SPARKS' EARLIANA TOMATO 



The Earliest smooth bright red Tomato of good size and flavor now in 

 cultivation. It was developed in southern New Jersey where the greatest competition 

 exists among growers to be first in the market. The earliest shipment often brings from 

 $2.50 to $3.00 per half bushel basket for smooth, well-colored fruits. Mr. GEORGE C. 

 Sparks, of Salem Co., has been most successful in this respect, and the seed we offer is 

 from select stock of his choicest extreme-early free fruiting strain. It has been all grown 

 either in Bucks County, Pa., or in " South Jersey ," where this famous variety originated. 



The plants are quite hardy with rather slender open branches and moderate growth 

 well set with fruits, nearly all of which ripen extremely eaily in the season. The to- 

 matoes are a deep scarlet and grow closely together in clusters of five to eight , all of 

 medium size, averaging two and a half inches in diameter; they are smooth and solid, quite 

 thick through, and free from rough ribs 01 cracks. The flesh is deep red, with solid 

 center and small seed-cells, slightly acid flavor. A specimen plant had by actual count 

 forty-five ripe ted fruit at time of first picking and thirty -five green ones of good size, and 

 the whole plant could be completely hidden by an ordinary bushel basket! gggPOur seed is 

 the Best it is possible to produce. 



Per pkt. ioc.; % oz. 35 cts. ; per oz- 60 cts.: 2 ozs. 90 cts., 34 lb. $1.60; per lb. 



$6.00. 



FRENCH MUSHROOM SPAWN. 



How To Cultivate Mushrooms— Mushrooms may be j*rown al- 

 most anywhere and at any season of the year, so long as the condi- 

 tions required are reasonably considered. During the Summer 

 months they may be grown out of doors and an abundant supply 

 secured at a trifling expense. The location should in all cases, be 

 rather dry than damp, and a uniform temperature as nearly 75 

 degrees as possible is of primary importance. Full directions, etc., 

 accompany every pound. Price, 60c. per pound. 



HORSE RADISH SETS— 15c per dozen, $r.25 per 100. 

 RHUBARB ROOTS— 15c each, $1.50 per dozen. 



VENEERED TREE PROTECTORS. 



Our improved Tree Protectors are made from wood Veneer to inches wide 

 by 20 inches long. The Tree Protector should be soaked in water before ap- 

 plying to prevent splitting, and then wrapped about the tree. A wire or string 

 should then be fastened around it to keep it permanently in its place. If a 

 couple of small holes are bored through the Protectors while they are still in 

 the bundle, about 4 inches from the top and bottom, and 1 or 2 inches from 

 one side and the string or wire run through these holes, it will prevent the 

 fastenings from slipping down. One of our customers who has been using 

 them quite extensively, recommends that a commond leather punch (such as 

 frequently used around a barn) to repair harness, be used. He says that he 

 can punch 3 at a time and do the work very rapidly and without danger of splitting the 

 protector. They should never be removed except to hoe around the tree. $2,50 per 100; 

 35c. per doz.; single protector 5c. each. 



Otabeite Orange. A grand pot plant of great beauty and novelty. It is a dwarf 

 Orange which grows, blooms and fruits freely in pots, even when only a foot or two high. 

 The fruit is about one-half the size of ordinary oranges. The blossoms are produced in 

 great abundance, delicate and beautiful in color, ar:d rich in delicious peifume. As a pot 

 plant this lovely dwarf orange is one of the most novel and beautiful that can be grown. 

 It blooms most freely during winter, though it is likely to bloom at any and all times a 

 year. With one or two pots of it any one can raise an abundance of the far famed, 

 delicate and fragrant orange blossoms. Price 25 and 50 cents each. 



Russian Mulberry. Much prized by some. A very rapid grower and hardy for the 

 South. It should be in every yard or orchard. Price, 75 cents each. 



