PETEH HE^llDEt^SOH & CO.— VEGETflSliE SEEDS. 



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THE FARM METHOD 



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^^&~ Half pounds supplied at pound rates ; half bushels at bushel rates. Market Gardeners 

 or other large planters requiring larger quantities of seeds than are here offered are invited to 

 ■write to iis for special prices, particularly purchasers of PEAS, BEANS, CORN, ONION, 

 SPINACH, CABBAGE and TURNIP. 



POSTAGE must be added to Catalogue prices at the rate of 8 cts. per lb. when seeds are 

 ordered in quantities of half lb. and upward. Add postage for Beans and Peas at the rate of 15 cts. 

 per quart, and to Corn 10 cts. per quart to Catalogue prices. 



;^f- We offer tlie following iaducenients to those who wish to purchase PACKETS in qiiantity ; 

 these low rates apply only to Seeds by the PACKET, not by the oz., '^ lb., lb., pints or 

 quarts j and Seeds ordered in this way will be forwarded, free by Hail to any address in 

 the United States or Canada: 



Purchasers remitting $1.00 may select Vegetable Seeds DTPAOEETS, to value of $1.15 



" " 2.00 " " " " " 2..30 



" 3.00 " " " " " 3.50 



4.00 " " " " " i.75 



" " 5.00 " " " " " (also our Book, "Garden and 



Farm Topics ") 6.00 



" 10.00 " " '■ " " (and our Book, "Practical Flori- 

 culture") 13.00 



Yaru'ties in heavy type are such as we have found to be the best for general cultivation. 



flR^FIGBQKE, SIiQBE. 



German, Artischoke. — French, Artichaut. — Span- 

 isli, Alcachofa. 

 Sow in April in rich soil, and transplant the following 

 spring to permanent beds, in rows (or hills) three feet apart, 

 and two feet between the x^Iants. They only give a partial 

 crop the first season, but the beds will remain in bearing 

 for years. Protect in winter by a covering of leaves or 

 coarse manure. 



Large Globe. Grown for the unripe flower 

 heads, wliich are highly esteemed by epicures. 

 10 cts. per plit., 30 cts. per oz. 



Af^TICHOKH, tJEHl^SRIiE|V[. 



Grown exclusively f or i ts tubers, which somewhat resemble 

 potatoes, and are cultivated in a similar manner, only that 

 the rows should be at least four feet apart when grown in 

 strong soils. It is enormously productive, producing 1,500 

 bushels per acre. It is used mostly in feeding sheep and 

 hogs. In some parts of the Southern States the tops are cut 

 and dried as hay. (See cut.) 



Strong tubers, 25 cts. per qt., $1.25 per peck, 

 $4.00 per bushel, A 3-ib. package by mail for 75c. 



JEBUSAXJEM ABTICEOKE. 



MSRKRKGUS. 



German, Spargel. — French, Asperge. — Spanish, £"8- 

 parragos. 1 os. for 60 feet of drill. 

 A convenient bed is about sis feet wide, with a path two feet on 

 each side. This will require six rows one foot apart, and a bed 

 of that width fifty feetlong will be ample for an ordinary family, 

 requiring about one pound of seed. It will require about three 

 years from the time of sowing until the bed is in full bearing, 

 but once established is good for twenty years. It should be sown 

 in drills one foot apart, and when the plants are four or five inches 

 high they should be thinned out so that the plants will be nine 

 inches apart from each other in all the rows. Great care must be 

 taken for the first year to keep down all weeds as soon as they 

 appear, else they will choke up and destroy the young seedling 

 Asparagus. The deeper the soil and greater abundance of manure 

 that is used the greater wUl be the crop. 



THE PALMETTO. Until we found this new Pal- 

 metto Asparagus, Conover's Colossal was the lead- 

 ing sort, and .justly so; but the Palmetto is not 

 only much earlier, but is also a better yielder, 

 and is more even and regular in its growth and 

 must eventually supplant the old favorite. Aver- 

 age bunches, containing fifteen shoots, measure 

 13}^ inches in circumference, and weigh about two 

 pounds. The Palmetto has now been planted in 

 all parts of the country, and the reports we have 

 indicate that it is equally well adapted for all sec- 

 tions North and South. Its quality is unequaled. 

 (.S'ee cut.) 

 15 cts. per pkt., 25 cts. per oz., 75 cts. per 34 lb., 



$2.00 per lb. 



Colossal. The standard variety. The shoots are of 

 the largest size ; very productive and of the best 

 quality. 5 cts. per pkt., 10 cts. per oz., 20 cts. 

 per I4 lb., GO cts. per lb. 



MSRMRKGTJS ••• ROOTS. 



If to be sent bij mail add 40 cts. per 100 to the prices. 



A saving of one to two years is effected by planting roots. 

 Those ottered below are strong two-year-old roots. For private 

 use or for marketing on a small scale, beds shonld be formed five 

 feet wide with three rows planted in each, one in the middle and 

 one on each side a foot from the edge ; distance between the 

 plants in the rows, nine inches. 



THE PALMETTO. Splendid roots, $1.50 per 100, 



$12.00 per 1,000. (50 roots at 100 rate ; 500 au 1,000 



rate.) 

 Colossal. Fine two-year-old roots at SI. 00 per 100. 



$7.00 per 1,000. (50 roots at 100 rate ; 500 at 1,000 



rate.) 



