Index of Contents of This Book. 



Vegetables. 



Specialties 7-16 



Artietiokes 17 



Asparagus 17 



Beans, Bush 8, 14, 18, 19, 20 



" Pole 20,21 



" Bush Lima 14, 21 



" Pole Lima 20, 21 



Beets 9, 13, 22, 23 



" Mangels and Sugar. ..23 



Brussel Sprouts , 64 



Broccoli 64 



Bulk Seed Price List 63 



Cabbage..9, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 



Carrots 12, 31 



Cauliflower 30 



Celeriae 64 



Celery 12, 32, Xi 



Chicory 64 



Collards 39 



Corn, Pop 15, 38 



" Sweet -.15, 34, 35 



Corn Salad 64 



Cress ..39, 64 



Cucumbers..9, 10, 12, IS, 36, 37 



Dandelion 64 



Egg Plant 10, .39 



Endive .39 



Garden Lemon 39 



Gourds 38 



Ground Cherry 39 



Herbs 64 



Horse Radish Sets 64 



Kale 39 



KohlRabi 64 



Leek 39 



Lettuce 9, 40, 41 



JMartynia 39 



Melons, Musk 11,42, 43 



" Water 10, 44, 45 



Melon Peach 64 



Mushroom Spawn 39 



Mustard 64 



Nasturtium 64 



Okra 10, 64 



Onions 16, 46, 47, 48, 49 



Onion Sets 49 



Parsley. 55 



Parsnips 9, 55 



Peanuts 64 



Peas 14, 50, 51, 52, 53, 120 



Peppers 13, 54, 55 



Potatoes 7, 65, 66, 67, 68 



Potato Seed 68 



Pumpkins 12, 56 



Radish 9, 57, 58 



Rhubarb 64 



Ruta Baga 62, 63 



Salsify 58 



Spinach 58 



Squash 10, 58, 59 



Swiss Chard 13 



Tobacco 64 



Tomatoes 8, 16, 60, 61, 64 



Turnips 62,63 



Field Seeds. 



Barley 71 



Broom Corn 71 



Buckwheat 71 



Corn, Field 69, 70 



" Fodder 70 



Fodder Plants 72 



Millets 72, 73 



Oats 71 



Sugar Cane 71 



Sunflower 71 



Vetches or Tares 71 



Grasses and 

 Clover. 



Clover 73 



Grasses 73 



Flower Seeds. 



Specialties 74-83 



General List 84-89 



Annuals 84, 85, 86, 87 



Perennials 87 



Everlastings 88 



Ornamental Climbers 88 



Ornamental Grasses 88 



Greenhouse Seeds 89 



Wild Flower Garden 89 



Plants. 



Specialties 101-108 



Begonias 101 



('arnations 101 



Chrysanthemums 106 



Collections 108 



Fuchsias 108 



Geraniums 105 



Hardy Garden Pinks 108 



Miscellaneous Plants 107, 108 



Pansies.. 107 



Petunias 107 



Passion Vine 108 



Roses...l02, 103, 104, and op- 

 posite pages 104, 105. 

 Violets 106 



Summer Flow= 

 ering Bulbs. 



Specialties 90-100 



Cannas.- 97 



Dahlias 94,95 



Gladiolus 96 



Lilies, Calla 91, 92 



" Hardy Garden 93 



Tuberoses 96 



Tree Seeds. 



Tree Seeds 71 



Small Fruits, 



Fruit and Nut 



Trees. 



Apples 109, 115 



Apricots 110 



Blackberries 113, 115 



Cherries 110, 116 S 



Currants 114, 115 e 



Eleagnus Longipes 110 B 



Gooseberries 114, 115 *" 



Grapes 114, 115 9 



Logan Berries 112, 116 »* 



Mayberries.. 112, 115 £, 



Mulberries 110 * 



Nuts Ill, 115 "2 



Oranges 112, 115 g 



Paw Paw Tree 110 ^ 



Peaches Ill, 115 ff 



Pears 109, 115 "* 



Plums 110, 115 5 



Quinces Ill (o 



Raspberries 113, 116 * 



Strawberries 113, 115 o 



Strawberry-Raspb'y...ll2, 115 '^ 

 Wineberries 112, 115 3 



Pigs and Poultry £ 



Pigs 116 » 



Poultry 117 m 



Eggs for Hatching 117 © 



Roup Pills, liaven's 119 S 



Miscellaneous, g* 



Books...48, and second cover Z, 



page. a 



Implements, etc.in, 118,119 g* 



Insecticides _ 119 S 



Mole Traps 119 » 



Egg Foods 119 " 



Wire Netting... 119 fi 



Plant Protectors .119 d 



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Wonderful 

 PEAS. 



A Truly Wonderful and 



Most Valuable 



Variety. 



Wonderful in the enormous Production both of Vine and Peas, and ex= 

 ceedingly valuable for the varied uses to which it is adapted. 

 The pods are long and average about twenty peas in each. 



OR a description of this pea, I cannot do better than quote from a letter written by Geo. B. Finch, Esq., 

 President of the Bank of Mecklenburg, Va., and a large farmer. This letter appeared in the April, 1892, 

 namber ot the iSouthcrn Planter. Mr. Finch states that, having seen an account of there being such a pea, 

 which grew a vine 40 feet long, he determined to make an efiort to procure it, and says : 



A correspondent of THE COUNTRY GENTLEMAN 

 has this to say, Oct. 19th. '93. 



"After considerable correspondence, I succeeded in buying 

 half a bushel. One peck of them we planted the last of May on 

 rich Roanoke River bottom, in rows 36 inches wide, two in the 

 hill, 18 inches apart. They were soon up and began to grow 

 rapidly, till by September they completely covered the 

 ground to a depth of three or four feet. A few days afterward 

 they began to bloom and bear peas, continuing on till frost. 

 From this patch we picked IVi pecks, notwithstanding some of 

 them did not mature before frost. Last season we sowed on 

 an island which is attached to my farm, thirty bushels of these 

 peas, fifteen of which were sown to themselves the last of May 

 on thin, sandy land, about half a bushel to the acre. I was not 

 on the island very often during the summer, but was there on 

 the 14th of September. At that time this pea-patch presented 

 the most "wonderful" sight of the kind j'ou can imagine. The 

 island is a long, narrow strip of land, three miles long, though 

 only containing 140 acres. The ferry is at the upper end, con- 

 necting with a road running down through the centre. As I 

 drove dow n this road, both on the right hand and the left, the 

 whole face of the ground was completely covered with a dense 

 heavy mat Ok carpet of vines, with leaves of the richest, glossy 

 green, to the depth of three feet or more, and filled with long, 

 tapering pea podp, growing in clusters, and every cornstalk 

 having two or mo-e vines clambering to the top, with peas all 

 the way, and a nice li.tle bujich at the top. Every inch of land 

 was occupied, having crowded out every sprig of weed." 



"We saw the pea on a little fourteen acre farm of a friend, 

 who is keeping 14 head of live-stock— 12 cows and 2 horses— on 

 fourteen acres of land. He makes every foot of his land caiTy 

 at least two good crops each year, and has green feed for his 

 milch cows right from the field nearly every day in the year. 

 He has the largest small dairy farm we have ever seen. This 

 farmer has a little patch of the Wonderful Peas on the poorest 

 land on his entire farm. The vines had run nearly 20 feet on 

 each side of the rows, and were still growing rapidly. The pods 

 had just begun to form. He gave it as his opinion, that it was 

 the best and cheapest manure and renovator of the soil that he 

 had ever seen. This gentleman assured us that he had 

 frequently cut 3 tons to the acre at first cutting, and at 

 least 2}i tons at the next two cuttings, from the same field the 

 same season. The fact is, the growth of foliage is simply ina- 

 mense. It seems to grow well on what might be termed poor, 

 light and thin soil, although, of course, not so rank and luxuri- 

 antly as on better soil. If it proves to be of value to plow 

 under for green manure, the only question will be to get it 

 plowed under. It looks as if we might safely advise the farmer 

 to sell his manure and buy this pea, as it will enrich his lands 



more cheaply and quickly than by any other process, and be 

 even cheaper than to haul" and spread his stable manure." 



PiTkl- PffrlinO" JinH «« an Imnrn-Vf^f To grow for feeding hogs and other cattle, we can 

 rur rCCUlli^ <1IIU d.S> dll llliprUVCr. bardly over-estimate the value of the Wonderful 

 Peas. Here is a crop that cnn be grown with such ease in about four months time, that will yield one hun- 

 dred fold or more of feeding and fattening food superior to corn. The bacon made from hogs fed on peas is 

 much sweeter and more solid, and the fat will not run out in cooking nearly so much as corn fed. They grow 

 so much quicker and larger than other varieties that poor land can be brought up very quickly by their use; 

 in fact in less than four months, their great value is obvious to all. The Rural New Yorker, August 28th, 1892, 

 speaking of this class of peas says : "These belong to the class called renovating crops; instead of making the 

 soil poorer they make it richer, and not only so, but they also furnish protein for cattle food. The signs of 

 the times indicate that this class of crops is to play a leading part in the farming of the future." 



T'hf^if \/iilttf^ etc €t Hii^r Cfnm To grow for hay they are most valuable, as they yield an Im- 

 1 llCil V«tIUC dd ct lltty V^I iJip. mense quantity of feed of the best quality, and produce the 

 crop in so short a time. FOR BNSUjAGE. Wonderful Peas are unsurpassed, being much more nutritious 

 than green corn and other crops used for that purpose. FOR TABLE USE. They are desirable to grow 

 for cooking for food, as they will yield a supply of shelled peas for the table for several weeks. In conclusion, 

 I would quote as follows, from a letter written by Samuel F. Coleman, Judge, Third Judicial Circuit of Vir- 

 ginia: " I planted a small lot of the Wonderful Peas, and though put in very late (about the middle of June) 

 and with a very unfavorable season, I am satisfied t(hat the account of them, as published in the Southern 

 Planter of last April (see description above) is by no means overdrawn. Mine were planted by the side of the 

 ordinary Black or Cow-pea, and were pronounced b.y all who saw them, to be worth from five to ten times as 

 much as the Black Pea. The foliage is much greater, the vine a great deal larger, and the yield certainly five 

 times as much. Indeed 1 think this is a low estimate. lam certainly wonderfully pleased with them." 

 Packet, 10 cts.; pint, 35 cts.} quart, 40 cts., postpaid. By express or freight, peck, $1.00; bnsliel, 93.00. 



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