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J. T. LOVETT, LITTLE SILVER, N. J.— GARDEN ROOTS, HERBS 



GARDEN ROOTS AND HERBS 



ASPARAGUS 



Asparagus is so 

 easily grown and <=.o 

 very good, when cut 

 from one's own gar- 

 den and cooked with- 

 in a few hours there- 

 after, that everybody, 

 having even just a 

 few square feet of 

 garden space, should 

 plant at least some 

 roots. 



In the family gar- 

 den the roots should 

 be set from one to 

 two feet apart in rows 

 three feet apart. They 

 should be placed in 

 furrows six or eight inches deep, but covered 

 with only about three inches of soil at time 

 of planting, the remainder of the trench being 

 filled in by degrees as the plants increase in 

 height. 



In field culture where they are to be worked 

 with horse and cultivator, the roots should be 

 set from one to two feet apart in the rows 

 and the rows should be from six to seven feet 

 apart. 



PURPLE GIANT.— A remarkably strong 

 growing and very valuable variety. Claimed 

 to be almost, if not entirely, immune to the 

 attacks of rust. It is so vigorous in growth, 

 it frequently gives shoots large enough for 

 cutting the first year after planting. More- 

 over, there is nothing lacking in quality, the 

 large shoots being decidedly rich and tender. 



1 year, dozen, 50c.; 100. $2.00; 1,000, $17.50; 



2 years, dozen, 75c.; 100, $3.00; 1,000, $25.00. 



WASHINGTON.— This variety is the result 

 of many years work by Prof. J. B. Norton, an 

 asparagus authority of international renown 

 whose chief aim has, we understand, been to 

 create a strain of asparagus that is absolutely 

 rust resistant. 



Prof. Norton in referring to this variety re- 

 cently wrote "Our seed fields are now com- 

 posed of those individuals that produce large, 

 straight shoots, dark green in color, with a 

 heavy purple over-tone. The tips are tight and 

 firrn and do not open out or begin to branch 

 until well out of ground. This makes this 

 strain especially suited for 'green' asparagus. 

 As a standard variety for the production of 

 fancy asparagus for the home or market it 

 "stands ahead of all the so-called varieties in 

 size, vigor, tenderness quality and rust re- 

 sistance." 1 year, dozen, 75c.; 100, $2.50; 2 

 years, dozen, $1.00; 100, $3.50. 



ARGENTEUIL.— Very popular. Stalks of 

 large size, attractive, rich and tender. Of 

 strong growth and attains cutting size at an 

 early age. 1 year, dozen, 40c.; 100, $1.50; 

 1,000, $12.50; 2 years, dozen, 50c.; 100, $2.00; 

 1,000, $15.00. 



PALMETTO (True).- The large size of 

 stalk, early maturity, heavy yield and freedom 

 from rust of this variety have caused it to be- 

 come more popular and to be more largely 

 grown than any other. 1 year, dozen, 40c.; 

 100, $1.50; 1,000, $12.50; 2 years, dozen, 50c.; 

 100, $2.00; 1,000, $15.00. 



CHIVES 



Highly prized by 

 many for soups and 

 for seasoning. This 

 hardy perennial is of 

 the onion family, is 

 perfectly hardy and 

 succeeds almost 

 without culture. The 

 tops of grasslike 

 leaves appear in 

 early spring and can 

 be safely cut close 

 to the ground many times in a season. Clumps, 

 each, 30c.; dozen, $3.00. 



HOP 



GOLDEN CLUSTER.— This is an exceed- 

 ingly choice variety which bears large clusters 

 of yellow-green hops in such profusion as to 

 completely envelop the plant in late summer 

 and early autumn. Of rapid growth, attaining 

 a height of 20 feet if given support, with 

 abundant ornamental, deeply lobed foliage. 



Today used in the manufacture of yeast; 

 formerly for brewing purposes. Plants from 

 pots. Each, 25c.; dozen, $2.50; 100, $15.00. \ 



HORSE RADISH 



Plant in rows three feet 

 apart and the sets one foot 

 apart in the rows. 



Very easily grown; does 

 well in any garden soil but 

 succeeds best in rather low 

 damp locations. 



ENGLISH or COMMON.— 

 The variety in general use. 

 We can see so little difference 

 in this and the Maliner-Kren 

 or Bohemian that we will sup- 

 ply either kind at the same 

 price, viz., dozen, 75c; 100, 

 $3.00; 1,000, $25.00. 



LAVENDER (LAVENDULA VERA) 

 SWEET LAVENDER.— The lavender of our 

 grandmothers' gardens. It is an attractive and 

 interesting plant, growing 12 to 18 inches high, 

 and producing numerous flower heads that 

 have an agreeable odor, especially when cut 

 and dried. The foliage is narrow, of silvery- 

 gray color, and the flowers are deep blue. 

 Clumps, each, 30c.; dozen $3.00. From pots, 

 each, 20c.; dozen, $2.00. 



MINT 



SPEARMINT or MEADOW MINT (M. 

 viridis). — The plant which produces the mint 

 of the markets and largely used for culinary 

 purposes. 



PEPPERMINT (M. piperita.).— From the 

 leaves of this is distilled the well-known pep- 

 permint of commerce. The green leaves and 

 stems, when chewed and swallowed, have the 

 same effect as the essential oil, and to most 

 persons the flavor is very pleasant. 



Each, 15c.; dozen, $1.50; 100, $10.00. 



ROSEMARY 



OFFICINALIS.— An old favorite, with neat 

 aromatic foHage. Used for seasoning. Needs 

 protection in winter. From pots, each, 20c.; 

 dozen. $2.00. 



