Six Grand Novelties for 1890. 
The introduction of Novelties of real merit has always been a special feature of my business. Of 
my Novelties for 1890 the Golden Sugar Peas are remarkable for their enormous size—hitherto unap¬ 
proached, both in size and quality ; New No. 10 Potato, as the heaviest cropper and best quality for main 
crop ; Mansfield Tree Tomato, a perfect wonder in the tomato line ; Gold Coin Oats, noted for immense 
yields and length of heads ; Prince of Wales Peas, an excellent new Tea and worthy of cultivation; while 
Potter’s Superb Sweet Corn is the most delicately flavored of all Sweet Corn. These are all now offered 
for the first time, and are most promising varieties of unusual merit, and can be secured this season of 
no other seedsman, and orders must be sent direct tome to secure the pure seed. 
I would also invite special attention to my specialties in Vegetable and Flower Seeds. 
POTTER’S SUPERB SWEET CORN, 
ONE PACKET FREE. REA® CONDITIONS. 
POTTER’S SUPERB SUGAR CORN. ENGRAVED FROM A SKETCH MADE AT MY SEED GROUNDS. 
While talking with Rev. W. T. Potter last spring about varieties of Sweet Corn he told me he had a 
kind that he considered the best of all, and that he had kept in the seed of it for a great many years. 
He said he had tried other varieties of great merit, but preferred his kind every time, and called it 
“Potter’s Superb.” 
I at once procured some of his seed and planted it in my trial grounds the past season, and can 
safely say I believe it will head the list of Sugar Corn, and it will only be a matter of time to make its 
merits known, when it will be sought after by every gardener or grower of Sweet Corn. 
At great expense I have had a sketch engraved of it while growing, which well represents it in every 
respect. Each stalk produces two or three large ears as perfect in form as in the engraving, and always 
well filled with large kernels, which is of superior quality. In 1891 I shall offer it for sale, but before 
doing so I want every one of my customers of 1890 to give it a trial in their gardens and have concluded 
to give one packet free for trial to every person sending me an order for seeds or plants from this cata¬ 
logue in 1890. I have placed it on the order sheets, so no mistake will occur, and you will be sure to find 
a packet in your order of seeds as soon as they arrive. Remember, not one kernel will be sold at any 
price this season, for I only send it out to my customers for trial. After you have once planted it you 
will always plant it, and all your neighbors will want it, so you see it will pay me to give packets free to 
my customers, which will greatly advertise it one year in advance of its general introduction. Every per¬ 
son sending me a cash order for anything in this catalogue during 1890 will receive a free packet for trial. 
Use my order sheet when convenient, but when you do not, please mention New “Sugar Corn,” so I shall 
not forget it. Read my catalogue all through, for I have many rare and valuable varieties of vegetable and 
flower seeds that you will want. Show this catalogue to your friends and neighbors and get them to order 
a few seeds, which will entitle them to a packet of the Now “Sugar Corn,” but you must be sure to give 
their names and addresses, if they send with you, so I shall make no mistake. I have one packet ready 
for each person receiving my 1890 catalogue, so don’t fail to send me an order, no matter how large or 
small it may be. HAVE YOU NOTICED THE SEED AND PLANT COLLECTIONS 7 
