MAKSHALL’S VEGETABLE SEEDS. 
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MARSHALL’S SELECT VEGETABLE SEEDS 
WITH GENERAL DIRECTIONS FOR CULTIVATION. 
Tiol i 1^1*00 Vegetable Seeds in packets, ounces and quarter-pounds, when 
ordered by mail from tliis Catalogue. 
When Seeds in bulk are ordered by mail, postage must be added to catalogue prices at the 
rate of S cts. per pound; 15 cts. per quart for peas or beaus, aud 10 cts. per quart of corn. 
ITuless postage is sent with mail orders for these items wo shall bo obliged to reduce quan¬ 
tities to make up the deficiency. 
W. E. MARSHALL & CO. give no warranty, express or implied, as to description, quality, 
]n’oduetivcucss 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 
these terms, tliey are at once to be returned. 
goods 
Globe Artichoke. 
A R T I C H O K E. 
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 IV; 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 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; per 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.. 
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. 14 Lb. 
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. 
ASPARAGUS ROOTS. 
It requires 100 plants for a single row of 150 ft. 
CULTURE. The permanent bed should be 
trenched or ]doughod very deeply, and well manured 
with rich, thoroughly 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 the plants being covered 
6 inches. In November the plants should liave 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 $(1.00 
Conover’s Colossal. Early deep green. . .80 0.00 
Giant Argenteuil. Very large.SO 6.00 
Columbia Mammoth. White.SO 6.00 
THREE-YEAR-OLD ROOTS. 
Per flaz. 
100 
1,000 
Pa.linftttn 
.$0.25 
$1.25 
1.25 
$10.00 
10.00 
Conover’s Colossal .... 
.25 
Giant Argenteuil . 
.25 
1.25 
10.00 
