H. W. BUCKBEE. ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS. 



ASPARAGUS 



German. 

 French . . 



spargei Money In It If 



. Asperge 



Spanish. Esparragos YoU GrOW the 

 Swedish Sparrio 



Seed and Roots From Strains I Have Given the Highest Test 



Asparagus is the most delicious, healthful anil desirab'.e of the earliest spring vegetables, and would 

 be grown in Jjveiy garden, were it not for the mistaken idea that it is difficult to grow. The truth of the 

 matter is that it can be grown very easily and cheaply, even by inexperienced people. 



THE VARIETIES OFFERED BELOW ARE SUPREME IN THEIR POSSESSION OF 

 THE ASPARAGUS WORLD. ONE AND ALL WILL PLEASE 



Buckbee's Perfection— Most valuable new variety Columbian Mammoth White— The most dis- 

 ever offered to tin- public. It is by long odds 

 the very greatest and most satisfactory new variety 

 of Asparagus of recent years. It has all the quali- 

 ti. < demanded for the market. In short, it will 

 prove itself to everyone w ho grows it to be true to 

 its name. Perfection. Deliriously tender, extra 

 large, earlv. uniform, prolific, crisp, white. It is 

 suTely world-beating. 



Pkt. 5c; oz. loe.; 2 oz. 16c; } lb. 30c; * 

 lb. 55c; 1 lb. $1.00. 

 New Palmetto — This new Asparagus, from South 

 Carolina, is now quite extensively grown by South- 

 ern 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 

 fourteen inches in circumference. In past seasons 

 this Asparagus has reached Northern markets ten 

 days ahead of all other varieties, and sold at fab- 

 ulous prices. Although of Southern origin, it is 

 equally well adapted to North or South. 



Pkt. 4c. ; oz. 6c. ; 2 oz. 10c ; | lb. 14c. ; i lb. 

 26c; lb. 45c 



Donald's Elmlra— This new variety, called by some 

 Vick's Mammoth, is attracting a great deal of at- 

 tention throughout the country, originating 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 12 stalks will average four 

 pounds in weight. 



Pkt. 4c; oz. 7c; 2 oz. 12c; i lb. 18c; i lb. 

 34c; lb. 60c. 



Very Best 



in All 

 the World 



T^TJTTP Witn every order for 

 x x\jixv Asparagus Boots, I 

 send SPECIAL CONFIDEN- 

 TIAL DIRECTIONS, if re- 

 quested to do so, that will in- 

 sure success to the most inex- 

 perienced. These Special Direc- 

 tions are the results of years 

 of practical experience. They 

 never fail if followed. 



tinct and valuable Asparagus. The immense 

 shoots are clear white, and in favorable weather 

 remain so until three or four inches above the sur- 

 face. The crown or bud of the young stalk is con- 

 siderably smaller than the part just below it, thus 

 further distinguishing the variety. AH but a 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; | lb. 18c; i lb. 

 34c; lb. 60c. 



Barr's Mammoth — This fine variety has brought 

 in market thirty cents a bunch, when other Aspar- 

 agus was selling for ten and fifteen cents. The 

 stalks are very large, frequently an inch in diameter, 

 with few scales, and retain their thickness com- 

 pletely 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 market or family 

 use in one day. 



Pkt. 3c. ; oz. 5c ; 2 oz.8c. ; \ lb. 12c. ; * lb. 22c ; 

 lb. 35c. 



Conover's Colossal — A standard variety of large 

 size and delicious quality. Certainly one of the 

 best varieties grown. 



Pkt. 2c. ; oz. 5c. ; 2 oz. 8c ; J lb. 12c. ; £ lb. 22c. ; 

 lb. 35c. 



ASPARAGUS ROOTS 



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

 Those offered below are Select, Strong, Two- Year-Old Roots, 

 and I am confident they will please you in every way. Don't be mis- 

 led in planting one rear-old or inferior Roots. The following 



low prices are for Roots carefully packed and shipped by express 

 or freight at purchaser's expense, with the exception of price 

 per dozen, which is postpaid. (If for any reason roots are desired 

 by mail, postage must be added at the rate of fifty cents per hundred 

 to the following prices): 



Buckbee's Perfection Doz., 30c; per 100, SI .00; per 1,000, $7.50 



Columbian Mammoth WhiteDoz., 20c ; per 100, 60c; per 1,000, $5.00 



Donald's Elmira Doz., 20c; per 100, 



New Palmetto Doz., 15 .; per 100, 



Conover's Colossal Doz., 15c; per 100, 



Barr's Mammoth Doz., lac; per 100, 



BUCKBEE'S PERFECTION 



60c; per 1,000, $5.00 

 50c; per 1,000, $4.00 

 50c; per 1,000, $3.75 

 50c; per 1,000, $4.00 



EXTRA LARGE ROOTS 



On many occasions we have re- 

 ceived requests from our customers 

 to furnish extra large sized Aspar- 

 agus Roots. To meet this de- 

 mand we have especially grown a- 

 few acres of these roots, which are 

 particularly adapted for the home 

 garden or those gardeners who de- 

 sire 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 6 varieties listed on this 

 page only $1.50 per 100; $12.50 

 per 1,000; shipped by express 

 or freight at buyer's expense. 



// for any reason roots are desired 

 by mail, postage must be added at the 

 rate of $l.oo per loo to prices 

 quoted above. 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS 



A MOST DELICIOUS VEGETABLE 



German, Sprossen-Kohl ; French, Chou de Bruxelles; Swedish, 

 Bryssel-Kal. 

 One Ounce of Seed for 3,500 Plants. 

 Culture — Should be treated in all respects like winter cabbage or 

 Kale. 



Improved Paris Market — Very fine new variety, dwarf growth, 

 bearing handsome, solid, round sprouts o f best quality, crowde d 

 together on the stalk, one to two inches 

 in diameter, resembling cabbage in min- 

 iature. The sprouts are used as greens, 

 and become very tender and of rich 

 flavor when touched by frost. Sow in 

 May and treat same as winter-cabbage. 

 Pkt. 4c; oz. 10c; 2 oz. 18c; ', lb. 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS 36c - 



NOTICE 

 A packet of Broc- 

 coli or Brussels 

 Sprouts is guaran- 

 teed to contain 

 more than 1,000 

 seeds. 



My Asparagus Roots are Grown From the 

 Choicest Stock Seed and are Actually Well 

 Worth Double the Price Asked for Them. 



ARTICHOKE 



This is the French Ar- 

 tichoke, the large flower 

 buds of which are so 

 highly esteemed by epi- 

 cures, and is very differ- 

 ent from the plant cul- 

 tivated for its fleshy 

 roots or tubers. The 

 best sort for general use. 

 Buds large.nearly round, 

 Bcalee pale green, shade 

 ing to violet at the base, 

 very thick and fleshy. 



Pkt. 8c; oz. 25c. 



ARTICHOKE 



BROCCOLI 



German, Spargel-Kohl ; French, Chou-Broccoli; 

 Spanish, Broculi. 



One Ounce of Seed for 3,500 Plants. 



Culture — Same as that given for Cauliflower. 



It greatly resembles the Cauliflower, and is grown 

 in the same manner as the latter, but being more 

 hardy can be grown in cooler locations and for late 

 fall use. 



Early Purple Cape — Best variety for our climate. 

 Produces large heads of purple brownish color, 

 very close and compact, and of excellent flavor. 

 Pkt. 8c; oz. 30c. 



New White Cape — Very desirable variety. Has 

 medium sized heads, close and compact, of a beau- 

 tiful, creamy-white color. A sure header. 



Pkt. 8c ; bz. 30c. 





BUCKBEE'S 

 SEEDS 

 GROW THE 

 VEGETABLES 

 THAT WIN 

 THE PRIZES 





Mrs. Wm. Steele, Genoa, N. Y.; 

 "My vegetables, all grown from Buck- 

 bee seeds, took first premium at our 

 fair. Your Favorite Tomatoes, I sold 

 all my extra plants and one of the 

 buyers raised Tomatoes that took first 

 premium. All my friends ivant me 

 to send for Buckbee's seeds for them 

 this year." 



BUCKBEE'S NORTHERN GROWN SEEDS AND PLANTS ARE THE BEST EVERY TIME 



