Tested Vegetable Seeds 



In this department we aim to list all the good Standard Varieties of Vegetables, 



and many Novelties of recent introduction. Every new and promising variety sent 

 out is tested on our trial grounds, to learn their merits before offered to our customers. 

 Our packets arc well tilled with fresh seed. We pay the i>ostage at these prices, except 

 by the peck ami bushel, or special prices on 5. 10 and 100 lb. lots. 



ASPARAGUS 



Ger. Spargel. Fr. Asperge. 

 One ounce will sow 50 feet of drill. 



Sow in March or April, in rich soil. Soak the 

 seed in warm wat; r for 2 I hours. Drill it thinly 

 in rows 1 foot apart. When 1 year old transplant 

 into permanent heds, which should be well and 

 deeply manured. Set out the plants eighteen inches 

 apart each way and six inches deep in sandy soil, 

 and four inches deep in heavy soil, but only put 

 on 2 or 3 inches at the time of planting and later 

 gradually fill up bed. On approac h of winter dear 

 off the bed and cover with a dressing of manure 

 or compost ; fork up the beds early in the spring, 

 and apply a dress ; n? of salt annually to the bed, 

 after the season of cutting —which is not only ben- 

 eficial to the plants, but will krep the bed clear of 

 weeds. A new bed should not be cut over before 

 the third vear. 



THE PALMETTO. One of the largest and 

 finest varieties. Stalks frequently measure two 

 inches in diameter, and twelve inches long, per- 

 fectly tender when cooked. Per pkt. 4 cts., oz. 

 8 cts., % lb. 15 cts., lb. 50 cts. 



COLUMBIAN MAMMOTH WHITE. A new 



variety which is sure to be in great demand be- 

 cause it produces white shoots which stay whit? 

 as long as fit for use. It gives about 80 per cent 

 of white plants from seeds; the other can be re- 

 jected before transplanting. It produces large, 

 tender shoots, equal to anv other variety. Per 

 pkt. 5 cts.. oz. 10 cts., x k lb. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts. 



COLUMBIAN WHITE ROOTS. Two years 

 old, by mail, $1.25 per 100; by express 75 cts. 

 per 100. 



PAIiMTETO ROOTS. Two years old, by mail, 

 $1.25 per 100; by express, 75 cts. per 100; 

 $6.00 per 1,000. 



Jones' Stringless White Wax Bean 



Jones' Stringless White Wax Bean 



This grand absolute- 

 ly stringless bean will 

 become one of the most 

 popular of all our wax 

 varieties now grown, 

 combining points nev- 

 er before obtained in a 

 true stringless wax 

 pod. It is of true 

 bush type, of strong 

 growth, with medium 

 tall, stock footstalk, 

 and compact, bushy 

 tops which are a com- 

 plete mat of white 

 blossoms from the 

 ground to tip, is ab- 

 solutely rust proof on 

 ait soils, and in the 

 most unfavorable sea- 

 sons. It is an extra 

 early variety, the pods 

 forming very quickly, 

 and are long, perfectly 

 round and exception- 

 ally solid, of a delicate 

 light yellow color, 

 perfectly stringless at 

 all stages of growth, 

 showing no coarseness 

 even when past their 

 prime. In summing up 

 its good qualities the 

 originator claims that 

 more bushels prr acre 

 of green pods can be 

 picked from an acre 

 than from any other 

 wax bean known: also 

 can be planted later 

 in the season with the 

 certainty of a crop. 

 Price per pkt. 10 cts., 

 2 pkts. 15 cts., pt. 30 

 cts., qt. 50 cts., pk. 

 $1.75. 



