NOVELTIES AND SPECIALTIES IN VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



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used as 

 CIS. ; pt., 



snaps, 

 25 cb 



green-she 

 . ; qt., 40 



HORTICULTURAL 

 LIHA BEAN. 



This is a new variety of the high- 

 est merit. It is a cross between 

 Dreer's Pole Lima and Dwarf 

 Horticultural, combining the ex- 

 cellent quality of the Dreer Lima 

 with the earliness, hardiness and 

 flavor of the Horticultural, being 

 fully three weeks earlier than any 

 other Lima. It may be grown suc- 

 cessfully in the North and in Can- 

 ada, where the ordinary Lima will 

 not mature. For an early green 

 shell pole Bean it is unsurpassed. 

 Per pkt., 15 cts. ; pt., 80 ?ts. ; qt., 

 $1.50 (qt. by mail, |1.65). 



Willow Lieaf Lima Bean. 



This variety is of the Sieva or Se- 



wee type, and has been grown to a 



considerable extent in parts of the 



. , --^^^ Southern States. It matures early and 



J^*lif \ ^^^^^& bears enormous crops of pure white 



lr'^,'y'\^ ^^^^?' Beans, which are tender and of fine flavor. 



T he foliage is finely cut and very ornamental. Per pkt., 



10 CIS. ; jit , 30 cts.; qt., 50 cts. (qt. by mail, 65 cts.). 



Speckled Wax Bean. This grand new variety is 

 unquestionably one of the best of the Wax Beans. If 

 sown with the Black Wax or Golden Wax, it quickly follows them in 

 earliness. The vines are large, much branched, upright, extremely hardy, 

 vigorous and productive; pods long, cylindrical, crisp, tender, stringless 

 and of a clear yellowish wa.xy-whue color. As the pods mature they be- 

 come splashed with crimson, making them very attractive; and in this 

 condition they may be used for shell Beans. As a general crop Bean to be 

 lied or in the dry state, or for canning, it is one of the best. Per pkt., 10 

 cts.; (qt. by mail, 55 cts.). 



Improved Ne Plus Ultra Sweet Corn. 



(Country Gentleman.) 



This is a decided improvement on that excellent variety, the Little Gem, or Shoe Peg, 

 regarded as one of the sweetest Corns grown — the only objection to it being that 



Imp. Ne Plus Ultra. 







which is justly 



it is of small 

 size. This 

 new and 



improved variety will fill a long- 

 feit want. It has the same ex- 

 cellent qualities as the old variety, 

 with the deep, narrow, irregularly 

 set grain and very small cob, but 

 the ears are much larger in size, 

 the plant of larger and stronger 

 growth and more productive, yield- 

 ing frequently 3 well-filled ears to a 

 stalk. It will undoubtedly become 

 a favorite market sort, as it exceeds 

 all others in sweetness and produc- 

 tiveness. The accompanying illus- 

 tration is taken from a photogr.nph. 

 Per pkt., 10 cts.; qt., 25 cts. (by 

 mail, 35 cts.). 

 Beck's Columbus Musk 



Melon. The distinct and attrac- 

 tive .nppeararce as well as the peculiar 

 nettingof this handsome green-fleshed 

 Melon is shown in the accompanying 

 illustration. It was offered for the 

 first time last season and is a very 

 superior variety, combining in a hibh 

 degree size, sweetness and fine keep- 

 ing and croiiping qualities. The 

 fle.sh is peculiarly spicy, melting and 

 sweet. As a shipping Melon it is un- 

 surpassed. Specimens sent from 

 Nebraska that were two weeks in 

 transit not only arrived in fine con- 

 dition in Philadelphia, but remnined 

 so for almost two w^eeks thereafter. 

 Per pkt., 10 cts. ; oz. 20 cts. ; i lb., 

 50 cts. ; lb,, $1.75. 



