Condon Bros., Seedsmen, Rock River Valley Seed Farm, Rockford, Illinois, 
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202 Mary Washington 
CONDON’S Delicious 
ASPARAGUS 
1 oz. of seed will produce 1,000 plants. 
Most Profitable Vegetable for Market Gardeners and Home Use. 
Everybody receiving this catalog who owns or has a lease on any 
land should plant, at least a hundred roots of this delicious vege¬ 
table. It yields the first returns in the spring when vegetables are 
expensive and so highly relished. $500.00 per Acre Profit is a com¬ 
mon yield. Perfectly hardy and when once established lasts for 
years. For immediate returns we recommend purchasing our two- 
year-old thrifty roots setting in the spring and the following spring 
you can market a good crop and bigger ones each succeeding year. 
Asparagus seed is sown in the spring; cultivated two years, then 
the roots are transplanted and the second year following you have 
a good crop. By all means start your bed this year. Don’t put it 
off any longer. Our free culture Leaflet furnished with every order 
gives you full instructions how to grow Asparagus profitably. 
202 Mary Washington 
By far the best strain and the Most Vigorous of the Famous 
Washington Asparagus 
There are several strains of Asparagus originated by Prof. Nor¬ 
ton, of the U. S. Department of Agriculture. The original strain was 
called Washington, another selection Martha Washington, and an¬ 
other Mary Washington. The Mary is considered the best strain, 
as the shoots are larger and grow more rapidly than the other 
kinds. The stalks are very thick and grow unusually tall without 
branching. The color is deep green with purple tips. This is de¬ 
cidedly the best variety for either the home garden or commercial 
planting. Pkt., 7 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; % lb., 32 cts.; y 2 lb., 55 cts.; 
lb., $1.00, postpaid. 
m Bonvallet’s Giant 
K A Mighty Good Sort” 
With the single exception of Mary Washington it is superior in 
every way to all others, being larger, earlier, quicker in growth, 
more continuous in bearing and more uniform in size. Pkt., 5 cts.; 
oz., 10 cts.; % lb., 25 cts.; ^ lb., 40 cts.; lb., 75 cts., postpaid. 
206 Pal: 
11 
etto 
A very early maturing and prolific variety, producing an abun¬ 
dance of very large, deep green shoots of good quality. Pkt., 5 cts.i 
oz., 10 cts.; *4 >b., 25 cts.; Ms lb., 40 cts.; lb., 75 cts., postpaid. 
Strong Healthy 2-Year-Old 
Asparagus Roots 
Some dealers offer one-year-old roots at lower 
prices, but it always pays to plant 2-yr.-old. They 
produce a crop the following spring and are used 
always by the Big Market Growers. 
50 roots supplied at the 
100 rate 
Postpaid 
Not 
Per 
Doz. 
Per 
100 
Prepaid 
202 Mary Washington. 
203 Bonvallet’s Giant. 
45c 
40c 
$2.25 
2.00 
See Page 
100 for 
206 Palmetto. 
35c 
1.75 
Larger 
205 Conover’s Colossal. 
30c 
1.50 
Quantities 
199 Artichoke Large Green Globe 
1 oz. of seed will produce 500 plants. 
109 Artichoke 
The best strain of 
this favorite French 
delicacy. In the lati¬ 
tude of Rock¬ 
ford the Globe 
Artichoke is 
grown as a bien- 
nial. namely, 
the seed is sown 
one year, the 
plant develops 
during the grow¬ 
ing season and 
is carried 
ugh the 
with a 
slight protection 
of leaves or 
straw. The fol- 
g season 
the large globes 
or flower heads 
produced. 
, 10 cts.; 
oz., 30 cts.; 2 A 
lb., $1.00, post¬ 
paid. 
205 Conover’s Colossal 
The largest and most extensively used green 
variety. Quality very tender. Abundant yielder. 
Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; *4 lb., 25 cts,; % lb., 40 cts.j 
lb., 75 cts., postpaid. 
207 Broccoli Italian Green Sprouting 
1 oz. of seed will produce 5,000 plants. 
New Delicious Vegetable. Dietary experts claim 
this the Greatest of All fat-reducing foods. Cook 
and serve like Cauliflower, or cook afid serve with 
dressing. Sow in early spring, mid-summer or fall 
same as you would Cabbage. It thrives everywhere. 
Set plants 2 feet apart each way. Packet, 10 cts.; 
oz., 40 cts.; 14 lb., $1.35; Ms lb., $2.60; lb., $5.00, 
postpaid. 
207 Broccoli—Italian Green Sprouting 
Free Culture Leaflet sent with all Asparagus Root Orders. Tells how to grow them. 
