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Go Our Friends and Patrons:
We present herewith our Nineteenth Annual Catalogue, which we believe to be more
complete and interesting than any previous issue, and an increase of 5,000 copies, making
a total of 30,000 copies.
We thank you, one and all, for your past liberal patronage, and especially that of t
past year, which was almost double that of the previous year. We hope to merit you
patronage for many years to come, and also to make many new friends.
We do not soar off on startling claims of Biilion Bushel yields, nor exhibit pietures of
grain so heavy that a Jack Rabbit could not travel between the shocks with any degree of
comfort. We keep right down to earth with the rest of common mortals and stick to
claims that all caa verify on trial.
Write us for any information desired which you do not find in this book.
We do not Ship Goods C. O. D.
HOW TO SEND MONEY. Money can be sent safely either by Postoffice Order (blank
application enclosed herewith, which please take to your postmaster and secure a Money
Order), Bank Draft, Express or Registered Letter. If your order amounts to one
dollar. or upwards, always send by one of the above methods, at our risk and expense.
Do not send Personal Check for small sums, as the cost charged for exchange is often
greater than the profit on the goods. We are responsible only for the safe receipt of
remittances by the above methods. We do not guarantee against loss of currency or
or stamps sent in ordinary letters. Every postmaster is obliged by law to register a
letter on payment of 8 cents, and then you will Receive our Receipt for the Letter by
Return Mail. We ee ee Pose Ss ee the Same as Cash for Small Sums.
SEEDS POSTPAID BY MAIL. Remember that our prices in this Catalogue include Payment
of Postage by us on ali Vegetable and Flower Seeds ordered by the Packet, Ounce,
Pound or Quart, Except as Otherwise Noted.
SEEDS SENT BY FREIGHT OR EXPRESS MEANS: That we deliver the seeds to the express
or railroad Compa Vet The opus pays all Hees Soe: charges on receipt of goods.
WARRANTY. We test all sae before eine | them out, but in case they fail to grow when
tested by purciaser, we will replace them or give value in others, but can in no manner
warrant the CPPD or be pesponeils for others failures.
Special Premium No. I An orden for r: Vesna or Wiger Seeds to ae amount of
five dollars, or ai order for Seed Grain or Trees to the amount of ten dollars, entitles
the customer to a year’s subscription to the St. Paul Farmer. If wanted place oan
upper right hand corner of order.
Special Premium No. 2. An order for Vegetable or Flower Seeds to the amount of
eight dollars, or an order for Seed Grain or Trees to the amount of fifteen dollars or
more entitles the customer to a copy of ‘‘ Indian Corn Culture for the North and West.”
If wanted place B in right hand upper corner of order. See description. on third page
of cover.
DISCOUNTS ON PACKETS AND OUNCES. . Purchaser can select seeds in packets only, to th
value of $1.50 for each $1.00 remittance ; seeds by the ounce to the value of $1.25 for eac
$1.00 remittance. This offer positively does not apply to seeds by the pound or quart.
SPECIAL PRICES. Market gardeners and others who buy large quantities. of seeds will save
money by writing for special prices.
Oscar H. Will & Co., Seed Growers, Bismarck, N. D.
“NURSERY DEPARTMENT.
Prices of Nursery stock include packing securely and delivering on cars here. Purchaser pays all
transportation charges on receipt of goods. Half dozen at dozen rates and fifty at hundred rates,
except 1, 2, 3 and 4-year seedlings, which are tied in bunches of 100 each and will not be separated.
_ where, which we offer at the lowest possible prices. It is a strange fact that
irresponsible persons can go about the country, to people who read our catalogue,
anu scli them trees—one year old for two, two for three, etc., and at twice and three times
the prices we ask for a much better article, put up in the best and safest manner. Some
of these people represent that they are our agents, and some that they get their stock
direct from us. We repeat here what we have always advertised, that we have no agents,
and any person representing themselves as such are fruuds and imposters, aud should
be treated accordingly. When you are in need of anything in our line just send your
order to us, and get what you want, at reasonable figures, instead of paying fancy prices
for poor trash that you do not want when you get it.
SIZES OF TREES.—The sizes of seedling trees run about as follows—although they
vary on account of different degrees of moisture and temperature which prevail during
the growing season, also different qualities of soil and different location: The size listed as
one year old cottonwood usually run about from from 6 to 10 or 12 inches, exclusive of
root; two year about 12 to 20 or 24 inches; three year old about 24 to 30 or 35 inches, and
four year old about 35 to 45 or 48 inches. Ash and Box Elder run smaller than cotton-
wood. It must be borne in mind that the reason the growth is not greater is that the
young trees stand too thick to admit of a larger growth; if any one of these sizes are trans-
planted to reasonable distances and well cultivated, they would make from 2 to 10 feet.
growth in one season, according to conditions. The writer planted trees for the Northern
Pacific Railway Co. along the right-of-way in the spring of 1900, and although a very dry
season, many of the three year cottonwoods grew in height more than 6 feet, and a com-
bined growth of branches of 50 feet or more; the same have grown during the season of
1901 to 10 and 12 feet high, and a combined growth of branches exceeding in some instances
one hundred and fifty feet.
THE HARDIEST TREES.—Cottonwood is our hardiest tree, and will grow on any
kind of sviland stand all kinds of hardships. I[t is really astonishing the amount of heat
and cold in the most exposed situations the cottonwood will stand. This is true only of
our northern grown stock, as the cottonwood from the south (although they often in favor-
able weather make a fine growth the first season) will kill back during the winter, and
if the roots survive the tops will become scrubby and never make a tree.
TREATMENT OF TREES FROM THE NURSERY.—When trees and shrubs are
received from the nursery, if in a bundle, place the roots in water before opening and let
them remain for several hours if convenient, then unpack and prepare for planting as
directed below. If trees are boxed open one side of the box and turn in sufficient water to
wet them thoroughly, then place them in a cellar or some protected cool place until ready
to plant. If not ready for several days the best plan would be to “heel” them in by plac-
ing the roots in a trench and covering firmly with earth which must be moist.
PREPARING SOIL AND PLANTING TREES.—For trees larger than four year old
seedlings, if not convenient to have the whole surface thoroughly cultivated, as in prairie
sod or lawn, holes should be dug in proportion to the size of the tree to be planted. Fora
tree one inch caliper and under the hole should be-two feet in diameter and for every
additional inch or fraction the hole should be increased in size by one foot in diameter.
The hole should be only deep enough to admit of placing the tree a few inches deeper in
he new hme than it was originally grown. Any spil and subsoil, so far as the writer’s ex-
erience and ohservation goes, will grow trees, except Shale or Alkali, if the necessary
- moisture is supplied. For all small trees planted for windbreaks and groves, prepare the -
ground about the same as for corn, except that the cultivation should be a little deeper.
It is not necessary that the soil should have been cultivated a term of years and planted
to other crops. In fact this isa mistaken idea many planters cling to, but the writer has
proved the contrary, to his own satisfaction at least. The people who stick to the idea of
long cultivation of the soil for tree planting also admit that the best crop of grain is always
obtained from new land. Then why not the best growth of trees while the land is new?
The best crop of grain can be raised upon new land because the new land retains more
Vv E have the choicest and cleanest stock of hardy forest trees ever produced any-
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2 Oscar H. Will & Co”’s Hardy Trees.
moisture than land that has been in cultivation a number of years; for the same reason
trees will live and make a better growth on new land than on old cultivated land.
All forest trees up to, and incluning four year old should be root pruned to about six
inches below the collar and ‘“puddled” in mud thick enough to leave a thin coating upon
the roots, and immediately planted in the following manner: Take an ordinary garden
spade, drive it full length into the ground in as near a perpendicular position as possible, __
press top of handle backward, then forward sufficiently to leave a hole about two inche
from back to frent the width and depth of the spade blade. In this opening. place the
roots of the tree; at the same time draw out the spade with a slight forward motion, which
will allow the fine earth to close in about the roots, then tread firmly, keeping the tree in
position with the one hand holding by the top. This is the best possible way to plant ~
small trees and can be done very rapidly by one man to spade and another man or active
‘boy to “stick.”
CULTIVATION OF TREES.— All groves and wind-breaks should be well cultivated
for four or five years, after which all the care they need is to protect them from stock and fire.
Lawn and aveovue trees cannot of course be cultivated to the same extent, but a small
space about the tree should be kept free from grass and weeds, and mulched with well
rotted stable manure or some other material that will hold the moisture for the use of the
tree instead of being evaporated by the sun and wind.
PRUNING.—Trees may be pruned or trimmed to almost any form to please the fancy
of the owner, without damage, but should be done while the wood is dormant, except the
Box Elder. which must be done in the growing season to avoid loss of sap.
Mill’s Bardy Forest and Ornamental Trees.
Ash, 1 year, per 100, 25c; 500, 7ic; 1,000, $1; 5,000, | 3 years, per 100, 50c ; 500 $1.50; 1,000, $2.50; 5,000, $12.
$4.50. | 4 years, per 100, 75c; 500, $2.50; 1,000, $4.
2 year. per 100, 35c; 500 $1.25; 1,000, $2; 5,000, $9.50. | 5 to 6 ft, each 10¢; doz $1: 100, $5
6 to 8 ft, each 20c; doz $2; 100, $12. | 6to8&ft, each 20c; doz $1.50: 100, $8.
8 to 10 ft, each 25c; doz $2.50; 100, $18. 1 = {eG is 10 fea a : a ee 100, $10.
5 < me 25 - , $2: 15 ft, each 40c; doz $4; 100, $35.
espe oes ear, per 100, 35¢; 500, $1.25; 1,000, $2; 3 inch caliper, cut any length desired, each $1.
2 years, per 100, 50c ; 500, $2; 1,000, $3.50; 5,000, $15. Hackberry, we consider the most valuable native
3 to 54% ft, doz 50c; 100, $3. timber. It is quite a rapid grower for so hard a
6 to 8 ft, each 20c; doz $2; 100. $12. wood. Makes a very handsome tree without any
8 to 10 ft, each 25¢; doz $2.50; 100, $15. ; pruning; propagates only from seed, which is ob-
2% to 3 inch caliper, cut any length desired, | tained with great difficulty. Each, 3 ft 15c; 4 ft
each $1. 25c; 4 to 6 ft 35c.
2c: 83 :
gee 1year, per 100, 25¢; 500, 75c; 1,000, $1; Linden, American. Hardy and rapid growing tree
2 years. per 100, 35¢; 500, $1.25; 1,000, $2; 5,000,g9; | Oflargesize. Each 35c; doz $3.
10,000, $16. Mountain Ash, European. A fine. hardy tree:
head dense and regular; covered from July till winter
eh great clusters of bright red berries. Each 35c; 4
or $i.
Poplar, Balm of Gilead. 6 to 8 ft, each 35c; doz $3.25.
Poplar, Russian. A vigorous, healthy Russian tree of
rapid growth, pyramidal in form. with large glossy
leaves. Valuable for park or street planting. Makes
a fine, spreading head if well cut back the first few sea-
sons. Succeedseverywhere: 8 ft, each 50c; doz $4.
Siberian Pea Tree. A native of northern Russia, and
probably the most hardy of all trees and shrubs, very
delicate looking plants going through the winter unpro-
tected without the slightestdamage. In heightit grows
from 15 to 20 feet; it also makes a beautiful ornamental
shrub, and is valuable for hedges and wind-break; hav-
ing a mass of pea-shaped flowers of a delicate yellow,
tinted to a deep green, which are very fragrant. Each
40c; 3 for $1.
Willow, Diamond, native. Seldom grows a tree to excee
6 inches in diameter, but is very desirable for fuel an
fence posts; 1 year, 100, 25c ; 500, $1.25; 1,000, $2.
Willow, White native. Does not make a tree, but valu-
able for hedge or wind-break; 1 year, 500, -75c; 1,000, $1;
2 years, 300, $1; 1,000, $1.50.
Willow, Laurel Leaved Russian. (See cut.) Hardy,
[= = = : adapted to a great variety of soils and easily trans-
————4 — bet wate : planted. A handsome ornamental tree, with very large,
shining, laurel-like leaves. Bright green bark in winter.
; a A fine specimen the year round; 3 to 4 ft, doz 40e; 100,
LAUREL LEAVED WILLOW 2.50; 4 to 6 ft, each 19¢; doz 75c; 100, $5.
We are Pioneers in the Nursery and Seed Business.
Willow, White English; 3 to 4 ft, doz 30c: 100, $2;
4 to 7 ft. doz 50¢; 100, $4; 8 to 10 ft, each 25c ; doz $2;
10 to 15 ft, each 50c; doz $5. These are splendid
specimen trees and we have but a limited num-
ber of each size Fresh cuttings from new wood,
per 100, 30c; 500, $1 25; 1,000, $2.
Willow, Golden Russian. A showy variety with
golden bark of high color, making it very con-
spicuous during winter. A handsome tree at all
seasons: 3 to4 feet, doz 30c; 100,$2; 5 to 8 feet,
each l(c: doz 50c; 100, $4. Fresh cuttings from |
3
once established in the soil it will stand great
hardships.
mer, changing to a purple green in winter.
admit of being pruned into all possible shapes
without retarding its growth.
doz $2.50; 3 feet, each $1.50; doz $15.
It is a beautiful deep green in sum-
Will
1 foot, each 25c;
GREE SEEDS.
New Crop and Very Choice.
Ash. Lb 35c, postpaid. By express or freight, 25c.
new wood, per 100, 30c; 50U, $1.25; 1,000, $2. Box Elder. Lb 40c, postpaid. By express or
Rocky Mountain Juniper. This is the only ever- freight, 30c.
green tree we think worth planting in most parts Ironwood. Per oz 10c; lb 75e, postpaid By ex-
of the Northwest. It is perfectly hardy and when
Kardy Ornamental S
the entire s
Red Twig.
Spiria.
with pure
plants for l
ROSES.
Crimson Rambler. Rich glowing crimson. Strong 2-year old
plants. Each 25c: doz $2.50.
Yellow Rambler.
plants Each 25c; doz $2.50.
White Rambler. Pure pearl white.
Each 25c; doz $2.50.
General Jacqueminot.
lengthy description.
Bush.
It still holds first place amon
dark red roses and is one of the most satisfactory to grow.
A rich crimson scarlet, simply a mass of bloom when at its
Each 25¢e ; doz $2 50.
STRAWBERRIES.
best.
Crescent. A well tested variety that is giving remarkable
satisfaction as a large, handsome, productive berry for
Vigorous, thrifty, heavy plant, pro-
ducing large crops under good, common matted row culture.
market or home use.
Berries extra large. conical, quite uniform in shape;
liant, glossy red, ripens all over without green tips: good
quality. Doz 25c, postpaid. By express or freight, doz 15c;
100 $1,25.
Read all About Tree Planting on First Page.
Virginia Creeper, or Five=-Leaved Ivy.
growth, with large, luxuriant foliage which in the autumn
takes on the most gorgeous coloring. Each 15c; doz $1 50.
Honey Suckle.
with beautiful pink and white flowers, followed by pure
white berries, making a very handsome ornamental plant
, Honey Suckle.
lowed by deep red berries that fill the bush tiil autumn.
Very attractive.
White Flowering Dogwood.
shrub, with clusters of fire white flowers.
liage grayish green, glossy and handsome.
turns to deep red, making the plant one of the most beauti-
ful at that season.
10 feet high. Each 10c; doz $i.
Prunifolia.
Light canary yellow. Strong 2-year old
Strong 2-year old plants.
Too well known to require
press or freight, 65c.
hrubs and Koses.
Berry. A native shrub
with silver-green foliage,
bearing enormous loads of
fiery red berries. about
the size of an old-fashion-
ed red currant, and supe-
rior for making jelly. A
very ornamental bush;
also a valuable hedge
plant, asit haslong, sharp
thorns. Each lide; doz
$1,50: 100 $10.
Lilac, ‘Purple.) A fine
old favorite shrub, Each
35c; doz $2.50.
Lilac. (White.) Very
Sea Each 35¢c; doz
2.50.
A native vine of rapid
Red Tartarian. (Upright.) Blooms in June
eason. Each 25c; doz $2.50
White Tartarian. Pure white flowers, fol-
Each 25e; doz $2.50.
A strong growing
Very showy. Fo-
In the autumn
Spreading, irregular form, growing 8 to
| (Plum-leaved Spirea.) Blooms in May
white double flowers. Makes showy specimen
awn. Each 35c.
g the
bril-
CRESCENT STRAWBERRY.
ss Pioneer Seed House of the Northwest.
Fruit Trees and Small Fruits. — “
APPLES. ee
Bismarck. Tree of short, stalky growth, thick
healthy foliage. Makes beautiful specimens
grown in pots for decorative purposes. Fruit
large, handsome, yellow, sometimes shaded red
cheek: flesh tender, pleasant sub-acid entirely
new in its remarkable quaiity of producing crops
on young trees, seldom failing to bear when two
years old. Each 50c; 3 for $1.
Duchess of Oldenberg. Goodsize, yellow, streaked
red. juicy, rich, sub-acid, productive. Each 25c;
doz $2.50.
Wealthy. Large, red, sub-acid, productive. Each
20C ; doz $2.50.
CRAB APPLES.
One of the most
Very popular. Each 2Z5c;
Hyslop. Large, deep crimson,
beautiful of crabs.
doz $2.50.
Transcendant. Immensely productive. Bright red.
One of the most popular. Each 25e; doz $2.50.
RASPBERRIES.
Cuthbert Red. A remarkably strong, hardy variety.
Stands the northern winters and southern sum-
mers equal to any. Berries very large, measur-
ing 3inches around, conical, rich crimson, very
handsome, and so firm they can be shipped hun-
dreds of miles. Doz 15c; 100 $1; 500 $3; 1000 $5.
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PLUM.
De Soto. Very Hardy. Extremely productive. Me- |
dium sized, bright red. Good quality. Each 35e;,
doz #4. ere,
Native Wild. Fruit medium, red with blue bloom.
Flesh juicy and sweet. Each 15c;doz$iis0 ©
GOOSEBERRIES.
Houghton’s. Small to medium. | Roundish oval. rd
Pale red, sweet. tender, very good. Plantsspread- —
- Ate te
ing; shoots slender. Enormously productive. —
Doz $1; 100 $8. oe
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| @URRANTS. ae
Cherry. Berries sometimes over half an inch in ~
diameter. Bunches short. Plant very vigorous —
and productive when grown on good soils and ~
well cultivated. Doz 75c; 100 $6. eat
White Grape. Very large, yellowish white; sweet —
or very mild acid. Excellent.quality andvaluable _
for the,table. Doz Tic: 100 S6. eae:
Fay’s Prolific. The leading market variety. Ex- —
tra large stems and berries; uniform in size,
easily picked; exceedingly productive. Doz Tice; —
100 $1. wth
yh:
RHUBARB. gl
Monarch. Strong, vigorous grower, producing extra
large stalks of finest quality, of a decided pink
color. For canning or cooking in any-way its ©
quality is unsurpassed. Per doz $1.50, postpaid.
By express or freight, $1. ra
Horse Radish Roots. Doz 30c;, postpaid. By ex-
press or freight 20c. : ears |
:
Asparagus.
fe Colossal. A
variety. Large size.
Quick growth. Ex-
cellent quality. Pkt
i oz 10c, postpaid.
olumbian Mammoth
White. (See cut) A
distinet variety of
strong and vigorous
growth, producing
very large, white
shoots, that in fav-
orable weather re-
main white as long
as fitfor use. Pktie
oz 10c, postpaid.
Beans.
DWARF OR BUSH.
Please remember that the prices here quoted
are by mail, postpaid to any address in the
United States, except otherwise noted. If or-
ered by express or freight, deduct 15c per qt.
Improved Golden Wax. One of the best dwarf
beans grown. Pods are large, long, brittle and
entirely stringless, of a rich, golden wax color,
and six days earlier than the Golden Wax: Very
fine as a snap bean and shell bean for winter tse.
Pkt 5e; pt 25c: qt 40c, postpaid; peck $1.75, by ex-
, press or freight. © ~~ :
German Black Wax. One of the best varieties.
. Delicious and productive. _Pkt 5c; pt 25¢; qt 40c,
postpaid; peck $1.65, by express or freight.
V White ‘Wax. Pods yellow and of good quality;
white seed. Pkt ic; pt 25c; qt 45c, postpaid.
well tried standard
Oscar H. Will & Co.’s Tested Seeds. 5
Early Golden=-Eyed Wax. A superior wax bean.
it is early. vigorous, a copious bearer, rich and
tender, aud has uever been known to rust or spot.
Pkt dc; pt 25c; qt 45c, postpaid.
Burpee’s Bush Lima. This is the only bush form
having all ‘he excellencies of the large Pole
Limas. Although or quite recent mtroduction it
has become a standard variety, without which no
garden is complete. The bush character is thour-
oughly estab:ished, scarcely a plant showinga
dispusition to run. ‘The bushes grow 18 to 20
inches high and very branching. bearing large
quantities of beans equal in size and of the same
luscious flavor of the best Pole Limas. Pkt ic;
/pt 25ce; qt aUc, postpaid.
he Dewey Navy. (Third page of cover.)
Great Northern. Pkt ic; qt 35c, postpaic; peck
$1.25; bu $4, by express or tireight.
IMPROVED GOLDEN WAX BEAN
Good Things. in Beets and Mangels
Please note that our prices are for seeds postpaid by mail. If
ordered by express or freight, 8 cents per pound may be deducted.
WILL’S IMPROVED TURNIP BEET.
Will’s Improved Blood Turnip. The
Blood Turnip Beet is known the
world over as a most desirable vari-
ety, and there- are any number of
strains, good, bad and indifferent.
Having grown what we consider the
most desirable and carefully selected
of these various stocks, we have for
several years been supplying it to
our customers to their entire satis-
faction. Itisasearly asthe Egyptian
and surpasses the latter in flavor.
Color, a rich dark red; roots fine
grained. globular shaped. with small
top. Free from side or fibrous roots;
always remarkably smooth. Excel-
lent for forcing and a very superior
keeper, thus making it also desirable
for winter use Cooks sweet, tender
and crisp. and in every way may be
considered the standard sort for the
market and home gardener. Pktie;
oz 10c; 4 1b 20c: %1b 30c; Ib 50c,
postpaid.
Beets and Mangels continued next page.
6 Pioneer Seed House of the Northwest.
Eclipse. One of the best beets in cultivation, especially for mar-
ey ordering. Pkt 5c; 0z 10c; % lb lic; %1b 2c; lb 45c; post-
, paid.
Long Blood Red. A popular winter sort. Pkt 5c; oz 10c; yy |b
15c; % lb 25c; 1b 45c, postpaid.
¥Dewing’s Early Blood Turnip. A dark red, turnip-shaped, with
large top; flesh carmine red, sweet and good. Pkt dc; oz 10c;
4 lb 15c; “lb 25c; lb 45c postpaid.
* Champion White Sugar. Pkt ic; 0z10c; lb 40c, postpaid.
¥ Swiss Chard. Pit 5c; oz 10c, postpaid,
Beet. Mangel Wurzel.
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Mammoth Golden Giant. An improvement on all other Yellow
Mangels, because of considerably greater size. In shape re-
markably even, rather elongated, of vigorous growth. Flesh
white. firm and sweet. Excellent keeper. It yields 40 tons per
eon dc; oZ 10c; lb 40c, postpaid. By express or freight,
‘4 \ibs$1.
Golden Tankard. Incolor itis a deep yellow throughout. It is
a heavy cropper and is considered indispensable by the best
dairymen. It is also equal to
the best variety for table use,
being very sweet and tender.
Pkt 5c; oz 10c: lb 40c, postpaid. ECHI ESS baa
»f By express or freight 4 lbs $1.
Mammotk Long Red. A magnificent stock of mammoth mangels which
cannot be equalled. The roots are of uniform size, shape and color; —
hard as a rock throughout, and crisp and tender as an apple. This
mangel, though not containing as great a percentage of saccharine as
the Golden Giant. many who have grown it claim it more profitable on
account of the greater yield in weight of roots. Pkt 5c; oz 10c; lb 35e,
postpaid. By express or freight, 5 lbs $1. ere
Bore-Cole or Kale.
Green Curled or Scotch. A very useful variety, growing about 18 inches ~
high. Pkt 5c.
BROCOLI.
Se VPurple Cape. Produces heads very nearly like cauliflower, but more
‘ hardy. This variety has large, close heads of brownish purple color
and good flavor. Pkt ic: oz 20c, postpaid. ;
BRUSSELS SPROUTS.
Y Paris Market. This is a very fine new variety, of half dwarf growth,
bearing handsome, solid. round sprouts of best quality crowded to-
gether on the stalks. Pkt ic; oz 15c, postpaid. =
_ All the Best Things in Cabbage.
Early Express. Earliest of All. Produces fair sized heads in 80 to 85 days
from sowing of seed. An important acquisition for the market gardener
and those who grow cabbage for early market. Pkt dc; oz
ae y 15c;3 1b $2, postpaid.
Dy “ Early Winningstadt. A well known and very popular second-
NY, early variety. Heads large, decidedly conical: leaves bright,
uf Wey glossy green; heads very solid and hard, even in summer.
hi ; Valuable not only for early use, but also for winter cabhage.
» Pkt dc; 0z 10c; lb $1.50, postpaid,
Selected Early Jersey Wakefield. Among its merits may be
mentioned its large size of head, small outside foliage and ©
its uniformity in producing a crop. Pkt 5c; oz 15c; lb $2,
= , postpaid.
a=q ,/ Henderson’s Early Summer. This is an old popularsort with |
zs market gardeners. It follows the Wakefield, Pkt 5c; 0z
3 /10¢; lb $1.50. ae
="Marblehead Mammoth. This is one of the largest varieties of _
the cabbage family in the world. Under high eulture1
compact and hard. Its size is indeed mammoth. Pkt 5c
Ss 02 lic; lb $2, postpaid.
"Red Drumhead. For pickling. Pkt 5c; 0z 10c, postpaid.
BARLY EXPRESS. ’ Danish Ballhead, or Holland. This distinct variety is ex-_
tremely hard and solid, and superior in keeping qualities. The growth is inclined to be tall, that is, the
heads are formed generally on stout stalks 10 to 12 inches above the surface. There are but few outer
leaves and these few curl closely around the head. These heads are round in form. almost as deep through
as they are wide, and average from 8 to 10 inches. The hard heads keep-excellently through the winter —
when buried, and present a fine appearance when marketed. Color, pale blue-green. Pkt 10c; oz 25c;
lb $3, postpaid.
Early June, Early Dakota and Banana Cream ‘Corn Complete the Season. |
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MAMMOTH GOLDEN GIANT.
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Acme Flat Dutch Cabbage.
h Acme Flat Dutch. The Acme is entirely distinct from
the Premium Flat Dutch Cabbage and differs from
all other strains of Late Flat Dutch in that itis
quicker growing, earlier to mature, hence can Le
started later. It is extremely handsome in appear-
ance. The well developed heads ére true to type and
uniform in color, which is an attractive blush-green.
The heads measure about 13 inches across and weigh
from 10 to 12 pounds each. The Acme comes very
true and is asure header. A very superior cabbage
for autumn‘and winter use. Pkt ic; oz lic; lb $2,
postpaid.
ill’s Selected Premium Flat Dutch. (See cut.) The
largest of the late varieties: 1emarkably hardr; a
sure header, and for fall and winter, home or market
use has no supericr, as it retains its freshness and
flavor until late in the spring. Thisisa highly im-
proved strain, the result of careful gathering from
selected heads for consecutive years, and is of super-
Aor quality. Pkt ic; oz 1ic, lb $2,25, postpaid.
“Surehead. This variety has gained steadily in popu™ ANS
lar favor. Hardly any other variety can approach
4 the Surehead in fine quality and uniform reliability
in forming solid heads, of good size and superb qual-
ity. Original Surehead Cabbage produces large,
round, flattened heads of the Flat Dutch type, and is
remarkable for its certainty of head. It is ALL HEAD
and SURE TO HEAD, even under unfavorable condi-
tions. The heads are remarkably uniform, very
hard, firm, and fine in texture, and ordinarily weigh
from ten to fifteen pounds each. Pkt 5c; oz 10c; Ib
$2, postpaid.
SUREHEAD CABBAGE
_ Cauliflower.
v
Large Early Erfurt. (See cut.) This is
a large and vigorous growing variety
with large, white, firm heads. Pkt ie;
oz $1, postpaid.
Extra Early Paris. A standard early
variety. Pkt5dc; oz 50c, postpaid.
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) Vg-—>——_ Ox Heart, or Guerande. This carrot
comes from France, anc is a decided
Ve — advance in shape, as shown in the il
Justration. It is intermediate as to
length between the half long varieties
(such as Danvers) and the Short Horn
Carrots but much thicker than the
latter, attaining at the top from 2 to 4
inches in diameter. It is of very fine
quality for table. Pkt 5c; oz 1Uc;
_lb 10c. postpaid.
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mproved Long Orange. Roots grow
: uniform and smooth, being always
: well formed, of large size, and de: p,
> rich orange color. It is a good keeper,
i! — of fine quality for table use, highly
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SPE = teemed for eariy summer use. Pkt 5c;
oz 10c; lb 75c, postpaid.
v Danvers Half Long. This variety originated in Danvers, Mass,
where the raising of carrots is made ¢ special business, 2) to 30 tons
per acre being no unusual crop In form is midway between the
Long Orange and Short Horn. The root is of a rich, dark orange
color, and grows very smooth. Pkt 5c; oz 10c; lb 65c, postpaid.
CEL Yue
V Golden Self-Blanching. This has become a standard —
_and deservedly popular variety. Its growth is com-
pact, yet vigorous. ribs straight, solid, crisp and ten-
der. The heart is very large, solid. of a rich golden ©
yellow color and of a most delicious flavor; without
- banking up the outer ribs become a yellowish white
color as it approaches maturity. but will be more
tender by having some earth brought up to them;
unlike other self bleaching kinds, this is an excellent
y keeper. . Pkt 5c; oz 5c; 4% 1b 50c, postpaid.
- Wwhite Plume. For fall and early winter use this is the
most popularcelery. The heart and stalk is natural-
ly white, consequently requires very little blanching
to fitit for the table. Pkt 5c;0z lic: 41b50c, postpaid. _
N yNew Rose. The Red or
= Rose Celeries have a
superior flavor. This
variety is very orna-
mental on the table, the
delicate tracing of beau-
tiful rose shading with
the white in the bleach-
edsta kand heart. Very
solid, 1ich and nutty.in
flavor and keeps re-
markably well. Pkt ie;
GOLDEN SELF-BLANCHING CELERY Oz 2d¢c, postpaid.
=
weleriac, or Turnip=-Roeted. Used principally for seasoning meats and
soups. Fkt ic, postpaid.
CRESS Meine Curled (Pepper Grass). Its leaves impart an agreeable
Y * and pungent taste tosalads. Pkt ic; oz 10c; 14]b 20c, pustpaid.
Mr. C. M. Jacobs, Musselshell, Mont., writes:
“Your seeds are all right. If I fail occasion-
ally to raise a garden, it is not because the
seeds do not germinate, but a lack of moist-
ure.
Mrs. C. B. Price, Newbre, N. D., writes:
“Received our trees and set them. They are
living in spite of the drouth. Seeds too are
OK”?
Wm. Thurlow, Glenfield, N. D., writes: ‘‘ The trees I got of you last spring have |
done splendid, some of them are five feet high.’’
We Have No Agents Except This Catalogue.
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WILL’S EARLY DAKOTA
Red Cory. Pkt 5c; qt 35c, postpaid. Peck 75c, by ex-
press or freight.
YStowell’s Improved Evergreen. Remains longest in
Pkt 5c; qt 35c, post-
the green state than any other. I
paid. Peck 75c, by express or freight.
ill’s Banana Cream. The sweetest and most delicious
Sugar Corn in cultivation. It is a distinct variety,
of a little above medium size, coming into edible
condition ten days earlier than the Evergreen. and
remains fit for table use longer than any other vari-
ety we have ever tested, Evergreen not excepted.
Pkt 5c; pt 20c; gt 35c, postpaid. Peck 75c: bu $2.40,
by express or freight.
Will’s 5-X Sugar Corn.
This is astrong growing,
large eared new variety,
which is a valuable ac-
AS
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Fe quisition. It should be
/ SOB, planted early in May
ay Very sweet and deli-
OD | cious. Pkt 5e: qt 35c,
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4 if _ qt 35c, postpaid.
White Rice. _
8c, postpaid.
YWhite Peerl.
ever Offered. |
qt 40c. postpaid.
j mmm Viapledale.
ever been
the grains are almost a pure white in color. It
a clear white. and of the finest quality. Pkt5c; pt
25¢c; gt 40c, postpaid
Prices by the packet and quart include postage.
postpaid. Peck ‘5c, by
express or freight.
Ree gS
? ////7_ POPCORN.
YQueen’s Golden. Pktic;
Pkt beat
Without a
doubt the best Popcorn
Pkt 5c;
This is, with-
out doubt, the most pro-
lific Popcorn that has
introduced.
= The average ear meas-
‘ ures over six inches, and
Oscar H. Will & Co.’s Tested Seeds. 9
If
ordered by express deduct 10 cents per quart.
SWEET CORN.
Will’s Early June.
We offered this corn last year in very
limited quantities, as our stock was very small, and to
say that it gave satisfaction is putting it very mildly.
Our claim as to its being the earliest corn in culti-
vation is fully proven in every instance. It is a very
dwarf variety. May be planted very close. as it only
grows about 2% feet high, producing small ears of the
most delicious corn in about 45 days from planting.
Market gardeners, as well as private gardeners, should
secure a quantity of seed, for there is no vegetable so
eagerly sought as the first green corn, and this will
always be tirst. Nothing can ever possibly compete
with it. Pktic; pt 20c; qt 35c, postpaid. By express
or freight, qt 25¢e; pk $1,753.
arly Dakota. We claim for
Early Dakota sugar corn that
itis the best and sweetest and
most prolific of all the early
varieties. As early as Cory,.
and much larger and sweeter.
It is fast driving.out all other
varieties of extra early corn
as a market sort. Sixteen
hundred dozen fine large ears
from one-half acreis a pretty
good record. Pktic; qt 35c,
postpaid. Peck Tic, by ex-
press or freight.
pops
There 1$ no Collection ot Sweel Corn Equal 0 Ne ADOVE, ~~ wauars aawava ene
10 Pioneer Seed House of the Northwest. | ae
Will’ UMBERS.,
ill’s Best of All CUC ote
. ae bie These are prepaid prices. If ordered by express
7A <\ Vy or freight deduct 8 cents per pound. :
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ae .Long Green. Produced by selection from
the Long Green. Vines vigorous and productive,
forming fruit fit for the table nearly as early as the
shorter sorts. Pktic; 0z10c; lb d0c. postpaid.
.Warly Frame. Good variety for pickling and table, of ©
i if | medium size. Pkt 5c; 0z10c; lb 50c, postpaid. |
I Boston Pickling. A distinctive variety which has at-
Hl i tained a great degree of popularity as a pickle.
Pkt 5c; oz 10c; lb S5Uc, postpaid.
\! papanese Climbing. The vines are healthy, vigorous
| growth, with rich, dark-green foliage, and throw
{ out strong grasping tendrils, which enable itto ~
a climb trellis, wire netting, brush or other suitable —
‘it support. It comes into bearing quickly and con-
tinues abundantly throughout the season. while
the climbing habit enables the hanging fruit to
grow perfectly straight, from twelve to sixteen ~
inches in length; the cucumbers are thick, tender —
’ and of delicate flavor. Pkt 5c; 0z10c; 1b $1 postpaid.
WV ite Wonder. (Seecut.) A splendid white variety.
One of the handsomest cucumbers of recent intro-
WHITE WONDER duction. The vines are vigorous and rapid in
ers.
paid.
G7 Vearly Cluster. Good for table use but ~
J not adapted for pickling. Pkt 5e;
oz 10c; lb 50c, postpaid. . <r
EARLY WHITE SPINE
Endive.
“ Green Curled. Leaves 6 to 8 inches
long and finely cut and curled.
Easily blanched and hardy. Pktic.
Egg Plant.
“New York Improved. The leading va
Yv riety for market and table. Fine
quality. Pkt ic. -
Gourd.
Nest Egg. (See cut.) Closely resem-
Pea
bles an egg in size, color and shape. \ ; OK 68
Make the very best of nest eggs. Se ess ;
Pkt 5c; oz 20c, postpaid. ; VES
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Kohl Rabi.
[Barly White Vienna. Flesh white,
tender and succulent when young,
Best for table. Pkt 5c.
Leek.
p Large London, or Fleg. Pkt 5c.
We Have the Choicest Stock of Seed Corn on Earth.
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Oscar H. Will & Co.’s Tested Seeds.
LETTUCE.
A Bs Appropriately named as it is one of
r
Y Big Boston.
ignonette.
, a light cream color.
y
ew York.
the hardest heading of all lettuces. It grows
very rapidly and heads extremely early. The
heads are nearly as solid as cabbage. It is as
palatable as it is beautiful; very tender, never
bitter: of a sweet, buttery flavor, it surpasses
in quality most varieties of cabbage lettuce. It
is ready for use from the time it is three inches
across until it runs to seed, and always crisp
and tender.. From our customers we have re-
ceived but one verdict, and that is: ‘‘The quick-
est in forming. heads; the hardest heads of all,
and the best for flavor and long standing.”’ Pkt
5c; oz 15c; lb $2. postpaid.
BIG BOSTON LETTUCE,
Unequalled. for long standing. One
of the finest new varieties of head lettuce, which
stands the summer heat better than any other.
It forms very large, solid heads, so firm that
they have to be cut. open to allow the fiower
shoots to come through. ‘The leaves are light
green. Pkt 5c; oz 15c; lb $2, postpaid.
The entire plant of this dainty little
lettuce measures only seven inches across, while
the heads are very solid and compact. The
outer leaves are richly colored with russet-red
and bronze-green while the solid hearts are of
Pkt 5c; oz 20c; lb $2.50,
postpaid.
A very superior summer cabbage let-
tuce, remaining a long time without going to
seed. Heads very large, often weighing three or
more pounds; solid. crisp and tender. Of excel-
Jent flavor and free from bitterness. One of the
very best in all respects. Pkt ic; oz 10c; 1b $1,
postpaid.
Sensation. ‘This remarkable new candidate appears
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Ha
not only to the shrewd market gardener, but to
every owner of a home garden who may desire
something extra choice in quality. All agree in
pronouncing it the best lettuce they have ever
grown for foreing and equally valuable for
growing in the open ground during the hottest
summer months. It is a beautiful light yellow-
green color; leaves much blistered on the sur-
face, and of very superior, even quality. It has
the peculiarity of forming a solid head, even
before half grown It is the shyest seeder of
any lettuce we have ever grown, and necessarily
high in price. Pkt 5c; oz 20c, postpaid.
nson. We can recommend this as one of the very
best. Heads. green outside and white within.
Grows to a remarkable size; very solid and is
deliciously sweet, crisp and tender. It with-
stands the hot sun. This stock of Hanson let-
tuce has been so improved that most of the
heads are so very solid that they do not send up
any seed stalks unless cut open with a knife.
Pkt dc; 0z 10c; lb $1, postpaid.
KE
Woinhannuck: ’Forms a beautiful plant. The leaves
‘turning out very gracefully and are very
grow upright, the upper part of the outer pag
and-
somely wrinkled. It grows very quickly. Pkt
dc; 02 10c; lb $1, postpaid.
Y Curled Simpson, or Per=
" petual. This does not
torm a head,but acom-
pact mass of leaves,
whieh are tender and
of excellent quality
and rapid growth—
Early and stands heat
well. One of the best
for outdoor growth,
and good for forcing.
Sa : Pkt. 5c; 0z10c; lb $1,
ae postpaid.
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Set OR Re Sa ie
Yee Tennis Ball. Very early. Forms a close, hard
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head; leaves crisp and tender. A very popular
sort for forcing in hotbeds’ As it has but few
outer leaves it can be planted six or seven inches
apart. Pkt ic; oz 10c; lb $1 postpaid.
MUSK MELON.
Remember that these prices are for seed prepaid by mail. If
ordered by freight or express deduct 8 cents. per pound.
/ Mammoth [lontreal Nutmeg. The fruit is nearly
round, flattened at the ends, deeply and very
regularly ribbed; skin green, densely netted;
flesh remarkably thick. light green, melting and
of.a delicious flavor. To all who desire to raise
the handsomest melons possible for exhibition.
or extra large, fine melons for market, we highly
recommend the Montreal Nutmeg. Pkt ic; oz
10c ; lb 80c, postpaid.
‘Emerald Gem. Extremely early, skin smooth, sur-
-
face ribbed, color deep emerald green, very
thick, salmon-colored flesh and ripens thorough-
ly to the very thin green rind. The flavor is
sweet and luscious. The vines are hardy, thrifty
aod ors prolific. Pkt 5¢; oz 10c; lb 80c, post-
paid.
Rocky Ford: Much sought after on account cf its
exceptionally fine flavor. The flesh is greenish-
white in color, very juicy and rich, and good
clearto therind. It is medium in size, of round
form and a most excellent keeper. Pkt dc; oz
15¢e; lb $1 postpaid. :
4 Miller’s Cream. The
finest flavored melon
in cultivation, and
‘best melon grown for
the market garden-
er, for the trucker,
for the farmer, or for
the small planter. It
is, without question,
the sweetest af all
melons. The flesh is
of a rich salmon col-
or, very sweet and
melting in quality,
and is so very thick
that the melon is al-
most solid, the seed
cavity being remark-
zg ably small. Pkt 5c;
oz 10c; lb 80c, post-
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Extra Early Hackensack. An improved strain of
the popular Hackensack, being about two weeks
earlier and retaining all of its former excellence,
making it a very valuable sort for market or
home use. Large size deep ribbed, nearly round,
flattened at the ends; skin and flesh green and
delicious flavor. Pkt 5c: 0z 10c; 1b 80c, postpaid.
Long Yellow Cantaloup. Pkt ic; oz 10c; lb 80c,
postpaid.
We have a splendid stock of Northwestern Dent Corn.
12 Pioneer Seed House of the Northwest.
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Good Things in €ater Melons —
Leon A. Potter, Sioux Falis, S. D.,
writes: “‘ Will’s Sugar was the Best
out of Six Varieties grown on my ys EE E _
farm last season. GEE :
J PEERLESS, OR ICE CREAM
Peerless, or Ice Cream. Anexcellent oneforhome .-
use. Early, medium size, oblong, light green skin,
with very sweet, melting. delicious flavored crim-
son flesh. Seeds white. Pkt 5c; oz 10c; lb 80¢e,
” postpaid. , : Sa ;
Duke Jones. This variety grows to a large size, —
frequently attaining the weight of 80 pounds. In
shape it resembles the Kolb Gem, and like that
variety is an excellent shipper. Dark green rind,
wv ried oe slightly striped. Fleshis bright red, juicy and ©
Pas ae ee ane lOn, oval a ae very delicious. Pkt 5c; oz 10c; lb 80c, postpaid.
m ed with light and dark green. Flesh-brig : a ; aie
red, perfectly sulid. very sweet and of delicious me ey die ae ee i. quite ae
flavor. ofteu so full of saccharine that bits of dry ee ro), SEBS Se ee
more productive. The flesh is firm and solid, with
pulp show a coating of sugar Will mature any- 4 z ;
where in North America south of the 50th paral- . ee oe Sects snd ales See ee Be pee
lel. If you want the most delicious water melon 10e: 1b S0ce nosheaid y sP ie 0 eee
ever introduced, do not fail to include Will’s
WILL’S SUGAR
Sugar in your order. Pkt 10e: oz 25c. | Xitron. A round, handsome fruit of small size, ~
used in making sweetmeats and preserves. Pkt -
dc; 0oZ 10c; lb 50c, postpaid.
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Dwarf Green. Earliest and best forthe north. Pktie ~
Onion Sets.
PHINNEY’S EARLY
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Phinney’s Early. Oneof the very earliest, of medi-
um uniform size. oblong shape. Flesh bright red
and very sweet. Seeds white, skin mottled white
and green, vines vigorous and very productive.
An excellent variety for market or home use in
DE ee latitudes. Pkt ic; 0z10c; 1b 80c, post-
paid,
VMountain Sweet. Fruit large and oblong. Flesh
pod: a and VEN ECP A cee oue and very | Sey
oon aaeie pomess Prunes Oe) les Te Red Bottom. Quart 25c, postpaid; peck $1: bu $4,
80c, postpaid. saat
ic ban Queen. An excellent melon of the largest pees iene sf e
= ; 2 % : 25 id; ~2ei5
size. Flesh bright red, very solid and sweet. Skin renter euecliee Henley nea a
‘iped dark and light green, ri i 1 i ood :
Pies wondettull 2 ea otinetise to Weert eae : White Multiplier. If the sets are planted out either
bes - J : id. in the fall or very early in the spring and allowed -
ee Eee to come to maturity, they produce a cluster of
small bulbs of the same size as those pianted,
Our Seeds are ali Saved from averaging about an inch in diameter. They ma-
R : ture very early. Pt 20c: qt 40c. postpaid; peck ~
Choice Selected Melons, $1 40 by express or freight.
Plant Trees This Spring. Don’t Delay Another Year.
Oscar H. Will & Co.’s Tested Seeds. 13
e| American
Will’s Best
OOD ONION SEED is to most planters of greater
importance than any other seed. Recognizing
. this fact,.we make this seed our special care.
Our onion seed is grown from the choicest
selected bulbs, which are carefully planted in rich, well
cultivated soil and carefully tended until the seed is har-
vested, thoroughly cleaned and stored. We offer but one
erade—which is the best—at the lowest living price. There
is no better, even if the price is placed-at two or three
times the price of ours, with extravagant claims for its
superiority. To make it appear that the high-priced seed
is so much superior, some houses offer, at about the usual
price, a grade of seed which they say is the same as-sold by
other seed houses. Some go so far as to offer a very cheap
grade, which they claim is as good as the general run of
onion seed commonly sold. If we cannot sell our onion
seed without making two or three different prices, on really the same crop, we will go out
of the business.
Best Yellow Globe Danvers Onion.
This is a standard variety for winter use in
nearly all markets, producing well-ripened bulbs
averaging 3 inches in diameter and nearly globe-
shaped. Skin a light golden brown or pale yellow.
flesh pure white, crisp and mild in flavor. Our
strain is most carefully selected, the plants hav-
ing very slender necks and the bulbs ripening
uniformly. The Yellow Globe Danvers seed we
offer is fully equal to the best market garden
strains. The name “GLOBE” in this connection
must be taken comparatively, as the TRuE Dan-
VERS onion is never so perfectly globe-shaped as
the Southport Yellow Globe. Other perfectly
globe-shaped varieties are later maturing than the
Yellow Globe Danvers. The illustration was en-
graved from a photograph. Pkt 5c; oz 10c; lb $1,
postpaid. By express, 4 lb $3.50.
/Southport Large Red Globe.
In the great onion-producing section of Con-
necticut, where the largest and finest onions are
produced, the Southport Large Globe varieties—
red, white and yellow—are the leading strains,
producing very large, handsome globe or ball-
shaped bulbs, which are kept for the winter and
spring market, when they bring the highest prices.
Bulbs of these fine strains have been quoted at
$5 to $8 per barrel, and quickly bought up at
these prices. The bulbs grow to very large size,
averaging 2 inches or more in diameter, and are
perfectly giobe-shaped. Our strain is carefully
selected to the thin-necked, sure-ripening type.
The skin is the most highly colored of all onions,
being a deep, glossy red, extremely showy when
cleaned for market. Pkt 5c; oz 10c; 1b $1, post-
paid. By express, 4 lbs $3.50.
More ‘‘Best’’ Onions Next Page.
14 Pioneer Seed House of the Northwest. ae
Sige B Coniod is the buly onion 1 éanoraive GuMGunn emem
iT ESTIMONIAL.(ivoerows thomtoons pound ee
WALIS BISSON, Great Falls, Mont.
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After another years’ trial in all see-
tions of the country we are thoroughly
convinced that this is the very best and
most profitable type of the yellow onion
in existence. No other will yield as well.
No other will keep as well. We have
seen onions grown from our seeds fifteen
months after they were harvested, and
yet in good condition. No other ripens
down so firm and solid with so fine a
neck, Its form is the best possible to
conceive of, for an onion. No stiff necks
or scullions. The mildest flavored of any
yellow onion. Matures early; of fine
yellow color and large size. :
Pkt 5c; oz 10c; 16 lb 65c; lb $1, post-—
paid. By express, 4 lvs $3.50. :
y GOLDEN QUEEN ONION,
wv Best White Silverskin, or White Portugal Onion. Very desirable for family use.
Flavor mild and pleasant; skin silver white and of handsome appearance. Highly
_ esteemed for pickling when young, also for market in early winter. Pkt 5c; oz 15c; Vy
* 1b $1; 1b $1.75, postpaid. By express, lb $1.60. | whe
Best Large Red Wetherfield. Of large size and
fine form. Skin deep purplish-red; flesh purplish-
white, moderately fine grained and stronger in
flavor than the yellow or white onions. Very pro-
ductive and an excellent keeper, Immense crops
of this onion are grown for shipment, and it is one
, of the very best sorts. Pkt 5c; oz 10e; Ielb 60c;
if 1b $1, postpaid. By express, 4 lbs $3.50. ~
Best New Queen Onion. The onion for pickling.
A remarkable keeper and rapid grower. Sown in
May will produce onions for table use before July
1st Pkt 5c; oz 15c; 144 lb $1; Ib $1.75, postpaid.
Best Prizetaker Onion. An excellent keeper, of fin-
est flavor, handsome shape and enormous size
The Prizetaker grows always to a perfect globe’
shape, with a bright straw-colored skin. Pkt 5c; oz 15c; 1b $1.50, postpaid.
[Best White Globe Onion. A large globe-shaped
o h4 onion. Firm, fine-grained, of mild flavor and keeps
F well. This is one of: the handsomest onions
grown; of beautiful shape, clear white skin, and
commands the highest market price Pkt 5c; 0z
LARGE RED WETHERFIELD
Eee ‘1é 1b $1; 1b $1.75, postpaid. ; ia
= “Best Extra Early Red Onion. This variety ma®
Pa == _ tures very early. It yields abundantly and iso ~
lz— mild flavor, medium size, deep red color, very
close grained, solid and heavy. This will often
Te SS form bulbs in cold and murky soils where other
| ‘ varieties fail. It is highly recommended, partic-
ada gare Fr eae oo ularly for the North and Northwest. Pkt 5c; 0z —
10c; 14 1b 60c; 1b $1, postpaid. By express, 4 lbs $3.50. §
Do Not Pay Fancy Prices to Blatherskites For Trees. Send to Us.
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Champion [loss Curled.
) Red
Red Cayenne.
Parley,
Leaves beautifully curled
and moss-like of the richest green. Pkt 5c; 0z10c,
postpaid.
CHAMPION MOSS CURLED PARSLEY.
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Pepper.
Cluster.. The plants are ornamental in growth.
The small, thin peppers, of a most conspicuous
coral-red color, are crowded curiously together in
bunches at the top of each branch. A single plant
will bear hundreds of the handsome hot little pep-
pers. Pkt 10c; oz Ln postpaid.
A long slim pod, rather pointed and
when ripe of a bright red color, extremely strong
and pungent. Pkt ic; oz 25c, postpaid.
flarge Bell, or Bull Nose. A very large sort of inverted
- ties.
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Gélden Oblong.
Connecticut Field.
bell-shape. Flesh thick, hard and less pungent
than most other sorts, and one of the earliest varie-
Pkt 5c; oz 25c, postpaid.
by King. Introduced 16 years ago, this is now the
most popular large red peppe! in cultivation. Very
large, scarlet fruits of sweet, mild flavor. Plants
grow 2 feet high and bear a fine crop of the hand-
some large fruits, which ripen earlier than any
other large fruited variety. The flesh is quite thick,
sweet and mild—so mild that if the seeds are re-
moved the fruits may be eaten from the hand like
an apple. Especially fine as an ingredient for
pickled cabbage, salads or stuffed mangoes. Pkt
dc; oz 2dc, postpaid.
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Parsnip.
HOLLOW CROWN. IMP. GUERNSEY PARSNIP.
Vieng Smooth, or Hollow Crown. A great crop-
per. Tender, suggary, and considered the
best for general cultivation. Parsnips are
improved by remaining exposed to frost.
Pkt 5c; oz 10c; 1b 5Uc, pustpaid.
| faeces Guernsey (Improved Half Long.) A
greatly improved and wonderfully fine strain
of Guernsey Parsnip. of which our custom-
ers are unanimous in praising the dane qual-
ity. The roots do not grow so long as the
Hollow Crown, but are of greater diameter
and more easily gathered. Itisa very heavy
cropper. The roots are very smooth, the
flesh is fine grained and of most excellent
quality. Pkt5ic; oz10c; lb 50c, postpaid.
PUMPKIN.
GOLDEN OBLONG PUMPKIN.
This pumpkin is thoroughly estab-
lished; distinct from all other varieties in cultiva-
tion and its fine and good keeping qualities and
convenient size make it one of the very best for
pumpkin pies. Pkt ic; oz 10c; lb 40c, postpaid.
Pkt 5c; 0z 10c; lb 35e, postpaid.
| Sweet Sugar. One of the best for table. Pkt
5c; oz 10c; lb 45c, postpaid.
Sweet Potato. A general favorite wherever
known. If you want the best pumpkin
| known for cocking purposes try the Tennes-
see Sweet Potato. Pkt ic; oz 10c; lb$l,
postpaid. ,
Waker Pie. Thisis of a peculiar form, being
unlike any other. It is oval and tapers
toward eachend. It is of a creamy color
both inside and out. The vines are very
hardy and prolific. It is early and keeps
late. Its chief value is for ‘‘Pumpkin Pies.,”’
Being fine grained and rich flavored it makes
a superior quality of pies. By being stored
in a warm, dry place. the pumpkins can be
| # preserved until late in winter. Pkt ic; oz
yy 10c; lb $1. postpaid.
| King of Mammoths. This truly colossal variety
frequently attains a diameter of over 4 feet.
The flesh and skin of a bright golden yellow
color, very fine grained, of excellent quality,
and notwithstanding its enormous size is
one of the very best pie or table pumpkins.
Pkt dc; oz 10c; lb $1, postpaid.
Will’s Old Reliable Original Northwestern Dent Corn.
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Remember, these prices are for Peas sent by
mail, postpaid; if ordered by express or freight
deduct 15 cents per quart.
Good Peas.
Will’s ‘‘First of All.’’ Earliest Pea in cultivation.
Besides being early it is also an even cropper--
can be cleaned at two pickings. For succession,
_ sow a crop every two weeks from early spring un-
til July or August. and you will have peas the
whole season. Pkt 5c; qt 35c, postpaid. Peck
v$1.25, by express or freight.
MeLean’s Little Gem. A leading favorite for gar-
den use. A green wrinkled pea, quite early, pro-
ductive; flavor excellent. May be planted close. 1
foot high. Pkt 5c; qt 40c, postpaid. Peck $1.35
by express or freight.
Nott’s Excelsior. This is a very fine, new, extra
early dwarf wrinkled pea. Foliage dark green
and rather heavy. Haulra close jointed. The pods
average fully one-third larger than the American
Wonder, and while it may not always be quite as
early, by a few days, are all ready for picking at
one time. Each pod contains 6 to 8 large. peas,
which are of unusually sweet flavor. Soclosely
are the peas packed in the pods that they are
flattened against each other. Pkt 5c; qt 40c, post-
paid. Peck $1.50, express or freight.
Prince of Wales. The Prince of Wales is what
properly might be called a main crop pea. Aver-
age height of vine 2 feet. Seed very large, yellow
and wrinkled. The pods ars large. Will produce
more pods from a given yuantity of seed than any
other sort, and will give a greater number of
shelled peas to the same number of pods. Try
them. Pkt 5c; qt 35c, postpaid. Peck $1.35, by
express or freight.
Everbearing. A well known medium sort. Pkt 5c;
qt 35c, postpaid. Peck $1.35, by express or freight.
Norkshire Hero. Unsurpassed for sweetness and
delicious flavor. Pkt 5c; qt 35c, postpaid Peck
$1.20 by express or freight.
WILL’S “‘FIRST OF ALL’’ PEAS, *
- PROSPERITY PEA.
Prosperity. Combines earliness with large —
size in a green wrinkled pea. This is what
the market gardener wants. They fill the
bushel basket In earliness they follow
closely after the first earliest. In height
they are 24% feet. The vine is robust, and
the foliage very vigorous, bearing their
handsome, large pods profusely over the —
vine. The pods are nearly round, long —
and well filled with luscious, sweet peas of —
the finest quality. In our trial grounds.
the past season we marked these as @
exceedingly profitlable variety for marke
men to grow. They are worthy of a place
in your garden this season. Pkt 5c; pint.
30c; qt 50c, postpaid. Peck $3, by express —
or freight. ‘s
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Champion of England. A variety possess- —
ing merit of a high order. Pkt 5c; quart.
' 35c, postpaid. Peck $1.20, by express or
freight. *
This Page of Peas Has No Equal.
- Oscar H. Will & Co.’s Tested Seeds. 17
Radish.
: = x $
The prices are for seeds postpaid; if ordered by
express or freight, deduct 8 cents per pound.
; The Quickest of all Red Radishes. \
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@uick growth is one. of the main essen-
tials for a crisp and tender radish. This
matures in 20 days after sowing, which
makes it one of the most valuable sorts for
forcing or out-door culture.
The flesh is pure white, crisp and of
very pleasant flavor. The skin is a most
attractive bright scarlet. The leaves are
very short, which admits of very close
sowing.
Pkt 5c; oz 10c; $ lb 50c; lb 80c, post-
paid. WILL’S EARLIEST CARMINE RADISH.
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lass, or Cincinnati [larket. Its extraordinary
earliness is remarkable the roots being fit for
use in 25 days after sowing the seed, From seed
planted the 12th of May the radishes were ready
for use on the 5th of June, and were noted par-
ticularly for crisp, tender flesh, and the bright,
attractive color of skin. In shape very regular,
smooth and conical. In color it is quite uvique,
being fiery scarlet. It is slightly tipped with
white at the end of the root. The flesh is crisp,
tender and of the finest quality. Pkt 5c; oz 10c;
lb $1, postpaid. .
Miursces Surprise Radish. Of very early. quick
growth. The Surprise is remarkable for remain-
lng in fine condition without becoming pithy for
avery Jong time. It might also be calied an ‘All
Season’s radish, asitis the same fine quality the
middle of summer. By successive sowings it will
keep the table constantly supplied with very
choice radishes. The roots are oblong or oval in
form. The skin is very thin and light brown.
ve, BURPEE’S SURPRISE RADISH. , Pkt dc; oz 15c; 1b $1, postpaid.
Scarlet Turnip. Excellent for summer use. Pkt 5c; 0z 10c; 1b 50c, postpaid.
/Erench Breakfast. Quick growth. very mild and tender. Pkt5c; oz 10¢; 1b 60c,
wore
Todel Box. This is the earliest and best white radish for either the home or
market gardener. It is equally valuable for forcing or growing in open ground
at any season of the year. Pkt 5c; oz 10c; lb $1, postpaid.
Chartier. A very handsome rose-colored radish. tapering to white near the tip.
__Itis of good size, very tender and remarkably free from pith. It remains in
f eating order a longtime. Pkt 5c; oz 10c; lb 60c, postpaid. B= Ew
.- hite Strasburg. It is ene of the quickest growing of all radishes, both skin LAA
t Qn flesh pure white. Pkt 5c; o0z 10c; 1b 60c, postpaid. Bz an =~
oe Scarlet Short Top. The standard variety. Pkt5c; 0z10c; 1b 60c, postpaid’
yf) Black Spanish Winter. One of the latest, as well as the hardiest of radishes,
and is considered an excellent sort for winter use. Pkt 5c; oz 10c; 1b 60c, post-
- ¢ paid.
[china Rose Winter. The best winter radish in cultivation. Pkt 5c; 0z10c;1b
60c, postpaid. ;
You Cannot Keep Heuse Without Earliest Carmine Radish. CHARTIER RADISH.
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R.Aubarb.
(PIE PLANT.)
f Monarch. The most vigorous and productive var-
iety known. The leaf stalks are very numerous,
the longer oues being 15 to 20 inches long and full
1% inches wide. Pkt 5c; oz 25c; %4 lb Tic.
Spinach.
yf Savoy Leaved, or Bloomsdale. This is the hardi-
est of all, producing twice the weight of crop;
leaves are large, very thick and curled like Savoy
Cabbage. Keeps well after cutting; suitable for
‘fall sowing. Pkt 5c, lb 45c, postpaid.
(Long Standing. Similar to round leaf, but_is not
inclined to run_to seed for a long time. Pkt 5c;
lb 45c, postpaid.
Wili’s Best All Round Squashes
Remember these prices are for seed prepaid by mail. If or-
dered by express or freight, deduct 8 cents per pound.
IMPROVED HUBBARD SQUASH.
\/ Improved Hubbard. A great favorite, more exten-
sively grown for market than any other variety.
Of good size, color dark green, shell very hard,
flesh yellow, fine grained. dry and sweet. In
quality it is the standard of excellence.
seed is of superior quality. having been grown
for many years from carefully selected stock.
' We believe there is none better. Pkt 5c; 0z 10c;
/ lb 80c, postpaid.
B
oston Marrow. Much esteemed variety, coming
in about 10 days later than the bush sorts. Color
rich orange. Pkt 5c; 0z 10c; lb 80c, postpaid.
Mammoth White Bush, Scalloped. An improved
variety of the weli known White Bush Squash,
growing 12 to,15 inches across; of uniform shape,
of a beautiful white color; very early and pro-
lific. Pkt ic; oz 10c; 1b 50c, postpaid.
[Golden Custard. The color is a dark, rich golden
yellow, and for quality it cannot be excelled. It
grows in bush form and is wonderfully produc-
tive. This is a variety of real merit. Try it.
Pkt dc; oz 10c; 1b 50c, postpaid
ordhook. An entirely distinct variety. Very early
and of rapid growth. Will ripenfar north. Re-
markably prolific. The squashes are rather small.
pear-shaped or oblong, ribbed, with a thin, light
skin, and very thick, straw-colored, dry and re-
markably sweet fle<h. Seed cavity very small.
Will keep until June in a cool, dry room, and yet
in a green state they rival the best summer
squashes. Fried Fordhook is delicious. Pkt ic;
oz 10c; lb 70c, postpaid.
Pioneer Seed House of the Northwest.
Sa Isif yV.
KF (OYSTER PLANT.)
Sandwich Island.
lent vegetable.
ble the size and weight of the old variety, and
equally good quality. Although of recent intr@®-
duction. it has been extensively grown for th® |
markets of the large cities, and in such instances
has entirely superseded the old sort. Pkt ic; oz
Joe; lb 90c, postpaid.
An improved type of this excel-
Y Long Smooth White. This is the original Oyster
Plant. and though not as strong grower as the
new Mammoth is of equal good quality. In fact
many prefer it, claiming a stronger and richer
oyster flavor. Pkt ic; 0z 10c; lb 90c, postpaid.
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Vries Red Hubbard Squash. A sport from that old
standard of excellence, the Hubbard. A perfect
type of its parent, except in color, whichisa
bright orange red, exceedingly showy and attrac-
tive. Flesh-much richer in color than Hubbard, —
- fine grained, cooks very dry. of excellent flavor.
Its keeping qualities are fully equal to, while in
productiveness it far excels the old variety.
These, with its sweet, rich flavor, attractive color
and shape, are bound to make it one of the most
prgtneple to grow. Pkt ic; oz 10c; lb $l, post-
paid.
Rocky Mountain. The best winter squash in cul-
tivation. Flesh solid and thick, orange in color,
dry and of peculiar rich flavor. It is a sure crop
when all others fail Matures earlier than Hub-
hee or Marblehead. Pktic;0z10c; lb $1, post-
paid.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN SQUASH. ~
Neipenwen Summer Crookneck. This new strain is
early as the common Summer Crookneck, much
larger, often measuring from 13 to 20 inches in
length, bright golden color and of the very best
quality. They command an extra price in mar-
ket. Pkt 5c; 0z 10c; lb 50c, postpaid. .
Will’s Northwestern Dent Corn is THE Corn for the Northwest.
It produces roots of nearly dou- —
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TOMATOES
The Old Reliable Acme
is still holds its reputation of being the earli-
{ ti large Red Tomato in cultivation, as well
i ™™%s the handsomest. Pkt 5c; oz 15c; lb $2,
1 postpaid.
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DWARF CHAMPION
Dwarf Champion. Dwarf and compact in growth,
the plants grow stiff and upright, with thick
jointed stems and foliage, unlike so many others,
of an unusually dark green, thick and corrugated.
In form, color and size the tomatoes resemble the-
Acme--very smooth and symmetrical in shape,
ripening close around thestem. Pkt 5c; oz 15c;
lb $2, postpaid.
Va tlantic Prize. An extra early variety. One of the
smoothest and best flavored, and the brightest
red of any of the extra earlysorts. Pktic; oz 15c,
‘postpaid.
Early Minnesota. This new tomato is one of the
earliest, smoothest and most productive sorts.
The fruit is large smooth and solid. It not only
produces very early fruits, but it will hold out
through the season until late in the fall. Itisalso
a splendid keeper. In color it is between the:
Dwarf Champion and the Beauty. Gardeners
should plant this as it is undoubtedly one of the:
best early tomatoes. Pkt dc; oz lic, postpaid.
VGolden Queen. A beautiful new tomato, large size-
and smooth, color rich golden yellow, with slight
tinge of red at the blossom end. The flavor is
mild and excellent, not as acid as red sorts. Fine-
for preserving. The best of the yellow sorts. Pkt
} 5c; oz 15c, postpaid.
Honor Bright. New. Thecolor of the fruit when
fully ripe is a rich bright red, but before reaching”
this stage it undergoes several interesting changes.
First it is light green, then an attractive waxy
white, then lemon changing tored One of the
most attractive and handsomest varieties grown,
and well adapted for home use and market on
account of its solidity and long-keeping qualities ©
it is especially recommended for shipping. Its
table qualities are excellent, the flesh when ripe:
being tender and melting. Pkt 5c; oz 15c, post-
paid.
‘Peach. Resembles a rich, well ripened peach in
/shape and appearance. Pkt ic, postpaid.
“Pear Shaped. Used for preserving and pickling.
Pkt 5e.
Yellow Plum. A beautiful variety, used} princi--
ff e
Vs
“Strawberry or Ground Cherry. Unequalled for
| preserving, canning or pies. Dried in sugar as
* raisins or figs they are unexcelled. They havea
_ strawberry flavor and produce fruit in great
@, abundance. In sections devoid of fruit many
\ ® esteem them highly. A great curiosity and sell
well in the market. Pkt 5c; oz 10c.
f Matchless. This is a standard main-crop, bright
red ey pednee GROrMOUsSCEOU of ieee
scarlet fruits. Tomatoes are very large, pertectly :
-smooth and uniform. More solidly meaty, with pally for preserving. Pkt 5c.
! fewer seeds than any other variety. Always of |) Red Cherry. A small and pretty sort, grown for
, the finest quality. Pkt 5c; oz 15c, postpaid. preserving. Pkt 5c.
Re eS &
Northwestern for the Northwest and Northwest for the Northwestern.
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Pioneer Seed House of the Northwest.
The prices are for seeds postpaid; if ordered by express or freight, deduct 8 cents per pound
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postpaid.
Sweet German.
paid.
y White Egg. A very excellent variety, nearly oval or egg-
shaped ; flesh firm and fine grained, and of snowy whiteness.
Particularly desirable for the table.
the middle.f August.
=! flavor of some sorts. Very early and
Yellow Aberdeen. Of round form, yellow flesh, fine texture,
/ ,nutritious and a good keeper. Pkt5c; 0z10c; 1b60c, postpaid
Purple Top Strap Leaf. “Pkt 5c; oz 10c; lb 60c, postpaid.
Extra Early Purple Top Munich. Must occupy the same place
among Turnips as the Eclipse variety does among the Beet
family—that of being the earliest. Pkt DC 5 oz 10c; lb 70c,
This celebrated Turnip is white, sweet, a
long keeper and generally solid until midsummer. It should
be sowed as early as the Swedes. Pktic; 0z10c; 1b 60c, post-
Can be sown as late as
Pkt dc; 0z 10c; 1b 60c, postpaid.
Y Early Flat Dutch. An early garden variety resembling White =
Strap leaf. Pkt ic; oz 10c; lb €Cc, postpaid. PURPLE TOP STRAP LEAF es
RUTABAGA..
WILL’S IMPROVED PURPLE TOP YELLOW. A
/appearance. Pkt 5c, oz 10c, tb 6Oc, postpaid
Sas Imperial Hardy Purple Top Yellow. A most excellent
, tendency to long necks. Pkt 5c; oz 10c; 1b 50c, postpaid.
Shamrock. One of the finest Purple Top varieties in cultivation.
WILL’S IMPROVED PURPLE TOP
YELLOW RUTABAGA
Will’s “Emerald” Will Make a Lawn in Six Weeks.
Anise, Balm, Sweet Basil, Caraway, Coriander, Dill. Dandelion,
TURNIP.
_ "WHITE MODEL. A very superior strain
~~. of White Turnip of medium size —
smooth, globe-shaped, quick erowili
flesh fine grained and perfectly white,
sweet and tender; cooks as quick asa
Potato, without the strong odor and |
keeps in splendid condition till in the —
spring. Pkt 5c: oz 10c: Ib60c, postpaid.
new and pferfectly distinct variety of Swede. For
earliness, quality and weight we claim it superior
to any variety in cultivation, producing from 2 to 7
tons per acre more than any Swede, while the
large percentage of saccharine matter contained |
in the roots make it very palatable and nutritious |
for stock feeding. Of handsome shape and distinct
sort, either for table use or feeding stock. Flesh yellow, solid,
firm, sweet and rich. It isa hardy sort. yielding heavily with no
Grows with small top and very few leaves. An excellent keeper.
Good for stock and table use. Pkt 5c; oz 1c; lb 50c, postpaid.
HERBS.
Marjoram, Thyme, Saffron, Sage, Summer Savory, Catnip aj
Wormwood. Pkt 5c each.
TOBACES.
Horehound, Hyssop, Lavender, Mustard, Rosemary, Fennel, ag i
Havana Imported, Pkt ic; oz 25c, postpaid.
Sweet Oronoco, The earliest tobacco in cultivation, particularly
' adapted for growing in the northern states. The leaf has ex-
tremely small veins of the finest texture and very elastic. Pkt 10c;
oz 25c, postpaid.
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: -Osear H. Will & Co.’s Tested Seeds.
Alyssum (Sweet.) Hardy annual, flowering from
early spring till killed by frost, and all winter
in tLe greenhouse if sown in the%fall. Pkt 5c.
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PHONY-FLOWERED ASTER.
Truffaut’s Pa2ony-=Flowered Perfection Aster. One
of the most popular strains—plants growing
" stiffly erect, 18 inches to 2 feet in height, branch-
‘ ing quite freely and producing fine, large, well-
t shaped flowers on. good stems. The petals are
n slightly incurved, giving the flowers a ball-shaped
1 effect. Pkt 5c,
¢ Dwarf Bouquet Aster. Plants 8 to 12inches high,
{ producing large, double flowers resembling Chrys-
; anthemums and valuable on account.of profuse
late flowering. Pkt Se.
New Japanese Asters. The beautiful flowers of
this new strain of Asters offer a most striking
contrast with those of any other variety. They
are of immense size, measuring from 6 to 8 inches
across, with long petals curiously waved and
_ curled, so as to give them a striking resemblance
with the most disheveled Japanese Chrysanthe-
: mums. They grow 14 or 15 inches high;are well
branched and produce a number of enormous
flowers. All colors mixed. Pkt 10c.
New Giant Antirrhinum. (Snapdragon.) Flowers
double the size of the older sorts, more closely
set on the stems and colors more clear and bril-
liant. Plants very compact and bushy, growing
. bout 12 inches high, Allcolors mixed. Pkt. 5c.
Balloon Vine. Remarkable for its inflated mem-
braneous echaract-r and sometimes called Love-
in-a-Puff. The flowers are insignificant, but the
plant is a rapid and gracefu climber. Pkt ic.
Bachelor’s Button, Double. It has been so per-
fected that fully 80 per cent of the flowers are
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... Good Chings in Flower Seeds...
ALL FLOWER SEEDS BY MAIL POSTPAID,
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double and semi-double; are also increased?in
Size and present many bright colors and distinct
markings which have hitherto been unknown in
this old-fashioned favorite flower. Pkt ic.
Canary Bird Flower. A beautiful climber and a
charming little canary-colored blossom bearing a
fancied resemblance to a bird with the wings
half extended. Pkt 6c.
Giant Empress Candy=Tuft, Oneof the finest varie-
ties in cultivation. It is intermediate in height,
between the old Rocket and the newer Tom
Thumb sorts. The plant is of very branching
habit, and when fully grown are covered with its
pure white flowers. Pkt5e.
Candytuft. Mixed. Pkt 5c; white, ic.
Cobpcea Scandens. Although it does grandly out-
side. it is also a splendid house climber, and will
do well running over windows in the house, and
will reward the grower with the abundance of
beautiful blossoms. In fact it grows and flour-
ishes everywhere. Pkt ic.
Superb Camellia-Fiowered Balsams, Finest Mixed.
This embraces seed of all the choicest known
varieties. Pktdic.
CAMELLIA-FLOWERED BALSAM.
Rose-Flowered Mixed. This is not our “superb”
strain. but we believe it to be as good as the
Camellia-flowered Balsams generallysold. Pkt5c,
Show Pansies.
22 Pioneer Seed House of the Northwest.
Catchfly. A bright colored. free-flowering annual, largely grown for
spring flower-gardening. Suitable for rock-work or open border. Suc-
ceeds in any light, loamy soil. White. red and rose, mixed.’ Pkt.ic, —
Convolvulus. [lorning=Glory. Fine mixed. Embracing a great variety
of colors. Pkt 5c; oz 10c. eo So) aaa
Convolvulus. Japanese [Morning-Glory. The plant attains a growthof —
20 feet by midsummer. The leaves are large, heart-shaped, many q
them a rich, dark color, marbled with silvery white or yellow.
flowers are really gigantic, double the size of the ordinary kind. Pktie:
Dt
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Leegne Keone Canali. ms ‘
These lovely. fragrant Carnations produce
fine flowers, similar to those grown by florists >
for winter blooming. Seed may be sown thinly
in shallow drills in the flower garden early in
the spring when the trees are starting out in
leaf, and the plants will begin to bloom in about
four months from sowing the seed. They are
quite hardy, flowering the first season untillate
in the fall, and will live out all winter. Fully
30 per cent produce fine double flowers. All
colors mixed. Pkt ic.
New Mammoth Cosmos. Giants of California.
Especially notable for purity of color and f
gigantic size of flowers. Giant Pure White, "WS ea it eS : \ —
and Giant Pink Finest Mixed. Pkt 10ce. i Af, Le = sate
Cypress Vine. A most beautiful climber, with
delicate dark green, feathery foliage, and an
abundance of bright star-shaped rose, scarlet
and wnite blossoms. Pkt ic.
Cr O Zy'S Dw arf (j annas. ees MARGUERITE CARNATION.
_ The new Dwarf Ever-bloom-
ing, Large-flowering French
Cannas bloom freely the first
year from seed. They are
much less expensive and more
beautfful for bedding even
than the best geraniums. The
roots can be kept in the cel-
lar over winter, and each
clump will give 6 to 8 good
roots for planting out the
' following spring. The mixed
seed we offer has been saved ~
from the finest varieties of
all colors. Pkt 10c. .
Cannas. Ali varieties and
colors mixed, including both
the old tall varieties and
Crozy’s Dwarf. Pkt 5c.
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: YYINEIN
Dianthus, or Chinese Pinks.
Finest mixed. One of the ie a <7 a.
most useful and desirable PE Saus- ‘ ia
plants. and for beauty and variety of colors and marking
cannot be surpassed, ranging from pure white to the most
delicate pink and glowing deep crimson. A bed of these in
a flower garden will make a grand display at small cost.
The mixture we offer includes, beside the standard sorts, all
the new and brightest colors in spotted, stripes and hand-
; . : somely fringed varieties of late introduction, both single
CROZY’S DWARF CANNAS, and double. Pkt 5c. ;
Dwarf Marguerite Carnations Bloom the First Year from Seed.
of Oscar H. Will & Co.’s Tested Seeds. 23
r z Double Daisy.
" Plants can be removed safely even when in flower.
should be about 6 inches apart when set. Choice mixed. Pkt 5c.
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Geraniums.
a ® These are raised easily from seed, and the gar-
dener is occasionally rewarded by charming new
~ varieties and colorings from our choice straius of
hybridized seed. The seed should be started early
in the spring in the hotbed or in shallow boxes of
rich soil in a warm, sunny window. Sow the seed
thinly, and cover only 34-inch in depth. Assoonas
they are large enough, transplant the young seed-
lings to small pots until the weather is quite warm,
when they may be planted out in the flower-bed for
summer blooming. They will come into bloom
; more quickly if planted in light, sandy soil. Single
mixed, pkt 10c; double mixed, pkt 25c.
Forget=-Me-not. These succeed best in cool, moist
soils, blooming most freely during the spring and
fall months. They will flower also as a house
plant during the winter inacool room. Planted
in a Single row around the bed or along the gar-
den walks they make a beautiful border, at the
plants spread very quickly and soon cover the
entire space, Most varieties bloom freely the
Sow seed very early. The flowers are very abundant in early
spring, and may be made to flower late: by the use of water.
The plants
DOUBLE DATSY,
first season and still more profusely the second spring. Pkt 5c.
Helianthus, Sunflower. Globosus Fistulosus. The best and most effec-
tive of all annual sunflowers. Flowers immense, from 12 to 15 inches in
diameter, globular and extremely double. Fora background to a lawn,
or to hide unsightly places, it is especially adapted. Pkt ic.
Heliotrope. Heliotrope is a universal favorite on account of its delight-
ful fragrance and duration of bloom, flowering equally well as bedding
during the winter.
plants in summer, or as pot plants in the house
ESCHSCHOLTZI A.
ESCHSCHOLTZIA, OR CALIFORNTA POPPY.
Very showy. free-flowering plants, of low growth,
with finely divided foliage of a silvery-gray hue.
Where a whole bed of these flowers is desired, the
seed may be sown thinly broadcast over the bed and
lightly raked in. This is a most effective way of
planting this gorgeous flower. Pkt ic.
Seed sown in the
spring makes fine
plants for bedding
out, and are as
easily grown as
Verbenas. Pktic.
Hollyhock.
PRIZE DOUBLE,
Perfect double-
ness of the magni-
ficent large flower
will please the DOUBLE HOLLYHOCK.
most critical. All
the best colors. from deep yellow, red rose, light
- buff, carmine scarlet, flesh color, creamy white
tinted with rose, purple, yellow om dark ground,
crimson flaked with salmon, cherry red, cream on
violet ground, lilac on brown ground, dark crimson
to pure white, also ae
biack. If sown early EE
in March or April
the plant will bloom
the first year All
colors mixed. Pkt 5c
Ice Plant.
A handsome and
curious plant, for
rockwork, hanging
baskets and vases.
Pkt de.
Mignonette, Machet
(True.)
It is of dwarf and
vigorous growth,
with massive spikes
of deliciously scent- BETTE
ed flowers. Pkt ic. MIGNONETTE,
MACHET.,
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MARIGOLD, ELDORADO
MARIGOLD, the Eldorado.
The flowers are from 3 to 4 inches in diameter,
imbricated and perfectly double. They embrace
four shades of color- the lightest primrose, lemon,
golden yellow and deep orange. Pkt 5c.
Marigold, French Mixed. A class of showy and
extremely effective plants, with fine double flowers
of rich and beautiful colors.
Calls
sully SY
Pioneer Seed House of the Northwest. ae 5
TRoval Show Pansics.
New Climbing Nasturtiums. _
HYBRIDS OF MADAM GUNTER. 14
These new hybrids of Madam Gunter make a
strong growth, climbing from 5totfeet high.and
are covered from spring to fall with large, substan-
tial flowers of the most brilliant shades. They are _
remarkable for their wide range of colors, embra
ing rose, pink, salmon, purple, velvety dark maroo
light yellow and deep orange in self colors, as wel
as striped and blotched in the most fanciful man-
ner. So ornamental is this new strain that it de-
serves a place in every garden, either for climbing ~
or trailing from vases. or over the ground. Pkt 5c:
oz 15¢c; 4 1b 40c, postpaid.
DWARE NASTURTIUMS.
Are free flowering and very desirable for bed-
ding, vases and pot plants. Plant seed ! inch deep
in rows 1 to 2 feet apart when the trees are starting
out in leaf. When well started, the ycung plants
should be thinned out to stand 10 or 12 inches apart,
as the plants are liable to rot off in wet weather,
particularly in rich soil, if planted too closely to-
gether. Pktic; oz 1ic, postpaid
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PETUNIA HYBRIDA.
Finest striped and blotched. Very choice. Pkt ic.
Petunia Giant of California.
DOUBLE,
Thee Petunias have been widely advertised of
late. The flowers are very large and,the colors
embrace every conceivable shade of crimson, white,
violet, lavender, etc. Pkt 15c; 2 for 25e.
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Without question the finest strain in existence, selected separate colors from best German, rene?
English and American growers, including all the new shades and markings introduced to the present time
from flowers of the largest size and most perfect shape—such as English Show. Improved Large Flowered
‘ Bugnot’s Largest Flowered, Parisian Largest Spotted, Hurtensia Red Shades,
Coquette de Poissy, Odier Prize, President Carnot, Victoria Striped and Mottled Fancy. Giant Trimar-
deau, and over 50 other strains and markings, mixed and blended. Pansies are the most popular and
fashionable of all flowers, and everyone should grow. a liberal supply, sowing the seed by March, if pos-
sible, or before, and you will have the finest bed of pansies in your neighhorhood. Pkt10c.: ~
French, Cassier’s Giant,
Our Nasturtiums are the Finest in Cultivation.
ay ee Oscar H. Will & Co.’s Tested Seeds. 25
Pansies. Fine mixed. Pkt ic.
Phlox Drummondii Grandiflora. (Superb mixed.) A magnificent
new class,-with flowers as large as‘those of the Perennial
Phloxes. The colors we offer in our ‘Superb Mixture’’ are very
~ positive and perfectly gorgeous in their brillianey. For massing
in groups or arranging in ribbed lines there are no flowers
obtained with so little care and expense. The colors ranging in
every conceivable shade. Pkt de.
Phlox. (Star.) The growth is dwarf. and the habit very com-
pact. The pointed center teeth of the petals, five in number,”
are four or five times as large as the lateral ones and project
beyond them like little spines, The flowers appear to havea
star-like form, thus producing a most brilliant effect. Finest
mixture of over 20 colors. Pkt 5c.
Portulaca. Double Rose Flowered, mixed. Unsurpassed for
brilliancy and beauty. From first-class seed over one-half of
the plants will produce magnificent double flowers. These can
be transplanted 8 inches apart as soon as they bloom, thus mak-
ing the entire bed of double flowers. Pkt ic.
Ricinus. (Castor Bean.) Pkt ic.
Shirley Poppy. It is perfectly hardy and flowers the first season
from seed. The flowers are large, exceedingly graceful ard ele-
gant. The colors are pure, soft and varied, and range from
SALPHIGLOS SITS. blush white, rose, Gulia, pale and Syne SoEust innumer-
Smndiiera Volk Blnwok * The able tints to bright, sparkling crimson. t 5e.
flowers are larger in size and most Stock, Ten Week. New largest flowering Globe Pyramidal Stock.
vividly spotted and striped on ground- A magnificent rare, with immense spikes of perfectly double
colors of deep blue, rose, violet light flowers. with individual blossoms frequently measuring from 2
yellow,-reddish bronze, ete. Pkt 5c. to 2% inches in diameter. Pkt5c.
Verbena Hybrida. Extra fine mixed from a superb collection of named
varieties. Very large in flower and corycomb and of the richest and most
brilliant colors As now perfected this is one of the best strains of Verbena
Hybrida_in cultivation today. The seed has been saved not only from a
Jarge collection of many bright and pleasing seif-colors, but also from the
finest varieties of the of the auricula-eyed type. Pkt ic.
Zinnia. One of the most brilliant flowers in cultivation and a great favorite,
the magniticent double flowers of the new strain rivaling the dahlia in
beauty, size and coloring. Pkt ie. :
Sweet Peas. Imperial Mixed. If you want the finest mixed Sweet Peasever
grown, you should give the Imperial mixed a trial and be convinced of their
wonderful beauty. The flowers are of the largest size, and in colors sur-
pass any other mixture of Sweet Peas ever sent out, being rich and gor-
geous, ranging from bright scarlet, carmine, maroon, rosy pink, purple,
indigo, blue, pure white, black striped, laced and shaded. Pkt 5c; 0z 10c;
lb 75c, postpaid. raraey
Sweet William. (Dianthus Barbatus.) A great favorite. Flowers are pro-
duced in large heads in many rich and brilliant colors. Pkt de
Japanese Wild Fiower Garden. This mixture is especially prepared from a
select list of Japanese varieties, including over 100 other sorts—the colors
and varieties being carefully prop»rtioned to produce a constant and
-vyaried bloom the whole season, and will be found superior to any mixture
offered. In no other manner can
so many different and rare seeds
be obtained for such a small
cost... Pkt 5¢:
FINE MIXED POPPY.
Finest mixed double and sin-
gle. Best ever offered. The most
brilliant and also the most deli-
cate tinted, making a gorgeous
display. Pkt ic.
WILD CUCUMBER.
A climber with green leaves and
pretty white flowersand bud-like
fruits, ae pe eocig uous oe
ed _ prickles. ne o e bes
Q UICKEST climbers for pe ee
etc. Never suffer from the hea
LIMBER or being despeoxed a . _
so many good climbing plants,
K NOWRN but retains its fresh _coler until
late inthe autumn. Pkt 5c.
Will’s Emerald.and Shady Lawn Grass, Next Page.
26 Pioneer Seed House of the Northwest.
Will’s Emerald Lawn Grass Mixture.
If people only knew how easy it is to get a beautiful lawn with Will’s Emerald [lix= |
ture they would never go to the trouble and expense of sodding.
This is a mixture of choice grass of the finest quality, prepared for this latitude by
many years of careful and expensive experiments. It makesa thick, heavy turf by form-
ing a compact growth of short varieties. These, follewing one another in rapid succession,
preserving a rich green lawn throughout the entire season. Will make a beautiful lawn
in six weeks from sowing. Emerald Lawn Grass speaks for itself. The very best lawns
in the Northwest are a product of it. It would be very difficult to find a town in North
Dakota without one or more beautiful lawns produced from Will’s Emerald.
The only direction required is to have your soil well pulverized, smooth and mellow.
Scatter the seed as evenly as possible; rake in thoroughly. Do not rake all one way, but
move the rake backward as well as forward. By this motion there is less liability to
“bunch” the seed, making an uneven stand. When well covered, and surface carefully
smoothed, turn on the spray until thoroughly soaked and keep wet until the surface
becomes green, after which water as needed. The rule for seeding is one pound of seed to
200 square feet. Lib 35c, postpaid. By express or freight, peck $1; bushel—20 pounds—$4.
Will’s Shady Place Lawn, suitable for shady localities, where the direct rays of the
sun seldom or never penetrate. Prices same as Emerald.
Will’s Quick Lawn Renewer.
A clean, convenient dressing for old lawns or new ones where the soil © ,
poor. Can be applied broadcast at the rate of five pounds to 150 square
feet any time during the season. It is much more desirable than stable
manure, which always contains more or less weed seed, to say nothing of
the offensive odor. 5 lbs 45c; 25 Ibs $1, by express or freight. )
Only One Grade of Lawn Grass, and That the Best, Which is Cheapest.
(re Mi, Oscar H. Will & Co.’s Tested Seed Corn. 27
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_ of strongly urging our customers, wherever they may purchase their seed, to test it before planting. -It i
but a little trouble to try a few seeds in earth, and in this way the responsibility can be placed where it
belongs. Our seeds are carefully tested before sending out, and we wish again to call the attention of our
_ patrons to our liberal condition of sale, viz: Any seeds on arrival at destination, not showing a satisfactory
percentage of growth, can be returned at our expense, and the money paid for them will be cheerfully
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Will’s Dakota Corn.
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AN hy v the result of many years’ careful
Tu selections from the _ original
Squaw or Ree Corn, which has
been grown in the Missouri yal-
ley by the ‘Ree’ Indians for
many generations, and also in
-_late years by the Sioux tribes,
: and up to the time of our first
selections in 1&82 was a very insignificant
grain of many colors, growing very close to
the ground, on a stalk 3 feet high. The
first fmprovement we offered as ‘Improved
Ree,’’ anda later very marked improvement
as ‘Pride of Dakota,’ and in 1*95 we offered
the earliest and best of all varieties of white
flint as ‘Improved Pride of Dakcta Corn.”’
We believe there is very little improvement
in future to be made, and as the last name
is rather cumbersome, we decided to hence--
forth call it ‘Will’s Dakota.’’ This corn
will stand more hardship in the way of frost,
heat and poor cultivation than any other
variety. Ears 8 to 12 inches long, stalks i to.
6 feet high, and 2 or3 ears on nearly every
stalk. One of the great advantages of this
corn is it can be planted on new breaking by
dropping in each third furrow and covering”
with the sod. Planted in this manner it.
needs no cultivation whatever and will pro--
duce a good crop with no expense except for
seed and harvesting. It can be planted as.
late as June 25th and matureacrop. Quart.
25c. postpaid; quart 10c; peck 50c; bushel
$1.50, by express or freight.
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It is an undeniable fact that there can be-
obtained better feeding qualities from this
corn in the far north and northwest than
from any other known sort. The reason is
evident from the fact that it goes into the
glazing period in from 60 to 70 days. at which
period corn possesses the greatest amount
of nutriment and should then be harvested,
for if left standing it loses a percentage of
its nutriment daily. From % to 2% bushels
are required to the acre.. It may be planted
in hills, drills or broadeast The best re--
sults have been obtained from sowing 1
bushel per acre in drills 3 feet apart. Quart
25c. postpaid; quart 10c: peck 40c: bushel’
$1.25, by express or freight, bags included.
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G iA HU It cannot be mistaken for any other sort, as the distinc-
, , - tion is marked in that being a cross between a deep yellow
and a pure white corn the color is a rich light golden yellow. The yields vary from 35 to 7d ©
bushels per acre in different localities. The height of stalk also varies in different soils,
growing from 5 to7 feet, with ears well up from the ground. Contrary to the rule the select-
ing of the largest ears for seed has never lengthened the time required to mature a crop.
It will mature a crop anywhere where two months of summer weather can be assured.
It has been thoroughly tried, not only in the cold Northwest, but in the cold Northeast,
Canada, Manitoba, Pacific coast states, Rocky Mountain region, valleys of Montana, Rus-
sia, Sweden and Germany, in all of which it has proved a great success. It is valuable also
for replanting in the great corn states, as it can be planted as late as July 1 and maturea
crop. It is also very valuable for high altitudes, as it will mature where corn has nev@®% |
growa before. It has always been said that corn would not grow in a country where it @ |
comfortable to sleep under blankets. Gehu is an exception, as it has been successfully
grown in the states of Oregon and Washington, west of the cascade range. Thereisnot, |
and never was a variety of corn, except ‘‘Dakota,” which would endure so great hardships
in the way of intense heat, cold, poor soil or little or no cultivation. The above engraving
was made from a photograph and is a faithful representation. Pkt 5c; qt 25c, postpaid.
Peck 40c; bu $1.50, by express or freight, bags included.
The Old Reliable Dent Corn Last Page of Cover. "
Oscar H. Will & Co:’s Tested Seeds. ; 29
innesota King Corn.
~ This was introduced a number of years ago, and
ie steadily increased in favor since its introduc-
‘ion, and we consider it one of the most valuable
_ corns for the Northern states. While there are
many varieties that in good years will yield as
much as Minnesota King, there are very few we
think that will, year in and year out, produce as
heavy a crop as this sort. Although the kernels
and ears are of large size. it almost invariably
ripens even in the middle and northern parts of
Minnesota and North Dakota, and seems to possess
a faculty of growing right straight along and mak-
ing a crop.in all kinds of weather. Its ability to
withstand the extreme heat and drouth is some=
thing remarkable. The ears are quite large and
the cob is very small, and the kernels are a rich
golden color. Our stock of this variety has been
grown with the greatest care and can be relied
upon to give satisfaction. Qt 25c, postpaid; peck .
0c; bu $1.50, by express or freight. |
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We got our seeds from you last year and
they came up just splendid. :
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Midland, Montana.
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yellow in color, maturing in from 80 to 90 days from day of
planting, according to soil and season. Ears average about
13 inches in length, and are from 10 to 12 rowed. Occa-
- sionally a 16 rowed ear is found; sometimes one with 0
: e The kernels are large, and the stalks of good height.
~ lhe ears average two to a stalk, growing well up, so as to readily admit of being cut by
the harvester. The stalk makes superior fodder. This corn has produced some fine crops
in various parts of this state. Pkt 5c; quart 30c, postpaid. Quart 15c: peck 50c. bushel
_ $1.50, by express or freight. '
$6 Wot Mf. J. H. Bostrd Says bout Nortwestern Dent Com cn last page of Cover.
30 Pioneer Seed House of the Northwest. _ er ic
North Dakota Agricultural Experi-
mental Station reports Acme Fodder
corn as growing six feet and six
inches high, with ears 36inchesfrom
the ground, and the fodder as extra |)
good. et
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Leaves no doubt that it is the very
best coin for fodder purposes in
the northwest. Every ear and blade
can be saved by cutting with a
binder, as the ears grow two feet
or more from the ground. Per
B: i¢€ —— quart 30 cents, postpaid. Quart 10
ee =p. cents; peck 50 cents; bushel $1.35,
= a : by express or freight.
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Dwarf Essex Rape.
Dwarf Essex Rape has been
usually grown, uwatil recent
years, to furnish pasture for
sheep and lambs, but it is now
being found equally good in
providing pasture for nearly all
kinds of stock.
It ‘is an annual, bearing a
close resemblance in leaf and
stalk to the rutabaga, but both
leaves and stalk are more num-
erous in the rape plant, and of
a taller habit of growth. Itis
a pasture plant which may be
eaten off by any kind of live
stock, but is pre-eminently fit-
ted to furnish pasture for sheep |
and swine. A good crop will DWARF ESSEX RAPE. ae
furnish at least 12 tons of green fodder per acre and its nutritive value is nearly |
twice that of clover. One acre of well grown Rape will furnish pasture for ten to
twenty head of sheepifor two months, and in that time it will fatten them in good form
for the market. Dwarf Essex Rape thrives best on a good soil, rich in vegetable matter.
Slough lands are excellent.
This plant may be grown successfully in the following ways, viz: 1. In the early
spring to provide pasture for sheep and swine. 2. In June or July on well pre-
pared land to provide pasture for sheep. 3. Along with grain, using 2 lbs of seed per__
acre, to provide pasture for sheep after harvest, 4. Along with peas, oats, clover
seed, to provide pasture for sheep, and to get a “catch” of clover. 5. Along with
corn, drilled in broadcast, to provide pasture for sheep. 6. In corn, sowing the
seed with the last cultivation given to corn. 7. Along with rye, sown in August, in
sheep pasture. When Rape is sown broadcast, 5 lbs of seed per acre will suffice. When
sown in rows, say 30 inches apart, and cultivated, from 1 to 2 lbs will be enough. It is
now being grown in the Northern and Middle states, from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
Price, lb 25c, postpaid. By expressor freight, lb 15c; 10 lbs $1: 100 lbs $7; 500 lbs $30.
‘Beware of Cheap Dutch Rape Being Offered at a Low Figure.
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7 < Ess Millet.
‘: Millet should be grown between frosts, as itisa
hot climate plant and will not stand freezing.
Southern grown seed raises the largest crop of
fodder.
True southern grown; the
@@very best for large yields or profit.
_ German, or Golden.
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WPommon, or Northern Grown. Smaller than above. .
Broom Corn. Has also been introduced as Cali-
fornia **Hog’’ and ‘*Manitoba.”’
New Siberian. Very productive new variety.
Prices on Application,
Broom Corn. Improved Evergreen. Lb 25c, post-
paid. Peck 90c; bu $2.50, by express or freight.
Sugar Cane. Early Amber. Lb 25c, postpaid.
Peck $1, bu of 60 lbs $3, by express or freight.
Kaffir Corn. Pkt dc; 1b 20c, postpaid, or 10c by ex-
press or freight.
| Jerusalem Corn. Pkt 5c; lb 20c, postpaid; 10 lbs
$1, by express or freight.
Success Beardless Barley. Bu $1.25; 2 bu $2.25.
‘Sunfiower. Pkt 5c; qt 30c, postpaid.
Sandvetch. Vicia Vilosa. Lb 25c. 3 for 60c, post-
paid By express 10 lbs $1.50.
Australian Salt Bush. Pkt 10¢; oz 25c; lb $3.
Russian Speltz. See bottom of page.
Spring Rye. Per bu $I.
Peas. White Canada. Per bu $2.50.
White Marrowfat, Per bu $3.
Peas,, Black-Eyed Marrowfat. Thisas well asthe
preceding, is extensively grown as a field pea,
hardy and productive. Per bu $3.
Poe Potatoes. Prices and varieties on applica-
‘ion.
Peas.
Mandscheuri Barley.
; “A Good Thing Sells Itself.”” Send 10 Cents for Sample.
_ This grand new Barley was introduced from Asia
by the Ontario Agricultural College several years
ago, and is beyond doubt the most valuable Barley
ever introduced into this country, greatly out-yield-
ing the greatly celebrated Manshury Barley. It is
an early six-rowed variety. maturing &0-90 days
from time of sowing: is very strong strawed and
stools well, bearing large and well filled heads of
plump and well filled grain, possessing malting
qualities of the highest order, and is adapted to all
kinds of soil and climate. Another important fac-
tor is its nice and bright color which will not turn
dull and yellow when exposed to rainy weather
during and after ripening, as most of the other
varieties do, and on this account it will always be
in good demand by the brewers, and command the
highest market price. A good malting Barley will
_ always sell for at least 10 to 15 cents more than
such as is discolored and can only be used for feed-
_ ing purposes.
Professor Henry, of the Wisconsin Experiment
station, is loud in its praises, and hopes that its
cultivation will become general throughout all of
our Barley growing states. Mandscheuri, in a com-
parative test of 37 varieties, grown under the same
conditions, and with no attempt made at getting
| above an average crop, easily out-distanced the
whole field by an average yield of 15 bushels more
per acre. The introduction of the old and well
known Manshury Barley isreckoned as having been
worth millions of dollars to our farmers, and we
are confident from the Agricultural station reports
and from our own experience that this new Barley
will eclipse Manshury in size of yield and value of
product.
Sample packet postpaid 10c: pk 40c; bu $1, ex-
press or freight. Lots of one bushel or more will
a skinned from Casselton or Amenia, N. D., as
esired.
IMPROVED WHITE RUSSIAN OATS.
Wherever this strain of White Russian oats were grown the past season the yield has
exceeded any other strain and variety by from 15 to 25 bushels per acre.
The cause of
this is in part due to the improved strain and in part to the fact of the seed having been
grown on Missouri river bottom lands.
good thing sells itself.” Send for sample.
This seed is perfectly clean, plump and heavy.
Large sample postpaid 10c: peck 35c; bu 80c;
cA
2 bu $1.50; 10 bu $6.50, bags included. Car lot in bulk at 60c per bushel.
SPELT Z.
Speltz is neither wheat, oats, rye or barley, but sort of a combination of all four. This
ain comes from Russia, and is a most remarkable cereal.
tried throughout the northwest and not found wanting for feeding purposes.
derful “stooler” and robust grower, frequently yielding 60 to 75 bushels per acre.
It has been pretty thoroughly
It is a won-
While
the grain is valuable for milling purposes, its greatest value is for feeding, for which pur-
pose it is superior to either oats or barley. Sow 14g bushels per acre.
Per lb 15c, post-
paid. By express or freight lb 10c; peck 40c; bu $1; 10 bu $9. Lotsof one bushel or more
will be shipped from Tower City, N. D.
39 Pioneer Seed House of the Northwest.
(BROMUS INERMIS.)
Bromus Inermis has proved a decided suc-
cess throughout the northwest. It forms a
leafy, compact turf and does well for pasture
and hay. It can be destroyed by plowing it
over at a shallow depth early in the summer
and backsetting it early in the fall. It makes
hay of abvut the same quality as Timothy and
yields well. It stands drouth the best of any
of our cultivated grasses. It starts growth
early in the spring and remains green a little
later in the fall than do most grasses. We-rec-
ommended two years ago that the seed be sown
with from one-third to one half seeding of oats.
(which should be cut green and very high stub-
ble left) instead of alone. In this way 15 pounds
to the acre is sufficient, as the oats assist in
keeping down the weeds. Results prove that
our recommendation was a good one. We did
this knowing that all light seeded grasses do
much better sown with a nurse crop and could
-see no reason why Bromus Inermis should be-
an exception to the rule.
We wish to call special attention to the qual-
ity of our seed. The large demand for this
seed has resulted in a great deal of trashy,
mixed and light seed being sold. We
offer but one grade of this s: ed, ‘‘ The Best,””:
North Dakota grown, which is the finest
obtainable, the best and heaviest we have ever.
seer. By mail, postpaid, lb 30c; by express or
freight. lb 20c; 15 lbs, enough for 1 acre, $2. 505
100 lbs $17.
Western Rye Grass. 4
This grass is a native of the whole Northwest. Here in the Missouri Valley it grows
to some extent on the bottom lands; is also seen bordering old trails, where it often grows
four feet high. It thrives on quite strong alkali lands. Prof. Shepperd of the N. D. Agri-
cultural College, writes under date of Oct. 25,1901: “I have been growing it in pieces of
one acre or larger in size upon the Station grounds for four years and it has done well. I
had good success in getting a catch of it. It makes palatable hay, yields well and stan
drouth quite well. As a hay producer I believe it equal if not superior to Brom
Inermis, but as a pasture grass I do not regard it at all promising.”
We have the finest stock of this seed it is possible to produce, which we offer at the
following prices while our limited stock lasts: Pkt 10c; 1b 30c, postpaid; by express or
freight, lb 20c; 15 lbs, enough for one acre, $2.50; 100 lbs $15.
©ur stock of Bromus Seed is better, if possible, than last year. —
[eee SS SEED. | CLOVER. SEED.
Write for prices per bushel. Write for prices per bushel.
Timothy. (Herd’s Grass.) We handle but one | Medium, or Commen Red. Per lb 25c, postpaid.
grade—the best. Lb 20c, oS : Mammoth, or Pea Vine. Lb 2c, postpaid.
Red Top Grass. (Agrostis vulgaris.) A valuable Alsike, or Swedish. Lb 30c, postpaid.
permanent grass, as a mixture in meadows, pas- Crimson Clover. Lb 25c, postpaid
tures or lawns, growing in almostany soil. Clear 5 ;
seed, lb 30c, postpaid. ae White Dutch. Lb 40c, postpaid.
\ al 0:cirara Grass. (Dactylis glomereta.) One of the Lucern, or Alfalfa. Lb 25c, postpaid.
‘ most desirable pasture grasses for stock and for
shady places; 14 lbs to the bushel;.3 bushels to VEG ETABLE PLANTS
the acre. Lb 30c. postpaid. ;
Fancy oe ReEnENehY. pine ae roe poy Cauliflower. Per 100, 50c; 1,000, $4.50.
tensis. rives best in a dry soil, retainingits | San
, verdure in the hottest weather; 14 lbs to the Early Cabbage. Per 100, 50c; 1,000, $4.
bushel: about 2!2 bushels to the acre. Lb30c, | Late Cabbage. Per 100, 25; 1,000, $2.
postpaid. | Tomato. Per doz, 15c; 100, $1.
Emerald Lawn Grass. See page 26. | Peppers. Per doz, 25c; 100, $1.25.
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strain of Navy Bean. All
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to pick out. Pkt 5c; qt 35c, postpaid; qt 25c; peck $1.50, by express or freight.
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A New Book ‘INDIAN CORN CULTURE for the NORTH
: ¢ and WEST,’’ By DR. T. D. HINEBAUCH.
A new book, 614x7% inches, of more than 175 pages, printed on extra fine paper and
neatly bound, that should be in the hands of every person interested in corn growing. It
will be ready for distribution soon after Feb. Ist, 1902. We offer this book as a special
premium with $8.00 worth of Vegetable or Flower Seeds, or $15.00 worth of Seed Grain or
Trees; order for $15.00 may include any articles from this catalogue. If order reaches
only one-half of either of the above amounts, the purchaser can secure the book by
inclosing fifty cents extra.
Price of Book, postpaid by mail, $1.00.
Send all orders direct to OSCAR H. WILL @ CO., Bismarck, N. Dak.
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Mr. J. H. Bosard, Grand Forks, N. D., writes under date of Oct. 19,1901: “I planted
eighteen bushels of corn last spring of five different varieties, of which four bushels were
Northwestern Dent, purchased from you. If I had purchased and planted all Northwest-
ern Dent at $10 per bushel it would have been more profitable to me.”
J. H. Shepperd, M.S. A., Professor of Agriculture, N. D. Experimental Station, writes
under date of Oct. 31,1901: ‘The Northwestern Dent corn grown upon the Station this
‘season from the Oscar H. Will & Co. Seed firm of Bismarck, N. D., made a good showing.
‘The corn ripened, has indication of a good yield, and carries a proportion of blades, which
would make it a good fodder corn, In bulletin No. 39 of this Station will be found a
favorable report on Northwestern Dent corn, seed of which was obtained from Osear H.
Will & Co.. and was evidently the same variety as that commented upon above. I note
that the performance of the corn at that time was very similar to that obtained for it this
season, which indicates that it is true to type, and that the result this year is not
accidental. It is reported there as ranking first among the varieties grown that season in
yield of grain, and the bulletin further states that it ripened the two previous seasons.”
Reports received are, without exception, the most favorable. Wherever tried it needs :
no recommendation, it speaks for itseif. The yields in many localities were very remark- :
able; our own fields were the finest ever seen in the Northwest, and yields of parts were
above fifty bushels per acre. Northwestern Dent grows seven feet high, with ears from 3
two to three feet from the ground, and matures in from 80 to 90 days. Selections of ™ =>
uniform size and color of ears keep the growth of stalk of uniform size, and time of
maturing at the shortest possible period. Our stock of this corn, of which we have.a
fairly good supply, is of the finest quality in every respect. Pkt 5c; qt 25c, postpaid:
peck 60c; bu $2; full bags of 2% bu each, $4.50.
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