GENERAL LIST OF 



Dreer*s Reliable Vegetable Seeds. 



OREER'S SEEDS have been for Seventy-four Years a Standard Among the Best Gardeners of this 



Country for Undoubted Purity and Excellence. . 



rhe Cultural Directions given in this book for growing Vegetables have been thoroughly revised and brought to date by 

 iie well-known authority, fir. T. Qreiner, and are for the latitude of Philadelphia. Persons living in a more southern latitude 

 •Jsould start earlier, while those living farther north should begin to plant later. 



ARTICHOKE. 



±rtisehoke, Ger. Artichhaut, Fr. Alcachofa, Sp. 



CULTURE. — The scales and bottom of flower head are eaten 

 «ther boiled or raw as a salad. The young suckers are sorae- 

 ?imes tied together and blanched, and served in same manner as 

 Asparagus. The plants thrive best in deep, rich soil, where the 

 crater will not lodge about theiu in winter. Plants are set in 

 ,-ows 3 feet apart and 2 to 3 feet apart in the row. The crowns 

 ■hould be covered with coal ashes in winter to shed the water, 

 «nd over these a good covering of leaves, held in place by a little 

 sarth or litter. When spring arrives remove the leaves, but do 

 5ot disturb the ashes until signs of growth appear, after which 

 'he ashes should be spread out a little over the ground. Seeds may 

 3e sown indoors and plants potted same as the Tomato and set 

 lut in May, or can be sown in hills outside and thinned out to 

 jne plant in hill. It makes a good growth the first year, and 

 »me may be obtained during .August and September; but the 

 aext year all plants will flower and continue to do so for years. 

 ^n two or three years the crowns may get too large, in which 

 jase they should be divided into two or four pieces to a hill. This 

 =vork should be done when growth is about to start in the 

 spring, and they will make good plants and flower the first year. 



ARTICHOKE SEEOS. 



One ounce will produce about 500 plants. 



'^rge Green Globe. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 35 cts.; J lb., $1.00. 



ARTICHOKE PLANTS. 



E*lants of Dreer's Selected Large Green Artichokes. 



Artichokes are not always satisfactory when grown from seed, 

 swing to the numerous and undersirable types thus produced. 

 'Ve have arranged to furnish plants of Dreer's Selected Large 

 ■Jreen Artichoke, which is the best kind sold in the Paris mar- 

 ket. These plants will be ready for shipment after March 1st. 

 Per doz., $1.50; per 100, $10.00, by express. 



ARTICHOKE ROOTS. 



.jierusalem Artichoke. Distinct from the Globe, and propa- 

 gated by and for its tubers. Plant in rows 3 feet apart and 

 12 to 14 inches apart in the row, and cultivate occasionally. 

 Let tubers remain in the ground until needed. Used for 

 pickling and for feeding stock. Price of tubers: Qt., 25 cts.; 

 peck, $1.25; bu., $4.00. (2 lbs., by mail, 50 cts.) 



ASPARAGUS SEED. 



Spargel, Ger. Asperge, Fr. Esparrago, Sp. 



One ounce will produce about 200 plants; 4 to 5 lbs. to the acre. 



CULTURE. — Any good loamy, not too weedy, garden land 

 is good for growing the plants. Sow in rows 12 to 15 inches 

 ajjart, as early in spring as the ground is in fit condition, and 

 give good cultivation; also thin the plants to stand 2 or 3 inches 

 apart. Deep, warm, rich, loamy soil, deeply and thoroughly 

 stirred, is required for permanent bed. Use manure and fertil- 

 izers freely. Make furrows 2 or 4 feet apart and 8 to 10 inches 

 deep. Set the two-year-old seedlings 18 to 24 inches apart in the 

 bottom of furrows and cover lightly at first. Gradually fill in 

 with soil and old compost. In early spring fork or plow the bed 

 shallow and carefully, or pulverize the surface by harrowing. 

 Give clean cultivation until fall; then cover with manure or 

 compost. Second season after planting hill up the rows, espe- 

 cially for blanched " grass," and cut sparingly for use. After 

 that the bed will give full crops. 

 Dreer's Special Circular on Asparagus Culture Free. 



DREER'S Eclipse Asparagus. (See cut.) This variety 



is the result of a most careful selection and •' breeding up " to 

 the large type, yet retaining that delicate light green color 

 and tender quality desired. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; \ lb., 

 30 cts. 



Argenteuil. This variety is largely grown in France for the 

 Paris market. The stalks grow to a mammoth size, some- 

 times weighing as much as 4 ounces each. Pkt., lU 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., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; } lb., 25 cts. 



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

 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; } lb., 25 cts. 



Columbiaa Mammoth White. Large white stalks. Pkt., 

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



ASPARAGUS ROOTS. See page 46. 



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