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Specialties and Novelties for 1890.

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Iowa Seed Co.'s New Garden Lemon.

Introduced by us last year, and it was highly praised wherever tried. A sample of this was sent us by one of our valued customers, and we have tested it three years on our Adair county and Polk county seed farms, and can recommend it highly. It resembles the Vine Peach in manner of growth, but is distinct in that the unripe fruit is striped with very dark green, nearly black, while the Vine Peach is plain green, and when ripe is not russeted like the Vine Peach. Fruit is of shape shown in our engraving, and is somewhat smaller than Vine Peach, has thinner flesh, and is most decidedly more acid, thus dispensing with the sliced lemons which are so important in putting up the Vine Peach. Cultivate like musk-melon, in hills three feet apart each way. Full directions for cooking in various manners accompany each packet. Don't fail to try it. Per pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 50 cts.

Vick's Early Scarlet Globe Radish.

A most excellent early Radish for garden culture. For hot-bed forcing there is no variety so desirable as the "Early Scarlet Globe." It is the earliest; its color is the handsomest; in flavor it is the mildest, most crisp, juicy and tender. It is the market gardener's favorite as a forcing Radish. It forms small top, and will stand a great amount of heat without becoming pithy. Per pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts., 1/4 lb., 35 cts.; lb., $1.00.

Dec. 3, 1889.--The Rosy Gem and White Strasburg Radishes which I received from you last Spring were the best I ever raised. Wm. Timmerman, Bowling Green, Fla.

Nov. 24.--During all my experienee as Market Gardener I never bought any seeds that proved as satisfactory as those I purchased of you last Spring. P. S. Vawter,
McCune, Kansas.

Oct. 23.--Your seeds are the best. The Banana Musk-melons were the nicest I ever saw. Some of the Kolb Gem Watermelons weighed 50 pounds apiece. We are all pleased. Albert Davis, Hibbsville, Iowa.

Dec. 11. I bought a good many seeds from you last Spring, and they gave good satisfaction. The Market Gardener's Beet is all you claim for it. W. L. Kuykendall, Dunlap, Iowa.

lowa Seed Company's
New Perpetual White Summer Radish

This variety, introduced by us, has given splendid satisfaction to all who tried it. Their shape is well illustrated by the accompanying engraving. They are pure white, of uniformly good quality, crisp and brittle, and they keep longer in a fit condition for the table than any variety we know of, hence their name, Perpetual White Summer. Can be sown any time of the year, and will always produce good Radishes fit for market earlier than the Chartier, and keep in perfect shape for marketing for about four weeks, or longer than that, for home use. Per pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; 1/4 lb.; 50 cts.; lb., $1.50.

Nov. 24.--I was well pleased with the seeds bought of you last Spring, and with your liberal dealing with me. The Table Guernsey Parsnip is a decided improvement over the old varieties. I grew some very fine Onions from your seed. L. O. Williams, Market Gardener, Council Bluffs, Iowa.