SPRING CATALOGUE OF SEEDS, BULBS AND PLANTS FOR 1891. 
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Cranberry, nn olil anil highly esteemed sort. Nothing finer 
for a shell bean. Per pkL, luc.; pint, Lie.; quart, Due. 
Large White Lima, the meet popular of all pole beans. It 
has an exquisite flavor pecuiiur to Itself. Per pkt., 10c. 
pint, 30c.; quart, 00c. 
Mammoth Podded Lima, there are so many new "Push” 
Limas coming out that a grand sort like this is likely to 
be overlooked. As a rule a bush sort will not produce one- 
third the crop ol' a good pole variety, and is also greatly 
inferior in size, quality and other respects. This new 
mammoth podded variety is by far the finest of Limas. 
It is a great cropper, the enormous pods containing 4, 5 
bf 8 beans each, which are also very large. Itsqimlity is 
the best, and if you grow Limits tins is the best for you 
to have above all others. Per pkt., 15c.; pint, 50e. 
»»*--- P O.... M.« v.a Mllliu J i’ll. 
are produced so abundantly as to almost conceal the foli¬ 
age. Ter pkt., 15c.; pint, 50c. 
Riish Beaps. 
HENDERSONS NEW BUSH 
LIMA BEAN. 
Henderson a Bush Lima, a new Lima growing In a bush 
form and claimed to be very line and valuable. Per pki 
18c.; pint, 40c.; quart, 70c. 
Wax Date, a new flermaii variety of ri.iit \ aim it . 
earliesl of all Wax Means. The pods ,.ra goldim yellow 
six to seven inches long very llt-.liy.entlr.-lv tree fr..m 
strings, and of the most delicious quailt v. Per ,, UI '|un. 
pint, J0c.; quart, 55c. 
Ivory Pod Wax, pod long, brittle.-iring:, .. , i, , 
succulent, and of a rich, cri-umy il ■»...• Very 'pr.Htuo' 
live, the vines being a i«-rleet mat of p...u the in. 
son. Per pkt., 10c.; pint, 30o.; quart, • 
Marly Six Weeks, Old, but one of the „n,| ,-t r, Ilnt.k«. 
sorts. Per pkt., 10e.; pint, title.; quart, :•<.. 
Refugee, or 1000 to 1. Vorv prolific, and fine quality 
ot the host standard sorts. Th.-t 
B^ets. 
The Beef is a valuable and popular vegetable, not „i,| v r,, r 
its roots, but for the delicious greens which It- young plant-, 
furaish. seed should Ik- sown every two w.,-k- |.„ 
Bion of greens during the summer. 
ICUPSE 1 
. ■ur'd.P, an early and exceedlnglv high 
Per pkt ^.Tzltk- C lb C< 75e ingly |,01>ul “ r where known. 
Dra , C ®. na Le . a 'I®. d ’. a new sort, largely recommended for its 
foliage, winch is very line indeed, being long 
and narrow and of a dark metallic red color. The root 
is very dark in color and one of the finest table sort* 
we have over tested. Per pkt,, 10c.; oz., 20c. 
Lane’s Wh ite Sugar, the sweetest of all sorts, and is largely 
ih JOc th ° munufacture ot sugar. Per pkt., 5e-.; oz., ?0ef; 
Mammoth Long Red Mangel, single roots of this variety 
neigh from 20 to,» lbs.,and are line grained and of ex.-.f- 
mdS'J'Vi !, ty ‘ »»*{«* feeding it 1st.. valuable. 
and is the most prolific, producing 50,mi totaMiKlbs 
rpots to the acre. Per pkt., 5c.; oz., loe.; II... line. 
Golden Tankard Mangel, ane«- sort . .f golden yellow color 
Per pkt!^5 c.^^)z*, loe^ib., 50 eV ... ,h! 
ASPARAGUS OHICKORV. 
Asparagus Ghiekory. 
This remarkable vegetable is quite new. It is a wonderful 
. uratlvo for all disorders of the stomach. It produces a 
largo quantity of compact short stems, which, when cut are 
reproduced time after time. The benefit derived f.om the 
. ..usumpUon of these stems for only a short time, bv those 
having weak digestion, is said to be remarkable. Tim leaves 
i ll f“ n i° a Y e ry wholesome and delicious salad, and 
the strong shoots when young and tender are eooke. and 
eaten like asparagus. It can be blanched and rendei-ed V e?v 
tender bv simply covering. When fully known this vege¬ 
table will prove to he a valuable acquisition to our gardens 
Per pkt Lt ioc ° m “ rkets ' aild F ardc " should be without it 
