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SPECIALTIES '"VEGETABLE SEED5 



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Improved Black Wax, or 

 Pencil Pod Beans 



(See colored plate opposite) 



65 An extra fine, early Bean of the highest quality, and, charac- 

 teristic of the black seeded varieties, may be planted earlier 

 than seed of other colors, being very much hardier. Pods 

 are long, round, nearly straight, positively stringless and of 

 a clear yellow. Plants are very strong and bear abundantly 

 and this is undoubtedly one of the most useful wax beans 

 now offered. Pkt., 10 cts., § lb., 25 cts.;lb.,45 cts.; 2 lbs., 

 75 cts.; 5 lbs., S1.75, prepaid. 



Dreer's Special Crosby's Egyptian 

 Beet 



See colored plate opposite) 

 145 This special selection of extra early Beet is as great an im- 

 provement over the ordinary Crosby Egyptian as the latter 

 variety is over the old-time Egyptian Blood Turnip Beet 

 on account of its reliability to produce a uniform crop of 

 best quality. In the production of this seed, selection is 

 not only made for shape, but also for extreme earliness and 

 high quality. The skin is very smooth, bright red and flesh- 

 vermillion, very sweet and tender. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20 

 cts.; J lb., 60 cts.; lb., SI. 75. 



Golden Sunshine Sugar Corn 



(See colored plate opposite) 



322 This valuable variety was developed and introduced by 

 Dr. Yeager of the North Dakota Agricultural Experiment 

 Station. Of a rich golden color the ears are about one inch 

 longer than Bantam, and have 12 rows instead of 8, while 

 quality is fully equal to the latter sort. Most important, 

 however, is the exceptional earliness of Golden Sunshine, 

 for it is actually from 7 to 10 days earlier than Bantam. 

 Originators stock. Pkt., 15 cts.; | lb., 30 cts.; lb., 55 cts.; 

 2 lbs., $1.00; 5 lbs., S2.25. prepaid. 



Dreer's "All Heart" Lettuce 



(See colored plate opposite) 



440 The name of this variety is truly descriptive, because the 

 few loose outer leaves cause the heads to be almost entirely 

 solid hearts. Now thoroughly tested in all soils and sections, 

 we have yet to hear of an instance where Dreer's All-heart 

 Lettuce did not come through with flying colors. While 

 suitable for summer use in cool sections, it is pre-eminently 

 an early spring variety and gives best results in soils holding 

 an abundance of humus or other quickly available plant food. 

 The heads are of delicate yellowish-green color, making it a 

 most attractive market variety, and the flavor is excellent. 

 Pkt., 10 cts.; i oz., 25 cts.; oz., 45 cts.: \ lb., $1.25. 



White Portugal Onion 



590 Sometimes called Silverskin, this today is one of 

 the most important white varieties, and a stand- 

 ard all over this country and Europe. The bulbs 

 grow flat, pure white, and to a medium size, and 

 are remarkable for their solidity and long keeping 

 qualities. This is the sort mostly grown for white 

 sets, the small round hard bulb being ideal for 

 the purpose. Sowings from seed produce good 

 quality scallions, or a little later the small pickling 

 size, and when fully mature a medium sized 

 onion, unequalled for culinary pxirposes. A good 

 plan is to sow seed thickly in the rows, and use 

 the young seedlings as scallions, until sufficiently 

 thinned out. Balance can then be left to produce 

 bulbs of whatever size required. Pkt., 10 cts.; 

 * oz., 25 cts.; oz., 45 cts.; \ lb., $1.25; lb., $4.00. 



Early Eight- Weeks Pea 



62S Our grower 'writes to us concerning this new Pea 

 as follows: "For the private gardener, who de- 

 mands a first early dwarf Pea of good quality, 

 the Early Eight-Weeks is very desirable." In our 

 Pea Trials, it was ready for picking before any 

 of the other extra early varieties and the quality 

 all that could be asked for in a smooth extra 

 early Pea. The vines were very dwarf, growing 

 only 12 to 15 inches in height and loaded with well filled 

 pods, which were quite large in size for so early a variety. 

 The pods should be picked from vines while they are in a 

 young state of growth, at which time the peas are exceed- 

 ingly tender and of a most delicious flavor. Pkt., 10 cts.; 

 \ lb., 25 cts.; lb., 45 cts.; 2 lbs., 80 cts.; 5 lbs., S1.85, prepaid. 



Dreer's 

 Complete Vegetable Seed Collections 



On page 10 we offer several collections of choice Vegetable 

 Seeds, suitable for gardens of various sizes, and each contain- 

 ing a careful selection of reliable standard sorts in well- 

 balanced quantities. 



Pea, Early Eight-Weeks, bears bountiful crops 



Vegetable Seeds in Quantities offered Delivered Free to Destination 



