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ARTICHOKE. 
BEANS. 
German — Artischoke. Swedish — Artskocka. 
The Globe Artichoke is grown for its flower 
heads, which are cooked like asparagus. Seed 
can be sown In hotbeds and transplanted into 
pots, until danger of frost is past, then trans- 
plant Into very rich ground, three feet apart 
each way. protect in winter with a slight cover- 
ing of manure or leaves. The second season they 
will form heads about July 1st. Once established 
they will bear for years. 
Large Green Globe. l^l^^l 
Pkt. 5c, ai.. 30c, J/i lb. $1.00. 
Artichoke Roots, see page so. 
ASPARAGUS. 
Germ; . -apargel. Swedish — Sparrls. 
One ounce for 50 feet of drill; 4 to R pounds to 
the acre. 
Asparagus is one of the earliest spring veg«- Artichoke, 
tables, and would be in universal use were it not for the mistaken idea 
that it Is difficult to grow. It delights in moist, sandy soil but can be 
grown in any garden by following the instructions given here. A bed 
15x50 feet requiring about 100 plants, should give an abundant supply 
for an ordinary family. 
CULTURE — Sow in April or May, in rows one foot apart, and keep 
clean) by frequent hoeing. When two years old transplant into perma- 
nent beds, which should be well 
and deeply manured and trenched 
to the depth of 18 inches. On 
the approach of winter, cover 
with manure and compost; fork 
the beds early in spring, and ap- 
pl.v a dressing of salt at the rate 
of six hundred pounds to an acre. 
MARK'S M.\MMOTH — Pkt. 5c, oz, 
10c, % lb. 20c. lb. «0c. 
CONOVKR'S COLOSS,\L — Pkt. 5c, 
oz. 10c, y, lb. 20c, lb. 50c. 
l*\I,METTO — Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, % 
lb. 20c, lb. «0c. 
Columbia White Mammoth. 
(Sec Cut.) This most distinct 
variety is the result of patient 
work .and careful selection by the 
originator, thus obviating the ne- 
cessity of earthing up to produce 
white shoots. The immense 
shoots are clear white and in fa- 
vorable weather remain so until 
tliree or four inches above the 
surface. Pkt, 5c, oz. 10c, V4 !•»• 
2.'>c, lb, 75c. 
Strong one year old roots of 
any of the above varieties 2,% for 
,'iOc by mall, «1,00 per 100. $5.00 
per 1,000, by express at yonr ex- 
pense. For two year old plants 
see Nursery Department. 
CULTURE— No crop responds more readily to 
good soil and cultivation than this. The soil 
best adapted to beans is light, rich, well drained 
loam, which was manured for the previous 
crop. If too rank manure is used It is apt to 
make them grow too much to vine. Sow about 
the first of May, if the ground is perfectly warm; 
select a warm. dry. sheltered spot; make drills 
2 inches deep and 18 inches to 2 feet apart; drop 
the beans 2 inches apart in the drills, and cover 
not more than 2 inches deep. Hoe well in dry 
weather to keep down the weeds. Sow every 
two weeks for a succession. 
DWARF STRINGLESS WAX SORTS. 1 qt. to 
100 feet of drill, 1 bu. per acre in drills. 
PAfllo-AA Wa-v Cut.) Among green 
Xkcxugcc TY aA. beans, the Refugee type has 
always been most valuable. This wax variety 
has all the peculiar cliaracteristies of the old 
Refugee, such as small, dense foliage, great pro- 
ductiveness, roundness of pod and handsome ap- 
pearance. It will be readily seen that the ad- 
vantage gained in producing a wax form of this 
must be great. Of strong bushy growth, with 
slight tendency to form runners; very pro- 
ductive. Slender, handsome, light golden yel- 
low pods Ave inches long, quite round or pen- 
cil shaped, solid, meaty, even when beans are 
formed, brittle and stringless. It is quite early 
tor a wax variey. Pkt. 10c, pt. 25c, qt. 45c, pk. 
91.50, bn. 95,25. 
Columbia Wblte Mammoth. 
Refugee Wax. 
