555 Plants 



Earliest Dwarf. Packet, 10 cents. 

 EARLIEST DWARF Pl'RPLE.- It re- 

 sembles the N. Y. Imp. Purple exactly in shape, 

 but in size is considerably smaller ; on the other 

 hand, is a month earlier. Pkt,, 10c: 02., 30c. 



New York Purple. Pkt. 10 Cts. 



New York 

 Impr o v e d 

 Purple. — 



Large, fine, 

 free of thorns 

 skin a rich 



purple, flesh white and of ex- 

 cellent quality. I can espe- 

 cially recommend my select 

 carefully grown seeds of this 

 profitable variety to market- 

 gardeners. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 

 50 cts.; y. lb., $1.25 ; lb., $4.00. 



EARLY LONG PUR- 

 PLE.— Early ; prolific. Pkt., 

 5 cts.; oz., 25 "cts.: \i lb., 75 cts. 



BLACK PE KIN — 

 Weight, 4 to 8 lbs. It is very 

 productive, with handsome, 

 nearly round, solid fruit .which 

 matures earlv. Pkt., 10 cts., 

 oz., 50 cts.; >j'lb., $1.50. 



"J Long Purple. Pkt., oc. 



and verv curly. Pkt., 5c. 



K^LEL curle^d! 



— Very desirable for greens, 

 being" remarkably tender 

 and delicate in Savor. It is 

 very hardy and is improved 

 bv frost. Leaves, rich green 

 ; oz., 10c; % lb., 30c; lb.,90c. 



GREEN CURLED SCOTCH KALE. — Grows 

 about 2 feet high with an abundance of dark green 

 leaves, which are very curly and wrinkled. Will 

 stand the winters in the Middle States without pro- 

 tection. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.: % lb., 30 cts.; lb., 90c. 



Pkt., 5 cts. 

 RUE 

 eorgla 



_rown 



in the South, as they are an easy, sure crop, and afford an abundance of food for both man 

 and beast. It forms a mass of leaves on a tall stem, which are the better for freezing. 

 Packet, 5 cents ; ounce. 15 cents ; 1 ^ pound, 40 cents ; pound, SI. 10. 



TOBACCO. 



HAVANA. — Gen- 

 uine imported seed 

 from the most 

 celebrated dis- 

 tricts on the 

 Island. Pkt., 

 10 cts.; oz., 

 75 cents. 



CONN 

 SEED 

 LEAF.- 

 Pkt., 5c 

 oz., 20c 



Black P 



:kin. Packet, 



True Ga. Collards. 



— CoUards are extensivelv 



NEW PRIMUS.— This variety 

 I offered for the first time in '88, 

 and claimed it would mature 

 nd ripen earlier than any other 

 variety. This claim 1 have 

 made for seven years, and it has 

 never been disputed. Primus 

 ripens even in Canada, 

 w here few kinds will ripen. 

 Leaves large, fibres fine, 

 texture silky; can always 

 be depended on to yield 

 extra large crops of su- 

 quality. Pkt., 

 ; ounce, 30 cts. 

 BIG HAVANA. — 

 hybrid of the 

 uban Seed Leaf, 

 a heavy cropper, 

 fine texture, de- 

 lightful flavor, 

 and the earliest 

 cigar variety af- 

 ter Primus to 

 mature and rip- 

 en. Pkt,. 10 cts.; 

 ounce, 75 cts. 

 CUBAN SEED 

 LEAF. --In size 

 of leaf this 

 equals Conn., 

 while in flavor 

 it resembles 

 Havana. Pkt., 

 10c; oz., 25c. 



UPL AND 

 CRESS.— 



W'ater Cress re- 

 quires run- 

 ning water to 

 perfect it ; but 

 the new Up- 

 land Cress, 

 which is simi- 

 lar in its char- 

 acteristics, can 

 be raised with- 

 out extra care 

 in any garden. 

 It is indestruc- 

 tible by frost 

 to such" a de- 

 gree as to re- 

 main gre en 

 nearly the 

 whole year 

 round; it 

 comes to us at 

 a time when 

 green vegeta- 



UPLAND CRESS. 



bles are scarcest, when the appetite for anything lfke this is' the 

 strongest, and when wished for the most ; it is the first from the open 

 ground, weeks ahead of lettuce, asparagus or spinach. In quality it 

 is the very best, having the identical, very agreeable and highly- 

 prized flavor of the Water Cress ; it grows with surprising arid 

 unequalcd rapidity, so that in a few days after the opening of Spring, 

 it is ready to use. The young and tender leaves can be eaten raw or 

 as a salad. It is excellent prepared the same as lettuce, or when the 

 leaves become large and plentiful, boiled as greens, being far super- 

 ior to spinach. It is of easy culture, thriving on any soil, wet or dry, 

 and when once established remains, appearing regularly every Spring, 

 requiring no further care. Upland Cress endures more cold, more 

 freezing without injury than any other plant ; from 15 to 20 degrees 

 of frost will not change the color of the leaves, and if wanted to use 

 during the whole Winter, a covering of two inches of straw will fully 

 protect the foliage from spoiling, when the thermometer runs below 

 zero. Packet, 10 cents. 



BROAD FLAG.— Large, with broad leaves, 

 growing on two sides like flag. Packet, 5 cents ; ounce, 

 10 cents; M pound. 40 cents ; pound, 81.25. 



NEW GIANT ITALIAN This new variety 



has given great satisfaction everywhere; it grows to 

 an enormous size, of which the illustration fails to 

 scarcely convey an idea. It is very hardy, easily 

 grown and of monstrous size. Packet. 10 cents ; ounce, 

 20 cents ; % pound, 60 cents : pound, S1.75. 



Giant Italian Leek. 



1 10 cents. 



MARTYNIA PROBOSCIDEA When 



young and tender the seed-pods make excellent 

 pickles, and as they are produced in great 

 abundance, a few plants will suffice for an ordi 

 nan- szarden. Packet, 10 cents ; ounce, 30 cents ; 

 % pound, SI. 00; pound, $3.00. 



Martynia Proboscidea. 



MUSHROOM SPAWN. — Mushrooms can 

 be grown in a dry cellar, or in sheds, where the 

 temperature can be kept from 50 to 60 degrees 

 through the winter. Boxes containing two lbs., 

 $1.00 per box by mail, or 75 cents per box by 

 express at expense of purchaser. 



FNMVF GREEN CURLED.— Popular for 

 lsl~L)lYLa greens. When leaves are properly 

 blanched it will make excellent salad. The hardiest 

 varietv. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c: M lb., 40c: lb., $1.50. 



EVER WHITE CURLED (Self-blanching.) 



An improvement on old White Curled. Large growth, 

 tender, crisp. Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; % lb., $1.00; lb., $3.00. 

 297; . 



Ever White Curled Endive. Packet, 10 cents. 



In 1891 I gave auay free for trial 272,650 packets. 

 In 1892 I gave auay free for trial 262,190 packets. 

 In 1893 I gave auay free for trial 32i,5ii packets. 

 In 189i I gave auay free for trial 310, i76 packets. 



Thus making a record, unsurpassed in the seed 

 trade, of 1,169,860 packets, distributed free for trial 

 among my customers in the last four years. 



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Mushroom Spawn. 



