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General List of
VEGETABLE SEEDS
To the Public
E TAKE great pleasure in presenting to our friends and patrons our annual Catalogue
of Seeds, Poultry Supplies and Specialties, and solicit orders, both large and small, which
will have our careful and prompt attention. Our stocks of Field, Grass, Garden and Flower
Seeds, also of Onion Sets; Seed Corn, Poultry Stipplies, are very complete, which insures
prompt service for you. : | .
Our list of varieties is very extensive and amply sufficient to meet every want in
the line of vegetable seeds. We offer nothing that has not been tested by ourselves and
proven worthy of cultivation. Our facilities for the practical testing of all new and standard vegetables
are most extensive and complete; the trials are thorough and exhaustive, and our friends can there-
fore absolutely depend on the value and excellence of every variety we offer. It is vitally important
to every purchaser of seeds, either in large or small quantities, to know if the seeds will grow strongly
and well, and whether they are pure and will produce true and perfect types of their kind. No ex-
perienced or practical gardener ever asks, ‘‘ Where can I get my seeds the cheapest?’’ but rather,
ce I get the best and most reliable?’’ and no one can afford to look at this matter in any
other light. by. .
_ In conelusion, we wish to say that our seeds are the very best which untiring watchfulness and
intelligent, painstaking care can produce ;-while our prices are as low as good seeds can be bought |
for, and we respectfully ask that you give our Northern-grown Seeds a trial. |
MARKET-GARDENERS, or other large planters, requiring larger quantities of seeds than are here
offered are invited to write us for Special Prices, and must be sure to name varieties and quantities
they will want. On all Grass and Clover Seeds we are prepared always to quote lowest market price.
Please bear in mind that the prices given in this book do not
SEEDS BY MAIL. include cost of postage, but packets, ounces and quantities up to
¥%lb. in weight will be sent to any address postpaid at prices named. For quantities of %lb. and
upward, add postage at the rate of 8 cents per lb. For Peas, Beans and Corn add 8 cents per pint,
16 cents per quart, to cover postage. Quantities of 4 lbs. and over will often go cheaper by express
than by mail, and if purchasers desire such quantities forwarded by express they may omit the amount
required for postage. |
WE DO NOT WARRANT SEEDS
The fact that no reputable seedsman now warrants seeds in any respect being well known renders
it unnecessary for us to say very much on this point, as it must be apparent to every intelligent person
that no seedsman can afford to send out poor or worthless seeds, as there could be no more certain
way of destroying his business. We beg to append the following notice.
While we exercise the greatest care to have all seeds pure and reliable, we do not give any war-
ranty, express or implied, and we will not in any way be responsible for the crop. If the purchaser does
not accept the goods on these terms and conditions, they must be returned at once, and the money that
has been paid for same will be refunded.
HOW TO ORDER
ORDERS should be written on the order sheet, separate from the letter. Keep a copy of your
order, and be sure to sign your name, post office, express office, county and state. Neglect of this
often causes much annoyance. If you do not receive your seeds in a reasonable time after ordering
them, write again, telling what was ordered, amount of money sent, etc.. When goods are to be shipped
by freight or express, give plain shipping directions ; otherwise we will use our best judgment in the
matter. If you want only a few packages, do not hesitate to send for them. We take as much pains
to send them promptly as we do large orders.
Any Express Company will receive, through their agents, orders for our goods, making no
additional charge for their services.
REMITTANCES
Orders, to insure prompt attention, should always be accompanied by a remittance, or good
reference. We will be responsible for money sent to us by Post Office Order, Registered Letter, Bank
Draft, or Express. When these are not obtainable, or to make proper change, we accept postage
stamps the same as cash (two-cent stamps preferred).
C.0.D. Orders amounting to over $10 may be sent by express, C. O. D, if desired, provided
one-fourth of the amount accompanies the order. Plants or other goods of a perishable nature can-
not be sent C. O. D.
We guarantee all shipments of Seeds, Bulbs, Plants, Implements, etc., to reach the purchaser
safely and in good condition.
LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONES CHESMORE-EASTLAKE MER. CO.
OBER ire 213-215 S. Fourth Street, St. Joseph, Mo.
Novelties in Vegetables
Kentucky Wonder, or Old Homestead Bean. (Pole.)
Vine vigorous, climbing well, and very productive, bearing its pods in large clusters ; blossoms white ; pods
green, very long, often reaching 9 or 10 inches; nearly round when young, and very crisp, becoming very irregu-
lar and spongy as the beans ripen. Dry beans
long, oval, dun-colored. An early and very pro-
lific sort, with showy pods which are most excellent
for snaps. This splendid variety is highly recom-
mended by every one who has raised them. They
are splendid cookers, even after the pods are dry.
Pkt cts., qt. 60 cts., “bus. $3.
New Stringless Green-Pod Bean.
Unquestionably the best Stringless Green-Pod
Bean in cultivation ; in fact, the only strictly String-
less Green-Pod Bean there is. The pods are full,
» fleshy, crisp, tender, and remain long in same
green condition, even until the beans are large in
them. It is very early, being two weeks earlier
than the well-known and popular Valentine. This
Bean is very prolific in number of pods; besides,
the pods are very large, 5% to 6% inches long, light
green in color. We cannot recommend this Bean
too highly, and our customers can not grow them
sae too largely. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 25 cts., qt. 40 cts., post-
_ New Stringless Green-Pod Bean. paid ay Haat $1.50. : P
Crosby’s Improved Egyptian Beet.
A superior strain of the well-known Early Egyptian, the result of
vears of careful selection by a noted eastern market-gardener. Retains
the earliness of the parent stock and is the best Beet for forcing or for first
sowing outside. Desirable for small Beets for forcing or for early markets
as it assumes its turnip shape in the early stages of growth, and on this
account is preferable to other varieties requiring a longer time to attain a
marketable shape and size. Is of handsome form, not so flat as the ordi-
nary Egyptian nor as round as the.Early Eclipse; of good size, fine quality,
dark blood-red color, with very small taproot and few small tops; of very ~
rapid growth, and may be sown outside as late as July. Pkt. 5 cts., oz
8 cts.,-1b. 20 cts., Ib. 55 cts.
|“ Hollander, or Danish Ballhead Cabbage.
This variety is very hardy, very handsome, very solid, one of the best
keepers and of fine quality. It is one of the best for growing for distant
markets or for late spring use.
The plant is vigorous, rather compact-growing, with a longer stem than
most American sorts and exceedingly hardy, not only in resisting cold, but also dry weather : it matures itS:
— a head a little later than the Flat Dutch. The)
a. leaves are large, very thick, bluish green, coy-
ered with whitish bloom and porne with an up-
ward tendency. The head js round, of Jess
diameter than that of the Flat Dutch, but very
solid. The leaves of the head are very thick
white and tender, and not only overlap or Pass
by each other more than those of most sorts.
but are so tightly drawn as to form an exceed-
ingly solid head, which stands shipment better
and arrives at its destination in more attractive
shape than those of any other late sort. In
quality it is one of the best, being very white
crisp and tender. ;
We have given a great deal of attention to
this variety, and offer seed of our own growing,
which we believe will produce a crop of more
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Hollander, or Danish Ballhead Cabbage. Ylb. 75 cts., lb. $2.50.
With each order for anything in our line we always give a number ot
packets FREE OF CHARGE.
ii Chesmore-Eastlake Mer. Co., St. Joseph, Mo.
tre Houser Cabbage.
A new and entirely distinct round late Cabbage; is the largest, hardest-heading fine grained Cabbage
known. This Cabbage was originated by Mr. Geo. W. Houser, one of the most successful market-gardeners
near Harrisburg, Pa., and our stock of seed is grown by Mr. J. M. Lupton, the nected Cabbage grower of Long
: Island. The heads are large, weighing, on an aver-
age, ten to twelve pounds ; they grow so compact and
free from spreading leaves that fully 500 more heads
can be obtained to the acre than with other Cabbages,
and in solidity cannot be excelled, even by the Danish
Ballhead.. Heads measuring 36 inches in circumference
had hearts measuring only 2 inches. This late Cab-
bage is perfect in every respect, as. to size, weight,
quality, sure heading, smallness of heart and long-
keeping. ~
OUR CLAIMS FOR THIS DISTINCT NEW CABBAGE.
_ First, Lateness. It is the latest of all large Cabbages, be-
ing at least two weeks later than any strain of the Late Flat
Dutch type.
Ss Vp fj ZZ _ Second, Solidity. The Houser Cabbage cannot be excelled
—=- WY ffs in this respect by even the Danish Ballhead. Very compact,
Z each leaf well overlapping the head.
Third, Size. It is fully as large as any of the late varieties,
the heads averaging from ten to twelve pounds. Many speci-
mens have been grown to weigh eighteen to twenty pounds.
Fourth, Shape. The heads are round and deep through,
and should any of the heads crack, it is always at the stem
end, which does not destroy its use for market. The heart ex-
tends only 2 to 2% inches into head.
Fifth, Quality. The main feature of a good Cabbage is
tenderness. In this respect Houser surpasses all others. Itis
free from that coarse rib always found in late Cabbages.
See ae Sixth, Yield. By reason of the compact habit of growth
The Houser Cabbage. of the Houser Cabbage and its freedom from loose leaves, fully
500 to 800 more heads can be set out to the acre than of any
other good-sized variety. Fully 95 per cent of these plants in any ordinary season will make good merchantable t eads.
August 27, 1900, Mr. Lupton says:
‘The Houser Cabbage is entirely distinct from anything I have ever grown or anything now on the market. It is fully two
weeks later than other sorts, an excellent keeper, hard-heading, and is all right. If you wish to dispose of it to a good advantage
you should have no trouble. The Cabbage is a first-class keeper, retaining its color to a marked degree, and will carry through
the winter for early spring market
without rotting, as many other varie-
ties do.’
Under date of August, 3, 1901,
Mr. Lupton writes as follows:
‘‘ Our crops this year are short on
most varieties. A great many fields
have mildewed so badly during the
past two weeks that they were hardly
worth threshing, while others have
done very well. All-Head, Early Sum-
mer and Succession are very short.
Wakefield will probably go something
like 60 per cent, and the late varieties
about the same. There is quite a good
crop of the Houser Cabbage, which
kept over the winter better than any
other kind.’’
No higher authority than Mr. ¥ Sterling Cucumber.
Lupton can be given.
In offering the Houser to the trade, we do so knowing it to be all and more than we claim for it. Pkt. 10 cts.,
oz. 40 cts., (Ib. $1.50, Ib. $5.50.
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y Sterling Pickling Cucumber.
A selection from the White Spine, being more pointed at each
end. The young fruits are unusually crisp and tender, and are of
very dark green color, so that the variety is considered by many to
be the best for small pickles. This splendid variety is used exclu-
sively by the Pickling Works of St. Joseph, and the seed can only
be secured from Chesmore-Eastlake Mer. Co.
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V/ Shaker Early Sweet Corn.
A splendid market sort, ready about the same time as Early Min-
nesota, but the ears are much larger. The stalks in good soil attain
| a height of 6 feet, bearing usually two large ears, well filled out to
.the tips of the cob. The kernels are of pearly whiteness and most
delicious sweet flavor. This variety of Sweet Corn has become very
popular with gardeners in the vicinity of St. Joseph, and has practi-
cally taken the place of Early Minnesota, as it comes as early and
has larger ears. Pkt. 5 cts., qt. 25 cts., pk. 90 cts., bus. $3.
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Sweet Corn. ments, etc., to reach the purchaser safely and in good condition.
Shaker
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V Stowell’s Evergreen Corn.
Our strain of this well-known variety is grown especially for us by C. S. Clark, the well-known Ohio Corn-
grower, and it isthe very best. Pkt. 5 cts., qt. 20 cts., pk. 85 cts., bus. $2.90.
\/ Big Boston Lettuce (White-seeded).
A very popular variety with those gardeners who want a
large-heading, forcing sort, and also for outdoor winter cul-
ture. The plants are large, very hardy and vigorous, with
broad, comparatively smooth, thin and very hard leaves,
which are bright light green in color, and when well-grown
are quite tender. Indoors this forms a solid head, while out-
side it is less distinctively a heading sort. It is grown in the
South as a winter Lettuce. Pkt. 5c., oz. 10c., Y%Ib. 30c., Ib. $1.
/Black-Seeded Simpson Lettuce.
For those who want a Lettuce that does not head, we rec-
ommend this variety as superior to all others. It has thin,
very tender leaves, which are formed in large, loose clusters ;
it is valuable for forcing and sowing out of doors for early
summer, The leaves are light yellowish green and a little == Saase == =
wilting is net noticed This variety is very popular with mar- Black-seeded Simpson Lettuce.
ket-gardeners. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., YIb. 25 cts., lb. 85 cts.
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Rocky Ford Muskmelon.
(O, K. NETTED GEM)
This improved strain of Netted Gem Melons
was produced by years of careful selection, and
their superior quality is attested by numerous
large growers in many important trucking sec-
tions of the country who regularly procure their
seeds of us. This variety of Melon is proba-
bly more largely grown than any other, and all
planters should use the 0. K. strain of seed.
Are very prolific, of small size, weighing one to
two pounds. Flesh thick, green. Flavor de-
Itciously sweet. Shape oval, as shown in illus-
lration, averaging from 4% to 5 inches in length,
of the most attractive appearance, and yield
with the most lavish productiveness. Extra-
early in ripening. They are usually marketed
in baskets and crates, and it is the one variety
that markets are seldom overstocked with.
We sell large quantities annually. Our stock
is exceptionally fine. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., (Ib.
20 cts., lb. 60 cts.
ew Muskmelon,
Paul Rose.
A successful cross of the Osage with the
Netted Gem, and combines the sweetness of
the former with fine netting of the latter. It
also possesses a firmness of rind, although
thin, and “ cheesy’’ structure of the flesh pe-
culiarly its own. It surpasses others as a
crate or basket shipper and long keeper. In
times of overstocked markets the Paul Rose
sells out clean at four or five times prevail-
ing prices. The melons are of such uniform
size that it is easy to pack them for safe car-
riage and attractive appearance when opened
up The originator, whose name they bear,
claims that they will carry further, arrive in
better condition and give better satisfaction
than any other salmon-fleshed Melon on the
market. Color of netting gray, underlaid
by a dark green rind, the combination mak-
ing a strikingly beautiful appearance. Pkt. bie tes
5 cts., oz. 10 cts., (Ib. 25 cts., Ib. 75 cts. Becky Ford Muskmelon.
ie Chesmore-Eastlake Mer. Co., St. Joseph, Mo.
¥ Australian Brown Onion. (EXTRA-EARLY LONG-KEEPING.)
Is of medium size, wonderfully hard and solid, and most attractive for market, both as to form and appear-
ance. The illustration is from photograph. They are extremely early in ripening, and never make any stiff-
si necks or scallions. Every seed seems to produce a good-
sized Onion, and the bulb begins to form very quickly,
when the plant is not over 3 inches high. Planted with
the Red Wethersfield, it proved to be nearly four weeks
earlier, and ripened off more uniformly. We think from
its firmness and hardness that it will keep longer in good
condition than any other Onion known. The color of the
skin is a clear amber-brown. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 26 cts., 2
ozs. 30 cts., “Ib. 50 cts., Ib. $1.70, postpaid; by express,
5 Ibs. $7.50.
y New Radish, “Icicle.”
Entirely distinct, long, slender, pure white. Very
early ; much the earliest and finest long white. It is ready
for use fully as early as the Long Scarlet Short Top, with
less foliage, rendering it most desirable for forcing. In
the open ground the roots continue brittle, crisp and mild
until they are fully as large as those of Long Cardinal.
It is ready for use following the Olive shapéd Earliest
White, and is destined to become a leading variety In
recent years strains of White Wood Frame and White
Chartiers have been introduced and found of poor quality,
but the Icicle is perhaps superior to the finest red ones.
Roots pure snowy white, 4 inches in length and % inch in
diameter; they retain their crispness and fresh, mild
flavor until fully 6 inches long and an inch in diameter.
Australian Brown Onion. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., “1b. 35 cts., tb. $1.15.
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Matchless Tomato.
Well worthy of its name for ifs beautiful color and fine form; it is indeed without a peer The vines are of
strong, vigorous growth, well set with fruit. The fruits are free from core, of a very rich cardinal-red color, and
are not liable to crick from wet weather, are of very large size, and the size of the fruit is matntained through-
out the season until killed by frost. The skin is remarkably tough and solid, and ripe specimens picked from
the vines will keep in good condition for several weeks. It is of fine quality, solid, and a long keeper. Pkt.
5 cts., oz. 20 cts., “1b. 60 cts., Ib. $1.75.
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Superior Vegetable Seeds
ARTICHOKE.
German, Artifcoce. French, Artichaut.
Spanish, Adcachofa.
One ounce will produce soo plants.
Sow in light, rich and rather moist soil, in drills 8 or
to inches apart; when the plants are well up, trans- }
plant, 4 or 5 inches deep, in
tows 4 feet apart and 2 feet
apart in the rows. Hoe often,
and water freely during the
warm season. Cover with straw
during winter.
RG lf by mail, add 4 cts. per
if M%lb., 8 cts. per lb., for postage.
2) ee iu Green Globe French. This
ie the most popular and best
variety. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts.,
YUlb. $1, lb. $3.50.
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ASPARAGUS.
German, Spargel.
French, Asperge.
Spanish, Asparragos.
One ounce for 60 feet of drill.
A convenient bed is about 6 feet wide, with a path
2 feet wide on each side. This will require six rows
1 foot apart, and abed of that width 5ofeet long will be
ample for an ordinary family, requiring about one
pound of seed. It will require about three years from
the time of sowing until the bed is in full bearing, but
once established, it is good for 20 years. It should be
sown in drills 1 foot apart, and when the plants are 4 or
5 inches high they should be thinned out so that the
plants will be 9 inches apart from each other in all the
rows. Great care must be taken for the first year to
keep down all weeds as soon as they appear, else they
wiil choke up and destroy the young seedling Aspara-
eus. The deeper the soil and the more manure used,
the greater will be the crop.
_ 48> 1f to be sent by mail, add 4 cts. per %lb., 8 cts. per Ib.,
lor postage.
roma Mammoth White. This splendid new white
variety is a sport from Conover’s Colossal, and origi-
nated on Long Island. The =
shoots are pure white, and
require no artificial blanch-
ing; brings a much higher
price in market than any
other sort. Pkt. 5 cts., oz.
10 ¢ets., 4% lb. 25 cts., lb. 75c.
Conover’s Colossal. The
Palmetto Asparagus.
the most desirable sorts.
Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., %Ib.
20 Cts., Ib. 50 cts.
Barr’s Mammoth. Earlier
than and nearly twice as
large as Conover’s Colos-
sal; also a strong grower
= very productive. Pkt.
5 cts., oz. 10 cts., %Ib. 25c.
ib. 80 cts. ee
Palmetto. Shoots are
very large and light green,
also tender and very desir-
able for the market and
home garden. Very quick
in growth, with close,
round-topped shoots. Pkt.
5 Ccts., oz. 10 cts., Y%1b. 25
cts., lb. 80 cts.
ASPARAGUS ROOTS.
A saving of one to two years is effected by planting
| roots. Those offered below are strong, two-year-old
roots, and the proper size for setting. ae
yColumbian Mammoth White .......... ..$1 00
Canover's: Caltssate 2 ce. ss 75
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BEANS, Dwarf or Bush.
German, Sobnen. French, Haricot.
Spanish, /rzole nano.
One quart to roo feet in drills; or 150 hills, 2 bushels to the
acre, im arills.
A succession of sowings can be made from the first
week in May until September. These dates are for the
latitude of New York; farther south the sowing must
be done earlier, farther north later. Plant in drills
about 2 inches deep, and from 18 inches to 2 feet apart,
according to the richness of the soil; the poorer the soil
the closer they can be planted. The seeds should be
dropped about 2 inches apart.
4@-Add 8 cts. per pt., 16 cts. per qt., if to be sent by mail.
Prices on all Dwarf Beans are as follows, unless other-
wise noted: 5 cts. per pkt., 20 cts. per pt., 35 cts.
per qt., $1.75 per 44bus.
WAX-POD, or BUTTER VARIETIES.
Bismarck Black Wax. Resembles in growth Ward-
well’s Kidney Wax; a desirable variety.
, Black-Eyed Wax. (Henderson.) A cross between
Golden and Black Wax; very early and productive.
Black German Wax. (Black seed.) Very early; round,
yellow pods; a well-known standard sort.
_* Burpee’s Perfection Wax. Long, stringless pods; very
‘productive and showy; a popular variety.
Challenge Black Wax. An extra-early strain of the
“Dwarf Black Wax.
Crystal White Wax.
Pods yellowish white, short and
curved ; seed white.
PEiSScts:, pt. 25 cts.,. qt..40 cts...
Improved Golden Wax Dwarf Bean.
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y DWARF or BUSH BEANS, continued.
Currie’s Rust-Proof Wax. (New.) Pods long, flat and
straight, very productive and rust-proof; black seed.
Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 25 cts., qt. 40 cts., % bus. $2.
Davis White Kidney Wax. (New.) Pods remarkably
long, straight and handsome, waxy white color; enor-
mously productive; seed white.
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Y Detroit Wax.
pods, and is not liable to rust.
» Flageolet Wax, Scarlet. Beans bright red; pods very
* long, flat and tapering ; excellent. Pkt.’5 cts., pt. 25 cts.,
gt. 40 cts., 4 bus. $2.
Flageolet Wax, Violet Beans violet or purple; podsa
littlelater than the Scarlet Flageolet, but are distinctly
laySer. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 25 cts., qt. 40 cts., 4% bus. $2.
/ Golden-Eyed Wax. Rust-proof. Very hardy and pro-
“lific; a desirable and popular sort; pods flat; a favor-
ite with southern gardeners
who ship to northern markets.
Golden Wax. Very popular;
round pods; a well-known
standard sort.
» Grenell’s Improved Rust-Proof
Goiden Wax. An improved
strain of Golden Wax.
Ivory-Pod Wax. Pods round
* and ivory white; seed white.
Pkt. 5. cts., pt.:25 \cts.1Ge Be
cts. 4 bus. $2.
, “Kidney Wax. Extra early;
purely wax pods, long, flat,
and remarkably free from rust.
Pkt: 5 cts.,pt. 25 cts., qt. go cts.,
“Hus. $2. ‘
Pink-Eyed Wax. Medium early, with yellow pods of
medium length. The beans have light red eyes, hence
the name. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 25 cts., qt. 4octs., Ybus. $2.
\ Prolific Dwarf Black Wax. An improved strain of Black
Wax, of more vigorous habit and far more productive.
Pods.waxy yellow, with slightly curled point.
y Refugee Wax. The earliest wax variety, and very
prolific. Pods long, round and yellow. Pkt. 5 cts.,
pt. 25. cts., qt. 40 cts., 4% bus. $2.
. Valentine Wax. (New.) One of the earliest and most
“productive of all the wax sorts.
White Early Wax. Flat yellow pods; white seed.
‘Popular with market men. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 25 cts., qt.
40,cts., % bus. $1.50.
Yosemite Mammoth Wax. The largest pods of all the
wax sorts; very productive and showy; of good qual-
ity. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 20 cts., qt. 40 cts., 4% bus. $2.25.
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GREEN-PODDED DWARF BEANS.
Bush Lima, Burpee’s. Beans as large as Pole Limas;
perfectly dwarf and very productive. Pkt. 5 cts., pt.
25 cts., qt. 40 cts., % bus. $2.25.
_ Bush Lima, Dreer’s. Beans similar to Dreer’s Pole
Lima, but 1o days earlier and a true bush Bean. Pkt.
5 cts., pt. 30 cts., qt. 45 cts., 4% bus. $2.25.
Bush Lima, Henderson’s. Beans smaller than Burpee’s
or Dreer’s, but very early and enormously productive.
Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 20cte . qt. 25 cts.. Ybus. $2
Similar to Golden Wax, but has broader |
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Y Bush Lima, Jackson Wonder. A prolific strain; beans
speckled. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 25 cts., qt. 45 cts., 4 bus. $2.
_/ Bush Lima, Thorburn’s. (Kumerle Strain.) Similar to
Dreer’s. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 30 cts., qt. 45 cts., % bus. $2.25.
» Burpee’s Stringless Green Pod. (New.) Extra early,
very prolific and entirely stringless; crisp and tender,
and of fine quality. For prices see Novelties, page i.
* Best of All. Early and superior; round, green and
_ fleshy pod.
» Boston Small Pea. Small white Bean for field culture ;
_ very productive; popular baking sort.
|) Early China Red Eye. Early, and continues long in
| bearing; popular market sort.
} Early Mohawk. Long, flat and straight pods; very
| hardy; popular market variety.
yp” Emperor William. Very long pod; earliest white Bean
for forcing.
| * $1.75.
lj Goddard, or Boston Favorite. Red-podded; somewhat
| similar to Dwarf Horticultural ; popular in Boston mar-
| ket as a shell variety.
&* Horticultural Dwarf. Late and productive; pods
_ showy; great favorite in New England; fine shell
| variety.
) Improved Early Red Valentine. Very early, and one of
| the most popular round-pod Beans; best snap sort.
Improved Royal White, or Kidney. Excellent. either
© for shelling when green or baking when ripe.
, Large White Marrow. Good either for shelling when
_ green or baking when ripe.
| Long Yellow Six Weeks. Pods flat and green; a lead-
ing market sort in most localities.
¥ Low’s Champion Bush. Very
' productive; large, green, flat
pods; perfectly stringless; fine
shell variety.
» Prolific Tree, or Mexican. A
heavy yielding white Bean of
upright growth for field cul-
ture; average yield 40 bush-
els to the acre.
Refugee, or 1,000-to-1. Round.
pod; very productive and ten-
der; medium early.
/Thorburn’s Extra-Early Ref-
ugee. Similar to Refugee or
1,000-to-1, but fully two weeks.
earlier.
D White Valentine. Round pod ;
white seed ; preferred by many to the Red Valentine-
Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 25 cts., qt. 40 cts., 4% bus.
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In Beans, as in all other lists of vegetables, we offer
only varieties that we have tested and found worthy of
cultivation. Our customers can thus safely depend on
the purity and value of every strain we offer. No
experienced or practical gardener ever asks, “‘ Where
can I get seeds cheapest ?”’ but ‘“ Where can I get the
best seeds ?”’
IE=To prices of Beans quoted above add 8 cts. per
pint, 16 cts. per quart if said quantities are to be sent
by mail.
Garden and Field Seeds. 3
BEANS, Pole or Running.
German, Stangen Bobnen. French, Haricot a Rames.
Spanish, /udias.
One quart to 150 hills ; ro to 12 quarts to the acre in drills.
These are more tender, and require rather more care in culture than the Bush
Beans, and should be sown two weeks later. They succeed best in sandy loam,
which should be liberally enriched with short manure in the hills, which are
formed, according to the variety, from 3 to 4 feet apart. From 5 to6 seeds are
planted in each hill, about 2 inches deep. As the matured Bean is used mostly, the
season is too short for succession crops in the north, though it is advantageous to
plant succession crops in the southern states, where the seasonof growth is often
from March to November. Rough cedar or similar poles about 7 or 8 feet long
should be used for Lima Beans to climb on. They should be set in the ground at
least 18 inches, so as to prevent being blown over.
4a>Add § cts. per pt., 16 cts. per qt., if to be sent by mail.
Prices on all Pole Beans, except where noted: 5 cts. per pkt., 30 cts. per pt.,
a 50 cts. per qt., $2 per “bus,
Cut Short, or Corn Hill, A speckled | V Lima, Large White. Thestandard Lima;
Bean, used for planting among corn; | largely grown. |
e snap sort. MA Lima, Large White. (Extra large size.) fj
Dreer’s New Golden Cluster Wax. Early |" Selectedstock. Beans very large. EE
and productive ; pods6 to 8 inches long, | ¥ Lima, Siebert’s Early. The earliest and |
very showy and golden yellow; seed one of the best for home or market-gar- |
yf | den. The green-shelled beans are of |
German Black Wax, or Indian Chief. A | immense size, but so tender that they ||
superb snap Bean; pods yellow and | shrimk in drying to about the sizeof the }
stringless. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 25cts., qt.4oc., | Laftge White Lima.
wus. $1.75. * Lima, Small, or Sieva. Beans small but
Giant Red Wax. Long yellow pods; | very early and good quality.
very productive; keeps in bearing a long »/ Lima, Willow Leaf. (New.) A very or-
tye; red seed. namental as well as useful variety.
Golden Andalusia. (New. ) Beans round f Lazy Wiie’s. Beans white ; pods green |
and white; most productive of all the |fand entirely stringless; produces an
pole varieties. enormous quantity of pods. Pkt. 5cts.,
Golden Butter Wax. (Mont d’Or.) Early t 35 cts., qt. 60 cts., %{ bus. $2.50.
productive ; pods golden yellow. Southern Prolific. Popular in the south;
Horticultural, or Cranberry. Showy and | yery productive; quality good.
excellent, either as a snap or shell Bean, "4 White Dutch Case-Knife. Pods lone
es cooking when dry. Pkt.5 cts., | orgén and flat; fine for shelling. i
25 cts., qt. 40 cts., % bus. $1.75. White Crease-Back. Long,round, string-
Kentucky Wonder. Fine green pod | je pods ; fleshy and tender.
sort; early and productive; entirely .
By : ¥ : ¥ Old Homestead. This we regard as far
Bye For prices see Novelties, ead of any other green-pod pole Bean;
L
pate i. : :
at E is 10 days earlier, enormously produc-
a, Challenger. Thick and produc- | tiyeand entirely stringless. Pkt. 5 cts.,
tiy€ ; same shape as Dreer’s Improved. pt 35 cts., qt. 60 cts., % bus. $2.50.
aye Dreer’s Improved. Beans thicker |) Scarlet Runner. A popular English va-
and-sweeter than Large Lima; very |" riety; very ornamental, with scarlet
Pele ¥: blossoms.
Sime Early Jersey. One of theearliest. |y’ White Dutch Runner. Same habit asthe
im
ima, Ford’s Mammoth Podded. (New.) | Scarlet Runner; flower and bean white.
eeeeetay AIeSt favored atid |
3 gee abl of all the Limas. J==We condense into the above list
a, Horticultural. (New.) Veryearly | the pest Pole Beans in the three classes,
d productive ;
See ae colored aad | + ima, Wax-Podded and Green-Podded,
Lima, King of the Garden. Heavy crop- —sorts that sell, and yield well in all
per; bean and pod very large. sections.
As a farinaceous food for man, the Bean is next in importance to wheat.
Eclipse Beet.
BEET.
German, Runfelritbe. French, Petferave.
Spanish, Bettaraga.
One ounce to 50 feet of drill; 5 to 6 pounds to the acre
in drills.
The soil which is best suited is that which is rather
light and thoroughly enriched with manure. For an
early supply, sow in spring as soon as the ground be-
comes fit to work, in drills about 1 foot apart and 2
inches deep. For main crop, sow the first week in
May, and for winter use sow in June.
BG=If to be sent by mail, add 4 cts. per %lb., 8 cts. per Ib.,
for postage.
Prices on all varieties of Table Beets as follows: 5 cts.
per pkt., 10 cts. per oz., 20 cts. per \4lb., 50 cts.
per lb.
TABLE VARIETIES.
Y Acme Early Blood Turnip (Rice’s). Handsome dark
red, round and smooth, with very small top. A most
excellent market-gardener’s variety. Pkt. 5 cts., oz.
1octs., 4lb. 25 cts., %1b. 60 cts.
y Bassano, Early Flat. An early tender variety; color
light red.
Bastian’s Early Blood Turnip. Very early red variety;
ot quite so flat as Early Blood Turnip or Bassano ;
profitable either for market or home garden.
Crosby’s Egyptian. The best for early market; as early
s the original strain of Egyptian, is thicker and less
inclined to push up a woody neck as it advances in
growth. For prices see Novelties, page i.
Dewing’s Early Blood Turnip. An improved variety of
*deep blood-red color, fine form and flavor; a favorite
matket sort.
Early Blood Turnip. One of the best known and most
“popular early sorts; smooth and dark red; excellent
quality.
Eclipse Blood Turnip. Very early, round, smooth and
| bit red. Our strain of this variety is very select; it
has a very small top, and is one of the best for market.
y Edmand’s Turnip. One of the very best strains for
market-gardeners; small top, round, handsome and
very dark red. Our stock is very fine.
yp Extra-Early Egyptian Blood Turnip. Considered by
many the earliest strain of table Beet; small tops;
color very dark red; flat and smooth.
» Halfi-Long Blood. An excellent half-long, second-early;
ggod also for winter use.
y Lentz’s Blood Turnip. Small top, round, dark red, and
grows large, but is always sweet and tender; a good
winter sort.
¥ Long Smooth Blood. Long, smooth and very dark red;
a late variety. Our strain of this variety cannot be ex-
celled.
Mitchell’s New Perfected. An excellent variety for the
home or market garden; nearly as early as Egyptian ;
small top, and roots dark red.
\/ Rawson’s Arlington. A new sort, introduced by one of
the leading market-gardeners of New England; color
deep blood-red, with small top and round, smooth,
handsome roots. We recommend it.
Chesmore-Eastlake Mer. Co., St. Joseph, Mo.
¥ Swiss Chard, Silver or Sea Kale Beet. Grown exclu-
sively for its leaves. The middle of the leaf can be used
and served like asparagus, the rest of the leaf like
spinach.
“Yellow Turnip. Round, smooth and yellow-fleshed ;
sweet and tender; very beautiful when cooked.
MANGEL-WURZEL.
Six to 8 pounds of seed will sow one acre.
CULTURE.—The following varieties are extensively
grown for feeding stock, and are excellent food to in-
crease the flow of milk. As they grow much larger
than the varieties cultivated for table use, they require
more room, and should be sown in drills about 2 feet
apart. The seeds should be dropped about 2 inches
apart in the drills, and when strong enough, thinned
out to 12 or 15 inches in the row. The long varieties
are best suited to a deep soil, and the globe sorts suc-
ceed better than the long sorts on sandy soil.
k&=If by mail, in quantities of 8 ounces and upwards, post-
age must be added at the rate of 8 cents per pound.
Prices on all varieties of Mangels as follows: 5 cts. per
pkt., 10 cts. per oz., 15 cts. per 4lb., 35 cts. per lb.
(Champion Yellow Globe. This is the best Yellow Globe
n cultivation ; heavy yielder and splendid keeper. We
highly recommend this strain.
Giant Yellow Intermediate. A new and entirely distinct
®ariety; color bright yellow ; roots oval-shaped, grow-
ing two-thirds above ground; an enormous cropper;
sure to give good results.
Golden Tankard. Best and most popular for dairy
farming; a very large, yellow-fleshed sort, said to con-
tain a large amount of sugar; fine for either cattle or
sheep; grows largely above ground, is hardy and a
heavy cropper.
/ Improved Yellow Ovoid. An excellent sort for stock;
Yellow-fleshed ; very productive, and is sweet and fine-
grained; fine keeper.
Large Red Globe. Globe-shaped, red, similar to Yellow
Globe, and a good sort fo- stock ; preferred by many.
Garden and Field Seeds 5
) aw Long Red Mammoth Prize. The most largely grown of
~ any of the Mangels; roots attain an enormous size,
producing 30 to 50 tons to the acre; quality superior ;
) e best for deep soil.
Long Red Norbiton Giant. Sometimes called Jumbo or
Colossal. Very similar to Long Red Mammoth.
y Long Red. This is an old-fashioned long red Mangel ;
new and improved sorts have, however, largely taken
its’place, such as Norbiton Giant, Mammoth Prize, etc.
Long Yellow Mammoth. VYellow-fleshed; similar in
shape to Long Red Mammoth; preferred by many.
Orange Globe. Considered by many as the best of the
Yellow Globe Mangels; flesh orange-yellow, sweet and
fine-grained ; very productive.
‘Sugar, Klein Wanzleben. The largest yielding and un-
doubtedly the best variety for sugar-making.
» Sugar, Lane’s Imperial. A white-fleshed, handsome
“and very productive strain; hardier than French
White Sugar, and said to contain a large percentage
of sugar.
py, Sugar, Vimorin’s Improved. An improvement on the
White French Sugar; claimed to have more sacchar-
iné matter than any other.
V Sugar, White French. Roots long and smooth, and
grows to a large size; used extensively for making
beet sugar; also for stock feeding.
ugar, Yellow French. Yellow-fleshed, otherwise sim-
ar to White French, and used for the same purposes.
BROCCOLI.
German, Sphargel-Robl.
French, Chou Broccoli. Spanish, Broculz.
One ounce will sow a bed of 4o square feet, and produce
about 3,000 plants,
Sow the first week in May, in drills 3 or 4 inches
apart, covering the seeds lightly. When the leaves
are about three inches
broad, transplant to pre-
pared beds, 2 feet apart
each way. Much resem-
bles cauliflower; culti-
vation the same.
EG If to be sent by mail,
add 4 cts. per %lb., 8 cts.
per lb. for postage.
Prices on all varieties of
Broccoli as follows:
® cts. per pkt., 40 cts.
per oz., $1.25 per
‘ Y4lb., $4 per lb.
Broccoli. White Cape. Heads
compact, good size and
of a creamy white; one of the most certain to head.
' Purple Cape. Very similar to White Cape, excepting
in color, heads being of a brownish purple. These
two varieties are best for general culture.
BRUSSELS SPROUTS.
(Species of cabbage; cultivation the same, )
German, Rojen-Rohl. French, Chou de Bruxelles.
Spanish, Berza de Brusels.
One ounce will sow a bed of 4o square feet, and produce
about 3,000 plants.
This is a delicious vegetable, superior to either bore-
cole or spinach. The small, cabbage-like heads which
grow upon the stem are much improved by a moderate
frost. Sow in hotbeds in March or April, and in the
open ground in May; cultivate same as broccoli.
ope by mail, in quantities of 8 ozs. and upwards, postage
m
t be added at the rate of 8 cts. per Ib.
Carter’s Perfection. A new variety, of fine quality
and compact growth. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., %lb. 60
<5 Wed, He.
DwariImproved. Produces excellent, compact sprouts;
sage sure cropper. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20cts., 41b. 60 cts.,
ie.
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Water Cress.
CRESS or PEPPERGRASS.
German, freffe.
French, Cresson. Spanish, Jastuerzo.
One ounce will sow 16 square feet, or 150 feet of drill.
A popular salad, which should be sown early in the
spring —very thickly in shallow drills—and at short
intervals, for succession, as it soon runs to seed.
R&-1f by mail in quantities of 8 ozs. and upward, postage
natist be added at the rate of 8 cts. per Ib.
Extra Curled. A small plant, having a fine, pungent
flavor, and used asa salad; may be cut two or three
times, PEt'5'cts) oz. -ro'ctss, Yb: 20"cts., Ib: 50 cts.
WATER CRESS.
German, Srunnen-Rreffe.
French, Cresson de Fontaine. Spanish, erro.
One ounce will sow r00 square feel.
This wholesome salad may be grown in any moist
situation, but more successfully by the edge of a run-
ning brook. . The seed may be sown in May, on the
ground where it is intended to be grown, and the thin-
nings transplanted. The plants should be set not less
than afoot apart. The Cress will be fit for gathering
the second year.
»*True Water Cress. Grows along the banks of ponds
and streams, and is easily introduced; wholly unlike
Extra Curled; leaves are quite large and thick; a fine
salad, sold in immense quantities in the large markets
in spring. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 40 cts., 4b. $1.25, lb. $4.
CHICORY.
German, GCichorie.
French, Chicoree.
Spanish,
Achicoria de Cafe.
One ounce will sow a bed
of 4 square yards.
Chicory is cultivated
chiefly for its roots,
which are dried, and
used as a substitute or
flavoring ingredient for
coffee. The leaves,
when blanched, are also
esteemed asa salad.
Cultivate as recom-
mended for carrots.
AgS-lf by mail, in quanti-
ties of 8 ounces and up-
wardsf postage must be
add at the rate of 8 cts. ——
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Large-Rooted. The dried roots are roasted and mixed
with coffee, or used as a substitute. Pkt. 5 cts., oz.
To cts., ¥ 1b. 25 cts.. Ib. 75 cts.
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CABBAGE.
German, Rob. French, Chou.
Spanish, Berza de repollo.
One ounce will produce 3,000 plants.
CULTURE.—Soil for Cabbage should be rich and
heavy loam, with good drainage. On such a soil, with
an abundance of stable manure, excellent crops are
sure to be grown. For early spring, sow in fall, not too
early, or the plants are liable to bolt in the spring in-
stead of heading. Ina month the plants will be fit to
transplant to coldframes, where they are wintered, tak-
ing care, in planting, to set the young plants down to
the first leaves. Transplant in spring as soon as the
ground can be worked, setting the plants 2 feet apart
one way, and from 12 to 18 inches the other, according
to the variety.
lettuce or radish may be sown between the rows, as
they will be out of the way before the Cabbage needs
the room. For late or winter crops, the seed is sown
in May and the plants set out in July. In this case
they are set in rows 2 x 3 feet, so as to work them with
a horse and cultivator. To prevent the turnip-flea at-
tacking the young plants, sift fine air-slaked lime or
tobacco dust over them as soon as they appear above
ground.
i lf to be sent by mail, add 4 cts. per %lb., 8 cts. per lb. for
postage.
Prices on all varieties as follows, except where other-
wise noted: 5 cts. per pkt., 20 cts. per oz., 60 cts.
per %1b., $2 per lb.
CHOICE VARIETIES.
All-Seasons. Heads very deep; can be planted for
early or late crop, and is a splendid keeper; about as
early as Early Summer, but forming much larger
heads. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20cts., %1b. 60 cts., Ib. $2.25.
./Autumn King. Said by the introducer to be the finest
fate Cabbage in cultivation. Its color is dark green;
heads very large, and the best of keepers. It is alto-
gether distinct, and can be readily distinguished from
any other sort. Pkt. 5c., oz. 25c., %1b. 75c., Ib. $2.50.
\ Burpee’s All-Head Early. This new variety is a week
earlier than any of the various strains of early summer
Cabbage; the deep, flat heads are remarkably solid
and uniform in color, as well as in shape and size;
makes a fine winter Cabbage if sown late. Pkt. 5 cts.,
0z.,20 cts., %lb. 60 cts., Ib. $2.25.
Bridgeport Drumhead. This is the favorite Cabbage of
Chicago shippers and truckers. Heads are round,
‘large, and very solid, and it seldom bursts, as do many
sorts. As high as $10 to $20 per lb. has been paid for
the seed by Chicago growers. Ours is the genuine
stock; none better at any price. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts.,
Ylb 65 cts., lb. $2.25.
If it is desirable to economize space, |
Chesmore-Eastlake Mer. Co., St. Joseph, Mo.
* Bristol Improved Late Flat Dutch. Resembling Late
Flat Dutch somewhat in shape, but of a darker green
color; heads very large and firm, and one of the best
winter sorts.
Charleston Large Wakefield. Popular with market-gar-
| Weners in the south. This strain is about one week
later than the Early Jersey Wakefield, but the heads
| are fully one-half larger; will not burst when ripe, like
most early sorts, and can be left standing in the field
some time without damage. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts.,
440. 70 cts., Ib. $2.50.
y Early Dwari York. A standard early English variety ;
| heads small and heart-shaped. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts.,
Yad. 40 cts., lb. $1.25.
if Early Flat Dutch. Earlier and heads smaller than Late
Flat Dutch; a good second early, sure header weigh-
ing 10 to 12 lbs.; valuable market sort.
V Early French Oxheart. A little later than Early York;
short-stemmed, and heads heart-shaped.
Early Large York. This variety endures heat well,
land on this account is much prized at the south; about
two weeks later than Early York; heads of similar
shape, but larger. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., 41b. 40 cts.,
Ib. $1.25.
» Etampes, Early. A fine, extra-early French variety;
heads oblong and rounded at the top, very firm and
| solid; afew days earlier than Early Wakefield. Pkt.
5 4ts., oz. 20 cts. ,4%1b. 50 cts., lb. $1.50.
Extra-Early Express. Heads the list as the earliest in
|
cultivation; about ten days earlier than Early Wake-
field; heads small, heart-shaped and very solid; hav-
ing but few outer leaves, it can be set very close.
Excelsior Late Flat Dutch. A very valuable late variety;
for main winter crop has no equal; sure header; fine
keeper.
, ¥ Filderkraut, or Filder. Heads very pointed, similar to
Winnigstadt, large and extremely hard; a very good
keeper; color light green; a popular German variety.
’ Fottler’s Improved Brunswick. An early Drumhead of
large size, following closely the Jersey Wakefield and
other very early sorts; one of the finest varieties in
cultivation.
Henderson’s Early Summer. Heads large, round and
very compact; about ten days later than Jersey Wake-
field; one of the earliest large-heading varieties. Pkt.
54ts., oz. 20 cts., 4 1b. 60 cts., Ib. $2.25.
f ' Henderson’s Succession. One of the best of Cabbages;
heads very large and somewhat flat; ten days later
than Early Summer; much prized by gardeners. Pkt.
sts, oz. 20 cts., 4 1b. 60 cts., lb. $2.25.
»/ Large Late Drumhead. Heads large, flat, solid, and a
* g6od keeper ; planted for main crop for winter keeping.
y Louisville Drumhead. This is a favorite sort in the
southern and central states, as it will withstand the
summer heat splendidly; it is a second early; heads
large, solid and uniform in size and color. Pkt. 5 cts.,
oz. 25 cts., 4 lb. 65 cts., lb. $2.25.
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Rice’s Surehead.
Garden and Field Seeds 7
a Mammoth Drumhead. The largest Cabbage
wn, sometimes attaining a weight of 60 pounds, but
is rather coarse-grained. .
Newark Early Flat Dutch. A very fine and popular sec-
ond early Cabbage; popular with market men. Pkt.
5Ats., oz. 25 cts., 41b. 70 cts., Ib. $2.25.
Red Dutch. The best known of the red Cabbages;
mutch used for pickling.
Red Erfurt. Earlier than Red Dutch, and equally
valuable for pickling. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., \4lb.
Pts... 1b. $2.25.
Red Stonehead. (Thorburn’s.) A large, hard-headed
variety ; one of the best of the red Cabbages ; a good
pickler. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., 4lb. 7o cts., lb. $2.50.
Red Rock. (Henderson’s Mammoth.) The largest and
surest heading red Cabbage. Heads as large and solid |
as Flat Dutch, and fine-grained. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts., er Mt.
Ib. 80 cts., Ib. $3.
Vv Rice’s Premium Late Flat Dutch. A justly popular and New Oxheart Orange Carrots.
esteemed variety; extensively cultivated for market
and family use; a good keeper. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts.,
Wb. 60 cts., Ib. $2.25. CARROT.
v Rice’s Selected Early Jersey Wakefield. This is the most
widely known and popular early variety ; heads cone-
shaped and very solid. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., 4b.
German, Midbre. French, Caroéte.
zo cts., Ib. $2.50. Spanish, Zanahoria.
¥ Rice’s Fine Early Winnigstadt. Ninety-nine plants in
One ounce will sow 100 feet of drill; 3 pounds required
every hundred warranted to head up hard and fine. for r acre.
One of the best for either early or late use; it rarely ; ; ;
fails to form good, solid heads, even where other varie- Carrots require a very finely pulverized soil to grow
ties fail entirely; heads cone-shaped, and a good | them to perfection. A good, light and well-enriched
keeper. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., %1b. 50 cts., lb. $1.50. sandy loam is the best for this crop. For field culture,
/ Rice's Surehead. All head and always sure to head; sow in drills 3 to 3% feet apart, so as to cultivate by
: : Bae horse. Market-gardeners sow in drills about 18 inches
this ve opular variety is rightly named Surehead, ae
Gece ee fails iS fa eee solid head, even | @Part, and cultivate by hand. For early crops cover %
on poor soil, but the richer the soil the larger and finer eee deep, aac bate pe 6 inches apart in the rows; for
the head ; it is the finest late Cabbage in this country, | “#4 COYeT % inch deep, and thin to 4 inches.
and the best market variety, and heads the list for win- #&@-If by mail, in quantities of 8 ounces and upwards, postage
ruse. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20cts., 4b. 60 cts., lb. $2.25. must be added at the rate of 8 cts. per Ib.
Savoy Green Globe. Heads large and rather loose, but | Prices as follows, except where otherwise noted: 5 cts.
being very tender and pleasant flavored, the whole gper pkt., 10 cts. per oz., 25 cts. per %lb., 80 cts.
head can be used for cooking; leaves wrinkled and yy per lb.
dark green.
i ee Carentan. (Half-Long.) Stump-rooted; flesh red,
A aves Perfection Drumhead. This is the best of the coreless and fine-grained ; well adapted for forcing.
Savoys for market or family use; heads large, with
crisped, wrinkled leaves; it nearly approaches the | WChantenay Half-Long. Stump-rooted; broad, thick
cauliflower in fine flavor. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20cts., %lb. | shoulder; heavy cropper.
)cts., Ib. $2.25. * Coreless Long Red. Very handsome; r 5
yh Stone-Mason Drumhead. Much prized by New England ape Ae iGns: cain ao G5, FOats 52: LOlTS
gardeners; produces large, firm heads; fine-grained aa
er ; always a favorite with those who have
tried it.
¥ Danvers Half-Long. One of the heaviest croppers ; roots
dark orange color, 8 to 10 inches in length, thick, and
ending in a somewhat abrupt point; first-class for all
soils: Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 41b. 30 cts., Ib. 90 cts.
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)» Early Scarlet Horn. A very popular sort; quick-grow-
ing ; deep orange in color; blunt-rooted ; 6 to 8 inches
in length.
_ French Forcing Horn. A small, round root ; the earliest
variety, and good for forcing under glass. Pkt. 5 cts.,
oz/1o cts., \% lb. 30 cts., lb. $1.
Half-Long Stump-Rooted. Similar to Danvers Half-
Long, excepting that it has a blunt root.
» Half-Long Stump-Rooted Nantes. A well-known favor-
ite ; roots deep orange, 8 to Io inches in length; thick
shouldered ; a good cropper.
Improved Long Orange. The best known and most
largely cultivated of any Carrot; excellent for stock or
table use; roots deep orange, 12 to 15 inches long.
Improved Short White. The largest and heaviest crop-
ping Carrot known; the roots are short, very heavy at
| the shoulder, of uniform shape and smooth ; light green
’ ‘ eee color above ground, white beneath; flesh rich, white,
Rice’s Fine Early Winnigstadt. solid, crisp, and of sweetest flavor. No other Carrot
’ é : grown is so easily harvested, and no other new variety
‘oe Saba Nearly as early as Early Summer, and if | 6f field roots has gained such favor and demand in so
planted late makes a splendid winter sort; much prized | short a time. :
ong Island gardeners. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20cts., Wlb. | ; ’ ee
cts., Ib. $2.25. James’ Intermediate Scarlet. Roots similar in shape
Warren’s Stone-Mason. An improvement on the Stone and size to Danvers Pointed; color deep orange, ap-
Mason Drumhead ; heads rounder, firmer and earlier ; | PToaching scarlet ; nearly coreless.
1S an extra good keeper. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., Ib. Large White Belgian. Roots very large and smooth;
60 cts., Ib. $2.25. ' grown exclusively for stock feeding.
Autumn Giant Cauliflower.
CARROT, continued.
Large Yellow Belgian.
Similar to White Belgian, ex-
cepting in color.
_” Long Red Altringham. Roots long and large; color
“nearly scarlet; of fine quality and an immense yielder.
Long Red St. Valery. Color orange-red ; roots large and
handsome, and intermediate in shape between Danvers
Pointed and Long Orange.
Oxheart, or Guerande. Roots short and very thick, and
iitermediate between Scarlet Horn and Chantenay;
éolor deep orange; fine-grained and sweet; easily dug;
annually grows in favor. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 41b.
25 cts., Ib. go cts.
CAULIFLOWER.
German, Slumenfobl. French, Choufleur.
Spanish, Coliflor.
One ounce will sow a bed of 40 square feet, and produce about
3,000 plants.
CULTURE.—When grown to perfection, this is a most
delicious vegetable, and well repays generous treat-
ment in cultivation. With a deep, rich soil, and an
abundance of moisture, which in dry seasons must be
applied artificially, Cauliflowers can be grown well.
The cultivation is similar to that of the cabbage. For
early fall crops, sow in May, and transplant in June.
in rows 4 feet apart, setting the plants 2 feet apart in
the row; water frequently if the ground be dry.
Frequent hoeing, and a liberal supply of rich liquid
manure, to keep up a continuous and rapid growth,
will produce splendid heads of the most delicate flavor.
It facilitates blanching if the leaves are gathered loosely
together, and tied over the top of the head to protect
from the sun. Cut before the flowers begin to open.
Sow as late as June 20 for late crops, in beds or in hills,
covering % inch deep.
Early Dwarf Erfurt. An excellent sort, producing good-
sized creamy white heads; one of the best for general
cultivation. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. $1.50, 41b. $4, lb. $14.
Extra-Early Paris Forcing. A popular early white, sure-
heading variety. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 75 cts., 4%lb. $2, lb. $8.
Extra Selected Dwarf Early Erfurt. The finest strain of
the Erfurt Cauliflower; almost as early as the Snow-
ball; grows about 15 inches high, producing very solid,
pure white heads of the very finest quality; seldom
fails to form a good-sized head. Pkt. 25 cts., oz. $2.25,
% |b. $8, lb. $30.
Early Favorite. This is a new variety in this country,
and is, we think, the best early large-growing kind ;
forms a large head, which is solid, crisp and tender,
Chesmore-Eastlake Mer. Co., St. Joseph, Mo.
| and will form heads under more unfavorable conditions
than any other. We urge you to try it.
$1, %41b. $3, lb. $10.
Half-Early Paris, or Nonpareil. Similar to Paris Forcing,
but larger and later; a most excellent French variety.
Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 7o cts., Ub. $2.25, Ib. $8.
Pkt. 5 cts., oz.
_ Henderson’s Early Snowball. This is undoubtedly the
“finest variety ever introduced; it is the earliest, and
produces beautiful snow-white heads of the most de-
licious flavor. The seed we offer is pure and genuine,
and sure to prove satisfactory. Pkt. 25 cts., oz. $2.75,
YAb. $9, Ib. $32.
| / Lenormand’s Short-Stemmed. A late variety; heads
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large and white and of good quality ; considered by the
French one of the very best sorts. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. $1,
MAb. $2.50, lb. $9.
Large Late Algiers. A sure-heading late variety; a
favorite with market-gardeners everywhere. Pkt. 5cts.,
oz 75 cts., W1b. $1.75, lb. $6.
_/ Veitch’s Autumn Giant. A distinct and valuable late
variety ; heads large and fine, well protected by foliage.
Pkt. 5 cts.,,oz. 50 cts., (lb. $2351 Se:
CELERY.
French, Celeri. Spanish, Apo.
One ounce will produce 7,000 plants.
German, Gellerie.
Sow seeds in a hotbed or coldframe. As soon as the
plants are about 3 inches high, transplant to a nicely
prepared bed in the border, setting them 4 or 5 inches
apart. When some 8 inches high, and fine, stocky
plants, set them in the trenches. Earth up a little dur-
ing the summer, keeping the leaf-stalks close together,
so that the soil cannot get between them. Finish earth-
ing up in autumn, and never hoe or earth up in moist
weather, nor when the plants are moistened with dew.
To preserve Celery for winter, dig trenches 1 foot in
width and as deep as the tops of the plants. Stand the
Celery in these, erect, as they grew, with what dirt
adheres to the roots, packing closely but not crowding.
After the trench is filled it should be covered with
straw or leaves as a protection from frost. Donot cover
until the weather becomes quite cold, and then only a
little at a time, as the cold becomes greater. Celery
will bear a good deal of frost. The trench must have
good drainage.
4@=-If by mail, add 4 cts. per %lb., 8 cts. per lb., for postage.
Prices.as follows, except where otherwise noted: 5 cts.
per’pkt., 20 cts. per oz., 60 cts. per 4%1b., $2 per lb.
oston Market. Popular in the markets of Boston; a
strofig grower; remarkably tender and crisp.
’Crawford’s Half Dwarf. Very solid, of a creamy white
when blanched, and fine flavored.
_ Mwarf Golden Heart. Resembles the Half-Dwarf White
habit of growth; very solid,
and the heart is of a golden
yellow when blanched; ex-
cellent keeper, and fine for
garden or market.
/ Dwarf Golden Self-Blanching.
vOur strain of this variety is
unexcelled and absolutely re-
liable; this sort is without s%
doubt the finest early Celery
in cultivation. Itis perfectly
solid, of a fine, nutty flavor,
attains a good size, and when
blanched is of a handsome
golden yellow. Pkt. 5 cts.,
o7 35 cts., 4 lb. $1, lb. $4.
/ Giant Golden Heart. A selec- |
tion from Dwarf Golden
Heart, which it resembles,
but grows larger and is a
better keeper; a_ favorite
with Chicago gardeners.
Pkt.5 cts., oz. 25 cts., Ib.
80 cts., Ib. $2.50.
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Garden and Field Seeds 9
aL CELERY 4 BEST. SORTS “8
Giant Pascal. The largest variety grown; is also
the best keeper; of fine, nutty flavor, and very
easily blanched ; deservedly popular for fall and
winter use. Pkt. 5C., OZ. 15c., 4b. 50c., Ib. $1.50.
Giant White Solid. Attains a large size, and is a
fick grower; solid, crisp, and a ‘ood keeper.
Henderson’s Hali-Dwarf White. Similar to Crawford’s
Half-Dwarf; an excellent variety; entirely solid;
of rich flavor and vigorous growth.
Improved White Plume. A well-known and perhaps
Vihe most popular variety of Celery; very early,
ornamental, and for quality surpassed by none; has
great merit as an early market sort.
Yj Incomparable Dwarf Crimson. A beautiful dwarf
crimson variety of very fine flavor; red varieties
are always good keepers, and of superior flavor.
Kalamazoo White Solid Dwarf. Grown extensiv ely
W by Celery growers at Kalamazoo, Michigan; a
dwarf white variety easily blanched, a good | keeper
and popular as a shipper. Pkt. 5 cts. iO au, LaeCESog
4lb. 50 cts., Ib. $1.75.
J New Rose. The Beer of all the red or pink varieties,
combining hardiness, solidity and keeping qualities ; it
is very showy and handsome, and for crispness and
fine, nutty flavor has nosuperior. This fine red Celery
yearly becomes more popular. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts.,
¥% |b. go cts., lb. $3.
Perfection Heartwell. A large, solid, fine-flavored sort,
of creamy white color ; a fav orite in New York markets,
and a fine winter sort.
» Pink Plume. New. Practically identical with Im-
VY proved White Plume, but with the added merit of the
yyCORN, SUGAR.
German, Weljchforn. French,
Spanish, Jazz.
One quart will plant 200 hills ; r peck will plant 1 acre in hills.
Mats.
Corn requires a good soil and a warm situation.
Commence for first early by planting the early varieties
stalks being richly suffused with pink; attractive in
appearance and very fine in quality. Pkt. 5 ctSygozt
Pes. % |b. 75 cts., lb. $2.75.
White Walnut.
has a noticeably nutty flavor.
{sour Celery. Seeds for flavoring soups, pickles, etc.
kt. 5 cts., oz. 1octs., 4%1b. 20 cts., Ib. 60 cts.
CELERIAC.
(TURNIP-ROOTED CELERY.)
German, Snollen Gellerte. French, Celeri-rave.
Spanish, Agzo raiz de Nabo.
A variety of Celery with turnip-shaped roots, which
are white-fleshed, comparatively tender, and have the
flavor of Celery stalks. The seed may be sown in the
open ground in April, and the young plants nursed in
the same way as Celery; but in planting out the
ground is manured and dug, not trenched, and the
plants are set in shallow drills 12 inches apart, water-
ing freely.
the plants, by which the knotty roots will be blanched,
and made delicate and tender.
a> Add 4 cts. per %Ib., 8 cts. per Ib.,
_*Apple-Shaped. This va- ie
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if to be sent by mail.
riety is turnip - rooted,
very smooth and ten-
der; makes a fine salad;
also used for seasoning
meats and to flavor
soups. Pkt. 5c., 0z. 20c.,
Yb. 6oc., lb. $2.
. Large Early Erfurt. We
ave found this to be.a
great improvement on
some oi the older sorts
of Celeriac, for while of
equally good flavor, it
attains a larger size.
Prt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts.,
\l|b. 50 cts., Ib. $1.75.
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y Large Smooth Prague. STII GT
An improved form of = \\y (ue =
Turnip-Rooted Celery; >>> Win Zz
round, smooth roots, ==>>snx_n4
with very few side roots.
This is the largest va-
riety, and one of the
Wety best. —Pkt. 5c., oz.
15c., %lb. Soc., lb. $1.75.
A ‘white, vigorous-growing sort, and
y Adams’ Extra-Early.
As the growth advances, draw the earth to
FAIA Hs —s
Early Cory Sweet Corn.
about May 1, and if a continuous supply is wanted all
summer, make plantings about two weeks apart from
May 1 until the last of July, first planting early varie-
ties, then later ones. Plant in rows 3 feet apart, and
make the hills about the same distance apart in the
rows. Five kernels in the hill are plenty. Cover about
1 inch deep for early, and a little deeper for late.
Thin to 3 plants in a hill.
as Add 5 cts. per pt.,
Prices on all varieties of Sugar Corn as follows: 5 cts.
per pkt., 15 cts. per pt., 25 cts. per qt., 90 cts.
per bus.
to cts. per qt., if to be sent by mail.
EXTRA-EARLY VARIETIES.
Not a sugar Corn, but largely
grown for early use, especially in the south.
Burbank’s Early Maine. Earliest sort known; earlier
fan Cory; ears large size; 8-rowed, white graig and
cob; the money-making Corn for market-gardeners.
/Burpee’s First of All. An extra-early sort of fair quality;
pink grains and cob. The ears are of medium size
and well filled to the tips. In growth rather dwarfer
than Cory, and similar to it in general appearance.
"Cory White Cob. A
selection from Red
Cory, over which it isa
great improvement,
being equally as early,
and having white ker-
nels and white cob.
#” Cory. A very early
variety, with good-sized
ears and large grains ;
excellent for market,
and has attained wide
popularity.
Marblehead. Very sim-
ilar to,E arly Cory;
> good#quality for an
= S = 52 y eaply sort.
ae Cory Mammoth White.
A most excellent, large
and very early sort;
ears double the size of
the old Cory, retaining
their fine pure white
color when cooked; cohs
pure white, thus giving
the ears no dark tinge
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10 Chesmore-Eastlake Mer. Co., St. Joseph, Mo.
SECOND EARLY SWEET CORN. - Plus Ultra. Sometimes called Shoe Peg, from its
deep, narrow grains; ears medium size, rows irregu-
¥ Ballard’s Early. An early 12-rowed variety; very pro- | lar; very sweet, and fine for home garden.
ductive, tender and sweet, and therefore desirable. Old Colony. Ears 16-to 20-rowed; grains very deep,
/ Crosby. Anold and popular variety, 12-andsometimes | and one of the sweetest and best late varieties, fit to
14-rowed ; grain thick and sweet ; finest market sort. use a few days earlier than Evergreen; a fine market
\/ Chicago Market. A well-known sort, much in favor | S°Tt aud one of the best for canning.
with market gardeners in the west. Stowell’s Evergreen. The standard for quality, and the
\fardeners or private families. market men; remains a long time in condition suit-
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‘Minnesota. Deservedly popular, either for market- st Known variety ; a favorite alike with canners and
able for boiling. For prices see Novelties, page iii.
FODDER CORN.
Prices on all varieties of Fodder Corn: 15 cts. per qt.,
60 cts. per bus.
Y Evergreen Sweet Fodder. Purely asweet Corn, and the
best of all corn for fodder. Grows to an immense size,
with abundance of leaves, both leaves and stalks being
véry sweet and rich in saccharine matter.
MEDIUM EARLY. ' Sanford White Flint. The best flint Corn for fodder;
grows to a very large size, and is a favorite with New
England farmers.
¥ Southern White Sheeptooth. A standard, well-known
variety ; very popular in the south.
POP CORN:
V Adams’ Early. Not a sugar Corn, but grown exten-
sively all over the country for market purposes.
Asylum. Ears large and quality unsurpassed; a fine
* variety for canning.
,, Black Mexican. One of the sweetest and best varie-
‘ ties; grains black when ripe, but when in condition for
the table cooks remarkably white. r hag ti Per Ib.
_ Champion. A new and most desirable sort; ears Bie Bie 55 -iritvng vil? eae $o io
» nearly as large as Evergreen, and pure white; nearly Waite Feathign “lei eet 10
as early as Minnesota; a splendid variety for market- | Queen’s Golden... ...... io
gardeners. r ‘ Mapledale Prolific .. . ..... | Shelled or IO
./ Mammoth Early. An earlier and smaller variety of the Rope hace on the ear a
¢Late Mammoth. f Pe Se oe
Moore’s Early Concord. Large, handsome, 14-rowed f Tattooed 7 ht aie 7
ears; quality faultless, being much like Early Crosby. Paige sStriped Rice. { Iz
f Pee and Kay. A large-eared, fine sort;
* grains white, tender and sweet.
Perry's Hybrid. A popular variety; large
* 12-rowed ears; matures a little later than
Minnesota.
Potter’s Excelsior. Fine large ears and deqy =>
* grains; one of the sweetest varieties ; popu-
lar with canners.
Shaker’s Early. Large ears; excellent quality; fine
market sort; follows the Minnesota; much used by
canners. For prices see Novelties, page ii. CORN SALAD. or FETTICUS.
» Stabler’s Early. Large white ears of finest quality; ‘
‘very desirable for both canners and gardeners. German, %cferjalat. French, Mache.
_ Triumph. Large ears, very white; productive and Spanish, Macha Valerianilla.
nearly as early as Minnesota; of good quality.
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One ounce will sow 150 feet of drill.
LATE VARIETIES. This excellent salad may be had the year round.
ey Sow in September, in drills 8 inches apart, covering the
Country Gentleman. Very distinct from any other | seeds lightly, and protect from frost by a light covering
sort; sometimes yields as many as five ears on a | of hay or litter. The seed may also be sown in spring.
stalk; cob very small, with deep kernels of pearly fa-If by mail. add 4.cts, per Mib.. Bes penis :
whiteness. This is considered the finest of all Sweet y : gare eee ee: ial < ‘
Corn; the quality is delicious, and will delight the Large Green Cabbaging. A small, hardy salad; used
f Iso as a substitute for lettuce; can be sown in Sep-
most fastidious epicure. : :
Pecotian hat later tan eee ree. wes tember, and wintered over same as spinach. Pkt.
gyptian. Somewhat later than Evergreen; fine, large 5 cts., oz. to cts., Yb. 25 cts., Ib. So cts.
ears; makes a fine canning variety.
Hickox Improved. Next to Stowell’s Evergreen the
‘most popular variety for canning; also prized by mar- | CHERVIL.
ket-gardeners; earlier tnan Evergreen. |
Late Mammoth. The largest and latest variety; ears | German, Rerbel. French, Cex/euid.
y of immense size, grains large and broad; quality of | Spanish, /Perifollo.
the best.
One ounce will sow about roo feet of drill,
Hap ; The Curled Chervil is cultivated like parsley, and
tl) a $ used for garnishing and flavoring soups and salads.
3} 6/3) my The seed of the tuberous-rooted is sown in August, and
pRanaeass 2) treated like the carrot.
Aas 1x) \ La-if by mail, in quantities of 8 ounces and upwards, pos-
Fat £3 7 tage must be added at the rate of 8 cts. per Ib.
rae ae Curled. This plant is used for flavoring soups and
salads, and has a strong flavor and perfume. Pkt-
5 cts.. oz. tocts., %1b. 30 cts., Ib. $1.
Garden and Field Seeds ll
CUCUMBER.
German, @urfe.
French, Cozcombre. Spanish, Pepino.
One ounce will plant 50 hills; 2 pounds will plant an acre.
CULTURE.—For earliest use, sow the seed in the hot-
bed or greenhouse in February or March, in warm
loam, where the temperature is about 90°; cover
half an inch deep, and when the plants are of fair size,
transplant into hills (made in the greenhouse), 4 plants
in a hill, so that when the weather permits, the whole
hill can be moved to the open ground by means of tins
made for the purpose. Plant for general use in the
open ground, about June 1, in hills 6 feet apart each
way, and thin to 3 plants in a hill. Fine old manure
(about 6 cords per acre) is sufficient; or, better still,
plant on land from which a crop has been taken, and
which was heavily manured for that crop. A sprink-
ling of dry plaster will keep off the striped bug.
&G> If by mail in quantities of 8 ounces and upward, postage
must be added at the rate of 8 cts. per Ib.
Prices on all Cucumbers as follows, except where other-
wise noted: 5 cts. per pkt., 10 cts. per oz., 20 cts. per
Y4lb., 60 cts. per lb.
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of Nichol’s Medium Green Cucumber.
Boston Pickling. Fruit short, smooth and pointed at
each end ; color bright green; a great yielder; one of
the best sorts for pickling.
Vice and Crisp. This new Cucumber is said to be the
arljest of all pickling varieties, and is one of the finest
fop’slicing.
Early Cluster. Fruit small, and borne in pairs; light
green, and a great bearer ; a well-known standard sort.
Early Frame, or Short Green. A vigorous grower and
great producer ; fruit medium in size, very early, and
good for pickling or slicing.
Extra-Early Russian. Earliest variety known; hardy
and productive ; fruit very small, and quality fine for
pickling or slicing.
yr rida Emerald. Handsome in shape and color ; crisp,
and excellent for slicing ; fruit white when ripe.
Giant Pera. Often attains a length of 12 to 15 inches
and a diameter of 3 to 4 inches; is smooth, round,
crisp.and tender; color a dark green; seed cavity
very small; fine for slicing. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. Io cts.,
YsD.25 cts., Ib. 75 cts.
reen Prolific. One of the very best pickling sorts ;
all and very brittle.
Jersey Pickling. Used extensively by pickle manufac-
turers in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Long Green Improved. Fine for pickling when small ;
also, good for table use when about half grown.
y Jersey Pickling Cucumber.
0 Long Green Turkey. A handsome and desirable va-
| riety; preferred by many tothe Improved Long Green.
Nichol’s Medium Green. Intermediate between Long
‘Green and Early Frame in length; thick through, and
very handsome and smooth; one of the best pickling
sorts.
‘vw Serpent, or Snake. Grows from 4 to 6 feet in length,
| and«coiled like asnake; highly prized by Chinese; a
great curiosity. Pkt. 5c., oz. 20c., 4%lb. 5o0c., Ib. $1.50.
¢ Tailby’s Hybrid. Color bright green; attains a length
| of 12 to 16 inches, and is very productive; one of the
| best for table use.
/Thorburn’s Everbearing. Begins to fruit very early,
nd continues to blossom and set fruit until killed by
frost; good as a pickler or slicer.
/ Westerfield’s Chicago Pickle. The favorite with Chicago
Wickte manufacturers ; fine shape, and very productive.
West India Gherkin. This is the only eenaivze Gherkin.
Ht is small, oval, and covered with spines; color light
| green; used exclusively for pickling. Pkt. 5 cts., oz.
| 1o.ets., 4 1b. 30 cts., lb. $1.
| bwhite Spine, Arlington Improved. One of the finest Cu-
_cumbers for forcing, and one of the most perfect in
shape, size, color and quality; very brittle and crisp.
_y White Spine, Bennett’s Improved. A fine type of White
Spine; it is very largely grown by the market-gar-
_ deners of Long Island.
|» White Spine, Evergreen. It is very slow to ripen even
| After being fully grown, and remains in an edible con-
dition longer than any other variety; for handsome
_ appearance and quality it is unsurpassed.
i White Spine, Extra Long. An extra long type of White
| Spine; fruit handsome, and an abundant bearer.
yWhite Spine, Improved Early. The most popular strain
| of White Spine, and for general outdoor culture pro-
nounced the best.
iv “White Spine, Peerless Improved. We consider this to be
one of the best strains of pickling Cucumbers in the
market; prolific, early, of good size, full at both ends ;
color deep green, which it retains until it matures.
¥ White Pearl. Wonderfully productive, and for flavor
| has few equals; very early, and a continuous bearer ;
| fruit ofa pearly white. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Yb. 25
| cts., 1b. 80 cts.
|,/White Wonder. This variety surpasses the famous
| White Pearl in quality and productiveness, and is
hardier; fruit an ivory-white. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. Io cts.,
Y |b. 25 cts., lb. 80 cts.
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; Early Russian Cucumber.
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Green Curled Winter
Endive.
COLLARDS, or COLEWORT.
German, Slatterfobf. French, Chou.
Spanish, Cabz.
One ounce will produce 3,000 plants.
A variety of Cabbage known in different sections as
“Cole”? and “‘ Colewort.’’ It is extensively used in the
south for “‘greens,’”’ where it continues in luxuriant
growth all winter.
4a>Add 4 cts. per %lb., 8 cts. per Ib., if to be sent by mail.
True Georgia. Used as “‘greens’’ mainly in the south
and west. As the leaves are pulled off others grow in
their places. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 1octs., 4%Ib. 30 cts., Ib. $1.
DANDELION.
German, Ldwenzahbn. French, Pisseniit.
Spanish, Amargon.
One ounce will sow 100 feet of drill.
The Dandelion resembles endive, and affords one of
the earliest as well as one of the most healthful of
spring greens. The roots, after being dried, constitute
an article of considerable value, being extensively used
as a substitute for coffee. Sow as early as the weather
will permit, in good, well-enriched soil, in rows 12
inches apart, covering seed % of an inch deep, and
firming the soil well over them. Thin to 2 or 3 inches
apart in the rows; by so doing the roots will be larger,
and a great amount of time will be saved the next
spring in trimming or gathering the crop. One pound
per acre is sufficient.
4 lf by mail, in quantities of 8 ounces and upwards, post-
age must be added at the rate of 8 cts. per Ib.
Improved Thick-Leaved. Cultivated for spring greens;
an immense improvement on the common Dandelion,
both in size and thickness of its leaves and fine flavor,
being far less bitter. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 40 cts., 4%1b. $1.50,
lb. $5.
Common, or French Garden. A selection from and im-
provement on the common Dandelion. Pkt. 5 cts., oz.
20 cts., %lb. 60 cts., Ib. $2.
German, Cndivie. French, Chicoree.
Spanish, /7divia.
Eiudive is one of the best salads for fall and winter
use. Sow for an early supply about the middle of
Aprii. As it is used mostly in the fall months, the
' a conical form.
Chesmore-Eastlake Mer. Co., St. Joseph, Mo.
main sowings are made in Juneand July. Plant 1 foot
apart each way. When the plant has attained its full
size, gather up the leaves and tie them by their tips in
This excludes the light and air from
the inner leaves, which, in the course of from 3 to 6
weeks, become blanched.
#2- If by mail, in quantities of %4lb. and upward, postage
must be added at the rate of 8 cts. per Ib.
| Prices on all varieties as follows: 5 cts. per pkt., 15
cts. per oz., 40 cts. per 141b., $1.40 per lb.
Broad-Leaved Batavian. Heads are large, leaves broad
and thick, and used for flavoring soups ; when blanched
the inner leaves make a fine salad.
Green Curled Winter. The hardiest variety; leaves
dark green, which readily blanch white; not only most
useful as a salad, but much used for garnishing.
Moss Curled. Grows more densely and is more com-
pact than Green Curled, and the leaves are finer cut.
White Curled. For early use; should be used when
EGGPLANT.
German, Giterpflanze. Trench, Aubergine.
Spanish, Berengena.
One ounce for 1,000 plants.
The Eggplant will thrive well in any good garden
soil, but will repay good treatment. The seeds should
be sown in hotbed or warm greenhouse in March or
April, and when about an inch high potted in 2-in. pots.
Plant out about June 1, 2% feet apart. If no hotbed
is at hand, they can be grown in any light room
where the temperature will average 75°.
a> If by mail, in quantities of %4lb. and upward, postage
| must be added at the rate of 8 cts. per lb.
Black Pekin. Very handsome; fruit large, round, jet
black and very glossy. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts., 41b. 90
cts., Ib. $3.
Early Long Purple. Earlier and hardier than Early
Round Purple, and will succeed farther north; fruit
from 6 to 8 inches long. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., 41b. 60
cts., lb. $2.
Early Round Purple. Quite similar to New York Im-
proved, but smaller and earlier; also much hardier.
| Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., 41b. 75 cts., lb. $2.50.
New York Improved Purple Eggplant.
New York Improved Purple. The leading market va-
riety, and undoubtedly the best for size, quality and
productiveness. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 35 cts., %lb. $1, Ib.
$3.50.
Garden and Field Seeds
GOURD.
One ounce will plant 25 hiils.
CuLTURE.— Gourds are tender annuals, and should
not be planted until all danger of frost is over, and not
less than 6 feet apart each way, in good, rich loam.
Three plants in a hill will be sufficient to leave at the
last hoeing.
Prices as follows, except where otherwise noted: 5 cts.
per packet, 20 cts. per oz., 60 cts. per 14lb., $2.25
per lb.
Dipper. This, like the Sugar Trough, has a thin but
hard shell, and can readily be made to serve useful
purposes.
Fancy Varieties Mixed. This is a collection of the orna-
mental and fancy sorts.
Japanese Nest-Egg. Fruit small and creamy white; it
exactly resembles the eggs of a hen. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25
cts., “lb. 7o cts., lb. $2.50.
Rag, or Dish-Cloth. The peculiar interior of this is use-
ful in the kitchen when properly prepared; also a fine
ornamental climber. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., %1b. 70
cts., lb. $2.50.
Sugar Trough. These Gourds grow to hold from 4 to
10 gallons ; shells light but very hard and durable, and
are readily made into useful household utensils.
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HERBS (Sweet, Pot and Medicinal).
The seeds should be sown in spring, in shallow drills,
12 inches apart, and the young plants thinned out or
transplanted to about 4 inches. They should be har-
vested on a dry day, just before the blossom develops,
dried quickly and bottled, or closely packed in dry
boxes, with the air entirely excluded.
Anise. Used for flavoring.
lb. 30 cts., Ib. $1.
Balm. Very fragrant leaves.
%\b. $1, lb. $3.
; Caraway. The seeds of this herb are used for flavor-
ing, and render satisfaction when devoted to this pur-
pose. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 1octs., ¥1b. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts.
Coriander. Seeds used for flavoring. Pkt. 5 cts., oz.
to cts., 4 1b. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts.
Dill. Used for flavoring pickles.
ts., 410. 25 cts:, lb. 60 cts.
Horehound. Very useful incuring coughs. Pkt. 5 cts.,
0z. 20 cts., 4% 1b. 60 cts., lb. $2.
Lavender. Leaves very fragrant.
<sts., 4 lb. 40 cts., Ib. $1.25.
Rosemary. Leaves very fragrant.
ts., 4 lb. $1.25, lb. $4.50.
Rue. A medicinal plant.
40 cts., lb. $1.50.
Sage. A highly aromatic herb; most useful of all.
Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., 4b. gocts., lb. $1.50.
Sweet Basil. Leaves useful for flavoring. Pkt. 5 cts.,
0z. 15 cts., % 1b. 40 cts., lb. $1.50.
Sweet Fennel. Seeds aromatic. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts.,
¥%\b. 30 cts., lb. go cts.
Sweet Marjoram. Used as a seasoning. Pkt. 5 cts.,
OZ. 15 cts., 4b. 40 cts., Ib. $1.50.
t= xetS., OZ. 1O-CtS.,
ites) Cis. 20z.. 30, Cts.
Pkt. 5)€ts.{/0zJ 10
Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15
Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 40
Pict. 5 cts., Oz) 15 cts, 1b.
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| Summer Savory. Used asa culinary herb. Pkt. 5 cts.,
| oz. 1octs., %lb. 30 cts., lb. $1.
Thyme. Used as a seasoning.
1b. 60 cts., lb. $2.25.
Wormwood. Has medicinal qualities. A splendid plant
| for poultry; should be planted in all poultry yards.
Pkt. 5 cts. ,.0z: 20 cts., 41b. 65 cts., Ib. $2.
KALE, or BORECOLE.
German, Slatter-Rohl. French, Chou Vert.
Spanish, Bre/on.
REt5 Gt5., 02,25 cts.,
One ounce will produce 3,000 plants.
Sow from the middle of April to the beginning of
May in prepared beds; transplant in June, and treat
in the same manner as for Cabbage. Of all the Cab-
bage tribe, this is the most tender and delicate, and
would be much more extensively grown than it is if
its excellent qualities were generally known. The
varieties are all extremely hardy, and are best when
touched by frost.
Ra If by mail, in quantities of %lb. and upward, postage
| must be added at the rate of 8 cts. per Ib.
Dwarf German Purple, or Brown Curled. Esteemed by
; Germans; very hardy and of fine quality; so hand-
| some that it is frequently grown for ornament. Pkt. 5
mets, O27 15 Cts:, 34 b.Zorcts.; Ib. $1.25;
Dwarf Green Curled Scotch. Rarely
exceeding 18 inches in height, but
spreading out under good cultivation
to 3 feet in diameter; leaves beauti-
fully curled and bright green. Pkt.
HirctsaoOz. rolets:; 41D) 30! cts. Vib:
go cts.
Dwarf Green Curled Siberian. (German
Greens, or Sprouts.) Plant dwarf,
compact; leaves numerous, bright
green, so beautifully curled that it
resembles Curled Parsley; planted
largely in the vicinity of New York.
PRS Cis Oz 106 cts.; lb. -30 ctss
Ib. 90 cts.
Tall Green Curled Scotch. Grows about 2 feet high;
leaves dark green, curled and wrinkled; very hardy,
and is improved by a light frost. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10
cts., 4lb. 25 cts., lb. 80 cts.
KOHLRABI, or TURNIP-
ROOTED CABBAGE.
German, Robl-Rabi. French, Chou-Rave.
| Spanish, Col de nabo.
One ounce will sow 200 feet of drill.
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This vegetable, the popularity of which is rapidly
| increasing, combines the virtues of the turnip and cab-
| bage, but excels both in nutritive, hardy and productive
qualities. The seed may be
| sown in June, in rows 18 inches
| apart, and the plants thinned
out to 8 or 10 inches in the
rows.
4a-if by mail, add 4 cts. per
| ¥ilb., 8 cts. per lb. for postage.
| Early White Vienna. Best for
| general table use; flesh tender
| and white. . Pkt. 5 cts., oz.
| 20 cts., 4 1b. 60 cts., lb. $2.
Large Green, or White. Good
_ for table use, and is also used
| for feeding stock. Pkt. 5 cts.,
| OZ 25 Cts 4aba sobrets. oli.
| $1.50.
| Purple Vienna. A little later
than the White; color bluish
Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30cts.,
Ylb. $1, lb. $3.
Kohlrabi.
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Best Mixed Lawn Grass Seed.
Four bushels of seed will sow r acre. One quart to z square rod of ground.
Makes a handsome lawn wherever sown. The foundation of a good lawn is, first, good seed. For that reason
we prepare our own Lawn Grass Seed, and
know of what the mixture is composed. Our
preparation of Lawn Grass contains Blue Grass,
White Clover and Sweet Vernal Grass, and other
very choice and fine varieties, and is, we think,
the very best preparation possible for our hot
and dry summers, as we have long been making
experiments to ascertain this fact. Rice’s Mix-
ture of Lawn Grass Seed is unsurpassed, either
for lawns, parks or grass plats. It forms a thick,
compact growth of short-growing varieties, fol-
lowing one another in succession, and can be.
highly recommended. Pkt. 5 cts., qt. 25 cts.,
\ bus. $1.25, bus. of 14 lbs. $4.
OTHER GRASS SEEDS.
Kentucky Blue Grass. Valuable for lawns as
well as pastures. Our stock is double extra
clean. Lb. 25 cts., bus. of 14 Ibs. $1.75.
Orchard Grass. (Choice quality.) Will endure
considerable shade. Lb. 3oc., bus. of 14 Ibs. $2.
Red Top Grass. Valuable as a permanent grass,
either in meadows, pastures or lawns. Our stock
is fancy recleaned. Lb. 30 cts., bus. of 14 Ibs.
$1.50.
White Clover. For lawns; choice stock. Lb.
30 cts.; 100-lb. lots at $25 per Io0 lbs. =—
Timothy and Clover (Mammoth Red, Medium = : BZzZ=Z_D—_ZZZD_
Red, Alsike or Swedish). Prices given on ap-
plication.
LAWN SWINGS.
St. Joseph 2 Passenger Swing
St. Joseph 4 Passenger Swing
e\ Full Bolted 4 Passenger Swing
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LEEK.
German, Laud. French, Poireau. Spanish, Puerro.
One ounce will plant 200 feet of drill.
_, The Leek is very hardy and easily cultivated; it succeeds best in a light but well-en-
riched soil. Sow as early in spring as practicable, in drills 1 inch deep and 1 foot apart.
When 6 or 8 inches high they may be transplanted in rows 1o inches apart each way, as deep
as possible, that the neck, being covered, may be blanched.
4é~If by mail for %lb. and upward, postage must be added at 8 cts. per lb.
' Broad American Flag. Large and superior to London Flag; very popular with market-
gardeners. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., %1b. 40 cts., Ib. $1.25.
y Large Carentan Winter. An extra-large variety, hardy and a good keeper. Pkt. 5 cts., oz.
20 cts., 4%1b. 50 cts., Ib. $1.75.
_/ Large London Flag. The oldest and best known and most largely grown variety. Pkt.
5 bts., oz. 15 cts., “Ib. 35 cts., 1B. $s.
Large Rouen. Very hardy and strong; shorter and having very broad, flag-like leaves.
Pkt cts., oz. 20 cts., W%lb. 60 cts., lb. $2. :
usselburg. (Scotch Champion.) A quick-growing, hardy sort; leaves fan-shaped and
dark green. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20cts., 4b. 60 cts., Ib. $2.
Garden and
LETTUCE.
German, Lattich. French, ZLazfue.
Spanish, Lechuga.
One ounce will sow roo square feet, or 120 feet of arill.
Requires a rich, moist soil, and to be crisp and ten-
der needs to be grown in cool weather. For winter
use, sow in hotbeds every two weeks, at the rate of one
ounce of seed to four sashes (a sash is 3 feet long by 6
feet wide); cover very lightly, and transplant first to 3
inches apart each way, afterward to 8 inches. For
garden or field, sow in rows, and cover one-fourth of |
an inch deep, and thin out to 12 inches apart in the
rows. For New England the White-Seeded Tennis
Ball, for cultivation under glass, and the Black-Seeded
Tennis Ball, for outdoor use, are the standard varieties.
4G>1f by mail, in quantities of 8 ounces and upward, postage
must be added at the rate of 8 cts. per Ib.
Prices on all varieties of Lettuce as follows, except
where otherwise noted: 5 cts. per pkt., 15 cts. per oz.,
0 cts. per 41b., $1.25 per lb.
All-the-Year-Round. A hardy, medium-sized variety,
i firm heads; not inclined to run to seed.
ig Boston. A most desirable variety, either for forc-
ing in coldframes or open ground planting; always
prouuces large, solid, salable heads. For prices sec
Novelties, page iii.
wae Market. One of the best for forcing under
glass, as well as for outside use ; forms fair-sized heads ;
edees of leaves slightly tinged with red.
Boston Curled. Of ordinary quality but great beauty ;
highly ornamental in growth, with its frilled leaves.
y Brown Dutch. Leaves large, thick, green, tinged with
brown; forms large, solid heads; exceedingly hardy.
| Abutereap. For forcing or outdoor use; yellow, solid,
nedium-sized heads; distinct and attractive.
alifornia Cream Butter. Heads good size; leaves rich
cream-yellow ; as a summer variety has no superior.
A Defiance. Leaves green, heads large and solid; one
of the best large-growing Cabbage Lettuces.
‘Denver Market. Early, for forcing or open ground;
eads large and solid; leaves crisp and tender, blis-
tered like a Savoy cabbage; attractive in appearance.
i Golden Stonehead. A handsome head Lettuce for forc-
ing
; small and solid.
‘Grand Rapids. As a distinctively forcing and shipping
€ ettuce this variety undoubtedly stands at the head of
thelist; beautiful in appearance.
» Green Fringed. Edges of leaves beautifully cut and
fringed ; very ornamental.
y Hanson Improved. Extensively grown by market-gar-
deners, as it is always sure to make large, handsome
heads, of excellent quality; outer leaves green, with
light veins; inner leaves white.
Henderson’s New York Cabbage. A fine new sort, with
heads 18 inches in diameter and weighing nearly four
pounds; nearly as large as a summer cabbage; one of
e best for summer use.
Iceberg. (New.) Of beautiful appearance and excel-
lent quality; leaves green, slightly tinted with red at
e edge; heads of good size and solid.
Large White Summer Cabbage. Close heads of good
size; fine for summer.
Boston Market Lettuce.
Field Seeds 15
wMarblehead Mammoth. The largest header; leaves
light green, crisp, tender and free from bitterness.
New York Black-Seeded Butter. Similar to Tennis Ball,
but,a little larger ; a good outdoor variety.
£Oak-Leaved. Leaves light green, oak-leaf shape;
good quality and very ornamental.
Simpson Early Curled Lettuce. -
Perpetual. Leaf yellowish green; especially adapted
for private use, as but one sowing is necessary for the
ywole season; tender and fine; not a head variety.
Philadelphia Butter. Leaves thick and nearly round,
forming very solid, round heads, which stand a long
time before seeding; inner leaves rich yellow. A
favorite with Philadelphia market men.
y» Premium Cabbage Head. Fine for summer; close heads
of good size.
i Prize-Head Early. Leaves green and red, very thin,
crisp’and tender; one of the very best for private use.
Red-Edged Victoria. Quite similar to Prize-Head.
yp’ Salamander. Fine, compact heads, which resist sum-
mer-heat admirably ; very popular in some sections.
Satisfaction Black-Seeded. Forms fine, large heads of
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handsome, light green leaves that are crisp and tender.
| y Silesia Early Curled. Early and tender; leaves yellow-
_ ish*green; good either for the home or market garden.
® Simpson Black-Seeded. Nearly double the size of the
Early Curled Simpson; leaves delicate golden yellow ;
a superior variety for either forcing or sowing out of
doots. For prices see Novelties, page iii.
»_ “Simpson Early Curled. (White seed.) A leading early
“sort, good for forcing or open ground; a favorite with
market-gardeners.
y Silver Ball. Very firm, solid, compact heads of a beau-
tifulsilvery white color; handsome and useful.
»f Tennisball, Black-Seeded. A very popular sort for
open ground culture; forms a handsome head, and is
crisp and tender.
» Tennisball, White-SSeeded. Extensively grown for forc-
ing and heading under glass; heads firm and good
size, very white and crisp.
» The Deacon Cabbage. A large solid Cabbage Lettuce
for summer. We recommend this variety as superior
and one of the very best.
» Tilton’s White Star. A new sort of great merit, larger
than Black-Seeded Simpson, with thicker and darker
colored leaves; good either for forcing or open ground
culture.
Trianon Sclf-Closing Cos. This is the favorite class of
Lettuces in Europe, and this variety is the finest of its
class; already they are becoming more popular here.
Tomhannock. A handsome Lettuce, with upright
| leaves, beautifully wrinkled; edges of outer leaves
have a reddish tinge, inner leaves almost white; very
uSeful, as well as ornamental.
White Paris Cos. Has long, narrow, upright leaves ;
does not head, but when tied up blanches very nicely.
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Champion Market Muskmelon.
MELON, MUSK.
German, Mtelone.
French, Je/oz. Spanish, J/elon, Muscatel.
One ounce will plant about So hiils.
CULTURE.—A rich, deep, sandy loam, well worked,
and highly manured with old rotten compost, is of the
first importance. Plant, when all danger of frost is
over, in hills 5 to 6 feet apart each way; scatter a
dozen seeds to a hill, and after they are out of danger
from bugs, thin to 3 or 4 plants. When they have 4 or 5
rough Jeaves, pinch off the end of the main shoot,
which will cause the lateral branches to put forth
sooner. This will strengthen the growth of the vines,
and the fruit will come earlier to maturity.
#£3--1f by mail, in quantities of 8 ounces and upward, postage
must be added at the rate of 8 cts. per Ib.
Prices on all varieties of Muskmeions as follows, except
where otherwise noted: 5 cts. per pkt., 10 cts. per
oz., 20 cts. per %lb., 60 cts. per lb.
Baltimore, or Acme. This is the favorite melon in Bal-
timore markets, and is also known and highly esteemed
by market men in New York and Philadelphia. It is
early, oblong in shape; flesh green and very fine.
Banquet. Fruit medium-sized, round and flattened at
both ends, and very handsomely and densely netted ;
flesh deep salmon color, very thick and most delicious
of all melons. As a market variety for first-class hotels
and restaurants, it has no equal.
ofs., 4% lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts.
Bay View. Early, vigorous and productive; attains a
large size, often weighing 12 to 15 pounds; flesh green
and fine-flavored; fruit long. Recommended for
market-gardeners.
Burpee’s, or Golden-Netted Gem. One of the finest
varieties for hotels and restaurants; shape nearly
round; color dark green, and thickly netted; flesh
light green and very delicious; very early. Size very
uniform, the melons weighing from 1% to 2 pounds.
Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 1octs., 4b. 25 cts., lb. go cts.
Casaba, or Green Persian. Attains a large size; fruit
long and oval; flesh green, of fine quality.
Champion Market. A very popular market variety; .
shape nearly round and densely netted; weight 6to8
pounds, and very uniform in size; flesh green and
délicious.
Chicago Market. A large and excellent green-fleshed
Nutmeg; round and flattened at the ends; one of the
leading market melons of Chicago.
f Hackensack, or Turk’s Cap.
‘round or egg-shaped;
Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10
|, Columbus. This melon is oblong in shape, is heavily
‘and beautifully netted, and in many respects resembles
the famous Banquet. It has the same sweet, melting,
spicy flavor and thick flesh, but surpasses the Banquet
as a shipper, or, in fact, any other variety, and is there-
fore a most desirable market sort.
Emerald Gem. One of the very earliest varieties;
fruit small, skin deep emerald-green; flesh a hand-
some salmon color and very thick; flavor most deli-
cious; a splendid melon for hotels and restaurants.
Pkt. 5 cts., oz. ro cts., 4% 1b. 25 cts., lb. go cts.
Extra-Early Citron. An improved and much earlier
strain of the Green Citron; flesh green.
Fine-Netted Nutmeg. Small, very early and fine-netted;
fruit round; flesh green and very sweet.
) Green Citron. Fruit round, of good size and thickly
netted ; flesh green and fine-flavored.
/Green-Fleshed Osage. In size and appearance it much
resembles the salmon-fleshed Osage, but is rather
more handsomely netted and colored; flesh a beautiful
pale green, while it fairly rivals the old Osage in deli-
cious flavor.
‘Jersey Belle. The largest of all the first early sorts;
‘does best on very light or sandy soil. Shape round and
flattened at the ends, deeply ribbed and densely netted;
flesh a beautiful green, and of a rich and delicious flavor.
A splendid market melon.
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Fruit large, round, and
flattened at the ends, deeply ribbed and heavily
netted ; flesh green, thick and of very fine flavor. A
fine market variety.
Hackensack Extra-Early Improved. A selection from an
‘improvement on the old Hackensack, and similar in
shape and appearance; nearly as large, and fully 10
days earlier. One of the finest for market-gardeners ,
quality perfect.
» Jenny Lind. An extra-early, small, green-fleshed
melon of fine flavor; round and flattened at the ends.
Long Island Beauty. Of the Hackensack type, but
Superior in quality. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 1octs., 41b. 25 cts.,
1b. go cts.
, Long Yellow Cantaloup. Large, long-oval and deeply
ribbed; flesh light salmon-yellow, and very thick and
sweet. Is used in its yellow state for mangoes.
.- McCotter’s Pride. Fruit nearly round and very large;
skin dark green, flesh orange-red. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15
cts., 4lb. 30 cts., lb. $1.
Miller’s Cream. A widely known and valuable variety;
color dark green, and finely
netted ; flesh salmon-pink, thick, and very sweet and
spicy in flavor.
\/ Montreal Market. Similar in shape and general ap-
‘~pearance to Montreal Nutmeg; grows to a large size,
and is a favorite with market-gardeners.
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Paul Rose Muskmelon.
V Montreal Green Nutmeg. An excellent variety of very
large size, sometimes attaining a weight of 18 to 20
pounds. Round and flattened at both ends; deeply
ribbed, skin light green and netted; flesh remarkably
thick, light green, melting and of a delicious flavor.
Good market-garden sort.
Orange Christiana. Extensively cultivated at the north
on account of its extreme earliness; flesh yellow, and
has no superior in quality.
Osage. This is the favorite market melon of Chicago
Vand many other western markets, and is usually
quoted by name by western commission merchants,
and offered on the bills of fare of first-class hotels and
restaurants. It is globe- or egg-shaped, slightly netted,
skin dark green and flesh orange-pink, very thick, and
of a flavor not surpassed by any in cultivation; as a
market melon it is superior and most profitable.
» Paul Rose. This new melon is superior to all others
as a market variety, and has few equals for the home
garden. Fruit oval; flesh richorange-red. For price.
sgé Novelties, page lii.
Perfection. Nearly round, weighing from 8 to Io
pounds; skin dark green and densely netted; flesh
rich orange in color and very thick, showing a very
small seed cavity; one of the most delicious in flavor,
and a splendid market melon.
Pineapple. Fruit oval, medium size; skin dark green
andnetted ; flesh green, thick and highly flavored.
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cky Ford. An improved and oblong form of the
etted Gem. A mosi excellent green-fleshed sort.
For prices see Novelties, page iii.
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d Yellow Cantaloup. Round inshape; tesh red-
dish orange; skin netted and yellow when ripe.
Skillman’s Netted. A very early sort; shape roundish
J ste flesh green, very sweet and richly perfumed.
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Surprise. Round in shape, resembling the Nutmeg ;
skin thin, cream-colored and heavily netted ; flesh deep
salmon color, thick, and of very fine flavor. Prolific,
popular ; one of the best for home or market-garden.
e Princess. In shape this melon is slightly elon-
ted; skin dark green and densely netted ; ribs shal-
low ; flesh deep salmon-yellow, and not surpassed by
any in rich, spicy flavor; it has all the excellent points
+h go to make a splendid market melon, including
, averaging 6 to 8 pounds.
Tiptop. Varies from round to slightly oblong; skin
pale green, covered with a handsome netting; flesh
rich, deep salmon color, and sweet and spicy in flavor.
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The flesh being thick, fine-grained and firm, makes
this an excellent shipping melon.
Vick’s Prolific Nutmeg. Fruit medium to small; shal-
low ribbed and thickly netted ; very early and produc-
tive ; flesh green, rich and spicy.
* Ward’s Nectar. Regarded by many as the sweetest
* and most delicious of the green-fleshed varieties ;
hapdsome in appearance, well netted and of good size.
White Japan. An old but very desirable variety for
the home garden ; fruit oval, white with green flesh ;
quality very fine.
MELON, WATER.
German, WWafjermelone. French, J/elon a’ Eau.
Spanish, Zandia.
One ounce will plant 50 hills.
Watermelons are cultivated in hills, which should be
6 to 8 feet apart each way, and composed of light,
moderately rich soil. The hills should be dug about 2
feet square, 18 inches deep, and half-filled with well-
rotted manure, which must be thoroughly incorporated
with the soil. Plant in May, to seeds to a hill, and
when the plants are well up, thin out to 3. Cultivate
until the vines cover the ground, and pinch the ends of
the growing shoots to induce early fruiting.
#@-If by mail, add 4 cts. per %lb., 8 cts. per lb., for postage.
Prices on all varieties of Watermelons as follows, un-
less otherwise noted: 5 cts. per pkt., 10 cts. per oz.,
20 cts. per %1b., 60 cts. per lb.
* Citron, Colorado Preserving. An improvement on the
old Preserving Citron; seeds green; fruit round and
wonderfully productive.
PCitron for Preserves. The old and well-known Pre-
serving Citron; seeds red.
, Coie’s Early. Very hardy, a sure cropper, and ex-
aAremely delicate in texture of flesh. Medium size,
nearly round in shape; flesh dark red, rind green
striped with lighter shades.
® Cuban Queen. One of the best for shipping; a good
keeper, grows to enormous size, and is very produc-
tive; rind very handsomely marked, light and dark
green; flesh bright red, very solid, crisp and sugary;
shape oblong.
» Dixie. The finest; a cross between Kolb Gem and
“Mountain Sweet, surpassing the former as a shipper
and the latter in luscious sweetness and delightful
flavor; best for shipping, finest for quality; largest,
most productive and handsomest Watermelon ever
introduced. Much longer than Kolb Gem; rind darker
and more beautifully striped.
i Duke Jones. One of the largest and most productive
melons. Early, round and of fine appearance, of fine
flavor and a good shipper.
Florida Favorite. Highly prized for its delicious flavor ;
oblong in shape, and grows toa large size; rind dark
green, with stripes of lighter green; 10 days earlier
than Kolb Gem.
“Georgia Rattlesnake. An excellent market variety;
Vlarge, oblong, rind dark, mottled and striped; a well-
known shipping melon.
Dixie Watermelon.
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MELONS, WATER, continued,
VY Green and Gold. Rind dark green; flesh golden yel-
low, sweet, sugary and delicious; very early, produc-
tive and of large size; in contrast with the red-fleshed
sorts the effect is very attractive.
vw Ice Cream. (White-seeded.) One of the earliest va-
rieties, and therefore one of the best for cultivation in
the north; shape nearly round; light green, slightly
mottled ; fine flavor.
Icing, or Ice Rind. (Dark-skinned.) In this variety is
combined all the points that go to make a perfect
melon; skin dark green, and an excellent shipper.
} Icing, or Ice Rind. (Light-skinned.) Round; rind
light green; flavor rich and sweet, and a good shipper.
Jordan’s Gray Monarch. One of the largest of melons,
‘often attaining a weight of 60to 70 pounds. Rind mot-
tled gray, shape long, flesh bright crimson and deli-
cious flavor ; a good shipper.
_ Kentucky Wonder. A new red-seeded variety; shape
* oblong; rind dark green with lighter stripes; flesh a
brilliant scarlet, flavor rich and sugary, firm, and never
mealy.
» Kolb Gem. Originated in Alabama, and more largely
grown in the south than any other melon; asa ship-
ping variety has no superior; rind dark green, mot-
tled; shape nearly round; quality superb.
» Long Light Icing. Grows toa very large size ; rind mot-
tled gray; flesh crimson and very fine; shape oblong.
Mammoth Ironclad. Oblong in shape; rind dark green,
*mottled with lighter green; flesh bright red, firm and
sugary, and heart very large. It grows to weigh 60 to
70 pounds, and is agrand shipping melon.
Monte Cristo. Fruit oval and of medium size; skin
* dark green; flesh rich bright red, very sweet and ten-
der.
.- Mountain Sprout. A large, long variety; rind dark
green, marbled with lighter shades.
» Mountain Sweet. Old, but still the standard of excel-
lence for quality ; fruit long and very dark green.
» Orange. The distinctive feature of this melon is that
the flesh may be readily removed from the rind like an
orange; fruit oval in shape; rind green, and quality
good.
y Peerless. (White-seeded.) Being very early, this is
‘one of the best for general cultivation in the north ; form
oval; rind mottled light green; flesh firm and sugary.
Kolb Gem Watermelon,
Phinney’s Early. This is another very early melon,
earlier than the preceding ; it is hardy and a sure crop-
perand extensively cultivated in the north.
Pride of Georgia. Originated in Georgia, as its name
indicates. Nearly round in shape; rind dark green;
flesh bright red and very sweet ; a good market melon.
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| Round Striped Gipsy. Round, dark green rind, with
stripes of lighter color; flesh bright red, crisp and
| sweet, and an excellent sort for shipping.
| /Ruby Gold. A new and splendid hybrid seedling of
ithe Green and Gold; flesh is solid, pure golden yellow,
variegated with streaks and layers of bright pink; of
unexcelled quality; average weight from 40 to 50
pounds.
Phinney’s Early Watermelon.
: Scaly Bark. Fruit oblong; rind dark green, mottled
with stripes of lighter shade, and grows to weigh 30 to
| 50 pounds; rind very tough, anda melon of splendid
quality.
| Seminole. This melon has the peculiar distinction of
| Being of two distinct colors, gray and light green ; mel-
ons of both colors are exactly alike in shape, size, color
of seed and all other points except color of skin; it is
oblong, large, enormously productive, and of very
superior quality.
Sweetheart. (New.) Globular in shape; skin very
| right, mottled green; flesh bright red, firm and heavy,
utcrisp, melting and exceedingly sweet.
_ The Boss. An early, productive and good shipping
| variety; oblong in shape, rind very dark green; flesh
| very deep scarlet, melting and sugary.
» » Vick’s Extra-Early. Considered the earliest variety
known; oblong, rather small, smooth; flesh bright
| pink, very sweet and pleasant flavored.
_. Volga. From Russia; shape round; skin light green
tand slightly mottled ; flesh bright red, and of unusually
delicious flavor. This variety will succeed as far north
_ as Montreal.
, White Gem. Perfectly round in shape, averaging 15 to
*20 pounds; skin of a creamy white color when ripe,
slightly striped with light green ; flesh rich, bright pink,
crisp, juicy and very sweet; one of the most desirable
for the home garden.
MUSTARD.
German, Genf. French, J/oufarde.
Spanish, Mos¢aza.
One ounce will sow 75 feet of drill.
As an ingredient, the green Mustard imparts a de-
lightfully pungent flavor to the various forms of pre-
pared salads. For early crops the seed may be sown
in a hotbed in March, and for general crop at frequent
intervals through the spring, in drills from 8 to 12
inches ape’t.
4G If sent by mail, add 4 cts. per %lb., 8 cts. per Ib., for
postage.
Wrown, or Black. Considered more pungent than
White ; to be used in the same way. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10
ctg., Yb. 20 cts., lb. 40 cts.
‘ New Chinese. Its leaves are about twice the size of
White, and of a sweetly pungent flavor. Pkt. 5 cts.,
0z/10 cts., 4%lb. 30 cts., Ib. 80 cts.
‘Silver Curled. One of the best sorts; leaves silvery
white. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., ¥lb. 30 cts., 1b. go cts.
Southern Giant Curled. This is grown extensively in
the south, where it is highly esteemed. Pkt. 5 cts., oz.
10. ¢ts., \%lb. 30 cts., lb. 80 cts.
White London. Considered the best for salads and
spinach; leaves light green. It is best when about 4
| inches high. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 4% lb. 20 cts., Ib. 4oc.
Garden and Field Seeds
ONION SEED.
German, Biviebel.
French, Oiguon. Spanish, Cedodla.
One ounce for roo feet of drill; 5 or 6 pounds in drills for an
acre. For sets, from 50 to 60 pounds should be sown to the
acre, according to the richness of the soil.
The Onion thrives best in a rather deep, rich, loamy
soil, and, unlike most vegetables, succeeds well when
cultivated on the same ground for successive years.
The best culture requires that the ground should be
deeply trenched and manured the previous autumn,
and laid up in ridges during the winter to pulverize.
As early in the spring as the ground is in working
order, commence operations: by leveling the ground
with a rake, and tread it firmly; sow thinly in drills
about 4% of an inch deep, and 1 foot apart; cover with
fine soil, and press down with the back of a spade ora
light roller. When the young plants are strong enough,
thin gradually so that they stand 3 or 4 inches apart.
Keep the surface of the ground open and free from
weeds by frequent hoeing, taking care not to stir the
soil too deeply, or to collect it about the growing bulbs.
4g If by mail, in quantities of %lb. and upward, postage
must be added at the rate of 8 cts. per lb. Persons wanting
several pounds of any variety will please write for special
priees. ;
Australian Brown. (New.) Noted for its keeping
ualities and peculiar color (brown). early, globe-
shaped. For prices see Novelties, page iv.
Bermuda Red. Flat, pale red in color, very early and
\productive; grown largely in Burmuda and by Onion
growers in the southern states. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts.,
lb. 75 cts., lb. $2.50.
ermuda White. White in color, but otherwise similar
o Red Bermuda. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., 4lb. 75 cts.,
Ib$2.50. ;
Early Round White Hard Dutch. Onions are small,
Yround, hard and handsome; skin of a clear white,
which does not turn green by exposure to the sun;
much used for pickling. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., 4lb.
60 cts., lb. $2.
) Extra-Early Red Flat. A very early and abundant
yielder; mild flavored, of medium size, and a good
keeper; bulbs same shape and color as Red Wethers-
field, but two weeks earlier. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts.,
4 1b. 50 cts., Ib. $1.50.
Large Red Wethersfield. Onion growers who prefer the
red varieties will find our pedigree strain fa. surpass-
ing the ordinary Red Wethersfield in size, productive-
ness and keeping qualities. It is of the finest form,
Austrian Brown Onion
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| skin deep purplish red, flesh purplish white, much
| finer grained than many of the red sorts. Immense
| crops of this Onion are grown each season from our
| seed by some of the largest growers in the United
States, who realize
the very highest
prices for their crops.
y PETS Cts. OZ. 15°cts",
% |b. 50 cts., lb. $1.50.
Paris Silverskin. One of the earliest varieties; small,
| white and beautiful; valuable for an early bunch
Onion ; also much used as a pickling variety ; popular
with the Paris market-men. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts., 4b.
$1, lb. $3.
Philadelphia Silverskin. One of the best white sorts
_ for sets; also, good for market or home garden; shape
| flat, skin pure white, and mild-flavored.
PEC .Sact5..
0z~30 cts., 4 1b. $1, Ib. $3.
Philadelphia Yellow Dutch, or Strasburg. The great set
*Onion—our pedigree seed. The most popular variety
for sets, grown so extensively by market-ssrdeners
around Philadelphia and elsewhere in the Union. The
sets of this variety grow round, plump and bright.
Full-sized Onions are somewhat flattened, flesh pure
white; mild-flavored, and an excellent keeper. Skin
bright yellow. Pkt. 5c., oz. 15c., %lb. 5oc., lb. $1.50.
®Prizetaker. This variety, of recent introduction, annu-
| ally grows infavor. It excels every Onion now exist-
| ing in beauty, size and productiveness, and equals the
| best in quality, being as mild in flavor as the imported
Spanish Onions of our groceries. Can be grown suc-
cessfully in any locality where other Onions are pro-
duced. The color is a bright straw, and it always
grows to a uniform shape, which is nearly a perfect
‘| firm, fine-grained, of mild flavor; keeps well.
| globe. Having a small neck, stiff necks are almost
unknown. We call attention to this fact: Our seed is
the choicest American-grown, and not Imported Span-
ish King, as sold by some dealers at low prices under
the name of Prizetaker. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., Ib.
60 ¢ts., lb. $2.
) /Rice’s Eureka Early Red Globe. You will find this to be
“entirely new, distinct and valuable; an early, perfectly
globe-shaped Onion, until now not having been pro-
duced. This is 10 days earlier than Southport Large
Red Globe, and equally as globe-shaped; color beau-
tiful light red; the bulbs run even in size, are very
showy, attractive and good sellers. We recommend
our friends to give it a trial, believing they will find it
worthy of general cultivation. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts.,
¥ lb. 60 cts., lb. $2.
/Rice’s White Pickling. We believe this to be the earliest
and most rapid-growing of all the small extra-early va-
rieties. Asa pickling Onion it excels all others, owing
to its beautiful pearl-white skin and handsome shape ;
for bunching it cannot be equaled. Pkt. 5 cts., 0z. 30
cts., 4lb. go cts., Ib. $3.
» Southport Large Red Globe. Selected. Onions large and
handsome, globe-shaped, and color a purplish crimson.
It is a good keeper, and always realizes high prices.
Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., 4 1b. 60 cts., lb. $2.
Southport White Globe. A large, globe-shaped Onion ;
This is
one of the handsomest Onions grown, of beautiful
shape, clear, white skin, and commands the highest
market price. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts., 41b. $1, lb. $3.75.
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ONIONS, continued.
Southport Yellow Globe. Like the well-known White
Globe, except in color of skin. This is more perfectly
globe-shaped than the Globe Danvers, but not so early;
an excellent keeper. A popular variety in New Eng-
land, but in other sections the Globe Danvers is gen-
erally preferred. A heavy cropper, handsome in ap-
pearance, and of large size. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts.,
Y%lb. 60 cts., lb. $2.
Victoria White Globe. Bulbs large, white and globe-
shaped; new, but pronounced by leading growers one
of the most desirable of white sorts. Pkt. 5 cts., oz.
3@ cts., 4 Ib. 85 cts., Ib. $3.
White Portugal, or Silverskin. A large, flat, white
Onion of mild and pleasant flavor; hard and fine-
grained, and a good keeper. More extensively sown
for sets than any other white variety, and is also largely
grown for pickling. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts., Y4lb. $1,
Ib. $3.
Yellow Glebe Danvers. Undoubtedly the best known
and most popular of all Onions; the earliest yellow
variety; is entirely free from stiff necks. Globular in
shape; has a small top. It is the most productive,
producing as high as 1,000 bushels per acre. and will
average on good soil with proper culture 700 or 800
bushels. Our improved strain of this variety grows in
popularity every year, and is annually planted by the
best growers and market men in this country. Pkt.
5Ats., oz. 15 cts., Y%lb. 50 cts., Ib. $1.50.
Yellow Globe Danvers, Our Finest Strain. This repre- |
sents the product of years of careful selection, and is
the most perfect type of the Yellow Globe Danvers
Onion which intelligent, painstaking care can produce.
It is immeasurably superior to the average seed offered,
not only in shape and color, but in prgductiveness.
The product of this seed always finds a ready sale,
even when the general crop is a “glut’’ on the market,
and will always average 50 cents per barrel more than
any other strain. This, our special strain, is all grown
from selected, hand-picked bulbs, none but those per-
fect in size and shape being set for seed. Pkt. 5 cts.,
oz.,20 cts., 4% lb. 60 cts., lb. $2.
Yellow Danvers (Round). Reliability for bottoming and
large yield are both combined in our improved strain
of this popular variety. It is extensively grown for
market, and frequently produces 600 bushels per acre
from seed sown in the spring. The genuine Danvers
is a very handsome, round Onion, thick through, of
good size, with thin, yellow skin; flesh white, fine-
grained, firm, mild, and of excellent quality. It ripens
early, is entirely free from stiff necks, keeps well, and
sells readily. This variety is now being planted in
many sections for growing sets, being preferred by
many to the Strasburg. We unhesitatingly recommend
it, both for growing sets and for large Onions. Pkt.
5 cts., oz. 15 cts., Ylb. 50 cts., Ib. $1.50.
A DOLLAR SAVED (7?) by purchasing cheaper
seeds than ours will probably be lost many times
over before the crop is harvested.
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ONION, FOREIGN VARIETIES.
L Giant Red Garganus. Very large size, often weighing
| 4 to 5 pounds; one of the finest of the Italian varie-
ties; skin a delicate red, flesh nearly white and fine-
grained, and of very mild flavor. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts.,
Yb. 60 cts., lb. $2.25.
; Giant White Garganus. Similar in most respects to the
Red Garganus, but is white-skinned and white-fleshed,
and somewhat milder. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., %Ib.
75 cts., lb. $2.50.
Giant Rocca (Red Globe). A large, reddish brown
sort; flesh white, and very mild and pleasant. Pkt.
5 cts., oz. 20 cts., % 1b. 60 cts., Ib. $2.
_/ Large White Italian Tripoli (El Paso, or Large Mexican).
Wery large and handsome; white and flat; of quick
growth. and mild, pleasant flavor; one of the oldest
sortsy“and a good one. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., %Ib.
60 ets., Ib. $2.
New White Adriatic Barletta. The earliest; one of the
handsomest and smallest Onions grown; one of the
| best for pickling; also valuable for early bunching.
Pkp’'5 cts., oz. 25 cts., “1b. 75 cts., Ib. $2.75.
i New White Queen. A rapid grower; very early; white
skin, flat, small, and mild-flavored sort; grown for
sets, also for pickling and bunching; a great favorite.
Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., 4% 1b. 60 cts., Ib. $2.15.
. Magégiajola. Sometimes called Italian May Onion; one
of the earliest; a large, flat, silver-skinned variety,
very mild and handsome. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., 4Ib.
60 cts., Ib. $2.25.
Mammoth Red Pompeii, or Copper King. Skin reddish
‘brown; shape flat; growstoa large size (4 to 5 pounds),
and is fine-grained and very mild-flavored; white
| fleshed.. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., Yb. 75 cts., Iba asa
Mammoth Silver King. This is truly a mammoth Onion,
averaging 15 to 22 inches in circumference, and weigh-
They are flat, of a pure
silvery white skin and flesh, and most remarkably
mild-flavored, and may be eaten out of the hand like
anapple. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts. Wlb. 75 cts., lb. $2.50.
Red Italian Tripoli. Similar in most respects to the
White Italian Tripoli, excepting color, which is a
blood-red, but its flesh is white and mild. Pkt. 5 cts.,
oz. 20 cts., 4 Ib. 60 cts., Ib. $2.15.
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ONION SETS.
(Top and Multiplier Onions.)
Potato Onions, or Irish Multipliers. Pt. 15 cts., qt. <5 cts.
Red Onion Sets. Pt. 15 cts., qt. 25 cts.
White Multipliers. Pt. 20 cts., qt. 35 cts.
White Onion Sets. Pt. 20 cts., qt. 35 cts.
Yellow Onion Sets. Pt. 15 cts., qt. 25 cts.
Garden and Field Seeds
OKRA.
German, Oder. French, Gombo.
Spanish, Cedolla.
One ounce will plant roo hills.
This is an annual from the West Indies, cultivated
for its green seed pods, which are used in soups or
stewed and served like asparagus. It is highly es-
teemed in the south for making gumbo soup. The
pods when young and tender should be sliced in sec-
tions, strung on a thread and hung up in the shade to
cure like dried apples; they can be used for soup at
any time.
CULTURE.—Sow the seed thinly in dry, warm soil,
in shallow drills 2 feet apart. After the plants are up,
thin them out to 9 inches apart; hoe frequently, and
draw a little earth to the stems as they continue to
grow. Gather the pods when quite green and about
an inch and a half long.
2 If by mail, add 4 cts. per %]b., 8 cts. per Ib.
Extra-Early Dwarf. (Green pods.) Very early and
productive. Pkt. 5 cts., oz..10 cts., Yb. 2c cts., 1b. 60c.
Early Dwarf White. (White pods.) Pods extra long,
when fully matured measuring a foot in length, and
very thick and fleshy; early and prolific. Pkt. 5 cts.,
oz. to cts., %lb. 20 cts., lb. 50 cts.
y Lady-Finger. (Fine new sort.) Very prolific; pods ex-
tremely long and slender. A fine variety. Pkt. 5 cts.,
z. 10 cts., 4b. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts.
Long Green. Pods long, green and ribbed, and a heavy
bearer. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. to cts., 4%1b. 20 cts., Ib. 50 cts.
Tall, or Long White. Pods long, white and smooth; very
olific. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 4b. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts.
M4 White Velvet. A great improvement over the older
varieties ; pods larger, white, very smooth, and a more
abundant bearer; of superior quality. Pkt. 5 cts., oz.
10 cts., Yb. 20 cts., Ib. 50 cis.
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PARSLEY.
German, $eterfilte. French, /ers:/.
Spanish, Perez.
One ounce for 150 feet of drill.
Parsley succeeds best in rich, mellow soil. As the
| seed germinates very slowly, it should be sown early
| In spring, previously soaking the seed for a few hours
| in tepid water.
Sow thickly in rows a foot apart and
half an inch deep. For winter use protect ina frame
or light cellar, or a few plants may be placed in pots
or boxes, and kept in the house.
4a=If by mail, for %lb. or more, add postage at 8 cts. per lb.
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per lb.
Beauty of the Parterre. New and distinct. Most
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Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., Mlb. 4o cts., lb. $1.50.
Champion Moss Curled. A standard variety; desir-
able.
Emerald Dwarf Extra Curled. Leaves finely cut and
very curly and bright green; good for home or market
garden.
Fine Double Curled. A standard variety; plants bear
’ an abundance of finely curled leaves ; very ornamental.
Fern-Leaved. A very ornamental variety, much used
for table decoration; leaves finely cut, and give the
plants a feathery, fern-like appearance.
-Large-Rooted Hamburg. The edible portion of this
variety is the fleshy root, which resembles a small par-
snip ; good for flavoring soups. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. Io cts.,
Y%{ |b. 20 cts., lb. 50 cts.
Plain. Leaves plain and dark colored; very early
and therefore popular.
PARSNIP.
German, SaStinafe. French, /anats.
Spanish, FPastinaca.
One ounce per 200 feet of drill; 5 to 6 pounds in drills for
an acre.
Sow as early in spring as the weather will admit, in
_ drills 15 inches apart, covering half an inch deep.
| When well up thin out to 5 or 6 inches apart in the
| TOWS.
Unlike carrots, they are improved by frost, and
_ it is usual to take up in fall a certain quantity for win-
ter use, leaving the rest in the ground till spring, to be
dug as required.
£a>1f by mail, for %lb. and upward, postage must be added
at the rate of 8 cts. per Ib.
Prices on all varieties of Parsnips as follows: 5 cts.
per pkt., 10 cts. per oz., 20 cts. per %lb., 50 cts.
per lb.
Guernsey. Roots not quite as long as Hollow Crown,
| but of greater diameter and more easily gathered;
smooth and fine-grained.
Large Sugar, or Hollow Crown. A reliable and favorite
, sort for general culture.
Long Smooth White. A standard variety, with long,
| smooth white roots.
Sutton’s Student. Fine, with long, smooth roots.
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German, Grbjen. French, ozs.
Spanish, Guzzante.
One quart for 75 feet of drill; 2 to 37 bushels in drills for
an acre.
PEAS.
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Our trial of Peas is probably the most extensive on
this side of the Atlantic, and it enables us to discard
inferior sorts, and to offer in the following list only the
best varie-
ties. Peas
come ear-
Wiiest to
7 maturity
in light,
rich soil.
For general crop, a deep loam or a scil strongly
inclining to clay is best. For early crops decom-
posed leaves or leaf-mold should be used; or, if |
the soil is very poor, strong manure may be used.
For general crops a good dressing should be applied,
and for the dwarf-growing kinds the soil can hardly be |
too rich. When grown as a market crop, Peas are |
never staked; for private use, they are generally sown
in double rows, and the tall varieties staked up by
brush. Foran early crop, sow as soon as the ground can
be worked, and make repeated sowings every two
weeks for succession. After the first of June sowing
should be discontinued until the middle of August,
when a good crop may sometimes be secured by sow-
ing an extra-early sort for fall use.
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EXTRA-EARLY DWARF SORTS.
Prices as follows, except where otherwise noted: 5 ets-
per pkt., 20 cts. per pt., 35 cts. per qt., $1.50 per
yy bus.
All marked thus (*) indicate wrinkled sorts.
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*Bliss’ American Wonder. One of the earliest wrinkled
sorts, and one of the most popular. Height, % ft.
Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 20 cts., qt. 35 cts., 4 bus. $2.
*McLean’s Little Gem. Very early ; prolific and of de-
licious flavor. Height, 1% ft.
*Extra-Early Premium Gem. An improvement on Lit-
tle Gem. Height, 1% it.
Improved Tom Thumb. A well-known and popular
extra-early. Height, % ft.
‘ McLean’s Blue Peter. Has large, well-filled pods.
Height, % ft.
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Pkt. ‘10 cts.,
pt. 30 cts., qt.
35 cts., 4 bus.
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Peas large and fine-flavored ; hardy and
*Nott’s Ercel-
sior, Very
early; pods
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quality. 1%
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pt. "20 ets: Gt.
35 cts., 4 bus. $2.
*Eclipse (Gregory’s
Surprise). New. Very
early and of excellent
quality. Height, 2 ft.
Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 25 cts.,
qt. 40 cts., 4 bus. $2.25.
EX.-EARLY
VARIETIES.
NOT DWARF.
Prices as follows, ex-
cepting where other-
wise noted: 5 cts.
per pkt., 15 cts. per
pt., 25 cts. per qt.,
$1.25 per bus.
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Alaska. The earliest
blue Pea; a fine sort ;
popular with canners
and market -garden-
ers; ripens uniformly.
Height, 234) it. S6kt.
5 cts., pl. 15, cisaae
25 cts., 4% bus. $1.30.
Carter’s First Crop.
Popular. Height, 3 ft.
Carter’s Lightning. Fine, new, extra-early; in every
Way desirable. Height, 2% ft.
Early Kent. A popular old variety, well known in
Height, 3 ft.
First of All. Very early and prolific; a standard va-
riety. Height, 2% ft.
. First and Best. Very early and prolific; a standard
variety. Popular with canners. Height, 2% ft.
»/Gradus, or Prosperity. Without doubt the finest extra-
early Pea yet introduced; it is in condition to pick
about four days after Rice’s Extra-Eariy. The pods
are very large, and well filled with large wrinkled
deep green peas of the very finest quality. Height, 3 ft.
Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 30 cts., qt. 50 cts., pk. $4.
Eclipse Peas.
FPR Mle
Improved Daniel 0’Rourke. One of the best early Peas.
Height, 2% ft.
Kentish Invicta. Green seed; a little taller and later
nan Alaska. Height, 3 ft.
*Laxton’s Alpha. A very early wrinkled sort of delicious
flavor. Height, 3 ft.
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Field Seeds 23
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*Champion of England. One of the richest and best fla-
vored Peas; well known and popular. Height, 5 ft.
Pkt cts, pt.a5 cts gt)'25 cts., “bus. $r.25.
Duke of Albany. Immense pods, on style of Telephone ;
a very superior Pea of quick growth; pods dark green,
well-filled. Height, 4 ft. Plt. 5 cts., pt. 3octs., qt. 50cts.,
) Maud S. New, choice, extra-early; popular with New | % bus. $2.
England market men. Height, 2% ft.
Philadelphia Extra-Early. A favorite; exten-
sively grown. Height, 3 ft.
y Rice’s Extra-Early. Earliest and best; ex-
tensively planted by market- gardeners.
Height, 2% ft.
yf Rural New-Yorker. Very early; prolific and
uniform in ripening, well-flavored; one of
the best early Peas. Fine for canning.
Height, 2% ft.
SECOND EARLY VARIETIES.
Prices as follows, except where otherwise noted: 5 cts.
per pkt., 20 cts. per pt., 39 cts. perqt., $1.40 per bus.
*Bliss’ Abundance. Numerous well-filled pods. Height,
t.
-*Bliss’ Everbearing. Continuous bearer; pods long:
icious flavor. Height, 2 ft.
*Dwarf Champion, Rice’s Improved. This Pea gives uni-
versal satisfaction ; very productive; large peas of fine
flavor. Height, 2 ft.
Heroine. A grand Pea; second early, green wrinkled
variety ; large pods, containing 8 to g large peas of
finest quality. Height, 2% ft.
ees Market-Garden. On the style of the Ad-
yancer ; very prolific; pods literally packed with peas
of a delicious, sweet flavor. Popular with canners.
Height, 2% ft.
“McLean’s Advancer. Of excellent quality; popular
with market men and canners. Height, 2% ft.
“Pride of the Market. A popular sort in the market ;
pods large and handsome; finest quality. Height, 2 ft.
Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 30 cts., qt. 50 cts., 4% bus. $2.
Queen. One of the few really fine Peas; large pods;
peas large, deep green, of delicious flavor ; has no supe-
rior for family or market. Height, 2 ft. Pkt. 5 cts.,
pt..go cts., qt. 50 cts., 4% bus. $2.
‘Shropshire Hero. This valuable new variety is of the
Stratagem type, and will take the place of that old fa-
vorite, being superior in all respects. Height, 2% ft.
t. 5 cts., pt. 30 cts., qt. 50 cts., 4% bus. $2.
*Stratagem Improved. Heavy cropper of delicious fla-
vor; large, handsome pods, well filled. Height, 2 ft.
Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 30 cts., qt. 50 cts., 4% bus. $2.
Yorkshire Hero. A splendid, large marrow Pea; abun-
Height,
dant bearer ; fine quality; always a favorite.
2% ft.
LATE VARIETIES FOR GENERAL
CROP.
Prices as follows, except where otherwise noted: 5 cts.
r pkt., 10 cts. per pt., 15 cts. per qt., 80 cts. per
4 dus.
*American Champion. Earlier than Champion of Eng-
land, and has the advantage of not growing so tall,
while in productiveness, flavor and quality it is fully
equal. Height, 4 ft. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 20cts., qt. 35 cts.,
¥% bus. $1.50.
Canada Field. Seed small, white: for field culture
uty; largely used for sowing among oats. Height,
tC
)*Dwarf Telephone (Carter’s Daisy).
variety; large, well-filled pods; peas of fine flavor.
Excellent new
Height, 1% ft. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 30 cts., qt. 50 cts., % bus.
$2.
|. French Canner. Largely grown for canning purposes ;
producing the very small, dark green peas known as
Frengd Peas. Height, 3 ft. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 15 cts., at.
25 cts., “4 bus. $1.25.
Long Island Mammoth. A favorite with Long Island
\market-gardeners ; earlier than Champion of England;
excellent cropper; pods large size, well filled. Height,
3% ft. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 25 cts., qt. 4octs., % bus. $1.50.
» Marrowfat, Black-Eyed. (Hand-picked stock.) Very
hardy and prolific. Height, 5 feet.
. Marrowfat, Large White. (Hand-picked stock.) Culti-
wated very extensively for the summer crop. Height,
4 ft,
, Sugar, Mammoth Melting. (Edible pods.) A fine new
Variety, producing abundantly; large, broad pods, very
brittle and entirely stringless. Height, 4 ft. Pkt. 5 cts.,
pt3o cts., qt. 50 cts., 4 bus. $2.
Y Sugar, Dwarf Gray-Seeded. (Edible pods.) Height,
2 ft: Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 25 cts., qt. 4o cts., 4 bus. $1.75.
} Sugar, Tall Gray-Seeded. (Edible pods.) Height,
3 fte Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 25 cts., qt. 4octs., % bus. $1.75.
»*Telephone. Pods very large, filled with immense peas
of first-class quality; one of the very finest yet intro-
diced teisht, 44% ii Pkt 5 cts., pt. 20>cts!, at:
35,cts., 4 bus. $1.60.
p/ Telegraph. Very large pods and peas of excellent
flavor; popular English sort. Height, 4 ft. Pkt. 5 cts.,
| pt. 20 cts., qt. 35 cts., 4 bus. $1.60.
PEPPER.
German, $feffer. French, Piment.
Spanish, Pr72enfo.
One ounce will produce 2,000 plants.
Grown largely for pickles. Sow in hotbeds
early in April, and transplant to the open ground
when the weather is favorable. They should be
planted in warm, mellow soil, in rows 18 inches
apart. They may also be sown in the open
ground when danger of frost is past.
4a Tf by mail in %1lb. quantities and upward, postage must
| be added at the rate of 8 cts. per Ib.
_ Prices as follows, except where otherwise noted: 5 cts.
per pkt., 25 cts. per oz., 75 cts. per lb., $2.50
per lb.
y Black Nubian. Peppers aimost coal black and stalks
of plant are black; fruit borne upright on bushy stalks ;
it is»not only a novel but a useful variety. Pkt. 5
ctsf oz. 30 cts., 4 1b. 80 cts., lb. $2.50.
Coral Gem Bouquet. (New.) One of the finest of the
Small-sized varieties. Beautiful bright red pods; are
so thickly set as to give it the appearance of a bouquet
of corals; valuable as a pot-plant, as well as in open
ground. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30cts., %1b. 80cts., lb. $3.
Chesmore-Eastlake Mer. Co., St. Joseph, Mo.
See
Ruby King Pepper.
PEPPER, continued.
Celestial. (New.) When growing, Peppers are a
creamy yellow color, turning deep scarlet when ripe.
Early Dwarf Red Squash. A new dwarf variety for
pickling ; skin red and thick.
Golden Upright. Quite distinct; double the size of
Golden Dawn, and quite sweet; fine for mangoes.
Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts., 4% lb. 80 cts., lb. $2.75.
Kaleidoscope. So called because the fruits are con-
stantly changing in color, through all shades from light
yellow to intense scarlet.
Large Bell, or Bull Nose.
pickling sort; is early, large, mild, and thick-skinned.
Large Squash, or Tomato-Shaped. A productive variety,
much used for pickles.
Long Red Cayenne. A small, long, bright red sort, very
productive; extremely strong and pungent. Pkt. 5
cts., oz. 20 cts., 4% lb. 60 cts., Ib. $2.
Long Yellow. An ornamental variety, similar to Long
Red except in color. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts., %1b. 80
Cisse. $3:
Mammoth Golden Queen. One of the largest, hand-
somest and most productive of all varieties; color
bright golden yellow; large as Ruby King; flavor mild
and pleasant. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts., 4b. 80 cts., lb. $3.
Procopp Giant. The Goliath of all the Pepper family ;
flesh thick and of pleasant flavor. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30
cts., 4lb. 80 cts., lb. $3.
Red Cherry. Fruit small and cherry-shaped; largely
used for pickles, as they are very hot. Pkt. 5 cts., oz.
30 cts., 4lb. 80 cts., Ib. $2.50.
Red Chili. Very small, bright red; cone-shaped; one
of the hottest.
Red Cluster. A single plant will bear hundreds of
handsome, small, slender Peppers, which are very hot
and pungent; color coral-red. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts.,
Mlb. 80 cts., lb. $3.
Red Etna. Color dark scarlet; fruit always borne up-
right; sweet and mild-flavored, and of convenient size
for pickling; very ornamental.
Ruby King. The best and most profitable mild red
Pepper for market or family use; so sweet and mild
they can be eaten raw, like an apple; largest size.
Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts., 4% 1b. 75 cts., Ib. $2.50.
Spanish Mammoth. Grow to a very large size; sweet 3
flavor ; fine for salad. .
Sweet Golden Dawn. Very handsome and distinct, anc
of mild flavor ; very popular.
Sweet Mountain, or Mammoth, Large and mild-flavored;
a well-known standard sort; color glossy red; rind
thick and fleshy ; popular with all growers for market.
Sweet Spanish Monstrous. A very large variety, and
mild-flavored.
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POTATOES.
(FOR SEED.)
German, Sartoffeln. French, Pomme de Terre.
Spanish, atatzas.
In drills 3 feet apart, 12 to 14 bushels to the acre.
peck will plant about 125 hills.
One
The Potato, like all robust-growing vegetables, can
be grown with varying success on soils of all kinds
and in all conditions of fertility, but the soil best suited
to itis a sandy loam. In all heavy soils it is more sub-
ject to disease, and the flavor, also, is much inferior.
In breaking up good pasture land, the decaying sod
answers sufficiently well for the first year in lieu of
manure. Manure is applied either in rows or hill, or
broadcast over the hills and plowed in—the latter in
most cases being preferable. If the soil is good, but
little manure is required. In highly enriched soil the
plants are more liable to disease than when grown in
soil that is naturally good. The best fertilizers are
those of a dry or absorbent nature, as plaster, lime,
superphosphate of lime and bone dust. For wet soils
these are particularly beneficial, as they not only pro-
mote growth but prevent:disease. Plant as early in
spring as the ground can be had in fair working order,
in hills or ridges about 3 feet apart, covering in light,
warm soils about 4 inches deep, but in cold, wet situa-
tions 2% or 3 inches will be sufficient.
Can ship either in October or early spring. We
make no charge for barrels or cartage, but deliver
f.o. b. cars at prices quoted. When 5 barrels of early
varieties are ordered at one time, a discount of 25 cts.
per barrel will be allowed.
E> If to be sent by mail, add 8 cts. per Ib. for postage.
EXTRA-EARLY VARIETIES.
Prices on all varieties of Early Potatoes as follows, ex-
cept, where otherwise noted: 10 cts. per lb., 60 cts.
per %{bus., $2 per bus., $4 per bbl.
Burpee’s Extra-Early. Claimed by W. Atlee Burpee,
who is considered good authority in the seed trade, to
be the earliest and best of all extra-early potatoes.
He claims it to be one week earlier than the early
Rose, and nearly twice as productive. The Potatoes
are of good size, and very smooth; skin creamy white,
shaded with pink. The flesh is pure white, possessing
the very best table qualities. It is a sure cropper, and
immensely productive.
Cambridge Early Rose. Now we offer you a new Early
Rose named after our own beautiful town. It is earlier
and the tubers larger than the old and popular Early
Rose, and under ordinary field culture will yield 250
to 300 bushels to the acre. We know you will be more
than satisfied if you give this fine new sort a trial.
Clark’s No. 1. Earlier than the Early Rose, and will
yield a heavier crop. It bears a close resemblance to
Early Rose in appearance. It cooks mealy, is of ex-
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cellent flavor, and is in every way a capital variety for
either the farmer or market-gardener. Four hundred
and fifty bushels have been raised on an acre.
Early Beauty of Hebron. Very rapid and vigorous
grower, ripening a week ahead of Early Rose, which
it resembles but far exceeds in great productiveness.
Early Maine. Introduced by J. J. H. Gregory, of
Marblehead, Mass. Earlier than the Early Rose, a
better cropper and of the finest quality, Mr. Gregory
says in his recommendations of this new sort: “It is
high time it was sent abroad.” Largely grown in
Maine for the Boston market.
Early Norther. A seedling raised from a seed-ball of
the Early Rose. In shape, color and season of ripen-
ing it very closely resembles the Early Rose, but in
yield is more prolific. It is likely to become as popu-
lar as the New Queen.
Early Ohio. Now widely known and deservedly one
of the most popular sorts. It has the advantage of be-
ing fit for use and sale even before fully ripe. A few
days earlier than the Early Rose, and similar in color
and habit of growth. Quality dry and mealy.
Early Puritan. This is a first-class early Potato. It is
white-skinned and oblong-round in shape. It proves
with us to be a very heavy cropper.
Early Rose. Our stock of this popular variety is in its
original purity, we having renewed our planting stock
annually for several years past from Houlton, Maine,
where it is very popular, and about the only variety
planted for market.
Early Sunrise. The great claims for this Potato are its
extreme earliness, and at the same time great produc-
tiveness. Has produced potatoes fit for the table eight
weeks from the time of planting. Always a favorite.
Henderson’s Early Bovee. A new variety of the Early
Hebron type, introduced by Henderson last year, and
claimed by them to be the earliest and most produc-
tive Potato of the kind ever offered. True it is that on
The Rural New VYorker’s trial grounds, it proved
earlier by several days than any other kind tested, and
also outyielded other early sorts. The different experi-
ment stations that have tested it also give glowing re-
ports of this new variety, and we believe it worthy of |
trial.
Maule’s Early Thoroughbred. Perfection at last attained.
Of as fine flavor as the Freeman, as great a cropper as
the Irish Daisy, and as early or earlier than Early
Ohio. Maule’s Early Thoroughbred, besides being so
early, is of handsome appearance, superb in quality
and an enormous yielder ; in fact all who have tried it
consider it a perfect Potato.
New Queen. Of superb quality, good size, a rank
grower and, taken all in all, we consider it a most de-
sirable early Potato. There are certain sections where
potatoes of the Hebron type seem to do better than
those of any other kind. Wherever the old Early
Hebron made a good record when first grown, there
the New Queen will give the best of satisfaction.
MEDIUM EARLY AND LATER
SORTS.
Carman No. 1. Originated by the celebrated editor of
The Rural New Yorker, who produced the “ Rural
New Yorker No. 2.”” It isa seedling from other seed-
lings raised through several generations, always retain-
ing those with best qualities. It is medium in season,
shaped like the Rural No. 2, and has very few shallow
eyes.
Carman No. 3. It originated like Carman No. 1, with
Elbert S. Carman, editor-in-chief of The Rural New
Yorker, whose name it bears, and who states: (1) It
is the handsomest large white Potato ever produced.
(2) It will outyield any other Potato whatever. (3)
Practically every potato is of marketable size. (4) Its
table qualities are fully up to the highest standard. It
has no hollow hearts and no dark spots. Is first-class
In every respect.
Delaware. Large, and of fine quality; in color white;
an immense yielder.
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Henderson’s Sir Walter Raleigh. Originated by Elbert
S. Carman, of The Rural New Yorker, and introduced
last year for the first time. The Potato is of the same
class as Mr. Carman’s other white Potatoes, such as
Carman No. 3, Carman No. 1 and Rural New Yorker
No. 2, but is claimed to contain more new fresh blood,
a finer eating quality and to be a better yielder than
any of them.
Money Maker. Money Maker is a long, handsome,
well-shaped white Potato, and a fine new sort that will
take the place of the White Star, Burbank and similar
sorts. Money Maker has demonstrated that under
any and all conditions it is absolutely blight, drought
and rot-proof ; and undoubtedly the heaviest yielding,
rankest-growing white Potato of our time.
_Rural New Yorker No. 2. This is the nearest to perfec-
tion of any Potato yet introduced, and excels all others
in yield. Sure to give satisfaction.
State of Maine. A standard white Potato that has
proven a very reliable one. Shape round to oblong,
slightly flattened, medium late and a good yielder.
The Cambridge Russet. New and entirely distinct, the
handsomest and the finest eating Potato ever placed
on the table. The tubers are round to oblong, eyes
flush with the surface, skin russet-brown in color,
covered with a fine vein-work as though designed for
a choice pattern of lace. The tubers are to the touch
as velvet, and will bring on any market from 5 to Io
cents per bushel more than common stock. They run
very uniform in size, no overgrown ones, absolutely no
hollow ones, and almost no small ones. The Russets
are more productive than any other Potato, early or
late. They ripen with the other late sorts, grow a
large, rank, dark, rich green vine, and have proven
absolutely blight- and drought-proof. When other va-
rieties in the same neighborhood were dying down
with blight and drought, the Russets maintained their
brilliant green till October and then ripened as they
should. Every farmer who wishes to be called pro-
gressive and to keep up with the times, should plant.
freely of this wonderful new Potato.
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PUMPKIN.
German, Siirbi8. French, Pofiron.
Spanish, Calabaza.
One pound will plant from 200 to 300 hills.
CULTURE.—The common practice is to drop 2 or
3 seeds in every third or fourth hill in the cornfield;
but if cultivated on a large scale the seed may be sown
in hills 8 feet apart each way, 4 plants to each hill, and
otherwise treated in the same manner as recommended
for melons or cucumbers.
AG-If by mail, in quantities of %lb. and upward, postage
must be added at the rate of 8 cts. per Ib.
Prices as follows, except where otherwise noted: 5 cts.
per pkt., 10 cts. per oz., 20 cts. per 4%lb., 60 cts.
per lb.
Connecticut Field. This variety is most extensively
used throughout New England and New York for field
Pkt. 5 cts.,
culture; is generally planted with corn.
oz. 1o cts., lb. 30 cts., %bus. (7 lbs.) $1.50.
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PUMPKINS, continued:
_ Cushaw, or Crookneck. Grows to a very large size,
sometimes attaining a weight of 70 lbs., and resembles
in shape the Winter Crookneck squash; of light cream
color, sometimes slightly striped with green.
Etampes Mammoth Red. This colossal variety is from
France, and grows to an enormous size; much culti-
vated for stock; color bright red, and is splendid for
exhibition purposes. Pkt. 5 cts., 4%1b. 1o cts., lb. 25 cts.,
¥%bus. 8o cts.
Golden Oblong. Oblong in shape, as its name indi-
/ cates, and of very uniform size; skin of a rich golden
yellow and tough, making it anexcellent keeper. It is
very prolific, and is valuable for pies, as also for feed-
ing stock.
Japanese Pie. Flesh very thick, fine-grained and
sweet, and makes the finest pies of any known variety;
seeds are sculptured like Chinese letters; very pro-
ductive. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., ¥%1b. 25 cts., lb. 80 cts.
Jonathan. Large and bottle-shaped, with a crooked
meck. It is very prolific; flesh clear and sweet, anda
fine variety for pies; it is a good keeper.
King of the Mammoths. This is truly a giant among
‘Pumpkins; specimens have been grown to weigh 250
lbs. In shape it is round, flat and slightly ribbed;
color of skin and flesh bright golden yellow, and of
good quality, making excellent pies, but grown prin-
cipally for stock; keeps well. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts.,
Yb. 4o cts., lb. $1.25.
Large Cheese, or Kentucky Field. Flat and round like a
‘cheese; color of skin deep orange, flesh somewhat
lighter; one of the best for table use.
Large Tours, or Mammoth. A French variety; grows
to an enormous size; has weighed as high as 200 lbs.;
frequently weighs 100 to 150 lbs., and is used mainly for
feeding stock. Rather oblong; has very large seeds.
Mammoth Yellow Potiron. A very large, flat, round
Variety, much resembling King of the Mammoths in
shape, size and color. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., 1b.
40 cts., lb. $1.25.
} Nantucket, or Negro. Originally brought from the
rAzores to New England, and first grown on the
island of Nantucket nearly fifty years ago. It has
been largely cultivated there ever since, and is con-
sidered a good pie Pumpkin. It is oblong in shape,
with prominent ridges running its entire length. Color
dark green or nearly black. It will keep all winter,
like a winter squash,
Quaker Pie. This isa very distinct and valuable va-
riety ; it is oval in shape, and tapers toward each end;
in color it is creamy white inside and out. It keeps
late, and is one of the very best varieties for pies.
Sweet, or Sugar. This is a small, round and very pro-
lific variety ; skin and flesh deep orange-yellow ; very
fine-grained, sweet and fine for pies. The pie Pumpkin
of New England.
Tennessee Sweet Potato. One of the very best for
cooking purposes. Nearly pear-shaped, with
slightly crooked; skin and flesh creamy white, slightly
striped with green, fine-grained and of excellent flavor ;
hardy and very productive.
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RADISH.
German, Rettig, Radies. Spanish, Radbano
French, Radis, Rave, Petite Rave.
One ounce will sow roo feet of drill.
CULTURE.—The soil for Radishes should be very
rich, light and mellow, well broken by digging, as their
tender and mild qualities depend much upon their
rapid growth. For very early-use, sow in gentle hot-
_ beds in February, and in the open air as soon as the
ground can be worked, at intervals of 10 or 12 days for
a succession, as long as they may be wanted. The
winter varieties should be sown in August, lifted
before severe frost, and stored in the cellar.
£&=If by mail, in quantities of 8 ounces and upward, postage
| must be added at the rate of 8 cts. per Ib.
Prices as follows, except where otherwise noted: 5 cts,
per 7st 10 cts. per oz., 25 cts. per “%{lb., 75 cts.
per lb.
Turnip, Early Deep Scarlet. An early, round, deep
carlet-skinned variety ; crisp and tender.
Turnip, Early Round Dark Red. Skin very deep dark
| ‘red; very early and pleasant flavored.
» Turnip, Early Scarlet. A well-known early turnip-
shaped variety ; very quick grower.
© Turnip, Early Scarlet, White Tipped. A handsome,
“very early round sort; skin bright scarlet on top and
shading to white on the bottom; crisp and fine; very
poptlar. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., 41b. 30 cts., lb. go cts.
»* Turnip, Extra-Early Scarlet Forcing. Best adapted for
_ forerhg or greenhouse culture ; skin bright red.
| urnip, Exira-Early Scarlet White-Tipped Forcing. A
| very beautiful forcing variety; similar in shape and
| appearance to Scarlet Turnip White-Tipped. Pkt.
| 5 c&S., oz. 15 cts., 4% 1b. 30 cts., Ib. go cts.
y Turnip, Golden Summer. Skin russet golden vellow,
flesh white, firm, crisp and pleasant flavored; valu-
| able summer variety ; withstands heat.
b Turnip, Henderson’s Rose. (New.) Very attractive in
appearance and of fine quality; very early, color beau-
| tiful rose. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 4b. 35 cts., Ib. $1.
Turnip, Large White Summer. A very handsome round
or turnip-shaped variety ; grows toa large size ; skinand
flesh pure white, very crisp and fine-flavored ; valuable
summer variety.
Turnip, New Golden Globe. A perfect globe in shape;
skin bright golden yellow; a rapid grower of fine
quality ; a good variety for summer.
» (Turnip, Non Plus Ultra. A German variety, said to be
ythe earliest of all forcing Radishes, being fit for the
table in three weeks from planting ; roots round, bright
| scarlet, crisp, delicate flavored. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts.,
Y%/1b. 30 cts., lb. go cts.
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a Philadelphia White Box.
One of the best varie-
ties for growing under glass, as well as for outdoor cul-
ture; it is arapid grower, witha short top; a beauti-
ful round white variety; grows toa good size, and is
J tei crisp, fine-grained and tender.
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urnip, Rosy Gem.
Fine for forcing or open culture ;
a perfect globe in
shape; deep. scarlet
on top, blending into
white at the bottom;
very tender and fine-
grained, and_ rarely
becoming hollow or
pithy. Pkt. 5 cts., oz.
15 cts., KWlb. 30 cts.,
Ib,.90 cts.
» Turnip, Scarlet But-
ton (Burpee’s Earli-
est). This is another
excellent forcing or
open ground Radish;
perfectly round, very
early, with deep scar-
let skin, and for crisp-
ness, tenderness and
fine quality unex-
celled. Pkt. 5 cts., oz.
Tenses 410, 30 Cts.,
Ib. go cts.
Turnip, Small White
“Summer. A small,
quick-growing, white
turnip-shaped variety,
of good quality.
» Olive-Shaped, Early
Long Chartier Radishes. Y Scarlet. Very early,
of olive shape; bright
scarlet skin; flesh firm and crisp.
Olive-Shaped, Early Deep Scarlet. Similar in shape to
Early Scarlet Olive, but skin of a deeper scarlet.
Olive-Shaped, Early White. A very handsome small
white variety of olive shape ; sweet and crisp.
Olive-Shaped, French Breakfast. Pink color, olive
shape, white tipped, and the favorite variety in the
markets of Paris; popular everywhere.
Olive-Shaped, Golden Yellow. Valuable for forcing un-
der glass or for outdoor culture; olive-shaped ; skin a
bright golden yellow; flesh white, firm and crisp.
Olive-Shaped, Vick’s Scarlet Globe. One of the very
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_ earliest Radishes in cultivation; equally good for forc-
ing or open culture in spring and early summer; color
a beautiful scarlet; crisp, juicy and tender. Pkt.
Biers az: 15°cts;,34.1b. zo cts., lb. 90 cts.
Long Brightest Scarlet. Color vivid scarlet, tipped
with snow white; very juicy, sweet and crisp, and a
rapid grower.
Long Cincinnati Market. An improved strain of the
well-known Long Scarlet Short-Top. An excellent
variety. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 4lb. 30 cts., Ib. go cts.
Long Glass. This fine Radish comes to us from the
west, and is thus described by the introducers: “‘It is
a long Radish of light pink color, white tipped, and of
uniform size. Flesh transparent white, mild-flavored,
always crisp and brittle, even when grown toa large
size. Named ‘Glass Radish,’ owing to the fine trans-
parency of the flesh.”
Long Chartier, or Shepard. A very handsome and at-
tractive variety; tender and crisp, and does not be-
come pithy or hollow for a long time after attaining its
full growth. Its shape is long, being of a deep crimson
at the top and shading off to white at the bottom.
Long Scarlet Short-Top. A well-known and very
popular variety of excellent quality ; standard sort for
market and home garden. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 1o cts., 4lb.
20 cts., lb. 60 cts.
Long Wood’s Early Frame. An excellent long red
Radish, not quite as long as the Long Scarlet, with
smaller top, and is quite 10 days earlier; fine for forc-
ing, or equally as good for culture in open ground.
Is crisp and tender. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 1octs., %1b. 20 cts.,
Ib. 60 cts.
Garden and F ield Seeds
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Ving White Lady Finger. Of rapid growth, beautiful
shape; skin and flesh snow white, juicy, firm, crisp,
tefider finest of long white Radishes.
Long White Naples. Skin and flesh pure white; mild
and pleasant flavored ; for summer and fall.
. Long White Vienna. Practically the same as Lady
Finger.
y Half-Long Deep Scarlet. Color deep rich red; flesh
white, crisp and tender, and does not become pithy
until overgrown.
y’ White Strasburg. One of the best of the long summer
sorts ; roots are long, handsome and tapering, and both
skin and flesh pure white; flesh firm, brittle and ten-
der, retaining these qualities even when roots have be-
come old and large. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 4 1b. 30 cts.,
lb. go cts.
’ Giant White Stuttgart. A popular variety, very early
and of quick growth. It is globular in shape; skin and
flesh pure white, and withstands the heat splendidly ;
grows toa very large size, but is always juicy, crisp
and tender. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 1octs., %1b. 30 cts., lb. go cts.
BALL OR WINTER RADISHES.
¥ California Mammoth White Winter. This is the largest of
all Radishes, and is sometimes called Mammoth White
Russian. Roots grow Io to 12 inches long, and are
solid; tender and crisp; keeps well through the winter.
Pk. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 4% 1b. 30 cts., lb. 90 cts.
WY Long Black Spanish. A long, black-skinned variety :
flesh white and slightly pungent ; :
one of the latest and hardiest.
) Long White Spanish. Flesh white,
solid and pungent, though milder
than Black Spanish.
Round Black Spanish. Skin
lack, roots globe-shaped; white-
fleshed and of piquant flavor.
¥ Rose China Winter. Bright rose-
colored skin; ‘flesh white and
quality excellent ; one of the best
forfall and winter use; afavorite
with market men. Pkt. 5 cts.,
pf? to cts., 41b. 30 cts., Ib. go cts.
White Chinese, or New Celestial.
It is ready for use when 2% or 3
inches long, and continues until ENG:
nearly 6 inches long, making it pe
almost an all-seasons Radish.
The flesh is firm, solid and pure
white, and is very attractive in
appearance. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., Yb. 30 cts., Ib. $1.
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RHUBARB.
German, Rbhabarber. French, Ahubarbe.
Spanish, ARuzbarbo.
One ounce will produce 1,000 plants.
Rhubarb succeeds best in deep, somewhat retentive
soil. It may be propagated by seeds, but is usually
grown from roots. But, whether grown from seed or
roots, a deep, rich soil, trenched to the depth of 2 or 3
feet, is required to insure the full development of the
leaf-stalks. Sow the seed in April in drills, and when
the plants are of fair size thin to 9 inches apart in the
drill. In the fall following, or the next spring, the
plants will be large enough to transplant into rows 3
feet apart, setting them the same distance apart in the
rows. When grown from roots, they are usually set in
the spring, and sometimes in the fall; either spring or
fall-will do, but the spring is considered best.
y Myatt’s Linnaeus Giant. An early and very fine variety ;
leaves.and stalks of immense size. Juicy, tender,
grows quickly, producing fine succulent stalks. Pkt.
5 GS., oz. 15 cts., 4b. go cts., Ib. $1.25.
yatt’s Victoria. Later than Linnzeus, but equally
large and desirable. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., Yb.
4o cts., lb. $1.25.
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RAPE, DWARF ESSEX.
FOR SOWING.
A. more general use of this seed would prove of great
advantage to farmers, for it not only makes excellent
pasture, but there is no plant that will give as large a
yield of foliage at so small an expense as this.
For green manuring or for exhausted soils it has no
equal, and no pasture can be provided on which sheep
will thrive better.
Care should be taken, however, to secure the genuine
Dwarf Essex and not the annual variety, which is
not only worthless for feeding, but is liable to become
an obnoxious weed.
CULTURE.—Prepare the ground as for turnips and
sow in Juneor July, witha turnip drill, in rows 2% feet
apart, at the rate of two and one-half pounds of seed
per acre. It may be sown broadcast at the rate of five
pounds per acre. %lb. to cts., lb. 25 cts., postpaid. By
freight or express at purchaser’s expense, Io Ibs. $1,
100 Ibs. $8.
SALSIFY, or OYSTER PLANT.
German, SocfSbart. French, Salsifis.
Spanish, Ostra vegetal.
One ounce wii sow 50 feet of drill.
CULTURE.—Sow the seed in light, deep soil, early in
spring, in drills 12 inches apart and 1 inch deep, thin-
ning out the young plants to4or5 inches. The roots
will be ready for use in October, when a supply should
be taken up and stored, like carrots. Those remaining
will suffer no injury by being left in the ground till
spring, but should be dug up before commencing their
growth.
4a>lf by mail, in quantities of %lb. and upward, postage
must be added at the rate of 8 cts. per Ib.
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Mammoth Sandwich Island Salsify.
Chesmore-Eastlake Mer. Co., St. Joseph, Mo.
5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 4b. 30 cts., Ib. $r.
Common White French. The standard variety. Pkt- |
Mammoth Sandwich Island. We consider this the larg- _
i and most profitable Salsify in cultivation; roots are
wo to three times the size of the ordinary Salsify, and
of more agreeable flavor. It is pure white in color, and
invaluable to market-gardeners. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts.,
1b. 4o cts., lb. $1.50.
SPINACH.
German, Spinat. French, Zspinard.
Spanish, Espznaca.
One ounce for roo feet of drill; ro to 12 pounds in drills —
Jor an acre.
This is a very important crop in our market-gardens,
and is one of the most easily managed of all vegetables, —
requiring but little culture, and may be had fit for use
the entire season. The main crop is sown in Septem-
ber. It is sometimes covered up in exposed places —
_ with straw or salt hay during winter, which prevents it ©
from being cut with frost; but in sheltered fields there ©
is no necessity for covering. For summer use it may
be sown at intervals of two or three weeks, from April
to August. Spinach is best developed and most tender
and succulent when grown in rich soil.
kG=If by mail, in quantities of %lb. and upward, postage
must be added at the rate of 8 cts. per Ib. :
_ Prices as follows, except where otherwise noted: 5 cts.
per pkt., 10 cts. per oz., 15 cts. per 41b., 35c. per lb.
Spinach.
¢/ Bloomsdale Savoy-Leaved. A heavy cropper, of fine
| ‘quality and very hardy ; succulent leaves, curled and
| crinkled like a Savoy cabbage; hardiest and most pro-
ductive sort. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 4lb. 15 cts., Ib.
45,cts.
‘Flanders Broad-Leaved. Round seed. Excellent and
productive.
/Large Viroflay. A popular market variety for either
Spring or fall sowing. Produces great quantities of
large, thick, roundish leaves.
Vong-Standing Thick-Leaved. Stands the longest before
nning to seed; dark green. Grown especially for
us in Holland.
New Zealand. New and distinct; grows well during
| fot weather. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 41b. 30 cts., Ib.
| 804ts.
y/Prickly, or Winter. Very vigorous and hardy.
Round-Leaved. An old and standard variety.
V Thick-Leaved Round. Produces large, thick, dark
green crumpled leaves
which remain tender and
fit to cook a long time be-
fore going to seed.
ys a= Early Giant Thick-Leaved.
Wall WW \—— Leaves very large, thick
)) i) ” LS and deep green; an excel-
Meee jent variety. Pkt. 5 cts.,
a - oz. 10 cts., %1b. 15 cts., Ib,
45 cts.
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SQUASH.
German, Rurbif.
Spanish
French, Courge.
Calabaza.
One ounce Early will plant 50 hills ; r ounce Marrow, 25 hills.
CULTURE.—The plants are very tender and sensi-
tive to cold, and planting must be delayed until set-
tled warm weather. The general principles of culture
are the same as those given for cucumbers and melons,
but the plants are less particular as tosoil. The sum-
mer varieties should be planted 4 feet apart each way,
and the winter sorts 8 feet. Three plants are sufficient
for a hill. Care should be taken not to break the stems
from the Squashes intended for winter use, as the
slightest injury will increase the liability to decay.
BGIf by mail, add 4 cts. per %lb., 8 cts. per lb., for postage.
Prices on all varieties of Squashes as follows, except
where otherwise noted: 5 cts. per pkt., 10 cts. per
oz., 20 cts. per %1b., 60 cts. per lb.
Giant Summer Crockneck.
merican Turban. Orange-yellow flesh of good flavor;
for fall and winter.
‘Bay State. Has a hard green shell; good for fall and
inter use.
ge eesine Marrow. Fine fall variety ; oval, bright orange;
esh yellow and firm; best for pies, and also for
canning.
y. Brazilian Sugar. Yellow warted skin; oblong in shape,
and a first-rate Squash for fall and winter.
yp Canada Crookneck. A small, well-known winter sort;
green skin.
Cocoanut. A small summer and fall variety of first-
Wate quality, and very prolific; very ornamental.
Colvin’s Orange Marrow. A good keeping fall variety ;
olor brilliant orange-red ; quality excellent.
vA Dunlap’s Prolific Marrow. One of the earliest and finest
fall varieties; a good keeper, of excellent quality ;
color orange-red. Fine for pies or for canners’ use.
"A Early White Bush Scalloped. A standard summer va-
Tiety; good either for home or
market-garden.
Early Yellow Bush Scalloped. Same
as White Bush except in color.
Essex Hybrid, or Hard-Shelled Tur-
ban. A standard winter sort; flesh
a trifle darker than the Hubbard ;
fn excellent keeper.
‘ Extra-Early Orange Marrow. An
extra-early fall variety, somewhat
similar to Dunlap’s Prolific Mar-
ow.
_ Fordhook. Skin bright yellow; flesh straw-colored ;
is very dry and sweet; one of the handsomest and
best keeping winter varieties.
Giant Summer Crookneck. Double the size of the ordi-
nary Crookneck and very warty, but similar in other
respects. Their handsome appearance commands an
extra price in the market.
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early and quite productive.
Golden Custard, Mammoth strain of the Golden Bush;
a valuable new sort; flesh golden yellow, fine quality.
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/ Gregory’s Butman. A very fine fall and winter variety:
sahnon-colored flesh. co
/ Henderson’s Eggplant. A white-fleshed bushy variety;
oval in shape ; suitable for frying like eggplant.
mproved Hubbard. The well-known and standard
ate variety ; our strain is excellent.
|/ Improved Marblehead. Resembles Hubbard, but
7 earfier; has a gray, hard shell; popular winter sort.
Mammoth Chili. Rich orange-yellow color; always
grows to an enormous size; specimens have grown to
wéigh 200 pounds. Pkt. 5c., oz. 15c., 4 1b. 30c., Ib. $1.
Mammoth White Bush Scalloped. Similar to Early White
Bush, except that it is much larger.
Perfect Gem. Round, white, of fine quality and pro-
duetive; good either for fall or winter.
y’ Pike’s Peak, or Sibley. A very productive variety, ma-
turing at same time as the Hubbard, and considered
by many to be of as goéd quality; flesh solid and of a
rieh golden orange color.
The Faxon. A new and valuable variety; medium
size, very early and productive; orange flesh, of fine
quafity.. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 1o\cts., 4Ib. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts.
,Negetable Marrow. Summer and fall variety, growing
about g inches long; outside yellow ; flesh white.
y White Pineapple. (White Turban.) A summer, fall
and winter variety, with white skin and flesh, but of
peculiar shape.
inter Crookneck. A good keeper, with yellow skin;
a well-known, old-fashioned variety.
,/Golden Hubbard. A genuine Hubbard Squash except
in color, which is a bright red; quality excellent. Pkt.
5Ats., oz. 10 cts., 4% lb. 30 cts., Ib. $1.
y Warted Hubbard. A superior strain of mammoth size,
and entirely covered with warty excrescences. Rich
dark green color and of very best quality. Pkt. 5 cts.,
oz. 10 cts., 4 1b. 25 cts., lb. 80 cts.
SUNFLOWER.
Persons wishing to purchase in quantity will please
write for special prices.
Mammoth Russian. The standard, large- growing
variety: ” Pkt. 5 cts:, 41b. 10 cts., lb. 20 cts.
TOBACCO SEED.
One ounce will sow 25 feet square, and produce plants
Jor one acre.
Seeds may be started in hotbeds, or sown in the
open ground as soon as the ground can be worked, in
rich, dry soil; rake off the bed, and sow broadcast,
pressing down firmly and evenly, covering the seed
very slightly; keep free from weeds, and water fre-
quently if the weather is dry; set out the first of June,
3 feet apart, in land that has been heavily manured.
Connecticut Seed Leaf. A popular sort used for cigar
Golden Summer Crookneck. The standard summer =
wrappers. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20cts., 41b. 60 cts., Ib. $2.
Fine Havana. Finest strain of imported seed. Pkt.
5 cts., oz 40 cts., Ib. $1, Ib. $3.50.
ariety; small crookneck, skin bright yellow; very 2
Warted Hubbard Squash.
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SWEET PEAS.
The Beautiful and Popular Flower of the Day.
CULTURE.—As early as the ground can be worked in the spring, make a trench 6 inches deep in rich soil,
sow the seed in the bottom, covering not more than 2 inches deep; as the plants grow fill in the earth around
them, and see that some suitable support is provided for them to run upon. Flowers must be picked before _
pods form, otherwise vines will not long continue to blossom. a.
Prices, except where otherwise noted: 5 cts. per pkt., 10 cts, per oz., 20 cts. per /Ib., 60 cts. per Ib.
All Colors. Finest mixed. Contains all the fancy and Katharine Tracy. Brilliant pink.
standard varieties; the finest mixture that can be Lady Beaconsfield. Salmon-pink; wings yellow.
made. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 1octs., 4b. 15 cts., lb. 45 cts. Lady Mary Currie. (New.) Orange-pink. Pkt. 5 cs |
Eckford’s Hybrids. Mixed. Made entirely of the best | oz. 1octs., %lb. 35 cts., Ib. $1.25. .
Eckford varieties grown separately. A very superior Lady Nina Balfour. (New.) Delicate mauve. Pkt.
mixture. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. Io cts., 41b. 15 cts., lb.50 cts. | 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Wb. 25 cts., Ib. go cts.
American Seedlings. Mixed.* Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Lady Penzance. Orange-pink; wings pure pink.
Yb. 25 cts., lb. 80 cts. Lemon Queen. Large, almost white, with a very soft —
Alice Eckford. Standard cream tinted; wings white.
Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., % 1b. 20 cts., lb. 75 cts.
America. Bright red striped.
Apple Blossom. A fine large hooded flower borne in
threes and fours on long strong stems; standard
tinting of lemon and blush.
Little Dorrit. White wings with pink standard. Pkt.
5 cts., oz. 1o cts:, 41b. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts.
Lottie Eckford. Rose and white; edge blue.
shaded rosy pink; wings pale pink. Lottie Hutchins. : Cream flaked with pink. Pkt.
: 1: 5 cts., oz. to cts., 4 lb. 25 cts., W- eapeese
Aurora. Striped orange-salmon on white ground. aoa ; ink
Black Knight. (New.) Deep maroon. Pkt. 5 cts., ovely. Soft shell pink. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 1octs., 4Ib-
=f = 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. .
oz. 10 cts., 4 1b. 35 cts., Ib. $1.10. > : :
Blanche Burpee. Pure white, of superior substance. Maid of Honor. White edged with blue. Pkt. 5 cts.,
Blanche Ferry. Very popular; pink and white. oz. 10 cts., lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. ¥
Blanche Ferry Extra-Early. Ten days earlier than Mars. Flowers large, bright scarlet. Pkt. 5 cts., oz_
Blanche Ferry. to cts., 4%1b. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts.
Blushing Beauty. Delicate soft pink; large. Meteor. Standard bright salmon; wings light pink.
Boreatton. Very dark deep maroon; flowerslarge. | Mikado. Cerise ground, striped white.
Brilliant. Bright scarlet; fine form. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. Modesty. Delicate pink. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Yb.
10 cts., 4% lb. 4o cts., Ib. $1.25. | 30 cts., lb. 90 cts.
Butterfly. White, blue-edged; shaded with blue. | Monarch. Dark blue and deep maroon.
Captain of the Blues. Standard mauve; wings blue. | Mrs. Eckford. Delicate shade of primrose-yellow.
Captain Clark. White standard; wings blue-edged. | Mrs. Jos. Chamberlain. White, flaked bright rose.
Captivation. Beautiful claret color. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. | Mrs. Sankey. One of the largest and best; white.
10 cts., 4 1b. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. New Countess. Lavender. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. Io cts.,
Celestial. Azure blue; of German origin. Yb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts.
Chancellor. (New.) Bright orange-pink. Pkt. 5 cts., Novelty. Standard scarlet; wings mauve.
oz. to cts., 4b. 35 cts., Ib. $1. Orange Prince. Bright orange-pink; first-class sort.
Colonist. (New.) Soft lilac. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 1o cts., Oriental. Bright orange-salmon. Pkt. 5 cts., oz.
¥% |b. 35 cts., lb. $1. ; | ro cts., 4b. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts.
Columbia. Penciled pink on white ground. Pkt.
5 cts., oz. 1octs., 41b. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts.
Coquette. Primrose-yellow shaded with lavender.
Coronet. White striped orange-pink ; flowers small.
Countess of Aberdeen. Soft pink.
Countess of Powis. Orange suffused with purple.
Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 1o cts., 4b. 20 cts., lb. 70 cts.
Countess of Radnor. Pale mauve standards; wings
pale lilac; very fine.
Creole. Light lavender. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 1octs., 4Ib.
25 cts., lb. 75 cts.
Crown Jewel. Creamy white, veined with violet-rose. Pri Mictorias “Gearl q *
Cupid. Dwarf; pure white. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., ree ae ae carlet Sead "d by oe. a
1b. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. urple Prince. aroon, shaded bronze and purple.
A ews 2 8 he Z Queen of England. A pure white.
5 Oe aa ce ae Dole Ecene) PEE. Queen of the Isles. Scarlet ground; white stripes.
Ovid. Rose-pink.
Painted Lady. Old, popular; pink and white.
Peach Blossom. Salmon-pink; wings soft pink.
Prima Donna. Lovely shade of soft pink.
Primrose. Color pale primrose, approaching yellow.
Prince Edward of York. Scarlet standard; deep rose
wings. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 1octs., %1b. 25 cts., lb. go cts.
Prince of Wales. (New.) Bright rose; self colored.
Pkt. 5 cts., oz. ro cts., 4b. 35 cts., Ib. $1.25.
Princess Beatrice. Rose-pink, of much merit.
Princess of Wales. Shaded mauve and white.
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Daybreak. Crimson-scarlet on white ground. Queen Victoria. Primrose. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., +
Dorothy Tennant. Flowers large; rosy mauve. %4 lb. 25 cts., Ib. 75 cts. ' :
Duchess of Sutherland. Pearl white’ suffused with Ramona. Creamy white, shaded pale pink. 4
licght pink. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., “Ib. 30 cts., lb. Red Riding-Hood. Rosy pink; very fragrant. -
go cts. Royal Robe. Delicate pink ; wings blush pink.
Duchess of York. White, suffused with delicate Royal Rose. Rosy pink.
pink. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 4%1b. 25 cts., lb. 90 cts. Salopian. Finest scarlet. Pkt.5 cts., oz. 1octs., 4Ib.
Duke of Clarence. Rosy scarlet; large flowers. 25 cts., Ib. 75 cts.
Duke of Sutherland. (New.) Claret and indigo blue. Scarlet Invincible. Beautiful scarlet ; very fragrant.
Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., %lb. 30 cts., Ib. $r. Senator. Chocolate-striped on creamy ground; large.
Eliza Eckford. Delicate rose; vigorous grower. Sensation. White, suffused with blush.
Emily Eckford. Standard reddish mauve, wings blue. Shahzada. Deep maroon, shaded purple. Pkt.5 cts... —
Emily Henderson. A new pure white, largest of all. oz. to cts., 4% |b. 25 cts., lb. 90 cts.
Emily Lynch. Deep rosy pink. Splendour. Superb flower of rich, bright rose color.
Firefly. Brilliant scarlet. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Stanley. Deep maroon; flowers large and fine form. _
Yb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. Stella Morse. Rich primrose, flushed pink. J
Golden Gleam. Finest primrose-yellow. Pkt. 5 cts., Striped Celestial, or Juanita. Lavender, striped white.
oz. Io cts., 4% 1b. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. Triumph. Orange-pink, white and purple. 4
Gray Friar. Beautiful watered purple on white Venus. Salmon-buff; flowers very large. : fe
ground. Pkt. 5cts., oz. 1octs., 41b. 25 cts., lb. 7o cts. Vesuvius. Crimson-rose, shaded to velvety violet.
Her Majesty. Flowers large, rose-colored. Waverly. Standards rosy claret ; wings shaded blue_
Ignea. Fiery crimson-scarlet. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. Io cts., Wawona. Heliotrope, striped white. Pkt. 5 cts., OZ
Y%lb. 20 cts., Ib. 65 cts. 10 cts., 4% lb. 25 cts., lb. 85 cts.
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TOMATO.
German, LiebeSapfel. French, Zomaze.
Spanish, Zomates.
One ounce will produce 1,500 plants.
The Tomato is raised from seed, which should be
sown in the hotbed about February 20, and continuous
sowings made until April 1, according as the plants are
wanted for use. When the plants are about 2 inches
high, transplant to 4 inches apart; and, after 3 or 4
weeks, transplant from the hotbed into a coldframe,
setting the plants 8 inches apart each way. (A cold-
frame is simply a low wooden frame covered with glass,
used to protect such plants as are not sufficiently hardy
to withstand our winters.) Keep the plants cool, so as
to make them stocky. Set out in the open ground about
June 1, in well-enriched soil, setting the plants 5 feet
apart each way.
&G>1f by mail, in quantities of 8 ounces and upward, postage
must be added at the rate of 8 cts. per lb.
Prices as follows, except where otherwise noted: 5 cts.
er pkt., 20 cts. per oz., 60 cts. per 4%1b., $2 per lb.
Acme, Early. Well known and generally cultivated ;
early, smooth, and ripens evenly; color purplish red.
Atlantic Prize. One of the earliest ; smooth, solid, and
bright red.
Beauty. (Livingston’s.) Large, smooth, pinkish red ;
thick flesh, regular form.
Buckeye State. A new variety nearly twice the size of |
Beauty ; very smooth, solid, and of fine quality; very |
promising, as so few large Tomatoes are smooth. Pkt.
5 cts., oz. 25 cts., 4 1b. 75 cts., Ib. $2.50.
Dwarf Aristocrat. Resembles Dwarf Champion.in habit |
of growth, but has beautiful rich, glossy red fruit,
which is preferred by many to the purple or rose-col-
ored varieties. A desirable variety for forcing under
glass and growing outside for early market purposes.
Dwarf Champion. Distinct in foliage and habit of
growth, being compact and upright; fruit smooth,
early and purplish red. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts. \lb.
75 cis., lb. $2.25.
varly Ruby. A new red Tomato, claimed to be extra- |
early and of great size ; similar to Perfection, but much
rlier. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., U%1b. 75 cts., lb. $2.50.
Essex Early Hybrid. Color bright pink; fruit of good
size and solid; very productive. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts.,
“1b. 60 cts., lb. $2.
: avorite. (Livingston’s.) Large, smooth, productive,
and a good shipper.
ordhook First. An extremely early new variety;
color deep, rich red, tinted with purple; is perfectly
smooth and of finest quality. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts.,
Yb 75 cts., lb. $2.50.
General Grant. A medium early, large, smooth, red
variety.
Golden Ball. A round, smooth, golden yellow sort,
with thick flesh of extra good quality.
Golden Queen. Yellow; ripens early, is large sized,
smooth and solid; of very fine appearance and excel-
lent quality. If sliced in with the red sorts it forms an
ractive dish.
Ignotum. Of good size, rich color; nearly round, very
solid; keeps its good flavor later in the season than
most varieties. Not so liable to crack as the average
omato; very productive.
Long Keeper, Thorburn’s. Bright red, early, very pro-
ductive, and the longest keeper of all Tomatoes. Pkt.
“a oz. 30 cts., 4% 1b. 75 cts., lb. $2,50.
Mansfield Tree. A genuine tree Tomato, with fruit
the size of Henderson’s Ponderosa.
-, \lb. 90 cts., lb. $3.
Mikado, or Turner’s Hybrid. Very large, smooth and
solid; skin purplish red. This is a potato-leaved
variety, with few seeds. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., W%lb. 75
cts., lb $2.50.
New Peach. Resembles a peach in size and shape;
color red ; fine for preserves, pickles and for exhibition.
Pkt. 5 cts., 0z. 35
Field Seeds 31
New Stone. A great favorite with canners; the heavi-
est and most solid fruited of the large Tomatoes of good
quality. Our stock is distinctly superior to most of
that offered under this name, being more uniform, bet-
ter colored and larger. Fruit round, apple-shaped,
very large, deep red, and astonishingly heavy.
' Optimus. Fruit medium sized and medium early; of
excellent quality ; crimson-scarlet color; quite distinct
and free from rot.
\) Paragon. (Livingston’s.) One of his best; bright red,
round, very productive; a standard at the south.
_/ Pear-Shaped Red. Used for preserves and to make
“tomato figs.’ Fruit bright red, distinctly pear-
shaped, and witha peculiar flavor. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25
cts., 4lb.@75 cts., Ib. $2.25.
Pear-Shaped Yellow. Similar to Red Pear-Shaped, ex-
“cept in color.
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regular and productive. A splendid spherical Tomato
for canning or shipping; blood-red; has few seeds.
/Ponderosa. (Very fine new sort.) Very large, solid,
Mand of good flavor; specimens have been grown to
weigh 4 pounds; color bright red ; very few seeds. Pkt.
5 cts., oz. g4octs., Yb. $1.25, Ib. $4.
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Van Husk. Fruit purple, 1 to 2 inches in diameter,
and enveloped in a husk; freely produced. |
_/Red Cherry. Fruit about % of an inchin diameter,
Peand and smooth. Fine for pickles and preserves.
/Royal Red. (New.) Vines stronger and more vigor-
ous than the Favorite. The fruit is larger, brighter,
deeper red and fully as good in quality. A fine Tomato
forthose who prize large size and bright color.
JA Strawberry. (Winter Cherry, or Husk.) Grows en-
closed in.a husk; excellent for preserves; will keep
within husks all winter; very sweet flavored, small,
yellow fruits. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., 41b. 75 cts., lb.
$2.50.
Trophy. Very solid and good in every way; bright
red color ;astandard late sort ; grown very extensively-
x. Yellow Cherry. Similar to Red Cherry, except in color.
Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., 4lb. 75 cts., lb. $2.25.
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TURNIP.
German, Jtube. French, avzet.
Spanish, ade.
One ounce will sow 150 feet of drill; 2 pounds will sow an acre.
CULTURE.—For early use, sow as soon as the ground
can be worked in spring, in driJs 15 inches apart, and
thin to 8 inches apart as soon as plants are large
enough to handle. For succession, sow at intervals of
a fortnight until the last week of July, from which time
until the end of August sowings may be made for main
and late crops. The sowings should be made just be-
fore rain if possible, a rapid growth being important.
8&-lf by mail, in quantities of %lb. and upwasd, postage
must be added at the rate of 8 cts. per lb. Persons wanting
several pounds of any variety will please write for special
prices.
Prices as follows, except where otherwise noted: 5 cts.
per pkt., 10 cts. per oz., 20 cts. per %Ib., 50 cts.
per lb.
Amber Globe. Excellent for table use or feeding stock ;
‘flesh yellow, firm and sweet.
Early Snowball. A pure snow-white variety, round as
a ball, medium size and fine quality ; very early; bulb
andsome and smooth.
Early White Flat Dutch. A flat white sort; very sweet
and fine grained; excellent for garden culture, and
most beautiful.
Extra-Early Purple-Top Milan. The earliest Turnip in
¥ cultivation, and a splendid variety; bulb white, flat,
of medium size, with a bright purple top; one of the
sweetest and finest flavored of summer sorts. Pkt.
5 cts., oz. 10 cts., (lb. 25 cts., Ib. 75 cts.
Large White Globe, Strap-Leaved. A perfect globe shape,
6 to 8 inches in diameter; skin and flesh pure white,
firm, sweet and fine-flavored.
V Large White Norfolk. A very large-growing white va-
riety, for field culture and stock-feeding. Shape round
and slightly flattened.
Long White Cow Horn. Roots carrot-shaped; grows
half above ground; flesh firm, white and sweet; a
good table variety. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 41b. 20 cts.,
Ib. 60 cts.
Red, or Purple-Top Strap-Leaved. The most widely
cultivated and best known variety. Used largely for
sowing broadcast among corn and potatoes. It is
round and flat, white on the bottom and a reddish
purple above ground, and a very quick grower.
Though used for stock-feeding, it is esteemed as a fine
table variety.
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and grows to a very large size; immense cropper.
Rice’s Improved Golden Ball. One of the sweetest and
most desirable yellow-fleshed varieties; of medium
size, a perfect globe shape, with firm, hard, yet rich
and sweet flesh; it has no equal as a table Turnip;
keeps well.
White Egg. Of this fine Turnip 600 bushels to the acre
have been raised as a second crop. A pure white,
rapid-growing, egg-shaped variety, and good for either
early or late use; flesh firm, fine-grained and sweet,
and unexcelled for table use.
White-Top Strap-Leaved. Resembles Purple-Top Strap-
Leaved in all but color, being pure white.
. Yellow Aberdeen. (Purple Top.) A very handsome
Turnip. Bulbs round and flat, deep reddish purp e on
top and pale yellow on the bottom; flesh pale yellow,
very tender and fine flavored.
7. Yellow Globe. A splendid sort for general crop; grows
large; a good keeper, with bright yellow flesh.
| ‘Yellow Stone. A very popular yellow-fleshed variety ;
fine for table use. Flesh very firm, tender, sweet and
fine-flavored ; an excellent keeper. °
SWEDISH, or RUSSIAN
TURNIP (Rutabaga).
One ounce will sow 150 feet of drill; 2 pounds will sow an
acre.
CULTURE.—Should be sown from the 20th of June to
the middle of July, in drills 2 feet apart, and thinned
out at the first working to 10 inches between plants.
Flesh close-grained, hard; will endure considerable
cold. The roots are best preserved ina pit or cellar
during winter, and are excellent for the table early in
spring.
Saf by mail, in quantities of %lb. and upward, postage
must be added at the rate of 8 cts. per Ib.
Prices as follows, excepting where otherwise noted:
5 cts. per pkt., 10 cts. per oz., 20 cts. per %/1b., 50
cts. per lb.
‘Budlong White Rock. This is an American Rutabaga,
earlier and rounder than any other. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10
cts., 4%1b. 20 cts., Ib. 60 cts.
Champion Purple-Top Swede. The best of the English
yellow-fleshed Swedes. Skin purple above ground and
bright orange below; bulb globular in shape; flesh
| bright yellow, very firm and of fine quaiity. One of the
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py Elephant Swede. (Jumbo or Monarch, New.) This
new English variety grows to a very large size; nearly
tankard shape, smooth and handsome; flesh and skin
bright orange, and deep purple above ground. An im-
mense cropper.
/Imperial Hardy Swede. One of the best of the yellow-
fleshed Swedes, and much resembles the Champion
Purple-Top Swede. Bulbs of large size, with purple
crown, and fine for table or stock.
| Improved American Purple-Top. This strain is of Ameri-
can origin, bred toasmaller topand short neck. Bu bs
are of great size, yellow-fleshed and purple crown, and
one of the most desirable varieties now cultivated.
»/Shamrock Swede. Excellent, yellow-fleshed, purple-
top variety, with short neck ; a popular English variety.
j Skirving’s Purple-Top. A well-known, yellow-fleshed
variety; large size, fine quality; for cooking or for
_ stock.
_»/White French, or Rock. An excellent white variety,
‘with firm, hard, sweet flesh; one of the best for the
table or for stock.
, Mhite Swede, or Russian. A superior white-skinned
jand white-fleshed variety; very sweet and desirable
for table or stock.
/White Sweet German. Universally admitted to be the
'Sweetest, mildest flavored and finest grained Turni
for table use; solid as a stone, and will remain in this
condition until spring if properly cared for; has no
equal as a winter Turnip.
Garden and Field Seeds 33
Crimson Clover. Kaifir Corn.
FIELD AND GRASS SEEDS.
Prices on Field and Grass Seeds are subject to market fluctuations. We will be glad to submit you samples
and prices on application. We are headquarters for the following :
Red Clover, Crimson Clover, Blue Grass, Cane Seed,
Mammoth Clover, Esparsette Clover, Red-Top Grass, Kalfir Corn,
Alfalfa Clover, Timothy, Orchard Grass, Cow Peas,
Alsike Clover, Meadow Fescue, or English, Johnson Grass, Broom Corn.
White Clover, Blue Grass, Millet,
ONION SETS.
Red Top, Red Bottom, Yellow Bottom, White Bottom.
32 pounds to bushel. Prices and samples on application.
SEED FIELD CORN.
The following are selected varieties, are the very best, and grown by one of Ohio’s famous corn-growers :
Ps Bus. ’ Bus.
lark’s Extra-Early Huron. Yellow. go days .. . $1 40 | lowa Silver Mine. White. toodays........$1 40
_ King of the Earliest. Yellow. godays..... .. 1 40 Early Northern White Dent. White. 97days ... 1 go
yY Golden Beauty. Yellow. 120days ........ 1 40,|/New Bloody Butcher. Red; fine. toodays.... 1 4o
/Towa Gold Mine. Yellow. toodays .......-.- 1 40°|
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Box of Hyacinths.
BULBS.
We carry a fu!l line of Hardy Fall and Spring Bulbs in season. We import direct from Holland our Dutch
Bulbs, such as Hyacinths, Narcissi, Crocus, Tulips, etc.
BIRD SEED.
Per lb, Per lb.
Sunflower <.s2es;...- .2ell AHS 2 eeneie bina Cc) eee. | . oo) 2 $o 10
Russian Bea S 2uees Beets Cactaneek, ee — IO imported Millet . 6 Cet eS eon ne Roe 10
Canary ..- ve 10
In one- pound roa ai ye 10 a * ee case of three doz., $2.25. A piece of cuttle bone in each package.
Our Bird Seed is not the ‘cheap adulterated kind, but consists only of choice extra recleaned seed. Try us.
SEEDS IN PACKAGES.
We carry ac mplete assortment of Vegetable and Flower Seeds in packets; new seed, and are making
special prices to the trade.
SPECIAL OFFER.-— 50 packets, your own selection of varieties, for $1.00. With each order
for anything in our line, we always give a number of packets FREE OF CHARCE. ‘
POULTRY SUPPLIES:
Crushed Oyster Shell ..... - « « oo lbs. 75 cts. | Mica Crystal, Grits «02 -¢s05 see Se ee
Blood Meal :.. » } he. oe ae eee IS $2.50 Beef Meal ... rere eee ty
Cracked Bones". JG oe pains see OS, 2.285 1) Sete Meets creer ee .- roolbs. $2.25
Lee’s Liquid Lice Killer . . qt. 35 cts., 2 qts. 65 cts. | International Louse Killer (powder) . . .- can 25 cts.
Pratt’s Poultry Food... .- pkg. 25 cts. and 60 cts. | Internation: al Poultry Food . - pkg. 25 ‘cts and 50 cts.
Pratt’s Stock Food . . pkg. 25 cts., 50 cts. and 75 cts. | International Stock Food . . pkg. 25 cts. and 50 cts.
NOTE.—If Shell Bone Grits, etc., are wanted in less than roo-pound lots, we ask a shade higher prices.
See following: Shell per lb. tc., grits per lb. 1c., blood meal per lb. 3c., beef meal per Ib. 3c , bone per Ib 3c.
We carry a complete stock of
PLANET JR.
AND IRON AGE GARDEN TOOLS.
Write for special Catalogue and prices.
Garden and Field Seeds 95
THE ST. JOSEPH ONE-HOLE
CORN SHELLER.,
Complete with Fan and Feed Table.
PRICE, $6.00.
TWO-HOLE SHELLER,
Complete with Cob-Carrier, Fan and Feed
Table.
PRICE, $15.00.
IRON KING CORN SHELLER,
One ear at a time.
PRICE, $1.00.
The St. Joseph Corn Sheller.
No. 10
DOUBLE-TUBE LIGHTNING
SPRAYER.
PRICE, 75 cts.
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THE HUMPHERY No.1 BONE CUTTER.
( Hand.)
PRICE, $15.00.
No. 214. (Hand and Power.)
PRICE, $17.50.
Write for special catalogue of
BONE CUTTERS, CLOVER CUTTERS AND
GRIT CRUSHERS.
VALUABLE TABLES.
Quantity of Seed requisite to produce a given number of plants and sow an acre.
Quantity per acre
Artichoke.7 G7>40 500 plats. 4 2s Se ee
Asparascus, J oc tO sour sol Giallo a ee eae ee 8 lbs.
ASBALACUS REGIS SF octeee esse eet eres 7,250
By i 5 cs SU oe ode See ee ee 2% bus.
Beans. Dwar 1 qt. tozott. of drill 2. = eee -1 bus.
Beans weole, 1%4,pts: to 100 Titlls, | gen, oe ona votes v4 bus.
Beet, Gatetemeo7z.te.75 ft. of -drillee "Om... oo. nck. - 5 lbs.
Beet, Manger, 2 ezo%o Goft..of drill. Tn 20 3... -. 6 lbs.
Broccoli, I oz, to 5,00Gmlants. Pex. oc os... 2 OZs.
Broom Coriy3!. 2... Soo eek robin ss ates 3c. ee 10 lbs.
Brussels Sprouts, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants... Se... 22 1. 2! 2 OzS
Buckwheat 2 pc. crac cn, eae en CE Y% bus.
Cabbage, 1 0z."to' 2.500 plants .- i... = eee oe 3 OZS.
Carrot, 1 0z:to 150 ft/or dll’ <>. ee eee 3 Ibs.
Cauliflower, 1 6z. to 3,500‘ plants 2-2-2 rn ee. 2'% OZS.
Celery, rozto 5.000 plants 2.3) occ.) somes eee 2 OZS.
CHICOEY, =. BR Oc cree ccs BOD eee eee 4 lbs.
Clover, Alsike and White Dutch...-.2322 4-5 ee 6 lbs.
Clover, Lucerne, Large Red and Crimson Treo ts... 8 lbs.
Clover, Medintnete.. .<:... kee eee eee oe see 10 Ibs.
Collards, 1 ez. 'to Aeoo plants We eee eee 3 0zS
Cota (Rigs) sshelledies <o 6.208 ..:..eBeh« needs ee 2 qts
Corn, Swertedetin dO wpomaus | en oe an ace 6 qts.
Cress, Sa. vemeg a. Gaertner oe see ee 12 lbs.
Cucumber, Seezave so. Gls . oo ss co hoses ces ee 2 Ibs.
Eyeplage, I OZ. 10:1;500 MIATILS , . 25. 2sdccanes. 4 os eee 4 OZS
Endive 29 oziteo roo ftter drill, 3. ook oe ee ya 4% OZS.
Garlic, bulbs, 1 lb. to 10 ft. of drill.:..... MS eis ee ee
Grass, Kentucky 5 fn ee ey Me eae Sf 4 bus.
Grass, Hutigamatiagd, Millet............-cs0c--s0+-00- ¥, bus.
Grass, Mitxed Meee. oi 3 ve os oy PER RE enc 1 bus.
Grass, Orchard, Perennial Rye, Red-Top, Fowl Mea-
dow, nnd meen Meadow...) 2-4 9) 2 eee 2 bus.
Quantity per acre
Grass, Rea bop, Fancy Clean. ... 6.60.) eee 8 to to Ibs.
GTdass, PaO... oS ok ce eee YY bus.
Horse-Radish RIGOtS. «5 sh Se ee 15,000 to 20,000
Kale, 1 oz. to5,000,planis. 3 35... .04. 6a: = eee oe eee 2 OZS.
Kohlrabi, ¥% oz. to 100 ftror dill... So. ee eee 4 lbs.
eek, 34.0z. to-100 ft) of ‘dal 2.2 52 ee ee 4 lbs.
Lettuce, % oz.:to too ft of dll, |. ee eee 3 lbs.
Melon, Musk, 1 oz. to 60 hills, .....2°-) 2.33 eee r Ve
Melon, Water, 1 oz. to 30 hills .. .... .<. 2 982 eee 3 lbs.
Nasturtium; 2 ozs. to 100 ft. of drill...” >) -- 2a 15 lbs.
OatS. 2 oe. biscee e's ss onc ain SSS ee acess Ree 2 bus.
Okra, 1% -0z. to 100 ft. of. drill. 2: 6 es 8 lbs.
Onion Seed; 1 oz. to too ft of drill See ee eee
Onion Seed for Sets*.2ice.cc eee eee 40 to 50 Ibs.
Onion Sets, 1 qt. to 4o ft. of drill 8 bus.
Parsnip, I oz. to 150 ft. of drill
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Lbs.
Red Clover smi) cies: ess oat 60 | Hungarian: !- 1 72
Alia ligghy Wee ee wc ec cecccevearact 60 | Buckwheat .........
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TAMIGLDY: ©.) MRAM S. ec che bees 45 | Meadow Fescue....
tte 2 ce 2 Sees eee 14. | TRV Conse een eee
Red pi... Wee Mele ce cs bo see ccee 14. |, batleyviewey. .6 cones
WECHAEGIGIGSE hPL os ohh ack T4| PieldiPeas. <2... <
Catreiseed |: FS eds losa eve lem aoe eo as 50.) snemp Geo) eee. 68!:
Gtr: Bie ae oe Se ee Rete 50
Parsley, 10z. to-15o0 ft. of drilly eae 4 ses ee 3 lbs.
Peas, Garden, 1 pt. to 75 ft. or drilt.* >>. > = eee 2 bus.
Peas; Piel... o... :./< <caeeee ad ee eee 3 bus
Pepper, 1 oz to 1,500 plants.-35, 20°. se¢ Stee eee 3 OZS.
Botatoes. 2 osc. can bo csc ee ee ee 8 bus.
Pompkin, 1 pt. to.100 hills .2. 3-5. . eee 4 Ibs.
Radish, 1 oz. to too ft. of dill. |... 2 eee 10 lbs.
1, ee iO bee EDT TES ce 14% bus.
Salsify, 1 oz. to 150 it. of drill... 2.2 eee 8 Ibs.
Spinach, i 0z. to 100 it..6f drill .2... Wee to lbs.
SUMMOWEL © . . cctwow oo vcie oo a ope Meni eee 8 Ibs.
Squash, Summer,.4 ozs. to too hills 5.2.2 uae eee 2 lbs.
Squash, Winter, 6:ozs. to 1oo hills; 32 3.2: ee eee 2 |lbs*
Tomato, 1,0z: to 2,500 plants... \2as-0ee eee 2 ozs.
Turnip; 1 oz. to.200 ft..of drill. 5 < =.4- 3.) -eeeeeeeeeee 1% bus.
Wetches..; . oo. co. - eed eku wn cao amex see ee 2 bus.
Wheat. .....0c066 0 seb fas pnccs «ease ee 1% bus.
Lbs. Lbs
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alee apes by hp aad 52 | Beans y, . oo, =: c< Jose us snk cena
a SEE EteeS o <ic@ard 56 | Smooth. Pea’... ... sic <..0% ssa eee
Ptr. ROE Oe aie ome 46 | Wrinkled Peas .... . .. i... ssa. one
as os se ee 24 | Corn (shelled)... ...<. ..0.5 Sasa
Rn Liar Wee ees 56 |} Corn (ear) va. .cnks wee oe
BEN uta ote ee 48 | Corn (sweet) .2........s..emeu> Ue
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Address all orders to
Chesmore-Eastlake
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ST. JOSEPH, MISSOURI.
LITTLE GIANT CRANK SEEDER.
PRICE, $1.50.
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