. Annual catalogue [of] high-class seeds. Nursery stock New York State Catalogs; Nurseries Horticulture New York State Catalogs; Tree Seedlings Prices; Seeds Prices; Vegetables Seeds Prices; Bulbs Plants Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Prices New York State New York; Nursery stock; Nurseries (Horticulture); Flowers; Bulbs (Plants); Vegetables; Trees. Catalogue of High-Class Seeds. i i Vegetable Seeds. Culture. â Please notice that our prices are quoted at the lowest New York figures, and do not include the prepayment of express or postage charges. If postage is to be prepaid, a
. Annual catalogue [of] high-class seeds. Nursery stock New York State Catalogs; Nurseries Horticulture New York State Catalogs; Tree Seedlings Prices; Seeds Prices; Vegetables Seeds Prices; Bulbs Plants Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Prices New York State New York; Nursery stock; Nurseries (Horticulture); Flowers; Bulbs (Plants); Vegetables; Trees. Catalogue of High-Class Seeds. i i Vegetable Seeds. Culture. â Please notice that our prices are quoted at the lowest New York figures, and do not include the prepayment of express or postage charges. If postage is to be prepaid, add 8 cents per pound. See inside front cover of this catalogue for complete assortment of Vegetable Seeds of approved and choice sorts for from $5 to $25. ASPARAGUS. Asperge. Esparrago. ©parget. Sow the seed thinly in rows one foot apart in April or May (4 to 5 lbs. to the acre), and keep down all weeds. To secure strong, healthy plants, thin out the seedlings to three or four inches in the rows, saving only the strongest. The one-year-old plants should be set out in spring, in a rich, sandy loam, dug eighteen inches deep, into which has been worked plenty of well-rotted manure. If a stiff clay soil is all that can be had, add plenty of sand and sifted coal-ashes to loosen it up, and also see that it is well underdrained. In planting for private use, set out in beds five feet wide, three rows in a bed, the outer being each one foot from the edge, and allow twelve inches in the rows ; set the plants at least six inches below the surface. If set out in autumn, top-dress with six inches of manure. For market on a large scale, set out 4 by 1K feet. Every fall a good dressing of coarse manure should be ap- plied after the tops have been cut, and in the spring forked in. Never cut too closely. The roots need the benefit of -ome foliage during the year, else they will weaken and die. Per oz. Per %Tt>. Per lb. The most approved and standard sort. The famous Argenteuil of the. AS
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