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Planting Calendar 
MARCH MAY 
The only vegetables to be Plant Outdoors 
planted outdoors in March | Asparagus Muskmelon 
are all early peas and onion Seed Watermelon 
sets. There are anumber of | Beans, Bush Okra 
vegetables, however, which | Beans, Pole Peas, Late 
may be started indoors or | Corn, Sugar Pumpkin 
in hotbeds. Cucumber Squash 
All the seeds mentioned 
Plant I z : 
HAS CERO See in the April table may also 
Artichoke, Globe..June 1 
Cabbage, Early...April 1 be sown in May. 
Cauliflower, Early.May 1 Set out early Cabbage, 
Celery...........June 1 | early Cauliflower and To- 
Eggplant.........May 15 | mato plants started indoors 
Kohlrabi.........April 15 | #2 March and April. 
Lettuce)... «2... April 15 
Parsleyan pee aye | JUNE 
Peppers... 3... 6 May 15 Plant Outdoors 
Tomato..........May 1 | Beans, Late Bush 
Beans, Late Pole 
Set out Globe Artichokes, 
Brussels Sprouts, late Cab- 
bage, Cauliflower, Celery, 
Eggplants and Peppers 
Plant Outdoors 
Peas, Early Smooth 
Onion Sets 
APRIL which have been started 
All the seeds mentioned | indoors. A 
in the March table can be Plant Swiss Chard, Su- 
started in April, and also | gar Corn, Lettuce, Late 
Peas, Radishes, Beets, and 
the following: i 
2 Turnips for late crops. 
Plant Indoors Set Out 
Bectsmneer re aa Lay, JULY and AUGUST 
Brussels Sprouts...... June P 
Cabbage, Late.......June _ Plant Outdoors 
Cauliflower, Late. .. ..June Stringless Green-Pod Beans 
Pine Ouida Stringless Wax-Pod Beans 
Rutabaga Kale 
Gepaesuas esley Winter Radishes 
oots arsnip : : 
Beets Peas, Early oe deep 
Cerrots if Wrinkled oe ee and 
Tess) otatoes CTOBER 
Kohlrabi Radish Plant Outd 
Lettuce Rhubarb Roots ea 
Mustard Swiss Chard Corn Salad Spinach 
Multiplyimg Onion. Kale 
Onion Sets Turnip Plant Under Glass 
Set out Lettuce started | Lettuce Parsley 
indoors in March. | Early Radishes 
Onion Seed Squash 

Practical Vegetable Culture. By Albert E. Wilkinson 
In its 308 pages all phases of vegetable culture are covered from 
sowing the seed to reaping the harvest. 135 illus. $2.00, ppd. $2.15. 

Vegetable Seeds 
Artichokes 
CutturE. Sow seed in hotbed in February or March, in rows 6 inches 
apart. Transplant, when large enough, into boxes or pots. After danger of 
frosts is past, plant in the open ground, in rows 3 feet apart, 2 to 3 feet apart 
in row, care being taken to press firmly in the ground, but do not plant 
too deep. 
Large Green Globe. A very delicious vegetable. Some prefer it prepared 
like asparagus—that is, cook the flower-head before it begins to open. 
Supply doubtful. 
ARTICHOKE ROOTS, Jerusalem. See page 37. 
Asparagus, Seeds and Roots 
Roots ready after March 1 
Sow 1 ounce of seed to 40 feet of drill; 5 pounds per acre. 
7,300 Asparagus Plants are needed to plant an acre 
Cu.tturE. Sow seed as early in spring as soil can 
be worked, in drills 1 foot apart, and, when well 
started, thin out to 3 inches apart. When 1 to 2 years 
old, transplant into permanent beds, which should be 
well and deeply manured and trenched to a depth of 
11% feet. Set plants in rows 3 feet apart, not less than 
114 feet apart in the row. See that roots are well 
spread and set at a depth of 6 inches below level of 
bed. Cover only 2 or 3 inches, and fill in gradually 
as the plants grow. Very little, if any, should be cut 
the first year after transplanting, but a fair crop can 
be cut the second year. Every fall after the tops 
have been cut down, apply a dressing of coarse 
manure, and in the spring, fork it in. An occasional 
top-dressing of salt at the rate of one-half pound per 
square yard is also beneficial. 

Mary Washington. This Asparagus, selected by the U. S. Department of 
Agriculture, Washington, D. C., has proved to be nearly rust-free. The 
shoots are thick, heavy, long, straight, rich dark green, with closely 
folded tips tinted darker. An early, heavy yielder. Shoots of exceptionally 
fine flavor. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 4b. 25c; Ib. 75c. 
ASPARAGUS ROOTS, Two-Year-Old. See page 37. 
Accessories for Asparagus Culture 
Asparagus Buncher. Even where one has a 
Itmited amount of Asparagus to market it pays 
to use a Buncher. The Asparagus is quickly tied 
and looks uniform. With knife-guard, $3.50. 
Parcel Post weight, 8 pounds. 
Asparagus Knife. V-shaped blade. 35c. Parcel 
Post weight, 1 pound. 
Asparagus Salt. Apply in the spring, 600 to 800 
pounds per acre. For destroying weeds. 10 Ibs. 
25c; 50 Ibs. $1.00; 100 Ibs. $1.50; 200 Ibs. $2.50. 
ALL PRICES ARE SUBJECT TO 
CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE 
Asparagus 
8 li Sow 1 ounce of seed 
FOCCOI! to 200 feet of row 
A plant much resembling cauliflower but requires a longer season 
to develop, has more numerous and stiffer leaves, and heads are 
smaller. Treat same as cabbage. 
Calabrese. This is the Broccoli which is served in first-class 
restaurants and hotels and is becoming popular on the family 
table. 
flavor and is highly praised by epicures. 
lb. 75c; Ib. $2.75. 
CULTURE. 
Cooked and served like cauliflower, it has a delicious 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 
Sow seed in open ground April 1. Set plants out 
. 2 May 15 to June, like late 
cabbage. 90 days. 
CALABRESE PLANTS. 
See page 37. 
Rapa or Italian Salad. 
100 days. Pkt. 10c; oz. 
15c; MY%Ib. 35c; Ib. $1.25. 
CuLturE. Sow _ about 
middle of August, in rows 
32 inches apart, well fertil- 
ized, using 2 pounds of seed 
to the acre, covering the seed 
¥g inch. Cultivate twice before 
freezing weather. As soon as it 
gets a little warm in February, 
put on a top-dressing of nitrate 
of soda or some quick-acting 
fertilizer, and cultivate. About 
the middle of March it will com- 
mence to stalk up, with several 
shoots per stalk, with green blos- 
soms. When stalks are about 
8 inches high, cutting may com- 
mence. Served like asparagus or 
greens, it makes a delicious and 
wholesome dish. 












Calabrese Broccoli 
Raffia. The ideal material for tying Aspara- 
gus. Hanks (about 1 Ib.) 50c; 5 Ibs. at 
45c per Ib. 
Jute Twine. Very soft and pliable. Ball 
25c, postpaid 30c. Special price in 
quantities on application. 
Red Tape for tying Asparagus. 
No. 17-677. 1000 yds. $1.50, postpaid 
$1.60. 
No. 17. The best. 1000 yds. $2.25, post- 
paid $2.35. 
Prices subject to change 
Brussels Sprouts 
A species of the Cabbage family which 
produces miniature heads from the sides of 
the stalk. These heads are a great delicacy, 
cooked in the same way as cauliflower. Sow 
seed, about the middle of May, in a seed- 
bed, and set the plants afterwards in rows 
2 feet or more apart; cultivate like cab- 
bage. 100 days. 
Improved Dwarf. Produces compact 
sprouts of finest quality. A good keeper. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 14Ib. 60c; Ib. $2.00. Brussels Sprouts 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS PLANTS. See page 37. 
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