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74. SEED CATALOGUE AND GARDEN GUIDE.

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and more plump; per lb. 35c; pk. 85c; bu. $2.85; 2 bu. $5.35.
Beans--California Branch, or Tree--See description on page 18 of vegetable list; pk. $1.10; bu. $3.70.
Field Peas--Valuable for feeding:
--White--Per pk. 65c; bu $1.75.
-Blue--Per pk. 65c; bu. $1.75.
Mammoth Russian Sunflower--The largest of all Sunflowers. This is without doubt one of the best paying crops that can be raised. The seed makes the best of food for poultry, and can be raised at a very trifling expense (about one-third the cost of corn), and the stalks, which grow very large, make excellent firewood. It is also said to afford protection against malaria. We offer it at a low price this year to induce our customers to try it, as we believe
no one who tries it once will ever be without it. Try a pound and see what great results may be obtained; per lb. 30c; 3 lbs. 75c; by express, ten lbs. or more, at 12c per lb.
Clover, Honey or Bee--In its flowering season it is literally covered with bees; should be sown by every bee-keeper; per lb. 50c.

TREE AND HEDGE SEEDS.
As tree seedlings make but small growth the first season, it is best to plant in rows or beds and transplant to permanent places at one or two years old. Nut bearing trees are an exception to this rule. In the latitude of northern Iowa and north of it, it is well to protect the first winter with straw or hay. In planting groves, plant several varieties, as they seem to grow more rapidly.
POSTAGE PREPAID AT PRICES NAMED.
Ash, American White--A very valuable timber; easily grown from seed, transplants with safety and grows very rapidly; per 1/4 lb. 15c; lb. 50c; 10 pounds or more, not prepaid, at 25c per lb.
Arbor Vitae, American--Hardy evergreen; per pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; 1/4 lb. 90c; lb. $3.
Box Elder--Makes a handsome shade tree; also good wind brake, as it is a rapid grower. Stands dry weather extremely well; per 1/4 lb. 15c; lb. 50c; 10 lbs. or more, not prepaid, 25c per lb.
Catalpa Speciosa, or Hardy Catalpa--This is perhaps the most valuable tree on the list for our western prairies. Grows from seed almost as readily as corn. Cover one-half, inch; per oz. 10c; 1/4 lb. 30c; lb. $1.00; 10 pounds or more, not prepaid, at 65c per lb.
Elm, European--A beautiful tree for lawns and streets; a rapid grower; per oz. 25c; 1/4 lb. 75c; lb. $2.
Locust Honey--Used largely for hedges; 1/4 lb. 20c; lb. 50c; 10 pounds or over, not prepaid, 30c per lb.
Locust, Black--Of rapid growth, and succeeds well in most localities; 1/4 lb. 20c; lb. 50c; 10 pounds or more, not prepaid, at 30c. per lb.
Lime, or Linden--Soft wood, of very rapid growth; per oz. 10c; 1/4 lb. 35c; lb. $1.25.
Maple, Soft--This is being extensively planted in forests, groves and timber belts on account of its rapid growth. Seed ready June 1st, and should be planted within two or three weeks; per 1/4 lb. 20c; lb. 50c; bu. $2.50.
Mulberry, Russian--Indispensable in silk culture in the north. Easily grown from seed. Its rapid growth, beautiful form and foliage and more than all, the excellence of its timber and fruit, produced in abundance after the third year, make it an extremely valuable tree for the northwest; per pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; 1/4 lb. 90c; lb. $3.00.
Osage Orange--Makes a handsome and durable hedge and is altogether the best plant grown for this purpose; per lb. 50c; 3 lbs. $1.25; pk. $1.75; bu. $6.
Pine, Austrian--Perfectly hardy and a rapid grower; per oz. 20c; 1/4 lb. 50c; lb. $1.50.
Pine, Scotch--Very desirable for timber belts; per oz. 25c; 1/4 lb. 85c; lb. $2.50.
Spuce, Norway--A foreign variety. Valuable for timber belts or for lawns; per oz. 10c; 1/4 lb. 35c; lb. $1.25.
Tree of Heaven--Intoduced from Japan. It has become quite popular in some localities on account of its rapid growth and tropical appearance. Hardy on our prairies; per oz. 10c; 1/4 lb. 30c; lb. 85c.

SWEET POTATOES.
We desire to call especial attention to our facilities for supplying our customers with sweet potatoes for bedding. From long experience we have learned that extreme care in keeping, handling and packing is absolutely necessary to insure their safe arrival at destination. Our facilities for strictly observing these requisites are not surpassed, and, we think, not equalled in this part of the country. Orders should be sent in early and we will ship potatoes as soon as weather permits. The Yellow Nansemond and Early Yellow Jersey are most popular; per pk. 60c; bu. $1.50; bbl. $3.25.
Use Slug Shot for potato bugs.

SWEET SEED POTATOES.
"Let us raise two potatoes where we now raise one."
"What ye sow, that shall ye also reap."
We make a specialty of choice seed potatoes, growing nearly all we offer on our own farms, and are each year testing many of the new varities [varieties] that are offered, carefully comparing them with the older sorts, and those which have particular merit we lose no time in offering to our customers.
Remarkable improvements have been made in the potato during the past few years and several new varieties of great merit have been brought out, and every gardener and farmer is standing in his own light who refuses or neglects to test them. Buy a small quantity this year of each of a few of the leading sorts, and not only will you find the quality better than the old kinds, but the yield will be greatly increased.
Use plenty of seed. The average yield for three years whole potatoes planted at the Ohio Experimental Station was 246 bushels per acre, that from single eye pieces 130 bushels per acre.