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■OR OVER SIXTY-SEVEN YEARS IT HAS BEEN OUR AIM AND CONSTANT ENDEAVOR TO GROW AND SELL THE BEST 
SEEDS THAT CAN BE PRODUCED, and our customers and prospective customers will find listed varieties of proven stocks 
that the most successful Home and Market Gardeners hove found to be "BEST BY TEST." 
ARTICHOKE 
One ounce will produce 300 plants; 
one pound will produce sufficient 
plants to set an acre. . 
Culture: Sow in April, % of an 
inch deep, and transplant when 
large enough to rows 3 feet apart, 
leaving 3 feet between the plants. 
It is a perennial, and the flower heads 
are produced the second season. 
Green Globe. The standard sort. The flower 
heads, while immature, are tender and of a delicate flavor. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 35c; ^4 lb., $1.15; lb., $4.00, postpaid. 
Green 
Globe 
Artichoke 
Artichoke Roots 
Jerusalem Artichokes are distinct from the Green Globe, and 
are propagated by and for the tubers like potatoes. Their prin¬ 
cipal use is for feeding hogs, although they make splendid 
pickles, may be eaten raw or served boiled like new potatoes. 
Plant in March or April, 3 inches deep in rows 3 feet apart, 
leaving 18 inches between the tubers. Lb., 25c; 5 lbs., 65c; 
10 lbs., 95c, postpaid. Not postpaid, $1.75 per bushel. 
ASPARAGUS 
One ounce will produce about 350 roots; 2 pounds will pro¬ 
duce sufficient roots to set an acre. 
Culture: Sow in February or March 1 inch deep in rich soil 
in rows 18 inches apart. Thin the young plants to 3 inches 
apart, and cultivate frequently. When a year old, dig and re¬ 
plant as suggested under culture for “Asparagus Roots.” 
Washington Rust-Resistant. A rust-resistant strain with 
large stalks and the best variety to grow either for market 
or the home garden. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; % lb., 25c; lb., 75c; 
5 lbs., $3.00, postpaid. 
Asparagus Roots 
Seventy-five roots will set a row 100 feet long; 6,000 roots 
will set an acre. 
Culture: Plant in 3-ft. rows 18 inches apart. Plow or dig a 
trench 15 inches deep and 12 inches wide. Put in the bottom of 
the trench 3 inches of well-rotted manure, and cover the manure 
with 3 inches of rich soil. Care must be taken to see that the 
roots are well spread, and the crowns in upright position. 
Cover with 3 inches of soil and as the plants grow, fill 
in the trench with rich compost until level with the sur¬ 
face. Asparagus should never be allowed to go to seed 
and the plants should have two full seasons’ growth 
before cutting. An occasional top dressing of salt is 
beneficial. 
Washington Rust-Resistant. 25 roots, 60c; $1.50 per 100, 
postpaid. Not postpaid, $8.50 per 1,000. 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS 
One ounce will produce 1,500 plants, 6 ounces will produce 
sufficient plants to set an acre. 
Culture: Sow in April or September % inch deep in beds 
and transplant when large enough, to rows 2% feet apart, 
allowing the same distance between the plants in the row. 
Cultivate as for late cabbage. If the leaves at the top of the 
stalk crowd the little heads, break them off. 
Long Island Improved. A favorite sort among market 
gardeners on account of its hardiness. The sprouts are re¬ 
markably compact, and symmetrical, making a most attrac¬ 
tive package when packed in quart baskets for market. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; % lb., 50cj lb., $1.75; 5 lbs., $7.50, postpaid. 
BROCCOLI 
TaiPs 
Norfolk 
Calabrese 
Broccoli 
One ounce will 
produce 1500 plants; 
6 ounces will pro¬ 
duce sufficient plants 
to set an acre. 
A delicious vege¬ 
table which is be¬ 
coming more popu¬ 
lar each season. After 
the central head has 
been cut, numerous 
sturdy shoots de¬ 
velop, each shoot 
terminating in a 
small green head. 
Culture: Norfolk 
and Calabrese Broc¬ 
coli. These are quite 
different from St. 
Valentine Broccoli, 
and while the seed 
may be sown at the 5 ^ 4 ,^ / 
same time and in the 
same way, in the vicinity of Norfolk the seed is sown in July 
and August in drills 30 inches wide, and thinned out to 18 
inches in the row. Two pounds of Norfolk and Calabrese 
Broccoli are required to drill an acre. Cultivation same as for 
cabbage. 
Tait's Thorobred Norfolk Calabrese.. (85 days). Our 
strain of this Italian Broccoli is earlier and larger than most 
strains of Calabrese, and is preferred by the truckers along 
the Atlantic Seaboard, producing large green heads that are 
of superior quality. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; ^ lb., 60c; lb., $2.00; 
5 lbs., $8.25, postpaid. 
Culture: Broccoli Rapa. The seed of this variety is sown in 
August and September, and cut in the late fall. The seed should 
be drilled in rows 30 inches apart at the rate of 2 pounds per 
acre. Cultivation the same as for turnip. 
Broccoli Rapa. (90 days). This type of Broccoli differs from 
the Calabrese in that it produces numerous small green 
florets or heads instead of one large central head. When 
grown for market the small heads, while green, are cut with 
6 or 7 inches of stalk, and bunched like asparagus, or may be 
packed loose in bushel baskets. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; *4 lb.» 35c; 
lb., $1.25; 5 lbs., $5.00, postpaid. 
' , Culture: Salad or Turnip Leaf Broccoli. 
Sow in rows 30 inches apart in August or 
September at the rate of 2 pounds per 
acre for cutting the following spring. Cul¬ 
tivation the same as for turnip. 
Salad or Turnip Leaf Broccoli. This variety in 
its early stage resembles the Seven Top Turnip, and 
is very popular on the eastern shore of Virginia. 
It differs from Broccoli Rapa in that it does not 
produce the numerous stalks with florets, but after 
tbe salad has been cut, sends out shoots that are 
cut when 6 or 7 inches long, and marketed the same 
way as Broccoli Rapa. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; ^ lb., 20c; 
lb., 75c; 5 lbs., $3.00, postpaid. 
St. Valentine. (75 days). This variety is also known 
as Winter Cauliflower. It is very hardy, produces 
large, solid white heads, and in soihe sections is 
grown instead of cauliflower. Culture same as for 
cauliflower. See page 7. Pkt., 15c; oz., 60c; % lb., 
$1.75; lb., $6.00; 5 lbs., $25.00, postpaid. 
Long Island 
Improved 
Brussels 
Sprouts 
REMEMBER, TAIT'S THOROBRED SEEDS have pleased the 
most particular truckers and market gardeners for over 
sixty-five years. 
Remember we deliver free at catalog prices—except where noted. Write for special prices in large quantities. 
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