Novelties and Specialties in Vegetables 



New Asparagus 



Early French Giant 



The Earliest— Large and Prolific 



This new sort, the seed and roots of which we 

 offered for sale for the first time last Spring, is a 

 great improvement on the popular Palmetto or 

 French Argenteuil asparagus, which was first 

 brought to this country by Mr. John Nix, the 

 largest asparagus grower of South Carolina. The 

 roots were imported from Mr. Louis Lerault de 

 Argenteuil, of France, and have proven this new 

 asparagus to be not only 10 days earlier than Pal- 

 metto, but of larger size and superior in flavor and 

 color. In New York market, the past two seasons, 

 it sold for $5.00 per dozen, while other varieties 

 only brought $1.50 to $2.00 per dozen. It is by far 

 the most promising asparagus, as a money maker, 

 that can be grown. Our seed and roots are from the 

 original importation that has attracted so much 

 attention and sold so high in New York. Prices 

 of seed: Pkt, 5c; oz., 15c; £ lb., 35c; lb., $1.25. 

 Good, strong 1 year old roots, 50 for 75c; 100 for 

 $1.25, by mail, postage paid; by express or freight, 

 $1.00 per 100 ; $7.00 per 1,000. Two year old roots, 

 $1.25 per 100; (by mail, postpaid, 50 roots for 85c ; 

 100 for $1.50); $7.50 per 1,000 by freight or express 

 (500 roots at 1,000 rate). 



NEW ROUND POD 

 KIDNEY WAX 



The Best Wax Bean Yet Introduced 



Since our introduction of this valuable bean 

 in 1901, it has rapidly grown in popularity with 

 market gardeners, who now grow it in preference 

 to all others. It originated with N. B. KeeneyA 

 | Sons, the well-known bean experts of New York 

 State, and is the first round-podded Wax Bean we 

 have ever found possessing the excellent market 

 and shipping qualities of the popular Wardwell's 

 Kidney Wax. The plant grows tall, strong and 

 sturdy, with long, round, handsome, stringless 

 pods of large size, very solid and full of meat, 

 crisp, brittle and free from rust ; wonderfully early 

 and productive. Seed grown by the originator. 

 Pkt., 10c; pint, 30c; qt., 50c, by mail, postage 

 paid. By freight or express, qt., 35c; peck, $2.50; 

 bushel, $9.00. 





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