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JOSEPH HRKCK & SONS 
(Corporation)_ 
Asparagus. 
German, Sparget-^Yr^wch, Asperge. — Spanish, Esparragos. 
(P'or price on Asparagus Roots, see Vegetable Plants.) 
An asparagus bed may be made from one or two year old roots, planted in Octo¬ 
ber, or during April and May. The bed should be made very rich with well-rotted 
manure, and thoroughl} worked over to a depth of nearly two feet. Plant the roots 
in rows four feet apart, leaving about 12 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. Cover lightly at first, gradually filling the trenches as 
the plants grow. Every fall a liberal dressing of coarse manure should be spread 
after the tops have been cut, and in spring forked in. The second season after plant¬ 
ing bed may be cut two or three times. Do not cut too cIo.sely. as the roots require 
the benefit of some foliage. Seed may be sown in April in drills one inch deep and 
one foot apart. Otie ounce oj seed will sow 60 feet of drill, 
Conover*s Colossal, Large, excellent and hardy ...... 
Hub. The most approved and best sort for New England. 
/Moore’s Qiant Purple Top, Large and prolific ...... 
Mammoth White, Pure white stalks. 
Palmetto. A very desirable light green sort. 
Medicinal Asparagus Seed . 
Beans — English, 
German, Crosse Bohneft — French, Feve dc Alarais. — Spanish, Haba. 
Plant as early in spring as the ground can be worked. The rows should be three feet apart; set the seed in the 
rows six inches deep, four inches apart. As the pods get formed, top the plants, thereby preventing too much running 
to vine. 
Broad Windsor. The best variety for general use. Pkt. 10 cts.; qt. 30 cts.; pk. ^1.50. 
Beans — Dwarf or Bush, 
German, Bohne. — French, Haricot. — Spanish, Frijorenano. 
To afford a regular succession of crops throughout the season, 
plant every two weeks, from about the beginning of May to the end of 
summer; but not until the soil becomes warm, as they are very sensi¬ 
tive to cold. Plant in rows 18 inches apart, two inches deep; cultivate 
frequently, but only when dry, as the scattering of earth on the foliage 
or pods, w’hen moist, will cause them to become damaged with rust. 
One quart will plant 100 feet of drill. 
Greon-Poddcd Varietiesm 
lam very much pleased with the results received from seeds piir- 
chased of you this year ^ although the weather was not at all favor¬ 
able. All of the varieties gave splendid satisfaction^ which in my 
opinion speaks well for the vitality of the different sorts sent me. 
Very truly yours, ' O. A'. BIL LINOS, 
Supt. Kona Farm, Centre Harbor, N. //. 
UuHli Xiima lleniiR. 
We supply packets of Beans at 70 cents each. 
Breck*s Dwarf Horticultural. An improved type. The beans are larger, the pods 
longer and more highly colored than the older sort ....... 
Breck*s String and Shell. Excellent; a favorite sort. 
Breck*s Boston Snap Bush Beans. Very early, and stringless ..... 
Burpee*s Stringless. F'xtia early, very prolific, quite stringless ...... 
Burlingame Medium. A favorite for “Boston Baked Beans” ...... 
Best of All. Early, round fleshy pods. 
Dwarf Horticultural. A superior shell bean, medium early. 
Barly China, Early, a continuous and productive bearer .. 
Early Mohawk, Large flat pods, a fine early. 
Early-Red Valentine. One of the earliest and best, pods round 
Qoddardf or Boston Favorite. A larger, later Dwarf Horticultural .... 
Qiant Qreen Pod Stringless. .\n \mpro\ed, form oi Burpee's Stringless 
Kidney^ Red. An excellent sliell bean, and for baking ..... 
Kidney, White. “ “ *4 i* » i. .„ . 
Long Yellow Six Weeks. The leading market sort, flat pods ...... 
Low*s Champion. Large, green, flat stringless pods. 
Prolific Tree Pea Bean. A fi ne variety for baking . . 
Red Cranberry. A favorite snap and shell bean ......... 
Refugee. Thorburn’s E.xtra Early, of superior (juality and two weeks earlier than the old .sort 
Refugee. Late or 1000 to I . Very productive, round pods largely grown for pickling 
Round Yellow Six Weeks, or Yellow Cranberry. Good either as a snap or shell bean 
Triumph of the Frames. Best for frames. Use as shell or string 
The Warren, An improved Cranberry, pods round, fle.shy and tender 
White Marrow, Used generally as a winter bean .... 
Wonder of France. Green Flageolet, long tender pods ....... 
Yellow Eye Improved. A profitable bean for field culture 
See Special Offers on third page of cover. 
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