Vegetable and flower seeds catalogue : free for all . tDutch Purple Asparagus, forms the greater part of those fine bundles which areso much admired in the Paris markets in the spring The shoots are notablythicker than those of the parent plant, the head is slightly pointed, and the scaleswith which it is covered are very closely set, overlapping each other. It has be-come very popular among market gardeners who have made trial of it on a largescale. Price, per pound, postpaid, ^ ; per ]^ pound, 30 cts.; per ounce, 12 cts COLUMBIAN MAMMOTH WHITE. A variety of asparagus which is sure to be
Vegetable and flower seeds catalogue : free for all . tDutch Purple Asparagus, forms the greater part of those fine bundles which areso much admired in the Paris markets in the spring The shoots are notablythicker than those of the parent plant, the head is slightly pointed, and the scaleswith which it is covered are very closely set, overlapping each other. It has be-come very popular among market gardeners who have made trial of it on a largescale. Price, per pound, postpaid, ^ ; per ]^ pound, 30 cts.; per ounce, 12 cts COLUMBIAN MAMMOTH WHITE. A variety of asparagus which is sure to be in great demand in many localities, because it furnishes 7ihite shootswhich stay white as long as fit for use ivithout earthing up or any other artificial blanching. It can be dependedon to give eighty to ninety per cent, white plants from seed. The green shoots can be discarded when settingthe permanent bed. Fine for the market gardener or for canning. Price, per pound, postpaid, 68 cts.; per ^pound, 23 cts.; per ounce, 10 cts.; per package, 5 Palmetto Aspaia;^s. per package 5 cts. DWARF, SNAP OR BUSH BEANS. For full prices per bushel and peck see pages 38 and 39.(See Snowflakh on Page 32 ) WARREN BUSH BEANS. After having carefully tested the Warren side by side with scores of varieties, we unhesitatingly pronounceit to be the best of all bush beans we are acquainted with, for table use. The Warren crops medium well, andhas a large, green, pulpy, stringless pod. When cooked it has the rich quality that heretofore has been believedto be confined to the best of the pole beans. Price, per quart, per express, 25 cts.; postpaid, 40 cts. ; per pack-age, 10 cts. BOUNTIFUL GREEN BUSH. Let us see what our note-book says as to how it deported itself among the fifty-two varieties we carefullytested last season. It reads as follows: Very early, entirely free from strings, a fine cropper, pod flatter thanStringless Green Pod, a desirable variety. Our field notes are always very brief
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