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W. F. Allen’s Plant and Seed Cat- - _ 
SWEET CORN. 
PREnO.— This is claimed to be the earliest 
sweet corn grown, even earlier than the Extra 
Early Adams. No corn introduced seems ever to 
have given such general satisfaction as this after 
a few years’ growth. It is acknowledged by ex¬ 
pert corn growers to be earlier than any pure 
sweet corn under cuiti nation. It not only com¬ 
bines all the merits of ail leading early varieties, 
but is also really superiqr to them all in size and 
yield. Premo can be planted just as early as the 
Extra Early Adams, for the young plants will 
stand slight frosts, while other varieties are ten¬ 
der, and the seed will not rot after planting be- 
STOWELL’S EVERGREEN. 
grow about five feet high and are very vig- j ,, 
orous, generally bearing two well-developed ears to the stalk. 
Pkt. 10c; pt. 20c: qt. 85c, postpaid. By express or freight, four 
qts. 60c; pk. $1.00; bu. $100. 
STOWELL’S EVERGREEN.— Except for first early, there is 
perhaps nothing grown on the market today that will begin to 
equal Stowell’s Evergreen. It is the best for second early, mid- 
season or late, and there is perhaps three times as mnch of this 
variety planted as of all others combined. Every market gar¬ 
dener and every private gardener in the land knows this grand 
told sweet corn. It is in high esteem for main crop or late use, 
jbeing in special favor with truckers and canners. My stock of 
Itfcis variety is very fine, and customers speak of it thus:— 
John Nekirk, of Ohio, says: “Your Stowell’s Evergreen 
/sweet corn was very fine.” John B. Nunn, of Virginia, writes: 
’“Your Stowell’s Evergreen corn I bought of you last year did 
real well ” An Ohio customer says: “The Stowell’s Evergreen 
corn I bought of you last spring can’t be beat ” ^ 
If you plan", sweet corn for home use or for market, you 
should plant a little Premo to supply the table for a few days 
until the Sto well’s Evergreen comes on, and plant all the rest 
Sto well’s Evergreen, and you will make no mistake. I am only 
offering Premo and Stowell’s Evergreen this season, believing 
that I best serve my customers by doing so Price: pkt he; 
pt. 20c: qt. 30c, postpaid. By express or freight, pk. 90c; half bu, 
$1.65; bu. $2.75. 
MUSTARD. 
Make repeated sowings in sltallow drills a foot aj ar . Of 
easy cultivation. 
NEW CHINESE.—Large crimped leaves, tender and dc’icious 
when cooked like spinach. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; qr. lb. 25c; lb. 75c. 
OSTRICH PLUnE. —This new variety originated in the 
South and is one of the most desirable in cultivation. The lea^ es 
are exquisitely crimped, ruffled and frilled, and make an excel¬ 
lent table garnishing. It is of superior flavor, and very popular 
wherever grown, Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c: quarter lb. 2oc; lb. 75c. 
EGG PLANTS. 
BLACK PEKIN.—A widely favored egg plant. It produces 
handsome, nearly round, solid fruit, weighing from four to 
eight pounds; of good quality, maturing early; very productive 
and satisfaotorv. Pkt. 10c: oz. 30c; quarter lb. $L.00; lb. $3.00. 
NEW YORK inPROVED LURPLE.—I can cheerfully recom¬ 
mend my carefully selected strain of this egg plant to market 
gardeners and amateurs. Skin 
rich purple, flesh white and of 
fine flavor: fruit large, fine and 
free from thorns.and produces 
continually until frost; plant 
a vigorous grower and a lead¬ 
ing sort for home use and for 
market. Pkt. 10c: oz. 25c; qr. 
lb 80c; lb. $2.75. . 
tion on page 35. 
NEW BLACK BEAUTY.- 
Black Beauty originated in 
South Jersey with a very 
prominent trucker. It is an 
extra early variety, of very 
dark and beautiful color, that 
recommends itself to all grow¬ 
ers. It combines many char¬ 
acteristics which are very val¬ 
uable to this vegetable. In the 
first place, it is very early—in 
fact the earliest good market 
variety; by this I mean the 
earliest variety that grows to 
a good size, suitable for mar¬ 
ket purposes. The color is es¬ 
pecially desirable, fyeing a jet 
black, much the color of B1 ack 
Pekin: average weight two or 
three pounds ea ch. It is dwarf 
growing and bears its fruit 
close to the stem. It is an ex¬ 
cellent variety that all lovers 
of this vegetable should not 
fail to grow. Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; 
quarter lb. $1.00; lb. $3.00. Bixck beauty egg 
