VEGETABLE 



SEEDS 



T/ie following list of Vegetables has been made with the utinost care. In it no variety has 

 been admitted that is not distinctive in character and which has not been proved to possess something 

 of more tha?i ordinary merit. Unlike many seeds7nen we do ?iot include in our Catalogue the 

 numerous old, superseded varieties, and the various sub-varieties that have sprung from them, under 

 such nafnes as, ^^improved,'' ^^extra," etc. In all such instances we offer the very best 



VARIETY OF THE TYPE UNDER THE NAME OF THE ORIGINAL VARIETY. 



W € know our stock to be inferior to none in the world. W e have spared neither painsnor expense 

 to secure the best seeds in the universe, of every variety catalogued ; and have made prices as low as 

 the high standard of our seeds will permit. All our seeds are tested to prove germinating power 

 before sending out. 



In comparing prices, please bear in mind the high class of our seeds and the fact that we pay 



THE POSTAGE OR EXPRESSAGE UPON THEM BY THE PACKET, OUNCE, POUND, PINT AND QUART. 



ASPARAGUS. 



S])ar(fel, Ger. Asperge. Fr. 

 One ounce of seed will sow forty ft. of drill. 



Sow in March or April 

 in rows one foot apart, 

 and keep clean by fre- 

 quent hoeing. "When 

 two years old, trans- 

 plant into permanent 

 beds, which should be 

 deeply manured and 

 trenched to the depth of 

 eighteen inches. Set the 

 plants in rows, having 

 the rows four feet apart, 

 and the plants two feet 

 apart in the rows. 

 Spread out the roots, 

 and cover gradually 

 during the season to six 

 or eight inches. On the 

 ajjproach of winter cov- 

 Fork the beds early in 



PAMIETTO, 



er with manure or compost, 

 spring and apply a dressing of salt at the rate of COOlbs. 

 to the acre. Cut for use the second year after planting. 



CyOnover's Colossal. The standard variety; large and 

 productive. Pkt. 5c; oz., 10c; 3^ lb., 15c; lb., 40c. 



Palmetto. A great improvement over the above, being 

 larger and earlier, and a better yielder. Its quality is 

 unequalled. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; j{ lb., 20c; lb., 60c. 

 Columbian I^lammoth. {See Novelty List ). 

 For Asparagus Roots see Garden Roots. 



ARTICHOKE. 



Artischoke, Ger. Artichaut, Fr. 



Green Globe. The edible part of this plant is the 

 immature or undeveloped flower-head or bud, and is 

 only fit for use when in that state. These heads, which 

 are very fleshy, are boiled tender and served with pep- 

 per and salt. The seed should be sown early in the 

 spring, in drills, one and one- half inches deep, and one 

 foot apart. The following spring they should be trans- 

 planted to permanent beds in hills three feet apart, and 

 two feet between the plants. It succeeds best in a deep 

 rich loam, and should be protected in winter by a cov- 

 ering of leaves or coarse manure. Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; 

 }£ lb., $1.00. 

 Jerusalem Artichoke. See Garden Roots. 



