Varieties of Special Merit 



Sadish — Scarlet Globe No. 8 



Tomato — Butg'ers Certified 



ARTICHOKE 



OBEEN GlaOBE — Tender perennial producing edible 

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



ASPARAGUS SEED 



MABY WASHINGTON — Resistant to disease, large, 

 early and produces remarkably tender dark green stalks. 

 Pkt., 10c; H lb., 50c; lb., $1.50. 



ASPARAGUS ROOTS 



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



MABY WASHINGTON — Choice, 2-year-old roots. 25 for 

 85c; S2.75 per 100. 



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 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 increases yield. 



Superior Seeds 



I MANNS & CO., BALTIMORE 2. MD. 



