SPRING CATALOGUE OF SEEDS, BULBS AND PLANTS FOR 1896. 
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3 r\Vcnty - l')a y Express Radis 1). 
Is fit. for the table in twenty (lays from the time of sow¬ 
ing the seed, and is fully icrown in twenty-live days, at-whieh 
'line tlie Radish is about one inch in diameter at the top. 
i hree inches in length, and taperingtoapolnt. Color bright- 
• *t. richest scarlet, tipped with white. Quality very mild, 
erl*p and delicious. Hy far the best flavored Radish we have 
. et seen, and the most desirable for table use. In our esti- 
mntlon this is the finest., and without doubt the earliest 
Iti.dlsh in cultivation. It seems to combine all good points 
earliness. beauty, good size and superior quality. Really 
■ great acquisition. Pkt., 10c.; oz., iiflc.; lb., $5.00. 
Wfitepipclop, ]')dke Jopcs. 
Hrlcfly, this is supposed tube the largest, handsomest, 
newt prolific, and in other respects the finest Melon grown. 
Will average nearly fifty pounds-each by the field, while 
•onto specimens reach nearly one hundred pounds. The 
greatest of bearers. Pkt,. 15c,; oz., 35c.; lb., $4.00. 
Rleekley’s S'Vcet 
WiitcPBpclop. 
The earliest large Melon, weighing forty to sixty pounds 
.. and ripening in about seventy days from time of plant¬ 
ing. Ills a great yielder, and in quality t,lie sweetest, juici¬ 
est. most crisp, solid and luscious. Grows two and one-half 
fret in length. Brilliant red inside, dark green without. 
» great novelty. Pkt.. 35c.; 3 for 80c. 
Rigtttpipg B^sl^ B^ap. 
Of this the introducer says: “For a number of years 
past we have been making special trials of Beans. Two years 
ago we were particularly struck with a new variety that 
seemed to lead ali others in carllness. A further trial, the 
Past aeuson, by the side of the. other extra early varieties, 
fully confirmed our impressions that in this new variety we 
have tlie earliest variety known." 
While not quite equaling Jack’s fabulous bean stock, of 
the fairy talc, that grew up and blossomed in anight, it still 
needs to he 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 days more the pods have toughened and not long after 
are fit, for shelling. Resides being the earliest Bean, it is of 
fine quality and a great yielder. Pkt., 15c.; pint. 35c.; 
quart, title. 
Duke Tones * 1 Watermelon 
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