The Vegetable Gardens of America + 
\/ ECE LeS have a natural preference 
for soils of varying degrees of acidity 
and alkalinity. We want to help our cus- 
tomers with this problem by indicating after 
the cultural directions for each vegetable the 
kind of soil suitable for best results. Key A 
stands for alkaline; B for slightly alkaline; 
C for neutral and D for slightly acid. 
Soil is really the controlling factor in your 
whole garden operation. No matter how well 
seeds are planted, if the soil does not contain 
approximately the correct amount of plant 
food in approximately the right proportions, 
the labor will be lost. Soil test kits will not 
give you all the answers about soil, but they 
will tell you more about it in ten minutes than 
you can guess in a lifetime. 
The Sudbury Soil Test Kit 
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The Principles of Vegetable Gardening 
By L. H. BAILEY 
This standard recognized authority on vegetable growing 
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tion and cultural directions for growing herbage, root and 
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128 pages of most useful information. Profusely illus- 
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Sow 1 ounce of seed 
Broccoli to 200 feet of row 
A plant much resembling cauliflower but requires a longer season 
to develop, has more numerous and stiffer leaves, and heads are 
smaller. Treat same as cabbage. Soil A. 
Calabrese. This is the Broccoli which is served in first-class restau- 
rants and hotels and is becoming popular on the family table. 
Cooked and served like cauliflower, it has a delicious flavor and is 
highly praised by epicures. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; Yb. 75c; Ib. $2.50. 
Cuture. Sow seed in open ground April 1. Set plants out May 15 
; ; to June, like late cabbage, 


days. 
See page 24. 
yp Rapa or Italian Salad. 
/ 100 days. Pkt. 10c; oz. 
15c; \Y%{lb. 35c; Ib. $1.25. 
freezing weather. 
wholesome dish. ~y 
Calabrese Broccoli 
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CALABRESE PLANTS. 
middle of August, in rows 
32 inches apart, well fertil- 
ized, using 2 pounds of seed 
Fie to the acre, covering the seed 
ere, 6 inch. Cultivate twice before 
As soon as it 
gets a little warm in February, 
put on a top-dressing of nitrate 
of soda or some quick-acting 
fertilizer, and cultivate. About 
the middle of March it will com- 
mence to stalk up, with several 
shoots per stalk, with green blos- 
soms. When stalks are about 
8 inches high, cutting may com- 
mence. Served like asparagus or 
greens, it makes a delicious and 
Are a Vital Factor in the National Food Produc- 
tion. It is Patriotic... It is Wise ...To Make 
a Vegetable Garden. 
Vegetable Gardening is a profitable and pleasurable occupa- 
tion. There is no food in all the world that can compare with the 
fresh vegetables from your own garden. Our Prices are the Lowest, 
Consistent with the Production of Quality Seeds. 
ARTICHOKE ROOTS, Jerusalem. See page 24. 
ARTICHOKE SEEDS, Globe. Pkt. 15c. 
Asparagus, Seeds and Roots 
Roots ready after March 1 
Sow I ounce of seed to 40 feet of drill; 5 pounds per acre. 
|7,300 Asparagus Plants are needed to plant an acre 
Cutture. Sow seed as early in spring as soil can 
be worked, in drills 1 foot apart, and, when well 
started, thin out to 3 inches apart. When 1 to 2 years 
old, transplant into permanent beds, which should be 
well and deeply manured and trenched to a depth of 
114 feet. Set plants in rows 3 feet apart, not less than 
114 feet apart in the row. See that roots are well 
spread _and set at a depth of 6 inches below level of 
bed. Cover only 2 or 3 inches, and fill in gradually 
as the plants grow. Very little, if any, should be cut 
the first year after transplanting, but a fair crop can 
be cut the second year. Every fall after the tops 
have been cut down, apply a dressing of coarse 
manure, and in the spring, fork it in. An occasional 
top-dressing of salt at the rate of one-half pound per 
square yard is also beneficial. Soil A. 

Asparagus 
Mary Washington. This Asparagus, selected by the U. S. Department of 
Agriculture, Washington, D. C., ha proved to be nearly rust-free. The 
shoots are thick, heavy, long, straight, rich dark green, with closely 
folded tips tinted darker. An early, heavy. yielder. ‘Shoots of exceptionally 
fine flavor. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; %4Ib. 50c; Ib. $1.50. 
ASPARAGUS ROOTS, Two-Year-Old. See page 24. 
Accessories for Asparagus Culture 
Asparagus Buncher. Even where one has a 
limited amount of Asparagus to market it pays 
to use a Buncher. The Asparagus is quickly tied 
and looks uniform. With knife-guard, $4.15. 
Parcel Post weight, 8 pounds. 
Asparagus Knife. V-shaped blade. 40c. Parcel 
Post weight, 1 pound. 
Asparagus Salt. Apply in the spring, 600 to 800 
pounds per acre. For destroying weeds. 40 Ibs. 
30c; 50 Ibs. $1.25; 100 Ibs. $2.00. 
Raffia. The ideal material for tying Aspar- 
agus. Hanks (about 1 Ib.) 50c; 5 Ibs. at 
45c per Ib. 
Jute Twine. Very soft and pliable; two 
or three ply. Ball 35c, postpaid 40c. 
Special price in quantities on application. 
Red Tape for tying Asparagus. 
No. 17. 1000 yds. $3.25, postpaid $3.35. 
Prices subject to change 
Brussels Sprouts 
A species of the Cabbage family which 
produces miniature heads from the sides of 
the stalk. These heads are a great delicacy, 
cooked in the same way as cauliflower. Sow 
seed, about the middle of May, in a seed- 
bed, an | set the plants afterwards in rows 
2 feet or more apart; cultivate like cab- 
bage. 100 days. Soil A. 
Improved Dwarf. Produces compact 
sprouts of finest quality. A good keeper. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 50c; Ib. $1.50: Ib. $5.25. 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS PLANTS. See page 24, Brussels Sprows 
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