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BECKERT SEED AND BULB COMPANY 



Asparagus Seed 



(SFARGX:!^) 



An Asparagus bed can be started either 

 from seed or roots. Sow seed early in the 

 Spring, % inch deep, in rows feet apart; 

 thin out the plants to 6 inches apart. Trans- 

 plant following season as given under roots. 

 One oiince of seed will sow 50 feet of row. 



Giant Arg-entenil. Purple tinted stalks. Pkt., 

 10c; oz., 20c; % lb., 50c. 



Palmetto. Large green stalks. Pkt., 10c; 

 oz., 20c; 1/4 lb., 50c. 



Washingrton Rustproof. A new rust-resist- 

 ing, heavy-producing Asparagus from the 

 U. S. Department of Agriculture. Of 

 rapid growth, large size, and very tender. 

 Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; lb., 75c. 



Asparagus Roots 



An Asparagus bed is permanent, so that 

 much care should be taken with its prepara- 

 tion. The bed should be on well drained 

 ground, heavily manured and spaded 1% to 

 2 feet deep. Place roots in trenches 1 to IVz 

 feet deep and cover with 3 inches of soil. 

 As the shoots come up, pull in soil from the 

 sides from time to time until the bed is 

 level. 



No Asparagus should be picked until the 

 third year and then only sparingly. The bed 

 should not be cut over after the first week 

 in July, as the roots must have some time 

 to store up strength for the following year. 

 Top-dress each Fall with manure, which 

 should be dug in early the next Spring. 

 Palmetto and Giant Arg-enteuil. 2-yr. roots. 



Bundle of 50, $1.25; $2.00 per 100; $12.50 



per 1000. 



Washington Rustproof. 2-yr. roots. Bundle 

 of 50, $1.75; $3.00 per 100; $20.00 per 1000. 

 If wanted "by parcel post, add 10c per 100. 



Washington Aspara|;rus. 



Brussels Sprouts. 



Artichoke (artischoke) 



One of the vegetable aristocrats and well 

 worth growing if you care for something 

 "different." Edible portion is the large, 

 thistle-like head. If started indoors very 

 early will bear first year. Same culture as 

 for cabbage, and as Artichokes are peren- 

 nial, plant where they need not be disturbed. 



I.ARGZ: GREEN GIiOBE. The standard 

 variety. Pkt., 25c; % oz., 40c; oz., 75c. 



Broccoli (SPARGEI.-KOHI.) 



Quite similar to cauliflower but will pro- 

 duce fine heads in localities where cauli- 

 flower cannot be successfully grown. Same 

 culture as cabbage. 



Early Green Sprouting Improved 



A most delicious new variety, bearing 

 loosely arranged heads, somewhat similar 

 to cauliflower. Both flower heads and 

 stalks of heads are edible, having a dis- 

 tinctive flavor. Flower heads are light 

 green in color and ready for the table 60 

 days from time of sowing. Pkt., 25c; 14 oz., 

 60c; oz., $1.00. 



Brussels Sprouts 



(ROSEN-KOHZ.) 



A delicious and easily grown Fall vege- 

 table, and one of the few that may be en- 

 joyed in late Fall after frost has killed the 

 less hardy kinds. Produces miniature cab- 

 bage heads at the base of each leaf. Use 

 same cultural directions as for late cab- 

 bage, and when the sprouts commence to 

 form, break off the lower leaves. 



Iionff Island Half Dwarf. Covered with 

 tender sprouts of good flavor. Pkt., 10c; 

 14 oz., 20c; oz., 35c; ^ lb., ?1.10. 



