Garden Roots 



ASPARAGUS 



By mail at dozen rates if desired. 



In garden culture set the plants from one to two feet 

 apart in rows three feet apart; field culture in rows four 

 to six feet apart and the plants two feet apart. Plant 

 about five inches below the surface and cover with two 

 inches of earth — filling in the balance to a level by de- 

 grees during the summer. 



GUM ABGEN- 

 TEUIL. — Finest 

 and most profit- 

 able. Stalks of 

 immense size at- 

 tractive, rich and 

 tender. Comes into 

 cutting condition 

 earlier than oth- 

 ers. Free from 

 rust and blight 

 and not damaged 

 by slugs, so much 

 as other varieties. 



PiXMETTO. — 



The large size, 

 earliness, great 

 yield and freedom 

 from rust of this 

 variety has made 

 i t exceedingly 



popular, and it is *^*'*Mffii irTTiT?^^^ - i-rrnvgrtj 

 now regarded by many growers as the most reliable and 

 profitable of all for market. 



One year, doz., 25c; 100, 50c; 1,000, $3.50. 



Two years, doz., 30c; 100, 75c; 1000 $4.50. 



CHIVES 



If to go by mail add 5c per clump 



Highly prized by many for 

 soups and for seasoning. This 

 hardy perennial belongs to 

 the onion family, is perfectly 

 hardy and succeeds almost 

 without culture. The tops of 

 grasslike leaves appear in 

 early spring and can be safe- 

 ly cut close to the ground 

 many times in a season. Fre- 

 quently grown in a shallow 

 box or pot in a sunny win- 



dow during winter. 

 Clumps, each, 10c; 



doz., $1.00; 100, $5.00. 



HELIANTI. 



"The greatest addition to the vegetable kingdom for many 

 years. A complete substitute, in taste, for fresh Aspara- 

 gus. Yields as much again as the potato. Helianti is a 

 hybrid of the Sunflower family, producing an abundance 

 of bright yellow flowers. Its important economic use 

 however, is the edible tubers, which can be grown in any 

 part of the continent and will thrive in any kind of soil — 

 from the wettest to the drvest." Each, 10c; doz., $1.00; 

 100, $6.00. 



HOPS. 



See Kitchen Perennials, page 46. 



HORSE RADISH 



// to go by mail, add 20c per 100. By mail post paid 

 at dozen rates if desired. 



Of the easiest culture. Plant the 

 sets in moist, rich soil, small end 

 down, with the top an inch below 

 the surface. 



AMERICAN.— The well known sort; 

 the one in general use. Doz., 25c; 

 100, 75c; 1,000, $4.00. 



BOHEMIAN OB MALINEBKBEN.— 

 Of very strong growth; cuttings 

 planted in April produce fine large 

 "radish" for grating the first of 

 October. It is as white as snow 

 when dressed. Grows to great size 

 if left in the ground until spring 

 and yields as much as four tons to the acre. Entirely 

 free from all diseases and grows on any kind of soil, 

 from heavy clay to light sand and withstands drought 

 as well as the potato. Doz., 35c; 100, $1.00; 1,000, 

 $6.00. 



RHUBARB (Pie Plant) 



If to go by mail add 3c per root. 



Sometin.es called Wine Plant. Plant in rows four 

 feet apart, with the plants three feet distant. Set 60 

 that the crowns are about one inch below the surface. 



MTATT'S LINNAEUS.— Popular and the best for general 

 use. Early, very large, productive, tender and very 

 delicately flavored. Requires less sugar than other sorts. 

 Strong divisions (not seedlings). Doz., 50c; 100, $3.50; 

 1,000. $25.00. 



For Lavender, Mint, Rosemary, Sage, Tansy, 

 Tarragon and Thyme, see Kitchen Perennials, page 46. 



NEW JEBSET STATE BOABD OF 

 AGBICULTUBE. 



No. 32—1911. 



OflSce of the State Entomologist. 



NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J., 

 September 5, 1911. 



This is to Certify, That I have this 30th day 

 of August, 1911, inspected the general nursery 

 stock growing on the Monmouth Nurseries, J. T. 

 Lovett, Proprietor, at Little Silver, in Mon- 

 mouth County, New Jersey, and have found the 

 same apparently free from San Jose Scale and 

 other dangerously injurious insect pests; also that 

 the examined stock seemed healthy. 



I Further Certify, That the nursery has a 

 properly constructed house, 16x10x6.8 feet, for 

 fumigating with hydrocyanic acid gas. upon 

 which I have marked the quantity of cyanide of 

 potassium required for an effective charge. 



This certificate expires June 1st, 1912, and 

 covers only stock actually on the nurseries when 

 examined. 



JOHN B. SMITH, State Entomologist. 



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