LIST OF TESTED GARDEN SEEDS FOR 1917. 



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General List 



of 



High Grade 



Vegetable 



Seeds 



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ASPARAGUS. 



German, Spargel. French, Asperge. 



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 frequently, to keep 

 the soil loose and the weeds down. The second year the plants 

 will be ready for planting in permanent 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 planting, spread out the roots carefully and cover 



with about 6 or 8 inches of 

 soil. A rather sandy soil is 

 best. Sow 1 ounce of Seed 

 to 60 feet of drill. 



Barr's Mammoth — A favorite 

 sort, producing monstrous 

 green shoots. Pkt. 5c; oz. 

 15c; Vi lb. 25c; 1 lb. 75c. 



Colossal — A well-known and 

 excellent variety. Pkt. 5c ; 

 oz. 10c; % lb. 20c; 1 lb. 60c. 



Palmetto — And earlier and 

 more productive variety 

 than the preceding. Pkt. 5c; 

 oz. 10c; 14 lb. 20c; 1 lb. 60c. 



Columbian Mammoth White 

 —A distinct variety fur- 

 nishing white shoots. Pkt. 

 5c; oz. 10c; % lb. 20c; 1 lb. 

 60c. 



Giant Argrenteuil — A favor- 

 ite market sort; grows to 

 a very large size. Pkt. 5c; 

 oz. 15e; % lb. 25c; 1 lb. 75c. 



Bonavallet's Giant — A very 

 large, purplish -green vari- 

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

 lb. 30c; 1 lb. 85c. 



ASPARAGUS ROOTS. 



Barr's Mammoth — A large 

 green sort, 2-year-old roots 

 by express, per 100 $1.00; 

 per 1,000 $6.00. 



Colossal — 2 - year - old roots 

 by express, per 100 75c; 

 per 1,000 $5.50. 



Palmetto — 2-year-old roots, by 

 express, per 100 75c; per 

 1,000 $5.50. 

 2-year-old roots, by express, per 100 $1.00 per 



ARTICHOKE— Globe. 



German, Artlschoke. French, Artichaut. 



Sow in April in hot-bed, and when the ground is ready, trans- 

 plant in hills 3 feet apart, and the rows 2 feet apart. 



The Globe Artichoke is grown for its flower heads, the fleshy 

 scales and bottoms of which are considered a delicacy, 

 liarse Green Globe — The standard variety. Pkt. 5c; oz. 40c; 



14 lb. $1.50. 

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



BROCCOI.I. 

 German, Spargelkohl. French, Chou Brocolis. 



Allied to and closely resembling Cauliflower, but much more 

 hardy. Sow the seed in the early part of May and transplant 

 in June. 



Purple Cape — A hardy and very popular variety. Pkt. 5c; V2 

 oz. 20c; oz. 35c; 14 lb. $1.25. 



-2-year-old, by express, per 100 $1.00; 



Giant Argenteuil- 



1,000 $6.00. 

 Columbian Mammoth Whit< 



per 1,000 $6.00. 



Price per dozen of each of above 15c (by mail 25c). 

 Bonavallet's Giant — The shoots are purplish green, or blanche white 

 when planted deep. 2-year-old roots per doz. 20c (by mail 30c) ; 

 by express, per 100, $1.25; per 1.000. $7.00. ^ 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS. 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS. 



German, Gruener Kopfkohl. French, Chou de Bruxelles. 



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. 35c; 14 lb. $1.00; 1 lb. $3.50. 

 Dwarf Improved — An excellent variety. Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; »/4 lb. 



60c; 1 lb. $2.25. 



"ASPARAGUS CULTURE" — An authoritative, 



up-to-date book g 

 F, M. Hexamer, 



iving the most practical methods of cultivating Asparagus, by 

 50c, postpaid. 



