. Burpee's farm annual. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Flowers Pennsylvania Catalogs; Vegetables Pennsylvania Catalogs; Seeds Pennsylvania Catalogs. as follows : First Prize of $100 Cash to Mb. J. H. Leggett, Oroville, Butte Co., Cal., for a magnificent bearing 150 pods all well developed and many of very large size (read Mr. Leggett's letter on page 30) ; the second prize of $ Cash to Me L. P. COPPIXGER, Morrison, Tenn., for a grand plant bearing 125 pods, while the third prize of $ went to Mr. C. J Barrick, Kocky Ridge, Md., for a bush on which we counted 1
. Burpee's farm annual. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Flowers Pennsylvania Catalogs; Vegetables Pennsylvania Catalogs; Seeds Pennsylvania Catalogs. as follows : First Prize of $100 Cash to Mb. J. H. Leggett, Oroville, Butte Co., Cal., for a magnificent bearing 150 pods all well developed and many of very large size (read Mr. Leggett's letter on page 30) ; the second prize of $ Cash to Me L. P. COPPIXGER, Morrison, Tenn., for a grand plant bearing 125 pods, while the third prize of $ went to Mr. C. J Barrick, Kocky Ridge, Md., for a bush on which we counted 128 pods, many of large size, but in all not containing so many ))eans as Mr. Coppinger's plant, which justly entitled him to the second prize. We have also received a number of other fine specimen plantsyV^ in competition, and have paid, upon notification by the Secretaries, the cash prizes of $ each, which we offered for the best plants of BURPEE'S BUSH LIMA exhibited at each State Fair, some of which have created quite a sensation. EXPERT OPINION In our FARM ANNUAL last year, we reprinted, by i)eriuission, editdvial opinions of the Three Leading Agri- Tun .\merican Agriculturalist,—The American- Rural New Yorker, as to the exceptional value. FROM NATURE. NATURAL SIZE. cultural Journals Gaudex and The BURPEE'S BUSH LIMA. This year we could readily fill a complete" form of our catalo»;ue with other newspaper articles, and witli lettei*s from progress- ive gardeners (each of whom jjaid for the seed at the rate of 75 cts. for 4 beans), all endorsing our Large Bush Lima in terms of the highest praise. Never before has any novelty received such universal endorsement, for the sufficient reason that never before has there been introduced a novelty of such incalculable value to the country. 'yUp DD IPP Owing to the very limited supply of seed year, we were obliged to charge 75 cts. per pkt. of 4 beans, and to ref orders for more than two packets to any one pers
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