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Buckbee*s "Full of Life" EGG PL?\NT 



Buckbee's New Early Large Purple Egg Plant. 



EIERPFLANZE. German; AUBERGINE. French; BERENGENA, Spanish 



The Egg Plant should be grown in every garden, for it is one of the most 

 delicious of vegetables. .SUced and fried in batter and served with raw To- 

 matoes it can well take the place of meat in Summer and Fall. Did vou 

 know that Egg Plant growing is one of the most profitable crops. Manv 

 growers clear from S200 to .$500 per acre. 



BUCKBEE'S NEW EARLY LARGE PURPLE— Better variety than New 

 York Purple, early, large size and high quaUty of fruit, and its e.\treme 

 productiveness makes it the most profitable to grow. Plants large, spread- 

 ing; foUage light green. Fruit very large, oval or short, pear-shaped; skin 

 deep purple; flesh nearly white. Plant.s ripen two to six farge fruits. Free 

 from spines. Pkt. Sc.; oz. 35c.; 2 oz. 60c.; }4 !b. $1.10. 



BUCKBEE'S NEW WHITE EGG PLANT— This variety, now offered for the first 

 time, is without a doubt the preferable one by far of all to grow either for 

 market, family or shipping purposes. Produces much larger fruit and is 

 more productive than the New York Purple. The flesh is more fender 

 and flavor more delicate than purple varieties. Do not confound this 

 with Old Large TVhite or other varieties. I control the entire stock. Pkt. 

 5c.; 02. 35c.; 2 oz. 60c.; M lb. SI. 10. 



LMPROVED NEW YORK PURPLE— Large, round or oval, of excellent ooal- 

 ity, highly esteemed in market. Pkt. 4c.; oz. 25c.; 2 oz. 40c ;}4lb. 75c. 



EXTRA EARLY LONG PURPLE — One of the earliest and most productive 

 varieties. Fruit long, dark, rich purple and of fine quality. Sure to give 

 the best of satisfaction for all purposes. Pkt. 3c.; oz. 20c.; 2 oz. 3Sc. 

 }i lb. 60c. 



NEW BLACK BEAUTY — Very early, of 

 large size, prolific, and desirable for mar- 

 ket gardeners' use. Fruit nearly round; 

 skin smooth, dark and glossy; flesh white 

 and fine grained. Pkt. 5c.; oz. 30c.; 2 oz. 

 5Sc.; }4 lb. SI. 00. 



TO.MATO EGG PLANT— A veiy great curi- 

 osity. Vine has every appearance of an 

 Egg Plant, but bears a bright red, solid 

 tomato. It yields as high as sixty beauti- 

 ful tomatoes to a single plant. Do not 

 fail to try this magnificent t^-onder; it is a 



gem. Pkt. 5c. Buckbee's New White. 



Sugar Trough. 



GOURDS 



RARE, USEFUL and ORNAMENTAL VARIETIES 



HERCULES CLUB — Enormous, long, club-shape fruit, useful to use 

 in storing various articles. Lasts for years. Pkt. 4c.; oz. 15c. 



NEW JAPANESE CLIMBING — Beautiful climber with handsome 

 foliage and of rapid growth. Try it. Pkt. Sc. 



DIPPER — Useful for birds' nests, fancy 

 hanging baskets, etc. Th y hold from 

 a pint to a quart and a half each. 

 Pkt. 4c. ; oz. 1 Sc. 



TRUE NEST EGG — Resembling in color, 

 shape and size the eggs of hens. Do 

 not crack, last for years, and make 

 the best of nest eggs. Rapid grower 

 and good cUmber, extremely orna- 

 mental, and useful for covering 

 screens, etc. Pkt. 4c. ; oz. 1 Sc. 



NEW SERPENT— A beautiful climbing 

 variety of easy culture; heavy foUage. 

 and serving as the best shade. Pkt. Sc. 



NEW JAPANESE DISH CLOTH, OR LUFFA— Ornamental enough 

 for a house vine and fruit is very useful. Fruit enormous, two feet 

 in length, and borne in great profusion. The lining of mature fruit 

 when washed and bleached, is porous, tough, elastic, sponge-like, 

 making the nicest, cleanest substitute for dish cloths and bath 



sponges imaginable, besides being use- 

 ful for various articles of fancy work. 

 Pkt. 4c. ; oz. 2Sc 



SUGAR TROUGH — Eaormous. hard- 

 shelled fruit, holding from three to 

 ten gallons each. Are just right' to 

 use as receptacles for lard. salt, seed 

 corn, etc. Pkt. 4c.; oz. ISc. 



FINEST MIXED— Combining the largest 

 mixture, the most curious, interesting 

 and useful of the entire Gourd family. 

 Forms may be varied by tying strings 

 around the young fruit or by enclos- 

 ing the same in a carved mold while 

 growing, thus stamping on its surface 

 any desired figures or letters that may 

 Dipper Gourd. be carved on the mold. Pkt. 4c. ;oz. lOc. 



