General and Descriptive List of Tested 
VEGETABLE SEEDS 
Comprising All the Leading and Most Popular Varieties With Brief Cultural 
Directions. 
ASPARAGUS 
Spargel. Asperge. 
CULTURE.— Sow thinly In drills 1 inch deep 1 
foot apart in April or May. Thin to 4 inches, 
leaving only the strongest plants. Transplant 
when one or two years old in a thoroughly en¬ 
riched soil, dug up to a depth of 18 inches. Set 
three rows 1 foot apart in a 5-foot bed, plants 1 
foot apart in the row. Never cut too closely, as 
the roots need some foliage to continue their 
growth. 
PALMETTO, An exceedingly early oright 
green Asparagus of good size and splendid flavor. 
Very productive. 
COLOSSAL OR ABGENTEUIL. The famous 
French variety, large and productive. 
COLUMBIAN MAMMOTH WHITE. A fine 
large white variety. 
WASHINGTON RUSTLESS. The stalks are very 
large, sometimes nearly an inch in diameter, with 
few scales. They are quick growing, tender and 
succulent and stand the weather and wet without 
rusting. 
ASPARAGUS ROOTS 
For the private garden 
we strongly advise plant¬ 
ing asparagus roots, sav¬ 
ing thereby a year's time. 
Plant our 2-year-old se¬ 
lected roots and a full 
crop can be cut the next 
year. 
PALMETTO. 2-year- 
old selected. 
WASHINGTON RUST¬ 
LESS. 2-year-old selected. 
COLOSSAL, 2-year-old 
selected. 
COLUMBIAN. 2-year- 
old selected. 
TWO-YEAR-OLD 
ASPARAGUS ROOTS 
ASPARAGUS, PALMETTO. 
ARTICHOKE 
Artichoke. Artichaut! 
The popular European vegetable, grown for th* 
flower heads, which are cooked in the unripe state, 
similar to Asparagus. 
CULTURE. —Sow in February or March in hot¬ 
bed or boxes. When ground is ready transplant 
2 feet apart in rows 3 to 4 feet apart. 
LARGE GREEN GLOBE. Largest and best 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS 
Rosen-Kohl. Chou de Bruxelles. 
CULTURE. —Sow in March or April like Cauli¬ 
flower and transplant in July 1 foot apart 
rows 1% feet apart. Highly esteemed for boiling 
during the late fall and winter months. The 
"sprouts” resemble miniature cabbage, growing 
closely on the stalk of the plant, 
ducing compact heads of fine quality. 
IMPROVED DWARP. A standard variety. 
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