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 introduced by ourselves and others in recent years, and we flatter ourselves that none better can be 

 obtained anywhere. By comparison with the prices ol other reliable dealers, ours will be lound ex- 

 ceedingly reasonable. 



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A3F=>ARACSlUS. 



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.75 



German, ©paviiet. French, Asparge. 



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

 ously soaked in water tor about twenty-four hours, in rows about a Joot apart. 

 During the first season the young plants must be carefully attended to. Culti- 

 vate between the rows frequently, to keep the soil loose and weeds down. Ee- 

 move 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 ma- 

 nure. 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'carefuUy and cover with about six or eight inches of soil. A rather sandy 

 soil suits this plant best. Sow 1 oz. to 60 feet of drill. 

 Colossal — A well-known and excellent variety. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., lOcts.; 



i4lb.,20cts.; lib ? 



Palmetto — An earlier and more productive variety than the preceding. 



,Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; % lb., 25 cts.; 1 lb 



Kv .a, >»» Giant Argenteuil — A favorite 

 market sort; grows to a 

 very large size. Pkt., 5 cts.; 

 oz., 15 cts.; \i lb., 30 cts.; 

 lib $1.00 



Asparagus Roots. 



If desired ty Mail, a d 40 cents per 100 

 for Postage. 



Barr's Mammoth — A favorite 

 large green sort, 2 .year old roots, 

 by express, per lUO, §1.00; per 1,000, 

 $6.50. 



Colossal — 2 .year old roots, by 



express, per 100, 60 cts.; per 1,000, 

 $5.00. 



Palmetto— 2 year old roots, b.v 

 express, per 100, 75 cts.; per 1,000, 

 §6.00. 



Qiant Argenteuil— 2 year old 



roots, by express, per 100, $1.00; 

 per l.OCO, .$6.50. 



Columbian riammothWhite— A 



large white variety. 2 year old 

 roots, by express, per 100,. $1.00; 

 per 1,000, $6.50. 



GKEEN GLOBE ARTICHOKE. 



ARTICHOKE-Globe, 



• German, 3tvtijd)c(e. 

 French, Artichaut. 

 Bow in April in hot-bed or boxes, 

 and when the ground is ready, trans- 

 plant in hills three feet apart, and the 

 rows two feet apart. 

 Large Qreen Globe— Thestandard 

 variety. Pkt. ,5 cts.; oz., 30 cts.; 

 Vi lb., SO cts.; 1 lb $3 00 



ARTICHOKE— Jernsalem. 



Grown tor its tubers, which resem- 

 ble potatoes, and should be planted 

 in a similar jnanner, only that the rows should be at least four feet apart. 

 Make excellent hog feed. Plant six bushels per acre. 



By express, peck, 50 cts.; bushel $1.50 



BROCCOLI. 



German, '2|:^avgelIol)l. 

 French, Chou Broeoll. 

 Allied to and closely 

 resembling the Cauli- 

 flower, but much more 

 hardy. Sowtheseedln 

 the early part of May 

 and transplant to per- 

 manent place in .June. 



Purple Cape — A har- 

 der and very popu- 

 lar variety, very 

 rarely fails to pro- 

 duce a good head. 

 Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 30 

 cts.; % lb., $l.flO; 

 1 lb $3 50 



BROCCOLI, li 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS. 



German, ©riiiicr ^o(.iiloI)I. French, Chou de Bruxelles. 



An almost indispensable vegetable for winter 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 — Au excellent variety, producing numerous compact 



sprouts. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; % lb., 35 cts.; 1 lb $1.25 



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>? A Treatise on the Cultivation of Asparagus, by Barnes «& Robinson, 

 Price, bound in cloth, 50 cts., postpaid. 



