CATALOGUE FOR THE SOUTH. 7 
VEGETABLE 
SEEDS AND PLANTS 
ARTICHOKES. 
CULTURE.—Sow in drills during winter 
or early spring, three inches apart and one 
foot from row to row; cover with about 
one-half inch of earth. The seeds we offer 
are imported and are of superior quality. 
One ounce will produce 500 plants. yy 
pound to the acre. 
_ DARGE GREEN GLOBE.—Very popular 
in the South and much esteemed. Packet, 
20c.; Oz., 75c.; % Ib., $2.50, postpaid. 
GREEN GLOBE ARTICHOKE PLANTS. 
—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 plants for $8.00, not prepaid. 
JERUSALEM OR GROUND ARTI- 
CHOKE.—A tuber. It is used for the table, 
also for stock feed. It does better in a 
rich loam, and should be planted and cul- 
tivated like potatoes, but must be planted 
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. 
Jerusalem Artichoke. 
ASPARAGUS. 
CULTURE.—Sow early in Spring and 
Fall, 2 inches deep in rows 18 inches apart. 
When one or two years old transplant into fi : 
permanent bed, in furrows 4 to 5 feet apart aH HH) VAN 
and 2 feet between the plants. Deep loamy YI. 
soil, thoroughly cultivated and heavily ma- 
nured, 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 Asparagus 
Culture. $1.31, postpaid. 
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COLUMBIA MAMMOTH.—Large, clear 
white stalks until 6 inches above the 
ground. Packet, 10c.; 144 lb., 50c.; 1b., $1.50, 
postpaid. 
PALMETTO.—Another good variety, es- 
pecially adapted to the South. The sprouts 
are strong, of vigorous growth, very tender 
and not bitter. Packet, 10c.; %4 Ilhb., 35c.; 
lb., $1.00, postpaid. 
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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 va- 
riety 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.; % Ib., $1.00; 1b., $3.50. 
Roots—2-year-old roots, $2.00 per 50; | 
$3.50 per 100, postpaid. 
