H. W. BUCKBEE, ROCKFOBD, II.I.IITOIS. 



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The 



ELarliest Pea In 

 the World 



READY FOR PICKING IN 40 DAYS 

 10,000 BUSHELS SOLD ANNUALLY 



Where earliness, productiveness, large-sized pods and sweetness 

 of flavor are desired, this is the variety to grow; it may be truly called 



THE BLOODED STOCK OF ALL 

 finest Early Peas, and stands at the head_ for the above fine qualities; 

 in a favorable season ready for market in 40 days. The entire crop 

 can be 'aken off in two pickings. 



To the market gardener, earliness is of the greatest importance, 

 as even a few days frequently make a great difference in price, often 

 a depreciation of from S2.00 to S4.00 per barrel; the inexperienced 

 find this ou'. when too late, therefore, the earliest is what is required, and 

 BUCKBEE'S LIGHTNING EXPEESS IS THAT VARIETY 

 SOW THEM, YOU WILL MAKE NO MISTAKE 



T'as introduced by us in '87 and sold 

 that year 2.000 bushels, and each year 

 the demand for them has steadily in- 

 creased; they have been the first Peas 

 E'.-'Pped North from the great Pea grow- 

 ing districts of Florida, Louisiana, Mis- 

 r' ippi and North Carolina since '88, 

 which will readily be attested to by grow- 



?gAr/cSI THE ENTIRE STOCK 



NOTE- 



OF THIS WORLD-BEATING VARIETY 

 -Every Packet of Peas Contains 2 Ounces or More 



ers of those sections, and all through the United States and Canada, 

 where hundreds of acres of them are annually grown, they have at- 

 tained the same 



REPUTATION FOR EARLINESS 



and productiveness. Their growth ranges from 2 to 2i feet in accord- 

 ance with the se.nson; they are entirely free from runners, and never 

 require sticking; it is an easy variety to pick, as almost a handful can 

 be grasped at one time. Please observe that the true stock of 



BUCKBEE'S LIGHTNING EXPRESS 

 can be had through our house only. 



THEY ARE MUCH HARDIER, more productive, and withstand 

 greater changes in the weAher than any other variety. They are not 

 onlv the largest podded Early, but they are ENTIRELY FREE FROM 

 RUNNERS. AND THE ENTIRE CROP CAN BE TAKEN OFF IN 

 TWO PICKINGS. 



Mr. Clarence Soss, Hillyard, Wash., 

 writes: "/ desire especially to praise 

 Buckbee's Lightning Express and Juno 

 Peas. 1 never had anything to equal 

 them and I have been trying garden 

 seeds for 18 years or more." 



WHAT GROWERS SAY: 



Rev. J. Reynard Lawrence, of Lanesboro, 



Mass., (the prominent seed specialist, 



whose tests at Eden Trial Grounds have a 



ivide reputation), ivrites under recent date: 



"It was a race from start to finish between 

 Buckbee's Lightning Express and Gradus 

 and Lightning Express came out 5 days 



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

 have market for the Earliest Peas should plant Buckbee's 

 t-xpress. 



All who 

 Lightning 



Frank D. Lee, Long Island, N. Y., writes: 



"I cleared over $i.iop from your Lightning Express Peas. They were 

 the first tn tlie market and sold as fast as we could pick tliem. Please ship 

 by first freight, ten Bushels Lightning Express; enclosed find draft. More 

 orders to follow. 



J. W. Boss, Paris, Texas, writes: 



„ .'T^ l-ishtning Express Pea was just what you represented it to be 

 Positively It IS the finest Early Pea I ever planted. It yields three times 

 tlie quantity of other early sort:. I have made three times the money with 

 this than with any other Peas I liave ever planted " 



The Pea is one of the most important 

 and profitable crops; you therefore can- 

 not bestow too much care in selecting 

 your seed, as the market is always over- 

 stocked with what are called Finest Ear- 

 lies and offered at temptingly low prices. 

 These are generally sown in Canada in 

 a wild, broadcast manner, full of runners 

 and sold under this name to command a better price in the market. 

 There is no variety that deteriorates more rapidly, both in earliness 

 and dwarfness of habit, than the Early Pea, and it requires a grower to 

 exercise his greatest care in selecting his stock of seed, and its proper 

 culture, in order to keep it up to its correct standard, both for earliness 

 and free from runners. Buckbee's Lightning Express has always 

 maintained the highest reputation with gardeners for its earliness, pro- 

 ductiveness and fine quality ,_ and is today the best known and the most 

 popular among all growers; it is the perfection of Peas, both for earliness 

 and uniform dwarf habit in its growth. One of its great features is tha^ 

 the crop is almost ready for market at once, and the whole crop can be 

 harvested in one or two pickings. These are very desirable features and 

 just what the gardener requires, and everyone should plant this 

 world's greatest money-making Pea. 



Note the low price: Prepaid, Pkt. 8c.; f pt. 15c.; pt. 25c.; 

 qt. 40c. 



FOR PRICES IN QUANTITY SEE WHOLESALE PAGES. 



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EARLIEST :pEfl IN XHEf 



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The Best Cabbage? Buckbee's New Queen, on the First Cove' Page. Best Celery? Buckbee's All Heart, on Colored 

 Page. Best Radish? Rockford Market; Page 56. Best Beet? Buckbee's Sunset; Page 19. Best Cauliflower? Buck- 

 bees Extra Early Chief; Page 25. Best Cuciunbers? Pages 27 and 28. Best Lettuce? Pages 34 and 35. Best Seeds and 

 Plants? Every Page of This Guide. Don't Forget Buckbee's Beefsteak Tomato. 



BUCKBF :'S PEAS LEAD THE WORLD. SO DO ALL OTHER SEEDS BUCKBEE SELLS 



