Cole's Seed Store, Pella, Iowa 



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Carman No. 3 Potato 



CARMAN NO. 3 POTATO 

 Grand Main Crop Potato 



The fame of this Potato is abroad in the land 

 wherever Editor Carman of the Rural New Yorker 

 is known. Without anv approach to an exception 

 it is the greatest yielder ever introduced. It may 

 fairly be claimed that it does not yield any small 

 tubers at all. It bears its tubers very close to the 

 plant, a single turn of the fork turning out every 

 potato. It is of the largest size and of the shape- 

 liest form, as will be seen from our illustration. 

 It is a perfect keeper, that is, it will not sprout 

 up to planting time, unless kept in a warm place. 

 Both skin and flesh are of extreme whiteness. Eyes 

 few and shallow. Late in ripening. The intro- 

 ducer says our claims for "Carman, No. 3" are: 

 1st. It is the handsomest large potato ever pro- 

 duced. 2d. It will outyield any other potato 

 whatever. 3d. Practically every potato is a mar- 

 ketable size. 4th. Its table qualities are fully 

 up to the highest standard, it has no hollow hearts 

 and no dark parts. We are confident that it will 

 soon be the most popular variety for field culture, 

 on account of its enormous productiveness and 

 great beauty. Per pk. 40 cts., bu. $1.50, 3 bu. 

 $4.00. 



SEED SWEET POTATOES 



These we can supply in any quantity to those 

 that want planting stock for sprouting plants. 

 They are generally put in the hot bed from the 

 10th to 20th of April. 



Prices per barrel on application. 



TREE SEEDS 



CATALPA SPECIOSA HARDY or WEST- 

 ERN. Catalpa. This tree is popular for 

 timber, as the timber is more durable than any 

 other native tree. It grows readily from seed, 

 is easily transplanted, grows in almost any soil. 

 Plant seed in beds, in mellow soil, about the 

 time of corn planting, in rows two or three feet 

 apart, and eight or twelve inches in the row; 

 transplant when one or two years old, four 

 feet apart both wavs. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 

 cats., % lb. 60 cts., lb, $2.00. 



RUSSIAN MULBERKY SEED. The tree is a 

 rapid grower and perfectly hardy, and proves as 

 lasting for fence posts as Catalpa or Red Cedar. 

 Also makes a good hedge and windbreak on the 

 prairies. The seed can be sown late in the fall, 

 or very early in the spring. It should be sown 

 in drills 18 inches apart, and kept well shaded, 

 as the seed is slow to germinate. Per pkt. 5 

 cts., oz. 15 cts., V* lb. 50 cts., lb. $2.25. 



HONEY LOCUST. The best of all hedge plants 

 for northern climate, being entirely hardy. Scald 

 the seed with boiling water; let them stand in 

 the water until they get cool, then pour off the 

 water, mix the seed with sand and keep them 

 in a warm room until they begin to sprout; 

 then sow in drills about an inch deep, and 

 transplant the following spring. Set in double 

 rows one foot apart and the plants two feet 

 apart in rows. Per pkt. 5 cts., lb. 15 cts., 

 lb. 60 cts., 3 lbs. $1.60 by express, 5 lbs. $2.00, 

 10 lbs. 3.50. 



BLACK or YELLOW LOCUST. A very val 

 uable tree for timber, grows very rapidly, while 

 the durabiltiy of its timber is well known, fence 

 posts of it having stood for 60 years. Pr pare 

 seed and cultivate the same as above. Pel pkt. 

 5 cts., % lb. 15 cts., lb. 60 cts., 3 lbs. $1.60, 

 by express, 5 lbs. $2.00, 10 lbs. $3.50. 



