Vegetable ^eeds 



General 

 L>ist . . . 



pN the following pages we have endeavored to list the cream of all varieties known, weeding 

 out many that are still advertised by other seedsmen, but which our extended tests at 

 Floracroft Trial Grounds have proven to us are unworthy of cultivation. We take 

 great pains each season to inform ourselves fully as to the real merits of everything 

 offered as new or superior, and our customers may rest assured that if any miich-lauded 

 variety is not found in our Manual, the probability is nuich greater that we have tested 

 it and found it of little or no value, than that it is unknown to us. It is our constant 

 aim thus to gain and hold the confidence of all customers, and insure them against disappointment. 



Under this head we also illustrate and describe many of our choice Specialties. Among these will 

 be found many valuable novelties recently introduced, to the growing of which we have given special 

 attention. The varieties which we have printed in CAPITALS are highly recommended. 



Oar Doable Front Seed Stores, 



Nos. 217 and 219 

 Market Street, 



are the largest 



and best arranged in the city. We have no branch stores. Look for our name 

 and number before entering. Johnson & Stokes, 217 and 2(9 Market Street. 



PREMIUMS 



On all Orders for Seeds 

 In Packets and Ounces 



See directions for ordering, 

 opposite Page 1. 



The purchaser may select TWENTY-FIVE CENTS' WORTH 

 EXTRA for Each ONE DOLLAR sent us. Thus, any one sending 



us $1.00 can select seeds in packets amounting to $1.25; for 



$3.00, seeds in packets and ounces to the value of $2.50, aud so on. 



In addition, every purchaser of $2.00 and over, in one order, is 

 entitled to select a book premium as offered below. 



OUR rRBC BOOK PREMIUMS POR 1897 



Tlie most complete list of Books ever offered, including all the best standard works, written by acknowledared 

 authorities on the subjects of wliich they treat. We will send them post-paid on receipt of price, or they will be sent fi-ee 

 as Premiums with all Vegetable and Flower Seed orders from this catalogue as follows : 

 Those ordering S3. 00 and over, may select free any book priced at 30c. or less. 

 Those ordering iSS.OO and upwards, may select free any book priced at 50c. or less. 



Those ordering iSG.OO and upwards, may select free any book or books, the total price of which is SI. 00 or less. 

 Those ordering S>8.00 and upwards, may select fret any book or books, the total price of \vhich is !B1..50 or less. 

 Those ordering SIO.OO and up^vards, may select free one or more books, the total price of ^vluch is !S3.00 or less. 

 Those ordering S>13.00 and up^vards, may select free one or more books, the total price of which is S3. 50 or less. 

 Those ordering S30.00 and upwards, may select free one or more books, the total price of w^Iiich is S4.00 or less. 



Please remember these Premiums apply only to Vegetable and Flower Seeds, and cannot be allowed on Seed Potatoes, 

 Onion Sets, Farm or Grass Seeds, Implements, Garden Tools, Fertilizers or Live Stock. 



On Vegetable Cultape. 



Asparagrus Culture. By Barnes & Robinson, .... SO 50 



Broom Corn and Brooms. Cloth, 50 



Cabbages and Cauliflowers— How to Grow Them, ,30 



Kalamazoo Celery, Bochore, 50 



Mushroom Culture, J. & S. Paper Circular, 10 



Mushrooms— How to Grow Them. Cloth, 1 50 



New Onion Culture, T. Greiner 50 



The Peanut Plant, B. W. Jones, 50 



New Potato Culture, as developed by the French sys- 

 tem and tlie use of chemical fertilizers. Carmen, . . 50 



Squashes— How to Grow Them, Gregory, 30 



Sweet Potato Culture, Fitz, 60 



Tobacco Culture. Full practical details, 25 



On FaPtti and Garden Topies. 



SlOO Prize Essays. Valuable essays, by practical 

 growers, on the following subjects: "How and What 

 to Grow in the South for Northern Markets," "Cul- 

 ture of Cabbage and Onions, with Hints for Storing 

 and Marketing," " The Family Vegetable Garden," 25 



Practical Farm Chemistry, T. Greiner, 1 CO 



Gardening for Profit, Henderson, 2 00 



Gardening for Pleasure, Henderson 2 00 



The Young Market Gardener. A Beginner's Guide. 



T. Greiner 50 



How the Farm Pays, Henderson & Crozier, 2 50 



How Crops Grow. A treatise on the chemical compo- 

 sition, structure and life of the plant, Johnson, . . 2 00 

 How Crops Feed. A treatise on the atmosphere and 



the soil as related to the nutrition of plants, Johnson, 2 00 



Silos, Ensilage and Silage, Miles, . . .' 50 



Irrigation for the Farm, Garden and Orchard, . . 1 50 



Draining for Profit and Health, Waring 1 50 



I<and Measurer for Farmers, Pedders, CO 



Manures— Method of Making, Bommer, 25 



On ppuit. 



Biggie Berry Book. (New.) The very latest treatise 



on small fruits. Illustrated by colored plates, . . . $0 50 

 The Nursery Book. A complete guide to propagation, 1 00 

 Success with Small Fruits, Roe, 1 50 



On FlopiealtUPe. 



Practical Floriculture. For Florists, Henderson, . . 1 50 



Horticulturist's Kule Book, Bailey, 1 00 



~ - ~ - 51, 



30 

 25 

 10 

 1 50 

 40 

 20 



Landscape Gardening, Long, 



How to Destroy Insects on Plants and Flowers, 



My Handkerchief Garden, Barnard, 



Hints on Cacti, Blanc 



The Garden's Story, Elwanger, . . . 



Your Plants. Their care and treatment, Sheehan, . 

 How to Plant a Place, 



On liive Stock. 



Biggie Poultry Book. Finely illustrated, 50 



Low Cost Poultry Houses, illustrated 25 



500 Questions and Ans^vers on Poultry Topics, . . 25 



Money in Squal)s, Brinton, 25 



American Standard of Perfection, A complete de- 

 scription of all the recognized breeds of Fowls, ... 1 CO 



Capons for Profit, Greiner, 30 



An Egg Farm, Stoddard, 50 



Duck Culture, Rankin 50 



A, B, C of Bee Culture, A. I. Root, 1 25 



Biggie Horse Book. (New.) Profusely illustrated, . 50 



Training of Shepherd Dogs, Wickham, 50 



The Collie. Its history, points and breeding, Dalziel, 1 00 



How to Rid Buildings and Farms of Kats, Picket, 20 



