J. M. Thorburn & Co.'s Catalogue of Seeds. 



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New, Rare and Valuable 

 Vegetable Seeds. 



Asparagus, Columbian A\arr)rr)otb White. 



This variety is a sport from Conover's Colossal, and originated on the farm of a prominent Asparagus 

 grower of Long'lsland. It produces pure white shoots, and requires no 

 artificial blanching. On this account it brings in the market a much 



higher price than any other sort. It is a strong grower, and comes ^^^▼•C^^.^ \. 

 remarkably true from seed— not more than 10 per cent, reverting to ^^^^/sT^Nff <Ji 

 the tvpe. Per oz., 30 cents ; per lb., $3. ^/l<i kk ' V^-^tJL^ 



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Trjorburi? Extra-Early A\arhet Beat). 



An American gentleman, interested in horticulture, while traveling 

 in Europe two years ago, noticed this Bean in an out-of-the-way 

 corner of Germany, and was so impressed with its merits that he brought 

 some home with him. It seemed to him to possess in a marked degree 

 the qualities most desired by our market-gardeners here. As it was 

 there grown only locally, and not catalogued by any seedsman, he 

 justly considered himself to be the introducer, and has sold us the 

 entire two years' product of the Beans brought over in 1891. Dur- t ) 

 ing the past two years it has been most carefully tried, and the /j 

 original expectations entertained of it have been more than confirmed. Jm 



It is an exceedingly vigorous and health}- grower and enormously 

 productive, the pods being borne in thick clusters, and as many as 

 35 to 40 on each plant. In earliness of ripening it is some days ahead 

 of the Mohawk, and fully a week before the Best of All. It is rust- 

 proof to a remarkable degree. Out of a lot left in an open vessel for 

 eight days, not one was found to be yellow or rusty. The seeds being 

 black, it is likely to remain true to its character longer than light or 

 different colored beans. The pods are of a light green color, long and 

 perfectly round, solid-fleshed, and of very soft marrow and texture. For earliness, productiveness, solidity of 

 flesh and roundness of pod, it excels any now in cultivation. Per packet of 25 beans, 10 cents. 



Tborburo Dwarf Lirrja Bean. 



(Kuroerl* Stra.it?.) 



THORBURN EXTRA-EARLY MARKET BEAN. 



This 

 Li mas. 



Pole 



unique and remarkable Bean is a dwarf form of our famous Challenger Lima— the finest of al 

 For the following special merits we commend it to our customers : 



1st. It is a veritable dwarf Lima, growing 

 only from 12 to 18 inches high, perfectly fixed in 

 habit, and with hardly any inclination to run to 

 vine. It is consequently more easily cultivated 

 and takes up less room than the ordinary running 

 sorts. It is also considerably earlier in bearing. 



2nd. It possesses in full the delicious flavor 

 characteristic of the genuine Challenger Lima — a 

 merit which, in a Dwarf Lima, is exclusively its 

 own. In this it differs from all other Bush Limas. 



3rd. It is exceedingly productive, a single bush 

 brought into our office here bearing no less than 47 

 pods. Some of these contained two, some four, 

 but most of them three beans, all as large as those 

 of the ordinary Challenger Lima. The pods are 

 short and unusually thick, and display the seeds 

 inside by prominent knobs as shown in our illus- 

 tration. They should be planted two feet apart 

 and one foot in the row. One plant only shonld 

 be allowed to grow in a hill. Per packet, 10 cents ; 

 per pint, 40 cents; per quart, 75 cts. ; J^-pk., $2.50. 



Tbree ti<zw 5n*P Bear??. 



TRIUMPH OF THE FRAMES. A dwarf 

 green-seeded variety, which by its extreme earli- 

 ness and small size is better suited than any other 

 for growing in frames. Per pkt., 10 cts. ; perpt., 

 40 cts. ; per qt., 75 cts. 



MARVEL OF PARIS. — Pods long and slen- 

 der. It is early, very vigorous, and of remarkably 

 great and prolonged productiveness. Per pkt., 10 

 cts. ; per pt., 40 cts. ; per qt., 75 cts. 



NETTLE-LEAVED BAGXOLET. — Grows 12 

 to 15 inches high, and is exceedingly productive. 

 The pods are straight, long and very green. Per 

 thorburn dwarf lima bean. pkt., io cts. ; per pt., 40 cts. ; per qt., 75 cts. 



