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NOVELTIES AND VARIETIES OF SPECIAL MERIT.

We present the following list of the newer varieties of vegetables to our customers this year, which have been carefully selected from the many which are offered by the seed trade, and we have used great care in selectlng only such as we believed would be desirable acquisitions, and prove of great value to our customers.
They are not merely novelties, whose only value is in their rarity, but they possess qualities of decided merit, and are far superior in their respective classes, to the older and better known varieties, and will undoubtedly, when they become more generally known, supplant many of the now standard sorts.
We offer $100.00 in premiums on the largest and best vegetables. See list and terms on another page.

Cleveland's Improved Red Valentine Bean-Is said to be ten days earlier than any other strain of this well-known variety. In addition to this most important feature, all of the excellent points which go to make this bean so popular for trucking purposes, are preserved in their greatest perfection in the improved stock now offered. It is however, more robust and vigorous, and produces the true, round,
curved pods, more abundantly than does any other stock, heretofore sold. Unexcelled in quality and in uniformity of ripening, nearly the whole crop can be
taken at one picking. Per pkt. 10 cts.; qt. by mail, 55 cts.; pk. $1.75; bu. $6.50.

King of the Garden Lima Bean-An improvement on the old Lima Beans. It is a very vigorous grower, requiring but two vines to each pole. They set their pods early, at the bottom of the pole, producing a continuous bloom and fruitage to the end of the season. Many of the pods measure from five to eight inches, and contain five, six and seven perfectly formed Beans to the pod, of superior edible quality. Per pkt.
10 cts.; qt. by mail 90 cts.; pk. $4.

New Kraemer Celery-This new variety was originated by one of the principal celery growers in Des Moines. It is very early, grows rapidly and is consequently extremely crisp and tender. It is a shy seeder, and our stock is small this year, so that we can only offer it by the packet; each 15 cents.

[image] CLEVELAND'S VALENTINE.

New Extra Early Eclipse Beet-This is without doubt the best variety of the early sorts, and as its excellencies become known, it is rapidly coming into favor. It is very early, maturing with the Egyptian. The bulbs are of a bright scarlet color, very
smooth, globular in shape; quality is excellent and much better than the Egyptian. Highly esteemed by market gardeners. Since this variety was first introduced it has shown a decided mixture in color and shape. By constant selection we have weeded this out, until this season our crop was the finest crop of beets we have ever seen. Per pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts.; 1/4 lb. 35 cts., lb. $1.25.

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