FOR THE SOUTHERN STATES. 23 
DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 01 VEGETABLE SEEDS. 
ARTICHOKE. 4 
ARTICHAUT (Fr.) ARTISCHOKE (G.) ~ \\ a ‘J 
ALCACHOFA (Sp.) we \ yy 
Co. 
Large Green Globe. This a é 
WINE a 
is a very popular vegetable in 
the South, and much esteemed 
by the native as well as the for- 
eign population from the South 
of Europe. Itisextensively cul- 
tivated for the New Orleans 
market. It is best propagated 
from suckers which come up 
around the large plants. Take Sa 
them 'off during the fall and a 0, 
early winter months; plantthein ) Fel YN a | AU 
four feet aparteach way. Every i Pi terre Zl MT 
fall the ground should be man- nh SS 
ured and spaded or plowed be- 
tween them; at the same time 
the suckers should be taken off. 
If planted by seed, sow them 
in drills during winter or early 
spring. three inches apart and 
one foot from row to row; cover 
with about one-half inch of 
earth. The following fall the 
plants can be transplanted and 
cultivated as recommended 
above. The seeds I offer are im- 
ported by me from Italy, and of 
superior quality; I can also fur- 
nish sprouts or plants in the 
fall of the year, at $1.50 per 100. 
Early Campania. An | 
early variety imported by me Early Campania. 
from Italy and which fruited for 
the first time two years ago. The cut represents as it grows, and has been taken 
from a branch brought to me; itis flatter at the base than the Globe; being very 
early, I consider it quite an acquisition. 
ASPARAGUS. 
ASPERGE (Fr.), SPARGEL (Ger.), ESPARAGOS (Sp.) 
Purpie Top. The As) aragus is not extensively cultivated in the South; not 
that it is not liked well enough, but from the fact that it does not succeed as well 
as in more Northern latitudes. It seems that it is shortlived, the roots giving out 
soon or throwing up very small shoots. 
