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Stokes' Vegetable Seeds 



ARTICHOKE 



One ounce will produce 

 about 500 plants 



1 French or Green Globe 



A very popular European vegetable. The best sort for general use. Leaves silver-gray, 

 ribs reddish at the base and without spines. Scales pale green, shading to violet at the base. Stem 

 about 2Y2 feet high. The scales and bottom of the flower-head are the edible portions, eaten either 

 boiled, or raw as a salad. The seeds should be sown in hotbeds in February or March. The plants 

 should be set outside in rows 4 feet apart, and 2 feet apart in the row. Globes should develop the 

 same year. Seed sown in May and transplanted in June should have the tops cut off in the fall, 

 and be thoroughly protected with leaves or straw to prevent freezing. New plantations should 

 be started as often as once in three years, as Artichokes do not vield satisfactorily after that age. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts., y 4 lb. $1. 



ASPARAGUS 



S. S. Giant Green Asparagus 



One ounce of seed will sow 40 feet of row; 4 to 5 pounds, or 7,260 roots, will plant one acre 



Culture. — Sow the seed thinly in rows a foot apart, in April or May. Thin out seedlings to 

 3 or 4 inches apart, saving the strongest. Hoe frequently, and the next spring move the roots to 

 their permanent location. Asparagus does best in deep, rich loam, which should be enriched with 

 decayed manure. For the family garden it is most satisfactory to plant two-year-old roots. In 

 the spring dig a trench 18 inches deep, put in 8 to 10 inches of well-decayed manure, and on this 

 3 or 4 inches of good soil; then lay the roots 12 to 15 inches apart, and fill the trench with good 

 soil, leaving the plants 4 to 6 inches below the surface. One-year plants should be treated in the 

 same way. Rows in the family garden may be 5 feet apart. Hoe deeply in spring, and do not cut 

 until the third year after planting the roots. Hill up the rows each spring to blanch stalks, and 

 give good top-dressing of manure each year after cutting. An Asparagus bed improves with age. 



Concerning Varieties of Asparagus 



From very careful inquiry among those who have investigated the subject, there is practically 

 the universal opinion that there are but two varieties of Asparagus — the green and the white. 

 The green is what is almost universally used, but of the green there are many strains, and the effort has been to produce a strain 

 that is so strong and vigorous and healthy that it will not only produce heavy stalks but will resist disease, including the Aspar- 

 agus rust, which is most troublesome. We are working on a strain of rust-resistant Asparagus which we hope to be able to offer 

 another year. 



2 S. S. Giant Green 



In this strain we believe we offer the very highest quality 

 that has yet been produced in Asparagus. Both the seeds and 

 roots are from large stock that has been entirely free from rust, 

 and, with thoroughly enriched ground and good culture, will 

 produce large, heavy stalks of the very brightest and liveliest 

 green, of the very finest quality. Price of seed: Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 

 10 cts., yjb. 20 cts., lb. 65 cts. Price of strong roots: 25 cts. per 

 doz., 75 cts. per 100, $6 per 1,000. 



95 Brussels Sprouts 



Brussels Sprouts are highly esteemed for cooking during the late 

 fall and winter months, being considered more tender and delicious 

 than any cabbage. The plant resembles cabbage, the edible part 

 being the numerous small leaves or sprouts, an inch or two in diam- 

 eter, forming on the stalk at each leaf-joint. Culture is the same 

 as for late cabbage except that the leaves should be broken down in 

 the fall to give the little heads more room to grow. We strongly 

 recommend the American-grown seed (Long Island strain) as being 

 far superior and making much more solid heads than any of the 

 imported seeds which are usually sold. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts., 



V41b. 75 Cts., lb. $2.50. Brussels Sprouts 



Large Planters Should Refer to Our Market-Garden Catalogue Before Ordering Brussels Sprouts Seed 



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