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 troduced by ourselves and others in recentyears.and we flatter ourselves that none better can be obtained 

 anywhere. By comparisou with the prices of other reliable dealers, ours will be found exceedingly 

 reasonable. 



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UNITED STATES. 



ASPARAGUS. 



German, ©parget. French, Asparge. 



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

 viously 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. 

 Cultivate between 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 1 oz. to 60 leet of drill. 

 Colossal — A well-known and excellent variety. Pkt.,5ct8.: oz., lOcts.; 



Vi lb., iOcts.; lib $ .50 



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

 and one which we think will finally supersede It. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 



cts.; % lb., 25 cts.; 1 lb...' 75 



Qiant Argenteuil — Avery large variety. A large grower thus describes 

 it: "My Argenteuil Asparagus is a great success. I could have cut 



. larger stalks from that set a 

 year ago than from a bed of 

 Colossal set 20 years." Pkt., 

 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; % lb., 30 

 cts.; 1 lb 1.00 



Asparagus Roots. 



If desired by Mail, add 50 cents per 100 

 for postage. 



Colossal — 2 year old roots, by 

 express, per 100,75 cts.; per 1000, 

 86.00. 



Palmetto— 2 year old roots, by 

 express, per 100, 85 cts.; per 1000, 

 .157.00. 



Giant Argenteuil — 2 year old 

 roots, by express, per 100, $1.00; 

 per 1000, $7.50. 



Columbian riammoth White— 

 A new variety that produces 

 white shoots and remains white 

 as long as fit for use. 2 year old 

 roots, by express, per 100, $1.00; 

 per 1000, $7.50. 



ARTICHOKE-Globe. 



German, 31vtiftf)ote, 



French, Artichaut. 



Sow 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 Green Globe — The standard 

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

 %lb 90 



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&RBEN GLOBE ARTICHOKE. 



ARTICHOKE— Jerusalem. 



Grown for its tubers, which resemble Potatoes, and should be planted in a 

 similar manner, 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, ©pargertcl)!. 



French, Chou Brocoli. 



Allied to and closely 

 resembling the Cauli- 

 flower, but much more 

 hardy. Sowtheseedin 

 the early part of May 

 and transplant to per- 

 manent place in June. 



Purple Cape— A 



hardy and very 

 popular variety, 

 very rarely fails 

 to produce a 

 good head. Pkt., 

 5ct8.; oz.,30cts.; 

 Vi lb., $1.00; llb.$3.50 

 BliOCCOLI. 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS. 



German, ©riitier ffiopftoljl. 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 promole 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, produoing numerous compact 



sprouts. Pkt., B cts.; oz., 10 cts.; Vi lb., 35 cts.; 1 lb 1.25 



