Brent’s Premium Vegetable Seeds 
The unfavorable weather which existed at planting time, caused nearly a total failure of the 
first planting of Dwarf and Wax beans, necessitating a second and in some cases a third planting, 
for this reason the crop will again be limited. The quality will be good. Pole and Lima beans 
had better luck. Some varieties of early peas and sweet corn will again be short in yield. This 
applies also to a few other of the vegetable seed crops, though in some cases the prices are lower. 
The present crop of potatoes is the smallest the United States has had in five years. On account 
of a short wheat crop and existing conditions the cost of living will be higher. 
A garden planting with Brent’s Premium Seeds will be a wonderful help this year. It will be to 
your advantage to order early. 
Planting a Garden 
In planting a garden it is well to work for a rotation of crops and to lay out the beds in sym- 
metrical form. Where irrigation cannot be practiced have the celery and late cabbage on a moist soil 
but for all general purposes a porous clay soil overlaid with sandy loam or a good clay loam will do 
for any average crop that the average gardener may wish to raise. If you desire early vegetables it is 
well to begin with hot-beds and cold frames in January and February. These consist of frames filled 
with soil to about 6 or 8 inches of the top and covered with sash or window glass. The cold frame 
has no other means of heating save tl)e sun’s rays striking on the glass while the hotbed is like the 
cold frame, except that it is heated by a depth of fermenting manure under the soil, the temperature 
never being allowed to go below 50° at night or about 70° in the day time. As the plants come up and 
grow strong and the weather becomes warmer the sash may be removed during the day, being replaced 
at night or in inclement weather and when the plants are big enough they should be transplanted to 
the open garden. In this way egg plant, peppers, tomatoes, melons, cabbage, cauliflower, lettuce, rad- 
ishes, etc., are all brought in much earlier than would be the case were the seeds planted directly in 
the open, though it is by no means necessary to the success of your garden. 
ARRANGEMENT OP VARIETIES. In the arrangement of varieties of seeds in this catalog we 
have endeavored to group them in accordance with their order of earliness. 
Artichoke 
Sow seeds in April or May in deep, rich, sandy 
loam with plenty of well-rotted manure. When 
large enough, transplant into rows three feet 
apart and two feet in the row. 
LARGE GREEN GLOBE. — Flower heads can 
be cooked like asparagus. Oz., 50c. 
JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE.— The tubers are 
planted like potatoes, about three bushels to acre. 
They are excellent for feeding stock, especially 
liogs. Pk., $1.50; bu., $5.00. 
Asparagus 
ASPARAGUS CULTURE. — Almost 
any good loamy garden land is good 
for Asparagus. One ounce of seed will 
produce about 200 plants. Sow in rows 
12 to 15 inches apart as early in the 
spring as the ground permits and give 
it good cultivation. Thin the plants to 
2 or 3 inches apart. For the perma- 
nent bed a deep, warm, rich, loamy 
soil 16 necessary, deeply and thorough- 
ly worked, manured and fertilized. 
When the seedlings are two years old 
set' them 18 to 24 inches apart in fur- 
rows 8 to 10 inches deep and separated 
by a distance of 2 to 3 feet and cover 
lightly at first, then gradually fill in 
with soil. In the early spring plow 
the bed shallowly or pulverize with a 
harrow, and in the fall cover with ma- 
nure or compost. The second season 
after planting, hill up the rows and 
cut sparingly for use, the young shoots 
which appear above the ground. After 
that the bed will give good crops. The 
two years given to growing the seed- 
lings may be saved by procuring the 
two-year-old roots and planting them, 
which is a very satisfactory arrange- 
ment. 
INSECT REMEDIES. — For the asparagus bee- 
tle, spray with Arsenate of Lead, 3 lbs. to 50 gal- 
lons of water. Or dust with Slug Shot, air slacked 
lime or Dry Arsenate of Lead, while the dew is 
on the plant. 
COLUiyCBIAN MAMMOTH WHITE. — Produces 
shoots which stay white as long as fit for use 
without earthing up or any other artificial blanch- 
ing. Nearly all seedlings will produce clear white 
shoots. Vi lb., 20c; 1 lb., 50c. 
CONOVER’S COLOSSAL. — A standard variety. 
Popular, productive, good. Vi lb., 20c; 1 lb., 50c. 
PALMETTO. — A large dark-green variety. Vi 
lb., 20c; 1 lb., 50c. 
Columbian Mammoth. 
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