LIST OF TESTED GARDEN SEEDS FOR 1925. 



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ARTICHOKE -ciobe. 



Sow in April and when tiie ground is ready transplant. In 

 fall transplant to permanent quarters 3 feet apart each way. 

 Cover with i inches of light litter for protection during winter. 

 Large Green Globe — The standard variety, grown for its (lower 



heads the fleshy scales and bottoms of which are considered 



a delicacy. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 65c; oz. $1.2.''j. 

 Artichoke — Jerusalem. (See Farm Seed Section, page 36). 



BROCCOLI. 



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. 10c; 

 Vz oz. 30c; oz. 50c. 



ASPARAGUS 



So>v 1 ounce of Seed to CO feet of drill, 5 lbs. per acre. 



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 fre- 

 quently to keep the soil loose and the weeds down. The sec- 

 ond year the plants will be 

 ready for planting in per- 

 manent beds. Prepare the 

 ground by working in a 

 liberal quantity of barnyard 

 manure. Set tlie plants from 

 15 to IS inches apart, or 

 when large quantities are 

 grown for market, set 3 or 

 4 feet apart, which permits 

 horse cultivation. In plant- 

 ing, spread out the roots 

 carefully and cover with 

 about 6 or 8 inches of soil. 

 A rather sandy soil is best. 



Colossal — A well-known and 

 excellent green variety. 

 Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 14 lb. 

 35c; 1 lb. 80c. 



I'almetto — An earlier and 

 more productive variety 

 than the preceding. Green. 

 Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 14 lb. 

 35c; 1 lb. SOc. 



Columbian Mammoth WTiite 



— A distinct variety fur- 

 nishing white shoots. 

 Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 14 lb. 

 35c; 1 lb. $1.00. 



Giant Argenteuil — A favor- 

 ite market sort; grows to 

 a very large size. Green. 



Pkt. 3 0c; oz. 20c; % lb. 

 35c; 1 lb. $1.00. 



Bonavallet's Giant— A very 

 large, purplish-green va- 

 riety. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 

 '4 lb. 40c; 1 lb. $1.00. 



"ASPARAGUS CtXTLRK" — An authoritative, up-to-date book e iving the most practical methods of cultivating Asparagus, by 



F. M. Hexamer, $1.00 postpaid. 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS. 



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- Dani.sh — A very fine sort originating in Denmark; 



bears numerous sprouts of unusual size and delicious 



flavor. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; V4 lb. 85c. 

 Dwarf Improved — An excellent variety. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 



% lb. 60c. 



ASPARAGUS ROOTS. 2 YEARS OLD. 



1 doz. 2 doz. 100 



1000 



Colossal 



SOc 

 30c 

 30c 

 35c 



SOc 

 SOc 

 SOc 

 50c 



n.75 



1.75 

 1.75 

 1.85 



$12.50 





12.50 



Columbian Mammoth Wliite. . 

 Bonavallet's Giant 



13.00 

 14.00 



If wanted by mail, add 5c per doz; 25c per 100. 



