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M ' Our Vegetable Seed Department contains all the good standard varieties, also 

 ^~ many novelties introduced by ourselves and others in recent years, and we flatter 

 ;~~^= ourselves that none better can be obtained anywhere. By comparison with the 

 prices of other reliable dealers, ours will be found exceedingly reasonable. 



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ALL SEEDS OFFERED ON THIS PAGE TO ANT POST-OFFICE OR EXPRESS OFFICE IN 

 THE UNITED STATES, EXCEPT WHERE OTHERWISE NOTED. 



ASPARAGUS. 



German. Spargel. French, Asperge. 



As early in the spring as the ground can be worked, sow the 

 seeds — previously soaked in water for about twenty-four 

 hours — in rows about a foot apart. During the first season the 

 young plants must be carefully attended to. Cultivated be- 

 tween the rows frequently, to keep the soil loose and weeds 

 down. Remove all weeds in the rows by hand-picking. The 

 second year the plants will be ready for planting in permanent 

 beds. Prepare these beds by trenching to a depth of at least 

 two feet and working in a liberal quantity of barn-yard 

 manure. The beds should be about two feet apart and three 

 feet wide, and three rows only should be planted in each, the 

 plants being placed from 15 to 18 inches apart in the rows, or 

 when large quantities are grown for market, the plants should 

 be set in rows three feet apart, and the plants about one foot 

 apart. This plan admits of horse cultivators being used. In 

 planting, spread out the roots carefully and cover with about 

 six or eight inches of soil. A rather sandy soil suits this plant 

 best. Sow one ounce to 60 feet of drill. 

 Colossal — A well-known and excellent variety. Pkt. 5c; 



oz. 10c; Yi lb. 20c; 1 lb. 

 Palmetto — -An earlier and more productive variety than 

 the preceding. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; Y± lb. 20c; 1 lb., 



4 



45 



50 



Columbian Mammoth White 



— A distinct variety fur- 

 nishing white shoots 

 without earthing up. Pkt. 

 5c; oz. 10c; Yi lb. 25c; 1 



. lb. 75c. 



■* Giant Argenteuil — A favor- 

 ite market sort; grows to 

 a very large size. Pkt. 5c; 

 oz. 15c; Yi lb. 30c; 1 lb. 85. 



Asparagus Roots. 



If desired by Mail, add 40c 

 per 100 for Postage. 



TJarr's Mammoth — A favor- 

 ite large green sort, 2 

 year old roots, by ex- 

 press per 100 $1.00; per 

 1,000 $6.50. 



Colossal — 2 year old roots, 

 by express per 100 60c; 

 per 1,000 $5.00. 



Palmetto — 2 year old roots, 

 by express per 100 75c; 

 per 1,000 $6.00. 



Giant Argenteuil — 2 year 

 old roots, by express per 

 100 $1.00; per 1,000 $6.50. 



Columbian Mammoth White 

 — 2 year old roots, by ex- 

 press per 100 $1.00; per 

 1,000 $6.50. 





ARTICHOKE— Globe. 



German. Artisehoke. 

 French, Artiehaut. 



Sow in April in hot-bed or 

 boxes, and when the ground 

 is ready, transplant in hills 3 

 feet apart, and the rows 2 feet 

 apart. 



Large Green Globe — The stan- 

 dard variety. Pkt. 5c; oz. 

 30c; Vi lb. 80c; 1 lb $3.00 



ARTICHOKE. 



Jerusalem. 



Grown for its tubers, which 

 resemble potatoes, and should ubeen globe artichoke. 



be planted in a similar manner, only that the rows should be 

 at least four feet apart. Make excellent hog feed. Plant 

 three bushels per acre. 

 By express or freight only, at purchaser's expense; peck 



50c; bushel $1.50; three bushels $4 00 



BROCCOLI. 



German, Spargel- 

 kohl. French 

 Chou Brocolls. 



Allied to and 



closely resembling 



the Cauliflower, 



biit much more 



hardy Sow the 



seed in the early 



part of May and 



^ transplant to per- 



f j~? manent place in 



'_ June. 



.„ Purple Cape — A 

 hardy and very 

 popular variety, 

 very rarely fails 

 to produce a good 

 head. Pkt. 5c; oz. 

 30c; Yi lb. $1.00; 

 1 lb $3.50 



BHOCCOLI. 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS. 



German, Gruener Kopfkohl. French, Chou 

 de Bruxelles. 



An almost indispensable vegetable for win- 

 ter use. The sprouts, resembling miniature 



cabbages, are produced in the axils of the 



leaves. To promote a perfect growth of 



sprouts, the leaves should be cut off as close 



as convenient to the stock of the parent 



plant as the sprouts are forming. 



Dwarf Improved — An excellent variety, pro- 

 ducing numerous compact sprouts. Pkt. 5c, 

 oz. 10c; Vi lb. 35c; 1 lb" $1.25 Brussels bpbouts. 



"ASPARAGUS CULTURE" — A Treatise on the Cultivation, of Asparagus, Barnes & Robinson. Price, bound in cloth, 50c, postpaid. 





