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BECKERT SEED AND BULB COMPANY 



Asparagus Seed 



(SPAR GEL) 



An Asparagus bed can be 

 started either from seed or 

 roots. Sow seed early in the 

 spring-, % inch deep, in rows 

 iy 2 feet apart; thin out the 

 plants to 6 inches apart. Trans- 

 plant following season as given 

 under roots. 



One ounce of seed will sow 

 50 feet of row. 



Giant Argenteuil. Purple tinted 

 stalks. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; % 

 lb., 50c. 



Palmetto. Large green stalks. 



Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; hi lb., 50c. 

 Washington Rustproof. A new 



rust-resisting, heavy - produc- 

 ing Asparagus from the U. S. 

 Department of Agriculture. Of 

 rapid growth, large size, and 

 very tender. Pkt, 10c; oz., 25c; 

 M lb., 75c. 



Asparagus Roots 



An Asparagus bed is perma- 

 nent, so that much care should 

 be taken with its preparation. 

 The bed should be on well 

 drained ground, heavily manured 

 and spaded IY2 to 2 feet deep. 

 Place roots in trenches 1 to IV2 

 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 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 root^ 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 Argenteuil. 2-yr. roots. 



Bundle of 50, $1.00; $1.50 per 100; $10.00 



per 1000. 



Washington Rustproof. 2-yr. roots. Bundle 

 of 50, $1.25; $2.00 per 100; $15.00 per 1000. 

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



Artichoke. 



Broccoli, 

 Early Green Sprouting. 



Artichoke (artischoxe) 



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. 



LARGE GREEN GLOBE. The standard 



variety. Pkt., 25c; % oz., 50c; oz., 90c. 



BrOCCOli (SPAEGBL-KOHL) 



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; % oz., 

 40c; oz., 75c. 



Brussels Sprouts 



(ROSEN-KOBX) 



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. 



Long Island Half Dwarf. Covered with 

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

 oz., 20c; oz., 35c; M lb., $1.10. 



