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FOR EIGHTY-SEVEN YEARS WE HAVE WON CONFIDENCE-Not by chance, not by 



luck, but by honest, untiring- efforts. Our undivided time and attention is given to growing the Choicest and most 

 reliable Seeds. We carefully select all the highest grade stocks, and eliminate those which our test gardens prove 

 would be unprofitable for the trucker or gardener to grow. We never recommend any article unless we are certain, 

 by actual test, it possesses merits superior to anything the trucker already has. We watch for improvement in 

 character, shape, form, color, attractiveness and best selling qualities. These improvements we quickly note and 

 encourage. Remember as you read through this catalogue what we say about each article has been gathered from 

 our actual experience together with the experience of the most up-to-date and successful practical market gardeners 

 and truckers in every part of the world. 



CHOICE ASPARAGUS ROOTS. 



Wo effort put forth in the garden will bring more pleasure and 

 -^ satisfaction than an established Asparagus bed, if this is 

 thoroughly prepared according to the following directions. A bed 

 20 feet by 50 feet, set with 1000 two-year old roots, will last for years 

 and furnish an abundance. 



1. NEW PALMETTO. — Is very early, large yielder, and very regu- 

 lar and even in its growth. Average bunches contain 15 shoots, 

 measuring 13 z 4 inches in circumference ; weighs 2 pounds. It is 

 equallv well adapted for all sections. Its quality is unequaled. 

 Seed PKt. 5c. Oz. 10c. 1/4 lb. 15c. Lb. 35c. 5 lbs. $1.50. 

 10 lbs. $2.50. Two-Year Old Roots, per 100, 75c; by mail, $L 

 Per 250 roots $1.75. 500 roots $3.00. 1000 roots $5.00. 

 :. CONOVER'S COLOSSAL. — A well-known standard variety. 

 Two- Year Old Roots 75c. per 100. By mail $1.00. SecdpKt.5c. 

 Oz. 10c. 1/4 lb. 15c. Lb. 35c. 5 lbs. $1.50. 10 lbs. $2.50. 



DIRECTIONS. — Select a good sandy loam, plow the ground as deep 



as possible, dig out 12 inches deep, put in a layer of 4 inches of good, 



strong stable manure, and press down : then fill in with good, rich. 



black loam to the top of the bed. Sow on top of bed 100 pounds of 



incorporate this thoroughly to depth of 3 inches. After leveling bed off 



inches deep. 



kainit to 1000 square feet of bed 



even, stretch a line the length of bed 9 inches from the edge, and with a spade cut a furrow . . 



set a row of plants along the trench 9 inches apart, with the crowns of the roots 2 inches below the surface; 



then cover up, make even and plant other rows 9 inches apart 



BUSH 



BEANS 



GREEN 



POD. 



Add 15c. per Quart extra by Hail. 

 One Quart to 100 Feet of Drill. Two Bushels to the Acre. 



NEW 

 EARLY 



MAY 

 QUEEN 



BEAN 



Bolgiano s 



NEW 

 1905 

 VARIETY 



NEW EARLY HAY QUEEN BEANS. 



1. NEW EARLY MAY 



QUEEN BEAN. 



Just the Bean You ve been 

 Looking For. 



1st. Early, Round, DarR 



Green. 

 2nd. Extra, large, straight, 



finely shaped pod. 

 3rd. Tender and Delicious 



in flavor. 

 4th. An enormous yielder. 

 5th. Wherever grown its 



popularity has spread 



liKe Wild-Fire. 

 6th. Supply very short. 



Price PKts. 5 a 10c, 1/2 Pt. 

 15c, Pt. 25c, Qt. 40c, 2 Cits. 

 75c, Gal. $1.25, PK. $2.50. 



2. NEW EHERALD BEAUTY EE/»w.— Constantly studying and guaiuiug the 

 interest of our valued friends and customers, we are, in this Bean, able to offer 

 them one that succeeds at all points where others fail. IT IS THE EARLIEST 

 OFAI.L the green Beans. IS A PRODIGIOUS CROP-GROWER, ABSOLCTEI/vr 

 STRINGXESS, uniform in shape, deliciously tender, and remaining so for a 

 longer period than any other Bean. It is also hardy, resisting frosts to a re- 

 markable degree. PHt. 10c. Pt.l5c. Qt. 25c. Gal. $1. PecK $1.75. Bus. $6. 



3. EXTRA EARLY REFUGEE ROUND GREEN POD.-Has pods of a beautiful, 

 attractive light green color, round, tender and of a luscious flavor. It will be 

 ready for market in 29 days from day of planting. It has always commanded 

 tip-top prices and is given the preference by the buyers. PKt. 5c. Pt. 10c. 

 Qt. 20c. Gal. 60c. PecK $1.00. Bus. $4.00. 



4. LATE REFUGEE, OR 1000 TO I.— An exceedingly productive variety for 

 medium and late use. The young pods are tender and of fine flavor, while the 

 color is distinct, being of a silver green. In shape the pods are round and slim. 

 This type of Bean is one of the most popular in the market of all the large 

 cities: our strain of this variety was never finer or truer than it is to-day. 

 PKt. 5c. and 10c. Pt. 15c. Qt. 25c. Gal. 60c. Peck $1.00. Bus. $4.00. 



5. BEST OF ALL EARLY HARKET.— One of the finest, mosTproductive and 

 most salable Extra Early Round, Green-Pod Bean Grown. ThiS-fine, new 

 variety has numerous advantages over many other green-pod sorts. jThe pods 

 are of a light silvery green color, long and perfectly round, solid flesh, very 

 tender and stringless. In earliness and productiveness it is excellent. The 

 pods are borne in thick clusters well up under the foliage, thu^ they are 

 thoroughly protected. Tests have proven it to be hardier than the Valentine, 

 which enables it to be planted much earlier. Market gardeners will find it a 

 verv profitable sort to grow. PKt. 5c. « 10c. Pt. 15c. Qt. 25c. 2 «ts. 75c. 

 PK. $1.25. Bu. $5.00. 



