CATALOGUE FOR THE SOUTH. 3 
VEGETABLE > 
SEEDS AND PLANTS 
ARTICHOKES. 
Jerusalem Artichoke. 
CULTURE.—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. %4 pound to the acre. 
LARGE GREEN GLOBE.— Very popular in 
the South and much esteemed. Packet, 10c.; oz., 
75c.; % lb., $2.75, postpaid. 
JERUSALEM OR GROUND ARTICHOKE.— 
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, 
50 1b. bushel, $3.50, not prepaid; 1b., 25c.; 3 lbs., 
70c., postpaid. 
ASPARAGUS. 
CULTURE:—Sow early in Spring and Fall, 2 
inches deep in rows 18 inches apart. When one 
or two years old transplant into permanent bed, 
in furrows 4 to 5 feet apart and 2 feet between 
the plants. Deep loamy ‘soil, thoroughly culti- 
vated and heavily manured, is required for per- 
manent 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 
Culture. $1.06, postpaid. 
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Columbia Mammoth Asparagus. 
COLUMBIA MAMMOTH.—Large, clear 
: . : are strong, of vigorous growth, very tender 
white stalks until 6 inches above the 
and not bitter. Packet, 5c. and 10c.; %4 Ihb., 
ground. Packet, 5c. and 10c.; % Ihb., 25¢.: 
Ib., 80c., postpaid. Seinen ; 
PALMETTO.—Another good variety, es- 
pecially adapted to the South. The sprouts 
25c.; 1b., 80c., postpaid. 
Two-year Palmetto Asparagus roots, the 
only variety we handle in roots, 60c. per 
dozen; 50 for $1.50; 100 for $2.25, post- 
paid; 1,000 for $15.00, not prepaid. 
