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 trial grounds, io 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 $4 peck, peck and bushel, or special prices on 5, 10 and 100 lb. lots. 



ASPARAGUS 



Ger. Spargel. 

 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 cutting — which is not only ben- 

 eficial to the plants, but will keep the bed clear of 

 weeds. A new bed should not be cut over before 

 the third year. 



Fr. Asperge. 

 50 feet of drill. 



THE PALMETTO. One of the largest and 

 finest varieties. Stalks frequently measure two 

 inches in diameter, and twelve inches long, per- 

 fectly tender when cooked. Per pkt. 4 cts., oz. 

 8 cts., V* lb. 15 cts., lb. 50 cts. 



COLUMBIAN MAMMOTH WHITE. A new 



variety which is sure to be in great demand be- 

 cause 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 re- 

 jected before transplanting. It produces large, 

 tender shoots, equal to any other variety. Per 

 pkt. 5 cts.. oz. 10 cts.. Y4. lb. 20 cts.. lb. 60 cts. 



COLUMBIAN WHITE BOOTS. Two years 

 old, by mail, $1.25 per 100; by express 75 cts. 

 per 100. 



PALMETTO BOOTS. Two years old, by mail, 

 $1.25 per 100; by express, 75 cts. per 100; 

 $6.00 per 1,000. 



Michigan White Wax Dwarf Bean 



Of this new variety the 

 introducer says: Thi/ 

 sterling variety is already 

 generally recognized as a 

 bean possessed of excep- 

 tionally valuable features. 

 Briefly described it is a 

 white seeded Golden Wax; 

 pods golden yellow and 

 are fully as attractive »a 

 the Golden Wax and of 

 the same fine quality. 

 Pods comparatively broad, 

 meaty and of superior 

 quality. Vine vigorous and 

 unusually productive. 

 Seed is clear white, a 

 most valuable feature, as 

 there is a constant de 

 mand for a white wax 

 bean of good quality. 



Price per pkt. 5 cts., Vz 

 pt. 15 cts., 2 for 25 cts., 

 Vz pk. 90 cts., pk. $1.75. 



