DE JONG FLORAL AND SEED CO., PELLA, IOWA 



Tested Vegetable Seeds 



Surprise Packets Will be Given with every Order 



In this department we aim to list all the good Standard Varieties of Vegetables, and many nov- 

 elties of recent introduction. Every new and promising varety sent out is tested on our grounds, to 

 learn their merits before offered to our customers. Our packets are well filled with fresh seed. We 

 pay the postage at these prices, except by the % peck, peck, and bushel, or special prices on 5, 10. 



and 100 lb. lots. 



ASPARAGUS 



One ounce will sow fifty feet of drill. 



Sow in March or April, in rich soil. Soak the 

 seed in warm water for 24 hours. Drill it thinly 

 in rows 1 foot, apart. When 1 year old trans- 

 plant into permanent beds, which should be well 

 and deeply manured. Set out the plants eighteen 

 inches apart each way and six inches deep n 

 sandy soil, and four inches deep in heavy soil, but 

 only put on 2 or 3 inches at the time of planting 

 and later gradually fill up bed. On approach of 

 winter clear off the bed and cover with a dress- 

 isng of manure of compost; fork up the beds 

 early in the spring, and apply a dressing of salt 

 annually to the bed, after the season of cutting — 

 which is not only beneficial to the plantss, but 

 will keep the bed clear of weeds. A new bed 

 should not be cut over before the third year. 



COLUMBIAN MAMMOTH WHITE. A new va- 

 riety which is sure to be in great demand be- 

 cause it produces white shoots which stay 

 white as long as fit for use. It gives about 80 



per cent of white plants from seeds; the other 

 can be rejected before transplanting. It pro- 

 duces large, tender shoots, equal to any other 

 variety. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., % lb. 20 

 cts., lb. 75 cts. 



BONVALLET GIANT. Most of the large grow- 

 ers of Asparagus around Chicago are now dis- 

 carding all other varieties for Bonvallet's be- 

 cause it is free from disease, grows larger and 

 faster than other varieties. Its favorable 

 points are rust resistance, earliness, high pro- 

 ductive power and lasting qualities. Per pkt 

 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., % lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 



WASHINGTON .RUSTPROOF. An. extremely 

 vigorous and high yielding strain of American 

 Giant Asparagus. The stalk s large and ten- 

 der and they seem to be entirely immune from 

 attack of the Asparagus rust. Per pkt. 10 cts 

 Oz. 35 cts., % lb. $1.00. 



BEANS, DWARF OR BUSH 



Beans, Dwarf or Bush 



Ger. Bohne. Fr. Haricot. 



One quart will plant one hundred feet of drill. 



DWARF, or Bush Beans, require no support, and 

 may be planted in hills or drills, the latter way 

 being preferred. Make the drills eighteen inch- 

 es apart, two inches deep, and drop the beans 

 four inches apart in the seed drill. Keep clear 

 of the weeds, hoeing when dry. Beans are ten- 

 der annuals, and cannot be safely planted till 

 danger from frost is past. Plant every two 

 weeks for a succession. 



RED KIDNEY BEAN. The good old fashion- 

 ed baking bean. Our stock is extra select. 

 Northern grown. Pkt. 5 cts., % pt. 20 cts., 

 2 for 35 cts. 



Wax-Podded Varieties 



RUST PROOF EARLY GOLDEN WAX. A great 

 improvement on the popular old Golden Wax 

 Bean. Early, the pods are long, brittle, entire- 

 ly stringless, and of golden wax color. As a 

 snap bean it excels nearly every other variety 

 in tenderness and rich buttery flavor, while as 

 a shell bean it has no superiors. Per pkt. 5 

 cts., % pt. 20 cts., 2 for 35 cts., postpaid; by 

 express or freight, V 2 pk. $1.60, pk. $3.00. 



EARLY PROLIFIC BLACK WAX. A popular va- 

 riety wherever known; the pods waxy yellow, 

 solid, tender, and almost transparent, string- 

 less. Very early and productive. Per pk. 5 

 cts., V 2 Pt. 20 cts., 2 for 35c, postpaid; by ex- 

 press or freight, V 2 pk. $3.25. 



ROUND POD KIDNEY WAX. This new variety 

 • is a selection from the famous Wardwell's Kid- 



ney Wax Bean, and possesses the same excel- 

 lent market and shipping qualities of this pop- 

 ular variety. As its name indicates, its pods 

 are round instead of flat. The plant grows 

 strong and sturdy, with long, round, handsome 

 stringless pods of large size, very solid and full 

 of meat, crisp, brittle, and free from rust. It 

 is wonderfully early and productive, and will 

 become a very popular variety. Per pkt. 5 cts., 

 y 2 pt. 20 cts., 2 for 35 cts., postpaid. By 

 freight or express, V 2 pk. $1.75. 



DAVIS WHITE WAX. Of this variety the 

 introducer says : This sterling variety is al- 

 ready generally recognized as a bean possessed 

 of exceptionally valuable features. Briefly de- 

 scribed it is a white seeded Golden Wax; pods 

 golden yellow and are fully as attractive as the 

 Golden Wax and of the same fine quality. Pods 

 comparatively broad, meaty and of superior 

 quality. Vine vigorous and unusually produc- 

 tive. Seed is clear white, a most valuable fea- 

 ture, as there is a constant demand for a white 

 wax bean of good quality. Per pkt. 5 cts., % 

 pt. 20 cts., 2 for 35 cts., postpaid; by express 

 or freight, y 2 pk. $1.75, pk. $3.25. 



SURE CROP STRINGLESS WAX. An extra 



early, perfectly stringless Wax Bean. A most 

 prolific cropper, plants hardy, blight and rust 

 resistant to a great extent. The handsome, 

 rich yellow pods average six to seven inches 

 long, almost round, % inch wide, very meaty 

 and sweet. The habit of the plant is branching 

 but sturdy and upright, every branch carrying 

 a heavy crop of the magnificent pods. Per pkt. 

 5 cts., y 2 pt. 20 cts., 2 for 35 cts., postpaid; by 

 express or freight, % pk. $1.75, pk. $3.25. 

 CHALLENGE BLACK WAX is an early, good 

 yielding variety, the pods resembling those of 

 New Stringless Yellow Pod but larger, and the 

 quality fine. It is an old standby that will 

 not disappoint you. Pkt. 5 cts., % Pt. 20 cts., 

 2 for 35 cts. Postpaid. 



All 5c packages Garden or Flower Seeds, 6 pkgs. 25c. 



