FAUST'S VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



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I^AZTT WIFE'S POIiE 

 BEAN. The best variety for 

 late green-podded beans. The 



gods are broad, thick, very 

 eshy, and entirely stringless, 

 of a rich buttery flavor when 

 coolied, and grow from 4 to 6 

 inches in length. As a snap- 

 short it cannot be excelled. 

 For a shell bean it is unsur- 

 passed for winter use, the 

 beans being white and of ex- 

 cellent flavor. They are a 

 most valuable variety to plant 

 among corn. We particularly 

 recommend it as it is one of 

 the best Pole Beans in use. 

 Per pkt., 10 cts.; pint, 30 cts.; 

 quart. 50 cts., postpaid. By 

 express or freight, quart, 35 

 cts.; peck, §1.75 ; bush., $6.25. 



GIANT RED WAX. The 



pods of this variety are long, 

 yellow, crisp and stringless. 

 They are very productive and 

 tender when full grown. Per 

 pkt., 10 cts.; pint, 30 cts.; 

 quart, 55 cts., postpaid. By 

 express or freight, quart, 40 

 eta.; peck. $2.25; bush., S8.50. 



John W. Payne, Millers- 

 burg, Ky., writes : " The Am. 

 Hy. Tomato did well, not 

 withstanding the very dry 

 Weather, fruit large, perfectly 

 smooth and fine flavor, vine very thrifty and strong grower ; 

 it is a good one." 



Every Seed from Faust will grow. 



NEW GOliDEN WAX FLAGEOI.ET. The vines are 

 crowded wiih bunches of long handsome pods, from 7 to 8 

 inches in length, of a rich golden yellow color, entirely free 

 from strings, full and fleshy, and of superb quality. It is 

 one of the earliest of the pole varieties, and the vines con- 

 tinue to grow and bear the entire season. Its fine quality and 

 extreme earliness make it a most desirable variety, and we 

 npecially recommend it to all our customers. Per pkt., 10 cts.; 

 pint, 25 cts.; quart, 50 cts., postpaid. By express or freight, 

 quart, 35 cts.; peck, 82.00 ; bush., 87.50. 



Dutch Case Knife. One of the earliest varieties of pole 

 beans. Pods are long and flat, and of excellent flavor; good 

 green or dry. Per pkt., 10 cts.; pint, 25 cts.; quart, 45 cts., 

 postpaid. By express or freight, quart, 30 cts.; peck, $1.30: 

 bush.. $5.00. 



SOUTHERN PROIilFIC. The rapid growth of this bean 

 produces pods brittle and tender, which pods in a green state 

 are most excellent for cooking, and it is to-day one of the 

 most popular varieties in the Southern States, where it is 

 much better known than in the Korth. Per pkt., 10 cts.; pint, 

 25 cts.; quart, 40 cts.. postpaid. By express or freight, quart, 

 25 cts.; peck, $1.30 ; bush., $5.00. 



Scarlet Runner. Highly prized for its ornamental quali- 

 ties, producing dazzling scarlet flowers. The beans are also 

 used as a vegetable. Per pkt., 10 cts.; pint. 25 cts.; quart, 45 

 cts., postpaid. By express or freight, quart, 30 cts.; peck, $1.75; 

 bush., $6.00. 



Tne soli snouid be deep, rich, light and sandy. For an 

 «arly supply, sow in the spring, as soon as the ground becomes 

 fit to work, "in drills about 1 foot apart and 2 inches deep. 

 For main crop sow first week in May, and for winter use sow 

 in July. These dates apply fur the latitude of Philadelphia; 

 for the South sow earlier. North later. 



When the plants have attained 3 or 4 leaves, thin out so 

 that they may stand 5 or 6 inches apart. Keep free from 

 weeds. The roots may be taken up in October and stored in 

 the cellar or in pits outside, like potatoes. 



Jt^TJie prices quoted are for SEEDS POSTPAID BY MAIL. 

 Iforderedbv express or freight, 8 CENTS PER POUND MAY 

 BE DEDUCTED. 



EXTRA EARLY EGYPTIAN TURNIP BEET. Grows 

 with wonderful rapidity, and when young is of excellent 

 qualitv. Blood-red flesh, the bulb being flat. Per pkt., 5 cts. 

 oz , 10 cts. ; lilh., 20 cts. ; lb., 50 cts. 



ECI-IPSE, Its merits consist in its rapid growth, fine 

 quality, and small top. Produces beets of a blood-red color, 

 of globe shape. The flesh is also a deep red, sweet and fine 

 grained. It is nearly as early as the Egyptian, but larger and 

 of much finer quality. Highly recommended for market 

 gardeners. Per pkt., 5 cts. ; oz., 10 cts. ; 34 lb., 20 cts. ; lb., 

 60 cts. 



BASTIAN'S EARI.Y RED TURNIP. This variety is 

 prized for its rapid growth and large size, and is particularly 

 valuable for the market gardener. Of the finest quality even 

 when large and old, flesh very tender, and when cooked 

 retains its fine blood-red color. Per pkt., 5 cts. ; oz., 10 cts. ; % 

 lb., 15 cts. ; lb., 45 cts. 



FAUST'S EARL,Y CRIMSON BEET. This 



beet is the result of years of careful selection and grow- 

 ing, and without question, it is the earliest beet in 

 nnltivation. being ready to market in 6 weeks from 

 the time of sowing. The tops are short and green, and the 

 bulbs of beautiful shape, being a deep blood-red in color ; the 

 flesh has alternate rings of dark and bright red, of the finest 

 quality, tender and sweet at all times. They are of good size 

 and very uniform ; never become tough and stringy with age. 

 As an early beet it has no equal, and for late sowing its quick, 

 rapid growth makes it also valuable. Per pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 

 cts.; ^ lb., 25 cts.; lb., 75 cts. 



LENTZ'S EXTRA EARLY BLOOD TUBNIP. 



This valuable varietv is iiearlv as early as the Egyptian 

 and Iclipse, but of larger size and (f far supeiior quality; 

 in color it is a fine rich dark red. It is always tenaer and 

 sweet, whether used \oung or old. 1 he roots rre of a neat 

 turnip shape, with smooth skin, grows a very small top and 

 will produce a crop in six weeks from time of planting the 

 seed. Unlike the Eclipse and Egyptian, it never becomes 

 coarse and stringy. It is a perfect keeper, and we feel sure 

 that private planters and market gardeners alike will find it 

 a splendid variety. Pkt., 5 cts. ; oz., 10c. ; lb., 20 cts ; lb., 50 cts. 



NEtkV COLUMBIA BEET. This new favorite variety- 

 produces roots of a neat turnip shape, smooth skin, flesh deep 

 blood red, very rich and tender. It grows quicklv and is 

 ready to use very early. It is as early as the Egyptian and 

 does not become coarse and stringy as does that variety ; it 13 

 also earlier than the Eclipse and of much better quality. 

 The foliage is small, neat and of a rich bronze color. It is oae 

 of the best for market gardeners as well as private gardens. 

 Per pkt., 5 cts. ; oz., 10 cts. ; lb., 20 cts. ; lb., 60 ets. 



