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C, A. fkeeser, Seedsman and Florist, 
BLISS’S EVER-BEARING PEA. 
Height of vines, eigh¬ 
teen inches to two feet; 
pods three to four inches 
long, each pod produc¬ 
ing six to eight wrinkled 
peas; size of peas very 
large, half an inch and 
over in diameter; quali¬ 
ty unsurpassed in sweet¬ 
ness. Its habit of growth 
is of a peculiar branch¬ 
ing character, forming 
as many as ten stalks 
from a single root stalk. 
One hundred pods have 
been counted on a single 
vine. The individual 
branches are of extraor¬ 
dinary strength and sub¬ 
stance, so that when 
hilled up properly they 
stand up well without 
brushing. For continu¬ 
ance of bearing this 
variety is unexcelled—a 
characteristic which 
gives it especial value 
for late summer and 
autumn use. After repeated pickings of quantities of full-sized pods, the vines con. 
tinue to be covered with blossoms and buds developing to maturity in turn, and mak¬ 
ing It practically as perpetual a bearer as can be found in the pea tribe. Per packet, 
lo cents; per pint, 35 cents; per quart, 65 cents, by mail, postpaid. By express, 
pint, 20 cents; quart, 40 cents; peck, $1.75. 
STRATAGEM. 
STRATAGEM PEA. 
The most prolific, finest flavored, and best wrinkled Pea known. It is of wonder¬ 
fully vigorous habit and immensely productive. It is dwarf in habit, growing eighteen 
to twenty-four inches high, and is, no doubt, the best green wrinkled marrow in culti¬ 
vation ; pfds long, large and always well filled. You should surely put down Strata¬ 
gem on your order, if only for a single packet. Per packet, 10 cents; pint, 35 cents; 
quart, 65 cents, by ntail, postpaid. By express or freight, pint, 20 cents; quart, 35 
cents; peck, $2.75. 
TOMATO—EARLY HYBRID. 
TOMATO—Early Hybrid. 
This is one of the handsomest-shaped and most profitable tomatoes for the market 
in cultivation. Very early, solid, rich flavored, large in size, grows perfectly smooth, 
and is very productive. Color is of a bright pink. It is a cross between the Early, 
Smooth Round and Lester’s Perfected Tomato, retaining the shape of the Early, but 
it is a considerably larger Tomato, and has the pink color of the Perfected, making it 
one of the handsomest colored tomatoes grown. It is a number of days earlier than 
the Early Smooth, and always ripens all over alike, leaving no green spots around the 
stem. The flesh being very hard and solid makes it one of the best Tomatoes for 
shipping or marketing there is, as it will keep a considerable while after being ripe 
without rotting. It is very productive, and a vigorous grower, fruits very evenly on 
the vines, without any rough fruit, bearing hardly ever any fruit which is not fit for the 
market. Per packet, 10 cents; one ounce, 25 cents; fourth pound, 75 cents. 
TOMATO—The Turner Hybrid. 
Unlike several “ new Tomatoes” recently introduced, The Turner Hybrid is intirely 
distinct from all known varieties. The foliage differs from that of all other tomatoes, 
the large leaves being entire and not cut. It is a rank, coarse grower with thick stalk, 
and is enormously productive, outyielding all other varieties. The fruit is extra large 
in size and remarkably solid. The average weight of the Tomatoes is from twelve to 
eighteen ounces, but many specimens reach twenty-two to twenty-four ounces in 
weight. They ripen up evenly and are entirely free from core. They make the hand¬ 
somest sliced Tomatoes we have ever seen, and have been pronounced by all who have 
tried them unequalled in fine flavor and table qualities. The form of the fruit is round 
and thick through, very smooth in specimens of medium to large size, and, while the 
extra large fruits are not so even in outline, they are equal in quality and thoroughly 
ripened through, firm and solid. The skin is thin but rather tough, and consequently 
the tomatoes keep in fine condition much longer than most other varieties. The color 
is a very deep, brilliant red, but its hybrid origin is shown in the fact that occasionally 
some fruits are of a lighter color. Per packet, 10 cents; ounce,40 cts.; lb., $1. 
NEW TOMATO—“VOLUNTEER.” 
GOOD FOR 
GARDEN CULTURE 
TABLE USE, 
CANNING, 
MARKET PURPOSES, 
EAULINESS. 
This Tomato has been procured by crossing Trophy and Canada Victor and the re¬ 
sult of that crossing with Perfection. Combining their good qualities without retain¬ 
ing any of their objectionable features. Large size, averaging 6 to to ounces, round, 
very smooth and perfect in form, color bri^t red. No core, very early, and when 
first fruiting ripening more abundantly th.an any other sort, a great advant¬ 
age TO M.ARKET GARDENERS. Quality very superior for table use and canning. 
Enormously productive, ripening well to the stem. Take it altogether, as near per¬ 
fection as a^ tomato can well be. Experts who have tested it the two past seasons, 
pronounce it the best.^ A thrifty continuous bearer of perfect form, freer from rot or 
cracking than any variety we know of. Immense yield. Finest quality of any To¬ 
mato. Very few seeds. Scarcely any cork. No hard matter. " The most attract¬ 
ive color of any Tomato hcav'y cropper. Uniform size, 6 to 8 ounces. Very few culls, 
not over half dozen to basket. One of the Earliest, if ifot the Tkirliest. Per packet, 
25 cents. 
