CATALOGUE FOR THE SOUTH. 3 
VEGETABLE 
SEEDS AND PLANTS 


Jerusalem Artichoke. 
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. % 
pound to the acre. 

LARGE GREEN GLOBE.—Very popular 
in the South and much esteemed. Packet, 
20c.; oz., 75c.; 4% 1lb., $2.50, postpaid. 
JERUSALEM OB 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 
cultivated 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, 50c. 1b.; bushel, $4.00, not 
prepaid; lb., 30c.; 3 lbs., 75c., postpaid. 
ASPARAGUS. 
CULTUBE.—Sow early in Spring and 
Fall, 2 inches deep in rows 18 inches apart. 
When one or two years old transplant into 
permanent bed, in furrows 4 to 5 feet apart 
and 2 feet between the plants. Deep loamy 
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 te mature. Send for Book on 
Asparagus Culture. $1.31, postpaid. 
COLUMBIA MAMMOTH.—Large, clear 
white stalks until 6 inches above the 
ground. Packet, 10c.; %4 Ib., 50c.; lh., $1.25, 
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 1i1b., 40c.; 
lb., $1.50, postpaid. 
Two-year Palmetto Asparagus roots, the 
only variety we handle in roots, 50 for 
$1.00; 100 for $1.25, postpaid; 1,000 for 
$10.00, not prepaid. 
SNAP BEANS, DWARF OR BUSH. 
CULTURE. 
inches. 
May. 

KLE 


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“most experienced 
a prolific producer 
Place in rows eighteen inches apart: drop two beans every two or three 
Plant from end of February, and for succession, every two or three weeks to 
Bush beans planted in this latitude during June and July will not produce much. 
August and September are good months in whieh to plant again; 
they will produce 
abundantly until killed by the frost. Do not 
cover the seeds more than two inches, one 
pound to 150 feet of drill, 1%, bushels to 
the acre. Requires 40 to 60 days to mature. 
For insects use Black Leaf No. 40. See 
page 92. 
GREEN PODDED BEANS. 
STECKLEB’S NEW PERFECTLY 
STRAIGHT ROUND.—tThis is a strong up- 
right grower; holds its fruit exceedingly 
well; beans perfectly round and straight; 
extra heavy bearer. It is planted by the 
vegetable gardeners of 
the Crescent City, and pronounced the best 
green Bush Bean yet introduced. Experi- 
ence has shown it to do well both in the 
Spring and Fall. Packet, 10c; I1b., 40c.; 5 
lbs., $1.65, postpaid; 15 lb. peck, $3.50; 60 
lb. bu., $11.00, not prepaid. 
LONGFELLOW.—An 
riety, of fine quality, an ideal snap bean, 
of perfectly round, 
straight, solid, fleshy pods averaging 6% 
extra early va- 
inches long; wonderfully tender and 
brittle. Packet, 10c.; lb., 40c.; 5 lbs., $1.65, 
postpaid; 15 lb. peck, $3.00; 60 lb. bu., 
$11.00, not prepaid. 
