. High grade vegetable and flower and seeds, 1899. Nursery stock New York (State) New York Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. High=Grade Vegetable Seeds. Please notice that the Prices herein quoted are exceptionally low and do not include the prepayment of postage. Seed* in pkts. mailed free. In ordering Seeds by weight, add 8 cts. per lb. for postage. 15 cts. per quart for Peas, Beans and Com. ASPARAGUS. One ounce will plant about 50 feet of drill. Culture.—Sow in November or March in drills two inches d
. High grade vegetable and flower and seeds, 1899. Nursery stock New York (State) New York Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. High=Grade Vegetable Seeds. Please notice that the Prices herein quoted are exceptionally low and do not include the prepayment of postage. Seed* in pkts. mailed free. In ordering Seeds by weight, add 8 cts. per lb. for postage. 15 cts. per quart for Peas, Beans and Com. ASPARAGUS. One ounce will plant about 50 feet of drill. Culture.—Sow in November or March in drills two inches deep and fourteen inches apart. After one year the roots will be fit to transplant. The principal points to be attended to in planting are good drainage, trenching the ground three feet in depth, mixing in a heavy portion of rotten manure, also adding a good portion of sea or river sand. Plant out in Spring, in beds three or four feet in width, each plant one foot apart. Fork over the surface of the beds in Fall, and cover with rotten manure. COLUMBIAN MAMMOTH WHITE. This variety is a sport from Conover's Colossal, and originated on the farm of a prominent Asparagus grower on Long Island. It pro- duces pure white shoots, and requires no artificial blanching. Per pkt., 5c. ; oz., 10c.; % lb., 25c. Conover's Colossal. A mammoth green sort of the largest size and of good quality. The best of the old kinds. Per pkt. 5c.; oz., 10c.; % lb., 20c; lb., 50c. Palmetto of Southern origin. A very desirable bright green Asparagus. Per pkt., 5c ; oz., 10c; % lb., 25c Two - year- old-roots.— Per 100, 75c.; per 1000, $ Columbian Mammoth White. BEANS, Bush Lima. One quart will plant 100 feet of drill. Plant in light, rich soil, in drills two feet apart, dropping the seeds about one foot apart in a row, and cover two inches. Henderson's Bush Lima. Early and very pkt. pint. qt. pk. productive $0 10 $0 15 $0 30 $1 75 Burpee's Bush Lima. A bush form of the large Pole Lima, the beans being l
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