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GIANT LUCULLUS SWISS CHARD 



An excellent and most useful vegetable, a row or two of which 

 should be in every garden. This variety will quickly pro- 

 duce plants from which leaves may be cut all summer, as you can 

 cut right down to the ground, and new shoots will soon spring up 

 and make a fast growth. Those plants which are allowed to grow 

 will make large curly leaves, with thick light-colored mid-ribs, 

 which are delicious when cooked and served like asparagus, while 

 the leafy parts make excellent "greens." Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 

 25 cts.; \ lb., 50 cts.; lb., S1.50. 



CARROT 

 DREER'S PERFECT FORCING 



Easily one of the most popular of the early carrots, equally 

 useful for the outdoor garden as well as growing under glass. It 

 is a fine, half long variety of most symmetrical shape, uniform size, 

 and has a remarkably small top. Of attractive bright scarlet color, 

 crisp, and with a singularly small core, so small in fact that in the 

 young product it is hardly noticeable. It is not particular as to 

 soil and yields splendid crops under ordinary home garden 

 conditions. Illustrated on page 20. Pkt., 10 cts.; J- oz., IS cts.; 

 oz., 25 cts.; J lb., 70 cts.: lb., S2.25. 



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FINOCCHIO, OR FLORENCE 

 FENNEL 



A delicious vegetable which should be more largely grown. It 

 is e.rtensively used in Italy as a salad, but is particularly palatable 

 when served boiled, with a cream dressing. When the enlargement 

 of leaf stalk, at base of stem (see illustration alongside), is about 

 the size of a hen's egg it should be earthed up so as to cover half 

 of it, and in about ten days cutting for use may be commenced and 

 continued as the plants increase in growth. The flavor is some- 

 what like celery, but it has a sweet taste and delicate odor. Pkt., 

 10 cts.; oz., 30 cts.; i lb., $1.00. 



FRENCH UNRIVALED LETTUCE 



Easily one of the handsomest of the early butterhead varieties 

 and quite distinct in its character of leaf. Each individual leaf 

 shows undulations peculiar to this variety only. The entire effect 

 of the plant is wavy and graceful. Combined with these good 

 looks goes a quality above the ordinary even among the choice 

 butterhead varieties. Within sixty days from sowing seeds, 

 French Unrivaled will perfect handsome heads 8 inches in diameter, 

 closely folded and holding a golden heart of surpassing quality. 

 While in cool sections it does well as an all season variety, in the 

 latitude of Philadelphia it is suitable for spring work only. The 

 heads, however, will remain in good condition for the best part of 

 two weeks before seed stalks appear. Originator's seed stock, 

 imported from France. Illustrated on page 28. Pkt., 10 cts.; 

 J oz., 40 cts.; oz., 75 cts.; J lb., $2.00. 



DREER'S ARISTOCRAT SUGAR 

 CORN 



This is a very desirable extra early Corn, with very large ears 

 for such an early dwarf sort. The ears average 8 inches in length, 

 with 8 to 10 rows of broad white grains of tender quality. This 

 is the best pink cob variety and is ver>' productive usually bearing 

 two handsome ears to each stalk. Pkt., 10 cts., postpaid. J lb., 

 25 cts.; lb., 40 cts.; 2 lbs., 70 cts.; 10 lbs., S3.00. 



RUBY KING PEPPER 



A highly satisfactory sort for the home garden, always re- 

 liable, and bearing in profusion handsome fruits of 4 or S inches 

 long, by 3 inches through, and the flesh is remarkably thick 

 Fruits are rich dark green while young, turning to ruby red 



Pkt., 10 cts.; J oz., 45 cts.; oz., 75 cts.; { lb., S2.50. 



DREER'S WONDER BUSH LIMA 



Very desirable on account of earliness, productiveness and its fixed habit 

 of growing in the dwarf or bush form. The plants are of strong, upright 

 growth, and are completely covered with large pods, many of which contain 

 four beans fully as large as those of the pole limas. The beans are flat and 

 broad and are superior in flavor to the round thick seeded varieties. One 

 enthusiastic customer wrote that we might well call it "Wonder," because 

 it could be planted as late as May 30, and would yield bountiful crops. Pkt., 

 10 cts., postpaid, i lb., 30 cts.; lb., 50 cts.; 2 lbs., 90 cts.; 10 lbs., S4.00. 



DREER'S MATCHLESS BRUSSELS 

 SPROUTS 



A selected strain of this highly esteemed, hardy vegetable, grown for the 

 sprouts, which are produced along the stem, and are in the form of miniature 

 savoys. The small spoon-shaped leaves wrap around one another and form 

 solid round heads in large quantities, and which are tender and of fine flavor. 

 The heads begin to form at bottom of stem, and when cut away additional 

 heads will form in succession up to the top of stem. Pkt., 10 cts.; J oz., 20 cts.; 

 oz., 35 cts.; i lb., $1.00. 



We deliver postpaid to any post office within the United States Vegetable seeds in packets, ounces and pounds, 

 except Beans, Corn, and Peas. If these are wanted by Parcel Post, add 5 cts. per lb. to points East of the 

 Mississippi River, and 10 cts. per lb. to points West of the Mississippi River. 



