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ALFRED E. CONARD, WEST GROVE, PA. 
CHOICE VEGETABLE SEEDS 
For the convenience of our patrons we offer a choice selection of the very best vegetable seeds. Our 
list has been carefully selected and includes those varieties which experience has shown to be the 
best and most desirable for the family garden. Our stock is obtained from the most reliable sources and 
is warranted fully equal in every way to those sent out by any one. All our vegetable seeds are put up 
in full size liberal packets. Postage is paid by us. 
NOTICE. — A discount of one-third off is allowed on all orders for three packets or more, but 
no discount can be given on the special collections or on seeds bought by weight or measure. 
BUSH BEANS.— Black Wax. Best first early snap 
short; very tender and fine flavored. Pkt. 5 cts.; 
pint 20 cts. 
Best of All. Long green pods, delicious quality; 
early and abundant, Pkt. 5 cts.; pint 20 cts. 
Improved Red Valentine. Round, fleshy pods, 
matures quickly ; excellent. Pkt. 5 cts.; pint 
20 cts. 
Boston Favorite. Large size, delicious flavor; 
good both green and dry. Pkt. 5 cts.; pint 
20 cts. 
Burpee's Bush Lima. The best of all the bush 
Limas; fully equal to the true large white Lima 
bean in size and luscious flavor ; very productive 
and good, and requires no poles, Pkt. 8 cts.; 
% pint 20 cts. 
Henderson's Bush Limn. Not so large or highly 
flavored as the true Lima, but a very excellent 
bush bean ; 'very early, hardy and productive. 
Pkt. 8 cts.; pint, 25 cts. 
POLE BEANS, White Creaseback (the best early 
green podded Pole Bean). Very fleshy, tender 
and fine flavored. Pkt. 5 cts.; pint, 25 cts. 
Lazy Wife Pole Bean. Most abundant bearer, 
unsurpassed quality; valuable for late. Pkt. 5 
cts.; pint 25 cts. 
Challenger Lima (Dreer's). Large, thick, fleshy 
beans, the best of all the Pole Limas. Pkt. 8 cts.; 
pint, 30 cts. 
Large White Lima. True, large, white Lima, 
well known and much esteemed. Pkt 8 cts.; 
SWEET CORN, FIRST OF ALL. Repeated trials 
have proven this excellent new variety from four 
to six days earlier than the Cory. It is very pro- 
ductive ; the ears are of good size, very sweet, de- 
licious flavor, fully entitling it to rank as the 
earliest and best sweet corn. Pkt. 8 cts ; pint25 cts. 
Cory, next to '-First of All." The best very early 
Sweet Corn; good size, perfect ears; excellent 
quality. Pkt. 5 cts; pint 20 cts. 
Early Minnesota. The standard second early 
Sweet Corn, fine size, sweet, handsome, and well 
flavored. Pkt. 5 cts.; pint 20 cents. 
Shakers' Large Early. Large, well filled ears. 
pearly white, and delicious flavor. Pkt. 5 cts.; 
pint 20 cts. 
New Country Gentleman. Highly valued for its 
great productiveness and luscious quality. Pkt. 
5 cts.; pint 20 cts. 
Stowell's Evergreen. The best all season Sweet 
Corn for market and family use. Pkt. 5 cts ; 
pint, 20 cts 
Improved Ruby Sweet Corn. Both stalks and 
husks are of a very handsome dark-red color, 
highly ornamental and bears two to three good, 
large ears to the stalk. The corn is pure white, 
and extremely tender, juicy and delicious. Pkt. 
5 cts.; pint, 2 » cts. 
PEAS. American Wonder. Earliest of all, grows 
only eight or ten inches high; matures in fifty 
days. Pkt. 5 cts.; pint, 25 cts. 
McLean's Little Gem. Nearly as early and of 
larger growth than Wonder ; most excellent 
quality; requires no sticking. Pkt 5 cts.; pint, 
20 cts. 
Heroine (New). The best second early Pea; a 
fh-st-class green Avrinkled variety, immensely 
productive; large, heavy puds with seven to 
nine large peas in each ;' has the rich, luscious 
flavor of Champion of England, but is earlier 
and more productive. Pkt. 8 cts.; pint 25 ct«. 
Abundance. Best main crop Pea for general use. 
Pkt. 5 cts.; pint, 20 cts.: quart, 40 cts. 
Champion of England. One of the best and most 
popular Peas grown ; late, very pro ■motive and 
excellent every way. Pkt. 5 cts.; pint, 20 cts. 
POPCORN. New Golden. Finest variety in ex- 
istance ; pops very large ; perfectly white, sweet, 
and delicious, Pkt. 5 cts.; quart 40 cts. 
MUSTARD. White London. Best for family use. 
Pkt. 5 efc-.; oz 10 ct-. 
ASPARAGUS. Conover's Colossal. Best standard 
variety. Soak the seed in warm water, and sow- 
in drills two i nches deep. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts. 
BEETS. New Columbia. An improved, extra 
early variety; deep, blood-red, superior to all 
other early sortsin quality ; matures quickly; very 
tender and sweet; esteemed very valuable, both 
for early and main crop planting; easily the best 
of all. Pkt. 8 cts.; oz., 15 cts. 
Egyptian Blood Turnip. Considered the earliest 
of all; matures very quickly; deep blood-red. 
Pkt. 5 cts.: oz., 10 cts 
Eclipse. Quite as early and good, and retains its 
quality better than the Egyptian. Pkt. 5 cts ; 
oz., 10 cts 
Early Bassano. Large, very early, and the sweet- 
est and best of all. Pkt. 5 cts ; oz., 10 cts. 
Large Late Blood Red. Sow middle of June: 
large size; best long keeper for winter. Pkt. 5 
cts.; oz., 10 cts. 
Sugar. Lane's Improved Sugar Beet, the best and 
most popular variety for feeding stock; very 
rich and sugary, and produces thirty to forty 
tons per acre. Pkt. 5 cts,, oz. 10 cts. 
SUMMER CABBAGE. Early Je sey Wakefield. 
The best first early Cabbage; very popular wher- 
ever known; fine pointed heads, very solid; ex- 
cellent quality. Pkt. 5 cts ; oz., 25 cts. 
Early Winnyig^tadt. Very early, hard pointed 
heads, similar to Wakefield; highly esteemed. 
Pkt. 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts. 
Burpee's All Head Early. The earliest and best 
large Cabbage ; combines earliness with large 
size and superb quality ; best of all early Cab- 
bages. Pkt. 8 cts.; oz , 25 cts. 
Philadelphia Surehead. This is one of the very 
best all seasons Cabbage ; stands at the very top 
of the list for productiveness and quality; has 
no superiors. Pkt. * cts; oz., 25 cts. 
Large Red Drumhead. Makes round solid heads; 
deep red color; excellent for pickling and table 
use. Pkt. 5 cts ; oz., 20 cts. 
Perfection Drumhead Savoy. The finest curled 
Drumhead Savoy ; large, solid heads, rich, deli- 
cate flavor. Pkt 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts. 
CAULIFLOWER. Early Snow Ball. An excel- 
lent and reliable sort, sure to head, and of 
delicious flavor. Pkt. 8 cts.; % oz. 85 cts 
CELERY. White Plume. Crisp, solid and fine 
flavor; easiest of all to grow; requires no blanch- 
ing Pkt. 5 cts ; oz., 30 cts. 
New Golden Self-blanching. Cannot be too high- 
ly recommended ; rich golden-white, perfectly 
solid, crisp and brittle; a true, self-blanching 
variety; requires no earthing up. Pkt. 5 cts. 
% oz , 20 cts. 
New Rose. Beautiful pink or rose-colored stalks, 
very tender and crisp, rich nutty flavor; excel- 
lent keeper. Pkt. 5 cts ; oz., 25 cts. 
Giant Pascal Celery. The best for winter use; 
stalks remarkably large, solid and crisp, delici- 
ous flavor; can be eaten while small, or will 
keep all winter. Pkt. 5 cts., oz., 25 cts. 
Cress, or Pepper Grass. Extra fine curled, used 
for soups and salads. Pkt. 5 cts ; oz., 10 cts. 
MUSK MELON or CANTALOUPE, Bay View. 
An excelle .t variety of large size; very produc- 
tive and fine flavor. Pkt. 5 cts.- oz 10 cts. 
New Melrose. New and extra fine; rich, fine 
flavor, very spicy and delightful ; an abundant 
bearer, large size ; very handsome ; the new est 
and best. Pkt. 8 cts ; oz., 25 cts. 
Perfection, or Princess. Extra fine quality, large 
size, very thick flesh ; highly esteemed. Pkt. 5 
cts ; oz., 10 cts. 
Delmonico. Large size, orange pink flesh; sweet 
rich flavor; hardy and productive. Pkt. 5 cts.; 
oz., 10 cts. 
Emerald Gem. Absolutely unsurpassed in rich, 
delicious flavor, in fact the best and finest 
flavored variety in cultivation to date. Pkt. 5 
cts : oz., 10 c-ts. 
PARSNIP. Improved Guernsey. The finest Par* 
snip grown for family use. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz.. 10 cts. 
EGG PLANT. New York Improved Large Purole. 
The best Kgg Plant in cultivation. Pkt. 5 cts ; 
J <, oz. 20 cts, 
