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In this department we aim to offer all the good Standard Yarieties of vegetables, 

 and many Novelties of recent introduction. All such varieties as our extended trials 

 and experience as gardeners have proven without any merits, are excluded from our 

 list. We are careful to avoid offering the same variety of seeds under different names. 

 In such cases we give the synonymous names, in order to prevent confusion where a 

 variety has received more than one name. 



Our large trade with market gardeners, together with our extensive mail seed busi- 

 ness, is the best evidence that COLE'S TESTED SEEDS are UNRIVALED IN QUALITY. 

 We know that the seeds grown and supplied by us are the very best that it is possible to 

 procure. Each year we receive thousands of testimonials from our customers, many 

 that have dealt with us from fifteen to eighteen years. 



PACKET SEED DISCOUNT. As an inducement to our customers to get their neigh- 

 bors and friends to club with them in sending their orders, we offer the following liberal 

 premiums on Seeds in Packets only, and at Catalogue prices: 



For SiOO. select packets to the value of $ 1.25 I For $ 4.00, select packets to the value of 8 5.15 



" 2.00, " " " " " 2.50 " 5.00, " " " " " ..... 6.50 



" 3.00, " " " " " " 3.80 I " 10.00, " *' " " " " 



The above club rates 'apply only to Seeds by the Packet, and are not allowed on Seeds 

 by the ounce, pound, pint or quart. A club order will be sent in a package to one 

 address, or if desired, to each individual of a club, if their names and postoffice are 

 given. 



SEEDS POSTPAID BY MAIL. Please bear in mind that our prices include a pre- 

 payment of postage by us on all Seeds ordered by the packet, ounce, quarter pound, 

 pound or quart. Thus you have only to send us the Catalogue price, and we guarantee 

 safe delivery by mail. 



COLLECTIONS. For Collections see second page of cover. 



Note — No half ounces made except where noted, and no half packets, or half pints 

 put up. 



ASPARAGUS. 



Ger. Spargel. Ft. Asperge. 

 Sow in March or April, in rich soil. Soak the 

 seed in warm water for 24 hours. Drill it thinly 

 in rows 1 foot apart. When 1 year old, transplant 

 iuto permanent beds, which should be well and 

 deeply manured. Set out the plants eighteen 

 inches apart each way and six inches deep. On 

 approach of winter clear off the bed and cover 

 with a dressing of manure or compost; fork up 

 the beds early in the Spring, and apply a dress- 

 ing of salt annually to the bed, after the season 

 of cutting— which is not only beneficial to the 

 plants, but will keep the bed clear of weeds. A 

 new bed should not be cut over before the third 

 year. 



One oz. will sow 50 feet of drill, 



THE PALMETTO. Beyond question this is the 

 largest and finest Asparagus ever sent out. 

 Stalks frequently measure two inches in diam- 

 eter, and, even when twelv^0 inches long, are 

 perfectly tender when cooked. Its tenderness 

 is insured by its remarkable rapid growth. Of 

 medium green color, excellent flavor and 

 attractive size, it is aestined to become a lead- 

 ing market sort and in large demand for pri- 

 vate gardens. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., ^ lb. 

 30 cts., lb. $1,00. 



PALMETTO ROOTS. Two year old, by mail, 

 $1.25 per 100; by express, 75 cts. per 100; $6.00 per 

 1,000. One year old, by mail, 51.00 per 100. 



FREE SBBDS — With nearly every order amounting to ONE DOLLAR or over, we 

 send EX TB A SEEDS, including many NOVELTIES for tibial. Will send out several 

 varieties this year, never before offered in our Catalogue. We are very liberal in that 

 respect and give THOUSANDS of packets away every year. Many new customers have 

 been surprised at the quantity we put in our packets, and the number of extras throivn in. 



