Special Vameties of VEGET A BllE SEEDSJELM 



On pages i and 2 we offer special varieties of Vegetable Seeds, all of which are of particular value to 



the Market Gardener. Descriptions are written from actual experience with 



each variety and illustrations were made from photographs. 



BEETS. 



Crosby's Egyptian (see cut). An im- 

 proved strain of the Egyptian Beet, specially 

 recommended as an extra early sort. It is 

 much thicker than the original strain, of 

 better color and quality, besides being 

 smoother. Pkt., Sets.; oz., 10 cts. ; i lb., 

 20 cts.; lb., 50 cts. 



Arlington Favorite Blood. A dark- 

 leaved, early blood variety, closely following 

 Eclipse in maturing, but of much darker color 

 and superior in quality ; perfectly round ; it 

 differs from the other blood sorts in that it 

 has the sweetness of the Bassano ; excellent 

 for market. Pkt., 5 cts. ; oz., 10 cts. ; ^f lb., 

 20 cts.; lb., 50 cts. 



CABBAGE. 



Early Jersey Wakefield (see illustra- 

 tion page 3). The leading early variety, best 

 for market gardener's use. Our strain is be- 

 ing constantly improved, both in purity and 

 earliness. There is no Cabbage so widely 

 known as the Early Jersey Wakefield. Pkt., 

 10 cts.; oz., 30 cts.; i lb., $1.00 ; lb., $3.00 



Larg-e Jersey Wakefield (Charles- 

 ton) (see illustration page 3). Large solid 

 heads, good quality, a few days later than 

 Early Jersey Wakefield ; producing fully 

 twice as much per acre as the early variety. 

 Pkt. 10 cts.; oz., 30 cts.; i lb., |1.15 ; lb., 

 13.50. 



Crosby's Egyptian Beet. 



Dreer's Selec- 

 ted Late Flat 

 Dutch. This ex- 

 cellent strain is the 

 resultof many years ' 

 careful selection, 

 and we consider it 

 the finest strain of 

 Late Flat Dutch 

 Cabbage on the mar- 

 ket. The heads are 

 flat, and grow re- 

 markably large, 

 even, very solid, and 

 are of fine texture. 

 Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 25 

 cts. ; i lb. , 65 cts. ; 

 lb., $2.25. 



iJiPKOVED Rubicon Caekot. 



CARROT. 



Improved Ruh- 

 icon Carrot. 



This beautiful half- 

 long carrot is of de- 

 sirable shape and 

 color. The carrots 

 grow about same 

 length as the " Dan- 

 vers," but thicker^ 

 and are a rich dark 

 orange in color. It 

 is an enormous crop- 

 per and a splendid 

 variety for the mar- 

 ket gardener. Pkt. , 

 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts. ; I 

 lb.,25cts.;lb.,70cts. 



CAULIFLOWER. 

 DREER'S EARLIEST SNOWSTORM. 



The Earliest and Best of all for Forcing or;;Open Ground. 



Eealizing the great importance of an extra fine 

 strain of stock seed for growing the best Cauliflowers, 

 we have given this variety much care and attention, 

 and the uniformly good results received by growers 

 using our " Snowstorm " convince us that we have 

 the very best and earliest strain of Cauliflower on the 

 market, both for forcing and for growing in the open 

 ground. It is a dwarf variety, with short outer 

 leaves, and can be planted close, 2 feet apart each 

 way. It always makes a fine, large and exceedingly 

 beautiful snowy-white head, much earlier than any 

 other variety. The quality is very good, being of 

 delicious flavor. It is far superior in every way to 

 the best strains of ' ' Snowball Cauliflower. ' ' Pkt. , 

 25 cts. ; i oz., $1.50 ; oz., $5.00 ; i lb., $15.00. 



Dreer's Eaelibst Snowstorm Cauliflower. 



$1,000 made from 2 ozs. Dreer's Earliest 



Snowstorm Cauliflower. 



T. E. Reeves & Son, Long Island, iV. Y., Oct. 9, lS9n, 

 writes: — We sowed 1 oz. of your Snowstorm Cauli- 

 flower on Nov. \, 1898, another oz. Nov 29. Commenced 

 setting plants Feb. 7, \fi9'S , finished March 1. We began to 

 ship April 'i, and finished MayS. The total amount of 

 money received from product of 2 ozs. seed was one thou- 

 sand dollars. 



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