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16 IOWA SEED COMPANY'S CATALOGUE OF IOWA SEEDS FOR 1886

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Sheppard's Song Restorer - Per
bottle 25c; by mail........... 35
VEGETABLE PLANTS AND
ROOTS.
Prices quoted are at store. No charge for packing or boxes. Subject to change of market.
Artichokes--Peck, $1.00; bushel, $3.00.
Asparagus Roots--Two years old, per 100, 75c; per 1,000, $6.00.
Cabbage Plants--Early varieties, per 100, 50c; per 1,000, $4.00.
Cabbage Plants--Late varieties, per 100, 35c; per 1,000, $2.50.
Cauliflower Plants--Per doz., 15c; per 100, 85c; per 1,000, $6.00.
Celery Plants--Per 100, 75c; per 1,000, $5.00.
Egg Plants--Per doz., 20c; per 100, $1.00.
Garlic Sets--Per lb, 35c
Horse Radish Sets--Per 100, 75c; per 1,000, $6.00.
Onion Sets--Per qt., 25c; per pk., $1.60; per bu, $6.00.
Pepper Plants--Per doz., 20c; per 100, $1.00.
Rhubarb Roots--Per doz., $1.00; per 100, $7.00.
Sweet Potato Plants--Per 1,000, $3.00.
Tomato Plants--Best varieties, per 100, 75c; per 1,000, $5.00.

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POTATOES
Any variety per pound by mail, 40c. See last year's Catalogue for description.

..................................................PK. BU. BBL.
Early Ohio......................50c $1.50 $3.50
Early Beauty of Hebron...50c 1.50 3.50
Late Beauty of Hebron.....50c 1.50 3.50
Parson's Prolific...............65c 2.00 4.50
We introduced this splendid
potato to the public in 1882.
In the official report of the
Iowa Agricultural Farm
Experiments, the Parson's
Prolific is recorded as having
produced the heaviest
yield of any of the sixty-
four prominent varieties
tested. It is medium late,
white, smooth, nearly round
and of the best quality.
White Star................50c 1.50 3.50
Telephone................50c 1.50 3.50
Mammoth Pearl........50c 1.50 3.50
--Early Maine--Earlier, smoother, better quality and more productive than
Early Rose. 1 lb 50c; 3 lbs $1.00; pk 75c; bush $2.00.
--Amo--Grows even in size, white, slightly russeted, smooth, nearly round, fine
quality, medium late, the best cropper and decidedly the best keeper of any we have tried. 1 lb 50c; 3 lbs $1 00; pk 75c; bush$2 00.
Write for prices on other varieties.
Sweet Potatoes--Price on application.

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TWO DOLLAR COLLECTION "S."

We make the following splendid offer: 40 Mulberry Trees, 4 to 6 inch; 100 Silk Worm
Eggs; Complete Text Book, and the Racine Agriculturist, a splendid monthly paper, for one year, all fully prepaid to any address for $2.00. This offer is made to encourage the
new American industry, by giving all the needed information and materials at a trifling
expense.

OUR SPECIAL "FARM AND GARDEN' PACKAGE "F."

An unequalled opportunity to secure the Farm and Garden, one of the best live,
wide-awake farmers' papers in America, for one year, and a supply of choice seeds at a
trifling cost as an inducement to try them. We are bound to introduce them into thousands
of new homes, and believe the best way to do this, is by sending you this sample
package, at an exceedingly small price. We are willing to abide by the results of your
trial of our seeds, and trust in your future orders for our profits.
Order at once and take advantage of the best offer ever made. Send your address
with 50 cents, postal notes or stamps, and recieve the seeds by return mail, and the paper
one year, all fully prepaid. The Farm and Garden alone is worthy many times the price of the entire package.
The package contains one packet each of Chase's Excelsior Cabbage, Boston Market
Celery, Boston Market Cucumber, Long Orange Carrot, Green Fringed Lettuce, Bay View Musk Melon, Cuban Queen Water Melon, Red Wethersfield Onion, Long Sugar Parsnip, Long Scarlet Radish, New Favorite Tomato and Purple Top Turnip.

OUR SPECIAL "FARM AND GARDEN" PACKAGE "K.'

The Farm and Garden one year, and one sample packet each of the following kinds of Choice "Flower Seeds: Aster, choice, mixed; Balsam, double mixed; Candytuft, fine mixed, and Verbena, extra choice mixed, at the same price as package "F."
The packages are put up ready for mailing, and cannot be broken or changed; but
will be sent to any address, with the paper one year, all fully prepaid, by mail, on receipt
of price. There is no discount on these packages, no matter how many are ordered. Old
customers may avail themselves of the offer if they wish. If you are already a subscriber
for the paper, order the Seeds for yourself and have the paper sent to some friend.
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If You want any Genuine
HOME CROWN NURSERY STOCK,
Send for Price List to C. L. WATROUS, Capital City Nurseries,
DES MOINES, IOWA.