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CROSMAN BROTHERS ’ CATALOO UE. 
ARTICHOKE. 
German, $rtid)ofc. French, Artichaut. 
The flower-heads in their immature state contain the edible part, which consists 
of that portion of the fleshy receptacle which adheres to the scales, called the bottom. 
It is entirely different from and preferable to the Jerusalem Artichoke, which 
produces tubers. Sow in April, in rich soil, and transplant the following spring to 
permanent beds, in rows (or hills) three feet apart, and two feet between the plants. 
The plantation, first season, will give only a partial crop, but as it is a perennial, 
after being once planted, the bed will remain in bearing for years. It requires a 
deep, rich loam, and should be protected in winter by a covering of leaves or coarse 
manure. Pkt. Cts. 
Large Green Globe, best for general culture, oz. 30c. 10 
BEANS. (dwarf or bush.) 
German, 93oI}nen. French, Haricots. 
A warm, light soil is best adapted to Beans, but they will thrive in any garden 
soil. Plant as soon as safe from frost and the ground becomes warm and dry, in 
hills, two inches deep ; put five or six beans in a hill; or in drills two feet apart, 
and two inches deep ; drop the beans two inches from each other. Drills are ad¬ 
vised for garden use. One pint of ordinary sized beans will sow about one hundred 
feet of drill or about the same number of hills. The dwarf varieties grow about 
eighteen inches high and require no support. Keep clean by frequent hoeing, 
always when the leaves are dry. 
GREEN PODDED VARIETIES. 
Emperor William, the earliest of ail beans ; pods very large, flat, and borne 
in great profusion ; good either shelled or dry : seeds white. Pt. 25c.10 
Early Red Valentine, very early, 
EARLY RED VALENTINE. 
used princi- 
Pt. 20c.10 
productive and tender 
pally for string beans. 
White Valentine, the seed of this 
bean being white gives it additional 
value, as it can be used green as a 
snap bean or as a winter shelled 
bean. Pt. 25c ; qt. 45c.10 
Early Mohawk, excellent for string 
beans, tender and early, very pro¬ 
ductive, and hardy enough to en¬ 
dure light frost. Pt. 20c.10 
Early Yellow Six Weeks, {Long) 
a hardy and prolific variety ; seeds 
pale yellowish drab ; fine for string 
beans. Pt. 20c.10 
Early China, a very excellent early 
variety, both for string and shelled 
beans, green or dry ; prolific, and is 
a standard sort; seeds white with 
redeye. Pt. 20c.10 
P xtra Early Refugee, has all the 
superior qualities of the famous 
Pefugee, and is fully two weeks 
earlier in podding. Pt. 20c.10 
Refugee, or 1,000 to 1, hardy ; 
one of the best for pickling. Pt. 20c.. 10 
Burpee’s Bush Lima, a bush form 
of the true Large Lima ; plants uniformly dwarf, bearing very abundantly ; 
pods as large as those of the Large Limas, and containing from four to six 
beans ; very large, flat, and of the best quality. Pt. 30c., | pt. 20c.10 
Ilreer’s Bush Lima, a dwarf form of Lima, having thicker pods and beans 
than the Burpee Bush Lima, and by many considered even better in quality. 
Pt. 25c., i pt. 15c.10 
Broad Windsor, very hardy and excellent for general use. To insure well- 
filled pods pinch off the tops as soon as the lower pods begin to set. Pt. 25c.... 10 
