MARSHALL’S MATCHLESS SEEDS. 
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MARSHALL’S VEGETABLE SEEDS 
WITH GENERAL DIRECTIONS FOR CULTIVATION. 
W. E. MARSHALL & CO. give no warranty, express or implied, as to description, quality, 
productiveness or any other matter of any seeds, bulbs or plants the}^ send out, and they will not 
be in any way responsible for the crop. If the purchaser does not accept the goods on these terms, 
they are at once to be returned. 
ARTICHOKE. 
One ounce will sow 100 feet of row, and produce about 600 plants. 
A rich sandy loam is best adapted for this plant. The seed should be sown in drills 114 inches 
deep and one foot apart. Transplant to rows 3 feet apart. They reach maturity the second jmar, 
protect in rvinter by a covering of leaves or coarse manure. 
Large French Globe. Heads large, fleshy and of rich flavor. Pkt., 10 cents; ounce, 35 cents. 
ARTICEIOKE PLANTS. 
Large French Globe. Plants ready for shipment after April 1st. Per dozen, $1.50; per 100, $12.00. 
Jerusalem. Grown for the tubers, which resemble potatoes, and are cultivated in a similar manner, 
but the rows should be at least 4 feet apart. Quart, 20 cents; peck, $1.25. 
ASPARAGUS. 
One ounce will produce about 200 plants. 
Sow in Autumn or in Spring as soon as the soil is in good working condition. At one or two 
years transplant to permanent beds. 
Per Pkt. Oz. % Lb. 
Conover’s Colossal. A^ery prolific and tender.$6.05 $0.10 $0.20 
Palmetto. A fine variety, producing large green asparagus.05 .10 .20 
ASPARAGUS ROOTS. 
It requires 100 plants for a single row of 150 feet. 
Culture. The permanent bed should be trenched or ploughed very deeply, and well manured 
with rich, thoroughly decayed manure. Set the plants 18 inches apart in rows, carefully spreading 
out and separating the roots, and deep enough to admit of the top of the plants being covered 6 
inches. In November the plants should have their annual top dressing of manure after the stalks 
have been cleared away. 
TWO-YEAR-OLD ROOTS. THREE-YEAR-OLD ROOTS. 
Palmetto. Large bright green 
Per 100 
.$0.80 
1,000 
$7.00 
Palmetto . 
Per doz. 
. .$0.25 
100 
$1.25 
1,000 
$10.00 
Conover’s Colossal. Early deep 
green .80 
7.00 
Conover’s Colossal . 
. . .25 
1.25 
10.00 
Columbian Mammoth. White. 
.80 
7.00 
Columbian Mammoth .... 
. . .25 
1.25 
10.00 
Giant Argentiel. A’ery large. 
.80 
7.00 
Four Year Forcing Roots. 
. . .50 
2.50 
20.00 
BEANS. 
Beans like a well-drained, rich and light loam. Plant about the middle of April when warm 
and favorable, and at intervals throughout the season for a succession until the later part of 
August. Bush varieties should be planted in drills 2 feet apart, and from two to six plants to the 
foot in a row. Keep them well cultivated and draw the earth up to the stem. For String Beams 
gather the pods clean as soon as fit for use. The plants will remain all the longer in bearing. 
ENGLISH OR BROAD BEANS. 
Sow in drills 2 feet apart, as early in the spring as the ground can l)e worked (these are as 
hardy as Peas), in order to get them into pod before the heat of summer. 
One quart will plant 100 feet of drill. 
Early Long Pod. The earliest and most prolific. Per pint, 20 cents; quart, 35 cents. 
Broad Windsor. The largest variety grown. Per pint 20 cents; quart, 35 cents. 
