DREER'S SEEDS have been for Eighty-five Years a Standard Among the Best Market 

 Gardeners of this Country for Undoubted Purity and Elxcellence. 



ASPARAGUS 



PE:digre:E}D Washington. (See cut.) The result of careful breeding 



by the U. S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C, with the 



object of eliminating rust. This strain was finally obtained by con- 

 tinued selection of the best plants of Martha "Washington, and produces 



large straight shoots, dark green in color with heavy overtone. The 



tips are tight and firm and do not open out or begin to branch until 



well out of the ground, making the finest kind of green Asparagus. 



Oz., 40 ets.; % lb., $1.15; lb., iH.SS. 

 DRKER'S ECLIPSE. The result of careful selection and "breeding up" 



to the large type. The stalks frequently measure two inches in 



diameter and twelve inches long, and are tender and delicious. Oz., 10 



ets.; Vi lb., 20 ets.; lb., 60 cts. By express or freight at purchaser's 



expense, 5 lbs., $2.50. 

 ARGENTBUIIi. A variety of Asparagus which is very popular in France. 



It grows to a mammoth size and is now being grown to a considerable 



extent in the United States. The head is somewhat pointed and scales 



with which it is covered are very closely set. Oz., 10 cts.; % lb., 30 



cts.; lb., 85 cts. By express or freight at purchaser's expense, .5 



lbs., !?3.75. 

 PALiMETTO. An early prolific and desirable variety. The stalks are 



uniformly large in size and are of tender delicious quality. Oz., 10 cts.; 



14 lb., 20 cts.; lb., 60 cts. By express or freight at purchaser's expense, 



5 lbs., $2.50. 

 CONOVER'S COLOSSAL. Produces large bright-green stalks, tinted with 



purple. Oz., 10 cts.; % lb., 20 cts.; lb., 60 cts. By express or freight at 



purchaser's expense, 5 lbs., .$2.50. 



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ASPARAGUS ROOTS 



Strong Two-Year Old Roots. Our own 

 growing, from selected seed 



Dreer's Eclipse, Argeiiteuil, Palmetto, Conover's 

 Colossal. Each, !)!1.00 per 100; $8.50 per 1000, by 

 express or freight at purchaser's expense. 



redigreeil Wa.^hmstou. $2.25 per 100; $20.0o 

 per 1000. 

 Dreer's Circular on Asparagus Culture Free. 



MAMMOTH STRINGLESS GREEN POD BEAN. 



(See cut.) This excellent variety matures its 

 crop among the earliest of the green-podded 

 sorts, and produces large, handsome pods, 

 some of which measure G inches in length, and 

 are of the finest quality. The plants are pro- 

 ductive, bearing pods which are perfectly 

 round, very fleshy and entirely stringless. 

 This variety is particularly adapted for mar- 

 ket on account of its productiveness and good 

 quality. By express or freight, at purchaser's 

 expense, 2 lbs., 40 cts. (if by parcel post add 

 as stated on page 2) ; 10 lbs., .$1.80; 50 lbs., $8.00. 



