Market and Garden Peas — Asparagus 



WM, C. BECKER. T 



ALLEGHENY. PA. 



size, curved, well 

 Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 



PEAS, continued 



For Peas to be sent by mail, add postage at the rate of 8 cts. per pint and 15 cts. per quart. 

 DWARF TELEPHONE, or DAISY.* 70 days ; 1% feet. Stocky, regular and 

 uniform in growth; pods large, handsome, well filled, often containing 10 peas of the 

 largest size; tender and delicious; light green in color, and much shriveled when dry. 

 Very productive. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 15 cts., qt. 30 cts., 4 qts. $1. 



TELECRAPH.* 67 days ; 3% feet. Resembles Telephone except that the peas 

 are a deeper green and the vines more productive. Pods large and showy. Pkt. 10 cts., 

 pt. 15 cts., qt. 30 cts., 4 qts. $1. 



TELEPHONE.* 71 days: ZVi feet. Pods and peas very large and showy, the 

 latter being very sweet and rich; very productive. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 15 cts., qt. 30 cts., 

 4 qts. $1. 



DUKE OF ALBANY* (American Champion). 74 days; 3 feet. Pods large and 

 produced in great abundance. Resembles Telephone, but is more dwarf. Intermediate; 

 ripening its pods all well together. First among the large-podded late sorts. Pkt. 

 10 cts., qt. 15 cts., qt. 30 cts., 4 qts. $1. 



ABBOT OF READING.* 73 days: 2 feet. Pods of enormous 

 filled, containing from 8 to 10 very large peas of delicious flavor. 

 15 cts., qt. 30 cts., 4 qts. $1. 



CHAMPION OF ENGLAND.* 78 days; 4 feet. Very fine quality. Pkt. 10 cts., 

 pt. 13 cts., qt. 25 cts., 4 qts. 85 cts. 



CROWN PRINCE.* 80 days; 2 feet. Large, broad pods, containing from 7 to 

 9 peas of the finest quality; very productive. Pkt. 10 cts. pt. 15 cts., qt. 30 cts., 

 4 qts. $1. 



HEROINE.* 84 days; 2 feet. Bears a profusion of long, large pods, which 

 contain 8 or 9 large peas of the best qualitv. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 15 cts., qt. 30 cts., 

 4 qts. $1. 



ABBOT OF BARDNEY.* 84 days; 2V 2 feet. Pods of immense size and well 

 filled, tender, and of delicious flavor. A highly valued new variety. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 

 15 cts., qt. 30 cts., 4 qts. $1. 



BLACK-EYED MARROWFAT. 84 days ; 43^ feet. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 10 cts., 

 qt. 20 cts., 4 qts. 65 cts. 



WHITE MARROWFAT. 84 days ; 43^ feet. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 10 cts., qt. 20 cts., 

 4 qts. 65 cts. 



MAMMOTH PODDED MELTING SUGAR. Pods 6 to 7 inches long and 1% 

 inches wide, stringless, very sweet and tender. Unlike other sorts, the pods of this 

 Pea are used prepared for the table like snap beans, making a very delicious dish. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 18 cts., qt. 35 cts., 4 qts. $1.25. 



ARTICHOKE 



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Sow early in spring, and transplant the following spring to permanent beds in rows 

 or hills 3 feet apart. 



LARGE GREEN CLOBE. The best sort for general use. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 35 cts. 



ASPARAGUS 



Duke of Albany Pea 



(2parget) 



A bed once properly made and planted 

 will last for years. Plenty of fertilizer should 

 be well trenched in to a depth of 2 feet or 

 more. The roots should be planted as early 

 in the spring as the ground can be prepared, 

 settin" them a foot apart in rows 2, 2V 2 or 3 feet apart, with the crowns from 4 to 6 inches below the 

 surface of the bed. Asparagus seed may be sowu directly in the permanent bed and the plants 

 thinned as they grow; or it may be sown elsewhere, and the seedlings transplanted the second year. 

 An ounce of seed will sow 50 feet of drill, and produce about 300 plants. Fair crops may be expected 

 the third year from seed. 



PALMETTO. Early; stalks fine in size and quality, even and regular in growth. Pkt. 5 cts.. 

 oz. 10 cts., %lb. 25 cts. 



COLOSSAL. Very large, deep green; stalk tender and of good flavor. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts.. 

 ViVo. 20 cts. 



BARR'S MAMMOTH. Stalks large; heads close and round; light in color; tender and suc- 

 culent. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Mlb. 20 cts. 



COLUMBIAN MAMMOTH WHITE. Eighty to 90 per cent of the stalks are pure white, and 

 remain colorless as long as they are fit for use. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Mlb. 25 cts. 



ASPARAGUS ROOTS 



By planting Asparagus roots instead of the seeds a year or more of time can be saved in getting 

 the shoots ready for table or market. They can be planted at any time within 6 or 8 weeks of the 

 opening of spring. See Vegetable Plants. 



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