| 33IOWA SEED COMPANY, DES MOINES, IOWA. 31.
VEGETABLE PLANTS AND ROOTS.
Prices for large quantities of any of these plants or roots will be given on application.
VEGETABLE PLANTS.
Well grown and lightly packed to carry long distances.
The fact that these plants are all grown under our direction from the choicest stocks of seeds from our store is sufficient recommendation as to the genuineness of the varieties. They can be shipped fresh, well packed at the beds, on a day's notice.
Plants quoted "by mail" are sent at our expense; "by express," at the purchaser's. By our system of packing they are sure to arrive in good condition when shipped to any part of the United States. No charge for either packing or boxes. Plants from hotbed or cold frame are ready during April and May. Outdoor grown, during June and until the middle of July. 500 at the 1,000 rate.
CABBAGE PLANTS.--Early Varieties.--Ready April 10th. Extra Early Express, Jersey Wakefield, All Seasons, Burpee's Allhead and Henderson's Early Summer. By mail, 100, 75c; by express, 100, 50c; 1,000, $3.50.
CABBAGE PLANTS.--Late Varieties.--Ready June 1st. Surehead, Chase's Excelsior, Premium Flat Dutch, and Short Stem Drumhead. By mail, 100, 75c; by express,100, 40c; 1,000, $2.00.
CAULIFLOWER PLANTS.--Ready May 1st. Snowball and Erfurt. By mail, doz. 20c; 100, $1.25; by express, 100, $1.00; 1,000, $7.00.
CELERY PLANTS.--Ready May 1st. Henderson's Half Dwarf, White Plume, Golden Self-Blanching, and Pink Aromatic. By mail, doz. 20c; 100, $1.00; by express, 100, 60c; 1,000, $4.00. After June 20th, $3.00 per 1,000.
EGG PLANTS.--Ready May 1st. New York Improved. By mail, doz. 25c; by express, 100, $1.00.
PEPPER PLANTS.--Ready May 1st. Ruby King, Large Bell, and Red Cayenne. By mail, doz. 25c; 100, $1.00; by express, 100, 75c.
TOMATO PLANTS.--Ready May 1st. Strong transplanted plants. Dwarf Champion, Acme, Beauty and Matchless. By mail, per doz. 25c; 100, $1.00; by express, per 100, 75c; 1,000, $5.00.
SWEET POTATO PLANTS.--Ready May 1st. We make a specialty of supplying first class sweet potato plants, and we take great pains to send out only such as are strong, vigorous, well rooted and hardy. We can furnish either the Yellow Nansemond or Early Yellow Jersey. Prices vary with the season, but we will at all times make as low a price as we can. Write if you want a large lot. Price, by mail, 100, 60c; by express, per 100, 25c; 1,000, $2.00.
RHUBAR B ROOTS.
'l'hese may be planted early in the spring or in fall, setting the roots
three feet ap~trt each Wity. It r equires but little labor to plant, and
when ouce pIau ted in good rich soil it will remain in bearing condition
many years. By express, each, 10c; doz. 75c; 100, $4.50. By mail, 15c
each.
ASPARAGUS R OOTS.
For directions for planting, etc., see asparagns seeds.
CONOVER'S COLOSSAL.-One-year old roots. 100, 60c; 1,000 $4.50.
Two-year old roots, 100, 75c; 1,000, $O.OV.
PALME TTO.-Two-year old, per 100, $1.00; per 1.000, $8.00.
Above prices by express. If to be mailed, add _20c per 100 for one-year
old, and40c pel' 100 for two-yeal' olc1s.
HORSE RADISH SETS.
Plant at any time during spring, in rows two feet apart and about eighteen inches apart in the rows. By mail. per doz. 35c. By express, per 100, 75c; per 1,000, $6.00.
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GARLIC.
A species of onion propagated by offsets; used for
flavoring soups, stews and
other dishes. Divide a bulb
in small parts. and plant
them iu oarly spring,inrow8
one foot apart, and from two
to five inches between the
plants iu the rows. The
crop matures in August
when it is harvested like
the onion.
GARLIC SETS. - Per I b.
40c, postpaid. By express.
per Ib.30c.
JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE.
The greatest hog food known.
This variety is not prodnced from seed. 'l'hey are sometimes used as
a table ve~etable when piclded or as a salad, but their greatest value
is for feedmg stock. They are the best hog food known and are attracting much attention on account of their great fattening properties, great productiveness (over one thousand bushels having been
grown on one acre), and ease
with which they can be grown.
They need not be dug in the
fall; the hogs should be turned
in on them, and will help themselves by rooting for them. One
acre will keep from twenty to
t hirty head in fine condition
from October nntil April, except when the ground is frozen
too hard for them to root. They
are also said to be a preventative of cholera" and other hog
diseases; and they are also
highly recommended for milch
cows, increasing the yield of
milk and at the same time improving their condition. They
.
are well adapted to any sol1 where corn or potatoes .an be grown,
Three bushels will seed an acre, and they should be cut the same as
potfttoes, one eye to a cut being sufficient, planted in April or May, in
rows three feet apart and two feet in the rows, and covered about two
inches deep. To destroy them they should be plowed nnder when the
pla nt is about a foot high, at which time the old tuber has decayed and
new ones are not yet formed. Per lb. 30c, 3 Ibs. 75c, postpaid. By
freight or express, pk. 65c, bu. $2.00, bbl. of 3 bu. (enough for one acre)
$4.50.
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H OLT'S MAMMOTH SAGE.
No garden should be without a few plants of this most valuable
herb. It is a perennial and keeps growing larger each year. The first
season a single plant will frequcntly cover a space three feet in diameter and produce a large amount of leaves. which are several times
larger than the common sage and of superior quality. This variety
cannot be grown from seed. Price, 3 plants for 2M, 7 for 5Oc, 15 for
$1.00, postpaid.
YOU1' sweet potato plants gave {food satisfaction last year.
J. 1L SCHULER, ])umont, Iowa.
The sweet potato plants I bought of you last year were .fine.
MRS. C. BLANKENB UR G, Estherville, Iowa
ONION SETS.
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BOTTOM ONION SETS
TOP ONION SETS
EGYPTIAN OR PERENNIAL ONION SETS
POTATO ONION SETS
Indispensible for early onions for bunching, as in a very few weeks they are ready for the table. Our sets are well grown and of the very best
Size and shape, and sure to please for either the family or market garden. Price by the pint and q uart include prepayment of postage (deduct
Jl
15 cents per quart H by express.) Price by
OM
~
the peck and bushel is subject to market
varlations, and t hey are shipped at buyer's
~'lO~ sr..4"'C: expense. We wlll at all times give customIJ'- 'n
~AAJI' ers the benefit of lowest prices on day order
is receiYed. If you want a large lot write
for sample and lowest prices.
POT
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WHl'J.'E BOTTOM SETS.-The bottom
onion sets grown from seed are the most
popular of all and the finest for early use
and large onions. The white are usually
higher in price than the red or yellow as
they do not keep over winter so well. Per
• pt. 25c, qt. 5Oc, pk. $1.50, bu. $5.00.
YELLOW BOTTOM SETS.-Like above
except the' color. Per pt. 25c, qt. 40c, pk.
$1.25, bu. $4.25.
RED BOTTOM SETS.-Per pt. 250, qt.40c,
pk . $1.25, bu. $4.25.
PERENNIAL OR WINTER.-Also called Egyptian and Tree onions. 1 RED TOP OR BUTTON SETS.-'l'hese are the oIel-fashioned sets still
May be set out in spring, but are u sually set in the fall. Highly valued largely called for where the bottom sets are not known. Per pt. 25c,
by gardeners, as they produce the earliest spring onions. and after once qt. 40c, pk. $1.65. bu. $6.00.
set out require no other care, but come up year after year without the
POTATO ONION SETS.-Valuable for early crop, as they mature
s llghtest winter protection, Per pt. 20c, qt. 35c, pk. $1.00, bu. $3.25.
quickly; mild and of sweetfiavor. Per pt. 25c, qt. 40c, pk. $1.25, bu.$5.50. ' | 33IOWA SEED COMPANY, DES MOINES, IOWA. 31.
VEGETABLE PLANTS AND ROOTS.
Prices for large quantities of any of these plants or roots will be given on application.
VEGETABLE PLANTS.
Welt grown and lightly packed to carry long distances.
The fact that these plants are all grown under o ur clirection from the
choicest stocks of seeds from our store is sufficient recommendation ~tS
to the genuineness of the varieties. 'fhey can be shipped fresh, well
-packed at the beds, on a day's notice.
Plants quoted "by lllail" are sent at our expense; "by express," at
the purchaser's. By our system of packing they are sure to a r rive in
good coudition when shipped to any part 01 the United States. No
charge for either packing or boxes. Plants from hotbed or coW frame
are ready during April and May. Outdoor grown, during June and
until the middle of Jnly. 500 at the 1,000 rate.
CABBAGE PLA.NTS. -Early Varieties.-Ready April 10th. Extra
Early Express, J er sey Wal{eiield, All Season~. Burpee 's Allhead and
Henderson's Early Summer. By m(Lil, 100, 75c; by express, 100, 50c;
1,000, $3.50.
CABBAGE PLANTS.-Late Varieties.-Ready June 1st. Snrehead,
/:lhase's Excelsior, Premium Flat Dutch, and Short Stem Drumhead.
By mail, 100, 75c; by express; 100, 40c; 1,000, $2.00.
CAULIFLOWER PLANTS.-Reacly jlfay 18t. Snowball and Erfurt.
By mail, doz. 20c; 100, $1.2J; by express, i~, :DLOO; 1,000, $7.00.
CELERY PL ANTS.-Ready 11lay 1st. Henderson's Half Dwarf, White
Plume, Golc1en Sell-131:1.Ilc!liug, and Pink Aromatic. By mail, doz. 20c;
100, $1.00; by express, 100, 6Oc; 1,000, $4.00. After Jnne 20th, $3.00 per 1,000.
EGG PLANTS.-Ready May 1st. New York Improved. By mail, doz.
25c; by express, lOu, 61.00.
PEPPER PLANTS.-Reacly 11lay 1st. Ruby King, Large Bell, and Red
Cayenne, By mail, doz. 25c; 100, $1.00; by express, 100, 75c.
TOMATO PLANTS.-Ready JIay 1st. St.r,,:;:,.g transplanted plants .
Dwarf Champion, Acme. Bea~ty and M::.""hless. By mail, per doz. 25c;
}OO, $1.00; by express, per 100,75c; 1,000, $5.00.
SWEET POTATO PLANTS.-Ready iUay 1s!. We make a specialty of
s upplying lii'St c[",ss sweet potato plants, a~d we take great pains to
send out only su ch as are strong, vigorous, well rooted anll hardy. We
oCan furnish either the Yellow N:msemond ,,= Early Yellow JerRey.
;Prices vary with the season, but we w!g at all times mal{e as Iowa
price as we can. Wl}te if you want a large lot. Price, by mail, 100, 6Oc;
by express, per 100, 2;)c; 1,000, $2.00
RHUBAR B ROOTS.
'l'hese may be planted early in the spring or in fall, setting the roots
three feet ap~trt each Wity. It r equires but little labor to plant, and
when ouce pIau ted in good rich soil it will remain in bearing condition
many years. By express, each, 10c; doz. 75c; 100, $4.50. By mail, 15c
each.
ASPARAGUS R OOTS.
For directions for planting, etc., see asparagns seeds.
CONOVER'S COLOSSAL.-One-year old roots. 100, 60c; 1,000 $4.50.
Two-year old roots, 100, 75c; 1,000, $O.OV.
PALME TTO.-Two-year old, per 100, $1.00; per 1.000, $8.00.
Above prices by express. If to be mailed, add _20c per 100 for one-year
old, and40c pel' 100 for two-yeal' olc1s.
HORSE RADISH SETS.
Plant at any time during spring, in rows two feet apart and about eighteen inches apart in the rows. By mail. per doz. 35c. By express, per 100, 75c; per 1,000, $6.00.
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GARLIC.
A species of onion propagated by offsets; used for
flavoring soups, stews and
other dishes. Divide a bulb
in small parts. and plant
them iu oarly spring,inrow8
one foot apart, and from two
to five inches between the
plants iu the rows. The
crop matures in August
when it is harvested like
the onion.
GARLIC SETS. - Per I b.
40c, postpaid. By express.
per Ib.30c.
JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE.
The greatest hog food known.
This variety is not prodnced from seed. 'l'hey are sometimes used as
a table ve~etable when piclded or as a salad, but their greatest value
is for feedmg stock. They are the best hog food known and are attracting much attention on account of their great fattening properties, great productiveness (over one thousand bushels having been
grown on one acre), and ease
with which they can be grown.
They need not be dug in the
fall; the hogs should be turned
in on them, and will help themselves by rooting for them. One
acre will keep from twenty to
t hirty head in fine condition
from October nntil April, except when the ground is frozen
too hard for them to root. They
are also said to be a preventative of cholera" and other hog
diseases; and they are also
highly recommended for milch
cows, increasing the yield of
milk and at the same time improving their condition. They
.
are well adapted to any sol1 where corn or potatoes .an be grown,
Three bushels will seed an acre, and they should be cut the same as
potfttoes, one eye to a cut being sufficient, planted in April or May, in
rows three feet apart and two feet in the rows, and covered about two
inches deep. To destroy them they should be plowed nnder when the
pla nt is about a foot high, at which time the old tuber has decayed and
new ones are not yet formed. Per lb. 30c, 3 Ibs. 75c, postpaid. By
freight or express, pk. 65c, bu. $2.00, bbl. of 3 bu. (enough for one acre)
$4.50.
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H OLT'S MAMMOTH SAGE.
No garden should be without a few plants of this most valuable
herb. It is a perennial and keeps growing larger each year. The first
season a single plant will frequcntly cover a space three feet in diameter and produce a large amount of leaves. which are several times
larger than the common sage and of superior quality. This variety
cannot be grown from seed. Price, 3 plants for 2M, 7 for 5Oc, 15 for
$1.00, postpaid.
YOU1' sweet potato plants gave {food satisfaction last year.
J. 1L SCHULER, ])umont, Iowa.
The sweet potato plants I bought of you last year were .fine.
MRS. C. BLANKENB UR G, Estherville, Iowa
ONION SETS.
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BOTTOM ONION SETS
TOP ONION SETS
EGYPTIAN OR PERENNIAL ONION SETS
POTATO ONION SETS
Indispensible for early onions for bunching, as in a very few weeks they are ready for the table. Our sets are well grown and of the very best
Size and shape, and sure to please for either the family or market garden. Price by the pint and q uart include prepayment of postage (deduct
Jl
15 cents per quart H by express.) Price by
OM
~
the peck and bushel is subject to market
varlations, and t hey are shipped at buyer's
~'lO~ sr..4"'C: expense. We wlll at all times give customIJ'- 'n
~AAJI' ers the benefit of lowest prices on day order
is receiYed. If you want a large lot write
for sample and lowest prices.
POT
'T 0
O
WHl'J.'E BOTTOM SETS.-The bottom
onion sets grown from seed are the most
popular of all and the finest for early use
and large onions. The white are usually
higher in price than the red or yellow as
they do not keep over winter so well. Per
• pt. 25c, qt. 5Oc, pk. $1.50, bu. $5.00.
YELLOW BOTTOM SETS.-Like above
except the' color. Per pt. 25c, qt. 40c, pk.
$1.25, bu. $4.25.
RED BOTTOM SETS.-Per pt. 250, qt.40c,
pk . $1.25, bu. $4.25.
PERENNIAL OR WINTER.-Also called Egyptian and Tree onions. 1 RED TOP OR BUTTON SETS.-'l'hese are the oIel-fashioned sets still
May be set out in spring, but are u sually set in the fall. Highly valued largely called for where the bottom sets are not known. Per pt. 25c,
by gardeners, as they produce the earliest spring onions. and after once qt. 40c, pk. $1.65. bu. $6.00.
set out require no other care, but come up year after year without the
POTATO ONION SETS.-Valuable for early crop, as they mature
s llghtest winter protection, Per pt. 20c, qt. 35c, pk. $1.00, bu. $3.25.
quickly; mild and of sweetfiavor. Per pt. 25c, qt. 40c, pk. $1.25, bu.$5.50. ' |
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