Helena, Montana. 
VEGETABLE SEEDS 73 
S. N. & S. CO’S. 
PEERLESS 
Vegetable Seeds 
TESTED 
SEEDS 
, ,. * I . n «»"• 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 are they offered to you, our 
mends and customers, as State Nursery and Seed Company’s PEERLESS SEEDS. 
'I he 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 
„ y ‘ fiTe years of experience in Montana and tli e Northwest, something xvliicli no other firm ean 
offer you. 
Asparagus Knife 
The Famous Gates of the Mountains 
A Short Drive from Our Nursery 
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., 4©c. 
Broccoli or Winter Cauliflower 
%-oz. to 100 feet of drill—2 to 3 ozs. to the acre 
, Ger.—Sparcekolil. 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 prepared 
beds 2 feet apart each way. Resembles Cauli¬ 
flower: cultivation the same. 
BROCCOLI—Snoxx' White — 150 Days — Pure white 
color; heads medium size, close and compact. 
Pkt., 10c; %-o*., 30c; oz., 50c; %-lb., §1.50. 
BROCCOLI — Green Sprouting — This delicious 
Italian vegetable has become a great favorite in 
this country; does not make solid heads but pro¬ 
duces 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 delicious, health¬ 
ful, 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; V^-oz., 
30c; oz., 45c; §1.50. 
Great Falls, Montana. 
November 28, 1934. 
To the State Nursery & Seed Co.,Helena, Montana. 
Dear Sirs: 
I am pleased to tell you that this year I won 
upwards of thirty prizes at the North Montana 
Fair and the Flower Show held here in Great Falls 
this year. I am sincerely yours, 
JOHN R. COULTER. 
Asparagus 
Gcr.—Spargel. Scancl.—Asparges. 
1 oz. to 50 feet of drill—5 lbs. to tlie acre 
^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 qual¬ 
ities. 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; %-lb., 45c; 11>.. §1.40. 
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 
Sow early in the Spring in 
drills 2 inches deep and 12 
inches apart if to be culti¬ 
vated by 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 
harrowing. 
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 ROOTS—(See Page 44) 
Broccoli—Green Sprouting 
