MARSHALL'S VEGETABLE SEEDS. 
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MARSHALL’S SELECT VEGETABLE SEEDS 
WITH GENERAL DIRECTIOlSrS FOR CULTIVATION. 
AV© Deliver Free vegetable seeds in packets, ounces and cpiarter-pounds, when 
- ordered by mail from this Catalogue. 
When Seeds in bulk are ordered by mail, postage must be added to catalogue prices at the 
rate of 8 cts. per pound; 15 cts. per quart for peas or beans, and 10 cts. per quart for 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. MARSHALL & CO. give no warranty, express or implied, as to description, quality, pro¬ 
ductiveness or any other matter of any seeds, bulbs or plants they 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. 
Globe Artichoke. 
ARTICHOKE. 
One ounce ■will sow 100 feet of row, and produce about 500 plants. 
A rich sandy loam is best adapted for this plant. The seed should 
be sown in drills 1% inches deep and one foot apart. Transplant to 
rows 3 feet apart. They reach maturity the second year, protect in 
winter by a covering of leaves or coarse manure. 
Large Frencb. Globe. Heads large, fleshy and of rich flavor. Pkt., 
10 cts.; oz., 35 cts. 
ARTICHOKE PEAXTS, 
Large French Globe. Plants ready for shipment after April 1st.. 
Per doz., $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. Qt., 20 cts.; pk., $1.25. 
ASPARAGUS. 
One ounce -will produce al)OUt 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. 
Conover’s Colossal. Very prolific and tender. 
Palmetto. A fine variety, producing large green asparagus 
Per Pkt. Oz. LI). 
.$0.05 $0.10 $0.20 
. .05 .10 .20 
ASPARAGUS ROOTS. 
It requires 100 plants for a single row of 150 ft. 
Culture. The permanent bed should be trenched 
or ploughed very deeply, and well manured with 
rich, thoroughly decayed manure. Set the plants 
18 incJies apart in rows, earefulJy spreading out and 
separating the roots, and deep enough to admit of 
the top of the x)lauts 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. 
. Per 100 1.000 
Palmetto. Large bright green.$0.80 $7.00 
Conover’s Colossal. Early deep green. . .80 7.00 
Columbian Mammoth. White.SO 7.00 
THREE-YEAR-OLD ROOTS. 
Per doz. 
100 
1,000 
Palmetto . 
, . . .$0.25 
$1.25 
$10.00 
Conover’s Colossal . 
... .25 
1.25 
10.00 
Columbian Mammoth . 
.25 
1.25 
10.00 
Four Year Forcing Roots . . 
... .50 
2.50 
20.00 
Aspara^is. 
