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MISS MARY E. MARTIN, FLORAL PARK, NEW YORK. 
Asparagus Seeds and Roots. fuffiXs 
the first green delicacy for our table in the spring. SEED of any of 
these four varieties, Pk't., 5c.; oz., 10c.; % lb., 35c.; per lb., 75c. 
Price of ROOTS, of Barr’s Mammoth, Columbian Mammoth 
White, and Palmetto. Good strong roots, one-year-old, 50 for 
60c.; $1.00 per 100, by mail, postpaid. By express: One-year-old, 
65c. per 100; 500 for S3.50; $4.50 per 1,000. 
Two-year-old roots, by express, 75c. per 100 ; $ 6.00 per 1,000. 
fcarr’K Mnmmnth The stalks are very large, frequently an 
Karr S mammotn. inch in diameter. They are extra quick 
growing, very tender and succulent, entirely free from woody fiber, 
and make shoots fit for market in a single day. 
Columbian Mammoth White. 
superior quality; remarkable for the clear whiteness of its stalks, 
which retain their purity of color until several inches above the sur¬ 
face. 
The plants are strong and vigorous in growth, pro¬ 
ducing large thick dark-green shoots, with a distinctly 
pointed head or tip, as contrasted with the rounded head of the other 
large-stalked varieties. 
Cnnntnar’v Cnlrtccnt The standard variety. One-year-old 
Conover s colossal. roots? 50 for 60c# . 90c . pe r 100 , post¬ 
paid. By express, at expense of purchaser, 45c. per 100 ; $4.00 per 
1,000 ; two-year-old roots, 50c. per 100 ; $4.50 per 1,000. 
Palmetto. 
3 oz., 35c.; 
Asparagus Columbian Mammoth White. 
Rhubarb. Seeds and Plants. 
A deep rich soil is indispensable to secure 
large heavy stalks. Set so that the crowns 
are about i inch below the surface. 
Myatfs Linnaeus. M?"* 
use. Early, very large, productive, tender 
and very delicately flavored. Requires less 
sugar than other sorts. 
Myatfs Victoria. 
Seed of these two kinds, pkt., 5c.; oz., 15c.; 
% lb., 40c.; lb., $1.50. ’ 
Roots of eitherkind, 10c. each ; 3 for 35c.; doz., 90c., by mail 
Large clumps by express, same price. 100 for $4.00. 
The Crimson Winter 
Rhubarb. 
The earliest of all Rhubarb, and fit for 
use not only in spring, but all through the 
summer and fall. In the Southern and Pa¬ 
cific States it may be used all the year 
round. In winter it is particularly fine. 
Color, bright crimson, except the new 
stalks on young plants. It forces readily in 
the greenhouse or cold frame. It is of ex¬ 
cellent flavor, and the stalks are so tender 
that it is not necessary to remove the skin. 
It grows easily and rapidly from seed, 
making stalks for use the second year. 
Packet, 30 seeds, 8c. 
New Mammoth Sage. 
(Never runs to seed.) 
Rhubarb. Monarch. 
The largest, best and most 
distinct sort in cultivation, 
The stalks are verv broad, 
thick, succulent and ef supe¬ 
rior flavor. The Monarch 
has been awarded 
first prize for -everal 
years at exhibitions 
of the Massachusetts 
Horticultural Soci¬ 
ety. On on e occasion 
the 12 stalks shown 
weighed 28 pounds, 
off. The average length of 
stalk is about 16 inches. 
Seed, packet, 10c.; ounce, 25c. 
P^ rs . 0:a wko has use for sage should plant this variety ; one 
plant will yield more than a dozen of the common sort. The leaves are 
h°ol e Q n r° ri ? ?U 5- Slze . and •™ 6)St excellent quality. The plant is a strong, 
postpaid. 
Cri nson Winter Rhubarb seed produces edible stalks the following year. 
