Our Vegetable Seed Department contains all the good standard varieties, also many novelties, in- 

 ' troduced by ourselvee and others in recent years, and we natter ourselves that none better can be ob- 

 (jjglggS- tained anywhere. By comparison with the prices of other reliable dealers, ours will be found exceed- 

 ingly reasonable. 



We pay postage on packets, ounces, 1-4 lb. and 1 lb. 



For Special Prices by express or freight, see page 28. 



ARTICHOKE -Globe. 



German, 2Irtifd)ofe. French, Artichaut. 

 Bow in April in hot-bed or boxes, and when the ground is ready transplant 

 In hills three feet apart, and the rows two feet apart. 

 Large Green Globe— The standard variety. Pkt. lOcts.; oz., 30 cts.; Ya lb 90 



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 three bushels per acre. By express, 

 peck, 60 cts.; bushel $2 00 



ASPARAGUS. 



German, ©pargel. 



French, Asparge. 



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. 

 Cultivate between the rows fre- 

 quently to keep the soil loose and 

 weeds down. Kemove 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 cultiva- 

 tors 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 oz. to 60 feet of drill. 

 Colossal— A well-known and excellent variety. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; 



M lb., 20 cts. ; 1 lb 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 



ASPARAGUS-Continued. 



Giant Argenteuil — A very 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.; 54 lb., 50 cts.; 1 lb $1 75 



ASPARAGUS 

 ROOTS. 



If desired by mail add 

 45c per 100 for postage. 



Colossal — Two- 

 year old roots, 

 by express, per 

 100, 81.00; per 

 1,000 6 00 



Palmetto— Two- 

 year old roots, 

 by express, per 

 100, $1 25; per 

 1,000 10 00 



Giant Argenteuil 

 — Two-year old 

 roots, by ex- 

 press, per 100, 

 broccoli. gl.25; per 1,000 10 00 



BROCCOLI. 



German, ©porgelfobl. 

 French, Chou Brocoli. 

 Allied to and closely resembling the 



Cauliflower, but much more hardy. Sow 



the seed in the early part of May and 



transplant to permanent place in June. 



Purple Cape— A hardy and very popu- 

 lar variety, very rarely fails to pro- 

 duce a good head. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 

 30 cts.; }4 lb., $1.00; lib . 3 50 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS. 



German, ©riiner ffiopffo^I. 



French, Chon 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— An excellent vari- 

 ety, producing numerous compact 

 sprouts. Pkt., 5 cts. ; oz., 10 cts. ; J4 

 lb., 35cta.;llb 1 25 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS. 



