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HARRIS’ RURAL ANNUAL FOR 1897 
NEW VARIETIES. 
Although many of the so-called novelties that are introduced every 
year are Inferior to older varieties, and some, even, perfectly worthless, 
nevertheless there area few that are really valuable. In order to determine 
which are of value and which are not, we try all the varieties in our Trial 
Grounds, and, if we find one superior in any way to the varieties we 
already have, we offer it to our customers; but we do not offer any varieties 
Just because they are new, and on which we might make a larger profit. 
ALL SEEDS TESTED. 
Many seeds that are sold-especially those placed on sale in country 
stores—are so old or poor that they will not grow. There is no excuse for 
a seedsman who sends out such seeds. It is, however, often done through 
carelessness rattier than with intention to defraud. But such carelessness 
brings serious losses upon the planter of the seeds. In order to be 
absolutely sure that the seeds we offer will grow, every lot of seed— 
* whether it be our own growing or imported—is TESTED, to show just 
what per cent, will grow. Any seeds that do not make a satisfactory 
showing are thrown away. We know, therefore, that all the seeds that 
we send out will grow. 
WE GUARANTEE 
That our seeds will grow, and are pure and true to name, in so far as 
should any prove otherwise, we will return the money paid for same or 
replace with good seed. Our seeds are all thoroughly tested before being 
sent out, so that we know that they will grow. 
WHAT WE OFFER. 
Seeds sent prepaid by mail or express, without cost to the purchaser. 
We pay postage and express churges on all seeds ordered at prices quoted 
in the body of this Catalogue. For prices of seeds in larger quantities to be 
sent by freight or express not prepaid, see wholesale price list, page 20. 
DISCOUNTS ON EA.RGER ORDER 8 .--Ou any order for seeds 
amounting to $ 3.00 or more, we will allow a DISCOUNT of 10 
PER CENT. 7'nis does not, however, include orders for Potatoes 
by the barrel, Field and Grass Seeds, Implements, and Fertilizers. 
ah our prices are us low us uuy, this discount is a direct saving in 
cush. 
To anyone who will get a friend or neighbor to Join with him in 
sending for seed we will allow to per cent, discount on the whole order. 
A GOOD VEG K 
There is nothing on a farm or on country and suburban places that 
will give more satisfaction than a good vegetable garden planted with the 
best varieties In the proper quantities. 
Farmers with ovory opportunity for having a largo, useful garden, ns a 
rule have the smallest and poorest gardens to bo found anywhere. Wo 
know of farmers with hundreds of acres of land and largo famillos, who 
plant a pint of peon, about as many beans, a fow hills of sweet corn and a 
dozen tomato plants, and that is all I 
Let everyone plan to have a good, large gardon t his year and onjoy the 
fruits thereof, Instead of living on pork and potatoes. 
For an ordinary family a garden should contain about the following 
and will require the quantities of seed named : 
Pens— First sowing 100 foot of row—1 quart First and Best or Alaska. 
Hooond sowing lloo feet of row—1 quart Nott’s Excolslor or Little Clem ; 
I quart Heroine or ilorsford's Market (Jurdon; 2 quarts Juno or Cham¬ 
pion of England. 
Lettuce 110 feet of row—1 packet each Iceberg and Deacon. 
Radish 20 feet of row 1 packet ouch BearloL Globo Short Top, White Box 
and Ohurtlor, 
Beets— 50 feet of row—1 ounoo Eclipse, 
Early Potatoes About 1,000 feet of row—1 bushel Early Harvest or Early 
May. 
Parsnlns 100 to 150 feet of row—1 ounce Guernsey Half Long. 
It will pay you to get your neighbors to send for seeds with you. If the 
seeds are heavy they can be sent by freight at a very small cost, and we 
will do up each order separately, with the name of the person for whom it 
is intended marked on the package, and send the whole, securely packed, 
to the person sending the order; or, if the seeds are to be sent by mail, we 
will send each order direct to the person ordering the seeds without any 
further trouble to the person getting up the club. 
Special Offer for Seeds in Packets.— Anyone sending us an order 
for seeds in packets amounting to $1.00, may select 25 cts. worth of seeds 
in packets extra; or, if the order amounts to $2.00, 50 cts. worth extra, or 
25 cts. worth of seeds extra for each $1.00 sent. Please notice that this 
offer is made on condition that the order is for seeds ordered in PACKETS. 
If you order packets to the amount of $1.00 you .may select packets to the 
amount of 25 cLs. in addition. Seeds ordered by the ounce, pint, quart or 
pound must not be included, either to make up the dollar’s worth of seeds 
or the extra 25 cents’ worth. 
HOW TO ORDER. 
jst. Please Use the Order Sheet that will be found attached to 
this Catalogue. 
2 d. Fill in your Name, PostofE.ce, County and State, and if you 
wish any of the order sent by express or freight, give your nearest express 
ofiice or mil road depot. 
3 d. How to Send Money.— The money must in all cases accompany 
the order. We will assume all the risks of the money reaching us if it is 
sent in the form of a postoffice money order, express money order, draft on 
New York, or in a registered letter, to the amount of $10.00, or to the 
amount of $1.00 in an ordinary letter. Fractions of a dollar ma 3 ' be sent 
in postage stamps. 
P. O. Money Orders should be made payable at Moreton Farm, N. Y. 
(Not New York City.) 
4 th. Seeds Sent by Express C. O. D.—lf one-third the amount of 
the order is sent we will forward the seeds by express and collect the 
balance on delivery. We cannot send anything by freight C. O. I), except 
by making sight drafts, which involves a good deal of trouble both to 
ourselves and the purchaser. 
5 th. When Seeds are Ordered by Freight, and there are a few 
seeds that you want early for a hot-bed, you had better order the seeds for 
the hol-bed by mall. The postage is very little. 
ABLE GARDEN. 
8alslfy— 100 to 150 feet of row—2 ounces Mammoth Sandwich Island. 
Onions -100 feet of row-1 ounce Yellow Globe Danvers, or better still, 2 
quarts onion sets. 
Beans-150 foot of row—1 pint Valentine Wax (earliest!; 1 pint Crystal 
Wax (later); :.'<) hills pint) Scotia date pole); 150 feet of row--l quart 
Burpee’s Bush JJma, or 50 hills (1 quart» King of Garden Lima. 
8weet Corn— 50 hills Shaker’s Early; 50 hills Country Gentleman or Ever¬ 
green ; 50 hills Hickox Improved; x / £ pint each kind. 
Cucumbers— 30 hills—1 packet each Siberian, Paris Pickling and Japan¬ 
ese Climbing. 
Musk Melons— 30 to 50 hills—1 packet Grand Rapids, 1 ounce Miller’s 
Cream, 1 packet Melrose. 
Squash— 10 hills-1 packet Giant Crookneck; 10 hills—1 packet Prolific 
Marrow; 20 hills—l ounce Hubbard or Marblehead. 
Tomato-10 to 15 plants—1 packet Early Minnesota; 15 to 20 plants—Poto¬ 
mac or Imperial. 
Cabbage— 25 plnnts—1 packet Early Jersey Wakefield or Etampes; 50 
plant*—Harris’ Short Stem. 
Cauliflower— 50 plants -1 packet Erfurt Earliest Dwarf or Snowball. 
Note.—T he early cabbage seed should be sown In April, and the later 
In May. and the plants set out as soon as large enough. Sow the caull- 
llowcr seed the latter part of May or first of June. 
BOOKS. 
Wo can furnish the following books postpaid at Publisher’s Prices: 
Tnlke on Mnnuree. By Joseph Harris, M. H. Now Edition. 
A practical and complete work on Manures and Fertilizers, 0011 - 
talnlng 40 chapters, ililll pages.Price... $1 76 
Gardening for Young and Old. By Joseph Harris. 
A work on the cultivation of vegetables and llowors. Illustrated. 1 25 
11 Harris on the Plg. M By Joseph Harris. Now Edition. 1 50 
Nitrate of 8odn ns n Manure. By Joseph Harris. IK) pages. 10 
Asparagus Culture. (Flexible Cloth). 60 
Celery for Profit. By T. Urionor. An excellent work on tho subject. 60 
Now Onion Culture. By T. Grloner.. 50 
New Potato Culture. By E. 8. Carman, Editor “Rural Now Yorker” 50 
Gardening for Profit. By Peter Henderson. 1 50 
Onions. How to Raise Them Profitably... 20 
Spraying Grope. How and When to do It. By Prof. Clarence M. 
Weed. 50 
Duck Oulture. By James Kunkin . 50 
Prolfte In Poultry. I 00 
Chemistry on the Fnrm. A book all farmers should rend. It pre¬ 
sents t he relations of ohomlstry to agriculture In a plain and use- 
Ail way... 1 00 
Howto Make the Carden Pay. By T. Greiner. A complete 
hook on Gardening, from making a hot-bed to harvesting the 
crops—written by a practical man. 
Terry’s A B C of Potato Culture. This book thoroughly treats 
the subject of successful and profitable potato growing, and Is well 
worth studying... 
Kalamazoo Celery. Its cultivation and secret of success. 
Cauliflowers and how to grow them.... 
How Crops Crow. By Prof Samuel W Johnson Every one who 
really wishes to know the fundamental principles of plant growth, 
now they obtain food from the soil and air, etc., should read and 
study this book. No one can properly understand fertilizing and 
cultivation of plants unless he knows the facts contained iu this 
book. 
Young Plants. Interesting and valuable to all amateurs who grow 
plants in the house or garden. 
Truck Farming In tho South. An excellent work on Market Gar- 
denlngln the South for the Northern MarkeLs. 
Gregory on Squashes.. 
Book-Keeping for Farmers. Gives a practical and easy method of 
keeping accounts on the farm. 
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