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LIST OF TESTED GARDEN SEEDS FOR 1920. 7 
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ARTICHOKE —clobe. 
Sow in April and when the ground is ready transplant. In 
fall transplant to permanent quarters 3 feet apart each way. 
CONSE 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 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 Ibs. 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- 
auently. 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 8 inches of soil. 
A rather sandy soil is best. 
Colossal—A well-known and 
excellent green variety. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; % Ib. 25c; 
1 1b. 75c. 
Palmetto—An earlier and 
more productive variety 
than the preceding. Green. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; % Ib. 25c; 
1 lb. 75c. 
Columbian Mammoth White 
—A distinct variety fur- 
nishing white shoots. 
Pkt. 5¢; oz. 10c; %4 lb. 25c; 
1 1b. 75e. 
Giant Argenteuil—A favor- 
ite market sort; grows to 
a very large size. Green. 
Pkt) 5e; (oz. 1bc} 44 lb: 25¢; 
1 Ib. 75e. 
Bonavallet’s Giant—A very 
large, purplish-green vari- 
ety. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15¢c; 4% lb. 
380c; 1 Ib. 85¢. 
We Deliver All Seeds offered on 
this page to any Post Office in 
the United States. 
BROCCOLI. 
Allied to and closely resembling Cauliflower, 
but much 
Sow the seed in the early part of May and trans- 
Pkt. 10c; 
more hardy. 
plant in June. 
Purple Cape—A hardy and very popular variety. 
oz. 40c; %4 lb. $1.35. 
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. 
Dwart Improved—An excellent variety. Pkt. 10c; oz. 40c. 
ASPARAGUS ROOTS. 2 YEARS OLD 
1doz. 2 doz. 100 1000 
Barr’s Mammoth ............. 20¢ 380¢ $1.00 $7.00 
CWOLOSS al eaiers cn sdsiciercieteiel sienesens 20e 30¢ 1.00 7.00 
Palmetto nicest -nenatneh- erecta she 20¢ 30¢c 1.00 7.00 
Giant Argenteuil ............. 20¢ 380¢ 1.00 7.00 
Columbian Mammoth White... 20¢ 30¢c 1.00 7.00 
Bonavallet’s Giamt ............ 25¢ 40c 1.10 SO) 
If wanted by mail, add 5c per doz.; 25c per 100. 
“ASPARAGUS CULTURE”—An authoritative, up-to-date book giving the most practical methods of cultivating Asparagus, by 
KF. M. Hexamer, 75e, postpaid. 
