LIST OF TESTED LAWN SEEDS FOR 1919. 



We Deliver All Seeds offered on 

 this page to any Post Office in 

 the United States. 



General List 



HighGrade 

 Vegetable 

 Seeds 



ARTICHOKE-Giobe. 



Sow in April and Tvhen the ground is ready transplant. In 



fall transplant to permanent quarters 3 feet apart eacli way. 



Cover with 4 inches of light litter for protection during' 



w'inter. 



Large Green Globe — The standard variety, grown for its flo-5ver 

 heads, the fleshy scales and bottoms of which are con- 

 sidered a delicacy. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 35c; oz. .60c. 



Artichoke — Jerusalem. (See Farm Seed Section, page 40.) 



ASPARAGUS 



Sow 1 ounce of Seed to 60 feet of drill 5 lbs. per acre. 



As early in tlie 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- 

 ouentlv 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 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 plant- 

 ing, spread out the roots 

 carefully and cover witli 

 about 6 or 8 inches of soil. 

 A rather sandy soil is best. 



Colossal — A w^ell-known and 

 excellent green varietj-. 

 Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; li lb. 25c; 

 1 lb. 75c. 



Palmetto — An earlier and 

 more productive variety 

 than the preceding. Green. 

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

 1 lb. 75c. 



Columbian Mammoth W^hite 



• — A distinct variety fur- 

 nishing white shoots. Pkt. 

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

 75c. 



Giant Argenteuil — A favor- 

 ite market sort; grows to 

 a very large size. Green. 

 Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; % lb. 25c; 

 1 lb. 75c. 



Bonavallet's Giant — A very 

 large, purplish-green vari- 

 ety. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; % lb. 

 30c; 1 lb. S5c. 



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; 

 V2 oz. 30c; oz. 50c; %, lb. |1.75. 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS. 



The Sprouts resembling miniature cabbages, are produced 

 in the axils of the leaves. To promote a perfect gro-svth 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 Denmark; 



bears numerous sprouts of unusual size and delicious 



flavor. Pkt. 10c; oz. 60c. 

 Dwarf Improved — An excellent variety. Pkt. 10c; oz. 60c. 



ASPARAGUS ROOTS. 



Doz. 



100 



1000 





20c 

 20c 

 20c 

 20c 

 20c 

 25c 



11.25 

 1.25 

 1.25 

 1.25 

 1.25 

 1.35 



$8.00 





8.00 



Palmetto 



8.00 





8.00 





8.00 



Bonavallet's Giant 



9.50 



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



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