Cole's Reliable 



ESTED - Vegetable ::_Seeds. 



In this department we aim to list all the good Standard Varieties of Vegetables, and 

 many Novelties of recent introduction. Every new and promising variety sent out is 

 tested on our trial grounds, to learn the merits of all varieties before offered to our 

 customers. 



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. 



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

 neighbors 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 SI. 00, select packets to the value of $1.25 



" 2.00, " " " '• " '• 2.50 



" 3.00, " " " " " " 3.80 



For $ 4.00, select packets to the value of $ 5.15 



5.00, " " " " (5.50 



" 10.00, ■■ '• ^' '• "... 14.00 



The above club rates apply only to Seeds by the Packet, and are not allo^ved on seed 

 by the ounce, pound, pint or quart. 



OTHER PREMIUMS. We also offer in place of Seeds either of the following pre- 

 miums, to anyone ordering Seeds to the amount of $1.00 in packets: 



A copy of Feathered Pets,** a treatise on the food, breeding and care of Canaries, 

 Parrots and other Cage birds; price 25 cts. 



Or a year's subscription to the Agricultural Epitomist,** price 50 cts. per year. 



Or for an order amounting to $3.00 of Seeds in packets, an Acme Seed Drill. See 

 description on page 79. 



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. 



ASPARAGUS. 



Ger. Spargel. Fr. Asperge. One ounce ivill soic 50 feet of drill. 



THE PALMETTO. One of the largest and finest 

 varieties. Stalk.ss frequently measure two 

 Inches In diameter, and twelve Inches long, 

 perfectly tender when cooked. Per pkt. i cts., 

 oz. 8 cts., f4 lb. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts. 



COLUMBIAN MAMMOTH WHITE. A new va- 

 riety which is sure to be in great demand be- 

 cause it produces white shoots which stay 

 white as long as lit for use It gives about 

 80 per cent of white plants from seeds: the 

 other can be rejected before transplanting. It 

 produces large, tender shoots, equal to any 

 other variety. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts.. f4 lb. 

 20 cts.. lb. 75 cts. 



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

 ■eed in warm water for 24 hours. Drill it thinly 

 in rows 1 foot apart. When 1 year old, trans- 

 plant into permanent beds, which should be 

 well and deeply manured. Set out the plants 

 eighteen inches apart each way and six inches 

 deep in sandy soil, and four inches deep in 

 heavy soil, but only put on 2 or three inches at 

 the time of planting and later gradually fill up 

 bed. On approach of winter clear off the bed 

 and cover with a dressing of manure or com- 

 post; fork up the beds early in the spring, and 

 apply a dressing of salt annually to the bed, 

 after the season of cutting— which is not only 

 beneficial to the plants, but will keep tne bed 

 clear of weeds. A new bed should not be cut 

 over before the third year. 



COLUMBIAN WHITE ROOTS. Two years old, by 

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



PALMETTO ROOTS. Two vears old. bv mail. 

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

 per 1,000. 



