H. W. BUCKBEE, ROCKFORD. ILLINOIS 



German, Erbse French, Pois 



Spanish, Guizante Swedish, Arte 



One quart for 100 feet of drill. Two to three 

 bushels in drUls for an acre. 



I prepay charges on Peas, Corn and Beans 

 by the one-half pint, pint and quart. Quan- 

 tities of one-eighth bushel, one-quarter bush- 

 el, one-half bushel and bushel are shipped by 

 freight or express at purchaser's expense. 



For Prices in Quantity See Wholesale Pages 



BUCKBEE'S LIGHTNING EXPRESS 



THE EARLIEST PEA IN THE WORLD 

 READY FOR PICKING IH 40 DAYS. 10,000 BUSHELS SOLD ANNUALLY 



Where earUness, productiveness, large-sized pods and sweetness of flavor 

 are desired, this is the variety to grow; it may be trulv called THE BLOODED 

 STOCK OF ALL finest Early Peas, and stands at the head for the above fine 

 quahties; in a favorable season ready for the tnarlcet in 40 days. The entire 

 crop can be taken off in two pickings. 



To the naarkei gardener, earliness is of the greatest Importance, as even 

 a few- days make a great difference in price, often a depreciation of from 52.00 

 to S4.00"per barrel; the inexperienced find this out when too late, therefore, 

 the earliest is what is required, and BUCKBEE'S LIGHTNING EXPRESS IS 

 THAT VARIETY. SOW THEM, YOU WILL MAKE NO MISTAKE. 



Was introduced by us in 'S7 and sold that year 2.000 bushels, and each 

 year tlie demand for them has steadily increased; they have been the first 

 Peas shipped North from the great Pea growing districts of Florida. Louis- 

 iana. Mississippi and North Carolina since 'SS. wliich will readily bt, attested 

 by growers of those sections, and all through the United States and Canada, 

 where hundreds of acres of them are annually grown, thev have attained the 

 same REPUTATION FOR EARLINESS and productiveness. Their growth ranges from 2 to 2 feet in accordance with the season; 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 tlirough our house onlv 



THEY ARE MUCH HARDIER, more productive, and withstand greater clianges in the weather than anv other variety. They are not 

 only the largest podded Early, but they are ENTIRELY' FREE FROM RUNNERS. AND THE ENTIRE CROP CAN BE tAKEN'OFF IN 

 TWO PICKINGS. 



Tiie Pea is one of the most important and profitable crops; you therefore cannot bestow too 

 much care in selecting your seed, as the market is always overstocked with what are called Finest 

 Eirlies and offered at temptingly low prices. These are generally sown in Canada ina wild, broad- 

 cist 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 ol habit, than 

 the Early Pea, and "it requires a grower to exercise liis greatest care in selecting his stock of seed, 

 a'ld 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, productiveness and fine qualitv. and is today tlie best known and 

 the most popular among aU growers; it is the perfection of t'eas. both for earliness and uniform 

 dwarf habit in its growth. One of its great features is that the crop is almost ready for the market 

 at once, and the whole crop can be harvested in one or two pickings. These are very desir- 

 able features and just what the gardener requires, and every one should plant this world's greatest 

 monev-making Pea. 



Note the low price: Prepaid, Pkt. 8c.; )A pt. 15c.; pt. 25c.; qt. 40c. FOR PRICES IN QUAN- 

 TITY SEE WliOLESALE PAGES. 



SHROPSHIRE HERO 



A very handsome wrinkled pea, uniformly growing about two and one-half feet high; second 

 early; it is very proUfic, with long, square, well-filled pods. It is a fine acquisition; well adapted 

 for market gardeners; the large, richly flavored peas will also make it a decided favorite in family 

 gardens. Pkt. 7c.; J2 pt. 12c.; pt. 20c.; qt. 35c. 



A. A. BOUDREAUX, De Ridier, Calcasieu Co., La. 



I planted the Lightning Express Peas the 18th day of February and two days later, the Earliest of All or Alaska, and today, the 29th ol 

 March, we ate a good mess. Will remem'oer Buckbee's for Seeds that Grow. 



BUCKBEE'S ONIONS RULE THE MARKET. SEE PAGES 50-54. 



