DREER'S 



Reliable Vegetable Seeds. 



DREER'S Seeds Have Been for Sixty Years a Standard Among the Best Gardeners of this Country for 



Undoubted Purity and Excellence. 

 Seeds and Plants are now taken by leading Express Companies at a reduction of 20 per cent, from regular rates of merchandise. 



Artichoke. 



The edible part of the Artichoke is ihe undeveloped flower-head, 

 which is only fit for use in an immature state. The heads, which are very 

 fleshy and tender when properly cooked, are boiled and served with butter, 

 pepper and salt. The seeds should be sown early in the spring, in drills an 

 inch and a half deep and 1 foot apart. The next spring transplant to 

 permanent beds, in rows or hills, 3 feet apart and 2 feet between the plants. 

 It likes a deep, rich, moist loam, and the plants should be protected in 

 winter by a covering of leaves or coarse manure. 

 Larg'e G-reen Globe. The best for general culture. (Seed onlv.) 



Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 30 cts.; 1 lb. $1.00. 

 tJerusalein Articlioke. This is entirely distinct from ihe Globe 

 Artichoke, and is propagated by and for its tubers. They are an excel- 

 lent table vegetable ; should be boiled like Potatoes, then rul) off the skin 

 and serve with white sauce; are also used for pickling and for feeding 

 stock; yield about 300 bushels per acre. Qt. 15 cts.; peck $1.00; bu. 

 $3.00. (2 lbs. by mail, 50 cts.) Special prices on large quantities. 



BROCCOLL 



Spargel-Kohl, Ger. Chou-Brocoii, Fr. Brocidi, Sp. 

 White Cape. The best variety. Large, compact heads of a creamy 

 white color and of good flavor. Can be grown where Cauliflower makes 

 an uncertain crop. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 50 cts ; \ lb. $1.50. 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS. 



Rosen-Kohl, Ger. C/ion de BriixelUs, Fr. 

 The most successful mode of cultivation is to sow the seed in 

 the open ground in May and June, even as late as July ; thin out 

 when well established, and allow the strongest to remain in the 

 row. They can be transplanted, but it is preferable to let them 

 remain where sown ; cultivate same as late cabbage. The 

 sprouts are better flavored and more tender after touched bv fro.',!. 



One ounce will sow 200 feet of drill. 



Dreer's Select Matchless. (See cut.) A free-grow- 

 ing sort, producing well-developed sprouts the entire length 

 of the stem. Pkt. 10 cts ; oz. 25 cts.; \ lb. 75 cts. 



L/Oiig' Island 

 Half-Dwaif. 



An American variety, 

 thoroughly acclimat- 

 ed ; dwarf robust 

 habit; will endure 

 the climatic changes 

 better than the for- 

 eign sorts, and much 

 freer from mildew 

 and aphis. Pkt. 10 

 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; \ lb. 

 75 cts. 



Dreer s Eclipse 



Asparagus Seed. 



One ounce will sow 40 feet of drill, 15 lbs. to the acre. 



Sow in March or April, in rows 1 foot apart, and keep clean 



by frequent hoeing. When two years old transplant into per- 

 manent beds, which should be well and deeply inanured and 



trenched to the depth of 18 inches. On the approach of winter 



cover with manure or compost ; fork the beds early in spring, 



and apply a dressing of salt or kainit at the rate of 600 lbs. an 



acre. Cut for use the second year after planting. 



Dreer's Eclipse. (See cut.) One of the largest and best. 

 Stalks frequently measure 2 inches in diameter, and, even 

 when 12 to 15 inches long, are perfectly tender and of a deli- 

 cate light green color. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; \ lb. 30 Cts.; 

 lb. SLOO. 



Barr'S JVIaininoth. A fine, large-stemmed green variety, 

 differing a very little froin the Palmetto. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 10 

 cts.; \ lb. 25 cts,; lb. 75 cts. 



Conover's Colossal. The standard variety, large and 

 productive. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts.; \ lb. 20 cts.; lb. 60 cts. 



Palmetto. An early, prolific and very desirable variety. 

 Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts.; \ lb. 25 cts.; lb. 75 cts. 



Donald's Elinira. Of mammoth size and unexcelled 

 quality. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts.; \ lb. 30 cts.; lb. $1.00. 



Columbian Mammoth White. A \\e.vf variety, pro- 

 ducing white stalks of large size and finest quality, a valuable 

 introduction. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts.; \ lb. 30 cts.; lb. $1.00. 



ASPARAGUS ROOTS. 



See also page 47. 

 For field culture plant in rows 4 to 5 feet apart, and from 2 to 3J feet apart in the 

 row. For an ordinary garden a bed of 20 x 50 feet would require from" 200 to 250 plants, 

 allowing 3 feet between the rows and 18 inches between the plants in the row. We 

 offer extra strong two-year roots. 



$1.00 per 100, $6.00 per 1000, except where noted. 



When sent by mail add 50 'A. per 100. 



Dreer's Eclipse. I Columbian Mamnjoth White. 



Donald's Elmira. | Palmetto. 



Conover's Colossal. 75 cts. per | Barr's Mammoth. 

 100 ; $5.00 per 1000. I 



DREEK'S SPECIAL, CIRCIILAR ON ASPARAGUS CULTURE FRTIE. 



Dreer's Select Matchless. 



"Asparagus Culture." 



The Best Methods Employed in England and France. 

 50 cts. by mail. 



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By Jas. Barnes and Wm. Robinson. Price, 



