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H. W. BUCKBEE. ROCKFORD ILLINOIS 



German Spared 



French A&perge 



Spanish Esprxragos 



Swedish Spaxria 



A GREAT 



Money-Making 



CROP. 



ASPARAGl'S Is the most delicious 

 and desirable of ihe earliest 

 spring vegetables, and would be in 

 universal use were it uot for the 

 mistaken idea that It is difficult to 

 grow. In reality, it can be produced 

 very easily and cheaply. It does best 

 in a moist, sandy soil, but can be 

 grown in any garden by following the 

 directions given here. A bed 15x50 

 feet, requiring about lot) plauts, 

 should give au abundant supply for 

 an ordinary family. 



CULTURE. 



Beds are usually formed by setting 

 plants two years old. If you wish to 

 grow plants yourself. |>our hot, but 

 not boiling water on the seed and let 

 stand until cool; pour it off and re- 

 peat two or Ihree times with fresh 

 hot water. Then sow in drills one 

 foot apart and two iuches deep in 

 light, rich soil. When the plants are 

 well up, thin to about one inch apart, 

 aud give frequent and thorough cul- 

 tivation during the summer. If ibis 

 has been well done, the plants will 

 be fit to set the next spring. The 

 ocruiuuent beds should be prepared bv deep plowing or spading, and thoroughly enriching the ground with stable manure or other fertilizer. 

 It the snbsoil is not naturally loose and friable, it should be made so by thoroughly stirring with a subsoil plow or the spade. Set the 

 plants about four inches deep and one to two feet apart in rows four to six feet apart. After the plants are well started, give frequent and 

 thorough cultivation. Early the next spring, spade in a heavy dressing of manure, and one quart of salt to each square rod, and cultivate well, 

 as long as the size of the plants will permit, or until they begin to die down. The next season the beds mav be cut over two or three times 

 but if this is done, all the shoots, no matter how small, should be cut. After the final cuting, give a good dressing of manure, ashes and 

 salt. Cultivate frequently until the plants meet in the rows. In autumn, after the tops are fully ripe and yellow, they should be cut acd 

 burned. If well cultivated and manured, the bed should give a full crop the following season, and continue productive for S or 10 years. 



NOTICE — A pkt. of Asparagus Seed contains from 200 to 250 seeds. One oz. of seed will produce about 600 plants. Fifteen pounds of 

 seed Is required to plant an acre. 



Columbian Mammoth White — The most distinct and valuable Asparagus. The immense shoots are clear white, and in favorable weather 

 remain so until three or four inches above the surface. The crown or bud of the young stalk is considerably smaller than the part jnst 

 below it, thus further distinguishing the variety. All but a very few of the seedlings will produce clear, white shoots and the green ones 

 can readily be distinguished and rejected when setting the permanent bed. Pkt. 4c; oz. 7c; 2 oz. 12c; Vi lb. 18c: V 2 lb. 34c; lb. bUc 

 Donald's Elmira— This new varietv. called bv some Tick's Mammoth. Is attracting a great deal of attention throughout the country, 

 originating with Mr. Donald, a leading market gardner. of Elmira. N. I. The stalks are exceptionally tender and succulent. Its mammotn 

 size can be realized from the fact that a bunch of twelve stalks will average four pounds in weight. Pkt. 4c: oz. rcj Z oz. l^c, , 4 id. 

 13c; Vi lb. 34c; lb. 60c . „ ,_. v - 



New Palmetto— This new Asparagus from South Carolina, is now quite extensively grown by Southern gardeners for -New l°rk ana 

 Philadelphia markets, where it sells at very high prices, owing to its mammoth size and regularity. An average bunch or nt teen snoots 

 will measure thirteen to fourteen inches in circumference. In past seasons this \sparagus has reached northern markets ten aays aneaa oi 

 all other varieties; and Bold at fabulous nriees. Although of Southern origin, it is equally well adapted to north or soutn. rz.t. tc, oz. 

 5c; 2 oz= 10c; V* Vb> X4c. : V4 ib; 26c lb 45c ,„ , . . 



Ban's Mammoth— This fine variety has brought in market thirty cents a bunch, when other Asparagus was selling for ten ana 

 fifteen cents, The stalks are very large, frequently an inch in diameter, with few scales, and retain their thickness completely up toine 

 top of the shoots, and have clear, 

 and makes shoots fit for market or 



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Conover's Colossal — A standard varietv 

 5c. , 2 oz. 3c, V4 lb. 12c, , V' 2 lb. 22c, 



SPECIAL NOTICE. 



On many occasions we have received 

 requests from our customers to furnish 

 extra large sized Asparagus Roots. To 

 meet this demand we have especially 

 grown a few acres of these roots, which 

 are particularly adapted for the home 

 garden or those gardeners who desire 

 Immediate results. Our prices to one 

 and all as long as our extra large sized 

 3 and 4-year-old roots last will be as 

 follows: Any of the 5 varieties listed on 1 

 this page only SI. 50 per 100. $12.50 per " 

 1,000, shipped by express or freight at | 

 buyer's expense. 



If for any reason roots are desired by j 

 mail, postage must be added at the rate { 

 nf $1.00 per 100 to prices quoted above. 



-liugt. iiequeuuy au men in aiameier, wnn lew scniw. «"« — fw .„ n m ir^Hr tihro 



round heads. They are quick growing, stalks very tender and succulent entirely free from woody nbre. 



family use in one day. Pkt. 3c; oz. 5c: 2 oz. 8c; Vi lb- 12c; Va lb. 22c; lb. J5c. 



vaHetv of large size and delicious quality. Certainly one of the best varieties grown. Put. 2c; 

 lb. 35c 



J cnaMIIIlc D««4c. My Asparagus Roots are grown from the choicest slock seed 

 ASparSQUS K00 IS and are actually well worth double the price asked for them. 



A snvin- of two to three vears i* effected bv planting roots. Those offered below are 



A.^™,. of " ^ «!^^ BOOTS, and am confident they will please you in every 



misled 4 ■ nla-itinp one-year-old or inferior Boots. The following low prices are 

 misled .r. planting one > ear " freight at purchaser s expense, with the 



iceV p - ac ^ reas r ;r s are desire , d br mail - 



for Roots ctrefi 

 exception of price per 



oer hundred to the following prices): 

 £_ . r>r\ _ . inn cn n . n&T. 1 



postage must be added at the rate of fifty cents ^ - 60c . : -p er 1.000. $5.00 



Columbian Mammoth White 20 £ er 100 60c . ; per I.OOO. $5.00 



Donald's Elmira , 



New Palmetto f " f™* 



Conover's Colossal °° z , e ^ 



Barr's Mammoth ■ • •• ■ - • • • ■ ■ 



fifty Roots at ICH rate; 500 at 1,000 rate, 

 tities on" application. 



15c 

 15c 



Per dozen, 15c 



Special prices 



per 100, 50c; per 1.000 

 per 100, 50c; per 1.000 

 per 100. 50c 



$4.00 

 $3.75 



"per 1,000, $4.00 



will be quoted for larger quaD- 



ARTICHOKE. 



German Artischoke 



French Artichaut 



Spanish Alcachofa 



Swedish Artskocka 



THIS is the French Artichoke, the large flower buds of which are so highly esieenied by 

 epicures, and is vcrv different from the plant cultivated for its fleshy roots or tubers. 

 CULTURE — Sow in hot-beds during February or March, aud transplant so as to give plenty 

 of room until danger of frost is over, "and then set in very rich, well drained soil in rbws four 

 feet apart and two feet apart In the rows. The plants can be raised in seed beds out of doors, 

 but in that case will not be likely to produce heads the first year. The edible portion is the 

 undeveloped flower heads, which are produced from about September 1st until frost. Late 

 in the fail out off the old tops and thoroughly protect the crowns with leaves or straw, to prevent 

 severe freezing The second j^ear thin the starting shoots to three of the best, which will com- 

 mence to form beads about July 1st. The plants may also be blanched like Cardoons. which is 

 accomplished by cutting back the growing stems in July close to the ground, when the young 

 and rapidly growing shoots which start up may be tied and blanched like Celery. As Artichoke 

 plants do not yield satisfactorily after three or four years it is best to start a new plantation 

 at least as often as once in three years. 



LARGE GLOBE, OR PARIS — The best sort for general use. Buds large, nearly round, scales 

 pale green, shading to violet at the bnse. very thick and fleshy. Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c 



Order your seeds from Buckbee's Rockford Seed Farms this year— you will gel 

 more sood seeds tor th? mosey then from any other seedsman. Compare my prices and 

 see how much money I »ave you. 



_,A "'iE GLOBE, OS PAhlS. 



BUCKBEE'S ASFARAGUS ROOTS GUARANTIED TO REACH YOU SAFELY. 



