Vegetewble Seed— St&.nd2>wrd Vs^rieties 



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D. & C. VEGETABLE SEEDS==STANDARD LIST 



The Choicest Varieties for the Home Garden, Carefuliy Selected 



ALL the varieties offered in the following pages have been thoroughly tested and found to possess merits that will meet the 

 requirements of the most exacting gardener. Our list contains thie best of the many sorts offered and approved bv the 

 leading seedsmen of this country, and are especially adapted to the needs of the home gardener, who desires the" best 

 and choicest vegetables that can be produced early in the season, and also such sorts that can be relied on ta give a good 

 general crop of the finest vegetables. Varieties possessing little or no merit are not offered. All our seeds are put up in 

 liberal packets, wiih full cultural directions on each, and at prices named we pay the postage on all seeds ordered by the 

 picket, ounce, quarter pound, half pound, pound, pint or quart. Safe delivery guaranteed. You therefore run no risk, but 

 can secure, at the lowest possible prices, the best and choicest seeds that can be depended upon to give you results beyond your 

 greatest expectations. ' ' 



Jg^PPEMIUM OFFER— SI.25 WORTH of seed for $i 



Orders for seeds amounting to $i can select to the value of $1.25. 

 Orders for $2 can select to the value of $2.50, and so on. 



25 cts. worth of seeds free with each dollar's worth ordered. 



GARDEN BEETS are perhaps the most popular, as well as 

 the most satisfactory vegetable now raistd in the small 

 home garden. With very little care beets of large size 

 and splendid flavor, in constant supply can be furnished 

 throughout the sea-on by planting the seed at frequent in- 

 tervals. Plant the seed as soon as the ground can be culti- 

 vated in the Spring, .sowing thinly in drills, from one-half to 

 one inch in depth After the plants are well started cultivate 

 them frequently to promote rapid growth, which will produce 

 the smoothest and most tender beets. Those that are gro^vn 

 in hard, firmly-packed soil are apt to be tough and hard and 

 lose their flavor.- When the plants are large enou.yh to thin 

 out, the extra plants can be transplanted readily, using care 

 to keep the roots intact and perfectly straight. We offer below 

 seed of the best varieties of the different types. 



ECLIPSE BEET 



Extra Early Turnip.— This variety makes a fine crop in 

 seven or eight weeks from the time of sowing. The roots are 

 of fine globular form, very smooth, while the color is alter- 

 nate rlugs of dark and llglit pink. Verv tender and 

 sweet. Per packet, 5 cts ; oz., lU cts.: 5^ lb., 20 cts.; lb., 55 cts. 



Eclipse.— One of the best globe-shaped beets, fine-grained 

 and sweet. Extra early, blood red; specially adapted for 

 the home garden. Per packet, 5 cts. ; oz., 10 cts. ; % lb., 20 cts. ; 

 lb., 55 cts. 



Edmand's Early Turnip.— A handsome turnip-shaped beet, 

 producing uniformly well-shaped roots of a round form, 

 smooth, extra early a"nd of splendid size. The flesh is dark 

 red and very sweet, while the foliage is small, of a ricli 

 toroniy-red. Per packet, 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; 34 l^-> 20 eta.; 

 lb., 55 cts. 



Stinson.— This variety from the fact of its having small 

 foliage can be grown clojely in the row, producing beets oi 

 good size, averaging 2J-^ inches in diameter. The roots are 

 smooth and rogu'ar, tapering gracefully, with a small tap 

 root. This variety is particularly adapted for Summer grow- 

 ing. The root is fine grained, free from fibre, dark red in 

 color. Per packet, 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; % lb., 20 cs ; lb., 6u cts. 



Long §mooth Blood Red.— One of the best late varieties, 

 keeping well through the Winter. They are rather late in 

 maturing, but retain their sweet flavor throughout the season, 

 so that seed can be sown with good results up to the middle 

 of June. The roots are long and slender, seldom growing 

 more than 2 inches in diameter. The flesh is dark, free from 

 fibre, verv tender and sweet. Per packet, 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; 

 1^ lb., 20 cts.; lb., 50 cts. 



• Giant Half Sugar Mangel.— Perhaps the best general pur- 

 pose Sugar Beet or Mangel-wurtzel. Particularly desirable 

 for cattle food, tests having proven that it contains a large per- 

 centage of sugar. Per packet, 5 cts. ; oz., 10 cts. ; }^ lb., 20 cts.-, 

 lb., 45 •ts. 



Lima. 3ea.ns 



King of the Garden Lima. — The best and most productive 

 of all Limas for a general crop. Slightly later in season than 

 some sorts. The beans are of excellent quality and large 

 size, making it a most desirable market sort. Strong grower" 

 and in good soil the pods average from 5 to 8 inches long, 

 containing 5 to 6 large beans. Per packet, 5 cts.; pt, 25 cts.; 

 qt., 45 cts. 



Extra Early Jersey Lima.— A strong, quick grower, pro- 

 ducing a good crop early in the season. The pods are 3 

 inches long, u.sually containing three beans each, of excellent 

 quality, nearly as large as the large Limas. Per packet, 5 cts.; 

 pt., 25 cts.; qt , 45 cts. 



HaisIi Lixna. 



THE only bush form of the large Lima, bushes growing 18 

 to 20 inches high, erect and stout in growth, yet branch- 

 ing so vigorously that each plant develops to a magnifi- 

 cent circular bush, from 2 to 3 feet in diameter. The bush 

 character is thoroughly established, not one plant in a thou- 

 sand showing any disposition to run. It bears immense crops 

 of handsome large pods, being well filled with yery large 

 beans, which are identical in size and luscious flavor with 

 the well known large pole Lima. Burpee's Busli Lima 

 comrs aljsolntely true from seed. Per packet, 10 cts.; 

 pt., 25 cts.; qt , 45 cts , postpaid. By express or freight, per 

 qt., 30 cts ; 2 qts., 55 cts.; 4 qts., $1; per pk , $1.85; % bu., S3.50. 

 {Further description and ilhistration, page 128.) 



