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fleuu White ]VIaine Oats. 



Our attention ^vas first called to this new Oat by Mr. A. F. 

 Dibble, one of the most successful growers of seed oats and 

 potatoes in the North. Thej' are not what we would class as a 

 hea\-y oats, weighing from 35 to 38 pounds to the bushel, but 

 owing to their verj^ thin hull we believe them the most valuable 

 oats for horse-feed that can be grown. The straw is ver\- short 

 and stiff, standing up on any soil. As to 3-ield, Mr. Dibble sa)-s: 

 " On my own farm, a measured field of 13 acres j-ielded 91 >2 

 bushels of cleaned oats per acre. The same season my brother- 

 in-law raised 4 acres, of course on a pet piece of land, that 

 cleaned up 406 bushels, or \o\]A. bushels per acre for the four 

 acres." One striking peculiarity is that invariably there are 

 two oats in each hull or chaff. In an extensive bial on our 

 own grounds this season the j-ield was 20 per cent, greater than 

 any other of the seven varieties on trial. We have purchased 

 a large supph- of carefully cleaned seed direct from the intro- 

 ducer, and offer it at the following reasonable prices: Large 

 pkt., 15c.; lb., 35c.; 4 lbs., $1.00, by mail, post-paid. Peck, 50c.; 

 bush., 4^1.40; bag of 2>^ bush., $3.25 ; 10 bush, and over, $1.20 

 per bush. ; sacks free. 



floVelties pree for Trial. 



Following oiu- usual custom, we have again, this year, put 

 up several thousand sample packets, for advance trials, of a 

 number of distinct novelties not j-et catalogued b}^ any seeds- 

 men. Among them are a valuable New Pea, a new Extra 

 Early Tomato, a new Muskmelon or Cantaloupe and a New^ 

 Lima Bean. We shall be glad to include one or more packets 

 of these in orders where an interest in new varieties is indicated. 



The Badlong Tupnip. 



This new strain is the result of years of careful 

 selection made by INIr. Budlong, one of the most exten- 

 sive market gardeners of New England, ^\^lile of I 

 Ruta-Baga form, it well deser\-es to be classed with 

 the best table turnips, owing to its fine texture and 

 extra high quality. It is of fine half -long shape, as 

 shown in our photograph herewith, pure white skin 

 and flesh, with faint shade of purple on the crown. 

 Medium in size and of very quick growth. This new 

 turnip has had a great local reputation for several years 

 in a few towns in New England, where gardeners would 

 pay almost anj- price to obtain 

 seed in seasons when scarce. Hun- 

 dreds of gardeners, who have grown 

 it on our recommendation, pro- 

 nounce it the best table turnip for 

 both spring and winter use, of any 

 the}' have ever had. Pkt. , 5c. ; oz. , 

 loc; >4 lb., 30C.; lb., f r.oo. 



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