DREER'S SEEDS have been for Sixty-four Years a Standard Among the Best Gardeners of this Country, for 



Undoubted Purity and Excellence. 



Cultural directions given are for latitude of Philadelphia. Farther South plantings should be made earlier; in the North, later. 



ARTICHOKE. 



Artischoke, Ger. Artichont, Fr. 

 Akochofa, Sp. 



The undeveloped flower-lieads are used. They are boiled and served with 

 Mayonnaise dressing. Sow seed enrly in spring, in drills 1 foot apart. Tlie next 

 spring transplant to permanent beds, in rows or hills, 3 feet npnrt and 2 feet be- 

 tueen the plants. It likes a deep, rich, moist loam, and the plants should be pro- 

 tected m winter by a covering of leaves or coarse manure. 



Large Green Globe. (See cut.) The best for general culture. 



Pkt., 10 cts.; oz , 30 cts.; \ lb., |1 00. 

 Jerusalem Artichoke. Distinct from the Globe, and propagated by 

 and for its tubers. Largely used for pickling and for feeding stock. 

 Qt., 15 cts.; peck, $100; bu., |3.00. (2 lbs. by mail, 50 cts.) 

 Special prices on large quantities. 



ASPARAGUS SEED. 



Spargel, Ger. Aspeige, Fr. Esparrago, Sp. 

 One ounce will sow 50 feet of drill ; 4 to 5 lbs. to the acre. 

 Sow in April or M.iy, in rows 1 foot ap at, nnd keep clean by frequent 

 hoeing. When two years old transplant ii.to permanent beds, which 

 should be 



Large Green Globe Arttchokb. 



well and 

 deeply ma- 

 nured and 

 trenched to 

 t h e depth 

 of 18 in- 

 ches. On 

 the approach of 

 winter cover with 

 manure or compost; 

 fork the beds early 

 in spring, and apply a dressing of salt or kainit at the rate of 600 lbs. 

 an acre. Cut for use the second year after planting. 

 Dreer's Eclipse. (See cut.) One of the largest and best. 

 Stalks frequently measure 2 inches in diameter, and, even when 12 

 to 15 inches long, are perfectly tender and of a delicate light green 

 color. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; \ lb., 30 cts. 

 Barr'S Mammoth. A fine, large-stemmed green variety. Pkt., 



5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; \ lb., 25 cts. 

 Conover's Colossal. Large and productive. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 



10 cts.; \ lb., 20 cts. 

 Palmetto. An early, prolific and very desirable variety. Pkt., 10 



cts.; oz., 15 cts.; \ lb., 30 cts. 

 Donald's Elmira. Of mammoth size, fine quality. Pkt., 5 cts.; 



oz., 10 cts.; \ lb., 30 cts. 

 Columbian Mammoth White. A new variety, producing white 

 stalks of large size and finest quality ; a valuable introduction. 

 Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 15 CIS.; \ lb., 30 cts. 

 Dreer's Special Circular on Asparagus Culture Free. 



ASPARAGUS ROOTS. 



For an ordinary garden a bed of 20x50 feet would require from 

 200 to 250 plants, allowing 3 feet between the rows and 18 inches 

 between the plants in the row. 

 Strong two=year=old Roots. Add 40 cts. per 100 extra if sent 



by mail. 

 DREER'S Eclipse. 75 cts. per 100 ; $6.00 per 1000. 

 Palmetto. Barr's Hammoth. Columbian Mammoth. 



White. Eaeh 75 cts. per 100 ; $5 00 per 1000. 

 Conover's Colossal. 60 cts. per 100; $4. 00 per 1000. 



"Asparagus Culture." The Best Methods Employed in England and France. By James Barnes and Wm Robinson. Price, 50 



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