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NEW MASTIFF GOLDEX POD POLE BEAN. 



This magnificent new Pole Bean, -which we 

 introduce this season to the public, under the 

 above deserving name, we feel sure will prove 

 the most valuable variet}- ever offered. For 

 three j-ears -we have made comparative tests on 

 our Trial Grounds, with other most excellent 

 sorts and each season it has proven to be 

 by far the largest and most productive of all. 

 In size and appearance of pod it bears the same 

 relation to other pole varieties as the Yosemite 

 Mammoth Wax does to the Dwarf sorts. The 

 accompanying photograph, made during growth, 

 while it gives a fair idea of its wonderful pro- 

 ductiveness, does not do complete justice to their 

 enormous size, having been taken before 

 maturitj-. The pods are remarkably handsome 

 and fleshy, attaining a length of from ten to 

 fourteen inches and of rich buttery flavor when 

 cooked. The beans when dry are of a light 

 yellow, almost the color of the pod itself when 

 lit for use as a string bean. We believe it 

 certain to become the leading Wax Pole Bean 

 and every garden should contain it. Our stock 

 has been worked up from a small package sent us 

 three 3'ears ago by a customer and is so limited 

 this season that we can only offer it in sealed 

 packages. We are sure, however, all who tr}' 

 it will return for seed next season, when we 

 hope to be able to offer it in quantity. Prices 

 for 1892: Pkt., 15c.; 4 pkts., 50c.; 10 pkts., 

 $1.00, post-paid. 



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As tills catalogue will reach many who have never had our seeds, we 

 would urge such to send us a trial order, no matter how small, 

 and, although you may be satisfied with seeds bought elsewhere, 



we believe our special strains of man}* of the newer varieties will make them as profitable to you as they 



have been to thousands of others who are now regular customers. 



L0(JDEI^BAeK'5 ALL YEAK KO(JNb CAPBAQE. 



We feel a pride in having been the first 

 seedsmen to offer to the public a variet)' of 

 cabbage with so many valuable points as Lou- 

 depback's All Year Round. This cabbage origi- 

 nated -u-ith Daniel Louderback, one of the oldest 

 and most successful of Philadelphia market 

 gardeners, and has had a great local reputation 

 among his neighbors for several years. It is 

 not only the finest Early Drumhead in cultiva- 

 tion, but is equally as good for second and third 

 early, intermediate or late. It heads large, 

 compact and solid, with very short stem and 

 few outer leaves, unflagging under the hottest 

 sun or heaviest frost and may be sown succes- 

 sively and continuously during all periods when 

 cabbage is planted. It is a very rapid grower 

 and while it will well repay good treatment, yet it 

 does not require special culture to develop. As 

 an all round cabbage nothing that we have ever 

 seen approaches it. The seed we offer was 

 grown by Daniel Louderback, the originator. 

 We recommend it to all desiring something Z'e7y 

 choice, and want a variety from which they can 

 have cabbage ever\' month in the 3'ear, as it is 

 a splendid keeper. Pkt., loc. ; oz., 45c.; 2 oz., 

 80c.; )i lb., $1.25 ; lb., I4.00. 



PHurO OF LOUDERBACK'S ALL YEAR ROUND CABBAGE. 



