special Novelties for 1913 





SWEET AIR CANTALOUPE. 



Sweet Air Cantaloupe 



We know from what we have seen of this melon for the 

 past four seasons that we cannot speak too highly of this 

 melon. It is the sweetest, finest flavored, juiciest and best 

 melon ever ofTered. 



It is a little larger than the Rocky Ford, well netted 

 THICK GREEN FLESH, small seed cavity. It has readily 

 sold every season for Sioo more per crate than any other 

 melon, and has always cut sweet. When the other standard 

 sorts have been flat to the taste this has been perfect in 

 sweetness. Last year our trade ofTered us $5.00 per pound 

 for this seed. Restaurants demand it and will take no other 

 when they can get this one. 



It is prolific. The best to grow for profit; the best for 

 table; the best for restaurant; what more can we say? 

 Commission men fight for the chance to sell them, the 

 buyer fights for the chance to buy them, the public fights 

 for the chance to eat them. ALL SWEET should have 

 l)een its name, but it gets its name from the farm where 

 it originated. Price: i oz.. loc; } lb.. 30c; lb., %\.oo. 



Extremely Early Prolific 

 Bonny Best Tomato 



In field test the Bonny Best proved to be the earliest of all early 

 tomatoes. The fruit was extremely abundant and large, much 

 superior to many of the much advertised .sorts; in fact, much of 

 the fruit was as large as the largest sorts of commercial Tomatoes. 

 It has an abundance of vine, protecting the fruit from scalding and 

 the blossoms being knocked off by heavy rains and winds. This 

 is fast becoming the leading E.\trcmely Early Tomato. Its 

 smoothness, uniformity of size, brilliant red color, evenness of 

 ripening, compact growth and abundance of fruit will make it a 

 money-maker for Gardener, Packer and Home Gardener. Why 

 experiment with other sorts when this one is to be had? Price: 

 Packets, 5 and 10c; i ounce, 25c; J pound, 90c; i pound, $3.00. 



King of the Early Round Green Beans 



Posili\cl> 

 It can be planted at least ten days 

 weather than any other beans. This ex- 

 cellent variety is a great improvement over 

 the popular standard sort, Earlv Red 

 Valentine, being OXE-THIRD LONGER 

 THAN THAT VARIETY, PODS PER- 

 FECTLY ROUND AND STRAIGHT. 

 It has the additional advantage of being 

 suitable for both early and late planting. 

 being extremely hardy. It will with- 

 stand both early and late frosts which 

 kill other varieties. A most desirable sort 

 for the market gardeners, owing to its 

 enormous yielding qualities, large and 

 handsome appearance. Should be planted 

 instead of either Red Valentine or Refugee, 

 being superior to either in appearance. 

 It resists the various bean diseases. Price : 

 Package, loc; pLnt, 15c; qt., 25c; gar- 

 dener's prices not prepaid, qts., 20c; pecks, 

 $1.15; bush., S4.00. 



Early May King 

 Lettuce 



This new Lettuce has been tried for 

 several years by some of the best Market 

 Gardeners. Our grower says: May 

 King Lettuce is a very early variety, 

 light green color; it forms hard, tight heads 

 very quickly after it starts to grow. It 

 has been out for four years, and has be- 

 come wonderfully popular with the Market 

 Gardeners." Another large grower says 

 it is the best Lettuce ever introduced. 

 Price: Packet, 5c; ounce, 15c; \ lb., 40c; 

 lb.. $1.25. 



he Earliest and Hardiest of \\\ Cjret 



earlier than any other green bean. 



n Podded Beans. 



It will stand considerable more cold and 



Extra Early Ideal Sweet Corn 



Last year for the first time \vc 

 put the New Early Ideal Sweet 

 Corn out to a few of our mar- 

 ket gardeners. We have never 

 put out anything that has given 

 greater satisfaction to our 

 friends than this. First, it was 

 ready for the market as soon as the 

 Extra Early Adams; Second, 

 large size ear; Third, it brought 



more money, and Fourth, it 

 satisfied the most critical trade. 

 What more could be said? 

 While not a sugar corn it is a 

 sweet corn, can be planted at 

 the same time as the Adams 

 Corn and produce an ear much 

 larger, finer texture, sweet and 

 with blades on the ear. We al- 

 ready have orders for large 

 quantities of this corn and the 

 lock is .short. Not in a single 

 instance have we sold a gardcn- 

 this corn who does not want 

 more for this season. 

 Price, Pt., 20c; Qt., 

 35c. Express not pre- 

 paid; Qt., 20c; Gal., 

 50c; Peck, 90c; 



EXTRA EARLY IDEAL SWEET CORN. 



