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

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

 obtained anywhere. By comparison with the prices ot other reliable dealers, ours will be found px- 

 c eedlngly reasonable. 



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UNITED STATES. 



ASPARAGUS. 



50 



.75 



German, ©parget. French, Asparge. 



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

 ously 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. 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 carefully 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., 10 cts.; 



Yi lb., 20 cts.; 1 lb S 



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

 and one which we think will finally supersed \%. Pkt., 5 cts.. oz., 10 



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



Giant Argenteuil— A very large variety. , A large grower thus de- 

 scribes it; "My Argenteuil Asparagus is a great success. I could have 



cut larger stalks fronij that 

 set a year ago than from a 

 bed of Colossal set 20 years." 

 Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; J4 lb., 

 30 cts.; lib 1.00 



Asparagus Roots. 



If desired by Mail, add 50 cents per 100 

 for postage. 



Colossal— 2 year old roots, 

 by express, per 100, 60 cts.; per 

 1,000, 55.00. 



Palmetto— 2 year old roots, 

 by express, per 100, 75 cts.; per 

 1,000, $7.00. 



Ciant Argenteuil — 2 year 

 old roots, by express, per 100, 

 $1.00; per 1,000, $7.00. 



Columbian Mammoth 



White — A new variety that pro- 

 duces white shoots and remains 

 white as long as fit for use. 2 year 

 old roots, by express, per 100, 

 $1.00; per 1,000, $7.00. 



ARTICHOKE-Glok. 



German, 21rtifd)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 Clobe — The 



standard variety. Pkt., 5 cts.; 

 oz., 30 cts.; y± lb., 80 cts.; 1 lb. ..$3.00 



GEEEN GLOBE ABTICHOKE. 



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, ©pnvgelfpfil. 



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., 5 cts.; 

 oz., 30 cts., % lb., 

 BROCCOLI. $1.00; 1 lb $3.50 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS. 



German, ©vi'tncr ftopffobt. 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— An excellent variety, producing numerous com- 

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



