DIlEEll'S GARDEN CALENDAR. 



SELBCT LIST 



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Embracing all the leading varieties suited to the wants of the Market 

 Gardener, as well as for the Family Garden. The great facilities now 

 offered for sending seeds by mail, enable all who desire fresh 

 and genuine seeds to send directly to the grower. We will mail 

 all Vegetable and Flower seeds, post-2yaid^ that are quoted in 

 this catalogue, except Beans, Corn, Peas, Potatoes, and other roots, 

 Onion sets, Grass and Field seeds, for which 16 cents per quart, or 8 

 cents per pound, must be added for postage. If omitted, an amount 

 equivalent to the postage will be deducted from the quantity ordered. 



For the convenience of persons who wish but small quantities, the 

 seeds are put up in packets of five, ten, and twenty-five cents each. 

 Those quoted from thirty cents to one dollar per oz., in not less than 

 ten cents packets; over one dollar per oz., in packets of twenty-five 

 cents each. Beans, Corn, and Peas, in not less than ten cents packets. 



AETIOHOEE. 



Artichaut^ Fr. Alcachofa, Span. Artischolcen^ Ger 



Large Green Globe, per oz. 50 cts. 



Plant the seeds early in April, in rich soil, in drills one inch deep, 

 and about twelve inches apart. When one year old transplant in well- 

 manured ground, in rows five feet apart, and two feet from plant to 

 plant. Protect during the winter by throwing up ridges of earth, and 

 covering with manure or leaves. 



ASPAEAGUS. 



Asperse, Fr. Esparrago^ Span. Spargel^ Ger. 



Large Green, per oz. 10 cts. Lesher's Mammoth, per oz. 20 cts. 



Conoter's Colossal, per oz. 30 cts. 



Sow in March or April, in rich soil. Soak the seed in warm water 

 for 24 hours. Drill it thinly in rows a foot apart. When two years 

 old, transplant into permanent beds, which should be well and 

 deeply manured. Set out the plants from three to four feet 

 apart each way, and six inches deep. On the approach of 



