GENERAL LIST OF STANDARD VEGETABLES. 

There are two distinct types of artichokes, known 
respectively as Jerusalem and Globe. The former { 
is a tuberous rooted sunflower; the latter a mem- 
of the same botanic famiiy, but grown exclusively for its flower buds. 
PeeRUsALEM. Hardy perennial. Culture same as potatoes. Fit for pick- j 
ling, etec., but grown largely for swine. Hogs root the tubers out of the soil, 
Lp., 39 cts.; 3 Ibs, 75 cts., postpaid. By express or freight, pk., $1.00; bu., $3.00. 
Ve SW WHITE FRENCH, (See specialties.) 






GREEN “=X"Ttable vegetable of very high merit. Perennial. Use 
ower buds just before full development. Start seed in border and set plants 
4x4 feet. Protect with winter mulch north of Delaw are. PEt. 10¢.; 0Z., 80¢c 
CULTURE =a ounce of seed in drills will produce |j/|) 
400 plants. Soak the seed. Select strong one-year | 
plants for making a plantation. Set deeply inrows 
5 feet apart, 144 feet or more apartinrow. This will require 6,000 plants per acre. 
IANT | ARGENTEUIL._The new favorite market asparagus. (See specialties.) 
BARR’S PHILADELPHIA MAMMOTH.—Excels all others within my knowledge in tenderness, flavor, 
productiveness and good appearance. It throws strong, well developed shoots the entire season, and alw ays 
/commands top notch prices in the discriminating Philadelphia market. wo three years old Barr’s Mam- 
moth has yielded at the rate of $500 per acre. cet, 5 cts.; ounce, 10 cts.; 4 pound, 20 cts.; pound 60 cts. 
Boots, l-year-old, 100 by mail, postpaid, $1.00. By express, J-year-old, $4.( 0 per 1,000; 2-year-old, $6.00 per 1,000. 
COLUMBIAN MAMMOTH WHITE.—A comp: aratively new iety, with white shoots which stay 
white. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; 44 pound, 20 cents; pound, 60 cents. Roots, l-year-old, 100 by mail, 
J, postpaid. By express, l-year-old, $4.C0 per 1,000; 2-year-old, $6.00 per 1,000. 
CONOVER’S COLOSSAL.—A standard sort, green in color. Pkt.,5 ets.; oz., 10 cts.; 44 lb., 15 ets.; Ib., 
40Xts. Roots, l-year-old, 100 by mail, $1.00. By express, l-year-old, $4.00 per 1,000; 2-year-old, $4.50 per 1,000. 
PALMETTO.—Earlier than Conover's. Of’ Soe n origin, but suitable for North also. ea and pro- 
ductive. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; 44 pound, 20 cents; pound, 60 cents. Roots, l-year-old, 100 by mail, 
Senos I CAD ELE RMIA MAMMOTH. $1.00, poe By express or freight, eveareolas $4.00 per 1,000; 2-vear-old, $6.00 pes 1,000. 
CULTURE.—Beans are rather tender, and should 
—GREEN POD not go into the open ground until danger of frost 
® is over. Of bush beans use 1 quart to 275 feet of 
drill; 144 bushels to acre. oF pole beans use 1 quart to 200 hills; 10 to 16 quarts per acre. Cover bush | 
beans 2 inches; pole beans 1 inch. Sow bush beans in drills 2 to 4 feet apart; pole beans in hills 4 feet 
each way. Good corn land is also in good condition for growing a crop of beans. Limas delight in 
soil that is made very rich by liberal manuring, especially with rotted stable manure. 


JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE. 








“EXTRA EARLY REFUGEE. 
EXTRA EARLY REFUGEE. 
green podded bush bean that is Weey 
widely known. It is an early form of the 
famous o]d Late Refugee or Thousand-to- 
One, maturing two weeks in advance of 
| that sort. A standard bush bean for 
nome and market. PKt., 10 cts.; pt., 25 cts.; 
| , 40 cts., postpaid. Pk., $1. 50. 
| ROUND POD REFUGEE OR 1000 
TO 1.—A great bean in past days and 
still very popular in many sections. It 
| Still retains its feature of yielding enor- 
| rors Pkt., 10 ets.: pt., 25 cts.; qt., 
40 ; postpaid. PkE., $1.50. 
DWARF HORTICULTURAL. — A 
bush form of the old Horticultural or 
Speckled Cranberry bean. An excellent 
green podded sort, good as a snap short 
in the green state, or for use shelled. 
Pkt., 10 cts.; as -. 25 cts.; qt., 45 cts., post- 
paid. Peck, 
Address all orders to WM. HENRY MAULKEK, No. 1711 Filbert Street, Philadelphia, Pa., U.S, A. 












BEST OF ALL. “A FAVORITE ‘BUSH GREEN Poo. 
EARLIEST IMPROVED ROUND POD VALEN- 
TINE.—My improved strain of this famous old nemae 
green podded bush bean is ready for the basket in 35 to : 
days. As now perfected it has full, meaty pods, which DOR: 
sess beauty, tenderness and superior flavor. It is an ideal 
snap Short bean, and one that always sells well in the mar- 
Ree My Harliest Improved is now the most prolific and pro- 
ble bean of its kind on the American nar kel. Pkt., 10 
te pt., 20 cts.; qt., 35 cts., postpaid. Pk., $1.25. 
BEST OF Aa -- This green pod bean | is very largely 
grown in the South in the vicinity of New Orleans and else- 
where, and is also grown with success and profit in more 
northern latitudes. It has very long, glossy pods, almost 
twice the length of the old Valentine. The pods are fleshy, 
succulent, stringless and of good flavor. It is medium 
ee and very prolific. Packet, 10 cents; pint, 20 cents; 
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IMPROVED EARLY YELLOW SIX WEEKS.—A 
o*standard favorite variety. The pods are green. The seeds, 
z when fully ripe, are yellow, whence the name. It is string- 
© less until the pod attains full size. Pod thick and meaty. 
te Pkt., 10c.; pt., 20¢.; qt., 35¢ . postpaid. Pk., $1.25. 
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When 
beans by 
the pint 
or quart 
are or- 
dered by 
ex. or fat. 
Sc. per pt. 
or 15¢c. per 
qt. may be 
deducted 
From 
prices 
quoted. 
Pecks and 
bushels are 
sent at pur- 
chaser's. 

if EARLY MOHAWK 
EARLY MOHAWK.—Hardiest of the 
early varieties of green pod bush beans. 
A well known sort of established merit 
| May be planted rather early, as it will 
withstand a slight frost. Pkt., l0e.: pt., 20c.; 
me Soc., postpaid. Pk., $1.25. 
yy LARGE WHITE MARROWFAT,.— 
This has always been a popular variety 
in field culture, and a most profitable 
marketsort. Pkt., 10 ets.; pt., 25 ets.; qt., 
cts., postpaid. Pk. 50. 
NEW STRINGLESS GREEN POD. 
Ay Stringless. (See specialties. 
GIANT PODDED STRINGLESS 
VALENTINE.—(S ue specialties. 
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EARLIEST IMP. 
ROUND POD VALENTINE, 

