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List of TESTED SEEDS for 1904 



OUR SEEDS are the BEST tliat can be obtained anywhere because we are as careful in our selection as it is possible 

 for anyone to be, and are constantly on the looliout for the best of everythins, but will not put on the market anythiHS 

 until it has been thorooslily tried and proved. 

 We do not advertise "cheap seeds" because the best seeds cannot be put in competition with "cheap seeds," but we sell as low 

 as any of the other reputable houses in the country. No matter what others may ask for their seeds, better quality cannot be 

 obtained anywhere, as our constantly and rapidly increasing trade does and will testify. 

 Our seefls are ALL TESTED thoroughly before being- placed on the market. 



READ THE FOLLOWING AND BE GUIDED. 



Gentlemen: Please send me your large Catalogue for 1903. I always like to have one, from which to select my season's seed, 

 which I have done for several years past. Your seeds give perfect satisfaction. Some of my neighbors say I grow thing* 

 by MAGIC, but I think the biggest part of the secret is GOOD SEED. 



R. B. SHREVE, Fairfax County, Virginia. 



GRIFFITH & TURNER CO. gives no warranty, expressed or implied, as to description, quality, produc* 

 tiveness, or any other matter, of any Seeds, Bulbs or Plants they send out, and they will not be in any way 

 responsible for the crop. If the purchaser does not accept the goods on these terms, they are at once to be 

 returned. 



eerman, SpargeU 



This is one of the earliest spring vegetables, and should be in universal use. Many persons think it is difficult to grow, but we 

 consider this a mistake, and believe it can be produced as cheaply and easily as any on the list. Sow the seed in the seed bed late 

 In the fall or in the early spring, as soon as the ground can be worked, in drills one foot apart, covering the seed about one inch 

 ^eep. When- the plants are four to five inches high, great care should be taken to keep the bed free of weeds. One ounce of see«t 

 lill sow forty feet of row. Thin to nine inches in the row. 



MAMMOTH WHITE ASPARAGUS. 



MAMMOTH WHITE. 



In addition to the 

 marvelous advantage 

 of its purewhite color, 

 the Columbian Mam- 

 moth White Aspara- 

 gus is even more ro- 

 bust and vigorous in 

 habit and throws larg- 

 er shoots, and fully as 

 [many of them, as the 

 Conover's Colossal. 



When we add to these 

 the immense advan- 

 tage of its needing no 

 earthing up in order 

 to furnish the white 

 shoots so much sought 

 after, we think it evi- 

 dent that it issuperior 

 to any sort now in cul- 

 tivation, and that no 

 Asparagus grower can 

 afford to plant seed of 

 any other kind. Mar- 

 ket gardeners, growers 

 lor canners and ama- 

 teurs should give this 

 great acquisition a 

 thorough trial. Pkt., 

 5c. Oz., 10c. 14 lb., 

 20c. Lb., 60c. 



\BARR'S MAMMOTH. 



|/*rhis splendid variety, 

 'highly recommended 

 for its many good 

 qualities, is very pro- 

 ductive and about 10 

 The stalks are very 



Says earlier than the Conover Colossal. 



large and retain their thickness completely up to the top of the 

 shoots; very tender and succulent; of delicious flavor; grow 

 very quickly; light in color. Packet, 5c. Ounce, lOc. J4 pound, 

 '>c. Pound, 50c. 5 pounds, $2.00. 



V ARTICHOKES. 



LARGE GREEW GLOBE.— This is a very nice vegetable to 

 eat. Some prefer it cooked like Asparagus; that is, take the 

 flower head before it begins to open and cook much the same 

 way as Asparagus. Packet, 10c. Ounce, 30c. 



l/'jERUSALEM.— The tubers roasted or boiled, served with but- 

 ter, salt and pepper, makes a dish some think superior to 

 potatoes. They are most excellent feed for cows and will cause 

 an increase in quantity and qaulity of milk. Peck, $1.00. 

 Bushel, iii2.50. 



ALMETTO ASPARAGUS. 



This Asparagus, said to have orig- 

 inated in South Carolina, is now 

 quite extensively grown by South- 

 ern gardeners for New York and 

 Philadelphia markets, where it sells 

 at very high prices, owing to its 

 mammoth size and regularity. An 

 average bunch of 1.5 shoots will 

 measure 13 to 14 inches in circum- 

 ference. For several seasons this 

 Asparagus has reached Northern 

 markets 10 days ahead of all other 

 varieties, and sold at fabulous 

 prices. Pkt., 5c. Oz., lOc. 'A lb., 

 20c. Lb., 50c. 5 lbs.. .$2.00. 



^ CON'*VER-S COLOSSAL.-The old' 

 and well-known variety. Pkt., 5c. 

 Oz., lOc. 'A lb., 15c. Lb., 40c. 5 

 lbs., $1.50. 



ASPARAGUS ROOTS. 



A saving of one to two years is 

 effected by planting roots. A bed 

 12x40 feet, requiring about lOO roots, 



should give a sufficient supply for an ordinary family. 7,266 

 roots will plant an acre. Select good loamy soil, plough deep, 

 put in good quantity of manure, and 100 pounds kainit to 1,OOS 

 square feet of bed. Incorporate thoroughly, make a trench 

 eight inches deep, set plants nine inches apart. In field culture 

 rows are placed four feet apart. 



Per 100. Per 1008 



BARR'S MAMMOTH $1.00 $4.50 



COLOSSAL 75 4.00 



PALMETTO 75 4.00 



MAMMOTH WHITE l.OO 5.00 



Extra siase roots, 50e. per lOOO atlilitional to above 

 prices, by express, not prepaid. 



BEST ASP.VRAGUS BUNCHER $1..50 



ASPARAGUS KNIVES.. 30c. By mail, 40c 



Asparagus Buncher. 



DWARF BEANS 



1 quart will plant 100 feet of drill. 



Add 8c. per pint, or 15c. per quart, on all 

 Beans if to be sent by mail. 

 Select light, warm soil, and plant when 

 danger from frost is past in the spring, in 

 drills 2 to 2'/2 feet apart, dropping the Beans 



about 2 inches apart in the drills, and eye'' 



2 inches deep. A succession of sowings can be made from the 

 first week in May until August. , , 



WHITE M.\RROWPAT.— Extensively grown for sale as a dry 

 bean for winter use. Quart, 20c. Peck, $l.lO. Bushel, .<p4.00. 



WHITE NAVY, OR SMALL PEA BEAN.— A well-known va- 

 riety for field culture, very prolific. Quart, 20c. Feck, 

 Bushel, $3.50. ^ 



All Prices Subject to Change Without Notice. 



