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NOVELTIES AND SPECIALTIES IN VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



Novelties and Specialties— continued. 



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Siebert's Early Lima. 



Siebert'S Early Lima Bean. An improvement on the Large Lima Bean, the 

 pods being peculiarly thin and flexible so that they are more easily opened and shelled 

 than other beans. 'When in condition for use they are larger than any other variety and 

 very handsome in shape and color. It is the earliest of the large Limas. Vines are 

 hardy and very productive. Pkt. 15 cts., pint 35 cts. 

 Asparagus Lettuce. A new variety of French origin. This Lettuce presents a 

 novel appearance in growth, being of the Cos type and the midrib is prepared and served 

 up in the same way as Asparagus. Pkt. 15 cts. 

 Cosmopolitan Musk Melon. A new Melon of beautiful symmetry of form, com- 

 bining as it does the firm sweet flesh of the French Cantaloupe and the delicious flavor 

 of the American Musk Melon, it is truly cosmopolitan in character. The flesh is green, 

 thick, firm, very sweet, melting and highly flavored and extends almost to the rind. The 

 fruit is of medium size, spherical, with no ribs and densely covered with gray netting. 

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

 Tip-Top Musk Melon. Quite distinct in appearance, this new Melon is of the 

 finest quality. Flesh yellow, sweet, juicy and firm, but not hard fleshed. Fruit ribbed 

 and beautifully netted, a very productive and excellent variety. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 

 cts., i lb. 50 cts. 



Sweet Heart Water Melon. An entirely distinct and handsome 

 new Water Melon. Vine vigorous and productive, ripening early. Fruit 

 arge, oval, very heavy, uniformly mottled light and dark green. 

 Flesh bright red, solid and very sweet, is sure to become a pop- 

 ular variety. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 25 cts., I lb. 60 cts., lb. $1.50. 

 Scarlet Kaslimyr Turnip. This new and distinct va- 

 riety is well shown in the illustration on page 32; the outside 

 skin is of a beautiful deep scarlet color; flesh white, early, 

 of the finest table quality. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., I lb. 50 cts. 



SOME OF OUR SPECIALTIES. 



Early Jersey Wakefield Cabbage. This is undoubtedly the best early 



Cabbage for the market gardener and is the leading early and the best for private 



use. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts., i lb. 75 cts., lb. 82.50. 

 Dreer's Early Drumhead Cabbage. A favorite with the market 



gardeners; a second early, large, solid-heading varietv. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts., 



j lb. $1.00, lb. §3.00. 



Dreer's Crystal Summer Savoy Cabbage. A fine 



sort; of medium size, heads nearlv round, deeplv curved and 

 very tender. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts., \ lb. §1.00, lb. §3.00. 



Dreer's Selected Late Flat Dutch Cabbage. 



Short stem and large, solid flat heads. Our stock has been 

 carefully selected for several years in order to get a cabbage 

 of this type, and we are confident no better strain is on the 

 market. ' Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., J lb. 60 cts., lb. §2.50. 



Dreer's Selected Dwarf Erfurt Cauliflower. 



One of the earliest in cultivation, small-leaved dwarf, for 

 forcing or open ground, producing very solid pure white heads 

 of the finest quality; it grows about 15 inches high, and in 

 ordinarv seasons everv plant will produce a marketable head. 

 Pkt. 20'cts., oz. $2.50. 



Dreer's Earliest Know-Storm Cauliflower. The 



earliest and best of all for forcing. It is dwarf, with short 

 outer leaves, and can be planted 2 feet apart each way; alwavs 

 sure to make large fine heads earlier than any other, and is 

 the market gardener's favorite. This varietv must be kept 

 growing constantly, as it will not stand a check at any period 

 of its growth. Pkt. 25 cts., oz. §5. 00. 



Dreer's Improved Hanson Lettuce. This superior 

 Lettuce, which we introduced twenty vears .ago, is the best 

 summer heat-resisting sort. The heads grow to a remarkable 

 size, and are sweet, tender and crisp; for outdoor culture it is 

 unequalled. Our stock is selected and true to its original 

 purity. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., \ lb. 40 els. 



Dreer's Improved Purple-Top Ruta Baga. 



This is undoubtedly the finest strain of purple-top Ruta Baga. 

 It is of the largest size, of perfect form, fine grained, with 

 short top and smooth skin. Pkt. 15 cts., oz. 10 cts., J lb. 25 

 cts., lb. 60 cts. 



Dreer's Eureka Extra Early Peas. The earliest 



and most prolific variety. This sort has given the best results 

 wherever grown, and is a standard for earliness and quality. 

 It is an even cropper, and can be gathered clean in two pick- 

 ings. This is an important item when the space is wanted 

 for repeated cropping, for a late fall crop it has few equals, 

 and is the market gardener's favorite for all seasons; height, 

 20 inches. Pkt. 15 cts., qt. 25 cts., peck §1.25, bu. $4.50. 



King of the Wax Dwarf Beans. 

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New Dwarf French Bean, 

 King of the Wax. 



This new French variety well deserves the name under which 

 it is catalogued, for its qualities surpass those of any other Wax 

 Bean we are acquainted with. It forms strong bushes, very 

 ((impact in growth, and its prolificness is simply marvelous. 

 The pods are produced in enormous quantity, they are remark- 

 ably tender, and so fleshy that the seeds scarcely find sufficient 

 room for their development. 



The seed is pure white, rather large, flat, with very thin skin, 

 and is of excellent quality. Pkt. 15 cts., pt. 50 cts.* 



