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H. W. BUCKBEE, ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS. 



EGG PLANT 



SURE TO PLEASE 



BUCKBEE^S VARIETIES 



ALL MONEY MAKERS 



The Egg Plant should be grown in every garden, for it is one of the mopt delicious of vege- 

 tables. .Sliced and fried in batter and served with raw Tomatoes it can well take the place of 

 meat in Summer and Fall. Did yoti know that Egg Plant growing is one of the most profitable 

 crops. Mai;iy growers clear from S200 to S500 per acre. 



BUCKBEE'S NEW LARGE PURPLE 



Better variety than New York Purple, large size and 

 high quality of fruit, and its e.vtreme productiveness makes 

 it the most profitable to grow. Plants large, spreading: foli- 

 age light green. Fruit very large, oval or short, pear- 

 shaped; skin deep purple: flesh nearly w hite. Plants ripea 

 two to six large truits. Pkt. 5c.; oz. 25c.; 2 oz. 40c.; 3-4 lb. 

 76c. 



BUCKBEE'S NEW WHITE EGG PLANT 



Tills variety, ottered now for the first time, is v.ithout 

 a doubt the preferable one by far of all to grow either for 

 market, family or shipping purposes. Produces much lar- 

 ger fruit and is more productive than the New York Purple. 

 The flesh is more tender and flavor more delicate than pur- 

 ple varieties. Do not confound this with Old Large White 

 or other varieties. I control the entire stock. Pkt. 5c.;oz. 

 25c.; 2 oz. 40c.; ii lb. 75c. 



. LARGE NEW YORK PURPLE 



Large, round or oval, of excellent quality high- 

 ly esteemed in market. Pkt. 4c.; oz. 15c ; 2 oz. 28c. 

 M lb. 50c. 



EXTRA LARGE LONG PURPLE 



One of the earliest and most productive var- 

 ieties. Fruit long, dark, rich purple and of fine qual- 

 ity. Sure to give the best of satisfaction for all pur- 

 poses. Pkt. 3c.; oz. 15c.; 2 oz. 25c.; }i lb. 45c. 



BLACK PEKIN 



BUCKBEE'S NEW WHITE 



EXTEA LARGE LONG PURPLE 



BLACK PEKIN 



Very early, of large size, prolific, and desirable for market 

 gardeners' use. Fruit nearly round; skin smooth, dark and 

 glossy: flesh white and fine grained. Pkt. 4c.; oz. 26c.; 2 oz. 

 40c.; M lb. 70c. 



TOMATO EGG PLANT 



A very great curios'tv. Vine has every appearance of an 

 Egg Plant, but bears a bright red, solid tomato, as shown in the 

 engraving. It yields as high as sixty beautiful tomatoes to a 

 single plant. Do not fail to try this magnificent wonder; it is a 

 gem. Pkt. 5c. 



TOMATO EGG PLANT 

 vit. 



ENDIVE, or WINTER LETTUCE 



This is one of the most refreshing of all autumn and winter salads. Endive may be grown 

 at any season of the year, but is more generally used late in the fall 



FINE GREEN CURLED — Is the hardiest variety: very fine, dark green leaves, which blanch to 

 a beautiful white, tender and crisp. Pkt. 3c., oz. 8c.; 2 oz. 15c., 14, lb. 23c.; H lb 50c.; lb. 90c 



NEW MOSS CURLED — Very fine variety, growing considerably denser and ha\":ng the leaves 

 much finer cut than the Green Curled varietv; in fact the whole plant is more compact. 

 Pkt. 3c.; oz. 8c.; 2 oz. 15c.; M lb. 28c.; 'A lb. 50c.; lb. 90c. 



GARDEN LEMONand MANGO MELON 



New Garden Lemon endive-winter lettuce 



Certainly one of the greatest novelties of recent introductiori. Re- 

 sembles the vine Peach in manner of growth, but is distinct in that 

 the unripe fruit is striped w-ith very dark green spots, nearly black, 

 and when ripe is not russeted like the Vine Peach, Fruit of shape shown 

 in illustration, a trifle smaller than Vine Peach. Has a finer flesh and 

 most desirable acid flavor, thus dispensing with sliced lemon, which is 

 so important in putting up the Vine Peach. Unexcelled for general can- 

 ning purposes. Cultivate similar to Musk Melons, in hills three feet 

 apart each way. It is such an enormous yielder that it will prove a 

 very profitable crop to grow for market purposes, and will give un- 

 bounded satisfaction for all family uses. True stock seed. Pkt. 10c. ; 

 oz. 25c. 



The Mango Melon, or Vegetable Peach 



Another splendid novelty of late introduction, very striking in color, 

 most wonderful yielder. (See engraving from nature of a single fruit 

 in illustration below ) Vines of Garden Lemon and Mango Melon are 

 somewhat smaller than the Musk Melon vine, though requiring same 

 cultivation. Fruit is about the size of an Orange, orange shaped, and a 

 bright orange yellow color, somewhat russeted. For sweet pickles, pies or 

 preserving they are splendid. In the West and Northwest, where fruit 

 IS scarce, thev" are rapidly becoming popular, as they are easily cul- 

 tivated, enormously productive, and can be used in every way as the 

 Peach, except that they are not quite as sweet. You will certainly be 

 pleased with it. Pkt. iOc; oz. 25c. 



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