ASPARAGUS 
ARTICHOKE 
6 
Fottler, Fish, Rawson Co, 
Highest Grade 
Asparagus 
Asparagus Roots 
150 roots will set a bed 12 x 35 ft. 
MARTHA WASHINGTON. 
New. Rust resistant. 
Stalks large, of rapid 
growth, very tender.! 
CONOVER’S COLOSSAL. 
Doz. 
S0.75 
100 
S3.50 
500 
1000 
2 year. 
.30 
1.25 
S5.50 
S 10.00 
3 year. 
GIANT ARGENTEUIL. 
.40 
1.75 
7.50 
14.00 
2 year. 
.30 
1.25 
5.50 
10.00 
3 year. 
PALMETTO. 
.40 
1.75 
7.50 
14.00 
2 year. 
.30 
1.25 
5.50 
10.00 
3 year. 
READING GIANT. A fa¬ 
vorite in this market. 
.50 
2.00 
8.50 
16.00 
2 year. 
.40 
1.50 
6.50 
12.00 
3 year. 
2.00 
8.50 
16.00 
The best knife for cutting Asparagus. Each 40c. 
RAFFIA. Soft and pliable. Very strong. 
Lb. 30c., 5 lbs. $1.25 
TAPE. Many gardeners are using this to add materially 
to the appearance of their product, which always com¬ 
mands a higher price in the best markets. Red or blue, 
per spool of 1000 yards, $6.00. 
Vegetable Seeds 
The growing and marketing of the enormous quantities 
of seed required to produce the food for the £ne hundred 
million people in these United States of ours is a tremendous 
problem. Today the two ends of the business are to a 
large extent entirely separate and confined to specialists. 
We make no claim to produce all the seeds we offer for sale, 
but there are many strains the stock seed of which we con¬ 
trol and take pride in offering to the public as being es¬ 
pecially desirable. The balance of our list is purchased 
from experts in their particular line, men who we have 
learned by our_ 3 ’ears of experience are reliable. 1 hus it is 
that we can assure our friends that our seeds are the 
“Highest Grade” in accord with our policy. ^Ve offer 
our services, confident that, by means of the constantly 
improving parcel post system, we can bring the best the 
world affords to your very door, and we respectfully solicit 
your patronage. 
Asparagus 
One ounce will sow about 50 feet of drill. 
Culture —Asparagus roots may be purchased in 
the Spring, or may be grown from seed sown in 
April or May, in good soil, in drills 12 to 14 inches 
apart. The permanent bed should be made very rich 
with well-rotted manure, and thoroughly worked 
over to a depth of nearly 2 feet. The Asparagus 
roots (either one or two years old) are to be trans¬ 
planted into this bed, setting them in rows 3 or 4 
feet apart, leaving about 18 inches between the 
plants in the row. Lay the roots flat in trenches, 
spreading them well, and using care to have all the 
crowns placed in the same direction, to keep the 
roots from running together. Cover lightly at first, 
gradually filling the trenches as the plants begin to 
start; the crowns of the roots should be about six 
inches below the level of the bed. Avoid location 
near trees, particularly large trees, or their roots 
will soon take possession of the ground. 
CONOVER’S COLOSSAL. A well known variety of 
large size; tender and of good quality. 
Pkt. 5c., oz. 15c., 34 lb. 30c., lb. $1.00. 
EARLY GIANT ARGENTEUIL. A very popular French 
variety that has thus far been free from rust; valuable 
on account of its earliness. The stalks grow to mam¬ 
moth size, sometimes weighing as much as four ounces. 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 25c., M lb. 60c., lb. $2.00. 
PALMETTO. A good cropper of a light green. Large, 
tender and desirable. 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 25c., 34 lb. 60c., lb. $2.00. 
READING GIANT. Early, large, and vigorous in growth. 
Flavor delicious. 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 25c., 34 lb. 60c., lb. $2.00. 
Artichoke 
Culture —In Febuary or March sow in hotbed, 
transplant to the open in May in rows three or four 
feet apart, and two feet apart in the rows. Should 
give globes the same year. Seed sown in May and 
transplanted in June has to be wintered. Tie up 
leaves, then bank with dirt; will mature the second 
year. 
GIANT GREEN GLOBE. Produces large globular 
heads, thick, succulent scales, the bottom of which is the 
edible part. Boiled till tender, it makes a delicious dish. 
Pkt. 25c., 34 oz * 50c., oz. $1.00. 
JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE. Sometimes used as a 
table vegetable when pickled, but their greatest value is 
for feeding stock. 
Tubers, postpaid.lb. 35c., 3 lbs. $1.00. 
By freight or express.pk. $2.00, bus. $6.00. 
