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C. J. EvcrifVs Catalogue. 
It is hardly necessary to state to my new correspondents th.it J\fy Nciv Sccas have a National refutation, -grown a* 
they are in every State and '1 eritory, as well as in all sections of Canada, and always found fresh, genuine and true tr» 
name. This, I flatter myself, has been brought about entirely by my own efforts ancl my determination to send out noth¬ 
ing but the Very Best not only in one but Every variety. All 1 ask is a trial, no matter how small, and I am confident 
s y seeds will be found among the best and most reliable. 
~ Note. — I sell almost all my seeds at five cents per packet, but a sufficient quantity oi the expensive seeds for even a 
very moderate sowing cannot be sold at this price. When comparing prices, please remember 1 have all ;eeds marked 
at prices delivered by Mail or Express prepaid, except where I give notice to the oposite. 
SPECIAL DISCOUNT OF SEEDS IN PACKETS. 
I olfcr to all the. following liberal terms: flteaanatlisay $LUi) May SufipeS Ibd IPhuIU- 
ets fftinly. To Tflue Amount. Of g»l.If»: Tito ose flic mi* i S'-.bO To Tin?. Anion zb* Of $2A0: 
Tlioiso llosniUin^ S»:».0lr To TSae Amount Of $•>."»T2ir?*U! SteaaftittiflDu* $>L0n To Tlac .Mnojma. 
Of '? 1 . 7 b: Those Btesasaatiantf Tfi.Ok To The tataontnf Of <S>a‘ Tuswt^mcx-'i 5 U*aaasUiiii^ §- 10.00 
< , aaa SeSee'l. Ebu ABMonnt niDii* To.$ 1 - 1 . 00 : 1 his Makes My 5 ct; Backets Cost 34-7 Cents 
Each: \ect; Packets 71-7 Cents Each. You will find it very easy work to make up a club for My seeds. Try It. Should 
you need any extra catalogues lor your friends, send me their Address and i will mail them each a copy. 
N. B. Please remember the above discounts apply only to garden seeds In Papers. On general seed orders for Oz., 
Lbs., Qts., etc., amounting to $25.00 or over, 1 can only allow a discount ot 10 per cent from the low prices quoted in 
phis catalogue: on orders for £100.00 and over, 15 per cent discount. 
ARTICHOKE. 
[Fk, Artichaut. Gek, Artischokn. | 
Culture. --The Artichoke may be propagated by seed or offset suckers, separated in the Spring. When raised from 
seed, let them be sown early in the Spring say at the time ot the flowering ol the peach, in drills a foot apart, and four 
inches apart in the drills. 1 he next Spring transplant to permanent beds in hills, tlirce led apart each way. with three 
plants to a hill. It requires a deep rich loam, abounding in moisture, and may be protected in winter by covering with 
litter or earth. 
Green Giobe. —The host lor general culture. Produces large, globular heads, with thick, succulent scales, the bottom']ot 
which is the edible part. Boiled till tender, and served either hot or cold, with butter and salt. It makes a delicious 
dish. Per pkt., 10c; oz., 35: y lb., £1.25; lb., £4.00. 
Jerusalem Artichoke. — In no way resembles the above, except that its tubers when cooked have the same taste and fla¬ 
vor. The plant yields an immense crop of tubers which are the richest in fat producing elements of any of our cultiva¬ 
ted roots. Cultivate the same as potatoes, and take care to remove all the small roots, for if left in the ground, they 
will come up the next Spring, and may become a troublesome weed: not produced from seed; tubers much esteemed 
for pickling: also makes excellent food for stock. 31b package by mail £1.00; per peck, £1.25: b 11., £3.00; bbl.. $8.00 
ASPARAGUS. 
{F k , A sperge . (I k r , Spa rgcl. ] 
On<* oiinco wi2S sow about flafiy foot- of 
Every garden should contain a bed of Asparagus, not only because of its hcalthfulness, but because it is one of the ear 
Best Spring vegetables: the idea that ii is very difficult to establish and maintain a good bed is erroneous, for I think 
there is scarcely a vegetable on our list that can be produced for a term of years so cheaply and easily as this and any 
one following the directions given below will be almost certain of success. 
Culture. — If you want to raise your own plants, prepare a light, rich spot as early as possible in the Spring. Soak the 
seed twenty-four hours in warm water, and sow in drills one foot apart, when the plants are well up, thin to three or four 
inches in the row, and give frequent and thorough cultivation during the Summer, the second season prepare'a bed bv 
.deep spading or trenching, working in a large quantity of well rotted manure, dig trenches lour feet apart and twelve to 
sixteen inches deep, and spade'in at least four inches of well rotted manure in the bottom, set them in the trench eighteen 
inches apart, covering them with about two inches of fine soil. After the plants are up. gradually fill up the trenches, 
and give frequent and thorough cultivation. The second season, early in the Spring spade in a heavy dre.-.sing of manure 
and about two quarts of salt to the square rod. Cultivate well. 'The next season it may he cut for the table two or three 
'times, taking care to cut all as fast as it appears. After the final cutting, spade in a liberal dressing of fine manureand sou- 
one quart of sail to the square rod. The next season, and ever after that, the bed should give a full crop, but should be 
annually manured after the last, cutting and well cultivated through the remainder of the summer. The tops should not 
he cut until dead ripe. Every body should plant Conovers Colossal. 
Conovers Colossal.- A mammoth variety of vigorous growth, sending up from fifteen to fourty sprouts from one to two 
incites in diameter. Color deep green, and crown very close. Per pkt., 5c: oz., 10; y lb., 20: lb., 60. 
Giant. —The old, favorite variety, producing abundantly. Tops green or purple, according to the soil in which they arc- 
raised. Per pkt., 5c; l / x lb., 15; lb., 50. 
BEANS.-- Dwarf, Bush or Snap. 
[Fk, Haricot. Gek, ISuhue. , 
ftn? quart, will front IUU J«> JoO f<‘<‘t «>l’.ts-San, .-icooi-.liiig to siK« .> 1 ’ 3503m. 
Under the name of Dwarfs arc classified all ihe low growing sorts, called in the different Catalogues Bush, Band. 
Snap. String or French Beans. 
Culture.— Being extremely sensitive to frost and cold, they should not be planted before the middle of Spring, when 
the ground has become light and warm, in a favorable season the lirst of May will generally be found about right. Select 
a dry, sheltered spot, which litis been previously slightly-manured and well dug: make-drills two inches deep and two 
feet apart, and plant the Beans three inches apart in the drill, and cover not more than two inches deco. Hoe ofle.i, but 
only when dry, as earth scattered on the leaves when wet-with dew or rain will cause them to rust, nttd greatly injure flu 
crop. Plant at intervals throughout the season, for a succession, finishing about the end of July. 
