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Ford's Mammoth Podded Lima Bean, 



SEE COLORED PLATE OPPOSITE. 



This grand new Lima Bean is the result of over twenty years' selection, by one of the oldest and 

 3nost successful market gardeners around Philadelphia, whose name it bears. No novelty we have ever 

 offered cost us so much money to obtain seed stock, and even at the fabulous price offered Mr. Ford for 

 lis entire stock last spring, he hesitated before selling, but finallj' accepted our offer. Its great value can 

 l>e realized, when we say from our own personal knowledge it far surpasses in mammoth size, great pro- 

 ductiveness and fine quality, such excellent varieties as the King of the Garden, Salem Improved, and 

 •other fine sorts. The pods grow eight to nine inches long, produced in immense clusters, and contain 

 from five to seven large beans per pod, of the most excellent quality, for using either in the green or 

 -dry state. The vines grow vigorouslj-, setting the beans early at the bottom of the pole, and continue 

 in bearing right up to frost. Ford's Mammoth Podded is absolutely, without exception, the largest, 

 "finest flavored and most productive of all Lima beans. Sold only in sealed packages. Pkt., 25c. ; 3pkts., 

 <6oc. ; 6 pkts., fi.oo. 



The Startle or Twenty-Day Forcing Radish 



A better and truer picture than that on our colored plate opposite, of this new and very distinct 

 "type of the well-known olive-shaped radish, could not be presented to our customers. It is undoubtedly 

 "the earliest raditl. known, maturing in twenty days. The flesh is pure white, crisp, sweet and fresh to 

 "the taste. Its ver3- quick growth and short leaves make it extremely valuable for forcing, although it 

 •does equally well in the open ground. Pkt., 15c.; oz., 35c.; % lb., fi.oo. 



New Mammoth Onion, The Madrid Giant. 



See Colored Plate Opposite. THE KING OF ALL RED ONIONS. See Testimonials, Page 15. 



This new variety, which is now offered in America for the first time, is the largest and most popular 

 onion grown around Madrid, the Spanish Capital, from whence we have obtained the seed. It possesses 

 "the large size, mild flavor, excellent keeping, and all other good qualities of the celebrated Spanish 

 King, introduced by us three years ago, but differs from that variety in its handsome red skin, which in 

 <ontrast with its pure white fine grained flesh, attracts marked attention in market, when offered for sale. 

 It is also claimed by the Spanish growers, that the Madrid Giant grows quicker and can be grown at least 

 one-third larger than any other sort We distributed trial packet* of this new onion to many customers last 

 :year, and have had many reports (see page 15), all of which, without a single exception, unite in praising 

 it most highly, a few specimens sent in had attained the weight of over five pounds. We believe there 

 is a great future here for these Spanish varieties of onion, as instead of the tops dying down or running 

 to seed, as is the case with American varieties, they keep on growing the entire season, thus attaining 

 «normous weights and dimensions. They are worthy of a trial from all market gardeners and onion 

 :growers. We hope that every customer who grows an onion will include at least a packet of the won- 

 4]erful Madrid Giant in their order. Pkt, 20c.; 3 pkts., 50c.; oz., |i.oo. 



Read "WHAT ONION GROWERS SAY" of the MADRID GIANT on preceding page, 15. 



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In introducing this very valuable new cabbage to our market garden friends we would first ask them 

 "to read the opinions of their brother gardeners on preceding page, 15, to whom we sent it for trial last 

 spring, preferring to have the opinions of practical market gardeners regarding it before offering a new 

 -variety of so much importance to them. Their testimony in the matter should have more weight with 

 yov. than anything we can saj-. 



The originator has for several years sold the seed to neighboring growers in Northern New Jersey at 

 ^.oo per ounce, until we purchased his entire crops of seed in 1887 and 1888. In it we have a cabbage 

 so hardy and vigorous that it can be set much earlier than Jersey Wakefield or Early Summer and will 

 produce fine solid marketable heads, more than twice as large as Jersey Wakefield and one-half again 

 as large as Early Summer, and come in as early as the Wakefield, and two weeks earlier than Early Sum- 

 mer or any other round or flat-headed variety. Could anything more be wished for in an early market 

 cabbage ? On the other hand, when planted for a fall or winter crop, there is no other cabbage which 

 -will withstand the summer sun so well, and is so sure to form large solid heads, the quality of which is 

 ■equal to the best, and when stored for winter and spring use, will keep perfectly until very late in the 

 spring, coming out in fine, salable condition. 



Such a cabbage is Johnson & Stokes' Market Gardeners' Cabbage, No. 2, and all who give it a fair 

 trial will, after growing it, be as enthusiastic in its praise as we are. Try some of the best seed of the 

 very best cabbage in cultivation. Pkt, 25c.; 3 pkts., 60c.; oz., Ir.50.; X 1^., $5.00. 



Read " WHAT MARKET GARDENERS SAY" of J. & S. MARKET GARDENERS' CABBAGE, No. 2. 



on page 15. 



