CATALOGUE FOR THE SOUTH. 3 
WE WOULD SUGGEST 
that, if convenient, you make up your orders as soon after the receipt of this catalog as 
possible. It will help us to ship promptly and it will help you by giving you your goods 
when you want them. Placing your orders late sometimes makes delays unavoidable. But 
we have the facilities for handling a vast amount of business and your orders will receive 
our best attention, regardless of when they come. 
OUR SEEDS 
are all tested by our Grower before being shipped to us, and immediately upon their ar- 
rival here they are tested in the Standard Seed Tester and in the ground, thereby assur- 
ing perfect germination. It is our interest to sell the very best seed. We are in the 
business to stay and we are in the business for over fifty years, which is proof of itself 
of our faithfulness in selling the very best seed obtainable. 
Jerusalem Artichoke. 
ARTICHOKES. 
CULTUBE.—Sow in drills during winter or 
early spring, three inches apart and one foot 
from row.to row; cover with about one-half inch 
of earth. The seeds we offer are imported and 
are of superior quality. One ounce will produce 
; 500 plants. % pound to the acre. 
; LARGE GREEN GLOBE.—Very popular in the 
South and much esteemed. Packet, 10c.; 0z., 75c.; 
i4-lb., $2.75. postpaid. Artichoke Plants, 75c. per 
dozen, postpaid; $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1000, 
not postpaid. 
JERUSALEM OR GROUND ARTICHOXE.— 
A tuber. - It is used for the table, also for stock 
feed. It does better in a rich loam, and should 
be planted and cultivated like potatoes, but must 
be planted whole. The required quantity to plant 
an acre is 10 to 12 bushels. The returns from 
one acre are from 200 to 500 bushels. Price, per 
50 ib. bushel. $4.00, not prepaid; per gallon, 75 
cents, postpaid. 
ASPARAGUS. 
CULTURBE.—Sow early in Spring, and Fall, 2 
inches deep in rows of 18 inches apart. When 
one or two years old transplant into permanent 
bed, in furrows 4 to 5 feet apart and 2 feet be- 
tween the plants. Deep loamy soil, thoroughly 
cultivated and heavily manured, is required for 
permanent bed. One ounce of seed will produce 
about 200 plants; 5 pounds to the acre. Requires 
one year to mature. Send for Book on Asparagus 
Columbia Mammoth Asparagus. Culture. $1.25 postpaid. 
