Historic, archived document Do not assume content reflects current scientific knowledge, policies, or practices. JOHN A. SAL? CO.'S CATALOGUE OF PLANTS AND SEEDS. LA CROSSE, WI^ Page Abiitilons 3 Acalypha 3 Achania 3 Ageratums. . . 8 Agaves 3 Alternathoera 3| Alyssuras — 3 Amaryllis. ... 11 Ananassa .... 3{ ApiosTube,.. 8 Aspidistra ... 3 Asparagus ... 3 Azaleas 3 Achillea 3 Agapanthus.. 3 Amorpbophallus. . . 3 FLOWER Page Alocasia 3 Ampelopsis... 12 Balsami 4 Banana 4 Begonias 4 Bignonia 8 Bilbergia, .... 6 California Privet Bl'ding Heart 12 Chrystnthemum Page Calla 6 Camellia 7 Gampsidium . 7 Gannas 7 Cardamom Carnations Brazilian Glory. Bridal Rose . . Bougainvillea Brugmansia. , Bryophyllum 8- Cinnamon Vino . Page Cyclamen 7 Cuphea ) (Cigar Plant) ] Clerodendron 7 6 1 Camphor Tree 5 6,Calycanthus.. 12 12 Dahlias 7 7iDeutzia 11 8 1 Dracaenas 7 4 Cissus 7 1 Farf ugium ... 6 5 Clematis 12 Feverfew 8 4 Cobaea S'Ficus 7 4 Coleus., Ferns 7 Buffalo Berry 18! Coffee Plant.. 5 Figs 5 Cacti.. 5 Crotons 6 Fuchsias 9 Caladiums... . 4| Crown Thorns 5!Forsythia 12 SEEDS— Pages 25 to 34. PLANTS. Page 1 Page Fruit Trees.. 19 Lemons 13 Genista 6 Lilies 11 Geraniums. . . 10 Linum 13 Gladiolus 11 Lobelia 9 Gloxinias .... 8 Lorbeerbaum 9 Grape Vines . 22 Madeira Vine 13 Hsemanthus.. 6 ManettaVine 14 Honeysuckle. 12 Maranthus... Heliotropes . . 8 Melon Pear ... Hibiscus 11 Mimosa 13 Hydrangea. . . 11 Mt. Rose 8 Jasmine 9 Moon Flower 8 Justicia G Mosses 7 Lantanas. ... 10 1 Musk 13 Laurestinus . . 13 Mulberries... 18 Ledebergia. . , 13 Myrtle 10 Page Kut Trees ... 18 Oleander 13 Oranges 13 Orchids 5 Othona 13 Oxalis 13 Pseony 13 Pampas Grass 13 PhoriuQi Tenai. . . 13 Palms 14 Pansies, 13 Passifloras. ... 13 Pelargoniums 10 Pepino...' . .. 8 Petunias 14 Philadelphus. 12 TREES AND SMALL FRUITS— Pages 17 to 24. ^ Page Philodendron 4 Phlox 12 Plumbago — 13 Poinsetta 14 Primrose 14 Rainbow Collection 9 ResurreciioD Plant 5 Roses 15, 16 Sanseveria . . . 6 Shamrock Pea 5 Spirea 12, 17 Snowball 11 Solanum — 5, 14 Salvias 14 Smilax 14 Star of Bethlehem . 5 Page IT V Stevia. Strawberries 2f Tea Plant,. Tuberoses . Tradescantia 6,8 3 Umbrella Plant .. . b ^ Vanilla Plant 5 Vinca 17 ' Verbena 13, 17 Violets 6, 17 Wax Plant.. 5, 17 Weigelia 12 'k Water Hyacinth . > 8 WisteHa . . . . . 12 i y ticca ' 5 Page Artichoke 37 Asparagus. . . 37 Beans 39-41 Beets 43, 44 Broccoli 37 Brussels Sprouts. . 38 r Cabbage.. . .45-50 VEGETABLE SEEDS. Carrots 42 Cauliflower . . 50 Celery 51 Chicory 41 CoUards 41 1 Endive. Collections 35, 37 1 Egg Plant Chives 61, 62 1 Garlic. .. . Coffee .... Corn, Sweet. Cress Cucumber Page .5,38 ..52 ...41 53, 54 ...41 ...41 ...61 FARM Page Artichokes 109 Vmber Cane 84 arley 81,82 luckwheat 83 ftuching Doura 85 room Corn 126 overs 98-102 bm 85-89 Jkton 126 Isparcette 96 Flax 83 Fodder Corn ....83,84 Fodder Plants. .84, 85 Field Peas 83, 97 SEEDS. Page Grasses 10'^105 Grass Mixtures 107-109 Hungarian 95 Lathyrus 96 Millet 95 Milo Maize 85 Oats 90-92 Potatoes 110-117 Rape Rye Salt Brush .... Seradella Spurry Teosinte Page I Page Herbs 61,Martima 61 Horseradish Hops 21 Kale or Borecole . . 38 KohlRabi.... 50 Leek 61 Lettuce 55, 56 Mangel Wurzel. . . 44 Melon, Musk... 57, 58 Melon, Water . . 59, 60 Mushrooms . . 50 Mustard 61 Nasturtium.. 61: Okra or Gumbo ... 61 Onion . Page I Page i .61-65 Pepper 74 1 Sage.. Onion Sets. . . 61 1 Pumpkin 76 Par.sley 65 Purslane 61 Parsnip 66 Radish 69, 70 Peanuts 65 Rape 61 Peas 66-68 ' Rhubarb .. ... 65 Popcorn 51 1 Rutabaga . . 77, 78 Page 61 Scorzonera. . . 76 Salsify 76 Savory 61 Sweet Potato 109 Sorrel 61 Spinach 76 Page Squash 75 Sunflower 77 Thyme 61 Tobacco 77 Tomato 71-74 Turnip 78 Tree Seeds . 17 IMPLEMENTS AND SUNDRIES. Page Vetches 97 Wheat 93 Bells 80 Bicycle 124 Bolster Springs. .122 Bone Mill 123 Books ..126 Cabbage Cutter .123 Carts 118 Churn 124 Chpper Cleaner . . 123 ^Corn Hook 121 vorn Huskers 121 i)orn Planter.. 88, 121 Page ! Corn Sheller. 121,123 ' Cow Clip 120 Cultivators ..119-125 Drills 125, 126 Egg Food 121 Fertilizers 118 Feed Boilers 123 Fodder Cutter. ..120 Forge 124 Gopher Trap 121 Grass Seeders . . . 106 Grindstone 120 Hand Seeders .... 106 Harrowp^TTT Ill Page Horse Powers 122 I Insect Destroyers 118 Jacks 122 Knitting Machine 124 ! Knives 121, 123 I Lawn Grass 99 Meat Cutter 124 Meat Tenderer . . 124 Metal Wheels.... 122 Mills 122, 123 Mole Trap 121 Mowers 109, 120 Plows 120 Page Potato Sprinkler 117 Potato Digger ...119 Potato Planter.. .117 Powder Guns 118 Premiums. ...80, 106 Pruners 121 Pumps 118 Rake 120 Repair Outfits.. . .126 Rolling Coulter. Ja^ Root Cutter Wm Saws 122 Scales^ .118 Page Sewing Machine 124 Shredders 120 Spinning Wheel 124 Sprinklers.. 118 Steel Wagon 122 Three-Horse Hitch 124 Tools, Garden.... 121 Tools 124 Tool Chest 126 Trowels 121 Trucks 121 Wagons 122 Washing Machines 124 JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO/S CATALOGUE OF PLANTS AND SEEDS/ r.ROSSE, WIS. OUR COMPETITORS ALL ADMIT 1. That we own more floor room for storage and packing than any three Western seedsmen put together (with the Detroit Commission Seed House Ixcepted), and larger than any New York, Philadelphia, Chicago or Illinois house, ; . * 2. That our improved methods of packing, mailing and shipping give us the advantage ofJilUng an order faster than any other house in America, without exception. 8. The cellar, is the largest of its kind for seed potatoes in the world. See sectional vieiv. 4. The Freight Shipping Department is 'under the supervision of an expert. The farm, seed orders are filled On the 2d, 3d, 4th and 5th floors, properly labeled and addressed. They are then let down to the 1st floor by means of two mammoth elevators. On this floor the several railroads, steamboat lines and express companies have apartments. The packed order is then placed in the apartment of tlie railroad which runs to the city in which our customers reside. From these apartments, during the busy season, many teams, each making nine trips daily, haul the freight to the different depots, boat landings, express offices, etc. 5. The Mail Order Department is complete in all its details. Every invention possible to quickly and accurately facilitate the prompt dispatch of an order has been made. In this department scores of women pick out the orders, check them, pack them, weigli and stamp the packages and then deposit the same m U. S. mail bags furnished us in large numbers by the Government. This department can fill and dispatch 6,QQ0 orders daily, and, during the busy season, is open day and night. H^iew of the John A. Saizer Seed Co.^s establishment at La Crosse^ Wis. Said to be ' the largest of its kind in America f if not in the world. OUR PRICES. It is our constant aim to make HIGHEST aTJALITY A FIRST CONSIDERATION, and then make our PRICES AS LOW AS aoOD, HONEST SEEDS CAN BE SOLD EOR. OUR PRICES, THEREFORE, will in all cases toe found as LOW as those of any other RELIABLE HOUSE for seeds of the hig"hest standard of excel- lence. OUR DETERMINATION to grow and distribute nothing: tout the VERY BEST SEEDS THAT IT IS POSSIBLE TO PRODUCE has in- creased our business to its present LARG-E PROPORTIONS, and g-ained for us the larg-est trade enjoyed toy any house in America, direct with critical market g-ardeners and experienced planters who cultivate for profit, and whose trade always seeks the source where the hig-hest qual- ity can toe obtained. **OUR SUCCESS ACHIEVED CAN ONLY BE MAINTAINED BY*THE METHODS THAT OBTAINED IT." Any dealer, market gardener, market farmer, farmers' club or any individual wishing seeds in large quantities is requested to mail us a list of what he wants, and we will promptly return it to him with the very lowest prices marked. A letter of inquiry may save you dollars, if you want to buy in quantity , as we are the largest growers of choice vegetable and farm seeds. Please send in your large list for estimates. is/larker Gardeners Trade A specialt-y: NOW, THEN, FOR 18 WH AT WE DO. FREE DELIVERY BY MAIL. All seeds ordered at the packet, ounce, quart or pound, mail prices, also bulbs, rosea, vines and such goods p - are offered postpaid and at catalogue prices, will be sent by mail, postag-e prepaid by us to any address in America. We sometimes send by express (prepaid) instead of mail, but only when there is a saving of cost to ourselves, and when con- venient for purchaser to receive them that way. The exceptions to this rule are seeds by peck or bushel, and all goods and seeds listed from page 76 on to end of catalogue ; on these, unless spe- cially stated postpaid, the customers pay freight charges— that is from page 76 on. From page 3 to 76 we pay postage as per above. Our plants are uniformly large for the price, are thrifty, strong and healthy, grown on the cold process— not forced. Nine-tenths of our competitors force their plants ; such plants look well while in the greenhouses, but soon after arrival drop their leaves and die. Ours are hardy ; will stand a ten days' trip across the country, fresh and green, and will smile at you with their pretty blossoms upon ;^ning the box. ^ PLANTS OR SEEDS BY EXPRESS OR FREIGHT. OiiVP^^^^t'S ordered by express purchasers pay the express charges. When the distance is not too far, they can vJtell afford to pay the express charges, for we always send larger and finer plants by express than can be seiiiSby mail, and always add extra plants to help pay express charges. By mail, the earth is washed on the root^ ; by express, the earth is i^etained, so there is no standstill whatever. EXPRESS RATES. TliesG ha-^ been greatly reduced for us. The express companies, recognizing our claims as their largest shippers, ha\%*given us, for our customers, very low rates. Thus a TWENTY-FIVE POUND PACKAGE Would cost, to p>\int9 in Illinois, Nebraska, IVEissouri, Indiana, New York, Pennsylvania, Ken- tucky, the DakVtas, Kansas, Michigan and OhiO;, from 40c. to 90c. To points in Alabama, Maine, Rhode Island, Arkansas, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Connec- ticut, MississippiTWew Brunswick, Delaware, New Jersey and Virginia, from 90c. to $1.30. To points in the Far "wtest and South— Arizona, $3.00; New Mexico, $2.60; Idaho, $3.00; Ore- gon, $3.50; M:ontana\$2.00; Utah, $3.00; Nevada, $3.50; Washington, $3.50. A))Ove gives you a fair ide^of express cnarges, All seeds quoted by express or freight mean that you pay the transportation charges ; Ismail, postpaid, that we prepay by mail. DISCOUNTS. AMONG- YOUR FRIENDS- I^^^re are many who want good seeds and fine plants, p and see them and urge tliem to oVder with you, we allow you in sending us \$3.00 to select plants, or seeds in pa?^J^ages, amounting to $2.55 a profit of \3.0() 5iX) 20.00 50.00 Abovi^ terms apply only to plants at single seeds in packages only— not by pint, ]/i lb. or 1 »9^;;^j:^We advise the formation of large clull jP^Sr"^ some trouble in that direction. 3.80. 6.10., 6.75., 14.00. 29.00. 74.50. Well, if you will ,55, and 4 plants^ see beloiv. -.80, 1.10, 1.75, 4.00, 9.00. 24.50. or in group prices, and not in 10, 12 or 100 prices ; and to page 5,^, regarding premiums on pints, pounds, etc. and the above discount 's\'ill certainly pay any one for JOHN A. SALZEk^SEED CO., LA CROSSE, WIS. 981 WHAT YOU SHOULD DO. MONEY— We prefer all monev sent by Ex- press Orders, as these are absolutely safe and sure. If you cannot get th^se, then use Bank Drafts, Money Orders or Registered Letters. Do not send loose money in a letter without registering it; it is not safe, and if it is lost we are not responsible for it. Silver coin should be sewed or pasted upon strong cloth or paper, to prevent breaking through Regis- tered Letter. Do not send Postal Notes ; they are not safe. Private Checks. Do not send your check— because it costs 25c. to collect same, which is de- ducted from the amount, and, "besides, orders are held till our bankers report private checks paid. This causes need- less trouble and delay in filling* orders. Stamps. Please do not send postage stamps — at least not in amounts over fl.OO, and then only in 1 and 2 cent denominations. Stamps in transit often get damp and stick together, resulting in the destruction of the stamps and order. This occurs frequently. Those Who Send A neat, plainly written order will be sure to have it nlled correctly and with dispatch, and will also receive some valuable "extras." Al- w^ays carry out the price of each article, and, after adding the amounts together and de- ducting the discounts, remit the exact sum. Important. It occasionally happens (very seldom) that an order is lost in coming to us, of the goods in going to the customer. Therefore, if any who order do. not hear from us vdthin a rea- sonable length of time, they should send a duplicate order, naming the date on which the former was sent, and tlie amount of mon^ ey inclosed, and in what form. DO NOT simply say, "I sent you an order 10 days ago, and nave not heard from same," but be ex.- phcit. This will enable us to investigate the matter and fill the duplicate order with dis- patch. Prepaid Railroad Stations. Many of our farmer customers live on Pre- paid Railroad Stations, where there are no agents. In such cases we ship the goods to the nearest station to this Prepaid Station, aa I we never pay freight charges on heavy seeds. • I This insures quick deUvery and no danger of loss. . • JOHN A. S. D CO.'S CATALOGUE OF PLANTS AND SEEDS, LA CROSSE, WIS. RAREST OF RARE PLANTS. The next ten pag-es contain the rarest of rare plants. This collection is so complete that we doul)t whether so many rare thing's are found in any one catalogme in America. They are all choice, low-priced, aiid we hope to make many a heart grlad in purchasing: these beauties. ABUTILON SOUVE- NIR DE BONN, 20c. Achania. Abutilon. Plants of continiiGiis bloom; healthy; especially adapted for house culture. 1. Grolden Sunset— Imagine a plant with fully lOO massive, clear, golden yellow bells pendant to every branch, and you nave the appearance of a one-year-old Golden Sunset. Each, 20c. 2. "Pearl of the Sea"— Grows rapidly, bushy and compact, and bears its large, white flowers in prodigal profusion ; in fact, it is almost an 'ever bloomer.' Each, 25c. 3. A. Belsam — Cut upward of 5,000 massive dark crimson blossoms from one 3-year-old plant last winter. Each, 20c. Above 3 B-are Abutilons, 40c. Thompsoni Plena — Double yellow. Each, 25c. Souvenir de Bonn— Bright green leaves, distinctly margined with white. Long yellow flowers. A magnificent foliage plant. Each, 20c. Alternathera. Dwarf class of plants, with exquisitely colored foliage ; fine for edging. Each, 8c ; 12 for 75c. 'One of the handsomest house plants grown, bearing innumer- able scarlet blossoms. Frequently termed upright Fuchsia." Each, 15c. Alyssum White Lily. The trusses are enormous, measuring at times 1 inch in diameter and 5 inches long. Flowers perfectly double, ol delightful fragrance ; splendid for baskets. 10c ; 6 for 50c. Agave or Century Plant. Its beauty and perfect Symmetry of form, and, above all, its great freedom of growth and easiest culture, place it at the, front as a house ornament. Variegrated — Each, 25c; large plants 75c., $1.50, $3.00, up to $15.00 each. ^ . -Di 4. Green — Each, 25c to .11.00. Century Plant. New Giant Achillea. Queen of all hardy free flowerin g , c o n - stantly blooming pure white flowers. W e cannot too strongly urge you to plant a few of our Achillea, as there is no flower that we olfer in this book that will give more general satisfaction than tliis. It is hardy as oak,a profuse bloomer, and will do well every- where. Indeed, there is no flower more wor- thy of a place in every garden m the land than this. It is a hardy perennial, the top dy- ing down to the f round every winter, ts many branches frow to the length of or 2 feet, resting on the ground and holding their great mass of pure white flowers about a foot above the soil. AMORPHOPHALLUS SIMLENSE. Aspidistra. Silver Shield. Beautifully variegated. The cut given is an excel- lent illustration of ■ same. Each, 30c. Sea Green." A glorious deep sea Sreen colored Aspidistra, loes well in water or earth. Very fine. E^., 20c. ASPIDISTRA. Asparagus (Climbing) The finest of all plants for floral deco- rations. The foliage is so fine, so airy-like, so graceful, so much like a soft, vapory fern, that as a decorative vine it cannot be compared with anything we know of . Each, 20c. Antherium. A magniflceritpotplant' Be^iutifully variegated white and green. Sure to please. Each, 15c. Amorphophallus Simlense. This plant has been immensely popu- lar on account of its very remarkaDle flower, 15 inches long, the inside of which is of peculiar golden color, spotted pur- ple, while the back is of metallic brown. Fine palm-like tropical foUage; large bulbs. Each, 40c; 3 for $1.00. Amorphophallus Rivieri. Another species, having a flower the shape of a Calla Lily, but of enormous proportions. Stems and stalks green, spotted rose; leaves decompound, and often 4 feet across. Flowers usually a yard in length. Each, 50c. Ageratiims. Bloom almost continuously winte and summer. ^ " Mrs. 0arfield "—Extremely valu- able, bearing large clusters ^f pure white blossoms." Each, 15c. Azure — The finest, freest blooming ; blue. Each, 25c. 2 1 Rare Plants for $ 1 .00. Seepage 9' Alocasia. Another one of those rare plants seldom found, and we doubt whether there is one in your town. It is a plant of such magnificent tropical foli- age, Bearing great blossoms of a peculiar hue, with powerful pineapple fragrance, that it is worthy a place in the rarest^ collection. , ^We cannot too*^ strongly recommend same. It m^kes a magnificent pot plant, as also a stately lawn orna- ment. There is: not another plant in the world emitting so sweet a fragrance, of so easy a Culture and still so rare. Price, 50c each; large plants, from $1.50 to $5.00. CLIMBING ASPARAGTTS. hundreds and even the first summer ; ed the second year with more than 5,000 a plant at t^Iie same A plant will produce thousands of flowers but when establish we have had them perfect flowers on time. For cemetery most valuable of all to thrive and bear its snow-white flowers the and years. » [ If there was to be but one white flower in our grarden, the Achillea Alba would be the one. Its 5,000 pu.re, snow-white, perfect blossoms would accord it the place. It is hardy as oak, and blooms planting it is the flowers, as it is sure great profusion of whole summer for years ANTHERIUM. Aqua Beinecke— Grrows to perfection in water in aquari- ums. Bright green leaves, sends up spikes of pale yellow blos- soms. Each, 15c. . 25c. AGAPANTHUS; Agapanthus. A blue African Lily, an exquisite flower, do- ing so well, everywhere that we heartily recom- mend same. Bears from 30 to 40 spikes of bright blue hly-like flowers eachyear^' Each, 25c. ACALYPHIA, 25c. Acalyphia. Has large leaves which ^are colored like the finest autumn foliage. The colors are dark brownish red, light oUve- green and in- tense scarlet. Mixed, blotched and variegated in an ir- regular manner, exactly like the finest specimens of autumn leaves. Each, 25c. ANANASSA, 40c. ALOCASIA— THE GRAND, 50c. Ananassa, Pineapple. We have a fine stock of this gorgeous decigr^t^'^''" plant, which, when in fruit, is unsurpassed by any ; very eaay of culture. Each, 40c. Azalea Indiea. This is one of those plants tjiat the longer you keep it the stronger it grows^nd the finer will be its bloom. We have seen planets 50 years old so thickly covered with blossoms th§,t not a leaf could be seen, and we have also seenjjlants but two years old thickly coverM with deHciously f rag-rant blossoms. rQur varieties we know will give great so^^faction, and will do well for kitchen; ' gitting-room or parlor culture. They blossom usually from January t-; Apn;/ Cameo— A variegated variety, of great auty, blossoms large and of sweet ' fra- ance. Bach, 25c. Pearl — This is the finest of all single white Azaleas. The blossoms are large, of pearly whiteness, and of a dehcious fra- grance. Each, 25c. ^.v ^. ^- ' ^ A 1,.,-. I 3. Ruby — A beautiful Azalea of a rich deeXpink, almost red color, very fragranc; a strong from May until snow flies.. Price, aiant Achillea, ' grower and sure to please. Each, 30c. Ji each, 20c; 2 for 30c; 5 for 6Qc. | one each of above 3 beautifu^fAzaleas for 60c. Common Achillea, each, 10c; 3 for 25c. "Five different Azaleas, our selection, including' above 3, for $1.00. JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO/S CATALOGUE OF PLANTS AND SEEDS^^^OSSE, WIS Brugmaiisia Arborea. This is one of those plants of which words fail to convey a true idea of its magrnificence, and people who see it for the first time are bound to be delighted far beyond their ex- pectations. It blooms freely at aU times of the year, in a window or conservatory, or it can be cultivated in the garden during the sum- mer, and wintered in a cellar or pit. The flow- ers are drooping, bell- shaped, Over a foot long", and 8 or 9 inches wide, of a creamy-white col- or, and very sweet. The striking beauty of these gigantic flowers cannot be described. They make magnificent lawn plants when plunged in the ground during the summer, and the great BB0GMANSIA— ANGBL'S TRUMPET. EACH, 25c. . fragrance of the blos- soms can be detected for along distance. It be r^aed u^^ fusion of flowers at Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year s. H or churcn decorations at Easter or other times it has no superior. Price of Brugmansia, Only 25 Cents Banana Balsami Sultani. It is well , adapted fori home culture. • Its bright, rosy ' blossomg, two . inches in diam- eter, are borne in great pro- h ' fusion. Each, 0[||j Bridal Rose The Bridal — — Rose is charming, resembung wmte roses. Blooms in the early spring m great profusion.. One of the t>est house plants known. A bsolutelpsure of bloom in the winter months* Bach, 2bc. Bryophyllum. The air plant It's a very odd plant, ■ grows oddly and likes odd places to flourish its oddity. A leaf will send out a dozen little plants. Each, 15c. Philodendron Pertusum. This is one of the rarest plants in America without an exception. It is a transcendent beauty. It is an air plant ahnost, as it climbs to the height of iS) felt in South A^^^ and senSs its roots 100 feet down until it strikes the earth! There is nothing exactly hke it in the floral world, and if you are the fortunate possessor of one of these plants you can be sure that there is no one else in town that has such a rarity, as this. It is of easy ^^.^t^JpA^J^^ its great massive fringed green leaves give a magnificent effect. Strong plants, 11.50 to $2.00; large plants, $5.00 to $10.00. THE BANANA. EACH, 35c. A tropical plant, producing a grand effect when planted on a lawn. Abed of 12 banana plants on a lawn was ad- mired more by our thousands of visi- tors than anything else in our gar- den. Each, 35c ; 6 for $2.00. Salzer's Rare Rex Begonias Jewel Collection. Composed of our selection of rare Rex sorts, we offer, post- paid: 3 Charming: Sorts, post- paid, 60c. 6 Charming: Sorts, post- paid, $1.00. Among the rarest, choicest plants that grow are fonnd the Bex and BloSming Begonias.. Indeed, to-day no f^Uection is com- plete without these exquisite l^eauties. The leaves of the^ varieties are massive and grand, while the foliage and tolossoms of the Blooming sorts are unrivaled. Countess Louise Brdody. See Cut No. l.-The strildng pecuhari^^ which distinguishes it from ail other Begonias consists in t^^f^-ct that the two lol^Lt the base of the leaf do not grow side by side, but o^^^ winds in a spiral-like wav until in a full-grown leaf there are four of these twists Iving on the top of the leaf. Bach, 40c. i. ^ mv« Drops of Blood.-^This is a superb new variety recently imported. The leaf is dark, with center blotched with red of a blood hue. Is without ques- tion the finest Begonia grown. Each, 35c. of;^^« crrppni«;h white aueen of Hanover.— Leaves silvery white, sometimes greenisn wmw border veined ; very fine. Each, 30c, . Scepter .--One of the finest dark-leaved varieties. Ea6h, 25^ Silverstate.-A bright, silvery leaf ; rapid growth. Each, 30c. American Beauty .--The grandest of all newBegonia E^. It is simply perfect, both in growth and appearance. Each, 30c . d tor ^-Common Rex Begonia sorts, 20c each; 3 for 50c. 3 charming plants, 60c, or 6 elegant varieties for $1.00. Rare Blooming Begonias 10 for $1.00. This coUectionis i^imensely. popular, gid^housan^^^ taken this onnortunity of getting 10 G-RAND BBG-ONIAS * , V :^ -^^t, ^1 O O Thi? Sle^^^^ of blooming Begonias is strictly our selection, all Ik'^r^kln" giS^^^^^ Tfey ^/f free Woom^^^^^^ throughout, and are sure to please the eye. At the low pric^ llea?e? We fc&f ??efw?^u^l^^ ¥^o^u^safds^?f ^pYe^^^d Ta^fi^rffe^^u^s of'^lrln^e pleSure^erived f^ growing this collection. They are so pretty and so &o live sal^^^^^^^ tliat wel^end them out with great confidence. 10^ SPLENDID SOBTS^PO^S™ 50c. A Few Rare Named Blooming Begonias. Bertha-Besembles 12; flowers bright red. Eac^»'|^- -p,^^!, 20^* Incarnate-1. Dark leaves and silver dots ; pink flowers. Each,^. iSIr a^i-iesembles 8 ; great winter bloomer ; flowers carmine. Each, 20c. Dregii-iiesembles 6 ; never out of bloom. Each, ^c* in Fnoh 20c Palm Leaf-9. Named from its tropical sWed leaves; always rare. Each, d()c. 5tb^pfcta-2 A splendid Begonia; leaves spotted, flowers white. Each, 20c. G Scsmdens-The?un^^ Begonia ; a great rarity ; fine for vases. Each, 30c. Rubric GrandTst of aU feegonias ;'erlct grower s ; flowers pmk. Each, 25c. Tuberous Begonias. . The tubers rest in the winter, like the Gloxinia, but start early in the spring. They thrive best treated as a pot plant, when the massive bril- liantly colored blossoms will both please ana astonishyou. For garden culture, plant in open ground about June 1st. , . mi, o Victoria — Mammoth, double^ white; very rare. Each, 30c. double Prince Albert — Very large, ( sorts, double yellow. Each, 30c. ( 7oc., Gladstone— Immense blossoms post- of brightest red. Each, 30c. J paid. SINGLE SORTS. Alba— Very large blossoms ; one of the finest. Bach, 25c. . , , . Rosea— A grand pmk; immense blossoms. Each, 25c. , , t-. -u oa Red— Finest quality ; brilliant. Each, 30c. Yellow— Very fine indeed. Each^e. Mixed Bulbs-Per 3, oOc; each, 20c. These are imported sorts and are grand. Our Brilliant Begro collection of 10 Plants, postpaid, for only $1.00. Fancy Caladium. No bulbous foliage plant excites more admiration than the Fancy Caladium. A few of these plants in a conspicuous place, with their wonderful and gorgeous leaf-markings, will attract constant at- tention. They are marvelous, grandly, gloriously beautiful — nothing like them in the floral world ! You are sure to be delighted. t, • ^ oa^ Bicolor-Gorgeous, red center. Very choice , 20c. Beethoven-^Green, spotted white. Each, .iOc. Prince— Green, crimson mid-ribbed. ^Each, 20c. Mozart— Green,spotted anddottedred : fine ; 20c. Our selection 5 rare Fancy Caladium s for only 75c, postpaid; 8 for $1.00. Caladium Esculetitum. The foUage of this tropical plant is of immense size, frequently measuring from 8 to 10 feet in cir- cumference. It is particularly striking ^^f^^J^^J" either single or in a group on the lawn, wth Cannas as the center : will flourisn anywhere. Each, 15c ; 3 for 40c. Coffee Tree— See Page 5. FANCY CALADIUM. EACH, 20c. JOHN A. SAI -ED CO/S CATALOGUE OF PLANTS AND SEEDS, LA CROSSE, WIS. A PAGE OF ODDITIES. No class of plants gives more satisfaction than the Cacti. Rainbow Cactus — The plant is covered with a network of spines which range in color from creamy white to deep crimson, hence its name < 'Rainbow." When m bloom its grandeur is unsurpassed, having flowers 4 inches across, bright crimson with a white STAPELIA, A HARK BEAUTY. EACH, JiUc. Stapelia— Very odd indeed, bearing beauti- ful bun yellow-colored blossoms, with deep ma- roon markings, and of wonderful construction. Each, 20c. center. Each, 75c. Phyllocactus. —The most brilliantly beautiful blossom among Cacti is found on this plant, often bearing 250 blos- soms annually. Each, 25c: large, $1.00. O . Frutesceus — Blooms profusely and covers itself with a great number of small red fruit. Must be kept moist. Each, 20c. Pilscereus Senilisjor Old Man-This is grandly beautitul ; the long,white hair, so thickly grown, re- I sembles the hoary head of an aged man. Each, 60c ; J second size, $1.00. CereuB Flag-elli formis — Also called "Rat-Tail;" of dwarf, drooping habit; ad- mirably suited for hanging baskets; beautiful purplish pink blossoms; very ^ _ free bloomer indeed. FLAOErj.i-FORMis, Each, 25c. A grave s~ Seepage 3. Oasteria— One of the rarest of rare plants. Grows rapidly and bears odd blossoms on long stems. Each, 40c ; large, $1.00. Oia Man Cactus and his Family for $1.35. cacti%ach,iS?^ "^^'^ ^^^^*^V GASTERIA. EACH, 40c. L.6b s ter—A wonderfully free bloomer; frequently blooming three to four times a season. Of droop- ing, weeping habit; also called ''Bleeding Cactus." Each, 20c. , Candle Cactus (Optm- Aloea Varieg-ata — Too well, represented in cut to need further description. Leaves spirally ar- ranged, face concaved, striped. The rarest, choicest, finest, oddest of all succulent plants; of very easy growth. A noble plant. Each, 50c. • laj^ge, .$2.00. - • Nig:ht- Blooming' Cereus — This gorgeous Cactus usually opens at 7 o'clock evenings, attain- ing its greatest beauty at 12; bibs-' - — soms measuring 12 inches in diam- Ailcea variegata, 50c. In great demana. Each, 20c. sotfwe offer is very free-blooming, and of easy culture, EaS"25^ collection! tise)— Thj^ is the Candto Cactus or Kew Mexico. Wonderfully b e a u "t i f u 1 flowers ; yellow and purple. Each, 85c. \ Texas Fence Cacti—- Massive broad leaves; rapid grower. Very beautiful. In gr( ■ OjJ3 MaH CACTirSANij CACTI COLLECTION. IS Plants for $1.00. Now, then, do you want a lot of pleasure for but little money ? Then you will want our "Old Man Cactus and His Eamily'* collec- tion. They are fine for summer, fine for winter ; indeed, they seem to come into best use in winter, when their curious growth and magnificent blossoms come into full play, always showing new forms. and blossoms. 12 BEAUTIES FOR ONLY $1.00. These will all be different, of odd. curious shapes and rarely beautiful blossoms, and will be strictly our selection of 12 fine varieties. Our selections of 12 sorts, $1.00 j including Old Man, $1.35. Our selection of 6 sprts, 6Qc; including Old Man, 95c, Our selection of 3 sorts, 3oc ; including Old Man, 75c. . CACTtrs SEED. There is much pleasure derived from growing: Cacti from seed. Our mixture of seed is very fine. You will bis surprised at the odd looks of Cacti just sprouting from the earth. Sow in flat boxes filled with coarse sand. Keep moderately moist. Choice mixed, pkg:., lOc; Won- der Mixture of Cacti Seed, pk g-., 25c. JAVA COFFEE PLANT-This is im- ported from Java, and is a great rarity. It will grow in the house to perfection and will bear coffee when yet quite young. Each, 30c ; 3 for 75c. MOCHA COFFEE PLANT-These two plants resemble each other very much, only that one is from Java, the other from Mocha. Each, SOc. TEA PliANT— From this plant the cele- brated tea of China is gathered. -400. THE VANILLA PLANT— This is a thick, succulent plant with fine blossoms, from which the vanilla.of commerce is obtained. Each, 25c. WAX PLANT— A rare, succulent climber, bearing large clusters of star- shaped, deliciously scented flowers, Each, 25c. Orchids. Elegant sorts. Choicest bloomers, 50c to ?2.00 ea(;h. Boug-ainvillea Sanderiana— A plant from England ; very fine. Each, 26c. the java coffee plant, SOc. blossoms. CAMPHOR. ^ There is no plant that we import and offer with more pleasure than the Camphor of commerce. Is splendidly adapted for pot culture. A plant 2 years old will furnish a great abundance of leaves. These have the strong, pun- gent Camphor fragrance. Branches placed in closets are excellent forwarding off moths. Each, 40c ; 3 for $1.00 PLANT -A great beauty. 'R^^^did for vases and pots, where a magnificent ilfect IS desired. Does well in water. The plain green' variety. Each, 15c. ; 2 for 2oc. ..y^^^reUa Plant, Varieg'ated-TIiis is beau- tif ullv variegated and is one of the handsomest P9riP-i^^^*'^'^i^^°'^^ Each, 20c ; 2 for 35c. YXTCCA— Grows more beautiful and blooms more freely each succeeding year. It grows and tuqca. ^ SOLANTJM: -Always pretty. Its bright red berries lend to this potplant a great charm^Each, 15c. SHAMROCK PE A-It is a real striking little jewel, literally cov- ered with sweet, fragrant blos- soms. Each, 25c. . PURPLE BELLS-An exceed- ingly rapid,graceful climber, bear- mg innumerable bell-shaped, rosy purple blossoms. Each, 20c. SAXIFRAGA TRICOLOR- A very handsome running vine. Each, 25c. . ' . * Sacred Scenes (Bible) Plants, 75c, Postpaid. I. CR0|N0FTH011NS,OREDPeOEBllI. On the wild, rocky hills of Judea, and in the immediate neighbor- hood of Jerusalem, this emblem- atic plant is found. It is a peculiar plant, thorny, with a few bright green leaves and an abundance c " ght rose blossoms, of the eal est possible culture, and can bo trained to assume any shape; as a crown, anchor, harp, wreath, cross, etc. "The Crown of Thorns" worn by our Saviour was made out of this plant, and tho thorny bri^nches were frequently used for the chastisement of of- fenders. Indeed, some sacred his- torians assert that the drink given to our Saviour before his death was made from the juice of this plant. Get one for your child and see vdth what lovo and pleasure it will be watched and trained. Each, 25c; larg-e size, 50c. 2. The Fig. Nothing will please the children more than the Fig Tree or Crown culture ; can be placed in cellar during winter, and started S?^^ WeXihe following from our fall catalogue : "At the time of writing, August ^ clip the with 48 well-developed figs.' ^ —- -I writing, August ^ Each, SOc ; second size, $1.00. The Resurrection Plant. )th, we have a tree plant is foun^ Imagine a bunch It ^^^thereil^^^^ ently dead; place it m water, and within an hour it is transforS from a witS looking bunch into a lovely patch of green moss. Each, 15c ; 2 for 25c ^vunerea T „ , Star of Bethlehem, In the valleys of Jezreel and Hebron, at the foot of Mount Tabor and the LebanoTi Mountains, so, a so, throughout the plains and valleys Avatered by the Jordan thS mle blue, almost white, star-hke, bulbous plant grows %Vild, and it i/-'^?-^-^^^^^"' ^^^^ P.^^® pQi»ofiriio« ^T,i,ovJ;V.^«+"*" -"^*»^v^i.«.o px<*iio jjiAJw» wiiu, ana it; is a favorite amons: the fcfnis. |ach,15^^^^^ travelers who annually visit these sicred One plant each above 4 (from Sacred Scenes), postpaid, 75c. Jred JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO/S CATALOGUE OF PLANTS AND SEEDS, LA CROSSE, WIS> Salzer's Ever-Blooming Calla. With a little care this grand Calla blooms continuous. It is from Egypt; very healthy ; large blossoms ; fine. It is universally popular on account of its great freedom of bloom, its magnificent blossoms and noble foUage. Each, 20c ; very large, 60c. Common Ethiopian Calla-Each,15c. Xilttle Gem— Dwarf ; fine. Each, 25c. Purple-Fringed Calla. Jg®" The most remarkable of all Callas. Flowers frequently 8 inches long ; color deep purple, striped and fringed. The foUage is very ornamental ; leaves often 1>^ feet wide ; has been awarded a great many first-class certificates. Each, 60c ; large bulbs, $3.00 to $5.00. Spotted Calla. Flo%vers yellowish, leaves covered with transparent white spots. Effective window plant. Distinct. Each, 20c. Black Calla. The immense popularity of this is attested by the fact that one year we sold over 6,000 bulbs. Flowers im- mense ; of t^en 15 inches long and of a velvety purplish l3lack. Always rare. Each, 35c ; large bulbs, $1.00 CALIiA, EVER-BLOOMING. EACH, Royal Coleus. Our Coleus are the rarest, choiC" jl est to be found- ^ anywhere, as we — - grow but the MaranthaZ. 75c. very finest. This I set was sold in ^ Englandlast year at $2.00 apiece. ■ Six rare varie- ' ties, each, 15c ; the 6 for 75c. ROYAL. goLlEUS. Older sorts. Each, 10c; $5.00 per 100. . Croton. Extremely beautiful ; leaves | of all forms, shapes, sizes: up- right, twisted and variegated in himdreds of | colors, yellow, green, red, etc. This is a plant ' that always pleases. Each, 30c; large plants, CROTON. EACH, 30c. $1.00. Bilbergia. Swainsonia. ing plant in cultivation. We Maraiitha. A very valuable room plant, leaves of a metallic green, splashed in white and ^reen in many com- binations. ZEBRINA—This is one of the rarest found afiyw^here. Each, 75c ; very fareugium large plants, $2.00. METALLICA— A beauti- ful plant, though not as large as the Zebrina. Each, 25c. ERECTA— A very hand- some Marantha, growing more erect than either of the above two; of very easiest culture. Each, 25c. Sanseveria. We cannot say too much in favor of this magnificent house plant. There is not an- other one more suitable nor one that deserves a better place. With age it becomes imposing in effect, bearing immense spikes of fragrant white flowers. Each, 20c ; T' large plants, $1.00. Swainsonia. All prominent florists pro- . nounce this the freest-bloom- fi Climbing Violet. 25c. A great oddity ; always beautiful. Each, 25c. Cardamom Plant. The berries form the Cardamom of commerce and possess cordial stim- have had one for six months and Thyrsacanthus never out of bloom a second. Flowers are borne in clus- ters, of pure white, sweet-pea like. Are very fine for cutting' and exquisitf ly beautiful Each, 20c. THE SPOTTED OALIiA. Fai'fugium Grande. The leaves become im- mense; clear light green, heavily blotched with yel- low. Each» 25c. Strobilanthes. Sold in England last year at $2,00 each. This is a mag- nificent plant. Leaves 9 inches long, of a most intense metaUic purple, shading into alight rose and white. 30c. Thyrsacanthus (Car- mine Fountain). Of all plants tliat bloom during winter and spring, the most graceful and beau- tiful, and best adapted for 30c. indoor decoration, is Thyrsa- canthus. Its carmine, tub- ular blooms, on long (20-inch) thread-like branches, show to great advantage. Each,20c. Mexican Tradescan- tia. A handsome plant. Leaves very large and broad, doing unusually well when grown in water or in a moist lati- j tude, forming a very rank growth. Each, 20c. Haemanthus. Peperomia. One of thehandsom- . ^^^^^ est house plants that ulatmg properties much ^ we know of. Leaves used in medicine. Leaves ' thick, waxv-like. sil- PEPBROMIA. have high aromatic fra- grance, which is very fine for scenting clothes, etc. Each, 3oc. GENISTA. 20c. Genista, or Shower of Gold. We know of no golden-yellow' blooming flower— indeed, we know ,of no flower that makes a more waxy-hke, sil- 1 jj^g^g^ificent display about Easter This is probably the most gorgeous flower in existence, a single blos- som measuring 3 feet in circumference and last- ing manv weeks. It was imported from Transvaal. Price, 75c. PHYSALIS. 20c. One of the greatest nov- elties of the age. This plant when but six to eight months old begins to climb, attaining the height of 4 feet in a very short time,, and beajg.a large quantity of .,mrge, sweet, single, intensely blue flowers, Each, 25c. Crimson Violet. A new French violet, recently brought over ,^jr and said to bear flowers of a deep violet crimson. Imported plants, each, 25c. ^ Physalis Francheti. It produces an immense num- ber of large fruit, tlie size of a plum, encased in balloon-shaped calyxes, like miniature Chinese lanterns, and of brilliant orange- red color. The fruit keeps for very gray, With me- 1 ^j^an the Genista. A small plant but ^.^.^ tallic-green stripes. L^p vpoj. old will bear thousands of haemanthus. ■ ^ j- Splendid for parlor J Slden-^^^^^^ It is | months, and stems loaded ^vith them make fine Christmas decora- ^^ndow. Each, 25c. | Sectfrhai^^^^ and is also good for preserves, pies, confections, etc I Each, 20c ; 3 for 50c. I Each, 25c ; seed, 10c. Justicia, SEVEN GIANT MONTHLY CARNATIONS, ONLY 75 CENTS. Is there a flower that is sweeter for buttonhole bouquets than the Carnation? Truly 'can it be called the "loveliest" of all fragrant bloomers. Its rich, clove-Uke fragrance, 'its long duration in perfect shape after being 'picked, make it one of the most popular plants to grow. 1. INNOCENCE The largest pure white, free blooming .Carnation known. Blossoms frequently [measuring '6% inches in diameter. Each, 15c ; 5 for 60c ; seed pkg., 15c. S. BUTTERCUP. The finest, largest yellow Carnation grown. Each, 15c ; o for 60c ; seefi pkg., 15c. 3. FICKLE. The finest variegated Carnation grown. Variegated red, white and yellow. Free bloomer. Each, 15c; 5 for 60c ; seed pkg., 1.5c. 4. ANGELUS. Tlie peer of all pink varieties. Blossoms borne on long stems. Each, 15c ; seed pkg., 15c. 5. LA FRANCE. A new giant Carnation seedling. In color resembling the celebrated La France rose. Dehcious fragrance. Each, 20c ; seed pkg., 15c. 6. GARFIELD. A magnificent scarlet sort. Giant blos- soms, dehciously fragrant. Each, 15c; seed pkg., 15c. 1- BLOOMING a J. 7. McGOWEN. A pure white Carnation; enormous in size. "WonderfuUy fragrant. Each,.15c; seed pkg., 15c. One each above 7 Carnations, with Mrs. McKinley Chrysanthemum as premium, 75c. Any 4 for 50o. Mixed seed of giant Carnations pkg-., 15c. Grown extensively by Parisian florists for table decoration. It bears a great cluster of crimson, feather-like flowers, last- ing a long time. A single plant frequently bears fifty spikes at one time. Each, 20c. JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO.'S CATALOGUE OF PLANTS AND SEEDS, LA CROSSE, WIS. CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 1. Mrs. McKiuley— Enormous trusses of pure white, measuring in 1897 30 inches in circiumference. Urand^ wonderful. A giant blossom. Each, 35c. ^. G old Standard— A golden Colossus with blos- soms of giant size. Each, aOc. 3. The World — A magnificent seedling; wonder- ful size : noble bearing; glorious head of flowers. Color, pmk. A giant blossom. Each, 35c. 4. Mrs. John A. liOg-an —A superb beauty ; great blossoms or intense orange red ; very large and fine. A transcendent variety. A giant blossom. Each, 40c. 1 each above 4 superb giants, $1.00. Ada Spauldingr— Pink, changeable to white. Each, 12c. Bohemia— In tense deep crimson ; very large. Each, 15c, Culling-fordii—B rilliant 'Crimson. Each, 15c. Harry May— Deep old gold ; yevj large. Each, 15c. Kay ote — A glorious yellow ; very large blossom. Each, 12c. I^. Canning* — A splendid white ; greatly prized. Each,12c, liate Griant--One of the larg- est white. Each, 13c. liOuis Boehmer— The pink ostrich plume. Each, 15c. Mrs. Xiippincott — Colossal •flower ; yellow. Each, 15c. Cartledg-e — Variegated ; giant blossoms. Eachj 15c, Geo. Childs— Massive deep velvety crimson. Each, 20c, M!ermaid — A soft, mellow pink with deep shadings. Each, i5c. Ostrich Plume— One of the finest of all whites. Bach, 15c. Puritan — One of the largest and best whites. Each, 12c. Waban— Pink ; very large and full. Each, 12c. W. H. liincoln- Rich golden yellow ; fine form. Each, 15c. Zebra— Variegated. Each, 10c. Baby Ruth— Giiant blossoms, pink shade. Each, 20c. Baby Esther— A great white Chr;j^santhemum. Each, 20c. Niveus-Incurved white ; mas- sive. Each, 15c. li. P. Bird — Shrimp pink ; large. Each, 12c.. Golden Wedding— Enor- mous yellow blossoms. Each, 15c. Any 4 of above, 35c. 14 PRIZE-WINNEks, $1.50. each. 1. Yellow Q,ueen— Large ; clear yellow 15c. 2. Major Bonnaf on— Bright yellow 10c. 3. The Q.ueen— A grand pure white 10c. 4. Pres. Wm. R. Smith — Purest flesh pink 25c. ' 5. Mrs. H, Rineck— Large ; rich rose 20c. 6. Pitcher & Manda— Creamy white and yellow 25c, 7. E da Pr ass— Delicate salmon 15c. 8. Waban— Pink, deep 15c. 9. Whitnal—Deep maroon 12c. 10. W. W. Coles— Bright terra cotta 25c. 11. Baron Hirsch— Orange 20c. 12. Diana- Clear white; compact 15c. 13. Violet— Rose ; combination of violet and rose . 20c. 14. Good Gracious— Peach pink ,«,.... 20c Any 5 Prize-Winners for 60c. Camellia. Poets rave over the purity and sim- ple grandeur of the Camellia, "Whose pure and spotless bloom boasts no fra- grance and conceals no thorn." _ Queen Esther— Pure double white. Each, 50c. Mt. Vesuvius— Elegant scarlet. Each, 50c. Intricata— Variegated. Each, 50c. The 3 for $1.00; any 2 for 75c. Guphea Hyssopifolia. Entirely distinct. Bushy habit; myrtle- hke foliage ; lilac blossoms. Each, 15c. Cig-ar Plant— Tube of flowers, scarlet; hp, white and black; very free-blooming. Each, 10c. Red, White and Blue— A new Cigar Plant ; very large blossoms. Each, 20c. Cyclamen. A bulbous plant, always in bloom in winter and greatly admired by all. Known also as Shooting Star. It's a grand bulb. Each, 20c, CANNAS. 1, Wisconsin— A very dwarf Canna which will Show bloom every day in the year, its flowers being borne in great compact pamcles, often as large as a man's hat, and of the most intense deep scarlet color. Is a novelty of an entirely new departure. We beheve Wisconsin a seedling~if in the hands of Eastern florists would demand $2.00 apiece— but we want all our friends to enjoy this beauty, hence our low price. Each, 20c. 2. Mad. Crozy— The plant is of vi.wous growth, yet dwarf in habit. The foliage is a rich, cheerful green and very massive. The flowers are produced in large branching stem's, closely set ^vith bloom ; individual flowers very large ; dazzling crimson scar- let, distinctly bordered with yellow. Each, 20c. 3, The Tigrer Canna — Deep foUage, dwarf habit; begins blooming when very small. Flowers extra large, yellow color, thickly spotted with crimson. The most striking novelty of re- cent years. Each, 20c. 4. Flaming-o—An intense light blood red. Each, 50c. Above 4 Grand C annas, 75c. 1. CliERODEND- RON BALFOURI— Flowers are borne in ele- gant profusion, and are rarely beautiful and dis- ^ tinct. The outside petals are pearly white, and, in^ high contrast, the inseg*^ ed stamens are reddl purple, with numerJ chocolate-colored stamens. Each, 25c^ 2. CAMPSIDIXTM EILICIFOL-1 ITJM— Elegant climber, growing 20 feet. Leaves resemble the fronds of a Pern. Unusually graceful appearance. Bach, 35c. 3, ClSStrS DISCOLOR— A mag- nificent house climber ; leaves grandly shaded with green, purple and white.,, Eachr 35c. i CLKRODENDRON. DAHLIA. Dracaena. One of the hardiest, most satisfactory decorative plants known; of easy culture; al- ways looking well. Indivisa — Splendid for vases or center plants. Each, 30c. Terminalis — PoUage green; verv showy indeed' for center ;^lant. Each, 25c. Cooperii— L e a V 0 s richly -j^, covered with scarlet, often edged with white. Bach, 50c. Br aziliensis— Massive green leaves, gracefully recurved. The choicest of these great favorites are becoming more and more known, and the uiquiry for same assumes enormous pro- portions. Our stock is fine ; yes, magnificent. We find our strong rooted cuttings give great satisfaction. General favorite, growing from 2 to 5 feet high and producing a pro- fusion of flowers in the most perfect form. Very double. Ever-B loonier — Delicate white and colored, Pinkerton — A beautiful, large-blooming pink. Herbert — Magenta shaded ; beautiful. liOuis Philip — Kich velvety crimson ; large. Perfection — Clear yellow ; very fine. Triumphant — Dark velvety brown. Vivid — Bright red ; very double. White Bedder — Best white; very double. H. W. Ward— Old gold, tinged at times with scarlet or white ; very double. Rooted Cuttingrs (these bloom this summer). Price, 10c; 3 for 25c; 12 for 75c. Dahlia Bulbs, 20c each; $1,50 per 12. DAHLIA PLANT. ' Single Dahlias. These are seedUngs raised from the rarest European Dahlia collectors* seed. They are fine, rare and beautiful. Bach, 35c; 3 for 50c. Rooted Cutting-s Singrle Dahlias, 15c each; 3 for 36c; 12 for $1.25. FERNS. We associate Perns with wild and romantic scenery; where mountains and valleys, rocks and shaded rills combine their fascinating influences upon the imagination. They thrive best in a warm room, if kept moist and shady. Shower frequently. Sword Fern. Each, 20c. In the Sword Fern we have the most satisfactory of all ferns — hear what we say, the most satisfactory of all ferns. It's the very best to grow for house use. It does exceedingly well everywhere. It's charming, graceful, magnificent, healthy fronds are unimitable. Just the thing for baskets and jardineres. Price, 20c. each; 3 for 50c. Large, 50c to $1.00. India Fern— From the East Indies. "The rarest, most graceful.loveliest dar- •^Silver Fern— An exquisitely beautiful silvery foliage. See bottom leaf. Each, 25c. G-old Fern— Stems covered with gold dust. Each, 30c. livcopodium — Buns 20 feet; fine. Each, 25c. maiden Hair Fern— Very fine. Each, 25c. Tremula— Trembles easily. Each, 25c. Petris Fern— A handsome foliage. Each, 25c. COLIiECTION OF FERNS: Our selection of 6 sorts, 60c, ^ Our selection of 3 sorts, 36c. MOSSES. Especially adapted for creeping over soil, ferneries and the hke. Unexcelled for this purpose. Bach, 10c ; our selection of 3 for 25c. 1 Each, 40c. FICUS ELASTICA. FICTJS ELASTICA. Tliis is the variety from which India rubber is obtained. It has large, handsome, glossy green leaves, which make the plant a very desirable one to use where a tropical effect is wanted. No plant better stands the changes of temperature and atmosphere, which makes it most valuable for house growth. Each, 35c ; large, $1.00. Ficus Australis — Smaller leaves. Each, 25c. Ficus Repens —A rapid climber. Each, 25c. JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO.'S CATALOGUE OF PLANTS AND SEEDS, LA CROSSE, WIS. THREE HARDY, RAPID-GROWING VINES, 35c. 1. Mountain Rose. ^ . ,^ * , , new, charming, hardy climber is a native of China, where it is found in Pjeat^abundance^m the mounte^ins^of that^CeKlK^^^^^^^ It IS extremely hardy, withstanding" the " ~ a at the same time whl^eTncrplaSted^rwiU&^Sw ^ please the eye forever. Each, 20c; 5 for 75c, 2. The Giant Cinnamon Vine much. Our variety is the Giant; no other seedS' variety, not one-half so fine as our Giant Cmna- down every autumn, but grrowing- ag-am so any trellis or arbor very early in the s^spn. make the extraordinary growth of S,000 teet and its beautiful heart-shaped leaves, bright and clusters of delicate white flowers, sending mon odor, powerful but very delightful, render desirable climbers in cultivation. Planted near the vine trained over and about it, makes an admiration of all. Our artist gives greater prominence to the flower than the leaf. Tl^S^flower is V though small, but the leaf is of unusual beauty. JThe Giant Cinnamon vines we sell are from plants growing 3,000 feet vines inside of 6 weeks, i Each, SOc; 3 for 60c; 10 for $1.00. k^A^ 3. Apios Tuberosus. ^^^Hl matchless beauty, hardy as oak, having clusters of rich deep purple flowers, of delicious ^^■trance? Plant the Bulbs near a trellis, tree or any place you may want a chmber, and they will ^■PKv and bloom and flourish and give joy forever ; Indee/, its great vaolet-purple blossoms ^e ^^^orne in wondrous profusion, and increase m number and size each succeeding year. Each, 15c 8 for ! I 3 for 30c. j^^One each above 3, 35c; 3 each, 9 plants, for 90c. THREE GREAT CLIMBERS. mon Vine. Perfectly hardy, the stem dying i rapidly in the spring as to completely cover Established plants will of vine in 6 weeks' time, green, peculiar foliage, forth a delicious cinna- it by far one of the most a door or window, and ornament worthy the One each of these 3 rapid vines, 35c. No three climbers ever grouped together will so completely captivate and please you as these three following. They cannot be beat for rapid growth and great beauty : 1. New Giant Moon Flower. We offer $10.00 in gold to party growing the largest bloom in diameter, and $5.00 for the second largest, from our new Giant Wliite Moonflower. Great improvement has nificent vine. Any one or any number of Moon- climbers for 40c, will be . these two prizes. We sizes. It grows anywhere walls or strings to cling one season; blooms .Tune to November, its of the purest white, ing only at night or on delicious odor similar to The New Giant iMoon Flower] $15.00 in Gold. been made in this mag- ordering one Moonflower, flowers, or the three great entitled to compete for expect surprises in Giant where there are old trees, to, growing 50 feet in continuously from moon-like flowers being of giant size; bloom- dull days; gives out a the Jasmine. It is a mag- 1 each, Giant Moonflower, Cobea Scandens, Blue Mexican ^Jp^V*'^^^ 3. Blue Brazilian Glory. This magniflcent blue blooming Glory blossoms in great pi fusion. It is similar to the Moon Flower in growth, with blj soms from 3 to 8 inches in diameter. $1.25, by mail. Seed, pkg., 10c. Each, 20c' 3 for 50c ; 12 for ^^ONE Feverfew. nificent climber, and you are sure to be proud of it. Extra strong plants — Each, 20c; 3 for 50c; 12 for $1.75, by mail. Seed, 15c per pkg. 2. Cobea Scandens, or Mexican Glory. Three or four plants, placed on the side of a house, will cover it fully 20 feet wide, and rival each other as to which will reach the top of the roof first, and will all the while display a purple blossom glory unknown to any other flower or vine, continually lavishing its mass of great purple, bejl-shaped, perfect pendant blossoms, borne on long stems, during the whole season. Its leaves are fresh green, of unusual beauty of cut, while the gorgeous glory of its great purple blossoms stands unrivaled in the wide domain of Flora. Each, 20c; 8 for 50c; 12 for $1.25; seed, l^cperpkgr.; free by mail. EACH ABOVE 3 GREAT CLIMBERS, 40c. A plant, with double, daisy-like flowers, always in bloom. Briilal Veil Feverfew — It has proven to us to be bushy, dwarf, and intensely double. 20c. aolden Feverfew- Used largely for massing, or in ribbon planting ; leaves of a golden yel- low color. Each, 8c ; 12 for 50c. -©aHELIOTROPE. This delicate and deUciousper- brtdaI/ veil. _ ^ fume stands unrivaled : nothing can take its place in 65c; 20 for $1.20, bouquets. You cannot miss it, even if you plant a dozen, for no perfume is considered quite as lovely. | White Coral. Vines, Creepers and Climbers. We are constantly asked for running vines for rockeries, w^indow boxes, vases, etc., and ' w^e have grouped together a large number of I different Vines and plants suitable for this ! purpose, which we offer at a remarkably low ' price. These vines are in all colors, shapes and forms, many climbing rapidly, blooming beautifully, and, withal, the collection is one that seeks an equal for effect and quickness I of growth. We cordially recommend same to our friends. Price, our selection of sorts, each, 12c ; 3 for 30c ; 6 for 45c ; 10, all different, Bignonia. A magnificent hardy climber, with bells of crimson-colored blossoms. Han This is the finest bght Heliotrope that we have ever* La Crosse without protection. Each, 25c; 3 seen. Its great clusters of light, dehciously-scented blossoms, often 22 inches in circumference, are borne in great abundance. Each, 20c ; 3 for 50c. ^The Queen Heliotrope, Enormous trusses of deep purple giant blossoms; very sweet ; one of the very finest. Each, 15c. Snow Wreath— Nea^rly white. Each, 15c. Negro— Dark, Each, 15c. Our selection, 3 Heliotropes for 25c . Melon Pear, or Pepino. A rare plant from Mexico, bearing dehcious fruit all faU and winter. Each, 20c. Gloxinia These are among the handsomest of our summer- blooming house plants, the rich and varied coloring of the flowers being beautiful in the extreme ; a single plant havina: as high as 40 great, glorious blossoms of "xquisite coloring. Each, 25c ; 3 for 50c. Tradescantia, A splendid basket plant. Three varieties. Each 10c ; 3 for 25c. rreat 'dy i] for 50c. Seed of Bignonia —Pkg., 10c. BIGNONIA. GLOXINIA. EACH, 35c ; 3, 50c. The Water Hyacinth. One of the most remark- ably curious plants we have ever grown. Instead of ' growing in soil, it floats in < the water.' A large mass of feathery blue roots grow- ing downward, their ends t entering the soil. It forms , a lovelv rosette of itscuri-l ous, shining green leaves, [ and throws up spikes of the ¥ most exquisite flowers imaginable, resembling ' in form a spike of Hyacinth bloom, but as beau- tiful as many of the choicest and most costly Orchids. For summer, set pot or tub outdoors in sun or shade. Each, 20c ; 3 for 40c. JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO.'S CATALOGUE OF PLANTS AND SEEDS, LA CROSSE, WIS. Tto RAINBOW COLLECTION of 21 PLANTS for $1.00. , ^^is great plant collection, composed of the best the greenhouses of Amer- ica or Europe can furnish, a rainbow of colors, we offer at a price so com- ^4- Ml reach of everybody, whether rich or poor, that we predict It 'Will ta£e ^ _^ . 2,100,000 IPXj^liTTS to fill pur orders for 1898. Well, no matter! We are the largest growers in America of rare-bloommg: and ornamental plants. To meet the demand of our large plant trade we are obliged to grow enormous stocks of all kinds of roses, plants and bulbs— often more than necessary-^to make sure that we have enough, so, after the heavy spring business is about over in May, we take this stock of various rare and good things and make it into a Kain- will be shipped as early in the season as our stock permits. ^^This collection is immensely popular among our customers, and we append hereto a letter from Mrs. Jane Kussell Ayers, of Ohio, who obtained from us last season our collection : ''JOHJSr A. SALZER SEED CO,— Gentlemen : years. Jfs safe to say thaU I have spent over T 17.. .-^ I have purchased plants for twen^ ^ „ ' - - , - -X- ^^^J.OO during this time, but never befoi ve I really got more than my money's worth until Thought ofyov All the plant sZ obtained from you were A Ko, 1 fine, and your Collection beats anything I ever saw. Yes, I got five times more than my money's worth. These 22 plants (you threw in one extra) contain Calad turns, Cannas, Achanias and Begohias, Palms, Boses, Azaleas and Gercmiums, Carnations and Chrysanthemums, Gloxinias and Salvias, Oranges and taUas; yes, all of them choice, tvell proton, rare jDlants. It's the greatest surprize I positively too generous. My neighbors, Mrs. Wilson, ever had ni plants. You are positively too generous. My neighbors, Mrs. ' also Mrs, Medary andMurry, each when they saw 7ny plants ordered a collectitj,^, u,/tu, they are more than pleased therewith. You rvill have large orders from here." WHAT IS THE RAINBOW SURPRISE COLLECTION- P It is composed of everything we have a surplus of, our selection, consisting of rich, rare, beautiful plants and bulbs. These we sell— 1 1 Plants, postpaid, for 60c. 21 Plants, postpaid, for $1.00. With every coUection of 21 plants we throw in either of our great Chrysanthemum Seedhngs, Gold Standard, 30c, The World, 30c, or the CUmbing Violet, 25c, free. Thf Grand Fuchsia Trio, 50c. 2Sihil'i^Sp^?^l?^.^^''i ^'''?f'*' snpw-whiie balls, and is a sight worth Shft ^l«?f2?,^ have been here daily, Bdmiv ^o^^AftT^^^^\}^^S^ largest finest double white Fuchsia, and its great Sgltf Ml^^^^ lY^^a^^-' completely hidi the r^^l^^c.^^'^^^^^^}^^J^^^f■ ^^^^ition. Grows somewhat taller than its com- Pm?d tobeS imh^'n^^^^^ genuine beauty its deep midnight blossoms are KsS-ir?"^^^ i¥ largest finest, most floriferous dark purple iJTiciisia grown, havinggood habits, very healthy, bushv and covering itself with ^eat blassoms; Each, 20c; 5 for $1 00 ^ "^^^ covering ixsen ni?ht «??£A?f ^l^le Storm aoud and Mid- shlSe the^WoT^ iff.^^ ITuchsia blooms Red Dragon assumes an elongated new crlmton r^^^ measuring 3 to ^ inches inlength, and of an orfginal new crimson red hue. It is exceedingly floriferor s - the original qpedlin small, creamy white, but borne in dense clusters. Each, 20c. 25c. each' ^HLfS^^i^u^H'Vji the 3 wmSSSSIr ^^It's a fact, since florists for mmSEM S®^^^ improving Fuchsias no 50c. BKW^' WBni nner sorts than Storm Cloud, A Midnight and Red Dragon have appeared. They are incomparably grand, and wiU surely please. The three for 50c., postpaid. i Lorbeerbaum— Mirica. A great German favorite ; its leaves have a pleasant fragrance, and are used largely by Germans to flavor meats, soup, etc. A plant furnishes leaves for a family. Each, 50c. Lobelia. Pretty plants for ba.skets, vases, etc. Nothing just Hke tliis ; flowers blue. Each, 8c ; 2 for 15c ; 12 for 60c. THE TRIO of FTJCKSIAS, 50c., Postpaid. JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO.'S CATALOGUE OF PLANTS ANDSEEDS, GERANIUMS. This list contains the cream of old and new sorts ; no poor variety finds a place in this hst. Helen Sulzen Named in honor of our president's daughter, and it is a variety we are not ashamed to attacli the name Helen Salzer to. It is pre-eminently beautiful, a seedling of an entirely new type, which we are sure will please everyone. The upper petals are crystal white, margined with rosy carmine, which shades to a peach-blossom pink. The lower petals are a deep coral color, with a blotch of i)ure white in the center. This gradually merges into the coral, producing again the peach-blossom pmk, on the upper petals, the whole forming a charm- >.i ing combination, so unique as to compel admir- :|y ation at first sight. Price, 25c ; 3 fpr 60c. City of Paris —Wonderful in every respect, and as Paris is considered the brightest, gayest city on the continent, so IS this magnificent Geranium the brightest, gayest, largest Bruanti type double Geranium. Its color is vivid scar- let. Each, 25c. Double Sorts. ,elle of La Crosse — Magnificent ;e pink; very double; free-blooming. sa Gray—Double, bright salmon dwarf. Each, lUc. Morning- Star— White center, rich pink, shading to white ; very large ; double. E#h, 20c. ^ ^ ^ Bruanti-Semi-double, light scarlet, finest Geranium grown; 150 blossoms were countedonaC-months-oid plant. White Swan— Immense florets, pure white,very double. ^Mrs^^Hoffman— Bears great trusses, of a clear, coppery .rcid. Each, 20c. Single Sorts. Lady White— The finest single white; free blooming. ^Dazzler— Rich scarlet; white eye. Each, 10c. . Master Christine— Enormous trusses, beautiful pink ; very floriferous. Bach, 15c. j.^ ^ in General Grant— Bright scarlet ; great bedder. Each,l(^. ^"Our selection, 12 Fine Geraniums, postpaid, Sweet-Scented Geraniums. Annie Fragrance, each, 20c; Rose- Fragrance, 10c; Oak X.eaf, fine foliage, 15c; Skeleton Le a f, rose, very pretty 10c ; Nutmeg,15c. Kew Rose Geranium, Angelus. It has the na- ture of Mrs.Tay- lor, with the ex- ception that it is a more vigorous grower, a freer bloomer, while the blossoms are larger and of a brighter red. Its scent is a de- licious rose, and is superior in all respects to its parent. Nothing exceeds this in beauty and fra- grance. Each, Irvin Salzer Geranium. It is safe to say, right here, that it is by all odds the finest double Geranium in culture, and it is the only double variety that gives complete satisfaction as a winter bloomer. Indeed, it is never out of bloom. It is as continuous a bloomer as the single variety, Helen balzer. The color of this remarkable Geranium is hard to describe, and we wiW not make an attempt at it, only state that it is a peculiar Ught violet pink. The flowers are enormous, while the clusters are very large. Price, 25c ; 3 for 60c. Each, 20c. Tri-Colors. Pollock, Mrs. Pollock— The ground color of leaf is deep green ; next comes a zone of dark crimson, the margin of which is tinted with scarlet; then a belt of green, the margin of leaf being a clear yellow. As an orna- ment for the parlor or conservatory, nothing vet excels Mrs. Pollock. The flowers are dark scarlet. ^Mountain of Snow-The f oUage is green, hand- somely bordered with white. Each, 15c. Dwarf Mme. Salleroi. This is the greatest acquisition in silver variegated Geraniums for beddingand pot purposes that has ever been introduced. Bach, 10c ; 6 for 50c. . Distinction— The leaves are nearly circular, ot \ a dark green, and have a narrow band sai.t.eroi 10c of iet black near the margin. Each, 15c, , ^ ^\^^^ Haunv Thouffht— Universally admired ; new style ot leat* Large yellow blotch in the center of leaf, Avith an outer band of ^ FaJiny-Bronze Zonale, tri-color. This is a fine strain. Eac^h, 15c. Climbing or Creeping Geraniums. A varietv of Oak^Leaf Geranium that trails along the ground rapidly bearing many blossoms ; fine fohage and dehghtful fra- grance. Each,^c. p^i^^rgoniums. Of this most beautiful class of jjlants we have a fine collection, but eive no description of the varieties, as it would be impossible to convey any idea of their varied markings. Each, 25c. NTfiW ROSE QERANIUar, "ANQELTJS." 25c. DISTINCTION. lyy Geraniums. This magnificent class of Geraniums is one of the most ,iorious gems of the floral world. Their bright, glossy, ivy- *ike leaves, graceful and trailing habit, and numerous trusses of large, double gay-colored flowers combine to form an object of the most striking contrast and beauty. Mrs. Palmer— Flowers enormous size, full double white, borne in great profusion. This extraordinary plant is. without an equal as a pot plant run on trellis, as a basket plant drooping, or as a tall climber. Each, 25c. World's Fair —As the World's Fair was the greatest event of its kind in history, so is this ivy Geranium the great- est novelty of its kind ever introduced. Blossoms of enor- mous size, pink-red color, borne in ptodigal profusion. Ea.,25G Above 2 to one address, 35c, postpaid. New Variegated Myrtle. Each, 40c, B New Myrtle, Bridesmaid. This is the greatest Myrtle sensation of the age, and to show the value of the plant —the whole stock, consisting of only a few plants, brought $800! It's a rare plant, a plant that will capti- vate everybody. The variegation of this plant is marvelous. A bright, light white surrounds the green of each leaf. It is ex- tremely lovely and attractive. While the Bride's Myrtle is a deep,rich,glossy green the Bridesmaid is a flashy variegated leaf found nowl?.ere else. Price, small plants, 40c ; very large, 76c. Lantana. Continuously blooming plants, variety of color and bloom. bride's MYRTLBiBACJH, 20c. j Bride's Myrtle, p"^ An evergreen greenhouse shrub, with pure white flowers, blooming in early spring ; used in Jewish re- affording a great Victor Hug-o-' Grand beyond de* scription ; lemon yellow, changing almost to blood red. Each, 20c. Alba Perfecta. —Pure white ; fine» Each, 10c. I Lfuella— Beauti- ful light purple. Each, 10c. Schlegrelii— Yellow, orange and purple. Bach, 10c. Thos. Iffeehan — No word paint- ing can do the ex- quisite coloring of the superb bios-, som justice, audit must be seen to be fully appreciated. Its color is of deep ligious rites. Our stock is orange, changing to intense deep vermilion ; flow- fine. Each, 20c. to $1,00. ers often measuring 2 inches in diameter. Each, 20c. JOHN A. SALZErWeED CO/S CATALOGUE OF PLANTS AND SEEDS, LA CROSSE, WIS Salzer's French Hybrid Gladiola. Go where you will the world over and you will find nothing more brilliantly beautiful than pur French Hybrid Gladiola. They are simply unsurpassable. This mixture is taken from upward of 500 charming* varieties, and is indescribably grand, Fine French Hybrids— Per doz., post- paid, 75c ; 50 for $2,50 ; 100 for $4.50 ; extra size, doz., $1.00 ; 50 for $3.50 ; 100 for $6.50. Cheap Gladiola. No. 1— Mostly red shades, 50c per 12: $3.60 per 100. ^ No. 2— Fine colors, 65c per 12 ; $4.00 per 100. Lemoine Hybrids. These are half hardy, and will live over winter in ground with slight protection. Exquisite in coloring. Each, 12c : 6 for 60c : doz., $1.00. Choice New Gladiolus. The following are exquisite sorts : each. Othello — Large flowering Gladiolus; amaranth with white Unes 15c Ag:atha~Rose, spotted with yellow 12c Mr. Thorite — Slightly flushed, light No flower so easily wins ^ , our love and keeps it for- carmme blushes I2c , ever as the Lily of the Gorg-eous — Large rose blotch, striped Valley — the sweetest, white in center 12c ' m o s t d e 1 i c a t e flower. Gladiolus Hardy Day Lilies. A desirable fall Lily, with lig-ht, broad foliag-e, prettily veined. The fl.owers are trumpet-shaped, 5 inches in length and very fragrrant. White Day Lily— Each, 20c. Blue Day Lily— Each,. 15c. Varieffated Leaved vNew) —Blue blossoms ; leaves white and green ; of exquisite beauty for bordering. Each, 20c; 3 for 50c. Pardanthus (^^^^Jj^f ^5^) Flower stalks 3 feet high, "bear- ing large flowers of golden yel- low and orange, spotted with pur- ple and crimson. When through blooming they form shiny ber- ries resembling blackberries. Each, 16c; 2 for 25c. Japan Iris. ■ no laTiguage that can properly describe the beauty and YvYvTi^ /tUfATaYi IrV ^olor eltect of the new Iris. Our Japanese varieties are as hardy LAX:X UF Xn^ VAU-i.J as oak, will thrive anywhere, increase rapidly and bear blossoms WHITE DAY LILT. EACH,20c. Sunset—Rich dark scarlet ; brilliant 10c Snowdrift— Pure white, flaked hlac 13c Early Richmond— Cherry red, white . . 15c Flavia— Bright red; very fine . .10c Gath— Blush white, with red blotch. , [ \ ,i2c Buttercup— Intense yellow ; the finest !l5c John Bull— WhitCj slightly tinged with yellow .10c Ozar N— Slightly tinged with rose, yellow blotch 12c LILIES. 1. Auratum— The gold-banded Lily of Japan; an exquisite beauty. The finest of all, bearing from 12 to 50 great white flowers, marked with a band of gold, spotted with maroon. Extra, each, 40c ; 2d, 25c ; 5 for $1.00. 2. Tenuifolium (New) — This dazzUng vermiUon flower is simply exquisite. Each, 30c. 3. Candidum— A ^and Lily; also used for forcing for Easter flow- ers; white, very sweet, hardy as oak ; propagates fast and blossoms abundantly. Each, 20c. Above 3 Wild Lilies of the North. Hardy for outdoors. 60c. Harris sii— A bulb planted in spring bears from 6 to 30 grand,white trumpet-shaped blossoms; will bloom in house by Christmas; not hardy. Extra size, ea., 50c; second, 25c. Spider Lily. Magnificent flowering bulb, blooming several times a year, having large, waxy-hke, spider-shaped flowers, dehghttully tragrant. It hves forever, increasing in size and beauty each succeeding year. 290 blossoms were on one of our 3- year-old plants. Each, 35c : 3 for 75c. Pink Spider Lily— Exquisitely beautiful; bears many pink blossoms ; a charming plant. Each, 25c. Spreads rapidly, being perfectly hardy, and each succeeding year rewards the grower with a greater abundance of deliciously fragrant blossoms; strong pips. Each, 5c; 10for40c; 100 for $3.60. Imported, each, 10c: 10 for 60c ; 100 for $5.00. Hyacinth Candicus- Produce pure white bell- shaped flowers on long from 8 to 15 inches in diameter, ranging in every manner of color conceivable. Price, each, 30c ; 5 for $1.00. Amaryllis Lily, One of the grandest summer and fall flowering bulbs grown. Amaryllis Johnsonii— Mne scarlet, summer-blooming Lil very large ; blooming from June to September. Each, 40c. " , Belladonna— Must be seen to be fully appreciated ; wondrous- ly odoriferous. Each, 20c ; 3 for 4#b. Defiance— Enormous blossoms ; carmine red,with bars of white running through each petal. Each, $1.00. Milla Biflpra— Waxy white balls, producing sweet-scented flowers. Each, 10c; 3 for 26c. stalks. Bloom Beautiful. Each, for 35c. full, 15c; 3 Turkish Rose or Hibiscus. We cordially recommend all to grow these magnificent plants." li^^ S?^^ very lar^e, gorgeous blossoms, both single and double, often 10 inches m diameter. Single red, each, 20c ; double red, each, 25c ; double yellow, each, 35c. Hibiscus Glory of the Indies. It literally covers itself with its scores of beautiful bright scarlet blossoms, shaded in center almost black. It IS a novelty no collection should be without ; it is so free of bloom, so sure to please, so healthy and strong m growthjthat it should decorate every home. Each,25c. Mt. Horeb (New)— A large, very double scarlet free blooming variety. Each, 35c. Ball of Fire (New)— Single Hibiscus from Bombay. Each, 85c. Hibiscus Cooperii. The rich, glossy foliage has the greatest variety of variegation^showing light and dark green, pink, car- mine, creamy yellow and white, and no two leaves show the same markings, some being all green, some nearly all pink and carmine, and others with nearly all the col- ._. ors blend- ed. You are sure to like this plant. It'sa beau- l^ch, 35c. INDIES.- t 1. Hydrangea Grandiflora. f Its equal has yet to be found. Indeed it is the finest hardy shrub in cultivation ; flowers are formed in large white trusses, 6 to 10 inches in length, remaining in bloom until killed by frost. The flowers turn to rosy pink in the fall. Is as hardy as oak and a profuse bloomer ; grows 6 feet high. Too much cannot be said in favor of I this plant. Had a bush on our grounds 3 years old, in bloom last fall, and there were on it over 300 g-reat trusses of flowers. It is , by all means the best hardy shrub we know of, and we cheerfully recommend it. Splendid for cemetery. As shown in the engraving, the plant is of compact and sturdy habit, and when laden with its great masses of bloom is exceedingly striking and attractive. This noble shrub is seen I gracing alike with its super presence the cottage foreyard Noble Hardy Hydrangea Grandiflora. Each, 25c; 5 for $1.00. Hydrangea for Pot Culture. "Varieg-ated Hydrangrea — One of the most unique andk beautiful green and snow-white variegated plants grown. Extremely scarce. Foliage very fine. Each, 50c. Red Branched— A beautiful bushy variety for pot culture • very prolific bloom. Blossoms pink. Each, 25c. Otaska— Half hardy. Flowers borne very freely in enor- mous trusses of rosy crimson. Habit very bushy. Each, 20c. Thomas Hogrg— Half hardy. The flowers are clear paper-white in color and are borne in im- mense heads, even on small plants. Each, 20c. REB BRANCHED. PRICE, 25c. large lawns, extensive groundSv parks, etc., and is specially desir- able when grown as single speci- men plants, as shown in our illus- tration. A universal favorite. Stands 60 degrees below zero. Price according to size. Each, 25c; 5 for $1.00. 2d §ize, 50c, 8d size, 75c. 4th size, $1.00; 3 for $2.00. 2. Snowball. An elegant shrub; grows to height of 8 feet, and loads itself annually with great white flowers, snowball shaped. One of the most popular hardy, free flowering shrubs known. Will dp well everywhere ; grows rapidly, bushy and fine. Each, 25c ; 3 for 65c. 3. Deutzia. A great beauty ; does well and pleases the eye. Flowers white ; on long stalks. Each, 20c ; 3 for 40c. One each above, Hydrangrea, Snowball and Deutzia, 60c. JOHN A. SALZER SEED CQ/S CATALOGUE OF PLANTS AND SEEDS Ampelopsis Veitchii. It clings firmly to any wall or tree ; needs no support. The leaves at first are of an olive green color, then brown, changing to bright scarlet in the autumn- In- describably grand. Would not part with a S-year-old plant (20 feet tall) covering the north side of our house, for $25.00. Each, 20c; 3 for 50c; 7 for $1.00. Ampelopsis Virginia. A vine well known ; climb- ing In one season to the height of 20 feet. It is as hardy as oak ; does well any- where. Each, 20c. Seven toNiFiCENTHMDY6HRUB5poiwiD65'^A5r/^ AMPEI^OPSIS VETTCHTT. 20c. Honeysuckles. For real home vines, to be near you, climb- ing over your win- dows and doorways, there is nothing pret- tier than the sweet- scented Honey- suckles. 1. Royal Scarlet —The prince of all Honeysuckles ; climbs rapidly, attaining the height of 20 feet, and , bears innumerable -aJ h\ bright , SCARLET, fra- KjJ\ ' grant blossoms. Each, • 20o; 3 for 50c- 2. Happy Child- hood— Our new, pure WHTTE seedling. Orows very rapidly and bears great quantities of pui*e white very fragrant flowers. Hardy. Each, 20c 3 for 60c. 3. Golden Beauty— Bears very long, golden yellow blossoms in great profusion. Each, 20c ; 3 for 50c, 4. New Honey suckle— -"Month ly." So named because it blossoms every month. Soar- let ; no climber. Each, 25c. One each Nos. 1,2 and 3, 40c; the 4 for 55c. Chinese Wisteria. The Wisterias are magnifi- cent free flowering climbers, , blooming freely in early spring and late fall, hanging its i gorgeous H and immense ^bunches of deliciously sweet and lovely flow- ers from porches, bal- conies and verandas: grows 100 feet h i ^ h ! K o t h i n g can be finer. It is consid- eredperfeet- ly hardy everywhere. "White, each, 30c; 2 for 50c. Blue, each, 35c. 35c; 3for $1. 1 . Calycanthus. This is the well-known "sweet-scented" shrub. It bears, in May, a great profusion of double pur- ple blossoms, whieli have a strong, delicious pine- apple fragrance. Very popular. Each, 20c ; 3, 50c. 2. California Privet. A noble shrub with beautiful blossoms and rare foliage. It is a shrub that is sure to please. Ea., 20c. 3. Forsythia, or Golden Bell. Robes itself, during April and May, the length of its branches, in in pendulous bells of a bright yellow color. It is such a mass of brilliant yellow that it can be seen for a long distance, and lights up a lawn as nothing else can at that early season. 20c. 4. Philadelplius. One of the handsomest and at the same time hardiest shrubs in cultivation. The blossoms are large, pure white, waxy, of delicious orange fra- grance and borne in prodi gal profusion. 20c ; 3, 50c. 5. Spirea. Van Houttei— The most showy of all the Si)i- reas, and one of the very best flowering shrubs in cultivation. The plant is an upright grower, with long, slender branches that droop gracefully with their weight of foliage and flowers. Flowers pure white, in great clusters and whorls, forming plumeq 2 feet long. It blooms freely. Bach, 20c, 6. Spirea Bumalda. This is a ^rand shrub, from the fact that it blos- soms late m the season, blooming from August often until killed by frosts. The blossoms are large and of a bright rose color. Is a shrub from Japan ; perfectly hardy and will give satisfaction. Ea., 25c. 7. Weigelia. Rosea— A grand shrub, which is a mass of fine bell-shaped pink blossoms during June. Is one of the most popular and beautiful or all shrubs, 25c. Above 7 magrnificent shrubs, postpaid, 65c; any 3 for 35c. ^""ALTHEAS— Bed, White and Varieg-ated. Each, 15c; the 3 for 40c, 1 .JACKMANNTT CLEMATIS. CLEMATIS. By all odds the most pop- ular of all hardy garden cliralDers of easy growth; needs but slight protection, and rewards the grower with innumerable blossoms 1. Clematis Jackmannii. It beg-ins blooming: usually the same sea- son, and then forever thereafter it is lavish with its floral g'lory. On a 3-year-old plant it is not unusual to see from 100 to SOO blossoms at onetime. The Jackman- nii beg'ins to bloom early and continually. The blossoms are very larg-e, thick in texture, and of rich, deep purple. The $1.00 sizes are strong-, and will, with ordinary care, bloom freely this summer. Price, larg-e size, $1.00 each,; second size, 50c. 2. Claret— Wine color. Each, 50c. 3. Snowflake — Very fine white variety , blooming freely, bearing hundreds of blossoms. Each, 50c. 1 each above 3, $1.25. Coccinia Clematis— Immensely popular, growing fully 12 feet high, covering the walls with bright coral scarlet flowers. Each, 26c. . „ Crisp a Clematis— Free, robust growth, bloommg from June until frost. Blossoms are large. Each, 25c. BLEEDING HEART. • An old- fash- ioned JloweVf but one that de- serves a place everywhere. Indeed, no gar- den should be w i ih,o u t this beautiful and hardy pla7it. Of it, it can be truly said, ^'A thing of beauti/ is a joy for- crer," for no plant is more _ satisfactory f more liberal and free in bloom than this. It will stand the cold- est winters and. flourish, and a single plant tvill bear from 100 to 500 long spikes of heart-shaped, drooping, light blood-red flowers, hence the name Bleeding Heart. There is a difference in the growth and flower of Bleeding Heart— we sell the large- blossomed and free-blooming variety. It blooms a long while, and. its handsome blossoms are prized, highly at a time when the garden has but few flowers. Price of Bleeding Heart, postpaid: Each, 20c; 2 for SOc; 10 for $1.00. Perennial Phlox. It is impossible to describe the following- quartet: they are as hardy as oak, and of grreat freedom of bloom. Plant anywhere in the g-arden; they will flourish and bloom forever. 1, Phlox Diana— Bright, deep salmon rose, with crimson center ; giant blossoms ; indescribably grand. This is the finest Phlox we have ever seen bloom. Each, 20c. 2. Heroine— Giant blossoms ; magenta red with a crimson center, shading off to red; large florets: great trusses; very fragrant. Each, 20c. , . « , , , 3. Silver Lace— Peerlessly beautiful ; blossoms large, pure snow-white ; profuse bloomer. Each, 20c. 4, Elmira— White, suffused with lilac, with pink eye. 20c. The above 4 Phlox, postpaid, 30c. -It* JOHN A. SALZEI^EED CO/S CATALOGUE OF PLANTS AND SEEDS, LA CROSSE, WIS. Laurestinus. An elegant plant adapted to house culture, producing a great abundance of white flowers dm ing the holidays. We advise all to buy one for winter bloom. Each, 15c. Ledebergia. A house shrub of free growth- upper sur- fac'(' of the leaves bronze green; lower, deep, crimson. Each, 60c. S^^Ipomea or Moonflower, See page s. Lemon Verbena. This plant is indispensable for the delight- ful fragrance of its leaves. Grows to the height of 4 feet, scenting the air, especially after a .shower, for many yards with its deli- ciously sweet aroma. Each, 15c. Lemons. Florida Iiemons—Growth of plant similar to Oranges. Each, $1.00. Linum Tiigynum. Tliis plant must be seen to be fully appreci- ated. Its large, bright, golden-yellow blos- soms, borne so freely, astonish all who plant it. Each, 35c. Myosotis. Who does ^not admire the pretty blue Forget-Me- Not, so useful for bouquets? Each, 15c. Libonia Floribunda. Dense grow- " >r ,.,nA. plant with FlOSlBUNlJ** a profusion of orange and yellow flowers. Each, 15c. Othona. The finest basket flower we know of, with round leaves, and pretty, star-shaped yellow flowers. In bloom almost constantly. Each, lOc. iSee Vines, page 8. The Alamo Oleander. Larg-e Semi-Double Pink, 25c. Madeira or Mignonette Vine. ^^1^ ^t}^^ finest plants for rapidly covering trellis work we know of : un- excelled for rapid growth. Like Cinnamon vine, found on page 8, it's a ^^^l beauty, and both are deliciously sweet when in bloom. Just try it in 1898 for mignonette sweetness. A great bloomer : very sweet fragrance. Each, 10c ; 6 for 50c. , Mahernia Odorata. One of the f>rettiest, rapidly-growing hanging vines of to-day. It is one of '" those lovely plants you will never want to get along without when you once possess it. Each, 15c; 4 for 50c. The Hardy 15,000 Blos- isom Plant. Maurandia. Very graceful climber, with fine foliage and handsome large tubular flowers of a blue color ; growth, from 4 to 6 feet. Each, 10c. Mackaya Bella. A superior plant, with metalUc green leaves. Grows very bushy, to the height of 2 feet, and covers itself in winter with bell-shaped, blue-colored bloss oms. Very pretty indeed. Each, 20c. Mimosa. SENSITIVE PLANT. > A very interesting and curious plant, its leaves closing if touched or shaken, creating much amuse- ment for children. Each, 15c. POT WITH GEN. HOWARD OXALIS. Oxalis. Gen. Howard, J^^^ Tliis is the finest pink Oxalis. Blossoms frequentlv 2 inches in diameter; continually in bloom. Today we have a 6-inch pot plant with 1,200 buds and blossoms on. It is a floral wonder. Each, 20c. OXALIS ORTGIESI. Grows several feet tall and literally covers itself with beautiful yellow !^ blossoms; continually in bloom. Each, 20c ; mixed sorts, each, 5c : 10 for 30c. Musk Plant, strong musk fragrance; of good growth. Each, 10c. Nierembergia Grandiflora. Large bluish flower; requires plenty of sunlight to open its flow- ■■ ers. Each, 15c. Panicum Variegatum, A variegated plant of creeping habit ; valuable for vases, baskets or the madeira or tern. Each. 10c. mignonette vine. each,10c. Pansies. Our strain has no equal anywhere; it ' is Imown all over ; America and Europe 'j All large, fine blos- soms and exquisite colorings. Each, 7c ; 12, 60c; 25, by mail, $1.20 ; 25, by express, $1.00; 100, by express, $3.00. Pampas Grass. A stately and rapidly growing grass. Each, 20c. Plumbago. Plumbagro Capensis — Erodu'ces large heads of light blue flowers, fre- quently 5 to 6 inches in diameter. It is fashionable flower. 20c. very Each, ORANGES. I THE AliAMO. BA. 25c In one of our trav- through Texas I we found growing I near the Alamo, the birthplace of Texas liberty, a ! magnificent group of Oleanders. sLf The glorioiis plants were in full bloom, and we obtained the fin- est of them all, and have named same "The Alamo." It is a large, semi-double pink bloomer, very free and of unusual vigor. No matter how badly the Oleander is treated, whether it is put in the cellar during the winter or in a cool room, it rewards the grower in the summer and fall with a great abundance of blossoms, so that one almost feels guilty in storing the plant away in the cellar during the winter. Price, The Alamo Oleander, each, 25c; Double White, 25c; Common Pink, 20c. Passiflora ColviHe. This is the freest bloomer of the Passion family; is a rapid grower ; graceful foliage ; flowers large, white and deep blue. Each, 15c. Trifasciata— Passiflora, This Passion Vine is one of the most unique plants frown. The ground color of the leaf, which measures 4 to inches, is a rose carmine ; the center of the variegated portion, wliite, rose and carmine. Each, 25c. Phorium Tenax, or New Zealand Flax. This plant, even in the choicest collection, is rarely met with. The very fine, long leaves, beautifully striped, radi- ate from root stalks, like spokes on a wheel. Each, 35c. Florida prangres-~We have distributed a great number, and everywhere they have given satisfaction. Keep in a cool, sunny place, watering frequently, sprinkling leaves with. Scoll- ^f^^^SP",^^^^^* . ^^^y ™ well in the house. Bear easily. Each, 60c ; large, $3.00 to $10.00. ' easily. Dwarf Hardy Orange, Trifoliate. Its great abundance of beautiful white fragrant flowers and then a golden mass of oranges, make it desirable for all pur- poses. It IS hardy as far north as Ohio, Indiana and New York, and will do well as a pot plant removed to cellar for the win- ter. Each, 20c. OTAHEITE ORANGE. A grand pot plant and one of great beauty and novelty. It IS magnificent in all its bearings. It is a dwarf orange, which grows, blooms and fruits freely in pots, even when only a foot or two high. The fruit is about one-half the size of ordinary oranges, and very- sweet and delicious. The blossoms are pro- duced in great abundance, delicate and beautiful in color and rich in dehcious perfume. As a pot plant this lovely dwarf Orange is one of the most novel and beautiful that can be grown. It blooms most freely during winter, though it is like- ly to bloom at any and all times of the year. With one or two pots of it, any one can raise an abundance of far-famed deUcate and fragrant orange blossoms. The plants we supply are strong and ready to bloom and^ frmt at once. Price of Otaheite Orange ; Each, aOc ; 3 f or 50c. LEMONS. Florida sorts. Very fine. Each, $1.00. PEONIES. Now, there is no hardy plant more justly popular, more beautiful and serviceable than the Pseony . They increase in beauty and size with each succeeding year. Three or four plants will give from 200 to 600 great, gorgeous blossoms. 1 . Groethe— Mag- nificent dark red va- riety, of great free- dom of bloom; blos- soms intense in color- ing and large in size. Each, 30c; 8 for 75c. 2. Snowdrift— A pure white, very large and finely^ formed blossom. Each, 30c ;! 3 for 75c. 3. Q-ivalet— A rich' pink ; much sought after and of great beauty. Each, 30c; 3 for 75c. One each above 3 for 76c, postpaid; any two of above PASSIFLORA COLVIIiLE fOT 55c. SNOWDRIFT. JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO.'S CATALOGUE OF PL ANTS AND SEEDS, LA CROSSE, WIS. PALMS. Many persons have an idea that Palms are hard to grow. This is en- tirely wrong. There is no decorative plant that will stand such varied and rouffh usage as the Palm. Ordinary moisture, partial shade and warmth are its requisites in the tropics, and as nearly as we can gn^ the plant these three requirements in our homes, the better they will flour- ish. The sorts that we list in this collection are hardy, rugged, vigor- ous, thrifty, beautiful varieties, such as will flourish m any home m America. They grow more beautiful with each succeeding year. 1. Phoenix Canariensis. A magnificent Palm. The leaves are pinnate, spreading and recurved, and form one of the handsomest species of Palms. It is extrenieiy graceful and pecuUarly adapted for decorating the home. Each, ^ , 8 for 50c. . -r^ , . 2. Lantama Borbonica. Chinese Fan Palm-A glorious Pahn ; indeed, one of the best house varieties known. The leaves are large, fan-shaped, deeply divided and of a beautiful green. It is extremely hardy. Each, 25c ; d for oOc, 3. Seaforthia Elegance. One of the very best Palms for every purpose. Splendid as a decorator, beautiful as a grower, hardy in the extreme. You wiU like this variety. Each, 25c ; 3 for 50c. Seed pkg., 10c ; the 5 sorts, 2oc. 4. Corypha Austrans. One of the grandest Palms cultivated. Its leaves are stately and mas- sive, especially when the plant attains the age of 5 or 6 years, growing more beautiful with each succeeding year. Hardy and of easy growth. Each, 25c; 3 for 50c. Seedpkg., 10c; the Spk^s., <^c. 5. Filifera, the Weepmg Palm. The leaves are dark green, fan-shaped, from which hang thread-like frosts, as seen in cut. It will grow where the Geranium flourishes. All Palms when vounc" have long", narrow leaves, developing* tne fouSd Jan-shaped o as they g-row older; therefore, when you get your plants and see long leaves instead of round ones, do not think thatXe wrong sort has been sent vou. They wi I assume their shape as they grow, filch, 25c; 3 for 50c. Seed, 10c per pkg. ; the 5 pkgs., 25c. PALM SEEDS The 5 packagres, 25c. PRIMROSE. The single varieties bloom more profuse- ly than the double. Are especially adapted for winter gardening, often yielding 1,000 blossoms per plant. Sine-le Red or White Primrose — Each, 20c. ^, . . ^ Double White— This IS the most profit- able of ail plants we cultivate for winter flowers, well grown specimens yielding often over 500 flowers from November 1st to April 1st. Each,3oc. Engrlish Primrose— Each, 20c. Primula Obconica— The ever-bloom- ing Primrose. Each, 20c. Great Mexican Primrose. 1 EACH ABOVE 5 PALlffS, ONLY 60c. The 5 varieties of Palms are of easy growth from seed. Full directions •^How trGrow° with each package. Each variety, per package, 10c. Salzer's Peerless Petunias. 1. Defender— A pure white sort, having taken many first prizes as the handsomest double white Petunia. Bach, 30c. g. Red Rover— A magnificent variety ; blossoms giant in size and of a bright red color. Each, 25c. 3. Thankful— This is a pure white seedling of enormous blossoms, most beautifully shaped and fringed florets. It is very fragrant and a continu- ous bloomer. It's thankful. Each, 25c. 4. Favorite— Intense double, verv large: beau- tiful color ; very fragrant, and a free bloomer. You will like it. Each, 20c. ' 6. Brightness — Beautifully variegated ; blos- soms large; flowers sweetly fragrant. Each, 20c. ^^Any 2 for 36c ; 3 f or 5Qc; the 5 for 65c. Salvia— Scarlet Sage. No plant grown gives such bril liant display of flowers as the Sal > via. .. * Salvia Gordonii — Dwart ; i scarlet. Each, 10c. Splendens— The old scarlet I variety. Each, 10c. Dauntless— Flowers of the r richest blue. Each, 15c. Variegata— A fine variegated 'variety. Each, 15c. Maroon Queen— A deep ma roon. Each, 15c. Snow Drift— An exquisitely beautiful white Salvia; bushy. SALVIA SPLENDENS. Apple Salvia. "Oh, what a delightful fragrance!'' is the ex- pression we continually hear when- persons who visit our greenhouses pass the bed of Apple Salvias that we are growing. And well they may, for there is no fragrance auite as delightful and strong, yet pleasant, as that ^ produced by the Apple Salvia. The plant ^ ^ grows so easily, does so well everywhere, whether in the garden, the kitchen or the narlor, that we can most heartily recom- mend it to everybody. It is a strong grower, and will make a magnificent pot plant by fall, when it will do splendid service all win- ter in the house. The price is ridiculously cheap for such a splendid acquisition. Price, each, 15c; 3 for 30c. OycasRevoluta, the True Sago Palm— Anyone having seen this most magnificent Cycas will admit that no other plant can equal it in grandeur. Leaves much used bv florists for decorating, usually sell- ing at $5.00 per pair. Old plants often sold at $200.00 per pair. Pino plants, well rooted; 1st size, 60o each, postpaid ; 2d size, $2.00 to $5.00 Zamia Integrifolia. Similar to above ; finer foliage and smaller stems; a very beautiful plant. Dry roots reduced to 35c each, postpaid. Paiidaniis Vetcliii. The handsomest of all variegated plants. In every respect like P. Ulilis, only handsomer. It's a stately plant. Each, $1.00; large plants, $3,00 to $5.00. Pandanus Utilis— Called Screw \ Pine from arrangement of leaves ' on stem. A stately plant similar to P. Vetchii, well adapted for centers of vases or baskets. Easy to keep ; rapid in growth ; a constant source of pleasure. 1st size, $1.00 each; 2d size, 35c each. Poinsetta Pulcherrima. Largely grown for cut flowers; blossoms scarlet, often a foot in p. vHTCHii. diameter. Each, 30c. Solanum and Manettia for 30c. THE MEXICAN PRIMROSE. EACH, 15c. The plant grows 10 inches high ; is mchned to trail, drooping over pots, and holds its large, sillcy flowers erect, so that their unsurpassed beauty is seen to best advantage. As a window plant it combines great hardiness and easy cul- ture with an innumerable blossom yield. Each, 15c; 3 for 85c; 10 for $1.00. Smilax. We doubt if one of our customers in a. hundred has ever seen a Smilax in bloom. Though grown prin- cipally for its elegant green foliage, 39 indispensable for floral work and house decoration, it nevertheless bears flowers by the thousand, which, for graceful beauty and delicate fragrance, cannot be excelled. Smilax requires a nice, sunny window, and freedom from dust. It grows very quickly from seed. Price, 1 plant, 10c ; 3 for 25c. Smilax— Extra fine seed, Pkg., 10c. Solanum Jasminoides Grandiflora. Its flowers are star-shaped like a Clematis, and borne in enormous panicles or clusters, oft(in a foot across. In color they are pure white "with a violet tinge on back of petals and on the buds. It is a free and constant bloomer. Each, SOc; «3 for 50c; 7 for $1.00. The Manettia Vine. Flowers intense scarlet, tipped with yellow, the most brilUant and striking combination, and borne by the thousand, each flower keeping per- fect over a month before fading. It can be trained on a trellis, strings, or used for drooping from hanging baskets ; in any way a perfect mass of the most lovely flowers and fohage, from the roo's to the tips of the branches. Plants continue to bloom most profusely for many years. Each, 20c. One each above two, 30c. r JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO.'S CATALOGUE OF PLANTS AND SEEDS, LA CROSSE, WIS. THE ROSE. r^Tw-^ae^ Hundreds of new Roses are being offered to the people of America at present by florists 5 Insects on Roses t and ot the long hst but few are really of lasting merit, or such as will reward the ordinarr ^ Flowers, t grower with anything like "paying buds." One or two buds a year from a new Rose with 3 -A Timely Little- 1 a high, commanding title is certainly not as good as 100 or more buds from a trusted, tried» 1 Book. t standard Rose ; hence our list this year contains only the cream of free bloomers. t Postpaid, 30c. t Culture. hnr^^T^^^^ Give the Rose good loamy soil, enriched with rotten cow manure or bonedust. Apply plenty of water and sunshine, and it is as sure to bloom and flourish as a Geranium or Fuchsia. A dozen of the following Roses, planted m open ground m full exposure, with sufficient moisture, will reward the grower with hundreds of blossoms during the summer. For fertilizer, use Salzer's Pulverized Sheep Manuref ELEGANT EVER-BLOOMING ROSES, New Ever-Blooming Rose,BelleSiebrecht This magnificent Rose has the indorsement of all lead- ing rosarians of both America and Europe, as one of the most free-blooming Tea Roses, with a quality as hardy as a hybrid, living outdoors with protection. It is a groat summer bloomer ; the color is a unique shade of ginlt, clear and constant, with long stems and colossal owers. Price, first size, 50c ; second size, 30c each. Meteor. European and American growers are fairly wild over this remarkable rich dark velvety crimson Rose, so dark, indeed, that under certain conditions it is blackish crimson, approaching the desired black Rose. It IS an extremely free bloomer, both summer and winter, and will surely do well. Price, first size, 8oc each ; second size, 20c each. THE GRANDLY BBAUTIFUL METEOR ROSE. EACH, 35c. American Beauty. The American Beauty has the true hybrid fragrance, and this, with a large size (blossoms often 7 inches in diameter), rich deep crimson color and free-blooming properties, makes it the finest Rose in America to-day. Each, 40c. i_ t twt- ^ Marshal Niel. Incomparably the finest Rose in any section or of any color. In the South, where it luxuriates in a congenial soil and cHmate, or in a house where these conditions are supplied, it develops charms possessed by no other Rose. The flower is extremely large ; rich golden yel- low. Each, 20c. Kaiserina Augusta Victoria. The new pure white Rose, creating such a decided sensation the past season. The buds are large and grand, of pure white. Each, 25c. NAMELESS BEAUTT, 30c. 5 Ever-Blooming Roses, 70c. 1 . The Bride.— This is decidedly the most beautiful white Tea Rose. Flowers large and double, on long stiff stems of fine texture and substance, lasting a long time when cut. Mag- nificent buds. A White Rose seeking an equal. Each, 20c. 2. Woutton.— This is a remarkably strik- ing and brilliant ever-blooming Rose ; bright magenta red, passing at base to fine violet crimson, richly shaded ; flowers are large, full and regular, with thick petals and delicious tea scent ; makes beautiful buds, and is rec- ommended both for open ground and con- servatory. Each, 20c. 3. Clothilde Soupert. — Flowers of large size, very freely produced, of the most perfect form ; very double and sweet. The color is pearl white, deepening to carmine at the center. The illustration shows its desirability as a pot plant, and it cer- tainly surpasses all other varieties for that purpose, and, so far as its blooming qualities are concerned, it cannot be equal- ed. It is destined to become one of the most popular Roses for either in or outdoor culture. You will Hke it. Each, 25c. 4. Perle des Jardins.— This magnificent Rose is one of the very finest. The flower is full, of globular form, very double and highly perfumed ; color, clear, golden yellow ; the finest dwarf yellow Rose in cultivation ; buds very large. Each, 20c, 5. Catherine Mermet.— One of the grandest Tea Roses grown ; bright flesh color * large, full, of beautiful form ; easy of cultivation ; buds very large. Each, 25c. With each order for 5 Rare Ever-Blooming* Roses for 70c, we add free I Nameless Beauty Rose, 30c. William Francis Bennett. For cutting it is without an equal ; the buds being of large size and borne on long stems, rival in coloring the rich glowing Gen, Jacqueminot, Each, 30c ; 3 for 75c, La France (Hybrid). Peach color, shaded rose. At a vote taken in France to determine the best Rose m existence, this received first choice. With slight protection this Rose lives outdoors in the North, as it is a hybrid. Each, 30c. NAMELESS BEAUTY." Many years ago a German gardener brought from Germany a seedhng Rose of giant bloom, vigorous health and sweet fra- grance. This was guarded carefully, no stock sold, and no name revealed. At last we have secured a generous supply of plants and we send it out as our great Premium Rose. It's a Rose of transcendent beauty, large and proud, of rich fragrance and exquisite pink color. It's a Tea Rose and blooms as freely as does the BeUe Siebrecht, Bridesmaid, The Bride, etc. Price, each, 30c- 8 for 75c. ' ' The 4 Perpetual Bloomers, postpaid, 60c, Salzer's Roses are justly famed because they are hardy, vig- orous and "bound to do well and bloom" —that's the way a pleased lady customer writes from Iowa. Our Roses are carefully grown, are healthy and are of such sorts as any one can get rich returns from. Under the head of Perpetual Bloomers, we have grouped 4 standard free-blooming pop- ular Tea Roses— such as bloom freely for everybody. very pretty well. 1. Bella.— White ; makes „ ^. pointed buds ; grows strongly ; flowers Each, 15c. 2. liOuis Philip.— -The freest-blooming deep crimson Tea Rose. Each, 20c. 3. Isabella Sprunt.— A fine rose; in habit, form and size like Sofrano, from which it is a sport ; grows luxuriantly, and literally lavishes its long lemon yellow buds from early spring to frost m fall. Each, 20c. 4. Sofrano.— Grown everywhere for its beautiful saffron- colored buds; no other Rose is so extensively cultivated ; remarka- bly free and vigorous. Each, 15c. g:^THE ABOVE 4, QOc.^ With each order for above 4, we add 1 Nameless Beauty Rose, 30c, free. THREE HARDY MOSS ROSES. The Moss Roses are laiown in poetry and song. The grace- ful bud and mossy stem are sought everywhere. Our varie- ties are hardy ana very florif erous. The Pink.— Beautiful shade of pink , . . .Each, 25c The White.— Pure white ; large bud Each, 25c The Red.— Deep color; fine form. Each, 25c One each of these 3 glorious Moss Roses, 65c. With each order for above 3 Moss Roses, we add ouy Nameless Beauty Rose free. r JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO.'S CATALOGUE OF PLANTS AND SEEDS, LA CROSSE, WIS. The Hybrid Perpetual Roses Are justly popular, as they combine perfect hardiness with the most perfect forms and the most brilliant colors ; surpass- ing the Tea Rose in rich perfume ; blooming two and three times a season. For protection, cover with V-shaped gutter and close each end with s6il. 1. General Jacqueminot. Rich, velvety, scarlet crimson : magnificent bud, often 6 inches in diameter ; unquestionably the most popular hardy Red Rose gi:own ; blossoms several times during the summer. Each, 20c. ^, . 2. Magna Charta. A splendid rose ; extra large, full flow^ers, very double and sweet; color clear, rosy red, beautifully flushed with violet crimson; a sure bloomer; one of the hardiest and best. Each, 20c. 3. Mad. Plantier. It is perfectly hardy, and withstands the cold winters of Wisconsin without protection. It is a pure white, perfect flowers, fine buds, very fragrant ; especially suitable for cem- etery planting:. It grows very fast, and a two-year-old plant will bear from 300 to 500 beautiful blossoms. Each, 20c. Above 3, only 45c. 4. Hardy Yellow Rose. The old-fashioned Hardy Yellow Rose is one of the finest pure deep yellow hardy Roses ever grown. It is perfectly hardy, blooms profusely, requires no protection rich golden yellow flowers ; very handsome and desirable. Above 4 for 55c. ^°"With each order for above 4 we add free our Nameless Beauty Rose. 30c. THE The Three Belle Roses. 50c. THE THREE BEL^IsEsI THE THREE BELLE ROSES. ONE EACH, POSTPAID, OKLT50c and nameless BEAUTY free I The Three Belle Roses, SOc, postpaid Here we have 3 hardy, ironclad, climbing Roses of different form and color, that cannot be beat where abundance of blossoms, delightful fragrance and hardy vigor are desired. The price is so low — only 50c, postpaid— that every farmhouse, every city home, every cottage and every palace should be graced by them. 1. Prairie Belle, or Prairie €lueen— Grows to 50 feet long. Clear, bright pink, sometimes with a white stripe ; large, compact and globular ; very double and full; blooms m clusters; one of the finest. Each, 20c. , , , , 2. Baltimore Belle— A large pale blush Rose of good growth, bearing its beautiful, abnost white, blossoms in such profusion as to resemble a snowstorm in blast, it is a splendid climber. Each, SOc. . , , ^ 3. Tennessee Belle— Deep rosy pink ; shoots slender and flowers in clusters prodigally. Each,20c. One each of above Three Belle Roses, 50c., postpaid. ^^With each order for above. 3 we add free our Nameless Beauty Rose. 30o. Martha Washington. Over a hundred years ago George Washington planted this Rose in honor of his bride, at Mount Vernon, Color, pure white ; perfectly double to the cen- ^" ter , and of unsurpassed fragrance ; buds beautiful and long, pointed. It is a rapid grower, especially the second season, when it attains a height of from 8 to 12 feet, and is so Uterally covered with pure white fragrant flowers 'as to com- pletely hide the foliage. It is a magni- ficent Rose for outdoors, splendid for cemeteries, hardy as oak, and will do well everywhere. Each, 25c ; 3 for SOc. Memorial Rose. The great points in favor of this Rose for cemetery purposes are that it creeps on the ground like Ivy, has dark green leaves, with numberless satiny white flowers, is as hardy as grass, and will row in sun or shade. One could wish no greater recommendation than the above description. We know of no three better roses for cemetery purposes than the Memorial, Martha Washington and Mad. Plantier, and we urge every- one to give same a thorough trial. Price, each, 25c; 3 for 50c. Mad. Plantier. This pure white hardy Rose is fully described above under Hybrid Perpetual. Price, each, 20c. FOR 65 CENTS We will send one each of the three great white-bloom- ing hardy Roses for cemetery or lawn effects, namely, Memorial, Martha Washington and Mad. Plantier. i^'^With each order for above 3 we add free our Nameless Beauty Rose. Greville, or Seven Sisters. Plowers in large clusters; varies in color from white to crimson. Each, 15c. Russell's Cottage. Dark velvety crimson ; strong grower. Each, 15c, Crimson Rambler. far-famkd mauiha waj^hington. The greatest Rose of the century. It is said to bQ hardy as oak, to withstand every manner of cHmate, to grow rapidly, to re- main outdoors, even in Wisconsin's cold climate, and to bloom, and bloom all season long. A one-year-old plant from which our stock was propagated had a single branch upon which there were 300 crimson blos- soms, and over 3,000 blossoms during" thefix^tyear. This Hose is offered at a lower price by many, but one must be careful to gret the genuine. A plant under favorable conditions grow^ 15 feet the first season. Everybody growing same pro- nounces it the rose wonder of the century. We cordially recommend same. It is hardy here with slight protection- Each, 25c; 3 for 60c; 6 for $1.00. Yellow Rambler. A great Rose ; hardy, exquisitely beauti* ful and of as free bloom as our wonderful Crimson Rambler. It's a fit companion to Crimson Rimbler .The Prince of Crimson Rambler and one which will Rambling Roses, Each, 2.5c. give satisfaction. Each, 30c ; 2 for ^Oc, , Rosemary. This pretty German favorite is not without merit, leaves very fra- {rrant, blossoms small, ilac color; stock fine. Can be grown to assume any shape. Very fine for buttonhole bouquets. Each, 20c ; 2 plants, SOc. 17 JOHN A, SALZER SEED CO.'S CATALOGUE OF PLANTS AND SEEDS, LA CROSSE, WIS. SALZER'S lJEt.I.E OF SOUTH CAKOL.1NA TUBEUOSfi. EACH, 15c. TUBEROSES. There is nothing that will give you more satisfaction and more pleasure, for less money, for less care and attention, than a dozen of our Tuberoses. For there is no Tuberose that has the reputation of blooming more freely than ours; indeed they will average 99 bloom er s out of every 100 bulbs. They should b e planted early, in 5'inch pots, in rich, sandy loam, watered moderately ; beginning to bloom as early as July or Aug- ust, and continuing for some months. A good way to have suc- cession of bloom would be to plant bulbs every second week. Pearl— Dwarf hab- it, free blooming. Ex- tra. Each, 10c ; 3 for 15c ; 10 for 40c ; 25 for $1.00. Double'^Each, 5c : 3 for 15c ; 10 for 25c. Belle of South Carolina— This new Tuberose is magnifi- cent in every respect. Blossoms very large, perfect, and of purest white. Indeed, it is the most wonderful Tuberose in culture. It is not unusual to count from 60 to 80 beautiful, snowy- white,waxy, fragrant blossoms from a sin- gle bulb. We hope that everybody will give these splendid ftowers a trial. Bulbs solid, sound and bring forth quantities of bloom. Each, 15c ; 2 for 25c; 10 for $1.00. Stevia. White, winter-blooming plants of great value. Stevia Varieg-at a— Finely variegated. Each, 15c. Spirea Japonica. One of the finest garden plants, with f eather-hke spikes of purest white flowers. Each, 15c. Vinca. Pre-erninently beautiful. Its bright pink and w^hite flowers are borne continually on low, bushy plants. Alwavs in bloom, summer and winter. Each, 2oc. Running- Vine a— A running vine with small lilac blossoms. Each, 10c. Vinca Varieg-ated — Like above. Each, 15c. Wax Plant. star- A fine, succulent, trailing plant ; shaped blossoms. Each, 25c. Verbena. The pretti- est and most popular of all flowering plants suit- able for beds. It com- mences to flower and spread from the first day the plants are set until late in the a u t u m n , every day be- coming more handsome. Our colors are white, pink, blue, purple, rosy crimson, red, maroon, striped, scarlet, dark red, etc. Each, by mail, 10c ; 12 for 75c. By express, each, 8c ; 12 for 60c. ^^SEED-Star Verbena Seed, all colors. Pkg-., ISc..,^ VERBENA. VIOLETS. "Sweeter than all the roses." Easy culture. New Climbing- Violet— /S'ee page 6. New Violet, '^Modesty"— The grandest double white violet ever offered. A modest beauty. Each, 20c. Swanly White Violet — Flowers frequently 1 inch in diameter and pure white color. Each, 15c ; 3 for 40c. Giant Russian Violet ~ This is single. Blossoms often 2 inches across. Very fragrant and hardy. Each, 25c ; 5 for ■n.oo. Marie Louise— One of the nest Violets grown; very ouble and large: color, dark avender blue. Each, 12c; 3 for 30c. Blue Alsatian— New. The 'finest, sweetest, purest, bloom- ing dark blue aouble Violet grown. Imagine a pot with 50 large, sweetly fragrant blos- soms, and you have the Blue ,, Alsatian. Each, 15c; 8 for 40c. viOLET,-MODESTY,' 20c. Belle de Chattenay-Light blue, often white. Each, 15c ; 3 for 35c. BtUEAtSA" ' VIOLET BLUE ALSATIAN. ACROSSE.WiS. PRICE, EACH, 15c. IRONCLAD FRUIT TREES AND TREE SEEDS. What IS more delicious m early June than a dish of sweet Strawberries and rich cream, and lots of Raspberries, Dewberries, Blackberries, Currants Oooseberries and Grapes m their season? A small bed of Strawberries, a patch of Raspberries, a row of Currants, a few hills of Blackberries, a half dozen Orapes, will keep a family m fruit almost all summer. These are as easily cared for as the Cabbage, as sure of yield as the Potato, and as hardy as the oak. Tree Seeds for the Dakotas, lovra, Nebraska, Etc. Repeatedly, the inquiry comes to us, Which tree seeds shall we plant, in order to get quick returns from same for our prairie soil? This inquiry comes to us trom the Dajotas. Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri and other states, and invariably we answer : If you want the quickest growing tree take the iiOcust, next the Box Elder and then the White Ash ; indeed, these three varieties rival with each other as to which can grow the fastest. They are just the trees to Plant m the West, and are trees whose wood in less than 25 years will be greatly sought. Planted now will, in 50 years, be worth %hm or more. Seeds Hequxred per Acre— Of Box Elder and White Ash we usually plant 4 pounds of each per acre ; of Black Locust, 6 pounds per acre. WIHTE ASH. A splendid tree, growing rapidly and withstanding the dry atmosphere of the Western prairies to a remarkable degree. Price of the seed : Pkg., 5c ; % lb,, 10c ; lb., 25c, postpaid; by express, lb., 15c; 5 lbs., 75c; 10 lbs. or more at 12^c jjer lb. BLACK LOCUST. This tree is grown in great quantities in Kebraska, Colorado, Kansas and other Western states, and in a few years is large enough for fence posts. Price : Pkg., 5c ; M lb., 10c ; lb., 30c, postpaid ; by express, lb., 20c ; 5 lbs., 90c : 10 lbs. at 15c per lb. TITLIP TREE. This is a most magnificent tree, of -rapid and beautiful growth, and bear- ing in May and June thousands of yel- lowish-white flowers the size and shape of Tulips, from which it derives its name. Plant one or two, by all means. Jou can have nothing more beautiful TREE SEEDS BY EXPRESS. PKG. oz. LB. LB. 10 I.BS. $0.05 $0.10 $0.75" $0.65 $5.00 Scotch Pine .05 .20 1.50 1.85 12.50 .05 .10 .75 .65 5.00 Elm .05 .10 .75 .65 5.00 .05 .10 .60 .45 3.50 Mulberry, Czar of Russia .15 .60 6.00 Mulberry, Russian .10 .35 3.00 2.85 25.00 Allan thus, or Tree of .10 .15 1.00 .85 6.50 .15 .60 .15 .10 .40 .30 4.00 2.50 i Arbor Vitse European Larch Balsam Pir Norwav Spruce Scotch ^r Austrian Pine White Pine Silver Fir Swiss Stone Pine Mediterranean Pine Upright Cypress Price of Seeds :^ > Pkg., 10c. Oz., 25c. H lb., 60c. I Lb., $2.00. LARGE LOTS OE TREE SEEDS, SPECIAL LOW PRICES! Price of Tulip Trees : Each, 25c ; 8 for 60c ; 10 for $1.25, postpaid ; large Tulip trees, by express, $1.00 each ; 3 for $2.00 ; 10 for $5.00, BOX ELDER. A tree that does unusually well, erowing rapidly, and makes wood that is at present in great demand in the Bast for boxes, etc. Price : Pkg., 5c ; %\h., 10c. ; lb., 25c., postpaid; by express, lb., 15c.; 6 lbs., 75c.; 10 lbs. or more at 12^0 per lb. THE AMERICAN LINDEN. This tree does well in all parts of the country. It grows rapidly ; leaves large size, extremely handsome ; a special favorite for large lawns. Price: Pkg., 5c • oz., 10c; lb., 50c, postpaid; by express, 5 lbs., $1.75; 10 lbs. or more, 30c per lb. SMALL FRUIT SEEDS. Many families would like to experiment with growing small fruits, apple and hardy pear trees. The seeds of these are tne choicest obtamable and are indeed fine. We offer these at a low price : Apple Seed — Pkg., 10c; oz., 15c; ^ lb., 50c; lb., $1.00 ; 3 lbs. for $2.00. Pear Seed— Pkg., 10c ; oz., 20c : i^lb., 60c ; lb.,$1.50. Crab Apples— Mixed varieties. Pkg., 10c: oz., 25c ; lb., $1.25 ; 3 lbs. for $3.00. Apricots — Mixed varieties. Pkg., 10c; oz., 25c: lb., $1.25. Quinces— Mixed. Pkg., 10c; oz., 25c; lb., $1.25. Cherries — Many mixed varieties. Pkg., 10c; K lb., 20c; lb., 60c. Plums — Mixed. Large pkg., 10c ; lb., 60c. Peaches— Mixed. Pkg., 10c ; lb., 60c, postpaid. Blackberries— Mixed. Pkg., 10c; oz., 30c; lb.» $1.00; lb., $3.00. Currants— Red. Pkg., 10c ; oz., 40c ; M lb-, $1-00. Currants— White. Pkg., 10c; oz., 40c; lb., $1.00. Currants— Mixed. Pkg., 10c ; oz., 40c ; % lb., $1.00. Cranberries— Swamp. Pkg., 10c; oz., 60c. Dewberries— Pkg., ltk3; oz., 40c ; % lb., $1.50. Gooseberries— Mixed. Pkg., iOc ; oz., 75c ; 3^ lb., $2 75 ' J » (Grrapes— Mixed. Pkg., 10c ; oz., 25c ; lb., 75c. Raspberries— Mixed, Pkg., 10c; oz., 40c; ^lb.» $1.00. Strawberries— Pkg., 10c; oz., 75c. Salzer's Everbearing- Strawberry— Pkg., 20c Salzer's Ponderosa— Pkg., 20c. Salzer's Earliest —Pkg., 20c. ) Pkg., 10c, Hemlock Spruce I Oz., 40c. White Spruce f ^Ib., $1.25. J Lb„$4.00. Red Cedar European Beech Common Alder White Birch European Elm Catalpa, Tea's Jap. Hybrid Pkg., 10c. Oz., 20c. Mlb., 40c. Lb., $1.25. JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO/S CATALOGUE OF PLANTS AND SEEDS, LA CROSSE, WIS. 18] Russian Mulberry. The trees of seed planted 7 years ago are now 22 feethi^h, and this year just laden with fruit. The fruit Is very valuable, about the size of Blackberries, and is used for dessert or pre- serves, similar to the Raspberrv or Blackberry. Each, by mail, 15c ; 8 for $1.00, postpaid. New Japanese Catalpa. The most wonderfully luxuriant; foliage imaginable adorns the Catalpa, but not only is the foliage grand, large and majestic, but the whole growth and appearance of the tree is massive. It is a wonderful grower ; a seedling plant grows to 7 feet the first summer and a 5-year-old tree attains the heiglitof 25 feet ; grows sjonmetrical and is loaded with 300 to 500 immense panicles of massive white dot- ted with purple blossoms. It is truly a regal tree, and its appear- ance reminds one of the luxuriance of the tropics. It is hardy in Wisconsin— yes, everywhere, It is a grand tree. By mail, postpaid : ^ach, 15c ; 2 for 25c ; 10 for ?1.00 ; 25 for ?2.00. \ By express: Large trees, 7 to 10 feet tall, each, $1.00; 3 for $2.00; 10 for $5.00. Allanthus. Called in China the Tree of Heaven ; grows from seed, on good soil, 10 feet high the first season, displaying a wealth of immensely large, magnificent leaves. It is ''majesty" itself. Seed pkg., 15c; oz., 40c; small plants, each, 15c., 8 for $1.00; 3 for $2.00, by express. New Mulberry, Czar of Russia. A magnificent introduction from Western Russia. It grows as freely here as any forest tree, and can be planted anywhere. They bear wheii but two or three years old. according to size, from 1 to „ , 10 bushels of fruit, which, when ripe, falls to the ground and is eager- '/Si7m^T^iP/\ eaten by fowls and pigs, which thrive on same remarkably. A ilGi^yC^^ few trees will sustain a large flock of fowls and a drove of pigs for ^ 2 or B months, as they bear and ripen their fruit for a long period. The Mulberry, especially this sort, makes delicious pies and preserves, and is also used in Russia for wines. The fruit has a subacid, sweet taste, and is used for dessert, as we use Blackberries or Raspberries. Price, each, 25c ; 3 for 60c ; 6 for $1.00, postpaid, Siberian Giant Mulberry. The fruit is very large, solid and of delicious flavor, and it remains on the bushes a long while ; indeed the plant looks as though it were an everbearer, as the fruit hangs on from the time it begins to fruit until it is ripe— fully 4 months. Price, each, 25c ; 3 for 50c. 4. The Filbert, or Hazelnut— Is of the easiest cul- ture. Dwarf, hardy, abundant yielder, and comes to bearing very young. Price, by mail or express, 25c each : $^.50 per dozen, postpaid. ^^One each of above 4 Nuts, mail size, only e5c. One each above 4 Nuts, by express, to 4 feet tall, $2.00. NUT TREES. Nut culture is an industry that until recently has received but little attention. The large I returns from individual trees and immense j profits from established orchards have stimu- lated the interest, and our foremost enter- prising fruit growers are planting nut trees largely for market purposes. Our stock is one year old. Enormous, almost reaching to fabulous, are the profits obtained from a few , dozen of the following 4 nut trees. 1. Japan Chestnut— Is a handsome, ro;und- headed, spreading tree, of rapid growth, and produces an abundance of large nuts of good quality that sell readily at high prices. A gen- tleman 'of our acquaintance realizes an aver- age of $50.00 a year from the sale of nuts from two trees. Price, by mail or express, 30c each ; $3.00 a dozen, postpaid. 2. TheWalnut— Is a handsome-growing tree, with light green f oUage and silvery white bark ; very ornamental. Nuts large, thin-shelled, sweet, delicious, and sell readily at high prices in market. Price, by mail or express, 30c each ; $2.00 per dozen, postpaid. 3. Pecan Nut— Produces, in great abundance, oblong, smooth, thin-shelled nuts, with sweet and delicious kernels. The nuts are very de- sirable for family use or valuable for market. Price, by mail or express, 25c each ; $3.50 per TREE OP CZAR OP RUSSIA, 5 YEARS OLD* Weepiiig Trees. There is a great demand for weeping: trees for lawns, gardens and cemeteries^ We offer three of the most magnificent hardy varieties. They are a grand $25.00 tree. i. Cut Leaf Birch, Without question one of the most ele- gant of all weeping or pfendulous trees. Its tall, slender, vigorou* growth, graceful, drooping habit, sil- very-white bark and delicately cut foliage^ present a combina- tion of attractive characteristics rarely met with in a single- tree. Price : Larger trees, 5 to 7 feet, $!.(» 2. Weeping: Willo-wr A magnificent tree.- Its fresh, bright green' tint and long", wavy branches make it extremely attracts ive and desirable- Very hardy. Price: Large trees, 5 to 7 feet, 75c each. 3. Cut Leaf Maple*- A silver maple, with remarkable and beau- tifully dissected foU- shoots slender and droop- Price? age ; of rapid growth ; ing, giving it a very graceful appearance. Large trees, 5 to 7 feet tall, $1.00 each. One collection above 3, $2.00. Eleagnus Longipes. It is a native of Japan, and belongs to the Olive family of plants, and is perfectly hardy. As a garden shrub it grows to the height of 5 feet or more, is bushy and broad ; and thrifty plants begin to fruit when two or three years old. The leaves are oval oblong, green above, silver beneath, and last in good condition all summer long, and are never disfigured by insect ver- min. The flowers are small, silvery yellow, and borne in great abundance. The fruit is oval, very fleshy and juicy , bright red, and drooping o n slender p e d - icles on the under side of the twi^s, borne in im- mense profu- sion. It IS ripe July 4th to 20th. We use the fruit as sauce, as one would Gran- berries, and a delicious sauce it makes, espe- cially for chil- dren. dozen, postpaid JHRE^ HARDY FRUITS. 1, Buffalo Berry. (Shepardia Argentia)~A most remarkable shrub, found in the lava beds of the Dakotas, on the' banks of the Missouri river, and in the mountains of the Rockies. In the early spring its f ragrant^ blossoms appear, literally hiding the foliage in their blooming glory ; then comes the truit, in the^ shape of great clusters of berries, similar to the Currant in appearance, but borne so protusely that a single plant often holds 3 bushels. - ^ - - **— _ ^ — . . m. The fruit is delicious and makes excellent pies, jellies and preserves, but the most re- markable part is that, as soon as frost ap- pears, it changes the flavor of the berry to . the richness and quality of the best Cran- , berry. The fruit remains on all ^vinter, and can be gathered at any time when you wish Cranberry sauce and pies, By mail, i each, 25c; 2, 40c; 6, $1.00. Seed, pkg., 10c; oz., 30c. 2. New Dwarf Juneberry. It is a quick grower, forming dense clumps of bushes, which seldom grow high- er than a man's head. They bloom and bear fruit when very small, not over a foot ' in height. The berries are of fair size, about , like ordinary Cherries, dark purple in col- i or and exceedingly sweet and delicate in taste. It is one of the finest fruits to eat ( raw that ever grew. Aside from its value as a fruit, it is one of the most showy flow- ering shi'ubs that can be had. It blooms very early in the spring, before the leaves start, and so numerous are the flowers that the whole bush is clothed in a robe of snowy wliiteness. Each, 20c ; 3, 50c; 10, $1.50. Juneberry Seed— Pkg., 15c.; oz., 40c. 3. Tree Cranberry. It forms a symmetrical Httle tree under culture, and is a pleas- ing ornament on the lawn or shrubbery. Its juicy acid fruit is of a beautiful bright red, and is used as an. excellent substitute for the swamp Cranberries. When growing in a wild state it forms a dense bush, but responds readily to iudicious pruning, and may be made to assume either the tree form or that of an open bush. It is surprising that so few are aware of the beauty and utiUty of this little tree, and many are under the mistaken ALJx^ impression that it cannot be safely transplanted into cultivated erounds. It \\^11 succeed in any soil and location, and yield in due season a bounteous supply of Cranberries. Each, 25c ; 5, $1.00, postpaid, oz., 30c. ; 34 lb., $1.00. One each above 3 Hardy Fruit Novelties, 50c. T^iiaE PIiAKTS (by Express)— 3^ to 5 feet in height of above 3, Buffalo Berry, Juneberry and Tree Cranberry (should bear in 1899), each, 50c.; the 8 for $1.25; 3 sets, or 9 plants, for $3.00. ELEAGNUS IS ONK OF THE KAUliSi OF ALL FBITITS. Each, 30c; 4 for $1.00, postpaid. Seed, pkg., 10c; JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO/S CATALOGUE OF PLANTS AND SEEDS, LA CROSSE, WIS- THE 8 ORCHARD BEAUTIES, BY MAIL, $1.00. 1. Apricot— Mammoth Russian. It is extremely hardy, haying flourished as far north as Siberia, during a tempera- ture of 40 degrees below zero. Our Mam- moth Russian Apricot adapts itself to all soils, and is as reliable in bearing as the Apple. Each, 30c ; 3 for 75c. 2. Cherry—Russian ColossaL It is early, large size and remarkably hardy. The fruit is shiny, deep red, globu- lar, tender and very rich. Coming to us from Russia, it withstands the cold winters of the North better than any variety that we know of. Each, 30c ; 3' for 75c. 3. Champion Peach. Originated at Kokomis, 111. The flavor is delicious, sweet, rich and juicy, surpassing all other early varieties; skin creamy white with red cheeks ; strikingly handsome. It ripens at Nokomis about Aug. 6th. Each, 25c ; 3 for 65c. 4. De Soto PUim. This great American variety was discov- ered a few miles south of La Crosse, at De Soto, Wis. If is claimed that French ex- plorers in the 17th century dropped the seed, and that this Plum is the result. It is certainly one of the very finest, hardiest, proUfic, best Plums in cultivation. Each, 35c ; 3 for $1.00. 5. New Crab Apple — Ashland. Originated in Wisconsin. It is perfectly hardy, of a fine color, glossy green margin- ed with carmine ; very firm, juicy, pleasant and a great bearer. Each, 25c ; 3 for 65c. 6. New Apple—Early Northern. Begins to ripen early in the season, and has this strong point, that it is an annual bearer. It is of beautiful appearance, color is a deep crimson, form regular, almost round and of fine size. It is especially val- uable lor family use. Each, 25c ; 3 for 65c. 7. Wisconsin Pear. This is a seedling of the celebrated Law- son Pear, and has demonstrated its adapta- bility to Wisconsin soils better than, any variety that we know of ; hence we have named the same Wisconsin Pear. The fruit is very large, of fine shape, and of beautiful brownish carmine color, and most excellent quality, very fine grained and tender. It bears abundantly. Each, 40c ; 3 for $1.00. 8. Quince~3Ieech's Prolific. ^ A vigorous grower and immensely pro- ductive, frequently bearing fruit when but two years of age, increasing in quality yearly. The fruit is large, lively orange- yellow, of great beauty and delightful fra- grance. Its cooking qualities are unsur- Each, 30c; 3 for 75c. Above 8 Orchard Beauties, Catalogrue value, $2.40, we mail for only $1.00. Above 8, liarg-e Trees, 5 to 7 feet, by freig-ht, each, 50c; the 8, $2.50. COLLECTION NO. 1, FOR $5.00. The October Cherry. 2 Summer Apples, 2 Autumn Apples, 2 Winter Apples, 2 Quinces, 2 Plums, 9 0r^!,-h Ar.T^i-o ^ Vfw 00" TMs splcudid coUcctiou of 20 hardy trees, just enough 2 Wi^-oti 1 q^^'UU f^jj. ^ fine home garden, enough to give you lots of fine 2 Pears i will send, direct from nursery,^ by freight, neatl;^ boxed to go a 2 Cherries, 2 Peaches. ^ hardy sorts. Price, $5.00. f long -distance." in 'all,* 20' hardy, iron^ad trees ; "strong.' Just the size to J transplant and ^et fruit ^rom after two years' planting. All excellent, COLLECTION NO. 2, FOR $2.25. 3 sorts of hardy, delicious Plums, each, 50c $1.50 ) ^ 4 j.^ 7 ^pp^., 4.„ii Y,^r freight, for onlv t^ 3 sorts of hardy. Giant Cherries, each, 50c 1.50 J ^^^^ ^ ' ^^^^ ireignt, lor only JtJ^.^O THE OCTOBER CHERRY. One of the greatest novelties of the age. We all know what fabulous prices the rich pay for fruit out of sea- son ; Strawberries selling at $5.00 a quart on- Christmas Day, Peaches $1.00 each on Easter, Salzer's Christmas "Watermelon $2.00 apiece for a New Year's dinner, etc. Now here we have a fruit that does not begin to bear until October, and holds its fruit until destroyed by frost in November. It was originated by a ^reat specialist in Germany. Just think of being able to ship 20 or 30 bushels of Cherries in October, and receiving all the way from $8.00 to $15.00 a bushel! That's what you can do by planting the October Cherry. It is hardy as oak and will do well everywhere. The October Cherry and Bismarck Apple are the two greatest novelties of the century I Price of October Cherry, 50c each ; 3 for $1.00. Large, $1.00 each. THE WONDERFUL. OCTOBER CHERRY. nii5SSl^^J0HNA.SALZERSEEDCo Lacrosse,Wi5. i T WO Year OLD (jRAFTS^ THE BISMARCK APPLE. If, on our recent trip to Europe after rare things and nov- elties for our trade, we had obtained nothing else than this wonderful Apple and the great October Cherry, we would feel repaid many times, for we believe that nothing has yet been oifered to the American public in the Apple line that will equal this magnificent new Apple. It originated in New Zealand, and is, therefore, as hardy as oak, and capable of withstanding the rigors of the Northern climate and the changes of Eastern, Southern and Western climes. The most remarkable fact about the Apple is that you do not have to wait until you are ^ray before it bears. The ^illustrations show an Apple bearing the second year after grafting. The Apples are very large in size, of excellent quality, and will keep well until January. Its great point of merit is that it will bear at once. Plants set out this year will give you fruit next, while the second year following you will have lots of it. We consider it the greatest novelty ever offered in America. » PLEASE READ THIS I.ETTER. Sheboygan, Wis., June 15. JoHN A. Salzer Seed Co.: Gentlemen. — I purchased from you, in the spring of '95, a Bismarck Apple, planted same in May, received a few Ap- ples the same season, and this year it is fairly loaded with choice fruit. My garden is in the center of the city, and thpusands of people pass same, and everybody is struck with the beautiful appearance of the Bismarck Apple. What can you let me have 50 trees for this fall? JACOB HENNE. PRICE OF THE SALZER BISMARCK APPLE. First size 50c each, 3 for SI. 00. Second size 75c, 3 for $2.00. Third size (bear in 1899) . . . $1.00 each, 3 for $2.60. THE BISMARCK APPLE IS POSITIVELY THE MOST WONDERJ'TO HABPT APPLE NOVELTY IN THE WORLD, JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO.'S CATALOGUE OF PLANTS AND SEEDS, LA CROSSE, WIS. BLACKBERRIES AND DEWBERRIES. This fruit has fairly leaped into popularity the past 5 years. All over the country acres of same are being planted for market. When such excellent sorts are planted as Salzer's Colossal, The Governor, and the like, the profit is very large, often reaching $500 j course, it depends upon your jnarket i per acre after all expenses are paid. 1 . Salzer's Colossal Blackberry. This magnificent new Blackberry is a berry that at once commends itself to the grower. Its strong growth, its freedom trom disease, its enormous large berries, solid and delicious, especially adapted for shipping ; its extreme hardiness particularly adapts it to all manner of climates. It stood our severe Wisconsin winters for 5 years without losing a score of plants on a large acreage. The berry is very lar^e, not sort, but juicy, sweet, and of delicious flavor. Then, as to productiveness — it is simply productiveness itself ; indeed, so early does it begin and so long does it remain bearing its luscious fruit, that some have suggested the name "Salzer's Everbearer." It is the Blackberry for the city garden and for the market. Each, 20c; 8 for 50c; 5 for 90c; 10 for $1.50, postpaid. 2. The Governor. The berries are very large, round to ob- long, ripen early and continue to bear so late that many who have seen the patch pronounce them everbearing. It is hardv, rich in flavor, constant and enormously productive, A 3-year-old vine yielded 23 Quarts of fine« luscious berries. Each, 20c ; 5 for 90c ; 10 for $1.50, postpaid. 3t New Blackberry, Minnesota mng. Perfectly hardy, originated, in Minnesota. As a chance seedUng, it is without faults whatsoever. It is an excellent berry for family use, for market garden use, and for shipping. It grows large, of delicious flavor, is hardy, keeps well after being picked, and can be shipped a long distance, and is simply proliflcness itself. The yield is astonishing. Each, 30c; 3 for 50c; 10 for $1.50, postpaid. ONE EACH ABOTE 3, 50c. NEW BLACKBERRIES. Well-Known Hardy Blackberry Sorts. Early Wilson. A very early sort; hardy and prolific. Is largely grown in the East. Each, 15c ; 5 for 50c; 10 for 90c; 100, by ex- press, $4.00. The Snyder. This is the standard iron- clad sort; very productive, delicious and profitable. Each, 15c ; 5 for 50c ; 10 for 90c : 100 for $4.00, by express. Ancient Briton. Well known ; hardy ; large Blackberry. Each, 15c ; 5 for 50c; 10 for 90c; 100 for $4.00, by express. LAHGE WISCONSIN. Large Wisconsin. A very hardy, large-yielding Blackberry; very desirable. Each, 15c ; 5 for 50c ; 10 for 90c ; 100 for $4.00, by express. mmm^^^mm^^^^mmmmm EARLY WILSON. LOGAN BLACKBERRY-RASPBERBT. The New Logan Berry. A thornless blackberry-raspberry; the hardiest of all berries known. Most re- markable fruit ever offered. Hardy as a rock ; stands driest weather ; fruits in poorest soil and where all other fruit fails. A hybrid between a raspberry and blackberry ; as large as largest blackberry ; rich dark purplish red ; of most delightful new flavor of surpassing qualitjy. In the East it ripens its fruits in June, before all other rasp- berries ; brings four times the price of other berries. Bears fruit the first year planted ; thornless and insect-proof. Five hundred dollars was paid for a very small stock last year. Reduced price, 40c ; 3 for $1.20 ; 12 for $4.00. Salzer's Early Blackberry. Our aim for years has been to produce an extremely early Blackberry, and we now are delighted to offer one which is from 10 to 15 days earlier than any other sort now grown. The berry is medium large, of a very fine flavor, and ripens at a time when earl;^ Blackberries bring a fancy price. This is so early, and it bears so well, eats so well, ships so well, and sells so well that all of our friends who will plant the berry will make great profits out of same. Each, 20c, postpaid ; 3 for 50c ; 5 for 90c ; 50 for $7.50. Eldorado Blackberry (Late). This rare novelty was offered by us for the first time last year. The fruit is very large, solid, juicy and of delicious flavor ; indeed, we know of no variety whose flavor is exactly the same as that of the Eldorado. It will crop, with ordinary care, at the rate =of 250 bushels per acre ; while on ^ood Blackberry soil, with careful pruning and attention, it will double this yield, making it the most prolific berry grown. Each, 20c, postpaid ; 3 for 50c ; 5 for 90c ; 10 for $1.50 ; 50 for $7.00. White Blackberry. This is a great novelty. Fruit is large, pearly white. Pine flavor. Plants very hardy. Each, 25c ; 3 for (fee ; 5, $1.00. MIXED BLACKBEBRY SEED — Pk^., lOc; oz., 30c. Lucretia DeAvberry. This is one of the low-growing, traiUng Dewberries. In earUness, size and quality it equals any of the tall-growing sorts. The fruit, which ripens early, is often V4 inches long by 1 inch in diameter; soft sweet and luscious, 16c; 10 for 75c. Each, Salzer's Mammoth Dewberryt This is almost a new fruit, and ought to be grown on stakes or trellises. In the early spring it pro- duces great masses of large, pure white, sweet-scented flowers, which are followed by enormous clusters of delicious fruit, larger, richer and more prolific than the Blackberry. It is perfectly hardy, and ought to be introduced everywhere. Not only are the flowers an ornament, and the plant worthy of cultivation, if for nothing more than the flowers, but the fruit remains the best part, and its proliflcness is something to be wondered at. Each, 15c; 4 for 50c; 10 for $1.00, postpaid. Each, 15c; 10 for 75c, Postpaid. The Culture of Dewberries. We are frequently asked: "What do you do with your Dewberries and Blackberries that they do not winter-kill when the thermometer drops to 40^ or 60° below zero?" Do? We cover our Blackberries, just the same as we do the Grapes. It is quickly done, and pays for the work many times. Either cover with ground V-shaped or use boards nailed V-shapea. J OHN A. SALZER SEED CO/S CATALOGUE OF PLANTS AND SEEDS, LA CROSSE, WIS. 15,000 Q,ts. at 5c., $760. CURRANTS. Our Northern-grown stock of Currants is valuable above Eastern and teoutiiern, on account of its hardiness and vigor to withstand cold winters. Salzer's Bed Cherry—Large, very proUflc, excellent flavor: cannot be too strongly recommended for general crop ; is splendid for all pur- poses. Each, 10c ; 10 for 75c ; 100 by express, $5.00. White Cherry— Large, white, sweet variety ; unusually fine for table use. Each, 10c ; 10 for 75c ; 100 by express, $5.00. ■.rJ?^^^^ Cherry— Eine black sort; very large. Each, 10c: 10 for 75c: 100 by express, $5.00. Fay's Prolific (New)— Remarkably prolific; berries often as large as cherries. . Each, 20c ; 10 for .1!1.75. ^ ' Currant Seed— Mixed sorts. Pkg., 10c; oz., 40c. Craiidall Tree Currant. Combines more excellencies than any of the small fruits now in gen- eral cultivation. In size it ranges from the very largest Cherry Cur- rants to the size of Concord Grapes; berries 5^ of an inch in diameter being very common, while those measuring % of an inch are easilv found, and a few have reached % of an inch. It attains a height of 5 to 8 feet, forming an enormous bush. Shoots frequently grow 5 to 6 feet in one season. Fruit the size of grapes jet black in color, and very i fine in flavor, Currant Novelty— Salzer's Red Wine. For years there has been a call for an extra large fruiting, healthy, vigorous- growing Currant. This demand, we be- lieve, can now be met fully in each and , every particular in our magnificent newj variety, Red Wine Currant. This has^ been carefully tested for several years and not found wanting. The berry is borne in large, long clusters of enor- mous size; bright red color. The fruit' is singularly free from acid, and is bound to give great satisfaction. It is enormously productive, and withstands our coldest winters. Each, 25c; 3 for $1.00; 100 by express, $15.00. THE ORANDALL TREE CTIItfiANT, EACH, 20C. Plants, each, 25c; 4 for 75c. HOPS. l^D Wine ((jrrant- THE GBEAT ERFURT GIANT GOOSEBERRY. ^ SIZE OF BERRY. EACH, 30c. mWM GI/INI. We were fortu- nate in obtaining a very fine, large- clustered Hop in Germany. When we saw same Rowing there we immediately pur- chased a large lot of plants of Muen- chen Giant for our American trade. Does unusually well here. Each,' 25c ; 2 for 40c ; lO] for $1.50, SDizers PraiiiiG. _ This is a rapid^aiid beautiful climbing vine, bearing great clusters of golden Hops, which are ^"•s*^'*''^ not only beautiful and Each, 20c ; 2for 30c; 10 for $1.25. tea^etc *' ^^^^^^ medicinal purposes, for yeasts. Gooseberries. Downing. Large and fine. Probably the best Icnown American variety ; fruit very large, and the plant is enormously productive, bearing great quantities ot excellent berries ; fine, juicy ; per- fectly hardy. Each, 15c ; 10 for $1.00 ; 100 for $7.50 ; by express, $5.75. The Houghton Gooseberry . A magnificent sort, enormously I prolific, of strong growth, vigorous and healthy. Fruit medium size, line and juicy. Each, 15c ; 2 for 25c : 10 for $1.00 ; 100, by express, $5.60. the downing. Truimph Gooseberry. An American seedhng, claimed to be free from mildew, approaching the best EngUsh sort in size and productive- ness. Each, 35c ; 3 for $1.00. Keepsake Gooseberry. A variety immensely popular in England, where we ob- tained our supply. We visited nurseries in which this berry grew actually as large as. a bantam egg; extremely dehcious. Each, 40c ; 2 for 75c ; 5 for $1.50. Industry. The best English Gooseberry yet introduced, of vigor- ous, upright growth ; greatest cropper and freest from mildew of anv of the EngUsh varieties ; berries of the largest size— 13^ inches in diameter— and of the most ex- cellent fiavor, both pleasant and rich ; color, when fully ripe, dark red. You are sure to be delighted with In- dustry. Each, 30c; 5 for $1.35; 10 for $2.50. The Great Erfurt Giant Gooseberry. The berry itself is enormous in size, often 1% inches in diameter, and of a most delicious flavor. The color is annually. In order to give it a widespread introduction we have placed the price at but one-quarter what its merits demand. J. Luce, III.: The Erfurt Giant bought of you in 1893 fruited the past two years heavily. Such great, giant Gooseberries I have never before seen." Geo. Dah L Ohw: ''The 10 Erfurt Giants are grand. Took off two bushels giant berries last week." ^ W e trulv believe there is no better Gooseberry in the world to-day than the Erfurt Giant. It is of enormous size— that is, the berry— the growth is vigorous, while the fruit IS peculiarly luscious. ^ gx^^w txx Each, 30c; 2 for 60c; 5 for $1.00; 10 for $1.90, postpaid, mxed O-ooseberry Seed— Pkg., 10c; oz., 75c. JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO.'S CATALOGUE OF PLANTS AND SEEDS, LA CROSSE, WIS. GRAPES. These sorts stood 40° below zero and bore heavily in our garden last season. There is no fruit more delicious than this, and none that yields a more prompt and generous return. Everybody who has a few feet of vacant ground, a bare wall, fence or outbuilding can plant a few Grape vines and have annual returns of the most delicious and noble fruit under the sun. Salzer's Concord. This is our favorite, on account of its enormously large bunches of lus- cious fruit. It is very prolific, hardy as oak, and has never failed to ripen at La Crosse. With each succeeding year it gains new friends: indeed, there is no dark colored Grape ex- cept Salzer's Earliest that is its peer. It IS so early, so luscious, so large and so hardy that it ought to find a place in every garden in America. Each, 20c: 3, 50c: 5, 75c; 10, $L10: 50, ?3.00 ; 100, $4.90, by express. SALZER'S Golden Pocklington. J. Lf. Case, of Marion county, Kan., writes, under date of July 22, '95: ^ye^r-olf ""p^^^^^^ 231 Great Bunches Grown by J, L. Case, Marion County, Kansas, from you. It is now ripe and has 231 full-grown bunches 1 They are a noveltj^, indeed!" No golden- white Grape exceeds this in yield, lusciousness and earhness. This wonderful Grape has fairly leapedijaito popu- larity, and is one that we seU with a great deal of pleasure. Of course, the berry is not as large, nor is it as luscrous nor as prolific as our Sunbeam ; nevertheless, where two white varieties are desired, we can heartily recommend the Pocklington as the second. You will certainly Uke this Grape. Each, 25c ; 3, 50c ; 10, $1.50 ; 100, $10.00. Moore's Early.— The finest early Grape known ; fruit very large and of dehcious flavor. Each, 25c ; 3, 60c ; 10, $2.00. Elvira.— This is the hardiest, finest, sweetest and most prolific white. Each, 30c ; 10, $2.50. If by mail, add 10c each, single ; when 5 or more are ordered, postage paid. IRONCLAD GRAPES, 90c. It gives US great pleasure to offer the following- 5 g-rand Grapes -—Grapes that with ordinary care will reward the grower with larg-e yields of the luscious fruit. These sorts are very hardy, have been thorougrhly tested, and are bound to satisfy the most critical. NO. 1. WYOMING (RED). Red ; vine very hardy Jiealthy and robust, with thick, leathery foliage ; color of berry similar to Delaware, but brighter, being one of the most beau- tiful of the amber or red Grapes, and in size nearly double Delaware ; fiesh tender, juicy, sweet ; one of the earUest to ripen. Largely planted for mar- ket ; is proving one of the most profitable ; one large vineyard near us aver- aging for the past 4 seasons over three times as much per acre as Concord. Equally valuable for the home garden. Each, 30c ; 10 for $2.00. NO. S. BROWNSVILLE WHITE. In the celebrated vineyards of Brownsville this white Grape is grown to the exclusion of all others. It has many points of merit ; among these, ear- liness, solidity, very largre berries and very large clusters. It is very hardy and very proMc, outyielding almost all other white varieties. Price, each, 30c. NO. 3. AMBROSIA (BLACK). It is one of the finest Grapes that has ever come under our notice. The bunch is very large, the fruit delicious, almost melting in one's mouth. It is extremely early, which lends to it great value. Price, each, 30c ; 3 for 50c. NO. 4. AMERICAN BEAUTY (RED). A magnificent Grape. As the American Beauty is by all odds the fijiest, f randest, most glorious Rose in cultivation, with giant blossoms of delicious ragrance, so will this great seedUng Grape at once take its place at the front of all red varieties. The berry is very large, the bunch is very lar^e, weU formed, of excellent flavor and quality. It is one of the earliest ripening Grapes in cultivation. Price, each, 80c ; 3 for 50c. The 5 90(t POSTPAID NO. 6. JANESVILLE EARLY* A very early Grape of excellent quaUty ; fine white color ; skin very firm ; flesh tender, juicy, of a delicate texture and fine flavor, free from all foxi- ness ; vine hardy, vigorous and free from mildew. One of the best white Grapes for home use. Each, 30c ; 10 for $2.00. Above 5 Hardy Grapes, 90c, postpaid; any 10 for $1.75. SPECIAL PRICES:— One plant each, EARLIEST a-nd SUNBEAM, postpaid, 50c; 3 plants each (or 6 plants), for $1.00; 10 plants e&ch (or 20 plants), $3.00. Two Grape Novelties SALZER'S EARLIEST, This Grape is a seedling. Our at- tention was called to it several years ago, and we immediately purchased the complete stock, and named same "Salzer's Earliest, on account of its extreme earliness. It is a splendid Grape throughout, large, full, lus- cious and of a decidedly better qual- ity than the Concord, which it resem- bles in type. It is very hardy, very prolific, bearing great bunches of de- liciously flavored fruit. If you will look on the illustration you will find above half natural size of a well- grown berry. This is very large, very luscious, very sweet, and will surely please. Each, 35c; 3, $1.00; 5, $1.50 ; 10, $2.50. SALZER'S SUNBEAM. It gives us great pleasure to offer this magnificent new, hardy Grape, Sunbeam. With us in the Korth it has proven to be extremely early, of vigorous growth and great product- iveness. The clusters are unusually large and compact, sometimes shoul- dered with a round, large greenish white, turning to a pure amber berry: the flesh is slightly pulpy, sweet and good. With us in the North it ripens with the Moore's Early, but exceeds that variety largely in yield. We do not believe that there is an earlier Grape superior in quality, that bears younger and is more productive and of finer quality than this rare nov- elty. It will ripen quicker and bear larger bunches than any white Grape we know of. Yielded in 1895. ^ bunches from a d-year-old plant. Each, 35c; 3, $1.00; 5, $1.50; 10, $2.25. ^23 JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO/S CATALOGUE OF PLANTS AND SEEDS, LA CROSSE, WIS. FOUR WONDERFUL RASPBERRIES, 50c. great plenty of rare, rich, luscious fruit a long Twenty to 40 Raspberries — say 10 of each of these 4 sorts— will furnish a good-sized family wmie during the fruit season. They are hardy and need but slight protection. I^SALZERfS FOUR GREAT HARDY RASPBERRIES pT^tffiJg 50^ Special Price for the Quartet. In order to give these 4 magnificent Rasp- bernes—black, yellow, scarlet and cardinal ^ colored sorts— a wide distribution, we offer them, postpaid, for but 50 cents. This is a great reduction. The Everbearer ... 30c ^ The Arctic 20c 1 each of these 4. . ,50c The Wineberry....20c.l 3 " " " 4.. $1.25 The Golden Alaska 20c [10 " " " 4.. $3.25 j Postpaid. 90c J Special price, the 4, 50c. !• Wineberry (Red). In the spring of 1889 we set out 1,000 small plants of this new Red Raspberry, which start- ed at once and commenced fruiting the same season, while in 1890 the plants were one mass of fruit of rich wine color, and have borne . r enormously ever since. It is perfectly hardy, and is, without question, one of the best red Raspberries yet introduced. Each, 20c ; 3, 40c ; 10, $1.40 ; 100, $7.50 2. Salzer^S Everbearing — '^^^ ^.^^it^l^! ? ^^^^^ ^i^®' ^ ^^eautlful rich red color, of excellent quality. So long does this excellent fruit ffrowiTio- «^ f(>M in hmVi^f of o,,/j ^^^^f «w+T, " received the name Everbearing. The plants are particularly strong, very vigorous in growth, fve^^ vlar aflnn ??lwp w ?f ' "Vf*^ ^""^^^^ ^^^^^ rank. It has withstood the severest wiSters of Wisconsin without protection. It has fruited tlf^inlnlAf^ot^^^^ beUeveitto_be the hardiest sort known. Itcommenced. 3. The Arctic (Black). The finest of all hardy, iet black Raspberries. It is a strong grower, extremely produc- tive and of excellent quality, the berry, for general culture, bearing more delicious fruit and lasting longer than any black variety we know of. Indeed, it may almost be called an ever- $1^50^*1 So ^7^0 late as October from this splendid sort. Each, SOc; 10, rr. . L . Golden Alaska (Yellow). This perfectly hardy Raspberry was found in one of the valleys of Alaska, hence its name. It IS a golden yellow berry of great size, extremely productive and fine quaUty : rich, juicv and delicious. The vine is a strong, rank grower, fruit extremely large and beautiful. Its &^t°<5?"l^]A^"in^*^.A® fru^^^^^'^^^^^ld^^^^ this berry is able to resist very icy climes. Each, 20c ; 3, 40c ; 10, $1.40 ; 100, $T.50. I#*0NE EACH ABOVE 4, 50c. 5. New Red Raspberry— King of the Reds. Its great strong point is that it is almost free from vermin. One of the troubles ^Tith Red Raspberries has always been that when a httle old they are affected by a bug which makes the sale of the berries impossible. The introducer of this berry claims that he has never seen any vermm, bugs or worms m the fruit. This point alone makes the berry valuable, but it has dozens of other excellent qualities which will bring it into popularity at once. The plant is a strong grower ; 1 1 is healthy m the extreme ; it sinks its roots deeply ; it is not affected by drought : heavy rains do not seem to hurt it ; it bears great clusters of fruit of very large size, of a beau- t — ' tit^jil color and of delicious flavor. It ripens evenly, and will sell m any market in preference to any other sorts. It is a hybrid, extremelv hardy, and especially adapted to the great Northwest. Each, 20c ; 3 for 40c ; 10 for $1.40 ; 100 for $7,507 6. Child's Japanese Raspberry. This magnificent Raspberry was discovered in Japan and in- troduced several years ago, and is now acknowledged to be one of the rarest and most valuable fruit novelties ever in- II t^oduced, flourishing in every part of the country, hot or I cold, wet or dry. It attains the height of 6 feet, withstands 2 1 iAA^i winters and hottest summers, and bears from 50 i to 100 berries on a branch. These berries are inclosed in a when ripe this opens, exhibiting a large berry of brightest, glossiest scarlet. It is singularly free from bugs I and worms, and no Raspberry that we know of, except our ,| Everbearing Raspberry, is better suited for canning and pre- ■ i^^n?^^ 20c ; 3 for 40c ; 60 for $5.00. S ^"-For 75c we will mail free above 6 Raspberries. of Child's J apanese Raspberries—Pkg., 15c. Mixed Raspberry Seed— Pkg., 10c ; o^;., 40c. Standard Raspberry Sorts. The Qregg—A superior late black ; very productive and hardy. Each, 10c ; per 10, 60c ; per 100, $3.00. JAPANESE RASPBERRY. EACH, 20c. La£«y. i^^acn, luc ; per lU, UOc ; per 100, $3.00. o^fi^ ^^tT^® earliest and finest black. Each, 15c ; per 10, 60c ; per 100, $3.00, by express. Colossal~The finest, hardiest red Raspberry grown. Each, 15c ; per 10, 60c ; per 100, $3.00, by express Turner— The standard red sort. Each , 10c ; per 10, 60c ; pe r 50, $2.25 ; per 100, $3,00, by express. The Strawberry Raspberry. A reinarkable new Japanese fruit which is destined to become exceedingly popular, not only on ac- count of its economic value, but also its highly ornamental character. The plant is dwarf and very bushy, with leaves entirely unlike any other Raspberry, but like those of a rose bush. Very early ^ m the season the plants are covered with the purest white, single rose-Uke flowers in so large a num- ber as to present a very ornamental appearance. The fruit sets very early, They are of a very bright red color, in the shape of a Strawberry, standing up- right and well above the fohag^, thereby being easily gathered. The quality is of the very finest, the flavor being unlike any other Raspberry in the market. They are produced m great abundance, and not only early in the summer, but through- out the entire season. Being so ornamental, so new, so remarkably prolific and of such high quality, it is quite certain to become a standard fruit in the markets of the East, as well as of the West. Price, each, 25c ; 4 for 75c, This is one of t Golden Japanese Mayberry. , ,.r. >f tlieniost remarkable of all fruit noveUies ever introduced, and, hke the Wmeberry Raspberry, belongs to the Raspberry family. It grows in sturdy tree form, 6 to 8 feet high, and ripens its fruit before Strawberries, a month before the earhest Raspberries, and before some of them have hardly awakened from their winter's rest. The bushes are distinct from other berries, with spread- ing, tree-like tops, large, bell-shaped, pendulous blossoms, which hang along the en- tire length of the branches, in pairs of triplets. These large, handsome blossoms are followed by great, glossy berries, which are of golden-yellow color, and in q^uality sweet and: luscious beyond description. There is nothing hke it in cultiva- tion, and its extreme earliness makes it at once the most important of all small fruits. The bushes are entirely hardy in any location, and increase in size and vigor and bearing qualities for 4 or 5 years af terplanting before they reach the zenith of their luxuriance and productiveness. We purchased this berry when there were only about a dozen plants of it, and it cost a small fortune. The stock is yet limited, but we have concluded to Offer It this year, but necessarily at a price that may seem highj- yet compared with its real value is extremely cheap. PRICE OF STRONG PLANTS: 40c EAClH; 6 FOR $2.00. STBAWBEB-RT RASPBERRY. EACH, 35c ; 4 FOR 75c. JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO.'S CATALOGUE OF PLANTS AND SEEDS. LA CROSSE, WIS. 241 STRAWBERRIES. . -r^^=^r-^ ^^.^^^^sn^nan^^^TK^^^^^^Tml SALZER S EAlvL/li^o 1 . , Sl This is mthout doubt the earUest Strawberry in cultivati^^^^ nlpftqiire to offer same as the earhest m the world, ine plants are oi uiiusuo,^ ^eor the growth while the fruit is large and uniform ^ size of S colo?anSeilent/avo^ It begins ripening in ^ay and contin^^ until nearly the close of the season, wl5ch makes it abnost an ^J^'^^^ff^'JlliU It live an enormous yield at any one picking, but it is I'^^dy wath ripe frm IS a perfect blossom, and bears, during the season, great quantities o^^^l^.^^^' Ttiq the leneral-purpose berry; good for extremely early, for medium, as well as oflate!IITseeK b^^^^^ The fruit i^^^^fif,^* and of delicious flavor. We predict for it, when once introduced, tnat it m ui become the standard early berry ^of the world. Our experience with the same pX^s it to bef?om6tol0^days larUer than any of the early varieties known to ?he trade Price, 3, 3 0c; 10,50c; 50,^1.75 ; 100, Jf3.00. Seed, pkg., 20c. Salzer's Everbearer Strawberry. This is a most wonderful and valuable novelty, producing delicious fruit the entire season, and is, therefore, very desirable for family use, and sells at a high figure m the market We append herewith a letter from Henry Wilson, w-hich explains the berry better than we can ourselves: ■II ■■ iiiiiiwi - ''In the fall of 1893 1 bought of you 100 Salzer's New Ever- Salzer, I paid you $6.00 for the 100. It was the '^^llffl'^':'^^^^^^ Beat it if you can! I challenge the world! My family course I gave them plenty of water all ^^'^^Z\,JinfhpI^L tu^^ ^nd relished berries from this patch of 100 plants : ^-Xf .5^'^S~ ^^^^^"'^^ This I call marvelous.^' -Henry Wilson, Illinois. Uhcstration. Berries all the The John A. SaUer Seed Co.'s expepence^at La^^^^^^ alUhe time,\l s^y. Tfo? 25?ri0 for edc ; 100 for $5.50 ; 250 for $12.50. Seed, per pkg-., 20c. Wilson Price of Salzer's New Everbearer NEW EVERBBARER STRAWBERRT. N ew Family Strawberry, SALZER'S PONDEROSA. TMsis a ren^arkably successful StrawWJ^ fj-»Xbl^?e?uS IXunVfm S its prase. The berries are very large, ol gloo";ifJ iSnwIh ^rpat beauty! large size and won- sle anl sliape. Its cardinal virtues are strong, ™J»<\8™.''^™^ variety to |row for market derful productiveness, and it is 'i^Q'^ef J^^f .L^? it^lf to atoos^^^^^ ^o^W- yo5?ISjhblr8';?hen tW see this glo^ous berry frmtang^ .OTTERS -.^HesXeversat.J^A^BfSf 1^^^^ "Wouldnotpart with the 200 plants for $dO. .^|f^^?^^I'seSo^^ Scott, Minn. ^tl^^SiTtM^^^^^^^^ and yet thtfact th^ ^TKre* each Ponderosa and 3 Salzer's Earliest, m all 6 plants, for 35c. The standard for all purposes. Vety fine beriy, excellent yielder, good shipper. Price, 10 for 30c, 50 for 75c; 100 for $1.35; per 1,000, by express, $7.50. Crescent Seedling. For family use this has no superior ; Z^^J^^^^f}^^}]^, sweet to taste. Price, 10 for 30c; 50 for 75c; 100 for $1.35 ; per 1,000, $7.50. Larger lots, special prices. The Princess. Well laiown. Originated two miles from our seed house here. Offered largely m the East. PerlO, fiOc, per 100, $2.50. Salzer's Perfection. A great berry, very large, delicious and hardy. Price, iO for 60c ; 50 for $2.50 ; 100, $4.50. Belle of La Crosse. This is a seedling. It is the finest, most Prolific beiS-y we know of. It is as hardy as oak ; it is the ooSfLgberry for house and market use. On a 2-year- Sdplant at our horticultural exhibit therewere 142 berries. Although " we have had this berry before the public for a num- ber of years, its de'mand, instead of decreasing, con- stantly increases, which show^s the immense popular- ity of the berry, we do not know of its superior as a family berry. The fruit is large and of excellent quality, and very fine indeed — just the berry for fam- ily use. Indeed, the varieties we offer are such as, when once tried, will commend themselves to everybody as the very best the mar- IrieeTo ^of M for a« for 53.0) Special Offer on Strawberries. THE BEL.LE OlT LA OROSSE. 10 Princess. 10 Ponderosa. . - 10 Belle of La Crosse . .$0.50 1 .30 AL.I. .60 .50 FOR .40 $1.50. $2.30 . The 50. postpaid, as an introduction, for only $1.50. Kixed Strawberry Seed— Pkg:., 10c. WE CAN FtrRNISH Bessil. Gov. Hoard, Jessie, Warfield, Buboch^che^^^ Early, at 10 for 30c ; 100, by express. $1.00 ; 1,000, $4.90. Or, 100 of above 6 varieties, your selection, for $1.4&; l,000'for $5.50. rar"* beds JOHN A, SALZER SEED C O.'S CATALOGUE OF PL ANTS AND SEEDS. LA CROSSE, WIS. CHOICE FLOWER SEEDS. U?t iffnll offjJnf '^''^ ^f* surrounded vrfth pSts and lowers Ve hJve ^n^r?^^^^^^ ^T"? ^'^''^i '"^eed, thire is nS^p^e garden beaut.(ul by «>.v.ng our splendid flower seeds. An\^?/SX' tlft ?^u*SS^ gafhini^gro^re^feSgToiTS^^^^^^ '"^^^ SPECIAL RATES ON SEEDS IN PACKETS ^o.are.ittaneeof|X.OO.ou^r.S:irsrdfL^^^^^^^^ ' For a remittance of $2.00 you may select Seeds in Packets only ^Plants' valued Tt ' iHn For a remittance of $3.00 you may select Seeds in Packets only or Plants' valued at «4 nn For a remittance of $4.00 you may select Seeds in Packets only or P an^s' va ued a^ ' lt'^?> For a remittance of $5.00 you may select Seeds in Packets only,' or pj^n^^; ::lue1 ■ $6 75 ■ SOWING FLOWER SEED. . Seeds on page 26 not , included in this offer. The prices on pagre 26 are net. bed even by means of a smooth board. Do not sow in wet! cSld soiffhav^^^^ l^''^? ^'""^^^^.^^V^^' ^^^^^ locatfon of the house ; make your seed fLl^^ '^T^^ appear between rows the Sliay they can be see^ Put a httie stick at each end of each ro\?^to al tS i^rk remam, and they will reward you with flowers all summer, andWetaWes? fine and ^r|e ?o gUdden your heaT ' "'^"'''''^ '^^^ ^^^""^ ^""^^ *^ 4BEAt;TIFUL GARDEN FOR 25^''"r^ COLLECTION OF FLOWER SEEDS. r.3®^^f'''f ^^^^^1' seeds into every home and S/I^}^"?^' ^¥ ^^^^ tl^ree collections, one for 25c Z JZ^' the other for $1.00. These, in quantity, Variety S ?Ti i.L'?''''''^ ^^^^l^^d m America. We grow these varieties « « f ^®at^^anties, hence our ability to sell them so cheap- yo^^viUw'S^ ^^'"^^^^ our flower see^ds A BEAUTIFUL GARDEN FOR 25 CENTS. These 10 exquisite varieties, brilliant and varied in colors we offer, postpaidj for only 25c. They are all full bloomers^ ^ignonette, 7. Petunia, Marigold, 8. Pansy, Sweet Peas, 9. Calliopsis, Poppy, 1. Acrohnum, 2. Ageratum, 3. Convolvulus, 10. BRILLIANT DISPLAY OF FLOWERS FOR 50 CENTS A MAGNIFICENT GARDEN FOR $1.00. ' iit^rli\.rr. ]l ^^^^iopsis. 19 E^chscholtzia, I7 LoSr^' [ 4 Ageratum , 12 Calendula, 20 Porget-Me-Not 28 Lupinus SATyssum 13 Candytuft, 21 Galfiardia, ^Ma?Sold 6 Amaranthus, 14 Canterbury Bell, 22 Gilia, * S Mignlnette _ 8 ^tS^^"^' 6 C^a7Mr*^'°^^ ^^alSiu^, 39 Verbena,' » Asters. m?,,^^^^i^5^ ^ ,1 ^. 24 Helichrysum, 32 Nemophila, 40 Zinnia. This Grand Collection only $1.00. (The catalogue price is $2.50.) 34 Phlox,' 35 Poppy, 36 Stock, 37 Sweet Peas, 38 Scabiosa, Salzer's Wild Flower Garden Mixture. everlasting flowers and grasses, many sorts, 25c. 'Wild Mixture" of all-summer cUmbers, 25c. ^ ri ii Mixture" of perennials, many sorts, 25c. J^A package of our Flowers of Paradise Mixture (see fro?°Jove^r flg^lr^''^ritl°l%&'a^or more. The Owl Mixture. Composed of lowers blooming fron 4 p. m. and at night. Pkg.,15c5. L r JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO/S CATALOGUE OF PLANTSAND SEEDS, LA CROSSE, WIS. 26\ l» ^ '\"^ ..V. .^1^ > — ^.v..... «..».» «» 1^ r' JOHI^A.SALZERSEEDCO p^^ABANTHUs. JOHNA.SALZtRSEEDCO JOHNA.SALZERSEEDCQ ^gROSTEiMMA. ^QiMVOL\/ULUs, JOHNA.SALZERSEEDCO JQRt^A.SALZERSEEDCD A.SALZER SEED CO JOHN A^SALZER SEED CO COLLINSIAS. Fine Flower Seed. price in order to introduce our flower seeds into every home m Amer ca We believe to-day that we have the largest n^aij trade in seeds in the world, and yet we would like to extend same, m order to make more people happy ; for we believe whei^ flowers grow and plants abound discontent vanishes and happiness and lunshine and brightness in life takes place, ^mv the seeds th^^^^^ we offer on this page will reward the grower, with but little care, with many, many flowers during, the summer and f^U months indeed, if a package of each variety were grown and the pl^^^ given but Uttle care, you would have sufficient flowers to deco- rate your own home with for weeks and months and have laige quantities to spare for your friends. On each package jou wiU , find the culture directions, which are very simple, as tfle^e flowers will grow and bloom freely with but ordinary care. JOHNA.SALZER SEED CO BALSAM. JOHNA.SALZER SEED CO Amaranthus, good mixed, per pkg 2c. Alyssum, good mixed, per pkg 2c. Asters, good mixed, per pkg 4c. Antirrhinum, good mixed, per pkg 2c. Asperula, good mixed, per pl?ig 2c. Bartonia, good mixed, per pkg 3c. Acrolinum, good mixed, per pkg 3c. Agrostemma, good mixed, per pkg 2c. Collinsias, good mixed, per pkg 2c. Balsam, good mixed, per pkg 4c. Candytuft, good mixed, per pkg. 2c. Convolvulus, good mixed, per pkg 2c. GILIA. Centaurea, good mixed, per pkg 2c.\ Four O'clock, good mixed, per pkg 3c. Gilia, good mixed, per pkg 2c. Eschscholzia, good mixed, per pkg. . ^. .2c. Lobeha, good mixed, per pkg 3c. | Mignonette, good mixed, per pkg. . . . , . .2c. Ageratum, good mixed, per pkg 2c. Nemophila, good mixed, per pkg 3c. | Petunia, good mixed, per pkg 3c. Pansy, good mixed, per pkg 3c. Poppy, good mixed, per pkg 2c. Sweet peas, good mixed, per pkg 3c. j WE HOPE That in making up an order from this page that you will make the minimum 1 5 cents. The prices are net and not subjected to the club terms, or extra discounts which are found on pages 3 and 34 of this catalogue. By this, we mean, if you order pack- ages to the amount of $1.00 from this page you could not select 25 cents worth of extra seed, as you are permitted to do if you select from any of the othfer pages of flower or vegetable seeds. The Mixture of Seeds Contained in each of these packages is of the very best ; indeed, ^" M , , cTi- J tlv ^ ^^'^ ^^^^ TO to different colors, so that you will have a very large range of flowers ana varieiies ami colors in each package. Thus, in Pansy, there are probably 25 different varieties in the mixture. ^"Please get your friends to order with you. I^A 40c Order Brings a Package of Flowers of Paradise.*®^ Special. These 24 packages to one address for only 55 Cents, Postpaid. NET. ^SCHSCHOLe//^, CANDYTUFT. JOHNA.SALZERSEEDCO JOHNASAUERSEEDCO uOBELIA. JnHMA.SALZERSEEDCO OFFERED ONLY BY THE JOHNA.SALZER SeedCo. v^^^wfl5 Pkg. of Our Gorgeous Flowers of Paradise Mixture, Ulustrated on First Cover Page, &ee with each 40c or more order of seed.-** 1 27 J OHN A. SALZER SEED CO/S CATALOGUE OF PL ANTS AND SEEDS, LA CROSSE, WIS. Abutilon — P. A plant of great beauty, bearing quantities of dazzlmgly briUiant colored flowers the entire sea- son, with ordinary cultivation - flowers bell-shaped. Elegant mixture. Pkg., 20c ; finest mixed, ICk?. Abronia — ^A. The flowers are very brilliant ; mixed. Pkg., 5c. Adlumia— Mountain Fringe. An attractive climber with pale green foliage ; flesh-colored blossoms ; mixed. Pkg. , 5c. Ageratum— A. Mowers bush-like ; indispensable for the garden. Azure — The finest Ageratum; dwarf blue. Pkg., 5c. A charming trailer with Verbena-like clusters of sweet-scented flowers; elegant; finest mixed. Pkg., 10c ; mixed colors, 5c. Acrolinum — F. Very i^retty, half-hardy annual, wdth rose and white daisy-hke flowers. They grow about 1 foot nigh, and should be plan ted 4 inches apart. Pkg. , 5c. Adonis (Pheasant's Eye)— A. Conspicuum— White, pkg., 5c ; finest mixed, 5c. making. Pkg,, 5c. Agrostemma. . Perfectly hardy plants, pro- ducing pretty pink-like blossoms on long, slender stems. Pkg., 5c. AgTOstis (Ornamen- tal Grass)— E—A hardv ornamental grass,much used in connection with everlastings, for winter bouquets. Grows easily about 1}4 feet high. Pkg., 5c: Ampelopsis. A climbing vine of great beauty. Perfect- ly hardy. Pkg., 10c. Amaraiithus— A. Of remarkably attrac- tive foliage, producing striking effects as cen- ter of beds, etc. Caudacus (Love Lies Bleeding)— Droop- ing red. Pkg., 5c. Tricolor (Joseph's Coat)— Pkg., 5c. Abb y s sinicus splendid as solitary specimens on lawns. Pkg., 5c. Bicolor — Foliage green and dark red, striped, with yellow. Pkg., 5c. Melaucholis Rubra —Foliage blood red. Pkg. , 5c ; all colors mixed, 5c, Ammobium — E. One of the grandest of everlastings, and desirable for the garden, but more valuable for winter bou- quets in connection with grasses and other ever- lastings. The flowers are rather small ; pure white. Pkg., 5c. Anemone { Windflower)— R . Brilliant beauties ; indescribably grand. Pkg., 5c. Anagallis — A. Grandly beautiful as a border plant ; a profusion of richly-colored blossoms. Pkg., 5c. Asperula. ^ Low- growing annual ; profuse bloomer. Flowers I sweet-scented, lavender ; well adapted for bouquet | Alyssum, Sweet— A. The finest, sweetest of all pure white blooming annuals; no garden complete without it. Fine mixed sorts, pkg., 5c. Good mixed {page m), 2c. Salzer's Ocean Spray. The grandest of all Alyssums. Very large blossoms of de- licious fragrance, and lavishes its pure white flowers in pro- digal profusion ; in- deed, two or three \ hundi-ed blossoms \ FROM A SINGI^E PLANT 19 NOT UN- COMMON. Pkg., 10c; , 2 pkgs., 15c; 7pkgs., 50c. Alyssum (Saxatile)— P. • J'lo-^^ejs brilhant golden yellow, completely hid- ing the fohage ; grows 1 foot high. Pkg., 5c. Antirrhinum (Snap Dragon)- A.— Unsurpassed for sum- mer and fall flower- ing. White— Pkg., 5c. Brilliartt— Scarlet, golden and white. 6c. Striatum— Mn est striped sorts; mixed colors. Pkg., 5c. "Carnation Ki- val" — A new strain; grandly beautiful ; of the most wonderful colors imaginable. Pkg., 10c ; fine mixed, pkg., 5c. Anchusa—A. One of the few plants that will do well in the shade. Splendid for bouquets. Pkg., 5c. Aquilegia (Columbine)"-A. Very popular and distinct fiow^ers; bloom in early summer; exceedingly showy. Pkg., 5c. Erfurt Prize— This mixture contains nothing but the flnest free-blooming varieties, and is peer- less. Pkg., 10c. p Argemone— A. Flowers large, poppy-shaped ; very free. Pkg., 5c. ALZER'" SPLENDID ASTERS SALZER^S SPLENDID ASTERS. Salzer's Asters have a high reputation for freedom of bloom, rich- ness of color, beauty of form and rapidity of growth. "White Bouquet — The flnest dwarf pure white Aster known. A plant resembles a large bunch of white Asters, Pkg., 10c. New White Rose— A pure white, large flow^ered, beautifully formed Aster. The outer petals are recurved like a rose. Pkg., 10c. Pseony-Flowered Perfection— A superb class ; large and dou- ble^ petals beautifully incurved. White, 10c ; all colors, mixed, 10c. Needle Quilled-Large, perfect beautiful flowers ; fine colors. 10c. Salzer's Goliath— Asters of enormous size, measuring from 5 to 7 inches in diameter ; unexcelled for show ; grand. Pkg., 15c. Vesuvius — New. Intense dark scarlet blossoms. Pkg., 15c. Crown— Fine ; very double, with white centers, bordered with many bright, rich colors ; 18 inch. Pkg., 10c. Salzer's Prize Bouquet— Thi^ charming class, containing over 20 colors ; grows to the height of Sinches, and literally hides the plant "vv^th its scores of beautiful blossoms. Pkg., 10c. > Dwarf Pyramidal— The plants form a complete bouquet of flowers : 1 foot. 10c. Victoria— One (^f the finest ; very large ; of perfect double form ; imbricated, and J globular-shaped flowers ; of pyramidal habit and richest colors ; 20 inch. Pkg., 10c. S^f-^xP^^'y ^ splendid variety ; dwarf ; compact habits: Pkg. , 10c. T Chrysanthemum— Grows tall; blossoms large and finely formed. 10c. ijarg-e JUowering- Rose— Very large blossoms of every imaginable hue ; in form similar to Salzer's New White Rose, but of endless variety of colors. Pkg., 10c. Imbricated Pompon Sorts— Very fine ; excellent for bouquets ; mixed. Pkg. 10c. Gtueeu— A splendid white dwarf, enjoying an extended sale. Pkg., 15c ; 2 for 25c. ^ washingrton— Sprung from the Victoria class ; flowers of enormous size, often 5 inches mdiameter. Pkg., loc. * ' ^^Any 4 Packages of above for 25c.^©ft ^ , , MIXTURE OF ASTERS. A^T^®^ s mixtures, for the price, quaUty and quantity of choice, beautifully formed, free-bloom mg Asters, have no superior anywhere. Gorg-eous Prize is an Aster Mixture Wonder. ASTERS, ALL COLORS, MIXED. PKG., 10c. tl^s i»ix*"i£e.is not equal to our Gorgeous Prize Mixture, but we say this for it, that it is J^L^ I "^1^*^^^ offered m the world. We have taken special pains with same, in order that htZ^^HL^^ customers who do not wish to pay 25c. for the grandest mixture known to florists can ^^71}^ *^^ peerless flowers at a price within the reach of all. We do not know of a 10c. package of ?SS5 cT - A T^^ ^^^^ genuine pleasure, from August on until kiUed by frost, than Salzer's All Colors, mixed. Colors are brilliant, varied and charming. Pkg-., 10c; 8 pkg-s,, 20c, Perennial Asters — This class is one of great beauty, freedom of bloom and hardi- ness; Uve for many years. Pkg., 10c. GoodlMCixed Asters, 4c. per packagre. Pag-e 26. GORGEOUS PRIZE ASTER MIXTURE. 1^*^ greatly improved the past season; it contains over 70 varieties of 25^? 2 pkSs 35c nothing hke it in the floral world; wonderfully beautiful. Pkg., ch^?es^ ^kg ^S^'^^^^ indeed, equal to nine- tenths of other seedsmen's clwtee^^Pkg^^^^ Mixture— Contains over 30 choice sorts; very elegant and particularly BRANCHING ASTllE. BRANOmNa ASTERS. A new race of Asters with long branches bearing flow- ers of glorious f orm,exQuisite shape and color. Package,- 50 seeds, 15c. JOHN A. SALZER SEEP CO^S^C A^^ OF PLANTS AND SEEDS, LA CROSSE, WIS 28 ^-fc Auricula. "•^^SSSSfB*"^* Vr. C)ur seed of thi grand perennial plan '*'^ty^^^^ [S is from one of thebes .^1 plant AO ^*wxxxv^..^ v.. the best English collections, Finest mixed. Pkg.l5c Salzer's Auricula —Gathered only from show flowers ; grandly beautiful. Pkg., 25c. Aristolochia — A. (Dutchman's Pipe.)— A quick- growing, hardy climber, at- taining a height of 30 feet, with large,heart- shaped foliage; flow- ers singularly formed, curved liked a siphon ; mixed. Pkg., 15c. Begonia. pkg Extra fine tuberous ; double; mixed wc Rex varieties ; extra fine 25c All sorts; mixed 15c Extra fine blooming sorts; mixed 30c BaUoon Vine— A. RemarkaHe for its inflated membraneous capsules, and sometimes called Love-m-a-Putt ; 6 feet high. Pkg., 5c. SAMPLE BLOSSOMS OF SALZBB*S SU PERIOR MTXTtlKE. PKG., 25c. Brachycome. (Swan Biver Daisy )— A. TKfiB^ ^^^^iWX" ^ Dwarf-growing plants WH^S^ covered all summer _ ■ i^^^^tJ^^i^muS^t^S^h^ with a profusion of Cin- W eraria-iike blooms ; }4 foot ; finest mixed. Pkg. 10c. Pride of Australia— - Wonderfully beautiful ; " every imaginable color, i tint and hue in this mix- "brachycome. ture. Pkg., 15c. Browallia— A. One of the finest annuals growu. The bl^e va- riety is especially handsome; blooms profusely; white, blue or fine mixed. Each,5c. ears ; well adapted for winter bou- quets. Pkg., 5c. Brizajytaxima —An elegant shak- i ing grass ; one ox ' the best orna- mental grasses for winter use. 5c. Gracilis — A.— Small; flowers freely and is al- ways desirable. 5c. Bellis— (Daisy)— P. Charming plants for borders and house. Ihe flowers are quilled; white, pink, red and variegat- ^^ionfflell^ow--A new, large flowered double daiS-of unusual size; flowers of dark rose color. ^ ^l^iiite Wing-The most double white. Pkg. , 20c. SALZER'S BALSAMS. Are justly popular. They combine in one golden whole beauty and pii'fectionf^olidity an5 fullness of form, ^^^rength and ^^^^^ of growth, prodigal freedom in bloom and ex(iuisite richness m ^^lI^Ap^ie Blossom-Beautiful apple blossom shading. Pkg., 10c. 2 Salzer^ Snowball-The flowers are large, full, of immense size, and are the most thoroughly double and perf ectly solid bl^- soms imaginable-all of the purest white. Pkg., 10c ;^ g?., $1.00. Tcrimson Mottled-Perfection in the mottled line. P^., 10c. 4. Salzer's Crimson King— The finest of all deep blood red Baisams ; magnificently adapted for groups; it is without a peer ^1 Sol?e^x^no-Wwfe striped with scarlet and pur- pie Pkg 10c 6* Scari'et Spotted— Spotted. Pkg., 10c. White Perfection-Flowers snow-white, round as a silver dollar. Pkg., 10c. Balsam Mixture. These mixtures, for beauty and freedom of bloom and varieties of colors, cannot be beat. No. 2 is grand. PKG. No. 1 Mixture, very fine oc No. 2 Mixture, over 15 sorts 10c No. 3 Mixture, Imp. 30 colors i5« SAIiZER'S SUPERIOR MIXTURE. Brilliantly beautiful, containing upward of 60 sorts of endless PBRi OH^nxTtrn g^^-. ^ va^^ties co^^^^^^ first prize CANDYTUFT^SummerjWory. ^HunJ-^^^^^^ admired our large patch of new ever-bloomingr Can- dytuft, Summer aiory, and many were the excla- mations of delight as this charming, brilliant, daz- zling sight met their eyes. "We bespeak for it universal planting. This ever- blooming* variety can be had only of us. Pkg., 10c. ; 3 pkgs., 20c. ; H oz., 30c ; oz., 50c. White Wave. The freest blooming white Candytuft. Splendid for cemeteries. Pkg., 10c. Rocket— Mixed, 5c. Erag-rant— White, 5c. New Crimson— Fine,5c. New Carmine — The plant presents one perfect mass of vivid and rich bloom. Pkg., 10c. Finest Mixed Candy- tuft—Many sorts and col- ors; all brilliantly beauti- ful. Pkg., 5c.; ^ oz., 20c; oz., 30c. Brionopsis~A. — A beautiful plant of the gourd species, with ivy- like, pale-green foliage and showy scarlet fruit, striped with white; 10 feet. Pkg., 5c. Calandrina BRIONOPSIS. Caleiidiila. Verv beautiful annuals, reseinbling Double Asters, of rich colors and rapid growth ; fine mixed. Pkg.5c. Calceolaria. Hybrida — A superb ornamental perennial plant, producing a mass of beautiful pocket-Uke flowers early in spring. Pkg., 25c, Pimata— Yellow. Pkg., 10c. Salzer's Show Cal- ceolaria — Saved only from the largest blossoms of superbly beautiful, wonderfully colored, spotted and maculated sorts. Pkg., 35c. Beautiful free-blooming plants, with tassel-shaped flowers ; sometimes called Devil's Pamt Brush ; fine mixed. Pkg., 5c; choicest mixture, 10c. Callirhoe. Splendid for bedding out. The plants begin to r^^4.^o riaicv Mixture bloom early, and^ continue to produce ttorwon- Salzer's Extra Uaisy imxiure. derfully colored flowers all season. Pkg., 10c. Composed of every obtainable kind known ; m- ^.^^^ g^^^^ ^I)1il^|2:}^&SvlVy^^^^ See page 31 for description o/CacHseed. Pkg.,10c. Creeping plants, well suited for planting in rock work or similar situations. Bloom treely. Pkg., 5c. , _ , Galampelis. A quick-growing cUmber^ attaining a height of 10 feet in a season and bearing profusely clusters of orange-colored, tube-hke flowers. Pkg. , 10c. Centaurea— Dusty Miller— A. Plantswithsilvery foUage. Sow in house. Are unusually fine for bordering. Pkg., 15c. Cy anus-Very pretty. Pkg., 10c. Mixed, nksj 5c Kaiser's Korn Blume— Pkg., 5c. Campanula— Bell Flower. ^ Beautiful bell - shaped flowers of various colors. If sown in the early spring ithey will bloom the first ;eason. Media— Pkg., 5c. Speculum — (Venus' Looking Glass). Colors fine, mixed. Pkg., 5c. Canterbury Bell-;- P. —Very handsome whit«, _ blue and rose, bell-shaped CANTERBURY BELL. flowerS. Pkg., 5c. Canna— P. One of the finest and most effective fohage nlants grown, with large leaves, similar to the Wanafgrm^ng from 5 to 10 feet high ; fine nSxed Pkg., 10c. ; dark varieties, choice, Idc. sllzer's PriSe-Contains 20 varieties of the newer imported sorts, and for beauty and trop- ical effect stands without an equal. Pkg., dVc. , 3 for 50c. . ^ Crozy— Grand mixture. Pkg., 20c. 29 JQIIxN A. SALZER SEED CO/S CATALOGUE OF PL ANTS AND SEEDS, LA CROSSE, WIS. Carnations. «tS vS^^H?""? ^T^^' Of delicious fragrance, and of brilliant and beautiful colors. Use Icaany soil. Marguerite 3MCixture-Pkg., 15c; 2T)kgs., 25c. va^^WeT Pkg~"35c'''''^''''^^^'*°'^*^^ clloicest double named (Mor! de"^p'fal^l3^^ ^^^^^ German mixed seeds from prize pot plants. Pkg., 25c5. Italian seed, choice, 20c. Fine mixed, 10c. Chrysanthemum. For late autumn blooming in the house there is no flower to take the place of this. It blooms just at a time when there are but few other flowers, and fur- nishes several hundred flowers on each plant. FROM MABaUEniTE MIXTUBE. PKG., 15e ^CELOSIA- PRIZE WINNER This mixture of Japanese and Chinese sorts is without an equal, and comprises an endless variety of color and form. Pkg., 25c; choicest mixed, 10c; finest mixed, 5c, Prize Winner Mixture. This IS the most gorgeous of all Celosia mix- tures. It IS pre-eminently beautiful, bearing enormous rich, brilUant, magnificent heads. It IS a Prize Winner" at every fair; gorgeous in all respects. Pkg., 20c. , s s u m Celosia—Choicestmixed. Pkg., 10c. CeU>sia (Cockscomb)-~Fine mixed. Pkg., 5c. l^^buch sorts as Glasgow Prize, Empress of India, Christota and Feathered. Pkg. , 10c CoDsea and Moonflowers— /Sfee pages. Canary Bird Flower— A. Grandly beautiful, climbing rapidly and producing a great abundance of yellow fringed flowers. If grown to run up an evergreen tree, the blossoms resemble canary birds hiding m the branches. Pkg. , 5c. Calliopsis. CHRYSANTHEMUM. Cypress Vine. Everybody is acquainted with the Cypress Vine, its finely out iphage and brilliant flowers. Pkg., oc. Cyclamen. Salzer's Show Mixture of Cyclamen— Pkg., 35c. Finest mixed, 20c. Cineraria — A. A free-flowering house plant of wondrous beauty with flowers J of great richness and diversity of color, blooming during the winter. Salzer's Show— They are perfect in growth and form, and produce a great abundance of large blossoms exquisitely, rich- >^ ly and wonderfully colored. The iA» fii^^st of all Cineraria mixtures. i^rT* Pkg., 30c. Cineraria— Fine mixed. Pkg., Datura (Angel's Trumpet). Hardy annual with purple and white flowers, attaining a height of 3 feet. Mixed, pkg., 5c. Choicest Mixed— Pkg., 10c; 3 pkgs., 25c. Cacti Seed. See page SI, Pkg., 10c Dahlias— A. So well known that they need no description. Bloom same season from .seed. Singrle— This contains seeds of the finest single sorts known. Pkg., 15c. Double— Fine sorts. Pkg., 10c. Salzer's Superb — A mixture of 50 sorts and colors. Double and single. Pkg., 20c. Finest Mixed, 10c. i Catchfly^Silene— A. I bloomer. The plant is covered I with a glutinous moisture from which flies ean- ' fl^ ^^'^^t^® themselves, hence the name Catch- fly. Mixed; pkg., 6c. ; show mixture, 10c. Clarkia* Among the most de- sirable annuals for bedding purposes; growing freely and i blossoming profusely; ^, double and single ; ,many colors mixed. Pkg., 6c. Clematis— P. Jackman's Larg-e Plow eringr H y - brids— Very choice and fine. Pkg., 25e. Flammula- White, fragrant; 15 feet. Pkg., 15c. Int eg-rif oli a— Blue sorts. Pkg., 20c. Mixed— Pkg., 15c. Convolvulus (Morning- Glory). A magnificent class of training annuals, some of which pro- ^ iduce flowers of won- Lj^ J drous beauty. * ^ Major— TaU sorts* mixed. Pkg., 5c. Minor-Dwarf sorts; mixed. Pkg,, 5c. Eu r o p e a n— Con- tains every obtainable? sort; mixed. Pkg., 15c. , . The Bride— Pure , white ; bushy. Pkg. 10c Maurita n i c u s — Grandly beautiful. 10c All Sorts Mixed. Pkg., 5c. JAPANESE MORN- j-iN^jr ijrijU±CiJiS— JNo words, no painter's brush, no imag-ination can dLo fun justice to this wonderful new race of morning' glories. Pkg., 10c. I.AUGHING CLARKIA. CONVOLVULUS. ING GLORIES-No SALZER^S DIANTHUS. D. LiaciniatUS' — Grandly brilliant ; beautifully fringed ; single sorts. Pkg.lOc D. LiaciniatUS (double) -Wonder- fully tasseled and fringed; rich color- ings. Pkg., 10c. Salzer's Superb —Composed of all Laciniatus sorts; double and single. Pkg., 20c. A brilhant class of hardy annuals. The flowers are of every shade of yellow, orange and rich reddish brown ; verjr showy ; finest mixed. Pkg., 6c. Show Mixture— This is our novelty mixture, and contains seed of every procurable sort ■ ^ of this brilliant, beautiful an- „- nual. Pkg., 10c. Crepis— A. Crepis— A very fine ' double flower of striking colors. Mixed sorts. 5c. Croix Lachryma Job's Tears — Grows about 4 feet ; broad, corn like leaves. Pkg., 5c. Coleus. Beautiful ornamental foliage plants for bedding out during the summer. Finest Mixed— Pkg., 15c. Salzer's Hybrid Wonder— Composed of rare, large-leaved Coleus sorts. Pkg., 30c. CROIX LACHRTMA. SINGLE DAHLIA. I>KG.,15c. Delphinium— A. Larkspur — Slender growth, with finely laciniated foliage and bright flowers in splendid spikes, perfectly hardy; blooming continually- Sow early. White Dwarf, double. Pkg., 10c. Blue Dwarf, double. Pkg., 5c. Dwarf Rocket, mixed. Pkg., 10c. Show Mixture— Composed of all obtainable sorts and brilliant colors. Pkg., 10c. Finest mixed. Pkg., 5c. Eutoca— A. Foliage full green, covered with hair ; blossoms blue striped, three quarters of an inch across. Excellent for cut- ting, because a branch placed in water ^^^t^^K^"^" will bloom many days, and the blue is mtense in color. Pkg., 5c. delphinium. REMEMBER ! Remember, a 40-cent order or more en- titles you to a package of Flowers of Para- dise, Salzer's Show— Composed of up- ward of 60 sorts ; fay, charming, right, brilliant, single and double sorts; unequaled for richness of colors. Pkg., 15c; 4, 5()c. No. 1 mixed , composed of double sorts. :Pkg . * 10c. JN o. 2 mixed Dianthus, very fine ; single and double. Pkg., 5c. Digitalis, or Foxglove— P. Showy and useful perennials for the border. Kew plants may be obtained by dividing the I roots; mixed. Pkg., 5c. Splen- did sorts. Pkg., 10c. EdelWeiss. The Alpine favorite, which, every tourist dehghts m carry- ing home as a souvenir from that indescribably beautiful country. Beautiful silvery white peren- nial. Pkg., 25c. Fern Spores. Our mixture of Perns, compris- ing some of the rarest and most desirable varieties. Pkg., 10c, Four O'clock— A. (Marvel of Peru.) The plants are large and make a pretty hedge. The flowers are fumiel-shaped, white, red and striped; very fragrant; open about 4 o'clock in the afternoon and remain open all night. Tine Mixed— Indeed, pretty FOXGLOVE. sorts. Pkg., 5c. Show Mixture of Four O'clock— Composed of every variety obtainable. lOc. JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO/S CATALOGUE OF PLANTS AND SEEDS, LA CROSSE, WIS> Eschscholzia (California Poppy). A bed of Eschscholzias in the sunshine makes a blaze of brilliant and showy color. Sow plants where wanted to bloom, as thev do not bear transplanting. One foot high. Elegant mixture, pkg., 10c. Fine mixed, pkg., 5c. Fuchsia. Our seed of this weE- known and beautiful plant has been saved from a splendid collec- tion of named varieties, double and single. Fin- est mixed, pkg., 25c. war-TTarTrnT 7T A Elegant mixed, 40c BSCHSCHOLZIA. Gilliardia — A. A striking-looking class, natives of this coimtry, and presenting quite a diversity of color; mixed. Pkg., 5c. Fenzlia. A dwarf-growing plant, suited for rustic baskets and vases; flowers rosy Ulac, with orange. Pkg., 10c. Feverfew (Pyrethrum). Golden Feather— Beau- tiful, gold-leaved bedding plant ; splendid for edging. Pkg., 10c. Feverfew Bridal Veil —White; new. Pkg., 25c. Finest Double Sorts- Mixed. Pkg., 10c. Geranium. Sow in dwelling in spring in shallow box- es; transplant when the seedhngs are fit to handle. G-er anium — Extra choice, mixed. Pkg., 26c ; finest mixed, 10c ; gold and bron2;e, 20c ; finest Zonale, 20c. Pelargonium- Large flowered ; pan- sy-shaped blossoms. Pkg. of 20 seeds, 25c. Gloxinia. A superb genus of house plants ; profuse bloomer, of great beauty and diversity of colors. Finest Mixed— From a splendid collection ot drooping and erect varieties, Pkg., 25c. Salzer's Show— Unsurpassed m grandness. Pkg., 50c. Godetia— A. Well worthy of ex- tended cultivation; their deHcate purple and pink have long made them favorites. Finest mixed. Pkg., 6c. Duchess of Al- Id any —A new, beau- tiful variety, with glossy, satiny white flowers of enormous size. Pkg., 10c. Salzer's Show "Mixture — Of every obtainable sort. Pkg., 10c. GOURDS. ^ ^ ^ This is a wonderfully interesting cUmber. Every garden where children romp and play should ^ them and Zvine willbe more carefully watched and make the young hearts ^^o^fj^^^^ Orang-e— Mock Orange shape. Pkg., 5c. „ ,i ^ ^ Dipper G-ourd-Grows in shape of a dipper. Hollowed out, it can be used as such, lasting for years ; ornamental. Pkg. 10c. I Pkg., 15c; oz., 30c. Fine Mixed — A splendid mixture of many sorts. Pkg., 5c; oz., 20c. -^Hercules Club— Enormously large-growing, club-shaped grourd ; the wonder and admiration of aU. Pkg., 10c. Luifa, or Dish-Rag Gourd. The pecuhar Uning is sponge-like, porous, tough, elastic and durable, mak- ing a natural dish-cloth. The fruit grows about 2 feet in length. Many ladies prefer this dish-cloth to anything that can be made. It also makes a lady's handsome summer bonnet; very unique and tasteful^ suitablv trimmed and ribboned. For the bath, and for all uses of the toilet m general, the "Dish-Rag Gourd" is taking the place of the sponge. It is, m fact, a sponge, soft brush and bath-glove corabined. Pkg., only 10c. Nest Egff— Very fine and justly popular as a nest egg. Pkg., 5c. HOLLYHOOK. Gypsophila. (Angel's Breath.) When once planted and known, no garden will be without this graceful, elegant, and, above all, beautiful pure white flower. Pkg., 5c; choicest mixed, 10c. Hyacinth Bean— A splendid climber with abundantly clus- , 3 tered spikes of purple and white flowers; runs 20 feet in a sea- son. Pkg., 10c. Hollyhock— P. The plant is perfectly hardy- needing only a few odd leaves or coarse straw for protection, standing, with this, our hardest winters. Varieg-ated- Beautifully va- riegated. Pkg., 10c. Yellow— Very double. 15c. Crimson— Fine double. 15c. Rose— Splendid ; double. 15c. Double White— Fine. 10c. Double Mixed Hollyhock. Our mixture is wonderfully grand, containing all old and new sorts. The forms are per- fect, the flowers beautiful, the colors brilliant. Pkg., 10c. FTCra MIXED GOURDS. Ice Plant — A. ^HEUPTERTTM, Forgret thou Helipterum — Charming plants, producing great clusters of richly colored, beautiful, everlasting flow- ers; mixed. Pkg., 1 10c. Hunnemannia —A briUiant yel- low annual from Mexico. Flowers large,tuUp-shaped and grand. Pkg., 15c. Heliotrope. Well-known, deliciously fragrant plants; excellent for bedding purposes or pot culture ; finest, fine mixed, j Pkg., 15c. A singular traiUng plant ; the leaves and stems are covered with crystal-hke globules, giving it the appearance of being covered with ice. Pkg., 5c. Kaulfussia— A. Desirable; dwarf habit and compact growth; richness and freedom of bloom. Pkg., 5c. Lantana. The flowers are borne in Verbena-hke heads, em- bracing every shade of <5olor ; fijiest mixture. 10c. Leptosiphon. Low, pretty, hardy, free-blooming annuals. 5c. Lobelia — A. A continuously -blooming plant, of easy culture ; well adapted for bedding, edgine pots or rockeries. Cardinal Flower— Light red. Pkg., 5c. ^ Star of Ischl— Of erect growth, only 5 inches high, and forming dense balls of dark blue flowers. Pkg. 10c. White Gem— Purest white blossoms. Pkg., 10c. Emperor William— Light blue ; compact. 5c. Blue Bird. A splendid Lobelia, blossoms large and intense blue. 10c. Gracilis — V e r'y' fine for baskets,' trailing gracefully and blooming pro- fusely ; aU colors. Pkg., 5c. Dobelia Mixed —All colors ; very fine. Pkg., .5c. HEI.IOTROPK. HELICHRYSUM. Helichrysum — The finest among the ever- lasting flowers; of fine form. Cut the flower bdf ore the center fully opens; fine mixed. 5c. Salzer's Show. A mixture of every obtainable color and sort of Helichrysum. 10c Marigold. The newer sorts of Marigold are greatbeau- ties, and are beginning to be widely cultivated. Finest colors, mixed. 5c- Salzer*s Superb — Contains a mixture or many sorts and colors ; especially adapted for garden culture. 10c. not that an order for 40c, or more entitles you to a packag-e of Flowers of Paradise. MARIGOLD. Mvosotis. Forget-Me-Not. Likes a moist location; extremely beautiful, low- growing plants ; fine mixed. Pkg. , 5c. Azorica— Dark blue flow- ers; produced in greatest^ abundance. Pkg . , lOc- . ^ Eliz a Fonrobert— Large , blue. Pkg., lOc. MYOSOTis. Mourning Bride. One of the finest flowers for bouquets ; great va- i riety of colors, borne on long stems. Pkg., 5c. JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO.'S CATA LOGUE OF PLANTS AND SEEDS, LA CROSSE/ WIS r V Nasturtium. Jf No annual Rives more and finer blossoms and is so • I serviceable, cut and placed on the table in vases • ^. ^ while for weanng as corsage or neck bouquets they mm are extremely fashionable and valuable on ac- count of their rich colors and their property of re- taming their f reshncvss so long. _J3mpress of India- ^m ■mT^J^ P^^^* is of a very ' .^^^iiliMSj^^tv dwarf habit, while the H /y^^r?^^T#5 flowers are of the most m M 2jM^SS^jfi^ l^L^ brilliant crimson color, W ^SL3^f^^^^^^W^ freely produced. Majus— Elegant,{)ro- f use-flowering pla n t s, growing- 12 feet in one season. Tall sorts mixed. Pkg., 5c. Minus— Dwarf Nas- turtiumte in the yard are very brilliant and attractive. Mixed, pkg., 5c. Black Egg"— Very dark: choice. Pkg., 5c. Tall Yellow—Beau' EMPKESS OF INDIA. lOc. tiful goldeu vellow Pkg., 5c. Tall White— Elegant pearly wliite! Pkg., 5c. Tall Rose— Beautiful m the extreme. Pkg., 5c. Tall Crimson— Extremely beautiful. Pkg., 5c. Salzer's Perpetual Blooming. Pkg., 10c; oz.,20c. Salzer's Perpetual Blooming Nasturtiums —We control all the seed of this wonderfully free- blooming Nasturtium. It blooms early and con- tinually throughout the season. This mixture con- tains many brilliant and fashionable colors that are particularly adapted for dress bouquets. Pkg., 10c ; 3 for 25c ; oz. , 25c ; i4lb. , 65c. Fine Mixed Colors— This mixture of Nastur- tiums is exceedingly beau- tiful and justly popular. Pkgr.^Sc; oz.,60c; ^^Ito., 40; lb., $1.00. Ricinus — A. Tall-growing plants, whose luxuriant tropical foHage renders them ex- ceedingly ornamental and , desirable. Mixed, 5c ; fin- ' ^st mixed, lOc, riqinus, Alonsoa— Mask Flower. Pretty shrub-like an- nual, bearing scarlet flowers in profusion. Pkg., 5c. Abobra— Pretty ,hardy perennial climber, glossy green foUage, bright scarlet fruits; 10 feet. Pkg.,10c. Allium— Hardy, with odd little flowers. Pkg., 5c. Bartonia— Showy, summer - flowering annual. Pkg., 5c. ^ * Baptisia— False indigo. Flowers bright blue or yellow, borne on spikes 6 inches long. Pkg,, 5c. Beta— Gorgeous, showy-leaved Beets, mixed. Pkg., 10c. Cacti Seed. Now, there is a great deal of genuine pleasure in growing these odd plants from seed. It is sure to chain your atten- tion and interest you right along. Choice Mixed Cacti, pkg., 10c. Cacti Wonder Mixture — The fin est of sorts. Pkg., 25c, MISCELLANEOUS. Chlora Grandiflor a— Brilliant yellow flowers. Pkg., 5c. T.n*^'°^.8j^^^~~^ handsome Gourd. Scarlet fruit. Pkg., 10c. Cfolonsias— Free-flowering, hardy annuals. Pkg., 6c. Cosmos— Plants 4 to 6 feet high, literally cover- ed in the autumn with large, single flowers resem- bhng single Dahlias. A group in bloom is a gor- feous sight. Colors range through many shades, kg., 10c. Cuphea— Cigar Plant. Very odd and attractive. Pkg., 10c. Cucumis— Ornamental Cucumbers. Pkg., 5c, CastiUeja Indivisa— Brilliant crimson Pkg., 25c. Cyclanthera— A climbing plant bearing oval- shaped fruit exploding loudly when ripe. Pkg., 10c picentra— Bleeding Heart. Well known Pkg., X5c. Didiscus— A— Delicate sky-blue blossoms. Pkg., 5c. Erica (Cape Heath)— Beautiful and interesting greenhouse shrubs, flowering most profusely Pkg., 5c. Erysimum— Showy, free-flowering annuals, very effective in beds. Pkg., 6c. Eul alia— Unlike all other variegated plants, this has its striping or marking across the leaf. Pkg., 10c. Eupatorium — Very hardy perennials, bearing large clus- ters of white bloom. Pkg., 5c. Glaucium (Horn Poppy )— A| — A showy plant -with long sil- very leaves, orange yellow. Pkg., 5c. Golden Rod— The nation's favorite flower. Who does not admire this yellow beauty? Mixed, pkg., 10c. Gnaphalium— Aclass of im- mortelles bearing clusters of bright golden blossoms. Pkg., 5c, liychnis— Handsome and strikingly effective perennials; mixed. Pkg., 5c. liipinus— A— Desirable plants in every garden, bearing long and graceful spikes of various shades of scarlet, purple, yellow and white ; fine mixed. Pkg., 5c. Oxyura--This is a pretty little hardy annual, neat inhabit. Pkg., 5c. JTartynia— Handsome, large flowering. Pkg., 5c. . Maurandia—P— Finest of all pot elimbers,bear- mg great quantities of bell-shaped blossoms. Pkg., 10c. Malope— A package of Malope seed sown in the open ground in April will begin unfolding its rich pink blossoms early in Jime. Pkg., 10c. Mimulus. Strikingly handsome flowers of easiest cultiva- tion. ^aria— Grand; produces myriads of beau- tiful spotted blossoms. Pkg., 10c. Musk Plant— Full musk fragrance. Pkg., 10c. Show Mimulus— Contains grandly beautiful, free-flowering sorts. Pkg., 10c ; fine mixed, 5c. Nemophila— Fine mixed. Pkg., 5c. Nigrelia— Liove in a Mist. Pkg., 5c. Nicotian a— Flowers pure white. Pkg., 10c. Nycterni a— Star-shaped flowers. Pkg., 5c. Oxalis— Fine mixed. Pkg., 10c. Oxalis Trap 8Boloides— Yellow flowers with bro^vn foliage. Pkg., 10c. Pink. Closely related to the Carnation and Picotee, but smaller flowers; plant dwarf and ^uite hardy; flowers beautiful and very fragrant. Pink — Grand mixture. Contains many new and old varieties. Pkg., 26c; fine mixed, 10c. Picotee. Very much like the Carna- tion; as fine and more deU- cate in its coloring. Choicest imported. Pkg., 15c; fine mixed, 10c. Carnation Pinks — JSee page 29 for magnificent sorts. They are sure to please, and will. Gonpheni a— Beau- tiful everlasting flow- er, mixed colors ; 5c. Gy nerium— P a m- pas Grass. Pkg., 5c. Humea — Great climbers, mixed col- ors. Pkg., 5c. Gilla. A beautiful annual ; splendid for borders and show. Pkg., 5c. Show Mixture — The very finest. Pkg., 10c. Heliophila — A pretty blue annual. Pkg., 5c. Hibiscus, Garden —A branching plant of the easiest culture ; blooms freely. Pk^., 5c. Gilla, the beautiful. Honesty (Moon Wort)— Interesting summer- blooming plants, suitable for shrubberies or wood- land walks. Pkg., 5c. Kolchia— A— A rapid-growing, graceful, cypress- hke plant ; flowers yellow. Pk^., 5c. J acobe a— Annuals of the easiest culture. Pkg., 10c ; mixed, 5c. Xioasa—Pretty, hardy climbing annuals. Pkg., 5c. Lavender (Lavendula)- Much prized for its fra- grant violet flowers. Pkg. , 5c. Lophospermum-Exceedingly ornamental trail- ing plants mth large and handsome flowers. Pkg., 10c. liinum— Very graceful flowers, especially pretty when branched, Pkg., 5c, N^ropHiLA (love's grove), a sweet beauty, pkg., only 5c. ■on-^^^y~^^^^^^y beautiful ; double mixed. Pkg., 20c. Palava— A beautiful annual, flowering abund- antly. ♦ ° Pensteman— Continuous bloomers. Pkg., 10c. PeriU a— Beautifully fringed little plants. Pkg., 5c. Phaspholus (Scarlet Running Bean). Pkg., 5c. Rhodanthe. Beautifully formed, very ornamental plants- bell-shaped and very everlasting flowers ; mixed. Pkg., 5c. Salvia. Flowers in spikes of fiery red, crimson and blue, and continues to blossom until frost, when the plants can be removed to house, and will continue to bloom . Salvia Coccinea— Fiery scarlet ; fine. Pkg., 15c. Salvia Splendens— Pkg., 10c ; Fine Mixed, 10c. Salvia Bluebird— Finest blue. Pkg., 15c. Plant Frag-rant Apple Salvia— Pkg., 15c. Scyphantus— A free-flowering plant. Pkg., 5c. Stevia— P~Plants producing white and purple flowers ; largely used m bouquets. Pkg., 10c. Solanum— Beautiful ornamental fruit-bearing plants of various forms; fine mixed. Pkg., 5c. Sweet Sultan— Effective plants for garden; fragrant flowers of purple, white and yellow. Pkg., 5c. Statice— Free-flowering. Pkg., 5c. _ Viscaria (Rose of Heaven)— A fine, free-bloom- ing annual of brilliant colors ; fine mixed. Pkg 5c Vinca (Madagascar Periwinkle) — Onxaraentai free-bloommg plants. Pkg., 10c. Every order for 40 cents or more g-ives you, free, a package of Flowers of Paradise I JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO.'S CATALOGUE OF PLANTS AND SEEDS, LA CROSSE, WIS TANSIES. Wisconsin soil and climate are specially • adapted to the growing of splendid blossoms, and hence our strain is recognized among florists as the finest by all odds in America. It is grown on the new process of growing- enormous blossoms for seed, with experi- ence, soil, climate, etc., all in our favor of pro- ducing the best Pansy seed in the world. Pansies in Separate Colors. These separate colors contain all known va- rieties and shades of each. Pkg. , 10c each. Blue Shades, Mahog*any Shades, Brown Shades, Marg-ined Shades, Bronze Shades, White Shades, Black Shades, Yellow Shades, Black (Kingrof the Black). Pkg-., 10c; any 2 pkgrs. of above, 15c. Angel's Robe. This pure white Pansy is a novelty of the first water; is especially adapted for cemetery planting or edg- ing in the garden. It's the sweetest of all white Pansies. Pkg. , 15c ; 2 pkgs. , 25c. XiOuis Odie r— Beautifully blotched ; extra large. Pkg., 15c. Trimardeau — The largest race of Pansies ; enormous blossoms. Pkg., 20c. liOrd B e aeon sfield— Large flowers, of deep purple velvet. Pkg., 15c;. The Fairy Pansies. There are the spotted, the dark and lig-ht mar- ble varieties, mahog:- any shades, the deep brown, the maroon crimson, the intense yellow. Then the black, the blue and the bronze, the splashed, striped and spotted, all of striking- beauty, are found there. Indeed, the Fairy Pansies con- tain so many colors, variegrated, bl o t c h e d, veined, mottled and marg-ined, and in a com- bination of colors that would be thought im- possible until the flow- ers are actually seen. Over 40,000 ladies have tested our wonderful Fairy Pansy, and everywhere they do well and bloom g*or- Pansy Mixtures. No. 1 — Choice mixed Pansy; choice. Pkg., 10c* oz., 75c, No. 2— Mixed Pansy. This mixture is as fine as many seedsmen's 10c and 20c mixtures ; some giant blossoms found therein. Pkg.i 5c ; 3^ oz., 50c. Home, Sweet Home Mixture. Pre-eminently distinct; indeed, they can well be named "Fragrant Ever- bloomers," because it is a distinct strain of exquisitely beautiful, very free- blooming Pansies. They are specially adapted to home culture, and hence the name. Sow a package of these beauties and we are sure that no spot in your garden will be more carefully watched or more often visited by your husband, sons and daughters than your bed of "Home, Sweet Home" Pansies. Pkg*., 26c; 5 pkgs., $1.00. Salzer's Superb Pansy. This strain is gathered from mam- _ _ moth flowers only, and is made up to greously, calling- forth accommodate many of our customers praise ever y w h e re. iwho want giant flowers regardless of Pkg-., 25c; 3 pkgs., 50c. 'price. Pkg., 50c ; 3 pkgs., $1.00. PETUNIAS. New Fancy Hybrida Sorts— Composed of thick-pet aled, ex- tremely beautiful, single new varieties, giant blossoms. Pkg., 25c. Belle Etoile— Striped and blotched. Pkg., 10c. Ellesmore — Dark ro^e for massing. Pkg., 10c. Pure White— Fine single for cemetery. Pkg., 10c. Cliffwood— A good per cent of the seed full and very double, but it comprises the widest possible range of colors ; all perfect blossoms, many of them wondrously beautiful. Pkg., 20c. Single Petunias. A brilliant plant for outdoor decoration, as ribbon bedding, for window boxes, in fact for anything where gorgeous and brilliant show and quick, early flowering is desired. Pine mixed sorts of Single Petunias. Pkg. , 5c. Salzer's Imported Mixture— Seeds gathered only from show flowers and contains every imaginable sort — brilliant in colors, perfect in habit, and prodigally free in bloom. It is incomparable as a mixture, and contains some semi-double - Pkg. , 15c ; 2 for 25c. Giant Peacock Pansies Salzer's new race of col- ossal Pansies. Blossoms griant size, thick, full tex- ture, with single blossoms the past season attaining the enormous size of 10 inches in circumference. The colors are marvelous. No pen can describe, no artistes brush depict their transcendent bri 1 1 i a n c y and beauty. They blend in perfect forms of monstrous size all the colors known art and nature. We wish at once to popularize this new race of fragrant, colossal beau- ties, and have here placed the price very low. $25.00 IN GOLD. We offer $10.00 in G-old for the largest, $7.50 for the second largest, $5.00 for the third and $2.50 for the fourth larg-est Pansy blossom of our Q-iant Peacock Pansy Mixture I How to win this prize and how to measure the Pansies found on rear of each Peacock Pansy package. Who wins the prizes P Let there be a grreat rivalry. Awards made Aug". 15, 1898. Price,pkg.,30c;2pkg:s.,50c; 6pkgs.,$1.00; ^4oz.*eed,$3.00;Hoz.,$3.75; 1 oz., $6.00. GIANT PEACOCK PANSY, PKG., 30c. Mignonette— A. The delightful fragrance of the Mignonette has been applauded for centuries, and for this reason ' ^^^FiTotTtS'-^'The'^.ti! DarUng." ^KOM SAIL'S I«V0KTED MrxToai, o. petunias. Snow Q,ueen — The flower spikes of this magnificent I novelty are long, often 10 inches, pure white, double in appearance ana beautiful in form, the fragrance is delightful, rich and powerful, scenting the air. Pkg., 1 15e ; ^ oz., 2oc ; oz., 40c. Victoria— Dark red flowers, distinct and larger than the old varieties. Pkg., 10c ; oz., 35c. Machet— The plants are of pyramidal growth. Spikes of brightest red. Pkg., 10c ; oz., 35c. jDouble white— Nothing can equal a bed of this snowy white sort. Pkg., 10c : oz,. 35c. Crimson G-iant— New. The largest and sweetest of all Mignonettes. Pk^., 10c : oz., 3Sc. Golden Clueen— A literal mass of gold; continu- ally in flowers. Pkg., 10c ; oz., 35c. Salzer's Show— In this mixture we have placed I every known ' variety, old and new. A package will furnish bloom and fragrance all summer. Pkg., 10c ; oz., 30c. Salzer's Giant White Spiral— This grand Mignonette grows 2 or 3 feet lugh, nerfectly erect, and we measured spikes of bloom on our grounds last season which were 15 inches long. Its color is pure snow-white, and the grand spikes of hloom _ _ . Sng so beautiful in form and color, attract the attention of ever/body. Itte fragrance is powerful. Pkg., 10c; 2 for 15c; K llf^onette^AU s^^^^^^ mixture iTpeerlessV contains alf known sorts and colors ; magnificently beautiful. Pkg. , 5c ; ONLY 15c. Portulaca. There are scarcelj^ any flowers in culti- vation that make such a dazzling display of beauty as a bed of many-hued, brilliant colored Portulacas. Double nlixed, 10c ; single and double mixed, 5c; single mixed, 5c. Finest Mixture— 30 sorts (imported, choice). Pkg., 10c. Salzer's Perpet- ual Pot— This strain covers every imagin- able shade of scarlet, crimson, rose, white, yellow, etc., bearing in-- numerable large , very full, double blossoms. Pkg., 15c. oz., 25c; oz., 40c. oz., 15c ; ^ lb. , 50c ; 1 lb., $1.5Q. JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO/S CATALOGUE OF PLANTS AND SEEDS, LA CROSSE WIS SALZER'S PHLOX. , Of all annuals Phlox makes the finest beds, and every garden should have them. Flowers are vivid, rich and of wonderful hues, borne in clusters freely. Phlox Drummondi. Alba, pure white, fine for cutting 10c. Purpurea, deep purple 10c. jEtosea, bright rose ; good *, lOc, Scarlet^ery brilliant and showy 10c, Phlox Drummondi, all sorts and colors; mixed; very fine. Price,3^oz,, ; pkg., 5c. 35c; oz., 60c Phlox Grandiflora. Tho beauty of this grand Phlox is its gigantic blossoms, brilMant and showy. ^ Grandiflora, pure white lOc. Phlox Grandiflora, striped and Phlox Grandiflora, bright scarlet blotched 10c. Phlox Grandiflora, deep purple. lOc. 10c. PHLOX DRUMMONDI. Phlox Grandiflora — Finest Mixed, This mixture, for 10c, must not be compared with that offered by most seedsmen. Ours is composed of g-iant blossoms in endless colors. It is particularly fine, and we do not see how a garden can be called quite complete without a small bed of these brilliant beauties. Pkg., lOc; 2 pHgs., 15c; i4 oz., oOc. ' Phlox Snowbank-This is the grandest pure white Phlox in cultivation. Pkg. ,10c. Phlox D. Nana-Our mixture of this new dwarf , compact, free-blooming. Pkg. 10c STAR OF qUEDLINBTTRGH-^Novelties in Phlox. The petals are charmingly fringed, often star-shaped, long-pointed.with borders mar- gined, etc., and its odditv and beauty of colors will find for itself a place m many a garden. Don^t try to get along without it; you will miss one of the rarest treats m annuals if you do. Pkg., 15c; 2 pkgs., 20c. Giant Star Phlox. A brilliant novelty on which we paid $200.00 in prizes three years affo The blossoms are very large, beautifully shaded, of all manners of hues and colors, and ! are star-shaped. Indeed, this Phlox makes a brilliant display. Pkg., 15c I POPPY SORTS. Paeony, large, full double sorts 5c Oriental, dazzhng scarlet, double., 10c White Shades, best white sorts 10c ■Poppy^ all sorts mixed 6c Poppy, double sorts mixed 6c Poppy, single sorts mixed 5c I*oppy, hardy, perennial sorts mixed. . 10c Opium Poppy, pkg., 5c; oz 25c I*^PPy Blossom Evermore. Noted for its brilUancy of color, charm- ing and delicate tints, for beauty and variety of form, for oddity and richness, as well as tmiqueness of its great single and double blossoms. Pkg., 15c ; 2 pkgs., 25c. Peacock Poppy Mixture. » ' Offered as a premium last year, and 126,000 packages were taken. It became at PlAKT Primrose, Evening. The CEnothera,or Evening Primrose, pro- ^ duces large blossoms, 3 to 4 inches across, ■ usually yellow or white ; very show : mixed. Pkg., 10c. Eng-lish Primrose — See Auricula. Pkg., 25c. Primula. Sown in spring or summer will make ex- cellent pot plants for %vinter use. Gr r a n d Sorts.Mixed —Pkg., 20c; 6 pkgs., $1.00. Chinensis —Pkg., 20c. Fr i ng*e d Varieties- Extra fine mixed. Pkg., 40c. Finest double sorts ; mixed. Pke., 50c. ^ S a Izer ' s Prize — They are beautiful beyond de- scription, are large, full and in endless colors. A splendid mixture house, as a package will give you many varieties. Pkg., 25c; 5 pkgs., $1.00. Smilax. A beautiful and graceful perennial cUmber, none surpassing its glossy deep green, wavy and most deU- cate fohage. Pkg., 15c. Sensitive Plant. plant, well known for the extreme ir- ntabihty of its leaves and foot stalks, which close and droop at the shghtest touch. Children's delight. Pkg,, 10c. Stipa Pennata— E. Feather Grass— A hardy perennial plant, with beautiful, dehcate white, feathery-like stems of bloom : m great demand for ornamental work ; flowering the second season from seed. Pkg., 10c. , Sweet William— A. A very beautiful class of plants of extreme richness and diversity of color. The varieties have been greatly improved of late years. Hardy as oak. Cover with a few leaves in faU: in spring they will bloom with in- creased beauty. Fine mixed. Pkg., 10c. Tritoma Uvaria. PRIZE PRIMUIiA. for florists or for the SAMPJ.K FLOWHKS OF "BLOS- SOM EVERMORE." MhSlteSLb^ Hot Pok er, splendid perennials, bearing tall spikes of red bloom . Pkg., 10c. Saizer s Ever*Blooming Sweet Peas. Our Ever-Blooming- is something especially rare, of unusually large blossoms, brilUantlv shaded, deUciously fragrant, that bear continually until destroyed by severe frosts. It is impossible to describe the rare beauty of the brilliant tints, f or personal wear during summer and autumn it IS the most fashionable flower grown, as this strain retains its freshness for hours. We con- trol the entire stock of Ever-Blooming- Sweet Peas in America. Don't be misled by some seedsmen offering you a substitute for same as " just a s good. ' ' Pkg., 10c ; 3 pkgs., 20c : oz., 30c; 14 lb., 60c; lb., $1.50. ' ^ & » Copopoco Sweet Peas. This strain is remarkable for largeness and clearness of blossoms, rich, varied and marked colors, and great freedom of bloom and delicious fragrance. Pkg. , 10c ; oz. , 20c ; 3^ lb. , 50c. Cupid, The Dwarf Sweet Pea. The famed dwarf Sweet Pea. Our stock is grown from the original. Pkg., 10c ; 2 pkgs., 15c ; oz., 50c. We can furnish the following' Apple Blossom— Pink and white. Blanche Burpee— Piire white. Blanche Ferry— Pink and white. \{ V Blushing Beauty—Best pink. ^ ' Boreatton — Velvety maroon. Bronze King-Bronze standard white. Butterfly— Blue and white. Captain of the Blues— Best blue. Cardinal— Old red. Countess of Radnor— Light lavender. ^Duchess of York — Nearly pure white. 'Duke of Clarence — Clover purple. Duke of York— Pink and white. at 5c per pkg*. ; oz, of any variety Eliza Eckford" White with blue edge. Emily Henderson — White. Fireny— Finest scarlet. Gaiety —Red and white striped. Her Majesty — Large ; rose color. Ignea— One of the best reds. Lady Penzance — Delicate salmon. Lemon Queen-Blush pink and lemon. Lottie Eckford— White, blue edge. Meteor— Best salmon. Mrs. Jos. Chamber hn— Red and wliite flaked. Mrs. Eckford— Light lemon. 20c; J^lb., 40c, postpaid; lb., 90c. Mrs. Gladstone— Large pink. Mrs. Sankey— White. Novelty— Very dark rose. Orange Prince— Beautiful shade of orange. Ovid— Rosy pink. Peach Blossom— Pink. Primrose— Straw color. Princess Beatrice— Light pink. Royal Robe— Dark pink. ^ i Stanley— Best maroon. f^^^ \ t Venus— Salmon buff, .^liirf^ 1 1 Waverly — Rosy, ^^"^i- fi^ ^ 1 claret color. Sweet Peas — Special Mixtures in Separate Shades. White Sorts, mixed Pkg., 5c fPink Sorts, mixed Pkg., 5c I Blush Sorts,mixed Pkg., 5c Striped Sorts, mixed Pkg., 5c Blue Sorts, mixed Pkg., 5c J Carmine Sorts, mixed Pki?., 5c Black Sorts, mixed, Pkg., 5c j I^^These Special Sorts, by weight : Oz., 15c ; ^ lb., 25c ; lb., 75c^^ Fine Mixed Sweet Peas. This-mixture, for the price, challenges an equal. It is composed of many sorts and colors, and vnW. surely please. Pkg., 6c; oz., lOc; ^lb.,S5c; 3^ lb., 45c; lb., 60c; Slbs., $1.10, postpaid. Perennial Sweet Peas— Resemble Sweet Peas. Perfectly hardy ; climber. Pkg., 5e. Torenia, 'Bird in the Swing. Upon a small bed, 3 feet by 10, produced from a 15c package of Torenia, our head gardener estimates that from May i5th to frost there were upward of 80,000 blossoms, all of intense porcelain blue and rich violet, throat bright yellow, presenting a magnificent sight. Pkg., 15c ; 2 for 25c. ^"Remember well and bear in mind, a 40c order entitles you to a package of Flowers of Paradise, illustrated on front cover. JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO/S CATALOGUE OF PLANTS AND SEEPS, LA CROSSE, WIS> 34 I VIOIiET, BliTTE- PKG. Stock, Ten Weeks. For fragrance and perfect blossoms, brilliancy and diversity of color and long duratioh of bloom, this annual is unsurpassed. Stock, Giant Perfection. The plant of the new Giant Perfection is pyra- midal in shape, 2}i feet high ; produces long spikes of double flowers, much finer and larger than ordinary sorts, and of delicious fragrance. See cut. Pkg., 15c. J n * n * Large Flowering: — Grows tall, full of branches and blossoms; very sweet. Pkg., 10c. Tree Stock— Grows tall; literally fills its many branches with great, large blossoms. Pkg., 15c. Kaiserin liouise— Pure white novelty 20c Azure blue, white or flesh color, each .10c Rose or carmine, each 10c Black brown.... • 10c Imported Dwarf (large blossoms) 20c Fine Mixed - • • 5c Salzer's Select Mixture — This mixture stands unrivaled. It contains every imaginable sort and color known to the trade. On our own grounds, where we grow stock in large quanti- ties, nothing gives better satisfaction and more pleasure to our thousands of visitors than the Belect Mixture Stock. Pkg., 25c ; 2 pkgs., 35c. Violet— P. Sweet Violet— The culture of this humblest and most fragrant ofplants is easy ; it resembles that of the Pansy. The temperature must not be too high, the soil moist and rich in lime. White Perfecta, Pkg., 15c. I Alba Pkg.,10c. Blue " 10c. I Choice Mix' d," 10c. Salzer's Prize Violets — Contains some double seed and every single color and sort ob- tainable. It is without a superior. Pkg., 20c. Whitlavia— A . An elegant annual, with delicate foliage, drooping clusters of rich dark blue and white, bell-^aped blossoms. Pkg., 5c. STAR VERBENAS STAR VERBENA. PKG., 15c. Mammoth Verbena— On perfect flowers, quarter of a doUar.^Pkg., 25c. — Package 15 Cents. The best way to get a large variety of fine Verbenas, m . splendid colors, healthy and % strong, is to grow them from § seed. Indeed, they grow so % easily and so surely and do so well that we often wonder that p so few, comparatively, grow Verbenas from seed. A pack- i|§ age of seed, sown early, gives ! ; I enough splendid plants to cover a large bed and furnish these lovely flowers all season. Our W Star Mixture is the finest ob- tainable. It is a prize mix- ture throug-hout. In it we have included all of the finest fiant strains known. Pkg-,, 5c; 2for25c;5pkgrs.,50c. they reach the size of a silver Candidissima-Purest white. Pkg.,15c 1 Defiance— Deep scarlet. Pkg., Bluebird— Blue black. Pkg., 10c. 1 Striata— Beautifully striped. Pkg., 10c. Verbena Mixtures. Fine Mixed— Pkg., 5c. I Star Mixture — The finest m the No. 1 Mixed— Very fine indeed; 1 world. Pkg., 15c; 3 pkgs,, ^c. many colors. Pkg., 10c. Wahlenbergia. Seeds sown in the house or early in the ground will, by June lst>, form a plant 12 inches high, very bushy and compact, deep green leaves, beautituliy eagea, and literally covered with deep porcelain blue, four-pointed, saucer-shaped, exquisitely and charmingly colored blossoms. Pkg., 15c. Wall Flower-P. A very fragrant and desirable class of winter bloomers. Sow seeds m hot- bed, and while plants are small place in pots. In fall remove to the house. Dark Brown — Extra rose-formed; grand. Pkg., 25c. aolden Yellow — Splendid. Pkg., 26c. Choice Imported Mixture — Pkg., 10c. Xeranthenium— E. Annuals, dwarf, compact and free-flowering. The flowers are blue, white and purple. Pkg., 5c, Zinnia — A. A splendid plant ; flowers large, double, and and America, and is, for variety and gor- ^ geousness, without an equal. Pkg., 10c. SPECIMENS mOM FBAU GRETE MIXTUHE (% SIZE). PKG., 15c. somewhat resembling the DahUa; a very fashionable flower; free-bloomer. Our mix- tures are superb. Donble White— Pure, full. Pkg., 5c. Double Striped— Pkg., 5c. Double Crimson— Pkg., 5c. I Hoffman's favorite flower, and tliis mixture Single sorts, mixed, very fine, pkg., 5c; tall contains the finest in the world, Pkg., 15c. sorts, mixed, 5c ; dwarf sorts, mixed, 5c. Salzer's Show— Contains every imaginable color, sort and kind obtainable in Europe I Frau Q-rete— Peerlessly beautiful, of end- I less variety and color. This mixture is named in honor of ex- Gov. Hoffman's charm- ing and estimable wife. Tlie Zinnia is Mrs. Fine Mixed Zinnia— Extra, 5c. lOc for a packa§re of Salzer's Northern- Grown ^^^^^,^^^^5^^^^ g-et the cheapest? It costs some worthless, imported cheap Cabbage seed offered bj seedsmen^^ so - that is, in us 50 per cent more (than we could buy seed at) ^o^^^^^Jf, ^eeds m the far offered by seedsmen or Club Terms— We Allow You in Sending Us For Jfl.OO to select plants or seed packages amounting to $1.25, a profit of .$0.2a " 1.50 " ig^' Club Terms— Discounts and Premiums. EVERYBODY NEEDS SEED, fe^e^L»bTrt -many of them never think of sending for seeds, and, when tbe time comes, go to the nearest store and buy old, worthless Commij^ision Box Seeds that have wandered over the land tlie.se 20 years or mofe-they will gladly give you their orders for Salzer's Fresh Seeds, if you show them our catalogue. In this way you can make Money, besides getting aU your own seed free. ^...^^ , .v. ^, ^ EXTRA PRESENTS. 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 10.00 20.00 2.55, 3.^ . 5.10, 6.75, 14.00, 29.00, .55 .80 1.10 1.75 4.00 9.00 Discount on Seeds by Measure and Weight. _^Above terms apply to Flower and Vegetable Seeds by p^„l^B«,f "^^^^^^^ a?ow?J>?to°?leT?ro'c woTll^^^ WW^Seed ordered by tlie omice, « pound or Ij^unji. pr m p^^^^^^^ lb LightnTn" Cabbage at fe.OO, total ».25, you would be seed on each Jl.OO sent. Thus if you bought 1 peck Salz^ instructions under Farm Seeds. Wholesale prices ta Se^l^rfi^rs'^^Xfo^daTf r stme-?r makro^tVour [fit ofslel Fe'sir'^d and sand to us for special wholesale prices. 35 JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO.'S CATALOGUE OF PLANTS AND SEEDS, LA CROSSE, WIS. Salzer's Northern^Grown Seeds Grow and Produce Every Time. says : I have used your seeds for years, take the fir.f ''r,rf-^'^V\v,lli my crop ahea^d of the others and generally get double the price, I'always thJnrsti^^^^^ rarze^ies of vegetables, and of course carried off ine.jij stjprizc, all grown from Salzer's Seeds. Noiv, at the Interstate Fair, in the presence ofthou- ir St prize, all grown from Salzer Is, 1 carried off first prize on .126 c They produce the finest vegetables plaice. I a Iways course carried off nne ^how'v^ZinZi'fnt^f;^ f ^ different kinds hf vegetable's from Salzer^s SeVd^'Wyoiwal't fine snoiv vegetables for fairs, Salzer' s Seeds produce them every time. Mr. John Hauser, Jr., at the Salem Fair, took first prize on 160 different exhibits of Veg-etables, all grown from Salzer's Northern-Grown Seeds! >00HN'A>SA1ZER SEEP CO;U CR0§$:^;Wl$C^^^^ OUR TRIAL GROUNDS. The accomp>anying illustration ivill give you idea of how we ca7i furnish such excellent and superior garden, vegetable and farm seeds. This is done from the fact that we give same a thorough test in our greenhouses as to growth, and on our trial grounds as to yield and true quality. Thus it comes that Salzer' s Seeds never fail. Kg seeds leave our warehouses before being thoroughly tested as to life and vitality. The modus operandi is shown in the ac- companying cut. When you sow our seeds you are absolute- ly sure they will grow— such as you can take to any fair and get first prize. EXTRAS! Every order of 40 cents or more gets extras, and lots of them ; in addition you may select new rare seeds. See page 87. Have you included Golden Rind and ifectar of Angels Melon? HOW MUCH SEED TO SOW. The following table gives a fair idea of quantity of seed to sow per row of 100 yards long; also, seeds required per acre. The amount given is a great plenty. Par Row. Per Acre. Asparagus. 8 oz. 6 lbs. Beans, BUsh 3 qts. 1% bu. Beans, Lima 3 pts. acT qts. Beans, Pole 1 pt. 15 qts. Beet 5oz. 8 lbs. Broccoli • K oz. 1 lb. Brussels Sprouts. . 34 oz- 1 lb. Cabbage . J^z. % lb. Per Row. Per Acre. Carrot 3oz. 3 lbs. Cauliflower ^ oz» 4 oz. Celery 1 oz. 8 oz. Collards K oz. 10 oz. Corn, Sweet 1 pt. 8 qts. Cress....: loz. gibs. Cucumber 3 oz. 3 lbs. Pfir Row. Per Acre Egg Plant 3^oz. 10 oz. Endive. 2 oz. lib. Leek 2oz. 10 oz. Lettuce 2oz. 10 oz. Melon , Wat er . . . . 2 oz. 3 lbs. Melon, Musk 2 oz. 2 lbs. Mustard 4 oz. lib. Per Row. Por icre. Okra; 12 oz. 5 lbs. OnioD, for I^rge bulbs . . 2 oz. 6 lbs. Onion, for sets . . , 8 oz. 35 lbs. Parsley 2 6z. 1 lb. Peas 3 qts. 2 bu. Pepper 3^ oz. ^Ib. Pumpkin 2 c Radish . . . Rhubarb . Salsify . . . Spinach . . Squash . . . Tomato . . Turnips . Per I^With each 40c. order, a package of Magnificent Flowers of Paradi se! On larger orders, see page 34."^ OUR SPLENDID 50c. LATE COLLECTION, Row. Per Acre* .6oz. 8 lbs. 4 oz. 4 lbs. 4 oz. 4 lbs. 6oz. 10 lbs. 3 oz. 3 lbs. 1 oz. 4 oz, 3 oz, 2 lbs. 50 Cents. ^^^^ -vegetables for only 50c. This nackage cannot be broken. They are choice. Look up their description in catalogue. 1. Beans, White Wonder. 2. Beet, Long Smooth Blood. 3. Cabbage, Premium Flat Dutch 4. Carrot, Long Orange. 5. Cauliflower, Autumn Giant. 6. x:)elery, Boston Market. 7. Cucumber, Long Green. 8. Corn, Mammoth Sugar. 9. Kohl Rabi,Salzer's Mammoth. 10. Lettuce, Prize Head. 11. Melon, Ironclad. 12. Melon, Montreal Market. 13. Onion, Yellow Danvers. 14. Peas, Telephone. 15. Radish, White Strasburg. 16. Spinach, Long Standing. 17. Squash, Marbiehead. 18. Tomato, Favorite. Catalogue • Price, $1.30. Special Price, only 50 C. ▼ JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO/S CATALOGUE OF PLANTS AND SEEDS, LA CROSSE, WIS. The Great $1.00 Collection of Earliest Vegetables. ^ There are thieves even in the seed trade. There are men who are so unprincipled as to steal our cuts, our descriptions, in order to sell their inferior seeds. Thus they will, try and palm off EARLIEST VEaETABLES, claiming- themto be ''just as g-ood" as Salzer's Northern Grown. Well, they are not. This collection of 35 packag>es Earliest and Best v e^e- tables is without an equal. It is composed of our specialties-varieties we have cared for and improved for the past 20 years. There is nothing like it in the seed trade. That's the reason some seedsmen try to copy it. That this collection pleases; that the seeds therein are the earliest in the world; that it grives satisfaction everywhere, we introduce here only afewof THOITSANDS OF TESTraONIALS : thanks for your splendid seed. The 35 Pack- ages Earliest Seed proved more than you claimed for it. Early? Yes, 16 days ahead of my neighbors. They can't be beat in quahty. J.'Ewe, Jefferson, Mo. : "A word about your Earhest Collection. Every sort is a gem and all earlier than any I have ever planted. G. Hovey , Mndlay, O. : "This is a protection state. Your gardener customers are protected by 16 daysl That is, your Earliest Vegetables are that much earlier than other seedsmen s. Thus we could keep on with testimonials from Europe, Asia, Africa, South America, Australia, and from every county and state of our ^rand United States. Everybody praises this collection as the earliest in the wide, wide world. Try them for 1898. They are fine and cheap. Think of it I Postpaid, for only $1.00; not 3c per package, and every sort a gem. Nat. Horn, Syracuse, N. Y. : "The earliest vegetables I ever ate, and the earliest I ever raised, came from your collection of 35 Pack- ^^erome Ross, Dallas, Tex.: ''I swear by Salzerl That is, the earhest vegetables m the world, Texas included, come from you." H. E. Johns, San Jose, 111. : "My vegetables from the 35-Package Collection were cer- tainly 10 days ahead of any here grown.' Frank O. Call, San Francisco, Cal. : *'Many Ralph Clark, Edinburgh, Scotland: "The 35 sorts of vegetables give me, in man^ instances, vegetables 3 weeks ahead of any m our mar- ket." Wm. Watkins, Bristol, England: "My gar- dener tells me that the fine early vegetables wo are now enjoying came from your 85 Packages Earliest Vegetable Collection. Accept my thanks for same. I was to dinner recently at Earl 's. He tells me I am fully 25 days ahead of him— all due to your seed 1" THE GREAT ONE-DOLLAR COLLECTION. This coUection of 85 grand vegetable sorts is without question the very finest offered in the world. Many 'f^'^^Xl^^^^f,^''''' in quaUty it is impossible to reach it, because many of the seeds contained herein are our specialties, and cannot be had from ^'^^l"- ^^j. The following 35 sorts of vegetable seeds -sufficient for a family garden-the very test and the very earliest of ttei'- 1""^, . NO I^IL Ihis gives everybody an opportunity to test our superior —n Seed_s__and hav^^^^^^^^^^ catalogue value, ^ J^BEAD UP NECTAR OE ANGELS. 1 Asparagus, Berliner. 13 Cucumber, Prolific Pickle. 35 choice, early vegetables on your table, WAY AHEAD (yes, 10 to 15 days ahead) of your neighbors, get this collection, -y-r^^^ cnoice, y %2.40-and will not be broken. Look up their dfecription. These 35 packages for $1.00 are a great barg-am ~ See page 37,^^ 25 Peas,Salzer's Earhest & Best 2 Beet, Dewing' s Red. 14 Cress, Extra Curled. 3 Beans, Ne Plus Ultra. 15 Endive. 4 Borecole, Dwarf German. 16 Kohl Rabi, Early Vienna. 5 Corn, Early La Crosse. 17 Lettuce, Early Snnpson. 6 Cabbage, Salzer's Earhest. 18 Lettuce, German Butter. 7 Cabbage, Red Pickhng. 19 Leek, Salzer's Earhest. 8 Carrot, Fi-ench Forcing. 20 Melon, Water, Phinney s. 9 Cauhflower, E. Paris. 21 Musk, Jenny Lmd. 10 Celery, White Plume. 22 Onion, Kew Queen. 11 Celery, Turnip- Rooted. 23 Parsnip, Long Sugar. 12 Cucumber, Early Market. 24 Pepper, Ruby Kmg. ■ ^-These 35 Packag-es Earliest Vegetables are a bargain. Try them.-^ 26 Parsley, Early Moss Curled. 27 Radish, Erfurt Dark Red. 28 Radish, Long Scarlet. 29 Rutabaga, Early Yellow. 30 Sage. 31 Spinach, Early Summer. 32 Squash, Early White Bush. 33 Sweet Marjoram. 34 Turnip, Early La Crosse. 35 Tomato, Early Conqueror. . THESE Packages for I $1.00, POSTPAID. These 35 packages will not be changed. I This coUection gives you the choicest of the choice in Early Vegetables, and gives you lots of them for hut httle money. . _ and™ousands chaft thefr praises. You ^viU certainly do the same if you order them this spring. NotMng in the world qmte so early and so fine, f"?^ torEARLIEST. ^Extra presents iu seeds, see page 37, anft a pagkage Flowers of Paradise With each 40o order or more .-m Thousands have tried them Try it JOHX A. SALZER SEED CO/S CATALOGUE OF PLANTS AN OS, LA CROSSE, WIS, Earliest of All Collection. W^'.^' 50 CENTS. This is the earliest of all vegetable novelty collec- tions. Will produce vegetables 20 days ahead of others. All grand novelties and rare sorts. Try them. Beans, Earliest Wax $0.15 Beet, Red Beauty lo Cabbage, Lightning 15 Corn, First of All 10 Carrot, First of AU 10 Melon, Salzer's Earliest 10 Pea, Early May 15 Radish, Salzers Earliest 10 Tomato, Earliest of All 20 $1.15, The whole lot, worth $ 1. 15, on trial, for 50c. 50 Cents. FOR 70 CENTS. We are frequently asked for a collection of vegetables for a small garden, and we cordially recommend the following, which we send, postpaid, for only 70 cents. The varieties contained therein are all A No. 1, of choicest qualities, and will surely please and deUght. Some of the best sorts in the world are found in this 70c collection. You will surely be delighted with same : Beans, Salzer's Six weeks, 10c. Beans, Case Knife, a pole Bean, 10c. Beet, Best of All, 10c. Carrot, Guerande, 10c. Cabbage, Salzer's Ideal, 12c. Celery, SeLf-Blancher, 15c. Corn, Egyptian Sweet, 10c. Cucumber, Salzer's Perfection, 10c. Cucumber, Boston Pickling, 5c. Lettuce, All Cream, 15c. ALL FOR 70c. Muskmelon, The Osage, 10c. Watermelon, 5c. Onion, Prize Danvers, 8c. Parsni'j, Salzer's Crown, 5c. ; Peas, Telephone, 10c. I Radish, Scarlet Olive, 5c. Parsley, Moss Curled, 5c. Tomato, La Crosse Seedling, 15c. Squash, Improved Hubbard, 10c. Turnip, Early Six Weeks, 5c. Jn all, 20 packages, with a retail value of over $1.85, postpaid for onlv 70c If 36 ^tMr70^cVecdoT^ThPfw^^ Son£ZnXnX%s.gi OD, ana tms i\jc uoiiection. The two we will mail to one address for $1.60. EXTRA PRESENTS. In addition to the club terms and discounts oif ered on page 2, we will allow customers to select one or more packages of the foUowijig ten rare novelties, depending upon size of seed order. It also includes farm seeds, in case customers do not desire the premiums found under farm seeds. For a 40c order, 1 pkg. Flowers of Paradise, and 1 pkg. Peacock Poppies. For a 75c order, 1 pkg. Flowers of Paradise, and 1 pkg. Peacock Poppies. For a $1.50 order or more, above two and one of the following ten. For a $2.00 order, above two flower seeds and two of the ten. For a $3.00 order, above two flower seeds and three of the ten. For a $4.00 order, above two flower seeds and four of the ten. For a .$5.00 order, above two flower seeds and five of the ten. For a $10.00 order or more, above two flowers and all of the ten. RARITIES IN SEED. We have been able to save a few thousand packages of seed of the following varieties which we shall give as a premium as above - stated. We are not going to make a long description of any of them, but only say that of some of the varieties a kernel of seed cost $1.00, which will give you an idea of the great amount of money we have expended for these novelties. ' 1 . Beet— Name Me— A rare table beet ; an epicure's delight. 20 kernels 20c Cucumber— 60-day— A great beauty ; very popular. 30 kernels 15e Sweet Corn— 20-Day the Earliest— StiU the earliest. 20 kernels... ! . .isOc Cabbag-e— Augrust Ripener— Rare ; ready with large heads in August. ..20c liettuce— J ersey Cream— "Try Me, Oh.'* 20 kernels 20c Onion— City of Rome— Enormous size ; extremely popular. 20 kernels... 15c Pea— Mrs. McKinley— The finest Pea on earth. 20 kernels 20c Pepper—Pung-ent Peter— Giant size. 20 kernels 20c Radish— Mt. Olive— Sweet and rich as Olive Oil. 20 kernels .'2OC American Tea Plant— Leaves dried in the sun make fine Tea 20c Nectar of Angel j Kectab oit angels. iSee, also, page 67. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. New Muskmelon, Nectar of Angels. If mortal man cannot write prose suit- able for angels to read, how much less can he grow a melon fit for them to eat I —but we will stop right here and only add, that in Salzer's New Musk-melon, "Nectar of Angels," we have the great- est melon novelty of the day. Melon experts who saw this Melon exhibited at th6 great Interstate Fair fairly went wild over it. It is positively the largest early Melon in existence. Its rich green flesh, its giant size, its perfect form, is neither long nor round nor flat, but just the shape melon growers are looking for. Its magnificent quality— a combination of everything good in melon, is here so fully represented that it is well fit for angels. It is positively the earliest large Musk melon of the day. There is more money in it than in the Klondike Gold Fields. FREE TO EVERYBODY. We don't wish to sell this Melon, but want to give away 100,000 packages to melon growers, as follows : If you order 50c worth of Melon seed from pages 57 to 60 you get, free, 1 package of 20 kernels. If you order $1.00 worth, 2 pkgs ; if .$2 0{> worth, 1 oz. of seed ; if $5.00, }4 lb„ and if $10.00 worth, 1^ lb. If this Melon were sold at $1.00 per kernel it would be cheap to get a start. Price, 20 kernels, 25c; 1 ounce, $1.00; 14 lb., $3.50; ^ lb., $6.00. Plant one- year-old roots on rich, deep soil, 12 inches apart, and in 1898 you can cut fair crops. Roots— Per 250, two times the price of 100: per 1,000, five times the price of 100. Asparagus Roots. AIvL ONE TEAR OLD. Berliner Freude Frankfurter Speck. Conover's Barr's Mammoth Palmetto FREE BY MAIIi Per 25, $0.50 .60 .40 .50 ,50 Asparagus— Berliner Freude. P \P^f,<>wn introduction.) A superior Hybrid Asparagus, maturing fully the third year, with a bountiful crop already the second year^ [j^o^jSeed culture. Extremely early. Pkg., 10c; oz., 20c; 34 lb., 50c; New Asparagus— Frankfurter Speck. A new, large white variety of great beauty and yield. Immensely prohfic; giant size stalks; rich, juicy, tender— just the Asparagus you want. Price of Seed: Per pkg., 10c ; oz., 20c ; 3< lb., 60c ; lb., $2.00. Barr's Mammoth. A bunch of 25 edible shoots weighed 13 lbs. It is of a very fine flavor ; the shoots are very tender almost to the stem. Pkg., 5c ; oz., 15c ; ^ lb., 40c ; lb., $1.25. Giant Palmetto. ^ It is an enormous yielder, very even and regular in Its growth, and of very large size. Pkg., 10c ; oz., 20c ; 541b., 50c; lb., .$1.50. . ♦ ' ' Conover*s Colossal. Large and rapid growth. The well-known sort- 1?^ ^^^^ years. Pkg., oc; oz., iOc; lb., post- paid, 60c. Broccoli. Nearly alUed to Caumower, but more har- dy, of excel- lent flavor, and greatly relish- tnT.T.i«T.^« « . L^rge White The finest, lar- Articlioke, A delicious vegetable. The .jf blossom is cooked and furnishes a great rar- ity in food. I* a r gre Grlobe — Pkg., 10c; oz., 25c; lb., $2.50. CONVOER'S COLOSSAL. Salzer's Earliest— The earliest Ar- tichoke known. It is a great improve- ment on Large Globe. Pkg., 15c; 02., 140c; 14 lb., $1.00. gest and best cropping sorts. Pkg., 10c; oz., 30c; lb., $2.00. PURPLE GAPE. LARGE WHITE BEOOCOLI. Purple dape— Standard sort ; very fine. Pkg., 5c; oz., 30c; lb., $2.00. JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO/S CATALOGUE OF PLANTS AND SEEDS, LA CROSSE, WIS. 38l BORECOLE OR KALE. A hardy, useful, winter vegetable. Sow in the middle of April, or in the fall. Improves in taste when touched hy frost. Salzer's Erftirt Dwarf Kale or Borecole. Pkg., 10c. Salzer's Erfurt Dwarf Kale, This magnificent novelty we introduced from Erfurt, where Kale is grown in great perfection. It is extremely prolific, of the richest color and most delicious flavor. If you haven't given Kale a trial, do so this year; you will relish it. Pkg., 10c; oz., 25c ; lb., 60c ; lb., $2,00. Scotch Green Kale — Very fine. See cut. Pkg., 5c ; oz., 15c ; lb., $1.00. Dwarf German Green Kale. Grown in large quantities bv our Grer- man friends, who thoroughly under- stand the preparation of this splendid vegetable. Pkg., 5c.; oz., 20c ; 34 11>'> 50c. Salzer's Hamburg Brussels Sprouts- We saw immense fields of this splendid vegetable while in France and Germany. It is used there in great quantities. It is the very best winter vegetable that can be sown. No matter how hard the frosts of November and December, it does not injure the Sprout. The plants remain in the garden until desired for cooking, and then are taken in, as frosts improve them. Strip olf the outer covering of the Sprouts, cook them whole— ah 1 such Sprouts melt in the mouth, and are a delicacy not surpassed by the finest Cauli- flower. For early use, plant m May and June: for late, in July. Full Culture directions on packages. Pkg. , 10c ; oz. , 25c ; 34 lb. , 75c ; lb. , $2.50. Brussels Sprouts. Improved Dwarf— Very fine. Pkg., 6c ; ^/i lb., 50c. THE GERMAN COFFEE BERRY. James Chnton,Minn. : "The Coffee Berry did splendid- ly. I am using it now, and it gives a healthy beverage. Gordon Cole, Ind. : "In these hard times your Coffee Berry comes into full play. The % lb. gave me 50 lbs. I sold 25 lbs. to my neighbors for coffee. All like it. S. Y. Harris, Mo, : "Wonderful, indeed, mixed with Hio half-and-half. Can't praise it enough. Like it as well as store coffee." Willis Ross, Ohio: "The German Coffee Berry is a coffee berry, producing, to my taste, fully as good coffee as Arbuckle's package coffee. I like it." Mrs. E. R. Brozius, Neb. : "I like your new coffee T3etter than Arbuckle's package coffee." While in Germany in 1894 we took great nains to look up our great German <^offee^Berry,and, toou^^^^ ure, we found it used in almost all hotlls and restaurants in Switzerland, Germany, Holla^^^ used laige quantities, mixing it with Rio and other genuine Coffee, and we predict that no novelty offered m^^^^^ such a hearty reclption as the German Coffee Berry. It is the poor man's friend and the ^^^^L^J^ ,^^^^^8^^^ Wisconsin a^d the Dakotas in 4>^ months. It is wonderfully productive and is destined save the Am keepers and farmers millions o/clollars each year. It is certainly the best berry to mix in with other Coffee we ever saw , half and half will produce a drink claimed by many to be equal to a good cup or Kio. Many people really prefer this Coffee to any other, and their testimonials are so hearty and so strong that it leaves no doubt but what it is a rare novelty ana nne berry. It should be planted early, carefuUy cultivated, and set the plants about ^ teet apart, each way, so as to give abundant room to spread and grow and bear abundantly. Give it room and sun and not too rich soil. You will be surprised at the great quan- tity you can grow from a package or ounce of seed. , ^ , , ^ . B^This Coffee must not be confounded with other dealers ^ y Domestic or German Coffee Berry.*^ ^ A FEW TESTIMONIALS. "I made a cup of coffee out of the roasted berries you sent me, and found it much better than coffee generally sold here. ' "I like your coffee better than that which costs me per pound. "I ground, steeped and drank your new coffee, and found it equal to any genuine coffee I ever drank." x-u • ' "We consider your new coffee more delicious than the genuine V coffee." ^ X i. X J ,» "Your new coffee is as good as any store coffee I ever tastea. "Your coffee is a marvel. Its flavor is excellent." "Raised 15 pounds, of splendid coffee from the package you sent. Like it as well as genuine coffee." „ "Your Coffee Berry has come to stay. It makes excellent coffee. "Frank Winters, Iowa: "Now, as regards that Coffee Berry. I hke it. I like the flavor and I think it is a great novelty." " " ■ " "Last year I bought of you 1 pound of Coffee Berry ; I planted it carefully and raised 120 pounds. This has kept me in coffee a year, and I sold 20 pounds to my neighbors for coffee, getting good price for same, I like the coffee very much." ^ Mrs. Mary West, Mich. : "Your Coffee Berry can't be beat. I have given it a fair trial. My boarders all like it and praise it." ^ W. J.Dell, Texas : "We drank some of your coffee, and I can truthfully say that it is a good substitute and RIPEWED AT La Crosse. Sept. 10, '9r. tastes as well as coffee for which we pay 37^c per lb. "Your new coffee is a great success. It is far better than the coffee sold here at 3^^ pounds for 11.00. We can grow yours at a couple of cents per pound. Opelousas, La., July 30, 1896. "Dear Sirs: I wish to inform you that I have made a trial of your German Coffee Berrv, and that I find it all that one can desire. It is as good as the best straight coffee."— Jos. A. Bloch. Thus we could keep on and introduce hundreds who have tested the Coffee Berry. PRICE OF THE GREAT GERIttAN COFFEE BERRY. Pkg., 15c ' oz., 20c; 2 oz., 85c; % lb., 75c; lb., $2.00, postpaid. Full culture^ directions with each package. ^^-Should you wish to taste the bean, we will send a few (parched) upon receipt of 6c postage. JAPANESE JAAVAA COFFEE. Travelers in Corea and Japan, and missionaries on duty in these countries, have long referred to a berry that was used in these countries as a coffee substitute. It has been grown some- what in the United States. Customers have written us regarding this coffee. Some call it Idaho Coffee, the Colorado Coffee, the California Java, and Domestic Coffee Berry. Some years ago a customer living in Texas, right near the border of Old Mexico, wrote us of his Japanese Jaavaa Coffee, and that it was known under this name in Old Mexico. We obtained a supply of seed, have grown it here in the North, and find that in some respects it is superior to our great German Coffee Berry, and we offer it as a fit companion to this most remarkable novelty in the coffee substitute line. The berry is larger, is different shaped, and the growth of the plant is somewhat different than the German Coffee Berry. We predict for this a tremendous sale and know that where once tried it will be tried again and again. It is cer- tainly a healthier drink than genuine coffee, and we are sure that those using same will not regret it We would like a ?eport on this Japanese Jaavaa Coffee from all customers pur- chasing the seed this year. We believe it will completely revo utionize coffee-drmkmg in America. We have made a special price to such cusfomers as wish to try both the great German Coffee Berry and our Japanese Jaavaa, . of but 200 for the two packages. At tSs low price we hope that there will be a general trial of the bean all over America. Both our great German Coffee Berry and the Japanese Jaavaa ripened thoroughly at La Crosse thia season and produced heavily. Price of the Japanese Jaavaa Coffee. Pkg"., 15c; oz., 25c; 2 oz., 40c; ^ lb., 90c; lb., $2.50, postpaid. JAAVtA COFFEE. ^ 1 PKG. EACH, GERMAN COFFEE BERRY AND JAPANESE JAAVAA COFFEE, 20c; 1 OZ. EACH, 35c.-©R JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO.'S CATALOGUE OF PLANTS AND SEEDS, LA CROSSE, WIS. • SALZER'S SPLENDID BEANS. 1. Salzer's Golden Wax Bush Bean Salzer s Golden Wax has earned the pre-eminent distinction of being the best Wax Bean m the world for general culture. It is planted with great contiaence byall market gardeners and market farmers as one of the surest paying Wax Bean investments. Salzer's Earliest is much earlier and fills the want for a very early Wax Bean, but Salzer's Golden Wax fills the place of a general-purpose Wax Bean. Our strain of Golden Wax has proven itself rust-proof. It is very buslw, thereby retaining moisture in the soil, so that the drought does not affect it. We heartily recommend this Bean. Indeed, our three great Wax Bea^s, Salzer's Earliest, Salzer's Golden Wax and Sal- zer s Midsummer Wax, cannot be beaten the world over. We looked in vain while m Europe for a Wax Bean possessing more merit than any of the above tnree. it has been the means of making many a market gardener rich, as we have gardeners who plant from 5 to 20 bushels of our Wax Beans annually. It IS the finest, most prolific, tenderest stringless Golden Wax Bean g^rown. It is very early, following' Salzer's Earliest, of de- licious flavor, and one of the bes^ Wax Bush Beans in the market. Sells like hot cakes m green state. Splendid for family use, splen- did for market, splendid for every purpose. Price of Salzer's Golden Wax Bean. Pkg-., 10c; i^pt., 20c; pt., 30o; qt., 55c; by express, pkg-., 10c; Pt., 20c; f Pkg:., 10c; pt., 20c; at., 35c, postpaid: by express or freigrht, pk., $1.50; bu., $5.50. ^*We can also furnish Refugee Wax and Valentine Wax Beans. These are both round-podded ; extremely early ; very fine, though not as good as Salzer's Round-Podded Wax. Pkg., 10c ; pt., 30c ; qt., 4()c ; pk., $1.60. SALZER'S BOUND-PODDED WAX. JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO.'S CATAI^OGUE OF PLANTS AND SEEDS, LA CROSSE, WIS. Yosemite Mammoth Wax. The pods frequently attain a length of 10 to 14 inches, with the thickness of a man's finger, and are nearly all solid pulp, the seeds being very small when the {)ods are fit for use. The pods am^ rich golden color, and are absolutely string- ess, cooking tender and dehciotis. This is the coming Wax Bean for family or market purposes. It is enormously productive, as many as 50 of its monster pods having been counted on one bush. The plant is so large and vigorous, and the pods are so solid and ptdpy, that they require a great deal of hght and air to perfect them. "We would again call attention to the necessity of planting this grand variety nearly twice as wide apart as ordinary Bush Beans. Cut gives M size ojpod. Pkg., 10c ; pt., 20c; pt., 30c; qt., 50c ; pk., $3.00; bu., $7.50. Prolific Black Wax. Very productive, and one of the best varieties for early market. Pods, when fit for use, are of a beautiful, yellowish waxy color, fine quality, tender and de- licious; very popular with market gardeners for snaps, nearly all the pods being fit for use at the same time, but it needs rich soil and good cultivation. An excellent sort for the private garden. This Bean is being much improved annu- ally. It has been in our possession since 1868, Think of it I over 50 years, and each year we have endeavored to improve same. It is a splendid Bean, excellent for all purposes. Pkg., 10c: qt., 50c, postpaid; by express or freight, qt., 25e pk., 75c; pk., $1.25; bu., $4.50. " Best of All Bush Bean (Green Pod). This superb variety originated in Germany, and while it had been grown for some years around New Orleans, we offered it in the North f oi* the first time in 1886. The pods are 6 inches long, very fleshy, succulent, stringless, and of rich flavor : they are produced early and abundantly. Altogether it is one of the most valuable green podded Beans for market or family use. Pkg., 10c, pt., 20c; qt., 40c; pk., $1,10; bu., $3.90. best of ai.l bush BEANS. Navy Beans. Well-known. Pkg., 5c; qt., 30c; by express, pk., bu.,$2.75. LOW PRICES. The Price of the 4 FoUowingr Wax Sorts is: By mail, free, pkg., 10c; pt., 18c; qt., 35c; by ex- press, pkg., 10c; pt., 15c; qt., 25c; % pk., 60c; pk., $1.00; bu.,$3.75. 1 . White Wax — Pods fair size, rich, tender and v,ery proUfic. Enjoys an enormous sale. Splendid for home use, either green or shelled. 2. Ivory -Podded Wax— A magnificent Wax Bean. Pkg., 10c. 3. Ward well' s Kidney Wax— Enormously pro- ductive. Pkg., 10c. 4. Crystal White Wax— Very quick growing^ and exceedingly productive. The pods are round, 6 to 6 inches long, nearly transparent. Low-Priced Green-Podded Sorts. Early Mohawk— Large, productive, dark-colored variety ; used in great quantities ; fine for families. A green-podded sort. Pkg., 6c; pt., 17c; qt., 29c; pk., by express, 80c.' Refugee, or 1,000 to This is the great "Picklingr Bush Bean." Pkg., 5c; pt., 17c; qt., 29c; pk., 80c; bu., $3.00. ^^fT•L.^*. T«/r e. A. ( Good for all uses. A White Marrowfat. J splendid Shell Bean. Pkg., Black Marrowfat. |^?' p*- 27c;pk.» 1,75c; bu., $-i.50. Salzer's Early Valentine. One of the very best snap- shorts, round, fleshy pods,, which mature quickly and are of first-rate quality. This is the most popular of all ^reeu-podded Beans, both for the family and market gardener. We have always kept abreast of the improvements made in so important a variety, and have for some years past grown a siram that is un- equaled in extra earlinessy evenness and handsome,, round- podded appearance. In fact, so very choice is this strain of "Valen- tines'* that one of our growers, in his enthusiasm, speaks of it as Gilt- Edged'* and " Double - Distilled.^' SALZEfi'S EARLY VALEN- TINE. There certainly is none better, and it has not failed to satisfy all mar- ket gardeners. Pkg., 5c; pt., 18c; qt., postpaid, 28e; by express, qt., 15c; pk., 90c; bu., $8.50. Ne Plus Ultra. A grand and distinct Bean. Sold only in packages and pints. Pkg., 15c; pt., 30c, Boston Market Bean. 'New, extra early, very delicious variety ; long pod ; green and fine flavor. A Bean that will give you no end of rich pods, long, juicy and fine. Pkg., 15c; pt., 35c, postpaid; by express, pk., $2.00. Salzer's Six Weeks. The earliest Bean known ; very prolific, bushy and full. Yellow seed. One of the best for family use in every respect, as also for early market. ISTo trouble to sell $300.00 worth of green Beans per acre of this variety. This Bean grows quick and sells quick ; and the best of all is that everybody testing same is so delighted with it that he would not get along without it at any price. It is a great boon for the market gardener. Large, fine pods. Pkg., 10c ; pt., aOc ; qt., 35c ; pk., 90c ; bu., $3.50, ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ FIELD BEANS— Very Profitable to Grow. White Wonder Field Bean. The grandest Bean for a farm crop we have ever seen ; side by side with any Bean known to us, it outyields it by fully one-third to one-half, placing it as a mar- velous cropper. The pods are large and nlled full with medium sized pure wliite Beans. Ex- tremely early ; can be 3 weeks ahead of the Navy, and sold just at the time when Beans are rare. We consider it absolutely the finest, larg-est yielding", best selling" field Bean known. Excellent for cooking . ; — — ^ , , -fs - — j * and baking. Habit, dwarf ; very bushy, and wonderfully full of pods. Just figure the profit on an acre yieldmg 80 to 100 bushels. If you don t grow for market, get a pint or quart of the best Beans for house use during winter. Over 20,000 farmers and citizens are planting tins most wondeTtul ot ail wliite Beans. It's the yielder ; nothing like it ; go the world over, no Bean approaches it in yield, quality and readiness to find sale m the mark t Pkg., 15c ; pt., 30c ; qt., 50c, free by mail ; by express or freight, pt., 20c ; qt., 35c ; pk., $ie.00 ; bu., $5.00. Any 3 10c. Packages Beans for 25c. Salzer's Tree Bean. This is a marvelous cropper, and those not accustomed to fabulous yields scarcely credit the scores of bushels that an acre produces. It yields all the way from 30 to 100 bushels per acre. One customer writes: "From 1 pint of seed I grew 10 bushels." And another: ''From 1 bushel of seed 150 bushels." Pkg-., 8c; pt., 20c; qt., 35c: by express, pk,, $1,00; bu., $S.96. Everbearing Farm Bean. Most wonderf ul,largest, fodder Bean on earth. It's a sight worth seeing, a row of these giant Beans. Hogs relish them. Pkg., 10c; pt., 40c; qt., 60c, IK)stpaid. JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO.'S CATALOGUE OF PLANTS AND SEEDS, LA CROSSE, WIS. The Burpee Bush Lima. pods are the exact size of the large Pole Llmas licious quality. See cut. Pkg. , 10c ; pt. , 20c ; Henderson's Bush Lima Bean. Magnificent dwarf -growing Lima ; very ear- ly , of a delicious flavor, extremely product- ive, and should be planted in every garden m America. It's early^ it's fine, it's just the thing for a family garden. It is wondrous- ly prolific. A package or a pint will furnish sufhcient for a good-sized family. It is one of those Beans that can't be improved upon. Pkg., 10c; pt.,25c; qt.,40c; pk., ?1.75. and contain as pt., 30c; qt., 50c POLE BEANS. Golden Butter Wax— to cut. A superb Pole Bean, growmg rapidly, very productive ; pods 7^4 to 8 inches long ; rich golden-yellow color; round, full and fleshy, entirely free from strings ; the delight of the housewife. It is an n^^^^.^ bearing from early spring until late in 'J^ fe^^- ^ P*-' ^« ' P*-' 35c ; qt., 50c ; by express, pt., 20c ; qt., 40c; pk., .i;2.7o; bu., $6.50. Salzer's Case Knife Pole Bean— iSee cut. The best white-shelled Pole Bean ; it is fine green as a Snap Bean, but IS the best as a Shelled Bean ; it is wonderfully early and re- markably prolific, outyielding every Pole Bean grown ex- Saizer's &iant Black Wax-fws is a magnificent Beaii^^ the earliest of all Pole Beans : remarkably prolific and of de- ^p*- p*-' ^^«'^*" Salzer's Improved Early Lima— We have by years of cultivation succeeded in obtaining a Bean which ripens 10 days earner than any Lima we have ever tried. Pke., 15c • SALZEB'S CASE KNIFE. The price of the following- Pole Beans is : By mail, ^i^^'Ai^^'^P^'A?^^'' qt., 50c; by express, pke-., 10c pt., 20c; qt., 36c; pk., $1.35; bu., $4.90. ' Breer'sLiroa— Early, very productive, superior quality. King; o t the Garden— A splendid new Lima, growing rap- idly and large ; Beans often measuring 1 inch in length. Scarlet Runner— The favorite Pole Bean of Europe. Horticultural— Productive, large, round ; for shelling or String Beans. ^ Southern Prolific— Produces in clusters, excellent snap- short Beans m 80 days from germinating. The pods are very long, round and fleshy. Pkg., 10c ; pt., 40c. '^^^^^ong—ltis a Pole or Running Bean, with dark green foliage, and pods growing 3 feet and upward in length. Sold only m packag-es. Pkg-., 15c. Broadwinsor— Greatly relished in England and Ger- ^^^In ^^^ns fully as large as a large Lima. Pkg., 10c; pt., 50c, postpaid. ' » > J BEETS, SEE PAGES 42 AND 43. Cress. Extra Curled— Fine flavor, and can be cut two or three times. Pkg., 6c; oz.,10c; ^4 lb., 25c; lb., 75c. » /4 . True Water— A perennial aquatic plant of low growth. Pkg., 10c ; oz., 50c ; J^i lb., $1.60. Upland Cress— Shows its bright green leaves as soon as snow begins to melt, and is ahead of all other early greens in the spring by fully 3 weeks. It has a crisp, tart taste, and is relished as a salad. Pkg., 10c; oz., 40c. NEW YORK PURPIiE, Egg Plant. Salzer's New York Pur- ple—Extra large, 60 lbs. bav- ins' been grown from 1 plant ; delicious oyster flavor when fried. Pkg, ,5c ; oz.,30c ; K lb., 76c; lb., $2.50. E arly Purple-Large (new) . I Very early pand prolific :i Iflne for fam-i ilyuse. Pkg., 10c; oz.,40c;. M lb., $1.00. liongr Pur- le — Pkg., i; oz., 25c; lb., $2.50. EAJRLY PURPLE. Corn Salad or Fetticus. An excellent vegetable; used as a salad; largely grown for market. Sow early in Spring in rows 1 foot apart, and it is fit for use in six weeks. Pkg., 5c: oz., 10c; lb., $1.00. • Chervil. Well known. Used like Pars- ley. Pkg., 5c ; oz., 15c ; M lb., 40c. Cardoon. Used blanched like Celery. Pkg.,. 10c; oz., 60c. 8^C hives, Horseradish and Pieplant—iS'ee description under Oniona. ^•"Hop Boots, p age 21. Andiven,or Endive Lettuce Endive is one of the best salads for fall and winter use. Blanch by tying up the leaves in a c o n i c a 1 form with bass or twine. Salzer's Moss Curled —Very fine indeed. The very best for family use. Of excellent flavor and quaUty. Pkg., 10c; oz., lac; 1^ lb., 60c; lb., $1.50. Broad-Leaved Bata- vian — Chiefly used in soups and stews; re- quires to be tied up for blanching. Pkg., 5c- oz., 16c ; KJb., Green Curled— Very fine. Pkg. This a bush form of the well-known large White Lima Bean. It is verv flxed in its busli character, grow- ing to a uniform height of about 20 inches. While not so early as Hen- derson's Bush Lima, its larger size will commend it to many. The many beans of the same de- Willing's Pride Pole Bean. The most remark- able earlyPole Bean that has ever come to our notice. A well-known seeds- man off ered(f or our €ull stock, only a few bushels) a lab- ulous price, but we w^ould not sell a novelty like this to a seedsman for love or money, because our patrons must have the very best and this is the very best novelty we know of. It is very early, ripens fit for market by August 1st in La Crosse, and bears pods often 14 inches long of delicious quality. It is the best Snap Pole Bean that we ever saw. For years •Mr. Willing had a comjilete monopoly of this String Bean for pickling in our town, and received fancy prices for it. This is certainly the greatest Pole Bean on the globe; we make no exception |' — no, not one! y Pte., 15c: Mpt., 40c; pt.,60c;qt., 90c, postpaid. WILLING'S PKIDE. 3^ SIZH. NECTAR OF ANGELS, SEE PAGE 37. Chicory. Largre Rooted —Used to mix with or as a substitute for Coffee. Culti- vation same Carrot. Pkg., 5c; oz.,15c; 34 lb., 30c; lb., $1.00. Collards. Graorg*ia— Pkg. , 5c; oz., 10c; lb., $1.00. Marrowfat— Pkg., 6c; oz., 15c lb., $1.00. 40c; lb., ?1.40. 5c; oz., 25c; lb., 75c. ■vl' if"*' JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO.'S CATALOGUE OF PLANTS AND SEEDS, LA CROSSE, WIS 42 CARROTS. Look at these figures and say it does 1 not pay to plant Carrots 1 Only use I Salzer's seeds. 500 doz. Salzer's Forcer . .@ 30c, = ^50.00 600 doz. First of All @ 35c, = 175.00 100 doz. Danvers Yellow, @ 2oc, = 25.00 Total, $350.00. That pays, does it not? Danvers Yellow Carrot. {Danvers Half Long.) Magnificent semi-stmnp-rooted Carrot of rich orange shade and most excellent flavor. Much sought, and always sells at fancy prices in all markets. Valuable for all uses. It is of a rich, dark orange color, and all the roots are wonderful!/ smooth and handsome. Last year it was one of the most popular Carrots in my entire list, selling in very large quantities. Our seed is carefully grown. Carrots at even 20c. a bushel, if you get it. a it, *d ok as good yields as you do from our seeds, always pay. Pkg., 5c ; oz., 10c ; 34 lb., 25c ; lb. 90c. ; 4 lbs., Oxheart or Guerande. A magnificent Carrot for general culture. Indeed, by many considered the best of all. Intermediate, as to length, between the Danvers Yellow and the Shorthorn. It is thicker at the neck than the latter, and carries it^ thickness well down toward bottom. With us it yielded at the rate of 35 tons to the acre, all marketable. Every Carrot can be pulled easily by hand ; no digging is necessary. Pkg., 10c ; oz., 15c ; 3^ lb., 35c ; lb., 90c. ^ Salzer^s First of All Carrot. This Carrot has had a tremendous sale the past two years on account of its extreme earliness and beauty. Gardeners all over America are ordering it largely and find it very profitable^ We believe this to be the earhest Carrot in cultivation. Well, now, there is a great deal of money to be made in market gardening out 6f Carrots. We know of school children planting M lb. of Salzer's First of All Carrot and selling $5.00 to $10.00 worth of earliest Carrots in bunches before school in the morning. There is reason for this. Everybody craves a Carrot in the extreme early spring, and this is the time when Salzer's First of All Carrot is ready to tempt the ap- petites of all. It is a worthy saying that the early bird catches the worm, and that's just what's the matter with the early market gar- dener. The party that has the earliest vegetables makes the money ; so if you want to make the money, you should plant Salzer's Earliest Cucumber, Salzer's Self -Blanching Celery, Salzer's Earliest Wax Beans, Salzer's Red Beauty Beet, Lightning Cabbage, Telephone Corn, Earhest Lettuce, Earliest Ripe Muskmelon, Fourth of July Watermelon, King of the BarUest Onion, and so on through the list of Salzer's earliest vegetables. They will never go back on you, but will be the means of making lots of money for you if you plant a plenty. Price of Salzer's First of All Carrot: Pkgr., 10c; oz., 15c; K lb., 50c; lb., $1.50. , Salzer's Improved Long Orange Table Carrot. This is the standard Carrot for table use and especially for winter. It is enormously productive, yielding- as hig-h as 39 TONS r>er acre, and is of delicious flavor. An ounce of seed is suliicient for a winter's supply for a family. No better Carrot can be found for all purposes than this. We consider it the best strain of Long Orange Carrot in the market. It is exceptionally smooth and fine. It wiU please you. Pkg., 10c ; oz., 15c ; }4 lb., 20c ; lb., 65c. Salzer's Midsummer Carrot. This variety deserv es general culture. In addition to its ripen- ing in midsummer, it equals, if indeed it does n9t s^i-pafj every other variety in shape, yield and q^ahty. Specimens liave be^ grown 4 inches in diameter, and of the very best table quality im- Iginable. Cannot be too strongly recommended. 1* if enor- nfously productive; a single ounce of seed furnishing bushels of Carrots. This Carrot really seeks an equal. I* so fine and of such excellent quaUties that it is hard tolDeat. It is ^^^^^^^"J^^lJ productive and of a quality you are sure to like. I* grows fully £alf as much weight again per acre as the ordinary varieties, and as the roots grow much more above the ground, it is much easier to' gather the crop. This grand varietv is sure to every pne who grows it. It cannot be too strongly indorsed. Pkg., 10c, oz., 20c ; M lb., 30c ; lb., $1.00 ; 3 lbs., $2.75. Salzer's Liong- Orang-e iDeats the world. Pkg., lOc ; lb., 65c. Carrots for Stock Nectar of Angrels. See page 37. Early Shorthorn. Known favorably by all growers. Considered by many the best early table variety. Flesh fine grained. In color deep orange; has small tops. Grows well in shallow soil. Matures 8 to 10 days sooner than Long Orange. Pkg., 5c; oz., 10c; 1^ lb., 20c; lb., 70c. Chanteiiay, A magnificent English Carrot, grown inj:hat country in great quantities for fall use. 10c; oz., 15c; % lb., 35c; lb., 90c. Pkg., -Low Prices. Standard Carrots Early Scarlet Horn. {Pointed,) An early imported sort of excellent merit. This sort is grown quite extensively about Boston and other Eastern markets. It is reaUy a valuable sort, Pkg., 3c; oz., 9c; K lb., 15c; lb., 50c. Salzer's French Forcer or Forcing. One of the earlist of all Car- rots. It is very sweet and earlv ; splendid sort. It is not nearlv so large as Salzer's First of All, but it is a great beauty and very early. This Carrot has enjoyed a tremendous sale, as every- body likes the little beauty. It is a great Carrot for extreme early. Pkg. , 4c ; oz., 10c ; }^ lb. , 30c; lb., 55c. , C Scarlet Nantes. A splendid half- long, stump-rooted sort. Increasing in value and popularity. Pkg., 3c ; oz., 9c ; >4 lb., 15c , lb., 50c. Carrots are excellent for feeding to stock. Horses relish them and fatten on one feed of Carrots daily. The yield is so heavy that an acre will keep vour horses fat and healthy all win- ter. ' Norman Belgian. A yellow sort, grow- ing to large size, and of the finest flavor for stock. We cannot too strongly urge you to try this Carrot. It is great for stock. Have you a horse at home, and you desire to have him look bright and feel gay, feed him with Carrots once a day during winter. One ounce of Norman Bel- gian will furnish enough food. Pkg., 10c ; oz., 15c ;' Ki lb., 25c: lb., 65c: by express, 10 lbs., $4.50. Long White Belgian. A white Carrot which has become the stand- . ^ It is very sweet, and gives excellent results as a stock food. Pkg., 5c ; oz., 10c ; lb., 45c. California Mammoth. Very large ; yields 100 tons per acre. Pkg., 5c; oz., 10c; M ^5 lb., 75c; 10 lbs., $6.00. Mastodon. Carefully selected Carrot. It is grand for stock and very prokftc. Pkg., 5c; oz., 10c; K lb., 20c; K lb., I 30c ; ib., 60c ; 6 lbs., $2.50. postpaid. ard for stock. MASTODON. PKQ.,5c;OZ. 43 JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO.'S CATALOGUE OF PLANTS AND SEEDS, LA CROSSE, WIS. Red Beauty*, The earliest Beet in the world. It is a perfect turnip-shaped„deep red, extremely early Beet, fit for table in only 28 days : of excellent fla- vor, p-oodouality , havin^- a deli h+fnl aeep rea color when cooked. Market gardeners are all pronounced in their earty expressions of praise, saying: "It is the earliest, finest blood-red Beet in existence," The foregoing was written some years ago, and up to date, despite the constant efforts of seedsmen, they have not been able to produce a Beet which in beauty and earliness approaches Salter's ixaa xseaiiry Beet, and we aoubt whether any will ever be produced that is earher than this, for we ard be?o^r*i?s"ra^?e^«n^^ "SLl^^^^ ^""^ ^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^""^^ ^^^^^^ this year is bettir than eveS so T?er ;iliir t^^^^ ^""^ grand color are simply unapproachable ; that rich crimson bO peculiar to Ked Beauty Beet finds for it a rapid sale at fancy prices wherever offered. It is so nerfect ?esufts IMS t^e W ^o^S^^^ private gardener planting same will be more than deligHted with th^ lb! $LoO; 51bs.rl4?/5^^ handsomest there is. Pkg., 10c; oz., 20c; Mlb., 35cd ^ ~ * Salzer's Best of AIL A great acquisition ; color outside is deep blood red, insidd layers of blood red and light red alternately. When cooked are a beautiful dark red throughout, fine grained and unsur-' in quality. At the age of •'Eclipse^ it is larger, while it continues to grow until late in the fall, at- taining a large size, and making a ^ood selling and eating Beet for winter. Now this Beet has been before the public but a couple of years, but the demand for same is something simply enormous. Everybody who has tested it will want it a second year because it is so immeaS' urabljr superior to such varieties as Dark Red Egyptian, Early Blood, Eclipse, De wings, etc. It IS a. great money-maker, as its fine shapr and size bring for it excellent prices wherevei offered. Its flavor is superb and in quality it is never found wanting. Indeed, Salzer's Red Beauty, Salzer's Best of All and Salzer's Long Smooth Blood Beets are 3 varieties you can bank on. They will never disappoint you. Pkg., 10c : oz.,l5c ; ^Ib., 35c ; lb., $1.25, postpaid. Spinach Beet. Makes a great quantity of greens, gMMMH i:n flavor very ^^■B much resem- bling the best Spinach. Good and tender all s u m mer long. Pkg., 10c; oz., 15c; Mlb., 35c. 800 Boz. Bunches Best of All per acre at 35c= $280.00 That pays. Improved Eclipse. EGYPTIAN. Dark Red Egyptian. The earliest ; higrhly prized by market gardeners every- where; size, about 3 inches, slig-htly flattened; skin,dark red^ flesh, fine, compact; , texture, tender; of superior j 60c. flavor. Pkg*., 5c; oz., 10c; ^^Ib., 20c; lb., 65c. Intense dark red. "W e sowed them with the Egyptian, and pulled Eclipse first, being larger Beets. Grow smoother ; are globe-shaped. Very early. For years this was the standard early- variety, and like Dark Red Egyptian has had a tremendous sale and it is well worthy a place in every garden. Pkg., 4c; oz., 10c; lb. THE EDMUNDS BEET. , 5c; oz.. Early York Beet This is a new strain of Turnip Beet, re- markably early, few leaves, with very tender and sweet fiesh. Its fine appearance, excel- lent color, splendid flavor^ tender jjuicy qualities recom- mend same to everybody, Pkg. , 10c; oz.,20c; J^lb., 50c; lb., 11.50. Edmunds' Beet It is of good size, very early, perfect in form, and of that deep rich blood color so much sought by- gar d e n e r s. It commands a good price and a ready sale in all markets. It will produce fully 800 dozen bunches early Beets per acre, equal to $280.00. ^b., 20c; lb., 58c. 1 Swiss Chard. Cultivated for its leaves ECLIPSE ed as Asparagus. BEET. Fkg.,5c; oz.,20c. Salzer's Royal Half Long Beet. There is a great demand for a half long, medium size, early, fine quality, dark red table Beet, and this require- ment our Royal Red fully meets. It's one of these beets— once planted, always planted. Pkg., 10c; oz., 20c; 3^b., 3; lb., $1.00; 51bs. Salzer's Long Smooth Blood This is the finest Beet grown for fall and winter use. ^ It is of deep red color, excellent flavor, and an enormous cropper, and keeps solid and fresh through- out the long winter. Cooks sweet, tender and crisD, and in everyway maybe considered the standard sort for the market and home gardener. It must not be compared with the common I^ong Smooth Blood offered by many seedsmen at a less price. Its high grade was attained by long years of care and selection. We could introduce many thousand testimonials on our Red Beauty for extreme earliness ; on our Best of All for large size and excellent quality as a round Beet ; while more than 47,000 gardeners and citizens are ready to say that Salzer's Long Smooth Blood is the finest Beet of all late sorts— a regular money-maker. Each Succeeding year adds thousands to its list of friends. Will you not be among them this season? Pkg"., 10c: oz., 15c* •<1K. 25c; Xb., 65c; 6 lbs., $3.00. • / e , , , JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO.'S CATALOGUE Or PLANTS AND SEEDS, LA CROSSE, WIS. 44 Standard Table Beets. CHEAP. Standard seeds we can afford to sell lower than any firm in America * but when it comes to our great specialties iji Beets, Beans, Corn, Carrots, Cabbages, etc., etc., we must get a fair price, to pay us for the tremendous care in growing and select- , ing the strains. Our great specialties cannot be supplied bjr anyone but ourselves. If a seeclsman oners them or specialties like Early Bird Radish, Lightning Cabbage, Red Beauty Beets, etc., put him down as a "double-barreled fraud." Early Blood Turnip— The standard early sort; good for both early and late use. Splendid in every and all particulars. Pkg., 3c; oz., 8c ; ^ lb., 15c ; lb., 38c. Bastian Extra Early —Probably one of the earli- est varieties of Turnip Beet. It is of blood red color when boiled. Pkg., 3c; oz., 8c; 15c; lb., 38c. Dewing"' s Bed Turnip —A fine variety, of a deep red color, and very early. Pkg., 3c; oz., 8c; % lb., 15c; lb., 38c. E arly Bass ano — Al- most as early as the Egyp- tian ; light color. Pkg., 2c ; oz., 8c; % lb., 14c; lb., 35c. Giant Holstein Mangel. A superior Mangel, long, red; of enormous size and excellent flavor. In the celebrated Hol- stein region (Europe) this splendid Mangel is used to the exclusion of all other sorts. It is eaeerlr eaten and relished by cattle, and re- turns a large yield of milk or fattening sub- MANGEL FOR STOCK. , ITo root crop is abetter paying investment for ^^^^^s to gro^^^^^^^ Wurzel. Sow m drills 24 inches apart and 9 inches m ^^^s; sow when g^ warm and moist. It will pay everv farmer to plant an acre, as the yield i^^^i^ mous. Feed after milking. A yicfd of 1,(X)0 bushels per acre is com^^ well, and does cattle much good, as a change m food always does good. Eiffel Tower Mangel. For the past 7 years we have been growing same on a large scale for seed, but have found it in all requirements way alieaa 01 any and every Mangrel yet tried. It is mammoth m size ; A soecimen, under favorable circumstances, having been grown WEIGHING 101 POUNDS. When we were overlooking the City of Paris, on the great Eiffel Tower, in 1894,we thought of our great Eiffel Tower Mangel, and felt proud that we had named this grandest of Mangels after the big tower. , The Mangel is enormously, wonderfully proline. Its yield is fabulous ; 1,000 to 1,800 bushels is nothing uncommon on good soil. Its quality is of a high order, and is greatly reUshed by ail cattle, giving a won- derful flow of milk, and is an excellent food for fat- ^^As^liiffel Tower, after which we have named this remarkable Mangel, is the most wonderful and tall- est structure in the world, so is this Eiffel Tower Mangel the most marvelously prolific flesh and milk producing Mangel known on earth. "There,' some- one will say, *' that's too strong- 1" Try the Mangel and you will say not half strong enough. PRICE OF EIFFEIi TOWER. By mail: Pkg., 10c; oz.. 15c; ^Ib., 2oc; lb., 60c; 5 lbs. (for 1 acre), $3.00; 10 lbs., $5.75. _ By express : Pkg,, 10c ; oz., 15c ; M lb.. 20c ; lb., 5dc; 5 lbs. (for 1 acre), $2.75 ; 10 lbs., $5.00. Standard Mangels* I^^Price of the following 5 sorts : By mail: Pkg., 4c; oz., 8c; ^ lb., 12c; lb., 32c. By express: Oz., 8c; 14 lb., 10c; lb., 25c; 10 lbs., $2.25. 1. Bed lyraneel— Long red; very fine. 2. Yellow Globe-A good sort in every particular. 3. Red G-lobe— Large ; of excellent quality. 4. Xiong: Yellow— A long-grow4ng sort. Highly prized and a large yielder. 5. Golden Tankard — Grows mainly above ground. Yields 1,000 bushels per acre. Very fine. Please note the very low price of this magnifi- cent Mangel. SUGAR 3IANGEL. This class, although by far not so large a cropper as our unrivaled Eiffel Tower, has many excellent qualities. Its flesh is white and very sweet. Sweet White— Largely grown for feeding purposes and for sugar. Pkg. , 5c ; oz., 10c ; lb., 50c ; by express, lb., 40c. Salzer's Jersey Sugar. There has been among dairymen some slight ob- jection to feeding Mangel Wurzel on account of a slight flavor that is retained in the milk. This we have endeavored to do away with, and we beheve that our new Mangel, Jersey Sugar, fills the require- ments completely. It is an enormous yielder, of fine, hglit white color, very sweet, and will produce an enormous flow of milk of the richest quality. Pkg., 10c; oz„ 15c; ]4 lb., 20c,' lb., 55c: 5 lbs. (for 1 acre), $2.50, postpaid; by express, ^ lb., 15c; lb., ioc; 10 lbs., $4.00. BEETS. Vilmorin^s Imperial— Under average conditions it has yielded 14 tons of roots to the acre, containing about 16 per cent of sugar. Lb., by mail, postpaid, 40c- lb., 15c ; oz., 5c ; 10 lbs., by express, .*F3.00. Klem-Wanzleben— This kind is cultivated on a larger scale than any other Sugar Beet. The root is conical, straight and even, quite large at the head and rapidly tapering. It is ea.sy to dig, a heavy yielder, and contains from 18 to 15 per cent of sugar. Lb., 40c ; ^Ih.y 15c ; oz., 5c ; 5 lbs., by express, $1.50. SaJzer's German Sugar. Specially grown for us by a great Sugar Beet grower in Germany. The stock roots from which our seed was grown averaged 17 per cent sugar. Pkg., 5c; oz., 10c; 34 lb., 15c; lb., 40c ; lb., by express, 30c ; 5 lbs., $1.25. Mixed Mangel Seed. Every year there are hundreds of our customers who write us for mixed Tdangrel Seed, and we have con- cluded this season to meet their wishes, and have mixed of all the varieties that we have in excellent pro- portion. This mixture, we know, will at once become popular. It is cheap, and will surely give satisfaction. We can heartily indorse .same. On our own farm the planting of mixed Man&eld yielded over 700 bushels per ere. • Price: Pkg., 3c; 2 pkg-s., 5c; oz., 7c; % lb., lOc; lb., 25c, postpaid; 2 lbs., 48c; 5 lbs. (sufficient for an acre), $1.10; by express, lb., 18c; 3 lbs. or more, 14c a pound. 45 JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO.'S CATALOGUE OF PLANTS AND SEEDS, LA CROSSE, WIS. SALZER'S LIGHTNING CABBAGE. FauSltattUsd^^XSyupSg^ Indeed, the failure of a clbbage crop is alarge item to their income, that it is cheaper, and is sold at 2 c a pape? or t^^^ Iff* ^^en «-ooutch Cabbage are grand. The Lightning, I can say, had a head to every plant set. The Giant is just as good. This praise is given to two good Cabbages,^* Chas. L. Johnson, Ranora, III, : " Tour Lightning Cabbage is early enough for me^^ And thus we could keen on and on. filling this catalogue with earnest, hearty, enthusiastic reports on our 3 great Cabbages— Lightning, Ideal and Giant Mat Dutch T&y are pri?e wiimers ev^^^^^ There is nothing Uke them. They are our great specialties. Any seedsmen oifering you these d sorts, or " iust as good ^ you Sin put hhn down Ld out. We sell these sorts only to our customers. In conclusion, we would say that if .you wish the earliest cWage in tie wWTd yo^^^^ Lightning. There is nothing quite so early, quite so fine or quite so prohfic as ^alzer'sLightmng Cabbage, and we hope that you wiU try same so that the number of our Lightning Cabbage customers for 1898 will sweQ to 150,000. Price of Salzer's Lightning Cabbage Seed. Pkg-., 15c; 2 pkg-s.; 25c; 3^oz., 35c; oz., 60c; ^Ib., $2.00; K lb-, $3,60; lb., $6.50, postpaid. EARLY SPRING CABBAGE. As Early as Wakefield and One-Third More Productive. This new Cabbage has been grown by a number of, the progressive gardeners around New York, Chicago and La Crosse. It is of the type of the Early "All Head,'* resembling it in habit of growth, but is as early as the Wakefield. It is yery uniform, round in shape, sUghtly flattened, very solid, even before the Cabbages attain their mature size. The flavor is excellent. On account of its shape, productiveness and solidity, it will prove a serious rival to the Wakefield, hitherto the most profitable and best early Cabbage. Gardeners cannot afford to be without this as it will be a "seller round cabbages receiving always the preference if offered in competition with pointed heads, while its compact form and good quality will commend it for the private garden. Our seed, being grown from introducers' stock, can be thoroughly relied upon. lib., $3.00; 3^ lb., 90c; oz., 30c; ^oz., 20c; pkg., 10c. New Cabbage, Round Sugar Head. The advantages of this ribw Cabbage are the following ; The he^s are very hard and heavy, the stalk is short, it is of the finest quality and a splendid keeper. It is one of the most desirable sorts for the manufacture of Sauerkraut, as it assumes a fine gol- den yellow color when pickled. Gardeners who raise Cabbage for pickle factories should give this sort a trial. Pkg-., 10c; 3 pkffs. for 20c; }i oz., 30c; oz., 50c. The 3 Great Cabbages. Salzer's Lig-htning-, pkg: 15c Salzer's Ideal, pkg- 12c Salzer's Giant Plat Dutch, pkg: 10c EABLY SPRING CABBAGE, SALZER'S GREAT IDEAL CABBAGE. This is positively the grandest second early Cabbage grown ; yes,yerily and truthfully the finest large, early or summer Cabbage m the wide world I That's strong, you think. Yes, it is a strong statement, but a statement we can prove every time. What Are Its Claims? Earliness I Ripe about as soon as Eastern seedarnen's early sorts, \yith heads twice, yes, often three times, as large 1 When we were market gardening, years ago, if we could have had this Cabbage it would have been a fortTine to us, because every market gardener needs just such a Cabbage, one that, as soon as Salzer's Lightning is ripe and on sale, will come with its matchless heads of such beauty that they will sell quickly at $1.00 to $l.oO a dozen. That's the price you will get for Salzer's Ideal. . . Quality I Well, now, we do not know of a Cabbage so uniform m size, so l^eautiful in appearance and of such tender and excellent quahty as Ideal, That is, for a sound, early and summer sort. , , ^ , ^ ^i, tt ^ Of the 1,000 sample paclcages that were distributed throughout the United States to Cabbage growers only, the most glowing and wonderful reports ^^Let us sum up the matter: It is the earliest large Cabbage grown ; it is the finest flavored summer Cabbage grown: it is the surest-heading sum- mer variety known. More than 10,000 large, sohd heads (ripean this Northern country in July) can be grown to each acre, on account of its remarkably compact growth. ^ , , ^ Our 3 Great Cabbage Sorts. Salzer's lightning for early, Ideal for second early, and Giant Flat Dutch for late, are the three sorts that we cannot conceive how we could m anv way improve upon. They are unsurpassed in quality and sureness to head. l4dce of Salzer's Ideal: Pkg., 12c; M oz., 30c; oz., 45c; ^ lb., $1.00; lb., $3.90. ^*The greatest Melon on earth, ^ee pages S7 and 57. Price of Ideal: Pkg:., 12c; Vz oz., 30c; oz.,45c; ^Ib., $1.00; lb., $3.90. 47 JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO.'S CATALOGUE OF PLANTS AND SEEDS, LA CROSSE, WIS. SAtZER^SJiirUT DUTCH [3. Indeed, over 128^00 pleased customers pronounce this the most wonderful of all market gardeners at La Crosse, it always io+?nt^f ^* year has brought for this grand Cabbage many new friend; late Cabbage ; and well thev ma . for it certainl - j. . - 1^ ^ ^ a brought thr^J^l'Lif^v?^-''''''?^^^?^*^- K^J? our possession for years. While we were Sngaged'as S?io a?e uini r^^^lvniSS'^lw*? ^^^.^.^S®^- by.careful selection greatly Improved it, andVith \ cShh^^e ^^ih^^\^^^ it absolutely the best, surest heading largest late Cabbag-eVrown.' It isa"grand inferfo?io Salze?4 aSnfFlft T?nf o^^"" ^^""^ America we don't know it. for every obtainable Sure Ilea cT Cabbage has been trifd b^us^ but aU fouSd kTinw nf ^^^^^ ^, * -H^^^?: -^ai^mers and others plantmg this will always realize from to 5(58.00 more a load than of anvlate CabbV^WwR rt fsXkna? ll^&.^ft^^ 500 big, solid heads, than 3c. for some cheap kincl and get only 20 to 30 looTcabba|f to sen voS ^'ii^ c;t iii^ T «; J^^n'^'V''"''^ the entire stock of this strain in America, and it can only be had of us."^ Don't be fooled by sledSnen offering ^enl^Z Y^^^i^^^^^ of sure-heading Cabbage, They can't do it. They will give you an inferior kind every tim^. If Xides^^^^^ genuine, buy none unless m our packag-es. Any one offering same not in our sealed packages, PITT HIM DOWN. 1. 2. 10 POINTS IT IS DISTINGUISHED BY: It's the Surest Heading Cabbage in the world. 6, Is the superior of all other Winter Cabbages. 7. Enormous solid heads, averaging IG to 20 lbs. 8. Measuring 12 to 14- inches in diameter. 9, Specially grown heads often reach 50 lbs. each. 10. ABSOLUTELY SURE HEADING— 999 OUT OF 1,000. nrp t^n hi^h fnv H^^l,?,??^ T?^^^*^ regularity in growth Salzer's Giant Flat Dutch certainl^ III ^I^^^^^^^^i^lf2^^'2il{ J^i?^*?'^' eyery time, very large, very hard, solid heads, uniform in shapi Interior creamy white, compact and crisp. Unequaled for cooking or slicing; flavor especially fine. It is the best winter keeper in forty states. It has more friends than any other sort. It is known to flourish on all soils. 999 mlrketible headi f rom f^m'^^^lTJf Vl''^ compact grower. It forms few loose leaves, wiiioh turn in from thfhetS^ Report of Then there is a. W. Peck, KernUng, la. , who says : pail, and as solid as a rock." grew, and I assure you every plant . noKv..^ ^ rjfiieyaU Giant Mat £)utch Cabbage is the best I ever raised. Has heads as large as a water '^i^e^lo^^^i'^^^^^ ^' - °- «P-'al pride. We have 7,5 heads, in&||3hl&S^ wJiglS Ib^ ^ Dutch Cabbage. Your Red ^^rethel•s^ield Onions are^ simply unexceflable llyMSnmo^^^ ;'My field of your Giant Flat Dutch Cabbage is the best late Oabbasre lh«. nnH still prrowiTitr TT.xrf.r'v- «i-.r./Jay farmers come for miles to see My Mammoth Pumpkin already PKICE OF SALZER'S GIANT FLAT DUTCH CABBAGE: , Pkg., 10c; 12 pkgs., $1.00; 100 pkg-s., $7.50; K oz., 20c; oz., 85c; ],i lb,, $1.26; lb., $4.00; 2 lbs., $7.00. JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO.'S CATALOGUE OF PLANTS AND SEEDS, LA CROSSE, WIS. 48 WE ARE PROUD OF SALZER'S GIANT FLAT DUTCH CABBAGE RECORD. we can safely say th.t it youwant^the best late C^^^^^^^ Hello DawsonI TMiere in all the world do you set that iine cabbage? I haven't luO j good heads on my three acres I and I bought some of the seeds from seedsmen who claim it ' was the very best. Dawson— Aiy friend, it you want a really good cabbage, you must buy salzer's Oiantrint ji;uici». I have 5 acres all as good as this load and sell like hot cakes at ^ per 100 heads, mi make 11,600 to 1^, (WO on cabbage alone. Its a sure thing end 1 speak what 1 know, that a b-er's Northern Grown Cabbagejseedis ihe J in the United States, Giant Flat Butch. Look at Mr. Farmer Content I He knows there is lots of money in Salzer's Cab- bages. He plants no other. See the look of su- preme content on his face. He has made lots of money on Sal- zer's Lightning, Ideal and Giant Flat Dutch Cab- bages, ana urges everyone to try them, for he knows THERE IS MONEY IN IT. We know there is lots of money for the market gardener and farmer who grow Salzfer's Giant Flat Dutch Cabbage. It marches along as a conquering hero, sweeping everything before it as a tall or winter Cabbage. Now, it does not matter whether you plant in the sunny South or the cold North, wet East or dry West, everywhere Giant Flat Dutch does well and proves a wmner. ^ complaint, while the good reports, s ome of the m almost beyond belief, have come to hand by the thousands. If you want a Cabbage ALT HEAD AND AL- WAYS STJRE TO HEAD, you have it, without a doubt, in Salzer's $1 PRICE OF SALZER'S GIANT FLAT PJ^TCH CABBAGE-Pkg,, lOc: IS 1.00; 100 pkg-s., $7.50; H oz„ SOc; oz., 35c; lb., $1.25; lb., $4.00; 2 lbs., $7.00. FARMER CONTENT, WHO GROWS ONLY CABBAGES FROM SALZER^S SUPERLATIVE SEED. We wish to repeat here, what we have said before, that for really fine vegetables,Cabbages,Onions, Peas, Radishes, etc., there is no, seed superior, and but very Uttle, we say very little, EQUAL to Salzjr's Northern Grown. Henderson's Autumn King. Autumn King is an entirely distinct variety ; best keeper we have ever seen ; it produces enormous solid heads of that dark shade of green that is most desirable in a Cabba,ge, and has such small outer leaves that it can be planted much closer together than the ordinary late' sorts, and can be rehed upon to pro- duce a greater weight of crop per acre than any other variety except Giant Flat Dutch. Of course, Giant Flat Dutch Cabbage cannot be beaten by any sort yet introduced. A distinc- tive feature of the Autumn King is the peculiarly crimped leaves, which not only add to its appearance, but enable it tQbe distinguished anywhere. Next to Giant Flat Dutch, it is unquestion- ably one of the best late sorts of to-day. It is certainly far ahead of the Sure- head variety offered in Philadelphia. Pkg., 10c ; oz., SOc ; 34 lb., 90c ; lb., $3.00. Braun- schweiger. This is the cel- ebrated Cabbage of Germany, and thousands upon autumn king cabbage. thousands or ^ ^, * -i. -u *4.i, acres are annually grown there to be made into Sauer Kraut, the favorite dish or the Germans, and not disregarded by the Americans. This Cabbage is particularly adapted for pickling. It forms a very large, fine, compact head. The flavor or this Cabbage is pecuUarlypleasant. It is a variety that will give satistaction, and we be- speak for it a trial. We wish you coald have seen the large fields of this splendid variety in Germany. It was a sight worth seeing, reminding us of the great fields one sees of our matchless Giant Flat Dutch in many parts of America. We are sure this sort will please you. Pkg., 10c : oz., 20c ; oz., 35c ; K $1.00 ; lb., $3.50. The New 103 Cabbage, or Hundred Weight. "This certifies that I sold to .John A. Salzer Seed Co. my complete stock of my new colossal Cabbage 103, at $50.00 a pound. I call it 103 because I raised a head which, with leaves, weighed 103 pounds. J OHN Kruse." We urge all to test this wonderful sort. It is late and de- lights in a rich soil. Pkg., 15c ; 2 pkgs., 25c. 5 Good Second Early Cabbages, standard Low-Priced Sorts. Salzer's Improved Market— One of the very best sec- ond early Cabbages grown. It ripens next to Wakefield, while it is nearly double it3 weight. We brought it forward to meet the wants of our market, while we were extensively engaged as market gardeners. It is a sure header, and sells at high prices. Pkg., 5c ; oz., 20c ; 34 COc ; lb., $2.00. Excelsior Cabbag-e— A very superior second early Cab- bage ; large, full, soUd heads. Pkg., 2c ; oz., lOc ; M lb., 36c. Henderson's Genuine Succession, or *'AU the Year 'Round"— Planted early, it forms a good second early ; planted later, it makes a fine summer sort ; while planted late it gives large, fine, sohd heads for winter use. Pkg., 2c; oz., 10c; lb., $1.00. Fotler's Imp. Brunswick— An excellent second early. Pkg., 3c: oz., 10c- ^ lb., 35c; lb., $1.10. All Season's Cabbagre— The boss Cabbage ; good for early, good for summer and good for late use. Pkg., 3c; oz., 10c; lb., $1.20. 1 packagre each above 5 sorts, 16q, Cabbage, Htmdred Weight, or Np. 103- Pkg., 15g ; 2 pkgs., 25c, 49 JOHN A. SALZER SEEI> CO.'S CATALOGUE OF PLANTS AND SEEDS, LA CROSSE, WIS. Salzer's Earliest Cabbage. This Cabbage is br6ught forward to meet the wants of every- body. Recognizing the fact that a week earlier in the early Cab- bage crop is from 25 to 50 per cent more money in the market gardener s piir'se, our constant study and experimenting has been to introduce a Cabbage of fair size and extra early, and. next to Lightning, the earliest. Salzer's Eai liest we unhesitatingly recommend as the very earliest, fully 12 days earlier than the Early York, Express, Etamps, etc. It is only a trifle later than Salzer's New Lightning. Small size hard heads, often weighing 9 pounds; fine in every particular, Pkg.,5c; oz., 25c; 34 fb., 7^3; lb., $3.00. Henry Benke, a market gardener near La Crosse, sold $600.00 worth of Salzer's EarUest Cabbage from I34 acres of land. That paysl Price Salzer's Earliest: Pkg.,5c; oz.,25c; 3^4 lb., 75c; lb., $3.00. See pages A6, 47, AS, h9 and 50 for great Cabbages. The 3 Great Cabbages, Salzer's Lig-htning", pkg- 15c} One Salzer's Ideal, pkg- 12c > Each, Salzer's Giant Plat Dutch, pkg*.. . 10c ) 30c Salzer*s Jersey Wakefield Cabbage. This is one of the very best, most satisfactory early Cabbages for general crop we know of. Salzer's New Lightning GETS THERE in 60 days ; hardy, soh(£ best medium size; Sal- jgk 1 |"7rTVO KT/^VK^OPnKI zer's Earliest, or 80-Day, \ I I /r rVL> NsI^^HBP iilN never fails to be on time, ■» ■ ' ■ i^p^-.*- ^^^^^^ " while our Extra Early Jersey Wakefield follows closely, and is a larger head. Our plan is to plant % Salzer's Lightning, ^ Salzer's Earliest or 80- Day, and ]4 Extra Early Jersey Wakefield. North- ern-grown Cabbage seeds, our customers will find, E reduce 25 per cent more eads, and are fully one week earlier than East- ern stock. Our Jersey Wakefield is especially fine, all grown from selected heads. Our friends will find it far superior to any offered in America. Pkg.,6c;oz,, 15c; 341b., 50c; lb., $1.75. r^Common Jersey Wakefield— Pkg., 8c; oz.,10c; 1^ lb., 35c; lb Short Stem Drumhead —A magnificent late Cabbage, domg well everywhere. Pkg., 10c; oz., 40c; % lb., 75c; lb., $2.00. New Wonderful— All- the- Year-'Round Cabbage. Pkg., 10c; oz., 50c. All Head Early — Pkg., ShortSteSTDTumhead. ^' « "-CO- Pkg., 10c. g^Y! We have greatly reduced the prices of sta»- clard seeds, offerings them lower than any other responsible seedsman in America. We are the larg-est growers, hence our cut prices on standard sorts. Let us have your list to figure on. We will not be undersold. , $1.10. Dutch Winter or Hollander. For several years past Cabbages have been imported from Holland and sold in the American market at prices nearly double those obtained for the product of our own gardens. Through, our connection with the largest seed growers in HoUand, we have obtained a supply of the genuine seed, and offer it at such a price as to bring it within the reach of all. The heads of this valuable sort are of medium size, averaging a weight of 8 pounds, are verjf solid and deepf and of a fine white color, making them entirely distinct from any other strain. Their qual- ity is superior, and they kee2^ better than any other sort, the heads being just as solid and perfect when taken up in the spring as when they were put away in the fall. No Cab- bage will sell beside it, even if offered at half the price. This is grown in large quantities by the Cabbage grow- ers near Kacine, Chicago, La Crosse, St. Louis, etc. Lb.,$3.00;Hlb.,90c; oz., 30c; 3^ oz., 20c; pkg., 10c. , ^^We will not be undersold by any responsil:)le seedsman in America.*^ Please let's have your list to estimate on. How about Nectar of Angels Melon P Pages S7 and 57. SALZER'S New Bridgeport Mammoth Cabbage. Salzer's New Bridgeport Market— This is a new strain of Mam- moth Drumhead Cabbage. It makes a large, round, solid, firm head which seldom bursts, and sells at advanced prices. The seed of this sort is scarce, and has often sold as high as $20.00 per pound in the Bridgeport Cabbage districts. To get the genuine seed of this won- derful new strain, buy of us. Pkg-., 10c; 2 pkg-s., 16c: H o^s., 26c: oz., 46c; 3^ lb., $1.00; lb., $8.^0. » /2 , Genuine Surehead Cabbage. Pa— *'I guess you are i right,my son,it is too bad. Had he planted Salzer's | Northern -Grown seeds, | as I advised him, he could now sell from 6,000 to I 10,000 heads per acre at | good prices.*' PHIIiADEIiPHIA STRAiJ5f Oh' GlfiNUii^ia SUBiE PKG., lOc. IAD CABBAGE. This IS the celebrated strain of Surehead Cabbage offered by the seedsmen of Philadelphia It IS a very choice variety of late Flat Dutch Cabbage, but not equal to Salzer's Giant Plat Dutch in xi^ q^.lities that go to make up good late Cabbage. This stock is obtained from the same growers that all the prominent houses m Philadelphia obtain there Genuine Surehead from. It is A Nn 1 m every respect. I>rice of Surehead : Pkg. , 10c ; oz. , 20c ; 3^ lb. , 60c ; lb. , $2.20. One wacbag^e each, 20 different kinds of Cabba&e seed, our selection, postpaid, onlv 75c; 5 different sorts, our selection, 20c. » ^ JOHN A. SALZER SEED CQ/ S/cIaTALOGUE OF PLANTS AND SEEDS, LA CROSSE, WIS, 50 STANDARD CABBAGE SEEDS-LOW PRICES. ^ ^ \ Pahhaffp in the world— are risM up tojjmcago s, jrmj.aut;ipiua, », -l> c v> c, ^^j.j.Y^^^t^K,^^^ ~. — - - - - - - - Bed Dutch —This is ---^ — known small red pickling CabDage, with very solid heads. Oz. , 15c ; ^ lb. , 40c; lb., $1.50. G-iant Red Dutch— This superior Red Dutch Cabbage is largely grown for its excellent pickling and fine cooking qualities.- Pkg., 10c ; oz., 20c ; J^lb.,60c; lb.,$2.00. arefen Globe Savoy— A fine Cab- bage ; small but solid heads ; in every respect the Cabbage for family use. Pkg., 5c ; oz., 15c ; J^lb., 35c ; lb., $1.25. Mammoth aiobe Savoy— Mubh larger than above ; excellent in all particulais. Large quantities of this are grown by gardeners. Style of head changeable from globe to flat. Pkg., 10c; oz., 30c; 34lb.,50c; lb., $1.70. Late Flat Dutch Cabbage. The standard late Cabbage; extra strain. Better than most seedsmen's best, because it's Northern g-rownl Pkg., 3c; oz., 10c; 34 lb., 35c; lb., $1.10. Premium Plat Dutch— Extensively grown ; large and excellent for winter. Pkg,, 3e ; oz., 10c ; 34 lb., 35c ; ^^iitarbiehead Mammoth— Largest Cabbage in the w^orld ; heads have been grown weighing 60 lbs. Fkg., 2c; oz,, 10c; lb., 35c; lb., $1.10. Early York— Tliis has for years been the favorite. Very early sort ; small heads ; excellent flavor ; good header. Pkg., 2>^c ; oz., 10c ; K lt>., 35c ; lb., 90c. I, arge York— Larger but later than the Early York ; very fine. Pkg., 2c; oz., 9c; >4lb., 35c; lb., 90c. Early Winning'stadt— One of the very best early for general use ; splendid in every way ; much nked by gardeners as an excellent early Cabbage. Pkg., 5c ; oz., 15c ; % lb., 45c ; lb., $1.50. , ^ 1 1 Early Flat Dutch— The second earlv Cabbage : largely grown about New York and Boston ; good sized heads. Pkg., §3^c; oz., 10c; lb., $1.1 0. IF YOU DESIRE SEEDS In large quantities, $5.00 worth or more, please send us your list to estimate on. We are the largrest growers and can save you money. LATE FLAT DUTCH. Grerman Filder- kraut— Well laiown to German growers; extra stock. Pkg., 3c; oz.,12c; %lb.,45c;lb., $1.50. FILDERKRAUT, SURE-HEADING CAULIFLOWERS. ^ ^ ^ - - - Salzer's Surehead Cauliflower La Crosse Early Favorite. Growing_ side by side vnth Henderson's Snowball, Xia Crosse Early Favorite was de- cidedly the finest in appearance, earliest m yield, with largest number of sure heads ; indeed, it is the finest in every respect we have ever tested. Next to our magnificent Early Surehead, this is certainly the best sort of plant. Pkg., 20c ; 3 pkgs. , 60c ; ^ oz. , $1.10; Koz-''^l-7S; oz., $3.00. . ^ ^ Snowball— Largely grown m the East. Very fine, and many customers prefer the C"--^".' „ ^ Henderson strain of Snowball Cauhflower. I ^^^wer Pke It is grown in Denmark, and we are sure f"^^ 07 75o our customers will like it. Pkg., 15c; ^oz., j ^"2,' ""^-'^.^^ $1.50; oz., .$2.50. v,^^-Y^ Ribbon- stock Cauliflower. It's our pride. None like it m America. Erfurt Early D'warf— This is the celebrated C a u 1 i flower so largely grown in Erfurt. Early, fine, and sure to head. Pkg., 10c ; oz., $2.00. Early Paris —One of the earliest; small SNOWBAIiL. PKG., 15c. -The high grade, fancy Pkg., 85c; 2 pkgs., 50c. We challeng-e the world to produce a finer, hand- somer or earlier Cauliflower than our New Earliest Surehead. It will surpass in earhness the bnowbaii and every other known variety. Whether for forcing or open ground, planted early or late, it is the surest header of aU. Very dwarf and compact in growth, like the Snowball, it can be planted very close, 18 inches each way, and is particularly desirable for forcing under glass. In our trial grounds every plant produced a superb head that surpassed every other variety in earliness, size and quality. A Few Testimonials Only: Carl Vollenweiter, Minn,: ''Surehead is the finest Cauli- flower I ever saw." , , , ^ A,0, Ebert, la.: ''Never before had such a beautiful Cauh- flower. Surehead is sure." ^ c Fred. Oroot, Wis. : "I made $50.00 on the one ounce Sure- head Cauliflotver. Every head was fine." • O G.Kennedy Jnd. "Best and fi7iest Cauliflower leper saiv.' Salzer's Surehead is unquestionably the largest as weU as the best of all Cauliflowers. Market gardeners, once hay- ins sown it, will plant no other. We want to introduce it everywhere, hence our extremely low price. Price ; Pkg., 15c ; Tpkls., $1.00; ^ioz., $1.00; ^z^, $1.75; oz., $b.OO; ^ lb., $10.00. Autumn Giant Cauliflower. A gorgeous fall sort, with fine heads ; very large and of excel- lent qual- ity. Al- ways liked by market gardeners. Pkg., 10c; i^oz.,$1.00; oz., $1.50; 14 lb., $3.00. selected for stock feeding, nish 1,000 plants. Pkg., 5c: KOHLRABI. We place this under Cabbage be- cause it has the Cabbage flavor and is earlier. This delicious vegetable is justly popular. Excellent for soups or cook- ed as turnips. Full Cabbage flavor ; earUer than Cabbage. Early Vienna— White ; b e s t f or table use. Pkg. , 5c ; oz. , 15c ; K lb. , 50c. Salzer's Purple Vienna— The finest of all. Early, sweet, tender. Will ripen fit for use in 28 days. It is a delicious Cabbage- fiavored dish; you will like it. Pkg., 10c; oz.,25c; 4 lb., .$1.00; lb., $3.00. Salzer's Mammoth— Specially Grow to large size and of juicy quality ; 1 ounce will fur- oz., 25c ; lb., 60c ; lb., $2.00. EXTRB EllRLY SNOWBmi. It has given, the most gen- eral satis- i^u^^Srcn? THE AUTTON GIANT. PKO., lOc tomers ; has proven invariably a sure header. The flower head is of very flne grain, dense growth, while the plant has a very short stem and close outer leaves. While we are aware that price is of Httle consideration in this critical seed, it cannot be denied that if equal quaUty may be obtained, a i^o^erate reduction m price is not to be despised. Pkg., 13c; oz., $2.00; ^ lb., $6.00. CHAMPIGNONS OR MUSHROOMS. . ^ The demand for Mushroom spawn among private growers and gardeners for F^t^f^^^.'^'thfi mo4t t^fp has increased with us since 1892— in 5 vears over 800 per cent. Everybody is trying thi.s most aeu & of alf IdiWe fun^^^^ Our booklet, ""Bow Mushrooms Grow," is mailed you upon receipt of 20c. T-hSMiiXoom is a delicious edible fungus, of a white color, changing to a brown when old. The gill^ arelm>se^fa?i It produces no seed, but instead a white, fibrous sub- '^pTtItURE OF can be grown in the cellar, in sheds or in ho^ bed^noSnair onslSiv^ Fermenting horse manure at a temperature of ab^urro^degre^^^^^ the sfze"^ required, 18 inches deep. t^^s bed plant the piee^^^^^ o^S-n fi iS^bpranart covei-xi.2 the whole with 2 inches of light soil, and protect from cold and severe Ue'Mush?^ms w^^^^^^^^ about^6 weeks Wafer with lukewarm water, and only when oSfce dry. Salzer's booklet, *'How Mushrooms Grow," postpaid, for 20c. Price, ib.T by mail, 30c: 4 lbs., $1.00; by express, lb., 20c; 5 lbs., 7Bc; 10 lbs., $1.35. MUSHROOMS. ■TOT A. SALZER SEED CO.'S CATALOGUE OF PLANTS XND SEEDS, LA CROSSE. WIS. SALZER'S SELF-BLANGHiSR CELERY ten&|fc?4^^^^ ''r^ ki'o'^- S-den this variety produced the vS.^SiS;?'" i"PPi?g- The de^knd the last 9 l^^arsTr^tC mSgnlS^ S"--* *<> Irowand use f or homl^rdelT ni?i2. fi.^®^?"^ J •^■•"lost every order seemed to want Salzer's Self-Blauoher St^^^^ marvelous. Last year elceeded MONEY IN CELERY. iQ rv=^ ^T?/^^?^^^"^ Salzer's Self-Blancher Celery. J9ffiwi''^^'^''^'^' ® ^ ^^^en ^$750.00 1^,000 later, @ 2g apiece , 240.00 ^■J^^^'^u^^ ^^^o^' ^'^nt, etc., need noti exceed $190.00 per acre, which would give you the hand some profit of $800.00 per acre. ^ ^ uvntjuana This can only be ?nade by Salzer's Early Self Blancher Celery, because it is the earliest. iiiinches bem^ remarkably stocky and a wonderfully' strong grower, is very heavy, perfectly solid, of a deli- cious, sweet flavor, and with all these points is a i wonderful keeper. One would think that these ' would be a sufficient number of good quahties.but to al 1= these IS added THE WONDERPUIi aUALITY' OF SELF-BLANCHma to a very reiSirl^ble^^^^ tent. Without banking- up, or any covering to speak of, even the outer ribs become of a yel- ' > new Sweet Corn-Earliestr^well,we won^t say. See page 37. It is 20 days the earliest. Pkgr. of 5 kernels, 20c.^^ Salzer's Telephone Sweet Corn. Next to ''First- of -All" this is the earliest variety grown. The ears are of fair size, a size in great de- , mand in the market. Quite a quan- m tity of this Corn was distributed^ among large market gardeners, and our illustration truthfully depicts its merits as an extremely early sort. It creates a demand for itself m every market where once tried! Your grocers, your market buyers, your family customers cry for it; everybody once using it for early will want no other. The kernel is white, the stalks short,.the ears fair sized.the yield large, and itsextrerae earliness remarkable. It is the Corn to grow for private use, or for sale by the market gardener. Note our low price for this remarkable By mail: Pkg., 10c; K Pt., 20c; pt., 25p; Qt., 45c; pk., $3.00, postpaid. By freig-ht or express: Pkg-., 10c; pt., 20c; qt., 30c; pk., $1.25; bu., $3.50. New Early Champion Sweet Corn. Produces ears 12 inches long in 60 days. This new variety is, without question,the earliest largre Sweet Corn yet introduced, being -7—- onlv a few days later than the first earlv small sorts, ^ars nearly as large as the Evergreen ; pure white kernels, with medium sized white cob ; very sweet, tender and full of milk, yielding from 2 to B ears to the stalls. Pkg. , 10c ; pt., 20c ; qt., 35c ; pk., 7oc ; bu., $2.90. La Crosse Early Sweet Corn. Next to Salzer's Telephone and Salzer's Northern Pedigree, no Sweet Corn excels this in earliness and productiveness. Fine, large kernels, dehciouslv sweet, of medium size ears, ^^or illustration hpc above. Pkg., 10c; pt., 30c; qt., 40c; by express, pt., 20c; qt., 30c; pk., $1.25; bu.,$3.00. ^ ^ M Northern Pedigree Sweet Corn. Side bv side with Ne Plus Ultra, Amber Cream, Early Minnesota, and Early La Crosse, it proved 4 days ahead of Early La Crosse, and from 7 to 12 days ahead of other sorts. Stalks dwarf, ears small, well developed, full and deliciously sweet. The drift of hundreds of testi- monials received : "Had Sweet Corn from Salzer's Northern Pedigree nhpqA of mv neighbors." Good-sized ear and of the most dehcious sweetness. "^By mail: Pkg.,1^^; pt., fOc; <1*., 50c; by express, pkg., 10c; pt., 20c; qt., 35c; pk., $1.25; bu., $3.00. Corn— Country Gentleman. Thisisusedlargely in the East, where it is called the finest of all Sweet Corns for private table. It is also known as Zig-zagr Corn, on account of the pecuUar arrangement of its kernels. It is rather late but is of a delicious quality, ripening 6 days before Evergreen Corn, and will delight the most fastidious epiciire. Pkg., 10c; pt.,20c; qt.,35c; pk„$1.00; bu.,$2.90. Extra Early Adams. This Corn is a splendid early variety, though not as early as the Teleohone, Early La Crosse and these varieties, yet it follows them 4 clEsely %vith great large ears that it is one of the most profitable varieties that can 5 grown on account of earliness and fine shape of ears ; not sweet. Pkg., 10c ; pt., 20c ; qt.r35c; pk., $1.00; bu., $2.75. AWN GRASS PRICES OF FOLLOWINa 8 aORTS: By express, pkg., 5c; pt., 12o; qt., 17c; pk., $2.25; by mail, pkg., 5o; pt., 15c; qt., 28c. 1 . Perry' s Hybrid (Ballard's Early )— Also known under Chicago market. It is a fine sort ; very sweet ; a good second early ; large, . 2. Early Minnesota— One of the best varieties for second early ; splendid in all particulars. ^ ^ . 3. Early Marblehead— Pino flavor and very sweet. 4. Moore's Concord— Largest and best second early. 5. Cory— A splendid, very early Sweet Corn ; rich m flavor. 6. Mammoth Sugar— A large sort, very sweet ; later than liiver- ^^•I^^Eg-yptian Sweet— Late ; ears large and flavor rich and sweet. 8*. Hicox Canner — A superb sort for canning, ripening 2 weeks before Egyptian. — i— « Stoweirs Evergreen Sweet Corn. There is no Sweet Corn more generally and largely planted than the Evergreen. Now, our strain is vastly superior to the bulk ottered. It has been carefully grown for seed and is sure to give great satis- faction. The ears are very large ,-~we have seen them 10 to 11 in«hes long —deliciously sweet, and will outsell the common varieties 01 late Sweet Corn two to one. You will like it because it will give satis- faction. Pkg., 10c; pt., 20c; qt., 30c, postpaid; by express, pkg., 10c; qt.,20c; pk.,60c; bu., $2.25. Black Mexican. This variety is always scarce. It is of excellent quahtv, me*dium late, and on account of its novel appearance is sure to be taking. Pkg., 10c;T>t.,20c:qt.,35c;pk„*1.00;bu.,$3.00. • 4. on o ^^We can also supply at 5c a package, 15c a piirt, aoc a quart and 90c a peck, the following: Early Adams, Burling- ton, Tom Thumb, Shaker's Early Triumph, Zigzag, None- Such, Excelsior and other standard Corn sorts. Nectar of Angels. I Read about U. Pages 37 and 57. . 53 JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO.'S CATALOGUE OF PLANTS AND SEEDS, LA CROSfeE, WIS. wh^eth'^e?^f?;^ci?y^a^/d^e^? o'^A^cye^^^^^^^ ihliST^^^^l f^tf gardeners, by private planters, customers Plantedthis sort in 1897, and'^Sl pVonouncId lt7he%ffl!^t?finltt Cu O'^'' ^^.OOO 1=-.' ^ SA LZER 5 E AR L I EST C U CU M B E R ^ be? nL*te\SW'^o^ioW notjiing in AmeHca, nothing in the wide world in the Cucum- We havp ii^t i^+S ""^"^^ "l^rket gardener, citizen or farmer as Salzer^s Earliest Cucumber, leaped into T^nVl^^^^ early variety and already, judging from hundreds of reports, it has remlrk?hlv^SfPoV«^^^ 1^;??^.^^ L'? the most ^ma^ificent early Cucumber we have eve? seen. It is Skets Ve Ji™^^^ ^^^^ beautiful, nice sized Cucumbers, -just the size which sell well In all G?e?n vet it 1«^Ro S^rlS^ -Sk^f fc'^^'^T"'^''^ Although not as large as Salzer's Perfection or Improved Long attention and nav t^^^^ other sort except the Small Early Market-that it cannot help attract vSv has come ^) stav^InT?h« ^l^Z if/?' ^ \l ^^^^^^^^ ^^'^^ ^^^^"^^ outdoor planting. This iS^la o?Aa?.?TS +t;2 f o P^ce is SO low that everybody can enjoy an early Cucumber. ^ f nr +h ^^^J ^f^l^^st Cucumber m the world. A Cucumber especially adapted for the hot-bed or early garden culture, as it sets quickly and produces beautiful Cu- cumbers in the shortest possible time. It is a greaB money-ma&rXr market S^^^^^ a'r^% time agam received $1.20 and $1.50 a dozen for tliesegre^b early fS ^L^^ ^"^"""^ tha? every market gardener who will carefully grow them S out of them ^""""^ sheltered location outside, will make lots arid Tots of nioney 1. 7 A Z^?"^ Gardeners Who Used Salzer's Earliest. wmi^iS O^r^d^'^X^S^,^^^ Earliest Cucumber is a bonanza to market gardeners." ou^of a^ttog e\l^^^^ "I made more money out of 1 lb. EarUest Cucumber than Henry Johns, Iowa : "It is the earliest Cucumber I ever tested. Mine were the first m the market, and quickly sold at $1.00 per dozen " Mrs. Fred HeiL Evanston : "I bought 1 oz. for my own use Thev nroved vprv pu^^e nothing m the wide, \vide world equals Salzer's Prolific Pickle^or tSl If you have ever grown a finer Cucumber than Salzer's Earliest, that will make vou more money and quicker money, and is a finer quality, we would Uke trknow it ^ -rv ^^ice of Salzer's Earliest Cucumber: Pkg., 10c; oz., 2 0c; i^lb ., 5 0c; lb., $1.75; 4 lbs., $6.00. SALZER'S GREAT JAPANESE OlilMBING CUCUMBER. Fully described on page 54. It's a wonderful Cucumber. Pkg., 10c; oz., 20c. Salzer s Perfection Cucumber. For hot-bed forcing, for early in the open grround, or, m fact, for any purpose whatever, this Cucumber is the peer of all. We have never seen a strain so uniform in size, col- or and evenness, so complete in all the requirements that go to make a good Cucumber, as our Perfection. Indeed, the fact of its combining every good quality, its ready and quick sale in our market at double the common-sort prices, its fine appearance and its remarkable, astonish- ing productiveness, led us to give it the name of Perfec- tion. We can heartily rec- , ommend same to all who ommend same to all who -T ' ■ ^ ^^^^^^^^■^r*' '*'*^^ \^>^ ^'*jm lltl i^-J.^\ desire a really choice Cu-^P^ice of Salzer's Perfection Cucumber: Pke- . lOc* oz 20p- v iv^ ^H/^. ivT asi In f cumber. Very profitable t the market gardener « ^um«er. ^-gg., luc, oz.,.eOc, ^Ib. , 50c, Xb., $1.40, postpaid. ^I'^' ^^<5i*st, a Cucumber grower, sold $107.00 worth "■"^^""^ of Cucmnbers from ^4 lb. of seed. Don't that pay? f ^g" ^4 lb., 50c ; Ib.ril.SO JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO.'S CATALQGUEjDFPLANT ^ND SEEDS , LA CROSSE, WIS Improved Long Green. A Fine Cucumber. TMs variety seems to have taken the lead all through the world as the great variet7 to plaait for a general crop* (xrown in every civihzed country, and we know of no sort that we would more heartily recommend for general garden culture than this. Of course, our Salzer's Earnest, White Snow, Long Giant, Prolific and Japanese Chmher are magnificent varieties, and should be planted everywhere as a trial, and will do well everywhere as a general crop, but our Improved Long Grreen seems to have captured the hearts of everybody fox this purpose. It is safe to say that more seed is planted of this sterling variety than of any five other standard sorts. jNext to Salzer's Perfection and Market Garden, it is withal the very best to plant for all purposes. It is a splendid forcing Cucumber , as well as for general crop. One of the best selling Cucumbers m the market. Long, smooth, fine flesh, but few seeds. Grows from 10 to 20 inches long. It is the Cucumber you want for house and market. Enormously productive. Pkg., 5c; oz., 10c; Mltov SOc; lb., 60c; 51bs., $3.90. Salzer's Long Giant Cucumber. This variety certainly surpasses all other green varieties in its giant length and great beauty. It is positively the handsomest green Cucumber that V we have ever seen, often measuring 15 inches long ; Very uniform in size, while the quality is all tfiat can be asked for. It is extremely crisp and brittle The Salzer Japanese Climbing Cucumber is the. greatest Xucum^^ novelty since Pharaoh forbid the IsraeUtes this niost de,l^<^i9^s our a^lSaSfe reported 2,000 dozen per acre of new Cicumber is a strong and vigorous grower, vui^^ attaining ^^^arly W fine, sXble Cucumbers. Pkg., 15c J oz., 25c ; M lb., length of common varieties, and may be grown on f^^nc^s, poles or tr^lises, tfius nne, b postpaid, saving much valuable space in small gardens or m market gardens where lana i ouc, lu., ^^x^uv, f is dear. It is estimated that with this Cucumber ths product of a given area can be in- creased threefold. The fruits are 10 to 12 inches in length, of a fine green color ; the flesh is thick and firm , never bitter, and fine for pick- ling as well as slicing. It is very pro- nficand the fruits being raised well above the ground, never suffer from wet weather or insects;- ^ vines are proof against mildew, ^-yOo and continue bearing until late m.. . the fall. Pkg., 10c; oz., 30< ; Kl^-, /^^ 70c. ; lb., $1.50. Giant Pera. They are fit to eat at any stage. The flesh is very white, yery clear, pecuHarly crisp, tender and brattle. Pkg., 10c ; 34 lb., 50c ; lb., $1.75. West India Gherkins. A novel little Cucumber, grown mostly for show and pickles. Pkg., 5c: oz., 20c. # GIANT PERA. PKG.,10c. t 800. '^tHACRF Salzer'sGiantTailby'sHybrid White On our ground it cropped enor- l^-riurt »pine. mously and every Cucumber was ^.^^^r^ long, smooth and fit for market, some ' jj measuring 15 inches in length, and bringing fully 50% higher prices than common sorts. Pkg., 10c; oz., 20c; ^ lb., 45c ; lb., $1.25. Snake. Have seen this Cucumber as long as 6 feet,coiled up like a snake. Singu- lar and remarkable curiosity. It is good for food, but is grown more on. account of its oddity, Pkg. , 10c ; oz. , 25c. lytlXED CirCTJMBEIt SEED, all sorts and kinds. Pkg-. ,10c; oz., 16c; ^ lb., 50c; lb., 90c, postpaid. Salzer's Prolific Pickle. THE PRINCE OP LON0 CtrOUMBERS. 8 Cheap Cucumbers, ^rts?^ ^^Price of following: 8 sorts: Pkgr., 3c; oz.,8c;Mlb.,12c; lb., 40c;toy express, 30c. 1 . Early Market — The very earliest of all Cucumbers; good for forcing; 8 to 5 inches long. S. Green's Prolific-One of the best pickling sorts known ; small, crisp, productive. Pkg., 3c. 3. Boston Pickling— -Fine pickler. 3c. 4. White Grerman— This is the handsomest early variety known ; is large and very produc- tive. The white color is peculiarly clear. Pkg.j3c. 5. Nichols' Medium-Henderson's favorite. 6. White Per.— Fine white variety. 7. White Erfurt Spine — Wondrously pro- lific early frame Cucumber. Largely used in Europe as earliest. Imported, 8. Long" Green Soutng:ate-A great beauty ; sells rapidly, and is of excellent taste. Pkg. , 3c. SNAKE. PKG.,ioc. Salzcr's Prolific For several vears we have made Cucumbers for pickles a study, testing and originating new sorts for this purnose, until to^dlyw^^^ have perfection in Salzer's Prolific Piclde. It is fine in form, sohd and thick m texture, excellent inaualitv and combines all the elements necessary to make a good Pickle. It is enormously productive, cropping from 200 to Sk) busM with ease, per acre. The past summer we spent much time m reselectin^ and greatly improving our Pr^aMcPicMerandw^ find it now % all odds the best offered m America. Indeed, as a. large pickle Salzer, your Prolific Pickle is perfection dqn't try to improve it, it can't toe done." Price of Prolific Pickle. Pkg., 10c ; oz., 15c ; ^ lb., 30c ; lb., $1,10: 6 lbs. (enough for 1 acre), $6.50. By express, >i lb., 25c; lb., $1.00; 6 lbs., $5.50. A{OOBUS.J|itA.at#|.°-2=*MOO.T^.^^MYo. 55 JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO/S ^^.TALOGUE OF PLANTS AND SEEDS, LA CROSSE, WIS. New Lettuce, Heavy- Weigm Our New Heavy-Weis-ht Lettuce is or unusual size and solidity of head, with but little tendency to run to seed. We have had it time and again 18 inches in diameter, with heads almost as solid as an early Summer Cabbage ; IS crisp, tender and of excellent flavor, and always free from bitterness. The outside color is distinct in shade, while on the inside the color is yel- lowish white. Pkg., 15c; oz., 25c: lb., 75c. Grand Rapids Forcing. The Best Sort for Shipping. This grand new forcing variety stand s more n e sr- . lect in the way of wa-, tering an d' ventilation, will grrow g: r e a t e r w e i gr h t on the same ground, and will stand longrer after matured than the Black-Seeded Simpson. It is of handsome appearance, and not apt to rot, and will keep from wilting longer while exposed for sale than any other sort. Pkg., 5c ; oz., 15c; % lb., 35c ; lb., $1.10. Kaiser Wilhelm— A grand head variety. Pkg., 15c ; oz., 30c ; H lb., $1,00. SALZER'S EARLIEST LETTUCE, Now, then, we think we Imow a thing or two about Lettuce, and we think we are perfectly safe when we say that Salzer's Earhest Lettuce is the earliest in the world, that we are saying something that no man can contradict. It is indeed a remark- able Lettuce, grows quickly, beautiful color and shape, and will make more money for the market gardener whether he sows seed in a hot-bed or any sheltered position outside than any other Lettuce we know of. We have unlimited numbers of testimonials from market gardeners, from citizens and far- mers, praising the merits of this proHtic Lettuce. It is the Lettuce for early ; it is the Lettuce for general cror» \ indeed, - it is fine all the time. We do not know how we could improve same for an early Lettucd, go the world over. It makes heads very quickly and . very fine. This variety we obtained from one of our customers in Ger- many, who pronounced it the earUest Lettuce ^rown in that empire. Then we sent it to the market gardeners in Boston, who reported: * 'Earliest ever seen here." We then dis- tributed it in Philadelphia, New York and other centers, and all united in calUng it *'the earliest of all." After careful trial we purchased the complete stock and offer same under Salzer's Earliest. It is earlier than the Early Simpson or Tennis Ball. Pkg., 15c; oz., 30c; ^ lb., $1.00; lb., $2.76. -A Great Novelty. Salzer's Sunlight Lettuce This is a decided novelty, which we are sure, if ever tried, will never be wanting in Xo u r garden. The ettuce - is a great beauty, very hand- , somely curved and f . fringed leaves, solid, — fine - shaped heads, very attractive; of | wliite, silvery color. The flavor is deHcious, i nutty and buttery, and of unusual richness. Too I slow to run to seed. salzer's new sunlight. This sort has won for itself very many friends. It is of such excellent quality that it cannot fail to please the most critical. Pkg., 10c ; oz., 20c ; J^lb., 60c ; lb.,$l,50. Golden Ball. This novelty was obtained in Russia. It is of distinct color,a delicate golden yellow, retaining the same beautiful color to the center, which enhances its j value. It is very| crisp, tender, of excellent flavor, and is recom- mended for forc- ing an early spring golden BALii. crop. It is long standing, remaining fit for eating a long time. Pkg., 10c ; oa., 20c ; K lb., 35c ; ro., $1.00, postpaid. Salzer's Early Simpson. Greatly improved, one of the earUest of ail Lettuce sorts, especially good for hot-bed or cold-frame forcing, or for ex- tremely early in the garden, v ery crisp, yellow and tender. This and Salzer^s Ea^^iiest we use for very early. Delicious flavor, rich and nutty. Pkg., lOc; oz., 15c; Kib.,30c; lb., $1.0O- Improved Hanson Lettuee. Unquestionably the very best medium late, hard-head Lettuce grown ; indeed, we do not know of a superior in any respect. It forms a very large head, weig*hs as hig'h as 6 pounds, solid to the core, tender, crisp, and of tiie most deUcious flavor imaginable. It resists summer droughts and heat to a, wonderful degree, and is at all times ready for the tablie, with a nutty flavor, agreeable and|>leasanttothe taste. Pkg., 10c; oz., 15c; lb., 80c; Peer of All Summer Lettuce. ^ This is a Cahf ornia novelty. The color of outer leaves is a beautiful semi-crimson. The head is enormous in size, and of excellent, dehghtful flavor. It with- stands all sorts of dry and hot weather, and seems to flourish and return big heads under unfavor- able circumstances. It is a grand novelty, and when once tried will become a standard, as it is the ** Peer of A^ir ^J^^^^ Cabbage Lettuce. Pkg., 10c; oz., 15c: >4 lb., 60c; lb,, $2.00. .-rr" - ~ ^1 PACKAGE EACH OF ABOVE-EAB LY, MCEDrCTM, LA TE-FOR ONL-T 26c; 1 OTOCE OF EACH, 40c.-«» t^Mixed Lettuce Seed— All sorts, colors, varieties and kinds, mixed, at but 10c a package ; 20c an ounce,-«i JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO/S CATALOGUE OF PLANTS AND SEEDS, LA CROSSE, WIS. 56 All-Cream Lettuce. This remarkable Lettuce does not head, but makes a loose bunch of leaves, of superlatively/ n.ne quality. It should be in evei-y garden. We have received hundreds of testimonials — ail uniting in pronouncing it of extra flavor and remarkable for maintaining its high qual- ity for an unusual length of time. It xornis a beautiful plant, 10 to 1^ inches high by 9 to 10 inches across; the leaves grow upright, tho upper part of the outer leaves turning" out- ward very gracefully, and are handsomely wrinkled. The edges of the outer leaves are of a glossy, reddish bronze, very ornamental and fresh in appearance ; within, the leaves are almost white and wonderfully- crisp and tender. It grows very quickly ; is ready to cut early, and remains for weeks. It is the cream of all sorts. Pkg., 15c; oz., 25c; i^lb., 75c; lb.,$2.00. Big Head Lettuces for 20 cts. New Lettuce Novelty. Sunset— This Lettuce novelty commends itself to all. It forms large, solid heads, of a rich golden yellow, a shade of color hitherto unknown to this class of Lettuce. It stands very long before going to seed, and is an ex- cellent keeper after being cut, a quality y which will make it a desirable sort for ship- , ping purposes as well as for private use. Pkg.,.10c; oz., 30c; % lb., 75c; lb., $2.00. Oak-IiCaved Lettuce— It is decidedly! the most ornamental Lettuce grown, and is ^ particularly adapted to house use, as a few plants supply a family, all season, one being new sunset, pkg., 10c. able to pick and use the leaves all sum- mer, being oily, crisp, sweet and tender. Pkg., 10c; oz., 30c: J4 lb., 75c; lb., $2.50. The Beacon — Is one of the finest head Lettuce com- ing to the La Crosse market. A splendid .sort for all-summer use, as it is not af- fected by heat.. Heads large,tenderj solid. Pkg., 10c? oz., 15c; hi lb,, 30c a lb., 90c. salzer's oak-leaved lettuce. PKG., 10c. Cos Lettuces. Sow these in early fall for late fall and wdnter use, White Cos— Well known. Oz., 15c ; ^ lb., 50c G-reen Winter— Fine winter sort ; good header, Pkg., 5c; oz., 20c; 34 lb., 60c. WHITE COS. Cheap Standard Lettuce Sorts, «^ ^ A { The following 8 well-known standard Lettuce sorts, of btandara 5 gainer's hik'h-grade strains of these, we offer at only : Sorts- \ ptg^^ oz., 7c; lb., 19c; >^ lb., 30c; lb., 55c. 1 , Goldenst one Head— A new sort which comes to us highly rec- ommended. We have not given it a trial. Pkg., 2c. S, Boston Market— Early and fme. Pkg., 2c.. 8. Ice Drumhead— One of the most popular head varieties, 4. Early Tennis Ball— Early Dwarf, small heads ; one of the very best early ; much planted in the East. Pkg., 2c. 5. Early Curled Silesia— Very early, sweet and tender ; a pop- ular variety for hot-beds. ^ Pkg., 2c. , ^ , 6. Satisfaction— One of the best Lettuces linown for general use. 7. Xiaccinated .Beaureg-ard— This is a fine cutting Lettuce- leaves green, deeply fringed ; heads firm. Pkg., 2c. 8. White Seeded Early Simpson— Well known. Pkg., 2c. Is a new and remarka- ble variety, one which is also unusual for size and solidity of head, often measuring" 16 inches in diameter — weig-hing" 5 lbs. It bleaches itself nat- urally, is crisp, very rich, oily, tender, andi of excellent flavor , and! entirely free from bit- terness. Pkg., 10c; ,3 pkgs., 25c; oz., 20c; M lb., 50c; lb., $1.50. 2, Salzer's German Butter. We obtained this strain while in Europe in 1894, and it must not be compared with that offered by other dealers as German Butter. It is Let- tuce that we relished and re- ceived in almost all restau- rants and hotels throughout Germany, and is served there never less than twice a day dur- ing the season, which seemed to last all summer. It is indeed a fine, buttery, green Lettuce, and we are sure that everybody growing same will be delighted therewith. This must not be con- founded with the German Butter Lettuce that is usually sold. Pkg., 10c; oz.,25c; lb. ,$1.50; 2 lbs., $2.50. 3,Salzer's Prize Head. This is one of the finest head Lettuce for all - year - round CJC^ use in cultivation ; ^ is splendid for fam- ily. Heads large, solid, tender .blanch- ing perfectly, oily and buttery m t }P positively l the S> Earliest L Melon jy on L EartK'* r 1^0 says k <7. HauseVf r market gardener. MEXICAN BANANA IvrKIjON. Persian Monarch. A grand Melon ; very large ; of delicious quality ; flesh almost sal nion colored; meat juicy, thick and sweet. Pkg., 10c; oz.,20c; i^lb. ^^ie-Melo^s -w^VTu^^^^^^^^ thof t ^^^^/S THE EAELIEST GEEEN-FLESHED MUSKMELON " ^^^^^ "^form and aesUrlbl^ s&.S flavor and unusual produitilenlssT beautr^f uxm ana desirable shipping qualities. It has positiveay demonstrated itself AS THE EAELIEST MELON IN THE WOELD iu^''tff ,^^?rw>;^„ 35 000 paokageg of this earliest Melon, and we know we have fV-'ffi'-^ eviyoSewCLs «roZ thf,''?fr^'.«t^^^ Melon ' growers, and each and that tUs earUeft of^n wtt^ -^f f ^ "''""'^ Muskmelona, praises it ahead of other sorts. We know Xther Irowfng I) or & o/^a^^^ will please everybody growfng same, whether growing 1 or 2hiS,^ PIPF Pk^ lOo. oJ^Jn^ EARI.IEST BIPE MUSKMELON: iWySKMELDN eOc; Ib., $1,5Q; 3 lb3/(8uffic ient for 1 acre), $3.60. ~ - ^ RARE MELONS, 15c. 1. EABLY HAOKENSACK MtTSK - DeUcious in flavor • unrivaled quahty ; splendid for market : wonderful in yield ; perfection in all. Hard to beat for eating, shipping and selhngquahties. Extremely early, larg-e and pro- lans' ' 10c ; lb., 25c ; lb., 70c ; 3 lbs , $2.00 ; elbs., 2. ACME—This is a splendid Melon, especially for ship- ping purposes ; growing to large size: of excellent flavor: l^^yi^ ^c^ltf ^Vof ^^^^^^^ ail .purposes. Pkg., 5c ThIe OSAO-e' MEIiON-"Tell us something about H i^ lb., 75c. ^ Similar to Vegetable Orange ; of deUcious flavor. Fine for "pickling. Pkg., 10c. ^With each 50c: Melon order 1 packag^e, with each $2.00 order 1 ounce, Nectar of Angels Melon.-=®8L JOHN A. SA LZER SEED CO/S CATALOGUE OF PLANTS i^D SEEDS, LA CROSSE, WIS. DfLlOO^ iMontreal Market. FiS^P^Rryp ^ The fruit is very deeply and r-«? regularly ribbed : skin green, ^1 FA/P denselynetted; flesh remark- _ ably thick, Ught green, melt- Or\ ing, and of a delicious flavor. TVf-, $1.00; lb., $3.00. Cheap Standard Watermelon Seeds. We offer here standard Melon seeds at a very low price, because we are large growers of same. Gardeners tell us they are better in most, cases than the best offered by others, because they are Northern grown. Price of the following 6 sorts: Pkg., 3c; oz., 7o; M lb-, 12c; lb.^35c. Bismarck Apple IS A Wonder I Phinney's Early— Early productive, medium size. Gypsia— Very large, long striped. ^ ^ . Peerless, or Ice Cream — Very sweet and dehcious. Mountain Sweet— The old standard, one of the best. Black Spanish— An old, well-known variety. Citron— For preserves. ,^ ^ ^ - ji-iijur^ We can also supply Cole's Early, the Boss, Cuban Queen. Green and Gold, Mam- moth Ironclsid,Gray Monarch, Dixie and all other standard varieties of Watermelon seeds at • Pkg.,5c ; oz. ,10c ; ^ lb.,25c ; lb. ,60c, postpaid. L.arger quantities, special prices. Pkg., 3c. Oz., 7c. ^ lb„ 12c. Lb., 35c. PiUKAJSIINNT MUSIvMBlLON. We are sure that we have hit upon a popular method of distributing every known variety ot Muskmelon seed. We grew last year a great many varieties, and have mixed same, ana are offering them at a ridiculously low price, in order to give everybody an opportunity to grow dozens upon dozens of varieties. Packages of over SOD seeds, 10c; 3 pkgs., 35c; oz., 15c; 341b., 25c; lb., 65c; 5 lbs., $S.50. Mixed Watermelon Seed. We offered in a small way, as a premium, last year, to several thousand of our customers, mixed Watermelon seeds. These were received and planted with a lively interest, and the reports on same are gratifying indeed, and we have concluded this season to offer same in a large way. These packages contain almost endless varieties or sorts in order to give our cus- tomers an opportunity to obtain' the very best Melon sorts at a smaUcost. Of course, for a general crop we would recommend the Planting of our Golden Rind Melon, alzer's Earliest, Fourth of July, Wisconsin Hybrid, etc. In fact, every Melon on our Hst is A No. 1. - . . , Now, then, this mixture of Melon Seed we are sure will please you* Pkg., 10c; 3 pkgs.,. 25c. ; oz., 15c; M lb., 25c; lb., 65C;; ^With each 50c order for Melon Seed 1 package, and with each $2.00 order 1 ounce of Nectar of An&el Melon.-®* 51 JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO.'S CATALOGUE OF PL ANTS hiD SEEDS, LA CROSSE. WIS, 1. SALZER'S EARLIEST WATERMELON. few seeds. report some ripe in half the time Ev?rybodrshouM f ^V"* "^^^^^5 ordinarily in .60 days, though customers This 13 the melon to plant when you are not sure of ripenfne We a^^^^^ if ?lp?5'o/?^^?33''^?i,''f ' ^ ^^^^ ^l'^^ ^'^^ 5^^,^^ ^^^^^ Melons. Earhest always ripened and brought fine, luscious Melons ft a ^nWnff iSLlJ^i largely of this on that account, They have never failed us. Salzer's succeeding year, and that is what you will say a^Lr^^^^^ it ^ ^P^^^^i^ ^^loi^ ^ov every purpose-just the size for family use. We like it better each distinc'^'on of 'bTfnl^IbsXt^^^ Salzer's Earliest stillholds the proud, enviable, solitary ing: it to the quick, comiiS il for Itcond ^ite! ?n veaTs we' n^^d^n^i^'l^fJo'^^^^^^' matchless FoW of July , is crowd- cover which was the earliest. WeU, Sal^e?s Earlieit al J^^^^^ f $300.00 in g:old on these two Melons-trying- to dis- We have increased the size of Salzer's ElrliLtfu^^^ so^h^"? if^'J^.w^^ but was closely followed by Fourth of July, to SO lbs. Nothing- on the wide, wide, wide earth a uite so i"^?^ size wanted for mark^t~weig:hin& 14 No^sM»:^ WatWnxelin: Pki rAc^^^z!, I^Oc?^^^^^^^ Th h b SALZER^S NEW FOURTH OF JULY WATERMELON. th/wS;id\%^^ ^fl^--ers fs to whether a Watermelon could be produced being the earliest Watermelon in cultivation. Kow, we twSk t^^^^^^ f^'^^'^lS^^^ enviable distinction for the past five years of lovers of Watermelons a Melon as large again, of the most exaui^^^^^ July Melon we have solved this problem, and we are giving to the Melon that is bound to be popular at once. exquisite llavor and taste imaginable, which ripens several days ahead of our Earliest. This is a ■ First.— On account of its extreme earliness, ripening with Salzer's Earliest. +1, • ?'t ?^ magnificent quaUty. There is no Melon, not even the Wisconsm Hybrid, that is superior to it in quality. I Third.— On account of its size. It is just the size that will sell readily and , quickly at fancy prices during the early season of the Watermelon market. • ^A®^ forth this Melon in above description in 1895, we did so, believ- ing that we had the very best thing in early large Watermelons extant, and tHe many excellent reports which came in oh same during the past season I tuily verify our behef. Just think of large, fine, luscious Melons, weighing all the way from^ 20 to 30 lbs., being raised m 44. 50, 53, 65, 56, 58, etc., days. That snows that this is one of the grandest and positively the best early large Melon P^^^'i We have paid, the past three vears, $300.00 in gold in prizes on these I ^Yt Salzer's Earhest always being a couple of days earher, but Fourth ot July coming m as a big, big second, with large, luscious Melons. Don't try to get along without above two early Melons. mF^L^^^J^^ 5'9,^^*^«.S^^*^^ly Melon : Pkg-., 10c; oz., 20c; 3^ lb.. 60c: ; lb., $1.50; 3 lbs., $3.50; 6 lbs. (for 1 acre), $5.00. » " » •'"W 5. Sweet Heart. • Vine vigorous and productive, ripening early. Fruit large, oval, very heavy ; uniformly mot- tled light and dark green. Flesh bright red, solid and very sweet. Immensely pop- ular in hotels, restaurants, and for pri- vate table. It is entirely distinct, very sweet, solid, large and early. Pkg., 5c; oz , 10c; 1^ lb., 20c; lb., 60c., postpaid. ALZER'S fATEfiMELON _ , 3. Wonderful Sugar Melon. ..WnS^^vI^iT'^^^^'i' grows 16 inches long; rind, yellowish green ; shape, name,^' F^g!: tjf.\X7kX M^rl^f imaginable, hence t1x4 ^. Salzer's White Rind Gem. »«?il';o.ff f'^cT^*^?^'^'! ?^^} ^« i^^^ ^^^est Melon for family use extant! Sweet as honey; sohd to the core; very juicy; flesh crimson red, A rare novelty. Pkg., 10c ; oz., 20c ; >i lb., 40o ; lb., $1.50 Nectar of Angels! Oh, look me up! Page 57. SWEET HEART WATERMELON. ABSOLUTELY NEwi 6. SALZER'S GOLDEN RIND WATERMELON. wn?M greatest novelty Of the age. There is nothing- like it in the vegetable ISnn^h^°?,.^^7^.Z%.l''^^J?,t^J' ?'?¥thmg: that,is so perfect and unique a novelty as this "^e ™ ffioofv hn >r.^ V TM- i,i*i.xAs uiActu JL» esu ijurj-ect ana unique a novelty as thij -^Sie5K€^ v^€~ ^^^^ - ABSOI4TTTELY NEW! Yi^S^fy^il\diY^^Jl^^^'^'^''^^ ^^^^ next season from your neighbors, fo7evYrybo^^ ..^ ^^^^ Unique Watei melon- Took 800 First Prizes Price: Pkg-., 15c; 2 pkg-s., 26c; Kozm^Oc; oz., 60g; J4 lb., $2.25. P^One packagr© each of above 6 WonderfiU Melons, postpaid, for 80c. SALZUET S NEW GOLDEN BIND. JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO.'S CATALOGUE OF PLANTS AND SEEDS, LA CROSSE, WIS. (iO WISCONSIN HYBRID MELON. ^ ^^^^ growers for the largest markets of America to ^i^^ise at least ^'^"^ a o^er in the Waterraelin fleld. It is the;iinest Melon w« have ever grown,- ttest that this is perfection ^at^^^lo^^ <^^^,.^is^^^^ ^^.^^^^^ ^^^bt tile best shipping Melon known. It delicious flavor, splendi d keeper, PEEBLESS, it grows gnirorm in ^ ■ J, „ ,,1 ^ i^^ Min— HT-jlr^M— lt)rings 40 per cent higher price m i^^^^^m^^^^mmmmm^mvmiLJV^v^^^^^^w^^iv^^^mr^^^r^ ^^^^ market than any other sort sold here. We have sampled and grown OVER 100 SOBTS of Watermelons, but Wisconsin Hybrid stands immeasurably ahead of them all in all qualities that go to make up a GOOD MELON. WE WANT TO TEIili YOtT A SECRET. Lend us your ears, that is, the ear of the careful, shrewd, wide- awake, sharp, money-making Melon growers. The secret is this, that the Wisconsin Hybrid Melon for quaUty, for richness of flavor, for fine appearance, for uniform big size, leads all other Melons in the world. H. H. Jacobs, a La Crosse county gardener, brought one into our seed house in the early part of August weighing over 40 pounds, and it waspositively the most luscious Melon we have ever eaten, and he said he had 5 acres more of just such giants. Just figure the profit Mr. Jacobs made at 20c. apiece. An acre will produce at least 8,000 of such eiants. Now, then, be in the swim. While Salzer's Earhest and Fourth of July will pay you big money for earliest,Wisconsin Hybrid will pay you big money for a general crop. « ^ by express, lb., $1.40; 5 lbs., $5.00. Salzer's Glory of Asia. Coming to us from the heart of Asia, in shape it is oval to oblong, the color variable, while the flesh is of a beauti- ful rich dark red, with peculiar mark- ings, as shown on the engraving. It is extremely early— ripe in 70 days. The kernels are very small ; rmd only Yf, inch thick ; average weight, 10 lbs. The sweetest, most delicious or all, and we guarantee that you will surely pronounce it the peer of all'' after tasting- the deli- cious, juicy richness of »lory 1 of Asia. Pke:, of 30 seeds, 2Bc. PRICE OF WISCONSIN HYBRID: "pkff., 10c; 18 pkgs., $1»00; Qz., 25c; H lb., 40c; lb., $1.50 City HUNaARIAN HOKEY MELON. of Mexico Melon. It is a remarkably productive Melon, from 10 to 15 large Mel- ons being grrown from a single kernel of seed. Its eating qual- ity is superior to any Melon known to us: it is luscious m the extreme. The flesh is of a rich red, solid to the core. It is of a beautiful appearance, and will stand shipping fully 1,000 miles and sell like hot cakes on ; its arrival. Splendid for the North. Pkg., 16c; oz., 25c; % lb., 40c; lb., $1.40. Hungarian Honey Melon. This sweet-flavored Melon came originally from Hungary. Weigh from 10 to 15 pounds, each, and are almost round. Color of the skin is medium dark green, while the flesh is of a brilliant red color, and abso-- lutely strinccless. They ripen early ; very productive. Pkg., 6c ; oz., 10c ; 34 lb., 25c; lb., 75c. Ironclad. It is splendid in all respects ; flesh solid, firm and of excellent flavor. It has been grown to weigh 108 lbs. Rind thin and hard. Pkg., 5c; oz., 10c; J4 lb., 25c; lb., 75c. Odella. This new sort has fairly leaped into popularity. Often weighing 50 lbs. Pkg., 6c; oz., 10c ; lb., 75c. SAtZER^S GliORY OF ASIA MELON. Salzer's Giant Sweet— The Giant of aH Giant Melons. * Tnilv a wonderful Melon ; yes, none that can beat it m size, weight and deUcSL eltiSg qi^^^^^ We have grown them reaching enormous sizes -fwe will not mention the weight, because we want everybody to t^y and get thi biggest one. It is the ^ant among Melons-f or ^othmg exceeds it m si^ and then thenuality is simply delicious,. luscious and melting. Just look at the diSSmfltSre of o^^ Melon friends in the patoht Tough work to manage *^GIANT's^EET-Pkg-.^ 15c; 2 pkgs., 25c; 100 pk^s., $10.00; o^fioirii^^QOo; Ib.f^S.OO; 5 As., $^5.00. "With each 50c. Heloa seed order 1 package of Asia, Pkg:, of 30 seeds, 25c. Salzer's Great Johnson Christmas Melon, Flesh rich scarlet, solid, delicious ; keeps for 3 months, and is fit for New Year's din- ners. Kow,do trythisltfelon. It will keep for months, and a fine Melon for Thanks- eiving and Christmas dinners tastes alniost Is well as on a h6t Fourth of July dav . Try it^orim Pkg.,5c; oz.,15c; M1d.,40c; lb., $1.00. Duke Jones- This is the latest introduction of Mr, Girardeau, the * 'Melon King-" of Florida. It resembles somewhat Kolb's Gem, but attains a much larger size, andia a favorite wherever grown. Dark green rind, bright red flesh, early, prolific, very large. Grow- ers and commission men unite m pronovmc- ine Duke Jones a perfect Melon. The agent of the railroad over which Mr. Gir- ardeau shipped his Melons writes that "several carloads averaged over 40 lbs. to the Melon." Pkg., 5c; oz., 10c; lb 25c: lb., 75c, postpaid. THE GREAT DUKE JONES. A ID., ^ , t-^ , . K-ATitiiokv Wonder -This is a Melon of rare quahty. It is splendid m evTry respect. Ea?^^^^^ sure to please. It is a fine Melon ; you are sure to n^e ft. Pk|, locf oz"^, 15c- lb., &c; ib., $V^Vig;" Tti'h^t^^'pL 10c- oz The Dixie.-A new Melon, very large, of earher quahty. i'kg., iuc , oz., ^"idoW's'o^mM'sVdid shipping Melon; fine quaUty. Pkg., 5c; oz.. ^^Viie^of^Lirgi^^-This stands among Watermelons as did Saul among the cfildren of Is?ael-head and shoulders above them. Pkg., 5c, oz„ i5c, 14 lb., 40c ; lb., $1.20 ; 8 lbs., *3.00. nftc O-rPPn and Gold —A great Melon novelty. Pkg., 5c , oz., ^c. E|yp^itn Rel%rtws to enormous size. Flesh rich, red and sweet. ^ S^ckUr' Bark^'-iA'ilS'did shipping Melon. Possesses an. ujiusuallv firm and'feh riiid Ai?Hears a W deal of rough Whng Ples^ hght Pkg., 10c.; oz.;20c; 341b., 50c; lb., $1.50. Florida's Favorite. New ; measuring 2 feet iij length and growing ^jiff^.^^/^^U 5^ dark aAd Ught grien alternately ; delicious, sweet, very fine. Pkg., 5c , oz.. 10c; % lb., 25c; lb; 75c. ^Mixed Melon seed, all sorts, kinds, sizes, etc., see pagre 58. Nectar of Angels Melon free. See page 57. 61 JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO/S CATALOGUE OF PLANTS AND SEEDS, LA CROSSE, WIS, HERBS, ETC. Balm. Oz.,80c. Caraway. Pkg.VSc. Borage. Pkg., 5c. ! Catnip. Pkg., 5c. Bene Pkg.,5c. CherviL Pkg., 5c. Belladonna. Pkg. ,5c Coriander. Pkg., 5c. Burnet. Pkg., 5c. , Dill. Pkg., 5c. Hoarhound. Pkg. ,5c Borrel. Pkg., 5c. Henbane. Pkg., 5c. Sweet Basil. Pkg.,5c Hyssop. Oz^,80c. Sweet Fennel. 6c. Lavender. Pkg., 5c. Summer Savory. Purslane. Pkg., 5c. pw 5c Rue Saffron. Pkg.Sc , Thyme. Pkg., 5c. ' Tansy. Pkg., 5c. Tarragon. Pkg., 5c. Wormwood. Oz.,30c Sweet Marjoram. 5c Hop Seed. Pkg., 15c ' Rosemary. Oz., 35c. SAGE. A few ounces of Sage will plant enough for 300 bunches of dry leaves. At La Crosse it re- tails at 5c a bunch. This is a splendid thing tor the schoolboy or schoolgirl to plant in a corner of the garden, taking good care of same, and in fall tie in bunches and sell to their neighbors for flavoring or tea. An ounce of seed will furnish enough plants to sell $10.00 or $15.00 worth of dried leaves in our market. Common Sagre — Pkg., 5c; oz., 20c: lb., $L25. , Salzer's Giant— ' Nothing we ever sold ^ave more general sat- isfaction than our Giant Sage. It is a very profitable plant to grow. Very large ^ and fine. Pkg.,10c:oz., 30c;i4n>->75c;ib.,$2.00 XT ^IXED HERBS. Pkg-,, 10c: oz., 30c • lb «R1 nn donS ""^^^^^^ ^^^^^ ^'^^t-v^^ h^ve fo; Wleh^iiveii stch t?emen m1xt,f??S\'^??P^'-''^^"^^^?^ herbs and mixed peppe?s. Meed om- ^ilfv^f^fA^^'^S l,?^ensely popular, as you get seeds of aU sorts care- for but iOc a package. There are-jult thousandrunon thon gardeners using the mixed herbs fSr tW ' ^ o''-^?''^®''- ^ package usually will proluce enough pllnts %r an v Price o^fS^'"!?/^^ flavoring or medicinal purposS ^ ^"""^ ^""^ Price of Mixed Herbs : Pkg. , 10c ; oz. , 30c ; ^ lb. , $1.00. a . ^ Leek. antebs a?e\is^^^ S^^^^^' both leaves «1L i / // plant a few in sand m cellar for winter use. SAGE. THREE FINE THINGS- Okra or Gumbo, Largely grown in Southern states. Its long pods are used in soups, etc. Plant when warm. _ Early Dwarf- Very fine. Pkg., 5c: oz., 15c; lb. 90c. Long" Green— Ex- cellent, Pkg., 5c: oz., 10c; lb., 75c. Mustard. Excellent for salad, especiallv for fall use. White or brown. Pkg.,5c;oz., 10c; lb., 50c. Martiuia. For pickles. Pkg., 5c* oz., 10c. Nasturtium. The seeds, while young and s u c - culent, are pickled and used as capers. Tall — Pkg., 5c ;^ oz.,10c;3>^lb.,35c. § Dwarf— Pkg., Sc;"" oz., 15c, Mlb,,50c. For Birds, Etc. mS^sr^^""^^"^^- ^^"^^> mSt^eocT^"'"^'"^^- 5c; lb., by Rape-English, for salad. Oz., " ■ 10c ; lb. , by mail, (50c. Garlic. great demand among the Itahan, French and some OKRA. ^ ^ v^xiv^ij. emu. SUlUt American people for flavor- ing soups, sausages, etc. I Common G-arlic Sets. ^Ib., 15c; lb., 35c; 10 lbs., by express, $2.00. Italian. Very prolific 11 ""^^ proline. M lb., 90c; lb., 50c; olbs., $2.25, by express Mushrooms. i our new culture on Mushrooms— a little booklet ,costmg 20c, or which is sent fre6 with each $1.00 order of Mushroom Spawn— it is made easy to grow Mushrooms. i^eepage 50 for price of Mush- rooms and description. New Jaavaa Coffee, "©ft See page SS. NEW WINTER. New Winter Plagr— Very fine. Pkg., 5c; oz., .30c; lb., $2.00. 'i Broad Liondon Flag:— [Much used. Pkg., 5c; oz., ;i5c;^lb.,40c;lb.,$1.15. Salzer's Large Rouen Leek. i The finest, most prolific and profitable of all. Grown in enormous quantities in Prance and Germany 'Splendid for fiavoring Pkg., 10c ; oz., 35c ; lb., $2.00. ^ 1. Chives. We cannot too strongly recommend the growing of a few dozen Chives; when once planted they hve forever. A few plants taken in the house and placed in the cellar will, as soon as brought to hght, sprout and bear an abundance of greens for salads, of strong onion flavor. Per 12, 20c ; per 25, 30c ; per 100, $1.00. 2. Horseradish. This splendid appetizer cannot be overestimated. It is an appetizer in every re- spect. Twentjr.five will be sufficient for a small family. The roots grow and in- crease rapidly m size, and bear abundantly with each succeeding yearT Plant in a corner of the yard where you wish it to grow, and it will repay you many times, as ?n^P%^®^^'3^^^^^.^'^^**^^«^!v^''*7^^^-^^^®5' increase and Bear heavily. 6 for 20c; 12 for 35c; 25 for 70c; 100 for $2.75, postpaid. , 3. Pieplant Root. o^cj^^aye^a yearly everybody is fond of Pieplant pie, or the same prepared in almost any way, as sauce etc WpH « dozen or two plants planted in a corner of your garden next'^to your Chives anH HofseradiS? a^^U give vou a Lndaneeof this dehcious plant. It is healthful, an ex^ellenf. «,nnef,i9:Rv n ^mll^ MFSHROOM. See page 60. ONION SETS. T^tho=I^''^£®''* *° Onions is from seed, but thousands of our customers plant only for green in earlv onrintr To these we say, buy a few seta. A quart or two is sufficient foV a smallfamily. B ottom sets ale the belt.^ ^ ^' Per larg-er lots of On- I ^«i>^^^IH^^^^ ..T*^®^°«!>9?i?,"s~ '.r, s<^<-c ^-.i I ^d^^fl^^^^^Hl^^^^^^k. I made $350.00 from .White On ion Sets — (Bottom)— Pt., 25c; qt., «xj; by express, qt, 20c; pk., $1.00 ;bu., $3.00. When one variety is exhausted, unless otherwise ordered, we ship another. Thus,- if yellow were all gonei we would fill orders with white or red, etc. Yellow Sets — (Bot- tom)— By mail, pt., 20c qt., 30c; by express, qt. 15c; pk:, 90c; bu., $2.75. /^S.^ Onion Sets- (Bottom)-Pt.,, 25c; qt., ooc; by express, qt., 15c 3 pk., 90c rbu., $2.75. ion Sets, write for special low prices. The Egyptian or Perennial Early ^ I Top Onion Se t - bushels of your Onion Sets the past season. Onions were scarce and I got a big price for my green Onions." — Walker Runge, 111. Early Top Oalon Set Is the earliest Onion there is. It can be used for green nnW if f^^^ ioT ~^i71 T! — ^ ^ » ^, n "U M Li i .• - tectionit will remain outdoorsover winter. lUg fr^l Xtost as sUn^as tL s^w^^? ""i • ..^ith slight pro- garden will furnish sufficient green Onions foVylaS. By maii:pt^2(^^^ qt. is gone. A few quarts planted in the corner of a 30c ; by express, qt., 15c ; pk., 60c ; bii., $2.00. The Early Top or Egyptian gives the earliest Onion in the world. JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO.^S CATALOGUE OF PLANTS AND SEEDS, LA CROSSE, WIS 62 THE WOifDEBFCrL WHITE MULTIPLIER. White Multiplier Onion Sefs. They are of a pure silvery wliite color, enonaotisly productive, frequently producing as many as 20 bulbs in a singula cluster from a single bulb plant- ed ; of excellent quality and size for bunching green, or can be ripened for use as' pickling Onions, and for this^ purpose can be grown much more economically than from seed. Their keeping* qualities are re- markable, having kept perfectly; sound for a year; but their most important quality is extreme earli- ness, being ready for market from 3 to 4 weeks ahead of other Onion sets. Indeed, they are the first green Onions for first early spring" bunching-. Price, by mail, pt. , 20c : qt., 35c ; by freight or express, qt., 25c; >^pk., 65c; pk., $1.25; bu., $4.00. Yellow Multiplier. A magnificent Onion. Produces Onions of excellent quahty. Qt., 3oc, postpaid; by freight, qt., 20c; pk., $1.25; bu,, $4.00. The Chives furnish Onion flavor 15 days ahead of any Onions. Price, per 12, 20c ; 25, 30c : per 100, $1.00. Horseradish and Pieplant. See^page 61. ONIONS. THE OAEEFtrii ONION GBO"WER. The careful Onion grower knows that the Onion is one of the most important of culinary vegetables. They hke a strong, deep and rich, loamy soil. The ground should be well dressed with well-rotted manure, trenched deeply. Sow as early as the ground is in working condition ; sow thinly. I>raw drills 14 inches apart, and so at the rate of 4 poimds to an acre. Should the stock of Onion seed become exhausted, we, in common with other seedsmen, fill pound orders at lowest market prices. Keep the ground clean of weeds. Our stock of Onion seed is raised with peculiar care. Hone but the best onions are selected for seed stock, and great care is exercised in the cultivation. We claim for it a quality superior to that offered by seedsmen; it being grown in the North, is worth $1.00 per pound more to the purchaser—that is, if you want big crops of fine Onions. TO PROTECT OURSELVES AND OUR PATRONS. It is a fact that last year a goodly number of parties in Eockford, Chicago, Philadelphia, Minne- sota and elsewhere offered cheap French and picked-up Chinese grown Cahfornia Onion seed at low prices. Kow this Onion seed was sent out in competition with our high>grade pedigree Wisconsin grown stocks. The result was that the low prices attracted some of our customers who bought their Onion seed from them. Now, to protect ourselves we have purchased a small quantity from the same growers m France and California. In order to meet their low prices we are offering these at exact cost. The seed is sold for just what it is; no guarantee, of course. French and California grown, under the title, * 'Low- Priced Onion Seed." PLEASE READ AND NOTE THIS CAREFULLY. All prices in this catalogue on Onion seed that do not call for Low-Priced Onion Seed are for our pedigree? Onion seed stock ; thus Salzer's King of the Earliest, Salzer's Autumn King and others of our specialties, which no other seedsman nas or can obtain from us, we have only the PEDIGrREE stock, as we grow these ourselves, but of the common varieties, sdch as Red Wethersfleld, Yellow Globe Dan vers, Flat Danvers, Silver King, Prizetaker, etc., we have a **Low-Priced Onion Seed" stock. There is one big satisfaction when you buy these Iiow-Priced Onion Seeds of us, you get the best that France or these Cahfornia growers produce, but for our own planting we would take Salzer's pedigree stock every time. SALZER'S KING OF THE EARLIEST ONION. We never tire in chanting the praises of this Onion. We believe we do a kindness to every patron and everybody whom we induce to purchase and plant this Onion, and put them on the track of making money. It was but yesterday that a good, bright gardener walked into our office and sincerely thanked lis for advising and inducing him to sow Salzer's King- of the Earliest Onion last spring, as also for the instruction and advice we gave him as to How to Grow 1,000 or More Bushels of Onions per Acre. An Iowa gardener, following our advice on above Onion, although prices were low in 1896, made lots of money. He planted but half an acre, and cropped and sold 557 bushels, netting him over $300.00. Now, was not that a nice sum to take along those days? We will tell you how he made it. He followed our - - instructions as to how to grow 1,000 bu. per acre, which is found on each ounce, ^ pound, pound and larger packages of King* of the Earliest Onion that you purchase. This instruction alone is worth ten tiines the price of a pound of Onion seed. While he planted one-half King* of the Earliest and one-half Giant White Silver Kin^, the King- or the Earliest were ripe in July and he got $1.00 per bushel for same. The Giant Silver King he sold in August and Sep- tember, getting from 40c to 60c per bushel for them because they were such giants (although other onions sold for but 30c), and all of this on but one-half acre of land. When we introduced this Onion 6 years ago we had no idea it would spring so suddenljr into popularity, for to-day there is no Onion grown in ..the JSTorth, or in the West or South, which is higher reputed than our King of the Earliest. After repeated and impartial trials this Onion has ^ proved superior to all in earliness and excellent q.ualities, which stamps it absolutely the " very earliest fine grade, fine quality, large red Onion ^rown. In our latitude it has frequently been ripe to sell by July 1st, when Onions invariably bring $1.00 to $2.00 per bushel, and that pays. The Onion matures quicklv from seeds, is of fine shape, beautiful rich red color, varying from globe to round flat, is of mild flavor, and ripens at a time when Onions command a high price. It is unquestionably the largest, handsomest, finest flavored, best shaped, finest keeping, most supe- [ rior early red Onion ever introduced, and is an Onion that will sell on its merits in any market, [it is the most profitable Onion in the world to grow. If Any Seedsman or Merchant or Anybody Offers You an Onion f Just as good as Salzer's King of the Earliest^ you can put him down for a trifler with the f truth. Now, this is strong language indeed, but it is the truth. There is no Onion otf ered in the world as good, and no seedsman has this type and cannot get it from us fot* love or money , because we must keep the best in the world for our own customers. We know that last year many seeds- men said they had J. just an Onion . p^.- early as our earbest (but thevhad not) and the result was a great many were defrauded by buying their cheap stock. Testimonials on King of the Earliest Onion. Now, we could fill many pages of our catalogue with hearty testimonials on this excellent Onion, but we give herewith only a few, which show how peo- ple are delighted and pleased with this King of the Earliest Onion: A gardener in Omaha writes us: "From 1 pound of King of the Earliest Onion I sold $90.00 worth of Onions." Another in St. Louis : "From 4 pounds cf seed I sold 310 bushels, netting me $403.00." Still another, in Atlanta, Geor- gia, sold $30.00 worth from ^ pound of seed. One from Cleveland, Ohio, says : *'The finest, earliest Onion in our market was your King of the Earhest. For my first load I got $1.80 per bushel." Price of King: of the Earliest: Pkg-., lOc; oz., SOc; ^ lb., 50c; lb., $1.60; 4 lbs., $6.00, postpaid; by express, pkgr., 10c; oa., 20c K lb., 45c; lb., $1.50; 4 lbs., $6.60. HOW TO GROW 1,000 BIT. PER ACRE," FREH, WITH EACH OZ. OR I^GER QUANTITT. 63 JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO.'S CATALOGUE OF PLANTS AND SEEDS, LA CROSSE, WIS. 3 GIANTS. King' "Just received check from.PiercG fMSa Barnes for $400.00, being amount ^ f/'-^ received for 280 bushels of Silver i King Onioiis, grown from 2 pounds of seed. Some of the Onions weighed p^.^^ lbs. Nothingever paid me better." 'i Roberts, Iowa. --^^^ P6dig'ree stock,pkg-., XOc; oz., 20c; M lb., 50c; lb ' $1.60; 4 lbs., $5.75, postpaid. TESTIMONIALS ON GIANT SILVER KING. I cannot speak too highlv of the Gian$ Silver King. From 1 ounce of seed I grew 10 bushels of Onions, the larg- j( est measuring 20 inches around." M. G. Garrett, Michigan. "Bought 1 pound of Giant Silver King seed. From it I grew 20B bushels. Took 5 bushels to the fair. The 5 bushels were composed of 63 Onions. Of course I took first premium.' B. H. Hart, Illinois. "The 1 pound Giant Silver King yielded 135 bushels: average was 1 pound. Many of them grew much larger.'* L. H. Good, Ohio. " If I could grow but 1 Onion it would be Silver King. The ^ pound yielded 95 bushels, and it was a bad Onion year. Nothing less than 4 inches in diameter. Received $1.50 a bushel for same." Frank Barteldes, Mo. i This &iant of all white Onions, this leviathan, ' this monster, is the Onion to grow for profit. By- following- our new method, all the way from 1 ,200 to 1,600 bushels can positively be grown on each and every acre planted on g-ood onion soil. It is the producer, and all Onions are large, fine and of delicious flavor. You will surely like it. 1. Salzer's Giant Silver '''EWkJim^m^ m Onion, With each succeeding year the popularity of this Onion increases, and it not only increases, but gar- deners, farmers and trucksters grow more enthusiastic in its praise, and well they may, for this great Onion deserves every word of praise that can be spoken. Al- though we offered Silver King for the first time in 1884, we do not beheve any other variety of vegetable, excepting possibly our Giant Flat Dutch and Lightning Cabbage, has in ten years' time been more unani- mously indorsed by one and all everywhere. We received thousands of letters and postals the past season, all containing words of the highest praise AS TO THE WONDER- FUL SIZE, EARLY MATURITY AND QUALITY OF THIS NOW FAMOUS ONION, seed of which -we have sold to tens or thousands of our customers. It grrows larger than any other White Onion m cultivation. Bulbs are of attractive shape, flattened but thick through, as shown in illustra- tion. Average diameter of Onions from 5 to 7W in. ; bulbs often attain weights of 23/^to 4 lbs, each. No other white Onion attains such mam- moth size, nor will any other white variety grow uniformly so large. Skin a beautiful silvery white ; flesh of particularly mild and pleasant flavor ; so sweet and tender lli'iiWAMM^^^^ eaten raw Uke an apple. i!!,nik\\\\\iimm.iU\\UinMBnii!Wf Everyone desiring the largest and handsomest Onions of the finest flavor will be more than satisfied with the Silver King. Cannot be too highly recommended either for family use, exhibition at fairs or restaurants, or for sale in market, where its size and beauty will prove very striking. If you have not already sown Silver King^ you should not neg- lect to sow It another year. It's the Onion for everybody, but especially for the tity garden. Over 100,000 gar- deners found it to equal and surpass all the claims herein made. An ounce of Onion Seed, with our new method of cul- ture, would give you 50 bus. Giant Sil- ver King Onions. PRICE OF THE GREAT GIANT SILVER KING ONION, HIGHEST GRADE-Pkg., lOc; oz., 20c; J4 lb., 50c; lb., $1.60: 2 lbs., ^^•PSj^iSF^' $5.75, postpaid: by express or freight, pkg., 10c; oz., 20c; M lb., 45c; lb., $1.50; 2 lbs., $2.80; 4 lbs., $6.35. LOW-PRICED SILVER KING ONION SEED: pig.,lc; oz., 15c; ^IbC, 85b; lb., $1.25, postpaid. 2. Prizetaker Onion. __ First offered in 1888, and it proved to be the greatest acqui- MiMMIPPHfliPIMISP'^^ ^^^^Tiil^l^'l sitlon in years. The largest, handsomest, finest-flavored, most superior Yellow Globe Onion ever introduced. This simply magnificent Onion is certainly a wonder." There has never been an Onion in. the United States that could equal it, and we beheve it will supplant all other Yellow Globe Onions now in cultivation, as soon as its sterling qualities are known, for it is certainly perfection. Of a clean, bright straw color, it always grows to a uniform shape, which is a perfect globe. It has a very small neck and always ripens up hard and fine, without any stiff-necks. In market it attracts marked attention, and, althoiigh only offered to a limited extent, has always been picked out and selected at three times the price of any other sort on sale, either red, white or yellow. Produces 1,000 and more bushels i)er acre; keeping quaUties are excellent, in spring the bulbs being apparently as firm and solid as when put away in the fall. In 1894 Prize- taker Onion was grown, weighing 6 lbs. 6 oz. ; in 1897, 6 lbs. 2 oz. Can an3rthing beat that ? Farm and Fireside contained the following notice written by Joseph: "The King of all Onions. The greatest novelty in years, and the King of all Yellow Globe Onions. I pronounce this novelty the king of all Onions ever grown in America. It is ahead of any domestic Onion I h^ve ever seen, and finer than anything I ever exx>ected to grow. If you want to see what the Onion looks hke, goto the nearest fruit store and behold the Spanish Onion on sale at 5o or more a pound. There is no reason why the ' Prizetaker* should not take the place of the imported bulb, and be sold at a high price. The two varieties cannot be told apart. Here is a chance for the progressive Onion grower that he cannot afford to neglect, for there is money in it. The name 'Prizetaker,' although not very elegant, is, nevertheless, quite appropriately selected. Any fair, average specimen will take the prize at an exhibition against the finest specimens of other sorts. It is sel- dom, very seldom, that we come across a novelty that marks such a long st«p in advance in the culture of vegetables. Besides being a 'Prizetaker,' it will also prove to be a ' Pricetaker.' " A word to the wise is sufficient. PRICE: Pkg., lOc: oz., 20c; M lb., 50c; lb., $1.60; 2 lbs^3.00; 4 lbs., $5j75; by e acpress or freight, pkg., 10c; oz.,20c; 14 lb., 55c; lb., $1.50; 21bs., $2.80; 4 lbs., $5.35. LOW-PRICED ONION SEED OF PRIZETAKER ONION-Pkg.. 5c; oz., 15c; M lb., 40c; lb., $1.00. 3. Salzer's Gladiator Onion. This new variety is the largest and most popular Onion grown in Spain. It possesses the large size, mild flavor, excellent keeping and all other good quaUties of the celebrated Prizetaker, but differs from that variety in its handsome skin^ which, in contrast with, its pure white, fine-grained flesh, attracts marked attention in market. We believe there is a great future here for this Onion, as, instead of the tops dying down or running to seed, as is the case with American varieties, it keeps on growing the entire season, thus attaining enormous weight and dimen- sions. A number of specimens sent by customers had attained a weight of 6 lbs. Pkg., 10c; oz., 25c; 3^ lb., 50c; lb., $1,60; 2 lbs., $3.00; 4 lbs., $5.75. iER:5 -rH& GREATEST- 1 package each above 3 Giant Onions, 20c. 1 ounce " 8 " 45c. H pound " 3 " *' «1.25- $1.25. $4.50. JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO/S CATALOGUE OF PLANTS AND SEEDS, LA CRQSSE, WIS. 64 THE GREAT RED WETHERSFIELD. This is our specialty. It is the grandest Bed Onion for general crop grown. There is no sort equal to it m yield, in keeping qualities, m fine flavor, and for market. From every section of America come glowing letters of the success our customers had with this snlendid Onion, sweeping every state (md county fair before them. One raised from 1 ounce, 16 bushels ; another, 200 bushels from 1 pound ; a third, over 900 bushels per acre. These glorious yields that gliidden the heart, deUght the eye and fill the purse, you can have by sowing Salzer^s Northern-Grown Omon Seeds. It pays to sow our Onion Seed. Bed Wethersfield is a splendid Onion ; it grows larg e, solid, fine shape ^ exce lle nt flavor, deUghtful colo r, is a remarkable keeper and an enormous ' — — ^ ^ ^ .^ -11^ L' " ^ = ^yielder; just the Omon for I everybody. INow, ThenlS^U^ ion for the farmer, the citizen and the gardener to grow, to put in their cellars for the winter. WhyP Because the Bed Wethersfield is one of the easiest to grow, is certainly one of the best keeping On- ions, and is always of excellent quality. It is the greatest av- erage cropper among Onions. Astliisistne case for a red On- ion, AutmnnKingis for a yel- low Onion, and the two ought to go into Avinter quarters to- getner. When, a few years ago, a prize of $300.00 in gold was offered for the heaviest field of Bed Wethersfield On- ions, the following astonishing reports were I'^ceived : Bandolph Bye, Cal 1,213 bu. Howard New, O 1,023 bu. Wm. Sieler, Ore 1,107 bu. Amos Horton, Iiid 9G3 bu. Frank E. Lord, Penn. .1,060 bu. Franz Striegel, Iowa. . 972 bu. Thos. H. McCulioch, of Mason City , To wa, under date of March 27 tn, writes: *'Last season I sowed an acre of Onions with seed I purchased 'of you— 2 lbs. Yellow Globe Danvers and 2 lbs. Bed Wethersfield — and ^ , ^.:,- ,-if^j m , I „ 1 1 II , H I! I I M l I I although the spring was late, "wet and cold, still the seed germinated ' well, and I had afine stand and good crop, and sold the crop in Chicago in November for $420.00 net." It is Without question that Salzer's Bed Wethersfield Onion strain is the greatest cropping Bed Onion m America to-day, and we urge everybody to give it a test. The price is so low, and so much money can be made, that we look forward to the largest trade in this variety of Onion that we Have ever nacl. The Onion is sure to please, sure to grow, sure to return a big yield, sure to sell quickly in any market, sure to keep long, and sure to please the house- wife. When a seedsman tells you that his strain is "just as good," our experience shows that it can be doubted just 60 per cent. Uur vs^isconsm-grown strain beats the world. It would be cheap at three times the price. «.o«k ^ .-^ -o^ «^ ^v.^^ Price Salzer's Pedigree High-arade Seed: Pkg-., 5c; oz., 15c; M lb., 30c; lb., $1.00; 4 lbs., $3.75; postpaid. By express or freight, pkg-., 5c; oz., 15c; ^ lb., 25c; lb., 90c; 4 lbs., $3.45. LOW-PBICED ONION SEED (right up with Rockford, Philadelphia, Chicag-o, St. Paul and Minneapolis low-priced stocks) : Pkgr., 3c; oz., 7c; ^ lb., 20c; lb., 70c, postpaid; 4 lbs., $2.75. Yellow Globe Danvers. The Danvers Yellow Onions are known the world over as .fine, great heavy cropping varieties. This is a splendid yellow Onion. It is an enormous cropper, often yielding 500, 800, and even 1,000 bushels per acre with ordinary care, when soil and climate are propitious. JN ow, this is profitable. Ihe great value in the Danvers Yellow Globe is beauty of form, delightful flavor, splendid shipping" and keeping- qualities. Keep until new Onions arrive. A rapid seller in the market. It is an excellent family Onion. Each head is large, full and plump, all on account of our good cUmate, rich, deep soil, and large, carefully selected Onion bulbs planted. Our stock of this magnificent Onion is indeed fine, all grown from selected bulbs,, and will please the most critical inarket gardener's trade. Salzer^s Pedigree Stock: Pkg-., 10c; oz., 20c; lb., 35c; lb., $1.25; 4 lbs.. $4.75, By express, pkg., 10c;oz.,20c; % Id., 30c; lb., $1.15; 4 lbs., $4.45. L.ow-priced Onion Seed: Pkg:., 3c; oz., 8c; 'X lb., 20c; lb., e5c; 3 lbs. or more at 60c a lb. Prize Danvers. A magnificent yellow Onion, fiat to round, very prolific. Of it John L. Bath, Michigan, grew from 1 pound of seed 262 bushels, and says he might have had 300 bushels only it was too dry, C. L. Jen- sen, Mo., grew from ^ pound of seed, using our new method of "How to Grow 1,000 Bushels per Acre," 124 bushels, and 10 pounds of fine, large Onions. L. L. Lay ton. Wis,, cropped 26)^ bushels from 1 ounce seed, and E. 0. Page, Penn., 24>^ bu., J, C. Eldridge, Iowa, 21)^ bu., and C. A. Hunt, Minn., 18!^ bu., all from 1 ounce of seed I From the foregoing everybody will see that this is a great Onion. Salzer's Pedigree Stock: Pkg., 5c; oz., 10c;^lb.,3Oc;lb^$1.00;41bs., $3.75; 10 lbs., by express, $8.00. Flat Danvers Yellow Onion. Wellkno^vn, a heavy yielder, a splendid keeper, beautiful appearance and sella readily in all markets. Pkg., 5c ; oz., 15c ; i>< lb., 30c ; lb., $1.00 ; 4 lbs., $3.75. LOjyV-PBICEp ONION SEED (right np to Chicago and Minneapolis stocks^: Pkg*., 3c; New Onion — White Mildness. Offered for the first time in 1897. This is the On- ion to grow for your pri- vate garden or for hi^h- grade, high-class, city customers, because they will pay you double the price for this handsome, white, mild American variety of Onion. It originated with us in Wisconsin, keeps long and well ; indeed, we have kept tubers In handsome appearance for 12 months. It is very proBfic, yield- ing 600 bushels to the acre. We know of no Onion tliat we can more heartily recommend foi* the kitchen garden than this. PRIZE BAN VERS. OZ., 7c; Va. lb., 20c; lb., 48c. Salzer's Wisconsin-Grown Pedigree Yellow Globe Danvers Onion Seed beats the world in yield. White Globe. A large, globe-shaped Onion, firm, fine-grained, of mild flavor ; keeps well. This is one of the handsomest Onions grown. Of beautiful shape, clear white sldn. Pkg., oc ; oz., 20c ; lb., 60c ; lb., r^.OO. Xiow-Priced Onion Seed— Pkg., 5c; oz., 10c; lb., 30c; lb., $1.10. Extra Early Red Globe. This variety matures early. It yields abundantly, is of mild flavor, and a Kood keeper, of medium size, deep red in color ; very close grained, sohd and heavy. Pkg., 5e; oz., 20c; K lb., 50c; lb., $1.40. ^ Lov-Priced Onion Seed-Pkg., 3c ; oz., 10c ; lb., 3;)c ; lb., Toe., postpaul. Pkg., 15c; oz., 25c i ^Ib.; 60c; lb., $2.00; 4 lbs., $7.50,postpaid. I ii 65 JOHN A, SALZER SEED CO/S CATALOGUE OF PLANTS AND SEEDS, LA CROSSE, WIS. Italian Onions. Do well in every part of the United States. The following sorts grow the first vear to 2 inches in diameter. If three bulbs are planted a second season they frequently reach the size of 6 inches. mammoth Pomi)eii— A wonderful Onion of enormous size and mild flavor. Pkg., 10c ; oz., 20c : ^ lb., 70c ; lb., $2,75. Griant Roco-^A splendid, large, glob- ular-shaped Onion ; color bright brown : readily produces Onions weighing 2 pounds from seed first year. Pkg., 5c: oz., 20c ; ^ lb., 60c ; lb., $2.00. Giant White Tripoli- Excellent variety, of mild flavor, rapid growth ; attains 2 pounds from seed first year, and 4 pounds the second. Pkg., 5c; oz., 20c; 34 lb., 60c ; lb., ^2.00. Early White Naples— One of the earliest of the white Italian sorts. Pkg, , 5c ; oz., 2oc ; K H^- . 60c ; lb. , $2.25. Marzajole— A capital keeper, large, beautiful white, flat- shaped bulbs, fine flavor, big cropper. Pkg., 5c; oz., 25c: 3^ lb., 60c; lb., $2.25. Giant Tripoli— A grand, deep red Italian Onion, of rapid f rowth, mild flavor, good keeping qualities and large yield ; ^ pounds grown from seed first year, the second year grow ing to 6 pounds. Pkg., 5c ; oz., 20c ; ^ lb., 75c ; lb., $2.25. Salzer's Autumn King Onion. Salzer's Autumn King" Onion is as beautiful as a picture — large, fine, roundish flat in shape, and enormously, yes, wondrously, productive. The Onion is large, just the size for general market, and gust the size to produce the past year 1,108 bushels per acre easily by following our new method of Onion culture, and 2.507 bushels on 3 acres. For fall it is superlative ; indeed, it is one of the very best fall Onions we know of, and the fact that you can produce 1,108 bushels per acre with ease, combined with its beauty and quality, places it at once in the front rank of yellow Onions. Let Us Stop and Do a Little Reckoning. , Say you plant 2 acres of King- of the Earliest and 5 acres Autumn King-, let us see what they will do for you : Two acres King* of the Earliest Onion, at 600 bushels (new method), equals 1,200 bushels, @ 90c a bushel, ^1,080.00 ; Five acres Autumn King", for late, at 900 bushels (new method), equals 4,500 bushels^ @ but 40c a bushel, $1,800.00, Or a total of $2,880.00 on 7 acres, and these 7 acres under our new method of Onion culture can be made to produce above yields anywhere. Noiv, then, friend, here's a chance to make money for the ensuing year, and why not do it? We honestly believe that Onions will command a big price next faU. Your neighbor, and lots of your neighbors, are not going to plant Onions and Potatoes this year. Now, this is the time for you to plant plenty, and in planting plenty you will make money. / How to Grow 1,000 Bushels or More Onions per Acre. These directions we think will positively give you 1,000 bushels or more on each and every acre planted, if the season is favorable. These directions are sent with each ounce order or more of Autumn King Onion seed you buy. Price of Salzer's Great Autumn King Onion. Pkgr., lOc; oz., 20c; H Ib.v 35c; lb., $1.30; 4 lbs., $6.0O; by ex- press, lb., $1.20; 4 lbs., $4.60; 10 lbs., $10.00, Late Red Globe. This is the standard Red Globe Onion. Not as prolific as Salzer's Red Wethersfield, but a fine Onion throughout. It is grown in the Ea^t in preference to Red Wethersfield. Yield is often 800 bushels per acre. Note the low prices: Pkg., 5c; oz., 20c; U lb., 50c; lb., $1.50. Low-priced Late Red Globe: Pkg., 4c; oz., 10c; 3^ lb., 30c; lb., $1.00. New Queen. The earUest, finest of all white Onions. Ai perfect queen in the field; of delicious fiavor. J Grows to 2 inches in diameter. Sells rapidly in I market ; none earlier. It is a splendid Onion, sells 1 well everywhere, is well liked by everybody, and j does splendidly in all soils and climes. Note the | low price. Pkg., 5c ; oz., 20c ; ^ lb., 60c ; lb., $1.50. LOW-PRICED NEW aUEEN-Pkg-., 4c: oz., 16c; >^lb., 35c; lb., $1.25. ' PARSLEY. A package of seeds will give enough plants to use all summer for soups, and garnishing for winter. Used in tremendous quantities for garnishing. No dish is quite perfect and artistic unless it contains a few sprigs of Double Jkloss Curled Parsley. Moss Curled— Very fine and curled. Pkg., 5c Fern Leaf— Pkg., 5c; oz., 10c; H lb., 25c. ' Plain— Excellent for sheep. Pkg., 5c: lb., 50c. Turnip-Rooted— Pkg., 5c; oz., 10c; lb., $1.00. oz., 10c; }4 lb., 20c; lb., 60c. Double Moss Curled— The handsomest of all finely curled. The Parsley for family use, on account of its finely curled leaves and luxuriant growth. You will be sure to like it. This is used in enormous quan- tities. Nearly every order received from a lady cus- tomer is sure to call for one or more packages of this peerless Parsley. It is al- ways found in Mrs. Salzer's kitchen garden. It is un- rivaled. Pkg., 10c; oz., 25c; H lb., 60c; lb., $1.75. 2oc; >4 ib., 50c; lb., $1.75. moss curled parsley. Salzer's 60.Day Onion. A new white, small- si zed, finely- flavored Onion from Ita4y, said to ripen thoroughly in 50 to 60 days. We hold all the seed in Ameri- ca of this early novelty. Try it. Pkg., 10c ; oz.,25c: M lb., 65c; lb., $1.75. Salzer's Pickling Oiiion. This IS the finest of all white nickling Onions, growing Vapidly, but reniammg small, sohd and of fine flavor. Three crops can be gath- f^V^lmf^S'^l^^^ oneseason. Pkg., 10c; oz.,l5c; ^Ib.TsOc; ib.,a5o,ioibs.,iia5o. PEANUTS. Early Virginia. This remarkable variety com- bines the following good qual- ities, viz, : earliness, size and prolificness. It does not require a rich soil. Its extreme ear- liness makes it a paying: crop in the North. It ripen- ed for us at La Crosse to per- fection, yielding" enormous- ly. Now, it's the thingr to let the dear boys and girls try. It will grive them Pea- nuts for the long- winter months, and lots of fun be- sides, and an interest in the garden and farm. Pkg., 15c; pt., 35c; qt.,45c; 2qts.,75c, postpaid. New Spanish Peanut, A new, very early and desirable va- _ riety, with upright J fohage : planted by the end of April, they ripen before ' Sept. 1st. It will pay to try them everywhere. Plant 2 inch4 ^i^^^ postpaid ; 10 lbs., by express, $6.00. SPLENDID PEAS. The best paying crop for a marltst gardener is early Peas, Our '^f ed is g'-ow^^^^^ iffi^Seli^n'SS^aSSjir^^^^^^ duclnl theV^t bf Peas, and the relult is there is no earlier Pea m f than te^^^^^ neighbor-we say there is more money is mo?e moneyTn fine early Peas-by early Peas ^e^^ean Peas ripe ^"^^^^^ ^'^^^^'e'^^t^f^^ here who made «^.00 If t year from 1 acre of our in such early Peas than in any other early vegetable grown on open^^ jj^^^ can be done on Earhest and Best, what wiU bal Earliest and Best Peas— because they were just 8 days zer's Scorcher do— ripe in 26-30 days? rlXSd of evii-r oS^^^ sort about here. If tliat can be done ( Dwarf Profusion Pea. One of the earliest Peas, with large pod. It grovf s ra^dly , is very dwarf, is full of Pods and every pod is full of Peas, ripenfng at the same time. Pkg. 10c ; >f ^^i^*! 50c, postpaid ; by express, pkg., 10c ; pt., 15c , qt., Zbc , pk., $i.5U . bu., $4,75. Notts' Excelsior. ^flLZER.S PROFUSION rCM HENDERSON'S HEROINE PEA. A new, extra early, extra dwarf , extra finely flavored, extra sv^et kerneled, exVa large podded Pea. It's takm.g the comitry by storm 1 Pkg. , % ; pt-, 2oc ; qt., 40c, postpaid ; by express, qt., 20c; pk., $1.25; bu., $4.00.. 3 Early I>\varf Sorts. Everyone who sees it wants it^seedsmen,.^rfet gardener and -^.^.n. J^^^^^^^^^ |~^s^S^^^^^^^^^ quaUtrto a degree possessed by no other variety. The Heroine medium early gre^^^^ / /^^l^ 100 other yarietit^. SiSfofcfeTmpT^^^^^^^^ pSiOE: Pkg., 10c; pt., 30c; qt., 50c; pk., $1.50; bu., $5.00. Sugar PeaS. ^ ^ „ There is no Pea whose flavor equals the^quisiteness of the Sugar Pe^^^^^^ all -|>^«ufa%t^^^^^^^^^ ""^^^ll^^I^-Yti ^i ^Pk|.!-10c; Pt.,30c; qt., 50c, postpaid; by express, pk. $2.00, CHEAP.— Standard Peas.— cheap. The price of the foUomng 9 sorts by mail: Pkg., 5c; Pt-, 16c; qt., 28c ; bv express„pkg., 5c ; pt., 10c; qt., 15c; pk., 65c bu., ?^.50. 1 llural New Yorker— Claimed to be the earliest. 2 Cleveland's Alaska--Said to be one of the earbest Peas grown. t liifpr o ved Ken^^^^ second early Pea ;^podsunusuaUy large and full, borne in great abundance ; ^'^ows 2^feet hi^h. 4. Abundance-Second early. Vmesfrom 15 to 20 inches in helgnt, sending out 6 or more branches from the root, each one heavily laden , pods long, containing long,wrinkled Peas of delicious flavor. Bu., $4.50. 5. Champion of Eniland-A superior late general crop sort. 6. Carter's First Crop-One of the earliest. +1,^/^1,0^ 7. McLean's Advancer-Ripens 2 weeks earher than the Cham- pion of England ; a magnificent wrinkled sort ; P^^^S^lJ^Vh. ./rlli^/f^ » "Rln^ Pfifpr— Dwarf * 10 inches: large pods; one of the earliest awarr. • , , 9' Princf of Wales^^^^ grown for a general croo ; wrinkled, branching habit, we fan^Spply soother Pea sor ts at above prices, as wfe have alfseedsmen's varieties m stock. Marrowfat Peas. «eTrori fnr a ohPflT^ heavv bearing, large summer and fall Pea. we always recom- ml^^d the Marrow^^^^^^^ ^\ ^'^^^ ?lry f rel from S are splendid for market, selUng at good prices on account of their size and Qua^^ For Caiiada Field Peas, see Farm Department , ' Ji Black-Eye Marrowfat-Pkg., 5c- qt.,ppstpaid,35c; by e^^^^ \ I or freight, qt.,X5c;pk., 75c ;bu., $2.00 ;2lu., mo. , ^ I I White-Eye M:arrowfat-~Pkg., 5c ; S*;; PO/^paid. 35c ; by express I I or freight, qt. , 15c ; pk. , 7oc ; bu. , $2.00 ; 2 bu. , $d.75. f THE WEIil^-KNOWN TOM THUMB. Any of the following three Dwarf Early Sorts, by may, pkg., 10c : pt., 20c; qt,, 35c; by express, pt., 15c; qt., 20c; pk., $1.25; bu., $4.00. _ . ^, 1. Tom Thumb — This is the best known Peam the country ; indeed, for years it has been the standard early dwarf; sihooth, even ripening Pea; is much sought for. Pkg., 10c. 2. American Wonder-It is uncjuestionably one of the best for family use. It is a green, wrinkled Pea ; large pods ; very early ; dwarf growth, and of delicious flavor. Pkg., 10c. 3. McX.ean'8 liittle G-em— It is very productive, has large,well-filled,thickly hanging pods of delicious Peas. Ma- tures a week later than our Peerless Early May. Pkg., 10c. Above 3 Dwarf Sorts Mixed — The B sorts in 1 pack- age, 10c ; pt., 90c, by mail. By express, pk., mixed, $1.25. ■PIP 87 ^HN A. SALZER SEED CO.'S CATALOGUE OF PLANTS AN D SEEDS, LA CROSSE, WIS. ^llrTpesamedayJ u jALZER^SEARLIEST^BEST PeA Salzer's Earliest and Best Pea. This IS our favorite early Pea ; indeed, it is our first love. We consider it an old friend of ours, as it has been with us for the past 30 years. When we were inarket gardening in La Crosse, this Pea never disappointed us. It was always the first,, the best and the earUest in the La Crosse market, and many a dollar^iid ^-^ h1 ifo i'""? ^® 1? ^^^^^ Pea that is superior or would give • ^ J^fX ^^^/^''^^'"^??''''®^'*''^*^?^!^^^^^*^^ ^^^^ variety. There is cer- tainly no Pea offered bv seedsmen to-day— and we have tested them all-that can equal It m ear uness and umformity of ripening. jfV We do not remember, during 20 years, one instance? when earlier Peas were ever brought into the La Crosse market than Ours. We always offered the first, from the fact that our variety was fully 6 to 10 days ahead of the earliest, V-,f ^^yf ^^i?^ Landreth's Extra Early, Burpee's Extra Early, Henderson's First of All, Vick's Early , but all were behind our Earliest and Best. This Pea is Early, grow from 18 to 30 inches high, a fine cropper, and of excellent flavor, and all who have tried It are emphatic m pronouncing it the very earliest, best flavored Pea grown. Of Course, Every Seedsman Claims to have the earliest Pea— but the wide-awake 'gardener can't be thus fooled. For over years this Pea was the earhest in the La Crosse market, and we keep right on improving it, and we challenge the world to produce an earlier, finer, more productive sort. (Of course, Salzer's bcorcher is earher.) Prank Cobern, of Iowa, reports the enormous yield of 11,271 perfect pods irom 1 pint of seed. Now, honestly, would you expect a Pea to be better? It is the Pea for earlv, for big yield and ^ood quahty. gr®Tl^^P^S?-S^^^i market g-ardeners in Philadelphia, New York, Chicag-o, Cleve- land; St. Louis, St. Paul, Omaha, Kansas City, Detroit, Milwaukee, London, Liverpool, Paris, 4Jerlm and other large cities, and when once used is grrown to the exclusion of all "earliest' = sorts by all market farmers and g-ardeners. PLEASE NOTE THE LOW PRICE OF EARLIEST AND BEST," GRANDEST OF ALL PEAS? t,r3^+^l^I® reduced the price of this Pea by the bushel, and hope thereby to introduce it into every market gardener's hands in America for we believe that yJ??''J&fr^';''^*'*^'''^''^^.I^'^^*^"^^®*?®.^.*^®y^ ^^^^^ other for extremely early. Market gardeners have told us that thev h^^^ ^gi%^rXdX tfr^ ''^^^''^ variety, selUng them from $2.00 to I2. 25 per bushel? as^ are\Cayse&t^^^^ fiyinall,pl^., 10c; ^ pt., 20c; pt.,30c? qt., 45c; by express, pkg., 10c; pt„ 15c; qt „ 30c; pk,, $1.25; bu., $4.00; 5 bu-, $18.00. Salzer's Wonderful Dwarf Early May Pea. This is a grand new blue dwarf wrinkled Pea. It is extremely dwarf, growing from 10 to 17 inches, and literally fills itself with large pods ripening evenly and of excellent flavor. It is very early— earlier than Ameri- can Wonder,— testing in 46 days. When once tried, no other dwarf sort will be grown. We know that all who try this Pea will agree with the words of a pleased patron by saying, "I do not exaggerate when I say that this is the very best dwarf Pea to grow in a family garden for the table that I ever saw. I congratulate you in placing a Pea of its re- markable character before the American peo- ple, and I predict for it a bright future." Its strong points are its delicious richness of flavor; its extreme earliness; its dwarf habit, needing no brushing, and its large- sized pod. We have sent out the past 6 years many thousand packages and to many thou- sand customers in America and Europe, and everywhere our customers are delighted with same. One of its distinctive features is its unusually regular habit of growth. It is of uniform height, so smooth and level in its growth that a row resembles a well-kept hedge. It is also a magnificent variety for market gardeners to grow, as the pods are large, it fills up a bushel quickly, and brings a very fine price in market. 30f fp£f $^525 i^^^,'^^ |j(U>o!' ^^^•^ ^^""^ ^ ^^""^ ^^""^ express, pkg., 10c; pt., 15c, qt., JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO.'S CATALOGUE OF PLANTS AND SEEDS, LA CROSSE, WIS. 68 SALZl.R'S SCORCHER PEA. we are proud and happy to state that . „t t -i • o i j o ^i, We Have Absolutely the Earliest Pea in the World m Salzer s Scorcher. Kow, if you will ^ ust stop to tMnlc what it really -eans^^^^^^ ^^Z'^lf^n^^^l^^^^ 'I M b^e StTir quickly see the tremendous fmportance of this great ^J^W^^^f^^f'.^^ in America the past five years market. We beat that record with Salzer' s Earliest Best and wit^^^ ^ ^ Salzer's Scorcher is ahead of but in Salzer's Scorcher these two above-named magn ficent var^^^^ challenge every market gardener or private gar- them in earliness Now we ^^^allenge the world^ Imericao-day. Jhe ripening, time of the dener in America to produce a as early as Salze^^^^ Rockford seedsmen is about 52 days. ^ The average ripening time ^irW^e^rrJ^^Sf^lm7ZZ?^l^^^^^^ theVverage1,f s^ame being less than S4 days. Qu^te a number of the reports that we have run from 25 to «33 days: ^ ^ , ^ r>o «7 rio^« Mrs. ft. Raiser Peabodv. Kan, •> x> -vr ■D.^.r^^. Tki-i Anni-n Til. d2 dayS. 25 days. . .Mrs. P. N. Pope. Du Quoin, 111. .J. W. Brueggeman . .New Bremen, Ohio. .J. BiasiolU r.San Antonio, Tex. . John Borthold Partridge, J&an. .Henry Starken Mt. Vernon, Ind. .R. S. Scott Pottsville, Ky. , . .May E. Luchsinger . .Hemple, Mo. . .F. H. Ivenhart. ... . . .Mt.^Oarroll, III 32 32 33 33 35 36 .Chr. Schauerman. . . .Kearsage. Pa. .Mrs. M. C. Small . . , .HainesviUe, Ala. Jacob Boyd. Eldorado, Kan. ..Effie L. Crosby Manchester, la. . .Wm. Page Sneer's, Ferry, Va. . . J. M. Campbell Fountain Run,Ky. ..Frank Hutchinson. .Thorntovm, Ind. . .K. Johnessee Wichita, Kan. days. . .Mrs. S. Gaiser Peabody, Kan, ... Lulu Roeder West Cairo, Ohio . . .C. F. Long Adeline, III. . . .Sarah Cash Vermont, 111. . . .Esther Wood Walcott, Ind. . . .Mrs. H. C. Terrel. . . .Elm wood, Mo. .Mrs. E. B. Palmer. . .Springfield, Wis. . Aug. Peter Snohomish, Wash. 1 Til " TT TahTipqqee Wichita, Kan. w " . . . Aug. jreier .►siiuxiumiau, ... X. . XX. X V ^- -1, i"^, ^ ^^/^ . ^ p viod i s W " of extremely beautiful appearance, full of large, finp peas, ripening quickly NowthisPeais^heearliestintheworld. T^^^ Mies ks other i' "Itl^ c^o„ snn+hprn Pftas wMch are shipped North. We know that you vnll be d( FOUR FINE MAIN CROP PEAS. 28^ 30 30 30 30 31 seedsmen sell,-beeause these feasi^U come m the m^^ SuaUtvcSnot l^a^^^^ it runs from 12 to 18 days ahead of any other seedsmen's ;^l^!^^^^^iXln^eL-t& &^rc»^*fe?£nte^d'^fnS -''^^ -^^'^^l''^" ''^'^ above illustration is a true and fitting one of this peerless Pea. nn^. ^4- on/.. «<- ^pt., 25c; Pt., 35c; tit^,^50c^^^^^^ Pt., 20c, qt., 35c, pk.,31.80, ^ bu., IPS.OO, When writing to a ny of above named parties always Inclo se 2c stamp for reply. ^ Telephone, It is immensely produc- tive, of the finest quality, and excellent, sugary fla- vor ; vine strong, averag- ing 18 to 20 pods. The grandest tall Pea grown, test vines holding 2 quarts of fine, full pods from one Wernel planted. It is very prolific and very fine for all purposes. Price of Telephone Pea: Pkg:^. loc; pt., 25c;qt , ^Oc. By express, at., 25c; pk.;$1.25; bu.,$4.00. ^. Stratagem. Vines about two feet in height, of sturdy growth, bearing great pods from the ground to the tips. Very fine indeed. Pkg., XOc; pt., 30c; gt., 50c. By express, at., 25c; pk., $1.50; bu., $5.00. closest estimate. Now we hope 2. Bliss Everbearing. Late dwarf variety, of robust growth, forming sometimes as many as 10 branches from a single stalk; podsS to 4 inches loiii? - containing 6 to 8 large w^rinkled Peas, often half an inch in diameter, rich and marrowy. Continues remarkably m bearing, producing new. blossoms after repeated piclang until frost. Ticked 2 bushels from ^ pint of seed. Pk&., 10c; 2 for 15c; pt., 25c; qt., 35c; pk., $1.15; bu., $4.00 3. Horsf ord's Market Garden. This new wrinkled Pea grows from 15 to 20inches high, is very stocky and requires no bushing, it is very sweet and extremely prohflc. bearing pods always in pairs. On some plants over loO pods have been counted. - Pkg., 10c; pt., 30c; qt., 50c. By express, qt., 25c; pk.,$1.15; bu.,$4.25. ^^We make^'speXi wh^^^^^ wanting $5 ibowortY or more. Send list for our y^wil! Sy oul^new N^ctafof Melon and those new Seedlingr Tomatoes, X and Z. 69 JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO/S CATALOG UE OF PLANTS AND SEEDS, LA CROSSE, WIS. RADISHES ^ ^ tha^^s^'^Utte™ for the private garden, is Radishes. There is no vegetable thus used. All t^at is required to b?L^Lm are served, m restaurants with every meal, and enormous quantities are produces the finest, best-eltinrRadishel. constant demand m America is to furmsh an early, good Radish. Our Northern-grown stock always NEW RADISH-SALZER'S EARLY BIRD. early bird that catches the Worm," goes the saying, and it is the market gardener who brings in the early vegetables to the market who catches the most money, or, in other words, makes the best profit out of his invest- ment. For years, in our market gardener trade, this was one of the main sources of income to us. In our new Radish, Salzer's Early Bird, we are sure we have the earliest Scarlet Globe Radish grown. The shape is regular, of rich scarlet color. The fruit is unusually tender, crisp and delicious, never becoming hollow or pithy. It is very desirable for forcing, being fit to pull in less time from sow- ing than any other turnip variety. It is alike valuable for out- door planting for spring, or in autumn, and will always command a good price throughout the year. It will not disappoint a single market gardener who sows it, but will be a source of genuine pleasure and profit. We know of none of our vegetables that will pav the market gardener better, and for the kitchen garden, than foalzer's Early Bird Radish. This is the earliest, the finest, the handsomest in shape of any early turnip Radish known to the trade at present. READ EXTRACTS FROM LETTERS: "^^^ all my customers comes but one r^t:^irir^irxnc\rxr^^^ cry— *More Salzer's Early Bird Radishes r '*~R, P.. QQQQQQ&QQQe Pittsburg, Pa. "Ate fine Early .Birds in 14 days after planting. That's good enough."— Mrs. C, G. E. , Evanston. "My wife says the fine Radishes we are now using are 16-dav Early Birds."-- P. A. H., Nashville. ^ "Made more money on the 20 lbs. Early Bird Radish than on all others together, as I grow mainly Radishes for New York market."-~Geo.W., Long Island. • "Earhest, finest Radish I ever saw."— R. O., Columbus, Ohio. "Ripe and fit for use in 16 days."— H. Y., New York. HERE'S A RED-HOT LETTER. 2 Mr, Jo h n . 5 HauseVy of La ^ 5 Crosse, a large ^ (% market gar- ^ ^ dener, brought ( Jj^ into market ^ 5 large Early , 5 Bird Radishes < grown in 12 t , "To John A. Salzer Seed Co. Dear Sirs: That rascal of a seedsman,' m Illinois, advertises that his Radish was as early as your Early Bird. He is a Uar I I get excited every time I think of it. The swindler I It is 12 days behind in earli- ness and 10 years behind in qualitv of your Early Bird. I bought 5 lbs. from him because he was so cheap, John, but I lost lots by it. His Radish was no good."— D. D. T., Wisconsin. On our grounds at La Crosse we had fine Radishes fit for the table (out-door grown) in 12 DAYS FROM PLANTINa, and such fine Radishes, too! Lar^e, tender, delicious I Why, they are actually larger than Radishes used to grow m hot-beds 10 years ago in 20 days I Such 'wonderful improvements have been made in Radishes. We ai^e sure none will be ahead of Salzer's Early Bird. Now, the substance of the whole matter is this: If you are at all anxious, either as a market gardener or as a g-rower of Radishes for your own private table, to have Radishes from 5 to 12 days ahead of your neighbor, and if you are anxious to have the finest Radish that seed can produce, even under most adverse circumstances, then by all means plant Salzer's Early Bird. Its crisp, brittle flavor, as well as .its ^e^arkatoly^g-ood growth and fine color, alike recommend it. The 1- ^ , __ . ... - _ elicious. As Radishes in color of the skin is a rich soariPt whi i** thA i. V'* xemarKaoiy gooa growm ana nne color, aliJie recommend it. it has a very sma^^ ®^ ^^^^ ^^^^ flavor-always crisp, juicy, tender and delicious. Price of Salzer's Early Bird Eadish: Pkg., 10c; 3 for 25c; oz., 20c; Mlb., SOo; lb., $1.25; 3 lbs., $3.00; 10 lbs., $9.00. SALZER'S EARLIEST WHITE RADISH. We are very glad to be able to offer our customers this most remarkable white, olive-shaped Radish that we were fortunately able to secure in France, from one of the most prominent firms of French seed growers. This pure white, olive-shaped Radish is earlier than any other Radish, red, white or any other color. When we state that good-sized Radishes can be pulled in from 12 to 15 days from the sow- ing of the seed, all our friends will realize what a remarkable variety it must be. Has a small top, is £ 1'^^ flavor and m every other respect is a first-class Radish. This is only the second year it it? PkT. oz'^a^'^li Tb ' ISf- lb I'f^ scarce. Our friends, one and all, should not neglect to try Round. Over 30,000 patrons who had 5jample packages agree that this is by all odds the finest, sweetest, Alili-TKAR-ROTJND BADISH. Salzer^s Earliest. This is one of the earliest, finest, juciest, tenderest, s^veetest, best Radishes for early use grown. From 4 to 6 days ahead of the earhest varieties offered by Eastern seedsmen. Rich red in color. While this variety is not as early as the Early Bird, nor SAXiZer's as fine, yet it has been before ^, EARLIEST, our customers so long that many of them prefer this to any of the early varieties offered by other seedsmen; in. deed, we believe it to be earlier than any turnip variety offered by other dealers. We have distributed over 100,000 packages of tins variety and have yet to hear the first complaint on same, which proves that it must be A No. 1 in every respect. Pksr.. 6c ' oz., 10c ; % lb., 25c ; lb., 90c. Early Rosy Morn Radish. A delicious Radish, splendid for all purposes on account of its earlmess, its crispness and beauty ; it sells readily and quickly m any market, and where once grown will be grown always You are sure to hke this seed. Pkg., 10c; oz.,20c; % lb., 50c; mXED RADISH SEED-AU sorts, kinds, colors, varieties SAI^ZBR'S EARLIEST WHITJ5 RADISH, lOc. juciest, tenderest, handsomest long white Radish grown. Grows very quickly, is crisp,' and retains its excellent qualities throughout all vreather, intense heat or cold. It is pure white, large size, a splendid early spring sorti a summer sort, a fall sort, a winter sort. Ko matter whether grown in the hot-bed or in the open ground, it always turns out to be the best white Radish in existence. If you try it once you will never, never, never get along without it. Pkg., 10c ; oz., 15c ; 34 lb., 35c ; lb., $1.10. hmK^. EARLY-RG5r-M0RN-RflDISHl