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NOVELTIES AND SPECIALTIES IN VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



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POTATO, 

 Carman No. 3. 



This splendid new Potato 

 is without an exception the 

 greatest yielder ever intro- 

 duced. It may fairly be 

 claimed that it does not yield 

 any small tubers at all. It 

 bears its tubers very close to 

 the plant, a single turn of 

 the fork turning out every 

 Potato. It is of the largest 

 size and of the shapeliest 

 form. It is a perfect keeper; 

 that is, it will not sprout up 

 to planting time, unless kept 

 in a warm place. Both skin 

 and flesh are of extreme 

 whiteness. Eyes few and 

 shallow. Late in ripening. 

 Peck $1.50, bu. $5.00, bbl. 

 $9.00; 3 lbs. postpaid $1.00. 



^^^DOBBIE'S ENGLISH GROWN SPECIALTIES. 



The following specialties are from a celebrated English grower who has long been famous for his choice selections of 

 vegetable seeds, which are eagerlv purchased by amateurs who desire the finest specimens for exhibition purposes. We offer 

 them for trial in original packets. 



Lieek, Dobbie's Champion. This Leek has taken 

 more first prizes at the horticultural shows than all others put 

 together. Unlike most other Leeks, it can be grown to a large 

 size without losing any of its good qualities; the form is per- 

 fect, the blanched part is always of the purest white, very 

 solid and never ribbed. Original packets, 15 cts. 



Parsley, Dobbie's Selected. This Parsley has long 



been recognized as the standard of excellence in critical 

 English gardens and is much esteemed for its firmness and 

 close habit. Original packets, 15 cts. 



Fruit, Vegetable 



Ornamental Plant 



Dobbie's Selected Parsnip. This seed has been 

 selected with the greatest care from roots of the finest form 

 and quality. No other stock can compare with it for size and 

 appearance, being of a beautiful pearly white color. Original 

 packets, 15 cts. 



Brussels Sprouts, Dobbie's Selected. This strain 

 has been carefully grown and selected by Mr. Dobbie for a 

 number of years and is of superior excellence. ~ The cultiva- 

 tion of Brussels Sprouts is becoming more general in this 

 country, where it is becoming better known and appreciated 

 for its fine qualities as a vegetable. Original packets, 15 cts. 



Beet, Dobbie's New Purple. This strain is unequalled 

 for form, smoothness, color of the root and quality. It has 

 received numerous first prizes at the leading shows in England 

 and a certificate at the Vegetable Conference at Chiswick as 

 the best type of dark Beet. Original packets, 15 cts. 



Turnip, Dobbie's Model White. 



This variety is remarkable for its fine 

 form, earliness and quality, and cannot 

 be too strongly recommended. It is the 

 greatest advance in white varieties that 

 has been seen. Original packets, 15 cts. 



PHYSALIS 



FRANCHETI. 



A novelty of sterling merit introduced 

 from Tapan by Messrs. Veitch & Sons, of 

 Chelsea, London. It is of a very striking 

 appearance, producing bright red fruits, 

 which are enclosed in a semi-transparent 

 calyx or leafy capsule of an oval, conical 

 shape, generally measuring about 3 inches 

 in length, and from 7 to 8 inches in cir- 

 cumference and varying from bright orange- 

 scarlet in color when nearing maturity. 

 The plant is of sturdy habit, upright, un- 

 branched, and grows about li feet in 

 height. It should he treated in the same 

 way as Tomatoes to which it is related, and 

 will make a fine display during the Fall 

 niontSil. Seed 20 cts. per pkt., 3 pkts. for 

 50 cts. 



Plants ready in May, 20 cts. each, $1.50 

 per doz. 



Physalis 



Francheti. 



