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A. B, Hood & Co.'s Descriptive Catalogue 
PECAN 
The common wild native variety found 
in the South, produced from the seed ; 
Itears regular crops of medium size ; very 
salable nuts and good. The trees grow 
very slow in the nursery until about three 
or four years, and after being planted out 
they grow \ ery fast and make very fine 
large trees. Parties .South are planting 
hundreds of acres of this sort and e.xpect 
to make it a success. 
Paper Shell. This is, indeed, the most 
valuable nut yet introduced ; large, often 
PECAN, continued 
I inches in length ; thin shell ; the ker- 
nel is very large, rich, sweet and deli- 
cious. Ivnormous profits have been re- 
ceived from the culture of this nut ; many 
thousand trees are being planted, and 
soon the nut industry, especi.tlly of the 
■South, will be very large. 
SHELLBARK 
A species of the Hickory. The nut is 
small, rather flat, with thin shell ; it is 
very rich, sweet and delicious ; very de- 
sirable. 
Esculent Roots 
ASPARAGUS 
I'here is not a more valuable vegetable for the home or market garden, both for 
health and profit, than this, and no garden should be without it. kor home use, too 
roots, or one row 6o yards long, will furnish ,'\sparagus for the table every da\- 
from the first of April until the 15th of June. If wanted fot“ market or bleached for 
home use, plant in rows 6 feet apart and 18 inches to 2 feet in the rows. 
Prei’aratio.n.— For early production, choose a light land, and plant rows 
running north and south. Open out with plow, running both ways rows 6 feet apart, 
as deep as possible, and if not deep enough subsoil and dig out to 15 or 18 inches 
with spade or shovel ; then fill in with well-worked manure to about 10 inches of the 
top ; plant crown on top of manure and cover lightly with earth. Keep all weeds 
down first year, and at each working fill in a little soil, and in the fall cover with 
manure, and as soon as weather in the following spring will permit, ridge up as high 
as you can with double plow and rake off smooth with rake. Any crop that can be 
cultivated, such as corn or potatoes, can be grown between the rows. 
Barr's Mammoth. A fine large sort, 
grown largely for the I’hiladelphia market, 
where it is a favorite. The stalks are 
often an inch in diameter, and retain their 
thickne.ss nearly to the top. 
Conover’s Colossal. A standard kind of 
first quality ; tender and high flavored. 
Columbian White. This new variety, 
catalogued by seedsmen in 1S95, is claimed 
as being a very fine, vigorous grower, 
and producing white Asparagus without 
hilling up. We hardly think that it would 
be clear white unless hilled, but think it 
worthy of trial by all Asparagus growers. 
Palmetto, or French. .Southern origin ; 
new ; ten days earlier than other kinds ; 
valuable for home or market ; largest ; 
tender; regular growth. One of the best. 
RHUBARB, or PIE-PLANT 
•\ very desirable vegetable ; comes early in the spring. The large stems of the 
leaves are used for pie-making and stewing. It is also a paying crop for market, as it 
comes in when apples are scarce and high, and takes their place for tarts. It should 
be planted on very rich ground, and well manured every fall. It should be planted, 
for market purposes, 4 feet each way in the rows. There are several varieties grown, 
but we consider Myatt’s l.inn£eus the best, and it is the only kind we grow. Myatt's 
l.innajus is an extra-early good variety ; large and tender, with delicate flavor. 
HORSE-RADISH 
Fvery home garden should have Horse-radish. It is also a very profitable crop 
to grow for market. It should be planted in good, rich .soil early in the spring. It is 
grown from small roots cut from 3 to 4 inches long, and planted about six inches from 
the top of the ground. It should be taken up in winter, and small side roots used for 
planting and large roots stored away for market. 
“The^ trees wliicli I jtot from your Nursery, llirou^h Cai)t. J. S. Coates, are satisfactory iu every 
respect. They have thriven belter and come into bearing sooner than any stock of trees in my e.xperi- 
ence. .\ll my future orders for nursery stock shall be placed with von.” — Watkins UTckiiam. 
Montpelier, Va., July 2g^ 
