Farquhar's Reliable Vegetable Seeds 



ARTICHOKE. Alcachofa (Sp.) 



Ctjltxjhe. Sow seeds in April or May, and when large enough, transplant in 

 rows 4 feet apart and 2 feet apart in the rows. They yield the second year, and re- 

 quire protection during winter by earthing up and mulching. In the Northerii States 

 it is better to treat this plant as an annual, sowing seeds under glass early in Feb- 

 ruary and keeping the seedlings growing vigorously until May; then they should 

 be set out in rich soil, when they will produce fine heads the first season. p. 



Large Globe or Paris. Thebestof all Artichokes, .oz. $1.50. .$0 25 



Large Green Globe oz. $1.00. . 20 



Jerusalem {Helianthus tuberosus). Cultivated for its edible tubers. April 

 delivery only Tubers, qt. 40c.; pk. $2.50. . 



ASPARAGUS. Esparrago (Sp.) 



Culture. Sow the seeds thinly in drills, 1 foot apart and 1 inch deep. The per- 

 manent bed should be trenched very deeply and weU manured with rich, thoroughly 

 decayed manure. Wide drills should then be made, 3 feet apart, and deep enough to 

 admit of the top of the plants being covered 6 inches. Set the plants one or two years 

 old 1 foot apart in the rows, carefully spreading out and separating the roots. For 

 the sake of convenience one drill should be made at a time, and the planting and cov- 

 ering completed before another is commenced. In November the plants should have 

 their annual top-dressing of manure after the stalks have been cleared away. The 

 dressing should be forked in as soon as the ground can be worked in spring, and the 



Mary Washington Asparagus 



Large Globe or Pans Artichoke 

 bed neatly raked. One ounce of seed sows 60 feet of drill; 5 pounds, one acre. 



Mary Washington. A selection from the original Martha Washington or Ped- Pkt. 

 igreed Washington, the result of years of plant-breeding by the U. S. Department of 

 Agriculture, also further selected and improved. The plants are vigorous in growth, 

 producing a heavy yield, and have proven to be nearly rust-free. Shoots are large, 

 straight, dark green in color, with a heavy purple overtone oz. $1.50. .$0 25 



Martha Washington or Pedigreed Washington. One of the finest varieties. Stalks 

 large, dark green in color, and of fine flavor oz. $1.50. . 25 



Early Giant Argenteuil. Popular French variety oz. 30c.; Mlb. $1.00. . 15 



Reading Giant. Large, succulent stalks oz. 30c.; ^Ib. $1.00. . 15 



ASPARAGUS ROOTS 



Asparagus Roots can be supplied from November 1 to May 1. 



For top-dressing an Asparagus-bed, use I'arquhar's Garden Fertilizer. The quantity required 

 per acre is 1,500 pounds for heavy land, 2,000 pounds for light sandy land — half to be applied very 

 earlyin the spring, the remainder after cutting. If the manure used for winter covering has been 

 dug in, half of the above quantities would be sufficient. jqq x 000 



Mary Washington la oo $28 oo 



Martha Washington or Pedigreed Washington 2 50 22 00 



Early Giant Argenteuil 2 00 18 00 



Reading Giant 2 00 18 00 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS. Bretones de Bmselas (Sp.) 



Culture. Sow the seeds under glass during April and transplant to a coldframe when large 

 enough to handle. The plants may be transferred to the garden in June and cultivated like 

 cabbage. When the plants become crowded, cut 

 off some of the lower leaves so that they may de- 

 velop. They will be ready for use in autumn 

 after the early frosts. One ounce of seed pro- 

 duces about 1,500 plants. 



Farquhar's Exhibi- pkt. 



tion. Sprouts of large size, 

 solid, and of dehcious flavor 



oz. $1.00. .$0 25 

 Farquhar's Matchless. Pro- , 



duces large, solid sprouts ^ 



oz. 75c.; Klb. $2.50. . 15 



Long Island Im- 

 proved. A tall-growing 

 variety producing an abun- 

 dance of very large, solid 

 sprouts of delicious flavor. . . . 



oz. $1.50. . 25 

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Farquhar's Exhibition Brussels Sprouts 



