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MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. 



WATBRMBLGR: Dark Icing. An early and favorite var- 

 iety, Flesh a deep scarlet, juicy ana luscious. 

 WATERMELON: lee Cream, or Mountain Sweet. 



Old reliable sort. 

 ONION : Red Wethers? ield. The best keeper and one of the 



most popular for general cultivation. 



ONION: Silver Skin (Large White Portugal). Produces early 

 onions of mild flavor, largely used for growing sets and pickles. 



ONION: Yellow Globe Dan vers. One of the beet for 

 family use. Mild in flavor and an excellent keeper. 



PARSLEY: Champion Moss Curled. For garnishing 

 no variety is more attractive. In growth it resembles a tuft of 

 finely curled moss. Is very hardy and slow in running to seed. 



PARSNIP: Hollow Crown. The growing demand for thia 

 delicious vegetable makes this improved strain particularly de- 

 sirable. 



PEAS: American Wonder. Very early, quality excellent; 

 needs no brush ; one of the best for private gardens. 



PEAS: Stratagem. A blue, wrinkled marrow, English dwarf 

 pea of rare excellence; medium early, 14 to 2 feet, very prolific. 



PEPPER: Large Bell, or Bull Nose. Early, large, with 

 thick mild flesh, excellent for salads ahd pickles; color bright red 

 when ripe. 



PEPPER: Red Cayenne. Bright red. Pods small, cone- 

 shaped, scarlet when ripe. Pungent. 



PUMPKIN: Sweet or Sugar. Makes the most delicious 

 pumpkin pies. 



RADISH: French Breakfast. Scarlet, olive-shaped.white- 

 tipped. Very crisp and tender, and of beautiful color. 



RADISH : Turnip. Very early, beautiful scarlet : white-tipped. 



SQUASH Early Summer Crookneck. Very early and 

 productive. 



SQUASH: Hubbard. The standard winter squash. No better 

 qariety grown. 



SQUASH: Mammoth White Bush Scallop. Fruit is a 

 beautiful clear waxy white; the best of the scalloped squashes. 



SALSIFY: Or Vegetable Oyster. Sandwich Island. 



A greatly improved variety. Superior both in point of quality and 

 flavor. 



SPINACH: Long Standing. Best for family use. 



TOMATO: Acme. A popular sort; early ripener, of medium 

 size, oval and smooth. Flesh deep scarlet and solid. 



TOMATO: Dwarf Champion. An early variety; flesh 

 solid and smooth, of fine color; leads all other varieties in pro- 

 ductiveness. , 



TURNIP: White Egg. Oval, smooth, solid and sweet. One 

 of the best for table use. 



LAWN GRASS SEED. 



MY LAWN GRASS MIXTURE, and I make but one, is 

 the very best that can be made. If directions are followed it will 

 give you a soft close sod of uniform texture and rich emerald green. 



DIRECTIONS.— To secure the best lawn, the soil should be 

 well drained and deeply plowed, and fertilized with well-rotted ma- 

 nure or some good commercial fertilizer. Harrow, or rake it as fine 

 as possible and roll before the seed is sown. Sow the seed as early 

 in the spring as possible, raking it in lightly to partially cover it. 



This mixture consists of the best grades of white clover and Ken- 

 tucky Blue Grass, the latter being sun dried and hand rubbed. 



Quantity Required.— For 1 acre, 4 bu., for 300 sq. ft., 1 qt. 

 By Mail, postpaid: One quart, 25 cts.; two quarts, 45 cts. 

 By Express, at buyer's expense: One quart, 15 cts.; one peck, 

 90 cts. 



SPECIAL OFFER. 



Three interesting new things for 10 cts. 



African Horned Cucumber* See page 22 



Bird of Paradise, See page 14 



Ornamental Cotton, S 



These three packets for 10 cents. 



PA I MQ And Other House Plants, CZ r . 



.TML.IVIO AND THEIR CARE. ' ^^ t8 ' 



Having had so many requests reguarding the care and selection of 

 palms and other house plants, I nave prepared a handsome little 

 folder, printed on heavy enameled paper for convenient use and 



{ireservatiod, containing practical hints and suggestions along these 

 ines. This is not an exhaustive, technical treatise, but includes in 

 a nutshell information necessary to successful window gardening. 

 Add 5 cents to your order and receive this instructive folder. 

 This will be given as an extra premium, if desired, in addition to 

 other premiums offered, on an order of $1.00 or more. 



For SWEET PEAS and ASTERS See Page 3 to 10. 



