Tested Vegetable Seeds 



In this department we aim to list all the good Stsndard Varieties of Vegetables, 

 and manj' Novelties of recent introduction. Every new and promising variety sent 

 out is tested on our trial grounds, to learn their merits before offered to our cus- 

 tomers. Our packets are well filled with fresh seed. We pay the postage at these 

 prices, except by the peck and bushel, or special prices on 5, 10 and 100 lb. lots. 



ASPARAGUS 



Ger. Spargel. Fr. AsjJer^e. One ounce zvill soiv 50 feet of drill. 

 Sow in March or April, in rich soil. Soak tht |/THE PALMETTO. One of the largest 



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 dress- 

 ing of salt annually to the bed, after the season 

 of cutting— which is not only beneficial to the plants, 

 but will keep the bed clear of v;eeds. A new bed 

 should not be cut over before the third year. 



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., % lb. 1.5 cts., lb. 50 cts. 

 COLUMBIAN MAMMOTH WHITE. A 

 new variety which is sure to be in great demand 

 because it 'produces white shoots which stay white 

 as long as fit for use. It gives about SO per cent 

 of white plants from seeds; the other can be re- 

 jected before transplanting. It produces large, ten- 

 der shoots, equal to any other variety. Per pkt. 

 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., % lb. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts. 

 ♦^COLUMBIAN WHITE ROOTS. Two 

 years old, by mail, $1.25 per 100; by express 75 

 cts. per 100. 



PALMETTO ROOTS. Two year old, by 

 mail. 81.25 per 100; by express, 75 cts. per 100; 

 $G.C0 p?r 1,000. 



Jones' Stringless White Wax Bean 



Jones' Stringless White Wax Bean 



This grand, absolute- 

 ly stringless bean will 

 become one of the most 

 popular of all our wax 

 varieties now grown, 

 combining points nev- 

 er before obtained in a 

 true stringless wax 

 pod. It is of true 

 bush type, of strong 

 growth, with medium 

 tall, stocky footstalk, 

 and compact bushy 

 tops which are a com- 

 plete mat of whitp 

 blossoms from the 

 ground to tip, is ab- 

 solutely rust proof on 

 all soils and in the 

 most unfavorable sea- 

 sons. It is an extra 

 early variety, the pods 

 forming very quickly, 

 and are long, perfectly 

 round and exceptional- 

 1v solid, of a delicate 

 light yellow color, 

 perfectly stringless at 

 all 3tag?s of growth, 

 showing no coarseness 

 even when past their 

 prime. In summing up 

 its good qualities the 

 originator claims that 

 more bushels per acre 

 of green pods can be 

 picked from an acre 

 than from any other 

 wax bean known; also 

 i^an be planted later 

 in the season with the 

 certainty of a crop. 

 Price per pkt. 10 cts., 

 2 pkts. 15 cts , pt. 25 

 cts., qt. 50 cts., pk. 

 S2.00. bu. $7.00. 



