.-. NOVELTIES .-. AND .-. SPECIALTIES .'. 



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Myer's Purple Top Beauty Ruta-Baga. 



This uew variety is purely of American 

 origin, and is so far removed by careful selec- 

 tion and breeding from the old forms of Ruta- 

 baga, that it appears almost a plant of dis- 

 tinct family. It is undoubtedly the finest Swede 

 to be obtained, whether wanted for market 

 garden or stock feeding purposes. The root is 

 smooth and beautiful. Its handsome shape and 

 purple crown are well shown in the accompany- 

 ing cut. The flesh is golden-yellow, finegrained, 

 solid, sweet, fine flavored and very nutritious. 

 It is extremely hardy, and earlier to mature 

 than any other form of Ruta-baga, and will 

 produce nearly twice the weight per acre more 

 than an}' other variety. Pkt., 5c.; oz., loc; 

 X lb., 25c.; lb., 75c., post-paid; 5 lbs. and over, 

 6cc. per lb., by freight or express. 



The New Vegetable Fruit. 



We distributed several thousand packages 

 of this small round fruit last season, free for 

 trial among our customers. While some do 

 not seem satisfied with it, a large number of 

 our lady customers write they are greatly 

 delighted with it, and pronounce it a most 

 valuable acquisition for preserving and excellent 

 as a substitute for apples for pies, etc. Leaving 

 the question of its usefulness to our lady friends, 

 we can only add that it is one of the most beau- 

 tiful of vine fruits, of bright yellow color irreg- 

 ularly striped and splashed with beautiful dark 

 mahogany, and so fragrant that a single speci- 

 men will perfume a room. Should be planted 

 four by four feet and two plants allowed to grow 

 to a hill. Pkt, loc; 3 pkts., 25c. 



Felton's Model White Box Radish. 



No radish we have ever introduced has given 

 such general satisfaction to growers as the 

 Philadelphia White Box, first named and in- 

 troduced by us in 1888. Our customers were, 

 however, no doubt, gratified and surprised to 

 find we oflfered last season a still better and 

 more desirable radish, selected and improved 

 by the well-known Philadelphia market gar- 

 dener whose name it bears. It possesses all the 

 excellent qualities of the now popular Philadel- 

 phia White Box, and is superior in the follow- 

 ing respects. In the first place the shape is 

 rounder and much handsomer, as shown in the 

 accompanying cut. It is also earlier, with fewer 

 and shorter leaves ; hence it can be sown more 

 thickly in the row, enabling the grower to raise, 

 at least, one-third more radishes in the same 

 space, whether under glass, in frames or boxes, 

 or in squares or borders in open ground. It is 

 indeed, a model, perfect in all respects, being 

 solid, juicy and unsurpassed in flavor in all 

 stages of growth and equally valuable for the 

 home or market garden. Pkt, loc; oz., 15c.; 

 % lb., 35c.; lb., $1.25. 



fe The Startle, or Twenty-Day Forcing 

 Radish. 



A new and distinct type of the well-known 

 olive shaped radish, selected by a Philadelphia 

 market gardener. It is undoubtedly the earli- 

 est and finest forcing half-long or olive-shaped 

 variety known, maturing in about twenty da)-s. 

 Color, brilliant red ; flesh, pure white, crisp, 

 sweet and fresh to the taste. It has a very 

 small, short top, and is alike valuable for forc- 

 ing or open ground. Pkt., 5c.; oz., loc; %Vd., 

 30c.; lb. $\.oo. 



