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GARDEN ROOTS. 



ASPARAGUS. 



Oneyr. by mail 25c per 100 extra . Mailed at doz. rates. 

 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, putting- them about five 

 inches "below the surface. 



GIANT ARGENTEUIL. The finest and most profit- 

 able of all asparagus. Stalks of mammoth size, bright and 

 attractive; in quality sweet and tender. It yields immensely 

 and is very early ; beds of it are strong enough for profitable 

 cutting long before those of any other variety. It is a French 

 variety and has proved a great money maker wherever 

 planted. A large asparagus grower writes : " My Argen- 

 teuil is a great success. I could have cut larger stalks from 

 that set a year ago than from a bed of Colossal set twenty 

 years. " 1 year, very strong, dozen, 40c ; 100, 75c ; 1000, $5.00. 

 2 years, dozen, 50c ; 100, $1.00 ; 1000, $6.00. 



COLUMBIAN MAMMOTH WHITE. A distinct 

 variety of mammoth size, great yield and superior quality ; 

 remarkable for the clear whiteness of its stalks, which retain 

 their purity of color until several inches above the surface. It 

 sells quickly by reason of its large size and attractive appear- 

 ance and is therefore very profitable. 1 year, dozen, 25c ; 100, 

 60c ; 1000, $4.00. 2 years, dozen, 30c ; 100, 75c ; 1000, $5.00. 



CONOVER'S COLOSSAL. The well-known stand- 

 ard sort. Large, productive, of rapid growth and fine 

 quality. 1 year, dozen, 20c ; 100, 50c ; 1000, $2.50. 2 years, 

 dozen, 30c ; 100, 60c ; 1000, $3.50. 



PALMETTO, (true). Very popular by reason of its 

 earliness, large size, yield and freedom from rust, in all of 

 which it surpasses Conover's Colossal and is equally fine in 

 flavor. A vast amount of asparagus is sold under this name 

 which is not true, but I know my stock of Palmetto to be 

 strictly pure. 1 vear, dozen, 20c ; 100, 50c ; 1000, $3.00. 2 yrs. 

 dozen, 25c ; 100, 60c ; 1000, $4.00. 



HORSE RADISH. 



This useful condiment is easily grown and prefers a rich, 

 moist loam. Plant in rows eighteen inches apart, putting 

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

 down in the ground. Constant cultivation greatly improves 

 the size and quality of the roots. 



Sets. Dozen, 25c. (by mail) ; 100, 75c.; 1000, $5.00. If by 

 mail add 15c. per ioo extra. 



TARRAGON. 



Widely used for seasoning salads and imparting a delicious 

 flavor to vinegar, which is sold at a high price as Tarragon 

 vinegar. Easilv crrown in any garden. From VA in. pots, 

 eadb, 15c ; 2 for 25c • dozen, $1.00. (By mail if desired). 



JERUSALEM ARTICHOKES. 



These are cultivated for their tubers which are unexcelled: 

 for stock feeding, possessing great fattening properties and 

 yielding immense crops. They thrive in any soil where corn, 

 or potatoes will grow, are not injured by freezing in the ground 

 and may be left undug for the stock to root out for themselves. 

 A splendid hog food and fine also for sheep. Plant in spring 

 in rows three feet apart and two feet in the rows, two inches, 

 deep. Cut the tubers to one eye like potatoes, requiring 

 about three bushels of tubers to the acre. 



IMPROVED WHITE. A vast improvement upon 

 the old white variety, a heavier yielder, with large chunky 

 tubers, which are of very much better quality, being excellent 

 for pickles ; fleshy and crisp. 



JERUSALEM RED. Differs mainly in color of skin, 

 which is of reddish hue, the flesh being white, crisp and good j 

 an immense cropper. 



Price of either variety, lb,, 35c; 3 lbs. for $1.00, postpaid- 

 By freight or express, peck, 75c; bushel, $2.00 ; barrel, $5.09„ 



RHUBARB. Pie Plant. 



A deep rich soil is indispensable to secure large, heavy- 

 stalks. Plant in rows four feet apart, with the plants three 

 feet distant. Set so that the crowns are about an inch below 

 the surface. Top-dress annually in the fall with stabler 

 manure and fork under in the spring. 



MYATT'S LINNAEUS. Popular, and the best for 

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

 delicately flavored. Require less sugar than other sorts. 



Mature roots, not seedlings, 3 for 25c; doz., 75c; 100, $4.00.. 

 {By mail, jc. each additional. 



SAGE. 



HOLT'S MAMMOTH. A vast improvement upon: 

 the ordinary 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 underunfavorable conditions, and never seeds- 

 Exceedingly fine. 3 for 25c; dozen, 75c ; (by mail), 100, $4.00. 



SWEET LAVENDER. 



The old-fashioned plant grown in gardens for its agreeable, 

 fragrant flowers when cut and dried ; highly prized for scent- 

 ing linen chests, making perfumery, etc The plant is quite 

 ornamental, with narrow, silvery-gray foliage and spikes of 

 blue flowers. It is of the easiest culture, and once planted 

 remains indefinitely. Every garden should possess a bed of 

 this most delightful herb. 3 for 25c ; dozen, 80c. fby mail! : 

 100, $5.00. 



