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IOWA SEED COMPANY, DES MOINES, IOWA. 13.

[image] IOWA SEED CO'S NEW GARDEN LEMON

Introduced by us and it has been highly praised wherever tried. 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. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 20c.

KOHL RABI--Ger. Kohlrabi.
One ounce will sow a 200 foot drill.
An excellent vegetable, intermediate between the Cabbage and Turnip. Sow in rows in May or June, eighteen inches apart, thinning to eight inches between the plants. Cook as Turnips.

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EARLY WHITE VIENNA--Flesh white and tender; best market sort. Per pkt., 5c, oz. 20c, 1/4 lb. 65c, lb. $2.
EARLY PURPLE VIENNA--Per pkt. 5c, oz. 20c, 1/4 lb. 65c, lb. $2.

LEEK--Ger. Lauch.
One ounce win sow one hundred feet of drill.
Sow early in spring, and when plants are three or four inches high, thin to eight inches apart. Hoe the earth well up to the stalk to blanch it.
LONDON FLAG--Very hardy. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 35.
LARGE ROUEN--Largest and most uniform of all. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 20c, 1/4 lb. 60c.

[image] WHITE VELVET OKRA.

GOURDS.
The following four varieties will be found quite serviceable in any household. No one would think, without having tried them, of the many uses they can be put to. Cultivate as cucumbers; or they may be trained over lattice work or utilized to cover stumps or fences.

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JAPANESE NEST-EGG--Grows almost uniformly to the size, color and shape of a hen's egg, although some vary in size from a pigeon's egg up to a goose egg and so exactly like an egg do they appear as to almost deceive any one. The shells are hard and durable, and make the very best nest eggs, as they do not crack. The largest ones, when sawed in two, make excellent pots for starting tomato, strawberry and other plants. The Nest-Egg Gourd is a rapid and desirable climber; quickly covering old sheds or any unsightly object with a mass of green foliage, thickly dotted with beautiful white eggs. Pkt. 5c, oz. 25c, 1/4 lb. 75c, lb. $2.25.
DIPPER--Makes a more light and convenient dipper than can be bought. Dippers of various sizes, of a capacity of from a pint to a quart and a half, can be had from a few vines. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 20c.
SUGAR TROUGH--Very convenient for buckets, baskets, nest boxes, etc. Sometimes grow so large as to hold ten gallons each. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 20c.
LUFFA, or DISH CLOTH--The peculiar lining of this fruit, which is sponge-like, pourous, tough, elastic and durable, makes a natural dish-cloth. The fruit grows about two feet in length, and the vine is very ornamental, producing large clusters of yellow blossoms, in pleasing contrast with the silvery-shaded, dark green foilage. For the bath, and for the toilet in general, the "Dish-Rag Gourd" is taking the place of the sponge. It is, in fact, a sponge, soft brush and a bath glove combined, and is almost indestructible. The seed should be started in a hot-bed or in the house. Per pkt. 10c, oz. 50c.
MIXED UTILITY GOURDS--Seeds of the four above varieties mixed together. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 25c.

OKRA, or GUMBO.
--Ger. Essberra Hibiscus.
One ounce will sow about 80 feet of drill.
Why not try Okra this year? It is extra nice for soups, stews, etc., and also much liked when pickled. Sow at the usual time of tender vegetables, in drills two inches deep, leaving the plants from two to three feet apart.
DWARF WHITE VELVET--This new variety is well shown by our cut. Pods are round, smooth and of an attractive white velvety appearance, very tender and of superior flavor. Plants are dwarf and produce the pods in great abundance. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 35c, lb. $1.

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KALE or BORECOLE
--Ger. Blatter-Kohl.
One ounce will produce about 3,000 plants.
This most excellent vegetable deserves to be more generally cultivated, being harder than Cabbage, and furnishing most excellent greens during winter and spring. It is also a splendid winter food for poultry. It is quite hardy and is improved by frost. Cultivate same as Cabbage. For winter, sow in September, and treat as Spinach, giving it a light covering of straw or litter to protect from severe cold.
DWARF GERMAN GREEN--Best for winter greens. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 35c, lb. $1.
TALL CURLED SCOTCH--Per pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 35c, lb. $1.

MUSTARD.
--Ger. Senf.
One ounce will sow about 75 feet of drill.
A pungent salad, used sometimes with Cress, also for greens. Sow thickly in rows, and cut when about two inches high.
SOUTHERN GIANT CURLED--This mustard is very highly esteemed in the South, where the seed is sown in the fall, and the plants used very early in spring as salad. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 25c, lb. 75c.
WHITE ENGLISH, or London--Per pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 20c, lb. 50c.
NEW CHINESE GOLDEN--An entirely new variety, quite different from the rank, over-grown, green­-leaved variety called Chinese Mustard in some other seed dealers catalogues. Our New Chinese Golden forms a compact, bushy plant. Leaves very thick, finely curled, and of a bright golden yellow color, very slow to go to seed; has no rank, strong flavor like other kinds, and pronounced by all who have tried it the best of greens. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, 1/4 lb. 45c, lb. $1.25.

[image] CHINESE MUSTARD