Dreer'8 Reliable Vegetable 5eed8. 



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 ofter the following liberal iiirtiiceinents to purchasers of Vegetable and Flower Seeds in 



packets when cash accompanies the order. 



For 81.00 Select Seeds in Packets to amount of |].20 



For 2.00 " " " " 2.40 



For 3.00 " " " " 3.75 



For §4.00 Select Seeds in Packets to amount of $5 00 



For 5,00 " " " " 6.25 



For 10.00 " " " " 13.00 



jpgg^We pay postage on Flower and Garden Seeds except where noted. "^a 



ASPARAGUS. 



Spargel, Ger. Aspergi, Fr. Esparragos, Sp. 



One ounce will sow 40 feet of drill, 15 lbs. to the acre. 



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

 by frequent lioeing. Wlien 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 cover gradually during the season to 6 or 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 rate 

 of 600 lbs. an acre. Cut for use the second year after planting. 

 Conover's Colossal. The standard variety, large and 



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

 Dreer'S Eclipse. One of the largest and best. Stalks 



frequently measure two inches in diameter and, even when 



twelve to fifteen inches long, are perfectly tender. 



Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., \ lb. 40 cts., lb. $1.00. 

 Palmetto. An early, prolific and very desirable variety. 



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

 Donald's Klmira. This fine new variety originated in 



Elmira, N. Y., where it has attained local renown. It is of 



mammoth size and unexcelled quality. 



Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., \ lb. 40 cts., lb. §1.00. 

 Columbian Mammoth White. A new and choice 



variety, producing white stalks of large size and finest quality, 



a valuable introduction. 



Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 25 cts., \ lb. 75 cts., lb. $2.00. 



Asparagus Root*^. 



We offer extra strong two-year-old roots where not 

 otherwise stated. For field culture in rows six feet 

 apart, about 6000 plants would be required to the acre. 

 For an ordinary garden a bed of 15x50 feet would require from 

 50 to 75 plants. 



Conover's Colossal. $1.00 per 100 ; $5.00 per 1000. 

 Dreer'S Eclipse. $1.25 per 100 ; $7.00 per 1000. 

 Palmetto. $1.25 per 100; $7.00 per 1000. 

 Donald's Elmira. $150 per 100; $9.00 per 1000—1 



year, $1.25 per 100; $7.00 per 1000. 

 Columbian Mammoth White. $1 50 per 100 ; $9 00 

 per 1000—1 year old, $1.25 per 100 ; $7.00 per 1000. 



ARTICHOKE. 



Arlischoke, Ger. Artichaut, Fr. Alcachofa, Sp. 



The edible part of the Artichoke is the undeveloped flower- 

 head, which is only fit for use in an immature state. The 

 heads, which are very fleshy and tender when properly 

 cooked, are boiled and served with butter, pepper and salt. 

 The seed should be sown early in the spring, in drills, an inch 

 and a half deep, and one foot apart. The next spring trans- 

 plant to permanent beds, in rows or hills, three feet apart and 

 two feet between the plants. It likes a deep, rich, moist loam, 

 and the plants should be protected in winter by a covering of 

 leaves or coarse manure. 

 "Large Green Globe. The best for general culture. 



(Seed only.) Pkt, 10 cts., oz. 40 cts. 

 Jerusalem Artichoke. This is entirely distinct from 



the Globe Artichoke, and is propagated by and for its tubers, 



which are used for pickling and for feeding stock ; yield, 



about 300 bushels per acre. 



Qt. 20 cts., peck $1.00, bush. $3.00. (2 lbs. by mail, 50 cts.) 



"A.sparagrus Culture." The best methods employed in England and France, by Jas. Barnes and Wm. Robinson. 



cts. by mail. 



Price 50 



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