ARTICHOKE 
Culture :—Sow in light, rich and rather moist soil, in drills 8 or 10 inches 
apart; when the plants are well up, transplant 4 to 5 inches deep, in rows 
4 feet apart and 2 feet apart in the rows. Hoe often and water freely 
during the warm season. Cover with straw during winter. 
One ounce will produce 500 plants 
Green Globe French. Plant of medium growth with deep green leaves; 
buds or flower heads green, nearly round or slightly elongated; scales 
rather narrow and spiny, moderately thick at the base. 
ASPARAGUS 
Culture .— Sow the seed in the spring in drills about 18 inches apart in 
light, rich soil, placing seeds one inch apart and cultivate frequently dur¬ 
ing the summer, the plants will then be ready to set in a permanent bed 
the next spring. 
For a permanent bed, plants should be prepared by deep plowing, a 
moist though well drained sandy soil being best. A liberal application of 
stable manure should be worked into the soil, after which the plants 
should be set in four inches deep and one foot between the plants in 
rows four feet apart. After the plants are well started, cultivate fre¬ 
quently. The following spring work in a heavy dressing of well-rotted 
manure and follow this with an application of salt and fresh wood ashes. 
The next season the bed may be cut over two or three times and then 
followed by another application of manure, salt and wood ashes. A bed 
fifteen by fifty feet will be ample for an ordinary family and will require 
about 100 plants. 
One ounce of seed will produce 800 plants 
Conover’s Colossal. A very large and popular bright-green variety. 
Giant Argenteuil. Early, exceedingly large and very productive. 
Palmetto. Very early and prolific with thick, dark green shoots, dis¬ 
tinctly pointed. 
Washington. A new rust-resistant variety introduced by the U. S. 
Dept, of Agriculture and unquestionably will soon replace all other 
varieties; shoots are long, straight, thick and heavy, with closely 
folded tips; very productive. 
Washington Asparagus 
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BRUSSELS SPROUTS 
Culture .—This is a delicious vegetable, superior to either borecole or spinach. The small, cabbage-like heads 
which grow upon the stem are much improved by a moderate frost. Sow in hotbeds in March or April, and in the 
open ground in May; cultivate same as broccoli. 
One ounce will sow a bed of 40 square feet and produce about 3,000 plants 
Carter’s Perfection. Stems grow about 2 feet in 
height and are thickly set with sprouts \)/2 to 2 inches 
in diameter. 
Dalkeith. Plant stem about 20 inches high and well 
covered with 2 inch sprouts; hardy and fairly early. 
Dwarf Improved. Stem 20 inches high; sprouts about 
2 inches in diameter and well rounded; moderately 
early. 
Long Island Improved. Undoubtedly the best and 
most dependable. Plant earlier, more dwarf and 
compact than other varieties. 
BROCCOLI 
Culture :— Sow the first week in May, in drills 3 or 4 inches apart, covering the seeds lightly. When the leaves are 
about 3 inches broad, transplant to prepared beds 2 feet apart each way. Much resembles cauliflower. Cultivation 
the same. 
One ounce will sow a bed of 40 square feet and produce about 3,000 plants 
White Cape. Heads compact, of a good size, and 
creamy white; one of the most certain to head. 
Purple Cape. Very similar to White Cape, excepting 
in color, heads being of a brownish purple and pre¬ 
ferred by many gardeners on account of distinct color. 
Italian Green Sprouting. (Calabrese.) Plant forms 
a large, solid head which remains green. When the 
central head is cut, numerous sprouts develop from 
the leaf axes, each sprout terminating in small green 
heads, which are cooked like asparagus on account 
of part of stem being cut off. 
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