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CATALOG 1924
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W. A. ALLEN, Pres.
CHAS. ALLEN, Supt.
STEPHEN ALLEN. Sec.
Allen’s Nurseries & Seed House
— THIETY YEARS OF SERVICE—
TO OUR CUSTOMERS
Dear Friends :
It is with great pleasure that Ave here present ‘^Allen’s Catalog” for 1924. First of all Ave AAdsh to extend our hearty greetings for this coming year and to thank one and all of onr customers for their patronage in the past years. We also trnst to have any orders for Trees or Seeds that you may need this season. We try, each and cA^ry year, to he more prompt and to better satisfy our many customers.
POST OFFICE, GENEVA, OHIO TELEPHONE, GENEVA, OHIO TELEGRAPH, GENEVA, OHIO
SHIPPING AND RECEIVING STATION, SAYBROOK, OHIO.
STOP 61, C. P. & A. ELECTRIC R. R. is at north end of our Nursery, between Geneva and Ashtabula, Ohio.
INFORMATION— READ CAREFULLY
No. 1 — True to Name — All stock will be labeled true to name. We exercise great care in filling orders, but we all make mistakes. Upon proper proof where stock is not true to name it is mutually agreed and understood be- tween us and the purchaser, that we will not be held liable for any greater amount than the purchase price of the stock.
No. 2 — Inspection — A Certificate of Nursery Inspection will accompany each shipment, showing that the stock is healthy and free from disease.
No. 3 — We commence shipping in the spring about the first of April and in the fall about October 15.
No. 4 — If you have a neighbor Avho would like our price list send us his address.
No. 5 — Our terms are cash.
No. G — Send money by draft, express money order, post office money order or- by registered letter.
No. 7 — Orders — In ordering be sure to write your name and address plainly, giving name of post office, express office and railroad.
Purchaser pays transportation unless otherwise noted. We deliver all goods to railroads, free.
DELAYS IN FORWARDING—
No. 8 — All articles are at the risk of
the purchaser after being delivered to forwarders. We will not be responsible for any loss or delay that may occur through the negligence of forwarders or Horticultural Inspectors. We will use every means possible to secure prompt delivery, but are not liable for delays in transit; and our responsibility will cease on delivery of goods in good order to the carrier companies, and the Remedy for Loss must lay between the Buyer and Carrier Companies, but in case of loss or delays we will gladly render any assistance possible.
“LIBERTY BONDS’’
Wo will take Liberty Bonds and Vic- tory Bonds at Face Value in exchange for Trees, Plants and Garden Seeds at catalog prices.
No. 9 — Appreciation — We are al- ways pleased to have our friends get up neighborhood orders; it saves freight charges for all. We tie each person’s order separate, placing their names on each bundle so there will be no bother or mistake in distributing.
No. 10 — Special Notice Wlien Order- ing— Please write name and initials. Postoffice, Railroad Station, Number of R. F. D., Box Number and whether by Mail, Freight or Express plainly, so that it will avoid all confusion and mistakes.
WE ARE MEMBERS OF OHIO FARM BUREAU
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1924 SEED DEPARTMENTS
Again last season we nearly doubled this Department’s business. By using our Honest Weight system of selling seeds in- stead of the Old Robber Package game we have made thousands of good customers and they are our best Advertisement and our best Reference.
We have Guaranteed Our Seeds to be True to Name, Sure to Grow and to Please you, for 12 years with only a few minor protests which were made right at once. This is a record of which this Department feels very proud.
We are better fixed, both in efficient help, better rooms and larger quantities of seeds this season to take care of you than ever before. Our men who take care of this Dept, carefully watch each custo- mer’s order with the idea of having him a pleased friend.
Our Seeds come to you, postpaid, saving time and Expense. We Guarantee every Seed to be True to Name, Fresh and Sure to Grow.
We give a Prize Package with EVERY ORDER.
We pack carefully. WE ALSO SEND SEED ORDERS ON SAME DAY THEY ARRIVE.
We want your business and we will give you a square deal.
TREES BY MAIL POSTPAID
For 14 years we have been mailing out trees by Mail, Postpaid. They have given satisfaction. These trees are 3 to 4 feet tall, straight, well rooted stock. We are sending out, annually, about 2000 custo- mers’ orders in this way. There is no or- der too large to ship by Parcel Post, as we can make several bundles, if necessary. Do not order the larger sized trees by mail as they are too long for mailing.
They come postpaid to your door thus saving transportaion, insuring speedy de- livery, and we GUARANTEE their safe arrival.
Prices of these trees by mail are as fol- lows: Apple at 25c each; Peach at 20c
each; Plum, Pear, Cherry and Quince at 40c each.
We have taken special pains in select- ing our Peach and Apple for this trade and we will say these are as nice trees as can be purchased anywhere. These trees are just the thing for your home Fruit Garden and we know they will please you.
“CORN BORER’’
This disease does not effect us from ship- ping into any state, any kind of shelled Sweet, Pop or Field Corns.
MONEY IN FRUIT
Some Planters have been worried for several years, afraid that too many trees were being planted. This is a wrong idea. Fewer trees are being planted than there were in 1912, while we have a much larger population, a steady city expansion, that calls for larger quantities of fruits all the time. Fruit cannot be over done. The men today who have bearing Peach and xipple Orchards are reaping the greatest profits of any form of Agriculture. Grape growers got $75 per ton this season for their grapes, many of them realizing $22 5 per acre. Even if grapes do go as low as $50 per ton there is no crop which even opens the meeting with them. Apples sold this season, quickly, at $7.00 per barrel for No. 1 grade; Peaches at $1.50 per bushel; Pears at $1.50 per bushel; Plums at $2.00 per bushel; Raspberries, Straw- berries, Blackberries, Currants and Goose- berries sold equally as well.
Don’t let the howler of hard times scare you off from planting, as fruit prices have come to stay and fruit is a money maker for the man who will care for it.
TO OUR CUSTOMERS
Making permanent customers out of the new friends we gain each year has made us one of the largest nursery firms in the country — has made us a leader. Our cus- tomers buy and rebuy, simply because they find our trees are not only the BEST value for the money, but the BEST QUAL- ITY at any price. We co-operate with our customers, and our interest in the stock purchased from us has only begun when the stock is delivered. We want you as one of our satisfied customers. We can save you money.
Our Catalog is prepared to meet your wants. If you cannot visit our nurseries, order from it with confidence. Keep in mind the Nursery Stock shortage and mail your order at once, thus avoiding the ex- perience of some of our friends and custo- mers of last year who deferred placing their orders until late in the season and were disappointed in not being able to get the stock they wanted. With special em- phasis on this point we would urge that if you want our products, you read this catalog, decide on what you want to plant, mail your order to us quickly with the assurance that it will have our careful at- tention. Establish a personal relation with us and you will be surprised to find how easy and how satisfactory it is to deal by mail with us.
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ASPARAGUS
Prices on all varieties, unless noted, oz. 5c, lb. 20c, 1 lb. 60c.
Columbia Mammoth White — Pure white tips, fine, keeps well.
Conover’s Colossal — A great, old standard sort, of rapid growth.
Palmetto— Lighter in color, large and produc- tive of good quality.
Washington Rustproof — ^We are pleased to be able to offer seed of this new American strain of Giant Asparagus. It is the first result of a plant-breeding campaign started by the United States Department of Agriculture to produce a rust-resistant asparagus. Rust-resistant and vigorous plants selected from thousands have been crossed with a single male plant “Washing- ton” and most careful re-selection practiced. Grown on our own farms from seed sent us by the U. S. Dept, of Agriculture. Pkg. 10c, oz. 20c, lb. 75c.
BEANS
Prices on all Beans unless otherwise mentioned ^ lb. 10c, Va lb. 15c, 1 lb. 25c, 1 pk. $3.00 1 bu. $10.00.
Pecks and Bushel Prices by express, others postpaid.
Our Bean Crop this season was the finest we
ever grew and can quote prices on car lots. We will duplicate prices of any reliable Seed House.
When you purchase Beans by the pint you get 14 oz. We give you 1 lb. or 16 oz. and pay the postage.
BUSH LIMAS
Burpee’s Improved Bush Lima — This is a good early one, pods 5 to 6 inches long and full of beans of finest quality.
Fordhook Bush Lima — ^An ideal bushy growth with upright stem and branches. Enormous bearer of thick meaty beans of excellent quality. Early and the most productive of the Limas.
GREEN PODDED VARIETIES
Bountiful— A new green pod variety, Superior quality, productive and early, bears early and stays edible through a long season, pods often 6 inches long, a good variety for Market Garden- ers.
Extra Early Red Valentine — Pods round and fleshy, almost stringless, hardy growers of a big crop, 10 days earlier than the old Valen tinea.
Early Refuge— Very productive even in a dry season extra long pods of good quality.
Burpee’s Stringless — This variety claims considerable attention in re- cent years, due to its fine combination of good qualities.
WAX OR YELLOW PODDED
Rogers’ Improved Kidney W'ax — Rich, creamy white, slender, oval pods, 5 to 6 inches in length, free from rust, perfect shape and entirely string- less. Seed white in color with black eye. Plant grows robust, 18 inches in height, erect, bushy and very pro- lific. We know of no Wax Bean that is more desirable for home garden, market gardener or canner, than this wonderful new bean, which is put on the market for first time this season.
Wardwell’s Kidney Wax — This gives general satisfaction everywhere and is one of the best and earliest. On ac- count of its hardiness it can be plant- ed earlier than any other w^ax bean ; yellow pods, fine fiavored and brittle, best for home or market.
Currier’s Rust Proof — A very good wax bean of rust resisting qualities, good keeper, fine shipper, generally satisfactory,
Davis White Wax— This bean Is adapted alike for the canner, market gardener, shipper or amateur. The dry bean is large, kidney shaped and white in color, making it one of the best for cooking in a dry state. Pod.<=! are long, meaty, flat in shape and of a beautiful yellow color and fair quali- ty.
I Dt. of peas or beans equal 14 oz. We quote you 1 lb. or 16 oz. You gain 2 o*.
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POLE BEANS
Early Golden Cluster — The finest of all the waxed podded pole beans, pods from 6 to 8 inches long-, produces up to frost, entirely string- less and of excellent quantity, good for baked beans when dry.
Eazy Wife — This bean is surely a wonder in production and lasting qualities, gives general satisfaction. Everyone who saw this bean last year was immensely pleased and there is sure to be a good trade on this bean.
Kentucky Wonder — This is surely stringless, pods 7 inches long, full of large fine beans, good dry or green, if gathered will continue to set a large crop until frost. Should be in everyone’s garden.
Giant French Wax— A recent introduction from France. This wax has proved in U. S. to be all there is claimed for it. Giant in production of large pods 8 inches long of a beautiful trans- parent golden color, will grow 8 feet high and are simply loaded down with immense loads of pods filled with a large quantity of fine beans. A basket filler of pods or shelled beans. We believe this bean will be planted more than all others as soon as better known. Demands good soil.
POLE LIMA
King of the Garden L.ima — The old standard market and family sort. The vine begins to produce pods at the foot of the pole, and the bearing season continues until frost. Pods are large and well filled with beans of mammoth size.
Carpinteria — ^A new early variety, which bears abundantly, with three to five large, meaty beans to the pod. These are of rarest flavor and quality, retaining their distinguishing green color even after being dried. We would say this sort is one of the very best.
FIELD SEED BEANS
There were a great many Beans planted last season but the early frost caught the large planters’ beans when they w*ere not ripe, con- sequently there is a shortage in the Bean Crop and high prices: in fact, it does not make any difference how big a crop is raised, the price -will be high for a number of years.
Hand Picked Marrow. $6.00 per bushel.
Hand Picked Navy, .$6.00 per bushel.
Hand Picked Kidney, $7.00 per bushel.
Bags free.
Get our prices in car lots.
BROCCOLI
Early Purple Cape — This plant is similar to
Cauliflower in table use only it has a large purple head. Postpaid, 1-6 oz. 5c 1 oz. 30c.
BRUSSELS SPROUTS
Improved Danish — The only good one, sold under many different names. Plant seed in April. Postpaid, 1-3 oz. 5c, 1 oz. 10c.
BEETS
Our Beet Seed is of the best carefully selected stock and true to name.
Prices on all Beets % oz. 5c., 1 oz. 10c, lb. 20c, 1 lb. 75c.
Eclipse— Early and smooth, roundish, good quality, can’t be beat.
Crimson Globe Beet
Crimson Globe— From England and still one of the best globe shaped beets. Can be market- ed early.
Allen’s Select — Several years ago we noticed in a bed of Crosby’s Egyptian, a beet that grew faster and larger, and matured earlier than the rest. After carefuly testing and saving the seed, we became convinced that this beet is not only of commercial value, but deserves trial by all lovers of beets. It is globular in shape, dark red color, fine flavored and a good keeper, ripens early, excellent for greens. We can spare only a limited quantity of this seed.
Crosby’s Egyptian Improved — ^A quick grower, best quality, good for forcing in or out of doors, roundish, well colored, a favorite with market gardeners in this section. Our seed is fresh and -will satisfy.
Detroit Dark Red— Small tops, can be planted closer than some, very sweet, fine for table use.
Half Dong Blood Improved — This improved half long makes an excellent beet for those desiring this shape. One of the best for cook- ing and an easy grower.
SWISS CHARD
DucuUus — This is so far the best, we feel that there is no use offering any others, the leaves and stalks are very tender, making best of greens.
V2 oz. 5c, 1 oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 20c, lib. 75c.
MANGEL WURTZEL
Mammoth Dong Red— Grows to an immense size in good soil, has yields of 1 400 to 2,000 bu. per acre. Every farmer should grow ^ acre of these for his hogs, chickens, cows or any stock. This is our largest seller and al- ways satisfies.
1/3 oz. 5c, 1 oz. 10c, 1^ lb. 20c 1 lb. 60c, 5 lbs. $2.50.
Prices quoted are postage paid. Guaranteed safe arrival to your mail box.
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MANGEI. WURTZEIi— Continued Golden Tankard— A big cropper of long, round shape, skin golden j’-ellow, claimed to contain more sugar and richness than any other.
% oz. 5c, 1 oz. 10c, ^ lb. 20c, 1 lb. 75c.
SUGAR BEETS
Our Sugar Beet Seed is grown by an expert in the heart of the sugar beet district of Michi- gan and we feel that no one can place a finer or fresher article, for near this price, on the market. He grows beets for the sugar factory himself and knows the necessity of good pure seed.
Klein Wanz Eeban— The most cultivated and and probably the best heavy yielder.
% oz. 5c, 1 oz. 10c, ^ lb. 20c, 1 lb. 60c.
Eane’s Imperial— An improved French sugar, will yield 30 to 40 tons per acre in good soil, perfect shape and large size. Prices same.
% oz. 5c, 1 oz. 10c, lb. 20c, 1 lb. 60c.
ALLEN’S
GUARANTEED CABBAGES
Finest Danish Grown Seed — After carefully investigating and trials, we have found that Danish Grown Cabbage Seed not only is free from all diseases of the root, but produces bet- ter heads, a heavier crop and more uniform fields than we formerly had with our home grown seed; so we have imported enough Cab- bage Seed from Denmark’s most famous pro- ducer to take care of our trade.
Prices on all Cabbages, i/4 oz. 5c, 1 oz. 20c, % lb. 50c 1 lb $1.75.
Copenhagen Market— Here is an early, round headed cabbage equaling Jersey Wakefield for earliness, light green leaves of remarkable solid head that will mature about the same time. This is just what market gardeners are after.
Improved American Savoy — The Savoy Cab- bages deserve to be better known in America. They are large and of excellent fiavor.
Early Jersey Wakefield— From selected stock. This is a market favorite as well as fine early cabbage for summer use, grows quickly and ^ooks tender.
Danish Ball Head
Danish Ball Head — The heads are of medium size to large, fine white color, thick meated and can be kept all winter to good advantage. One of the best market sorts.
Early Flat Dutch — One of the most desirable second early varieties, maturing a good fiat head.
Glory of Enkhuizen — Has become a great favorite very quickly, early round headed, dark green heads, of medium size, but of best quality.
Lightning Express— The earliest cabbage grown, will mature 10 days sooner, we believe, than any other cabbage. Better try this.
Premium Flat Dutch — Highly valued every- where, where cabbage is grown.
Volga or Stonehead — Larger than Danish Ball Head, matures more perfect cabbages on an acre of the poorest ground we ever saw, keeps longest in winter. We know you will like this cabbage.
Old Standard Giant Red Ball Head — Best red, similar to Danish Ball Head, but for color.
CARROTS
Prices on all Carrots, oz. 5c 1 oz. 10c, ^ lb. 25c, 1 lb. 80c.
Giant Intermediate— A cross between Oxheart and Chantenay, beautiful in color and a money maker of best quality for farmer and market gardener alike. Length of Chantenay and size of Oxheart.
Improved Danvers — ^A standard market sort, fine for table use, a rich orange, 6 to 8 inches long, 2^2 inches thick, very productive.
Oxheart — Forms a thick root 3 to 4 inches in diameter, and produces large crops. Some re- port growing 800 bushels to the acre.
Prices quoted are postage paid. Guaranteed safe arrival to your mail box.
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Chantenay— Like Oxheart, but larger, deep orange. We like this for table use, best half long variety.
Improved Long Orange — Standard late, im- mense producer of long carrots, good keeper, demands deep soil.
Improved White Belgian — This is the uni- versal Stock Carrott of Belgium. Daii’ymen prize it for its great amount of saccharine, immensely productive. There is no vegetable grown that will produce the amount of feed and is so much relished by all kinds of stock. Good keeper.
CELERY
Nothing is harder to please a customer with than celery seed. To overcome this we are aiming to supply each variety to a perfect standard as our other “ GUARANTEED SEEDS ” and to those who have never used our seeds, we can only ask a trial on our celery seeds and let your futur e seed orders be governed by the results.
Giant Pascal — One of the best on the market. It produces perfect branched stalks, 2 ft. long, crisp and thick, blanches early and easily, fine keeper and shipper.
oz. 10c, 1 oz. 15c, lb. 45c 1 lb. $1.45.
CELERY— Continued
White Plume — A good early variety, easy to blanch.
1/4 oz. 10c, 1 oz. 15c, 1/4 50c, 1 lb. $1.50.
Golden Self Blanching — ^A great self-blanching variety, easily marketed and a great keeper, of fine quality and has just enough of the nutty fiavor that makes celery popular for fiavoring and eating.
1/4 oz. 10c, 1/4 oz. 20c, 1 oz. 30c.
CAULIFLOWER
DANISH GROWN SEED Genuine High Class
Remember 1 oz. of Caulifiower seed make* 1,500 to 2,000 plants.
Early Snowball— Very early and one of the surest to head. If seed is sown in March will be ready for use in June. Dwarf grower with good size heads, valuable for late planting a* well as early.
1-10 oz. 10c, 1/4 oz, 25c.
Ford’s White Sure Head— An improved snow- ball of best quality, and excellent variety, good header in dry weather, and does well in all climates.
1-10 oz. 10c, % oz. 25c.
Early White Spine
CUCUMBERS
On no seed can you gain more by buying our way than you can on Cucumber and other Vine Plants. You gain almost ten times as much by buying by the oz. and lb. as the old style pkg. There is a secret in keeping this seed so it will germinate and gain from 6 to 10 days in growing to maturity, and a trial of our seed, side by side with any other seed -will con- vince you.
Prices on all cucumbers, i/^ oz. 5c, % lb. 25c,
1 lb. 90c.
Fordhook Famous — Strong grower and very productive, does not blight, makes good pickles, grows from 12 to 15 inches, very tender and crisp, practically spineless.
Davis Perfect — This is King of Cucumbers, largest, a heavy bearer of perfect salable fuit, becoming known everywhere and a general fa- vorite.
Early White Spine — ^A good crisp one, early to mature, a general favorite as an early variety, widely planted for pickling factories, etc.
Japanese Climbing — This variety can be trel- Ilsed and will not blight. An immense size, a
novelty of the best quality, from 40 to 50 large fruits have been counted on one vine at a time.
Chicago Pickling— A big favorite at pickling works, growls the fruit in bunches, a regular mass of blossoms and pickles when gathered daily.
Boston Pickier— A good one, general favorite in the eastern markets, one of our best sellers.
London Long Green — This is far the best long green variety, 12 to 16 in. long of a superior quality, the young fruit is best for pickling and when matured is fine for sweet pickles, a good slicer.
Short Green— Similar to Long Green but ma- tures earlier, shorter, great favorite for picklers and market.
Arlington White Spine — One of the most profitable of the white spine. It is the leading variety in many eastern markets.
Thorburns Everbearing — Early sort excel- lent for pickles, bears from early until late, few seeds, extra solid, of nearly perfect shape.
Prices quoted are postage paid. Guaranteed safe arrival to your mail box.
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CUCUMBEKS— Continued
Early Fortune — KicJi, dark green color. 7 to 8 inches long when left for slicing, good shipper and market sort, few seeds and equally as good for pickles as for slicing, very resistant to disease, one of the best sorts.
Cool and Crisp— (G5 days) Fruits are straight, long, even and slim, and of a healthy dark green color. Very productive, and by reason of its uniform shape, makes one of the best pick- ling sorts, also excellent for slicing.
Early Russian Cucumber — Picture of these Cu- cumber shown on the back cover of our catalog taken from field where our seed was grown. This new type of cucumber is good for either slicing or pickling, has very few seeds, makes a very quck growth. Vines are literally cover- ed with fruit. IT IS THE EARLIEST CU- CUMBER IN EXISTENCE today. Fruit is short and thick and very crisp. We are cer- tainly pleased to be able to offer this new crea- tion for the first time this season, having a limited amount of seed to offer to the trade. % oz. 10c, 1 oz. 15c. lb. 35c.
CORN SALAD
Large, round leaved, used during winter for lettuce, or cook like spinach. % oz. 5c.
CRESS
Water Cress— An improved Cress, grows in ponds and streams. oz. lOc.
CHICORY
Resembles Parsnips, root when dried makes a good substitute for coffee, or when mixed, adds a mild pleasant flavor. oz. 5c.
DANDELION
Improved, large leaved; an imported variety of large size, makes several times as many greens per plant as the common Dandelions. Will supply itself after first planting. ^ oz. 10c.
EGG PLANT
New York Spineless — Is a great improvement over the old time Egg Plant, deep purple, of large size, highest quality.
Vs oz. 5c, 1/2 oz. 15c, 1 oz. 30c, lb. $1.00.
Black Beauty— Early, large and productive, deep color and gives general satisfaction, easy to grow.
% oz. 5c, y2 oz. 15c, 1 oz. 30c, lb. $1.00.
ENDIVE
Endive is one of the best salads for Fall and Winter use.
White or Moss Curled — Fine quality, beauti- fully curled.
y2 oz. 5c, 1 oz. 10c, lb. 25c.
Green Curled — ^Very hardy, dark green.
% oz. 5c, 1 oz. 10c, % lb. 25c.
Broad Leaved Batavia (Escarolle) —
% oz. 10c, 1 oz. 15c, 1/4 lb. 40c.
KALE OR BORECOLE
Dwarf Green Curled Scotch — The best variety. Improves in winter, green and beautiful. %
oz. 5c.
KOHL RABl OB TURNIP ROOTED CABBAGES
Early White Vienna — Flesh white and tender used before fully grown, i^ oz. 5c.
Early Purple v ieiiiia — Same except color. % oz. 5c.
LETTUCE
We take great pains in having Lettuce Seed pure and all plants showing a difference are taken out. We believe that market gardeners will make no mistake in giving our seed a trial. It is fresh and ready to start like all of our “ GUARANTEED SEEDS. ” The ordinary package of Lettuce contains y, to 1-3 of an’ ounce. If you do not believe it go to your store and weigh one.
Price in all varieties of Lettuce, ^ oz. 5c, 1 oz. 10c, 14 lb. 25c, 1 lb. 75c.
Iceberg— Very solid, compact heads. Fine flavor and crisp, one of the best headed va- rieties. From what we have seen of this we believe there is none better.
Denver Market— Light green tender and crisp, leaves finely wrinkled, good flavor.
May King— One of the first to mature for the table and a good one.
Hanson— Probably the largest variety in cul- tivation, a rapid grower, crisp and tender, stands a long season without becoming tough.
California Cream Butter — Claimed to be the best flavored, and a good one.
New York— Crisp and dark green. One of the earliest sorts, ranks better than Big Boston. This Lettuce is one of the very best to grow for home gardens. A new sort, but we are offering it in limited amount as follows,
Y2 oz. 10c 1 oz. 15c.
Grand Rapids, Ashtabula Strain — This strain of lettuce has been famous in all the leading cities for its crisp appearance after its long shipments, rapid growth in greenhouse or hot- bed makes it the highest sought after by all growers of lettuce. Our strain is 99 per cent pure and is being used by leading greenhouse men.
Early Prizehead — This old standard variety is still the best of the large, thin-leaved, clus- tering sorts for the home garden but is not a good kind to ship a long distance as the leaves are so tender they are easily spoiled in handling. The leaves are very crimped, blight green tinged with brownish red and are exceedingly tender:, crisp and sweet forming a large, loose head.
Big Boston, Selected Stock— With gardeners who ship north, many of whom plant our seeds exclusively, this is the most popular: the best early, large heading sort, a valuable first early. Plants are vigorous, mature heads of bright green leaves which are very tender.
Simpson’s Early Curled — Does not head, but forms a compact mass of curly leaves of yellow- ish-green color. It matures early generally grown in cold frame and as an outside crop.
Black Seeded Simpson— This is not a head lettuce, but spreads a mass of curled leaves around over the ground, it is excellent and a favorite with many.
Mixed Lettuce Seed — So as to give variety.
Prices quoted are postage paid. Guaranteed safe arrival to your mail box.
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LEEK
Broad American Flag: — Best. ^ oz. 5c.
MUSTARD
Chinese or Giant Southern Curled — ^Very large leaves, which often measure 15 inches. Are ready for use in about 45 days from sowing. Plants will continue to yield until frost. Leaves are eaten boiled like spinach.
Ys oz. 5c, 1 oz. 10c, lb. 20c, 1 lb. 60c.
MUSTARD— Continued
White — This is very popular one of the best for general use, flavor mild and excellent, oz. 5c, 1 oz. 8c, 1/4 lb. 20c, 1 lb. 50c.
Brown— Some people prefer this variety on account of its strong flavor, large leaved. Prices same as White.
OKRA
White Velvet — Very proliflc, free from spines.
1/^ oz. 5c.
MUSKMELONS
The general satisfaction that our Melon Seed gave last season again proves the superior quality of our Melon Seed. For years this Seed has stood the test of the most critical Planters in the United States until today we are leaders in this line.
Prices on all Muskmelons Yi oz 5c, 1 oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 25c 1 lb. 75c.
Rocky Ford or Netted Gem — Greatly improved over the Gem varieties, slightly oblong very sweet and flne flavored thick fleshed, early and sure. The kind you liked when a boy. Made Colorado famous for Muskmelons.
Osage (Miller’s Cream) — Dark green, egg shape, medium size a thick red salmon meat, thin skin and best of flavor.
Fmerald Gem — Old standard, smooth skin, salmon color flesh, very sweet, hardy thrifty and prolific.
Early Hackensack — ^Very early, green flesh, sweet, of good size, juicy small seed space, good market melon
Tip Top— Medium size, nearly round, slightly ribbed, nearly covered with netting, orange colored flesh, an excellent market sort.
Honey Dew— Light cream in color, extra flne flavor, enormous size, many specimens measure 9 inches in diameter, weighing 10 pounds; nearly round in shape, ripens a week later than Rocky Ford, splendid shipper and keeper, properly cared for can be kept until Christmas. Every grower of melons should include this In their order.
Hoodoo — Flesh orange color; fine flavor, ripens in 70 days, exceedingly productive, flesh
firm, thin hard rind, splendid shipper. Try this for home and market gardens. Michigan growers get a higher price for it in city markets than any other melon.
Edwards’ Perfecto Cantaloupe — Salmon flesh- ed, of the Rocky Ford Type, fruit very unform in size, thick flesh, small seed cavity, a flne shipper and highly recommended by large grow- ers for distance shipping, for the city market.
Prices quoteci are postage paict. Guaranteed safe arrival to yonr mail box.
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KING and QUEEN
WATERMELONS
Prices on all varieties of Watermelon,, % o*. 6c 1 oz. 10 c, ^ lb. 15c, 1 lb. 50c.
After trials of about 20 kinds we selected the following :
King and Queen Watermelon— A winter keep- ing watermelon originating in Volga Valley, In Russia, will keep until February, keeping its color and flavor. The picture shown in this catalog shows its shape and color. We think this worthy of a trial as it comes highly recom- mended by the largest growers of melons in the United States, oz. 10c, 1 oz. 15c, lb. 40c.
Alabama Sweet — The best long melon grown; line for shipment, large, of oblong form, flesh bright red and delicious flavor, seeds are white.
Cole's Early— Best home variety and nearby market, early and hardy, very sweet, red rind slightly striped.
Halbert Honey— Another good home variety, with a dark green skin and crimson flesh, extra flavor, rather oblong, once tried it will always And a place in the garden.
Kleckley Sweet— A big melon, rank grower and simply covers the ground with fruit of flne market quality. It does well in northern climate and cannot be beaten for the medium crop.
Tom Watson— Although this variety matures early, it is the largest melon, 18 to 20 inches long and 10 to 12 inches thick and has a record of weighing from 40 to 50 pounds. A tough rind, making a good shipper. Its quality is as
good as any melon grown. There is no mis- take in “TOM WATSON."
Sweet Heart- A mottled variety, commanding the best market prices, a great favorite with local market gardeners and a good seller ex- cellent quality.
Fordhook Early- A good melon and ranks up with Cole’s Early, only larger and better, long distance shipper.
Irish Grey— A grey colored melon of large size, a good shipper and keeper, extra good quality and highly recommended.
Iceberg— A favorite, oblong to nearly round, melons weigh from 30 to 50 pounds each, the rind, though thin, is tough and melons bear handling and shipping well. Flesh is bright red. A profitable market melon.
Ice Cream— White seeded fruit of medium size, nearly round, skin pale green, rind thin, flesh scarlet, solid, crisp, delicious.
Citron— Red seeded, for preserving only, high grade and the best.
Allen’s Ohio Favorite — One of the biggest growers of melons in Ohio sent us 6 of these Melons in 1914, stating that we could save the seeds and try it on our land. We did and it produced more melons, better quality and ripen- ed up better than any melon we have ever plant- ed. We made a contract with the originator to introduce this melon. It is early, extra flne flavor, form rather long, color dark green, seeds dark, very productive, crisp and sweet. Try it. ,
Prices quoted are postage paid. Guaranteed safe arrival to your mail box.
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ONIONS
All varieties of Onions unless otherwise noted, ^ oz. 10c, 1 oz. 30c, lb. 50c, 1 lb. $1.50.
All varieties are very scarce.
Our Onion Seed is already cleaned and dried ready for shipment and never have we had such fine looking seed. We grew this from the best selected Onions and we will guarantee you will not get any better. Can make a very at- tractive price on large lots or car loads. Write and state number of pounds wanted. This is one of our leaders.
Allen’s Select Ohio Yellow Globe Danvers—-
This is the variety we make a specialty of. Hundreds of carloads of this variety are ship- ped from this section each season and are con- sidered by buyers to be the truest Globe Dan- ers type, also the best keepers in any section of Ohio. We sell large quantities of this seed. While last season we sold all we had we be- lieve we now have enough to supply all our customers. Write for prices on 10 to 100 lb. lots.
Yellow Globe Danvers — While this grade is not quite so true to type it is a very fine, clean seed and from all we can learn, large grow- ers of onions that we have sold large quantities of seed claim they are perfectly satisfied and will want more of the same brand.
Yellow Globe Southport — ^A good mild onion, good for market.
Red Globe Southport — Same as above only red.
Prize Taker^The largest onion grown, weigh- ing up to 6 lbs., perfectly round, light yellow vdth pure white flesh, mild flavor, solid, is a profitable sort to grow, sells best.
White Globe Southport — A white globe onion, mild and pleasant.
Giant Red— Largest red onion, grown from selected stock, an early market variety weighs as high as 5 lbs.
White Silverskin — The favorite white onion, flat shaped, flesh mild, ripens quite early, good keeper, fine for green onions and bunching for markets.
Red Wethersfield — Is -the largest, heaviest yielding and best keeping of the red onions.
ONION SETS
Last season we expected to have enough to supply all of our customers but the demand was so large we were sold out before the season was
half finished. We have a great many more this season and believe we will have enough for-^- all our customers.
By Mail, pint, 15c; quart, 25c.
By freight or express, not prepaid, per peck, 75c ; bushel $2.50.
Red, yellow or white bottom sets your choice.
PARSNIPS
All Parsnips prices y2 oz. 5c, ib. 20c, 1 lb. 75c.
Hollow Crown (Long Smooth) — Long, sweet excellent quality, very productive.
Improved Guernsey — Thicker than the above and easier harvested, fine grained, well flavored.
New Intermediate — This new sort does not require the deph of soil for its cultivation that is necessary for the older varieties. Although equal in quality and flavor to the old sort, the roots of this variety are only one-half to two- thirds as long when grown under ordinary con- ditions. On heavy or clay soils, intermediate is especially valuable. During the past few years of drought the Intermediate, of all varieties, yielded the heaviest, made the best looking roots, and was the easiest to harvest.
PARSLEY
Champion Moss Curled— Very handsome curly leaves. % oz. 5c, % lb. 20c.
Fern Leaved— New improved, worth a trial, oz. 5c, ^ lb. 20c.
GARDEN PEAS
Choice Northern Grown and hand picked, extra fine seeds. This seed is very scarce and a great many gardeners will be without their supply unless they order early.
We quote you by the pound which is 16 oz. Other firms quote you by the pint which is from 12 to 14 oz.
Prices on Garden Peas, i/4 lb. 10c, % lb. 15c,
1 lb. 25c, 10 lbs. $2.00, 50 lbs. $9.00.
Premium Gem— One of the best, medium Early wrinkled peas; has large full pods, grows 12 to 15 inches in height, is one of the best home sorts.
Horsford’s Market Garden — One of the very best Peas, has very large pods, grows about
2 feet in height, is in fact highly recommended by everyone, is a medium season variety.
Alaska— Extremely early, grows from 20 to 28 inches high, matures in about 45 days after planting under favorable conditions, ripens the whole crop at once, fine quality, small pod, but well filled with peas, best early.
Prices quoted are postage paid. Guaranteed safe arrival to your mail box.
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Champion of [England — Old time favorite, a sure cropper of extra sweet peas, an abundant bearer, wrinkled, claimed to still be the best late sort.
American Wonder~Is an extra early, wrinkl- ed pea, a dwarf of standard high quality. Vines 10 to 12 inches high, dwarf er than Nott’s Ex- celsior, usually matures a day or two in ad- vance of Nott’s, developes firm, well filled pods. Very prolific, almost as heavy a yielder as Nott’s Excelsior. This is a home and garden variety of highest class for succssion planting each week, vines require no support or bushing during growth.
Allen’s Extra Early — (New) — This is one of the earliest and best peas grown, splendid table qualities, very productive. If you want early peas you should give this a trial. We have placed the price low so as to give it a wider introduction.
Nott’s Excelsior— A real standard variety of extra quality, both for home garden and market, a dwarf pea of 16 inches, the vines are covered with pods and claimed to be the sweet- est pea grown.
Eaxtonia — Called the dwarf Gradus, needs no support, it produces immense quantities of pods of large size, filled with sweet flavored peas of fine quality and very tender.
Thomas Eaxton— Very early, large pods, a rival to Gradus, best quality, one of the popular varieties with market gardeners.
Gradus— Almost a new pea, but the demand for this has increased until the supply never equals the demand. About 3 ft. tall, medium early, wrinkled, bears more peas than any other, just as sweet as the best and after all has no equal. Due to the demand, a great many seedmen have been sending out most anything for this pea. Our stock is pure and prime, ex- tra select.
Eittle Marvel — ^\^ery popular with market gardeners because of its extreme earliness and productiveness. Large, dark green pods, gen- erally borne in pairs, very dwarf vines, 15 to 18 inches tall.
PEPPER
“GUARANTEED PEPPER SEED’’
Prices on all varieties of Peppers Vs oz. 5c, 1 oz. 30c, lb. $1.00, 1 lb. $3.50.
Chinese Giant— This is the largest, best and handsomest pepper of them all. Grows from 12 to 15 inches in circumference, a mild pickier, heavy yielder, should be thinned to get best results in size.
Ruby King— A popular, mild flavored variety, growing 5 to 6 inches long, bright red.
Ruby Giant — ^A cross between the two above kinds, combining the good merits of both mild and large, brilliant scarlet.
Neapolitan— Earliest pepper, 4 inches long, runs as high as 50 to the stalk, a bright glossy red, a big improved old fashioned pepper.
Sweet Mountain — Large, sweet, extra good for stuffed pickles.
Golden Queen — ^Although a novelty, it is very handsome and good, worth trying.
Red Cayenne— Long pods very strong, used for seasoning and pickling purposes.
PUMPKINS
King of Mammoth — The Show Pumpkin, grows to 200 lb., salmon pink flesh, splendid keeper, known as the Giant, etc.
% oz. 5c, 1 oz. 8c, lb. 25c, 1 lb. 90c.
Japanese Pie — Seeds marked with Japanese letters, fine for pie dry and sweet, ripens early, keeps well.
1/2 oz. 5c, 1 oz. 10c, lb. 30c, 1 lb. 75c.
Small Sugaiv-The best pie pumpkin, small, almost solid, very sweet, very productive, ex- cellent keeper. Y2 oz. 5c, 1 oz. 10c, 1^4 ll>. 20c, 1 lb. 75c.
Connecticut Field — Good one for stock or pies, a favorite for canneries and producers on ac- count of hardiness, ease to gi-ow and immense crops. Have seen fields of this that you could not hardly step between the pumpkins.
Vo oz. 5c, 1 oz. 10c, lb. 20c, 1 lb. 50c 5 lbs.
$2.00.
Winter Luxury- Generally regarded as the finest quality pie pumpkin. Besides its high quality it is the best keeper of all. In size about 9 or 10 inches in diameter; its skin is beautiful deep orange yellow with a very close netting, almost as russeted as a potato. This is one of the very best pie pumpkins, always brings first price on the market.
1/2 oz. 5c, 1 oz. 10c, 14 lb. 25c, 1 lb. 90c.
Large ' Sweet Cheese— A very large sized pumpkin, it is an excellent keeper and extra fine flavor splendid for table, flat like a cheese, skin is orange red.
1^ oz. 5c, 1 oz. 8c, 14 lb. 20c, 1 lb. 60c.
We need names of planters of seeds. Kindly send ns same of the larg’est in
yonr neighborhood.
1 pt. of peas or beans equal 14 oz. We quote you 1 lb. or 16 oz. You gain 2 oz.
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RADISH
tender, holds its quality well.
We do not want you to compare our “GUAR- ANTEED RADISH SEED” with the common seed sold from other sources. It is grown from carefully selected and transplanted stock, the kind that will satisfy our patrons. Our big present supply enables us to offer it at bargain prices. The ordinary store package contains 1-5 to 1-3 of an ounce. Stop and think of the number of cents you have lost this way during your life, feeding the seed combine and help the outside firm up the ladder with an order.
Prices for all Radishes, % oz. 5c, 1 oz. 10c, lb. 20c, 1 lb. 75c, 2 lb. $1.20.
Sparkler— A new variety of an entirely distinct type. In shape it is globular; the top is very short ,thus making it adaptable for forcing, although it is equally good for outside. The color is a rosy carmine, with a long white tip. Sparkler will keep longer in good condition than any other variety we have tried, and can be grown the year round. Successive sowings should be made throughout the summer.
Icicle — Pure white, long and crisp, very valu- able for table, always a good seller, quite large.
Early Scarlet Globe — Early, and all around first class, small top, bright scarlet, well fiavor- ed.
French Breakfast— Pine oval shaped, white tipped, quick grower, good for home and market, very mild, crisp and tender, old fa- vorite.
Cincinnati Market — 6 to 7 inches long, straight and smooth, scarlet, crisp and fine fiavored.
Chartier — Well known, long red, crisp and
Philadelphia White Box — One of he earliest and best, often matured in 18 days, pure white, one of the best fiavored, can be planted close.
Crystal Beauty— Probably never was a long, white radish as near perfecion in shape, mild in fiavor, not pithy, matures quickly, sells very readily in city.
Eong Scarlet Short Top — A standard variety of long radishes, straight and smooth ; grows partly above ground develops long roots that are tender, crisp and sweet. Fine for he home garden.
Mixed Radish Seed— Containing nearly all kinds.
WINTER RADISH
White Chinese Rose — The roots grow from 4 to 5 inches long, are cylinderical, the largest at the bottom, blunt at both ends, skin deep rose, the flesh white, good keeper, firm and crisp. Prices same.
RHUBARB SEED
Myatt’s Victoria— Largest, best, generally used. We are able to offer this very cheap due to the immense crop on hand.
1/4 oz. 5c, 1 oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 50c.
SALSIFY (Vegetable Oyster)
Mammoth Sandwich variety.
1/4 oz. 5c, 1 oz. 15c, 14
Island — The lb. 50c.
improved
Prices quoted are postage paid. Guaranteed safe arrival to your mail box,
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Select Hubbard
SQUASH
Note what other firms ask for oz. and lbs., not pkgs.
Fall and Winter Varieties
Italian Cozelle or Green Bush Marrow Squash
This is the very best of all the vegetable mar- row squashes and we htink a trial of it in your garden will assure you that this variety is worthy of mention, oz. 5c, 1 oz. 10c, % lb. 20c.
Delicious— This variety comes from an experi- ment to improve on the old Hubbard. It cooks dry and tender with a rich fiavor, skin dark green and flesh dark orange or brick color, ripens in early fall and lasts all winter : good for the market grower.
^2 OZ. 5c, 1 oz. 10c, 14 lb. 25c, 1 lb. $1.00.
Select Hubbard— Claims to produce more than the old Hubbard, very similar, really the best winter squash for use.
1/2 oz. 5c, 1 oz. 10c, V4. lb. 30c, 1 lb. $1.00
Boston Marrow— Bright orange yellow, oval, thin skin, rich and fine grained, melting to the taste.
1/2 oz. 5c, 1 oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 30c, 1 lb. $1.00.
Golden Hubbard — Same as Select Hubbard only golden color instead of green, slightly smaller and earlier
% oz. 5c, 1 oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 25c, 1 lb. $1.00.
Ford Hook— Very productive, oblong, slightly ribbed, splendid flavor.
1/2 oz. 5c, 1 oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 25c, 1 lb. $1.00.
Mammoth Whale — One of the largest squashes grown, used mostly for stock feeding and ex- hibition.
1/2 oz. 5c, loz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 35c 1 lb. $1.25.
Summer Varieties
Giant Summer Crookneck— Golden yellow, best quality, 18 to 24 inches long, command an extra price in market.
1/2 oz. 5c, 1 oz. 8c, 1/4 lb. 25c, 1 lb. 75c.
Mammoth White Bush — Scalloped, pure white, good, early and prolific.
% oz. 5c, 1 oz. 8c, 1/4 lb. 20c 1 lb. 75c.
Golden Custard— Very similar to above kind only yellow.
1/2 oz. 5c, 1 oz. 8c, 14 lb. 25c, 1 lb. 75c.
Giant Summer Crookneck
Prices quoted are postage paid. Guaranteed safe arrival to your mail box.
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TOMATOES
After last season’s success of filling- large orders of “GUARANTEED TOMATO SEED,” as well as small, we feel we cannot help but demand the attention of tomato growers every- where, who wish the best article on the market, regardless of price. Tomato seed must be fresh, kept right from moisture or heat. We offer only varieties found good in trials this season. Canning factories wishing large quantities, write for special prices.
Bonnie Best — A very early sort, attractive in shape and color, the flesh is of the very solid- est. Vines are vigorous and very productive. Color deep scarlet, excellent for home or market. ^ oz. 5c, 1 oz. 20c.
Improved Earliana (Sparks)— A great favor- ite with us and the earliest variety, we believe, in existence. Smooth and productive large, vigorous of vine, this will jdeld 500 to 600 bushels to the acre. We claim our Earliana will ripen from 6 to 10 days earlier than any other.
% oz. 5c, Y2 Dz. 10c, 1 oz. 20c, lb. 75c, 1 lb. $2.50.
June Pink — In many, perhaps the greater number of markets, a pink early tomato is the most desired: this is the earliest of the pink varieties and is similar in habit to the famous Earliana. We have bred this to such fine smoothness of skin that in our strain growers for market find few rough fuits, and in western markets where pink tomatoes only, sell readily, this is a profit maker. The fruits are of fair size and good quality; vines ripen evenly, per- mitting quick harvesting.
% oz. 5c, oz. 10c, 1 oz. 20c, lb. $1.00 1 lb. $3.00.
Chalk’s Early Jewel— A splendid all around kind, medium in season, uniform in size, of large fruit, very solid bright red, used in local canning factory almost exclusively last season with fine results.
oz. 5c, y2 oz. 10c, 1 oz. 20c, lb. 75c, 1 lb. $2.50.
Yellow Pear — For using whole in pickling and preserving, very sweet and prolific, used extensively in salads.
% oz. 5c, 1 oz. 20c.
Pondarosa — Very large and solid, few seeds, very handsome, dark, rank foliage. Some will not use anything else.
14 oz. 5c, y2 oz. 10c, 1 oz. 20c, 14 lb. $1.00 1
lb. $3.50.
Enormous — Probably largest, smooth and red with a glossy appearance, few seeds, almost solid, fine flavor, good keeper market or home garden variety.
14 oz. 5c, 1^ oz. 10c, 1 oz. 20c, 14 lb. $1.00 1 lb. $3.50.
Eivingston’s Globe — Very desirable quality, round, ripens early, large, good sheer, perfect shape, very productive
14 oz. 5c y2 oz. 10c, 1 oz. 20c, 14 lb. 75c, 1 lb. $2.50.
Yellow Wonder— As large as any tomato, pure yellow.
14 oz. .5c, Va oz. 10c, 1 oz. 20c, 14 lb. $1.00, 1 lb. $3.50.
Stone — ^A main crop variety, hard to beat, heavy and firm, bright scarlet keeps well in long shipments, does not crack or rot, no core,
14 oz. 5c, 14 oz. 10c, 1 oz. 20c, 14 lb. 60c, 1 lb. $2.00.
John Baer — Resembles in color and earliness the Bonny Best comes to us with the highest praise from large market growers around Bal- timore where it was first introduced. Everyone should try it.
14 oz. lOc, 1 oz. 30c, 14 lb. $1.00, 1 lb. $3.00.
Red Rock — Smooth and solid, very fine va- riety, color is red, flavor of the best, ship- ping qualities could not be better.
14 oz. 5c, 1 oz. 20c, 14 lb. 50c, 1 lb. $2.00.
SWEET CORN
Prices quoted include postage on pound and fractions.
Seed is very scarce and prices, unless other- wise noted, on all varieties, 14 lb. 10c, 14 lb. 15c, 1 lb. 20c. Via express, 10 lbs. $1.50, 25 lbs. $3*.
Larger quantities a matter of correspondence.
Our Seed Sweet Corn is carefully selected seed with both ends carefully taken oft and only best ears saved, is dried and cared for so as to guarantee a perfect stand of uniform corn.
Country Gentleman — ^A well known and de- serving old sort that has always been very pop- ular, due to its large, compact ears of irregular rows.
Stowell’s Evergreen — Known everywhere. All old one but still King of the latest, consider- ing everything.
White Evergreen— Claimed to be improved Stowell’s Evergreen.
Kendall’s Early Giant — Ears are large and long with ten to twelve rows, corn pure white, medium early, has a long season.
Crosby’s Early — Noted for its richness and sweetness, quite early and of good size, very often has several ears to the stalk.
Golden Bantam — This is a sweet corn of most exquisiite quality, which when ready to use is of a bright golden yellow color. It looks rich and is rich and no mistake. It can be planted very early, as it is as hardy as the Exra Early Adams. The sm.all stalks can grow closely to- gether in the row and will produce 2 or 3 ears each.
Black Mexican— This corn, when in condition for the table, cooks remarkably white, but the ripe grain is black or bluish black. It is sur- passed by none in tenderness and fine quality.
Bellies Golden Giant Sugar Com — The famous winner of many Horticultural prizes. This is no fake variety, it is exactly -what the Gardener has been looking for. A Sweet Corn 3 to 6 days earlier than its parent Golden Bantam. Of more superior quality than Golden Bantam, will yield twice as much per acre as the (jolden Bantam, larger eared and larger stalk, making it the most productive and the best yellow Sweet Corn in existence. We have purchased -nuTSi-io oq:) luojj poos siq:) jo i^:^puT3nb po:^IUlt^ n tor who stands back of the above description. This we offer in limited quantities as follows, postage paid ; 14 lb. 15c, 14 lb. 25c, 1 lb. 40c, 10 lbs. $3.00.
Prices quoted are postage paid. Guaranteed safe arrival to your mail box.
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SWEET CORN
Bordens Wonder Bantam— A beautiful yellow corn, superior to the Golden Bantam, both in size and in quality. Stalk grows from 5 to 6 feet high, ears 8 to 10 inches in length. As early as the Golden Bantam. It is a variety that is worthy of a trial by any market garden- er, canner or garden maker. We consider it by our trial to be the best improved Golden Ban- tam yet put on the market. You will be getting a corn that will have both size and quality in this corn, which took Mr. Barden 5 years to perfect and put on the market. We have a limited supply at % lb. 15c, V2 lb. 20c and 1 lb. 30c.
Allen’s Choice
Allen’s Choice — Or an improved Malakhoff which was brought to his country by the U. S. government from Russia, and was the earliest com ever grown. Has been grown by a local market gardener and carefully selected by him until he has a distinct variety of the Malakhoff of his own. After careful inspection we have made arrangements to supply our trade with this corn, calling it “ALLEN’S CHOICE.” Not only the sweetest early corn but the largest early corn, better and earlier, by far, than Peep o’ Day. i/t lb. 10c, 1 lb. 20c, 10 lbs. $1.50.
Prices quoted are postage paid. Guaranteed safe arrival to your mail box.
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POP CORN
RUTA BAGA
Prices on all varieties, % lb. 5c, U, lb* 10c 1 lb. 20c, 5 lbs. 75c.
Write for prices on larg-er quantities.
Queen’s Golden — Of beautiful yellow color and pops white, grows 6 ft. tall and a heavy yielder, several ears to the stalk.
White Rice — Common white pop com known to all, a good one.
Red Beauty — Similar to Golden Queen but red, runs from 3 to 4 ears to a stalk.
SUNFLOWER
Mammoth Russian — Very large heads, seeds striped and grey, lb. 8c, 11b. 20c, 5 lbs. post- age not paid, 50c, 25 lbs $2.00.
TOBACCO
Any of the following will do well in the northern latitudes. It will surprise anyone trying to grow tobacco what a useful article for hen lice, and any other insects it is.
Havana — ^An imported article that does well here.
oz. 10c, 1 oz. 30c,
Connecticut Seed Leaf — Hardy very popular*
1/4 oz. 10c, 1 oz. 30c.
White Burley— A large growing variety^ ex- cellently flavored.
1/4 oz. 10c, 1 oz. 30c.
TURNIPS
Prices on all Turnips and Ruta Bagas, % oz. 5c, 1 oz. 8c, 1/4 lb. 20c, 1 lb. 60c, 2 lbs. $1.60.
Purple Top Strap Reaf— Better known than any other turnip and deserves its popularity, grows quickly and of a large size, brings the highet market price, due to its quality.
Early White Flat Dutch Strap Deaf — Fall use, pure white, good.
Extra Early White Milan — The earliest white turnip; you can make no mistake in this. Try
it.
Red Top Milan — Earliest of all, red top, simi- lar in quality to the one above.
Gold Ball— One of a yellow flesh, claimed to be richer and sweeter, good keeper.
Cow Horn — Good, long, white, rapid grower.
Improved American — Purple top, large, smooth with small top, flesh yellow, an im- mense yielder.
Improved Yellow Mammoth— Large yellow sort, fine grained and well flavored.
White Sweet— Best table variety, well flavor- ed and a good producer.
HERBS
Sweet and Medicinal
No garden is complete without herbs for me- dicinal and culinary purposes. Cut when dry, just before they are in full bloom, dry quickly in the shade and pack closely in tight boxes.
Anise — Seeds aromatic and medicinal.
Pkt. 5c, 1 oz. 10c.
*Balm— Used for tea; medicinal.
Pkt. 5c, 1 oz. 20c.
*Caraway— Seeds used in cakes and candy.
Pkt. 5c, 1 oz. 10c.
Coriander— Seeds used for confectonery.
Pkt. 5c, 1 oz. 10c.
Dill — Seeds aromatic.
Pkt. 5c, 1 oz. 10c.
*Fennel— Sweet. Seeds aromatic.
Pkt. 5c, 1 oz. 10c.
Ginseng and Golden Seal — Seeds and roots *a matter of correspondence.
Horehound — Medicinal.
Pkt. 5c, 1 oz. 25c.
♦Lavender- Aromatic, medicinal.
Pkt. 5c, 1 oz. 15c.
Marjoram — Used for seasoning.
Pkt. 5c, 1 oz. 12c.
♦Rosemary— Aromatic, seaoning.
♦Sage — Seasoning and medicinal.
Pkt. 5c, 1 oz. 15c 1/4 lb. 30c.
Summer Savory — Seasoning.
Pkt. 5c, 1 oz. 20c.
Sweet Basil— Seasoning.
Pkt. 5c, 1 oz. 15c.
♦Tansy— For medicnal purposes.
Pkt. 5c 1 oz. 20c.
♦Thyme — Use, seasoning and medicinal.
Pkt. 10c, 1 oz. 30c.
♦Wormwood — ^Medicinal.
Pkt. 5c, ^ oz. 15c.
Those marked (*) are perennial and when once established will remain for years with little care.
Prices quoted are postage paid. Guaranteed safe arrival to your mail box.
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SEED CORN
This season’s crop of Seed Corn is very sat- isfactory and we quote you prices on same, if at time of planting our prices are higher than you can purchase elsewhere, we would thank you for chance to quote prices on same in quan- tities up to carload lots. Our seed is grown by expert farmers on separate farms and from carefully selected seed.
Do not compare our Seed Corn with the in- ferior seed corn sold by merchants and millmen from the elevators.
Samples Free.
Prices on all Field Corns, 14 lbs. 75c, 56 lbs. $2.25.
FIELD CORN
By express or freight, bags free.
Allen's Sure Ripe — This corn is nothing par- ticularly new but has been grown for years
by some of the best farmers in Northern Ohio and this season has proved the good judgment of them stick to his variety. No doubt you have seen a com very similar. It has ears 8 to 10 inches, of a reddish tinge, medium sized cob, kemals quite long, quick starter, making extra fine fodder and gets ripe from 80 to 90 days from planting. The farmers who raise this kind are the ones in this section who have nice hard corn fit to crib. If you raise only what com you feed yourself we believe this is the most profitable com for most farmers. We procured all that was grown on two large fanns in Northern Ohio, near Lake Erie. We believe this com would have made good seed right from the field, but of course we have put it through the most improved system of drying seed corn.
Early Butler— A remarkble early corn of a reddish-yellow color, better than Pride of the North and matures in 75 to 80 days, with 7 to 8 foot stalks, small cob, deep kernels, matured the last five seasons in Northern Ohio in good shape.
Early Yellow Dent— A clear, early yellow corn, 80 days, ripens anywhere in an early frosty season, produces an immense crop of fine com.
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Gold Mine — Longest kernels we e\'er had in this section, will produce far more pounds of corn to the bushel than any other corn grown, a beauty for color. A sample of this wull im- press you. Small cob, 100 to 110 days, stalks 8 to 10 feet.
National Champion — Another season only sends this corn to the head of the list as the best farmer’s corn groown. The best reported yield this season was 137 9-10 bushels per acre. A winner of several prizes and still scarcely known outside of a few sections. We have had many highly flattering letters as to the result of last season’s crops of National Champion. The stalks are large, dark green with many broad leaves. The roots are large and strong. The ears are 8 to 12 inches, nicely finished to the end with 12 rows of deep, broad kernels. Any wishing a new corn will make no mistake in National Champion. Send for sample.
Pride of the North— This corn is selling under almost any old name, but we claim our strain is pure as the original seed and still is the earliset yellow seed corn obtainable. In some sections of our country where the early frost cut the com crop short, our Pride of the North ripened a good crop, a beautiful yellow, of medium size, deep kernel, no more than 90 days and often 75 days, stalks 6 to 8 feet 7 to 9 inch ears.
Early White Cap Yellow Dent— A strong grower, claimed to do well on thin soil, takes 100 days, produces an abundance of fodder, stalks 7 to 8 feet, ears 7 to 10 inches.
Improved Learning — ^A big corn, grown to harvest an immense crop of large yellow com with a good season. This is hard to beat, can be used for ensilage.
Improved Long Yellow Flint — Yellow, we be- lieve this the best flint corn, extra long ear, ripens early, prices same as Pride of the North.
Reid’s Yellow Dent— A great many farmers will not use anything else. Something like Learning, but better and earlier, a large ear. deep kernal, 100 days.
ENSILAGE CORN
Our Ensilage Corn this seaon matured very early on the Virginia Farms where it was grown for us under contract and we can assure you a good percentage of vitality.
Will be out of driers about February and av- vise placing orders at once, as same will be very scarce, as Southern farmers had no help to husk their corn before wet season there. Can quote special prices on large lots or car- loads.
Improved Old Virginia — We quote this only. The demand in this section is for nothing else, it being superior to al lothers, much sweeter, earlier, better ears, a big milk maker, cattle eat it well when not put in silo. We advise trying this corn.
Per bushel, 50 lbs., $2.50.
Eureka— This is a large stalk, claiming to contain more sugar than many also consider- able grain. Per bu., 56 lbs. $2. .50.
Cuban Giant — The largest of all, the seed is uniform, matures more tons to the acre than any other. Per bu., 56 lbs. $2.50.
Red Cob — Personally we have always favored this com because of its immense crop of ears. The ensilage looks full of nice grain. Per bu. 56 lbs. $2.50.
Western Learning — We can furnish a big strain for ensilage. Per bu., 56 lbs. $2.50.
OATS
Miami Oats — A creation of the Ohio Experi- ment Station and recently given the above name. A large berry; stiff, upright grower; does not lodge badly, free from disases, the heaviest yielder yet offered for the Central States is especially adapted for Western Penn- sylvania and State of Ohio. We produced 64 bushel to the acre here on our place this season and are offering these recleaned. Samples sent on request, sacked free.
32 pounds $1.25, 5 bushel $5.00, 10 bushel $9.00.
Swedish Select- A pedigreed variety introduced from Russia. Weighs from 38 to 40 pounds per measured bushel. The straw is coarse, noted for its stiffness and power to withstand lodging. The grains are pure w'hite in color, large, thick and plump, making a very handsome appear- ance. The heads are upright, large and bushy, they are also nearly all meat, the hull being exceedingly thin, making them especially val- uable as a feeding oat. Their great root de- velopment enables them to resist drought better than most kinds. They are quite early and are less liable to smut and rust than most any other sort.
Per peck, 8 lbs. 50c; per bu., 32 lbs. $1.00.
SUDAN GRASS
This is a much talked of grass, is very high- ly spoken of, every farmer should try it. Al- len’s Northern Grown, postpaid, 1 oz. 10c ^
lb. 15c, 1 lb. 25c, 10 lbs. $2.00, 50 lbs. $8.00.
BROOM CORN
More money for you in this crop than any other. Think of it, brooms cost the housewife now from $1.00 to $1.50. What about starting a factory in your locality? Broom Corn will produce one ton per acre worth from $100 to $200 per acre and a great deal more than this if you will learn to make brooms. A small warm shed will do to make them in and give you an occupation for the winter months, when prac- tically, you are earning nothing. Every neigh- borhood has some one who knows about making brooms. In the northern states the tall varie- ties do best. Broom Corn will grow where com grows and needs the same treatment. Plant later than field com 70 to 80 days •will ripen the crop. The seed makes good feed. Plant in drills 31^ feet apart, 2 to 3 inches apart in row. 10 lbs. seeds are grown per acre.
Improved Evergreen — The leading variety. Western grown, standard Improved Evergreen.
By mail, postpaid, 1 oz. 5c, % lb. 15c, 1 lb. 25c, By freight, 10 lbs. $1.00.
The prices on oats, corn, grains and farm seed change so often, write for prices,
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SAGO OE SOY BEANS
% to % bu. to acre 2% feet apart, cultivate.
Yellow Soy Beans — By mail, postpaid, ^ lb. 10c, 1 lb. 20c; by express, per peck, $2.00, per bu. $5.00. Bags free.
Ito San— Mail, postpaid lb. 10c, 1 lb. 20c; by express, per peck, $2.00, per bu. $4.50. Bags free.
SUGAR CANE OR SORGHUM
Early Amber — lb. 10c, 1 lb. 25c : by freight, 10 lbs. $1.50 50 lbs. $6.00.
White Kaffir Corn— lb. 5c, 1 lb. lOc; by freight, 10 lbs. 40c, 50 lbs. $1.50.
BARLEY
Champion Beardless and Montana Hulless — By freight, pk. $1.00, per bushel $2.50.
Send for samples and best prices.
COW PEAS
We make a great specialty in Cow Peas. Last year we supplied a great many, giving general satisfaction. $5.00 per bushel.
Variety Whippoorwill —
DWARF ESSEX RAPE
This is a great crop for nogs and sheep. In from 8 to 10 weeks from sowing it is ready to turn them on ; for daily mowing producing 20 to 30 tons of green feed per acre. Covers the ground and chokes out the weeds. Sow latter part of June, 6 lbs. to the acre. By mail, postpaid, 1 lb. 20c ; by express, 10 lbs. ^1.50, 50 lbs. $6.00.
WHEAT
Ohio No. 127— The Grand New Wheat. This Wheat is the new wheat that has been so highly I’ecommended by the Ohio Experiment Station. 'The average yield of this wheat at the Experi- ment Station for the past six years has been •37% bu. per acre. Is similar in type to the Shultz,, but a much better yi elder spike is awn- iless, kemal red, good size, semi hard, straw ipurple and extra stiff, heavy grower and erect. Is extra good milling wheat and reduces easily. Is very hardy and immune from attacks of loose Smut. This wheat has proved to be the best wheat we have ever tried. We have a quantity of it to offer to you at planting season, grown on our farms, and well recleaned, price ^ven to you on application at planting time, write us. A wheat for Ohio, Michigan Penn- sylvania, Indiana, New York, Illinois.
RYE
Bosen Rye— Michigan Experiment Station pro- duced this famous rye which is the greatest yielder that has ever been produced. We have a quantity of this rye produced by us and we wish to say that our customers will not fool themselves by buying the best to plant. We will gladly quote you prices at or before plant- ing season, write us at that time.
SAND VETCH
We could not supply our demands for this seed last year. Does well on sandy land, worn- out or anywhere else. Of course better land produces better crops. 1 oz. 5c, 1 lb. 30c; by freight, 10 lbs. $2.50 50 lbs. $12.00.
CLOVERS
We carry a big line of these. On account of the constant change in prices, we hesitate in making a set price. Very often the price will drop then we lose your order, when if given a chance to write you a personal letter and give bottom prices, we could quote your order. We will quote special prices on all grass seeds, and gladly send samples of each grade wanted. Our clover seed is carefully raised by experts and is bright and clean. Write for prices be- fore buying.
HUB.'IM CIiOVER — New Annual Sweet Clover — Hubam resembles the ordinary Sweet Clover in growth. Hubam is very vigorous, grows very rapid and does in one season what Sweet Clover could do in two. It grows as high as 6 feet tall. You get a crop when planted the first season, should be planted with Oats or some spring crop.
60c per pound, postpaid; 10 pounds by Express at $5.00.
MILLET
MjUets— Golden, Hungarian and German. Prices on application.
TIMOTHY
Will be high, is very scarce. Fortunately we had a fine, large field on our own place that was the cleanest that we have ever seen. Prices and samples on application.
GRASSES
AUen’s Psture Grass — Price on application. Allen’s Meadow Mixture — Price on application.
Kentucky Blue Grass, Red Top, Orchard
Grass — Samples and bargain prices on all of these.
Alfalfa— We have a fine fresh article in this, grown in the west, that will give satisfction. Prticulars samples, etc., free.
LAWN GRASS
1 lb. is equal to about 1% quarts; 1 lb. sows 300 square feet.
We pay postage on 1 to 3 lbs., larger amounts by express.
Allen’s Evergreen Mixture — This is the blend- ing of grasses, the formula was given us by an expert English gardener, who had acquired fame in this country making and seeding lawns. In comparing pricos remember quality has a value. By mail, postage paid, 1 lb. 35c.
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POTATOES
We will have No. 1 Genuine Seed of the fol- lowing varieties to offer of clean Seed Potatoes.
Extra Early Cobbler, Irish Cobbler — One of the most reliable first early potatoes ever sent out. It ripens almost with the Early Ohio and is so uniform that every hill seems to ripen at one time. The yield is very large for an early variety, equal to some of the late ones, form oval and round, skin slightly netted, creamy white and having eyes, which are quite shallow, some even with the surface, fiesh pure white and of finest quality and very handsome appear- ance has brought it right to the front as a profitable variety for market or for home use.
Pk. 75c; bu. $2.50.
Early Ohio — ^We have an extra early choice stock of this variety, selected seed from year to year.
Pk. 75c; bu. $2.25.
Carmen No. 3 — Raised by a neighbor who makes a specialty of this variety and has bred it up to perfection by careful selection of his
seed until we believe it is better than the origin- al. His last sason’s crop in spite of dry weather, simply covered the ground with large solid potatoes. Pk. 60c; bu $2.00.
Sir Walter Raleigh— The general market fa- vorite in this section. We have carefully re- newed and bred our strain of this potato until it hardly looks like the same potato you see carelessly grown year after year from the same selected seed. Pk. 60c; bu. $2.00.
Rural New Yorker — This well known potato holds its own for the greatest yielding potato of all others. We grew a large field of these this year, carefully doctored and of Certified Seed and we have a wonderful lot of seed to offer this season to our customers. It is of course a late, main, crop sort maturing well in all sections and we think if you are interest- ed in getting a good start you had better order some of these at this time, sacked free. Pck 60c; bushel $2.00.
Six Weeks— The heaviest yielder of extra early potatoes, claimed to have a record of 600 bushels to the acre. It is a fine keeper.
75c per pk. : bu. $2.25.
Guaranteed Flower Seeds
We have confined ourselves to the more im- portant varieties of Flowers, although we can supply a complete line. So many articles listed hardly ever are needed in the flower garden and only serve to tire the reader of the more important varieties. If you find you need anything not listed, kindly drop us a line and we will see that you get the same without de- lay. The same care is taken in raising our fiower seeds as other seeds. They are all fresh and pure. Remember we will meet anyone's prices on any seeds. Our packets of fiower seeds contain more than other dealers. This is a broad statement, but a trial will convince you of its merits. If you are dissatisfied let us know. “We guarantee satisfaction.”
ANTIRRHINUM— SNAP DRAGON
Very stylish now. An old flower so greatly improved that it has become a leader in plant- ing.
TAEE GIANT FEOWERED VARIETIES
Cottage Maid— Creamy white, shaded with rose and yellow lip. Pkg. 5c.
Snow Queen— Long spikes of pure white. Good for cutting. Pkg. 5c.
Yellow Giant— Best large yellow. Pkg. 5c.
Tall Mixed — Pkg. 5c.
NEW HALF DWARF
Fire Flame — Bright Vermillion. Pkg. 5c.
Queen of North— Pure white. Pkg. 5c.
Brilliant Rose— Bright rose. Pkg. 5c.
I>eflance — Bright scarlet. Pkg. 5c.
Above Mixed. Pkg. 5c.
ASTERS
One of the greatest flowers. We grew all va- rieties last season and we now feel our seed is as good as the best in the U. S. They were very fine, true to name and of excellent type.
Giant Branching Comet — This variety is one the most beautiful of all flowers. Often from 4 to 6 inches across, plants grow from 12 to 20 inches tall. The flowers resemble the Chrysanthemum in their twisting shapes. The stems are very stiff, bearing the flowers well up and running from 20 to 30 to the plant. Flowers last a long time, excellent for cutting and selling, following colors separate. Pkg. 10c, 1/4 oz. 30c.
White, Carmine, Rose, Pink Lavender, Dark Blue, Mixed pkg. 8c, ^ oz. 30c.
Crego Asters— Best late flowering Asters in ex- istence, flowers larger than Giant Comet, long twisted petals, free bloomer, fine for cutting purposes, you will make no mistake in planting some of these. VHiite, Rose, Lavender, Purple and Mixed. 10c per packet; % oz. 25c.
Heart of France — The Greatest Aster ever in- troduced ; pure ruby red, stays red until the end, soft and velvety as a rose, flowers large and full bloomer, branching, stems long. The petals appear strikingly changeable. Heart of France will certainly take the place of all other red sters. We have a limited amount of seed. We recommend a trial of these. 25c per pkg.
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King Asters — This class of new Asters is quite distinct. Flowers of great size, with long, slender folded petals, long stems, excellent class. All colors mixed. Packet 8c.
American Beauty — Large, resembling Ameri- can Beauty Rose in color, growing very high, very beautiful. Pkg. 10c.
Queen of the Market — Choice mixed, earliest of all asters. 12 inches high, very branching, one of the very best for marketing flowers. Pkg. 8c, Vs oz. 2.5c.
CANNA
Mixed colors of the Canna, best strains. Pkg. 5c.
CARNATIONS
Giant Marguerite — Flowers early, giant in size, compact, large flowers of a beautiful fragrance, best mixed colors pkg. 10c.
CELOSIA (COCK COMB)
Ostrich Feather — Orange and crimson, mixed. Pkg. 5c.
CENTAUREA (Bachelor’s Button)
Marguerite — Pure white, very fine for cut flowers. Pkg. 5c.
Blue Bottle^Mixed shades of blue, never seen by many. Pkg. 5c.
Allen’s — Mixed. Pkg. 5c.
CHRYSANTHEMUM
Annual— Mixed, all colors. Pkg. 5c.
Snowball — Hardy bearing cluster of very double white flowers on long stems. Fine cut flowers. Pkg. 5c.
COLEUS
Large Leaved Fringed — ^A fringe colored foliage, very large, with a large variety of color. Pkg. 15c.
COSMOS
EARLY FLOWERING Pink pkg. 5c.
Crimson, pkg. 5c.
All colors fixed, pkg. 5c.
MAMMOTH COSMOS
White, pkg. 5c.
Pink pkg. 5c.
Crimson, pkg. 5c.
All colors mixed, pkg. .5c.
DAHLIA
Mixed seed taken from leading varieties of Dahlias, if sown early will blossom first season.
mixed single flowered. Pkg. 10c. Double Flowered — Pkg. 10c.
DATURA
Horn of Plenty— Bears large trumpet-shaped flowers 7 to 9 inches long and 6 inches across, more beautiful than a lily, color is purple shade hard to get. Pkg. 5c.
AGERATUM
Mexican Blue and White Mixed — One of the best summer flowers, the blue is fine in color. Pkg. .5c.
Tom Thumb— Good for border work, blue, a distinct* variety. Pkg. 5c.
ALYSSUM
For border this dainty little flower has no equal.
“Carpet of Snow” (New)— Forms close mat of snow white bloom. Pkg. 5c oz. 20c.
' Little Gem— 3 to 4 inches high, 15 to 20 inches across, a mass of white flowers from spring until late frost. Pkg. 5c, oz. 50c.
BALSAM
Double Cammelia Flowered — Extra fine bloom- ers, all colors mixed. Pkg. 5c.
Varigated — Pkg. 10c.
BEGONIAS
Begonia— Splendid for bedding or pot plants, large flowers, easily grown. Mixed, double or single, pkg. 25c.
CALENDULA
Pot Marigold— A free blooming plant for summer bedding of various colors. Pkg. 5c.
Orange King — Pkg. 8c.
COLLIPSIS
Golden Wave— Bushy compact flowers of various yellow shades of about 2 inches across. Blossom from July until frost. Pkg. 5c.
Single mixed. Pkg. 5c.
CANDY TUFT
Giant Empress— Long spikes of white flowers. Pkg. 5c.
Snow Flake— Large pyramidal flower, larger than ordinary Candytuft. Pkg. 5c.
All colors and varieties above mixed, pkg. 5c.
Prices qnoteci are postage paid. Guaranteed safe arrival to your mail box.
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DIGTALIS (FOXGLOVE)
Tall spikes of deep throated flowers, beauti- fully colored and marked, remains in bloom a considerable time. Mixed pkg. 5c. Select White, pkg. 5c.
CAMPANULA
Canterbury Bells— Easily grown, large bell- shaped flowers of many delicate shades. Pkg. 5c.
Cup and Saucer Varieties — Very beautiful, 2 ft. high, flowers from 3 to 4 inches, mixed. Pkg. 5c.
DIANTHUS (PINKS)
Chinese Double Mixed — Including all the new colors. Pkg. 5c.
Japanese Varieties — Extra large, 2 inches across. Pkg. 5c.
Single Chinese Pinks — Pkg. 5c.
Snow Drift— A double, pure white pink of great beauty, flowers extra large, finely cut. Pkg. 10c.
CALIFORNIA POPPY
A flower of rather dwarf habit that embraces nearly all colors, will grow almost anywhere. Mixed pkg. 5c.
EUPHORBIA
Mexican Fire Bush — Leaves of glossy green, turning to bright red in the fall. Pkg. 10c.
CHINESE WOOL FLOWER
Package 5c.
GAILLARDI
Blanket Flower — Blossoms all summer, excel- lent for cut flowers, semi-hardy. Pkg. 5c.
HELIANTHUS
(CALIFORNIA SUNFLOWER)
Large, double, orange flowers. Pkg. 5c.
HELIOTROPE
This plant is a tender perennial of rapid growth and in the new varieties named below we find a new study in an old favorite, noted for its sweetness.
Dark Bouquet — Close, compact heads of purple flowers. Pkg. 10c.
Lady in White — Large clusters of pure white flowers. Pkg. 10c ; mixed colors pkg. 10c.
HOLLYHOCKS
An old plant generally improved and becom- ing more popular under its new shapes and colors.
Chaters Double Mixed— At 10c per pkg., or any ©f the following named colors of this strain at 10c per pkg., pure white, crimson, yellow or salmon.
Allegheny — A new strain that blooms almost constantly, finely formed flowers of a beautiful silky texture, all colors, mixed pkg. 10c.
LARKSPUR
New Compact Blue — Of deepest blue, blooms profusely two seasons, flowers of large size. Pkg. 10c.
Large Flowering, Tall Growing Varieties — White, Rose, Purple, Carmine, Light Blue, all colors mixed. Any above colors, pkg. 5c. Emperor — Mixed. Pkg. 5c.
Dwarf Double Rose — Pkg. 10c.
Dwarf Double White— Pkg. 10c.
New Red— Pine. Pkg. 10c.
MARIGOLD
A very free flowering plant for bedding pur- poses. We call special attention to our variety in this flower, claiming we grow it as near to perfection as any seed house in U. S. It is divided into two classes, African and French.
African — Very double, mixed. Pkg. 5c.
African — “ Lemon Ball ” — A great beauty, lemon in color. Pkg. 10c.
African — “Orange Ball” — Very similar except in color. Pkg. 10c.
African Eldorado— Very large, double. Pkg.
5c.
Dwarf French — Mixed. Pkg. 5c.
Legion of Honor— Only single variety, bright yellow. Pkg. 10c.
Brown Marble— Reddish brown. Pkg. 10c.
FOUR 0 ’CLOCKS
Marvel of Peru— Greatly improved over the old Four O’Clocks. Pkg. 5c.
MIGNONETTE
Allen’s Defiance — Immense spikes, leader in the New York flower markets one of the best. Pkg. 10c.
Pure Matchet— Grey flowers, very fragrant. Pkg. 10c.
Improved Giant Red — Largest flowered of all, very pyramidal. Pkg. 10c.
Yellow Prince— Finest yellow, very new. Pkg. 5c.
W’hite Pearl— Beautiful white, very taking. Pkg. 5c.
Mixed. Pkg. 5c.
MYOSOTIS (FORGET-ME-NOTS)
Alplestris Blue — A great favorite of these little flowers of a rich China blue. Pkg. 10c. Mixed Alpestris Alba— Same only pure white. Pkg. 10c.
Alpestris Pink— Same only in color. Pkg. 10c. Eliza Fonrobert— New, a great improvement, sprays twice as large, covered with extra large fllowers of a rich China blue. Pkg. 10c. Mixed pkg. 10c.
MORNING GLORIES
Rochester— Flowers 4 to 5 inches, deep violet blue, white edge. Pkg. 10c.
Convolvulus Major— Of tall growth, common variety. Pkg. 5c.
Dwarf — Remain open all day. Pkg. 5c.
Brazilian— Very leafy, rose, flowers 3 to 4 inches, 8 to 10-inch leaves. Pkg. 5c.
Imperial Japanese — Flowers 4 to 6 inches, every color, some foliage slightly mottled with cream buff. Pkg. 5c.
Prices quoted are postage paid. Guaranteed safe arrival to your mail box.
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NASTURTIUMS DWARF
Our seed of this is very choice and packages are very large. Note the prices by the ounce, also new varieties and colors.
David Burpee — ^A new novelty from Holland, introduced by Burpee. Named by the origina- tor after Mr. Burpee's son. The foliage is very different, a charming little flower, leaves are a waxy shape, waxy dark green. Every lover of Nasturtiums should try this. Pkg. 10c.
Cloth of Gold— Foliage of golden color, crim- son flowers. Pkg. 5c.
Golden Yellow— Brilliant yellow. Pkg. 5c.
Empress of India— Crimson flowers, foliage very dark. Pkg. 5c.
Eady Bird— Rich crimson, barred with yellow. Pkg. 5c.
TALL NASTURTIUMS
Ivy Eeaved— A variety becoming very popular, due to its beautiful foliage. Pkg. 5c.
Tall Nasturtiums — Mixed. Pkg. 5c.
Scarlet Beauty — The flnest dark colored va- riety, very handsome. Pkg. 5c.
Pearle— Creamy white. Pkg. 5c.
Bose— Fine rose. Pkg. 5c.
Salmon Prince — Finest salmon colored. Pkg. 5c.
Eoobs Mixed Nasturtiums — Best flowering. Pkg. 5c, oz. 10c. Also this variety in following separate colors, same price. Dark Cardinal, Brilliant Crimson, Gold, Lemon or Red,
Madame Gunther’s Hybrids — Mixed beautiful colors in extra large flowers, one of the best. Pkg. 5c.
Burpee’s— New race of variegated leaved, mixed. Pkg. 10c.
PANSIES
There is no flower that is so general a fa- vorite as this. We take especial pleasure this year to introduce to you flve new Giant varie- ties as well as the Royal Mixed. These cost you 10c per pkg. and are the flnest.
Giant White— Large and satiny white.
Giant Emperor Frederick — Rich, velvety ma- roon.
Giant Curled Goliath — Enormous, ruffled flowers of a pure golden yellow with three large black blotches. Very bautiful.
Giant Ruffled — Masterpiece, giant sized flow- ers, very fine, mixed.
Burpee’s Giant Fancy (New)— Largest, best mixed. Pkg. 50 seeds, 15c.
Fire King— Bright reddish brown.
Royal Purple — Deep rich purple.
Cardinal— Brilliant scarlet.
Royal Prize Mixture — Contains all the new colors.
PETUNIAS
The new giant flowered strains are very handsome.
Giant Mixed— Extra large. Per pkg. 25c.
Howard New Star— A new race of velvety flowers. Pkg. 10c.
Snowball — Best white. Pkg. 10c.
Brilliant Rose— Fine rose colored. Pkg. 10c.
California Giant— Largst, 5 inches across. Pkg. 25c.
PHLOX-DRUMMONDI
The annuals have no equal for variety in color that will show as far as eye can see, fine for cut flowers, easily grown, should be the cen- ter of eve^ garden. We selected the flnest tints last year into a mixture of our own and promise you a great variety of new separate colors of our own in a few years.
Allen’s Unsurpassed Mixtures — Pkg. lOc.
Starr and Fringed — Mixture. Pkg. 10c.
Extra Fine White— Pkg. 10c.
Blood Red — Pkg. 10c.
Large YeUow— Pkg. 10c.
Fire Ball — Very compact. Pkg. 10c.
POPPIES
New double and single, will grow anywhere, making a gorgeous display of colors.
Snow Drift — Pure white, very desirable, large and double. Pkg. 5c.
Shirley— A lovely, showy flower, tinted with all colors. Pkg. 5c.
Oriental— A hardy variety growing 2% ft. tall, large crimson flowers, blotched with dark. Pkg. 10c.
Admiral— One of the flnest white, perfectly edged with a bright band of scarlet. Pkg. 5c.
Double Carnation Flowered — Finest mixed. Pkg. 5c.
American Flag— Double white, bordered with scarlet. Pkg. 5c.
American Legion — Double Red, the flnest. Pkg. 5c.
PRIMULA (PRIMROSE)
Large Flowering — ^Mixed. Pkg. 20c.
RICINUS (CASTOR OIL BEAN)
Plant noted for its semi-tropical appearance, shooting out large spikes of flowers.
Zanziharensis— Common kind generally used. Pkg. 10c, oz. 20c.
Prices quoteci are postage pai(i. Guaranteed safe arrival to your mail box.
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SCABIOSA (MOUENING BRIDE)
Double Mixed — Pkg. 5c.
Snowball— White. Pkg. 5c.
Cherry Red — Pkg. 5c.
Old Bose— Pkg. 5c.
SALVIA
Due to the immense demand for this we have added a complete list of all new varities. Vary- ing in every shade from bright scarlet to dark blood red, mixed. Per pkg. 10c.
Scarlet Sage— Large flowering of brilliant scarlet, a constant bloomer. Pkg. 10c.
Bonfire— Compact, roundish bush, completely a fiery red mass in Autumn. Pkg. 10c.
Blood Red — Very dark and similar. Pkg. 10c.
SWEET PEAS
Sweet Peas to succeed best should be planted very early. Some plant about Thanksgiving for the earliest. Plant in a trench about one foot deep with well rotted manure. Our mix- tures are from the best named kinds and we are selling the best that are in the market.
SPENCER VARIETIES
These are enormous flowered Sweet Peas, producing flowers from 1% to 2 inches across. Pkg. 10c, oz. 20c, lb. $2.00.
King Edward— Spencer, best pure red, very large.
Asta Ohn— Spencer, a splendid lavender, enor- mous frilled flowers on stiff stems.
Royal Purple — Large.
Picture — Cream Pink.
Bobbies Cream — Primrose.
Lord Nelson — Blue.
Wedgewood— Silver blue.
Orchid— Beautiful lavender.
White Spencer— Large, Wavy.
Countess— Spencer, pale pink, dark edge:
Thomas Stevenson— Large Flowered, orange scarlet.
Mixed Spencer — lOc pkg., oz. 20c.
GRANDIFEORA STRAIN
These Sweet Peas, while not as crimped as the Spencers, are almost as large.
Mixed Grandiflora — 5c pkg., 10c oz., lb. $1.00.
Allen’s Best Mixture — Consists of a mixture of the best Sweet Peas in America. Pkg. 10c, oz. 20c, lb. $2.00.
HARDY PEAS
Mixed or in select white, or select dark rose. Pkg. 6c.
SUNFLOWERS
Our collection of these is most extensive and embraces all varieties worth attention.
Chrysanthemum Flowered — Is the grandest of all double sunflowers, beautiful golden yellow and remains in bloom a long time. Pkg. 5c.
Selta— Large, single flowering, simply a hill of gold. Pkg. 5c.
New Red — Very red and single. Pkg. 5c.
SWEET WILLIAM
A great favorite in old times and its new shapes and colors are again appealing to all lovers of flowers.
Single — ^Mixed. Pkg. 5c.
Pink Beauty— Finest selected pink. Pkg. 10c. Scarlet Beauty — Flaming scarlet. Pkg. 10c. Double — ^Mixed. Pkg. 10c.
VERBENA
Aurculaefiora Gigantica — Extra fine, mixed. Per pkg. 10c.
ZINNIA
Brilliant — Magnificient double flowers, rivals to the Dahlia in color, beauty, size. Last year our seed beds were a very handsome sight. Pkg. 5c.
Carnations — Brilliant colors of many shades. Pkg. 5c.
Fire King— A select variety of beautiful crim- son. Pkg. 5c.
DAvarf Snowball — Pure white. Pkg, 5c.
ANNUALS, MIXED
A great assortment of flowers, always keeps you looking for something new. Pkg. 5c.
Our quotations are postage paid, other firms let you pay the postage.
Prices quoted are postage paid. Guaranteed safe arrival to your mail box.
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APPLES
This season has proved that every farm own- er should plant an Apple Orchard. Prices for apples have been out of reach of the common people, in fact they are worth more than orang-es.
You evidently have a few acres of broken hilly land that has not paid you a cent for years and if you w'ould plant an orchard of Apples on it, it would pay you more money than the same amount of land put into any other crop; not only that, but every acre of Fruit Trees that have attained the age of 3 years from planting adds $100 to your farm.
ORCHARR SIZE~3 to 4 ft., postpaid 25c each. Just the right size to make a wonderful thrifty tree.
First Class~2 to 3 years, 5 to 7 feet, 50 cents each; 10 for $4.50; 100 for $42.00.
Medium — 2 to 3 years, 4 to 5 feet, 40 cents each; 10 for $3.50; 100 for $32.00.
Early Harvest — Medium to large, pale yellow, fine flavor. Tree a moderate, erect grower and good bearer. A beautiful and excellent variety for orchard or garden. August.
Eiveland Raspberry (summer) — Fruit good sized, clear, waxen white striped crimson ; flesh snow white. Blooms late, is blight resistant, bears early, makes a good flller.
Golden Sweet— Rather large, pale yellow, very sweet and good, strong grower and good bearer. August.
^ Red Astrachan — Large, roundish ; nearly covered with deep crimson, overspread with a thick bloom : juicy, rich, acid. The tree is a vigorous grower with large foliage; good bearer. August.
' Sweet Bough— Large, pale greenish yellow, tender and sweet, moderate grower and good bearer, August.
^^Y^eUow Transparent — A Russian variety pro- nounced by some as the most valuable early apple ever introduced. Tree an upright grower and a very early and abundant bearer. Fruit of good size,, skin clear white, turning to pale yellow, flavor acid and very good. August.
York Imperial — Medium to large; yellow, shaded red ; Arm, sub-acid, an excellent ship- ping apple.
Duchess of Oldenburg — Russian, large size, roundish, streaked with red and yellow, flesh white, juicy, flavor sprightly sub-acid ; tree a vigorous grower, very hardy, early and abun- dant bearer. We recommend it for the orchard as one of the most valuable sorts for market. Fine for domestic use. September.
Autumn Strawberry — ^Medium, streaked, tend- er, juicy, sub-acid, flne vigorous and productive. September.
Maiden Blush— Medium size, flat, smooth and fair, pale yellow with beautiful red cheek ; tender, sprightly, pleasant, acid flavor, fair grower and good bearer. October.
Baldwin
Baldwin— Large, roundish, deep bright red, crisp, sub-acid, good flavor. Tree vigorous, upright and very productive, fruit handsome. One of the best. January to April.
Fall Pippin— Very large, yellow, tender, juicy and rich. Tree vigorous. October to December.
"'Fumpkin Sweet — A very large, round, yellow- ish russet apple, very sweet and rich. Tree is a vigorous, rapid, upright grower. October.
Rambo— Medium, yellowish, streaked with dull red and somewhat dotted; mild, tender and good; flne grower, productive. October to Jan- uary.
Roxbury Russet— Medium to large, greenish or yellow russet, crisp, good sub-acid; tree vigorous and productive. Very popular on ac- count of its long keeping.
i'^Rome Beauty— Large, yellow shaded with bright red, flesh tender, juicy, sub-acid; good gix)wer.
Twenty Ounce — (Cayuga Red Streak.) Very large and handsome: one of the best for market. Sprightly, crisp, pleasant. October to January.
Wine Sap— Medium, dark red, sub-acid, flne flavor. Tree a good bearer. Considered one of the best for market. December to March.
Limber Twig— Round, oblate, conical ; medium large, yellow and red striped, flesh yellowish, pleasant, sweet. Valuable for market; season late.
None Such — Large, handsome, yellow, over- laid with red, tender fleshed, with distinct, de- lightful flavor; strong grower and hea\"y bearer. November to January.
King David — An improved Jonathan, as to color and productiveness, not quite as good qual- ity. Medium size, dark red, a splendid shipper and keeper. Tree hardy, strong grower, comes into bearing young. Winter.
Apples Trees, 3-ft. to by mail 25c.
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Delicious— Introduced from Missouri, flourish- es well in every state in the Union. Bears an- nually, great yielder, hangs well on trees, very thrifty, long lived and extremey hardy, fruit very large, nearly covered with brilliant dark red; flesh fine grained, crisp, juicy, melting and delicious, splendid keeper and shipper, should be in every orchard.
^ Spitzeiiburg — Medium to large, deep red, flesh yellow, crisp, sub-acid, high flavored, bears and grows well in all sections.
L'''^aymans Wine Sap — This is one of the flnest apples ever introduced, medium size, crisp, juicy, aromatic; tree quick grower, adapts itself to any section. November to February.
Winter Banana — Large, golden yellow, shaded and marbled with bright crimson, streaked with white; quality good. December to February.
Ben Davis — large, handsome, striped, flesh lemon yellow, flne grained, with rich aromatic sub-acid flavor. Tree a strong grower, hardy and very early, bears a beautiful and valuable apple. November to May.
Tree very hardy; one of the most valuable Northern sorts. November.
Wealthy — native Minnesota where it has proven perfectly hardy, vigorous and produc- tive. Fruit of medium size, red streaked with white, quality good. December to February.
"^R. I. Greening— Large, greenish yellow, tend- er, juicy, and rich, with an acid flavor. Tree grows strong and spreading; abundant bearer. December to April.
‘—'dKing—( Tompkins County.) Large and hand- some ; striped red and yellow ; vigorous and pro- ductive; one of the best. November to May.
Jonathon— Fruit medium roundish, skin yel- low, nearly covered with dark red ; flne grained, very tender and fine flav<^r. November to Apil.
Newton Pippin— One of the very best of apples; very juicy, crisp, highly delicious flavor.
Yellow Bellflower — Large with blush cheek, very tender, juicy, sub-acid, in use all winter. Very valuable; good bearer.
McIntosh Red — An exceedingly valuable hardy Canada sort, medium size, nearly covered with dark red; flesh white, fine, very tender, juicy and refreshing; a good annual bearer of fair handsome fruit. Resembles the Fameuse, but larger and more hardy and fully equal in qua- lity. October to February.
North Western Greening — Like Grimes Golden in shape and color, good flavor, keeps long; tree hardy and vigorous. An annual bearer.
Fameuse — (Snow Apple) — Medium size. A roundish, oblate, whitish ground, striped with deep red ; flesh very white, juicy and pleasant.
Northern Spy — Large, roundish, slightly coni- ical, striped with the sunny side neatly covered with dark red ; flesh white and tender wit a mild sub-acid, rich and delicious flavor. Tree strong upright grower. November to April.
W'agnei^Medium yellow, shaded with crimson, \^ery tender, juicy, crisp, early bearer; mild, acid, flne flavor, very productive and an extra fine apple for home or market.
Fallawater- (Tulpehocken.) Very large, juicy, crisp, pleasant sub-acid ; tree strong grower, very productive. November to March.
'"Grimes Golden— An apple of extra fine quality. Medium to large size, tree hardy, vigorous and productive. January to April.
Northern Spy
Gano— Originated in Missouri. Form conical, good size and smooth ; dark red, very attrac- tive, flesh pale yellow, flne grained ; an annual bearer, late keeper.
Golden Russet— Medium size, dull russet with red on exposed side, flesh crisp, juicy and fine flavor. Tree a vigorous grower and great bearer, very late keeper.
Tolman Sweet — Indispensable in its season for dessert or culinary purposes. Trees are pre- eminently hardy, vigorous and productive; fruit pale yellow, sometimes blushed ; flesh w^hite, and rich. October to December.
CRAB APPLES
3 to 4-foot, postpaid 25c
First class, 2 to 3 years, 5 to 7 feet, 60 cents each ; 10 for $5.00.
Varieties— Hyslop, Transcendent, Whitney, Si- berian.
Apples Trees, 3-ft. to 4-ft.. by mail 25c.
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PEAR TREES— STANDARD
3 to 4 feet, postpaid, 40c each.
First Class— 2 years, 5 to 7 ft., 80c each; 10 for $7.50.
Medium— 2 years, 4 to 5 ft., 65c each; 10 for
$6.00.
^'^njou— A large greenish pear, shaded with crimson. The flesh is high flavored, sprightly, vinous, melting and juicy. We consider it the best pear of its season. Late keeper.
Lryerile— Medium size, smooth, color green with blush cheek, small core and few seeds ; quality fine, rich, spicy, sweet. July.
Clapp’s Favorite— A splendid pear, resembling Bartlett and ripening 10 days earlier. The tree is hardy and vigorous, fruit juicy, fine grained and delightful. One of the best. August.
Flemish Beauty — ^A large, beautiful, melting sweet pear. Tree very hardy, vigorous and pro- ductive, succeeds well everywhere. September.
'^Duchess— (Angoulene.) One of the largest of good pears, attains its highest perfection as dwarf. It is one of the most profitable market sorts. October.
Rossney— Medium to large size; fine grained, melting. Juicy, very sweet, excellent keeper and shipper. October.
Liawrence— Medium to large; golden yellow with melting aromatic flesh; unsurpassed as an early winter pear. The tree is hardy, healthy and products e, bearing large crops annually. November to December.
^Seckel— The finest pear grown; small but of the highest flavor. Tree stout, erect grower ; should be in every collection. September to Oc- tober.
PLUM TREES
^ Keiffer — Large. Tree a fine grower; makes a beautiful tree for planting along drives ; fruit, while not extra good from tree, yet if placed in cellar until Thanksgiving makes fine eating; sells well in market.
3 to 4 feet, postpaid, 40c each.
First Class — 2 years, 5 to 7 ft., 85c each; 10 for .$8.00.
Koonce — Orignated in Illinois. It is very early ; does not rot at core like most early pears ; is a vigorous grower, free from blight, produc- tive; the best early pear. First of August.
L-- Worden Seckel— Seedling of the old Seckel, quite as sweet and lucious; much larger and a better keeper. The tree makes more rapid growth than the Seckel and excels it in productiveness.
" Bartlett — Large, buttery and melting, with rich flavor. A vigorous, erect grower ; bears young and abundantly. One of the most pop- ular. September.
Beurre Bose — Greatly esteemed. A large yel- low pear; flesh white, rich and delicious; has long stem which allows it to sway in heavy winds without dropping. The tree is a slow grower, but most productive. Keeps until Christmas.
Medium — 2 years, 4 to 5 ft., 75c each; 10 for $6.00.
‘■^"Wickson — Largest of the Japan plums; is very fine in every way. The color is bright red; the pit is small; flesh thick, sweet, tender; good keeper and shipper. The yield is heax^y; almost rot proof. The fruit sells at sight.
^Lombard — Medium round, oval, violet red, juicy, pleasant and good : tree vigorous and productive. A valuable market variety; one of the most hardy and popular. Last of August.
Gueii — Extensively grown for market, haxdng proved to be one of the most profitable for that purpose; tree a hardy, very strong, vigor- ous, upright grower, an early and abundant bearer; fruit large, roundish; skin dark purple, covered wth a thick blue bloom; flesh pale yel- low, firm, juicy, sxx’eet, sprightly, sub-acid, free- stone. Last of August.
Pear and Plum Trees, 3-ft. to 4-ft., 40c Postpaid.
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''bellow Effff — Fruit of the very largest size; skin yellow with numerous white dots ; flesh yellow, sub-acid, flne for cooking: tree vigor- ous and productive. Last of August.
^Shipper’s Pride — The fruit is of large size, it being no uncommon occurrence to And speci- mens measuring two inches in diameter each way, as it is nearly round. It is a handsome dark purple color, good quality and fine for market.
Shropshire Damson— Largest of Damson class, is much used for preserving; tree vigorous and productive ; brings highest price in market.
[cliaughlin— Large, greenish yellow, sugary and fine. Tree a free grower, one of the best for family or market. Middle of August.
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Burbank — Of Japanese origin, fruit large and fine, amber turning to a rich, bright red ; flesh juicy, tender, sweet: very productive. Early August.
'■Abundance— Of Japanese origin ; fruit large and fine, amber turning to a rich, bright red ; fiesh juicy, tender, sweet; very productive. Early August
Bradshaw — Fruit very large, dark violet red, flesh yellowish green, juicy and pleasant. Tree vigorous, erect, productive. August.
Niagara— This plum has become very pop- ular. Quite early. Reddish purple.
Rein Claud— (Bavay’s Green Gage.) Large greenish yellow spotted with red, firm, juicy, sugary and fine quality; very productive. Sep- tember.
Green Gage — Small, Considered the standard of excellence: slow grower. Last of August.
York State Prune — Very large; color dark blue; flesh yellow and delicious; vigorous and hardy.
^^^erman Prune — Medium oval, purple, one of the best; tree vigorous and hardy.
CHERRY TREES
Last season there was such a demand for cherries for canning that the supply did not hold out and the price went up. Everyone should plant enough for their own use.
Many people have trouble getting Cherry Trees to live, due to the fact they purchase too large trees which have had the large roots cut.
Extensive experiments have proven that 3 to 4 ft. Trees give better satisfaction and results at one-half the price and at the end of 3 years will outgrow the larger trees planted side by side.
PRICES— SWEET AND SOUR
3 to 4 feet, postpaid, 40c each.
First Class— 2 years, 5 to 6 feet, 80c each; 10 for $7.00.
Medium — 2 years, 4 to 5 feet, 75c each; 10 for $6.00.
SWEET VARIETIES
Bing— Fruit large, black, one of the most de- licious late sweet cherries on the Pacific Coast; is considered one of the most profitable. Tree hardy and vigorous, succeeds well in the east.
Lambert— Very large, heart shaped, dark purplish red, turning to jet black when fully ripe; flesh very firm, solid, rich and juicy. Tree strong grower, hardy, enormous bearer.
Yellow Spanish— Large, pale yellow with red cheek; firm, juicy and excellent: one of the best light colored cherries, vigorous and pro- ductive. June.
QUINCE TREES
3 feet size by Mail postpaid, 40c each. First Class — 4 to 5 ft., 80c each; 10 for $7.00. Medium— 3 to 4 ft., 75c each; 10 for $6.00.
Champion— Fruit very large, fair and hand- some; surpasses other varieties in this respect; bears abundantly: flesh cooks as tender as an apple and without hard spots or cores; flavor delicate, imparting an exquisite quince taste and odor to any fruit with which it is cooked.
Orange— An old standard variety, large, roundsh; bright golden yellow; excellent flavor.
Reas Mammoth — This is a seedling of the Orange with all its good qualities and larger.
Black Heart— (Black Ox Heart.) A very old variety; fruit medium size, heart shaped, rather irregular; skin glossy, deep black; flesh tender, juicy, sweet; tree a rapid grower, hardy and productive. Early in July.
Allen— This is one of the best sweet cherries and it will be the leading market variety where the sweet cherry succeeds. Fruit of excellent quality, large size, nearly heart shape, color when ripe nearly black. So far free from rot. Last of July.
^^ack Tartarian- Very large, bright purplish black, juicy, very rich, excellent flavor, pro- ductive. June.
"^lack Eagle— Large, black, very tender, juicy and rich and high flavored, productive. July. --^Gov. Wood— One of the best cherries; very large, light red, juicy, rich and delicious; tree healthy and a good grower. June.
Napoleon— Very large, pale yellow or red: firm, sweet and productive ; one of the best. July.
Schmidt’s Bigarrean— Very vigorous, hardy and productive. Fruit grows in clusters. July.
Quince and Cherry Trees, 3-ft to 4-ft., by mail 40c each
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Montmorency
SOUR CHERRIES
Sour cherries have taken the place of the Peach as a filler among Apples recently by niany leading orchardists, being free from all diseases, bearing as quickly and far more profitable. Buy the 3 to 4 ft. tree and head 2 to 3 feet from the ground.
Early Richmond — Medium size, dark red, melting, juicy, acid fiavor. This is one of the most valuable and popular. June.
^Montmorency Ordinaire — A fine, large, acid variety, ten days later than Early Richmond. Prolific and hardy. A variety of great value. Tree free grower.
l/ Large Montmorency— Large, red, productive, ten days later than Eary Richmond. Last of June.
' English Morello — Medium to large, blackish red, rich, acid, juicy. First of July.
- May Duke— Large, red, juicy and rich, ex- cellent variety; tree vigorous and hardy, June.
Dye House — Partakes of both the Duke and >and Morello in wood and fruit. A very early and sure bearer; productive.
PEACHES
3 feet by Mail Postpaid, 20c each.
First Class--4 to 5 ft., 35c each; 10 for $3.00; 100 for $25.00.
Medium— 3 to 4 ft., 25c each; 10 for $2.25; 100 for $20.00.
Our Nursery has always been headquarters for Peach Trees. We believe we have distri- buted more peach threes for home use than any other nursery in the state. Our 3 feet trees we offer by mail for 20 cents postpaid, delivered to your mail box, and are exception- ally fine and will please you. This is the same size we sell for some of the largest commer- cial orchards.
All peaches in this list are freestones unless otherwise noted. Those ripening in July are semi-cling.
Greensboro— Double size Alexander, same ripening; white flesh, excellent quality, very juicy. July.
'■'death’s Cling— Very large, good keeper and shipper. October.
^ Hale— A beautiful Golden Yellow Peach as big as the Elberta, ripens 5 days earlier, an ex- cellent Orchard Peach.
'^Carman — Large, resembles Elberta : creamy white, fine fiavor. July.
^^^ochester— Yellow freestone variety; very sweet, juicy and excellent fiavor; tree strong grower, a good bearer, very hardy, ripens about August 10th.
Yellow St. John— Nearly as large as Craw- ford sDnd a much surer bearer. One of the earliest freestones. August.
^Beer’s Smock — A large yellow fieshed peach. An improvement on Smock’s Free, w’hich it re- sembles ; ripens a few days later and is a better bearer. September.
o-foot Peach Trees, by Mail 20c, Postpaid
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Champion— A larg-e, handsome early variety, white, red cheek, sweet, rich, juicy, hardy and productive. August.
Elberta— The most popular peach grown. Large, yellow with red cheek ; flesh yellow, firm, juicy; exceedingly prolific, sure bearer and hardy. Last of August.
^^rosby — One of the hardiest. Abundant bearer medium size, bright yellow, fine quality.
Crawford's Early— A large early peach of fine quality.
. 'Kalamazoo— A leading market sort. Large, yellow, fine quality, very productive.
U Lemon Free — Lemon shape and color, large size; immensely productive; excellent quality. September. Is one of the best commercial peaches.
^Niagara— Originated in Western New York where it has been well tested. Sure bearer and hardy, bright yellow, very large, fine quality.
Prolific— Another season has proved this peach to be the very best and largest yellow free- stone peach of its season ; ripens a week after Elberta. September.
Fitzgerald- Fruit large, brilliant color and of the best market varieties; very hardy. Early September.
' Banner— Large, yellow with crimson cheeks, flesh yellow, firm, rich, excellent.
Dewey— The best early freestone ; flesh yel- low, good market.
Smock’s Free— Large, yellow and red, bright yellow flesh. One of the best. Last of Sep- tember.
— Globe — Extra large, flesh firm; fine for home c^r market. October.
^ Salway— Large, flesh deep yellow, juicy, rich, sweet. October.
Wilma— The fruit is as large as Elberta (its arent) not quite as elongated, color very much etter and ripens ten days later.
*'^Late Crawford — Very large Yellow. One of the best. Late September.
'-^Belle of Georgia— Very large, white with red cheeks, firm, excellent flavor; very productive.
MULBERRY TREES
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■ Russian— An old variety; rapid grower. Fruit of good size and productive. First class, 4 to 6 feet. .30 cents each; 3 foot size, postpaid, 20 cents each.
? Downing’s Everbearing — One of the most pro- lific, bearing an abundance of large, black fruit; hardy. First class, 4 to 6 feet, 75 cents each ; 3 foot size, postpaid, 50 cents each.
' New American— Equal to Downing’s in all re- spects and a much hardier tree vigorous grow- er, very productive, the best variety for fruit. Ripe from middle of June to middle of Septem- ber. First class, 4 to 6 feet, 75 cents each ; 3 foot size, postpaid, 50 cents each.
NECTARINE TREES
8 feet size, by mail, postpaid, 40c each.
First class, 4 to 6 feet, 75 cents each.
Red Roman— This variety is touted by all that have used it as a much improved sort. It is yellow with red cheek, golden flesh, a heavy bearer of good fruits.
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New White — A nectarine that is white with yellow flesh, a w^onderful bearer, mid season, a newer improved variety.
APRICOT TREES
3 feet size, postpaid, 40c each.
^^^irst class, 4 to 6 feet, 75c each.
Early Golden — Small, pale yellow, juicy, sweet; tree hardy and fruitful. Juy.
^iMoorpark — Yellow, with red cheek, juicy, sw’^eet and rich, freestone, very productive, t Superb — This variety excels in quality as well as in hardiness. It has a large, beautifully colored fruit, sweet and juicy.
GRAPES
Grapes, postpaid, 12c each.
Price by 10, 100 and 1000 not mailed, postpaid.
The grape is the most healthful of all fruits, and the most highly esteemed for its many uses. It can be grown by everyone w^ho has a garden, a yard or a wall. It can be confined to a stake, bound to a trellis, trained over an arbor, or extended until it covers a large tree or building, and still it yields its graceful bunches of luscious fruit. Capable of most ex- traordinary results under wise management.
Niagara
Niagara — White. Occupies the same position among the white varieties as the Concord among the black; bunch and berry large, greenish white, excellent quality, hardy, productive. If you want a white grape this is the one. Strong
1 year, 12c each: 10 for $1.00; 100 for $9.00.
2 year, 15c each ; 10 for $1.25 ; 100 for $12.00.
Grapes, Postpaid, 12 cents each
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Concord — Black with blue bloom. An old tested sort, sure bearer, hardy. There is 100 times more of this grape grown than all other varieties put together. Strong 1 year, 12c each, 10 for 75c; 100 for $5.00; 1000 for $40.00.
2 year. No. 1, 10 for $1.20; 100 for $8.00.
Moore’s Early — Black with blue bloom ; very large berries, compact clusters, perfectly hardy, fine flavor; the best early black grape for market or home. Strong 1 year, 12c each; 10 for $1.00; 100 per $9.00.
Campbell’s Early— Strong grower, productive, ripens with Mob re’s Early; bunch and berry large, black with blue bloom, good flavor, seeds few. Strong 1 year, 12c each; 10 for $1.00.
i/^orden— Black with blue bloom. A very flne grape, hardy and heathy foliage; ripens be- fore Concord. Strong 1 year, 12c each ; 10 for $1.00; 100 for $8.00.
Delaware— Red, bunch small, compacted. The finest flavored grape grown, ripens with Con- cord. Strong 1 year, 12c each ; 10 for $1.00 ; 100 for $8.00. 2 yr. No. 1, 10 for $1.50 : 100 for $12.
Catawba— Red. An old established variety; berries large, bunch large and compact, sweet, rich, musky flavor; one of the latest to ripen. Strong 1 year, 12c each; 10 for $1.00; 100 for $8.00. 2 yr.. No. 1, 15c each: 10 for $1.20: 100
for $10.00.
Wyomng— Red. Vine very hardy and healthy; medium sized berry, compacted clusers, flesh tender, juicy and sweet. The best red grape for market and home, ripens before Concord. Strong 1 year, 12c each : 10 for $1.00 ; 100 for $8.00.
Moore’s Diamond — ^White. The best early white grape, juicy, few seeds, flne flavor. This grape will not disappoint you; hardy. Strong
1 year, 12c each ; 10 for $1.00 ; 100 for $8.00.
2 year, 15c each; 10 for $1.20; 100 for $10.00.
STRAWBERRIES
We have been to great expense and time In selecting each season from our propagating beds the healthiest, thriftiest and most pro- ductive plants for planting to raise stock' for our customers and we believe we have now practically got a superior strain of all varieties we list. While in shape, color and flavor they are the same, in vitality, size of plant, produc- tiveness and healthy foliage they are worth to the planter twice as much as stunted, neglected plants sent out by some so-called Strawberry Specialists.
By express 100 for 75c; 250 for $1.75; $6.00 per 1000.
By mail, 25 for 50c; 100 for $1.50; 250 for
$2.50, postpaid.
Write for special prices on 5000 or more.
Premier — (male). In this section the largest most productive and best well tested early va- riety. Fruit highly colored, firm, a splendid shipper, of superb quality. Strong foliage, plant grows and spreads over its load of fruit, protecting it from sun scald and rot.
Senator Dunlap— (Male.). A well tested wonderfully productive variety and one of the safe sorts to plant. The plant is perfectly healthy and an enormous bearer. It commences to ripen soon after the earliest and continues until near the close of the season.
William Belt
Wm. Belt — (Male.) A large, productive berry for market or home use. Vigorous, thrifty; sends out strong runners : berries extra large and flne quality.
‘ Dr. Burrill— (male). A marvel of productive- ness, quality, color, size and firmness, which is seldom found in any one variety. The fruit is very firm and of even shape; dark, glossy red with yellow seeds and green calyx; making a beautiful combination.
Parson’s Beauty — (Male.) A good grower and and an immense cropper of large, solid berries of good form, bright red and firm, but its chief point of merit is its enormous crop of fruit.
‘" Sample — (Female.) Fruit large, one of the best berries and succeeds everywhere. Plants strong, large and healthy ; hardy, one of the best for home or market.
Glen Mary— (Female.) Berries large to very large, season medium to late. One of the most productive.
Brandywine — (Male.) Large, productive, excel- lent conical form; dark glossy red to center.
Uncle Jim— (Male.) One of the largest, makes lots of runners, good flavor, flne shipper; an all around good commercial berry, will also please small rgowers, one of the best.
W’arfield— (Female.) One of the old stand- bys ; a great row maker, heavy producer of big red berries, a flne market sort, is very popular with everyone.
Gibson— (Male.) A new variety which has done well in nearly every section of the United States where it has been tried ; Is a wonderful row maker of heavy foliage; great producer of big berries, dark glossy red in color, choice flavored. They are highly recommended by all and we think everyone should at least try some of these in their garden so as to hav'e some to plant their patch with next year.
Stratvberries Post Paid, 25 for 50 cents.
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FALL BEARING STRAWBERRIES
Progressive — (Male.) This is one of the best of fall bearing" strawberries. Think of it ! We had strawberry shortcake Thanksgiving Day and our vines were loaded. Fine flavor, good size and productive. By mail, postpaid, 25 for $1.00, 100 for $2.00.
Express, 500 for $5.00.
^Superb — (Male.) Fall bearing fruit large, dark red, flne flavor, good plant producer. These varieties of fall bearing strawberries pro- duce as jnany berries as the earlier varieties, and they give you berries until winter comes.
By mail postpaid, 25 for $1.00, 100 for $2.00.
Express, 500 for $5.00.
RASPBERRIES
Kansas
Mail, postpad, 25 for 75c; 100 for $2.75.
' Gregg— (Black.) Fruit very flne and covered with bloom. This variety has been a leader for a number of years. A good, all around late blackcap ; one of the largest.
100 for $2.50: 1000 for $22.00.
Cumberland — (Black.) The largest of all blackcaps. A healthy, vigorous grov/er, throw- ing up stout, stocky, well-branched canes that produce immense crops of berries. By freight or express.
100 for $2.50: 1000 for $22.00.
Plum Farmer — (Black.) This is a very large and productive raspberry. It has been tested in all sections and proved itself perfectly hardy. You will make no mistake in setting this berry extensively. By freight or express.
100 for $2.50: 1000 for $22.00.
Golden Queen— Yellow variety, fruit large, productive, quality first class. Every grower should have enough of these plants to mix with their Red and Black for the table. It makes quite a novelty in a mixture of Red and Black in a fruit dish, the flavor is very flne, fruit large. 5c each ; $1.00 for 100.
Marlborough — (Red.) This is the earliest and best. Ths berry has been before the public for years and has proven itself the best for all sec- tions. 100 for $2.50: 1000 for $20.00.
St. Regis Everbearing — This remarkable berry produces a crop all through the fall. It ripens with the earliest and produces berries until frost. This is certainly an everbearing berry. By mail, 12 for 50 cents, 25 for $1.00; by ex- press, 100 for $3.00, 1000 for $25.00.
^ Columbia — (Red Purple.) A decided improve- ment on the Shaffer. Of same type and similar color. A wonderfully strong grower and pro- ducer; rich sprightly flavor, attains a very large size. We recommend it for general planting. Claimed to have yielded 8,000 quarts per acre, which we do not doubt by its behavior on our grounds, 100 for $4.00; 1000 for $30.00; 25 by mail, postpaid, $1.00.
Kansas— (Black.) Strong, vigorous grower, standing extremes of drouth and cold and bear- ing immense crops. Riperis just after Palmer. Berries of the largest, jet black, free from
bloom, firm and good shipper. We have seen it growing on plantations for the last few years and consider it the best market variety. By freight or express, 100 for $2.50; 1000 for $22.00.
^King — (Red.) We fruited this berry this season and found it the very best early red raspberry. It has large and attractive bright red fruit of excellent flavor, firm and good ship- per. 100 for $2.50; 1000 for $20.00.
Cutbbert — (Red.) Queen of the market. Large, conical, deep, rich crimson, firm, of ex- cellent quality. A vigorous grower, entirely hardy and immensely productive. 100 for $2.00; 1000 for $15.00.
GOOSEBERRIES
By mail 20c each, postpaid.
‘ Josselyn — (Red Jacket.) An American seed- ing of great value, 2 year. No. 1, 20 cents each; 10 for $1.50.
^Dowuiug — Large, handsome, pale green very flne. 2 year. No. 1, 20 cents each; 10 for $1.50.
"'Houghton— Medium in size, red, sweet, ten- der, enormously productive. 2 years. No. 1, 20 cents each ; 10 for $1.50.
BLACKBERRIES
Mail, postpaid, 5c each, any variety via ex- press 25 at 100 rates, 250 at 1000 rates.
Blackberries are very scarce and high.
Ancient Briton — One of the best, hardy va- rieties. This berry has stood the test for years always having a full crop after a severe winter when the thermometer would register 20 below zero. This is the berry for commercial planting. Very vigorous, healthy and hardy. 100 for $4.00 ; 1000 for $35.00.
Eldorado — The vines are very vigorous and hardy, enduring the winter when it is 12 to 20 below zero without injury, and their yield Is enormous. Berries large, jet black, very sweet, no hard core; one of the best keepers. 100 for $4.00: 1000 for $35.00.
Snyder — ^Very hardy, productive, flne for market. 100 for $4.00 ; 1000 for $35.00.
Raspberries Post Paid, 25 for 75 cents.
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Blower— Originated in Chautauqua 'County N. Y., where it has been thoroughly tested. The hardiest, most productive blackberry grown. Has produced 2,694 berries on one bush, 2,720 quarts on 1-3 acre. Large size, good shipper. Best quality. Express, 100 for $4.00; 1000 for $35.00.
'' Early Harvest— The eaijliest blackberry and consequently valuable for market. The canes are strong and upright in growth and enormous- ly productive. Berries sweet and of highest quality, though not as large as some others. 100 for $4.00; 1000 for $35.00.
Taylor— Berries of fine flavor, larger th.an Snyder, canes of vigorous growth, iron-clad hardiness and wonderfully proliflc, ripens late. We have grown some wonderful crops, which have paid us the price f the land on which they were set. 100 for $4.00; 1000 for $35.00.
Iceberg— (White Blackberries.) While qual- ity and size are good, it is mostly used for its appearance, mixed with black sorts for the table, which makes a very striking appearance. By mail, postpaid, 10 cents each, 3 for 25 cents. /
Eucretia— (Dewberry.) A trailing form of the blackberry with large luscious fruit. It matures in advance of the ordinary varieties. 4c each ; 100 for $3.00.
Himalaya Berry — Wonderful grower, abun- dance of fruit. The fruit looks like a black- berry, same shape and color, quality good. By mail, 10 cents each, 12 for 75 cents.
CURRANTS
Mail, postpaid, 10c each, 1 year. No. 1 plants of any variety.
/ Perfection — The latest introduction, created by crossing Fay’s Prolific with White Grape, and combines best qualities of both parents. In color it is a beautiful bright red and of size larger than Fay. The clusters average longer and the size of the berries is maintained to end of bunch. Very productive. It was awarded the Barry Medal of the Western New York Hor- ticultural Society in 1901 and the Pan American medal in the same year. 2 year. No. 1, 15 cents each; 1 year. No. 1, by mail 10 cents each, 12 for $1.50.
Cherry — Berries sometimes more than half an inch in diameter, bunches short, vigorous and productive when grown on good soil. 2 years first class, 10 cents each, 12 for $1.00.
North Star— The strongest grower among the red varieties. Should be given plenty of room and good ground. Bunches average four inches in length and the bush just loaded. Combines extreme hardiness, vigorous growth, extra qua- lity and great productiveness. 2 year. No. 1, 15 cents each. ^
White Grape — This is the best white currant we know of; mild acid flavor, large, handsome clusters; one of the best for dessert. 2 yr.. No. 1, 15 cents each, 12 for $1.50.
Wilder— Berries large, dark red, mild sub-acid, hangs on bushes well, midseason, clusters large, compact, easy to pick, bushes upright and large. A very desirable variety and hardy in all regions east of the Mississippi Rver. Above is Govern- ment description. Via express 10c each : 10 for 75c: 100 for $7.00.
Perfection
Fay’s Prolific— The leading market variety, extra large stems and berries : uniform in size, easiy picked, exceedingly productive. You will not make a mistake if you plant largely of it. Price 12 cents each, 12 for $1.00.
London Market— A valuable variety for North- ern States, very hardy, retains its foliage throughout the season, beautiful red color, large berries and big cluster; a heavy cropper which ships well, one of the best for big plantng and propagating. By express 10c each, 10 for $1.00 ; 100 for $8.00 ; by mail, postpaid, 10c each.
Black Naples — Very large, black, rich, tender; one of the best blacks. 2 year. No. 1, 20 cents each, 12 for $2.00.
HORSE RADISH
We have a distinct hardy variety of our own that we have propagated by selection for years. Extra fine flavor, 25 for 25c, 100 for $1.00 ; 10 by mail for 15c.
RHUBARB OR PIEPLANT
Queen— Extra large stalks, tender and de- licious. Fine for canning or cooking, strong grower. 10 cents eaich, 12 for $1.00; by mail, 15 cents each, 8 for $1,00.
Blackberries, Postpaici, 5c each
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ASPARAGUS
Columbia Mammoth White, Barrs Mammoth and Conover’s Colossal.
Planting: Asparagus
See that ground is well drained naturally or otherwise; work it up fine and deep and ma*ke It very nch with well rotted barnyard manure. Place the plants eig-ht inches apart in rows three feet apart. Spread out the roots in a trench rnade cxeep enough to permit crowns to be cover- ed with Riree or four inches of mellow earth. Uive the beds liberal dressings of manure at in- tervals and except near the sea shore, three pounds of salt per square yard early every spring. Do not cut for use until the second season. For seed, see Seed Department.
Asparagus Roots
enough for home use. This IS the only way to have fresh nice asparagus. Our plants are two years old and
flOO ^ $10.00. By mail, postpaid, 50 for
HYBEID AND PERPETUAL ROSES
75^<^nts^** looses postpaid, 2 year field grown,
complaints from par- Roses than any other plant we sell. The roots are small and must have pro- they are dug until trans- planted. The fault is sometimes the Nurserv- men but most aways the planter. Make a hole plant with your feet in- ff vm, tramp the earth solid and
If you think they need waterng do not just give
pail full and do
for R all the facilities
tor handling Roses and we are going to see that ‘•j® packing^is done sd
there will be no doubt but what we did our part.
Coloml^Bright carmine, crimson; one of the very best dark colored sorts.
Anne de Diesbach— Brilliant rose color* fine.
very
^-^amson’s Yellow— Free bloomer, the finest of yellow, hardy roses.
u Yellow — The finest yellow rose grown,
hardy and adapted to all climates.
J. B. Clark— A distinct crimson red.
Baron de Bonstetten— A splendid shade of dark red, changing to velvety maroon.
Margaret Dickson— A pure paper white, large sized and free flowering. The bloom is perfect in form on fine long stems.
Magna Charta— A general favorite, prized on account of Its strong, upright growth and bright, i^althy foliage, as well as for its fine bloom. The color is beautiful bright pink.
Mrs. J H. Daing— A grand sort with flowers of soft, delicate pink with satin cast.
Ulrich Brunnei^This is one of the best red roses; perfectly hardy in all sections.
Clio— Rosy pink with a delicate satiny blush, very fine.
Mme. Gabriel Duizet- Rose color. This is one of the roses that please everybody.
American Beauty— Color red. One of the finest of roses, not hardy in all sections.
Gen. Jacqueminot— Brilliant crimson, large and very fine.
Crimson Rambler Rose
HARDY CLIMBING ROSES
2 TTear, No. 1, by Mail 50c each
Crimson Rambler — The plant is a very vig- orous grower and thus makes a splendid climb- ing rose. Everyone should have this rose.
Dorothy Perkins — A beautiful shell pink. This is the finest of pink climbers.
Roserie— This splendid new rose is derived as a sport from Tausendschon ; and while showing exactly the same vigorous growth, clean foliage and great freedom of bloom as the parent, its flowers are a deep, glowing pink.
Climbing American Beauty — This new climb- ing form of the famous pink rose, so long the favorite for cutting, is as lovely and fragrant and deeply pink as the bush form. The hardy climber blood with which it is crossed gives healthy, perfect foliage and a strong climbng habit of growth; the abundant bloom being in prime before the June show of the bush type. The demand for this variety has increased so rapidly, it is hard to keep up in its propa- gation.
Tausendschon— “Thousand Beauties” A rapid growing, almost thornless climber, showing the blood of Rambler, Polyantha and Tea parent- age. Its innumerable flower clusters make a pretty show in June and July; at first the soft pink of Clotilde Soupert, and later deepening to a brig'ht carmine rose. Very vigorous, pro- lific climber, with plentiful and healthy foliage.
Moss Roses — White Moss, Crested Moss.
American Pillar — One of the most valuable of the hardy climbers, flowering profusely in large compact clusters, brilliant carmine rose.
Cni^rants. Post-nairl 19, obiits eacli.
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Baby Rambler— Red. Very compact clusters of crimson flowers.
Veilchenblau — "The Blue Rambler." Similar in all respects to Crimson Rambler, only the flowers are blue.
Flower of Fairfield— Ever bearing crimson rambler.
Baby Dorothy— (Pink.) A dwarf form of
Dorothy Perkins.
Tree Roses — 4 to 5 feet high. In this shape we offer only Hybrid Perpetuals or hardy class. We have them in White, Pink, Red and Crim- son. 2 year, 4 to 5 feet, field grown, $2.00 each.
HARDY CLIMBERS
Any of these shrubs same price by mail.
Wisteria Chinese— Purple, one of the most magnificent, hardy climbers, producing racemes of pale purple flowers, early in spring and au- tumn and growing at the rate of fifteen or tAventy feet in a season. 2 year, first class, 30 cents each. By mail, postpaid.
Wisteria Chinese— White, different from the purple in color only. 2 year, first class, 30 cents each. By mail postpaid.
Dutchman’s Pipe— Of climbing habit and rapid growth, light green foliage, 10 to 12 inches in diameter, flowers yellowish brown and curious pipe shape. 2 year, first class, 50 cents each. By mail, postpaid.
Trumpet Flower Bigonia Radicau — ^A splendid hardy climbing plant, with large trumpet shaped scarlet flowers in August. 2 year, field grown, 25 cents each. By mail, postpaid.
Englsh Ivy— One of the best climbing plants, foliage is rich, waxy dark green, makes beau- tiful appearance trained on side of a building. By mail or express, 30 cents each.
Boston Ivy— One of the hardiest climbers. Fine for covering walls ; will cling to the smoothest surface. 2 year, field grown. By mail, postpaid, 30 cents each.
Clematis Jaclcmani— Flowers when fully ex- panded, 4 to 6 inches in diameter; intense violet purple with rich velvet appearance. It blooms continually. 2 year, 75 cents each. By mail, postpaid.
Clematis Paniculata — ^A native of Japan; a beautiful and rapid growing climber which in a very brief time will cover any ordinary veranda. The flowers are pure white and very fragrant. 2 year, 30 cents each. By mail postpaid.
Clematis Henyri- This is the finest of all white clematis and should find a place in every col- lection; continuous bloomer. June to October. 2 year, 50 cents each. By mail, postpaid.
Golden Deaved Honeysuckle — Of vigorous growth ; a handsome variety. 2 year, by mail 25 cents each.
Hall’s Japan Honeysuckle — ^A strong vigorous evergreen variety, with pure white flowers ; very fragrant. Covered with flowers from June to November. 2 year, 25 cents each.
Matrimony Vine — ^A vigorous, hardy cimber, dark green foiage and beautiful flowers. 2 year, 25 cents.
Trumpet Vine— A splendid climber with clusters of large trumpet shaped flowers. 2 year, 25 cents each, by mail postpaid.
HEDGE PLANTS
Privet California — Undoubtedly the most pop- lar of all hedge plants. 18 to 24 inch plants, 100 for $5.00, 1000 for $45.00.
Japan Barberry — Very fine as a hedge plant. Where a less informal hedge is required, nothing can rival it. 15 to 18 inch, 30 cents each, $2.50 for 10.
Osage Orange — This makes strong hedges. Plants 1 year old, 100 for $2.00.
Honey Locust — Makes a very fine hedge. Plants 1 year old, 100 for $2.00.
HARDY SHRUBS
Hydrangea Aborescens Grandiflora Alba— "Hills of Snow.” This magnificent, hardy shrub is the very finest addition to this class of plants found in many a year. The blooms are of the very largest size, of pure snow white color, per- fectly hardy, standing 20 degrees below zero. 2 year, 2 to 3 feet, 50 cents each, by mail, post- paid.
Hydrangea P. G.
Hydrangea Paniculata Grandiflora — Too well knoAvn to need description. The most popular of all shrubs. Large plants, 2 years, 2 to 3 feet 50 cents each ; by mail, 50 cents each.
Calycanthus— (sweet scented shrub.) The Calycanthus is one of the most desirable shrubs, growing 6 to 8 feet high. The wood is fragrant, flowers double purple, blossoms in June and at intervals afterwards. 2 year, 25 cents each ; by mail, 30 cents.
Deutzia, Pride of Rochester — Large, white, double flowers, the back of the petals being slightly tinted with rose, it excels all older
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sorts in size of flowers, length of panicle, pro- fuseness of bloom, and vigorous habit : early bloomw. 2 year, 25 cents each, by mail, post- paid.
Syringa, Liilac Rothomagensis Vara Alba — Vigorous grower, foliage small and narrow flowers, white with a bluish tint, fragrant and free flowering. 2 year, 25 cents, by mail, post- paid.
Bush Honeysuckle — Noted for its handsome flowers and showy fruit, should be in every col- lection. 2 year, fleld grown, 25 cents each, by mail, postpaid.
liilac— Japan Tree Lilac. The only tree form; exceedingly handsome when in bloom. Flower plumes 18 to 20 inches long. Field grown, 3 to 4 feet, 50 cents each, by mail, postpaid.
liilac— White. 2 to 3 feet, fleld grown, 25 cents each. 2 to 3 feet, field grown, by mail, postpaid, 30 cents.
liilac— Purple. 2 to 3 feet, fleld grown, 25
cents each. By mail, postpaid, 30 cents.
Snowball— (Opulis Sterilis.) A well known shrub of large size, used extensively for Deco- ration Day. 2 year, fleld grown, 2 to 3 feet, 30 cents each. By mail, postpaid, 30 cents.
Spirea Von Houtte — The grandest of all spireas and one of the very best flowering shrubs in cultivaton. Flowers pure white. 2 year, 25 cents each. By mail, postpaid, 30 cents.
Spirea, Anthony Waterer— A crimson flowered variety. One of the most beautiful of dwarf flowering shrubs. It makes a low compact bush 15 to 18 inches high, and is covered nearly the whole growing season with large umbles of deep crimson flowers. Perfectly hardy. 2 year, 25 cents each. By mail, postpaid, 30 cents each.
Spirea (Billardi)— Alba— A dense shrub, grows 6 feet high, covered with rich white flowers from July to frost. 2 year, field grown, 25 cents each. By mail, 30 cents each.
Yucca, (Spanish Bayonet) — Has a fine appear- ance; the stem is covered with large bell shaped flowers on laterals, forming a perfect pyrmid; valuable for rockwork and very effective in clumps on the lawn. 2 year, large clump, 15 cents each. By mail postpaid, 25 cents.
Philadelphus Grand — (Mock Orange.) A beau- tiful shrub, arching and graceful, very nearly covered with large flowers. June. 2 to 3 feet 25 cents each. By mail, postpaid, 30 cents.
Weigela Rosea— One of the most handsome of the Weigelas, tall-growing, vigorous sorts with deep pink flowers in abundance during June and some flowers show throughout the season. 18-24 inch plants postpaid at 30 cents each, by express 25 cents each.
Spirea Arguta — One of the finest of early spring blooming shrubs of light open habit of growth, with small deep green foliage of minute purest white flowers. Early May. 18 to 24 inches, 35c each.
Viburum Opulis — (High Bush Cranberry.) 8 to 10 feet in growth; handsome, dense green foliage with deep crimson berries which stay with the bush through the fall and on the bare bushes, a fine ornamental shrub. Postpaid, 2-3 ft., 30 cents each; by express 25 cents each.
Comus Floridus — (Dogwood.) A beautiful
white flowering tree, blossoms 3^/^ inches across, very abundant, showy and beautiful, foliage grayish green, glossy and handsome, in Autumn turns to deep red; one of the most beautiful at this time. 2 to 3 feet, 35 cents each. 1 to 2 feet, 25 cents each. 1 to 2 feet, by mail, 30 cents each.
Spirea Salicfolia— Upright to 5 feet, willow shaped leaves, a charming variety, heavy foli- age, pink flowers in mid-summer. 18-inch plants, postpaid, 30 cents each; by express 25 cents each.
Spirea Opufolia— Upright 8 feet when it attains its growth; white, heavy flowers in June make branches droop, a very valuable variety. By mail, postpaid, 30 cents each ; by express, 25 cents each, 2-3 ft. plant.
Spirea Douglassi— Upright growth to 7 feet with reddish brown branches and narrow, ob- long leaves, bears spikes of beautiful rose colored flowers during July. 18-inch plants by express, 25 cents each : by mail, postpaid, 30c each.
Forsythia Golden Bell— One of the prettiest of all shrubs, branches covered with Golden colored flowers early in spring, tall growing with bright green leaves, one of the best to plant in shade and for covers with other shrubs 18-24 inch plants, 35 cents each, postpaid; by express, 30 cents each.
Spirea Froebeli — Dwarf, similar to A Waterer, but a trifle taller with broader leaves; bright, dense, crimson flowers, during July and August. 25 cents by express ; 30 cents each by mail, postpaid.
Althea or Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus) — The al- theas are free growers, and not particular as to soil. They bloom in August and September, when but few other sorts are in blossom. They attain a height of from six to ten feet. Double purple, double red, double pink, double Bi color — red and white. Any above colors, postpaid, 2 to 3 foot plants, 35c each.
Tamarix Africana — These large shrubs have foliage resembling Asparagus leaves, which has a drooping feathery appearance. Pink flowers in great profusion are borne in early summer, giving a very charming effect. 18 to 24 inches, 40c each ; 10 for $3.50.
Sambucus Aurea (Golden Elder) — Thrifty shrubs that will do well in any locality w'hen planted where it can receive sunlight. The foliage is beautiful bright golden-yellow and very striking when planted in masses. Natural- ly grows tall, but can be pinched back to a compact little bush. 2 to 3 feet, GOc each ; 10 for $5.00.
Coral Berry or Indian Currant — Dwarf shrub of graceful habit: clusters of small purple fruit which hang on the plant throughout the winter. 18 to 24 inches, 30c each : 10 for $2.50.
Snowberry— An old, well known shrub with small pink flowers followed with clusters of waxy white berries which hang on the plant through the greater part of the winter. 2 to 1 feet, 40c each ; 10 for $3.50.
Spirea Thunbergi— Low, bushy shrub wdth del- icate green, feathery foliage which takes and retains lovely tints in Autumn. Small white flowers appear in abundance in May. Hardy anywhere. 18 to 24 inches, postpaid, each 35c, 10 for $3.00.
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TREES
Birch, European, 6 to 8 feet, $1.00 each.
American Elm, 6 to 8 feet, $1.00 each
CATAEPA
Speciosa, 5 to 6 feet, 50 cents each.
Catalpa, Bungei, 6 to 8 feet, 2-year head, $1.50.
Catalpa, Bungei, 6 to 8 feet, 1-year head, $1.25 each.
POPEARS
Carolina, 8 to 12 feet, 50 cents each.
Eombardy, 8 to 10 feet, 50 cents each.
NUT TREES
American Sweet Chestnut, 6 to 7 feet 75 cents.
Japan Sweet Chestnut, 3 to 4 feet, $1.00 each.
Paragon Grafted, 3 to 4 feet, $1.00 each.
Walunt Black, 3 to 4 feet, 25 cents each; 5 to 8 feet, 50 cents each.
Walnut, English, 2 to 3 feet, 75 cents each.
Walnut, Japan, 4 to 5 feet, 75 cents each.
Butternut, 6 to 8 feet, 75 cents each.
Pecans, 75 cents each.
HORSE CHESTNUTS
White Flowering, 4 to 5 feet, $1.00 each.
Red Powering, 4 to 5 feet, $1.00 each.
NUT TREES BY MAIE
These are nice little trees and will bear early.
Butternut, 15 cents each; 8 for $1.00.
American Sweet Chestnut, 10 cents each.
Hickory, Shellbark, 20 cents each ; 6 for $1.00.
Pecan, 20 cents each; 6 for $1.00.
Walnut, English, 15 cents each : 8 for $1.00.
Walnut, Black, 15 cents each; 10 for $1.00.
Spanish Chestnut, 20c each.
Walnut, Japan, Sieboldi, 20 cents each; 6 for
$1.00.
Walnut, Japan, Max Cordiformis, 20 cents each ; 6 for $1.00.
MAPEE
Silver Eeaf, 8 to 10 feet $1.00 each; 10 to 12 feet, $1.25 each.
Sugar Maple, 8 to 10 feet, $1.25 each.
Norway Maple, 8 to 10 feet, $2.00 each.
Wier’s Cut Eeaf, 6 to 8 feet, $1.50 each.
Maple-Ash-Eeaf — (Manitoba.) A tree of vig- orous growth and singular beauty. In summer it is covered with a dense foliage, in winter the young wood turns to a beautiful green color, making it a very distinctive appearing tree, and strikingly handsome in the winter as in the summer. Very desirable. 6-8 feet, $1.00 each.
European Sycamore — Well known as Oriental Plane, a lofty, wide spreading tree, heart shaped leaves, valuable for its handsome foliage and free growth. Makes fine tree for street work, or for the shade of the yard. 6-8 foot trees, $1.00 each.
WEEPING TREES
Birch, Cut Eeaved, 6 to 8 feet, $2.00 each.
Willow, Kilmarnook, 2 years, $1.50 each.
Willow, Wisconsin, 6 to 8 feet, $1.50 each.
CamperdoAvn Weeping Elm, 1 year heads, $2.50 each.
We can furnish all sizes and kinds of De- ciduous and Evergreen Trees and Shrubs. Write for prices.
FLOWERS AND BULBS
PEONIES
Alba Sulphurea — (Mont Blanc.) Light sulphur yellow changing to white as a flower becomes older. By mail, postpaid, 40 cents each; 3 for $1.00.
Dorchester— (Richardson.) Pink; one of the latest to bloom ; compact grower ; the flowers full and double, color silvery pink. By mail, postpaid, 40 cents each ; 3 for $1.00.
Duchess de Orleans— Large and compact, ro;^ lake with incurving almond center. By mail, postpaid, 40 cents each.
Duke of Wellington— Large, creamy white, very flne bulbs. By mail, postpaid, 40 cents each.
Eeelantanta— Broad, full flower ; purplish crimson. The best of its color. By mail, post- paid, 40 cents each.
Fesitve Alba— One of the whites. By mail, 40 cents each.
Festive Maxima— The largest and most pop- ular peony: long stiff stems, pure white inner petals slightly tipped carmine ; early. By mail postpaid, 35 cents each.
Hercules — A magniflcent bedder, foliage con- cealed by bloom, color from bright rose to blush white and center deepest yellow. By mail,, postpaid, 40 cents each.
HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS
We have several thousand of each of these va- rieties and we are quoting them all Postpaid to your Mail Box. They are extra nice plants, grown on our own soil and on the outside, so they are very hardy.
Dianthus Barbatus — (Sweet William.) We are making a specialty of these Plants. We have the following colors : White Red, Pink, Yellow. Postpaid at 15 cents each.
Gaillardi Grandiflora— Blanket Flower. Makes one of the flnest displays with their maroon centers with gold and white tip. Flowers 3 inches in diameter on long stems. Nice rooted plants 25 cents each.
Hollyhocks— Magniflcent, double flowered va- rieties of the flnest kinds and in the following colors : Red, White, Yellow, Black, Pink.
These are the flnest named kinds and we are are selling them to you at 15c each, postpaid.
Giant Mallow Marvels — We have these won- derful Plants in four colors. Red, White, Pink and Yellow. These plants postpaid to you at 20 cents each.
Carnations — Everyone should have a few car- nations in their list of plants. We have these- Plants in Pink, Red and White at 15 cents, postpaid.
Get Prices bv 250 and 1000 on Trees
HOW TO PLANT TREES
SUITABLE DISTANCE FOR PLANTING
Apples, Standard 30 to 40 ft.
Apples, Dwarf 8 to 10 ft.
Pears, Standard 18 to 20 ft.
Pears, Dwarf 10 ft.
Peaches 16 to 18ft.
Nectarines and Apricots 16 to 18 ft.
Cherries, Sweet 18 to 20 ft.
Cherries, Sonr 15 to 18 ft.
Plums 16 to 20* ft.
Quinces 10 to 13 ft.
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Grapes |
-8 |
by 10 |
ft. |
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Currants |
-3 |
by 5 |
ft. |
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Gooseberries |
3 |
by 5 |
ft. |
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Raspberries, Red |
3 |
by 6 |
ft. |
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Raspberries, Black |
3 |
by 6 |
ft. |
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Blackberries _ |
7 |
ft. |
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Strawberries, Rows _ |
__1 |
by 31/2 |
ft. |
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Strawberries, in Bed |
-li/2by 31/2 |
ft. |
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Asparagus in Bed |
1 |
by 11/2 |
ft. |
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Asparagus, in Field- |
— 1 |
by 3 |
ft. |
Use Peaches for fillers in Apples
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6 8
10
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NUMBER OF TREES OR PLANTS ON AN ACRE |
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way |
— _ 10,890 |
15 feet each way |
194 |
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4,840 |
18 |
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135 |
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. 2,730 |
20 |
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110 |
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1,742 |
25 |
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70 |
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1,210 680 |
30 |
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48 |
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4.30 |
33 |
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40 |
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302 |
40 |
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28 |
To ascertain the number of plants required to the acre at any given distance divide the number of square feet (43,560) in an acre by the number of square feet you desire to devote to each plant. For instance, in straw- berries planted 1% by 3 feet, each hill will occupy 4% square feet, making 9,680 plants to acre.
PLANTING AND PRUNING
On arrival of stock, plant at once if possible, if not remove from packing,, wet down well and heel in, in mellow soil, packing dirt firmly about roots; but plant as soon as possible. Do not expose roots to sun or wind as stock so exposed is not liable to grow. Soil for planting should be well drained. Prune all bruised or broken roots with a sharp knife. Trim all the trees up to four or five branches, suit- able for forming a top. Cut hese branches back to within four or five buds of the body or in other words about three-fourths of the growth. Peach trees, all branches should be cut off and cut back like a cane. This is important, do not fail to cut back your trees or shrubs for best results. In planting make holes large so as not to crowd roots. Use surface soil for filling in and plant as firmly as possible, pressing down soil well with the feet. Dynamiting the holes for planting is better than dig- ging holes with a shovel. Never put manure in the hole about the roots.
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