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Sunset Selected Seeds 
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TMs liberal oifer is made for the 
benefit of those who have not sufB.- 
cient time or experience to make 
their own selections, and simply 
means that FOB TITTY CENTS 
WE WILL JUAIL to any address 
FOURTEEN LABOE PACKETS 
of the leading varieties OP VEGE- 
TABLE SEEDS, selected from the 
VEGETPBLB 
FIFTY DENTS. 
standard sorts offered in the fol- 
lowing list. Parties desirous of 
making their own selections may 
do so, but as the season advances 
and stocks become exhausted, we 
reserve the right to make sub- 
stitutions when necessary. In no 
case will sorts inferior to those 
ordered be substituted. 
Artichokes. 
Ariichaut. aiitifc^ofc. Elcachofa. 
One ounce will produce 500 plants. Propagated by offset suckers or seed. If from seed, 
sow early iu spring in moist, rich soil in drills 18 inches apart and I inch deep, dropping the seed from 
3 to 4 inches apart in the drills. The following spring transplant to permanent beds in rows 4 feet apart 
and 2 feet between the plants. Being a perennial, when once planted it continues to bear for years. 
Large Green Globe. The best for general cultivation. Per oz. 25 cts., yiVo. 80 cts., lb. ^3. 
Strong 2-year old roots of this variety, |2 per doz. 
Jerusalem, or Tuberous-Rooted Artichoke. Entirely distinct, and grown exclusively for their large 
potato-like roots, which are valuable for feeding hogs, the yield often exceeding two tons per acre. 
They need not be dug, but the hogs can be turned into the field to root them up ; one acre will 
keep twenty head in good condition until spring. Per lb. 15 cts., 100 lbs. |io. 
Asparagus. 
Asperge. ©(jargcl. Asparrago. 
One ounce will produce 600 plants and sow 50 feet of drill. Sow in drills 12 lo 14 inches 
apart, covering the seed from i to 2 inches. Thin out the seedlings, leaving the strongest plants. When 
the roots are one or two years old transplant to permanent beds, previously well manured and trenched 
to a depth of 2 feet. Plant in rows 3 feet apart and 2 feet between the plants in the rows ; spread the 
roots well out, and let the crown be from 6 to 8 inches below the surface. Fair crops may be expected 
the third year from seed, and in one or two years from roots planted, according to age. 
If orderecl by mall, add 8 cents per pound for postatre. 
Bouldin Island. A popular variety, iu great demand by can- Pei oz. Lb. 
ners. Enormously productive, of great size and excellent 
flavor $0 
Columbian Mammoth White. The largest, handsomest and 
best flavored variety in existence, producing pure white 
shoots that remain so as long as they are fit for use .... 
Conover's Colossal. A widely cultivated variety, with large, 
tender stalks of good flavor 10 
Palmetto. A very early, large-growing variety of a bright green 
color ; productive aud of exquisite quality 10 
15 
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ASPAF^AGUS ROOTS. 
If 
ordered by mall, add 25 cents per 100 for i-year-ol<l 
roots, and 30 cents per 100 for z-year-old roots. 
Per 50 100 1,000 
Columbian Mammoth White. Two-year-old ... $1 60 |i 50 $12 50 
Conover's Colossal .60 i 00 9 00 
Palmetto 75 i 2S 10 00 
PALMETTO ASPARAGUS. 
All sseds can be bad in 5-cent packets, except wbere noted. 
