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Condon s "Sure Crop”
GARDEN AND FARM GUIDE FOR 1916
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SEND FOR OUR SEEDS AND GROW
“Vegetables Like These”
“Happy New Year to All ”
Say! I surely did enjoy all those nice letters my little friends wrote me last year, and I hope you liked the seeds you bought and the Free Seeds Dad put in.
Now we’re all a year older and better ac- quainted, so I feel at home with you and want you all to feel at home with me, and write often, whether you want any seeds or not; for you know I’m the lad that will be waiting on you when Daddy gets too old.
Uncle and Dad say a successful seed business must be built to last for years, and to make it lasting and reliable you must have people in charge who have worked on the farm and know the necessity of grow- ing and selling only the Very Best Seeds. That’s why Dad’s so particular, I guess, to have everything just right, and why he wants me to start at the bottom and learn to be a farmer and seed grower too, so I can take his place when I grow up. That’s what Ma says too, so I’m trying and I want every boy and girl who gets our catalog this year to send us a little order at least and you can tell your Mamma and Daddy if they use lots of seeds they’ll be well satisfied with our seeds. There’s None Better I’m sure, or we’d have ’em.
In ordering remember to mention to Daddy you
want the free seeds for trial, he’ll put ’em in I’m sure. Write or come to see us sometime. Yours truly,
SPECIAL 1916
WHOLESALE PRICE LIST
For Market Gardeners and Large Planters
CONDON BROS., Seedsmen
ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS Rock River Valley Seed Farm
OUR MOTTO — The Best Seeds Mother Earth Affords at the Lowest Possible Prices
“QUALITY COUNTS”
Without good seeds it is impossible to produce good crops. Our Aim is to SUPPLY ONLY the HIGHEST POSSIBLE QUALITY PRODUCED BY MOTHER EARTH. YOU CAN- NOT BUY BETTER SEEDS, NO MATTER WHAT YOU PAY. Several varieties of seeds are very short crop this year, particularly Beans, consequently we reserve the privilege of declining orders for Beans alone.
In connection with other seeds will protect all our customers on Beans at the VERY LOW PRICES listed as long as our stock lasts. Field Seeds are all listed at ROCK BOTTOM PRICES, JAN. 1, 1916, but are subject to change without notice.
Write for samples and Special Prices on your Field Seed re- quirements. Will save you money.
HOW SEEDS ARE SHIPPED
The prices quoted in this list do not include transportation charges. Seeds ordered from this SPECIAL list will be shipped by EXPRESS OR FREIGHT at buyer’s expense. If wanted by mail, postage must be added at the rate of 7c per pound or 12c per quart. TERMS: CASH WITH ALL ORDERS. We make no charge for boxes, bags, packing or cartage. All goods delivered to transportation company FREE OF CHARGE.
Half Bushels furnished at Bushel Rates, y% Bushel at *4 Bushel rates, y2 pounds at pound rates.
We GuaranteeSafe and Prompt Delivery on Every Order
CONDON BROS., Seedsmen, Rockford, 111.
Rock River Valley Seed Farm
14 Bu. *0.95
1.20
Selected First and Best. ..
won?erEttrly Philadelphia
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Nott 8 Excelsior
Sutton's Excelsior
5nUe 4fnerican Wonder
Bliss Everbearing
Bliss Abundance
nwo8/^’? Market Garden
Dwarf Telephone
Tall Telephone Improved ...!!!.!!!;
Tall or (Admiral Dewey;
Champion of England. Tall
j£8 S5S? Eye’ Marrow f a i ! ! ' 1 1
fecT oThB'l Wnner ! Wfo?
Little Marvel 7.’. J ^ #
n BEANS
Best Dwarf Yellow Podded or Wax Snap Beans
Condon’s Rust Proof Golden Wax 3S •> 7
Chanenge Black Wax Pencll Pod ;;;;;;;; ;■<
Davl8Ew^te W^0 German °r Black Wa* II H
Wardwell's Kidney Wai I I I I 1 I I CroD
Currie's Rust Proof Wax ' '
Refugee Wax -
Round Pod Kidney Brittle Wax
>und Pod Kidney Brittle Wax'.'. Ill; °*?p
,BfS^J?.warf Varieties f°r Shelling and Baking
oelect White Nftvv nr Poo Poon ® .
White Marrow
Selecd White Navy or Pea Bean
White Marrow
Dwarf Horticultural or Wren’s' Egg
noiucuuura Fancy Red Kidney.
Brown Swedish <>q \
Best Dwarf Green Podded Bush Snap-Beans
Refugee! Io?Woedt?tr,ie8t Red Valentine 24 1
Burpee’s StrIngless°GrVen Pod '. . ‘ 35 l
S tr ingle ss Green Pnd 00 X
tjountirui
Long Yellow SLx Weeks
B1 m i. \ alentine
Condon’s "Sure Crop” Stringless. ..7! !
Best Varieties Pole
SffiS'&JSPiSK S,°infeder.°r °ld H°mestead-
Red Speckled Cut Short or Corn Hill . . .’
Mammoth Podded Horticultural....
Lazy Wife
Golden Cluster Wax ..7.7.7.
Burger's Giant Podded Stringiess' or ' White heeded Kentucky Wonder, also known as St. Louis Perfection Pole
The Best Limas
Henderson’s Bush Lima
Burpee’s Bush Lima
Burpee’s Improved Bush Lima. 7 7 . 7 7 77"
King of the Garden Lima, Pole
Seibert’s Early Lima, Pole
Large White Lima, Pole
SWEET CORN
First of All
Early Red Cory
Early Adams
Ea?ly Cro®K€r..^een.0r Whi,e
Mammoth White Cory....
Upson’s Early Columbia
Private Stock White Evergreen . i'
Country Gentleman
Peep O’Day
Burpee's Golden
Best of All
Early Minnesota
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Early White Evergreen Black Mexican
Bonvallet’s Giant
SWEET CORN— Continued iffi-
ASPARAGUS
Columbian Mammoth* White . . . . . . .’ . . ‘ . . . . ’
. BEET — Condon’s Best Table Sorts
Bl00<1 TurnlP Best Deep Rod
_ Smooth Blood.
Edmand’s Blood Turnip
&?‘rtt’aP„M?n’ 8e,‘ct S,ra,n: : : : :
Early Blood Turnip
SSut'WP*1? 5?d' Originator's Strain . .'..■'ll
Swiss Chard. Silver Ribbed
Swiss Chard. Green Leaved
Bastlarre Earl> Blood Turnip
Early Eclipse
New Dark Stinson
Market Gardeners' 1 . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
T„ , w , SUGAR BEETS
Ivlein Wanzleben
Vlimorln’s Jtmproved Sugar ! .* ! ! ! i *
Giant Feeding Sugar, or Half Sugar Mangel. . .
MANGEL
Improved Golden Tankard
Golden Monarch
Yellow Globe
Improved Mammoth Long Red. 1 1
„ CABBAGE
True Genuine Danish Ballhead
Exira Early Wlnnlngstadt
Glory of Enkhuizen
Early Jersey Wakefield, Select . !
Charleston *Wa1fe£eldU,?™?r.‘ ’ 7 ! L
Condon s Dwarf Early Flat Dutch '
Large nLateaDrumheadlZe Late F,at Dutch: ! ! ! !
Louisville Drumhead
v£J'°DulS Market. Originator's Strain 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Xew Red Danish Round Head
Mammoth Red Rock
Improved American Savoy
Burpee’s Prize Sure Head .77.
Copenhagen Market
Condon's Cannon Ball — Best Gregory’s All Seasons Dutch Winter or H Danish Round Head
I First Early.
Hollander.
SSL
•'Dry Weather"
CARROT
_ , , „ , Market Gardeners’ Special Stocks y. ,
Condon's Private Stock Danvers... $„
Ox Heart, or Guerande 10
Sutton's Intermediate
Improved Long Orange
: Horn 7 7
Early Scarlet Horn. Half Long Danvers. New Early Chantenc
Mammoth White Belgian
Mammoth Yellow Belgian . . . Condon’s Prize Winner Stock.
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Finest Strain
White Plume. Private Stock.
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Kalamazoo. Perfected' Strain I
New Columbia, Seleet Strain "
tmprov.'.l Gol.l.n Heart
Winter Reliance. Select Strain I I I
„ , CUCUMBER
"V” s Earty Pickling
olarly Short Green
Klondike Select .*/.
Pr«>i5& or Boston Pickling.' I I
Arlington White Spine
Emerald— Very Dark Omen I
London ’Long™ 3roenV ,mI>rov*’'1 oiiin.
Dnvls' Perfect, Select..
S>'°A«° flow*. ®T Westernct.il "ll ;;;
Jap^ifa™ cim?birnrr.ng. 1 1 . 1
§?wraEa^n/cmSt‘e?8P!ne' Se,'Ct S'°^: •’ !
West India Gherkins .a,..*!!!.**”*;
Condon’s White Wonder '.I,'.'.'.'.'.
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BaHy^Long^ Ihjrplo mDr°Vel
Black Beauty ! *!!!.*!!!.*!!!!!*. : : : * *
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Green Curled
White Curled
Giant Fringed or Oyster
„ , KOHL RABI
Early White Vienna
Early Purple Vienna I 1 1 1 " I ” " ’
KALE OR BORECOLE
Dwarf Green Curled •
Tall Scotch Green Curled
LEEK
Broad Leaf, or New Flag
LETTUCE
Condon's Cabbage Head. Original Strain . . . Tomhannock
-S I rr» i » • 'in's Knrly <’urlrd
May King
Iceberg
Improved Hanson
Early Prize Head
Big HoHton, Select
Salamaifder rket Gardener'" EarlV FbWlng* Seleot! ! .'
Grand Rapids^- Best
Black Seeded 8lmpso:
California Cream But
Drumhead, or Malta
Paris White Cos
Lapp’s Black 8eeded Cabbage Head !]!!!!*!!! Immensity
MUSKMELON
Condon’s Delicious Gold Lined Rocky Ford . . .
Condon's Perfection
Shumway'a Giant
Netted Rock. Select Stock
Grand Rapids
Davis’ Grand Select .**]**
Emerald Gem
Condon’s New Honey Sweet
Ferry’a Defender
Tip Top — True 8traln
Burrell1 s Gem
Improved Green Nutmeg ! i
Thorobred Rocky Ford
Improved Early Hackensack i
Osage— True 8elect Strain
Banana
Hoodoo
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Early Alaska, Private Stock, Extra Select . .. |
. .80.15 |
80.95 |
$3.50 |
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Ameer or Claudit, Earliest of All |
1.20 |
4.50 |
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Selected First and Best |
. . .17 |
1.05 |
4.00 |
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Extra Early Philadelphia |
. . .17 |
1.05 |
4.00 |
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Pioneer |
. . .20 |
1.35 |
5.00 |
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Gradus or Prosperity |
1.20 |
4.50 |
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Thomas Laxton |
. . .18 |
1.20 |
4.50 |
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Condon’s Mam. Podded Midget |
. . .22 |
1.50 |
5.75 |
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McLean's Little Gem |
. . .18 |
1.20 |
4.50 |
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Nott’s Excelsior |
1.25 |
4.75 |
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Sutton’s Excelsior |
. . .20 |
1.25 |
4.75 |
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True American Wonder |
1.20 |
4.50 |
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Bliss Everbearing |
.95 |
3.50 |
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Bliss Abundance |
.95 |
3.50 |
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Horsford’s Market Garden |
. . .15 |
.95 |
3.50 |
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Dwarf Telephone |
1.25 |
4.75 |
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Tall Telephone Improved |
. . .17 |
1.05 |
4.00 |
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Alderman, Tall or (Admiral Dewey) |
. . .17 |
1.05 |
4.00 |
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Champion of England, Tall |
1.05 |
4.00 |
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Large White Marrowfat |
. . .17 |
1.05 |
4.00 |
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Large Black Eye Marrowfat Improved White Canada Field |
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Potlatch, or Big Dinner |
. . .18 |
1.20 |
4.50 |
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Little Marvel |
1.35 |
5.00 |
BEANS
Best Dwarf Yellow Podded or Wax Snap Beans
Condon’s Rust Proof Golden Wax .38 2.75
Challenge Black Wax Pencil Pod 38 2.75
New Early Prolific German or Black Wax 38 2.75
Davis White Wax 38 2.75
Wardwell’s Kidney Wax.. Crop Failed
Currie’s Rust Proof Wax 35 2.65
Refugee Wax Crop Failed
Round Pod Kidney Brittle Wax “
Best Dwarf Varieties for Shelling and Baking
Select White Navy or Pea Bean 20 1.35
White Marrow 25 1.50
Dwarf Horticultural or Wren’s Egg 28 1.65
Fancy Red Kidney 25 1.50
Brown Swedish 20 1.35
Best Dwarf Green Podded Bush Snap Beans
Condon’s Improved Earliest Red Valentine 24 1.75
Refugee, or 1,000 to 1 .22 1.50
Burpee’s Stringless Green Pod 35 2.65
Giant Stringless Green Pod 32 2.50
Bountiful 24 1.75
Long Yellow Six Weeks... 24 1.75
Black Valentine 32 2.25
Condon’s “Sure Crop’’ Stringless. 50 3.50
Best Varieties Pole Beans
Famous Kentucky Wonder or Old Homestead. . .22 1.50
White Dutch Case Knife 20 1.40
Red Speckled Cut Short or Corn Hill 20 1.40
Mammoth Podded Horticultural 20 1.40
Lazy Wife 25 1.75
Golden Cluster Wax. 25 1.75
Burger’s Giant Podded Stringless or White Seeded Kentucky Wonder, also known as St. Louis Perfection Pole 2S 2.25
The Best Limas
Henderson’s Bush Lima 22 1.60
Burpee’s Bush Lima 22 1.60
Burpee’s Improved Bush Lima. 28 2.00
King of the Garden Lima, Pole 22 1.45
Seibert’s Early Lima, Pole 22 1.45
Large White Lima, Pole 22 1.45
SWEET CORN
First of All 15 .75
Early Red Cory 14 .75
Early Adams 12 .55
Condon’s Silver Queen or White Bantam 20 1.00
Early Crosby 14 .75
Mammoth White Cory 17 .80
Upson’s Early Columbia 17 .85
Private Stock White Evergreen *. .17 .85
Country Gentleman 20 1.00
Peep O’Day 16 .80
Burpee’s Golden Bantam.. .20 1.00
Best of All. .. 15 .75
Early Minnesota 13 .70
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2.75
2.90
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3.00
3.50
2.90
3.50
2.75
2.70
FAMOUS ROCK RIVER VALLEY SEED FARMS
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LARKSPUR (Delphinium)
NEW DOUBLE HYBRIDS —(PERENNIAL) — Produce >eautiful spikes of immense lowers, semi-double and louble, from two to five feet n length. The colors are ery beautiful, ranging from >ure white through all the shades of lavender and blue o deep purple.
HOLLYHOCKS
AMERICAN PRIZE MIXED HYBRIDS
Double Hollyhocks. An j exceptionally choice strain Df all double flowers, and true to color. Grown from Charter’s celebrated collec- tion. Noted for their beau- tiful large double flowers a.nd brilliant colors.
An annual that should be in every garden, for it thrives everywhere and fur- nishes the loveliest material for all kinds of bouquets.
OUR SPECIAL FREE PREMIUM OFFER FOR 1916
With every single order this year, large or small, we are going to make you a very handsome present (your own choice) from the finest and latest N ovel ti es, both Garden and Flower Seeds.
“DONT
OVERLOOK
THIS”
With 2 5 -cent order you may select any two of the Rare Premiums offered herewith, three with 50-cent orders or the entire assortment, 5 in all, with orders for one dollar and more.
Musk Melon
CONDON’S WHITE SEEDED SENSATION
“BOYS” “BOYS” “BOYS”
Don’t your mouth just water now for a nice big juicy Musk Melon right off the vines? Mine does, and I wouldn’t give a cent for a boy that wouldn’t be tempted by a Melon patch. Facts are, when we discovered this New Wonder Melon it was at a good old- fashioned Melon party, and as everyone was delighted with their flavor, we secured a small quantity of the seed, and in order that every Boy and Girl, also all the Big Grown Up Boys and Girls (for really you know men and women are only grown up boys and girls and they like Melons, too) may taste its delicious flavor, we decided to give it away this year as a premium to introduce it; so we want everybody who gets this 1916 catalog to get a package of this Wonderful New White Seeded Sensation Melon Free, and then next summer you’ll remember us when it’s ninety in the shade and you have Big, Cool, Delicious Melons from your own garden.
The New Lemon Cucumber
Its flavor is delicious, never bitter. Excel- lent for slicing, and for Salads and Pickles surpasses them all; always tender, crisp and juicy.
RADISH — Continued
WATERMELON
Oenulne Tom Watson— -"Peerless Shipper”
Alabama Sweet
Cole's Early
Peerless, or Ice Croam
Wonderful Sugur, or Molver’s
Halbert Honey
Swoot Hoart — Oenulne
Kolb's Oem — Perfected
Kleokley’s Sweet
Iceberg
Jones' True Jumbo
Citron for Preserves — Red Seodod
Oray Monaroh, or Long White Iolng
Harris' Earliest
Gypsy, or Georgia Rattlesnake
New Improved Dixie
Florida Favorite
i 'it 1 1. n Early
Nat
Maule's New National.
Southern Giant Curled.
White English
ONION
True Genuine Prlsetakor
Condon's Large Red Wethorsfleld
Now White Portugal.
Yellow Strasburg, or Dutoh. “ • “ * "led
Extra Early Red
.Seloot Southport Rod Globe
Condon’s Modol Yollow Globo
Michigan Yellow Globo
Mammoth Sllvor King
NORTHERN GROWN ONION
Choloe Rod Bottom
Choice Yellow Bottom
Choloe White Bottom
Egyptian, or Porennlal Tree
Oenulno Summer Tops. New White Multiplier . .
New Yellow Potato
New Yellow Multiplier .
Hamburg Rooted
Chinese Giant
Long Red Cayenne Hell or Bull Nose Neapolitan Sweet
(• fir Spiciil
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Ruby KIiik
Sweet Mountain 14
PUMPKIN l4llb.
New Winter Luxury .*0.22*
nig Tom
Japanese Pie Connecticut Field
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Kentucky Field.
RADISH
Market Gardeners’ Reliable Stocks
Crimson Giant Globo
Rosy Gem
Early White Turnip
Early Scarlet Turnip
Condon’s Royal Gem — Forcing White Tip. First Early.
Condon’s White Elephant "Best Summer Radish”
Golden Dresden
Condon’s Lightning ‘Largest White Tip Forcing”
Condon's Earliest Red Bird (Special Stock)
Long Scarlet, Short Top
New White Idol© (Garden Favorite)
Improved Chartlers
Long White Vienna or Lady Finger
White Strasburg — Summer
China Rose Winter
Long Black Spanish Celestial White Chinese .
Mixed
Brightest French Brenkfns
Sandwich Island Solect.
Long Standing (Extra Select)
Round Thick Leaf
Bloomsdalo Savoy (Special Strain)
Long Standing Prickly
Prickly Winter
New Zealand
SQUASH
Chicago Warted Hubbu
Dellcata
Improved Hubbard
Early White Bush
Early Yellow Bush — Scalloped . . . Mammoth White Bush — Scalloped.
Golden Hubbard
Giant Summer Crookneck
Boston Marrow
Blue Hubbard or Marblehead
Fordliook
Mammoth Chill
Henderson's Ponderosa
Spark's Earllona
Livingston’s Beauty . . . New Stone — Select ....
Dwarf Champion
Early Acme
Dwarf Stone
Chalk's Early Jewel — Sc
June Pink — Fancy
Mammoth Yellow King. Livingston’s Favorite . FerryTs Early Detroit . . Livingston’s Perfection
John Baer
Yellow Husk or Ground
Stoke's Bonny Best
Buck bee's Beefsteak . .
TURNIP
Cow Horn or Long While
Golden BaII or Orange .Telly
Purple Top Strap Leaf
Earl v Whit*- Mil:u
Early White Flat Dutch Strap Leaf
Early Six Weeks cr Snowball
Extra Early Purple Top Milan
Purple Top White Globe
New White Egg
Yellow Aberdeen
RUTA-BAGA
Condon’s Giant Ye. low Swede
White Swede or \11iite Russian
Monarch or Elephant
American Purple Top Yellow
CHOICE NEW CROP BULK
FLOWER SEEDS
FARM and FIELD
Florists and Large Planters
Beans. Scarlet Runner 9
Coix Lachryraae, Job’s Tears
Sweet Peas, Condon’s International Spencer
Mixture
Sweet Peas, Condon's Superb Mixed
Sweet Peas, Eckford's Choice Mixed
Nasturtiums, Gorgeous Tom Thumb Mixed . . .
Nasturtiums, Dwarf Fine Mixed
Nasturtiums. Tnh superior Mix*d
Nasturtiums, Tall Choice Mixed
Aster, Helen Condon’s New Purity White
Aster, Semple’s Branching Mixed
Aster, Royal Purple.
Aster, Lavender Gera Aster, Truffant's Pae<
Aster, Improved Hohenzollern Aster, Giant Comet Mixed.
Agcr; A1-,' :
Alyssum. Sweet
Condon’s Defiance Mixture.
Candytuft, White Empress
Candytuft, Mixed Annual Sorts.. Calliopsis, Fine Mixed Colors . . .
Cucumber. Wild Vine
Cypress Vine, Mixed
Cockscomb, or Celosla
Cosmos, Early Flowering Mixed. Dolichos, Hyacinth Bean.
Four O’clock, Finest Mixture
Hollyhock, Prize MLxture
Humulus, Japanese Hop
Morning Glory, Giant Japanese
Morning Glory, Convolvulus Major, Tall Improved.
Moonflower. Giant Hybrids, Cross Bred
Pansy, Mammoth Butterfly Pansy, Giant Ruby, Richest Reds . . Pansy, Giant Aurora, Pure Whitt. Pansy, Giant Adonis, Light Blue.. Pansy, Giant Beaconsfleld, Purple
Everbloomlng Mixture
Riclnu.-. Zatizlharlensis Mixed Scablosa. Mourning Bride, Double Mixed. Stocks. Ten Weeks. Large Flowering Mixed. Stocks, White Perpetual
Salvia Splendens
Thunbergla. Black-Eye*.
Verbena, Giant Mixed, Extra Fine
Verbena. New Century, Mammoth Pink.
Wild Flower Garden Mixture
Zinnia, Condon’s Mammoth Flowering M
SEEDS
Tested and Reliable
Northern Grown Recleaned NEW CROP SEED
We are located right in the heart of the World's Beat Field and Farm Seed producing section; Clovers. Timothy and Grass Seeds produce wonderfully fine crops here. During the growing season we inspect fields from which our seeds are produced and never take any crops where foul, noxious weeds have shown.
We do our own cleaning, and can always make our customers a better price, quality considered, than the dealer who buys his supply from some jobber in the big cities, where price is the only consideration; quality never entering into the transaction.
Fill out your list of wants on the sheet attached to order blank, mail at once in envelope enclosed and we will send you by return mail Free Samples of Our Purity Brand Seeds and Rock Bottom Prices that we Guarantee will save you money.
REMEMBER WE
GUARANTEE to PLEASE
or you may return at our ex- pense and your money will be
CHEERFULLY REFUNDED
CONDON BROS., SEEDSMEN, ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS
‘CONDON’S ULTIMATUM’
MARKET GARDENERS’
LARGE PLANTERS’
SPECIAL
1916 PREMIUM
This is your page of the Big Book and the bes‘ part of it is we are not trying to sell you anything from it, but instead we want to “Give You Free5 enough of this Grand New Pea as illustrated to make a thorough and prosperous trial. Now a half pint oj pint wouldn’t do you any good so am going to be lib j eral as I’m sure your free trial this year will make ail order for a bushel next ; therefore on all Garden an< Flower Seed Orders received before May 1, 191 ( Co will include Free of Charge one quart on $2.50 orders two quarts on $5.00 orders and four quarts on $10.00 oi ders and over of this Wonderful New Market Gar dener’s Pea Known as “Condon’s Ultimatum.’ ’ 24 to 28-inch straw, requirin no bushing, second early, hardy, vigorous cropper, yielding enormous quantities c large fat dark green Pods containing 9 to 11 juicy peas. It’s simply a wonder fc k Market or Home use. Remember, Potatoes, Field Seed and Onion Set orders don count on this, just Garden and Flower Seed. If you don’t need $2.50, $5,00 c $10.00 worth of seed yourself, get one or two of your neighbors to order with yo and then split up the Premiums. Club orders count just the same and we wi pack each one separate, shipping all to one, and save you extra transportatio charges. Be sure to mention on your order if you want the Big Gift. Lots (
other extras besides put in each order.
Very sincerely ,
FAMOUS ROCK RIVER VALLEY SEED FARMS
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Read What Our Customers Say
Condon Bros., Seedsmen, Eau Claire, Wis., July 22nd, 1915.
Rockford, 111.
Dear Sirs:
In regard to the seeds I got this spring from you, will say that as long as I have been in the truck business (more than 20 years) I have never had such a vegetable garden as I had this year. Your seeds cannot be given too much praise; everything TRUE to NAME.
I Those sample peas, Condon’s Ultimatum, are the best I ever grew; have picked pods with 12 peas, almost 6 inches long. I will surely boost all I can for your seeds and you will hear from me again next spring with a nice big order. Yours tru!yt
W. A. HEIMSTEAD, R. F. D. No. 5.
We have thousands of letters like this from all parts of the country telling the same true story about Condon’s superior “Sure Crop” seeds.
Owing to the great popularity of Condon’s Ultimatum Pea, as mentioned in Mr. Heimstead’s letter and described on the preceding page, we have decided to offer again this year as a SPECIAL PREMIUM to MARKET GARDENERS and in addition to all who wish to purchase an additional amount we can supply at the following low prices: Packet, 6 cents; *4 pint, 12 cents; pint, 22 cents; quart, 40 cents.
See Blue List for prices on large quantities.
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CONDON BROS., SEEDSMEN, ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS
CONDON’S 1916 GREETING AND MOTTO
Your Money Back If Not Satisfied With Seeds Upon Arrival
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HONESTY AND A
SQUARE DEAL TO ALL ”
Everything Guaran- teed To Grow Or Re- placed Free of Charge
Kind Friend
We addressed you as kind friend, for certainly you have been kind to us with your lib- eral orders the past season and we greatly appreciate them. We trust sincerely that Provi- dence has been kind in turn to you, by blessing you first of all with good health, good crops, and good prospects for next year.
Never before in the history of the United States have the responsibilities and oppor- tunities been so great to all our people as at the present time. With our friends and brethren abroad fighting each other to the last drop of blood, destroying all that is dear and sacred in life, it behooves us to be kind and considerate of each other by expressing pur apprecia- tion for the blessings of peace and happiness that abound throughout our noble republic. It is not enough to sit idly by and give thanks; we must be up and doing, for is it not up to us to produce Bigger and Better Crops than ever the coming year in order to have plenty for our own wants and reasonable surpluses for our afflicted friends across the Atlantic?
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This is no one man’s job — it is the work of the whole nation; consequently you and I must help, and the best way to do it is to plant Bigger and Better Gardens than ever before.
Should this country have a crop failure the coming year the consequences would be hor- rible. Starvation and poverty would take the place . of prosperity and happiness that now abide with us; consequently, you must be extremely careful to sow only seed of knowr quality, carefully selected for high yield and trueness to type. We don’t want to make you think we have all the Best Seed in the world, for that is a vulgar assertion, but we do want you to know that our seeds are all New Crop, carefully grown from high bred planting stock and second to none at any price.
The best evidence we can offer new customers as to the absolute reliability of oui seeds is the continued patronage of large planters in all parts of the country. No mattei where you live, if any extensive gardening is done, we can refer you to satisfied customer.1 of long standing. Write us if in doubt.
Sincerely hoping to be favored with your valued orders this year, and assuring yoi always of a fair and square deal, Honest Seeds at Honest Prices, we are
Very sincerely,
FAMOUS ROCK RIVER VALLEY SEED FARMS
PROSPERITY
COLLECTION OF VEGETABLE SEED
15 Big Packages for 25c, Postpaid
BEET — Blood Turnip CABBAGE — Early Summer CARROT — Select Danvers CELERY— White Plume CUCUMBER— Long Green
One Large Package Each of the Following Varieties:
LETTUCE — Early Curled MELON — Musk, Rocky Ford MELON — Water, Sweetheart ONION — Yellow Globe Danvers PARSNIP— Hollow Crown
RADISH — Scarlet Turnip SPINACH — Long Standing SQUASH — Hubbard TURNIP— Purple Top TOMATO— Beauty
SUNRISE
FLOWER SEED COLLECTION
16 Big Packages for 25c, Postpaid
One Large Package each of the following varieties :
Alyssum — Little Gem. Called the snow- white carpet-plant, fragrant.
Aster — Mixed. Most beautiful, striking and distinct colors.
Butterfly Plower. (Schizanthus.) Beauti- fully marked and spotted.
Calliopsis — Mixed. Flowers yellow, orange, crimson, red and brown.
Cosmos — Mixed. Lovely flowers of white, pink, crimson and purple.
Marigold — Mixed. Pine double flowers of rich and beautiful colors.
Mignonette — Sweet. Large flowered. The old favorite sweet Mignonette.
Morning Bride — Mixed. (Scabiosa.) Ele- gant cut flowers, keep long.
Pansy — Mixed. Most beautiful, unique and varied colors.
Petunia — Mixed. Embracing all colors, in- cluding striped.
Phlox — Mixed. An endless show of brilliant colored flowers.
Pink — Double Mixed (Dianthus). All the new and brightest colors. Poppy — Mixed. A dazzling mixture of beautiful double varieties. Snap Dragon — Mixed (Antirrhinum). Finest colors. Very fra- grant.
Sweet Peas — Mixed. A choice selection of the Eckford varieties. Verbena — Mixed. The richest and most brilliant colors.
Here’s a chance to give your boys and girls a garden at a very low cost. You will find it a good investment.
1 Each Above Big Bargain Collections, only 45c, postpaid
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YOU TAKE NO RISK
WE GUARANTEE SAFE DELIVERY of Every Order or Money Refunded
You Will Find It Safe, Easy, Convenient and Economical to
ORDER YOUR SEEDS BY MAIL
HOW TO ORDER. — Use enclosed order sheet and envelope if possible ; if not any kind of paper will do, only Be Sure to Sign Your Full Name and Address, giving your Post Office, County and State, your Rural Route, Box or Street Number. Be sure to State Just How you wish order shipped, and remember if you order part from Postpaid prices in body of Catalog and part from Wholesale List which are not postpaid prices we will ship All Not Prepaid by Express or Freight unless instructed differently, as the charges would not be increased any. For this privilege we add extras to well satisfy our customers.
WE PAY POSTAGE on all seeds listed in body of catalog excepting Potatoes, Farm and Field Seeds and those listed at Not Pre-
paid prices on Wholesale Colored Sheet, fore part of book.
HOW TO SEND MONEY.— By regis
tered letter, Post Office MONEY ORDER, BANK DRAFT or EXPRESS ORDER. U. S. Postage Stamps accepted in good con- dition for small amounts. No goods shipped C. O. D. TERMS— Cash with order.
THE NEW PARCEL POST LAW has
reduced the cost of mailing considerably, making practically every Post Office in the United States a branch office for Condon’s ‘'Sure Crop Seeds.” We have figured and proportioned this postage reduction right down to a fraction of a cent so as to make you Rock Bottom Prices on “Sure Crop” Quality Seeds.
“CONDON’S SURE CROP SEED”
is now a national slogan known everywhere as a trade-mark for Pedigreed High Bred . Seeds at Honest Prices. Our aim is to supply only the
“THE BEST SEEDS MOTHER EARTH AFFORDS”
OUR GUARANTEE. — We Guarantee our seed to be just as represented. If they prove otherwise, we will refill the order free of charge, or return your money, but it must be j understood we do not guarantee the crop,' thereby, in common with all reliable seedsmen, we j give no Warranty, Express or Implied, as to Purity, Description, Quality, Productiveness or j any other matter of any Seeds, Bulbs or Plants we send out, and we will not be in any way responsible for the crop. If the purchaser does not accept the goods on these terms, they are at once to be returned. — CONDON BROS., Seedsmen.
LETTERS LIKE THIS TELL THE TRUE STORY OF SURE SATISFACTION AT
CONDON’S
We have hundreds more like this that space won’t allow to print. No matter where yon live, if any extensive gardening is done, we can refer you to satisfied customers of long standing, OUR BEST ADVERTISEMENT:
Condon Bros., Seedsmen, Unity, 111., 8-31-14.
Rockford, Illinois.
Dear Sirs: Quote me your best price on 1,000
lbs. of Early Alaska Peas to be shipped in Janu- ary; also prices on Telephone Peas. The seeds I grot of you last spring- were fine and I want to buy from you ag-ain. Yours truly,
Unity, HI. Omer Sims.
CONDON BROS., SEEDSMEN, ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS
lake Money by Planting Condons “Sure Crop” Asparagus
ROOTS
HARDY TWO-YEAR-OLD
BONVALLET’S GIANT
Culture.— The seed before sowing should be web soaked in water. Sow in the early spring in drills 2 to 3 feet apart, scattering about 1 inch apart in the drills. Cover with 1 inch of soil ; cultivate freely. One ounce will produce about 400 plants ; 4 to 5 pounds to the acre. The following spring set out the roots to a permanent bed, in rows 2 to 5 feet apart, 18 inches apart in the rows. Cover with 2 inches of soil.
ASPARAGUS
BONVALLET’S GIANT. This grand variety was originated with the P. A. Bonvallet Co.: at Wichert, 111. While not immune from rust, this variety is as near rust-proof as nature will produce. Shoots are of a purplish tinge when grown in the usual way, but is pure white when grown deep and cut underground. See cut. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; 54 pound, 18 cents; 54 pound, 35 cents; 1 pound, 60 cents.
PALMETTO. A very early maturing .and pro- lific variety, producing an abundance of very large, deep green shoots of good quality. Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 6 cents; 54 pound, 14 cents; 54 pound, 25 cents; 1 pound, 45 cents.
CONOVER’S COLOSSAL. The largest and most extensively used green variety. Shoots bright green, sometimes showing a purple tinge at the top. Quality very tender. Abundant yielder. Packet, 3 cents; ounce, 5 cents; 54 pound, 12 cents; 54 pound, 18 cents; 1 pound, 35 cents.
COLUMBIAN MAMMOTH WHITE. An ex- ceptionally large sized variety of superior qual- ity, tenderness and flavor. Color clear white until four to six inches above the ground.
Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 9 cents; 54 pound, 15 cents; 54 pound, 28 cents; 1 pound, 50 cents.
For quick cash returns and immediate results we recommend using our thrifty roots. These produce a marketable crop one year hence from planting.
SELECTED TWO-YEAR-OLD
A saving of two to three years is ef- fected by planting roots. Those offered below are select, strong Two-Year- Old Roots, and we are confident they will please you in every way. Don’t be misled in planting one-year-old or inferior roots. The following low prices are for roots carefully packed and shipped by express or freight, not prepaid, with the excep- tion of the price per dozen, which is pre- paid.
We can furnish strong, thrifty Two- Year-Old Roots on any of the four vari- eties listed at 20 cents per dozen, postpaid. By express at your expense, 60 cents per hundred; $5.00 per thousand.
Three hundred or more furnished at the thousand rate.
When purchasing seed for gar- den or home market it sometimes happens that price is the only at- tractive feature. As the years of experience pass on, you begin to realize the advantages of paying just a little more on the start and get just what you want at the right time.
BORECOLE OR KALE Commonly known as German Greens
Culture. — For late fall or early winter use, sow early in June .nd transplant about the middle of July in rows 18 to 24 inches, etting the plants 12 to 18 inches apart in the rows.
DWARF GREEN CURLED
The plant is low and compact. Remarkably tender and lelicate in flavor. Leaves rich green and very curly. Cut md crumpled so that the whole plant resembles a bunch )f moss. Hardy. Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 10 cents; 54
Jound, 25 cents; 54 pound, 40 cents; pound, 75 cents.
TALL SCOTCH GREEN CURLED
Grows about 2 feet high, with an abundance of dark green leaves, which are very curly and wrinkled. So hardy as to be able to with- stand winters in the middle states without protection. Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 10 cents; 54 pound, 25 cents; 54 pound, 40 cts.; 1 pound, 75 cents.
TALL GREEN SCOTCH CURLED
BRUSSELS SPROUTS
A variety of cabbage producing small heads or knobs along the stem, which are crooked like cabbage. Very popular in some markets.
Culture. — Excessive stem growth should be avoided by plant- ing in good but not extra rich soil. Sow seed in April in the open ground, and set in rows 3 feet apart, 18 inches apart in row. Sowing in June will produce a late autumn crop of sprouts. Break leaves from stem to aid formation of heads.
NEW DANISH PRIZE
This new variety has proven to be a decided advance on anything yet offered, being of half-dwarf, sturdy growth and producing abundant large solid dark green sprouts, which are of excel- lent quality. Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 15 cents; 54 pound, 50 cents; 54 pound, 95 cents; pound, $1.75.
HALF DWARF PARIS MARKET. This is the most popular Brussels Sprouts on the Parisian market, scarcely exceeding 2 feet in height. It is of straight habit, with a slight purplish tinge on the leaf stalks, and sometimes on the sprouts themselves when young. The latter are flat- tened at the top and per- fectly round when fit for use. Very hardy and productive. Packet, 3 cents; 1 ounce, 10 cents; 54 pound, 30 cents; 54 pound, 50 cents; 1 pound, 90 cents.
NEW DANISH PRIZE BRUSSELS SPROUTS
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Condon Brothers on their Rock River Valley Seed Farm Inspecting a Field of
CONDON’S “Sure Crop” STRINGLESS BEAN
The Best Dwarf Round Green Podded Snap Bean
This superior variety is a distinct improvement in green bush beans, and has become exceedingly pop- ular wherever known. The plant is remarkably handsome and of thrifty growth, being practically rust and mildew proof. It is very hardy, extremely early, very prolific and bears continuously for several weeks; it is the first to give pods fit to pick in the spring, and the last to yield edible pods in the fall. But the chief merit of this grand Bush Bean is in the rich green pods, which are of immense size, thick, round, extra long, very uniform in shape, solid, meaty, and of high quality, melting, tender and having a delicious flavor exclu- sively their own; moreover, the pods are absolutely stringless and entirely free from any tough membranous lining, even when matured.
In addition to the many merits of “Sure Crop” as a “snap” bean, it is most excellent shelled after it is ripe for winter use. In order that all our customers may try at least a small quantity of this New Stringless Bean we offer at the following low prices:
Packet, 10 cents; 54 pint, 20 cents; pint, 35 cents; quart, 60 cents, postpaid.
Burpee’s Bush Lima
The bushes grow 18 to 20 inches high, of stout growth and always erect, yet branch- ing so vigorously that each plant develops into a magnificent, circular bush from 2 to 3 feet in diameter. Enormously productive, single plants under favorable circum- stances yielding from 200 to 350 pods. Handsome large pods being well filled with very large Beans; identical in size and lus- cious flavor' with the well-known Pole Limas. Fkt. 6c, y2 pt. 15c, pt. 25c, qt. 45c.
Henderson’s Bush Lima
Valuable variety on account of its ear- liness and wonderful productiveness, contin- uing to grow and set pods until stopped by frosts. Its popularity increases every year. Rich, buttery Limas — the true flavor — even better. Vines are without runners, small, bright green and Lima-like; flowers small, yellowish white, borne in clusters and often above the foliage. Pods short, flat and con- tain from three to five Beans, which are of delicious quality. Fkt. 6c, y2 pt. 12c, pt.
20c, qt. 38c.
BUSH LIMA BEANS
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Our Seed Beans are grown and carefully selected for You cannot buy better seed
“BEANS”
WAR IN EUROPE
especially for seed purposes purity and yielding qualities, at any price and few as good.
IMPROVED WHITE NAVY
BLACK VALENTINE
ROUND POD KIDNEY WAX
has created a wonderful de- mand for NAVY BEANS— Farmers are making as high as $60.00 per acre profit.
Find a place somewhere on the farm and plant at least a bushel of Our Select Improved White Navy — far superior to average stock offered.
Carefully bred and selected. Packet, 6 cents; pint, 12 cents; pint, 22 cents; quart, 35 cents.
NEW BLACK SEEDED VALENTINE
This new Bean pos- sesses all the merits of the Red Valentine, and in addition the pod is fully one-third longer, perfectly round and straight, and of a beautiful green color. It is equally as hardy in every respect as the Refugee, while the Beans are produced in enormous quanti- ties. For any pur- pose, or at any time of the year, this Bean will be found exceed- ingly valuable. Pack- et, 7 cents; Vz pint, 15 cents; pint, 25 cents; quart, 48 cents.
NEVER BEFORE
were garden seed Beans scarcer than at the pres- ent time. We urge you kindly to please order early.
ROUND POD KIDNEY (Brittle Wax)
A bean of superb quality, extreme ear- liness and surprising productiveness. The pods are nearly straight and often attain a length of 6 inches. Are very ten- der, entirely string- less and very fleshy. The plants are of vigorous growth, with large foliage, and are completely loaded with the handsome pods.
Our Crop Entire Failure
KING OF THE GARDEN POLE LIMA
Packet 6c, Vz pint 12c, pint 22c, quart 40c.
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Best Dwarf Green Podded Bush Snap Beans
BURPEE’S STRINGLESS GREEN POD
REFUGEE OR 1,000 TO 1
Pods are nearly round, light green, five inches long, ta- pering to a slender point; fleshy, brittle and mild in flavor but with slight strings. Rather later than the other green podded sorts. Packet, 5 cents; L/z pint, 10 cents; pint, 18 cents; quart, 35 cents.
CONDON’S IMPROVED EARLIEST RED VALENTINE BEAN
America’s Standard Green-Podded Dwarf Snap Bean. Ready for picking 45 days from planting. Yields prodigiously. Full, round, meaty pods of unsurpassed tenderness and quality
This grand variety is a great improvement over the original Red Valentine, which it has now entirely sup- planted, and is very much earlier; often ready to pick in 45 days from planting. The healthy, vigorous plants are usually hardy, successfully withstanding early frosts; it may therefore be planted very early. This with its quick development, makes it the earliest large-podded variety; and on this account it is ex- tensively grown by truckers over wide sections of the country, though it is equally desirable for home gardens.
It will always yield a large crop of handsome, & long, round, fleshy pods, rich green in color and of unsurpassed tenderness when gathered young, when it is practically stringless. It is the Standard Snap Bean, not only for the earliest but- for successive plantings, bearing up to frost. See cut. Packet,
6 cents; yz pt., 12 cents; pt., 18 cents; qt., 35 cents.
BURPEE’S STRINGLESS GREEN POD
A ROUND, GREEN-PODDED BUSH BEAN
A Prolific and Continuous Bearer. The First in Spring — the Last in Fall. Absolutely Stringless — Very Ten- der and of Delicious Flavor
Absolutely the best Early Stringless Round Pod- ded Green Snap Bean for market or home use. Ex- tremely early, very productive, unusually hardy, handsome appearance, entirely stringless, finest quality, dwarf bushy variety, bearing immense quantities of long, thick fleshed round pods. -Excel- lent for spring, summer or fall planting. Our seed is of the true strain; originator’s stock. Packet 7 \ cents; yz pt., 15 cents; pt., 25 cents; qt., 48 cents.
GIANT STRINGLESS GREEN POD
This latest introduction comprises all the good sterling qualities of the above variety, being more prolific, trifle hardier and from 6 to 7 days later. Packet, 7 cents; yz pint, 15 cents; pint, 25 cents; quart, 48 cents.
VARIETIES FOR SHELL BEANS
These are' grown exclusively to use as shelled =r. beans, either green or dried for winter.
DWARF HORTICULTURAL
Vines very productive, compact, upright, with large leaves. Pods medium in length, broad and thick, curved, with splashes of bright red on a yellowish ground.
Packet, 5 cents; yz pint, 15 cents; pint, 25 cents; quart, 40 cents.
WHITE MARROW
Vines slender, spreading, with short runners and small leaves; very prolific; pods broad, green, changing to yel- low; seed large, ovoid, clear white; cooking very dry and
mealy. Packet, 5 cents; yz pint, 15 cents; pint, 25 cents; quart, 40 cents.
WHITE TEPARY BEAN
The Drought Resister
Discovered by the Arizona Experimental Station. Grows and produces wonderful crop with less moisture than any Bean in cultivation. Similar to White Navy, but smaller, and far more productive. Don’t fail to include with your order at least a small quantity of this truly Wonderful New Bean. Price, packet, 10 cents; yz pint, 20 cents; pint, 35 cents; quart, 60 cents.
SPECIAL NOTICE
Market gardeners and large planters may order from the Special Wholesale Prices on the Colored Sheet — Front page.
CONDON’S IMP. EARLIEST RED VALENTINE
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Jest Dwarf Yellow Podded or Wax Snap Beans
Culture. — Plant in rows 2 to 3 feet apart, leaving plants 2 to 4 inches apart in the rows. Cover beans about 2 inches deep. One quart will 'plant 100 feet of row; 1J4 to 2 bushels per acre.
CONDON’S RUST-PROOF GOLDEN WAX
The Finest Wax Bean in Cultivation; Enormous Yielder; Of Robust Growth; Handsome Yellow Stringless Flat Pods of Unsurpassed Quality.
By careful selection and breeding of old Golden Wax, we have obtained this beautiful rust-proof, dwarf, bushy, compact variety, which, for quality and yield, surpasses them all. Market gardeners will find this the one best money-making bean. See cut. Packet, 7 cents; y2 pint, 15 cents; pint, 25 cents; quart, 48 cents.
CHALLENGE BLACK WAX
This is one of the earliest. Pods 4 to 5 inches in length, usually curved, quite round; meaty, brittle, and string- less; deep golden yellow, of excellent flavor. Packet, 6 cents; y2 pint, 15 cents; pint, 25 cents; quart, 48 cents.
You May Rely on Every Word in This Book
CONDON'S RUST-PROOF GOLDEN WAX
NEW EARLY PROLIFIC GERMAN, OR IMPROVED BLACK WAX
Best of All Round Podded Yellow Stringless Wax for Market or Home Use.
Vines medium sized, with small foliage, very vigorous, hardy and productive, maturing about midseason. Pods medium length, borne well up from the ground, curved, cylindrical, fleshy and of a clear, creamy white color, and remain a long time in condition for use as snaps. Packet, 7 cents; yz pint, 15 cents; pint, 25 cents; quart, 48 cents.
DAVIS’ WHITE WAX
A Very Hardy and Productive Variety.
Desirable where a wax-podded, white-seeded midseason sort is wanted. Vines very vigorous. Pods invariably long, light yellow, straight and handsome, and when young are crisp and tender. Seeds medium large, kidney shaped, clear white and excellent for baking. Packet, 7 cents; yz pint, 18 cents; pint, 30 cents; quart, 58 cents.
WARDWELL’S KIDNEY WAX
This variety matures a little later than the Golden Wkx, yields a large crop of long, nearly straight, broad, creamy white, handsome pods. These are of good quality and always command a ready sale, making the variety one of the most profitable for the market gardener. Suitable also for snaps for the home garden use. Leaves large, slightly roughened. Our Crop Entire Pailure.
CURRIES’ RUST-PROOF BLACK WAX
It has been claimed that this midseason variety is absolutely rust-proof, and we have found it, like the Golden Wax, as nearly rust-proof- as any good wax- podded bean can be. Vine very vigorous, hardy and productive. Pods similar in shape to Golden Wax. This is a standard market gardening sort. Packet, 7 cents; yz pint, 15 cents; pint, 25 cents; quart, 48 cents.
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FAMOUS ROCK RIVER VALLEY SEED FARMS
The Best Lima and Pole Beans
Culture. — Sow as the soil becomes warm and dry, from the first part of May (for all except Limas) to the latter part of May, in hills 4 feet each way. Limas should not be planted until warm weather has fairly set in. One quart of Limas will plant about 100 hills, allowing four to five beans to a hill and of the smaller sorts about 200 hills. Poles 8 to 10 feet long should be firmly set in the hills before planting.
FAMOUS KENTUCKY WONDER, OR OLD HOMESTEAD
The Old Reliable Standard Green Pod Pole Bean.
Very early and enormously productive, the long green pods hanging in clusters from top to bottom of pole; entirely stringless. Pods of a silvery green color.
Packet, 7 cents; y2 pint, 12 cents; pint, 22 cents; quart, 40 cents. Postpaid.
WHITE DUTCH CASE KNIFE
Vines moderately vigorous, climbing well, but twin- ing more loosely than some, and so may be used for corn hill bean of medium season. Pods become creamy white as they mature. Of excellent quality, whether used green or dry. Packet, 6 cents; 54 pint, 12 cents; pint, 22 cents; quart, 40 cents.
MAMMOTH PODDED HORTICULTURAL
The mammoth pods are striped and splashed with exceedingly brilliant crimson. The beans, when in con- dition for use, are of immense size, of the finest quality and when dry are colored and marked in the same way as the pods. Packet, 5 cents; y2 Pint, 10 cents; pint, 18 cents; quart, 35 cents.
LAZY WIFE
Enormously Productive. Excellent Quality.
The pods are produced in great abundance, and measure 6 inches in length. They are broad and thick, fleshy and entirely stringless. The pods retain their rich, tender, and stringless qualities until nearly ripe, and at all stages are peculiarly luscious. Each pod contains from 6 to 8 round white beans, which make excellent winter shell beans. Packet, 6 cents; y2 pint, 12 cents; pint, 22 cents; quart, 40 cents.
LAZY WIFE’S POLE BEAN
KENTUCKY WONDER
KING OF THE GARDEN LIMA (POLE)
Vines very vigorous. Pods very long, filled with four or five immense white beans o the finest quality. On account of its large pods it is a favorite with market gardeners; Packet, 6 cents; y2 pint, 12 cents; pint, 22 cents; quart, 40 cents.
LARGE WHITE LIMA (POLE)
Vine tall growing, vigorous, but slender; leaves medium sized, smooth, light green; pod. borne in clusters, long, broad, very thin, dark green; seed very large, flat, greenish white Packet, 5 cents; 54 Pint, 10 cents; pint, 18 cents; quart, 35 cents.
BURPEE’S IMPROVED BUSH LIMA
BURPEE’S IMPROVED BUSH LIMA
This is claimed by the introducers to be superior to the old standard Burpee’s Bush Lima. Grows more vigorou with heavier foliage; matures sixteen days earlier. Beans are larger and of better quality. It is the earliest of tl large Bush Limas. Vines are very prolific. Packet, 8 cents; y2 pint, 15 cents; pint, 25 cents; quart, 45 cents.
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Condon’s World Beating Stock
MANGELS AND SUGAR BEETS
Mangel Culture. Plant in drills two to two and one-half feet apart, twelve to twenty seeds to the foot. The seed should be well covered with about one inch of soil pressed firmly over it. Cultivate frequently. When about three inches high, thin to about ten inches apart.
IMPROVED GOLDEN TANKARD
We have for years insisted that this was the best Mangel grown, and each season strengthens us in the position we took when it was a comparatively unknown sort. We recommend it unqualifiedly as the best Mangel by far for daily farmers. It com- bines apparently all the fine points possible to condense into a Mangel. The color is a deep rich yellow. The flesh is firm and solid and a rich golden yellow in color. On account of its shape, enormous crops are grown, and it is easily lifted from the ground. Ounce, 5 cents; 54 pound, 10 cents; yz pound, 18 cents; pound, 30 cents.
GOLDEN MONARCH
This entirely new and distinct Mangel grows to the largest size and is of a beautiful russset yellow color. The flesh is white, firm, and greatly relished by cattle
and other stock. Ounce, 4 cents; 54 pound, 12 cents; 54 pound, 22 cents; pound, 40 cents.
YELLOW GLOBE
It has a very small top and few leaves, leaf stalk and blade green; root medium sized globe-shaped, having a small tap and few side roots; skin, deep orange-yellow in color; flesh white and of excellent quality. The root grows almost entirely above ground, making it well adapted to shallow soil and very easy to harvest. Ounce, 4 cents; 54 pound, 10 cents; 54 pound, 18 cents; pound, 35 cents.
IMPROVED MAMMOTH LONG RED
Our stock is a great improvement on the old variety. The roots are very large, uniformly straight and well formed. Color deep red, roots solid, tops small. Roots attain a large size. We received several reports last season of Mangels weighing 20 to 23 pounds each. Produces an immense bulk and tonnage. Ounce, 5 cents; 54 pound, 10 cents; 54 pound, 18 cents; pound, 30 cents.
SUGAR BEETS— For Stock Feeding
Culture. Sow and cultivate same as mangel except that they should be thinned out six to eight inches in the row.
KLEIN WANZLEBEN
This variety at the present time has probably a wider cultivation than any other Sugar Beet. It may be distinguished from the Vilmorin by its brighter color and its lightly colored leaves, which are beautifully undulating, and scalloped about the edges. While not, as a rule, equal to the Vilmorin in saccharine richness, it is considerably
more productive. Ounce, 4 cents; 54 pound, 10 cents; 54 pound, 18 cents^pound, 30 centc.
VILMORIN’S IMPROVED WHITE
Of medium size and brought by careful selection to the highest perfection, both in shape and color of roots. Greatly esteemed by sugar manufacturers, and one of the finest for stock feeding, owing to the high percentage of sugar. Ounce, 4 cents; 54 pound,
10 cents; 54 pound, 18 cents; pound, 35 cents.
GIANT FEEDING SUGAR BEET, OR HALF SUGAR MANGEL
This magnificent Sugar Beet, while giving nearly as large a yield of easily grown and harvested roots as a crop of Mangels, supplies a food of very much higher nutritive value, the roots for feeding purposes being really more valuable, pound for pound, than those of the very best strains of Sugar Beet, and the yield under equally favorable conditions being more than double. The roots grow partly out of the ground, and because of this and their shape, the crop can be harvested and stored at less expense than any other root crop. We are centain that every one who plants this variety and grows it with care will be much pleased with the crop. Every farmer should try it. Ounce, 5 cents; 54 pound, 15 cents;
I 5 4 pound, 28 cents; pound, 50 cents.
MANGEL
MAMMOTH LONG RED
DAIRYMEN AND STOCK FEEDERS WILL FIND MANGELS THE VERY BEST AND CHEAPEST FEED
GIANT FEEDING SUGAR BEET, OR HALF SUGAR MANGEL
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CULTURE. The best results are obtained on a deep, rich, sandy loam. If wanted very early, sow such sort* as Crosby’s Egyptian or Condon’s Royal Blood in hotbeds and transplant, cutting- off the outer leaves. p0i g-eneral crop sow in freshly prepared soil as soon as the ground will permit, in rows eighteen inches apart cover ing about an inch deep and pressing the soil firmly over the seed. When the plants are well established, thii out to six inches apart in the row. For winter use sow Condon’s Royal Blood in June, so as to mature late i» the season. The roots* are stored in a cellar and covered with sand or sandy soil to prevent wilting, or the] may be kept outdoors in pits such as are used for apples and potatoes.
CONDON’S ROYAL BLOOD TURNIP BEET
The Richest and Darkest Red of All Beets
We believe this is the best Beet for the market and home garden, and on account of its uniformly dee i rich color, the most desirable for canning. Tops small, upright in growth. Leaves dark green, shaded wit red. Root medium sized, globular, or nearly round, very smooth and of dark blood-red color. Flesh deep vermilion red, zoned with a lighter shade of the same color. Careful comparisons with all the prom nent varieties on the market in this country and in Europe prove that the Condon’s Royal Blood Beet is tljj most uniform in shape and size, and the most attractive in color. It is unsurpassed in quality. Packed, cents; ounce, 10 cents; pound, 30 cents; y2 pound, 55 cents; pound, $1.00.
DEWING’S BLOOD TURNIP A Standard Early
Roots smooth, handsome, good size, tender and sweet. jj favorite with market men. The seed we offer is grown froi' selected beets and is unexcelled by any in the country. Packe
3 cents; ounce, 5 cents; % pound, 15 cents; yz pound, 25 centi pound, 40 cents.
LONG SMOOTH BLOOD Excellent For Early Greens
This is the best long, red beet on the market and a gre favorite in the country, as it is of unexcelled quality, both as table beet and for stock feeding. Packet, 3 cents; ounce, 6 cent ^4 pound, 15 cents; *4 pound, 25 cents; pound, 40 cents.
EDMAND’S EARLY BLOOD TURNIP Earliest Round Beet
Tops short and rather spreading; ribs and leaf stalks da red; blade of leaf bright green, often with wavy edge. Ro nearly round or slightly flattened; exterior color dark red, i terior color purplish red with little zoning; crisp, tender, swei and an excellent keeper. Packet, 3 cents; ounce, 6 cents; pound, 18 cents; 14 pound, 32 cents; pound, 60 cents.
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:ONDON’S “Sure
: XTRA EARLY EGYPTIAN BLOOD TURNIP Earliest Beet in the World
MARKET GARDENER’S EARLY MONEY-MAKER
The strain we offer you of this grand beet has been bred to i irfection by our French grower, who enjoys a handsome trade 1 1 it by the most critical European gardeners. You will find ] ie quality and tj^pe far superior to that offered by many dealers.' I he best variety for forcing, and excellent for first early crop I jt of doors, being very early, with small tops. Leaves dark ji ~een, shaded and veined with dark red. Root very dark red, if toderately thick, a little rounded on top, distinctly flat on j, Dttom, and about 2 inches in diameter when mature. Flesh It ark purplish red, zoned lighter shade; firm, crisp and tender. | acket, 4 cents; ounce, 8 cents; 54 pound, 22 cents; 54 pound, ;) cents; pound, 75 cents.
CROSBY’S EGYPTIAN
NEARLY TURNIP-SHAPED
The name of this variety is misleading, as it resembles the !] Igyptian only in its extreme earliness. Tops small. The roots { re nearly round, or slightly flattened, and very smooth. Ex- i erior color of root bright red. Flesh bright vermilion-red, : oned with a lighter shade; very sweet, tender and of excellent i uality. One of the best for early planting outdoors. It be-
Crop” BEETS
CROSBY'S EGYPTIAN
i omes fit for use sooner than any other variety, but it is not as Veil suited as the Egyptian for forcing in hotbeds or for trans- planting. Our stock is exceptionally uniform in shape and color.
Jacket, 4 cents; ounce, 7 cents; 54 pound, 20 cents; 54 pound,
8 cents; pound, 70 cents.
EARLY BLOOD TURNIP
(IMPROVED)
Ax extra selected stock of Blood Turnip, having larger, coarser tops and oot than Detroit Dark Red, and requiring a considerably longer time to nature. Root nearly round, or slightly flattened. Flesh deep red, zoned witl* ighter shades, sweet, crisp and tender. Excellent for summer and autumn
lse. Packet, 3 cents; ounce, 5 cents; 54 pound, 15 cents; y2 pound, 25 :ents; pound, 40 cents.
SWISS CHARD, OR SEA KALE BEET
A variety of beet grown exclusively for its large, juicy, tender, light- jolored leaves and leaf stalks, which are much superior to those of other aeets for use as greens. Later in the season the broad, flat, wax-like leaf stems are cooked or pickled. This variety is worthy of a place in every garden. Known also as Silver or Spinach Beet. Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 7 Dents; 54 pound, 20 cents; 54 pound, 35 cents; pound, 60 cents.
DETROIT DARK RED — The Great Main Cropper
Detroit Dark Red beet has long been regarded as the standard of excel- lence. It is very early, nearly as early as Egyptian. ,and greatly passes that variety in flavor. The color is rich, dark red, and the shape is globular. It is fine-grained in texture and has a small top. It is free from side or fibrous roots, being always smooth. It is excellent for forcing; for a main spring and summer crop, or for use in winter, as it is a good keeper. It cooks sweet, tender and crisp, and is in every way a standard sort for the market or home gardener. Has made a good crop in seven weeks from sowing. See cut. Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 8 cents; 54 pound, 22 cents; 54 pound, 40 cents; pound, 75 cents.
NEW DARK STINSON Dark Red Color; Long Keeper
Excellent for the open garden. This is particularly valuable for forcing, because it produces less foliage than any other variety, and can be grown close together. The roots are smooth and regular in form; the skin is dark blood-red. Flesh fine grained and cooks dark blood-red. Remains in fine condition for a long time. Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 8 cents; 54 pound, 22 cents;
EARLY ECLIPSE
An early beet, especially desrable for the home garden. Tops small. : Root bright deep red, smooth, round or slightly top-shaped, with a small tap and small collar. Flesh bright red, zoned with pinkish white, very sweet, crisp and tender, especially when young. Packet, 3 cents; ounce, 6 cents; 54 pound, 18 cents; 54 pound, 32 cents; pound, 60 cents.
BASTIAN’S EARLY BLOOD TURNIP
An early, bright red turmp-shaped beet of very good quality. Tops me- dium sized; leaves bright green. Root thick, slightly top-shaped, medium- sized tap. Flesh light purplish red, zoned almost white; crisp and tender. Packet, 3 cents; ounce, 6 cents; 54 pound. 18 cents; 54 pound, 32 cents; pound, 60 cents.
54 pound, 40 cents; pound, 75 cents.
DETROIT DARK RED
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EXTRA EARLY EGYPTIAN BLOOD TURNIP
EARLIEST BEET IN THE WORLD
Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 8 cents; ^4 pound, 22 cents, y2 pound, 40 cents; pound, 75 cents.
B ASTI AN’S EARLY BLOOD TURNIP
AN EARLY, BRIGHT RED TURNIP-SHAPED BEET
Packet, 3 cents; ounce, 6 cents; ^4 pound, 18 cents; y2 pound, 32 cents; pound, 60 cents.
Profitable money making- vari- ety. The root is deep red, very symmetrical, two or three times as long- as thick, and always smooth and handsome. The flesh is rich, dark red, very sweet, crisp and tender, never becoming woody even in the portions above the ground. Packet, 3 cents; ounce, 6 cents; ^4 pound, 18 cents; y2 pound, 32 cents; pound, 60 cents.
NEW DARK STINSON
DARK RED COLOR, LONG KEEPER
Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 8 cents; *4 pound, 22 cents; y2 pound, 40 cents; pound, 75 cents.
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SWISS CHARD, OR SEA KALE
Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 7 cents; 34 pound, 20 cents; yz pound, 35 cents; pound, 60 cents.
CRIMSON GLOBE
A GRAND SECOND EARLY
Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 7 cents; ^4 P°nn^’ 20 cents; y2 pound, 35 cents; pound, 65 cents.
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london’s “High
:ONDON’S
Grade”
World Beating Cabbage
CANNON BALL
THE EARLIEST CABBAGE IN EXISTENCE
HARD AS STONE
QUICK AS LIGHTNING
Heads Average 10 to 12 pounds
Fully as Early as Wakefield and Twice as Large
CONDON’S CANNON BALL
Ready For Market 65 Days After Setting Plants
BEYOND QUESTION THE BEST
Condon’s Cannon Ball represents the highest achievement in Cabbage breeding, and is the best extra early ijliound headed Cabbage we have ever grown or seen.
In uniformity to type and evenness in early maturing it is a marvel. Every row and every head in a row I )ok nearly alike as if all had been turned out of a mold. Its evenness in maturing will in itself prove a recom- i lendation to our customers, as they will easily see the great importance of being able to clear oft the ground I t one cutting, especially where room is required for a second crop.
I The plants are of compact, stocky growth, producing large, solid, ball-shaped heads, which average about I en pounds in weight, and are of the very finest quality, smooth with fine veins and small core.
Cannon Ball Cabbage is fully as early as the Wakefield types. Will yield a greater crop per acre than any : ther Cabbage of which we know. See painting from nature, front cover.
For both private gardens and marketing we predict this Cabbage has a great future. Its remarkably fine . uality and tenderness, whether cooked or sliced for slaw or salad, will win friends wherever tried, while for 'i marketing its handsome salable appearance and uniformity in maturing the crop will cause it to be in great i emand. Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 25 cents; V4 pound, 80 cents; *4 pound, $1.55; pound, $3.00.
To make your garden suc- cessful, you must have “Qual- ity Seeds.” If you are willing to pay a fair living price, you t will find them in this book from cover to cover. NOTHING BETTER OBTAINABLE. GUARANTEED TO PLEASE.
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COPENHAGEN MARKET
A New Variety Very Popular with Market Gardeners.
The heads average about ten pounds iach in weight, are hard and solid with small core. The quality is extra fine and sweet. It matures as early as the Wake- lelds and will yield more to the acre in weight. It is a short stemmed variety, the heads nearly resting on the ground. The leaves are light green, rather small, saucer-shaped and tightly folded, mak- ing it' possible to set them close together in the field. Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c; *4 lb. 70c; y2 lb. $1.30, lb. $2.50.
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Best Standard Early
Cabbag
Grow your own Cabbage plants. It costs you but a trifle, and what a pleasure to have them ready to set out right after a nice shower.
WINNINGSTADT
EXTRA EARLY WINNINGSTADT
One of the Best for General Use
A very fine header and will grow a hard head under circumstances where most sorts would fail. Plant very compact, with short, thick leaves. Heads regular, conical and very hard. Packet, 3 cents; ounce, 12 cents; 54 pound, 40 cents; 54 pound, 75 cents; pound, $1.35.
EARLY JERSEY WAKE- FIELD
HENDERSON'S EARLY SUMM
EXTRA EARLY EXPRESS
Good sized pointed or oval heads fre- quently weighing 10 pounds. Extra early, compact, solid, and of fine fla- vor. Packet, 3 cents; ounce, 10 cents; 54 pound, 35 cents; 54 pound, 60 cents; pound, $1.10.
THE BEST FIRST-EARLY OBLONG- HEADED CABBAGE
The heads are uniformly hard and solid.
They are pyramidal in form, generally pointed at the end, with but few outside leaves. The outer leaves are unusually thick and heavy, and it is thereby enabled to stand more cold weather without injury with the market gardeners. t when carried through the winter either forms large, solid, round, flatte 1 in the open ground in the South or in compact heads of excellent qual cold-frames in the North. Packet, 4 cents; The heads average more than d| ounce, 15 cents; 54 pound, 50 cents; 54 ble the size of the Jersey Wa -
HENDERSON’S EARLY SUMMER Standard Mid-Summer Variety
This variety is deservedly popi r
pound, 90 cents; pound, $1.75.
ALL HEAD EARLY
Often Coming in Before Early Summer
It is at least one-third larger than this popular variety, and therefore much more profitable to the market gardener, who has in this variety a Cabbage larger and at the same time earlier — is also valuable for late Winter Cabbage. Seed of All-Head sown in July and plants set out about the middle of August will bring heads large and solid, which are sure to stand the Winter well. Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 15 cents; 54 pound, 50 cents; 54 pound, 90 cents; pound, $1.75.
ALL-
GLORY OF ENKHUIZEN
This is a Holland product, and has made good in this country wherever it has been planted. Produces a very heavy crop, is quite early, large and round; always ex- tremely solid and fine-ribbed excelling in flavor almost all other varieties. It is exceed- ingly tender, and has more of the flavor of the “Savoy” Cabbages than most other sorts; quite dwarf and com- pact, allowing close planting. Heads ball-shaped and with few outside leaves. Color is a lightish green. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 25 cents; 54 pound, 75 cents; 54 pound, $1.40; pound, $2.50.
field, while it matures only ter 0 twelve days later. Packet, 3 cer ; ounce, 12 cents; 54 pound, 40 cei ; 54 pound, 75 cents; pound, $1.3
CHARLESTON WAKEFIELD
The Charleston Wakefield is an - proved and larger form of Jei y Wakefield. It requires rather more t to reach maturity, but it yields f y twice the crop of the original Wakei d Cabbage. It is about a week or 10 c s later than its. parent, and comes aljg in a close succession to the earliest c »- bage crop. It is a strain which cai >t be profitably overlooked by any garn- er, whether it is intended for a pri’ :e garden or to be sent to market. Pac t, 4 cents; ounce, 12 cents; 54 pound 15 cents; 54 pound, 85 cents; pound, $ 0.
GREGORY’S AL
SEASONS
An excellent second e cabbage, producing 18 solid heads of uniform sh flattened on top as show the illustration. Fully veloped heads frequf measure 10 to 12 in across, and weigh 12 t pounds each. It is also grained and of dainty flf It succeeds everywhere. £ of the largest Cab raisers in this country, grow especially for factories, use our sp strain of All Seasons, claim it far superior t< other varieties for kraut poses. Packet, 4 cents; 0 12 cents; 54 pound, 45 c
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GREGORY’S ALL SEASONS
54 pound, 85 centsL pc
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CONDON’S “SURE CROP” CABBAGE SEED
Condon’s New Early Dwarf Flat DUTCH
The Best Large Extra Early Cabbage
For Uniformity of Heads, for Tonnage and Earliness com- bined, our. Select Strain of this Wonderful Cabbage has no equal. Average heads 16 to 25 lbs. each, excellent quality, al- ways commanding the highest market prices. Yields as high as twenty tons per acre. You can’t beat this anywhere on earth. Try it. Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 15 cents; 34 pound, 50 cents; 34 pound, 90 cents; pound, $1.75.
ONDON’S NEW EARLY DWARF FLAT DUTCH
IMPROVED AMERICAN SAVOY Very Valuable Variety
Jacket, 3 cents; ounce, 12 cents; pound, 35 cents; y2 pound, 65 cents; pound, $1.25
ST. LOUIS MARKET
Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 30 cents; 14 pound, 90 cents; V2 pound, $1.60; pound, $3.00
CHARLESTON WAKEFIELD
CHARLESTON WAKEFIELD
Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 12 cents; 14 pound,, 45 cents; yz pound, 85 cents; pound, $1.60
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It tells the same Hon- est story to everybody and is backed by our GUAR- ANTEE, See Page 4.
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Condon’s Pedigreed American Grown Cabbage Seel
CONDON'S
MAMMOTH PRIZE FLAT
DUTCH
CONDON’S MAMMOTH PRIZE FLAT DUTCH
Culture. — Cabbage thrives best in a rich soil which is well drained. r early varieties plant seed in hotbeds in January or February. Transplant j soon as ground is in good condition. Set plants in rows 2^4 feet apart. J inches between plants. For late crop sow in May or early June, in < i ground in a cool, moist place, and transplant when 4 to 6 inches high. e ounce of seed for 3,000 to 4,000 plants ; three to four ounces per acre.
NEW RED DANISH ROUND HEAD
This new red cabbage originated in Denmark, and is consid< 1 one of the best strains introduced. The plants are strong and c - pact in gbowth, producing dark red, round, solid heads of lange s »,
equally as hard and handsome in appearance as our famous Dai h
Ball Head. The red color extends to the center of each head, mal g it a valuable sort for the market or pickling. Best imported Dai i grown seed. Originator stock. Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 30 cents \ pound, 90 cents; *4 pound, $1.60; pound, $3.00.
MAMMOTH RED ROCK
One of the finest red cabbage on the market. Heads average < r 10 pounds each, and are always of rich color. Trj t.
Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 12 cents; J4 pound, 45 cents 4
pound, 80 cents; pound, $1.50.
IMPROVED AMERICAN SAVOY
This cabbage is as widely grown as any other in the whole country. Continued care and critical selection have secured a perfectly true stock of seed. The heads of our Prize Flat Dutch are very large, heavy, solid, flat on top, and of a bluish green color. Our strain is a low growing variety, with short stem and comparatively few outer leaves. The quality is fine and the flavor excellent, the heads being white when cut and the inside leaves crisp and tender. Our seed has always been American grown, coming from the celebrated Long Island districts, and whoever purchases Prize Flat Dutch may be assured of getting the best. It is everywhere a favorite market variety. It matures slightly earlier than Drumhead; perhaps three to five days sooner. Prize Flat Dutch is comparatively free from a disposition to burst, and is one of the most reliable winter keepers. We think -this strain will do better under partial neglect than any other in the world, possibly excepting Surehead. It has been so long bred to a standard that the heading habit is thor- oughly established as an essential part of its growth, and it will produce a head even when its size is stunted by dry weather, or other adverse conditions. Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 15 cents; J4 pound, 50 cents; y pound, 90 cents; pound, $1.75.
LARGE LATE DRUMHEAD
Very Valuable Variety.
Adapted for private use. Grown in fall and allowei :o be touched by frost; it is one of the most delicious o .11 vegetables. Packet, 3 cents; ounce, 12 cents; po d, 35 cents; y2 pound, 65 cents; pound, $1.25.
BURPEE’S PRIZE SUREHEAD
Sureness in heading and regularity in growth I placed this at the top of the list, and we have no of using words of praise too high for its merits, forms very large, hard, solid, flattened heads, unil in shape and color, and of handsome appearance. It a very short stem, and is a compact grower. Shortne; stem is so characteristic as to be associated with very best strains of this cabbage, and the stock w we offer is thoroughbred in this and all other resp This cabbage, like Prize Flat Dutch, has so long bee established standard that certain peculiarities have bred into it, and have become so firmly fixed as t necessary features of growth. It is as natural for cabbage to form a head as to form leaves, and repor 99 marketable heads from 100 plants are of frequent oc rence. Nobody will be disappointed in our strain, f represents the best principles of seed culture api Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 15 cents; 14 pound, 50 cent£ pound, 90 cents; pound, $1.75.
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It makes a large, round, firm head, uniform in shape and color, which seldom bursts or rots. It is a standard sort for winter keeping and sells readily in the winter and spring markets. One of the most profitable varieties to grow, and will give unbounded satisfaction. Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 12 cents; ^4 pound, 45 cents; y2 pound, 85 cents; pound, $1.60.
LOUISVILLE DRUMHEAD
Excellent. It is planted 'both for medium late and winter; makes large, hard, solid heads of uniform size, is short-stemmed, has few outside leaves, and is of compact growth. We have selected home- grown seed of this variety from the best and most careful growers here. Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 15 cents; J4 pound, 50 cents; V2 pound,
90 cents; pound, $1.75.
ST. LOUIS MARKET
This is a distinct strain of quick growth and early maturity, so that it can be grown in a short season, or a good crop can be secured by a later planting. Well-grown heads measure 13 inches across and weigh
from 10 to 12 pounds. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 30 cents; pound, 90 Cents; J4 pound, $1.60; pound, $3.00. BURPEE’S PRIZE SUREHEAD
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New Danish “ Roundhead” Cabbage
A few days earlier, shorter stemmed type of the famous Danish “Ballhead.” Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 20 cents; 54 pound, 55 cents; 54 pound, $1.05; pound, $2.00.
Condon’s Pedigreed “Sure Crop” Cabbage
DANISH BALL HEAD
TRUE GENUINE DANISH BALL HEAD CABBAGE
The Hardest Headed, Longest Keeper, Best Shipping, Greatest Money-Making Cabbage
in the World.
The above cut or illustration is an actual photograph taken by our DENMARK GROWER of the field from which Our Private Strain of This Grand Variety was saved. We quote his own words as follows: “The above field shows your seed field after we have unleaved the plants for seed so that the shape better can be judged.” Every head a perfect specimen, dwarf, solid and compact, beautiful clear white, round as a ball and fine grained. Remember the seed we offer you is the True Genuine Danish Ballhead, actually pro- duced from the field abpve. Don’t be misled by so-called cheap Holland Cabbage Seed; it is dear at any price. This prize winning stock should net you twenty tons per acre. Send your order early please.
Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 20 cents; 54 pound, 55 cents; 54 pound, $1.05; pound, $2.00.
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PEDIGREED CAULIFLOWER
Culture. — For spring and early surnn: crop, sow in March or early in April in h bed and transplant to cold frame when s ficiently large to handle. As soon as t danger of hard freezing is over set in t open ground in rows two and one-half f< apart and eighteen inches apart in the rci The plants will endure a light frost. Tl soil for cauliflower should be like that cabbage, but it is better if made richer th, is ordinarily used for that crop. Plenty good manure must be well incorporated w , the soil and the latter be brought into 1 highest state of tilth. No application, he ever, can be more useful than that of cu vator and hoe. For late crop, sow at sa . time as for late cabbage, and treat in i . same manner. It should be borne in mi that cauliflower will not head up well hot, dry weather and hence the sowii i need to be so timed as to bring the hen to maturity either before the hot sumr * weather sets in or not until the coo ’ weather of the fall. If it receive at ttj time a liberal supply of water, the size z l quality of the heads will be greatly proved. After the head begins to fo: , draw the leaves over and tie them togetl " to protect it from the sun and to keep t white.
HENDERSON’S TRUE EARLY SNOWBALL
Henderson’s Genuine True Early Snowball Cauliflowir
There are many varieties of this delicious vegetable offered under fictitious names claiming to be “Just as G1 as Snowball.” It has no equal. It is alone in a class by itself.
IS BEYOND QUESTION THE BEST
For Either Early or Late, for Family or Market Garden, for Forcing or Cold Frames.
IT HEADS WHERE OTHERS FAIL
The seed we offer you is of the highest possible quality, “Grown in Denmark,” the island from which it s first introduced. The strain we offer is the result of thirty years breeding and perfecting by the most honorable d responsible grower in Denmark.
HENDERSON’S SNOWBALL CAULIFLOWER is superior to all others. It is the earliest of all Cauliflowers, s close-growing, compact habit enables one-third more to be planted on the same space of ground than can be d e with other varieties. For forcing under glass during winter and spring HENDERSON’S SNOWBALL is peculi. y well adapted, from its dwarf growth and short outer leaves, and for this purpose no other Cauliflower is now o largely grown. (See cut.) Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 65 cents; 1 ounce, $2.25; % pound, $7.50.
EXTRA EARLY FAVORITE. Early dwarf variety. Heads are solid, but are not so large nor sure-heading as the Erfurt type. Packet, 5 cents; *4 ounce, 30 cents; 1 ounce, 75 cents; % pound, $2.50.
EARLY DWARF PARIS. While less expensive, is will give quite good results in suitable localities. Pack 4 cents; ounce, 10 cents; 1 ounce, 30 cents; !4 poi $1.00.
THE SECRET OF A GOOD GARDEN IS QUALITY SEEDS
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CONDON’S “Sure Crop” CELERY
Golden Self Blanching
NEW GOLDEN SELF BLANCHING. This is de- cidedly better in quality than the white plume. It is readjr for use nearly as early, blanches as easily, and is larger in size. It is of dwarf compact habit, with thick, solid, heavily ribbed stalks which blanch
I easily to a clear waxen yellow. When grown in rich moist soil the stalks are numerous, each plant be- ing fully as thick through as the largest of the tall,
II late sorts, and with a large solid heart, of beautiful
I golden-yellow stalks and leaves. Packet, 7 cents; ounce, 40 cents; 54 pound, $1.50; 54 pound, $2.75; 1 pound, $5.00.
Culture. — Seeds of Celery are frequently slow to germinate. Sow seeds early in spring on soil that has been finely pulverized and just barely cover it. Keep it moist by frequently watering. When plants are three to four inches high, by clipping the tops, you will make the plants much more stocky. Transplant in rows in shallow trenches in well-manured land until ready to set out in the garden or truck patch, then plant in trenches, 3 to 4 feet apart, about 6 inches apart in the rows. Usually about the middle of June to first of July is best time to set out celery plants. When nearly full grown start to bank up, gathering the leaves together and drawing the soil around the plants about one-third up, and repeat in a few days until only the tops of the plants are to be seen. This is done for bleaching purposes. One ounce of seed for 5,000 plants.
GIANT PASCAL. This is a green leaved variety developed from the Golden Yellow Self Blanching, and we recommend it as being of the best quality for fall and early winter use. It blanches to a beautiful yellowish white color; is very solid and crisp and of a fine nutty flavor. The stalks are of medium height, very thick, the upper portion nearly round, but broaden- ing and flattening toward the base. With high culture this variety will give splendid satisfaction as a large growing sort for fall and winter use. In the south it is prized more than almost any other kind. Packet. 3 cents; ounce, 10 cents; 54 pound, 35 cents; 54 pound, 65 cents; 1 pound, $1.25.
KALAMAZOO. We consider our Kalamazoo absolutely and without exception the very best celery grown. It is late; it is not self-blanching, but it is worth many times over all the extra trouble and labor involved in growing it. Kalamazoo Celery, when properly grown, is extremely large, solid and crisp, and possesses a rich, sweet and “nutty” flavor unequaled by any celery we ever saw anywhere.
Take proper care of it and you have a celery beyond com- parison. It’s a fine keeper. Packet, 3 cents; ounce, 10 cents; 54 pound, 35 cents; 54 pound, 65 cents; 1 pound, $1.25.
COLUMBIA. An early maturing sort unsurpassed in shape and quality. The plant is of medium height, but very stocky and heavy. The stalks are thick, almost round, resembling in shape those of Giant Pascal; the color has in it more of the rich yellow tint of Golden Yellow Self Blanching, which variety it resembles very much in appearance when trimmed and bunched for the market. The foliage is of a distinctly light shade of green with a tinge of yellow. In season it follows in close suc- cession Golden Yellow Self Blanching. Its quality is certainly exceptionally fine, some connoisseurs considering it equal or even superior to either Golden Yellow Self Blanching or Giant Pascal. Packet, 7 cents; ounce, 40 cents; 54 pound, $1.50; 54 pound, $2.75; 1 pound. $5.00.
WHITE PLUME PRIVATE STOCK. This is the earliest and most easily blanched, but does not keep well taken from the trenches. The plants grow rapidly and blanch easily during the sum- mer months, Later in the fall the central stalks and leaves are of pure snowy whiteness even with- out earthing up, but stalks should be gathered to- gether and earthed up as in other varieties, so as to produce close, attractive bunches. Packet, 4 cents; 1 ounce, 12 cents; 54 pound, 45 cents; 54 pound, 80 cents; 1 pound $1.50.
CELERIAC
Or Turnip Rooted Celery
Sow seed at the same season and give the same treatment as common Celery. Transplant to moist, rich soil, in rows two feet apart and six inches apart in ‘row. Give thorough culture. As the roots are the edible portion it is not necessary to earth up or “handle” it. After the roots have attained a diameter of two inches, they are fit for use. To keep through winter, pack in damp earth or sand and put in the cellar or leave out of doors, covering with earth and straw like beets and carrots.
LARGE SMOOTH PRAGUE. An improved form of turnip rootec celery, excellent for soups and stews. Produces roots of nearly globular shape and compartively smooth surface. Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 12 cents; 54 pound, 45 cents; 54 pound, 80 cents; pound, $1.50.
IMPROVED GOLDEN HEART. A
fine long keeping golden dwarf cel- ery. The heart is large, surround- ed by a shapely solid stalk. After Storing, the heart blanches a beau- tiful golden, is unsurpassed in qual- ity and is so large that little trim- ming is required for market. In many Celery-growing sections this variety is planted most exclusively. Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 12 cents; 54 pound, 45 cents; 54 pound, 80 cents; 1 pound, $1.50.
^WINTER RELIANCE. This very desirable variety is considered the most attractive in color and the best in quality of any of the late keeping sorts. The plant is dwarf growing, compact, with solid heart and habit of growth very well adapted for late keeping. When ready for the late market the color is a light creamy yellow, very hand- some. Its quality is unsurpassed by that of any variety of its class and is decidedly superior to most of the older long keeping sort. Pack- et, 4 cents ; ounce, 12 cents ; 54 pound, 45 cents ; 54 pound, 80
cents; pound, $1.50.
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CONDON’S
“Sure Crop” CARROTS
Culture. — The carrot is one of the most wholesome and nutritious of our garden roots, deserving to be more extensively use L for culinary purposes, and we urge our customers to give some of the early table varieties a trial. | ution
While a sandy loam made rich by manuring the previous year is the best soil for the carrot, any good land, if thoroughl )0 (he and deeply worked, will produce satisfactory crops. It is advisable to sow as early in the spring as the ground is fit to work I . , though good crops may be grown from sowings as late as June 15. For table use, sow the smaller kinds early in rows 16 to 1 i Pal11’ inches apart. For field culture, sow in drills 18 to 24 inches apart, using from 1 y to 3 pounds of seed to the acre. Cove®|®atter 54 to 1 inch deep and see to it that the soil is pressed firmly above the seed. As soon as the plants appear, use the cultivate t Lid or wheel hoe. Thin 4 to 6 inches apart in the row.
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EARLY SCARLET HORN
EARLY SCARLET HORN
One of the earliest varieties in cultivation, and very desirable for forcing1. Tops very small. Roots nearly round and of reddish orange color. When fully matured, about 2 inches long, but should be used before fully grown, while young and tender. See cut. Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 9 cents; 54 pound, 25 cents; 54 pound, 45 cents; pound, 80 cents.
HALF LONG DANVERS
This is a broad-shouldered carrot, cylin- drical in shape, stump rooted, of excellent color, best flavor, and a most wonderful pro- ducer. Ready in about 65 days from the time of sowing. It is not only one of the best for the table, but owing to its shape, size and great yield, and the fact that it is so easily harvested, one of the best for stock. Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 7 cents; 54 pound, 22 cents; y2 pound, 40 cents; pound, 70 cents.
OX HEART, OR GUERANDE
OX HEART, OR GUERANDE
A thick carrot, 5 inches long and very blunt at the lower extremity. It grows very rapidly and the roots attain a weight of more than a pound. It is tender, of good flavor and of a deep red color, and is a variety we can recommend for the home garden as well as to all market gardeners. See cut. Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 9 cents; 54 pound, 25 cents; 54 pound, 45 cents; pound, 80 cents.
NEW EARLY CHANTENAY
SUTTON’S INTERMEDIATE
A splendid variety, in shape midway be- tween the half long and the long sorts. It is quite broad at the top and tapers to a blunt point. Flesh is rich reddish- orange, tender and sweet. Very desirable as a market variety, on account of the heavy yield, fine shape and appearance and excellent quality. Packet, 3 cents; ounce, 6 cents; 54 pound, 20 cents; 54 pound, 35 cents; pound, 60 cents.
NEW EARLY CHANTENAY
Very productive, medium early and of excellent quality. Tops medium-sized, necks small. Roots thick, uniformly half long, or stump-rooted, but tapering slight- ly; deep orange-red in color; flesh very crisp and tender. Although a medium, early sort, the roots are suitable for use nearly as early as any. One of the best in quality for the market and home gar- den, while its great productiveness and ease with which it can be harvested make it very desirable as field sort. See cut. Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 9 cents; 54 pound, 25 cents; 54 pound, 45 cents; pound, 80 cents.
PRIVATE STOCK DANVERS i poum
CONDON’S PRIVATE STOCK DANVERS
Danver carrots have been the stanc i ard for over fifty years and we net not try to offer any proofs as to i ; popularity. Carrot-breeding is in aboi the same class as stock-breeding, ar if same is not kept true, will deterfi rate very quickly. We have endeavor ed to do more than keep the old pare) sort true, and have actually bred i the quality of Danver Carrot to sue perfection that the old parent so ■ would be ashamed of itself. To di: tinguish our sort from others, we ha1 termed our strain Condon’s Priva Stock Danvers. Same has been brt for yield and on a given acreage it w produce a larger crop of marketab roots than any other kind. The roof are of a rich orange color, and aboi, 6 inches long, with blunt point; adopt* to all classes of soil. Packet, 5 cent ounce, 10 cents; 54 pound, 25 cent 54 pound, 45 cents; pound, 80 cents.
IMPROVED LONG ORANGE
A well-known sort; roots long, thic est near the crown, tapering regular ! to a point; color deep orange. It is good keeper of fine quality for wint use. Packet, 3 cents; ounce, 6 cent 54 pound, 20 cents; J4 pound, 35 cent pound, 60 cents.
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Stock Carrots Unexcelled For Feeding
Culture. — Root crops are highly valuable and worthy of more general culti- 'ation in the United States. The feeding value of roots is directly proportional o the dry matter content. This dry matter, pound for pound, is equal to any I jrain ; when fed to cattle is more eagerly eaten and more digestible. This dry j natter runs from 10 to 14 per cent of total weight. Thus a low yield of 20 tons | vould give over 2 tons of dry matter, equal to 65 bushels of corn. A supple- nentary ration of cereal is good.
IMPROVED SHORT WHITE
One of the very best field carrots, because of its enormous productive- ness and the ease with which it can be harvested. Roots half long, smooth, very heavy at the shoulder, but tapering regularly to the point; color, creamj" white, with light green crown. Flesh white, solid, crisp and of excellent quality for stock feeding. Packet, 3 cents; ounce, 6 cents; 54 pound, 20 cents; 14 pound, 35 cents; pound, 60 cents.
IMPROVED MASTODON
Similar to the Victoria, but of creamy white color with a green crown. The roots are also somewhat broader at the shoulder. A prodigious cropper, yielding in suitable ground from 20 to 40 bushels per acre, and as easily harvested as the old Belgian varieties, which grow half above the ground. The flesh is crisp, solid and sweet. A good variety for keep- ing over winter. Packet, 3 cents; ounce, 6 cents; 54 pound, 20 cents 54 pound, 35 cents; pound, 60 cents.
MAJESTIC
The largest and heaviest cropping and most nutritious yellow variety. The roots are remarkably fine, very symmetrical, of excellent quality, possessing high feeding properties. Packet, 3 cents; ounce, 6 cents; 54 pound, 20 cents; *4 pound, 35 cents; pound, 60 cents.
VICTORIA
Heavy cropping white variety. Roots short and very heavy at the shoulder, rendering it very easily harvested. Frequently measure 35 to 20 inches in circumference, and 18 to 25 tons to the acre. Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 7 cents; 54 pound, 22 cents; 54 pound, 38 cents; pound, 65 cents.
MAMMOTH WHITE BELGIAN
A variety with long slender root, about one- third of which grows above the surface of the ground, thus making it easy to pull. It is very productive, highly nutritious and a good keeper. Packet, 3 cents; ounce, 6 cents; 54 pound, 18 cents; 54 pound, 30 cents; pound, 50 cents.
MAMMOTH YELLOW BELGIAN
This sort is very similar to the white Belgian except in color. Its strong point is its keeping quality, making it of special value for late
feeding. Packet, 3 cents; ounce, 6 cents; 54 pound, 18 cents; 54 pound, 30 cents; pound, 50 cents.
CONDON’S PRIZE WINNER STOCK
Feb. 11, 1913.
(,t Condon Bros., Seedsmen, Rockford, 111.
Gentlemen: Find enclosed $19 for seeds ordered. I appre-
ciate the quality of the seeds I got of you last year, they were 1 fine. I have tried seedsmen all over the United States and have
1 never found any better. I am the largest onion, potato and cab-
bage grower in this county, which says a great deal for you here. You send my seeds to Fairmont, as I am going back there. This is why I wanted time prolonged. 1915 order $17.85.
Yours truly,
I. M. LEWIS.
The original letter is on file in our office.
Every farmer and stock raiser should have a patch of stock carrots, they are Money-Makers. Carrots, Mangels, Sugar Beets and Ruta Bagas should be on every farm. They are all excellent for stock feeding.
CONDON’S PRIZE-WINNER STOCK
This is the heaviest cropping carrot grown, yielding more tons to the acre than any other sort. The flesh is white, solid, crisp and very sweet; the roots are short and very heavy at the shoulder, which allows them to be harvested very easily. They do not break easily in pull- ing or storing, owing to their solidity and shape. This is not a carrot for gardeners, but is for farmers and cattle men. The roots frequently measure 12 to 25 inches in circumference, and 15 to 25 tons is not an uncommon yield. A few of these carrots should be grown by everyone, even if they only have one cow. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 7 cents; 54 pound, 22 cents; 54 pound, 40 cents; pound, 75 cents.
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CUCUMBER
Seed of Unrivaled Quality
Cucumbers are grown in enormous quantities for marketing in the green state and for pickling.
Culture. — Cucumbers flourish best in a rich, warm, moist loam. Sow when danger of frost is over, in hills 4 or 5 feet each way, or in rows. The seeds should be used in abundance, as the young plant has many enemies. Sow 54 inch below the surface, and thin out finally to three or four plants to the hill. Use 1 ounce of seed to 75 hills ; 2 or 3 pounds to the acre.. The cucumbers should be gathered (by cutting, not tearing) every day, or every other day. Leave none to ripen if you want a full crop.
YOU RUN NO RISK; WE GUARANTEE SAFE DELIVERY OF EVERY ORDER.
JAPANESE
CLIMBING
CUCUMBERS
DAVIS’ PERFECT SELECT
Vines extra strong, being a climbing sort; can be grown on trellises or other supports, valuable in small gardens. Very prolific, from 40 to 50 fruits having beefn counted on single plants. The cucum- bers are long and of fine fla- vor. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; 54 pound, 30 cents; 54 pound, 55 cents; pound, $1.00.
DAVIS’ PERFECT CUCUMBERS
Mr. Davis has for years been forcing cucumbers under glass for the Chicago and Detroit markets, and it has! been his ambition to produce a cucumber that would be as handsome in appearance and sell as well as grown in the ordinary way in the open ground. He has at last succeeded in perfecting a cucumber that beats anything we have ever seen; Davis’ Perfect is bound to become the most popular cucumber both for forcing under glass and! growing outside, for the following reasons:
1. It has an ideal shape, and the handsomest color of all cucumbers.
2. It is a type of the most perfect size.
3. Eating qualities surpass anything -ever tried.
4. It is almost seedless one-third of its length from the stem end, and the seeds, when it is in a slicing condition, are so small and tender that they are unnoticed.
5. It is enormously productive, in fact, beats anything we have ever tried.
6. It does not change its dark, rich color when grown outdoors; in fact, it resembles a hot-house cucumber so closely that dealers can not tell the difference, and are willing to pay as much for it as the hot-house production. Mr. Davis has tried every strain of new cucumber that has been introduced in the last few years; while a nurubo of them have been very good, he is frank in saying that his cucumber beats anything he has ever tried, and other growers are of the same opinion.
7. It is as early as the earliest, being fully as early as White Spine.
Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 7 cents; 14 pound, 25 cents; 54 pound, 40 cents; pound, 75 cents.
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CHICAGO PICKLE, OR WESTERFIELD
NEW EARLY CLUSTER
Fruit of medium length, pointed at each end, with very large and prominent spines; color deep green. It is a very prolific variety and is one of the best for those who want crisp, coarsely-spined pickles. Packet, 3 cents; ounce, 7 cents; 54 pound, 25 cents; 54 pound, 40 cents; pound, 75 cents.
Fruits of the slim form are desirable for pick- ling. It is extra prolific, frequently setting in clusters of two or three. These are desirable for small pickles. If the fruits are kept gathered, the vines will continue bearing. Packet, 3 cents; ounce, 6 cents; 54 pound, 18 cents; 54 pound 28 cents; pound, 50 cents.
WEST INDIAN GHERKIN
Produces small fruit only. Used exclusively for pickling. The vines make strong, healthy growth, but are rather slender and have only small foliage. The fruits are of thick, round form, covered closely with spines and contain many seeds. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 15 cents; 54 pound, 45 cents; 54 pound, 80 cents; pound, $1.50.
EXTRA LONG WHITE SPINE
THORBURN’S EVERBEARING
This is a unique and highly meritorious pick- ling variety; meritorious because of its quality, and unique in its ability to go right on bearing, whether the ripened cucumbers are picked or not. It is enormously productive and a general favorite. Fruits of every age and also blossoms may be found on a single vine and bearing con- tinues until the coming of frost. A favorite for pickles. Also an excellent home garden variety. Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 8 cents; 54 pound, 23 cents; 54 pound, 42 cents; pound, 75 cents.
THE EXTRA LONG WHITE SPINE, or
“Evergreen,” as it is sometimes called, is the standard and most popular of the Long White Spine varieties. In season it is early, vigorous, and prolific, more blight-proof than the ordinary long sorts. The shape is straight; smooth, dark, shiny green in color; 8 to 12 inches in length, and, compared with “Davis’ Perfect,” is larger in diameter. The flesh is crisp, tender and of superb flavor. For general market and home use it is without a superior in this variety. The seed, we offer is the result of a number of years of exhaustive trials and a scientific selection from the pick o£ different strains of many growers. Select stock. Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 7 cents; 54 pound, 25 cents; 54 pound, 40 cents; pound, 75 cents.
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CUCUMBER
SEED FROM HAND-SELECTED FRUIT OF UNIFORM TYPE
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SNOW1^ EARLY PICKLING
EARLY SHORT GREEN
This variety is known also as Early Frame, and is an early, bright green cucumber of medium size, very extensively used for slicing and pickling. Vines very vigorous and productive. Fruit straight, a little smaller at the ends, bright green, shading lighter at the blossom end; crisp and tender. Our stock is very superior. Packet, 3 cents; ounce, 6 cents; J4 pound, 18 cents; yz pound, 28 cents; pound, 50 cents.
KLONDIKE
A medium early, white-spined cucumber of handsome, very dark green color and of excellent quality for slicing. The vines are very hardy and productive. The fruits when mature are about 8 inches long, and are uniform in size and shape. Color dark green, slightly striped at the ends. The dark green color is retained much longer and fs affected less by the hot sun than any other sort with which we are familiar. Its uniform size and shape and splendid color are making this variety very popular as a shipping sort. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 8 cents; y$ pound, 28 cents; % pound, 50 cents; pound, 90 cents.
GREEN PROLIFIC, OR BOSTON PICKLING
This is a very prolific cucumber; largely planted for pickles. The fruits average 4 to 6 inches in length when large enough for slicing, and are of excellent quality. It is, however, for producing medium- sized pickles that this variety is so highly esteemed, as it is enormously productive, and if the. fruits are kept gathered as soon as large enough, the vines will continue bearing throughout a long season. Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 8 cents; lb., 22 cents; y2 lb., 40 cents; pound, 70 cents.
SNOW’S EARLY PICKLING ARLINGTON WHITE SPSNE
This is a very prolific variety, largely planted for : ckles. The fruits average 4 to 5 inches in length when : rge enough for slicing, and are of excellent quality; but ' is chiefly for producing #medium-sized pickles that this variety is so highly esteemed. If the fruits are gathered 1 3 soon as large enough, the vines will continue bearing ; irough a long season. See cut. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, : cents; *4 pound, 28 cents; y2 pound, 50 cents; pound, tc) cents.
A selection from the Early White Spine, being more pointed at each end. The young fruits are crisp and tender, and are of dark green color. The mature fruits are about 6J4 to 7 inches long. Considered by many to be the best sort for small pickles. Excellent also for slicing. Packet, 3 cents; ounce, 6 cents; *4 pound, 18 cents; y2 pound, 28 cents; pound, 50 cents.
CONDON’S WHITE WONDER
This is the famous variety we gave you last season ;a 3 a premium. Another year’s trial proves it to be as f ^presented last season; a decidedly improved type of | White Spine sorts. Extra early, dark green color, jf »ng and slender, making handsome marketable fruits f surpassing flavor. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 12 cents; ] i pound, 40 cents; y2 pound, 60 cents; pound, $1.00.
EMERALD
A rather late variety of very symmetrical shape and smooth skin, retaining its dark green color until nearly ripe. It is spineless and the flesh is crisp, white and tender. Fruits about 8 to 9 inches long when mature.
Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 8 cents; % pound, 23 cents; yz pound, 42 cents; pound, 75 cents-.
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CONDON’S EXTRA EARLY IMPROVED DONG GREEN
EXTRA EARLY IMPROVED LONG GREEN
Vines very vigorous and productive. The fruits are very long, often 12 inches; slender and uniformly dark i?reen color. Furnishes some fruits early, but matures the bulk of its crop rather late. Excellent for slicing and very largely used for pickles. The fruits are often used for making sweet pickles. We offer a carefully selected strain, uniformly long, of good form and with the large warts and spines well distributed over the surface in- stead of being clustered at one end, as in inferior stocks. See cut. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 8 cents; J4 pound, 28 cents; yz pound, 50 cents; pound, 90 cents.
LONDON LONG GREEN
This is an old-time popular garden favorite. Under favorable conditions, produces dark green fruits from 10 to 12 inches in length. Skin is deep rich green; flesh solid, crisp and of excellent qualitjL Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 7 cents; % pound, 20 cents; yz pound, 35 cents; pound, 60 cents.
To make your garden successful, you must have “Quality Seeds”. If you are willing to pay a fair living price, you will find them in this book from cover to cover. NOTHING BETTER OBTAIN- ABLE. GUARANTEED TO PLEASE.
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CONDON’S “SURE CROP” CUCUMBERS
KLONDIKE— MEDIUM EARLY; HARDY AND PRODUCTIVE
Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 8 cents; *4 pound, 28 cents; y2 pound, 50 cents; pound, 90 cents.
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Packet, 4 cents ; ounce, 7 cents; y4 pound, 20 cents; y2 pound, 35 cents; pound, 60 cents.
WEST INDIAN
GHERKIN
CHICAGO PICKLE, OR WESTERFIELD
Packet, 3 cents; ounce, 7 cents; 40 cents; pound, 75 cents.
Packet, 5 centi ounce, 15 cents; 1 pounds 45 cents ; 1
Vi pound, 25 cents; y2 pound, pound, 80
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Packet, 3 cents; ounce 6 cents; ^4 pound, 18 cents; y2 pound, 28 cents; pound, 50 cents.
Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 8 cents; ] pound, 23 cents; y2 pound, 42 cents; pouni 75 cents.
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Specialties For the Garden That All Should Plant
COLLARDS
GEORGIA, SOUTHERN, OR :REOLE. A variety of cabbage known i different specimens as “Cole,” Colewort,” or simple “Greens.” It is • :tensively used in the South. I offer ie true white or green stemmed sort
i, ) exclusively used in the South. I orms a large loose open head, or a ! iass of leaves on tall stems. Freez-
ig does not injure, but rather im- roves their quality. Sow thick in rills, in rich ground, transplanting
j, hen 4 inches high and thin to 2 or 3 : >et apart in the row when the proper !• ize. Packet, 3 cents; ounce, 8 cents; 1 \ pound, 25 cents; y2 pound, 45 cents; : ound, 85 cents.
CORN SALAD
FETTICUS OR LAMB'S LETTUCE.
j[ 'his delightful salad, known as Mache- teck Salot, is used during the Win- 1 l er and Spring months as a substitute ! i'l :>r lettuce, and is also cooked and || sed like spinach. In warm weather i I he plants will mature in four to six weeks. Packet, 3 cents; ounce, 7 cents; \ pound, 22 cents; y2 pound, 40 cents; Jj ound, 75 cents.
THE WONDERFUL COFFEE BERRY
THE GREAT HEALTH DRINK Once Tried Always Used
1 All pronounce it better than the gen- uine. It is certainly the best berry to j nix with other coffee I ever saw. Halt I ind half will produce a drink claimed »y many to be equal to a good cup of tio. It is very hardy, easily raised ;; nd most enormously productive. You j :an raise your own coffee for one cent J i pound. Packet, 4 cents; *4 pound, 8 :ents; y2 pound, 15 cents; pound, 25 ;ents.
CHERVIL
[ Hardy annual, worthy of more gen- . sral use for flavoring and garnishing, j Juried variety more beautiful than J parsley.
CURLED. Greatly superior to the | 3ld, plain variety; earlier, more hand- some, having fully as fine perfume and
flavor. Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 7 cents;
J 14 lb., 25 cents; y2 lb., 45 cents; pound, 85 cents.
CRESS
NEW UPLAND CRESS. Has the
[(highly prized flavor of Water Cress. It is so hardy as to be green nearly the whole year, and is ready for use before any other salad in Spring. Its usage should be more general, as it is of as easy culture as spinach. It is a perennial plant, and can be grown for several years without renewal. Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 25 cents.
CURLED, OR PEPPER GRASS. This small salad is much used with lettuce to the flavor of which its warm, pung- ent taste makes a most agreeable ad- dition. Packet, 3 cents; ounce, 5 cents; /4 lb., 15 cents; yz lb., 28 cents; pound, 50 cents.
TRUE WATER CRESS. This is quite distinct from the last, and only thrives when its roots and stems are submerged in water. It is one of the most delicious of small salads, and should be planted wherever a suitable place can be found. Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 25 cents.
SURE POP
“POP CORN”
For the
BOYS
Improved New York Spineless. Egg Plant
Endive. Fine Green Curled
SELECTED POP CORN
Pop corn should be found in every garden, especially if there are children to enjoy it during the long winter evenings, which bring young people together for social amusement.
MONARCH WHITE RICE. My strain is an improvement, with larger ears. Six ears on a stalk is not a rare oc- currence. The grains are sharply pointed, and the ear is a handsome one. Packet, 5 cents; yz pt., 12 cents; pt., 20 cents; qt., 35 cents.
QUEEN’S GOLDEN. This is per- haps the handsomest of all the pop corns when on the ear, surpassing all others in size and color. It pops per- fectly white. Produces four to six ears on a stalk. Packet, 5 cents; y2 pt., 12 cents; pint, 20 cents; quart, 35 cents.
EGG PLANT
NEW YORK IMPROVED SPINE- LESS. This is an entirely spineless strain of the large purple-fruited, which is the well-known standard. The plants are equally as productive, fruits as large and well colored, but stems and clyx are entirely free from spine. Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 25 cents; yA pound, 70 cents; yz pound, $1.25; pound, $2.35.
EARLY -LONG PURPLE. Hardier
and much earlier than the large New York Purple, succeeding farther north. Thin fruits from six to ten inches long. Packet, 3 cents; ounce, 15 cents; ^4 lb., 45 cents; yz lb., 80 cents; pound, $1.50.
BLACK BEAUTY. As large as the New York Improved, but about ten days earlier. Very rich purplish black. Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 20 cents; J4 lb., 60 cents; yz lb., $1.10; pound, $2.00.
ENDIVE
This is one of the most refreshing and attractive of all autumn and win- ter salads. It is commonly known in restaurants as Chicoree, and is most appetizing when served mixed with let- tuce, with French dressing. Sow seed from middle of June to last of August.
GREEN CURLED. Leaves finely cut or laciniated. Packet, 3 cents; ounce, 6 cents; 14 pound, 18 cents; yz pound, 35 cents; pound, 65 cents.
WHITE CURLED. Does not need blanching, the midribs being naturally of a pale golden yellow, and the finely cut and curled leaves almost white.
Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 10 cents; [4 lb., 35 cents; yz lb., 60 cents; pound, $1.00.
GIANT FRINGED, or “OYSTER.”
This is the beautifully fringed sort displayed upon blocks of ice on piles of oysters before so many restaurants. Of strong growth, it has a large white heart and broad stems. Packet, 3 cents; ounce, 8 cents; *4 lb., 28 cents;
lb., 50 cents; pound, 90 cents.
BATAVIAN. Large heads of broad thick leaves, which can be blanched as a salad or make excellent cooked
greens. Same price as Giant Fringed.
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Specialties For The Garden That All Should Plant
THE MANGO MELON Or Vegetable Peach
Another splendid novelty of late introduction, very striking in color, most wonderful yielder. Vines of Garden Lemon and Mango Melon are somewhat smaller than the Musk Melon vine, though requiring same cultivation. Fruit is about the size of an orange, orange-shaped; and a bright orange-yellow color, somewhat russeted. For sweet pickles, pies or preserving they are splendid. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 25 cents.
NEW GARDEN LEMON
Certainly one of the greatest novelties of recent introduction. Resembles the Vine Peach in manner of growth, but is distinct in that the unripe fruit is striped with very dark green spots, nearly black, and when ripe is not russet- ed like the Vegetable Peach. Plas a finer flesh and most desirable acid flavor, thus dispensing with sliced lemon, which is so important in put- ting up the Vegetable Peach. Unexcelled for general canning purposes. Cultivate similar to Musk Melons, in hills three feet apart each way. True stock seed. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 25 cents.
USEFUL GOURDS Nest-Egg
Resemble — in color, form and size — the eggs of hens; do not crack, and are uninjured by cold or wet. They make the very best nest-eggs. Do not plant in very rich soil, or the fruits will grow too large. Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 20 cents.
Sugar Trough
SAVOY SUMMER
By sawing off the upper portion, large dishes or buckets may be made, which are useful for many household purposes. The shell when dried is thick and hard, extremely light but very dur- able. Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 15 cents.
Dipper
When grown on the ground the stems will be curved, while if raised as a climbing vine the weight of the blossom end will cause the stem to grow straight. Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 20 cents.
Dishcloth
Or Luffa
A natural dishcloth, and a most admirable one-, is furnished by the peculiar lining of this fruit, which is sponge-like, elastic and durable. Pack- et, 10 cents; ounce, 35 cents; *4 pound, $1.00.
FINEST MIXED
Combination of the most curious, interesting and useful varieties of gourds. Packet, 3 cents; ounce, 10 cents.
BOHEMIAN HORSE-RADISH SETS “Maliner-Kren”
This is grown by planting the small sets or pieces from the side roots in deep, rich soil and cultivating in the same manner as with the Ordinary variety of Horse-Radish, but the plants are so much stronger in growth that the roots grow to considerably larger size and greater weight. The quick, strong growth not only gives a much larger crop from a given area, both in size of single roots and bulk weight of crop, but also enables the grower to place the roots in the markets much earlier than with the ordinary variety. Small Roots, ready for planting: 25 cents per dozen; or $1.75 per 100; by mail, postpaid. By express or freight: Roots of uniform length, in bunches of 50, 85 cents per 100; $7.50 per 1,000.
LEEK
German, Laugh; French, Poireau.
Belongs to the Onion family. Sow the seed and care for the young plants as for Onions, but they need more room in order to develop. When the young plant is about the size of a goose quill, transplant to a prepared bed in rows about three or three and one-half feet apart and four or five inches in the row.
BROAD LEAF, OR NEW FLAG
We offer a very superior stock of this popular variety, so largely grown for fall and early winter use. It is of quick, strong growth, producing long stems of uniform shape and size, averaging 2 inches through by 10 inches long, blanching beautifully white and of fine, mild flavor. Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 10 cents; % pound, 35 cents; pound, 65 cents; pound, $1.25.
KOHL-RABI
EARLY WHITE VIENNA. Delicate white
ball. Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 20 cents; J4 pound, 60 cents.
EARLY PURPLE VIENNA. Purple Ball; a
good sort. Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 20 cents; pound, 60 cents.
HERBS
Every kitchen garden should have a few herbs. They are easily grown and are always pleasant and desirable for flavoring, perfuming and me- dicinal purposes.
Culture. — Sow in early spring, at the time wher the trees- begin to leaf, in ordinarily good and well Sage, drained garden soil, in rows 12 to 24 inches apart ;
Cover seed lightly. Thin or transplant to stand 6 t( ■ 12 inches apart in the rows. Cultivate frequently anti keep free from weeds.
*Anise. — Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 10 cents. **Balm. — Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 20 cents.
*Basil, Sweet. — Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 15 cents. *Borage. — Packet, 4 cents; ounce 10 cents.
** Caraway. — Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 8 cents. ***Dill. — Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 8 cents.
**Fennel, Sweet. — Packet, 4 cents, ounce, 8 cents **Horehound. — Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 15 cents. **Lavender. — Packet, 4 cents ; ounce, 10 cents.
* Marjoram, Sweet.— Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 1 _ cents.
FjS^SillllI||lllSI5p§P ** Rosemary. — Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 15 cents.
Sweet Marjoram. **Rue. — Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 15 cents.
**Sage. — Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 12 cents; J ^ Sj, ^ pound, 40 cents; pound, $1.50.
*■ ^Summer Savory. — Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 1 cents.
**Thyme. — Packet, 5 cents ; ounce, 25 cents. **Winter Savory. — Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 20 cent **Wormwood. — Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 25 cents.
(Herbs marked ennial ; marked **
are annual ; marked are biennial.)
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Northern Grown Pedigreed “Sure Crop” Sweet Corn
CONDON’S SILVER QUEEN OR WHITE RANTAIN
THE SWEETEST OF THEM ALL FOR VERY EARLY
The Best, The Largest, The Sweetest and the Biggest Yielder of All Early Sweet Corns
Since the Pilgrims settled Massachusetts Sweet Corn has been one of the most relished vegetables. In early days our forefathers used the old- fashioned Indian Corn, picking same just as it came into the milk and termed it Roasting Ears. Ever since man has strived to produce a better quality suited to the advanced tastes and requirements of the time. By crossing the various types, wonderful improvement has been made, until one would think we had reached our zenith; especially after tasting those delicious types of Henderson’s Golden Rod and Burpee’s Golden Bantam. True, these grand types were far superior to any previously introduced, “but the color was against them.” Once again Nature proved a wonder, for we found in our field of Golden Bantam several ears containing a few white grains. These were selected, planted by themselves,, and today we have a distinct type of WHITE BANTAM, known as our SILVER QUEEN. Think of it, a WHITE BANTAM CORN, which contains all of the sweet lusciousness of the yellow sort, and yet in- vitingly silver white in color. Truly this grand new variety should reign supreme in every garden. Do not associate it with any other kind; it is alone in its class, the SILVER QUEEN.
Don’t fail to try this Wonderful New Delicious Sweet Corn
Order early, please. Large packet, 6 cents; *4 pint,
14 cents; pint, 22 cents; quart, 40 cents, postpaid.
CONDON’S SILVER QUEEN
MAMMOTH WHITE CORY
This is equally as early as the Red Cob Cory, but is rather less hardy. The grains retain their pearly whiteness when cooked. Packet, 5 cents; y2 pint, 8 cents; pint, 15 cents; quart, 28 cents.
EARLY CROSBY
This is the favorite second-early variety; ears about seven inches long with ten or twelve rows of fine grains of excellent quality. More largely used for canning than any other early
variety. Packet, 5 cents; y2 pint, 7 cents; pint, 14 cents; quart, 25 cents.
EARLY ADAMS
..Very early, and used extensively for a first-early table corn in the South. Stalks about four feet high, with small tassel, very few leaves, and without suckers. Ear short, very full, often nearly as thick as it is long, well covered with coarse husks; kernels white, smooth. An ex- tremely hardy variety which can be grown closer together than most sorts. Packet, 5 cents; V2 pint, 8 cents; pint, 14 cents; quart, 25 cents.
EARLY RED CORY
This popular extra early variety succeeds well where the summer is short, cool, and moist. Ears six inches in length, with eight rows of quite broad grains. The color is red. Packet, 5
cents; y2 pint, 8 cents; pint, 15 cents; quart, 28 cents.
WHITE CORY
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SVWET CORN
SEE
Wholesale List for Bulk Prices
MAMMOTH LATE SUGAR
Eight to ten rowed; excellent quality; large white grain and extremely productive. Packet, 5 cents; y2 pint, 7 cents; pint, 14 cents; quart, 25 cents.
lis is tojvei sinsai Wits;
1 'tints,
Very large ears; ripens about 8 to 10 days in advance of Stowell’s Evergreen; in northern localities.
Packet, 5 cents; y2 pint, 7 cents; pint, 14 cents; quart, 25 cents.
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Standard Varieties Sweet Com
UPSON’S COLUMBIA
Extra Early Columbia is an acquisition ofa'are value. This new and valuable variety of Sweet or Sugar Corn has eclipsed all other sorts. It is as early as the Cory and nearly twice as large, being 12-rowed and of great length. The color is a beautiful creamy white. In quality, sweetness and flavor, it is superior to any early sort known and is also a heavy yielder. Extra Early Columbia Corn is the best and largest early sweet Corn ever offered. Packet, 5 cents; yz pint, 12 cents; pint, 20 cents; quart, 30 cents.
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PRIVATE STOCK WHITE EVERGREEN
The standard main crop variety for the home garden, mar- ket and canning. Hardy and productive, very tender and sugary, remaining a long time in condition suitable for boil- ing. Our stock has been carefully grown and selected to avoid the tendency to a shorter grain and deterioration in the evergreen character of this best known of all late sorts. Ears about eight inches long, sixteen to 20-rowed; stalks about seven and one-half feet high. Packet, 5 cents; yz pint, 12 cents; pint, 20 cents; quart, 30 cents.
COUNTRY GENTLEMAN
This variety has a small, white cob, densely covered, with irregular rows of very long, slender, white grains of excellent quality, ears seven to nine inches long; stalks from six and one-half to seven feet high. Well adapted for canning as well as the home garden and market and by many regarded as the best of the late varieties. Packet, 5 cents; yz pint, 12 cents; pint, 20 cents; quart, 30 cents.
PEEP O’DAY
One of the earliest of Sweet Corns. Grows about 3 y2 feet high. Bears nearly always two ears on the stalks. Kernels of good white color. Our seed is raised in the North to insure earliness. Packet, 5 cents; yz pint, 9 cents; «pint, 15 cents; quart, 28 cents.
Toothing excels ‘SURE-CROP’ Quality Seeds
URPEE’S GOLDEN BANTAM
GOLDEN BANTAM
’ A very early Sweet Corn with golden yellow \ ~ain, very tender and of excellent quality. j|he flavor is exceptionally rich and delicious.
acket, 5 cents; yz pint, 12 cents; pint, 20 j:mts; quart, 30 cents.
BEST OF ALL
This is one of the largest extra earlies — the :irs averaging six to seven inches in length, -rains and cob of pure white coloring. Packet, : cents; yz pint, 7 cents; pint, 14 cents; quart, ||M cents.
FIRST OF ALL
It matures from three days to a week earlier than the Cory. The small ears are lij e11 filled with quite large grains. Packet, 5 :ents; y2 pint, 7 cents; pint, 14 cents; quart,
: 3 cents.
EARLY MINNESOTA
Eight to ten rowed; excellent quality; large | 'hite grain and extremely productive. Packet,
: cents; yz pint, 7 cents; pint, 14 cents; quart,
‘ a cents.
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UPSON’S COLUMBIA
BEST or ALL
EARLY WHITE EVERGREEN
Very large ears; ripens about 8 to 10 days in advance of Stowell’s Evergreen; in northern - localities it is much surer of making than Stowell’s Evergreen. Packet, 5 cents; yz pint, 7 cents; pint, 14 cents*; quart, 25 cents.
BLACK MEXICAN
Every one who has seen this corn remem- bers it and the delicious sweetness and fine grain qualities in spite of its dark color, mak- ing it more of a favorite every year. Packet, 5 cents; yz pint, 12 cents; pint, 20 cents; quart, 30 cents.
STOWELL’S EVERGREEN
The standard main crop. Very tender and sugary, remaining a long time in condition suitable for boiling. Packet, 5 cents; yz pint, 7 cents; pint, 14 cents; quart, 25 cents.
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CONDON’S PRIZE WINNING
Sweet Corn
EARLY ADAMS
*acket, 5 cents; yz pint, its; pint, 14 cents; quart.
COUNTRY GENTLEMAN
nf«iPoftCI:et’*5 cents; % pint, 12 cents pint, 20 cents; quart, 30 cents.
BLACK MEXICAN
Packet, 5 cents; y2 pint, 12 cents; pint, 20 cents; quart, 30
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EARLY RED CORY
een^aCket’ 5 cents: 1/z pint- 8 cents; pint, 15 cents; quart, 28
WHITE EVERGREEN
Packet,
5 cents; y2 pint, pint, 20 cents; quart, 30 cents.
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lustard, Mushroom Spawn and Okra
CONDON’S SURE-CROP MUSHROOM SPAWN Ten pounds will spawn about 10 feet square
Mushroom beds may be made in a warm, dry cellar, or in any build- ing where the frost does not penetrate* and in the open air during the summer and fall months. Having procured the spawn, the next thing to be attended to is to make preparations for the beds. About a fortnight or three weeks before the beds are to be made, collect a quantity of fresh horse manure without the straw; place it in a heap under cover, and as it heats keep turning it over once or twice a week, until the fiery heat has become exhausted, which will require from teii to fourteen days’ time. When the manure is in a condition to be made up, lay out your bed ac- cording to your requirements, say three feet wide, ten feet long, and from two to three feet deep; beat it well down with the back of the spade as the process of building goes on. When the bed has been made some time, say a week or thereabouts, and the heat sufficiently declined to a temperature of 65 or 75 degrees, the spawn may be put into it. Break the spawn in pieces two inches square, and put them six inches apart all over the bed, then cover the bed with two inches of rich soil. When the soil looks dry, give a gentle watering with tepid water, using a hose or watering-pot. Best English Grown Sure-Crop Spawn. Brick, about 1 y2 pounds, 35 cents; 3 bricks, about 4 yz pounds, $1.00. Post paid.
MUSTARD
rJsed as a condiment; the green leaves are used as a
J n r\ r\r* r-uf a nrl lilro SsninQph On 1 1 i mp QQ
rled Cress or Pepper-Grass.
feet of drill.
One ounce of seed will sow
SOUTHERN GIANT CURLED
s highly esteemed in the South, where the seed is
I | vn in the fall and plants used early in spring as a salad.
eds brown. Plants are 2 feet high; enormous bunches.
■cket, 3 cents; ounce, 6 cents; J4 pound, 18 cents; y2 und, 30 cents; pound, 50 cents.
CHINESE
A giant curled variety with leaves double the size of e ordinary. Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 7 cents; *4 pound, cents; pound, 32 cents; pound, 60 cents.
WHITE ENGLISH
I I Leaves are light green, mild and tender when young;
I . ed light yellow in color. Packet, 3 cents; ounce, 5
nts; pound, 12 cents; y2 pound, 19 cents; pound, 35 l nts.
OKRA OR GUMBO
Very wholesome. The pods, when young, make a fine soup. Plant seed after the ground is warm and dry in drills 3 feet apart, thinning the young plants to 1 foot apart. Make early and late sowings to secure a supply throughout the season. Easy to grow in any good garden soil. One ounce of seed will sow 40 feet of drill.
WHITE VELVET
Distinct in appearance; the large pods are perfectly round, smooth, an attractive velvety white, of superior flavor and tenderness. Plant dwarf, of compact, branch- ing growth. Very prolific. Packet, 3 cents; ounce, 5 cents; J4 pound, 12 cents; y2 pound, 22 cents; pound, 40 cents.
LADY FINGER
Plants are of compact growth, with many close joints. At each leaf joint develop handsome, smooth, white pods which average 6 inches long, by 1 inch in diameter. They are exceptionally fleshy and tender. Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 6 cents; *4 pound, 18 cents; x/2 pound, 30 cents; pound, 50 cents.
No. 6 IRON AGE No. 6 COMBINED
Fig* 114 A Hill Seeder, a Hill Dropper, a Double Wheel Hoe, a
Includes all Single Wheel Hoe
tools shown 4 , ....
jlere ^ As a seeder it will sow accurately any small seed in con-
tinuous rows or in hills at any reasonable distance apart — opens its own furrow, sows the seed, covers it, rolls the soil over it, and marks the next row in one operation.
Does a Day’s Work in 60 Minutes
Complete, $12.00. Not prepaid.
We carry a complete line of Garden Tools. Write for Com- plete Cultivator and Drill Cata- logue.
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LETTUCE
RECOGNIZED BY CRITICAL PLANTERS FOR SUPERIOR QUALITY
Culture. — Lettuce to be at its best should be gn as rapidly as possible, hence the soil she be made as rich and friable as possible by lib< manuring and thorough preparation. For winter, ■ under glass from November to February and t out as necessary to prevent crowding. Keep a rr erate heat and give all the light and air possi For general crop, sow outdoors as early in the spi as the ground can be worked, in drills 18 inc apart, and thin the young plants to 4 inches apar the row. As plants begin to crowd, thin them
and use as required. In this way a much lor
succession of cutting may be had from the s: ground.
IMMENSITY
CONDON CABBAGE HEAD
This grand Lettuce is claimed to be with t exception the very largest lettuce in cultivat . Notwithstanding its great size, it is tern , sweet and crisp. It produces a fine large, sifl head, often 3 feet in circumference and 12 inc ? in diameter. It has great heat-resisting qi • ities, being slow to run to seed, so that it very reliable for a late crop when many otfr sorts are unfit for use. Do not be prejudiil on account of the great size of Immensity, a t is not coarse, even the outer leaves being tern,. Especially adapted to planting in the fall ■ 1 winter, and is the most sure heading of any f the large, buttery varieties. A number* of js best local market gardeners have been grow:;? it and find it unsurpassed for • a fine, hear shipping variety, also ior home gardens. ±*a - et, 3 cents; ounce, 7 cents; *4 pound, 20 cex ; y2 pound, 35 cents; pound, 60 cents.
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CONDON’S CABBAGE HEAD
We have for years been experimenting, endeavoring to produce a variety of Lettuce that would head during the hot summer weather. We are now satisfied when we offer you Condon’s Cabbage Head, and are safe in saying there is none better. This grand new variety is a cross from Big Boston, and it is so far ahead of the old parent sort there is no comparison. The illustration will give a fair idea of its particular character. Our local gardeners declare they have found this to be absolutely the best firm heading variety to grow through the summer months. It will not scald or burn and will make a solid head where all other sorts fail. Packet, 5 cents; ounce,
10 cents; Vi pound, 30 cents; y2 pound, 50 cents; pound, 90 cents.
Tomhannock
This Lettuce does not head — makes a loose bunch of leaves of very fine quality. Edges of the outer leaves are a reddish bronze; within, the leaves are almost white. Very crisp and ten- der. Packet, 4 cts.; ounce, 10 cents; J4 pound, 30 cents; y2 pound, 50 cents;
TOMHANNOCK pound, 90 cents.
DON’T FAIL TO TRY OUR SILVER QUEEN OR WHITE BANTAM SWEET CORN. See Page 31.
MAY KING
A handsome, extremely early, compact cabbage heading variety, forming very firm heads of medium and excellent quality. Color light yellowish-green, tir with reddish-brown when matured. Inner leaves bla rich golden-yellow, very tender and buttery. Plant 1 compact for so large a head. Packet, 4 cents; ounce cents; J4 pound, 30 cents; yz pound, 50 cents; pound
cents.
i SIMPSON’S EARLY CURLED
A decidedly crisp variety. Color, very light gr i; lever spotted or brownish in any part. Quality excell t; p sweet in flavor. Packet, 3 cents; ounce, 7 cents; J4 po^ d,
20 cents; Vz pound, 35 cents; pound, 60 cents.
ICEBERG
Has an unusually solid head. The white main rib of the leaves curve toward the center, which keep the ji- ' terior thoroughly bleached. It is quick growing :d always crisp and tender, whether propagated in e y spring or in the hot days of summer. Packet, 4 ce 5 1 ounce, 8 cents; 'A pound, 25 cents; y2 pound, 40 ce s; pound, 75 cents.
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LETTUCE FOR ALL REQUIREMENTS
IMPROVED HANSON
“Remember, We Challenge Reliable Competition.”
If quoted lower by reliable parties, “write us,” or if in need of large quantities, send us actual list of wants, and we will quote you special low prices as far as within our power.
Condon Bros., Seedmen,
Rockford, Illinois.
MARKET GARDENERS’ EARLY FORCING
IMPROVED HANSON
[! Grows to large size and is uniformly sure-heading. | ads very solid and beautifully blanched, crisp, mild, r 1 1 tender. One of the finest varieties to grow for mar- ; ; during the summer months. Our stock is unexcelled.
; cket, 4 cents; ounce, 8 cents; *4 pound, 25 cents; yz ' tund, 40 cents; pound, 75 cents.
EARLY PRIZE HEAD
! A large, non-heading Lettuce, most excellent for the ! me garden, and undoubtedly the most easily grown
I riety in cultivatiion. It is too tender, however, to stand
; ipping or handling on the market. The leaves are finely
rled and crumpled, bright green tinged with brownish
d. Packet, 3 cents; ounce, 7 cents; % pound, 20 cents; pound, 35 cents; pound, 65 cents.
MARKET GARDENERS’ EARLY FORCING
HARDIEST FORCING VARIETY
This grand new variety, which we introduced in 1912, has become very popular with our gardeners. They claim it is superior to the Old Grand Rapids for green-house forcing, and is unequal by none for outside culture. Makes quick growth, forms large, loose heads, leaves thin, exceedingly tender and very curly. Color light green to golden yellow. Best sort for gardeners. Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 10 cents; J4 pound, 30 cents; y2 pound, 50 cents; pound, 90 cents,
GRAND RAPIDS
THE BEST SORT FOR SHIPPING
Stands more neglect in watering and ventilation, will grow more weight in the same ground and will stand longer after matured than any other sort. Of handsome appearance, a strong grower, and not apt to rot, and will keep from wilting longer while exposed for sale than any other sort. The seed we offer is true Grand Rapids, Market Gardener’s Strain. Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 10 cents; % pound, 30 cents; yz pound, 50 cents; pound, 90 cents.
BLACK SEEDED SIMPSON
One of the best varieties for sowing out of doors, where an exceedingly tender leaf is desired, and for those markets which demand a very large, loose clustering sort of a light yellowish green color. Leaves are ruffled and blistered and even the large outer ones are very tender. Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 8 cents; % pound, 25 cents; y2 pound, 40 cents; pound, 75 cents.
SALAMANDER
A popular summer variety. Remains long in head without burning. Its good size heads are compact and tender; creamy white inside
BIG BOSTON
BIG BOSTON
Popular for outdoor culture; also much in demand as a ompact, large heading, forcing sort. Plants large, very lardy and vigorous. Leaves broad, comparatively smooth, >ut wavy at edge, thin, very hard and crisp; color bright ight green, the head slightly tinged with reddish brown. Irown extensively in the south for shipment north in the yinter. It usually heads up under cold weather condi- ions better than any other variety, and we therefore heartily recommend it, especially to the market garden- ing trade. Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 8 cents; *4 pound, £5 cents; yz pound, 40 cents; pound, 75 cents.
and of that desirable, rich, buttery flavor; outer leaves bright green. One of the most satisfactory heading lettuce for outdoor planting for both market and home gardening. Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 8 cents; ^ pound, 25 cents; y. pound, 40 cents; pound, 75 cents.
OUR MOTTO; Personal Service, Honesty and a Square Deal to All.
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CON DON’S DELICIOUS GOLD LINED MUSK MELON
CONDON’:
DELICIOUS GOLD LINED
Rocky Ford
cantaloup:
The King of All
Melon
for Home for Market Grower and
Shipping Associatioi
s
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This strain of the Eden Gem type is the result of several years’ selection by one of the most progressive fai!- if ■ ers of Rocky Ford, Colo. Its shape is ideal, very slightly oval, no ribs and it is heavily netted over the entire me u j The bloom button is small and flesh as thick at the end as elsewhere. The melon is thick meated, fine grained ;d sweet, color green with a gold margin next to the seed cavity. Ready for market in July in this section.
Our claim on this melon is its uniform shape, size and very superior quality. Its flesh is attractive ;1 elicits favorable comment when served. Every seed we offer from this strain will be from a select melon f [l ■.{ hand seeded. DON’T FAIL TO TRY THIS GRAND MELON. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 12 cents; *4 pound, 32 cer ;
Yz pound, 55 cents; 1 pound, $1.00.
CONDON’S
PERFECTION
The Earliest, Sweetest, Largest and Best Salmon Flesh Melon
You will find in this, grand melon the acme of perfection in the salmon flesh varieties. The original type of this new melon was first located in our field of Davis Grand, where we found by close comparison it surpassed this excellent vari- ety, as it did all others. Weighs from 6 to 8 pounds; exceeding- ly thin skin, deep flesh, ripen- ing very close to rind. Very small seed cavity, firmly netted, distinctly ribbed, very firm and solid both on blossom and stem end. • Never known to crack open. Flesh is light pink, very thick meat, sweet, sugary, and delicious. This grand melon sells readily at $1.00 per dozen, while common sorts go begging at 50 cents. Send your order today. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 12 cents; 14 pound, 32 cents; 14- pound, 55 cents; 1 pound, $1.00.
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'onclon’s Ideal Selected Strain Musk Melons
CONDON’S IMPROVED DAVIS GRAND
GRAND RAPIDS
I This is an extremely irly variety. Flesh is of are yellow clear to the nd; skin finely netted. To btain best results, pinch ff the runners, throwing j le growth into the fruit, * taking it larger and earlier, his is much larger than le Rocky Ford type, aver- : ging in size with Osage, ut is claimed by market . rowers to be the earliest of i he larger varieties. It is : f handsome and attractive ; ppearance and quality is ; ood. Is certainly a desir- ; ble sort for the market ; rower. Packet, 4 cents ; unce, 8 cents; y± pound, 22 ents; y2 pound, 40 cents; ound, 75 cents.
CONDON’S NEW HONEY SWEET
HOODOO
CONDON’S IMPROVED DAVIS GRAND
Grand Is No Name for This Dandy Melon, It’s a Crackerjack
This new melon was grown and introduced by Mr. Davis, of Jackson, Mich. Mr. Davis has been a life-long gardener and knows the requirement of a melon to sell when a market is loaded. The market is never overloaded with Grand, as they sell readily when other varieties go begging.
This new melon is at least ten days earlier than Osage; has a more vigorous vine, and because of its vigorous growth is a great yielder. The fruit is about 6 inches in diameter, round or slightly elongated, slighted ribbed. Color, a peculiar pea green, with netting a lighter shade. The flesh is firm, fine grained, of a rich salmon or red color. In flavor it even surpasses the best grown Osage or Emerald Gem. The flesh extends to the rind and retains its color and quality quite to the outer shell. The flesh is thick, very thick, considering the size of the melon, leaving a small seed cavity. It is delicious and melting. Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 10 cents pound, 30 cents; yz pound, 50 cents; 1 pound, 90 cents.
CONDON’S NEW HONEY SWEET
“RUST RESISTANT”
Improved Selection of Watters’ Famous Netted Rock and Eden Gems Here Is a Melon That Will Please You
This new strain represents the cream of the Nutmegs, particularly for localities sub- ject to rust. Our efforts for several years have been to combine all the desirable fea- tures of the newer and best productions at Rocky Ford into one grand variety which you will find in Honey Sweet. Exceedingly early; very prolific; ever-bearing sort, yield- ing heavy crops from early summer until late fall. The fruit is oval, trifle elongated, solid netting being closely laced and inter- laced over entire surface; thick blossom end. Ideal shipper. Flesh is light green; very thick meat, sweet and delicious flavor. You can’t go wrong on Condon’s Honey Sweet — it’s the biggest money-getter. Our price for choicest home grown seed is very reasonable this year. Order early. Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 8 cents; *4 pound, 25 cents; y2 pound, 45 cents; pound, 85 cents.
An Ideal Basket or Crate Melon; Medium Size
(Orange Flesh). Melons are of medium size, round, heavily letted, flesh very thick, of rich orange color, handsome appearance md of the sweetest flavor. Average weight of melon 1 y2 pounds, deal as a shipping melon and of the> very finest quality. Packet, 1 cents; ounce, 10 cents; H pound, 25 cents; y2 pound, 40 cents; >ound, 70 cents.
EMERALD GEM
A very early yellow fleshed melon of small to medium size. One of the very best for the home garden. The vines are vigorous and productive. The fruits are globular, or slightly flattened, somewhat irregularly ribbed and very slightly netted. The skin is deep green while young, becoming slightly tinged with yellow as the fruit fila- tures. The flesh is deep salmon-yellow, thick, ripening close to the rind, juicy, melting and very highly flavored. This splendid variety in many large markets leads all other kinds on account of its sweet- ness and convenient size. Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 8 cents; *4 pound, 25 cents; y2 pound, 45 cents; pound, 85 cents.
EMERALD GEM
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Condon’s Luscious Cantaloupe
MUSKMELON
Culture. — Muskmelons delight in moderately rich, light, warm, mellow loam. The seed should be planted in the spring upon the arrival of settled warm weather. Plant seeds 1 inch deep in hills, 4 to 6 feet apart each way, and as soon as the plants begin to run, remove all but 4 of the most likely ones.
Cultivate and keep free from weeds until the vines prevent.
Two and one-half pounds of seed required per acre.
DEFENDER
This is one of the best yellow fleshed sorts and in some respects is far superior to any of this class. The fruit is medium sized, oval in shape, slightly ribbed, covered with gray netting. The flesh is firm, fine grained, rich, deep yellow, darker than that of the Osage and of higher flavor. The flesh extends to the rind and re- tains its color and quality quite to the outer shell, which, though thin, is very hard and firm, so that one can remove the edible portion with a spoon, leaving a rind no thicker than that of an orange. The vines are vigorous and very pro- ductive. The fruit, because of the hard, firm rind, keeps and bears shipment remarkably well.
This splendid variety was originated and intro- duced in 1901 and we have taken pride ir main- taining our stocks in the highest state of purity and ex- cellence. Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 8 cents; % pound, 22 cents; yz pound, 40 cents; pound. 75 cents.
TIP-TOP
ORANGE FLESH. This is a fine, nearly round in shape melon of such attractive appearance as to always sell quickly in the markets. It is sweet, juicy and delicious. The flesh is firm but not hard, and is edible almost to the rind. The melon is of medium to large size, evenly rib- bed and moderately netted; a strong grower, heavy yielder and of handsome appearance, and is one of the best of the orange fleshed sorts. Its appearance on the market stall is very attractive, sells on sight; customers soon learn to pick them out and will have no other variety. Particularly adapted to the West. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; *4 pound, 30 cents; yz pound, 50 cents; pound, 90 cents.
BURRELL GEM
The New Rockyford Melon with Golden Meat. An ideal market melon, meat of a reddish orange, very thick, fine grained and spicy. Seed cavity small, average weight 2% pounds, length 6 inches, and the thickness V/2 inches; has a tough, thin rind, well arched, ribs covered with a closely laced and interlaced gray netting. It has a delicious fla- vor, is different from the others, has golden meat and lots of it. Has no equal in the melon line and is absolutely the finest grown. Packet, 3 cents; ounce, 6 cents; % pound, 18 cents; *4 pound, 35 cents; pound, 60 cents.
IMPROVED GREEN NUTMEG
A greatly improved strain of the old Green Nutmeg. Fruit of a medium size, very rich, melting and of ex- quisite flavor; flesh light green. Very productive. The original variety was a standard sort for many years, and is one of the best main crop sorts. Packet, 3 cents; ounce, 6 cents; pound, 18 cents; yz pound, 35 cents; pound, 60 cents.
THOROBRED ROCKY FORD
THOROBRED ROCKY FORD
There are many types and various titles to the “Ro w Ford.” Prices vary as do the titles. We have the i Reliable Genuine Thorobred Strain, distinctly ribl i, closely netted, uniform markings, solid ends to ai i cracking, and recommend it as the best all round gr a flesh Melon for market or home use. Our seed is grc a especially for seed purposes, saved from only the n t perfect fruit, consequently, cannot compete with so-cad cheap seed sold at 40c per pound, which is saved fi n the culls after the cream of the crop has gone to mar :. We compete on quality with the entire world. You II find the best always cheaper at harvest. Order to y please. Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 8 cents; % pound, 2 cents; yz pound, 40 cents; pound, 75 cents.
IMPROVED EARLY HACKENSACK
Ready for the market fully ten days ahead of the 1 II known Hackensack, which it resembles in size, shape jd quality, weighing from 5 to 12 pounds each. Very 1 1- ductive, averaging five to six melons on the vine, al if them deeply netted; flesh light green. Shape is roi l, flattened at the ends and ribs are prominent. Quality e and a splendid market melon, as it ships well. Packe 4 cents; ounce, 8 cents; % pound, 22 cents; yz pound, 0 cents; pound, 75 cents.
OSAGE
One of the best melons for family use and also grei liked by gardeners. Flesh is salmon color, remarks sweet and spicy in flavor, extremely thick and deliciou: the rind. Seed cavity is very small. It is seldom that of poor quality is found. The whole crop is very even extra heavy, owing to the thickness of the meat. It i: medium size, oval, slightly ribbed. Skin is thin, of d green color and covered more or less with shallow nett We have taken a great deal of pains to develop the th deep, rich colored and fine flavored flesh of this sort, ar careful comparison proves it to be unequaled. All loi of fine melons should try the Osage. Packet, 5 cei 10 cents; *4 pound, 30 cents; yz pound, 50 cents; pound cents.
BANANA MELON
BANANA
This curious melon attains a length of 18 to 30 inc and a diameter of 4 to 6 inches. The flesh is deep, exquisitely flavored. It looks and smells like a banana, is not to be confounded with the less valuable mt known as Log of Wood. This sort is not a mere curios but is in such favor as to command good price in ch< city markets. 50c and " $1.00 being sometimes deman for a single specimen. See cut. Packet, 4 cents; our 10 cents; % pound, 30 cents; yz pound, 50 cents; poi 90 cents.
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CONDON’S Sure Crop Melon Seed
Is saved from Hand j Cut, personally select - ! ed,Thorobred Spec- I! j imens. Distinctly || marked. Uniform in size, ideal shape, color || and flavor. Fully de- j veloped, insuring the highest degree of per- fection.
^Four Grand Melons^
AH These Prize Melons Fully Described and Priced on Pages 39 and 40
EXTRA EARLY HACKENSACK
SHUMWAY’S GIANT
EXTRA SELECT OSAGE
Shumway’s Giant
“The Jumbo Melon”
Is monstrous size, cream-yellow, very early, absolutely distinct and pure, with seeds more than twice as large as other sorts. A whole field of them will average 18 to 20 lbs. each, and select specimens 25 to 30 lbs. Deliciously sweet and lus- cious, with fine, melting, thick, salmon color flesh. Never stringy. The flavor pleasant; not high, nor rank. True stock is scarce. Pound, 70 cents ; ki-pound 40 cents; -pound, 25 cents jounce, 8 cents; packet, 5 cents.
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KING 0F
FOR
MARKET or
HOMI USE
ALL MELON'
Genuine Tom Watson Watermelon
THE PEERLESS SHIPPER; SWEET, CRISP AND CORELESS
Cream of all the melons for home use or long distance shipping, combining the luscious flavor of the “Klecli ley Sweets” with the fine shipping qualities of ‘‘Alabama Sweet,” and “Georgia Rattlesnake,” making one ide:| melon for all requirements. Medium early, oblong, of attractive appearance, uniform in shape and quality; tl luscious flesh is as sweet as honey, melting, and of delicious flavor. Fruits average 35 to 40 pounds, 28 inch< j long, 12 inches in diameter; skin very dark green. Combining the sterling qualities of, the best the world prd duces in the melon line, we do not hesitate to recommend it above all others as the one best. Our seed is of tl originator’s strain, carefully selected and bred to retain the highest possible quality. This is the money-make Packet, 5 cents] ounce, 10 cents; y± pound, 30 cents; yz pound, 50 cents; pound, 90 cents.
McIVER’S WONDERFUL SUGAR
Its rose-colored flesh is crisp, very sweet and solid to the center. A choice variety.
Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 7 cents; 14 pound, 18 cents; yz pound, 34 cents; pound, 60 cents.
NEW IMPROVED DIXIE
Early and very productive, surpassing the Celebrated Kolb Gem in many respects. It has a fine appearance, is very hardy and is an excellent shipper, and its eating qual- ities are the best. Packet, 3 cents; ounce, 6 cents; y^ pound, 14 cents; yz pound, 24 cents; pound, 40 cents.
This Book Is Our Silent Salesman. Tells the Same True Story to All, and is Backed by Our Guarantee
NEW IMPROVED DIXIE
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Condon’s Perfected Types of Water Melon
KLECKLEY SWEETS
KLECKLEY SWEETS
“SWEETEST OF ALL”
There is no melon superior in quality to a good strain )f Kleckley Sweets. The bright scarlet flesh is the ideal if watermelon quality — firm, crisp, entirely free from stringiness or cotton, and “sweet as sugar.” We think by growing our seed in the north we have increased the iarliness of the variety over the usual Texas or Florida ?rown stock, and “Kleckley” is now with us only a few lays later than Cole’s Early.
The melon is oblong in shape, about 20 inches in length by 10 to 12 inches in diameter. The skin is a rich dark freen; the rind is thin and brittle, and for this reason the melon is a poor shipper. For the home garden and local market it should always be given a place. Packet, 4 ocents; ounce, 7 cents; 54 pound, 15 cents; *4 pound, 28 cents; pound, 50 cents.
ICEBERG
In general shape, size and appearance it is similar to the well-known Kolb’s Gem, but is distinctly darker, and the skin where the melon rests on the ground is rich [ yellow instead of white, as in that variety. It has a very firm, hard rind, and is as good a shipper as Kolb’s Gem, but the flesh is much deeper colored, extends nearer to the rind, is . more tender and sweet. Sometimes sold as Blue Gem. Seed black. The best dark colored round shipping melon yet produced. Packet, 3 cents; ounce, 6 cents; % pound, 14 cents; y2 pound, 25 cents; pound, 45 cents.
JONES’ TRUE JUMBO
This grand new variety originated with Mr. Jones, of Georgia, and its claims are “The best watermelon in the world.” The color of the skin is solid green, and the flesh is a very bright red, particularly sweet, juicy and melting. It grows to a large size, frequently attaining the weight of 90 pounds. In shape it resembles Kolb’s Gem, and is one of the best shipping sorts. Packet, 3 cents; ounce, 6 cents; 54 pound, 14 cents; y2 pound, 25 cents; pound, 45 cents.
'CITRON FOR PRESERVES
Fruit round and smooth. Is not eaten raw, but is used for mak- ing a very clear, trans- parent preserve of pe- culiarly fine flavor. Flesh white and solid. Packet,
4 cents; ounce, 7 cents;
54 pound, 18 cents; 54 pound, 34 cents; pound,
60 cents.
Culture. — To make certain of raising good Water Melons, it is essential that the plants have a good start and to this end it is important to prepare hills about 8 feet apart, by thoroughly working into the soil an abundance of well-rotted manure — hen manure, guano, or other forms rich in nitrogen, being most desirable. Over this highly manured soil put an inch or more of fresh earth and plant the seeds on this, covering them about an inch deep. It is important that the seed should not be planted before the ground becomes warm and dry, as the young plants are very sensitive to cold and wet. Put 10 or 12 seeds in a hill. When the plants have formed the first pair of rough leaves, they should ' be thinned so as to leave two or three of the strongest and best to each hill. Frequent watering of the plants with liquid manure will hasten the growth, thus diminishing the danger from insect pests. The best protection against blight and insect pests is to maintain a vigorous and continuous growth. It is desirable to change the loca- tion as often as practicable.
GRAY MONARCH, OR LONG ICING
The exterior color of this fine melon is a light green, though mottled markings make it appear gray. The flesh is deep red in color, and equal or superior in quality to the old Icing from, which it is derived. It differs in shape as well as in size from its parent, but lacks none of the virtues of that sweet flavored variety. Specimens of Gray Monarch weighing 60 to 70 pounds have been produced. It has become widely popular. Packet, 3 cents; ounce, 6 cents; 54 pound, 14 cents; y2 pound, 24 cents; pound, 40 cents.
HARRIS’ EARLIEST
The best of the extra early sorts. Fruit slightly oval, with regular mottled stripes of light and dark green. Flesh bright red, sweet and tender. A desirable variety for the north, or where the season is short. It is hardy, productive and the largest of the early maturing kinds. Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 7 cents; 54 pound, 18 cents; 54 pound, 34 cents; pound, 60 cents.
GYPSY, OR GEORGIA RATTLESNAKE
One of the largest, oldest and most popular sorts, espe- cially in the south. Fruit very long, of light green color, distinctly striped and blotched with a darker shade. Flesh bright scarlet, very sweet and tender. Vines large and vigorous. Seed nearly white. Packet, 3 cents; ounce, 6 cents; 54 pound, 14 cents; yz pound, 24 cents; pound, 40 cents.
NEW IMPROVED DIXIE
Early and very productive, surpassing the celebrated Kolb Gem in many respects. It has a fine appearance, is very hardy* and is an excellent shipper, and its eating qualities are the best. Packet, 3 cents; ounce, 6 cents; 54 pound, 14 cents; y2 pound, 24 cents; pound, 40 cents.
NOTHING EXCELS “SURE-CROP” QUALITY SEEDS
CONDON’S SURE CROP MELON SEED
Is saved from Harld- Cut Person- ally Selected Thorobred Specimens. Distinctly marked. Uni- form in size. Ideal shape, color and fla- vor. Fully developed, in- suring the highest de- gree of per- fection.
GEORGIA RATTLESNAKE. OR GYPSY
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CONDON S “SURE CROP’’ WATERMELONS
MAULE’S NEW NATIONAL
The reason that this fine, ne watermelon received the name of N tional was because of its prove ability to flourish almost anywher even in districts where watermeloi i are not usually grown.
The National is a watermelon < medium to large size and of hig table quality! It is of Southern oi gin, but thrives well in the North. > shape it is oblong. The outside col I is pale green, with darker gre markings. The flesh is brilliant r in color,' and remarkably solid. T | }
flavor is delicious, and the flesh e tirely stringless. The rind, thouj thin, is tough, insuring good shippiij ; qualities. National produces lar;’ ; melons, often weighing 40 poum and over. Its handsome appearan f i and luscious flavor make it a rap seller, and for the home garden ca not be beat. Packet, 5 cents; ounc 10 cents; *4 pound, 25 cents; pound, 40 cents; pound, 75 cents.
COLE’S EARLY
Best Early Shipping Melon Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 7 cents; pound, 18 cents; yz pound, 34 cent pound, 60 cents.
ALABAMA SWEET
The Ideal Shipping Melon Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 7 cents; pound, 18 cents; Yz pound, 34 cent pound, 60 cents.
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London’s
“Sure Crop” Water Melon Seed
PHINNEY’S EARLY Splendid Sure Cropper Early Melon
A well established, standard variety of Western origin nd well acclimated. Melons of medium size and oblong a shape, marked with two shades of green. The rind is lin. The red flesh is very sweet and tender. The vine IN productive and a sure cropper, the melons maturing iarly. It will please you for all purposes. Include it in our order. Packet, 3 cents; ounce, 6 cents; 54 pound,
5 cents; 54 pound, 25 cents; pound, 45 cents.
FLORIDA FAVORITE Deliciously Sweet, Second Early Shipper
Enormous size; the flesh is of a beautiful clear crim- ; on, extending clear up to the rind, which is hard, thin i nd beautifully mottled. Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 7 cents;
4 pound, 18 cents; 54 pound, 30 cents; pound, 50 cents.
ALABAMA SWEET
A very large, long melon of excellent quality; very ' popular in the south, w’here it is grown extensively for shipping. Color rather deep green, with dark, irregular striping. Rind thin, but very tough: flesh bright red, fine grained and sweet. The fruits average a little thicker than those of Florida Favorite. Seed white. Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 7 cents; 54 pound, 18 cents; 54 pound, 34 cents; pound, 60 cents.
COLE’S EARLY
Decidedly the finest variety for the private garden, but too brittle for long shipments. It is very early and will mature farther north than most other sorts. Flesh of .bright red color, of granulated, sparkling appearance. In ‘flavor lusciously sweet and refreshing. Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 7 cents; 54 pound, 18 cents; 54 pound, 34 cents; pound, 60 cents.
WONDERFUL SUGAR, OR McIVER MELON
The Sweetest of All
This widely famous watermelon is, we believe, the sweetest ever put before the people of this country. It is of medium size, with striped or variegated exterior, beautiful red flesh, and light colored or white seeds. The flesh is entirely stringless, and of perfect quality as to texture. The vines are strong, thrifty and prolific, and well adapted to withstand either wet weather or drought. This melon was grown for many years by Col. E. R. Mclver, of South Carolina, president of the county agri- cultural society, and a watermelon enthusiast, and he considered it the sweetest within his knowledge. The seed came originally from the West Indies. Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 7 cents; 54 pound, 18 cents; 54 pound, 34 cents; pound, 60 cents.
HALBERT HONEY
This melon is described by the introducers as follows: Equal-
ing in flavor and as handsome in color as the Kleckley Sweets, but more regular in form, and much more productive. Growing as long as the' Kleckley Sweets, the melons are blunt both at stem and blossom end, general- ly free from any appearance of neck. They average 18 to 20 inches in length; 6 to 8 inches in diameter. Color of rind a clear, glossy deep green. The flesh is a beautiful crimson, extending to within less than half an inch of the rind, which like the flesh is so tender it will not stand shipping any distance unless carefuly handled. It is essential- ly the home melon for the home garden and for local markets. We offer direct headquarters seed that cannot be surpassed. Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 8 cents; 54 pound, 20 cents; 54 pound, 35 cents; pound, 65 cents.
SWEET HEART
A large watermelon, nearly globular in shape, but a little longer than thick. The skin is a bright, beautiful mottled green. The flesh is red, firm, crisp, melting and exceedingly sweet. A good keeper and excellent shipper, and a good selling melon, being attract- ive and of good quality. The quality continues to im- prove after ripening. Very popular as a shipping melon, particularly in the South. An excellent melon for home use. Packet, 3 cents; ounce, 6 cents; 54 pound, 14 cents; 54 pound, 25 cents; pound, 45 cents.
PEERLESS, OR ICE CREAM
White seeded; of unquestionable quality; very early; medium size, thin rind, flesh bright scarlet. Rind too thin for shipping, but it is the great home market melon, and has occupied a high place in all seed lists for many years. Few, if any, sorts surpass it in melting, delicious quality. Packet, 3 cents; ounce, 6 cents; 54 pound, 15 cents; 54 pound, 28 cents; pound, 50 cents.
PERFECTED KOLB’S GEM
PERFECTED KOLB’S GEM
A very large, round or slightly oval melon, often flat- tened on the ends, marked with irregularly mottled stripes of dark or light green. Rind exceedingly hard and firm, making it one of the best round sorts for shipping. In the south it is used very largely for the market. Flesh bright red, solid, a little coarse, but sweet and tender. Vines vigorous and productive. Seed black. Packet, 3 cents; ounce, 6 cents; 54 pound, 14 cents; 54 pound, 25 cents; pound, 45 cents.
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Condon’s Pedigreed “Sure Crop” Onion Seed
GROWN FROM HAND-SORTED BULBS OF UNIFORM SHAPE, SIZE AND COLOR THOROUGHLY TESTED AND OF STRONG, VIGOROUS GERMINATION.
Greatest Money Making Crop. $500.00 Profit Per Acri
Culture. — Onions do best on a rich loam, previously cultivated for two years. Stiff clay and light sand ar equally unfavorable. The land should be highly fertilized with well-rotted manure, -complete fertilizers, etc. Fres stable manure has a tendency to produce soft onions. Drill in four or five pounds per acre, one-half inch deep. If set are wanted, use 60 to 80 pounds of seed per acre. Special directions furnished free upon request.
MAMMOTH
OR TRUE
KING
PRIZETAKEF
YOU CAN’T GO
WRONG ON THl:
MAMMOTH KING OR TRUE GENUINE PRIZE-TAKER
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The largest and handsomest Yellow Globe Onion. They attain immense size, 15 inches in circumference bei: often attained when raised under favorable conditions. To reach this size, it is necessary to start them early in he beds and transplant, so they may have a long season to reach their natural size. Grown under ordinary conditioi , they grow to slightly larger size than the ordinary globe onion. This onion is of the same type as the large Spani onions imported in quantities and sold in crates. Grown now for many years in this country, our seed is thorough acclimated, and if permitted to thoroughly ripen, keeps equally as well as the Globe Onions. Don’t fail to try at lea, a small quantity of this grand onion. Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 9 cents; lb., 28 cents; y2 lb., 50 cents; pound, 90 cenl
,, T a r>TAT^ /QUALITY LIVES WHEN COST IS FORGOTTEN. EQU A
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“Sure Crop”
CONDON’S
CON DON’S LARGE RED WETHERSFIELD
CONDON’S LARGE RED WETHERSFIELD
STANDARD “SURE CROPPER’’— GREATEST MONEY-MAKING ONION, Naturally bred to resist extreme drouth or excessive rain. Yields abundantly on good, rich soils and on thin clay and uplands leads them all; consequently, universal favorite for either market or home use. By careful selection and breeding, our strain has developed a far superior type to the j common ,Red Wethersfield, being earlier, hardier, more prolific, and decidedly globe-shaped, with thick skin, which insures greater keeping qualities. See cut. 500 bushels per acre is ordinary yield. Price very reasonable for seeds that test better than 95 per cent. If you want the same True Pedigreed Strain, order today. Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 12 cents; *4 pound, 38 cents; yz pound, 70 cents; pound, $1.35.
SELECT YELLOW GLOBE DANVERS
One of the most extensively used yellow onions. Bulbs of medium size, uniformly globe-shaped, with small neck, and ripen very evenly. Flesh, white, crisp and of mild and excellent flavor. We have developed a strain which has the ripening habit and small neck of the original Danvers, and yet is more globular, thus giving larger yields and hand- somer bulbs without sacrificing any of the good qualities of the original Danvers. Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 15 cents; V4 pound, 45 cents; Vz pound, 85 cents; pound, $1.60.
YELLOW STRASBURG OR DUTCH
Bulbs large, quite flat; skin light yellow; flesh white, mild and of excellent quality. Our stock compared with most on the market is distinctly superior in size of bulb, uniformity of shape and evenness of color. Our crop entire failure.
EXTRA EARLY WHITE QUEEN
A silver-skinned variety of quick growth and remarkable keeping qualities. Particularly valuable for pickles. Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 12 cents; % pound, 40 cents; y2 pound, 75 cents; pound, $1.40.
NEW WHITE PORTUGAL
A medium sized onion of mild flavor with beautiful, clear white skin; a favorite with many for use when young as a salad or bunch- ing onion and for pickles. It is also a good keeper and fine for fall and winter use. An excellent sort for gardeners who do not care to plant more than one variety. Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 15 cents; V4 pound, 50 cents; yz pound, 90 cents; pound, $1.75.
EXTRA EARLY RED
Although the first of the red sorts to ripen, the bulbs are firm, and keep remarkably well. A medium sized variety, an abundant pro- ducer and very uniform in shape and size. Skin uniformly rich purplisn-red; moderately strong flavored and comes into use a week or ten days earlier than the large Red Wethers- field. Very desirable for early market use. Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 9 cents; *4 pound, 28 cents; yz pound, 50 cents; pound, 90 cents.
AILSA CRAIG Extra Selected Stock
One of the largest of Onions. It is very handsome, oval- shaped variety, with pale straw-colored skin. Twelve bulbs have been known to weigh 30 pounds. In England it is the most popular large Onion grown. Our seed is grown from English prize-winning stock. Facis-eu, 10c; oun^e, V4 pound, voc;
yz pound, $1.30; pound, $2.50.
Onion Seed
LARGE RED WETHERS- FIELD
Universally ac- knowledged b y far the best Extra Early Red Onion for market or h o m e u s e ; wonderfully pro- ductive, often yielding 1,200 bu. per acre.
One of our local gardeners says: “Gee, that Red W ethersfield Onion of yours is a wonder! I bought a quarter pound of that seed from you last spring, and harvested 83 bu. that sold quickly at 75 cents per bushel.”
You can do as well if you sow our Sure - Crop SEEDS.
WRITE US TODAY PLEASE
THIS IS THE YEAR TO MAKE BIG MONEY IN ONIONS. SEE OUR SPECIAL LOW PRICES IN WHOLESALE LIST TO LARGE PLANTERS
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CONDON’S MODEL BED GLOBE
CONDON’S MODEL RED GLOBE
is the result of several years’ selection and breeding- by an expert Onion judge to develop the highest possible globe- shape type with clear, deep purple skin, small, firm neck and fine grained. In color we claim it surpasses any Red Onion in existence, always producing that Dark, Rich, Cardinal Red, which al- ways commands the premium prices. Its adaptability to come true to color and shape even under the most trying sea- sons, together with its high color and surpassing yielding qualities, fits it as the one onion for those who want the best in a truly high color, heavy crop- ping and best keeping Red Globe. Packet,
5 cents; ounce, 18 cents; % lb., 65 cents; y2 lb., $1.25; 1 lb., $2.00; postpaid.
CONDON’S MODEL YELLOW GLOBE
CONDON’S MODEL GLOBES
“The Perfect Onions”
For large planters who make living of raising Onions the Globe types are recognized as best. As ou:i business is chiefly with large critica planters who raise from one t( a hundred acres of Onions i year we have specialized ven extensively on onions and b] careful selection and breeding have developed a Superio: Strain known as Condon’; Model Globes, “The Perfec Onion.” If you wan to produce Priz< Winning, Perfec' Globe Shaped, Higl Colored marketabb Onions send direct t( us for seed.
Remember you must sow the Best Seeds if you har- vest the best crops. Our Seed will please you.
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Some people prefer Yellow Onions, while CONDON’S MODEL YELLOW GLOBE
others plant part Red and part Yellow. That’s
a mighty fine plan, for then you can satisfy any and all buyers on colors. The most careful selec tion and breeding is maintained in the production of Condon’s Model Yellow Globe, hence we acclaim:, “The world offers none better at any price.” Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 18 cents; 54 lb., 65 cents; 54 lb., $1.25; 1 lb., $2.00; postpaid.
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’he Three Great Southport Onions
SELECT SOUTHPORT YELLOW GLOBE
SELECT SOUTHPORT WHITE GLOBE
BEAUTIFUL GLOBE SHAPE
Small Firm Neck, Heavy Skinned, Fine Grained, Clear White Flesh, Mild Flavor, Enormously Productive, Greatest Storage and Commercial Onion in Cultivation.
SELECT SOUTHPORT YELLOW GLOBE
NOTICE!
Oct. 11.
Gentlemen:
The onion seed purchased from you last year was the best I ever planted. Nearly every seed grew and produced a beautiful globe- shaped onion of re- markable uniform type and shape. The color of my Southport Red and Yellow Globe are ideal.
Sold my entire crop last week — 5,000 bushels — right from the field at a fine profit, while other neighbors of mine who sowed other seed can’t find a buyer. Will want at least 100 pounds for next year. Better book it at once, as I don’t want any other kind, regard- less of price.
Lewis F. Wolfe.
(Indiana.)
MICHIGAN YELLOW GLOBE
It is found that a globe shaped i nion gives the largest returns,
< nd to meet the demands of the I rofessional onion growers this !’ ariety has been developed. The 1 ulbs are large and uniformly globe shaped, with small necks; the 1 irgest diameter below the center 1 f the bulb. Color a rich orange- j ellow. Ftesh white and of very | ne quality. No onion grower can fiord to plant inferior seed when i uch as this can be procured.
Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 14 cents; \ l4 pound, 48 cents; V2 pound, 88 :c^ts; pound, §1.65, port"r.id.
A main crop, late, large, round onion. It is sure to satisfy the one who buys an ounce or the one who sows 50 pounds for carload shipments. A truly grand onion, whose large golden yellow spheres make a beautiful appearance, sacked or barreled for the market. Finest of all -yellow onions for keeping. See cut. Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 15 cents; V4 pound, 50 cents; V2 lb., 90 cents; lb., $1.75, postpaid.
SELECT SOUTHPORT WHITE GLOBE
This is the handsomest of all onions; is of the true globe form; pure white, small necked, ripening very early and evenly; a good keeper. We supply the largest market gardeners. No market gardener or onion grower can afford to plant inferior seed, with only cheapness of price to recommend it, when seed like ours is to be had, the result of a few ounces often paying twice the first cost of the best seed. See cut. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 22 cents; lA pound, 85 cents; ft pound, $1.60; pound, $3.00, postpaid.
OHIO YELLOW GLOBE
Distinct and attractive shape; hand- some, bright, even color; ripens early and all at once; necks very small, and curve down to almost nothing. The firm, solid bulbs are excellent winter keepers, ana all that can be desired in size and quality. Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 14 cents; Yi pound, 48 cents; Y? pound, 88 cents; pound, $1.65, postpaid.
SELECT SOUTHPORT RED GLOBE
The bulbs are of medium size, ideally globe shaped, with very smooth glossy surface, small neck and remarkably beautiful deep red color. The flesh is white, tinged with light purplish pink, mild and tender. Our splendid stock of this onion is the result of years of careful selection. Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 14 cents; V4 pound, 48 cents; 14 pound, 88 cents; pound* $1.65, postpaid.
SELECT SOUTHPORT RED GLOBE
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MAMMOTH SILVER KING ONION fa
of White
Onions
MAMMOTH SILVER KING ONION
The largest White Onion — grows a remarkable size, average diameter from five to seven and one-half inch( Single bulbs often attain weights two and one-half to four pounds eac The skin is of a beautiful silvel white, the flesh is of a snowy whit and has a particularly mild and plea ant flavor. So sweet and tender is tl flesh that it can be eaten like an a pie. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 15 cent yA lb., 50 cents; *4 lb., 90 cents; 11 $1.75, postpaid.
ONION SETS
A bushfel of our select Bottom Oni( Sets will make 750 bunches of greij Onions, figuring 10 onions to a bund Figure them at only 4 cents a bum and you have $30.00. You can’t mal money faster. Order at once — goi stock is scarce.
Many prefer to grow onions from sets, as they are less trouble and are ready for use earlier than tho grown from seed. Our sets this year are very nice and i just the right size. One quart will plant a row 50 ft. Ion 10 bus. will plant one acre. Bottom Sets are grown from seed and are the most used. Top Sets are still mm called for in some sections. Egyptian or Perennial may be set either in spring or fall. They come up early spring without any protection and furnish the earliest onions. White Multipliers are fine for bunching green. Be tom Sets and Multipliers, bu., 32 lbs.; Top Sets, bu., 28 lbs. Bushel prices are subject to market changes.
YELLOW MULTIPLIERS
ONION SET PRICES
By Mail
Postpaid
Yellow Bottom
Red Bottom
White Bottom
Improved Summer Top
Egyptian or Perennial Tree.
White Multiplier
Yellow Multiplier
Yellow Potato
Pt.
30.10
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.12
.20
.10
.20
.10
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By Express or Freight Not Prepaid.
Bu. % Bu. y2 Bu. Bu.
Write for Special Prices. We can save you money. See Order Sheet.
You no doubt have noticed gar- deners who have a wonderful crop and you may wonder why yours was not the same. The secret
of success is good seeds. Condon’s fill the bill. “Why not try?”
New Mammoth Virginia
Universal and Standard Pavorite
The Mammoth Virginia Peanut is the most profitable variety to grow, and is more desir- able than the common spreading kind, because more easily cultivated; very erect stems and upright foliage; always yields fewer imperfect pods; the vines make valuable forage for stock. Plant in April and they will ripen be- fore September, even as far north as Canada. Hundreds of our young friends have written us that they have, had a wonderful crop the past season. Choice Seeds, packet, 5 cents; i/4 pound, 10 cents; y2 pound, 15 cents; pound, 25 cents.
I wish you could see my crop of Peanuts seed. Will want a big patch next spring.
They are wonderful.
You remember I only had a small quantity
MRS. J. J. WALSH.
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FAMOUS ROCK RIVER VALLEY SEED FARMS
arsnip, Parsley and Horse-Radish
PARSNIP
Culture. — The value of the Parsnip as a culinary vegetable is well known, but is not generally Appreciated at its full value for stock feeding. On favorable soil it yields an immense crop of roots, more nutritious than turnips and very valuable for dairy stock.
Parsnips are usually grown on deep, rich, sandy soil, but will make good roots on any soil which is deep, mellow and moderately rich. Fresh manure is apt to make the roots coarse and ill-shaped. As the seed is sometimes slow and uneven in growth, it should be sown as early as possible in drills two and one- half feet apart ; cover one-half inch deep and press the soil firmly over the seed. Give frequent cultivation and thin the plants to six inches apart in the row.
CONDON’S WHITE QUEEN
This is a highly improved type, producing uniformly large and hand- some.roots of stocky form, heavy at the shoulder, well rounded, gradually tapering to the base, so that they are easily dug, and if grown in properly pulverized soil, the roots will be smooth and free from wrinkles and side roots. The flesh is white, of fine texture, free from core and stringiness, and especially fine flavored, cooking tender, sweet, and rich, rendering it one of the finest of table vegetables for winter use. The roots may re- main in the ground all winter, being hardy, or some may be dug late in the fall and stored in sand or soil, so that they can be gotten at easily when the ground is frozen. Frost improves their quality. This parsnip is the heaviest cropper of all, and we recommend it for both garden and field culture. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 8 cents; % pound, 25 cents; yx pound, 45 cents; pound, 85 cents.
HOLLOW CROWN, OR LONG WHITE
Roots comparatively short, ending somewhat abruptly with a small top root; grows mostly below the surface; has a very smooth clean skin
Packet, 3 cents; ounce, 6 cents; y^ pound, 15 cents; yz pound, 28 cents; pound. 50 cents.
BOHEMIAN HORSE-RADISH SETS
“MALINER-KREN”
This is grown by planting the small sets or pieces from the side roots in deep, rich soil and cultivating in the same manner as with the ordin- ary variety of Horse-Radish, but the plants are so much stronger in growth that the roots grow to considerably larger size and greater weight. The quick, strong growth not only gives a much larger crop from a given area, both in size of single roots and bulk weight of crop, but also enables the grower to place the roots in the markets much earlier than with the ordinary variety. Small Roots, ready for planting: 25 cents per dozen; or $1,75 per 100; by mail, postpaid. By express or freight: Roots of uniform length,
in bunches of 50, 85 cents per 10O; $7.50 per
1,000.
Horseradish
PARSLEY
THE GREAT GARNISHING PLANT
Culture. — Very useful for flavoring soups and stews and for garnishing, ne green leaves are used for flavoring, or they may be dried crisp, rubbed 1 powder and kept in bottles until needed.
. Parsley succeeds the best on rich, mellow soil. The seed is even slower 'an parsnip in germinating and should be sown as early as possible in the ' 'ring, in drills, one to two feet apart, covering not more than one-half inch 1 ith fine soil, firmly pressed down. When the plants are well up, thin to ght to twelve inches apart in the row. When the plants of the curled irieties are about three inches high, cut off the leaves ; the plant will then art a new growth of leaves which will be brighter and better curled, and ter, if these turn dull or brown, they can be cut in the same way. Every • itting will- result in improvement.
HAMBURG, OR ROOTED
The root is the edible portion of this variety and resembles a small arsnip, both in color and shape. Flesh white, a little dry and in flavor 3 similar to celeriac. The foliage is practically the same as that of 'lain Parsley. The roots can be dug late in the fall and stored in sand or winter use. Extensively used for flavoring soups and stews. This ariety is sometimes called Turnip Rooted. Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 10 entsa % pound, 35 cents; y2 pound, 60 cents; pound, $1.00.
PLAIN
The leaves of this variety are flat, deeply cut, but not curled. Very iesirable for flavoring soups and stews and for drying. It is a favorite >n account of its very dark green leaves as well as its hardiness of )lant. The curled sorts are more extensively used for garnishing.
acket. 3 cents; ounce, 8 cents; x/a pound, 26 cents; pound, 40 cents; pound, 76 cents.
PARSLEY
CHAMPION MOSS CURLED
This is a vigorous, compact growing vari- ety, excellent for garnishing and flavoring, and a handsome decorative plant. Leaves very finely cut and so closely crisped or curled as to resemble bunches of moss. Ow- ing to its uniformly fine, deep green color and very attractive foliage, this is one of the most popular sorts for both the market and home garden. Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 10 cents; y$ pound, 30 cents; y2 pound, 50 cents; pound* 90 cents.
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CONDON BROS., SEEDSMEN, ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS
NEAPOLITAN
PEPPER
Peppers are most largely used for seasoning meat and vegetable dishes; £ I: for making chow-chow and chili sauce. The culture is the same as for egg pi It | and the plants need quite as much heat to protect them. Sow seed early ! ' hotbed or about middle of spring, in open seed bed, the soil being light <IH warm. When 3 inches high transplant in rows about 2l/2 feet apart and 2 1, apart in the row. Cultivate and keep free from weeds. Guano, hen dung, or < ? I other bird manure, hoed into the surface soil when the plants are about 6 inc J , high, will undoubtedly increase the product.
LONG RED CAYENNE
A well-known variety having a slen- der. twisted and pointed pod about 4 inches long, and when ripe, bright red in color. Extremely strong and pun- gent flesh. Packet, 4 cents; y2 ounce, 10 cents; ounce, 18 cents; % pound, 60 cents.
BELL, OR BULL NOSE
One of the most popular varieties, growing 4 y2 to 6 inches long by Zl/2 to 4 inches thick. Peppers are a bright ruby red. Packet, 3 cents; y2 ounce, 8 cents; ounce, 15 cents; }4 pound, 50 cents.
NEAPOLITAN LARGE EARLY
The earliest and most productive of the large, mild peppers. It develops fruit from ten days to two weeks earlier than any other variety, being ready for market the last week of June. Packet, 10c; yz ounce, 18c; ounce, 28c; *4 pound, 85c.
SWEET MOUNTAIN
One of the large sorts. Very thin skinned, sweet and mild flavored; much used for stuffed pickles. Packet, 4 cents; yz ounce, 8 cents; ounce, 15 cents ; £4 pound, 50 cents.
CHINESE GIANT The Finest, Largest and Hai • somest Pepper of Them A1
An enormous fruiting variety, doi j j the size of Ruby King, averaging 1‘ jl 15 inches in circumference. Notwi I standing its large size, it is very ec 1 1 and very prolific. Plants are heali j well branched, about 2 feet high, ;1 carry an enormous load of fruit, ol i having the appearance of being bun ed together. Flesh is thick, tender, n l j and sweet, and is unexcelled for sa n or stuffed as mangoes. They can $1 sliced and eaten like tomatoes. W! J ripe, the peppers are a rich, glo ri scarlet, making them of unusually J appearance. Packet, 10 cents; y2 ou ; 20 cents; ounce, 35 cents; J4 P°u , $1.00.
RUBY KING
The most popular large-fruited pi per. Very prolific. The pods ar<id beautiful bright red, 5 to 6 inches ltd by 3 to 4 inches in diameter. FI [3 exceedingly thick, sweet and so ni that it is often sliced as a sa U Splendid for stuffing as mang<!i.| Packet, 4 cents; y2 ounce, 10 cer ; ; ounce, 18 cents; % pound, 60 cent
BIG TOM
A greatly improved strain of Yankee or Connecticut Field Pumpkin. Packet, 3 cents; ounce, 5 cents; 14 pound, 12 cents; yz pound, 20 cents; pound, 35 cents.
NEW WINTER LUXURY
Fine keeper and enor- mously productive. Color, golden russet. Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 10 cents; *4 pound, 25 cents; yz pound, 40 cents; pound, 75 cents.
CONNECTICUT
FIELD
Is the common field or cow pumpkin. If you have any live stock, plant some of these. Packet, 3 cents; ounce, 5 cents; J4 pound, 12 cents; y2 pound, 20 cents; pound, 35 cents.
TENNESSEE SWEET POTATO
The best variety for home gardens. They are almost pear-shaped, growing to a large size. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; *4 pound, 25 cents; yz pound, 40 cents; pound, 75 cents.
JAPANESE PIE
Crooked neck sort, excel- lent for pies. Packet, 4c; ounce, 10c; 14 pound, 25c; yz pound, 40c; pound, 75c.
PUMPKIII
Pumpkins are not so us] ticular in regard to soil s melons or cucumbers, but a cultivated the same, tho ti on a larger scale. They la raised between hills of c|o or in fields by themsehi but more properly belong 0 the farm than the garden, s they readily mix with and jure the quality of the fi r squash. After danger of frit I is over, plant the seed In hills 8 to 10 feet apart e; h way, dropping about a do n seeds in a hill. The il should be made as rich Is possible. If planted with c n 2 or 3 seeds a rod apart e;!h way will be sufficient. Win danger from bugs is p;;, thin to 3 plants to a hill.
KING OF THE MAMMOTH
KING OF THE MAMMOTH. The flesh and skin are of a bright golden yellow color. Flesh, fine grained and of excellent quality. This enormous variety has been grown to weigh 200 pounds. See cut. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; y4 pound, 30 cents; yz pound, 55 cents; pound, $1.00.
SWEET CHEESE, Or KENTUCKY FIELD
Very popular in the south, but not as well adapted to northern latitudes. Fruit flattened, diameter usually about twice the length; skin mottled light green and yellow, changing to creamy yellow when matured. The flesh is yellow, tender and of excellent quality. Packet, 3 cents; ounce, 5 cents; % pound, 12 cents; y2 pound, 20 cents; pound, 35 cents.
SUGAR PIE
This variety is small, but of most excellent quality for pies. Fruits deep orange, 8 to 10 inches in diameter.
Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 7 cents; ^4 pound, 20 cents; V6 pound, 35 cents; pound, 60 cents. See illustration.
SUGAR PIE
FAMOUS ROCK RIVER VALLEY SEED FARMS
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NORTHERN GROWN SEED PEAS
Direct From The Grower To The Sower
We have the distinction of being the largest personal growers of SEED PEAS selling di- et to the planter; therefore can assure the most critical gardener that the stocks we offer are le BEST the WORLD PRODUCES. They are grown in the Northern Peninsula of Michigan, ;?■«! rdering on Lake Superior, insuring that hardy, robust type that means so much to the market anter. Each and every variety is raised from the finest selected strains and the growing T slops are rogued by John R. Condon, to remove all improper types. This year our crops are ijiod, yielding over 14,000 bushels, consequently we offer them to you at remarkably close
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AMEER OR CLAUDIT, THE EARLIEST OF ALL
The Early Pea that the Large “Carolina” Gardeners are Crazy About
p|j In some sections this GRAND PEA is rarely known, as the seed up to the present time has been so IJxtremely scarce and high, that it never got into the general market, having been consumed at enormously A | igh prices by the CAROLINA GARDENERS, where it happened to be first introduced. It is a cross be- tween ALASKA and a LARGE PODDED SWEET WRINKLE PEA, retaining that hardy, vigorous early d'haracter of the ALASKA, with the LARGE PODS of the LUSCIOUS SWEET WRINKLED type. In com- j| arison to Alaska it is two or three days later, equally as hardy, dwarf upright vines completely ladened with ft ods twice as large, that may be picked in one-half the time. Two pickings market the entire crop. Con- idering the fact that this pea is as early as the EARLIEST, producing PODS TWICE AS LARGE, with giUALITY UNSURPASSED by GRADUS or THOMAS LAXTON, gardeners who plant