3G VEGETABLE SEEDS 
State Nursery and Seed Co. 
PEERLESS VEGETABLE SEEDS 
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FAMOUS FO R (QUALITY 
In our vast Seed Testing Grounds all of our Vegetable Seeds are tested and tried and only after ex¬ 
hibiting all the factors that bring them as near perfection as possible are they offered to you, our 
friends and customers, as State Nursery and Seed Company’s PEERLESS SEEDS. 
The maintenance of our Seed Testing Grounds w hleh assures you of only the best Seeds is a service 
which only a few of the very largest seed houses in America offer, and added to this you have our forty- 
seven years of experience in Montana and the North west, something which no other firm can offer you. 
Asparagus 
Ger.—Spargel. Scand.—Asparges. 
1 o*. to 50 feet of drill—5 lbs. to the acre 
Sow early in the Spring in 
drills 2 inches deep and 12 
inches apart if to be culti¬ 
vated by hand. When the 
plants are one or two years 
old transplant to rows 5 
feet apart, and 18 inches 
apart in the row. Cover 
the soil 4 to 5 inches deep 
with well rotted manure 
and disc well •— then plow 
as deep as possible and 
harrow. Turn furrows 5 
feet apart, about 6 inches 
deep. Place plants in rows 
about 18 inches apart, with 
roots well spread out. Turn 
a light furrow back over 
them and level by cross 
Asparagus harrowing. 
Mary Washington—Rustproof —The Washington is 
a rust-resistant, vigorous, high-yielding strain of 
Giant Asparagus. Plants grow rapidly and pro¬ 
duce uniformly long shoots of superior table 
qualities. It produces large straight shoots of a 
dark green color. The tips are tight and firm 
and do not open out or begin to branch until 
well out of the ground; a very valuable feature. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; y4-lb., 35c; lb., $1.25. 
ASPARAGUS ROOTS—(See Vegetable Plants) 
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Collect-ion—Salad Greens 
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Very few people are acquainted with salad 
: vegetables other than head lettuce. We of- : 
fer the following collection of palatable, de- 
| liciously flavored green vegetables, to supply s 
greens from April through the Winters 
I Cos Lettuce Chinese Celery Cabbage s 
Corn Salad French Endive or Chicory 
| Endive Water Cress 5 
One Pkt. of each for 25c, postpaid. J 
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"Wee" Hot Houses 
See Index 
Broccoli or Winter Cauliflower 
>4-oz. to 100 feet of drill—*4 lb. to the acre 
Ger.—Spargel kohl. Scand.—Broccoli-kaal. 
(One ounce will produce about 3,000 plants) 
Sow the first week in May in drills 2 to 4 inches 
apart, covering seeds lightly. When the leaves are 
about three inches broad, transplant to prepared 
beds two feet apart each way. Resembles Cauli¬ 
flower; cultivation the same. 
BROCCOLI—Snow White —150 Days—Pure white 
color; heads medium size, close and compact. Pkt., 
10c; y 2 -oz., 30c; oz., 50c; *4-lb., $1.50. 
Asparagus Knife 
This Asparagus Knife is made of the best steel; 
cutting edges are hardened and tempered to stand 
rough usage. Used also as digger and weeder for 
long tap-rooted weeds such as dandelions. Each, 
45c; postpaid, 53c. 
BROCCOLI — Green Sprouting — This delicious 
Italian vegetable has become a great favorite in 
this country; does not make solid heads but pro¬ 
duces an abundance of green, tender sprouts with 
loose flower heads at the ends which can be cut 
off and cooked like Spinach or Brussels Sprouts. 
The sprouting Broccoli provides delicious, health¬ 
ful, boiling greens during Summer, Autumn and 
early Winter. A continuous supply may be had 
for a long time; cut when the buds begin to burst 
into flower. Sow in May. Pkt., 10c; y 2 -o z., 25c; 
oz., 45c; %-lb., $1.50. 
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Forcing Growth —Nitrate of T 
5 Soda is a very strong stimu- I 
I lant for young growing plants. T 
5 Vegetables grown for their I 
I leaves and stems, like Let- j 
7 tuce, Cabbage, Celery, etc., can | 
I be improved by a light appli- f 
7 cation or two of Nitrate of I 
I Soda in the early growing pe- j 
7 riod. Nitrate of Soda is read- I 
1 ily soluble. Use one ounce to j 
j three gallons or one pound to i 
I fifty gallons of water. Apply 
J this in small amounts some * 
little distance from the plant. : 
7 Repeat in from 20 to 40 days, s 
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Broccoli—Green Sprouting 
Slug Shot or Garden Guard 
KILLS CABBAGE AND CAULIFLOWER WORMS 
SEE INDEX UNDER INSECTICIDES 
