1900

4. SEED CATALOGUE AND GARDEN GUIDE.

[image] LAZY WIFE'S POLE BEAN

POLE BEANS. One quart will plant 100 to 150 hills. These succeed best on clay loams, which should be liberally enriched with short manure in the hills, which are formed according to the variety, from three to four feet apart. From five to six seeds are planted in each hill, about two inches deep. After planting all beans be sure and firm the ground, either with feet or roller. OLD HOMESTEAD.--This is an improvement on the Kentucky Wonder, and we regard it as far ahead of any other early green podded pole variety, being fit for the table August 1st. It is enormously productive, the pods hanging in great clusters from top to bottom of pole. It is entirely stringless, and the pods are of a silvery green color, and cook tender and melting. Pods are often twelve inches in length, and instead of picking them into a basket, it is customary to pile them up on one arm like kindling wood when gathering a mess for family use. The dry beans are long, oval, duncolored and of fair quality as a shelled bean. Can be grown with corn to good advantage, and thus secure two crops from the same ground. Per pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 15c, qt. 50c. LAZY WIFE'S.--This Pole Bean, for so long the favorite with Pennsylvania farmers, has become very popular. We presume it derived its name from its immense productiveness, and from the ease with which they are cooked. The pods, of medium dark-green color, are produced in great abundance, and measure from 4 1/2 to 6 inches in length. The illustration herewith represents a natural-size pod; they are broad, thick; very fleshy and entirely stringless. The pods retain their rich, tender, and stringless qualities until nearly ripe. Each pod contains from six to eight round white beans, which make excellent winter shell beans. Per pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 15c, qt. 50c. GOLDEN CLUSTER.--The pods are a beautiful golden-yellow color and of large size, averaging from seven to eight inches long and three-fourths of an inch in width. Although the pods are quite flat, they are fleshy, absolutely stringless, and very brittle, while their flavor is delicious. Per pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 15c, qt. 50c.

[image] OLD HOMESTEAD BEANS.

MAMMOTH HORTICULTURAL.--An improvement on the old Horticultural Pole. The beans are of enormous size, splashed and spotted with red, and of the highest quality as a shell bean either green or dry. Pods very large, bright carmine slightly streaked, very handsome and exceedingly productive. It is somewhat earlier than the parent variety, shows no rust, and is considered by some eastern gardeners the best pole bean in the world. Per pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 20c, qt. 60c. KING OF THE GARDEN LIMA.--An improvement on Large White Lima. While the dried beans are about the same size as the common large Lima, the green beans are of unusual size. The pods are very long and frequently contain four to six very large beans. Per pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 15c, qt. 45c. SCARLET RUNNER.--A favorite snap bean in Europe, valuable for table use, or as an ornamental vine. Per pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 20c, qt. 70c. CUT SHORTS.--The old-fashioned corn-field bean which is so popular and often so difficult to obtain. Per pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 15c, qt. 50c.

WHITE DUTCH CASE KNIFE.--Good green-podded variety. A great favorite in the east, yielding an immense crop of handsome flat white beans of excellent flavor. Cooks easily. It will pay you to try a few pole beans this year. Pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 15c, qt. 45c. YARD LONG.--A great curiosity, and withal a bean of excellent quality. Pods three feet long and highly ornamental. Tender and of asparagus flavor. Pkt. 10c.

Remember We pay the postage on beans at these prices. DEDUCT 15 CTS. On each quart if to be sent by express or freight.

[image] HENDERSON'S EARLY SNOWBALL CAULIFLOWER.

CAULIFLOWER. One ounce will produce about 3,000 plants. One of the most delicious of vegetables. Any soil that will grow cabbage will grow cauliflower, as their requirements are very similar. Culture same as cabbage, except that they need a cool and moist atmosphere and should be watered during dry weather. As the flower heads appear, the large leaves should be broken down over them to shield them from the sun and rain. HENDERSON'S EARLY SNOWBALL.--Throughout the country this is considered not only the earliest of all cauliflowers, but it is more certain to make a head than any other sort. Its dwarf habit and short outer leaves allow it to be planted as close as eighteen to twenty inches apart each way, thus making it especially valuable to market gardeners. Our stock is extra choice and cannot be excelled. It is grown in the locality where this variety originated, by a grower whom we believe to be the best in the world. Per pkt. 15c, 1/4 oz. 75c, oz. $2.50. EXTRA EARLY DWARF ERFURT.--Valuable for forcing. A very popular variety in Europe and with eastern gardeners. First quality. Per pkt. 15c , 1/4 oz. 60c, oz. $2.00. EARLY PARIS.--Well known small variety which usually proves quite satisfactory. Have made price low this year so that all can try this excellent vegetable. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 50c. LENORMAND'S.--There is considerable call in this market for a late variety of cauliflower, and in the Lenormand's we have just what is wanted. It is of large size and produces well formed heads of excellent quality. Per pkt. 10c, oz. 65c. CAULIFLOWER PLANTS.--See list Vegetable Plants.

IOWA SEED COMPANY, DES MOINES, IOWA. 5.

BEETS. One ounce sows 50 feet of drill; 4 to 6 pounds for one acre. For early, sow as soon as the ground can be worked, and about the middle of May for general crop, in drills fifteen inches apart and one and a half inches deep. As the plants grow thin to six inches in drills. The young plants make excellent greens. The seed will germinate more freely if soaked in warm water twenty-four hours before sowing; but care should be taken not to plant soaked seed in very dry ground. The soil should be a deep, rich loam. IOWA SEED CO.'S MARKET GARDENER'S BEET.--Crop an entire failure this year.

[image] CROSBY'S IMPROVED EGYPTIAN.

CROSBY'S IMPROVED EGYPTIAN.--We believe this to be the earliest variety in existence. It was originated by Josiah Crosby, a leading market gardener for the Boston market, and is a great improvement on the old Egyptian, being thicker, handsomer and more regular in shape, smooth, with very small tops and small tap root. It is of perfect shape when small thus making a good beet for bunching, and is very popular with the Des Moines market gardeners for this purpose. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 25c, lb. 75c. EDMAND'S BLOOD TURNIP.--One of the best varieties grown for main crop. While not a strictly first early beet, it follows very closely and is the most uniform of all turnip beets, with very small tops and short foliage of a rich red. The roots are handsome and round, very smooth, of good marketable size, and for table use no variety can excel it in fine quality. The skin is deep blood-red; the flesh is also dark red and exceedingly sweet and tender. We are sure our customers will be greatly pleased with it. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 25c, lb. 60c.

[image] EDMAND'S BLOOD TURNIP.

ECLIPSE.--This variety has become exceedingly popular, and is one of the best early sorts. It possesses all the qualities requisite in a first-class beet, and is of a uniform globular shape. The roots are a bright glossy red, fine-grained and delicious, with none of that earthy flavor so objectionable in many varieties. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 20c, lb. 50c. DEWING'S IMPROVED BLOOD TURNIP.--An improvement on the old Early Blood Turnip. Globe shape; deep blood-red color, fine flavor, a good keeper for main crop. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 20c, lb. 50c.

LONG DARK BLOOD.--Our stock of this standard variety is greatly improved; smooth, sweet and tender. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 20c, lb. 45c. SWISS CHARD, or SILVER BEET.--A distinct vegetable and much superior to the common beet for greens. The roots are of no value as beets. Sown early in the spring it makes a rapid growth of leaves, and is fit for use for greens sooner than any other variety. Later the leaves grow very large, with broad, flat, beautifully white, wax-like stems and midribs, which may be cooked like asparagus or made into most attractive pickles. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 25c, lb. 75c.

[image] OXHEART CARROT.

CARROTS. One ounce will sow 100 feet of drill; 3 to 4 pounds for one acre. This is an indispensable root for the farm and is deserving of more general cultivation. Well managed, there is no crop pays better, and most farmers would find an acre or so desirable. Carrots form a nutritious, succulent food in the winter for horses, cattle, sheep and pigs. For early crop, sow in spring as soon as the ground can be worked, in drills fifteen inches apart, covering one-half inch; thin plants to three or four inches apart in the row. For field culture rows should be of sufficient distance to admit of the use of a horse cultivator; sow seed from the middle of April to the first of June. A light sandy loam, deeply tilled is best, but as carrot seed is slow to germinate, extra precautions should be used to firm the soil after sowing. An average yield is 800 to 1,000 bushels per acre. Our seed is saved from carefully selected stock and is sure to please you. About 1,200 seeds in a packet. EARLY SCARLET HORN.--Favorite for early crop, but not large. Sold largely in New York markets bunched. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 25c, lb. 75c. OXHEART.--We do not hesitate to call this the most valuable variety in existence. It is intermediate between the Half-Long and Horn varieties, attaining a diameter of 3 to 4 inches at the neck, of beautiful shape and rich orange color. Where other varieties require digging it is easily pulled. It will produce roots as early as any variety and continues of the best quality all the season. It is excellent for hogs and other live stock and has yielded 1,200 bushels per acre. Cut off tops with a scythe and pull roots out with potato hooks. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 25c, lb. 70c. DANVERS.--Is in form about midway between the Long Orange and Shorthorn class, growing generally with a stump root. It is of a rich, dark orange color, grows to a large size, is smooth, and the flesh very close in texture, with little core. It is a first-class carrot for all soils. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 20c, lb. 65c. IMPROVED LONG ORANGE.--One of the most desirable for either garden or field culture. It grows to a large size, fair specimens averaging twelve inches in length, and three inches in diameter at the top. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 20c, lb. 50c.

[image] DANVERS HALF LONG

LARGE WHITE VOSGES.--A stock variety which is enormously productive, grows well out of ground, making it easy to harvest. Color light green above ground, white below; flesh rich, white, solid and crisp; heavy yielding. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 25c, lb. 75c. By express, 5 lbs. or more, 50c per lb. VICTORIA.--Largest carrot grown, heaviest cropping and most nutritious variety in cultivation; roots remarkably fine, of rich orange color, symmetrical, excellent quality, possessing high feeding properties; good keeping qualities; heavy cropper on all soils, especially adapted for rich land; grows half as much weight again per acre as ordinary varieties; grows well out of ground, easily harvested. All who have cattle should raise a quantity of these carrots for feeding milch cows during winter. It increases the flow of milk and imparts to the butter a delicious flavor and a rich golden color. Breeders of fine horses feed carrots to help keep them in perfect health and condition at all times. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 25c, lb. 75c. By express, five pounds or more 50c per pound.

[image] VICTORIA THE HEAVIEST CROPPING VARIETY IN CULTIVATION

6. SEED CATALOGUE AND GARDEN GUIDE.

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MANGEL & SUGAR BEETS FOR STOCK Extensively grown in all parts of the country for feeding stock. Sow in April or May in drills three feet apart, and thin to ten inches in the row. If your soil is deep and mellow, try the long varieties; if shallow the round kinds will do better. No crop pays the farmer or stock raiser better than mangels; 1,000 bushels to the acre is an ordinary yield, while, with good culture, 2,339 bushels have been grown to this amount of ground. It costs, counting labor, use of ground and everything, less than $50 to raise an acre of mangels and gather and store them. This, for an ordinary yield, is a cost of only five cents per bushel. They make the cheapest of foods for all kinds of live stock--horses, cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens, etc. Easily grown and they help to keep stock in good condition and free from disease. Dairymen claim that a bushel of mangels and a bushel of corn are worth more than two bushels of corn. Full direction for culture and storing mangels, will be sent on application. Use 5 lbs. seed to an acre.

[images] MAMMOTH GOLDEN GIANT A MOST VALUABLE ACQUISITION A NOVELTY OF STERLING MERIT. Klein-Wanzleben SUGAR BEET. GOLDEN TANKARD CHAMPION YELLOW GLOBE DIGNITY

Collection of MANGELS One ounce each of the nine varieties of Mangels and Sugar Beets for 40c, 1/4 lb. of each $1.00, 1 lb. of each $3.00, postpaid, or $2.40 by express.

MAMMOTH GOLDEN GIANT.--An improvement on the long yellow mangel, being of considerably greater size, more than half above ground and of a more grayish or rather russet yellow color. Remarkably even in shape, rather elongated, of vigorous growth; it has a fine neck and a very smooth skin. Flesh white, firm and sweet, much liked by cattle. In short, a magnificent root, easily lifted from the ground, producing enormous crops. Excellent keeper; yields 40 to 60 tons per acre. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 20c, lb. 50c. By express, 5 lb. $1.50. CHAMPION YELLOW GLOBE.--Finest type of Yellow Globe in cultivation. Roots immense size, fine shape, small tap root, neat top. Flesh being very firm and fine-grained, renders it an excellent keeping variety. Well adapted to shallow soils. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 20c, lb. 45c. By express, not prepaid, 5 lbs. $1.50. RED GLOBE.--Like the above except color. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 20c, lb. 50c. By express, 5 lbs. $1.50. GOLDEN TANKARD.--Best for dairy farming. Considered indispensible among English dairy farmers; it is stated by them they are able to obtain a higher price for milk when feeding cows on Golden Tankard. Sheep thrive on it. Other mangels cut white, circled with yellow, but Golden Tankard is of a rich, deep yellow throughout. Early, hardy and a heavy cropper, for on account of its shape the roots can be left standing close in rows. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 20c, lb. 45c. By express, not prepaid, 5 lbs. $1.50. KLEIN-WANZLEBEN.--Also called Diamond Sugar Beet. This variety is cultivated on a larger scale for the beet sugar factories than any other as it yields frequently 15 to 20 per cent of sugar. Root is of shape shown in our illustration, straight, tapering evenly and somewhat screw shape. Our seed is grown in Germany from beets which were tested as to per cent of sugar before setting out. The heavy per cent of sugar makes it also of great value for feeding. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 20c, lb. 50c. By express, 5 lbs. $1.50.

$10.00 PRIZE. We will pay $10.00 cash for the heaviest Mangel or Sugar Beet grown from our seed this year. Report to be sent in by Oct. 15th.

DIGNITY LONG RED.--An improvement on the Mammoth Long Red by careful selection for a number of years. It stands head and shoulders above all other varieties of mangels; unequaled for yielding and feeding qualities. Grows to a very large size, weighing from 20 to 50 lbs., and will yield 50 tons per acre with ordinarily good cultivation. Thousands of western farmers have grown our Dignity mangel and call it the most profitable farm crop they ever tried. If you want large crops of large mangels of good quality, don't fail to try the Dignity. It is very uniform, smooth, and of good shape. Should be grown on deep, loose soil. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 20c, lb. 50c. By express, not prepaid, 5 lbs. $1.75, 10 lbs. $3.00. VILMORIN'S IMPROVED SUGAR.--Best and sweetest of the French Sugar Beets. Under average conditions it has yielded 14 tons of roots to the acre, containing about 16 per cent of sugar. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 20c, lb. 50c. By express, 5 lbs. $1.75. DANISH SUGAR BEET.--An improved strain of the White French Red Top sugar beet which is wonderfully fine for feeding to milch cows and will add greatly to the milk production as well as to its richness. It will yield as much or more than any variety of mangels and we consider it superior to any variety of sugar beet or mangel for feeding. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 20c, lb. 60c. By express, 5 lbs. $2.25. LANE'S IMPERIAL SUGAR BEET.--An improvement on the white French Sugar Beet. Recommended as hardier, more productive, yielding 35 to 40 tons per acre. It is much larger than the above varieties and will yield more but is not as sweet, containing only about 8 per cent of sugar. Greatly liked for stock feeding and preferred by some to mangels. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 15c, lb. 40c. By express, 5 lbs. $1.25. This Year Mangel and Sugar Beet seed is scarce, owing to short crop, but price is not high and it will pay you to put in an acre. Five pounds will be sufficient. You may select one pound each of five sorts at the 5-lb. rate.

IOWA SEED COMPANY, DES MOINES, IOWA. 7.

[image] Burpee's Allhead Early

CABBAGE. One ounce of seed will produce about 3,000 plants. Set 8,000 to 10,000 plants to the acre of the early sorts and 6,000 of the large, late kinds. We pride ourselves on having the best, purest and highest grade of cabbage seed that is offered, or at least it is surpassed by none. Compared with the cost of seed, there is more money in growing cabbage than any other crop and there is nothing that growers should be more particular about. The cabbage requires a deep, rich soil, and thorough working to insure good, solid, full-sized heads. Sow early sorts in hot-beds in February or March, or in open ground as soon as it can be worked. Later or winter crops in May or June, in shallow drills six inches apart. When the plants are four inches high transplant into richly manured ground, the early kinds two feet apart. The fall and winter varieties three feet apart. Packets contain about 800 seeds. There was a very short crop of all kinds of cabbage seed this year. NEW WASHINGTON WAKEFIELD.--See description with novelties. Per pkt. 10c, oz. 30c, 1/4 lb. $1.00, lb. $3.50. BURPEE'S ALL-HEAD EARLY.--At least a week earlier than any of the various strains of early summer cabbage, and fully one-third larger, of perfect shape and the most solid variety on the list. Market gardeners to whom we furnished seed of this have been greatly pleased with it. Originated with C. L. Allen, who has grown cabbage seed for many years for us, but our competitor, Mr. Burpee, was fortunate in securing the entire stock of it the first year of its introduction, and gave it his name. However, we can most heartily recommend it to our customers. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 20c, 1/4 lb. 70c, lb. $2.25.

IMPROVED DANISH BALLHEAD.--This variety has been selected and perfected for more than fifty years by the Danish gardeners. They prize it so highly that they grow it almost exclusively for winter cabbage, and annually export large quantities to London, Paris and other cities. It will stand long journeys and keep far into the spring, and is of most mild and rich taste. Heads round as a ball, of good size, solid and very fine grained. Has but few outer leaves, thus admitting of close planting. Medium size and hardiest of all, tender and crisp with but little waste heart. Has pleased thousands of our customers. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 25c, 1/4 lb. 85c, lb. $3.25.

EARLY JERSEY WAKEFIELD.--Considered by many gardeners the very best first early variety. It is of large size for so early a kind, and is certainly deserving of its great popularity. Heads hard and solid, and have few outside leaves. Our seed is the highest quality--American grown. Crop is very short this year. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 25c, 1/4 lb. 80c, lb. $3.00. HENDERSON'S EARLY SUMMER.--Ten or twelve days later than than the Jersey Wakefield, but much larger in size, and will stand on the ground much longer without bursting open. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 20c, 1/4 lb. 60c, lb. $2.00.

IOWA SEED CO.'S SHORT STEM DRUM HEAD.--Our improved and selected strain of this popular variety has greatly pleased thousands of our customers during the past ten years, and so greatly has it improved during the time that we have had it that in a large field it is almost impossible to find a head that is not solid and well formed. For sureness in heading, regularity of growth and even, large solid heads. Our Short Stem Drumhead is certainly the finest cabbage now extant. It far surpasses any other strain which we have seen, ripening evenly with very short stem or stalk, and large, thick, solid heads of silky fine quality and of best keeping properties. It is almost all head and always sure to head. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 20c, 1/4 lb. 65c, lb. $2.00. EXTRA EARLY EXPRESS.--Excels in earliness all other sorts, has but few outside leaves and therefore may be planted very close and yield large crops. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, 1/4 lb. 50c, lb. $1.50.

[image] NEW SHORT STEM DRUMHEAD CABBAGE.

WINNINGSTADT.--Cone-shaped summer sort; when sown late it is good for fall and even winter; a sure header and good keeper. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 35c, lb. $1.25. ALL SEASONS.--(Vandergaw.)--This most excellent variety is as early as Henderson's Summer, and makes considerably larger and harder heads. It is also excellent to plant late, the thickness of the head making it a capital sort for keeping through the winter. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 25c, 1/4 lb. 80c, lb. $2.50. PREMIUM FLAT DUTCH.--This old and well known variety is still the standard winter kind. Its heads are large and solid; also first-class as a keeper. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, 1/4 lb. 50c, lb. $1.50. FOTTLER'S IMPROVED BRUNSWICK.--Excellent for summer and fall use. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, 1/4 lb. 50c, $1.75.

PERFECTION DRUMHEAD SAVOY.--The Savoy or curly cabbages are of much finer flavor and quality than the best of other kinds, and should be more generally cultivated. The variety we offer is the finest of the Savoys. Heads large, finely curled and an excellent keeper. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 20c, 1/4 lb. 65c, lb. $2.00. FAULTLESS.--Of the early summer type but far more regular and uniform in time of maturing. It is a rapid grower and good keeper. Pkt. 5c, oz. 20c, 1/4 lb. 65c, lb. $2.00. MARBLEHEAD MAMMOTH.--Largest of all; have in some instances grown to a weight of 90 pounds, and the heads of such size that they would not go into a two-bushel basket. Good for exhibition at fairs, but too loose headed and uncertain for main crop. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 20c, 1/4 lb. 60c, lb. $2.00. MAMMOTH RED ROCK.--A market gardener's strain of unusual size, color and weight. Its handsome appearance, large size, solidity and good quality will make it very desirable to all who like red cabbage. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 25c, 1/4 lb. 75c, lb. $2.50. FINE RED PICKLING.--Deep red color, medium size; unsurpassed for pickling. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, 1/4 lb. 45, lb. $1.50. SUREHEAD.--Very reliable in heading, good shape and large size. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 20c, 1/4 lb. 60c, lb. $2.00. CHASE'S EXCELSIOR.--Medium early and not excelled for sure solid heading which is the highest recommendation for a cabbage which must mature in the trying heat of summer. Another remarkable feature is that it never cracks. Very popular with our southern customers. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 20c, 1/4 lb. 60c, lb. $1.75. CABBAGE PLANTS: See list of Vegetable Plants.

[image] PERFECTION DRUMHEAD SAVOY.

[image] CELERY 4 BEST SORTS NEW GIANT PASCAL GOLDEN SELF-BLANCHING WHITE PLUME PINK AROMATIC

CELERY. One ounce will produce about 6,000 plants. This we consider one of the luxuries of the garden. For first crop sow the seed early in hotbeds, or in boxes in the house, in rich, moist soil, covering the seed very lightly. For main crop sow seed in open ground in April or as soon as the soil is in good condition. If weather is hot and dry shade with a light covering of hay or straw. Stir soil as soon as plants are well up; thin out and transplant so that they stand about an inch apart in the row. If they grow too rapidly, shear the tops off when about 4 or 5 inches high and this will make them grow more stocky. For main crop set plants out between June 15th and July 15th in rows three feet apart and the plants six inches apart in the row. Care should be exercised to firm the earth well around plants when setting and they will root better. Keep clear of weeds until about the middle of August, when it will be time to begin earthing up. Draw the soil up against the plants with a hoe as closely as possible, firming it enough to keep plants in an upright position. Later in the season the blanching process must be finished by digging the soil from between the rows and banking it clear up to the tops on each side of the row of celery. Some labor is saved by growing the self bleaching varieties, but they do not keep quite as well for winter use. GOLDEN SELF-BLANCHING.--This is by far the most popular variety now on the market. It is of medium earliness, of dwarf, compact habit, with thick, solid, heavily ribbed stalks which blanch easily to a clear waxen yellow. When grown in rich, moist soil the stalks are numerous and large with a solid heart of beautiful yellow. The best grade seed is scarce this year. Pkt. 5c, oz. 30c, 1/4 lb. $1.00, lb. $3.50. NEW PINK AROMATIC.--This splendid variety which was introduced by us, will, we think, eclipse all other sorts of its class in popularity as soon as it becomes known. It is of most attractive pink and white color. Crisp and tender; fine aromatic, nutty flavor; best for winter; blanches easily. Don't fail to try it. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 30c, 1/4 lb. $1.00, lb. $3.25.

BOSTON MARKET.--The leaves are a dark green, the stalks when blanched being nearly white. It is an excellent variety, solid, crisp and tender. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, 1/4 lb. 50c, lb. $1.50. WHITE PLUME.--The stalks, portions of the inner leaves and heart are naturally white and become fit for use by simply tying it up closely with soft twine. More used than any other variety by market gardeners. Our seed is of the highest quality and sure to please all. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 20c, 1/4 lb. 60c, lb. $1.75. GIANT PASCAL.--Stalks remarkably large, thick, solid, entirely stringless, very crisp and brittle. It is a vigorous grower and is self-blanching, requiring only a few days' earthing up, when the outer stalks present a beautiful clear white appearance. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 20c, 1/4 lb. 60c, lb. $1.75. GOLDEN DWARF.--When blanched, is of a waxy golden-yellow color; the stalks are cylindrical in shape and most solid and crisp in quality, and one of the best keeping of Celeries. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, 1/4 lb. 50c, lb. $1.50. CELERIAC, or Turnip-Rooted. Grown exclusively for its roots, which are turnip-shaped, smooth and tender. The roots are cooked and sliced; used with vinegar they make an excellent salad, also used for flavoring soups. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, 1/4 lb. 50c, lb. $1.70.

[image] TURNIP-ROOTED CELERY.

HENDERSON'S HALF DWARF.--Entirely solid, possessing a rich nutty flavor, while it has much vigor of growth and heavy bunch. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, 1/4 lb. 50c, lb. $1.75. OLD CELERY SEED.--For flavoring. Per oz. 5c, 1/4 lb. 15c, lb. 40c. CELERY PLANTS.--See Vegetable Plants.

[image] IMPROVED YELLOW GROUND CHERRY.

GROUND CHERRY. IMPROVED YELLOW.--Another year adds only to the popularity of this already popular little fruit which we introduced, and it is now listed in the catalogues of the leading seedsmen of the country to whom we supply seed. It is a great improvement on the wild Ground Cherry. They grow well on almost any dry soil; are easier raised than the tomato, and are prolific bearers, and oh! what luscious fruit! For sauce they are excellent, and for pies nothing can equal them for taste and flavor. They are delicious as preserves, and when dried in sugar are much better than raisins for cakes and puddings, and they will keep, in the shuck, if put in a cool place, nearly all winter. No one, after raising them once, will ever make a garden again without devoting a portion to the Ground Cherry. Per pkt. 5c, 1/2 oz. 25c, oz. 40c. PURPLE HUSK TOMATO--This fruit is quite popular in some places. The plants produce handsome purple fruit in great abundance, which are from one to two inches in diameter and enveloped in a husk similar to the yellow Ground Cherry. Per pkt. 5c, 1/2 oz. 25c, oz. 40c. GIANT SCARLET.--Also called Chinese Lantern Plant. This is a very popular novelty and has proven quite satisfactory in some parts of this country. Per pkt. 10c. COLLECTION.--One packet each of the three Ground Cherries for only 15c.