LIST OF VEGETABLE SEED SPECIALTIES FOR IMS. 



VEGETABLE SEED SPECIALTIES AND LATE INTRODUCTIONS. 



SUTTON'S MASTERPIECR BEAN — A favorite forcing or greenhouse variety in this 

 country, valuable also as an outdoor sort, in fact in every way particularly well- 

 adapted, we believe, to this use. It is dwarf in habit, growing 12 to 15 inches high, 

 robust in constitution and quite early, its first pods being ready for use soon after 

 planting, after which it continues to produce its handsome, straight, tender, green 

 pods in unusual abundance all summer. The pods produced outside are 7 to 9 inches 

 long' by % of an inch wide and are tender, solid and meaty. Greenhouse grown 

 pods average 6 to 6V& inches in length and are beautiful to look upon and a delight 

 to eat. Masterpiece is in the meantime grown largely by private gardeners, but 

 will undoubtedly become widely popular as it becomes better known. Packet 10c; 

 pint 30c; quart 50c. 



CURRIE'S RUST-PROOF WAX BEAN- The Earliest and Most Proline of all Wax 



Beans. 



Tender and Absolutely Stringless, and Proof Against Rust. Grown side by side with 

 other Wax Beans, all of them more or less affected by rust, this Bean remains 

 entirely free from rust. Not only is it rust-proof, but it possesses the most excel- 

 lent quality of being exceedingly crisp and tender, with no approach whatever to 



stringiness, and of a most delicious flavor. Pods uniform in size, long, straight, 

 flatfish oval. Pkt. 10c; pint 20c; quart 35c; Ms peck $1.30; peck $2.50; bushel $9.50. 



ASPARAGUS, OR YARD BEAN — This Bean derives its name from the manner in 



which it is served and from the extraordinary length of its pods. It is a vigorous 

 climber, reaching a considerable height and bears an abundance of tender, delicious, 

 light-green pods, 2% to 3 feet in length. The seed should be planted early, pre- 

 ferably inside in pots for transplanting outside when the weather permits. A 

 good position outside is against a north wall, although trellis growing is entirely 

 practicable. Packet 15c. 



CELERY-CABBAGE, OR CHINESE CABBAGE — This vegetable has attracted consid- 

 erable attention in northern markets during the past season or two. In appearance 

 it is more like Stalk Celery or Cos Lettuce than real Cabbage, but to the palate 

 a delicious Cabbage, which may be served as a salad with your favorite dressing, 

 as hot or cold slaw or boiled, minced and seasoned with butter or cream sauce. 

 The thick midribs are often served like Asparagus. It forms a tall, fine head, 

 weighing 4 lbs. and over; the leaves are large and light green, unless blanched, 

 when they are pure white, are crimped at the edges, and the midrib, the most strik- 

 ing feature, is white, thickly fleshy, very broad and long. The seed should be sown 

 during summer for use in autumn or winter. Sow in drills 16 to 20 inches apart, 



thinning out in the row two or three times as necessary. 



CELEBY-CABBAGE. 



Pkt. 10c; % oz. 25c; oz. 40c. 



CURRIE'S LONG-KEEPING CABBAGE — Undoubtedly the peer of any winter Cabbage known to 

 horticulture. See page 15. Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; 2 ozs. 50c; % lb. 85c; 1 lb. $3.00. 



GOLDEN BANTAM SWEET CORN — The remarkable popularity of this comparatively new table 

 Corn is easily understood by anyone who has the pleasure in summer of tasting the newly 

 gathered corn. In sweetness and richness of flavor it is far superior to any of the well-known, 

 old-time sorts, and when once grown, always thereafter is given first place in the grower's 

 garden. It is golden-yellow when prepared for the table. So well is it liked that many plant 

 the seed at intervals during the spring and summer, so as to prolong the ripening season as 

 much as possible. Pkt. 5c; pint 20c; quart 30c; Yz peck 85c; peck $1.50; bushel $5.50.. 



MILWAUKEE MARKET MUSKMELON — The finest, most delicious Melon in existence. Flesh 

 deep salmon, firm, sweet and luscious. Fruits uniform in size and produced in great abund- 

 ance. (See page 26.) Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; % lb. 75c; 1 lb. $2.50. 



AILSA CRAIG ONION — A handsome, globe-shaped Onion extremely mild in flavor and unequalled 

 for exhibition purposes. The onions frequently attain a weight of 2% to 3 lbs. each. (See 

 page 29.) Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c; % lb. $1.10; 1 lb. $4:00. 



HYBRIDIZED POTATO SEED — From the Seed Balls — Originator's Stock — Millions never saw a 

 Potato Seed Ball. Thousands have tried in vain to get the seed. Mow is your opportunity. 

 This unrivalled seed will produce an endless variety of new kinds. Your fortune may be in one 

 of them. They are as easy to grow as tomatoes. Luther Burbank says, "Plant potato eyes and 

 you get potatoes like the parents, but plant potato seeds and you tap a mine of heredity, in- 

 finite in its uncertainty, but infinite too in its possibility. * * * These rare seeds produce re- 

 markable variations all unlike any potato which has ever been cultivated." Growing new and 

 distinct Seedling Potatoes from the Seed-Ball Seed is intensely interesting. They will be the 

 greatest curiosity of your garden. This seed will positively produce inumerable new kinds, 

 colors, shapes, sizes, and qualities. The product will astonish you. Some may be of immense 

 value and bring you a golden harvest. Every farmer, gardener, and bright boy should plant a 

 few packets. You may be one of the lucky ones. Our seed comes to us and is sold in the 

 originator's own packets. Full directions on every packet. Pkt. 15c; 2 for 25c; 5 for 50c; 10 

 for $1.00; 100 for $8.50, prepaid. 



NEW RADISH "SAXA" — An improved turnip-rooted Radish offered for the first time last year. It 

 is a fiery scarlet, perfectly globular in shape, the leaves small and the root the thinnest pos- 

 sible tail. In less than three weeks from the day of sow- 

 ing "Saxa" is ready for the table. The flesh is firm, crisp 

 and juicy, remaining so for a long time without becoming 

 spongy. It is recommended equally for open ground cul- 

 ture and for forcing, for which it was particularly de- 

 siiowino length op veloped and is especially adopted. Pkt. 15c; oz. 40c. 



ASPARAGUS BEAN. 



BUCK'S TRESCO TOMATO — A phenomenally heavy-yielding English Forcing Tomato, 

 particularly well adapted also to outdoor culture in this country. It is ideal in size, 

 shape, appearance and quality, and has been known to produce trusses under glass of 

 from two hundred to five hundred flowers, capable of setting and carrying fruit num- 

 bering from sixty to double that number per truss. The reports and figures are 

 astonishing and tax one's credulity, but come from such thoroughly reliable sources that 

 their authenticity cannot be doubted. The fruits are borne in clusters, are smooth, 

 perfectly spherical and of a deep, blood-red color, ripening quickly and evenly. A 

 novelty worthy the attention and best efforts of everyone. In packets only, at 25c. 



CREAM CITY TOMATO — The first large Tomato to ripen. The plants are stout and vigor- 

 ous, producing an abundance of large, beautifully shaped, smooth-skinned Tomatoes, 

 which ripen with the very early, small, usually unshapely fruits produced by other extra 

 early varieties. The flesh is thick, firm and' solid. (See page 40.) Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 

 % lb. 80c; 1 lb. $2.75. 



POTATO SEED BALLS, % SIZE. 



