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H. W. BUCKBEE, ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS. 



THE BEST COFFEE SUBSTITUTE EVER DISCOVERED. 



MANY pronounce it as good as the genuine, and it has been superseding-, in a great measure, store coffee as fast as its merits become known. It is the 

 poor man's friend and the rich man's delight. It is certainly the best berry to mix in with other coffee I ever saw; half and half will produce a drink 

 claimed by many to be equal to a good cup of Rio. It is the hardiest, easiest raised and most productive of any plant I ever saw. While growing, 

 it is a perfect sight to behold. See coffee cut, which does not exaggerate its wonderful productiveness. It matures early as corn, and does well on every 

 kind of soil. You can raise your own coffee for one cent a pound. Ground and fed to milch cows, it makes the richest and yellowest butter ever seen. It 

 is as easily raised as corn or beans, and is cultivated in the same way. Full directions on every packet. Parch and prepare like other coffee, and you will 

 be surprised and delighted to find how good it is. My seed is genuine. I regret I have only room for the following among hundreds of testimonials: 

 The Christian Advocate says: "It is one of the most wonderful discoveries of the age. We have never tasted anything so near genuine.'' A. I. Root, 

 publisher, says: "The Coffee Berry is a success, and preferable to the real coffee, because I think it is more healthful." Buy at headquarters and avoid 

 disappointment. Large packet, 5c; H lb. 10c; y 2 lb. 17c.; lb. 30c. 



This question is frequently asked me: "How are you able to sell Reliable Seeds so reasonably* " Because, when you 

 order from H. W.Buckbee's Rockford Seed Farms, Rockford Illinois, you are getting your seeds from the Grower, thus making 

 sure of freshness and reliability and saving to you the Middleman's Profit. 



POP CORN 



L E AD I N G 

 VARIETIES. 



SPECIAL OFFER— For only 25c. I will send, prepaid, one 

 liberal package each of the above six Pop Corns. 



POP CORN' should be found in every garden, especially if there are chil- 

 dren to enjoy it during the long winter evenings which bring young 

 people together for social amusement. It is a fact not generally 

 known that Pop Corn pops best when more than one year old, and that 

 when well popped it becomes twenty times its natural size; thus a quart and 

 a half will make nearly a bushel of popped com. In the illustration will 

 be seen a convenient "popper," which may be bought for a trifle from a 

 hardware store or easily made of wire netting. Did you ever try Pop Corn 

 as a money making crop? You will be surprised at the result. There is 

 always a good market at a fair price, and if you plant my selected stock 

 seed, you will be able to sell your, crop to planters in your vicinity at a 

 greatly advanced price. 



New Striped, or Variegated— 1— A fancy variety, very showy and of 

 the best quality. Rather large ears filled out with clear, transparent, 

 white kernels, beautifully striped with bright crimson. An early and 

 productive variety, and one of great beauty. A good popper. Pkt. 

 5c; M pt. 15c'.; pt. 25c: qt.40c. 



Buckbee's Snowball— 2— The finest white variety in existence, belong- 

 ing to the rice family, the best yielder and far in advance of any other 

 variety, ears averaging 6 inches in length. Beautiful shape; the best 

 popper. Pkt. 5c; !4pt. 15c; pt. 25c; qt. 40c 



New Red Beauty— 3— Fine variety. The stalks grow 6 feet high and 

 average 3 to 4 ears each, from 5 to 6 inches long and covered with 

 large, rice-shaped kernels of a deep red color. Pkt. 5c; H pt. 15c; 

 pt. 25c; qt. 40c 



Black Diamond— An excellent and desirable variety, curious on 

 account of the color of its kernels, which are a peculiar black shade; 

 magnificent grower; good vielder; pops white and very tender. Be sure 

 to try it. Pkt. 5c.; M pt. 15c; pt. 25c. qt. 40c 



Oueen's Golden— One of the very best and most prolific varieties grown. 

 Its quality and handsome appearance when popped are very noticeable. 

 It pops perfectly white, and a single kernel w ill expand to a diameter 

 of nearly one inch. The stalks grow 6 feet high, and the large ears 

 are produced in abundance. Mr. Queen, the originator, says: "It is 

 so far ahead of all others that I have seen or tried as to be beyond 

 comparison in every respect, especially in yield, in sturdy growth, in 

 size and in color when popped— being of a delicate golden yellow." 

 Pkt. 5c; ;,'pt.l5c; pt. 25c; qt. 40c. 



Ilapledale Prolific — This remarkablevariety originated with Prof. R. L. 

 Wetherell. of Davenport, Iowa, who states: "I selectedon my Mapledale 

 Fruit Farm this year ten stalks with 121 ears, or an average of 12 

 ears to the stalk, one stalk having 19 earB. : ' The stalks grow 6 

 feet high and the ears are all large in size, with grains nearly clear 

 white in color. An average ear measured 654 inches long and contained 

 585 perfect kernels. Pops pure paper white, of fine quality. Be sure to 

 includethis remarkable variety in your order for Pop Corn. Pkt. 5c; 

 pt. 15c: pt. 25c; qt. 40c. 



BUCKBEE'S SEEDS, DIRECT FROM GROWER TO PLANTER. 



