COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA 
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ALDERMAN PEA 
A medium early pea, heavily productive, with very large, 
straight dark green pods. An excellent sort Pkt. 10c; % lb. 
20c; 1 lb. 40c, prepaid. 10 lbs. $1.80; 100 lbs. $16.00. 
flTPROVED TELEPHONE—A late variety with vines grow¬ 
ing 4 feet tall, bearing immense quantities of large, heavy, 
dark green pods filled with 8 to 9 sweet, tender peas. Pkt. 
10c; lb. 30c, prepaid. 10 lbs. $1.80; 100 lbs. $16.00. 
LAXTON’S PROGRESS—Laxtonion type, pods 4-4% in. long, 
dark green, well filled. Heavy yielder, extra early, first class 
market sort. Height 18 in. Lb. 40c, prepaid. 10 lbs. $2.00; 
100 lbs. $20.00, not prepaid. 
THOMAS L AXTOX—-Considered a better variety than Gradus, 
because the pods are darker green and blunt at the blossom 
end. Height 3 feet, Pkt. 10c; lb. 30c; 10 lbs. $2.00;-100 lbs. 
$17.00. 
CHAMPION OF ENGLAND—A late variety, vines. 4-5 .feet tall, 
pods 4 in. long containing 6-8 large and sweet peas. Heavily 
productive. Pkt. 10c; lb. 30c; 10 lbs. $1.90; 100 lbs. $16.00. 
BLUE BANTAM—Quite early but not the earliest wrinkled- 
seeded variety. j^pfines 15 inches tall, pods 3-4 inches long 
and 8-10 very large and very sweet* peas in each pod. A vari¬ 
ety that is hard to beat. Pkt. 10c; lb. 40c; 10 lbs. $2.20; 100 
lbs. $20.(H). 
How to Get a Crop of Early Peas 
By cultivating intensively. Peas do not need any great 
deposits Of manure in the ground, they gather the nourish¬ 
ment from the air (nitrogen), they leave the ground in better 
shape after giving a crop of pods and all you have to do is 
to cultivate and again cultivate, the more the sooner you will 
have pods to pick. By this method we hasten maturity of a 
crop from a week to 10 days. 
PEPPER HARRIS EARLY GIANT 
Extra early, only a few days later than Harris Early. 
Fruit 5 in. long, Z% in- through, green at first, turning scarlet 
when ripe, mild and sweet. Pkt. 10c; oz. 40c; lb. $3.60. 
PEPPER EARLY GIANT NEAPOUTAN 
Produces on short plants not over 20 inches tall a heavy 
crop of sweet, meaty peppers, averaging 4 inches in length 
and 3 inches in diameter. Two weeks earlier than Ruby 
King, more productive and the fruits bigger in size. Pkt. 
10c; oz. 40c; lb. $4.00, prepaid. 
PEPPER CALIFORNIA WONDER 
New, medium early variety, producing from 5 to 9 square 
shaped fruits per plant, 4% inches long and 4 inches through, 
with flesh over % inch in thickness. The fruits are dark 
green turning to bright crimson when ripe, remarkably 
smooth. The immensely thick flesh is tender, crisp, sweet 
without trace of pungency and it is not unusual to find speci¬ 
mens weighing a full pound. A valuable shipping variety 
and of all peppers the meatiest. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 15c; oz. 60c; 
lb. $5.00. 
THE BEST is the only thing to grow. To produce best vege¬ 
tables or best flowers you must have the best seed. If you are not 
careful and buy your seed anywhere you will get a batch of seed 
not quite up to the mark. Your product will be of second grade 
quality and when you will market your produce you will dispose of 
it only at second rate prices. Seed business is a science, a real seed- 
man is a near scientist. He has to know a great deal about seeds 
before he can render real service to his customers. If you are new 
in the game of raising vegetables or flowers ask some old gardener 
or florist what he thinks about it. 
SORREL 
Sow in drills 18 inches apart, early in the spring, thin 
out to 6 inches apart in the row, keep the flower stems cut off 
as they appear. The first crop of leaves is ready 60 days 
from date of sowing. The plants continue in full bearing for 
4 to 5 years. An excellent vegetable prepared for the table 
like spinach, also used as a salad. Or cooked with spinach, 
one-third sorrel and two-thirds spinach. 
SILVER LEAF—A new variety of superior quality. Grown 
extensively for the New York market and doubtless salable 
in other markets. Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c; % lb. $1.25; 1 lb. $5.00. 
SORREL LARGE LEAVED FRENCH 
The best garden variety, much used in France, with large pale 
green leaves of fine quality. Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; 1 lb. $2.40. 
Peppers 
ANAHEIM CHIEI —Bears an abundance of slightly pungent pep¬ 
pers, six inches long, about an inch thick at the stem tapering to a 
blunt point, very attractive. Color brilliant scarlet. Pkt. 10c; oz. 40c: 
% lb. $1.00; lb. $4.00. 
CAYENNE EONG THICK— Pkt. 10c; oz. 40c; lb. $4.00. 
CAYENNE EONG YEEEOYV—Fruit yellow, very hot. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 
20c; oz. 40c; % lb. $1.00; lb. $4.00. 
CAYENNE EONG RED —Very pungent. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 15c; 1 oz. 
30c; % lb. 70c; 1 lb. $2.80. 
CEEESTIAE —An ornamental as well as useful variety. The upright 
fruit is first white, gradually changing to scarlet. Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 
20c; 1 oz. 40c; 14 lb. $1.00; 1 lb. $4.00. 
GIANT CRIMSON—A very valuable variety a,s it is one of the 
earliest, large fruited sweet pepper. Green at first, deep crimson 
when ripe. Pkt. 10c; 1 oz. 40c; 1 lb. $4.00. 
EARGE BEEE OR Bl T EE NOSE—Fruit large of blofkv form, quite 
hot. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 15c; 1 oz. 30c; % lb. 60c; 1 lb. $2.40. 
CHINESE GIANT—Very large mild fruited variety. Quite late and 
a shy bearer. Pkt. 10c; 1 oz. 40c; 1 lb. $4.00. 
NEAPOLITAN—V er y early and heavily productive. An upright grow¬ 
ing variety. Fruit green at first, scarlet when ripe. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 
15c; 1 oz. 30c; % lb. 55c; 1 lb. $2.20. 
PIMENTO OR PERFECTION—The fruits are perfectly smooth, very 
thick meated and very mild. Ripens late. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 15c; 1 oz. 
30c; % lb. 60c; 1 lb. $2.40. 
RUBY KING—Early, fruit large, flesh thick and sweet. Pkt. 10c; 
1 oz. 20c; 1 lb. $2.00. 
RED CHIEI—Fruit small, pointed, bright scarlet and quite hot. 
Pkt. 10c; % oz. 15c; 1 oz. 30c; % lb. 65c; 1 lb. $2.60. 
SWEET MOUNTAIN—Same as Large Bell or Bull Nose. 
SWEET MOUNTAIN—Our Sweet Mountain Pepper is the true vari¬ 
ety which is fairly hot and not sweet. Price same as for Bull Nose. 
TABASCO—The hottest of all peppers. Fruit quite small. Pkt. 10c; 
1 oz. 40c; 1 lb. $4.00. 
WORED BEATER—An early and large sweet pepper, green at first, 
red when ripe. A fine variety. Pkt. 10c; oz. 40c; % lb. $1.00; 1 lb. 
$4.00 
OSHKOSH —Heart shaped, smooth, without lobes, 3 inches wide at 
the base, 5 inches long, tapering to a blunt point. Green at first, 
yellow when ripe, sweet, medium early. Pkt. 10c; oz. 40c; lb. $4.00. 
We sell half pounds at pound rate, 5 lbs. or over at 10 
lbs. rate, 25 lbs. or over at 100 lbs. rate; 
