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ASPARAGUS 



FALUETTO ASPARAGUS 



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 mis- 

 take, 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 the early spring, as 

 soon as the ground can be worked, in drills one foot apart, covering the seed 

 about one inch deep. When the plants are four or five inches high, great 

 care should be taken to keep the bed free of weeds. One ounce of seed will 

 sow forty feet of row. 



WASHINGTON ASPARAGUS. — This variety is the result of careful breed- 

 ing by the U. S. Department of Agriculture, with the object of eliminating 

 rust. A dark green color. 



PALMETTO. — A very early maturing variety, producing an abundance of 

 very large, deep green shoots. 



MAMIIOTH "WHITE. — Produces large white shoots six inches above the 

 surface; fine quality. 



BARK'S MAMMOTH. — The stalks are very large, and retain their thickness 

 completely up to the top of the shoots; light in color. 



CONOVER'S COLOSSAL. — A mammoth green sort of the largest size and of 

 good quality. One of the best known and most generally cultivated varieties. 



GIANT AEGEKTEUIL. — A French variety. Stalks large and thick. 



ASPARAGUS SEED Pkt. Oz. Vi Lb. Lb. 



Palmetto $0.10 $0.15 $0.30 $1.00 



Conover's Colossal 10 .15 .30 l.oo 



Washington 10 .20 .65 2.50 



Barr's Mammoth 10 .15 .30 l.oo 



Giant Argenteuil 10 .15 .30 1.00 



ASPARAGUS ROOTS. — A saving of one to two years is effected by planting 

 roots. A bed 12x40 feet, requiring about 100 roots, should give a sufficient 

 supply for an ordinary family. 8,000 roots will plant an acre. Select good 

 loamy soil, plow deep, put in good quantity of manure and 100 pounds kainit 

 to 1,000 square feet of bed. Incorporate thoroughly, make a trench eight inches 

 deep, set plants 13 inches apart. In field culture rows are placed four feet 

 apart. 



Palmetto 



Washington 2.00 



ASPARAGUS ROOTS — (Postage Extra) 



100 1,000 100 

 . .$1.25 $9.50 Barr's Mammoth $1.25 



15.00 



Barr's 



Conover's Colossal 1.25 



1,000 

 $9.50 

 9.50 



BEANS-POLE OR RUNNING 



KENTUCKY WONDER POLE BEANS 



These are of strong, running growth, and need stout poles on which to climb. 

 They require a longer season in which to mature than do the bush varieties, but 

 by reason of their stronger growth are more productive, and growing on poles are 

 more easily gathered. 



LAZY WIPE — Large, pale green pods, very thick meated, stringless, rich, 

 tender and buttery; ripens early; clings well to pole; enormously productive; splen- 

 did either as a snap or shell bean. 



KENTUCKY WONDER, OR OLD HOMESTEAD — A very prolific sort, bearing 

 its pods in large clusters; pods green, often reaching 9 to 10 inches in length; 

 nearly round when young, and very crisp. 



SPECKLED HORTICULTURAL, OR WREN'S EGG — An old favorite for both 

 snap-shorts and dry beans. 



BEANS BY WEIGHT 



1 lb. equals about 1 pint. 15 lbs. equals about 1 peck. 



2 lbs. equals about 1 quart. 60 lbs. equals about 1 bushel. 



BEANS — Pole or Running 



Ask for prices by the bushel. Add for postage 8c. per pint, 10c. per quart. 



Pt. 



Qt. 



Pfc. 



Bu. 



$0.25 



$0.45 



$2.50 





.25 



.45 



2.50 





.25 



.45 



2.50 





ALL PRICES IN CATALOG SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. 



