. Burpee's seeds that grow for 1900 : wholesale catalogue for market gardeners, florists, and farmers' clubs. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. New Climbing DOLICHOS from Japan—"; Two years ago, when -we received seed of this New Dolichos from Japan, we had little hope that it would prove 60 vastly superior to the ordinary white Dolichos. We were perfectly delighted with it in 1898. Saviug every seed we were enabled to plant nearly an acre at Fordhook the past season. The poles iu
. Burpee's seeds that grow for 1900 : wholesale catalogue for market gardeners, florists, and farmers' clubs. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. New Climbing DOLICHOS from Japan—"; Two years ago, when -we received seed of this New Dolichos from Japan, we had little hope that it would prove 60 vastly superior to the ordinary white Dolichos. We were perfectly delighted with it in 1898. Saviug every seed we were enabled to plant nearly an acre at Fordhook the past season. The poles iu this held were concealed by the bright foliage, which itself was so covered for months with countless snow-white spikes of showy flo"wers that it was literally the wonder of all visitors. Considering the ease with which it can be grown everywhere, we are safe in predicting that it will soon become one of the most popular of all annual climbers. It flowered and seeded so abundantly that we are enabled to include a liberal packet in our Gem Collection for 1900 (advertised on page 141), and are thus assured that many thousands will become acquainted immediately with this beautiful New Japanese Dolichos,—most appropriately named " ; "Daylight" is a stronger and more rampant grower than old varieties, growing nearly to the top of the trellis before commencing to flower and having more abundant foliage. From the handsome foliage there springs out a wonderful profusion of large sprays or spikes of pure white, pea-like blossoms. Each beautiful vine is a cloud of bloom from the tip to the base. These flowers are succeeded by a multitude of creamy-white pods, three inches long and an inch or more broad, having a rich waxen appearance. The vine does not cease to blossom until cut off by frost, and is indescribably showy when covered with the sprays of bloom and long spike* of snow-white pods. Per pkt. 10 cts.,—less usual discount of one-third ; per
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