BUCKBEE'S "FULL OF LIFE" SEEDS, PLANTS AND BULBS. 



BUCKBEE'S "F"" of Life" ASPARAGUS 



German 



Spargel 



French ... 



Asperge 



Spanish 



Esparragos 



Swedish... 



Sparrio 



BUCKBEES,. 



ASPARAGUS 



ASPARAGUS MEANS FIRST MONEY FOR YOU 



If you grow the Seeds and Roots produced on BUCKBEE'S 

 Famous Rockford Seed Farms. 



.\sparaKiis is the most delicious, healthful and desirable of the earliest spring 

 vegetables, and would bo grown in every garden, were it not tor the mistaken idea 

 that it is difhcult 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 — This is unquestionably the most valuable new varl- 

 etv ever oltereu to the public and is by long odds the most satisfactory intro- 

 diiction of recent years. At three years old this variety has yielded at the 

 rate of S.'jOO.OO per acre. In short it has all the quaUties demanded for the 

 market and will prove itself to every one who grows it to be true to its name 

 Perfection. It is delicionsly tender, extra large, early, uniform, prolific, crisp 

 and white. Pkt. 5c.; oz. 10c. ; 2 oz. 18c.; H lb. 30c.; >2 lb. 66c.; 1 lb. $1.00. 



NEW PALMETTO — -This new .Asparagus, from South Carolina, is now quite extensively grown by Southern gardeners for New York and 

 Philadelphia markets, when it .sells at very high prices, owing to its mammoth size and regularity. Although of Southern origin, it is 

 equally w ell adapted to North or South. Postpaid Pkt. 4c.; oz. 6c.; 2 oz. lOc; M lb. 14c.; ' 2 lb. 26c.; lb. 45c. 

 DONALD'^ ELMIRA — This new variety, called by some Vick's Mammoth, is attracting a great deal of attention throughout the country, 

 originating with Mr. Donald, a leading market gardener of Elmira, N. Y. The stalks are exceptionally tender and succulent. Postpaid 

 Pkt. 4c.; oz. 7c.; 2 oz. 12c.; '4 lb. 18c.; } S lb. 34c.; lb. 60c. 

 COLUMBIAN MAMMOTH WHITE — The most distinct and valuable Asparagus. The crown or bud of the young stock is considerably small- 

 er, further distinguishing the variety. Postpaid Pkt. 4c.; oz. 7c.; 2oz. 12c.; M lb. 18c.; lb. 34c.; lb. 60c. 

 BARR'S MAMMOTH — This fine variety has brought in market thirty cents a bunch, when other Asparagus was selling for ten and fifteen 



rents. Postpaid Pkt. 3c.; oz. 5c.; 2 oz. 8c.; if lb. 12c.; J-^ lb. 22c.; lb. 35c. 

 CONOVER'S COLOSSAL — .A standard variety of large size and deUcious quahty. Certainly one of the best varieties grown. Postpaid Pkt. 



2c. ; oz. 5c. ; 2 oz. 8c. ; ;i 



lb. 12c.; 'Jib. 22c. ;lb. 35c. 



Asparagus Roots 



My Asparagus Roots are grown from the Choicest 

 Pedigreed Stock Seed and are actually well 

 worth Double the Price I ask for them. 



Give Immediate Results 



EXTRA LARGE ROOTS 



We cannot too stronv-y uige 

 our 3 and 4 year old roots. 



out 



friends to plant 



COLUSIBIAN MAMilOTll \\HITE 



Buckbee's Perfection — Doz 30c.; per 100, .?1.00; per 1000, ST. 50. 

 Columbian Mammoth White— Doz. 20c.; per 100, 60c.; 1000, S5.00 

 Donald's Elmira — Doz. 20c.; per 100, 60c.;per 1000, S.5.00. 



On many occasions we have received requests from our customers to furnish extra large sized Aspar- 

 agus Roots. To meet this demand vve have especially grown a few acres of these roots, which are particu- 

 larly adapted for the home'garden or those gardeners who desire imm-^diate results. Our price to one and 

 all as long as our ^xtra large sized 3 and 4-year old roots last will be as follows: Any of the 6 varieties 

 listed on this page only SI. 50 per 100; $12.60 per 1000; shipped by express 01 freight at buyer's expense. 



// for any reason roots arc desired by mail, postaoe must be added at the rate of $1.00 per 100 to prices 

 quoted above. 



SELECTED TWO YEAR OLD ROOTS 



.A saving of two to three years is effected by planting roots. Those offered belo w are Select, Strong, 

 Two-Year-Old Roots, and I am confident they will pleise you in every way. Don't be misled in planting 

 one-year-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 ) : 



New Palmetto — Doz. 15c.;per 100, 50c.;per 1000, S4.00. 

 Conover's Colossal — Doz. 15c.; per 100, 50c. per 1000, $3.75. 

 Barr's Mammoth — Doz. 15c.: per 100, 50c.; per 1000, .'S4.00. 



ONE YEAR OLD ROOTS 



We do not sell, though it is the size offered by most Seedsmen. Our select two year old roots you will notice we liave priced fully a.s low as 

 others get for small 1 year old stock. 



Complete cultural directions telling how to plant Aspara- 

 gus Roots, furnished free with every order for Asparagus 

 Roots. 



SEEDS AND ROOTS FROM TESTED AND RELIABLE STRAINS. 



