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Artichokes i.\ 43
Asparagus 2
Beans : 2 to 5
Beets 6
Brocoli 2
Cabbage 8 to 10
Cauliflower 7
Canteloupes 18 to 19
Celery 7
Collards i 11
Com 11, 32, 33
Chufas 43
Clover 36
Cucumbers 12
Carrots 6
Egg Plant 12
Field Peas and Beans 38-39
Forage Crops 39, 41, 42
General Information 1
Clover and Grasses 34-36
Kale or Borecode 12
Leek 20
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Lettuce 13
Muskmelon 18-19
Onions 21
Onion Sets 20
Okra 22
Parsnips 23
Potatoes 30
Peas 23
Peanuts 43
Pumpkins 44
Radishes 24
Rape 38
Ruta Baga 32
Salsify or Oyster Plant 25
Sage 25
Spinach 25
Squash * 25
Sun Flower 44
Seed Potatoes 30
Seed Sowers 44
Tomatoes 26-30
Turnips 31
Watermelons 14-17
LEGAL WEIGHTS
Pounds
Per Bu.
Blue Grass 14
Orchard Grass 14
Herds Grass Chaff 14
Heards Grass Recleaned 50
Arctic Grass 20
Clover 60
Timothy 45
Rye t 56
Oats 32
Barley 48
Pounds
Per Bu.
Wheat 60
Corn in Ear 70
Corn Shelled 56
Buckwheat 50
German Millet 50
Cane Seed 50
Johnson Grass 25
Field Peas 60
Onion Sets 32
Potatoes (Irish) 60
Potatoes (Sweet) 55
Quantity of Seed Sown to Acre
Arctic Grass 1 bu.
Blue Grass 1 to IV2 bu.
Orchard Grass 1 to 2 bu.
Herds Grass, Chaff 1 to If Vz bu.
Herds Grass, Recleaned 6 lbs.
Clover (Red) 10 to 12 lbs.
Clover (Lucerne) 20 to 30 lbs.
Clover (Crimson) 10 to 15 lbs
Timothy 12 lbs.
Rye 1 bu.
Oats IV2 to 2 bu.
Barley IV2 to 2 bu.
Wheat .1 to 1% bu.
German Millet --..1 to IV2 bu.
Johnson Grass 1 bu.
Cane Seed (broadcast) 2 bu.
Field Peas (broadcast) 1 bu.
Potatoes (Irish) 6 to 8 bu.
JUST A WORD
In presenting our 1918 Catalog we wish to call attention to the extreme
shortage of all Seed. The unusual demand during past season consumed
practically all surplus stocks, while seed crops were generally short.
It is the duty of every patriot to plant a liberal garden, having some-
thing growing the full 12 months, thus increasing and conserving the food
supply of the country. We will, as in the past, use our best efforts to
serve you to advantage, but can not guarantee prices named to hold through
the season, or that we will be able to supply the demand. “We will do our
best.”
GENERAL INFORMATION
HOW TO REMIT. We prefer Postoffice or Express Orders, but if
neither can be obtained conveniently, send by Registered Mail. Do not send
money in letter without registering. One and two cent postage stamps will
be taken if in good condition. They should be carefully wrapped and not
sent loose nor stuck on order sheet.
TERMS. No goods sent C. 0. D. unless one-fourth the amount of the
order accompanies the same. We do not ship without this except to mer-
chants having a satisfactory commercial rating.
PRICES. The prices named in the catalogue are for the quantities
usually purchased by gardeners and farmers. Our first effort is to furnish
the best seed it is possible to produce. This business was established in
1888, and continuous rapid growth is proof conclusive that our friends ap-
preciate the high quality and well-filled packets of seed we send them.
To merchants and market gardeners who use large quantities, we name
special prices by letter and will be glad to have a list of seed wanted and
quantity of each, when we will name the lowest price we can afford, con-
sistent with quality.
SHIPPING BY MAIL. We pay postage on all seed priced by the
packet, ounce and quarter-pound. For larger quantities not priced postage
paid, see parcel post rates and information on third page of cover.
Write your name and address distinctly and in full.
All orders, whether large or small, if for only one packet, will receive
prompt and careful attention.
^We give no warranty expressed or implied as to description, quality,
productiveness or any other matter of any seeds we sell and we will not
in any way be responsible for the crop or results. We use the utmost
care to see that all seeds are fresh, true and reliable, and send out only
such as we are willing to plant. If the purchaser does not accept the goods
on these terms they are at once to be returned.
CURRY-ARRINGTON CO.,
Rome, Georgia.
Selected Vegetable Seeds 1918
In this department we list standard varieties of real merit and endeavor to make
all descriptions accurate from observation and study of the different plants while
growing. Cultural directions will be found on all our packets, but allowance should
be made for difference in latitude.
Packets and Ounce Discounts. — We sell twelve 5c packets for 50c. Ten-cent
packets, 6 for 50c.
Colossal Asparagus
Asparagus
Asparagus is easily grown from seed. An ounce will
plant about fifty feet of rows and supply about 400 plants.
The seed should be sown very early in the spring, in a
hotbed if possible, and transplanted to rows in the garden
where it way be cultivated during the summer. When the
plants are a year old they are ready for setting in their
permanent position. Set the crown 6 to 8 inches below
the surface, about eighteen to twenty inches apart in the
row, and the rows from four to six feet apart. Manure
the soil heavily as asparagus is a rank feeder and the
more fertility it gets the better stalks it will produce. A
few stalks may be cut the year after crop is set, and by
the third spring the bed may be cut regularly. Let the
tops grow after the middle of July.
PALMETTO. An early variety of excellent quality
and enormous yield. Packet, 5c; ounce, 10c; 4 ounces, 25c.
CONOVER’S COLOSSAL. An old standard variety
which gives splendid satisfaction. Price, packet, 5c; ounce,
10c; 4 ounces, 25c.
BROCCOLI
This plant resembles cauliflower, but is hardier and less delicate flavor. Culti-
vation same as Cauliflower.
EARLY WHITE LARGE. Packet, 5c; ounce, 30c.
BRUSSELS SPROUTS
A variety of cabbage, producing small heads or knobs along the stems. Very pop-
ular in some markets. Culture. — Much the same as cabbage. Excessive stem growth
should be avoided by planting in good but not ex-
tra rich soil. Sow seed in April in the >pen
ground, and set in rows three feet apart, 18 inch-
es apart in row. ‘
IMPROVED BRUSSELS SPROUTS. Packet
5c; ounce, 25c; quarter-pound, 75c.
Sowing in June will produce a late autumn
crop of sprouts. Break leaves from stem to aid
formation of heads. One ounce of seed yields
4,500 plants.
THE LONGFELLOW BEAN
Exceedingly Prolific; Remarkably Early
This extra early variety, although compara-
tively new, has been pretty widely distributed,
and we have yet to hear anything but praise about
its one quality and other merits; it is in fact an
ideal snap bean, a prolific producer of perfectly
round, straight, solid, fleshy pods, averaging five
and one-half inches long, wonderfully tender and
brittle without a trace of tough interlining and
having no string when broken, excepting when
the pods are quite old. It is extra early, the
pods being fit to pick four days in advance of any
other variety of approximate size and merit.
Packet, 10c; Pt., 35c postpaid Longfellow Bush Beans
BURPEE S STRINGLESS GREEN POD
The introducer describes as follows: It combines un-
usual hardiness, extreme earliness and wonderful productive-
ness with pods of handsome appearance and finest quality.
Extra early plantings may be made to produce the earliest
crop, and even with later plantings BURPEE’S “STRING-
LESS” is always the quickest to produce pods. By repeated
plantings fine pods may be had in constant succession from
spring until cut off by heavy frost in the fall. Combined
with extra hardiness and early maturity, the pods are the
finest in quality, of rich green, very round and straight, five
inches long, solidly meaty and broad — deeply saddle-backed,
caused by the rounded swell of the fleshy sides. The pos
are tender, brittle and of the finest flavor, always entirely
stringless, even when fully matured. Packet, 10c; pint, 35c;
qt., 65c, postpaid.
Generally grown for early market. Packet,
10c; pt., 35c; qt., 60c, postpaid.
EXTRA EARLY RED VALENTINE
(Best Improved Round Pod Strain)
This is one of the best strains of Valen-
entine Beans ever offered. It matures
quickly, and is of the very best quality.
Early, productive, tender and desirable for
family or market use. This strain has
proven unequaled, and our customers who
want the very best Valentine on the mar-
ket should get this one. We have a choice
lot this year. Pods saddle-backed, four
inches long; even when grown are brittle.
Stringless Green Pod
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LIMA OR BUTTER BEANS
BURPEE’S BUSH LIMA. This is the bush form of the
large white Lima Bean. The bushes grow from 18 to 20 inches
high, and produce very large beans, identical in size and flavor
with the large white Lima Bean. Packet, 10c; pt., 35c; qt., 65c,
postpaid.
EXTRA LARGE LIMA OR BUTTER. The most buttery
and delicious bean brown. With nearly everyone, the seeds,
either green or ripe, of this variety, are considered the most ten-
der and delicious of all the bean family, and profitable both for
market and family use. Packet, 10c; pt., 35c; qt., 65c, postpaid.
HENDERSON’S BUSH LIMA. Grows without the aid of
stakes in compact bush form, about 15 to 18 inches high, and
produces enormous crops of delicious Lima Beans. Comes into
bearing earlier than the climbing varieties and continues until
frost. Packet, 10c; pt., 35c; qt., 65c, postpaid.
SMALL LIMA, CAROLINA OR SIEVE. Very early and
productive with small, smooth, dark green leaves, and small,
white kidney-shaped' beans; quality very fine. Packet, 10c; pt.,
35c; qt., 65c, postpaid.
WAX VARIETIES
We sell these at 10 cents for packets; pt., 40c; qt., 75c,
postpaid. Special prices will be quoted on larger quantities.
IMPROVED GOLDEN WAX. This variety possesses all
the good qualities of the Golden Wax, but is larger in pod and
much more prolific. Excellent in quality, tender, melting flavor
and at all stages of growth.
WHITE NAVY or PEA BEAN — Perhaps the best known
white pea bean in the world. Always in great demand. Pint,
35c; qt., 65c, postpaid.
Corn Hill Bean
TENNESSEE GREEN POD (48 days.)
Very prolific and tender. Has dark green
foliage, leaves large and crumpled, matures
slightly ahead of Hodson Green Pod. Pods
are 5 to 5% inches long, flat, light green
in color and irregular in shape, but quality
of bean is good. Seed are yellowish brown
in color and kidney shape. Packet, 10c; pt.,
35c; qt., 65c, postpaid.
BLACK VALENTINE (38 days). The
choice of Southern market growers, because
it resists blight and is vigorous and prolific.
Beans long, straight and handsome. One
of the most desirable for market. Packet,
10c; pt., 35c; qt., 65c, postpaid.
CURRY’S RUST PROOF WAX. This
is, as the name implies, a rust-proof varie-
ty; pods long, flat, tender and of fine qual-
ity. It is early, productive and a desirable
variety.
EARLY DWARF GERMAN WAX. One
of the finest of snap sorts, entirely string-
less, and fully as early as the Valentine;
one of the best market varieties. The
bean when ripe is black.
THE BEAN CROP HAS BEEN VERY SHORT FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS
AND THERE ARE VERY FEW BEANS TO BE HAD. FOR THIS REASON WE
MAY NOT BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN THESE PRICES THROUGHOUT THE SEA-
SON.
OUR BIG WATERMELON SEED OFFER
For the benefit of parties wishing a small quantity of several varieties of Water-
melon Seed and to facilitate prompt shipment during the busy season, we make a
special offer of one ounce each of Arrington’s Sweets, Watson, Rattlesnake and one
package Jones’ Paragon — being 4 of our finest varieties — all for 25c postpaid. Don’t
miss this offer.
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POLE OR RUNNING BEANS
These are more tender and require more care in culture than
the bush beans, and should be planted two weeks later. They
succeed best in sandy loam, which should be enriched with manure
in the hills. These should be three feet apart, and five or six seeds
planted -in each hill, about two inches deep. Poles should be eigiit
feet long* and set in ground eighteen inches deep, to prevent being
blown over.
GEORGIA MONSTROUS POLE BEAN. This excellent va-
riety has been brown by the gardeners of North Georgia for forty
years or more, and was known throughout this section by as many
different names, usually bearing the name of the family in each
section from whom seed could be obtained. We catalogued* it un-
der above appropriate name, and whenever seen by a Georgian is
recognized as “The bean my mother used to grow.” We consider
it far ahead of any other variety. Very vigorous vine, climbs well
and enormously productive. The pods are green, grow in large
clusters, frequently ten inches long; while they are very large,
they are stringless, cook tender and melting and when once tried
you will be convinced that it is what we claim for it. Packet, 10c;
pt., 35c; qt., 60c, postpaid.
RED SPECKLED
C U T-SHORT OR
CORN-HILL BEAN.
This is a popular
variety and largely
in demand for plant-
ing among corn. It
will give a splendid
crop without the use
of poles. The vine
is medium, twining
loosely. The pods
resemble the bush
Valentine bean, and
are tender and of
good quality. Seed
white with reddish
brown dots. _ Pack-
et, 10c; pt.,. 35c; qt..
Ga. Monstrous Pole 60c, postpaid.
WHITE CREASEBACK. A popular pole
bean known in some sections as the Fat
Horse Bean. It is especially desirable, as
a rnap sort, the pods being a beautiful
light green color, about six inches long,
stringless, perfectly round, with a crease
in the back. The bean is early and of most
excellent quality. Packet, 10c; pt., 35c;
qt., 60c.
OUR BIG FOUR WATERMELON SEED
For the benefit of parties wishing a small
quantity of several varieties of Watermelon
Seed and to facilitate prompt shipment during
the busy season, we make a special offer of
one ounce each of Arrington’s Sweets, Watson.
Rattlesnake and one package Jones’ Paragon —
being 4 of our finest varieties — all for 25c,
postpaid. Don’t miss this offer.
White Creaseback
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Eclipse Beet
BEETS
Best suited to rather light soil, thorough-
ly enriched with manure. One ounce to 50
feet of drill. Price, all varieties, packet,
5c; oz., 15c; 4 ozs., 45c; lb., $1.50, postpaid.
EARLY BLOOD TURNIP Good for
summer or winter, flesh dark red color, a
standard round variety with small top;
very tender.
EARLY DARK RED FLAT EGYPTIAN.
The earliest dark red beet in cultivation.
Its color is fine dark red and shaped like
an early flat turnip.
EARLY BASSANO OR SUGAR. An
excellent early variety of fine flavor, ten-
der and juicy. The flesh boils light color.
Sown late it makes a splendid winter beet.
EARLY ECLIPSE. Larger than the
Egyptian, nearly as early, of much finer
quality, globe shaped, dark crimson color;
it is excelled by none.
CARROTS
A light sandy loam, well manured the
first year, suits the carrot. For an early
crop sow as early as ground can be worked,
in hills 12 inches apart, and thin to 5 or 6
inches in a row. For main crop sow from
middle of May until 1st of July. As car-
rots are slow to germinate, all precautions
must be taken.
EARLY SCARLET HORN The favor-
ite early red summer variety; fine grained
and good flavor. Packet, 5c; oz., 15c; 4 oz.,
45c.
EARLY BLOOD TURNIP BEET. Re-
tains its beautiful color when cooked, and
is considered one of the very best varieties.
HALF-LONG BLOOD RED. Roots are
smooth, half -long and very dark. Best for
private gardens as a succession to the tur-
nip variety.
IMPROVED LONG DARK BLOOD RED.
An old standard variety, used for both table
and cattle.
BASTIAN’S EXTRA EARLY TURNIP.
This is one of our most highly esteemed va-
rieties, as well for table as for market.
Swiss Chard
SWISS CHARD OR SPINACH BEET. A
peculiar variety of Beet, of which the
leaves only are used. It does not make a
large root, but the leaves are splendid
‘‘greens” when cut young, and are equally
delicious when allowed to mature. The
broad, white leaf-stalks or mid-ribs are
cooked and served like Asparagus. Pro-
duces continually from July until fall. Can
be had throughout the summer when Spin-
ach cannot be grown. Packet, 5c; 4 ozs.,
50c, postpaid.
For the benefit of parties wishing a small quantity of several varieties of water-
melon seed, and to facilitate prompt shipment during the busy season, we make a. spe-
cial offer of one ounce each of Arrington’s Sweets, Watson, Rattlesnake, and one pack-
age of Jones’ Paragon — being four of our finest varieties — all for 25c, postpaid. Don’t
fail to include this in your next order.
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CARROTS — Continued
DANVER’S HALF-LONG. In form it is
midway between the Scarlet Horn and Long
Orange, of a rich dark orange color, and
grows very smooth. Packet, 5c; oz., 20c;
4 ozs., 75c, postpaid.
IMPROVED LONG ORANGE. A stand-
ard late variety; deep orange color; good
flavor; yields heavily. It is an excellent
table variety, and highly nutritious for
stock, increasing the flow of milk and im-
proving the quality. Packet, 5c; oz., 15c;
4 ounces, 45c.
Giant White Solid
Celery
Sow the seeds in a mild hotbed early in
the spring. For the earliest crop, the seed
should be planted in January. The seed is
slow ih germinating, and must be kept
moist meanwhile. When the seedlings are.
large enough to handle, transplant two or
three inches each way in a cold frame.
Later sowing may be made for a later crop.
It takes from two to three months for cel-
ery plants to reach a size sufficiently large
to transplant to the open field, but they
must not be allowed to remain in the seed
bed or cold frame too long, as they are lia-
ble to shoot to seed.
GIANT WHITE SOLID. The best of the
large growing varieties; attaining a height
under good cultivation of 3 feet; of fine
crisp flavor. Packet, 10c.
GOLDEN HEART or GOLDEN DWARF.
A variety highly esteemed for its fine flavor
and beautiful appearance; the heart being
golden yellow and very solid. One of the
best for either home or market use and is a
splendid keeper. Packet, 5c; ounce, 15c; 4
ounces, 45c.
BOSTON MARKET. It is a vigorous
grower of medium height; very early and
is an excellent keeper. Packet, 5c; oz., 15c;
4 ozs., 45c.
Cauliflower
This should receive similar treatment to
Cabbage, except that it requires an occa-
sional application of liquid manure and fre-
quent watering. When heading, tie the top
leaves together to protect from sun.
EXTRA EARLY DWARF ERFERT
This is a very fine strain, producing
large, white,
firm heads,
close and ex-
cellent quality.
It is extra
early and al-
ways certain
to head; is
equally good
for early and
late planting.
Packet, 10c; 3
for 25c.
Extra Early
Paris. Heads
large, white,
Compact and
solid, tender
delicious; the
leaves are
large; stalks
short. Packet,
10c; 3 for 25c. dwarf golden heart
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Cabbage Seed
We make a specialty of furnishing our customers the very best seed stock that can
be obtained. Our seeds are grown from SELECT heads, and are of such excellence that
we regard them as unsurpassed by any. With proper soil and cultivation, no disap-
pointment will come to those who sow our seed. The purchase of cheap cabbage seed
is the poorest investment in the world; the failure can never be known until an entire
season’s labor and outlay is lost.
Culture. — For early summer crop sow seed in February; sow in April and May for
second early, and July and Augus’t for main crop. When spring crop is wanted, seed
should be sown in November and protected through the winter. In transplanting set
.the stem down to the first leaf. Soil should be deep, rich and given a good coating of
barnyard manure. Cultivate deep and often. An ounce of seed will produce 3,000
plants.
Eureka First Early
ARRINGTON’S EARLIEST CABBAGE. This is the earliest Cabbage we offer,
and we believe that none will produce heads ready for use in a shorter time than this
variety. Produces large pointed heads. A rapid grower, forming a head fit for use in
70 days from sowing seed. Everyone who has tried this variety will readily admit that
it is a valuable acquisition to our list of Cabbages. Fine quality. Almost every plant
produces a perfect head, and as it has very few loose leaves can be planted closely and
yields a large crop. Include this variety in your order. Packet, 10c; ounce, 35c;
4 ounces, $1.25, postpaid.
Write Us for Delivered Prices. We want* you to write us for delivered prices when
you are ready to buy in quantities. We can often save you money. We are always
glad to quote you the cost delivered at your station.
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CABBAGE — Continued
Arrington’s Earliest Cabbage
EUREKA FIRST EAR-
LY. As claimed by the
introducer of the Eureka
First Early, in compari-
son with the Early, Jersey
Wakefield, that it is heav-
ier, hardier, earlier, and,
in addition, has a flat
head; our many trials of
this varietv proved to be
true. We had heads fit
for market five days ear-
lier than Early Jersey
Wakefield. Its shape and
excellent table qualities
make it a favorite with
consumers. It is a cab-
bage of excellent consti-
tution, healthy and not
subject to disease, a reli-
able header, extra early,
and sure and productive
cropper. Packet, 10c; 3
for 25c; ounce, 35c; quar-
ter pound, $1.25, postpaid.
SELECT VERY EARLY JERSEY
WAKEFIELD. The most widely cultivated
of the early cabbages; grown extensively by
market gardeners and considered one of the
best and most prolific sorts. It is very
early, a reliable header and of finest quali-
ty. Packet, 5c; ounce, 35c; 4 ounces, $1.25.
LARGE EARLY OR CHARLESTON
W AKEFIELD. In this new sort we have a
combination of earliness, uniformity, size
Louisville Early Drumhead
and solidity. It retains all the characteris-
tics of the Early Jersey Wakefield. It is a
little later in maturing, but attains a much
larger size, heads having been grown the
past season weighing 13 and 14 pounds.
Packet, 5c; oz., 35c; quarter-pound, $1.25.
LOUISVILLE EARLY DRUMHEAD.
This is a flat-headed cabbage of a very uni-
form and desirable strain, being early, large
and reliable. Very highly esteemed for its
ability to resist heat; it never flags under
the severest sun, and produces very fine
large heads, after the earliest sorts have
passed away. Packet, 5c; ounce, 35c; 4
ounces, $1.25, postpaid.
BEST EARLY FLAT DUTCH. This
may be designated as a summer cabbage
and fills a gap that might otherwise be un-
productive. Closely resembles the late va-
riety in shape. Packet, 5c; ounce, 35c; 4
ounces, $1.25.
ALL HEAD EARLY. A fine early sort,
resembling the Sure Head in shape, and
possessing many of its fine qualities. The
heads are large, very uniform, remarkably
tender, and although quite early, makes an
excellent winter sort. Packet, 5c; oz., 20c;
% pound, 60c; 1 pound, $2.00, postpaid.
See Our Big 4 Watermelon Seed Offer
CABBAGE — Continued
longer season for growth than do the ear-
lier and smaller varieties. With us, seed
sown the first of June will produce very-
fine heads in time to put away for winter.
It is more sure-heading than the Marble-
head Mammoth, which it should entirely
supplant, as it is also more uniform in
growth and better in quality. Packet, 10c;
ounce, 35c; quarter-pound, $1.25.
ALL SEASONS. Does well at all sea-
sons and is sure to crop. Resist a greater
amount of frost than any other. Packet,
5c; oz., 35c; 4 ozs., $1.25, postpaid.
IMPROVED LARGE FLAT DUTCH. As
a variety for winter market, it has no supe-
rior. Heads large, round, solid, broad and
flat on top. One of the best varieties for
keeping. Packet, 5c; ounce, 35c; 4 ounces,
$1.25, postpaid.
Select Very Early Jersey Wakefield
SUREHEAD (True Stock). We have our
seed from the originator; no one can offer
finer stock. As its name indicates, it is a
sure-headed and an extremely popular vari-
ety. It is claimed by many that 1,000 plants
will produce 999 heads. Large size, very
uniform and firm, and do not burst after
heading. The heads are of great thickness,
making a capital variety to carry through
winter. For an all-purpose cabbage it
stands without an equal. Packet, 10c;
ounce, 35c; 4 ounces, $1.25.
AUTUMN KING OR WORLD BEATER.
This is an extremely large and solid head-
ing variety, well suited for fall and winter.
The plant is of extra strong growth, with
an abundance of dark bluish-green leaves
growing closely about the large flattened
heads. In good soil it will produce heads of
enormous size, but, of course, requires
Lupton Cabbage
IMPROVED LARGE LATE DRUM-
HEAD. This is one of the old standard
late maturing varieties, large, solid, always
reliable as a header, and noted for its ex-
cellent quality. Packet, 5c; ounce, 35c; 4
ounces, $1.25, postpaid.
NEW WINTER CABBAGE LUPTON.
The originator says of it: “The Lupton
Cabbage is the result of an effort to com-
bine in one variety the best quality of the
second early and late sorts, which has been
to a certain extent successful. In a great
measure we have succeeded in getting rid
of the coarseness of the late sorts, as the
excellent winter sort. Packet, 5c; oz., 35c;
Autumn King or World Beater Cabbage ^4 pound, $1.25, postpaid.
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Georgia Collards
The Collard is an old-time favorite and
stand-by all over the South. There are few
gardens in the South that do not contain it.
It is well adapted to every Southern state,
and is a species of cabbage which is not
in its best condition until touched by frost.
Seed can be sown in early spring and up
to as late as August 1st. When plants are
six inches high, transplant to open ground,
setting them two feet apart in the row7.
Should be cultivated frequently and thor-
oughly, like cabbage.
GEORGIA BLUE STEM COLLARD.
The old-fashioned kind, known for a hun-
dred years or more, very tall and long-
stemmed. Packet, 5c; ounce, 15c; 4 ounces.
40c, postpaid.
IMPROVED WHITE GEORGIA OR
CABBAGE COLLARD. Called the “Cab-
bage Collard” on account of its close bunch-
ing growth; very rare and very choice. The
plant produces center leaves generally per-
fectly white, though sometimes dashed with
pink. In quality it is more delicious than
ordinary variety and cannot be too highly
recommended as a garden vegetable of the
first quality. Packet, 10c; 3 for 25c; oz.,
15c; 4 ounces, 45c, postpaid.
NORTH CAROLINA SHORT STEM.
Has a short stem with large spreading
leaves and is exceptionally hardy. Packet
5c; ounce, 15c; % pound, 40c, postpaid.
Popcorn
MAMMOTH WHITE RICE. The finest
grown; early and very productive; sweet,
crisp and beautiful snow white color when
Popped. Packet, 10c; 1V2 pound, 20c; pound,
35c, postpaid.
Sweet or Sugar Corn
Price, Yz lb., 20c; 1 lb., 35c, postpaid.
EARLY MAMMOTH SUGAR. An early
variety, bearing long ears. Stalks short
and slender. Early maturing for so large
an ear, showy and highly recommended.
Try it.
COUNTRY GENTLEMAN. A short-
stalked, productive sort, frequently produc-
ing three ears to the stalk; grain narrow
and very deep. Highly recommended.
ADAM’S EARLY. This is not a sweet
corn, but is tender, white corn for the table.
It can be planted earlier than any sweet
corn, and will be ready in 60 days.
STOWELL EVERGREEN. Extensively
grown all over the country, and highly
esteemed for its fine quality.
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Cucumbers
All varieties (except Gherkins) : Packet, 5c; ounce, 10c; quarter-pound, 25c, post-
paid.
IMPROVED EARLY WHITE SPINE. The favorite market variety, extensively
used for shipping north early in the season; medium large size, deep green, crisp, fine
flavor and very productive.
EARLY FRAME. A good variety for pickling and table use, of medium size.
SHORT GREEN GHERKIN. A very small, prickly variety, used exclusively for
pickling; should be gathered while young and tender. Packet, 5c; per ounce, 15c.
COOL AND CRISP. This variety is the earliest and most prolific of all pickling
cucumbers and is certain to become a standard variety, it is also most useful for slicing,
the cucumbers when fully matured being of good size and exceedingly tender and crisp.
BOSTON PICKLING OR GREEN PROLIFIC. Its characteristics are its uniform
growth, hardly ever yielding cucumbers too large for pickling, and its immense pro-
ductiveness.
JERSEY PICKLE. This variety is unsurpassed for pickling; of uniform growth
and immensely productive.
EARLY GREEN CLUSTER. A short, prickly variety bearing clusters; prolific,
fine for bottle pickles.
IMPROVED LONG GREEN. This is a well known variety. The fruits grow from
12 to 16 inches long, and it is a well known fact that this variety cannot be surpassed
for pickling, and when ripe is the best for sweet pickles. Vines
grow strong and the fruit is produced in abundance, making it
one of the most productive varieties in cultivation.
KOHL RABI. Plant and treat same as cabbage. Packet,
5c; oz., 25c.
WHITE VIENNA. Short leaved, bulb light green, very rap-
id in growth. The seed of this tender plant requires
strong heat to germinate. Sow in hot bed; when plants
ire 2 or 3 inches high, and the weather has become warm
and settled, transplant to deep, rich soil, with full ex-
posure to sun.
EGG PLANT
NEW YORK IMPROVED. This is the leading mar-
ket variety everywhere. Plants robust, leaves and
stem thickly set with spines. Packet, 5c; oz. 25c.
KALE OR BORECOLE
The kales are more hardy than cabbage and make
fine winter and spring greens. Plant same as cabbage.
DWARF GERMAN KALE OR GREENS. Packet,
5c; oz. 15c; postpaid
TALL SCOTCH CURLED... Packet, 5c; oz. 15c.
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Lettuce
This thrives in rich, moist ground. For the principal early crop sow seed in fall
and protect through winter, same as for early cabbage. For successive crops seed
may be sown as early as spring opens, continuing until August. . ^ _
Big Boston Lettuce
BIG BOSTON LETTUCE. This variety
is identical in color, shape and general ap-
pearance with the famous Boston Market
Lettuce, but is double the size. The Big
Boston will please market gardeners, as it
always produces large, solid salable heads,
and it will commend itself to amateurs be-
cause it heads up well at all seasons and is
crisp and tender. Packet, 10c; 3 for 25c;
ounce, 15c; 4 ounces, 50c, postpaid .
BLACK-SEEDED SIMPSON.
GRAND RAPIDS. This variety is es-
pecially adapted to greenhouses or forcing
in frames and is generally recognized as
the standard of forcing lettuce. The plant
is upright, forms a loose head of large,
green leaves, crimple at the edges; not lia-
ble to rot, and stands some days after
ready to cut. Splendid for market, ship-
ping, or family use, either indoors or out-
side. Packet, 5c; ounce, 15c; xk pound 35c,
postpaid.
EARLY WHITE CABBAGE. A broad
leaves, vigorous, heading variety of lettuce,
white, showy and desirable variety. Packet,
5c; ounce, 10c; 4 ounces, 40c, postpaid.
DENVER MARKET. This new lettuce
is highly recommended either for forcing
or open ground. It forms large, solid heads
of a light green color, and is slow to go to
seed. The leaves are beautifully curled and
crimpled, very crisp and tender. Packet, 5c;
ounce, 10c; 4 ounces, 35c, postpaid.
BLACK SEEDED SIMPSON. A decided
improvement over the ordinary Simpson;
does not form a head, stands the summer
heat well, and attains a very large size;
one of the very vest varieties. Packet, 5c;
ounce, 10c; 4 ounces, 40c, postpaid.
Denver Market Lettuce *
When you get your seeds from us you
know they are good.
ORDER EARLY.
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Watermelon Seeds
Our constant care and attention in growing and selecting our Watermelon Seed
from the most perfect shapes and largest sized fruits has given us a reputation for
select Georgia-grown stock that is a source of pride and gratification. Georgia is the
home of this delicious fruit and no section has ever succeeded in producing melons of
the same size, color and delicious flavor as are grown in the sandy pine lands of Eastern
Georgia, melons being shipped from this section to the principal Northern and Western
cities at remunerative prices, while others fail to pay freight charges. We shall con-
tinue to make this stock a special feature of our business, making it our constant effort
to send our customers only the finest seed stock it is possible to produce. With proper
soil and cultivation no one will be disappointed in crops grown from our seed.
CULTURE. — Watermelons do best in a rich, warm, well drained, sandy loam, which
should be checked off 10 feet each way; at the check a hole about 6 inches deep is hol-
lowed out, your fertilizer put down and thoroughly mixed with the soil. A hill about 15
inches across and 2 inches above the general level is made, and then you are ready for
planting. Seed should be planted as soon as all danger of frost is passed, and each week
thereafter until you have secured a stand. Scatter 10 to 12 seeds in the hill and cover
1 or 2 inches deep. Cultivate thoroughly, and after the danger of insect damage has
passed, thin out the young plants to about three of the most vigorous in each hill. Cul-
tivate deeply at first, with cultivator or shovel plow. When vines attain length of two
feet, cultivate shallow, as long and as often as you can, but never turn or disturb the
vines after they begin to run.
FERTILIZER. — Use equal parts cotton seed meal and some good ammoniated dis-
solved bone guano, about 300 or 400 pounds of this mixture per acre.
Arrington’s Sweets
ARRINGTON’S SWEETS. We catalogue this melon, not as a new variety, and
give it the above name without claim to being the originator. The melon from which
this comes was brought to our notice in 1894, and after carefully testing in our trial
grounds two years, we catalogued it in 1896. Every pound of this seed we had sold
was grown for us by the originator, but on account of complaints from our most critical
customers to the effect that the melon was degenerating, we have had our grower take
the stock in charge and improve it until now we do not believe its equal for family, gar-
den or home market can be found. Large size, extra early, very prolific, sweet, juicy,
and delicious. We feel that we cannot recommend this variety too highly and advise
all to test it, when you will be convinced that our claim of offering the finest all round
table melon in the world is fully justified. Price, ounce, 10c; 4 ounces, 35c; pound,
$1.00, postpaid.
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The Ivey
FLORIDA FAVORITE. This is claimed to be a cross of the Pierson and Rattle-
snake. It is of oblong shape, large size, rind dark, with light green stripes, flesh light
crimson; very crisp and deliciously sweet, seed light creamy white color; one of the
earliest and best melons grown. Price, ounce, 10c; 4 ounces, 25c; pound $1.00, postpaid.
SUGAR LOAF. A greenish white, long melon with cris$, red flesh, with as thin a
rind as Rattlesnake. Grown to an immense size — a whole market wagon running often
to sixty pounds each. It’s a beauty to look at and a delight to eat. Ounce, 10c; 4 ozs.,
35c; pound, $1.00, postpaid.
THE NEW BRADFORD. This new melon comes from South Carolina and has
gained a wide reputation on account of its extra fine quality. It is a desirable oblong
shape; the flesh is dark red, remarkably sweet, luscious and tender; rind dark green
and darker stripe; grows to very large size; very healthy and productive. Every lover
of fine watermelons should plant this variety. Ounce, 10c; 4 ounces, 35c; pound, $1.00.
NEW HALBERT HONEY WATERMELON. Since the foundation of this business
we have made a specialty of high grade watermelon seed and have exercised great
care both in improving the strains of old varieties and carefully testing the new before
offering to our friends. This melon was originated by Mr. Halbert, of Texas. We
obtained seed stock from him and are highly pleased, though we are not yet ready to
admit superiority over the celebrated “Arrington Sweets,” which were first offered
the trade in 1896, and not heretofore been approached for delicious table quality by any
other melon. Color of rind deep green, flesh crimson, quite early and prolific. We
offer carefully selected seed, from stock secured from the originator. Ounce, 10c; 14
pound, 35c; pound, $1.00, postpaid.
Halbert Honey
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The Georgia Rattlesnake
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THE WATSON
THE WATSON. A new variety; becomes very popular whenever tried, and espec-
ially with shippers. It is an oblong, solid, dark green melon of large size, red flesh,
very tender and delicious. It is the best melon yet offered for shipping, and very de-
sirable for home use. You would make no mistake in planting. Ounce, 10c; 4 ounces,
35c; 1 pound, $1.00, postpaid.
IVEY. The skin is an attractive mottled, very light green color, so light as to
nearly warrant the name of white or gray. The flesh is deep red in color and of very
fine quality. Long recognized as one of the finest flavored watermelons grown. In
size this variety is large, being of long form, and has been raised to weigh 50 to 60
pounds each. Packet, 5c; ounce, 10c; 14 lb., 30c; 1 lb., $1.00, postpaid.
TRUE GEORGIA RATTLESNAKE. This is truly the “Georgia Watermelon,' ”
and the well known variety with which this state has made so much reputation in the
Northern and Western markets, and immensely popular; large size, oblong shape, light
green color, beautifully striped with a lighter shade; rind thin and very solid; flesh
scarlet, sweet and delicious. Better stock than we offer cannot be obtained at any
price. Ounce, 10c; 4 ounces, 35c; half pound, 60c; pound, $1.00, postpaid.
JONES PARAGON.
This is an entirely distinct
variety, unknown to other
catalogues. A remarkably
peculiar feature is its ex-
tremely small seed, one
pound of which contains
about four times as many
as a pound of other varie-
ties, yet are very few to
the melon. It is the most
delicious of all table mel-
ons, being peculiarly crisp,
tender and sweet. Flesh very red, seed buff
color. Melon of the popular oblong shape,
beautifully colored in dark and light green
stripes, averaging 30 to 40 pounds. It is
very early and very productive. Vine very
vigorous and luxuriant, heavily shading the
Jones’ Paragon
melons, protecting them from scald and
discoloration by hot sun. For home and
near market it has no equal. We sent sam-
ple packages to customers in different sec-
tions for trial and report, and from all
came words of highest praise for the new
melon. We could fill pages with such let-
ters, but consider it unnecessary. Try it
and you will be convinced of its superior
merits. Packet, 10c; ounce, 25c; 4 ounces,
75c; pound, $2.50, postpaid.
JONES’ JUMBO. This
grand melon has proven
its great popularity, and
has given satisfaction
wherever tried. We can
safely say that none
grows finer. Extra ear-
ly, extra large, very pro-
lific and of the finest fla-
vor; it is a favorite both
for shipping and home
u^e. Rind dark green,
flesh bright red, sweet,
tender and juicy. Our
seeds are extra select
and true to name, and
customers frequently re-
port melons from seed
Jones’ Jumbo bought of us weighing
as much as 75 pounds. Ounce, 10c; 4 ounces, 30c; Y2 pound, 50c; pound, $1.00, postpaid.
Our Big 4 Watermelon Seed Offer
FOR THE BENEFIT OF PARTIES WISHING A SMALL QUANTITY OF SEV-
ERAL VARIETIES OF WATERMELON SEED, AND TO FACILITATE PROMPT
SHIPMENT DURING THE BUSY SEASON, WE MAKE A SPECIAL OFFER OF
ONE OUNCE EACH OF ARRINGTON’S SWEETS, WATSON, RATTLESNAKE,
AND ONE PACKAGE OF JONES’ PARAGON— BEING FOUR OF OUR FINEST
VARIETIES— ALL FOR 25c, POSTPAID. DON’T MISS THIS OFFER.
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Canteloupes or Muskmelons
Rocky Ford
EMERALD GEM. One of the best and
most delicious melons on our list. It re-
sembles the Osage in color of flesh and del-
icacy of flavor, differing only in shape, be-
ing flatter on top. The flesh is very thick
and a beautiful salmon color, and ripens to
the skin. Ounce, 10c; quarter pound, 30c;
pound, $1.00, postpaid.
THE PRINCES. This is a remarkably
handsome melon of large size and thick
flesh; when opened, of rich salmon color;
flavor sweet and luscious. They are very
productive, often producing six or eight
perfect melons on a single vine. Ounce,
10c; 4 ounces, 35c; pound, $1.00, postpaid.
EXTRA EARLY HACKENSACK. By
careful selection this strain has been im-
proved and is at least ten days earlier than
the Hackensack. The melons weigh from
4 to 10 pounds each, have a light green
flesh, delicious flavor. Ounce, 10c; 4 oun-
ces, 30c; pound, $1.00, postpaid.
MONTREAL MARKET. A very popu-
lar variety of large size, frequently weigh-
ROCKY FORD
CANTALOUPE. A
variety extensively
grown in Colorado
and shipped to va-
rious eastern points.
The reason for the
widespread popular-
ity of these melons
is two-fol/fl. Firist,,
its superb table
qualities, being firm,
sw;eet and remark-
ably solid. Second,
its wonderful ship-
ping qualities, which
enables it to be car-
ried to great distant
ces and yet arrive in
first class condition
for market. The
fruit is of medium
size, oval shaped,
heavily netted and
very solid. T h e
flesh is green, thick
and juicy. It is
^arly and wonderful-
ly productive. Ounce
10c; 4 ounces, 30c;
lb., $1.00, postpaid.
ing 20 pounds. In shape, almost round;
flesh green and very thick. Packet, 5c;
ounce, 10c; 4 ounces, 30c; pound, $1.00.
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PAUL ROSE. The Paul Rose is
a cross of the Osage with Netted
Gem. It possesses the fine net-
ting of the Gem and averages
about the same size; but owing to
;he great thickness of its beauti-
ful salmon colored flesh, will weigh
at least one-third more than a Net-
ted Gem of the same size.
The size is much more con-
venient for packing in baskets
than the Osage, while as a
shipper and long keeper it
surpasses all other red fleshed
melons. In Chicago and other
Western cities, where there is a
good demand for the red or sal-
mon fleshed varieties, the Paul
Rose sells at double the price of
other sorts. Select seed, packet,
5c; ounce, 10c; quarter pound, 30c;
pound, $1.00, postpaid.
BURPEE S MELROSE. The in-
troducer says of this handsome
new melon: “The flesh is very
thick and solid, clear, light green in color,
shading to a rich salmon at the cavity. In
flavor the Melrose cannot be equalled by
any other variety, and carries its superior
qualities and sweetness to the extreme edge
of the skin. It is about one week later
in ripening than the small, early Jenny
Lind. This superb new variety will
produce more good, salable melons,
hold up longer, stand more handling and
rough usage than any other known, thus
making it the best and most desirable either
for home or market purposes.'’ Ounce, 10c;
quarter pound, 30c; pound, $1, postpaid.
HONEY DEW MUSK MELON, a deli-
cious New Melon now offered for the first
time. Its name has been well chosen, as
it is about as sweet as Honey. The aver-
age size is about six inches in diameter,
and they weigh five to six pounds. The
skin is smooth with little netting, and of
creamy yellow when ripe. The flesh is a
beautiful green next to the outside rind
shading to light green at the center. It is
very thick, melting, fine grained and can
be eaten almost to the rind, and the seed
cavity is quite small. The Honey Dew is
not easily bruised and stands shipping long
distances. It matures about ten days later
than the Rocky Ford, is very prolific, crops
of 8,000 to 10,000 melons per acre having
been reported. It is easily pulled from
the vine, when fully ripe, and will keep
for several weeks. The late maturing
fruits are said to have kept until Christmas.
We saw fruits of this Honey Dew matured
on the vines in Michigan, the past season,
and ripe fruits were shipped to us from
Colorado; hence it is certain to mature over
mm
■— i
a wide range. Give Honey Dew a trial
this season. You will no doubt be pleased.
Packet, 10c; V2 oz., 20c; oz., 35c; *4 lb.,
$1.00; lb., $3.50.
NETTED OR GOLDEN GEM. Very
prolific, and early in ripening, no variety
being earlier. They grow remarkably uni-
form, weighing from 1% to IV2 pounds
each. They are thick meated, the flesh is
light green in color and uniformly fine lus-
cious flavor; skin green, regularly ribbed
and thickly netted. It is today more large-
ly grown for market than any other variety.
Ounce, 10c; 4 ounces, 30c; pound, $1.00.
PROLIFIC NUTMEG. A splendid early
and productive melon, of a roundish oval-
form, deep green flesh and thickly netted.
One of our earliest and most delicious
sorts, and one that is sure to give the best
results. Packet, 50c; ounce, 10c; quarter-
pound, 30c; pound, $1.00, postpaid.
Leek
This vegetable is highly prized for soups, the flavor being more delicate and better
than the onion. Cultivate same as celery.
LARGE LONDON OR FLAG. Is very fine and delicate. It grows to a good size
and is wonderfully uniform. Packet, 5c; ounce, 15c.
Mustard
WHITE LONDON. Packet, 5c; ounce,
15c, postpaid.
A pungent salad, largely grown for
greens, and makes a popular dish. Sow in
fall, winter or spring, in rows 12 inches
apart, and thin out moderately when four
inches high.
BLACK OR BROWN. More pungent in
flavor than white, and sold at the same
price.
MAMMOTH CURLED GEORGIA. Very
popular in the South. Leaves much larger
than any other; flavor pleasant, sweet and
pungent. Packet, 5c; ounce, 15c; 4 ounces,
35c; pound, $1.25, postpaid.
Mammoth Curled Mustard.
Onion Sets
These are valuable for early use, and when onions from the seed cannot be grown
the first year. They require the same soil as recommended for onion seed. They should
be planted in early spring, in rows 12 inches wide, placing the sets 4 to 6 inches apart
in a row. One quart, 25c, postpaid. Special prices for large lots. We doubtless handle
these more extensively than any Southern firm, and it will pay you to write us for
prices on specified quantities.
PARSLEY
Used for garnishing soups, meats, etc.
Succeeds best in mellow, rich soil. Sow
thick early in April, rows 1 foot apart, and
cover Y2 inch deep; thin plants to stand 6
inches apart. The seed being very slow to
germinate should be soaked a few hours in
warm water or sprout in damp earth, and
sow when it swells or bursts.
Curled Parsley
FINE CURLED OR DOUBLED. A
select stock, very beautifully curled and
doubled. Packet, 5c; ounce, 15c.
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Onions
Chiefly grown from seed, although in the small garden may be grown from sets.
This crop is very hardy and the seed may be planted very early. Sow in drills, drop-
ping from eighteen to twenty-five seed to a foot of row and cover about an inch deep.
The rows may be as close as one foot apart.
Yellow Globe Danvers
YELLOW GLOBE DANVERS. A globe
shaped variety; one of the best yielders and
a splendid keeper. We recommend this as
one of the best varieties for growing sets.
Packet, 5c; ounce, 20c; 4 ounces, 75c.
Large Red Wethersfield
EXTRA EARLY RED. This is a very
early variety, smaller in size and of better
shape than the large Wethersfield and of a
much milder flavor. It is grown extensive-
ly for the dark red onion set, which is so
popular in the Western states. It is of a
deep red color, close grain, solid and heavy,
and a good cropper. Ounce, 20c; quarter-
pound, 75c, postpaid.
PRIZE TAKER ONION. This new va-
riety is, without exception, the largest and
most handsome sort grown. It is the large,
beautiful onion that is seen on sale every
fall at the fruit stores and stands in the
large cities. The outside skin is of rich
yellow, straw color, while the flesh is white,
sweet, mild and tender. Packet, 5c; ounce,
35c; 4 ounces, $1.15, postpaid.
MAMMOTH SILVER KING. This is the
largest of the White Italian Onions, and at-
tains an enormous size in one season from
seed. It is of mild flavor, attractive in ap-
pearance and a good keeper. Packet, 5c;
ounce, 20c; 4 ounces, $1.15, postpaid.
SILVER SKIN OR WHITE. Very early,
mild flavor, skin silvery white, highly es-
teemed for pickling when young. This is
the variety from which white onion sets
are grown; will also produce nice onions
from seed. Packet, 5c; ounce, 35c; 4 ounces,
$1.25, postpaid.
LARGE RED WETHERSFIELD. The
leading variety for growing full sized on-
ions from the seed the first season. Large
size and good keeper. Packets, 5c; ounce,
35c; 4 ounces, 75c, postpaid.
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PI
Georgia Favorite
Okra
DWARF. Very early and productive.
Packet, 5c; ounce, 10c; 4 ounces, 20c; pound,
50c; postpaid.
LONG GREEN POD. Produces pods 10
inches long when matured, very slim and
of intensely green color. Packet, 5c; ounce,
10c; 4 ounces. 20c; pound, 50c, postpaid.
WHITE VELVET OKRA. The nods are
round and smooth, and never prickly to the
touch, and are produced in great abundance.
It is remarkably white and of the finest
quality. Packet, 5c; ounce, 10c; 4 ounces,
20c; pound, 50c, postpaid.
PERKINS’ MAMMOTH PODDED. A
distinct, valuable new okra. Its product-
iveness is simply wonderful. The pods
shoot out from the stalk within 3 inches of
the ground, and the whole plant is covered
with them to the extreme height of the
plant. The pods are of an intense green
color, of unusual length — 8 or 9 inches —
and do not get hard, as is the case with
other okras. It is also very superior for
use by canners. Packet, 5c; ounce, 10c;
quarter pound, 20c; pound, 50c, postpaid.
GEORGIA FAVORITE. One of the most
productive varieties grown, pods light
green, almost smooth, about ten inches
long, one and one-quarter inch in diameter.
Stalks grow on an average two and one-
half feet high. We consider this just a
little better than any other green podded
variety. Packet, 5c; ounce, 10c; 4 ounces,
25c; pound, 60c, postpaid.
Pepper
LARGE SWEET
SPANISH. The!
largest red vari-
ety; generally
used for pickles.
Packet, 5c; oz.,
35c; 4 ozs., $1.25.
CAYENNE
Fruit 3 inches in
length and slen-
der; very hot.
Packet, 5c.
LARGE BELL
OR BULL NOSE
A very large sort Large s^Tspanish
of square form,
tapering to a point; mild, thick and hard,
suitable for filling with cabbage, etc., and
for mixed pickles. Less pungent than most
other sorts, and one of the earliest varie-
ties. Packet, 5c; ounce, 35c.
NEW CELESTIAL. One of the most
beautiful plants in existence and bears pro-
fusely, some plants producing as many as
150 pods, about 2 inches long. Packet, 5c.
RUBY KING. An exceedingly large and
handsome pepper, of mild flavor. The fruits
are of a bright ruby red, from 514 to 6
inches long by 9 to 12 inches in circumfer-
ence. It can be sliced for salad or eaten
with salt and vinegar like tomatoes and cu-
cumbers. Packet, 10c; 1 ounce, 25c, post-
paid.
Our seeds are all tested by our growers
before being shipped to us, and immediately
upon their arrival here they are tested in
the Standard Seed Tester, thereby assuring
perfect germination. It is to our interest
to sell the very best seeds. We are in the
business to stay, which is proof of our faith-
fulness in selling the very best seed ob-
tainable.
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Peas
Sow seed in drills 3 feet apart for dwarf sort, and 4
feet for tall, or in double drills 8 inches apart, 1 inch
in drill and not less than 4 inches deep, or for late sorts
6 or 8 inches, since deep planting prevents mildew and
prolongs the season. We sell varieties named at the
uniform price of 10c per packet; pt., 35c; qt., 60c, post-
paid. Write for special prices in large lots.
EARLY SUNRISE. This variety is a heavy cropper,
producing pods of good size which are well filled with
round, smooth peas of fine flavor. This and its extreme
earliness, makes it a favorite with both the trucker and
private gardener. Does not require stakes.
McCLEAN’S LITTLE GEM. A green, wrinkled va-
riety which comes in a few days later than the Early
Sunrise. Grows 15 to 18 inches high. It is very pro-
lific and of excellent flavor.
EXTRA EARLY OR FIRST AND BEST. An early
and prolific variety. This has given the best results
wherever grown and is the standard for earliness and
quality. Grows 2 feet high.
LARGE WHITE MARROWFAT. One of the largest
varieties in cultivation. Height, 5 feet.
CHAMPION OF ENGLAND. This is by general con-
sent acknowledged to be the best of the late varieties. The pods and
peas are of the largest size. Height of vine, five feet.
GRADUS OR PROSPERITY. A new, extra early wrinkled pea,
bearing immense pods. Combining the finest quality with the extreme
earliness, and is also very productive. It is very hardy and can be
planted fully as early as the smooth varieties, and fills a long felt
want. Grows vigorous and healthy vines two and one-half feet in
height and is very prolific. The Gradus is bound to become a favorite
wherever grown.
ALASKA. A splendid extra early sort,
which retains the beautiful dark green col-
or of the pods a long time after picking.
This, together with the earliness and uni-
formity of ripening, makes it a most desir-
able market gardeners’ and canners’ sort.
Parsnip
Should receive the same treatment as the
Parsley.
LARGE SUGAR OR HOLLOW CROWN.
The best variety; roots long, very smooth,
white, tender, sugary and of excellent fla-
vor. Packets, 5c; ounce, 15c, postpaid.
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McClean's Little Gem
Radishes
Radishes thrive in a
light, rich, mellow soil and
to bring out their mild
qualities they must make
a quick and tender
growth. Heavy or clayey
soils not on’y delay their
growth, but produce a
much inferior crop in ap-
pearance and flavor.
EARLY SCARLET
TURNIP. A small early
red turnip variety, of
quick growth and good
quality. Packet, 5c; oz.,
20c; 4 ozs., 50c; postpaid.
Scarlet Globe Radish
EARLY SCARLET GLOBE. One of the
handsomest and best of all extra early rad-
ishes. The root is regularly olive shaped,
very even and smooth skin, of rich, dark
carmine color. The foliage is short, stiff
and extremely small. Packet, 5c; ounce,
20c; 4 ounces, 50c.
FRENCH BREAKFAST. A popular va-
riety of rapid growth. It is half-long, the
upper part being scarlet and the ljwer part
tipped with white. Packet, 5c; ounce, 20c;
4 ounces, 50c, postpaid.
IMPROVED CHARTIER. A distinct va-
riety of quick growth. In color, the great-
est portion of root is pink, while the point
and bottom portions are white. In qual-
ity it is unsurpassed, being very tender and
remaning so for a longer period than most
Improved Cartier
summer sorts. Packet, 5c; ounce, 20c; 4
ounces, 50c, postpaid.
LONG WHITE ICICLE, The finest ear-
ly, pure white, long radish. On good soil
they are ready in 20 to 25 days, and will
remain crisp and tender longer than any
first early variety. Adapted to early
spring or late planting. Packet, 5c; ounce,
20c; 4 ounces, 50c, postpaid.
EARLY LONG SCARLET. (Short Top)
This is a fine selection of the long, slender
scarlet radishes so generally seen in the
spring. It is very early, crisp and fine
flavored. Our stock is the very best. Pack-
et, 5c; ounce, 20c; 4 ounces, 50c.
WOOD’S EARLY FRAME. A long, red
radish; its small top makes it very desira-
ble for forcing under glass, as well as the
open ground. It is shorter and thicker than
the Long Scarlet and earlier; very tender
and crisp and fine flavored. Packet, 5c;
ounce, 20c; 4 ounces, 50c, postpaid.
NEW CINCINNATI MARKET RADISH.
The tops are so very small that the radishes
nay stand touching each other in the rows.
3ne grower says that the tops are too small
to “pull by,” and also that he never thins
this variety like he would other kinds, which
quickly run up to seed if left standing too
thickly in the row. They grow perfectly
straight and smooth, and from 6 to 7 inches
in length. Their attractive, glossy, scarlet
colored skin is very thin, and the flesh crisp
and brittle, and of delightful pungent fla-
vor; it has a clear, waxy, transparent ap-
pearance. Without doubt it is the finest
of Long Red Radishes for forcing, and out-
sells any other that is put in competition
with it on the market. Being long stand-
ing, it is also an extra fine sort for the
garden. It may be sown all summer at in-
tervals of two weeks. Price, postpaid, ^
packet, 5c; oz., 20c; quarter-pound, 50c. Long’ White Icicle
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Squash
Golden Summer Crook-Neck
Prepare hills for seed by incorporating
two or three shovelfuls of well-rotted ma-
nure with the soil for each hill. For bush
varieties, from 3 to 4 feet each way; for
runners, from 6 to 8 feet. After the weath-
er has become settled and warm plant and
cultivate same as cucumbers.
EXTRA EARLY BUSH. Early and ex-
ceedingly productive; will do fairly well on
light soil and is rapidly taking the lead of
all bush varieties. Packet, 5c; ounce, 15c;
quarter-pound, 35c, postpaid.
THE FAXON. The flesh is deep orange
. yellow, cavity very small and seeds few;
the special peculiarity is, that while un-
cooked it appears to have a shell like any
squash, when cooked there is practically
| none. It is the best squash we ever tasted,
and for squash pies it must be appreciated.
Good for either summer or winter. Packet,
5c; ounce, 15c, postpaid.
GOLDEN SUMMER CROOKNECK. The
richest summer squash, very early and pro-
ductive. Packet, 5c; ounce, 15c; quarter-
pound, 35c, postpaid.
SQUASH— WINTER VARIETIES
ESSEX HYBRID. This is not only one
of the richest flavors and sweetest, but one
of the very best keepers. Packet, 5c;
ounce, 15c, postpaid.
Spinach
For spring and summer use sow broad-
cast or in drill as early as ground can be
worked The fall sowing may be made in
September and by careful attention may be
had in good condition through the entire
winter and spring.
LONG STANDING. A new, large crim-
pled, thick, fleshy, savoy-leaved variety;
will stand two weeks longer than any other
before shooting to seed. Packet, 5c; post-
paid.
BLOOMSDALE SAVOY. The hardiest
large savoy-leaved. Very fine for family
or market purposes. Packet, 5c, postpaid.
Sage
This herb should be in every garden in
the land; its value and usefulness are too
well known by every housekeeper to re-
quire description. Packet, 10c; 3 for 25c,
postpaid.
Salisfy or Oyster Plant
This is a most delicate vegetable; in fact
a great luxury. Cut roots into pieces half
an inch long, boil until tender ,then serve
with butter, or cook with milk same as oys-
ters. Sow early in spring in drills 5 inches
apart; cover seed with fine soil, IV2 inches
deep, and when plants are large enough,
thin out to 4 or 6 inches apart. Can be
sown in fall for winter use.
SANDWICH ISLAND MAMMOTH. A
new and improved type, producing roots of
nearly double the size and weight of the old
varieties, and of equally good quality. Pack-
et, 5c; ounce, 20c; 4 ounces, 65c, postpaid.
BOSTON MARROW. Good flavor and /\|}TVTpi} p A DT V
keeper; the best pie squash grown. Packet, JA JL/JC/Ia J[
5c; ounce, 15c postpaid.
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Tomatoes
Sow in hotbed or window in a
sitting room where night tempera-
ture is not less than 40 degrees,
latter part of February. When
plants are 2 to 4 inches high they
should be set out in boxes 2 or 3
inches deep, 4 or 5 inches apart in
same temperature. After danger
of frost is past, they should be
transplanted in light sandy soil at
a distance of 3 feet apart in hills
in which a good shovelful of well-
rotted manure has been mixed. On
heavy soils, unsuited to an early
crop, they may be sown in open
ground and transplanted 4 feet
apart. Water freely and shelter
from sun a few days until plants
are established. By training vines
on trellises or tieing to stakes (which
should be 8 to 10 feet high) and keeping all
suckers picked off they increase in produc-
tiveness, the fruit will ripen better and be
of finer quality. Our tomato seed is saved
from the best fruit, handled with great
care, and cannot fail to be satisfactory.
STONE — The Greatest Canning Tomato
in the World. We venture to assert that
more of the Livingston’s Stone Tomato is
Golden Queen
annually being grown than any other half
dozen varieties taken together. This varie-
ty has attained immense popularity with
canners, Southern growers and market gar-
deners everywhere. Its solidity and carry-
ing qualities are remarkable. Its color is a
desirable red. Its shape perfectly smooth,
and thicker from stem to blossom end than
most varieties, making it very handsome
and salable. Nobody finds fault with this
variety, but all speak in the highest terms
of its beautiful color, wonderful yielding
qualities, its unequaled firmnes or some of
its good points. Packet, 5c; ounce, 45c;
4 ounces, $1.25.
GOLDEN QUEEN. “Queen of all the
Yellows.” It is solid; always smooth, en-
tirely free from ridges, large size, ripens
early and is the most beautiful yellow va-
riety ever grown. The handsome golden
yellow slices make a beautiful contrast in a
dish with red sorts. Packet, 5c; ounce, 35c,
postpaid.
LIVINGSTON’S BEAUTY. This splen-
did tomato is without doubt the most widely
known and popular of all the purple fruited
varieties. A hardy, strong grower, produc-
tive, large, always smooth, of perfect shape
and excellent quality. The color is a very
glossy crimson, with a tinge of purple.
Grows in clusters of four to six large fruits,
retaining its splendid size until late in sea-
son. Ripens early; entirely free from rib-
bed and elongated fruit. Flesh very firm
has a tough skin and but few seeds. Sel-
dom rots or cracks after a rain. For ship-
ping or early market purposes it cannot be
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Honor Bright Tomato
excelled. Picked quite green, will still ripen
nicely. Packet, 5c; ounce, 45c; 4 ounces,
SI. 50., postpaid. ,
LIVINGSTON’S FAVORITE. The can-
ner’s favorite and one of the best and larg-
est perfect shaped red tomatoes in cultiva-
tion. Ripens evenly and early, holding its
size to the end of the season; free from
cracks, very prolific, good flavor, few seeds,
flesh solid; bears shipping long distances.
Has been generally grown for the canners’
trade throughout the United States. A fine
tomato for the home garden. Price same
as Livingston’s beauty.
LIVINGSTON’S HONOR BRIGHT. We
have this from the introducer, who says of
it: “The vines are vigorous and bear pro-
fusely from early to late in the season, suc-
ceeding well in various soils. The clusters
bear from three to five large, symmetrical
fruits on hard woodv stems. The skin, is
crack-proof. Its table qualities are excel-
lent, the flesh, when full ripe, being tender
and melting — not hard as one might con-
clude from the solidity of the uncut fruit.
The color of the fruit when fully ripe is a
rich, bright red, but before it reaches this
stage it undergoes several interesting
changes. It can be shipped in barrels, like
apples, if picked in the early stage of ripen-
ing, and will keep from one to four weeks
if stored in a cool place.” We advise our
customers to try it. Price, postpaid, Pack-
et, 10c; 3 for 25c; 1 ounce, 30c; 4 ounces,
$1.10, postpaid.
NEW TOMATO— “JUNE PINK.” (We
herewith give the originator’s description:)
The “June Pink” Tomato in habit of growth
is similar to the Earliana. The plant is
neat and compact, branching freely, with
fruit hanging in clusters of six to ten fruits,
both in the crown and at the forks of the
branches. Under exactly the same condi-
tions as given Sparks’ Earliana and Chalk’s
Early Jewel, the “June Pink” yielded as
much as either, and the vines after the
fruit had been harvested were greener,
brighter, and showed no tendency to blight.
It ripens fully as early as the Sparks, Ear-
liana, and quite ten days or two weeks
ahead of Clark’s Early Jewel. The fruit is
of medium size, uniform, smooth and at-
tractively shaped without cracks or any
green core. The fruit will average two and
three-quarters to three inches in diameter
and two to two and a half inches in depth.
The skin is reasonably tough, so that it is
excellent for shipping. In color it is bright,
pleasing pink, and in markets where a pink
tomato is desired will bring 25 per cent
more than any other variety. It has the
further quality, making it especialy desira-
ble for private use, of continuing to bear
and ripen until frost.
In offering the “June Pink” Tomato, we
do so with every confidence that it will at
once take the unique position in pink varie-
ties which the Earliana now holds over the
whole country in the red sorts. The above
is the exact description of the introducers,
whom we consider very reliable. Packet,
10c; 3 for 25c.
BUCKEYE STATE. Many “mammoth”
sorts on first trial are rejected on account
of their rough and uneven surface. Liv-
ingston’s Buckeye State Tomato, in addi-
tion to its large size, is also smooth and
uniform. It is even more prolific and abun-
Livingston’s Beauty
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Yellow Prince Tomato
dant in fruit than most of the standard
sorts now in cultivation, hence it is unques-
tionably the heaviest cropper known. The
tomatoes are borne in immense clusters of
5 to 6 extra large fruits. It matures with
the Livingston’s Stone. In solidity, meati-
ness and desirable qualities none surpass it.
Color much the same as Livingston’s Beau-
ty, but darker, and this, together with its
fine, large size, makes it very showy and
striking when displayed for sale. Packet,
10c; ounce, 50c, postpaid.
erect until the branches become overloaded
with fruit late in the season. Foliage heavy
and a rich dark green. The plants are very
hardy and the blossoms set freely, even in
a cool, wet season. The fruits are produced
in clusters of three to five, and as the
growth is close-jointed, each plant produces
course, the largest, and average four inches
:n diameter and two and a half inches in
a large number. The first tomatoes are, of
iepth from stem to blossom end. Even the
ate settings of fruit are considerably larg-
er. however, than those of other dwarf va-
rieties, and retain the deep, ball-like form.
They are bright scarlet in color, very
smooth and regular, exceptionally firm and
solid; the walls of flesh are thick, and the
fruit has a sol-id meaty center, with no
hard core. The quality is of the finest, the
flesh being sweet even in cold weather late
in the season. Packet, 10c; 3 for 25c;
ounce, 35c, postpaid.
EARLY ACME. Fine for early market
use. Well known and generally cultivated,
both for early and main crops. Plants are
of strong and vigorous growth, very pro-
ductive, the fruit of medium size, perfect
form, round, slightly depressed at the ends
and very smooth (never tough), color a
glossy red with purplish tinge; ripens all
over and thorough at the same time. Pack-
et, 5c; ounce, 30c; 4ounces, $1.00, postpaid.
CRIMSON CUSHION TOMATO. The
introducers say: The superlative merits of
“Crimson Cushion are: The earliest to-
mato— A continuous and late fruiter — Of
immense size and as smooth as an apple —
Ripens thoroughly all over, the stem and
coloring as well — Almost seedless and solid
as beefsteak — Prodigious bearer. When we
introduced the “Ponderosa” we hazarded
the opinion that the famous variety was the
forerunner of a new race of tomatoes that
would eventually displace the seedy, strong-
ly acid sorts in general cultivation, and the
advent of this splendid variety verifies this
prediction. The Crimson Cushion is more
symmetrical in shape than the Ponderosa,
and is much thicker from the stem to blos-
som end; in fact, so marked is this charac-
teristic that it is frequently almost round.
The color is brilliant scarlet-crimson, un-
tinged with purple and ripens up almost
completely to the stem. The Crimson
Cushion, like the Ponderoso. is almost seed-
less. The flesh is firm and meaty, and of
superb quality. It is enormously prolific
and early for so large a tomato. Packet,
10c: 3 for 25c.
TOMATO “DWARF STONE” This is
the largest fruited of all the dwarf or
“bush” tomatoes. The growth is stiffly
SPARKS’ EARLIANA is a wonderfully
sized, uniform, smooth and attractively
early and exceedingly prolific medium
shaped, bright scarlet tomato of great sol-
idity and fine flavor. It is the earliest toma-
to grown, having been evolved through
keen competition in a tomato growing sec-
tion in Southern New Jersey, where “first
in market” — appearance and quality be-
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“June Pink” Tomato
ing inviting — secure the more
profitable returns. The plant
is of neat, modest growth, but
quite hardy and 'well set with
clusters of from 5 to 8 fruits,
averaging 214 inches through,
nearly all ripening up remarka-
bly early and evenly; of great
value to the market gardener
where early ripening is an ob-
ject. Packet, 10c;; 3 for 25cr
postpaid.
LIVINGSTONS NEW TO-
MATO—“YELLOW PRINCE."’
This elegant new Tomato com-
pletes the list of upright or
dwarf growing sorts. Its rank
and sturdy, but compact growth makes it
very interesting to cultivate, and this, to-
gether with its beauty and usefulness, will
delight every lover of a good garden. On
account of its manner of growth a dozen
occupy only two yards square. It is as
early as the Dwarf Champion. The text-
ure is solid and the flavor very desirable,
in this respect differing from many other
yellow sorts which are mostly defiicient in
flavor. In large size and beauty of form
it compares favorably with Livingston’s
Golden Queen, which stands easily at the
head of all varieties of its class. When
sliced with red or purple sorts it is highly
ornamental, as well as most pleasant to the
taste. It cannot fail to become a prime
Early Acme
favorite in every private garden, and will
also suit most market growers better than
existing sorts. Price, packet, 10c; 3 for
25c, postpaid.
LIVINGSTON’S DWARF ARISTOCRAT.
This fine tomato in habit of growth and fo-
liage resembles the Dwarf Champion, except
in color; Livingston’s Dwarf Aristocrat hav-
ing a beautiful rich, glossy red fruit, so
much preferred in many localities to the
purple or rose-colored varieties. The size,
silidity. productiveness, smoothness, flavor
of its fruit, and its other splendid qualities
are fully up with the present standard of
excellence. It is very desirable for forcing
under glass, especially on the benches, and
for growing outside for early market. May
be planted 2 or 3 feet apart, or even closer,
where every foot of ground must be util-
ized. Its dark green foliage and glossy
red fruits are very attractive. Packet, 5c;
ounce, 30c; 4 ounces, $1.00, postpaid.
HENDERSON’S PONDEROSA TOMA-
TO. Claimed to be the largest tomato
grown. The originator says of it: “The
Ponderosa possesses every good quality to
be found in a tomato. The vines are strong
and vigorous, and easily carry their enor-
mous weight of fruit. Its massive, ponder-
ous fruits are almost perfect in form and
free from ridges or corrugations. The skin
is exceedingly firm, which will cause it to
be largely growm for shipping purposes.
The color, a rich crimson, permeates the
fruit from circumference to center, so that
when sliced for the table it never fails to
elicit general admiration.” We have seen
specimens of this tomato weighing two
pounds. Packet, 10c; 3 for 25c; ounce, 50c,,
postpaid.
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Seed Potatoes
It is impracticable at this time
to name prices that would stand
through the season, and we will re-
quest our friends to write for pri-
ces, stating quantity and variety
wanted.
TRIUMPH. A very early and
pink-skinned variety largely grown
by truckers for shipping to North-
ern markets, of handsome shape
and appearance, superior quality,
and admirably adapted to our
Southern soil and climate. It is
me to two weeks earlier than the
Early Rose, and is rapidly becom-
ing one of the most popular mar-
ket varieties.
EARLY ROSE. It is productive, of most
excellent table quality and a good all-round
variety.
g&U.
Planted July, 1894
Photographed Aug. 5, 1895
IRISH COBBLER. One of the most pop-
ular of the early varieties. Its excellent
quality, together with its cream-white color,
makes it fine for the best trade. It is a
vigorous grower, a good keeper and ripens
uniformly.
BEAUTY OF HEBRON. This is a very
superior table variety. It is about a week
the largest yielding kinds in cultivation,
but for table qualities is not considered
quite so good as some other kinds.
SEED POTATOES FOR FALL PLANTING
This crop is attracting much attention and
has assumed great prominence since it has
been shown that they are a success. Thou-
sands of dollars have been sent north annu-
ally for Irish potatoes, from the fact
that our crop maturing in midsummer
could not be kept in marketable con-
dition until the following winter and
spring. The trouble has been over-
come by the new variety. Lookout
Mountain, which originated in this
section and was introduced by us. No
new variety has attracted such fav-
orable notice and comment, and the
potato has not been offered that is of
half so much importance and value
to the Southern farmer. We do not
put these on market until June 1st.
Write for prices.
later than the Early Rose, but claimed to
be more productive. It is a white fleshed
potato, and of most superior flavor, and de-
sirable for private growers and the home
market.
BURBANK. Among the late varieties
this is more largely grown than any other.
It is of good size, fine form, and an excel-
lent yielder. Flesh white; very mealy and
of fine flavor.
PEERLESS. A favorite general crop
variety; especially adapted for light and
medium soils. It is round in shape. One of
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In another part of this catalogue you
will find Select Georgia Watermelon
Seed described and priced. These are
saved from fine specimens and are han-
dled with great care.
mnunmn
Turnips
NEW CROP SEEDS.
We will sell only the
best American Grown
seed stock that can be
secured, believing that
large, fine roots of
good quality depend on
true American grown
seed stock. The varie-
ties offered below are
from select and trans-
planted roots, and al-
ways please. 2 pounds
required to seed an
acre. Price, postpaid,
packet, 5c; 4 ounces.
50c.
MAMMOTH PURPLE TOP. This is a
quick growing, white fleshed variety; large
size and highly esteemed for cattle feed.
WHITE GLOBE. As indicated by its
name, this is a thick turnip, nearly round
and pure white in color. It is not so quick
in growth as the Early Flat Dutch but
keeps better and is a heavy producer.
WHITE EGG. In our White Egg you
will have a Turnip of the sweetest flavor
ready for use in six weeks from the time
of sowing with good seasons. In quality it
is the finest of all. While the size is small,
compared with some others, its earliness
and quality more than make up for any lack
of size. Skin and flesh are pure white;
bulbs almost egg-shaped, solid, fine grained
and a good keeper. Very attractive when
bunched for market.
COW HORN. A long white turnip of
superior quality, sweet and mild in flavor,
enormously productive.
SEVEN TOP. An intermediate variety,
and one of the hardiest; may be left in
open ground all winter, and yields in spring
an abundant foliage of greens. Desirable
only for this purnose.
EARLY RED OR PURPLE TOP FLAT
(Strap Leaved.) The most generally plant-
ed variety. It is a thick grower; flesh fine
grained and sweet flavored. The red top of
the bulb, which extends down to where it
rests in the soil, adds much to this variety’s
appearance.
EARLY WHITE FLAT DUTCH (Strap-
ped Leaved). This is one of the most popu-
lar varieties grown for table use. An early
white top turnin of excellent quality.
LARGE EARLY RED TOP GLOBE. This
variety is round, of large size, and quite as
early as the flat variety. It has all the good
qualities of the flat purple and is a heavier
variety.
FROST KING. This new variety com-
bines the best qualities of the Seven Top
and White Globe, produces foliage and
stands winter equal to the Seven Top, while
the turnip is similar to the White Globe,
making a very valuable variety and one
that all should use.
YELLOW FLESHED VARIETIES
AMBER GLOBE. An intermediate va-
riety. The flavor is milder than the Ruta
Baga, therefore by some, more esteemed.
This is one of the best of the yellow sorts,
and fills every want.
GOLDEN BALL OR ORANGE JELLY.
Iits beautiful color and fine flesh have earn-
ed it the synonym of “Orange Jelly,” which
well describes its appearance when ready
for the table. The bulb is of fine texture,
medium size and in maturing, making it a
very desirable variety.
PURPLE TOP YELLOW ABERDEEN.
Very hardy and productive, good keeper,
globe shaped and fine quality.
LARGE YELLOW GLOBE. One of the
best varieties for general crop; flesh very
firm and sweet, and keeps well until late
in spring; grows to large size and is ex-
cellent both for stock feed and table use.
RUTABAGAS
IMPROVED PURPLE TOP YELLOW
RUTABAGAS. This is a very fine strain,
not surpassed by any grown. Under favor-
able conditions enormous crops can be re-
lied upon, the best quality and recognized
value, both for table use and cattle feed.
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Improved Corn Crop
The importance of planting improved seed corn is recognized
by leading planters everywhere, and too much care and attention
cannot be given to this all-important factor in successful corn
growing. Our stocks are all native grown, thoroughbred and
selected with special care for seed purposes. When you con-
sider the sure increase yield of five to ten bushels per acre,
with no increased cost of cultivation, it will be readily seen that
the small expense incurred in buying our Native Grown Improv-
ed Seed is the best investment that can possibly be made. No
experiments or risks to incur, as all have been thoroughly test-
ed and are known to be the best of the various kinds, whether
large or small ear, early or late in maturing. Send us your
order, with our full assurance of satisfaction in every respect.
COCKE’S PROLIFIC. A beautiful white prolific corn, orig-
inated by the late Gen. Cocke of Virginia, and from our experi-
ence, consider it the best of all prolific varieties. It is a splen-
did variety for low grounds, and yields enormous crops of fine
long ears, with beautiful white grains. We regard this as the
best variety grown for strong land. Medium early, always
pleases. Yielded more than any other variety at the Georgia
Experiment Station, and is easily worth ten dollars per bushel.
We would gladly pay double this amount for a better variety.
! Price, peck, same as Shaws.
SHAW’S IMPROVED. The largest field corne in cultivation.
Wide, deep grains, white, frim and heavy; makes excellent meal.
This variety has been tested by the different experiment stations
and stands at the head for enormous yield in fine corn. We are
anxious to hav eevery person who raises com to give it a trial
without delay.
If you don’t plant much, plant a small lot; it will please you.
This is not an early variety, but a highly improved Georgia corn
that will be sure to please. All seed carefully selected and hand-
shelled. Peck, $1.00; 'Y2 bushel, $1.75; bushel, $3.50; 20c pound,
postpaid.
HICKORY KING. (Early). This new white field corn has
the largest grain, with the smallest cob, of any white field corn
ever introduced. A single grain will almost cover the end of
the cob. Bears close planting, produces two to three ears, six
to nine inches long, to the stalk. Price, 1 peck, $1.00; half-
bushel, $1.85; bushel, $3.50. If by mail, 1 lb., 20c; 4 lbs., 75c.
EUREKA. This is a pure white, medium hard corn, fine
keeper, an excellent corn for ensillage. Has from 2 to 3
ears to the stalk; on good land will yield from 60 to 100 bush-
els to the acre. Grows from 12 to 16 feet high. Will weigh
about sixty pounds to the measure bushel. This corn, like
all two or three eared sorts, will do best on good land and is
especially adapted to bottom lands. For this class of soils we be-
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Munnun
Shawls Improved
lieve unquestionably that this is the largest
yielding white corn in cultivation. Price,
same as Hickory King.
BLOUNT’S PROLIFIC
This remarkable prolific corn was intro-
duced by Prof. Blount, who, starting with
two ears to the stalk, has succeeded in im-
proving it so as to produce from 3 to 6 ears.
It is a large yielding white variety of flinty
nature, making excellent meal. For late
planting, the corn has no superior. It is
of quick growth, matures up well, and
yields splendidly. Price same as Hickory
King.
TENNESSEE RED COB
This is one of the standard white corns
of the South and probably more largely
grown than any other. It is a medium late
sort, but well adapted to the climate, and
year in and out will show splendid yields.
The stalk is a vigorous grower, a good
drought resister, and on rich land a great
many stalks will bear two ears. The ear
is very large, ten to twelve inches long,
having eighteen to twenty-two rows. The
grain itself is very large, being long and
broad. The cob is mostly red and rather
large. As an all-round stock corn, it is
one of the best. Our stock is Tennessee
grown. Prices, same as Golden Dent.
MARLBORO PROLIFIC
This variety has leaped into prominence
in the past few years, and is claimed by
many to be the most prolific of all. In
some sections none other is planted. Pro-
duces two to five ears to the stalk, and
enormous yields to the acre are reported.
You will make no mistake in giving this a
trial. Price same as Hickory King.
TENNESSEE YELLOW
This corn has been grown in this section
for a number of years and from reports from
our customers, we believe it to be one of
the best corns for poor medium soils. It
is early in maturity, making its crop in
from 90 to 100 days and makes a good sized
ear. It is not one of the largest fodder
growing varieties, but for yield of corn we
believe it will surpass any other kind on
poor or medium soils. The grain is of light
yellow color, and is a most excellent varie-
ty. Price same as Golden Dent.
IMPROVED GOLDEN DENT
We have grown and sold this variety for
a number of years, and consider it the best
early yellow corn grown. This is a robust
variety, stands either drought or excessive
rains better than any variety we know. The
ears and grain mature remarkably well,
even under unfavorable conditions, make
good roasting ears, and for a quick grow-
ing. productive yellow variety, we consider
it unsurpassed. Price, 1 peck, $1.00; half-
bushel, $1.75; bushel, $3.00. If sent by
mail, 1 lb., 20c; 4 lbs., 75c.
Hickory King Corn
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Clover and Grasses
Prices of clover and grass seed are vari-
able and subject to. market fluctuations. At
the time we go to press it is impossible to
name bushel prices, but will take pleasure
in naming special prices on special quanti-
ties at all times. Prices named are for
small quantities by mail, for the benefit
of those who may wish to make compara-
tive tests and experiments.
Grasses
ORCHARD GRASS. This is the most
widely known of all grasses, being grown
in almost every country on the globe. It
is one of the earliest to start in the spring
and furnishes an abundance of pasturage
during the entire season. It is valuable
sown with other grasses for pasture and
makes fine hay when mixed with clover.
Sow in spring or fall, IY2 to 2 bushels per
acre. Weighs 14 pounds to bushel. Price
per pound, 40c, postpaid.
RED TOP OR HERD’S GRASS. An ex-
cellent grass, succeeding in any soil. It
grows well on light, sandy, medium or stiff
bottom soil. It is one of these for wet lands
and is not injured by overflows; it is adapt-
ed to more varieties of soil and location
than any other grass. Sow in spring or
fall, 6 pounds to acre. Pound, 35c, by mail,
postpaid.
ITALIAN RYE
GRASS. Used exten-
sively for winter lawns.
Planted broadcast on
sod about 40 pounds
per acre. Makes excel-
lent pasture. Pound,
30c, postpaid.
KENTUCKY BLUE
GRASS. A fine grass
that succeeds best on
limestone land but does
well on other soils.
Does its best in fall,
winter and spring. It
grows slow at first,
forms very compact
turf, making a fine
pasture when once es-
tablished. Sow in the
spring or fall, IV2 to 2
bushels per acre. Seed
weight 14 pounds per
bushel. Price, pound),
45c, postpaid.
TIMOTHY. This
grass stands at the
head for meadows. It is exceptionally nu-
tritious, produces good crops of fine hay.
Sow in fall or spring, peck to acre. Weighs
45 pounds to bushel. Price, 1 pound, 30c,
postpaid.
Our seeds are all tested by our grow-
ers before being shipped to us, and im-
mediately upon their arrival here they
are tested in the Standard Seed Tester
thereby assuring perfect germination. It
is to our interest to sell the very best
seeds. We, however, do not give any
guarantee beyond our honest efforts and
intentions.
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EVERGREEN MIXED LAWN GRASS
is a mixture of the finest Dwarf Ever-
green grasses, and will make a good lawn
the first season if sown early. Seed should
be sown occasionally over any bare spot
and a fine lawn will be maintained. To ob-
tain best results we recommend 40 to 50
pounds of seed per acre, sown in either
spring or fall. Should be kept mowed rea-
sonably close. One pound of seed will sow
a place 14 by 20 feet. Price, 1 pound, 40c,
postpaid.
SPECIAL MIXTURE FOR PERMA-
NENT PASTURE. This is a combination
of the best pasture grasses and clover;
made with the view of having good pasture
from early spring to winter. We follow
the best authorities for making this mix-
ture and use only the best seed of the va-
rious kind. Begins flowering in the early
spring and furnishes excellent pasturage
through the season. Requires heavy seed-
ing to obtain best results. Will last sever-
Orchard Grass
al years. Sow in spring and fall, but fall
is the best, 1 to 3 bushels per acre. Weighs
16 pounds to bushel. Price, 1 pound, 40c
postpaid.
BURMUDA GRASS. This is one of the
most valuable pasturage grasses. It is
adapted to more varieties of soil than any
grass we know, and in many instances it
has been found to be the only grass that
will make a sod on light soil. It stands
hot, dry weather remarkably well and
makes a most valuable pasture. It is diffi-
cult to eradicate after once set. Sow in
spring, about season for planting cotton.
CYCLONE SPRAYER
This is the most satisfactory of all
the small sprayers we have ever seen.
It is more easily operated, throws a bet-
ter spray, and very useful for all classes
of small spraying, whether for vegeta-
ble garden, flower garden, cattle, or
Household uses. Resevoir holds one
quart and caij be filled to capacity. All
tin. Price, 75 cents.
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60 TONS OF CRIMSON CLOVER HAY ON 35 ACRES, BEECHWOOD SEED FARM
Two or three pounds of seed per acre. Land
should be thoroughly prepared and covered
lightly as seed is small. Price, 50c per
pound.
RED CLOVER. This is one of the most
important factors to successful agriculture,
and is more extensively grown than any
other variety. It is best adapted to stiff
soil, but will thrive well on any land rich
enough to sustain it. Makes an abundant
yield of very fine hay, which should be cut
when in full bloom. If land is poor it
should be helped at first with some good
fertilizer. After it is started it will do
more to enrich poor land than any other
known plant. Sow in spring or fall. 10
pounds to the acre. Price, 1 pound, 45c,
postpaid.
SAPLING, PEA VINE OR MAMMOTH
CLOVER. Similar to Red Clover, except
that it grows larger and coarser and is later
in maturing. This is a good variety for
thin soils or to sow with Timothy seed as it
matures at the same time. Weighs 60 lbs.
per bushel. Sow 10 pounds per acre in
spring or fall. One pound, 45c, postpaid.
ALFALFA OR LUCERNE. This is one
of the most valuable of thp clover family.
It is best adapted to rich, sandy lands with
a deep subsoil which the roots can pene-
trate in search of moisture. It does not
stand much pasturing, but will yield 4 to 5
successive cuttings per year, which is very
fine green feed or cured hay. When once
well set and top-dressed occasionally will
last 2o years or more. It can not be too
highly recommended to anyone who will
plant it on well prepared, rich land. Price,
1 pound, 45c, postpaid. Write for prices on
larger quantities.
WHITE CLOVER. Very valuable for
bee pasture, and should be used in all mix-
tures for pastures and lawns. Price, 1 lb.,
60c, postpaid.
CRIMSON CLOVER. The Crimson
Clovers are only adapted for summer and
fall seeding. Farmers should take every
available means of sowing all their vacant
lands in Crimson Clover, as it makes a fine
winter cover crop — an excellent grazing
crop during winter and early spring — the
earliest green feed — a good early crop to
plow under early, to be followed by corn,
cotton or other crops the same year. A
crop of Crimson Clover plowed under is
equal to an application of stable manure.
It makes the land rich and mellow, fills, it
with humus or vegetable matter and in-
creases the yield of corn, cotton or other
crops, which follow it, to a wonderful ex-
tent. Sow at rate of 12 pounds per acre,
broadcast, in August or September.
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Rape
DWARF ESSEX RAPE. A very popu-
lar forage plant on account of its rapid
growth, becoming available in ten weeks
after sowing and will produce 20 to 30 tons
of green stuff per acre. It will grow 2 to 3
feet high and smother out any objectionable
grass, is perfectly hardy, and may be sown
any month in the year in the South. Sow
5 pounds broadcast to the acre, or plant in
drills safe as turnips. 1 pound, 30c; 4
pounds, $1.00, postpaid.
Sunflower Seed
MAMMOTH RUSSIAN SUNFLOWER,
The giant of all sunflowers, growing to
double the size of and producing twice as
much seed as the common sunflower. It is
highly recommended for poultry, the best
egg producing food known. Packet, 5c;
half-pound, 20c; 1 pound, 35c, postpaid.
Buckwheat
JAPANESE. This variety of Buckwheat
ripens a week earlier than the Silver Hull,
and yields more largely than that variety.
The kernels are larger than those of other
sorts, but owing to its branching qualities,
it need not be sown quite so thickly. Price,
1 pound, 25c; 3 pounds, 60c, postpaid. Peck,
and bushel prices on application.
SILVER HULL. A prolific and favorite
sort, making a fine quality flour. A supe-
rior variety in every way to the ordinary
Buckwheat, which it has almost entirely
superceded. Current prices quoted on ap-
plication.
Our Big 4 Watermelon Seed Offer
FOR THE BENEFIT OF PARTIES WISHING A SMALL QUANTITY OF SEV-
ERAL VARIETIES OF WATERMELON SEED, AND TO FACILITATE PROMPT
SHIPMENT DURING THE BUSY SEASON, WE MAKE A SPECIAL OFFER OF’
ONE OUNCE EACH OF ARRINGTON’S SWEETS, WATSON, RATTLESNAKE
AND ONE PACKAGE OF JONES’ PARAGON— BEING FOUR OF OUR FINEST
VARIETIES— ALL FOR 25c, POSTPAID. DON’T MISS THIS OFFER.
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Field Peas and Beans
The value of these for hay, fertilizers, stock and human food is too well known in
the South and West for extended remarks. We deal very largely in varieties named
and make special prices upon application. Please state quantity wanted.
Braham Peas
SOJA BEAN, also called soy bean. This
bean is a native of China and Japan, where
it has been cultivated as a human food for
centuries, but in this country it is not rel-
ished as a table food and is used exclusively
as a forage.
The soy bean is a warm weather crop and
the seed does best when it is sown after the
soil has become well warmed. The seed is
planted in drill rows which are twenty-four
to thirty-two inches apart, and seeded at
the rate of one-half to three-quarter bush-
els per acre. A common grain drill is use-
ful for planting this seed if some of the
holes are stopped up to make the rows the
right distance apart.
When the seedlings are up, they need to
be cultivated to keep down weeds and en-
courage the seedlings to make a rapid
growth. They attain a height of from one
foot to three feet, depending on the variety.
When grown for hay of the best quality the
crop should be cut when in full bloom and
the pods beginning to form. When grown
for silage purposes the best time to cut is
when the pods are well formed and the seed
about three-fourths grown. For ripe seed
it is best to cut the stalks when the pods
have begun to turn brown but before they
are fully ripe, as if left longer the pods
will burst and scatter the seed.
The dry beans make a highly nutritious
feeding stuff, taking rank with linseed or
cotton seed meal in feeding value. The
beans may be fed whole or ground, but need
to be accompanied by some starchy grain,
as corn, for it is too rich in muscle and
blood making material to feed alone. Price,
1 lb., 30c, postpaid.
NEW 100 DAY VELVET BEAN—
This new forage crop is attracting gen-
eral attention in the South, having been
tested in nearly all the Southern states,
where its enormous growth and vast possi-
bilities as a forage crop and soil improver
are being recognized and appreciated. Pro-
duces an enormous amount of vegetable
matter, which is very rich in nitrogen, mak-
ing a most valuable soil improver. The
plant is readily eaten by all stock, includ-
ing beans and pods, and being very rich
should be fed in conjunction with some
coarse food. The vines grow so rank it is
difficult to turn them under when green,
and it is advisable to let stand until after
frost. Plant in rows three feet apart and
one foot apart in row. Price, 1 lb., 20c,
postage paid. Peck or bushel, market price.
YOKAHOMA — An extra early variety,
but not nearly so popular as the above.
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OCEOLA — The latest improved Velvet
Bean, early, very prolific, larger podded
than Hundred Day. The dry bean has col-
or of Hundred Day, but is nearly flat, kid-
ney-shaped and as large as Chinese. You
should try this new one. Write for prices.
BRAHAM— A new variety that is a cross
between the Iron and Whipporwill. It has
the good qualities of both the Iron and the
Whipporwill. It is disease resistant and
heavy yielder of both seed and hay. The
seeds are small. One bushel will go twice
as far as any of the older varieties.
WONDERFUL OR UNKNOWN PEA.
We have never seen any pea equal to it for
any purpose; whether sown for soiling, for-
age crop, or yielding an abundance of seed,
it stands at the head of the list.
WHIP-POOR-WILL PEAS. This is one
of the earliest varieties, and when parties
wish to mature crop seed, it stands at the
head.
CLAY PEA. This is an old standard sort
and largely used by sugar planters of Lou-
isiana for soiling and forage crops.
BLACK. This is the variety most grown
in this section. It is very prolific, quicker
to mature than the Wonderful or Unknown,
and is better for the later planting, or for
growing in districts further north. It is a
splendid land improver and most valuable
as a forage crop, making an enormous yield
of rich, nutritious feed. It yields more
largely of the shelled peas to the acre than
the Wonderful.
Forage
MILLET, SORGHUM, VETCHES, ETC.
More attention should be devoted to growth
of these crops, which will be found quite
remunerative. The yield of hay is enor-
mous, while almost any variety listed here
will produce more grain than corn. Devote
some of your best land to their culture and
you will be highly pleased.
PEARL MILLET. Known throughout
the South as Cat Tail Millet, Horse Millet,
African Cane and Egyptian Millet. It
grows luxuriantly, stooling largely from
the ground and produces an enormous
amount of green fodder that can be cut
several times during the season, furnishing
a continuous fresh growth as long as the
seasons are suitable. Useful only as green
feed; does not make a good fodder. Sow in
Velvet Beans
Crops
April or May in drills 3 or 4 feet apart, and
cultivated as corn. Pound, 25c, postpaid.
JAPANESE RIBBON CANE. Produces
a stalk nearly as large as the large or rib-
bon cane, and much taller. Very juicy and
the juice will run higher in sugar than any
other variety. Often an acre will make four
to six hundred gallons of syrup. The flavor
is the same as the large sugar cane. The
seed are a little lighter than sorghum and
usually covered with a bright red husk. If
allowed to stand too long will become pithy
and the yield will be decreased. For the
syrup production we consider this by far
the best on the market. Plant six pounds
per acre and cultivate same as sorghum.
1 pound, 25c; 5 lbs., $1.00, postpaid.
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■—
Teosinte
TEOSINTE. This is of South American
origin and somewhat resembles corn, but
leaves are much longer and broader. The
stalk, containing much saccharine matter,
is very nutritious. It excels all other known
plants in size of growth and amount of foli-
age produced. Throws up 30 to 50 stalks
from one grain and attains a height of from
10 to 20 feet. Cut for green feed in any
stage is found good and wholesome, and
the second and third growth come promptly
in equal abundance. The forage from one
seed is considered sufficient to feed a yoke
of cattle for 24 hours. It has been thor-
oughly tested with most satisfactory re-
sults. Nothing equals it for an enormous
yield of valuable feed. Plant in spring
when ground has become warm, in rows 3
or 4 feet wide, drop 3 or 4 seed 4 feet apart,
cover lightly; cultivate same as corn. Two
pounds of seed will plant an acre. Ounce,
10c; 4 ounces, 25c; pound, 75c, postpaid.
GERMAN MILLET, CHOICE SOUTH-
ERN GROWN. Southern grown millet
seed is far superior, both in quality and
yield of product, to Western and Northern
grown seed. The true German Millet, when
properly grown and handled, makes an
enormous yield of most nutritious feed, and
without impoverishing the soil to any ex-
tent. To get these results, however* the
German Millet must be sown thickly, about
one bushel per acre, and the crop cut while
in bloom, before the seed hardens in the
head. Sow when the weather gets warm in
May, or any time during the summer until
the end of July. Two crops can be seeded
Kaffir Corn
and grown during the summer on the same
land. Price, 20c per pound; 6 pounds, $1.00,
postpaid. Bushel prices on application.
EARLY AMBER CANE. A variety
which has been largely tested with great
success. Stalks tall and slim and highly
prized as a fodder plant. Sow from April
to July, 2 to 3 bushels per acre. Pound,
25c; 4 pounds, 75c, postpaid. Quantity pri-
ces on application.
EARLY ORANGE CANE. Yields about
25 per cent more cane, is more succulent,
and better adapted to culture than any oth-
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er variety. Sown broadcast, 2 to 3 bushels
per acre. 1 lb., 25c; 4 lbs., 75c, postpaid.
RED KAFFIR CORN. One of the best
drouth resisters. It does well on thin land,
ripens earlier and yields nearly twice as
much grain and forage as the white variety.
Grows taller, the stalks are slenderer, but
more jucy and leafy than the white. The
seeds are red and rather brittle. Plant 2
to 5 pounds seed per acre. By mail, 25c
per pound; 5 pounds, $1.00, postpaid.
Vetch
WHITE KAFFIR CORN. A variety of
sorghum cultivated both for forage and
grain; growing from 5 to 6 feet high; is
stocky and erect, with wide foliage, and is
never blown about by the winds; never tan-
gles. Produces 2 to 4 heads lo to 12 inches
long on each stalk, which are greedily eaten
by stock, will produce 50 bushels per acre
on good land. For ensilage it is one of the
most desirable. Plant in rows 2 feet apart
and cultivate same as corn. Use 3 to 5
pounds of seed per acre. By mail, 25c per
pound; 5 pounds, $1.00, postpaid. Special
prices for large lots.
YELLOW BRANCHING DHOURA (Yel-
low Milo Maize). This is earlier than the
Rural Branching and of taller growth, often
attaining a height of 10 to 12 feet, but does
not stool out quite as much from the
ground, though it branches out from the
joints. Its seed heads grow very large and
heavy on good ground, and when ripe hang
over. The grains are large and plump and
are of a deeper golden color. It produces an
enormous amount of forage, green fodder
or cured, often producing 3 to 4 good cut-
Sudan Grass
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tings in a season. Plant in 4 foot rows and
thin out stalks every 2 to 3 feet. Plant 4
pounds to the acre. By mail, 25c per pound;
5 pounds, $1.00, postpaid.
JERUSALEM CORN. A non-saccharine
sorghum. It grows about 3 feet high, makes
one large head on main stalk and several
smaller ones on side shoots; often as many
as eight heads on one stalk. The grains
are pure white and nearly flat. It is claim-
ed to be the best and surest grain and for-
age crop for dry seasons. By mail, 25c per
pound; 5 pounds, $1.00, postpaid.
HAIRY OR WINTER VETCH. This is
one of the most valuable forage crops for
the South, but requires to be sown in the
fall for the best results. Can be sown any
time from July to October. Succeeds ad-
mirably sown at the last work of corn or
cotton, with winter oats or wheat. Should
be sown at the rate of 30 to 40 pounds to
the acre, with % bushel of oats to Vz bushel
of wheat. The oats or wheat help to hold
the Vetch off the ground, enabling it to
make a better growth of Hairy Vetch.
Prices on application.
SUDAN GRASS
The heaviest yielding, most drouth-re-
sisting hay grass ever introduced.
SudaP Grass combines all the good fea-
tures of Johnson Grass and has none of
the objections.
Sudan Grass is sown in the spring as
soon as danger of first frost is past, either
broadcast or in drills so that it can be cul-
tivated. If in rows 214> inches apart about
3Vz pounds of seed to the acre will be re-
quired; if sown broadcast, about 6 pounds
It stools readily and often from 20 to 100
plants may be found coming from one seed.
As a drouth resister it has no equal and
may be depended upon when all other
grasses succumb to the dry weather. It
may be mowed or cut with binder; the
latter method is preferred as Sudan Grass
cures admirably well in shocks. Price, 1
pound, 35c; 3 pounds, $1.00, postpaid. On
quantities write for prices.
FETERITA (Early Feed)
This winderful new non-sacharine Sor-
ghum is somewhat similar to Kaffir Corn,
with the exception that the grains are
somewhat larger and softer than Kaffir
Corn, and it is preferred by many on this
account for feed in the head. It is about
three to four weeks earlier than Kaffir
Corn and has made good crops this season
besides the same fields planted with Kaffir
Corn, while the Kaffir Corn produced very
little if anything. Six pounds will plant an
acre. Price, 1 lb., 25c; 5 lbs. for $1.00,
postpaid.
Our Big 4 Watermellon Seed Offer.
For the benefit of parties wishing a small
quantity of several varieties of watermelon
seed, and to facilitate prompt shipment dur-
ing the busy season, we make a special offer
of one ounce each of Arrington’s Sweets,
Watson, Rattlesnake, and one package of
Jones Paragon — being four of our finest
varieties — all for 25c. postpaid. Don’t miss
this offer.
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Peanuts. Artichokes. Chufas, Etc.
Jerusalem Artichoke
SELECT VIRGINIA PEANUT. This
variety grows erect 1 footh high. A good
yielder and a sure crop; a very productive
strain; easy to take up and stake. No
trouble to cultivate; is a good peanut for
market and is unsurpassed for hay and
stock. Price, 30c per pound, postpaid.
Write for price on quantities.
JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE. Yields 500
to 1,000 bushels per acre. The wonderful
productiveness and ease with which these
artichokes can be produced is always a sur-
prise to those who cultivate them for the
first time. They are excellent food for
cattle, sheep and horses and the cheapest
and healthiest hog feed raised, 1 acre being
equal to 5 acres of corn for building up
large, healthy frames with plenty of bone
and muscle. They not only grow rapidly
but fatten on them, only requiring corn a
short time in the finishing process. The
hogs harvest them themselves, thus saving
all expense, even of feeding. Freezing and
thawing does not injure them, and the hogs
will feed themselves from October 1st, in
this latitude, until late spring, when grass
has come, except when the ground is frozen
solid. No farmer can do better than to
plant a piece of ground to Artichokes with-
out delay. They are a certain preventative
of disease. On good corn land they pro-
duce 500 to 1,000 bushels per acre. By
freight or express, peck, 75c; bushel, $2.50.
SPANISH PEANUTS. A desirable va-
riety. early, a good bearer and easily culti-
vated. The peas hang to the root and are
easily gathered. Planted in April, ripen in
August, and planted as late as July 1 to
July 10, mature before frost. Splendid to
fatten hogs and children. 30c per pound,
postpaid.
CHUFAS. A species of “Grassnuts”
much used to fatten hogs. The nuts are
very rich and sweet, and grow under ground
near the surface. Abundantly and easily
grown, greedily eaten by hogs, which take
on firm fat from them; they fill a decided
want wherever there are hogs to be fatten-
ed. Plant in April, 10 to 12 inches apart in
2V2 foot rows, cover lightly, cultivate same
as cotton. They mature in August or Sep-
tember and lie in the ground until wanted.
Soak seed at least 36 hours before planting
— 3 days would be better. One peck will
plant an acre. By mail, postpaid, 30c per
pound; 4 pounds, $1.00. Write for prices
on quantities.
ROOT CROPS FOR STOCK FEED.
These are not grown as extensively as they
should be. Their value for feeding cattle,
sheep and hogs — especially in the winter
months — cannot be over-estimated. They
improve health and condition of stock, in
crease flow and quality of milk, and save a
large quantity of hay. Cultivation simple,
cost trifling and yield enormous. To save
for winter use, bank same as potatoes. Slice
before feeding, mix well with bran and
steam, if convenient. Sow in April or May
in rows 2 feet apart and thin to 12 or 15
inches.
MAMMOTH LONG RED MAMGEL.
This variety is more generally grown than
anv other, producing roots of large size
and excellent quality, best variety for deep
soil. Ounce. 15c; 14 pounds, 35c; pound,
$1.25, postpaid.
YELLOW GLOBE MANGEL. Roots of
large size and globular form, very product-
ive; keeps better than the Long Red, and
adapted better to sandy, shallow soil.
Ounce, 15c; 14 pound, 35c; pound, $1.25,
postpaid.
IMPROVED LONG ORANGE CARROT.
A standard variety and heavy yielder. Per
ounce, 15c; 4 ounces. 50c, postpaid.
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Pumpkins
The pumpkins can be very profitably
raised with but very little trouble or ex-
pense, and are very valuable, both for do-
mestic use and stock feed.
TENNESSEE SWEET POTATO. Me-
dium size, thick, creamy white flesh, fine
grain and excellent flavor. Has no equal
for pies. Packet, 5c; oz., 15c, postpaid.
CASHAW, CROOK-NECK. Grows to a
medium size; flesh light yellow, and is the
best variety for table use. Packet, 5c; 4
ounces, 35c, postpaid.
KING OF THE MAMMOTHS OR JUM-
BO PUMPKIN. This is the largest of all
pumpkins; has been grown to weigh over
200 pounds. It has a salmon colored skin;
flesh bright yellow, fine grained and good
quality for so large a pumpkin. Packet,
10c; postpaid.
Cahoon’s Broadcast
Seed Sower
For sowing Clover, Grasses, Wheat, Oats,
Rye, Barley, etc. The best hand seeder on
the market. Price, boxed ready for ship-
ping, $3.25.
GEORGIA FIELD. A large, round, yel-
low variety, grown principally for stock.
Seed saved only from large specimens.
Packet, 5c; 14 pound, 35c, postpaid.
THE CYCLONE SEED SOWER is the
greatest labor and seed saving invention of
the age. The working principles are a mar-
vel of simplicity. The machine is so sim-
ple in construction and perfect in operation
that even a boy can operate it.
It will sow Clover, Timothy, Wheat, Oats,
Rye, Buckwheat, Hungarian, Red Top. Tur-
nip, Millet Alfalfa, and all other farm seeds
perfectly even from thirty to sixty acres a
day. Full instructions and directions on
every machine.
There are over 300,000 of these machines
in use. They are fully guaranteed by the
manufacturers and no farmer can afford to
Weight Packed, 4 Pounds
Add postage for this if by mail.
be without one; no matter how little he has
to seed. Price only $1.75 each.
Curry-Arrington Company
Seed Growers and Merchants ROME, GEORGIA
PARCEL POST
Rates of Postage on Fourth Class or Parcel Post Matter, to be fully prepaid, un-
sealed, are as follows:
(A) Parcels weighing 4 ounces or less, except books, seeds, plants, etc., 1 cent
for each ounce or fraction thereof, any distance.
(B) Parcels weighing 8 ounces or less containing books, seeds, cuttings, bulbs,
roots, scions, and plants, 1 cent for each 2 ounces or fraction thereof, regardless of
distance.
(C) Parcels weighing more than 8 ounces containing books, seeds, plants, etc.,
parcels of miscellaneous printed matter weighing more than 4 ounces, and all other
fourth class matter weighing more than 4 ounces are chargeable, according to distance,
or zone, at the pound rates shown in the following table, a fraction of a pound being
considered a full pound.
FIRST ZONE
ZONES
WEIGHT
LOCAL
ZOAE
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
RATE
KATE
150 m.
300 m.
600 m.
1000 m.
1400 m.
1800 m.
Over
(30 m.)
1800 m.
1 pound
! 80.05
80.05
80.05
80.08
80.07
! 80.08
80.09
i 80.11
[ 80.12
2 pounds
.06
.06
.06
.OS !
■11 |
.11
.17 |
.21 !
.24
3 pounds
.06
.07
.07
.10
.15
.20
.25
.31
.36
4 pounds
.07
.OS
.OS
.12
.19
.26
.33
.41
.48
5 pounds
.08
.09
.09
.14
.23
.32
.41
.51
.60
6 pounds
.08
.10
.10
.16
97
.38
.49
.61
79
7 pounds
.08
.11
.11
.18
.31
.44
.57
.71
.84
8 pounds
.09
.12
.12
.20
.35
.50
.65
.SI !
.96
9 pounds
.09
.13
.13
22
.39
.56
.73 |
.91 i
1.08
10 pounds
.10
.11
.11
.24 |
.43 |
.62 1
.81 |
1.01 !
1.20
11 pounds
.10
.15
.15
.26 i
.47 |
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.89 [
1.11 |
1.82
12 pounds
.11
.16
.16
,2S |
.51 j
.74 ;
.97 |
1.21 |
1.44
13 pounds
.11
.17
.17
.30 |
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1.56
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.18
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1.68
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.19
.19
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1.92
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.13
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.71 |
1.04 t
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.15
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.83 |
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.25
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.16
.26 |
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1 supply
with this catalogue a return en-
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velope, in which you
may enclose your order
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and mcney, and mail
by a Re
gistered
Letter.
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.35
.35
Money Order,
Express Money
Order or Bank
32 pounds 1
33 pounds f
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.37
Draft need not be registered.
Postage stamps
34 pounds '
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taken the same as money in any amount.
35 pounds |
99 j
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.39
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.23 |
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.10
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Since seeds haye been admitted under Parcel
38 pounds [
39 pounds |
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Post,
it is a great advantage to farmers resid-
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ing many miles from
a railroad, as seeds and
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12 pounds
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other
articles
can be
delivered
l to their door.
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.48
thus saying a trip to town. Besides, the rates
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are yery reasonable up to 400 or 50n
miles.
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17 pounds
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.50
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Should you wish to order large quantities of
18 pounds '
49 pounds
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seeds by Parcel Post, write for special prices.
50 pounds
.30 !
.51 |
.541
Commercial Printing Company, Printers, Rome, Georgia.
SOJA BEANS
CtlRRV-
ARRRINGTON
Company
200 Broad St.
1 3 and 5 Second Ave.
ROME, ■ GEORGIA
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