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GENERAL LIST of 



VEGETABLE SEEDS 



For Market Gardeners, Truckers and Amateurs 

 The Best That Scientific Methods Can Produce 



1917 



SEEDS POSTPAID to Any Post Office in the United Siates, Except Where Otherwise Noted 



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ASPARAGUS. 



Sow the seed early in spring in rows, and the following spring 

 transplant from 15 to 18 inches apart, in soil that has been enriched 

 by a liberal quantity of barn-yard manure. 



Barr's Mammoth — A large green sort. Pkt.. 5o; oz., 10c; Vi lb., tSc; 



1 lb., 75c. 

 Col08«al — An excellent variety. Pkt., 5c; oz.. 10c; Vi lb., 20c; 1 lb., 50c. 

 Colaiubian Mammoth White — A large white variety. Pkt.. 5c; oz., 



10c; Vi lb., 20e; lib., COc. 

 Giant ArgenteuU — A popular main crop sort, grows to a large size. 



Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; % lb., 23c; 1 lb., T5c. 

 Palmetto — An early green sort. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; y^ lb., 20c; 1 lb., 50c. 

 Bonavellet's Giant — JIammoth purplish-green. Pkt., 5c; oz., lOcj % 



Ih., asc; 1 lb., SOc. 



ASPARAGUS ROOTS. 



If wanted bj- mail, add 15c per 100 roots lor poHtase. 

 Barr's Mammoth — 2 -year-old roots. Per 100, $1.00; per l.OOO, $5.50. 

 Colossal — 2-year-old-roots. Per 100, '5c; per 1,000. $5.00. 

 Colombia Mammoth — 2-year-old roots. Per 100, $1.00; per 1,000, $5.50. 

 Giant Argenteull — 2-year-old roots. Per 100, $1.00; per 1,000, $5.50. 

 Bonavallet's Giant — 2-year-old roots. Per 100, $1.25; per 1,000, $7.00. 

 Palmetto — 2-year-old roots. Per 100, 75c; per l.OOO, $5.00. 



BROCCOLI, 



Resembles cauliflower and requires the same cultivation. It, how- 

 ever, is more hardy, and withstands greater extremes of heat and cold. 

 Purple Cape — Pkt., 5c; oz., SOc; M lb., $1.00: 1 lb., $3.50. 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS. 



Cultivate the same as cabbage. The miniature cabbage-like 

 heads are borne at the axles of the leaves. The leaves should be 

 broken off in fall to give the sprouts room to grow. They are deli- 

 cious when cooked late in fall or winter. 

 Improved Dwarf — Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; % lb., 45c; 1 lb.. $1.50. 



Asparagrns. 



ARTICHOKE. 



The Globe Artichoke bears large round heads with 

 thick, fleshy scales, which are cooked and served like As- 

 paragrus. Sow the seed early in March and transplant w^hen 

 w^arm in row^s four feet apart and two feet apart In the 

 rows. Cut the tops off in winter and protect with a heavy 

 covering of straw or leaves. 



Large Green Globe — Pkt., 5c; oz., 35c; 14 Ih., $1.00; 1 lb., $3.75. 



