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ARTICHOKE LIMA BEANS 
Sow any time the weather is favorable, preferably in 
March or April. Soil should be a light, moist loam and seed 
should be sown thinly in drills 1 inch deep. Transplant when 
6 inches high in rows 5 feet apart, and 4 feet between the 
plants. Save offsets from best plants for new supply as 
artichokes never come true from seed, some will prove in¬ 
ferior. When transplanting seedlings reject those with spiniest 
leaves. 
LARGE GREEN GLOBE—Pkt., 10c; y 2 oz., 30c; oz., 50c. 
ASPARAGUS 
Sow the seed early in spring in drills 2 feet apart, and 
when well started thin out to 3 inches apart. When one or 
two years old transplant into permanent beds, thoroughly 
trenched, 2 feet or more in depth. Set the plants in rows 4 
feet apart, and 1 foot apart in the row. Care should be taken 
that roots are well spread, and set at a depth of 6 inches 
below the level of the bed. Cover only 2 or 3 inches, and fill in 
gradually as the plants grow. Very little, if any, should be 
cut the first year after transplanting, but a fair crop can be 
cut the second year. Every fall after the tops have been cut 
down apply a dressing of coarse manure, and in the spring 
fork it in. One ounce will sow 100 feet of row. 
MARY WASHINGTON—A new variety which has proven 
to be nearly rust free. The plants form large, thick, heavy 
shoots which are dark green and of fine flavor; a heavy 
yielder. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; 2 ozs., 25c; 14 35c. 
Extra Selected Roots—40c per doz.; $2.50 per 100 (postpaid 
within 4th zone). 
Limas are very sensitive to cold and overmoist ground and 
should not be planted until May, when the soil has warmed 
up. Stick the seed edgewise with the eye down into the soil, 
covering \y 2 to 2 inches deep. See that the ground is moist 
so that the beans will not require any watering until the 
seeds have sprouted, otherwise they may rot. Sow the bush 
varieties in rows 214 feet apart and 6 inches in the row. 
Plant the pole beans 4 feet apart in hills and set a pole firmly 
in each hill. Plant 5 or 6 beans in a hill. Plant in a rich, mel¬ 
low soil and cultivate frequently. One pound of the bush 
varieties will plant 50 feet of row and 1 pound of the pole 
varieties will plant 75 hills. 
BUSH 
BURPEE'S IMPROVED BUSH LIMA—Plants uniformly 
dwarf and enormously productive. Pods large, containing 
4 to 6 large thick beans of superior quality. Pkt., 10c; 
14 lb., 25c; lb., 40c; 5 lbs., $1.75. 
HENDERSON'S BUSH LIMA—Valuable for its earliness. 
Pods short, containing 2 to 4 beans of excellent quality. 
Vines continue to grow and set pods until frost. Pkt., 10c; 
y 2 lb., 20c; lb., 35c; 5 lbs., $1.50. 
POLE 
KING OP THE GARDEN—A vigorous and productive sort, 
pods very long, each containing 5 to 6 large beans of 
delicious flavor. Pkt., 10c; y 2 lb., 20c; lb., 35c; 5 lbs., $1.50. 
Seasons to plant Vegetables in Central California, see page 37. 
