50 Vegetable Seeds 
HOSEA WATERER, Philadelphia 
Garden Vegetables 
All prices are 
subject to change 
without notice 
ASPARAGUS SEED 
Culture;. Sow the seed as early in spring as the soil can be worked, in drills 1 foot 
Ian* • 7^ WC sta {' te j 1 > tflin out to 3 inches apart. When one to two years old, 
transput into permanent beds, which should be well and deeply manured and trenched to a 
depth of 1/6 feet. Set the plants in rows 3 feet apart, and not less than iy 2 feet apart 
;nrL« r °l7.j« C 7 r K S i hoU d Se taken that the roots are well spread, and set at a depth of 
6 inches below the evel of the bed. Cover only 2 or 3 inches, and fill in gradually as the 
plants grow. Very little if any, should be cut the first year after transplanting but a fair 
crop can be cut the second year. Every fall after the tops have been cut down, apply a dressing 
of coarse manure, and in the spring fork it in. An occasional top-dressing of salt at the rate 
of one-half pound per square yard is also beneficial. 
AR n GE i I ? T ! :UI i L /'ii. T « S variety is largely grown in France for the Paris market. Pkt. 10 cts • 
oz. cts.; >4lb. 35 cts.; lb. $1. 
B Wb.’35«tflb! $I H ’ A qUick grOW " With p tt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; 
C oz N °™ 5 .’f Mlb L 3°5 St “ d " d V “"' ty: '" 8e and prolific. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
P Az.“5 E J,I°K°b. 3f«s/b.$l A “ ' arIy ' Pr ° UnC ' and V " y desirable yari «y- Ph- 10 cts.; 
Pedigreed Washington. auafitv Ust fw S sS. parti i cularIy vi ?°; ous . and of wonderful 
and with a heavy pufple ovenone^he tijh Sm tips dark ™ 
out of the ground. Pkt. 10 ets.; £.15 Sf; jilb io'Ss/b $1 IS" ° P " U "" 1 
asparagus roots 
It requires 100 plants for a single row of 150 feet 
A t .. Doz. 100 1,000 
Argenteuil. .$0 30 SI 25 $10 00 
Barr s Mammoth. 30 1 25 10 00 
Conover s Colossal 30 1 25 10 00 
pi c... it .. R oz ■ 100 1.000 
Palmetto or Eclipse ..$0 30 $1 25 $10 0C 
Pedigreed Washington 50 1 75 15 0C 
Above prices are for 2-year-old roots 
ARTICHOKE 
plani^wTien^arge'en^ughilnto'boxes^r^ts^^fter j^ arcb ’ “.row ,6 inches apart. Tran 
ground, in rows 3 feet apart 2 to 3 feetTmn'rt iAk d ger .frosts is past, plant in the ope 
ground, but do not plan? too deep P ' “ r ° W> Care bemg taken to P ress ^mly in ?h 
LARGE GLOBE or PARIS. The best of all Artichokes. Pkt. 15 cts.; ^oz. 20 cts • oz 60 cf 
JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE. Distinct from the Plok. d cts., oz. ou ct 
tubers. Lb. 20 cts.; 5 lbs. 75 cts.; 25 lbs $2 75 ^ ° be ’ and propagated by and for it 
Pedigreed Washington Asparagus 
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