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Title: Catalogue 1892 : tested seeds
Identifier: catalogue1892tes1892wwba (find matches)
Year: 1892 (1890s)
Authors: W. W. Barnard & Co; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs
Publisher: Chicago, Ill. : Barnard
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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WE OFFER the followingr inducement to those who may purchase Seeds by the packet in quantity. These low rates apply to Seeds in PACKETS ONLY, to be sent prepaid. For $f. 00—Select Packets to the value of $1.26. For ^3.00—Select Packets to the value of $3.75. 2.00— 2.50. " 4.00— 5.25. H^tRTICHOKB.K 2Irtisd?ofe, Ger. Artichaut, Fr. Sow in April or May in drills 12 inches apart, thinning to 4 inches and transplant when one year old. The edible portion is the undeveloped flower heads, which should be used before they begin to open. GIANT GREEN GLOBE. Best for general culture. Per pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; 14m., 90c; $3.00. JERUSALEM. (Not produced from seed.) In no way resembles the above, except that its tubers when cooked have the same taste and flavor The plant yields an immense crop of tubers, used mostly in feeding sheep and hogs. Culti- vate same as potatoes. Three bushels will seed an acre. Tubers, per pk., 50c; bu., $1.50; bbl., $3.25; 3 Bbs. by mail for 75c. Spargel, Ger. Asperge. Fr. 1 oz. will sow 60 feet of ron\ and produce about 500 roots. i Asparagus seed should be sown in early spring, on rich, light soil, in drills a foot or more apart, covering the seed an inch deep. Thin to three or four inches, and keep the ground mellow and clear of weeds the first season by frequent hoe- ing. The next spring, transplant to a permanent bed, which should be in deep, mellow soil, made very rich by a liberal application of manure. See that the small roots of the plants are spread out well; set them in rows about 18 inches apart and a foot apart in the row; cover the crown of the plant three or four inches. The beds should be so narrow that the center can be reached from either side without treading among the plants. Do not begin to cut the young shoots until the second or third spring from transplanting, and only sparingly at first. If well cared for and top-dressed every year, asparagus beds will sometimes remain in bearing for twenty or thirty years. Salt, applied in the spring, in quantities of from two to three pounds to the square yard, is beneficial. PALMETTO. This new and popular variety excels the old and standard sorts in three important points, earliness. jn'oductiveness, and uniformity of growth. An average bunch of 15 shoots will measure 13 to 14 inches in circumference. Its qualities recommend it to Market Gardeners, its earliness and fine appear- ance commanding for it the highest prices. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; ^flb 40c; lb $1.25. CONOVER'S COLOSSAL. The standard variety for market or home use. Pkt. 5c; oz., 10c; Bb., 20c; ft)., 50c. (5 tt)S., not prepaid, $1.50.) ASPARAGUS ROOTS. One to two years' time may be gained by using roots. Set out in spring or fall. CONOVER'S COLOSSAL Two-year-old roots per 100,75c; per 1,000, $6.00. ' * One-year-old roots per 100, 50c; per 1,000, $4.00. PALMETTO. Two-year old roots per 100, $1.50; per 1,000, $10.00. If to be sent by mail add 30c. per 100 to above prices.

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