CURRANTS 
Hardy, easily cultivated, standing neglect 
well, and liberally responding to cultiva- 
tion and generous treatment; indispensable 
for jellies, table use, etc. No garden is 
complete without them, and large quantities 
ire required for market. Set four feet 
apart In rich ground, cultivate well, or 
mulch heavily; prune out old wood so that 
each remaining shoot will have room to 
grow. If the current worm appears, dust 
with helebore. 
Cherry. — Berries sometimes one- 
half inch In diameter, bunches 
short, vigorous and productive, 
when grown on good soli and well 
cultivated. 
Fay's ProliAc. — The leading 
market variety. Extra large stems 
and berries. Uniform size, easily 
picked, exceedingly productive; no 
variety ever made as quick a 
jump In popular favor, the de- 
mand being, in most seasons, in 
excess of the supply. 
Victoria. — L a r g e , light red. 
bunches extremely long. Berries 
medium size of excellent quality. 
Hlpens late. 
Red I>ufch. — An old well known 
sort. Good quality, berry medi- 
um, long bunch, very productive. 
White Grape. — Very large, yel- 
lowish white; sweet, or very mild 
acid. Excellent quality and val- 
uable for table. Very productive. 
Lee's Prolific. — T his Is a 
black currant; extra quality, 
strong grower. Productive. 
Wilder. — One of the strongest 
growers, and most productive. 
Bunch and berries very large; 
bright, attractive red color, even 
when dead ripe. Hangs on the 
bushes in fine condition for hand- 
ling, as late as any known va- 
riety. Compared with the cele- 
brated Fay's, it is equal In size, 
with longer bunches; better In PERFECTION. 
quality, with much less acidity. Ripens 
at same time, continues on bush much 
longer, fully as prolific, 
Ix>ndon Market. — For many years this 
variety has been fruiting in Michigan 
where it is now planted extensively and 
regarded as the best market variety of 
that great fruit state. Plant Is 
extremely vigorous, with perfect 
foliage which It retains through 
the season, an enormous cropper. 
Ripens with Victoria, Is larger in 
both bunch and berry, a better 
bearer. For any use — home gar- 
den or market — one of the best 
North Star. — The strongest 
grower among the red varieties; 
should be given plenty of room 
and ground kept well enriched; 
bunches average 4 inches In length 
and are freely produced. Com- 
bines extreme hardiness, vigorous 
growth, extra quality and great 
productiveness. 
Price of Currants, except Perfec- 
tion. 
2 yr.. No. 1, 10c each; $1 per 12; 
$5 per 100; $40 per 1,000. 
1 yr.. No. 1, lOc each; $1 per 
12; $4 per 100; $32 per 1,000. 
Perfection. — The only small fruit 
ever awarded the Gold Medal of 
the Western New York Horticultural 
Society. A cross between Fays and 
\VTiite Grape, retaining the valuable 
characteristics of both parents. Beau- 
tiful bright red as large or larger 
than Fays, holding Its size to end of 
bunch; easy to pick; a great bear- 
er, superior to any other large sort; 
less acid and of better quality than 
any other large currant in cultivation. 
Large healthy foliage, intermediate in 
growth between Fays and White Grape. 
We have seen In it fruit in New York 
State and fruited it on our farms here on 
young bushes; It is all that has been 
claimed for it. 
Each, 25c; per 12, $2; per 100. $12. 
ASPARAGUS 
No garden is too small to have a bed of this 
earliest and finest of spring vegetables. Pre- 
pare ground by trenching to depth of two feet, 
mixing each layer of soil as turned over with 
two or three inches of well rotted manure. This 
Is one of the most profitable crops to grow, 
and one that is easily handled. A field well 
planted will last a lifetime. Plant rows from 
three to four feet apart. 12 to 15 inches apart 
In a row. Do not cut for use until the plants 
have grown two seasons. 
Palmetto. — This Is a new sort, which is be- 
coming quite popular. It produces shoots of 
the very largest size. It Is very early, which 
makes it very valuable for market or home use. 
Conover’s Colossal.— A standard variety of 
large size, tender and of excellent quality. 
2 years, 30 cents per 12; $1.00 per 100; $6.00 
per 1000. 
1 year. 25 cents per 12; 75 cents per 100; $6.00 
per 1000. 
Send for special prices In large lots of sev- 
eral thousand. 
RHUBARB 
A deep, rich soil is indlspensible to secure 
large, heavy stalks. Plant in rows four feet 
apart, with the plant three feet distant. Set 
so that the crowns are an Inch below the sur- 
face. Top-dress annually In the fall with sta- 
ble manure and fork under in the spring. 
Queen. — Strong, vigorous grower, producing 
extra large stalks of finest quality, of a de- 
cided pink color. For canning or cooking in 
any way, its quality is unsurpassed. 
Myatt's Linnaeus. — Popular, and the best for 
general use. Early, very large, productive, ten- 
der, and delicately fiavored. Requires less su- 
gar than other sorts. 
Price, each, 10 cents; dozen, 76 cents; one 
hundred. $4.00. 
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