CATALOGUE OF SEEDS, PLANTS, BULBS AND FRUITS. 
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The First Thirty-Two Pciges of this Catalogue Contain our Twentieth Century Novelties and Speciaity 
List, non't Fail to Bead. 
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SPARA6US. 
German— ©pargel. 
French— Asperge. 
Swedish— Sparris. 
S PANiSH— Esparragos . 
Asparagus is one of the earliest Bpring vegetables, and -would be 
nniversalusc were itnot for themistakenideathatltisdifficult to grow, 
It delights in moist, sandy soil but can be grown in any garden by fol- 
lowing the directions given here. A bed 15x50 feet, requiring aboti^ 
'^•'O^'i'lJi's. should give an abundant supply for an ordinary family; 
CUXiTUKE — Beds are usually formed by setting plants one or 
wo years old, which can be procured of ns, but if you wish to grow 
:hem yourself; pour hot w^ater on the seed and allow it to stand 
intil cool, pour it off and repeat with fresh hot water once or twice 
"^"2 "* apart and two inches deep in light 
nch soil. When the plants are well up, thin to about one inch apart 
and give frequent and thorough cultivation during the summer. If 
this has been well done, the plants will be fit to set the next spring 
The permanent beds should be prepared by deep plowing or spading 
and thoroughly enriching the ground with stable manure or other 
fertilizers. If the subsoil is not naturally loose and friable, it should 
he made so by thoroughly stirring with a subsoil plow or the spade. 
S>et the plants about four inches deep and one to two feet apart in 
rows four to six feet apart. After the plants are well started give 
frequent and thorough cultivation. Barly the next spring spade in 
• heavy dressing of manure, and one quart of salt to each square 
rod and cultivate well as long as the size of the plants will permit or 
until they begin to die down. The next season the bed maybe 
cut over two or three times, but if this is done, all the shoots, no 
matter how small, should be cut, and after the final cutting, give a 
"'^ ''"<i salt- and frequent cultivation, 
tin the plants meet m the rows. Inantumn after the tops are fully 
ripe and yellow they should be cut and burned. The next season the 
bed should give a full crop, and if well cultivated and manured will 
continue to do so for several 
years. 
Oonover's Oolossal— A stand- 
ard variety. Pkt. 6c. oz. lOc, 
Vt lb. aOc, lb. 60c. 
Palmetto — An enormous 
yielder, earlier and larecrthan 
Conover's Colossal. Pkt. lOe, 
oz. 15o, V41b. 40c, lb. $1.25. 
Barr's Mammoth— It comes 
in earlier and grows more than 
twice as large as Conover's 
Co\ossol. Pkt. 6o, oz. 10c. 
Vi lb. 25o, lb. 75c. 
ASPARAGUS ROOTS. 
Oonover Oolossal— By mail, 
postpaid, 25 for 50c; by ex- 
press at your expense, 25 for 
30c. lOOfor *I.OO. 
Palmetto — By mail post- 
paid, 25 for 50c; by express 
at your sxpense, 25 for 
35c, 100 for $1.25. 
Barr's Mammoth— Bv mail, 
postpaid, 25 for 50c; by ex- 
press at your expense, 25 
for 40c, 100 for $1.25. 
Asparagus Roots. 
RTICHOKE. GERMAN-SWifa^Ofe. 
Swedish— Artskocka. 
French— Artichaut. 
Spanish— Alcachofa. 
1 he Globe Artichoke is grown for its flower heads, which are cook- 
" like Asparagus. Seed can be sown in hot-beds, and transplanted 
nto pots, until danger from frost is past, then transplant into very 
lyh ground, three feet apart each way. Protect, in winter, with a 
"Kht covering of manure or leaves. The second 
orra heads about July 1st. " 
season they will 
Once established they will bear for 
Large Oreen Globe— Pkt. 5c, oz. 25c, U lb. 75o, lb. $2.75. 
Packets, Pints and Quarts sent post- 
paid. At prices quoted by peek and 
„, . — - unshel we deliver at express or freight 
otuce, the purchaser to pay transportation charges on arrival. 
German— IBol^iie. Fre.nch— Haricot. 
Swedish— Bonor. Spanish— Frijorenano. 
OTTLTTTBE.— No crop responds more readily to good soil and cultiva- 
tion than this. The soil best adapted to them is a light, rich, well 
drained loam, which was manured for the previous crop. If too rank 
manure IS used it is apt to make them grow too much to vineu Beans are 
extremely sensitive to both cold and wet, and it is useless toplant them 
°^'°rf eround has become dry and warm. The largest return will 
result Irom planting in drills from two to three feet apart and leaving 
r?,*'^ plants to the foot of row. Up to the time ofblossoming thev 
should have frequent shallow cultivation, but any cutting of the roots 
alter the plants come into bloom is liable to cause the blossoms to blast 
and so cut off the crop. Remember that beans should always be culti- 
vated very shallow, and that it is useless to expect a crop from a field 
so poorly prepared as to need deep stirring after planting. 
From one pint to ,' o quarts will be sufficent to furnish a supply for 
an ordinary family, aud varieties should be selected so as to give a" suc- 
cession both of string and green shelled beans. The wax podded beans 
are particularly liable to run off into green podded plants, and it re- 
quires constant attention and skillful selection to keep them pure so 
that it IS especially important to use only seed from reliable sources." 
DWARF, BUSH OR SNAP WAX. 
Culture— Sow about the 1st of May in a warm, sheltered -situation 
covering about two inches deep. The seeds should be dropped about 
three inches apart, keep hoed when the earth is not too wet and kill all 
weeds as soon as they appear. i "uu au 
PERFECTION WAX — This is undoubtedly one of the finest Wax 
Beans in cultivation. Originated with one of tiie most experienced bean 
growers in this country, who spent nearly eight years in bringing this 
splendid bean to the state of perfection he desired before offering it to 
the public. As early as the aolden Wax, and far more vigorous in 
g-rowth and productiveness. It is unequalcd by any of the dwarf 
wax beans, the plants being loaded with large, golden yellow pods of 
splendid appearance and the finest quality. Entirely stringless verr 
tender and of the richest flavor. Pkt. 5o, pt. 25c, qt! 60o, pk. $i.85. 
RUST PROOF GOLDEN WAX. 
This valuable variety is attracting considerable attention among the 
bean growers of this country on account of its being rust proof It im 
positively proof against that most destructive enemy of all'beanZ 
the rust. It has been test cri thoroughly in all sections, and grown 
^, /A<«S<S* "'<'<-' fo" 
'.yjC^yTfWi . several years 
' ' Tr,-^ with Other wax 
beans, al 1 of 
them more or 
less afiected by 
rust, many af 
them com pletely 
ruined, and this 
variety has re- 
mained entirely 
free from it. An- 
other most de. 
sir able feature 
about this splen- 
did bean is that 
it is always 
crisp, tender and 
of the most de- 
licious flavor. 
The pods are 
lonjs, nearly 
straight, broad, 
flat and of a rich 
golden yellow. 
Pkt. lOo, pt. 
25c, qt. 45o, 
post paid, pk. 
*-1.25,by ex. 
KusT Proof Golden Wa.\ Bean 
lAY'>S SEEDS POSTPAID . quoted in o«r Catalogue we prepay postage on all seeds ordered by packet, ounce, qu 
nn 1 » VI.I.UO I Ud 1 1 niu • pound, pint or quart. On seeds in larger quantities, or nffcred by express or freight purchaser pays 
arter pound, 
pays the charges. 
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