Dreer's Vegetable ^eeds. 



DREER'S Seeds have been for more than fifty years a standard among the best gardeners of this country 

 'for undoubted purity and excellence. 



INDUCEMENTS TO CASH BUYERS. 



We offer the following liberal Inducements to purchasers of Vegetable and Flower Seeds in packets when cash 



accompanies the order. 



For $1 00 Select Vegetable Seeds to amount of !jl 20 | For $ 4.00 Select Vegetalile Seeds to amount of ^ 5.00 



For $2 00 " " " " 2.40 | For 5.00 " " " " 6.25 



For $3 00 •' " " " 3.75 1 For 1000 " " " " 13.00 



Books may also be selected from our libvary, page 159, on cash orders amountincr to $5.00, to the value of $1.00; and on 

 orders for $10'00 to the value of §1.50, in addition to above premiums. These liberal inducements apply only to seed sin 

 packets, when selected from Dreer's Garden Calendar, at prices noted therein. 



B^^-We pay postage on Flower and Garden Seeds except where noted. °^®a 



ASPARAGUS. 



Spargel, Ger. Aspeige, Fr. Esparragos, Sp. 



One ounce will sow forty feet of drill. 



Sow in March or April, in rows 1 foot apart, and keep clean 

 by frequent hoeing. When two years old transplant into per- 

 manent beds, which should be well and deeply manured and 

 trenched to the depth of 18 inches. Set the plants in rows 

 from 3 to 4 feet apart and 2 feet in the rows, spreading out the 

 roots, and covering from 6 to 8 inches. On the approach of 

 winter cover with manure or compost; fork the beds early in 

 spring, and apply a dressing of salt at the rale of 600 lbs. an 

 acre. Cut for use the second year, after planting in perma- 

 nent bed. 



Conover'S Colossal. One of the best varieties, large and 

 productive. Pkt. 5 cis., oz. 10 cts., \ lb. 20 cts., lb. 50cts. 



Dreer's Eclipse. Beyond question this is the largest and 

 finest Asparagus. Stalks frequently measure two inches in 

 diameter, and, even when twelve to fifteen inches long, 

 are perfectly tender. Of medium green color and rapid 

 growth. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., \ lb. 50 cts., lb. $1.50. 



JPalmettO. An early prolific and very desirable variety of 

 Southern origin. 



Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., \ lb. .30 cts., lb. $1.00. 



ASPARAGUS ROOTS. 



The Asparagus roots ^^ oflei aie extia stiong, two yeirs 

 eld, and certain, with piopei attention, to pioduce satis- 

 factory results. 



Conover'S Colossal. $1.00 per 100 ; $6.00 per 1000. 



Dreer's Eclipse. $1.25 per lOO ; $7.00 per 1000. 



Palmetto. $1.25 per 100 ; $7. 00 per 1000. 



ARTICHOKE. 



Sow early in April, in rich soil, in drills 1 inch deep, about 

 12 inches apart, and thin out in the rows to 4 inches apart. 

 When one year old transplant in rows three feet apart, and 2 

 feet in the rows. Protect during winter with a covering of 

 manure. The bed will remain in bearing for years. 

 Large Green Globe. The best for general culture. 



Pkt. 10, cts., oz. 30 cts. 

 Jerusalem. A hardy and productive plant, used for pick- 

 ling and feeding stock. Strong tubes. Qt. 20 cts., peck 

 $1.00, bush. $3.00. (By mail 40 cts. per qt.) 



BEHNS. 



English or Broad. 



Used only as a shelled bean. Plant as soon as the frost is 

 out of the ground, in strong, heavy soil, in drills 3 feet apart 

 and 2 inches deep. Pinch off the top as soon as the lower 

 pods begin to fill. 



Bl'Oatl Windsor. The best for general culture. Pkt. 10 

 cts., qt. 40 cts. (By mail 55 cts. per qt.) 



Asparagus Culture. The best methods employed in England and France, by Jas. Barnes and Wm. Robinson. Price, 50 cts. by mail. 



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