. Catalogue 1899 : Pacific Seed and Plant Company. Nursery stock California Sacramento Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. PACIFIC SEED AND PLANT CO. DESCRIPTIVE PRICE LIST TESTED SEEDS FOR 1899 OF Good Quality and Strong Vitality We examine all new varieties, but do not include them in our list unless proved, after thor- ough test, to be of superior excellence. We do not hesitate to say that for freshness and quality our seeds can not be excelled by any other collection. MARKET GARDENERS and others who use seed in large quantities will sav
. Catalogue 1899 : Pacific Seed and Plant Company. Nursery stock California Sacramento Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. PACIFIC SEED AND PLANT CO. DESCRIPTIVE PRICE LIST TESTED SEEDS FOR 1899 OF Good Quality and Strong Vitality We examine all new varieties, but do not include them in our list unless proved, after thor- ough test, to be of superior excellence. We do not hesitate to say that for freshness and quality our seeds can not be excelled by any other collection. MARKET GARDENERS and others who use seed in large quantities will save money by writing for special quotations. Prices and information freely given. PREMIUMS ON SEEDS IN PACKETS AND OUNCES For $, select seeds to the amount of - - - POSTAGE.—We prepay postage on all orders of seeds in ounces and packets, but wlien ordering by the half pound or upwards add at the rate of eight cents per pound. When postage is not inclosed, a sufficient quantity of seed will be deducted to cover the deficiency. VEGETABLE SEEDS ARTICHOKES One ounce will produce 500 plants. Propagated by offset suckers or seed. Sow early in spring in moist, rich soil, in drills 18 inches apart and 1 inch deep, dropping the seed from 3 to 4 inches apart in the drills. The following spring transplant to permanent beds in rows 4 feet apart and 2 feet between the plants. Being a perennial, when once planted it continues to bear for years. Large Green Globe—The best for general cultivation Price, per packet, 5c; per ounce 25e; per \ pound 80c; per pound, $3 00. Strong 2-year old roots of this variety, $ per dozen. Jerusalem, or Tuberous=Rooted Artichoke—Entirely distinct, and grown exclusively for their large potato-like roots, which are valuable for feeding hogs, the yield often exceeding two tons per acre. They need not be dug, but the hogs can be turned into the field to root tbem up; one acre will keep twenty head in good condition until spring. Price, per pound, 5
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