Black Mexican 
Sweet Corn 
This is one of the richest flavored, sweetest, 
and tenderest sweet corns. To many of those who 
know it ? no other variety can take its place. The 
ears are 8 to 9 inches in length, and are ready for the 
table in 85 to 90 days. The ripe seed is bluish black, but 
when in table condition the kernels are pearly white. It is 
a most desirable second early variety for the home garden. 
Pkt., 10c; y 2 lb., 20c; lb., 35c; 2 lbs., 60c; 5 lbs., $1.35; 
10 lbs., $2.60, postpaid. By express not prepaid, 15 lbs., 
$2.25; 25 lbs., $3.50; 100 lbs., $13.00. 
CHIVES or Schnittlaugh 
A hardy perennial onion-like plant. Highly esteemed for use 
as a salad, and for their small leaves which are produced very 
early in the spring and are used for giving a mild onion flavor 
to various dishes. Frequent cuttings may be made throughout 
the season, a new growth of leaves appearing soon after each 
cutting. Pkt., 10c; 3 pkts., 25c; oz., 50c, postpaid. Plants 
(small clumps), 20c each; 4 for 50c; 12 for $1.00, postpaid. 
CRESS 
EXTRA CURLED OR 
PEPPER GRASS. A salad 
plant that should be grown 
in every garden. Grows 
very quickly and seed can 
be sown as early in the 
spring as the ground can 
be worked. For succes¬ 
sion make repeated sow¬ 
ings every two weeks from 
early spring until early 
fall. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 
% lb., 25c; lb., 70c, post¬ 
paid. 
TRUE WATER CRESS. 
A hardy plant which will 
thrive well only when the 
roots are submerged in 
' water. Can be easily grown in springs or along the edges of 
»shallow running streams. One of the most delicious of all 
* small salad plants. Pkt., 10c; oz., 35c; lb., $1.10; lb., 
‘ $3.75, postpaid. 
£ UPLAND. Same flavor as Water Cress. Grows on high, dry 
, land. As easily grown as spinach or lettuce. Hardy perennial 
wthat can be grown for several years without replanting. Pkt., 
« 10c; oz., 30c; *4 lb., 90c, postpaid. 
ASPARAGUS CHICORY 
A good healthy and tasty substitute for Asparagus, and can 
be produced from seed the first year. The sprouts of this 
“plant when cut fresh, boiled in salt water and served either 
hot or cold, have a slight asparagus flavor and make a most 
'excellent substitute for the genuine article. It can also be 
blanched and eaten raw the same as celery. The tender sprouts 
are produced in abundance and may be cut several times in a 
c season, as new shoots appear after each cutting. Asparagus 
Chicory has for years been a favorite vegetable in Italy, and 
repeated trials have proven that it can be just as successfully 
and easily grown in this country. Pkt., 10c; 3 pkts., 25c; 
oz., 35c; % lb., $1.20, postpaid. 
Corn 
Four Pounds of Seed to 
the Acre 
AUSTRALIAN HULLESS. 
Also known in some sections 
as Japanese Rice, Tom 
Thumb, or Bumble Bee. A 
heavy yielder of attractive 
little short ears, nearly as 
thick as long. Its crowning 
merit is its popping quality, 
fine flavor and absence of hull 
or shell. Pkt., 10c; y 2 lb., 
18c; lb., 30c; 2 lbs., 55c; 5 
lbs., $1.15; 10 lbs., $2.15, 
postpaid. By express, not pre¬ 
paid, 15 lbs., $1.60; 25 lbs., 
$2.40; 100 lbs., $8.50. 
GOLDEN AUSTRALIAN 
HULLESS. Same as Aus¬ 
tralian Hulless except that 
Kernels are of a beautiful 
golden yellow color instead of 
white. With its superior flavor and richness of color it is sure to 
become the most popular variety of Pop Corn. Pkt., 10c; y 2 lb., 
18c; lb., 30c; 2 lbs., 55c; 5 lbs., $1.20; 10 lbs., $2.30, postpaid. 
By express, not prepaid, 15 lbs., $1.80; 25 lbs., $2.75; 100 lbs., 
$ 10 . 00 . 
QUEEN’S GOLDEN. Stalks grow six feet high and the ears, 
which are produced in abundance, are larger than other varieties. 
Kernels rich orange-yellow color, round and smooth; pops per¬ 
fectly white. Pkt., 10c; y 2 lb., 18c; lb., 30c; 2 lbs., 55c; 5 lbs., 
$1.15; 10 lbs., $2.(5, postpaid. By express, not prepaid, 15 lbs., 
$1.60; 25 lbs., $2.40; 100 lbs., $8.50. 
BLACK BEAUTY. Ripens earlier than any other variety, yet 
the ears are large in size and the yield is as heavy as that of any 
of the later sorts. Pops large and is the finest flavored variety of 
Pop Corn. Although the kernels are black, they show up nice and 
white when popped. Pkt., 10c; y 2 lb., 20c; lb., 35c; 2 lbs., 60c; 
5 lbs., $1.30; 10 lbs., $2.50, postpaid. By express, not prepaid, 
15 lbs., $2.10; 25 lbs., $3.25; 100 lbs., $12.00. 
WHITE RICE. Leading market variety ; very prolific. Pkt., 10c; 
y 2 lb., 18c; lb., 30c; 2 lbs., 55c; 5 lbs., $1.15; 10 lbs., $2.10, 
postpaid. By express, not prepaid, 15 lbs., $1.50; 25 lbs., $2.25; 
100 lbs., $8.00. 
fHFRVH EXTRA FINE CURLED. A hardy annual 
^ FI i-i rv V 1 l-i -with aromatic leaves somewhat resembling, 
but more beautiful than Parsley, and by many considered superior 
to it in flavor. The young leaves are used in soups and salads andi 
for garnishing meats and vegetables. One ounce will sow 100 feet I 
of row. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; % lb., 75c, postpaid. 
Witloof Chicory 
Witloof Chicory (Winter Salad or French Endive) 
One ounce to 200 feet of row. 
Witloof is a delicious winter vegetable. It makes 
one of the finest of all salads, is very fine served 
with French dressing and eaten like lettuce, and 
is also excellent boiled. Plant seed in May or 
June in open ground and in the fall dig roots, cut¬ 
ting off the leaves and store in soil in a cool place 
until wanted for forcing. About a month before 
wanted the roots should be planted in boxes of 
earth, in a cool, dark place in the cellar. If not 
grown in a dark place it should be banked up like 
celery, as it is the blanched stalks that are used. 
Coming, as it does, in the middle of the winter, 
it is bound to become popular as it becomes better 
known. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; % lb., 55c; lb., 
$1.75, postpaid. 
Large Rooted or Coffee Chicory 
One ounce to 200 feet of row. 
This is a variety of Chicory which is grown primarily for its root crop, although thv. young leaves 
are fine for salad. The large roots, when roasted and ground, make a delicious nourishing drink, and 
have been extensively used as an adulterant and substitute for coffee. The roots are also very valuable 
as rabbit feed for which purpose we sell annually a large quantity of seed. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; % lb., 
40c; lb., $1.25, postpaid. 
Burgess’ Northern Grown Corn is Earlier and More Prolific 
