6 CURRIE BROTHERS COMPANY, MILWAUKEE, WIS. 
Currie’s 
High-Grade of 
Vegetable 
Seeds 
CUCCOCUOUEECENCCRCOUCCECERCRCCONTER CERES 
The Best Are 
the Cheapest 
ARTICHOKE —alote. . 
Sow in April and when the ground is ready transplant. In 
fall transplant to permanent quarters 3 feet apart each way. 
Cover with 4 inches of light litter for protection during winter. 
Large Green Globe—The standard variety, grown for its flower 
heads the fleshy scales and bottoms of which are considered 
a delicacy. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 65c; oz. $1.25. 
Artichoke—Jcrusalem. (See Farm Seed Section, page 39.) 
ASPARAGUS 
Sow 1 ounce of Seed to 60 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 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’ with 
about 6 or § inches of soil. 
A rather sandy soil is best. 
Colossal—A well-known and 
excellent green variety. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; % 1b. 30ce; 
1 1b. 80c. 
Palmetto—An_ earlier and 
more productive’ variety 
than the preceding. Green. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; % Ib, 30c; 
1 lb. 80c. 
Columbian Mammoth White 
—A distinct variety fur- 
nishing white shoots. 
Pkt.) 5c;..07.°15c3"44 “Ib. Shc; 
1 lb. $1.00. 
Giant Argenteuil—A _ favor- 
ite market sort; grows to 
a very large size. Green. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 14 lb. 85c; 
1 Ib. $1.00. 
Bonavallet’s Giant—A _ very 
large, purplish-green vari- 
ety. Pkt oz. 15c; Y% 
3 PIKE bc. 
Ib. 35c; 1 Ib. $1.00. 
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the Best 
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. 
oz. 40c; 4 Ib. $1.40. 
Pkt. 10c; 
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 Danish—A very fine sort originating in Denmark; 
bears numerous sprouts of unusual size and delicious 
flavor. Pkt. 10c; oz. 45c. 
Dwarf Improved—An excellent variety. Pkt. 10c; oz. 40c. 
ASPARAGUS ROOTS. 2 YEARS OLD. 
l1doz. 2 doz. 100 ~=~———-:1000° 
Barr’s Mammoth ............. | 380c 50c $1.75 $13.00 
Colossaliy. 22h Vere cortocemice 30¢ | 50c 1.75 12.50 
Palmetto Hlth. ete sheets 30¢ 50¢ 1.75 12.50 
Giant) Argentenil) onic nick 30ec 50c 1.75 13.00 
Columbian Mammoth White...| 30c 50¢e 1.75 13.00 
Bonavallet’s Giant .......... 35¢ 50c 1.85 14.00 
If wanted by mail, add 5c per doz.; 25¢e per 100. 
giving the most practical methods of cultivating Asparagus, by 
I. M. Hexamer, $1.00 postpaid. 
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