GENERAL LIST OF 
Burpee's Uegeluble Seeds 
ASPARAGUS 
Seed should be sown as early in the spring as ground can be worked. When roots are 
1 to 2 years old, transplant them to permanent location. One packet will produce about 
200 roots; one ounce about 750 roots; 12 lbs. will sow an acre. Burpee’s leaflet, “How to 
Make an Asparagus Bed,” free on request. 
Mary Washington 
The plants form large clean shoots which are thick and heavy, long and straight, with 
closely folded tips. Rich dark green, tinted darker at the tips. Heavy yielder and fine 
flavor. Practically immune to “rust” and other diseases. The best green Asparagus for 
home or market. Makes a clean, quick, vigorous growth; quite tall without brancliing. 
9 Seed Seed sown this spring will give a light cutting in three years. 
Pkt. 10^; oz. 15d; 4 ozs. 40^; V2 2 lbs. $1.70; 5 lbs. $4.05* 
9950 Roots ^1-Year-OId) Strong, healthy roots which, if planted this spring, saves 
a year over raising your own plants from seed. Some cutting may be done next spring 
but it is better to wait until the second year. Plant roots as early in the spring as the 
ground can be worked. 25 for 70fi; 50 for $1.10; 100 or more @ $2.00 per 100. 
9951 Roots (2-Year-0!d) For the quickest returns, plant these large roots. 
They will give a light cutting during the coming season and can be cut in the regular way 
each year thereafter. 25 for 85fi; 50 for $1.35; 100 or more @ $2.25 per 100. 
For larger quantities of Asparagus roots write for special price. 
Mary Washington 
ARTICHOKE 
1 Green Globe 
This tasty vegetable is gaining favor rapidly. It is 
a perennial which will persist for many years and 
continue to give a good crop if grown on well- 
drained, rich soil. Where winters are severe, protect 
crowns with a heavy mulch to keep them from freez¬ 
ing. It is cultivated for its flowerbuds, whose fleshy 
bud scales, when cooked, are regarded as a choice 
delicacy. Sow seed early indoors, setting the plants 
outdoors after danger of frost is past. Ont packe*' 
will produce about 25 plants; one ounce, 300 plants. 
Pkt. 10$^; y-i oz. 25^; oz. 45^; 4 ozs. $1.35; 
1/2 lb. $2.45; lb. $4.50. 
Artichohfi 
Follow the Bull’s EyeQ 
If you are in doubt as to which 
varieties to choose, make your 
selection from those marked 
with the bull’s eye ©. They 
have been found most reliable 
under all conditions. 
BROCCOLI 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS 
More delicate in flavor than Cabbage, Sow the seed 
thinly in rows early in June and transplant to rows 
3 to 4 ft. apart in the garden or field. When the sprouts 
begin to form, remove the lower leaves to force all nourish¬ 
ment sent to the lower stem into the sprouts. The flavor 
and quality of the sprouts are greatly improved by frost. 
One oz. of seed sows 500 ft. of row. 
162 Burpee’s Danish Prize o 125 days, strong¬ 
growing, robust variety of large, solid, round sprouts set 
thickly on nearly the entire length of the tall stems. 
Sprouts all mature at about the same time. 
Pkt. 10^; oz. 25^; 4 ozs. TSff; Vz Ib- $1*15; lb. $2.00. 
158 Long Island Improved 120 days. Grown extensively 
on Long Island for the New York market, where it always brings „ • . l d . r> 
a good price. Compact plants, 20 in tall, with solid heavy sprouts tSurpee s Uantsh rrize Brussels sprouts 
measuring IM" to IK in. in diameter. • ~ — —--—“ 
Pkt. oz. 30^; 4 ozs. 85^; Vz lb. $1.25; Ib. $2.25. W. AtleC Burpce Co. 101 
Same cultural directions as for Cabbage will apply for Broccoli. One pkt. 
produces about 250 plants; ounce, 3000 plants; use 4 ounces for an acre 
Italian or Sprouting 
Resembles Cauliflower except in color. One large head is produced on the 
main stalk, and after being cut, other smaller heads continue to appear. 
157 Calabrese 90 days. Large heads of bright green, tender sprouts, 
which are cooked like Spinach or Brussels Sprouts; delectable flavor. 
Pkt. 10^; Yz oz. 25fz!; oz. 40^; 4 ozs. $1.15; Yz lb. $1.80; lb. $3.25. 
156 Propagenoo 80 days. Fancy strain, earlier than the Calabrese, 
with larger heads and more productive. Delicate and delicious flavor. 
Pkt. 10^; Yz oz. 25^; oz. 40^; 4 ozs. $1.20; Yz lb. $2.20; lb. $4.00. 
155 St. Valentine i5o days, i ^arge, white heads which look like 
Cauliflower; hardier and takes longer to mature. Needs a warm climate, 
Pkt. 10^; Yz oz. 25^; oz. 45^; 4 ozs. $1.35; Yz lb. $2.45; lb. $4.50. 
154 Rapa Also known as Perennial Turnip. Produces many small 
green heads which are cut while green with about 6 in. of stalk. One of 
the first vegetables to mature in the spring if seed is sown in late summer 
of the previous year. Pkt. 10^; oz. 15^; 4 ozs. 45)zf; Yz lb. 70(z!; lb. $1.15. 
Calabrese 
Broccoli 
