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Strawberries, continueJ 
Our plants are strictly nursery grown and will give far greater satisfaction than 
can possibly be obtained with plants taken from an old fruiting bed. Such plants are 
not worth the digging. 
Out of a long list of more than thirty varieties which we used to catalogue we now 
retain but one, the Senator Dunlap — a product of the Mississippi valley and especially 
adapted to it. Probably no other variety of any fruit was ever introduced which gave 
as universal satisfaction as this one. Every claim made for it has been more than 
met. Some of the claims that were made for it, and which have been tested are: 
(1) A clean, healthy and vigorous plant, capable of resisting intense cold, and 
severe drought, and making an abundance of good and strong plants when almost 
every other variety fails. 
(2) A long-blooming season, with an abundance of pollen, making it one of the 
best self-fertilizers, and also the best for fertilizing pistillate varieties. 
(3) A long-fruiting season — coming in with the medium early, and holding out 
when most others are gone, developing and ripening all of its berries. 
(4) Uniformly large, well-shaped, dark bright red, glossy berries, with a very large 
bright-green calyx. Berries of the finest quality and flavor. 
(5) A good keeper with long-keeping qualities, and attractive appearance, making 
it more salable than most others. 
(6) A good canner, retaining its bright red color in the cans. 
We obtained our breeding stock direct from the introducer. Our plants are pure, 
no other variety being grown upon our grounds, and the best that can be produced. 
25 cts. per doz., $1 per 100, $3 per 500, I5 per 1,000. 
ASPARAGUS 
Asparagus is one of the earliest and finest of spring 
vegetables; so easy of culture, profitable and wholesome, 
that every family garden should have a very liberal 
supply. 
Choose well-drained fertile soil, work it up fine and 
deep, and place the plants in rows 4 feet apart and 8 
inches apart in the row; spread out the roots in a trench 
made deep enough to permit their crowns to be covered 
with 3 or 4 inches of mellow soil; give the rows a liberal 
dressing of well-rotted manure at least once each year, 
and fifteen pounds of salt per rod length early every 
spring. Do no cutting for use the first season. 
Any or all of the following described varieties will 
give entire satisfaction if managed as above. 
Columbian Mammoth White. A distinct variety 
of strong, vigorous growth, producing very large white 
shoots that m favorable weather remain white until 
3 or 4 inches high, or as long as fit for use. Market 
gardeners and those growing for canners will find 
this a very profitable variety. 2-year roots, 50 cts. per 
doz., 75 cts. per 25, $1.25 per 50, $2 per 100. If wanted 
in larger quantities, write for special prices. 
Palmetto. A very early variety extensively grown 
for early markets; even regular size, of excellent quality, 
and considered by many as the best variety in culti- 
vation. Prices same as above. 
Conover's Colossal. A mammoth variety of vig- 
orous growth; tender and excellent quality; sends up 
fifteen to twenty sprouts each year, one inch in diameter; color deep green, and crown 
very close. Prices same as above. 
Barr's Mammoth. A variety that comes highly-praised. Said to be nearly double 
the size, and much more productive than Conover's Colossal. Prices same as above. 
conover's colossal 
asparagus 
RHUBARB, or PIE PLANT 
Linnaeus. Large, early, tender and fine. 10 cts. each, f,l per doz., $6 per 100. 
Victoria. A large variety of excellent quality. Same price as Linnseus. 
