1914 seeds

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Burrell's Select Rust-Resistant Rocky Ford Cantaloupe

If Its Only One — Make This THE One.

My prices are based on the market value of the
produce from which these seeds were selected. For
example, I cannot save the best cantaloupe seed and
sell it for less than the melons would have brought
and you do not expect me to do so. The most
successful planters purchase the best seeds. The
best are the cheapest in the long run.

D. V. BURRELL

SEED GROWER, ROCKY FORD, COLO.

Keep This Catalog to Order from Until You Get 1915 Catalog

Rocky Ford, C jlo., December 1, 1913.

Greeting — In addressing you through my 1914 Catalog,
which I present to you herewith, I wish first to thank the
thousands who have sent me orders. I appreciate your con-
fidence very much and am doing all I can to merit a con-
tinuation of your orders. My seed crops this year were
very good, and I have large stocks of nearly all items.
Already many of those who have planted my seeds before
have ordered for next year, and I would urge all who can
to order early, so you will have the seeds in time for early
planting.

I do not publish an expensive, highly colored Catalog,
because I know you would rather have this extra several
thousand dollars put into the quality of the seeds I have to
offer you. One large grower wrote me that he had received
several hundred Catalogs, many very expensive, but that
my Catalog gave the most reasonable descriptions and most
valuable information of any Catalog he had ever received.
I hope you will find it worthy some of your time and study,
and to receive your orders. Make them as large as you
can, as you will find my market sorts those proven best for
market growers, and that if for home garden, there are no
better grown.

Thanking you and wishing you a prosperous season, 1
am, yours truly, D. V. Burrell.

INDEX

Asparagus 2

Beans 3-4-5-6

Beets 7-8-9

Cantaloupe and Muskmelon. .

.. . .33-34-35-30-37-38-39-40-41

Carrots 10

Cabbage ...11-12-13-14-15-16-17

Cauliflower 18-19

Celery 20-21

Celeriac 29

Cress 29

Cucumber 22-23-24-25-20

Citron 41

Corn, Sweet 27-28

Corn, Pop 28

Egg Plant 30

Endive 29

Flower Seeds 74 to 80

Gourds 29

Herbs 30

Horse Radish Roots 29

Lettuce 31-32

Muskmelon and Cantaloupe..
33-34-35-36-37-38-39-40-41

Mustard . . .

41

Onion

.47-48-49-50-51-52-53

Okra

Pumpkin . .

54-55

Parsley ....

55

Peas

Parsnip . . .

59

Pepper ....

59-60

Rhubarb

60

Radish . . . .

01-62-63

Salsify

63

Spinach . . .

64

Squash ....

65-66

Tomato . . . .

67-68-69-70-71-72

Turnip ....

73

Watermelon

42-43-44-45-46

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Instructions to
Purchasers

Please follow these Instructions carefully. If any mistakes occur or
our order Is delayed, let me hear from you promptly.

On small lots add 8c per pound if to g6 by mail.

MY TERMS ARE CASH WITH ORDER. Send Postoffice or Express
[oney Order, Postal Note, Bank Draft or Registered Letter. Small
mounts may be in postage stamps.

C. O. D. — I will send goods C. O. D. by express where it is late in the
>ason and you find it necessary to order by wire, but urge you to order
arly and avoid this expense of wiring and return charges.

HOW TO ORDER. — Always write your name, postoffice, state and ex-
ress office plainly, and if possible use the order sheet. Always carry out
le price of each item.

Make all orders or checks payable to D. V. BURRELL.

SAFE ARRIVAL GUARANTEE. — I guarantee safe arrival of all seeds
;nt by mail or express, but request all to have their addresses plainly
ritten. If the seeds are not received in a reasonable time, send an exact
)py of the order and state kind of remittance and same will be given
omediate attention.

HOW TO SHIP. — Always state how to ship heavy seeds. If to go by
reight or Express.

GUARANTEE. — It is impractical to guarantee seeds, as under improper
ire the best of seeds will fail. Some may be sown too shallow or too
eep, in too dry ground or too wet. Some hardy seeds will stand cool
eather and grow when soil is too cold for others and will cause them
) decay. Insects above or below the surface may attack and destroy
lem. For these reasons, D. V. Burrell gives no warranty, expressed or
□piled, and will not In any way be responsible for the crop.

No Premiums

I do not believe my customers approve of the giving of premiums,
omebody has to pay for them. My idea is to sell to those who buy to
lant, looking forward to the growing of a good garden for home use or a
’ROFITABLE MARKET GARDEN, and to sell these seeds as low as I
an afford, quality considered, but not to cut down the quality in order
o meet prices made by others. In making up this catalog I have been
•uided entirely by the quality of the seeds I have to offer and the supply,
trust you will favor me with your orders, which ‘will be carefully filled.

YouU very truly, D. V. BURRELL*.

SEEDS'

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Asparagus

Culture. — Asparagus •will produce well In practically all sections of
the country, and It should be In every garden. Plant the seeds thinly
(2 to 3 inches apart) In rows 16 to 20 inches apart. This will produce the
plants far enough apart so they need not be thinned. Keep free from
weeds and cultivate well to get the best possible growth of plants. Trans-
plant to permanent bed when the plants are either one or two years old.
The soil for the permanent bed should be well drained and made very
rich by covering with a heavy coat of barnyard manure. Disc the manure
in and plow deep. Harrow several times as soon as plowed. Plow fur-
rows 6 to 8 Inches deep, 4 feet apart and set the plants 2 feet apart In the
furrows, spreading the roots out well. Cover with 2 or 3 Inches of earth,
and after the shoots begin to come up cover more, until the furrows are
leveled.

Fertilize well each year with well-rotted manure. Do not cut any the
first year and only a part of the crop the next year. You should not cut
a full crop until 4 years old, and if well cared for, the bed will continue
to produce from twelve to twenty years.

Very careful tests have proven the Palmetto superior to all others in
yield and also best to withstand unfavorable weather, as this variety
does not rust easily.

Nearly all markets now call for Green Asparagus. The stalks should be
cut about 2V& or 3 inches below the surface when 6 inches high. This
gives a stalk showing 2 1/2 inches white and 6 inches of natural color.
They should then be tied in bunches 2 Vi inches In diameter, 8 Vi inehes
long. Grade the asparagus, making up the bunches from stalks of uni-
form size.

Make your asparagus bed where there is good air drainage, as there will
be less liability to rust than if protected from the wind. Keep the soil
full of humus so it will not blow badly. Give the soil a light dressing of
slaked lime every two or three years; this will sweeten it and help keep
away injurious insects. When the tops are brown in the fall, mow and
burn them.

An cunce of seed produces about 500 plants. To be safe allow 1 Vs
pounds of seed for each acre of permanent bed you wish to set; 5,500 plants
set an acre; $400 to $600 per acre is a very common return from asparagus.

Palmetto Asparagus

Burrell’s Special Stock. This is the
most valuable sort grown, as has
been proven by many comparative
tests. My seed is saved from a spe-
cial field grown by one of the most
successful growers of the country. It
is large, very early and an abundant
yielder. In sections subject to as-
paragus diseases this variety has
proven most able to resist them. I
recommend it for your home garden
and especially to market gardens.
Price — 5c per pkt.; 10c per oz.; 25c
per Vi lb. ; 60c per lb. ; 10 lbs. and
up, 50c per lb.

Conover’s Colossal. A standard va-
riety; large, productive and of good
quality. Price — 5c per oz.; 15c per
V4 lb.; 45c per lb.; 10 lbs. and up, 40c
per lb.

Columbian Mammoth White. A variety

producing large white shoots; well
liked by those who prefer a white
asparagus. Price — 5c per oz.; 15c
per V4 lb.; 45c per lb.; 10 lbs. and
up, 40c per lb.

Add 8c per pound if by mail.

Last year the cantaloupe growers of
Brawley, Cal., purchased 2,500 pounds
of my seed. This year, for 1914 plant-
ing, they purchased 4,000 pounds.
The quality of the seeds I sell calls
for return orders, and I will treat
your order so you will come again if
possible.

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Garden Beans

Beans like a dry and rather light soil, though they will do well in any
garden soil, if not planted too early in the spring. Planting should he de-
layed until all danger of frost is over. Dwarfs are earliest and most hardy,
as a general rule. In garden culture beans are usually planted about 2
inches deep, in rows 18 inches apart, and 3 inches apart in the row; in
field culture, in drills 2 to 3 feet apart, so as to cultivate with horse ono
way. Until blossoming season, frequent but shallow cultivation should be
given. It is useless to expect a crop from a poorly-prepared field, or from
one that needs deep stirring after planting, as cutting of the roots after the
plants show bloom is very apt to kill the vines and ruin the crop. One
quart will plant 100 feet of drill, and one bushel is sufficient for an acre.

Punning beans, especially the Limas, are even more tender than the
'Dwarfs; therefore, planting must be delayed still later, or until liability to
rot in consequence of cold, damp weather has passed. Plant five or six
beans in each hill, about 2 inches deep, hills 3 feet apart each way. One
quart of seed will be sufficient for 100 hills of Limas, and 250 to 300 hills
of the other varieties.

Some market gardeners risk planting part of their crop five or six days
before the average time of the last frost in the spring, so that if they are
fortunate and miss the frost they will be early on the market. To afford
a regular succession of crops throughout the season, plant every two weeks
after the first planting until midsummer.

Davis White Wax
Beans

This sort is a favorite with market
growers — especially the Southern grow-
ers, who grow to ship long distances,
prefer this sort for a wax bean; $200 to
$400 per acre are often realized from
them.

The pods are long, straight, wraxy yel-
low and stringless while young. The
plants grow strong and yield an abun-
dant crop.

They are easily picked, and the long,
straight pods pack well, hold up well
and look well when they reach the retail
market and are offered for. sale. If
there w'ere only two varieties of Wax
Beans, I would choose Davis White Wax
and Wardwell’s Kidney Wax.

The crop of beans is short this year
compared with the demand; order early.
Price — 20c per pt.; 35c per qt.; $1.75 per
pk.; $6.50 per bu.; 10-bu. lots, $6.00 per
bu.

Add 8c per pint, 15c per qt. if by mail.

Out of about 2,000 cars of canta-
loupes shipped from this valley this
year (1913) over one-half were Bur-
rell Gems — the pink-meated melon
which I introduced. You will find
my seed of this the best obtainable.
Every melon grower should plant
some of these.

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Ward well’s Kidney Wax
Beans

This is one of the best for market gardeners, and my preference of the
Wax Beans for the home garden.

All of the good points of the Davis ^Vax apply to this. It is early, an
abundant yielder, the pods are long, straight, yellow and stringless. While
suitable for snap beans, the flavor is excellent and the pods, which are
easily picked, hold up well for shipping. Price— 20c per pt.; 35c per qt.;
$1.75 per pk.;$6.50 per bu.; $6.00 per bu. in 10-bu. lots.

Improved Golden Wax

This is a decided improvement on the old Golden Wax, being a more
abundant yielder and less liable to rust or spot. The pods are of good
length, flat, very tender and a golden waxy color. When suitable for snap
beans the pods are tender and stringless. The beans are good either for
snap or dry beans. Price — 20c per pt.; 35c per qt. ; $1.50 per pk.; $5.50 per
bu.; $5.00 per bu. in 10-bu. lots.

German Black Wax

A vigorous grower with plenty of foliage. The pods are a creamy yel-
low. Very early and productive. This is a well-known sort. Price — 20c
per pt.; 35c per qt.; $1.50 per pk.; $5.50 per bu.; $5.00 per bu. in 10-bu.
lots.

Refugee Wax

This variety possesses the valuable characteristics of the green-podded
Refugee; it has handsome round pods which are stringless and remain
tender a long time. The pods are waxy yellow and produced In great
abundance. Price — 20c per pt.; 35c per qt. ; $1.50 per pk.; $5.50 per bu.;
$5.00 per bu. in 10-bu. lots.

Add 8c per pint, 15c per quart if by mail.

Beans-Green Pod-Dwarf
or Bush

Burpee’s Stringless
Green Pod

This should be first choice If you
prefer a green pod bean, or if you are
growing for market you will find
about one-half of your customers pre-
fer a green pod bean, and to supply
them you should plant one-half your
acreage to this sort.

It is not equalled by any other
green pod bean. It is quite hardy,
extremely early, and the pods are
tender, stringless and of the highest
quality.

The pods are fleshy, being full and
round before the beans begin to at-
tain any size. They continue to bear
a long time when kept picked off, and
by planting two or three times during
the season, the first planting as soon
as danger from frost is past, and
then later, about four weeks apart,
you have snap beans covering a pe-
riod of three or four months.

Price — 20c per pt. ; 35c per qt.; $1.50

per pk.; §5.75 per bu.; $5.50 per bu,

in 10-bu. lots and up.

Black Valentine

This variety is in great favor with
Southern market growers. It is con-
sidered the hardiest of all beans, will
stand more cool weather than any
other sort. I recommend it. The
pods are very attractive, being long
and straight and produced in abun-
dance. Those who grow for very
early market will find this a money-
maker.

Price — 15c per pt.; 30c per qt.;
$1.40 per pk.; $5.50 per bu.; $5.00 per
bu. in 10-bu. lots and up.

Refugee 1000 to 1

A popular medium to late variety.
Very productive, hence its name. It
is extensively grown for pickling.
The pods are well shaped — long,
straight and tender.

Price — 15c per pt.; 30c per qt.;
$1.40. per pk.; $5.00 per bu.; $4.75 per
bu. in lots of io bu. and up.

Red Valentine

A well-known dwarf, green-podded, snap bean, usually ready for use in
forty-five days after planting; a heavy yielder of good quality.

Price — 15c per pt.; 30c per qt.; $1.40 per pk.; $5.00 per bu.; $4.75 per bu.
in lots of 10 bo. and up.

\ SnCll BcailS— Mexican Beans

ThW^variety is grown very extensively here, and gets its name from the
fact that it is more sought after by Mexicans than any other variety. The
beans are medium-sized and speckled; a prolific yielder and a good field
bean. This is the Mexican Chili Bean.

Price — l«c ppj • Z5c per qt.; $1.30 per pk.; $4.80 per bu.; $4.60 per

bu. in 10-fPu. lots.

Navy Beans

The well-known white bush variety; a good yielder. Price — 10c per pt. ;
20c per qt.; $1.25 per pk.; $4.50 per bu.; $4.30 per bu. in 10-bu. lots.

Add 8c per pt., 15c per qt. if by mail.

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Seeds for 1914 from D. V. Burrell, Seed Grower, Rocky Ford, Colo.

LIMA BEANS

This excellent variety will produce
an abundant crop under a wider range
of weather or soil conditions than any
other Lima, and I urge its planting in
every garden. In the home garden a
small space will produce finest flavored
Lima beans for use as soon as they are
large enough to shell, and later for dry
shell beans.

They yield a heavy crop, are a true
bush sort, 18 to 20 inches high, require

Henderson’s

Bush

Lima

no support and are early, coming in weeks ahead
of other Limas, and bearing continually until frost.

The beans have the true Lima flavor, buttery,
rich and tender.

Price — 15c per pt.; 30c per qt.; $1.65 per pk.;

$6.00 per bu.

BURPEE’S BUSH LIMA.

A bush form of the large white Lima, which
grows about 20 inches high. The beans are very
large and of excellent quality, fully equal to the
pole Lima, both in quality and size.

Price — 15c per pt.; 30c per qt.; $1.65 per pk.;

$6.00 per bu.

BEANS-POLE

KING OF THE GARDEN LIMA.

This standard market sort
is one of the best for main
crop. The growth is strong
and the yield abundant. The
bearing season continues un-
til frost. The pods are large,
containing five or six large
white beans. This variety is
especially valuable where the
garden space is limited, as a
few hills will supply a good-
sized family.

Price — 15c per pt.; 30c per
qt.; $1.65 per pk.; $6.00 per
bu.

The Lazy Wife’s Pole Bean

is entirely stringless, of fine
flavor and bears an abun-
dance of large pods which
are fit for use until nearly
ripe. A good, white shell
bean for winter use. Price
— 15c per pt.; 25c per qt.;

$1.50 per pk.; $5.50 per bu.

Old Homestead, or Kentucky
Wonder. Very prolific; bears
its pods in large clusters;
pods green and often 8 to
10 inches long; nearly
round when young, and
very crisp. Price — 15c per
pt.; 25c per qt.; $1.50 per
pk. ; $5.50 per bu.

Vi hite Dutch Caseknife. A good shell bean, green
or dry. An excellent corn bean. Price — 15c per
pt.; 25c per qt.; $1.10 per pk.; $4.00 per bu.

Red Speckled Cut Short or Cornhill is a favorite sort
and much in demand to plant among corn. Tha
pods resemble the Bush Valentine. Price — 10c per
pt.; 20c per qt.; $1.00 per pk.; $3.75 per bu.

Add 8c per pint or 15c per quart to price on all
beans if by mail. '

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BEETS— Table

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Culture

Beets are very easily grown and one
of the profitable crops for the market
grower. If desirable to be very early,
they may be grown in the hotbed and
transplanted, for which purpose I rec-
ommend Crosby's Egyptian.

Prepare your soil by manuring heavily
and discing well before plowing, to
make It easier to turn the manure under
and to thoroughly mix it with the soil.

Harrow as soon as plowed, making a
fine, well-settled seed bed. It is a great
advantage to drag or float the land, as
this crushes all small clods and settles
the surface well.

Plant as early in the spring as the weather will
permit. Beets will stand light frosts, but care
must be taken, as a heavy frost would destroy
them.

The rows should be 16 to 20 inches apart and
the seed planted from 1 to 1 % inches deep. When
the plants have five or six leaves thin table beets
to 4 to 6 inches apart. Sugar beets and Mangel
Wurzels 10 to 12 inches apart. Plant 6 to 8
pounds of table beets or stock beets per acre and
20 pounds of sugar beets per acre.

Table beets may be sown at intervals of four
weeks until the latter part of June to have ten-
der, even-sized beets throughout the season from
late summer until winter, the later planting being
for siloing to use or sell during the winter.

I make a speciality of beet seed and sell thou-
sands of pounds each year. The crops the past
two yeaps have been short, but I am making prices
as lowias I can for first-class stock.

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CROSBY’S EGYPTIAN

Burrell’s Special Stock (See

This is extremely early, being one of the
early beets. The shape is nearly round,
smooth, a rich red, fine-grained and of extra qual-
ity. The tops are small, making fine bunches.
They have a very distinctive bright red color and
are uniform in shape and appearance,

The tap
foot is small.
The type is
well illus-
trated in the
v cut herewith.

Crosby’s

Egyptian.

Price — 5cafec.pfrfTY 10c per oz.; 25c
.fsOc per lb.; 70c p<

per *4 lb
,10-lb. lots and up

per lb. in

Burrell's Crimson Globe

This very valuable second early
sort is a fit companion to my strain
of Crosby’s Egyptian. The color is
darker red, shape just a little more
square-shouldered and a little deeper
from base of top to tap root. The
leaves are very dark red and tops
small. It is a good beet to grow
for late crop and keeps well when
pitted until late in the spring. It is
beautifully -zoned. Will please you.

Price — 5c per pkt.; 10c per oz.; 25c
per ^4 lb.; 80c per lb.; 70c per lb. in
10-lb. lots and up.

Early Eclipse

Dark red, zoned with lighter
shade, fine-grained, sweet, crisp and
tender. The roots are nearly round;
tops small, which admits of close planting.
Especially good for home garden.

Price — 5c per pkt.; 10c per oz.; 25c per *4
lb.; 80c per lb.; 70c per lb. in 10-lb. lots
and up.

Edmand’s Early Blood Turnip

The roots of good form; round; one small
tap root; the flesh deep blood red; very sweet
„ ,, . , and tender; a well-known and excellent sort.

Burrells Crimson Globe. Price — 5c per pkt.; 10c per oz.; 25c Der V*.

lb.; 80c per lb.; 70c per lb. in 10-lb. lotsand up.

Klein Wanzleben.

TABLE BEETS- -Continued

Detroit Dark Red

This fine dark red beet Is a
leader with me. I recommend
It for either the home or mar-
ket garden. I also sell large
quantities of It to canning fac-
tories, as Its uniform shape and
dark red color make it very
well liked for canning.

The tops are small, dark
green and red, the roots glob-
ular, very smooth; the flesh a
deep red, shaded with lighter
red zones. This beet is ac-
knowledged by the beet seed
specialists throughout the
world as the most uniform In
size, shape and color, and of
the highest quality.

Price — 5c per pkt.; 10c per
oz.; 25c per % lb.; 80c per lb.;
70c per lb. in 10-lb. lots and up.

Long Smooth Dark
Blood Red

A standard late variety of
good Quality, keeps well through
the winter; roots smooth, with
few side roots. Color very dark
purple; flesh dark red, of ex-
cellent quality; very good for
piickels.

Detroit Dark Red.

SUGAR BEETS

White Klein Wanzleben
Sugar Beet

This Is the finest variety plant-
ed for sugar and is also of great
value for feeding stock. The
average yield is about fifteen tons
per acre and 15 per cent sugar
content, while extreme yields
have run over forty tons per acre.

I know one tract of land which
has produced an average of
twenty-six tons per acre for
seven crops covering a total pe-
riod of nine years, the land hav-
ing produced during this time
two crops of vines, and this year
the eighth crop of sugar beets
promises thirty to thirty-five tons
per acre. This only illustrates
the possibilities where the proper
care is given the soil.

The seed crop is very short this
year.

Price — 5c per oz.; 15c per *4
lb.; 50c per lb.; 40c per lb. in
lots of 10 lbs. and up.

MANGEL WURZEL

Giant Long Red

This is tlif largest, heaviest yielder of the Man-
gel Wurzels. A yield of fifty tons per acre is very
commonly harvested, and with ordinary care on
well-fertilized soil they should produce twenty-five
to thirty tons per acre.

They contain 5 to 7 per cent sugar and have
high feeding value.

Every farmer should grow Mangel Wurzel, and
a part of the crop may well be this variety. The
roots are shaped as shown in cut made from a
photograph. Color red, flesh white tinged with
rose; grows about one-half out of the ground;
easily harvested.

Price — 5c per oz.; 15c per V* lb.; 40c per lb.; 35c
per lb. in lots of 10 lbs. and up.

Golden Tankard

Yellowish orange color. Not so long but thicker
than Giant Long Red.' Flesh yellow zoned with
white; grows partly out of the ground; an im-

Giant Long Red. mense yielder and preferred by many.

Price — oc per oz.; 15c per *4 lb.; 40c per lb.; 35c
per lb. in lots of 10 lbs. and up.

Giant Half

Rose

This is .by many considered the greatest b^et for
feeding stock. It Is richer in sugar than the Man-
gel Wurzels and not so rich as sugar beets. What
it lacks in sugar it makes up in tonnage yield per
acre, and not being so sweet it is less liable to
injure the kidneys when fed in very large quan-
tities, compared with sugar beets. It grows about
one-half out of the ground and is excellent for all
kinds of stock.

One acre of this will produce as much food
value as eight to ten acres of corn.

The shape is as shown in cut made from a
photograph. Color, rose above the ground, white
below; flesh white, sometimes slightly tinged with
rose.

Price — 5c per oz.; 15c per % lb.; 40c per lb.;

35c per lb. in lots of 10 lbs. and up.

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Seed* for 1S(14 from D. V. Burrell, Seed Grower, Rocky Ford, Colo.

/CARROTS

Culture. — Any good soil Is suitable; manure It well, plow deep and pre-
pare the seed bed as for beets. It Is a good plan to plant a few radish seed
with the carrot, as carrot starts slowly and the radish mark the rows so
they can be cultivated before the carrots come up. Plant rows same dis-
tance apart as beets and thin to about 4 inches apart In the row, or If
from 2 to 4 Inches apart, they need not be thinned. Cover about 1 Inch
deep. Cultivate often and thoroughly. Sowing may be made as early In
the spring as the soil can be put in good condition, or up to June 15 to 20.
Two and one-half to three pounds of seed per acre.

\ Chantenay Half Long

This exeelkaJ^ort ls well illustrated in above cut made from a photo-
graph of a sample produced from my seed. The roots average about 6
Inches in length, shaped as shown in cut, deep orange color, smooth, flesh
very tender and fix-st-class in every way; medium early; one of the best
for market or home garden. It is very productive and easily harvested.

Price — 5c per pkt.; 10c per oz.; 25c per *4 lb.; 80c per lb. ; 70c per lb. in
10-lb. lots and up.

OXHEART OK GUEIOTWH. This is a very
desirable sort. The roots are thick and 4% to
5 inches long, shape slightly resembling an ox’s
heart, hence its name. This variety grows bet-
ter than any other in heavy soil, owing to the
short root. The flesh is a bright orange; crisp,
tender, fine-grained and sweet. An excellent
sort for table, and when full grown produces
a profitable crop for stock feeding. Price — 5c
per pkt.; 10c per oz.; 25c per % lb.; 90c per
lb.; 80c per lb. in lots of 10 lbs. and up.

DAN VEITS HALF-LONG. A half-long orange
carrot; very productive and suitable to almost
any soil. Flesh a deep orange, fine-grained,
crisp and tender. Being such an abundant
bearer and of so good quality, it is considered
one of the best, and the demand for it for both
market and home garden is heavy. Price — 5c

K*r pkt.; 10c per oz.; 25c per Y\ lb.; 90c per
.; 80c per lb. in 10-lb. lots and up.

LONG ORANGE. This valuable sort pro-
duces roots often 12 inches in length and 3 to
314 inches in diameter at the crown, tapering
regularly to the small tap root. Color a very
deep orange; suitable for table use or stock
feeding. Succeeds best in a deep, loamy soil;
fine-grained, crisp, tender and of excellent*
quality. Price — 5c per pkt.; 10c per oz.; 25c
per Yt lb.; 90c per lb.; 80c per lb. in lots of 10
lbs. and up.

IMPROVED SHORT WHITE. One of the

most productive. The roots run as much as 4
inches in diameter at the top and taper to a
point at the small tap root; length 8 to 10
inches. They will grow to this size on good
rich soil where nearly all touch each other in
the rows. Thin to 4 inches apart. Color
creamy white, with light green crown; flesh
white, solid and of excellent quality for stock
feeding. Price — 5c per pkt. ; 10c per oz. ; 25c
>er Yt lb.; 80c per lb.; 75c per lb. in lots of 10
bn. and up.

W. C. Gold of Dania, Fla., reports that
the finest crop of Globe tomatoes grown on
the east coast of Florida last year was from
my seed and that there will be a largely
increased demand. It is proven that our to-
mato seed ls as much ahead of other to-
mato seed as our cantaloupe seed is ahead
of other cantaloupe seed. It’s care and
climate.

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CABBAGE

Since starting In the seed business I have sold only the finest grade of
cabbage seed obtainable. This seed Is produced for me by the leading spe-
cialists of the world. Certain sorts which reach the highest development
and produce the highest grade of seed In Denmark I have grown there;
others In Holland, Germany, Long Island and Puget Sound.

With cabbage, the first point is good seed. No matter how well you
care for the crop you will fall if you have not reliable seed.

CULTURE.

The soil should be rich and the preparation thorough. Cultivate, culti-
vate, and keep it up. If under irrigation, frequent irrigations are an ad-
vantage, but do not water to take the place of cultivating.

For early cabbage, except in the extreme South, sow the seed in hot
beds and transplant to cold frames, setting out in open ground as early as
possible in the spring. For late cabbage start the plants in the open the
1st of May in most sections and set out in the permanent row when the
plants are 4 to 6 inches high. Many plant the seed in hills 10 to 12 seeds
to the hill where the crop is to grow and thin to one when 3 or 4 inches
high. This avoids transplanting. Continue hoeing and cultivating until
the heads begin to form.

To destroy the worms, road dust or any fine dust sprinkled over the
plant is effective, or spray with soap emulsion or kerosene emulsion. To
store for winter use pull the cabbage and set in trenches with the heads
down, covering with earth and protecting from rain. The roots should not
be entirely covered until cool weather, to prevent heating. Do not trench
the cabbage until just before cold weather.

I tested eighty-five varieties of cabbage last year, and among others,
several new strains of which I purchased all the available seed of two sorts
which I list as the “D. V. B.” Cabbage and Burrell’s Victor Cabbage.
These two are great additions to the list, and every grower should plant of
them.

If you use 100 to 1,000 pounds or more seed per year write for my spe-
cial offer on growing contracts. I produce thousands of pounds of seeds
under contract for large planters at as low prices as good seeds can be
grown.

The sorts which I list I know to be of the best.

One ounce of seed for 2,000 plants; % pound of seed per acre.

Burrell’s Large

Cabbage

This fine, large early cabbage is but a few
days later than the very earliest small sorts,
is a very strong, thrifty grower, but little
bothered by insects. The heads weigh from 6
to 10 pounds, sometimes more; are very solid
and profitable for the early market. My seed
is grown in a section where there is nothing
to be desired to permit the growing of the
finest cabbage seed. You cannot buy better
seed at any price.

Price — 5c per pkt. ; 15c per oz. ; 50c per *4
lb.; $1.75 per lb.; $1.60 per lb. in lots of 10 lbs.
and up.

If you plant from 100 to 1,000 pounds and
up of this variety, as some of my customers
do, write for my contract offer to grow this
seed for you.

Early Jersey Wakefield Cabbage

Earlier than Charleston and smaller heads, more pointed. Extensively
grown in the South. I supply large quantities of this to Southern grow-
ers, but not so much as of Charleston Wakefield.

Price — 5c per pkt.; 15c per oz.; 50c per *4 lb.; $1.75 per lb.; $1.60 per lb.
in lots of 10 lbs. and up.

Charleston Wakefield

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The D. V. B. Cabbage

I have given this fine cabbage the Initials of my name for Its name. It
will prove one of the biggest money makers for market growers.

T secured from the leading cabbage abed specialists of live world wimples
of the finest they produced, for trial. Out of elghty-ttve trials this sot
proved the earliest, and at the same time produced solid, round. \thit<
heads of the very finest quality. Think of it: Four to G-pound heads on

an average before Jersey Wakefield would weigh 1 pound. Two weeks
ahead of All Head Early or Early Flat Dutch.

Ono of the most prominent seedsmen of the
United States, when 1 showed him this cab-
bage compared with the best of the rest, re-
marked: “I never saw such a cabbage; it is

the finest I ever saw.”

As soon as T observed how much it was
ahead of the others 1 cabled the originator and
purchased His entire supply. Now 1 feel I am
offering the biggest money maker for the cab-
bage grower in the country. I would like to
have a little of this seed go to every one of
my customers.

See cut for shape of head and appearance
when trimmed.

Price — 10c per pkt. ; 30c per Vi oz.; 55c per
oz.; $1.00 per oz.; $3.75 per Vv lb.; $11.00
per lb. Not over two pounds to one customer.

Remember, an ounce will produce 2,-
000 to 2,500 plants and the cost of this
seed is almost nothing compared with
the results which you may reasonably
expect if you grow early cabbage; $4.00
paid for 4 ounces of this seed may bring
you several hundred dollars before your
competitor gets on the market, and
when he does get ready the quality of
the ”D. V. B.” cabbage will give it pref-
erence on the market over other early
sorts.

The “D. V. B.” Cabbage.

O 1 ' ,i x f iwrsjt

Burrell's Victor Cabbage

This is another new fcabhage which I intro-
duced last year for the first time. It also is
one which is just developed by a leading Eu-
ropean specialist, and 1 purchased all available
seed by cable as soon as 1 found the compara-
tive results.

The shape is round, as shown in cut. It Is
good for market when the heads weigh 5 to 6
pounds and will produce fine, round, solid
heads weighing 18 to 20 pounds if you wish to
let it continue to grow.

The heads are solid, trim, white, Are very
heavy and of excellent quality. It is as early
as Early Spring. Earlier than All Head Early
or Early Flat Dutch, and practically every
plant produces a fine head. After my experi-
ments with all the finest sorts, if I were to.
choose but two sorts, they would be the ‘‘D. V.
B.” Cabbage and Burrell’s Victor Cabbage.
Every cabbage grower should plant some of
these in comparison with the best you have
ever known, and I will be satisfied that the
results will make you a permanent customer
for this seed.

Price — 10c per pkt.; 30e per V* oz.; 55c per
i/. oz.; $1.00 per oz.; $3.75 per V4 lb.; $14.00
per lb.; 10 lbs. and up, $12.00 per lb.

Note the heavy stem of Burrell's Victor Cabbage. It is a strong
grower, a good feeder, and you will be surprised at the tonnage it
will produce per acre. At this price the results of your crop will
prove that this seed is cheaper than the, ordinary cabbage Seed as
a gift. H| v i lo - - '

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CABBAGE-- -Continued

New Early Cabbage, Copenhagen
Market

This new cabbage is of very great merit, being as early as Charleston
Wakefield and having the round, solid head of the Danish Ballhead.
Every cabbage grower should plant some of it. This may prove to be the
variety that will be a big money maker for you. The introducer says:
“It is undoubtedly without a rival as the finest large round-headed early
cabbage in cultivation.”

The heads average 8 to 10 pounds each, very solid, with small core and
very fine quality. The plant is short-stemmed, the heads being produced
very near the ground level. The leaves are closely folded and few outer
leaves. The plants may be set closer than ordinary cabbage will permit.

After a thorough trial I recommend this sort either for home or market
garden. The supply of this seed is very short.

Price — 10c per pkt.; 20c per *4 oz.; 70c per oz.; $4.00 per Vz lb.; $7.50
per lb.

Enkhuizen Glory Cabbage

This new sort originated near the shores of Zuyder Zee in Holland. I
offer seed grown by the originator.

It is large, early, white, solid, new. The originators have this to say:

“Amongst many sorts of white cabbage, none of them combines these
two desirable qualities of being early and large so well as the aforesaid
sort. We can recommend this as a really early one (coming as early as
the Early Dutch Flat), but at the same time making fine, large, ball-
shaped heads, particularly attractive for market purposes.

“The plants are somewhat pale green, and in proportion to the whole,
make very little outside leaves and fine large form, thin ribbed, hard
beads.

“For the market one of the very best sorts.”

This leaves little to be added except that I have thoroughly tested the
variety and can recommend it as being a very fine sort, worthy your con-
fidence. Do not hesitate to plant it extensively if you desire such a cab-
bage as is described above.

Price — 5c per pkt.; 25c per oz.; 80c per ^4 lb.; $2.75 per lb.; $2.50 per lb.
in 10-lb. lots and up

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Cabbage— -Continued

Burrell’ s Excelsior Flat Dutch Cabbage

This large, late variety is entitled to the
name Excelsior. Practically every plant pro-
duces a line head shaped like the Illustra-
tion and weighing 15 to 20 pounds under
favorable conditions. The good report comes
in from large numbers of my customers and
the Increasing number of orders has made it
necessary for me to push It much more ex-
tensively. I often sell ten to twenty pounds
of seed to one large grower. You will find
this an excellent late sort and a good keeper.
The heads are solid, stem short and quality
extra.

This variety Is earlier than Premium Late
Flat Dutch and much superior to It.

Price — 5c per pkt.; 20c per oz.; 65c per Va.
lb.; $2.40 per lb.; $2.30 per lb. in 10-lb. lota
and up.

Fottler’s Brunswick Short-Stemmed
Cabbage

THIS IS THE GREATEST OF ALL SAUER
KRAUT CABBAGES.

, , , , Under ordinary conditions It will produce

nearly double the crop of the average va- ^

rieties. It is a very sure header and the

heads average about 15 pounds.

In season it is very little later than the
early pointed head sorts, but the time of

maturity can be controlled by the time of

starting the plants.

The stem is short and rather* thick, as it
is a heavy feeder; a strong grower. The cut
from a photograph indicates this. Note the
root system. The quality is good. Heads
hard and heavy for their size.

My seed is very dependable. The plants
from which it was grown were carefully se-
lected to type.

I recommend it for your home garden and
especially to those who grow for a kraut fac-
tory. A yield of 30 to 50 tons per acre is
obtainable under favorable conditions.

Price — 5c per pkt.; 20c per oz. ; 55c per Vt,
lb.; $2.00 per lb.; $1.80 per lb. in 10-lb. lots
and up.

SWEDISH MARKET.

FINEST DENMARK GROWN.

One of the finest flat head sorts in cultiva-
tion. The main crop sort for market garden-
ers. The price is necessarily high. The qual-
ity is also very high and considering the crop,
the cost of this seed is an extremely small
item. One pound of the seed will furnish
plants for four acres under fair conditions.

Tbi9 seed was grown for me by one of the

most critical Danish growers, and no pains in selection of heads or cultiva-
tion and harvesting of the stock was spared to have it the best possible
quality. The heads average 6 to 8 pounds, very solid and especially suited
for late keeping. I recommend it heartily. Do not fail to include some of
this seed in your order.

Price — 5c per pkt.; 40c per oz. ; $1.00 per V\ lt>. ; $3.75 per lb.; $3.50 per
lb. in 10-Ib. lots and np.

WINNIGSTADT. One of the best of the second early sorts, very hardy
and sure heading. Owing to its compact and upright habit of growth and
peculiar texture of its short, thick, rich dark green leaves, the variety
seems to suffer less from the cabbage worm than most other sorts. Head
of medium size, sharply pointed, very hard and of excellent quality.
Leaves covered with bluish white bloom. Keeps well both summer and
winter. It Is the hardiest, not only as regards frost, but will suffer less
from excessive wet, drought, insects or disease than any other second early
sort. Price — 5c per pkt.; 15c per oz.; 60c per % lb.; $1.60 per lb.; $1.50 per
lb. in 10-lb. lots and up.

PERFECTION DRUMHEAD SAVOY. Size of the Drumhead, curled leaves

of the Savoy. Market gardeners usually find it profitable to provide a

limited quantity for discriminating customers. Price — 5c per pkt.; 20c

ner oz.: 65c per Vi lb.; $2.40 per lb.

CLUB ORDERS.

I want to get as many as possible in each district to plant my
seeds. I believe the crops they will help produce will be of the
best, and I want somebody at each place to get up club orders. If
you can do this write for my offer. Do It today. Some made $300
to ? 400 last year on club orders for my seeds.

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Cabbage— Continued

Special Early Flat Dutch Cabbage

Our seed of this variety is giving such results that the demand is grow-
ing very rapidly, and to meet it and still more largely increase it, we have
increased our supply and are able to make very attractive prices.

The heads weigh 8 to 10 pounds, are very even in size, solid and of good
flavor.

This is one of the best second early and stands a long time without
bursting.

The plant is short-stemmed, the heads are very solid and uniform in
size and shape, slightly flattened; matures as a second early sort. This
sort is planted very extensively in the South.

Price — 5c per pkt. ; 15c per oz.; 45c per *4 lb.; $1.50 per lb.; $1.40 per lb.
in 10-lb. lots; $1.30 per lb. in 25-lb. lots and up.

Early All-Head or Faultless

This is an excellent sort, producing a good, solid head weighing 6 to 8
pounds from practically every plant, under fair conditions. It is among
the earliest sorts and is a very profitable sort to grow. The outer leaves
are few and close planting can be made, as close as 18 inches in the rows
and rows 2 feet apart.

Price — 5c per pkt.; 20c per oz.; 50c per *4 lb.; $2.00 per lb.; $1.80 per lb.
in 10-lb. lots and up.

EARLY SPRING. The earliest Flat Head variety. The heads have few
outside leaves and these are small and grow so close to the head that
they can be planted very close together. It is round in shape, slightly
flattened and very solid, even before the cabbages attain their mature
size. Price — 5c per pkt.; 20c per oz.; 50c per *4 lb.; $2.00 per lb.; $1.80
per lb. in 10-lb. lots and up.

EARLY SUMMER. My seed of this variety was selected from large, solid,
evenly-sized heads of excellent quality, and is of known value. This is
a special market gardener’s strain. It is not as well known for home
gardens and not as much planted as it should be. Price — 5c per pkt.;
20c per oz.; 50c per % lb.; $2.00 per lb.; $1.80 per lb. in 10-lb. lots
and up.

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Cabbage ---Continued

Extra Fine All-Seasons Cabbage

Plant it early for a second early and late for a late sort, or your early

planting will be suitable to use when the heads weigh 6 or 8 pounds and
continue first-class until they weigh 12 to 15 pounds. Then they stand a
long time without bursting when many other sorts would burst open and
spoil. It may well be called All-Seasons. The heads are large and solid,
round and flattened on top. Are ready to market as soon as the early fiat
sorts.

My experience with this sort is so favorable that I cannot fail to list it
among the sorts I wish most to recommend.

Price — 5c per pkt.: 20c per oz.; 65c per *4 lb.: $2.40 per lb.; $2.25 per lb.
in 10-lb. lots and up.

IMPROVED SUCCESSION. A sure-heading, long-keeping variety, about
10 days later than the well-known Early Summer, with larger and
heavier heads. Price — 5c per pkt.; 15c per oz.; 50c per *4 lb.; $1.80 per
lb.; $1.75 per lb. in 10-lb. lots and up.

THE LUPTON. Tn this variety T have one which one of the best-known
cabbage seed growers (Mr. Lupton of Long Island) has named for him-
self. This alone is a great recommendation for it. I secure my seed
direct from the originator, and it is right. The stalk is short. It Is
dark green, large size, solid and a long keeper. It is a sure header and
will please you. Price — 5c per pkt.; 15c per oz.; 50c per % lb.; $1.80 per
lb.; $1.75 per lb. in 10-lb. lots and up.

Burrell’s Selected Surehead Cabbage

This excellent cabbage has been grown many years by thousands of suc-
cessful gardeners with uniformly good results. Close, careful selection has
kept it one of the best. The- heads weigh about 12 pounds, are quite uni-
form in size, hard and of excellent quality, a good shipper. I recommend
it either for your home garden or if you plant extensively for market.

Price — 5c per pkt.; 20c per oz.; 65c per Vi lb.; $2.40 per lb.; $2.25 per lb.
in 10-Ib. lots and up.

Premium Late Flat Dutch Cabbage

This standard sort is well known and our sales always run high. The
heads are large, flat and of good quality.

Price — 5c per pkt.; 15e per oz. ; 45c per *4 lb.; $1.50 per lb. ; $1.40 per lb.
in 10-lb. lots; $1.30 per lb. In lots of 25 lbs. and up.

ST. LOUIS LATE MARKET. This is a favorite sort among market gar-
deners around St. Louis. It is very solid and produces heads weighing
from 15 to 18 pounds; is a sure keeper and the quality extra. Price — 5c
per pkt.; 15c per oz.; 45c per % lb.; $1.60 per lb.; $1.50 per lb. In 10-lb.
lots and up.

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Cabbage— - Continued
Short Stemmed Danish Round Head

Middle Stem
Danish Ballhead
or Hollander

This variety is similar to above/* ex-
cept the stem is longer. (See cut). It
is one of the finest sorts for winter,
either for the home garden- or for the
market. This also is grown from very
careful^* selected heads especially for
me by one of the most' critical growers
in. Denmark.

Price — 5c per pkt.; 25e per oz.; 60c
per % lb.; $2.00 per lb.; $1.85 per lb. in
10-lb. lots and up.

Danish Stonehead— Red

A very valuable sort, similar . to above
in shape. Very solid and an excellent
keeper. Many prefer this cabbage. I
recommend it.

Price — 5c per pkt.; 30c per oz.; 80c
per lb.; $3.00 per lb.

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This year the crop of this seed is the
best in any cabbage-seed-growing section
of the world, and I am able to offer the
finest Danish seeds at very low prices.
Planters of r>0 pounds and up write for
extra special prices. Some of my cus-
tomers buy 500 pounds at a time.

Very hardy, handsome, very solid,
of fine quality and as one of the very
best keepers it is particularly desir-
able for distant markets or for late
spring use. The plant is vigorous,
compact growing, with shorter stem
than most American sorts and ex-
ceedingly hardy in resisting cold and
dry weather. The leaves are few but
rather large, thick, smooth, bluish
green covered with whitish bloom.
The head is medium sized, round,
very solid and stands shipment bet-
ter than any other late sort.

FINEST DENMARK GROWN.

This is of the finest possible selec-
tion, grown especially for me in Den-
mark. It is impossible to buy bet-
ter seed of this strain. Others may
quote this variety at lower prices,
but quality is always the first item
to consider. This is an excellent
market sort. I am not striving to
be able to offer my customers low-
priced seeds regardless of quality,
but first to offer the best possible
quality and then make the price as
low as I can and have sufficient pay
for the most critical care and selec-
tion. I want orders from those who
want the best seed money will buy
at a fair price.

Large planters will find this va-
riety excellent for late planting and
a money maker. The weight of the
heads of 'this sort trimmed is much
more for the same size than the
American sorts (Flat Dutch, etc.).

Price — 5c per pkt.; 25c per oz.; 60c
per % lb. ; $2.00 per lb.; $1.85 per lb.
in lots of 10 lbs.

CAULIFLOWER

Cauliflower, although one of the most delicious vegetables, is but little
grown except by professional gardeners because of the erroneous notion
that It is so difficult to grow that only skilled gardeners can produce It.
Any one will be reasonably sure of success with this most desirable vege-
table if the cultural directions given below are carefully followed.

For spring- and early summer crop, sow in March or early in April in
hot bed and transplant to cold frame when sufficiently large to handle.
As soon as danger of hard freezing is over set in the open ground in rows
2% feet apart and 18 inches apart in the row. The plants will endure a
light frost. The soil for cauliflower should be like that for cabbage, but
it is better if made richer than is ordinarily used for that crop. Plenty of
good manure must be well incorporated with the soil and the latter be
brought into the highest state of tilth. No application, however, can be
more necessary or more useful than that of cultivator and hoe. For late
crop, sow at same time as for late cabbage and treat, in the same manner.
It should be borne in mind that cauliflower will not head up well in hot,
dry weather and hence the sowings need to be so timed as to bring the
heads to maturity either before the hot summer weather sets in or not
until the cooler weather of the fall. If it receive at this time a liberal
supply of water, the size and quality of the heads will be greatly im-
proved. After the head begins to form, draw the leaves over and tie them
together to protect it from the sun and to keep it white.

Each time you go over and tie the heads as above it is a good plan to
use a different colored string. Calico strips are usually used. This will
help you when cutting the heads to know which are ready.

The heads should be cut for use while the “curd” is compact and hard,
as they soon become much impaired in quality and appearance after they
open and separate into branches. Of the enemies of the crop, none is
more formidable than the cabbage root maggot. This seems to have a
special liking for the cauliflower. Probably the best and most surely
effective protective measure is enveloping each plant with a tight fitting
collar of tarred felt. Plant lice are also serious pests of this crop. Ef-
fective remedies are dusting with fine tobacco dust, or spraying with
strong tobacco tea or kerosene emulsion.

All the cauliflower seed we offer is produced by the most experienced
growers in Europe, in such localities as are best suited to its proper de-
velopment, and the greatest care is taken to save seed from perfectly de-
veloped plants only.

Burrell’s Extra Select Early Snowball Cauliflower

This variety is the highest attainment in the development of the cauli-
flower. This seed is grown for me by an expert specialist in Denmark.
Every care is taken to have the seed right. The heads are selected for
a close, white curd, solid and uniform.

The cultivation is done in the most thorough manner and the seed is
then selected from the single plants which continue to show the highest
development. The seed is then graded and I receive only the largest, best
developed seeds. This special pains is of great value to my customers, as
in this crop so much depends upon the quality of the seed. This sort is
remarkable for its extreme earliness, sureness to produce fine, solid heads
with a close, white curd. The leaves are produced in sufficient quantity
to tie nicely over the head, while the curd is small and permit them to
blanch very white. The heads are round and thick, often weighing 6 to
10 pounds before the curd begins to separate. No better strain can be
produced. Market growers especially can plant this seed and be assured
that it is the seed which will give them the best possible results.

Considering the extreme care taken and the crop results, the price is
right.

Price— -lOp per pkt.; 35c per y& oz.; 65c per *4 oz.; $1.25 per y2 oz.; $2.25
per or.; $7.00 per lb.; $25.00 per lb.

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CAULIFLOWER- -Continued

Henderson’s Early Snowball Cauliflower

Its dwarf habit and short outer leaves allow it to be planted as close as
18 to 20 inches apart each way. Very valuable for market gardeners. My
stock is as fine as possible to secure.

Price — 10c per pkt.; 35c per y& oz.; 65c per J4 oz.; $1.25 per y2 oz.; $2.25
per oz. ; $7.00 per *4 lb.; $25.00 per lb.

Select Early Dwarf Erfurt Cauliflower

Of dwarf habit, close, compact growth, a sure header, curd close and
white; very reliable.

Price — 10c per pkt.; 45c per *4 oz.; $1.60 per oz.; $5.50 per *4 lb.; $20.00
per lb.

Early Short Stemmed Danish Giant Cauliflower

This is an early sort, a sure header and one of the best produced.
While not quite so early as Burrell’s Extra Select Early Snowball, it is
equal in quality, and no matter how critical your trade or how much you
have been able to do in producing califlower, you can expect to equal your
best record with this seed, except as stated as to earliness.

Price — 10c per pkt.; 35c per ys oz. ; 65c per *4 oz.; $1.25 per y2 oz.; $2.25
per oz.; $7.00 per % lb.; $25.00 per lb.

As to Prices: I handle only the finest Danish-grown cauliflower seed

obtainable. This year the crop is extra good and I am able to make a
lower price. I supply a large number of the leading growers of the coun-
try. If you or your association plant large lots, let me make you special
prices, either for present shipment or to be grown especially for you.

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CELERY

Celery Culture. Celery can be successfully grown with but little labor,
In a good garden soil; by using plenty of well-rotted manure. This should
be put into the trenches, working it well into the soil, at least two weeks
before the plants are transplanted into them. It delights, however, in low,
moist, rich bottom land, or well drained muck soil.

Growing the Plants. It is not necessary to sow the seeds in a hot bed
or cold frame, as it is apt to run to seed if started too soon, but sow in
the open ground as soon as it is fit to work in April, and an additional
sowing or two between this date and May 1st, will insure a plentiful sup-
ply of good plants. Sow in rows so that it can be kept free from weeds.
Prepare the soil well and cover the seed very shallow and firm the soil
well after sowing; also keep very moist until the seed germinates. After
coming up the plants should be partially shaded for a week or ten days,
and see that the soil does not get too dry. To insure good “stocky”
plants, the tops should be cut back, to say within 2 inches of the crown
when about 4 inches high.

Transplanting. The evening is the best time, and especially if after a
shower; otherwise give them a good watering and you will lose but very few
plants. Remember that it is essential that the soil be pressed firmly about
each plant when set out, especially if done in a dry time. Some of our
most successful growers set on the level surface, while others prefer a
broad shallow trench, only 3 or 4 inches deep. These trenches should be
at least 3 feet apart for the dwarf and not less than 4 feet for the larger
sorts; set plants in single rows not over 6 inches apart in the trench.
Transplanting is done about the middle of June for the first early, and as
late as the middle of August for the latest. Keep well cultivated, and in
about six weeks “handling” should begin (never do this when wet from
rain or dew). This is done to make the celery grow upright. The soil is
drawn to the row from each side with an ordinary hoe. Now take all the
leaves of the plant in one hand and with the other draw the soil around
it, pressing firmly, being careful that no soil gets between the leaves, as
it is apt to cause rust, or rot the plant. In about two weeks, or as often
as is necessary to keep the leaves in an upright position, more soil should
be drawn to the row.

To store celery for winter, dig a trench about 12 inches wide and as
deep as the celery is high. Stand the celery in this close together, pack-
ing it between two boards set about 6 inches apart. Then gradually lift
the boards and pack in on each side with fine earth, making air tight, so
as to keep from freezing. When freezing weather sets in cover with a
board next to the top, then straw, and when hard-freezing weather
cover this with earth. Covered in this way celery is ready for use in six
weeks to two months after storing.

One ounce of seed produces about 2,000 plants.

Golden Self Blanching
Paris Golden

Finest French Grown. This
stock is grown expressly for
me by one of the most careful
French growers. It is not to
be compared with cheap
American-grown seed.

This is a variety which re-
quires the greatest amount of
skillful attention to produce
the highest grade of seed.
Every plant is carefully se-
lected and during the seed-
producing season the stalks of
the plants are examined to
see the plants are not break-
ing away from good solid
stalks. This seed produced
by a careless grower is of
very little value.

Last year the crop w’as
practically a failure, and this
year again not over 10 per
cent of a crop was harvested.
Tne result is a comparatively
high price for the seed, but
the crop results are such that
cost of seed is practically
nothing compared with tht
crop.

The stalks are a beautiful
creamy yellow, 18 to 20
inches long, the heart i<
large, solid, crisp arid brittle,
the flavor excellent. It ranki
first.

Price — 10c per pkt.; 75c pet
V* oz.; $1.35 per oz.; $5.25 pel
*4 lb.; $20.00 per lb.

Selected White Plume Celery

This is the earliest sort and most easily blanched. The plant is a rapM
grower and should be tied loosely together as soon as 5 or 6 inches higl|
and earthed up to push the growth and blanching, also to insure closq
attractively shaped branches.

My seed is of extra quality and always gives good results.

Price — 5c per pkt.; 15c per oz.; 50c per % lb.; $1 75 ffet $1-60 per 15
in 5-lb. lots and up.

Snowhite Celery

POPULAR. EXTRA EARLY.

I have already received a large number of orders for this seed, stating
'they \vanted the same class of seed as gotten last year.

The Snowhite Celery was introduced seven years ago and has won a
favorable place as one of the finest sorts. The stalks are perfectly white,
of good size and very attractive in appearance. The plants grow vigor-
ously, are easily blanched, and the rich, nutty flavor, crispness and general
high quality are to be prized. The stalks often weigh, when trimmed,
from 1 to 2 pounds. It keeps well and grows on any soil that will

produce any other variety of celery.

Price — 10c per pkt.; 40c per oz. ; $1.40 per x/.\ lb.; $5.00 per lb.; $4.75 per
lb. in 5-lb. lots ami up.

Giant Pascal Celery

This is one of
the most popu-
lar varieties for
winter use. It
is a very good
keeper and
properly stored
can be kept un-
til late in the
winter or even
until spring.

Giant Pascal
is of vigorous
growth, making
large, h e a v y,
thick stalks
which remain
green until
blanched by some artificial
means, either by earthing
or storing for the winter.

It blanches to a creamy
yellow when the stalks are
quite brittle, entirely
stringlesa and very crisp.

I have sold large lots
of this seed to market
growers, who report excel-
lent _ results. .

Price — 10c per pkt.; 30c
per oz.; 75c per *4 lb.:
$2.50 per lb.; $2.25 per lb.
in 5-lb. lots and up.

GOLDEN HEART OR
GOLDEN DWARF. An

excellent standard . sort,
solid, a good keeper and
of a fine nutty flavor. A
late variety, one of the best for
market gardeners. Price — 5c per
pkt.; 15c per oz.; 50c per y* lb.;
$1.75 per lb.; $1.60 per lb. in 5-lb.
lots and up.

AJIAZOO. Half dwarf,

white; grown very extensively
at Kalamazoo, Mich., where
celery growing is carried on to
the extent of many hundreds
of cars annually. Price — 5c per
pkt.; 15c per oz.; 50c per M
lb.; $1.75 per lb.; $1.60 per lb.
in 5-Ib. lots and up.

P E R F E C T 1 O N HEART-
\\ ELL. Large, golden yellow
heart of very superior qualitv.
A good market sort. Price — 5c
per pkt.; 15c per oz. ; 50c per
/4. ]b.; $1.75 per lb.; $1.60 per
lb. in 5-lb. lots and up.

PINK PLUME. Identical in quality with White Plume, but the stalks are
an attractive, creamy pink. It has that rich, “nutty flavor” and is very
good Price— 5c per pkt.; 15c per oz.; 50c per *4 lb.; $1.76 per lb.; $1.60

per lb. in 5-lb. lots and up.

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CUCUMBERS

This special item has had my careful study covering the past seventeen
years, during which time I have grown many thousand acres of cucumbers
for seed, producing many hundred thousand pounds of seed.

I come to you for your orders for this seed, knowing what I have to of-
fer is of the best produced.

I started the growing of cucumber seed here, and the results from my
seed have been such that a very large portion of the cucumber seed of the
United States is now grown here.

Each year I exercise great care to produce such seeds as will keep up
this reputation. This requires carefully selected stock seeds: Soil which

has not the year previous produced cucumbers, so that volunteers may be
avoided; isolation from fields of other varieties; careful attention during
the growing season that all off plants be destroyed; skill in harvesting,
threshing, wrashing, curing, cleaning and testing the seed, that the best
possible vitality and germination may be procured.

My constant attention to these points is your assurance that the seed
which I offer is worthy your confidence. No order too small and large
orders of from 1,000 to 10,000 pounds very frequently received. All orders
given my very best attention.

Culture. Cucumbers thrive best in a very rich, loamy soil, not contain-
ing too much sand. A rather heavy soil is preferable to sandy soil. The
most successful growers fertilize heavily with barnyard manure, scattered
evenly over the surface 2 or 3 inches deep, disced thoroughly, then plowed
under to a depth of 6 to 8 inches, then thoroughly harrowed and floated.
This gives an excellent seed bed.

You can now plant with your garden drill rows 4 feet apart, drilling in
about 3 pounds of seed per acre, covering the seed about 1 inch in depth.
You can follow the drill mark and cultivate before the plants come up.
Cultivate often. When the plants have four to six leaves thin to one plant
every 18 inches. Keep the cultivator going as long as you can get through
the rows. If under irrigation, water once a week lightly and always culti-
vate between irrigations until the crop is laid by. Keep the cucumbers
picked off as fast as they reach the size desired, as if any are allowed to
ripen the plants cease to set on more fruit.

If bothered by the striped cucumber beetle, dust lightly -with wood ashes
Into which a smal amount of turpentine has been added, or well-slaked
lime mixed with fine dust and a small amount of turpentine.

Be careful not to put too much lime or ashes on the plants, as this
will injure them. Keep them growing rapidly and insects have less
chance to damage them.

In picking to ship for slicing it is a good plan to divide the field into
thirds and pick one-third each day. If upder irrigation, lay off the lands
in short rows and run the water along the rows very lightly after each
picking.

Always cut off the cucumbers and handle very carefully. Do not ship
any culls. Throw them away and ship only the first-class specimens.
They look so much better the demand is kept up — the consumer is willing
to pay a better price. There is less express and package expense and your
reputation for a first-class pack is kept up to the advantage of your bank
account.

When the market is high many are tempted to ship seconds. Don’t do
it; keep the market up with quality.

I want to call your especial attention to Burrell’s Earliest of All Cu-
cumber and Burrell’s Klondike Cucumber. These two sorts are now more
extensively planted by critical market growers than any other. They
have been the means of a profitable business for thousands of growers.
Some report ffom $300 to $1,200 per acre.

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s Earliest of All Cucumber

This cucumber has proven the biggest money
maker ever planted by Florida growers, and the
demand for the seed is growing very rapidly. This
is a Perfected type of White Spine. Earlier than
any other strain of White Spine and as well colored
as any cucumber grown.

The fruits when suitable to slice are 6 to 7 inches
long, very dark green with pale green stripes about
one-third the length from the blossom end;
straight, square-ended and of the very finest
quality.

It Is a strong grower. The new blood gives it
much more vigor than most old varieties have and
it sets fruits in great abundance.

For pickling it produces fruits which when suit-
able for bottle goods are straight, square ended and
very firm. One of the large pickling companies
writes me that they find it the best sort they have
ever grown for this purpose and back it up with a
large order for seed. The specimens shown above
give ,yau the type.

READ THIS. — Three years ago one of the lead-
ing Florida growers made a check planting of five
acres of this variety and five acres each of four
other varieties . from other seedsmen. Now these
other varieties were listed by these other seeds-
men as their very best sorts for Southern planters.

From the first picking my Earliest
of All yielded six bushels of fine
slicing cucumbers and the entire twenty
acres of the four other varieties yielded
one and one-half bushels, and when the
season was over the cash credit to the
five acres of my Earliest of All was
more than the cash credit to the four
other varieties combined or the other
twenty acres. He purchased 1,000 pounds
of this seed for his 1912 planting and
after the harvest of the 1912 crop stated
that 10,000 to 12,000 pounds of this seed
would be required to fill the demand in
his district for crop 1913, and that he
would rather give $3.00 per pound for it
than to plant the best of any other he
knew as a gift.

Owing to the large number of very
favorable reports, I grew 30,000 pounds
of the seed of this variety this year,
and while last year the price was rather
high, I have produced an excellent crop
this year and offer it at as low prices
as the very ordinary sorts are usually
sold. You can tie to this sort if you
want the early money, the fine dark
green, evenly-sized
crop.

Price — 5c per pkt.; Iflq, per oz.j
per % lb.; 85c per lb.; 70c per lb. in
lb. lots and up.

Above prices delivered free by
on large lots.

CUCUMBERS-Con’d

one of my special items of my
own introduction. It is a pleasure to be
able to state that it has through merit
and without extensive advertising worked
into the favor of market growers until
it is now one of the leaders. It is with-
out an equal for outdoor growing for
slicing, producing specimens equal to the
finest hot house products under favorable
conditions. It is a vei'y hardy grower.
Early, yields abundantly and withstands
unfavorable weather conditions, even
when most sorts fail. When ready to
ship the shape averages as in cut; color
dark green with pale green stripes from
the blossom end about one-third the
length; flesh white and crisp, of excel-
lent flavor; length about 7 to 8 inches.
No sort produces more uniform fruits.
Many single customers purchase from 100
to 500 pounds, and some more. Large
lots in 1-pound sealed cloth bags.

Price — 5c per pkt.; 10c per oz.; 25c per
% lb.; 85c per lb.; ftttr’pW -lb. in 10-lb.
lots and up. Large lots delivered free by
Express.

Davis Perfect Cucumber —
Burrell’s Special Stock

This very valuable new sort was in-
troduced in 1906 and I immediately se-
cured from the introdqcer a considerable
quantity of the seed. This I carefully
planted .and from the crop I selected the
finest specimens for stock seed. I have
kept up this selection each year and
this year I grew a large acreage and am
pleased to say I have seed of this valu-
able sort to offer my customers at prices
which surely merit your orders when you
consider it is one of the best possible to
secure. The cucumbers shown in the
basket are Davis Perfect. This cucumber
is exactly the same color as Burrell’s

Klondike, being
dark green.
Length about 10
inches when
suitable to ship,
and size quite
uniform. It is
an excellent sort
either for hot
house or outdoor
culture.

Grown out of
doors the color
resembles hot
house grown
stock and it sells
well in competi-
tion with them.

Price — 5c per
pkt.; 10? per oz.;
25c per *4 lb.;
85c per lb.; 70c
per lb. in 10-lb.
lots and up.

Large lots de-
livered free by
Express.

CUCUMBERS — Continued

Buist’s Perfection White Spine Cucumber

This stock is my own growing from the introducer’s stock and as it is.
grown under our ideal soil and climatic conditions, you are sure' of as
fine stock as it is possible to get of this well-known strain. Thousands Of
pounds of this seed are planted each year by Southern planters.

In shape and size it is between Burrell’s Klondike and. .Burrell's Earliest
of All.' I have grown a fine crop this year and offer you a specif.) oppor-
tunity. \

Price — 5c per pkt.; 10c per oz.; 20c per % lb.; 70c per lb.; 60c per lb. in
10-lb. lots and up.

Rawson’s Arlington White Spine

This is a very valuable strain of white spine, square ended, dark greeii,
very prolific and preferred by many. When suitable for slicing the cu-
cumbers are 7 to 8 inches long. Resembles Klondike very ••much except
not so early. *f | t -•

Price — 5c per pkt.; 10c per oz.; 20c per ^4 lb.; 70c per lb.; 60c per lb. in
10-lb. lots and up.

IMPROVED ARLINGTON WHITE SPINE. This strain of White Spine
produces fine green cucumbers from 8 to 10 inches long when in slicing
condition, that are extra shippers. They look well in market and retain
their attractive appearance a long time. The ends are slightly pointed.

Price — 5c per pkt.; 10c per oz.; 20c per *4 lb.; 70c per lb.; 60c per lb. in
10-lb. lots and up.

EXTRA LONG WHITE • SPINE. Fruits 'about- 2 inches longer than the
Arlington and square-ended, otherwise much the same. Price — 5c per
pkt.; 10c per oz.; 20c per % lb.; 70c per lb.; 60c per lb. in 10-lb. lots
and up.

COOL AND CRISP. A strain of the White Spine, but larger and more
cylindrical. Very early and exceedingly prolific. Whiie it is esteemed
most highly as a pickling sort, it is one of the very best for slicing, be-
ing tender, crisp and of fine flavor. Price— 5c per pkt.; 10c per oz.; 20c
per *4 lb.; 70c per lb.; 60c per lb. in 10-lb. lots and up.

EXTRA E.ARLY WHITE SPINE. This type is about midway between my
Klondike and Earliest of All; the quality is excellent. Very good for
small pickles, dill pickles or slicing. Price — 5c per pkt.; 10c per oz.; 20c
per >4 lb.; 70c per lb.; 60c per lb. in 10-lb. lots and up.

CUMBERLAND. The New Cumberland combines prolificacy arid vigorous
growth with beauty and uniformity. It is of the hardy, White spine
type, a rapid and vigorous grower, and very prolific in fruit. The
pickles differ from all other hardy sorts in being thickly set with fine
spines over almost the entire surface. During thri whole period of
growth from the time they first set until fully grown, the form is ex-
ceptionally straight and symmetrical, thus being as choice for slicing
as for pickles. The flesh is firm, very crisp and tender at all stages.
Price — 5c per pkt.; 10c per oz.; 20c per *4 lb.; 70c per lb.; 60c per lb. in
10-Ib. lots and up.

IMPROVED LONG GREEN. My stock of this is very' fine. The fruits are
long, often 15 to 18 inches when fully matured. This long, sldnder, all-
the-same shape makes it, when . small, one of the finest sorts grown for
pickles. It is tender and crisp and is an excellent sort for slicing, as it
retains its dark green color T6r' a long ilme. I offer you extra value
in this seed. This seed is more extensively grown than any other. If
you order early you are sure to get it. . Price — 5c per pkt.; 10c per oz.;
20c per % lb.; 70c per lb.; 60c per lb. in 10-lb. lots and up.

CUCUMBERS — Continued

Wester field’s Chicago Pickle

My stock of this variety illustrated above is very fine.
The fruits are shaped as shown in cut. Medium length, with
large, prominent spines. Color a deep green, very prolific
and excellent for pickles either for short bottle pickles or
dill pickles.

This variety is planted very extensively for the above pur-
poses by large pickling concerns. Note the special prices
on 100-pound lots. If you plant larger quantities, write for
special wholesale prices.

Price — 5c per pkt. ; 10c per oz.; 20c per *4 lb.; 65c per lb.;

60c per lb. in 10 to 25-lb. lots; 55c per lb. in 25 to 100-lb.
lots; 50c per lb. in 100-lb. lots.

Early Short Green^

This variety is also
known as Early Frame. It
is very early
are
in

tensively for pickling,
either for short bottle
pickles or for dill pickles.

It yields a heavy crop,
the fruits being set at
practically every joint on
the vines.

Price — 5c per pkt.; 10
lb.; 70c per lb.j 65c per

Boston Pickling

Another excellent pickier; a favorite with
pickle growers. I often sell 2,000 to 3,000
pounds at a time to large picklers. Very
productive fruits, small, shaped like Chicago
Pickle, but with less prominent spines.

Price — 5c per pkt.; 10c per oz.; 20c per *4
lb.; 70c per lb.; 65c per lb. in 10-lb. lots
and up.

Fordhook Pickling

Fruits medium sized, pointed at both ends.

Bears a heavy crop of very desirable quality.

Price — 5c per pkt.; 10c per oz.; 20c per %
lb.; 70c per lb.; 65c per lb. in 10-lb. lots
and up.

Early Cluster

Vines vigorous, producing the bulk of the crop near the roots in clusters.
Fruits thick, square, ended and uniform. A very productive and valuable
sort for pickles.

Price — 5c per pkt.; 10c per oz.; 20c per % lb.; 70c per lb.; 65c per lb. in
1 0-lb. lots and up.

Early Siberian

One of the earliest sorts grown; only 3 or 4 inches long when fully ripe.
Excellent for bottle pickles. Produced in clusters of two and three at
practically every joint on the vine; very solid and crisp. Very few seeds.

Price — 5c per pkt.; 10c per oz.; 30c per *4 lb.; 85c per lb.; 75c per lb. in
10-lb. lots and up. .

Japanese Climbing

Produces long, evenly shaped, crisp, tender fruits in great abundance.
The vine has a greater tendency than others to fasten itself to any Objects
over which it may grow, hence its name. In the small garden where
space is limited it may be trained on trellises to good advantage. Fine
either for slicing or pickles.

Price — 5c per pkt.; 10c per oz.; 30c per % lb.; $1.00 per lb.; 90c per lb.
in 10-lb. lots and up.

Gherkin

Not a cucumber proper, but a little, rough, prickly fruit that grows on
a pretty vine with leaves something like a watermelon vine; well liked
for pickling.

Price — 5c per pkt.; 15c per oz.; 40c per ^4 lb.; $1.50 per lb.

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SWEET CORN

The crop of Sweet Corn for seed tills year is very
short. Order early, so you wilil not be disappointed.

Country

Gentleman

This variety produces long
shoe peg kernels without rows.
It is the sweetest of the sweet
corns and no finer roasting ear is
grown.

Having no rows, it is an excel-
lent sort to grow where worms
bother the ears, as instead of fol-
lowing a row into the center of
the ear, thus spoiling it, they
have no row to follow, and in-
stead work around the end of the
ear, which can be cut off, leaving
the balance of the ear suitable
for use.

Price — 15c per pkt.; 25c per qt.;
$1.30 per pk.; $5.00 per bu.

Peep o’ Day

This very early sort, five to ten
days earlier than any other sort,
is of great value to market gar-
deners who make most of their
money by being the first in the
market. In addition to its earli-
ness, it is sweet and tender when
cooked. It is distinct in habits
of growth and appearance. Stalks
grow about 4 feet high and the
ears about 5 inches long, are well
formed and filled out to the tips.

Price — 15c per pt.; 25c per qt.;
$1.20 per pk.; $4.25 per bu.

White Cory. A selection from the
Red Cory, over which it is a
great improvement. It is fully
as early, and has white kernels
and white cob. Price — 15c per
pt.; 25c per qt.; $1.20 per pk.;
$4.25 per bu.

Early Minnesota. One of the

standard varieties, of dwarf
growth, a few days later than
the Corey. Large kernels of fine
quality. Price — 15c per pt.; 25c
per qt.; $1.20 per pk.; $4.25 per
bu.

Mammoth White Cory. A very fine, large, early sort; ears doubel the size
of the old Cory; the same pure white color when cooked, and having
white cobs, thus giving fine appearance. Price — 15c per pt.; 25c per qt.;
$1.20 per pk.; $4.25 per bu.

Shaker’s Early. Large ears of excellent quality. Follows Minnesota. A
fine market sort. Produces very attractive ears with twelve to fourteen
rows of pearly white grains. Price — 15c per pt.; 25c per qt.; $1.20 per
pk.; $4.25 per bu.

Early Mammoth. An early and smaller variety of the late Mammoth.
Largs ears, broad kernels; quality very good. Price — 15c per pt.; 25c per
qt.; $1.25 per pk.; $4.35 per bu.

Add 8c per pint, 15c per quart, if by mail.

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:

y

jjll Burrell’s Select Stowell’s
j|S, Evergreen Sweet Corn

Thi^is-the leading .standard variety for home use, market and canning,
iviy stock is. most cav^iull^ selected and can be depended upon to produjce
fine, large,years of superior, quality. The stalks are of strong growth, eafch
producing two-; dares' ears. The grains, while of good size, are long arid
slender, the cob being small. The grains are of rich, sugary flavor and re-
tain their fine quality until quite advanced. My stock is entirely free from
glaze or flintness; the dried grains are much shriveled.

Price — 15c per pt. ; 25o per qt.; $1.30 per pk.; $4.75 per bu.

EXTRA EARLY ADAMS.

This is not a Sugar Corn, 4>ut is earlier. The ears are short, twelvje-
rowed, and 'while in- condition' for roasting cannot be told from Sugg.r
Corn. It will ‘stand earlier planting than Sweet Corn and is a favorite
wherever worms work badly on early corn.

Price — 10c per pt. ; 20c per qt.; $1.00 per pk.; $3.75 per bu.

P WfflTE AUSTRALIAN.

This is -one 'of the valuable sorts to grow where the nights are -tfio

cool for Sweet' Corn ov where Worms:, bother the corn. The ears are long,
8 to 12 inches, nearly all eight-rowed. The kernels are broad and while.
While. tep$er, it makes' excellent roasting ears. If Sweet -Corn does not do
well for you, do not fail to try this sort.

Price — 10c per pt. ; 20c per qt.; $1.00 per pk.; $3.50 per bu.

BLACK MEXICAN.

This is a very , valuable sojrt fQr either early or late planting. In quality
it is not excelled. Color when in roasting eai purple and white. This va-
riety succeeds well in the Southwest especially. The ears are. 6 to 8 inches
long and. .eight-rowed. The kernels are broad and of finest flavor. ....

Price — 15c per pt.; 25c per qt.; $1.20 per pk.; $4.25 per bu.

Pop Corn

QUEEN'S GOLDEN.

This is the largest sort and produces abundantly. The grains- are a, rich
golden color and are creamy white when popped., and a single kernel, will
expand to pearly pn inch.

Price — 10c per pt.; 20c per qt.; $1.20 per pk. ; $4.25 per bn.

WHITE RICE.

A well-,known Yarieisy: I offer a very fine strain which produces larger

ears than usual and yields very heavy crops. The quality is excellent’.

Price — 10c per pt.; 20s per qt.; $1.20 per pk. ; $4.25 per bu.

Add 8c per pint, 15c per quart, if by mail.

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A Page of Sundry Seeds

Broccoli

j

WHITE CAPE. Heads compact, good size and of a creamy white; one of
the most certain to head. Price — 10c per pkt.; 80c per oz. ; $1.00 per

44 lb.

Brussels Sprouts

BEST IMPORTED DWARF. Produces many sprouts close together; a good

keeper. Price — 5c per pkt.; 10c per or.; 35c per 44 lb.; $1.35 per lb.

Chicory

I.ARGE ROOTED. Used to mix with Or as a substitute for coffee. Culti-
vate same as carrots. Price — 5c per pkt.; 10c per oz.; 25c per 44 lb.; 76c

per lb. «

Collards

TRUE SOUTHERN. Pric^-5c per oz.; 20c per 44 lb.; 65c per lb.

Add 8c per pound if by mail.

Celeriac

GIANT SMOOTH PRAGUE. A very large and smooth variety, free fijom
side roots. A desirable sort for market and an excellent keeper. Price —
5c per pkt.; 10c per oz.; 35c per 44 lb.; $1.20 per lb.; $1.10 per lb. in
5-lb. lots.

Add 8c per pound if by mail.

Cress

TRUE WATER. Thrives only when roots and stems are very moist. It hsis
fine flavor and should be grown wherever it can be given a sufficient
supply of pure water. Price — 5c per pkt.; 25c per oz.

DOUBLE CURLED. This is very early and of fine flavor. Price— -5c per
oz.; 15c per 44 lb.; 50c per lb.

Add Sc per pound if by mail.

Endive

GREEN CURLED WINTER. The hardiest variety; leaves dark green,
which readily blanch white. Not only most useful as -salad, but' much
used for garnishing. Price — 5c per pkt.; 10c per oz.; 30c per 44 lb.
WHITE CURLED. To be used when young for early spring. Price — 5c per
pkt.; 10c per oz.; 30c per 44 lb.

Add 8c per pound if by mail.

*hoY weVI JdoJS ifiiosq<S e IteTtua

DIPPER. This -is like the- 'Sugar Trough; has, a thin, hard shell and can
readily be"' made to -serve useful ' p'urpds'es. Price— 5c per pkt.; 10c per
oz.; 35c per 44 lb.

JAPANESE NEST EGG. Fruit small and icreamy white' it exactly re-
sembles the egg of a hen. Price — 5c per pkt.; 10c per oz.; 35c per 44 lb.

SUGAR TROUGH. These gourds grow to hold from 4 to 10- gallons; shells
lightt>but very hard and durable and. readily made into useful household
utensils; Price — 5c per pkt. ; 10c per oz.; 35c per 44 lb.

HERCULES CLUB. Longest of all. Price — 5c per pkt.; 10c per oz. ; 35c
per 44 lb.

DISH CLOTH. Ornamental climber. The Interior useful in kitchen when
properly prepared. Price— 5c per pkt.; 10c per oz.; 35c per 44 lb.

MIXED SORTS. ; This .collection contains a great- many varieties both use-
ful and curious." Price— 5c per pkt.; lOc per oz.; 35c per 44 lb.

Add 8c per pound if by mail.

Horse Radish

Horse Radish produces no seed, but is
grown frojn pieces of the roots. Culture —
Mark, off rows ?.% feet apart in rich,, moist,
well-prepared ground and set the pieces of
roOt& is inches jjpafcb : to.- ‘tile rows, ver-
tically, the small end down, and the tQp 1
to .3 inches below the surface. -Cultivate
thoroughly until the , tops cover the ground,
when, ttyeir shade wiir keep down the

Small Roots. 20c per doz., postpaid. By
freight or express 50c per 100: $4.00 per
1,000.

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EGG PLANT

The Egg Plant should be more generally grown, for when
well grown and properly cooked is a most delicious vege-
table. The seeds germinate slowly and should be started in
a strong, uniform heat, and kept constantly growing, because
the young plants seldom recover if checked in their growth.
Sow seeds in hot beds or warm green house in March or early
April; if no hot bed is at hand they may be grown in any
light room where the temperature will average 75 degrees. When plants
have formed two rough leaves, transplant them in beds 3 or 4 inches
apart. Keep the bed closed and very warm, shading from the direct rays
of the sun, giving an abundance of water until the ground is warm and
all danger from frosts and cold nights is past, then harden the plants by
gradual exposure to the sun and air, then increase the supply of water;
transplant to the open ground late in May or June into warm, rich soil,
2 or 3 feet apart each way, according to the richness of the soil. When
about a foot high draw the earth up to the stems. Care should be used
in cutting the fruit so as not to disturb the roots of the plants. One
ounce for 2,000 plants; 4 ounces for one acre.

Burrell’s Special Gardener’s Stock New York
Improved Spineless Egg Plant

My seed of this fine variety of egg plant has been selected for many
years to a certain type until it is as fine as can be purchased from any
source. The finest specimens from the most productive plants have been
selected for stock seeds each year. The fruits are shaped as shown in
cut and under favorable conditions measure 6 to 8 inches in diameter.
The skin is a handsome, dark purple, flesh white, quality excellent. Mar-
ket growers who plant largely will find this very desirable. Price — 6c per
pkt.; 26c per oz.; 90c per *4 lb.; $3.20 per lb.

Add 8c per pound if by mail.

Florida High Bush Egg Plant

This variety has proven a money maker for Southern growers. It re-
sists drouth and excessive moisture extremely well on account of its
strong, upright growth, and as the fruits are held well up off the ground,
it is very vigorous and productive. Fruits purple, of fine shape and qual-
ity; an excellent shipper and well liked on the markets where it com-
mands top prices.

Price — 10c per pkt.; 30c per oz.; $1.00 per ^4 lb.; $3.60 per lb.

Black Pekin Egg

New York

The fruits of this variet3r are longer and darker colored
Spineless; jet black, very glossy; a good sort.

Price — 10c per pkt. ; 30c per oz. ; $1.00 per *4 lb. ; $3.60 per lb.

Add 8c per pound if by mail.

Herbs, Sweet, Pot and Medical

The following at 5c per pkt. ;

Anise; has useful medicinal properties. Balm; used for balm tea or balm
wine. Basil, Sweet; used for highly seasoned dishes. Bene; used in con-
fectionery. Borage; excellent for bees. Castor Oil Plant. Caraway; used
for flavoring. Catnip; used for seasoning. Coriander; useful culinary
plant. Cumin; used for flavoring. Dill; used to flavor pickles. Fennel,
Florence. Hebane. Hop Seed. Horehound; for medicinal purposes. Hys-
sop; for medicinal purposes. Lavender; a popular aromatic herb, emit-
ting a delightful perfume. Marjoram, Sweet; popular for seasoning. Rose-
mary; an aromatic herb. Saffron. Sage: the leaves are tender, tops are
used in stuffing and in sauces. Savory, Summer; used for seasoning; also
useful as a bee food. Tansy. Winter Savory. Wormwood.

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LETTUCE

IEED

IfltM.

sSz?

The most used of all salads; is of easy culture, requires rich, moist soil
and clean cultivation, on which depends its appearance, tenderness and
flavor. For early spring use, sow in a seed bed in September or October
and protect through the winter in cold frames, or in the South with leaves
or litter, or sow in a hot bed in early spring; as soon as the ground can
be well worked, transplant in good rich ground to rows 18 inches apart
and 8 Inches in the rows. For a later supply plant every two weeks from
the middle of April until July, choosing varieties according to their heat
resistance. Sow in drills M inch deep, 18 inches apart, and thin large
varieties to 12 inches apart in the rows. Ounce of seed makes 2,500
plants. Lettuce is divided into three classes;

First — Curled or Loose Leaved, which produce a large, loose bunch of
leaves which curl beautifully and are very tender and crisp. Pretty for
garnishing. These sorts are most sown for very early spring use.

Second — Heading or Cabbage Varieties, which produce heads resembling
cabbage. Some of these grow to very large size and are the main crop
market sorts for outdoor gardens.

Third — Cos or Celery Lettuce, with long head, erect and narrow leaves
which blanch very quickly.

Cabbage or Heading Varieties

Selected Market Gardener’s Big Boston Lettuce

This is a very desirable variety for forcing or outdoor culture. The
heads are large and of fine quality. Planted very extensively South to
ship North. Many of my customers purchase 5 to 10 pounds each of this
excellent variety. Equally good for home or market garden.

Price — 5c per pkt.; 10c per oz.; 30c per *4 lb.; $1,00 per lb.; 90c per lb.
in 10-lb. lots and up.

Improved Hanson. This is a standard summer lettuce; none more reliable
for outdoor cultivation. The heads grow to a remarkable size, and are
very solid. The outer leaves are a bright green, while the inner head
presents a white appearance, as though blanched; tender and crisp and
free from any unpleasant, bitter taste. It is very slow to seed, and is
an ideal summer lettuce. Price — 5c per pkt.; 10c per oz.; 20c per *4 lb.;
65c per lb.; 60c per lb. in 5-lb. lots.

Salamander, or Satisfaction. Forms large, solid, compact heads, resisting
summer heat and remaining long in head. Leaves smooth, thick and
very tender, the inner head blanching almost white. An excellent
spring, summer or fall variety. Invaluable in the Southern states.

Price— 5c per pkt.; 10c per oz.; 20c per *4 lb.; 66c per lb.; 60c per lb. In
5-lb. lots. Add 8c per pound if by mail.

or Loose Leaved Sorts

There is no better forcing variety among the

The New Burrell
Lettuce

I secured this
valuable 1 e t t u.c e
from a specialist in
France and intro-
duced it in 1909.
It won favor Avhere-
ever planted. It
comes up strong and
grows rapidly. The
outer leaves are
bright green, curled
and crinkled. The
inner leaves blanch
creamy white arid
are very tender and
of finest quality.

I planted this in
a check test with a
large number of
sorts and it re-
mained solid and in
excellent market-
able. condition after
many of the “long-
standing” sorts had
passed the market-
able stage and gone
to seed.

Price — 10c per pkt.; 25c per oz.; 80c per *4 lb-; $3.00 per lb.

Early Prize "Head. This popular variety produces large; loose heads of
finely crimped and fringed leaves, the outer portions of whifch are shaded
with brown. Exfeeedingly crisp, sweet and tender. One of the best for
the home garden. Price — 5c per pkt.; 10c per oz.; 20c per rA lb.; 65c per
lb.; 60c per lb. in 5-lb. lots.

Denver Market Forcing. An early variety of head lettuce,' either for forc-
ing or open. ground. It forms large heads of good, light green color, and
is vdl-y slow to go to seed. The leaves are beautifully market and blis-
tered (like the Savoy Cabbage), very crisp and tender and of excellent
flavor. Price — 5c per pkt.; 10c per oz.; 25c per *4 lb.; 70c per lb.; 65c
per lb. in 5-lb. lots.

Marblehead Mammoth. This produces the largest head of any sort. The
quter leaves are light green and the center leaves are white and very
brisp. Price — 5c per pkt.; 10c per oz.; 20c per *4 lb.; 65c per lb.; 60c per
lb. in 5-lb. lots.

“Trianon” Cos or Celery Lettuce. This lettuce excels all other sorts in
quality, having a crispness, tenderness and flavor peculiar to itsef and' not
equaled by others. The heads are long and pointed. The outside leaves
should be drawn over the top and tied, when they soon form solid heads’
and blanch quite white and become crisp and sweet as celery stalks. It
may be eaten like celery or prepared oo “ **°',*,>*
per oz.; 20c per *4 lb.; 65c per
Add 8c per pound if by

Curled

Grand Rapids Forcing. There is no
curled leaved sorts than the Grand Rapids, and it is quite as good for
outdoor culture as other sorts. Large, beautiful leaves, very crisp and
tender. Twenty to 30 pounds have been raised from a common sash,
and three crops taken off the ground. Frequently a house full of this
lettuce will average % pound to the plant, and occasionally a plant will
weigh 1% pounds. Excellent for shipping and will insure sales at sight.
The soil cannot well be too rich. Price — 5c per pkt.; 10c per oz.; 20c per
*4 lb.; 65c per lb.; 60c per lb. in 5-lb. lots.

Black Seeded Simpson. The^most popular sort of all the non-heading va-
rieties.. One of the best for use under glass as well tfs.for eafly putd&or
plahting. The plants form large, loose heads; outer leaves a light, yel-
lowish green, with inner leaves blanched almost white. Resists the heat
and remains long in a good edible condition. For this reason it makes
a popular variety for all market gardeners’ use. Price — 5c per pkt.; 10c
per oz.; 20c per *4 lb.; 65c per lb. ; 60c per lb. in 5-lb. lots.

Early Curled Simpson (Silesia). Forms a close, compact mass of leaves
that are large and broad, crimped and blistered and light green in .cqlpr.
Not desirable for forcing with bottom heat. It is, however,' recom-
mended for planting in cold frames, and extensively grown in the open.
Price — 5c per pkt.; 10c per oz. ; 20c per % lb.; 65c per lb.; 60c per lb. in
5-lb. lots.

Th© New Morse. A careful selection from the Black Seeded iimpson by a
.seed grower of large experience. Very desirable for .growing under : glass
or out of doors. Style of growth resembles- the Grand Rapids; leaves
beautifully wrinkled und of brilliant green color. One- of the best for
spring and summer use. Quality the very best. Price— -5c per pkt.; 10c
per oz.; 25c per % lb.; 70c per lb.; 65c per lb. in 5-lb. lots.

Add 8c per pound if by mail.

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Growing and Harvesting
Ford Cantaloupes

With the subject of growing and marketing cantaloupes. Rocky Ford,
Colorado, Is very closely associated, because here was the birth-place of the
Industry, and from here the industry has spread to all parts of the country
and beyond its borders, until cataloupes have become a Staple product;
plantings for market now aggregating approximately 100,000 acres.

The season begins from Old Mexico and extends through southern Cali-
fornia, southern Texas and southern Florida with first shipments in May,
and gradually extends northward until the last shipments of the year come
from Colorado, during August and September, and continuing sometimes as
late as October 15th.

The Netted Gem, from which all the “green-meated” strains have been
developed, was the first planted. This melon -was nearly round, rather
deeply ribbed and almost inclined to be flattened from stem to . blossom,
heavily netted on the ribs, but without netting across sutures between the
ribs, the blossom end -well protected, meat green, spicy and very sweet.

From this melon selections were made to a longer type, resulting in the
Thoroughbred Rocky Ford cantaloupe, illustrated on page 37, which re-
tains all the original fine eating qualities and has a very desirable shape
for crating.

Another selection developed a type slightly more nearly round and
earlier, known as the Early Watters’ strain. (See page 38). This is the
earliest strain grown, but does not succeed well in districts where the
vines are inclined to rust. Its chief point of merit is extreme earliness.
It sets a very heavy first crop and ripens them within a few days after
the first begin to ripen. While with this sort some growers get big re-
turns because of the extreme earliness, the quality soon runs down, and,
as some growers willnot consider the effect of shipping poor melons, they
send them out after the quality is poor and by the time the trade finds
they are not good, these early shippers are through and have their money,
and later shippers must suffer. For this reason I suggest going slow on
this strain unless there is no tendency whatever for vines to rust in your
district.

The latest and also highest development in Rocky Ford cantaloupes is
the Select Rust Resistant, shown on page 35. This strain has a closely
laced and interlaced gray netting covering the entire surface, very slight
ribs, a small, well developed blossom button, the deepest meat of all can-
taloupes, colored green next the rind, changing slightly toward orange at
the center, fine-grained and sweet. The seed are closely held in three
lobes and do not readily shake loose in shipping; and the crowning vir-
tue, the vines resist conditions which cause rust and continue to produce
fully matured melons throughout the season. Fields that have yielded
two months here at Rocky Ford still continue blooming up to frost. My
advice is, if it is only one, make this the one in selecting your variety to
plant.

Of the red or salmon-meated varieties, there is the Burrell Gem illus-
trated on page 39. The Burrell Gem now has an established place ’on the
market. Over 1,000 cars of these were shipped out of Colorado in 1913
which met with good sale. This melon is of recent introduction the first
being marketed in 1904. In size it is larger than the Rocky Ford This
melon is well netted, has deep meat of sweet, spioy flavor and is an ex-
cellent shipper. They will not do well where there is much rain, as this
w'iTl cause them to crack..

In growing melons for market, the first step is to get seeds of the best
possible quality, as without good seed there can only be one result —
failure.

The land should be a sandy loam, well supplied with humus. A heavy
oat stubble plowed under is one of the first locations. Green rye is apt
to sour the ground and give poor results. In the young orchard sow
vetch in the fall and turn it under two or three weeks before time to
plant the melons, and you have stored up in the soil as much fertilizer
value as you could purchase in commercial fertilizers for $20 to $40 per
acre and above this have an abundance of humus. The orchard is bene-
fited and you should produce a profitable crop of melons.

Prepare a deep, finely pulverized and well settled seed bed. Plant ten
to twelve seeds to the hill, close together, if the soil is inclined to crust,
as one plant will help the other raise the crust, and the strongest should
be left in thinning. Cover the seed about 2 inches deep. If hills 4 feet
each way, thin to one plant when they have five to six leaves; if 6 feet
each way, thin to two plants to the hill.

. Cultivate frequently, deep away from the plants, but shallow close to
them. When hoeing remove the crust from around the .plants and re-
place with fine, loose soiL

•33

K£2*\ Growing and Harvesting Rocky
j£S' Ford Cantaloupes — Cont’d

f **y»« *•** *

If under irrigation, they should be watered regularly about every two
weeks and the watering continued through the ripening season to keep
the vines thrifty. Many do not irrigate during the ripening season, with
the result that after a couple of weeks the melons ripen prematurely and
are of poor quality.

Do not pick the melons until they will slip from the vines. This will
be indicated by a slight change in color, and for long-distance shipping it
is necessary to observe very closely so you get the melons just as soon as
the melon is ready to slip from the vine with a light pressure. As the
season advances they should be picked very close. Many pick what they
call half-slip, i. e., when part of the stem lets loose with a light pressure;
they break off the balance. This requires very close care not to get
melons which are not yet sweet.

It is necessary to pick every day to get best results.

The most extensive growers follow the pickers with a wagon and extra
picking bags, and as soon as a bag is filled it is laid upon the wagon and
an empty one taken. When the wagon is loaded it goes to the packing
shed and another takes its place. Smaller growers provide sleds drawn
by one or two horses instead of wagons.

A trough with a canvas or burlap bottom is provided at the packing
shed and the melons are very carefully taken from the bags and placed
in the trough for packing.

The standard crate for the green-meated sorts is 12x12x24 inches, which
contains forty-five cantaloupes. The smaller cantaloupes are usually
crated in pony crates, 11x11x24 inches, which contain fifty-four melons.
As a rule, however, the small melons are of poor quality and if no pony
crates were shipped the result would be favorable to the industry.

The melons are carefully inspected before crating for proper develop-
ment and none but good melons packed, care being taken to have the
pack tight.

The usual plan is to make the crate complete with the exception of
nailing slats on top. A bench is provided on which the empty crate is
placed, the end of the crate toward the packer being three or four inches
lower than the other. The first melon is taken from the trough, being
partially inspected as the hand moves to pick it up for proper maturity.
It is turned over and inspected for defects as it passes from one hand to
the other, and is placed in the lower left-hand corner of the crate. The
second melon is placed in the center of the lower end, and the third in
the right-hand corner, making a tight fit. Then the second cross row on
the bottom is laid, and so on until the bottom tier is packed. Then the
second and third tiers are packed in the same manner. The expert crater
can tell the size needed at a glance and seldom ever picks up a second
melon to fit unless the first is a cull and must be thrown away.

Make it a rule to pack only such melons as you would wish to buy.

Tou can put up a very full pack by soaking the slats which you nail
on top after filling the crate, as they then bend easily.

The Burrell Gems are packed in flat crates containing only one layer.
Size of crate, 13% inches wide, 4% inches deep and 24 inches long, which
contains twelve standard and fifteen smaller melons. This melon should
be wrapped, each being wrapped separately in special wrapping paper.
Pink is the best color.

Forty acres is about the least that should be planted for car-lot ship-
ments, and where a grower plants less than this he should be able to join
with other growers to make up car lots unless he is near markets where
his crop can be disposed of by local express shipments.

An average yield per acre of the Rocky Ford variety with the better
growers is 150 standard crates per acre, with an extreme yield of 400; of
the Burrell 'Gems, 450 flat crates, with an extreme of 900 flat crates.

The average price per crate net to the grower varies with the season and
quality of the product from 70 cents to $3 per crate for standard crates
of the Rocky Ford variety, and 30 cents to $1.25 per crate for the flat
crates of the Burrell Gem variety.

Nearly the entire cantaloupe crop of the country is marketed by spe-
cialists who distribute to the different markets, keeping close wire connec-
tions with all, to be able to place the melons where there is greatest de-
mand and avoid over supplying any and failing to supply others. The dis-
tribution is a very important factor, but the quality of the pack has most
to do with the success to the grower. If the melons are right, they always
■ell quickly and command top prices.

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Burrell’s Select Rust-
resistant Rocky Ford
Cantaloupe

This is the highest development yet attained in the Rocky Ford Canta-
loupe, both in netting and rust-resistant qualities. The melons appear as
shown in cut, solid net, the heavy gray netting being closely laced and
interlaced over the entire surface of the melon from the stem to the well
developed blossom button. The length and thickness as my crop run this
year was ideal, fully 95 per cent of the melons being choice standard size.

The meat is light green and very deep; its flavor is not excelled by any
of the green meat sorts and none of them are better, if as good, shippers.

It is highly rust-resistant. Under unfavorable conditions when other
strains rust badly the vines of this strain remain green and thrifty,
continuing to blossom and set on fruits. The value, owing to this quality,
is very great, as in many localities rust often destroys the crop, and
when other strains have lost their quality on account of rust, this contin-
ues to ripen melons of the highest quality.

It yields a heavy crop, continuing long in bearing, and cannot fail to
please.

My seed is carefully selected, and none but the finest standard size,
solid netted melons cut in this lot of seed. I have made the price as low
as I can afford to offer this quality, and hope to place some of the seed
with every market grower who receives this catalog.

Earge associations can tie to this variety, knowing nobody will have
finer melons of the green meated strains. Those who planted this strain
extensively write such expressions as: “The finest melons I ever grew,

you can count on my future orders.” “Will be back next year after more
and lots of them,” etc. Thousands have reported the very best results.

As an illustration, I saw a field of which one-half was planted with
my seed of this variety and one-half of another strain of Rocky Fords.
The vines of the latter strain died about two week9 after they began to
bear, while the vines of my Rust-Resistant remained green, blooming and
setting on fruits and maturing fruits of fine quality for four weeks after
and until killed by frost. There was no difference in the cultivation and
soil, being separated only the width of one row, and planted, cultivated
and watered at the same time.

No matter how much you think of the strain you have been planting,
plant this and compare results.

NO. 1 SEED. 6c per pkt., 10c per oz., 30c per % lb., $1.00 per lb., 10
lbs. and up, 85c per lb. Delivered by expreSS?*"*1*- —

STOCK SEED. I offer such as I select to grow seed from — the finest
possible selections, all ideal types. 6c per pkt., 15c per oz., 45c per % lb.,
$1.55 per lb., 10 lbs. and up, $1.50 per lb. Delivered by express.

1

Burrell's Select Eden Gem Cantaloupe Seed

This strain of Roclcy Ford Cantaloupe is favorably known in nearly all
sections where. Rocky Fords are grown. It is a heavy yielder, nearly all
the melons are solid net, thjgr cut above being a good illustration.^ The
meat is deep and of excellent quality. The melons as grown here run
slaftdard size, there being but few too large arid less too small. My
trade amounts to several thousand pounds of this sefcd annually.

Stock Seed. From ideal specimens,
the finest 'possible selection. 5c per pkt.,

15c per oz., 45c per *4 lb., $1.55 per lb.,

10 lbs. and up, $1.50 per lb. Express
prepaid.

No. 1 Seed. Cut. .frofn standard, well
netted seed melons of very desirable
quality, such as should be planted by
market growers’ associations and : exten-
sive market gardeners who appreciate
the fact that good seed ; is necessary to
produce good crops.

Price — 5c per pkt., per oz., 30c per
% lb., $1.00 per lb., lFUJOnd up, 85c
per lb. Delivered by express.

Large lots in sealed cloth ;bags, 1 lb.
each.

Netted Rock Cantaloupe

This strain, which is closely related
to the Eden Gem, has won by merit a
very favorable position with growers
throughout the country, and we have
taken special care to have to offer you
as fine, seed of this strain as it is pos-
sible to secure. The cut above is a good
illustration of this melon. Remember,
my fields of all the different strains of
cantaloupes are grown exclusively for
seed, and no melons shipped from the
fields. Practically all netted Rocks are
solid net melons and the meat is 'very
deep. They are excellent shippers, run-
ning a large per cent standard Size.

I offer two grades of seed as follows,
large lots in sealed 1 lb. cloth bags:

No. 1 Netted Rock. 5c per pkt., 10c per oz., 30 per % lb., $1.00 per lb.,
10 lbs. and up, 85c per lb. Delivered by express. These are cut from fine
shippers.

Stock Netted Rock. The finest possible selection to ideal, types. 5e per

pkt., 15c per oz., 45 per *4 lb., $1.55 per lb., 10 *>s. and up, $1.50 per lb.
Delivered by- express.

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This strain of Rocky Ford has been one of my main sorts for year's, and
has, I believe, higher flavor than any other of the green-meated sorts, but
is not as good a shipper, so I give it less prominence.

This melon has ten distinct ribs. The space between the ribs is narrow
and not i^^tted. The jetting is closely -laced' aqid. gray*. . JTh# flesh green
and very spicy : the seed cavity triangular and' small..

I offer the seed in two grades.

STOCK SEED, BURRELL’S THOROUGHBRED ROCKY FORD CANTA-
LOUPE. Selected, to ideal : types. -

Price — 5c per pkt.; 15c. per oz.; 45c per 14 lb.; $1.55 per lb.; $1.50 per
lb. in lots of 10 lbs. and up.

NO. 1 SEED, BURRELL’S THOROUGHBRED ROCKY FORD CANTA-
LOUPE. Saved from good melons grown exclusively for seed,

i Price — 5c per pkt.; 10c per oz.; 30c per 14 lb.; $1.00 per lb.; 85c per lb.
in 10-lb. lots and up.

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Burrell’s Select Gold Lined
Netted Rock or Netted
XyS Rock King

This solid-netted, deeptfmegted cantaloupe is;an excellent melon, and wili
be planted extensively. The flesh is gre^n next . to the ri^d, changing to
golden next to thie seed cavity. The meat is about one-lalr green and one-
half golden, very firm and fine:grained, and so thick that the seeds are
held very firmly in a small, three-cornered, or triangular cavity.

The melons in size run standard to jumbo, and unless jumbo melons arg
wanted, it is xvell to plant the hills 2 to 3 feet apart in the rows1 and 'leave
two plants to the hill. Rows 5 to 6 feet apart, unless t-he .soiii is not very
strong, when they may be planted farther apart.

My crop of this seed was excellent this year, and ' I offer extra quality
of seed.

STOCK SEED, BURRELL’S SELECT GOLD-LINED, NETTED ROCK.
The finest selection from ideal melons.

Price — 5c p«?r pkt.; 15c per oz.; 45c per 14 lb.; $1.55 per' lb.; $1.50 per lb.
in 10-lb. lots and up. ^

NO. 1 SEED, BURRELL’S SELECT, GOLD-LINED, NETTED ROCK.

This is cut from melons grown especially for seed and from good, shipping
melons.

Price — 5c per pkt.; 10c per oz.; 30c per lb.; $1.00 per lb.; 85c per lb. in
10-Ib. lots and ^ip.

Burrell’s Thoroughbred Rocky Ford
Cantaloupe

Burrell’s Improved Watters’ Solid Net
Rocky Ford Cantaloupe

EXTRA EARLY.

DO NOT PLANT THIS VARIETY IF VINES RUST IN YOUR DISTRICT.

This SOLID NET Cantaloupe is the earliest strain of Rocky Ford Canta-
loupe. It sets a very heavy first crop so that in a few days after the
first crop begins to ripen' large pickings are getting ripe. The netting is
well developed, gray, and closely laced. The flesh is light green and of
excellent quality. The seed cavity is some larger than either of the
previous strains listed. *

I have sold large quantities of this seed to market growers, with uni-
formly good results. My fields of this were very fine and produced a
large crop of the finest melons.

No. 1 Seed. Grown from the finest selection of stock seeds and cut
from none but standard, well-netted and fully developed melons from
my own fields, grown exclusively for seed.

5c per pkt.; 10c per oz.; 30c per % lb.; $1.00 per lb.; 10 lbs. and up, 85c
per lb. Delivered by express.

Stock Seed. Finest possible selection from Ideal specimens. 5c per pkt.;
15c per oz.; 45c per % lb.; $1.55 per lb.; 10 lbs. and up, $1.50 per lb. De-
livered by express.

California planters have already purchased 1,900 pounds of this seed for
1914 planting.

Montreal Market Musk Melon

This is a very large melon, with deep pale green flesh, which is often
over three inches thick. The flavor is excellent. The melon is well
netted and a good shipper. Single specimens from the Montreal, Canada,
district often sell at $1.25 to $1.50 each on the New York and Boston
markets.

These melons often weigh 15 to 20 pounds.

Price — 5c per pkt.; 20c per oz.; 05c per % lb.; $2.50 per lb.; 10 lbs. and
up, $2.25 per lb.

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The Burrell Gem Cantaloupe

I first introduced this now famous melon on the market in 1904, mar-
keting 41 baskets. In 1905 I grew 12 acres for market and sold $6,000.00
worth of melons from this field. In 1906 I placed them on the Chicago
and New York markets, where they sold for two to three times as much
as any other melons. They have continued to keep up this good repu-
tation and this year at Rocky Ford several hundred cars were shipped,
and the growers will plant a larger portion of them next year.

The crate I am now using for the standard melons measures 24 inches
long, 13% inches wide, 4% inches deep, and holds 12 melons, or 15
smaller sized melons. About 80 per cent of my melons run 12 to the
crate. The small melons, 15 to the crate, do not sell as well and it is
quite an advantage to get as many 12’s as possible.

This is an abiindant yielder, often producing 15 to 25 melons to the
hill. The meat i9 rich golden color, very thick, and fine grained. The
flavor cannot be excelled. The seeds are closely held in place in three
lobes and do not easily shake loose. The rind is covered with a closely
laced gray netting, except the narrow stripe between the ribs, which is
not netted. The blossom end is well protected. Shape oblong, averaging
six inches long and tapering at the ends. It is an excellent shipper and
will carry nearly two weeks without ice.

I do not recommend it for planting where there is excessive rainfall,

Above account of sale for a light car shows how they sell.

STOCK SEED BURRELL. GEM— The Finest Possible Selection.

Price — 5c per pkt.; 15c per oz.; 50c per % lb.; $1.75 per lb.; 10 lbs. and
up, $1.50 per lb.

NO. 1 SEED BURRELL GEM, saved from fine, well-netted melons. I
recommend this seed to market growers as being very desirable. This
melon has brought hundreds of growers profitable returns. It will pay
you to give it a trial, for if it is adapted to your soil and climate, you
will be well paid for your efforts.

Price — 5c per pkt.; 10c per oz.; 30c per % lb.; $1.00 per lb.; 10 lbs. and
up, 85c per lb. Above prices are delivered by express.

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BURRELL GEMS

BURRELL GEMS which are listed on page
39 have this past season, 1913, proven the
best money makers for Colorado growers
and over one thousand cars of this melon Were shipped
from this valley. More cars than of the Green
Meated Rocky Fords. The average prices of the
Burrell Gems were highest.

Since 1 introduced this melon it has been
not only marketed as Burrell’s Gem, but as
Pink Meats, Colorado Pink Meats, Ordway
Pink Meats, etc. I introduced the melon and
have continued to improve it while many
have been careless about their seed. My
fields this year were far the best ever grown
here of this variety. Don't fail to plant some of
this variety. See page 39 for prices.

Get Burrell Gem Seeds From
Burrell

Anne Arundel Musk Melon

This very early variety is well netted, has deep green meat of very fine
flavor, close grained and firm, making an excellent market melon. Not
suitable to ship in standard crates, as it is too large — 4 to 6 pounds.

Many report excellent crops from it, and those who have short sea-
sons say it is their best sort.

Price — 5c per pkt.; 15c per oz.; 45c per *4 lb.; $1.55 per lb.; $1.50 per
lb. in 10 lb. lots and up.

THE NEW GRAND MUSKMELON. This melon of recent introduction
is an improved Osage. It is about one-half the size of the original Osage,
weighing 3 to 4 pounds as it grows with me. My stock is very fine, of
my own growing from the originator’s stock, and better cannot be had.
The rind is dark green, very slightly netted. Meat deep of a rich orange
color and of good quality.

Price— 5c per pkt.; 10c per oz.; 30c per *4 lb.; $1.00 per lb.; 10 lbs. and
up, 90c per lb. Delivered by express.

OHIO SUGAR MUSK MELON. This new variety introduced last year
is of special merit. It is a green fleshed Tip Top. Color of rind light
slate, slightly netted. Shape nearly round; rind tough. Meat deep and
a rich pea green. "Weight about four pounds. This seed is very scarce.
My own growing from the introducer’s stock.

Price — 5c per pkt.; 15c per oz.; 55c per *4 lb.; 1 lb. and up, $2.00 per
lb. Delivered by express.

FORDHOOK MUSK MELON. This new melon is shaped like the Jenny
Lind, flattened from stem to blossom; well netted; a good yielder of ex-
cellent quality. The salmon colored flesh is very spicy. I recommend
■it -for home gardens.

Price — 5c per pkt.; 15c per oz.; 55c per lb.; $2.00 per lb. Delivered
by express.

Muskmelons

EMERALD GEM. This extra Tine variety is worthy of special mention,
and has but few equals for the home garden, but being without netting
and often cracking open when ripe, it is not a good market melon. Me-
dium size, perfectly smooth; skin a deep emerald green with white ribs.
Very attractive in appearance. Flesh salmon colored, very deep, and
quality almost equal to the Rocky Ford. Do not fail to grow a few.
Price — 5c per pkt.; 15c per oz.; 40c per *4 lb.; $1.50 per lb.

. IMPROVED YELLOW CANTALOUPE. Round, flesh reddish orange; skin
netted and yellow when ripe. Price — 5c per pkt.; 10c per oz.; 30c per
V4 lb.; $1.00 per lb.

PAUL ROSE. This is a very good melon, has few equals for home gar-
den and .is a fair shipper. Fruit oval. Flesh a rich orange red. Mr.
Paul Rose, who introduced this melon, has made himself famous in the
produce world, and the large acreage which he grows each year finds a
ready market. Price — 5c per pkt.; 10c per oz.; 30c per V4 lb.; $1.00
per lb.

EXTRA EARLY HACKENSACK. An improvement on the old well-known
Hackensack. Same quality, ten days earlier. Price — 5c per pkt.; 10c
per oz.; 30c per V4 lb.; $1.00 per lb.

SUPERIOR. This variety is highly esteemed. The fruits are of medium
size, without ribs and heavily netted. Flesh light green, excellent qual-
ity. Price — 5c per pkt.; 10c per oz.; 30c per *4 lb.; $1.00 per lb.

OSAGE. This is a very popular melon and one of the best, owing to its
fine spicy flavor and good shipping qualities. Skin dark green, slightly
netted; flesh salmon color. Very productive and a long keeper. Price —
5c per pkt.; 10c per oz.; 30c per V4 lb.; $1.00 per lb.

BAY VIEW. Early, vigorous, productive, often weighs 12 to 15 pounds;
flesh green and of good flavor; shape long. Price — 5c per pkt.; 10c per
oz.; 30c per V4 lb.; $1.00 per lb.

CHICAGO MARKET. Large, green-fleshed nutmeg of good quality; round
and flattened. A favorite in Chicago. Price — 5c per pkt.; 10c per oz.;
30c per V4 lb.; $1.00 per lb.

TIP TOP. This variety has a light, slate-colored rind; fruits are nearly
round, deeply ribbed; the flesh is deep and salmon-colored; very fine-
grained and of desirable flavor. It is a good variety to grow for nearby
markets. Price — 5c per pkt.; 10c per oz.; 30c per V4 lb.; $1.00 per lb.;
85c per lb. in 10-lb. lots and up.

All of above delivered by express.

Citrons

Add 8c per pound if by mail.

GREEN-SEEDED COLORADO. Fruit round; an improved variety. Price
— 5c per pkt.; 10c per oz.; 20c per *4 lb.; 65c per lb.; $6.00 per 10 lbs.;
55c per lb, 25 lbs. and up.

RED-SEEDED CITRON. The old variety; good quality. Price— 5c per
pkt.; 10c per oz.; 20c per *4 lb.; 65c per lb.; $6.00 per 10 lbs.; 65c per
lb., 25 lbs. and up.

Mustard

Add 8c per pound if by mail.

WHITE ENGLISH. The leaves are light green, mild and tender when
young; seed light yellow. Price — 5c per oz.; 10c per *4 lb.; 35c lb.;
$3.00 per 10 lbs.

BROWN. Stronger and more pungent than the above. Price — 5c per oz.;
10c per 14 lb.; 30c per lb.; $2.50 per 10 lbs.

NEW CHINESE OR GIANT SOUTHERN CURLED. Very large leaves;
ready for use six weeks after sowing. Plants continue to yield until
after frost. Leaves are eaten, boiled like spinach. Price — 5c per oz.;
15 per Vi lb.; 45c per lb.; $3.50 per 10 lbs.

OSTRICH PLUME. This is a valuable sort; produces large, curled leaves
of excellent quality. If you enjoy a dish of greens this will please you,
and it is a valuable market sort, being ready very early in the spring.
Price — 5c per oz.; 15c per Vi lb.; 55c per lb.; $5.00 per 10 lbs.

41

Watermelons

Above is a photograph of one of my seed fields of Burrell’s Improved
Kleckley Sweet Watermelon. The long row of melons are selected for
stock seed. After my men select these melons and pile them in rows, I
personally go over them and reject all not true to type. This very care-
ful selection is done to keep my seed right. See price of this grade of
seed next page — .

CULTURE.

To successfully grow watermelons it is absolutely necessary to have
good seed. Then select proper soil and give it proper cultivation and irri-
gation (if under irrigation) and if not prepare the land to drain off or
retain the moisture, depending upon whether you get much or little rain-
fall, and the results are usually very good.

Select a well-drained sandy loam; new sod land is best; any good loamy
soil which is well drained is good.

If under irrigation, run large furrows 8 feet apart and plant the hills
well up on the border 8 to 10 feet apart. Be careful not to irrigate too
often.

Watermelons are lovers of drouth, and the finest melons are grown
under semi-arid conditions.

Plow deep and harrow well to make a fine seed bed. A liberal coat
of stable manure disked in before plowing will increase the size and yield.

If not under irrigation, plow the land in ridges by first throwing out a
deadfurrow, then backfurrowing into the deadfurrow four or five furrows
from each side, and after thoroughly harrowing, plant on the center of
the ridge.

Do most of the cultivating with the harrow, setting the teeth straight
and cultivating deep.

Keep a fine mulch on the surface and do not let any weeds grow.

Plant ten to twelve seeds to the hill and thin to one plant when they
have five to six leaves.

If you use commercial fertilizer mix it thoroughly with the soil around
the hill, but do not leave any lumps under the hills where the first roots
will reach it, or it will burn the roots and check the growth, if not kill
the plant.

Do not plant on land where melons were grown before, even if four or
five years before, if you have other good land. The vines remove some-
thing from the soil not readily replaced, and following crops usually pro-
duce deformed melons with black ends or shriveled ends, even from the
best of seeds, while the same seed on adjoining land, where melons have
not been grown before, will produce large melons of the finest quality.

Do not press on melons to see if they are ripe. This injures them and
results in very poor melons. A slight thump with the finger if the sound
rings clear and a high tone indicates a green melon; if a hollow, low tone,
or rather a dead tone, the melon is ripe.

Usually the curl where the melon attaches to the vine dies when the
melon is ripe. By a little practice you can tell by the color. A bright,
growing color indicates a green melon; a dull green indicates ripeness.

The Improved Kleckley Sweet and New Chilian are the finest flavored
melons and fair shippers up to 150 to 175 miles.

The New Tom Watson and Alabama Sweet are the finest eating melons
of the really good shippers

Thousands of the finest melon fields of the United States, from Florida
to Oregon,, fron; Texa§ to California are grown each year from my seed*.

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Burrell’s Improved Kleckley
Sweet Watermelon

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r-' STOCK SEEP-'

wwars mm mj

SWEET. WATERS

My strain of this melon is listed by some as the New Hard Shell Kleck-
ley Sweet.

THE MOST DELICIOUS WATERMELON GROWN; VERY PRODUCTIVE
AND OF ATTRACTIVE APPEARANCE.

Again I offer this strain as the finest
eating melon and the thousands of cus-
tomers who continue to plant it speak
volumes in its favor. Some report sales
of as much as $200.00 to $300.00 per
acre, which surely is very good. As it
grows with me it is not only the best
eating melon, but a good shipper which
holds first place on many markets.

The melon is oblong, ends square,
color dark green, flesh deep red, string-
less, solid and very sweet with but few
white seeds set firmly near the rind*
STOCK SEED BURRELL’S IMPROVED
KLECKLEY SWEET WATERMELON;
This seed was cut from such melons
as are pictured in the pile above. The
stock seed melons would average 35
pounds each. Price — 5c per pkt.; 15c
per oz.; 55c per % lb.; $2.00 per lb. De-
livered by express.

For several years I have been unable
to supply the demand for stock -seed of
this variety, and last yeaf 1 had to re-
fuse about 1,000 orders for it, although
I limited orders to five pounds each. I
have cut about 100,000 of these finest
melons, averaging 35 to 40 pounds. I
want to supply some to all who wish this seed.

NO. 1 SEED BURRELL’S IMPROVED KLECKLEY SWEET WATER-
MELON. Saved from desirable melons grown from same stock seed as
above. Price — 5c per pkt.; 10c per oz.; 35c per *4 lb.; $1.25 per lb.; $1.10
per lb. 10 lbs. and- up. Dein

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Esvxraqm

The New Tom Watson Watermelon

\Tpis large mottled green watermelon often weighs 50 to 60 pounds and
aTCrages on good soil over 30 pounds. It has, within the past three years,
won place among the very first as a market melon. The flesh is deep red
and contains very few seeds, which are firmly bedded. It is the leader,
taking into consideration size, shipping and eating quality. I have very
carefully selected my stocks and have excellent seed to offer. Your orders
will be placed where you should get excellent results if you buy this seed
from me.

Price — 5c per pkt.; 10c per oz.; 30c per *4 lb.; $1.00 per lb., 10 lbs. and
up; 85c per pound. Put up in- sealed packages. See cut.

Burrell’s Select Alabama Sweet Watermelon

This is a fine shipper. My seeds are planted extensively by many of the
most successful Texas and other Southern melon growers.

The rind is dark green marked with still deeper green mottled stripe,
and while thin, it is very tough, making the melon a first-class shipper.
The flesh is bright red, fine-grained, sweet and luscious, entirely stringless
and very firm. The seeds are white, slightly tipped with brown, and are
firmly set in small cavities near the rind. The first car of watermelons
shipped in 1912 in the United States was from my seed.

Many large Southern growers report that the finest crops grown in their
districts were from my seeds.

My crops this year were as fine as I believe it is possible to grow. I
saved especially for stock seed a considerable quantity of this seed from
35- to 40-pound melons, and offer:

STOCK SEED BURRELL’S SELECT ALABAMA SWEET from above
described selection at: 5c per pkt.; 15c per oz.; 55c per *4 lb.; $2.00 per

lb.; $1.85 per lb., 10 lbs. and up. Delivered by Express.

NO. 1 SEED BURRELL’S SELECT ALABAMA SWEET. Grown ex-
clusively for seed and cut from fine melons. Price — 5c per pkt.; 10c per
oz.; 20c per *4 lb.; 60c per lb.; 55c per lb., 10 lbs. and up. Delivered by
Express.

SOUTHERN ALABAMA SWEET. For those who wish Southern-grown
Alabama Sweet, I have provided a large stock from some of the best
Southern growers at 5c per 4>kt. ; 10c per oz. ; 20c per *4. lb,;- 50c per lb.;
40c per lb., 10 lbs. and up. Delivered by Express.

I have & big sale on Southern-grown Alabama Sweet.

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Watermelon— -Cont’d

New Chilian Watermelon

is the favorite melon in California and especially in the southern
part, where large profits are made growing ft.

My strain of this melon produces all white, seeds. Some' others produce
mixed white and pale red'' Seeds.'-- Extreme ca?^ has been taken to make
my strain the best possible and my the past year1 was as fine as could

be desired.

The lind is thin and- tough. The white seeds are set near the rind;
heart bright red, stringless and of excellent quality.-

Trice — 5c per pkt.; 10c per joz. ; 20c per *4 lb.; 75c per lb.; $7.00 per 10
lbs.; 60c per lb., 40 lbs; abl up. Delivered by Express.

Florida Favorite Watermelon

This is another, variety on which my trade is very large, and I have
fttcr£as'fed‘ my acreage to take CaPe'iof this demand. My crop this year
was very good. A beautiful melon with light and dark green exterior.
Shape, oblong; flesh bright crimson, criSp and deliciously sweet. It is only
a few days later than the first early Sorts and a good shipper.

Trice — 5c per pkt.; 10c per oz.; 20c per *4 lb.; 65c per lb.; 55c per lb.,
10 lbs. and up. Delivered by Express.

Halbert Honey Watermelon

This melon is the same coldf and sftkpe^ of .mv improved, Klecldey Sweet,
but is more tender. The melons split ahead of the knife u'hen cut. The;
seeds, Instead of being White, are a 'rather dull white with slightly brown
tips. ‘ ' * ‘ .

It is -of excellent quality and will- be ordered, extensively by those who
know it best, which is the best recommendation that a melon can hAve.

Price — 5c per pkt.; 10c per oz.; 30e per *4 lb.; $1.00 per lb.; 85c per lb.,
10 lbs. and bp. Delivered by Express.

AIcIVER’S WONDERFUL SUGAR. Owing to the very iai'ge .demand ,for
this variety I have increased my acreage and have several, thousand
pounds of sfe'ed td 6‘ffer It is not uncominon to grow crops of tHe§e long
light and dark green striped melons averaging 4.0 pounds/ They are of
very striking appearance and extra quality.. Trice — 5c per pkt.; 10c per
-oz.; 20c per Vi lb,; 65c per lb.; 55c per lb., 10 lbs. and up. Delivered by
Express.

Georgia Rattlesnake

An excellent market variety; large and oblong; rind mottled and striped;
a welhknown shipping melon. Price — 5c per pkt.) 10c per oz.; 20c per y*
lb.; 65c per lb.; 55c per lb. in 10-lb. lots and up.

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Select

(Ill The New Eden
,lfi Watermelon

This melon was origi-
nated by one of the lead-
ing melon growers in
South Carolina and is an
excellent shipper. The
outer rind is colored, as
shown in cut, being
marked with light and
dark green. The seeds
are white and set in
small cavities, and the
flesh is quite firm and
red. It has a very
tough rind and is one of
the best shippers. Price
— 5c per pkt. ; 10c per

oz.; 20c per y^ lb.; 65c
per lb., and up.

Girardeau’s Triumph.

This Is an excellent
shipping sort. It is early,
the melons are large,
dark green with indis-
tinct stripes. The flesh is
solid and sweet. Price — 5c per pkt.; 10c per oz.; 20c per lb.; 65c per
lb.; 55c per lb. in 10-lb. lots and up.

Carolina Bradford. This is a large, long, dark green melon, dimly marked
with lighter green stripes. The rind is tough, making it a good shipper.

Price — 5c per pkt.; 10c per oz.; 20c per *4 lb.; 65c per lb.; 55c per lb. in
10-lb. lots and up.

Black Spanish. Round, dark green, scarlet flesh, black seeds; not a large
melon, but of good flavor. Price — 5c per pkt.; 10c per oz.; 20c per y%,
lb.; 65c per lb.; 55c per lb. in 10-lb. lots and up.

Cuban Queen. An old, well-known variety that is a very good shipper
and grows to an enormous size. It is a heavy yielder. The rind is
marked, light and dark green; flesh bright red, very solid, crisp and
sugary; shape oblong. Price — 5c per pkt.; 10c per oz.; 20c per y* lb.;
65c per lb.; 55c per lb. in 10-lb. lots and up.

Cole’s Early. This is one of the earliest melons and a very hardy, sure
cropper; medium size, slightly oblong shaped; rind green, striped with
lighter shades; flesh dark red. Price — 5c per pkt.; 10c per oz.; 20c per
% lb.; 65c per lb.; 55c per lb. in 10-lb. lots and up.

Dixie. One of the best. A cross between the Kolb’s Gem and Mountain
Sweet, possessing the best qualities of both. Rind dark green, striped
with light green; shape much longer than Kolb’s Gem; very large and
of good flavor. Price — 5c per pkt.; 10c per oz.; 20c per *4 lb.; 65c per
lb.; 55c per lb. in 10-lb. lots and up.

Ice Cream. An early variety of good flavor. One of the best to grow in
the North, and being so good, it is one that should be in every garden.

Price — 5c per pkt; 10c per oz.; 20c per % lb.; 65c per lb.; 55c per lb. in
10-lb. lots and up.

Mountain Sweet. An old variety but still good. Fruits long and dark
green. Price — 5c per pkt.; 10c oz.; 20c per *4 lb.; 65c per lb.: 55c per
lb. in 10-lb. lots and up.

Early Fordhook. A very popular sort; medium size; flesh red and sweet;
color a mottled gray. Price — 5c per pkt.; 10c per oz.; 20c per *4 lb.; 65c
per lb.; 55c per lb. in 10-lb. lots.

Gray Monarch. One of the largest melons, often weighing 60 to 70 pounds.
Rind mottled gray; shape long; flesh crimson, of a good flavor and a
good shipper. Price — 5c per pkt.; 10c per oz.; 20c per lb.; 65c per lb.;
65c per lb. in 10-lb. lots and up.

Phinney’s Early. Another very early melon; hardy; a sure cropper; ex-
tensively cultivated in the North. Price — 5c per pkt.; 10c per oz.; 20c
per *4 lb.; 65c per lb.; 55c per lb. in 10-lb. lots and up.

Mountain Sprout. Large, long, dark green, marbled with lighter shades.

Price — 5c per pkt.; 10c per oz.; 20c per *4 lb.; 65c per lb.; 55c per lb. in
10-lb. lots and up.

Hungarian Honey. A new variety brought from Hungary a few years ago.
Round, uniform size; 10 to 15 pounds; dark green; thin rind; flesh red
and very sweet. Price — 5c per pkt.; 10c per oz.; 20c per % lb.; 65c per
lb.; 55c per lb. in 10-lb. lots and up.

Mammoth Iron Clad. Oblong; dark green, mottled with lighter shades;
flesh bright red, firm, sugary; size very large, often weighing from 60 to
70 pounds. A good shipper. Price — 5c per pkt.; 10c per oz.; 20c per %
lb.; 65c per lb.

Add 8c per lb. to all varieties of watermelons if by mail.

Kentucky Wonder. A new red-seeded variety; oblong; rind dark green
with lighter stripes. Flesh a bright red, sugary and firm; it is never
mealy; very good. Price — 5c per pkt.; 10c per oz.; 20c per *4 lb.; 65c
per lb.; 55c per lb. in 10-lb. lots and up.

Kolb’s Gem. More largely grown in the South than any other melon. An
extra shipper; round, large, good quality; color dark green, mottled.
Price — 5c per pkt.; 10c per oz.; 20c per *4 lb.; 65c per lb.; 55c per lb. in
10-lb. lots and up.

In addition, I offer the following varieties at the uniform price of: 5c per

pkt.; 10c per oz.; 20c per % lb.; 65c per lb.; 55c per lb. in 10-lb. lots and
up: Black Diamond, Boss, Duke Jones, light Icing, Round Striped Gipsy,
Sweetheart and Tick’s Early.

46

ONION

In onion culture, thorough preparation of the ground, careful sowing and
the best of after culture, though essential -for a full yield, will avail
nothing unless seed of the best quality be used. Given the same care and
conditions, the product from two lots of onion seed of the same variety
but of different quality may be so unequal in the quantity of merchantable
onions that it would be more profitable to use the good seed though it
cost twenty times as much as the other The seed I offer is the best ob-
tainable. Although onions are often raised from sets and from division,
by far the best and cheapest mode of production is from seed. The facility
with which seed is sown and the superior bulbs it produces, recommend it
for general use.

HOW TO RAISE ONIONS

THE SOIL. A crop of onions can be grown on any soil which will pro-
duce a full crop of corn, but on a stiff clay, very light sand or gravel, or
on some muck or swamp lands, neither a large nor a very profitable crop
can be grown. I prefer a rich loam with a slight mixture of clay. This is
much better if it has been cultivated with hoed crops, kept clean from
weeds and well manured for two years previous, because if a sufficient
quantity of manure to raise an ordinary soil to a proper degree of fertility
is applied at once, it is likely to make the onions soft. The same result
will follow if we sow on rank mucky ground or on that which is too wet.

MANURING. There is no crop in which a liberal use of manure is
more essential than in this, and it should be of the best quality, well fer-
mented and shoveled over at least twice during the previous summer to
kill weed seeds. If rank, fresh manure is used, it is liable to result in
soft bulbs with many scallions. Of the commercial manures, any of the
high-grade, complete fertilizers are good for ordinary soils and even very
rich soils are frequently greatly benefited by fine ground bone, and mucky
ones by a liberal dressing of wood ashes.

PREPARATION. Remove all refuse of previous crops in time to coffi-
plete the work before the ground freezes up and spread the composted
manure evenly at the rate of about twenty tons to the acre. This should
first be disced in and then the ground ploughed a moderate depth, taking
a narrow furrow in order to thoroughly mix the manure with the soil.
Carefully avoid tramping on the ground during the winter. Disc thor-
oughly as early in the spring as it can be worked, after which the entire
surface should be made fine and level with a smoothing harrow. It is im-
possible to cultivate the crop economically unless the rows are perfectly
straight.

SOWING THE SEED. This should be done as soon as the ground can
be made ready and can be done best by a hand seed drill. This should
be carefully adjusted to sow the desired quantity of seed about one-half
inch deep. The quantity needed will vary with the soil, the seed used and
the kind of onions desired. Thin seeding gives much larger onions than
thick seeding. Four or five pounds per acre is the usual quantity needed
to grow large onions. I use a drill with a roller attached, but if the drill
has none, the ground should be well rolled with a light hand roller imme-
diately after the seed is planted.

CULTIVATION. Give the onions the first hoeing, just skimming the
ground between the rows, as soon as they can be seen in the row. Hoe
again in a few days, this time close up to the plants, after which weeding
must be begun. This operation requires to be carefully and thoroughly
done. The weeder must work on his knees astride the row, stirring the
earth around the plants, in order to destroy any weeds that have just
started. At this weeding or the next, according to the size of the plants,
the rows should be thinned, leaving from eight to twelve plants to the
foot. In ten days or two weeks they will require another hoeing and
weeding similar to the last, and two weeks later give them still another
hoeing and if necessary another weeding. If the work has been thoroughly
done at the proper time, the crop will not require further care until ready
to gather.

GATHERING. As soon as the tops die and fall, the bulbs should be
gathered into windrows. If the weather is fine they will need no attention
while curing, but if it is not they will need to be stirred by simply moving
them slightly along the row. Cut off the tops when perfectly dry, about
half an inch from the bulb and then after a few days of bright weather
the onions will be fit to store for winter.

It will not do to store onions in large piles or masses, particularly in
warm weather, or if they are the least moist, but if perfectly dry when
gathered and they are spread not to exceed two feet in depth, they can be
kept in fine condition till spring. Any arrangement will answer that will
keep them dry and at a uniform temperature of about 32 degrees Faren-
heit, or they may be kept frozen, care being taken not to disturb them.
They should be thawed gradually. Repeated freezing and thawing will
spoil them.

If bothered with thrip (a small insect which sometimes attacks onions,
doing great damage) spray with a tobacco emulsion. Three sprayings will
usually completely control them.

Very early onions are grown by the transplanting method, the seed being
sown in frames or beds and the small onions transplanted when the size
of small lead pencils to the field rows.

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ONIONS— Continued

White (Yellow) Bermuda

Packing Bermuda Onion Seed in Tin-lined Cases Heady for
ment, Teneriffe.

V Teneriffe Grown Onion

I iiwport large quantities of this seed and am one of the largest handlffs
of this seed. The drop this year was very good, and I offer special pricks.

This onion is called both white and yellow, but it is really pale- yellow.
It is the most extensively planted sort. I sell thousands, of pounds of this
to Texas growers. It is very mild, extra early, and usually very profitable
to grow. Every one who receives this Catalog should grow some White
Bermuda Onions.

Price — 5c per pkt.; 15c per oz.; 40e per lb.; $1.40 per lb.; 10 lbs. and
up, $1.25 per pound. Special prices on large lots.

Let me quote contract prices for fall 1914 delivery. Ask for prices stat-
ing number of pounds you will want.

Red Bermuda

Same quality as above only
red. Not so extensively planted.

Price of seed the same.

Crystal Wax

The most profitable sort of the
Teneriffe onions to grow. White
waxy color, very mild. Seed crop
very short.

Price — 10c per pkt.; 60c per oz.;

$2.25 per *4 lb.; $8.00 per pound.

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Crystal Wax.

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^)NIONS““"Continued

s Giant Gibraltar Onion

ONION. VERY MTLD. LARGEST YIELDER.
VERY SHORT CROP OF SEED.

Tn the kbove illustration is shown a photograph of a half bushel of
these onions.

It is a beautiful onion with thin skin of a light straw color. The flesh
is white, mild and sweet. It makes a large, quick growth, is later and
larger than the Prizetaker. Grown as a Spanish onion and crated, it is
excellent for the fall and winter trade. It is a fine variety for display on
■vegetable stands, as it attracts much attention.

Price — 5c per pkt.; 20c per oz.; 65c per % lb.; $2.50 per lb.; $2.40 per
lb. in 10-ltr. tote and up.

Add 8c per pound if by mail.

PRIZE TAKER. Quite like the above in color, but different in shape,
being nearly a perfect , globe. Hundreds of acres of this sort are grown
in single districts in Texas. This variety of recent introduction annually
grows in favor. It is very productive, attractive in appearance and qual-
ity, being mild in flavor as the Imported Spanish onions of our grocers.
Can be grown successfully in any locality where other onions are produced.
The color is a bright straw, and it. always grows to a uniform shape.
Having a small neck, stiff necks are almost unknown. We call attention
to the fact: Our seed is the choicest American grown and not Imported

Spanish King, as sold by some dealers at low prices under the. name of
Prizetaker.

Prices — 5c per pkt.; 15c per oz.; 50c per % lb.; $1.90 per lb.; 10 lbs. and
up, $1.80 per lb.

CRYSTAL WAX-European Grown

I have been importing this seed for several years, and the results which
have been obtained have been very satisfactory with Southern planters
who have tested it in comparison with Teneriffe-grown seed. It is grown
under practically the same climatic conditions as the Teneriffe seed and
only one crop from the genuine Teneriffe seed.

This Is a very mild, flat, white onion. See cut previous page.

Pnce 10c per pkt.; 50c per oz.; $1.50 per % lb.; $5.00 per lb.

Contract prices for delk^ery fall 1914 will interest all market
growers of Bermuda onions. I Offer this seed direct from 'the cus-
houses at very clese. prices.., . Ask for prices. ■.

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ONIONS— Continued

Ailsa Craig Onion

This very large, nearly round, straw-colored onion is one of the largest
grown. It is in great demand in the markets wherever offered.

By planting the seed very early in frames and transplanting to the open
ground as soon as the ground will do to work in the spring, at which time
the plants should be the size of a large lead pencil, very large crops can
be produced.

This onion is very mild and any district where onions grow well can
establish a paying industry by growing these and marketing them crated.

A very fine exhibition onion. Grow some of these in your garden, either
for market or home use, and you will be well pleased.

Price — 5c per pkt.; 20c per oz.; 65c per % lb.; $2.50 per lb.; $2.40 per
lb. in 10-lb. lots and up.

Mamoth Silver King

Of attractive shape, with silver- white skin and flesh of a most agree-
able, mild flavor. It matures quite early and reaches a much larger size
than any other of the flat varieties, frequently measuring 20 inches in cir-
cumference, and weighing from 3 to 5 pounds when well grown. Must be
sown thinly to produce large onions. This is a fine sort to grow for exhi-
bition purposes.

Price — 5c per pkt.; 15c per oz.; 40c per *4 lb.; $1.40 per lb.; $1.35 per
lb. in 10-lb. lots and up.

Giant White Italian Tripoli

El Paso or Barge Mexican. Of large size and most beautiful form with
fine white skin. The first season it will grow an onion from one to one
and a half pounds. Price — 5c per pkt.; 15c per oz.; 40c per % lb.; $1.40
per lb.; $1.35 per lb. in 10-lb. lots and up.

Market Gardeners' Bunching Onion

This is the most valuable sort to plant in midsummer rather thickly and
leave in the ground over winter for early spring bunching onions.

They are ready very early and are of excellent quality and appearance.
The long white roots when cleaned and bunched get the best of the
market.

Many growers plant fifty to one hundred pounds at a time.

The past season the crop of seed was very short.

Price — 5c per pkt.; 15c per oz.; 40c per % lb.; $1.40 per lb.; $1.35 per lb.
u 10-lb. lota and op.

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ONIONS— Continued

Burrell’s Private Stock, Colorado Bronze
\ Globe Onion

This is a special selection from the Southport Yellow Globe. It Is a
great yielder and one of the best to store for spring trade, as it is an ex-
cellent keeper. The bulbs are a bronze color, shaped as shown in cut, of
good size.

The yield of the field from which my stock to grow this seed was se-
lected produced 900 bushels per acre. I have grown an excellent crop
and offer low, direct-from-the-grower prices — 5c per pkt.; 15c per oz.; 40c
per *4 lb.; $1.20 per lb.; $1.15 per lb., in 10-lb. lots and np. m

Special prices on 100-lb. lots.

Large Red Wethersfield

It is fine-grained and strong in flavor. Very productive and an excel-
lent keeper. Immense crops of this are grown for shipment, and it cer-
tainly is one cf the very best sorts for market.

Price — 5c per pkt.; 15c per oz.; 40c per % lb.; $1.40 per lb.; $1.35 per lb.
in 10-lb. lots and up.

\ Australian Brown Onion

A valuable, early variety of medium size, hard and solid, attractive for
market, both as to form and appearance. Never make any stiff necks or
scullions. It has the reputation of keeping indefinitely. Color of the skin
is a clear amber brown.

Price — 5c per pkt.; 15c per oz.; 40c per ^4 lb.; $1.40 per lb.; $1.35 per
lb. in 10-lb. lots and up*^_

White Portugal or Silver Skin

A large, flat, white onion of mild and pleasant flavor; hard and fine-
grained and a good keeper. More extensively sown for sets than any other
variety and Is also largely grown for pickling.

Price — 5c per pkt.; 15c per oz.; 50c per *4 lb.; $1.90 per lb.; $1.85 per lb.
in 10-lb. lots and up.

ONIONS- -Continued

Burrell’s Special Stock, Southport Red
Globe Onion

The above is a photograph of some of my onions. The type is right
and the quality of the best to be had. It matures nearly as early as the
flat sorts, grows to a large size and is very mild and tender. It is a
. GOOD. .KEEPEjfe and considered ONE OF T^E- BEST ''BED ONIONS. Add
pettier irny TnanVs^ ^ ”

Price— 5c per pkt.; 15c per oz.; 50c jper 34 lb.; $1.90 per lb.; $1.85 per lb.
in 10-lb. lots and up.

Southport Yellow Globe

Shape same as Colorado Bronze Globe. (See previous page). This va-
riety is well known-and .planted, very:- extensively in the East. It is a lit-
tle later than the Globe Danver, a very heavy yielder and a' sure cropper.

Price — 5c per pkt.; 15c per oz.; 40c per *4 lb. ; $1.50 per lb.; $1.45 per lb.
in 10-lb. lots and up.

Southport White Globe

Same shape as* atrfftte ; color . n djear -v^hite. The best keeper of the
white sorts. >Pr'Odtfd'eV'a nfea\fy “ci*bpAof' excell£fit quality and always sells
for top prices on -the : markets. - . -

Price— r5c per pkt.; 20c per oz.; 60c per 34 lb.; $2.25 per lb.; $2.10 per lb.
in 10-lb. lots and up.

Onion Seeds for Sets

Bottom sets are produced from seed by sowing in broad drills early in
the spring at the rate of 60 to 70 pounds of seed! per acre.

If you wish to grow sets, Write for special prices, op seeds for sets, stat-
ing-The Variety w'irited ah'ci nurdhe/T ’or pounds; and I will make ;you the
best possible prices.

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Yellow Globe Danver Onion

Undoubtedly the best known and most popular of all onions; the earliest
^yellow variety; is» entirely free from stiff necks; globular in shape, has a
small. top. It is the most productive, producing as high as 1,000 bushels
per acre, and will average on good soil with proper culture, 600 to 700
bushels. It is a splendid keeper, well rounded, a very small amount of
waste. This seed has proven a great favorite with my customers who
plant thousands of pounds. Price — 5c per pkt.; 15c per oz.; 40c per *4 lb.;
$1.25 per lb.; $1.20 per lb. in 10-lb. lots and up.

YELLOW FLAT DANVER. My strain of this well-known variety is of
the very best, producing a uniform crop, which matures just at the right
time for storing for winter. This seed sown thick (60 lbs. to the acre)
produces very fine bottom sets. It is free from stiff necks, has a small
top and is very productive. Price — 5c per pkt.; 15c per oz.; 40c per *4 lb.;
$1.25 per lb.; $1.20 per lb. in 10-lb. lots and up.

WHITE QUEEN. Very, early, small pickling onion; the seed is also
planted thick for bunching onions, and at the rate of 60 to 70 pounds per
acre for sets. Price — 5c per pkt.; 10c per oz.; 30c per *4 lb.; $1.10 per lb.;
$1.00 per lb. in 10-lb. lots.

WHITE PEARL. Quite similar to White Queen. Extensively planted
for sets. Price — 5c per pkt.; 10c per oz.; 30c per *4 lb.; $1.10 per lb.; $1.00
per lb. in 10-lb. lots.

WHITE BARLETT V. When matured, the tops die down, leaving beau-
tiful and perfect little bulbs. The color is pure white, flavor mild and
delicate, perfectly adapted for pickling and table use, and makes a pretty
bunch onion, especially if grown by the transplanting method. Price — 5c
per pkt.; 15c per oz.; 45c per *4 lb.; $1.50 per lb.; $1.40 per lb. in 10-lb.
lots and up.

Add 8c per pound to price on all varieties of onions if by mail.

Okra

Add 8c per pound if by mail.

Extra Early Dwarf (Green Pods). Very eariy and productive. Price — 5c
per oz.; 15c per *4 lb.; 40c per lb.; $3.00 per 10 lbs.

Early Dwarf W’hite (White Pods). Pods extra long and when fully ma-
tured, measuring a foot in length and very thick and fleshy; early and
prolific. Fine for soups. Price — 5c per oz.; 15c per % lb.; 40c per lb.;
$3.00 per 10 lbs.

W’hite Velvet. A great improvement over older varieties; pods larger,
white, very smooth, a more abundant bearer; superior quality. Price —
5c per oz.; 15c per % lb.; 45c per lb.; $3.50 per 10 lbs.

Perkins’ Perfection Mammoth Green Pod, This seed is grown for me by
Mr. Perkins, who originated it. He has giveh the crops great care, and
the stock is of the best to be had. The most productive. Pods very
large. Extremely early, tender and preferred by canners as well as
growers for market. Price— 5c per pkt.; 20c per ^4 lb.; 60c per lb.; 55c
per lb. in 10-lb. lots.

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PUMPKINS

An excellent sort; shape as shown above. Flesh very deep orange.

Fruits 8 to 10 inches through. The quality is of the best; none better

for pies. Price — 5c per pkt.; 10c per oz.; 20c per *4 lb.; 65c per lb.; 60c

per lb. in 10-lb. lots.

L. arge Sweet Cheese. Flat, creamy yellow, well known; one of the stan-
dard sorts Price — 5c per oz.; 15c per *4 lb.; 50c per lb.; 40c per lb.

in 10-Ib. lots and up.

Connecticut Field. The well-known, large, yellow field pumpkin. Price —
15c per *4 lb.; 25c per lb.; 20c per lb. in 10-lb. lots and up.

Michigan Mammoth. Similar to above, only extremely large. Price — 5c
per oz.; 15c per % lb.; 40c per lb.; 35c per lb. in 10-lb. lots.

King of Mammoths. This is the exhibition pumpkin for the fair, often
weighing 150 to 200 pounds. In quality none are better for pies, and
except where the black squash bug is bad, it always yields heavily.
Outer color light creamy red; meat deep orange red. Note. — Often the
seed from a big specimen is sold at 5c per seed to those who do not
know it by name. Price — 5c per pkt.; 10c per oz.; 30c per % lb.; $1.00
per lb.; 90c per lb. in 10-lb. lots and up.

Add 8c per pound, if by mail.

Pumpkins are very easily grown, as the seeds are large, the young
plants come up strong and the crop is less particular as to the quality of
soil compared with melons or cucumbers.

They do best when planted alone with rows about 5 feet apart for the
small sorts and 8 feet apart for the large sort. Plant 10 to 12 seeds to
the hill, and when the plants have five of six leaves thin to two, and
when runners are 12 to 18 inches long, thin to one by cutting off the
other at the surface. This gives protection against insects. Cultivate
thoroughly and keep free of weeds.

Good results are obtained by planting a hill every 15 to 20 feet each
way in the cornfield, but not compared with above plan.

For insects, take some well-slaked lime and mix with three times as
much fine dust, stir into this 2 or 3 tablespoonfuls of turpentine to each
pailful and dust the plants; also put a small amount of this around the
root of each plant.

Small Sugar or New

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P UMP KINS— Continued

Japanese Pie

This is one of the finest varieties of pumpkins. Color of rind, dark slate
green with very slightly lighter mottled stripes. The neck is very large
in proportion to the size of the bowl and in it the meat is solid. In
quality none can surpass it. Color of meat, very deep orange red, giving
the pies that richest pumpkin color as well as flavor. It is a heavy yielder
and where squash bugs bother the vines it succeeds better than any other
sort. The seeds are peculiarly marked, as if covered with Japanese char-
acters, hence its name.

Price — 5c per pkt.; 10c per oz.; 25c per % lb.; 80c per lb.; 70c per lb. in
10-lb. lots.

Green Striped Cushaw

This variety is shaped same as above, but larger and lighter colored.
The rind is a pale slate green, striped with a darker green. The flesh is
light yellow. The large neck is solid flesh of excellent quality.

It is one of the best for pies or to bake as are squashes.

For several years there has not been sufficient of this seed to supply the
demand.

Price — 5c per pkt'.; 10c per oz.; 25c per *4 lb.; 80c per lb.; 70c per lb. in
10-lb. lots.

Livingston’s Pie

This very fine variety is nearly round, 8 to 10 inches through. The
rind is light yellow, covered with a fine netting. The flesh a deep orange,
fine-grained and of excellent quality. One of the best for Jfies.

Price — 5c per pkt.; 10c per oz.; 20c per *4 lb.; 65c per lb.; 60c per lb. in
10-lb. lots.

PARSLEY

Champion Moss Curled. Is a prize winner English variety, in appearance
like a tuft of finely curled moss, and of a rich deep green color. It is
slow to run to seed and very hardy; of easiest growth; a few seeds sown
in onion rows use no space; grows in window boxes. Extra fine fbr
garnishing and culinary purposes. Price — 5c per pkt.; 10c per oz.; 35c
per ^4 lb.; $1.20 per lb.; $1.00 per lb. in 10-lb. lots.

Fine Double Curled. A standard variety; plants bear an abundance of
finely curled leaves; very ornamental. Price — 5c per pkt.; 10c per oz.;
35c per *4 lb.; $1.20 per lb.; $1.00 per lb. in 10-lb. lots.

Emerald Curled. Extra fine; the leaves are very finely curled and of a
deep emerald green color; very easy grower and none finer. Price — 5c
per pkt.; 10c per oz.; 35c per ^4 lb.; $1.20 per lb.; $1.00 per lb. in 10-lb.
lots.

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PEAS

Very early peas require a light and warm soil; too heavy" soil will cause
them to rot before sprouting. , ‘ /.

Later peas will stand a heavier soil, but a sticky, heavy soil is not de-
sirable. For earliest, sow as soon as possible in the spring on soil which
has been prepared in the fall before and only requires a thorough discing
or cultivating and leveling before planting.

All varieties should be sown comparatively early. By planting different ,
varieties, some early, some medium and some late, a succession may be •
had.

Plant only about 1 inch deep. Late varieties may be planted in furrows
4 or 5 inches deep, cohering only an inch at first and later when the peas
are 8 or 10 inches high, cultivate the earth toward the plants, leveling the
furrows.

Rows may be 2 feet to 30 inches apart; plant 60 to 90 pounds of jrSed
per acre; 1 pint to 100 feet of drill.

The pea crop is again very short. Order early while the supply of the

different varieties is complete.

Add 8c per pint, 15c per quart, if by mail.

ALASKA

The very best early green-seeded variety. The dark green color of the.
pods makes it an excellent pea for shipping long distances. Very' early
and uniform grower. A popular sort with canners and shippers. First-
class in every respect. Height, 2Vz feet. Price — 15c per pt.; 30c per qt.;
$1.50 per pk.; $5.50 per bu.

FIRST AND BEST. A very good strain, only two or three days later than
the Alaska. It* is largely planted by truckers. Price — 15c per pt.; 30c
per qt.; $1.50 per pk.; $5.50 per bu.

TOM THUMB, A very early variety which grows only about 10 inches
high. It yields well. Is good for small gardens. Price — 20c per pt. ;

30c per qt.; $1.60 per pk.; $5.75 per bu.

AMERICAN WONDER. One of the earliest wrinkled peas of very good
quality; grows about 10 inches high and is very productive. Price — 20c
per pt.; 35c per qt.; $1.60 per pk.; $6.00 per bu.

McLEAN’S LITTLE GEM. One foot high; bears heavily and of excellent
quality; slightly .later tban the American Wonder. A favorite sort.

Price — 20c per pt. ; 35c per qt.; $1.60 per pk.; $6.00 per bu.

NOTT’S EXCELSIOR. This extra fine pea will stand planting very early,
almost as soon as the smooth- sorts, and produces fine, large pods, one-
third larger than American Wonder. Dwarf in habit; height. 1 foot.
Price— per pt. ; 40c per qt.; $1.70 per pk.; $6.25 per bu.

I market-gardened a number of years, and if I were offered only two
varieties of peas I would choose Alaska for early and Dwarf Telephone
for main crops. It is a cross between the Standard Telephone and Strata-
gem, and is an improvement on both of these varieties. It grows IS inches
high and yields an abundance^of long, well-filled pods, containing from 7
to 11 large wrinkled peas of the finest quality.

A vigorous growth is characteristic of this sort. For the market or
home garden there is none better. Every planter Should have some of
this. My crop this year was good, notwithstanding the general short crop.

Price — 25c per pt.; 45c per qt. ; $3.00 per pk.; $11.00 per bu. ; $10.50 per
bu. in 10-bu. lots.

Yorkshire Hero

Vines stout, about 2% feet high, bearing at the top a number of broad
pods filled with large peas that remaip a long time in condition for use
and which never become as hard as most sorts. The peas are of fine
quality and will be preferred to any other by those who like a rich, mar-
row-like pea. Seed large, wrinkled and flattened.

Price — 15c per pt.; 35c per qt.; $1.60 per pk.; $6.00 per bu.

Add Sc per pint or 15c per quart, if by mail, on all peas.

PEAS- -Continued

Dwarf Telephone or Daisy

Telephone

The Telephone has become one of the leading peas with market gar-
deners whose trade appreciates fine appearance and high quality. Vines
vigorous, growing about 4 feet high, with large, coarse, light-colored
leaves and producing an abundance of very large pointed pods filled with
very large peas which are tender, sweet and of excellent flavor. It comes
into use soon after the Premium Gem and is one of the best sorts for
either home or market.

Price — 20c per pt. ; 35c per qt.; $1.60 per pk. ; $6.00 per bu.

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Stratagem

PEAS — Continued

The vine is of medium height, hardy and very
productive, giving the greatest number of pods of
any on our list. Foliage dark green, leaves small.
Pods contain 5 to 7 medium-sized, sweet, dark-
green peas which retain well their color and
sweetness after canning.

Price — 20c per pt.; 35c per qt.; $1.60 per pk.;

$6.00 per bu.

Horsford’s Market Garden

This is a long-podded, dark-colored sort of very
fine quality which is much in demand with market
growers.

The vines grow vigorously, about 18 Inches high,
and bear abundant crops of these large pods, con-
taining 9 to 11 large wrinkled peas. They are
very large and uniform. My stock is of the best
produced in the country.

Price — 20c per pt.; 35c per qt.; $1.65 per pk.;
$6.10 per bu.

Pride of the Market

Vines of medium height, stiff, with large, dark
green leaves and bearing at the top, generally in
pairs, a good crop of large, pointed, dark green
pods well filled with large peas of good flavor. I
have given this variety special attention and the
stock I offer is so much superior to that com-
monly sold as to seem a different sort. I recom-
mend it as one of the very best of the large-
podded varieties, especially suitable for market
gardeners.

Price — 20c per pt.; 35c per qt.; $1.60 per pk.;
$6.00 per bu.

LARGE WHITE MARROWFAT. Late variety, large, well-filled pods.

Vines hardy, strong and vigorous; pods fine, broad and of a leathery ap-
pearance and borne near the top of the vine. Contain 5 to 6 large peas
of good substance and flavor, but not so sweet as the wrinkled sorts.
For many years this has been used in immense quantities by canners.
The peas are large, round, white and slightly oval. Height of vine, 312
feet. Price — 15c per pt.; 25c per qt.; $1.30 per pk.; $4.50 per bu.

BLACK-EYED MARROWFAT. Growth and general characteristics simi-
lar to the above. The peas have a distinct black eye, which does not
show when they are in the green state. Is more prolific than the white.
Price — 15c per pt.; 25c per qt.; $1.30 per pk.; $4.50 per bu.

BLISS EVERBEARING. A late variety which grows about 24 inches
high and continues long in yielding. The peas are of excellent quality.
Pods contain 5 to 7 peas so closely filled that while in edible condition
they weigh nearly one-fifth more than most other sorts. Price — 20c per
pt.; 35c per qt. ; $1.60 per pk.; $6.00 per bu.

Add 8c per quart if by mail.

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PARSNIPS

Prepare a seed bed as for beets. Drill in rows 18 inches apart, covering

the seeds one-half inch deep. The seeds germinate slowly, and a few let-

tuce seed mixed with the parsnip will come up quickly and mark the row
so you can cultivate the parsnip before it comes up, if desired.

Plant the seed very early, as soon as the soil will do to work. Give fre-
quent cultivation and thin to 4 inches apart in the row.

Parsnips are of great value both for the table and for feeding stock.
They yield an abundant crop. t

Plant 4 pounds of seed per acre; % oz. to 100 feet of drill.

Hollow Crown or Large Sugar Parsnip

This is a very desirable sort; productive, large, smooth white skin, uni-
form in shape, tender and of best quality.

Price — 5c per pkt.; 10c per oz.; 25c per *4 lb.; 75c per lb.; 60c per lb. in
10-lb. lots and up.

Guernsey

A very fine variety which does not grow so long as the Hollow Crown,
but broader shouldered. It is easily gathered, and yields an abundance of
very smooth, fine-grained roots. *

Price — 5c per pkt.; 10c per oz.; 25c per *4 lb.; 75c per lb.; 60c per lb. in
10-lb. lots and up.

Peppers

Give peppers the same cultural methods as egg plant. (See egg plant).

Select Ruby Giant

My seed of this variety is extra
fine. Many who planted it for mar-
ket report having grown the finest
and most profitable crop they ever
grew. I sell large quantities of this
seed to individual growers and asso-
ciations.

The fruits are very large, often
measuring 5 inches in length and 3
to 3% inches in diameter. AN EX-
CELLENT MANGO PEPPER.

The best and most profitable mild
red pepper for market or family use;
so sweet and mild that they can be
eaten raw, like an apple; largest
size:

Price — 5c per pkt.; 25c per oz.; 80c
per % lb.; $3.00 per lb.; $2.90 per lb.
in 5-lb. lots and up.

Ruby King

This is a well-known and excellent
variety, shaped as shown in cut.
Green when suitable for mangoes;
very mild and a profitable sort to
grow.

Price — 5c per pkt.; 20c per oz.; 70c
per % lb.; $2.70 per lb.; $2.60 per lb.
in 5-lb. lots and up.

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PEPPERS — Continued

SEEDS

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Chinese Giant Pepper

A very large variety of extra fine quality. Not so long as Ruby King,
but thicker, and one of the best mango peppers. Well known and well
liked by market growers.

Price — 5c per pkt.; 40c per oz.; $1.40 per *4 lb.; $5.00 per lb.; $-1.90 per
lb. in 5-lb. lots and up.

PONG RED CAYENNE. A small, long bright red sort, very productive,
extremely strong and pungent. Price — 5c per pkt.; 15c per oz.; 50c per
XA lb.; $1.75 per lb.

"LARGE BELL OR BULL NOSE. A favorite and well-known pickling sort;
is early, large, mild and thick-skinned. Price — 5c per pkt.; 15c per oz.;
50c per *4 lb.; $1.75 per lb.

MAMMOTH GOLDEN QUEEN. One of the largest, handsomest and most
productive of all varieties; color bright golden yellow; large as Ruby
King; flavor mild and pleasing. Price — 5c per pkt.; 20c per oz.; 60c per
*4 lb.; $2.30 per lb.

SWEET SPANISH. Grows to very large size; sweet flavor, fine for salad.
Price — 5c per pkt.; 20c per oz.; 60c per *4 lb.; $2.30 per lb.

MEXICAN CHILL Used by the Mexicans in making the famous chill con
carne and hot tamales. Grows from 3 to 5 inches long and quite pointed.
Requires a long, warm season. Plants should be started quite early in
hot beds. I offer my customers the following low prices on this seed:
5c per pkt.; 15c per oz.; 40c per *4 lb.; $1.40 per lb.

RED CHERRY. Plants tall, bearing a profusion of bright red, round fruit,
which is very pungent when ripe. The plant is very handsome and an
ornament to the garden. Price — 5c per pkt.; 25c per oz.; 70c per XA lb.;
$2.70 per lb.

Add 8c per pound if by mail.

Rhubarb

Rhubarb is one of my specialties, and this year my crop of seed was a
large portion of the entire product of this seed. •

Rhubarb is one of the most valuable early garden products, and every
one of my customers should grow some of it. Rhubarb pies, rhubarb sauce
and rhubarb jelly are very fine. • The leaf stalk is used. It is the earliest
spring vegetable.

Culture. — Rhubarb seed may be drilled in rows 2 feet apart, covering the
seed 1 inch deep. Thin the plants to' 6 inches apart in the rows.

When 1 year old transplant either in the fall or spring to the perma-
nent bed which has been previously prepared by manuring heavily and
plowing deep, setting, the plapts..4 feet ax>art in rows 6 feet apart. Give a
heavy coal of manure each spring. Cultivate well and ridge slightly. Do
not gather any of the rhubarb from the permanent bed until the. second
year and do not pull off more than half the stalks at any one time, ag this
weakens the plants.

When seed stalks appear, break them off. as if the plants run to-.ieed
they become exhausted and produce small stalks.

Rhubarb seed does not reproduce true, and while good results obtain
from seed, the best plan is to set out clumps containing two and three
eyes each, cut from old crowns which have produced the class of stalks
desired.

I recommend the clumps which I offer below as being from crowns
which have produced very large scarlet stalks of the finest quality, either
for home use or market.

Rhubarb Linnaeus

As stated above, this seed does not reproduce true. My seed, of which
I grow thousands of pounds is produced' from selected crowns, and better
cannot be had.

Price — 5c per pkt.; 10c per oz. ; 30c per % lb.; $1.00 per lb.; 90c per lb.
in 10-lb. lots and up.

Rhubarb Roots

These roots are cut from select crowns and produce very fine quality of
rhubarb. The large crowns are divided into clumps of two and three -eyes
each.

Price — 50c per doz.; $2.00 per 100; $18.00 per 1,000; $16.00 per l’l)00 in
10,000 lots. These prices at buyer’s expense for transportation.

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RADISHES

For forcing under glass or in hot beds use a rich sandy soil. Scatter
the seeds evenly over the surface, 40 to 50 to the square foot and sift soil
ever the seeds, .covering about 1 inch deep. Keep the soil moist and of
eyen temperature, at about 70 degrees, for best results. Give good ventila-
tion.

Under these conditions you should be able to market the whole crop in
four to five weeks.

For outdoor culture sow in drills 14 to 18 inches apart as soon as the
soil can be worked in the spring. Sow some of the small sorts, and at the
same time some of the long. I prefer Cincinnati Market and White Icicle.
These are ready soon after the small sorts and do not get pithy so soon.
1 The soil should be very rich, and if under irrigation, water regularly to
keep the plants continuously growing, but do not water too heavily.

I am very careful to have the best seed produced, and where better re-
sults are had by so doing I offer seed from transplanted roots. This ap-
plies particularly to my Cincinnati Market. Many who buy large lots of
this seed state they have not been able to secure its equal elsewhere. Ten
to 12 pounds of seed per acre; 1 oz. to 150 feet of drill.

CRIMSON GIANT. This valuable early sort is one of the finest for extra
early; color very deep scarlet; very solid, slow to get pithy and very
desirable for the home garden or early home market. Excellent to
grow under glass. Price — 5c per pkt.; 10c per oz.; 20c per *4 lb.; 65c
per lb.; 60c per lb. in 10-lb. lots and up.

EARLY SCARLET TURNIP. A fine, quick growing sort; small, round,
crisp, tender, of good eating qualities. Price-^-5c per oz.; 15c per XA lb.;
50c per lb.; £4.50 per 10 lbs.

ROSY GEM OR WHITE TIPPED FORCING. One of the quickest sorts
and of excellent quality. Bright scarlet with white tips; of fine appear-
ance. Price — 5c per oz.; 15c per % lb.; 50c per lb.; £4.50 per 10 lbs.

EARLY WHITE TURNIP. Of quick growth; roots round, white, with
small tops. Good for forcing or open ground. Flavor very good. Price
— 5c per oz.; 15c per *4 lb.; 50c per lb.; £4.50 per 10 lbs.

FRENCH BREAKFAST. (Olive shaped). Deep crimson with white tips.
A well-known and equally well-liked variety. One of the best early

radishes. Price — 5c per oz.; 15c per *4 lb.; 50c per lb.; £4.50 per 10 lbs.

EARLY SCARLET. (Olive shaped). Oval, very tender and good quality;
fine for forcing or open ground. Price — 5c per oz.; 15c per *4 lb.; 50c
per lb.; £4.50 per 10 lbs.

SURPRISE. (Olive shaped). Skin brown, flesh white, crisp and tender.

Price — 5c per oz.; 15c per *4 lb.; 50c per lb.; £4.50 per 10 lbs.

EARLY WHITE. (Olive shaped). Small, sweet and crisp. Like the
other olive-shaped sorts except in color. Price — 5c per oz.; 15c per *4

lb.; 50c per lb.; £4.50 per 10 lbs.

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RADISHES- .Continued

Burrell’s Long Cincinnati
Market

Special Market Gardeners’ Strain

Single Market
Gardeners buy 50
to 100 pounds of
this seed from
me at a time.
The finest Long,
Light, Scarlet
Radish, nearly
transpar-

their market trade. Price — 5c per oz.; 15c per *4 lb.;

10 lbs.

ent, small tops,
will stand plant-
ing close to-
gether, slow to
run to seed;
grows straight
and smooth, 6 to
8 inches long,
tender, crisp and
does not become
hollow and pithy.
If you grow for
market and
plant only two
sorts they should
be my Long
Cincinnati Mar-
ket and New
White Icicle.
Price — 5c per
pkt.; 10c per oz.;
20c per *4 lb.;
65c per lb.; 60c
per lb. in 10 to
40-lb. lots.; 55c
per lb. in 40-lb.
lots and up.

Long Chartier

A well - liked
sort, which at-
tains a very large
size before be-
coming unfit for
use. Color, red
at the top,
changing to pink
in the middle
and white at the
tip. Many mar-
ket gardeners
plant this ex-
clusively for
50c per lb.; $4.50 per

Long Scarlet Short Top

The standard long variety. Well known for a long time. Good for
home or market garden. Roots long, growing partly above the ground;
straight, smooth, rich red and of fine quality; a quick grower. Price — 5c
per oz.; 15c per *4 lb.; 50c per lb.; $4.50 per 10 lbs.

Long Brightest Scarlet

This new sort much resembles Long Scarlet in shape, but is slightly
shorter. It is a very bright scarlet with a white tip and very attractive
in appearance. The quality is extra good and it matures quickly. It is
a good seller and fine for home gardens as well. Price — 5c per oz.; 15c
per *4 lb.; 50c per lb.; $4.50 per 10 lbs.

CALIFORNIA WHITE WINTER.

Is really a Chinese Radish, grown by the Chinese in California. White,
solid, of good flavor, and a long keeper; 8 to 10 inches long, and 2 to 3
inches in diameter. Price — 5c per oz. ; 15c per XA lb.; 50c per lb.; $4.50
per 10 lbs.

LONG BLACK SPANISH.

Black skinned, large roots, slightly pungent, hardy. Price 5c per oz.;
15c per ^4 lb.; 50c per lb.; $4.50 per 10 lbs.

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*

RADISHES— -Continued

NEW WHITE

ICICLE RADISH,
BURRELL’S
SELECT
SEED.

This beautiful
transparent white
variety much re-
sembles the White
Vienna. It is of ex-
cellent quality. Un-
der favorable condi-
tions srtands a long
time without going
to seed and remains
crisp and tender.

It is a sort which
should be included
in every order; suit-
able for forcing, and
none better for the
home or market
garden.

Add 8c per pound
if by mail.

Price — 5c per pkt.;
10c per oz.; 20c per
V* lb.; 65c per lb.;
60c per lb. in 10-lb.
lots and up.

WHITE VIENNA,
OR LADY FINGER.

Remaining long in
edible condition; al-
ways sweet, crisp
and tender, and of
excellent quality. I
hope to find this
sort in every order,
and I know you will
be pleased.

Price — 5c per oz.;
15c per *4 lb.; 50c
per lb.; $4.50 per 10
lbs.

WHITE STRASBURG.

A large, white, attractive variety of medium length; matures early and
remains for a long time in edible condition.

Price — 5c per oz.; 15c per *4 lb.; 50c per lb.; $4.50 per 10 lbs.

Add 8c per pound if by mail.

Salsify (Vegetable Oysters)

Many prefer salsify to oysters. The soup from which gives off an odor
exactly the same as oysters, and by some liked better than oyster soup.
Every garden should produce some of this easily grown plant. Plant very
early in the spring. Prepare the soil as for beets; drill in rows 14 to 18
inches apart, so the plants stand 2 to 3 inches apart. The roots grow
more nearly straight when close together.

The roots can be used from early fall until spring. Some may be stored
in the cellar for winter or covered in a silo in the field. Others may be
left in the row where they grew until spring; 8 pounds of seed per acre;
1 ounce, to 100 feet of drill.

SALSIFY — MAMMOTH SANDWICH ISLAND.

This large sort is the most profitable to grow. It is white, of good
flavor and an excellent sort for market. See view Picking Salsify on my
seed farm above.

Price — 6o per pkt.; 10c per oz.: 25c per *4 lb.; 90c per lb.; 80c per lb. In
5-lb. lots and up.

SPINACH

No plant makes more palatable and nutritious greens than spinach when I
properly prepared. Seed should be planted In very rich ground, the richer !
the better. Sow In drills 16 to 20 inches apart and thin to about 6 inches >1
apart when the leaves are an inch wide. All should be cut before hot ]
weather, while young and tender. For early spring use sow early In
autumn and protect the plants with a light covering of leaves or straw,
or plant as soon as the land can be worked in the spring. Under favor-
able conditions the leaves may be large enough for eating in eight weeks. ,
In the South spinach can be grown through the winter with very little or i
no covering. Eight to 10 pounds of seed per acre; 1 ounce to 100 feet of
drill.

New Zealand Spinach

This variety of recent introduction differs from other varieties in that H
it can be planted in hot weather and thrives throughout the summer. |

The rows should be about 2 feet apart and plants 6 to 8 inches apart in
the rows.

The tender shoots are of good quality, and this variety is much liked ii
by Southern planters, especially in the Imperial Valley of California.

Price — 5c per pkt.; 10c per oz.; 20c per V4 lb.; 70c per lb.; 60c per lb.
in 10-lb. lots and up to 50 lbs.; 50c per lb. in 50-lb. lots and up.

Savoy Leaved

Also known as Bloomsdale. A very early variety and one of the best
to plant in autumn for early spring use. The plant is of upright growth,
with thick, glossy, dark green leaves of medium size, pointed but quite
broad, and crumpled or blistered like those of Savoy cabbage. Seed |
round. It is hardy and grows rapidly to a suitable size for use, running )]
to seed quickly in warm weather.

Price — 5c per oz.; 15c per V4 lb.; 40c per lb.; 30c per lb. in 10-lb. lots;
25c per lb. in 50-lb. lots. Special prices on large lots.

Long Standing

An improved round seeded strain of excellent quality; season compara-
tively late, but after reaching maturity it remains in condition for use
much longer than most sorts. Plant very large, becoming rather spread- .
ing when mature; leaves usually very broad arrow shaped or rounded; j
comparatively smooth and dark, rich green. Very popular with market
gardeners.

Price — 5c per oz.; 15c per V4 lb.; 40c per lb.; 30c per lb. in 10-lb. lots;
25c per lb. in 50-lb. lots. Special prices on large lots.

Large Round Leaved Viroflay

An excellent sort, forming a very large, exceedingly thick, very dark
green leaf slightly crumpled in the center. Plant large, compact; season I
intermediate. Leaves usually blunt or rounded at end, but sometimes
broad arrow shaped. Seed round. The variety becomes fit for use nearly
as early as any, remaining so much longer than most kinds and cannot
fail to please, whether grown for the market or home garden.

Price — 5c per oz.; 15c per % lb.; 40c per lb.; 30c per lb. in 10-lb. lots;
25e per lb. in 50-lb. lots. Special prices on large lots.

Prickly Winter

An improved strain of the long standing type of spinach. Plant very
large at maturity, with many medium-sized leaves, very vigorous and
hardy. Leaves usually rounded at end, quite thick and uniformly dark
green. Seed prickly. Usually planted in the fall, but also well adapted
for spring use.

Price — 5c per oz.; 15c per V4 lb.; 40c per lb.; 30c per lb. in 10-lb. lots.

Swiss Chard

This is really of the beet family. The mid-leaf, which Is very broad,
white and tender, is cooked much like asparagus; also grown extensively
for chickens.

Price — 5c per pkt.; 10c per oz.; 25c per Vi lb.; 80c per lb.

*—'#4 —

i

SQUASH £

The cultural methods for melons and cucumbers will ap- L/JJSnBll
ply. Plant summer sorts 3 to 4 feet each way and thin to li.BBRHuwn
one plant when they have five or six leaves. Winter sorts 6 jm oroww !

to 8 feet each way and thin to one plant. Make the soil tXKT ftJRU.
rich. Handle very carefully when harvesting, so as not to
bruise them and injure the keeping qualities. Cut from the
vine, leaving the stem on the squash; store where there is no danger of
freezing. For insects, see pumpkins. Plant 3 pounds of seed per acre.

Early Mammoth Yellow Summer Crookneck

My strain of this variety is very
fine. The result of individual se-
lection covering a period of many
years. (See cut for appearance).
They are attractive in appear-
ance, uniform in quality and the
finest crookneck for early market.

Price — 5c per oz.; 20c per 14
lb.; 65c per lb.; 60c per lb. in 10-
lb. lots; 50c per lb. in 100-lb. lots.

Summer Crookneck

The old standard sort; early
and very productive. Matures the
bulk of its crop a little earlier
than the Mammoth Summer
Crookneck. Fruits when fully
grown ax-e about 1 foot long, with
uniformly crooked meek and sur-
face densely warted; color bright
yellow. Shell very hard when
ripe.

Price — 5c per oz. ; 20c per 14
lb. ; 60c per lb.; 55c per lb. in 10-lb. lots; 45c per lb. in 100-lb. lots.

Burrell's Select Early Mammoth White Bush Squash

EARLIEST, FINEST STRAIN FOR MARKET GARDENERS.

I grow a large acreage of squashes for seed, and. call your attention to
the photograph taken in one of my fields. When you buy of me you are
getting the .seed from the grower and can be assured of the fact that I
take the greatest care to have the seed right in quality.

This squash is very early and just the right size for market. The bush
habit is well established and the uniform appearance makes it a profitable
sort when it comes to packing, as the fruits all look alike.

Price — 5c per oz.; 20c per *4 lb.; 65c per lb.; 60c per lb. in 10-lb. lots;
50c per lb. in 100-lb. lots.

DWARF WHITE BUSH SCALLOP.

A small, well-known sort much grown for market. Bush habit not so
well established as Mammoth White Bush.

Price — 5c per oz.; 20c per 14 lb.; 60c per lb.; 50c per lb. in 10-lb. lots.

Add 8c per pound If by mail.

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SQU ASH— -Continued

Improved Hubbard

This is the standard variety and has no superior. If you are planting
but one variety for winter I would recommend that this be the Hubbard.
It is a favorite both for market and home use. Good specimens are about
equal to the sweet potato. The shell is hard and dry, and with some care
can be kept until late in the spring. My strain is very fine. Price — 5c per
pkt.; 10c per oz.; 25c per *4 lb.; 70c per lb.; $6.50 per 10 lbs.; $60.00 per
100 lbs.

CHICAGO WASTED HUBBARD. This very fine variety much resembles
the Original Hubbard except that it is larger and more covered with
warts. Can be kept until late spring. The shell is very hard and dry.
Price — 5c per pkt.; 10c per oz.; 25c per *4 lb.; 70c per lb.; $6.50 per 10
lbs.; 60c per lb. in 25-lb. lots and up.

GOLDEN HUBBARD. This is slightly smaller than the Original Hubbard
and instead of having a slate green rind, it is a rich golden color. In
quality it is unsurpassed. It is an excellent keeper. Price — 5c per pkt.;
10c per oz.; 30c per *4 lb.; 90c per lb.; 85c per lb. in 10-lb. lots and up.
GOLDEN BRONZE. A very fine sort; flesh thick, deep reddish orange
color; fine grained and of excellent flavor. A good keeper; shape oval,
largest at blossom end; the rind is golden bronze in color when ripe.
Price — 5c per pkt.; 10c per oz.; 30c per *4 lb.; 90c per lb.; 85c per lb. in
10-lb. lots and up.

PIKE’S PEAK. An excellent sort, rather long for its thickness; slate col-

ored rind; flesh creamy yellow, of good flavor; a good keeper. Price —

6c per pkt.; 10c per oz.; 25c per *4 lb.
lots and up.

.; 80c

per lb.;

75c

per lb. in

10-lb.

Pkt.

Oz.

% Lb.

Lb.

10 Lbs. 100 Lbs.

Perfect Gem

10c

25c

70c

$6.50

$60.00

Vegetable Marrow

5c

10c

25c

70c

6.50

60.00

Orange Marrow

Winter Crookneek

5c

10c

25c

70c

6.50

60.00

10c

25c

70c

6.50

60.00

Faxon

6c

10c

25c

70c

6.50

60.00

Marblehead

5c

10c

25c

70c

6.50

60.00

Boston Marrow

5c

10c

25c

65c

6.00

55.00

Mammoth Chili, very large. .

Mammoth Whale

Add 8c

10c

30c

1.00

9.00

per pound if by mail.

1.00

9.00

TOMATO

For very early fruit the Beed should be sown in a hot bed about the first
week in March in drills 5 inches apart and half inch deep. Later sowings
may be made until the last of April. Sufficient plants for a small garden
may be started by sowing a few seed in a shallow box or flower pot and
placing in a window in the house. When the plants are 3 or 4 inches
high they should be set out 4 or 5 inches apart in another hot bed or
cold frame, or removed into small pots, allowing a single plant to a pot.
Expose to the air as much as possible to harden. Water freely at time of
transplanting and shelter from the sun a few days until the plants are es-
tablished. Cultivate thoroughly as long as vines will permit, but the last
two or three workings should be very shallow (surface cultivation) or the
crop may be badly injured, especially if the cultivator is run too near the
plants. Tomatoes will admit of training to stakes or trellises, and the
fruit is very much improved, not only in appearance but in quality. This
mode of cultivation is quite common among gardeners who grow for early
market. The usual method is to set one strong plant to a stake 5 to 7
feet high, tying the plants up with wool or other strong, soft twine, prun*
ing out quite freely as vines advance in growth. By this method plants
may be set much closer than in the ordinary way. For fine, large speci-
mens of high color and attractive appearance generally, grow the clusters
of the fruit in paper sacks, as is commonly practiced by grape growers.
The sacks should be put on when the tomatoes are about three-fourths
grown. About 2,000 plants from 1 ounce of seed is a safe estimate.

What About the Price of
Tomato Seed

Yes, I make a good profit on tomato seed at $1.00 per ounce,
but no more than the gardener who grows select early toma-
toes and sells them for 5c per pound, and it takes the finest of
these very early tomatoes to produce this best seed. Then, by
planting an ounce of this choice seed at $1.00, you have only to
sell 20 pounds of early tomatoes per acre at 5c per pound to
pay for this seed, and a good crop may enable you to average 5c
per pound for 2,000 to 3,000 pounds per acre, besides giving you
a total yield of 12 to 20 itons per acre. It is only this: The

best seed is the lowest in cost and the person making a special-
ty of carefully selecting the seed should get a price for it equal
to what may reasonably be expected for the early fancy toma-
toes on the market.

My general list of tomato seeds are selected from tomatoes grown ex-
clusively for seed, all the good fruits of the crop being cut. This seed is
grown from carefully selected stock seed, which is in turn grown from
very select specimens in stock seed plots, but my finest seeds are grown
from the finest selection of stock seeds, and the seeds offered are again
selected from the finest first fruits to ripen.

I sell tomato seeds to thousands of market growers, and four out of five
buy the best seeds. Many of these persons have planted this best seed for
several years and continue to order them each year.

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TOMATO- -Continued

\ Market gardeners’ strain beauty tomato.

Th'ts^frain has been carefully selected for a number of years, until It is
now far ahead of the seed of this variety usually offered. The photo above
is of a basket of these tomatoes which won first premium at the Rocky
Ford Fair. On the market 8-pound baskets of these sold readily at 50c
per basket, when 20-pound baskets of ordinary tomatoes were selling at 75c
per basket, nearly double the price of ordinary tomatoes. It pays to plant
only the best.

This strain is not offered through any other source. Those who secure
a supply will be fortunate.

Remember, an ounce of seed produces 2,500 to 3,000 plants, and at the
price per ounce, the cost compared with the crop is practically nothing.

No better sort for home garden or shipping; hardy, strong grower, pro-
ductive; fruits large, smooth and of excellent quality. Color a glossy crim-
son tinged with purple. Grows in clusters of four to six large fruits and
retains its large size late in the season. The flesh is firm, skin tough, and
it seldom rots or cracks after it rains. They can be picked as soon as there
is a slight change in color from green, and ripen up nicely, look' well and
keep a long time after ripe.

Price — 10c per pkt. ; 50c per yz oz.; $1.00 per oz.; $3.75 per *4 lb.; $14.00
per lb.

I received one order for 100 pounds of this seed last year, $1,400.00.
Hundreds of the leading tomato growers ordered from 1 ounce to 1 pound.

An ounce of this seed may make your crop worth $100.00 more than or-
dinary seed.

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Burrell’s Special Selection
of Chalk’s Early
Jewel Tomato

Selecting the very finest specimen® of this valuable variety has resulted
in this special Section which \ have to offer you of my own- growing, and
I recommend it to the most critical growers. No matter how particular
your trade is, no matter how good tomatoes you have been growing, you
can afford to plant liberally of this seed.

The fruits begin to ripen four or fn'e days later than the Earliana; are
large, bright red, quite solid and very smooth; they ripen without cracks
or green core. The flesh is thick and solid, with comparatively few seeds.

I count on establishing as great a record for my special strains of to-
mato seed as for my special cantaloupe seeds, and believe I am entitled
to such a price as will pay me for taking extreme care in selection.

Price — 10c per pkt.; 30c per *4 oz.; $1.00 per oz. ; $3.75 per *4 lb.; $7.00
per ■*/» lb. Not over % lb. of this grade to one customer.

Standard Grade Chalk’s Early Jewel. This is grown especially for seed for
me under contract by a tomato seed specialist, but is not my own grow-
ing. Price — 5c per pkt.; 35c per oz.; $1.00 per lb.; $3.75 per lb.; $3.50
per lb. in 5-lb. lots and up.

§ Spark’s Earliana Tomato,
\ Burrell’s Special
Strain

This Extra Early, red tomato has been the source of large returns with
many market tomato growers. The plants grow rather open and are
loaded with fruits. Will grow best set about 3 % feet apart each way, and
by starting the plants early in hot beds you will have tomatoes about sixty
days after setting out the plants. The bright red fruits are quite uniform
in shape, good marketable size and very smooth for so early a sort. The
habit of growth is such that the vines do not hide the fruits, making them
less liable to sun-scald, as from the first they become accustomed to the
direct rays, and also allowing them to be picked at small expense.

They are borne in large clusters and the yield is heavy.

This strain is far ahead of the Standard Earliana seed. One -of the most
critical seedsmen of the United States went over my field the season of
1909 and wanted to purchase of this seed to introduce it as a novelty. He
stated they -were the finest Extra Early tomatoes he had ever seen, and
were entitled to a distinct place because of their superior quality.

If Extra Early tomatoes of the finest quality will make you money, or
if you live in the North where it is difficult to get the tomatoes early
enough to mature the crop, this is the sort you want.

One of my Iowa customers writes: “I had ripe tomatoes two weeks

earlier than any of my neighbors.” That would mean a good deal to you.
wouldn’t it?”

Price — 10c per pkt.; 30c per *4 oz.; $1.00 per oz.; $3.75 per ^4 lb.; $7.00
per lb. No more than yz pound to one person.

Standard Sparks’ Earliana Tomato. This seed is very desirable. It is

grown for me by a tomato seed specialist. Price — 5c per pkt.; 30c per

oz.; 85c per *4 lb.; $3.20 per lb.; $3.00 per lb. in 5-lb. lots and up.

Bonny Best Tomato

BURRELL’S SPECIAL STOCK.

This proven one of the biggest money-makers with tomato growers.
It should be planted wherever tomatoes are grown. North or South, it is
equally valuable. It is within a few days as early gs Earliana — large,
bright red, solid. Evenly shaped and of the finest quality; a good shipper
and an excellent sort for canning.

My stock is of the best strain obtainable in the country, and the great
care in growing and selecting this stock should recommend it to all par-
ticular tomato growers.

If you want extra early tomatoes plant Burrell’s Special Bonny Best.

The fruits are borne in clusters, usually of five and the yield is very
heavy.

Price — 10c per pkt.; 30c per *4 oz.; $1.00 per oz.; $3.75 per % lb.; $7.00
per yz lb. r $1A.00 per lb.

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TOM AT OES— — Continued

The New Hummer Tomato

Livingston’s Globe

This is one of the finest market sorts. The fruits are large, and a good
marketable size is retained throughout the season; always smooth, firm-
fleshed and with few seeds; ripens evenly; color, a fine glossy rose, tinged
with purple, and without the slightest hint of yellow at any stage of
lij ripening. Fruit clusters spring from the main stem much closer together
i than in most sorts. It is a remarkably good keeper, none of the many
varieties we grow surpassing it in this respect. In quality there is nothing
more to be desired, being mild, pleasant and of delicate flavor, and the
| beautiful and attractive globe-shaped fruits will find ready sale. I sell
I large quantities of this seed to Southern growers.

One large Florida grower just wrote me that my Globe tomato seed gave
better results than any other Globe tomato seed they could get and wanted
! mdre “just like we got last year.”

Price — 10c per pkt.; 40c per oz. ; $1.50 per % lb.; $5.50 per lb.; 10 lbs.,
$5.00 per lb.

THIS VALUABLE VARIETY was introduced in 1907 and sold by the
originator at IsC per seed (20c per packet of 40 seeds). I secured a supply
of this seed from him and grew my supply of seed here under irrigation,
where there is no better place to mature the best seed. From this start 1
selected the seed offered here. It was one of the best crops of tomatoes
I have ever grown. A representative of the Kansas City Packer visited
the field and stated that he “BELIEVES it the finest sort in cultivation.’’
The fruits are round, with practically no indentation at the stem, color
bright red. Fruit solid, with but few seeds set near the rind. No green
core; the fruits ripen all over and clear through. The center cuts solid,
bright red flesh of extra quality. Almost an extra early sort.

Price — 10c per pkt.; 75c per oz.; $2.75 per % lb.; $10.00 per lb.

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TO M ATOES" —Continued

JUNE PINK. This sort is among the extra earlies and the fruits are of
good quality. It is grown very extensively in many fruit sections, where
first in the market means so much. The fruits are medium si?e, pink,
and of good quality. Price — 5c per pkt.; 30c per oz.; $1.00 per V4 lb.;
$3.50 per lb.; $3.35 per lb. in 5-lb. lots and up.

LIVINGSTON’S EARLY ACME. A tomato especially for early market
use. Well-known and generally cultivated, both for early and main
crops. Plants are of strong and vigorous growth; very productive;
fruits of medium size, perfect form, round, slightly depressed at the
ends and very smooth (never rough ) ; color a glossy red, with purplish
tinge; ripens all over and through at the same time. Price — 5c per pkt.;
20c per oz.; 60c per ^4 lb.; $2.00 per lb.; $1.15 per lb. in 5-lb. lots and up.

LIVINGSTON’S BEAUTY, STANDARD GRADE. A decided favorite for
home, market or shipping; hardy, a. strong grower, productive, large,
always smooth, perfect shape and excellent quality. Color a very glossy
crimson with a tinge of purple. Grows in clusters of four to six large
fruits, retaining its large size late in the season. Ripens early and is
entirely free from ribbed and enlongated fruit. Flesh very firm, has a
tough skin and but few seeds; seldom x-ots or cracks after a rain. For
shipping or early market it cannot be excelled. They can be picked
quite green, look well, ripen nicely and keep a week after ripe. Price —
5c per pkt.; 20c per oz. ; 60c per *4 lb.; $2.00 per lb.; $1.75 per lb. iu 5-
lb. lots and up.

THE MIKADO. Notwithstanding that it produces very large fruits, it is
at the same time one of the very, earliest grown. The tomatoes are pro-
duced in immense clusters, and are perfectly solid, generally smooth, but
sometimes irregular. The color is purplish red. Foliage distinct from
any other variety. Price — 5c per pkt.; 25c per oz.; 70c per *4 lb.; $2.15
per lb.; $2.00 per lb. in 5-lb. lots and up.

DWARF CHAMPION. Most distinct and valuable. Dwarf, stiff habit,
dark green foliage, not needing any support. It is very early and won-
derfully prolific. Color same as Acme. It is perfectly round and
smooth, of medium size. Price — 5c per pkt.; 25c per oz.; 70c per *4 lb.;
$2.15 per lb.; $2.00 per lb. in 5-lb. lots and up.

NEW STONE. Is a well-known variety, which ripens for main crop; very
large and of bright scarlet color; very smooth, with occasionally a spe-
cimen slightly octagonal shape; ripening evenly to the stem, and as the
name indicates, it is very solid and an excellent shipper. Price — 5c per
pkt.; 20c per oz.; 60c per *4 lb.; $2.00 per lb.; $1.75 per lb. in 5-lb. lots
and up.

MATCHLESS. This new late variety is one of the best, handsomest and
heaviest yielders known. The tomatoes are large, bright red and ripen
very evenly, yielding few seeds. They are an excellent shippifig . variety
and also good for canning. If you are growing for market plant the
Earliana for the early tomato and this for the late. Price — 5C per pkt.;
25c per oz.; 70c per *4 lb.; $2.15 per lb.; $2.00 per lb. in 5-lb. lots and up.

MAGNUS. A distinct and new variety; purple, robust in habit and a good
main crop sort. Price — 5c per pkt.; 25c per oz.; 70c per ^4 lb.; $2.15
per lb.; $2.00 per lb. in 5-lb. lots and up.

LIVINGSTON’S PERFECTION. The fruit is almost round, ripens clear
up to the stem, is solid and rich in flavor. The skin is both thin and
tough, making it a good shipper, -while its clear, scarlet color makes it
most attractive. Price — 5c per pkt.; 20c per oz.; 60c per *4 lb.; $2.00
per lb.; $1.75 per lb. in 5-lb. lots and up.

PONDEROSA. This is the largest fruited tomato and of fine quality for
slicing. The vines are of strong, rather open growth; fruits largely ob-
long in form, deep through and generally ridged or ribbed; deep purple
in color. The flesh is solid, with small seed cells, and of fine, sweet
flavor. Planted in good soil, fruits frequently attain a weight of 1
pound and over. Rather late to ripen. Price — 5c per pkt.; 30c per oz.;
$1.00 per *4 lb.; $3.50 per lb.; $3.25 per lb. in 5-lb. lots and up.

HONOR BRIGHT. A very heavy yielder of uniformly good fruit. The
quality is excellent when ripened on the vines, and if picked when first
beginning to show color it ripens in transit to market or when laid on
shelves after frost and Is of very good quality. One of the- best. Price
— 5c per pkt.; 25c per oz.; 70c per *4 lb.; $2.15 per lb.; $2.00 per lb. in
5-lb. lots and up.

PARAGON. Fruit large, dark red in color and perfectly smooth. The
flesh is solid and of excellent flavor. It ripens evenly and quickly. Much
used for canning purposes. The foliage is heavy. The Paragon is some-
times described as being as smooth as an apple. It is a favorite market
variety in certain sections. A fine variety and a heavy bearer. Price —
5c per pkt.; 25c per oz.; 70c per *4 lb.; $2.15 per lb.; $2.00 per lb. In
5-lb. lots and up.

LIVINGSTON’S FAVORITE. A large, smooth, dark red variety; a good
shipper and canner. Price- — 5c per pkt.; 20c per oz.; 60c per % lb.;
$2.00 per lb.; $1.75 per lb. in 5-lb. lots and up.

WHITE’S EXCELSIOR. A large pink main crop sort of considerable
value. In some sections it is a favorite sort. While not an early sort,
it is an excellent shipper. Price — 5c per pkt.; 20c per oz.; 60c per *4 lb.;
$2.00 per lb.; $1.75 per lb. in 5-lb. lots and up.

YELLOW PLUM. Fruit plum-shaped, deep yellow color; flesh yellow and
good; esteemed for preserves. Price — 5c per pkt.; 25c per oz.; 70c per
*4 lb.; $2.15 per lb.; $2.00 per lb. in 5-lb. lots and up.

Add 8c per pound to all tomatoes for postage if by mail.

TURNIP

White Egg.

I handle thousands of
pounds of turnip seeds and
offer of the best seeds. I
have these grown by one
of the leading European
specialists, and after fully
testing them compared
with others, I recommend
them as of the best.

Every person who plants
a garden or field should
grow some turnips.

For early use drill In
rows or sow broadcast very
early in the spring. For
winter use sow in July or
August broadcast and har-
row in the seed.

Be careful not to get
them too thick, as this re-
sults in all top and no tur-
nip. One pound of seed is
sufficient for an acre.

For winter use store in
a cool cellar and cover with
sand or silo them in the
field by covering with
earth, then a layer of
straw, then more earth of
sufficient depth to keep
from freezing. When first
siloed leave a small open
space on the top covered
with straw until cold
weather, to prevent heat-
ing. When cold, freezing
weather comes cover this.
White Egg. Belongs to the
class of quick-growing
fall turnips, and for this
purpose should be sown
August 10th, in this lati-
tude; a favorite with
market growers for win-
ter and early spring sales.
Its shape is nearly that
of an egg; very fine sort.
Price — 5c per oz.; 10c per
i/i lb.; 45c per lb.; 35c
per lb. in 10-lb. lots and
up.

Purple Top Strap Leaved.

The most widely culti-
vated and best - known
variety. Used largely for
It is round and flat, white

sowing broadcast among corn and potatoes,
on the bottom and a reddish purple above the ground, and a very quick
grower. It is a fine variety, either for the table or for stock feeding.

Price — 5c per oz.; 15c per *4 lb.; 40c per lb.; 35c per lb. in 10-lb. lots
and up.

Early White Flat Dutch. An excellent garden variety; the best for spring
sowing. Price — 5c per oz.; 15c per % lb.; 40c per lb.; 35c per lb. in 10-
lb. lots and up.

Extra Early Purple Top Milan. This is the earliest turnip in cultivation
and a splendid variety; bulb white and flat, of medium size, '-with a
bright purple top; one of the sweetest and finest flavored of summer
sorts. Price — 5c per pkt.; 10c per oz.; 25c per *4 lb.; 90c per lb.; 80c per
lb. in 10-lb. lots and up.

Early White Milan. One of the earliest turnips, possessing all of the good
qualities of the Early Purple Top Milan. It is very smooth and entirely
white. Its excellent qualities and fine appearance make it a valuable
crop to grow-, and it is ready for market a week earlier than any other
white variety; will produce a heavy crop. It will be one of the best for
market. Price — 5c per pkt.; 10c per oz.; 30c per *4 lb.; $1.00 per lb.;
90c per lb. in 10-lb. lots and up.

PURPLE TOP WHITE GLOBE.

This excellent table variety is globular in shape, of good size and very
attractive appearance. The roots are large, purple or dark red above
ground, white below. The flesh is white, fine grained and tender. The
roots when in best condition for the table are about 3 inches in diameter,
but can be grown much larger for stock feeding. This sort keeps well for
so early a variety and is one of the best for market use. Sometimes
known as Red Top White Globe.

Price — 5c per oz.; 15c per *4 lb.; 45c per lb.; 35c per lb. in 10-lb. lots
and up.

Add 8c per pound if by mall.

I

FLOWER SEEDS

ALYSSUM,

SWEET.

Tittle Gem. A fa-
vorite little an-
nual because of
its fragrance and
abundance of
bloom. Grows only
six inches high,
yet one plant will
cover a space 12
to . 20 inches in
diameter and be
a mass of the
purest white from
early summer un-
til frost. One of
the finest plants

for beds, borders and rockwork. Price— 5c per pkt.

ASTER

THE QUEEN OF AUTUMN ANNUALS.

Semple's Branching Mixed. Plants are of branching habit, vigorous growth
and profuse in bloom. The flowers are borne erect on very long stiff
stems, are of extraordinary size, being 4 inches or more in diameter, and
very graceful. The twisted and curled petals give them the appearance
of large Japanese Chrysanthemums. A prime favorite fcr cut flowers.
Blooms a little later than some varieties, thereby escaping the ravages
of the Aster beetle. Price — 10c per pkt.

A N TIRRHIUM. — Snapdragon.

Giant Flowered Mixed. A most beautiful new sort, having all the finest
colors and markings and a perpetual bloomer. The flowers are of im-
mense size and produced in long spikes 1 to 2 feet in length. They suc-
ceed best in a rather light soil in a sunny position, and although per-
ennials, are best treated as annuals. Price — 10c per pkt.

CANDYTUFT.

New Empress. Among the most highly prized of summer annuals, con-
sidered indispensable for cutting. The heads of bloom are quite large
and pure white. Perfectly hardy, grows easily and blooms throughout
the season. Books best in beds and masses. Sow outside where it is to
bloom. Height 1 foot. Price — 10c per pkt.

BALSAMS.— Lady Slipper.

Double Camelia-Flowered Mixed. An excellent strain. The flowers are
large, of fine form and as double as a Camelia; colors varied and bril-
liant. For the finest double blossoms, transplant two or three times.
Height 2 feet. Price — 5c per pkt.

CANARY BIRD VINE.

A member of the Nasturtium family. A beautiful rapid-growing, annual
climber, the charming little canary colored blossoms bearing a fancied
resemblance to a bird with its wings half expanded. Price — 5c per pkt.

CANNA.

Crozy’s Dwarf Mixed. Produces plants of dwarf, luxuriant growth with
immense gladiolus-like flowers of the most brilliant colors. They will
bloom freely the first year from seed if started about the middle of
April. Before planting soak the seed in hot water twenty-four hours.
When plants are up to the second leaf, transplant singly into pots. Set
out in the garden after all danger of frost is past. The roots can be
kept in the cellar over winter. Price — 10c per pkt.

CENTAUREA. — Sweet Sultan.

Centaurea Imperials Mixed. This is without doubt the most beautiful of
all the Sweet Sultans, and unsurpassed for early summer flowers. The
flowers are large, very sweet scented and borne in great abundance on
long, graceful stems, rendering them valuable for cutting. Price — 10c
per pkt.

CYPRESS VINE. — Ipomoea Quamoclit.

Finest Mixed. The delicate fern-like foliage and masses of white and
scarlet star-shaped flowers makes this one of the most beautiful climb-
ers imaginable. Trained to trellises or allowed to run up strings or
poles, it is unsurpassed for grace and beauty. Sow in the open ground
only after it is thoroughly warm. The seed starts more readily if soaked
in warm water two hours before sowing. Grows about 6 feet high.
Price — 10c per pkt.

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COSMOS

Early Flowering Mixed. A favorite fall flower. Tnis early flowering strain
may be had in bloom from July to November. Plants are such strong,
vigorous growers and so free with their favors, they can scarcely be
spared from any garden. Grown in rows or massed it makes a fine dis-
play; splendid for bouquets. Height 4 to 6 feet. Price — 5c per pkt.

DIANTHUS.

Double Mixed. Few flow-
ers can equal these in
beauty and profusion of
bloom. For garden dec-
oration they are one of
the most satisfactory
annuals, and as the
stems are long, are
equally good for cutting.
The combination of col-
ors is almost endless.
Price — 5c per pkt.

DAHLIA.

Double Cactus Mixed. A

distinct and elegant va-
riety, the most popular
at the present time. Un-
equalled for its rich and
varied colors and per-
fection of bloom. Dahlias
are easily grown from
seed and bloom the first season. Seed sown in the house in March and
April will produce flowering plants as soon as those grown from tubers,
and no two plants will be alike in flower. Price — 10c per pkt.

DAISY

Shasta. One of Luther Burbank’s hybrids, the result of a cross between
the common field daisy and a European sort. It is a hardy perennial,
bearing large, graceful flowers of the purest whiteness, averaging about
4 inches in diameter. The stems are 12 to IS inches long. The flowers
remain fresh for two weeks or more after cutting. Price — 10c per pkt.

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:

Glory of the West.

Summer flower-
ing annuals of
low, spreading
growth, delicate
foliage and
golden yellow
flowers. Splen-
did for bedding.

Very showy and
free flowering.

As the plants do
not bear trans-
planting, sow
where they are
wanted to bloom
and thin to 6
inches apart.

Price — 5c per
pkt.

GAIIXARDIA.

Blanket Flower.

Fine Mixed. Beau-
tiful annuals for
the flower . gar-
den, producing
showy plants 1
to 2 feet high

which bloom continuously from early summer until November. Thrives
well everywhere. Very effectively grown in masses. Excellent for cut-
ting Price — 5c per pkt.

Geranium

Zonale Mixed. An excellent mixture of the largest and finest varieties.
Geraniums are very interesting plants to raise from seed, as there is
always a chance of securing something new and desirable; in fact,
propagation by seed is the only way to obtain new varieties. To get
into bloom the first summer, sow seeds quite early in house and trans-
plant as soon as large enough, giving more room. Set out in the garden
when the weather will permit. Price — 10c per pkt.

Larkspur

Emperor, Mixed. A well-known annual of great beauty. As they are not
easily transplanted, sow the seed where the plants are wanted to bloom
and thin out so they will stand at least 10 inches apart. Height 2 feet.
Price — 5c per pkt.

Lobelia

Finest Mixed. Charming little plants of low, compact growth, especially
prized for the edgings of beds and borders. Plants grow 4 to 6. inches
high and are covered with small star-like flowers of a deep rich blue
and blue marked with white. Sow outdoors where the plants are to
grow. Price — 5c per pkt.

Mignonette

Giant Machet. The best of all Mignonettes. The spikes are thick and
long, deeply tinged with red on creamy white and olive. Deliciously
fragrant. A plentiful supply of this popular flower can be had by mak-
ing sowings in April and again in July. Price — 10c per pkt.

Marvel of Peru — Mirabilis

Four O’Clocks, Mixed. Pretty, old-fashioned annuals, thriving in any
common garden soil and under almost any treatment. The flowers are
funnel shaped, white, red, yellow and striped, very fragrant, and have
the odd habit of opening at 4 o’clock in the afternoon, hence their
name. Price — 5c per pkt.

Nasturtium

Finest Dwarf Mixed. The improved dwarf varieties are among the most
popular flowers for bedding, massing, etc., owing to their compact
growth, richness of color and profusion of bloom. When planting, scat-
ter the seeds thinly in rows or beds and cover about one and one-half
inches deep, pressing the soil down firmly. After they are well up, thin
to not less than 4 inches apart so the plants will have plenty of room
in which to grow. Keep the flowers picked so no seed pods can form
and you will have continuous bloom until frost. Price — 5c per pkt.; 10c
per oz.

ESCHSCHOLTZIA

California Poppy

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76

FLOWER SEED- ■'Continued

PHLOX.

Druramondii Grandiflora. Flowers nearly twice as large as the ordinary
Phlox Drummondil, while the colors are richer and brighter. For beds,
borders and massing it is unsurpassed. The colors range from purest
white to deepest crimson. Sown outside they bloom very soon after
planting and until frost. For early bloom, se^d may be sown inside and
transplanted. Height 1 to 1 V2 feet. Price — 5c per pkt.

PORTULACCA. — Rose Moss.

Doublo Mixed. There are scarcely any flowers in cultivation which make
such a dazzling display of beauty as a bed of many-hued portulaccas.
Blooms from July until frost. Very desirable for beds, borders, rock
work and ribbon beds and especially adapted for sunny situations and
the light sandy soils. Sow in the garden as soon as it becomes warm
and after the plants appear, withhold water. Stands any amount of hot,
dry weather and can be easily transplanted when in full bloom. Price —
10c per pkt.

PANSY.

Giant Trimardeau Mixed. The largest flowering of all pansies. To suc-
ceed with pansies, only the best seed should be sown. Have the bed
where it will not receive the full heat of the sun; the east and north
side of the house is generally a good location. Seed sown in the house
or hot bed between January and April or in the open ground as soon as
the soil can be worked in the spring will give flowers all summer and
fall. For early spring blooming and for the largest and finest flowers,
sow between July and September and protect during the winter. Price —
10c per pkt.

POPPY.

Paeony Flowered, Mixed. Large double, showy flowers almost equal to
Paeonies. Poppies are of quick growth and produce a wealth of the
most gorgeous blooms. Seed should be sown early where they are to
bloom and covered lightly; thin to 6 inches apart. Do well in any good
garden soil. Price — 5c per pkt.

PETUNIA.

Giants of California. The largest flowering and richest colored variety in
cultivation. Single flowers often measure over 5 inches in diameter, are
exquisitely ruffled and fringed on the edges and beautifully veined in
the deep throat. Their great variety of colors, markings and veinings
distinguishes them from all others. Price — 10c per pkt.

SCABIOSA.

Large Flowering Double Mixed. This is one of our best boquet flowers.
The rich velvety blossoms are borne on long, graceful stems well above
the foliage and after being cut keep in perfect condition for the greater
part of a week. They are almost as durable as everlastings. The range
of color is most remarkable, shading from pure white to rich pink,
crimson to deep red, and from lilac to almost black. They are of the
easiest culture. Make most effective beds and borders, and where many
cut flowers are wanted are almost indispensable. Price — 5c per pkt.

VERBENA.

Mammoth Mixed. Single flowers of this Mammoth strain are of unusual
size, while the clusters of bloom are magnificent and the range of color
more vivid than in any other mixture. They are also deliciously fra-
grant. Although perennials, they bloom perfectly well the first season
from seed and are more vigorous than if started from cuttings. For
early spring bloom, sow quite early in boxes in the house and transplant
to the open ground when it is warm. Seed sown in May will bloom in
August. Price — 5c per pkt.

VIOLETS.

Single Blue. The violet should not be wanting in any garden on account
of its fragrance and early appearance. A single flower will perfume a
whole room. Succeeds best in a shady, sheltered place. The violet is an
emblem of faithfulness. Hardy perennial; 4 inches high. Price — 5c
per pkt.

77

SWEET PEAS

mm. off-

Burrell’s Special Mixture, Tall. This mixture contains the finest varieties
and gives almost every shade known in Sweet Peas. No flowers are
more popular. Their profusion of bloom, delightful fragrance, showy
and attractive appearance in the garden as well as when used for
boquets and their easy culture makes them one of the most desirable of
our hardy annuals. Sow as early as possible in the spring in mellow
trenches 5 inches deep. Cover 2 inches at first and fill the trenches as
the plants grow. Provide support early. Ground bone and wood ashes
are good fertilizers. Nitrate of soda will hasten blooming. Cut the
flowers every day and there will be much more bloom. Price — 5c per
pkt. ; 10c per oz.; 30c per lb.; $1.00 per lb.

Sweet Peas are a very short crop this year and these prices hold good
only so long as my present supply lasts. Order early.

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General List of Flower
Seeds

Abntilon. Large, bell-shaped flow-
ers, richly veined; tender peren-
nial. Finest varieties mixed.

Price — 5c per pkt.

Ageratum. Used largely for bed-
ding and borders; mixed colors.
Price — 5c per pkt.

Alyssum. Little Gem. See page 74.
* Amarantbus Tricolor. (Joseph’s
Coat.) Showy annual foliage
plant; haves red, yellow and
green. Height 3 feet. Price — 5c
per pkt.

Anemone. (Wind Flower.) Beau-
tiful spring flowering plants;
many rich colors. Hardy peren-
nial. Price — 5c per pkt.
Antirrhinum. (Snapdragon.) Giant
Flowering Mixed. See page 74.
Aquilegia. (Columbine.) A hardy
perennial. Single Mixed. Price —
6c per pkt.

Asperula Azurea Setosa. Light
blue or lavender flower. Hardy
annual. Height 9 inches. Price
— 5c per pkt.

Aster. Semple’s Branching, Mixed.

See page 7 4.

Semple’s Pure White. Price —
10c per pkt.

Semple’s Light Blue. Price — 10c
per pkt.

Semple’s Shell Pink. Price — 10c
per pkt.

Asparagus Fern Sprengeri. Fine
plant for pot culture or hanging
baskets. Price — 10c per pkt.
Bachelor’s Button. A showy an-
nual; great variety of colors.
Price — 5c per pkt.

Balloon Vine. (Love in a Puff.)
Rapid growing annual climber;
white flowers, followed by bal-
loon-like seed pods. Price — 5c
per pkt.

Balsam. Double Camelia Flowered.

See page 74.

Calliopsis. Showy garden annual;
golden yellow flowers; choicest
mixture. Price — 5c per pkt.
Canary Bird Vine. See page 74. ^
Candytuft. See page 74.

Canna. Cozy’s Dwarf. See page 74.
Carnation. Choice Double Mixed.
Produces many double flowers of
all shades and colors. Price —
10c per pkt.

Centaurea. Imperialis Mixed. See

page 74.

Celosia Cristata. (Cockscomb.)
Tall sorts, mixed. Price — 5c per
pkt.

Clematis. Paniculata. One of the
finest hardy climbers. Fragrant
white flowers. Price — 5c per pkt.
Coix Lachryma. (Job’s Te^rs. )
Curious ornamental grass from
East India with broad corn-like
leaves, and seeds of a light slate
color, wonderfully lustrous.
Valuable for winter bouquets.
Price — 5c per pkt.

Convolvulous. (Morning Glory.)
Major. All colors mixed. Price
— 5c per pkt.

Cosmos. Early Flowering, Mixed.

See page 75.

Chrysanthemum. Annual Varieties
Mixed. Price — 5c per pkt.
Perennial Varieties Mixed. Price—
10c per pkt.

Cuphea. (Cigar, or Firecracker
Plant.) A pretty bedding plant.
Flowers resemble a lighted cigar.

Mixed. Price — 5c per pkt.
Cypress Vine. See page 74.

Dahlia. Double Cactus Mix^d. See

page 75.

Daisy. Shasta. See page 75.
Beilis, or Double Daisy. Peren-
nials, will bloom the same sea-
son if sown early. Price — 10c
per pkt.

Dianthus. Double Mixed. See page

75.

Snow Queen. Beautiful snow white
variety of pinks. Price — 10c per
pkt.

Digitalis. (Foxglove.) Flowers
borne in tall spikes, bell or
thimble shaped. All colors.
Price — 5c per pkt.

Dolichos. (Hyacinth Bean.) De-
sirable climbing plant. Mixed
colors. Price — 5c per pkt.

Eschscholtzia. (California Pop-
pies.) See page 76.

Fuchsia. Double, Finest Mixed.
Easily grown from seed. Price —
25c per pkt.

Gaillardia. See page 76.

Geranium. Zonale Mixed. See
page 76.

Gilia. Mixed colors. Hardy an-
nual. Among the earliest to
flower and will keep long in wa-
ter. Flowers grow in clusters.
Price — 5c per pkt.

Gypsophila. (Baby’s Breath, or
Angel’s Breath.) Elegant.
Charming for mixing with bo-
quets. Star-shaped white flow-
ers. Price — 5c per pkt.

Heliotrope. Fine Mixed. Very, fra-
grant, excellent for bedding or
indoor culture. Price — 5c per
pkt.

Hollyhock. Double Mixed, Best.

The flowrers are as double as a
rose and of many shades of
color. Once started they keep
coming year after year. Price —
10c per pkt.

Double Mixed, Good. Price — 5c
per pkt.

Ipomoea. (Moon Flowers, Brazilian
Morning Glories.) New Hybrid
climbers of very rapid growth,
with many beautiful and varied
flowers. Price — 10c per pkt.

Lantana. Finest Mixed. Tender
perennial. Excellent for bedding
or pot culture. Price — 5c per
pkt.

Larkspur. Emperor Mixed. See

page 76.

Lobelia. Finest Mixed. See page

76.

Marigold. African Mixed. Of easy
cultivation, producing an elegant
display of perfectly double
orange, yellow and brown flowers.
Height 3 feet. Price — 5c per
pkt.

Marvel of Peru. Four O’Clocks
Mixed. See page 76.

Matricaria. (Feverfew.) Capensis,
double white. Will bloom first
season from seed. Perennial.
Price — 5c per pkt.

Mignonette. Giant Macfcet. See
page 76.

Myosotis. (Forget-Me-Not.) Palus-
tris. Neat and beautiful little
plants, with pretty star-like flow-
ers. Succeed best in a moist,
shady place. Bloom first year if
sown early. Price— 5c per pkt.

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Flower Seeds — Continued

Nasturtium. Finest Dwarf Mixed.

See page 76.

Tall Varieties Mixed. Suitable
for trellis. Price — 5c per pkt.;
10c per oz.

Nigella. (Love in a Mist.) Small
blue flowers, finely cut foliage.
Hardy annual. Price — 5c per
pkt.

Oxalis. Mixed. Very attractive
plants, with richly colored flow*
ers, suitable for rock work and
rustic baskets. Half-hardy per-
ennial. Height 6 inches. Price
— 10c per pkt.

Pansy. Giant Trimardeau Mixed.

See page 77.

Good Mixed. Price — 5c per pkt.
Giant Golden Queen. Price — 10c
per pkt.

Giant Royal Purple. Price — 10c
per pkt.

Giant Violet Blue. Price — 10c
per pkt.

Petunia. Giants of California. See

page 77.

Phlox. Drummondii Grandiflora.

See page 77.

Poppy. Paeony Flowered. See page
77.

Double Carnation Flowered
Mixed. Price — 5c per pkt.
Portulacca. Double Mixed. See

page 77.

Single Mixed. Price — 5c per pkt.
Primula Veris. (Cowslip.) The
well - known English Cowslip,
flowering early in spring. Price
— 5c per pkt.

Pyrethrum. (Golden Feather.) i
Very useful and universally ad-
mired, ornamental foliage bed-
ding plants. Golden-yellow fol-
iage and white flowers. Pric^—
5c per pkt.

Ricinus. (Castor Oil Plant.) State-
ly, strong growing plant with
very ornamental foliage. An-
nuals of very quick growth.
Price — 5c per pkt.

Rhodanthe. Mixed. One of the
best everlasting flowers and a
charming annual. Price — 5c per

pkt.

Salpiglossis. Mixed Varieties. (Vel-
vet Flowfer or Pointed Tube
Tongue.) Showy bedding or bor-
der plants, with richly colored
erect funnel-shaped flowers.
Price — 5c per pkt.

Salvia. (Scarlet Sage.) Price—lOc
per pkt.

Scabiosa. (Mourning Bride.) See
page 77.

Schizanthus. (Butterfly Flower. )
Mixed colors. Excellent free-
flowing plant for garden or
greenhouse, bearing peculiarly
shaped and oddly marked flow-
ers. Hardy annual. Price — 5c
per pkt.

Silene. (Catchfly.) Mixed colors.
Very pretty for low beds or edg-
ings. Flowers white, pink and
red. Annual. Price — 5c per pkt.
Sensitive Plant. Leaves close if
touched. Price — 5c per pkt.
Smilax. Charming tender peren-
nial climber for greenhouse or
window gardens. Very graceful.
Excellent for decoration. Price
— 10c per pkt.

Stocks. (Gillyflower.) Good mixed.
Unsurpassed in brilliancy of color
and general effect. Fine for bed-
ding, borders, massing and pot
culture. Price — 10c per pkt.

Stokesia Cyanea. (Cornflower As-
ter.) Beautiful blue flowers
borne freely until frost. Price—
10c per pkt. ,

Sweet Peas. Burrell’s Special Mix-
ture. See page 78.

Eckford’s Mixed. This mixture
contains all of the famous
Eckford varieties in an excel-
lent mixture. Price — 5c per
pkt.; 10c per oz.; 30c per *4
lb.; §1.00 per lb.

Bush Sweet Peas. A splendid
mixture, entirely distinct. The
plants are erect, 15 to 18
inches in height, branching
freely, requiring no support.
The flowers are of fine form
and beautiful coloring, but not
quite so large as the tall
Sweet Peas. Price — 5c per
pkt.; 10c per oz.; 30c per
lb.; §1.00 per lb.

Cupid Sweet Peas, Mixed. Price
— 5c per pkt.; 10c per oz.; 30c
per % lb.; §1.00 per lb.

Prices of the following named
Sweet Peas: 6c per pkt.; 10c

per oz.; 30c per ^4 lb.; §1.00
per lb.

Blanche Burpee. Large, pure
v.hite of graceful and open
form.

Mrs. Eckford. A beautiful shade
of light primrose yellow.
Blushing Beauty. Light pink, at-
tractive.

Lovely. A most beautiful shade
of shell pink.

California. Very light pink.

Mrs. Dugdale. Light carmine

rose; very large.

Her Majesty. Large, finely

hooded flowers of beautiful
soft rose, deep and glowing.
Salopian. A grand scarlet.
Venus. A lovely shade of sal-
mon buff.

Blanche Ferry. Standards rose-
pink; wings white, tinted rose.
Black Knight. Deep maroon,
veined black.

Aurora. Creamy white, striped
orange salmon.

Admiration. A delicate shade
of rosy lavender.

Captivation. Claret magenta;
wings heliotrope; a distinct
shade.

Countess Cadogan. Color effect
is that of a bright blue.

Sweet William. Double Mixed.
Hardy perennial. Flowers are
produced in very large heads in
many brilliant and rich colors.
Price — 5c per pkt.; Single Mixed,
5c per pkt.

rhunbergia. (Climbing Black-eyed
Susan.) Mixed. A trailing or
climbing plant with flowers of
various shades of yellow and
white, having a dark center, o»*
eye. Price — 10c per pkt.

Verbena, Mammoth Mixed. See
page 77.

Violets. Single Blue. See page 77.

Zinna. (Giant Mammoth Mixed.)
Price — 5c oer pkt-

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Varieties I R ecommend

1AM OFTEN ASKED the varieties I would
most recommend and considering them both
from productiveness and from market demand
for them owing to extra quality and being better
shippers, I recommend the following. Plant these
extensively either for your home or market garden.

Asparagus —

Palmetto.

Beans —

Wardwell’s Kidney Wax.

Stringless Green Pod.

Beet —

Crosby’s Egyptian.

Detroit Dark Red.

Sugar Beet —

White Klein Wanzleben.

Mangel Wurzel —

Giant Long Red.

Carrot —

, Danver’s Half Long.

Celery —

j Golden Self Blanching.

Snowhite.

Cabbage, First Early —

: D. V. B.

Charleston Wakefield.

Copenhagen Market.

Cabbage, Second Early —

1 Burrell’s Victor.

Burrell’s Select Ey. Flat Dutch.
Enkhuizen Glory.

Cabbage, Late —

Burrell’s Excelsior Flat Dutch.
Danish Ball Head, Tall Stem.
Danish Round Head, Short Stem.
Cauliflower —

Burrell’s Select Early Snowball.

Cucumber —

Burrell’s Earliest of All.

; Burrell’s Klondike.

Eettuce —
j Big Boston.

Early Curled Simpson.

New Burrell.

Cantaloupe —

Burrell’s Select Rust Resistant.
Burrell Gem.

Watermelon —

Burrell’s Imp. Kleckley Sweet.
New Tom Watson.

Onion for South —

White Bermuda.

Crystal Wax.

Giant Gibraltar.

Onion for North —

Colorado Bronze Globe.

Yellow Globe Danvers.

Red Weatherfield.

Parsnip —

Hollow Crown.

Peas, Early —

Nott’s Excelsior.

Peas, Late —

Dwarf Telephone.

Pepper —

Ruby Giant.

Chinese Giant.

Pumpkin —

Small Sugar.

Radish —

Long White Icicle.

Cincinnati Market.

Squash, Early —

Mam. Yellow Summer Crookneck.
Squash, Rate —

Improved Hubbard.

Salsify —

Mammoth Sandwich Island.
Tomato, Earliest —

Burrell’s Select Earliana.

Tomato, Best Early —

Burrell’s Selection of
Chalk’s Early Jewell.

Tomato, for Florida —

New Globe.

Turnip —

Purple Top White Globe.

White Egg.

See Catalog for descriptions and prices of these.

Your orders will receive our best attention.

D. V. BURRELL,

Rocky Ford, Colo.

Seed Grower.