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is perfectly white, fine grained, remarkably tender, very sweet; it is the finest Turnip 
for winter and spring use we have ever seen. It is good when harvested in the fall, 
but its comparative merits do not ffilly show up until spring, when other varieties 
grow pithy, strong and uneatable. Price 5 (Sts.; oz., 10 (Sts. 
PBAS. 
Prepaid at prices given. Packages arc of good size, containing two and one*half ounces. 
American Wonder. The earliest oi all wrinkltd Peas. Of dwarf habit, growing fiom nine to 
twelve inches high, and producing a profusion of good sized and well filled pods of the finest flavor. 
Price, pkt., lo < 5 ts. ; pint, 25 ( 5 ls. ; quart, 40 < 5 ts. 
Premiam Gem. A valuable variety, growing about fifteen inches high, and among the earliest 
dwarf, green, wtinkkd soils. The quality is unsurpassed; the most remarkable characteristic is its won- 
derful prolificness. Superior to “ Little Gem.” Price 10 < 5 ts.; pint, 25 < 5 fs. ; quart, 40 (%s. 
NotVs JBxcelsior. One of the best of recent introduction; an improvement on “AmericanWonder,’^ 
being more vigorous and prolific, with larger pods and more Peas. A decided acquisition, and sure to be- 
come popular when generally known; height, one foot. Price, pkt., lodls.; pint, 25 ( 5 ts.; quart, 40<5ts. 
Stratagem (improved). The pods are of immense size and uniformly filled with very large dark ‘ 
green peas of the finest quality. Vine medium height, but very stocky, with very broad, light green 
leaves, and bearing an abundance of large handsome pods. One of the very best varieties for market 
gardeners or home use; medium height. Price, pkt., 10 dts.; pint, 25 ( 5 ts.; quart, 45 <^s. 
YorUsbire Hero. Long, round pods, closely filled with large, luscious, wrinkled peas; very pro- 
ductive. Well worthy of general cultivation ; of similar type to the well known “Champion of England;” 
in many sections it is better and more productive. Price, pkt., 10 <ils. ; pint, 20 < 5 ts. ; quart, 40 dts. 
Champion of Mn^Iand. Undoubtedly one of the best Peas grown, and very popular. It is very 
productive, peas of a delicious flavor; height, four to five feet. Price 10 dts. ; pint, 20 As.; quart, 35 As. 
LariJe Black Bye Marrowfat. An excellent variety, growing about five feet high; pods large; 
a prolific bearer; one of the very best “Marrow fat” sorts. Price, pkt., 10 As.; pint, 20 As.; quart, 35 As. 
Snnol. Mr. J. H. Allen, who has originated more varieties of new Peas than any seed grower on 
this side of the Atlantic ocean, sends this newcomer out as his latest improvement in the early market 
garden sorts. He claims that it is the earliest of all to mature, and is decidedly the most profitable to raise 
of all the early varieties. J. J. H. Gregory says of it — “ 1 find ‘ Sunol ’ leads them all in earliness; medium 
height.” Price 10 As. ; pint, 20 As. ; quart, 40 As. 
Pirst of All. A very early market sort; height about two and one-half feet. “ Sunol” is an im- 
provement on this variety. Price lo As.; pint, 20 As. ; quart, 40 As. 
Queen, An excellent new wrinkled variety of English origin, growing about two and a half feet 
high and bearing an abundance of very large handsome pods, which are well filled with large, oval, dark 
green peas of the finest quality and flavor. It is recommended as one of the very best main crop 
sorts. Price 10 As.; pint, 25 As. 
If by expiess, not prepaid, 15 As. per quart may be deducted from the above prices. Special prices 
given to buyers in quantities of one-half peck or more of a kind. 
BBANS. 
Bxtra Barly Golden Cluster Wax (Pole). Long golden-yellow pods, borne in clusters; extra 
early, stringless, snaps easily, vigorous, prolific, popular; quality tender, delicious. It is unequalled for 
carliness, productiveness and fine quality. The pods are almost round, entirely stringless, remarkably 
rich, tender and buttery when cooked; of the best possible flavor. The pods are fit to use when only two 
or three inches long; ktep their fine, tender, rich and buttery qualities until fully ripe. The most produc- 
tive Bean in cultivation. Price, postpaid, 10 As.; 1-2 pint, 15 As.; pint, 25 A-s. 
Horticultural Pole or Pole Cranberry. Standard sort. Price, pkt., 10 As.; pint, 25 As. 
Yosemite. Mammoth Wax Bush Bean. The pods frequently attain a length of ten to fourteen 
inches, with the thickness of a man’s finger, and are nearly all solid pulp. The pods are a rich golden 
color, and are absolutely stringless, cooking tender and delicious. It is enormously productive, as many 
as fifty of its monster pods having been counted on one bush. Price, pkt., 10 As.; pint, 25 As, 
Golden Wax (Bush). A ttiong growing, distinct variety, at least a week earlier than the “ Black 
Wax.” The pods are long, brittle, and entirtiy stringless. As a snap Bean it perhaps excels all others 
in tenderness and richness of flavor. The finest of all as a string Bean. Price, pkt., 10 As. ; pint, 25 As. 
Bwarf Horticultural or Bnsh Cranberry. One of the finest bush varieties for a green shell 
Bean. Price, pkt., 10 As.; pint, 20 As.; quart, 40 As. 
Davis*s White Kidney Wax. A new variety. Plant vigorous, and of compact upright growth, 
with pods extra long, straight, oval, of a clear, waxy, white color, often seven to eight inches in length, 
and when fit for use, quite stringless. Price, pkt., 10 As.; pint, 30 As. 
