MATS CATALOGUE OF NORTHERN GROWN SEEDS, BULBS, PLANTS AND FRUITS. 
NOVELTIES AND VARIETIES OF SPECIAL MERIT. 
JYLayf ield Earliest A ^ ew Drougl ? t p _ r °° £ » Wn * te D ? nt f?*! rn * 
Zenith Cabbage. 
This excellent 
■variety, introduced for the first time this season, possesses 
so many good points that we unhesitatingly pronounce it the best White Dent vari- 
ety in existence. The plant is strong, deep rooted and stocky, enabling it to with- 
stand drought in a remarkable manner. The corn matures SO days from planting, a 
record unheard of before in a White Dent sort. This renders it invaluable to the far- 
mers of the Northwest. It is a heavy yielding variety, nearly all stalks bearing 2 
ears, some 3, and but very few less than 2. As will be seen by the illustration, the 
kernels are very deep, the cob very small. It will yield more shelled corn per acre 
than any variety we have ever grown. The kernels are plump, hard and well matured 
clear to the tip of the ear. It makes most excellent flour, being pearly white, fine 
grained and of excellent flavor. The ears are of medium length, with from 14 to 16 
closely set rows of kernels. It is the Earliest, Hardiest, Most Productive, Most Beau- 
tiful, High Bred, Pure White Dent Corn ever introduced, and will prove of inesti- 
mable value to the farmers of the Northwest. Lib. 25c postpaid, pk. 65c. bu. $3.00, 2% 
Km. hag $4.50, by express or freight. 
CHant TrPP TntrifltA ( See Outside Back Cover.) This wonderful variety 
ulallL ircc was introduced by us several years ago and immedi- 
ately sprang into great favor wherever grown. It grows from 10 to 15 feet in height 
and if planted early will begin to ripen by July 4th and bears its heavy loads of lus- 
cious fruit until killed by frost. The flesh is firm and solid, almost seedless, fine 
grained clear through and of the most delicious flavor ever found in a tomato. It is 
the largest tomato we have ever seen; the fruit weighs from 16 to 24 ounces and 
specimens have been grown weighing 3 pounds. One well developed plant will pro- 
duce enough fruit for a small family the entire season. Owing to its almost seedless 
nature it has never been cultivated by seed growers and seed is 
scarce, and always will be. A d^aen Avell grown plants, however, 
will produce as much fruit or more than 100 plants of the common 
sorts so that large quantities of tba seed will never be required 
for single gardens. 
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. — Sow seed very early in spring in frames 
or in boxes in the house. When plants are about 2 inches high 
transplant into a 2% inch pot. As soon as weather will permit, 
transplant to open ground in a deep, rich, well manured soil 2 feet 
or more apart. Water immediately and continuously throughout 
the season. Plant in a warm, sunny position, where they will get 
all the sun possible. After they attain a he'ight of five feet cut 
off the tops so that the strength of growth will go to fruit in- 
stead of vines. Train and tie the vines to a stout trellis. Pkt. 
20c, 3 pkts. 50e. 
Imperial German Nasturtiums. S^T^^iZi 
beautiful strain, introduced by us for the first time, possesses so 
many points of exceptional merit that we offer them to our cus- 
tomers and friends with the positive knowledge that they will 
give entire satisfaction under the most exacting circumstances. 
They are not untried novelties, neither are they time-worn sorts, 
which every seedsman offers. They are the results of years of 
painstaking hybridizing and careful selection on the part of one of 
Europe's leading specialists, who has made a life -long study of 
this class of flowers. The colors range from creamy white through the various shades of yellow, orange, pink, red and scarlet, 
to the deepest crimson, giving the widest possible range of tints. 
DWARF MIXED. — These are extremely floriferous, producing the greatest profusion of bloom in all the exquisite tints 
common to this strain only. Their extreme height is from 8 to 12 inches, they occupy but little room and require nr 
supports. Pkt. 10c, oz. 15c, y 4 lb. 40c, lb. $1.00. 
TALL MIXED. — These are very useful for covering banks, trellises, arbors, 
etc., and are even more prolific in bloom than the dwarf flowering sorts. 
To obtain the best show of flowers they should not be allowed to go to 
seed. These are sometimes allowed to grow without supports and are very 
pretty as they run and bloom among the grass. Pkt. 10c, ox. 15e, % lb. 40c. 
lb. $1.00. 
Garden Glory. 
Kentucky Wonder Wax. 
