GARDKW MAKUAZ^ FOR THB SOUTHERN STATES. 



Itft 



J»Be. It will yield its best if drilled in rows 

 5 ©r 6 feet, and thinned to one stalk eveiy 

 12 or 15 inches. Fertilizing the land will, 

 •f course, increase the yield. Planted early 

 and a good stand secured, it will give a 

 good yield, provided the land is not previ- 

 ously exhausted, with three workings, two 

 ifi March and one "lay-by" working in 

 April, and will be ready for gathering the 

 kist week in July or first week in August, 

 and will make 35 to 40 bushels per acre. 

 Steckler's New I/cader 



Rosy Gem Radish. — A king among 

 the early varieties, perfectly round, of a 

 beautiful deep scarlet color on top, aH»i 

 pure white at the bottom, the colors blend- 

 ing with each other so delicately as to excite 

 the admiration of every lover of thi» 

 healthy and valuable vej^etable. It is also 

 exceedingly tender. crisp, and very delicious. 

 Well adapted for shippitg or the home 

 garden. Price, 15c. per package; 20c. per 

 oz.; 50c. per X^^-; l^'^S per lb. 



, This is 

 introduc- 

 this year 

 We hare 



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Corn, 15c. 

 Pop Corn, 

 Pop Corn, 

 Corn; 15c. 



or No. I Cabbage 



a Cabbage of recent 

 ti«n; was introduced 

 for the first time, 

 tested it for the past three years 

 in com action with different 

 rarieties of cabbage; it has also 

 been tested by our market gar- 

 deners here who praise it and 

 recommend it very highly. It 

 resembles somewhat that of the 

 Brunswick, but not quite so 

 fiat and broad, but about the 

 same season. It is a regular 

 keader and uniform. Price, 

 per package, 25 oents; per 

 cents; per pound, $5 00. 



Novelties in Pop Corn. Golden Queen 

 Pop Corn, 15c. per pound; Silver Lace Pop 

 Corn, 15c. per pound; White Smooth Pop 

 per pound; Mapledale Prolific 

 15c. per pound; Red Beauty 

 5c. per pound; White Pearl Pop 

 per pound; White Rice Pop 

 Corn, 15c. per pound. This corn is planted 

 Tery thick, drill it is best, in three feet 

 rows. 



Corn Poppers.— For popping Pop Corn, 

 making the work quick, easy and pleasant, 

 li^xtensively used and gives general satisfac 

 tion. Price, 200. each, by mail add 20 cents 

 extra for postage. 



Water Cress. We have this year suc- 

 ceeded in obtaining and are controlling the 

 output of the Celebrated Water Cress plants. 

 We offer them at 50c. per 100, or $4 per 1000. 

 Potato ''Seed Ball" 

 (Seed Choice Hybrid- 

 zed.)— By planting the 

 Potato seed it is possi- 

 ble to secure a number 

 of new varieties which 

 will prove very valuable 

 this valuable esculent, 

 must not be confounded 

 with the many varieties of Seed Potatoes 

 6» much advertised, as there is a decided 

 difference in both. Many handsome vari- 

 eties, such as Peach Blows, Rose, Peerless, 

 Russett, etc., are obtained by plaotiag the 

 seeds. A very interesting and profitable 

 eiMployment for young and old. Price, loc. 

 per package. 



k) consumers of 

 The Potato Seed 



New Pearl White Eggplant. The 



plant is a large, vij^orous grower and com- 

 paratively free from thorns. Fruit pure 

 creamy white, with slight shading of a very 

 light green near the stem; beautiful ia 

 shape, resembling somewhat the purple va- 

 riety. In eating quality it is very delicious, 

 fine grain and well flnvored, 15c. pkge;$io». 

 Steckler's Sealed Bags First and 

 Best Peas, Containing two bush.; $15 sack. 



Tbe Vegetable 

 Pear. — (Sychus or 

 Sechium edulis, or 

 Mirliton.)— For the 

 benefit of our many 

 customers, who hare 

 often written for in- 

 formation regarding 

 this delicate vegeta- 

 table, we decided ta 

 have a cut made so at 

 to show what it look* 

 like. See page 90 for 

 description. Prica, 

 15c. each. Postaga, 

 IOC. extr^. 



Sour Orange Seed'. 



We have imported 



The Vegetable Pear. direct from Japan this 



season a fair supply of sour orange seed, 



and offer same at 50C. per >^ pound; |J5» 



per pound ; 5 pounds lots $1 .25. 



Osage Orange.— Used extensively ia 

 Southern Louisiana and much the worli 

 over for making permanent hedge fences; 

 grows so dense a<? to prevent rabbits an4 

 small animals gettingthrough; 50c. per W. 



We are Headquarters for Field Peai in their Season 



