CATALOGUE FOR THE SOUTH. 



VEGETABLE 

 SEEDS AND PLANTS 



ARTICHOKES. 



Jerusalem Articlioke. 



CXJIiTUBX:. — Sow in drills during Xvinter 

 I or early spring, three inches apart and one 

 i foot from row to row; cover with about 



one-half inch of earth. The seeds we offer 

 I are imported and are of superior quality. 

 j One ounce will produce 500 plants. ^ 



pound to the acre. 



; ImASiGH GSEEN GZiOBZ!. — Very popular 

 I in the South and much esteemed. Packet, 

 I 20c.; oz., 75c.; 14 lb., §2.50, postpaiu. 



GBEEN GZiOBS ASTICHQKE FI.ANTS. 



— Ready from Oct. 15th, they are strong 

 ; and healthy... 12 plants for $1.50; 25 plants 

 , for $2.75; 50 plants for $5.00, postpaid. 100 

 1 plants for $8.00, not prepaid. 



ji:busaz.i:m ob ground abti- 



CHOK£. — A tuber. It is used for the 

 table, also for stock feed. It does better 

 in a rich loam, and should be planted and 

 cultivated like potatoes, but m.ust be plant- 

 ed whole. The required quantity" to plant 

 an acre is 10 to 12 bushels. The returns 

 from one acre are from 200 to 500 bushels. 

 Price, 50 lb. bushel, $4.00, not prepaid; lb., 

 30c.; 3 lbs., 75c., postpaid. 



asparagus, 



CUZiTUBZ:. — Sow early in Spring and 

 Fall, 2 inches deep in rows 18 inches apart. 

 When one or two 3'ears old transplant into 

 permanent bed, in fuirows -i to 5 feet apart 

 and 2 feet between the plants. Deep loamj' 

 soil, thoroughly cultivated and heavily 

 manured, is required for permanent bed. 

 One ounce* of seed will produce about 200 

 plants; 5 pounds to the acre. Requires one 

 year to mature. Send for Book on Aspara- 

 gus Culture. $1.31, postpaid. 



COZiUMBIA MAMMOTH.— Large, clear 

 white stalks until 6 inches above the 

 ground. Packet, 10c. ; H lb., 50c.; lb., $1.50, 

 postpaid. 



PAIiMETTO. — Another good variety, es- 

 pecially adapted to the South. The sprouts 

 are strong of vigorous growth, very tender 

 and not bitter. Packet, 10c. ; V4 I^m 40c.; 

 lb., $1.25, postpaid. 



Two-year Palmetto Asparagus roots, 50 

 for $1.00; 100 for $1.75, postpaid; 1,000 for 

 $12.50, not prepaid. 



MARTHA WASHINGTON.— This new 



variety is the result of careful breeding 

 by the U. S. Dept. of Agriculture to produce 

 a rust-resisting, vigorous strain of Giant 

 Asparagus. Plants grow rapidly and pro- 

 duce long straight shoots of a dark green 

 color, delicious in flavor. Packet, 10c.; oz., 

 35c.; 1/4 lb., $1.00; lb., $3.50. 



Roots — 2 year old roots, $2.00 per 50; 

 $3.50 per 100, postpaid. 



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