GENERAL LIST OF FINEST QUALITY 



Vegetable Seeds. 



In the following general list, all the standard varieties are included. No effort is 

 spared by us to maintain the fine character and purity of our vegetable seeds. 



We test the vitality of our seeds at our trial grounds, — in hot houses specially con- 

 structed for this purpose. 



NOTICE. — Prices of some varieties of Seeds may vary as the season advances. Our 

 prices shall be at all times as low as any dealers' in the city, for seeds of like good 

 quality. 



ARTICHOKE. {ArUschoke^) 



The Globe Artichokes are hardy perennials, growing about three feet high, with numerous 

 branches. The large heads are used, and are produced in abundance from May to August. 



Culture.— Seed may be sown in April out of doors, covering one inch. Next spring, transplant the 

 young i)lants singly in rows four and a half by three feet. Mulch during very dry weather. They should 

 be planted in rich, deep loam, and manure applied every spring. One ounce of seed sows thirty feet of 

 drill. 



Per pkt. Per oz. Per lb. 

 Green Globe. The best variety ; heads large ; scales tender, . .05 .25 $3.0a 



Jerusalem Artichoke. Tubers, per peck, $1.00; per quart, 25c. 



ASPARAGUS. iSpargel.) 



The Asparagus is one of our most delicious vegetables, and when proper care is taken in making the 

 beds and setting the plants, they will continue productive of fine crops for many years. 



Culture.— Sow seed in April, in drills one iQch deep and one foot apart. The permanent bed should' 

 be trenched or ploughed very deeply, and well manured with rich, thoroughly decayed manure. Wide 

 drills should then be made three feet apart, and deep enough to admit of the top of the plants being cov- 

 ered six inches. Set the plants eighteen inches apart in the rows, carefully evening out and separating 

 the roots. For the sake of convenience, one drill should be made at a time, and the planting and cover- 

 ing completed before another is commenced. In November the plants should have their annual top 

 dressing of manure after the stalks have been cleared away. The dressing should be forked in as soon 

 as the ground can be worked in spring, and the bed neatly raked. One ounce of seed sows sixty feet of 

 drill. 



Per pkt. Per oz. Per lb. 

 Conover's Colossal. Large, productive, and excellent, . . .05 .10 .60^ 



Moore's Giant Cross Bred. Of great size; early; extra fine, . .05 .10 $1.00' 



Giant Purple Top. Excellent old variety, 05 .10 .50' 



Palmetto. New; very early; very large, 05 .10 l.OO 



ASPARAGUS ROOTS. 



er 100, . . $1.00 



' " . . 1.25 



' " . . 1.00 



' " . . 1.25 



BEANS, DW^ARF OR BUSH. {Busch-Bohnen.y 



These succeed well in almost any well- worked soil. Plant when the Aveather has become warm, in> 



drills two to three feet apart according to the richness of the soil. Cover the seed about two inches. 



For succession, plant every two weeks from the first of May till August. Hoe often, but never when the 



v'ines are wet, as the pods would become discolored. One quart of seed is sufficient for one hundred feet' 



of drill; ttvo bushels for one acre in drills. 



Per pkt. Per qt. Per pk.^ 



[mproved Rustproof "Wax. A new, distinct and most valua- 

 ble variety of excellent flavor; pods tender, and free from 

 rust, or spot, 



Golden Eye "Wax. Early; hardy; very productive. 



Ward-well's Kidney "Wax. Very long, tender pods. 



Golden "Wax. Unsurpassed flavor ; very tender. 



White Seeded "Wax. Pods and seeds white ; fine snap bean. 



Black "Wax, or Butter. Transparent ; very tender and delicious, 



Ivory-Pod "Wax. "Very early; tender; entirely stringless, . 



Yosemite "Wax. Very long, thick pods ; delicious flavor, . 



Please see Novelty Supplement in colored paper. 



Conover's Colossal. 



One 



year old, 



per 



100, 



$0.75; 



two yeai 



Moore's Cross Bred. 



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.75; 



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Giant Purple Top. 



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.75; 



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Palmetto. 



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1.00; 



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Per 1,000, 



price 



on application. 



.10 



.30 



$1.50^ 



.10 



.30 



1.75 



.10 



.30 



1.75 



.10 



.30 



1.75 



.10 



.35 



2.00> 



.10 



.30 



1.75 



.10 



.30 



2.00> 



.15 



.40 



2.50> 



