Garden and farm annual

              CROSMAN   BROTHERS'    CATALOGUE.
ARTICHOKE.
German, 21rtid)otc.   French, Artichaut.
The flower-heads in their immature state contain the edible part, which consists
of that portion of the fleshy receptacle which adheres to the scales, called the bottom.
It is entirely different from and preferable to the Jerusalem Artichoke, which
produces tubers. Sow in April, in rich soil, and transplant the following spring to
permanent beds, in rows (or hills) three feet apart, and two feet between the plants.
The plantation, first season, will give only a partial crop, but as it is a perennial,
after being once planted, the bed will remain in bearing for years. It requires a
deep, rich loam, and should be protected in winter by a covering of leaves or coarse
manure. Pkt. Cts.
Large Green Globe,   best for general culture, oz. 30c  10
BEANS, (dwarf or bush.)
German, SBotjncii. French, Haricots.
A warm, light soil is best adapted to Beans, but they will thrive in any garden
soil. Plant as soon as safe from frost and the ground becomes warm and dry, in
hills, two inches deep ; put five or six beans in a hill; or in drills two feet apart,
and two inches deep ; drop the beans two inches from each other. Drills are ad-
viged for garden use. One pint of ordinary sized beans will sow about one hundred
feet of drill or about the same number of hills. The dwarf varieties grow about
eighteen inches high and require no support. Keep clean by frequent hoeing,
always when the leaves are dry.
GREEN  PODDED VARIETIES.
Emperor William, the earliest of all beans ; pods very large, flat, and borne
in great profusion ; good either shelled or dry : seeds white.    Pt. 25c 10
Early Ked Valentine, very early,
productive and tender ; used principally for string beans.   Pt. 20c 10
White Valentine, the seed of this
bean being white gives it additional
value, as it can be used green as a
snap bean or as a winter shelled
bean.    Pt. 25c ; qt. 45c 10
Early Mohawk, excellent for string
beans, tender and early, very productive, and hardy enough to endure light frost.    Pt. 20c 10
Early Yellow Six Weeks, (Long)
a hardy and prolific variety ; seeds
pale yellowish drab ; fine for string
beans.    Pt. 20c 10
Early China, a very excellent early
variety, both for string and shelled
beans, green or dry ; prolific, and is
a standard  sort; seeds  white with
red eye.    Pt. 20c 10
1' xl ra Early Refugee, has all the
superior qualities of the famous
Kefugee,   and   is   fully two weeks
earlier in podding.    Pt. 20c 10
Refugee, or 1,000 to  1, hardy ;
one of the best for pickling. Pt. 20c.. 10
Burpee's Bush Lima, a bush form
of the true Large Lima ; plants uniformly dwarf, bearing very abundantly ;
pods as large as those of the Large Limas, and containing from four to six
beans ; very large, flat, and of the beet quality.    Pt. 30c, J pt. 20c 10
Dreer's Bush Lima, a dwarf form of Lima, having thicker pods and beans
than the Burpee Bush Lima, and by many considered even better in quality.
Pt. 25c, ipt. 15c 10
Broad Windsor, very hardy and excellent for general use.    To insure well-
filled pods pinch off the tops as soon as the lower pods begin to set.   Pt. 25c 10
EARLY  RED VALENTINE.