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ASPARAGUS. 



-Spargel, 



1 oz. for 60 feet drill ; 400 plants. 



To grow plants from seed, sow in April or May, in drills about 

 one inch deep, in rows a foot apart. Keep the soil mellow and 

 free from weeds. During the Summer "thin out," and the follow- 

 ing Spring the plants may be set out in beds, 6x6 feet wide, with a 

 path two feet wide on each side ; set the plants about a foot apart 

 each way, with the plants four inches below the surface. The 

 deeper the soil and the more manure used, the greater the crop. 

 Annually after the first cutting, the bed should be given a liberal 

 top dressing of manure, ashes and salt, which should be well culti- 

 vated into the soil. As soon as the tops turn yellow in the Fall 

 they should be cut and removed from the beds, and just before 

 Winter cover the beds with four inches of coarse strawy manure 

 or leaves, which should be removed in the Spring. 



Colossal. — The standard variety. The shoots are of the 

 'largest size ; very productive and of the best quality. 5c. a 

 pa^ag-e ; 15c. ]{ lb. ; 50c. lb. 



I'^'^Tlie Palmetto.- — This variety is not only much earlier, 

 but is also a better yielder, and is more even than the Old 

 Favorite. The Palmetto has now been planted in all parts of 

 the country, and the reports we hear indicate that it is equally 

 well adapted for all sections, North and South. Package, 5c. ; 

 y^ lb., 15c. : lb. 50c. 



ASPARAGUS ROOTS. 



Any variety, two year-old, per 100, 75c.; by mail, $1.00 ; 

 per 1000, $4.00. 



BEANS. 



Green Podded, Dwarf or Bush Varieties. 



DWARF BEAN CULTURE. 



Dwarf Beans may_ not be safely planted until the 

 middle of April owing to the late frost, but may be 

 planted thereafter as desired, until the middle of 

 August. 



Select high, rich soil, make drills two feet apart, 

 drojr" beans along the rows and cover with earth. 

 'Bgi often and keep earth to the stems. 



^Early Yellow Liong- Six Weeks.— 



In growth and maturity is very similar to the 



Mohawk and is a very popular variety in the 



South, pods long and flat, very productive and 



ripens about the same time. Pint 15c. Quart 



20c. Peck $1.00. Bu. $4.00. 



,. Early Round-Pod Red Valentine. -- 

 l^s the favorite sort for growers who supply 



the early markets, because its growth is so 



rapid, and because it stands shipment per- 

 fectly. Ganners use them for their packing 



because they arestringless and alwaystender, 



besides having round pods. It is a heavy 



cropper, and ready to pick in about forty days. 



PintlOc. Quart20c. Peck$1.00. Bu.S4.00. 

 \ Stringless Green Pod. — This new 



bean produces a vine similar to Red Valen- 

 tine, but develops pods to edible condition 



two or three days earlier than Valentine, that 



is to say in thirty to thirty-one days from 



germination, which extraordinary maturity 



for table at once advances the Stringless 



Green Pod to the first rank among table 



beans. The pods are green, not quite so 



round as Valentine and less curved. The 



pods are stringless — absolutely so — this quality at once placing the variety at the top of the list among table 



beans, While the early maturity is of great merit, this stringless quality is of particular value, the pods 



brjB'aking as short and free as pipe stems. Pint 15c. Quart 25c. Peck $1.25. Bu. 35.00. 



\/ Refugee, or 1,000 to 1.— The standard late pickling variety ; matures two weeks later than the 



extra early kinds. Very valuable for pickling. PintlOc. Qt. 20c. PeckSl.lO. Bu. $4.00. 

 Xj Dwarf Horticultural, or Dwarf Cherry. — A splendid bean for use on the table as a snap bean 



of for winter use 



Pint 15c. 



It is large, meaty and meets the requirements of the market, the table and shinper. 

 Quart 25c. Peck $1.25, Bu. $4.50. 



