ALNEER BROTHERS RELIABLE SEEDS, ROCKFORD, ILL. 
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ALNEER’S SELECTED VEGETABLE SEEDS 
Artichoke 
The Globe Artichoke 
is cultivated for its 
flower heads, which are 
cooked like asparagus. 
Plants set in any good 
soil, with slight cover¬ 
ing in winter, will re¬ 
main in bearing several 
years. Green Globe, the 
standard variety. Per 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 30c. 
Asparagus 
ASPARAGUS 
Sow seeds early in the spring in well prepared rich ground in rows a foot apart. 
Set the plants out for a permanent bed the succeeding spring, in rows two by 
three feet, in very highly enriched ground. 
Marv ^^ashinp'ton The latest development of rust resistant asparagus: 
* s larger than the original Washington, with very tight 
tips of fine quality. Pkt. 7c, oz. 15c, Vi lb. 30c, y 2 lb. 50c, lb. 90c. 
Waskinirton Riisl.Prnnf This asparagus, which has been selected by the 
TTasiimgiun nusi iruui United States Department of Agriculture, 
Washington, D. C., has proven to be nearly rust free. The shoots are thick and 
heavy. They are long and straight, with closely folded tips. The color is rich dark 
green, tinted darker at the tips. It is a heavy yidlder of exceptionally fine flavor. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, Vi lb. 25c, V 2 lb. 45c, lb. 80c. 
Columbian Mammoth White A fine new variety, wonderfully pro¬ 
ductive and robust. The White color 
is of great advantage. Has been thoroughly tried and is considered the best by 
all growers. Pkt. 4c, oz. 8c, Vi lb. 20c, V2 lb. 35c, lb. 60c. 
Palmetto New, early and very large. The best and largest in cultivation and 
an enormous yielder. Pkt. 4c, oz. 8c, Vi lb. 20c, V 2 lb. 35c, lb. 60c. 
Asparagus Roots 
Washington Rust-Proof By JV?s.oo By «**““ “ trcirtt 
AVa<«liin 0 -tr»n By mail, 100, $1.40. By express or freight not pre- 
mary vvdsmngion paid> 1000( $850 . 
Italian Green Sprouting 
Italian Green Sprouting £ n c®^ a ®”ety d of 
the sprouting type. It forms a large head consist¬ 
ing of a cluster of bluish green flower-heads. When 
this central head is removed the plant develops 
numerous lateral sprouts, each of which produces a 
small head. These are cut, leaving about 6 inches 
of the stem, and are tied in bunches for market. 
Both stems and heads are cooked and served like 
cauliflower. Ready for market in about 90 days. 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 30c, Vi lb. $1.00, 1/2 lb. $1.90, lb. $3.75. 
Palmetto By mail, 100, $1.25. By express or freight not prepaid, 1,000, 
$ 7 . 00 . 
Eureka Ever-Bearing Wax Beans 
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Alneer’s Rust-Proof Golden Wax Dwarf Beans 
BEANS WAX BUSH DED 
The beans are very sensitive to frost and cold and should 
not be planted before ground has become warm and light. 
Plant three to five seeds in hills two and one-half by one foot 
in the row. Our packets of beans contain 2 oz. 
Eureka Ever-Bearing Wax j , 3 
is the most valuable 
dwarf wax variety ever 
offered. Our illustration, made from nature, gives some idea 
of its wonderful productiveness and handsome pods, which are 
thick, fleshy, entirely stringless and of a very fine rich, buttery 
flavor. Their greatest value, however, is in their ever-bearing 
character, Beginning early and continuing in great abundance 
all the season. Price per pkt. 5c, V2 lb. 18c, 1 lb. 32c, 2 lbs. 
60c, 5 lbs. $1.20, 10 lbs. $2.30, postpaid. 
Brittle, or Round Pod Kidney Wax 1 q s Jj it s " p " l I 
treme earliness and great productiveness. The pods are hand¬ 
some, round, extremely fleshy and are always stringless and 
tender. They measure about 7 in. and are slightly curved. 
Pkt. 5c, 1/2 lb- 18c, lb. 32c, 2 lbs. 58c, 5 lbs. $1.20, 10 lbs. 
$2.30, postpaid. 
Alneer’s Rust-Proof Golden Wax Dwarf 
excellent bean is without doubt the best bush bean in ex¬ 
istence. Has long waxy, yellow pods, seven to eight inches 
long and entirely stringless. As a snap bean it excels all 
others in tenderness and richness of flavor. Pkt. 5c, 1/2 lb. 
17c, 1 lb. 30c, 2 lbs. 58c, 5 lbs. $1.15, 10 lbs. $2.10, postpaid. 
For not prepaid bulk prices see page 1. 
