6 CONDON BROS., SEEDSMEN, ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS 
Make Money by Planting Condons "Sure Crop" Asparagus 
BONVALLET'S GIANT 
Culture.— The seed before sowing should be weh 
soaked in water. Sow in the early spring in drills 
2 to 3 feet apart, scattering about 1 inch apart in 
the drills. Cover with 1 inch of soil ; cultivate freely. 
One ounce will produce about 400 plants ; 4 to 5 
pounds to the acre. The following spring set out the 
roots to a permanent bed, in rows 2 to 5 feet apart, 
18 inches apart in the rows. Cover with 2 inches 
of soil. 
ASPARAGUS 
BONVALLET'S GIANT. This grand variety 
was originated witii tiie P. A. Bonvallet Co., 
at Wicliert, 111. While not immune from rust, 
this variety is as near rust-proof as nature will 
produce. Shoots are of a purplish tinge when 
grown in the usual way, but is pure white when 
grown deep and cut underground. See cut. 
Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; % pound, 18 
cents; ;^ pound, 35 cents; 1 pound, 60 cents. 
PALMETTO. A very early maturing and pro- 
lific variety, producing an abundance of very 
large, deep green shoots of good quality. Packet, 
4 cents; ounce, 6 cents; 'A pound, 14 cents; 'A 
pound. 25 cents; 1 pound, 45 cents. 
CONOVER'S COLOSSAL. The largest and 
most extensively used green variety. Shoots 
bright gi-een, sometimes showing a purple tinge 
at the top. Quality very tender. Abundant 
yielder. Packet, 3 cents; ounce, 5 cents; % 
pound, 12 cents; % pound, 18 cents; 1 pound, 
35 cents. 
COLUMBIAN MAMMOTH WHITE. An ex- 
ceptionally large sized variety of superior qual- 
ity, tenderness and flavor. Color clear white 
until four to six inches above the ground. 
Packet, 4 -cents; ounce, 9 cents; yi pound, 15 
cents; 14 pound, 28 cents; 1 pound, 50 cents. 
ROOTS 
HARDY TWO-YEAR-OLD 
For quick cash returns and immediate 
results we recommend using our thrifty 
roots. These produce a marketable crop 
one year hence from planting. 
SELECTED TWO-YEAR-OLD 
A saving of two to three years is ef- 
fected by planting roots. Those offered 
below are select, strong Two-Year-Old 
Roots, and we are confident they will 
lilease you In every way. Don't be misled 
in planting one-year-old or inferior roots. 
The following low prices are for roots 
carefully packed and shipped by express 
or freight, not prepaid, with the excep- 
tion of the price per dozen, which Is pre- 
paid. 
We can furnish strong, thrifty Two- 
Year-Old Roots on any of the four vari- 
eties listed at 20 cents per dozen, postpaid. 
By express at your expense. 60 cents per 
hundred; $5.00 per thousand. 
Three hundred or more furnished at the 
thousand rate. 
When purchasing seed for gar- 
den or home market it sometimes 
happens that price is the only at- 
tractive feature. As the years of 
experience pass on, you begin to 
realize the advantages of paying 
just a little more on the start and 
get just what you want at the right 
time. 
BORECOLE OR KALE 
Commonly known as German Greens 
Culture. — For late fall or early winter use, sow early in June 
and transplant about the middle of July in rows 18 to 24 inches, 
setting the plants 12 to 18 inches apart in the rows. 
DWARF GREEN CURLED 
The plant is low and compact. Remarkably tender and 
delicate in flavor. Leaves rich green and very curly. Cut 
and crumpled so that the whole plant resembles a bunch 
of moss. Hardy. Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 10 cents; H 
pound, 25 cents; pound, 40 cents; pound, 75 cents. 
TALL SCOTCH GREEN CURLED 
Grows about 2 
feet high, with 
an abundance of 
dark green 
leaves, which 
are very curly 
and wrinkled. So 
hardy as to be 
a b 1 e to with- 
stand winters in 
the middle 
states without 
protection. 
Packet, 4 cents; 
ounce, 10 cents; 
Vi pound, 25 
cents; 14 pound, 
40 cts. ; 1 pound, 
75 cents. 
TALL GREEN SCOTCH CURLED 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS 
A variety of cabbage producing small heads or knobs 
along the stem, which are crooked like cabbage. Very 
popular in some markets. 
Culture. — Excessive stem growth should be avoided by plant- 
ing in good but not. extra rich soil. Sow seed in April in the 
open ground, and set in rows 3 feet apart, 18 inches apart in 
row. Sowing in June will produce a late autumn crop of 
sprouts. Break leaves from stem to aid formation of heads. 
NEW DANISH 
PRIZE 
This new variety has proven 
to be a decided advance on 
anything yet offered, being 
of halt-dwarf, sturdy growth 
and producing abundant 
large solid dark green 
sprouts which are of excel- 
jlent quality. Packet, 4 cents; 
ounce, 15 cents; % pound, 50 
cents; K pound, 95 cents; 
pound, $1.75. 
HALF DWARF PARIS 
MARKET. This is the most 
popular Brussels Sprouts on 
the Parisian market, scarcely 
exceeding 2 feet in height. It 
is of straight habit, with a 
slight purplish tinge on the 
leaf stalks, and sometimes on 
the sprouts themselves when 
young. The latter are flat- 
tened at the top and per- 
fectly round when fit for use. 
Very hardy and productive. 
Packet, 3 cents; 1 ounce, 10 
cents; % pound, 30 cents; 'A 
pound, 50 cents; 1 pound, 90 
cents. 
NEW DANISH PRIZE 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS 
