8 THE LOVETT COMPANY, LITTLE SILVER, N. J. 



EARLY MICHIGAN POTATO. 



The Coming Extra Early Potato— the Earliest of All— will have as great a run as the Early Pose. 

 The Early Michigan, without exception, is the earliest and handsomest potato grown. Tested beside 

 ninety other varieties it outyielded such well known sorts as Carman No. 3, Great Divide and Rural New Yorker 

 No. 2, by at least fifty bushels 

 to the acre, and matured one 

 week earlier than the Early 

 Ohio. When dug they are 

 smooth, of good size (see illus- 

 tration—from a photograph), 

 snowy white and v^sry attrac- 

 tive— a most valuable extra 

 early market variety. Although 

 excelling in appearance, yield 

 and earliness, it also has no 

 superior in quality; very fine 

 grained, of delicate flavor and 

 always dry whether boiled or 

 baked. In a country with a 

 population of over seventy mil- 

 lions, it takes some time to thor- 

 oughly introduce a new potato, 

 no matter what its merits may 

 be, but the Early Michigan is 

 bound to get there, and we pre- 

 dict it will in time be as well 

 known and as popular as the 

 Early Rose. Our seed has been 

 grown in Michigan, by the in- 

 troducer of this valuable new 

 potato, and we are now prepared 

 to furnish Simon Pure stock at 



the following prices: Per lb., *25c; 2 lb., *40c; }4 pk., 45c; pk., 80c; % bu. (SO lbs.), $1.50; bu., $2.50; bbl. (165 

 lbs.), $5.00 — on board cars here. For other varieties of Potatoes and Potato Eyes, see page 23. 



TWO NEW VARIETIES OF CORN. 



One pkt. of each 15c. 



If to be sent by mail add 8c. per lb; 8c. per pint, or 15c. per quart. 



KENDEL'S EARLY GIANT SWEET CORN. This new variety is 

 entirely distinct and combines more merit than any other yet in- 

 troduced. The ears grow to a large size, often measuring over 

 10 inches in length (see illustration), and will average twelve 

 rows to the ear; kernels pure white, sweet any very ten- 

 der — a ready seller and very productive; fit to use within 

 60 days from time of planting. YT e have secured our 

 seed direct from the introducer, and guarantee the same 

 to he pure and carefully selected. Pkt. (200 grains), 6c; 

 pt., 15c; qt., 

 25c; y 2 pk., 

 60c; pk., $1.00, 

 bu., $3.50. See 

 page 14 for 

 other varie- 

 ties of Sugar 

 Corn; page 24 

 §kfor Field 

 Corn. 



PRE- HISTORIC CORN. The most wonderful com yet introduced; pro- 

 ducing from five to eleven ears on a stalk; yields 250 bushels to the acre; and 

 is a valuable acquisition to the varieties of corn now cultivated. It is claim- 

 ed the seed of this corn was found in sealed earthern vessels, fifteen feet 

 under ground and supposed to haveHbeen placed there at least three thousand 

 years before. However this may be, it is certainly a distinct and novel va- 

 riety; different from any other in cultivation. The growth is very rapid, 

 stalks fifteen feet high, thickly set with leaves from 3 to 5 feet long and from 

 4 to 7 inches wide. Excellent for fodder; very firmly rooted in the soil and 

 will withstand high winds and severe drought. "It is a thoroughbred" — 

 truer to type than nine-tenths of the corn to-day. The prevailing color is 

 bronze and the ears have a beautiful silken appearance; will mature long be- 

 fore frost; hard and dry enough to crib before severe weather; more produc- 

 tive than any other variety, as sweet as sugar corn and very desirable in 

 everyway. Pkt. (200 grains), 10c; ■ }{ lb., 20c; lb., 50c. 



JAPANESE MILLET. 



We are indebted to Japan for : this valuable addition to our forage plants. 

 It is superior in every way to Hungarian or the other varieties of millet; a 

 very heavy cropper; height from 6 to 8 feet (see illustrat ion, from a photo- 

 graph of a single stool and head) ; valuable for seed and fodder purposes. 

 Pkt., (% lb.), 5c; lb., *10c; pk., 50c; bu., $1.50. 



The largest onions I ever raised from seed were from the seed received 

 of you last year. I had Giant Rocca (see page 18) which measured from 

 five to six inches in circumference. My Yellow Globe Danvers and Large 

 Bed Wethersfield Onions were also very fine. I had the best field of onions 

 and the largest crops of com and potatoes ever seen in this neighborhood. I 

 bought all my seed of you.— Carl. M. Dampman, of Virginia. 



*Tf to be sent by mail add 8c. per pound. 



