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PROMTNESS 
RELIABILITY 
QUALITY. 
Our varieties in vegetable seeds 
are scleetcd with all possible care. 
We are listing in the foIlowinK pages only those varieties 
which have proven, by test to be of strong vitality and of 
exceptional merit. You %vill note that our descriptions are 
brief. We are endeavcring to avoid exaggeration and 
strictly adhere to facts. 
$500.00 in Cash Prizes for Club Orders. 
CLUB ORDERS. 
We are prepared this yearfor an enormous business both in field and Vegetable seeds and are In a Dosltjon .'0. f,Vf '"^"te^ to every 
club raiser sending us before June 1st. club orders amounting to over $50.00. Prizes will be distributed as follows. 
FOR THE FIVE NEXT LARGEST CLUB ORDERS - $15.00 
•• TEN " " " " - 10-00 
FOR THE LARGEST CLUB ORDER 
'• 2nd LARGEST 
" 3rd 
.. .. 
$100.00 
75.00 
FIFTEEN 
5.00 
50.00 
25.00 
This is our llrst year in offering cash prizes for club orders and we want each and every one of you to win a prize. If it proves a success this season we 
will offer many and more valuable prizes in the future. You must remember however that all club orders must be m before June 1st and that it is necessary 
to mention that you are competing for a prize. 
We are here to Serve You 
Our GuarEIltee guarantee prompt acknowledgment of all 
We guarantee that if we cannot promptly fill your order in any variety we 
will immediately return the money sent for same. 
We guarantee that seeds of our star grades as listed in this catalogue to 
prove of high germination and purity or they may be returned to us at our 
expense within ten days and the money sent for same cheerfully refunded. 
We arc in a position to serve you,- 
onr knowledge is placed at your dis- 
posal. We are constantly receiving bulletins and statistics from the Dept. 
of Agriculture also reports from every community in the U. S. informing us 
as to the conditions and we are placed in a position to give advice regard- 
ing the adaptability to soils, and culture of any variety of plant life. This 
knowledge we place at your disposal. 
Wq Winf rnmnl'iiiito If you submit an order and everything is 
¥YC n dill t/UmpiallllO not satisfactory let us know. We are here 
to serve you and serve well, it is our business to do so and we will always 
be willing to adjust any errors or complaints. 
We Want Your Patronage 
one of you to submit us an order. 
It may be for seeds, for plants, for bulbs, or for trees, we care not; just so 
we may have the opportunity of .serving you. We assure you all imssible 
dispatch in the filling of your order and will give you splendid value in re- 
turn for your money. Our motto for 1911 is Promptness, Service, Quality, 
and we intend to adhere strictly to this motto no matter how large or small 
your order may be. 
Cittr TTopilitioc Situated as we are in the far north, onr position too is 
Wur ral/lllllCo J, most important one. It is an acknowledged fai t 
that Northern Grown Seeds arc preferable and superior to those grown in 
other latitudes they being hardier, earlier and moreproductive. We will not 
endeavor to explain to you their many qualities, a trial will convince you, 
we merely wish to impress upon you that the bulk of our seeds are not only 
Northern Grown but grown directly under our supervision. We have ac- 
cess to the most fertile land in the country. The soils of Minnesota are 
noted for their resources and wonderful richness, and it is here we grow 
and harvest the bulk of the field and vegetable seeds offered in the pages 
that follow. 
ASPARAGUS 
Columbian Mammoth White ^^„^t 
Furnishes white shoots which stay white as long as fit for use without earthing up, or any arti- 
ficial blanching, and can be absolutely depended upon to give 80 to 90 per cent white plants from 
seed. Pkt, 6c, oz, 10c '4 lb, 25c. lb, 75c. 
Conover's Colossal p'^'-sco^- 'oc m ib. 20c.ib.60c. 
ASPARAGUS ROOTS 
Prices. 1-year-old roots. 25c per doz.. postpaid; 2-year-old roots, 35e per doz., 
express, $1.00 per 100. $7.50 per 1.000. at purchaser's expense, 
PRACT ICAL SUGGESTIONS 
How To Grow Asparagus 
For Profit or Pleasure, Mailed FREE if asked for on order only. 
ARTICHOKE 
postpaid: by 
Large Green Globe 
The well known Krench vegetable. The undeveloped flower-head when properly 
prepared makes a most delicious dish. Pkt, 10c, OZ. 35e. >4 lb. $1.00 
ARTICHOKE ROOTS %tti 
BROCCOLI 
Plimlo Panp The best variety for our climate, large heads of a brownish purple color, very > 
lUipiC t^ayc compact, and of excellent flavor, considered more delicate than the cauliflower Pkt 
close and 
10c 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS 
Brussel Sprouts are highly esteemed for tioiliiis iluring the late fall and winter months, 
resemble miniature cabbage growing closely on the stalk of the plant. 
The "sprouts' 
Moir'o ITviiiViifinn The many good qualities of this sort recommend It to market garden- 
meiy tAlUUlllUU ers and others who wish a flrst-elass vegetable, that is sure to produce 
a good crop, of highest quality. Pkt. 10c, oz. 2Sc, ' i Ib. 75c. 
Dwarf Imp staiKlanl variety producing compact heads of line quality. Most delicious and ilelic- 
Pkt. 5c. oz. 15c. 'i lb. 45c, lb. $1.00 
Holf Tlm-irf Pofio M-jrtAt A half dwarf sort, bearing handsome crops of round, hard 
nail uwan ran& maiKei the imest quality. Pki. 5e. oz. i5e, ib. 46e. ib. $1.50. 
I. hard sprouts of 
Asparagus, Mammoth White 
