H. W. BU CK BEE, ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS. 



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Please Remember that 

 I Control the Entire 

 Stock of this Variety. 



Earliest Pea In the World, 



READY FOR PICKING IN 4Q PAYS. 



10,000 Bushels Sold Annually. 



EVERY PACKET OF 

 PEAS CONTAINS 2 

 OUNCES OR MORE. 



Whe^e earllness, productiveness, large-sized pods and sweetness of flavor are desired, this Is the variety to grow; it may be truly 

 railed the blooded stock of all finest Early Teas, and stands at the head for the above fine qualities; In a favorable season ready for 

 market In 40 davs. The entire crop can be taken off in two pickings. 



To the market gardener, eirlhiess is of the greatest importance, as even a few days frequently makes a great difference in pri<ie, 

 often 1 depreciation of from J2.00 to $4.00 per barrel; the inexperienced lind this out when too late, .therefore the earliest is what is required, 

 and Buckboe's Lightning Express is that variety; sow them, you will make no mistake. Was introduced bv us in '87 and sold that year 

 2.000 bushels, and each year the demand for them has steadily increased; they have been the first Peas shipped north from the great 

 Tea growing districts of Florida, Louisiana. Mississippi and North Carolina since '88, which can readily be attested to by the growers of 



where hundreds of acres of them are annually grown they have attained 



and productiveness. Their growth ranges 



Ihose sections, and all through the United States and Canada 

 the same reputation for both earliness 

 from 2 to 2',4 feet, in accordance with 

 runners, and never require sticking; 

 a handful can be grasped at one time. 

 Buckbee's Lightning Express can be had 

 They are much hardier, more produe- 

 the weather than any other variety. 

 Early, but they are Entirely Free from 

 taken off in two pickings. 



the season; they are entirely free from 

 it is an easy variety to pick, as almost 

 Please observe that the true stock of 

 through our house only, 

 tlve, and withstand greater change* in 

 They are not only the largest podded 

 Runners, and the entire crop can be 



LOOK AT THESE REPORTS. 



Rev. J. Reynard Lawrence, of 

 Lanesboro, Mass., (the prominent seed 

 specialist, whose tests at Eden Trial 

 Grounds have a wide reputation), writes 

 under recent date: "It was a race from 

 start to finish between Buckbee's Light- 

 ning Express and Gradns, and Lightning Express came out 5 days 

 ahead, being ready to pick in 40 days from time of planting. Five 

 days start in the market makes a big difference in price, and so 

 all who have market for the Earliest Peas should plant Buckbee's 

 Lightning F.'xpress." 



..The Pea is one of the "most important 

 and profitable crops; you therefore, can- 

 lohariUipp S^bVVto^Ti^eK-f^gi^TfnS s a&ting 



•3 10 er JfyodtfeeiStdbaiifltliesiaaSEerfti aitwaV* ©sets 

 .oV .i>iq .«6ckediav^hrM'hfltobT.a\icailBld BfjiefiJnEaari 

 lies and offered at temptingly low prices. 



Frank I). Lee, Long Island, N. Y., writes: 



"I cleared over $1,100 from your Lightning Express 

 were the first in the market and sold fast as we could 

 Please ship by first freight ten Bushels Lightning 

 find draft. More orders to follow." 



•J. W. Boss, Paris, Texas, writes: 



"The Lightning Express Pea was just what 

 b». Positively It Is the finest Early I'ea I ever 

 three times the quantity of other early sorts, 

 times the money with this than with any otf 

 planted." 



S$S^lBlFlf ;e, 8rI i i!Cl'V vn in Canada in a wild, broadcast manner 

 yinUlUtieBwn lold under this name to command 



'3 i £qe»laB9; 



n^qFte*(lw89gK«v*nft e«?4s?WeW'atSs^%areS'lpy) 

 9M$I%tw5fcB ofesieWWndlqwrfewSJSW rfBPrtfe.rr|neoftl«fi»a m@ 



better 

 ore 

 arl^ 



Jq ui>o6f i^c^efc»^tal8i9-d,.eb<rtli twrflestiUi*s»<feioB ffibeVT&aoi farm 



_ners. Buckbee's Lightning Express has always maintained the 



lWtftm < ^ltf?WI 'jyymFf^l^lttf 1 ! earllness, productiveness 

 '•SWTi!H"qi!lnrj*^ni<r*<5 twi.f.r Iffe* TfPsT*ffm)wn and the most popular 



'ImwW^'Sncf^of its^r^t^i?atures 

 fcw t tott-t frtt-cron is almo st rna dr Jor maito^fcome. fuL IhafcSyhole 

 crop ran be harvested- ■!.«.. one- -3£"~*wu_ plckSnpT These are 

 aeroaHfe features and just what the prarilaner requires, and 

 one should plant tills world's greatest money-making I'ea. 

 HEjHBfllHlov? price: Prepaid, Pkt. 8c; V» pt. 15c.; pt. 26a.; 



. FOR PRICES IN QUAHXXIY SEE WHOLESALE PAGES. 



The best Cabbage? See Page 19* Water Melon? 

 to be sure* WAMPUM is the best Yellow Onion; 

 on inside front cover page of the latest acquisition 



. ... . ... . .- 



That's on Pag*» 39. The best Tomato? BEEFSTEAK, 

 see Page 50. You will also see painting from nature 

 in Sweet Corn— Buckbee's Sunrise. Don't miss them. 



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