Helena, Montana, 
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PEERLESS VEGETABLE SEEDS 
“MONTANA TESTED” 
FAMOUS FOR Q.UALITY 
In oiir 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 iiossible are they offered to yon, onr 
friends and customers, as State Nursery and Seed Company’s PEERLESS SEEDS. 
The maintenance of our Seed Testing Grounds fvhich assures yon of only the best Seeds is a service 
which only a few of the very largest seed houses in Anierica offer, and added to this you have our forty- 
seven years of experience in Montana and the Northwest, 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 
A.sparagus harrowing. 
Mary AVashiiigtoii—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; 14-lb., 35c; lb., $1.25. 
ASPARAGUS ROOTS—(See Vegetable Plants) 
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 or Winter Cauliflower 
y^-ox. to 100 feet of drill—% lb. to tbe acre 
Ger.—Spargelkobl. 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; %-oz., 30c; oz., 50c; 14 -lb., $1.50. 
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; 14 -oz., 25c; 
oz., 40c; %-lb., $1.25. 
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Collection—Salod Greens } 
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I Very few people are acquainted with salad 
! vegetables other than head lettuce. We of- 
I fer the following collection of palatable, de- | 
: liciously flavored green vegetables, to supply : 
I greens from April through the Winter: | 
: Cos Lettuee Chinese Celery Cabbage : 
I Corn Salsid French Endive or Chicory | 
£ Endive W:iter Cress £ 
I One Pkt. of each for 25c, postpaid. I 
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'Wee" Hot Houses 
See Index 
Indian Girls and Boy.s at the St. Labre’s Indian 
Mission. A.sbhind, Montana. Harvestsing a heavy 
crop of vegetables rai.sed from our Peerless 
Montana Testeil Seeils. 
