DREER'S 



Reliable Vegetable Seeds. 



DREER'S Seeds Have Been for Nearly Sixty Years a Standard Among the Best Gardeners of this 



Country for Undoubted Purity and Excellence. 



Dreer's Eclipse. 



Asparagus Seed. 



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 

 clean by frequent hoeing. When two years old transplant 

 into permanent beds, which should be well and deeply 

 manured and trenched to the depth of 18 inches. Set the 

 plants in rows from 4 to 5 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 or kainit at the rate of 600 lbs. an 

 acre. Cut for use the second year after planting. 



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

 frequently measure 2 inches in diameter and, even when 

 12 to 15 inches long, are perfectly tender. 



Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; ± lb. 30 cts.; lb. $1.00. 



ASPARAGUS SEED— Continued. 



Conover's Colossal. The standard variety, large and 

 productive. Pkt. 5 cts. : oz. 10 cts. ; 1 lb. 20 cts. ; lb. 50 cts. 



Palmetto. An early, proline and very desirable variety. 

 Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts.; £ lb. 25 cts.; lb. 75 cts. 



Donald's Elmira. Of mammoth size and unexcelled 

 quality. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts.; £ lb. 30 cts.; lb. $1.00. 



Columbian Mammoth White. A new variety, pro- 

 ducing white stalks of large size and finest quality, a 

 valuable introduction. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; \ lb. 60 

 cts.; lb. $1.50. 



ASPARAGUS ROOTS. 



For field culture, when planted in rows 6 feet apart, 

 about 6000 plants would be required to the acre. For an 

 ordinary garden a bed of 15 x 50 feet would require from 

 50 to 75 plants. We offer extra strong two-year roots. 

 $1.00 per 100, $6.00 per 1000, except where noted. 

 Dreer's Eclipse. | Columbian riammoth White. 

 Donald's Elmira. | Palmetto. 

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



Artichoke. 



Globe Artichoke. 



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 seeds should be sown early in the spring, in drills, an 

 inch and a half deep, and 1 foot apart. The next 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. 

 Large Green Globe. The best for general culture. (Seed 



only.) Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 30 cts.; J lb. $1.00. 

 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. 15 cts.; peck $1.00; bu. 

 $3.00. (2 lbs. by mail, 50 cts.) 



"Asparagus Culture." The best methods employed in England and Prance, by Jas. Barnes and Win. Robinson. Price, 50 cts. 



by mail. 



•* Dreer's Open Air Vegetables " gives complete description of preparing Asparagus beds ; ready March 1st. 25 cents. 



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