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JAMES J. H. GREGORY & SORTS RETAIL CATALOGUE. 
THE LINCOLN OAT. 
A Western firm who have had a large experience in oat rais¬ 
ing. pronounce the Lincoln oat u the best oat now before the 
American people. 
44 First, because of its great productiveness, four farmers 
having raised from 120 to 174 bushels from a single bushel of 
seed; 
44 Second, because it is very early; 
44 Third, because it appears to be nearly rust-proof; 
44 Fourth, because it stands up better than most kinds; 
44 Fifth, because its thin hull, soft nib, and heavy meat make 
it an excellent feeding oat; 
44 Sixth, it makes an excellent oatmeal.” 
I have before me recommendations from twenty-one farmers 
located in fourteen States, each of which substantiates one or 
all of the above claims. There can be no doubt but that the 
Lincoln oat is an acquisition, and will pay roundly to raise 
now before it retrogrades as new oats usually do after a few 
years. Price, per bushel, per express or freight, $1.50; per 
peck, 60c.; 3 lbs., per mail, 75c.; 1 lb., 30c.; pkg., 10c. 
lammotli Carmine Poiefl 
Horticultural Polo Bean, 
Every market-man is 
eager after the largest 
podded, the most produc¬ 
tive, and the richest Car¬ 
mine Colored Horticultural 
Pole Bean. Here lie will 
find decidedly the best and 
most attractive that has ever 
been catalogued . One of 
our clerks, who visited a 
large plantation of this 
new bean in 1893, tells me 
it was the handsomest 
sight in beans he ever saw. 
The thousands of poles 
were literally covered from 
top to bottom with its 
large extra, carmine col¬ 
ored pods; 44 painting the ’ 
landscape red ” with their 
mass of most brilliant col¬ 
oring. Not only are the 
pods so much richer in 
color, but both pods and 
beans are larger than those 
of the common kind. Mar¬ 
ket gardeners ivill grow no 
other variety of the Horticul¬ 
tural after having once made 
trial of this . Price, per 
pkg., 15c. 
VAUGHAN’S EARLIEST OF ALL TOMATO. 
There-are three varieties in the market bearing this name. 
The one we offer to our patrons is the earliest of the three. 
Thomas H. Brinton, of Chad’s Ford, Pa., writes us that this 
variety set fruit a we6k earlier, and had ripe tomatoes before 
the fruits of either of the other two named 44 First-of-all ” 
had any appearance of ripening. He found it 44 the earliest oj 
ninety varieties .” It is of medium size, flattish-round in shape, 
' being fairly smooth, and very productive. It closely re¬ 
sembles a variety we catalogued twenty years ago under the 
name of 44 Early York.” We recommend it for earliness, not as 
a standard sort. Price, per ounce, 40 cts.; per package, 10 cts. 
Japan Dark Green Cucumber. 
We have received, from an honored professor of the Agricul¬ 
tural College in Japan, seed of a fine new cucumber which is 
decidedly an acquisition. It is long, finely shaped, of a peculiar¬ 
ly rich, dark green color; medium late, very productive. 
The vines display a remarkable vigor,. holding greet , and bear¬ 
ing after other kinds have given out , even up to the appearance 
of frost. It makes fine, dark pickles. The runners differ from 
those of other kinds of cucumbers, in keeping their extremities, 
like squash vines, raised from the ground; the presence 
of a few stakes or a trellis would doubtless set them climb¬ 
ing. Price per package, 15 cents. 
LEARNED’S BLACK SEEDED TENNIS BALL 
LETTUCE. 
This is a variety of the black-seeded tennis ball that differs 
from others in the fact that it has been specially bred by years 
of selection and cultivation foi 
twice as large as the white 
variety. It has thus far been 
grown almost exclusively by 
the critical market gardeners 
in the vicinity of Boston. It 
is especially well worth the 
attention of all our many mar¬ 
ket-garden customers. It is 
claimed that not one plant in 
a hundred will fail to make a 
solid head. Excellent both 
for forcing and outdoor culti¬ 
vation. Price, per oz., 50c.; 
per package, 10c. 
DISCOUNTS TO MARKET GARDENERS AND OTHERS. 
4®- We believe we are the onltj seedsmen who give a cash dis¬ 
count on orders. When comparing our prices with other dealers 
don’t forget to deduct this discount from our prices .^ L 
