MAKSHALL'S VEGETABLE SEEDS. 
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MARSHALL’S SELECT VEGETABLE SEEDS 
WITH GENERAL DIRECTIONS FOR CULTIVATION. 
AVe Deliver Free vegetable seeds in packets, onnees and quarter-pounds, when 
-ordered by mail from this Catalogue. 
When Seeds in bulk are ordered by mail, po.stage must be added to catalogue prices at the 
rate of 8 ets. per pound; 15 cts. per quart for peas or beans, and 10 cts. per quart of corn. 
Unless postage is sent with mail orders for these items we shall be obliged to reduce quan¬ 
tities to make up the deficiency. 
W. E. MAKSIIALL & CO. give no warranty, express or implied, as to description, quality, 
productiveness or any other matter of any seeds, bulbs or plants they send out, and they will 
not l)e in any way responsible for the crop. If the purchaser does not accept the goods on 
these terms, tlioy are at once to be returned. 
ARTICHOKE. 
One ounce will sow 100 feet of row, and produce about 500 plants. 
A rich sandy loam is best adapted for this plant. Tlie seed should 
be sown in drills IV 2 inches deep and one foot apart. Transplant to 
rows 3 feet apart. They reach maturity the second year, protect in 
Mdnter by a covering of leaves or coarse manure. 
Large French Globe. Heads large, fleshy and of rich flavor. Pkt., 
10 cts.; oz., 35 cts. 
ARTICHOKE PLANTS. 
Large French Globe. Plants ready for shipment after April 1st. 
Per doz., $1.50; ])er 100, $10.00. 
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. Qt., 20 cts.; pk., $1.25. 
A 8 P A R A G I 8. 
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. t4 kb. 
Conover’s Colossal. Very large prolific and tender .$0.05 $0.10 $0.20 
Palmetto. A fine variety, producing large green asparagus.05 .10 .20 
Columbian Mammoth White. Large white stalks .05 .10 .20 
Asparagus. 
A8PARAGU8 ROOT8. 
It requires 100 plants for a single row of 150 ft. 
CULTUPE. The permanent bed should bo 
trenched or ])ioiighed very deeply, and well manured 
with rich, tlioroughly decayed manure. Set the 
plants 18 inches apart in the rows, carefully spread¬ 
ing out and separating the roots, and deep enough 
to admit of the top of tlie plants being covered 
6 inches. In Novemlmr the plants should have their 
annual to]”) dressing of manure after the stalks have 
been cleared awa,y. 
TWO-YEAR-OLD ROOTS. 
Per 100 1,000 
Palmetto. Large bright green.$0.80 $0.00 
Conover’s Colossal. Early deep green. . .80 0.00 
Giant Argenteuil. Very’large.80 0.00 
Columbia Mammoth. White.80 6.00 
THREE-YEAR-OLD ROOTS. 
Per doz. 100 1.000 
Palmetto .$0.25 $1.25 $10.00 
Conover’s Colossal .25 1.25 10.00 
Giant Argenteuil.25 1.25 10.00 
