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H. G. FAUST & CO., PHILADELPHIA. 



CROSBY'S EAKI.Y TWELVE KOWKD. Early, and 

 cultivated extensively by market gardeners. Ears short, 

 sweet and sugary. Grows about 5 feet high ; is very produc- 

 tive. Perpkt.. Sets.: pint. 20 cts.: quart, cts. By express 

 or freight, quart, 20 cts.; peck, 90 cts.; bush., ^3.25. 



KEW RED COB ETERGREEX. This valuable new 



variety Is a sjxjrt from 

 the " Stowell's," -which 

 has long been the fa- 

 vorite and standard in 

 all parts of the country. 

 It is 10 days earlier and 

 very productive, bear- 

 ing 3 or 4 ears to a stalk : 

 the ears are set low on 

 the stalks and are verj- 

 thick and regular in 

 size; 16 rowed, with 

 deep, broad kernels, 

 very deep and of the 

 most delicious quality, 

 remaining tender and 

 milky for a long time. 

 This variety is very dis- 

 tinct when in the dry 

 state, both kernels and 

 cob being of a deep red 

 color. Per pkt., 5 cts.; 

 pint, 20 cts.: quart, 35 

 cts. By express or 

 freight, quart, 20 cts.; 

 peck, 81.00. 



I.ARGE EIGHT. 

 ROWED. This me- 

 dium early sweet corn 

 is a strong, vigorous 

 grower, bearing 8-rowed 

 ears of large size, very 

 rich, sugary and ten- 

 der. Per pkt., 5 cts.; 

 pint, 20 cts.; quart, 35 

 cts. By express or 

 freight, quart. 20 cts.; 

 peck, $1.00 ; bush., $3.50. 



Black Mexican. 



One of the sweetest of 

 all kinds. Particularly 

 desirable for family use. 

 Per pkt., 5 cts.; pint, 20 

 cts.; quart, 35 cts. By 

 express or freight, 

 quart. 20 cts.; peck, 

 Sl.OO ; bush., $3.50. 



yew Red Cob. 

 STOWEtlL'S EVERGREEN. 



The most popular variety 



for a late sort in cultivation. One that is more largely planted 

 than anv other, it being the favorite with canners and market 

 gardeners for late use. This variety is a necessity for every 

 garden for a succession. The ears are large, grain deep, sugary 

 and tender. Our stock is pure and carefully grown. Per 

 pkt., 5 cts ; pint. 20 cts.: quart. 35 cts. By express or freight, 

 quart, 20 cts.; peck, 80 cts.; bush., $2.75. 



POTTER'S EXCELSIOR. The ears are large, 12- 

 rowed and well hlled out with deep grains. Very sweet, ten- 

 der and sugarv. Per pkt., 5 cts. ; pint. 20 cts. ; quart, 35 cts. By 

 express or freight, quart, 20 cts.; peck, 90 cts.; bush., S3.50. 



MAIMIMOTH LATE. A fine sort, ripening a little later 

 than the Evergreen and bearing ears of the largest size, weigh- 

 ing 2 to 3 pounds. Qualitv good. Per pkt., 5 cts.; pint, 20 

 cts. ; quart, 35 cts. By express or freight, quart, 20 cts.; peck, 

 90 cts.; bush., $3.25. 



EGYPTIAN. A tall and very large variety, coming in 

 after Stowell's Evergreen, and much prized for its good qual- 

 ity and productiveness. It is sweet and rich. Not advisable* 

 to plant far North. Per pkt., 10 cts.; pint, 20 cts.: quart, 30 

 cts. Bv express or freight, quart, 20 cts.; peck, 90 cts.; bush., 

 $3.50. ■ 



CRESS, OR PEPPER GRASS. 



Curled. Verv fine. May be cut two or three times. A 

 well-known pungent salad. Cover ven,' slightly ; sow at fre- 

 quent intervals to keep up a succession, as it soon runs to 

 seed. Per pkt., 5 cts.; oz., lOcts.; M 1^-' 20 cts.; lb., 50 cts. 



UPLAND CRESS. Much resembling water-cress in flavor 

 and used in the same manner. It is of easy culture, and, 

 being a perennial, requires re-sowing but every 2 years. Its 

 vield is enormous. Per pkt. , 10 cts.; 

 3pkts.,25 cts. 



WATER-CRESS (True). This 

 is quite distinct from the above, and 

 only thrives when its roots and stems 

 are 'submerged in water. It is one 

 of the most delicious of small salads, 

 and should be planted wherever a 

 suitable place can be found. Per 

 pkt., 10 cts.; 3^ oz., 20 cts.: oz., 35 

 Cts.; 341b., $1.00; lb.. $3.50. 



Cucumbers succeed best in warm, rich, sandy loam, and 

 should not be planted in open air until there is a prospect of 

 settled warm weather. Plant in hills about 4 feet apart 

 each way, and, when all danger from insects is past, thin out 

 the plants, leaving 3 or 4 of the strongest to each hill. 

 The fruit should be gathered when large enough, whether 

 required for use or not, if left on th e vines longer it destroys 

 their productiveness. Sow liberally, as the yellow bug will 

 require a part, aud it is best to have a surpltis of plants. A 

 large shovelful of well-rotted manure should be mixed in each 

 hill. 



JERSEY PICKLE. 



See Novelties. 



EARLY RUSSIAN. The earliest 

 variety in cultivation. It is hardy, 

 productive and well flavored, and 

 produces its fruit in pairs, from 3 to 4 

 inches each in length. A fine va- 

 riety for table use, being remarkably 

 solid and having but few seeds. 

 Fine for pickles. Per pkt., 5 cts. ; oz.,. 

 10 cts.; 14 lb., 25 cts.; lb.. 75 cts. 

 ' "'lea ■ • • ■ 



Early Russian. 



lease remember that at prices- 

 quoted we send the seeds postpaid 

 by mail. 



EARLY FRAME, or EARLY SHORT GREEN* 



Largely used by growers of cucumbers for pickles, and for 

 this purpose as well as for table use, they are extremely 

 fine. Very productive, early and of vigorous growth. Per 

 pkt., 5 cts.; oz. , 10 cts.; 34 lb., 20 cts.; lb., 70 cts. 



N'E W EVER-BEARING CUCUMBER. A new variety 

 that will prove valuable on account of its ever-bearing char- 

 acter. It begins to bear early and continues to flower and 

 produce fruit continuously until killed by frost, whether the 

 ripe cucumbers are picked" off or not; in this respect it diflFers 

 from any other variety. At the same time the vines will have 

 on cucumbers in every stage of growth, the small ones being 

 perfect and just the pickling size. They have but few seeds, 

 verv- solid, and are of the best quality for pickling or slicing. 

 Perpkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; 34 lb., 35 cts.; lb., $1.2-5. 



IMPROVED EARLY 

 WHITE SPINE. A 

 favorite market variety,, 

 producing fruit of a me- 

 dium size, from 6 to S 

 inches in length and 2 to 

 3 inches in diameter. 

 The vines are vigorous 

 and productive, yielding 

 a fruit of fine flavor, crisp 

 and tender. Used largely 

 Improved Early White Spine. for forcing and pickling. 

 Per pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; 341b., 25 cts.; lb., 75 cts. 



EARLY GREEN CLUSTER. Very productive, medium 

 in size and of a pale green color. The fruit is short and 

 pricklv, and borne in clusters. Per pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.;^ 

 lb., 20 cts.; lb., 70 cts. 

 LONG GREEN TURKEY. A most desirable variety of 



excellent quality, 

 lb., 80 cts. 



Perpkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; % lb., 25 cts. 



EARLY GREEN PROLIFIC, or BOSTON PICK- 

 LING. This variety produces a short fruit ; very productive 

 and unsurpas.sed for pickling. Per pkt.. 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; % 

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



Peerless While Spine Cucumber. 



PEERLESS WHITE SPINE. The very best strain of 

 White Spine Cucumber in cultivation. The fruit is of good 

 size, straight and well formed, of a deep green, holding color 

 until matured. It is a particularly good variety for market 

 gardeners, and no private garden should be without it. It is 

 earlv and immenselv productive. Per pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; 

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



NEW CLIMBINQ QUC^nPER. 



SEE NOVELTIES. 



