VEGETABLE SEEDS 
SEEDS PREPAID BY MAIL 
Please note that prices in the following list are exclusive of postage except where otherwise noted. When it is desired 
that seeds be sent by mail, add postage for M lb. 6 cents; 1 lb. 10 cents; for each added lb. 8 cents per lb. 
When cash accompanies order we pay carriage charge on M lbs.; ozs.; and packets, except when otherwise noted. 
ARTICHOKE 
Fr. ARTICHAUT 
The Globe Artichoke is cultivated for its flower 
heads, which are cooked like Asparagus. Set the 
plants in any good soil, and ii' covered slightly 
during winter will remain in bearing several years. 
GREEN GLOBE— Oz. $1.00; pkt. 10c. 
EARLY PURPLE GLOBE— Oz. $1.00; 
pkt. 10c. 
JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE — Grown 
for its tubers, which resemble potatoes. 
20c. per lb.; post paid; 3 lbs. 50c., 
post paid. Larger quantities, prices 
on application. 
DWARF CURLED SCOTCH KALE 
BORECOLE 
OR KALE 
— Fr. CHOUX VERTS 
Sow early in Spring, culture same as Cauliflower 
DOBBIE'S VICTORIA— Grows from 20 
to 24 inches high and produces medium- 
sized leaves that are exquisitely crisp 
and curled. Pkt. 15c. 
TALL GREEN CURLED SCOTCH— M 
lb. 90c.; oz. 30c.; pkt. 5c. 
DWARF GREEN CURLED SCOTCH 
— M lb. 90c. ; oz. 30c. ; pkt. 5c. 
— Fr. ASPERGE 
ASPARAGUS 
(For Plants, See Page 71) 
One ounce of seed will sow about 40 feet of a row A bed ' 2.f ^^^^"1^" 
100 plants, which is sufficient for the use of a small family. So'l should be mad^ 
as rich as possible before planting, and the beds should be manured and slightly 
dug every fall. 
PALMETTO 
Grows to an immense size. The heads are green without any 
purple tinge, are of excellent flavor, and tender. Grown extensively 
for the New York and Philadelphia markets. Lb. $1.^0; H •>=<=• i 
oz. 15c.; pkt. 5c. 
GIANT PURPLE ARGENTEUIL 
A remarkably healthy variety, extensively grown in France. 
Stalks grow to a mammoth size, and quahty is excellent, yi lb. 
35c.; oz. 15c.; pkt. 5c. 
CONOVER'S COLOSSAL— Lb. $1.00; H lb. 30c.; oz. 15c. 
pkt. 5c. 
COLUMBIAN MAMMOTH WHITE— Lb. $1.40; H lb. 45c.; 
oz. 15c.; pkt. 5c. 
BROAD WINDSOR BEAN 
EWING'S CHAMPION— An English variety, used as a Shell 
Bean Should be planted early in spring in drills 3 feet apart; 
seed covered to a depth of 2 inches. Per lb. 40c. (post paid, 
lb. 50c.) 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS 
— Fr. CHOU A JET DE BRUXELLES 
The cultivation of this delicious vegetable is similar to that of Cabbage. 
To preserve through winter, store in a cool cellar with roots in earth. 
EDINBURGH PRIZE 
A splendid strain of strong-growing habit. The stem is completely 
studded with sprouts of very fine quality. M lb. $1.20; oz. 40c.; 
pkt. 5c. 
AMAGER MARKET 
A very fine Danish strain. The plants are of strong robust growth. 
The stalks are large, thick and close-jointed, so that the sprouts 
set thickly on the stalk. The sprouts develop for nearly the 
entire height of the stalk at about the same time, consequently 
a very large crop can be gathered. Oz. 75c. ; pkt. 10c. 
DWARF PARIS MARKET— M lb. $1.20; oz. 40c.; pkt. 5c. 
DWARF BUSH LIMA BEANS 
NEW WONDER — The earliest, hardiest, dwarfest and most pro- 
lific of all Bush Limas. The plants are upright and compact in 
growth and are completely covered with large pods, many of 
which contain four beans, which are large and flat. Lb. 30c. 
(post paid, lb. 40c.) 
BURPEE'S IMPROVED BUSH LIMA— Of erect growth, about 
20 inches high. An immense yielder, and the pods are filled 
with large beans of luscious flavor. Beans are as large as the 
Pole Lima and two weeks earlier. Lb. 30c. (post paid, lb. 40c.) 
