. Burpee's farm annual : garden, farm, and flower seeds, blooded stock. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs. PAIR OF WHITE CRESTED BLACK POLISH FOWLS. White Crested Black Polish. As shown in the illustra- tion these are exceedingly handsome and are becoming very popular, not only on account of their great beauty but also for the remarkable freedom with which they " shell out " eggs. Few fowls attract more attention than pure White Crested Black Polish, their large white crests being in pleasing contrast with the inte
. Burpee's farm annual : garden, farm, and flower seeds, blooded stock. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs. PAIR OF WHITE CRESTED BLACK POLISH FOWLS. White Crested Black Polish. As shown in the illustra- tion these are exceedingly handsome and are becoming very popular, not only on account of their great beauty but also for the remarkable freedom with which they " shell out " eggs. Few fowls attract more attention than pure White Crested Black Polish, their large white crests being in pleasing contrast with the intense, irridescent black plumage of their bodies. Unlike other varieties of Polish, they possess strong, healthy constitutions and also mature very rapidly. They are non-sitters and the very best of layers. Although only of small size (weighing 9 to 11 lbs per pair), they are also of fine quality for the table. In examining our engraving \ve find our artist has made the crests en- tirely white; this is the way we would /I'A-^ to have them, but unfortunately they always breed with a few black feathers in front, which, however, does not de- tract much from their beauty. Price $ per pair; $ per trio. Eggs for hatching, !^2.^o per 13. Black Hamburgs. In our book, T/u- Poultry Yard (mailed for 50 cts.), we give a beautiful colored frontispiece of a trio of this breed, accurately representing the iet black irridescent plu- mage and slaty blue legs, in pleasing con- trast with the bright red rose combs, and f)ure white oval ear obcs. Black Hamburgs are the largest variety and the hardiest, these two points giving them a decided advantage over the other varieties of Hamburgs. They also lay the largest eggs of any Ham- burgs, and may be depended on as one of the best non- sitting breeds to "shell out" lively. Our stock is exceptionally fine. Price ^7 per pair; Jio per trio; eggs $ per 13. Silver Gray and Colored Dorkings. If these fowls were only better known they w
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