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Seed should be sown as early in the spring as ground can be worked. When the roots are 
1 or 2 years old, transplant them in the spring or fall to their permanent location. One pkt. 
of seed will produce about 100 roots; one ounce about 750 roots; 12 lbs. will sow an acre. 
Burpee’s leaflet No. 9, ‘How To MAKE AN ASPARAGUS BED,”’ free on request. 
9 Mary Washington 
The plants form large, clean shoots which are thick and heavy, long and straight, rich 
dark green, tinted darker at the tips. Heavy yielder and fine flavor. Highly resistant to 
asparagus rust. The best green asparagus for home or market. 
Seed Seed sown this spring will give a light cutting of stalks in three years. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 20¢; 14 lb. 50¢; 14 Ib. 90¢; Ib. $1.75. 
9950 Roots (1-Year-Old) Strong, healthy roots which, if planted this spring, saves 
a year over raising your own plants from seed. Some cutting may be done next spring 
but it is better to wait until the second year. Plant roots as early in the spring as the 
ground can be worked. 25 for 85¢; 50 for $1.50; 100 for $2.75; 200 for $5.25. 
9951 Roots (2-Year-Oid) _ For the quickest returns, plant these large roots. 
They will give a light cutting during the coming season and can be cut in the regular way 
each year thereafter. 25 for $1.00; 50 for $1.65; 100 for $3.00; 200 for $5.75. 
For larger quantities of Asparagus 
roots, write for special price. 
ARTICHOKE 
1 Green Globe Mary Washington 
A perennial which will persist for years and con- Asparagus 
tinue to give a good crop if grown on well-drained, 
rich soil. Where winters are severe, protect crowns , 
with a heavy mulch to keep them from freezing. It Follow the Bull’s Eye © 
is cultivated for its flower buds, whose fleshy bud If you are in doubt as to which 
varieties to choose, make your 
scales, when cooked, are regarded as a choice deli- en taistarikose = marked 
cacy. Sow seed early indoors, setting the plants out- evith fe bull's eve ©. They 
: doors after danger of frost is past. One packet will have been fGundanost satiztacs 
—— produce about 25 plants; one ounce, 300 plants. | tory throughout the country. 
Artichoke Pkt. 15¢; 14 oz. 40¢; oz. 75¢3 14 lb. $2.75. 
BROCCOLI 
Same cultural directions as for cabbage will apply. One pkt. pro- 
duces about 250 plants; oz., 3000; use }4 lb. for an acre. 
Italian or Sprouting 
Resembles cauliflower except in color. One large head is produced 
on the main stalk, and, after being cut, other smaller heads appear. 
157 Calabrese 85 days. The standard variety of sprouting 
broccoli. Calabrese is grown for home garden, for market, and 
recently in large quantities for freezing. Plants are very large and 
vigorous, reaching 2% or 3 ft. in height under good conditions, 
with the central head 5 or 6 in. in diameter. 
Pkt. 15¢; 14 oz. 40¢; oz. 75¢; 14 lb. $2.25. 
156 Propageno © 80 days. Fancy strain, earlier than the 
Calabrese, with larger heads and more productive. Delicate and 
delicious flavor. Pkt. 15¢; %4 oz. 40¢; oz. 75¢; 1% Ib. $2.25. 
155 St. Valentine 150 days. Large white heads which look 
like cauliflower; hardier and takes longer to mature. Needs a 
warm Climate. Pkt. 15¢; 14 oz. 45¢; oz. 85¢; 14 Ib. $3.00. 
154 Rapa Also known as Perennial Turnip. Produces many 
small green heads which are cut while green with about 6 in. of 
stalk. One of the first vegetables to mature in the spring if seed 
is sown in late summer of the previous year. Delicate flavor. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 20¢; 14 lb. 60¢. 

Propageno Sprouting Broccoli 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS 
More delicate in flavor than cabbage. Sow the seed thinly 
in rows early in June and transplant to rows 3 to 4ft. apart, 
in the garden or field. When the sprouts begin to form, re- 
move the lower leaves to force all nourishment sent to the 
lower stem into the sprouts. The flavor and quality of the 
sprouts are greatly improved by frost. One pkt. will sow 
75 ft. of row; an oz. 500 ft.; use 4 to 6 ozs. for an acre. 
162 Burpee’s Danish Prize © 125 days. Strong- 
growing, robust variety of large, solid, round sprouts set 
5 thickly on nearly the entire length of the tall stems. 
2 to 2% ft. tall. Crop of seed is very short. Pkt. 15¢. 
158 Long Island Improved 120 days. Grown extensively 
on Long Island for the New York market, where it always brings 
a good price. Compact plants, 20 in. tall, with solid, heavy sprouts 
measuring 11% to 1% in. in diameter which mature successively 
from bottom to top of the stem. Pkt. 10¢; oz. 50¢; 1% Ib. $1.50. 
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