POPULAR VEGETABI^E SEEDS 



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Mushroom Spawn 





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SIOHABD'S OBLBBBATED ENGLISH MILLTRAOK MUSHROOM 

 SPAWN. 



RICHARD'S ENGLISH MIIiliTRACK MUSH- 

 ROOM SPAWN (freshly imported). This celebrated 

 brand is preferred by all the large mushroom growers of 

 Great Britain, and has given better success in this country 

 than any other brand, on account of its uniform good 

 quality and great productiveness. 



Mushrooms can be successfully and profitably grown 

 during the winter and spring months on greenhouse benches 

 among other plants, in frames, under greenhouse benches, 

 as well as in the open fields or in cellars or outhouses. They 

 are the most profitable crop for the outlay that can be grown, 

 the American market being the best in the world for this 

 delicious and healthful food. 



Richard's English Milltrack brand (made by the most 

 experienced maker in England) can be thoroughly relied on 

 to produce a good crop of tlie best mushrooms. One brick 

 will plant eight square feet of bed. Per brick, 1% lbs., 15e. 

 (brick, postpaid, 30o.); 10 lbs., 81.15; 25 lbs., 82.50; 100 lbs. 

 and over, 8c. per lb., by express or freight. Leaflet-Essay with 

 directions for cultivation accompanies each order for spawn. 



Mustard 



One ounce will sow about seventy-five feet of drill. 

 Southern giant curled. Highly esteen -d in 

 the South, where the seed is sown in the fall, and used i the 

 spring as a salad. Our stock is the true curled leaf, ai. x pro- 

 duces plants two feet high, and of greater breadth, forming 

 enormous bunches. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 10c. ; ^ lb., 25c.; lb., 70c. 



JW'NEW CHINESE. Leaves twice the size of the ordi- 

 nary Whife Mustard, crimpled like a Savoy cabbage; stems 

 more succulent; flavor pleasantly sweet and pungent. In 

 six weeks from the time of sowing, the leaves are eaten 

 boiled like spinach, and the plants will continue to yield 

 rnitW frost sets in. Pkt., 5c.; oz., lOc; >i lb., 25c.; lb., 75c. 



ir WHITE LONDON. The old sort, used for salads and 

 flavoring. Oz., .'^c; 34 'b., 15c.; lb., 40c. 

 J BLACK OR BROWN. Oz., 5c.; U lb., 15c.; lb., 40c. 



Martynia 



MARTYNIA PROBOSCIDEA. The best and most 

 productive variety for pickling. Pkt., lOc; oz., 35c.; 34 'h., ■ 

 90c.; lb., S3.2.5. 



Nasturtium — Indian Grass 



TALL YELLOW. The best for piokling, seed pods or 

 garnishing. Pkt., .'^c; oz., lOc; H lb., 25c.; lb., 70c. 



DWARF MIXED. Pkt., 5c.; oz., lOc; 34 lb., 25c.- lb 

 75c. > ^* . . 



Okra — Qombo 



One ounce will plant one hundred hills. 



'erkins' Mammoth Long Podded 



This distinct new okra 

 is by far the best. It was 

 originated by M. B. Per- 

 kins, a well-known New 

 Jersey truclcer, after many 

 years of careful study and 

 selection. lis productive- 

 ness is simply wonderful. 

 The pods shoot out from 

 the stalk within three 

 inches of the ground, and 

 the whole plant is covered 

 with them to the extreme 

 height of the plant. The 

 pods are an intense green 

 color, of unusual length, 

 eight to nine inches, very 

 slim, and do not get hard, 

 as is the ease with other 

 okras. It is also much 

 sought after by canners, 

 being the best of all green 

 sorts for canning for winter 

 use. Our seed is grown by 

 the originator. Pkt., 5c.; 

 oz., lOc; % lb., 25c.; lb., 

 75c., postpaid ; by freight 

 or express : lb., 65e.; 5 lbs. 

 and over, 60c. per lb. 

 #1 XADY FINGER. 

 A fine new variety from 

 the South. Very produc- 

 tive, of very long, slender 

 pods of fine round form, 

 white and smooth. If 

 used in its early state of 

 growth, it will be found 

 exceptionally tender and 

 choice. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 10c.; 

 14,1b., 20c.; lb., 60c. 



DWARF GREEN 

 ROLIFIC, or DEN- 

 SITY. A distinct variety, 

 growing about 14 inches 

 in height. Very produc- 

 tive of fine, smooth pods. 

 Pkt., 5c.; oz., 10c. ; % lb., 

 20c.; lb., 60c. 

 NL<<.-tVHITE VELVET. 

 ^'This distinct and beautiful 

 new okra was originated 

 in Georgia. The pods are very large, perfectly smooth, 

 never prickly, round, not ridged or square, as in other 

 okras. Pkt., 5c.; oz., lOc; % lb., 20c.; lb., 60c. 



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PERKINS MAMMOTH LONG GBEE: 

 PODDED OKRA. 



Market Gardeners, Farmers * 



Clubs and Institutions 



wanting to purcliase seeds in unusually 

 large quantities should write for special 

 prices. Although we have made prices 

 very low in this catalogue, yet where a 

 number of pounds or bushels are wanted, 

 we can frequently supply at a lower price 

 than by the single pound or bushel. In 

 writing, give us a list of quantities and 

 varieties required, and we will return list 

 promptly with our LOWEST COST PRICE 

 FOR THE LOT. Address inquiries, 

 Johnson & Stokes, Philadelphia, Pa. 



