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IOWA SEED COMPANY, DES MOINES, IOWA. 3

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COPYRIGHTED 1892 BY W.A.B. & CO.
COUNTRY GENTLEMAN.

SWEET CORN.
We pay the postage by the pkt., 1/2 pt. and qt. Deduct ten cents on each quart if to be sent by express.
EARLY SUNRISE.-The standard sort. Pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 15c, qt. 50c. By express 1/2 pk. 70c, pk. $1.25.
EXTRA EARLY CORY.-(White Cob.)-This has for years been the most popular variety with market gardeners for first early market. Of medium size. Pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 15c, qt. 40c. By express 1/2 pk. 60c, pk. $1.00.
CHAMPION EARLY.- Without doubt the earliest large corn ever introduced. An average ear is about nine inches long. Pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 15c, qt. 50c. By express, 1/2 pk. [6?]c, pk. $1.10.
EARLY MINNESOTA.-An early variety. The ears are of good size, well flavored and of the best cooking qualities. Pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 12c, qt. 35c. By express, 1/2 pk. 60c, pk. $1.00.
COUNTRY GENTLEMAN.-An improvement on the old favorite Shoe Peg Sweet Corn. The crop can be counted on to give three to five ears to a stalk. Pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 15c, qt. 50c. By express, 1/2 pk. 75c, pk. $1.25.
CROSBY'S EARLY.-For medium early use. A good cropper and profitable for family use and as a market sort. Pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 12c, qt. 35c. By express, 1/2 pk. 60c, pk. $l.00.
IMPROVED STOWELL'S EVERGREEN.- For many years the most prominent main crop variety and is more largely planted than any other, being a general favorite with canners and market gardeners for late use. Pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 15c, qt. 45c. By express, 1/2 pk. 70c, pk. $1.20.
MAMMOTH SUGAR.-This produces the largest ear of any sweet corn, a single ear sometimes weighing as much as two or three pounds; sweet and luscious. Pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 15c, qt. 40c. By express, 1/2 pk. 60c, pk. $1.00.

POP CORN.
SNOWBALL.-Pkt. 10c, 1/2 pt. 20c, qt. 65c.
PAGE'S NEW STRIPED RICE.-The best, handsomest and most attractive variety of pop corn in existence. The ears are of good size. Very productive. Pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 20c, qt. 65c. By exp. 1/2 pk. $1.25, pk. $2.25.
MONARCH WHITE RICE.-The best white variety. Bears from 3 to 6 ears per stalk, and produces 1,500 to 2,000 lbs. per acre. It will pay you to try it. Pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 15c, qt. 40c. By exp. 1/2 pk. 70c, pk. $[?.25].

CUCUMBERS.
EARLY EXPRESS.-One of the earliest varieties. Pkt. 10c, oz. 25c, 1/4 lb. 75c, lb. $2.50.
CUMBERLAND.-A very desirable sort for pickles and slicing. Pkt. 10c, oz. 25c, 1/4 lb. 75c, lb. $2.50.
GREEN PROLIFIC.-A splendid pickling sort. Very productive. Pkt. 5c, oz. 20c, 1/4 lb. 60c, lb. $2.00.
JAPANESE CLIMBING.-It comes into bearing quickly and continues to set fruit abundantly throughout the season. Of large size, tender, cylindrical shape, flesh pure white, skin dark green when ripe; of excellent quality for slicing. Pkt. 10c, oz. 30c, 1/4 lb. $1.00, lb. $3.00.

PERFECT WHITE SPINE. -Fruit even and of good size, straight, well formed and symmetrical. It is of uniform shape, making it unexcelled for pickling. Immensely productive. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, 1/4 lb. 50c, lb. $1.60. By express, 5 lbs. or more @ $1.35.
BOSTON OR JERSEY PICKLE.- Is used almost exclusively by the market gardeners near Boston for pickling. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, 1/4 lb. 50c, lb. $1.75.
WEST INDIAN GHERKIN OR BURR.-Makes a handsome pickle of first class quality. Be sure and try it. Pkt. 5c, oz. 25c, 1/4 lb. 80c.

[image] EARLY EXPRESS CUCUMBER.

IMPROVED LONG GREEN.- A standard sort. Fruit about 12 inches long, firm and crisp. The young fruit makes one of the best of pickles. Pkt. 5c, oz. 20c, 1/4 lb. 65c, lb. $2.25.
IMPROVED CHICAGO PICKLE.-It is very prolific. Produces an immense number of desirable shaped pickles. Pkt. 5c, oz. 20c, 1/4 lb. 60c, lb. $2.00.
NEW ASTRO.-Fruit large, perfect shape, 8 to 12 inches long. They are of the very best quality for slicing. Pkt. 10c, oz. $1.00.
EARLY CLUSTER.-Grows in clusters. Productlve and of good quality. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, 1/4 lb. 50c, lb. $1.75.

CAULIFLOWER.
HENDERSON'S EARLY SNOW BALL.- Is considered the earliest of all cauliflowers. Our stock is extra choice and cannot be excelled. 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. Pkt. 15c, 1/4 oz. 60c, oz. $2.00.
EARLY PARIS.-Well known small variety which usually proves quite satisfactory. 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. Pkt. 5c, oz. 60c.
CAULIFLOWER PLANTS.-See list of Vegetable Plants.

CRESS or PEPPER GRASS.
EARLY CURLED. -A well known salad. Sow early and at intervals during the season. Cover seed lightly. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 25c.
TRUE WATER.-Sow the seeds along the border of running water and cover lightly. Pkt. 5c, oz. 35c.

COLLARDS.
Collards are largely used as "greens" in some parts of the country, especially in the south. They are a form of the cabbage, bearing new leaves as soon as the old ones are pulled off.
GEORGIA.-The most satisfactory for general use. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 30c, lb. $1.00.

CHICKORY.
LARGE ROOTED.-Used as a substitute for coffee. Cultivate as carrots. Take up the roots in the fall, cut into small pieces and put away to dry. When wanted for use, it is roasted and ground like coffee. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 25c, lb. 75c.

CARROTS.
EARLY SCARLET HORN.-Favorite for early crop. Sold largely in New York market, bunched. 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. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 25c, lb. 75c.
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 and grows to a large size. It is a first-class carrot for all soils, and it is claimed that under good cultivation it will yield the greatest weight per acre with the smallest length of root of any grown. 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. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 20c, lb. 50c.
VICTORIA.- Largest carrot grown, heaviest cropping and most nutritious variety in cultivation. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 25c, lb. 75c. By express, five pounds or more, 50c per pound.

[image] OXHEART, OR GUERANDE.

TRY THE EXPRESS CUCUMBER - IT IS THE BEST QUALITY FOR SLICING.