• • ARTICHOKE • • 
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etable that more 
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grOW 
IOC pkt. 
Large Green Globe 
60c per oz.; $2.25 per J4 lb.; $8.00 per lb. 
CULTURE—Requires some protection during the winter months. If 
sown indoors in February or March, and young plants pricked into pots 
before setting in open, edible heads may be cut first season. If seeds 
sown in March or April, in rows 14 inches apart, and lightly covered 
spring, rows 4 feet apart, 2 feet apart in row, and placed firmly in 
ground, not too deep. 
How to Prepare 
Edible parts are base of flower head and midribs of 
large blanched leaves; latter are called chards. The 
flower head scales must be cut when young and tender, 
are generally eaten raw, but may be boiled and served 
as salad, or cooked and eaten like asparagus. 
Green Globe The ^ ower heads are globular 
or somewhat elongated. Scales 
are green shading to purple. Do not mistake this for 
the Jerusalem Artichoke which is a distinct variety used 
for stock feed only. 
is good for ijour health 
CULTURE—Asparagus, which is one of our earliest spring vegeta¬ 
bles, is also one of the most widely appreciated and extensively culti¬ 
vated. Can be grown in any soil which is not too wet. Seed should be 
sown in March or April, in rows 14 inchces apart, and lightly covered 
with a layer of soil / 2 to % inches deep. When the seed is up they 
should be thinned out. Prepare permanent bed by digging a trench IS 
inches wide and 20 
inches deep. Fill one- 
third full with well 
.rotted manure and 
tramp it down. Half 
fill remaining space 
with good soil, and 
set the root clumps 
of the Asparagus, one 
foot apart. Cover 
roots to surface with 
good soil. The stocks 
should not be cut 
until a year after 
planting and then 
but lightly. Full 
harvest may be 
taken after this. 
Martha Washington 
Martha Washington 
A sister of the Mary Washing¬ 
ton, but more vigorous, on ac¬ 
count of being bred to resist rust disease. It is very pro¬ 
ductive and is most uniform in type. Shoots are very 
large, of extra good quality, rich green color tinted with 
purple at tips. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; >4 lb., 50c; lb., $1.60. 
Mary Washington 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; 
lb., $1.60. 
54 lb., 50c; 
Columbian Mammoth White A favorite with 
some growers on 
account of the large light colored shoots. Needs no arti¬ 
ficial blanching. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 54 lb., 35c; 1 lb., $1.00. 
ASPARAGUS ROOTS 
1 Year Old. We can furnish roots of the above varie¬ 
ties at— 
25c per dozen; $1.25 per 100 
CULTURE—All class¬ 
es of beans possess high 
nutritive value, due to 
their large percentage of 
protein, and the home 
garden is not complete 
without varieties repre¬ 
senting each class. Al¬ 
ways select a warm and 
fertile soil if available. 
Avoid nitrogenous ma¬ 
nures or fertilizers near 
the seeds. As beans will 
not withstand cold 
weather, it is quite use¬ 
less to plant before the 
ground is reasonably 
warm. 
Bush Beans are plant¬ 
ed in rows 24 to 30 
inches apart l/ 2 to 2 inches deep; thin out 
to 3 or 4 inches between each bean. Culti¬ 
vate the soil frequently, but never while the 
foliage is wet. 
The Dwarf Limas are only partly 
dwarf and should be given more space 
than the Green and Wax Beans. Put the 
seed in edgewise with the eye down, and 
if possible avoid planting within two or 
three days of rain. 
Pole or running beans are usually 
planted in specially prepared hills, 3 to 
4 feet apart, and supported on poles or 
stakes with cross pieces. 
Pole Limas should not be planted un¬ 
til the ground is thoroughly warm. 
Green Pod 
BUSH BEANS 
Per ^ 15c per / z lb. 
Pkt. ™ 25c per lb. 
Giant Stringless Green 
Pod Valentine 
Davis White Wax 
Comes into bearing about 65 days after planting and 
continues to bear for about a month. Plants are large, 
spreading and exceedingly productive. Pods are string¬ 
less and brittle in all stages; very desirable for home use 
and for the market. 
Burpee’s Stringless Green Pod^ei^grow^ 
Pods are somewhat variable in size, about 5 inches long, 
generally more or less scimitar curved, extremely brittle, 
absolutely stringless, usually contain six seeds very 
crowded in pod. 
Extra Early Red Valentine Ve . ry ? rollflc j used 
J extensively for can¬ 
ning and pickling. Bright green in color, curved with a 
crease in back and very crisp and tender. 
Bountiful 
ous, very productive 
and resistant to rust 
and other diseases. The 
immense pods are of 
rich green color, 6 to 7 
inches long, thick, 
broad, uniform in shape, 
solid, stringless, but 
slightly fibrous, and 
make excellent snap 
beans. 
Full Measure Not » 
variety, yet it has just 
been recognized as one 
of the most desirable 
beans grown. They are 
absolutely stringless. 
The texture of the pod 
Bountiful never grows coarse, but 
remains tender and 
meaty until the bean is fully matured and readv to shell. 
Superior to Burpee’s Stringless. 
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