...DREER'S... 



Reliable Vegetable Seeds. 



DREER'S Seeds Have Been for More than Fifty Years a Standard Among the Best Gardeners of this- 



Country for Undoubted Purity and Excellence. 



Dreer's Eclipse Asparagus. 



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 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 

 •f 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., J lb. 30 cts., lb. $1.00. 



ASPARAGUS SEED— Continued. 



CoilOVer's Colossal. The standard variety, large and 

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



Palmetto. An early, prolific 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. 



Dreer's Eclipse. $1.00 per 100 ; $6.00 per 1000. 

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

 Palmetto. $100 per 100 ; $6.00 per 1000. 

 Donald's Elmira. $125 per 100; $8.00 per 1000. 

 Columbian Mammoth White. $1.25 per 100; $8 00 

 per 1000. 



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 perma- 

 nent 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., \ 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 Roots. 



Photographs of notable vegetables and Jlowers, views in gardens, or in conservatories, etc., or of other subjects of interest to\ 

 levers of gardens, are solicited for the pitrpose of reproduction in our pages. 



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



50 cts. by mail. 



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