B*ckert*$ Choice Vegetable $eed$ 



FOR HOME AND MARKET GARDENS. 



OF SUPERIOR QUAUTJ^ VITALITY. 



OUR Vegetable Seed Department embraces nearly all varieties that are desirable or 

 of known value, together with all the more important recent introductions. The 

 list has been carefully selected and prepared, and the descriptions given are chiefly 

 derived from our own experience and observation. We have endeavored to make them 

 as accurate- and helpful to the purchaser in making selections as possible. 



HOW/ SEEDS ARE SENT. t'+^.<+^.<**.<*n.£ 



POSTAGE PREPAID. We deliver free at Catalogue prices, to any Post Office 9 „„ F "^ T1 „~ 5 



in the United States, all seeds in packets, ounces, quarter-pounds and pounds. C PREMIUMS 4 



SEEDS SOLD BY MEASURE, when to be sent by mail, require, in addition 9 



to Catalogue prices, 8 cts. per pint, and 15 cts. per quart for Peas and Beans, 



and 5 cts. per pint and 8 cts. per quart for Corn. 



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LIBERAL PREMIUMS. 



Remember that these cash discounts refer only to prices of seeds sold in . . ^ t! 



Palmetto Asparagus. packets, and not to prices of seeds sold by weight and measure. Cash must 3'^^"^^'^^'^^?' 

 accompany the order in all cases. 



ON $1 ORDERS, SELECT SEEDS AMOUNTING TO $1.25. ON $2 ORDERS, SELECT SEEDS AMOUNTING TO $2.50. 

 ON $3 ORDERS, SELECT SEEDS AMOUNTING TO $3.75. 



ASPARAGUS. 



(©parget.) 



HIS is one of the first and finest spring relishes 

 which come to the table from the garden, and it 

 really requires very little trouble in cultivation, 

 since a bed once properly made and planted 

 will last for years. The soil for the bed can 

 hardly be made too rich, and the fertilizer 

 should be well trenched in to the depth of 

 2 feet or more. The roots should be planted 

 as early in spring as the ground can be pre- 

 pared, setting them a foot apart in rows 3 or 

 4 feet apart, with the crowns from 4 to 6 inches 

 below the surface of the bed. Asparagus seed maybe sown 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. Earlier than Colossal, with stalks as fine in size 

 and quality, and more even and regular in growth. Average 

 bunches weigh about 2 pounds, and generally measure 13^ inches 

 round. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., J^lb. 25 cts., lb. 60 cts. 



COLOSSAL. Widely cultivated ; very large, deep green, tender 

 stalks of good flavor ; the roots are vigorous and productive. Pkt. 

 5 ct.s^, oz. 10 cts., %\b. 15 cts., lb. 40 cts. 



, AARR'S MAMMOTH. Stalks large, and retain their thickness 

 "rt/ell up to the top of the shoots ; heads close and round, rapid in 

 growth, light in color ; tender and succulent. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 

 Klb. 25 cts., lb. 60 cts. 



COLUMBIAN MAMMOTH WHITE. Stalks are pure white, 

 and remain colorless as long as they are fit for use ; 80 to 90 per cent 

 of the plants come true from seed ; is as strong and productive as 

 other sorts. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., #lb. 30 cts., lb. 75 cts. 

 ASPARAGUS ROOTS— 100 1,000 



, Palmetto. 2 years old $1 00 $7 00 



Colossal. 2 years old 85 6 00 



/Barr's Mammoth. 2 years old 1 00 7 00 



A^~By mail, 25 cts. per 100 extra. 



ARTICHOKE. 



(2frtifcf)ocfe.) 



Sow quite early in spring, and transplant 

 the following spring to permanent beds in 

 rows or hills 3 feet apart, with a space of 

 2 feet between the plants. The plants will 

 give a partial crop the first season, but as 

 they are perennial, will remain in bearing 

 for years.-' They require rich, deep, losmy ' 

 soil, ancf should be protected in winter by a' 

 covering of leaves or coarse manure. 

 , LARGE GREEN GLOBE. Pkt. ioc. 



K3° cts - i * p ^Jf^ 



*®=-PEAS and BEARS in S cent packets 

 we send postpaid. These packets contain very 

 liberal quantities-sufficient for a family Large Green Globe 

 garden. Artichoke. 



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