Varieties of Special Merit 



Badlsh — Scarlet Globe No. 8 



Tomato 



-Bntgrers Certified 



ARTICHOKE 



GBEEN OXiOBE — Tender perennial producing edible 

 flower buds the second year. Pkt., 10c; Oz., 85c. 



ASPARAGUS SEED 



UABT WASHINGTON — Resistant to disease, large, 

 early and produces remarkably tender dark green stalks. 

 Pkt., 10c; 1/4 lb., 50c; lb., $1.50. 



ASPARAGUS ROOTS 



From one to two years may be saved by planting roots. 

 MABV WASHINGTON — Choice, 2-year-old roots. 

 25 for 85c; S2.75 per 100; $20.00 per 1000. 



ASPARAGUS 



loz. to 60 ft.; 1 lb. per acre; 3,000 plants per acre 



Sow in drills about IS in. apart and two in. deep in 

 light, rich soil. Thin to about one inch apart and give 

 frequent and thorough cultivation during the summer. 



Next season transplant roots to 4 in. deep and IS in. 

 apart in rows four feet apart. The following season the 

 bed may be cut over two or three times. After the final 

 cutting, give a good dressing of manure, or fertilizer. 



Home gardeners are advised to snap off the shoots 

 rather than cut them. A top dressing of nitrate of soda 

 about March 1st promotes growth and increa.ses yield. 



Superior Seeds 



J. MANNS & CO.. BALTIMORE 2, MD. 



