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Milwaukee, Wis., January 7th, 1904.
To our Friends, The Public:
This ts the twenty-fith season of the publication of this book—‘‘Our Silent Salesman’’—and we are pleased to mazl to each of our thousands of customers a copy with the compliments of the Season and the expressed wish that it will be a productive as wellas a profitable one. And such it cannot help but be if good seeds be sown. Good Seeds Promote Long Friendships. There are names on our books dating back overtwenty years. Nothing gives us more pleasure during our busy spring season, than to find, in going over our daily orders, the names of scores of life-long customers, who have been buying our seeds almost annually stnce the first few years of existence of our business. This loyalty on the part of thousands of old customers convinces us, that the quality of our seeds has been ap- preciated, which ts encouraging for us to go on and tf possible, to do even better than ever in their behalf.
“‘Our Silent Salesmen,’’ a Modest Catalogue with Honest Descriptions. Our Catalogue does not exaggerate. The illustrations are not misleading. The descriptions are true and say too little rather than too much. All the seeds we offer have been thoroughly tested. Our novelties are all of known merit. We have no untried experiments for our customers, nothing todisappoint. We know the Seed Business thoroughly and pledge our reputation on whatever we tell you.
In closing, we desire to state that we appreciate Early Orders and lots of them. Thanking you for past patronage and hoping for a continuation of same, we remain, Yours for ‘‘Good Seeds,”
WERNICH SEED CO.
A FEW THINGS TO REMEMBER.
Order Early—“‘In time of winter prepare for spring.’”’ Order early, and have your seed on hand when it is time to sow.
Address—No matt -r how often you order, always give your Name, Post Office, County and State in full. When Freight or Express Office is different from Post Office. give both.
Remittances—Cash with Order. Remittances may be made at our risk by Draft, Money Order, or Cash by Express, or in registered letter.
For the convenience of our Patrons we enclose a blank Application for Post Office Money Order, which must be filled out by the sender, and which will be held by our local Postmaster for four years from date of issue.
Seeds Postpaid—We deliver free all Seeds (Ozs. 4 lbs., lbs , Pints and Quarts), Plants, Bulbs, ete., at prices quoted excepting where otherwise noted. :
Shipping—When customers do not state clearly how and where to ship. we use our own discretion.
Safe Arrival—We endeavor to secure the safe arrival of packages in every case. If packagesdo not arrive in due time, please notify, and we will at once trace the same. Except where noted, we make no charge for packing. ; : ;
Errors—We are very careful in executing our Orders, yet in the rush of business in our busy season, errors sometimes occur, in which event we wish to be promptly notified, and we will rectify.
Guaranty—Complaints made that Seeds are not good cannot always be attributed to the quality. There are hundreds of causes other than poor quality to prevent the best of seeds from always giving satis- faction; such as sowing too deep, too shallow, in too wet or too dry soil, insects of all descriptions destroy- ing the plants as soon as or before they appear, wet or cold weather, frosts, changes in the Seeds, induced by temperature, ete., therefore, while we exercise the greatest care to have all Seeds pure and reliable, we do not give any warranty, expressed or implied, and we will not be in any way responsible for the crop.
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Two years ayo upon request of many of our patrons we added a Department of Poultry Supplies. We issue a special catalogue of same and have added Pet and Live Stock Supplies. The new Catalogue 1904 is just off the press and we will be pleased to mail a copy to all wko write for it.
Bee Supplies, We have made arrangements with one of the largest manufac- turers in this line and shall be pleased to have your orders if in need of anything in this line. Catalogue free.
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A SENSATIONAL NEW SWEET CORN,
“PEEP O’ DAY”
TEN DAYS EARLIER THAN ANY OTHER VARIETY.
What product of the garden is so eagerly awaited as the first sweet corn of the sea- on?—not the tasteless, discouraged, prema_ ture corn, shipped from long distances, worthless when picked and unfit for hum- an food when it arrives, but the real, ten- der, juicy, SWEET CORN ready for use before the summer has really commenced. Such a Sweet Corn is Peep o’ Day. Read the following remarkable statement made by J. W. Gray, of Trempealeau, Wisconsin.
“The ‘Peep oO’ Day’ Sweet Corn I had of you last Spring gave me corn fit for the table JUNE 25th. I saved seed from that crop and raised a second erop, and saved Seed from the seeond crop for next year’s planting.”
Other characteristics of the Peep ’o Day in addition -to its extreme earliness are its extraordinary tenderness and sweetness, surpassing in these particulars any other Sweet Corn. Few of the early varieties are as sweet’as the Late or Evergreen sorts, not so with the PEEP ’O DAY. It is the sweetest corn of which we have knowledge. We do not know why this is so—simply that it is so.
The ears of Peep *o Day corn average about 6 inches in length and are perfect in form. In habit of growth Peep ’o Day is very distinct. The stalks grow from 3 to 4 feet in height, 3 to 5 ears on the stalk. The stalks being so small they may be allowed to stand very closely together. The seeds may be planted either in bills or in rows. If the former, plant 6 or 7 kernels in a hill, later thinning out so as to leave 4 plants to each hill. If in rows and not in hills, drop the seed about six inches apart and (if planted early) cover about 1 inch deep. Later plantings should be put in deeper. 8 to 10 quarts will plant an acre. :
Price, Large Packet 10 cts.; Pint 30 cts.;: Quart 50 cts.: 2 Quarts 90 cts.; by mail postage paid. By express or freight, Quart 40 cts.; 2 Quarts 70 cts.; Peck $1.75; One-half Bushel $3.00.
DWARF STONE TOMATO.
DOUBLE THE SIZHh OF DWARF CHAMPION AND THE LARGEST DWARF IN EXISTENCE.
This is another splendid new variety from Living- ston, the Tomato Man. In habit of vine it resembles Dwarf Champion, but is of stronger growth and more erect. The fruit resembles the Stone in color, shape and what is more remakable, for an erect sort it is prac- tically same size. Ten fruits picked from one vine at same time weighed five pounds, three ounces. Tive fruits selected by eye for average size weighed two pounds, niné ounces. This was under field cultivation on farm land, with no fertilizer. Specimens weighing one pound each are quite common. The new Dwarf Stone is fully double the size of Dwarf Champion, and yet equally as early. It is fully as prolific, and conse- quently yastly more productive. We consider this one of our best productions, one that will meet with general favor; especially will this be true with the class of growers whose gardening is limited to a few acres, and where economy in saying lahd must be taken into ac- count. The strong, upright habit of growth of the Dwarf Stone admits of very close planting, at least a half closer each way than the distance required for the ordinary vyining varieties. In small gardens the plants may be set 18x24 inches apart each way, and yet produce an abundant crop. The shape of the fruit is perfect, with a good skin which is free from cracks about the stem end. It is very solid, ripens very evenly, and is of the most excellent quality. }
Packet 15 cts.; 2 Packets 25 cts.; % oz. 30 ets.: Oz. 50 cts.; % Ib. $1.50. :
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writes as follows: The numerous applications from my business friends for the original seed of the genu- ine ‘‘Munich Beer-Radish,’’ has induced me to undertake the planting of an immense quantity and then to obtain a typical seed for the trade by carefully selecting from only the best seed bearing plants.
The excellence of the radish thus produced is found in the mild but nevertheless hot agreeableness of flavor. It also cuts with a mellowness, which is a proof of the shortness and tenderness of the fibres.
The “Munich Beer-Radish”’ has a fine skin, does not throw out side roots and is not so subject to dry-rot as the ordinary summer radish.
" It can be grown in forcing beds as well as in the natural soil, although it should only be planted out,
when the night frosts are no longer to be feared. as it is well known that the radish runs to seed upon the slightest cold. Large package 20 cts.; 3 Packages for 59 cts. :
CUMBERLAND CUCUMBER.
It is a hybrid of Parisian Pickling anu veerless White Spine, retaining the long even growth of fruit, the solidity of flesh, the crispness and excellent flavor of the former, and the hardiness and great produtive- ness of the Peerless White Spine. It is a rapid, strong and vigorous grower and very prolific. The Pickles differ from all other hardy sorts in being thickly set with fine spines over the entire surface except the extreme stem eid. During the whole period of growth, from the time they first set until fully grown, the form is exceptionally straight, thus being as choice a slicing variety as it is for pickles. Pkt. 5 cts.; 0z., 15 cts.: 144 lb., 55 cts.; 1 Ib., $2.00. :
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WERNIGH Seveey, CABBAGE
AS EARLY AS WAKEFIELD. AS HARD AS HOLLANDER.
“Bureka. Here we have it. Just what the Gard- eners have been looking for, viz., an extra early and hard heading cabbage. Wernich’s ‘‘Three EE’ or Extra Early Eureka, wins the prize and justly des- erves to be placed at the head of the Early Cabbages. It is as early as the earliest of Wakefield’s and as hard as a cannon ball. It is a flat cabbage: eg. yery compactiy, thus vie.dixng a imwucn larger crop than other early varieties and a splendid keeper i. an early sort on account of its solidness. Unexcell: for market and garden use and everyone should ei, itja trial. Pkt., 5 ects.; oz., 25 cts.; %4 Ib., 75 cts.: 1 Jb., $2.50.
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Undoubtedly the best carrot for general crop and esteemed by market gardeners for its handsome tap- ering form and rich dark orange color. The seed we offer is grown from carefully selected stock. Wer- nich’s Improved Danvers is far superior to the well- known Danvers in shape, color, and general ap- pearance, while the flesh is tender and sweet. It is almost entirely free from core, and as a cropper outyields all Carrots we know of. An excellent bunching carrot for market. Will grow on all kinds of soil, and as a keeper has no equal. Pkt., 10 ets.; oz, 15 cetsé; 4% Ib., 35 cts.; 1 Ib., $1.00.
A NEW EXTRA EARLY Large Podded, Sweet Wrinkled Pea,
“THOMAS LAXTON.”
This fine new early pea was raised by crossing Gradus, which in itself is a sensationally early and . largepodded variety, with a very early seeding of the Aiaska type. Im earliness the Thomas Laxton is only two or three days behind the Alaska, but the pods are more than double the size, containing on the average seven or eight very large sweet wrin- kled peas of the very richest flavor. The vines at- tain a height of from three to three and one half feet. It is superior to the Gradus, being earlier, hardier in constitution, and of darker colored pod. It is the best pea of all for market gardeners as well as for private gardeners, and received the award of merit from the Royal Horticultural Society of Hng- land. In flavor this pea is not surpassed, being as sweet as the Champion of England, which up to the time of the introduction of the Thomas Laxton, has been in our estimation, the sweetest pea of all. The stock we offer was produced by ourselves from seed obtained at yery high cost direct from the introducer, Thomas Laxton, Bedford, England. The quantity we have to offer this season is limited. and we sug-
-gest that all those who wish to try this magnificent
pea send in their order at an early date.
Large pkt., 15c; pt., 40c; qt., 75c postpaid. By ex- press or freight, qt., 60c; 2 qts., $1.10; 4 qts., $2.00; peck, $8.50; bushel, $13.00. ;
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THE AFRICAN LILAC DAISY.
(Arctotis Grandis).
The handsome appearance and elegant habit of this new plant are certain to make it popular. This an- 4 nual is a native of Southwest Africa, but grows perfectly in our climate. ;
It forms profusely branched bushes of about 2 to 214 feet in height and breath. The leaves are soft and whitish. Its flower heads, borne on long stems and rising well above the foliage. are large and showy, from 2% to 3 inches across; being pure white on the upper surface, reverse of petals pale lilac. Under the influence of bright sunlight the flowers spread out almost flat, and the pure white of the ray florets contrasts beautifully to the light blue disk with its slightly projecting white stamens, a lovely combination of colors.
Being of very easy culture, on a suitable sunny E place, these plants produce their flowers most abundantiy and in constant succession from early summer until autumn.
This fine novelty we recommend to all our cus- tomers for a trial. Pkt., 10 cts.; 3 for 25 cts.
African Lilac Daisy.
SHASTA DAISIES.
(Chrysanthemum lLeucanthe- mum Hybridum.)
ROYAL PINKS.
(Dianthus Heddewigi Nobilis). The Indian Pink has been a favorite flower for many years, being of easy culture and a_ graceful bloomer, re- quiring but little attention. Dianthus Heddewigi Nobilis, is an improvement of the old fashioned variety. The flow- ers are of a beautiful shape and from three to four inches in diameter. The petals are frilled and fringed, giving the flower a graceful appearance. The colors are, first of all, a deep yet very bright blood- red, then shade to carmine and pink and even white. The plants grow vigorous and tall, and gives lots of first- class cut-flowers, which will keep a full week in water. The more the blooms are cut, the more the plant will pro- duce: - PkKt., 10 cts.; 3 for 25 on ie
PORTE se oo) Pinks: NEW GIANT FRAGRANT CENTAUREA.
(Centaurea Imperialis.)
This new Centaurea represents the best that has been produced in these beautiful Summer-blooming plants. Th bushes are about four feet high, of enormous di- mensions, and are covered with large, beautiful flowers and very fragrant. The flowers will keep for over a week in water, if cut just when they are about to open. It is of easiest culture. The color variation is very great, almost infinite. When well known there will be no garden without this beautiful new flower. Agape White. One of the best white flowers for cut- ing.
Armida. Very delicate color, pink with white tinge. Favorita. Brilliant rose.
Graziosa. Intense dark lilac.
Splendens. Brilliant dark purple.
Variabilis. White, marked purple, fading to rose. Price of any above 6 kinds: Pkt., 10 cts.; 4 oz., 25 cts.; 0z., 75 ets.; 6 pkts., 1 of each kind, for 35 cts. New Giant Fragrant. Centaurea. All colors mixed. Per pkt., 5 cts.; 4% doz., 15 cts.; oz., 50 cts.
“To-day no other, flower can compare in extent of use- fulness. Their first qualifica- tion is hardiness. They can be grown out of doors by everybody where it is not cold enough to kill oak trees. Second, they are perennial, blooming better and more fe abundantly each season. q Third, they can be multiplied y rapidly by simple _ division, and they are not particular as to soil. _ Fourth, they S bloom for several months— California nearly all the year. Fifth, the flowers are extreme- ly large and graceful—ayer_ aging about a foot—often more in circumference, with three or more rows of petals of the purest glistening whiteness, on single, strong, stiff... wiry stems, nearly two feet in length.’”’. Pkt., 25
New Giant Centaurea.
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see «46We desire to call particular atten- A “tion of our friends and patrons to the following List of Vegetable Seeds, which will be found to embrace all the leading and most popular varieties in cultivation.
We exercise the greatest care in the selection of our stocks of Vegetable Seeds, discarding all varieties that in our exoerience have proved un- worthy of cultivation.
All our Vegetable Seeds are true to name, and their germinating qualities having been effectu- ally tested, they are confidently offered as being THE VERY BEST THAT CAN BE PRODUCED.
Our prices include postage on Vegetable Seedsin packets, ounces, !4 lb. and pounds. Jf the pur- chaser will pay the freight charges, 10c per pound may be deducted from the prepaid prices on veg: etable seeds herein offered. rh
On Beans, Peas, Corn and Onion Sets, we give both prepaid charges and not prepaid charges. Purchasers will please notice. :
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ASPARAGUS.
German—Spargel. French—Asperge. Spanish. Esparragoe.
To grow plants from seed, sow in drills about 1 inch deep, in rows a foot apart.. Keep the soil mellow and free from weeds during the summer, “thin out.” and the following spring the plants may be set out in beds six feet wide, with a path two feet wide on each side: set the plants about a foot apart each = way. four inches below the surface. The ‘deeper the soil and the more manure used, the greater the crop. Annually, jafter the first cutting, the bed should be given a liberal top dressing of manure, ashes and salt, which should be well
° cultivated into soil. As soon as the tops Artichokes. iturn yellow in the fall they should be
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before winter cover the beds with 4 inches of coarse, strawy manure or leaves, which should be removed in the spring. <A bed of 6x60 feet is ample for an ordinary family, and when well established is good for twenty years.
: Oye ounce of seed sows 60 feet of drill. About 400 plants to the
Cénnover'’s Colossal. The most approved and standard sort. Pkt., 10c¢; % lb. 20¢; 1 1b:; d50c. :
ant Argenteuil. The largest variety. DPkt., 5c; oz., 15¢e: 4% Ib.,
Jil ib., $1.00.
Palmette. Of southern origin; a bright green color. Pkt., 5¢; 0z.,
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German—Artischoke. French—Artichaut. ow in April in hot bed or boxes, and when the ground is ready trans- Ma SM in hills three feet apart, and the rows two feet apart. : : A pie aoe a a ik The standard yariety. Pkt., 5c; 0z., 30¢; Giant Argenteuil Asparagus. big Cy «+5 po.UU.
We deliver all Seeds offered on this page free to any Postoffice in the United States.
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Begin Sowing the Dwarf or Bush yarieties the first week in May, if the ground is in fit condition, For suc- cessive crops sowings may be made every two or three weeks, until the first of July.. Sow thinly in drills from 2 to 3 inches deep, and from 18 inches to 2 feet apart. If the soil is rather poor, the former depth will suffice; if rich, the latter. One quart to 100 feet of drill; 2 bushels to the acre in drills.
/ DWARF WAX PODDED VARIETIES.
¥ Currie’s Rust Proof Golden Wax. Biack seeds, golden yellow pods; fleshy, tender and very producéive. Prepaid. pkt., 5c; pt., 25¢.; qt:, 40c.. Not prepaid, pt., 15¢.; qt., 25¢.; pk.; $1.50; bu.. $5.90. :
_/Golden Wax. Very early, round golden pods. Prepaid, pkt., 5€.; pt., 25c.; qt., 40ce. Not prepaid, pt., 15c.; qt., 25¢.; pk., $1.50; bu. $d . 50.
»-Bismarck Biack Wax. A grand bean, early and productive. Prepaid, pkt., 5¢.; pt., 25¢.; qt., 40c. Not prepaid, pt., 15c.; qt., 25cz, pk., $1.55; bu. $6.00.
. Black Wax or Butter. Pods round and stringless, and of fihe quality. Prepaid, pkt., d5c.; pt., 25c.; qt., 40c. Not prepaid, pt.f 15¢.; qt., 25¢.; pk. $1.55; bu. $6.00.
~ White Wax. Flat yellow pods. Prepaid, pkt., 5c.; pt., 30c.; qt.. 45c. Not prepaid, pt., 20c.; qt., 35¢c.; pk., $1.75; bu., $6.00.
Flageolet Red Wax. Flat, yellow, large and stringless pods. Prepaid, pkt., 5c.; pt., 23c.; qt., 40c. Not prepaid, pt., 15¢.; qt., 25c4 pk., $1.50; bu., $5.50.
» White Kidney Wax. Long, flat and pure white pods. Pre- paid, pkt., 5c.; pt:, 23e.; qt., 40c. Not prepaid, pt., 15¢:; qt., 25c.; pk py. 00: bu., $5.50. ee aed a : a arity -
»/Yosemite Mammot ax, e largest podded of all wax Bismarck zy = beans. Prepaid, pkt., 5¢c.; pt, 30c.; qt., 45c. Not prepaid, pt., 20c.; pemarels Blas Were Woeans: qt.; 30¢:; pk.) $2.00; bu., $7.50.
GREEN PODDED GREEN PODDED c VARIETIES. vas VARIETIES. good quality; round, green. Syn dem, imereved Red Naten-
fleshy pods. Prepaid, pkt., 5 CES 54 Db ee CUSa 5a Oibas AO CLSos Not prepaid, pt., 15 cts.; qt., 25 cts.; peck, $1.25; bu., $4.50. Round Early Yellow wWSix Weeks. Very prolific; pods neither flat nor round. Prepaid, pkt., 5 cts.; pt., 25, << cts.; qt., 40 ets. Not prepaid, pt, 15 cts.; qt., 25 cts.; peck, $1.25; bu., $4.25. » Long Early Yellow Six Weeks. The leading mar- ket sort; flat green pods. Prepaid, pkt., 5 cts.; pt., 25 ets.; (ati 40" cts. 7 Not, pre- paid, ptt515 ‘ctsi3, at a2): cts:; peck, $1.25; bu., $4.25. : /Early China. Early and Continues long in bearing. Prepaid, pkt., 5 ects.; pt, 25 cts.; qt., 40 cts. Not pre- paid, pt. 15 cts.; qt., 25 cts.; peck, $1.25; bu., $4.50. /Refugee, Extra Early. & as all the superior qualities ~ of the famous Refugee, and
ket gardeners, Prepaid, pkt.; >, ets. 3 -pt.; -25e. 3-sqite, “40 "etses me> Not prepaid, pt., 15 cts.; qt., ; 25 cts.; peck, $1.25; bu., $4.50.
/Early Mohawk. Long, Viat straight pods, very hardy. Prepaid, pkt., 5 cts.; pt., 25 cts.; qt., 40 ets. Not prepaid, pt., 15 ets:; qt., 25 cts.; peck,
$1.25; bu., $4.25. mperor William. Ear- est
and largest of snap beans; pods flat. , Prepaid, pkt., 5-.cts.;apt.,. 25 “cts._=-ot., 40 cts. Not prepaid, pt., 15 < cts.; qt., 25 cts.; peck, $1.25; Ki bu., $4.50.
ride of Newton. Early nd productive; light green, s* flat pods. Prepaid, pkt., 5 <= cts.; pt., 25 cts.; qt., 40 cts; Not-prepaid, pt., 15 ets.: qt., ~ 25/cts.; peck, $1.40; bu., $4.90.
White Marrow. Good,
is two weeks earlier. Pre- sey - either as a string or as a shell. paid, pkt., 5 cts.; pt., 25 cts.; Currie’s Rust Proof Golden Wax. bean. Prepaid, pkt., 5 cts. 5 qt., 40 cts. Not prepaid, pt., pt., 25 ets.; qt., 40 cts. Not 1 sctses qt.,0 25: ctsyyapecks pfepaid, qt., glo) cts. ;.qt:. 25
$1.25; bu., $4.50.
/ cts.; peck, $1.50; bu., $5.25. Dwarf Cranberry or Horticultural. Late and productive.
Prepaid, pkt., 5 cts.; pt., 25 cts.; qt., 40 cts. Not prépaid, pt., 15 cts.; qt,, 25 ets.; peck, $1.40; bu., $4.75. -
/Canada Wonder. Long pods; very productive. Seed when ripe, has a red color. Prepaid, pkt., 5 cts.; pt., 25 cts.; qt., 40 ets. Not pre- paid, pt., 15¢c.; qt., 25¢e.; peck, $1.25; bu., $4.50. :
efugee, Late, or 1000 to 1. <A main crop bean, productive and tender. Prepaid, pkt., 5 cts.; pt., 25 cts.; qt.. 40 cts. Not pre- paid, pt., 15 cts.; qt.,.25 ects.; peck, $1.25; bu., $4.50.
BEANS—ENGLISH OR BROAD. German—Garten- oder Sau-Bohne, French—Feve de Marais.
Plant early in spring in rows about 4 feet apart, sow 4 inches apart in the row and 2 inches deep. As soon as the lower pods are set, oipth off the plant to insure well filled pods. Perfectly hardy.
VBroad Windsor. Prepaid, pkt., 5 cts.; pt.. 30 cts.; qt., 45¢e. Not prepaid, pt., 20 cts.; qt., 30 cts.; peck, $1.75; bu., $6.25.
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xtra Early Lima. Barliest of Pole Limas. Prepaid, pkt. 5c, pt. 30c, qt. 45c. Not prepaid, pt. 20c, qt. 30c, peck $2.00, buf $7.00.
Large White Lima. Ripens 90 days after germination. Prepaid, pkt. 5c, pt. 30¢, qt. 45c. Not prepaid, pt. 20c, qt. 30c, peck $1.75, bu. $6.25.
King of the Garden Lima. Largest of the Limas in pod and bean. Prepaid, pkt 5c, pt. 30c, qt. 45c. Not prepaid, pt. Vs qt. 30c, peck $1.90, bu. $6.75.
Small White or Sieva Lima. Small
eans but very productive. Prepaid, pkt. De, pt. 380c, qt. 45¢e. Not prepaid, pt. 20c, qt. 30c, peck, $1.75, bu. $6.25.
{ POLE WAX PODDED | VARIETIES.
Blaek German Wax Pole. Well known yellow podded variety. Prepaid, pkt. 5c, pt. 30c, qt. 45c. Not prepaid, pt. 20c, qt. 30c, peck $1.75, bu. $6.75.
“Mont @Or or Golden Cluster.
mipens ten days later than the Bush Gold- en Wax. Prepaid, pkt. de, pt. 30c, qt. 45c. SNot prepaid, .pt.20c, qt. 30c, peck $2.00, “bu. $7.00. | Golden Andalusia. Beans white and round, productive. Prepaid, pkt. 5c, pt. 30c, qt. 45e. Not prepaid, pt. 20c, qt. 30¢, peck $1.75, bu. $6.50.
BROCCOLI.
German—Spargel Kohl.
Pole Beans.
French—Chou Brocoli.
Spanish—Brocuh.
S) . thinly in seed beds about the middle of Spring, and trans- plantfand cultivate the same as cabbage. ~ Produces heads very meanly like Cauliflower. but more Hardy.
Purple Cape. Best adapted to our climate. Pkt. dc, oz. 30c, % lb. $1.00, 1 Ib. $3.50.
BRUSSELS SPROUTS.
German—Sprossen Kohl. French—Chou de Bruxelies.
Spanish—Bretones de Bruselas.
This is one the most delicious of all vegetables, and of easy srowth, but is not so well known in America as it deserves. Pro- duces on the stem small heads resembling miniature cabbages. ‘The sprouts are used‘as greens and become tender when touched Dy the frost. Sow in May and manage as winter cabbage. In t fall the leaves’ should be broken down so that the little cab- ibages will have more room to grows
Dwarf Improved. Compact head§ of fine quality. Pkt. ¢c, 0Z. 10¢c, % Ib. 35¢;, 1 Ib: $1.25...
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BUSH LIMA VARIETIES.
urpee’s Bush Lima. A dwarf or bush form of the true large Lima which is of great value. They are of perfect bush form, growing 18 to 20 inches high, of stout and erect growth, yet branching and vyigorous. bearing from 50 to 200 handsome large pods, well filled with very large beans of luscious flavor. dry shelled beans in this latitude, but you are sure of a good crop of green ones. eat pt. 20c, qt. 30c, peck $1.90, bu. $6.75.
Henderson’s Bush Lima. Earliest and most productive of all Bush Limas. -prepaid, pt. 20c, qt. 30c, peck $1.90, bu. $6.75.
For Field Beans, see page 37.
RUNNING OR POLE BEANS.
Sueceed best in sandy loam, which should be liberally enriched with manure. Form hills from three to four feet apart, plant five or six beans in a hill, about two inches deep, leaving space in the center for the pole. One quart makes from 100 to 200 hills, according to the size of the beans. Hight to twelve quarts plant an acre.
An immense yielder, each bush Does not always mature
Prepaid, pkt. 5c, pt. 30c, at. 45c. Not
Prepaid, pkt. 5c, pt. 30c, qt. 45c. Not
POLE GREEN PODDED VARIETIES.
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Dutch Caseknife Long flat green wWods, and can be used as a shell or snap bean. Prepaid, pkt. 5c, pt. 25c, qt. 40c. Not prepaid, pt. 15c, qt. 25c, peck $1.50, bu./ $5.75..
f eee yife. Late beans, white, pods long and green. Prepaid, pkt. 5c, pt. 30c, qt. 45c. Not prepaid, pt. 20c, qt. 30c, peck $1.75, bu. $6.75.
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¥ Searlet Runner. Ornamental as well as edible. Prepaid, pkt. 5c, pt. 30c, qt. 45ce. Not prepaid, pt. 20c, qt. 30c, peck $1775, bu. $6.50.
J white Duteh Runner. Same as Scar- let Runner, excepting color. Prepaid, pkt. dec, pt. 80c, qt. 45¢e. Not prepaid, pt. 20c, qty 30ce, peck $1.75, bu. $6.50.
fkKentucky Wonder, or Old Home-
stead. A very early green podded va-
riety, entirely stringless. Prepaid, pkt.
5e, pt. 30c, qt. 45e. Not prepaid, pt. 20c, at. 30c, peck $2.00, bu. $7.50.
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Hal od Turnip. Eclipse. Dewings. Egyptian. rene German—Salatrube. French—Beeterave. Spani sh—Remolacha. (—)
Sow as early in the spring as the ground can be worked (4 to 6 Ibs. to the acre), and
Blood. every two weeks after for a succession, up to the first week of July. For general crop. sow
about the middle of May. The soil shouldbe light, sandy loam, well enriched with stable
manure, and plowed and harrowed until yery fine. Sow. in drills 1 foot to 15 inches apart,
/ and when well up, thin from + to 6 inchgS. The young beets pulled out of the row are ex- j cellent, used as Spinach. Val
vy Extra Early Egyptian Turnip. The earliest, @ Half Long Blood. An entirely distinct variety,
: and éxcellent in quality. Deep crimson in color. Pkt.. growing about half as long as the Long Blood, but 5 3 GS. 50Z., 10: cts.; 14. \1b.,. 20! ets. 2. 1/1b.,' 55 cts. (thicker than that sort. The color is dark blood red,
2 3 jand the fiesh is delightfully crisp and tender at all Eclipse. A new and yaluable yariety. of fine qual- oy y By a aie i > & ; : ¢ : ey ae : Ss s 3 growth. ‘omes in s - arly Ity, coming in almost as early as,Egyptian. It is peng TES BTOWs It, comes sgon giter, (ie cath
= ihe ee ES : Siepte ae saa Ng 3 > ie fee Turnip sorts, and never becomes coarse or woody,
ope Sse ieee Fan tage eee Pkt.. 3 cts.; | Pevyen if left in the ground until late in the fall. We
2 Papert. “RAGES Ti pL PUACES. consider it the best Beet for winter use. Pkt., 3 cts.:
Vy Edmond's Early. An early variety of superior Low. 107 cts.; 4% Ib., 20 cts.; 1 Ib., 60 ets; :
'“ quality, grows yery uniform in size, with a single tap- Longa Smooth Blood Red. An improvement on
roof, color deep blood red. Pkt., 3 cts.; oz., 10 ets.; ¥thefcommon Long Blood. A valuable late sort, . P&Kt., wYPb., 15 cts:; 1 Ib., 50 cts. mS £ts.; 0z., 10 cts.: 4 Ib., 15 cts.; 1 Ib., 50 cts.
s ‘Dewine's Improved Blood Turnip. Very de- Swiss Chard, Silver or Sea-Kale Beet. For
> F 7 he leaves alone this variety is grown. These with Sirable for marketing: of fine form and color, very . F aces Sa:
Me a > ; . : A — ; re arcea x ‘ s as Aspara- eavly. Pkt., 3 cts.; oz, 10 cts.: Y lb., 15 ets: 1 Ib, the mid-rib removed, are cooked and used as p
5p cts. pee es 3 cts.: oz., 10° ets.; %& Ib., 15) \ctscs flip. \4. Eariy Blood Purnip. A favorite early variety. For Sugar Beet and Mangel Wurzel. see Farm Pkt., 3 cts.;0z., 10 cts.; % Ib., 15 ets:; 1 Ib., 50 cts. i Seed Pages 3S and 39.
CAULIFLOWER.
German—Blumenkohl. French—Choufieur. Spanish—Colifior.
Sow seed in the hot-bed in January or February and transplant the plants two or three inches apart in boxes. . or in the soil of another hot-bed, until such time as they are safe to be planted in the open ground, which in this latitude is usually from the 15th of March to the 10th of April. Set the plants 2 feet by 15 inches apart. If properly hardened off. they are seldom injured by being planted out too early. When heading, tie the outside leaves loosely over the head to protect it from the sun. Water plentifully in dry weather. One ounce of seed - Zivgs 1,500 to 2,000 plants,
/Wernich’s Earliest Snowball. The Sort for Market
Wardeners to Use... Wernich’s Early Snowball Cauliflower is of dwarf. compact habit. Almost every plant will make a large head of pure white color, and of the best quality. Noty only is this the best early variety, but it is superior to alYothers for falluse. Pkt.,.15 ets.; % oz., $1.35; oz., $2.50; Y% \b:, $9.00. ¥ Henderson’s Early Snowball. This very superior strain is noted for producing early plants of dwarf. habit, short, compact growth, and uniform shape. It is extremely hagdy and one of the surest to make a solid head. Pkt.. 19 cts.; % 0Z., $1.25; oz., $2.25;.1%4 Ib., $7.00. v Wernich’s Selected Earliest Dwarf Erfurt. The earliest of the earlies. Very dwarf, small leaved: can be planted twenty inches apart and forced. Makes a fine firm | head, of snowy whiteness, tender and of delightful flavor. Pkt., 10 ects:; %4 0z., $1.35; oz., $2.50; % lb., $8.00.
’ Early Lonéon. Where extreme earliness is not essen-
tia¥ this will be found one of the best. Pkt., 5 cts.; % 0oz.,
ooFCts:; 02, 200;ctS!; AIDS SLATORE 1b; $6.50.
._VAutumn Gient. A late variety, vigorous habit. Pkt., 5
cts.; % oz, 30 cts.; 0z., 50 cts.; 1% Ib.; $1.75; 1 Ib., $6.75. We deliver all Seeds offered on this page free
at prices auoted to any Postoffice in the United States.
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, NAY = i CHANTENAY German—Molhren. rench—Carotte. Spanish—Zanahoria. The Carrot, like other root crops, flourishes best, in a well enriched sandy soil, deeply illed, and if plowed the fall before, all the better. Should be sown in early spring in drills from 15 to 18 inches apart, finally thinning plants to about three or four inches apart in the Fdrvill; keep clean by frequent hoeing and weeding. If neglected, the young plants are easily smothered, and your crop is lost. The seed is slow to germinate, and if sown early or on oist soil, half an inch is deep enough to cover the seed. One ounce sows 150 feet of row. Raft pounds will sow an acre. : Ternich’s Improved Danvers..For description see Novelties Page 3. 4 arly Freneh Forcing. Tender and fine for early and late crops and frames. Pkt., q -q s.; 0z., 10 cts.; 4 Ib., 25° cts.; 1 Ib., 85 cts. HS Harly Searlet Horn. Very thick roots and short in form. Pkt., 3 ets.; oz., 10 ets.; f YE Vis 25, ets: 21 by, 5 Vets:
Vi alflong Nantes. Stump_rooted. <A leading market sort. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; % lb., 20 cts.; lb., 75e.’ H inifiongy Danvers. Thick, of good quality, and very productive. Pkt., 3 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; 4% lb., 20 cts.; ib. g70 cts.
VGhantenny. Resembles the Halflong in appearance, but larger. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 4 lb., 25c; lb., 85e.
VOxheart or Guerande. Short thick roots, someti mes measuring more in width than in length., Pkt., 5c; Ozg@ 10c; 144 1b., 25e; 1 lb., 75e.
Vionz Orange, Improved. Best for stock-feeding. Pkt., 3c; oz., 10c; % Ib., 20c; 1 lb., 65ce.
ong White Belgian. Very large and mostly used for stock. Pkt., 3c; 0z., 10c; 4 lb., 20c; 1 Ib., 55e.
Mastodon. Largest in size, largest in yield. Often measures 15 to 20 inches in circumference. Not recom-
mended for table use but is an excellent Carrot for feeding stock. Pkt., 3c; 02., 10c; %4 1b., 30c; 1 lb., 90¢c.
CELERY,
German—Selleric. Wrench—Celeri. Spanish—Apio. Little of the seed is now sown in hot beds, but is sown in a cold frame, or even out in open air, early in April, and in June and July is transplanted where it is intended to mature. The young plants, before transplanting, should be clipped down partially two or three times to promote stubby growth. On the ground previously thoroughly enriched and cultivated, lay out lines three feet apart on the surface, not in trenches, as us to be planted. Set the plants in these rows about six inéhes apart. Cultivate frequently until the middle of August. White Plume. Unlike most varieties, this one does not ‘equire to be earthed up, but if only loosely tied, a few hand- fuls’ of earth brought close together, all the inner leaves or thin stalks will turn white. Pkt., 5c; oz., 20c; % Ilb., 60c; Lbs tae Pink Plume. Resembles the White Plume, excepting that the stalks are tinged with pink. . Pkt., 5c; 0z., 20c; % lb., 60C;. 1 Ib., $2.00. if Golden Self-Blanching. Like the White Plume, this elery requires very little earthing up, and in many other re- coker, it is similar to that favorite sort, differing, however, in
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eoqlor, which is yellowish, the heart being large and solid and of a golden hue. Pkt., 5c; oz., 30c; % lb., 90c; 1 1b., $3.25.
VY Giant Paseal. A selection from the famous Goldea Self- Blanching. It produces broad and thick, solid stalks of hand- some appearance, which are entirely stringless, crisp and ten- adler.
Oe Golden Self-Blanching Celery.
New Rose. Very crisp and of good flayor. Pkt., 5c; 0Z.¥ 25c: 4 Ib., 60c: 1 1b., $2.00. _< Crawford’s Half Dwarf. Of vigorous growth and of ex- tellent flavor. Pkt.. 5c; oz., 25c; % Ib., 40c; 1 1b., $1.50.
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7, OR TURNIP ROOTED CELERY. German—Knollen-Sellerie. French—Celeraic-Rare. Spanish—Apio-Napo. . Seas of celery having turnip-shaped roots, which, when ed, sliced and used with vinegar, makes an excellent salad. al Erfurt. Pkt., 5¢; 0z., 15¢c; 4% Wb., 40c; 1. Ib.,
j Large Smooth Prague. Extra Seleet. In our extra Select stock we claim we have got the finest strain of Root
a Celery it is possible to produce. Thebulbs are globe-shaped, BeOS i eS large, Smooth, and are entirely free from side roots.’ »Pkt., aS ae 9C350Z:,, 20C; 4 Ib., Goe3) Qiulbs) $2.25.
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The most profitable Early Cabbage for mar- ket gardeners. The best ali-the-year round Cabbage for the home garden.
Heads fiat, deep, and solid; firm and tender; valuable also for late; seeds sown in July and set out in August will make fine heads. Largely planted by market gardeners. Nearly 10,000 can be grown on an acre, and nearly every one will produce a head. PEt., 5 cts.su0z., 20vets:; 44 bp: 565 ckS:; Ib.; $2.25.
J Early York. An old fa- vorite. Heads small, heart shaped and firm. Almost cer- tain to head and is a good} shipping .sort. PkKt., 5 cts.; oz., A5 .cts:3 44) Ibs, 40. cts:3 Ib., $1.50.
, / Early Winningstadt.
W Heads large, conical; leaves bright, glossy green Valu- able not only for early use but for winter cabbage. PEt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 ects.; % Ib., 35 ofs:; Ib-; $1.25.
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PRE Sao ELS. 3.10Z-, 720 eis. 5 144 Ip’, 60 cts.; Ib.) $2.00. Fottler’s Brunswick. Short stem. We have | Ya superior strain of this seed which brings large, : flat, solid heads of excellent quality. Stem very short. A sure header and good shipper. Pkt., 5| $2,073.) tonets:: 32-Ih. = 40 ets. db: $1.50: : f Early Summer. Comes in about ten days, “later than Wakefield. having much larger heads. Unexcelled for market garden and good for home usé. > “PEt: 5 etsSA)0Z. 9 200Gis.2a44 Wb: 50 Tcks: <b.
$1.75. Sf SURE HEAD.
This famous Cabbage is most appropriately named for it can be relied upon with certainty to head even under unfavorable circumstances. The heads are large, very hard, firm, fine in texture, and sweet flavored. It is a late variety, keeps well, is good for shipping and is a favorite sort with market gardeners and for home use. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts.: % lb., 60 cts.; Ib., $2.00.
CABBAGE PLANTS,
Will quote prices on Cabbage Plants in quantities of 500 or over.
At prices quoted we deliver all Seeds offered on this page free to any Postofiice in the United States.
Early Winningstadt.
CABBAGE
German—Kopf Kohl. French—Choux Poermes. 9 Spanish—Repollo.
For early use, sow seeds of the early kinds ip the hot-beds or in a box in the house the last of January or early in February, and transplant them in the open ground in April, in rows two feet apart, and eighteen inches between the plants in the row; or sow a bed of seed outside as soon as the soil can be worked, if you do not care for real early cabbage. These may be transplanted in about four weeks. For second early cabbage, sow in April and transplant in May. For late cabbage, sow in May and transplant in July, in rows three feet apart and two feet between the plants in the row. One ounce of seed produces about 2,500 plants. Four ounces grow enough to set an acre.
Early Varieties.
WERNICH’S THREE “E” GR EXTRA EARLY FA EUREKA, See Novelties Page 3.
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Heads the list as the earliest Cabbage in cultivation, maturing in from 80 to 8d days from sowing the seed. It has but a few outer leaves, almost every plant forms a small conical head of a yellowish green color. In quality it is the best. Desirable for early market or home use. Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z., 15 cts.; % lb., 40 cts.; Ib., $1.40. :
Early Jersey Wake- field. Select Stock. Long recognized as the best earliest marketable cabbage. Medium in size, in shape pyramidal with a pointed peak. Hardy plants can be wintered in cold frames. Is a reliable, certain header and one of the most profitable ecabbages for the market gardener. Our strain of seed is of superior quality- Pkt 5» cts:5 07, 325 /cts:s:.
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Eelipse One of the earli- est of the large cabbages- Heads very uniform in size with very few leaves, remark- ably solid and very tender. Stem, very short; color, dark green... UPKE. Dy Ct 3 OZ. y2ee cts.5- 4 Ib., 75 ets.; Ib., $2.50-
Barty Market. A fayor- te with Milwaukee garden- ‘Jers A desirable variety. of excellent quality, tender and very mild flayor when cooked. 1 Pkt, 5 ctsigeze 2b Cisse Ibi, 75. cts; “Ib.; $2.50.
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WERNICH’S HOLLAND OR DANISH | BALLHEAD.
The Best Cabbage for Early Spring Sales.
This entirely distinct variety comes from Denmark. It has been.cultivated in America for five or six years and has proved a very desirable winter cabbage both on ac- count of its uniformity in heading and from its extreme- ly hard, solid head, which gives it superior keeping quali- ties. The heads are nearly round, almost as deep as they are wide. Color, blue green. The hard heads keep excellently when buried and present an’ attractive ap- pearance when offered in the spring market. It has been thoroughly tested and may be relied upon to meet every elaim made for it. ete OCs OZ OUC Sambo pil O08) tls
$3.75. HE LUPTON.
A New Winter Variety. This variety originated with one of the largest Cabbage seed growers of Long Island, whose name it bears, and we recommend it for the following points: The heads are particularly large in proportion to the plant, which is a strong grower, but does not spread out much. The stalk is rather short and color is a rich green; it is one of the best keepers and comes out in the spring bright and fresh. It is more uniform and heads better than other late varieties. Pkt., 5 c; oz., 20c; % lb., 60¢; 1 lb... $2.00.
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Excellent winter vari- ety with a broad, flat or round head, very compact and solid short stump, tender and good
flavored, an excellent keeper: Pkt., 45 cts.; oz., A> cts.; % Ib., 50
ets.f 1.lb., $1.75.
_ SELECTED PREMIUM FLAT DUTCH.
A low growing vari- ety, heads large, bluish green, round, solid broad and flat on the top; an excellent fall and winter variety, and a good keeper. It is a sure header. Our stock has been grown from carefully selected heads, Large pkt., 5 cts.; 02.,
hard head of good size, extraordinary weight, and is remarkable for its keeping qualities. It is a grand sort for late spring sales, for after many kinds are gone it retains its bright green color. As a shipper it ranks with the best. As a yielder it cannot heat.
Rite 4 107 -Gisesy OZ. Ct 4 lbs “Coens: 5 lw, $2.70.
‘ALL SEASONS.
Much grown by mar- ket gardeners and is al- so an excellent variety for home use. Remark- able for its ability to stand hot sun and dry weather. Makes solid, hard heads of large size. It is> both an = early and late variety, and is most appropri- ately named. Pkt., 5
Dy ets: 4. Ip, D0..cts.5 1 1b., $1.75.
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RED LEAVED CABBAGES.
} Early Bleood-Red Erfurt. Earlier and smaller than_the large red; valuable for pickling. Pkt., 5 cts.;
02.715 cts.; % lb., 50 cts.; 1 1b., $1.75. Large Red Dutch. By far the best, largest and
Surest heading red cabbage. Color, deep rich red. Many successful market gardeners choose this for their entire <rop of red cabbage, pronouncing it the best of all. #Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z., 15 cts.; % Ib., 50,cts.; 1 Ib., $1.75. Mammoth Roek Red. A splendid large growing Cabbage: heads have frequently been grown to 12
l¥s. each. Color deep red through to center of head. An excellent sort, and a sure header. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; 44 Ib., 60 cts.; 1 Ib., $2.00.
SAVOY CABBAGES.
American Drumhead Savoy. The best of its ‘for home use or market. Heads large, solid and Has rich, sweet flavor of the cauliflower
Pkt., 5 ets.; 0z., 20 cts.; %4 Ib., 50 cts.; Ay honey
Early Dwarf Ulm Savoy. Heads medium size, round and solid; leaves deep green and finely wrinkled. Pkt., 5 ets.; oz., 20 cts.; % Ib., 50 cts.; 1b., $1.75.
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German—Welschkorn. French—Mais. Spanish—Maiz. For Field Corn, see pages 30, 31 and 32. Farm Seeds Department, Sow in rows four and a half feet apart, or plant in hills, if in rich soil, a distance of about four feet each way. If the soil is poor and the variety dwarf, the distance apart may be lessened. Begin planting in May and Ware until the last week in July. One quart to 200 hills; 8 to 10 quarts to the acre, in hills. ;
First of All. Corn is ready for the table from three days to a week earlier than the Cory, making it yéry desirable not only for family gardens, but extremely valuable to grow for market, where the earliest corn always brings by far the highest prices. The ears are of medium size, well filled with large grains to the tip. Many of the ears contain ten or twelve rows. In habit of growth it is rather dwarfer than the Cory, although similar in appearance, but superior in quality, tender and sweet. Prepaid, pkt., 5c; pt., 15¢e; qt., 30c; not pre- paid, pt., 10c; qt., 20c; peck, $1.40; bu. $5.00. ;
Extra Early Adams. Very early, but more of the quality of it field than of sweet corn. It is, however, the standard extra early Wy) variety in the south, and can be depended upon to give a crop there when most other sorts fail. Prepaid, pkt., 5c; pt., 15c; qt., 380¢; not prepaid, pt., 10c; qt.. 15c; peck, 75¢; bu., $2.50.
Ff 4 ~ Early Cory (Red Cob). Recognized throughout the United
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Chicago Market. It has many good points to commend it, chief among which are earliness, large size, fine appearance (being well formed), great productiveness, two or three ears on a stalk, and superior table quality. It is twelve rowed, cob white, a stout, stocky grower, and is equally valuable for the home gardener and the’ trucker. Prepaid, pkt., 5c; pt., 15c; qt., 30c; not prepaid, pt., 10¢; qt., 20c; peck, $1.40; bu., $5.00.
~~ Concord. Of strong growth, ears large and well filed; medium rofl 2g Prepaid, pkt., 5c; pt., 15¢; qt., 30c; not prepaid, pt., 10c; qt., foi j tf)
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’ 30e; not prepaid, pt., 10c; qt., 20c; peck $1.40; bu., $5.00.
_ Z Biack Mexican. Although the ripe grain is black or blue-black in color, the corn, when in condition for ‘table“cooks almost white. It is very sweet and tender. Once tried in the family garden, it is sure to be con- tinwed. Prepaid, pkt., 5c; pt., 15c; qt., 30c; not prepaid, pt., 10c; qt., 20c; peck, $1.40; bu., $5.00. ¥ Stowell’s Evergreen. A favorite with gardeners and canners. Planted at the same time with earlier kindsfit will keep the table supplied until October. Prepaid, pkt., 5c; pt.; 20c; qt., 35¢; not prepaid, pt., 15c; fran peck, $1.60; bu, $6.00 i
ammoth Sugar. HRipens a little later than the Evergreen. Large ears. Kernels flat. Largely used by* canners and market gardeners. Prepaid, pkt., 5c; pt., loc; qt., 80c; not prepaid, pt., 10c; qt., 20c; peck, $1.40 bu., $5.00 ;
CHERVIL. f POP CORN. French—Cerfeuil. German—Gartenkerbel. Vere Golden Pop Corn. The stalks grow six Curled. The young leaves are used in soups and eet high and the large ears are produced in abundance. salads. Sow in May in drills half an inch deep. 1 02. Its quality and handsome appearance when popped are
to 100 feet of drill 1 foot apart. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10¢ very noticeable. It pops perfectly white, and a single 1% \b., 25e; 1 Ib., .75e. kernel will expand to’ a diameter of nearly one inch. Prepaid, pkt., 5c; p 10¢c; qt., 20c; peck,
f, 20c; qt., 35c; not prepaid, pt., Oe; -bu., $2. 7d.
CHICORY.
German—Cichorienwurzel. French— Cicore Sauvage. Spanish—Achicoria. 1 ounce for 100 feet of drill. The roots dug in the fall, dried, cut into thin slices, roasted and ground, are used largely as a substitute for Coffee.. Seed should be sowed thinly in shallow drills early in the spring. When well started, thin out to stand two or three inches apart and give good cultivation, so that the roots way grow as large as possible. « Large-rooted or Coffee. The standard. Pkg, 5c; 0z., 10c; 4 Ib., 50c; Ib., 90c.
V.CHIVES.
The tops appear very early in the spring and can be shorn throughout Tue season, Every garden should contain a few clumps. By some con- sidered indispensable for use in ome- lets. Bkt.45¢ 37,44 1024, 25; .0Z.,, 40e.
Silver Lace Pop Corn. It suckers so that a single kernel will produce 3 or 4 stalks. The ears are very bandsome, 5 to 6 in. in length. with 16 rows well filled out to the end with smooth round, metallic white grains, Prepaid, pkt., 5c; pt., 18c; qt., 35¢; not prepaid, pt., 10c; qt., 20c; pgtk, 80c; bu., $2.75.
CORN SALAD OR FETICUS.
German—Stecksalat. Prenech—Mache.
Spanish—Macha o Valerianilla.
1 oz. to 35 feet of row.
It is used during the winter and early spring as a substitute for Let- tuce. Seeds may be sown in Au- guSt or September, in shallow drills, and protected in cold sections by
aves or straw during the winter.
ultivate as Lettuce.
Large Leaved, Pkt., 5c; 0z., 10e; % 1b., 20¢; Ib., 60a
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shade 0z., 15
Can also be trailed and makes nice
ground. PEt, 5 ’cts::
re so trailed. on verandas. Eaewael bee OO Cts: £ Ib., SE.70: / New Goliath. Grows enormously large, from 20 0 2>inches and larger. Grows equally well in frame oroutdoors. Every one should try them. PkEt., 5 cts.; 0Z,, 20 cts.; %4 lb., 70 cts.; 1 Ib., $2.50. African Horned. A climbing variety. One hill ill produce enough yines to cover a space 10 feet square. The fruit when ripe is 4 inches in length, is thickly studded with prickly points. Fruit when Nery young makes good pickles, Pkt., 10 cts.; 3 for d cts. ENGLISH CUCUMBERS FOR FRAMES.
The following are for growing in hot-beds or houses particularly constructed for forcing, so that a supply can be furnished during the winter months, at which time_the prices are very remunerative. Sow seeds in Oct@ber, November or December, according to the ti hey are wanted. > odel Forcing. Most excellent sort. Pkt., 25c.
elegraph Forcing. Extensively grown. PkEt.,
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German—Kresse." French—Cresson.
Mastuerzo.
A well-known pungent salad; can be used alone or with lettuce. Requires to be sown thickly (covering ceptons as) at frequent intervals, to keep up a suc- cession, as it soon runs to seed. i
urled Garden. Very fine, may be cut two or PEt., 5 ets.; oz., 10 cts.; % Ib:.; 15 ets.; 1
Spanish—
three times. lb. 45 cts. jpland Cress. It is a hardy perennial, stays green early the whole year, and is ready for use before any
othey salad in the spring. Sow in April in rows one foof apart. PkKt., 10 cts.; oz., $1.00; % Ilb., $3.50; 1 lbf, $12.00.
Water Cress. It is easily grown by planting along margins of ponds and streams, where it increases both by spreading of the roots and by seeding. PEt., d cts.; 0z., 30.ets.; 1% Ib., $1.00; 1 Ib., $8.50.
ENDIVE.
German—Endiyien... Frenech—Chicoree Endive. ish—Esecarola or Endivia.
Span-
Sow in June, July and August; cover lightly; when up, thin to eight inches apart, and water well after if dry When the leaves are six or eight inches tong. bleach by gathering in the hand and tying together near the top with yarn or bast. This must be done when quite dry, or they will rot. At the approach of winger, take up carefully, a ball of earth to each plant place close together in frame or cellar for use. TRey pet be kept dry, and have plenty of air, or they
rot.
‘Green Curled. Standard variety for fall and ee oer: Pkt., 5 cts.; 0Z., 15 cts.; ¥%lb:, 35 ets.;
Broadleaved. Sweet. For fall or winter. Pkt., meh-CtS) OZ:. to cts:; 24° Ib:; 35 cts.; L'Tb:} $1.25:
CUCUMBERS.
French—Concombre. Cohombro.
German—Gurke. Spanish— Plant in hills four feet apart, in well prepared, warm, rich loamy soil. Mix a shovelful of well-rotted manure in each hill. The fruit should be picked when large enough, whether they are wanted or not, as it destroys
the yitality of the vine if left to ripen. One ,.ounce ‘to 50 hills; two pounds to the acre, in hills.
WERNICH’S CHICAGO PICKLING.
It is undoubtedly the best cucumber for pickles, and is used almost exclusively by our pickle factories. The fruit is of medium length, pointed at both ends, with large ghd prominent spines; color deep green; begins to set its fruit when the vines are quite young. Pkt., 5
cts% 02.15 cts.;-% Ib., 55 cts.; 1 Ib., $2.00.
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yy Gjant Pera. Flesh clear white and very crisp. PIA.3°dGts., 0Z.,. 15) cts.3\44) Ib:, “60. ets.3.4 bs,= $200.
Cool and Crisp. snow of none better. ends,* very dark green, earliest. Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z., lbf $1.90.
Green Prolifie. Great bearer of medium sized fruit that is excellent for slicing as well as for pickling. PKt., 5 cts.: 0z., 15 cts.; %4 Ib., 50 cts.; Ib., $1.75. ¢ Beston Pickle. A favorite eastern variety of fine
Vquality. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; % Ib., 50 cts.; 1 Ib., i TD. Early Short Green.
As a Cucumber for slicing, we Long and slim, pointed at the almost black. One of the i (Gts.-.oe ibs,-150 ets. 5, 1
Productive and good for
Ypiekling. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; 4% lb., 50 cts.; 1 ., $1.60. Everbearing. . Very small, early and productive.
A,good=pickler. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; %4 Ib., 45 ets.; ¥ lb., $1.75.
/ Improved Long Green. Long and crisp: good
Veor/pickling. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz.,.15 cts.; 4 Ib., 60 ets.:
1Ab., $2.00.
Improved White Spine. An early sort of fine
sha ant quality. Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z., 15 cts.;: \% Ib., 50“cts.; 1 Ib., $1.80. West India Gherkin. The smallest cucumber
vinown, and exclusively used for pickling. PkEt., 5 cts.; 0z., 15 ets.; % Ib., 50 ets.; 1 Ib., $1.75.
EGG PLANT.
German—Hierpflanze. yrrench—Aubergine. Berengena.
Sow in a hot-bed the first week in March, and plant out in June, about 214 feet apart. For a small garden a few seeds may be raised in common flower-pots in t house. One ounce to 150 feet of drill.
"9 mproved New York Spineless. Very large and
Smoeth, fine dark color. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 35 cts.; % lbg $1.00; 1 Ib., $3.50. Purple Perfection Thornliess. A favorite sort
amongst market gardeners. Very prolific. Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z., 30 cts.; % Ib., 75 ects.; 1 Ib., $2.75.
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LETTOCE.
German—Lattich Salat. Frenech—Laitue. Spanish—Lechuga.
If wanted for early spring use, sow in seed bed in September or October, and-protect through the winter with cold frames, or in the South with leaves or litter, or sow in a hot bed in early spring; as soon as the ground can be well worked, transplant in good, rich ground, two rows eighteen inches apart, and eight to ten inches in the rows. For a later supply, plant every two weeks from the middle of April to July, choosing va- rieties according to their heat resistance. If sown outside, to be cut young, sow thickly in drills or broadcast; but if fine, strong heads are desired, sow in drills one-fourth inéh deep, eighteen inches apart, and thin, rather than fcrana to twelve inches apart in rows. One ounce ofced makes 2,000 plants.
w Grand Rapids. As a distinctively forcing lettuce
his variety undoubtedly stands at the head of the list; it is largely grown for shipment, and is considered by many the best loose head lettuce for forcing under glass. Leaves medium size, of light, yellowish green eolor, much crimped and frilled, thin but of very up- right growth; forms a fair size but loose head; crisp, tender and of good quality. Pkt., 5 cts.; 0oz., 10 cts.; #, \b., 2d cts.; lb., 95 cts:
Black Seeded Simpson. An excellent forcing va- ‘riety. In Chicago and other western cities, this is the most popular and. best selling lettuce that can be grown. It differs from the Early Curled Simpson in being much lighter in color, the leaves being nearly white and attaining nearly double the size of that yva- riety. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; % lb., 25 ets.; Ib., 80e. v. Prize Head. Plant large, deep green, so washed
with red as often to appear more red than green, form- ing a head of a dense mass of leaves rather than one like a cabbage, and very slow to run to seed; leaves large, nearly round, frilled at the edge and densely blistered. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; % 1b., 20 cts.; 1 Ib., §5 cts.
Early Curled Silesian. This variety does not head, but forms a compact, close mass of leaves. Pkt., 5/cts.; oz., 10 -cts.; % Ib., 30 ets.; lb., 90 cts.
/ New York. Well known eastern sort. Pkt., 5 cts.; t/oz., 10 cts.; %4 Ib., 30 ets.; Ib., 95 ets. e
Iceberg. (New.) Of beautiful appearance and ex- cellent quality; leaves green, slightly tinged with red at the edge; heads good size. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; %ib., 30 cts.; 1 Ib.,. $1.00.
/St. Louis Butter. This is a great favorite with Enicago gardeners, owing to its solidity, crispness and good flavor. It withstands the summer heat extremely well and is slow to run to seed. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 ctS.; % Ib., 30 cts.; Ib., $1.00.
Silver Ball.:An all year round lettuce of excellent qualities; good for early spring, summer and winter forcing; silver white solid heads With beautiful curled a Age Pkt., 5. cts’; 0z., 10: \ets.; 44 dbus 30 cts; Ibs
St. Louis Foreing. This is the leading forcing variety with the St. Louis Market Gardeners. The best foryforcing or early planting out doors. Pkt., 5 cts.; og. 20 cts.; % Ib., 50 ets.; lb., $1.50.
Y Hanson. Heads very large, solid, tender, erisp and of fine flavor. It stands the hot sun and drought. P&t., 5 cts.; 0z., 10 cts.; % Ib., 25 cts.; lb., 85 cts. ¢/ Yellow Seeded Butter. A yaluable variety for late spring or summer planting, as it will stand the heat better than most sorts, and is slow to go to seed. Its-large, solid yellow heads are very crisp and tender, PKt., 5' cts.; oz., 10 ets.; % Ib., 25 ets.; Ib., 8d ets. va Stubbornhead. Solid heads, crisp and hardy. Pkt,. 5 ets.; oz., 10 ets.; % Ib., 30 cts.; Ib., $1.00.
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Excellent for Cold Frames. Has no Equal
for Open Ground.
The most satisfactory variety for producing fine, large solid and well balanced heads, excellent for cold frames or growing in the open ground. Very sure and compact heading and resists the sun a long time before shooting into seed. Leaves are curly and crumpled. Market Gardeners will find this a very good yielding sort, a ready seller and money getter. We advise all Gard- eners to, at least, make a trial this year. We have the only Genuine Seed of this valuable Lettuce. A trial will convinee you that ‘‘Wernich’s Private Stock Lettuce’’ has yet to find its equal. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; 4 Ib., 50 ets.; 1 lb., $1.50.
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A light, sandy soil, with good exposure to the sun, is the best for Watermelons. deep, but receive shallow cultivation. tion purposes, leave but one or two melons on a yine. shovelful of well rotted manure mixed with the soil in the hill. when danger of insects is passed, leave but three strong plants. One ounce of seed for thirty hills; one
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WATER MELON.
French—Melon d'Eau.
Hoe often and thoroughly.
to o pounds for an acre.
COLE’S EARLY.
A delicious and produc- tive variety for the fam- ily garden, succeeding in Northern states. It is so early that it matures in every state; very hardy: the fiesh is deep red in eolor,. clear to the rind, and is most sweet and delicate in flavor. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.: 4 Ib..
25/cts.; Ib., 75 cts. {Bo s. Oblong, dark Sreén rind, deep scarlet a
ney kt. eCES.-: OZ-> 10 si e4@ tb: 25e6°/-1b:,- Tac. Cuban Queen. Regu- larly marked, early, solid and heavy. -Pkt., 5 cts.: o0#, 10 ets.; 4% Jb., 25 soo ibs .8o= cts. Kolb’s Gem. Large bright red flesh. A good shipper. PkKt., 3 cts.. 0z.. 1g ets.; % Ib., 20-‘cets.; 1 1p., 60 cts. ’ Mountain Sweet. An Id reliable sort, of good quality. Pkt., 3 cts.: 0z., 10f¥ets:; % Ib:, 20 cts.: 1 ib., 60 ets. © Mountain Sprout. A “late sort of excellent quality. Pkt., 5 cts.:; oz.. ROS cts. = 44> th.” 20-etshs a ib., 60 cts.
A rich, sandy soil is most desirable for melons. warm, in hills six feet apart each way.
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The Dixie. A water melon whose name and fame are known the country over. It is conceded to be the best shipper and keeper grown. It is large, ten days earlier, more beautifully striped and of finer appearance than Kolb’s Gem. Skin dark green, striped, flesh bright deep searlet, sweet, tender and juicy. A most yaluable crop- per. /Kt.; (3S cts. 3).0z-, FO cts.2 Ye ibs, 20 ‘ctss;4bs,/ a0 cts.
MUSK MELON.
Spanish—Melon.
German—Melone. French—Melon.
Spanish—Sandia.
It should be prepared
If extra large melons are desired for exhibi- Plant in hills eight to ten feet apart each way, with a Plant eight or ten seeds in each hill, and,
¢ MAMMOTH IRON- CLAD.
A monstrous, striped, oblong melon, having a rind ef such remarkable strength and impenetra- bility as to render it perfectly “jron-clad;”’ hence the best shipper produced to date. Flesh lred, sweet, tender, crisp pend juicy. Heart very large. The keeping qual- jities of this melon are remarkable. Whether ijplucked or left upon the jyines, they remain per- feetly fresh fully one jimonth after ripening. Pkt., 3 cts:;. 02.4 10> ets. : % |b., 25 ets.; 1b., 70 ets.
Bright
Rattlesnake. lred flesh. Oblong in ishape. Late. Pkt., 3 ictS.; oz., 10 cts.;: % Ib., (20 cts.; Ib... 60 ets.
Citron. Round and fhandsome, for presery- ling; red seed. Pkt., 4
lcts.;.0z., 10 ets.;.% I1b., 128C; ib., Ta- cts:
Colorado Preserv- ‘img. Used for preserves; jgreen seed. Pkt., 3 cts.; oz., 10 ects.;: 4% Ib., 20 cts.; Lb., 60 cts.
The seed should be planted when the ground has become Old. well-rotted manure should be thoroughly mixed with the soil in
each hill; six to ten seeds in the hill; finally, when danger from insects is past, leave three or four of the
strongest plants only.
If the plants grow very rank, the tips of the strongest shoots should be pinched off when
about three feet long; also if the fruit is excessive, they may be thinned out, which will cause the melons to
ripen earlier and increase the size of the fruit.
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size. Yarencens: Large,
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cts Ib., $1.00. Ibf¢ $1.50.
Netted Gem. Flesh green. size uniform, shape yOsage. One of oyal.. Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z., 10 cts.; % 1b., 30 ets.; Ib., $1.00. gargeéners.
¥ een Citron. A large melon of fine flavor, often Ib/ $1.25. weishing 12 Ibs. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; % Ib., 30
ets.; 1b., $1.00. Extra Early Hackensack. One of the earliest
and of fine flavor.
ets.; Ib., $1.25.
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Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z., #5 cts.; % Ib., 40
green skin, Pkt., 5 cts.; 0Z.,. 15 cts;. % 1b., 40 cts.;
the best Pkt., 5 ets.; 0z., 15 ets.; 4% Ib., 40-ets.;
Melons may be forced like cucumbers, and the practice is grow_ fayor annually among melon men, as the method becomes better understood, and on account of the profit gained by haying home-grown melons in market souve days ahead of the outside planting. One ounce of seed for sixty hills; two er three pounds for an acre.
Beautifully netted. medium Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z., 10 cts.; 44 1b., 30 a
Cultivate
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varieties for market
[ivnntee Pineapple. An extraordinary melon, which a
n be kept in splendid condition for months after
harvesting; late. Pkt4 5 cts.; 0z., 15 ets; ™% Ib., 50 cts.;
. 1y., $1.75. ean We emi ities and very early. bit bie? ark ae pe ee Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z., 10 ay Sr at a : oz& 15 cts.; %4 Ib.,
~ets.7 % Ib.; 30 cts:; Ad cis he S125.
. Ib. $1.00. Long Yellow _jPaul Rose. A ‘Cantaloupe. Yel- ew red fleshed low flesh; very melon, a cross be- hardy and adapted € tween the well- for the north. PEt., known sage and 5éct.. oz., 10 ets.: 4
Netted Gem, which ., 30 ets.: Ib., 90-¢. gives it the sweet- rolific Nutmeg.
hess of the former Medium size with and the netting of flat ends. Very de- ‘the latter. Pkt., 5 licious. Pkt., 5 cts.; cts.; 0z., 10 cts.; 4% oz., 10 ects.; % Ib.,
Ib., 30 ets.: Ib., $1.00 30 cts.; Ib., $1.00.
German—Zwiebel.
French —Ognon.
Spanish—Cebolia.
The Onion thrives best in rather strong, deep, loam soil, which should be well enriched with old well- rotted manure or compost, or what is better, deeply trench, add manure the autumn previous to sowing, and
lay upon ridges during the winter to soften. apart.
Sow the seed in drills about one-quarter inch deep and one foot To ensure quick and safe germination after sowing the seed, the drills should be trod along evenly with
the foot, and raked even so that the hot, dry atmosphere may not dry up and destroy the sprouting seed. When
three inches high, thin to two inches apart.
Hoe frequently to keep down weeds.
In the seed rows where the
hoe cannot be used, the soil should be stirred with the fingers. 6therwise weeds will quickly grow and choke the crop. One ounce of seed will sow one hundred feet drill; fourgpounds to the acre. i
/ Austrian Brown. An extra early, long-keeping, medium sized globe shaped Onion, ripening three or four weeks ahead of Red Wethersfield.
a clear brown amber, and they are remarkable keepers,
The color is
onions having been kept a whole year in first-class
condition. Pkt., 5¢; oz., 10c; % Ib., 30c; lb., $1.00.
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ellow Globe Danvers. Select Stock. Our Seed of this variety is the very best to be obtained and is of a stock of the true Globe shape. Its uniformity of size and shape of bulbs and its long keeping qualities places it in the lead of all yellow onions. Pkt., 5e; 0z., A0e; %-lb., 30c; 1 Ib., $1.00. =
Round Yeliow Danvers.Same as the preceding, t flatter, ripens early, is of good size and flavor. Pkt, 5c; 0z., 10e; % lb., 80ce; 1 Ib., 90c.
Flat Red. A medium sized variety,
/ Improved Globe Wethers- ‘field. An improvement over the old Red Wethersfield, from which; it differs not only in purity of A handy tool for stock, and perfection of shape, garden cultivating but in earliness, productiveness | Guten ween and beauty of color. Globe- j ( shaped Onions are preferable ane and) 7 10. wide more profitable than flat varieties| to grow, as they occupy Do more room in the row, but weigh more and»measure better. Pkt., 10¢; og, 25c; % Ib., 60c; 1 Ib., $2.25. ./ Minnesota White Globe. A new white onion of handsome shape, and beautiful appearance,
The outer skin possesses that
lustre so desirable and yet so often lacking in White Globe stock. Flesh pure snow white and of an extreme- ly mild’ flavor. Pkt.; 10¢; oz., 25c; 4% 1b., $1.00; 1 Ib., $3.00.
/Giant Yellow Zittau. A long keeping onion. me form and color.
Of A good cropper and one of the est for shipping. Grows to a large size and has a fine mild flavor. An Onion that will meet with much favor amongst Market Gardeners. Pkt., 5c; oz., 25c; Vs Ib., 60¢; 1 Ib., $2.00.
f White Portugal. A large, flat, clear, white-skinned ‘onion of handsome appearance and mild flavor. It is desirable for family use and is also planted for sets and pickles. Pkt., 5¢; 0z., 20c; %4 lb., 60c; 1 Ib., $2.00.
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producing abundantly and com- ing into use about two weeks earlier than Red Wethersfield. Pktg 5c; oz., 10c;'% Ib.; 35e; 4 Ib.f $1.15. Large Red Wethersfield. A large cropper. and one of the PRICE best for marketing and shipping. Grows to large size. Strong fla- vor. A good sort, but not to be compared with our Improved Globe Wethersfield. Pkt., 5c: og., 15¢; %4 Ib., 35c; 1 Ib., $1.10. f Yellow Strasburg. One of ‘the best keeping sorts. Bulb flat, skin dark yellow, flesh white, solid and mild flavored. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; % Ib., 30c; 1 Ib., $1.00.
Southport White Globe. A large, handsome, globe_shaped onion, skin and flesh a beautiful clear white. Flesh firm, very fine grained and exceedingly ‘mild in flavor. A splendid keeper, and always commands a high price in phe market. Pkt., 5¢; oz. 20c; %4 Ibs, 60c; 1 9b., Vextra Early Red Globe. Of the well-known Southport strain, maturing as early as the early Flat Red and Danvers. The Southport Strains are mué@h sought after, owing to their handsome appearance and to their being much heayier eroppers than the flat types. Pkt.,. 5c; 0oz., lic; 4% Ib., 50¢; 1 Ib., $1.60.
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“Tt is globe-shaped; of a clean, bright yellow or straw
eolor. Has a small neck and ripens up hard. Keeps well until] about midwinter. Flesh thick, white, mild and agreeable in flavor. It is easily grown, medium early in maturing. Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z., 15 cts.; %4 Ib., 40 cts.; Ib., $1.35. :
if BERMUDA ONIONS.
\ Bermuda Island White. Grown in many sec- tions of the South to the exclusion of all other sorts, for the Northern market. Very early and profitable. 5 t., 5 ets.; oz., 20 cts.; % Ib., 60 cts.; Ib., $2.00.
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except in color, which is red. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts.;
1% lb., 60 cts.; Ib., $2.00.
WOnion of mild flavor; flesh and skin pure white.
hite Mammoth Silver King. Early and pro- uctive; skin and flesh white. Bulbs sometimes weigh Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z., 20 cts.; 14 Ib., 65 ets.:
vA ITALIAN ONIONS.
3 lbs. and over. lb¥, $2.00.
A Red Mammoth Pompei. Rapid grower and very arge, Single specimens often weighing 4 lbs. Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z., 15 cts.; 4 lb., 40 cts.; Ib., $1.50.
¢ White Pearl. Extra early; a splendid. Italian Good keeper. This onion has won first premium at all fairs whenever shown. Our strain is particularly fine. Pkt., 5 cth.; 0z., 20sets.35%.1b., 60 cts.; Ib., $2.00.
PICKLING VARIETIES.
lite @ueen. Bulbs small flat, pure white and of mild flavor. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; % Ib., 60 ets.: Ib# $2.00.
hite Silverskin. For bunching or pickling. Pkt., 5 cts.5.0Z., 20 cts; 44. lb:, 60 zts.; Ib., $2.00.
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; ONION SETS.
Bottom Sets are sold by measure.
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Onion Set Prices. the market, without notice. any time.
BOTTOM ONIONS, OR ONION SETS.
Are produced by sowing the seed thickly in the spring, in beds or drills, and about the end of July, or whenever the tops die down, the little bulbs’ or sets are gathered and reset in the spring to make large Onions.
Yellow Bottom Sets. Prepaid, pt., 15c; at., 25e: Not prepaid, pt., 10c; qt., 15c; peck, 65c; bu., $2.25.
White Bottom Sets. Prepaid, pt., 15c; qt., 30c. Not prepaid, pt.,-10¢e: at., 20c; peck, 80c; bu. $2.75.
Red Bottom Sets. Prepaid, pt.. 15¢; qt.. 30c; Not Prepaid, pt., 10c; qt., 20c; peck, 80e; bu., $2.75.
WINTER EGYPTIAN, OR PERENNIAL TREE.
When once set out they grow for years without pro- tection. They form no large bulby but divide and grow as many as fifteen or twenty small onions in a bunch. Prepaid, pt., 15c; qt., 25c. Not prepaid, pt., 10e; qt., 15¢; peck, 65c; bu., $2.00.
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TOP SETS OR BOTTOMS. “TOPPYS.”
These produce the small clusters on the top of the stem. These small ones are planted in the spring and the result is large onions, and these large ones, with one year’s growth, produce the clusters on top. Pre- paid, pt., 15c: at., 30ce.. Not prepaid, pt., 10¢; qt., 20e; peck $1.00; bu., $3.50.
MULTIPLIERS, OR SHALLOTS.
(Potato Onion Sets). Are enormously productive, frequently producing aS many as twenty bulbs in a single cluster from a single bulb planted: of excellent quality and size for bunching green; or can be ripened for use as pickling onions.
White Shallots. Prepaid, pt., 25c; qt., 40c. Not prepaid, pt., 20c; qt., 80e; peck, $1.00, bu., $3.75. Yellow Shallots. Prepaid; pt., 25c; qt., 40c. Not
prepaid, pt., 20c; qt., 30c; peck, $1.00; bu., $3.75.
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GARLIC.
German—Knob- lauch. ‘French—Ail. Spanish—Ajo. % -Esteemed by @ many for flavor- ng soups and
KALE.
German—Blaetter Kohl. Spanish—Breton.
Sow in prepared beds, middle of April to beginning of May, and transplant beginning of June same as
Frenech—Chou Vert.
Cabbage. All the varieties are very hardy, and are
Hest when touched by frost. 1 oz. to 1,500 plants. Half Dwarf Green Curled. Very dwarf and of
spreading habit. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts., % Ib., 25
cts.; 1 lb., 90 cts.
-»f Tall Brown Scotch. Very hardy.
“og, 10 cts.; 1% Ib., 25 cts.; Ib., 1d. cts. Siberian or Winter. Dwarf, hardy and green
Yeurled. Pkt., 3 cts.; 0z., 10 cts.; %4 lb., 20 cts.; 1 Ib.. 70 cts.
PROS a a Cusas
KOHL-RABI. German—Knoll re Kohl. : French—Chou Rave. Spanish— Colrabano. When young
and tender, they are fine for table use; when ma- tured, they keep well and are ex_ cellent for feed- ing stock. arly White JAaemmna. Hand- some and deli- cate. For forc- Ingy PER Db cts s 02354420). “ets.2 1G Jb,, 50 cts.; Ib.,
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/Early Purple Vienna. A good sort, of purple Wolor. Pkt.. 5 cts.; 0z., 20 ets.; 4 lb., 60 ets.; Ib., $2.00.
Zarge Green. Forms a large ball. Pkt., 5 cts.; yr 10 cts.; %4 lb., 30 cts.; lb., $1.00.
LEEK.
German—Poree oder Lauch. French—Poireau. Spanish—Puerro.
Sow early in spring, and when plants are three or four inches high, thin to eight inches apart. Hoe the eatth well up to the stalk to blanch it. One ounce to yoo feet of drill.
American Flag. Popular market sort, hardy. Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z., 15 cts.; % Ib., 40 cts.; lb., $1.25.
Large Carentan. A superior sort; dark leaves, rery hardy. Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z., 15. cts.; %4 Ib., 40 cts.; Qb., $1.35.
MARTYNIA.
Sow in May, in the open ground, three feet apart in each’ direction, where the plants are to remain; Or, the seed may be sown in a hot-bed, and the seedlings after- ward transplanted. Pick when small and tender, and preserve the same as cucumbers.
\, Probosecidea. ~Pkt., 5 cts.; 02., 30 cts.; % Ib., $1.00; lb., $3.00.
3 Per julb, 5 ects.; % Tbe M20 Cts eae Ib.;°.35 ets:
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7 ies MELON.
(Vegetable Vine Peach).
They are ex- cellent for pre- serves or sweet pickles and when fully ripe, are considered a deli- cacy sliced raw and served with sugar. Pkt., SW CIS Ee OZerloe Cis: Y% lb., 40 cts.; 1 Ib., $1.25,
MUSTARD.
German—Senf. French—Moutarde. Spanish—Mostazoe.
Mustard is not only used as a condiment, but the greén leaves are used as a salad, or cut and boiled like Spinach. Cultivate same as Cress.
4 White English. The leaves are light green, mild andytender when young; seed, light yellow. Pkt., 5 ctsf oz., 10 cts.; % Ib., 15 ects.; 1 Ib., 40 cts.
rown or Black Mustard. More pungent in flav-
than the white. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; 4% Ib., 15 ets.; 1 Ib., 40 cts.
GARDEN LEMON.
Resembles .the Vine Peach in Fruit is of the manner of growth shape shown in our engraving, is somewhat smaller than Vine Peach, has thinner flesh,
s}and is decidedly NG} more acid, thus SS] dispensing with sliced lemons | which are so im- portant in put- ting up the Vine Peach. As Py | fruit for preserves ay it cannot be ex-
celled. Pkt. 10c, 0z., 15c, Y% Ib., 50e.
MUSHROOM SPAWN.
Mushrooms can be grown in a cellar, in sheds, or in hot beds in open air, on shelves, or out-of-the-way places. Fermenting horse manure at a temperature of about 70 degrees, mixed with an equal weight of fresh sod loam, is made into beds the size required, eight inches deep. See to it that the bed is packed very solidly and evenly. In this bed plant the broken pieces of spawn six inches apart, covering the whole with two inches of light soil, and protect from cold and rain. One brick will plant eight to ten square feet of bed. The mushrooms will appear in about six weeks. Water sparingly and with luke warm water.
English. In bricks. Prepaid, 1 lb., 25 ets. Not prepaid, 1 lb., 15 ets.; 8 Ibs., $1.00.
French. Loose. Prepaid, 1 1b., 50 ects.; 3 Ibs., $1.25. Not prepaid, 1 Ib., 40 cts.; 3 lbs., $1.00.
Robinson’s Mushroom Culture. A book giving directions how to raise mushrooms. Postpaid, 50 cts.
_ OKRA OR GUMBO.
German—Safran. French—Gombaud. Spanish—Gombo.
The pods, when young, are used in soups, stews, etc., and are very nutritious. Sow at the usual time of all tender vegetables, and set the plants from two or
three feet apart in drills.
| Improved Dwarf Green. Tender and long pods. #kt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; % lb., 20 cts.; 1 1lb., 50 cts.
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PARSLEY.
German—Petersille. French—Persil. Spanish—Peregil.
Sow early in Spring half an inch deep, previously soaking the seeds for a few hou in tepid water. One ounce to 159’ feet of drill.
ine Double Curled. A fine dwarf Vaplety: Pkt., 5° cts.; 0z., 10 cts.; % Ibe, DP UCTS Fa LDN Udon (CES. yf Plain. The leaves are plain; it is hardier than the curled. Pkt., 5 ects.; OF. LOCUS: a4. Wile .CLS: > y1De DU Mets: ) Hamburg or Turnip Rooted. The / roots are used for flavoring soups. Pkt., ates Seuss OZ, SOLCtS: 3) 4451 bi. 20) Gtsss ALL bes 60 ets.
-PARSNIPS.
~, German—Pastinake. French—Panais. Spanish—Chirivia.
Cultivate as for Carrots. It is custo- mary to leave Parsnips in the ground over winter as frost improves the quality of the roots.
ee Guernsey. Half long; good cropper. v steers (Cbs: +) O74 10 Ctsssh tA Ibs, 15'ets: ; lb., 50 ets. LE Long Smooth or Hollow Crown. The best for table use. Pkt.,,8 cts.; 0z., 10 cts.; \% lb., 15 cts.; 1 1b..50 cts.
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Double Curled Parsley.
RHUBARB.
Pie Plant.—Wine Plant. German—Rhabarber. French—Rhubarbe. Ruibarbo.
Spanish—
Guernsey Parsnip.
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\/SEA-KALE.
German—Seekohl, Meerkohl.
French—Crambe
A deep, rich soil is best for Rhubarb. Sow early in drills eighteen inches apart and one inch deep; the spring following transplant, allowing each plant at leaSt two feet square; each fall. mulch with manure.
Me ounce makes about 600 plants.
Maritime.
Grown for its blanched shoots, which are cooked as Asparagus. By putting the roots closely in a warm cellar, a supply may be had all winter. Sow in drills two feet apart, thin out to six inches, and the follow-
Ib., $1.00; lb., $3.00.
Linnaeus. Very early, large and crisp. Pkt., 5) ing spring plant in hills three feet apart. ets.f 0z., 10 cts.; 4 Ib., 35 ets.; Ib., $1.25. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 30 cts.; 4% ictoria. Large and later than Linnaeus. Pkt.,
cts.; oz., 15 ets.; % Ib., 50 cts.; Ib., $1.50. i
PEPPER.
German—Pfeffer. French—Piment. — F Pimiento. sw in hot-beds in Mareh, and when the soil has become warm, set in rows two feet apart and éighteen inches in the row. . Proeupp’s Giant. Scarlet red fruit, eight to ' ten inches in length and three inches in diameter. BkKti, 5 ets.; 0z., 30 cts. 2% Ib., 85 cts.; 1 lb., $3.00. / Ruby King. Large, bright red fruit; mild, VPkt., 5 cts.; 0z., 20 cts.; 4 Ib., 65 cts.; 1 Ib., $2.25. / Sweet Spanish.™~ (Bell Shaped). <A pickling ariety. Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z., 20 cts.; 4% lb., 60 cts.; LY lb., $2.00. Golden Dawn. Handsome and mild. Pkt., 5 Wets.; oz., 25 cts.; % Ib., 75 ets.; 1 Ib., $2.25. / Chili Red. Productive and largely used for b/pickling. Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z., 20 cts.; % Ib., 60 cts.; W141 Ib., $2.25.
PUMPKINS.
German—Feld-Kuerbis. French—Potiron. Spanish—Calabaza Fotanera. , Plant in May or early June, in hills eight feet fapart each way. One ounce for fifteen hills; four f7 six pounds to an acre.
Spanish—
* Calhoun. Very superior quality, yellow flesh,
fine for pies. Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z., 10 cts.; %4 lb., 20
ets.; 1 Ib., 70 cts.
Large Cheese. Flat, and one of the best
» varieties for family use. Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z., 10 cts.; | ¥, Ib., 20 cts.; 1 1b., 50 cts.
' Wernich’s Mammoth Giant. The largest of ‘all sorts, sometimes weighing 250 Ibs. Pkt., 5 cts.; 92Z., 10 cts.; % Ib., 35 ets.; 1 Ib., $1.15.
7 Connecticut. Grown for stock; productive. “Pkt., 3 cts.; oz., 10 ets.; 4 lb., 15 ets.; 1 Ib., 35 ets. _|Negro. Pkt., 3 cts.; 0z., 10 cts.; % Ib., 20 cts.; 1 lb., 60 cts.
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PEAS
German—Erbse. French—Pois.
May.
an extra early sort, a good crop can generally be secured. suffer considerably from drought during the hot summer months, it will be found of great benefit to sow the Peas in a trench six inches As soon as suf-
in depth, covering the Peas to a depth of two inches.
ficient growth has been made draw the earth about the vines. way a great deal more moisture is kept about the roots than if sown The wrinkled varieties are not so hardy as the smooth sorts and should be planted later, owing to their liability to rot in the ground, but are much superior in flavor to Dwarf varieties sow in rows one foot apart, and the
on the level and afterwards hilled up.
the smooth Peas. taller sorts from two to three feet apart.
One quart to 75 feet of drill: Two bushels to an acre in drills.
These marked (+) are wrinkled.
BXTRA BARLY VARIETIES.
.*Gradus or Prosperity. This Pea grows about thirty inches high, requires no support, though sticks or bushes can be used if preferred. The pods are large, nearly round and plump, bright green in color,
well-filled with peas that are sweet, rich and mellow.
One market gardener says of it: pick, and sells better than the smaller kinds.’’ respects—is now recognized as a leader. to make a planting of Gradus.
Wernich’s “First and Best.” -haye yet to find a better. peas of good size and delicious flavor.
one picking. Prepaid, pkt., 5c; pt., 25c; qt., 40c. qgt., 25c; pk., $1.40; bu., $5.00.
~/ Alaska. The earliest blue pea, very uniform in growth. The dark green color of the pods make it ex- tremely desirable, as it can be carried long distances without losing color, which quality, combined with its earliness and uniformity of ripening, makes it a most desirable extra early pea for market gardeners and shippers; height 2 feet. Prepaid, pkt., 5c; pt., 25c; qt.,
»40c. Not prepaid, pt., 15c; qt., 25c; pk., $1.40; bu., $5.00 ’*McLean’s Little Gem. Eighteen inches. <A few days later than “First and Best.’ Matures in eight weeks. When in a green state the peas are sweet and delicious. Prepaid pkt., 5¢; pt., 30c; qt., 45c. Not pre- paid, pt., 20c; qt., 30c; pk., $1.75; bu., $6.75.
Pea.
Spanish—Guisante.
For first early Peas sow in a light, rich soil, as early in March or April as the ground can be worked; for later varieties, sow in April or Discontinue sowing from June to August, after which, by sowing
“Gradus is nice looking, easy to It is a grand pea in all Every gardener would do well Prepaid, pkt., 10c; pt., 80c; qt., 55c. Not prepaid, pt., 20c; qt., 40c; peck, $3.00; bu., $10.00.
The Harliest of the Earlies. ‘wis the best variety for market gardeners to plant, and for home use we Grows about 30 inches high. Vines vigo- rous, extremely prolific, the pods being numerous and well filled with A further good quality. is that of ripening with great uniformity so that the vines can be stripped at Not prepaid, pt., 15c;
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y \sI ‘American Wonder. This yariety is one of the *Earliest Wrinkled Peas in cultivation. .It is of dwarf and robust habit, growing from ten to twelve inches high, and produces a profusion of good sized and well filled pods of the finest flavor. Well known. Prepaid, pkt, 5c; pt., 30c; at., 45c. Not prepaid, pt., 20c; qt.,
30c; pk., $1.85; bu., $7.25.
*Premium Gem. Fifteen inches. This is an extra arly dwarf sort, an improvement on Little Gem. Pods long, dark green. Prepaid, pkt., 5c; pt., 30c; qt., 45ce; Not prepaid, pt., 20c; qt., 30e; pk., $1.75; bu., $6.75. )/Tom Thumb. Extra early. Height, 12 inches. Pre ‘paid, pkt., 5c; pt., 30c; qt., 45¢e. Not prepaid, pt., 20c; qt., 80c; pk., $1.50; bu., $5.50.
vy NOTT’S EXCELSIOR.
This great Pea is so hardy and vigorous that it may safely be planted in early Spring with any smooth variety, and can be counted on for table use almost ‘as soon, while as everyone knows, the quality of any wrinkled Pea is far superior to any smooth. Time after time they have been fit for the table fifty days from planting, with the most ordinary cultivation. Pods are square and chunky, always containing from five to seven large Peas, packed so closely together in the pods that the Peas are always “more square than round. and is at all times very tender and of fine flavor. table been more unanimously recommended than has Nott’s Excelsior Our Stock is prepaid, pt., 20c; qt., 30c; pk., $2.00; bu., $7.50.
It grows to a uniform height, about one foot, Seldom has any vege- Not
“True.’’ Prepaid, pkt., 5c; pt., 30c; qt., 45c.
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SECOND EARLY VARIETIES.
WH eS *Heroine. A new medium early, green wrinkled Pea, of very superior quality. — ne t grows to a uniform height of 2144 feet, bearing very large, well-filled pods in ics great profusion. This is without doubt the best of the Second Harly Peas. Pre- paid, pkt., 5c; pt., 30c; qt., 45c. Not prepaid, pt., 20c; qt., 30c; pk., $1.65; bu., &. 00.
ye Market Garden. Standard sort, *prolific. Height 30 inches. Prepaid, kt, 5e; pt., 30e; qt., 45c. Not prepaid, pt., 20c; qt., 30c; pk., $1.50; H., $5.50.
gat eter Canner. A small Pea, used extensively for canning purposes. Height, 48 inches. Prepaid, pkt., 5c; pt., 25¢c; qt., 40c. Not prepaid, pt., 15c; qt., 25¢c; pk., $1.25; bu., $4.50.
' *Abundance. Round, well filled pods. Height 18'inches. Prepaid, pkt., 5c; pt., 30e; qt., 45c. Not prepaid, pt-, 20c; qt., 30c; pk., $1.50; bu., $5.50,
SUGAR VARIETIES. Edible Pods.
o*Dwart Wrinkled Sugar. Fine quality and productive. Height 18 inches. Prepaidy pkt., 5c; pt., 30c; qt., 45c. Not prepaid, pt., 20c; qt., 30c; peck, $1.95; bu, $F. 00.
x aM moth Sugar. One of the best of the edibles. Height, 5 feet. Prepaid, yrs > 5c; pt., 30c; qt., 45c. Not prepaid, pt., 20c; qt., 30c; pk., $1.75; bu., $6.75. ' Ball Gray Sugar. Height, 5 feet. Prepaid, pkt., 5c; pt., 30c; qt., 45¢e. Not prepaid, pt., 20c; qt., 30c; peck, $2.00; bu., $7.75.
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SPECIAL OFFER.
i Pint each of these three, for 80c postpaid.
1 Quart each of these three,
for $1.25 postpaid. Stratagem.
MAIN CROP VARIETIES.
* TELEPHONE.
immense pods, well filled with large Peas of a rich sugary flavor. The best of all the main crop peas,
The vines grow to about 4 feet in height, and are enormously productive, producing in great profusion large well filled pods. We have a very finely selected stock of this fayorite pea. Prepaid, pkt., 5c; pt., 30c; qt., 45c. Not prepaid, pt., 20c; qt., 30c; peck, $460; bu., $6.00. :
_/ *improved Stratagem. A great improvement on the old Stratagem, which of late
yvears has been going steadily back in quality. Height, 12 inches. In this improved stock we have a late Pea of medium height, a heavy cropper, producing large, dark green, showy S, well filled with peas of a superior quality. A grand market gardener’s pea. Pre-
id, pkt., 5¢e; pt., 30c; qt., 45c. Not prepaid, pt., 20c; qt., 30c; peck, $1.60; bu., $6.00.
“Champion of England. Well known; sow thickly. Height, 5 feet. Prepaid, pkt.,
De; pt., 20¢e; qt., 40c. Not prepaid, pt., 15c; qt., 25c; peck, $1.25; bu., $4.50.
ov, warf White Marrow. Height, 18 inches. Prepaid, pkt., 5c; pt., 20c; qt., 30c. Not
tere, pt., 10c; qt., 15¢; peck, 75e; bu., “$2.75.
v6 rse White Marrowfat. A heayy yielder. Height, 4 feet. Prepaid, pkt., 5c; pt., 29c; qt., 30e. Not prepaid, pt., 10c; qt., 15¢c; peck, 75c; bu., $2.75.
Black Eyed Marrowfat. Very hardy and prolific. Height, 3 feet. Prepaid, pkt., 5c; pt., 20c; qt., 30c. Not prepaid, pt., 10c; qti, 15c; peck, 75c; bu., $2.75. :
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~RADISHES, —
German—Radies. French—Radis. Spanish—Rabanos.
One ounce to about 100 feet of drill; 8 to 10 pounds for an acre. The soil for Radishes should be very rich, light and mellow, well broken by digging, as their tender and mild qualities depend much upon their rapid growth. For very early use sow in gentle hot beds in February, and in open air as soon as the ground can be worked, at intervals of ten or twelve days for a succession, as long as they may be wanted. The Turnip Rooted are the best for sowing in the summer. The winter varieties should be sown in August, and lifted before severe frost and stored in the cellar. ;
2 WERNICH’S /NEW FORCING RADISH. | ‘EARLY ERFURT.’’
Quick growth is essential to produce crisp and tender Radish. We have it in “Early Erfurt” which matures in 20 days after &sowing. This makes it the most valuable for forcing or out door
culture. The tops are quite small, the roots globular with deep red skin; flesh white, crisp and tender. It has a pleasant flayor, very mild. On account of smallness of tops it admits of very close sowing. Well lgsuited for sowing under glass. Pkt., 10 cts.; 0oz., 15 ets.; 4 Ib., 35 ets.; 1 Ib., $1.00. Pe
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Xe ¥ : % Early Searlet Globe. For forcing in green house, hotbeds, ‘or cold frames, and fom sowing in the open ground early in the “spring, there is no other’ red variety more desirable. It is entirely * distinet and one of the earliest; in flayor it is mild, crisp, juicy an@ tender. Pkt., 3 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; 44 lb, 25 cts!: Jb., 75 ets. Earliest Deep Scariet Foreing. Color a dark red of hand- »some shape, resembling the Globe, but smaller. A first class Y) fo yweing radish. Pkt., 5 ects.; oz., 10 cts.; 4% lb., 25 cts.; 1b., Tae. | Scarlet Turnip. Its shape is of the best type of the round “sorts; color of skin a very dark red. Pkt. 3¢; 0z., 10c; % lb., 20¢: % Ibg 50e. \ “\* aEarly Scarlet Turnip, White Tipped. Very early; color a, Piicht searlet, tipped with white; an excellent market yariety. . PE 3 .cts.5 0z., 10 cts.; 14 1b:,/20 cts.; Ib... 60) cts.
.. 4 Searlet Olive Shaped. Ripen in 25 days. A good marketing » Radish and one that sells on sight on account of its fine shape ang golor. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; % lb., 20 cts.; Ib., 60 cts.
_\ \(White Summer Turnip. Very large and round in form.
w Pig., 3 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; % lb., 20 cts.; Tb., 60 cts. \ Gray Summer Turnip. Very good variety for field sowing. ERt., 3: cts.; 0z.,.10 cts.;'1%4 Ib., 25 ets; Ib., 55 cts.
-./Golden Summer Turnip. Smooth and bright yellosy skin. -Pkt., 3 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; 4% Ib., 20 cts.; Ib., 60 cts. f
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* French Breakfast. Skin scarlet on the body and white at the extremity; flesh white, tender and mild. Of rapid, fgrowth. Pkt., 3 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; %4 Ib., 20 ets.; Ib., 60c. /Long Searlet Short Tep. Has a short and compact top. In shape it is somewhat shorter and thicker. In color the upper portion is of unusually deep brilliant red, which gradually shades to a deep, waxy pink towards the end. Pyt., 3 cts; oz., 10 cts.; % lb:; 20 cts.; Ib., 60 cts. White Strassburg Summer. This variety is a hand- Some oblong shape, tapering beautifully to a point. Both ... |Sking and flesh are pure white, almost transparent. Pkt.,
"13 gts.; 0z.,10 cts.; %4 Ib., 20 cts.; Ib., 60 cts. ;
WGapanese Long White. Flesh pure white and crisp-
PKt., 3 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; % lb., 25 ets:; Ib., 75 ‘ets! >\\/ Stuttgart White Mammoth. Very early and_ very layge. Pkt., 3 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; % 1b., 20 cts.; 1b., 60 cts. California White Mammoth. A _ very large winter vyafiety. Pkt., 3°cts.; oz., 10 cts.; 4 Ib., 25 cts.; Ib., 60 cts. ‘China Winter. A fine and salable variety. Pkt., 9 tsf:.oz., 10 ets.; 44 lb., 20 ets.; lb., 60 cts. es ee ,fRound Black Spanish. A fine winter sort. Pkt., cts’: oz., 10 cts.;: % Ib., 20 ets.; ]b., 60 cts.
Long Black Svanish. The popular winter sort. Pkt, W cts.: oz., 10 cts.; % Ib., 20 cts.; Ib., 60 cts.
SALSIFY, OR OYSTER PLANT. .
German—Bochsbart. French—NSalsifis. Spanish—Salsifi Blanco.
Grows best in light, well-enriched soil, which, previous to sowing the seed, should be dug up to a depth of eighteen inches. Sow early in spring in drills fifteen inches apart and one and one-half inches deep, and when the plants are strong enough, thin out to six inches apart. One ounée‘to 70 feet of drill.
Large White. Very thick and smooth. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; ™%4 Ib., 25 ets.; lb., 85 cts.
, Mammoth Sandwich Islands. Large and superior. Pkt., 5 ects.; oz., 15 cts.; 144 Ib., 35 COS GUT. OL cel
/ SCORZONERA, OR BLACK OYSTER PLANT.
\/ Requires the same treatment as Salsify. / Black.
\ Is prepared the same as Salsify for the table. -Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z., 15 cts.; %4 lb., 40 Cts..;' Ibs, :plb0:
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SPINACH.
Special Prices on Spinach in any Quantity on Application.
German—Spinat. French—Epinard. Spanish—Hspinaca.
For spring use, sow early in drills one foot apart, and for succession every two weeks. As it grows, thin out for use, keeping it clear of weeds. For fall use sow in August; for winter use, sow in September in well manured ground; mulch with straw on approach of severe cold weather. One ounce for 100 feet of drill; 10 pounds for an acre in drills.
Vietoria. Without question the best Spinach for spring sowing, from: the fact that it remains in fit condition for at least 2 or 3 weeks after all the other sorts have run to seed. The leaves are heavy, broad and dark green, and of the finest quality. Pkt., 5¢; oz-, 10ce; % lb., 15¢e; 1 Ib., 40c.
Bloomsdale or Savoy Leaved. Of upright growth, leaves curled and crimpled, thick and fleshy. Keeps well after cutting. Suitable for fall sowing. Pkt., 3c; oz, 10c; 4 Ib.,
1567 1 1b.,. 85c. 7 See Leaf. The main market sort, equally good for springy or fall sowing. Pkt., 3c; oz., 10c; %4 lb., 15¢; 1 lb., 35c.
./Round Thick-Leaved. A decided improvement over the Round Leaf, thicker leaved and very tender. The best all- round sort either for the home, garden or market-grower. Pkt., 3C; OZ, 10e; 4% \b., 15c; 1 Ib., 35¢.
tees Standing. (Late Seeding.) Especially desirable from t fact that it is much later in going to seed than the older Yarieties. Pkt., 3c; 0oz., 10c; % Ib., 15¢c; 1 lb., 35ce.
Prickly. Stands the winter well, but gives less bulk than thé Round Leaf. Pkt., 3c; 0oz., 10c; 4% 1b., 15c; 1 Ib., 35¢.
New Zealand. Withstands heat and drought and pro- duecés leaves in great abundance throughout the summer in the hottest climates, and where ordinary Spinach will not do well; should be started in heat and transplanted three feet apart each way, into light, rich soil. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; %4 lb., 20c; lb, 60c.
SQUASH.
Sauashes should not be planted until danger from frost is passed, but get in the winter kinds as soon as possible, in order that they may mature. Plant in hills 5 feet apart for bush varieties, and 6 or 8 feet running varieties, putting 6 to 8 seeds to the hill. finally leaving but three plants. One ounce of the bush varieties for 40 hills; or of the large-seeded kinds, 15 hills; two or three pounds cf the bush, and three or four pounds of the large-seeded for an acre.
/ SUMMER VARIETIES.
Giant Summer Crookneck. The largest squash. Pkt., 5c; oz, 10c; 14 Ib., 25¢c; 1 lb., T5c. h hite Bush. Very early; a favorite market sort. Pkt., aGf OZ), LOCA Ibe. (2565 1 tb: 15e- L“Golden Custard Bush. Resembles White Bush, excepting eglor, Pkt. 5c; oz., 10c; % lb., 25e; 1 1b., 75e. \f Pimeapple. Prolific; peculiar shape; skin and fiesh white. Pif., 5c; 0Z., 10¢; % lb., 25c; 1 lb., T5e. /Delieata. The earliest and most prolific of the yine squashes. Can also be sown for winter. Pkt., 5¢e; oz., 10ce; 4 ibe 2oG ah be sac:
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oston Marrow. Oval, bright orange, flesh yellow. Pkt., 5c; 0z., 10c; %4 Ib., 25¢c; 11b., 80c.
Prolifie Marrow. A yaluable and _ prolific S@Ut. (Pity. oe Om LOGS TAllb.. 250% dba wSOe: ¥ 'y State. Hard Shell, for fall and winter. ea OZee LOC, 14711, wos Li Loy O0Giy ubbard. A late sort of superior quality. Kum O72. -,00 2 ta 1b.2, SOG: A ilps (SieG0; fammoth Chili. Hnormous size, of a rich yellow color. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; % 1b., 40ce;
Tb.) $1.50. | SORREL. German—Sauerampfer. French—Oseille. t Spanish—A cedera.
Sow in spring in drills eighteen inches apart, in a rich soil, and keep the flower stems cut off as they appear. It remains in the ground year after year, and only needs to be taken up and divided once in four or five years. To be cut and cooked precisely like Spinach; or it is ex-
ellent cooked with it, one-third Sorrel to two-|é hirds Spinach. Very nice to be eaten after it]? has become cool. Inasmuch as the hot sun]} tends to inerease its acidity, a northern expos- ure is preferable.
Broadleaved. Extensively used among the
Germans. Pkt., 5e: 0Z., 10e; yy, Ib., 30¢: i Ib., : ts SR ee tee ‘ $1.00. ' Remember, we pay the postage on all seeds offered on this page.
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TOMATO.
German—Liebesapfel. French—Tomato. Spanish—Tomate.
The seed should be sown in a hot-bed about the first week in March, in drills five inches apart and half an inch deep. When the plants are about two inches high, they should be set out about four or five inches | apart in another hot-bed. About the middle of May the plants may be set in the open ground; they are planted for early crops on light sandy soil, at a distance of three feet apart, in hills in which a good shovelful of rotten manure has been mixed. On heavy soils, which are not suited for an early crop, they should be planted four feet apart. Water freely at the time of transplanting. and shelter from the sun for a few days until the plants are established. One ounce will produce about 2,000 plants.
“aN SON ie SS! af pias Y Wernich’s German Market. Crop failure this year. y Matehless. The color is a rich, cardinal red. The skin is so tough that it is a splendid keeper and shipper, and is less liable to erack in wet weather than any other large tomato. Unsur- passed for market or for table. The plant is a strong grower, and is very productive, bearing with undiminished vigor until trost. The fruit is free from core, and the seed-spaces are com- paratively small. The leaves are of a rich, dark green color, and very luxuriant, indicating great constitutional vigor, and giving the plant ability to produce fruit of the largest size throughout the entire season. It stands at the front as a large, bright red, ydain erop sort. Pkt., 05¢; oz., 25c; 14 Ib., 50c; 1 lb., $2.25. | ~ The New Stone. We cali this the king of the Livingston , kinds, which are the best types of large, smooth, solid, ‘‘beefy’’ | Tomatoes. If asked to select one main crop, market sort, we advise this. Color, fine scarlet, stem (calyx) set high, core small and shallow, so that but little is lost when it is taken out of the fruit before slicing. We want to make what we say of this kind definite, because there are very many good kinds, and a long list is confusing. If in doubt, buy the New Stone for market, or home use for that matter. Pkt., 05c; oz.,.20c; % lb., 60eyv1 lb., $2.00. 1
Early Minnesota. One of the best sorts for gene- ral market or family use. Very smooth and regular in shape, uniform in size and color, and free from rot or cracking. Vines large, with dark green leaves, vigorous and wonderfully productive. Being under high culture, one of the heaviest croppers. Fruit medium size to large, perfectly smooth, solid, but without aly core. Deep, righ, red color, of. excellent flavor. Pkt., 0dc; 0z., 20c; yy lb., 60c; d hor. $2-00. ee 4 ; ‘Dwarf Champion. This is a purple fruited vari-
Yer. which forms very strong plants about two feet high. The branches are short, making a bushy plant that stands quite erect without stakes. This sort is often sold as Tree Tomato. Fruit smooth, medium sized, color purplish pink, fairly solid, but has no hard core, and is of good flavor. About as early as any purple fruited tomato, and is quite popular in some localities, both for market and home use. Pkt., 05c; oz., 30c; %4 Ib., $1.00; 1 Ib., $38.00.
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onderosa. This grand new variety is the monster the Tomato family, the tomatoes often weighing 2 ( to 3 pounds each. Of a rich, bright crimson color and all solid meat, exceptionally free from seeds. BEx- tremely delicious in flavor, whether used raw or cooked. A single tomato is enough for a meal. Very desirable for family and market purposes. Pkt., 05c; of, 30c; % lb., $1.00; 1 lb., $3.50. w Aeme. A red medium sized tomato, oval form. Plt., 5c; oz., 20c; % Ib., 60e; 1 Ib., $2.00 Golden Trovhy. The best yellow sort; early, Jayge and solid. Pkt., 5c; oz, 25c; 4% Ib., 75e;.1 Ib., $2.50. ¥¢ Livingstone’s Perfection. It is larger than the Acme and the earliest market sort. Pkt., 5c: 0z., 20c¢; 4, Ab., 60¢e; 1 Ib., $2.00. \ (Livingstone’s Favorite. Large, perfect form, Vifooth skin, firm’flesh. Pkt., 5c; 0z., 20e; %4 lb., 55c¢; 1 lb., $1.90. ( Yellow Pinm. A small variety, extensively used for pickling. Pkt., 5c; oz., 20c; % lb., 60e; 1 Ib., $2.00. fRed Cherry. <A small cherry-shaped variety, red “in veolor, principally used for pickling! Pkt., 5c; 0z., 20c: Y% Th., 600e; 1 Ib., $2.00. th a : ‘Strawberry er Winter Cherry. Bxcesent for Ponderosa. Wickling. Is a good keeper on account. of haying a., ty an - P| Sell outside of the ane which affords extre protection. Pkt, 5¢; 0z., 25e; %4 Ib., T5e; 1 Ib., $2.50.
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TURNIPS AND RUTABAGAS
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Turnips may be sown at all seasons, from April to August in our climate, although those will be the best which are sown very early in the spring for summer crop, and early in August for a fall and winter crop. A light soil well manured the previous year, is the best: no manure should be applied at the time of sowing, unless it be well decomposed compost, or the roots are liable to bé bad flayored. The Rutabaga varieties should rn in drills fifteen inches apart, and for winter use may bé sown from the twentieth of June to the middle lly, on Jand that has been well manured for other cropsgn spring; thin out.as for the early crop. One ounce sow 150 feet drill. Two puonds will sow 1 acre in drillgy One pound will sow 1 acre broadcast.
A spendid Extra Early Purple Top Milan. \ Ye E22. Tops small and rough-leayed. Bulb | |
new strap-leaved yariety that is ready for use fully oblopg aud produced mostly out of ground. Skin pure two weeks earlier than the Purple Top Sil. white and perfectly smooth. Flesh firm, sweet and
and one week ahead of the Rurple Top Munich. The | mild® Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; %4 Ib., 20 cts.; 1 Ib., bulb is of medium size, quite fiat, smooth and has a | 55 cts. bright, fresh purple top. The flesh is pure white, | yEarly White Flat Dutch. Bulb of medium size
| , fine-grained and of the choicest quality. Pkt., | and ffat. Skin pure white. One of the surest croppers ESGo. G2. (10 CUS 1g t4. lbs. BO! GtSks 44 1D.) 6 On GtSs i of fhe early garden. sorts... Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z.,.10 cts.; urple Top Strap Leaf. Tops small. bulb mostly ap ld. Tey CLSe tik Oe CUS pis): ove ground, of medium size and flat. Skin white Pomeranian White Globe. A large and most below the surface and clear, bright purple above. erfect globe in shape; skin white and smooth. Of
Hlesh white. sugary and remarkably well flavored. St#ong growth and one of the most productive yarie- Very early, hardy and prolific. Pkt., 5 cts-; oz. 10 CS. peek tye GtSuw O22, 104608. 344-1 bs le CES. 3. lbs) 45e:
74 lbs, 20.ebs; 5, 1 1b:,<50. cts.
Large Amber Globe. Flesh yellow, fine-grained urple Top White Globe. The name of this
and sweet: one of the best for table and stock. Skin
mostrexcellent variety affords for it a very accurate yellows with green top. Grows to a large size. Pkt., description. It is an early and a. heavy cropper as g.Cty; 0z., 10) cts.; 44: lb: 20 cts. 1, lb.;.50, cts.
s a good keeper. The bulb is a very handsome | and is especially in demand among market Fr li BHOUS atest. oo Cusys..02., 10 ets.; (44. 1b.. do -ctis.;.4 ||
» 50 cts. i White Six Weeks or Snow Ball. Bulb of
Léng White or Cow Horn. The roots are shaped a Carrot, about half of which is formed above “ound; flesh white, fine grained and sweet... Pkt., 5 SES ns (OZ, HTOVEUS. ta. LDE. pour GLS..5 A ey ORCL. Teltau. or Small Berlin. Very small, spindle- medium size and spherical. Skin white and smooth. shaped roots; the rind has a peculiar fiayor, and should Immature flesh, fine grained, tender and sweet. Pkt., | not be taken off, when used; esteemed for flavoring Da Cts s 02.510 1 ctss Yalb.,. 20vcts:%1 1b.) 60: cts; f soups. Pt, 5 ets.: oz., 10 cts.; 14 Ib,, 25 ets.: 1 Ib., 85¢
RUTABAGA OR SWEDES.
Thefs wedes are really preferable for’stock feeding on account of their superior | nutitive as well as better keeping qualities. Some of the finest are desirable
a popular for table use also.
Wernich’s Improved Purple Top. Tops very small. Bulbs large, having few, if any, roots. Skin deep purple above, bright yellow underneath. Flesh | golden yellow, of fine texture, sweet and of richest flavor. Very hardy, unusually preductive, and a good keeper; the principle variety being desirable for table use wid stock feeding. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; % lb., 20 ets.; 1 Ib., 55 cts. \
} Bloomsdale Purple Top. A standard and productive sort. Pkt., 5 ets.,
oz 10 cts.; % Ib., 15 cts.; 1 Ib., 45 ‘ets. i
‘Large White. Large and productive. Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z., 10 cts.; %4 Ib., 20 “ts.y/1 Ib., 50 cts. :
Wellow Swede. For table or stock use. Pkt.,-5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; % lb., 26
yr 1 lb., 50 ets. Imported Havana. Best of all for the manufac- CoO. ture of cigars, but inclined to deteriorate; hence the
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necessity of renewing the seed each year. Pkt.; 5 cts.; Burn a quantity of brush and rubbish in the spring OZ, 2 CESS boa Ls. LOCUS. 4) ded Dis Sor 00,
on the ground intended for the seed-bed, then dig and Connecticut. Fine long leaf. Best adapted to thoroughly pulverize the earth and mix with the ashes, the northern states. Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z., 20 cts.; 4 Ib., after which the seed may be sown and covered very 60 cts.; 1 Ib., $2.00. lightly. When the plants are about six inches high, Sumatra. It is this variety from which the famous transplant into rows four or fiye feet apart each way, Sumatra wrappers are made. Pkt., 10 cts.; 02Z, 50 and cultivate thoroughly with plow and hoe. cts.; 4 lb., $1.50; 1 Ib., $5.50.
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AROMATIC,
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THYME. An assortment of choice pot and sweet herbs should be grown in every garden for flavoring soups, meats,
ete. Many country garderners still grow the simple medicinal herbs for home use. Herbs in general prefer a cool, moist soil, making their most rapid growth during the cool spring months. Seeds of those varieties, the leaves of which are used either in a dried or green state, especially the perennial varieties, should be sown thinly in shallow drills as early in the spring as the soil can be dug in a fine, loose condition. When well started, the perennial varieties should be transplanted to regular beds or borders, setting plants twelve inches apart in the rows, and rows far enough apart to admit of easy cultivation. The annual varieties should also be sown early, making rows twelve to eighteen inches apart for those of which the leaves are dried and two feet apart for those raised for the ripened seed, such as Dill, Caraway, Coriander, ete.
To preserve the varieties, of which the leaves are used, the stems should be cut close to the ground, just when coming into flower, tied in small bundles and hung to dry in a cool loft or shed. For the varieties pro- ducing aromatie seeds cut off the tops or seed-heads as soon as ripened; spread thinly on floor of a cool loft or tie
POT HERBS, —
in bundles, seed to be threshed out and cleaned in the same manner as grain,
asterisk (*) are perennial.
Anise (Pimpinella anisum). Used for cordial, gar- nishing and flavoring; the seeds haye an agreeable,
aromatie taste, Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; \% Ib., 30 ets.; Ib., $1.00.
Balm (Melissa officinalis). The leaves have a fra- grant odor, and are used for making a pleasant bever- age, known as balm wine, also for balm tea, for use in fevers. Pkt., 5 cts.; 02., 20 cts.; %4 Ib., 60 cts.; Ib., $2.00.
Basil, Sweet (Ocymum basilicum). The leaves are used for flavoring soups, stews and highly seasoned dishes. PEt.; 5 cts.; 02.,,15 cts.; 34 Ib.,/50. ets.; Ib. $1.50.
Borage (Borago officinalis) The leaves are used for flavoring, and the flowers furnish bee pasture; most easily grown in any waste place. Pkt., d ets.; 07.; 15. Cts.s. 34 1D. 40 ets. Ibs Sih. 25.
*Caraway (Carum carui.) Grown for the seeds, which are used extensively for the flavoring of bread, pastry, eta. (Pkt 5 cts.3)02Z4 710: ots. +44 lb.) Zo (Cis:s lb., 75 cts.
Catnip, or Catmint (Nepeta cataria). The leaves and young shoots are used for seasoning. It makes also, an excellent bee pasture. Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z., 30 cets.; % 1b., $1.00; Ib., $3.50.
Chives. Used for seasoning. See page 14 for Seed.
Chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla). Used for tea. by many considered a household necessity. Pkt., 10 cts.; 02Z., ‘7d ets.;°14 Ib., $2.50; 1 Ib., $9.00.
Coriander. (Coriandrum savitum). The seeds are used in the manufacture of liquors and confectionery. Pkt.) .0 ¢cts.3°027.7 10 ctsis 44h 25"ets:s ibis fo. cts.
Dill (Anethum graveolens). The seeds haye an aromatic odor, and warm, pungent taste. They are used as a condiment, and also for pickling with cu- soe Pkt., 5 cts.; oz,, 10 cts.; 44 Ib.,.20 cts.;, Ib.,
ets. Wy
*Fennel, Sweet (Anethum foeniculum). The leaves boiled are used in fish sauces. Pkt., 5 ects.; 0z., 10 cts.; % Ib., 30 cts.; Ib., $1.00
*Hoarhound (Marrubium yulgare). The leaves are used for seasoning and also in the manufacture of the popular cough remedy. Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z., 30 cts.; 4 Ib., 31.00; lb., $3.00.
*“Hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis), A hardy perennial with an aromatie flavor, and warm, pungent taste. It
is a stimulant and expectorant and is used in asthma ~
and chronie catarrh. are the parts used. The plants should be thinned to 12 inches apart. 5. cts.;. 0Z., 25 cts.; 4% Ib., T5-cts.; Ib., $2.50. *Lavender (Lavendula vera). A hardy perennial, growing about two feet high. It is used for the dis- tillation of lavender water, or dried and used to per- fume linen. It does best in light, warm soil. It should be picked before it becomes dry and hard, and dried Se Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z.4 20 cts.; % Ib., 60 cts.; Ib.,
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The flowering summits and leaves It does best on a dry, sandy soil. PEt;
We deliver all Seeds offered on this page
free to any Postofifice in the United States. f
The varieties marked with an
Marjoram, Sweet (Origanum marjoram). The leaves and the ends of the shoots are esteemed for seasoning in summer, and also dried for winter use. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; % 1b., 40 ets.; Ib., $1.39.
*Pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium). The true Penny- royal is but little known. Pkt., 5 ets.; 02Z., 7d cts.; 4 Ib., $2.50; Ib., $8.00.
*Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis). The aromatic leaves are used for seasoning. PkKt., 5 cts.; 0Z., 25 cts.; % lb., 75 cts.; Ib.; $2.50.
*Rue (Ruta graveolens). For medicinal purposes; good for fowls, for the croup. Pkt., 5 ects.; 0z., 15 cts.; Y% lb., 50 ets.; Ib., $1.50.
Saffron (Carthamus tinctorius). A hardy annual from Egypt. Cultivated for its flowers, which are used in dyeing, and to make the cosmetie powder call- st oe Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; % 1b., 40 cts.; Ib., 51.50.
*Sage. (Salvia officinalis). The most extensively used of all herbs for seasoning and dressing; indespen- aoe Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z., 15 cts.;°% Ib., 85° cts.; Ib:,
£25. ; ’
Summer Savory(Satureia hortensis), The leaves and flowers are used extensively for flavoring, particu- larly in soups and dressings. Pkt., 5 ets.; 0z., 10 cts.; % lb., 30 cts.; Ib., $1.00. af -
*Tansy (Tanacetum yulgare). A hardy perennial and grows wild in many parts of this country. The leaves, when green, have a peculiar, aromatie odor which they lose in drying. Cultivated for its medi- inal. pRoperties, Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 80 ets.; % Ib., $1.00; lb., $3.50.
*Tarragon (Artemisia dracunculus). This herb is appreciated thoroughly by all who know it for the use of its aromatic leayes in seasoning or salads, also for © Tarragon Vinegar. The foliage, if cut in autumn, can be kept in a dry state the same as other herbs. In the Northern States give some protection during win- ter. Pkt., 25 cts.3 0z., $5.00,
*Thyme (Thymus yulgaris). This herb is perennial and is both a medicinal and culinary plant. The young leaves and tops are used for soups, dressing and sauce; a tea is made from the leaves which is a great remedy in nervous headache. Sow as early as the ground will permit. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; %4 Ib., 60 cts.;,]b., $2.25.
*Wormvwood (Artemisia absinthium). A perennial plant of strong and fragrant odor, and aromatic, but intensely bitter taste. The leaves are used as a tonic and vermifuge and as a dressing for fresh bruises. Is raised from seed and propagated by cuttings, or divid- ing the roots. A dry, poor soil is best adapted to bring out the peculiar virtues of this plant. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; 4 Ib., 50 cts.; Ib., $1.75.
*Woodruff (Asperula odorata) Waldmeister. Must be sown in moist and shady places. It is used mostly for making May-wine and for this purpose is in great demand. Pkt., 10 cts.; 0z., 50 cts.; %4 Ib., $1.35; Ib... 0.m0. 4
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CHANGE YOUR SEED.
All practical farmers AGREE that seed grown year after year under the same condi- tions of soil and climate “‘RUNS OUT”’ after a time, rendering a change of seed not only DESIRABLE but NECESSARY. To such we offer NORTHERN GROWN STOCKS of the BEST VARIETIES, CAREFULLY SELECTED, THOROUGHLY RECLEANED and PRICES SO REASONABLE as to enable every farmer who wishes to get a new start in SEED OATS, BARLEY, CORN, ETC., to do so at a VERY SMALL EXPENSE.
BARLEY. GENUINE BAVARIAN ‘‘HOFBRAU’”’ BARLEY.
Two years ago we obtained from Bavaria, Germany, a bushel of the famous T'wo- Rowed Bavarian Barley, which weighed fifty-nine pounds. From this one bushel we obtained 29 bushels, which weighed 58 pounds to the bushel, though raised in the severe drought of 1901. From this seed we raised the present season nearly 500 bushels, which weighed from the machine 116 to 120 pounds to the bag. The kernels are very large and plump, and it weighs nearly as heavy as wheat. It is a very hardy variety. and has come through the present wet season with searcely any discoloration. Prepaid, 20 ets. Not prepaid, peck, 50 cts.; bu., $1.55; 214 bu., $3.75.
MANSHURY.
A six-rowed variety, plumb kernels, straw long and a heavy yielder. Prepaid, lb., 25 cts.; 5d lbs.. $1.00. Not prepaid, peck, 40 cts.; bu., $1.25; 2144 bu., $8.00; 5 bu., $5.50; 10
bu., $10.50. GERMAN MELON.
This barley was introduced by us some years ago and has given the best of satisfac- tion wherever grown. Brewers prefer this sort to all others. Prepaid, lb., 25 ets.; 5 Ibs., $1:00. Not prepaid, pk., 50 cts.; bu., $1.50; 214 bu., $8.35; 5 bu., $6.50; 10 bu., $12.50.
SUCCESS OR BEARDLESS.
All barley growers have experienced the annoyance occasioned by the chafing and sticking of the beards while threshing. This nuisance has been overcome in the New Beardless Barley, which is entirely free from beards. This barley is six-rowed, the straw grows to a good height, is stiff and strong, and does not readily iodge. Prepaid, lb., 25 ets.; 5 lbs., $1.00. Not prepaid, pk., 50 cts.; bu., $1.25; 214 bu., $3.00; 5 bu., $5.50; 10
bu., $10.50. GIANT WHITE HULLESS.
We are going to start out in the description of this barley by making this broad, sweeping statement, that it is the most prolific fat and health producing food for hogs, eattle and poultry extant today. Of course, the farmer living in the corn_growing states of Illinois, Iowa, and Nebraska believes that he has a better food in corn than in this Giant White Hulless Barley but the fact of the matter is that this is a mere assumption, because he has not given this barley a trial side by side with his rich corn. But take, for instance, states where corn does not thrive, take the northern parts of Wisconsin, Minnesota, the Dakotas and Montana, and a great many other states where corn does not thrive as luxur- iantly as in Iowa, Lllinois, Indiana, Nebraska and Kansas, we say that in the above states Giant White Hulless Barley is pre-eminently the crop to grow for stock fattening. Pre- paid, lb., 30 cts.; 5 lbs., $1.25. Not prepaid, pk., 60 cts.; bu., $1.85; 214 bu., $4.25.
SEED RYE. SWEDISH SPRING.
Used mainly as a catch crop when other winter crops fail. Rye is a cereal that is very little sown compared with other grain. We cannot see why the farmers don’t sow more. It always has a steady market price very seldom less than 55c per bu. and the yield from good seed will average 40 bu. per acre. Prepaid, lb., 25 cts.; 5 lbs., $1.25. Not pre-
' paid, pk., 40 cts., bu., $1.25; 2% bu., $3.00; 10 bu., $11.50.
ST. JOHN’S RYE.
This is undoubtedly the Only Rye to Sow, especially as a catch crop. None so prolific in straw or kernels as our *‘Matchless St. Johns.”
Can be Sown either in Spring or in Fall. The beauty of this Rye is that it can be sown early or late, it makes no difference, grow it will, wet or dry weather, and furnish abundance of Fodder. If your winter wheat or other crops prove a failure, we know of nothing that compares with St. John’s Rye, and by sowing it you will get:
1. If sown before the end of June, two large crops of hay.
2. Enough for pasturing your horses and cattle until late in the season.
8. In the spring it will come up thick, early and luxuriant. f ‘
4. Can then again be used as a pasturage or by letting it run to seed will yield 30 to 85 bushels of fine seed Rye. Sown with Oats and Sand Vetches as a catch crop you will haye Fodder to burn. If sown alone sow 40 pounds to the acre. i fre
Prepaid, Ib., 30 cts.; 5 lbs., $1.25. Not prepaid, pk., 50 cts.; bu., $1.65; 2% bu., $3.75; 10 bu., $13.50.
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SEED WHEAT.
We are obliged to ask a considerable advance over the market price for our High Grade Seed Wheat as there is very much larger cost attached to its production and preparations than any one, who has not had the experience. could possibly appreciate. Space does not permit of going into details, but as a matter of fact the prices named below for the larger quantities represent but a slight ad- vance over the cash outlay to us for selecting, cleaning and grad- ing the Seed.
We believe that farmers who want to change their seed will find it very much to their advantage to secure enough, at least, to give them a start.
To those who do not care for the pedigree, or highly improved stock, but want simply good, healthy, sound and reasonably clean wheat, we would state that we are in position at all times to select from the hundreds of ears which daily arrive in Milwaukee, ex- eellent lots of either Fife or Blue Stem, and which we will sell either in car or less than car lots, at a slight advance over the prevailing market price. Will be glad to send samples and prices
upon applicaticen. PROBSTIER.
This: variety has all the characteristics of the Saskatchewan Fif> from which it is descended by careful selections. It excels in earliness, hardness, productiveness and freedom from smut and all diseases. Our Grower reports that Probstier will average 40 to 50 bushels per acre. ‘‘Bald.’”’ Prepaid. lb., 25 ets.; 5 lbs., $1.00. Not prepaid, peck, 50 cts.; bu. $1.50; 2% bu., $3.40; 10 bu., $13.00.
VELVET CHAFF BLUE STEM.
Northern grown, Pedigree stock. A distinet variety from all other Spring Wheats. The stem just below the head, when green, has a beautiful blue bloom on it which entirely disap- pears as the wheat ripens, the straw and stem assuming a beautiful golden yellow hue and entirely free from rust. Pre- paid, lb., 25 cts.; 5 lbs., $1.00. Not prepaid, peck, 50 e¢ts.; bu., $1.50; 244 bu., $3.35; 10 bu., $12.50.
SASKATCHEWAN FIFE.
Early, productive, and known as one of the best No. 1 mill- ing wheat, noted for its great productiveness, earliness and freedom from smut. So well known that further description is unnecessary. Prepaid, 1b., 30 ets., 5 1bs., $1..25 Not prepaid, peck, 60 cts.; 1 bu., $1.60; 2% bu., $3.50; 10 bu., $13.50,
MACARONI WHEAT. The Wheat for the West.
Recommended by the U. S. Department of Agriculture. Send for Circular No. 18 describing this Wheat and its: usefulness. The market for this Wheat will be a good one as‘the demand exceeds the supply. It is used principally in the manufacture of Macaroni. Macaroni manufacturers are ready to buy all that can be raised. About 15,000,000 lbs. of foreign Macaroni is imported annually solely because, being made from true Macaroni Wheat, it is con- sidered to be a better quality than our domestic Maraconi, which is made almost entirely of bread wheats. Moreover the imported Macaroni sells at a much higher price. Of course all the cost of the imported product will be saved to this country if the farmers and millers will furnish our factories with the right kind of mater- ial, which they can easily do. Macaroni wheat will also make good bread; such bread-eating countries as Russia, France. Italy, Spain, Greece and the Mediterranean regions using it extensively. A small per cent. of softer wheat is usually mixed with the Macaroni wheat before grinding, however. It is the only wheat for our semi arid plains where heretofore the raising of wheat was almost an impossibility. It will grow anywhere, wilhstands drouth, is rust- proof and earlier than other wheats. The yield varies from 12 to 40 bushels per acre, depending on soil and climate. In this country Macaroni wheat should be sown in the spring, in all territory north of the thirty_fifth parallel. South of that latitude it should be sown in October 15th to December ist... Prepaid, lb., 20 cts.; 4 lbs., 75 ets.; not prepaid, lb., 10 cts.; pk., 60 cts.5 bu., $1.95; 2% bu., $4.25.
EMMER OR SPELTZ.
“What is it?’ Neither barley nor wheat, yet it resembles both, and outyields barley, oats and wheat. Botanically it is known as Triticum Spelta and is supposed to be the grain grown in Egypt at the time of Moses. Ask your German neighbor, he has seen it grow in the old country and will tell you of its good qualities, both for milling as well as for feeding. It is a wonderful stooler and a robust grower and will do as well on poor as it will on rich soil. Prepaid, 1 Ib., 25 cts.; 5 Ibs., $1.00. Not prepaid, peck, 40 cts.; bu,, $1.10; 214 bu., $2.65; 5 bu., $5.25; 10 bu:, $10.00.
It will pay you to re- new your Seed Oats this year by sowing some of our improved varieties and thus greatly in- crease your yield.
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FARM SEEDS.
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RECLEANED SEED OATS. °
DUPPAUER.
This Oats has stiff straw, stands up well, plump berries with a thin hull and of good color. It is extremely early and should be sown very early. It is full-of fresh new blood and overflowing with vigor. Once sown it will grow from start to finish despite the elements. Duppauer planted side by side with other yarieties out-yield them two to one. it is a great stooler, one kernel producing 50 and more strong, stiff, healthy, vigorous stems. This accounts for the large erops Duppauer Oats will yield. It will pay you to sow Duppauer Oats. It will yield 80 to 100 bushels, whereas, perhaps your own seed only produces 50 bushels. Figure it out yourself and you must admit it pays to try this grand new sort. Prepaid, Ib., 25 cts.; 5 lbs., $1.00. Not prepaid, per peck, 45 cts.; bu., $1.25; 244 bu., $3.00; 10 bu., $11.50.
WHITE PROBSTIER.
(New Seed.) This we believe to be the best oats ever introduced, be it grown in the North, East, South or West. It has never been known to fail. Our stock this year is grown from new seed, imported two years ago and the seeding of which we gave_our personal attention at the time. Prepaid, !b., 25 cts.; 5 Ibs., $1.00. Not prepaid, peck, 40 cts.: bu., $1.00; 2% bu., $2.35; 10 bu., $9.00.
YELLOW PROBSTIER.
Extremely hardy, makes a strong stool and grows with vigor and rapidity. Do not compare this oats with the variety known as Yel- low French, which is a good oats but cannot compete with the Yellow Probstier for earliness, heaviness or production. It will grow any- where, and being rust proof, will grow under all climatic conditions where oats will grow. Prepaid, 1b., 25 cts.; 5 lbs., $1.00. Not prepaid, peck, 45 cts.; bu., $1.15; 2% bu., $2.50; 10 bu., $9.50.
BLACK PROBSTIER.
We believe that in this oats we have the best black oats sold for
seed purposes. Unequaled in the stiffness or strength of the straw,
nothing less than a tornado or a cyclone will lodge them. Prepaid, lb., 25 ets.; 5 Ibs., $1.00. Not prepaid, peck, 40 cts.; bu., $1.15; 2%
bu., $2.50; 10 bu., $9.50. FLAX.
(Price subject to Market Fluctuation).
Most of the flax seed in this country is run out. Ours is new stock seed that is tip top. We exercise great care in the thorough cleans- ing of our seeds so as to rid it of noxious Seed. Prepaid, lb., 30 ets.; d Ibs., $1.25. Not prepaid, peck, 65 cts.; bu., $1.95; 2% bu., $4.75.
BUCKWHEAT.
(Price subject to Market Fluctuation.)
Silver Hull. A very good and popular yariety. Grain is of light gray color; is rounder than the common yariety, has a much thinner husk, earlier, and yields more. The flour is whiter and more nutritious. Prepaid. lb., 25 ets.; 5 Ibs., $1.00. Not prepaid, peck,
40 ects.; bu., $1.35; 2% bu., $3.25.
New Japanese. About a week earlier than Silver Hull, and yields almost as much again. The flour made from it equal in quality, to any other buckwheat, while it is much more productive than any other, and succeeds well far north. As the straw is heavier and it branches more, it does not need to be sown as thickly as the other kinds. 5
Largest kernels, most productive and earliest; stands up well and makes the best flour. Prepaid, lb., 25 cts.; 5 lbs., $1.00. Not prepaid, peck, 45 cts., bu., $1.45; 2% bu., $3.35.
F. Goetze, Blooming, Oregon, writes: Two years ago 1 sowed 2 pounds of your Probstier Oats. Last year I harvested 50 Bushels. It pays to get good Seed.
A. Feipel, Sceels Crossroad, Ohio, writes: Your Probstier Oats have proven the best in this locality. I always get a better price than my neighbors.
C. Hecker, Cambria, Wis. Probstier Seed Oats was awarded “First Premium,’ at the Colymbia County Fair.
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It costs less than 25e an acre to use our carefully selected and tested Seed Corn.
Selecfed Seed Corn.
NORTHERN GROWN. The following varieties will mature a crop as far north as Corn will ripen under ordinary conditions. Our Seed Corn has } all been subjected to a thorough test of its germinating quali-
ties. TO AVOID DELAY
when ordering late in season, it would be well to mention your segond choice, in case we should be sold out of variety ordered.
/XELLOW DENT VARIETIES.
WERNICH’S EARLIEST OF ALL, ‘‘NEW,’’ EARLY, SMOOTH, HANDSOME, HARDY, PRODUCTIVE, PROFITABLE.
Beyond a doubt the best corn ever introduced. It grows a medium sized stalk with a large ear of good length, 8 to 10 inches. The cob is small, the kernel smooth and very deep, thus ensuring large yield. The plant is vigorous, well supplied with foliage. It roots deeply. thus enabling it to withstand adverse conditions of weather. This variety is not an ‘‘Accident’’ but is the result of selecting and hybri- dizing with the object of producing an Extra Early, Large Hared and Large Yielding Yellow Dent Corn. This has been accomplished. Its record is ninety days of good corn weather from date of planting to maturity, and entirely out of frost danger. The past season it ripened about September ist, right here in Wisconsin. Our supply is limited. order earlye Prepaid, qt., 35 ets. Not prepaid, qt., 20 cts,; peck, Td ets.; bu..$2.15; 5 bu., $10.00.
~” KING OF THE EARLIEST.
he earliest Dent Corn known, yields more and shells easier than
any other variety. It will mature a crop further north than any other known: variety. Short, leafy stalks, medium sized ears, small red cobs and long, deep grains. Give it a trial and be convinced. abe 25 ets. Not prepaid, qt., 10 cts.; pk., 50 cts.; bu., $1.50: u., $7.00. ‘
/ PRIDE OF THE NORTH.
This is*undoubtedly the best known of the early Yellow Denis. Ears 8 to 10 inches in length and 11% inches in diameter. Kernels closely set. above medium size, long, narrow, thin, of deep orange color, shading to pale yellow at the tip. Cob very small and red. In a test, 70 lbs. of ears, not selected, and but imperfectly dried, pro- duced 6034 Ibs. of shelled corn and only 9% lbs. of cobs, instead of 14 lbs.. the usual proportion. Stalks about medium height, 6 to § feet. Prepaid, qt., 25 cts. Not prepaid, qt., 10 cts.; pk., 50 ets.; bu., $1.50; 5 bu., $7.00.
¥ WHITE CAP YELLOW DENT.
This ow famous corn possesses the earliness of Pride of the North, and will produce a greater yield on thin, poor land, than any other corn. Grows about 6 to 7 feet in height, with abundant foliage and fine large ear. The tip ends of the grains are white, the inside yellow, making it a beautiful color both when on cob and when shelled. It ripened and produced an enormous crop in the State of New York. Pré€paid, qt., 25 cts. Not prepaid, gt., 10 cts.; peck, 50 cets.; bu., $1.40; 5 bu., $6.75. ‘
t EARLY MASTODON.
The largest of all yellow Dent varieties, maturing in 100 days. In the celebrated American Agriculturist Corn Contest, Mastodon Dent outyielded by far every other variety of Yellow Corn, 213 bushels of shelled corn being raised on one acre. Prepaid, qt., 25 ets. Not pre- paid, qt.. 10 cts.;ypk., 50 cts.; bu., $1.40; 5 bu., $6.75.
IOWA GOLD MINE.
It is data ripening only a few days later than the Pride of the North; ears are of good size and symmetrical; color a bright golden yellow. Grain is very deep; cob small, and therefore dries out very quickly as soon as pipe. Prepaid, qt., 25 cts. “Not prepaid, qt., 10 cts.; peck, 50 cts.;fbu., $1.40; 5 bu., $6.75.
YELLOW FLINT VARIETIES. “WERNICH’S TEN WEEKS.
We consider this the best strain of hard-grained, eight rowed yel- low Flint Corn in Cultivation. Under favorable conditions, matures
.in about eighty days, and while not so productive as the varieties of
Dent Corn, is valuable for the short seasons of the far North, and also for second planting. Ear is perfectly formed. Prepaid, qt., 30 cts. Not prepaid qt., 15 cts.; pk., 60 cts.; bu., $1.75; 5 bu., $8.00.
~ LONGFELLOW FLINT.
An eight_rowed, yellow flint variety, with ears from 10 to 15 inches long, 114 to 2%4 in¢hes in diameter, and are well filled out to the ex- treme end of the cob. The cob is small and the kernel large and broad. Prepaid, qt., 30 cts. Not prepaid; qt., 15 cts.; pk., 50 cts.; bu., $1.75; 5 bu., $8.00.
ANGEL OF MIDNIGHT. ; Stalks are of medium size, ears 10 to 12 inches in length and tows even. Prepaid, qt., 30 cts. Not prepaid, qt., 15 cts.; pk., 50 cts.; bu., $1.75; 5 bu., $8.00
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Selected Seed Corn.
Remember, our Corn is northern grown, fire dried and hand picked. Our prices may be higher than those of other Dealers, but ours is not Crib Corn. Why plant seed of uncer- | tain vitality when
Ble ey . A FEW CENTS. ) | per Acre expended for Good Corn will increase the crop from 20 to 50 per cent? It pays to buy new seed every year.
WHITE DENT VARIETIES. | ADAMS’ EXTRA EARLY.
b Hardiest and earliest corn known. gCan be planted earlier than . | any other corn. Most seed dealers sell it as a sweet corn on account ‘| of its extreme earliness, combined with its sweetness and tender ‘|| qualities for table use. It is an immense yielder and under favorable - | cireumstances ripens in 60 days. Sets ears fit to eat in 50 days. Pre- l| paid, qt.80c. Not prepaid, qt., 15c: peck, 75c; bu., $2.50. )
WERNICH’S SWEET WHITE PEARL.
Grown in the far North especially for our trade. By far the best White Dent in cultivation. We have sold this corn for the past twelve years and have yet to hear the first complaint. It has all the char- acteristics of the Champion White Pearl, the well known White Dent yariety, but is earlier in maturing and contains more nutritious food than the Champion. In yield it surpasses anything known as corn. Those who have planted it in the past think so well of it that the new varieties constantly coming out year after year have no, fascination _| for them, being firmly convinced that Wernich’s Sweet White Pearl
| is the earliest and purest of all the White Dents now sold by seed | dealers. ‘‘Do e it a trial.” Prepaid, qt., 35 cts. Not prepaid, _ qt., 20 cts.; pl, 75 cts.; bu., $2.15; 5 bu., $10.00.
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CHAMPION WHITE PEARL.
_ Matures in 100 days. A beauty, and in every respect a first-class | white sure cropping corn. Prepaid, qt., 25 cts. Not prepaid, qt., 10 Els .DE:, 50 Cts bu., $1.50; 5 bu., $7.00.
Jf MAMMOTH WHITE DENT. This
a large eared variety. It, has a broad, very deep. pure, | white kernel and cob—in fact, a stray red cob will hardly be found | in a thousand bushels, and those desiring a large white corn cannot | fail to be pleased with it. Prepaid, qt., 25 cts. Not prepaid, qt., | 10 cts.; pk., 50%cts.; bu., $1.63; 5 bu., $7.50.
‘WISCONSIN WHITE DENT.
| Considered by many the best white Dent corn for the North.
It cannot, however, compare with Wernich’s Sweet White Pearl. Pre- i paid, Go ets. Not prepaid, qt., 10 cts.; pk., 50 cts.; bu., $1.50; § | 5 bu., $7.00. 7
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IOWA SILVER MINE.
The largest yielding variety in existence. Yields big crops every- } | where. Hars 10 to 12 in. long; 16 to 20 rowed, uniform in size, with | small cob. A great drouth resister. Prepaid, qt.. 25 cts. Not pre- }
paid, qt., 10 cts.; peck, 50 cts.; bu., $1.50; 5 bu., $7.00. y
f WHITE/7LINT VARIETIES. ok WISCONSIN SILVER.
Early. An 8 to 10 rowed white flint corn; long, well shaped ears; small cob. Stalks bear from 2 to 8 ears, small kernels, hard and compactly placed on cob. Prepaid, qt., 25 cts. Not prepaid, qt., 10 ets.; pE., 50 cts.jgbu., $1.75; 5 bu., $8.00,
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~ tly, FODDER CORN. |
Wherever Live Stock. is an important feature of the farm, Fodder Corn is equally important. The best Fodder Corn is that which will give the greatest net amount of good feed from an acre of ground. The — varieties we list are all good, each possessing certain distinctive points of excellence which we endeayor to point out in the description,
EVERGREEN SWEET FODDER CORN.
It is an undeniable fact that there is better feeding quality in e ton of Evergreen Sweet Fodder Corn than in a much larger quantity of any other variety. The reason is evident, from the fact that all sweet corn possesses very much more sugar than the field sorts, and as sugar is the most important constituent, it necessarily follows that the corn possessing this in great quantity is most valuable. It does not, how- © ever, yield as large crops as the following sorts, but what it lacks in quantity it more than makes up in quality. It» does not grow very tall, but it is a free stooler. Cattle eat it greedily, preferring it to all other kinds. Prepaid, qt., 30 cts. Not prepaid, qt., 15 cts.; pk., 75 cts.; bu., $2.50; 5 bu.; $12.00;
RED COB ENSILAGE CORN.
A well-known Fodder Corn, producing enormous crops. More seed of this variety sold every year than of all other Fodder varieties put together. Prepaid, qt., 20 cts. Not prepaid, qt., 8 cts.; pK., 25 ects.; bu., 80 cts.; 10 bu., $7.50.
PRIDE OF THE NORTH FODDER CORN.
Used extensively in all corn growing sections and considered the best early ripe Fodder Corn known. It stools freely and every stalk produces two to four ears. We sell this corn cheap. Prepaid, qt., 20 cts. Not prepaid, qt. ,8 cts.; pk., 30 cts.; bu., 95 cts.; 10 bu., $9.00:
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14 bushel, whichil certainly is a re- markable crop.
year I harvested © 1% bushel Corn. © This beats all local records.
20 STALKS HAVE GROWN FROM ONE KERNEL SEARS GAGH STALK. J.FPAINTER MILWAUKEE REPORTS: 4 PEGK SEED YICLOED EXouGH Faao . POR 30 CATTLE FOR F WEEKS. STANDING ON ONE SPOT 1 CUY ENQUCGH FOR ONE SEED FOR 80 EAD
BRAZILIAN’ FLOUR
OR NEW CENTURY WONDER CORN.
A most wonderful variety from South America, different in many respect from other sorts. Instead of growing like ordinary corn, one stalk to each kernel planted, it stools like winter wheat, producing 10 to 20 stalks from each seed. There are frequently 3 to 7 ears to the stalk, being 8 to 10 inches long, and of the most clear snowy white color. It is of excellent quality when used on the table like sweet corn, yielding, of course, a much larger crop, and when dry and ground makes the cleanest, finest, whitest meal you eyer saw. It will rise iike wheat flour and can be used in bread, biscuits, pies and cakes, and is therefore sometimes called Flour Corn. Yields 100 to 160 bushels per acre. The IOWA STATE REGISTER in its Farm Department says:—‘‘This wonderful corn which was grown about four miles northwest of Des Moines grows 10 to 12 feet high, produces 3 to 7 ears on a stalk and 10 to 20 stalks to the hill from one seed planted. The ears are about 9 inches long and it yielded 75 bushels on half an acre. It makes the finest of stock food when cut for fodder and produces many times as much as ordinary corn.’”’ We believe this corn will prove of great value everywhere for use as sweet corn, to grind into meal, to feed hogs, eattle and horses and as a fodder plant,
A COMPARISON.—A crop of wheat is considered a fair yield if it produces ten_fold or ten bushels to each bushel sown. ‘The New Century Wonder is not satisfied with ten-fold. a nuudred-foitd, a thousand-fold or ten thousand-fold, but it is claimed that in a field you can find hills grown from one kernel which bear 20,000 to 40,000 kernels... Of course the,entire crop will not average that, but it is wonderful, just think of it, 40,000 to 1. Prepaid, pt., 25c; qt., 35e. Not prepaid, pt., 15c; qt., 20c; % pk., 35¢c; pk., Tic; bu., SZ NO} DUE pds CO.
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EXTRA EARLY OHIO.
An old favorite and the stand- ard extra early, maturing two weeks ahead of the Early Rose.) It is without doubt one of the most popular early potatoes known. A good yielder and ‘‘A) Sure Early’? of all the Earlies. Demand always larger than the supply. Gives satisfaction in all parts of the country. Prepaid, Ib., 25¢; 5 Ibs., $1.00. Not pre- paid, peck, 50c; bu. $1.60; bbl., $4.00; 2 bbl., $7.75. |
EARLY ROSE.
Now is the chance to stock up with this prime favorite.| It is well known for earliness and general excellence. Pre- paid, Ib. 25c; 5 Ibs., $1.00. Not prepaid, pk., 50c; bu., $1.60; Dbl., $4.00; 2 bbls., $7.75.
’ BLISS EARLY TRIUMPH.
Has all the good qualities of the Early Rose, is much more productive, and matures its crop at least a week in advance of the Barly Rose. Tubers are of medium size, round and uniform in shape, with but a very few small ones; eyes slightly depressed; color a beautiful light red. Prepaid, lb., 25c; 5 Ibs., $1.00. Not prepaid, pk., 50c; bu.,
$1.75; bbl., $4.25; 2 bbls., $8.00,
RURAL NEW YORKER.
(Late). Originated by E. S. Carman, Editor-in-Chief of The Rural New Yorker. Very large and unusually smooth, with few eyes, of oblong form; flesh white and of superior quality. Vines strong, and yield very large. is to the late varieties what Ohio’s are to the Earlies, viz: Ebig250e3 ov Ibs. $1.00. Not prepaid, pk., 50c; bu., $1.50; bbl., $3.75; 2 bbls.,
CARMAN No. 3.
It is of perfect form, almost every potato being of same size and shape, and averaging nearly one pound each in weight, in good seasons. It has but a few eyes and they are shallow; the skin and flesh are extremely white and its cooking qualities are very fine. and keeps well. Prepaid, lb., 25c: 5 Ibs., $1.00. Not pre- es paid, pk., 50c; bu., $1.50; bbl., $3.75; 2 bbls., $7.25. Fu
The standard market variety.
$7.25.
NORTHERN GROWN
SEED POTATOES
IT PAYS TO CHANGE SEED EVERY YEAR.
The necessity for changing potato seed often is universally admitted by all well-posted growers, but too seldom practiced, especially when the best*seed can be had at so little additional ouilay. About 8 bushels will seed an acre and at 25 cts. to 50 cts. per bushel additional cost the whole outlay would be $2.00 to $4.00 with an increase in the crop of at least 25 per cent. By using our Northern Groirn Seed you are assured of early maturity, increasing yield and a vigorous growth.
EARLY ORDERS.
Everything points in the direction of a lively demand for Choice Seed Potatoes the coming season, and, while we have a good stock in store at present, we would advise customers. to
send in orders early. ‘ OUR PRICES.
The following prices are for good, straight, unmixed stock, but if you receive lower quotations before placing your order, write us stating what you want, and we will bid for your
rder. : SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS.
We will book orders at the following prices as long as our present stock lasts, no matter if there should be an advance in the market. We fill orders just as soon as the weather, in our judgment, will permit. However, we cannot become responsible for changes in the weather by which they might become damaged en route. We will ship at any time when requested to do so, re- gardless of weather, if customers wish to take their own risk. When ordering late, please state whether we shall return the money or send some other kind of equal value pro- viding we cannot supply the sort you order.
A Row of Six Weeks Potatoes.
It is enormously prolific
EARLY SIX WEEKS.
Without exception the earliest potato in existence, and the most popular of Early Potatoes on account of its reliability un- der all conditions. Medium size, smooth, oblong; skin pink, flesh white, tubers grow close to gether in the hill and grow so rapidly that under favorable circumstances they are fit for table use in six weeks from time of planting, and mature in ten or eleven weeks. It is by far the best selling Seed Po- tato we list. Prepaid, lb., 25e; 5 lbs., $1.00; not prepaid, pkK., 50c; bu.. $1.60; bbl., $4.00; 2 bbls., $7.75.
EARLY SUNRISE.
An old standard variety. Sur. ply is limited. Peck, 50c; bu., $1.40; bbl., $3.50; 2 bbis., $6.75.
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This plant is a native of Russia and extremely hardy, growing well during the cool weather of our early spring and late fall months. The plants are quite small and slender at first, but with sufficient moisture soon grow vigorously. It is excellent for forage, being readily eaten by all kinds of stock, either in the green state or cured for hay. The plant is of strong, running growth, with very abundant foliage, and if wanted for hay should be slowly dried in cocks to prevent the leaves from falling off. A nice hog pasture can be produced in a few months by making a sowing of these Vetches early in April. Sowings made in August or September withstand easily our Northwestern winters and will furnish a handsome crop of green fodder by the end of April, which, on good land, has equalled 15 tons green forage per acre. It is especially adapted for light, sandy soils and exposed hills, making an excellent cover crop to prevent the soil from washing during heavy rains, but does not succeed well
in low, wet soils. . The plant is a legume or nitrogen gatherer, and one of the best to
Continuous Fodder Mixture. ©
Farmer, Dairyman or Stock- raiser. Mixture is composed of Oats, St. Johns Rye and Vetches. It can be sown at in- tervals which will furnish a continuous supply of fodder throughout the season. Invalu- able as a catch crop after Winter Grain has been cut, there is nothing that will pro- [By duce such crops of fodder as fy ‘“‘Wernich’s Continuous Fodder Mixture.’’ In many instances Field Peas are sown along with this mixture. Sow 50 lbs. per acre. 1 Ib., 8c; 5 Ibs., 30c; 10 lbs., 50c; 25 lbs., $1.00; 50 lbs., & $1.50; 100 Ibs., $3.00.
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TEOSINTE
“THE WONDERFUL.”
A fodder plant grown largely in some parts of the country. Some- what resembling corn in appearance, but the leaves are much longer and broader, and the stalks contain sweeter sap. In its perfection it produces a great number shoots, growing as much as 12 feet high: very thickly covered with leaves, yielding such an abundance of foli- age that one plant is considered sufficient to feed a pair of cattle for twenty-four hours. Eighty-five stalks have been grown from one seed, attaining a height of eleven feet. Horses and cattle eat it as freely as young sugar corn. Down in Georgia, Florida and other Southern States Teosinte will yield all the way from 100 to 200 Tons Green Fodder per acre. In the Northern States it has yielded 50 Tons of Green Fodder per Acre.
We would advise sowing same in rows 2 feet apart, and the hills far enough apart to work, It wants plenty of sunshine and cultivation, and then it will grow so rapidly that it will soon cover a whole acre and look like a dense forest. It can be cut with a reaper and fed in the green state, or it can be dried and_ makes magnificent fodder for cattle during the long winter munths. Prepaid, pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; 4 lb., 40c¢; lb., 85c. Not prepaid, lb., 75c; 10 lbs., $7.00.
LATHYRUS SYLVESTRIS.
(FLAT PEA.)
The seed should be sown in a smallgarden bed and transplanted when the plants are of suitable size. Its roots penetrate the soil thirty feet. which enables it to withstand great extremes of cold and drouth. It has double the feeding value of Alfalfa, a crop richer than Red Clover. It will last fifty years without manure and without reseeding. It will ‘cut eight tons of hay per acre in a season. When established, a field of it will fatten hogs without corn. The plants grow very little above ground the first year, but the roots make rapid growth. The second year the top thickens up, and the third year the plant is matured. The seed requires several weeks to germinate. Sow in April or May on well prepared ground in drills about one to two feet apart, seeds about one to two inches deep, about two inches apart in drills, and cover well; keep well cleaned from weeds afterwards. Prepaid, pkg., oc; 0Z., 10c; 4 lb., 35¢; 1 lb., 85c. Not prepaid, 1 lb., 75c; 10 lbs., $7.00.
Field of Continuous Fodder Mixture.
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plow under to enrich the soil Sow 2 bu. per acre, broadcast, early in the spring, harrowing the soil in lightly. Sow in drills if 3 feet apart, using 30 Ibs. of seed per acre, or broadcast with the addition of % bu. Rye or Oats to furnish support for the vines. Prepaid per lb., 25e; not prepaid, lb., 15 cts.; 5 lbs., 60e; 10 lbs., $1.00; 25 lbs., $2.25; 100 Ibs., $8.50.
Field Vetch.
Spring Tares (Vicia sativa). Sown broadcast at rate of 1
to 1% bushels to the acre, like
wheat or barley, and sometimes 4 mixed with oats for soiling,
Prepaid, lb., 20c; not - prepaid, lb., 10c; 5 lbs., 40e; 10 lbs., 75e; 25 Ibs., $1.75; 100 Ibs., $6.50.
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ORAGE AND ODDER PLANTS.
DWARF pMwART RAPE.
It may be grown successfully in the following ways, viz.: 1. In the early spring to provide pas- [NSS ture for sheep and swine. 2. In June or July on ere well prepared land to prepare pasture for sheep. 1% 3. Along with grain, using 2 lbs. of seed per acre |p to provide pasture for sheep after harvest. 4. Along with peas, oats, clover seed, to provide pas- ture for sheep and to get a ‘“‘catch’”’ of clover. _D Along with corn drilled in broadcast to provide j pasture for sheep. 6. In corn, sowing the seed |F with the last cultivation given to the corn. 17. jf Along with rye sown in Aug. in sheep pasture.
At the Michigan Experiment Station 128 Lambs | were pastured for 8 weeks on 5 acres of Rape and showed the magnificent total gain of 2890 Ibs., or almost 3 Ibs. per lamb for each week they were on _ the Rape Feed, and all at the small cost for seeding of 45c per acre. . At the Wisconsin Agricultural Experiment Station half an Acre sown with Dwarf Essex Rape produced 9% Tons of Forage or at the rate of 1914 Tons per Acre.
Rape should be sown at & the rate of 3 lbs. to the acre in drills and 4 to 6 lbs. per acre broadcast. It ean be sown up to August.
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| 10 Ibs., 65¢c: 25 lbs., $1.40; 100 Ibs. $5.25.
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CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. If for Hay purposes, sow very thinly in drills 12 to 18 inches apart. dropping a seed every 6 or 8 inches or broadcast 1 lb. per acre. As a Fodder plant sow in drills 3 or 3% feet apart, thinning out to stand 18 inches apart in the drill. When high enough cultivate the field thoroughly, as this may be the only opportunity; the growth becoming so dense that a cultivator could not be used a second time. As a Green food it will support 4 cows and other stock in proportion from the: time it is 30 inches high until the end of the season. As a Seed producer it must have amnle space to grow in 2 to 3 feet apart in the rows and 3 to 3% feet between the rows. Cultivate twice. Per pkt., 5¢; 0z., 10e; 44 Ib., 20c; 1 Ib., 40c, postpaid.
RED KAFFIR CORN.
If the crop is wanted mainly for fodder, it is reeommended to cut down the whole stock when the first seed heads come into bloom. The second growth springing at once from the roots, will still mature a full crop of grain and a second full crop of forage before the middle of October. Sow in rows three feet apart, six to eight Ibs. of seed to the acre. Broadcast 40 Ibs. per acre. Pre- paid, per lb., 20c: not prepaid, per lb., 10c; 5 lbs., 30c; 10 Ibs., 50c; 25 Ibs., 85e; 100 Ibs., $2.75.
MILO MAZE, YELLOW.
The growth is tall, 9 tto 12 feet, stooling form the ground. It sends out shoots also from the joints. The seed heads grow to | great size on good land, often weighing 3% of a pound. Sow 4 to 8 |Ibs. in rows per acre. Broadcast, 30 to 40 lbs. per acre. Prepaid, | per lb.. 25¢; not prepaid, 1 lb., 15c; 5 lbs., 40c; 10 lbs., 75c; 25 Ibs.,
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FORAGE AND FODDER PLANTS.
GIANT SPURRY.
Spurry is an annual plant, extensively cultivated in Europe as a Winter pasture for cattle and sheep. It grows so well on poor, dry, sandy soil that it has been called ‘“‘the clover of sandy land.’’ If sown in March, then again in May, and afterwards in July, ‘it will produce three crops upon the same field in one season. Sow 15 lbs. per acre on soil fit for clover. It can be sown from March until Au- gust, and is fit for pasture in five. weeks. Prepaid, per lb., 25c; 3 Ibs., 65e. Not prepaid, per lb., 15e; 5 Ibs., 60c; 10 Ibs., 95¢e; 25 Ibs., $2.00; 100 Ibs., $6.90.
AUSTRALIAN SALT BUSH.
Thousands of acres of alkali lands can be made productive and profitable by planting this valuable forage plant. One pound of seed will plant an FOR poo z acre. Sow after the ground has become warm and SANDY SOILS all danger of frost is past. Mix the seed with ten
tee times its bulk of loam, sand or land plaster and sow broadeast, after which cover lightly with a brush harrow or roll lightly. Or the seed may be sown in a hot bed, cold frames, seed boxes, or in a protected garden bed, and the seed- lings transplanted when two inches high, seven to eight feet apart. Prepaid, pkt., 10 cts.; oz.. 20 cts.; % Ib., 65 cts.; lb., $1.90.
BROOM CORN.
Improved Evergreen. Grown more extensively than any other variety. Grows seven feet high. Sow 35 lbs. to the acre. Prepaid, per lb., 20 cts. Not prepaid, per Ib., 10 cts.; 5 Ibs., 30 cts.; 10 lbs., 50 cts.; 25 lbs., $1.10; 100 lbs., $3.75
SUGAR CANE.
Oranze. Adapted to almost every section wherever introduced as a profitable crop for fodder, as well as for sugar making. Prepaid, Ib., 20 cts. Not prepaid, 1 lb., 10 cts.; 5 lbs., 45 ets.; 10 Ibs., 75 cts.; 25 Ibs., $1.10; 100 lbs., $3.50.
Early Minnesota. Northern grown and the hardiest. variety known. Prepaid, lb., 20 cts. Not prepaid, 1 Ib., 10 cts.; 5 lbs., 30 cts.; 10 lbs., 50 cts.; 25 lbs., $1.00;
KR os! 100 Ibs., $3.25. (TARO, SUNFLOWER SEED.
Sunilower seed is the best egg producing food known for poultry. It % can be raised cheaper than corn. Besides the great value of seed as a & poultry and stock food, its leaves make capital fodder, while its strong, thick stalks can be profitably used as fuel. Three quarts of seed will 3 plant one acre. Be 5 ce)
Large Russian. Prepaid, lb., 20 cts. N6t prepaid, lb., 08 cts.; 5 Ibs., 30 cts.; 10 lbs., 50 cts.; 25 lbs., $1.10; 50 Ibs., $2.00; 100 Ibs., Aare
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White Beauty. Prepaid, % Ib., 20 cts.; 1 lb., 55 ets. Not prepai 1 1b., 45 cts.; 5 lbs., $2.00; 10 Ibs., $3.25.
PEANUTS.
Plant Peanuts 12 inches apart in the row, and have the rows far enough apart to allow culti- vating. As soon as ripe, turn hogs into the field and they will help themselves. Prepaid, pt., 13 ets.; qt., 20 ets. Not prepaid, pt., 10 cts.; qt., 15 cts.; 5 qts., 65 cts.; 16 qts., $1.60; 32 qts.,
ae WILD RICE.
A valuable plant for sowing in lakes and marshes to attract water fowl. The seed should be sown during September and October, or in the early spring, as soon as the ice has disappeared. It should be scattered in water from one to three feet deep. Prepaid, per lb., 25 cts. Not prepaid, 1 lb., 20 cts.; 5 lbs., 90 cts.; 10 lbs., $1.70; 25 lbs., $4.00. 100
Ibs., $15.00. SACCALINE.
Extensively sold as a forage plant for desert and arid regions, as well as for low ground and waste places. Few of the experiments are sufficiently productive of results 34 Eecommens or condemn Sacealine. Prepaid, pkt., 10 cts.; 0z., 35 cts.; % Ib., $1.25; Ib.,
ARTICHOKES.
On good land, with same culture as corn, Artichoke will produce from 400 to 1,000 bu. per acre. A. C. Williams, of Iowa, a very prominent breeder of Poland Chinas, says: ‘‘Forty head of hogs and pigs may be kept without other food on an acre of Artichokes from the time frost is out of the ground until they grow again, and from October ist until the ground freezes again. They produce more hog food per acre than any other crop I am acquainted with, and the hogs will harvest the crop themselves.’’
Artichokes need planting but once, and little or no culture after the first year. Cut as potatoes, only smaller; plant in rows 3% feet apart. Plow deep, plant shallow, say 2 inches; the second year, break up the ground as for corn; will come up thick all over the surface. Run through each way with a cultivator when a few inches high. Prepaid, lb., 25c; 3 lbs., 60c. Not pre- paid, pk., 50c; 1 bu., $1.50; bbl., $4.00.
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JAPANESE SQUA BEAN.
Sow in drills, 144 inches deep, 3 inches apart, and 28 inches between the rows. About 12 to 16 qts. per acre if sown in drills. If broadcast for hay or forage sow i to 144 bu. per acre. Never cultivate if leaves are wet.
Medium Early Green. A rank grower, stalks 3 to 4 feet high, beans small. Best for ensilage. Pre- paid, pt., 25c; qt., 40c. Not prepaid, pt., 15c; at., 25¢e; pk., $1.25; bu., $4.50.
Extra Early Black. (Purple Blossom). Grows 214 to 3% feet high, beans plump, large and round. Yield 50 bu. and over per acre. Prepaid, pt., 25c; qt., 40c.) Not prepaid, pt.; 15¢; qt., 25c; pk.; $1.25; bu., $4.00. *
lie San. (New). Medium early. feet high with a dense foliage. Beans small, yellow and flattened. Prepaid, pt., 25c; qt., 40c. Not prepaid, pt., 1dc; qt., 25c; pk., $1.25; bu., $4.50.
Common Small Yellow. Also called and sold by certain Seedsmen as German Coffee Berry. The Beans, roasted and ground, closely resemble and taste very much like coffee. Grows 18 inches to 2% feet high, beans small and straw colored. Not recommend- ed for the northern states. Prepaid. pt., 20c; qt., 35c. Not prepaid, pt., 10c; qt., 20c; pk., $1.00; bu., $3.50.
VELVET BEAN, THE GREAT NITROGEN GATHERER.
A worthy rival of the Cow Pea.
It is the rankest grower of any of the legumes; two or three seeds planted four feet apart in rows five feet apart will literally cover the ground two or three feet thick with a mass of foliage and vines 20 to 25 feet long, no matter how poor the soil. It leaves a mulch on the ground that is very beneficial to the soil. The Florida Experimental Station reports 16,680 Ibs. of green forage per acre. Prepaid, pkg., 10c: pt., 30c; at., a0e. Not prepaid. pt., 20c; qt., 85¢c; pk., $1.50;
bu., $5.00. FIELD BEANS.
; Wernich’s Improved Prolific Tree. field variety, bearing enormous crops, 80 bushels to the acre.
Stalks 2% to 4
A new reaching 60 to They should be planted very Prepaid, pt., 20¢c; qt.,
ab Not prepaid, pt., 10c; qt., 20c; pk., $1.25; bu., Navy. A well-known variety. Prepaid, pt., 20c; qt., 30c. Not prepaid, pt., 10c; qt., 15c; pk. $1.00: Ba: $3.50. Tree, Hedge a
CULTURE:
nd Fruit Seeds.
y Sow early in spring, in well prepared beds about two inches deep. germinate cover the beds lightly with pine boughs to shade the young plants from the sun. all up, the brush should be gradually removed, but replaced before winter sets in.
COW PEAS. THE GREAT SOIL IMPROVER,
Sow as early as May 10th or as late as July. bushel to the acre broadeast.
Whippoorwill. Is a medium sized, kidney shaped, blotched pea; are the earliest to mature, rather dwarf in growth. Prepaid, per lb., 20c. Not prepaid, per lb., 10c; 5 lbs., 35¢; 10 Ibs., 60c; 25 lbs., $1.25; 100 Ibs., $4.00.
Clay, Colored. These are of a clay color, peas rather round in shape, makes half vines, sometimes growing twelve feet. Prepaid, per lb., 20c. Not prepaid, per lb., 10c; 5 Ibs., 35¢c; 10 Ibs., 60c; 25 Ibs., $1.25; 100 Ibs., $4.00.
FIELD PEAS.
For Dairy Cows and Hogs. ‘‘Equal to Corn and Six Weeks Earlier.’’ Can be sown separately in drill, or broadcast, 2 to 214 bushels to the acre, or with Oats 1% bushels to acre.
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Canadian White. Prepaid, pt., 15c; qt., 25c. Not prepaid, pt., 5c; qt., 10c; pk., 45c; bu., $1.50; 2% bu., $3.65. f J Canadian Green. Prepaid. pt., 15c; qt., 25c. Not prepaio: pt., 5c; qt., 10c; pk., 45c; bu., $1.55; 2% bu., $3.75.
Blue Prussian. Prepaid, pt., 15c; qt., 25ce. Not bu.,
prepaid, pt., 5c; qt., 10c; pk., 50c; bu., $1.60; 2% $3.90
French June. Seed is smaller than that of the Canadian. Prepaid, pt., 20c; qt., 30c. Not prepaid, pt., 10c; qt., 15¢e; pk., 50c; bu., $1.60; 2% bu., $3.90.
LUPINS. Cultivated like Peas. sheep. It may be sown from April to July, and suc- ceeds well in the poorer soil. Blue. Prepaid, per lb., 20c. Not prepaid, lb., 10c; 5 lbs., 45e; 10 lbs., 75c; 25 1bs., $1.85; 100 lbs., $7.00. Yellow. Prepaid, per 1b., 20c. Not prepaid, Ib., 10c; 5 lbs., 45c; 10 lbs., T5c; 25 lbs., $1.85; 100 lbs., $7.00.
LENTILS.
Cultivated like Peas. Prepaid, per lb., 20c. Not prepaid, 1 lb., 10c; 5 Ibs., 45c; 10 Ibs., 7T5c; 25 Ibs., $1.85; 100 lbs., $7.00.
BIRD SEEDS. If by Mail add 8 ets. per lb. for Postage.
Lb. 51b. 101b. 25 1b. 100 Ib. Bird Rape.......$0.05 $0.25 $0.50 $1.20 $4.00 Camary .f cece ees 306 25 .45 1.40 5:00 PIP. oe. sess eee EOD oy AB SOTTO "4ALG0 Poppy or Maw... .25 1.00 eed "Abit LU Lettuce Seed..... .25 1.20 2.00 4.00 15.00 Mixed Bird Seed. .08 a) a 1.60 6.00
When the seeds begin to When the plants are Let plants remain in beds
for about two years, then transplant into rows 2 feet apart, leaving about 12 inches between each plant. Keep ground clear, and when plants are strong enough remove to their intended place.
: Per} Per| Per| Per ENGLISH NAME, LATIN NAME. Pkg.| Oz. Iblt 1b. EVERGREENS. flee Cypress... .......\Cypressus.............|$0.05/$0.30/$1.00/$3.50 European Juniper Juniperus Cummunis| .05} .10} .40) 1.00 Blue Spruce...... \Picea Pungens........ -10} .60} 2.00] 6.00 Douglas Spruce..|/Picea Dsuglasii...... 10) .35| 1.00) 3.50 Norway Spruce.../Picea Excelsia.......| .05) .10} 40] 1.00 Silver Fir...... .|Picea Taxifolia.....:. .05} .20} .60) 2.20 Austrian Pine.... Pinus Austriaca...... -05} .15}) =.55) 1.90 Scotch Pine...... Pinus Sylvestris...... 05) .20} .60} 2.20 White Pine.......!/Pinus Strobus........ .05} 25) .85] 3.00 SHRUBS. : White Fringe. Chionantus Virginica}| .05) .20} .60} 2.25 Gold. Chain Tree|Cytissus Laburnum..| .05) .15} .45) 1.50 Lilac ..........-..|Syringe Vulgaris..... .05| 20} 60) 2.25 Whin or Furze...|Ulex Europeaus...... .05) .15) 240) 1.35 Snowball ......... Viburnum Opulus 05) .251_.90 3.25 FRUIT. |Pke.|¥ 1b) b. PkeJ% 1b}1 Ib. Apples. 2s $0. O51S0.20/$0.60}}Pear Seeds.... |$0.05/$0.60/$1.50 Apricot Pits. .05} .20) .60)};Plum Pits..... .05} :20) .75
Cherry Pits...| .05 cat ‘60||Quince ........ -05| 60) 2.00
ENGLISH NAME.| LATIN NAME. Oe nee a i wey DECIDUOUS. | | | | Tree of Heaven. ..|Alianthas Glandulosaj$0.05 $0.10,$0.25)$0.75 Box Elder .... ... Acer Negundo........| --_.}| -05| .15} .35 Sugar Maple ../Acer Sacharinum ....} .05| .10|. .30) 1.00 European Birch..|Betula Alba .......... -05| 15) .40} 1.50 Catalpa ...........|Catalpa Speciosa .. .05} .15) .40} 1.20 European Ash..../Fraxinus Excelsior..| .05) .10} .20) .60 White Mulberry../Morus Alba....... ...| .05| .25| .75) 2.50 Black Mulberry..|/Morus Nigra......... .05) .25) = .80) 2.75 Eu’peanBasswood|Tilia Europaea.......| .C5}. .10} .30] 1.00 G Hawthorn ..... ..|Crataegus Oacantha.| .05) .15) .50) 1.50 Dog Rose or Briar/Rosa Canina.......... -05} 10} 25} .75 Honey Locust..-./Gleditshia Triacanth.} .05} .10} .20) .65 Buckthorn........ Rhamus Catharticus.} .05) .15) .30) 1.25 Acacia ..... ...{Robina Pseudacacia.!_.05! .10) .20| _.65 SMALL FRUIT.
Pkg| Oz.1% 1b} Pkg.| Oz.|2{ Ib | S| | Currants, Red|$0.10/$0.30/20.90||Grape......... $0. 10/80. 25/80.65 CurrantsWhit.} .10) .30} .90||/Raspberry .... 10 2 Be
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NOTE.—Owing to the many causes for failure in the germination of Tree Seeds, we wish it distinctly under-
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3 to 4 ft. high. Prepaid, lb., 15c. Not prepaid, Ilb., 5c; 5 Ibs., 15¢; 10 Ibs., 25c¢: HU SLO OGM DSs Y pad oO.
German or Golden Millet. Ma- tures about two weeks later than Com- mon Millet, grows 8 to 5 feet high, seeds golden yellow. Prepaid, lb., 15c. Not prepaid, lb., 5c; 5 lbs., 20c;'10 Ibs., 30c: bu., $1.10; 100 Ibs., $2.15.
Wernich’s Faney German or Golden Millet. True Southern Grown German Millet Seed is far superior, both in quality and yield of product, to Western or Northern grown seed. The true Southern German Millet will grow in any climate or soil, and when properly grown and handled makes an enormous yield of most nutritious feed. To get these results, however, the seed must be sown thickly, not less than one bushel per acre, at any time between May ist and July 15th, and the crop cut in eight to ten weeks, while it is in bloom, be- fore the seed hardens in the head. Pre paid, lb., 15e. Not prepaid, Ilb., 5¢e; 5 lbs.. 20c; 10 lbs., 40c; bu., $1.25; 100 Ibs., $2.35,
Siberian or Russian Millet. A new Millet from Russia. TEarlier than Ger- man, but does not grow as tall. Its height is only 2 to 4 feet, but it is a remarkable stooler and its fodder is eag- erly eaten by all cattle. Prepaid, Ib. lic. Not prepaid, lb., 5c; 5 Ibs., 20c; 10 lbs., 40c; bu., (48 lbs.) $1.25; 100 Ibs., $2.25.
FIELD PUMPKINS.
Wernich’s Mammoth Giant. immense size, sometimes three feet in to A weight of 100 to 200 Ibs. Prepaid, 5 lbs., $5.00. Not prepaid, lb., $1.05; 5 ¥ Connecticut Field. The well
paid, lb., 25c; 5 lbs., $1.00.
CARROTS.
Mastodon. The Carrot for feeding st to an enormous § size.
Not prepaid, lb., 90c; 5 Ibs., $3.25. Improved Leng Orange. This is ropper on all soil, strong or rich land. Prepaid, lb., 65c; 5 Not prepaid, lb., 55c; 5 Ibs., $2.50. Large White Belgian. ingly productive, and nothing can equal winter feed for milch cows. Prepaid, Ibs., $2.50.
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Yield tremendous S Prepaid, oz., 10c; %4 lb., 30c; lb., 90c; S*lbs., $3.75.
but especially adapted for This variety is amaz-
Not prepaid, lb., 45c; 5 lbs., $2.00. For other varieties see page 9 Vegetable Seed
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Also called Steel Trust Millet.
Introduced by Prof. Brooks, of the Massachusetts Agricultural Ex- Our Seed has been grown by Edw. E. Evans, whose picture appears in the upper corner of this page. Since the introduction it has been sown from Maine to Washington and has given astonishing results in all sections, except in the arid and semi-arid regions of the west. height of 6 to 71% feet with a yield of over 6 tons of cured hay per Produces over 20 tons of green fodder. greedily. As a milk producer Crus Galli Seed has been found to equal Our Seed is raised north of 44 deg. from absolutely pure thoroughly acclimated stock seed. Sow in May and June broadcast 10 to 12 pounds per acre; (it stools remarkably) or in drills 8 lbs. per acre. Will yield a crop in 6 to 9 weeks. Dep’t of Agriculture and all Experiment Stations. lb.,20c; not prepaid, lb., 10c; pk., 60c; bu., (82 lbs.) $2.00; 100 Ibs., $5.50.
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MILLET.
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Hog Millet. A yaluable variety, ma- turing at the same time as Hungarian Grass, producing a very heavy yield even in the driest season. At the Michigan Experiment Station trials this proved to be an excellent sort, showing no sign at all of being affected by drouth. While recommending it for all sections. its highest comparative value will, of course, be found in those areas where corn cannot be safely or cheaply grown. Prepaid, lb., 15e. Not prepaid, lb., de; 5 Ibs., -20c; 10 Ibs., 30c; bu., $1.00; 100 lbs., $1.95.
Hungarian (Grass) Millet. Med- ium early, grows 3 to 5 feet high, abun- dant foliage and slender head; with- stands drouths and yields well on light soil. 48 Ibs. to the bushel. Prepaid, lb., 20c. Not prepaid, lb., 10c; 5 Ibs., ae 10 Ibs., 40c; bu., $1.45; 100 Ibs., 2AD:
German Edible Millet. A yariety used extensively in Germany for table use. The seed is mashed and cooked in milk. Prepaid, lb., 28e. Not prepaid, lb., 18c; 10 lbs., $1.50.
Pearl Millet. (Pennisetum Spicatum). The first cutting should be made when about 3 feet high; this will cause it to tiller and spread, and as the season ad- vanees and becomes warmer, it grows with marvellous rapidity. No other crop will yield as much rorage as Pearl Millet’ when sown on richly manured land. Sow in drills, 5 to 6 lbs, per acre; if broadcast, 8 lbs. per aere. Pre- paid, lb., 25e. Not prepaid, 10 lbs., $1.25; 50 Ibs., $5.00; 100 Ibs., $9.75.
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ROOT CROPS.
FOR FEEDING STOCK. MANGEL WURZEL.
The value of Mangels for stock raising cannot be overestimated, analysis having demonstrated that 400 pounds of Mangel are equiyalent to 100 pounds of the best hay. Crop of 1000 to 1500 bushels is nothing un- usual. They will not only increase the yields of milk, but add largely to the health and general condition of all kinds of stock.
We have a Targe trade on Mangel Seed, and are careful to see that our stocks are of the finest strains that money will buy. Our prices are higher, ’tis true, but you are getting Seed that tests 98 per cent. Un- doubtedly your local merchant ‘has seed that you can buy for 10 and 15 cts. a pound. We “en 5 you to be careful in sowing such truck. Sow only Wernich’s Tes ed Mangel and you will be satisfied.
' Eekendorfer Red.
This is an enormdusly productive variety, yielding from 50 to 70 tons to the acre, a single root often weighing from 20 to 30 lbs. It is the best red Mangel and of the greatest value for stock wees They grow well above ground and are asily pulled. Prepaid, oz., 5c; 4 Ib., 15e; lb., 45c. Not prepaid, lb., 35¢f5 lbs., $1.50; 10 Ibs., $2.50.
Eekendorfer Yellow.
Very large. Remarkably even in shape, of vigorous growth; has a very smooth skin. Flesh white, firm and sweet, much liked by cattle. Easily lifted from the ground, producing enormous crops. Excellent keeper, yields 40 to 60 tons per acre. Prepaid, 0z., 5c; %4 lb., 15c; Ib., 45c. Not prepaid, 1 Ib., 35¢e; F *Ibs., $1.50; 10 Ibs., $2.50.
~ Obendorfer Golden.
This is the prod&iction of one of the largest Mangel specialties of Europe. It is thought by many to be the most profitable of all Mangels, and is exceedingly popular in #fhose sections where it is best known. Form pound Skin is yellow and smooth; fiesh white and very firm. Prepaid,
, de; 4 Ib., 15e; Ib., 45c.,fNot prepaid, Ib., 35c; 5 Ibs., $1.50; 10 Ibs. $2.50
* Golden Tankard.
We have for years 1 Asisted that this was the best Mangel grown, and each season, strengthens us in the position we took when it was a comparatively unknown sort. We recommend it as the best Mangel by far for dairy farmers. Prepaid, 0z., 5c; %4 Ib., 15c; lb., 35c. Not prepaid, lb., 25¢c; 5 Ibs., $1.10; 10*1bs., $2.00.
Leutowitzer Red.
’ This is an improvement on the old Mammoth Long Red Mangel. The Leutowitzer. | roots are very large, uniformly straight and well formed. Color deep red: roots solid; tops small. Roots attain a large size. Produce an im- mence bulk and tonnage. Prepaid, oz., 5c; 4 Ib., 15c; Ib., 35c. Not pre- paid, lb., 25¢c; 5 lbs., $1.10; 10° lbs., $2.00.
Long Red.
gel.\wP aid, ; %4 lb., 10c; 1b., oo gNI - SUGAR BEETS. Oe ROO ee gel Prepaid, o7-. Se; % Ib., 10e; Ib., 80e. Not pre
For stock feeding experience has proven that Sugar Beets as ell as Mangel Wurzel are healthful, nutritious and economical. | Improved Kleinwanzlebener. This variety at the present
time has probably a wider cultivation than any other sugar beet.
Our strain is of the very best, an improvement over the old
Wanzlebener. ‘Floto,’ the grower and originator of the Jmprov-
inwanzlebener, is a well known grower and considered an
, many of the leading Beet Sugar Refineries getting their
rom him. Prepaid, oz., 5c; 4 Ib., 15c; lb., 40c. Not prepaid,
f, 30c; 5 Ibs., $1.40; 10 Ibs., $2.25; 100 Ibs., $19.00. |
ilmorin. This beet is the result of thirty-five years of
thodic and preserving selection. Its average yield may be stated as from 12 to 16 tons per acre. Prepaid, oz., 5c; 4% Ib., 15c:
Ib., 40c. Not prepaid, 1 1b., 30c; 5 Ibs., $1.35; 10 Ibs., $2.15; 100
ibs., $18.00.
TURNIPS, RUTABAGAS.
Invaluable as a farm crop, for feeding cattle during the fall and winter months producing under good cultivation 1000 bushels per acre. Roots should be stored in barns, or pits as soon as freezing
per acre
- weatHer sets in and used as wanted during the winter. Sow in = J = two feet apart at the rate of 2 lbs. per acre and thin out to 15 to 20 12 to 16 | iiches apart. - Pp See , |Tons Beets PER CENT Purple Top White Globe. Early and productive. Prepaid, per OF kg., 5¢; oz., 10c; % Ib., lic; lb., 50c. Not prepaid, Ib., 40c; 5 Vas $1.90; 10 lbs., $3.50. Acre. SUGAR Pomeranian White Globe. The largest variety, very often obtaining a weight of 12 Ibs. in rich soil, besides being very pro- ductive. Prepaid, pkg., 5c; 0z., 10c; %4 lb., 15c; 1 1b., 45ce. Not prepaid, lb., 35c: 5 lbs., $1.45; 10 Ibs., $2.80.
RUTABAGAS.
ernich’s Improved Purple Top. Yields heavily good for er table or stock. Prepaid, pkg., 5c; oz., 10c; % Ib., 20c; Ib., * Not prepaid, Ib., 45c; 5 lbs., $2.10; 10 Ibs., $3.80.
P ellow Swede. A yellow yariety. Cattle are fond of it. Pre- Vo d, pkg., 5c; 0z.. 10c; % Jb., 20c; 1 lb., 50c. Not prepaid, Ib., 15 IbS2:9L. '90; 10 Ibs., $3. 50.
: Sweet German. Productive and of the highest qualities. Pre- ‘S ee pkg., 5e; oz., 10c; A, lb., 20c; 1 lb., 50c. Not prepaid, Ib., . 5 lbs., $1. 90; 10 Ibs., $3.50.
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WEIGHTS OF GRASSES.
To avoid confusion, we have adopted the uniform weight of 14 lbs. to the bushel of Grass Seed, excepting where otherwise noted. There- fore when comparing our prices with those of other houses, take notice of this fact, as they sell according to stroke measure weight, thus they give 7 lbs. of Meadow Foxtail for a bushel and figure the price that way,
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if you pay little attention to the selection of Timothy, Clover and other grass seed, but buy from country merchants (who, however, well-inten- tioned, seldom have sufficient expert knowledge in this matter to protect No Cattle, ase their customers), you will in a few years invariably find growing more weeds than grass.
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Orchard Grass.
whereas we give 14 pounds to the bushel and charge accordingly.
BERMUDA GRASS.
Not known in the North, but an excel- lent variety form warm Southern coun- try. ‘The seed is hard to harvest, there- fore expensive. Per pkt., 5c; 0z., 10¢; ¥, lb., 25¢; 1 Ib., 80c; 5 Ibs., $3.00.
BROMUS MOLLIS.
(Soft Brome Grass). Grows on any soil. It flowers in June. Largely used in Europe. y many considered a weed, others disputing this by claiming it to be a valuable addition to the already well Enown varieties. Prepaid, lb., 25¢c. Not prepaid, Ib., 15¢; bu. $2.00, 100 Ibs. $12.50
CANADA BLUE GRASS.
(Poa Canadensis). An excellent vari- ety for pasturage. Prepaid, per 1b., 25c. Not prepaid, lb., 15c; bu. (14 lbs.) $1.40; 100 Ibs., $8.50.
CREEPING BENT.
(Agrostis Stolonifera). : ter for deep, rich and moist soils. Valu- able for pasturage. Prepaid, per Ib., 30c. Not prepaid, per Ib., 20c; bu. (14 Ibs.), $2.50; 100 lbs., $16.00.
CRESTED DOGTAIL.
(Cynosurus Cristatus). Withstands drougth and does well on dry land. Hither for pasture or_ lawn purposes. Prepaid, per lb., 45c. Not prepaid, Ib., 35c; bu. (14 Ibs.) $3.90, 100 Ibs., $26.50.
ENGLISH RYE GRASS.
(Lolium Perenne). One of the best va- rieties for permanent pastures and mead- ows. Prepaid, per lb., 20c. Not prepaid, per lb., 10c; bu. (14 Ibs.) $1.25; 100 Ibs., $6.50.
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FINE LEAVED FESCUE.
(Festuca Ovina Tenuifolia). The fin bladed grass valuable one for hineag and pastures. Prepaid, lb., 40c. Not
prepaid, 1b., 30c; bu. : . Tbs. $28.00: c py , (14 Ibs.) $4.00; 100
FOWL MEADOW.
(Poa Serotina). Grows ra idl : Mir ten See vee lands. PAG Aia ee 40¢. ot prepaid, Ib., 30c; bu. $3.75; 100 Ibs., $25.00. Es ete is
HARD FESCUE.
(Festuca Duruscula). Excellent varie for dry soils, and in appearance Sialic to Sheep Fescue. Prepaid, 1b., 25c. Not
prepaid, lb., 15e; bu. 5 pear ra (14 Ibs.) $1.60; 100°
ITALIAN RYE GRASS.
(Lolium Italicum). Good for any soil. Immense yielder. Prepaid, lb., 20e. Not
prepaid, Ib., 10c; bu. (14 Ibs.) $1.25; 100-
Ibs., $6.50.
JOHNSON GRASS.
(Sorghum Halpense). For South States this is the best variety. It will stand great heat and severe drouth and is liked well by all kinds of stock. Pre paid, per ib., 25c. Not prepaid, Ib., 15¢e3 bu. (25 Ibs.) $2.50; 100 Ibs., $8.90.
KENTUCKY BLUE GRASS.
(Poa Patensis). Better known as June Grass. It is adaptable to all climates. and almost all soils as an excellent pas- turage and lawn grass.
Fancy No. 1—Recleaned. Prepaid, per lb., 25e. Not prepaid, per lb., 15¢e; bu. (14 Ibs.) $1.95; 100 Ibs., $11.50.
Common No. 2—More chaffy than the fancy. Prepaid, per Ib., 20c. Not pre- paid, per lb., 12c; bu. (14 lbs.) $1.25; 100 Ibs., $7.50,
Fowl Meadow.
Rough Stalked Meadow.
MEADOW FESCUE.
(Festuca Pratensis). This variety should not fail to be in all permanent pastures.
No. 1 Fancy—Prepaid, per Ib. 20c; not eae per lb. 10c, bu. $1.25, 100 Ibs.
Wood Hair.
No. 2 Common—Prepaid, per lb. 15c; not prepaid, per lb. dc, bu. $1.10, 100 lbs. $6.50.
MEADOW FOXTAIL.
(Alopecurus Pratensis). A perennial yalu- able for permanent pastures. ~
Fancy No. 1—Prepaid, per 1b. 35c; not prepaid, per lb. 25c, bu. (14 Ibs.) $3.35, 100 Ibs. $21.00,
No. 2—Prepaid, per lb., 30c; not prepaid, per lb. 20¢e, bu. $2.65, 100 lbs. $18.00.
ORCHARD CRASS.
(Dactylis Glomerata). This is the best and one of the earliest pasture grasses known.
Recleaned No. 1—Northern grown seed. Prepaid, per lb. 30c; not prepaid, per Ib. 20c, bu. (14 lbs.) $2.10, 100 lbs. $18.50.
Common No. 2—Good seed, but contains some English Rye Grass. Prepaid, per Ib. 25c; not prepaid, per lb. 15c, bu. (14 Ibs.) $1:75, 100 lbs. $10.50.
RED FESCUE.
(Festuca Rubra). A good varieey for pas- ture, also used for lawns. Hardy and withstands drouth. Prepaid, per lb. 30c; not prepaid, per lb. 20c, bu. (14 Ibs.) $1.95, 100 lbs. $12.50.
RED TOP.
(Agrostis Vulgaris). One of the best known yarieties, adaptable to almost any kind of soil.
Fancy No. 1—Recleaned seed. Prepaid, per lb. 25c:; not prepaid, per lb. 15c, bu. (14 Ibs.) $1.95, 100 lbs. $11.50.
Choice No. 2—Contains a little chaff. Prepaid, per Ib. 20c; not prepaid, per lb. 10c, bu. (14 Ibs.) $1.15, 100 Ibs. $8.50.
Common No. 3—Such as is sold in feed stores. Prepaid, per lb. 17¢c; not prepaid, per lb. 7c, bu. (14 lbs.) 90c, 100 Ibs. $4.25.
ROUCH STALKED VMIEADOW.
{Poa Trivalis). Used mostly on low, damp soils. Prepaid, per lb. 40c; not pre- paid, per lb. 30c, bu. (14 Ibs.) 53.85, 100 ibs. $24.00. ;
SHEEP’S FESCUE.
(Festuca Ovina). A favorite yariety for sheep pasturage. Withstands drouth.
Fancy No. 1i—Prepaid. per lb, 30c; not prepaid, per Ib. 20c, bu. (14 Ibs.) $1.95, 100 Ibs. $12.50.
No. 2—Prepaid, per Ib., 25c; not prepaid, one 15¢, bu. (14 lbs.) $1.60, 100 Ibs.
SWEET VERNAL ANNUAL.
(Anthoxanthum Puelli). Used in all meadows and pastures. Owes its name to its sweet odor when in bloom. Prepaid, per Ib. 25c: not prepaid, per lb. 15c, bu. (14 ibs.) $1.75, 100 Ibs. $11.50.
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SWEET VERNAL PERENN AL,
_(Anthoxanthum Odoratum). A good va- riety for use in all permanent meadows and
bastures. Prepaid, per Ib. $1.10; : paid, per 1b. $1.00. B $1.10; not pre
TALL FESCUE.
_ (Festuca Elatior). A good producing ya- lety. on oy lands. Prepaid, per lb. 40¢; not prepaid, per lb. 30c, bu. (14 lbs.) $3.75 100 Ibs. $25.50. nee
TALL MEADOW OATS.
(Avena Elatior.) A rapid grower and an abundant yielder. Ought to be in all per- aneue A Prepaid, per) Ib. 35e; not prepaid, per Ib. 25c, bu. (14 Ibs.) $2.75 100 Ibs. $17.00. arg
VARIOUS-LEAVED FESCUE.
(Festuca Heterophylla). Valuable for pastures and lawns. Prepaid, per lb. 35ce; not prepaid, per lb. 25c, bu. (14 lbs.) $3.00, 100 Ibs. $19.00.
WATER FESCUE.
(Glyceria Fluitans). Like the following variety in that it is valuable for improving marshes and low land in general. Mixed with Water Meadow, Fowl Meadow, and Rough Stalked Meadow, it produces a fine quality of hay. Prepaid, per lb. 35¢. not prepaid, per lb. 25c, bu. (14 Ibs.) $3.25, 100 Ibs. $21.00.
WATER MEADOW.
(Glyceria Aquatica). Of great value for low land, which is more or less under wa- ter at times, and where other grasses don’t catch or are drowned out. Grows rank and coarse, still it is nutritious and well liked by cattle. Prepaid, per lb. 40c; not prepaid, per Ib. 30c, bu. (14 Ibs.) $3.60, 100 Ibs. $25.00.
WOOD HAIR CRASS.
(Aira Flexuosa). Is hardy and also grows in the dryest regoins. Does as well in shady places. It is not of much value for hay. Prepaid, per lb. 25c; not prepaid, per Ib. 15¢e, bu. (14 lbs.) $1.75, 100 Ibs. $10.50.
WOOD MEADOW.
(Poa Nemoralis). A good variety for pas- turage in shady places. Also a good vyari- ety for shady lawns. Prepaid, per lb., 45ce; not prepaid, per ib. 35c, bu. (14 lbs.) $4.50, 100 Ibs. $390.00.
WOOLY SOFT CRASS.
(Holeus Lanatus). Will grow on any soil, especially low land for meadows. Pre- paid, per lb. 25c: not prepaid. per Ib. 15c, bu. (14 Ibs.) $1.95, 100 Ibs. $12.00.
YELLOW OAT CRASS.
(Avena Flavescens). An excellent variety pasture and meadows. Prepaid, per lb. 65¢; not prepaid, per lb. 55c, bu. (14 Ibs.) $7.00.
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