NOVELTIES AND SPECIALTIES 9 

Johnson’s Northmount Egg Plant 
This fine new variety is the result of selection of the very earliest and finest fruits of the celebrated 
“*Black Beauty.” It is, beyond question, the earliest and hardiest of all Large Smooth Purple Egg 
Plants. While the fruits are not always quite as large as Black Beauty, it ripens fully ten days earlier 
and ts suited to more northern climates. One of the faults of the old sorts was that they matured so late 
that in northern latitudes the entire crop could not be gathered before frost set in and destroyed them. 
With the introduction of Johnson’s Northmount, this danger is past, owing to its great earliness. 
The plants branch freely near the ground and grow in well-rounded bushes. The fruits are thick, 
of most attractive shape (as shown in illustration), and in color a lustrous purplish black. This coloring 
ts uniform over the whole fruit, and does not fade at the blossom end, as do so many of the older varieties. 
[t is valuable alike to the private planter and the extensive grower for market. We have received hundreds 
of letters testifying to the merits of this valuable Egg Plant, all of which pronounce it not only the earliest, 
but the best. Prices, per pkt., 20c.; 4 pkts., 60c.; % oz., 85c.; 0z., $1.50; 1% |b., $5.00. 
THREE WEEKS AHEAD OF OTHERS 
E. H. BLANGEREO, Topeka, Kansas, writes:—‘‘ Your ‘Northmount 
Egg Plant’ was the finest and earliest I ever raised. I sold them for 
$1.50 per dozen. They were three weeks ahead of any others.” 

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THE BEST HE EVER RAISED 
A. B. Leicu, Great Meadows, N. J., writes:—‘‘ Your ‘ Northmouat 
Egg Plant’ is decidedly the best variety I ever raised. Vines just loaded 
with the fruit, some weighing as much as 4 lbs. each.” 
Johnson’s Five=Eared 
Sugar Corn 

Three years ago on our trial grounds we found a stalk of | 
corn containing five well-filled ears. These were carefully | 
saved and planted on strong ground, and to our surprise | 
almost every stalk bore five good ears which, after careful . 
selection, were again planted, until we now have a variety ) 
which on strong ground and with good cultivation will invar- x 
iably produce five good, well-developed ears to the stalk. oe 
The ears are of medium size, with irregular rows, somewhat | eS 
similar to the old Shoe Peg, which is one of its parents. It is, | ON SA 
however, earlier than that variety and deliciously sweet. ; 
It will prove a money-maker for the market gardener anda |} | 
bonanza to all who plant it. Supply is limited, so we cannot | aga 
offer it in larger quantities than a peck to any one customer. —— 
Pkt., 10c.; pint, 35c.; qt., 60c., by mail, postpaid; qt., 
50c.; 4 qts. for $1.75; peck, $3.00, by express or freight. 
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Photograph of Section of Stalk JOoHNSON’S FIVE- 
EARED SUGAR CORN. 
