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On all amounts above $5.0O, 20 cents additional lor each dollar's worth. 
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TESTED SEEDS 
At the prices quoted in the following list we prepay all seeds ordered by the packet, ounce, quarter poand, pound, pint or quart, thus saving our 
customers tVe annoyance of adding postage to catalogue prices. ^, ^ ^ ^ „k . 
Please remembcV, when comparing ouf prices with those of other houses, that wc send postage paid, as above stated. 
THE BEST 
Seed is none too good for our customers, and we realize this as much as any of our large gardencrs. and are certam that no firm in ^Jie, ^o^ntrjjj 
reliable 
conditions, they 
dition of soil, etc. 
IT WILL PAY YOU TO ORDER DIRECT FROM US, 
As wc make a specialty of Northern Grown Seeds, and in making up the I.st have been careful to offer only such varieties as >ve know will Sivc our 
customers perfect satisfaction ; therefore you can depend on receiving seed tvf the choicest quality only and avoid the disappointment which so often 
follows the gro :,'ing of new and untried varieties. Everything we offer has been thoroughly tested by us, and we know them to be worthy of the 
attention of our customers. 
WE ARE SEED GROWERS, 
ougbly reliable firm will show that you can save money by dealing directly with us. 
ASPARAGUS. 
One oz. for 60 feet drill. For root, see Vegetable Plants. 
As it reqi^ires about three years from time of sowing before the bed 
is in lull bear.ng, seed should be sown in drills about one foot apart, and 
when the plants are four or five inches high they should be thinned out 
so that the plants will be one foot apart in all the rows. Great care 
should Ite exercised the first yearto keep down all weeds as soon as they 
appear, else they will choke up ana destroy the young seedling. Every 
fall a good dressing of coarse manure should be applied after the tops 
have been cut, and in the spring be well forked in. A dressing of coarse 
salt given in the spring at the rate of two pounds to the square yard 
will be found very beneficial. 
Conover's Colossal. — The standard sort. Pkt. 5c., oz. lOc., 14 l^- 
20c., lb. GOc. 
Palmetto. — This is undoubtedly the best variety yet introduced, and 
has taken the place of the old Conover's Colossal, which has been the 
standard asparagus for so many years. While we are almost sorry to 
seethe colossal surpassed, we are indeed glad to give our customers a 
variety which is its superior in every respect. The Palmetto is not only 
a better yieldcr, but also much earlier, more even and regular in its 
growth than the old sort. It has been grown in all parts ot the country 
and does well in any section. The average bunch contains about 15 
shoots, measures from 10 to 14 inches in circumference and weighs 
between two and two and a half pounds. Its quality is equally as fine 
as Conover's Colossal. Pkt. 5c., oz. lOc, V4 lb. 50c., lb. $1.50. 
Barr's Phila. Mammoth. — Since the introduction of this grand 
variety a few vears since, it has been almost impossible to grow sufficient 
seed to fill orders, so great has been the demand. It originated about 
six years ago with Crawford Barr, of Montgomery Co., Pa. a promi- 
nent market gardener. Grown side by side with the Conover's Colossal, 
and subject to the samctrcatment, it comes in earlier and grows more 
than twice as large. It is very productive, throwing up a great num- 
ber of strong, well-developed shoots throughout the entire season. It is 
tender to the stem, and of delicious flavor, which, together with the fact 
that it requires much less labor in cutting and bunching, thus lessening 
the expense of marketing, makes it much the most desirable of any kind 
yet introduced for the market gardener. Pkt. 5c., oz. 25c., H 1^* 60c., 
lb. $2.00. 
ARTICHOKE. 
Sow early in April, in rich soil in drills one inch deep, about 12 inches 
apart, and thin out in the rows to tour inches apart When one year 
old, transplant in rows three feet apart, and two feet in the rows. Pro- 
tect during winter with a covering of manure or leaves. The bed will 
remain in bearing for years. 
Large Green Globe. — The best for general culture. Pkt. 5c., oz. 25c., 
V4, lb. 75c., lb. $2.50. 
