208 THE HANDBOOK FOR PRACTICAL FARMERS 



VARIETIES 



Perennials 



Asparagus. — Strong, well-developed, two-year-old roots of 

 Argenteuil, Palmetto, or Conover's Colossal. 

 Horse-radish. — Sets of Bohemian. 

 Bhuharh. — Linnseus or Victoria. 



Fig. 114. — The wrong way to push a seeder or hand-cultiva- 

 tor. It is almost impossible to control the direction of 

 the machine and the operator tires quickly. 



ArticJiohes. — Green Globe, which is cultivated for its flower 

 heads to be cooked as asparagus, is the variety most commonly 

 desired. If the edible part wanted is the root, Jerusalem is the 

 variety to use. Plant the latter variety one foot apart in the 

 row, and the former three feet apart. 



Place perennials at one end of the garden, so that they will 

 not interfere with the general culture of the annuals. 



Annuals 



neaiis (all dwarfs, Green Snap). — Six Weeks and Giant 

 Stringless Green-pod Valentine are very early. 



Beans (all dwarfs shell). — Dwarf Horticultural, The God- 

 dard, and Bush Lima. 



Beans (all dwarfs, yellow, or wax). — Wardwell's Kidney 

 Wax, Golden Wax, Stringless Refugee Wax, and others are 

 good. 



