Catalogue of seeds for the garden, field and grove : also fertilizers

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The Oldest Established Seed
and Grain House in
the State.

ESTABLISHED IN 1875.

William A. Bours & Co.

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Jacksonoille, Florida,

Catalogue of Seeds

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FOR THE

Garden, Field and Grooe.

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FERTILIZERS.

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A Fete of Our Specialties.

Our Seeds are Specially Groton for us and are Reliable.

S. F. Hall & Co., Printers. Jacksonville. Fla.

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SEEDS BY MAIL

Postage charges are not included in our quotations. Eight cents per pound
should be added for payment, if wanted by mail.

Selection of Seeds.

While this list of seeds does not embrace all the numerous varieties that are
advertised in the various catalogues of the country — many of which are obsolete,
and the same seed often passing under a half dozen names — it does embrace all
the leading standard varieties that have been tested and known to be adapted to
our soil and climate.

Truck Farming is a great industry in Florida. Each new season adds thousands
of acres of her virgin soil to the production of vegetables for the Northern and
Western Markets, and as time rolls on experience will point the way to a success of
greater magnitude than has been hitherto attained elsewhere.

READ THIS.

These seeds are all grown especially for us, and are fresh, genuine and reliable.
We handle no commission seeds. We guarantee all the seeds we sell as being fresh
and genuine and true to name, and will make all sales good so far as returning
purchase money if desired, or supplying the same amount of seed, but we do
not hold ourselves liable for any damage beyond that.

Price List of Vegetable Seeds.

BEANS — Bush or Snap.

QT.

PECK.

BUSH.

bmp. Early -Red Valentine

20

$1 50

$5 50

‘ Early Mohawk

20

1 25

4 50-

Early Refugee

20

1 50

5 00

Dwarf German : Wax, Black .

20

1 50

5 00

Dwarf Golden Wax . .

20

1 50

5 00

- Long Yellow Six Weeks

20

1 25

4 50

Wardwell’s Kidney Wax

25

1 50

5 50

. Burpee’s Stringless

25

1 50

6 00

POLE BEANS — Large Lima

40

1 50

6 00

Sewee ....

40

1 50

6 00

Southern Prolific

40

1 50

6 00

PKT.

oz.

LB,

BEETS — Bassano, or Extra Early

5

10

50

Early Blood Turnip

5

10

50

Long Blood Red

5

10

50

Eclipse

5

10

50

Extra Early Egyptian .

5

10

50

PKT.

oz.

BL.

CABBAGE — Early Jersey Wakefield (ex. fine) 5

20

1 90

Early Winnigstadt

5

15

1 50

Large Late Drumhead (ex. fine)

5

20

1 90

Large Late Flat Dutch (ex. fine)

5

20

1 90

Fottler’s Brunswick Drumhead

....... 5

20

1 90

Green Glazed

5

15

1 50

Early Drumhead

5

20

1 90

Early Flat Dutch

5

20

1 90

1 Florida Header

5

20

2 50

All Seasons Cabbage

5

20

2 50

The above Cabbage Seeds are all of

superior quality, saved from

selected

plants, and will not only readily germinate,

but every seed will

head. We make

a specialty of our Cabbage Seed.

CARROT — Long Orange

5

10

. 60

Early Scarlet Horn

5

10

60

Early Half Long Scarlet

5

10

60

CAULIFLOWER — Henderson’s Snowball .

40

$3 00

Half Extra Paris

25

2 00

Early Erfurt

25

2 50

CELERY— Large White

5

15

1 40

Dwarf White

5

15

1 40

Boston Market

5

15

1 40

QT.

PECK.

BUSH.

CORN — Adams’ Early

20

70

2 40

Golden Dent

10

50

1 75

Stowell’s Evergreen

20

65

2 40

Mammoth Sugar

20

65

2 40

White Flint (Pearl or field)

10

50

1 60

Golden Beauty

10

50

2 00

Hickory King

10

50

1 90

PKT.

oz.

LB.

COLLARDS— Georgia

5

10

70

CUCUMBERS — Improved Early White Spine 5

10

45

Long Green Turkey

. 5

10

60

EGG PLANT — New York Improved

5

25

2 90

Large Round Purple

5

25

2 90

Thornless Purple

5

25

3 50

KALE— Tall Scotch Curled

5

10

70

LETTUCE — Early Curled Simpson

. 5

- 10

1 20

Early Cabbage— Prize Head

5

10

1 20

Royal Cabbage

5

10

1 40

New York Head

5

10

1 2C

Big Boston

5

10

1 60

MELON (Water) — Augusta Rattlesnake.

We have a

large lot of choice selected seed of this melon at ... . 5

10

50

Kolb Gem, (Southern grown) very choice

i ; . 5

10

50

Florida Favorite

5

10

50

Triumph

5

10

75

Ivey

.... 5

10

50

MELON. (Cantaloupe or Musk) Extra Early Citron. .

PKT.

. 5

oz.

10

LB.

65

Netted Nutmeg

5

10

70

Surprise

. 5

10

70

Hackensack

. 5

10

70

Rocky Ford

. 5

10

1 00

MUSTARD — Black or Brown

. 5

10

25

White London

. 5

10

25

Giant Southern Curled

5

10

30

OKRA— Dwarf White

. 5

10

45

Long Green

. 5-

10

45

White Velvet

. 5

10

45

ONIONS — Bermuda Red

. . 5

20

2 25

Bermuda White

. 5

20

2 25

Fresh seed of the Italian and Teneriffe varieties cannot be obtained from Eu-
rope before the latter part of September or early in October. These varieties are
superior to any other cultivated in this State, and yield well from the seed. Our Onion
Seed are the genuine imported seed, any reports to the contrary notwithstanding.

ONION SETS — Subject to change.

QT.

PECK.

BUSH.

White

.... 20

$1 25

$3 75

Yellow or Red

. . . . 15

1 00

3 25

PKT.

oz.

LB.

PARSLEY — Double Moss Curled

. . . . 5

10

70

PEPPER — Large Sweet Spanish

. . . . 5

25

2 25

Large Bell

... 5

25

2 25

PEAS — Subject to change.

QT.

PEC.v.

BUSH.

First and Best. Very Early

.... 20

1 00

3 40

Philadelphia Extra Early

.... 20

1 00

3 00

Black Eyed Marrowfat, hand picked

. . . . 15

75

2 50

McLean’s Little Gem

. . 20

1 15

3 75

Champion of England

... 20

1 15

3 75

McLean’s Advancer

... 20

1 15

3 75

American Wonder

.... 25

1 25

4 25

Alaska

.... 25

1 25

4 00

Bliss Ever Bearing

.... 25

1 25

4 50

PKT.

oz,

LB.

PUMPKIN— Cashaw (Crook-neck)

. . . 5

10

50

Field

.... 5

10

50

RADISH — Long Scarlet (Short Top)

.... 5

10

60

Early Red Turnip

... 5

10

60

French Breakfast

. . 5

10

70

Long Black Spanish

. . . 5

10

75

Chinese Rcse

5

10

75

SPINACH— Bloomsdale

... 5

10

35

SQUASH — Early White Bush or Patty Pan. . . .

. . . . 5

10

45

Golden Summer (Crook-neck)

5

10

60

Boston Marrow

. . . . 5

15

65

Hubbard

5

15

65

PKT.

oz.

LB.

TOMATO — Acme (King of Tomatoes)

5

20

1 75

Trophy (Selected)

5

20

1 75

Livingston’s Beauty

5

20

1 75

Livingston's Perfection . .

5

20

1 90

Livingston’s Favorite

5

20

2 10

TURNIP — Early Flat Dutch (strap leaf). . . .

5

10

50

Purple Top (strap leaf)

5

10

50

Golden Ball

5

10

50

Amber Globe

5

10

50

White Globe ....

5

10

50

White Globe Purple Top

5

10

50

Cow Horn

5

10

50

White Egg

5

10

50

RUTABAGA — Yellow Improved

5

10

50

White

. . 5

10

50

Turnip Seed in ^-lb. packages at

15c.

each.

Rutabaga Seed in ^-lb. packages at

.. . . 15c.

each.

SEED POTATOES, ALL VARIETIES IN SEASON.

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FORAGE CROPS.

There are but few crops in this State that are of equal importance to the forage
crops. East and Middle Florida are particularly interested in producing sufficient
food for home consumption. It can de done by careful husbandry, if the proper
crops are selected. Rust Proof Oats, Pearl Millet and Field or Cow Peas will
make good forage crops, if planted in fair soil, with good tillage. Rust Proof Oats
can be sown from the first of October to the Middle of February; Pearl Millet
from the 20th of March to the 1st of August, and can be cut every month on good soil.
Field Peas may be sown from April to August, but May and June planting is pre-
ferred, and we would recommend the Whippoorwill or Speckled Pea as being the
earliest variety and best to sow. The Conch Pea is a late Pea and makes nothing
but vines, is a very rank grower, and it is said a quart of these will cover an acre
in vines. Southern Rye makes fair winter pasturage, but small yield of grain'.
Northern Rye does fairly well, and likewise Barley. The latter crop is gaining

favor with those who have tried it.

Pearl or Cat Tail Millet per lb. 12^c

German or Golden Millet per bush. $1 65

Hungarian Grass “ 2 50

Rural Branching Dhoura per lb, 12^c

White Milo Maize “ \2j4c

Velvet Beans per bush. 1 50

Kaffir Corn per lb. 10c

Black Giant Sunflower “ 14c

Amber Cane or Sorghum “ 20c

Alfalfa or Lucerne *' 20c

Johnson Grass “ 15c

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Cassava Root, per lineal foot

Chufas per bush

Italian Rye Grass (for lawns) . . 15c per lb.,

Florida Raised Seed Rye

Seed Barley

Gold Seed Rice >

White Reed Rice

Beggar Weed

Tennessee Raised Seed Rye

Genuine Red Rust Proof Oats

Burt or 90 day Oats, Florida raised

10c
3 00'

1 90

2 00
1 20
2 40
2 20
1 90
1 25

50

75

FIELD PEAS, OR COW PEAS — We are the most extensive dealers in peas
in the city, and we handle more than any other house here. We keep all the
varieties and quote :

Whippoorwills (earliest variety)

Red Rippers (early) . . .

Clay Cow Pea

Blacks (late)

Conch Peas.

Prices on above furnished in season.

FERTILIZERS.

Tygert>Allen Fertilizer Co’s Star Brand Fertilizers.

After mature deliberation and a careful study of its merits, we accepted the
State Agency, many years ago, of Tygert- Allen Fertilizer Co’s Star Brand
Fertilizers, and are thoroughly satisfied that they are equal, if not superior to any
of the standard grades on the market, and we feel no hesitancy in recommending
them to the orange and vegetable growers of Florida, and ask for a fair trial.
These fertilizers are made from the purest and most soluble materials, and contain
none of those ingredients that may prove the given analysis, yet are worthless
when applied to plants, and they contain no foreign matter. They are put up in
good, strong sacks, 200 pounds each, and our price is the lowest in the market.
We shall be pleased to furnish the analysis on application.

TYGERT-ALLEN FERTILIZER CO'S ORANGE TREE . $35 00 per ton

TYGERT-ALLEN FERTILIZER CO’S STAR GUANO 37 00 -

PURE GROUND BONE, fine, 200 pound sacks
BLOOD, BONE AND POTASH, 200 b. sacks
BLOOD AND BONE

NITRATE SODA v

MURIATE POTASH \

SULPHATE POTASH, 90 per cent I

SULPHATE POTASH, 48 to 50 per cent /

GERMAN KAINIT, 200 pound sacks ' Prices furnished

LAND PLASTER on application.

DARK OR SEA ISLAND COTTON SEED MEAL ... I
BRIGHT OR SHORT STAPLE COTTON SEED MEALi

TOBACCO STEMS IN BALES

COTTON SEED HULLS /

Special Prices on any of the above in large quantities.

MANSFIELD MAGIC STOCK FOOD.

A Splendid Condition Powder for Horses and Cattle :

Packages 2% pounds Price 25 cents per package.

Mansfield Magic Food for Poultry.

It makes Hens lay and keeps them healthy :

Packages 2% pounds Price 25 cents per package.

(Special Prices on Above in Large Quantities.)

Mansfield Lice Killer for Poultry and Stock.

Packages 1 lb 25c. each

Cracked Bone for Poultry^ 3c. per lb

Ground Beef Scrap for Poultry 3c. per lb

Mica Crystal Grit. 100 lb. bags 75c. per bag

“PURINA” Steam Cooked Stock Feed.
Bread and Meat for Mules !

Did it ever occur to you that “Purina’' Feed acts in the capacity of bread and
meat to your animals, the corn chops in “Purina” acting as does meat to the human
body, giving strength, while the oat chop act as does the bread, giving the necessary
roughness and bulk so important to the digestion. “Purina” Feed is a tested and
tried balanced ration. Especially at this season of the year when the hardest work
must be done. “‘Purina’ keeps your Mules up” and we may add — “Feed bills
down.”

Use one=third less “Purina” Feed than Whole Grain.

Order from your Dealer. Samples OH Application.

Sold by Wfl. A. BOURS & CO., PURINA IV1 ILLS,

Jacksonville, Florida. St. LOuis, IVIo.

William A. Bours & Co.

WHOLESALE

Corn, Oats, Hay, Flour, Grits, Meal, Bran,
Feed, Wheat, Corn Peas, Cotton
Seed Meal, etc.

Steam Cooked Food for Cattle and Horses,

AT THE LOWEST CASH PRICES.

For the Trade Only.

Also, State Agents for the

Tygert= Allen Fertilizer Co.’s

Star Brand Fertilizers,

Guaranteed Analysis,

Comprising Orange Tree, Cotton and Vegetable Fer-
tilizer, Pure Ground Bone, Muriate Potash,
Sulphate Potash, Nitrate of Soda,

Kainit, Land Plaster, etc.

CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED.