Tested Vegetable Seeds 



In this department we aim to list all the good Standard Varieties of Vegetables, and many 

 novelties of recent introduction. Every new and promising variety sent out is tested on our 

 grounds, to learn their merits before offered to our customers. Our packets are well filled 

 with fresh seed. We pay the postage at these prices, except by the y 2 peck, peck, and bushel, 

 or special prices on 5, 10, and 100 lb. lots. 



ASPARAGUS 



Ger. Spar gel. 

 One ounce will sow 



Sow in March or April, in rich soil. Soak 

 the seed in warm water for 24 hours. Drill 

 it thinly in rows 1 foot apart. When 1 year 

 old transplant into permanent beds, which 

 should be well and deeply manured. Set out 

 the plants eighteen inches apart each way 

 and six inches deep in sandy soil, and four 

 inches deep in heavy soil, but only put on 

 2 or 3 inches at the time of planting and later 

 gradually fill up bed. On approach of winter 

 clear off the bed and cover with a dressing 

 of manure or compost; fork up the beds early 

 In the spring, and apply a dressing of salt 

 annually to the bed, after the season of cut- 

 ting — which is not only beneficial to the 

 plants, but will keep the bed clear of weeds. 

 A new bed should not be cut over before the 

 third year. 



THE PALMETTO. One of the largest and 



finest varieties. Stalks frequently measure 

 two inches in diameter, and twelve inches 

 long, perfectly tender when cooked. Per 

 pkt. 4 cts., oz. 8 cts., 14 lb. 15 cts., lb. 60 

 cts. 



COLUMBIAN- MAMMOTH WHITE. A new 



variety which is sure to be in great de- 



Fr. Asperye. 

 fifty feet of drill. 



mand because it produces white shoots 

 which stay white as long as fit for use. It 

 gives about 80 per cent of white plants 

 from seeds; the other can be rejected be- 

 fore transplanting. It produces large, ten- 

 der shoots, equal to any other variety. Per 

 pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 14 lb. 20 cts., lb. 75 

 cts. 



BONVAILET GIANT. Most of the large 

 growers of Asparagus around Chicago are 

 now discarding all other varieties for Bon- 

 vallet's because it is free from disease, 

 grows larger and faster than other varieties. 

 Its favorable points are rust resistance, 

 earliness, high productive power and last- 

 ing qualities. Per pkt. 5 cts,, oz. 10 cts., 

 lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 



WASHINGTON RUSTPROOF. An ex- 

 tremely vigorous and high yielding strain 

 of American G-iant Asparagus. The stalk 

 is large and tender and they seem to be 

 entirely immune from attack of the Aspar- 

 agus rust. Per pkt. 10 cts. Oz. 35 cts. 

 Ya lb. $1.00. 



BURPEE'S STRINGLESS GREEN POD BEANS 



This remarkable 

 variety has proved 

 all the introducer 

 claims for it It 

 surpasses all oth- 

 ers in crisp, ten- 

 der flavor. The il- 

 lustration here- 

 with shows the 

 width and thick- 

 ness of the beau- 

 tiful, straight, 

 green pods taken 

 from nature. When 

 we add that the 

 pods are ready to 

 market EARLIER 

 than the best 

 stock of the Early 

 Yellow Six Weeks 

 which, as all know 

 is valuable only 

 for its extra earli- 

 ness, being of in- 

 ferior quality, we 

 are sure that the 

 Stringless Green 

 Pod will supply a 

 long-felt want. It 

 must prove of im- 

 mense value not 

 only to the mar- 

 ket gardener who 

 wants to make 

 more money but al- 

 so to the amateur 

 who seeks a rare 

 quality early for 

 the home table. 



Price per pkt. 5 

 cts., y 2 pt. 20 cts., 

 2 for 35 cts., post- 



paid; by express or freight, 



pk. $1.50, 



