ARTICHOKE 
I Green Globe. The edible 
buds or flower-heads are deep 
green and globe-shaped. Pkt. 
10c; oz. 40c; *4 lb. $1.25; 
lb. $4.00. 
The Vegetable Seeds offered in this 
catalog' represent the most outstand¬ 
ing achievements in scientific seed¬ 
breeding and seed-growing. Reuter 
has carefully selected only those types and strains that have positively dem¬ 
onstrated to his own personal satisfaction to possess superior characteristics 
that will meet the rigid requirements of discriminating commercial growers 
and shippers to whom quality, as well as price, is today an important fac¬ 
tor. Reuter backs them with more than a half century of honest and con¬ 
scientious seed service. You can plant them with utmost confidence. Reuter 
challenges comparison, 
It POPULAR. 
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Here is an opportunity to make an unusual 
saving—just look at all the good seed you 
get for so little money. If bought separately, 
you would pay. $2.15 
V 2 lb. Beans, Burpee’s Stringless 
Green Pod.$0.20 
lb. Beans, Sure-Crop Stringless Wax .20 
14 lb. Beans, McCaslan Pole (Climb¬ 
ing) .10 
14 lb. Beans, Henderson Bush Lima. . .10 
1 pkg. Beets, Crosby’s Egyptian.05 
I pkg. Cabbage, Copenhagen Market. .10 
1 pkg. Carrot, Imperator.05 
1 pkg. Collards, Georgia or Southern. .05 
14 lb. Corn, Golden Bantam........ .10 
1 pkg. Cucumber, Early Fortune.05 
1 pkg. Cantaloupe, Orange Flesh.... .10 
1 pkg. Lettuce, Mammoth Big Boston .05 
1 pkg. Mustard, Giant Southern 
Curled . >. . .05 
1 pkg. Watermelon, Stone Mountain. .10 
1 pkg. Okra, Perkins Mammoth Long 
Pod . .05 
1 pkg. Onion, Yellow Bermuda ...... .10 
1 pkg. Parsley, Double Curled.05 
1 pkg. Pepper, California Wonder... .10 
Vz lb. Peas, Early Alaska. ..20 
1 pkg. Radish, Early Scarlet Turnip. .05 
1 pkg. Swiss Chard, Green-leaved Spin¬ 
ach . .05 
1 pkg. Spinach, Nobel Giant-leaved. . .05 
1 pkg. Squash, Early White Bush.05 
1 pkg. Tomato, Ear liana . . . . .10 
1 pkg. Turnip. Purple-Top White 
Globe .. . ..05 
Reuter’s Regular Price.$2. I 5 
Special Price ... .SI .00 
(No changes allowed in this Collection.) 
ARTICHOKE 
816 Jerusalem or Ground (Tubers). 
Similar in food value to the potato. It is par¬ 
ticularly valuable for diabetics. It is best if 
cooked as to retain its sweet nutlike flavor. May 
be boiled, baked or fried. Highly desirable in 
salads served with French Dressing. Also fine 
for pickling. You grow them like you would 
potatoes. The small tubers can be planted whole; 
the larger ones cut 2 to 3 eyes to the piece and 
planted 2 inches deep, 18 to 24 inches apart in 3 
to 3 V 2 ft. rows. Plant during February and 
March, the earlier the better. Stand consider¬ 
able drought and cold weather. Very productive. 
Mature in 5 months. A couple of pounds will 
plant a 50-ft. row; 250 lbs. an acre. Lb. 25c; 
2 lbs. 35c; 5 lbs. 70c. Not prepaid: 10 lbs. 
OOe; 100 lbs. $7.00. 
Asparagus 
ASPARAGUS 
One of the most delicious of all vegetables. 
Easily grown in any deep, rich soil. 
Culture. Sow thinly in drills 12 inches apart 
in the Spring. Thin to about an inch apart. 
Transplant roots to permanent bed which has 
been dressed liberally with stable manure and 
a good fertilizer. Make the rows 4 to 6 feet 
apart. A bed 15 by 20 feet requires 100 roots. 
One ounce of seed will sow 50 feet of drill; 
2 to 3 pounds, an acre. 
4 Mary NA^ashington. Very productive 
rust-resistant variety. The shoots are of large 
size, excellent quality, and a rich deep green 
color tinted purple at tips. Pkt. 10c; oz. 
15c; % lb. 30c; lb. 90c; 5 lbs. $4.00. 
Not prepaid: 10 lbs. $7.00. 
ROOTS. Extra-large roots that save you 1 
to IV 2 years’ time. 25 for 50c; 50 for 75c; 
100 for $1.25. Not prepaid: 1,000 roots for 
$8.00; 10,000 roots for $75.00. 
ITALIAN BROCCOLI 
, This vegetable aristocrat is rap¬ 
idly attaining unusual popularity. 
The • rapid-growing, tail-branching 
plant forms, within 90 days, a 
central head of bluish green flow¬ 
er-buds, resembling a loose head of 
cauliflower. After the head is cut 
the plant produces many side- 
shoots., each one bearing a small 
head over an inch in diameter. 
These shoots, when about 6 inches 
long, are cut and marketed 2 and 
3 to the bunch. It is cooked and 
served like cauliflower. 
Culture. Very easy to grow. 
Culture same as for cabbage. It 
requires a definitely cool season 
for its proper growth. One ounce 
will produce 1,500 plants; 4 to 6 
ounces, an acre. 
73 Green Sprouting. 
The strain that we offer is the 
dark green, very early, genuine im¬ 
ported type. Produces large heads 
and is a heavy yielder of the fin¬ 
est quality. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 
14 lb. 75c; lb. $2.25; 5 lbs. 
$10.00. Not prepaid: 10 lbs. 
Ri*occoli Green-Sprouting • 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS 
Highly prized for the small 
shoots, resembling miniature cab¬ 
bages that are clustered around the 
stems. 
77 Long Island Improved. 
Dwarf, compact and hardy. 
Sprouts rich deep green, firm and 
of finest quality. Pkt. 10c; oz. 
20c; 14 lb. 50c; lb. $1.75; 5 
It is not always possible to definitely quote' large quan¬ 
tity prices on all items in our catalog' on date it goes to 
press, more especially on farm and field seeds. On request, 
Reuter will gladly and promptly quote you rock-bottom, 
current market delivered prices on any kind of seed listed 
in this catalog. For your convenience, a special REQUEST 
FOR QUOTATION BLANK will be found in the back of thi^ 
book. 
REUTER SEED CO., Inc., New Orleans 
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