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‘SETH WYMAN FIFE a SON, Proprietors, 
b. W. BURBANK SEED CO., 


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‘Bo THE PUBLIC. 


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AV take great pleasure in presenting to you our Annual 
Catalogue for 1897. | 

We have come to stay and ask the good will and support 
of all in need of good reliable seeds for the farm and garden 

A good-garden-depends upon the condition of the soil, and 
a good gardener. We take the best care and pains in select- 
ing and putting up our seeds, and know that they are all 
right for our New England climate. Do not fail to try them. 

Seeds are not warranted, but with proper treatment and 
care will thrive. 

Weship by mail, express or freight as desired. Jf by 
meril add: eight cents per pound for postage. All goods are de- 
livered ‘to expres$ companies or railroad ‘without charge for 
cartage. Packets mailed free on receipt of Catalogue price. 

Boxes, Bags and Barrels charged at cost. 

Send money by. Postal Note, Post Office Money Order, Ex- 
press Money Order, Personal Checks on Banks in New Eng- 
land, or Certified Cashier's Bank Drafts or registered letter. 

If your order is not received in a reasonable time, write 
us and send duplicate order and say how you sent the money. 

Orders will be filled in order and promptly. 

Write your Mame and Address plainly so that no mistake 
can be made... - ., 


Y ours truly. 
 SetH WyMAN Firr & Son PRopr’s. 
E. W. BURBANK SEED CO.. 


FRYEBURG, ME. 


HOW TO HAVE A GOOD GARDEN. 


SNCEARLY all farmers fall into the common error that they can do all of 
@Q their farm work and after the hurry of their spring’s work is over they 
can sow a garden and have the seeds come up well and grow good vegetables. 

Here is where they make a mistake. All garden seeds, as well as other 
crops, should be sown in season. 

To raise good vegetables the ground should be highly manured in the fall, 
and the manure and soil thoroughly mixed and pulverized. Onions should 
be.sown asearly in the spring as it is possible to work the ground. Level 
culture is the best, the old method of bedding up is wrong; it is more work 
and causes the ground todryup. Beets should be sown quite early, while 
the ground is cool and moist, if sown on ground that holds its moisture well 
cover one inch deep, on dry ground one and one-half inchesdeep. Beet seed 
has a hard nut-like shell, and if there is not moisture enough to soften this 
shell it will failto come up. Parsnips as well as beets, should be sown early. 
Sow on ground that was well manured the year before, as freshly manured 
ground causes them to grow ill-shaped. Cover the seeds one-half inch deep. 
Carrots can be sown any time in the month of May, but itis better to sow 
before the ground gets hot and dry. Carrot seed is slow to come up, and 
should be sown on ground as free from weeds as possible. Cabbage and 
turnips do the best on newly broken up ground. Plant cabbage in hillstwo 
and one-half feet apart, and three feet between rows; use a shovelful of fine 
manure in the hill with a small handful of superphosphate. Turnips want 
about the same treatment as cabbage, but can be planted nearer together. 
Cucumbers. squashes and all members of the vine family, do the best on 
newly broken up ground. Plant cucumbers in hills four feet, apart and use 
good fine manure in the hill. When they first come up dust with plaster 
when the dew ison. When the vines commence to bear, if you want them 
to bear well, see to itthat no cucumbers are allowed to goto seed onthem. 
Squashes require more manure than cucumbers; the ground should be well 
manured broadcast. 

With these few hints that we have given as to the proper way to grow good 
vegetables, don’t forget that you have got to put in the amount of labor and 
brains to suit the occasion. We also beg leavyeto call the attention of all 
sowers of Garden Seeds tothe following: Please don’t lay allthe ills that 
befall the vegetable kingdom at the door of your Seedsman. There is no 
doubt that we shall have enough to answer for. Remember the following 
facts, that your Seedsman does not manure your ground, he has no control 
over the weather, he cannot make the rain fall or the sun shine. And last 
of all he has no control over the millions of insects that invest our land. 
Nothing but eternal vigilance on the part of the cultivator can beat them. 


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VEGETABLE SEEDS. 


BEANS—Dwartft or Bush. 


Plant as early in the spring as the season will admit on account of frost. 
Beans are very tender and are killed by frost. Plant in drills about two 
inches deep, and from eighteen inches to two feet apart, if the soil is not 
rich use good fine manure in the drills, with a liberal quantity of superphos- 
phate. If you want them at all seasons make a succession of sowings from 
May to July. 


One quart beans for one hundred feet of drill. 


PktOt?* Pk. SFB 
Early Valentine. Early, propuctive, tender succulent . 
and of excellent flavor. A good bean for the first 
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Dwarf Black Wax. One of the best varieties; the pods 
when ripe are a waxy yellow, very tender and rich 


.10 .20 $1.00 $4.00 


wited cooked, Nery popullatcaee. 5 2 eee om ee STO 25 VT T Geers 


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Wardwell Kidmey Wax. Extraearly; purely wax 
pods, long, flat, and remarkably free from rust....°.10° .25 I.cO 1.50 5.00 


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Pkt... Ot..oPk.-Bu. 
Low’s Champion. Early, hardy, thrifty and enormously 
productive; it also combines extreme tenderness and de- 
licius flavor, and being absolutely without strings to 
the pods it excells every other variety as a snap or 
string bean. As a shell bean it has but few equals 


and is of splendid flavor when cooked dry.............. IO .20 $1.25 $4.00 
Early Long Yellow Six Weeks. . Hardy and _ prolif- 

PT Re Ra ar Eee Peek ea eee a! kg Se een a LQ} #220: £.00. 4:00 
Golden Eye Wax. Rust proof, very hardy and prolif- 

OEE aio pe Re seat ese oP BOF aie sty 20. 'T25, A200 
Improved Yellow Evye:. For held, culture .....21...... size) Gon 2. 60 


Horticultural Dwarf. Large and very productive; pods 

showy; great favoritein New England, and fine shell 

WETS yale ieee Oy Gai ae ieee na AarEe, t.. Et@eN. 207 ieOO -3.75 
Curries’ Rust Proof Wax. For earliness, productive- 

ness, freedom from blight or rust and’all around good 

points it justly belongs at the head of the list:of the 

wax varieties. Pods long, flat, tender and fine quality .10 .30 1.75 6.00 
Henderson’s Bush Limas. This isa bush variety of : 

the small Lima, a very rich, luscious Bean, that has 

the advantage of not repuiring poles to run on, while 

it comes earlier into bearing. The bush Limas are 

VEY Teper. ee kei. frill. ig. tag mattis... .... Re mOo. 302 1.75 6.00 
Dwari Lima Wax. A new Lima aPtiecd by the 

Cleveland Seed Co., to the trade, and new to the pub- 

lic for the firsttime. Avery fine bean and very, desira- 

blei in Be RAE MCR .. voce Feast i... i IO .50 3.00 10.00 


BEANS-—Pole or Rining. 


These are more tender, and require richer ground and more care in culture 
than the bush beans; they succeed best in sandy loam. Plant in hills three 
feet apart and three and one-half feet between rows, usea shovelful of old 
fine manure in thehill. Plant from six to eight beans ina hill. 

One quart will plant one hundred and SY hills; ten to twelve quarts to the 
acre. 

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Harticuitural or Speckled Cranberry. A good variety 

for private use; a good snap or shell bean............... .I0 .20 $1.00 $4.00 
Indian Chief or Black Wax Bean. One of the best 

varities, either for a snap or shell; remarkable for 

dts fine, tender and rich colored pods. , Very. produc- 

Pao Yn ok SIRE ME ; ES Eb ol I. Spewkd «s Or i265, 10751 Agee 


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Northern Prolific or Creaseback. A very early vari- 

ety; one of the most prolific beans in cultivation, 

pods hang in clusters. A good bean to plant where 

the seasons are SHOT <0) Fo ee ee .10 .25. 2.00 
Lazy Wife’s. The old standby. A good cornfield 

Bean, and unsurpassed as a general garden sort. 

Never fails to produce loads of round, thick-fleshed 

pods, fine for snaps and last long in perfect condition. 

Fine as a shell Bean alos, and of superior quality.... 1.0 .30 2.00 7.00 


BEETS. 


The soil for beets should be very rich, a 
light sandy loam made rich is the hest. Sow 
as early in the spring as the ground is fit to 
work, frost does not hurt beats. For late 
sowing soak the seed in warm water twenty- 
four hours, sow in drills fourteen inches a- 
part; the first weeding thin out to four or 
five inches apart. Pull in the fall before 
they get a hard frost on them. Store for 
winter use in barrels with five or six inches 
of sand on top in a cool cellar just above 
the freezing point. 

If sent by mail in quantity of one-half 
pound and upwards, add eight cents per 
pound for postage. 

One ounce to fifty feet of drill; six pounds 
ES to the acre. 

2 Pkt. Oz. lb. Lb. 
Dirigo. Extra early; one of the earhest.-:400 07%... .05 .15 


Eclipse. A new variety; a good variety for second 
early. Grows larger than the Egyptian, dark blood 


red, fie erained “and very tenders... 48) Ads ceecnseee .05 10) 6 owe ae 
Egyptian Blood Turnip. Very early and of rapid 
Pprowth.” “A good beet for early market.2.. (Get 2202 -05 .210 1762000 6p 


Early Flat Bassano. A good variety of quick growth.. .05 .I0 .20  .60 
Early Blood Turnip. An old standard table beet. 

Flesh dark blood red, fine grained and very tender . .05 .I0 .20  .60 
Edmand’s Early Turnip Beet. This fine new variety 


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grows but very small tops, the short foliage being of a 
rich bronzy red. The beets are of ahandsome round 
shape and very smooth, the skin being ofa deep blood- 
red color; the flesh is alsoa very dark red, and remark- 
ably sweet and tender. One of the finest table beets 


Cee il Se i ee eI ES aie ela a Sas <0} 210), 20-00 
Dewing’s Blood Turnip. A large deep red beet of good 
math: eeeeOOG MAL KOL DCCG. ... ors... ce eget bas 4: [O54 Oe ..20¥s +. 00 
* Long Smooth Blood Red. A long, smooth beet; grows 
REC SIACn 4 tytl Moms 8h sit cre, Sor Saar ke. Oe O5 LO. 2001); $60 
Lentz Extra-Early Turnip. A large, small-top, ronnd 
|GYSE Pak PUES aS pei Fee Sh SOR: © slept ante eg en er (O05 OMe «25 ng 


SWISS CHARD, Silver or Sea Kale. Grown exclu- 
sively for its leaves; the middle of the leaf can be used 
and served like Asparagus, the rest of the leaf like 
Spinach. Pick the leaves and othors come out from 


Pe SPOS wa POET i PECCHS fos ee eee. oes sane 05 >. EO ..258 is70 
Long Red Mammoth Prize Mangel Wurzel. A very d#lb. jib. Lb. 
productive variety, good for feeding stock .-............ 210) 4! Sym has 


CABBACE. 


The Cabbage is one ofthe most largely grown 
of vegetables in cultivation. Plant in newly 
broken ground well manured broadcast. Use 
a shovelful of old fine manure in the hill with 
a handful of superphosphate. Plant in hills 
two and one-half by three feet for the large 
7 kinds, and one and one-half by two feet for 
Ay the smaller kinds. The crop is much improv- 
» ed by frequent hoeing. 


One ounce will produce about 3000 plants. 
Pkt. Oz. ib. Lb. 


Early Jersey Wakefield. An early standard cabbage 
(ESSE S 1S Soe ES ia el Sy Eee ea nee eee (O5; 320) | 250. 1.75 
Henderson’s Early Summer. It is the earliest of all 
the large cabbages; heads of a large size and very 
SOLE Fats Sag a OES Sea a a ne Se eS ea [0520 <..65)\/ 2:00 
All Seasons. This fine variety is large, solid and sure 
_to head. One of the best cabbages either for early or 
late crops as it comes to a head early and keeps well 
Gris OH eMC MNV ITO oo sia hue RAN! Pit th) £05046 20'" “ROD 7S 
Early Winningstadt. Heads, large cone-shaped and 
very solid; sure to head; a good kind to plant in light 
ete EE Sites 62. SPEYER tk ALTO tet BL. 105" «20° 50! “G50 
Fottler’s Improved Brunswick. One of the best drum- 
head cabbage in cultivation sure to head, grows to a 


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“large Sizeand Very SOC. ye fue oe Seer ee nee (05 4 20" ie GOn las 
Improved American Savoy Drumhead. Very sweet 

and tender; good sized, firm heads; a good cabbage for 

family. use.......5... 22000 4.2226 es Se, TOG 123 ioe eag 
Stone Mason Drumkead. Standard variety, Large 

solid, tender and excellent winter cabbage; extra fine 
MaANOIMEe SLOW il StOr kee. enone ee Sone EAR ee ct rn Oe eo 505, .20  {604,42.00 
World Beater. A new cabbage as large or larger than 

Marblehead Mammoth, yet uniform in size and true 

to. Ly pe, anda ery ssolidsnead en sa. op eee er nr -05 ».20: 2970 2025 
Mammoth Rock Red. This fine new Cabbage originated 

witha grower for the New York market. It is. the 

largest Red Cabbage known; the heads will average 
over ten pounds each, and are always of a deep red 

color inside as well as outside, while they are almost 

literally as hard and solid as a rock; highly recom- 

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CARROT. 


The Carrot wants rich sandy loam, deeply tilled. Sow quite early in 
spring in drills 14 inches apart aud keep as free from weeds as possible. 
If for table use, thin them out to three or four inches in the row. If grown 
for stock they do not require to be thinned out. 

One ounce to one hundred feet of drill; three to four pounds to the acre. 

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Improved Long Orange. An improvement on the Long 

Orange; decidedly, superior to any other sort of Orange 

Carrot, being larger, better flavored, and surer to pro- 

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Darnver’s 1-2 Long. A new variety; grows shorter : 

‘than Long Orange; much easier to pull and grows very 

shinitiso nites f.. ys. bail ea 5. OL: Te Pee ee OF 10> eee ua75 
Improved Short White. The largest and heaviest 

cropping Carrot known; the roots are short, very 

heavy at the shoulber; of uniform shape and smooth 

light green color above ground, white beneath; flesh 

‘rich, white, solid, crisp, and of sweetest flavor.......... OF ; 10 7, 20 rare 


Oxheart. Very thick and short, fine grained and sweet .05. .I0 .20. .75° 


CAULIFLOWER. 


‘Any soil that will grow early Cabbage will grow Cauliflower, as their re- 
quirements are almost alike. The seeds may be sown in the hot-bed in March 
or April, and transplanted about the first of May. 
One ounce will produce about 3000 plants. 

Pkt, Oz 
Henderson’s Early Snowball. One of the early sorts.. L5L yi75 
Early Favorite. This is a new variety in this country, 

and is, we think, the best early ‘large growing. kind. 

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CELERY. 


Sow early in hot beds or in boxes in a warm room. When Plants are two 
inches high transplant into open ground four inches apart; when six or 
eight inches high transplant again into trenches four feet apart and eight in- 
ches apart in row. Dig the tre enches ten inches deep, fill in six inches. of old 
fine manure and mix thor oughly with the soil in bottom of trench. Earth up 
to blanch three or four times during their growth; no earth should be thrown 
into the center of the plants. 


One ounce of seed produces some 4000 plants. 


Pkt. Oz. i1b. Lb. 
Bostcn Market. It is large, a vigorous grower blanch- 
es easily, pure white, solid, crisp, tender, and excell- 
Sit tual OUneE FeSPeCLS: 5 os eee e Chae tee 1155 SOSMG2GE 755, 62:50 
Hendersoa’s White Plume. Crisp, and possessing a 
sweet nutty flavor; a valuable sort for family use...... OF 25° 75- 72.50 
Giant Golden Heart. A selection from Dwarf Golden 
Heart, which it resembles, but grows larger and is a 


better xeeper; a favorite: with ‘@ardeners....).......... 00. 205.225. 375. 22250 
qlb. 3lb. Lb. 
Soup Celery. Seeds for flavoring soups, pickles, etc. s1Ovs 25." 2240 


CRESS 
or Peppergrass. 


Used as a salad in connection with 
Lettuce. The leaves are frilled and cur- 
led on the borders, of a deep green color 
and have a warm pungent taste. Sow 
early in spring in drills ten inches apart 
£8 in good rich soil and cover lightly. 

Pkt Oz= -iibis Ib. 
Cressse 6 tt ot O59 1G. CLG) SC 


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Cory. An early dwarf variety, good for first crop in the 
LOLA Grass e926 9 Bs OMY Se ES BR A LTS Ral i eee TO) Ean -G0-003.50 
Crosby’s Early. An excellelent vartety, a great favorite 
in the market in all the large cities. Largely grown 
Find PS ae SERA G1 ET 22 AM ne ech le Ae a ane 10. of 57.1 GG. 8.00 
Burbank’s Early Maine. ‘fhe earliest and best Sweet 
_Corn in ¢ultivation. Has a pure white cob witharich 


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cream white kernel, sweet and juicy. Looks nice on 
the table; has no objectionable look like the Cory and 
Marblehead corn witha red kernalandcob. Ears grow 
to hea good size, uniform in shape, has no objectionable 
look like other kinds of early corn with short stubby 


Stowell’s Evergreen. A late variety of excellent qual- 
ity, remaining longer in the green state than any other 


Bettye Yo ixgeeh a yeahh « PRR te ee ee Bk NIE 05 .I15 1.00 3.00 
Black Mexican. Grain bluish black, but is especially 
LICh an SWMAaT sq aU SS A ee A ee eee ee OF “5: ) COO =aaeea 


CORN—SWEET FODDER. 
For Soiling. Sow three bushels to an acre broadcast; in 


drillsione and one-half bushelse) asses IO .50 1.50 
Red Cob=Ensilage se jcc ascetic pasevara eo eee .40 1.50 
POP CORN. 

Bar DPkee@t- 
Tatooed Yankee. Very early and exceedingly product- 
ive; rich, sweet and tender; one of the very best poppers. 103; Sagas 


Rice. Yellow color and a good producer and popper. ROY ee hGr os a 


CUCUMBER. 


Plant as soon in spring as danger of frost is 
over, and the ground’ warm and mellow, in 
hills five feet apart each way, and cover one- 
half inch deep. Thin to four of the strongest 
plants ina hill. 


One ounce to 50 hills. 


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Early Russian. . The earliest variety in cultivation...... 05 50 S254 eas 
Arlington White Spine. This variety of cucumber is 
one of the finest we have seen, being remarkable for 
‘evenness of size, fine form, and dark green color........ 05 .10. 252569 


Chicago Pickling. Good size, and a good pickler........ 1055.10 > 25/2506 


White Wonder. This variety surpasses the famous 

White Pearl in quality and productiveness, and is har- 

dier fruit; anivory white from time of forming until 

frilly “vaperiedhs wavttha ce foot es Seeee et noha Cae ee a 05. .10 . .255=-om 
Boston Pickling. Anearly table variety, producing its 

fruit in clusters near the root of the plant. Skin green, 

prickley; flesh white, tender and well flavored.......... -O5 ... LOks .25, AGG 


Early White Spine. One of the best table sorts, and 
popular with market men on account ofits color, which 
is light green, turning white instead of yellow when 
ripe. It isofuniform good shape, medium size, tender 
crisp and well flavored. Good variety for forcing... 05. LO. 25,5500 


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Improved Long Green. About one foot long, tapering 
at the ends. Very dark green incolor. Flesh crisp 
and of good flavor, aid less seedy than many other 
sorts. One of the best sorts for pickling................. SO5mn LOle’.2 55.00 

Early Green Cluster. An early table variety, produc- 

ing its fruit in clusters near the root of the plant. 

Very productive, and in earliness next to the Russian. 

Skin green; prickly; flesh white, tender and well 


Havoreds y ss. a. lS eit SaaS Cea anne ha ee ee a em 105). Soni 25i1!.6o 
Nichol’s Medium Green. Of- medium size, smooth 

Sh PEWS] 1025 10 Wh So eh Pog OF GOL NEKO cS a Mal ts, call RR. 3055 feLO4 9425;+4-00 
Everbearing. Small size, very early and very productive; 

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Early Frame. Early and productive; about 5incheslong. .05 .I0 .25  .60 


DANDELION. 


Improved Large Leaved. Used for greens and consider- 
ed very wholesome. Sow in Mayor Junein drills half 
inchdeepandi2inches apart. The plant will be ready 
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One ounce to 150 feet of drill. 


ENDIVE. 


For early use, sow in May, scattering the seed thinly in drills ten inches 
apart, covering it lightly, and for succession every two or three weeks until 
mid-summer. The plants must be blanched before using, which is accom- 
plished by gathering the large outer leaves toa point at the top, and tying 
tnem together. Pkt. Oz. 


MOM MENE a eR OTICALLY WSC. 65. oo olsen $e agiepn sets wabetiden soe 05,1420 


LEEK. (Lauch.) 


The Leek is generally considered superior to the Onion for soups; it is very 
hardy and easily cultivated. Sow in drills, a foot apart, in April, and trans- 
plant in July in rows fifteen inches apart and six inches from plant to plant. 
They should he set five inches deep, in rich moist soil. 


One ounce will produce about 1000 plants. Piste LOzay Ab: 
London Fiag. Hardy, useful sort for general use............ SOF 25 B2700 


LETTUCE. 


In the Northen States, sow in seed bed as early 
in spring as the ground can be worked, and at in- 
tervals thereafter. When plants have made two 
or three leaves, transplant into rows fifteen inches 
apart and one foot apart in the row. For early 
forcing, sow in hot-bed from commencement to 
the middle of winter. 


One ounce to 120 feet of drill. 


Tennis Ball. The best Lettuce in cultivation for family 
use. Early, extremely tender and crisp, and reiuains 


12 E. W. BURBANK SEED CO’S. CATALOGUE. 


Pkt. Oz. Hb. Lb. 


in head a long time before running to seed .............. 05 .25 .60 $2.00 
Boston Market. An improved variety of quick growth. 
Oie oftthre bestiflor forcine 2 eee oh ade ee :05, 4205) .354 08-08 


Boston Curled. A variety of great beauty and of very 
superior quality. The fine elegant frills of the leaves 


render it highly ornamental sy.) 24% 2ean thee oe ee (O5 PES NESS? a .60 
Hanson. Heads very large, solid, tender and SSE: of 
FTE RAPA OT TRE 2 an ey sree oo ee aR AO Ot 05: “5° 1250 a Tae 


The Deacon. A splendid cabbage Lettuce; very large, 
crisp, tender and of fine quality; it stands the heat of 


Sitmamier Well Tr: he ene chs eer rah ee ee 05 ..-15 . ph oreeae 
Prize Head. Leaves green and red, very thin, crisp and 
tender: One of the very best for privare use... 05. .E5e 2a epee 


Salamander. Fine compact heads, which resist Summer 
heat admirably; very popular, and heads large and 


well bleachedese....... hese s4ysen- sie oa ab dae eee .O57 1815 Da 35 Mineo 
Big Boston. A fine strain for forcing; very large, solid 
liead’s.....soe... a instotl DO ee eee Sree eee 205) 89594535 2.00 


MUSK MELON. 


Plant as soon in Spring as danger of frost is over and ground warm and 
mellow, in hills fiive feet apart each way. Place ten or fifteen seeds in a 
hill, and cover one-half inch deep. When danger of bugsand worms is past, 
thin to four of the strongest plants inahill. A shovelful of rotted manure 
should be put in the bottom of each hill. 


One ounce for sixty hills. Pkt. 02.73 1Da lame 
Christiana. Fair size; uetted; orange color; very del- 

icate MavOEs: ce. ses sees. Sed dal. 5 Sec Oeee s Gee Se eee .05~ 10). .25=.ee 
Long Yellow. An early variety; one of the best where 

the seasonvis: Short . 3.00 seen 22h eee ee ee 05. TOs. 20) onan ay 


Vick’s Prolific Nutmeg. Fruit ie to small; shal- 
low ribbed and thickly netted; very early and produc- 


tive; flesh green, rich and spicy ie afer pickiety: hs re eee 505, 4 NO,» 620 Fakes 
Nutmeg. Very early, not large but very sweet and juicy; 
HHE TOL Car by; SAaAbden: [re . ook ee ee ce ee 105. LO acy <2 5a oes 


WATER MELON. 


Plant as soon in Spring as danger of frost is over, and ground warm and 
mellow, in hills eight feet apart each way, and cover one-halfdeep. Thin to 
three of the strongest plants ina hill. A shovelfu! of rotted manure should 
be put in the bottom of each hill. 

One ounce for thirty hills. Pkt. Oz. 2lb: Lb 


Phinney’s Early. A large oval variety;skin striped and 
marbled with different ‘shades of green; rind thin; flesh 
fine scarlet and quite solid tothe centre. Hardy, pro- 
ductive and’ ef ‘goed quality ieee ee eae .05 -10 


bd 
on 
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E. W. BURBANK SEED CO’S. CATALOGUE. 13 


Mountain Sweet. A long, striped variety; red flesh, 
crisp and sweet; hardy, productiveand of good quality .05 .I0 .25 — .75 


Vick’s Eariy. A fine early melon; grows to a good 


Siac eueonubiie nt reduand Very SWeeL. 20.2... oc cewec aces. COSMO a5 25t a K5 
Citron. A round handsome fruit, of small size; used in 
the making of sweetmeats and preserveS......... ....... 605 SLO 2590 4-75 


MUSTARD. 


A pungent salid used with Cress. The seed is used for flavoring pickles. 
Sow in rows ten inches apart the first of May; cut when 2 or 3 inches high. 

One ounce to forty feet of drill. Pkt. 3lb. Lb. 
Brown or Black Seeded. The best for all uses........... 05.10 .25 


White London. Considered the best for Salids and 
Spinage; leaves light green, is best when about four 
PURINE oe eo S588 cere. Gone VaJ.c8 <p oH A- caine ASE Ef) che {05 aeto D425 


ONION. 


One of the most extensively grown 
vegetables in cultivation. The soil for 
onions should be very rich, the ground 
should be highly manured in the fall. 
No manure should be used in the spring, 
as it tends to make the onion grow a big 
stiff neck. They do best sown on the 
same ground year after year. Sow in \ 
drills14 inches apart, asearly in spring ("Re Sl SSss= 
as the ground can be worked, use atthe © 
rate of five pounds of seeds to the acre. One ounce to 100 feet of drill. 

PEt Oz.221b. Lb. 
Danver’s Yellow An early, very productive sort of glob- 

ular form, mild flavor and is an excellent keeper. Very 

early, popular and being exclusively cultivated ........ 05 .25 .65°$1175 
Early Red Globe. Skin deep purplish red, form round 

flat; flesh moderately fine grained and strong flavored. 

Very productive. The bert keeper and the standard 


SORE ie TL SMPUT POSES! 3 poets Os. 8b. esse bd eons OS AOR 05) 1695 
Extra Early Red. Flat in shape and fuily two weeks 
eailienpiauwthe Wethersfieldial oof A cok 10578 £250-575 |) 2250 


Prize Taker. A very large yellow globe Onion, very 

handsome, fine flayor, and grand sort for market. Im- 

mensely productive, producing 700 bushels to the a- 

cre, and is claimed by the introducer to be the largest, 

handsomest, finest flavored yellow globe Onion ever 

introduced It isa good keeper, remaining hard and 

{eULILSWE CH TH Soro a0) SB ee (OF) - 955 970° ) 2esO 
New Wiite Aeriatic Barletta. The earliest and one of 

the handsomestand smallest onions grown; one of the 

best for pickling and also valuable for early bunching. .10 .30 .75 2.50 
Topi@mistetom Onions. 2360020000)... zo cents per quart. 

Add ten cents per quart if sent by mail 


14 E. W. BURBANK SEED CO’S. CATALOGUE. 


PARSLEY. 


Parsley requires rich, mellow soil; sow thickly in drills, one foot apart and 
one-half inch deep. As the seed germinates slowly, it is best to soak it fora 
few hours in tepid water before sowing. For winter use protect in a glass 
frame or light cellar. 

_ One ounce to 150 feet of drill. Pkt. Oz. #1b. Lb. 
Extras or,.Double. Curled. ooo. ee ee 05, 10ers 
Fern Leave. are! Olsens P27, 


PARSNIP. 


Sow as early in the spring as the weather will admit, in 
drills fiften inches apart, covering half an inch deep. 
When well up thin out to five or six inches apart in the 
rows. Unlike carrots, they are improved by frosts, 
and it is usual to take up in the fall @ certain quantity for 
winter use, leaving the rest in the ground untill spring, 
to be dug up as required. 


One ounce to 200 feet of drill, five pounds to the acre. 
If sent by mail in quantities of one quarter of a pound and 
upwards, add eight cents per pound for postage. 


Pkt. Oz-}, db; ale 
Abbott’s Improved or Long Smooth. 


Ebest fortGenenraitase..n..5. ee 2S O05 »olOn se 2OuLESo 
3 5 

Magnum Bonum. A fine one, for 
Senere USS BNEW)... cee eR «wn os OF - -LOny . 2580875 


PEAS, 


= dry, and well sheltered. Mild manure, such 
as leaf mould, has a beneficial effect; but for 
many of the varities, the soil cannot be too 
rich. For general crops, the ground should 
be well manured the previous year, which 
causes them to yield more abundantly. When 
grown as a market crop, peas are never staked, 
and are sown in single rows, two or three in- 
ches deep, and from two to three feet apart, 
according to the variety or strength of the 
NY soil, When grown in small quantities for Pri- 
Wi, vate use, they are generally sown in double 
\\\ tows, six inches apart, and the tall varities 

WY staked up by brush. . 


\ 
4 One quart to 75 feet of drill; two to three 

J bushels to acre. 

Peas ordered bp mail are subject to an extra 
charge of fifteen cents per quart for postage. 
Pints. furnished at quart rates. 


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E. W. BURBANK SEED CO’S. CATALOGUE. 15 


Extra Early. 


* indicates wrinkled sorts. 
Pete OLCCOPEr Bu 
Cleaveland’s Early. The earliest pea known, being 
very uniform in growth and ripening two days earlier 
than Rural New Yorker, and 90 per ceut. of the pods 
can. be gathered at first picking. The dark green col- 
or of the pods makes it extremely desirable, asit can 
be carried long distances without loosing color, white 
which quality, combined with its earliness and uni- 
formity of ripening, makes it the most desirable extra 
early pea for market gardeners ever offered. Seed 
round, green, resembling Kentish Invicta; height two 
PEGE pg k RAR) gent PR aE es Boas ried Oe RRR De Rd IO .20 I.00 3.50 
Cleveland’s Rural New Yorker. The earliest pea now 
known to the trade in this country except the Alaska. 
Pods of fine shape, lerger and better filled than any 
other extra early; containing from six to nine peas of 
Wierd nahin, Lett 2 feety -. b.o of cies. ceed d. dag se .10* .20 1.25 4,00 


Maud S. Very early, productive, round, white pea, 2} ft. .10 .20 I.00 3.50 


*Cleveland’s Eclipse, This has been named the(Eclipse) © 
for the simple reason that it Eclipses the well known 
American Wonder, Alaska, Rural New Yorker, or any 
other known pea on record in point ofearliness. Vine. 
two feet highand vigorous. Seed green, wrinkled, 
smaller than American Wonder and most delicious fla- 
vor. Pods true American Wonder in shape and size. 
Owing to earliness, productiveness, size quality and 
height of vine, this is destined to be the coming can- 
ning pea of America, as well as the truck and kitchen 
varden.. Don't failto try it.. Pint 5o0c., Ot. 75c. 

Improved Daniel O’Rourke. A favorite early variety; 
Bie: asoemunet cen saveetes. 9. diced veley ase Lane ak 10) )}:207/ +1.00»-3.50 


*Bliss’ American Wonder. One of the earliest wrinkled 

sorts; grows about 9 inches high, and is covered with 

well filled pods, often containing 7 or 8 tender sweet 

a MERE MS RSE IS. Soot a'n's Scie Soniee Peo eeie eed Ge ceaeee IO .25 1.50 5.50 
*Nott’s Excelsior. Robust and vigorous in growth, in- 

clined to throw out laterals from the base of the stock, 

producing in profusion long handsome pods, closely 

packed with large peas of flavor. An improvement on 

American Wonder, being more vigorous and _ prolific 

with larger pods with more peas than either the 

“Wonder’’ or ‘‘Premiun Gem.’’ A decided acquistion. 

ete SMES TL ENC Sree gh AE Nee ean og 2. wala a a diag bi elee « Usle 210; 2540250) -GL0o 


16 E. W. BURBANK SEED CO’'S. CATALOGUE. 


*McLean’s Little Gem. A very dwarf and green wrinkled 
variety. When ina green state it is very large and of 
delicious flavor, being full of rich, saccharine matter. It 
is one of the earliest varieties, bears well, grows about 
one foot Mich yequiring NO-StICKS 2.5 2.) 1 eee 


Second Early. 


*Horsford’s Market Garden. A _ grand, new, early, 
wrinkled variety, which grows about two-feet high, very 
stocky and requires no bushing. It is of a remarkably 
fine quality and exceedingly productive, having yield- 
ed at the rate of over fifty bushels per acre. The seeds 
can be planted from three to six inches apart in the drill. 

*Heroine, A medium early, green wrinkled variety, pods 
remarkably long and handsome, slightly curved, well 
filled withdanee peas of fine flavor; 2 ft... .... 0.2. sccccte 


For General Crop. 


*Champion of England. One ofthe best and most popular 
peas.in ealtivation; 5steet. lala. ein foe 
Royal Dwarf White Marrowfat. A favorite variety for 
canning and field cultivation: 3 feet.) te. o6 ae eee 
Black-Eyed Marrowfat. This as well as the preceeding is 
extensively grown as a field pea, hardy and productive; 
A feet. Nita: gotemeces...- 5 2a UE TE 1 eee eee 
*Dwarf Champion, This pea gives universal satisfaction 
everywhere; very productive, large peas; fine flavor, pods 
good size and filledfnll of peas. 23.45. hies Jf geese ce 
*Bliss’ Everbearing. A long time in bearing; peas large, 
pods ions, (delicrous favor. pe hen faa 
*Stratagem. Heavy cropper of delicious flavor; large 
handsome. pods well nae ooo. sc. each ao ae ap ae 
*Telephone, A wrinkled variety of superior quality, the 
foliage is luxuriant and of light green color, bearing in 
great abundance, large handsome pods from 5 to 7 inch- 
es in length; 3 feet... 255. 29.2 sees eas ae es ea 
*Yorkshire Hero. A great, wrinkled variety of branch- 
ing habits'and fine davon, ....30 3. oa.) pease eee aoe 


PEPPER. 


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The pepper is a tender annual, and should not be sown or planted out of 
doors untill settled warm weather. Sow seed in hot-bed in March or April, 
thinly, in drills four or five inches apart, and when three inches high, trans- 
plant in rows eighteen inches apart, and ten inches apart in the rows. _ For 
late crops, sow seed in the garden as soon as danger from frost is over. 


One ounce will produce 2000 plants. 


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E. W. BURBANK SEED CO’S. CATALOGUE. 


The “PLANET JR.” No. 15 Single Wheel 


Hoe, Cultivator, Rake and Plow. 
PRICE COMPLETE, $0.00. 


This new Wheel Hoe has the advantage of a high wheel with broad face, 
of a convenient arrangement of the frame, and a very full set of tools, most 
of them being of new, special design, such as have been found to perform 
wheel hoe work in the very best manner. It slso has the great advantage 
of being convertible into a hill dropping and row seeder, by buying the seed- 
er attachment. Price, $4.50. 

The tools are: a well-shapped garden plow, for plowing, marking out, cov- 
ering and late cultivation; a pair of neat shield hoes, just right for hoeing in 
rows 9 to 12 inches, and with the assistance of a cultivator tooth or rake, rows 
up to 16 inches; a set of three hoes cutting 33, 7 and 10 inches wide respect- 
ively, just right for 6, 9 and 12-inch rows, and, two together, for rows up to 
16inches. With two arranged side by side, the rakes are just the thing for 
preparing ground for the seed drill- It hasalsoa practical leaf guard for 
fallen plants, such as peas, apd for wide spreading plants. It raises the leaves 
and allows perfect cultivation, without injury or increased labor. 

It is also sold without rakes and leaf guard. Price, $5.00. Also plain, 
having only one pair of hoes and one pair of rakes. Price, $.400. 

The seeder attachment is quickly exchangeable for the wheel hoe frame; 
it is identical with the ‘‘ Planet Jr.’’ Hill Dropping Seeder No 4, and drops 
at 6,9, 12, 18 and 36 inches apart. Price,$4.50. 


You do not want to fail to try the New tomatoes— New Imperial and Crimson 
Cushion, fully described in Catalogue under Tomato. 

, The Eclipse, pea will be a great acquisition in early peas, see description 

under head of peas, and give it a trial. 


oP ROLAT:: Of mits 


“The Family Money Maker.” 


Worth $100 a year and more to all who own Land, a 
Garden, Orchard or Conservatory; covers, in plain language, 
by practical men, the care and cultivation of Flowers, 
Plants, Trees, Shrubs, Bulbs, etc.,and tells how to make 
your Home Grounds attractive. | 


An Illustrated Journal of Gardening and fruit Growing, 
and Record of Current Events in Horticulture: for the Pro- 
fessional Amateur. America’s Brightest and Most Reliable 
Gardening and Family paper. Established 50 years. 

ILLUSTRATED. EVERY SATURDAY. $1.00 A YEAR. 

No gardening paper published unites so systematically and 
thoroughly the beautiful with the needful, embracing all 
pleasure and profit in working the soil, elucidating all meth- 
ods that tend to make it yield freely and its productions 
subservient to home and market. Our energies are direct- 
ed to the well-being, in the country and suburbs. AMERI 
CAN GARDENING fills all wants and includes all that is 


worth knowing. 


To every purchaser of us of $1.00 worth of our SEEDS, 

FR FE at Catalogue DEES, 3 
To introduce it to new reader: we wall give a subscription 
to American Gardening for three months (12 numbers) asa 
premium to every purchaser from us of Seeds or Bulbsto  _ 
the amount of $1.00 or over. Subscriptions to be discon- 


tinued at the expiration of that time unless you notify the 
publishers to the contrary. This offer is for NEW NAMES 
only. Ft 
Address your orders to 
SETH WYMAN FIFE & Son, 
FRYEBURG, ME © 


i Preiss: aks sda 


Premium on Flower and Vegetable Seeds in Packets. 


The wide distribution of our Seeds being a special object, we offer the 


‘following inducements to parties forming Clubs, or to those who desire to 


purchase packets in quantity. These rates apply to Vegetable and Flower 
Seeds only when ordered in packets, purchaser’s selection, cash to accom- 


pany order. Seeds ordered in this way will be sent post-paid to any address. 


_ Please note, that NO COLLECTIONS, or Seeds by WEIGHT, 0 MEASURE, are included 


in this offer. 


Send $1.00 and select PACKET to the amount of $1.25 


Send $2.00 6“ 66 6c 66 6c 66 $2.50 
Send $3.00 66 «< 66 «6 66 66 $3.75 
Send $4.00 66 “6 66 «6 66 66 $5.00 
Send $5.00 66 66 66 a 66 | 66 $6.25 
Send $6.00. 6 66 as 66 66 6 $7.50 


THIS OFFER does NOT include SEEDS by WEIGHT or by MEAS- 
URE, nor Flower Seeds offered in COLLECTIONS. 


, SS SS 
NEW JAPANESE CLIMBING CUCUMBER. 


The seed was originally brought from Japan by a Professor’ in the Univer- 


sity of Halle, and has proven throughly adapted to open-air culture through- 
out Europe and also, so far as tested, in America. Thevinesare of healthy, 
vigorous growth, with rich, dark-green foliage, and throw out strong, grasp- 
ing tendrils, which enable it to climb trellis, wire netting, brush, or any oth- 
er suitable support. It clings sotightly that it is not prostrated by heavy 


storms of wind or rain. It comes into bearing quickly and continues to set 


the fruits abundantly throughout the season, while the climbing habit of 


growth enables the hanging fruit to grow perfectly straight; of large size, 
from twelve to sixteen inches in length, the cucumbersare thick, exceeding- 
ly tender, and of delicate flavor; of cylindrical shape, flesh pure white, skin 
dark green turning to brown and netted, when ripe. They are of good qual- 


ity, and when young make attractive pickle.s Per pkt. locts.; per oz. 20 cts. 


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E. W. BURBANK SEED CO’S. CATALOGUE. 


The “PLANET JR.” No.8 Horse Hoe. 


Probably no other cultivating machine is so widely known as the ‘‘Planet 
Jr.’’ Combined Horse Hoe and Cultivator, for it is in use throughout the 
civilized world. It is so strongly built as to withstand incredible strain, yet 
it is light and easy to handle. 

For 1897 we offer important improvements in our No. 8 ‘‘Planet Jr.’’ Horse 
Hoe and Cultivator, as described below: 

The Frame is longer than usual and about one and a half inches higher, 
making a tool that will not clog easily. 

The Standards are formed up hollow with round throats of stiff steel; they 
polish quickly and free themselves readily from obstructions, and they rere 
the frame and strengthen it. 

The Depth is under perfect control by means of a new lever wheel antl the 
- new patented depth regulator, which are moved instantly in unison by a single 
lever, making exact work, steadying the machine and relieving the operator. 

The Expander. Thisis an eutitely new pattern, superior to all other 
forms; exceedingly strong, simple, accurate and positive in all positions. 

Handle and Braces. These are also absolutely new and the most effective 
and stiffest combination known, at once making the tool rigid; yet allowing 
every adjustment of handles in height and sidewise. 

_ Every part is perfected to make the tool acceptable to the intelligent far- 
mer, who knows the best\is always the cheapest 
Price, $8.00. Without Depth Regulator, $7.50. 


Saco Valley Potatoes, see pages 17 and 18 of Catalogue. 

Do not fail to read ‘‘How to have a good garden”’ on page 2 fully and care- 
fully. ‘ 

We Sell KING OF THE CORN FIELD, Corn Planter, Spring Rye, Japan- 


ese Buckwheat, Grass Seed, Fertilizers and Hard-wood ashes. 


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E. W. BURBANK SEED CO’S. CATALOGUE. 17 


Pkt. Oz. ib. 


Bell or Bull Nose. This isa very productive sort. The 
flesh is thick, mild and pleasant to the taste. It is a 
PHC MEMO Tamil y WS. itll. i Ee .05 ir By 


Sweet Mountain or Mammouth. Similiar to the preced- 
ing in shape and color, but much larger and milder in 
RET Poo. - SS eee oe en eee 05 25 75 


Squash or Tomato Shaped. The sort most generally 
grown for picking; very productive.; the leading mar- 
CE VARIETY 952 0-25 Sec FR cage MURS Ekta, See RE Ta py Bae ot A -05 25 75 


POTATOES. 


Early Oxford. This potato 
resembles the Early Rose in 
shape, it isof a lighter rose col- 
or, growsuniform and smooth 
in shape, eyes not sunken; hav- 
ing been tried with other lead- 
ing early varieties side by side, 
it gavea better yield of large, 
smooth potatoes with less small 
ones than the .other leading 
varieties. As to'quality it is 
unequalled by any other early potato. It grows a large dark green leaf 

with a stout, healthy stock which all potato grow- 

ers know is an indication of a good yielding po- Pk. Bu. Bbl. 


SE Lg A ee es Fen ee reo. cee eee e .40 $1.00 2.25 
Early Rose. The pioneer of all improved varities, and 

BPM asi lyeSteemied ee 5.22.2 ee eens ees ee eevee eee eines - 30. si200) 2.25 
New Queen. A very early variety of execellent quality; 

pure white, produces very fewsmalltubers................ 40’ pT .00 ye #2225 


Early Albino, Isa new variety of great promise, first 

catalogued in 1887. Wherever it has been tested it has 

done extra well, and it seems from the reports received, 

to be the earliest and best variety now on the market. 

Everyone should get a few and try them, as they seem 

Peer cea Catiy POtatO.... 7... 2... eee .30 Te eso 
Burbank’s Seedling. This medium early white intro- 

duced in 1876 has acquired a national reputation. Long 

smooth, handsome, standard field varities.................... 30 Y S75") 2:00 
SACO VALLEY: This new potato was originated by E. W. BURBANK, of 
FRYEBURG, MAINE, and is named from the Valley of the Saco, in which 
Fryeburg is situated. This fertile valley is one of the best potato growing 
sections in Maine, and annually produces enormous crops. 

The seed ball from which this potato was originated, was taken from the 
“BURBANK SEEDLING’ and is a cross between the ‘‘BURBANK’’ and the 
“Beauty of HEBRON,” and is the seventh year from the seed ball. 


18 E. W. BURBANK SEED CO’S. CATALOGUE. 


While it resembles the ‘“BURBANX’’ in shape, and is an enormous yielder, 
outyielding the ‘“‘BURBANK”’ by nearly one-third, when planted side by side 
with it, yet it has the fine qualities of the ‘‘Hebron’’ being whiteand floury, 
and excellent table variety. 


It is a medium late variety, tops grow stout and stocky, and on good soil 
quickly cover the ground. Y 


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The tops are of a lighter green than other varities, and are very hardy 
standing the potato blight and rot better than the common varities. 

Potato growers will find this a grand potato for the market, growing 
smooth with nearly all good, sizable potatoes for the market. 

It is a good keeper, keeping hard and firm till late in the spring, and pro- 


duces very few small potatoes in a hill. 
Pk: 35 ets.;, Bu-<$1.50;-B bk S20 


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PUMPKIN. 


Chiefly used for agricultural purposes. Same cultivation as cucumbers 
and melons. 

Tf sent by mail in quantities of one-half pounds and upwards, add eight 
cents per pound for postage. 


Ozigyab; 
Large Cheese or Kentucky Field. Medium size, best for ccoking.. .10  .65 
Sugar, Fine. grained, sweet and prolific... ..)ic..5.040; 2s Sec 
Connecticut Field. Large, best forstock. ............. ant ak oe anemia 


Cucumber. A long yellow, not large with the shape of the cucum- 
bers from which it derives its name: Very thick meated and excel- 
lent for pies, +; (One of ; the. best... .ihjhs 2c folels uc hav fe 


E. W. BURBANK SEED CO’S. CATALOGUE. 19 


RADISH. 


For early use sow in hot-bed about the first of March, 
and for open air culture sow as early in the spring as 
the ground can be worked, and for succession every 
two weeks thereafter as long as required, in rich, 
warm sandy loam, in rows or drills six to eight inch- 
es apart, covering one-half inch deep. Thin the 
plants to two inches apart in the row. 


One ounce to 100 feet of drill. 


Pkt.£Oz. Hb. Lb. 


French Breakfast. A medium sized, oval shaped Radish, 
of very quick growth; very tender and crisp, of a beau- 


tiful scarlet color.......... 205), SEOs! [4255.75 
Long Scarlet Short Top. The aaudand eee fits mar- 

Reprise SOLIVaLe Or TMens: 554.0. 12L)3 ¥isdaple-thel sabe sb et tarace alk O51): 1osy.25 175 
White Tipped Scarlet Turnip. ie early variety of medi- 

Whbsize, crisp and fenders. 2/2": : PENO5 9 S1IG")).25 1.75 


Strasburg. One of the best bs the fone: summer Poca 
roots long, handsome and tapering, and both skin and 
flesh pure white: flesh firm, brittle ‘and tender, retain- 
ing these qualities even when roots have become old and 
ita eR PREP ENE oc oo neta Cae a Pouce onan yes yeas =, OF WIO 25.595 


SPINACH. 


Sow early in spring, in drillsa foot apart, every two weeks for a succession, 
and as it grows, thin outfor use. For fall use) sow in August, and for winter 
crop in September. Cover that which is left out over winter with straw or 
leaves, after the weather becomes quite cold. Keep clear of weeds. 


One ounce to 100 feet of drill. 
Pkt. Oz. iib Lb. 


Long Standing. Round thick leaved. Dark green; the 
lenzest standin= before running to seed...:.>............... .05 ‘.10 ,15. .40 


SQUASH. 


Any good, rich soil is adapted to the 
growth of the squash. They only thrive 
well in a warm temperature, as all the vari- 
eties are tender annuals; and the seed 
should not be sown ir spring until all dan- 
ger from frost is past, and the ground is 
warm and thoroughly settled. The hills 
should be made from eight to ten inches 
in debth, manured well, and covered about 
three-fourths of an inch deep. Keep the 
earth about the plants loose and clean, removing the surplus vines from time 
to time, allowing not more than three or four ‘to a hill. 


20 — E. W. BURBANK SEED CO's. CATALOGUE. 


One ounce to fifty hills. 
Tf sent by mail in quantities of one-half pound and upwards, add eiyht cents 


per pound for postage. Pkt. OZtion: 
Summer Crook-Neck. Early productive, and of good 
quality; fruit Orange: Yellow. see ee eee 05 glOPN a2 5 ame giby 


Winter Crook=-Neck. This kind is generally cultivated 
in New England; flesh salmon-red, very close-grained 


dry, sweet and fine flavored; keeps well.................. 05") STO V2 ieiie ik 
Boston Marrow. A much esteemed variety; a good 
keeper, and’ of, wnSunpassed, favor mee: .s5. eee O05 STO ap GS ae ers, 


Early Prolific Marrow. For fall and winter use this is 
a very desirable sort. Itis of excellent quality and ~~ 
keeps wells (Color mormilliaintonedne a he kere sear 05 .15 .35, $1.00 


Hubbard. A general favorite and more largely grown as 
a late sort than any other; flesh fine-grained, dry and 
Of ExeCe US mi fe AA OTP ke geet ge Seo ee ee 105) LO 2525) peat ais, 


Sibley. The shell is of a pale green color, very hard 

and so very thin and smooth as to occasion little or no 

waste in baking. The fleshis solid, thick and of a 

bright orange color; dry, and it has a most rich and 

delicate flavor, quite distinct from other varities. 

The Squashes range in weight from eight to eleven 

pounds. The vines are vigorous, very productive and 

ripen the fruit evenly. In keeping qualities it excels 

all, remaining perfectly sound until the last of April. .05 .10 .25  .75, 
The Faxon. Medium size; very early and productive; 

Orage testo, mule equality. see. oe eens (Scale ,05; -LOv O25 ese 


SUN FLOWER. 


Large Russian. Pt. .1o Ot. .15 also .08. per Ib. 


TOMATO (Liehes Apfel). 


This is a native of South America. Near- 
ly all our choice varities are of recent or- 
igin. The seed should be sown thinly, 
about the first week in March, ina hot-bed, 
greenhouse, or inside the window or sitting- 
room, where the temperature is never be-- 
My, low sixty degrees. When the plants are a- 
|) bout two inches high, set out in boxes three 
inches deep,, four inches apart in the same 
temperature, or potsingly. If again trans-- 
planted befere setting out, the plants will 
be still more socky.. Set out in the open 

ss ground about the first of June, four feet a-. 
part each way, “using a stele ut of rotted manure in each hill. Choose a. 
sunny knoll and light sandy loam, for early Tomatoes. If the vines are: 
trained on a trellis, the fruit will.be finen in every respect.. 


E. W. BURBANK SEED CO’S. CATALOGUE. 21 


One ounce will produce over two thousand plants; two ounces will give plants 


enough for one acre. Bk.) Qz7 oikd, 

Livingston’s Perfection. Early, large, smooth, and solid; 
loo Fed color ca om: Hien teh uteiaes tied...36%4 seve. .05 .20 $2.00 

Acme. Smooth, large; and very fine solid fruit; splendid sort .05 .20 2.00 


Ignotum. Of good size, rich color, nearly round, very sol- 

id; keeps its good flavor later in the season than most var- 

ieties. Not so liable to crack as the average of Tomatoes. 

Bieryt at Guateci vere eieet. ¢Feree): chee Tees. Lbs. esate. fie 05 -20 2.00 
Canada Victor. A very early, prolific and popular variety, 

bearing medium sized, solid, round smooth, scarlet fruit. .05 .20 2.00 
Essex Hybrid. Very early, solid, rich flavored, large sized 

and very productive........ ean aaeetae aad aus Soe ee .05/° 20 2.60 
Fordhook First. An extremely early new variety: color 

deep rich red tinted with purple; is perfectly smooth and 


of finest, (ewes ya ae... eS eo FS Oe LO. SASS SE. ; -05 13% 3-00 
Crimson Cushion. A new introduction and claimed as one 
Meher Very NESE Hew. Valdes ce. 2 ie ho to. 25. nse koe sb Senens 05 .50 7.00 


The New Imperial. ‘‘In productiveness it is a wonder, sec- 
ond to none either early or late. Vinescontinue to grow 
and produce wonderfully until killed by the frost, and then 
there was more green fruit than most varities bear ina 
whole season. Wherever the market demandsa purple 
Tomato the IMPERIAL is the one for the MARKET GARDEN- 
ER to plant, even to his whole ground. It’s a good one. 
It ripens from two or three weeks earlier than the Dwarf 
Champion, and will produce more fruit of better color, 
larger size and far better quality before a single speciman 
larger size and far better quality before a single speciman 
of Dwarf Champion is ripe than the latter will produce in 
a  SCASON sfc. Ree ee 8, eR sige) 275" G.00 


TURNIP. (German, Rube; French, Navet.) 


For early use sow the small sorts as soon as the ground can be worked in 
the spring, in drills fourteen inches apart, the Ruta Bagas thirty inches. As 
the seed is very fine, it should be covered but slightly, excepting in very dry 
weather. Select light, if possible, new soil, and manure with plaster and 
ashes or phosphates. Should the young plants be troubled with insects, a 
sprinkling of the same will be found beneficial. Of the early varities thin 
the plants to six inches apart, and the Ruta Bagas to one foot. For fall and 
winter use the early kinds should be sown from the middle of July to the 
middle of August, and the Ruta Bagas from the middle of June to the first 
of July, using from one to one and a half pounds of seed totheacre. Turnips 
are extensively used as winter feed for cattle and sheep. ‘‘Swede’’ and ‘‘Ruta 
Bagas’’ being synonymous terms, the names below, given as they are generlly 
used, will be readily understood. The English varities are almost exclu- 
sively used for early planting for market. 

One ounce to 150 feet of drill. 


22 E. W. BURBANK SEED CO’. CATALOGUE. 


PER” ‘Oz: 
Purple Top Munich. Early, flat, smooth, medium sized 
variety of handsome appearance; flesh white ................ O51 7! so 
Purple Fop White Strap Leaf. Best variety for main crop; 
sure cropper of excellent quality; equally good for spring 


or fall snowings; wiite fleshy. 2.22 esa eo er ee .O5 » -,+1G 
White Egg. Perfectly smooth, medium large, almost egg 

shaped; fine quality; excellent fall variety.................... OF 44410 
Golden Ball. A rapid grower, of excellent flavor; bright 

yellow, a good keeper and superior table variety.......... 05 .10 


Yellow Globe.- A splendid sort for general crops; grows to 
a large size, a good keeper with bright yellow flesh, and 
gue of die best table warities... 555°. 20.6 ee -O5 4 “sO 


oi 


wD RUTA BACA or SWEDE TURNIP. 

eee a PEt Uz oct 

Carter’s Improved Hardy Swede. This variety is an 
improvement upon the other varities, being larger, 


the flesh firmer, an-exeellent keener, «.::) 5525... OF EEG. ts 
Skirving’s Purple Top- A standard variety, hardy and 

productives....-:-sia7s¢ ie. gs-aly er scezahy.. Sele -o4is-sapee -OFf ~ -FOsen 215 
Sweet German. White, sweet anda good keeper........ .05/ 1 28ag st t.85 


Long Esland Ruta Baga. Fine form, purple top, yellow 
flesh, tender and sweet. A heavy cropper and excel- 
lent keeper —-* sees y2beuis== 8 = -- ee en ee ae 4) Les” Sere aias 


SWEET PEAS. 


Lb- 


.60 


40 


Sweet Peas are now the most desirable and popular of all the garden flowers 


and we have added a line to our Field and Garden Seeds. 
Pkt: Oz, 2-Oz- 
All New Sweet Peas Mixed. Choice and fine strains.. .05 .10 ~ .15 
Blanche Burpee.’ A white-reeded, pure white of exqui- 
site formiand immense size, having a bold, rigid, up- 
right, shell-shaped standard of great substance; is a 
wonderful : profuse ,bloomer and the best of all........ {10125 
Bronze King. Very noveland unique. Standard ofa Pkt. $0Oz 
curious terra cotta tint supposed to be bronze; wings 
IvOLly Witte. -Wery accicdetrwe:. $100) 20 tee eee per FREES 
eo pete Pkt. Gz. 7b 
Blanche Ferry: ‘It bears large pimk and white flowers, 
like the beautiful and ever popular Painted Lady 
Sweet Pea, but is very much more free-flowering and at 
least. ten days earlier in blooming. The beautiful flowers 
are richly fragrant... so 5. 2c64c cae ney MON Ted eee ee ee -O57. -5Or 20 
Captain of the Blues. Three large flowers on a stem, 
light claret-colored standards, wings attractive blue, 
cast with purple.... Buds aoc ll Regen: 2th e ee e eee 20} TES 


Ab. 


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E. W. BURBANK SEED CO’S. CATALOGUE. 
Pk sOz.5 rib. 
Emily Henderson. A fine new, absolutely pure white. 
As early and as free flowering as Miss Blanche Ferry; 
PapMlarwwith gblonists stor: forceing ial ta «LOL U5) (25 
Lottie Eckford. Three flowers ona stem, large wings 
aud standards of white edged with lavender:........... .10 .15 .25 
Purple Prince. Maroon standard, shaded with bronze 
and Put pleslie “wie ete toes koa: s) Ree Mods ahs OVO! HPS i)? 525 
Pamitent gaye osesandyawiite sine al ee st ee oh Ow LS 1925 


Pikcten@ize 2) Oe 


Queen of England. Grand pure white and extra large 
SAC ge TS OES Cig Nae eel ees Minors ON ect tela sjasiere ess apieheiy <2 LOus ed 5 


BLANCHE BURPEE. 


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40 


24 E. W. BURBANK SEED CO’S. CATALOGUE. 


Pkt: (Oz.-2'Oz- “ithe 

Splendor. Most appropriately name. Superb rose- 

colored blossoms, richly shaded with crimson. Splen- 

did, large flowers, finely formed and of bright, clear . 

COlOTINGS .,.«: 2é. Seeea te Sal aaet io: pote Oe > eee eee ShOr U5 50 
The Senator. Splendid, finely formed, large flowers, 

shaded chocolate and bright-brown, and striped on a 

creamy white ground-color mottled and blotched in- 

every conceivable manner. In strong lights its mark- 

ings take of an almost reddish hye ge... esos Ogg 5 50 
Lemon Queen. One of the most beautiful flowers of 

the largest size, always three on a stem; the coloring 

is white, tinted softly with lemon and blush............ lOve 5 aa eee 
Primrose. Distinct as the nearest approach to yellow 

in Sweet Peas; of a pale primrose colon... 7. = 105 4410" <326- Geos 
Stanley. Rich maroon, darker than Boreation and of 

Parger SIZG 2 [Ae ees ae ee ator erm eee O25 
lirs. Sankey. Very large; pure white; of most perfect 


form 1.00 


NEW DWARF SWEET PEA ‘‘CUPID”® FLOWER WHITE. 
[Shown at the Meeting of the Royal Horticultural Society 
on Tuesday, Jan 25, 1895. 


Cupid. This dwarf variety of the Sweet Pea is quite an acquisition both to 
the flower garden and the greenhouse. Its pure white flowers are of the 
full size of those of the ordinary Sweet Pea freely produced, and fragrant. 

Pee Lo 


E. W. BURBANK SEED CO'S. CATALOGUE. 25 


NASTURTIUM. 


Dwarf Mixed. A superb collection of all of the different dwarf Pkt. Oz. 


Watities ane,colars: a fine mixtune! 6.0.0 6c. 27.40. Lek: See 05 .10 
Tall mixed. A collection of the very finest strains and colors of 
the tall’ or: runmias- Sorts.  “Thisspimixtureis\ounexcelled ,.05° .<10 


Pot, Sweet and Medicinal Herbs. 


Every garden should contain some of the following varities of herbs, both 
for culinary and medicinal purposes, as they are easily grown, and, which 
preserved by drying, are ready for use at any season of the year. Care should 
be taken to harvest them properly. Cut just before they are in full bloom, 
on adry day and, after being thoroughly dried, they should be entirely ex- 
cluded from the air. Sow in spring, in shallow drills, covering lightly, 
and when well up thin out or transplant to a proper distance apart. 


Ld uae and G22 
Sage. A culinary herb, also used in medicine..................:.. 05 .20 
Simmer savory. Uscaras. a ctlinagy Herb 450 )..ds5.00c.2~- 5-50. 05 .20 


26 EK. W. BURBANK SEED CO’S. CATALOGUE. 


The Zephanjahl Breed weeder and Cultivator. 


_ The most valuable farm tool now made. Its use means fields clean of weeds without hand hoe- 
ing or hand weeding. For all crops on the farm, in the garden or nursery. Indispensable to all 
who once use it. Saves 50 to 75 per cent. of the cost of cultivation. Its timely use increases crops, 
and is their salvation in times of drowth. Perfect satisfaction or we refund the money. 


WHAT’ A FEW MAINE MEN SAY OF IT. 
MAINE STATE COLLEGE. 
Orono, Me., August 16, 1894. 
Gentleman: The Zephaniah Breed Weeder was used upon our potato field 
this year with much satisfaction. Used it first three days after planting, and 
once every four or five days after that. We have in past years used a smoth- 
ing harrow for this purpose, but your weeder does much finer work. For 


level culture it is dispensable. Very truly yours, 
Geo. M. Gowell, M.S. 


I have used one of your weeders the present season and it has paid me well. 

I consider it a big improvement on any machinery that I have ever used 
for cultivating corn, potatoes, beans etc. My soilis a rocky loam. I also 
used it to work in grass seed and Hungarian, and like it very much for that. 

South Livermore, Maine. ij. OF Paliwer 


I purchased one of your weeders last spring and it surprised me very much 
as it will do more and better work than I supposed it could. Iused it on corn 
when I5 or Io inches high without taking out any teeth and it works to a 
charm. Mine paid for itselfthis year in the amount of labor saved. 

Bolsters Mills, Maine. Geo. H. Greene. 


The weeder bought of you has given entire satisfaction. I have 3 acres 
sweet corn that I have not put a hand hoe into this season and it is looking 
finely. Have also used it in beans and potatoes and it did much better 
work than I expected. My land is quite stony but they do not bother it in 
the least. While my neighbors were sweating in the fields with a hoe 1 could 
sit in the shade and see them work for I could easily go over an acre with 
the weeder in from 45 to 50 minutes. 

Hebron, Maine. C..L. Bray< 

We have sold hundreds of weeders 1n Maine and New Hampshire and we have yet to learn of 
a farmer who is dissatished with it. 

Remember that if you use the weeder as it should be used you can take the cxtra care of an acre 
of corn, potatoes or beans from 4 to5 hours time between planting and cutting time, instead of 
3 to 5 days the usual time required to do the same work with cultivators and hand hoes. 

Do not fail to get a weeder for next seasons use, Write to us forcirculars. Be sure to order 
a weeder of us or your dealer. 

Desk C. THE Z. BREED WEEDER Co.. 
26 Merchants Row, : Boston, Mass. 


Kk. W. BURBANK SEED CO’S. CATALOGUE. 27 


HURHE A 
REVERSIBLE PLOW. 


AUTOMATIC Locking Device, durable and reliable. The Plow is 
ready for work as soon as reversed, without taking the hands 
from the handles or stopping the team. 

The Clevis is shifted as the Plow is reversed by a row passing under the 
beam, doing away with the various levers and handles now in use on other 
Plows, so objectionable. 

The loose Coulter cannot be clogged by roots or stones. Easily adjusted 
for turning a wide or narrow furrow by moving the crank on the end of beam. 


_ By moving the slotted caps that hold the clevis the Plow is easily adjusted 
if the team does not work even. 


This Plow is warranted in every respect. 


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No. 2 H.—WITH COULTER.—VNEW SERIES. 
With Patent Spring Foot Latch, and having Jointers, Roller Coulters, Straight or Jointed Cutters. 


In this series the Latch is operated by the foot. By this arrangement, 
which is both simple and durable, the plow is ready for work soon as reversed 
without taking the hands from the handles or stopping the team. 


A great improvement is the attaching the Foot Latch to back part of the 


Standard, so the handles can be removed for shipping, without disturbing 
the latch. , 


28 E. W. BURBANK SEED CO’S. CATALOGUE. 


STEEL FRAME 


CULTIVATORS. 


HESE cultivators are all made with extra long and extra heavy steel frame. They are of 
excellent finish, verv strong and durable, and being almost entirely of steel, are practically 


5 indestructible. The above cut resembles a Five-Tooth Cultivator with Reversible Points, 
which give double wear. 


Plain Cultivator with 5 Teeth 
Hilling Attachments, Extra,.........-. 


leeversNdiastenssbexdstalts ocr a rtelee eit oie rel cereale Sear tics ae ic Se eee yma tise: 


E. W. BURBANK SEED CO’S. CATALOGUE. 29 


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HE above cut represents our extra long Hiller, which we furnish separate- 
ly or with Cultivator, as desired. The Hiller can be used upon any of our 

Cultivators of the style of framed represented above, except upon a Cultivator 


having the Wheel Lever. 


U.T. K. GARDEN WHEELBARROWS. 


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HESE Barrows are so made that they can be knocked down and packed 
for shipping, when desired, thereby reducing freight charges and space 
for storage. 
No. 2. Small. Handles, 4 ft. 1 1-2 in.; Body, 201-2 x r8 1-2 in.; 9 1-2 in. deep. 


Wood Wheel, 6 spokes, Price, $4.00 
No. 4. Medium. Handles, 4 ft.ioin., Body, 26x 21 1-2in., 12 in. deep. 
Wood Wheel, 6 spokes, Price, $4.00. 


No. 6. Large. WHandles,5 ft. 1oin.; Body, 301.2 x 25 in., 12 in. deep. 
Wood Wheel, 6 spokes, Price, $4.00. 


E. W. BURBANK SEED CO’s. CATALOGUE. 


LAT HST DMPO Vives 


“Tiger” Self-Dumping Wheel Rake. 


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It has a Steel Seat Spring and Steel Clearer Rods. The new dumping 
device. doesaway with the long hand lever. Itis easily operated. The 
Rake Head, when desired, can he held up with the pressure of the foot, or by 
the short hand lever, and the Rake Head; after dumping, falls back with but 
little force, thereby preventing the breaking of teeth. 

8 ft. Head, with 20 Teeth, combined Pole and shafts, Price, $25.00 
8 ft. cc as 26 ‘ ce «sé as 66 +6 27.00 


THE STANDARD HARROW COrFIPANY 
makes a speciality of Harrows, and has every facility for producing the latest 


and most improved styles. 
The goods made by the company are the best that first-class material, im- 


proved machinery and experienced labor can produce. 


THE EUREKA LEVER SPRING TOOTH HARROW 
involves no experiment; it has all the improvements and posesses many fea- 
tures of positive merit. Many thousands are now in the hands of farmers, 
and are giving perfect satisfaction. It is guaranteed to work perfectly under 
all circumstances. . 


For Sale by 


E. W. BURBANK SEED CO., 
Fryeburg, Maine. 


E. W. BURBANK SEED CO’S. CATALOGUE. 31 


Agents Wanted : 


For the Old Reliable 


ad Fertilizers. 


MANUFACTURED BY 


Read Fertilizer Co., 
New York City, N. Y. 


THEY ARE 


Complete in Formulae — Perfect in Condition. 
MANUFACTURED FROM 
The Best Materials — In Right Propotions. 
In short; they are 


A WELL BALLANCED FOOD RATION 


For all Crops — On all Soils. 
They stand at the front as crop producers. 
It will pay you to investigate regarding these 
goods; and tothis end we invite your corres~ 
pondence. 
Addres for circulars and terms. 


D.H. FOSTER, 


Some of our brands: 


Read’s Standard. 

Semis aaavine. SYRACUSE, 
Practical Potato Special. N Y 
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