ASPARAGUS 



— SPARCEL, 



i oz. for 60 feet drill; 400 plants. 

 Culture.- To grow plants from seed, sow in April or May, in drills 

 about one inch deep, in rows a foot apart. Keep the soil mellow and 

 free from weeds. During the Summer ''thin out," and the following 

 Spring the plants may be set out in beds, 6x6 feet wide, with a path two 

 feet wide on each side ; set the plants about a foot apart each way, with 

 the plants four inches below the surface. The deeper the soil and the 

 more manure used, the greater the crop. Annually after the first cut- 

 ting, the bed should be given a liberal top dressing of manure, ashes 

 and salt, which shonld be well cultivated into the soil. As soon as the 

 tops turn yellow in the Fall they should be cut and removed from the 

 beds, and just before Winter cover the beds with four inches of strawy 

 manure or leaves, which should be removed in the Spring. 



Conovers Colossal. — The standard variety. The shoots 

 are of the largest size; very productive and of the best 

 quality. 5c. a package; 15c. ^ pound; 50c. pound. 



The Palmetto. — This variety is not only much earlier, 

 but is also a better yielder, and is more even than the Old 

 Favorite. The Palmetto has now been planted in all parts of 

 the country, and the reports we hear indicate that it is equally 

 well adapted for all sections, Norh and South. Package, 5c; 

 Yi pound, 15c; pound, 50c. 



ASPARAGUS ROOTS 



Any variety, two-year-old, per 100, 75c; by mail, $1.00; 

 per 1,000, $4.00. 



A S f ARAGUS KNIVES. 30c. each ; by mail, 35c. each 

 postpaid. Dozen, $3. 



BEANS. 



Green Podded, Dwarf or Bush Varieties. 



DWARF BEAN CULTURE. 



Dwarf Beans may not be safely planted 

 until the middle of April owing to the late* 

 frost, but may be planted thereafter as de- 

 sired, until the middle of August. 



Select high, rich soil, make drills two feet 

 apart, drop beans along the rows and cover 

 with earth.- Hoe often to keep earth to 

 the stems. 



Early Yellow Long Six Weeks.— 



[n growth and maturity is very similar to 

 the Mohawk and is a very popular variety 

 in the South, pods long and flat, very pro- 

 ductive and ripens about the same time. 

 Quart, 20C. Peck, $1.25. Bushel, $4.00. 



Early Round-Pod Red Valentine. - 



Is the favorite sort for growers who supply 

 the early markets, because its growth is so 

 rapid, and because it stands shipment per- 

 fectly. It is a heavy cropper, and ready to 

 pick in about forty days. Quart, 20c. Peck, 

 $1.25. Bushel, $4.00. 



BurpeesStringless Green Pod. -This new 

 bean produces a vine similar to Red Valen- 

 tine, but develops pods to edible condition 

 two or three days earlier than Valentine; 

 that is to say, in thirty to thirty-one days 

 from germination, which extraordinary ma- 

 turity for table at once advances the String- 

 less Green Pod to the first rank among table 

 beans. Quart, 30c. Peck, 1.50. Bushel, 

 $6.00. 



Refugee, or 1,000 to 1. — The standard late pickling variety; matures two weeks later than the 

 extra early kinds. Very valuable for pickling. Quart, 20c. Peck, $1.25. Bushel, $4.50. 



Dwarf Horticultural, or Dwarf Cherry.— A splendid bean for use on the table as a snap bean 

 or for winter use. It is large, meaty and meets the requirements of the market, the table and shipper. 

 Quart, 25c. Peck, $1.25. Bushel, $5.00. 



White Pea or Navy.' — The genuine Boston Baking Bean. Price per quart, 15c; per bushel 

 $3-50. 



EARLY RED VALENTINE. 



