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DESIRABLE NOVELTIES AND SPECIALTIES. 
FTHEmST, 
LFLlClovs 
MEIO. 
I offer this season, “THE PRINCESS” a new 
Muskmelon of extraordinary value, which after a 
thorough trial has proven of unsurpassed quality. 
My engraving, made from uature, shows their shape, 
which is nearly round, with heavily netted dark 
green skin; the flesh is of a rich salmon color, thick¬ 
er than in most melons, and in flavor is SWEET 
AND LUSCIOUS BEYOND DESCRIPTION. They ri¬ 
pen early, and grow to good size, frequently weigh¬ 
ing eight to ten pounds each. The vines grow vigor¬ 
ously and are very productive, often producing six 
to eight perfect melons on a single vine. 
Pkt. 5 cts. 6 for 25 cts. 
SEMINOLE WATERMELON. 
This new melon originated in Florida, the land of 
melons. It is extra early, extra large, enormously 
productive, and of most delicious flavor. All lovers 
of fine melons should give the New Seminole a trial. 
Pkt. 10 cts., 3 for 25 cts. 
FLOWERS. 
”God might have made the earth bring 
Enough for great and small, [forth 
The oak-tree and tjje cedar-tree. 
Without a flower at alL 
He might have made enough, enough 
For every want of ours. 
For luxury, medicine, and toil. 
And yet have made no flowers. 
Our outward life requires them not. 
Then wherefore had they birth ? 
To minister delight to man. 
To beautify the earth! 
To comfort man—to whisper hope 
Whene’er his faith is dim. 
For He who careth for the flowers 
Will care much more for him! 
GIRLS 
& BOYS 
A chance 
for you 
to make 
i money. 
Get up 
clubs for 
the 
Cinnamon 
Vine. 
It is 
easily done 
see pages 
13 and 18. 
BEANS: New Golden 
Prize,—Early, and very 
productive: pods long, 
brittle, and ENTIRELY 
STRINGLESS: of a rich 
golden wax color. Excel¬ 
lent both as a snap bean ■ 
and a shell bean for win¬ 
ter use. The plants grow 
very uniform; are ex¬ 
ceedingly hardy, and I 
have never known them 
to blight, or rust in the 
least. I consider them 
decidedly the best dwarf 
bean, I ever raised. Pkt. 
10 c. 3 for 25 c. qt. 45 cts. 
DRUMHEAD SAVOY CABBAGE. 
Few are aware HOW 
EXCELLENT are the Sa¬ 
voy Cabbages. They are 
of much finer flavor and 
quality than the best of 
other sorts. Every family 
should grow some for 
their own use. The Drum¬ 
head I offer is the best of 
its class, and is aptly call¬ 
ed ’ ’Perfection. ’ The 
heads are large, finely 
curled, very compact, and 
of most superior flavor. It is an excellent winter 
keeper. My strain of seed is unusually choice and 
far superior to the imported, [which I could furnish 
for half my prices.] Pkt. 5 cts. 6 for 25 cts. 
one-fourth lb. 75 cts. lb. $2.50. 
CARROT. New Oxheart. This carrot comes from 
France, and is a decided advance in shape, and is 
easily harvested; it is very thick, attaining from 
three to four Inches in diameter. It is of fine quality, 
and will prove of great value both in family and mar¬ 
ket gardens. Pkt. 5 c. 
H. A. Mc.QUISTON, Fair Haven, Ohio. May, 30 th. 
1889. writes:—The last three years I have planted 
Cook’s seeds side by side with those of our most re¬ 
liable seedsmen such as * * * * * 
and many others; and Cook’s always come out ahead. 
I have watched it closely and it has surprised me 
greatly: the difference must be in the vitality of seed. 
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[CUT ONE-THIRD NATURAL SIZE]. 
COOK’S IMPROVED LIMA. —Best Lima 
Bean grown, either for home use or market, very 
productive. It is the most tender and delicious of all 
the bean family; is the result of long and careful se¬ 
lection. Gsr - io days to two weeks earlier than 
other sorts. Pkt. 10 cts. 3 for 25 cts. 
LARGE SUGAR PARSNIP:— Roots long, white, 
smooth, tender, sugary, and of excellent flavor. 
Parsnips are improved by remaining in the ground 
exposed to frost during winter. Pkt. 5 c. 
MANGEL-WURZEL BEET. 
GOLDEN TANKARD. This is decidedly the finest 
mangle in cultivation; the flesh rich golden yellow, 
exceeclngly nutricious. It is a very heavy croppei. 
Pkt. 6 cts. 1-4 tb 20 cts. lb. 50 cts. 
WHAT YOU WANT is the best seeds and the most favorable price. Send me your orders. You will get Good Seeds, Good Measure, Good Extras and plenty of them. It 
b easy to make selections from my Catalog. My seeds are ” lucky seeds ” all the unlucky seeds are left out. I sell seeds that grow and only varieties that IT PAYS to grow. 
