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FLINT GLASS 
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& Co. 
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our NEW CATALOG IK ol 
HIGH CLASS SEEDS 
For 1889. 
Containing all the Novelties of the Season, both in Vegetable and Flower 
Seeds. 
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POTATO: 
SINCE The ATOM 
Hundred BllSHEBg! 
A CURE ™r HARD TIMES 
, .MHM 
Homes' 
MADE HAPPy 
SAM’L WILSON, Meehan icsvil !e, 
AT YOU It DOOIt AT WHOLESALE 
PRICKS. Having growu a large quantity of the fol* 
owing choice aud valuable seeds the past season, and in order to introduce 
them, with our wonderful new Potato, into 100,000 homes, we make the fol¬ 
lowing UNPRECEDENTED OFFER: For #1.00 iu postage 
stamps or money, we will send a box post-paid, containing one packet each 
of the following NEW ANL) IMPROVED SEEDS, and one medlum- 
Blzcd tuber of BOLEY’8 GREAT NORTHERN SPY PO¬ 
TATO, the greatest discovery since the advent of the EARLY ROSE. 
Wilson's Early Blood Turnip Beet* earliest and best. Hus- 
tiun's IIuir-Lo»|g Winter Beet, best variety. Wilson's Best 
of All Pole Beans, good for suap-shorts in winter. Wilson's 
Best of All Bunch Beans, rich, tender, aud buttery. Early 
Advance Cubbutfts best and earliest. Wilson's Premium 
Flat Dutch Cabbage, best late variety. Early Green 
Cluster Cucumber, best for table use. Wilson's Long 
Green Cucumber, best for pickles. New Cory Sugar 
Corn, the earliest in the world. Wllsou’s Liirge Ever- 
jereen Sugar Corn, sweet and delicious. California or 
Golden Pop Corn, best variety. New' Kclf-Bluncliinjg 
Celery, extra quality, ueeds no banking up. Wilson's 
Extra Early Lettuce, heading sort. Jordan's Gray 
Monarch Watermelon, very large, sweet, and sugary. 
Miller’s Cream Nutmejg Melon, best flavored in cul¬ 
tivation. Improved Round Yellow Danvers Onion. 
NEW SPANISH KING ONION, 3-pound onions from 
seed first year. Abbot's Improved sugar Parsnip. 
Ruby Klnjr Pepper, finest, largest, sweetest pepper ever 
seen. JUMBO, of CALIFORNIA, the largest pumpkin 
in the world; has weighed 400 lbs. Early Rosy Gem 
Rudlsb, best and earliest. New Cbartler Radish* best 
summer variety. White Pineapple Squash* good for pies, 
keeps all winter. Early Hummer Butter Sfjuasli. Tur¬ 
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NEW ZEALAND FIG TOMATO, excellent for preserv¬ 
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LcafTurnlp, tender, sweet. Golden Globe Ruta Buga* 
beat for table use. VEGETABLE PEACH, easily grown from 
seed first year; makes pies or prewervea equal to the best peaches. 
Sample packet of Wilson's True Learning Corn, the earliest 
and best field corn In cultivation. New’ Mammoth Zinnia, double 
as a Dahlia, bright as a rose. \Vnshlii <1 on Asters, verv Inrge all 
bright, beautiful colors. Giant German Pansies, best mixed, iuall 
Q O FULL-SIZED PACKETS, with DIRECTION'S FOR 
OOCULTIVATWO, and ONE whole POTATO for ,UU 
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SEEDS 
THE WOMEN’S 
National Potato Contest. 
1 Mighty Interest is Shown in 
the Project. 
the souvenirs will probably 
AMOUNT TO OVER $1,000 IN 
VALUE BEF0R., SPRING. 
INSTRUCTIONS AND SUGGESTIONS. 
The R. N.-Y. proposes that its lady 
readers enter into a potato contest of their 
own. In the way of suggestion merely at 
this time, let us propose that the plot be 
33 feet square, or just one-fortieth of an 
acre. This is a very convenient size and 
shape. The plot may be larger but not 
smaller. Each contestant wiil choose her 
own method in every particular, the kind 
and quantity of fertilizer, or manure, the 
variety of potato, the distance apart to 
plant, etc., etc. It will not, of course, be 
required that the contestant do all or any 
of the actual work herself, but merely 
that it be done under her direction and 
supervision. The aim will he to produce 
the largest quantity of merchantable potatoes 
on *he chosen area at the least cost ; the 
standard of what constitutes a “mer¬ 
chantable ” potato to be fixed hereafter. 
The reports (to be satisfactorily substan¬ 
tiated) will give the full particulars as to 
the kind of soil, fertilizer, manure, variety 
of potato and method of culture, and 
are to be handed in before the first of next 
October. 
THE REWARDS. 
The R. N.-Y. is collecting 500 or more 
rewards, or souvenirs, to be given to a cor¬ 
responding number of the most successful 
contestants. 
We believe this to be a very laudable 
project and certain to do a deal of good 
in very many ways. 
The R. N.-Y. legs to express the hope 
that those of its friends who may take the 
above view of the project, will continue to en¬ 
courage it by donating suitable articles or by 
contributing such moderate sums of money 
as in the aggregate may enable the committee 
(to l>e appointed) to extend the number of 
souvenirs as far as possible, and in this way 
help to secure a general interest and en¬ 
thusiasm throughout the entire potato grow¬ 
ing country. 
The Committee to examine the re¬ 
ports and to award the prizes will 
be made up of persons (either men or 
women as preferred) whose names shall be 
a sufficient guaranty of strict, impartial 
action. 
FINALLY. 
All of our female readers, whether young 
or old, who desire to enter the lists will 
kindly send in their names and addresses 
on postal cards, adding the words “For 
the Potato Contest.” 
The value of the souvenirs already 
promised amounts to over $900, as will be 
seen by reference to another page. Our 
lady friends are sending in their names for 
the contest freely and a grand national con¬ 
test, likely to engage the attention of the 
civilized world, is assured. 
