ARTICHOKE 



OS£SN aiiOBE — Tender perennial producing edibl^ 

 flower buds the second year. 



ASPARAGUS 



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

 Sow in drills about 18 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 18 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 ofC the shoots 

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

 about March 1st promotes growth and increases yield. 



MARY ■WASHINQTOK — Resistant to disease, large, 

 early and produces remarkably tender dark green stalks. 



ASPARAGUS ROOTS 



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



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

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



Calabrese Heading 



Broocoll Calalrese Heading 



Sroccoli 



1 OS. to 2,000 plants 



T\^ CicfO ^^^ days) An extra early strain capable 

 V^H.^,«J pj producing large heads followed by 

 quantities of side shoots excellent for bunching or freez- 

 ing. Highly recommended as the earliest maturing 

 Broccoli obtainable. 



(80 days) Popular market 

 gardeners variety making 

 a good large central head and a fairly good crop of side 

 shoots. Can be grown in the east as perfectly as any 

 shipped into this section. There is now greater public 

 demand for this delicious vegetable making it more than 

 ever a profitable local crop. 



An T\rt\j Extra early foliage type used for spring crop 

 " "greens." Extensively grown in New Jersey 

 for New York markets. 



Italian Green Sprouting 7onTlnotl\Tt^l 



South as Salad Broccoli, grows more "greens" than seven 

 top turnip and is fairly hardy in Maryland, making a 

 profitable cover crop. Sow in August broadcasting two 

 to three pounds per acre and the sprouts will be ready 

 for market during February or early March. 



(^ruddeu Sprouts 



1 oz. win sow 500 ft. of drills or 3,000 plants 



Sow in April for early crop or in early June for a late 

 fall crop. Transplant to rows which are 3 to 4 feet apart, 

 18 to 24 inches apart in the rows. Will stand consider- 

 able frost without protection. 



Farlv 'Morn ^^'^ days) Found to be the best variety 

 i^ctriy 1 luni ^oth in quality and productiveness. 

 The sprouts develop very evenly over the entire stem, the 

 lower sprouts being as tightly foUled and as solid as 

 those higher up. 



PRICES 



ARTICHOKE Fkt. 



Green Globe S -10 



ASPARAGUS 



Mary Washing-ton 10 



BBOCCOI.I 



Calabrese Heading' 10 



De Cicco (ex. early 



Calabrese) 10 



Green Sprouting' (Tnmip 



Salad) .10 



40 Day .10 



BRUSSEI.S SPROUTS 



Early Morn 10 



Oz. 



14 Lb. 



Lb. 



$ .85 







.10 



S .50 



SI. 50 



.30 



.85 



2.50 



.50 



1.50 



4.50 



.15 



.40 



1.25 



.20 



.60 



1.75 



.55 



1.60 5.00 



Superior Seeds 



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



