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NOVELTIES AND SPECIALTIES. 



BURPEE'S WHITE EVERGREEN CORN.— 

 The most valuable Sweet Corn ever intro- 

 duced. It is a high-bred ideal type of 

 Stowell's Evergreen, so long known as the 

 finest main-crop corn — only it is pure white. 

 From one pure white-grained ear, accidentally 

 •discovered five years ago, it has been devel- 

 «ped by careful work, only the finest whlte- 

 €ared product being saved and selected each 

 «eason. All the good points of a superb strain 

 ^f the original Stowell's Evergreen have been 

 not only retained but intensified. The quality 

 has been so improved that we now have in 

 Burpee's White Evergreen the finest Sweet 

 Corn in the world ! The stalks are of strong, 

 vigorous growth, six to seven feet high. The 

 ears are very large and average large ; they 

 are uniformly well-filled to the tip with long 

 slender grains of the purest whiteness and 

 most delicious sweet flavor. Market gardeners, 

 canners, and all lovers of sugar corn have 

 tieen long looking for a white sweet corn a» 

 good as Stowell's. Price, per pint, 30c. ; per 

 ^uart, 55c. 



SEIBERT'S EARLY LIMA BEAN Is the 

 outcome of the labors of a skillful market 

 gardener who selected for several years the 

 largest green beans from the thinnest and 

 most easily opened pods. The vine is very 

 productive and continues so from the very 

 arst to the last of the season, so that, al- 

 though the pods rarely contain more than 

 four beans the total yield Is enormous. The 

 green shelled beans are of immense size and 

 are tender and succulent. They shrink '.n 

 drying to about the size of the Large White 

 Lima. In earliness, ease of shelling, size, 

 beauty and quality of the green beans, this 

 variety Is far in advance of all other sorts. 

 It is recognized as the best of all the Limas 

 for either the garden or market. 50c. per 

 <quart, by mail add 15c. postage. 



WOOD'S NEW PROLIFIC BUSH LIMA 

 BEAN. — This is the small-podded very 

 early Sieva or Butter Bean of the 

 South, growing in compact bush form. 

 It l8 especially suited for sandy soils »nd 

 warm locations. The pods are ready for us© 

 a week or ten days earlier than those of 

 Burpee's Bush Lima and the plants are im- 

 mensely productive, but the pods and beans 

 being so small involve more labor in prepar- 

 ing for use. When gathered young the beans 

 are of excellent flavor. This new strain Is & 

 decided improvement both in size of beans 



and prolific character. 50c. per quart, by 

 mail add 15c. postage. 



CORAL GEM BOUQUET PEPPER.— On© of 

 the finest of the small sized varieties. Beaa- 

 tiful bright red pods so thickly set as to glv« 

 it the appearance of a bouquet of corals. Sold 

 in 15c. papers only. 



THE NEW PRIZE-WINNER PEA.— Thi 

 best all-round Early Sweet Wrinkled Pea In 

 the world. An ideal Pea for the market 

 gardener. Decidedly superior to any other 

 sort for the home garden. The heaviest 

 cropper of any of the early wrinkled sort*. 

 Pod like an American Wonder ; vine like a 

 Premium Gem. The earliest Sweet Wrinkled 

 Dwarf Pea in existence. For many years the 

 planters of I'eas have wanted a medium 

 Dwarf Wrinkled Pea that would mature fts 

 early as the Early Smooth Peas, and pro- 

 duce a superior quality of product. Prize- 

 winner Pea fills this want absolutely. 

 Height, 18 inches. Seed, light green, wrinkled. 

 Season four days later than Alaska. Price, 

 ! 35c. per pint ; 60c. per quart ; $1.50 per gal- 

 lon. 



GOLDEN CARMINE POLE BEAN.— A new 

 strain of horticultural pole variety of sterling 

 merit ; excels in earliness, quality, handsom* 

 appearance and productiveness. In this new 

 strain we have a wonderfully robust grower, 

 a week or ten days earlier than the Wor- 

 cestershire Horticultural Pole. In compari- 

 son the pods are equally as large, stringleBs, 

 bright golden color when very young. As tha 

 pods approach full size they are mottled nnd 

 streaked with an unusually bright carmine 

 color on the bright golden, which gives tho 

 i pods (when ready for market) a strikingly 

 beautiful and attractive appearance. This, 

 together with its productiveness, will make It 

 a most desirable strain of this well known 

 and popular bean. It has been grown, as far 

 as we are able to learn, free from rust, which 

 is an exception to wax beans of this class. 

 Sold in packages only at 25c. per package. 



SPARK'S EARLIANA TOMATO. — The 

 Earliest Large, Smooth Tomato In the World. 

 The most perfect of all tomatoes. Of large 

 uniform size and beautiful red color. Quality 

 almost beyond praise. Ripens thoroughly all 

 over, the stem-end coloring up perfectly. Al- 

 most seedless and as solid as beefsteak. Most 

 vigorous grower. A prodigious bearer, con- 

 tinuing until frost. Succeeds everywhere 



vVc cook: First Pri«e for Crotons at I/ast Flower Show 



