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Vegetable Seeds

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All vegetable seeds are sent by mail or express to any address, charges prepaid through by us, at prices named, except Peas, Beans and Corn in larger quantities than papers, which are sent by express or freight at expense of purchaser, unless 25 cents per quart for Beans and Peas, and 20 cents for Corn, is added to prepay postage.

All Five Cent Papers, Fifty Cents Per Dozen.

All Ten Cent Papers, One Dollar Per Dozen.

ARTICHOKE

Plant early in Spring, in deep, rich, sandy loom. Following Spring transplant to permanent beds in rows three feet apart and 2 feet in the row. They mature the second year. Must be protected in Winter. The edible portion is the undeveloped flower head. which is only fit for use before it begins to bloom. It is eaten both raw and boiled, and by epicures is considered quite a luxury.
Postpaid.

Paper. ... Oz. ... ¼ lb. ... LB.

French Green Globe. ... 5 ... 25

ASPARAGUS.

Soak the seed twenty-four hours in tepid water; sow early in Spring, in rows a foot apart; keep clean by frequent weeding and hoeing. At one or two years old transplant to permanent beds. The ground should be trenched or dug over, two feet deep, burying plenty of manure, decayed leaves, or leaf mold, mixing it thoroughly with the soil. Lay out the beds four and one-half feet wlde, and draw three drills fourteen inches apart and six inches deep, lengthwise of each bed; place the roots in them, a foot apart in their natural position, and cover four inches deep. A rich, sandy loam is most suitable.
Every Autumn, after clearing off the stalks, spread on a covering of manure, to be forked in, with a good dressing of fine salt, very early in the Spring. A new bed should not be cut over before the third year.

[Paper. ... Oz. ... ¼ lb. ... LB.]

Conover's Colossal—An improved variety of extra large size,
tender and productive. ... 5 ... 10 ... 20 ... 60

Conover's Colossal Roots—See Miscellaneous Articles, last part of catalogue.

BEANS—DWARF OR BUSH VARIETIES.

Dwarf or Bush Beans require no support, and may be planted in hills or drills, the latter way being preferred. Make the drills an inch and a half deep, and drop the beans three inches apart in the drills. Beans are tender annuals, and cannot be planted till danger of frost is past. Keep clean, but do not hill up or hoe when wet, as it tends to make them rust. A sandy loam is most desirable.
Twenty-five cents per quart must be added to pay postage when beans are ordered by mail.
Per Paper, Ten Cents, Postpaid.

Qrt. ... Peck. ... Bush.

Early Va1entine—Early and productive. One of the very best. ... 25 ... $1.50 ... $5.00

Early China Red-Eye—Early, great bearer; string or shell. ... 25 ... 1.50 ... 5.00

Early Rachel—Early, desirable for string or shelling. ... 25 ... 1.50 ... 5.00

Early Yellow Six-Weeks—Early and prolific. ... 25 ... 1.50 ... 5.00

Large White Kidney, or Royal Dwarf—Excellent. ... 25 ... 1.25 ... 4.50

Large White Marrowfat—Fine shelled, green or dry. ... 25 ... 1.25 ... 4.50

White Wax—Pods waxy yellow, stringless and very tender. ... 40 ... 2.50 ... 9.00

Black Wax—Pods fleshy, waxy yellow, tender and stringless. ... 40 ... 2.50 ... 9.00

New Golden Wax—Very superior; early; beautiful golden yellow;
entirely stringless. ... 40 ... 2.50 ... 9.00

BEANS—POLE OR RUNNING.
These are more tender and require rather more care and culture than the Bush Beans; they succeed best in clay loam, which should be liberally enriched with short manure in the hills, which are formed according to the variety, from three to four feet apart; from five to six seeds are planted in each hill about two inches deep.

Per Paper, Ten Cents, Postpaid.

[Qrt. ... Peck. ... Bush.]

Horticultural—Productive, fine for Snap Beans or shelled. ... 30 ... 2.25 ... 8.00

Giant Wax—Pods waxy yellow, tender, good Snap Bean. ... 50 ... ...

Large White Lima—None equal this as a shelled Bean. ... 50 ... 3.50 ... 12.00

Dreer's Improved Lima—Very productive; superior quality;
nearly as large as the Large Lima; remaining green a long time. ... 50 ... 3.50

White Dutch Case Knife—Matures in 60 days. Pods long and flat,
beans kidney-shaped, excellent quality. ... 35 ... 2.50 ... 9.00

Scarlet Runner—A favorite Snap Bean in Europe; vnluable for
table use or as an ornamental vine. ... 35 ... 2.50 ... 9.00