NOVELTIES . AND • SPECIALTIES 



PHOTOGRAPH OP AVERAGE SPECIMENS OF RUBICON HALP-LONG CARKOT. 



nuBicoN CAKROT growing for seed. Photographed in blossom. 



a splendid sort, however, for growing outside 

 at any season of the year, being a wonder- 

 fully heavy cropper on any kind of soil, 

 and highly nutritious for stock feeding. It is 

 without neck, and the crown is hollow. It 

 grows well under the ground, which prevents it 

 from becoming sunburnt — a very important 

 feature. Many leading gardeners and farmers 

 are now planting the Rubicon to the exclusion 

 of all others. Pkt. , loc. ; oz. , 15c.; J4 lb., 35c.; 

 lb., I1.25 ; 2 lbs., $2.25. 



NEW BEET, THE CRIIVISON CHIEF . 



This New Beet was originated by a success- 

 ful Philadelphia market gardener, who had 

 kept it entirely in his own hands, until we 

 secured his entire stock of seed, two years ago. 



The Criiusou Chief is the handsomest 

 in form and best in quality of any Deep Blood 

 Turnip Beet ever seen in Philadelphia markets. 

 Although moderately early, it is not the earliest. 

 From the hundreds of favorable reports re- 

 ceived from those who planted it last season, 

 on our recommendation, it has many import- 

 ant advantages over all known varieties, which 

 will rapidly popularize it as the very best for 

 summer, autumn and winter use, for both mar- 

 ket and private planters Pkt., 10c. ; oz., 20c.; 

 X '1>-. 50c.; lb.. $1.50. 



NEW RUBICON HALF-LONG CARROL 



In the Rubicon we have an entirely dis- 

 tinct American Carrot. It is the best in shape, 

 and its deep red orange colored flesh is the 

 finest in quality of all. The strain was selected 

 and perfected by a well-known market gar- 

 dener of Connecticut, under whose care the 

 carrots attained such uniform shape that they 

 are almost exact duplicates of each other. It is 

 earlier tliau the Danvers, about the same 

 length, but larger, thicker and more productive; 

 the leaves are shorter and finer. These featiires 

 adapt it extremely well for early forcing. It is 



