MICHELL'S VEGETABLE SEEDS 
ECONOMY 

ASPARAGUS 
AspeRGE (Fr.) Sparcet (Ger.) 
SPARAGIO (Ital.) 
Sow 5 pounds per acre for roots, or 1 ounce 
to 50 feet 
A well-cared-for Asparagus bed improves 
with age and lasts for many years. It may be 
established from seed, but much time is saved 
by planting roots. Seeds should be sown 
thinly in early spring in rows 1 to 2 feet apart. 
Thin out the weakest plants so the remainder 
will be 4 inches apart. When one or two years 
old, transplant in the permanent bed in rows 
3 feet apart, setting the roots 1 to 1% feet 
HEALTH 
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Green Globe. 
and 
50 Ibs. $6.50. 
apart, from where it can be cut three years 
Iater. ‘‘Michell Garden Pointers’’ gives full 
information and is mailed free. 
Giant Washington. A rust-resisting va- 
riety with long, stout, dark green spears 
with a rich purple tinge. Oz. 10c.; M4|b. 
25c.; Ib. 65c. 
Asparagus Roots 
Ready about March 20 for spring planting; about 
October 10 for fall planting 
4000 to 6000 roots are required for an acre 
2-yr. roots 
50 100 1000 
Giant Washington...$1 00 $1 75 $12 00 
Garden Collection A $1.00 
Beans, Golden Wax 
Beans, Stringless Green-pod 
Lima Beans, Fordhook Bush 
Beets, Detroit Dark Red 
Carrot, Danvers Half-Long 
Lettuce, Grand Rapids 
1 pkt. Parsley, Champion Moss 
C 
urled 
1 pkt. Radish Scarlet Globe 
2 pkts. Swiss Chard, Lucullus 
1 pkt. Tomato, Rutgers 
1 pkt. Turnip, Purple-Top 
Garden Collection B $2.00 
Beans, Golden Wax 
Beans, Stringless Green-Pod 
Lima Beans, Fordhook Bush 
Beet, Detroit Dark Red 
Carrot, Danvers Half-Long 
Celery, Emperor 
Corn, Golden Cross Bantam 
Lettuce, Grand Rapids 
Lettuce, Imperial No. 44 
Muskmelon, Pride of Wisconsin 
Parsley, Champion Moss 
Curled 
Pepper, California Wonder 
Radish, Scarlet Globe 
Radish, Icicle 
Swiss Chard, Lucullus 
Tomato, Rutgers 
Turnip, Purple Top 
1 pkt. 
1 pkt. 
1 pkt. 
1 pkt. 
1 pkt. 
1 oz. 
1 pkt. 
1 pkt. 
Garden Collection C $5.00 
Beans, Golden Wax 
Beans, Stringless Green-Pod 
Lima Beans, Fordhook Bush 
Beet, Detroit Dark Red 
Broccoli, Italian Calabrese 
Corn, Golden Cross Bantam 
Corn, Country Gentleman 
Cucumber, Improved Long 
Green 
Carrot, Chantenay Half-Long 
Cabbage, Copenhagen Market 
Cabbage, Late Flat Dutch 
Cauliflower, Early Snowball 
Celery, Emperor 
Eggplant, Black Beauty 
Lettuce, Grand Rapids 
HENRY F. MICHELL CO., 
1 pkt. 
1 pkt. 
Lettuce, Imperial No. 44 
Muskmelon, Pride of Wisconsin 
Onion, Southport Yellow Globe 
Peas, Nott’s Excelsior 
Peas, Dwarf Champion 
Parsley, Champion Moss Curled 
Pepper, California Wonder 
Tomato, Rutgers 
Radish, Scarlet Globe 
1 pkt. Radish, French Breakfast 
1 pkt. Radish, Icicle 
2 pkts. Swiss Chard, Lucullus 
1 pkt. Pumpkin, Large Cheese 
1 pkt. Squash, Giant Yellow 
Summer Crookneck 
Watermelon, Stone Mountain 
1 pkt. 
1 pkt. 
1 pkt. 
1 pkt. 
1 pkt. 

516 AND 518 MARKET ST., 
ARTICHAUT (Fr.) 
One ounce will produce about 500 plants 


ARTICHOKE 
ARTISCHOKE (Ger.) Articiocca (Ital.) 
Sow seed in January in the greenhouse, or in hotbeds in March. 
Transplant when large enough, in rows 3 feet apart, 2 feet apart 
in the row. Protect the plants In winter by taking them in a 
cellar or putting in a coldframe; may be left outdoors if protected 
by straw or leaves. 
Green Globe. Pkt. 15c.; loz. 30c.; oz. 50c.; 4Ib. $1.60. 
Artichoke Plants Ready in April 
We grow a large stock of these for customers 
who do not care to bother growing them from seed, thus assur- 
Ing an early crop. Pot-grown, doz. $2.00; 25, $4.00; 100, $15.00 
(by Express only). 
Artichoke Roots Ready in April 
Jerusalem. Used for table and stock-feeding. Cut the tubers 
to single eyes and plant like potatoes, 3 to 4 feet apart each 
way, 3 or 4 tubers in a hill. Leave the tubers in the ground and 
dig as wanted. Lb. 20c.; 5 Ibs. 90c.; 10 Ibs. $1.60; 25 Ibs. $3.50; 
ACCESSORIES TO 
ASPARAGUS- GROWING 
Asparagus Buncher 
Even where one has a limited amount of 
asparagus to market, it pays to use a Buncher. 
Price, with Knife-guard, $4.50. 
Asparagus Tape 
Fast Red. 1000-yard spool. Price, $5.75. 
Green. 1000-yard spool. Price, $4.50. 

Asparagus Knives Each 
No. 2501 (top illustration)........... $0 35 
No. 2500 (center illustration)........ 45 
No. 2311 (bottom ilustration)....... 40 
Raffia. Ideal for tying asparagus in bunches. 
Natural. Ib. 50c.; Ib. 90c.; 5 Ibs. $4.25. 
Green. Ib. 60c.; Ib. $1.10; 5 Ibs. $5.00. 
Raffiatape. A linen and paper composition 
of nile-green color. Spool (250 yds.) 90c.; 
6 spools $5.25. 
Jute Twine. 2- and 3-ply, for tying aspara- 
gus. Soft and pliable. Ball 20c.; Ib. 30c. 
Asparagus Salt. Applied in the spring for 
destroying weeds, 800 pounds per acre. 
100 Ibs. $2.50; 200 Ibs. $4.50; 14ton $18.50; 
ton $35.00. 
Asparagus Fertilizer. Compounded after a 
formula recommended by a leading aspara- 
gus grower. Apply 800 pounds per acre. 
100 Ibs. $3.50; 200 Ibs. $6.50; 144ton $27.00; 
ton $52.00. 
ANISE 
An old-time herb with a delicate licorice- 
like flavor. The flowers resemble those of 
dill. Pkt. 20c.; large pkt. 35c.; Woz. 75c. 
BASIL , Sweet 
A spicy pot-herb growing 2 feet tall. The 
leaves are often used to flavor vegetables, 
especially tomatoes. Pkt. 20c.; large pkt. 
35c.; oz. 75c. 
ALL PRICES SUBJECT TO MARKET 
CHANGES 
PHILADELPHIA, 
PA. 37 
