Walter S. Schell's quality seeds : 1912 market gardeners' catalogue

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ALITY SEEDS

PUREST AND BEST
THEY GROW BETTER THEY YIELD BETTER

A field of my new Extra-Early Perfection cabbage, the noblest of them all. Every plant a perfect head, round as a ball, solid to the heart,

extra early, every head maturing at the same time. See the photograph above—what a magnificent field of cabbage! You can have just such

a patch, large or small. See full description, page 7. Pkt. 10 cts., %oz. 40 cts., oz. 75 cts., %lb. $2.50. This is a money-maker for you
who grow for profit—it follows just ten days after Extra-Early Jersey Wakefield.

Market-Gardeners’ Catalogue

WALTER 8S. SCHELL

1307-1309 Market Street s HARRISBURG. PA.

Ay Friends—Greetings :

I thank you for the tremendous volume of business you have made it possible for me to
do the past year through your patronage, and the confidence manifested by you in recommending
your friends to come to me for high-quality seeds.

My 1912 Catalogue is my “silent salesman.” Read it carefully, and you will find that I
describe the varieties and recommend those most desirable, just as | or any of my salesmen would
if we were talking to you personally. We delight, however, in having you come to the store,
where we can help you make up your order, thus being able to give you information and sugges-
tions that will be of great value to you.

Quality Seeds mean dollars to you. This is a fact every gardener knows. If you have
not been getting the crops you want and have a right to expect, then plant this year my High-
Quality Seeds—they may cost you a little more, but you will get sure crops and good crops.

Quality is the foundation of my business, and it is my aim to always give my customers
such a high quality of seeds as will make every sale to every customer a strengthening stone in the
building of my reputation for this high quality.

Read carefully of the new varieties I am offering. | am offering this year some very
valuable new varieties of vegetables that you ought to have. Order them on my recommenda-
tion, and you will have reason to be glad you did.

The seeds I sell you must grow, because | prove them before I offer them for sale.
One hundred seeds of every variety | offer in this catalogue are planted, and after a given number
of days, sufficient to produce germination, the plants are then counted; and thus we know positively
the exact percentage of germination, and this germination must be right, or the seeds will not be
sold. Is it any wonder my customers get such excellent results from my seeds >

Make up your order now. Do not wait until you need the seeds. Send or bring your
order in—we will fill it and hold it for you until you are ready forit. You need not pay for it
until you get it,

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Prize-Winners in My Lima-Bean Contest

The following customers were the successful contestants in my Lima Bean Contest. The un-
precedented hot, dry weather last summer retarded the growth of all vegetation; otherwise the
yield would have been greater:

FIRST PRIZE—$50.00. To A. M. Ellam, East Orange, N. J... . schde Ub re on ie tn eee OOM OUS
SECOND PRIZE--$20.00. To P. G. Grolbosky, R. F.D. No. 1, Pedbmen i. shee a aes ee 2087 Pods
THIRD PRIZE—$10.00. To W. J. Gardner, R.F.D., New Cumberland, Pa... ...... . . . 200 Pods
FOURTH PRIZE—$10.00. To Mrs. A. M. Williams, Dillsburg, Pa. ....... 2.2... . . 180 Pods
FIFTH PRIZE—$5.00. To William Zimmerman, Penbrook, Pa. ............ ... . 178 Pods
SIXTH PRIZE—$5.00. To Ray V. Smith, Marysville, Pa... ....2.2.2.2.2... =... . . 167 Pods

W t As stated above, it is my greatest desire to furnish you with the very finest and highest
arran y quality seeds, so that you may be able to grow the best crops, and I am using every effort
to do this, and you can depend on it that I will not sell you any seed that I have not first tested for vitality and
proven that they will grow under favorable conditions. Hence you never need fear getting any doubtful seeds
from me, for all seed I sell will be tested and I can give you the germination of it if you ask for it. There are
conditions, however, under which seeds cannot grow, no matter how good they may be. For instance, certain
seed may be sown too deep so that the young plants cannot reach the surface; this is often the cause of failure
with celery seed. Other causes of failure are insufficient moisture or too much moisture. Cold, wet soil will rot
lima beans and wrinkled peas, as every one knows, hence causing a failure. Poor soil and lack of proper culti-
vation will cause seeds to produce a crop of very inferior vegetables, while the same seed sown on good, rich soil.
and the plants cultivated thoroughly, will produce a crop so much superior that it would seem to have been grown
from different seed. Sharp, hot peppers, grown beside sweet peppers, will cross when in blossom, and the sweet
peppers will be sharp. This, you see, would not be the fault of the seed or seedsman, and you will agree with me,
no one can guarantee what a crop will be. For these reasons, I give no warranty, express or implied, as to de-
scription, quality, productiveness, or any other matter, of any seeds, bulbs or plants I send out, and I will not
be in any way responsible for the crop. If the purchaser does not accept the goods on these terms, they are to
be returned at once. It will be plain to you, however, that it is to my best interest to supply you with only such
seed as will give you the greatest satisfaction and this I will always do.

WALTER S. SCHELL

Walter S. Schell’s Quality Seeds for the Market-Gardener 3

Schell’s Quality Seeds

Seeds that must grow. No disappointment, no failure. With
weather and soil conditions favorable your crop is assured

- ARTICHOKE (WUrtischofe)

Large Green Globe.
4b. 65 cts., lb. $2.

ASPARAGUS SEED AND ROOTS

One oz. will produce about 200 plants. 4 to 5 Ibs. to the acre
Conover’s Colossal. Large and productive. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts.,

Y4lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts.

Barr’s Mammoth. Large-stemmed green variety. Pkt. 5 cts., oz.

10 cts., lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts.

Palmetto. Early; prolific; dark green. Pkt. 5 cts.,oz., 10 cts., 4]b.

25 cts:, 1b. 75 cts:

Strong two-year-old roots, of the above varieties, 15 ctS- per doz.,

65 cts. per 100, $5 per 1,000

Dwarf, or Bush BEANS

(Rrup Bobhnen)

One quart will plant a row 100 feet long, about 114 bushels to the acre
If ordered to be sent by mail, add 8 cts. to the price of pints

and 15 cts. to the price of quarts, for postage

Green-Podded Beans

Bountiful. Very fine quality; long, flat, stringless
pods. An enormous yielder. Extra-early, practically
a six-weeks Bean. Pt. 15 cts., qt. 25 cts., 4 qts. 75
cts., pk. $1.25, bus. $4.50.

Black Valentine. Long, straight, round green pods
of excellent quality. Is extra-early, heavy yielder;
fine for either early or late planting. Pt. 15 cts., qt.
25 cts., 4 qts. 80 cts., pk. $1.50, bus. $6.

Stringless Green-Pod. Absolutely stringless; extra-
fine. Good yielder, but not so heavy as Bountiful.
Ready for picking about 45 days after planting. Pt.
15 cts., qt. 25 cts., 4 qts. 80 cts., pk. $1.35, bus. $5.

Extra-Early Red Valentine. The old favorite Valen-
tine Bean. Extra-early; round-podded; good quality.
Shows a few strings when young. About 50 days
from planting to picking. Pt. 15 cts., qt.25 cts.,
4 qts. 75 cts., pk. $1.25, bus. $4.50.

Hodson Green-Pod. The strong, sturdy plants often
grow 21% feet high and bear enormous quantities of
long, meaty pods, measuring 7 to 8 inches in length.
They are exceptionally tender and brittle, and if
picked before too old they are stringless and of the
finest quality. These, as well as the Hodson Wax,
seem to be absolutely immune from Bean diseases.
Not a trace of rust, blight or mildew has, to my
knowledge, ever appeared on a plant or pod of these
Beans. They mature about two weeks after the
extra-early varieties and being so enormously pro-
ductive, I recommend them as an ideal main crop.
The plants should be thinned out to at least 6 inches
in the rows on account of their great size. Pt. 15 cts.,
qt., 25 cts., 4 qts. 80 cts., pk. $1.35, bus. $5.

Giant Stringless Valentine. Matures about a week
later than Red Valentine. Pods are very long, meaty
and entirely stringless when young or old; of excel-
lent quality. Pt. 15 cts., qt. 25 cts., 4 qts. 80 cts., pk.
$1.35, bus. $5.

The best variety. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts.,

Early Bountiful Green Pod Beans.
bigges:
The above specimens were grown from my seed by Mr.

Stringless and

yielder of all.

Willian Bowman, Penbrook, Pa.

Longfellow. Produces very long, round, tender pods
averaging 514 to 6% inches in length. Fine quality
and a good yielder. It is stringless when young, but
shows some strings if not picked early. Ready to pick
about 52 days after planting. Pt. 15 cts., qt. 25 cts.,
4 qts. 80 cts., pk. $1.35, bus. $5.

Refugee, or 1,000-to-1. One of the most prolific
dwarf green-podded Beans. Plants grow about I5 to
18 inches high. Pods are 6 to 7 inches long and round;
are very tender and meaty. A great favorite for can-
ning purposes. Not entirely stringless. Late grower,
requiring about 70 days to maturity. An immense
yielder. Pt. 15 cts., qt. 25 cts:, 4 qts: 80 cts., pk.
$1.35, bus. $4.50.

Extra-Early Refugee. Similar to Refugee (1,000-to-1),
with all its superior qualities, but matures fully two
weeks earlier. Pt. 15 cts., qt. 25 cts., 4 qts. 80 cts., pk.
$1.35, bus. $4.50.

White Marrowfat (or Soup Bean). Dwarf. Shelled
and dried for winter use. Every farmer should grow
a good patch of these for winter marketing. Pt. Io
cts., qt. 20 cts., 4 qts. 60 cts., pk. $1, bus. $4.

New Green Bean, Stringless Green Refugee

The old Green Refugee Bean has always been a great favorite because of its wonderful yield. As a canning
variety it is unsurpassed. The one objection has been the strings. This New Refugee is entirely stringless and
possesses all the good features of the old Refugee. Try it this year for late crop. Pt. 20 cts., qt. 35 cts., 4 qts.

$1.25, pk. $2.50, bus. $9.

MY SEED BEANS ARE OF EXTRA QUALITY. CAREFULLY ROGUED AND HAND-PICKED.

4 Walter S. Schell, 1307-1309 Market Street, Harrisburg, Pa.

Beans, Dwarf Yellow, or Wax-

Podded

If ordered to be sent by mail, add 8 cts. to the price of
pints and 15 cts. to the price of quarts for postage

Pencil-Pod Biack Wax. Vines very vigorous and
branching; very productive. Pods are bright yellow,
stringless, long, straight, round like a pencil, tender,
and of most delicious quality. Ready to pick about
52 days from planting. This variety is far superior
to the old Prolific Black Wax and should be planted
in its stead. "Pt. 15 cts., qt: 25 cts:, 4 qts: 80 cts. pk.
$1.50, bus. $5.50.

Round-Pod Kidney Wax. One of the best yellow-
podded Beans. Long, straight, round, stringless
pods. Very heavy bearer, and the quality extra-fine.
Pods are 6 to 7 inches long. Matures in about 55
days. Pt. 15 cts:,.qt. 25)cts 4. ditss 90) ctss, pike $1.00,
bus. $6.

Improved Rust-Proof Golden Wax. Splendid for
market or home garden. Pods of excellent quality;
halt-round, average 4 to 5 inches long and are string-
less. Matures in 50 days. Pt. 15 cts., qt. 25 cts., 4
qts. 80 cts., pk. $1.50, bus. $5.50.

Wardwell’s Kidney Wax. The pods are long, flat,
thick, stringless and brittle; very popular with large
gardeners. A heavy yielder. It does not rust so

readily as some yellow-pod varieties. Ready to pick
about 50 days from planting. Pt. 15 cts., qt. 25 cts.,
A qts. 80 cts., pk. $1.50, bus. $5.50.

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Round-Pod Kidney Wax Beans

An actual photograph showing how great a yielder it is—and as to qual-
ity it could not be better—tender, stringless, beautiful in appearance.

Pencil-Pod Black Wax Beans. Long, handsome, bright
yellow pods of the most delicious quality

Davis Kidney Wax. White seed. The pods
are straight and flat, a rich golden yellow color,
and have the most delicious flavor. The Davis
Wax is one of the heaviest yielders, and this
with their rich appearance make it one of the
best for market. It is very tender if used before
too old. Not entirely stringless. Pt. 15 cts.,
qt. 25 cts., 4 qts. 80 cts., pk. $1.50, bus. $5.50.

Improved Silver, or Crystal Wax. Very tender
silvery white pods. Excellent quality. Pt.
SS (Cts, Chis 2x CE, AGUS, BO uss, joke. WiteSO,
bus. $5.50.

Perfection Wax, or Searlet Flageolet. Large,
handsome, golden yellow, flat, meaty pods.
IER OSES Glee iy Cis, Zl GES. GO GES, - DIK
$1.35, bus. $5.

Prolific Black Wax. To any who have been
growing this variety I recommend the Pencil-
Pod Black Wax described above. As it is
far superior, I did not grow the Prolific Black
Wax, and advise my customers to plant
Pencil-Pod Black Wax instead.

Saddleback Wax. Beautifully curved, round,
yellow pods, tender, stringless, and a delicious
flavor. Similar to Pencil-Pod Black Wax
except in the shape of the pod. Pt. 15 cts., qt.
25 cts., 4 qts. 80 cts., pk. $1.50, bus. $5.50.

Stringless White Wax. Similar to Golden Wax
in the shape and size of the pod, being a thick,
half-round pod, stringless and very prolific.
The seed is pure white. Pt. 15 cts., qt. 25
cts., 4 qts. 80 cts., pk. $1.50, bus. $6.

Brittle Wax. Very similar to Round-Pod
Kidney Wax in every respect. Pt. 15 cts., qt.
25 cts., 4 qts. 90 cts., pk. $1.60, bus. $6.

Hodson Wax. One of the newer varieties and
a most valuable one. The description of
Hodson Green-Pod applies to this in every
way except the pod is yellow. Pt. 15 cts., qt.
25 cts., 4 qts. 80 cts., pk. $1.40. bus. $5.25.

Currie’s Rust Proof Golden Wax. (Black
Seed). Straight, flat pods about five inches
long. Rich, light golden yellow. Pt. 15 cts.,
qt. 25 cts., 4 qts. 80 cts., pk. $1.50, bus. $5.50.

New Sure Crop Stringless Wax. A new va-
riety offered for the first time. Perfectly
stringless in all stages of development and ex-
ceptionally prolific. Long, flat, golden yellow
pods. Very vigorous and more thoroughly
rustproof than any other yellow-pod. Black
seed. Pt. 20 cts., qt. 40 cts., 2 qts. 75 cts., 4
qts. $1.35, pk. $2.50, bus. $0.

Walter S. Schell’s Quality Seeds for the Market-Gardener _ 5

POLE, or CORN BEANS

(Stangen Bobhnen)
One quart will plant 150 hills; about 12 quarts to the acre

If ordered to be sent by mail, add 8 cts. to the price of
pints, and 15 cts. to the price of quarts for postage

Green-pod Pole Beans

Lazy Wife. Broad, thick, fleshy green pods, entirely
stringless. Pods average 6 inches and are borne in great
abundance. The white beans may be used as soup
beans if allowed to dry inthe pods. Pt. 15 cts., qt.
25 cts., 4 qts. 80 cts., pk. $1.50, bus. $6.

Old Homestead, or Kentucky Wonder. One of the
earliest green-podded Pole Beans, and of the finest
quality. Pods are round, almost stringless, and
average 8 to 10 inches in length. A very heavy yielder,
and if the pods are gathered as they mature, the
vines will continue to bear until the end of the season.
Pt. 15 cts., qt. 25 cts., 4 qts. 80 cts., pk. $1.50, bus. $6.

Old-Fashioned Sickle Pole Bean. One of the best
quality, well known to all our farmers and gardeners.
The seed is gray, with black stripes; the pods long,
meaty and stringless. Very heavy yielder. Pt. 20c.,
qt. 35 cts., 4 qts. $1.25, pk. $2.50, bus. $o.

Horticultural, or Cranberry. Sometimes called
Bird’s Egg. Long, round, thick pods. Pt. 15 cts., qt.
25 cts., 4 qts. 80 cts., pk. $1.50, bus. $5.50.

White Dutch Case-Knife. Large, flat pods. Pt. 15c.,
qt. 25 cts., 4 qts. 80 cts., pk. $1.50, bus. $5.50.

White Creaseback. An early, green-podded Pole Bean.
The pods grow in clusters and are from 5 to 6 inches in
length, perfectly round and stringless. The white seed
is excellent for winter use. Pt. I5 cts., qt. 25 cts.,
4 qts. 80 cts., pk. $1.50, bus. $5.50.

White Sickle. Long, curved, fleshy pods of excellent
quality. The seed is white, which makes it also valu-
able for winter use when dried. Pt. 15 cts., qt. 25 cts.,
4 qts. 90 cts., pk. $1.75, bus. $6.50.

Yellow-pod Pole Beans

Early Golden Cluster Wax. Large, flat, yellow pods,
borne in clusters very profusely. Almost stringless.
Pt. 20 cts., qt. 30 cts., 4 qts. $1, pk. $2, bus. $7.50.

Black Wax Pole. Handsome yellow pods, borne pro-
fusely. Finest quality. Pt. 15 cts., qt. 30 cts., 4 qts.
$1, pk. $2, bus. $7.50.

Yellow-Podded Old Homestead. This new variety
has all the good qualities of the green-pod variety
of the same name, yet is a yellow-pod Bean. Pt. 15
cts., qt. 30 cts., 4 qts. $1, pk. $2, bus. $7.

DWARF, or BUSH LIMA

My Lima Bean seed is extra fine. Far superior to the
ordinary stock sold

Burpee Bush Lima. The bushes grow about 20 inches
high, are very prolific and the beans are as large as
the large pole limas. The New Burpee Improved
Bush Lima is, however, a vast improvement over
this variety. See the description of it. Pt. 15 cts.,
qt. 30 cts., 4 qts. $1, pk. $2, bus. $7.

Burpee Improved Bush Lima. The finest Bush
Lima ever introduced. The sturdy bushes grow 20 to
24 inches high. It is an enormous yielder, the pods
bearing in close clusters as many as eleven pods,
and the pods contain three, four and five beans, more
containing five than three. The beans are very much
larger and nearly twice as thick as the Old Burpee
Bush Lima and they mature a week earlier. Pt. 20
cts., qt. 35 cts., 4 qts. $1.20, pk. $2.25, bus. $7.50.

Fordhook Bush Lima. The plants stand erect like
little trees (never prostrate or running) and the pods,
borne in clusters of four to eight, are filled tightly
with big, thick, delicious, potato-like beans, Pt. 20
cts., qt. 35 cts., 4 qts. $1.20, pk. $2.25, bus. $7.50.

Dreer’s Bush Lima. The beans are thick, sweet and
very richly flavored. Pt. 15 cts., qt. 25 cts., 4 qts.
80 cts., pk. $1.50, bus. $6.

Henderson’s Bush Lima. Small beans, but very
tender and of exquisitely rich, buttery, Lima flavor,
whether used green or dried for winter. Pt. 15 cts.,
qt. 25 cts., 4 qts. 80 cts., pk. $1.50, bus. $6.

Large White Lima.

Schell’s New Wonder Pole Lima Beans

The above photograph shows just a portion of one vine, and
gives you an idea of how great a yielder it is

POLE LIMA BEANS

One quart will plant 150 to 200 hills

SCHELL’S NEW WONDER POLE LIMA
Wonderfully Prolific

The big, broad, thick, meaty beans are crowded
tight in the pods. The vines are so tremendously pro-
lific that the handsome pods seem literally crammed
on to every inch of the branches.

Mr. H. S. Smith, a gardener of Northport, L. I.,
writes me, September 4, 1911: ‘‘This Lima is the best
I have ever grown, as all pods seem to grow even, and
when you pick one peck of Limas you have a peck;
they are all beans, which means a pleased customer.’’
Last year I offered this Lima for the first time and in
packets only, and gave $100 in cash prizes to my
customers who grew them (see names on second page).
Pricesmthismyear= Pkt 10.ets. spt. 25 Ctse,. Gi. 50° CES.,
2 qts. $1, 4 qts. $1.75, pk. $3.50, bus. $12.

King of the Garden Pole Lima. Very prolific and
the quality is very fine. The pods usually contain
five and six very large beans. Pt. I5 cts., qt. 25
cts., 4 qts. 80 cts., pk. $1.50, bus. $6.

Dreer’s Improved Pole Lima. The beans are medium
size, very thick and of excellent quality. The vines
are very productive. Pt. 15 cts., qt. 25 cts., 4 qts. 80
cts., pk. $1.50, bus. $6.

Extra Early Jersey Lima. Quite early. Pods contain
three and four large beans. Pt. 15 cts., qt. 25 cts.,
4 qts. 80 cts., pk. $1.50, bus. $6.

Similar in every respect to the
best stock of King of Garden Pole Lima. Pt. 15c.,
qt. 25 cts., 4 qts. 80 cts., pk. $1.50, bus. $6.

Truckers’ Delight. An extra-early, large white Lima
of excellent quality; very profitable for those who
grow for market, because of its earliness. Pt. 15 cts.,
qt. 25 cts.; 4 qts. 80 cts., pk. $1.50, bus. $6.

6 Walter S. Schell, 1307-1309 Market Street, Harrisburg, Pa.

BEETS. cactte nite)

My high-quality Beet seed produces a very uniform
and perfect crop

One ounce will sow a row of 50 feet; 5 to 6 pounds to the acre

\ SGHELL'S NEW BLACK KNIGHT

In my judgment there is not a better Beet for second-
early; main crop, or late planting for winter use than
this variety. The Beets are globular and very smooth;
dark red skin and flesh, deliciously crisp, tender and
sweet and do not get woody. The handsome roots
and small tops make very attractive bunches which
means quick sales in market. I advise you to grow it,
knowing you will be pleased. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts.,
lb. 40 cts., lb. $1.25.

Crosby’s Improved Egyptian. One of the earliest
Beets in cultivation; deep dark red, of excellent qual-
ity. Small tops, making it a good forcer. Pkt. 5 cts.
oz. 15 cts., lb. 35 cts., lb. $1.

Harrisburg Market Extra-Early. The favorite Beet
of the market-gardener. Extra-early; color dark red;
shape medium between a globe and a flat. Pkt. 5 cts.,
oz. 15 cts., 4lb. 35 cts., lb. $1. ;

Early Model. Extremely early, of perfect globe-shape
and finest quality. Smooth and of the deepest blood-
red color. PK. 5 cts: 02415 cts: JAlbs 35 cts) Iba pr

Detroit Dark Red. A variety of exceptional quality
and unusual attractiveness. Its handsome appear-
ance makes it a great seller on the market. Globe
shape, tapering slightly; smooth; color dark red; very
early. A good general crop Beet. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15
cts., 4b. 35 cts., lb. $1.

Eclipse. Small but grows remarkably quick. This and
its very fine quality, round shape and deep red color
make it a favorite for the market-gardener. Pkt. 5
cts., oz. 10 cts., 141b. 30 cts., lb. 85 cts.

Edmand’s Blood Turnip. One of the best varieties
to follow the extra-early varieties and for late crop.
Should be planted at the same time to mature just
after the extra-early. The shape is round; color deep
red. The Beets mature very uniformly. Pkt. 5 cts.,
oz. 10 cts., 41b. 30 cts., lb. 85 cts.4

Hali-Long Blood. The root is a rich, dark red, very
sweet, crisp and tender, does not become woody.
It is about two or three times as long as thick, and
very smooth and handsome. A good keeper. Pkt.
HRCtS., OZ. TONES... “Alb: 25 Cis lle 75 1Cts:

Long Smooth Blood-Red. The best of all long Beets.
Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 4b. 30 cts., lb. 85 cts.

Crimson Globe. Medium-size, smooth, rich, dark
red; tops small; a good Beet for the market-gardener.
Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., 4Ib. 30 cts., lb. 85 cts.

Deep Blood Turnip. Globe-shape, dark red skin and
flesh; a good second early. Pkt.
5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 4lb. 25 cts.,
Ns GIS OS

Dewing’s Blood Turnip. Me-
dium-sized top. Roots are dark
red with rather large
top; a good keeper.
Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts.,
lb. 25 cts., lb. 75c.

Surprise. Shaped like
a “top.’’ Roots area
good size for bunching;
smooth, deep red, very
tender and _ sweet;
makes a very desir-
able second-early. Pkt.

Crosby’s 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 4
Improved Ib. 25 cts., Ib. 75 cts.

Egyptian Swiss Chard, or Sea Kale. This
Beet vegetable, although little known

in America, is worthy of a place
in every garden. The leaf and
the leaf stems are the parts used
and they are much superior to

Schell’s New Black Knight Beet

Swiss Chard, continued
those of other Beets, to use as greens. Later in the
season the broad, flat, beautiful, wax-like leaf stems
are cooked as a salad or pickled. Pkt. 5 cts., oz.
15 cts., 4b. 25 cts., lb. 85 cts.

Sugar Beets

These are used for the manufacture of sugar. Are
very valuable for stock feeding and for table use. Sow
six pounds to the acre in May or June in rows 3 feet
apart, thinning the plants when 3 inches high to 8 to 10
inches in the rows; cultivate often.

Vilmorin’s Improved. One of the richest sorts in cul-
tivation and it will do better on new lands than any
other, suffer less from an excess of nitrogen and will
keep the best. Size medium; yielding from ten to
sixteen tons per acre. Oz. 5 cts., 44lb. 20 cts., lb. 60c.

MANGEL-WURZEL -

For Stock Feeding

Mammoth Long Red. Very large. Red flesh. Oz.
5 cts., 4lb. 20 cts., lb. 65 cts.

Golden Tankard. Flesh yellow, zoned with white;
very large. Oz. 5 cts., 4lb. 20 cts., lb. 65 cts.

BRUSSELS SPROUTS (Rosen Koh!)

Dwarf French Improved. The plants grow 2 to 3
feet high and produce from the sides of the stalk
numerous little sprouts which resemble very small
cabbages I or 2 inches in diameter. The leaves
should be broken down in the fall to give the little
heads more room to grow; very hardy. Pkt. 5 cts.,
oz. 15 cts., 4lb. 40 cts., lb. $1.25.

CHICORY

One ounce will sow a row 100 feet long

Witloof. Known in restaurants as French Endive.
Treat as Endive, except late in summer gradually
bank up like celery. It makes a delicious salad.
Pkt. 5 tsi, Oz B5icts Alby AO) etc nelle paeage

Walter S. Schell’s Quality Seeds for the Market-Gardener ?

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One ounce will sow a row of 300 feet and make about 2,500 plants, 4 ounces to the acre

Schéll’s New Extra-Early Perfection.

A very early, large, round-headed Cabbage of the
greatest value to those who grow for market. (See

the photograph of a field of this grand variety on the front cover page.) It is without question the grandest
round, hard-headed, early Cabbage in cultivation. Note in the photograph how evenly the heads mature,
all at one time, thus allowing the patch to be cleaned up at once and another crop put in. The heads are
very solid, weighing 8 to 10 lbs., the stems short and few outside leaves, which allows very close planting.

Every one who intends to grow Cabbage should include this splendid variety.

It follows ten days after

Jersey Wakefield. Pkt. 10 cts., %oz. 40 cts., oz. 75 cts., 41b. $2.50, lb. $8.50.

Houser, a good winter Cabbage

Charleston, or Large Wakefield. Similar to Jersey
Wakefield but half again as large and about ten days
later. The heads are pointed. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20
cts., 4b. 50 cts., Ib. $1.75.

Early Jersey Wakefield. The best first-early pointed-
head Cabbage. Heads very solid and of best quality.
Pkt: 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., (lb. 50 cts., Ib. $1.75.

Special Strain Extra-Early Jersey Wakefield. For
gardeners wishing to lead the market this is the
Cabbage. It is identical with Jersey Wakefield,
except a trifle smaller, but is ready to cut fully a
week to ten days earlier. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts.,
YUlb. $1, lb. $3.

Early Winnigstadt. Pointed head; very much like
Jersey Wakefield, except the heads are more solid
and require longer to mature. Pkt. 5 cts.,
oz. 15 cts., 4b. 35 cts., lb. $1.25.

Glory of Enkhuizen. One of the best extra-
early round-headed varieties. If planted with
Jersey Wakefield will mature at the same
time. Heads are round asa ball, very solid and
fine-grained. Good for second-early or late
planting, being a good keeper. Pkt. 5 cts., oz.
25 cts., 4lb. 75 cts., lb. $2.50.

Allhead. Very large, flat, solid heads; second-
early. =BKteS5 cts30Z.. 20cEs:,- 4 ibs 50:.ctss
IbeS E75:

Succession. A good second-early round-head;
comes about 15 days after Jersey Wakefield.
5 cts., oz. 15 cts., lb. 40 cts., lb. $1.50.

Genuine Surehead. Similar to Late Flat
Dutch. Heads up very uniformly; a good
keeper. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., 41b. 40 cts:;
Ib. $1.50.

Danish Ballhead. One of the best hard-head-

ing, round, late Cabbages grown. Pkt. 5 cts.,
oz. 25 cts., 4lb. 75 cts., lb. $2.50.

Large Late Flat Dutch. Immense heads; flat
and the best quality. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20
cts, lbs 50i cts... Iba Sn-75-

Mammoth Rock Red. Largest heading red
Cabbage. More of this variety should be
grown here. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., 41b. 40 cts.,
lb. $1.50.

Houser. One of the best-keeping Cabbages.
Heads are round, sometimes showing a slight
taper at the top of the head. Very solid and
fine-grained. Should be planted out two
weeks sooner than other late varieties to have
it fully developed. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts., 4lb.
$1, lb. $3.50. The seed offered this year was

_ produced from the originator’s own stock seed.

Drumhead Savoy. The hardest heading of all
Savoy varieties. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., 4lb.
40 cts., lb. $1.40.

Limited Mail. An exceptionally fine second-
early Cabbage. The heads are between a flat
and round, are solid and come very uniform.
A favorite with the market gardeners here.
PE€. 5 cts:, oz. 20 cts., lb. 50. cts., Ib, $1.75-

Early Dwarf Flat Dutch. The plants are
short-stemmed, upright, and having compara-
tively few and short leaves. The heads are
large, nearly round, solid, crisp and tender.
Pkt 5 Cts--10z- £5 cts» 24 lb. Aorcts., Ib. $1.40:

Early Summer. An early, large-heading Cab-
bage; an excellent keeper, does not burst read-
ihys “Pkta5c., oz. 1565 lb: 4oc., Ib: $140.

Express. Extremely early, small, solid heads.
Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., 4b. 40 cts., lb. $1.40.

Danish Roundhead. A late variety, but matures

earlier than the Danish Ballhead. The heads are

round and havea short stalk, and for solidity this va-
riety is ahead of all others. It is a healthy variety
and able to stand hot weather and resist disease. Pkt.

SuCts 1 O7.125 Cts) gab. 75 Cts:, ibs $2.25.

NEW LATE CABBAGE, SCHELL’S NI-TRAM

I advised my friends in last year’s catalogue that
I would offer this new late Cabbage this year. Many
wrote me about it, anxious to try it out. Unfortunately,
the crop of seed was very short and it will be necessary
to reserve it all for stock seed. I trust I will have suf-
ficient to offer it in quantities and at a very reasonable
price next year.

Charleston, or Large Wakefield Cabbage

8 Walter S. Schell, 1307-1309 Market Street, Harrisburg, Pa.

CARROTS

(Mobhre )

I ounce will sow a row 100 feet
long; 3 to 4 pounds for an acre

Danvers Half-Long.
Slightly longer thanChan-
tenay. Rich orange-red
roots; smooth and hand-
some, tapering to a blunt
point. Flesh sweet and
crisp; one of the best for
market. Pkt. 35 Cust 07.
ECs, VAMOS BECs, WO Tas.

Chantenay. A half-long,
stump-rooted variety;
smooth and rich orange
color; best quality. Pkt.
5 CUSS, OZsn hS Cisse alla:
BS CES- pull Deepen 215s

Improved Long Orange.
Longer than either of the
above and tapers to a
sharp point. Good quality
and good keeper. Pkt. 5c.,
OA, 1h Cis, VAlld, BS CiSs,
Ib. $1.25.

Oxheart. A short, thick, stump-root Carrot of the
best quality. About two-thirds the length of Chan-
tenay and thicker. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., Mlb.
25 CiSsy WO, Sh

Rubicon. A very handsome stump-root Carrot about
the length of Danvers but thicker. Pkt. 5 cts., oz.
Tey Ces, YASIO, OE Cee, los St-e 5s

Early Scarlet Horn. Excellent for early planting out-
of-docrs. Tops are small. Roots are shaped like a
top, but taper abruptly to a small top. Skin is
Pigs see Pikie, § GiSa, OZ US Ciss, tAlllo, Bs Gish, Won

TeZioe

White Belgium. The best field Carrot.

iy4lb. 15 cts., lb. 50 cts.

Oz. 5 cts.,

CAULIFLOWER is a
profitable crop to grow
when grown successfully.
Of first importance is to
have highest quality seed.
My seed is gilt-edge, ex-
tra quality.

Heads of Schell’s Special Stock Large Early Snowball Cauliflower; very fine

CAULIFLOWER
(Slumenfobh!l)

One ounce will produce about 3,000 plants

My stock of Cauliflower is the very highest quality;
producing beautiful heads such as required for fancy
trade.

Schell’s Special Stock Extra-Early Dwarf Erfurt.
For forcing under glass or for first early outside this
stock is beyond question the best variety. It is very
dwarf and compact, with small leaves and short
oe Small pkt. 20 cts., Woz. $1.50, oz. $2.50,
oz. $5.

Schell’s Special Stock Extra-Early Snowball. My
special stock of this popular variety is unequaled.
One of the best for forcing under glass, or for out-
side. It follows, in maturing, my stock of Extra-
Early Dwarf Erfurt. Pkt. 20 cts., 4oz. 80 cts.,
L4oz. $1.50, oz. $3.

Schell’s Large Early Snowball. A larger heading
variety of the above and does not mature quite
so early. Pkt. 20 cts., oz. 80 cts., Woz. $1.50,
oz. $3. ;

Schell’s Quality. The largest heading and surest

crop of all. It

matures aiter
my Large

Early Snow-

ball. Small pkt.

BO Ces. — YAO",
ies, tAO2.
$2.50, oz. $5.

Dry Weather.
A variety simi-
lar to Snowball,
except that it
grows tallerand
has proven to
be able to with-
stand hot, dry
weather, pro-
ducing large
white heads in
Spite of “the
lack of molis-
ture which
other varieties
require.) eke.
208 Cts AOz:
80 cts., Woz.
$1.50, oz. $3.

Try Pearl Forcing
Radish. It’s fine.

Walter S. Schell’s Quality Seeds for the Market-Gardener 9

CUCU MBER (Gurfen)

One ounce will plant 50 hills,
2 pounds to the acre

First the perfect plants are selected, then the perfect Cucumbers on these perfect plants are saved for seed
this is the reason why my stock of Cucumbers produces such perfect types and yields so much heavier than other;

Early Green Cluster. Very
prolific; small; of good form;
especially fine for pickling.
Pkt. 5) 1Cts:.70Z- 10) cts. 44)b:
30 cts., lb. $1.

Davis Perfect. Similar to White
Spine, except darker green.
Ree Ss eCrs sOZa 56 Cts. lo:
4o cts., lb. $1.25.

Fordhook Famous. Unusually
long, with uniform shape;
never turns yellow. Pkt. 5
Gtss,0Z 110) cts:) 4lb: 30) Gis.
Ib. $1.

Improved White Spine. Good
shape; smooth; light green,
with white spines. Pkt. 5 cts.,
oz. 10 cts., YWlb. 30 cts., lb. $1.

Improved Long Green. The
Market-gardeners’ favorite.
RRs SeCts OZ ae LOnets. 4 lib:
30 cts., Ib. $1.

Jersey Pickle. Very productive;
the small fruits are used for
pickles, the larger ones for sweet pickles. Pkt. 5 cts.,
OZ--10 Cte), 4b... 30: cts:, Ibs Sr.

Early Frame, or Short Green. A _ good pickling
variety and for medium-sized pickles for slicing.
Pkt Sicts Oz. 10mcts. 4 libs 301ets.5 Ibe pi.

Early Green Prolific, or Boston Pickling. Yields
a big crop and is valued for small as well as medium-
SHANE ONG IESE IPS Os, Or, OES, Villon Brey alloy a/c

Everbearing. A heavy yielder and comes very early.
If the fruits are kept gathered the vines will continue
bearing throughout the season. Fruits dark green.
Je Geely KGS OYA 1K) Clas VA Illy AieCeson dios. 7s ease

Davis Perfect Cucumber
Note how perfect in shape and few seeds—this is one of the best market varieties

| Cumberland. Very vigorous vines, which produce a

big crop of fine Cucumbers of a rich, pea-green color.
Pktesactse OZ.) LOnGcts:. 4 be sO cts lb. pa.

Cool and Crisp. An extremely early strain of White
Spine: Pkt. 5 cts:, oz; 1oVets-, “ib: 25;cts:, lb: 75 ets:

Japanese Climbing. These should be given a trellis
or pole. The fruits are 12 to 16 inches long. The
skin is smooth, dark green, turning to brown and is
netted when ripe. Flesh white, crisp and mild. Pkt.
SAGES OZ ml 5uCts. al. 5O7CES: lb: pl.50:

Gherkin, or Burr. A small prickly variety used for
pickles only. Pkt. 5c., oz. 15c., 4lb. 5oc., lb. $1.50.

One ounce will produce
about 5,000 plants

CELERY ( Sellerie)

_ My Celery seed is of that same high standard of quality required for high-class trade, and means the highest
prices and quickest sales to the gardeners who use it.

Schell’s New Yellow As Gold. Positively the finest and purest, rich golden yellow Celery
oo — grown. There are a great many strains of Yellow Self-Blanch-

ing Celery, some are good, some are very undesirable. This New Yellow as Gold is a private stock which
cannot be surpassed. I urge you to try it out alongside of any strain offered by any seedsman and let itprove
itself. It has that rich, nutty flavor and its handsome color makes’ it a quick seller. Very short crop again
this year. Pkt. 15 cts., 4go0z. 50 cts., oz. $1, 4b. $3.50, lb. $12,

White Plume. Very early and easily blanched. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., 4lb.
OSicts:, Iba S107 5.

Golden Self-Blanching (French). The finest standard strain of self-blanching.
PK EOLCtS OZ 75 CLS eAlbs pas lb. 10:

Giant Paseal. Very large, thick, solid, crisp and of a rich, nutty flavor. A good
keeping green Celery. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., 4lb. 65 cts., lb. $1.75.

Winter Queen. A very thick, solid stock with a great deal of heart; excellent
quality and a good keeper. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., 4lb. 65 cts., lb. $1.75.
Columbia. An early maturing sort unsurpassed in shape and quality. The
plant is of medium height but very stocky and heavy. The stalks are thick,
almost round, resembling in shape those of Giant Pascal; the color has in it
more of the rich yellow tint of Golden Self-Blanching, which variety it resembles
very much in appearance when trimmed and bunched for the market. Pkt.

5 ECtS OZ 5 Cts., 4lbe Sine lbs $3250;

Boston Market. Solid, half-round, green stalks, blanching white; crisp and
tender; dwarf and robust. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., 4lb. 65 cts., Ib. $1.75.
Dwarf Golden Heart. Large heart, solid, round stalks, blanching golden yellow,

crisp and fine; a good keeper. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., 4lb. 65 cts., lb. $1.75.

Schumacher. Very solid and crisp and a rich, nutty flavor; hearts are large and
firm and yellow as gold. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., 4lb. 65 cts., lb. $1.75.

Evans’ Triumph. A very fine, large, solid green Celery of the best quality.
Pkt. 5. ctsy10z. 20.cts., !4lb. 65 cés., Ib. $175.

New Rose. An excellent keeper. The color is a beautiful shade of rose and, like
all red Celeries, of exceptionally fine flavor; solid, crisp and stringless. Pkt.
Bers aOZa20. Cis-, lip. O5-cts., ID. pie 75.

Pink Plume. Same as White Plume, except that the stalks are tinged with pink.
Richly flavored and a good keeper. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., 41b. 65 cts., lb. $1.75.

Pern Magnificent. Large ribbed; immense hearts; grows about as large as Winter

ery Queen. An excellent keeper. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 40 cts., Mlb. $1.25, Ib. $5.

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Yellow As Gold Cel

10 Walter S. Schell, 1307-1309 Market Street, Harrisburg, Pa.

One quart will plant 200
hills; ro quarts to acre

SWEET CORN eision

If ordered by mail, add 10 cts. to price of pts. and 15 cts. to price of qts. for postage

MY SWEET CORN IS ALL CAREFULLY SELECTED,
GILT-EDGE STOCK, TIPPED AND BUTTED
Premo. The earliest Sweet Corn in cultivation. Pt. 15 cts., qt. 25 cts., 2 qts. 45
cts., 4 qts. 70 cts., pk. $1.25, bus. $4.50.
Adams Extra Early Dwarf. Can be planted very early, is not a Sweet Corn, but

Early Minnesota.

Early Evergreen.

Mammoth Early.
Golden Bantam.

Country Gentleman.

Stowell’s Evergreen.

Early Red Cory.
Perry’s Hybrid.

Black Mexican.

Henderson’s Sugar.

Stowell’s Evergreen—Gilt-
edge Seed

Peep O’Day.

CELERIAC, or TURNIP-
ROOTED CELERY (noller Selterie)

Large Smooth. Turnip-shaped roots, highly esteemed
either cooked for flavoring soup or sliced and used as
asalad. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., 4lb. 50 cts., lb. $1.50.

CHERVIL

Fine Curled. Leaves are used for flavoring soups and
stews and for garnishing. Pkt. 5 cts.. oz. 10 cts., 41b.
25 cts., lb. 75 cts.

COLLARDS (Skatterfopt)

One ounce will produce about 3,000 plants
Southern Giant. Used in the South as a substitute
for Cabbage: Pikt-.5c:, 02. Loc. “lb. 25¢;,) 1b. SOc.

CORN SALAD, or FETTICUS
(Stectjalat)

| Three ounces will sow a row 100 feet long
Hardy little plants grown for late fall, winter and
spring use as a lettuce. Sow seed in August or Sep-
tember. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 4lb. 25 cts., lb. 60 cts.

CRESS (Garten and Brunnen Kress)
Extra Curled, or Pepper Grass. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10
cts., 144lb. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts.
True Water Cress. Pkt. 5c., 0z. 25c.,141b. 75c., lb. $2.50.

A very fine, early variety, good-sized ear.
ZOUCtS.,, 2 GtsSs 35.CtS- 04 Ges. O5 Clos s pkey gree 5) DUSs paesO:
Almost as large as Stowell’s Evergreen and ripens ten days
earlier. Pt. I0 cts., qt. 20 cts., 2 qts. 35 cts., 4 qts. 65 cts., pk. $1:25, bus. $3.50.
The largest-eared second-early Corn.
iGba(Sq Jette 1) dso, Chen ey use, B Giese ZIG Cesa, “1 Gish SO Gesiy jolles HMDS, lobe Hae
Very large ears and very sweet.
qts. 65 cts., pk. $1.25, bus. $3.50.
Extra-early. Small ears.
2 qts. 45 cts., 4 qts. 80 cts., pk. $1.50, bus.

Kendel’s Early Giant.

Deep grains, zigzag rows; exceedingly sweet.
in about 90 days. Pt. 15 cts., qt. 25c., 2 qts. 45c., 4 qts. 80c., pk. $1.25, bus. $a.
Mammoth Late. Very large ears and deep grains. Pt. 10 cts., qt. 20 cts., 2 qts.
35 cts., 4 qts. 65 cts., pk. $1.25, bus. $3.50.
White Evergreen. Large ears, grains snow-white. Matures about a week earlier
than Stowell’s. Pt. 1oc., qt. 20c., 2 qts. 35c., 4 qts. 65c., pk. $1.25, bus. $3.50.
The best late or main-crop Corn; large ears, deep grains
of the best quality. My stock of this is exceptionally fine, and it cost me consider-
ably more to have it closely selected, butted and tipped. It is worth very much
more to you than ordinary seed sold at 10, 15 and 20 cts. per qt.
pare the seed you will agree with me.
Corn all summer. Pt. 15c., qt. 25c., 2 qts. 45c., 4 qts. 80c., pk. $1.50, bus. $4.50.
A very early variety, with good-sized ears.
EOL CUS. {Gite ZONCES=s 12, GLESH 35e CUS GES HOS nCtSH) pke pi 25s nus. pae50s
Very early and large ear; of finest quality.
variety. Pt. 10 cts., qt. 20 cts., 2 qts. 35 cts., 4 qts. 65 cts., pk. $1.25, bus. $3.50.
Grains are black. Pt. 15 cts., qt. 25 cts., 2 qts. 45 cts.
Nonesuch. A good second-early, very much like Perry’s Hybrid. Pt. Io cts.,
qt. 20 cts., 2 qts. 35 cts., 4 qts. 65 cts., pk. $1.25, bus. $3.50.
Large-eared, late variety. Pt. 10 cts., qt. 20 cts., 2 qts.
35 cts., 4 qts. 65 cts., pk. $1.25, bus.
Metropolitan. Large, handsome ears; very early. Pt. Io cts., qt. 20 cts., 2 qts.,
35 cts., 4 qts. 65 cts., pk. $1.25, bus. $3.50.
Shakers’ Early. Second-early; large ears; white grains.
2 qts. 35 cts., 4 qts. 65 cts., pk. $1.25, bus.
One of the very earliest; very sweet, delicate flavor.
qt. 35 cts., 2 qts. 60 cts., 4 qts. $1, pk. $1.50, bus. $5.
Golden Queen and White Rice Pop Corn. Pt. 15 cts., qt. 25 cts.

is classed with Sweet Corn and therefore sold as such. Pt. 10 cts., qt. 20 cts.,
2 qts. 30 Ccts., 4 qts. 50 cts., pk. 85 cts., bus. $3.25.

Large Early Adams, or Burlington.
grows taller, ears are a trifle larger and is not quite so early. Pt. 10 cts., qt.
20 cts., 2 qts. 30 cts., 4 qts. 50 cts., pk. 85 cts., bus. $3.25.

Crosby’s Extra-Early Sugar.
ZOWCESs, 2eGESH 5 ClSeWANGESH OF Gls np i<s soil 25 DIGS

The same kind of Corn as the above, but

Medium size and very sweet. Pt. 10 cts., qt.
$3.50.

Pes sE5 ets eae

My seed is very
Pt nos cts: qits.20 cts. 94

Very sweet. Pt. 15 cts., qt. 25 cts.,
$4.50.

Matures

If you com-
Make a planting every two weeks for

Very sweet. Pt.
A good market

$3.50.

Pt. 10 cts., qt. 20 cts.,

$3.50.
Pt. 20 cts.,

DANDELION (Pardeblum )

One ounce will sow a row 100 feet long

Sow early in spring, keep clean of weeds and the fol-
lowing spring the leaves will be fit to cut.
Improved Large-Leaved. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts.,
Vy Ib. $1, lb. $3.50.

EGGPLANT (Gierpflanje)

One ounce will produce about 1,000 plants

Black Beauty. One of the best Eggplants in culti-
vation. Two weeks earlier than New York Improved.
Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts., 4b. $1, lb. $3.50.

New York Improved Spineless. The standard va-
riety. Pkt. 5 cts:, oz. 25 cts., Alb: 75 cts., lb. $2.75-

ENDIVE ( Gnbivie)

One ounce will sow a row about 200 feet long

estes Curled. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 4lb. 30 cts.,

Ib. $1.

White Curled. Pkt. 5c., oz. 10c., 14lb. 30c., lb. $1.

Broad-Leaved Batavian. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 4b.
BO ten lls shif.

Winter Golden Heart.
large white hearts and broad stems.
oz. 15 cts., 4b. 40 cts., lb. $1.25.

Beautifully fringed leaves;
IRKty AS aiCises

Walter S. Schell’s Quality Seeds for the Market-Gardener

Salamander and

LETTUCE (Lattich, oder Garten Salad)

May King Lettuce

rl

=

One ounce will produce
about 2,000 plants

My Lettuce seed is of the highest quality as required for critical trade
Schell’s Hot- Weather Head Lettuce. *" early variety producing good-sized, tightly formed

heads, very tender and delicious. The inside is a rich,

creamy white and the outside a light green. The great value of this variety is its ability to resist the extreme

heat of summer longer than other varieties without going to seed and without burning.

ylb. 75c., lb. $2.50.

Big Boston. Gardeners’ special stock. One of the
best forcing varieties and is fine for outside both in
early spring and fall. Very large heads. Pkt. 5 cts.,
oz. 15 cts., 4lb. 40 cts., lb. $1.25.

Early Curled Simpson, or Silesia. Loose, curly
leaves; fine for cutting. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 4]b.
30 cts., Ib. $1.

Early Spreckled Dutch Butter.
summer variety; stands the heat well.
oz. 10 cts., 4lb. 30 cts., lb. $1.

Large heads, good
Pkt? 5 ects:

Grand Rapids. The leading forcing variety for under |

glass or outside.
head but large, rich, light green leaves with curled
edges. Very fine. Pkt. 5c., oz. 15c., 141b. 40c., lb. $1.25.

Perfect. Large-heading summer Lettuce, grows quick
and forms a rich, buttery head. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15
cts., 4lb. 45 cts., lb. $1.25.

Hanson. Large head; straight leaf; an old favorite.
Pkt, 51cts:,.07- 10'cts:2 241b- 30. cts:, Ib: $4.

Giant Crystal Head. Forms the largest head of
all Lettuces, crisp and tender; very fine for early
summer. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., 1441b. 35 cts., lb. $1.25.

May King. This is practically the earliest head Let-
tuce. Is a very quick grower, heads are very large
and light green. The inside a rich buttery yellow.
I recommend this to all for market or home garden.
Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., 4lb. 35 cts., Ib. $1.25.

Morse. Large curled leaves, very tender. Pkt. 5 cts.,

oz. 10 cts., 4lb. 30 cts., Ib. $1.

Prizehead. Large, loose heads, tinged with brown.
Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 41b. 30 cts., lb. $1.

Salamander. An excellent variety for early spring,
summer or fall. Large, light green heads of finest
quality. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 4lb. 30 cts., Ib. $1.

Deacon. Stands the heat well. Heads are large and
often as solid as cabbage; very fine. Pkt. 5 cts.. oz.
10 cts., 41b. 30 cts., lb. $1.

Wonderful, or New York. Forms very large heads
with crimpled outside leaves and a golden yellow
heart. Stands the heat well. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. Io cts.,
Y4lb. 30 cts., Ib. $1.

Zero. The perfect head, the crisp and delicious quality,
make this a very desirable variety. Pkt. 5 cts., oz.
15 cts., 4lb. 40 cts., Ib. $1.50.

Grows very quick; does not forma |

‘Brittle Ice.

PRE4c.. O22 256;

All the Year Round. An excellent medium-sized
head Lettuce; may be grown for early spring, sum-
mer or fall. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 14lb. 30c., Ib. $1.

Black-Seeded Simpson. Produces a mass of light
green, curly leaves, nearly double the size of the Early
Curled Simpson. Very fine. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts.,
“lb. 30 cts., lb. $1.

Boston Market, or White-Seeded Tennis Ball.
Early, small, compact heads; good forcing variety.
Pkt. 5 cts:; oz. 10 cts., 41b- 30: cts:,, Ib: $1:

California Cream Butter. Very large solid heads:
the inside of which are a beautiful, rich, creamy
white. A fine market sort. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. I0 cts.,
lb. 30 cts., Ib. $1.

Crisp as Ice. Large handsome heads, solid, crisp and
tender. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 4lb. 30 cts., Ib. $1.

The heads are tightly folded, 6 to 8
inches in diameter; blanch to a silvery white and are
crisp and brittle like celery. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. Io cts.,
i4lb. 30 cts., lb. $1.

Denver Market. Very curly, loose heads; tender and
delicious; good for forcing or outside. Pkt. 5 cts.,
oz. 10 cts., 141b. 30 cts., lb. $1.

Early White Cabbage. Closely formed heads; fine
flavor. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 4lb. 30 cts., Ib. $1.

Golden Queen. Very early. Small golden yellow

heads; fine forcing variety. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts.,
lb. 40 cts., lb. $1.25.
Giant White Cos, or Celery Lettuce. Called Ro-

maine salad. Grows upright. Valued for its crisp,
mild flavor during summer. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. I0 cts.,
4b. 30 cts., lb. $1.

Iceberg. It matters not whether grown to a head in
early spring or the hottest days of summer, the leaves
are always crisp and tender. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts.,
lb. 30 cts., lb. $1.

Silver Ball. Solid silvery white heads. Pkt. 5

to cts., 141b. 30 cts., lb. $1.
One ounce will sowa

LEEK (Yauch ) row 150 feet long

Large American, or London Flag. Large, thick stems.
PETS Cisse, OZ. Scts:.. 24 1b.20 cts... 1D: pt

Monstrous Carentan. Large, broad, flat leaves. Pkt.
5 cts., oz. 15 cts., 4b. 30 cts., lb. $1.

cts., OZ.

1 Walter S. Schell, 1307-1309 Market Street, Harrisburg, Pa.

MUSKMELON

I ounce will plant 50 hills; 2 to 3 pounds per acre

A trial will convince you that my high-
quality seed produces a superior crop of
melons.

Schell’s New ‘‘Dee-Licious.’’ The
name tells it all. It is delicious, rich,
sweet, deep-fleshed, just the right size
for table use; salmon-fleshed solid,
rich meat from the very small seed
cavity to the rind; yields tremendously;
in every respect an ideal melon. (See
illustration.) Pkt. 5 cts., 4oz. 15 cts.,
Oz. 25 cts. Alb. 750ctss, Ibag3:

Emerald Gem. In my judgment this is
one of the best yellow or salmon-fleshed
Melons; sweet and delicious. Very
prolific, and always sells on the mar-
ety ee ec, On us Ciss, Alloy 2
Gist alba pies.

Jenny Lind. The earliest green-fleshed
variety. The fruits are small, but
very sweet and luscious. Pkt. 5 cts.,
oz. 10 cts., \4lb. 30 cts., lb. 90 cts.

Extra-Early Hackensack. Large Mel-
ons, green flesh; very fine. Pkt. 5 cts.,
oz. 10 cts., 4lb. 30 cts., lb. 90 cts.

Large Hackensack. About ten days
later than the above,
but larger. Round,
with flattened ends;
very productive. Pkt.
S&S OS O% IO Cisco,
M4lb. 30 cts., lb. 9oc.

Rocky Ford. One of
the favorite green-
fleshed Melons; me-
dium in size, very
prolific and of the
most delicious flavor.
PKts 51cts., OZ, 10 Cts,
4lb. 30 cts., lb. 9oc.

Paul Rose. Salmon
flesh. A cross between
Netted Gem = and
Miller’s Cream. A\l-
most round; flesh deep and firm and
very sweet and luscious. Pkt. 5 cts.,
oz. 10 cts., 4b. 30 cts., lb. 90 cts.

Burrell’s Gem. Salmon flesh. Shape
oval; skin is a rather dark green; the
rind thin; flesh very thick and of the
most delicious juicy flavor. It almost
melts in the mouth. Pkt. 5 cts., oz.
Ts cts., 4ib. 40 cts. 1b. $1.25,

Schell’s New “DeezLicious” Melon

Hackensack Muskmelon

Miller’s Cream. Sal-
mon flesh; very fine;
ao -ereat ha wore e-
Fruits are large and
round, light green;
skin netted. Pkt. 5
Cts:,_0z. 10 cts:, Alb.
30 cts., lb. 90 cts.

Tip Top. One of the
best of the salmon-
fleshed varieties. A
big yielder. Fruits
are large and of deli-
cious quality. Pkt.
5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 4lb.
30 cts., lb. 90 cts.

Banana. Salmon flesh. Melons are very
large and thin and of delicious quality.
Pkt. 5c., oz. 15c., 41b. 4oc., lb. $1.25.

Golden Netted Gem. Green flesh. One
of the grandest green-fleshed melons.
Shape is oval, almost round; skin is
light golden yellow, netted. Flesh light
green, melting and delicious. Pkt. 5c.,
OZ 10 “lb sOce alia pie

Long Island Beauty. Green flesh.
Melons are very large, flattened, heav-
ily ribbed. Very handsome and the
finest quality. I recommend it highly.
Rk, GCS: Oza LON Cisse 41D SOReES:,
lb. 90 cts.

KALE, or BORECOLE
(Gruner ober Blatterfobl )

One ounce will produce about 5,000 plants

Dwarf Siberian. Of dwarf growth.
Leaves are large and broad and slightly
curled at the edges. Pkt. 5 cts., Oz.
10 cts., %4lb. 20 cts., lb. 50 cts.

Dwarf Green Curled Scotch, or Dwarf
German. The leaves are very curly,
bright green, tender and delicate flavor.
Pkt. 5ucts:, Oz. Lovcts:, Alb. 20ncts;,
lb. 50 cts.

KOHLRABI (Soblrabi)

One ounce will sow a row about 200 feet long

Early White Vienna. The most popular
variety. Pkt. 5 cts., 02Z. 15 cts., 24lb.
50 cts., lb. $1.50.

Early Purple Vienna. Pkt. 5 cts., 0Z.
15 cts., 4lb. 50 cts., lb. $1.50.

Walter S. Schell’s Quality Seeds for the Market-Gardener 13

WATERMELON (Wafjer Melone )

New W atermelon Tom Watson. The melons are oblong, 18 to 24 inches long and 10 to 14
inches in diameter, averaging fifty to sixty pounds each. The

flesh is a deep red, of the most delicious quality and extends close to the rind. The rind is dark green and
very strong. This variety has proven its great value and should be grown by every melon grower. Pkt.
FOES OZ Hs CLcs, 4b: 40) CEs. Ib: pi.

One ounce will plant 30 hills;
4 to 5 pounds to the acre

Iceberg. Large, thick, oval mel-
ons. Skin dark green, with
lighter stripes. Sweet, sugary
flavor. Black seed which allows
early planting. Pkt. 5 cts., oz.
10 cts., 4I1b. 20 cts., lb. 65 cts.

Kentucky Wonder. Large, dark
green melons of best quality.
Am old] tavorite., | Pkt...5 “cts,
@z. 10) ets., 14lbs 20) ets.,. Ib. O5c:

Harris Earliest. One of the best
extra-early melons; fruits are
oval, dark green with broad
light stripes; flesh sweet and
delicious. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts.,
Vile 25) Ces als 5 (ets.

Dixie. Oblong. 18 to 24 inches
long; skin dark green, with light
stripes; flesh bright red and of
finest. quality. "Pkt 45\~cts:,
oz. 10 cts., 4b. 20 cts., lb. 65c.

Cuban Queen. Large, oblong;
finest quality; skin striped. Pkt
5.02, LOC. lbs 20C., Ib. O5¢.

Jumbo. Large, handsome, round
melons; dark green skin; flesh of
finest quality. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. Io
cts., 14lb. 20 cts., lb. 65 cts.

Kleckley Sweets Watermelons

Kleckley Sweets. The sweetest of all Watermelons;
shape is oval; color dark green. Very thin rind. Pkt.
5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 4b. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts.

Mcelver’s Wonderful Sugar. A long, striped melon
(often 2 feet in length), of the finest quality. Pkt.
5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 4]b. 20 cts., lb. 65 cts.

Round Dark Icing. Shape round; flesh pink; sweet
and melting. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 41b. 20c., lb. 65c.

Fordhook Early. The earliest large-fruited melon;
almost round; dark green; flesh bright red, crisp and
sweet. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 4Ib. 20 cts., lb. 65 cts.

Halbert Honey. One of the best
melons grown. The fruits are
long, blunt at both ends; skin a rich, glossy green; the
flesh a beautiful crimson; quality most delicious; very
PLOlitic s Eke. 5 Cts,,.074 TO ets. 14lbs 20 cts., Ibs 65e:
Gray Monarch. A long melon; skin mottled very light
green; flesh is a deep red and very fine. The melons
have sometimes weighed fifty to sixty pounds. Pkt.
RECkS...0Z4 1O.cts:,, 4b. 20 cts.; Ib. 65 cts.
Florida Favorite. A large oblong melon, with dark
green skin; excellent flavor. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts.,
VYlb. 20 cts., lb. 65 cts.

' Colorado Preserving Citron. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts.

One ounce will sow a row 100 feet long; sow 5 to 7 lbs. per
acre for large Onions, or about 50 lbs. for sets

ONIONS (Siwiebel )

My Onion seed is positively the highest quality grown

SCHELL’S SPECIAL QUALITY STRAIN OF YELLOW GLOBE DANVERS ONION. Do not confuse
this with the regular Yellow Globe Danvers, it is en-
tirely different. This special quality strain of my Yellow
Globe Danvers grows to twice the size of the regular best
strain of Ohio Yellow Globe. On rich soil the Onions will
grow enormous and will weigh from one and one-half to
two and one-half poundseach. The flavor is delicious and very
mild; the flesh is pure white, the skin yellow the same as
the other Danvers. This new Quality Strain of Yellow
Globe Danvers must not be confused with the Giant
Gibraltar Onion, which is also large, but an entirely dif-
ferent Onion, it being straw-colored like Prizetaker, more
globular in shape and does not keep so well. Pkt. I0 cts.,
Oz. 30 cts:, J4lb: Sr, Ib. $3.25.

Ohio Yellow Globe. A perfect globe-shaped strain of
Yellow Danvers; a good keeper, the variety used most by
market-gardeners. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., 4lb. 40 cts.,
Ib. $1.25., 10 lbs. at $1 per lb.

Large White Globe. Best for large white Onions. Pkt.
5 cts., oz. 20 cts., 4lb. 60 cts., lb. $2; 10 lbs. at $1.90 per lb.

Prizetaker. Produces mammoth Onions from seed if grown
on trich soil Pe. srctst, oz. E5 cts, 14lb. A0 cts, lib; $1.25;
10 lbs. at $1 per lb.

White Silverskin. Fine for growing small Onion sets. Pkt.
5 cts., oz. 20 cts., 4lb. 60 cts., lb. $2; 10 Ibs. at $1.90 per Ib.

Yellow Globe Danvers. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., 4b. 40 cts.,
Ib. $1.25; 10 lbs. at $1 per Ib.

Flat Yellow Danvers. Pkt. 5c., oz. 1oc., 4lb. 30c., lb. $1.10.

Red Wethersfield. The standard red variety. Thick, flat-
tened Onions. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., 4lb. 50 cts., lb. $1.75.

Ohio Yellow Globe Danvers Onion
As produced from my seed

14 Walter S. Schell, 1307-1309 Market Street, Harrisburg, Pa.

A patch of White Silverskin Onions gro

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Mr. Matzinger says, ‘‘Your seed produced the finest crop of White Silverskin Onions I ever grew.”’

ONIONS, continued

Extra-Early Barletta, or White Queen.
small pickles. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., 41b. 50 cts., lb.

$1.60.

Fine for

Giant Gibraltar. Grow to an immense size; are globe-

shaped; mild and very attractive.
25 cts., 14lb. 80 cts., lb. $2.50.

Mammoth Silver King.
Onions mature quickly
and on rich soil are often
5 to 7 inches in diameter
and weigh two to three
pounds. Pkt. 5 cts., oz.
Ag cts., Mlb. 60 cts., lb.

2.

Southport Red Globe.
The handsomest and
most richly colored of
all red Onions. Pkt. 5
Cis, OA 20 CiSs, MLD.
50 cts., lb. $1.75.

White Pearl. Extra-early,
round, white, fine. Pkt.
iy Ctse, OZ. 25) Cts., Alb. 75. Cts.) LD. p2.2)5:

Egyptian, or Tree Onions. The young
sets grow on top of the stalks and
these are parted and planted in
the fall for early spring Onions. Ot.
12 cts. (by mail 25 cts.), bus. $2.50.

Onion Sets

I make a specialty of fancy, recleaned
and hand-picked Onion Sets.

Yellow. Ot. 10 cts. (20 cts. if sent by
mail). Ask for my _ special bushel
price.

White. Ot. 12 cts. (25 cts. if sent by
mail). Ask for my special bushel
price.

OKRA, or GUMBO
(Gffbarer Gibifdh)

White Velvet. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts.,
Yb. 20 cts., lb. 50 cts.

For FIELD SEEDS
Corn, Oats, Clover, Alfalfa, Millet,
see page 28

Clear silvery white.

German Parsley

Grown by Mr. Jacob Lutz,
trucker, Linglestown, Pa.

[MUSTARD (Geni): One cstcc wilicve 2 cow

White London. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 4lb. 20 cts.,

lb. 50 cts.
PIG, 5 OES OZ. MUSHROOM SPAWN
These | In bricks. One brick will cover a bed 6 feet by 6

feet. 25 cts. each; 30 cts.
by mail; full directions with
each order.

PARSLEY

(Peterfilie)
One ounce will sow a row 100
feet long
Sehell’s Beauty. This

Parsley is so extremely

curled and of such a rich,

fresh green color that its

beautiful appearancecom-

pels those who see it to

punchasenit. | Pktin5, CLs., 502.0 20,CES:

Ylb. 60 cts., lb. $2.

Moss Curled. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts.,
lb. 20 cts., lb. 50 cts.

Fine Double Curled. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10
cts., 4lb. 20 cts., lb. 50 cts.

Plain. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 4lb. 20
cts., lb. 50 cts.

Triple Curled. Handsome, dwarf and
compact; very curly and crimped. Pkt.
5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 41b. 20 cts., lb. 50c.

German. The roots are shaped like a
parsnip and are used for flavoring soups.
Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., 4lb. 35c., lb. $1.

PARSNIP (ajtinate)

One ounce will sow a row 150 feet long

Improved Hollow Crown. My stock
of this popular variety is a very true
type, much in favor with the gardeners.
Pkt. 5c., oz. 15c., 44lb. 35c., lb. 8oc.

Maltese. A new snow-white Parsnip,
very fine. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 44lb.
25 cts., lb. 60 cts. 5

Thick-Neck Hollow Crown. Pkt. 5c.,
oz. 10 cts., 4b. 20 cts., lb. 50 cts.

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PEPPERS
( Byeffer )

One ounce will produce 1,000
plants

The perfect Pepper for the
market-gardener. A beautiful,
attractive shape, which makes it
sell on sight, while its superior
quality, sweet as an apple, backs
up its attractive appearance. It
is the most prolific Pepper ever
grown in this locality. The photo-
graph shows a specimen plant
with 38 perfect fruits on it. They
do not all yield this large number,
yet this gives you an idea of the
tremendous yielding possibilities
of this new Quality Pepper.
Pkt. 10 cts, oz. 60 cts., 4b. $2.25,
Ib. $8.

Chinese Giant. The largest
sweet Pepper ever grown. The
flesh is thick, very mild and

HR, M«F fey

Schell’s New Quality Pepper

A prominent grower, who grows a large

Walter S. Schell’s Quality Seeds for the Market-Gardener 15

Ruby King. A very popular
variety; bright red; 4 to 6
inches long; mild. Pkt. 5c.,
oz. 20c., 4lb. 60c., Ib. $2.

Ruby Giant. This is a cross
between Ruby King and Chi-
nese Giant, and grows very
large. Is shaped like Ruby
King. Pkt.5 ets:, Oz725-Cts.,
l4lb. 90 cts., Ib. $3.

Neapolitan. Without question
this is the earliest and one of
the most productive of all
large, mild Peppers. Pkt.
5 Cts: OZ. 25 cts. Yalb: 60c:,
Ib. $2.

Large Bell, or Bull Nose.
Sweet-flavored, early and
prolific: “Pkt. 5" cts:, oz. 20c.,
lglb. 50 cts., lb. $1.75.

Long Red Cayenne. Thetrue
hot Pepper. Pkt. 5 cts., oz.
20 cts., 41b. 60 cts., Ib. $2.

Golden Queen. The largest
sweet yellow Pepper. Pkt.
5c., oz. 20c., YIb. 60c., Ib. $2.

Red Cherry. Shaped like cher-
ries. Used for pickles. Pkt.

sweet. Pkt. Io cts., 0z. 40 cts., acreage of peppers, said: ‘‘Your Quality Pep- 5 cts., 0z. 20 cts., 74lb.
lb. $1.25, lb. $4. per is the Pepper for the market-gardener.”’ 60 cts., lb. $2.
, ae One ounce will plant 25 hills;
PUMPKINS (Groffe-Rurbis ) 3 pounds to the acre
Large Cheese. Flat. One of the best varieties for the | Tennessee Sweet Potato. Bell-shaped. Fine for

family garden. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 4lb. 20 cts., |

lb. 60 cts.

Connecticut, or Large Field. For feeding stock.
Oz. 5 cts., }4lb. 10 cts., Ib. 25 cts., 10 lbs. or more 20 | Golden Oblong.

cts. per lb.

Mammoth Potiron, or Jumbo.
Pumpkins. Fine quality. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. ro cts., 4|b.

30, cts; 1D. 25.

Golden Cushaw, or Crookneck. The best yellow
Crookneck Pumpkin. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 4lb.

20 cts., lb. 65 cts.

The largest of all

pies. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 4lb. 20 cts., lb. 65 cts.

Green-Striped Cushaw. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 41b.

20 cts., lb. 65 cts.

Grows I5 to 20 inches long and

about 8 to 10 inches in diameter. Skin is rich yellow;

flesh light yellow and of finest flavor. Pkt. 5 cts.,
oz. 10 cts., 144lb. 20 cts., lb. 65 cts.

Japanese Pie. Similar to the Cushaw. A Crookneck

|

variety. The skin is a deep green with dark stripes;
flesh a deep yellow; very fine. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts.,

l4lb. 20 cts., lb. 65 cts.

SALSIFY (Vegetable Oyster)
(Hater Wurzel)

One ounce will plant a row 50 feet long

The best variety. |
Pkt. 5.cts:, oz, 10: cts., 44!b.. 30 cts., Ib: $2.

Mammoth Sandwich Island.

RHUBARB ROOTS

Victoria. It is far more satisfactory to set out roots than

prices.

plant the seed, for a crop may be had from roots after
one season. I can furnish extra-fine roots. Ask for

16 Walter S. Schell, 1307-1309 Market Street, Harrisburg,

Pa.

tions of soil and weather. Rich soil produces more growth.

If ordered to sent by mail, add 10 cts. to the price of pints and
of quarts for postage

Cts.,, Gt. 50°Cts:, 2.qts. $1, 4 qts. $2) pik. $4, Dus. S15.
Pt. 15 cts., qt. 30 cts., 2 qts. 55 cts, 4.qts. $1, pk. $1.75, bus.

4 qts. $1, pk. $1.75, bus. $7.

Sixty-three days from planting to first picking. Pt.
20¢., qt. 40c., 2qts. 75c., 4 qts. $1.50, pk. $3, bus. $10.

Bliss Everbearing. One of the best main-crop Peas.
Pods are 3 to 4 inches long and well-filled. Very
prolific. Plants grow 2% feet high. About 80 days
from planting to picking. Pt. 15 cts., qt. 30 cts.,
2 qts: 55 cts., 4 qts. $1, pk. $2, bus. $7.

Stratagem. I consider this the finest of all late Peas.
It grows only 18 to 24 inches high, and yields tre-
mendously. Pods are very large and filled to the
ends. The quality is extra fine. Eighty days from
planting to picking. Pt. 20 cts., qt. 35 cts., 2 dts.
65 cts., 4 qts. $1.10, pk. $2, bus. $7.

Alaska. One of the very earliest, sometimes called
the Earliest of All. Pods are small but they are borne
in wonderful profusion. Vines grow 2 to 24% ft. Pt.
15c., qt. 25c., 2 qts. 50c., 4 qts. $1, pk. $1.75, bus. $6.50.

Premium Gem, or Little Gem. Delicious Peas
crowded tight into pods 24% to 3 inches long. Very
prolific. Vines grow only 12 to 15 inches high. Pt. 20
cts., qt. 35 cts., 2 qts. 65 cts., 4 qts. $1, pk. $2, bus. $7.

Advancer. Long, broad pods produced abundantly.
Vines grow about 2% feet. Pt. 20cts., qt. 35 cts., 2 qts. 65 cts., 4
ats. $1, pk. $1.75, bus. $6.50.

American Wonder. Extremely dwarf growth, only 8 to Io
inches high. The Peas are highly flavored. Pt. 15 cts., qt. 30
cts., 2 qts. 60 cts., 4 qts. $1, pk. $1.75, bus. $6.50.

Dwarf Champion. A dwarf-growing strain of the old popular
Champion of England. It grows only 2 feet high and has all
the good qualities of its parent. Pods are 3 inches long. Pt. 15

Z cts., qt. 30 cts., 2 qts. 60 cts., 4 qts. $1, pk. $1.75, bus. $6.50.

Mammoth Luscious )warf Telephone, or Carter’s Daisy. Vines grow 114 feet. Pods
Sugar Pea are large. Pt. I5 cts., qt. 30 cts., 2 qts. 60 cts., 4 qts. $1, pk.
The biggest and best of all $1.75, bus. $6.50.
Sugar Peas. Crop veryshort Ameer. Very early and prolific. Vines grow about 1) feet high
and are covered with fine pods. Pt. 20 cts., qt. 40 cts., 2 qts.
75 cts., 4 qts. $1.50, pk. $2.50, bus. $8.50.

Masterpiece. Just as early as Gradus and the Peas are just as large but the pods are smaller,
yet better filled and borne in greater profusion. Vines grow 2) feet high. Pt. 25 cts.,
qt. 50 cts., 2 qts. $1, 4 qts. $2, pk. $4, bus. $15.

Alderman. A new variety of the late Telephone type. The pods are of the largest size
and finest quality. The vines grow 3 to 4 feet high. A valuable variety for late market.
Pt. 20 cts., qt. 35 cts., 2 qts. 65 cts., 4 qts. $1, pk. $2, bus. $7.

Champion of England. A well-known standard late Pea. Grows 4 to 5 feet. The Dwarf
Champion described above is a more desirable Pea, an improvement over this one. Pt.
15 cts., qt. 25 cts., 2 qts. 50 cts., 4 qts. $1, pk.$1.75, bus. $6.50.

Telephone. Immensely productive and of the finest quality. Grows 3 to 4 feet high and
requires 71 days. Pt. 15 cts., qt. 30 cts., 2 qts. 60 cts., 4 qts. $1, pk. $1.75, bus. $6.50.
Dwarf White Marrowfat. Superior to Black-Eye Marrowfat. Pt. 15 cts., qt. 25 cts.,

2 qts. 45 cts., 4 qts. 75 cts., pk. $1.25, bus. $4.50.

SUGAR PEAS

Dwarf Gray Sugar Peas. Pt. 15 cts., qt. 30cts., 2 qts. 60 cts., 4 qts. $1, pk. $1.75, bus. $6.50.
Mammoth Melting Sugar Peas. I would rather not sell this variety. Sometimes it proves
a good crop but more often it shows a tendency to run back to its parent hull Pea and
folks think, of course, the seed was mixed. I urge all my customers to grow my Mam-
moth Luscious; grandest of all Sugar Peas. Pt. 15c., qt. 30c., 4 qts. $1.15, pk. $2, bus. $7.
Mammoth Luscious Sugar Peas. Without exception the largest, sweetest, purest, most

. One quart will plant a row 100 feet long;
( €rbsen ) 2 bushels to the acre

Note.—The height to which.a Pea grows depends to a large extent on the condi-

15 cts. to the price

Gradus. The largest-podded extra-early Pea in cultivation. The flavor is delicious;
vines grow 2 to 3 feet; 55 days from planting to picking. Very short crop. Pt. 25

Market-Gardeners’ Extra-Early. The leading smooth-seeded extra-early Pea.
Pods are about 2) inches long; very hardy and a heavy aes Grows 2 feet high.

hs
Pedigree Extra-Early. A specially selected stock from Market-Gardeners’. Pods
filled up tight to the ends. Grows 2 feet high. Pt. 15 cts., qt. 30 cts., 2 qts. 55 cts.,

Thos. Laxton. Very fine. Matures as early as Gradus; the pods are almost as large,
are better filled and it yields heavier. I recommend it to all who grow for market;
it isa money-maker. Vines grow 2% feet high. Crop is very short, which accounts
for high prices. Pt. 25 cts., qt. 50 cts., 2 qts. $1, 4 qts. $2, pk. $4, bus. $15.

Nott’s Excelsior. One of the most desirable Peas for both the market-gardener and
the home garden, because of its delicious quality, even growth and productiveness.
Grows just 12 inches high and is covered with well-filled pods 214 to 3 inches long.

desirable of all Sugar Peas. While they cost more than other varieties, you will be pleased Thos. Laxton Pea
that you paid more after growing them. Pt. 25 cts., qt. 50 cts., 2 qts. $1, 4 qts. $2, pk. Very large, extra-early

$4, bus. $15.

and of finest quality

Walter S. Schell’s Quality Seeds for the Market-Gardener 17

SEED POTATOES

HIGHEST QUALITY SEED POTATOES
GROWN FOR ME IN THE STATE OF MAINE

Every large Potato-grower knows that Maine produces the best seed Potatoes in the world. By reason of
its northern latitude, and the virgin soil in which the Potatoes are grown, they inherit those staple and vigorous

qualities which make them at once the best and
most valuable seed known.

My Seed Potatoes are gzrown in Maine by
special contract with one who has made Seed-
Potato growing a business for many years, and
who has the enviable reputation of producing the
handsomest, cleanest, truest type of northern-
grown Seed Potatoes that ever come to the
middle and southern markets for planting.

This high quality gave my customers most
satisfactory results last year. A number of my
customers found by actual test that the Maine
Seed Potatoes, planted under the same con-
ditions as their own home-grown Potatoes,
seemed to withstand the blight far better
because of their vigorous qualities.

Mr. W. H. Lenker, Linglestown, Pa., a large
wholesale grower, said: “‘Those were the finest
Irish Cobbler Potatoes I ever saw.” He is a
good judge of what Potatoes ought to be.

I have the following varieties to offer. All
are in bags, stamped with my grower’s original
trade-mark. Each bag contains 234 bus., or
165 lbs.

Irish Cobbler. Early; heavy yielder; good keeper.

Early Ohio. One of the best early varieties.

Money-Maker. Handsome, long white; big yielder;
main-crop.

Bliss’ Triumph. Extra-early, round, red; very fine.

Bovee (Genuine). One of the earliest; tubers oblong;
pink skin; big yielder.

Beauty of Hebron. Fine quality and a good producer.

Early Rose. The genuine Early Rose; a standard
variety.

Green Mountain. Medium-early; snow-white; gives
excellent results on all kinds of soil; very fine.

Gold Coin. Exceptionally heavy yielder; main-crop;
roundish oblong.

Rural New Yorker.
variety.

Well-known favorite; late

Early Harvest Potato

Sir Walter Raleigh. A standard late or main-crop.

Carman No. 8. Large, late; skin and flesh white;
finest quality; very prolific.

Quick Crop. Extra-early; flesh white; tubers medium
size.

Early Harvest. Exceedingly handsome, early, white
Potato; finest quality.

Rose of Erin. Very productive and excellent quality.

Early Perfection. Slightly flattened; blunt ends;
extra-early; immense yielder.

American Giant. One of the biggest yielders ever
grown. Long, white, smooth Potato. A favorite of
market-gardeners in New Jersey and Virginia.

Eureka. One of the best extra-early varieties; finest
quality.

Noroton Beauty, or Quick Lunch. Very early;
globular; pink markings.

Price, any of the above varieties $5 per sack
I booked a great many orders as early as last fall and the price of $5 (which is very low for this fine stock) is subject to
advance with the market, SO GET YOUR ORDER BOOKED NOW to be sure of the price—pay for them when delivered.

SWEET POTATO PLANTS

I make a specialty of an extra-fine selected strain
of the Big Jersey Yellow Sweet Potatoes. I furnish
the plants in any quantity. Ask for prices, stating how
many you want.

Early Ohio Potatoes

SPINACH (Spinat)

One 02. will sowa row 100 feet long; 12 lbs. to the acre

Long Standing. Large, crimped, thick, savoy-leaved.

Stands the heat well. One of the best for spring sow-
ing. Oz. 5 cts., 4b. 10 cts., Ib. 20 cts., 10 lbs.
at 15 cts. per lb.

Bloomsdale, or Savoy-Leaved. Leaves are
curled and wrinkled. Very fine for fall sowing.
The favorite of the market-gardener. Oz. 5
cts., Wb. 10 cts., lb. 20c., 10 Ibs. at 15c. per Ib.

Victoria. Heavy crimped, dark green leaves;
very fine for spring sowing; is very slow to run
to seed. Oz. 5 cts., 4lb. 10 cts., lb. 20 cts.,
10 lbs. at $15 cts. per Ib.

Long Season, or All Seasons. This can be
grown longer during early summer than any
other variety, standing the heat without
going to seed, much longer than any. Does not
grow so large but the quality is the finest. Oz.
5 cts. “4b. rovcts., lb. 20 cts., ro Ibs at-15
cts. per lb.

Prickly, or Winter. Oz. 5 cts., 4b. 10 cts., Ib.
20 cts., 10 lbs. at 15 cts. per lb.

New Zealand. Oz. 5 cts., 4lb. I0 cts., Ib.
20 cts:, 10 lbs. at 15 cts. per Ib.

New Giant Eskimo. The leaf is intensely
dark green, very thick and crumpled, with
small ribs. Will stand the heat a long time
without running to seed. Pkt. 5 cts., oz.
10 cts., 4lb. 20 cts., lb. 50 cts.

i8 Walter S. Schell, 1307-1309 Market Street, Harrisburg, Pa.

: I ounce will sow a row 100 feet long;
RADISH (Haptefchen ) Io pounds to the acre

y ‘ ‘ ‘ A handsome, globe-shaped Radish, of the clearest, richest red
Schell’s Special Forcing Radish. top with almost the entire lower half of the globe a pure,

snow-white. It is very attractive when bunched for market and its delicious quality creates a demand for it
asain: JPkt. 5 Gts., 10/cts:, 4 lb. 25 cts, lb So ets:

Early Searlet Globe. For forcing under glass or out- White Chinese. The large stump-rooted white winter
doors. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 41b. 20 cts., Ib. 60 cts. Radish SP kt 5 Cts Oz4e EO) Cbs. lip ma Se llpnees ce
Early Scarlet Turnip White-Tipped. Pkt. 5 cts., Rose Chinese. Winter Radish. Sow in the fall. Sim-
OZ) LOsCtS:) Alb. 2OCctsuslibe 50ers. ilar to the white, but red and not so

Crimson Giant Foreing. Very fine round red; larger
than Scarlet Globe; best for forcing. Pkt. 5 cts., oz.
RO Gese, LAI, BO Ctes.5 ll. OO Gace

Philadelphia White Box. Round
white Radish. Pkt. 5 cts., oz.
10 cts., 4lb. 20 cts.,
Ib. 50 cts.

Long Scarlet Short-
Top. Long, slender,
handsome, red Rad-

IIe BCliSa, OZ, WO Ces, YAie.
20 cts., lb. 60 cts.

Long Black Spanish.
Winter Radish. Sow in
the tall Pty ssuctss, Oz:
10 cts., 4lb. 20 cts., Ib.
60 cts.

large.

Round Black
Spanish. Win-
ter Radish.

ish, matur- The skin is al-
ing 25 days most
after plant- black
ing. Grow but the
RetOn On i. flesh is
long. Pkt white
5C., OZ an d
1octs., yy @ ie yy
4 -lb sweet. Sow
20cts., in the fall.
Ib. 45 Pkt. 5cts.,
cts. oz. 10 cts.,
Chartier. Long - lb. 20¢c.,
red with white OY lb. 60 cts.
tipeueiekta 5c, ) Early Round
oz. 10 cts., 4- Dark Red.
Ib. 20c., lb. 45c. Round, hand-

Cincinnati Market
or Glass Radish.
This is sometimes
called the Red
Icicle because of
its extreme earli-
ness and fine qual-
ity; its bright, clear
color makes it a
good seller on the
market. PKt. 5c,
O¥ig UO Cis, LAD»
20 cts., lb. 45 cts.

Ieicle. One of the
finest white Rad-
ishes for early
spring. Ready to
use in 20 to 25
days from plant-
ing. Long, slen-
der, pure white,
very crisp and ten-
der. Pkt. 5 cts.,
oz. 10 cts., lb.
20 cts., lb. 45 cts.

Long White Vienna
or Lady Finger.
If planted at the
same time as Icicle
this variety will
be ready for use
as the crop of
Icicle is over. Pkt.
5 cts., oz. 10 cts.,
Vill. 2O Ces.4 illo

some, __ rich-

colored. Pkt.
5 cts., oz. 10 cts.,
Y4lb. 20 cts., Ib.
50 cts.

French Breakfast.
Long, olive-shaped
bright red, with
distinct white tip.
PRES cist, 02.2 50
cts., 4%lb. 20 cts.,
lb. 50 cts.

Golden Globe. Yel-
low skin. Pkt.
5 cts., Oz. 10 cts.,
Y4lb. 20 cts., lb.
50 cts.

Long Brightest
Searlet, or Long
Cardinal. Grows
very quick; color
bright red, with
tip; fine for bunch-
ing for market.
Pie, = CliGeg O%,
10) Cts Alby 20
cts., lb. 45 cts.

Royal Red Forcing.
A forcing strain
of Scarlet Globe.
Every garden
should have a
planting of this
Radish the first
thing in spring.

45 cts. Fine for forcing
White Strasburg. 5 5

The Rea ne Schell’s Pearl Forcing Radish . under glass. Pkt.

for growing dur- The best early long white Radish. My stock of this is extra fine. Mrs. D. 5 CSan OZ OF CISs

ing the summer W. Martz, Penbrook, Pa., grew the radishes from which the above photo- Alles 20 uses Ib.

60 cts.
season; does not graph was taken. Grown from my seed.

get pithy so readily as the earlier varieties. Pkt.
5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 41b. 20 cts, lb. 45 cts.

Pearl Forcing. (See photograph.) The Pearl Forcing
is a clear snow-white Radish, maturing as early as
Icicle (20 to 25 days), and has that good, tender and
crisp taste. It grows larger and keeps solid. Pkt.
5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Wb. 20 cts., Ib. 75 cts.

DO NOT OVERLOOK MY BLACK KNIGHT
BEET. It is one of the finest quality; deep,
dark red. A good one for main crop or for
late winter crop. It keeps well.

Walter S. Schell’s Quality Seeds for the Market-Gardener 19

SQUASH 6éveise-nursig)

One ounce will plant 25 hills; 4 pounds to the acre

Golden Custard. Golden yellow flesh, of finest quality.
This is a mammoth strain of Golden Bush. Pkt. 5 cts.,
oz. 10 cts., 4lb. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts.

Mammoth White Bush, or Pattypan. Pkt. 5 cts.,
oz. 10 cts., 4]b. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts.

Yellow Bush. Scalloped “Pattypan,” similar to the
above except the skin is a deep yellow. Pkt. 5 cts.,
oz. 10 cts., 4lb. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts.

Boston Marrow. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 1oc., 41b. 20c., lb. 60c.

Golden Hubbard. Yellow skin. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts.,
\4lb. 20 cts., lb. 65 cts.

Improved Hubbard. Green skin. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. Io
cts., 4]b. 20 cts., lb. 65 cts.

Golden Crookneck. Yellow fruits; a good summer
variety. Pkt. 5 cts:, oz. 10 ets., 4lb. 20 cts., Ib: 60 cts.

Delicious. These vary in color and form but the dark = S373 ais
orange flesh is always of the most delicious flavor.
Pkt 50ets.,.OZ-2E5 Cts. elb. 20: ets Ib. Sr. Hubbard Squash
TOMATO any seeds; they are as
the smoothasan apple and
ares j ripen evenly all over
( LiebeSapfel) and up to the stema

beautiful bright crim-
son with not a shade or
tinge of purple. My
Quality Largest Early
yields enormously and
continuously until
killed by freezing
weather in the fall.
REA 5 Cts: -OZ5,50.Cts.,
4b. $1.75, lb. $6.
Dwari Champion.
Deep purplish red.
Plants stand up like
small trees. Pkt.
Se.,.0z. 20c., 4b. boc, thi $2:

Early Acme. Early; purplish
pink; prolific.” PKt. 5 “cts.,;
oz. 20cts:, 4b. 50c., lb. $1.75.

Enormous. Immense size;
smooth and solid; bright red.
Pkt. 5 cts, -0z- 25 ets., ‘4b:
75 Cts lb: poeys.

Golden Queen. Large, smooth,
pure yellow. Pkt. 5 cts., oz.
20 cts., 4b. 50 cts., lb. $1.75.

Livingston’s Globe. A _ beau-
titul perfect globe shape, large,
smooth; few seeds; ripens

| evenly. Color glossy red,

Stone Tomatoes tinged with purple. Pkt. 5 cts.,

O72 25 CES), S4lbe. 75. Cts. 1D b2.25-

Sparks’ Earliana. Extremely early and
immensely productive. The fruits are
crowded in clusters over the entire plant.
Color is deep red. The most desirable
variety for first early market. Pkt. 5 cts.,

= oz. 25 cts., 4lb. 75 cts., lb. $2.50.

Chalk’s Early Jewel. Acknowledged to be
the largest extra-early Tomato; smooth;
richly flavored; bright red color; almost
as early as Earliana, and larger and just
as prolific; more desirable where a first-
early is not wanted. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts.,
Yb. 75 cts., lb. $2.50.

June Pink. Similar in every respect to
Earliana, except in color, it being a pink
flesh. Pkt. 5 cts., om 25 cts., 4lb. 75 cts.,
lb. $2.50.

Ponderosa. The largest Tomato in cul-
tivation. Not so smooth as Stone or
other smaller-fruited kinds, but very
fine quality for slicing. Deep purple.
Fleshy and small seed cells. Pkt. 5 cts.,
62, 25 cis., -4lb: 75, Cts., 1b. $2.75.

Schell’s Quality Largest Early Tomato GENEROUS CULTIVATION MEANS A BETTER
The best large early Tomato CROP OF TOMATOES

One ounce will produce
about 3,000 plants
My Tomato seed is
saved from perfect type
fruits, and if your soil
is right and the weather
conditions are at all
favorable you will ob-
tain a crop of the most
excellent fruits of any
of the varieties I offer.

SCHELL’S
QUALITY
LARGEST EARLY

This is without exception the
grandest early Tomato (not
extra-early, such as Earliana, but
following it) in cultivation. In
size they are as large as Match-
less, but far superior. The fruits
are thick through, more globe-
shaped than any other large To-
mato; from side to side it is almost
all solid, meaty flesh, with scarcely

THAEG.

20 Walter S. Schell, 1307-1809 Market Street, Harrisburg, Pa.

TOMATOES, continued

Matchless. Very large, beautiful, — Y
cardinal-red, fruits solid and meaty |
with few seeds. One of the heaviest ~
yielders. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., Ge
lb. 60 cts., Ib. $2. :

Bonny Best. Very early; a good |
forcing variety. Smooth, solid and
of the finest quality. Pkt. 5 cts.,
oz. 30 cts., 4lb. $1, Ib. $3.50.

Yellow Plum. For preserving. Pkt.
5 Cts:,.0Z, 25 Cts, Alb. 75 ets.) Ib:
$2.75.

Crimson Cushion. Extra-large,
handsome crimson-colored fruits.
1PAKies (Cian O45 As Cis, Lins 75) Cis
Ib. $2.25.

Stone. I recommend this as the most
desirable main-crop variety. The
fruits are large, smooth, bright
scarlet, exceedingly solid and of
the finest quality. Very productive.
Ideal for home use or canning
purposes. Pkt. (5 :cts;,,.0z. 20 cts.
Wlbs 5O1ctse. los paeyi5e

Dwarf Stone. Plants grow some-
what like Dwarf Champion. The
fruits are large, bright scarlet and
finest shape. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts.,
4b. 60 cts., lb. $2.

Maule’s Earliest. One of the best
extra-early red Tomatoes; grows
to a good size and makes a good
manker Vanletyn kt. 5) (lS OZ:
20 cts., lb. 60 cts., lb. $2.

I. X. L. A very fine, extra-early
variety. My stock of this was grown
from seed purchased from the
originator, hence is the genuine
I. X. L. It is extremely early and -
NMOL event UUN SZ FOR OUM RKC, LPB TO) CLES, a EEE —
oz. 35 cts., 4b. $1.25, lb. $4.50. Chalk’s Early Jewel Tomatoes

Red Pear-Shaped. For preserving. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts.

Red Plum-Shaped. For preserving. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts.

TURNIP ( Gtecfriibe)

I ounce will sow a row 200 feet long; 1 to 2 pounds per acre.

Purple-Top Strap-Leaf. Flat. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts.,
lb. 20 cts., lb. 40 cts.

Purple-Top White Globe. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. I0 cts.,
4lb. 20 cts., lb. 40 cts.

Red-Top White Globe. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., W4lb.
20 cts., lb. 40 cts.

Yellow, or Amber Globe. Yellow flesh; very fine. Pkt.
5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 4b. 20 cts., lb. 40 cts.

Early White Flat Dutch. All white; flat. Pkt. 5 cts.,
oz. 10 cts., lb. 20 cts., Ib. 40 cts.

Cowhorn. For stock, also used for a turning-under crop.
Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 4lb. 20 cts., lb. 50 cts.

White Globe. Altogether white, globe-shaped. Pkt.
5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 4lb. 20 cts., lb. 40 cts.

White Egg. White, shaped oval like an egg. Pkt. 5 cts.,
OZ. 10) Cts:, “lb; 20 ets. Ib: 40 cts:

RUTABAGA

Purple-Top Yellow Globe. Good for table use or for
stock. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 4lb. 20 cts., lb. 40 cts.

HERBS

Pkt. Oz. Ylb. Lb.

ANISCEs Sos nana $0 05 $0 10 $0 20 $0 60

Basil, Sweet Green.......... 05 20 60 2 00

Balin foc ar ia chee eee se 05 20 60 2 00
Coriander.............2%:.%. 05 m0) 20 60

Caraway and Dill............ 05 10 20 60

Fennel, Sweet............... 05 10 20 60

Lavender: fo0 eo tere Soe 05 20 60 2 00

Sweet Marjoram............ 05 ins BOm in OO

Rosemary 2.2..- ¥s3 26h. we 05 20 60 2 00

SaBes ose cs ee a ee 05 15 25 E25
RES : - Savory, Summer or Winter. . 05 Ke) 25 75
Purple-top White Globe Turnip Thyme and Wormwood...... 05 20 60 200

Grow my Quality Largest Early Tomato (page 19) this year for second crop and you will have one of the finest crops you ever grew

Walter S. Schell’s Quality Seeds for the Market-Gardener 74k

IRON AGE GARDEN ‘TOOLS

Did the weeds get ahead of you last summer? Was it impossible to hoe and cultivate your garden crops as you should have
done? Was there too much work for you, and was it impossible to get help? If you had these troubles then I can safely say—you
did not have an Iron Age Double and Single Wheel-Hoe, but did your gardening in the old, slow, back-aching way. If you are

willing to spend $7 for a No. rt Double and Single Wheel-Hoe you will be getting the best ‘‘man’’ to be had, for this tool will do
the work of an extra man besides yourself, better than he can do, quicker and just the way it should be done. Use it from April
to October, seven months for $7—$1 a month—can you get a man for that amount? Then the tool is yours to use the next year
and for years to come. This splendid machine can be changed in a moment into any of the eight machines as shown here. You get

all of them complete for $7. This can also be made into a seeder which sows any kind of seeds more accurately than you can sow
by hand. (See No 6, below.)

yi

With plow set for hilling With rakes to go astride

the row

Set for weeding between
rows

For cultivation between
rows

‘ >
x q
X
N
hy y

Plows set to open a furrow With side hoes set to cut close
between the rows

Cultivator teeth can be set to
suit the width of rows

NO. 1 COMBINED DOUBLE AND SINGLE WHEEL- HOE
Price, complete, $7; without rakes, $6.50; without rakes or plows, $5.50

NO. 19 WHEEL- PLOW AND
CULTIVATOR

The wheel is made of
steel 24 inches high, and is
very strong. The tire is one
inch in width. The frame
is made of steel throughout,
which insures durability and
lightness. The handles are
made of best oak, and are
nicely finished. The working
tools consist of a plow, rake,
scuffle hoe and two cultivator
teeth. Price $3.50. Weight
packed 22 pounds.

NO. 6 COMBINED DOUBLE AND

Sows all kinds of seed,
from celery to beans, with
the greatest regularity in
hulls 4R TOs 8, ene) and) 24)
inches apart or in drills and
is instantly changed to a
Se be double or single wheel-hoe,
etc., which is shown as the No. 1 below. Complete, $12, as
Seeder only, Iron Age No. 7, $9.

NO. 1 COMBINED HARROW
AND CULTIVATOR

Its teeth are diamond shape, with a
small cultivator tooth forged on one
. end. For very
close work,
every other
S) et — tooth can be

a Tee a7 (CS RO) quickly re-
oN cee) ee Y Wd moved. This
tool is designed
especially for the cultivation of berries and small crops, as it
thoroughly pulverizes the soil but at the same time throws but
very little earth. Price, complete with lever expander and
plain wheel, $5.

NO. 12 WHEEL-PLOW AND
CULTIVATOR

The No. 12 is remarkable for its exceeding
lightness, great strength, the amount of work
it will accomplish and the low cost. Will do
all the cultivation of a kitchen-garden. It
plows, furrows, covers.
hoes, rakes and cultivates.
Price, complete, $3.50.
No. 11 Iron Age (plow
only) $2.50.

NO. 20 SINGLE WHEEL-HOE

{s a most perfect single-wheel tool. It
plows, rakes, cultivates and hoes. As
with the No. 1 above, the drill seeder
or hill and drill seeder
attachments may be
added at any time.
Price, No. 20 com-
plete, $6. With Side
Hoes and Cultiva-
tor Teeth only $4.75.

NO. 6 COMBINED HORSE-
HOE AND CULTIVATOR

Remarkable for great adjustability.
With lever is expanded
from 14 to 30 inches.
The wheel regulates the
depth. The side hoes
have numerous adjust-
ments. A most satis-
factory and popular im-
plement. Price, com-
plete as in cut, $6.25.

Ask for Complete Iron Age
Catalogue

22

Walter S. Schell, 1307-1309 Market Street, Harrisburg, Pa.

PLANET JR. GARDEN TOOLS

There is a tool to suit you no matter how small your garden, and the price suits too. Don’t hoe and weed and cultivate the
old way any longer; get a Planet Jr. Wheel Hoe and let it do the hard part for you. It makes gardening a pleasure and very much

more profitable.

“Planet Jr.” No. 25 Combined Hill and Drill
Seeder, Double Wheel Hoe, Cultivator
and Plow, $13.50

This combined machine is intended for a class of gardeners
who have a large enough acreage in crops for a Double Wheel
Hoe to be used to good advan-
tage, and yet prefer not to buy
a separate wheel hoe. It is large
enough for field use, for it holds
216 quarts. ; f

As a drill it is almost identi-
cal with the No. 4 Drill. Will
sow in drills or hills, 4, 6, 8, 12,
or 24 ins.
apart and
has the
same au-
tomatic
device for
throwing
out of
gear and
the new
combined

2 cut-off
and seed index with thumb-screw adjustment. It is thoroughly
substantial and accurate in sowing all kinds of garden seed in
either hills or drills. As a Wheel Hoe it is identical with the
No. 12 Double Wheel Hoe, one of the best machines on
the market. The change from drill to wheel hoe takes but a
moment, and the entire combination is one I can recommend
and guarantee satisfactory.

“Planet Jr.” No. 16
Single Wheel Hoe,
Cultivator, Rake and
Plow. Price, Steel
Frame, $5.85.

This Single Wheel Hoe has a very full set of tools, several
of them being of new design, such as have been found to work
in the very best manner. It has 11-inch wheel, with broad face;
is very light, strong and easy running. It has adjustable
handles and quick-change frame. The tools are a well-shaped
plow for marking out, plowing, covering, and late cultivation;
a pair of 6-inch shield hoes and three all-steel patent cultivator
teeth; also a set of two rakes, just the thing for preparing ground
for the seed drill. A practical leaf-guard holds up the plants,
while thorough work is being done underneath; the frame
changes in height, and the wheel may be attached to the other
side of the frame, when both sides of the row may be hoed at
one passage.

“Planet Jr.” No. 8
Horse Hoe and Cul-
tivator. Price, $9

Probably no other cultivating machine is so widely known

as the “‘Planet Jr.’’ Combined Horse Hoe and Cultivator,
for it is in use throughout the civilized world. It is so strongly
built as to withstand incredible strain, yet it is light and easy
to handle. The frame is extra long and extra high, making a
tool that will not clog easily. The stiff steel standards are
hollow with round throats; they polish quickly and free them-
selves readily from obstructions, and they clasp the frame and
strengthen it. The depth is under perfect control by a new lever
wheel and patent depth regulator, moved instantly in unison
by a single lever, making exact work, steadying the machine
and relieving the operator.

ASK FOR COMPLETE PLANET JR. CATALOGUE.

“Planet Jr.’ No. 12 Double Wheel Hoe,
Cultivator and Plow. Price, $7

This perfected wheel hoe is invaluable for use in all small
crops. Its variety of work is almost incredible. Changes and
adjustments of the tools are made
with the greatest quickness. It has
Ir-inch wheels, which can be set at
four different distances apart; the
frame is steel, with ample room for
tool adjustment and can be set three
different heights. The handles are ad-
justable
at any
height,
and being
attached

turbed in
making
changes
wf f of adjust-

eK ment in
frame, wheels or tools. The arch is of stiff steel, unusually
high; the quick change frame permits the tools to be changed
without removing the nuts. All the blades are of tempered
and polished steel. The tools shown and sold with No. 12 are
what gardeners use most, and others can be added as wanted.

No. 11 Double
Wheel Hoe. $9

In addition to thh
attachment shown wite
No. 12, it has an extra
pair of 4%-inch hoes
and two pairs of rakes.

No. 17 Single Wheel
Hoe. Price, $4.50

Same as No. 16, but with- iff
out rakes and leaf-lifter.

Fire-Fly Garden Plow. Price, $2.35

This tool is exceedingly useful to owners of small gardens. It
will throw a furrow 4 to 6 inches wide and 1 to 3 inches deep
and deeper by going twice. Furrows for manure or seeds can be
opened and covered. In cultivating, plow away, weed, and plow
back again. This tool will enable a busy man to do in his spare
minutes nearly all the work of a family garden. Chicken raisers
find it of great advantage in plowing up their scratching yards.

“Planet Jr.” Twelve-Tooth Harrow, Cultivator
and Pulverizer. Price, $9. Without
Pulverizer, $7.40

This tool has rapidly grown into favor with farmers, market
gardeners and strawberry growers. It has a high frame and
chisel-shape teeth. The foot lever ;
pulverizer is a capital addition for
preparing ground for the seed drill
or for plant setting. Hand levers
regulate both width and
depth while in
motion, it con-
tracts to 12
inches, and ex-

pands to 32
inches. It culti- ( Sa
vates deep &Y

without throw-
ing earth upon the plants,and the smooth round-throated teeth
turn strawberry runners without injuring them. Strawberry
runner cutter attachment consisting of a 10-inch flat steel disc
mounted on an outrigger, extra. $1.85.

“Planet Jr.” Double and Single Celery Hiller.
Price, Double, $16. Single, $13

Celery Hillers are now considered indispensable. The leaf-
lifters are adjustable in height, and are especially valuable for
first workings. With their aid some of our best and largest
growers hill their celery without any “handling.’’ We equip
both with lever expanders and leaf-lifters. The double hiller
only is fitted with lever wheel. The hilling blades are 43 inches
long, adjustable in width or height as wanted; the double
machine works all rows up to 4 feet apart. The single works
all widths, and where market gardeners plant close and first
bleach every row, it is ‘‘just the thing.’’ Before hilling, the soil
should be thoroughly loosened with a horse hoe.

Walter S. Schell’s Quality Seeds for the Market-Gardener 23

Flower Seeds

My Flower Seeds are the very best that grow. My Aster seed is the finest in the world. That is a strong statement, neverthe-
less true. My grower who supplies me with my Aster seed is acknowledged to be the most expert grower of perfect Asters, both
as to superior size and beauty. Customers brought specimen flowers to me last fall which they grew from my seed, and they mar-
veled at their wonderful size and beauty; some were as large as the big Chrysanthemums grown by the florists. If you grow Asters,
get my Quality Seed this year and you will be greatly pleased. Do not sow flower seeds too early outdoors. This is the cause of
many failures. Most flower seeds are tender and must be given gentle care until they are established. The seed should not be
sown until the ground is thoroughly warm, May is plenty early enough and the seed will germinate better and the plants grow
faster than when sown in Apri!. The soil should be made rich and fine, and great care should be taken not to get the seed too deep,
merely covered; then do not let the top soil bake hard; prevent this by sprinkling sand over it and by frequent waterings. using a
fine mist. Do not let the soil become wet or soggy—just nicely moist.

ASTERS

THE FAVORITE FALL FLOWERS

The following varieties are the “‘cream’’ (the best) of all
Asters, divided into three classes—Earliest, Second Early and
Late Blooming.

If some of each of these are grown you will have a succession
of bloom from midsummer until very late in the fall.

SCHELL’S EARLIEST WHITE. The earliest Aster in
cultivation. It is earlier than the Extra-Early Queen of the
Market, or Queen of the Earlies. Ten to twenty immense
double feathery flowers are produced by the plants on long,
slender, upright stems. The petals are long and beautifully
recurved. The ragged, irregular petals in the center of the
flowers add to the beauty and grace of this earliest of all Asters.
Planted at the same time, my New Earliest White Aster will
bloom a week earlier than Queen of the Market. This makes it
eee in the markets. Pkt. 10 cts., Woz. $2, Moz. $3.50,
oz. $7.

QUEEN OF THE MARKET. This variety is extra early,
following my Earliest White. The plants are dwarf and branch-
ing. The flowers are very double and valuable for cutting. I
have it in the following separate colors: Pure White, Pink,
Crimson, Blue, and all colors mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., 4oz. 30 cts.,
Y4oz. 60 cts., oz. $I.

EARLY LAVENDER GEM. When first open, the flower
is an exquisite lavender, deeping with age. The flower is
always full double, showing no tendency to produce single or
semi-double blooms. The fluffy effect of the Ostrich-feathered
type, to which it belongs, is enhanced by the fact that it bears
a large proportion of long, partly tubular florets, that are
irregularly cut and slashed, so that the flower looks like a
ragged chrysanthemum. The plant is erect and of medium
height, branching close to the ground. The flowers are borne
in profusion on long, slender, wiry stems. In season it comes
between Queen of the Earlies and Daybreak, and is therefore
classed with the early sorts. To the florist the value of Lavender
Gem can scarcely be over estimated. Lavender. Pkt. Io cts.,
Yyoz. $1.50, oz. $2.50, oz. $5.

SCHELL’S NOBLE ASTER. In two distinct colors.
Noble, because the plants are so vigorous and stand up so
straight that they cannot but be admired for their firm, up-
right growth. The strong, stiff flower stems are long and
straight and the flowers are unusually large for so early a
variety. The flowers are so very double and the petals so close
that they are almost round or globe-shaped. My Noble Asters
follow my Earliest White in blooming. They are early but not
so early as the Earliest White.

gee yeu Aster, White. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. $1.25, loz.

2, 0z. $4.

Schell’s Noble Aster, Light Pink. Pkt. 10 cts., 4oz. $1.25,
Yyoz. $2, oz. $4.

Schell’s Noble Aster, Mixed. (Pink and White.) Pkt. to cts.,
Yyoz. $1.25, Yoz. $2, oz. $4.

Second-Early Asters

SCHELL’S GRANDEST ASTER. Without a doubt this
is the grandest and most beautiful Aster in cultivation. The
immense fluffy flowers measuring 4 to 6 inches in diameter, are
a glorious mass of gracefully reflexed petals, crossing and curl-
ing over each other in their individual habit, making the
finished flowers the grandest of all Asters. The plants are very
vigorous and the flowers are borne on long, stiff stems. This
variety follows in bloom the Noble Asters and precedes in
bloom the later varieties. I have two colors only of this Aster.
Schell’s Grandest Aster, Lavender-Pink. Pkt. 10 cts., Y4oz.

$2, Yoz. $3.50, oz. $6.50.

Schell’s Grandest Aster, Pure White. Pkt. 10 cts., Moz.
$2, Yoz. $3.50, oz. $6.50.

DAYBREAK. This beautiful Aster is one of those rare gems
that have come to stay; no private garden is complete without
it and for florists’ use it is unsurpassed. The flowers are round
as a ball, very large and full, on long stems; the color a lovely
sea-shell pink. The plant flowers very early, and is a continuous
free bloomer, a compact strong grower, and in all respects a
desirable addition. Pink. Pkt. 5 cts., loz. $1.25, loz.

§ 2-25, Oz. $4.50.

Schell’s Late Branching Aster

PURITY. Isa fitting companion to Daybreak, being identi-
cal with it in form and habit, but the blooms are pure white.
A finer combination of color cannot well be imagined than the
massing together of these two beauties, either in bouquet
groups or for decorative design. The plant is an early free
bloomer, like its associate. White. Pkt. 5 cts., Moz. $1.25,
Y4oz. $2.25, oz. $4.50.

SCHELL’S LATE BRANCHING ASTER. This magnifi-
cent Aster still reigns supreme. It is as well known among
European as American growers, and every up-to-date florist
has a fine display in his show windows just before the chrysan-
themum comes in—in fact it is often mistaken for the chrysan-
themum, which it very much resembles. It begins blooming
about August 15 and continues throughout the season. The
flowers are of extraordinary size, and are borne on long, grace-
ful stems from I5 to 20 inches in length. The plants are extra-
large and of strong growth, one plant often covering a space of
21% feet square. It is unexcelled for cutting, and is by far the
most satisfactory late Aster grown. The time of blooming can
of course be regulated to some extent by sowing the seed in the
house in March or April.

| Snowy White, Pink, Crimson, Purple, Lavender and all

colors mixed. Grow separate colors for marketing. Pkt. 5 cts..
Yoz. 35 cts., oz. 65c., oz. $1.25.

24 Walter S. Schell, 1307-1309 Market Street, Harrisburg, Pa.

AGERATUM. Dwarf, compact-growing plants, 6 to 8 inches
high, covered with a sheet of bloom throughout the season.
Splendid for bedding, edging or pot culture.

Blue Perfection. Deep blue. Pkt. 5 cts., 4oz. 20 cts.
Snowball. Pure white. Pkt. 5 cts., 4oz. 20 cts.
Mixed. Blue and white. Pkt. 5 cts., M4oz. 20 cts.

SWEET ALYSSUM. One of the easiest flowers to grow and it
blooms all the time without attention. By occasional
loosening of the soil and regularly trimming off the spent
blooms the new blooms will be brghter and the whole
plantricher. For plants to present a solid sheet of bloom, and
for a border or mixing among other bedded plants or for
baskets it is unequaled. The “Carpet of Snow’’ grows but
2 or 3 inches high and makes a veritable carpet of snowy

‘ whiteness which is very beautiful. The Little Gem grows
from 4 to 6 inches, hence, if wanted for cutting this variety
would have longer stems.

Carpet of Snow. Pkt. 5 cts., Moz. 15 cts., oz. 50 cts.
Little Gem. Pkt. 5 cts., 4oz. 15 cts., oz. 50 cts.

AMARANTUS. Very showy plants 3 to 5 feet high, desir-
able for background or massing or interspersed with other
bedding plants. The foliage is variegated; the upright
plumes and pendent-like tassels are very interesting. The
varieties are known as ‘‘Love-Lies-Bleeding,’ “‘Joseph’s
Coat of Many Colors,’’ ‘““Prince’s Feather,’’ etc.

All Varieties Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts.

ANTIRRHINUM, or SNAPDRAGON. These form brilliant
garden beds, flowering profusely and continuously the
first season from seed. Unusually effective bedding dis-
plays are made from these noble plants; they grow about
2 feet high, are healthy and stocky, and completely en-
veloped with large Snapdragon flowers of splendid text-
ure and substance, rendering them very durable under all
conditions of weather. Their continuous-blooming quali-
ties, ease of culture and independence of heat and drought,
and pure, bright colors, should entitle them to a permanent
place in gardens. Although perennials, they do splendidly
when grown as annuals; spring-sown seed produces flower-
ing plants by July, which continue to bloom in increasing
profusion until frost.

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TALL ANTIRRHINUM

Coral-Red. Light scarlet, with white throat. Pkt. 5 cts.,
Yyoz. 25 cts.
Fairy Queen. Golden orange, white throat. Pkt. 5 cts.,

Yyoz. 25 cts.

Grandiflorum, Queen Victoria. Large, pure white; fine
for cutting. Pkt. 5 cts., 4oz. 50 cts.

Galathee. Crimson and white throat. Pkt. 5 cts., Yoz.
25 cts.

Yellow. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts.

Tall, Mixed Colors. Pkt. 5 cts., Moz. 25 cts.

DWARF VARIETIES

Queen of the North. Pure white, 1 foot high. Pkt. 5 cts.,
Yyoz. 25 cts.

Pink Empress. Beautiful rose. Pkt. 5 cts., Moz. 50 cts.

Large-Flowering Golden Queen. Yellow. Pkt. 5 cts.,
Yyoz. 40 cts.

Dwarf, Mixed Colors. Pkt. 5 cts., 4oz. 50 cts.

BALLOON VINE. (Cardiospermum Halicacabum). A rapid-
growing, annual vine; does best in a light soil and warm
situation; flowers are white; the seed-pods look like minia-
ture balloons and are of great interest to the children.
Pkt. 5 cts., 4oz. 15 cts., oz. 25 cts.

BALSAM APPLE (Momordica). A curious climbing vine;
grows 10 feet from seed; the foliage is very ornamental,
while the fruits are golden yellow, warted and when ripe
open and show the seed in the brilliant carmine center.
Pkt. 5 cts., Moz. 15 cts.

BALSAM PEAR. Same as the above except the fruits are
long, pear-shaped. These are used for medicinal purposes.
Pkt. 5 cts., 4oz. 15 cts.

BALSAM, or LADY SLIPPER. These are beautiful flower-
ing Balsams. An old and favorite garden flower, producing
its gorgeous masses of beautiful brilliant-colored double
flowers in great profusion; of easy culture; succeeds
in a good rich soil; tender annuals; 3 feet. Start the seed
indoors in April or sow out-of-doors in May. To grow fine
specimens they should not be closer than 18 inches. I have
the following colors separate and all of them in mixture.

Rose, Dark Blood-Red, Red and White Spotted, White,
Bright Searlet, Mixed. Price of either separate colors
or mixed, pkt. 5 cts., 4oz. 20 cts.

BACHELOR’S BUTTON (Centaurea Cyanus, Blue; Globe
Amaranth). Both of these are called Bachelor’s Button,
and to distinguish them clearly I list them together. The
Centaurea Cyanus, Blue, is also known as Cornflower, Blue
Bottle, Ragged Sailor, Bluet, or Kaiser Blume. It is the
favorite, dark blue variety so much used for cutting. A
bunch of these with a few yellow Marigolds, Calendulas,
or California Poppies makes a very rich combination. The
flowers of the other sort, the Globe Amaranth, resemble
clover heads and are dried and used as winter bouquets.

Centaurea Cyanus. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts.
Globe Amaranth. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts.

BABY’S BREATH (Gypsophila). Charming, free-flowering,
elegant plants that do well in any good garden soil. The
dainty, misty, white panicles of bloom are used extensively
for mixing in with other bouquet flowers. They are grown
by the acre in the suburbs of Paris and London for selling
to be used with other cut-flowers. Plants grow about 2 ft.

Elegans alba grandiflora. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts.

CALENDULA (Pot Marigold). One of the best and showiest
free-flowering hardy annuals, growing in any good garden
soil, producing a fine effect in beds or mixed borders;
particularly bright in late fall, continuing in bloom from
early summer until killed by frost; valuable also for pot
culture, blooming freely in winter and early spring; 1 foot.

Mixed Colors. Pkt. 5 cts., 4oz. 15 cts.

CALLIOPSIS. Beautiful free-flowering annuals, of the easiest
culture, doing well in any sunny position, blooming all
f summer and excellent for cutting and massing. It is best
to sow them where they are to bloom, thinning out to
F stand 6 inches to 12 inches apart.
Golden Wave. Bright golden yellow, with brown centers.
An edging of this resembles a strip of gold when viewed
from a distance. Pkt. 5 cts., l44oz. 15 cts.

CANTERBURY BELLS, or CUP-AND-SAUCER (Cam-
panula Medium, Calycanthema). This is the favorite
type of this grand, old-fashioned flower. They differ from
the ordinary type in having an extra-large calyx, which is
of the same color as the flower, giving the appearance of
a cup and saucer. They are very effective in the garden.

Blue, White, Pink, or Mixed Colors. Pkt. 10 cts.

CARNATIONS, Marguerite. These are the Carnations for
growing outdoors with other garden annuals. They begin
flowering a few weeks from the time the seed issown. The
flowers are large and double and highly scented. Do not
confuse these with the fancy Carnations grown in green-
houses by the florists. It is impossible to grow those fancy
Carnations to perfection in the ordinary flower garden;
they must have greenhouse culture; not so however with
the Marguerite variety; these grow in any good garden
soil. Splendid for bouquets.

Pure White, Crimson, Mixed Colors. Pkt. 5c., 140z. 40c.

Walter S. Schell’s Quality Seeds for the Market-Gardener WE

CANDYTUFT. These have long been among the most highly
prized of garden annuals. The best effect is produced by
raising the plants in masses, the seeds being sown where the
plants are to bloom.

Empress. This is the finest of all white varieties, the plants
being a complete mass of flowers. Fine for cutting and for
this reason is the best for florists. Pkt. 5 cts., 4oz. I5 cts.

COCKSCOMB (Celosia). One of the most interesting and
bright-colored annuals. When grown in masses or clusters
they add much life to the flower garden, the bright red
plumes and combs making a very rich and attractive
display. There are two forms, the feathered which produce
large, feathery plumes and the comb which produces
mammoth flowers resembling the comb of a chicken yet
very much larger, some of them 12 to I5 inches across.

Bright Red Combs. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 40 cts.
Crimson Plumes. Pkt. 5 cts., 4oz. 40 cts.

CHRYSANTHEMUMS (Coronarium). Annual _ varieties.
These are the small double flowers that bloom latest in the
fall and are very desirable because when they bloom almost
all other outside flowers are over. They are valued highly
for cutting. These are not the mammoth-flowering sorts
as grown by florists in the greenhouses; such flowers can
be produced only by greenhouse culture.

Double Mixed Colors. Pkt. 5 cts., 4oz. 15 cts.
Double White. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. I5 cts.

CINERARIA. My Grandiflora Prize Mixture is positively
the finest selection of this favorite pot-plant. The color-
ings are magnificent, and the flowers the largest. Start
them in shallow boxes and transplant to pots. Pkt. 25 cts.

COBEA (Cup-and-Saucer Vine). A climber of rapid growth,
attaining a height of 30 to 50 feet during the season, valu-
able for covering trellises, arbors, trunks of trees, etc.; will
cling to any rough surface. In sowing, place seeds edgewise
and merely cover with light soil; to get early results start
the seed indoors in March or April; can also be sown out-
of-doors in May.

Seandens. Large, bell-shaped, purple flowers.
Yyoz. 20 cts.
Seandens alba. Pure white. Pkt. 5 cts., 4oz. 30 cts.

COLEUS. A most interesting foliage plant to grow from seed.
The leaves show every conceivable color and one imagines
when admiring them that there are colors never seen before.
The blending of colors is beautiful; fine for edgings or for
pot plants. Pkt. I0 cts.

CONVOLVULUS. See Morning-Glory.

COSMOS. One of our favorite autumn flowers. They grow
5 to 8 feet high, hence should be planted along the fence
or in mass by themselves. If the plants are pinched out
when but a foot high it will produce a bushy growth, mak-
ing the plants more effective. Hundreds of flowers are
borne on long stems; very desirable for bouquets.

Giant White, Pink, Red and Mixed Colors. Pkt. 5 cts.,
Yoz. 15 cts., oz. 40 cts.

WILD CUCUMBER VINE (Echinocystis lobata). A very quick-
growing annual. The vines grow 20 to 25 feet in a season
from seed sown in May in good, rich soil. The vine is cov-
ered with the fragrant white flowers. The foliage is close
and thick. Pkt. 5 cts., Y4oz. 15 cts.

CYCLAMEN. Charming plants, rich-colored, fragrant flow-
ers; beautiful foliage. One of the most favorite pot-plants.
The plants are covered with odd-shaped flowers resembling,
in a measure, butterflies. Sow seed in spring for summer
flowers or fall for winter flowers.

Butterfly Cyclamen, Mixed Colors. Pkt. (10 seeds) 35 cts.

CYPRESS VINE (/pomea quamoclit). One of the most
popular vines, with very delicate fern-like foliage, and
masses of beautiful, small, star-shaped flowers. Sow in
May, first soaking the seeds in warm water for a few hours.
15 feet.

Searlet. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts.
White. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts.

DAHLIAS. An old familiar yet greatly admired flower, grown
more extensively now than ever before. If the seed of the
double varieties is started before April first and the single
varieties by the middle of May, both will bloom abundantly
the first year.

Double Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 60 cts.

Single Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., loz. 25 cts.

(I have roots of many separate colors at 15 cts. each, for
large clumps.)

DOUBLE DAISY. This is the dwarf white Daisy used so much
for borders and for cutting. The plants grow only 4 to 6
inches high and are covered with these double white
flowers. It isa perennial but should be covered with leaves
or litter to stand the winter. Pkt. 5 cts., Y4oz. 75 cts.

FORGET-ME-NOT (Myosotis). The pretty blue Forget-
me-nots. Planted as a border or among the plants of a bed
of pansies they give a dainty, rich effect.

Palustris Blue. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts.

FOUR O’CLOCKS (Marvel of Peru). One of the best blooms
of all the favorite summer garden flowers. They grow
quickly from seed, and are one gorgeous mass of bloom all
summer. 2 feet high. Have the plants 12 to 15 inches apart.
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| MOONFLOWER ([pomea grandiflora alba).

GAILLARDIA (Blanket Flower). The plants grow 1% feet
high and are covered with brilliant, showy, daisy-like
flowers on long stems; a good flower for cutting. Colors
are shades of red and orange.

Double Mixed Colors. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts.
Single Mixed Colors. Pkt. 5 cts., M4oz. I5 cts.

GLOBE AMARANTH. See Bachelor’s Button.

GOURDS. Vines that grow I5 to 20 feet and have ornamenta!
foliage and odd-shaped fruits.

Mock Orange (Orange-shaped). Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts.
Dipper, or Calabash. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts.
Egg-Shaped. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts.
Hercules’ Club. Four feet long. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts.
Rag, or Dish-Cloth. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts.
Pear-Shaped. Striped; very showy. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts.
Mixture of Above Varieties. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts.

HELIOTROPE. Seed sown in the spring will make fine plants
for summer blooming, flowering the whole season. Flowers
are delightfully perfumed. Pkt. 5 cts.

HOLLYHOCKS. One of our most beautiful hardy garden
flowers, and a clump or line of them as a background or
along a fence gives an effect not attainable by any other
plants. The colors are gorgeous; the flower petals are like
silk. My mixture is very fine. Pkt. 5 cts., 40z. 30 cts.

| HUMULUS Japonicus variegatus (Japanese Hop Vine).

A very fast-growing vine, with dense foliage. The leaves
are beautifully marbled and splashed with silvery white,
light and dark green; very effective for screens, arbors.
trellises, etc. It is never injured by insects nor affected
by the heat, but retains its bright variegated foliage until
frost. Pkt. 5 cts., 4oz. 20 cts.

JOB’S TEARS (Coix Lachryma). The leaves appear like those
on corn-stalks. The hard shiny seeds are interesting to
children, who string them as beads. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts.

LARKSPUR. Dwarf Rocket. The annual Larkspur is one of
the brightest and showiest garden flowers. From seed sown
in May they produce a continuous mass of bloom until
frost. This variety grows about 18 inches high. Flowers
double and of the richest colors. Pkt. 5 cts., Y4%oz. 15 cts.

LINARIA, or KENILWORTH IVY. A charming, hardy
perennial trailing plant; suitable for baskets, vases, boxes
and rockwork. Pkt. 5 cts.

LOBELIA, Crystal Palace compacta. Rich, deep blue;
dark foliage; fine for bedding. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 50 cts.

MARIGOLD. Both the single- and double-flowering varieties
are rich bedding plants. The French Marigold is dwarfer
and better adapted for borders and for massing among
other dwarf annuals. Their bright colors liven up the
flower garden all summer. Easy to grow, sure to bloom.
Plant in a sunny position.

Double African Mixed. Tall. Pkt. 5 cts., 4oz. 15 cts.
Double French Mixed. Dwarf. Pkt. 5 cts., Moz. 15 cts.
Single French. Yellow and brown. Pkt. 5 cts., 40z. 15 cts-

MARVEL OF PERU. See Four O’Clocks.

MIGNONETTE. A well-known sweet-scented garden favorite
that everybody should grow. By sowing seed in April and
again in July, you can have a succession of bloom until
frost. Can be grown in pots for winter flowers.

Goliath. Mammoth trusses, surpassing all others in bril-
liancy of color. Pkt. 5 cts., Y4oz. 25 cts., oz. 75 cts.
Odorata. Small spikes, sweetly scented. Pkt. 5 cts.,o0z. I5c.

MIMOSA Pudica, or SENSITIVE PLANT. Interesting
plants growing about 1% feet high with pinkish white
flowers. The leaves close and droop as if dying suddenly
when touched or shaken, then open out again. Very
interesting indeed. Pkt. 5 cts.

During cloudy
days and at night the plants are covered with almost
numberless pure white flowers, very fragrant and of
immense size, 5 to 6 inches in diameter. It grows quickly
and covers a large space. Sow early. Pkt. 5 cts., 4oz. 25c.

Bona Nox (Evening Glory, or Goodnight). Blue flowers
expanding in the evening. This is also a rapid-growing
vine. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts.

MORNING GLORY (Convolvulus major). Finest Japanese
Mired. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts.

NASTURTIUMS

Tall Quality Mixture. A mixture made up of every color of
this popular flower. The vines grow from 6 to 10 feet and
are very effective when grown in sunny positions as they
bloom all summer. Pkt. 5c., oz. Ioc., M4lb. 30c., lb. $1.

Dwarf Quality Mixture. The dwarf varieties grow only a foot
high. The plants are covered with the beautiful blooms
continuously. This is one of the most satisfactory summer
flowers to grow that I know of. As a border or in solid
mass they make a most magnificent sight. The more
flowers you cut off the more come on, and the stems being
long makes it very valuable for bouquets. Pkt. 5 cts., oz.
to cts., lb. 30 cts., lb. $1.

NICOTIANA affinis. Pure white, star-shaped flowers, borne
on long stems; very sweet-scented. Blooms continually.
Plants grow 2 to 3 feet high. Pkt. 5 cts., loz. 15 cts.

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Pansy

PANSIES

Who does not know and love the Pansy blossom? No artist
however great his ability can blend colors so gorgeously, so
inexpressibly beautiful as our Creator has painted these little
gems. Do not plan your flower garden without allowing for a
bed of Pansies. I offer only one mixture and that is absolutely
the grandest of all. What is the use of planting anything less
than the best? This mixture includes every conceivable color
and the seed is saved from the largest specimen flowers of the
most varied colorings. For best results sow the seed in the
spring when the soil is warm, if possible in a cool place where
they will be afforded some shade from the noonday sun. For
very early spring flowering sow the seed in autumn and protect
during the winter. Pansies do best in fresh soil, enriched with
thoroughly decomposed manure.

Schell’s Mammoth Mixture Pansies. Small pkt. 5 cts.;
large pkt. 15 cts., oz. 75 cts., Woz. $1.25, Yoz. $2, oz. $4.
PETUNIA. For the flower garden or for growing in pots the

Petunia is unequaled in effectiveness. They begin bloom-
ing early and are a sheet of bloom the entire summer until
killed by frost in the fall. The plants grow about 1 foot
high. The pure white is used extensively for cemetery
beds. Cover the seed very lightly.

Hybrida Single Mixed. Theordinary single garden Petunia.
Pkt. 5 cts., Y4oz. 25 cts.

Giant Prize Fringed, Single Mixed. Fringed and ruffled;
large-flowering sorts in the greatest variety of colorings.
Pkt. 20 cts., I-32 oz. $4.

Giant Fringed Double Mixed. It is to be remembered
that seed saved from the most carefully hybridized flowers
produces only a small percentage of double flowers, the
balance being single; unusually fine. Pkt. 20 cts.

PHLOX. Sow the seed as soon as danger of frost is over where
you want them to bloom; have the soil rich. In a few
weeks the plants will present a perfect mass of blooms
which continue until frost. The plants of the annua!
varieties grow from 6 to 12 inches high and your flower
garden should have these in it. The colors are bright and
showy.

Best Mixture. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., oz. 75 cts.

Pure White, Scarlet, Rose. Either color, pkt. 5 cts., Y4oz.
25 cts., oz. 80 cts.

Dwarf Mixture. Plants grow 6 to 8 inches.
Yoz. 50 cts., oz. $1.75.

Dwarf Scarlet, Rose, White. Each, pkt. 5 cts., 4oz. 75 cts.

PINKS (Dianthus). The old favorite, hardy, garden Pink,

seen growing in more flower gardens than any other flower.
It is very showy in a mass effect or as a border. Plants
grow 12 to 15 inches and the flowers are very desirable
for cutting for bouquets.

Chinensis, Double Mixed.
40 cts.

Double Pure White. Pkt. 5 cts., 4oz. 20 cts., oz. 75 cts.

Double Red. Pkt. 5 cts., 4oz. 25 cts., oz. 80 cts.

Single Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., 4oz. 20 cts., oz. 75 cts.

Pkt. 5 cts.,

Pkt. 5 cts., Yoz. 15 cts., oz.

Walter S. Schell, 1307-1309 Market Street, Harrisburg, Pa.

POPPIES. The double and single annual varieties bloom
abundantly from seed sown in the spring. The Oriental
Poppy is a perennial; this also should be sown in the spring;
during July and August the plants will disappear growing
out again as soon as cool weather sets in. Annual sorts
cannot stand transplanting, but the perennial Oriental
should be transplanted in the fall to where you want them
to stay permanently. The following summer and there-
after they will produce the most gorgeous silk-like mam-
moth cup-shaped flowers imaginable; the flowers measure
from 4 to 6 inches in diameter on stems 2 to 3 feet long.

Single Shirley Poppies, Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., 4oz. 15 cts.,
oz. 40 cts.

Single Scarlet Poppies. Pkt. 5 cts., 4oz. 15 cts., oz. 40 cts.

Double Carnation-Flowered Poppies, Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts.

Oriental Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., 4oz. 25 cts.

PORTULACA. Fine for massing in beds, for edgings, baskets
or window-boxes. 6 inches high.
Single Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., 4goz. 15 cts.
Double Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts.

PRIMROSE. (Primula.) These beautiful Primulas are among
the most desirable house plants for winter blooming in
pots. The upright stems throw out heads of flowers which
when in full bloom above the rich carpet of foliage produce
a charming effect. While the Primula is grown very exten-
sively by florists they can be grown just as successfully in
your window-garden. Sow the seed in the spring in good
porous loam.

acre grandiflora, Hybrids Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts., 1-32
oz. $1.

PUERARIA (Kudzu Vine). The fastest-growing, hardy vine.
From seed sown in the early spring the vines grow about
10 feet; they are then established and thereafter they will
grow from 25 to 50 feet in a season, depending on con-
ditions of soil and weather. The foliage is large and dense.
In August it bears small panicles of rosy purple, pea-
shaped blossoms. For permanently covering a porch, dead
trees, outbuildings, etc., it is very desirable. Pkt. 5 cts.,
Yyoz. 35 cts

RICINUS. (Castor Oil Plant.) Heavy plants with large
leaves giving a sort of subtropical effect when grown on
lawns or in the center of beds. Plants grow 5 to 8 feet high.

Zanzibariensis. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., lb. 35 cts., lb. $1.

SCARLET SAGE (Salvia) Bonfire. The spikes of flowers are
brilliant scarlet and stand clear above the dark green foli-
age completely covering the plant. It is one of the most
effective and gorgeous bedding plants in cultivation. This
Bonfire variety is one of the finest of the Scarlet Sages,
the bushes being very compact and about 2 feet high and 2
feet in diameter. The seed may be sown in May outside
or started indoors earlier and the plants set out when the
soil is warm. Pkt. 5 cts., 4oz. 75 cts., oz. $3.

SCABIOSA, or MOURNING BRIDE. The plants grow
about 2 feet high from seed sown in the early spring about
May 1 and come into bloom early in July, continuing
until frost. The beautiful flowers of exquisite shades are
borne on long stems and when cut keep in perfect condi-
tion for the best part of a week. No garden should be
without them, especially when flowers are wanted for
cutting.

Double Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., 44oz. 20 cts.

SMILAX. Very graceful climber; grown extensively by florists
for bouquets. Pkt. 5 cts., 44oz. 20 cts., oz. 75 cts.

SOLANUM, or JERUSALEM CHERRY. A very interesting
pot-plant for winter decoration. The plants grow 1 foot
high and are covered with bright scarlet, round berries
resembling cherries. Pkt. 5 cts.

STOCKS. The Stocks, or Cut- and-Come-Again,are among the
most satisfactory bedding-plants and make very beautiful
pot-plants when grown indoors. The flowers are borne on
long stems, are delightfully fragrant, thus making them
of great value for cutting.

Princess Alice. Pure snow-white.
Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 50 cts.
Finest Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., Y4oz. 75 cts.

SUNFLOWER (Helianthus). The Mammoth Double Cali-
fornia is a very beautiful type of this common flower. The
individual flowers are full to the center and so very double
that they are half globe-shape. I have seen these sell
readily and at a good price in the markets. They resemble
mammoth yellow dahlias. The Russian is the large
variety, grown principally for the big seeds they produce
which are used as poultry feed.

Mammoth Double California. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts.
Mammoth Russian. Pkt. 5 cts., lb. 10 cts., postpaid, 20 cts.

SWEET WILLIAMS (Dianthus barbatus). A more beautiful
sight than a thick-massed bed of Sweet Williams is difficult
to find. The plants, which are hardy will present a glorious
sheet of bright rich-colored flowers continually. Both
double and single sorts are fine. Height about 18 inches.

Double Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., M4oz. 25 cts., oz. 80 cts.
Single Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., 4oz. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts.
Double White. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., oz. 80 cts.
Double Crimson. Pkt. 5 cts., 40z. 50 cts., oz. $1.50.

Special florists’ strain

Walter S. Schell’s Quality Seeds for the Market-Gardener aH

SWEET PEAS

LARGEST-FLOWERING STRAIN

A superior quality producing the largest flowers, the most of
them three and four on a stem, and of the purest, richest
colors. My Sweet Peas are grown by the most widely known
Sweet Pea specialist in this country. He is acknowledged to be
the best grower and is authority on Sweet Peas.

Schell’s Quality Mixture. This I make up of all the very
latest varieties which are credited as being the best of their
individual color and class. It is impossible to make a better
mixture of standard varieties than this is. It is the best.
Mixtures offered at higher prices cannot surpass it in quality.
Do not confuse these with the Spencer types, which are the
grandest of all Sweet Peas. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Mlb.
30 cts., lb. $1.

Fine Mixed. A very good well-balanced mixture of standard
sorts. It does not include the latest varieties. The price of
the packet is the same as the Quality Mixture, but they con-
tain almost twice the quantity of seed. Pkt. 5 cts.,oz. 10 cts.,
Yb. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts.

Superb Spencer Varieties in Mixture. Made up entirely
of the newest Spencer types. The ““Spencers’’ are the largest
and most beautiful of all Sweet Peas. Under congenial cul-
ture the flowers measure up to 2 and 2% inches across. Pkt.
IO cts., oz. 25 cts., WYlb. 75 cts., lb. $2.

SEPARATE COLORS OF SPENCER VARIETIES,
THE VERY LATEST AND GRANDEST

Apple Blossom Spencer. Charmingly colored rose-pink,
shaded and veined carmine-pink; wings paler pink and blush.
Pkt. Io cts., oz. 30 cts., W4lb. $1.

Beatrice Spencer. A dainty blend of blush, lemon and pink
on the standards (upper petals) while the wings (lower petals)
are pure pink. Pkt. Iocts., oz. 30 cts., 4lb. $1.

Countess Spencer. A gorgeous flower. Bright soft pink, shad-
ing to a warm rose-pink at the edges. Pkt. Io cts., oz. 25 cts.,
Ylb. 75 cts.

Enchantress. A beautiful clear, rich pink. Pkt. Io cts., oz.
25 cts., lb. 75 cts.

Primrose Spencer. Large waved flowers of deep cream or
primrose-yellow. Pkt. Io cts., oz. 25 cts., Mlb. 75 cts.

White Spencer. Very large, open-waved flowers. A most
chaste and beautiful variety. Purest white. Pkt. Io cts.,
oz. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts.

King Edward Spencer. Pkt.
IO cts., oz. 30 cts., Wb. $1.

George Herbert. Large wavy, rich rose-carmine flowers.
Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts.

Glowing crimson-scarlet.

EARLY SWEET PEAS

The great merit of this class is earliness, coming into bloom
from two to three weeks earlier than the tall varieties. They
grow only 18 to 24 inches high and are recommended only
where very early flowers are wanted, as the flowers are not so
large nor the stems so long as the taller sorts.

Earliest White. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. ro cts., Mlb. 35 cts.

Earliest of All. Pink and White. Pkt. 5 cts., oz., 10 cts., 4 lb.
5 cts.

Earliest Sunbeams. Primrose-yellow. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts.,
lb. 35 cts.

WINTER-FLOWERING SWEET PEAS

Started in the greenhouse in October they bloom for Christ-
mas and continue all winter

Christmas Pink. Pink and White.

PKES 5 ets: OZ. 15.-cts.,
Y4lb. 60 cts.

nloreuee Denzer. Pure white. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., Mlb.

0 cts.

a Wm. Simms. Salmon-pink. Pkt. 5 cts.,0z. 15 cts., 4b.
0 cts.

a Alex. Wallace. Lavender. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., Mlb.
oO cts.

Le Marquis. Navy-blue. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., M4lb., 60 cts.

DWARF BUSH, or CUPID SWEET PEAS

The plants grow only 6 to 8 inches. For edgings or pot cul-
ture they are very pretty. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts.

THE BEST GRANDIFLORA, or LARGE-FLOWER-
ING SWEET PEAS

Any of the following are pkt. 5c., oz. 10c., 141b. 20c., Ib. 60c.

Agnes Eckford. Pure, bright, soft pink.
America. Striped scarlet and white.

Black Knight. Deep maroon, veined black.
Blanche Ferry. Pink and white.

Coccinea. Bright rich cherry-red.

Dainty. White, with pink edge.

Dorothy Eckford. Large, pure white.

Flora Norton. Light, clear blue; charming.
Golden Rose. Primrose-yellow, flushed with pink.
Henry Eckford. Intense orange.

| Hon. Mrs. E. Kenyon. Fine primrose-yellow.

King Edward VII. Crimson-scarlet.

Lady Grisel Hamilton. Beautiful silvery lavender.

Lord Nelson. Rich indigo-blue.

Maid of Honor. White shaded blue, with edge of deep blue.
Mont Blane. Early white.

| Mrs. Collier. Primrose.

Navy Blue. Dark Violet.

Othello. Deep maroon.

THUNBERGIA, or BLACK-EYED SUSAN. A rapid-grow-
ing annual vine used for hanging-baskets and low trellises;
very pretty little flowers in orange, buff, white, etc. Pkt.
5 cts., Yoz. 25 cts., oz. 80 cts.

VERBENA. Very few plants will make such a gorgeous display
during the summer months as the Verbenas, or furnish
more flowers for cutting. Start seed in the house or under
glass early in the spring, and transplant after 3 or 4 inches
of growth. Good healthy plants can be produced from seed
as readily as almost any tender annual. They flower in
July, and continue strong and healthy until destroyed
by frost.

Mammoth Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., M4oz., Ao cts., oz. $1.50.
Largest White. Pkt. 5 cts., l4oz. 40 cts., oz. $1.50.
Largest Searlet. Pkt. 5 cts., l4oz. 40 cts., oz. $1.50.

WALLFLOWER. Deliciously fragrant, half-hardy perennials
that bloom early in the spring. Start the seed inside and
set out in April or May. ;

Single Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., 4oz. I5 cts.
Double Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts.

ZINNIAS, or YOUTH AND OLD AGE. Largest flowering
sorts. The well-known Zinnia has long been a favorite and
deserves a place in every flower garden. The bright-
colored flowers bloom profusely until frosts kill the plants.
My mixture contains all colors and varieties.

Tall Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts.

FLOWERING BULBS

I have all the best varieties of summer-flowering bulbs, such
as Tuberoses, Peonies, Gladioli, Caladiums, Dahlias,
etc., but my space will not permit me to describe and price

them all. If interested in them write for prices or come to the
store.
Note. Hyacinths, Tulips, Narcissi and Crocus are planted

in the fall, and I issue a special catalogue of these. Write or
ask for it if interested.

Peas, one-half natural size

Spencer Sweet

28 Walter S. Schell, 1307-1309 Market Street, Harrisburg, Pa.

Specimen ears of my Special Stock Yellow Dent Corn, all averaging 12 to 14 inches in length, with 18
F and 20 rows

Farm Seeds

All farm seeds are shipped in seamless two-bushel bags and are charged for at cost, 22 cents

I know the importance of sowing good, clean seed with vitality that will grow, and no farmer who thinks
anything of his farm, or who wants good, clean, profitable crops will consider sowing any but the very highest
quality seeds. There are many different grades of clover, timothy, alfalfa, blue grass, etc. The highest grade is,
of course, the highest price. Many dealers do not handle this highest grade seed, claiming their customers
won't pay the price; they sell a cheaper grade; yet if you ask them “‘Is this the best seed?” “‘Yes, the very best.”
Then get a sample and compare it.

I sell only one grade of seeds, that is absolutely the best. Not only called so by name, but the best in
reality. I sell them on a very close margin, as low as it is possible for any dealer to sell them.

Clover Seed, Timothy, Alsike, Alfalfa, Millet, Buckwheat, Beardless Barley, Cowpeas, Dwarf
Essex Rape, Orchard Grass, Red Top. Ask for lowest prices on the above when ready for them. (It is often

to your interest to order in advance.)
SEED CORN

My field Corn seed is very fine, the ears are carefully selected and both ends and butts removed. Every
variety is thoroughly tried out for vitality just before it is offered for sale, and in this way you know it will grow
for you if weather and soil conditions do not interfere.

YELLOW DENT (Special Stock). This might be | DIAMOND JOE, or BIG WHITE. The best white
termed a second-early. It follows the ninety-day Corn. Long grains. 4bus. 60 cts., 4%bus. $1.15,
varieties and comes to maturity before the late bus. $2.25.
sorts. The photograph gives you an idea of the value | GIANT PRIZE YELLOW DENT CORN. Without
of this Corn for ensilage as well as ears. The great doubt this is one of the finest, largest and most
care with which the seed is selected accounts for the productive Yellow Dent Corns ever produced, and
great vitality. The ears are large, the grains medium is of great value to the farmer, on account of its

long (not so long as my Golden Surprise, which has
the longest grain of all Corns); the color bright
yellow. ‘bus. 60 cts., 4bus. $1.15, bus. $2.25.

EARLY GOLDEN SURPRISE. The ideal 90-day
Corn. My stock of this is extra fine. The many
farmers who saw it and purchased it last year praise
it highly. The grains are very long; the cob very
small; color of grain very rich golden yellow. With-
out question it is the best of all early Corns. Many
farmers will plant no other for they are sure of a
good crop of this in the shortest season. bus.
60 cts., bus. $1.15, bus. $2.25.

PERFECTED GOLDEN BEAUTY. Large, broad,
golden grains on big cobs, thus producing a big crop
of Corn. The fodder is large. The best 1I1to-day
Corn. bus. 60 cts., bus. $1.15, bus: $2.25.

IMPROVED LEAMING.

immense yield, at least 25 per cent and often 50
per cent more than can be obtained from the average
old-type Corns. The ears are immense, 12 to 14
inches in length, 8 to II inches in circumference,
carrying 20 to 24 uniform rows of long, large kernels
well developed over tip and butt. It is a luxuriant
grower, about 12 to 15 feet high, and in this locality
it has never failed to mature by September 20,
when planted during the first half of May. Pk.
75 cts., bus. $1.25, bus. $2.50.

Very productive, gen-
erally producing two good ears to the stalk, The
grain is medium size and a very rich yellow color.
The stalks are tall and very full of big leaves, making
it one of the most valuable for ensilage. Matures in
about 1oodays. Pk. 60 cts., 4bus. $1.15, bus. $2.25.

Walter S. Schell’s Quality Seeds for the Market-Gardener 29

3 fy, 3 Se Sie Ta etn J 2 Sea eS,
A field of my ‘‘Big Yielder’’ Oats on the farm of Cyrus Bitterman, Lykens, Pa. Says he never had such

oats or such a yield. He had the finest oats in Lykens Valley

Seed Oats

STORM KING OATS. A side Oats that has been grown successfully for some years. It derives its name—
Storm King—from the strength of the straw, which often measures from 4% to 5% feet in heigth. It will
stand the most severe winds without lodging. The heads are very long containing an unusually large number
of grains, its average yield running 70 bushels. The seed I offer is grown in the North and for this reason
is very hardy and vigorous and does better in this locality than home-grown seeds. Bus. $1.25, 10 bus. $1.15
per bus., 25 to 50 bus., $1.05 per bus.

SCHELL’S BIG YIELDER OATS. The strongest straw, making it practically lodge-proof. Big, plump, meaty
grains of the highest quality. It is not a side Oats. If I had space I could print pages of testimonials showing
the tremendous yields obtained by those who have grown this Oats. Seventy to eighty bushels per acre
was produced in every instance. I know it will please you. Get your order in early. Bus. $1.25; 10 bus., $1.15
per bus.; 25 to 50 bus., $1.05 per bus.

EVERGREEN BROOM CORN. Many farmers grow Broom Corn and make their own brooms. Ot. 20 cts.
Add to cts. for postage if sent by mail.

Seed Wheat

I make a specialty of good Seed Wheat of all the best varieties, such as Red Wave, Fulcaster, St. Louis
Grand Prize, Longberry, Fultz, etc., and at the proper season I shall be pleased to quote prices and send you
my special Seed Wheat Circular. Ask for it.

Schell’s Quality Lawn Grass Seed

When seeding a lawn, do not consider using any seed but positively the very best. It will cost you more,
but in the end is most economical and satisfactory. Weeds come too plentiful without sowing them. My Quality
Lawn Grass is made of the very fanciest, purest, cleanest grades of grasseS, costing the highest prices, and the
results it produces prove its quality. Other conditions, however, are essential—proper preparation of the soil,
evenness in seeding, and the absence of any manure that contains weed seeds. To get the results, I know you
want, namely, a thick, perfect, velvety green sod; it is necessary to sow the seed thickly. Grass crops of all kinds
were very short crops last year and this compels me to ask the same prices as last season. I will not sacrifice
the quality. When you get my Quality Lawn Grass Seed you know you are getting the best there is.

Pt. 15 cts., qt. 25 cts., 2 qts. 45 cts., 4 qts., 80 cts., pk. $1.25, bus. $5

Lawn Supplies

I have almost everything you need for your lawn—Electric Hose (the best hose made), Lawn-Mowers,
Lawn-Sprinklers, Hedge-Shears, Grass-Shears, Sickles, Border-Knives, Lawn-Rakes, Plant-Tubs,
Grass-Catchers, Worm-Eradicator, Lawn-Fertilizer, etc.

30 Walter S. Schell, 1307-1309 Market Street, Harrisburg, Pa.

BOWKER’S SPRAY MATERIALS The Best by Test

LIME-SULPHUR SOLUTION. Ready to use by adding nine or ten parts water. Ask for special catalogue on this. I qt. 35 cts.,
2 qts. 60 cts., gal. 75 cts., 5 gals. $2.25, 10 gals. $4, 25 gals. $6, 50 gals. $10.

SCALECIDE. Ask for prices and special circular.
9 Don’t be persuaded to use something else
Bowker’s Pyrox ‘just as good”’—Pyrox is different
IT FILLS THE BARREL WITH THE KIND OF APPLES THEY USED TO PUT ON TOP

The one best all-round spray for all fruits and vegetables, potatoes as well as apples. Kills all leaf-eating insects and fungous
diseases, thus serving two purposes, and insuring the crop against insects and disease. Pyrox is no experiment. It has
been on the market for nearly a dozen years. ‘“‘Sticks like paint’’ to the foliage, making re-spraying unnecessary, even after heavy
rains. For this reason it is much more economical than Paris green and Bordeaux, which washes off with every shower. Spray
with Bowker’s Pyrox to kill insects, to prevent disease, to improve coloring, to increase size and yield, to improve “‘keeping”’ quality.

Ask for complete book with testimonials showing its value on every crop. Lb. 25 cts., 5 Ibs. $1, 10 Ibs. $1.75, 25 Ibs. $4,
50 Ibs. $7.50, 100 Ibs. $13.50.

SPRAY PUMPS. pny ine Fruit and Make Ie Better Fruit
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MYERS’ O. K{BARREL PUMP (No. 1). For a man with a large orchard
of large or small trees this is the pump. It has a pressure of 200 pounds and
more. Will care for ene, two, or four leads of hose. I fit it up with 10 feet of
best hose, nozzle and extension rod, all ready to use for $17.

MYERS’ IMPROVED BRASS BARREL PUMP (No. 2). I sell more of
these pumps than any other because they suit the man with an average-sized
orchard. The pump has pressure enough to reach the highest trees and does
splendid work. The regular price is $10, but I sell it complete with hose and
nozzle, ready to use, for $8. It has a jet agitator, but if a mechanical agitator
is wanted $1 extra is charged.

MYERS’ PERFECT LEVER BUCKET
PUMP (No.3). The best Brass Bucket
Pump, can also be used as a barrel
Pump by removing the foot rest. All
the working parts are brass. By using
an 8-foot extension rod (80 cts.) with
this Pump you can spray the top of
trees 30 feet high. This $6 pump I sell
complete with hose and nozzle for $4.50.

MYERS’ IMPERIAL BRASS PUMP
(No. 4). Anideal Spray Pump for one
with a few trees and for whitewashing
stables, cellars, fences, etc., and for
spraying disinfectant in chicken-houses.
Regular price, $4; my price, $3.

PERFECT KNAPSACK SPRAYER
(No. 5). The only Knapsack Sprayer with an agitator. The tank holds five gallons.
Can be used right- or left-handed. Is a perfect Pump in every way, guaranteed and
must give satisfaction. Galvanized tank. Regular price $10, my price $7. Copper tank.
Regular price $15, my price $10.

ALL TIN HAND SPRAYER (No. 6). For small trees, shrubs, vegetable plants, flower
plants, poultry-houses, it is always valuable. 35 cts. each.

KANT KLOG COMPRESSED AIR SPRAYER (No. 7). In my judgment this is the
best compressed Air Sprayer
made. Pump it full of air, throw
it over your shoulder and start
to spray. By pressure of the
thumb you can start or stop the
spraying at will. It works per-
fectly and is made to last. The
ae holds spout whe gallons.

alvanized tan 4.50; brass
No. 6 tank, $6.30. No. 7

OTHER SPRAYERS. I have a full line of other sprayers than those illustrated above and can save you money on any make
you want, Gould’s, Iron Age, Brandt’s, Brown’s Auto, and all other good sprayers.

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DAIRY SUPPLIES

I have everything you need for your dairy—Churns, Butter-Workers, Milking-Pails, Cans, Strainers, Calf-
Weaners, Pratt’s Milk-Maker, Milking-Tubes, Thermometers, Testers, etc.

Sharples Cream Separator

The simplest, most durable, and closest skimming
Separator of all. I will put one of these machines in

on trial with the guarantee that it must be satisfactory 3

and do better work than any other. Blatchford’s Calf Meal
ING Masashi tes Sete scam operat ode ue Webi $40 Is a perfect substitute for milk. Sell your milk and
INGO Ree ee Sine ta we cenetuess 55 raise your calves on it. Thousands of the finest
IN@ee faeries ter eyes eatin TGs Sie os 65 thoroughbreds have been and are being raised on
INO)s. 2 Ss Ss ee acteny eer ae Coe hiee PERaESEg ieaer eRe ene 75 Blatchford’s Calf Meal. 25 Ibs. $1, 50 Ibs. $2, 100
INIOS Oc BSc SBS Ge Ses nn ee ne go Ibs. $3.50.

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POULTRY SUPPLIES

The Three Best Incubators and Brooders—PRAIRIE STATE,
CYPHER’S NEW BUFFALO, and BUCKEYE

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Prairie State Incubators

IN@s 2, IUvanore, TWF SBESe bse esse $15 Oo
No. 0, Diffusion, 100 eggs ...... 18 00
No. 1, ze E5OlCS2S oe. 22 50
No. 2, 3 PAQCE IST caer 32 00

No. 3, eS ROOTES ESE en. 38 00

Prairie State Combina-
tion Colony House

; Brooders
Buckeye Incubator, No. 2. Capacity 50 Ae Tis Paetoot See SUL tee $2 (ere)
Gn? SOULMCORs.coste eee ae 16 00 a
pee ore tye, complete, $0 NOs 2a Outdoors serie er 12 00. ©6©. Prairie State Incubator

Cypher’s New
Buffalo

High grade Incubators at

low prices.

No. 0, 50to 60 eggs ...-$9 50
No. I, 110 to 120 eggs ....12 00
No. 2, 220 to 240 eggs ..--16 00

Buckeye Outdoor Brooder, No. 2. 44in. No. 3, 340 to 360 eggs ----20 00
long, 20 in. wide. Capacity, 50 chicks. Outdoor Colony Brooder.12 00 te
Complete, $8. Ask for special catalogue. Indoor Brooder -... 2. - <1 9 00 6 Prairie State Outdoor Brooders

J. HORACE MCFARLAND Co., HORTICULTURAL PRINTERS, HARRISBURG, PA.

MR. A. H. HAIN, OF PENBROOK, PA., HUSKING HIS CROP OF SCHELL’S SPECIAL STOCK OF
YELLOW DENT FIELD CORN, WHICH HE PURCHASED OF ME.

The picture in the upper left hand corner shows Mr. Hain standing beside a single stalk of this corn, which measured 12 feet
9 inches high. Note the enormous size of the ears he is holding. Mr. Hain says: “‘It’s the biggest and best corn I ever saw,
and I had the finest crop I ever grew.’’

I have this same good seed this year (see page 28 for prices).

WALTER S. SCHELL

“GHEY GROW BETTER QUALITY SEEDS “GHEY YIELD BETTER
1307-1309 Market Street, Harrisburg, Pa.

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