LIST OF TESTED GARDEN SEEDS FOR 1924. 



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ARTICHOKE -ciobe. 



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; V^. oz. 65c; oz. $1.2.5. 

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



ASPARAGUS 



Sov 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, r,r 

 when large quantities are 

 grown for market, set 3 or 

 4 feet apart, which perinits 

 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. 15c; % lb. 30c; 

 1 lb. 80c. 



Palmetto — An earlier and 

 more productive variety 

 than the preceding. Green. 

 Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; ^ lb. 30c; 

 1 lb. 80c. 



Columbian Mammoth 'WTiite 



— .\ distinct variety fur- 

 nishing white shoots. 

 Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; % lb. 35c; 

 1 lb. $1.00. 



Giant Argentenil — A favor- 

 ite market sort; grows to 

 a very large size. Green. 

 Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; % lb. 35c; 

 1 lb. $1.00. 



Bonnvallet's Giant — A very 



large, purplish-green va- 

 riety. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 

 % lb. 35c; 1 lb. $1.00. 



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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; 

 % oz. 30c; oz. 50c. 



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. 25c; % lb. 85c. 

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



Vi lb. 60c. 



ASPARAGUS ROOTS. 3 YEARS OLD. 



1 doz. 2 doz. 100 



1000 



Colossal 



Palmetto 



Columbian Mammoth Wliite.. 

 Ronavallet's Giant 



30c 



50c 



$1.75 



30c 



50c 



1.75 



30c 



50c 



1.75 



35c 



50c 



1.85 



$12.50 

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 13.00 

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



"ASPARAGUS CULTURE" — An authoritative, np-to-date book giving; the most practical methods of cultivating Asparagus, by 



F. M. Hexamer, $1.«0 postpaid. 



