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ASPARAGUS. 
Spargel. 
One ounce to fifty feet of gfill. 
Four pounds toacre. 
W hite.—A new variety, pro- 
ducing white stalks of large 
size and finest quality—a val- 
uable introduction. 
Packet, 5c. Ounce, 10c. 
1 Pound, lic. Pound. 50c. 
Two-year-old roots, $1.00 
00—by mail; $1.25. 
£65.50 for 500 roots $4.50 
1,000 roots. 
Marly, large yielder, and very 
regular and even inits growth 
—Average bunches contain 15 
: oS shoots,measuring thirteen and 
one-half inches in circumference, and weight, two 
pounds. It is equaliy well adapted for all sections. 
Its quality is unequaled. 
Packet 5c. Ounce,10c. + Pound, 15c. Pound, 40c. 
Two-year-old roots, per 100, $1.00—by mail $1.25. 
/ Per 1,000 roots, $3.50. 
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. Conover’s Colossal. 
= 2 Variety. 
S08 FROM BEST WARKET GARDENERS’ STOGKS AND PERFEGT GERMINATION 
A well-known standard 
Packet, 5c. Ounce,10c. 4 Pound,15c. Pound, 30c. 
Two-year-old roots, $1.00 per 100—by mail $1.25. 
$2.25 per 500. $5.50 per 1,000 roots. 
eee snail e Elmira Asparagus Roots.—Two- 
Columbia Mammo "year-old, per 100, $1.00—by mail, $1.30. Per 500, 
$2.50. Per 1,000 roots, $4.50. 
CULTURE OF ASPARAGUS ROOTS. 
No effort put forth in the garden will bring more pleasure 
and satisfaction than an established Asparagus Bed, if it is 
thoroughly prepared according to the following directions: 
A bed 20 feet by 50 feet, set with two-year-old roots, willlast - 
for years and furnish abundance of asparagus for any family. 
DIRECTIONS.—Select a good sandy loam, plough the 
ground as deep as possible, dig out 12 inches deep, put ina 
layer of 4 inches of good, strong stable manure and press 
down; then fill in with good, rich, black loam to the top of 
the bed. Sowon top of the bed 100 lbs. kainit to every 1,000 
square feet of bed; incorporate this thoroughly to the 
depth of 4inches. After leveling your bed off even, stretch 
a line the length of the bed 9 inches from the edge, and with 
aspade cut a furrow 8inches deep, set a row of plants along 
the trench 9 inches apart, with the crowns of the roots 2 
inches below the surface: then cover up, make even and 
plant the other rows 9 inches apart. 
They require no additional manure until the second spring 
after setting, when they should have a liberal dressing 
ploughed in and the ground kept loose and clean of weeds. 
Early in the third spring give a top dressing of the kainit, 100 
lbs. to every 1,000 square feet. As soon as the frost is out of 
the ground cultivate and loosen the soil. Liberal use of ma- 
nure and kainit are very essential to obtain the best results 
with Asparagus. 
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/Crosby’s|mproved EgyptianBeet 
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= Extra Early.—aA very superior strain of blood- 
2a red Egyptian, carefully selected for years by Mr. 
Crosby, a noted market gardener, whose aim was to 
<a secure a perfect forcing variety. The resuits obtain- 
ed were handsome form, good size, few small tops, 
very small tap root, fine quality, and, above all, 
quick, rapid growth. The shape is very desirable, 
not quite so flat as the ordinary Egyptian, nor so 
looks well even in the early stages of its growth, on 
which account it is preferred. This is a decided ad- 
vantage to those who force for real early market, 
and especially for a market where beets are sold in 
bunches. Once used it is preferred to all others for 
_ forcing in frames or for first sowing outside. 
_ Packets,5 and 10c. + Pound, 15c. 4 Pound, 25c. 
ne cena Pound, 40c. 
‘tra Early Flat Egyptian.--A famous va- 
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IF YOU WANT TO HAVE THE BEST BEETS ON THE MARKET, 
BEST IN QUALITY, THAT SELL AT THE HIGHEST PRICE—PLANT OUR STOCKS. 
BOLGIANO’S 
Early Eclipse Beet. 
Extra 
This we regard as 
one of the most val- 
uable varieties we 
have for either mar- 
Ket or private gar- 
dens. It was intro- 
duced from Germany 
as a selection or hy- 
brid from the famous 
Egyptian. It is re- 
markable for its very 
rapid growth, the 
perfection of its form 
—which is giobular— 
of its beautiful crim- 
son flesh and for its 
dwarf foliage. The 
rs roots are of a bright 
glossy red, very fine grained, and of a delicious 
flavor. Packet, 5c. Ounce, 10c. + Pound, 15c. 
4 Pound, 20c. 1 Pound, 35c 
: Rs _ Lentz’s Extra Early Blood Turnip.—We 
round of the Eclipse. Takes on its turnip shape and_«*—~-ftecommend it as containing all the valuable essen- 
tials of an early beet. It is neariy as early as the 
Egyptian, but larger and of better quality, of fine, 
dark red color, tender and sweet at ail times, whether 
old or young. It has a very small top, and will pro- 
duce a crop in siz weeks from time of planting the 
seed. It is very productive and a good keeper. 
Packet, 5c. Ounce, 10c. + Pound, lic. + Pound 20c. 
1 Pound, 30c. 
The different varieties of seeds I purchased from you 
last year came up true to name, and did well, and the 
dispatch with which you handle orders is wonderful. 
Feb. 15, 1898. THEQDORE VOIGT, Alabama. 
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