Michell's Vegetable Seeds 
Washington Asparagus 
ASPARAGUS 
Asperge (Fr.) Spargel (Ger.) 
Sparagio (Ital.) 
Sow S pounds per acre for roots, or 1 ounce 
to 50 feet 
A well-cared-for Asparagus bed improves 
with age and lasts for many years. It may be 
established from seed, but much time is saved 
by planting roots. Seeds should be sown 
thinly in early spring in rows 1 to 2 feet apart. 
Thin out the weakest plants so the remainder 
will be 4 inches apart. When one or two years 
old, transplant in the permanent bed in rows 
3 feet apart, setting the roots 1 to 1 feet 
apart, from where it can be cut three years 
later. “Michell’s Practical Garden Pointers” 
gives full information and is mailed free. 
Palmetto or Eclipse. One of the earliest. 
Very prolific and finely flavored. Green. 
10c. per oz.; )4Ib. 25c.; 75c. per lb. 
Giant Washington. A rust-resisting va¬ 
riety with long, stout, dark green spears 
with a rich purple tinge. 15c. per oz.; 
MIb. 35c.; $1.00 per lb. 
Asparagus Roots 
Ready about March 20 for spring planting; about 
October 10 for fall planting 
4000 to 6000 roots are required for an acre 
2-yr. roots 
50 100 1000 
Palmetto or Eclipse. .. $0 85 $1 50 $11 00 
Giant Washington ... 1 00 1 75 12 00 
If above are wanted by Parcel Post, add 10c. 
per 50; 15c per 100 for postage. 
Asparagus Production 
By HEXAMER 
A practical treatise on the planting, 
cultivating, marketing, etc., of this im¬ 
portant vegetable. Price, $1.10. 
ACCESSORIES TO 
ASPARAGUS-GROWING 
Asparagus Buncher 
Even where one has a limited amount of 
asparagus to market, it pays to use a Buncher. 
Price, with , Knife-guard, $4.50 (by Parcel 
Post, $4.70). 
Artichoke Plants 
Ready in April 
Green Globe. We grow a large stock of 
these for customers who do not care to 
bother growing them from seed, thus as¬ 
suring an early crop. Pot-grown, $1.50 per 
doz.; 25 for $3.00; $10.00 per 100 (by 
Express only). 
Artichoke Roots 
Ready in April 
Jerusalem. Used for table and stock-feed¬ 
ing. Cut the tubers to single eyes and 
plant like potatoes, 3 to 4 feet apart 
each way, 3 or 4 tubers in a hill. Leave 
the tubers in the ground and dig as 
wanted. Lb. 20c. (by Parcel Post, 30c.); 
90c. per 5 lbs. (by Parcel Post, $1.05); 
10 lbs. $1.60 (by Parcel Post, $1.80); $3.50 
per 25 lbs.; 50 lbs. $6.50. 
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ANISE. Pkt. 10c.; 25c per oz. 
BASIL, Sweet 
An herb. Pkt. 10c.; 20c. per L£oz.; oz. 35c. 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS 
Asparagus Knives By p. p. 
EbcH Tlb p hi 
No. 2501 (top illustration) .... $0 50 $0 60 
No. 2500 (center illustration).. 50 60 
No. 2311 (bottom illustration). 40 50 
Asparagus Tape 
Fast Red. 1000-yd. spool. Price, $4.00 (by 
Parcel Post, $4.15). 
Green. 1000-yd. spool. Price, $3.00 (by 
Parcel Post, $3.15). 
Raffia. Ideal for tying asparagus in bunches. 
Natural. Lb. 40c. (by Parcel Post, 50c.); 
$1.90 per 5 lbs. (by Parcel Post, $2.05). 
Green. Lb. 75c. (by Parcel Post, 85c.); 
$3.50 per 5 lbs. (by Parcel Post, $3.65). 
Raffiatape. A linen and paper composition 
of nile-green color. Spool (250 yds.) 80c. 
(by Parcel Post, 90c.); $4.75 for 6 spools 
(by Parcel Post, $4.95). 
Chou de Bruxelles (Fr.) Rosekohl 
(Ger.) Berza de Brussels (Ital.) 
One ounce will produce about 3000 plants 
Sow seed about May 15 and transplant 
when about 4 inches high, in rows 3 feet apart, 
2 feet apart in the row. When heads begin to 
crowd, the lower leaves should be broken from 
the stem of the plant to give them plenty of 
room. They are best for cooking after they 
have had a slight frost. 
Michell’s Mammoth Fancy. We have an 
exceptionally fine strain of these Sprouts, 
recommended by an old-time gardener who 
has been improving them from year to year. 
Compact, dwarf type, having stems cov¬ 
ered with fancy, solid Sprouts. Pkt. 15c.; 
35c. per oz.; L£Ib. 90c. 
Long Island Half-Dwarf. Compact heads. 
Very productive. Pkt. 10c.; 25c. per oz.; 
MIb. 75c. 
Matchless Improved. Pkt. 10c.; 25c. per 
oz.; MIb. 75c. 
Green Globe Artichoke 
Jute Twine. 2- and 3-ply, for tying aspara¬ 
gus. Soft and pliable. Ball 15c. (by Parcel 
Post, 25c.); 25c. per lb. (by Parcel Post, 
35c.). 
Asparagus Salt. Applied in the spring for 
destroying weeds, 800 pounds per acre. 
100 lbs. $2.00; $3.50 per 200 lbs.; Hton 
$16.00; $30.00 per ton. 
Asparagus Fertilizer. Compounded after a 
formula recommended by a leading aspara¬ 
gus grower. Apply 800 pounds per acre. 
100 lbs. $2.50; $4.50 per 200 lbs.; ^ton 
$21.50; $40.00 per ton. 
ARTICHOKE 
Artichaut (Fr.) Artischoke 
(Ger.) Articiocca (Ital.) 
One ounce will produce about 
500 plants 
Sow seed in January in the 
greenhouse, or in hotbeds in 
March. Transplant when large 
enough, in rows 3 feet apart, 2 feet 
apart in the row. Protect the 
plants in winter by taking them in 
a cellar or putting in a coldframe; 
may be left outdoors if protected 
by straw or leaves. 
Green Globe. Pkt. 15c.; 30c. per 
. Moz.; oz. 50c.; $1.60 per J^Ib. 
Brussels Sprouts Plants 
Ready in July 
25 for 30c. (by Parcel Post, 40c.); 
$1.00 per 100 (by Parcel Post, $1.15); 
per 1000, $6.50. 
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HENRY F. MICHELL CO 
