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FORDHOOK BUSH LIMA is positively upright in growth.The strong erect bushes withstand both whipping rains and high winds.The main stalk is stiffly erect, from two to two and one-half feet high, and from this is thrown out a great number of lateral branches, closely resembling Burpee's Bush Lima in this habit of growth.The foliage is much heavier than Dreer's ; the leaf is broader, resembling that of a large Pole Lima, of heavv texture and dark green in color, while the pods are borne along stalks thrown out from the lateral and main stalks in "clusters" of from four to eight.
The pods resemble Dreer's, but are much larger, measuring from four to five and one-half inches long, one and one-eighth to one and one-quarter inches wide, by as much as three-quarters of an inch thick.
FORDHOOK BUvSH LIMA is fully twenty-five to thirty-three and one-third per cent, a heavier cropper.Both the green and the dried beans, as compared with Dreer's, are truh' enormous, being more than double the size.On one bush we counted fiftj'-two pods, the majority containing four beans, while a great number contained five.In a selected plant of Dreer's there were not nearly so many well-formed pods, while a number contained only two small beans.The flavor of the green beans is all that can be desired in this chubby or potato lima type, which is given such preference on the New York markets.Being more productive, and of upright growth, with larger, handsomer pods and from four to six daj's earlier, it is bound to entirely displace the Kumerle (Dreer's or Thorburn) Bush Lima.I?escription by ihe Originator.
THE "BURPEE IMPROVED" BUSH LIMA This is also an entirely " New Creation.''The pods are truly enormous in size, borne abundantly and well filled with handsome beans, which are both larger and thicker than those of the popular Burpee's Bush Lima.
The "BURPEE IMPROVED" produces magnificent crops of pods, which measure from five to six inches long hy one and one-quarter inches wide As compared with Burpee's Bush Lima, both pods and beans are very much larger, while the beans, either green or dry, are nearly twice as thick.The green beans measured in the field of the "BURPEE IMPROVED" were one and one-quarter inches long by seven-eighths of an inch wide and three-eighths of an inch thick, while the best that could be found in neighboring fields of Burpee's Bush Lima were one and one-eighths inches long, eleven sixteenths of an inch wide and one-quarter of an inch thick.The beans are of the same delicious flavor as those of Burpee's Bush Linia or the Large Lima Pole Bean, while they are ready to use six to eight days earlier.The earliest and most productive pole lima bean ever offered for the garden.The large handsome pods grow in clusters and mature very early, avoiding the danger of frost in the early fall to which most other varieties are exposed.The beans when shelled retain a green color, making them the most salable lima for the market.We have long enjoyed an enviable reputation for the good qualit}' of the seeds sold by us, and by special care and attention to the selection of our crops, we have secured seeds of such excellence that we know them to be unsurpassed by any other.These, in many instances, are so superior and distinct as to be well worthy of new names to designate them, but we prefer, however, to reduce the number of names rather than multiply them, and attach simply our own name to the old and well-known one.This means, with us, in all cases a special stock, that has been grown especially for us under personal supervision and selection, and believed by us to be superior to the ordinary type.If our cus- tomers could take a trip of inspection and visit the fields of cabbage growing for seed, they would realize how important it is that they get good seed.A grower of cabbage for market would rather pay $io per pound for good seed than $i for that which is inferior.Man}' crops of cabbage seed are sold that have been grown without any selection as to type or quality.
Such seed is a serious loss and wrong to a market gardener, as an investment by him of a few dollars repre- sents, many times, several hvmdred dollars worth of cabbage, besides the value of his labor and the rent of his land.
Poor seeds at any price shall never knowingly go out from our house.)UR seed stock of the above has been selected so carefully that we do not hesitate to say that there is nothing on earth its equal as an early bleaching Green Celer3^We hope the celerj-growers throughout the country, and particularl}' those in the muck or celery sections who have bought and used celerj^seed under the name of Winter King before, will make no mistake, as ours is not the ordinar}' stock offered by other houses, but the real thing for the celery grower that desires a Green Celery that will grow quick and thrifty and bleach in time for Thanksgiving and Christmas market.
A feature about our Winter King Celery is its many golden hearts, its stout and robust growth and the fact that the joints on the outer ribs are well up, making it the most profitable and advantageous variet}' for the celery grower.If you miss growing our Winter King you will miss a grand good thing.

PARIS GOLDEN
SELF-BLANCHING CELERY (The finest type of Yellow Celery ever offered) Our stock of this superb Celery is the finest ever offered in this country ; it is French grown and has proved, b}^actual test, to be the peer of all celeries of this variety on the Philadelphia market.
Its splendid size and abundance of hearts, combined with its delicious flavor and solid stalks, make it all that can be desired as a perfect celery.
Per oz., 50c.; Per Va lb.. ?;i.50; Per lb., $5.00 ti^Î MPROVED MAGNIFICENT CELERY (The magnificent appearance of this Celery always insures a ready market.) This new and recently introduced Celery has met with popular favor with those who like a celerj' that does not grow too tall.
As its name signifies it is magnificent in appearance when done up in bunches readj^for market, having the appear- ance of Golden Self-Blanching when bleached.It is stout, full of hearts and a fine keeper for winter use.Our seed is pure, having been carefuUj' selected.
Per oz., 50c.; Per >/4 lb., »1.50; Per lb., $6.00 Ely's Paris Golden Self-Blanching Celery ONE OF OUR MANY TESTIMONIALS I am sending you by bearer a bunch of your Paris Golden Self-Blanching Celery.I have a fine crop again this year, and am getting good returns from it, as high as $i.oo per doz.My commission merchant, John H. Simon, advised me that it was the finest Yellow Celery he ever hand- led and in fact he considered it superior to any Celery received in Philadelphia.

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CELERY |F we give more care and attention to any one item than we do to others it is to onr stocks of Celery Seed, realizing-as we do the importance of having the seed of this most popnlar of vegetables of the very highest quality both in regard to purity and vitality.This being a slow-growing crop and one that it is almost impossible to replace in case of failure, it is of the utmost importance to the Market Gardener to have seed that he can rely upon, and it has been our aim to so select and test our seed that the chances of failure have been reduced to a minimum, and knowing this we feel safe in recommending our stock of Celery Seed to the most critical Market Garden trade, and it is very gratifying to us to see that our efforts to supply reliable seeds are being greatly appreciated.

PERFECTION WHITE PLUME CELERY
The Earliest Celery Improvement has made our strain of this well known variety superior to that offered by most dealers at the present time, it is easily bleached, the stalks are crisp and tender, with a rich flavor that makes it a table favorite.
Market Gardeners will find this stock most desirable on account of its fine appearance and salable qualities.Peroz.25c We obtained the seed stock of this splendid corn from a market gardener in Ohio.He says there is nothing its equal in Earliness, Sweetness and size.It is strictly a sweet corn and it retains its milk and sweetness after all other so called Extra Early Sweet Corn goes to seed.The kernel is shriveled, not glazed, and it can be planted much sooner than all others as the kernels are very hard and the germ well protected.The ear is quite large for such an early Corn (eight to ten inches) the kernel deep, it is twelve rowed and the stalks grow about six feet in height.Quantity limited.
Ears, lOc; Pints, 40c; Quarts, 75c ELY'S HIGH GRADE ONION SEEDS We have for years made a specialty of growing Onion Seed, and by careful and constant selection have obtained a degree of purity and quality that is unsur- passed.
We make an an- nual selection of the bulbs from which we grow sup- plies, which always insures to our customers seeds of the greatest purity and strongest growth.Market Gardeners or Onion Set Growers who use Onion Seed in large quantities should write for special prices.
A Field of Our Onion Seed SOUTHPORT YELLOW GLOBE ONION A great cropper of handsome large globe-shaped onions This represents the product of years of careful selec- tion and is the most perfect type of the Yellow Globe Onion which intelligent, painstaking care can produce.
It is immeasurablj' superior to the average seed offered, not only in shape and color, but in productiveness.This, our special strain, is all grown from selected, hand- picked bulbs ; none but those perfect in size and shape being set for seed.Per oz.,15c.; Per '4 lb., 40c.; Per lb., $1 .25.This beautiful variety has proved a very great favorite.

ONION
It is a brilliant scarlet color, of globe shape, short leaved and very early, remarkable not only for its great beauty and extreme earliness but is one of the most salable varieties, as its very attractive appearance always insures its sale.
Per oz., lOc; Per V4lh., 20c.; Per lb., 60c.EARLY  We know of no better tomato to offer the tomato growers that would prove more of a monej^maker than this variety.The color is a glossy red, smooth, and of good size considering its extreme earliness; the fruit ripens up to the stem and does not crack.The vines are of a branching habit and will bear wonderful clusters of marketable fruit before any other variety.Our seed is extra selected stock.

NEW CORELESS TOMATO
The Most Perfect Shaped Canning Variety ever Produced.Large Size, Handsome, Globe-Shaped, Full at Stem End, Rich, Bright Red, a Strong Grower and Big Cropper.
All markets requiring a bright, rich, red sort will be pleased with the New Coreless.In shape it is almost round, being of about the same diameter each way.The de- pression at the stem end has been almost eliminated, making it the most profitable variety for canning, owing to a very small amount of loss in material and labor.It is immensely productive, clusters of four to seven fruits are produced at six to eight inches apart along the stem when plants are trained to the stakes.Tons per acre and cans per ton is all important.All of the fruits are of marketable size, and many of them are quite large, twelve to fifteen ounces.A grand, good slicing variet}'; the seed cells being surrounded by bright red, heavy, meaty and delicious flesh.The strong outside and inner walls of flesh of the New Coreless ren- der it a very firm fruit and one of the best for long distance hauling and shipping, but it is entirely free from hard green core.
Its color is that bright, rich red so desirable to packers of the high grade goods, and more important than ever now, since the law forbids the use of coloring matter.Every canner, market gardener or lover of good tomatoes should plant this grand variety this year.-Description by the originator.

THE STONE TOMATO
Our Stock of Stone Tomatoes is considered by many of our customers who have planted it year after year as the finest Tomato for Main Crop that can be had.
We know it's hard to beat.This variety is recommended for a main crop, is of large size, bright scarlet color, ver}' smooth, ripening evenly to the stem without a crack ; exceedingly solid and firm-fleshed, is an excellent shipper, and one of the very best for canning ; is a good keeper ; free from core and not subject to rot ; its appearance remarkably attractive ; its vines and foliage robust, heavily loaded with very uniform specimens of fruit. .Per OZ. ,20c.; Per '4 lb., 60c.; Per lb., $2.00.
Rust Proof Wax . ..25 i California Rust Proof Wax ..25 i FORDHOOK BUSH LIMA BEAN The only stiffly erect Bush form of the Potato Lima.Both pods and beans are twice the size of Dreer's and more than half again as large as the Challenger Pole Lima.
White Navy or Pea Bean . .i Currie's NEW Snowball is a famous variety throughout the world, and ours is regarded as one of the finest strains; it is, without a question, the best for either market or private growing ; there is no variety earlier and none that heads with greater certainty ; the heads are large and beautifully formed and of the most delicate flavor, and averaging nine to ten inches in diame-This variety is a great favorite with the Market Gardeners.It may be called a model, or perfect Carrot, not only for its beautiful and regular form, its brilliant orange color, but for its great uniformity of growth, its earliiiess and fine flavor.It is a fine carrot for bunching, has a short top and is excellent for growing under glass.
.; Per 14 lb.The sweetest of all Extra Early Sugar Corns, matures in fifty-five days.) Sweet Nut ....( of this new Lettuce sold out before Catalogue going to press none for sale before October 1910 Crop$o.jo $0.20 fo.50 This is the best white radish for boxes or greenhouse culture on the market, quick growing, color a beautiful ivory white, tops short and compact, flesh crisp and solid.It is undoubtedly the finest white box radish in existence and one that no Market Gardener can afford to be without.Per oz., lOc; Per »/4 lb., 25c.; Per lb., 75c.BRIGHT RED FORCING RADISH(Is Adapted for Forcing or for Outside Planting) and SUMMER VARIETIES Per oz.Per'/Jlb.Per lb.Ely's Extra Early White Box . . . .I0.05 I0.15 I0.55 ( an improvement on the Felton's and the earl- iest and best Radish for Boxes(io lbs.@, 50c.)This tomato, as the name signifies, is king of the early red varieties.