Garden Roots 



ASPARAGUS 

 By mail at dozen rates if desired. 

 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. Plant about five inches 

 below the surface and cover with two inches of 

 earth — filling in the balance to a level by degrees 

 during the summer. 



GIANT 

 ARGENTEUIL. 



Finest and 

 most profitable. 

 Stalks of im- 

 mense size, at- 

 tractive, rich and 

 tender. Comes in- 

 to cutting condi- 

 tion earlier than 

 others. Free from 

 rust and blight 

 and not damaged 

 by slugs so much 

 as other varie- 

 ties. 



PALMETTO. 



The large size, 

 earliness. great 

 yield and free- 

 dom from rust of 

 this variety has 

 made it exceed- 

 ingly popular, and 

 it is now regarded by many growers as the most 

 reliable and profitable of all for market. 



One year, dozen. 25c.: 100. 50c.: 1,000. S3. 50. 



Two Vears, dozen. 30c.; 100. r5c. : 1.000, $4.50. 



CHIVES 



If to go by mail add 5c. per clump. 



Highly prized by 

 many for soups and 

 for seasoning. This 

 hardy perennial be- 

 longs to the onion 

 family is perfectly 

 hardy and succeeds al- 

 most 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. Frequently grown 

 in a shallow box or pot in a sunny window dur- 

 ing winter. Clumps, each. 10c. : dozen. Sl.OO: 100. 

 $5.00. 



HELIANTI 



By mail at each and dozen rates if preferred. 



Each. 10c. : dozen. 



■'"The greatest addition to the vegetable king- 

 dom for many years. A complete substitute, in 



taste, for fresh Asparagus. Yields as much again 

 as the potato. Helianti is a hybrid of the Sun- 

 flower family, producing an abundance of bright 

 yellow flowers. Its important economic use. how- 

 ever, is the edible tubers, which can be grown in 

 any part of the continent and will thrive in any 

 kind of soil — from the wettest to the dryest." 

 Each, 5c.: dozen, 50c.: 100, $3.00. 



HOP 



By mail post free if desired. 



GOLDEN CLUS- . 



TER. — Of rapid 

 growth, attaining 

 ing a height of 20 

 feet if given sup- 

 port, with abun- 

 dant ornamental, 

 deeply lobed foli- 

 age. Golden Clus- 

 ter is an exceed- 

 ingly choice va- 

 riety which bears 

 large clusters of 

 yellow-green hops, 

 in such profusion 

 as to completely 

 envelop the plant 

 in late summer and autumn 

 Sl.OO. 



HORSE RADISH 



If to go by mail add 20c. per 100. By mail post- 

 paid at dozen rates if desired. 

 Of the easiest culture. Plant 

 the sets in moist, rich soil, 

 small end down, with the top 

 an inch below the surface. 



COMMON OR ENGLISH.— 



The well-known sort : the one 

 in general use. Dozen. 25c. : 

 100, 75c.; 1,000, $4.00. 



BOHEMIAN OR MALINER- 



KREN. — < Jf very strong growth : 

 cuttings planted in April pro- 

 duce fine large '"radish for grat- 

 ing the first of October. It is as 

 white as snow- when dressed. 

 Grows to great size if let in the ground until 

 spring and yields as much as four tons to the 

 acre. Entirely free from all diseases and grows 

 on any kind of soil, from heavy clay to light 

 sand and withstands drought as well as the 

 potato. Dozen. 35c.: 100. $1.00; 1.000. S6.00. 



RHUBARB (Pie Plant) 

 If to go by mail add 3c. per root. 



Sometimes called Wine Plant. Plant in row3 

 four feet apart with the plants three feet dis- 

 tant. Set so that the crowns are about one inch 

 below the surface. 



MYATT'S LINNAEUS.— Popular and the best 

 for general use. Early, very large, productive, 

 tender and very delicately flavored. Requires less 

 sugar than other sorts. Dozen. 50c.: 100. 83.50; 

 1.000, 825.00. 



For Lavender, Mint, Sage, Tarragon and Thyme, 

 see Kitchen Perennials, page 50. 



DrvAL Co., Fla., April 7, 1912. 

 Received the vines and plants all O. K. and in 

 fine condition, and they are doing all right, espe- 

 cially the Rhubarb plants. Mrs. Collee>'. 



