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

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

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

 ceedingly reasonable. 



WE DELIVER ALL SEEDS offered on this page FREE TO ANY POST=OFFICE in the 



UNITED STATES. 



ASPARAGUS. 



German, ©pargel. 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 IS 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 plant- 

 ing, 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.; 



*4 lb., 20 cts.; 1 lb 8 .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.;Kl b - 25 cts.; lib.... 75 



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., 

 Sets.; oz., 15 cts.; 14 lb., 30 

 cts.;llb 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, 

 87.00. 



Giant Argenteuil— 2-year old 

 roots, by express, per 100, 81.00; 

 per 1000, $7.50. 



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;iper 1000, 87.50. 



Artichoke Globe. 



German, Strtijdjole. 

 French, Artichaut. 



Sow in April in hot-bed or boxes, 

 and when the grouud is ready trans- 

 plant in hills three feet apart, and 

 the rows two feet apart. 



Large Green Globe— The stand- 

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

 cts.;%lb 00 



GREEN GLOBE ARTICHOKE. 



ARTICHOKE-Jerusalem. 



Grown for its tubers, which resemble Potatoes, and should be planted ir> 

 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 81.50 



BROCCOLI. 



German, ©pnvaelfobl. 

 French, Chou Brocolu 



Allied to and closely 

 resembling the Cauli- 

 flower, but much more 

 hardy. Sow the seed in 

 the early part of May 

 y 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., 6 cts.; 

 »,oz., 30 cts.; \i lb., 

 $1.00: lib 88.50 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS. 



German, ©viiner KopffoM. French, Chou de Bruxelles. 



An almost indispensable vegetable for winter use. The sprouts, re- 

 sembling 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 at 

 convenient to the stock of the parent plant as the sprouts are forming. 

 Dffan" Improved— An excellent variety, producing numerous compact 



sprouts. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; % lb., 85 cts.; 1 lb 1.25 



BROCCOLI. 



