. Descriptive catalogue : Leonard's seeds. Nursery stock Illinois Chicago Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. ARTICHOKE JERUSALEM. GENERAL LIST. We pay all postage and expressage on vegetable and flower seeds quoted by the package, ounce, one-fourth pound and pound; also pints and quarts, and bulbs and plants, except when otherwise noted; but we positively do not pay charges on pecks and bushels. ARTICHOKE. (GLOBE.) Fr., Artichaut. Ger., Artischoke. Sow in April in rich soil, and transplant the followin


. Descriptive catalogue : Leonard's seeds. Nursery stock Illinois Chicago Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. ARTICHOKE JERUSALEM. GENERAL LIST. We pay all postage and expressage on vegetable and flower seeds quoted by the package, ounce, one-fourth pound and pound; also pints and quarts, and bulbs and plants, except when otherwise noted; but we positively do not pay charges on pecks and bushels. ARTICHOKE. (GLOBE.) Fr., Artichaut. Ger., Artischoke. Sow in April in rich soil, and transplant the following- spring to permanent be'ds (in rows or hills), three feet apart, and two feet between the plants. They only g-ive a partial crop the first season, but the beds will remain in bearing for ; Protect in winter by a covering of leaves or coarse manure. |/Large Globe. Grown for the unripe flower heads, which are highly esteemed by epicures. Per oz., 25c. /'Jerusalem. This variety is not produced from seed, but is iltivated for its tubers, which are especially valuable for stock feeding on account of their fattening properties; they are well adapted to any soil where corn and potatoes can be grown. They are the best hog food known; a preventive of cholera and other hog diseases. One acre planted in Jerusa- lem artichoke roots will keep from 20 to 80 head of hogs in fine condition from October until April, except when the ground is frozen too hard for them to root, as they should not be dug in the fall, but the hogs turned into the field to help themselves by rooting for them. Three bushels of tubers are sufficient to seed one acre; cut to one eye, the same as potatoes, planting in April or May, in rows three feet apart and two feet in the rows, and cover about two inches deep. Price, lbs., 20c.; post-paid; by freight or express, pk., 50c.; bus., $ , ^ ASPARAGUS. Fr., Asperge. Ger., Spargel. Sow one ounce for sixty feet of drill. Sow in March or April, in rows one fo


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