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JOHNSON & STOKES, PHILADELPHIA 



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Johnson & Stokes' Vegetable Seeds 



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IN the following pages we have endeavored to list the cream of all 

 varieties known, weeding out many that are still advertised by 

 other seedsmen, but which our extended tests at Floracroft Trial 

 Grounds have proven to us are unworthy of cultivation. We take 

 great pains each season to inform ourselves fully as to the real merits 

 of everything offered as new or superior, and our customers may rest 

 assured that if any much-lauded variety is not found in our Manual, 

 the probability is much greater that we have tested it and found it of 

 little or no value, than that it is unknown to us. It is our constant aim 

 thus to gain and hold the confidence of all customers. 



ARTICHOKE 



As a table vegetable the Artichoke deserves to be more 

 generally cultivated. The part eaten is the flower head, 

 which is used before it begins to open, and cooked in much 

 the same way as asparagus. 



Large Green Globe. Pkt.,10c; oz.,30c.; lb., 83.00. 



Artichoke Knots for hog feed will be found under 

 : ' Farm Seeds." Peck, 81.00; bush., 83.00; bbl., 87.50. 



ASPARAGUS 



Asparagus is one of the earliest spring vegetables. No 

 vegetable on our list can be produced so cheaply and easily. 

 Directions for planting and culture will be found in our 

 new LEAFLET-ESSAYS, sent free on request. A bed 

 12x40 feet, requiring about 100 roots, will give an abundant 

 supply for an ordinary family. One ounce of seed will sow 

 40 feet of row; 7,260 roots will plant an acre. 



NEW ASPARAGUS 



EARLY FRENCH GIANT 



THE EARLIEST— LAROE AND PROLIFIC 



For description and illustration, see page ] . 



Donald's Elmira Asparagus 



This new asparagus, first 

 introduced by us, has attracted 

 much attention throughout 

 the country. It was originated 

 by Mr. A. Donald, a prominent 

 market gardener of Elmira. 

 He has always realized hand- 

 some prices, and although a 

 large grower was unable to 

 supply half the demand. The 

 i delicate green color is notably 

 I different from either the fam- 

 ous Barr's Philadelphia Mam- 

 moth or Palmetto, while the 

 ! stalks are more tender and 

 succulent. Its mammoth size 

 can be realized from the fact 

 j that in whole crops a bunch 

 of twelve stalks will average 

 ', three to four poundsin weight. 

 i It requires much less labor in 

 j cutting and bunching, thus 

 I lessening the expense of mar- 

 j keting. Price of Seed: Pkt., 

 I 5c.; oz., 10c.; % lb., 30c; lb., 

 90c. STRONG ROOTS, 1 

 | year old, 70c. per 100 (by mail, 

 postpaid, 50 for 70c; 81.00 per 

 j 100); 500 for 83.00; $5.50 per 

 I 1,000; 2 years old, 75c. per 100; 

 500 for 83.26; $6.00 per 1,000, by 

 freight or express. 



Barr's Philadelphia Mammoth 



This variety originated with Crawford Barr, a promi- 

 nent market gardener of Pennsylvania. Grown side by side 

 with Conover's Colossal, it grows twice as large and more 

 productive. In Philadelphia it is much sought after and sells 

 at top-notch prices. SEED: Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; % lb., 20c; 

 lb., 65c GOOD STRONG ROOTS, 1 vear old, 65c per 100 

 (by mail, postpaid, 50 for 50c; 90c per 100); $4.50 per 1,000; 2 

 years old, 70c. per 100; 85.00 per 1,000 (500 roots at 1,000 rate). 



Columbian Mammoth White 



This is a most distinct variety, discovered on Long Island 

 a few years since. The stalks are large, produced abundantly 

 and early. They are clear white and remain so as long as fit 

 for use, without earthing up or any other artificial blanch- 

 ing. There is a large demand from canners for this sort. 

 Prices of Seed: Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; % lb., 25c; lb., 75c 

 GOOD STRONG ROOTS, 1 year old, 70c per 100 (by 

 mail, postpaid, 81.00 per 100); $5.50 per 1,000; 2 year old 

 roots, 75c. per 100; $6.00 per 1,000. 



Palmetto Asparagus 



This asparagus is now quite extensively grown for New 

 York and Philadelphia markets, where it sells at high 

 prices, owing to its fine size and regularity. Although of 

 Southern origin, it is equally well adapted to the North. 

 Pkt., 5c ; oz., 10c; % lb., 20c; lb., 65c ROOTS, same price 

 as Barr's Philadelphia Mammoth. 



Conover's Colossal Asparagus 



A well-known old standard variety. Prices of Seed: 

 Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; Y± lb., 20c; lb., 50c SPLENDID 

 STRONG ROOTS, 1 year old, 50c per 100 (by mail, post- 

 paid, 75c per 100); $4.00 per 1,000; 2 years old, 60c per 100; 

 $4.50 per 1,000. 



