

For over Eighty Years it has been our aim and constant endeavor to grow and sell the best seeds that 
can be produced, and our customers and prospective customers will find listed varieties of proven 
stocks that the most successful Home and Market Gardeners have found to be ‘“‘BEST BY TEST.” 
ARTICHOKE 
Jerusalem Artichokes are propogated by and for tubers like 
potatoes. They are principally grown for feeding hogs, sheep and 
cattle. They are also nice to grow in the garden, as they make 
splendid pickles, may be boiled like new Potatoes, or eaten raw. 
Plant in March or April, 3 ins. deep, in rows 3 ft. apart, leaving 
15 ins. between the 
cut pieces, which 
should have at least 2 
eyes. 1 Ib. would pro- 
duce sufficient tubers 
for an average family. 
5 to 6 bus. per acre. 
Tubers. 1 Ib. 40c; 
5 Ibs. $1.25; 10 Ibs. 
$2.00, postpaid. Write 
for prices in larger 
quantities. 

Jerusalem Artichoke Tubers 
ASPARAGUS 
One ounce will produce about 350 roots; 2 pounds 
will produce sufficient roots to set an acre. 
Culture: Sow in February or March 1 inch deep in rich soil in 
rows 18 inches apart. Thin the young plants to 3 inches apart, 
and cultivate frequently. When a year old, dig and replant as 
suggested under culture for ‘’Asparagus Roots.” 
MARY WASHINGTON RUST- 
RESISTANT. A rust-resistant 
—————— strain with large 
stalks and the best variety to grow 
either for market or the home garden. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 15¢; 14 Ib., 45c; Ib., 
$1.50; 5 Ibs., $6.25, postpaid. 
Asparagus Roots 
Seventy-five roots will set 
a row 100 feet long; 7000 
roots will set an acre. 
Culture: Plant in 3-ft. rows 18 
inches apart. Plow or dig a trench 
15 inches deep and 12 inches wide. 
Put in the bottom of the trench 3 
inches of well-rotted manure, and 
cover the manure with 3 inches of 
rich soil. Care must be taken to see 
that the roots are well spread and the 
crowns in upright position. Cover with 
3 inches of soil and as the plants 
grow, fill in the trench with rich com- 
post until level with the surface. 
Asparagus should never be allowed to 
go to seed and the plants should have 
two full season’s growth before cut- 
ting. An occasional top dressing of 
salt is beneficial. 
MARY WASHINGTON RUST- 
RESISTANT. 25 '00ts, $1.00; $3.00 
per 100, postpaid. 
Not prepaid, $20.00 per 1,000. 


Mary Washington 
Asparagus 
Norfolk 10, Virginia 
Write for special prices in large quantities 
BROCCOLI 
1 oz. will produce 2,000 plants; 4 ozs. will produce 
sufficient plants to set an acre. 
A delicious, easily grown and popular vegetable. The large, 
green central heads develop rather rapidly, and after the head is 
cut, the plant produces several shoots with small heads. It is 
usually cut and bunched as per illustration. It can be sown in 
hotbed in February, or in the open in April, but our truckers sow 
the seed in July and August, using 3 Ibs. of seed to the acre, and 
drilling it % inch deep in rows 3 ft. apart, and thinning the 
plants to 2 ft. apart in the row. 
DeCICCO. (75 days.) An extremely early strain, with medium 
size, light green heads, ready for market ten days 
ahead of Green Sprouting Calabrese. Adapted to freezing. 
Cultivation same as for cabbage. Pkt., 10c; 0z., 35¢; VY Ib., 95¢; 
Ib., $3.25; 5 Ibs., $15.00, postpaid. 

EARLY GREEN 
SPROUTING 


CALABRESE. 
(85 days.) Our special 
strain is preferred by 
truckers along the At- 
lantic Seaboard. While 
10 days later than De- 
Cicco, it is a sure 
header, and the large 
deep green heads are 
very uniform. Excel- 
lent for freezing. Cul- 
tivation the same as for 
Cabbage. Pkt., 10c¢; 
oz., 25¢; VY Ib., 75c; 
Ib., $2.75; 5 Ibs., $12.50, 
postpaid. 

BROCCOLI RAAB, OR RAPA. ITALIAN TURNIP. 
(60 days.) A type of sprouting Broccoli of the Turnip family. It 
is grown for early ‘greens’ and its tender flower shoots. The 
shoots are cut when 6 to 7 inches in length, and bunched like 
Asparagus. Pkt., 10¢; oz., 15¢; 1/4 Ib., 45c¢; Ib., $1.50; 5 Ibs., 
$6.25, postpaid. 

SALAD OR TURNIP BROCCOLI. !" its early stages, 
this variety resembles 
the Seven Top Turnip. It is very popular on the Eastern Shore 
of Virginia for early spring ‘greens.’ Sow in rows or on 3 or 5 
ft. beds, 12 ins. apart in August or September, at the rate of 
3 to 5 Ibs. per acre, depending on the method used, for cutting 
the following spring. Cultivation the same as for Turnip. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 15¢; % Ib., 35; Ib., $1.00; 5 Ibs., $4.25, postpaid. 


Early Green Sprouting Calabrese Broccoli 
