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A SELECT LIST
OF

Dorr's Iowa Vegetable Seeds .
The following-described vegetable seeds will be found to embrace nearly all the standard and
reliable varieties for general cultivation. Our price will be found to be as low as good, reliable. fresh
seeds can be purchased for, and as we grow most of those mentioned, we think our customers will find
them entirely satisfactory both as to quality and quantity.
Our aim is to supply the very best, and our stock is superior this year to any we have ever offered.
REMEMBER we pay postage on all seeds in packets, ounce, 1/4 pound or pound papers (except-
ing corn, beans, peas and grass seed). When these are ordered by pint or quart,15 cents a pint or 25
cents a quart must be added additional to pay postage.
Discounts. - On all orders for Vegetable Seeds (except packets at the dozen rate) amounting to $5 and
not exceeding $10, 5 per cent. On orders amounting to $10 and not exceeding $25, 10 per cent. Write
for special discounts on larger orders than $25, sending list of seeds wanted.

Collections of Vegetable Seeds.

If you have a garden and do not know just what varieties to select, and will send us the amount of
money you wish to spend, we will make the best selections for your locality, and guarantee a liberal
quantity of seeds.

ARTICHOKE.

Sow seed early in Spring, in deep, rich soil, thoroughly
pulverized, in drills 10 inches apart and 1/2 inches deep,
allowing 6 inches space between the plants. Following
Spring transplant to permanent beds in rows 3 feet apart and
2 feet in the row. They mature in the second year. Must
be protected in Winter. The edible portion is the unde-
veloped flower head, which is only fit for use before it
begins to bloom. It is eaten both raw and boiled, and by
epicures is considered a great luxury.

French Green Globe.
Per pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 25 cts.

Art i c hoke Roots.
Entirely different from the
above. (Send for ListofVege-
table Plants and Roots.)

ASPARAGUS.
Asparagus is one of the
first vegetables of Spring,
and may be produced in
any garden with very little
trouble. One year's time
will be gained by procuring
plants (which we can supply
in any quantity), but if seed
is used it should be soaked
24 hours in warm water.
Plant in drills 1 foot apart,
in a bed which should
be enriched with well-
rotted manure and thor-
oughly pulverized. When the plants are well up, thin to 3 or 4 inches in tbe row; hoe often and
keep entirely free from weeds. Transplant the next Spring to the permanent bed, which should be
prepared by deep spading or plowing, working in a large quantity of fine manure. For horse cultnre
the plants should be set in rows 4 feet apart and 18 inches apart in the row; for hand culture set in rows
3 feet apart and 1 foot apart in the row; set the plants in their natural position and cover 4 inches deep;
cultivate thoroughly and often. The next and each succeeding Spring, work in a heavy coat of
manure and salt, which is usually put on the bed in the Fall after the tops are dead, when they may be
cutoff and burned. It can be cut for use 'the third Spring from seed or the second from plants. In a
few words, thorough cultivation and plenty of manure makes good asparagus.

Conover's Colossal. An improved variety of extra large size, tender and productive. Per pkt.,
5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; 1/4 lb., 20 cts.; lb., 60 cts.

New Mammoth Emperor. An English variety, which, sown side by side with Colossal. has pro-
duced by far the thickest stalks in a given time. Matures for cutting very early. Superior in flavor and
color to any other varieties now in cultivation. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz , 25 cts.

Conover's Colossal Roots. send for List of Vegetable Plants and Roots.