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GERMAIN SEED AND PLANT CO. 
German Black Wax. — Excellent variety, either for snaps or shelled; tender, rich-colored pods. Per 
lb. 15c; 100 lbs. $10.00. 
Horticultural, or Speckled Cranberry. — An old favorite variety, valuable as a snap bean, or shelled, 
either in the green or dried state. Per lb. 15c; 100 lbs. $10.00. 
Kentucky Wonder, or Old Homestead. —A very vigorous grower, and enormously productive. The 
pods, which hang in great clusters, are very long, tender and of the finest flavor. One of the very 
best pole beans in cultivation. Per lb. 15c; 100 lbs. $9.00. 
Large Lima. — A standard variety, unsurpassed in quality as a green or dried shell bean. Per lb. 15c; 
100 lbs. $8.00. 
Scarlet Runner. — Often cultivated for the beauty of its flowers which are of a dazzling scarlet color: 
it is also a fine snap bean and the leading variety of English gardens. Per lb. 15c; 100 lbs. $10.00. 
BEETS. 
Remolacha — Iiothe Rueben — Betterave. 
Select a rich, deep sandy loam, and manure with well-decomposed compost. Sow in drills 14 to 16 
inches apart, and cover 1 inch deep. When the young plants appear, thin to 4 or 5 inches apart. One 
ounce of seed will sow about 50 feet of row. 
Bastian’s Early Blood Turnip. — One of the earliest; 
color very dark red. Per oz. 10c; per lb. 50c. 
Dewing’s Early Turnip. — An excellent variety for 
summer and winter use; roots good red. Per oz. 10c; 
per lb. 50c. 
Eclipse Blood Turnip. — An early variety of excellent 
quality. Per oz. 10c; per lb. 50c. 
Edmund’s Blood Turnip. — (See cut.) Very desirable 
for market gardens. Per oz. 10c; per lb. 50c. 
Egyptian Dark Red Turnip. — Very early; roots deep 
red, tender and delicious. Per oz. 10c; per lb. 50c. 
Germain’s Long Blood. — (See cut.) A splendid variety 
of fine flavor, and being of long symmetrical shape, is 
more easily sliced than the round varieties. Per oz. 
10c; per lb. 50c. 
Swiss Chard, or Silver. — This variety 
is cultivated for its leaf stalks, which 
are served up much like asparagus, and 
for its leaves cooked like Spinach. Cut 
often; new and more tender stalks will 
be produced. Per oz. 10c; per lb. 50c. 
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Agricultural Seeds. 
BROCCOLI. 
Broculi — Spargelkohl — Broccoli. 
Closely allied to the Cauliflower, but hardier. Sow the seeds in beds and transplant to 
rich, mellow ground, 2 feet apart. A light, free loam, well enriched with rotted stable 
manure is best. Cultivate the same as Cauliflower. One ounce of seed will produce 
2,000 plants. 
•Early Purple Cape. — Very hardy; heads solid and compact; color 
greenish purple. Per pkt. 10c; per oz. 30c; per lb. $3.00. 
White Cape. — Later than Early Purple Cape; heads medium size, firm 
and a rich creamy color. Per pkt. 10c; per oz. 30c; per lb. $3.00. 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS. 
Berza de Bruselas — Rosenkohl — Chou de Bruxelles. 
This plant, produces from the sides of the stalks numerous little sprouts 
L resembling cabbages, 1 or 2 inches in diameter. They are tender 
and sweet. Sow in seed-beds, transplant; cultivate like cabbage. 
Germain’s 15c: Improved. — (See cut.) Very fine; of good quality. Per oz. 
Long Blood. Dwarf per lb. $1.50. 
Dwarf Improved. 
