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C HERE are several dealers who, in order to get business, are offer¬ 
ing Seeds at (seemingly) low rates. Some are offering seeds at 
from two to four cents per packet, and are putting in less than 
half the quantity you wil* find in the packets I send out, besides the 
quality is inferior to Finch’s reliable, as my seeds are carefully grown 
by experienced growers, and my constant aim is to produce only the 
very best, while some dealers seem to have but one object in view and 
To get out a nice catalogue and get your order,” not caring so much what 
With me it is different, as I do not care to compete with'them in get- 
that is 
they send you. 
ling out a fine catalogue, but I do claim to send out seeds that my customers are satisfied 
with, and that is what you want, kind reader. Fine colored plates will do to look at, 
but they will not grow if you plant them, but Finch’s reliable Seeds will not only grow, 
but they will produce vegetables worth growing, something you will be pleased with, and something you 
will not be ashamed to show to your neighbors. 
To give you some idea of the size of the packets which I put up, I will say that a packet of Cucumber 
contains about 8<X) seeds, a packet of Cabbage about 1200 to 1400 seeds, and a packet of Radish about 1500 seeds ; 
other kinds in proportion, and when we consider ho\V small some dealers put up theirs (I have bought a 
packet of Radish seed from a well-known New York firm the past season who issue an elegant catalogue, and 
there were less than 500 seeds in it) it is evident to the reader that there is something else to be thought of 
when you buy seeds besides the price, and that is what you receive for your money. 
Conklin's 
Manual of Useful Information 
and Htlaa of the ttlorld 
This is a book of 512 pages, and in trying to describe it I hardly know where to com¬ 
mence, for if I should use up this entire page I would then have more to tell you. I 
will try and give the reader some idea of the book by saying that it is filled with in¬ 
formation of value to mechanics, merchants, editors, lawyers, printers, doctors, farmers, 
lumbermen, bankers, bookkeepers, politicians, sportsmen, housekeepers, and everybody. 
It is a compilation of facts for ready reference on two thousand subjects, being an 
epitome of matters historical, biographical, political, geographical, ana of general in¬ 
terest. It has over half a million tacts of great value to everyone, besides fifty 
full-page colored maps, and a description of every country in the world. If you want 
to know the salaries of state officers in every state, the armies of every nation, navy of 
every nation, greatest wars since the beginning of time, fastest time made by horses, 
men, running, trotting, pacing, sailing, railroading, how to measure lumber, weight of 
different metals and wood, all about all the presidents, population of all the cities and 
countries, in fact almost every thing you want to know all vou need to do is to consult 
this book. To sum up the whole matter it contains the most matter of general infor- 
mut ion of any book or its size I ever had in my possession. If you will send me your order 
for seeds amounting to $1.15 or over, I will send you a copy of this book free of charge and deliver the same 
to you post-paid, so it will cost you nothing. lain determined to use my customers so well that they will 
never have cause to say that “ they wished they had sent to somebodv else” for their seeds. If you* have 
ever been one of my customers you knoV7 tliofc when I make a promise 1 always stand by it, and being one 
of the first seedsmen in the country to offer good bargains in the way of seeds, I am determined not to 
be outdone by any other dealer in existence, i. e., reliable firms, but I will not stoop so low as to send 
teacher. In conclusion please keep this in mind, Finch’s Seeds arc reliable, because they ar > carefully 
grown by reliable people, who have a reputation to sustain, and who have the disposition as well as 
the means to carry out to the letter every agreement into which they enter. 
sure and remember I do not give this book as a Premium oil Potatoes; only on Garden Seeds. 
Cbe 6arty Snowball. 
Everything considered, this is certainly the best 
type of Cauliflower in the market. The experience 
of years shows it to be unexcelled by anv variety. 
If planted March 1st, large sized heads will be pro¬ 
duced early in June, about one week earlier than 
other varieties, and scarcely a single head will fail to 
form. The outer leaves are short, so that the plants 
can be set from 18 to 20 inches apart. My seed is the 
true and only reliable (Henderson) strain. Price, 
15 cents per packet; 2 packets for 25 cents. 
Cbantenay Carrot. 
Our trials of this new 
carrot the past season 
were very satisfactory, 
and we do not hesitate 
to recommend it as one 
of the very best varie¬ 
ties — of more than usual 
merit as a table carrot. 
The illustration cor¬ 
rectly represents the 
shape. It is longer than 
the Scarlet Horn and also 
broader at the shoulder, 
hence much more pro¬ 
ductive. The flesh is of 
a beautiful, rich orange 
color and of the very 
finest quality. The roots are very smooth, fine in 
texture and easily dug. Large packet, 5 cents. 
