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I. N. SIMON & SON, 529 MARKET STREET, PHILADELPIDA 
ARTICHOKE 
German, Artischoke. Italian, Articiocca. Spanish, Alcachofa. 
French, Artichaut. 
Large Green Globe: Perennial.—Grown for its large flower 
heads, and cooked like asparagus. Matures the second year. 
Pkt., 10c.; oz., 40c.; K lb., $1.25; lb., $4.50. 
ASPARAGUS 
German, Spargel. Italian, Sparagio. Spanish, Esparragos. 
French, Asperge. 
Cultural Directions. —One ounce for 300 roots. 
Asparagus Seed is sown in the spring. The earlier the better 
after frost is out of the ground and the soil in good workable con¬ 
dition, not sticky. Scatter the seed an inch apart in drills 2 to 3 feet 
apart and cover with about ^-inch of soil. After the plants are well 
up thin them to stand not less than 2 inches apart. Such seedlings, 
if kept cultivated, free from weeds and not allowed to suffer from lack 
of water, during summer and autumn will be fit to be planted out 
in permanent beds the succeeding spring and should commence 
bearing in 3 or 4 years from seed sowing. 
Mary Washington. —This variety is the result of careful breed 
ing by the U. S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C., 
with the object of eliminating rust. It produces large straight shoots 
of a dark green color. The tips are tight and firm and do not open 
out or begin to branch until well out of the ground; a very valuable 
feature. 
Pkt., 10c.; oz., 15c.; }4, lb., 35c.; lb., $1.00; 10 lbs., $9.00. 
Early Giant French Argenteuil. —A variety imported from 
France, which is claimed to resist rust better than some Ameri¬ 
can sorts. It produces an abundance of heavy dark green shoots 
and is very early. 
Oz., 10c.; ^ lb.. 25c.; lb., 70c.; 10 lbs., $6.00. 
Palmetto. —A very early maturing and prolific variety, pro¬ 
ducing numerous deep green shoots of excellent quality. One of 
the most iwpular varieties. 
Oz., 10c.; M fb., 25c.; lb., 70c.; 10 lbs., $6.00. 
Starkey’s Mammoth Prolific. —Originated at Bustleton, Phila¬ 
delphia, and is well known in the Philadelphia market. Produces 
heavy green shoots of fine quality and always brings the highest 
market price. 
Oz., 10c.; 14 lb., 25c.; lb., 70c.; 10 lbs., $6.00. 
ASPARAGUS ROOTS 
Cultural Directions. —A saving of one to two years is effected 
by planting roots. A bed 12 x 40 feet, requiring about 100 roots, 
should give a sufficient supply for an ordinary family; 5000 roots 
will plant an acre. Select good loamy soil, plow deep, put in a good 
quantity of manure and 100 pounds kainitto 1000 square feet of bed. 
Mix thoroughly, make a trenqh eight inches deep, set plants nine 
inches apart. In field culture, rows are placed four feet apart. 
Postage extra. Consult ^'Postal Directions” on inside front 
cover. One hundred roots weigh 10 pounds. 
We can supply strong two-year-old roots of the following varieties: 
Mary Washington, per 100, $1.50; per 1000, $10.00. 
Early Giant French Argenteuil, per 100, $1.25; per 1000, $8.00. 
Palmetto, per 100, $1.25; per 1000, $8.00. 
Starkey’s Mammoth Prolific, per 100, $1.25; per 1000, $8.00. 
BEANS 
German, Zwerg Bohnen. Italian, Fagiuoli. Spanish, Haba. 
French, Haricoat. 
One pound of Beans equals one pint. 
For postage on 5 lbs. and over, consult Inside front cover. 
DWARF OR BUSH 
WAX PODDED VARIETIES 
Cultural Directions. —Beans can be planted with safety any time 
from May 1st to August 1st. They do better in light, loamy > 
soil, but will thrive well in any good soil. Sow in rows 2J^ or 3 feet 
apart; 2 lbs. will sow 100 feet of drill; 60 to 90 lbs. to the acre. 
Brittle Wax, or Round 
Pod Kidney Wax.— The 
best of the round podded 
sorts, maturing early, pro¬ 
lific and bearing long string¬ 
less, waxy, yellow pods of 
excellent quality. Pkt., 
10c.; lb., 30c.; 10 lbs., 
$1.70; 100 lbs., $14.00. 
Burpee’s New Kidney 
Wax.— A more robust and 
prolific grower than Ward- 
well’s. The flat, brittle, 
fleshy pods are of a rich 
lemon color, stringless, and 
of fine flavor. Pkt., 10c.; 
lb., 30c.; 10 lbs., $1.70; 
100 lbs., $14.00. 
California Rust Proof 
Wax. —An extra early, ex¬ 
tremely hardy variety, pro¬ 
ducing an abundance of 
handsome, long, yellow, 
flat pods. Pkt., 10c.; lb., 
30c.; 10 lbs., $1.60; 
100 lbs., $13.00. 
Cracker Jack, or Web¬ 
ber Wax. —Since offering 
this unrivalled wax bean, 
we have received the most 
flattering testimonials from 
growers in all parts of the 
country commending its 
superior merits. It com¬ 
bines every quality that a 
bean should possess—ex¬ 
treme earliness, productive¬ 
ness, immunity to spot or 
blight and vigorousness of 
habit. The pods are flat, 
of a beautiful golden color, 
ve^ fleshy and entirely 
stringless. Cracker Jack 
is the most suitable name 
we can use to do justice to 
this remarkable wax bean, 
as it has never failed to give 
the utmost satisfaction. 
Pkt., 10c.; lb., 30c.; 10 
lbs., $1.60; 100 lbs., $13.00. 
W» Mil H pounds at pound rate, 6 poui^s at ton-pound rate, 26 pounds or over at hundrod-pound rate, of one variatv. 
Prices Subject to Change Without Notice. 
Cracker Jack, or Webber Wax 
