Garden Roots 



ASPARAGUS 



If to be sent br inuil. a<lcl 40c. per 100 for one 

 year, and GOc. per 100 for two rear roots, flailed 

 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 



Tlie large size, 

 earliness. great 

 yif'ld and free- 

 dom from rust of 



this variety has 



]Tirrr^- 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, 2.5c.; 100, oOc; 1,000, .S.3..50. 

 Two years, dozen, 30c.; 100, 75c.; 1,000, $4.50. 



HORSE RADISH 



If to go by mail add 20c. per 100. Mailed 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, S4.00. 



BOHEMIAN OR MALINER- 

 KREN. — Of very strong growth; 

 cuttings planted in April pro- 

 duce fine large ''■'radish" for 

 grating the first of October. It 

 is as white as snow when 

 dressed. Grows to great size if left 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, 3.5e. : 100. Sl.OO; 1.000, SO.OO. 



NOTE. — For prices of Lavender, Mint, Sage, 

 Tarragon and Thyme, see Kitchen Perennials, 

 page 53. 



cmvES 



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, 81.00; 100, 

 $5.00. 



HOP 



By mail at each and dozen rates, if desired 

 GOLDEN CLUS- 

 TER. — Of rapid 

 growth, attaining 

 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 beai s 

 large clusters oi 

 yellow -green hops, 

 in such profusion 

 as to completely 

 envelop the plant 

 in late simimer 

 and atitumn. Each. 

 10c. : dozen, 81.00; 

 100, $5.00. 



RHUBARB Pie Plant) 

 If to go by mail add Sc. per root 



S o m etimes 

 called Wine 

 Plant. Plant 

 in rows four 

 feet apart 

 with the plants 

 three feet dis- 

 tant. Set so 

 that the 

 c r o w n s are 

 about one inch 

 below the sur- 

 face. 



MYATT'S 

 LINNAEUS. 

 — Popular and 

 the best for 

 general use. 

 Early, very 

 large, produc- 

 tive, tender and very delicatelv flavored. Requires 

 less sugar than other sorts." Each. lOc; dozen, 

 81.00: 100. 84.00. 



HELIANTHI.— Of this I have a large quan- 

 tity, but it has proved so unsatisfactorv upon 

 the table, and when once established is so difiicult 

 to eradicate from one's grounds. I regard it as 

 being without value and shall discard it. 



