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OF IOWA SEEDS FOR 1886.

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.
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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.
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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.

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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.
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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.