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



Undoubted Purity and Excellence. 



Seeds and Plants are noiv taken by leading Express Companies at a reduction of 20 per cent, from regular 



rates of merchandise. 



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



ARTICHOKE. 



The undeveloped flower-heads are used. They are boiled and served 

 with Mayonnaise dressing. Sow seed early in spring, in drills 1 foot apart. 

 The ne.xt spring transplant to permanent beds, in rows or hills, 3 feet apart 

 and 2 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. 

 Liarg-e Green G-lobe. The best for general culture. Pkt., 10 cts.; 



oz., 30 cts.; \ lb . $1.00 

 Jerusalem Articliolce. Entirely distinct from the Globe variety, 



and propagated by and for its tubers. An excellent table vegetable; boil, 



like potatoes, then rub off the skin and serve with white sauce; also used 



for pickling and for feeding stock ; yield about 300 bushels per acre. 



Qt., 1.5 cts.; peck, §1.00; bu., §3.00. (2 lbs. by mail, 50 cts.) Special 



prices on large quantities. 



ASPARAGUS SEED. 



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



Sow in April or May, in i? 

 rows 1 foot apart, and keep 5=^ 

 clean by frequent hoeing. E?(j 

 When two years old trans- : 

 plant into permanent beds, —'i 

 which should be weU and Z^' 

 deeply manured and 

 trenched to the depth of 18 

 inches. 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 r.ite of 600 lbs. an acre. 



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Large Gkeen Globe Akpichoke. 



Dkeek's EcLirsG Asfakagus. 



Cut for use the second year after planting. 

 Dl'eer's Eclipse (see cut.) One of the largest and best. Stalks frequently 



measure 2 inches in diameter, and, even when 12 to 1.5 inches long, are perfectly 



tender and of a delicate light green color. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; J lb., 30 



cts.; lb., §1.00. 

 Barr's Maillinoth. A fine, large-stemmed green variety. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 



10 CIS.; } lb., 25 CIS.; lb., 75 cts. 

 Couover'S Colossal. Large and productive. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz.,10cts.; Jib., 



20 cts.; lb., 60 cts. 

 Palmetto. An early, prolific and very desirale variety. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 



cts.; I lb., 25 cts.; lb., 75 Cts. 

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



:; lb.. 30 cts.; lb., §1.00. 

 ColllUibian Mammoth White. A new variety, producing white stalks of 



large size and finest quality; a valuable introduction. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; 



i lb., 30 cts.; lb., §1.00. 



Dreer's Special Circular on Asparagus Culture Free. 

 ASPARAGUS ROOTS. 



For field culture plant in rows 4 to 5 feet apart, and from 2 to 3i feet apart in the 

 row. For an ordinary garden a bed of 20 x 50 feet would require from 2U0 to 250 

 plants, allowing 3 feet between the rows and IS inches between the plants in the row. 

 Strons" tWO-vear-old Roots. Add 40 cts. per 100 extra if sent bv mail. 

 DKEEK'S Eclipse. Palmetto. Barr's Mammoth. Colum- 

 bian 3Iammoth White. §1.00 per 100 ; §6.00 per 1000. 

 Conover's Colossal. 75 cts. per 100; §5.00 per 1000. 



"Asparagus Culture.' 



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The Best Methods Employed In Kngland and France. 

 I'rice, .lO cts., by mail. 



By James Barnes and ^VllUam Robinson. 



