VEGETABLE SEEDS—General List 
The prices in this list are subject to change without notice and include Half ounces of seed priced at 30 cents or more per ounce are supplied at 
delivery by parcel post or otherwise, except as noted. See also inside the ounce rate. No half ounces of seed priced under 30 cents per ounce can 
front cover. be supplied. 
Sparagel (Ger.) ASPARAGUS Sparagio (It.) 
One ounce of seed will sow 75 feet of row and produce about 250 plants. 
From Seeds. To raise asparagus from seed, the seed should be sown as early as possible in the 
spring. The plants should be set in the permanent bed when one or two years old. The asparagus 
may be cut the third year after setting out the roots. 
MARY WASHINGTON. The Best Variety. This is the best of several rust 
-resistant strains originated a number of years ago by the 
U. S. Department of Agriculture at Washington. The shoots are larger and grow more rapidly 
than the other kinds. The stalks are very thick and grow unusually tall without branching. The 
color is an attractive deep green with purple tips. Even the largest and thickest shoots of this 
variety are tender and delicious. 
This is decidedly the best variety for either the home garden or commercial planting. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 15c; X Lb. 45c; Lb. $1.40. 
Harris' Fresh Dug Asparagus Roots 
How many times have you wished you could get real fresh asparagus! No asparagus you can 
buy will compare with the fresh succulent shoots right out of your garden. Anyone with a little 
space can have an asparagus bed. It’s not difficult to start and requires but little care. 
The thing to do is to start with good fresh dug roots. 
There is nothing so important about raising asparagus as the quality of the roots. Many 
roots sold are small and stunted. People who do not know what really good roots look like, 
accept these worthless things, and of course do not get good results, and think they cannot raise 
asparagus. As a matter of fact if they got really well grown roots they would have no trouble in 
establishing a good bed which would yield an abundance of large shoots every year. 
We sell only fresh dug asparagus roots which are selected especially for their size and vigor and 
are superior in every way. They are carefully sorted and any small or stunted roots thrown out. 
Mary Washington Asparagus 
To start a bed it is only necessary to set out 
the roots on good soil and give them ordinary 
care to keep weeds down, etc. No special prep¬ 
aration of the land is necessary. It should be 
prepared as for planting potatoes and should be 
made rich by applying a heavy dressing of 
manure, which should be plowed or spaded in. 
The roots are set out 18 to 24 inches apart in the 
rows which should be 4 feet apart. 100 roots 
make a good bed, but more should be set out for a 
large family. Cutting may commence the third 
year after setting out the roots. A small cutting 
may be made the second year if not continued 
more than two weeks. 
Full directions for growing asparagus are 
contained in our Cultivation Pamphlet which 
will be sent on request. 
MARY WASHINGTON ASPARAGUS. One year roots: Doz. 50c; 50 roots, $1.75; 100 roots, 
$2.50 transportation paid. 
Not paid: 100 roots, $2.00 (weight 9 lbs.); 1000 roots $8.50 (weight 70 lbs.). 
We recommend one year asparagus roots. They are usually more healthy and vigorous and 
will make a better bed. 
A well grown one year old root of 
Mary Washington Asparagus 
Artichoke (Ger.) Artichoke Carciofo (It.) 
LARGE GREEN GLOBE. ( The Best Strain.) The Globe Artichoke is a perennial 
which produces the flower buds that are used for food the second year after sowing the 
seed. North of Virginia the plants require protection in winter. The seed is sown 
early in the spring. Cover the crowns of the plants with a mound of coal ashes as soon 
as the ground freezes. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 55c; Lb. $1.60; Lb. $5.50. 
BROCCOLI 
A packet will produce about 200 plants; an ounce about 2000. 
ITALIAN GREEN SPROUTING. (CALABRESE)-^. Truest Hoad- 
.- ing Strain. Almost everyone is now 
familiar with this delicious vegetable, but most people do not know how easy it is to 
grow. Sow the seed in the open ground in May and transplant when large enough. 
The large center “head” is cut out when ready to use and the plant will then form 
numerous branch heads which can be used later, so a continuous supply may be had for 
a long time. A few plants set in June will give sufficient of this very popular delicacy 
for a medium sized family. Sprouting Broccoli is a very profitable crop both for market 
and roadside stands. The yield is large and broccoli always sells for good prices. 
Be sure to get a good stock. We know ours is early and uniform, each plant pro¬ 
ducing a large center head and many side shoots. It’s the best stock we have ever seen. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 60c; \i Lb. $1.70; Lb. $5.75. 
JOSEPH HARRIS CO., Inc., C O L D W A T E R , N . Y. 
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