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Beautiful Pearl Forcing Radishes, grown from my special individual strain of this grand variety, by Mr. Theodore Garman, market-gardener. Pearl Forcing is, in my judgment, the finest extra-early, long, white Radish in cultivation. N. J. Ritterskamp, Indiana, former president of the Market-Gardeners’ and Greenhouse Vegetable- Growers’ Association of America, wrote me: ‘‘Dear Sir: Please enter my order for 20 lbs. of your Pearl Forcing Radish, also the other seeds mentioned on my list. This past season I ordered some of your Pearl Forcing; along with this I sowed different stocks of Icicle, Lady Finger, and Pearl, received from other houses, and found yours the best of all, clear of side roots, short and thick, and very fine.”
Prices of Pearl Forcing Radish: Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., lb. 30 cts., Ib. 80 cts., 10 Ibs. at 60 cts. per lb.
I have customers who grow both these varieties from one year’s end to the other—in the greenhouse in winter, hot- beds in early spring, and outside from spring until fall. These are the two most profitable radishes you can grow.
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They Grow Better - They Yield Better - They Are Absolutely the Best
BRED FOR QUALITY AND BRED TO YIELD
NEW CROP—VITALITY TESTS MADE—READY FOR PLANTING
There have been MORE of Schell’s Quality Seeds planted every year than each preceding year, without a single exception. Why is it? Not because they are cheaper in price than others, for they are not; we cannot grow the best seeds cheaply; to do anything better costs more. I never offer any bargain seeds, for I never have them. But because they produce the highest-quality vegetables and crops of all kinds, is why gardeners, farmers, florists, and all who entrust their seed orders to me stay with me year after year, and others are coming continually as they learn that Schell’s Quality Seeds Grow Better and They Yield Better.
This is what I hear from my new customers after the first order—read it:
J. O. Russell, N. J., writes, February 24, 1915: ‘Dear Sir: I was highly pleased with the seeds I received from you last year. (Note this next paragraph of his letter.) Your seeds were most satisfactory of all I had, and the returns were double that of seeds from other parties. You may expect my order in the near future when I decide on what I wish to plant this season.”
Send your order to me—do not compare prices, compare quality. Too much depends on the crop to run the risk of cheap seeds.
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Planting Table for Vegetables and Plants
I give the following planting table as a guide for my customers.
Be careful to watch the depth; this is very important. Seed sown too deep or not deep enough may mean the failure of that seed to germinate properly. For instance—if the soil is wet and cold in the spring, and you get the Corn just a trifle deeper than it should be, it will rot in the ground and fail to grow. The same is true of Lima Beans and the tender-podded Yellow Beans. Don’t get the seed too deep.
For hoe or wheel-
Time to make first
Variety For horse cultivation hoe cultivation Distance apart in the Depth to planting in Pa. out- have rows have rows TOW COMET: doors. (See footnote.) Asparagus Seed...... 24 ft. apart 1 ft. apart 3 in., transplant in 1 | 1 in. March-April. year Asparagus Plants....| 4 ft. apart 3 ft. apart 2 ft. 5 or 6 in. March-April Bean, String......... 244 ft. apart 2 ft. apart Thin to 4 in. 2 in. May 10-15 Bean, Lima— 17) CEB EE aeaiaeye scar 4x 4 ft. apart 4x 3 ft. apart etd to 3 plants to a | rin May 20-25 pole USC eons eon oon 2x 1}4 ft. apart Beaty. erences 1 ft. apart Thin to 5 in. 1 in. March-April Blackberry Plants... . 6 ft. apart 2 ft. April; or in the fall Cabbage and Cauli- flower Plants....| 2'4 ft. apart 2 ft. apart 16-24 in. Early kinds, April; late kinds, June (OLN IT Hee Ato ROARS bis 2% ft. apart 1 ft. apart Thin to 5 in. Yin March-April Celery Plants........ 3-4 ft. apart 2-3 ft. apart 6 in. Early crop, May; late crop, early July Corn, Sweet......... Ave wApatt ss. ea sirelcc Same 8-12 in. 2in First sowing, early May Cucumber...........| 5x 50r6x 4 ft. apart | Same Scatter 15 seeds in Yin May 15 Currant and Goose- hill; thin out later berry Plants..... 5 x5 ft. apart 5 x 4 ft. apart April; or in the fall Eggplant Plants..... 234 x 2 ft. apart 2x 2 ft. apart June Lettuce..............| 2% ft. apart 14-2 ft. apart Thin to 6-10 in. Win. March-April Melon, Musk........ 6x 4 ft. apart Same Seatter 15 seedsin hill;} Yin. May 15
Melon, Water..
8 x 8 ft. apart
Same
thin out later
May 15-20
Onion Seed. SN ACei Chine eager 12-15 in. apart Thin to 4 in. March-April PArsle yess oa. sche ees a | 2% ft. apart I ft. apart Thin to 6 in. Early April (Param pees cscccg ee 2% ft. apart 1 ft. apart Thin to 5 in. March-April Pepper Plants....... 2) ft. apart 2 ft. apart 20 in. June tr
(OTE, fee OES PATO EOE 3-4 ft. apart 214-3 ft. apart Continuous row March-April stata We pieiie suivant 3 ft. apart 2-2)4 ft. apart 12-18 in. Early, | March-April;
late, May-June 12 OS OR een Seeks 2% ft. apart T ft. apart Thin to 3 in. Yin. March-April Rhubarb Plants..... 4 ft. apart 3 ft. apart 3 ft. 2 or 3 in. March-April Raspberry Plants... .| 6 ft. apart 5 ft. apart ae ft. Early spring lack, 2% ft.
Spinach... 0s t= i 24 ft. apart 1 ft. apart Thin to 5 in. I in. March-April (or fall) Squash; Pumpkin.. | 8 x 8 ft. (Bush Squash | Same M4 in. May 15-20
Strawberry Plants...
Tomato Plants.
4x 4 ft.) 4 ft. apart
-i 4x 4 ft. apart
3 ft. apart
4 x 3 ft. apart
15-20 in.
Have crown level with ground
April (Pot-grown plants in August.)
May 25-June 1
Note.—Planting-time varies according to season and locality; dates given above are only approximate, and are based on the
latitude of Pennsylvania; allow about five days difference for each 100 miles north or south of thi t in autumn must be well mulched with strawy manure, leaves, ete., during
spring while it is very w
yet and soggy; wait.
Plants
state.. Do not work soil in
the first winter. Successional plantings of Corn, Peas, Beans, Beets, Lettuce, Radish, etc., may be made right along during the summer after the dates given for the first planting.
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Save Yourselves Those Big Fertilizer Bills
Isn’t it a fact that very few have their soil analyzed, to find out positively what it actually contains, and what it needs? Most of the buying of commercial fertilizers is guesswork. Very often you put on your soil just -what it should not have; you are anxious to give your soil the right ingredients, so you buy the best grade of fertilizer-—perhaps it’s the highest priced, andl yet not what your soil needs. I advise you to
Because, too, no matter what kind
Manure will give it what it naturally nee: contains all necessary plant-food elements—Nitrogen, P
matter or humus, and it is this natural combination which can be had only from animal manures.
USE WIZARD BRAND PULVERIZED SHEEP MANURE
BECAUSE IT IS A COMPLETE NATURAL FERTILIZER A SOIL-BUILDER, A CROP-MAKER
of soil you have, or what its condition, Pulverized Sheep ds, it is Nature's fertilizer, does as Nature intends, and it hosphoric Acid and Potash—in combination with organic that produces the peculiar action and effect in the soil, By using it, you are making your crops and, at the same time,
building up your soil and adding hundreds of dollars in value to your land. I sell many carloads of it, and I could give you testimonials on every kind of crop, if I had space, showing the wonderful results obtained by
gardeners, farmers and florists who are using it.
Mr. David Smith said, ‘I had the finest crop of Oats I ever grew.” t
Mr. Wm. Crawford said, ‘I never saw anything like it—my Corn was the finest in the neighborhood.”
It suits all crops, and not a weed seed in it; if there would be, it could not germinate after passing through the tremendous heating or absorption process which it does to take up all the moisture.
Market-Gardening and Fruit-Growing
The many advantages of Wizard Brand Sheep Manure over crude manures for truck and fruit-garden fertilizing are plain. It is highly concentrated. Is con- venient and easy toapply. Is dry and finely pulverized, mixes with the soil thoroughly and gets right to work. It saves labor, because every weed seed is destroyed. Is all the good minus all the objectionable and undesirable features of Nature’s best fertilizer.
You can use it liberally, because you are not apply- ing just so many pounds or so many dollars’ worth of chemicals but natural fertilizer, every pound of which has a use in the soil. There is no filler and no waste in Wizard Brand Sheep Manure.
Application can be made broadcast after plowing, and harrowed in. This takes from 1,500 pounds to a ton to the acre. If put in with a drill at planting or seeding time, use 500 to 1,000 pounds to the acre. Try it where you have been using expensive commercial fertilizers and see what a change it will make. It is concentrated manure—not chemicals—and it is good for everything you grow.
Wizard Brand Sheep Manure is especially recom- mended for all small vegetables, Radishes, Lettuce. Onions, Celery, Cabbage, etc.; for Grapes, Berries and Melons; fruit trees just coming into bearing; in fact, it can be profitably added on any soil out of which market-gardeners and fruit-growers want to get the best possible crops.
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For Florists and Greenhouse Vegetable-Growers
Sheep Manure is probably more largely used in greenhouse growing of flowers and vegetables for mar- ket than any other fertilizer, because it is safe and can be relied upon for quick, sure results.
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It is unequaled for either dry or liquid top-dressing, especially for Carnations, Chrysanthe- mums, Asters, and other hardy floral crops.
In greenhouse vegetable-grow- ing it is used for mixing into the soil when the beds are filled and for feeding during the growing season, and produces rapid growth, development and maturity of superior crops. :
The uniformly high quality and strict purity of Wizard Brand Sheep Manure, its freedom from weed seeds and mixture of other manures, chemicals, etc., has made it the standard and most largely used Sheep Manure on the market.
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Field Crops—Corn, Oats, Wheat and Alfalfa
The use of Pulverized Sheep Manure for field crops has been rapidly increasing during the past few years, and it has been clearly demonstrated by progressive farmers that Wizard Brand is a profitable fertilizer on the farm. It is strongly recommended for getting a quick stand of Alfalfa from seed.
The high prices obtained for grain have reduced the live-stock on the farm, and consequently the manure available for field top-dressing. Continuous cropping gradually slows up the soil; seed starts slowly, and the crop requires longer to develop and mature. The appli- cation of manure corrects this condition, starts the quick germination of seed and helps all through the growing period.
Wizard Brand Sheep Manure drilled in at planting time solves the manure problem. It can be had readily in just the quantity required. Is in ideal form to handle and apply. Eliminates the weeds that crude manures introduce with every application, and at harvest time it shows up well with increased yield that makes it pay.
USE IT, FOR IT’S WHAT YOUR SOIL NEEDS AND WHAT YOUR CROPS NEED
PRICE: Ton, $27; 1,000 Ibs., $14; 500 Ibs., $8; 100 Ibs., $2; 50 Ibs., $1.25; 25 Ibs., 75 cts.s 10 Ibs., 40 cts.; 5 Ibs., 25 ets.
The First Important Step to Successful Gar- dening is Hotbeds. feos Rou eve coc Le casein ere
extent of their growing of vegetables. Large market-gar- deners make their biggest profits from their hotbeds.
They will last for years; the cost is small, the returns big. Order the sash now, and get your hotbeds ready. See prices below.
There is Much Pleasure and Big Profits are Made by Growing Vegetables in Hot- beds and Coldframes
I urge all my customers to use more sash, for every day you gain in getting vegetables to market earlier means better prices, quicker sales and more profits.
The sash I offer you are posi- tively the strongest and best made. They are 3 x 6 feet, 114
inches thick, all joints are blind- Start ee es in your frames in Cee aa state mortised ciiGtelbaded and steel- them up as the season advances. Cut off all laterals, rs E a leaving only a single vine. This is the ideal way of powell padeay a 36-inch round securing early Tomatoes. Leave them growing right in steel rod supports the bars in the frames. the center.
Suggestions for Pre- paring Hotbeds and Coldframes.
Coldframes are those warmed by the sun only; hotbeds are heated by an under bed of manure, giving heat by its fermentation. They are both a sort of ‘“‘small greenhouse” that will yield bountiful returns €very month in the year.
This illustration shows how to make a hotbed. Put in 2 feet of fresh horse-manure for winter, use half that depth for spring. ‘Mix the manure with one-third leaves
You will have clusters of or straw, which keeps it from Tomatoes like these, that burning by too rapid fermentation and destroying its heating qualities at the start. Tramp down will be ripening three weeks hard; leave sash off three days, and until a thermometer plunged into the mixture shows 90 degrees. in advance of others. Now place 9 inches of good soil on top, free from lumps, the finer the better, having mixed with it
thoroughly well-rotted manure. Then sift on top an inch of loamy soil, making a soft bed for the seeds. Hotbed Mats 40 x 76 inches, $1; 76x 76 inches, $1.75.
3 Bete 5 N = ber T : Test Number Three Test Co Put a support under one of our Sash Rest opposite corners of one of our and lift one man right off his feet. This Sash on supports and give it a twist, and is an all-round test that, severe as it is, sce how snug and tight the joints stay. not a light of glass will be broken.
PRICES OF SASH, 3x6 feet. Glazed and painted, two coats, sin, le-light, $3.50; double- light, $4. Unglazed and painted, one coat, single-light, $1.40; double-light, $1.80. Un- glazed and unpainted, single-light, $1.27; double-light, $1.65.
PRICES OF STANDARD FRAMES: 2-sash Frames, without sash, $6.50; with sash, $13.50.
Test Number One 3-sash Frames, without sash, $9; with sash, $19.50. 4-sash Frames, without sash, Take one of our Sash and $10.50; with sash, $24.50. faminieidoun hard on the corner. PRICES OF SUB-FRAMES: For 2-sash Frames, $6; for 3-sash Frames, $6.85; for 4-sash You will find it solid asa rock. Frames, $9.
GET YOUR SEED ORDER IN EARLY. ORDER YOUR SASH EARLY. Plan your garden well; get started early, keep ahead—don’t be “‘back” with your work. “The early bird catches the worm,”’—the early gardener gets the profits. Be a leader. Get Started Right by Planting Schell’s Quality Seeds. They Grow Better—They Yield Better—They are Absolutely the Best.
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; Al Ac" : , 3 e HIS truly is a magnifi- NEW ASTE R fe ; : : 4 cent, full-double pink ae aS yw! Rs i ws ; Aster. It is a soft, deli- fs : : : 4 cate pink; upright in habit
of growth, with large, broad
leaves, long stems, strong
and graceful. Charming in
the flower-garden; ideal for
cut-flowers.
Pink Enchantress Asters, grown from my seed by M pert florist. Mrs. Miller says: “They are
the most beautiful pink Asters I ever saw."’ Last year this illustration was shown on th ck of catalogue, and thousands of my customers ordered seed of ‘Enchantress’ and grew just er itagain, having a good crop of d, and knowing these same customers and many others will be anxious for it. Price:-—Pkt. 20 cts.,
6 pkts. $1. Order now. For other Asters and general list of flower seeds, see pages 41-46.
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WALTER S. SCHELL’'S QUALITY SEEDS FOR MARKET-GARDENERS
AS PARAG U S (Spargel)
(See table for planting on inside cover page)
One ounce of seed will produce about 200 plants; 4 to 5 Ibs. to the acre
Clemson’s Tenderheart
A new variety of exceptional value. The illustration, which is just one-half natural size, gives an idea of the size to which this grand Asparagus grows, perserving its tenderness, quality and high flavor which makes it superior to any other variety. Mr. J. W. Clemson, one of the most extensive growers of vegetable crops in Dauphin County, is the originator. We offer it exclusively for the first time in seed only (no roots), and urge all lovers of this delicious vegetable, as well as those who grow it for market, to send in their orders early, as we have only a limited quantity of seed to offer. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts., 14lb. $1, lb. $3. Conover’s Colossal. Large and productive. Pkt. 5 cts.,
oz. 10 cts.," 41b. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts.
Barr’s Mammoth. Large-stemmed, green variety. Pkt.
5 cts., 0z. 10 cts., %41b. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts.
Palmetto. Early; prolific; dark green. Pkt. 5 cts., oz.
To cts., 4lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts.
Strong two-year-old roots of the above three kinds of Asparagus, 15 ets. per doz., 65 a cts. per 100, $5 per 1,000.
BEANS
(Bohnen)
DWARF or BUSH LIMA
My Lima Bean seed is extra jine—Jar superior to the ordinary » stock sold for seed.
Make the rows 2 feet apart and give each plant 12 inches of space. If the soil becomes hard or crusted, keep it broken up, or your Limas will never : come up. Do not plant Limas until the
soil is warm, about May 15. One quart Grand New Asparagus (one-half natural size), Clemson’s_ will plant 150 hills; 12 to 16 quarts to Tenderheart, as grown by Mr. J. W. Clemson the acre. Plant with the eye down.
Burpee Bush Lima. The bushes grow about 20 inches high, are very prolific and the Beans are as large as the large pole Limas. The new Burpee Improved Bush Lima is, however, a vast improvement over this variety. See the description of it. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 20 cts., qt. 35 cts. (postpaid, pt. 25 cts., qt. 45 cts.), 4 qts. $1.10, pk. $2, bus. $7.50.
Burpee Improved Bush Lima. The finest Bush Lima ever introduced. The sturdy bushes grow 20 to 24 inches high. It is an enormous yielder, bearing in close clusters as many as eleven pods, and the pods containing three, four and five Beans, more containing five than three. The Beans are very much larger and nearly twice as thick as the old Burpee Bush Lima, and they mature a week earlier. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 25 cts., qt. 45 cts. (postpaid, pt. 30c., qt. 55c.), 4 qts. $1.35, pk. $2.50, bus. $9.50.
Fordhook Bush Lima. The plants stand erect like little trees (never prostrate or running) and the pods, borne in clusters of four to eight, are filled tightly with big, thick, delicious, potato-like Beans. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 25 cts., qt. 45 cts. (post- paid, pt. 30 cts., qt. 55 cts.), 4 qts. $1.50, pk. $2.75, bus. $10.
Dreer’s Bush Lima. The Beans are thick, sweet and very richly flavored. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 20 cts., qt. 40 cts. (postpaid, pt. 25 cts., qt. 50 cts.), 4 qts. $1.35, pk. $2.50, bus. $8.50.
Henderson’s Bush Lima. Small Beans, but very tender and of exquisitely rich, buttery, Lima flavor, whether used green or dried for winter. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 15 cts., qt. 30 cts. (postpaid, pt. 20 cts., qt. 40 cts.), 4 qts. $1.10, pk. $2, bus. $7.
LIMA BEANS can be made a most profitable crop. The new crop green Limas sell at high prices always
and when a surplus is grown they are salable all winter Terie with no possible loss. Grow more Limas. Bush Lima Big, broad, thick Beans with delicious flavor,
FOR POLE LIMAS, see page 8 the best of all Bush Limas,
THEY GROW Ba ih Re len Bie YE EL DieB hell ete
BEANS, Green-Podded Dwarf or Bush
(Griinfdotige Bujchbohnen)
PLEASE NOTE.—Beans are again a very short crop, the shortest for many years, so send or bring your order in at once, if you want to be sure of getting the kinds you want.
One quart will plant a row 100 feet long; about 114 bushels to the acre
All my Seed Beans are of highest quality, hand-picked, pure stock and the vitality proved. They grow better—they yield better
Bountiful. Very fine quality; long, flat, stringless pods. An enormous yielder. Extra early; ready for market six weeks from planting. Plant this for your green-pods and the new Yellow-Pod Bountiful for yellow, and you will have two of the best crops you ever grew. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 20 cts., qt. 4o cts. (postpaid, pt. 25 cts., qt. 50 cts.), 4 qts. $1.50, pk. $2.75, bus. $10.
Black Valentine. Long, straight, green, round pods of excel- lent quality. Is extra early; a heavy yielder; fine for either early or late planting. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 20 cts., qt. 40 cts. (postpaid pt. 25c., qt. 50c.), 4 qts. $1.25, pk. $2.25, bus.
8.
Stringless Green-Pod. Absolutely stringless; round pods; extra fine. Good yielder, but not so heavy as Bountiful. Ready for picking about 45 days after planting. This is a great favorite of market-gardeners everywhere. Its fine quality keeps it in lasting favor. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 25 cts., qt. 50 cts. (postpaid, pt. 30 cts., qt. 60 cts.), 4 qts. $1.75, pk. $3.25, bus. $12.
Extra-Early Red Valentine. The old favorite Valentine Bean. Extra early; round-podded; good quality, and of fine flavor. Shows a few strings when young. About 50 days from planting to picking. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 20 cts., qt. 35 cts. (postpaid, pt. 25 cts., qt. 45 cts.), 4 qts. $1.25, pk. $2.25, bus. $8.
Hodson Green-Pod. The strong, sturdy plants, 21% feet high, bear enormous quantities of long, meaty pods, meas- uring 7 to 8 inches in length. Exceptionally tender and brittle, and if picked before too old they are stringless and of the finest quality. They mature about two weeks after the extra-early varieties. Thin out to 6 inches in the rows on account of their great size. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 20 cts., qt. 35 cts. (postpaid, pt. 25 cts., qt. 45 cts.), 4 qts. $1.25, pk. $2.25, bus. $8.
Giant Stringless Valentine. Matures about a week later than Red Valentine. Pods are round, very long, meaty and entirely stringless when young or old; of excellent quality. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 25 cts., qt. 50 cts. (postpaid, pt. 30 cts., qt. 60 cts.), 4 qts. $1.25, pk. $3.25, bus. $12.
Longfellow. Produces very long, round, tender pods aver- aging 5'4 to 6% inches in length. Fine quality and a good yielder. It is stringless when young, but shows some strings if not picked early. Ready to pick about 52 days after planting. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 20 cts., qt. 35 cts. (postpaid, pt. 25 cts., qt. 45 cts.), 4 qts. $1.25, pk. $2.25, bus. $8.
Refugee, or 1,000-to-1. One of the most prolific, dwarf, Green-podded Beans. Plants grow about 15 to 18 inches high. Pods are 6 to 7 inches long and round; are very tender and meaty. A great favorite for canning purposes. Not entirely stringless. Late grower, requiring about 70 days to maturity. An immense yielder. The New Stringless Green Refugee is superior to this in quality because of being string- less; and I recommend it in preference to this. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 20 cts., qt. 35 cts. (postpaid, pt. 25 cts., qt. 45 cts.), 4 qts. $1.25, pk. $2.25, bus. $8.
New Stringless Green Refugee. This New Refugee is entirely stringless and possesses all the good features of the old Refugee. Try it this year for late crop. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 20 cts., qt. 35 cts. (postpaid, pt. 25 cts., qt. 45 f, cts.), 4 qts. $1.25, pk. $2.25, bus. $8.
Extra-Early Refugee. Similar to Refugee or 1,000-to-1, with all its superior qualities, but matures fully two weeks earlier. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 20 cts., qt. 35 cts. (post- paid, pt. 25 cts., qt. 45 cts.), 4 qts. $1.25, pk. $2.25, bus. $8.
White Marrowfat, or Soup Bean. Dwarf. Shelled and dried for winter use. Every farmer should grow a good patch of these for winter marketing. Plant them in the garden or along the outer row of your corn or anywhere, for you can sell Soup Beans any time. Everybody uses them. It Bountiful Beans is a good, profitable crop to grow. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 15 cts., Bountiful Beans, as grown from my seed by Mr. qt. 30 cts. (postpaid, pt. 20 cts., qt. 40 cts.), 4 qts. 90 cts., — Frank Matzinger, market-gardener. Plant Bountiful pk. $1.75, bus. $6.50. on my recommendation, and you'll make more profit.
There is a vast difference in Seed Beans. Quality in the selection of seed means more prolific plants. 5
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THEY GROW THEY YIELD BETTER BETTER
MY NEW YELLOW Pop | BouNTIFULBEAN! AS PROLIFIC AS THE GREEN AND! ENTIRELY STRINGLESS
GARDENERS SAY IT EXCELS ALL OTHER KINDS
New Yellow-Pod Bountiful Bean ydtow roo
I am showing this splendid riety again in natural color because it desi ll the emphasis I can give it, to recommend it to you as positively the grandest of all Yellow-Pod Dwarf Beans. Those who have grown it praise it unceasingly as the best Bean of all for these reasons: It yields from two to three times as many Beans to the row as other varieties; it is entirely stringless, with a very thick, fleshy pod and a most excellent flavor. The plant of Yellow Bountiful has proved remarkably hardy and vigorous, which accounts for its ability to produce such an unusual quantity of pods.
The crop is a very short one, so order early. Pkt. 10 cts., /gpt. 20 cts., pt. 35 cts., qt. 60 cts., 2 qts. $1.20, 4 qts. $2.25, pk. $4.25, bus. $16.
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BEANS
Dwarf Yellow- or Wax-Podded Wach{jdotige Bufchbohnen
One quart will plant a row 100 feet long; about 114 bus. to the acre
Beans are the shortest crop in years. Shortage of any crop makes the price high. The important thing to do is to get your seed early— while you can; it is not a matter of price. Davis Kidney Wax. White seed. The pods are
straight and flat, a rich golden yellow, and
have the most delicious flavor. One of the best for market. It is very tender if used when young. Not entirely stringless. Pkt. 5c., pt. 20c., qt. 35c. (postpaid, pt. 25c., qt.
45 c.), 4 qts. $1.20, pk. $2.25, bus. $8. Pencil-Pod Black Wax. Vines very vigorous
and branching; very productive. Pods are
bright yellow, stringless, long, straight, round like a pencil, tender, and of most delicious quality. Ready to pick about 52 days from planting. This variety is far superior to the old Prolific Black Wax and should be planted in its stead. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 25 cts., qt. 50 cts.
(postpaid, pt. 30 cts., qt. 60 cts.), 4 qts. $1.75,
pk. $3.25, bus. $12.
Improved Rust-Proof Golden Wax. Splendid for market or home garden. Pods of excellent quality; half-round, average 4 to 5 inches long, and are stringless. Matures in 50 days. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 25 cts., qt. 50 cts. (postpaid, pt. 30 cts., qt. 60 cts.), 4 qts. $1.75, pk. $3.25, bus. $12.
Wardwell’s Kidney Wax. The pods are long, flat, thick, stringless and brittle; very popular with large gardeners. A heavy yielder. It does not rust so readily as some yellow-pod varieties. Ready to pick about 50 days from planting. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 25 cts., qt. 50 cts. (postpaid, pt. 30 cts., qt. 60 cts.), 4 qts. $1.75, pk. $3.25, bus. $12.
Improved Silver, or Crystal Wax. Failure. None to offer this year.
Perfection Wax, or Searlet Flageolet. Large, handsome golden yellow, flat, meaty pods. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 25 cts., qt. 50 cts. (postpaid, pt. 30 cts., qt. 60 cts.), 4 qts. $1.75, pk. $3.25, bus. $12.
Prolific Black Wax. See Pencil-Pod above.
Saddleback Wax. Beautifully curved, round, yellow pods; tender, stringless and of delicious flavor. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 25 cts., qt. 50 cts. (postpaid, pt. 30 cts., qt. 60c.), 4 qts. $1.75, pk. $3.25, bus. $12.
Stringless White Wax. Half-round pods, stringless and very prolific.
Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 25 cts., qt. 50 cts.
(postpaid, pt. 30 cts., qt. 60 cts.), 4
qts. $1.75, pk. $3.25, bus. $12.
Brittle Wax. Very similar to Round-
Pod Kidney Wax. Pkt. 10 cts., pt.
35 cts., qt. 60 cts. (postpaid, pt. 40
cts., qt. 70 cts.).
Hodson Wax. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 20 cts., qt. 40 cts. (postpaid, pt. 25 cts., qt. 50 cts.), 4 qts. $1.50, pk. $2.75, bus. $ro.
Currie’s Rust-Proof Golden Wax. Black seed. Straight, flat pods 5 inches long; rich, light golden yellow. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 25 cts., qt. 50 cts. (postpaid, pt. 30 cts., qt. 60 cts.), 4 qts. $1.75, pk. $3.25, bus. $12.
Sure-Crop Stringless Wax. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 25 cts., qt. 50 cts. (postpaid, pt. 30 cts., qt. 60 cts.), 2 qts. $1.
Round-Pod Kidney Wax. Long, round, string- less pods. Very heavy bearer, and the quality extra fine. Pods are 6 to 7 inches long. Ma- tures in about 55 days. Do not plant too eany, for the seed ‘ ey bender and will rot Improved Rust-Proof Golden Wax Beans quicker than any other Yellow Bean. Pkt. roc., Grown from my high-bred seed. akes i i e pt. 35c., qt. 60c. (postpaid, pt. 40c., qt. 70c.). results—better peace ah pee of oa makes, pd Mesenee: 1h, SF
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WALTER 5S. SCHELL’'S QUALITY SEEDS FOR MARKET-GARDENERS
POLE LIMA BEANS |
About the first to the middle of May, plant four to six Beans around poles 8 to ro feet high, setti h 4 feet apart each way. Thin to three plants, if soil is rich. 2 eb, settee as
Schell’s New Wonder Pole Lima W°SDERFULLY
The big, broad, thick, meaty Beans are crowded tightly in the pods. The vines are so tremendously prolific eee handsome pods poet Literally aur’ on to every inch of the branches. Plant this variety; it is worth e erence in price. - 5 cts., pt. 20 cts., qt. 40 cts. (postpaid, pt. 25 cts., qt. 50 cts. < 5
4 qts. $1.50, pk. $2.50, bus. $9. : aia = sc el aga
King of the Garden Pole Lima. Very prolific and the quality is very fine. The pods usually contain five or six very large Beans. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 15 cts., qt. 30 cts. (postpaid, pt. 20 cts., qt. go cts.), 4 qts. $1.10, pk. $2, bus. $7.
Dreer’s Improved Pole Lima. The Beans are medium size, very thick and of excellent quality. The vines are very productive. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 15 cts., qt. 30 cts. (postpaid, pt. 20 cts., qt. 40 cts.), 4 qts. $1.10, pk. $2, bus. $7.
Extra-Early Jersey Lima. Quite early. Pods contain three or four large Beans. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 15 cts., qt. 30c. (postpaid, pt. 20 cts., qt. 40 cts.), 4 qts. $1.10, pk. $2, bus. $7.
Large White Lima. Similar to King of the Garden Pole Lima. Pkt. 5 ctS., pt. 15 cts., qt. 30 cts. (postpaid, pt. 20 cts., qt. 40 cts.), 4 qts. $1.10, pk. $2, bus. $7. : Truckers’ Delight. An extra-early, large, white Lima of excellent quality; very profitable for those who grow for market, because of its earliness. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 15 cts., qt. 30 cts. (postpaid, pt. 20 cts., qt. 40 cts.), 4 qts. $1.10, pk. $2, bus. $7.
POLE or CORN BEANS
(Stangenbohnen) One quart will plant 150 hills; about 12 quarts to the acre
GREEN-POD POLE BEANS
Lazy Wife. Broad, thick, fleshy green pods, entirely stringless. Pods average 6 inches and are borne in great abundance. The white Beans may be used as soup Beans if allowed to dry in the pods. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 15 cts., qt. 30 cts. (postpaid, pt. 20 cts., qt. 40 cts.), 4 qts. $1.10, pk. $2, bus. $7.
Old Homestead, or Kentucky Wonder. One of the earliest Green- podded Pole Beans, and of the finest quality. Pods are round, almost stringless, and average 8 to 10 inches in length. A very heavy yielder, and if the pods are gathered as they mature, the vines will continue to bear until the end of the season. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 15 cts., qt. 30 cts. (postpaid, pt. 20 cts., qt. 40 cts.), 4 qts. $1.10, pk. $2, bus. $7.
Old-fashioned Sickle Pole Bean. One of the best quality; well known . to all farmers and gardeners. The seed is gray, with black stripes; the pods long, meaty and stringless. Very heavy yielder. Pkt. '5icts:, pt. 20 cts., qt. 35 cts. (postpaid, pt. 25 cts., qt. 45 cts.), 4 qts. $1.25, pk. $2.50, bus. $9.
Horticulturel, or Cranberry. Sometimes called Bird’s Egg. Long, round, thick pods. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 15 cts., qt. 25 cts. (postpaid, pt. 20 cts., qt. 35 cts.), 4 qts. 90 cts., pk. $1.75, bus. $6.
White Creaseback. An early Green-podded Pole Bean. The pods grow in clusters and are from 5 to 6 inches in length, perfectly round and stringless. The white seed is excellent for winter use. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 15 cts., qt. 25 cts. (postpaid, pt. 20 cts., qt. 35 cts.), 4 qts. 90 cts., pk. $1.75, bus. $6.
White Sickle. Long, curved, fleshy pods of excellent quality. The seed is white, which makes. it also valuable for winter use when dried. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 15 cts., qt. 30 cts. (postpaid, pt. 20 cts., qt. 40 cts.), 4 qts. $1.10, pk. $2, bus. $7.
Yard-Long Bean. A variety imported from Japan. Itis very interesting to grow as a novelty.
The pods are from 3 to 4 feet in length. It is not recommended to grow for profit. Grow it “for fun.”” Pkt. ro cts.
YELLOW-POD POLE BEANS
Early Golden Cluster Wax. Large, flat, yellow pods, borne in clusters very profusely; almost stringless. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 20 cts., qt. 40 cts. (postpaid, pt. 25 cts., qt. 50 cts.), 4 qts. $1.50, pk. $2.75, bus. $10.
Black Wax Pole. Handsome yellow pods, borne profusely; finest quality. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 15 cts., qt. 30 cts. (postpaid, pt. 20 cts., qt. 40 cts.), 4 gts. $1, pk. $2, bus. $7.50.
Yellow-podded Old Homestead. This new variety has all the good qualities of the green-podded variety of the same name, yet is a Yellow- Pod Bean. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 20 cts., qt. 35 cts. (postpaid, pt. 25 cts., qt. 45 cts.), 4 qts. $1.15, pk. $2.25, bus. $8.50. Golden Cluster Wax Pole Beans _
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One-Half Natural Size
The Best All-Season Pkt. 5 cts., oz.
Beet for Early, Second 1 Crop, Successive Plant- 15 cts., 1/4lb. 40
P Zs ets., lb. 75 5 ingy and for Late Plants Gi cta,, ib, 81.50. Schell’s New Market-Gardeners All
Say So. Black Knight Beet
Superior in quality, being highly flavored, deliciously crisp, tender and sweet. In color it is the deepest black- red all the way through, the color every market-gardener wants in a Beet, and the kind of Beet that brings cus tomers back asking for more of the same kind. If sown early it follows closely the extra-early varieties, and is ideal for sowing for successive crops up to and including the last planting for winter use. The handsome, smooth globe shape makes very attractive bunches. I advise all to grow it.
Those who plant extensively should send me a list of the seeds needed, and I will quote prices on the entire list
Mr, GEORGE ADAMSHICK, market-gardener, said; ‘'Your Beets are extra-fine; I want fifty pounds this time.”
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WALTER S. SCHELL’S QUALITY SEEDS FOR MARKET-GARDENERS
B E ETS (Salat-Riiben)
My high-quality Beet seed produces a very uniform and perfect crop. Remember, the vitality of all my es is tested; that is one reason why they grow
etter.
One ounce will sow a row of 50 feet; 5 or 6 pounds to the acre
Harrisburg Market Extra-Early. The favorite early Beet of the market-gardener. Extra early; dark red; shape medium between a globe and a flat. This is my choice for extra early, or first in the market. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., %Ib. 40 cts., lb. $1.25.
Early Model. Extremely early, of perfect globe shape and finest in quality. Smooth and of the deepest blood- red. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., 4Ib. 35 cts., Ib. $1.
Detroit Dark Red. A variety of exceptional quality and unusual attractiveness. Its handsome appearance makes it a great seller on the market. Globe shaped, tapering slightly; smooth; dark red; very early. A good general- crop Beet. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., 4lb. 40 cts., lb. $1.25.
Eclipse. Small but grows remarkably quick. This and its very fine quality, round shape and deep red color make it a favorite for the market-gardener. Pkt. 5 cts.,
Crosby's Improved Egyptian Beets This Beet has been a favorite a long time, and is one of the finest extra-early Beets.
Crosby’s Improved Egyp- tian. One of the earliest Beets in cultivation; deep dark red; of excellent quality and extra-fine flavor. Small tops, mak- ing it a good torcer. A profitable market sort. Pkt. 5 cts., 0z. 15 cts., lb. 4o cts., Jb. $1.25.
Half-Long Blood. The root is a rich, dark red, very sweet, crisp and tender; does not become woody. It is very smooth
and handsome. A good Blood ternip keeper. A half-long Beet Beet
makes a good winter va- riety. It isalways salable. Pkt. 5 cts., 0Z. 10 cts,. Mlb. 30 cts., lb. $1.
An especially good keeper. Many of my market-gardener customers grow Edmand’s for their winter crop.
Schell’s Deep Blood Turnip Beet
This early, globe-shaped Beet, of excellent quality, is especially esteemed on account of its dark red color, which extends entirely through the Beet, and without the light-colored rings seen in some varieties. The medium-size Beets are smooth and handsome, and are now being largely used for canning as well as for the home garden and market. Pkt. 5 ets., oz. 15 cts., IAlb. 40 cts., lb. $1.25. < Long Smooth Blood-Red. The best of all long Beets.
Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 141b. 30 cts., Ib. Sr. Dewing’s Blood Turnip. Medium-sized top. Roots
are dark red, with rather large top; a good keeper.
Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 4b. 30 cts., Ib. $1. : Surprise. Shaped like a top. Roots are a good size
for bunching; smooth, deep red; very tender and
sweet; makes a very desirable second-early. Pkt.
5 cts., 07. 10 cts., 14lb. 30 cts., lb. $1.
Five dollars will plant an acre of Beets, which will yield a crop of several hundred dollars.
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oz. 10 cts., 4lb. 30 cts., Ib. $1. Edmand’s Blood Turnip. One of the best varieties
to follow the extra-early va- rieties and for late crop. Should be planted at the same time to mature just after the extra early. The shape is round; color deep red. The Beets mature very uniformly, and are _fine- flavored and tender. Pkt. iS) cts:, Oz. 25 cts. 24b: 40 cts., Ib. $1.25.
Crimson Globe. Medium- sized, smooth; rich, dark red; tops small; a good Beet for the market-gardener. This Beet has become very popu- lar, and is coming into favor with our gardeners more every year. Pkt. 5 cts., oz.
15 cts., 4lb. 30 cts., Ib. $1.
Schell’s Deep Blood Turnip Beet An excellent second-early sort. Skin dark red. You'll like it.
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Golden Tankard Yellow Mangel-Wurzel
_ . When cows are fed on it, their milk looks like all cream. Plant an acre—it will cost you $2.40, and should give you thirty to forty tons of feed.
MANGEL-WURZEL "33%
Sutter-Munkelritber
Dairy farmers should grow more of these for their cows. They make the best kind of winter feed, cost little and make more rich milk than almost any other feed. Fattening, breeding and milk cattle do equally well on them. About one-fourth of the daily rations should be of roots. They are also excellent feed for poultry. Sow in rows 2'% to 3 feet apart, as soon as the ground can be thoroughly worked. Cover seed about 1'%4 inches, making ground firm. When 4 inches high, thin to 8 inches apart. Six pounds will sow one acre.
Mamrioth Long Red. Very large; red flesh. Oz. 5 cts., Ib. 15 cts., 1b. 50 cts.,
6 Ibs. $2.40.
Golden Tankard. [Flesh yellow. Oz. 5 cts., %4lb. 15 cts., lb. 50 cts., 6 Ibs. $2.40. Sludstrup. Reddish yellow; very large and of excellent quality for stock-feeding. Oz. 5 cts., 4b. 20 cts., lb. 75 cts., 6 lbs. $3.60.
SUGAR BEETS. @aucer-nuntetvitoen)
Sow six pounds to the acre in May or June in rows 3 feet apart, thinning the plants when 3 inches high to 8 to 10 inches in the rows; cultivate often.
Vilmorin’s Improved. Size medium, yielding from ten to sixteen tons to the acre. Oz. 5 cts., 14lb. 15 cts., lb. 50 cts.
SWISS CHARD BEET, or SEA KALE
Stems are cooked as a salad or pickled. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. I5 cts., 4lb. 25 cts., lb. 85 cts.
LUTZ’S GREEN-LEAF WINTER TABLE BEET
A very large, dark red, table Beet; tender and sweet; keeps well and is a most desirable variety for fall and winter use. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., 4lb. 40 cts., lb. $1.25.
Brussels Sprouts Nofentohl
Dwarf French Improved. The plants grow 2 to 3 feet high and produce from the sides of the stalk numerous little Sprouts which resemble very small cabbages 1 or 2 inches in diameter. The leaves should be broken down in the fall to give the little heads more room to grow; very hardy. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., 4lb. 40 cts., lb. $1.25.
Your desire, of course, is to grow the finest quality vege- Detroit Dark Red tables—the first important essential is good seed bred for Beet, one of the best quality and yield. Gardeners everywhere say Schell’s for market.
Perfect type as produced by my high-quality seed. (See page 10.)
Quality Seeds Grow Better and Yield Better.
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SCHELL’S NEW SILVER BEAUTY SWEET CORN
I offered this excellent variety for the first time last year. We sold all of it, orders coming from market-gardeners in every section of the country, and without a single exception every report after the crop was grown praised it as the most valuable large-eared early Corn they ever grew. Our gardeners about here supplying our city markets received fancy prices for it. Its flayor is different—so sweet and luscious that it creates a demand for itself. i
Silver Beauty Sweet Corn is a large-eared, early Corn, coming in almost as early as the small-eared sorts; it is almost twice their size and very superior in quality. When you sell it, tell your customer the name of it, and see them back the next market-day asking for ‘‘Silver Beauty.’’ Its beautiful very white rows of big, deep grains make it sell on sight. Its earliness and quality bring highest pric Grow it on my recommendation. By making two or three plantings, ten days apart, you will have a continuous supply until Stowell’s Evergreen, the big, late Corn comes in.
Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 20 cts., qt. 40 cts., 2 qts. 75 cts., 4 qts. $1.50, pk. $2.50.
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SWEET CORN cum
One quart will plant 200 hills; 10 quarts to an acre
If ordered to be sent by mail, add 8 cts. to the price of pints and 15 cts. to the price of quarts for postage
Notr.—I guarantee my Corn to germinate. After you get it, plant twenty- five seeds in.a box or flower-pot, attend to it properly, and prove to your own satis- faction that my seed will germinate satisfactorily, as I say. I cannot, however, guarantee the crop against weather and soil conditions. These are beyond my control. Sweet Corn seed is liable to rot if planted in too wet or cold ground. My Sweet Corn is all carefully selected, gilt-edge stock, tipped and butted.
Martin Cope’s Sons, Lancaster Co., large growers of Sweet Corn, say: “The Stowell’s Evergreen seed we got from you was the finest we ever got anywhere.”
EXTRA-EARLY VARIETIES
READY FOR MARKET IN 55 TO 65 DAYS
Schell’s New Silver Beauty
The sweetest, largest and grandest extra-early Sweet Corn that has, in my judgment, up to this time, been introduced. (See illustration in color on page 12,)
When soil and weather conditions have been just right for planting, germination and growth, this splendid Sweet Corn, Silver Beauty, will be ready for market in about nine weeks, or from sixty to seventy days, as early as the small-eared va- rieties, while the ears are almost twice as large, averaging 10 inches in length. It is a Corn grown and bred to its perfection in Ohio, in the same latitude we are in, by one who makes Corn-growing a specialty, and he is considered an authority on Corn. So I recommend it to you. Grow it this year, and have the best and largest early Sweet Corn on the market. In planting this very early, while the soil is still
real moist, cover only lightly. It will come through quicker and push right ahead. .
Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 20 cts., qt. 40 cts., 2 qts. 75 cts., 4 qts. $1.50.
Adams’ Extra-Early Dwarf. Can be planted very | Mammoth Early.Very early; is not a Sweet Corn, but is classed with Sweet large ears and very Corn and sold as such. Ready in fifty-five days from sweet. Pkt. 5 cts., pt.
planting. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. ro cts., qt. 20 cts., 2 qts. -2O<cts., gt. go cts; 30 cts., 4 qts. 50 cts., pk. 85 cts., bus. $3.25. qts. 65 cts., pk. Crosby’s Extra-Early Sugar. Medium size and very 1.25, bus. $3.50. sweet. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 10 cts., qt. 20 cts., 2 qts. 35 cts., | Metropolitan. Large, 4 qts. 65 cts., pk. $1.25, bus. $3.50. : handsome ears; very Extra-Early Red Cory. A very early variety; very earlys ‘Pkt. '5- cts,
sweet. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. ro cts., qt. 20 cts., 2 qts. 35 cts., 4 qts. 65 cts., pk. $1.25, bus. $3.50... Large Early Adams, or Burlington. The same kind of Corn as the above, but grows taller, ears are a trifle larger, and is not quite so early. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 10 cts., qt. 20 cts., 2 qts. 30 cts., 4 qts. 50 cts., pk. 85 cts., bus. $3.25. : Golden Bantam. Extra early; beautiful golden yellow ears; very sweet. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 15 cts., qt. 25 cts., 2 qts. 45 cts., 4 qts. 80 cts., pk. $1.50, bus. $4.50. Peep-o’-Day. One of the very earliest; very sweet, delicate flavor. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 20 cts., qt. 35 cts., 2 qts. 60 cts., 4 qts. $1, pk. $1.50, bus. $5. Premo. The earliest Sweet Corn in cultivation; small ear. Pkt. 5 cts., pt, 15 cts., qt. 25 cts., 2 qts. 45 cts., 4 qts. 70 cts., pk. $1.25, bus. $4.50.
pt. 10 cts., qt. 20 cts., 2 qts. 35 cts., 4 qts. 65 cts., pk. $1.25, bus.
$3.50. Nonesuch.
ceedingly sweet.
THEY YIELD BETTER
Stowell’s Evergreen Sweet Corn
A_ good second-early, very much like Perry’s Hybrid. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. ro cts., qt. 20 cts., 2 qts. 35 cts., 4 qts. 65 cts., pk. $1.25, bus. $3.50.
LATE VARIETIES READY FOR MARKET IN 90 DAYS
Country Gentleman. Deep grains, zigzag rows; ex- Matures in about 90 days. 5 cts., pt. 15 cts., qt. 25 cts., 2 qts. 45 cts., 4 qts.
Pkt.
SECOND-EARLY VARIETIES READY FOR MARKET IN 70 TO 80 DAYS
Black Mexican. Grains are black and very sweet. When first perfected the grains are white and are then at their best. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 15 cts., qt. 25 cts.
Early Evergreen. Almost as large as Stowell’s Ever- green and ripens ten days earlier. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 10 cts., qt. 20 cts., 2 qts. 35 cts., 4 qts. 65 cts., pk. $1.25, bus. $3.50.
Early Minnesota. A very fine, early Corn; a good- sized ear. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 15 cts., qt. 20 cts., 2 qts. 35 cts., 4 qts. 65 cts., pk. $1.25, bus. $3.50.
Howling Mob. A very large-eared second-early Corn. Matures in about seventy days, or ten days after the extra-early sorts; very fine. Pkt. 5 cts., qt. 25 cts., 4 qts. 80 cts., pk. $1.40, bus. $4.50.
Kendel’s Early Giant. The largest-eared second-early Corn; very fine. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 15 cts., qt. 25 cts., 2 qts. 45 cts., 4 qts. 80 cts., pk. $1.25, bus. 3,
t. I5 cts., |
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So cts., pk. $1.25, bus. $4.
Henderson’s Sugar. Large-eared, late Corn. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 10 cts., qt. 20 cts., 2 qts. 35 cts., 4 qts. 65 cts., pk. $1.25, bus. $3.50.
Mammoth Late. Very large ears and deep grains. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 10 cts., qt. 20 cts., 2 qts. 35 cts., 4 qts. 65 cts., pk. $1.25, bus. $3.50.
Stowell’s Evergreen. The best late or. main-crop Corn; large ears; deep grains of the best quality. My stock of this is exceptionally fine, and it costs me considerably more to have it closely selected, butted and tipped. It is worth very much more to you than ordinary seed sold at ro and 15 cts. per qt. If you compare the seed you will agree with me. Make a planting every two weeks for Corn all summer. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 10 cts., qt. 20 cts., 2 qts. 40 cts., 4 qts. 75 cts., pk. $1.25, bus. $4.
White Evergreen. Matures about a week earlier than Stowell’s. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 10 cts., qt. 20 cts., 2 qts. 35 cts., 4 qts. 65 cts., pk. $1.25, bus. $3.50.
POP CORN, Golden Queen and White Rice. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 15 cts., qt. 25 cts.
WALTER S. SCHELL'S QUALITY SEEDS FOR MARKET-GARDENERS
This illustration gives you a splendid idea of the possibilities of my NEW LATE CABBAGE, NI-TRAM. There is no better late Cabbage grown.
CABBAGE
(Ropftohh)
One ounce will sow a row of 300 feet and make about 2,500 plants; 4 ounces to the acre.
To obtain a crop with 95 to 98 per cent perfect heads you must have a high grade of seed such as I offer you.
New Late Cabbage Ni-tram
Without question, one of the best late Cabbages in cultivation. The heads are large, extremely hard, solid, fine-grained and of the most excellent quality—a ‘‘qual- ity taste’ different from other Cabbages. For keep- ing it is unexcelled. The heads, which are in shape
between a globe and a flat, or more a half-glohe, are clothed with fewer outside leaves than others, and these
leaves grow upright and close to the head instead of spreading, as do other late Cabbages.
This allows closer
planting and a larger per cent to be grown to the acre. It isa Cabbage that I am confident will make good wherever grown, and I would like all my customers to grow it. Pkt. 5 ets., oz. 50 cts., 14Ib. $1.75, 14lb. $3, Ib. $6.
Charleston, or Large Wakefield. Similar to Jersey Wakefield but half again as large and about ten days later. The heads are pointed. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts., lb. $2.
Early Jersey Wakefield. The best first-early pointed- head Cabbage. Heads very solid and of best quality. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., %4lb. 75 cts., lb. $2.
Early Summer. An early, large-heading Cabbage; an excellent keeper; does not burst readily. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., 41b. 75 cts., lb. $1.75.
Special Strain Extra-Early Jersey Wakefield. For gardeners wishing to lead the market this is the Cabbage. It is identical with Jersey Wakefield, except a trifle smaller, but is ready to cut fully a week to ten days earlier. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts., Ib. $2.50.
Early Winnigstadt. Pointed head; very much like Jersey Wakefield, except the heads are more solid and require longer to mature. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., %lb. 50 cts., lb. $1.75.
Autumn King, or World Beater. Very large, solid, flat- heads; a good winter Cabbage. Pkt. 5c., oz. 25 cts., %4lb. 75 cts., lb. $2.50.
Copenhagen Market. A new, early, round- headed Cabbage from Denmark; a valuable variety. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 50 cts., 4Ib. $1.50.
HOUSER. One of the best-keeping Cabbages. Heads are round, sometimes showing a slight taper at the top of the head. Very solid and fine-grained. Should be planted out two weeks sooner than other late varieties to have it fully developed. The crop is very short this year again. My strain of Houser Cabbage is kept pure and of extra quality by a care- ful selection each year of perfect heads for stock seed, and is the direct strain, pro- duced from seed secured from the origina- tor. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 50 cts., %4Ib. $1.50, Ib. $4.50.
Mr. Wm. Heprorp says: ‘Your Houser Cabbage is a much better stock than that which I secured else- where.”
J. M. Lupron & Son, expert Cabbage-seed growers, wrote me, December 10, 1913: ‘“‘We have had your strain of Houser Cabbage under observation for several years past, and have always found it particularly true to name. You certainly have a first-class stock of this variety.”
W. J. GARDNER says: “Your Early Perfection Cab- bage is the grandest early Cabbage I ever grew. It sells better because of its quality and fine appearance.”
Glory of Enkhuizen. One of the best extra-early round-headed varieties. If planted with Jersey Wakefield will mature at the same time. Heads are round as a ball, very solid and fine-grained. Good for second-early or late planting, being a good keeper. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., %41b. 75 cts., lb. $2.50.
All Head. Very large, flat, solid heads; second-early. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts., lb. $2.
Succession. An ideal second-early round-head; heads will average 10 to 12 Ibs. and measure from 30 to 36 inches in circumference. Fine for second-early, for summer or as a late crop for winter. Can be used for both by making the two plantings. My stock of this is.a strain kept very pure. Comes about fifteen days after Jersey Wakefield. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., 4lb. 75 cts., lb. $2.50.
Genuine Surehead. Similar to Late Flat Dutch. Heads up very uniformly; a good keeper. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., 4Ib. 75 cts., lb. $2.
Large Late Flat Dutch. Immense heads; flat and of the best quality. Pkt. 5c., oz. 25c., %4lb. 75c., lb. $2.
Drumhead Savoy Cabbage I have an extra-fine strain of it.
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Succession Cabbage
One of the most perfect, second-early Cabbages in every respect; the heads are hard and uniform and of the finest quality; an excellent keeper for winter use. The above photograph is of heads taken from a field grown for seed. Note how absolutely per-
| CABBAGE
Schell’s New Extra-Early Perfection
A very large, early, round-headed Cabbage of the greatest value to those who grow for market. It is without question the grandest round, hard-headed, early Cabbage in cultivation. The heads are very solid, weighing eight to ten pounds, the stems short and few outside leaves, which allows very close planting. Everyone who intends to grow Cabbage should include this splendid variety. It follows ten days after Jersey Wakefield. Pkt. 10 cts., Ihoz. 40 cts., oz. 75 cts., Alb. $3, lb. $12.
Express. Extremely early; small, solid heads. Pkt. | Mammoth Rock Red. Largest-heading red Cabbage.
5 cts., oz. 20 cts., lb. 50 cts., lb. $1.75. More of this variety should be grown here. Pkt. Drumhead Savoy. The hardest-heading of all Savoy 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., 4Ib. 75 cts., lb. $2.
varieties. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., 4b. 75 cts., lb. $2. Danish Roundhead. A late variety, but matures Limited Mail. An exceptionally fine, second-early earlier than the Danish Ballhead. Pkt. 5 cts., oz.
25 cts.. Kb. 75 cts., lb. $2.25. DANISH BALLHEAD. One of the best hard-heading, round, late Cabbages grown. Thousands of acres are planted annually with this favorite Cabbage. For late crop it cannot be excelled for its fine flavor, firm- ness of grain, beauti- ful ball-shapéd heads nor for its keeping qualities. (See illus- tration.) Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 35 cts., 4lb. $1, Ib. $3.50.
Cabbage. The heads are between a flat and a round, are solid and come very uniform. A favorite with the market-gardeners here. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., 4lb. 75 cts., Ib. $2. .
Early Dwarf Flat Dutch. The heads are large, nearly round, solid, crisp and tender. Pkt. 5 cts., 0Z. 20 cts., Mlb. 75 cts., lb. $1.75.
Danish Ballhead Cabbage
This photograph is of heads of Danish Ballhead Cabbage, from the extra-fine strain of seed which I am offering you. Could you imagine any more perfect heads than these?
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WALTER S. SCHELL’'S QUALITY SEEDS FOR MARKET-GARDENERS
Improved Long Green Cucumber
CUCUMBERS «
Klondyke. One of recent introduction and one that is superior as a market variety. Perfect shape, dark green, about the size of White Spine; very vigorous plants which are wonderfully prolific; early. I recommend it highly. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., %4lb. 50 cts., lb. $1.50.
Early Green Cluster. Very prolific; small; of good form; especially fine for pickling. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., %lb. 30 cts., lb. $1.
Fordhook Famous. Unusually long, with uniform shape; never turns yellow. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Mlb. 30 cts., lb. $1.
Improved White Spine. Good shape; smooth; light green with white spines. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. rocts., lb. 30 cts., lb. $1.
Davis Perfect. Similar to White Spine, except darker green; very fine. (See illustration.) Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., %lb. 40 cts., lb. $1.25.
Improved Long Green. The market-gardener’s i aes Pkt. 5 cts., oz. ro cts., 4lb. 30 cts., Ib. $1.
CHICORY = (Gidhorienwurjel)
One ounce will sow a row 100 feet long Witloof. Known in restau- rants as French Endive. Treat as endive, ex- cept late in summer gradually bank up like celery. It makes a de- licious salad. Pkt. 5c., oz. 15c., %4lb. 40 cts., Ib. $1.25.
One ounce will plant 50 hills; 2 pounds to the acre
Jersey Pickle. Very productive; the small fruits are used for pickles, the larger ones for sweet pickles. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., %4lb. 30 cts., Ib. $1.
Early Frame, or Short Green. A good pickling va- riety and for medium-sized Cucumbers for slicing. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., %lb. 30 cts., lb. $1.
Early Green Prolific, or Boston Pickling. Yields a big crop and is valued for small as well as medium- sized pickles. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., %lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts.
Everbearing. A heavy yielder and comes very early. If the fruits are kept gathered the vines will continue bearing throughout the season. Fruits dark green. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Ib. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts.
Cumberland. Rich pea-green color. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., %4Ib. 30 cts., lb. $x.
Cool and Crisp. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., %4lb. 25 cts., Ib. 75 cts.
Japanese Climbing. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts.
Gherkin, or Bur. A prickly variety. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts.
Spray your Cucumber plants with “‘Pyrox” as soon as they appear,
then three or four times during growth. It kills the bugs and prevents blight.
Davis Perfect Cucumbers Grown from my high-quality seeds. Ordinary seed does not produce such perfect
year and get the best.
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Cucumbers. Send your order to me this
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CA R ROTS . One ounce will sow a row 100 feet (Mbhre) long, 3 to 4 pounds for an acre It is very important to have good Carrot seed to insure your crop.
My seed is tested just before I start filling orders, and thus you know it must grow if soil and weather conditions permit.
Danvers Half-Long. Slightly longer than Chantenay. Rich orange- red roots; smooth and handsome, tapering to a blunt point. Flesh sweet and crisp; one of the best for market. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., lb. 40 cts., lb. $1.25.
Chantenay. A half-long, stump-rooted Carrot; smooth; rich orange- color; best quality. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., 4lb. 40 cts., lb. $1.25.
Improved Long Orange. Longer than either of the above and tapers to asharp point. Good quality and good keeper. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., %Ib. 40 cts., lb. $1.25.
Oxheart. A short, thick, stump-rooted Carrot of the best quality. About two-thirds the length of Chantenay and thicker. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., %lb. 40 cts., lb. $1.25.
Rubicon. A very handsome, stump-rooted Carrot about the length of Danvers, but| thicker. Pkt. 5c., oz. 15¢., lb. 4oc., lb. $1.25.
_Early Scarlet Horn. Excellent for early planting out-of-doors. Tops are small. Roots are top-shaped, tapering abruptly to a small top. Skin is orange-red. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., %lb. 40 cts., Ib. $1.25.
White Belgium. The best field Carrot. Oz. 5 cts., 4lb. 20 cts.,
. 50 cts.
COLLARDS One ounce will produce about 3,000 plants
Southern Giant. Used in the South as a substitute for cabbage. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., %lb. 25 cts., lb. 80 cts.
There have been more of SCHELL’S QUALITY SEEDS planted every year than the preceding year. Why? Because they GROW BETTER AND THEY YIELD BETTER, and as more folks hear about them—more plant them.
Schell’s Extra-Early Snowball Cauliflower
CA U LI F LOW E R (BSlumenkohL)
One ounce will produce about 3,000 plants
My stock of Cauliflower is the very highest quality, producing beautiful heads such as required for fancy trade. Cauliflower is a profitable crop when grown successfully. Of first importance is to have highest quality seed. My seed is gilt-edge, extra quality. Schell’s Special-Stock Extra-Early Dwarf Erfurt. For forcing
under glass or for first-early outside growing this stock is beyond
question the best variety. It is very dwarf and compact, with small leaves, short stems and large, white heads. Small pkt. 20 cts.,
Yoz. $1.50, %40z. $2.50, oz. $5.
Schell’s Special-Stock Extra-Early Snowball. My special stock of this popular variety is unequaled. One of the best for forcing under glass or for outside. It follows, in maturing, my stock of Extra- Early Dwarf Erfurt. Pkt. 20 cts., %40z. 75 cts., 40z. $1.25, 02. $2.50.
Dry Weather. Similar to Snowball, except that it grows taller and has proved to be able to withstand hot, dry weather, producing large, white heads in spite of the lack of moisture required by other varieties. Pkt. 20 cts., 4oz. 75 cts., %4oz. $1.25, oz. $2.50.
Schell’s Large Early Snowball. A larger-heading variety of the above; does not mature quite so early. Pkt. 20 cts., 40z. 75 cts., oz. $1.25, 0Z. $2.50.
Schell’s Quality. The largest heading and surest crop of all. In quality it is of the finest. It matures after my Large Early Snow- ball. Small pkt. 20 cts., %4oz. $1.50, 1402. $2.50, oz. $5.
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Danvers Half-Long Carrot
Grown from my seed by D. A. Barnum, market-gardener, Cumberland Co., Pa.
WALTER 5S. SCHELL'S QUALITY SEEDS FOR MARKET-GARDENERS OO S55
CELERY cs
One ounce will produce about 5,000 plants
My Celery seed is of that same high standard of quality required for high-class trade, and means the highest prices and quickest sales to the gardeners who use it.
Mr. Rhorbach, market-gardener and extensive plant-grower, said: ‘I never in my life saw Celery seed germinate so quick, so strong, and produce so many plants as your seed. From one ounce of your Columbia I actually raised and sold 25,000 plants and all the other varieties the same proportion.””
Hargest’s Allheart Celery
A New Variety of Great Value
Allheart is a late Celery, the result of a most exhaustive selection of certain type plants which possessed the four essentials necessary for the best Celery, which are, flavor, abundance of hearts, size and attractive appearance. Mr. Hargest, who has been in the market-gardening business here for thirty years, has per-_ fected this variety after years of careful selection. He says: “‘I try out all good varieties of Celery, but there is none equal to this—none like it. There are big bunches of hearts in each stalk; it grows as high as White Plume. Its flavor is like that of Giant Pascal, but it does not resemble it, being more stalky, light green, blanches up easier and to a rich gold- en yellow. One of the best keepers.’ I urge all my customers to grow this new Allheart. Pkt. 10 cts., 140z. 20c., oz. 40c., 141b. $1.25, Ib. $4.
White Plume Celery
This splendid Celery is improving from year to year under high culture and careful selection. It is a truly beautiful type. No other Celery naturally turns white upon reaching maturity—all others require blanch- ing with boards or with earth. The Golden Self-blanching naturally turns
ellow, but this one turns white.
ot only does the stem whiten, but the leaf itself. White Plume Celery is one of the most showy varieties that can be put upon the market. As to crispness and quality, White Plume is all that can be desired of a white Celery. It is very early, and my stock is extra fine. The crops of my customers show the quality of the seed I sell them. Pkt. 5 cts., hoz. 20 cts., oz. 40 cts., 141b. $1, Ib. $3.
Mr. WM. MatzincER says: “This is the purest strain and best crop of White Plume Celery I have ever grown, and your seed produced it.”
Mr. Joun W. LivincsTon says: “My Giant Pascal Celery is fine; never had it better.””
Mrs. D. Martz says: “I never had finer Celery than your Allheart."’
Mr. Harry STONER says: “I made out fine on your Yellow as Gold Celery. It keeps as well as the green Celery.”
Mr. WM. BRIGHTBILL says: “Your All- heart is a good one—it is truly all heart.”
Mr. E. E. SEIrerT says: ‘‘I grew a fine crop of Giant Pascal from your seed.”
CELERY PAPER. For covering Celery in fall, intrenches. Rolls, 3 feet wide, 165 feet long, 85 cts. per roll; é\ second grade, 65 cts. per roll.
er ; eee CELERY HILLER, “PLANET JR.”
sé e's Vaal 2 Se
bee ; = A complete one-horse garden tool for A fine specimen of Hargest’s Allheart Celery, grown by Mr. Hargest, hilling 131) Celery. $16 for a double two- the originator row Hiller complete.
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STHEY GROW °BETTER’: THEY YIELD BET EER:
New Celery, The Houser
We have named this new Celery The Houser, because we believe in giving honor to those entitled to it, when they are so successful in breeding up such a valuable variety as this one has proved to be.
To Mr. George Houser, the originator of the famous Houser Cabbage, belongs all the credit for this new Celery, hence, we have named it The Houser Celery.
Early in 1912 we sent our stock seed of this new variety to France, and had the crop of seed pro- duced which we offered in the spring of 1914. We did not catalogue it then, having only a limited quantity of seed, which was sold to market-gar- deners by our salesmen. Mr. Houser personally obtained seed of us in 1914, and, after growing the crop from it, stated, ‘‘Yours is the genuine Houser Celery.”
The Houser is a most valuable green Celery, blanching easily toa beautiful white, with rich yel- low heart. The plants grow about 20 inches high, the stems are clean and smooth, almost round, very brittle, with a distinctly rich, crisp, nutty flavor, the quality which creates a demand for your crop. It is an excellent keeper.
‘This new Houser Celery is sure to please every market-gardener who grows it. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 50 cts., oz. $1, 14lb. $3.50, lb. $12.
Schell’s New Yellow as Gold
Positively the finest and purest rich golden yel- low Celery grown. There are a great many strains of yellow, self-blanching Celery; some are good; some are very undesirable. This New Yellow as Gold is a private stock which cannot be sur- passed, I urge you to try it out alongside of any strain offered by any seedsman, and let it prove itself. It has that rich, nutty flavor and handsome color which make it a quick seller. Pkt. 15 cts., oz. 75 cts., oz. $1.25, I4lb. $4.
Golden Self-blanching. (French.) The finest stan- dard strain of Self-blanching Celery. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. $1.25, %lb. $4.
Giant Pascal, or Winter King. Very large, thick, solid and crisp, with a rich, nutty flavor. A good- keeping green Celery. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts., %lb. 85 cts., Ib. $2.75.
Winter Queen. A very thick, solid stock with a great deal of heart; excellent quality and a good keeper. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., 4lb. 75 cts., lb. $2.50."
Columbia. An early-maturing sort, unsurpassed in shape and quality. The plant is of medium height but very stocky and heavy. The stalks are thick, almost round, resembling in shape those of Giant Pascal; the color has in it more of the rich yellow tint of Golden Self-blanching, which it resembles very much in appearance when trimmed and bunched for the market. Pkt. 5c., oz. 50c., 4lb. $1.50, lb. $5.
Boston Market. Solid, half-round, green stalks, blanching white; crisp and tender; dwarf and robust. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., lb. 75 cts., lb. $2.50.
It’s casy to with the _ put on the al%!} Ball Lightning Bleaching tubes
The Houser Celery
Dwarf Golden Heart. stalks, blanching golden yellow; crisp and fine; a good keeper. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., %lb. 65 cts., lb. $1.75.
Schumacher. Very solid and crisp and a rich, nutty flavor; hearts are large and firm and yellow as gold. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., %4lb. 65 cts., Ib. $1.75.
Large heart, solid, round
Evans’ Triumph. very fine, large, solid green Celery of the best quality. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts. 4b. 65 cts., lb. $1.75.
New Rose. An excellent keeper. The color is a beau- tiful shade of rose and, like all red Celeries, of excep- tionally fine flavor; solid, crisp and stringless. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., 4 Ib. 65 cts., lb. $1.75.
Pink Plume. Same as White Plume except stalks are tinged with pink; richly flavored and a good keeper. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., %4lb. 65 cts., lb. $1.75.
Magnificent. Large-ribbed; immense hearts; grows about as large as Winter Queen; an excellent keeper. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 40 cts., Ib. $1.50, Ib. $5.
Soup or Flavoring Celery. Seed for flavoring only— not for planting. Oz. 5 cts., lb. 35 cts.
The Ball Lightning Celery Bleacher
GREATEST INVENTION IN YEARS FOR CELERY GROWERS
No Banking With Soil
Just put on bleaching tube and in ten to fourteen days you'll have the whitest and most luscious Celery you ever saw.
Price of the Ball Lightning Celery Bleachers 00 1,000 6x12in. Weight per roo, 8 lbs. ........ $1 50 $12 00 6% x13 in. Weight per 100, 9 lbs. ...... Tae 14 00 7x14in. Weight per roo, 12 Ibs........ 2 00 16 00
The Ball Lightning Celery Handler is a spring brass imple- ment which gathers up the foliage so that the bleaching tubes can be placed without damage to the plant. This operation is clearly demonstrated in the illustration. Price, $3.50.
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WALTER 5S. SCHELL'S QUALITY SEEDS FOR MARKET-GARDENERS
EGGP LANT (Gierpflange)
Black Beauty This is, without question, the best Eggplant. The —______—. fruits are large, jet-black, of fine shape and average two to three pounds in weight. They ripen early, the plants are dwarf and bear their fruits close to the main stem. It is the choice of all our gardeners. Two weeks earlier than New York Improved. Pkt. 10 ets., poz. 25 ets., oz. 45 ets., W4lb. $1.50, Ib. $4.50.
New York Improved Spineless. The standard variety. Pkt. 5 cts.,
Moz. 20 cts., oz. 40 cts., 4b. $1.25, lb. $4.
CELERIAC, or TURNIP-ROOTED CELERY (Knollen-Sellerie)
Large Smooth. Turnip-shaped roots, highly esteemed either cooked for flavoring soup or sliced and used as a salad. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., Mlb. 50 cts., lb. $1.50.
CORN SALAD, or FETTICUS
(Rabinjcben, oder Feldjalat) Three ounces will sow a row 100 feet long Hardy little plants grown for late fall, winter and spring use as a
salad. Sow seed in August or September. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. ro cts., %4Ib. 25 cts., lb. 60 cts.
Black Beauty Eggplant CRESS (Garten und Srunnentreffe) Grown by Mr. Ditter, of New Cumber- land, Pa. He says: ‘Your seed produced the Extra-Curled, or Pepper Grass. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Mlb. finest Eggplants I ever grew.” 20 cts., lb. 60 cts. True Water Cress. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts., lb. $2.50.
CHERVIL
Fine Curled. Leaves are used for flavoring soups and stews and for garnishing. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts.
DANDELION itoensapn)
One ounce will sow a row 100 feet long Sow early in spring, keep clean of weeds, and the following spring the leaves will be fit to cut. Improved Large-leaved. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts., 4b. $1, lb. $3.50.
One ounce will sow a LEEK (aud) row 150 feet long Large American, or London Flag. Large; thick stems. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., %4lb. 30 cts., lb. $1. Monstrous Carentan. Large, broad, flat leaves. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., %lb. 30 cts., lb. $1. ©
Ae x Large American Leek
ENDIVE (Endivie) One ounce will sow a row about 200 feet long
Green Curled. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., 4lb. 35 cts., Ib. $1.
White Curled. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., %4lb. 35 cts., lb. $1.
Broad-leaved Batavian. Pkt. 5 cts., 0z. 15 cts., Mlb. 35 cts., lb. $1.
Winter Golden Heart. Beautifully fringed leaves; large, white hearts and broad stems. Br cesta eo st We - oct, Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., 4b. 4o cts., lb. $1.25. Green Curled Endive
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“Mother’s Garden” OF VEGETABLES
Fourteen Packets, worth 85 cents, for 50 cents, postpaid
. This valuable assortment includes fourteen of the very best varieties of vegetables suited for your home garden, enough to fill an ordinary garden such as mother delights to have, and plenty of seed for second plantings, thus furnishing an abundance of almost all desirable vegetables from early spring until late fall.
Many of our customers ask us to select for them fiat ae we think they ought to plant in their home garden for their home use, and this suggested to us the idea of ‘MOTHER’S GARDEN.” All are packed neatly in a special box. Send for it for your- self, for your mother, or for a friend you wish to please.
Here is what ‘‘MOTHER’S GARDEN” of Vegetables contains: ONE PACKET EACH OF
DWARF BEANS, Schell’s Yellow Bountiful DWARF BEANS, Green Bountiful BEET, Schell’s Black Knight CABBAGE, Early Perfection CUCUMBER, Davis Perfect SWEET CORN, Silver Beauty HEAD LETTUCE, Big Boston
LOOSE LETTUCE, Black-seeded Simpson
ONION, Yellow Danvers
PARSLEY, Schell’s Beauty
PEAS, Nott’s Excelsior
RADISH, Scarlet Globe
RADISH, Pearl Forcing Long White
TOMATO, King of All
Fourteen Packets, value 85 cts., this Special Offer 50 cts.
“MOTHER'S GARDEN”
OF FLOWERS
Fifteen. Packets, worth 80 cents, for 50 cents, postpaid
Fifteen varieties of the best and most béautiful summer flowers which, by sowing the seed early, will give an abundance of charming flowers of every color and shade all summer through until late in the fall. These varieties are all easy to grow, sure to bloom, and suitable for cut- flowers as well as beautifying the garden. If you are a lover of flowers and your neighbor or friend loves flowers, send for this “MOTHER’S GARDEN” for yourself and for your friend. Flowers in the home and in the garden brighten up the dark spots in many lives—they make you smile, and while you smile another smiles, and soon there are miles and miles of smiles, and life is worth living because you smile — and the flowers started it.
Here is what ‘*MOTHER’S GARDEN” of Flowers contains: ONE PACKET EACH OF
MIGNONETTE
PANSY, Giant Mixed
SWEET PEAS, Quality Mixed
ZINNIAS (Youth and Old Age)
JAPANESE HOP VINE
DWARF NASTURTIUM, Mixed
PORTULACA, Single Mixed
ASTER, Finest Mixed
ALYSSUM, Little Gem, White
SNAPDRAGON, Mixed Colors
BALSAM, Camellia-flowered, Mixed CALENDULA, Yellow CALLIOPSIS, Mixed FOUR-O’CLOCKS, Mixed MARIGOLD, Mixed
Fifteen Packets of Flowers, value 80 cents, this Special Offer 50 cents
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LETTUCE
(Lattich, oder Ropfsalat) One ounce will produce about 2,000 plants
There is almost double the quantity of Schell’s Quality Seeds being planted every year than each preceding year. Quality counts—have the best— plant Schell’s Seeds.
Hanson. Large head; crimped leaf; an old fa- vorite. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., %lb. 40 cts., Ib. $1.25.
Deacon. Stands the heat well. Heads are large and often as solid as cabbage; very fine. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., Mlb. 40 cts., lb. $1.25.
Wonderful, or New York. Forms very large heads with crumpled outside leaves and a golden yellow heart. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., 4lb. gocts., Ib. $1.25.
Zero. The perfect head, the crisp and delicious quality, make this a very desirable variety. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., %lb. 40 cts., lb. $1.50.
Black-seeded Simpson. Produces a mass of light green, curly leaves, nearly double the size of the Early Curled Simpson. Very fine. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., %lb. 4o cts., lb. $1.25.
Boston Market, or White-seeded Tennisball. Early; small, compact heads; good forcing va- riety. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15c., %4lb. 4oc., lb. $1.25.
California Cream Butter. Very large, solid heads, the inside of which is a beautiful, rich, creamy white. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., %4lb. 40 cts., lb. $1.25.
Brittle Ice. The heads are tightly folded, blanch toa silvery white and are crisp and brittle like celery. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., %lb. 40 cts., lb. $1.25.
Denver Market. Very curly, loose heads; tender and delicious; good for forcing or outside. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., %lb. 4o cts., lb. $1.25.
Early White Cabbage. Closely formed heads; fine flavor. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., 41b. 40 cts., lb. $1.25.
Golden Queen. Very early. Small, golden yellow heads; fine forcing variety. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. I5 cts., lb. 40 cts., lb. $1.25.
Giant White Cos, or Celery Lettuce. Called Ro- maine Salad. Grows upright; crisp, mild flavor. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., 4%lb. 40 cts., lb. $1.25.
Wonderful Lettuce grown by Geo. B. Hocker, Penbrook, from my seed
Magnificent head of Hanson Lettuce grown from my seed.
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It pays well to sow the best seed
Iceberg. It matters not whether grown toa head in early spring or the hottest days of summer, the leaves are always crisp and tender. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., %lb. 40 cts., lb. $1.25. :
Silver Ball. Solid, silvery white heads. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., 4lb. 40 cts., Ib. $1.25. Early Curled Simpson, or Silesia. leaves; fine for cutting. Alb. 40 cts., lb. $1.25. :
Early Speckled Dutch Butter. Large heads; good summer variety; stands the heat well. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., 4b. 40 cts., lb. $1.25. X
Grand Rapids. The leading forcing Lettuce for under glass or outside. Grows very quickly; does not form a head, but large, rich, light green leaves with curled edges. My strain of Grand Rapids is a distinct stock, and is used by large gardeners for hotbed and greenhouse culture everywhere. Very
Loose, curly Pkt. 5 cts, Oz. L5ncts.,
fine. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., %4Ib. 40 cts., lb. $1.25.
See the Grand Rapids on the back cover as grown from my seed by Mr. Edward Grosz, market-gardener. Is it the price of the seed or the quality of it that counts most for profit in the crop?
Schell’s Hot-Weather Head Lettuce
An early Lettuce, producing good-sized, tightly formed heads, very tender and
delicious. The inside is a rich, creamy white and the outside a light green. Its great value is its ability to resist the extreme heat of summer longer than others without going to seed and with- out burning. Pkt. 5 ets., oz. 20 cts., Mlb. 75 cts., lb. $2.50.
SOW PLENTY OF LETTUCE; IT GROWS QUICKLY, SELLS
QUICKLY AND IS PROFITABLE.
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May King Lettuce, Top and side view of Heads
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LETTUCE, continued
Crisp as Ice. Large, handsome heads, solid, crisp and tender. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., 4Ib. 4o cts., lb. $1.25.
Giant Crystal Head. Forms the largest head of all Lettuces, crisp and tender; very fine for early summer. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., lb. 40 cts., lb. $1.25.
May King. This is practically the earliest head Let- tuce. It isa very quick grower, heads are very large and light green. The inside a rich buttery yellow. I recommend this to all for market or home garden. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., 4b. go cts., lb. $1.25.
Morse. Large, curled leaves; very tender. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., %lb. 40 cts., lb. $1.25.
Perfect. Large-heading summer Lettuce; grows fast and forms arich, buttery head. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., lb. 40 cts., lb. $1.25.
Prizehead. Large, loose heads, tinged with brown. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., Mlb. 4o cts., lb. $1.25.
Salamander. An excellent variety for early spring, summer or fall. Large, light green heads of finest quality. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., 4lb. gocts., lb. $1.25.
Big Boston Lettuce
A grand variety for early, midsummer or fall use. Big, compact, cabbage-like heads, as yellow as gold inside and deliciously sweet, tender and crisp. It is more extensively grown than any other Lettuce, either for the private garden or for market. It is grown by market-gardeners everywhere in the open ground for summer and fall; in frames for early spring; forced cool in greenhouses for winter use, or planted out in fall with protection for early spring use. Thousands of acres of it are grown in the South during the winter for shipping to northern markets. My strain of it is the finest in cultivation. Pkt. 5 ets., oz. 15 cts., lb. 50 cts., lb. $1.75.
Perfect heads of truest-type Big Boston Lettuce Mr. W. J. SCHUBAUER, says: “Your Big Boston Lettuce is fine—never saw finer.”
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WALTER S. SCHELL’'S QUALITY SEEDS FOR MARKET-GARDENERS 6VaNee6—0t(+=—_—_—Seeeaee
A fine specimen of Tom Watson Watermelon, weight 42 lbs., grown from my seed by Mr. D. B. BREetz, market-gardener and farmer, R. F. D., Penbrook, Pa. Mr. Bretz says: ‘‘These are the finest melons I ever grew; your seeds have all given me the best kind of crops.””
WATERMELON cess
One ounce will plant 30 hills; 4 to 5 pounds to the acre
New Watermelon, Tom Watson
The melons are oblong, 18 to 24 inches long and 10 to 14 inches in diameter, averaging forty to sixty pounds each. The flesh is a deep red, of the most delicious quality and extends close to the rind. The rind is dark green and very strong. This variety has proved its great value and should be grown by every melon-grower. Pkt.
5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 14lb. 30 cts., lb. $1.
Kleckley Sweets. (Also called Monte Cristo.) The sweetest of all Watermelons; shape is oval; color dark green. Very thin rind. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Y4lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts.
Mcelvers’ Wonderful Sugar. A long, striped melon (often 2 feet in length), of the finest quality. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 4b. 20 cts., Ib. 65 cts.
Round Dark Icing. Shape round; flesh pink, sweet and melting. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., %lb. 20 cts., Ib. 65 cts.
Fordhook Early. The earliest large-fruited melon; almost round; dark green; flesh bright red, crisp and sweet. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 14lb. 20 cts., lb. 65 cts.
Iceberg, or Blue Gem. Large, thick, oval melons. § Skin dark green, with lighter stripes. Sweet, sugary © flavor. Black seed which allows early planting. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., lb. 20 cts., lb. 65 cts.
Kentucky Wonder. Large, dark green melons of best quality. An old favorite. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 1o cts., T4lb. 20 cts., lb. 65 cts. “
Harris Earliest. One of the best extra-early melons; fruits are oval, dark green, with broad, light stripes; flesh sweet and delicious. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., ‘4b. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts.
Dixie. Oblong. 18 to 24 inches long; skin dark green, with light stripes; flesh bright red and of finest quality. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 1p cts., 4lb. 20 cts., lb. 65 cts.
Cuban Queen. Large, oblong; finest quality; skin striped. Pkt. 5c., oz. 1oc., 4b. 20c., lb. 65ce.
Jumbo. Large, handsome, round melons; dark green skin; flesh of finest quality. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 4lb. 20 cts., lb. 65 cts.
Halbert Honey. One of the best melons grown. The fruits are long, blunt at both ends; skin a rich, glossy green; the flesh a beautiful crimson; quality most delicious; very prolific. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., %4lIb. 20 cts., lb. 65 cts.
Gray Monarch, or Long Light Icing. A long melon; skin mottled very light green; flesh is a deep red and very fine. The melons have sometimes weighed fifty to sixty pounds. Pkt. 5c., oz. 1oc., 41b. 20c., Ib. 65¢.
= Florida Favorite. A large, oblong melon, with dark green skin; excellent flavor. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., %lb.
20 cts., lb. 65 cts.
Colorado Preserving
Citron. Pkt. 5 cts.,
0z. IO cts.
Kleckley Sweets Watermelons
Grown extensively in every locality. Every grower likes Kleckley Sweets
THEY GROW BETTER : THEY YVIELD BETTER:
Muskmelon
(Cantaloup-Melone)
One ounce will plant 50 hills; 2 to 3 pounds to an acre
A trial will convince you that my high- quality seed produces a superior crop. Schell’s New ‘“‘Dee-licious.”” The
name tells it all. It is delicious, rich,
sweet, deep-fleshed, just the right size for table use; salmon-fleshed, solid, rich meat, from the very small seed- cavity to the rind; yields tremendously; in every respect an ideal melon. (See illustration.) Pkt. 5 cts., %oz. 15 cts., oz. 25 cts., 4b. 75 cts., lb. $3. Emerald Gem. In my judgment this is one of the best yellow- or salmon-fleshed melons; sweet and delicious. Very prolific, and always sells on the market.
Pkt. sc., oz. 15c., 4b. 40c., lb. $1.25. Jenny Lind. The earliest green-fleshed
melon. The fruits are small, but very
sweet and luscious. Pkt. 5 cts,
oz. 10 cts., %4lb. 30 cts., lb. 90 cts. Extra-Early Hackensack. Large melon;
green flesh; very fine.
Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts.,
%4 lb. 30 cts., lb. 90 cts. Large Hackensack.
About ten days later
than the above, but
larger. Round, with flattened ends; very productive. Pkt.
BeGts:; Oz, LO (cts.,
4b. 30 cts., Ib. goc. Rocky Ford. Green
flesh; medium in size, very prolific and the most delicious flavor.
Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts.,
\%lb. 30 cts., lb. 9oc. Paul Rose. Salmon
flesh. Almost round; flesh deep and
firm and very sweet and luscious. Pkt.
5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 41b. 30 cts., lb. 90 cts. Burrell’s Gem. Salmon flesh. Shape
oval; skin is a rather dark green; the rind thin; flesh very thick and of the most delicious, juicy flavor. It almost melts in the mouth. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., %4lb. 40 cts., lb. $1.25.
Large Hackensack Muskmelons
Miller’s Cream. Sal- mon flesh; very fine; a great favorite. Fruits are large and round; light green; skin netted. Pkt. cts., oz. 10 cts., %41b. 30 cts., lb. 90 cts.
Tip-Top. One of the best of the salmon- fleshed melons. . A big yielder. Fruits are Jarge and of deli- cious quality. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. rocts., 4b. 30 cts., lb. 90 cts.
Banana. Salmon flesh. Melons are very large and thin and of delicious quality. Pkt. 5c., oz. 15c., %lb. 4oc., Ib. $1.25.
Golden Netted Gem. Green flesh. One of the grandest green-fleshed melons. Shape is oval, almost round; skin is light golden yellow, netted. Flesh light green, melting and delicious. Pkt. 5c., oz. 10 cts., %lb. 30 cts., Ib. $1.
Long Island Beauty. Green flesh. Melons are very large, flattened, heav- ily ribbed. Very handsome and the finest quality. I recommend it highly. Pkt. “Sicts:, Oz. LO cts:, 2341p. 300cts., Ib. 90 cts.
KALE, or BORECOLE
(Griln oder BlatterEobl)
1 ounce will produce about 5,000 plants
Dwarf Siberian. Of dwarf growth. Leaves are large and broad and slightly curled at the edges. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. ro cts., %4lb. 20 cts., lb. 50 cts.
Dwarf Green Curled Scotch, or Dwarf German. The leaves are very curly, bright green, tender and delicate flavor. Pkt. 5c., oz. 10c., Ib. 20c., lb. 50c.
KO H L RA B | (Roblrabi)
1 ounce will sow a row about 200 ft. long
Early White Vienna. The most popular sort. Pkt. 5 cts: oz. 05) cts:, 34.b: 50 cts., lb. $1.50.
Early Purple Vienna. Pkt. 5 cts., oz.
Schell’s New ‘‘Dee-licious’’ Muskmelons 15 cts., %lb. 50 cts., lb. $1.50.
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ONIONS | os
My Onion Seed is positively the highest quality grown
One ounce will sow a row 100 feet long; sow 7 to 10 lbs. to the acre for large Onions, or about 50 Ibs. for sets.
The Famous Prizetaker Onion
Grows to enormous size from seed. Under very best conditions the Onions have been grown to 5 inches in diameter.
Prizetaker is the Onion everybody should grow for private use or for market. It is the most popular Onion in America, is grown more extensively by gardeners than any other variety, and is a money-maker for those who grow it in quantities. The flesh is pure white, succulent and sparkling, the skin a pale yellow; its keeping quality is excellent. Crops of 800 to 1,200 bushels to the acre have been grown with Prizetaker. If you have a good, rich acre, sow ten pounds of Prizetaker seed on it and try for a 1,000-bushel crop—it may mean $1,000. Pkt. 5 ets., oz. 15 ets., 4lb. 40 cts., lb. $1.25, 10 Ibs. $10.
Ohio Yellow Globe. A perfect globe-shaped strain of Yellow Danvers; a good keeper, the variety used most by market-gardeners. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., lb. 45 cts., lb. $1.50, 10 lbs. at $1.25 per lb.
Large White Globe. Best large white Onion. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20c., 41b. 75c., lb. $2; 10 lbs. at $1.90 per lb.
Yellow Globe Danvers. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., lb. 40 cts., lb. $1.25; 10 Ibs. at $1 per lb.
Flat Yellow Danvers. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., %lb. 30 cts., lb. $1.10.
White Silverskin. Fine for growing small Onion sets or for large Onions. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., %lb. 75 cts., lb. $2; 10 Ibs. at $1.90 per lb.
Red Wethersfield. The standard red variety. Thick, flattened Onions. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., %4lb. 5octs., Ib. $1.75.
Mr. S?TREIBIG, York Co., says: “Your Onion seed all grew finely: I and my neigh- bors were very well pleased. Seed we got from other firms would not germinate. Be sure to send your catalogue early—we want more seed.”
We sell great quan- tities of onion sets. If you grow them ex- tensively, write for prices‘ on the num- ber of bushels you want.
Extra-Early Barletta, or White Queen. Fine for small pickles. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., %4lb. 50 cts., lb. $1.60.
White Pearl. Extra early; round; white; fine. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., Mlb. 75 cts., lb. $2.25.
Giant Gibraltar. Grow to an immense size; are globe-shaped. Pkt. 5c., oz. 25c., %lb. 80c., lb. $2.50.
Mammoth Silver King. Clear silvery white. Matures quickly and on rich soil is often 5 to 7 inches in diameter and weighs two to three pounds. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., 4b. 60 cts., Ib. $2.
Southport Red Globe. The handsomest and most richly colored of allred Onions. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20cts., 4Ib. 50 cts., Ib. $1.75.
Egyptian, or Tree Onions. The young sets grow on top of the stalks and these are parted and planted in the fall. Qt. 12 ets. (postpaid, 25 cts.), bus. $2.50.
ONION SETS
I make a specialty of fancy,
) recleaned and hand-picked Onion
| Sets.
Yellow. Qt. 15 cts. (20 cts. if sent postpaid). Ask for my
) special bushel price.
White. Qt. 20 cts. (25 cts. if
sent postpaid). Ask for my
special bushel price.
Ohio Yellow Globe Danvers Onions . ; Grown from my seed by T. W. Best, market-gardener. Another proof that Schell’s Quality Seeds produce Quality
vegetables—his crop was perfect.
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PA RSN | P (Paftinate)
One ounce will sow a row 150 feet long
Improved Hollow Crown. My stock of this popular variety is a very true type, much in favor with the gardeners. Pkt. § cts., oz. 15 cts., 4lb. 25 cts., lb. 65 cts.
Maltese. A new snow-white Parsnip; very fine. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. Io cts., %lb. 25 cts., lb. 60 cts.
Thick-Neck Hollow Crown. Pkt. 5c., oz. 10c., 4lb. 20c., lb. 50c.
PARSLEY
(Peterfilie)
One ounce will sow a row 100 feet long
Grow more Pars- ley; there is money in it.
Schell’s Beauty. This Parsley is so extremely curled and of such a rich, fresh green color that its beautiful appear- ance compels those who see it to purchase it. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., 4lb. 60 cts., lb. $2.
Moss Curled. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., %4lb. 40 cts., lb. $1.
Fine Double Curled. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., %4lb. 40 cts., lb. $1.
Plain. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., %4lb. 30 cts., lb. 80 cts.
Triple Curled. Handsome, dwarf and compact; very curly and crimped. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., ib. 40 cts., lb. $1.
German. The roots are shaped like a parsnip and are used for flavoring soups. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., %4lb. 30 cts., lb. 80 cts.
PUMPKIN
(Grofer Kbrbif) One ounce will plant 25 hills; 3 pounds to the acre
Improved Hollow Crown Parsnips
Grown from my seed by Mr. ANDREW HAB- SCHMIDT, a market-gardener of Harrisburg. Both
Every Parsnip in Mr. Habschmidts entiré Qarge Cheese. Flat. One of the are used. Grown from my Sacer Ire sata Ses Ba Schell's ‘Quality best varieties for the family seed by Mr. Jacob Lutz, Seeds. garden. Pkt. 5¢., oz. 10c., %4lb. _ market-gardener.
German Parsley roots and leaves
20c., lb. 60c. Connecticut, or Large Field. For feeding stock. Oz. 5 cts., lb. 10 cts., lb. 25 cts.; ro lbs. or more, 20 cts. per lb. Mammoth Potiron, or Jumbo. The largest of all Pumpkins. Fine quality. Good for feeding stock and is a valuable culinary variety. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., %lb. 30 cts., lb. $1.
Golden Cushaw, or Crookneck. The best yellow Crookneck Pumpkin. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 4b. 20 cts., lb. 65 cts.
Tennessee Sweet Potato. Bell-shaped. Sweet and tender flesh. Fine for pies. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Mlb. 20 cts., lb. 65 cts.
Green-striped Cushaw. A popular variety, with close-grained, sweet flesh. Pkt. 5 cts., oz, 10 cts., Mlb. 20 cts., lb. 65 cts.
Golden Oblong. Grows 15 to 20 inches long and about 8 to 10 inches in diameter. Skin is rich yellow; flesh light yellow and of finest flavor. Pkt. 5 cts.. oz. 10 cts., 1b. 20 cts., Ib. 65 cts.
Japanese Pie. Similar to the Cushaw. A Crookneck variety. The skin isa deep green with dark stripes; flesh is a deep yellow; very fine. One of the best varieties for pies. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 4lb : 20 cts., lb. 65 cts. Golden Cushaw, or Crookneck Pumpkin
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Schell’s New
Quality Pepper
The perfect Pepper for the market-gardener. A_ beautiful, attractive shape, which makes it sell on sight, while its superior quality, sweet as an apple, backs up its attractive appearance. It is the most prolific Pepper ever grown in this locality. The photograph shows a specimen plant with 38 perfect fruits on it. They do not all yield this large number, yet this gives you an idea of the tremendous yielding
The Most Wonderful Pepper to Yield in Cul- tivation Today. Intro- duced by Me Four Years Ago, and Is Now Offered by Almost Every Up-to-date Seedsman in America
My seed this year was se- lected from the most perfect specimens, absolutely unex- celled in every particular. The quantity of seed is limited, so get your order in early. After you grow it this year you will possibilities of this New Quality, _ Schell’ New Quality Pepper ee saan i cor LP Ae oe
s = “< é prominent grower, Who grows a e er ere: er. TOW Pepper. A beautiful scarlet acreage of Peppers, says: ‘‘ Your Quality Pep- PP f OW LOD when ripe. The many market- per is the Pepper for the market-gardener.’” my recommendation. gardeners who are on a constant lookout for something of real value, better than the old varieties, saw in this new Pepper something of un- usual value because it has all the qualities required for the most profitable crop, namely size, yield, qual- ity, quick to color. No other variety can claim all these qualities. The Chinese Giant is very large, but lacks the big yield; so with other varieties, they lack one or more of the four essential qualities which the New Quality Pepper possesses, and which make it without question the most valuable Pepper or Mango in cultivation. The market-gardeners who grew it last year were amazed at the remarkable crop it pro- duced for them, and the best testimonial is the fact that these same gardeners have ordered double the quantity of seed for this season, and their neighbors, seeing their fine crops, also ordered. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 50 cts., Y4lb. $1.75, lb. $6.
What Market-Gardeners Think Of It
“T never grew Peppers that colored up so early and quickly “Your Quality Mangoes turned out fine for me, and the as your New Quality Pepper did for me. They are fine.’ yield was the biggest in years.".—GrorGe R. Murpock, T. H. Rinker, Wyoming, Pa. Fortyfort, Pa.
“I have plants of your Quality Pepper with as many as “It is surely remarkable the way those Quality Peppers, or seventy-five peppers on, some ready to use, others coming on. Mangoes, ie Ided. Never before have I had a crop like that of I never saw anything like it to yield. The plants are covered | this year.’’"—M. D. Ropcers, Plainsville, Pa. with Peppers and they bear continuously.’’—C. EF. STEELE, (If room permitted, I could print many more of like endorse- Northumberland, Pa. ments of this grand New Quality Pepper).
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ITHEY GROW BETTER: THEY YIELD SE TIERS
PEPPERS (Mangoes)
(Pfeffer)
One ounce will produce 1,000 plants
Schell’s Giant Sharp Red Pepper
This Pepper is the largest sharp or hot Pepper, averaging 8 to 10 inches long and 1 to 114 inches in diameter. It bears great quantities of these handsome Peppers, and is bound to be very popular among all gardeners who have a market for sharp Peppers. Pkt. 10 cts., Loz. 20 cts., oz. 40 cts., Alb. $1.25, Ib. $5.
Chinese Giant. The largest Pepper in cultivation, averaging 12 to 15 inches in circumference. It yields abundantly but it is not so prolific as my new Quality Pepper. The flesh is thick, very tender and sweet and, being so large, makes an excellent Mango for stuffing. The color is a brilliant scarlet when ripe. Pkt. ro cts., 0z. 40 cts., lb. $1.25, lb. $4.
Gold Mine. The best yellow sweet Pepper. Very prolific, very sweet and when ripe is a most attractive bright golden yellow. The Peppers are larger than Ruby King and have a more blunt end. I know everyone who grows this variety this year will want more of it next season. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 50 cts., 4Ib. $1.75, lb. $6.
Ruby King. A very popular variety; bright red; 4 to 6 inches long; mild. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., 34lb. 60 cts., lb. $2.
Ruby Giant. This is a cross between Ruby King and Chinese Giant, and grows very large. Is shaped like Ruby King. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., 4]b. 90 cts., lb. $3.
Neapolitan. Without question this is the earliest and one of the most productive of all large, mild Peppers. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts, %4lb. 60 cts., lb. $2.
Large Bell, or Bull Nose. Sweet-flavored, early and prolific. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., 4]b. 50 cts., lb. $1.75.
Long Red Cayenne. The true hot Pepper. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts., lb. $2.
Golden Queen. Very large, sweet, yellow Pepper. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., %4lb. 60 cts., lb. $2.
Red Cherry. Shaped like cherries. Used for pickles. BEG bs (Cts.,502., 20)Cts,
Yb. 60 cts., Ib. $2.
Natural size of Schell’s Giant Sharp Red Pepper, grown by Mr. Conrad Velter. The small ones are Long Red Cayenne.
M USTAR D (Genf)
One ounce will sow a row 100 ft. long
White London. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., %lb. 20 cts., lb. 50 cts.
OKRA, or GUMBO
Chinese Giant Pepper (Safran; Ofra)
Grown from my seed. Only good seed will produce such perfect Peppers. The White Velvet. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. tocts., Best Seeds naturally produce better vegetables. %4|b. 20 cts., lb. 50 cts.
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Telephone Peas One of the best for quality, yield and size. Grown from my seed by Messrs. Brightbill and Raysor, market-gardeners.
(€rbfen) A One quart will plant a row 100 feet long; 2 bushels to the acre
Note.—The height to which a Pea grows depends to a large extent on the conditions of soil and weather.
Rich soil produces more growth.
If ordered to be sent by mail, add 5 cts. to the price of pints and 10 cts. to the price of quarts for postage
Gradus. The largest-podded extra-carly Pea in cultivation. The flavor is delicious; vines grow 2 to 3 feet; fifty-five days from planting to picking. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 20 cts., qt. 35 cts., 2 qts. 70 cts., 4 qts.$1.25, pk. $2, bus. $8.
Market-Gardeners’ Extra-Early. The leading smooth-seeded extra- early Pea. Pods are about 2% inches long; very hardy and a heavy yielder. Grows 2 feet high. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 15 cts., qt. 25 cts., 2 qts. 50 cts., 4 qts. 90 cts., pk. $1.50, bus. $5.50.
Pedigree Extra-Early. A specially selected stock for market-gardeners. Pods filled up tight to the ends, with large, luscious Peas. Grows 2 feet high. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 15 cts., qt. 25 cts., 2 qts. 50 cts., 4 qts. 90 cts., pk. $1.50, bus. $5.50.
Thos. Laxton. Very fine. Matures as early as Gradus; the pods are almost as large, and it yields heavier. I recommend it to all who grow for market; it is a money-maker. Vines grow 2% feet high, and bear most profusely. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 20 cts., qt. 35 cts., 2 qts. 70 cts., 4 qts. $1.25, pk. $2, bus. $8.
Sutton’s Excelsior. Similar in habit to Nott’s Excelsior, being dwarf, about 15 inches high, yet the pods are larger. Peas tender and of fine flavor. It is a good one. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 20 cts., qt. 35 cts., 2 qts. 65 cts., 4 qts. $1, pk. $2, bus. $7.50.
Potlatch. Large-podded Pea, of excellent quality; one of the heaviest yielders of the second-early varieties; grows about 2 feet. A valuable merket sort. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 20 cts., qt. 35 cts., 2 qts. 65 cts., 4 qts. $r, pk. $1.75, bus. $6.50.
Nott’s Excelsior. One of the most desirable Peas for both the market- gardener and the home garden, because of its delicious quality, even growth and productiveness. Grows just 12 inches high and is covered with well-filled pods 2% to 3 inches long. Sixty-three days from planting to first picking. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 15 cts., qt. 30 cts., 2 qts. 55 cts., 4 qts. $1, pk. $1.75, bus. $6.50.
Bliss’ Everbearing. One of the best main-crop Peas. Pods are 3 to 4 inches long and well filled. Very prolific. Plants grow 2% feet high. About eighty days from planting to picking. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 15 cts., qt. 30 cts., 2 qts. 50 cts., 4 qts. 90 cts., pk. $1.50, bus. $6.
Telephone. Immensely productive and of the finest quality. Grows
Nott’s Excelsior Peas 3 to 4 feet high and requires 71 days. Telephone is one of the old fa- Greiottio hest-flavoredePeasRaci the vorites, and because of its delicious} flavor everybody wants it. If you home garden there is not a better. The have Telephone Peas at market, the name alone will sell them. Pkt. plants grow only 12 to 15 inches high. 5 cts., pt. 15 cts., qt. 30 cts., 2 qts. 55 cts., 4 qts. $1, pk. $1.75, bus. $6.
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Stratagem. I consider this the finest of all late Peas. It grows only 18 to 24 inches high, and yields tremendously. Pods are very large and filled to the ends. The quality is extra fine. Eighty days from planting to picking. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 20 cts., qt. 35 cts., 2 qts. 65 cts., 4 qts. $1, pk. $1.75, bus. $6.
Alaska. One of the very earliest, sometimes called the Earliest of All. Pods are small, but they are borne in wonderful profusion, Vines grow 2 to 2% feet. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 15 cts., qt. 25 cts., 2 qts. 50 cts., 4 qts. $1, pk. $1.75, bus. $6.
Premium Gem, or Little Gem. Delicious Peas crowded tight into pods 2!4 to 3 inches long. Very prolific. Vines grow only 12 to 15 inches high. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 15 cts., qt. 30 cts., 2 qts. 55 cts., 4 qts. $1, pk. $1.75, bus. $6.
Advancer. Long, broad pods produced abundantly. Vines grow about 2% feet. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 15 cts., qt: 30 cts., 2 qts. 55 cts., 4 qts. $1, pk. $1.75, bus. $6.
American Wonder. Extremely dwarf growth, only 8 to ro inches high. Peas are highly flavored. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 15 cts., qt. 30 cts., 2 qts. 55 cts., 4 qts. $1, pk. $1.75, bus. $6.50.
Dwarf Champion. A dwarf-growing strain of the old popular Champion of England. It grows only 2 feet high and has all the good qualities of its parent. Pods are 3 inches long. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 15 cts., qt. 30 cts., 2 qts. 60 cts., 4 qts. $1, pk. $1.75, bus. $6.
Dwarf Telephone, or Carter’s Daisy. Vines grow 14 feet. Pods are large. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 15 cts., qt. 30 cts., 2 qts. 60 cts., 4 qts. $1, pk. $1.75, bus. $6.50.
Ameer. Very early and prolific. Vines grow about 1% feet high and are covered with fine pods. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 15 cts., qt. 30 cts., 2 qts. 55 cts., 4 qts. $1, pk. $1.75, bus. $6.
Masterpiece. Just as early as Gradus and the Peas are just as large, but the pods are smaller, yet better filled and borne in greater pro- fusion. Grows 2% feet. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 20 cts., qt. 35¢., 2 qts. 70c., 4qts. $1.25, pk. $2, bus. $7.
Alderman. A new variety of the late Telephone type. The pods are of the largest size and finest quality. The vines grow 3 to 4 feet high. A valuable variety for late market. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 15 cts., qt. 30 cts., 2 qts. 55 cts., 4 qts. $1, pk. $1.75, bus. $6.
Champion of England. A well-known stand- ard late Pea. Grows 4 to 5 feet. The Dwarf Champion described before is a more desir- able Pea, an improvement over this one. Pkt. Bi cts.,, po. ©5 cts. qt. 25 cts., 2 qts. 50 cts., 4 qts. 90 cts., pk. $1.60, bus. $6.
Dwarf White Marrowfat. Superior to Black- Eye Marrowfat. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 10 cts., qt. 20 cts., 2 qts. 35 cts., 4 qts. 60 cts., pk. $1, bus. $4.
Gradus, or Prosperity Early, extra large, extra fine. Be sure to
SUGAR PEAS (ucer-Grsjen) bracts * ™ you"
Dyark fray Sugar Peas. Pt. 15 cts., qt. 30 cts., 2 qts. 60 cts., 4 qts. $1.10, pk. $2,
us. $7.
Mammoth Melting Sugar Peas. I would rather not sell this variety. Sometimes it proves a good crop but more often it shows a tendency to run back to its parent hull Pea and folks think, of course, the seed was mixed. I urge all my customers to grow my Mammoth Luscious, the grandest of all Sugar Peas. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 15 cts., qt. 30 cts., 4 qts. $1.10, pk. $2, bus. $7.
Mammoth Luscious Sugar Peas. Without exception the largest, sweetest, purest, most desirable of all Sugar Peas. While they cost more than other varieties, you will be pleased, after growing them, that you paid more. Pkt. § cts., pt. 25 cts., qt. 45 cts., 2 qts. 90 cts., 4 qts. $1.50, pk. $2.50, bus. $0.
HERBS
Pkt. Oz. Mlb. Pkt, Oz. lb.
AMUSE hae betas $o o5 $0 10 $0 20| Sweet Marjoram....$o 05 $0 15 $0 30 Basil, Sweet Green.. 05 20 60 | Rosemary ........... 05 20 te) Mammoth Luscious Balm............... 05 20 OG) SABE te cast ess Nara 8 acs 05 15 35 Sugar Peas Coriander........... 05 10 20| Savory, Summer or The largest and best of Caraway and Dill.... 05 10 20), - Winter. o.saue 5 10 25 all Sugar or Edible-podded Fennel, Sweet....... 05 10 20|Thymeand Wormwood 05 20 60 Peas. Lavender............ 05 20 60
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on the farms of Mr. Robert J. Walton, extensive
and intensive market-gardener. Mr. Walton, in
fact, operates one of the largest vegetable- growing farms in Pennsylvania.
These photographs show some of the crops growing on his one hundred and twenty acres of vegetables. It is with some pride that we can say Schell’s Quality Seeds were used EXCLUSIVELY, and that Mr. Walton states ‘‘they produced the best crops I ever grew.”
Just another strong, convincing proof that it will pay you well to plant Schell’s Quality Seeds, for They Grow Better, They Yield le
P HOTOGRAPHS we took in the summer of 1915
A “LITLE PATCH” of acres showing various crops. Mr. Walton in the distance coming toward one of the gardeners.
He said—“I never in my life saw finer Lettuce than I grew this year from your seed. You cer- tainly have an excellent quality of Lettuce. The Giant Crystal Head and Big Boston crops
were perfect.”
EETS—SCHELL’S BLACK KNIGHT, HARRISBURG MARKET and CROSBY’S EGYPTIAN under Skinner Irrigation. The three varieties are following each other to market—first, Harrisburg Market, Extra Early; then Crosby’s Egyptian Early; and third, Black Knight, the best of all for second-early or main crop. Grown exclu- sively from SCHELL’S QUALITY SEEDS. Mr. Walton says—‘“Your Black Knight Beet is a fine one.”
‘Tis view shows one-half of this field of Onions growing under the Skinner Irrigation system. Thirty-five pounds of Silverskin and Yellow Globe | were sown. Mr. Walton’s gardener said: ‘From all appearances every seed in the entire thirty-five pounds must have produced a plant.” What a satisfaction to sow seeds that grow like this! You can have just such results. Better favor us with
your order.
NOTHER “little patch’—acres in it—of Early Ohio Potatoes, a perfect stand of perfect plants.
It takes pure, high-bred seed to produce a crop like this. Remember, SCHELL’S QUALITY SEED POTATOES are GUARANTEED TRUE TO NAMEW— who else gives you such a guarantee? If you want a bigger and better crop let me furnish your seed.
HOWING an acre of seed- Me Note how densely thick
with plants are the seed-beds, denoting perfect germination. It’sa satisfaction to sow SCHELL’S QUALITY SEEDS. No need to wonder whether they will grow—they aré?tested before they are sold.
GOOD SEED, bred for quality and bred to yield, is of the greatest importance in producing profitable crops. Soil may be good, weather just right, but without good seed they cannot make the crop. It is to your interest this year to plant
Schell’s Quality Seeds
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Mr. W. H. Lenker digging his crop of 3,500 bushels last year. He planted my high quality Seed Potatoes, and had a perfect crop of perfect Potatoes.
Pure Maine-Grown Seed Potatoes
GROWN ESPECIALLY FOR ME IN THE STATE OF MAINE Inspected by the government and guaranteed perfect stock
Mr. J. W. CLemson, market-gardener, said: ‘‘Your Maine-grown Ohios came to maturity ten days earlier than seed of the same variety I got from New York State. Both crops were grown under the same conditions exactly. Yours were fine.”
Mr. GEorGE Davis, market-gardener and farmer, said: “I am convinced by actual test that it pays me to plant your Maine Seed Potatoes instead of my own. Planted side by side, the same day, on the same soil, cultivated in the same way, yours produced nine baskets to the row, and mine only three—I will plant all your seed next season.”
_ Every large Potato-grower knows that Maine produces the best Seed Potatoes in the world. By reason of its northern latitude and the virgin soil in which the Potatoes are grown, they inherit those staple and vigorous qualities which make them at once the best and most valuable seed known.
My Seed Potatoes are grown in Maine by special contract with one who has made Seed Potato-growing a business for many years, and who has the enviable repu- tation of producing the handsomest, cleanest, truest type of northern grown Seed Potatoes that ever came to the middle and southern markets for planting.
This high quality gave my customers most satisfactory results in past years. A number of my customers found by actual test that the Maine Seed Potatoes, planted under the same conditions as their own home-grown Potatoes, seemed to withstand the blight far better because of their vigorous qualities, and yielded far more to the acre, and better Potatoes.
Mr. W. H. LeEnKeER, Linglestown, Pa., a large wholesale grower, said: ‘‘Those were the finest Irish Cobbler Potatoes I ever saw.”’ He is a good judge of what Potatoes ought to be.
W. J. SCHUBAUER, one of our largest market- gardeners, said: ‘‘Enter my order for fifty-five barrels of your Maine Seed Potatoes. I had a fine crop from your seed last year.””
Davi HeEprorD, market-gardener, says: “Your Seed Potatoes are the finest I ever saw.”
H.L. ReIcHert says: ‘‘They can’t be beat.
Lifting the crop with an Iron Age Digger. We sell them; write for I have planted your Seed Potatoes for six years, Prices. and always had a big crop.
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Two “‘little’ corners in the warehouse where we have stored as many as seven carloads of Seed Potatoes at one time.
If you would like to get more baskets to the row—more bushels to the acre, plant this high quality seed.
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PRICE, ANY OF THE FOLLOWING VARIETIES, $4.75 PER BARREL SACK, SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITH THE MARKET; BUS. $1.75, 14BUS. 90 CTS., PK. 50 CTS., 14PK. 30 CTS.
Orders booked any time and shipment or delivery is made just as soon after March 1 as the weather permits. Get your order entered now, and be protected againt any possible advance in price. I have the following varieties to offer. All are in bags stamped with my grower’s original trade-mark.
Each bag contains 234 bus. or 165 lbs.
Irish Cobbler. A great favorite; early; heavy yielder; good keeper. We sell more Irish Cobblers than any other.
Early Ohio. One of the best early varieties on
_ the market.
Bliss’ Triumph. fine.
Bovee. (Genuine.) One of the earliest; tubers oblong; pink skin; big yielder.
Beauty of Hebron. Fine quality and a good producer.
Early Rose. The genuine Early Rose; 4 standard variety.
Green Mountain. Medium-early Potato; snow-white; gives excellent results on all kinds of soil; very fine.
Gold Coin. Exceptionally heavy yielder; main crop; roundish oblong.
Rural New Yorker. Well-known favorite; late variety.
Sir Walter Raleigh. A standard late or main crop.
Carman No. 8. Large; late; skin and flesh white; finest quality; very prolific.
Quick Crop. Extra early; flesh white; tubers medium size.
Early Harvest. Exceedingly handsome, early, white Potato; finest quality.
Rose of Erin. Very productive and of exccllent quality.
Extra early; round; red; very
American Giant. One of the biggest yielders ever grown. Long, white, smooth Potato. A favorite of market-gardeners in the states of New Jersey
and Virginia.
Eureka. One of the best extra-early varieties; he finest quality. ‘
Noroton Beauty or
Quick Lunch. Very early; globular; pink fy < markings.
SPRAY WITH PYROX To Kill Potato Bugs and Prevent Blight
This wonderful spray, Pyrox, has been the means of saving thousands of acres of Potatoes from the ravages of these two plagues. Pyrox is two sprays in one, and it sticks to the foliage like paint;
rain won’t wash it off.
special booklet. make 50 gals., enough for one acre, once over).
It kills the bugs and prevents the blight—the disease of the plant. Ask for Lb. 25 cts., 5 lbs. $1, 10 lbs. $1.75, 25 lbs. $4, 50 Ibs. $7.50, 100 Ibs. $13.50 (10 Ibs.
WALTER S. SCHELL'S QUALITY SEEDS FOR MARKET-GARDENERS
Beautiful Pearl Forcing Radishes, as grown from my Garman, market-gardener. Pearl Forcing is, in my judgment, the finest extra-early, long, white Radish in cultivation.
RADISH
special individual strain of this grand variety, by Mr. Theodore
(Radiefden)
One ounce will sow a row 100 feet long;
10 pounds to the acre
Pearl Forcing
The Pearl Forcing is a clear snow-white Radish, maturing as early as Icicle (20 to 25 days), and has that good, tender and crisp taste. Grow it all season. Pkt. 5 ets., oz. 15 cts., 14lb. 30 ets., lb. 80 cts., 10 lbs. $6.
Schell’s Special Forcing Radish.
A handsome globe-shaped Radish with the clearest, richest red top and almost the entire lower half of the globe a pure
snow-white. It is very attractive when bunched for market and its delicious quality creates a demand for it again.
Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 4lb. 25 cts., lb. 80 ets.
Early Scarlet Globe. For forcing under glass or out- doors. Pkt. 5c., 0z. 15c., 4lb. 30c., lb. 80c., 10 lbs. $6.
Early Scarlet Turnip White-tipped. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., %4lb. 20 cts., lb. 50 cts.
Crimson Giant Forcing. Very fine round red; larger than Scarlet Globe; best for forcing. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., %4lb. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts.
Philadelphia White Box. Round white Radish. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 4Ib. 20 cts., lb. 50 cts.
Long Scarlet Short-Top. Long, slender, handsome, red Radish, maturing 25 days after planting. Grows 5 to 6 inches long. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., M4lb. 20 cts., lb. 45 cts.
Chartier. Long; red with white tip. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., %4lb. 20 cts., lb. 45 cts.
Cincinnati Market, or Glass Radish. This is sometimes calléd the Red Icicle because of its ex- treme earliness and fine quality; its bright, clear color makes it a good seller on the market. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 4b. 20 cts., lb. 45 cts.
Ieicle. One of the finest white Radishes for early spring. Ready to use in 20 to 25 days from planting. Long, slender, pure white, very crisp and tender. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., %lb. 20 cts., lb. 65 cts.
Long White Vienna, or Lady Finger. If planted at the same time as Icicle this variety will be ready for use as the crop of Icicle is over. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Mlb. 20 cts., lb. 45 cts.
Long Black Spanish. Winter Radish. Sow in the fall. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts,, %4lb. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts.
White Strasburg. The best long white for growing during the summer season; does not get pithy so readily as the earlier varieties. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., M4 lb. 20 cts., lb. 45 cts.
White Chinese. The large, stump-rooted, white winter Radish. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., %4lb. 25 cts., Ib. 75 cts.
Rose Chinese. Winter Radish. Sow in the fall. ilar to the white, but red and not so large. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 4b. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts.
Round Black Spanish. Winter Radish. The skin is almost black, but the flesh is white and very sweet. Sow in the fall. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 4b. 20 cts., Ib. 60 cts.
Early Round Dark Red. Round, handsome, rich- colored. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. rocts., 4lb. 20 cts., lb. 50 cts.
French Breakfast. Long, olive-shaped, bright red, with distinct white tip. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., lb. 20 cts., lb. 50 cts.
Golden Globe. Yellow skin. Alb. 20 cts., Ib. 50 cts.
Long Brightest Scarlet, or Long Cardinal. Grows very quickly; color bright red, white tip; fine for bunching for market. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 4lb. 20 cts., lb. 45 cts.
Royal Red Forcing. A forcing strain of Scarlet Globe. Every garden should have a planting of this Radish the first thing in spring. Fine for forcing under glass. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. ro cts., 4lb. 20 cts., Ib. 60 cts.
Sim- Pkt.
Pkt. 5 cts., oz. Io cts.,
It is important to have good seed,—seed that will grow and seed that will produce Radishes true to name, of good shape, rich colorings, and with that
good, crisp flavor.
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SALSIFY, or VEGETABLE OYSTER
(Haferwurzel) One ounce for 50 feet of drill
Used the same as carrots; or, after having been boiled, made into cakes and fried like oysters, which they resemble in flavor. Cultivate the same as carrots or parsnips; it is hardy; can remain in the ground all winter for early spring use, but should be taken up before it starts grow- ing; take up a supply for use during the winter. Succeeds best in a light, well-enriched, mellow soil. Sow early in the spring in drills 15 inches apart, x inch deep; thin to 6 inches in rows.
Mammoth Sandwich Island. The best variety. Grows to a large size and is very mild and delicately flavored. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., lb. 40 cts., lb. $1.
S P I NACH (Spinat) eta hea orem iniing
One ounce will plant a row 100 feet long
Long-standing. Large, crimped, thick, savoy-leaved. Stands the heat well. One of the best for spring sowing. Oz. 5 cts., 4lb. 15 cts., lb. 30 cts., 10 Ibs. at 20 cts. per lb., bus. (56 lbs.) $8.40.
Bloomsdale, or Savoy-leaved. Leaves are curled and wrinkled. Very fine for fall sowing. The favorite of the market-gardeners. Oz. 5 cts., lb. 15 cts., lb. 30 cts., 10 Ibs. at 20 cts. per lb., bus. (56 lbs.) $8.40.
Thick-Leaf. Large, thick, crumpled leaves of fine quality; very slow in running to seed; one of the best for market. Oz. 5 cts., 4lb. 15 cts., Ib. 30 cts., 10 lbs. at 20 cts. per lb., bus. (56 lbs.) $8.40.
Victoria. Heavy, crimped, dark green leaves; very fine for spring sowing; is very-slow to run to seed. Oz. 5 cts., 4lb. 15 cts., lb. 30 cts., 10 Ibs. at 20 cts. per lb., bus. (56 Ibs.) $8.40.
Long Season, or All Seasons. This can be grown longer during early summer and standing the heat without going to seed much longer than any other variety. Does not grow so large, but the quality is the finest. Oz. 5 cts., 4lb. 15 cts., lb. 30 cts., 10 lbs. at 20 cts. per Ib., bus. (56 lbs.) $8.40.
Prickly, or Winter. Oz. 5 cts., lb. 15 cts., lb. 30 cts., 10 lbs. at 20 cts. per lb., bus. (56 lbs.) $8.40.
New Zealand. Oz. 5 cts., %lb. 15 cts., lb. 30 cts., 10 lbs. at 20 cts. per lb., bus. (56 lbs.) $8.40.
New Giant Eskimo. The leaf is intensely dark green, very thick and crumpled, with small ribs. Will stand the heat a long time without running to seed. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Mlb. 20 cts., lb. 50 cts.
SWEET POTATO PLANTS
I make a specialty of an extra-fine selected strain of the Big Jersey Vellow Sweet Potatoes. I furnish the plants in any quantity. Extra-fine plants, 30 cts. per 100, 40 cts. postpaid, $2 per 1,000
A perfect plant of Bloomsdale Spinach Grown from my Quality Seed by Mr. Frank Matzinger, market-gardener.
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Grown from my seed. They could scarcely be ‘‘made to order” better. Plant Schell’s Quality Seeds this year and have the best crops.
“The Salsify I got from you was very fine, I think as fine as any I ever grew.'’"— RUSSELL BYERS.
HORSE-RADISH ROOTS (Meerrettig)
Maliner Kren. A _ large, quick- growing variety, which is now the very best Horse-Radish grown. Large, strong cuttings, 25 cts. per doz., 75 cts. per 100 (postpaid $1), $6 per 1,000.
RHUBARB ROOTS
Victoria. 75 cts. per doz., $5 per 100,
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TOMATO
(Liebefapfel) One ounce will produce about 3,000 plants
My Tomato seed is saved from perfect-type fruits, and if your soil is right, the weather conditions are at all favorable, and you give the growing plants the attention they deserve, you will obtain a crop of the most excellent fruits of any of the varieties I offer. It stands the severest test of the most critical market-gardeners. You will thoroughly agree with this if you sow my seed.
New King-of-All Tomato
It is a main-crop variety; the photo- graph gives you the exact size which they average. Note how thick through, denoting a value for slicing. The fruits are smooth and ripen right up to the stem quickly, thus giving it an ex- tremely rich appearance, for its color f 3 is a very deep, Fc red and it sells on New King-of-All Tomato. A wonderful yielder sight. The wonderful yield of the :
King-of-All Tomato is its greatest value. It starts off rather early in the season with plants crowded full of clusters of the most beautiful fruits and continues to bear them until stopped by the grower or by frost. Iam very anxious to have all my customers grow the King-of-All Tomato. Pkt. 5 ets., oz. 25 ets., oz. 50 ets., 4lb. $1.75.
Schell’s Quality Largest Early. This is without exception the grandest early Tomato (not — extra-early, such as Earliana, but following it) in cultivation.
In size they are as large as Matchless, but far superior. The fruits are thick through, more globe-shaped than any other large Tomato; from side to side it is almost all solid, meaty flesh, with scarcely any seeds; they are as smooth as an apple and ripen evenly all over and up to the stem a beautiful bright crimson with not a shade or tinge of purple. My Quality Largest Early yields enormously and continuously until killed by freezing weather in the fall. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 50 cts., I4lb. $1.75, lb. $6.
Dwarf Champion. Deep purplishred. Plants stand up like small trees. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., (Ib. 60 cts., lb. $2.
Early Acme. Early; purplish pink; prolific. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., 4b. 50 cts., lb. $1.75.
Enormous, or “Eight to a Yard.’’ Immense size; smooth and solid; deep red. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25° cte., 34lb. 75 cts, Ib. $2.75.
Golden Queen. Large, smooth, pure yellow. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts:, 4b. 50 cts., lb. $1.75.
Livingston’s Globe. A _ beau- tiful, perfect globe-shape, large, smooth; few seeds; ripens evenly. Color glossy red, tinged with purple. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., %lb. 75 cts., lb. $2.25.
Sparks’ Earliana. Extremely early and immensely productive. The fruits are crowded in clus- ters over the entire plant. Color is deep red. The most desirable variety for first-early market. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., %Ib. 75 cts., lb. $2.50.
Chalk’s Early Jewel. Acknowl- edged to be the largest extra- early Tomato; smooth; richly flavored; bright red color; almost as early as Earliana, and larger and just as prolific; more desir- able where a first-early is not wanted. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., %lb. 75 cts., lb. $2.50.
Matchless. Very large, beautiful, cardinal-red fruits; solid and meaty with few seeds. One of the heaviest yielders. An excel- lent main- or general-crop va- riety to follow after the earliest. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., %Ib. 60 a ’ ae cts., Ib. $2. Chalk’s Early Jewel Tomatoes
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John Bear. Claimed [by the introducer to be the earliest Tomato on earth. Produced perfect, solid, high-crown, beautiful, brilliant red, shipping Toma- toes in thirty days from strong plants grown in paper pots and transplanted with roots undisturbed. An enormous yielder, producing 50 to 100 fruits to a plant. Sold last year for the first time at $1 per pkt. Price this year, pkt. 10 cts., 10z. 30 cts., oz. 50 cts., 14lb. $1.75.
New Red Rock. This is one of the finest large red Tomatoes ever introduced. It ranks among the later varieties, requiring about 110 days from seed- sowing to ripe fruit. It is very solid and free from any excess of water; smooth and of very fine red; superior in texture and flavor. It is an extraordi- narily heavy producer and excellent shipper. Twenty- five tons of fruit have been grown to the acre. It is specially recommended to truckers and growers for canning factories, as it is very showy and productive. It has a very strong, vigorous vine, protecting the fruits from sun-scald. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., 4b. 60 cts., lb. $2.
Bonny Best. Very early; a good forcing variety. Smooth, solid, and of the finest quality. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts., %4Ib. $1, lb. $3.50.
Yellow Plum. For preserving. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., Mlb. 75 cts., lb. $2.75.
Crimson Cushion. Extra-large, handsome, crimson- colored fruits. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., %4lb. 75 cts., Ib. $2.25.
Stone. I recommend this as the most desirable main- crop variety. The fruits are large, smooth, bright scarlet, exceedingly solid and of the finest quality. Very productive. Ideal for home use or canning. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., %4Ib. 50 cts., Ib. $1.75.
Dwarf Stone. Plants grow somewhat like Dwarf Champion. The fruits are large, bright scarlet and finest shape. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., 4b. 60c., lb. $2.
I. X. L. A very fine extra-early variety. My stock of this was grown from seed purchased from the origi- nator, hence is the genuine I. X. L. It is extremely early and wonderfully prolific. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 35 cts., Ib. $1.25, lb. $4.50.
Red Pear-shaped. [or preserving. Pkt. 5c., oz. 25c.
Red Plum-shaped. For preserving. Pkt. 5c.,0z. 25c¢.
June Pink. Similar in every respect to Earliana, except in color, it being a flesh-pink. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts., lb. $2.50.
Ponderosa. The largest Tomato in cultivation. Not so smooth as Stone or other smaller-fruited kinds, but very fine quality for slicing. Deep purple- crimson. Fleshy, with small seed-cells. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., %4lb. 75 cts., lb. $2.75.
Mammoth White Bush or Pattypan Squash Grown from my seed by Mr. Morris King
SQUASH (Speife icbify
_ One ounce will plant 25 hills; 4 pounds to the acre Golden Custard. Golden yellow flesh, of finest qual- ity. This isa mammoth strain of Golden Bush. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 4|b. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts. Mammoth White Bush, or Pattypan. oz. 10 cts., %4lb. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts. Yellow Bush. Scalloped ‘‘Pattypan,” similar to the above except the skin is a deep yellow. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., %lb. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts. Boston Marrow. Pkt. 5c., oz. 10c., %lb. 20c., lb. 60c. Golden Hubbard. Yellowskin. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., J4lb. 20 cts., lb. 65 cts. Improved Hubbard. Green skin. 10 cts., %lb. 20 cts., lb. 65 cts. Golden Crookneck. Yellow fruits; a good summer variety. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. to cts., 4lb. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts. Delicious. These vary in color and form, but the dark orange flesh is always of the most delicious flavor. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., 4lb. 30 cts., lb. $x.
TURNIP. caise
One ounce of seed will sow a row 200 feet long; 1 to 2 pounds per acre
My Turnip seed is a quality unexcelled, producing
Turnips perfect in shape, tender and sweet.
Purple-Top Strap-Leaf Flat. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 4b. 20 cts., lb. 40 cts.
Purple-Top White Globe. % |b. 20 cts., lb. 40 cts.
Red-Top White Globe. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Mlb. 20 cts., lb. 40 cts.
Yellow, or Amber Globe. Yellow flesh; very fine. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 14lb. 20 cts., lb. 40 cts.
Early White Flat Dutch. All white; flat. Pkt. 5 cts.,
* oz. 10 cts., 4b. 20 cts., Ib. 40 cts.
Cow Horn. For stock; also used for a turning-under crop. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 41b. 20 cts., Ib. 50 cts.
White Globe. Altogether white, globe-shaped. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 4lb. 20 cts., lb. 40 cts.
White Egg. White, shaped oval like an egg. Pkt.
* 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 14lb. 20 cts., lb. 40 cts.
RUTABAGA
Purple-Top Yellow Globe. Good for table use or for stock. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. to cts., %4lb. 20 cts., lb. 40 cts.
Pkt. 5 cts.,
Pkt. 5 cts., oz.
Pkt. 5 cts., oz. I0 cts.,
Perfect specimen of Purple-Top White Globe Turnip Grown from my seed by D. C. Nelson, York County, Pa.
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WALTER 5S. SCHELL'S QUALITY SEEDS FOR MARKET-GARDENERS
IRON AGE GARDEN TOOLS
Did the weeds get ahead of you last summer? Was it impossible to hoe and cultivate your garden crops as you should have done? Was there too much work for you, and was it impossible to get help? If you had these troubles then I can safely say—you did not have an Iron Age Double- and Single-Wheel Hoe, but did your gardening in the old, slow, back-aching way. If you are willing to spend $7 fora No. 1 Double and Single Wheel Hoe you will be getting the best ‘‘man”’ to be had, for this tool will do the work of an extra man besides yourself, better than he can do, quicker and just the way it should be done. Use it from April to October, seven months for $7—$1 a month—can you get a man for that amount? Then the tool is yours to use the next year and for years to come. This splendid machine can be changed in a moment into any of the eight machines as shown here. You get all of them complete for $7. This can also be made into a seeder which sows any kind of seeds more accurately than you can sow
by hand. (See No. 6 Combined Double- and Single-Wheel Hoe, Hill and Drill Seeder below.)
Falk
With rakes to go astride
he row
Set for weeding between For cultivation between rows rows
CULTIVATOR
The wheel is made of steel, 24 inches high, and is very strong. The tire is one inch in width. The frame is made of steel throughout, which insures durability and lightness. The handles are made of best oak and are nicely finished. The working tools consist of a Plow, Rake, we Scuffle Hoe and two Cultiva- XX tor Teeth. Price, $3.50. Weight, packed, 22 pounds.
NO. 6 COMBINED DOUBLE AND SINGLE-WHEEL HOE, HILL AND DRILL SEEDER
Sows all kinds of seed, from celery to beans, with the greatest regularity in Ej hills, 4, 6, 8, 12 and 24 inches apart or in drills and is instantly changed to a oe double- or single-wheel hoe, etc., which is shown as the No. 1 below. Complete, $12. As Seeder only, Iron Age No. 7, $9.
NO. 1 COMBINED HARROW AND CULTIVATOR
Its teeth are diamond-shape, with a small Cultivator Tooth forged on one end. For very close _ work, every other em, tooth can be —$ quickly _re- LY moved. This tool is designed especially for the cultivation of berries and small crops, as it thoroughly pulverizes the soil and at the same time throws but very little earth. Price, complete with lever expander and plain wheel, $5.
Plow set to open furrow
With side hoes ret to cut close between the rows
LL « Site m2
Cultivator teeth can be set to suit the width of rows
THE ABOVE EIGHT MACHINES COMPLETE IN ONE FOR $7 NO. 19 WHEEL PLOW AND
NO. 20 SINGLE-WHEEL HOE
Is a most perfect single-wheel tool. It plows, rakes, cultivates and hoes. As with the No. 1, the Drill Seeder or Hill and Drill Seeder attachments may be added at any time. Price, No. 20 com- plete, $6. With side hoes and cultiva- tor teeth only $4.75.
NO. 6 COMBINED HORSE HOE AND CULTIVATOR
Remarkable for great adjustability With lever is expanded from 14 to 30 inches. The wheel regulates the depth. The side Hoes have numerous adjust- ments. most satis- \ factory and popular im- plement. Price, complete as in cut, $6.25.
ASK FOR COMPLETE IRON AGE CATALOGUE
I HAVE ALSO A COMPLETE STOCK OF
Planet Jr. Implements
Seeders, Wheel Hoes and Horse Cultivators AT FACTORY PRICES
- THEY GROW BETTER
- THEY: YIELD BETTER -
FLOWER SEEDS
or soggy—just nicely moist.
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EARLY ASTERS
SCHELL’S EARLIEST WHITE. The earliest Aster in cultivation. It is earlier than the Extra-Early Queen of the Market, or Queen of the Earlies. Ten to twenty immense double, feathery flowers are produced by the plants on long, slender, upright stems. The petals are long and beautifully recurved. The ragged, irregular petals in the center of the flowers add to the beauty and grace of this earliest of all Asters. Planted at the same time, my new Earliest White Aster will bloom a week earlier than Queen of the Market. This makes it valuable in the markets. White. Pkt. 10 cts., %4oz. $2, oz. $3.50, 0z. $7.
QUEEN OF THE MARKET. This variety is extra early, following my Earliest White. The plants are dwarf and branch- ing. The flowers are very double and valuable for cutting. I have it in the following separate colors: Pure White, Pink, Crimson, Blue, and All Colors Mixed. Each, pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts., %40z. 60 cts., oz. $1.
EARLY LAVENDER GEM. When first open, the flower is an exquisite lavender, deepening with age. The flower is always full-double, showing no tendency to produce single or semi-double blooms. The fluffy effect of the Ostrich-feathered type, to which it belongs, is enhanced by the fact that it bears a large proportion of long, partly tubular florets, that are irregularly cut and slashed, so that the flower looks like a ragged chrysanthemum. The plant is erect and of medium height, branching close to the ground. The flowers are borne in profusion on long, slender, wiry stems. In season it comes between Queen of the Earlies and Daybreak, and is therefore classed with the early sorts. To the florist the value of Lavender Gem can scarcely be overestimated. Lavender. Pkt. 10 cts., Moz. $1.50, 40z. $2.50, oz. $5.
SCHELL’S NOBLE ASTER. In two distinct colors. Noble, because the plants are so vigorous and stand up so straight that they cannot but be admired for their firm, upright growth. The strong, stiff flower-stems are long and straight and the flowers are unusually large for so early a variety. The flowers are so very double and the petals so close that they are almost round or globe- shaped. My Noble Asters follow my Earliest White in blooming. They are early but not so early as the Earliest White. White, Light Pink, and Mixed. Each, pkt. 10 cts., }40z. $1.25, 1402. $2, oz. $4.
SECOND-EARLY ASTERS
NEW PINK ASTER, “PINK EN- CHANTRESS.” This truly is a magnifi- cent, full-double pink Aster. The flowers grow twice the size of the illustration. It is a soft delicate pink, upright in habit of growth, with large, broad leaves, stems long, strong and graceful. It blooms be- tween the earliest and the late varieties, being midseason. The general effect of the large, delicately colored flowers is indescrib- ably soft and pleasing. Sold in packet only this year, 20 cts. ;
SCHELL’S GRANDEST ASTER. With- out a doubt this is the grandest and most beautiful Aster in cultivation. The im- mense, fluffy flowers, measuring 4 to 6 inches in diameter, are a glorious mass of gracefully reflexed petals, crossing, curling over each other in their individual habit, making the finished flowers the grandest of all Asters. The plants are very vigorous and the flowers are borne on long, stiff stems. This variety follows in bloom the Noble Asters and precedes in bloom the later varieties. I have two colors only of this Aster. Lavender-Pink and Pure White. Each, pkt. ro cts., “oz. $2, 4oz. $3.50, oz. $6.50.
My Flower Seeds are the very best that grow. If you grow Asters, get my Quality Seed this year and you will be greatly pleased. Note carefully—Do not sow flower seeds too early outdoors. This is the cause of many failures. Most flower seeds are tender and must be given gentle care until they are established. The seed should not be sown until the ground is thoroughly warm. May is plenty early enough, and the seed will germinate better and the plants grow faster than when sown in April. The soil should be made rich and fine, and great care should be taken not to get the seed too deep, merely covered; then do not let the top-soil bake hard; pre- vent this by sprinkling sand over it and by frequent waterings, using a fine mist. Do not let the soil become wet
ASTER
THE FAVORITE FALL FLOWER
DAYBREAK. This beautiful Aster is one of those rare gems that have come to stay; no private garden is complete without it and for florists’ use it is unsurpassed. The flowers are round as a ball, very large and full, on long stems; the color a lovely sea-shell pink. The plant flowers very early, and is a continu- ous, free bloomer, a compact, strong grower, and in all respects a desirable addition. Pink. Pkt. 5 cts., %4oz. $1.25, oz. $2.25, oz. $4.50.
PURITY. Isa fitting companion to Daybreak, being identi- cal with it in form and habit, but the blooms are pure white. A finer combination of color cannot well be imagined than the massing together of these two beauties, either in bouquet groups or for decorative design. The plant is an early free bloomer, like its associate. White. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. $1.25, 1402. $2.25, 02. $4.50.
LATE ASTERS
SCHELL’S LATE BRANCHING ASTER. This magnifi- cent Aster still reigns supreme. It is as well known among European as American growers, and every up-to-date florist has a fine display in his show windows just before the chrysan- themum comes in—in fact it is often mistaken for the chrysan- themum, which it very much resembles. It begins blooming about August 15 and continues throughout the season. The flowers are of extraordinary size, and are borne on long, grace- ful stems from 15 to 20 inches in length. The plants are extra large and of strong growth, one plant often covering a space 2% feet square. It is unexcelled for cutting, and is by far the most satisfactory late Aster grown. The time of blooming can, of course, be regulated to some extent by sowing the seed in the house in March or April. Grow separate colors for market-
ing. Snowy White, Pink, Crimson, Purple, Lavender, and
All Golors Mixed. Each, pkt. 5 cts., '40z. 35 cts., 40z. 65 cts., OZ. $1.25.
Béautiful ‘‘Pink Enchantress’ Aster
The flowers are always full-double, stems long, strong and graceful
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HAVE A
SUFFRAGE FLOWER GARDEN
Whether you are a Suffragist or not
A Collection of Six Different Yellow Flowers
That bloom from July until November.
The beautiful, bright golden yellow flowers enrich the flower-beds, and all are valuable for cut- flowers for bouquets.
Last year the State of Pennsylvania was one vast garden of golden yellow blooms, the result of thousands of ‘Suffrage Gardens,” which we supplied through the Pennsylvania Woman’s Suffrage Association, planted in every section of the state. Everyone who loves flowers should send for this collection.
COMPLETE “GARDEN”
Containing six packets, packed neatly ina special box,
25 cts.
Five Gardens, $1.
Mrs. Robert Pentecost, N.S.,
Pittsburgh, Pa., who had one of
the best five Suffrage Gardens
in the State, and this won for
her one of the five prizes of- fered by us.
SUFFRAGE IS BOOMED BY YELLOW FLOWERS
Gardens Aflame All Over the State With ‘Votes
for Women” Blooms
Yellow flower gardens are now flaming their suffrage mes- sages throughout the state of Pennsylvania, reminding voters that the women are asking them to share their privileges.
The idea of the suffrage gar- den was brought forth at the convention of the State Suffrage Association in Scranton last fall, when a modest little country woman said that she could not contribute much money to the cause, but that she would plant her front yard in yellow blooms to act as a reminder of suffrage to passersby.
The idea was taken up and made acampaign feature. Suf- frage seeds were sold in yellow boxes, and the enthusiasts went so far as to utilize the flowers as emblems of the qual- ities that are going to bring about the successful termination of the campaign.
Now suffrage organizers and those accompanying their liberty bell on its state-wide tour are seeing the results of the flower-garden idea, Every county is aglow with yellow— marigolds, coreopsis, and Cali- fornia poppy flaunt their gold from one end of the state to the other, carrying the message of “votes for women,”
‘THE accompanying photograph shows (greatly reduced in size) a case of 100 boxes of “Suffrage Gardens,” as we put them up, thousands upon thousands of them, for the official headquarters of the Pennsylvania Woman’s Suffrage Association, under official contract. This required us to use hundreds of pounds of flower seeds of these six particular yellow varieties. Each “Garden” box contains six ackets of flower seeds of “‘Golden awn,” “Advance,” “Persistence,” “Conquest,” “Victory,” and “Jubi- lee,’’ with cultural directions and suggestions for planting. Complete Garden, 25 cts., 5 for $1.
oTHEY) GROW IBETTERT THEVYVVIELD BETTER:
AGERATUM. Dwarf, compact-growing plants, 6 to 8 inches high, covered with a sheet of bloom throughout the season. Splendid for bedding, edging or pot culture,
Blue Perfection. Deep blue. Pkt. 5 cts., 40z. 20 cts. Snowball. Pure white. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts. Mixed. Blue and white. Pkt. 5 cts., 4oz. 20 cts.
SWEET ALYSSUM. One of the easiest flowers to grow and it blooms all the time without attention. By occasional loosening of the soil and regularly trimming off the spent blooms the new blooms will be brighter and the whole plant richer. For plants to present a solid sheet of blooms, and for a border or mixing among other bedding plants or for baskets it is unequaled. The Carpet of Snow grows but 2 or 3 inches high and makes a veritable carpet of snowy whiteness which is very beautiful. The Little Gem grows from 4 to 6 inches; hence, if wanted for cutting, this variety would have longer stems.
Carpet of Snow. Pkt. 5 cts., !/oz. 15 cts., oz. 50 cts. Little Gem. Pkt. 5 cts., 140z. 15 cts., oz. 50 cts.
AMARANTUS. Very showy plants, 3 to 5 feet high, desir- able for backgrounds or massing, or interspersed with other bedding plants. The foliage is variegated; the upright plumes and pendant-like tassels are very interesting. The varieties are known as ‘“‘Love-Lies-Bleeding."” ‘‘Joseph’s Coat of Many Colors,"’ “Prince's Feather,” etc.
All Varieties Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts.
ANTIRRHINUM (Snapdragon)
These form brilliant garden beds, flowering profusely and continuously the first season from seed. Unusually effective bedding displays are made from these noble plants; they grow about 2 feet high, are healthy and stocky, and completely enveloped with large Snapdragon flowers of splendid texture and substance, rendering them very durable under all condi- tions of weather. Their continuous-blooming qualities, ease of culture and independence of heat and drought, and pure, bright colors, should entitle them to a permanent place in gar- dens. Although perennials, they do splendidly when grown as annuals; spring-sown seed produces flowering plants by July, which continue to bloom in increasing profusion until frost.
TALL VARIETIES
Coral-Red. Light scarlet, with white throat. Pkt. 5 cts., 40z. 25 cts.
Fairy Queen. Large flowers. Pkt. 5 cts., 140z. 25 cts.
Grandiflorum, Queen Victoria. Large; pure white; fine for cutting. Pk. 5 cts., 40z. 50 cts.
Galathee. Crimson and white. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts.
Yellow. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts.
Tall, Mixed Colors. Pkt. 5 cts., YAOL. 25 cts.
DWARF VARIETIES
Queen of the North. Pure white; 1 foot high. Pkt. 5 cts., Moz. 25 cts.
Pink Empress. Beautiful rose. Pkt. 5 cts, 4oz. 50 cts.
Large-flowering Golden Queen. Yellow. Splendid spikes. Pkt. 5 cts., %4oz. 40 cts.
Dwarf, Mixed Colors. Pkt. 5 cts., %4oz. 50 cts.
BALLOON VINE (Cardiospermum Halicacabum). A rapid- growing annual vine; does best in a light soil and warm situation; flowers are white; the seed-pods look like minia- ture balloons and are of great interest to the children. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., oz. 25 cts.
BALSAM APPLE (Momordica). <A curious climbing vine; grows 10 feet from seed; the foliage is very ornamental, while the fruits are golden yellow, warted and, when ripe, open and show the seed in the brilliant carmine center. Pkt. 5 cts., 4% oz. 15 cts,
BALSAM PEAR.
Same as the
above except
the fruits are long pear- shaped. These are used for medicinal pur-
poses. Pkt. 5
cts., oz. I5c.
BALSAM, or LADY SLIPPER. These are beautiful flowering Balsams. An
old and favorite garden
flower, producing its gor- geous masses of beautiful, brilliant-colored, double flowers in great pro- fusion; of easy culture; succeeds in a good, rich
In long spikes.
Golden orange, white throat.
Calliopsis -Golden Wave
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Balsam, continued
soil; tender annuals; 3 feet. Start the seed indoors in April or sow out-of-doors in May. To grow fine speci- mens they should not be closer than 18 inches. I have the following colors separate and all of them in mixture: Rose, Dark Blood-Red, Red and White Spotted, White, Bright Scarlet, Mixed. Price of either separate colors or mixed, pkt. 5 cts., 40z. 20 cts.
BABY’S BREATH (Gypsophila). Charming, free-flowering, elegant plants that do well in any good garden soil. The dainty, misty white panicles of bloom are used extensively for mixing in with other bouquet flowers. They are grown by the acre in the suburbs of Paris and London for selling, to be used with other cut-flowers. Plants grow about 2 ft.
Elegans alba grandiflora. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts.
BACHELOR’S BUTTON (Centaurea Cyanus, Blue; Globe Amaranth). Both of these are called Bachelor's Button, and to distinguish them clearly I list them together. The Centaurea Cyanus, Blue, is also known as Cornflower, Blue Bottle, Ragged Sailor, Bluet, or Kaiserblume. It is the favorite, dark blue variety so much used for cutting. A bunch of these with a few yellow marigolds, calendulas or California poppies makes a very rich combination. The flowers of the other sort, the Globe Amaranth, resemble clover heads and are dried and used as winter bouquets.
Centaurea Cyanus. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts. Globe Amaranth. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts.
CALENDULA (Pot Marigold). One of the best and showiest free-flowering hardy annuals, growing in any good garden soil, producing a fine effect in beds or mixed borders; particularly bright in late fall, continuing in bloom from early summer until killed by frost; valuable also for pot culture, blooming freely in winter and early spring; 1 foot.
Mixed Colors. Pkt. 5 cts., 4oz. 15 cts.
CALLIOPSIS. Beautiful free-flowering annuals, of the easiest culture, doing well in any sunny position, blooming all summer and excellent for cutting and massing. It is best to sow them where they are to bloom, thinning out to stand 6 to 12 inches apart.
Golden Wave. Bright golden yellow, with brown centers. An edging of this resembles a strip of gold when viewed from a distance. Pkt. 5 cts., !4oz. 15 cts.
CANTERBURY BELLS, or CUP-AND-SAUCER panula Medium calycanthema). This is the favorite type of this grand, old-fashioned flower. It differs from the ordinary type in having an extra-large calyx, which is of the same color as the flower, giving the appearance of acup and saucer. Very effective in the garden.
Blue, White, Pink, or Mixed Colors. Each, pkt. to cts.
CARNATIONS, Marguerite. These are the Carnations for growing outdoors with other garden annuals. They begin flowering a few weeks from the time the seed is sown. The flowers are large and double and highly scented. Do not confuse these with the fancy Carnations grown in green- houses by the florists. It is impossible to grow those fancy Carnations to perfection in the ordinary flower-garden; they must have greenhouse culture; not so, however, with the Marguerite variety; these grow in any good garden soil. Splendid for bouquets.
Pure White, Crimson, Mixed Colors. Each, pkt. 5 cts., %oz. 40 cts.
CANDYTUEFT. These have long been among the most highly prized of garden annuals. The best effect is produced by raising the plants in masses, the seeds being sown where the plants are to bloom.
Empress. This is the finest of all white varieties, the plants being a complete mass of flowers. Fine for cutting and for this reason is the best for florists. Pkt. 5 cts., 4oz. 15 cts.
COCKSCOMB (Celosia). One of the most interesting and bright-colored annuals. When grown in masses or clusters they add much life to the flower-garden, the bright red plumes and combs making a very rich and attractive display. There are two forms: the feathered, which pro- duces large, feathery plumes, and the comb, which pro- duces mammoth flowers resembling the comb of a chicken, yet very much larger, some of them 12 to 15 inches across.
Bright Red Combs. Pkt. 5 cts., %oz. 40 cts.
Crimson Plumes. Pkt. 5 cts., 4oz. 40 cts.
CHRYSANTHEMUM coronarium. Annual varieties. These are the small, double flowers that bloom latest in the fall and are very desirable because when they bloom almost all other outside flowers are over. They are valued highly for cutting. These are not the mammoth-flowering sorts as grown by florists in the greenhouses; such flowers can be produced only by greenhouse culture.
Double Mixed Colors. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts. Double White. Pkt. 5 cts., %4oz. 15 cts.
CINERARIA. My Grandifiora Prize Mixture is positively the finest selection of this favorite pot-plant. The color- ings are magnificent, and the flowers the largest. Start them in shallow boxesand transplant to pots. Pkt. 25 cts.
COLEUS. A most interesting foliage plant to grow from seed. The leaves show every conceivable color, and one imagines, when admiring them, that there are colors never seen before. The blending of colors is beautiful; fine for edgings or for pot-plants. Pkt. 10 cts.
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CONVOLVULUS. See Morning-Glory.
COB2EA (Cup-and-Saucer Vine). A climber of rapid growth, attaining a height of 30 to so feet during the season; valu- able for covering trellises, arbors, trunks of trees, etc.; will cling to any rough surface. In sowing, place seeds edgewise and merely cover with light soil; to get early results start the seed indoors in March or April; can also be sown out- of-doors in May.
Seandens. Large, bell-shaped, purple flowers. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts. Scandens alba. Pure white. Pkt. 5 cts., !4oz. 30 cts.
COSMOS. One of our favorite autumn flowers. They grow 5 to 8 feet high, hence should be planted along the fence or in masses by themselves. If the plants are pinched out when but a foot high it will produce a bushy growth, mak- ing the plants more effective. Hundreds of flowers are borne on long stems; very desirable for bouquets.
Giant White, Pink, Red, and Mixed Colors. Each, pkt. 5 cts., 4oz. 15 cts., oz. 40 cts.
WILD CUCUMBER VINE (Echinocystis lobata). A very quick- growing annual. The vines grow 20 to 25 feet in a season from seed sown in May in good, rich soil. The vine is cov- ered with the fragrant, white flowers. The foliage is close and thick. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts.
CYCLAMEN. Charming plants; rich-colored, fragrant flow- ers; beautiful foliage. One of the most popular pot-plants. The plants are covered with odd-shaped flowers, resem- bling, in a measure, butterflies. Sow seed in spring for summer flowers, or in fall for winter flowers.
Butterfly Cyclamen, Mixed Colors. Pkt. (10 seeds) 35 cts.
CYPRESS VINE (/pomea Quamoclit). One of the most popular vines, with very delicate fern-like foliage, and masses of beautiful, small, star-shaped flowers. Sow in May, first soaking the seeds in warm water for a few hours.
Scarlet. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts, White. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts.
DAHLIA. An old, familiar, yet greatly admired, flower, grown more extensively now than ever before. If the seed of the double varieties is started before April 1, and the single varieties by the middle of May, both will bloom abundantly the first year.
Double Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., ‘oz. 60 cts. Single Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts. (I have roots of many separate colors at 15 cts. each.)
DOUBLE DAISY. This is the dwarf, white Daisy, used so much for borders and for cutting. The plants grow only 4 to 6 inches high and are covered with the double, white flowers. It isa perennial, but should be covered with leaves or litter to stand the winter. Pkt. 5 cts., 140z. 75 cts.
FORGET-ME-NOT (Myosotis). The pretty blue Forget- me-nots. Planted as a border or among the plants of a bed of pansies they give a dainty, rich effect.
Palustris. Blue. Pkt. 5 cts., }40z. 30 cts.
FOUR-O’CLOCK (Marvel of Peru). One of the best blooms of all the favorite summer garden flowers. They grow quickly from seed, and are one gorgeous mass of bloom all summer. 2 feet high. Have the plants 12 to 15 inches apart. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts.
GAILLARDIA (Blanket Flower). The plants grow 1% feet high and are covered with brilliant, showy, daisy-like flowers on long stems; a good flower for cutting. Colors are shades of red and orange.
Double, Mixed Colors. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts. Single, Mixed Colors. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts.
GLOBE AMARANTH. See Bachelor’s Button.
GOURDS. Vines that grow 15 to 20 feet and have ornamental foliage and odd-shaped fruits. Mock Orange (Orange-shaped). Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts. Dipper, or Calabash. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts. Egg-shaped. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts. Hercules’ Club. 4 feet long. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts. Rag, or Dish-Cloth. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts. Pear-shaped. Striped; very showy. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts. Mixture of Above Varieties. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts.
HELIOTROPE. Seed sown in the spring will make fine plants for summer blooming, flowering the whole season. Flowers are delightfully perfumed. Pkt. 5 cts.
HOLLYHOCKS. One of our most beautiful hardy garden flowers, and a clump or line of them as a background or along a fence gives an effect not attainable with any other plants. The colors are gorgeous; the flower petals are like silk. My mixture is very fine. Pkt. 5 cts., }40z. 30 cts.
HUMULUS Japonicus variegatus (Japanese Hop Vine). A very fast-growing vine, with dense foliage. The leaves are beautifully marbled and splashed with silvery white, light and dark green; very effective for screens, arbors, trellises, etc. It is never injured by insects nor affected by the heat, but retains its bright, variegated foliage until frost. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts.
JOB’S TEARS (Coix Lacryma-Jobi). The leaves resemble corn leaves. The hard, shiny seeds are interesting to children, who string them as beads. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts.
Cosmos
LARKSPUR, Dwarf Rocket. The annual Larkspur is one of the brightest and showiest garden flowers. From seed sown in May they produce a continuous mass of bloom until frost. This variety grows about 18 inches high. Flowers double and of the richest colors. Pkt. 5 cts., }20z. 15 cts.
LINARIA, or KENILWORTH IVY. A charming, hardy perennial trailing plant; suitable for baskets, vases, boxes and rockwork. Pkt. 5 cts.
LOBELIA, Crystal Palace pale) Tas Rich, deep blue; dark foliage; fine for bedding. Pkt. 5 cts., ¥s0z. 50 cts.
MARIGOLD. Both the single- and double-flowering varieties are rich bedding plants. The French Marigold is dwarfer and better adapted for borders and for massing among other dwarf annuals. Their bright colors liven up the flower-garden all Summer. Easy to grow, sure to bloom.
Double African Mixed. Tall. Pkt. 5 cts., !4oz. 15 cts. Double French Mixed. Dwarf. Pkt. 5 cts., '40z. 15 cts. Single French. Yellow and brown. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts.
MIGNONETTE. A well-known, sweet-scented garden favorite that everybody should grow. By sowing seed in April, and again in July, you can have a succession of bloom until frost. Can be grown in pots for winter flowers.
Goliath. Mammoth trusses, surpassing all other in bril- liancy of color. Pkt. 5 cts., 4oz. 25 cts., oz. 75 cts. Odorata. Small spikes, sweetly scented. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15¢.
MIMOSA pudica, or SENSITIVE PLANT. Interesting plants, growing about 134 feet high, with pinkish white flowers. The leaves close and droop, as if dying suddenly when touched or shaken, then open out again. Very interesting indeed. Pkt. 5 cts.
MOONFLOWER (Jpomea grandiflora alba). During cloudy days and at night the plants are covered with almost numberless pure white flowers, very fragrant and of immence size—5 to 6 inches in diameter. They grow quickly. Sow early. Pkt. 5 cts., !4oz. 25 cts.
Bona Nox (Evening-Glory, or Good Night). Blue ‘flowers expanding in the evening. This is also a rapid-growing vine. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts. ‘
MORNING-GLORY (Convolvulus major). Finest Japanese Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts.
NASTURTIUMS
Tall, Quality Mixture. A mixture made up of every color of this popular flower. The vines grow from 6 to ro feet and are very effective when grown in sunny positions, as they bloom all summer. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 1oc., 4lb. 30c., lb. $1.
Dwarf, Quality Mixture. The dwarf varieties grow only a foot high. The plants are covered with the beautiful blooms continuously. This is one of the most satisfactory summer flowers to grow that I know of. As a border or in solid mass they make a most magnificent sight. The more flowers you cut off the more come on, and the stems being long makes them very valuable for bouquets, Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 4b. 30 cts., lb. $1.
NICOTIANA affinis. Pure white, star-shaped flowers, borne on long stems; very sweet-scented. Blooms continually. Plants grow 2 to 3 feet high. Pkt. 5 cts., 4oz. 15 cts. :
OPEV! GROW IRBETTERYS THEY VIELD BETTER
PANSIES
Who does not know and love the Pansy blossom? No artist, however great his ability, can blend colors so gorgeously, so inexpressibly beautiful as our Creator has painted these little gems. Do not plan your flower-garden, without allowing for a bed of Pansies. I offer only one mixture, and that is absolutely the grandest of all. What is the use of planting anything less than the best?. This mixture includes every conceivable color, and the seed is saved from the largest specimen flowers of the most varied colorings. For best results, sow the seed in the spring when the soil is warm, if possible in a cool place where they will be afforded some shade from the noonday sun. For very early spring flowering, sow the seed in autumn and protect
‘during the winter. Pansies do best in fresh soil, enriched with thoroughly decomposed manure. ¥ Schell’s Mammoth Mixture Pansies. Small pkt. 5 cts.,
large pkt. 15c., }40z. 75 cts., 40z. $1.25, 3402. $2, oz. $4.
PETUNIA. For the flower-garden or for growing in pots Petunias are unequaled in effectiveness. They begin bloom- ing early and are a sheet of bloom the entire summer until killed by frost in the fall. The plants grow about 1 foot high. The pure white is used extensively for cemetery beds. Cover the seed very lightly.
Hybrida, Single Mixed. The ordinary single garden Petunias. Pkt. 5 cts., 4oz. 25 cts.
Giant Prize Fringed, Single Mixed. Fringed and ruffled, large-flowering sorts in the greatest variety of colorings. Pkt. 20 cts., 1-32 oz. $4.
Giant Fringed, Double Mixed. It is to be remembered that seed saved from the most carefully hybridized flowers
POPPIES. The double and single annual varieties bloom
abundantly from seed sown in the spring. The Oriental Poppy is perennial; this also should be sown in the spring; during July and August the plants will disappear, growing out again as soon as cool weather sets in. Annual sorts cannot stand transplanting, but the perennial Orientals should be transplanted in the fall to where you want them to stay permanently. The following summer, and there- after, they will produce the most gorgeous, silk-like, mam- moth, cup-shaped flowers imaginable; the flowers measure from 4 to 6 inches in diameter on stems 2 to 3 feet long. Single Shirley, Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., oz. 40 cts, Single Scarlet. Pkt. 5 cts., 40z. 15 cts., oz. 40 cts, Double Carnation-flowered, Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts. Oriental, Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts.
PORTULACA. Fine for massing in beds, for edgings, baskets
or window-boxes. 6 inches high. Single Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts. Double Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts.
PRIMROSE (Primula). These beautiful Primulas are among
the most desirable house-plants for winter blooming in pots. The upright stems throw out heads of flowers which, when in full bloom above the rich carpet of foliage, produce a charming effect. While the Primula is grown very exten- sively by florists, they can be grown just as suecessfully in your window-garden. Sow the seed in the spring in good, porous loam.
Shoonice grandiflora, Mixed Hybrids. Pkt. 10 cts., 1-32 oz. $1.
PUERARIA (Kudzu Vine). The fastest-growing hardy vine.
produces only a small percentage of double flowers, the ”
balance being single; unusually fine. Pkt. 20 cts.
PHLOX. Sow the seed, as soon as danger of frost is over, where you want them to bloom; have the soil rich. In a few weeks the plants will present a perfect mass of bloom which continues until frost. The plants of the annual varieties grow from 6 to 12 inches high and your flower- garden should have these init. The colors are bright and showy.
Best Mixture. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., oz. 75 cts.
Pure White, Scarlet, Rose. Either color, pkt. 5 cts., 40z. 25 cts., oz. 80 cts.
Dwarf Mixture. Plants grow 6 to 8 inches. Pkt. 5 cts., Moz. §0 cts., oz. $1.75.
Dwarf Scarlet, Rose, White. Each, pkt. 5 cts., 140z. 75¢.
PINKS (Dianthus). The old favorite, hardy garden Pink, seen growing in more flower-gardens than any other flower. It is very showy in a mass effect or as a border. Plants
grow 12 to 15 inches and the flowers are very desirable for cutting for bouquets.
Chinensis, Double Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., oz. 40 cts.
Double Pure White. Pkt. 5 cts., %oz. 20 cts., oz. 75 cts, Double Red. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., oz. 80 cts. * Single Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., 0Z. 75 cts.
Petunia hybrida
From seed sown in the early spring the vines grow about ro feet; they are then established and thereafter they will grow from 25 to 50 feet in a season, depending on con- ditions of soil and weather. The foliage is large and dense. In August it bears small panicles of rosy purple, pea- shaped blossoms. For permanently covering a porch, dead trees, outbuildings, etc., it is very desirable. Pkt. 5 cts., 4oz. 35 cts.
RICINUS (Castor-Oil Plant). Heavy plants, with large
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leaves, giving a sort of subtropical effect when grown on lawns or in the center of beds. Plants grow 5 to 8 feet high. Zanzibarensis. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., 4lb. 35 cts., lb. $1.
SCARLET SAGE (Salvia), Bonfire. The spikes of flowers are
brilliant scarlet and stand clear above the dark green foli- age, completely covering the plant. It is one, of the most effective and gorgeous bedding plants in cultivation. This Bonfire variety is one of the finest of the Scarlet Sages, the bushes being very compact and about 2 feet high and 2 feet in diameter. The seed may be sown in May outside or started indoors earlier and the plants set out when the soil is warm. Pkt. 5 cts., 40z. 75 cts., oz. $3.
SCABIOSA, or MOURNING BRIDE. The plants grow
about 2 feet high from seed sown in the early spring, about May 1, and come into bloom early in July, continuing until frost. The beautiful flowers of exquisite shades, are borne on long stems and, when cut, keep in perfect con- dition for the best part of a week. No garden should be without them, especially when flowers are wanted for cutting.
Double Mixed. A fine mixture of colors ranging from white to almost black. Pkt. 5 cts., }20z. 20 cts.
SMILAX. Very graceful climber; grown extensively by florists
for bouquets. Pkt. 5 cts., 140z. 20 cts., oz. 75 cts.
SOLANUM, or JERUSALEM CHERRY. A very interesting
pot-plant for winter decoration. The plants grow 1 foot high and are covered with bright scarlet, round berries resembling cherries. Pkt. 5 cts.
STOCK. The Stocks, or Cut-and-Come-Again, are among the
most satisfactory bedding plants and make very beautiful pot-plants when growm indoors. The flowers are borne on long stems, and are delightfully fragrant, thus making them of great value for cutting.
Princess Alice. Pure snow-white. Special florists’ strain. Pkt. 5 cts., Moz. 50 cts.
Finest Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 75 cts.
SUNFLOWER (Helianthus). The Mammoth Double Cali-
fornia is a very beautiful type of this common flower. The individual flowers are full to the center and so very double that they are half globe-shape. I have seen these sell readily and at a good price in the markets. They resemble mammoth yellow dahlias. The Russian is the large variety, grown principally for the big seeds they produce, which are used as poultry-feed.
Mammoth Double California. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts.
Mammoth Russian. Immense flowers, with brilliant yellow petals. Pkt. 5 cts., Ib. ro cts., postpaid, 20 cts,
SWEET WILLIAM (Dianthus barbatus). A more beautiful
sight than a thick, massed bed of Sweet Williams is difficult to find. The plants, which are hardy, will present a glorious sheet of bright, rich-colored flowers continually. Both double and single sorts are fine. Height about 18 inches. Double Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., oz. 80 cts. Single Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts. Double White. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., oz. 80 cts. Double Crimson. Pkt. 5 cts., '40z. 50 cts., oz. $1.50.
WALTER S. SCHELL'S QUALITY SEEDS FOR MARKET-GARDENERS SSS a ee
SWEET PEAS
A very short crop, the smallest in years. Please note my prices are low and the varieties I offer are worth double the price.
Largest-Flowering Varieties
My Sweet Peas are grown by the most widely known Sweet Pea specialist in this country. He is acknowledged to be the best grower and is an authority on Sweet Peas.
Schell’s Quality Mixture. This I make up of all the latest varieties which are credited as being the best of their individual color and class. It is impos- sible to make a better mixture of standard varieties than this is. It isthe best. Mixtures offered at higher prices cannot surpass it in quality. Do not confuse “these with the Spencer types, which are the grandest of all Sweet Peas. Pkt. 5c., oz. 15c., lb. 4oc., lb. $1.50.
Fine Mixed. A very good, well-balanced mixture of standard sorts. It does not include the latest varie- ties. The price of the packets is the sarfle as the Qual- ity Mixture, but they contain almost twice the quan- tity of seed. Pkt. 5c., oz. 1oc., lb. 30c., Ib. $1.
Superb Spencer Varieties in Mixture. Made up en- tirely of the newest Spencer types. The Spencers are the largest and most beautiful of all Sweet Peas. Un- der congenial culture the flowers measure up to 2 and 24 inches across. Pkt. ro cts., oz. 25 cts., 4lb. 75 cts., Ib. $2.
SEPARATE COLORS OF SPENCER VA- RIETIES. The Very Latest and Grandest
Apple Blossom Spencer. Charmingly colored rose- pink, veined and shaded carmine-pink; wings paler pink and blush. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts., 4lb. $r.
Beatrice Spencer. A dainty blend of blush, lemon and pink on the standards (upper petals) while the wings (lower petals) are pure pink. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts., Ylb. $1.
Countess Spencer. A gorgeous flower. Bright soft pink shading to a warm rose-pink at the edges. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts.
Enchantress. A beautiful, clear, rich pink. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 25 cts., '4lb. 75 cts.
Primrose Spencer. Large, waved flowers of deep cream or primrose-yellow. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts.
White Spencer. chaste and beautiful variety. Io cts., oz. 25 cts., 4lb. 75 cts.
King Edward Spencer. Glowing crimson-scarlet. Pkt 10 cts., oz. 30 cts., 4Ib. $1.
George Herbert. Large, wavy, rich rose-carmine flowers Pkt. I0 cts., oz. 25 cts., 4lb. 75 cts.
EARLY SWEET PEAS
The great merit of this class is earliness, coming into bloom from two to three weeks earlier than the tall varieties. They grow only 18 to 24 inches high and are recommended only where very early flowers are wanted, as the flowers are not so large nor the stems so long as the taller sorts.
Earliest White. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., %lb. 35 cts. Earliest Sunbeams. Primrose-yellow. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts.,
Alb. 35 cts.
Earliest of All. Pink and white. Pkt. 5c., oz. 10c., 4lb. 35¢.
DWARF BUSH or CUPID SWEET PEAS
The plants grow only 6 to 8 inches. For edgings or pot cul- ture they are very pretty. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts.
THE BEST GRANDIFLORA or LARGE- FLOWERING SWEET PEAS
Any of the following are pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., 14]b. 40 cts., Ib. $1.25.
Agnes Eckford. Pure, bright, soft pink.
America. Striped scarlet and white.
Black Knight. Deep maroon, veined black.
Blanche Ferry. Pink and white.
Coccinea. Bright, rich cherry-red.
Dainty. White, with pink edge.
Dorothy Eckford. Large; pure white.
Flora Norton. Light, clear blue; charming.
Golden Rose. Primrose-yellow, flushed with pink.
Henry Eckford. Intense orange.
Hon. Mrs. E. Kenyon. Fine primrose-yellow.
King Edward VII. Crimson-scarlet.
Lady Grisel Hamilton. Beautiful silvery lavender.
Lord Nelson. Rich indigo-blue.
Maid of Honor. White, shaded blue, with edge of deep blue.
Mont Blanc. Early; white.
Mrs. Collier. Primrose.
Navy-Blue. Dark violet.
Othello. Deep maroon.
Very large, open, waved flowers. A most
Purest white. Pkt.
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Spencer Sweet Peas (one-half natural size)
WINTER-FLOWERING SWEET PEAS
Started in the greenhouse in October they bloom for Christ- mas and continue all winter. Christmas Pink. Pink and white.
Xb. 60 cts.
Florence Denzer. Pure white.
Mrs. Wm. Sim. Salmon-pink; large flowers. oz. 15 cts., 4lb. 60 cts.
Mrs. Alex. Wallace. Lavender. Pkt. sc., oz. 15c., 4lb. 60c.
Le Marquis. Navy-blue. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., 14lb. 60 cts.
THUNBERGIA, or BLACK-EYED SUSAN. A rapid-grow- ing annual vine used for hanging-baskets and low trellises; very pretty little flowers in orange, buff, white, etc. Pkt. 5 cts., 4oz. 25 cts., oz. 80 cts.
VERBENA. Very few plants will make such a gorgeous display during the summer months as the Verbenas, or furnish more flowers for cutting. Start seed in the house or under glass early in the spring, and transplant after 3 or 4 inches of growth. Good, healthy plants can be produced from seed as readily as almost any tender annual. They flower in July, and continue strong and healthy until destroyed by frost.
Mammoth Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 40 cts., oz. $1.50. Largest White. Pkt. 5 cts., ’oz. 40 cts., oz. $1.50. Largest Scarlet. Pkt. 5 cts., 40z. 40 cts., oz. $1.50.
WALLFLOWER. Deliciously fragrant, half-hardy perennials that bloom early in the spring. Start the seed inside and set out in April or May.
Single Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., !4oz. 15 cts. Double Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts.
ZINNIAS, or YOUTH AND OLD AGE. Largest-flowering sorts. The well-known Zinnia has long been a favorite and deserves a place in every flower-garden. The bright- colored flowers bloom profusely until frosts kill the plants. My mixture contains all colors and varieties.
Tall Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts.
FLOWERING BULBS
I have all the best varieties of fall-flowering bulbs.
Hyacinths, Tulips, Narcissi and Crocus are planted in the fall, and I issue a special catalogue of these. Write or ask for it if interested.
Note.—For summer-flowering bulbs, see page 47.
Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts.,
Pkt. 5c., oz. 15c., %4lb. 6o0c. Pkt. § cts.,
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SUMMER-FLOWERING BULBS
Plant them as soon as the soil is in condition to be worked properly—usually from April 15 to May 15. All these Flowering Bulbs and Roots are so very satisfactory to grow, because they seldom fail to produce
their beautiful blooms.
GLADIOLI
Cowee’s Meadowvale Mixture. Mr. Cowee, the expert grower of Gladioli, grows this mixture for me and he says, ‘‘This includes the largest number of magnificent varieties of any popular mixture.” Every conceivable color. If you want to see one of the most beautiful sights you ever saw, plant a hun- dred or more of these Gladioli, and they are among the best cut-flowers for vasing. First-size bulbs, $2 per 100, 35 cts. per doz., 4 cts. each. I can furnish these in any separate color if desired. -
TUBEROSES
Double Excelsior Pearl. These pure white, sweet- scented flowers are so popular they need only to be mentioned, for they are grown by the thousands every summer. My bulbs are extra large and sure bloomers. $2 per 100, 35¢. per doz., 3 for 1oc., 4c. ea.
Cowee’s Meadowvale Gladiolus
CALADIUM (Elephant’s Ear)
This is the big-leaved foliage plant which attains an enormous size. I have had plants with leaves more than 3 feet long. Fine for center of lawn, corner of yard, center of flower-bed—in fact, looks splendid any- where. Monster bulbs, 25 cts. each, 6 for $1.25; Large bulbs, 15 cts. each, 6 for 75 cts.; Medium-sized bulbs 10 cts. each, 6 for 50 cts.
MADEIRA VINE (Mignonette Vine)
An old-fashioned popular vine, covering a large space in a short time. Fleshy, heart-shaped leaves of a light green, and numerous racemes of feathery white flowers of delicious fragrance. Protect with litter in this latitude. Strong tubers, 50 cts. per doz., 5 cts.
: DAHLIAS
(New and Exquisite Varieties)
Cactus Dahlias
Mrs. H. Shoesmith. The best pure white Cactus Dahlia. 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz.
Kriemhilde. Deep rosy pink; a beautiful flower. 15c. each, $1.50 per doz.
Aegir. Bright vermilion-crimson. 15 cts. each, $1.50
per doz. Goetlinde. Clear canary-yellow. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz. Decorative Dahlias Flora. The best pure white Decorative; very large;
early, profuse and continuous bloomer on long stems. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz.
Jack Rose. A beautiful brilliant crimson-red, double flower. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz.
Mrs. Charles Turner. Very large; clear canary- yellow. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz.
Mrs. Roosevelt. Very large; soft pink. 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz.
WHITE CALLA LILY
The White Calla, or ‘‘Lily-of-the-Nile,” isone of our old favorites. It does well indoors or in the gardens, and produces its handsome, pure white Lilies continu- ously. 20 cts. each, $2.25 per doz.
CANNAS
Price of any variety, 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz.
Four Best Tall Cannas 5 to 6 feet high
Austria. Pure canary-yellow, with a few reddish dots in the center of the two inside petals.
Italia. Bright orange-scarlet, with broad golden yellow border.
King Humbert. Bronze foliage; immense flowers, bril- liant orange-scarlet, with bright red. markings.
Pennsylvania. Intense vermilion-scarlet; green foliage.
Four Best Dwarf Cannas 3 to 4 ft. high
Mme. Crozy. The popular golden-edged scarlet.
Rosea gigantea. Deep, rich rose.
Brilliant. Rich yellow, with two bright red, curling, tongue-like petals in the center.
Prof. Rodenwalt. Large and effective deep crimson- scarlet; of compact habit.
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MATERIAL FOR SPRAYING TREES—FOR SPRAYING THE FRUIT .2%.tsa mice”
Bowker’s Lime-Sulphur Solution
The best and most effective. Be careful about using others recommended ‘‘just as good.’ Bowker'’s Lime-Sulphur has been used by our fruit-growers for some years, and has proved its effectiveness in killing San José scale. It does the work. All ready to use when you get it by adding nine or ten gallons of water to each gallon of material; stir thoroughly. Qt. 35 cts., 2 qts. 55 cts., gal. 75 cts., 5 gals. $2.25, 10 gals. $4, 14bbl. (25 gals.) $5, bbl. (50 gals.) $9.
Bowker’s Pyrox
Don’t be persuaded to use something else “just as good” — Pyrox is different
‘IT FILLS THE BARREL WITH THE KIND OF APPLES THEY USE TO PUT ON TOP
The one best all-round Spray for all fruits and vegetables, potatoes as well as apples. Kills all leaf-eating insects and fungous diseases, thus serving two purposes, and insuring the crop against insects and disease. Pyrox is no experiment. ~ It has been on the market for nearly a dozen years. ‘‘Sticks like paint’’ to the foliage, even after heavy rains. Three or four sprayings should be made on each crop at intervals to cover the new growth as- it comes on. For this reason it is much more economical than paris green and bordeaux, which washes off with every shower. Spray with Bowker’s Pyrox to kill all eating insects, to prevent disease, to improve coloring, Ke gam aie sat yield, to diuprave ne quality. Ask
lor comple 00 estimonials showing its value - ry 4 on every crop. Lb. 25 cts., 5 Ibs. $1, 10 lbs. $1.75, 25 Ibs. Spraying the blossoms with Pyrox means perfect fruit $4, 50 Ibs. $7.50, 100 Ibs. $13.50.
NOTE.—I have a complete stock of all other insecticides at right prices. Arsenate of Lead, Bordeaux Mixture, Fungine, Hellebore, Kerosene Emulsion, Lemon Oil, Slug-Shot, Paris Green, etc.
Soluble .Sulphur Compound in Powdered Form NIAGARA BRAND. Patented in the United States and Canada
For use as a Fungicide, Insecticide and Preventive of Aphis. Reduce the cost of spraying by fighting three different classes of pests and diseases with the same weapon at the same time. :
For Winter Spraying, when trees are dormant, use ten pounds of the material to fifty gallons of water, for the control of San José scale, oyster-shell bark louse, pear psylla and other sucking insects; for leaf-blister mite, peach leaf-curl, apple scab and other fungous diseases,
For Summer Spraying, when trees are in foliage, for the control of apple scab and larve of sucking insects, use only one and one-half to two pounds of the material to fifty gallons of water. For peach and plum foliage, use two and one-half to three and one- half pounds of the material to two hundred gallons of water.
Lb. 25 cts., 5 Ibs. $1, 10 Ibs. $1.50, 25 Ibs. $3, 50 Ibs. $5.50, 100 Ibs. $8.
DAIRY SUPPLIES
I have everything you need for your dairy—Churns, Butter-Workers, Milking Pails, Cans, Strainers, Calf-Weaners, Milking-Tubes, Thermometers, Testers, Butter-Molds, Butter Color, Milk Bottles, Caps, Fillers, Washers, etc.
Sharples Cream Separator
The simplest, most durable, and closest-skimming Separator of all. I will put one of these machines in on trial with the guarantee that it must be satisfactory and do better work than any other.
No. 1, Capacity, 250 lbs. per hour, for 1 or 2 COWS............0.ceeseeeeeees $40 00
No. 2, Capacity, 300 lbs. per hour, for 3 or 4 COWS.........,..00seeeeeeenees 55 00
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No. 6, Capacity, 700 lbs. per hour, for 12 to 20 cows..............000000-05: 90 00 Discount for cash.
Exclusive Advantages of the Sharples Separator
I. The Sharples Cream Separator skims closer, under all conditions, than any ‘‘bucket-
bowl” machine. : 3 aa 2. It produces a perfectly smooth, frothless cream of any desired density—an impos-
sibility with any other bowl construction. : a The cream thus obtained will yield more butter from the same amount of milk
than it is possible to secure by other machines. : -
4. The Sharples runs at full capacity with two-thirds, or less, of the power required for any “bucket-bowl” machine. : 2 ,
5. The Sharples has the most convenient, safe, durable and desirable arrangement of
running parts. 7 : 6. The Sharples supply-tank is very low, of large capacity, and need not be lifted off
or moved to take the machine apart or put it together. 7. The Sharples is absolutely safe from accidents caused by exposed gears or by top-
heavy bowls, filled with loose parts. x x 3. The Sharples three-piece bowl can be thoroughly washed in one to three minutes,
one-tenth the time needed to clean “‘bucket-bowls.” . : 9. The Sharples uses less oil and requires fewer repairs than any other Separator made.
Easier oiled than others. Write for our large, complete catalogue No. 5. It tells all about Sharples Cream Separa-
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FARM SEEDS, Best Fancy Grades Only
Prices on all Farm Seeds change with the market, so write for best prices when ready to order. Seamless 2- bushel bags, used in shipping, are 22 cts. each extra
CLOVER (Stee-futter)
Red. Well and favorably known everywhere. Spe- cially valuable for dairy cows on account of high percentage of nitrogenous elements. Sow 4 to 6 qts. to the acre. Postpaid, lb. 4o cts., 3 lbs. $1.15; by express or freight, bus. (60 lbs.) $14.
Mammoth or Pea-Vine. This is a variety of Red Clover, of greater size and strength than the original type. It has a longer life than ordinary Red Clover. Attains a length of 5 feet. Sow 4 to 6 qts. to the acre. Postpaid, lb. 40 cts., 3 lbs. $1.15; by express or freight, bus. (60 lbs.) $14.
Alsike or Swedish. Perfectly hardy, and one of the very best of all the Clovers for cow-pasturage, bee- pasturage or for making hay. Deliciously fragrant and highly nutritious. Lasts for many years, on both wet and dry soils. Many farmers are mixing this with their Red Clover when sowing in spring. Sow
to 6 qts. to the acre. Postpaid, lb. 40 cts., 3 lbs. 1; by express or freight, bus. (60 lbs.) $12.50.
Crimson or Searlet. A well-known and favorite winter cover-crop and soil enricher, affording excel- lent early forage. Seed should be sown in August or September. Use seed at the rate of 15 pounds to the acre. It grows all winter, when ground is not frozen. Valuable for soiling purposes, for pasture or hay. Postpaid, lb. 25 cts., 3 lbs. 65 cts.; by express or freight, bus. (60 lbs.) $5.
White. It should find a place in all grass mixtures, whether for lawn, meadow or permanent pasture. It is perfectly hardy. Sow 3 lbs. to the acre with other grasses; 6 Ibs. alone. Postpaid, lb. 70 cts., 3 lbs. $2; by express or freight, Ib. 60 cts.
Bokhara or Sweet. The tall-growing, shrub-like plant grows to a height of 4 to 6 fcet, with branches whose extremities bear numerous small white flowers of great fragrance during the whole season, which are continuously sought by bees. It is the bee Clover. Sow 15 lbs. to the acre. It is being urged by agriculturists to sow as a forerunner of alfalfa, for where Bokhara thrives, alfalfa will grow. Postpaid, pkt. ro‘cts., lb. 50 cts., 3 Ibs. $1.25; by express or
freight, Ib. 40 cts., 10 lbs. or over at 35 cts. per Ib. ~
MILLET (Sirjeforn)
German or Golden. This is larger and heavier than the so-called Hungarian Millet or Hungarian Grass. Has yellow, drooping heads, more erect and more compact, with bristles usually purplish. German Millet is a fine crop for both soiling and hay. For the latter purpose it must be cut just as it begins to head before blooming, for it is liable to injure stock after the seeds are formed. It is ready for use in sixty or sixty-five days after sowing. When used at the proper stage of development it is one of the most valuable of soiling plants. Sow 3 pks. to I bus. to the acre for hay. Postpaid, lb. 25 cts., 3 lbs. 65 cts.; by express or freight, bus. (48 Ibs.) $2.25.
Hungarian. Often called Hungarian Grass. In gen- eral favor for summer forage purposes, as it can be sown in June, as a second crop, and will be ready for the scythe in sixty days. It will yield two or three tons of hay per acre. It grows well on light soils, and withstands heat and drought. Sow seed broad- cast, I bus. to the acre. Postpaid, lb. 25 cts., 3 lbs. 65 cts.; by express or freight, bus. (48 Ibs.) $2.
JAPANESE BUCKWHEAT (Buchweizen)
The best and most profitable variety. From one- half bushel of seed sown a crop of forty bushels has been harvested. Flour is superior to that from any other variety. Ripens early. Sow 34 bus. in drills, or 1 bus. broadcast, to the acre. Postpaid, lb. 25c. 3 lbs. 65 cts.; by expressor freight, bus.(48 lbs.) $1.35, 10 bus. $13.
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TIMOTHY (Siefdaras)
By far the most popular and valuable hay Grass of America. Sown with wheat in the fall. Height 2 to 3 feet. Sow 8 qts. to the acre. Postpaid, Ib. 20 cts., 3 lbs.
55 cts.; by express or freight, bus. (45 lbs.) $4.25.
BEARDLESS SPRING BARLEY
(Gerfte)
Grows 2% feet high. Heads well filled with plump, heavy kernels; ripens early and yields well. Sow broad- cast 2 to 244% bus. to the acre. Postpaid, lb. 25 cts., 3 Ibs. 65 cts.; by express or freight, pk. 75 cts., bus. (47 lbs.) $2.50, 2 bus. $4.75.
HAIRY or WINTER VETCH (aicte)
This useful plant is noted for its extreme hardiness, and promises to be highly valuable as a winter cover- crop, to prevent leaching, as well as for forage and fertilizing purposes. It will live over winter in well- drained soils. It is a perennial, but drops its seeds freely, and will come up year after year on the same ground. If sown in September it will make excellent forage the following spring. The top is small and in- conspicuous at the start, but the root-system is exten- sive from the beginning. The plant is a valuable nitro- gen gatherer. It blossoms in May from autumn-sown seed. The beautiful purple blossoms and graceful foli- age make the Hairy Vetch worthy of a place in the flower-garden. Forage yield, 1 to 4 tons per acre. Excellent for dairy stock and for poultry-pasturage. Sow 1% bus. to the acre, or 1 bus. of Vetch and Ybus. of rye. Postpaid, lb. 30 cts., 3 lbs. 75 cts.; by express or freight, pk. $2, bus. (60 lbs.) $7.
MAMMOTH YELLOW SOJA or SOY BEANS
Soja Beans do equally well on both light and heavy soils, and make a most desirable land-improver. The use of this crop is increasing very rapidly in all sections and is proving to be one of the most valuable and im- portant forage and feed crops for the farmer. It is almost impossible for weeds to grow or thrive where a crop of Soja Beans is grown. Another valuable point is they resist drought and hot weather to a remarkable extent. Postpaid, pt. 25 cts., qt. 40 cts.; by express or freight, qt. 25 cts., pk. 75 cts., bus. (60 Ibs.) $3.
CANADA FIELD PEA
Is one of the very best soiling crops. It is some- times grown alone, but the most satisfactory dairy results come from sowing it with oats, rye or barley. It makes good ensilage, and is an admirable food, either green or dry, for cattle, being highly nutritious and rich in milk-producing elements. It is quite hardy and may be sown early in the spring, and will be ready to cut in May or June. Sow 1 to 1% bus. to the acre. Postpaid, pt. 15 cts., qt. 25 cts.; by express or freight, qt. 15 cts., pk. 75 cts., bus. (60 Ibs.) $2.75.
- DWARF ESSEX RAPE
This is the best autumn sheep-forage known, and is also used for pigs and dairy cows with success and profit. Under favorable circumstances it is ready for pasturage in six weeks from the time of sowing. It is grown exclusively for its leaves. The seed should be sown in May for midsummer pasturage, or any time before the end of August for autumn pasturage. Rape is a plant which loves cool weather, and thrives best in autumn. Sow 3 lbs. to the acre in drills, or 5 Ibs. to the acre broadcast. Rape is an excellent green manure for plowing down. Postpaid, lb. 25 cts., 5 lbs. $1; by express or freight, lb. 15 cts., 5 lbs. 60 cts., 100 Ibs. $10.
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View showing the tremendous yield of Alfalfa. This is just one cutting; three and four such harvests are made in a season
Three or Four ALFALFA The Grass That Stays and Crops a Year Stays and Grows and Grows A Veritable “Gold Mine” That Should Be on Every Farm
Farmers—you are making a mistake if you do not look into the wonderful value of Alfalfa. If you have a good field of Alfalfa you need not worry about hot, dry weather or wet weather damaging your hay crop; you are always sure of an abundance of the best-quality hay. It stays and stays and grows and grows after once estab- lished, while other clovers and grasses will come and go.
Wonderful Yields of Alfalfa at Smallest Cost
Red clover will ordinarily survive but two years and produce one or, at the most, only two crops each year, then it must be plowed and new seeding done. The average yield of red clover hay per acre is about 1 to 14 tons, while Alfalfa from one seeding will last from ten to fifty years, thus saving many plowings and seedings, and produces three or four crops each season (yielding from 6 to 8 tons per acre a season), with no fertilizer bills to pay. One acre of Alfalfa yields as much protein as three acres of red clover and as much as nine acres of timothy. Do you not think it would pay you to grow it?
Its Value to the Soil
It is estimated that the root-growth and stubble of Alfalfa are worth four times as much for humus as are those of red clover. Its long, branching roots penetrate far down, push and crowd the earth this way and that, making millions of openings into which the air and rain of heaven find their way and help to constitute an unfail- ing reservoir of wealth; the outside of the roots is continually feeding the soil, making it rich as gold to you farmers who grow it, while also giving you the largest crop of the best feed of any crop you could grow. Let me urge you to grow it extensively. "
Kind of Soil Required and Quantity of Seed
Alfalfa may be grown in almost every possible kind of soil and under almost all soil-conditions except two. It will not thrive on a soil constantly wet or where in winter water will stand on the ground for oyer forty-eight hours; in fact, this usually kills any crop. The other soil is that in which there is too much acidity. This is often the case where corn and wheat have been raised for many years, thus robbing the soil of much lime. This may be remedied by an application of lime to the land just before sowing the Alfalfa, harrowing the lime in before- hand, or if broadcasting the seed, apply the lime just before the sowing at rate of 500 to 1,000 pounds to the acre. In preparing the soil, plow deeply and often and harrow after each plowing; the soil should be like that of a garden. For spring seeding, sow in May; for fall seeding in August. Seed 20 to 30 pounds to the acre, either drilling or broadcasting in. Do it carefully and evenly, for this one seeding, you know, will last for years. Twenty pounds of my high-quality seed are enough to the acre; more will not do any harm. Plan to put out a large acreage this
year. Alfalfa’s Remarkable Feeding Value for All Stock
It has been estimated that a ton of properly cured Alfalfa leaves is equal in protein to 2,800 pounds of wheat bran. It is not a fat-making feed, but puts weight on the animals in bone, blood and muscle. Corn or cornmeal makes a good feed to apportion with Alfalfa. All animals like it. Alfalfa isa most valuable feed in beef-making, for dairy cows, for swine, for horses and mules, for poultry, for sheep. You cannot afford to farm without it. I urge you for your own profit to grow it, and as many acres as possible.
The Great Importance of Good Seed
I cannot emphasize this too strongly. Poor seed is the principal cause of a poor stand. You can have no success without good seed. Do not blind: yourself to this important matter by trying to save a dollar on the seed. Do not use imported seed; it is always cheaper and almost always full of weeds. It is not acclimated, is weak and seldom stands after the second year. My High-Quality Home-Grown Seed is positively the purest and best seed obtainable, with vitality that means a positive, strong, healthy growth that will stay. It's your most economical seed, no matter what it costs. My price is $14 per bushel of 60 lbs.; 20 lbs., enough for ‘one acre, will cost you $4.67, the only seeding cost for ten or twenty years tocome. My seed is tested by the United States Department of Agriculture for purity and vitality, but, most important of all, I know whence it comes, Order it now.
USE FARMOGERM ON YOUR ALFALFA SEED. 5-acre bottle, $6; 1-acre bottle, $2; garden bottle, 50 cts. 50
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When you harvest a crop of Big Yielder Oats, you harvest extra dollars.
FARM SEEDS
I know the importance of sowing good, clean seed, with vitality—seed that will grow; and no farmer who thinks anything of his farm, or who wants good, clean, profitable crops, will consider sowing any but the very highest quality seeds. There are many different grades of Clover, Timothy, Alfalfa, Blue Grass, etc. The highest grade is, of course, the highest price. Many dealers do not handle this highest-grade seed, claiming their customers won't pay the price; they sell a cheaper grade, yet if you ask them, “‘Is this the best seed?’’ they reply, ‘‘Yes, the very best.’ Get a sample of the seed you want from me; also a sample from the dealer offering you his ‘‘best,”” but at a lower price—compare them, side by side, or send them to the Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C., to be tested. That will prove the claim that my seed is superior. I know because I prove it before I offer it.
I sell only one grade of seeds, that is, absolutely the best. Not only called so by name, but the best in reality. I sell them on a very close margin, as low as it is possible for any dealer to sell them.
Sow “Big Yiélder’” Seed Oats
THIS YEAR AND YOU WILL GET THE BIGGEST AND BEST CROP OF OATS YOU EVER GREW
“Big Yielder’’ Oats has been making 70 to 80 bus. to the acre for our customers on the same soil and under the same conditions that they got 40 bus. from their old varieties they had been sowing before they learned of ‘Big Vielder.”’
_ “Big Yielder’’ Oats has outyielded every other variety tested with it—for it is bred to yield and it certainly does yield. With the yield you get quality; it is an unusually heavy bodied Oats, big, plump, meaty grains, with very little chaff. It is a spreading or tree Oats; the straw is very strong, practically lodge-proof and averages 4 to 5 feet in height. A measured bushel will weigh from 42 to 45 lbs. Sow 2% bus. to the acre. Order now. Bus. $1.25; 10 bus. $1.15 per bus.; 25 to 50 bus. $1.05 per bus. Add 22 cts. for each 2-bus. seamless sack.
Davip SmitH said: “I used your Wizard Brand Sheep Manure on my Oats and had the best crop I ever grew.’’ (See page 1 for prices of Sheep Manure.)
STORM KING OATS. A side Oats that has been grown successfully for some years. It derives its name—Storm King—from the strength of the straw, which often measures from 4% to 5% feet in height. It will stand the most severe winds without lodging. The heads are very long, containing an unusually large number of grains, its aver- age yield running 70 bushels. The seed 'I offer is grown in the North and for this reason is very hardy and vigorous, and does better in this locality than home-grown seeds. Bus. $1.25; 10 bue., $1.15 per bus.; 25 to 50 bus., $1.05 per bus.
EVERGREEN BROOM CORN. Many farmers grow Broom Corn
. : and make their own brooms. Qt. 20cts. Add rocts. for postage if you
Storm King Oats want it sent by mail. Get your order in early.
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WALTER S. SCHELL'S QUALITY SEEDS
SEED CORN
I have two varieties of Field Corn which are, in my judgment, the best two Yellow Corns that you could find anywhere in cultivation. The one is my Sure-Crop Ninety-Day Corn, the best early Corn; and my particular strain of Funk’s Yellow Dent Corn. This is medium early, always matures and produces a mammoth crop of Corn. Here they are; order them on my recommendation.
Sure-Crop Ninety-Day Seed Corn
A TRULY VALUABLE NINETY-DAY CORN
The tremendous quantity of shelled Corn this variety pro- duces to the acre surprises everyone who grows it. Generally two good ears toa stalk. The grain is very long, longer than any other, and the cob very thin. Sure-Crop has a rich, deep yellow grain, making it much desired by millers. The fodder grows from 8 to 10 feet high. Order this Corn upon my recommendation; if not satisfied when you get it, return it at once—I'll gladly pay freight both ways and refund the amount paid. That’s how sure I am you'll like the Corn. It is positively an early Corn, and you are always sure of a magnificent crop in the shortest season. Pk. 75 ets., Ybus. $1.25, bus. $2.50; 6 to 10 bus., $2.25 per bus. Seamless 2-bus. bags 22 cts. each.
Funk’s Yellow Dent Corn
It really amazes everyone who examines carefully the ears of this variety, to find that it has twenty-two to twenty-six rows of grains packed so closely together that they look ‘‘machine-made.” The ears are perfect because it is a pedigreed Corn. It has been bred from thoroughbred parentage for years, and is positively one of the biggest yielders in cultivation today. Mr. Morris King said last fall: ‘‘I would have had 2,000 bushels more Corn if I had planted ail this kind.’’ Why? Because he planted a lot of worn- out stuff that was still ‘‘Corn,"’ and that was all; it grew, and some stalks produced a nubbin—some an ear 5 or 6 inches long—and this sort of crop took just as much space, cultivation, time and expense as the pedigreed seed he got from me, which produced for him two big, beautiful golden ears, loaded with their wealth of rich grains, giving him three to four times as much Corn on the same amount of space. Pay more attention to the seed you plant; don’t figure so much on saving on the price of seed, but figure more on getting the big erop. Grow my Funk’s Yellow Dent Corn for your main crop this year, and you will have one of the biggest crops you ever grew. It matures between the Ninety-Day and the late varieties, making a hundred to a hun- dred and ten days from planting to harvesting. Pk. 75 cts., 2 bus. $1.25, bus. $2.50; 6 to 10 bus., $2.25 per bus. Seamless 2-bus. bags 22 cts. each.
Special-Stock Yellow Dent Corn
THE LARGEST EARED CORN
Without doubt this is one of the finest, largest and most productive Yellow Dent Corns ever produced, and is of great value to the farmer on account of its immense yield—at least 25 per cent, and often 50 per cent, more than can be obtained from the average old-type Corns. The ears are immense, 12 to 14 inches in length, 8 to rr inches in circumference, carry- ing twenty to twenty-four uniform rows of long, large kernels, well developed over tip and butt. It is a luxuriant grower, about 12 to 15 feet high, and in this locality it has never failed to mature by September 20, when planted during the first half of May. Pk. 75 ets., 2bus. $1.50, bus. $3.
DIAMOND JOE, or BIG WHITE. The best white Corn.
Long grains. Pk. 60 cts., %bus. $1.15, bus. $2.25. PERFECTED GOLDEN BEAUTY. Large, broad, golden
grain on big cobs, thus producing a big crop of Corn. The
fodder is large. A fine 110-day Corn. Pk. 60 cts., %bus. $1.15, bus. $2.25.
IMPROVED LEAMING. Very productive, generally pro- ducing two good ears to the stalk. The grain is of medium size and a very rich yellow color. The stalks are tall and
Plant 8 quarts to the acre
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very full of big leaves, making it one of the most valuable for ensilage. Matures in about 100 days. Pk. 60cts.,
bus. $1.15, bus. $2.25.
SWEET FODDER CORN. For sowing broadcast as a green summer feed for stocks. Bus. $2.25.
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Prairie State Incubators and Brooders
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famous for the Patented Sand-Tray, have for thirty- five years been accepted as the standard in hot-air type Incubator construction.» Moisture is applied automatically by the sand-tray on the same prin- ciple applying in the natural hen’s nest stolen upon the ground. Ventilation is positive, the ventilating and heating currents being in one, forced into the egg-chamber from the heater. Heater regularly examined and labeled under direction of Under- writers’ Laboratories. Distribution is even, effected by the Eddy Current Distributor, maintaining uni- form temperature at all times on center line of thermostat. Regulator accurate and sensitive. Case double, walls insulated with cotton batting, and outer case of cypress, sanded and highly finished with lustrous varnish. Durable, and efficient regard- less of outside weather. Hatch the most ‘Chicks That Live.’’ Built in four sizes, every one a perma- nent investment.
No. o Diffusion, 100 eggs................. $18 00 No. 1 Prairie State Diffusion Nov rBititision, 150 €gg8.. co.cc. cee ee 22 50 Incubator, 150 Eggs No. 2 Difftsion; 240 eggs... 0c. ee 32 00
No. 3 Diffusion, 390 eggs...............-. 38 00
Prairie State Keystone Incubators
Built in two sizes. Reliable, well-built little machines for one who hatches on a small scale only. Excellent for beginners. Efficient under all ordinary conditions.
aes No. 0 Keystone, 60 eggs....... 2. 0s seer r ence eee eect eteeeeees $ 9 00
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Prairie State Brooding Equipments
Prairie State Brooders offer a selection of equipments adaptable to every modern brooding method. Outdoor Colony Brooders are substantial, well built houses, each equipped with sun-parlor and nursery-room, with hover. Well
: painted and lasting in severe weather. Built of tongued and grooved lumber, Prairie State Colony Brooder with tin roof. Three sizes, offering choice of 9, 1244 or 18 square feet. Splen- did equipment for back-lot chickens or for free range.
Noir, hOsxigitt., wath ELOVer .< «li ject cpm eieraie area ec tale = cette vole aln alate eaten ENP a age iernanTanietns mgr =) gan as $20 00 No. 2) § E234 it. With Hover. ooo yee ee ee ee iin ne ns ede ele w em eine ceed tate ys 16 00 No. 3, 4X 2% ft., with Hover ...oa. cence cece teeter teeter ere p eee sete tere testes I2 00
Prairie State Hovers BUILT IN TWO STYLES
The reliable Universal, and All Steel Portable. Shipped complete with lamp-case, one-piece steel lamp, No. 2 burner, metal chimney and thermometer. Strong, round, high and dark. Every inch of hover-space available for chicks. Capacity 100 chicks. Ventilation forced and free, pure warm air always passing over backs of chicks as in nature’s method. Best constructed hovers on the market, and most accurate in principle.
Universal Hover, with lamp-case, for outdoor brooding...............$7 00 Universal Hover, without lamp-case, for indoor brooding .......:... 6 00 Portable Hover, with lamp-case and regulator..................... 8 50
Prairie State Portable Hover
Prairie State Stove. Brooders
The last word in modern devices for large-scale rearing. Solid cast- fron with galvanized steel canopy and hover curtain. Care for flocks of 200 to 1,000 or more. Big fire-bowl capacity and non- clinker grate. Accurate, powerful triple-control regulator. Built to last indefinitely, burn for twenty-four hours with attention only twice daily. Solid, substantial, sanitary. The only labor-saving economical equipment for the large producer.
Price, complete, including thermometer, shovel, funnel and poker, $30.
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SPRAY PU M P Spray Your Trees and Save Them
Spray the Fruit and Make it Better Fruit I have every necessary fixture needed when spraying. I guarantee every Sprayer I sell EXTRA HOSE. I make a specialty of Hose for spraying—it is made extra strong. Prices, from 10 cts. to 18 cts. per foot
’ Brown’s Auto-Sprayer A Selfi-Operating or Automatic Sprayer The Auto-Spray is one of the best on the market. It is very strong and practical. When properly charged, contains three gallons of solution and one gallon of compressed air. Ten to twelve strokes of the plunger will compress the air and two pumpings will empty the entire contents. All parts which come in contact with solution are made of brass, and the handle and other parts are made of malleable iron. Capacity about 4 gallons; weight, empty, 7 pounds. Auto-Spray No. 1B. Brass Auto-Pop Nozzle. sagt list price, $8.50; my special price, $38. Galvanized,
EXTRAS.—Auto-Pop Nozzle, $1.25. Extension Pipe, brass, 2-ft. length, 50 cts. Brass Elbow Extension, 30 cts.
Kant-Klog Compressed-Air Sprayer (No. 7)
In my judgment this is one of the best Compressed-Air Sprayers made. Pump it full of air, throw it over your shoulder, and start to spray. By pressure of the thumb you can start or stop the spraying at will. It works perfectly and is made to last. The tank holds about four gallons. Galvanized tank, $5. Brass tank, $7.80. I guarantee every Sprayer to be entirely satisfactory.
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jdeecemicnas, A penctias Baril Somer sath a aemp and poring Pesce) on the outside. alves and all working parts are of brass. PATENTED. The hand-lever, to which is attached the agitator, with an Brown’s Auto Sprayer occasional stroke after pressure is up will easily maintain 100 to 125 lbs. This is the most practical Barrel Sprayer in my No. 7 judgment on the market today. It is just the 6 Sprayer to place on a wagon, cart or sled. De- signed especially for the man with a large or small orchard. It is sold complete as shown in the illustration, with one 15-foot section of 44-inch hose, Iron Age nozzle, extension rod and bucket strainer for $25. Price of Pump, as shown, without hose, $22.
ImprovedBarrel Pump (No. 2)
I sell more of these Barrel Pumps than any other because they suit the man with an aver- age-sized orchard.
The Pump has pressure enough to reach the highest trees and does splendid work. The regular price is $10, but I sell it complete, with 15 feet of THEBS and Cette Rice Ae use, for $8. It has a jet ator, bu a mechanical agitator se pester $1 extra Horizontal Barrel Sprayer No. 190 is charged.
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Perfect Lever Bucket Pump (No. 3)
The best brass Bucket Pump. Can also be used asa Barrel Pump by remov- ing the foot-rests. All the working parts are brass. By using an 8-foot extension rod (80 cts.) with this Pump you can spray the tops of trees 30 feet high. This $6 Pump I sell complete with hose and nozzle for $4.50.
Imperial Brass Pump No. 4)
An ideal Spray Pump for one with a few trees; for whitewashing stables, cellars, fences, etc., and for spraying disinfectant in chicken-houses. Regu- lar price, $4; my price, $3.
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The Lowell Compressed-Air
Sprayer Made very strong; all the working parts simple and easily operated. One of the most con- venient Sprayers to handle. For small trees and garden use it is ideal. Tank = ed BD a, alvanize an Tin Hand Sprayer No. 6 a See er For small trees, shrubs, vegetables, flowers and all kinds of Brass 2-foot exten- plants, and for poultry-houses it is just the thing. 35 cts.; A sion rod, 55 cts. 45 cts., postpaid. The Lowell Sprayer in operation
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THE FAMOUS “OLDS” GASOLENE ENGINE
Made in sizes from 11% to 65 horse-power. I have sold carloads of them, and when a man sees an Olds and what it will do—he buys an Olds. Let me demonstrate it by a thirty-day free trial.
The Olds Engine has been built for more than thirty-three years. There is nothing experimental or uncertain about it. Every feature has been thoroughly tried out under every conceivable con- tion an “a constant efter snes Bees rm ekHavwiOur Olds: Engine Mtpunted made to improve this Engine. As a on Wood Truck result, the Olds is today, as it has been pavers rene See I eh se ace for many years, the foremost Engine on the market. The Olds is designed by men who were pioneers in the gas-engine industry, and their many years of experience are back of the Olds. Only carefully tested materials go into the parts, and - skilled workmen assemble the Engine under the most rigid system of inspec- tion. A very careful test of every engine is made before it leaves the factory, insuring the purchaser of an engine that it is right in every respect.
The Olds Engine is built for the power user who places quality, efficiency,
economical operation and dura- ‘bility above every other con-
sideration when selecting an engine. The more a man knows about gasolene engines, the more fully he realizes that it is wise economy and an assurance of satisfaction to buy an Olds. It makes no difference what your power needs are, or where they are, there is an Olds Engine that will fill every requirement. The Olds is built in sizes ranging from 134 to 65 horse-power and can be equipped with any desirable style of mounting. 1% Horse-power Olds Engine Regularly made to burn Fo running our No. 1 feed mill, washing- machine, cream gasolene, the Olds can be separator, churn, equipped to operate on city moray grinder s0e
gas, natural gas, naphtha and machines, and distillate pumping water.
WRITE FOR SPECIAL ENGINE CATALOGUE AND PRICES ON THE SIZE YOU ARE INTERESTED IN.
Olds Portable Saw Outfit Made just like this illustration in four sizes, with either 3, 444, 6 or 8 horse-power en- gine attached. (Ask for prices.)
I can furnish you with any kind of machine you want for your farm work— Corn Shellers, Wood Saws,
Fodder Cutters, Plows, Harrows, Drills, etc. Write to me.
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WALTER S. SCHELL'S QUALITY SEEDS FOR MARKET-GARDENERS
POWER WASHERS " 3eL2sse*"* na
P< The Wonderful = : “Quicker Yet” Washer —
Not another washer to equal it for completeness, simplicity, dura- bility, and economical operation, The cost of operation averages 144 cents an hour by engine or electric- ity.
Every man who thinks anything of his wife, his mother, or his daughter would not allow her to dig ditches or shovel coal all day long; neither should he allow her to sacrifice her health, her very life by the ‘life-sapping wash-tub method.
A Power Washer should be the
first machine on the farm in-
stead of the last. It is used fifty-
two times a year, costs scarcely
anything to operate, prolongs
wanien's lives, does in one and one- “Quicker Yet’’ Platform Washer 1alf hours a seven-tub wash that « ”
Q otherwise would require a half-day Quicker Yet!! No. 2\ Washer or more to do. It Makes Wash Day Rest Day—This power Washer does all the work, washes and wrings the clothes, all you need do is turn the lever to start and stop it. It is the only washer with both sliding and turning wringer. While you are wringing the first tub, the second tub of clothes is washing; not a moment of time lost; a continuous operation.
Send for circular describing it completely.
PRICES—By distributing carloads of these washers into every section of Pennsylvania, we are able to make the price low and we guarantee that this washer will please you in every respect. You will say as everyone else has said—it is the grandest wash- ing outfit you ever saw. "
Platform Washer (Engine Power) $35. No. 2 Washer (Engine Power), $25. Platform Washer (Electric Power, complete with motor) $60. No. 2 Washer (Electric Power, complete with motor) $50.
TERMS. 5 per cent off for Cash with order—or special terms for those who want it.
PEERLESS MILLS
It is my desire and my purpose to offer my customers the very best machines, as well as best-quality seeds. There are a great many different makes of Feed Mills, and I have been selling the Peerless because, in my judgment, there is not a better mill made, and few as good, if any. This Mill will positively grind all grains into a fine, soft, perfect meal. It crushes the cobs and grinds them, with the corn, into as fine meal as you want it. It will grind wheat, rye and oats, alone or all together. It will grind corn into corn meal. | know what I am saying, for we have set up great numbers of them, and every one without a single exception is giving the most satisfactory service. I sell this Peerless Mill ol a positive guarantee that it will grind corm meal. Let me send you one on a fifteen-day free trial.
Peerless Fodder Shredder | A LIGHT-RUNNING, DURABLE MACHINE Top and bottom rolls are driven and, by raising the weight frame, you
can instantly separate the rolls, thereby stopping the feed if engine should lag, and by dropping the weight the feed will at once start off again. After passing through the machine, the fodder can be handled with a fork and the leaves will not be ground or broken into powder. This machine is made in two sizes, 14-inch and 20-inch cylinder; the 14-inch machine should be run from 900 to 1,200 revolutions a minute; size of pulley, 6x6 inches; power, 2 to 6 horse-power; capacity, 40 to 250 bundles an hour, according to power. The 20-inch machine should be run from 900 to 1,200 revolu- ,-- tions a minute; pulley 6x8 in.; power required from 6 to 10 horse-power; capacity, 150 to 500 bundles an hour. Prices, 14-inch cylinder, $40;
20-inch cylinder, $50. Ten per cent off for cash.
No. 100 Peerless Mill
The cut shows the No. 100 Mill, which is of new design, and the best Mill for the price. This is the Mill I urge you to buy. It is made of steel and iron, except the hopper. It is intended to use from 3 to 5 horse-power.
Hopper. The double crusher roll feature in this Mill allows the base of the hopper to be made wide at the bottom to avoid bridging of the ears.
Grinding Plates. This Mill is equipped with solid grinding plates, 6 inches in diameter. With the sharp-cut plates and sharp, hard iron teeth on the crusher rolls, this is the lightest-running Feed Mill on the market.
Crusher Roll. Tie two rolls are geared together. One runs slow, the other fast. The stow roll does most of the crushing at slow speed, which takes less power than at high speed. ; i.
Feed Slide. Graduated feed slide, quickly adjusted by a lever.
Horse-power required, from 3 to 5.
Recommended speed, 500 R. P. M.
Will give good service at 300 to 800 R. P. M.
Regular pulley, 14x4. ¢ eae
Flywheel regularly supplied, rs inches in diameter.
Capacity, from 5 to 20 bushels of ear corn.
No. 100, 6-in plates, weight, 175 lbs. Price $28. With Elevator, $42.
OTHER SIZES: No. 400, capacity 10 to 30 bushels per hour; 4 to 7 H. P. Price, $35. t
MeL capacity 5 to 15 bushels per hour; 2 to 4 H. P., 64-in, plates. Price $22. .
No. 500, capacity 20 to 45 bushels per hour; 8 to 12 H. P. o-in. plates. Price $50.
J. Horace McFartanp Company, Horticutturat Printers, HARRisBuRG, Pa.
SCHELL’S QUALITY LAWN GRASS SEED
When seeding a lawn, do not consider using any seed but positively the very best. It will cost you more, but in the end is more economical and satisfactory. Weeds come too plentifully without sowing them. My Quality Lawn Grass is made of the very fanciest, purest, cleanest grades of grasses, costing the highest prices, and the results it produces prove its quality. Other conditions, however, are essential—proper preparation of the soil, evenness in seeding, and the absence of any manure that contains weed seeds. To get the results I know you want— namely, a thick, perfect, velvety green sod—it is necessary to sow the seed thickly. When you get my Quality Lawn Grass Seed, you know you are getting the best there is.
Sow one quart to each 100 square feet, that is 10 feet long and 10 feet wide; more will not hurt—better sow thick than not enough. There are 43,560 square feet in an acre. Sow five to ten bushels to the acre according to the thickness desired—the larger amount to produce a heavy sod at once. Pt. 15 cts., qt. 25 cts., 2 qts. 45 cts., 4 qts. 80 cts., pk. $1.25, bus. $4.50. Sent postpaid, pt. 20 cts., qt. 35 cts., 4 qts. $1.
LAWN SUPPLIES
I have almost everything you need for your lawn—Electrie Hose (the best hose made), Lawn Mowers, Lawn Sprinklers, Hedge Shears, Grass Shears, Sickles, Border Knives, Lawn Rakes, Plant-Tubs, Grass Catchers, Worm Eradicator, Lawn Fertilizer, etc.
FOR FERTILIZING LAWNS
Wizard Brand Pulverized Sheep Manure is the ideal lawn fertilizer. It is far superior to stable manure; has every advantage of it without the objectionable weeds and unsightly appearance which always follow its use; is easily applied and does not leave a lot of rubbish to be raked up and carted away.
It makes strong, thrifty turf, beautiful in color, and is largely used in landscape fertilizing by parks, golf and country clubs, private estates, etc. Scatter broadcast, when there is little wind, from 75 to 100 pounds to the thousand feet of surface, and wet down thoroughly, if possible. By express or freight, 5 lbs. 25 cts., 10 lbs. 40 cts., 25 lbs. 75 cts., 50 Ibs. $1.25, 100 lbs. $2, 500 lbs. $8, 1,000 lbs. $14, ton $27.
NORCROSS CULTIVATOR-HOES AND WEEDERS
Are among the most modern tools for garden and flowers. They are light and strong, and cultivate closer to plants without injuring them than any other kind of implement, leaving the soil level, loose and untrampled.
Cost but little more than the common hoe; accomplish much more and better work with less labor. They cultivate the soil.
Detachable Steel Prongs, Malleable Head. Extra High-grade Handles.
THREE SIZES AND PRICES
5-prong, 4-foot handle, 75 cts. each; 3-prong, 4-foot handle, 50c.; ‘‘Midget,”’ 9-inch handle, 25 cts., 35 ets. postpaid.
NITRATE OF SODA
FINE GROUND BONE
Apply 100 to 150 lbs. to the acre, mixing with land plaster or other fertilizers to render application more easy. Use only after plants are above ground. It is excellent for hurrying along all vegetable plants, expecially lettuce. Do not get it on the plants. Sprinkle on the soil, then spray with water, which dissolves it and takes it into the soil. If used in liquid form, dilute two ounces to one gallon of water and do not apply oftener than twice a week. By express or freight, Ib. 8 cts., 5 Ibs. 25 cts., 10 Ibs. 50 cts., 25 Ibs. $1.10, 50 Ibs. $2, 100 lbs. $3.50, 200 Ibs. $6.50, Yoton $30, ton $58. Prices change; ask for best price when ready to buy.
STERLINGWORTH PLANT TABLETS
An excellent food for flowers in pots. Dissolve the tablets in water and apply to soil. Odorless; benefits them quickly. Box, 10 cts. and 25 cts.
For top-dressing to lawns, pastures and meadows, also for use in the vineyard and about fruit trees and bushes. It carries ammonia and phosphoric acid, but no potash, and may be applied at any time of the year. It keeps on feeding the soil for fully ten months, and its effect is plainly apparent upon grass land for years. The safest fertilizer. Use 400 to 600 pounds to the acre. By express or freight, 5 lbs. 25 ets., 10 lbs. 40 cts., 25 lbs. $1, 50 Ibs. $1.50, 100 lbs. $2.50, 200 lbs. $4.50, ton $40.
POTATO AND TRUCK SPECIAL FERTILIZER (Baugh’s 31,-10-1)
A high-grade fertilizer for the vegetable-garden; especially recommended for beans, corn, eggplants, tomatoes, potatoes and all root crops. By freight, sack of 200 Ibs. $4.25, 100 Ibs. $2.50, ton $38.
a a a ae eA ees REMEMBER that we have many varieties of grass seeds, vegetable and flower seeds which are not given in this catalogue because of lack of space. Please write for prices on such items.
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1307-1309 Market St. Quality Seeds HARRISBURG, PA.
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