LIST OF TESTED GARDEN SEEDS FOR 1918 



General List 



of 



High Grade 



Vegetable 



Seeds 



WE DEI^IVER ALL, SEEDS offered an 

 this page TO ANY POST OFFICE IN 

 THE UNITED STATES. 



ARTICHOKE-Giobe. 



German, Artischoke. French, Artlebaut. 



Sow in April in hot-bed. and when the ground is ready 



transplant in hills 3 feet apart, and the rows 2 feet apart. 



Large Green Globe — The standard variety, grown for its flow- 

 er heads, the fleshy scales and bottoms of which are con- 

 sidered a delicacy. Pkt. 10c; V^ oz. 35c; oz. 60c. 



Artichoke— Jerusalem. (See Farm Seed Section, page 40.) 



ASPARAGUS 



German, Sparge!. French, Asperge. 



As early in the spring as the ground can be worked, sow 

 the seeds — previously soaked in water for about 24 hours — in 

 rows about a foot apart. Cultivate between the rows fre- 

 quently, to keep the soil loose and the weeds down. The sec- 

 ond year the plants will be ready for planting in permanent 



beds. Prepare the ground 

 by working in a liberal 

 quantity of barnyard ma- 

 nure. Set the plants from 

 15 to 18 inches apart, or 

 when large quantities are 

 grown for market, set 3 or 

 4 feet apart, which permits 

 horse cultivation. In plant- 

 ing, spread out the roots 

 carefully and cover with 

 about 6 or 8 inches of soil. 

 A rather sandy soil is best. 

 Sow 1 ounce of Seed to 60 

 feet of drill. 5 lbs. per acre. 



Colossal — A well-known and 

 excellent green variety. 

 Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; % lb. 25c; 

 1 lb. 75c. 



Palmetto — An earlier and 

 more productive variety 

 than the preceding. Green. 

 Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; % lb. 25c; 

 1 lb. 75c. 



Columbian Mammoth White 



— -A distinct variety fur- 

 nishing white shoots. Pkt. 

 5c; oz. lOe; % lb. 25c; 1 lb. 

 75c. 



Giant Argenteuil — A favor- 

 ite market sort; grows to 

 a very large size. Green. 

 Pkt. 5c; oz. 15e; % lb. 25c; 

 1 lb. 75c. 



Bonavallet's Giant — A very 

 large, purplish-green vari- 

 ety. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 

 % lb. 30c; 1 lb. 85c. 



BROCCOLI. 

 German, Spargelkohl. French, Chou Brocolis. 



Allied to and closely resembling Cauliflower, but much 

 more hardy. Sow the seed in the early part of May and trans- 

 plant in June. 

 Purple Cape — A hardy and very popular variety. Pkt. 10c; 



Va oz. 30c; oz. 50c; % lb. $1.75. 



oz. 25c: 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS. 

 German, Gruener Kopfkohl. French, Chou rte Bruxelle.s. 



The Sprouts resembling miniature cabbages, are produced 

 in the axils of the leaves. To promote a perfect growth of 

 Sprouts the leaves should be cut off as close as convenient to 

 the stem,, as the Sprouts are forming. 

 Improved Danish — A very fine sort originating in Denmark; 



bears numerous sprouts of unusual ^ize and delicious 



flavor. Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c; % lb. $1.00; 1 lb. ?3.50. 

 Dwarf Improved — An excellent variety. Pkt. 10c; 



14 lb. 90c; 1 lb. ?3.00. 



ASPARAGUS ROOTS. 



Barr's Mammoth 



Colossal 



Palmetto 



Giant Argenteuil 



Columbian Mammoth White 



Bonavallet's Giant 



If wanted by mail, add 5c per doz. ; 25c per 100. 

 "ASPARAGUS CULTURE" — An authoritative, up-to-date book giving the most practical methods of cultivating Asparagus, by 



F. M. Hexamev, 60c, postpaid. 



Doz. 



100 



1000 



20c 



$1.25 



$8.00 



20c 



1.25 



8.00 



20c 



1.25 



8.00 



200- 



1.25 



8.00 



50c 



1.25 



8.00 



25c 



1.35 



9.50 



