GENERAL LIST OF 
Ir^ESH, jAlRE fltfD (jOOD SEEDS 
-^Pop 1889.<«- 
WITH BRIEF DIRECTIONS pop CUHTIVflTIOH. 
Price List of Seeds Sent Prepaid by Mail, and their Safe 
Delivery in Good Condition Guaranteed. 
Asparagus. 
Fr. Asperge. Ger. Spargel. 
Asparagus seed 
is slow to germi¬ 
nate, and unless 
the land is clean 
or you sow a few 
radish seeds with 
it to mark the 
rows, so that you 
can see where to 
hoe before the 
young Asparagus 
plants appear, the 
weeds are apt to 
smother them or 
greatly check 
their growth. Se¬ 
lect clean, rich, 
light land, and 
sow in rows not 
less than 15 inches 
apart and drop 
two or three seeds 
to each inch of 
row, and after¬ 
wards thin out the 
Conovers Colossal. plants to three or 
four inches apart. Keep the land well hoed and free 
from weeds. When a year old, if you are ready, trans¬ 
plant into a permanent bed, or let them remain till they are 
two years old. In growing plants on a large scale, we sow 
the seed in rows 28 inches apart, and use the horse fcc* I 
between the rows. 1 
Conovers Colossal— There is no better variety. Gbocr I 
fresh seed. Per pound, prepaid by mail, 50 cents; U lb. 
15 cents; ounce, 6 cents ; packet, 5 cents. 
Asparagus Roots. 
Almost Given Auuay. 
Last year we only sent one year old Asparagus roots by 
mail; this year, owing to the reduction in postage, we will 
send two year old Asparagus roots by mail at the same 
price we charged last year for one year old roots. 
Never before have good two year old Asparagus roots 
been sold as cheap as we now offer them. The reason for 
this is simply that we grow them in enormous quantity 
and have more of them than we can probably sell. Such 
a chance to get the very best of roots at low prices seldom 
occurs. For directions for planting see pagej 
One Year Old Roots, by Mail Prepail.- 50 roots, 
40 cents; 100 roots, 75 cents; 200 roots, $1.40; 300 roots, 
$<5.00. 
Asparagus Roots, Two Years Old, Prepaid by 
Mail. 60roots, «0 cents; 120 roots, $1.00; 260 roots, *2.00; 
550 roots, $4.00. 
By Express Not PREPAID.-Good, strong, two year 
?! Plants, 40 cents, 100 plants, 75 eents; 250 plants, 
$2.25; 1,000 plants, $4.00; 2,000 plants, $7.50. 
1 mn P w ’ ® 10 '°°’ ; aGd any greater quantity at $3.25 per 
1,000. We can allow no discount on these extremely low 
prices. No charge for boxes or barrels. 
seedsmen ’ s or nursery catalogues, and 
see what they charge for two year old Asparagus roots, 
and you will be convinced that it pays to buy direct from 
the growers. And remember that you will get the roots 
fresh from the field. 
Three Year Old HooTS.-We have a lew thousand 
f ?’ ear o < root s. and as long as the supply lasts will 
send them by express or freight, not prepaid, at the follow- 
2 m ^ ? ,ants ’ ® 1 ' 80; m plants - * 2 - 26 : 600 plants, 
$4.00; 1,000 plants, $7.00. 
