ARTICHOKE. 



German. Artiiichnke. French, 

 Artichnut. Spanish, Alcachofa. i 

 Swedish, Artskocka. j 



BUCKBEE'S GREAT BONANZA ARTICHOKE — The greatest ho? 

 and stock feed known, is without question tlie greatest root, hog 

 fattener in the world, attracting wide spread attention not only on 

 account of its great fattening properties, but its enormous produc- 

 tiveness and the ease with which they can be grown. Thousands 

 of my customers who have given Buckbee's Bonanza Artichokes a 

 thorough trial the past season, report yields from 600 to 1.800 bush- 

 els per acre. I can not urge too strongly every farmer and planter 

 to grow an acre or more this year, because' I know it will be to 

 their advantage. They .are an acknowledged preventative of 

 cholera and other hog diseases, also an excellent food for cattle, 

 sheep and hoi'ses. Well adapted to any soil where corn and pota- 

 toes can be grown. Thx'ee bushels will seed an acre. In planting 

 cut the same as potatoes, one eye to a cut being sufiScient. Rows 

 three feet apart, and the seed one to two feet apart in rows. Cover 

 two inches deep. When crop is ripened you can dig and store 



same as potatoes, but as they are not injured by freezing, the better 

 way is to plant them where you can allow them to remain and turn 

 the hogs in on them, and they will help themselves by rooting; not 

 only will they grow fat. but will build up large healthy frames 

 with plenty of bone and muscle, only requiring corn for a short 

 time in the finishing process. One acre will keep fi'om twepty to 

 thirty head in fine condition from October until April, except when 

 the ground is frozen too hard for them to root. This grand new 

 variety is of my own introduction. Don't be misled. I control the 

 entire stock of Buckbee"s Great Bonanza Artichokes. Notwith- 

 standing the scarcity of stock. I am more determined than ever to 

 place the price within reach of all. I would advise you to order 

 at once, and have your order shipped by freight, thus saving ship- 

 ping charges. My price to one and all as long as my supply lasts is 

 very low. Strong tubers by maU, postpaid, per lb. 3nc. 3 lbs. §1.00; 

 by freight or express at purchaser's expense, 1% bu. 50c, }4 

 )^ bu. $1.25. 1 bu. .$2.00. or H bu., enough to plant one acre, only 

 -§5.00. No extra charge for bags or packing. Be ';ure that you 

 get Buckbee"s "Great Bonanza." " 



I can also supply tubers of the following varieties of arti- 

 chokes which are too well known to need description, at the 

 following uniform prices. Postpaid, lb. 25c, 3 lbs. 60c; by 

 freight or express at purchaser's expense (no extra charge 

 for packing), 3^ bu. .SOc, 14 t>u. 50c, bu. 75c, 1 bu. SI. 25, or 

 3 bu., enough to plant one acre, only $3.25. 



MAMMOTH WHITE FRENCH. 



COLOSSAL. 



JERUSALEM. 



ASPARAGUS. 



German. Simrgel. French, 

 Aspcrac Spanish, Esparragos. 

 Swedish, Sparris. 



LARGE GREEN GLOBE A splendid family variety and the best sort 

 for general use. Buds large, nearly round : scales deep green, 

 shading to purple; very thick and fleshy. 



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 

 groun^. in rows 4 feet apart and 2 feet apart in the rows; or the 

 plants can be raised in seed beds out of doors, but in that case will 

 not be likely to pi'oduce heads the first year. The edible portion 

 is the undeveloped flower heads, which will be produced about 

 September first, and until frost. Late in the fall cut off the old | 



tops and protect the crowns ! 

 with leaves or straw to pre- . 

 vent severe freezing. The [ 

 second year they will com- [ 

 mence to form heads about i 

 July 1st. The plants can also j 

 be blanched like Cardoons. 

 which is accomplished by 

 cutting back the growing 

 stems in July, close to th'^ 

 ground, when the young and 

 fast growing shoots which 

 start up after cutting 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 plan- 

 tation once in three years 

 at least. Try it once and be 

 LARGE GKEEN ULOBE. Convinced. Pkt. .5c. oz. 25c. 



One ounce of seed for 600 plants; 15 lbs. in drill for an acre. 



Beds 'are usually formed by setting plants one or two years 

 old, which can be procured of us. but if you wish to grow them 

 yourself prepare a light rich spot as early as possible in the spring. 

 Pour boiling water on the seed and pour it off at once, and sow in 

 drills 1 foot apart and two inches deep. When the plants are well 

 up thin to 2 or three inches in the row, and give frequent and thor- 

 ough cuUipation during the summer. If this has been well done 

 the plants will be fit to set the next spring. The permanent beds 

 should be prepared by deep plowing or spading and thoroughly en- 

 riching 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 ^-ith a subsoil plow or the spade. Make rows 5 

 feet apart and 4 inches deep, and set the plants in the bottom of 

 the rows 2 to 3 feet apart, the latter distance being preferable. 

 Cover the roots about two inches deep. After the plants are well 

 started, give frequent and thorough cultivation and draw a little 

 earth iuto 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 

 begin to die down. The next season the bed may be cut over two 

 or thi'ee times, but if this is done all the short shoots, no matter 

 how small, should be cut. an(^ after the final cutting give a good 

 dressing of manure, ashes and salt. The next season, and ever 

 after that, the bed should give 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, as soon as the tops are ripe and yellow, they should be 

 cut and burned. The plants may also be set in autumn, if the 

 ground is so well drained that water will not stand on it. Winter 

 protection with coarse litter or manure is not needed except in the 

 north. 



MR. G. S. BECK, of Des Moines, Iowa writes: 



'•My success with Buckbce's Great Bonanza Artichokes 

 ivill compel me to plant at least two acres more the coming 

 year. VTish I had room for fifty." 



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