VEGETABLE SEEDS 
The home-gardener, as well as the commercial grower, will find in our Vegetable Seed Department an unusually complete list 
of the best varieties in cultivation. There are varieties to suit every taste and every purpose. In describing them we have en¬ 
deavored to make selection easy by telling the advantages as well as the disadvantages of each sort, describing as accurately as 
possible just how each should perform under normal conditions and good cultivation. 
Quality First. For more than a half-century we have been 
supplying the most critical market-gardeners in our immediate 
territory with the best and purest strains of Vegetable Seeds. 
The steady increase of our trade during all these years among 
our home-gardeners, as well as those from distant points, is the 
best evidence that our seeds give satisfaction. 
The test of a seed is the crop it produces—not the price paid 
for it. It is always our endeavor to supply only the highest 
bred and most vigorous seeds it is possible to grow. Even the 
best of seed is none too good when growing conditions are un¬ 
favorable, but poor seed will not produce good results, no matter 
how much care and help the crop receives. The old saying* 
“The best is the cheapest,” applies with greater force to seeds 
than to any other commodity. So with us, we aim to supply the 
highest quality at a fair price; quality comes first. 
Whether you order by the packet or the pound, you will 
receive the same high quality seeds. All of our packet seeds, both 
vegetable and flower, are put up from exactly the same stocks 
that we use for pounds, pecks and bushels, so the small gar¬ 
dener can depend upon getting seeds as fresh and as choice in 
every way as those which the most critical market-gardeners 
demand. No order is too small to merit our best attention. 
ASPARAGUS 
Three ounces of seed will sow a 100-foot row; 
15 pounds will sow an acre 
Tender young Asparagus shoots fresh from the garden! Those who know Asparagus only as 
it comes out of a can or with the fine flavor lost in hours of travel from the grower’s fields to the 
table, have no idea of the delicious treat in store for them. Yet, contrary to common belief, 
Asparagus is no more difficult to grow than any other garden crop. 
Equally good results may be secured by planting seed or roots; seed is cheaper but from one 
to two years’ time is saved by starting with roots. 
Once established, an Asparagus bed will continue to bear bountiful crops for years; so remember 
that a little care and patience at the start will be well repaid. Choose a well-drained spot and 
dig the soil deeply, pulverize it thoroughly and, at the same time, work in a goodly quantity of 
fertilizer. If the soil is heavy, mix in sand or coal ashes also. If you start with seed, sow it early 
in the spring, in shallow drills 12 to 15 inches apart, and when the plants are about 4 inches high, 
thin out the weak and crooked ones, leaving about four good strong plants to the foot. 
The following spring, dig up the roots and transplant them to the permanent bed, in rows at 
least 3 feet apart, setting them il 4 to 2 feet apart in the rows. The roots should be well spread 
out, with the crown or top about 3 inches below the general level of the bed. Barely cover at 
first but fill in around the plants as they grow until the level of the surface is reached. No cuttings 
should be made the first year after transplanting, but the second season will bring a good crop. 
MARY WASHINGTON. An improvement on Martha Washington and the result of years of 
breeding and selection by the U. S. Department of Agriculture. Plants vigorous, very pro¬ 
ductive and nearly rust-free. Shoots dark green, large, straight, with heavy purple overtone. 
Seed, pkt. 10 cts., oz. 25 cts., }i\ b. 60 cts., lb. $2. 
Two-year-old roots, by mail, postpaid, 50 cts. per doz., $1.65 for 50, $2.75 per 100; by 
express, not prepaid, $8 for 500, $14 per 1,000. 
MARTHA WASHINGTON RUST-RESISTANT. A new variety developed by the U. S. 
Department of Agriculture. It produces abundant crops of large, tender stalks and is prac¬ 
tically immune from “rust” and other Asparagus diseases. Without doubt, the finest strain 
of Asparagus now available. Seed, pkt. 10 cts., oz. 25 cts., J^lb. 50 cts., lb. $ 1.50. 
Two-year-old roots, by mail, postpaid, 50 cts. per doz., $1.65 for 50, $2.75 per IOO; by _ 
express, not prepaid, $7 for 500, $12 per 1,000. Asparagus, Martha Washington 
CONOVER’S COLOSSAL. Large green stalks of enormous size and very productive. The standard market variety. 
PALMETTO. Comes early; stalks light green. Smaller than the foregoing but more freely produced, and of better quality. 
SEED of above two varieties, pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., i/ 4 lb. 30 cts., lb. $1. 
Broccoli 
A kind of hardy cauliflower which thrives best in moist fall weather. Although an old-tim< 
garden product, its recent popularity urges generous planting. Grow like late cauliflower 
sowing in May and transplanting in June or early July. 
{An ounce of seed will produce 2,000 plants) 
DIRAPA. Productive new variety of high quality, with large, firm, bright green heads, which 
™* a w r , than variet ies commonly grown. Pkt. 15 cts., oz. 50 cts., fi\b. $1.50. 
I ai ITALIAN SPROUTING. A distinct variety with large, solid heads that stay green. 
Many sprouts develop from the leaf-axils after the heads are cut, and each terminates in a 
small head which is also edible. Pkt. 15 cts., oz. 50 cts., }i\b. $1.50. 
Brussels Sprouts 
Cultivate like cabbage, sowing the seed in 
April or May, either in a coldframe or in a 
sheltered spot in the garden, and transplant 
in June or early July, setting the plants 2 
feet apart. The “sprouts” are like miniature 
cabbages growing along the main stem. 
{An ounce of seed will produce 2,000 plants) 
HALF-DWARF IMPROVED. Pkt. 10 cts., 
oz. 40 cts., %\b. $1, lb. $3. 
Italian Broccoli 
French Artichoke 
This highly prized salad can be grown in our 
climate, provided the plants are given light 
protection over winter. Start the seed indoors 
and give the same treatment as you would 
tomatoes, transplanting to the garden in May. 
The plants are perennial. 
{An ounce of seed will produce 500 plants) 
LARGE GREEN GLOBE. The best variety. 
Pkt. 15 cts., oz. 75 cts., %\b. $2.50, lb. $8. 
