ARTICHOKE 
Culture. — An ounce will produce 300 plants. Seed may be sowed indoors or in hot-bed and 
transplanted outdoors after danger of frost is past. If sowed in May and protected from cold 
during the winter, the plants will produce heads the following year. Sow 3 feet apart in 3-foot 
rows. 
GREEN GLOBE. The standard and best variety. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 50c; 1 lb. $5.00. A perennial. 
Heads large and tender. Not usually productive after 3 years. 
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ASPARAGUS SEED 
Culture. —• An ounce will produce 
about 700 plants. Sow in spring or 
autumn in drills about one inch deep 
in rows 2 feet apart. In fall or suc¬ 
ceeding spring plants may be set out 
in beds about 2 feet apart. Cover 
beds with a dressing of manure before 
winter. Weed thoroughly each sum¬ 
mer and keep roots well covered. 
Conovers Colossal 
A large green variety and of fine 
quality. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 1 lb. 90c. 
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An early and improved variety. 
Popular because of its rust-resisting 
qualities. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 1 lb. 
$1.50. 
ASPARAGUS ROOTS 
Culture. — On well drained soil dig 
trenches 1 foot in depth and 3 feet 
apart. Set roots approximately 18 
inches apart and with a good fork 
full of manure to each planting. 
Cover to a depth of several inches 
adding more soil until trenches are 
filled in by fall. 
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The most popular and satisfactory 
variety and one of the easiest to 
grow in your garden. Vigorous 1- 
year old roots. $2.00 per 100. 
BEANS — Dwarf or Bush Varieties 
Culture. — Plant along the first of May and in warm dry soil. Sow in drills 2 inches deep and 
18 inches apart, dropping beans 3 inches apart in the drills. Cover with soil not over 2 inches 
deep. Successive plantings every 2 weeks up to the end of August will give you a constant 
supply for the table. Beans do best on a light well-drained soil. In the case of BUSH BEANS, 
plant 2 or 3 beans 15 inches apart, in rows 3 feet apart, covering to an inch depth, at the rate 
of 1 lb. to 100 feet of row. 
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