Vegetable Roots and Plants 
Transplanted Vegetable Plants 
On plant orders less than 60c, add 15c for packing 
We supply good healthy transplanted plants of all the varieties listed 
below, in tneir proper season. As soon as the transplants are taken 
from the flats in the greenhouse they are wrapped in moist moss and 
covered with oil paper, and mailed at once. Prices on plants in 1,000 
lots are for seedlings. Special varieties will be grown for you if ordered 
early. 
We cannot accept shipments beyond the third zone (300 miles) at 
prices quoted—all shipments beyond the third zone are sent at cus¬ 
tomer’s risk. 
On Plant Orders Less Than 60c Add Not 
15c for Packing. Ppd. to 3rd Zone Ppd. 
50 or more plants at the 100 rate. Dozen 100 1,000 
CABBAGE, Early. Ready in April and May. Marion 
Market (yellows resistant) midseason. Golden 
Acre, earliest, flat head. 
CABBAGE, Late. Ready in June. Hollander or 
Danish Ballhead (yellows resistant). 
CAULIFLOWER. Ready in April and May. Super 
Snowball .. 
CELERY, Early. Ready in June. Golden Self 
Blanching . 
CHIVES. Ready in April. Per bunch, about 1 doz. 
plants . 
EGG PLANT. Ready in May and June. Black 
Beauty . 
GROUND CHERRY. Ready in May and June. 
PEPPER. Ready in May and June. Hungarian 
Early (Hot Pepper) California Wonder. 
SWEET POTATO PLANTS. Ready in May and 
June . 
SAGE. Ready in May and June. 6 for 30c. . . . 
TOMATOES. Ready in May and June. Rutgers, 
Scarlet Topper, ' Earliana, Ponderosa, Bonny 
Best, John Baer, Oxheart, Bison. 
$0.25 
$1.00 
$8.00 
.25 
1.00 
8.00 
.30 
2.00 
12.50 
.25 
1.25 
9.50 
.30 
.35 
2.00 
12.50 
.35 
2.00 
12.50 
.35 
2.00 
12.50 
.25 
1.00 
6.00 
.50 
.30 
1.50 
10.50 
Tomatoesand Peppers—Individual Potted Plants75c perdozen,prepaid. 
FLOWERING PLANTS—See Pa S e 57 
Shovel Steel Garden Trowel 
Made of high carbon shovel 
steel, 6 -in. blade. Heavy 
malleable shank. Upper part of 
blade enameled blue, varnished 
handle. Price: 20c, prepaid. 
Frost Proof Cabbage Plants 
No Delivery Beyond the Third Zone (300 Miles). 
On plant orders less than 60c, add 15c for packing 
These plants are extremely hardy, and produce the earliest cabbage, 
fully three or four weeks ahead of any other plants. They are grown 
in Texas, during the winter, when the weather is often freezing, endur¬ 
ing cold rains and sleet. They can be set out as soon as the ground 
can be worked and are not injured by shipping or transplanting, as they 
make strong growth. 
We offer the three best sorts in bundles 
of about 100 of a kind only, which cannot 
be divided. Prices include postage. 
EARLY JERSEY WAKEFIELD, FLAT 
DUTCH or COPENHAGEN MARKET. 
Price 100 for 60c, 200 for $1.10, 500 
for $2.25, 1,000 for $3.50, prepaid to 3rd 
zone. 
Not available after May 1. 
Iowa grown plants of the above varie¬ 
ties will be available at the same prices 
from May 1st to June 10 th. 
ONION 
Sets 
and 
GARLIC 
Bulbs— 
page 1 5. 
Frost Proof Cabbage. 
Bermuda 
Onion Plants 
Not Available After May 1st. 
To mature extra early, these are 
grown in Texas, under winter con¬ 
ditions that make them extremely 
hardy and vigorous. They produce 
the finest flavored mild onions, in just 
a short time. They are excellent to 
grow for green onions, early in spring, 
or they may be allowed to develop 
to their full size and used in the fall. 
They grow large and are fine for mar¬ 
ket. 
We ship Onion Plants at proper 
time for setting out. In bundles of w 
75-100 each. Bermuda Onion Plants. 
Prices: Two bundles 30c, 5 bundles 
60c, 10 bundles $1.00, prepaid, to 3rd 
zone. Case of 60 bundles $3.50, not prepaid, weight 35 lbs. 
Washington 
Asparagus 
Roots 
Sixty plants will fill a 
hundred feet of row 
and will supply a fam¬ 
ily of four. 
Free circular: “How 
to Grow Asparagus.” 
Ask for it! 
Giant Rust-proof — a 
fast groiver. 
The tips are firm and tight, and do 
not open out until quite tall. They are 
dark green and thick, of beautiful ap¬ 
pearance when bunched. The soil should 
be deeply dug, and plenty of fertilizer 
mixed in, before the roots are set out. 
Set the roots in rows 3 feet apart and 
1 Vi feet apart in the rows. The plants 
should be set so that the crowns are 2 
inches below the surface. One-year-old 
plants are considered best for setting out. 
Price: One-year-old roots, 25 for 55c, 
50 for 90c, 100 for $1.50, prepaid to 3rd 
zone.—Not prepaid: 500 for $5.00, 1,000 
for $8.50. 
Horse Radish Roots (Ma liner Kren) 
The large white variety from Bohemia—much larger and sturdier roots 
than the common variety. Exceptionally fast grower and most profitable 
of all. Flesh pure white. By mail, 12 for 35c, 100 for $1.50, prepaid. 
New Time and Labor 
Saver. 
An amazingly effec¬ 
tive hoe for weeding 
and mulching. Works 
fast—and so easy to 
operate — it’s child’s 
play! 
No chopping—no striking—no lifting. Just an easy push 
and pull. Blade with six cutting edges—made of high 
carbon steel, with strong wood handle. Easy on the back! 
Cuts around trees, shrubs, vines and plants where no ordi¬ 
nary hoe can operate. Price: $1.50, prepaid. 
PUSH - $1.50 
PULL" HOE ppd - 
Ruby Rhubarb 
A new intensely red rhubarb originated in Canada. Even the inside 
of stalk is red. Makes delicious rhubarb sauce. Price: strong roots 
45c each, 5 for $2.10, 10 for $3.30, prepaid to 3rd zone. 
Victoria Rhubarb 
or Pie Plant 
Rhubarb affords the earliest sauces and 
pies in spring. Set roots out in spring or j 
fall, in rows 4 feet apart so the crowns are 
an inch below the surface. Dc not pull 
stalks the first season. Plants set out in 
the spring will bear quite abundantly the 
following season. Fertilizing in the fall will 
be of great help to the next season’s crop. 
Price: 3 for 30c; 12 for $1.00, postpaid to 
3rd zone.—Not prepaid: 100 for $5.50. 
New MacDonald 
Red Rhubarb 
This is the new strain becoming im¬ 
mensely popular with growers everywhere, 
on account of its bright crimson color. It 
originated in Quebec, and roots only are 
available. Produces large tender stalks, 
very succulent, and has a bright raspberry 
color when cooked. This variety will re¬ 
place the common strain as soon as pro¬ 
duction can be increased. Roots while 
available are offered at 40c each, 5 for i 
$1.75, prepaid to 3rd zone. Not prepaid, _ 
10 for $2.75, 25 for $6.50. 
New MacDonald Red 
Rhubarb. 
On Plant Orders Amounting to Less than 60c, Add 1 5c for Packing 
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