VEGETABLE AND FLOWER SEEDS , ETC. 
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ARTICHOKE. 
German, '21rttd)ofe. 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 th? 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., 35c. 10 
BEANS ( dwarf or bush.) 
German, SBofpieu. 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 
advised 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 all 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, pro¬ 
ductive and tender ; used principally 
for string beans. Pt. 20c.10 
Early Mohawk, excellent for string 
beans, tender and early, very produc 
tive and hardy enough to endure 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 shell beans 
green or dry : prolific, and is a stand¬ 
ard sort; seeds white with red eye. 
Pt. 20c. 10 
Extra-Early Refugee, has all the 
superior qualities of the famous 
Refugee, and is fully two weeks 
earlier in podding. Pt. 20c.10 
Refugee, or iooo to i, hardy; one of 
the beet for pickling Pt. 20c.10 
Burpee’s Bush Lima, a bush form of the 
true Large Lima ; plants uniformly 
dwarf, bearing very abundantly ; 
early red valentine. 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., i pt. 20c. ■ . *10 
Dreer’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. 
30c., i pt. 20c.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 
