﻿LIST OF TESTED GARDEN SEEDS FOR i9iS. 



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ASPARAGUS. 



German, Spargel. French, Asperse. 



As early in the spring- as the ground can be worked, sow the 

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

 about a foot apart. Cultivate between the rows frequently, 

 to keep the soil loose and the weeds down. The second year 

 the plants will be ready for planting in permanent beds. Pre- 

 pare the ground by working in a liberal quantity of barnyard 

 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 ounce to 60 feet 

 of drill. 



Colossal — A well-known and 

 excellent variety. Pkt. 6c; 

 oz. 10c; Yi lb. 20c; 1 lb. 50c. 

 Palmetto- — An earlier and 

 more productive variety 

 than the preceding - . Pkt. 5c; 

 oz. 10c; % lb. 20c; 1 lb. 50c. 

 Columbian Mammoth White 

 — A distinct variety fur- 

 nishing white shoots. Pkt. 

 5c; oz. 10c; % lb. 25c; 1 lb. 

 65c. 

 Giant Argentenll— A favor- 

 ite market sort; grows to 

 a very large size. Pkt. 5c; 

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

 Bonavallet's Giant — A very 

 large, purplish-green vari- 

 ety. Pkt. 5c: oz. 10c; U 

 lb. 30c; 1 lb. $1.00 



ASPARAGUS 

 ROOTS. 



If desired by Mail, add 40c 



per 100 for Postase. 

 Burr'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 Arsentcuil — 2-year-old 

 roots, by express, per 100 

 $1.00; per 1,000 $6.50. 

 Columbian Mammoth White — 2-year-old roots, by express, per 



100 $1.00; per 1,000 $6.50. 

 Bonavallet's Giant — A remarkable Asparagus, Its chief 

 characteristics being freedom from rust, great produc- 

 tiveness and earlihess. The shoots are purplish-green, 

 or blanche-white when planted deep, and grow to an im- 

 mense size, 2-year-old roots, by express, 'per 100. 

 $1.25; per 1.000 ,., $ 8 . 50 



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ARTICHOKE-Giobe. 



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. 



The Globe Artichoke is grown for its flower heads, the fleshy 

 scales and bottoms of which are considered a delicacy. 

 Large Green Globe — The standard variety. Pkt. 5c; oz. 40c; 



14 lb. $1.40 ; 1 lb • • • $5.00 



Artichoke — Jerusalem. (See Farm Seed Section, page 41.) 



BROCCOLI. 



German, Spargelkohl. French, Chou Brocolls. 



Allied to and closely resembling Cauliflower, but much more 

 hardy. Sow the Seed in the early part of May and transplant 

 in June. , .. ■ . _ 



Purple Cape — A hardy and very popular variety. Pkt. 5c; 



QZ, 35c; % lb. $1.00; 1 lb $3.50 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS. 



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. 

 Improved Danish — A very fine sort originating in Den- 

 mark; bears numerous sprouts of unusual size and de- 

 licious flavor. Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c; 14 lb. 1.00; 1 lb $3.50 



Dwarf Improved — An excellent variety. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 

 14 lb. 45c; 1 lb $1-5Q 



"ASPARAGUS CULTURE" — An authoritative, up-to-date book giving tbe most practical methods of cultivating Asparagus, toy 



F. M. Hexainer. 50c, postpaid. 



