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H. W. BUCKBEE. ROCKFORD. ILLINOIS, 



ASPARAGUS 

 CHICORY 



Aside from Its 

 valuable q u a 1 - 

 Ities as an- appe- 

 tizing vegetable, 

 it possesses such 

 medicinal proper- 

 t i e s which 

 should endear it 

 to the hearts of 

 everyone, espe- 

 ciallj- to those 

 wlio have an ex- 

 hausted consti- 

 tution or wealc 

 nerves. The 

 benefit derived 

 from the use of 

 these stems, by 

 persons troubled 

 with stomach 

 disease or weak 

 digestion, Is said 

 to be remarkable. 



It can be blanched and eaten raw the same as celery, and is preferred 

 by many to that dehcious vegetable. It can be kept aU winter in the 

 «ellar the same as celery. Pkt. 10c. ; 3 pkts. 25c.; oz. 30c. 



ARTICHOKE 



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

 bighly esteemed by epicures, and is very different from the plant culti- 

 vated for its fleshy roots or tubers. Pkt. 8c.; oz. 26c. 



BROCCOLI 



German, Spargel-Kohl; French, Chou-Broccol!; Spanish, Broculi. 



Culture — Same as that given for Cauliflower. One ounce of Seed 

 for 3,600 Plants. 



Early Purple Cape — Best variety for our climate. Pkt. 8c.; oz. 30c. 

 New White Cape — Very desirable variety. Pkt. Sc.; oz. 80c. 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS A Most Delicious Vegetable 



NOTICE 

 A packet of Broc- 

 coli or Brussels 

 Sprouts is guaran- 

 teed to contain 

 more than 1,000 

 seeds. 



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 va- 

 riety, dwarf growth. Pkt. 4c.: oz. 10c. ; 2 oz. 

 18c.;>i lb. S6c. 



CAPER 



Half hardy traUing shrub. Buds are nice just before expanding, 

 and unripe fruit pickled. It makes the famous "Caper Sauce." Pkt. 

 Sc.; oz. 7Sc. 



CARDOON 



German, Kardon; French, Cardon; Spanish, Cardo Hortense. 



Large Spanish — A wonderful and very desirable vegetable, grown 

 from the mid-rib of leaves, which are blanched same way as celery. 

 Pkt. 4c.; oz. 16c. 



CHERVIL 



German, Gartenkerbel; French, Cerfeuii. 



Hardy annual, worthy of more general use for flavoring and gar- 

 nishing. Curled variety more beautiful than parsley. 



Curled — Greatly superior to the old, plain variety; earlier, more 

 handsome, having fully as fine perfume and flavor. Pkt. 4c.; oz. 7c.; 



2 oz. 12c.; H lb. 20c.; 

 Id. 35c.; lb. 60c. 



CHICORY 



German, Chicorie; 



Swedish, Cicoria. 

 Large Rooted, or 

 Coffee — T)ried and pre- 

 pared roots are used quite 

 extensively as a substitute 

 for and an adulterant of 

 coffee. Pkt. 3c.; oz. 6c.; 

 2 oz. 10c. ; H lb. ISc; )A 

 lb. 30c.; lb. 65c. 



Chives (Schnittlauch) 



Perfectly hardy peren- 

 nial plant of the onion 

 type. Grown for their 

 small leaves, which are 

 produced freely very early 

 in spring. Planted in 

 small clumps in any gar- 

 den soil, will grow rapidly. 

 Tops appear early in the 

 If not allowed to flower 



CBlTFUa, or EARTH ALMOND 



COLLABDa 



spring; can be shorn off close to ground. 



wiU produce much longer. Selected clumps prepaid by mail. 20c 

 by express at purchaser's expense, 10c. each; $1.00 per dozen. 



CHUFUS, or EARTH ALMOND 



In sweetness and flavor verv much resembles a cocoanut or al- 

 mond, and greatly liked by all tliildren. Vary in size from a large pea 

 to a hazelnut. The nuts grow under and very near the surface of tlie 

 ground and very easily reached; relished by pigs or poultry. Plant in 

 April two inches apart in rows 

 2 feet apart. If the seed Is dry, 

 soak well before planting. Very 

 prolific. Pkt. 6c.;3i lb. lOc; \i 

 lb. 18c. ; lb. 36c. 



COLLARDS 



German, Blaetter-Kohl; 

 French, Chou. 

 A variety of cabbage knows 

 in different sections as "Cole," 

 "Colewort," or simple "Greens." 

 It is extensivelyusedinthe South. 



Georgia, Southern, or Creole — 

 I offer the true wliite, or green 

 stemmed sort so exclusively used 

 in the South. Forms a large loose 

 open head, or a mass of leaves on 

 tall stems. Freezing does not in- 

 jure, but rather improves their 

 quahly. Sow thick in drills, in 

 rich ground, transplanting v.hen 

 4 inches high and thin to 2 or 3 

 feet apart in the row when the 

 proper size. In the South sow from Januarv to Mav, and August 

 to October. Pkt. Sc.; oz. 8c.; 2 oz. 16c. ;M lb. 26c.; Jo lb. 40c.; lb. 75c. 



CRESS 



German, Kresse; French, Cresson; Spanish, Mastruco; 

 Swedish, Krasse. 



New Upland Cress — Has the highly pnzed flavor of 'Water Cress 

 It is so hardy as to be green nearly 

 the whole year, and is ready for use 

 before any other salad in spring. Its 

 usage should be more general, as it is 

 of as easy culture as spinach. It is 

 a perennial plant, and can be grown 

 for several vears without renewal. 

 Pkt. 5c.; oz. 30c. 



Curled, or Pepper Grass — This 

 small salad is much used with lettuce 

 to the flavor of which its warm, pun- 

 gent taste makes a most agreeable 

 addition. Pkt. 2c.; oz. 6c.; 2 oz. lOc; 

 M lb. 16c ; lb. 25c.; lb. 40c. 



True Water Cress — This is quite 

 distinct from the last, and only thrives 

 when its roots and stems are sub- 

 merged in water. It is one of the most 

 delicious of small salads, and should 

 be planted wherever a suitable place 

 can be found. Pkt. 6c.; oz. 26c.; 2 oz. 

 40c.; H lb. 76c. 



CORN SALAD 



(Fetticus or Lamb's 

 Lettuce.) 



This small salad is used 

 during the winter and 

 spring months as a sub- 

 stitute for lettuce, and is 

 also cooked and used like 

 spinach. In warm weath- 

 er the plants will ma- 

 ture in four to six weeks. 

 Pkt. 3c.; oz. 6c.; 2 oz. 

 10c. ; Vi lb. 18c.; H lb. 

 30c.; lb. eSc 



CORN SALAD 



GARLIC 



German, Knoblauch; French, Ail. 

 A popular vegetable of the bulbous rooted farrily with a strong 

 penetrating odor. Pungent in its taste, and esteemed by many for 

 flavoring soups, stews, etc. I frequertly receive orders for Garlic 

 seed, but can supply the bulbs onlv. Fine Bulbs, \i lb. Sc.; 3-2 lb. 

 16c.; lb. 26c. 



HORSE RADISH 



This valuable vegetable 

 is first grown by planting 

 small lengths of roots 

 called sets. Set out in Ap- 

 ril, small end down, the 

 top 1 to 2 inches below the 

 surface, in rich, well culti- 

 vated soil; forms large 

 sized roots in one season's 

 growth. Before planting, 

 the top of the set should 

 be cut off slantingly to 

 prevent decay from water 

 resting on top. Nice Sets, 

 15c. per doz.; 75c. per 

 hundred, postpaid by mail. 



GARLIC 



NO GARDEN IS COMPLETE WITHOUT FLOWERING BULBS. SEE PAGES 98-99. 



