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GARDEN ROOTS. 



ConOVer*s Colossal. Th© well-knowii 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 IMamoioth. Hemarkable for its immense size 

 under good treatment. Earlier than Conover, equally 

 productive and good, and almost twice as large. 1 yr., 

 doz., 35c; 100, 75c; 1000, $3.00. 2 yi^s., doz., 40c; 100, 

 $1.00 J 1000, $4.00. 



ARTICHOKE. 



Jerusalem, Fleshy and crisp, watery tubers, valuable 

 for feeding swine and sheep. Immensely productive, 

 grows easily and succeeds on very dry soil. {See cut). 

 By mail, lb., 25c; 4 lbs., 75c. Quart, 25c; peck, 75c; 

 bushel; $2.00; barrel, $5.00. 



HORSE 



RADISH. 



If by mail, add 15c. per 

 100; postpaid at dozen 

 rates. 



This useful condiment 

 is easily grown and pre- 

 fers a rich, sandy loam. 

 Plant in rows, eighteen 

 inches apart, putting the 

 sets one foot apart, be- 

 ing careful to place the 

 thin end down in the 

 ground. Constant cul- 

 tivation greatly im- 

 proves the size and 

 quality of the roots. 



Sets. Doz., 35c: 100, 

 75c; 1000, $5.00. 



SAGEo 



By mail, Sc. each extra. 



Holt's IMammoth. A vast 

 improvement upon the ordi- 

 nary garden sage. The leaves 

 are of inmiense size, always 

 clean and perfect, and pro- 

 duced in a solid mass over 

 the entire bush. Plant of 

 str ong bushy habit, does not 

 blossom except under un- 

 favorable conditions, and 



nes^er seeds. Exceedingly fine. Ea., 10c; doz., $1.00; 100 



ONION SETS. 



Price includes postage. If to he sei t by express or 

 f reight, purchaser paying charges, deduct ten cents 

 per quart. 



Onions are usually gi-own 

 from seed but, by using sets, 

 bulbs of edible size can be ob- 

 tained earlier in the season. 

 Plant in beds four to six feet 

 wide, in rows a foot apart and 

 the sets thi^ee to four inches 

 apart in the rows. 



White. Per quart, 35c; 3 quarts for 90c. 



Yellow. Per quart, 30c; 4 quarts for $1.00. 



Redo Per quart, 80c; 4 quarts for $1.00. 



Prices for larger quantities given upon application, 



MINT. 



If by mail, add 25c. per 100; postpaid at each and 

 dozen rates. 



Indispensable for culinary pm-poses, and every gar 

 den should have a small bed of it. Plant in a moist, 

 partial shady location, a foot apart. 



Spearmint. The well-kno^-n popular herb. Ea., 15c 

 doz., $1.00; 100, $5.00. 



Peppermint. The plant from which is procured the 

 oil of peppermint of commerce. Ea", l5c; doz., $1.00; 

 100, $5.00. 



RHUBARB. Pie Plant. 



By mail, 5c. each additional. 



This is a gross 

 feeder, and a deep, 

 rich soil is indispens- 

 able in securing large 

 heavy stalks. Plant 

 in rows fom^ feet 

 apart with the plants 

 three feet distant. 

 Set roots so that the 

 crowns are about an 

 inch below the sm-face. Topcb^ess an- 

 nually in the fall with stable nianm-e 

 and fork it imder early in spring. 



l^lyatt's Linnsus. Popular, and the 

 best for general use. Early, very 

 large, productive, tender and deUcate- 

 ly flavored. Requires less sugar than 

 other sorts. Rhubarb is indispensable 

 in every garden. The grateful fruit- 

 like acid of the leaf -stalk is especially beneficial to the 

 health, coming as it does in early spring long before 

 the first cherries ripen. It is used in pies, tarts, pre- 

 serves and the expressed juice, with the addition of 

 sugar, makes a very good wine when fermentedc Ea., 

 10c; doz., vl.UO; 100^ $5.00o 



LEAF OF holt's MAilMOTH SAGE. 

 .^4.00. 



