LIST OF TESTED GARDEN SEEDS FOR 1909. 



Our Vegetable Seed Department contains all the good standard varieties 

 also many novelties introduced by ourselves and others in recent years, and we 

 natter ourselves that none better can be obtained anywhere. By comparison with 

 the prices of other reliable dealers, ours will be found exceedingly reasonable. 



MSP S"*|C'| | WE"!? Ali,i SEED S OFFERED ON THIS PAGE TO ANY POST OFFICE OH EXPRESS OFFICE IN 

 F™ Ufc^lffcll THE UNITED STATES, EXCEPT WHERE OTHERWISE NOTED. 



ASPARAGUS. 



German, Spargel. French, Asperge. 



As early in the spring as the ground can be worked, s'ow 

 the Seeds — previously soaked in water for about 24 hours — in 

 rows about a foot apart. Cultivate between the rows fre- 

 quently, to keep the soil loose and weeds down. The second 

 year the plants will be ready for planting in permanent beds. 

 Prepare the ground by working in a liberal quantity of barn- 

 yard manure. Set the plants from 15 to 18 inches apart, or 

 when large quantities are grown for market, set 3 or 4 feet 

 apart, which permits horse cultivation. In planting, spread 

 out the roots carefully and cover with about 6 or 8 inches of 

 soil. A rather sandy soil is best. Sow 1 once to 60 feet of drill. 

 Colossal — A well-known and excellent variety. Pkt 5c; 



oz. 10c; % lb. 20c; 1 lb 45 



Palmetto — An earlier and more productive variety than 



the preceding. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; % lb. 20c; 1 lb 50 



Columbian Mammoth White — A distinct variety furnishing 



GREEN GLOBE ARTICHOKE. 



manner, only that the rows 



white shoots. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 



Vi lb. 25c; 1 lb 75 



Giant Argenteuil — A favor- 

 ite market sort; grows to 

 a very large size. Pkt. 5c; 

 oz. 15c; Vi lb. 30c; 1 lb.85c. 



ASPARAGUS ROOTS. 



If desired by Mail, add 40c 

 per 100 for Postage. 



Barr's Mammoth — A large 

 green sort, 2-year-old 

 roots, by express, per 100 

 $1.00; per 1,000 $6.50. 



Colossal — 2 -year-old roots, 

 by express per 100 60c; 

 per'1,000 $5.00. 



Palmetto — 2-year-old roots, 

 by express per 100 75c; 

 per 1,000 $6.00. 



Giant Argenteuil — 2 -year- 

 old roots, by express per 

 100 $1.00; per 1,000 $6.50. 



Columbian Mammoth White 

 — 2-year-old roots, by ex- 

 press per 100 $1.00; per 

 1,000 $6.50. 



ARTICHOKE— Globe. 



German, Artischoke. 

 French, Artichaut. 

 Sow in April in hot-bed, and 

 when the ground is ready, 

 transplant in hills 3 feet apart, 

 and the rows 2 feet apart. 



Large Green Globe — The stan- 

 dard variety. Pkt. 5c; oz. 

 30c; Vi lb. 80c; 1 lb $3.00 



ARTICHOKE. 



Jerusalem. 



Resemble potatoes, and 

 should be planted in a similar 

 should be at least 4 feet apart. 

 By express or freight only, at purchaser's expense; peck 



50c; bushel $1.50; 3 bushels to plant an acre $4.00 



BROCCOLI. 



German, . Spargel- 

 kohl. French, 

 Chou Brocolls. 



Allied to and 

 closely resembling 

 Cauliflower, but 

 much more hardy. 

 Sow the Seed in 

 the early part of 

 May and trans- 

 plant in June. • 

 Purple Cape — A 

 hardy and very 

 popular variety. 

 Pkt. 5c; oz. 30c; Vi 

 lb. $1.00; 1 lb. $3.50. 



BROCCOLI. 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS. 



German, Gruener Kopfkohl. French, Chou de Bruxelles. 



The Sprouts, resembling miniature cabbages, are produced 

 in the axils of the leaves. To promote a perfect growth of 

 Sprouts, the leaves should be cut off as close as convenient 

 to the stem, as the Sprouts are forming. 

 Dwarf improved — An excellent variety. Pkt 5c- oz in 



% lb. 35c; 1 lb .,,- 



""J^T^ItV 8 £l ant T7 A * remark able Asparagus, its chief characterestics being freedom from rust, great productiveness and 



"ASPARAGUS CULTURE"-! Treatise on the Cultivation of Asparagus, Barnes & Robinson. Price, bound in cloth, 50e, postpaid. 



