Helena, Montana. 
VEGETABLE SEEDS 73 
S. N. & S. CO’S. 
PEERLESS 
Vegetable Seeds 
TESTED 
SEEDS 
In our vast Seed Testing Grounds all of our Vegetable Seeds are tested and tried and only after ex¬ 
hibiting all the factors that bring them as near perfection as possible sire they offered to you, our 
friends sind customers, as Stsite Nursery and Seed Company’s PEERLESS SEEDS. ' 
The maintenance of our Seed Testing Grounds which assures you of only the best Seeds is a service 
which only a few of the very largest seed houses in America offer, and added to this you have our 
forty-three years of experience in Montana and the Northwest, something which no other firm can 
offer you. 
Asparagus 
1 or,, to 50 feet 
of drill. 
5 l!>s. to the acre. 
Ger.—Spargcl. 
Scand.—Asparges. 
Sow early in the 
Spring in drills 2 
inches deep and 12 
inches apart if to 
b e cultivated b y 
hand. When the 
plants are one or 
two years old 
transplant to rows 
5 feet apart, and 18 
inches apart in the 
row. Cover the soil 
4 to 5 inches deep 
with well rotted 
manure and disc 
well—then plow as 
deep as possible 
and harrow. Turn 
furrows 5 feet 
apart, about 6 
inches deep. Place 
plants In rows 
about 18 inches 
apart, with roots 
well spread out. 
Turn a light furrow 
back over them and 
level by cross har¬ 
rowing. 
Conover’s Colossal 
—A favorite in our 
western market, 
having a pink 
tinge, and very fine flavor; of vigorous growth. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; %,-lb., 35c; lb., $1.25. 
Asparagus 
Washington—Giant Rustproof —The Washington is 
a rust-resistant, vigorous, high-yielding strain 
of Giant Asparagus. Plants grow rapidly and 
produce uniformly long shoots of superior table 
qualities. It produces large straight shoots of a 
dark green color. The tips are tight and firm 
and do not open out or begin to branch until 
well out of the ground; a very valuable feature. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; 14 -lb., 60c; lb., $1.50. 
Asparagus Knife 
This Asparagus Knife is made of the best steel; 
cutting edges are hardened and tempered to stand 
rough usage. Used also as digger and weeder for 
long tap-rooted weeds such as dandelions. Each, 
45c; postpaid, 53c. 
Dwarf Shell Beans 
Shell Beans are grown exclusively to use as 
dried beans during Winter. The food value of dry 
beans is very high. Sow 16 to 24 lbs. to the acre. 
Great Northern Navy —This variety is especially 
adapted to Montana soil and climate, and is be¬ 
ing grown in increasing quantity each season. 
In our opinion it leads all other varieties of 
Navy Beans. Its flavor and tenderness as a 
baked bean are “par excellence.” Pkt., 5c; %-lb., 
15c; lb., 25c; 2 lbs., 40c. 
Broccoli or Winter Cauliflower 
14-oz. to 100 feet of drill—2 to 3 ozs. to the acre 
Ger.—Sparcekohl. Scand.—Broccoli-kaal. 
(One ounce will produce about 3,000 plants) 
Sow the first week in May in drills 2 to 4 inches 
apart, covering seeds lightly. When the leaves 
are about three inches broad, transplant to pre¬ 
pared beds 2 feet apart each way. Resembles 
Cauliflower; cultivation the same. 
BROCCOLI—Snow White—150 days — Pure white 
color; heads medium size, close and compact. 
Pkt., 10c; 14 -oz., 40c; oz., 75c; ^4-lb., $2.50. 
BROCCOLI — Green Sprouting — This delicious 
Italian vegetable has become a great favorite 
in this country; does not make solid heads but 
produces an abundance of green, tender sprouts 
with loose flower heads at the ends which can 
be cut off and cooked like spinach or brussels 
sprouts. The sprouting Broccoli provides de¬ 
licious, healthful, boiling greens during Summer, 
Autumn and early Winter. A continuous supply 
may be had for a long time; cut when the buds 
begin to burst into flower. Sow in May. Pkt., 
10c; *4-oz„ 45c; oz., 75c; %-lb., $2.75. 
Palmetto —The plants are strong and 
vigorous in growth, producing 
large, thick, dark green shoots, 
with a distinctly pointed head or 
tip. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; %-lb., 35c; 
lb., $1.25. 
ASPARAGUS ROOTS—(See Page 44) 
We Pay Postage on All 
Vegetable Seeds Up 
to 10 Pounds : 
Feed everything you 
grow 
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Broccoli—Green Sprouting 
ALL VEGETABLE SEEDS IN QUANTITIES OFFERED DELIVERED FREE TO DESTINATION 
