Market Gardeners—See page 41 and 42 for Special Low 
Prices on Quantity 
rThe Pioneer Ttmerican Seedsmari l Established1870 
Specialties for the Garden that Everybody Should Plant 
Shumway’s Superior Asparagus 
Biggest Money Making Vegetable Crop—Start Your Plantings This Spring 
Culture Well-drained soil and a southern exposure produce the earliest and best crops of 
■ Asparagus, l or small plantings we recommend the use of roots because they will 
give quicker returns. It is best not to cut the one-year-old roots until the second year after plant- 
mg; the two-year-old roots will produce a limited crop the following spring after they have_been 
set out. One oz. of seed will sow 40 ft. of row. 2 lbs. are needed to produce enough roots to set 
out one acre. Plant Asparagus in fertile soil and keep the crop cultivated throughout the season. 
For home garden, 100 roots will plant a row 100 ft. long, producing sufficient forfamily of five. 
158 Mary Washington The Most Kemble 
Rust-Proof Asparagus 
This variety of Asparagus is so superior to all other varieties that it has com¬ 
pletely replaced them, both in the home garden and for market. It originated and 
was selected by the United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. 
The plants form large clean shoots which are thick and heavy. They are long and 
straight, with closely folded tips. The color is a rich dark green with still deeper 
green tips. It is a heavy yielder and a long-lived producer of exceptionally fine 
quality. It has proved to he practically rust-free. Pkt., 7 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; % lb., 
30 cts.; y 2 1U, 50 cts.; lb., 90 cts., postpaid. 
158 Mary Washington 
2 Year Old Asparagus Roots 
1901 Mary Washington. Doz., 45 cts.; 50 Roots, $1.25; 100 Roots, 
$2.25, postpaid. For Special prices on larger quantity see page 41— 
Complete culture leaflet furnished free with every order. 
266 Broccoli 
Italian Green Sprouting 
It forms a rather loose head made up of flower 
buds. The plants branch freely and each branch 
terminates in a head or bud cluster. The center 
heads are cut first and as the side shoots develop 
they are cut with about 6 inches of stem and 
bunched for market. Frequently 5 and 6 cuttings 
are made from one plant. Large head of bright 
green, tender sprouts, which are cooked like Spin¬ 
ach or Brussels Sprouts and have a most delectable 
flavor, even milder and more palatable than that 
of Cauliflower. Sow the seed in May and harvest 
in August. I have a very remarkable strain 
of this vegetable, which has become a great favor¬ 
ite. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 40 cts.; 14 lb., $ 1 . 35 ; 
% lb., $3.60; lb., $5.00, postpaid. 
Dwarf 
Green 
Curled Kale 
Brussels Sprouts 
340 Collards Georgia 
or Southern Creole 
Georgia Collards 
A tall cabbage- 
like, loose-leaved 
plant which stands 
cold weather or ad- 
verse conditions 
very well and will 
grow on land which 
is too poor for a 
crop of cabbage. 
Most Southern gar¬ 
deners will not be 
without it. Often 
called “Cabbage 
Bunch.” Grows 2 to 
3 feet high and 
forms large, loose, 
open heads. The 
quality is improved 
by frost, if not too 
severe. Pkt., 5 cts.; 
oz., 12 cts.; % lb., 
20 cts.; % lb., 35 
cts.; lb., 60 cts., 
postpaid. 
338 Chicory 
Witloof or French Endive. This splendid Vegetable 
gives every gardener a chance to grow his own wihter 
salad without the use of a greenhouse, since the roots 
can easily be forced in the cellar during the winter. To 
grow the roots, sow the seed in the open not later than 
June 1 and lift them in the fall. For forcing, dig them 
and pack closely together in boxes and cover with 6 in. 
of sand, light earth, peatmoss, or sawdust. Water them 
and place near the heater to keep warm. When the 
sprouts break through the surface they are ready for 
the table. They are delicious served with French dress¬ 
ing. Pkt., 16 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; % lb., 60 cts.; % lb., $1.10; 
lb., $1.95, postpaid. 
Sow the seed from early spring until the middle of 
August. The early sowings give fully grown plants, 
whereas the later sowings will furnish excellent small 
tender leaves. One ounce sows 500 feet of drill. 
462 Dwarf Green Curled. The plants of this variety are 
hardy when the temperature does not go below zero. A 
heavy frost or freezing improves this delightful green. 
Leaves are large, curled and fringed, brig'ht green in 
color. The plants are of even dwarf growth. Pkt., 5 
cts.; oz., 10 cts.; Vi lb., 30 cts.; % lb., 50 l cts.; lb., 90 cts. 
463 Siberian or Sprouts Curled. This variety is very 
similar to the Dwarf Scotch except that it is not as 
curled. It makes excellent greens at almost any season 
of the year. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; % lb., 25 cts.; % lb., 
40’ cts.; lb., 75 cts., postpaid. 
464 Tall Green Curled Scotch. Very much like the Dwarf 
Curled Scotch except that it has a spreading habit and 
the stalk holds the leaves well up off of the ground. Pkt., 
5 cts.; oz., 10> cts.; % lb., 30 cts.; .% lb., 50 cts,; lb., 90 cts. 
267 Dong- Island Improved, A variety of the Cabbage family, 
possessing the peculiarity of bearing upon its stem or stalk 
from 50 to 100 small, compact round heads, each measuring 
from 1 to 2 inches in diameter. These heads are cut off when 
well formed and are usually marketed in quart berry boxes. 
The plants are very hardy, are not injured but improved by 
frosts. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; % lb., 75 cts.; % lb., $1—0; lb., 
$2.00, postpaid. 
410 Dandelion 
Improved Thick-Leaved 
Increasing: sales with every 
year a,t*e a sure indication 
that this delicious vegetable 
—a relative to our common 
Dandelion—is becoming- more 
and more .popular with gar¬ 
deners everywhere. Rich soil 
is needed where a heavy crop 
is wanted. The leaves are- 
offered in the market either 
g-reen for boiling- or blanched 
to be eaten like Endive. 
Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 40 cts.; 
*4 R>., $1.20, postpaid. 
Borecole or Kale 
155 Artichoke Large Green Globe 
A delicious vegetable which is cultivated for its large 
flowerheads, which are cooked like Asparagus. It is con¬ 
sidered a delicacy and demands a high price in all better 
city markets. The plant is a perennial and set in good 
soil and given slight winter protection of leaves or straw, 
will remain in bearing several years, but for best results 
it should be renewed every two or three years. Pkt,, 10 
cts.; oz., 2S cts.; % lb., 95 cts., postpaid. 
341 Corn Salad or Fetticus 
Large Leaved Round 
An excellent and valuable vegetable for salads, 
which can be had constantly by successive sow¬ 
ings. Late sowings may. be covered with straw 
in winter for early use in the spring. In some 
sections of the country it is used in place of let¬ 
tuce for winter use. Pkt., 7 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; V 4 
lb., 35 cts.; y 2 lb., 55 cts.; lb., $1.00, postpaid. 
