14 
THE AMOUNT OF SEED TO SOW TO THE ACRE 
IS PRINTED UNDER 
HEAD OF EACH FAMILY. 
, These Trices are for small quant illes only— by tl>e packet and ounce, postage paid, and by the quart, postage vxlr^ 
A special price-list accompiini^s each catalogue, and if mislaid can be bad u]>on application. Latest prices issued iipm' 
the first of every month. Send for a copy! For postage and package charges, see Hints to I'urchasers, page 8 of covef' 
This plant may be KTOwn from seed sown when tin- fhcny is in lilooi 
Artichoke. 
l'lt>f*i", or from suc'lcerKtiilrc 
from eslablislied plants. If the seed iie sown ihi; iiliuiis mav raised in beds nnrt 
transplanted. The seedlings or .-iels shonld bo phiuU d inu in rows at four feel iipjiri a, 
'" ' ' ' '-^t'ral 
eighteen inelies to the row. .\rtichok 
years, but suecess with it in 
ISIalesca 
lial 
ill stand 
e.xpectednorlli of tlic. 
NOTES OHJ COOKING.— No. 1.— Stkwicd.— Trim, wash, and put in a sauiv,,,,,, ,,.[,7 
boiling water till the outer leaves loosen, and llio bottom of tlie leaves arc ruinidt, 
tender. 
No. 2.— Serve with butler sauce, made as f illows : Quarter poinid of butter 
saucepan, to wliich add two tablcsiiDonluls of Hour, half pint of \saler, salt, peppe 
' ^ I little cream. Stir and rcniove. (JlherVise 
No 3.— Cold Artichoke may also be served, with French dressin.tr n 
spoonful of vinegar, thi'ee tablespoon fuls of olive oil, all beaten well. 
I.ARG£ GI^OBE.— A French vegetable, the flower buds of which are eaten when cooked as above. Pkts. 5c. and 10c. ; per oz 30c 
French. 
Cynara scolpmns—Artichaut—Alcachofa—'ih-ti\^odi—Artiskok. 
Tliree Ounces of Seed to lOo yards of Row. 
1 to \t. 
' put ill a 
add 
i^urdle. 
lade as follows 
Half leaspoonfnl of salt, small quantity of pepper^ one [ablo- 
Jerusalem — Tubers. 
'klianthus tuberosus—Tomnambour — 6rbai.i(ct — Kamara. 
This should not 1)0 confounded wit 
acter— a species of the siuilb 
tions are tbe tubers, \\ hicli ai 
by its tubers, wdiich shoiilii 
is perfectly hardy niid wry )> 
tubers, du.g like potatoL_, 
are used for feeding swine. 
the French Artichoke, ficiTig a plant of entirely distinct ohar- 
vvv. KHiwin?: to a lieiKbt of six to eitrlit feet. The edible rjur- 
'""■•riie 
tised domestically as 
Yield about 800 bii.shels. 
salail fur pickling. On the lurm tliev 
I'nr bush. »2.&0. 
Asparagus. 
This plant succeeds best on sandy soil, though reclaimed marsh land, when freed from u aler 
is admirably adapted to iis culture; the lighter the .soil the earlier tbe plants sIiikiI in 
the Spring. Of whatever chara(!t(U' theground nuiy be. it should Ix; \vcll cleared of riasli 
or other imaimbrances, and in a good state of cultivation. Tbe land is prcimn-.i i,.,- 
opcning deep trenches six or eight feet apart, by passing a twd-borse plowluirc hi , h 
Af^paragtis Officinalis— Aiiperge—Esi)armgo—(S'faxqtl—Asparges. furrow, throwing a furrow sb'ee to the right awl'lelt, and linally cleaning and deep, i ng 
Eio-ht Ounces of Seed tn loo Vardc: of Row i-'^*' '"""'"^^ '••^'^ '''"'■5' I'^'^^'^-e of the plow. The roots are planted in the bottom ol i be 
tignt ounces ot beed to lOo Yards of Kow. furrow, at eighteen niches apart, and covered by an inch of soil. 
Fifteen Pounds to the Acre. Stable manure may be applied in the furrow before the roots are placed, or on top of 
the roots after they are covered. 
North of the latit ude of Washington, Spring planting is considered to give the best results, but south of Washington, Fall ])lanting has proven tlie 
best. \\ e can shi[) .Asparagus roots from October to March, to any point within 1000 miles, but they must be planted as soon as received as if exposed lo 
the air are .soon injured in vigor. " • -i 
If the ro,vs be six Itn't apart, about 0000 plants arc required lo plant an acre ; if at eight feet apart, 4000 plants are required to t he acre 
One-year-old well-developed roots are better than older ones. When well jilanted and fertilized a cutting of stalks can be made about three limes 
the second year after plautuig. Cutting .should not bo continued too late in theS|>ringor the roots will becomi' exhausted if the shoots are not allowi'd 
to develop fully, for of course it must lie understood the leaves arc the lungs of the plants. Alter cutting has c<'ased the ground should be worked t,v 
plowing away from the rows and manuring alongside, after wliicli the earth should be thrown back. Twentv bushels of saU to the acre, sown broiul- 
cast, may be used to advantage annually, The loolsof As)>aragiis (though some penetrate six and eight feet in depth) are, mauv of them, inclined to 
run near the surface : the cultivator should accordingly, as fiir as possible, aim at flat culture. Karly crops, like Peas, mav be luofitaldy "rnwn betwc.'n 
the rows of Asparagus for the first two or three years. Asparagus can be bleached and made especially lender liv miil 'hing or covering witli ix 
inches of tine cut hay, straw or leaves. 
A season's ciiltiiig covers eight to ten weeks, and profitable cutting continues np to ten years from planting, after which time the beds are con^iil- 
ered iinprofitaljle liy market gardeners. 
I'^roni s'lO lo riiio two pound bunches of Asparagus can be cut to the acre, and a good field-liand can cut biO bunches in a da v. Tn the Philadelpiua 
'ii'" I ' ! > I 1 1 , l,niii M ,i,c always made to wci.gh two pounds, and vary from ten to fiftv stalks to the bnucli, according to condiliou of culture. A ^kill- 
I , pack and tie about 300 btiiichesin a day. / t the New York market green-pointed " grass " is demanded, the Philadelpiila 
I"' ' ^ ^ ' ^ ,1, T^olh colors are found in the same Held. The price obtained in the Philadelphia market liy truckers from commission 
I "I' ■ I I ' '■■ 'U' icn I per btnich, never lowM:>r than eight cents, though sometimes the price paid by commission nien is Ibrtv to lifty een's. 
As|iii iM.^us IS :i,ln ays in ilemand, such a thing as the market, being seriouslv glutted with it never occin'S. The variety known as ihe Colossiil i< ihe 
best, producing shoots often one inch in diameter, and sometimes as manv as fUlv to the [ilant. 
One tioun<l of Asparagus seed will produce 2.500 plants. The .seed mav be sowii when the Cherrv is in bloom or among the earliest operations .i. the 
Spring, and is usually drilled in rows of ten indies. If the land be friable, fertile and well cullivaled, these .seedlings can be set out the next -i.Hiii?. 
PSOTES O'Mf COOKI^Jti.— No. f,.—STr,wKii.—A\'asli, tic in Iiunches and place in saucepan of boiling water. Cook slowly until tender. Servi- 'itb 
butter-snuco made a flor receipt No. 2, alio\-c 
No. 7.— Coi.i). —A tier stewing as above ilirected, and wlien cold, serve with 'Freuch dressing made after receipt No. S. above 
No. S.-Or serv.' with Viuaigrcttc-saiicc, made as follows : To Krciicb dressing add onions, pickles, jiarsley and capers, hashed and mixed M'eU 
Palmetto.— An early, prolilie, regularly dev.'loped type of Asparagus of | Colossal.— Tbe leading varietv in the American markets. Pkts. or and 
tbe Southern seaboard. Pkts. .ac. ami I'oc. ; per oz. lOc. " | lOe' pcr'oz. 10c. 
; per 1000, 91,00. 
per lOOi), $1.00. 
Aen»rno-ii<; Pnr»f ft I^almetto.— Per 100, 50c. ; per 1000, 91.00. 
Asparagus Koots — coiossai.-Penon .'iOe 
Cattle Beets 
OR Manqold=wurzels. 
MansolU-Wurzel Yellow Glohe.— Similar to the Rod CUobo 
except in color. 1 is single Lap root alone enters the earth to anv depth 
the imlb so nearly setting on the surface as to render harvesting simplv 
a matter of lifting. Pkts. 5c. and 10c, ; ]u,r o/„ lOc. 
Maiijfolcl-Wurajel Red (iloiie. -More delicate than the Lorn' 
Mammoth varieties ; more easily handled ; sevh.vtv Ions to the acre mit 
uncommon in Kugland. I'^iue (■attle-feeding roots. Pkts. 5e. and lOc • 
per oz. 10c. 
niansrolcl Wurzel Yellow Oval.— A variation of the Yellow 
Glolie; somewluit more productive; root oblong; skin golden- ilesh 
Avhile Pkts. ,ac. and 10c. ; per oz. 10c. 
Golden XaiiUard Mansrold.— A rapidlv-maturing root adapted to 
shallow lands, though doing well on every soil. This form of cattle- 
A family of Beets bred to a large size for catlk 
Aulumii frosts, and t,liercfore must )>c takei 
WluMi lirst, liarveslcd lliev ar- acri,] and 
palal.al.lc and sale. Thea|.provc,l lypcs n 
feeding. 
I up in gr 
The roots are ea.sily injnrcti bj 
d liim 
lint afte 
'1 
nd properly pr< 
1 few months (nTciiiie 
i uhieh,wellclcvM(t'(1 
ta'oduce doiii.iic (lie 
L'd the high iiiiu iilve 
of tlie gross wctgtu. 
it to force tlic plaiil 
xe 1 with dried iiioal 
feeding Beet, by reason of its small root and lop, can be ouUivated in 
close rows and 
broad shoiiliic 
footstalk. If 
lifted U'llh Ihi' 
sesscs a uiiliii 
and 10c. ; per e 
, lOc'. 
KU1>;. 
hi produced lo the acre. The root Ims 
I n skin, solid siiL'.arv llesli, and goUiwi 
-.Id upon the ground that it i-m l>e 
I'icdio Ihe good qu.alities named tnW' 
■ior to any oilier iMangolrt, l'\i>i- '■>'■ 
iflaii<,j:oUI-AVurzel :vTaintiiotli l^oii;;' Red.-A verv r"ii1''<J- 
live variety nsd for <autle fecdinLr. In Kngliiiid KnaiTV TONS liav.: lieea 
grown lo the acre. Pkts, 5c. .■iml U)c. ; per o/. Inc. 
^Sortoiton I.oiiff Oiant. -A very choice uiel showy stock of Mum- 
moth Long Rod Jlangold. Adapted for deep soils. Pkts. 5c. flh'l l""': 
per oz. lOe. 
KANSAS CITV.-" Landreths- First in Market" Bush Bean is a gem, the earliest and tenderest of all. Also asplendid bearer. 
