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ALFRED F. CONARD, WEST GROVE, PA. 



CHOICE VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



For the convenience of our patrons, we offer a choice selection of the best vegetable seeds. 

 Our lists are not very long, but include those varieties which experience has shown to be the 

 very best for general planting. Our stocks are obtained from the most reliable sources, and are 

 in every respect fully as good as those sent out by any seedsman. All our vegetable seeds are 

 put up in large packets, — three packets of such things as Cucumbers, Melons, Squashes. 

 Beets, Turnips, etc., containing about an ounce, and three of Corn. Beans, and Peas about one- 

 half pint. The price of all varieties is 5 cts. per packet; three packets of any- 

 one variety for 10 cts. 



BUSH BEANS. Black Wax. Best first early snap- 

 short, very leuder and fine flavored. 



Best of All. l.ong, green pods, delicious quality, early, 

 and abundant. 



Improved Red Valentine. Round, fleshy pods ; ma- 

 tures quickly ; excellent. 



Boston Favorite. Large size, delicious flavor ; good 

 both green and dry. 

 POLE BEANS. White Creaseback {the best early 



green-podded Pole Bean), Very fleshy, tender, and 



fine flavored. 



Lazy Wife Pole Bean. Most abundant bearer, un- 

 surpassed quality ; valuable for late. 



Challenger Lima(Dreer's). The best of all pole Lima 

 Beans. 

 SWEET CORN. Cory. The best very early Sweet 

 Corn; good-sized ears, excellent quality. 



Early Minnesota. The standard second early Sweet 

 Corn ; fine size, sweet, handsome, and well-flavored. 



Shakers' Large Early. A very distinct and beauti- 

 ful variety ; large, well-filled ears, pearly white, and 

 delicious flavor. 



New Country Gentleman. Highly valued for its 

 great productiveness and luscious quality. 



Black Mexican. Highly prized and considered by 

 many the most sugary of all. 



Stowell's Evergreen." The best standard Sweet Corn 

 for market and family use. 



Mammoth Late. Immense ears ; valuable for late 

 crop ; excellent. 

 PEAS. American Wonder. Earliest of all; grows 



only eight or ten inches high ; matures in fifty days. 



McLean's Little Gem. Nearly as early and of larger : 

 growth than Wonder ; most excellent quality ; re- | 

 quii-es no sticking. | 



Abundance. Best main crop Pea for general use. 



Champion of England. One of the best and most 

 popular Peas grown ; late, very productive, and ex- 

 cellent every way. 

 POP CORN. New Golden. Finest variety in exist- 

 ence ; pops very large ; perfectly white, sweet, and 



delicious. 

 BEET. Egyptian Blood Turnip. Considered the 



earliest of all ; matures very quickly ; deep blood-red. 



Eclipse. Quite as early and better quality than the 

 Egyptian. 



Early Bassano. Large, very early, and sweetest of all. 



Large Late Blood Red. Sow middle of June. Large 

 size ; best long keeper for winter. 



Sugar. Lane's Improved Sugar Beet, the best and 



most popular variety' for feeding stock ; contains 



eight per cent, sugar and produces thirty to forty 



tons per acre. 



ASPARAGUS. Conover's Colossal. Best standard 



variety. Soak the seed well in warm water, and sow in 



drills two inches deep. 

 SUMMER CABBAGE. Early Jersey Wakefield. 



The best first eai'ly Cabbage; very popular wherever 



known ; fine, pointed heads, very solid ; excellent 



quality. 



Early Winningstadt. Similar to Wakefield ; highly 

 esteemed. 



Henderson's Succession. Large, solid heads, best 

 quality ; good for early, medium, or late, according 

 to time of planting. 



Burpee's Surehead All head, and always sure to 

 head. One of the very best Cabbages for main crop. 



Mammoth Rock Red." Largest and best red Cabbage 

 known. 



Perfection Drumhead Savoy. Finest curled Drum- 

 head Savoy ; large, solid heads ; rich, delicate flavor. 

 CAULIFLOWER. Early Snow Ball. An excellent 



and reliable sort, sure to head, and of delicious flavor. 

 CARROT. Short Horn, or Early Scarlet. The best 



for table use. 



Improved Long Orange. Fine, smooth roots, large 

 size, rich orange color, very productive, long keeper. 



CELERY. White Plume. Crisp, solid, and fine 



flavor; easiest of all to grow: requires no blanching. 



New Golden Self-blanching. Cannot be too highly 

 recommended; rich golden-white, perfectly solid", 

 crisp, and brittle; delicious flavor; a trite self- 

 blanching variety ; requires no earthing up. 



New Rose. Beautiful pink or rose-colored stalks, 

 very tender and crisp ; rich, nutty flavor ; excellent 

 keeper. 



Giant Pascal Celery, The best for winter use; stalks 

 remarkably large, solid, and crisp ; delicious flavor ; 

 can be eaten wlaile small or will keep all winter, 

 CRESS, or PEPPER GRASS. Extra fine curled; 



used for soups and salads. 

 CUCUMBER. Early Russian. Earliest in cultiva- 

 tion ; very prolific ; small size but excellent quality for 



table or pickles. 



Improved Early White Sp-ne, or Arlington. One 

 of the best and most highly esteemed varieties for 

 family use and market. 



Giant Pera. A real giant, growing a foot to eighteen 

 inches long, but good to eat at any size. Smooth, 

 deep green, excellent flavor, very few seeds; solid 

 and crisp. 



White Pearl. A really beautiful cucumber, clear, 

 pearly white; exquisite flavor; very productive; 

 excellent every way. 



Improved Chicago Pickle. Most productive and 

 best for pickles. 



Thorburn's New Ever -bearing Cucumber. A 

 valuable new variety, producing tine cucumbers con- 

 tinuously all through the season until killed by frost. 

 EGG PLANT. New York Improved Large Purple. 



The best Egg Plant in cultivation. 

 LETTUCE. Philadelphia Hard Head. Grows quickly; 



makes large, solid heads ; very tender and excellent 



quality. 



Hans"on. One of the handsomest and best sorts. 



Gold Nugget. Pach, golden-yellow ; quick growing, 

 very hard headed ; excellent quality. 



Denver Market. Beautiful, large, solid heads ; leaves 

 netted like a Savoy cabbage; very handsome ; excel- 

 lent quality. 

 MUSK MELON, or CANTALOUPE. Bay View. 



An excellent variety of large size; very productive 



and tine flavored. 



Perfection, or The Princess. Extra fine quality, 

 laree size, very thick flesh; highly esteemed. 



Delmonico. Large size, orange-pink flesh ; sweet, 

 rich flavor; hardy and productive. 



Emerald Gem. Pronounced by all who have tasted it 

 as unsurpassed in rich, delicious flavor; in fact, the 

 best and finest flavored variety in cultivation to-day. 



WATERMELON. Hungarian Honey. Medium 

 size, globular, dark green, very early, and prolific; 

 surpassingly sweet and luscious, of very rich boney 

 flavor ; richer and sweeter to the taste than any other 

 Watermelon; flesh deep red; rind very thin; easily 

 grown ; superb for family garden. 

 Cuban Queen. Extra large ; veiy beautiful ; excel- 

 lent every way. 

 Dixie. New and extra fine; large size, beautifully 

 striped, and luscious flavor. 

 MUSTARD. White London. Best for family use. 

 ONION. Early Red, Very early and good. 

 W^ethersfield Large Red. 



keeper. 

 Danvers Yellow Globe, Medium size, round; ex- 

 cellent, mild flavor. 

 White Globe, Very large; mild flavor; highly es- 

 teemed. 

 Prizetaker. Immense size; straw-color; rich, mild 

 flavor. 

 PARSLEY. Emerald, The best fine curled variety. 

 PARSNIP, Improved Guernsey. The finest Parsnip 

 grown. 



Very productive; good 



