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SPECIAL.— Thirteen 5-cent Papers Vegetable Seeds for 50 cents, or Six 

 10-cent Papers for 50 cents, mailed on receipt of price. 



ARTICHOKE. 



GREEN GEOBE.-Cultivated for the flower heads, 

 -which are cooked like Asparagus. 



Pkt. 10 cts. Oz. 30 cts. 



ASPARAGUS KI NCHER, $2.00. 

 ASPARAGUS KBJIVES, 35c., toy mail, 45C. 



ASPARAGUS. 



(German Spargel.) 



This is one of the earliest Spring vegetables, and should 

 be in universal use. Many persons think it is difficult to 

 grow, but we consider this a mistake, and believe it can 

 be produced as cheaply and easily as any on the list. 



Sow the seed in the seed bed late in the fall or in the 

 early spring, as soon as the ground can.be worked, in drills 

 one foot apart, covering the seed about one inch deep. 

 When the plants are 4 to 5 inches high, great care should 

 betaken to keep the bed free of weeds. One ounce of seed 

 will sow forty feet of row. Thin to nine inches in the row. 



NEW-MAMMOTH WHITE.— See specialties, 

 page 2 Pkt. 5 cts. Oz. 10 cts. i lb. 25 cts. 

 Ut». 7 5 cts. 



KARR'S MAMMOTH.— A new variety, highly 

 recommended for its many good qualities. It is very pro- 

 ductive and about ten days earlier than Conover's Colos- 

 sal. The stalks are very large and retain their thickness 

 completely up to the top of the shoots, very tender and 

 succulent, of delicious flavor, grow ^ery quickly and are 

 light in color. 



Pkt. 5 cts. Oz. iocts. i lb. 20 cts. Eto. 50 cts. 



NEW PAEMETTO ASPAR AGUS.-This new 



Asparagus, said to have originated in South Carolina, is 

 now quite extensively grown by Southern gardeners for 

 New York and Philadelphia markets, where it sells at 

 very high prices, owing to its mammoth size and regu- 

 larity. An average bunch of fifteen shoots will measure 

 thirteen to fourteen inches in circumference. For several 

 seasons this Asparagus has reached northern markets 

 ten days ahead of all other varieties, and sold at fabulous 

 prices, even after other varieties had come in. Although 

 of Southern origin, it is equally well adapted to North 

 and South. 



Pkt. 5 cts. Oz. 10 cts. ] lb. 20 cts. a. to. 50 cts. 



CONOVER'S COI.OSSAE.-The old and well- 

 known variety. Pkts. 5 and 10 cts. 4 lb. 15 cts. 

 Eb. 40 cts. 5 lbs. $1.50. 



ASPARAGUS ROOTS.— A saving of one to two 

 years is effected by planting roots. A bed 12 by 40 feet, 

 requiring about 100 roots, should give a sufficient supply 

 for an ordinary family. 7260 roots will plant an acre. 



ASPARAGUS ROOTS. 



KARR'S MAMMOTH.— Per IOO, 70 CtS. 

 Per 1000, $4.00. 



PAEMETTO.- Per 100, 60 cts. Periooo, 

 $4.00. 



CO LOSS AE.- Per 100, 60 cts. Per 1000, 

 ^3.50. 



MAMMOTH WHITE.— Per 100, 75 cts. 

 Per 1000, $6.00. 



DWARF BEANS. 



GREEN POOOEO SORTS, 

 x quart will plant 100 feet of drill. 

 Add 8 cts. per pint or 15 cts. per quart 

 on all Iteans if to be sent toy mail. 



Select light, warm soil, and plant when danger from 

 frost is past in the spring, in drills 2 to 2k feet apart, drop- 

 ping the beans about two inches apai-t in the drills, and 

 cover two inches deep, A succession of sowings can be 

 made from the first week in May until August. 



EAREIEST MARKET.— This is well named, 

 being the earliest Bean in existence, and therefore very 

 profitable to the Market Gardener, and desirable to the 

 Private Gardener as well. The pods are long, broad, 

 green and very showy, reaching maturity in thirty days 

 from germination, and the habit of vine very productive. 

 Pt. 15 cts. Qt. 25 cts. Pk. $1.15. Bu. $4*oo. 



EARLIEST RED VALENTINE. 



EAREIEST RED VAEENTINE.-Ten days 

 earlier than the ordinary Red Valentine Bean, and there- 

 fore the best for Truckers and Market Gardeners. It is 

 without doubt the very best and earliest green Snap 

 Short Bean. The habit of the vine is dwarfed and very 

 uniform. Color of pods light green, round, curved, suc- 

 culent, prolific, continuing long in edible condition. 



Qt. 20 cts. Pk. 75 cts. Bu. $2.50. 



EONG YEEEOW SIX WEEKS.- Very early, 

 hardy bean. 



Pt. 10 cts. Qt. 20 cts. Pk. 7 5 cts. Bu. $2.50. 



WHITE VALENTINE.— Similar to the Red, ex- 

 cept the color of the seed is white, very desirable both for 

 Private and Market Gardeners. 



Pt. 10 cts. Qt. 20 cts. Pk. 80 cts. Bu. $3.00. 



EXTRA EAREV REFUGEE.-It is similar 

 in every respect to the ordinary Refugee, but is nearly two 

 weeks earlier. It is enormously prolific, and from its 

 earliness is almost certain to produce a crop, no matter 

 how unfavorable the season. The Extra Early Refugee 

 is rapidly becoming the favorite sort with Southern 

 truckers and planters, as it matures equally early with 

 the Red Valentine, and has that beautiful silvery green 

 color in the pods that is so much desired. In quality it is 

 unexcelled, being exceptionally free from string, and 

 meltingly tender at all stages of its growth. Our stock 

 of this variety has been especially selected and improved, 

 and we recommend it. 



Pt. 10 cts. Qt. 20 cts. Pk. 75 cts. Bu. $2.50. 



DWARE HORTICUETURAE.— A very fine 

 green podded sort, used as a Shell Bean, and fortius pur- 

 pose is one of the finest in general use, long a favorite 

 with those who use a Shell Bean in a green state. 

 Pt. 10 cts. Qt. 20 cts. Pk. 7 5 cts. Bu. $2.50. 



BEST OE AEE. — One of the most valuable green 

 podded sorts for family or market use. The pods are six 

 inches long, very fleshy, succulent, stringless, and of 

 rich flavor; they are produced early and abundantly. 

 Qt. 20 cts. Pk. 85 cts. Bu. $3.00. 



WARREN BESH. — Vigorous and upright in 

 growth, producing broad flat pods that are tender and of 

 good flavor, much prized wherever introduced, and we 

 recommend it highly. Seed large, oval, thick, purplish 

 brown. The Warren is a good cropper, and has a large, 

 pulpy, stringless pod, very rich in quality. 

 Pt. 15 cts. Qt. 20 cts. Pk. 85 cts. Bu. $3.00. 



SPECIAL PRICES TO GARDENERS AND FARMERS, IN LARGE QUANTITIES. 



