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Gardening --- Post-war Style 
Vegetable gardening is still a very important consideration, even though the war is over. With the starving 
peoples of the world continuing to look to America for aid, every vegetable plot helps. 
But gardening for the fun of it has taken hold, too, in the minds of a great many people who never touched a 
spade before Victory gardens claimed their attention. It is certainly true that there is “something about it’”’ that 
gets into your blood and makes you want to grow things even when the pressure to do so is lacking. Why list its 
benefits? Gardening is good for you—it makes you get out in the air—it is good exercise—it saves you money—it 
provides your table with fresh vegetables. All true. Add them up, gardening is fun! . 
So this year why not go afield a bit and try some new varieties or even some vegetables unknown to your 
family? Have you tried kohlrabi and broccoli and okra and leeks? Undoubtedly you will also want to grow more 
flowers than before. It is possible to combine flowers and vegetables in a most attractive planting. Or you may 
want to add some of the more permanent things such as asparagus and strawberries. 
To get the most out of your home, for really enjoyable living, by all means keep on with your gardening. 
Try the new varieties as they come along, and you will never tire of it. ; 
*WHEN IN DOUBT, ORDER THE STAR VARIETIES ASP ARAGUS 
Equally, good results may be secured by planting seed or roots; 
seed is cheaper but from one to two years’ time is saved by start- 
ing with roots. 
Sow seed early in the spring, in shallow drills 12 to 15 inches 
apart, and when the plants are 4 inches high, thin out to 3 inches 
apart; transplant to the permanent bed the following spring. 
An Asparagus bed should be deeply dug and plenty of manure 
worked in. Set the plants.so that the crown is about 3 inches 
below the bed-level, in rows at least 3 feet apart and 114 to 
2 feet apart in the row. Barely cover at first, filling in as the 
plants grow. Do not cut the first year. 
One ounce of seed wiil sow a 100-foot row; 
5 pounds will sow an acre 
Mary Washington. % Plants vigorous, very productive and 
nearly rust-free. Shoots dark green with heavy purple overtone 
and of excellent quality. By far the most extensively grown 
variety. Seed, pkt. 10 cts., oz. 25 cts., 4Ib. 60 cts., Ib. $2.00.. 
Two-year-old roots, 75 cts. per doz., $2.00 for 50, $3.50 
per 100, $12.00 for 500, $22.00 per 1,000. 
BROCCOLI 
Resembles cauliflower except in color. Suitable for home-gar- 
den, market, or freezing. For an early crop, sow the seed in a hot- 
bed in March and transplant seedlings in the open ground after 
frost. For late crop, sow the seed in the open ground in April and 
transplant in May or June. Days to maturity are figured from the 
Srrsitines time the plants are set in the garden. 
Pkt. 15 cts. An ounce of seed will produce about 3,000 plants 

Brussels Sprouts, Half-Dwarf 
Improved. Pkt. 15 cts. 

True Italian Sprouting. 70 days. A distinct variety with large, 
solid heads that stay green. Many sprouts develop from the 
leaf-axils after the heads are cut, and each terminates in a small. 
Asparagus, Mary Washington head which is also edible. Pkt. 15 cts., oz. 50 cts., 4lb. $1.50. 
2-yr. roots, 75 cts. per doz. 
FRENCH ARTICHOKE 
This highly prized salad can be grown in our climate, provided 
the plants are given light protection over winter. Start the seed 
indoors and give the same treatment as you would tomatoes, — 
transplanting to the garden in May. The plants are perennial. — 
An ounce of seed will produce 500 plants. 
Large Green Globe. The best variety. Pkt. 15 cts., oz. 75 cts., 
Y4lb. $2.50, lb. $8.00. 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS 
The ‘‘sprouts” are like miniature cabbages growing along the © 
main stem. Takes the same culture as cabbage. %, 
An ounce of seed will produce 2,000 plants 
Half-Dwarf Improved. Compact plants about 2 feet tall. 
Pkt. 15 cts., 402. 35 cts., oz. $1.00, Mlb. $3.00. 
