. Cole's garden annual. Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Iowa Catalogs; Garden tools Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs. egetable ^eeds In this department we aim to list all the good Standard Varieties of Vegeta- bles, and many Novelties of recent introduction. Every new and promising vari- ety sent out is tested on our trial grounds, to learn their merits before offered to our customers. Our packets are well filled with fresh seed. We pay the postage at these prices, except by the peck and bushel, or special prices on 5, 10 and 100 lb. lots. ASP
. Cole's garden annual. Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Iowa Catalogs; Garden tools Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs. egetable ^eeds In this department we aim to list all the good Standard Varieties of Vegeta- bles, and many Novelties of recent introduction. Every new and promising vari- ety sent out is tested on our trial grounds, to learn their merits before offered to our customers. Our packets are well filled with fresh seed. We pay the postage at these prices, except by the peck and bushel, or special prices on 5, 10 and 100 lb. lots. ASPARAGUS Ger. Spargef. Fr. As])erge. One ounce will sow 50 feet of drill Sow in March or April, in rich soil. Soak the seed in warm water for 24 hours. Drill it thinly in rows 1 foot apart. When 1 year old, transplant into permanent beds, which should be well and deeply manured. Set out the plants eighteen inches apart each way and six inches deep in sandy soil, and four inches deep in hea\y soil, but only put on 2 or 3 inches at the time of planting and later gradually fill up bed. On approach of winter clear off the bed and cover with a dressing of manure or compost; fork up the beds early in the spring, and apply a dress- ing of salt annually to the bed, after the season of cutting—which is not only beneficial to the plants, but will keep the bed clear of weeds. A new bed should not be cut over before the third vear. THE PALMETTO. One of the largest and finest varieties. Stalks frequently measure two inches in diameter, and twelve Inches long, per- fectlv tender when cooked. Per pkt. 4 cts., oz. 8 cts.,"'i4 lb. cts., lb .50 cts. COLUMBIAN MAMMOTH WHITE. A new variety which is sure to be in great demand because it "produces white shoots which stay white as long as fit for use. It gives about SO per cent of white plants from seeds; the other can be re- jected before transplanting. It produces large, ten- der shoots, equal to any other variety. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz
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