GARDEN ROOTS. 



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GARDEN ROOTS. 



ASPARAGUS. 



1 year, by mail, 25c per 100 extra. Free at doz. rates- 

 In garden culture set the plants from one to two feet 

 apart in rows three feet apart ; or for field culture in 

 rows four or five feet apart, putting them about five 

 inches below the surface. Prefers a deep, rich sandy 

 loam. 



Columbian Mammoth White. A valuable new sort, 

 with most decidedly distinct features, and remarkable 

 for the clear whiteness of its stalks, which retain their 

 purity of color until several inches above the surface. 

 They are also of very large size, mature early and are 

 produced in abundance. 1 yr., doz., 40c; 100, $1.00; 

 1000, $5.00. 2 yrs., doz., 50c; 100, $1.25; 1000, $7.00. 



Palmetto. Of southern origin, rapidly becoming 

 popular by reason of its earliness, size and yield, in all 

 of which it surpasses Conover's Colossal and is equally 

 as fine in flavor. 1 yr., doz., 35c; 100, 75c, 1000, $3.00. 

 2 yrs., doz., 40c; 100, $1.00; 1000, $4.00. 



Conover's Colossal. The well-known standard sort. 

 Large, productive, of rapid growth and fine quality. 

 1 yr., doz., 25c; 100, 50c: 1000, $2.50. 2 yrs., doz., 35c; 

 100, 75c; 1000, $3.50. 



Barr's Mammoth. Remarkable for its immense size 

 on good soil. Earlier than Conover, equally productive 

 and almost twice as large. 1 yr., doz., 35c; 100, 75c; 

 1000, $3.00. 2 yrs., doz., 40c; 100, $1.00; 1000, $4.00. 



ARTICHOKE. 



White French. A marvelously fine variety, exceeding 

 in value all others and of wonderful productiveness, 

 yielding immense crops under all conditions. Succeeds 

 also on very dry soil. Large, fleshy and crisp watery 

 tubers, unexcelled for feeding swine and sheep, and are 

 not injured by freezing in the soil; much used for pick- 

 les. Pound, 25c; 41bs. for 75c, by mail. Qt., 25c; peck, 

 75c; bushel, $2.00; bbl., $5.00, by freight or express. 



HOPS. 



Golden Cluster. A very choice variety, and the best 

 for garden culture. It bears immense clusters of golden- 

 yellow hops in great profusion, of aromatic fragrance 

 and pungent odor. An exceedingly ornamental and 

 handsome vine. Ea., 15c; doz., $1.50, by mail. 



HORSE RADISH. 



// by mail, add 15c. per 100; postpaid at dozen rates. 



Plant in rows, eighteen inches apart, putting the sets 

 one foot apart, being careful to place the thin end down 

 in the ground. 



Sets. Doz., 25c; 100, 75c; 1000, $5.00. 



TUBERS OF FRENCH ARTICHOKE. 



RHUBARB. Pie Plant. 



By mail, 5c. each additional. 



Plant in rows four feet apart with the plants three 

 feet distant. Set the roots so that the crowns are about 

 an inch below the surface. Requires rich soil. 



IMyatt's Linnsus. Early, very large, tender and deli- 

 cately flavored; productive. Requires less sugar than 

 other sorts. Ea., 10c; 3 for 25c; doz., 75c; 100, $4.00. 



SAGE. 



By mail, Sc. each extra. 

 Holt's Mammoth. A vast improvement upon the or- 

 dinary garden Sage. The leaves are of immense size, 

 always clean and perfect, and produced in a solid mass 

 over the entire bush. Plant of strong bushy habit, 

 does not blossom except under unfavorable conditions, 

 and never seeds. Exceedingly fine. Ea., 10c: 3 for 

 25c; doz., 75c; 100, $3.50. 



THE TRUE TARRAGON. 



(Artemisia Dracunculus). 



Plants of the true Tarragon have heretofore b3en 

 scarce and high priced. We are now ready to supply 

 it at a price that places it within the reach of all. 

 When better known it will be found in every garden. 

 Widely used for seasoning salads and imparting a de- 

 licious flavor to vinegar which is sold at a high price as 

 Tarragon vinegar. Easily grown in any garden but 

 likes a warm, dry situation. Ea., 10c; 3 for 25c; doz., 

 75c; 100, $4.00. 



