TESTED AND RELIABLE SEEDS 
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Artichoke 
ALCACHOFA 
CULTURE —Sow any time except during hottest 
weather, when all seed beds require special care. 
Soil should be a free, moist loam and seeds should be 
planted an inch deep. Plant out when six inches high 
in rows four feet apart each way. Save offsets from 
best plants for new supply, as artichokes never come 
true from seed, some will prove inferior. When plant¬ 
ing seedlings, reject those with spiniest leaves. 
GREEN GLOBE—(Pkt. 10c); (oz. 60c); (Vi lb. $2.00); 
(lb. $6.00); postpaid. 
Asparagus . 
ESPARRAGO 
CULTURE —Drill the seed thinly in rows fifteen 
inches apart during March or April. Thin out to two 
inches apart for strong plants. 
Exercise great care in preparing a field because it 
will last many years. 
Transplant during February setting the roots one 
foot apart, in furrow's four feet apart. Carefully 
spread out to avoid matting. The furrows should be 
ten or twelve inches deep and run North and South 
to get the sun on both sides of the rows. Cover the 
roots about 3 inches and as the plant grows throw 
the soil towards the plant. Each year when the ber¬ 
ries are red, cut the plants close to the ground and 
burn, then dust the entire field with sulphur, to de¬ 
stroy any germs of mildew 7 , red spider or rust that 
may be there. Keep a mulch over the row with a 
harrow, but cultivate more deeply between the rows. 
Use stable manure liberally and hill up a little higher 
each year. Irrigate freely during the growing period. 
Three pounds of seed is sufficient to plant an acre. 
PALMETTO ASPARAGUS SEED—A very early ma¬ 
turing and prolific variety, producing an abundance 
of large, deep green shoots of the best quality. (Pkt. 
5c); (oz. 15c); (Vi tb. 35c); (1 lb. $1.00); postpaid. 
WASHINGTON ASPARAGUS SEED—This aspara¬ 
gus, which has been selected by the United States 
Department of Agriculture has proven to be nearly 
rust free. The shoots are thick and heavy. They are 
long and straight with closely folded tips. The color 
is rich dark green, tinted darker at the tips. (Pkt. 
5c); (oz. 15c); (Vi lb. 50c); (1 lb. $1.50); postpaid. 
Beans 
FRIJOLE 
Write for Quantity Prices 
CULTURE —Beans require well drained loamy soil 
and frequent cultivation. Use manure sparingly as it 
has a tendency to run the plants to too much vine. 
Irrigate beans only when necessary and do not flood 
the vines. Cultivate before the soil has a chance to 
crust. For a Spring crop plant in late February, 
March and early April. For Fall crop plant in August 
and early September. Bush beans should be planted 
about three inches apart in three-foot rows at the 
rate of one lb. to 80 ft. of row 7 and from 75 to 100 lbs. 
per acre. Plant pole beans at the rate of one lb. to 
200 ft. of row 7 or 40 lbs. to the acre. We list herein 
only varieties that are strictly adapted to our climatic 
conditions. For mildew on beans use powdered sul¬ 
phur. 
BURPEE’S STRINGLESS GREEN POD— This fam¬ 
ous snap bean is a prime favorite with thousands of 
truckers and gardeners in the South and is also large¬ 
ly grown for canning purposes. It is one of the finest 
green-pod bush Beans in existence. The pods are 
medium green, five to six inches long, cylindrical, 
larger than those of the Red Valentine, but are quite 
as fleshy, of equally high quality and remain crisp 
and tender longer. This splendid sort is extremely 
early and enormously productive. It is a Bean of 
handsome appearance that will sell readily on any 
market. The quality is truly superb. The pods, even 
when full grown, are meaty and juicy, lacking the 
faintest signs of any strings. They are tender and 
brittle, of very fine texture and delicate flavor. (Pkt. 
5c); (Vi lb. 20c); (1 lb. 35c); (10 lbs. $3.00); postpaid. 
IMPROVED GOLDEN WAX— A medium early va¬ 
riety and a heavy cropper. Vigorous bushy growth 
of good dust-resisting nature. Pods are four to five 
inches long, broad and flat. Golden yellow, fleshy, 
solid, brittle, wavy texture and have an extremely 
rich, buttery flavor. Excellent for home and market 
gardeners. About 59 days to first picking. (Pkt. 5c); 
(Vi lb. 20c); (lb. 35c); (10 lbs. $3.00); postpaid. 
PROLIFIC EARLY BLACK WAX— An old well 
known popular variety. The most striking feature of 
this Bean is its habit of ripening a large portion of 
its crop earlier than other varieties, which is of 
