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CATALOGUES FREE TO ALL

Sixteenth Annual

IOWA SEED CATALOGUE AND REDUCED PRICE LIST OF TESTED VEGETABLE, FLOWER AND FIELD SEEDS PLANTS, BULBS, POTATOES, ETC., AND EVERYTHING FOR THE FLOWER AND VEGETABLE GARDEN. FROM IOWA SEED COMPANY, (SUCCESSORS TO C. W. DORR & CO.) STORE: 219 FOURTH STREET. GREENHOUSES: COR. 19TH AND HIGH. DES MOINES, IOWA. STATE CNTRAL PRINTING CO., DES MOINES, IOWA.

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PREFACE. Des Moines, Iowa, February 1st, 1888. To Our Many Friends and Customers:

In presenting this, our Sixteenth Annual Catalogue, we wish to call your attention to the following facts: Our business here in Des Moines was established in 1871 by Mr. S. L. Fuller. Since that time, each year we have been supplying the people with CHOICE IOWA SEEDS, and have made many thousands of customers, whom, from long acquaintance in this way, we have come to consider as warm personal friends. Our business has steadily grown larger and the trade has become more extended, until now it is the largest in the state. It has changed hands several times, the present company succeeding the late firm of C. W. DORR & Co., and most of the employees of the old firm will remain with us. Chas. N . Page, a member of the late firm, and S. L. Fuller, the original founder of the business, who are well known to the customers, will be found with us. Mr. Henry C. Windsor, the senior member of the new firm has a practical experience of over twenty years in one of the largest nurseries in the country. We start out this season with one of the choicest and best selected stocks of Vegetable, Flower and Field seeds that has ever been offered by any Seed House. It is our design to offer nothing unworthy of a place in every garden. Our customers can be sure of being pleased and satisfied with anything purchased of us. You will readily see that, besides the principle at stake, we cannot afford to sell you anything of a doubtful character, because our reputation would suffer thereby. As is well known, Des Moines Is one of the principal railroad points of the West, there being 15 railroads centering here, lind our shipping facilltes are unsurpassed. Our store and greenhouses are near enough to the post office and depots so that we get our mall several tiones a day, and can fill all orders promptly. Instead of publishing a large and expensive catalogue this year, we have decided to only send out this small price list, deeming it better to give our customers the benefit of the difference in the cost of the catalogue and mailing, in the prices at which we offer the seeds. Our 1885 catalogue containing full discriptions and directions for cultivation will be mailed free to all applicants. Our Trial GroundS are in charge of Mr. F. S. White, who has had many years' experience as a practical Market Gardener.

ITEMS OF INTEREST. Order Early.-Because your orders are sure to be promptly filled and we are sure to have what you want, which might not be the case late in the season, and you will be ready for planting when good weather comes. Warrants.-While no one can warrant a crop, we will agree to refill gratis any retail order for vegetable or flower seeds sent out by us that fails to grow from want of vitality of the seed, or fails to be what it purports to be. Send Money With Order.-As we keep no book aocounts in our mail order department, and the expense of sending goods C. O. D. is quite large. To Market Gardellers and other large purchasers we shall be pleased to send our special prices on application. Finally Remember-That our stock of seed is fresh and reliable, and with proper treatment they will grow and give satisfaction. That all seeds are carefully tested and nothing sent out which we do not believe to be good in every respect. Our facilities for testing seeds are not excelled by any. That your ordar will be filleded promptly and well. That all seeds and plants, except those noted, are sent prepaid by mail or express, unless ordered otherwise, and we guarantee their safe arrival. That our prices are as low as good reliable seeds can be sold at. That we can afford to and do sell seeds and other goods at a less profit and cheaper than others can. That we will be responsible that all money sent by Bank Draft, Money Order or Registered Letter will reach us. When the order amounts to $2.00 or over, the expense of sending money may be deducted from amount sent. Our patrons will find the new Postal Notes aro quite convenient. Postage stamps (1 oent and 2 cent preferred) taken same as money. Our Responsibility.-As this book will probably go into the hands of many who are unacquainted with us, this question will naturally arise, and In answer to the same we respectfully refer you, by permission to the Valley National Bank, of this oity. Respectfully soliciting your orders and correspondence, we remain, H. C. W1NDSOR, M. L. PAGE Yours, Very Truly, IOWA SEED COMPANY

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VEGETABLE SEEDS. All Vegetable Seeds are sent by mail or express to any address, charges prepaid, through by us, at prices named, except peas, beans and corn, in larger quantities than packets, which are sent by express or freight at expense of purchaser, unless 25 cents per quart for beans and peas, and 20 cents for corn, is added to prepay postage. Discounts- On all Seeds in packets amounting to $1.00 or over, 20 per cent. On all orders for Vegetable Seeds (except packets) amounting to $5 and not exceeding $10, 10 per cent. On orders amounting to $10 and not exceeding $25, 15 per cent. Write for special discounts on larger orders than $25, sending list of seeds wanted. All who are wllling to have their Vegetable Seeds sent by express or freight at their expense, may deduct fifteen cents for each pound of seeds (except beans, corn and peas) which they order. All Seeds are Five cents per packet post paid, unless marked different.

ARTICHOKE. [table] [column headings: blank. oz. 1/4lb. lb.] French-Green Globe. 25. [blank]. [blank]. Artichoke Roots.-(See list of vegetable plants and roots). [blank]. [blank]. [blank]. ASPARAGUS. Conover's Colossal.-Extra large size. 10. 20. 60. Asparagus Roots.-(See vegetable plants and roots). [blank]. [blank]. [blank]. BEANS. Twenty-five cents per quart must be added to pay postage when beans are ordered by mail. [Table] [column headings: blank. QT. PK. BU.] Early Mohawk.-Good string bean, and very hardy. 25. $1 25. $4 00. Early Red Valentine.-One of the very best green podded varieties. 25. $1 25. $4 00. Early Rachel.-Pods long and tender. 25. $1 25. $4 00. Early Yellow, Six Weeks. - An old variety and very popular. 25. $1 25. $4 00. Early China Red Eye.-Good either as a string bean, or shelled. 25. $1 25. $4 00. Refugee, or Thousand to One.-Very prolific, pods thick and fleshy. 25. $1 25. $4 00. Dwarf Horticultural.-Excellent shelled, either green or dry. 35. 1 75. 4 00. Red Cranberry-bush.-Pods long, well filled and tender. 35. 1 75. 6 00. Golden Wax.-One of the finest of the wax varieties, prolific and tender. 30. 1 50. 5 75. Black Wax.-Pods round, thick and of a waxy color. 30. 1 50. 5 75. Crystal White Wax.-Pods thick, fleshy and tender; fine for snaps or pickling. 35. 1 75. 6 50. Jones' Ivory Pod Wax.-Pods long, handsom and brittle; very desirable for canning. 35. 1 75. 6 50. Lemon Pod Wax.-A very fine late wax snap bean. 35. 1 75. 6 50. White Wax.- Beans white when ripe. 35. 1 60. 6 00. Dwarf Case Knife.-Very early and hardy. 50. 3 00. [blank]. Large White Kidney. 25. 1 25. 4 00. Large White Marrowfat. 25. 1 25. 4 00. California Branch or Tree.-A white field bean, resembling the navy; very prolific one plant is sufficient for a hill. 25. 1 25. 4 00.

Pole Varieties. [blank]. [blank]. [blank]. Large Lima.-An old favorite. 40. 2 50. 8 00. Hortlcultural Pole.-Pods short, broad and tender. 35. 2 00. 7 00. Giant Wax.-Large handsome pods; a fine snap bean. 40. 2 50. [blank]. Dreer's Improved Lima.-Sweeter and more nutritious than the Large Lima. 40. 2 50. 8 50. White Dutch Case Knife.-Very early and of excellent quality. 35. 1 75. 6 50. Southern Prolific.-A dellcious and very productive sort. 40. 2 50. [blank]. Cut Shorts.-The favorite old sort for succotash. 50. [blank]. [blank]. Scarlet Runner.-A good snap bean, much used as an ornamental runner. 50. [blank]. [blank]. BEETS. [table] [column headings: blank. oz. 1/4lb. lb.] Egyptian Turnip.-The earliest, very handsome, sweet and tender. 10. $ 20. $ 60. Extra Early Bassano. -Turnip shaped, very early and sweet. 10. 20. 60. Bastian's Extra Early Red.-A quick grower, sweet and juicy. 10. 25. 75. Early Blood Turnip.-A standard sort, good keeper. 10. 20. 60.

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Dewing's Improved Blood Turnip.-A fine variety for summer or winter. 10. 20. 60. Extra Long Dark Blood. 10. 20. 60. Swiss Chard-For greens. 10. 25. 85. BEETS AND MANGELS FOR STOCK. Silesian or White French Sugar-. 10. 20. 60. Lane's Imperial Sugar. 10. 20. 60. Yellow Tankard. 10. 20. 60. Mammoth Long Red or Norbiton Giant. 10. 20. 50. Red Ovoid-. 10. 20. 60. Red Globe-. 10. 20. 60. Carter's Orange Globe-. 10. 20. 70. New Kinver Yellow Globe-. 10. 20. 70. BROCCOLI. Early Purple Cape-. 40. 1 50. [blank]. Early La.ge White-. 40. 1 50. [blank]. BRUSSELS SPROUTS. Belongs to the cabbage family,. 25. [unclear] CABBAGE. Sow early sorts in hot-beds in February and March, or in open ground as soon as it can be worked. Later or winter crops, in May or June in shallow drills, six inches apart. Plants should stand thin in the seed bed that the stem may be short and strong. When the plants are four inches high, transplant into richly manured ground; the early kinds two feet apart, the fall and winter varieties three feet apart. Hoe at least once a week, drawing a little earth up to the plants each time. The ground must be deeply loosened and worked thoroughly and often until the heads begin to mature. Our prices are as low as FIRST CLASS seed can be sold for, and our stook must not be confounded with low-priced seed. [table] [column headings: blank. blank. blank. blank.] Early Jersey Wakefield.-Heads good size and solid. 20. $ 75. $2 50. Landreth's Earliest.-None earlier. A new sort of decided merit. 35. 1 25. [blank]. Very Early Etampes. 20. 65. 2 00. Extra Early York. 15. 35. 1 25. Early Wyman.-Larger than Wakefield, fine quality. 20. 70. 2 50. French Oxheart.-Very early; heads close and solid. 20 60. 2 00. Early Sugar Loaf.-Small close heads, very early and desirable. 15. 40. 1 50. Henderson's Early Summer.-Large solid heads, closely following Wakefield in season; a splendid sort. 25. 85. 3 00. Newark Early Flat Dutch.-Second early; also excellent for winter. 25. 76. 2 50. Early Drumhead.-Heads good size and solid; a fine late summer sort. 25. 75. 2 50. Winningstadt.-Early summer sort; never fails to produce solid heads. 20. 50. 1 50. Chase's Excelsior.-A sure heading, large summer variety; unexcelled in its season. 35. 1 10. 4 00. Fottler's Improved Brunswick.-An excellent variety for late summer. 25. 75. 3 50. Premium Flat Dutch.-The standard winter sort; our stock is extra fine. 20. 65. 2 00. Large Late American Drumhead.-An old favorite; heads large. 20. 65. 2 00. Stonemason Drumhead.-A sure, solid heading sort,. 20. 70. 2 25. Marblehead Mammoth.-The largest cabbage grown. 25. 75. 2 50. Perfection Drumhead Savoy-Finest savoy in cultivation; nearly equal to the Cauliflower. 20. 70. 2 25. Fine Red Pickling.-Very solid; medium size. 20. 70. 2 25. Cabbage Plants.-See list of vegetable plants. [blank]. [blank]. [blank].

CARROTS. Early French Forcing.-Small, nearly round; fine quality. 10. 35. $1 20. Early Horn.-Deep Orange color, very early; also fine for summer. 10. 30. 1 00. Half Long Stump Rooted.-Second early; a great favorite. 10. 30. 1 00. Danver's.-A very large cropper; quality unexcelled; size medium to large but rather shorter than Long Orange. 10. 35. 1 20. Improved Long Orange. Stnadard for field culture; or table use. 10. 30. 1 00. Large White Belgian.-Very productive; much grown for stock. 10. 25. 85. Altringham.-A favorite red carrot for stock feeding. 10. 25. 85.

CAULIFLOWER. [table] [column headings: blank. blank.] Henderson's Early Snowball.-The earliest and surest heading sort; per pkt., 25 cents; 1/4 oz., $1.50. $5 00.

Erfurt; Earliest Dwarf.-A favorite for forcing; a very sure header; pkt. 15 cents; 1/4 oz., $1.25. 4 50.

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[table] [column headings: blank. oz. 1/4lb. lb.] Early Favorite-A first class early sort; the gardener's favorite pkt. 20 cents; 1/4 oz., $1.25. $4 50. [blank]. [blank]. Early Paris-Heads large and firm; much used; pkt., 10 cents. 75. [blank]. [blank]. Early London-An old standard sort; pkt., 10 cents. 75. [blank]. [blank]. Lenormands-The best late sort; pkt., 10 cents. 75. [blank]. [blank]. Cauliflower Plant.-See list of velretable plants. [blank]. [blank]. [blank].

CELERY. Sow seed in open ground, in light, sandy soil, in April, and thoroughly firm the soil; keep shaded, moist and clean of weeds. Clip the tops two or three times, to make the plants stocky, before transplanting, which should be done in July, in trenches eight inches deep and three feet apart for dwarf and four for tall varieties. Firm the earth well about the roots when setting, and cultivate thoroughly. Bleach by earthing up by degrees in the field or by banking in a cool cellar. [table] [table columns: blank. blank. blank. blank. Henderaon'sHalf Dwarf-A favorite for both the market and private. [blank]. [blank]. [blank]. garden. 20. 75. $2 50. White Walnut-Has a peculiarly rich walnut like flavor. 20. 75. 2 50. Sandringham Dwarf White-Remarkably crisp, solid, fine flavored. 20. 65. 2 00. La Plume Chestnut-New; half dwarf, with true chestnut flavor;. 20. 65. 2 00. Boston Market-An old favorite. 20. 65. 2 00. Golden Dwarf-An excellent variety, hardy and good keeper. 20. 70. 2 25. Perfection Hartwell-A very large and vigorous grower. 20. 65. 2 00. Turner's Dwarf White-A compact, crisp and juicy sort. 15. 50. 1 75. Sealey's Leviathan- A large, solid , white sort, of fine flavor. 20. 65. 2 00 Seymour's Superb White-Very solid, crisp and tender; large. 20. 65. 2 00. Large White Solid-Solid and crisp, an old favorite. 20. 65. 2 00. Laing's Mammoth Red-The red varieties are of more delicious. [blank]. [blank]. flavor than the white, and should be more used. 20. 70. 2 25. Turnip Rooted, or Celeriac-For soups and seasoning. 20. 65. 2 00. Old Celery Seed-For flavoring. 10. 20. 1 50. Celery Plants-(See list of vegetable plants)

CHERVIL. [table] [table columns: blank. blank. blank.] Curled-Leaves used in soups. 25. 35

CHICKORY. [table] [table columns: blank. blank. blank.] Large Rooted-Used as a substitute for coffee. 10. 30.

COLLARDS. [table] [table columns: blank. blank. blank.] Georgeia-Used for greens. 20. 75.

CORN SALAD. [table] [table columns: blank. blank. blank.] A delicious winter and spring salad. 10. 25.

CORN-Garden Varieties. Twenty cents per quart must be added to pay postage when corn is ordered by mail. [table] [table columns: blank. QT. PK. BU.] Marblehead Early Sweet- The earliest of the sweet varieties. 20. $ 1 00. $ 3 50. Extra Early Tom Thumb-Eight rowed, very early. 20. 1 00. 3 50. Early Minnesota-A standard, extra early sweet, very popular. 20. 1 00. 3 50. Extra Early Des Moines-Ears very large for an extra early sort,. [blank]. [blank]. [blank]. productive and very sweet. It bas been grown over twenty years. [blank]. [blank]. [blank]. here as a first early. Introduced to the public by us in 1881. 25. 1 50. 5 00. Extra Early Narragansett -Very sweet, early and fine. 20. 1 00. 3 50. Early Eight Rowed Sweet-An excellent old standard sort. 20. 90. 3 00. Asylum-Second early, ears large, kernel broad and sweet. 20. 1 00. 3 50. Crosby-Used as a succession to the first early's; very sweet. 20. 1 00. 3 50. Moore's Concord-A splendid second early, large and handsome. 15. 75. 2 50. Triunlph-Second early, very sweet and delicate flavor. Try It. 20. 1 00. 3 50. Amber Cream- Productive, large, late, very sweet. 25. 1 25. 4 25. Egyptian-Unsurpassed as a late sweet corn for famlly use. 15. 75. 2 50. Stowell's Imp. Evergreen-The standard late variety. 15. 75. 2 50. Mammoth-The largest and one of the sweetest. 15. 75. 2 50. Black Mexican-Contains more sacharine matter than any other. 25. 2 50. 5 00. Sweet Corn for Fodder or Ensilage-Much more valuable for. [blank]. [blank]. [blank]. feeding green than fleld corn. 10. 50. 1 50. Pop Corn-White or Red Rice, or smooth sorts, pure stock. 30. 2 00. [blank]. Field Corn-(See list of Field Seeds.)

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