5 

Plant a Vegetable Garden for Pleasure and Profit 
om oe OO OOO ICO IO ICID OO OD OO 1 DDO CD OI HD ODO CO COCO C0 CS 0 09 0 C0 ce 0 M0 S09 Sa: 

Corn, 

Golden Cross Bantam 

Our Policy 
For many years we have offered our 
customers only tested, quality mer- 
chandise. All merchandise listed in this 
catalogue is the best that can be ob- 
tained at the prices offered. We invite 
comparison, 
ARTICHOKE 
One ounce will produce 500 plants 
Sow seeds early in Spring, and when large 
enough transplant into rows 4 feet apart and 2 feet 
apart in the rows. 
Large Green Globe. This isa very delicious vege- 
table. Some prefer it cooked like Asparagus— 
that is, take the flower head before it begins to 
open and cook much the same as Asparagus. 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 50c., 14 Ib. $1.40. 
ASPARAGUS ROOTS 
100 Roots for a Row of 150 Feet 
Mary Washington (Green Type).  2-yr.-old. 
25 for $1.00, 50 for $1.75, 100 for $3.00, 1000 
for $17.00. 
ASPARAGUS SEED 
One ounce will produce about 200 plants 
Mary Washington. This is the finest of the 
Washington strains to be had. It produces large 
thick shoots of attractive appearance maturing 
slightly earlier than the original strain. The 
tips are compact and of rich purplish green 
color. The entire stalk from base to tip is re- 
markably tender. Pkt. 10c., oz. 15c., 14 lb. 
40c., Ib. $1.25. 
Market Gardeners and Dealers 
ask for prices 
BEETS 
One ounce will sow 50 feet of drill 
For early use, sow as soon as the ground can 
be worked in a rich, light soil, which has been well 
manured, in drills 1 foot apart and 2 inches deep. 
For main crops, sow in May, and for Winter use, 
in June. When the plants are well forward, thin 
out to about 6 inches. 
Prices of beet seed are as follows unless 
otherwise noted: pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., 14 Ib. 
65c., Ib. $2.00 
Crosby’s Egyptian. An improved strain of 
Egyptian Beet. Rich dark red, crisp and tender. 
An excellent early sort. 
Detroit Dark Red. Color dark blood-red; medium 
size; very tender; good for early or late sowing. 
Early Model. An exceptionally fine early Beet 
of medium size, uniform shape and deep crim- 
son color. 
Early Wonder. A popular early variety. Very 
uniform, nearly globe-shaped, skin dark red, 
flesh deep blood-red. Recommended for both 
early and late planting. 
Good For All Beet. 52 to 55 days. Sometimes 
called ‘‘Rose Bud” or ‘‘Baby’’ Beet. Especially 
fine for canning and pickling whole at 144 to14 
in. diameter. Roots smooth, even in size and 
shape, and almost perfectly globular; collar and 
tap-roots very small; interior deep crimson, free 
from white zones. 
BEET—MANGEL WURZEL 
The following varieties are grown for feeding 
cattle and stock. Sow in April or May, 6 to 8 lbs. 
per acre, in rows 2 ft. apart, thin out to 6 inches 
in the row. 
Giant Half Sugar Rose Top. Roots long oval, 
tapered; grayish white with rose-colored shoul- 
der; flesh white, rich in sugar. Pkt. 10c., oz. 15c., 
V4 |b. 50c., lb. $1.50. 
Golden Tankard. MHeavy cropper; easily har- 
vested. Roots large, thick oval, nearly cylin- 
drical; light gray above, deep orange below 
ground; flesh yellow with white zones. Pkt. 10c., 
oz. 15c., 44 Ib. 50c., lb. $1.50. 
Mammoth Long Red. This is an enormously 
productive variety, yielding from 50 to 70 tons 
to the acre, a single root often weighing 20 to 40 
Ibs. The best long red Mangel and very valu- 
able for stock feeding. Pkt. 10c., oz. 15c., 
Y{ Ib. 50c., Ib. $1.50. 
