Condon Bros., Seedsmen, Rock River Valley Seed Farm, Rockford, Illinois. 
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202 Mary Washington 
Condon’s Delicious 
ASPARAGUS 
1 oz. of seed will produce 1,000 plants. 
Most Profitable Vegetable for Market Gardeners and Home Use. 
Everybody receiving this catalog who owns or has a lease on any 
land should plant at least a hundred roots of this delicious vege¬ 
table. It yields the first returns in the spring when vegetables are 
expensive and so highly relished. $500.00 per Acre Profit is a com¬ 
mon yield. Perfectly hardy and when once established lasts for 
years. For immediate returns we recommend purchasing our two- 
year-old thrifty roots setting in the spring and the following spring 
you can market a good crop and bigger ones each succeeding year. 
Asparagus seed is sown in the spring; cultivated two years, then 
the roots are transplanted and the second year following you have 
a good crop. By all means start your bed this year. Don’t put it 
off any longer. Our free culture Leaflet furnished with every order 
gives you full instructions how to grow Asparagus profitably. 
202 Mary Washington 
By far the best strain and the Most Vigorous of the Famous Wash¬ 
ington Asparagus. We have discontinued offering the old common 
varieties and now offer only “The Best” Mary Washington—“Rust 
Proof.” 
There are several strains of Asparagus originated by Prof. Nor¬ 
ton, of the U. S. Department of Agriculture. The original strain was 
called Washington, another selection Martha Washington, and an¬ 
other Mary Washington. The Mary is considered the best strain, 
as the shoots are larger and grow more rapidly than the other 
kinds. The stalks are very thick and grow unusually tall without 
branching. The color is deep green with purple tips. This is de¬ 
cidedly the best variety for either the home garden or commercial 
planting. Pkt., 7 cts.; oz„ 15 cts.; *4 lb., 30 ets.; y 2 lb., 50 cts.; 
lb., 90 cts., postpaid. 
Asparagus Roots s£ n Jp lants . 
Makes Profitable Crop 2nd Year. Start a Big Planting 
This Spring. Always Big Demand for This Most Whole¬ 
some Delicious Vegetable. 
Grow Asparagus 
and Make Money 
Free Cultural 
Information in Every 
Shipment 
We offer all 2-yr.-old strong healthy roots produced from Pure 
Bred Mary Washington Seed, the very finest strain at the following 
low prices: 
202 Mary Washington Roots 
Doz., 45 cts.; 100 for $2.00> postpaid. By Express or Freight not 
prepaid. 100 for $1.25; 250 for $2.75; 500 for $5.00; 1000 for $9.00; 
5000 and over, $8.75 per M. 
207 Broccoli—Italian Green Sprouting 
199 Artichoke 
Large Green Globe 
1 oz. of seed will produce 500 plants. 
The best strain of 
this favorite French 
delicacy. In the lati¬ 
tude of Rock¬ 
ford the Globe 
Artichoke is 
grown as a bien- 
nial, namely, 
the seed is sown 
one year, the 
plant develops 
during the grow¬ 
ing season and 
is carried 
through the 
winter with a 
slight protection 
of leaves or 
straw. The fol¬ 
lowing season 
the large globes 
or flower heads 
are produced. 
Packet, 10 ets.; 
oz., 30 ets.; %. 
lb., $1.00, post¬ 
paid. 
199 Artichoke 
1 oz. of seed will produce 5,000 plants. 
New Delicious Vegetable. Dietary experts claim 
this the Greatest of All fat-reducing foods. Cook 
and serve like Cauliflower, or cook and serve with 
dressing. Sow in early spring, mid-summer or fall 
same as you would Cabbage. It thrives everywhere. 
Set plants 2 feet apart each way. Packet, 10 cts.; y 2 
oz., 20 ets.; oz., 35 ets.; *4 lb., 90 cts.; y 2 lb., $1.60; 
lb., $3.00, postpaid. 
207 Broccoli—Italian Green Sprouting 
Free Culture Leaflet sent with all Asparagus Root Orders. Tells how to grow them. 
