Nicholson’s VEGETABLE Seeds 
91 —Asporacrus 
ARTICHOKE 
(Alachofas) 
CULTURE. Plant the seed in the spring of 
the year and, when large enough to transplant, 
set in rows 4 feet apart and 2 feet apart in 
the row. Planted in this manner the plants 
will produce a crop of delicious artichokes the 
second year. 
95—LARGE GREEN GLOBE The fleshy 
bud scales, moderately broad, are regarded as 
a delicacy. Pkt., 10c; oz., 50c; % lb., $1.35, 
postpaid. 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS 
(Bretones de Bniselas) 
A member of the cabbage family that pro¬ 
duces small miniature cabbages growing close¬ 
ly on the stalk, a small head being formed 
at each leaf joint. The plant is very hardy 
and will live through the winter months in 
most sections of the South. Plant in the 
same manner as cabbage. 
151—BRUSSELS SPROUTS. Improved 
dwarf variety. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; % lb., 60c; 
lb., $2.00, postpaid. 
NICHOLSON’S VEGETABLE SEEDS are produced on growing contracts, 
placed with the world's most reliable growers, one and two years before plant¬ 
ing time. 
During recent years a great many volunteer crops and crops of vegetable 
seeds planted and allowed to grow like weeds, have been harvested for seed and 
sold through many channels to planters, at attractive prices. Don’t allow so- 
called cheap prices to influence your purchase of seeds; it will but invite disap¬ 
pointment. Your crop is never better than the seeds you plant. 
NICHOLSON’S SEEDS are tested in our own Laboratory for your sat¬ 
isfaction. 
ASPARAGUS 
(Esparragos) 
CULTURE. Sow seed thinly in drills one 
foot apart early in the spring or fall, after 
soaking seed in warm water for an hour. 
Use a rich well worked light soil and, when 
well up, thin plants to one inch apart and 
cultivate often until the plants are a year 
old. 
Transplant or set out the roots in perma^ 
nent bed, using the richest soil you have, 
thoroughly prepared and worked very deep. 
Set roots 4 inches deep and 18 inches apart 
in rows 4 to 6 feet apart. Cultivate fre¬ 
quently until plants meet in the rows. Use 
plenty of stable manure or other fertilizer on 
bed Itefore and after setting out roots, mixl ig 
well into soil. A sprinkling of salt anc. a 
dressing of manure after the plants die down 
each year is advisable. 
You can have a fine bed of Asparagus by 
planting Asparagus roots. If roots are planted 
this spring you can cut from the bed next 
spring. With seed, a year longer is necessary. 
90— CONOVER’S COLOSSAL ASPARAGUS 
SEED. A prolific variety that is considered 
best for the South. It is uniform in growth, 
also easily grown from seed. Pkt., 5c; oz., 
10c; ^ lb., 25c; lb., 75c; 5 lbs., $3.00, pos^ 
paid. 
CONOVER’S COLOSSAL ASPARAGUS 
ROOTS. Large strong, healthy roots. Dozen, 
35c; 50 roots, 75c; 100 roots, $1.25, postpaid. 
91— WASHINGTON ASPARAGUS SEED. 
Classed as a rust-resistant type and large in 
size. A variety strongly favored by com¬ 
mercial gardeners. Greatly improved over 
the older varieties. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; ^ lb., 
30c; lb., $1.00; 5 lbs., $4.00, postpaid. 
WASHINGTON ASPARAGUS ROOTS. 
Many of our customers who have had an 
Asparagus bed for years are now planting the 
Washington variety. Strong, healthy roots 
of good planting size. Dozen, 35c; 50 roots, 
75c; lOO roots, $1.25, postpaid. 
ISO—Bfocooll 
BROCCOLI 
(Brocnli) 
Should be grown and cultivated in the same 
way as cabbage and cauliflower. One ounce will 
produce about 3000 plants. 
Isn—EART.Y GREEN SPROUTING CALX- 
BRE5E. Makes a fair sized green bead of 
good quality, and after this is cut, new sprouts 
develop, which make smaller heajds for a sec¬ 
ond crop. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; Va ib., 70c; lb., 
$2.25; 5 lbs., $10.00, postpaid. 
Germaco 
Hotkaps 
Protect tender young plants 
with HOTKAPS. Shield your 
plants from frost and wind. You 
will find full description and 
prices in miscellaneous section of 
this catalog. 
SEMESAN—A Disinfectant for Vegetable Seeds 
Disease that slows up germination slows up matur¬ 
ity and handicaps productivity. Disease that results 
in a poor stand reduces yields. Diseased plants cannot 
bear first-quality produce. Many diseases can be pre¬ 
vented or controlled by treating the seeds or seed 
pieces with a suitable disinfectant. By eliminating 
these diseases, you can often favorably influence ger¬ 
mination, growth, quality and yields. 
While Semesan is highly poisonous to the lower 
forms of life, such as bacteria and fungi, it is not 
injurious to the higher forms to which seeds and 
plants belong, when used according to the directions 
enclosed with each package. 
Untreated seeds often rot in the soil and fail to 
germinate, especially during cold, rainy weather. 
Certain soils are so thoroughly infested with seed- 
^ General Pisinfictant 
Vegetable and Flower 
Seeds or Bulbs 
Certain Plant 
ANAL »•$!* 
. .. . 
. PIVe POTIMDS NET^ 
rotting fungi that a large percentage of the seed 
may decay. Troubles of this kind are especially severe 
in heavy soils and in cold, wet seasons when ger¬ 
mination is very slow. Tests have shown that an, ap¬ 
preciable increase in germination may be obtained by 
treating the seed with organic mercury dusts (S^e- 
san.) Both greenhouse and field tests have given in¬ 
creased germination for treated seed when planted on ; 
these infested soils. 
Healthy plants from Semesan-treated seeds naturally 
grow faster than those handicapped by disease and 
frequently mature much earlier, thus enabling grow¬ 
ers to take advantage of higher pre-season prices. 
Cost of treating seed is very smaB, amoimting to 
%c to Ic per pound. Price; 2-oz. tin, 85c; 1-lb. tin, 
$2.25; 5-lb. tin, $9.90. Add postage, if wanted by 
parcel post. 
ROBERT NICHOLSON SEED CO.. Dallas. Texasj 
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