

M. H. BRUNJES & SONS’ 
Reliable Vegetable Seeds 
Artichoke 3.22% jie” 
To secure globes the first year sow the seed in hotbeds during February, and in May 
transplant in rows three feet apart and two feet apart in the row, selecting a bed of deep, 
rich and rather moist soil. Seed may also be sown outdoors in May, but will not mature 
until the second year. In winter protect the crowns with a covering of leaves or straw. 
Large Globe. Heads light green, thick and fleshy. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 75 cts., 14]b. $2.50. 
Jerusalem. Unlike the above, the roots when pickled are the edible portion of this variety, 
but it is mainly grown for feeding stock. Plant the tubers in rows four feet apart and one 
foot apart in the row, cultivating same as potatoes. Five bushels will plant one acre. 
Large tubers, qt. 25 cts., pk. $1.25, bus. $4. 
Asparagus 
One ounce will sow about 50 feet of drill; 1 pound 
will produce enough plants for 1 acre = 
Sow the seed outdoors about April or May in drills one foot apart and two inches deep. 
When well developed, plants should be thinned out to two inches apart and the following 
spring, or preferably when two years old, transplanted to permanent beds of sandy soil that 
has been thoroughly dug and well enriched with manure. Set plants twelve inches apart in 
trenches eighteen inches wide and after carefully spreading the roots cover to depth of four 
inches; and the second row three or four feet from the first. Cultivate frequently and add 
a top dressing of well-rotted manure or wood-ashes in the fall. Cutting should not take place 
until roots are four years old. 
Mary Washington. A reliable early sort with thick dark green shoots of excellent quality. 
Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., 1b. 50 cts., lb. $1.50. 
ASPARAGUS ROOTS 
A bed twelve by thirty-two feet requires 100 roots 
Results are obtained two years earlier by planting roots. 
Giant Washington. (Pedigreed Stock.) The best Asparagus, whether for the market or 
home garden. It is early, very productive, rust-resisting, and the large, tender, deep green fi 
shoots are of the most delicious flavor. Strong three-year-old roots, 75 cts. for 25 $2.75 
per 100, $25 per 1,000. , - —_— / 
Palmetto. Strong three-year-old roots, 75 cts. for 25, $2.75 per 100, $25 per 1,000. Anpararaa Palmetto 
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NOTICE.—Our Asparagus Roots are extra large and we 
prefer to ship them b 
purchaser’s expense. If wanted by parcel post, add postag : ain 
eat zone rate. 25 roots weigh 5 Ibs. 
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