NOVELTIES AND SPECIALTIES IN VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



Cabbage, •' Golden Sugar Winter. 



CELERY. 



New Golden Rose 

 Self=blanching. 



In character this va- 

 riety is identical with the 

 (jolden Self-blanching, 

 except the color, which 

 IS a beautiful rosy tinge, 

 shading to very pale pink 

 at top of stalk ; the ribs 

 lie prominent and the 

 ^tein thick, solid and 

 biutle; being of hardy 

 nature, it possesses good 

 keeping qualities. While 

 It is very ornamental, 

 veiy early, and positively 

 self-blanching.it bleaches 

 to a beautiful golden- 

 yellow at the heart after 

 storing for winter. It 



CABBAGE— Golden Sugar Winter. 



This excellent v.iriety was introduced in Europe for the first 

 time in the fall of 1896. It is entirely distii ct in character and 

 color, has a very hard head and a short strunk ; its special fea- 

 ture is the golden color after being put up, which makes it very 

 attractive compared to the ash-gray color usual among winter 

 Cabbage. This variety is medium late, and is perfectly solid at 

 maturity without breaking. Color of foliage dark green, look- 

 ing verv much like an early sort. The compact growth of this 

 variety admits its being planted much closer than the old varie- 

 ties of late sorts, and comparalively no loss, as every plant 

 grows into a solid head, I'la, 1(1 ct-., oz. 4-0 cts., \ lb. $1.25. 



is also the best- 

 flavored celery 

 beyond any 

 question. The 

 Rose and Red 

 varieties of 

 Celery are 

 not used extensively ; this is 



Celery, " Golden Rose Self-blanching. 



because they are not better knowiiy 

 We claim for the Golden Rose a brilliant future. The private 

 and market gardeners around Philadelphia exhibited magnificent 

 specimens at the fall exhibitions. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 40 cts., \ lb. 

 $1.25. 



MUSK MEEOIV— Cassabah. 



This variety should be tried by every amateur, private and 

 market gardeners, as it is the largest variety grown, and of ex- 

 cellent quality; green fleshed, roughly netted rind, very prolific, 

 and of good keeping qualities. While this is a very old variety, 

 yet it has the qualities not contained in any other large melon, 

 and the inference generally is that only the small sorts are of 

 good flavor. Too much cannot be said in favor of the " Cassa- 

 bah ;" we still esteem it a novelty. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts., J 

 lb. SI .00. 



MvsK Melon, "Cassabah." 



I.ETTUCE— Wonderful. 



This sterling novelty was offered by us for 

 the first time in our last year's catalogue ; 

 we can say without fear of contradiction it 

 is the best Lettuce ever introduced. We 

 received from many of the best-known gar- 

 deners in the country testimonials of this 

 variety. John Paget, gardener at Pennsyl- 

 vania Hospital, Harrisburg, Pa., sent us 

 specimens from open ground on June 19, 

 1897, each weighing 2f lbs. Robt. Ross- 

 borough, gardener to C. F. Fox, Esq., 

 Ogontz, Pa., sent us, on Mav 28th, speci- 

 mens from hot-l)eds weighing 2 lbs. each. 

 The above specimens were all with hard, 

 white heads, crisp, of fine flavor, very ten- 

 der. During the summer many of our cus- 

 tomers reported on their phenomenal success 

 with the Wonderful, having produced speci- 

 mens weighing 6 lbs. James Campbell, 

 gardener to ]. I). Winsor, Esq., Haverford, 

 Pa., exhibited specimens at the Pennsvlvania 

 Horticultural Society during the summer 

 which weighed 4 lbs. each; they were 

 images of winter Cabbage with outer leaves 

 removed. We are pleased to place this 

 variety among the novelties of this season, 

 feeling assured that it will meet with louder 

 praise than before. Pkt. 10 cts., 3 pkts. 25 

 cts., oz. 40 cts., i lb. $1.25. 



New Lettuce, " Wonuekfui.." 



