FAUST'S VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



L.AZY WIFE'S POIiB 

 B£AN. The best variety for 

 late green-podded beans. The 

 -pods are broad, thick, very 

 fleshy, and entirely stringless, 

 of a rich buttery flavor when 

 <sooked, 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 

 teans being white and of ex- 

 cellent flavor. They are a 

 most valuable variety to plant 

 «,mong corn. We particularly 

 Tecommend 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, $2.00 ; bush., $7.50. 



GIANT BED 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, 80 cts.; 

 quart, 55 cts., postpaid. By 

 express or freight, quart, 40 

 Cts.; peck, $2.25; bush., $8.50. 



Tall Black Wax, or In- 

 dian Chief. This, as a snap- 

 short or shelled bean, in the 

 green state, is one of the best 

 sorts, maturing in about 73 

 <days fiom time of planting. Per pkt., 10 cts,; pint, 25 cts., 

 •quart, 45 cts., postpaid. By express or freight, quart, 30 cts.; 

 peck,S1.60; bush., $6.25. 



NEW GOI.DEN WAX FLAGEOLET. The vines are 

 crowded with 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 

 specially 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, $2.00 ; bush., $7.50. 



Dutcti 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 PKOMFIC. 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. Bv 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. 



FAUST'S EARLY CRIMSON BEET. This 



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

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

 cultivation, 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. 



. I'AUST'S SEEDS GROW AND 

 *'* GIVE SATISFACTION. 



DEWING'S IMPRO\^D BLOOD TURNIP. Remark- 

 able for perfect shape and freedom from side or fibrous roots. 

 The quality is excellent, the bulbs are of large size, very sweet 

 and tender, and valuable for table use. Beautiful red m color, 

 not so dark as some of the other varieties, and unsurpassed 

 for winter keeping. Per pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; % lb., 20 cts.; 

 lb., 50 cts. 



MITCHELL'S EARLY RED TURNIP BEET. This 



is the earliest deep blood red beet grown. It has been grown 

 I and selected for a number of years by Mr. George Mitchell, 

 I one of our prominent market gardeners, who has this year 

 ! sold us his seed, and the true stock can be obtained only from 



us. The roots grow smooth, of round shape, skin and flesh 

 I are of a deep blood-red. It is very sweet and tender at all 

 I times. Per pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; Klb., 20 cts.; lb., G5 cts. 



The soil should be deep, rich, light and sandy. For an 

 early 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 for 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. 



9^ The prices quoted are for SEEDS POSTPAID BY MAIL. 

 If ordered bv 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 

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

 oz., 10 cts.; % lb., 20 cts.; lb., 55 cts. 



ECLIPSE. Its merits consist in its rapid growth, fine 

 quaUty, 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.; % lb., 20 cts.; lb., 

 60 cts. 



BASTIAN'S EARLY 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., 20 cts.; lb., 50 cts. 



EDMAND'S EARLY TURNIP BEET. This fine new 

 variety grows but very small tops, the short foliage being of a 

 rich bronzy red. The beets are of a handsome round shape 

 and very smooth, the skin being of a deep blood-red color ; the 

 flesh is also a very dark red, and remarkably sweet and ten- 

 der One of the finest table beets grown. Per pkt., 5 cts. ; oz., 

 10 cts.; % lb., 25 cts.; lb., 75 cts. 



Rememher $1.00 buys seeds in packets to the value 

 of $1.35. 



