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GREAT NORTHERN SEED CO., ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS—BEST QUALITY SEEDS 
lAi /W VEOETABtE SEEDS 
Plant Our Seeds if You Want 
Bigger Profits or Better Gardens 
ASPARAGUS SEED 
Every home and kitchen garden should have a bed of 
Asparagus, one of the most profitable garden crops. 
Perfection 
Large, Tender and Delicious. Our Best Seller 
This is unquestionably the most popular variety and 
one of the most satisfactory introductions of recent 
years. At three years old this variety has yielded at 
the rate of $600.00 per acre. In short, it has all the 
qualities demanded for the market and will prove itself 
to everyone who grows it to be true to its name—Per¬ 
fection. It is deliciously tender, extra large, early, uni¬ 
form, prolific, crisp and greenish white. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 
Vi lb. 25c; Vi lb. 45c; lb. 75c, postpaid. 
New Washington Rust Proof 
Brussels Sprouts, Matchless 
Developed by the U. S. Department of Agriculture 
The New Giant Rust-proof Variety. Plants grow rapidly and produce uni¬ 
formly long shoots of superior table qualities. An asparagus bed is a perma¬ 
nent investment, therefore plant the best obtainable. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; Vi lb. 40c; 
y% lb. 75c; lb. $1.25, postpaid. 
New Mary Washington 
This variety seems to be the top-notch among rust-resistant sorts. It is 
very early, producing large shoots even the second year from seed. These are 
very large, frequently an inch in diameter, with a tendency to be oval in cross- 
section. Its high-branching habit makes it possible to cut sboots, with good 
tight tip buds, as much as 2 feet long. The seeds of New Mary Washington are 
large and produce strong, thrifty seedlings right from the start. Pkt. 7c; oz. 
15c; Vi Ib. 35c; Vz lb. 55c; lb. $1.00, postpaid. 
Asparagus Roots—See page of Root Crops. 
Brussels Sprouts 
MATCHLESS —The finest strain of sprouts. The plants are of strong, vigorous 
growth, closely jointed and are covered the entire height with very large, 
solid, tightly folded sprouts of exquisite quality. The plants are quite hardy, 
are not injured but improved by hard frosts and are left in the gardens or 
field during winter until wanted. These miniature Cabbages may be boiled 
like cabbages or cooked in cream like Cauliflower. They are the most de¬ 
licious and delicately flavored variety of the Cabbage family. Pkt. 10c; oz. 
25c; 2 oz. 45c; Vk lb. 80c; Vz lb. $1.40; lb. $2.50, postpaid. 
Broccoli—New Italian Sprouting 
Broccoli—New Italian Sprouting 
This new Broccoli instead of forming a head like Cauliflower, produces from 
the center of the plant a compact bunch of green buds which is cut and used 
as is Cauliflower. This is the tastiest Broccoli ever raised. See illustration. 
Pkt. 10c; Vz oz. 25c; oz. 40c; Vi lb. $1.35; Vz lb. $2.75; lb. $5.00, postpaid. 
BUSH LIMA BEANS 
Our Improved Bush Lima 
Superior Quality, Exquisite Flavor, Fine Color, Good Shipper, Hardy Grower, 
Enormously Productive, Matures Early, Excellent Keeper 
This is the very “newest" in the Bush Lima Bean* It greatly excels all 
other Bush Limas in productiveness, being practically loaded down with pods 
continuously from early Summer till frost. It matures extremely early. Is 
suitable, therefore, for all sections North and South, and is a continuous bearer 
until frost. In size the Beans are what might be termed intermediate, not so 
large as the Bu^ee Bush Lima, but considerably larger than the Henderson’s 
Bush Lima, making it, in our estimation, the finest size for all purposes. The 
bush is sturdy in habit and about 24 inches high, having good large leaves. It 
bears its fruit on long spikes in heavy clusters well out from the plant. There 
are several pods in each cluster, as many as ten having been counted. Each 
pod contains on an average of four Beans, though there are more containing 
five than three, so you see that it is a great improvement over the old-fashioned 
Bush Limas which oftentimes have only^ one or two in a pod. Considering the 
large number of pods on a bush, the yield is amazingly enormous. In quality 
the Bean is par excellence, flavor unsurpassed, and color the very best, both 
before and after cooking. Valuable also as a shell bean for winter use, 2 oz, 
pkt. 10c; V 2 Ih. 30c; Ib* 50c; 2 lbs. 75c, postpaid. 
New Jackson Wonder Bush Lima 
Medium Size, Beautifully Colored Speckled Beans 
This is the most productive and very earliest of the Bush 
Limas. It is of true bush form, about 2 feet high, bearing 
in greatest profusion, broad, flat pods, each having from 
three to five medium-sized, handsomely speckled Beans, which 
cook quickly and are of superior quality. Good for Sum¬ 
mer use, and as Winter shell Bean. A splendid Bean for 
the home garden. 2 oz. pkt. 10c; Vz lb- 20c; lb. 35c; 2 lbs. 
65c, postpaid. 
Burpee’s Improved Bush Lima 
The Earliest Large Seeded Bush Lima. One of the Best for 
Market as Well as the Home Garden 
This is the earliest of the large seeded Bush Lima 
Beans. The first pickings fit for the table may often be taken 
in July and from that time until frost a continuous supply 
may be gathered. It is fully 8 days earlier than the old 
Burpee’s Bush Lima and produces larger pods and more 
and larger Beans in the pod than this variety; the seed 
is also considerably thicker. The plants grow upright about 
30 inches in height and often measure 24 inches across the 
top. 2 oz. pkt. 10c; Vz lb. 25c; lb. 45c; 2 lbs. 75c, postpaid. 
I INOCULATEJ'HIS' seed ]| 
NITRAGIN 
Improved Bush Lima 
For special wholesale prices on larger quantities see Pages 2 and 3 
These Seeds 
are Bred for 
Disease - Resis¬ 
tant Qualities 
