Good Seeds Cheap'^Good as Can Be Growrt^J^one BetteT at rRjmj Price 51 
The Improved Soil Inoculator, Nobhe-Hiltner Procvia 
Restores and Maintains Soil Fertility 
“CROP INSURANCE” Qeimaco Hotkaps 
798 
BUCKBEE’S NEW TOMATO 
ABRAHAM LINCOLN 
The 
Giant 
World Beating 
TOMATO 
This famous Tomato was originated on Buckbee’s 
Rockford Seed Farms and named in honor of Illinois’ 
greatest ^on, Abraham Lincoln. This giant Tomato 
was first introduced by H. W. Buckbee in 1923 and is 
the largest Tomato we have ever grown. We have had 
as many as 9 Tomatoes in a single cluster with a total 
weight of 7 pounds; the average weight however is 
about a pound, but customers have reported produc¬ 
ing single fruits weighing nearly 3 pounds. Color, 
beautiful dark red, attractive fruits, extra heavy, 
large, sweet, solid and meaty, with very few seeds, 
and for so large a Tomato it is remarkably smooth 
and free from cracks and seams. 
Abraham Lincoln Tomato, while unusually large, 
ripens all the way through the fruit, making it an 
ideal variety for Catsup, Chilli Sauce, Tomato Juice, 
and slicing. It is a very shy seeder; therefore the 
flesh is firm and meaty. 
BUCKBEE’S ABRAHAM LINCOLN 
TWIST-EMS 
For Nurseries, Estates 
And Amateur Gardeners 
“Twist-Ems” are dark green strong 
tapes with wire reinforcing that make 
pei’fect plant ties. Plaep “Twist-Ems” 
around stem' and support. 
Twist ends between thumb 
and finger. In a “flash” 
the stem is securely tied. 
1721— Box of 250 4" lengths 
1722— Box of 125 8" lengths 
35c per Box 
3Boxes$1.00 
Postpaid 
Gar¬ 
den 
Size 
Bu. 
Size 
1 
Bu. 
Size 
IH 
Bu. 
Size 
2 
Bu. 
Size 
2>i 
Bu. 
Size 
5 
Bu. 
Size 
10 
Bu. 
Size 
1696 
$0.30 
$0.50 
$1.00 
1697 
.30 
.50 
1.00 
1698 
.30 
.50 
1.00 
1699 
.30 
.50 
1.00 
1701 
.30 
.50 
1.00 
1702 
.25 
.40 
$0.60 
$1.70 
1703 
.30 
$0.50 
1.00 
$1.40 
1704 
$0.10 
.25 
.40 
1.70 
1705 
.10 
.25 
.40 
.60 
1.70 
1706 
.10 
.25 
.40 
.60 
1.70 
1707 
.30 
.50 
1.00 
1708 
.25 
.40 
.60 
1.70 
1709 
.30 
.50 
1.00 
1.40 
1700 
Lima Beans. 
.10 
.30 
.50 
1.00 
1.40 
Garden size Bacteria for Peas, Sweet Peas, Beans and 
Lupins (3 in 1). Sufficient quantity to treat from 1 oz. to 4 
lbs. of Seed. Price 10 cts., postpaid. 
JUST A 
SIMPLE 
1ST OF 
THE WRIST 
AND THE 
PLANT IS TIED 
T omatoes 
The plant is sturdy, healthy grower with distinctive 
bronzy green foliage; it ripens the first fruit immed¬ 
iately following the ones of the first sort, and con¬ 
tinues bearing from that time until the plant is killed 
by frost. This variety was originated on H. W. 
Buckbee’s Seed Farm in Rockford, Illinois, and in the 
recent purchase of the “Buckbee” business we secured 
the original stock seed, and offer same to you as long 
as supply remains unsold, at the following special 
prices: Catalog No. 798—Pkt., 25 cts.; 5 pkts., $1.00; 
Yi oz., $1.25; Yz oz., $2.00; oz., $3.50, postpaid. 
NEW REDUCED PRICES 
Earlier Crops Mean Higher 
Prices 
From Maine to California Germaco HOTKAPS keep 
out frost, rain, wind, birds and insects, and protect the 
tender seedling or plant until it is well out of the 
ground and prospering. 
Each HOTKAP is a small hothouse, to speed develop¬ 
ment as well as protect. HOTKAPS mean stronger, 
healthier plants, with larger and earlier yields—and 
premium prices result! Crops protected with HOT¬ 
KAPS get to market 2 to 3 weeks earlier, sometimes 
more. Their slight cost is returned many times in 
higher prices. 
HOTKAPS are patented wax paper cones, placed 
over the seed or plant. They maintain pei’fect mulch 
around each plant, by preventing drying and crusting 
of the ground. They are easy to set out. One man can 
place 3,000 or more in a day. 
Special Prices hy Mail Postpaid 
1720^—25 Hotkaps and Composition setter.$0.65 
1718— 100 Hotkaps, composition setter and tamper.... 2.75 
1719— 250 Hotkaps, composition setter and tamper.... 4.50 
1716— Steel setter and tamper. 1.90 
1715—Metal garden setter, each.50 
1717— Steel tamper, each.35 
1714—Not Prepaid Prices on Hotkaps and Setters 
Shipping weight 28 lbs. per 1000 
1,000 or more .$10.75 per M 
5,000 or more . 10.50 per M 
10,000 or more . 10.25 per M 
25,000 or more . 10.00 per M 
1716—Steel setter and tamper—Shipping weight 4 lbs. $1.50 
Mrs. H. R. Cusil, Henderson, Ky.—Your Abraham Lincoln Tomatoes are 
superfine. Had clusters of 6 to 10 fruits that averaged over 1 ^4 Ih. each. 
Geo. Lintz, Alton, Ill.—I raised 5 Abraham Lincoln Tomatoes in one 
cluster that weighed lbs. Every one was as smooth as an apple. 
“Insure your 
crops with 
Nitragin. Best 
investment you 
could make.** Look on the Label for the GERM COUNT, 
Expiration DATE and PRICE. 
Every GARDENER Should Know 
That Peas, Beans, Sweet Peas and Lupines belong to the 
Legume family—plants that bear their seed in a pod—like clover 
and alfalfa. All legumes form a partnership at the roots with 
certain kinds of helpful bacteria called Legume Germs, that are 
able to pump or draw nitrogen from the air and give it to the 
plant. They form on the roots in colonies, looking like lumps 
called nodule.s, which are really nitrogen storehouses. 
Without these germs, legumes would rob the soil of nourish¬ 
ment and have a sickly growth. Few soils contain a natural 
supply of these beneficial organisms. It is therefore necessary to 
“inoculate”—apply these nitrogen-gathering germs directly to 
the seed before planting. All Agriculturists recommend inocula¬ 
tion for legumes. 
NITRAGIN is a granular MOIST soil-like culture, packed in 
tins. Easy to apply. Directions on every can. 
Prices for NITRAGIN Bacteria Culture listed below. Postpaid. 
“Twist- Ems" 
The New Handy Plant-Tie 
A Simpler, Quicker, Better Method 
of Tying Up Your Vegetable and 
Flower Plants. Just a Simple Twist 
of the Wrist and It’s Tied. 
