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WHAT

THE

PEOPLE SAY

ABOUT

MY SEEDS

I

have

room

for

but

a

few

only

of

the

many

unsolicited

testimonials

I

have

received

this

year

from

my

customers.

I

have on file

hundreds

of

just

as

good

expressions of

satis-

faction

and

praise

from

all over

the

great state of

Washington.

We

like

your

Seeds

best.

Ed.

Callon, New

Kamilche,

Mason

Co.,

Wash,

Your

Seeds

were

the

best I

ever

got

to

grow.John

Reynolds.

Valalta, Wash.

Your

Seeds are highly

recommended

here.

Aug.

Palmquist, Ozette,

Clallam Co..

Wash.

Your Onion

Seed

is

the

best

I ever planted.Aug. E.

Cribley,

North Bend,

King

Co.,

Wash.

I

like

your Cabbage

Seed

better than

any other I

can get.J. W.

Mahlon, Wayne, Nebraska.

Your

Seeds

last

year were perfection.

M.

W.

Davtes.

Marble

Mount, Skagit

Co., Wash.

Had

your

Cauliflower

Seed

last

year,

and

had

fine

heads.

Mary

A.

Leighton,

Meridian

Wash.

I recommend

your

Seeds

to all

my

neighbors.Mrs.

O.

C.

Pohlson, Lemars,

Lincoln

Co.,

Wash.

The

Plants

I bought of

you

last

year gave the

best

of

satisfaction.

C.

B.

Klaus,

Snoqual-

mie.

Wash.

I

have

used your

Seeds

and like them. I find they

are

the

best.

James T.

Camp.

Clallam

Bay,

Wash.

Your

Seeds

are

the

best I can get, as they

never

fail.

Wm. McCain, Kingston, Kitsap

County.

Wash.

I

find

that

your

Seeds merit

you a

splendid

reputation

as

a seedsman.

Wm. Murray, Black

Diamond.

Wash.

The

Turnip

Seed

you

sent

me

was

the

finest

I

ever

grew.

Joseph

Vaughan,

Covington,

King

Co., Wash.

Your

Seeds did

splendidly.

Your

Cauliflower

was

extra good.Mrs. Emma

Parrish,

Hood River,

Oregon.

I

have

tried

your

Califiower

Seed three years,

and

every

one headed.

Wm.

Trott.

Lynden,

Whatcom

Co.,

Wash.

The Strawberry

Plants

you sent

me are

excellent. All the Seeds

have

started nicely.

J.

T.

Haynie,

Everson,

Wash.

I have

used your

Seeds

and found

them

very

satisfactory.

Every

seed grew.A. F.

J.

Spen-

cer. Calispel,

Stevens

Co., Wash.

Your

Seeds

are

the

cleanest

and

best

I

ever saw, and sure

to

germinate.

Frank Walker,

Port

Ludlow.

Jefferson

Co.. Wash.

Received

the Plants in

good

condition, and

am

well pleased

with

them

;

especiallv

the

Toma-

to plants.

F.

Smith,

Bothell, Wash.

I have

used your

Seeds

for

three

years,

and

find

them

far

superior

to eastern

seeds.

W.

H.

Hartly. Denning,

Whatcom

Co.. Wash.

I have

received

Seed

from

you

the

last

10

years.

It

was

always first class.

G.

Tkits-

chack.

Getchell.

Snohomish

Co., Wash.

1

never

had

as

good

a garden

as I had

last

vear,

and

I think it

is all

owing

to your

Seeds.

W. Sefton.

Nooksack.

Whatcom

Co.,

Wash.

I like your

Flower

Seeds

very

much.

They

were

the

finest

that

were

ever

seen in

this

coun-

ty.

A.

E. Koehlen,

Orondo,

Douglas

Co.,

Wash.

We

have bought your

Seeds

for five

years

and

have always

found

them

as represented.

Mrs.

Sheldon

C.

Tracy,

Birch

Bay.

Whatcom

Co.,

Wash.

We

think

your seed

excellent.

We

won't

have

any

other.

Your

Squash

Seed

cannot

be im-

proved.Geo.

P. Brown,

Winlock.

Lewis

Co.,

Wash.

We

have used

your Seeds

for

four

years

and have never

had

a

dozen

seeds to

miss

coming

when

planted.

C.

Armstrong,

East

Sound,

San Juan

Co.,

Wash.

The Strawberry Plants

arrived

in

first

class condition.

All

your

Seeds came up good.

I

am

perfectly satisfied with

your

dealings.

G.

Scheule,

Spokane,

Wash.

I have used your

Seed

for

eight

years,

and

it

always

gave

good

satisfaction.

Have tried Seed

from other

houses

also,

but none

proved

equal

to yours

yet.

P.

Summersett,

Alpha,

Lewis Co.,

Wash.

I have

tried

them

five

years

and

know

they

are

just what

they

are represented.

Last

year I

was obliged to use

store

seeds,

and

had

no

garden

as a

consequence.

Mrs.

Etta

Bridges, Ferry,

Lewis

Co.,

Wash.


5/18

C^eit&logi^te

o

Seeds

1894

A. G. TILLINGHAST'S

Puget

Sound

Seed

Gardens

La Conner, Skagit

Co.,

Wash.,

Jan.

1,

1894.

To

all

my

Friends

and Customers

:

Once

more

I

am

permitted to

send

you

my New Year greeting,

with

this

Ninth

Annual Catalogue and Price List.

Again

I

sincerely

thank

you

for the esteemed

favors received,

by

your continued

valued

orders,

your many

encouraging-

words, and

kind recommendations

to neighbors

and friends,

result-

ing

in an increased business with each

succeeding

year. I shall

try

to merit

your

confidence

by

keeping

my

seeds

fully

up to

their recognized high

standard,

and, if

possible, make them better

than

ever. Knowing

that my

old friends will

stand

by

me, and bring

a

host of new

ones with them,

I

have prepared

for

the

usual

yearly

increase

in

number of orders.

I

shall continue to present

my

cus-

tomers

with

Free

for

Trial

packages of

New

and Desirable

Vegetable

and

Flower

Seeds, as usual.

See

page 16

for

Special

Offer, and

Discounts. Don't buy

store

seeds

when

you can so

easily get

mine.

If you

have never used

my

Seeds,

please give

me

a

Trial

Order.

How

to

Get

My

Seeds,

I send them

Post Paid by

Mail,

and

guarantee

safe delivery

to

you.

Look

over this

Catalogue

carefully,

and mark with

a

pencil all that you

want;

then

make out on the

order

sheet

a

list

of

all

the kinds and

quantities

that

you have

selected.

Write

your Name

and

Address

plainly, and send

the

order

to me

with the money

enclosed.

How

to Send

Money.

Send

by

Bank

Check,

Express

Order,

by

Postoffice

Money

Order

on

La

Conner,

or

by

Registered

Letter,

at my

risk

and

expense,

if the

amount is

One

Dollar

or

upwards

(deducting the cost of the order,

or

the register

fee). If

less

than

One

Dollar,

you may

send

Postal

Note

or

Postage Stamps,

in

a common

letter, securely

sealed

and

plainly

addressed.

Do

not

Delay,

but make

out

your order

now,

while you think

of

it, and

have

the

seeds

on hand when planting time

comes.

Yours

very

truly,

A. G.

TILLINGHAST,

La

Conner,

Skagit

Co., Wash.


6/18

Descriptive

Price

List

For

1894

Puget

Sound

Seed

Gardens,

Choice

Selection

for

Washington

S3T*Prices

Include

Postage^

When

sent

by

Freight or

Express, or delivered

at our

Seed

Store. 10

cents per pound may

he

deducted from

these

prices.

h

EJ

ARTICHOKE

Oz. 25 cts; pkg.

10

cts.

Green

Globe

The

largest

and

best for

eating.

See

cut

above.

Jerusalem

Artichoke

Tubers, 25

cts

per

lb

by

mail;

15

cts

per

lb

by

express.

ASPARAGUS

Oz.

10

cts;

pkg.

5

cts.

Conover's

Colossal

The stand-

ard

variety. Large

and good.

Asparagus

Roots

Two

year

old.

5

cts each;

50

cts per doz;

$4

per

By

Freight

or

Express,

$3

per

100.

100.

BEANS, BUSH

Lb.

25

cts;

J

lb

10

cts;

pkg

5

cts.

Challenge

Dwarf Black

Wax

A

new

kind just

introduced,

which

proves to be

the

earliest

of

all

the

wax

beans.

It

is vigorous and prolific,

and

of

best quality

for

snap beans.

Improved

Golden

Wax

An

improvement

of

the

old

Golden

Wax

which has

been

so popular

for

years

past.

Possesses

all

the

good

qualities

and is

larger

in

pod and

more prolific.

New

Golden

Eyed Wax

One

of

the best;

its

pods

or

leaves

never

rust

or

spot

like some

others,

and it

is

blight

proof.

Entirely

stringless,

flesh

tender

and

of

excellent quality

and.

flavor.


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PUGET SOUND

SEED

GARDENS.

5

BEANS,

POLE

Lb. 30

cts.;

I

lb. 10

cts.;

pkt.

5

cts.

Dutch Case

Knife

One of the

earliest and

most

prolific

varieties. It

has

large,

green

flat

pods,

and

is

good

as

snap or

shelled

green.

Old

Homestead

Early

as

any,

and

enormously

productive.

The

pods

though

large cook

tender

and

melting,

and

we

can

recommend it

as

the

best

green pole bean.

It is

well suited

to

this climate.

The Golden

Champion

The

best

early

wax

pole bean.

Very

large

yellow

pods,

stringless

and cook

tender.

Every garden should

have

this

and

the

Homestead.

BEETS

Lb.

75

cts.;

oz.

10

cts.;

pkt. 5

cts.

Early

Egyptian

Best

early

table

beet.

Turnip-shaped

and smooth.

Eclipse

Later, but

gets

larger

than

the

above.

Improved

Arlington

We

offer

this

beautiful

beet

for

the

first time,

but

have

grown

it for

two

years. It is

good

size,

of

dark,

rich,

blood red

col-

or. It

does

not

become

tough

or stringy

when

old,

as

is

the case

with

many

other varieties,

but is

sweet and tender

at all

times.

It is

a

grand

table beet,

and

nearly

as

early

as

any.

Edmund's

Blood

Turnip

Is

handsomely shaped,

not

too large

or

coarse,

but

of

good marketable

size.

Long Smooth

Blood

The

best

late winter

sort.

GOLDEN TANKARD.

LANE'S SUGAR.

MANGEL

WURZEL

BEETS

Lb. 50

c.

; i

lb.

20

c.

;

oz.

10

c.

;

pkg. 5c.

Golden

Yellow

Tankard

superior strain

of yellow mangel. Very

sweet, firm

flesh.

Produces

enormous

crops,

as from

its

peculiar shape

it can

grow

closer in

the

row

than the ordi-

nary

mangel.

Will

yield 75

tons

to

the

acre.

Lane's

Imperial

Sugar

Hard-

ier

and

contains

more

sugar than

the

other

kinds.

It is

a white sugar

beet

selected for

feeding

stock.

''^mimljlJIK

Norbitan's Giant

Largest

red;

easiest

to

pull; excellent

for

stock.

Yellow

Globe

Better

than

other

kinds

for

sandy

or

shallow

soil.

Globu-

lar

in

shape,

productive and

keeps

well.


8/18

6 A. G.

TILLIXGHAST'S

SEED

CATALOGUE.

BORECOLE,

or

KALE

Oz. 25

cts.:

pkg. 5 cts.

Green Curled

Bright

green,

spreading and beautifully curled.

BROCCOLI

Oz. 90

cts.

1

pkg.

5

cts.

Early Purple

Cape

Early,

com-

pact

heads

of good

flavor.

Autumn

White Cape

Later,

large

white

heads;

splendid

fall

variety.

BRUSSELS SPROUTS

Oz. 25 cts.; pkg.

5

cts.

Tall

French

Produce compact

sprouts of

good

quality.

CABBAGE

Lb.

$2;

i

lb.

50

cts.

;

oz.

20

cts.

;

pkg.

5 cts.

JS^T

make

a

specialty

of

cabbage

seed,

and

greatest care

is taken to

keep

it

pure

and

true

te name. I use only

lars-e

solid beads

to grow

seed.

There is

no

better

cabbage

seed to

be

found anywhere in tbe

world,

if

you

want

to

grow

large solid sure-heading cabbage,

use my

seed.

Early Jersey

Wakefield

This

is the very best

for

early

use, or

for

early

market.

Solid

pointed

heads.

Henderson's

Early Summer

A little

later and

larger

than the Wake-

field. Heads flat and

stand

longer

with-

out

bursting.

Early

Winnigstadt

A

very

solid

pointed

head,

medium in size and

earli-

ness.

If

planted late,

makes

a good

winter cabbage.

Heads

well

on

land

too

poor

to

head other

kinds.

Red

Drumhead

A

large,

very

solid,

late

red

cabbage,

much

used

in

pickling. Good

keeper

and a

favorite

with the ladies.

Premium

Flat

Dutch

Best

for

winter

use:

round

or slightly

flattened

head.

Stands freezing well;

a

good

keeper and of excellent

quality.

Mammoth Marblehead

The

largest

and

latest

of all

the

cabbages.

Grows to

enormous

size,

but requires

rich soil,

good culture

and

the

whole

season

to

head solid.

CARROTS

for

table use.

Lb.

$1;

i

lb.

30

cts.: oz.

10

cts.; pkg.

5c.

Early

Horn

Best

for

early

mark-

et

or

table

use.

CARROTS

for field

and

stock.

Lb.

75 cts.:

J

lb=

25c;

oz.

10c;

pkg.

5c.

Oxhert,

or

Guerande

Short

and

thick,

intermediate

between

the

half-long

and

the

early

horn

varieties,

three or

four

inches

in

diameter

at the

neck.

Of

most

beautiful color

and

shape.

Fottler's Brunswick

A

very

large,

sure-heading

second early drum-

head.

Excellent winter

cabbage

if

planted

late.

4?

Danvers

Half-Long

Shorter

and

easier

to

pull.

Great

favorite.

Very

productive and of extra fine quality.


9/18

PUGET SOUND

SEED

GARDENS.

7

Long

Orange

Best

late

for

field

and

stock.

Yields

well, keeps

well.

Large

White

Belgian

Largest

and

most

productive

stock

carrot.

CAULIFLOWER

Lb.

$20;

oz.

$1.50;

pkg.

15

cts.

j^=My

cauliflower

seeds are

grown

on

Puget

Sound,

Wash.,

from

selected

beads

of

the

choic-

est

strains,

and proves to

he

much

better

than

seed

from

any

other

source.

Don't

waste

time

and

money

on

inferior

cauliflower

seed

when

you

can

get

this

which

is

sure

to

make

nice

large heads,

if

you

give

it proper

care.

Early

Pad

ilia

A

new

kind that

originated

with

us. It is

earlier,

larg-

er and better

than Henderson's

Snow-

ball, which

it

resembles,

and

is

an im-

provement

on that well

known

kind.

Henderson's

Early

Snowball

One

of the

best and

choicest.

My

seed

is grown directly

from

Henderson's

stock

and

will

be

found to

be

even

bet-

ter

than Henderson's

sealed

packages.

Extra

Early

Dwarf

Erfurt

very

choice

early,

small-leaved,

large

sure-heading variety.

Planted

late, it

is

the best

kind

for

autumn

use.

Veitch's Autumn

Giant

Large

late

white.

Compact

heads

well pro-

tected

by

foliage.

Oz.

50c;

pkg, 10c.

CELERY

Oz.

30

cts.; pkg.

5

cts.

Crawford's

Half

Dwarf

Vig-

orous of growth,

solid,

good

flavor.

Kalamazoo

The

most solid,

crisp

eating and delicately

flavored

variety.

Very

large, short and

stocky,

and

of

quick

growth. Keeps

well.

Good

for

family use

or

for

market.

Dwarf

Golden Heart

A

very

popular

new

variety. Beautiful

showy

sort;

solid,

excellent flavor

and

keeps

well

during

the

winter.

White

Plume

A

new

variety

with

white

stalks

and

leaves. Very

orna-

mental. Does not require

so

much

banking

up for bleaching

as the

other

kinds.

CORN

Lb.

25

cts.;

J

lb. 10 cts.; pkg.

5

cts.

The Cory

This is a selected

strain

of

the

old

and

well

known

Early

Mar-

blehead,

and

is

a

standard

among

Mar-

ket

Gardeners

for first

early

market.

Early

Minnesota

The standard

Early

Sweet Corn

;

ripens

a little earlier

than

Crosby's.

Eight rowed

ears of

good

size,

sweet

and well-flavored.

Stalks

grow about five

feet

high.

Stowell's

Evergreen

This

va-

riety

is

more

largely planted than any

other,

being the

general

favorite

with

canners

and

market

gardeners, for late

use.

CUCUMBERS

Oz.

10

cts.; pkg.

5

cts.

Early

Russian

Very early

and

prolific.

Early

White

Spine

Medium in

earliness.

Fine

for

table use.

Long

Green

Late. The best

for

pickles.

2^

All Seeds

carefully

tested,

so

weQknow

they

will grow,


10/18

s

A. G.

TILLINGHAST'S

SEED

CATALOGUE.

ENDIVE

Lb.

$1.50;

oz.

15c;

pkg.

5c.

Green

Curled

Not

only

much

used as a

Salad,

but

is

highly

ornamen-

tal

from

its

delicately

cut

and

colored

leaves.

Much

used for

garnishing.

KOHL

RABI

Oz. 15c;

pkg.

5

cts.

Large

Early

Purple

Fine and

tender.

Large

Early

White

Same

as

above

except

color.

LETTUCE

Oz. 15c;

pkg. 5c.

Black

Seeded

Simpson

Large

early. Very

nice

and desirable;

slow

to

run to

seed;

tender a

long

time.

Hanson

One of

the very

best-

Large

heads,

sweet

and

crisp.

MUSK

MELON

Oz.

10c; pkg.

5c.

Montreal Market

Nutmeg-

Largest

of

all the

nutmeg

melons.

Quality good. Valuable for

market

or

for

use.

Jenny

Lind

The

earliest

netted.

Small

but

delicious.

WATER

MELON

Oz.

10c;

pkg.

5c.

The

Boss

Handsomest

and best

for

shipping

or

eating.

Johnson's

Christmas

Very

solid

and

of

delicious

flavor.

Excellent

keeper.

Phinney's

Early

Very

early and

productive;

good

and

easy

to

grow.

YELLOW

DANVERS.

RED

WETHERSFIELD

ONION

Lb.

$1.50;

Jib.

50c;

oz. 15c;

pkg. 5c

{^ Those

who

tried

my

onion

seed last

year

found that it

came

up

good;

all

grew, and

made

nice

large

onions. The same

will

be

found this

year,

and

onion

growers can

place

the

utmost

confidence in this

seed.

For

many years

only

the best shaped,

solid,

soundest onions

have

been

used

for

seed:

thus

by

long

selection

they

have become the

best

keepers in this

climate

of

any

kir.d.

No

better onion seed

is

to

be

found

anywhere.

Oregon Yellow

Danvers

great

favorite.

Large,

round,

yields

heavy. Early

to ripen

up,

and

a

good

keeper. Best

for

Puget Sound.

All

the

old

onion growers

use

it.

Large

Red Wethersf

ield

A

pleasant

flavor;

grows large;

keeps

well.

SILVER

SKIN.

EARLY

RED.

White

Portugal,

or

American

Silverskin

A

large,

white,

flat on-

ion

of mild

flavor.

Fine

for

early

use

and

for

pickling.

Keeps

as

well as

any

of

the

white

onions.

By

OUNCE

and

PACKET

only.

Extra

Early

Red

A

light colored

onion.

Good

keeper.

Earliest

of

all.


11/18

PUGET

SOUND SEED

GARDENS.

FIRST

OF

ALL

AMERICAN WONDER

PEAS

Lb.

25c;

lb.

10c;

pkg.

5c

First

Of

A Best

of the hard,

smooth round

peas,

which

can

be

planted

very early

as they are

not

so

liable to

rot in

the

ground

as the

wrinkled

peas. They

are

very

prolific

and do

not need bushing.

American

Wonder

Earliest

of

the wrinkled

peas.

Dwarf,

does

not

need

bushing-.

Large peas

and

pods

and prolific

Quality extra

good. Do

not

plant

it while

the

ground

is

cold

and

wet.

It

is

indeed

a

wonder.

Dwarf

Pea

The dwarfest

of all.

Early, hard,

smooth,

round.

The

Heroine

A

new kind just

introduced.

By

all

odds the

best mar-

ket

late

pea. But

2i

feet high, it is

loaded

with

ENORMOUS

pods,

tilled

with

8

to

10 large peas of most

excellent

quality.

Every

gardener

should

have

this

pea. To

see it is

to

want

it.

Veitch's

PerfectionThe

best

late

pea

for

family

use. Very

product-

ive, large,

sweet and

good. It is in-

deed perfection,

so

far

as

QUALriYis

concerned.

Dwarf

Champion

The

old,

well

known

Champion

of

England, changed

to

a dwarf

so

it

will

not

need bushing.

First

class

quality.

FIELD

PEAS

Price,

$2

per

bushel;

$3

per

100

lbs.

Blue

China

and

Black-Eyed

Marrowfat

Two

good field

peas,

much

used

in

field

cultivation to sow

broadcast

for hogs,

etc.

It

pays

to

grow

them.

PARSNIP

Lb.

75c.

; I

lb.

25c.

;

oz.

10c.

;

pkg.

5c.

Long

White

Large,

smooth,

sweet.

The

standard kind.

Grown

from

specially

selected

smooth

roots.

JggHParsnip

seed

one year

old

will not

grow.

Don't

be

fooled on old

parsnip seed.

There

should

be

parsnips

in

every

garden to

use

at

any

time

through ~the

winter.

They

also

make

excellent

hog

feed.

Swine

are

very fond

of

them

and

fatten

rapidly

on

them.

PARSLEY

Oz.

15c;

pkg.

5c.

Fern Leaved

A

beautiful

mossy

sort.

Useful

for garnishing or flavoring.

PEPPERS

Oz.

30c;

pkg.

5c.

Golden

Dawn

Large,

sweet,

yel-

low,

productive. Has

no fiery

flavor,

and

is

excellent

for

mangoes.

Large

Sweet

Mountain

Red,

mild, much used

for mangoes.

Red

Cayenne

Small, prolific,

hot,

used

in

pickling.

PUMPKIN

Oz.

10c;

pkg.

5c.

Sweet

or

Sugar

Fine

grained;

excellent

for pies.

SALSIFY

Oz.

15c;

pkg.

5c.

A

white, carrot

shaped root

that

makes

delicious

soup resembling

oys-

ters

in

flavor.

Easy

to grow. Good

all

winter and

late in

spring.

Can

be

left

in the

ground

all

winter.

SPINACH

Lb.

50c;

oz.

10c;

pkg.

5c.

Large

Viroflay

A

new variety

superior

to

the

old

round

leaf kinds.


12/18

10

A.

G.

TILLINGHAST'S SEED CATALOGUE.

SQUASH

Lb.

SI;

oz.

10c; pkt. oc.

Early

White

Bush

The

earliest

summer

squash. Very pretty

scallop-

ed

and

very productive.

Hubbard

The standard winter

squash,

old

and

reliable.

Marblehead

Valuable;

like

the

Hubbard,

except it is of

a

pale green

color.

Large

Summer

Crookneck

An excellent

new

kind

for

family

use

or for

market.

Fine buttery

flavor.

Prolific

and large.

Long

Island

White

Bush

An

improvement

over the old

White

Bush

Squash,

being

smoother, thicker

flesh

and of

much better

quality.

We have

found

by

trial in

our

garden

that

this

is

the

best

Summer

Squash

we

ever

grew. Price

10c.

per pkt.

;

20c per

oz.

SUNFLOWER

Oz.

10c;

pkg.

oc.

Mammoth

Russian

Flowers

and

seeds

very

large.

Seeds rich

with

oil,

and

valuable

to feed

poultry.

TOMATOES

r

Oz.

30c;

pkg. oc.

The

Ruby

The

earliest large

To-

mato.

Grows

with less

vine

and

leaves

so

the sun

can

get

at

the

fruit

better

than other

kinds.

After

further trial

this

new

tomato

proves

to

be

the

best

kind

to

grow here. Our

vines were

loaded

with

ripe

fruit

this

year.

All

who

have trouble in

ripening tomatoes

should try this

excellent

kind.

See

cut

above.

Livingston's

Beauty

Hand-

somest,

solid early.

Livingston's

Perfection

Is

large, early,

smooth,

prolific,

good.

Yellow

Plum

Small,

plumshaped

and

early.

Nice

for preserves.

RADISH

Lb.

$1; oz.

10c; pkg.

oc.

French

Breakfast

Small, oval

form, quick growing,

mild

and

tender.

Color,

scarlet, tipped with

white.

Chartier

Beautiful long scarlet

white tip,

crisp

and

sweet.

See

cut.

China Rose

Winter

Best

for

winter use. Long, solid

and

tender.

RHUBARB

Lb. $1.75; oz. 20c;

pkg

Victoria

Is very

large,

kind.

Roots

1

year

old,

10c.

each;

$1

per doz.;

$5

per

100.

TURNIPS

Lb. 50c;

Jib.

20c; oz.

10c;

pkg.

5c

White

Egg

Large,

early,

sweet,

good, smooth, egg-shaped.

oc.

standard

EXTE

A

EAK

L

Y^MIL

AN.


13/18

PUGET

SOUND

SEED

GARDENS.

11

Purple-Top

Strap-Leaf

The

old

standard

flat

fall

turnip.

Extra

Eariy Milan

Earliest

of

turnips.

Quite

flat,

small

leaves

and

small

tap-root,

with

bulb

3

or

4

inches

in

diameter,

of bright

red and

purple

above

ground

and

clean

white

below,

making-

it

very

attractive

in

market.

RUTABAGA

Lb.

60c.

;

1

lb.

20c.

;

oz.

10c.

;

pkg\

5c.

White

French

A

large

white

market

variety,

sweet,

smooth and

solid.

Good

winter

keeper.

American

Yellow

A

large

yel-

low sweet

Swede.

Excellent

for

table

or

for stock.

Skirving's

Purple-Top

Best

for

field culture

and

cattle feeditg, and

good

for

market.

TOBACCO

Oz. 30c;

pkg.

5c.

Connecticut

Seed Leaf

Har-

dy; the

best

for

this

latitude.

Excel-

lent

kind for

smoking.

HERB SEED

5c.

per

pkg.

Anise

Lavender

Caraway Marjoram

(sweet)

Coriander

Sage

Dill Summer

Savory

Horehound

Thyme

Rosemary

Wormwood

Popular

Flower

Seeds

Prices

Pkg.

jC.

;

six

for

2$c.

;

fifteen

for

4Jc.

;

the

whole

collection

of

20 kinds, joc.

Accrociinium

The

most

beautiful of

tbe

everlastings.

Red

and

white

mixed.

Ammobium

Pure

white. Fine

for bou-

quets

if

gathered

before

fully

bloomed.

Asters

The finest varieties mixed. You

will find

them

choice.

Alyssum

Sweet

Very fragrant white

flowers.

In

bloom

a

long

time.

Balsam

Camelia

flowered: double

mixed

colors.

Chrysanthemum

-

Fine

double

mixed

colors.

Carnation

Finest mixed.

Most

magnifi-

cent of the pinks.

Dahlia

All colors

mixed.

Sow

early

in

house.

Helichrysum

Very strong,

large, rich-

colored

double

flowers.

Easily

grown. Ever-

lasting.

M

arigold

African,

double,

mixed, very

showy;

easily grown.

Marguerite

Beautiful daisy-like flowers,

very

showy

and

fashionable.

Petunia

Mixed

colors, profuse blooming,

hardy.

Pansies

Choicest mixed,

large

-flowering,

beautiful.

Phlox Drummondi

A

beautiful

showy

annual.

All

colors

mixed.

Popples

Pasony

flowered,

mixed

colors,

large,

brilliant.

Portulaca

Double and single

mixed.

Creeper,

with

bright colored

flowers.

Rodanthe

Delicate,

silky, pendant

flow-

ers. The

most delicate

of all

the

everlastings.

Stocks

New

German.

Mixed

colors.

Long

time in

bloom.

Very

pretty.

Sweet

Peas

Mixed colors.

Very

fash-

ionable,

brilliant, fragrant

flowers.

Extra

fine.

Twenty new kinds. Be

sure and try

them.

Verbena

Choicest

mixed.

Blooms

freely.

Fine for

bedding.


14/18

12

A.

G.

TILLINGHAST'S SEED

CATALOGUE.

Nursery

Stock

A

supply of Fruit Trees

and

Small Fruits of

all

kinds,

adapted

to

this climate,

constantly

onhand.

Descriptive List Sent

Free

on

application.

TERMS

Cash

with

order.

We

make

no

extra charge for packing,

but

deliver

to all

steamers at above

prices, the

buyers

to

pay

freight,

and all

Trees and

Plants

sent

at

their

risk.

Each.

Per

100

Apple

Trees,

2

to

3

years

old

15c

$12

00

Crab

Apple

do do

15c

12

00

Pear do do

25c

20

00

Plum

and

Prune

do

do

25c

20

00

Cherry

do

do

25c

20

00

Small

Fruits

Currants

10c.

each.

75c.

per doz.

$5

per 100.

White

Dutch

Large,

strong-

grower.

La

Varsailles

Red,

very large bunch,

long,

productive.

Cherry

The

largest

current

known.

Red,

very

popular.

Black

Naples

Very

large, excellent

for jellies

and

wine.

Gooseberries

10c.

each.

75c.

per

dozen.

$5

per

100.

Oregon Champion

Large,

light green,

immense

bearer, the best

of

all

Gooseberries.

Blackberries

5c.

each. 50c.

per

doz.

$4

per

100.

Kittatiny

Large,

sweet, very hardy.

Lawton

Very large;

sweet

when fully ripe;

good

bearer.

Early HarvestThe

best

early blackberry.

Evergreen

Vines

grow

enormously

large and

long;

great

producer, and

berries last into November.

Price

10c.

each;

$1

per

doz.

Raspberries

5c.

each.

50c.

per doz.

$4

per

100.

RED

:

Cuthbert

One

of

the

best for

general planting;

profitable.

Turner

Upright,

almost

thornless, great

bearer.

BLACK

: Mammoth

Cluster

Fine

for

table, very

productive.

Gregg

Very

hardy;

best of the black

caps

for market;

very

productive.

Japanese Wineberry

A

new, beautiful wine-colored

Raspberry,

just in-

troduced

from Japan.

Price

15c.

each;

$1.50

per doz.

Grape

Vines

25c.

each.

$2

per

doz.

Concord

Black,

hardy, bears

and ripens early.

Strawberries

25c.

per

doz.

50c.

per 100.

$5

per

1001.

Sharpless

Very

large,

bright

red, strong

grower, great

bearer.

Wilson's

Albany

This

berry has

never

been

surpassed;

succeeds

well

everywhere;

the best

of

all

for market;

high

colored and

fine quality;

long

sea-

son; have

had it

in bearing

six weeks

in

one

season.

j^~Any

of

the above

small

fruits

can

be

sent

by

mail

if

one-half

the

price

is

added

for

postage.


15/18

PUGET

SOUND SEED

GARDENS.

13

Vegetable

Plants,

etc.

We

shall

keep

on

hand

for

sale,

in

their

season,

Early and

Late

Vegetable

Plants grown

from

our

own

choice

Seeds. Can

be

sent

safely

by

Freight,

Ex-

press

or

Mail,

to

any

part

of the

Sound

country.

If to

be

sent

by

Mail,

add

10c. per

doz.

or

25c. per 100 for

postage on

plants.

Tomato

Plants

First quality, transplanted,

40c.

per

doz.;

$2.50

per

100.

Smaller plants from

seed bed,

15c.

per doz.;

$1

per

100.

Varieties

The

New

Ruby.

Celery

Plants

Early

from

hot

beds,

15c.

per

doz.; $1

per

100.

Later

plants

after

June

loth,

10c.

per

doz.;

25c

per

100.

Varieties

White Plume, Dwarf

Golden

Heart and Kalamazoo.

Cauliflower

Plants

Early

from hot beds,

25c.

per

doz.;

50c.

per 100.

Later

plants

after

June

15th,

15c.

per

doz.;

25c.

per

100.

Varieties

Early

Padilla,

H. E. Snowball

and

Veitch's

A

Giant.

Cabbage

Plants

Early

Jersey

Wakefield,

25c.

per

doz.;

50c.

per

100.

Late

plants

after

June

15th, 10c.

per

doz.;

25c.

per

100; $2

per

1000.

Varieties

Late

Flat Dutch

and

Winnigstadt.

Strawberry

Plants

25c.

per doz.; 50c.

per

100;

$5

per 1000.

Varieties

Sharpless and

Wilson's

Albany.

Roots, etc.

Rhubarb

Victoria, 1

year old

roots,

10c.

each;

$1

per

doz.;

$5

per 100.

Asparagus

Collossal,

2 year

old

roots,

5c.

each;

50c per

doz.;

$4

per

100.

Horse

Radish

Root

cuttings, 3c.

each; 25c.

per

doz.;

$2

per

100.

Artichoke

Jerusalem,

tubers,

by

mail, 25c.

per

lb

;

by

express,

15c.

per

lb.

Onion

Sets

Yellow

Bottom,

mail.

35c.

per lb.;

express,

25c. per

lb.

Swinomish

Oats

Seed

Oats,

from

same

seed

and

same field that

took the

World's

Prize

at

the World's

Fair, for

greatest

yield of Oats,

being-

141 bushels

per acre

by

weight. $2

per

100

lbs.

by

freight;

by

mail, post

paid,

5c.

per oz

;

3 lbs. for

50c;

10

lbs.

for

$1.25.

The

climate

and soil of

this

locality

is

perfect

for the

development

of

Oats,

and seed oats

grown

here,

will

produce

more vigorous

growth and

yield in

almost

any

locality

than the

oats

that

have been

grown

in

unfavorable

conditions.

Start your

seed

now

from

these

oats

and

your

yields will be

increased

for

years.


16/18

u

A.

&.

TILLING-

it

AST'S

SEED

CATALOGUE.

Grass

Seeds

All kinds

at

lowest

Market

Rates.

Prices

in quantity given on

application.

Present

Prices

subject

to change.

If

by

Mail, add

10

cts. per lb.

for Postage.

Red

Clover,

20c.

per

lb.

Red

Top

Grass,

10c.

per

lb.

White Clover,

25c.

per lb. Timothy

Grass,

7c.

per lb.

Alsike

Clover,

30c.

per

lb.

Kentucky Blue Grass, 25c.

per lb.

Lawn

Grass Mixture

A

mixture

of Choice

Grasses

suitable for

beautiful

lawns.

It

makes

a

thick

velvety

turf

by

forming

a

compact growth

of

short

varieties.

Price

of

Lawn

Grass

30c.

per lb.;

by

Mail,

40c.

per

lb.

Japanese

Buckwheat

This new Buckwheat has a larger

kernel,

will yield double

as

much, and

it

ripens earlier, stands

up

better

and

makes

better flour

than

any

other kind.

Price

10c.

per oz.;

25c.

per

lb.,

by

Mail.

Millet

German or Golden, 20c

per

lb.

by Mail;

by

Express or

Freight,

$-4

per

bushel,

or

$6

per

100.

Field Peas

Black

Eyed

Marrowfat

and

Blue

China;

price,

$2

per

bushel;

$3

per

100.

Good

Books

By

Mail,

post

paid,

at

prices

named.

HOW

TO GROW

CELERY.

By G.

Bochove.

Its

cultivation

and

secret

of suc-

cess;

50

cents.

HOW

TO GROW

AND COOK

CAULIFLOWERS. By

Francis

Brill.

20

cents.

HOW TO

GROW CABBAGE.

By

Gregory.

Full

details

for growing,

keeping

and selling;

30 cents.

CARROTS,

MANGEL

WURZEL, ETC.

By

Gregory.

How

to grow,

harvest,

keep

and

feed;

30

cents.

ONIONS.

How to

grow

them

properly. By

17

growers of

experience.

The

best

book on

Onions

for its

size

ever

published; 20

cents.

GARDENING

FOR

PROFIT. By

Henderson.

The best

book on

Gardening

ever

written.

No

market

gardener should try

to do

without

it, and

it

will pay every farmer

to

read

it.

New

edition;

cloth, 12

mo; $2.

SMALL

FRUIT

CULTURIST. By

Fuller.

Best

work

on

Small Fruits.

New

edi-

tion.

This

book covers the whole

ground of

propagating,

cultivating,

marketing,

va-

rieties,

etc.,

and

is

the

standard

authority

on the

subject.

Cloth, 12

mo;

$1.50.

PROFITS

IN

POULTRY.

Contains

everything pertaining

to

the

successful raising

of

poultry,

either

for

eggs,

or chickens.

Cloth,

illustrated, 256

pages;

$1.

J^Any

other books

not found

on above list

will

be supplied on

receipt of

publisher's

price.

Address

all

orders

to,

A.

G.

TI

LLI

N G

H

AST,

La

Conner, Wash.


17/18

All

Seeds

carefully

tested,

so we know

then

will

grow,

a

Puget

sound

Seedling

Early

Potato

Gage's

Extra Early

After

a

careful

trial

of

this

new

Potato

by the side of the Early

Rose

and

other

earl}

potatoes,

I feel confident in recommending it

as

the

very

earliest

and best

early

potato in

cultivation.

It

is

dead

ripe

before

the Early

Rose is

fit

to

dig,

and is

of much better quality.

I

predict that

as

soon as

its

merits are

known,

it

will

be

in

great demand.

This

is the

first

time it

has

been offered

for

sale,

and

our

stock

is quite

small,

so

we

can

only

offer

it

by

the

pound.

Those

purchasing a

small quantity

this season, can easily

grow

enough

to

plant for

market next

year,

and

will

be

sure to

realize

hand-

some

prices. Be

the first

in

your

neighborhood to

get

it.

Price

25

cts.

per

lb.

post

paid

by

Mail

;

15

cts.

per

lb. by Freight

or Express.

Beautiful

Sweet Peas

We

have

some

of

the

finest

and

most

beautiful

Sweet

Flowering

Peas.

The best to

be

obtained

anywhere.

From the

strain

that

took

the

premium

at

the

World's

Fair.

Twenty

(20)

varieties

mixed.

Plant

liberally and

have

a profusion

of

these

brilliant,

fragrant

flowers.

Price

5 cts.

per

pkg.

;

10

cts

per ounce.

ALLMOSD'S

'AMERICAN

PRINT. ANACORTES


18/18

Sjoec^ieil

Offer

OUR

FAMILY

GARDEN

COLLECTION

E

have

made the

following selection

of

the Best

Varieties

of

Vegetables

for

a Family Garden. One

full

package of

each

kind,

which we

offer at

reduced rates,

saving

our

customers

the trouble of

making

out a list.

Thirty (jo)

Packages for

$i.oo,

post

paid.

1

pkg.

Beans

Bush

Improved

Golden

Wax.

1

*

PoleOld Homestead.

1

Beets

Early

Improved

Arlington.

1

LateLong Smooth Blood.

1

Cabbage

Early

Jersey

Wakefield.

1

Winnigstadt.

1

LatePremium

Flat

Dutch.

1

Carrot

Early

Scarlet

Horn.

]

u

kl

Ox

Heart

or

Guerande.

1

Danvers Half

Long.

1

Califlower

-Veitcbis

Autumn

Giant.

1

Celery

Dwarf

Golden

Heart.

1

White

Plume.

1

Corn

Early

Minnesota.

1

Cucumber

Early

White Spine.

1

u

Late

Long

Green.

1

Lettuce

Hanson.

1

Onion

Yellow

Globe

Danvers.

1

Large Red

Wethersfield.

1

Parsnip

Long

White

Smooth.

1

Peas

Early American Wonder.

1

Late,

The

New Heroine.

1

Radish

Early French

Breakfast.

1

Late

Chartier.

1

Ruta

Baga

American Yellow.

1

Squash

Large

Summer Crookneck.

1

''

Winter

Hubbard.

1

Tomato

Earlv

Rub

v.

1

Turnip

Early White

Egg.

1

Purple

Top

Strap Leaf.

Total,

30 Packages.

PREMIUMS

AND

DISCOUNTS ON SEEDS.

Any

12

Five-cent

packages

of Vegetable

Seeds

for

50

cents.

25

$1.00.

For

Special

Prices

on large orders

for Peas,

Onions,

Beets,

Man-

gels,

Carrots,

Turnips,

etc.,

please

write

stating what

you

want.

Also,

good

terms

given

to

all who wish to

get

up Club Orders

for

Seeds.

address,

A.

G.

TILLINGH

AST,

LA CONNER,

WASH.

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