ASPARAGUS. 



German, Spargel: French. Aeptrgc; Span- 

 ish, Egparraou»; Swedish. SparrU. 



Beds are usually formed by setting plants 

 two years old. wtiicU can be procured of us, 

 but ii you wish tn^rowthem yourself prepare • 

 light, rich spot a& early as possible in the spring. 

 Pour boiling wai«r oa'the s«e<l and pour it oS at 

 ouce. and sow iiL drills od« foot apart and two 

 inches deep. Wheu tti« plants are well up thin 

 to two or three iuches in the row. and -lire fre- 

 I kiuent and thorough cultivation during the sum- 

 I uer. If this has been well done the plants will 

 be fit to set the next spring. The permanent 

 beds should be preparetl by deep plowing or 

 spading and thoroughly enriching the ground 

 with stable manure or other fertilizers. If the 

 subsoil is not naturally loose and friable, it 

 should be made so by thorough stirring with a 

 subsoil plow or spade. Make rows five feet apart 

 and four inches deep, and set the plants in the 

 bottom of the rows two to three feet apart, the 

 hiuer distance being preferable. Coverthe roots 

 1 about two inches deep. After the plants are well 

 j started, give f re<iueiit and thorough cultivation. 

 I and draw a little earth into the furrows at each 

 hoeing until they are filled. Early the next spring 

 spade in a heavy dressing of manure and one 

 quart of salt to each square rod. and cultivate 

 well until the plants becin to die down. The 

 next season the bed mav be cut overtwo or three 

 times, but if this is done all the short shoots, no matter how small, should be cut, and after the final cutting give a good dressing of manure, 

 ashes and salt. The next season, and ever after that, the bed should aire a full crop and be annually dressed with manure, ashes and salt after the 

 last cutting, and well, but not deeply cultivated until the plants occupy the whole space In the autumn 



should be cut and burned. The phthts may also be set in autumn if the ground is so well drained that water w ill not stand on it. Winter protection 



with coarse litter or manure is not needed except in the north. 



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COLUMBIAN MAMMOTH WHITE— We believe this to be the most 

 distinct and valuable variety in cultivation. Not only are the 

 stalks of the largest size but they are produced abundantly and 

 very eai-ly. They are clear -white and remain so in favorable 

 weather until three or four inches above the surface. The crown 

 or bud of the young stalk is considerably smaller than the part 

 just below it, thus still further distineuishing the variety. 

 Wherever known this sort commands an extra price, not only on 

 a fancy market, but from canners, who find that when put np 

 under'a special brand it sells so readily at a hieh price as to 

 warrant them paying the grower an extra price for it. From 

 ten to twenty per cent, of the plants 

 grown from seed will produce green 

 shoots, but these plants can be readily 

 distinguished and rejected when set- 

 ting the permanent bed. Pkt. 5c, oz. 

 8c, 1^ lb. 25c, K lb. 40c, lb. 75c. 



DONALD'S ELMIRA— This new variety ^ 



is attracting a great deal of attention 



throughout'the countrv, orisrinating with Mr. Donald, a leading 

 market gardener of Elmira, N. Y. The stalks are exceptionally 

 tender and succulent. Its mammoth size can be realized from 

 the fact that a bunch of twelve stalks will average four pounds 

 in weight. It requires but little labor in cutting and bunching, 

 thus lessening the expense of marketing. A very reliable var- 

 iety in every way. Pkt. 5c, oz. 8c, lb. 25c, K lb.40c, lb. 7oc. 



NOTICE! 



A Packet of Asparagus Seed contains 

 more than 250 seeds. 



ONE OuisCB or SEED iTOB. 60O PLANTS; 15 LBS. IX DRILU. FOS AS ACRE. 



NEW PAJLMETTO — This new asparagus from 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 regularity. An average bunch 

 of fifteen shoots will measure thirteen to fotirteen inches in cir- 

 cumference. In past seasons this asparagus has reached north- 

 ern markets ten days ahead of all pther varieties and sold at 

 fabulous prices. Although of southern origin, it is equally well 

 adapted to north or south, Pkt. 4c. oz. 6c, >4 lb. ISc, }4 lb. 30c, 

 lb. 50c. 



BARBtS MAMMOTH— This fine variety has brought in market 



thirty-five cents a bunch when other 



aspara^s was selling for ten and fif- 

 teen cents. The stalks are very large, 

 frequently an inch in diameter, with 

 few scales,, and retain their thickness- 

 completely up to the top of the shoots, 

 and have clear, round heads. They are 

 quick growing, stalks very tender and 

 succulent, entirely free from woody fibre, and make shoots fit for 

 mai-ket or family use in on* day. Pkt. 3c, oz. 6c. 3^ lb. 15c, }i U). 

 25c lb 40c. 



CONOVER'S COLOSSAL— A standard variety of large size and 

 licious qualitv. Certainlv one of the best varieties grown. Pkt. 

 3c. oz. 6c, 1/ lb- 15c, }4 lb. ?5c. lb. 40c. 



BASSETT, Union City, Mieh~r vrrites: 



I like your seeds very much, and have always 

 had exeellmt success. Shall contiaue to recommend 

 'Buckhee's Seeds' to my acqiiaintanees." 



ASPA RAGUS R OOTS. 



My Asparagus Boots are gro-wn from the Choicest 

 Stock Seed and are actually well worth double the price 

 asked for them. 



A saving of two to three years is effected by planting roots. 

 Those offered below are 



Select, Strong Two-year-old Roots, 



and am confident that thev will please you in every way. Don't be 

 misled in planting one year o'.i roots. The following low prices are 

 for roots carefully packed and shipped by express or freight at 

 purchaser's expense. (If for any reason roots are desired by mail 

 postage must be added at tke rate of fifty cents per hundred to the 





PER. 100. 



PER. 1000. 







$6.00 





75c 





75c 



6.00 





60c 



5.00 





50c 



4.00 





50C 



4.00 



ARTICHOKE. 



German, Artischokc; French, Artichaut; Spanish, AkmiBfa: 



Swedish, Artskocha. 



This is the French Artichoke, the large flower buds of which 

 are so highlv esteemed by epicures, and is very different fwmthe 

 plant cultivated for ils fleshy roots or tubers. 



Sow seed in hot beds and transplant into pots, so as to give- plenty of 

 room until danger of frost is over, and then set in very rich grouid in rows 

 four feet apart and two feet apart in the rows. Or the plants can be raised 

 in seed beds out of doors, but in that case will not be likelit to produce 

 heads the first year. The eJ- de portion is the undevelopod Jower heads, 

 which will be produced from about September 1st until frost, I.at« in the 

 fall cut off the old tops and protect the crowns \-rith leaves or straw to pre- 

 vent severe freezing. The second vear they will commence to form aeads 

 about July 1st. The plants can als"o be blanched like Cardoons. which is 

 " accomplished by cutUng baok 



the growing stems in July 

 close to the ground, when th« 

 young and fast growing shoots 

 which start up after cutting 

 mav be tied and blanched like 

 celerv. As artichoke plants 

 do not Yield satisfactorily 

 after three or four years, it 

 is best to start a new planta- 

 tion once in three Tears at 

 least. Try it once and be con- 

 vinced. 



Fifty Roots at 100 rate; 500 at 1000 rate, 

 Speeial Prices will be maie for larger quantities on application. 



LABOE GREEK GLOBE. 



LARGE GREEN GLOBE-A 



splendid family variety 

 and the best sortfor gen- 

 eral use. Buds large, 

 nearlv round, scales deep 

 green, shading purple: 

 very thick and fleshy. 

 Pkt. (containing n"/^ 

 than 50 seeds) 5c, oz, »)C. 



