Vegetable Seeds (General List) 
The prices in this list are subject to change without notice and include Half ounces of seed priced at 30 cents or more per ounce are supplied at 
delivery by parcel post or otherwise, except as noted. See also inside the ounce rate. No half ounces of seed priced under 30 cents per ounce can 
front cover. be supplied. 
One ounce of seed will sow 75 feet of row and produce about 250 plants. 
From Seeds. To raise asparagus from seed, the seed should be sown as early as possible in the 
spring. The plants should be set in the permanent bed when one or two years old. The asparagus 
may be cut the third year after setting out the roots. 
MARY WASHINGTON. The Bes * Variety. This is the best of several rusl 
--1 resistant strains originated a number of years ago by the 
U. S. Department of Agriculture at Washington. The shoots are larger and grow more rapidly 
than the other kinds. The stalks are very thick, of an attractive deep green color with purple 
tops and grow unusually tall without breaking. Even the largest and thickest shoots of this 
variety are tender and delicious. 
This is decidedly the best variety for either the home garden or commercial planting. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 20c; 34 Lb. 45c; Lb. $1.40. 
Sparge! (Ger.) ASPARAGUS Sparagio (It.) 
tynellt jbua (lootl 
No asparagus you can buy can possibly compare with the fresh succulent shoots right out of 
your garden. Anyone with a little space can have an asparagus bed. It’s not difficult to start and 
requires but little care. 
The thing to do is to start with good fresh dug roots. 
There is nothing so important about raising asparagus as the quality of the roots. Many 
roots sold are small and stunted. People who do not know what really good roots look like, 
accept these worthless things, and of course do not get good results, and think they cannot raise 
asparagus. As a matter of fact if they got really well grown roots they would have no trouble in 
establishing a good bed which would yield an abundance of fresh asparagus every year. 
We sell only fresh dug asparagus roots which are selected especially for their size and vigor and 
are superior in every way. They are carefully sorted and any small or stunted roots thrown out. 
To start a bed it is only necessary to set out 
the roots on good soil and give them ordinary 
care to keep weeds down, etc. No special prepa¬ 
ration of the land is necessary. It should be 
plowed or spaded deep and worked down well 
and should be enriched by applying a heavy 
dressing of manure, which should be plowed or 
spaded in. The roots are set out 18 to 24 inches 
apart in the rows which should be 4 feet apart. 
100 roots make a good bed, but more should be 
set out for a large family. Cutting may commence 
the third year after setting out the roots. A small 
cutting may be made the second year if not con¬ 
tinued more than two weeks. 
Full directions for growing asparagus are 
contained in our Cultivation Pamphlet which 
will be sent on request. 
Mary Washington Asparagus 
A well grown one year old root of 
Mary Washington Asparagus 
MARY WASHINGTON ASPARAGUS. One year roots: Doz. 50c; 50 roots, $1.75; 100 roots, 
$2.50 transportation paid. 
Not paid: 100 roots, $2.00 (weight 9 lbs.); 1000 roots $8.50 (weight 70 lbs.). 
We recommend one year asparagus roots. They are usually more healthy and vigorous and 
will make a better bed. 
Artischoke (Ger.) Artichoke Carciofo (It.) 
LARGE GREEN GLOBE. (The Best Strain.) The Globe Artichoke is a perennial 
which produces the flower buds that are used for food the second year after sowing the 
seed. North of Virginia the plants require protection in winter. The seed is sown early 
in the spring. Cover the crowns of the plants with a mound of coal ashes as soon as the 
ground freezes. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 55c; 34 Lb. $1.60; Lb. $5.50. 
BROCCOLI 
A Delicious, Easily Grown Vegetable / 
A packet will produce about 200 plants; an ounce about 2000. 
ITALIAN GREEN SPROUTING. (CALABRESE)-The Truest Head. 
- mg Strain. Almost everyone is now 
familiar with this delicious vegetable, but most people do not realize how easy it is to 
grow. Simply sow the seed in the open ground in May and transplant about 2)4 ft. apart 
when large enough. 
The large center “head” is cut out when ready to use and the plant will then form 
numerous branch heads which can be used later, so a continuous supply may be had for 
a long time. A few plants set in June will give sufficient of this very popular delicacy 
for a medium sized family. Sprouting Broccoli is a very profitable crop both for market 
and roadside stands. The yield is large and broccoli always sells for good prices. 
Be sure to get a good stock. We know ours is early and uniform, each plant pro¬ 
ducing a large center head and many side shoots. It’s the best stock we have ever seen. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 60c; 34 Lb. $1.70; Lb. $5.75. 
Italian Green Sprouting Broccoli 
The Center Head. When this is cut many side shoots grow out. 
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