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Specialties and Novelties. 



wSPECIALTIBS. 



PLANET JR. No. 25. 



Combined Hill and Drill Seeder, Double Wheel Hoe, Plow and 



Cultivator. 



This new machine practically 

 combines 111 one tool the No. 4 Drill 

 and No. 12 Double Wheel Hoe. 

 It is large enough for field use, 

 for it holds 2>2 quarts or about 5 

 lbs. of onion seed). It will sow 

 in drills or hiils, 4, 6, 8, 12 or 24 

 inches apait, and has the same 

 feed, hill dropping mechanism and 

 automatic device for throwing 

 out of gear, and the new com- 

 bined cut off seed index with brass 

 thumbscrew adjustment. The 

 change (if desired) from Drill to 

 Wheel Hoe and back again is 

 quickly made, and the entire com- 

 bination is one we can heartily 

 recommend and guarantee satis- 

 faction. Price $13 00. 



Mastica— Every florist has experienced 

 difficulty in obtaining putty (whether or- 

 dinary or white lead; for glazing, that is 

 satisfactory for any length of time. The 

 fact is, putty is not adapted for greenhouse 

 work, and cannot stand the severe and 

 varied tests to which it is subjected. After 

 much study the inventor of "'Mastica" de- 

 cided that the composition must be of differ- 

 ent materials from that used heretofore for 

 this purpose, must be elastic and tenacious, 

 and these qualities must be retained to ad- 

 mit of expansion and contraction without 

 cracking. This result has been reached in 

 "Mastica" which, when applied, in a few 

 hours forms a skin or film on the entire mass 

 hermetically sealing the substance and pre- 

 venting the evaporating of the liquids, and 

 remains in a soft pliable and elastic condi- 

 tion for years. Put up in gallons, $1.25. 



Mastica Glassing Machine — For ap- 

 plying above composition; price $1.00. 

 Full directions accompany each machine. 



Bermuda Grass Sod— To enable our 

 customers who are making summer lawns, 

 we have this year provided a large supply 

 of Bermuda Grass sod which enables lawns 

 be in growth in one-third of the time that it 

 would take by planting the seed, as seed 

 takes about ninety days to show any stand, 

 whereas sodding in thirty days will show 

 its carpet. This we offer at $3.00 per flour 

 barrel. 



Vineless or Bush Yam Potatoes- 

 One of the latest, and as far as known, the 

 only improvement made in the Sweet Potato 



family; as good as the pld pumpkin or 

 Spanish yam in flavor, but of much psuerior 

 yielding qualities. The best feature of 

 them is that they do not degenerate or run 

 out, as is the general case in the sweet 

 potato family. They can be planted early 

 or as late as July and give excellent results. 

 Price per peck 50c; per bushel $1.50. 



Tarragon or Bstragon Roots— Na- 

 tive of Siberia — Perennial. — A. plant with 

 numerous branching stems, bearing lan- 

 ceolate entire leaves, which, like all the 

 green parts of the plant, possess a very del- 

 icate aromatic flavor, on account of which 

 they are very extensively used for season- 

 ing. 50c each; $5.00 per dozen. 



Sour Orange Seed— We have imported 

 direct from Japan this season a fair supply 

 of sour orange seed and offer same at 50c 

 per 3^ pound; Si. 50 per pound. 



Steckler's Original Stock Best of 

 all Beans. — (Bush. )— We have been for- 

 tunate enough in securing a limited supply 

 of the Original Stock of this well k-:own 

 green snap bean from Germany. American 

 soil and culture will not reproduce the 

 same variety that is grown in the Father- 

 land. In order to make a distinction be- 

 tween the two varieties, we have decided to 

 adopt the above name, which will be a 

 guarantee that our customers will secure 

 the genuine article. Price, $300 per peck; 

 $1.50 per gallon; 50c. per quart. 



Davis Wax Bush Beans. — Pods are 

 long, straight and white wax-like and borne 

 in great profusion. When gathered quite 



