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Is far superior to the average, being saved expressly 

 for mv own requirements. It is very select. If you 

 can get any better anywhere, at any price, I will re- 

 fund everv cent vou pay me for this variety. Pkt., 5c. ; 

 oz.. 15c. : 'quarter lb., 40c; lb., §1.25; 5 lbs., $5.00. 



SHAMROCK. — Originated in Michigan, and is of 

 the White Spine type I have grown a quantity of it 

 and found it very satisfactory. It is an excellent 

 market variety, being very green, medium size, and ex- 



ceedingly productive. I do not believe any one would 

 regret p'lanting it. Pkt., 5c. ; oz., 10c. ; quarter lb., 

 25c. : 11).. SOc. ; 5 lbs., $3.75. 



EARLY CLUSTER. — This extra early variety, 

 rather prickly, seems to be giving great satisfaction. 

 The fruit is "borne in clusters, and is highly favored 

 for its great productiveness. Pkt., 5c. ; oz., 10c. ; 

 quarter lb., 25c. ; lb., 75c. 



EGG PLANTS 



EARLY BLACK BEAUTY. — (See cut). — This beautiful egg plant is 

 a great improvement over the well-known and largely-grown New York Im- 

 proved Large Purple. The plants are remarkably healthy iu their growth, 

 and produce an abundance of large fruit fully ten days earlier than the New 

 York Improved. Pkt., 10c. ; half oz., 25c. ; oz., 40c. ; quarter lb., $1.25 ; 

 1 lb., $4.00. 



NEW YORK IMPROVED SPINELESS.— This is a spineless strain 

 of the New York Imp. Purple, and is a desirable improvement on that popular 

 old variety. I can cheerfully recommend my carefully selected strain of this 

 egg plant "to market gardeners and amateurs. Skin rich purple, flesh white 

 and of fine flavor ; fruit large, fine and free from thorns, and produces continually 

 until frost. Plant a vigorous grower and a leading sort for home use and for 

 market. Pkt., 10c. ; oz., 30c. ; quarter lb., 90c. ; lb., $3.00. 



LETTU CE. 



Black Beauty Ego Puurr. 



BIG BOSTON. — A very popular variety with gardeners who want a 

 large-headinsr. forcing sort, and also for outdoor winter culture. The plants 

 are large and very hardy and vigorous, with broad, smooth, thin and very 

 hardy leaves, which are bright light green in color, and when well grown are 

 quite' tender ; indoors this forms a solid head, while outdoors it is less dis- 

 tinctivelv a heading sort. This is grown in the South as a winter lettuce. Pkt, 

 5c. ; oz..*15c. ; quarter lb., 40c. ; lb., $1.50. Short seed crop. 



ALLEN'S IMPROVED HANSON.— A beautiful heading sort, inter- 

 mediate with loose-leaved and cabbage varieties. The heads are very large, of 

 fine form deliciouslv sweet, tnder and crisp, even of the outer leaves ; color 

 •reen outside and white within. Free from any bitter or unpleasant taste. 

 Pkt 5c • oz 10c. ; quarter lb., 30c. ; lb., $1.00 ; 5 lbs., $4.00. 



CRISP-AS-ICE. — This is a beautiful lettuce of 

 the cabbage type ; the solid heads are of large size and 

 the leaves are so tender and brittle as to have sug- 

 gested the name bestowed upon it ; the head has a rich 

 yellow heart; the leaves are thick and glossy, some- 

 what curled, and of a good and attractive green color, 

 variegated with bronze. Crisp-as-Ice cannot be over- 

 estimated or overpraised for home use in spring or 

 summer. Pkt., 5c. ; oz., 10c. ; quarter lb., 30c. ; lb., 

 $1.00 ; 5 lbs., $4.00. 



BLACK SEEDED SIMPSON.— A standard 

 cutting variety ; very popular Pkt., 5c. ; oz., 10c. ; 

 quarter lb.. 25c. ; lb., SOc. 



GRAND RAPIDS. — This variety is beautiful in 

 appearance : excellent for garnishing, and is very ten- 

 der and crisp ; a strong-growing variety that retains 

 its freshness a long time after being cut ; as a forcing 

 variety for winter and early spring use this ; stands at 

 the head of the list ; it is beautiful in appearance. 

 Pkt., 5c. ; oz., 10c. ; quarter lb.. 25c. ; lb., SOc. 



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»S-:CE LETTUCE. 



MELONS— MUSK OR CANTALOUPE. 



One of my specialties. I have grown 50 to 75 acres 

 of cantaloupes for market every year for 10 years, 

 shipping from two to three carloads daily during the 

 season. I save my own seed and save it from the best 

 selected melons, and / know that it is as good as that 

 grown in Colorado or anywhere else. I have grown 

 several crops from the much-overestimated Colorado- 

 grown seed, but all my best crops and those that have 

 paid me best were grown from my own selected stock 

 and for my own planting I would not give a pound of 

 my own selected cantaloupe seed for a pound of any 

 Colorado-grown seed on the market. Being one of the 

 largest growers of cantaloupes in the East, I have 

 sifted the matter thoroughly for my own benefit, and 

 know what I am talking about. 



NEW NETTED ROCK. — This new early canta- 

 loupe can truly be termed a "money-maker." In most 

 respects it is very similar to the New Eden Gem, 

 being densely netted entirely n cross the slight seams, 

 exceedingly sweet, firm and solid, making one of the 

 very best for home use or market, I have selected my 

 seed of this variety until it is the most uniform in 

 size of any variety that I know of, packing almost per- 

 fectly 45 to the standard crate. I have grown several 



acres of this and find it a very profitable market va- 

 riety. I shipped one full carload of this variety last 

 August, which returned me over $1,100 after paying 

 freight, refrigerating, carting and commission. I shall 

 plant at least 30 acres ot this variety alone this year. 

 The seed I offer is extra selected all of my own grow- 

 ing. Price, per pkt.. 5c; oz., 15c; quarter lb., 40c; 

 lb., $1.25; 10 lbs. by express for -1 >-00. 



BURRELL'S GEM. — This might very appropri- 

 ately be < -.tiled a salmon-fleshed Rocky Ford. It has 

 yellow meat, which is very thick, leaving only a small 

 seed cavity; the quality '- very tine indeed. The vine 

 makes a vigorous growth and is very product! e, aver- 

 aging in size about one-fourth larger than Rocky Ford, 

 or about two and one-half pounds each. My sved are 

 of my own growing and are strictly fancy. Pkt, 5c. : 

 oz., i5c. ; quarter lb., 40c ; lb., $1.25 ; 5 lbs., by ex- 

 press, $5.00. 



TRUE ROCKY FORD (Burpee's Netted Gem). 

 — I only have a few seed this season, but they are of 

 a very select strain of this popular market variety ; no 

 better or truer stock than this. Pkt., 5c ; oz., 15c. ; 

 quarter lb., 30c. ; lb., SI. 00. 



