Specialties in Vegetable Seeds. 



Columbian Mammotli 



White Asparagus. 



We have received Irom the intro- 

 ducers seed of this valuable novelty, 

 which is described as " An entirely new 

 and magnificent variety of asparagus, 

 which is sure to be in great demand 

 because it furnishes whiie s/too/» which 

 stay white as long as fit for use, without 

 earthing up or any other artificial 

 blanching, and because it can be abso- 

 lutely depended on to give 80 to 90 per 

 cent, of white plants from seed. This 

 grand novelty has been brought to its 

 present state of perfection by one of the 

 largest and most experienced growers of 

 asparagus in this country, by many 

 years of careful selection from a single 

 plant found in one of his fields of Con- 

 over's Colossal. To-day he has a field of 

 the Columbian Mammoth White from 

 which he sells the product to a canning 

 factory, that allows him over 20 per 

 cent, more for it than for any other kind 

 grown for them. There is no question 

 but this is the greatest advance in aspar- 

 agus improvement since the introduc- 

 tion of the Conover's Colossal. 



Per pkt. 15 cts. ; oz. 50 cts. ; \ lb. 

 $1.75 ; lb. $6.00. 



Improved Extra Early 

 Round Pod Valentine. 



The earliest of the green snap short 

 beans and the best and most popular 

 variety for market gardeners. 

 Per qt. 20 cts. ; peck, $1.10 ; bus. $4.00. 



Thorburn's Extra Early 

 Refugee Bean. 



An early round-podded green bean 

 ripening a few days later than Improved 

 Eed Valentine ; very desirable for market. 

 Per qt. 25 cts. ; peck, $1.25 ; bus. $4.50. 



Improved Hust-proof 



Golden Wax Bean. 



This excellent variety is an improvement on 

 the Golden Wax. Tlie pods are thicker, more 

 productive, and if anytliing. of better quality, 

 but its greatest merit is the fact that it is 

 absolutely rust proof. 



Per qt. 25 cts.; peck, 81.50 ; bus. 85.00. 



Speckled Wax Bean. 



This new variety is unquestionably one of 

 the best of the Wax Beans. The pods are long, 

 cylindrical, crisp, tender, stringless and of a 

 clear waxy vellowisli white color. 



Per qt." 30 cts.; peck, 82.00 ; bus. $7.50. 



Dreer's Busli Lima Bean. 



This remarkable bean is a true bush variety 

 of Dreer's Improved Pole Lima, possessing all 

 the good qualities of tliat excellent and well 

 known sort. The plants grow from Ij to 2 feet 

 high, of vigorous bu.shy habit, producing pods 

 in great abundance, and ripen fully ten days 

 before the pole sort. Pkt. 10c. ; ^ pint 50c. 



