Germain’S Vegetable Seed 
ARTICHOKE 
Since 1871 we have catered to the critical market garden trade. We have at all times 
offered only such varieties as were best adapted to the Great Southwest. 
The following listing is composed of those varieties of vegetable seed that we consider 
the best for the market or home garden. 
A great deal of experimenting and testing was necessary to complete this list and we 
only add to it when our trial shows that a new variety is worthy of a listing. 
At our “Floravista Ranch" situated in the San Fernando Valley, we are continually 
testing and experimenting with old and new varieties. Hundreds of trials each year are 
completed so that we can offer to our customers the best the world affords. Market gar¬ 
deners and commercial growers are invited to write for special quotations. 
ASPARAGUS 
Asperge, Fr. Sparagio, Ital. 
Esparroges, Sp. Spargel, Ger. 
i~i ii tiipc Soak seeds twenty-four hours 
^uliuke. before planting. Sow in Febru¬ 
ary in beds broadcasted or in rows, covering 
about one inch. The following January 
transplant to rows three or four feet apart 
and a foot apart in the row, with at least 
six inches of soil over the roots. Light sandy 
soils are preferable. 
MARY WASHINGTON. 
produced by government experts and is the 
best asparagus now grown and is displacing 
the older varieties. Is particularly desirable 
on account of its earliness. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 
Vi lb. 35c; 1 lb. $1.00. 
pa i MCTTn The best known and most pop- 
rAtmti iu. u lar of standard varieties. 
Very desirable variety for home and market 
gardeners’ use. The sprouts are green, and 
of delicious flavor. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; Vi lb. 
25c; 1 lb. 80c. 
Another standard variety 
used largely by canners. It 
is very productive and an excellent keeper. 
White in color with a purplish tinge, it has 
a delicious flavor. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; Vi lb. 
35c; 1 lb. $1.00. 
We can also furnish roots of all above vari¬ 
eties at 35c dozen or $2.50 per hundred. 
Artichaut, Fr. Articiocca, Ital. 
Alcachofa, Sp. Artischoke, Ger. 
giii tube Sow any time except during 
ouliukc. hottest weather, when all seed 
beds require special care. Soil should be a 
free, moist loam and seeds should be planted 
in beds an inch deep. Plant out when six 
inches high in rows four feet apart each 
way. We recommend your purchasing plants 
instead of seed as they produce the first 
year and come true to type. (See pages 103 
and 106). 
LARGE GREEN GLOBE. 0 £? Ar¬ 
dens and peculiarly a California product as 
practically the entire acreage grown in the 
United States comes from the counties in 
California bordering on the Pacific Ocean. 
Under these weather conditions it develops 
a hardy vigorous plant with sturdy flower 
stems that carry buds the size of a teacup, 
the succulent lower portion of which is the 
edible part which has pleasing flavor unlike 
any other vegetable. 
The artichoke when once established pro¬ 
duces for several years and a few plants in 
your garden will amply repay you. Pkt. 5c; 
oz. 50c; Vi lb. $1.65; 1 lb. $5.00. Plants, page 
106. 
ARGENTEUIL. 
NEW 
PARADISE 
ASPARAGUS 
For Greater Yield 
and 
Unusually Mild 
Flavor 
A new variety of asparagi 
that is as much superior t 
the Washington as the latts 
was to the older sorts. And i' 
superiority is in the most in 
portant factor and that 
yield. Think of a variety the 
under careful test has pr< 
duced as much as five tor 
per acre per season. Compar 
this with an average produc 
tion of one ton per acre o 
Washington. 
The New Paradise is a spoi 
of Mary Washington and he 
all its worth-while character! 
tics and in addition a flav< 
which asparagus growers then 
selves pronounce far superio 
Roots Only Are Available A 
Yet and Prices Can Be Foun 
on Color Page "O". 
Sprouting Broccoli 
GREEN SPROUTING (Glory of Calabria). 
This variety was introduced in this country 
from Italy a few years ago and its unique 
and delicious flavor have brought it into the 
ranks of our most popular vegetables. The 
edible portion differs from other Broccolis in 
use in that the flower heads are borne on 
long stems which are cooked and eaten along 
with the flower and are of a very mild and 
delicate flavor having none of the distinct 
cabbage flavor so common in this family of 
plants. Plant between July and October. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 30c; Vt lb. $1.00; 1 lb. $3.00. 
BROCCOLI 
Chou-Brocoli, Fr. 
Cavol Broccolo, Ital. 
Broculi, Sp. 
Spargel Kohl, Ger. 
Note — Prices listed are postpaid. 
mil tube Broccoli like the cauliflower is a 
guliukc. cultivated variety of the wild 
cabbage which is grown for the sake of the 
head, which is similar to cauliflower though 
smaller. To secure broccoli at its best we 
advise growing your own and picking one 
hour before cooking. Culture the same as 
cauliflower. 
ct \/ai critirie The seed is planted from 
ST. VALENTINE. Ju]y t0 September a n d 
heads mature generally in March and April, 
being later than the late Cauliflowers. We 
believe this to be the finest of the Broccolis 
and recommend it both for the home garden 
and the shipping trade. This variety is 
grown commonly in Oregon and Washington 
for the eastern market. Pkt. 5c; oz. $1.50; 
Vi lb. $3.75; 1 lb. $15.00. 
Health Properties of Asparagus 
Calories per lb. 100 
Vitamins A, B 
Proteins 1.8% 
Carbyhydrates 3.3% 
Fats .2% 
Calcium .02!% 
Iron 
00096% 
