

rOPULAR VEGETABLE SEEDS 





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Johnson & Stokes' Vegetable Seeds 



DIRECTIONS FOR ORDERINQ ON ORDER SHEET TO BE DETACHED, 

 OPPOSITE PAGE 12 



IN tlie fullowing pages we have endeavored to list the cream of all 

 varieties known, weeding out many that are still advertised by 

 other seedsmen, but wliich 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 offei'ed 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 coniidence of all customers. 



ARTICHOKE 



As a table vegetable the Aiticlioke deserves to be more 

 penerally cultiviited. Tiie part ealen is the flower head, 

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

 the same wav as aspntag'us. 



Large Green Globe. Pkt.,10c.; o?:.,30c.; lb., 83.00. 



Artichoke Knots for bog feed will be found under 

 "Farm Seeds." Peck, $1.00; bush.,S3.00; bbl., $7.50. 



ASPARAGUS 



Asparagus is one of tlie 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 -ESSATS, sent free on request. A bed 

 12x40 feet, requiring about ICO 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— LARGE AND PROLIFIC 



For description and illustration, see page 2. 



Donald's Elmira Asparagus 



This new asparagus, first 

 introduced by us, has attracted 

 much attention througijout 

 the country. It wasoriginated 

 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 

 delicate green color is notably 

 ditferent 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 fa<t 

 tliat in whole crops a bunch 

 of twelve stalks will average 

 three to four poundsin weight. 

 It requires much less labor in 

 cutting and bunching, thus 

 lessening (he expense of mar- 

 keting. Price of Seed: Pkt., 

 5c.; oz., lOe.; ^ lb., 30c.; lb., 

 90o. STRONG KOOT8, 1 

 year old, 70c. per lOO (bv mail, 

 postpaid, 50 for 70e.; 81.00 per 

 100); 500 for 83.00; S5.bO per 

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

 500 for 83.25; $6.00 per 1,000, by 



freight or express. two-year-old ASPAKAOrrs 



BOOT. 



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 groivs twice as latge and more 

 productive. In Philadelphia it is much sought after and sells 

 at top-notch prices. SEED: Pkt., 5c.; oz., lOc; 14 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; $5.00 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 tit 

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

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

 Prices of Seed: Pkt., ."ic.; or., lOc; % lb., 25c.; lb., 75c. 

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

 mail, postpaid, $1.00 per 100); $"5.50 per 1,000; 2 year old 

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



Palmetto Asparagus 



This asp.aragus is now quite extensively grown for New 

 York and Philadelphia markets, where it sells at high 

 prices, owing to Its tine size and regularity. Although of 

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

 Pkt., 5c ; oz., lOc; '4 lb., 20e.; 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., lOc; % lb., 20c.; lb., 50c. SPLENDID 

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

 paid, 7oc. per 100); $4.00 per 1,U00; 2 vears old, 60c. per 100; 

 $4.50 per 1,000. 



