Knowledge of the 

 Needs of 



Market Gardeners 



We Make a Specialty of Seeds for 

 Market Gardeners and Florists 



•c ISTT wlicn tlie President of this Cdiiipaiiy soli 

 ly the Nhii kct (l.irdonoi s trade- of ( I.kml,'.. an 

 wants, we have not only watclied foi- e\ei v n 

 d vej;el.il.)le, hut we have paid the liit;liest 

 5 to trrowcrs for faiicv strains of garden seeds. 



W'e have represented ih< -~e seeds as they arc. If eastern 

 grown Onion seed was warned and cost more, we have paid 

 tlie price and fiu'nislied it and ha\ e nut suhstilnted a cheaper 

 grade. We have done the same witli other seeds. We stil 

 intend to suiiply our customers witli X'avmlian's Seeds with 

 the understanding tliat tlioy are as nearly what we represent 

 them as human training and care can nial<e them. 



We must say this further. \'aughan's Seeds are as cheap as 

 the best market garden nuality can he sold. 



-^taiid exactly tlie 1 

 r particular trade 



Each, 35c; doz., S3.50; by express only. 



JERUS.\^LE>I ARTICHOKES (Tubers) .Peck, 

 35c; bu., SI. 15; bbl, 83.35. If shipped from 

 New York, add 50c per bbl. and 30c per bu. 



Asparagus Roots. Conover's Colossal 



1 year-old roots, per 



1000, S3.75; 2 vear-old roots, per 1000,85.00 

 5000 at S4.00 per 1000. 



BARR'S MAMMOTH. 1 year old roots, per 

 1000, .S5.00; 3 year old roots, per 1000, S5..50 



COLl'MBIAX MAMMOTH. White 1 year 

 old roots, per 1000, S5.00; 3 year old roots, 

 per 1000, 86.00. 



BOXVALLETS GIANT. 1 year old roots, per 

 1,000, 810.00; 3 year old roots, per l.OOO 

 SI 3.00. 



PALMETTO. 1 year old roots, per 1,000, 

 84.50; 3 year old roots, per 1,000 85.35. 



Asparagus Seed. The seed should be sown 



in March or April, just as 



soon as theground can beworked.in good. rich 

 mellow soil : in drills one foot apart, then cov- 

 ered with earth from 'A to % inch deep. 



STANDARD KINDS. 



Oz. 



lb. 



Conover's Colossal SO.IO S0.15 



Barr's 3Iammotli 10 .15 



Palmetto 10 .15 



Columbian Mammothwhite.lO .15 



Early Giant ArgcnteuU.. .10 .25 



When ordering be sure that we 

 of vegetables that your market 

 quires, and we will suprily the s.ime. Market gardeiiei s know 

 that every city has favorite varieties in most leadim; \e.;ela 

 bles. One market needs a scarlet Radish, another a \\ hite tit) 

 variety : one a curled Lettuce, another a smooth leaf: one a 

 dark red Globe Onion, another a round yellow Qlobe Danvers 

 and so on through the list. 



New Asparagus. BON VALLET'S GIANT 



This new Asparagus brings the highest prices in 

 the Chicago market, and is in great demand for its 

 flavor and its great size and whiteness. Its superior 

 qualities are; E.4JILY BEARING of extra long 

 spears, which are tender and of tine flavor. LAST- 

 ING quality; Since the crown does not devide. 

 it yields large shoots for a longer time than anv of 

 the older kinds. RESISTANCE TO THE ASPAR- 

 AGUS RUST, which has been so disastrous to 

 many asparagus beds. 

 SEED. Oz., 15c; K lb., 40c; lb., S1..50. 

 TWO TEAR OLD SELECTED ROOTS. Per 

 100, S1.75; per lOOO, 812.00. 



NOTICE:-Our Bonvallct's Giant runs very 

 even in color, our gardeners claim the entire 

 crop is nearly uniform and the cut shoots can 

 be bunched without sorting, and make good 

 selling bunches. 



Truck Manure 



No. 2 

 for Asparagus. 

 See page 27. 



BONVALLET S GIANT ASPARAGUS. 



SEE NOVELTY 

 PAGES 



BEANS 



GREEN POD 



BUSH VARIETIES 



STANDARD SORTS. 



Ot. Pk. Bu. 



Improved Earliest Valentine 80.25 S0.90 83.60 



Extra Early Refugee .35 .95 3.75 



Early Round Pod Six Weeks 25 .95 3.75 



Early aiohawk .25 .95 3.75 



Long YellovF Six Weeks 25 .90 3.60 



White Marrow .25 1.00 4.00 



White Kidney 35 1.00 4.00 



Dwarf Horticultural 25 1.00 4.00 



English or Broad Windsor 35 1.45 5.75 



Improved Navy 20 .75 3.00 



Triumph of the Frames, for forcing 40 



Mammoth Stringless Green Pod Valentine .25 1.10 4.25 



Bountiful, new 35 J .00 4.00 



Black Valentine. (See novelties) .25 1.00 4.00 



BUSH LIMAS. 



Ot. 'A Pk. Pk. Bu. 



Henderson's Bush Lima $0.30 S0.55 81. 60 86.35 



Burpee's Bush Lima 30 .85 1.65 6.35 



Dreer's Bush Lima 30 .90 1.75 7.00 



New Wonder Bush Lima 35 .90 1.75 7.00 



LONGFELLOW 



This new variety is one of the best ' stringless" 

 green pod bush beans. The plants are very 

 strong and healthy, producing large seven incli 

 pods of a beautiful pale, soft green, with delici- 

 ous flavor. Quart, 25c; peck, 81.00; bu..S4.00. 



STRINGLESS GREEN POD. 



This is an excellent absolutely stringless bean, 

 producing a vine similar to the Red Valentine, 

 but develops the pods to edible condition 3 days 

 earlier than Valentine Quart, 25c; peck, Sl.ld 

 bu., 84.50. 



REFUGEE, or 1000 to 1. 



A very hardy green pod good for both early 

 and late planting. An immense producer. Pods 

 are perfectly round and straight. Quart, 25c; 

 peck, 95c, bu., .<53.75. 



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STRINGLESS GREEN POI3 BEAN, 



