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hidden by a bushel basket.*' As this variety is so well 

 known it is not necessary to give it further description. 

 Pkt. 5. : oz. 30c; quarter-pound U0c; pound $3.00. 



LIVINuSTOVb FAVORITE.— I have grown this vari- 

 ety largely for main crop and find it very satisfactory: 

 color very dark red and quite large; it is very thick, and 

 has but few seeds. In proportion to size, it is one of the 

 heavi ;st tomatoes srown; for main crop, I doubt if there 

 is anything better in the old standard varieties than this. 

 I have grown it by the acre where I could pick five-eights 

 of a bushel basket from three to five hills at a picking. 

 Pkt. 5c.: oz. 25c; quarter- pound 75c; pound $2.00. 



LIVINGSTON'S BEAUTY.— Fruit large: borne in clus- 

 ters of four or five; medium early; color, rich glossy 

 crimson: full grown green tomatoes can be picked and 

 they will ripen up beautifully: an excellent shipping 

 sort. Pkt. £c; oz. 25c; quarter-pound 73c.; pound $2.00. 



ATLANTIC PRIZE.— A splendid early variety for gen- 

 eral use: of large size, bright red color, uniform and 

 smooth: highly recommended and a favorite with many 

 growers. Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c.: quarter-pound 75c.: pound $2. 



riATCHLESS. Unsurpassed for market or table: the 

 plant is a strong grower and very productive: fruit is 

 free from core : seed spaces are small: leaves of a dark 

 green color and very luxuriant, indicating great vigor 

 and giving the plant ability to produce fruit of the 

 largest size throughout the entire season. It stands to 

 the front of a large, bright red main crop sort. The to- 

 mato is well named. The outer surface is a rich cardin- 

 al color: the skin is so tough that it is a splendid keeper 

 and shipper, and less liable to crack in wet weather than 

 other large tomatoes. This is also a favorite varietv with 

 canners. Pkt. 5c: oz. 25c; quarter-pound 80c; pour. 



PARAGON.— This is a favorite market varietv in cer- 

 tain sections: a fine medium early variety, and "a heavy 

 bearer: fruit large, dark red in color 'and perfectly 

 smooth: much used for canning purposes. The variety 

 is heavy. The Paragon is sometimes described a- 

 smooth as an a.jple. I should like to correspond with 

 canners who wish to buy seed for their growers. I am 

 in a position to offer prices on this variety in large 

 quantities. Pkt. 5c : oz. 25c : quarter-pound 

 pound $2 00. 



TURNIPS. 



PURPLE TOPSJRAPLEAF.-Pkt.S: oz. 10c: quarter- 

 lb. 15c: lb. 50c 



COW HORN.— A white turnip of peculiar long shape 

 and quick" maturity. It grows to large size, standing 

 half out of the ground: it is fine flavored and especially 

 desirable for fall and summer use: I have raised many 

 specimens that were from 3 to 4 inches in diameter and 

 from 10 to 15 inches long. Pkt, 5c: oz. 10c: quarter-lb. 20c: 

 lb. 80c. 



PURPLE TOP WHITE GLOBE.-Oneof the handsomest 



and most salable turnips. A profit forhomeor 



market. It is large and grows ra: i pare white 



and globe shaped: the skin is white and purple: the end 

 portion being white and the top bright purple. II 

 heavy yielding variety and one th:it wi - s neral 



satisfaction. Pkt. 5c: oz. 10c: quarter-lb. 2 



WHITE EGG.— Pkt. 5c: oz. 10c: quarter-lb. 15c: lb. 50c. 



YELLOW ABERDEEN.— A turnip of high merit: the 

 flesh is yellow, tender, sugary and very solid- in 

 the turnip is purple above, and deep, ye w the 



ground: it is productive, hardy and a good keeper. A 

 valuable table variety, and also excellent for feeding 

 stock. Pkt. 5c: oz. 10c: quarter-lb. 15c: lb, 50c 



GOLDEN BALL.— A superior table turnip of bright 

 yeliow color. In flavor it is rich and sweet: a rapid 

 grower and an excellent keeper: in shape it is almost as 

 found as a ball. Pkt. 5c: oz. 10c: quarter-lb. 15c: lb. 50c. 



WHITE SIX WEEKS.— This is a comparatively new and 

 a very early turnip. The root* are fine, large, smooth 

 and handsome. Pkt. 5c: oz. 10c: quarter-lb. 15c: lb. 50c. 



SEVEN TOP. A variety of turnip grown entirelv for 

 its tops which are used as salad. It produces no edible 

 root. Tni< is a very hardy sort, standing through the 

 winter south of Philadelphia, without any protection. 

 Largely grown for ••greens" in the South, where it is 

 handled and cooked in a way similar to spinach. Pkt. 

 5c; oz. 10c; quarter-lo. Ice: lb. 50c. 



LONG ISLAND IMPROVED RUTA BAGA.-This late 

 standard variety yields very heavily, and is a valuable 

 cropper. It is of tine quality and widely grown: it keeps 

 perfectly all winter and even until the following sum- 

 mer: it i- hardy, productive, and sweet: solid and 

 factory: its shape is nearly round. Tt is justly held in 

 high esteem for both table and stock feeding purposes. 

 It should be sown in June or July, as it requires a longer 

 season to mature than other strains of the turnip. Pkt. 

 5c: oz. 10c; 'iuarter-lb. 15c: Id. 50c. 



PUMPKIN. 



JAPANESE PIE. -This variety is very thick fleshed, of 

 rich salmon color, fine grained and dry and sweet; seed cavity 

 small, very productive and a good keeper. Highly desirable as 

 a pie or cooking- pumpkin. Pkt. 5c.; oz. 10c; quarter-pound 

 25c; pound : 



TENNESSEE SWEET POTATO. -Medium sized, pear 

 shaped, slightly ribbed, color creamy white, sometimes lightly 

 striped with green; flesh light colored, fine grained, dry and 



of superior flavor; 'when cooked resembles sweet potato in ap- 

 pearance and taste. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; quarter-lb. 23c: lb. SOc 

 .MA.THOTH POT IRON. -This is a prize winner, grows 

 to immense proportions; flesh bright yellow, fine grained and 

 good quality. Notwithstanding the great size of this variety, 

 it is excellent for making into pies. It is claimed that speci- 

 mens have been grown to weigh over two hundred and forty 

 pounds. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; quarter-pound 30c; pound $1.00. 



POTATOES. 



I have a very nice "stock of White Potatoes, both second 

 growth and Northern grown, which I can offer as follows: 



NOROTUN BEAUTY. -I have a small stock of this valu- 

 able new potato grown from seed procured of J. ML Thurban 

 Co. last spring, for which I paid $7.00 per peck. This peck 

 was planted, the crop harvested, and again planted the second 

 time, making me seven barrels of as fine seed potatoes as I 

 have ever seen. My own opinion of this potato is that it is one 

 of the best that I have ever seen; it is extremely early, round, 

 and beautiful color, with pink eyes. Mr. Thurban describes it 

 as follows: "It is the earliest potato ever grown, being sixteen 

 days earlier than Early Rose, and fully as productive as any 

 main crop sort; keeping qualities equal to the best; it is hand- 

 some in appearance, more uniform in size and shape than any 

 other variety; the tubers mature simultaneously— a fact which, 

 combined with its extreme earliness, practically does away 

 with danger from "Blight' disease. Its table quality is superb, 

 and keeps better than any other variety, early or late. The 

 best all-round potato in existence." As long as my stock 

 lasts I will fill orders at 40c per pound, postpaid. By express, 

 receiver to pay charges: 1 lb. 30c; 5 lbs. $1.00; 1 peck (15 

 lbs.) $1.50; 1 bushel (60 lbs.) $4.00. 



EARLY MANISTEE. -This new] early potato has been 



highly recommended to me. In New Jersey last winter I was 

 told by several truckers that there was absolutely nothing in 

 early potatoes equal to it. This variety was introduced two 

 years ago by the largest seed potato concern in the country. 

 Edward F. Dibble. He says that Earlv Manistee is a seedling 

 of the Early Rose. It is round to oblong in shape, slightly 

 flattened, skin light pink, with eyes near the surface: flesh 

 pure white and table quality faultless. The vine is a luxuriant 

 grower and is the nearest blight proof of any that I have seen. 



EARLY OHIO.— An old standard extra early sort, round 

 in shape, growing compactly in the hill and of good eating 

 quality. 



CROWN JEWEL. -Extra early potato, resembling Early 

 Bovee. This is a favorite potato with many grow 

 early planting in the vicinity of Philadelphia: it is also largely 

 grown on the Delaware, Maryland and Virginia peninsula. 

 We have found it a reliable extra early potato. 



EARLY ROSE, POLARIS, IRISH COBLER AND 

 EARLY PURITAN.— Good stock of each. 



riAUES THOROUGHBRED. -This is a new variety of 

 the Early Rose family, introduced by William Henry Maule of 

 Philadelphia, and is claimed to have many points of excellence. 



