POLK BEANS. DWARF BEAN 





ASPARAGUS. BEETS. 



This is a bush form of the well-known 

 large White Lima Bean. It is very fixed 

 in its bush character, growing to a uniform 

 height of about twenty inches, and forming 

 a circular bush two to two and a half feet 

 in diameter, yielding from fiity to two 

 hundred p"ds similar to those grown on 

 the I arge White Lima Pole Beans, and 

 contain as manv beans of the same delici- 

 ous quality. (See cut) Pint 15c. Quart 

 30c. Peck $1.75 Bushel $6.75. 



Golden Wax. — Rust proof. Very 

 early, tender and prolific. Pods large, 

 creamy yellow and stnngless. Pint 15c. 

 QJ/25C Perk $1,50. Bu, $5.50. 

 KWBaite IXTavy. — Pint ioc. Quart 20c. 

 Pe/?k 75c. Bu. $3.00. 



♦"six Weeks. — A most delicate and 

 early bean. None better. Has green pods 

 Pint 15c. Quart 25c. Peck $1.25. Bush. 



-i-^l»rolific Cierman Wax.— Black 

 l^Eeded. We are so thoroughly satisfied 

 I 'with this improved strain of Black Wax 

 that we have discarded the old stock alto- 

 gether, this being more vigorous and far 

 more productive, with a longer, whiter, 

 m< re fleshy pod. Vines medium-sized, 

 very vigorous and hardy. Flowers red- 

 pish white or purple. Pods medium length 

 borne well up among the foliage, curved, 

 cylindrical, fleshy, and of a clear, waxy- 

 white color, with long, slightly curved 

 point, remain a long time in condition for 

 use as bnaps. Beans small, oblong, jet 

 black. No one can afford to plant the old 

 Black Wax or Butter Bean, as this is much 

 better in every respect. Pint 15c. Quart 

 25c. Peck $1.50, Bushel #5. 50. 



ASPARAGUS. 



Culture. — Seed of Asparagus should be sown as early in the spring as the soil can 

 be worked into good condition, as the seed germinates best in cool, moist wheather. 

 Sow thinly in drilU and when well started thin out to three inches apart. In the fall or 

 following spring transplant to permanent rows or beds, setting the plants one and one- 

 half feet apart each way Soaking the seed for twenty-four hours in tepid or warm 

 water before sowing will greatly assist germination. A "packet" contains about three 

 hundred seeds, and an ounce fifteen hundred. 



Use two ounces of seed to 100 feet of row in seed bed ; two pounds will produce 

 enough roots to set one acre of land, one and a half feet in row, rows four feet a part, 

 or about eight thousand plants. One hundred plants will make a bed for an ordinary 

 family. 



Conover's Colossal. — The standard variety. Pkt. 5c. Oz. ioc. X lb- 2 ° c - 

 Lb. 50c. 1 year old roots 50c. per 100. ; $4.00 per 1000 ; 2 year old roots 50c. per 100 ; 

 $4.50 per 1000 — sent by express at expense af purchaser. 



Palmetto. — This asparagus is now quite extensively grown for New York and 

 Philadelphia markets, where it sells at high prices, owning to its fine size and regularity. 

 Although of S'outhern origin, it is equally well adapted to the North. Pkt. 5c. Oz. ioc. 

 % lb. 25c. Lb. 75c. Roots 75c. per 100. 



BEETS. 



ECLIPSE BEET. 



Culture. — Seeds should be sown thinly 

 in drills one-half to one inch in depth. 

 Make the first sowing when the trees are 

 starting out in leaf and continue with addi- 

 tional plantings every three or four weeks 

 until August 1st, so that a constant supply 

 of fresh, tender roots may be had through- 

 out the season. Owing to the spongy 

 character of beet seed, the soil covering 

 the seed should be packed firmly, either 

 with the foot or roller, to insure proper 

 germination. When the young plants are 

 two or three inches in height they should 



