plants should be ti-ansplanted to stand twelve inches apart. They are quite hardy, flowering the first season until late In the fall.
Carnation. Marguerite double mixed. All colors.
Pkt., 5 cents.
CASTOR BEAN
(RIcInus.) Tall majestic plants for lawns, with leaves of glossy green, brown or bronzed metallic hue and long spikes of scarlet, or of green, prickly fruit. Of very quick growth in rich soil. Tender annual: six to fifteen feet high.
Zanzibariensis. a comparatively new species of won- derfully vigorous growth. Plants grow from ten to fifteen feet high. Leaves have a brilliant lustre, measure about thirty inches across, and in different plants range from bright green with green stems to deep bronze with dark red stains. Mixed varieties, Pkt., 5 cents.
Large Choice Mixed. Very showy. Pkt., 5 cents.
CENTAUREA
The Centaureas are an exceedingly interesting genus of plants, embracing annuals, biennials and perennials, which though botanically alike are very different in appear- ance. Some are very valuable for the beauty of their silvery white, velvet-like foliage, the flowers being unattractive; others are highly prized for the beauty of their flowers. They are easily grown from seed.
Centaurea Cyanus. All colors mixed. Pkt., 5 cents.
CHRYSANTHEMUM
The annual Chrysanthemums grow easily from seed and bloom freely during the summer and fall. They should be given plenty of moisture and as cool a location as pos- sible. The flowers are single, daisy-like and of many bright colors.
Summer Varieties. All the best kinds. Pkt., 5 cents.
COCKSCOMB
(Celosla Crlstata.) A class of plants having colored foli- age, and in which the innumerable small flowers and seed vessels, together with their supports, form a very brilliantly colored mass, sometimes gracefully arranged like plumes and sometimes more dense, being corrugated and frilled at the edge like a cock’s comb. They form the gayest pos- sible decoration, retaining their brilliant coloring for a long time after being cut. Very commonly grown out of doors but also adapted for the green house or conservatory. Half hardy annuals. Plant in light, rich soil, and give plenty of moisture.
Dwarf Varietfes. Scarlets, crimson, etc. Pkt., 5 cents.
COSMOS
Beautiful and extremely graceful autumn-blooming plants, with finely cut foliage. They are fairly loaded with large, nodding, white, pink or crimson flowers from mid- September until killing frost. They should be started as early as possible. When a foot high the tops should be pinched out to induce a bushy growth and the branches should be kept pinched back until the buds begin to form. This will largely increase the bloming surface. They should be given some support to prevent being clown over by high winds.
Mammoth. Finest mixed, white, pink, crimson, etc. Pkt., 5 cents.
DIANTHUS.
DIANTHUS
One of the most popular flowers in cultivation, of a wide variety of colors and very profuse and continuous bloomers. Seed may be sown out of doors as soon as danger from frost is over and in a few weeks the plants wili be a mass of flowers.
Chinese Double. Numerous colors mixed. Pkt., 5 cents.
Heddewegii. Mixed colors from choice sorts. Pkt., 5 cents.
ESCHSCHOLTZIA
(California Poppy.) The state flower of California. A genus of the Poppy family, fully as valuable as the com- mon Poppy for garden ornamentation as it blooms almost continually throughout the season. A bed of these in full bloom is most handsome and beautiful in color. Hardy an- nuals; height, one foot.
Mixed Colors. White, yellow and orange. Pkt., 5 cents.
QAILLARDIA
(Blanket Flower.) Remarkable for the profussion, size and brilliancy of the flowers, which bloom till frost. Sow seed early in spring in shallow rows and thin out to stand ten inches apart.
Fine Mixed. Orange, crimson and variegated. Pkt., 5 cents.
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HELIANTHUS
(Sunflower.) Valuable as a screen to hide unsightly places and as a background for lawns, also sometimes used to mitigate the evil of adjacent swamp holes. Hardy annual. Sunflowers grow readily in almost any soil but do best on light, rich iimestone or alluvial land well supplied with moisture and not shaded by trees or buildings.
Golden Ball Sunflower, a tall plant growing seven feet high and blooming profusely all summer. Flowers are double, large, round, golden yellow and resemble (Chrysan- themums. Pkt., 5 cents.
Large Russian. This variety forms very strong, heavy stems about six feet high, which are sometimes used for fuel. It produces single flowers which often measure eighteen to twenty inches across, and the large seed is used for making oil and for chicken feed. Pkt., 5 cents.
HOLLYHOCK
Blooms second season from seed. Our strain of Double Al- legheny Fringed produces mam- moth flowers, of a crimpled, silk- like texture, with fringed and cut edges, ranging from a lovely shrimp pink to deep red in color. Is not subject to rust. The Hol- lyhock loves deep, rich, moist ground, but will grow and bloom in almost any soil. Hardy peren- nial; five feet high.
Allegheny Hollyhocks. The best colors. Pkt., 5 cents.
LARKSPUR
(Delphinium.) The Larkspur is one of the handsomest and most useful of plants, and for large gardens is invaluable.
Double Dwarf Rocket, Mixed. Produces beautiful spikes of double flowers in many shades. Hardy annual; one foot high. Pkt., 5 cents.
Tall Branching, a splendid mixture. Pkt., 5 cents.
LOBELIA
A most elegant and useful genus of plants of easy culture and well adapted for bedding, pots or rockeries. They make a neat edging for beds of white flowers, and are very effective in masses, being always com- pletely covered with flowers.
Erinus Erecta. Blue and white mixed. Pkt., 5 cents.
MYOSOTIS
(Forget-Me-Not.) A favorite old fashioned flower, bearing In profusion clusters of blue blos- soms. It thrives well in ‘ the shade or open border. Hardy perennial.
Alpestris. Plant of compact, bushy habit with finely cut foliage; six to eight inches high; flowers large, blue. Pkt, 5 cents.
MARIGOLD
Succeeds best in light soil, with full exposure to the sun. The French sorts are fine for edging or bedding, be- cause of their thin, dwarf, compact growth. The African varieties are better for cutting. Sow seed in the open ground and thin to one foot apart. Hardy annuals; in bloom till frost comes.
French Dwarf Mixed. Yellow to deep red. Pkt., 5 cents.
African, Tall Mixed. Numerous colors. Pkt., 5 cents.
MARVEL OF PERU
(Four O’clocks.) The plants are large, and each needs three or four feet of space each way for its best develop- ment. The flowers are funnel shaped, white, red, yellow or striped with these colors, and open about four o’clock in the afternoon, remain open all night and generally perish before noon the next day. The abundance of new flowers produced daily affords a constant succession of fine blooms. The French call it Belle de Nuit, “Beauty of Night.” Will grow in any common garden soil. Sow seed in open ground. Hardy annual; two feet high.
Mixed Colors. Yellow, red, striped, etc. Pkt., 5 cents.
MARIGOLD— FRENCH DWARF.
MIGNONETTE
(Reseda.) A well-known hardy annual producing dense spikes of exceedingly fragrant flowers. If sown at intervals in spring and early summer it will bloom till killed by frost. Seed sown in autumn will bloom early in the spring. Thrives best in cool temperature. Hardy annual; one foot high.
Giant Pyramidalis. Slender spikes. Fragrant. Pkt., 5 cents.
Large Flowering. The common sweet. Pkt., 5 centt«
PORTULACA
There are few flowers in cultivation that make such a dazzling display of color in the bright sunshine as a bed of Portulacas. They are in bloom from about the first of July till killed by frost in autumn. The seed requires a moderately high temperature for germination, and should not be sown until settled warm weather. Sometimes they are started indoors but usually are sown directly where the plants are to stand. The soil need not be rich, the plants doing better in hot, rather dry ground. They should have sunny situation; the flowers close in shadow but are open in sunshine. Tender annual.
Single Mixed. Red, white, yellow, etc. Pkt., 5 cents.
Double Fine Mixed. Most come true. Pkt., 5 cents.
MIGNONETTE.
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NASTURTIUMS. Plant’s Superb Mixture.
NASTURTIUM
(Tropaeolum.) No annual has more points of merit or is more widely popular. Insect and disease proof. Nasturtiums flourish in any kind of soil and in any location. Sow the seed where the plants are to re- main, as they do not bear transplanting well. Thin them whenever they become crowded, never allowing them to touch each other at any stage of growth. It is also important that moisture should not stand about the roots; therefore, in damp locations, drainage should be provided or the plants set in ridges of earth. The advice frequently given to grow Nasturtiums in poor soil is a mistake. They fully appreciate good garden loam and will respond by furnishing much larger and flner flowers.
Dwarf Varieties Mixed. A bed of dwarf Nastur- tiums in the yard is very brilliant and attractive, bloom- ing all the season. Hardy annual; about one foot high. Pkt., 5 cents.
Tall Mixed. Selected from the largest flowers. Fine for covering arbors, trellises and rustic work. Half hardy annual; about eight feet high. Pkt., 5 cents.
Hybrids of Madame Gunter. Flowers are striped or blotched with shades of red on yellow and orange ground, forming a combination of exceeding brilliancy and beauty. About four feet high. Half hardy annual. Pkt., 5 cents.
PETUNIAS
Few plants equal the Petunia for effective display. It begins flowering early and continues a mass of bloom until killed by frost. The seed, which is very flne, should be sown early, merely scattering it on the surface of the seed bed and shading until it germinates. The weakest seedlings usually give the richest colored flowers. Give Petunias good, rich garden soil and a sunny location. The flowers have a wide range of color and some are deliciously fragrant.
Hybrida Mixed. The best bedding kinds. Pkt., 5 cents.
PANSY
Pansies do best and produce the largest and flneat flowers in cool, moist weather. The seed should there- fore be sown either in the early fall out of doors, or during February, in the house, for spring blooming. If sown outside in April, and the plants carried through the summer in a shady place, a rich autumn display will result. The secret of success with Pansies is to give them the richest possible soil and to never permit the soil to become dry for a moment. We offer choice of three superior mixtures: Fine Mixed, including all the
different varieties; Riainbow Mixture, including all shades from pure white to deepest blue and black, and prepared specially for bedding; Large Flowering Mixed, an extra flne strain selected with the greatest care from the largest and finest flowers only.
Fine Mixed. A great variety of colors. Pkt., 5 cents.
Rainbow Mixture. The best sorts. Pkt., 5 cents.
Large Flowering Mixture. Pkt., 5 cents.
FRINGED PETUNIAS.
Plant’s Choice Mixture of Hybrids.
POPPIES
Unrivalled for continuous and dazzling display of the brightest colors. The seed is fine as dust and should not be covered. Scatter on the surface, press in with a board and moisten until started. Sow as early as pos- sible and where the plants are to remain, as they will not stand transplanting. Will do well in any ordinary garden soil, but prefer a sandy loam and sunny ex- posure. Our Carnation Flowered kinds include all sizes, shapes and colors, and both single and double. Average height two feet. Always conspicuous and brilliant.
Carnation Flowered. Fine double mixed. Pkt., 5 cents.
PHLOX DRUMMONDI
Very beautiful free-flowering annuals of quick, com- pact growth. When grouped in masses the color effect is brilliant beyond description. They will grow even in poor soil, but in order to develop to the highest perfec- tion must have rich soil and plenty of room. Plants from seed sown in the open ground in fall or early spring will begin flowering about July 1st and be literally covered with bloom until autumn. They are unsurpassed for cutting. Height, one foot.
Fine Mixed. White, pink, scarlet, etc. Pkt., 5 cents.
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(Flowering Sage.) Among the most brilliantly colored of garden flowers and extremely useful for bedding; also valu- able for pot culture. Blooms are borne in long spikes well above the foliage and are of fiery red, crimson or blue color, continuing in flower for a long time. Start early in heat and transplant into light soil one to two feet apart. Tender peren- nials, but bloom the first season; height two to three feet.
Splendens. Large, brilliant scarlet flowers are in these plants afforded a rich, dark green background of dense foliage. This variety is most generally used in parks and on extensive lawns, as in growth it is more vigorous than the more dwarf varieties. Pkt., 5 cents.
STOCKS
(Gllly Flower.) Desirable as pot flowers as well as for planting in the garden. Must be kept cool and moist. The Stocks, though not thriving so well in America as they do In England, are indispensable where a fine display of flowers Is wanted. To such perfection has selection brought them that good seed will give a large proportion of exceedingly double flowers. Average height one and a half feet.
Double Mixed. These favorite summer flowers are excellent for bedding out and afford fine blooms for cutting. Pkt., 5 cents.
SWEET WILLIAM
For display in the garden the Sweet William is unsur- passed. The plants produce a succession of flower clusters, thus affording splendid bloom for several weeks. The colors are exceedingly varied, ranging from white through many shades of rose, lilac, red, carmine, crimson, maroon to nearly black, usually two shades to each plant. The seed can be planted in the spring in open ground and will blossom In the fall or the following spring; or it can be sown in Au- gust and will make fine blooming plants for the summer following. Hardy perennial; one and a half feet high.
Single Mixed. Many brilliant colors. Choice. Pkt., 6 cents.
VIOLET
The Violets commonly grown by florists are propagated from cuttings. The flowers grown from seed are smaller and more delicately colored, but quite as fragrant as the named sorts. As a rule Violets do well in any good, well- enriched soil. The best results, however, are obtained from soil prepared from sod taken from a rather heavy, sandy loam that is well drained.
Odorata. Sweetly fragrant. Bright blue. Pkt., 5 cents.
VERBENA
The Verbena has been wonderfully improved during the past fifty years in form and size of flower truss and thrives particularly well in American soil. For masses in beds on the lawn, no plant excels it. In the varieties may be found every color from white through lilac and rose to purple and very dark purplish blue. If sown in open ground in May they will bloom in August, but if started in the house in pots in winter they will flower sooner and may be had in constant bloom from June even until after the early, light frosts. Seed should be soaked in luke-warm water before planting and care taken that the soil be very rich. Ver- benas can be grown from cuttings but seedlings are more vigorous and produce more flowers, all being showy and often the clusters have a delicate fragrance. Half hardy perennial trailer which has gained much in popularity through treatment as an annual.
Fine Mixed. All the finest colors. Pkt., 5 cents. Mammoth Extra Choice Mixed, pkt., 5 cents.
WALLFLOWER
An old favorite garden flower. The large, massive spikes of the Wallflower are very conspicuous in beds and borders and are very useful in making bouquets. Sow the seed early in hotbeds and while the plants are small, prick them out into pots and sink the pots in the earth. On approach of cold weather remove the pots to the house and the plants will bloom all winter. Although a woody perennial it is best to renew the plants from seed, for they begin to fail after having bloomed one or two years. Tender perennial; one and one-half feet high.
Single Mixed. All the desirable colors. Pkt., 5 cents.
WILD FLOWER=GARDEN
A mixture of from fifty to seventy-five varieties of standard, hardy flowers, all beautiful and easy to grow. Very useful for covering untidy-looking bare places, fence corners, embankments and similar unsightly spots. Will produce a continuous display of bloom all summer long. Pkt., 5 cents.
ZINNIAS
No flowers are more easily and certainly grown from seed sown in the open ground. They bloom continuously. Height about eighteen inches. Set plants eighteen inches apart. Few flowers are as satisfactory as Zinnias.
Elegans. Double mixed. A choice selection. Pkt., 6 cents.
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CLIMBING VINES
BALLOON VINE
A rapid -growing, handsome summer climber, small, white flowers, followed by inflated seed vessels, shaped like small balloons. Ten to fifteen feet; annual. Pkt. 5 cents.
CANARY=BIRD VINE
A rapid-growing, summer-climbing annual, growing ten to fifteen feet high. It will cover trellis work in the most graceful manner, producing hundreds of its pretty fringed bright yellow flowers, which resemble a canary bird with expanded wings. Pkt., 5 cents.
COBCEA SCANDENS
A fine rapid growing climber with handsome foliage and large, bell-shaped flowers, green at first, but rapidly changing to a beautiful deep violet-blue. A well established plant will run about thirty feet in a season, covering a large veranda with handsome foliage and beautiful flowers. Tender perennial. Pkt., 5 cents.
COBOEA SCANDENS.
CYPRESS VINE
(Ipomoea Quamocllt.) A most beautiful climber with delicate, dark green, feathery foliage and an abundance of bright, star-shaped, rose, scarlet or white blossoms, which contrast most effectively with the graceful foliage. Tender annual; about fifteen feet high.
Mixed Colors. White and scarlet. Pkt., 5 cents.
DOLICHOS
(Hyacinth Bean.) A popular climber of extra rapid growth, making a dense and attractive screen.
Mixed Colors, white and reddish violet. Pkt., 5 cents.
MOMORDICA
Balsam Pear, a curious annual climber, with yellow blossoms and gracefully cut foliage. The fruit is pear shaped and has a warty skin; when ripe it bursts open and shows a brilliant Interior of large carmine colored seeds. Fine for trellises, etc. Pkt., 5 cents.
Balsam Apple. Like Balsam Pear but the fruit is smaller and nearly round. Pkt., 5 cents.
GOURD
(Cucurbita.) A tribe of climbers with curiously shaped and colored fruit. Being of rapid growth, they are fine to cover old fences, trellises, stumps, etc. Tender annual; ten to twenty feet high.
Japanese Nest Egg. The fruits make excellent nest eggs, since they are white, of proper size, do not crack and are not injured by heat or cold. Vine very handsome. Pkt., 5 cents.
Dipper Gourd. Useful for many household purposes and a desirable vine for porches. Pkt., 5 cents.
Hercules Club Gourd, produces immense club-shaped fruits, four feet long. Pkt., 5 cents.
Small Varieties Mixed. Produces a great variety of small curious fruits. Pkt., 5 cents.
MOMORDICA (BALSAM PEAR.)
Humulus Japonicus Folia Variegata
A strikingly beautiful variety of the Japan Hop Vine; the leaves are liberally and distinctly striped and blotched with silvery-white and gray on deep green. It is a rapid summer climber, in three or four weeks’ time attaining a height of twenty to thirty feet; resembling the common hop, but, being an annual, attains full perfection the first season. The foliage is luxuriant, making a dense covering. One of the best plants for covering verandas, trellises, etc. Heat, drought and insects do not trouble it. Pkt., 5 cents,
MORNING GLORY
(Convolvulus Major.) Either of the varieties listed will make a beautiful display of rapid-growing vine and gor- geous flowers. The Japanese Morning Glories produce much laiger flowers than the old kind, with a wider range of color, including every possible shade from the faintest pink to the deepest blue.
New Japanese Mixed. The finest colors. Pkt., 5 cents.
Fine Mixed. The old-fashioned kind. Pkt., 5 cents.
MIXTURE OF CLIMBERS
Sure to produce an abundance of beautiful vines no matter where planted. Pkt., 5 cents.
MOON FLOWER
Makes an immense growth of vine, and dense, glossy- green foliage. Seed should be started early, especially in the North as it is a late bloomer. File or cut a small notch in edge of seed before planting, and soak a few hours in warm water.
Large Powering White- The old favorite. Pkt., 5 cents.
NASTURTIUMS
See page 27 for description and cultural directions of tall or climbing kinds.
SCARLET RUNNER
A popular, ornamental climber, with sprays of bright, pea-shaped blossoms. Pkt., 5 cents.
WILD CUCUMBER VINE
Most rapid growing and free flowering. The vines at- tain a great height; they begin to bloom early, and by mid- summer are covered with large sprays or panicles of small white flowers. Pkt., 5 cents.
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SWEET PEAS
To succeed perfectly with Sweet Peas sow the seed early — in February or March, if possible. Dig the ground deeply and make rich with bone meal, or thoroughly rotted manure. Give a sunny location and run the rows north and south. Plant the seed in double rows, in trenches a foot wide and four inches deep, covering them to a depth of two inches at first and filling the trenches gradually as the vines grow. Tread the ground firmly over and to each side of the rows after sowing. Sow thinly and thin the plants to stand about four inches apart. Pick the flowers as fast as they open; don’t let seed pods form. Mulch during the hot months and when watering them do it liberally.
Admiration. Pink mauve on a ground of light prim- rose; wings a shade lighter than standard. Medium size, hooded form.
America. Crimson scarlet, striped on white. Large size, open form.
Apple Blossom. Standard, crimson, pink shaded, deeper at mid rib, to lighter at edges. Wings white, tinged and shaded with pink. Medium size, hooded form.
Aurora. Flowers of extra large size. Both standard and wings beautifully flaked with bright orange-salmon on a creamy-wnite ground.
Blanche Burpee. Pure white. Somewhat over medium size. Hooded form, but only slightly hooded.
Blanche Ferry. Standard bright carmine rose, wings white tinged with pink; medium size; open form.
Countess Cadogan. Standard bright violet over- laid with light sky blue; wings pure sky blue. Very pretty.
Countess of Lathom. A soft cream tint heavily shaded with flesh-pink in the center of the standard, giving a coppery-rose effect.
Countess of Radnor. Light mauve standard; lav- ender wings. Newly opened blossoms a little deeper than those well matured. Medium size, hooded form.
Dainty. The beautifully formed large flowers, upon first opening, appear to be white, but quickly change to “white with pink edge,” — making a most charming contrast.
Dorothy Eckford. “The grandest pure white yet produced;” superior even to Eckford’s famous Blanche Burpee. The grand pure white flowers are beautifully shell-shaped, of extra large size, and borne three on a stem. It is very robust in growth, and the vines pro- duce an enormous mass of bloom.
Duche.«s of Westminster. Standard buff tinged with pink; blotch of heavier pink at the base. Wings pink shading to a very light pink at the edges. Medium size, open form.
Duke of Westminster. Grand large flowers; a beautiful shade of rosy claret.
Earliest of All. It flowers fully ten days in advance of Extra Early Blanche Ferry, bearing a rich profusion of the beautifully tinted flowers. Standard bright rosy pink; wings creamy white, suffused with pale rose. Planted under glass early in September the vines grow two feet in height, beginning to bloom in November.
Emily Henderson. Pure white; profuse bloomer, early and continuous.
Hon. Mrs. E. Kenyon. A beautiful primrose color, a bold giant flower. 'This can be described as an im- proved Mrs. Eckford.
Janet Scott. This might almost be called ' a new shade of deep pink. The unusual size of the wings, in connection with the large substantial hooded standard, give the flowers an appearance of enormous size. The flowers are deeper in color than the favorite Katherine Tracy, while unlike that variety they are generally borne three on a stem.
Jeanie Gordon. Standard bright rose, shaded cream; wings creamy suffused rose.
Katherine Tracy. Soft pink with wings trifle lighter tone; very attractive.
King Edward VII. Bright red or crimson scarlet. The magnificent large flowers are of open form, with a well-shaped round standard. The wings are a trifle brighter in color than the standard. While the color is, perhaps, slightly lighter than Salopian, the flowers are larger and borne upon longer stems.
Lady Qrisel Hamilton. Flowers of best hooded form and extra large size. Standard light lavender with azure-blue wings; very light and dainty in effect.
Lord Roseberry. The large hooded flowers, borne on long stems, are of a rose-carmine, showing veins of deeper rose. Truly magnificent.
Lottie Eckford. Standard a peculiar and delicate shade of magenta blue; wings very large, long and shaded lavender, deepening to violet at edge.
Lovely. Beautiful shades of soft shell-pink,
changing to very light rose at the outer edges.
Marchioness of Cholmondeley. Standard is light salmon, buff and cream; wings are light buff. A little larger than medium and of hooded form.
Special Prices for Sweet Peas in Bulk.
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SWEET PEAS — Continued
Miss Willmott. The standard measures one and one-fifth to one and three-quarter inches across, and is of the richest orange-pink, delicately shaded rose; wings also orange-pink. The enormous flowers are borne erect upon stiff stems from twelve to sixteen inches long.
Modesty. In strong sunlight it is seemingly a silvery white, but the suffused pink tint is clearly shown on closer examination.
Mont Blanc. This variety originated in the Extra Early Blanche Ferry, and like that sort, is of dwarf, slender, very graceful habit with narrow leaves, throw- ing the blossoms well out from the foliage so that every one is well exposed. Its greatest merit is in its ex- treme earliness and its consequent fitness for forcing. Flowers of good form and size and very clear white color.
Mrs. Dugdale. Crimson rose, on primrose ground. Very large size; semi-hooded form of a distinct shell shape. Very attractive.
Mrs. George Higginson, Jr. Light lavender, almost azure blue. The clearest, delicate blue grown.
Mrs. Walter Wright. The flowers are self-colored, of a pinkish-cream tint when first opening, changing to mauve and then to a reddish violet when fully opened. The standard is both tall and broad, with the edges heavily rolled; the wings are of the largest size, widely spreading.
Navy=Blue. The large flowers are of a deep glow- ing violet-purple, having the effect of a dark navy-blue, although on close examination the standards show a faint tinge of claret or wine-red. The flowers are prac- tically self-colored, and the deep rich coloring is grandly effective.
Othello. A deep maroon self-color; very large size; standard slightly hooded.
Prima Donna. A most beautiful bright shade of blush-pink. Flowers of large size and finest form.
Prince of Wales. A grand large flower in a bright self-colored deep rose tint. The flowers are beautifully hooded — an improved Her Majesty.
Royal Rose. Semi-hooded form. Standard crimson- pink, deepening at center; wings pink.
Salopian. Crimson scarlet; large size, hooded form. The color is cl u,r and bright, though deep and rich.
Stella Morse. Has a faint tinge of pink underlying the cream, producing a true apricot shade; most beau- tiful for bunching.
MIXTURES OF SWEET PEAS
Superb Mixed. This strain embraces more fine varieties than are found in ECkford’s New Seedlings Mixed, and is superior, as it is made up of an assort- ment of many beautiful tints and colors of large flow- ered sorts which no other mixture contains. Pkt., 5 cents.
Eckford’s New Seedlings Mixed. Composed en- tirely of Eckford’s finest large-flowered varieties. We make up this mixture from a special formula, putting in the different sorts in proportionate quantities to pro- duce a grand combination of colors. Pkt., 5 cents.
Pink and Reds Mixed. Best colors. Pkt., 5 cents.
Striped Varieties Mixed. Very distinct. Pkt., 5 cents.
Light Colors Mixed. Specially fine. Pkt., 5 cents.
CUPID SWEET PEAS
Plants are seldom more than six inches in height and form a dense mat of richest green foliage fifteen inches or more in diameter. The flowers are fully equal in size to those of the tall-growing varieties, but are placed closely together, generally three or four at the top of a short stiff stem. By reason of their close dense growth, these Cupid varieties have not always proved so successful when planted where the tall varieties grow most luxuriantly; the close growth of foliage does not dry out so quickly after heavy rains as the tall sorts, which are supported on brush and exposed to the dry- ing influence of the air. For light, dry soils, however, where the tall sorts quickly dry up or are injured by blight and insects, Cupid Sweet Peas give the greatest satisfaction. Protracted dry weather induces them to grow with vigor and flower most freely. In dry loca- tions the seed may be sown rather thickly in a drill, and the plants allowed to grow in a close row, forming a beautiful border of dark rich green, thickly starred with the brightest blossoms. For heavier moist soils we recommend planting in slightly elevated beds and having the plants stand ten inches or more apart.
Cupids Mixed. All the best colors. Pkt., 5 cents.
SWEET PEAS. Plant’s Giant Flowered.
Special Prices for Sweet Peas in Bulk.
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HOW TO MAKE A GOOD LAWN
The first step Is to see that all hollows are filled and rough places smoothed down. The next Is to prepare the ground deeply and thoroughly, by spading it and adding liberal quantities of manure. It will be all the better if this spading is done in the fall and the soil allowed to remain ‘'turned up” during the winter months. Prepare and level it just as soon as the ground is dry enough to work, after which the surface should be gone over, first with a hoe, breaking up all lumps, and then with a garden rake, remembering that the more finely and completely the soil Is pulverized, the better the lawn will be and the quicker its establishment. Before sowing apply a good sprinkling of fertilizer.
Unquestionably, the best grass seed for this section of the country' is WEIL’S GREENLAWN mixture, a blend of such fine grasses and white clover as an experience of over sixty years has demonstrated are best adapted to our soil and climatic conditions. The seed should be sown on a still day, when the soil is moist and the weather comparatively cool, either as soon as the ground can be properly prepared in the spring, or at any time between October 15th and December 1st in the fall. The proper quantity to use is one pound for every 300 square feet of surface. A yard 30x90 feet, for instance, contains 2700 square feet and requires nine pounds of seed. If the soil is fine and loose the seed should be raked in and if the weather is dry it is well to roll the surface.
The GREENLAWN mixture will show a fine growth in a few weeks. The grass should be cut as soon as tall enough, and then mown regularly every week or ten days as long as the weather is cool and moist. When it becomes hot and dry the mower should not be used so frequently and the cutting bar should be raised as high as possible. This will pre- vent burning. Don’t be afraid of giving too much water. Sprinkle, or rather soak, after sunset or when it is cloudy, remembering that a light sprinkling does more harm than good. It is preferable during the season of vigorous growth, when the mower is used weekly, to leave the clippings on the lawn, where they not only act as a mulch, but decay and are driven into the soil by the rains, restoring a portion of its fertility. Only in cases of neglect, when the grass has become so high that the clippings are unsightly, is it necessary to remove them.
Lawns should be fertilized annually, either in the fall or spring, and all thin or bare places should be reseeded with the GREENLAWN mixture. Well-rotted manure is perhaps the best fertilizer, but the commercial fertilizers are easier to handle and less disagreeable. All of the well-known brands contain ingredients which produce a strong, rapid growth of grass.
1 lb. 2 lbs. 3 lbs. % Bu. (7 lbs.) Bu. (14 lbs.)
WEIL’S FANCY (in bulk) 25c 45c 65c
“GREENLAWN” SEED (in pound cartons oniy)
“EVERGREEN” (In bulk)
“GOLD MEDAL” LAWN (In bulk)
Sufficient for
25c
20c
15c
300 sq. ft.
45c 65c
35c 50c
25c 35c
600 sq. ft. 900 sq. ft.
$1.00
.70
3000 sq. ft.
$2.00
1.40
% acre.
Special Prices for Larger Quantities. — 32 —
PLANET JR. TOOLS FOR THIS SEASON
Space will not permit us to show a full line of the PLANET JR. machines, but we will gladly send a Planet Jr. Catalogue free on application. By sending your orders to us you can rely on getting bottom prices : : : : :
Planet Jr. No. 4 Combined Seed Drill, Single Wheel Planet Jr. No. 25 Combined Hill and Drill Seeder, Hoe, Cultivator and Plow. Double Wheel Hoe, Cultivator and Plow.
This is the most popular combined tool made. It com- bines in a single implement a first class hill-dropping seeder, a single wheel hoe or weeder, a cultivator and a plow. The hopper holds two quarts of seed, which can be sown in continuous rows, or dropped in hills at 4, 6, 8, 12 or 24 inches apart.
The drill is detached and the tool frame substituted by removing but one bolt. It then becomes a single wheel hoe. It is useful almost every day of the season, at every stage of the garden work. With this one implement the small farmer can do practically all the work in his small crops.
No. 11 Planet Jr. Double Wheel Hoe, Cultivator, Plow and Rake.
This new combined machine is intended for gardeners who have a large enough acreage in crops for a Double Wheel Hoe to be used to good advantage and prefer not to buy separate machines.
As a drill it is almost identical with, the Planet Jr. No. 4 Drill, and is thoroughly substantial and accurate in sowing all kinds of garden seeds in hills or drills.
As a Wheel Hoe it is identical with the Planet Junior No. 12 Double Wheel Hoe, the very best machine on the mar- ket. The change from drill to wheel hoe takes but a mo- ment, and the whole combination is one we can heartily recommend and guarantee satisfactory.
Two acres a day can easily be worked with this imple- ment, and when it is done it will be a better job than three men could have done in the same time with hand hoes. The No. 11 runs either astride or between the rows ; kills all the weeds and leaves the earth in fine shape. Then, too, it’s so easy to work. Twelve-year-old girls work gardens with them with ease and success.
The No. 11 has a pair of 6-inch hoes, a pair of 4i-inch hoes, a pair of plows for opening or covering, a set of four all steel cultivator teeth, and two pairs of rakes. The tools shown are what gardeners use most and others can be added as wanted.
For easy gardening, and at the same time clean and per- . feet gardening, the kind that will make your garden the talk of the neighborhood and cause your face to glow with honest pride, nothing is quite the equal of this No. 16 Single Wheel Hoe. It is suited to all kinds of garden culti- vation and all garden crops. You can do more and better hoeing with it in one day than you can do in three days with a hand hoe. The No. 16 has a pair of 6-inch hoes, a plow, a set of cultivator teeth, and a pair of rakes and leaf- lifter, an outfit sufficient for most garden work.
Other attachments can be added at any time.
Planet Jr. No. 8 Horse Hoe and Cultivator
Price, $9.00.
This, the latest, is by far the best tool of its kind ever made, combining in itself the most valuable features of all regular one-horse cultivators and horse hoes. It is lighter but as strong as the regular line of horse hoes.
But four teeth are used for ordinary work ; three cultiva- tor teeth, followed by a wide sweep with fingers in the rear, a combination that works “like a charm” for level cultiva- tion. For hilling, three extra teeth are provided; two plows and one 10-inch furrower, especially adapted to hilling crops not over 3^ feet apart.
AS A FURROWER it works admirably. THE VINE TURNERS, a new pattern, are of special value in cultiva- tion of all vine crops. In field trials last season, the No. 10 gave wonderful satisfaction in every way, and we predict its enormous popularity.
Planet Jr. Twelve-Tooth Harrow, Cultivator and Pulverizer
Complete, $9.00.
Weight, packed, 74 lbs.
Without Pulverizer, $7.40. Plain, $6.20.
Probably no other cultivating machine is so widely known as the Planet Jr. Combined Horse Hoe and Cultiva- tor, 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. You can do almost anything you want with it in the garden or field. It opens and closes furrows, hoes right up to the plants without danger of in- juring, throws dirt to or from the row and furrows back from center again. You can set the hoes at any angle or reverse altogether, cultivate to any depth desired, and ad- just for any width. Every part is perfected to make the tool acceptable to the intelligent farmer who knows the best is always the cheapest.
No. 10 Planet Jr. Horse Hoe, Cul- tivator, Hiller and Vine Turner
Price, complete, as in cut, $10.00.
Weight, packed, 78 lbs.
Gardeners cultivate better than formerly. It has been found to pay best. With the Twelve-Tooth Harrow you go as deep or shallow as you like, come up close to row without injuring plants, cut out all the weeds, stir the soil and mellow and fine it as with a garden rake. You widen and narrow as you please between 12 and 32 inches. It’s a special favorite with strawberry growers, market gardeners and truckers.
A strawberry nmner cutter consisting of a 10-inch flat steel disc mounted on an outrigger. Extra. Price, $1.85.
Beet Hoes for hoeing beets and all crops in rows from 15 to 30 inches. They do admirable work, leaving the ground level. Price, per pair, $1.40.
Sweep Attachment. We sell as an extra, an 18-inch Sweep with special Standard, which is used in place of the pulverizer for leveling and weed cutting. Price, with stand- ard, $1.35.
SEED TABLES
The quantity of seed sown per acre, and such other estimates as are given here are approximate figures only. They may vary in different sections and States just as soil and the climate varies, and often one farmer, to insure a full stand, sows seed more generously than his neighbor. The given weights per bushel are in general use.
GARDEN SEED
GRASSES
Seed for - Seed for a One Acre. 300 ft. Row.
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Asparagus |
6 |
lbs. |
8 |
ozs. |
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Beans, dwarf (drills) |
IVa bu. |
3 |
qts. |
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Beans, pole |
1 |
pint |
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Beet, garden |
6 |
lbs. |
5 |
OZS. |
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Beet. Ma.nsrftl |
7 |
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Broccoli |
4 to 6 |
ozs. |
1/2 oz. |
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Brussels Sprouts |
ozs. |
Vz oz. |
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Cabbage, outdoors |
10 |
ozs. |
1 |
oz. |
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Cabbage, sown in frames |
6 |
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Carrot |
4 |
lbs. |
3 |
ozs. |
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Cauliflower |
lA oz. |
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Celery |
ozs. |
3 |
ozs. |
|
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Collards (drills) |
3 |
lbs. |
Vz oz. |
|
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Corn, Sweet (hills) |
8 |
qts. |
1 |
pint |
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Corn, Pop (shelled) |
3 |
qts. |
1 |
pint |
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Cucumber |
3 |
lbs. |
4 |
ozs. |
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Egg plant |
4 |
OZS. |
Vz oz. |
|
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Endive |
4 |
lbs. |
2 |
ozs. |
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Kale (drills) |
4 |
lbs. |
2 |
ozs. |
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Kohl Rabi |
OZS. |
1 |
oz. |
|
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Leek |
lbs. |
2 |
ozs. |
|
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Lettuce |
3 |
lbs. |
2 |
ozs. |
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Melon, Musk (hills) |
3 |
lbs. |
1 |
oz. |
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Melon, Water (hills) |
5 |
lbs. |
2 |
ozs. |
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Okra |
12 |
lbs. |
12 |
ozs. |
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Onion Seed |
5 |
lbs. |
2 |
ozs. |
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Onion Seed, for sets |
50 |
lbs. |
8 |
ozs. |
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Parsnip |
5 |
lbs. |
4 |
ozs. |
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Parsley |
4 |
lbs. |
2 |
ozs. |
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Peas, garden |
2 |
bus. |
3 |
qts. |
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Pepper |
Vz oz. |
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Potatoes |
10 |
bus. |
Vz bu. |
|
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Pumpkin (hills) |
5 |
lbs. |
2 |
ozs. |
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Radish |
10 |
lbs. |
6 |
ozs. |
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Rhubarb |
31/2 lbs. |
4 |
ozs. |
|
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Salsify |
8 |
lbs. |
4 |
ozs. |
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Spinach |
10 |
lbs. |
6 |
ozs. |
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Squash |
4 to 6 |
lbs. |
3 |
ozs. |
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Tomato (in frame) |
3 |
OZS. |
1 |
oz. |
|
2 |
ozs. |
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Turnip (drills) |
2 |
lbs. |
3 |
ozs. |
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Turnip (broadcast) |
lbs. |
CLOVERS
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Weight |
Quantity to |
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per Bus. |
Sow 1 Acre. |
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Alfalfa or Lucerne... |
to lbs. |
20 |
to |
30 lbs. |
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Alsike or Swedish.... |
60 “ |
8 |
to |
10 “ |
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Bokhara |
60 “ |
8 |
to |
10 “ |
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Burr |
16 “ |
12 |
to |
16 “ |
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Crimson or Scarlet... |
60 “ |
8 |
to |
10 “ |
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Espersette |
32 “ |
20 |
to |
30 " |
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Honey or Bee |
60 “ |
8 |
to |
10 “ |
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Mammoth or Sapling |
60 “ |
8 |
to |
10 “ |
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Red |
60 “ |
6 |
to |
8 “ |
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White |
60 “ |
5 |
to |
6 “ |
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MILLETS |
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Cat-Tail (Pearl) |
50 lbs. |
8 |
to |
10 lbs. |
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Common |
50 “ |
25 |
to |
35 “ |
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German or Golden. . . . |
50 “ |
25 |
to |
35 “ |
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Siberian |
6 |
to |
8 “ |
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Weight |
Quantity to |
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per Bus. |
Sow ] |
Acre. |
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Awnless Brome |
... 14 lbs. |
28 |
to |
42 |
lbs. |
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Bermuda |
40 “ |
2 |
to |
3 |
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Creeping Bent |
15 |
to |
20 |
“ |
|
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English Perennial Rye |
... 20 “ |
30 |
to |
40 |
“ |
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English Blue |
... 14 “ |
20 |
to |
30 |
|
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Hungarian |
... 48 “ |
25 |
to |
35 |
|
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Italian Rye |
30 |
to |
40 |
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Johnson |
... 25 “ |
25 |
to |
30 |
“ |
|
Kentucky Blue, for Pasture.... |
14 “ |
20 |
to |
25 |
|
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Kentucky Blue, for Lawns |
14 “ |
40 |
to |
50 |
“ |
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Orchard |
12 |
to |
15 |
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Red Top — in chaff |
... 14 “ |
15 |
to |
20 |
“ |
|
Red Top — solid seed |
6 |
to |
10 |
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Rescue |
. .. . 14 “ |
20 |
to |
30 |
|
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Tall Meadow Oat |
12 “ |
20 |
to |
30 |
“ |
|
Timothy |
... 45 “ |
10 |
to |
12 |
“ |
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Wooly Soft (Meadow) |
8 “ |
25 |
to |
35 |
|
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Mixture for Pastures |
14 “ |
30 |
to |
40 |
<< |
|
Greenlawn. Mixture |
40 |
to |
50 |
“ |
MISCELLANEOUS
Barley
Beans — Navy
Beans — Field
Beans — Soja
Broom Corn Seed
Buckwheat
Cane Seed — for Sugar
Cane Seed — for fodder
Castor Beans
Corn — Field
Corn Fodder, broadcast....
Corn Fodder, drilled
Cow Peas
Flax
Hemp
Kaffir Corn — in drills
Kaffir Corn — broadcast ....
Oats
Peas — Field
Peanuts
Pumpkin, Common Field...
Rape, Dwarf Essex
Rye
Sunflower
Teosinte
Wheat — Spring or Winter. Vetches — Spring or Winter
|
48 lbs. |
IV4, |
to |
1V2 |
bus. |
|
60 “ |
1V2 |
to |
2 |
“ |
|
60 “ |
1% |
to |
2 |
“ |
|
60 “ |
20 |
to |
30 |
lbs. |
|
48 “ |
2 |
to |
4 |
qts. |
|
52 “ |
1 |
to |
bus. |
|
|
50 “ |
4 |
to |
8 |
lbs. |
|
50 “ |
30 |
to |
50 |
“ |
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46 “ |
4 |
to |
5 |
|
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56 “ |
4 |
to |
5 |
qts. |
|
56 “ |
2 |
bus. |
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56 “ |
1 |
“ |
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60 “ |
1 |
to |
1V2 |
“ |
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56 “ |
1 |
to |
1% |
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44 “ |
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50 " |
3 |
to |
5 |
lbs. |
|
50 “ |
Vz |
to |
1 |
bus. |
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32 “ |
1% |
to |
2 |
|
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60 “ |
11/2 |
to |
2 |
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22 “ |
2 bus. |
in pods. |
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30 “ |
2 |
to |
3 |
qts. |
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50 “ |
5 |
to |
8 |
lbs. |
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56 “ |
1 |
to |
1V2 |
bus. |
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22 “ |
2 |
to |
3 |
lbs. |
|
4 |
to |
6 |
“ |
|
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60 “ |
1% |
to |
1% |
bus. |
|
50 “ |
1 |
to |
11/2 |
“ |
ROOTS, SETS AND PLANTS
Approximate quantity to plant 1 acre.
Artichoke Roots 8 to 10 bus.
Asparagus Roots, or Plants 8.000
Cabbage, Early, Plants 14.000
Cabbage, Late, Plants 8,000
Cauliflower Plants 8.000
Celery Plants 15,000
Horse Radish Roots 12,000
Onion Sets (measured) 6 to 10 bus.
Onion Sets — Tops 4 to 6 bus.
Potatoes — Irish 10 to 12 bus.
Potatoes — Sweet (Plants) 12.000
AVERAGE TIME REQUIRED FOR GARDEN SEEDS TO GERMINATE
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Days. |
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Bean |
to |
10 |
|
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Beet |
7 |
to |
10 |
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Cabbage |
5 |
to |
10 |
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Carrot |
12 |
to |
18 |
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Cauliflower |
5 |
to |
10 |
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Celery ■ |
10 |
to |
20 |
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Corn |
to |
8 |
|
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Cucumber |
6 |
to |
10 |
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Endive |
5 |
to |
10 |
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Lettuce |
to |
8 |
|
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Onion |
to |
10 |
|
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Pea |
6 |
to |
10 |
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Parsnip |
10 |
to |
20 |
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Pepper |
9 |
to |
14 |
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Radish |
to |
6 |
|
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Salsify |
7 |
to |
12 |
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Tomato |
6 |
to |
12 |
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Turnip |
4 |
to |
8 |
TIME REQUIRED FOR MATURITY OF DIFFERENT GARDEN CROPS RECKONED FROM THE DAY OF SOWING THE SEED.
Days.
Beans, String 45 to 65
Beans, Shell 65 to 70
Beets, Turnip 65
Beets, Long Blood 150
Cabbage, Early 105
Cabbage, Late 150
Cauliflower 110
Corn 75
Eggplant 150 to 160
Lettuce 65
Melon, Water 120 to 140
Melon, Musk 120 to 140
Onion 135 to 150
Pepper 140 to 150
Radish 30 to 45
Squash, Summer 60 to 65
Squash, Winter 125
Tomato 150
Turnip 60 to 70
STEWART SCOTT PRINTING CO.. PRINTERS AND BINDERS, ST. LOUIS.