Vegetable Seeds—3 
Asparagus 
CULTURE.—The seed before sowing should be well soaked in water. 
Cover with 1 inch of soil, cultivate freely. 
The following Spring set out the roots to a permanent bed, in rows 
apart, scattering about 1 inch apart in the drills. 
duce about 400 plants; 4 to 5 pounds to the acre. 
2 to 5 feet apart, 18 inches apart in the rows. 
1 Palmetto 
The most profitable asparagus on the market; one rea- 
son is that it seems to be disease proof, and where other 
varieties have been susceptible to the asparagus disease, 
Palmetto has continued to yield big paying crops. This 
variety at the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Sta- 
tion proved to be the best out of eight varieties planted. 
Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; \4 1b., 20 cts.; lb., 60 cts. 
ROOTS. tI-year-old, 100 by mail, $1.00; 2-year= 
old, 100 by mail, $2.00, postpaid. By-.express or 
freight, not prepaid, l-year-old, 50 cents per 100; 
$4.50 per 1,000; $40.00 per 10,000; 2-year-old, 60 
cents per 100; $5.50 per 1,000. 
Cover with 2 inches of soil. 
Sow in the early Spring in drills 2 to 3 feet 
One ounce will pro- 
Fight beetle with Slug Shot or Bug Deatb. 
2 Giant Argenteuil 
Our strain is an improvement upon original French 
stock. We recommend it with great confidence to all 
asparagus growers; an ideal Home Garden sort producing 
beautiful green stalks. It has a place of its own in the New 
York and Boston markets, and sells for $1.00 to $2.00 
more per dozen bunches than the best of old sorts. 
Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; 14 Ib., 25 ets.; lh., 75 cts. 
ROOTS. 1-year-old, 100 by mail, $1.00; 2-yéar- 
old, 100 by mail, $2.00, postpaid. By express or 
freight, not prepaid, 11-year-old, 50 cents per 100; 
$4.50 per 1,000; $40.00 per 10,000; 2-year-old, 60 
cents per 100; $5.50 per 1,000. 
4 Columbian Mammoth White 
A valuable variety because of its whiteness, there being 
very few green sprouts. The immense white tender 
stalks stay clear as long as fil for use without blanching. 
A very strong growing sort with large thick stalks, of 
superior tenderness and flavor. 
Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; 14 Ib., 20 cts.; lb., 60 cts. 
ROOTS. tI-year-old, 100 by mail, $1.00; 2-year- 
old, 100 by mail, $2.00, postpaid. By express or 
freight, not prepaid, l-year-old, 50 cents per 100; 
$4.50 per 1,000; $40.00 per 10,000; 2-year-old, 60 
certs per 100; $5.00 per 1,000. 
3 Barr’s Philadelphia Mammoth 
It throws strong, well developed green shoots the en- 
tire season. A favorite in the Philadelphia markets. At 
3 years old Barr’s Mammoth has yielded at the rate of $500 
per acre. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 10¢.; 14 Ib., 20c.; Ib., 60c. 
: ROOTS. l-year-old, 100 by mail, 
$1.00; 2-year-old, 100 by mail, 
$2.00, postpaid. By express or 
freight, not prepaid, I-year-old, 
50 cents per 100; $4.50 per 1,000; 
$40.00 per 10,000; 2-year-old, 60 
cents per 100; $5.50 per 1,000. 
Dwarf or Bush Beans-Green Pod 
CULTURE.—Succeed best in warm, sandy loam, 
enriched with well rotted stable or poultry man- 
ure. Must not be sown until the ground is warm Z 
and dry. Sow in drills 18 to 30 inches apart, 1 to 2 
inches deep, placing the beans 2 to 3 inches apart 
in the drills; for a succession sow every 2 weeks 
until September. Use 1 quart to 200feet of drill, 4 
1 bushel to the acre. Sow bush limas in drills3 4 
feet apart, placing the eye down, 18 to 24 inches 
apart in the drills; or in hills 3 feet apart each 
way, allowing 1 or 2 plants to each hill. Use 1 
quart to 100 hills, 12 to 16 quarts to the acre. Cul- 
: tivate frequently but shallow, and never when 
vines are wet. 
1 Mammoth Stringless 
Green Pod 
nl int An absolutely stringless giant podded bean. 
PAR GU The handsome round pods are 6 to7 inches long, 
dark green in color, very brittle and of superior 
quality. The plants grow large and erect, pro- 
ducing its pods only a few days later than Stringless Green Pod. It 
is one of the most productive varieties in our whole list. Market 
gardeners will find this bean a very profitable sort. It is also one 
of the best for the home garden. Packet, 10 cents; pint, 30 cents; 
quart, 50 cents, postpaid. By express or freight, not prepaid, 
quart, 35 cents; 4 quarts, $1.25; peck, $2.25; bushel, $8.50. 
s Dwarf Horticultural 
Also called Cranbérry and October Bean. A vigorous grower with 
large green pods, splashed with carmine. Excellent either as snaps 
in the green state, Shelled green or dry. They become fit for use as 
green shelled beans very early, and in this condition the beans are 
very large, easily shelled and about equal to the lima in quality. 
Packet, 10 cts.; pint, 30 cts.; quart, 50 cts., postpaid. By 
express or freight, not prepaid; quart, 35 cts.; 4 quarts, 
$1.25; peck, $2.25; bushel, $8.50. ‘ 
7 Round Pod Refugee or 1000 to 1 
Very popular in many sections; enormous yielder, similar to the 
Earliest Improved Valentine, pods one-third larger, tapering to a 
slender point. Pods are perfectly round and straight, tender and of 
excellent table qualities; hardy, good for both early and late plant- 
ing; one of the best for main crop. Very popular with canners. 
Packet, 10 cts.; pint, 30 cts.; quart, 50 cts., postpaid. By 
express or freight, not prepaid, quart, 35 cents; 4 quarts, 
$1.25; peck, $2.25; bushel, $8.00. 
s Extra Early Refugee 
A green podded bush bean that is very widely known. It is an 
early form of the famous old Late Refugee or Thousand-to-One, ma- 
turing two weeks in advance of that sort. Almost certain to pro- 
duce a crop even in unfavorable seasons; enormously productive. 
Suitable for early or late planting. A standard bush bean for home 
and market. Packet, 10 cents; pint, 30 cents; quart, 50 cents, 
postpaid. By express or freight, not prepaid, quart, 35 cents; 
4 quarts, $1.25; peck, $2.25; bushel, $8.00. 
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