2 



GRIFFITH, TURNER & CO.'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



mm mum s? mi, mii mim m mmm'. 



SEEDS, POSTAGE FREE.— Seeds in our 5 and 10 cent flat papers, ounces 

 and X lb. packages, will be mailed Free of Postage to the purchaser. 



SEEDS BY MAIL on which the purchaser must pay the postage. Peas, Beans 

 and Corn, 8 cts. per pint. Small Seeds in quantities over X lb., 8 cts. per lb. 



REMITTANCES. Remit by check, draft, postal money-order or postal note ; 

 or, if under One Dollar, in postage stamps. 



NOTICE. The greatest care is_ taken to supply every article true to name and 

 of the very best quality, at the same time it is understood that w^e do not warrant our 

 seeds and that we are not in any respect responsible for any loss or damage arising 

 from anv failure thereof. 



E^On account of short crops in some varieties of Seeds, Prices 

 are subject to change without notice. 



A ^"nn 0*11 ^ seed in the seed bed late in the Fall or in the early Spring, as soon 



-tXOJJd 1. LIS. as the ground can be worked, in drills one foot apart, covering the seed about 

 one inch deep. Thin the plants to three inches in the row. The roots may be removed to the permanent 

 bed when one or two years old. 



Conover's Colossal.— The largest variety grown. Pkt. 5 cts.: oz. 10 cts.; 34 lb. 20 cts.; lb. 45 cts. 

 Asparafifus Itoots.— In season. 



TJpo f-|c SBfAF* OR. OUHH. Select light warm soil and plant, -when dan- 



JJ\JtA)L±^» ger from frost is passed, in the Spring, in drills two to two and a half feet apart, drop- 

 ping the beans about two inches apart in the drills, and cover one inch deep. On account of short crop 

 of Beans, all prices are subject to change without notice, 

 rirst in IWEarket.—The earliest of all. Pt. 20 cts.; qt. 35 cts. 

 Early Yellow Six Weefes.— Very early. Pt. 10 cts.; qt. 20 cts. 

 Extra Early Red Valentine.— An early form of the old Red Speckled. Qt. 25 cts. 

 Red Speckled Valentine.— Round pod, tender and prolific. Qt. 20 cts. 

 White Valentine.— Seed white; very desirable. Pt. 15 cts.; qt. 25 cts. 

 Violet.— Improved round pod wax bean. Qt. 40 cts. 

 Eandretn's Scarlet.— A sort come to stay. Qt. 35 cts. 



Black "Wax,— Yellow pod; early for a snap bean; superior. Pt. 15 cts.; qt. 25 cts. 

 White Wax.— White pod; among the second early varieties. Pt. 15 cts.; qt. 30 cts. 

 Improved Qolden Wax.— Rich, tender, delicious, early. Pt. 15 cts.; qt. 25 cts. 

 rink Eye Wax.— Pt. 25 cts.; qt. 40 cts. 



White Cranberry.- Valuable when dry for winter use. Qt. 20 cts. 

 Royal Dwarf Whiie Kidney.— Pt. 15 cts.; qt. 25 cts. 

 Owarf Horticultural.- Very fine. Pt. 15 cts.; qt. 25 cts. • 



POLE OR RUNNING VARIETIES. 



Set the poles three or four feet apart, and plant six to eight beans, with the eyes downward, around 

 each pole, thinning to four healthy plants when they are up. They require the same soil and treatment 

 as the dwarf varieties, with the exception that they crave stronger soil, and do best in a sheltered loca- 

 tion. 



Giant Wax, Red Seed.— Pods long, clear waxy yellow, succulent, tender, fine flavor. Pt. 25 



cts.; qt. 40 cts.; 34 bush. $-2.75. 

 Southern Prolific.- Suitable for table seventy days after germination. Pt. 20 cts.; qt. 40 cts. 

 Speckled Horticultural, or Cherry.— Very productive; used with or without pods. Pt. 



15 cts.; qt. 30 cts. 



Cherry.— Great favorite; used with or without pods. Pt. 15 cts.; qt. 25 cts. 

 Extra I^arge t,inia.— As a shell bean surpasses all in quality. Qt. 40 cts. 

 Dreer's Improved L,inia.— An excellent variety. Qt. 40 cts. 

 Extra Early Einia.— New variety. Qt. 40 cts. 

 ResTUlar l^inia.— Qt. 30 cts. 



EI^iGl.ISH BEA:^iS. Broad Windsor.— Matures in fifty days after germination. Pt. 20 

 cts.; qt. 35 cts. 



Special Prices to Canners, Truckers, Gardeners and Farmers buying in large quantities. 



