Helena, Montana. 
VEGETABLE SEEDS 75 
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 are they offered to you, our 
friends and customers, as State Nursey 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 firty-six 
years of experience in Montana and the Northwest, something which no other firm can offer you. 
Asparagus 
Ger.—Spargel. Scand.—Asparges. 
1 oz. to 50 feet of drill—5 lbs. to the acre 
Sow early in the Spring in 
drills 2 inches deep and 12 
inches apart if to be culti¬ 
vated by hand. When the 
plant 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 
Asparagus harrowing. 
Mary Washington—Rustproof —The Washington is 
a rust-resistant, vigorous, high-yielding strain of 
Giant Asparagus. Plants grow rapidly and pro¬ 
duce 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. 
Pitt., 5c; oz., 15c; *4-Ib., 35c; lb., $1.25. 
ASPARAGUS ROOTS—(See Page 46) 
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. 
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I Collection—Salad Greens 
i Very few people are acquainted with salad 
7 vegetables other than head lettuce. We of- 
I fer the following collection of palatable, de¬ 
liciously flavored green vegetables, to supply 
greens from April through the Winter: 
Cos Lettuce Chinese Celery Cobbage 
Corn Salad French Endive or Chicory 
Endive Water Cress 
One pkt. of each for 35c, postpaid 
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HOT KAPS 
“WEE” HOT HOUSES 
NEW METHOD OF PLANT PROTECTION 
TO MARKET 3 WEEKS EARLIER 
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Broccoli or Winter Cauliflower 
%-oz. to 106 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 prepared 
beds 2 feet apart each way. Resembles Cauli¬ 
flower; cultivation the same. 
BROCCOLI—Snow White —150 Days—Pure white 
color; heads medium size, close and compact. Pkt., 
10c; y»-oz., 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; y 2 -oz., 
25c; oz., 45c; % -lb., $1.50. 
Slug Shot or Garden Guard 
KILLS CABBAGE AND CAULIFLOWER WORMS 
SEE INDEX UNDER INSECTICIDES 
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Forcing Growth —Nitrate of j 
s Soda is a very strong stimu- | 
lant for young growing plants. 
= Vegetables grown for their | 
leaves and stems, like Let- 
g tuce, Cabbage, Celery, etc., can | 
be improved by a light appli- 
g cation or two of Nitrate of = 
Soda in the early growing pe- | 
s riod. Nitrate of Soda is read- = 
J ily soluble. Use one ounce to 
s three gallons or one pound to = 
fifty gallons of water. Apply 
this in small amounts some 
little distance from the plant. 
Repeat in from 20 to 40 days. 
See Index. 
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Great Falls, Montana. 
State Nursery & Seed Co., 
Helena, Mont. 
Dear Sirs:—I am pleased to tell 
you that I won upwards of thirty 
prizes at the North Montana Fair 
and the Flower Show held here in 
Great Falls last year. 
I am sincerely yours, 
JOHN R. COULTER. 
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We handle Hudson Seeders 
l and cultivators, also sprayers | 
ami insecticides, seed sowers 
and plant setter, potato and = 
corn planters, also small gar¬ 
den tools for the garden. See j 
last pages of tlie catalog. 
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Broccoli—Green Sprouting 
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grow 
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