GREEN’S NURSERY COMPANY, ROCHESTER, N. Y. 
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GARDEN ROOTS 
Rochester, N. Y., has long had 
the reputation for producing the 
hardiest vines and trees. We have 
plenty of moisture but not the heat 
that produces a succulent or second 
growth liable to be winter killed; 
the growth here made in our trees 
is slow and enduring and the wood 
Palmetto Asparagus. This is a large growing variety particu- 
•-—- larly delicious in quality. No home gar¬ 
den can be complete without it. Asparagus is one of the greatest garden 
delicacies, coming in at a season when there is no competitor. When once 
planted this will continue to produce abundantly for life. The plants late 
m the season are objects of great beauty, and are worth growing for their 
beauty. Palmetto Asparagus is valuable for its health-giving properties. It 
is also appetizing and is a rare delicacy for any table. Prices of Palmetto 
Asparagus: Strong 2-year plants, 50c. per 25, $1.00 per 100, $5.00 per 
1,000. Extra strong 3-year-old plants, 75c. per 25, $1.50 per 100, 
$6.00 per 1000. 
Conover’s Colossal Asparagus. No vegetable is so attrac- 
■-—---i-—- tive to the delicate appe¬ 
tite of the epicure as the first delicious cuttings of this early asparagus. No 
vegetable is more beneficial as an appetizer to persons of sedentary habits. 
It is difficult to account for its cultivation being neglected. In country 
gardens it is rarely to be found, although so healthful and nutritious; yet 
everyone should have an asparagus bed. This good old variety is known 
everywhere; is of large size, rapid in growth and of good quality. Prices: 
Large 2-year plants, 50c. per 25, $1.00 per 100, $5.00 per 1000. Extra 
strong 3-year-old plants, 75c. per 25, $1.50 per 100, $6.00 per 1000. 
Giant Argenteuil Asparagus. (New.) A large, tender and delicious 
variety. A rapid grower and desirable in every respect. Offered by us now 
for the first time. Prices: 50c. per 25, $1.00 per 100, $5.00 per 1000. 
Extra strong, 3-year-old plants, 75c. per 25, $1.50 per 100, $6.00 per 1000. 
Horse Radisll. Will stand a great deal of hardship and persist in 
_1 soil year after year. Plant in deep, rich, cool soil. 
The yield will carry according to the soil and treatment. As high as ten 
tons have been secured from an acre. Prices: Strong sets, 25c. per 10, $1.00 
per 100, $7.50 per 1,000. 
Sa£e. (Holt’s Mammoth.) The leaves of this plant are used ex- 
-——1 tensively for flavoring dressing and sauces. Prices: Heavy 
transplanted roots, 25c. each, $2.25 per 10, $10.00 per 100. Strong, 
well-rooted layers, 10c. each, 90c. per 10, $5.00 per 100. 
Linnaeus Rhubarb, mil ) ions „? l f well - rooted Rhub f, rb 
■■ — . plants for sale. When spring opens, the 
human system needs an acid. # Fruits have not yet supplied these acids, 
therefore rhubarb, or pieplant, is the only source. Those who eat pieplant 
pie and sauce freely are greatly benefited. Do you realize what excellent 
sauce can be made of rhubarb? Set 15 to 18 inches apart, in the row. For ornament alone it pays to plant it. This is the 
best variety. Prices of strong 
roots, lower than ever 
: 10c. each, 75c. per 10, 
$5.00 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. 
Palmetto Asparagus 
PARCEL POST—Asparagus 
Plants, Horse Radish and Sage can 
be sent by parcel post, postage 
prepaid, for 5 cents per 10 or 25c. 
per 100 extra. 
Rhubarb roots can be sent by 
parcel post, postage prepaid, for 
3 cents extra per root. 
On a Tour of Inspection — Mr. Green Examining One of Our 
Fields of Rhubarb (Pieplant) 
is well ripened preparatory to the 
. hardships of winter. 
