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Iowa Seed Company, Des Moines, Iowa.

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Valuable Books .

"Empty your purse into your head"

The Fall and Winter months can profitably be devoted to study. The books sent post-
paid on receipt of price.

Success with House Plants.-A practical hand book for
everyone who has even a small fiower garden. By
Lizzie Page Hillhouse. Price 50c.

A Gold Mine in Front Yard.-By C. S. Harrison. A
most interesting and instructive book on beautifying
the home place. Cloth, 280 pages, price $1.00.

Fruit Harvesting, Storing and Marketlng.-By F. A. Waugh.
Price $1.00.

Henderson's Gardening for Profit.-New edition. By Peter
Henderson. $1.50.

The ABC of Potato Culture. -By T. B. Terry. Price
45c.

Tomato Culture.-By A. I. Root. 135 pages. Price
35c.

Celery for Profit.-A new book by T. Greiner. Price
20c.

Vegelable Gardening.-By S. B. Green. A most practical,
up-to-date book. Every market gardener
should have a copy. 220 pages. Price $1.00.

Fitz's Sweet Potato Culture.-Cloth. Price 60c.
E. P. Roe's Play and Profit in My Garden.-Prlce $1.00.

Henderson's Practical Floriculture.-New edition. Price
$1.50.

Aquaria.-By Chas. N. Page. A 64- page book on
the care of gold fish, 15c, cloth 50c.

Amaleur Fruit Growing.-By Sam'l B. Green. A practical
guide for growing all small fruits and fruit
trees. 140 pages. Price 25c.

Farmers' Cyclopedia of Agriculture.-By E. V. Wilcox.
A large 700 page book treating over 6,000 topics.
Price $3.50.

Forage Crops.-By Prof. Thos. Shaw. A practical book
for stock farmers. 300 pages. Price $1.00.

Horticulturist's Rule Book.-By Prof. Bailey. Price
75c.

How to Grow Mushrooms.-Price 10c.

Feathered Pets.-By Chas. N. Page. A complete new
book on all kinds of cage birds. 140 pages. Cloth
75c, paper 25c.

Canary Breeding and Training-By the author of Feathered
Pets. Tells the whole story. 80 pages, 25c,
cloth 75c.

Parrots and Other Talking Birds-By Chas. N. Page, 25c,
cloth bound 75c.

Money In Hens.-By Boyer, 25c.

Common Sense In Poultry Raising.-By Mrs. WiIcoxon,
25c.

Poultry Houses and Fixtures.-50c.

Poultry Manual.-A valuable book by Sewell & Tilson.
168 pages. Price 25c.
Reliable Poultry Remedies.-25c.

POPULAR FIFTY CENT BOOKS.

By practical men on special subjects

Cabbage, Cauliflower and Allied Vegetables.-By C. L. Allen
Cloth 50c.

New Onion Culture.-How to produce big crops. By
T. Greiner. Price 50c.

Asparagus Culture.-A quite complete book. By F.
M. Hexamer. Price 50c

Canning and Preserving.-By Mrs. S. T. Rorer. Price
50c.

Landscape Gardening.-By F. A. Waugh. Price 50c.

Ginseng.-Cultivation and Harvesting. By M. G.
Kains. Price 50c.

Spraying Crops.-By C. M. Wood. 50c.

Practical Fruit Grower.-By S. T. Maynard. Price 50c.

Manual of Corn Judging.-By A. D. Shamel. Price 50c.

Alfalfa.-By F. D. Coburn. Price 50c.

Broom corn and Broom-making.-Price 50c.

Climat Grape Basket
-The best package for shipping
grapes, cherries,
plums, etc. Nested
for shipment with
covers and bent
handles in separate
pkgs. 10 for
50c, 15 for 9Oc.
100 for $3.25. Ask
for prices in large
lots.

SMALL CLIMAX GRAPE BASKET.-For fancy grapes, etc.
Holds about 4 lbs. 10 for 50c, 25 for 90c, 100 for
$3.25.

HALF BUSHEL BASKET.-The best all round basket for
the u se of farmers, fruit growers and grocers that
we know of. Very strong and well made. Swinging
bale makes it easily handled. Price 15c each,
$1.65 per doz.

NO. 1.-ONE BUSHEL BASKET.
-The ideal basket for general
use. Thoroughly well
made and meant for hard
usage and should last many
years. Each 25c, doz. $2.70.

NO. 2.- ONE BUSHEL BASKET.
-Like the No.1, but
cheaper made. One of the
best packages for shipping
apples and other kinds of
fruit and vegetables. Each
15c, doz. $1.75.

Raffia Work.
Making Indian Baskets is now attracting a great
deal of attention, and the work is taught in public
schools, art classes, etc. It is a very interesting
and fascinating pastime, is easily learned and
many ornamental pieces are made. We furnish the
materials in large quantities to schools, as well
as to private parties. Our stock is unsurpassed.

NATURAL RAFFIA.-Per bunch (about 3 ozs.) 10c,
lb. 25c ; 5 Ibs. $1.00.

COLORED RAFFIA.-In many handsome colors, such
as light and dark red, pink, three shades of green,
Ilght and navy blue, light and dark brown, orange,
yellow, black, purple, etc. Price per bunch (about
2 ounces) 10c ; lb. 75c. Mixed colors same price.
Bleached white bunch, 15c ; lb. $1.25.

REEDS.-(Rattan.)-Any size, 10c per bunch. The
No.1, $1.50 per Ib ; No.2, $1.25 ; No.3, $1.00 ;
No.4, 85c ; No.5, 75c ; No.6, 60c; No.8, 50c lb.
POSTAGE.-If to be sent by mail, add 3 cents per
bunch, 16c per lb., for postage on the above Raffia
and Reeds.
RAFFIA NEEDLES.-12c per pkg., postpaid.
"HOW TO DO IT."-A book telling bow to make baskets
and other Raffia weaving. Price 25c, postpaid.