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JOHN LEWIS CHILDS, FLORAL PARK, QUEENS CO., N. Y. 
Vegetable Seeds. 
What we say about our Flower Seeds, on page 40, may be said about our Vegetable Seeds. We grow and 
offer but a limited number of varieties—only those which possess the greatest value for the home garden and 
the markets. These varietiesare also special stocks, cultivated, selected and improved until they have reached 
the highest mark of perfection which it is possible to attain. 
fleets and Turnips, round, smooth, uniform, tender; Cabbage, large, solid, crisp, sure-heading and long, 
keeping; Tomatoes, large, smooth, uniform, perfect in color, shape and quality; Lettuce , crisp, beautiful and 
delicious; Corn, WcA, sugary, tender and perfect; Melons, of high flavor, quick and robust growth, perfect and 
1 '* St J t \ ous; 0nio **s, uniform in size, perfect in shape, delicate in taste; Squashes, early and late, of high quality; 
Radishes, crisp, mild, perfect in shape and color, and of quick growth. These are all points which we have 
brought to perfection in our prize strains of Garden Vegetables. Our thousands of customers in every nook 
and corner of the country know this, and to them we refer those who have never used our Seeds . They can be 
found everywhere, for we supply nearlyr half a million planters direct, which is more than the combined out - 
put of any other two houses in the world, and is in itself the best possible endorsement of the high quality of 
our Seeds. ® ^ 
-Asparagus. 
The earliest vegetable of spring. with a dplirinno 
as of green peas. Every family should have a large bed full 
Seed grows very readily. Sow in rows one foot apart and 
keep free from weeds. Transplantthe second vearinto ner 
nmnent beds, setting plants two feetapart. Have the ground 
very rich and mellow and give the soil an annual ^p dress¬ 
ing of rotten manure. Nothing more delicious tlin n 
and slut 8teWe<i "" ,n tender ' the » ^ason with butter pe P p,«r' 
New Mammoth— The tender shoots used for cutting are 
i-fen o ' :ln J al 'e of enormous size, very tender 
1 h and delicate. It starts very early in spring and lasts 
JSrt , « t iiw1, COn sJ. t, S n iS! Kht we , ok8 ’w, T1 '° larg^tand’flnest 
?SK!LE? wn ' Por pkt.; 20c. peroz.; SI-50 per lb 
Tine two-year-old roots, 50c. per dozen; $3.50 per 100. 
Artichoke, 
Globe. 
This is cultivated for its 
unopened flower-buds, which 
are cooked like Asparagus. 
On established plants, these 
buds are borne constantly 
from September until frost 
when tender, succulent vege¬ 
tables are getting scarce. 
Hardy perennial, easily 
grown in any good garden soil 
and lasts for many years. Sow 
seed in drills and transplant 
the next spring into perman¬ 
ent beds. Protect by light.lit¬ 
ter the first winter. Pkt., 10c.; 
oz.; 30c. 
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Reaps.— (Busk.) 
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--— -- - - -—-yuan any 
other golden wax, and, moreover, is absolutely rust 
proof. An immense bearer, and pods tender and crisp 
A snperb market sort because of its beautiful color and 
uniformity. Pkt., 10c.: pint. 80c.; quart, 50o. 
Extra Early Refugee The earliest strain of Refugee by 
ten days. One of the most profitable Beaus ever grown 
Loaded with pods in any season, and of a fine quality 
Grown by all market gardeners, who areal ways quick to 
pick up a good thing and to stick to it after they once 
see it. Pkt?., 10c.; pint, 25c.; quart, 40c. 
Date Wax - A German sort of much merit, with tender 
fleshy pods of a deep golden yellow, and entirely string- 
less. Pkt., 10c. 1 pint, 30q\; quart, 50c. 
Early Six Weeks A standard variety of proven m'-rit 
Very reliable. Pkt ; K)c.; pint, 30c.; quart, .50c. 
Yosemite Monster Wax Mammoth pods 8 to 10 inches 
long, as thick as one’s finger, and very fleshy and tliick- 
meated. Color a rich golden yellow, vevy elearand wax¬ 
like. Bush an enormous bearer, and snre to attract at¬ 
tention anywhere from the size of its great pods. Pkt.. 
10c., pint, 30c.; quart, 50c, 
Refugee Wax-A splendid wax bean of finest quality and 
very early. Pkt., 5c.; pint. 25c.; quart, 40c. 
Improved Colden Wax -Large golden pods, tender and 
wax-like. A tine variety. Pkt., 5c.; pint, 25c.; quart, 40c. 
Lightning -While not finite equaling Jack’s fabulous bean 
stalk, of the fairy tale, that grew up and blossomed in a 
night,it still is very early and needs to be closely watched 
when the beans begin to form, as a very few days from 
the blossom will give pods suitable for string beans But 
they keep right on growing, and in a few davs more the 
pods have toughened and nor. long after are fit for shell¬ 
ing. Besides being the earliest Bean, it is of fine quality 
and a great yielder. Pkt., 10c.; pint, 30c.; quart, f.Oo 
