


Asparagus 
One ounce of seed will sow 30 ft. row. 
To prepare asparagus bed: dig trench 
18 in. deep, 12 in. wide; fill in with 6 in. 
well rotted manure, then 6 in. soil; set 
roots 12 in. to 18 in. apart from crown 
to crown, spreading roots. Cover with 
soil and gradually fill to top as they de- 
velop. Set in rows 48 in. apart. Top 
dress with Agricultural Salt in Spring to 
keep down weeds and add to flavor. 
MARY WASHINGTON. Acknowledged 
the best rust-resisting Washington vari- 
ety; purple green, large, brittle shoots 
10 in. to 20 in. long, tight tips. 
Selected Roots— 
1 Yr. Old No. 4, 100, $4.50; 250, $11.00 
2 Yr. Old No. 1, 100, $6.50; 250, $16.00 
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PARADISE (New ’41) Illustrated) 
Here‘is an asparagus that actually 
comes into bearing ONE YEAR 
EARLIER than any other variety. 
An exceptionally strong, vigorous 
producer. Some say it produces 
twice the crop of ordinary aspara- 
gus. The stalks are like Martha 
Washington in appearance, large 
and green. Just imagine, only 6 to 
8 stalks needed to make a pound. 
Its flavor is unusually mild and 
liked by all. Paradise is rust- 
resistant. Seed sown in Spring 
will bear asparagus for picking 2 
years later. One year old Para- 
dise roots, set out this Spring, 
will produce next year, asparagus 
as large and stalky as ordinary 
two- and three-year-old roots. 
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JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE TUBERS. 
Cultivation similar to potatoes, in rows 
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Fifty Day Sprouting Broccoli 

New Giant Asparagus “Paradise”—6 to 8 stalks make a pound 
Broccolt 
Easier to grow than Cauliflower. 
No other table green has captured the 
appetites of a Nation more than Broccoli, 
and why not? Its delicious fine flavor 
is appetizingly pleasing even to children, 
yet rich in iron; more easily digested 
and is of easier culture. Set plants 18 
in. apart in rows and 24 in. between; 
when the center flowers form, cut with 
about 7 in. of stem; this will be followed 
later by several smaller heads. No fuss 
in tying up, like in cauliflower. 
Fifty Day Sprouting Calabrese 
Just think of it—you can pick “Fifty 
Day Sprouting Broccoli” in 40 to 50 days 
after transplanting, in certain localities; 
50 to 60 in others. It is unquestionably 
the earliest in cultivation, yet may be 
used for late sowing (up to July). The 
heads are large, deep green, the texture 
extra fine and tender, the taste superb. 
It is a sprouting type, producing .many 
lateral heads after the center head is 
cut; being a great heat resister, it will 
not burst into flower. Seeds of this 
superlative variety were imported direct 
from the grower in Italy. 
Pkt. 25c; %4 oz. $1.25; oz. $3.50 
Italian Green Sprouting (Select Calabrese 
Strain)..-Pkt. 25c; % oz. 75c; oz. $2.50 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS 
Cultivation similar to Cabbage. 
Amager Market. Strong growing vari- 
ety to 36 in. high, with large stalks | 
thickly set with solid miniature cabbage 
sprouts; considered the best keeper; ex- 
ceptionally heavy yielder. 
Pkt. 25c; oz. $1.00 
Long Island Improved. Dwarf compact, 
20” plant; large cropper. 
Pkt. 25c; oz. $1.00 
Beans 
BUSH—WAX POD 
Improved Golden Wax (49 days). The 
gardeners’ favorite. Straight, thick, flat, 
4% in. to 5 in, creamy yellow pod, 
stringless, of good quality. 
Pencil Pod Black Wax (52 days). A 
prolific bearer, round, slightly curved, 
fleshy, tender, golden yellow. 6% in. to 
7 in. pod; entirely stringless and brittle. 
Extra fine quality. 
Sure Crop Stringless Wax (53 days). 
Fine shipping sort; stringless, thick-flat, 
brittle, golden yellow, 6 in. to 7 in. pod. 
Price any above: 
Pkt. 15c; % lb. 25c; lb. 50c. 
SHELL BEANS 
Dwarf Horticultural (54 days). A grand 
snap and shell bean, semi-round, 5 in. x 
5 in. pod, stringless; matures in 62 
dayisihityfors shelling. cents apasilere ole Lb, 45c 
Broad Windsor. A hardy, late, shell 
bean that should be planted as early as 
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close relation between our health and 
the way crops are grown and lays down 
the challenge to the chemicalized farm- 
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in erosion, soil exhaustion, plant and 
animal disease and the malnutrition of 
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obconicus: inversely conical 
23-25 Warren Street 
odoratus: fragrant 
officinalis: medicinal 
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orientalis: oriental 
perenne: perennial 
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