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Blue Beauty Pea is some- 

 what difficult to describe ; 

 or at least convey an idea 

 of its distinctive feature — 

 that is, its unusually smooth, 

 level and regular habit of 

 growth. 



With us in garden trials it 

 grew everywhere in the row 

 to a uniform height of 18 

 inches, and was so smooth 

 and level in its growth that it 

 resembled a well Jiept hedge. 

 It is a blue, round pea, and 

 is nearly as early as the 

 American Wonder. The 

 pods, of medium size, are 

 borne in the greatest profu- 

 sion, and are well filled for 

 so early a Pea. In quality 

 and flavor Blue Beauty can- 

 not be surpassed ; every 

 one who tries this distinct 

 and fine Pea this season will 

 verify this opinion. {See cut. 



Price, 30 cts. per pint ; 50 ^^ 

 ets. per qt. ; $3.00 per 

 peck. 



]VEYir EGG PLANT SQUASH. 



This is so named from its peculiar fitness for cooking like the egg plant ; not only is it delicious when fried, but it bears a further 

 resemblance to the egg plant in its shape, as a glance at the cut will show. It is a very early bush variety with white flesh ; when young 

 the rind is mottled gray, turning to a buff color when ripe. To all who like Egg Plant we recommend this as a substitute, as it is identi- 

 cal in flavor and appearance when prepared for the table. It is much hardier and is easier grown. (See cut.) Price, 10 cts. per pkt. ; 

 25 cts. per oz. ; 75 cts per J^ lb. ; S2.50 per lb. 



Your Egg Plant Squash, which I planted in my trial ground, is a, success in the far North-west. I have five hills from the little packet of seed, which are loaded ; 

 many of them at this writing are 12 to 15 inches in length and 6 to 8 in diameter. — O. H. Wlll, Bismarck, D. T., August 1th, 1887. 



THE TV^IKMDO TGTV^KTO. 



THE LARGEST EARLY VARIETY IN CULTIVATION. 



We named and introduced the Mikado Tomato in 1886, and seldom has any novelty 

 in so short a time created such ii furore in gardening circles ; certainly no more distinct 

 or valuable Tomato has ever been introduced. One of the most remarkable features 

 about this variety is the fact that, notwithstanding that it produces perhaps the largest 

 fruit of any sort in cultivation, it is at the same time one of the very earliest to ripen ; 

 generally we find that we secure earliness at the expense of size, but the Mikado To- 

 mato seemingly reverses the rule. The Mikado differs from all other Tomatoes in its 

 mmense size (the cut we show being not more than one-half the average size), and the 

 Tomatoes are produced in immense clusters, are perfectly solid, generally smooth, but 

 sometimes irregular. The color is purplish red, like that of the Acme, while the variety 

 has all the solidity that characterizes the Trophy. It is not unusual for single fruits of 

 ;his variety to weigh from 1 to Ij^ lbs. each. The foliage of the Mikado Tomato alone 

 shows the distinctiveness of the variety, for it is whole or entire, while in all other varie- 

 ties the leaves are cut or serrated. Wheth- 

 er for slicing or for cooking purposes, 

 the variety is unsurpassed. {See cut.) 

 Price, 10c. pkt.; 40c. oz.; 

 " $4.00 lb. 



Extra Early Green 



FroliSc Cucmbsr. 



NEW EGG PLA>'T SQUASH. 



A new strain of 

 Cucumber, almost 

 the same as a good 

 stock of Green Pro- 

 lific Cucumber, but 

 which is from ten 

 days to two weete ear- 

 lier, and which has 

 proved its earliness 

 in tests made in the past 

 two years. Those who wish 

 an early strain of the Green Prolific, or 

 who grow only for pickling, will find this 

 to be something they have long desirea. 

 Price, 10 cts. per pkt. ; 20 cts. per oz. ; 

 60 cts. per J^ lb. ; $2.00 per lb. 



uiKASO TOMATO (>^ natural size). 



