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Asparagus Seed 



(SPAEGEL) 



An Asparagus bed can be started either 

 from seed or roots. Sow seed early in the 

 Spring, % inch deep, in rows 1% 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 Arg-enteuil. Purple tinted stalks. Pkt., 



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



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

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



Washington 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; hi 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 1 hk 

 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 Argenteuil. 2-yr. roots. 



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



per 1000. 



Washing-ton Rustproof. 2-yr. roots. Bundle 



of 50, SI. 75; $3.00 per 100; $20.00 per 1000. 

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



Washington Asparagus. 



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. 



LARGE GREEN GLOBE. The standard 

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



BrOCCOli (SPARGEL-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, bear- 

 ing loosely arranged heads, somewhat 

 similar to cauliflower. Both flower heads 

 and stalks of heads are edible, having a 

 distinctive flavor. Flower heads are 

 light green in color and ready for the 

 table R0 days from time of sowing. Pkt., 

 25c; hi oz., 50c; h& oz., 90c; oz., $1.75. 



White Cape. Large creamv white heads. 



Pkt., 10c; hi oz., 30c; % oz., 50c; oz., 85o. 



Brussels Sprouts 



(SOSEN-EOEL) 



A delicious and easily grown Pall vege- 

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

 joyed in late Fall after frost has killed the 

 less hardy kinds. Produces miniature cab- 

 hasre 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; 



Vz oz., 20c; oz., 35c; hi lb., $1.10. 



