
Artichoke 
Sow seed indoors in early spring. Set the plants outdoors 
in May im 3-foot rows, with 2 to 3 feet between plants. Usually 
bears the second year. 
Green Globe. Deep green, globe-shaped flower heads. 
Pkt. 10c. 
Asparagus 
Sow seed in drills and transplant to a well-fertilized bed. 
Set the plants 15 inches apart in a trench 1 foot deep. Cover 
with 6 inches of soil and gradually fill the trench to the top. 
Let the plants grow 2 years before cutting. 
Mary Washington. Large, firm, green shoots. Very 
fine flavor. Recently developed rust-resistant strain. 
Pkt. 10c. 
Beans, Bush Wax-Pod 
Plant Beans after all frost is over, 2 to 3 inches apart and 
2 inches deep. Rows for bush Beans should be 1% feet apart; 
allow 2 feet between rows for Limas. Plant at three-week 
intervals for successive crops. Pole Beans are best planted in 
a circle around poles set 3 feet apart. Keep well cultivated 
and dust or spray against beetles. 
Round-Pod Kidney Wax. 58 days. Waxy light yellow 
pods, 514 to 6 inches long. Desirable for home garden 
as well as canning. Pt. 45c; qt. 85c. 
Top-Notch Golden Wax. 52 days. Pods attractive, 
clear golden yellow, 44% to 5% inches Iong, flat-oval. 
Fleshy and brittle. Pt. 45c; qt. 85c. 
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Beans, Bush Green-Pod 
Bountiful. 48 days. Abundant, straight, broad pods 6 
to 7 inches long. Popular flat-podded, green Bean. 
Pt, 45c;\qts o5c- 
Stringless Black Valentine. Splendidly adapted for 
shipping. Pods medium green, oval, nearly straight, 
stringless and of fine quality. Retains its color and tex- 
ture long after picking. Plant large, thrifty, hardy and 
prolific. Seed solid black. Pt. 45c; qt. 85c. 
Beans, Pole Green-Pod 
Kentucky Wonder (Old Homestead). 65 days. Slender, 
dark green pods, often 10 inches long, hanging in clust- 
ers. Best-quality green pole Bean. Pt. 45c; qt. 85c. 
Beans, Dwarf Lima 
Fordhook No. 242. 76 days. Large, thick Beans, 3 or 
4 to a pod. Easy to shell. Finest flavor. Developed by 
U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. All-America Award. Pt. 
60c; qt. $1.15. 
Beans, Pole Lima 
King of the Garden. 88 days. Pods large, about 6 inches 
long, with 4 or 5 large, thick white Beans. Improved 
form of Large White Lima. Pt. 50c; qt. 95c. 
Small White (Lima or Sieva). 78 days. Pods 3% inches 
long, containing 3 or 4 small Beans of splendid quality. 
Known as Pole Butter Beans of the South. Pt. 50c; 
qt. 95c. 
Brussels Sprouts 
_ Sow outdoors in late spring and transplant to 2 feet apart, 
in rows 3 feet apart. The sprouts are edible in early fall. 
Long Island Improved. 90 days. Plants about 20 inches 
tall. Many firm little heads an inch or two in diameter. 
Very satisfactory for home gardens for fall and early 
winter use. Pkt. 10c. 
Beets 
Sow tn early spring and at three-week intervals until July. 
Cover with 1% inch of soil, in rows 1 foot apart. Thin out the 
seedlings to 2 inches apart and later thin again to allow root 
development. The tops make nutritious boiled greens. 
Crosby’s Egyptian. (Original Strain.) 55 days. Splendid 
home and market-garden sort. Tops medium in size; 
collar small. Root flattened globe shape, with small 
tap root; very dark purplish red. Flesh deep purplish 
red zoned with a lighter shade; crisp and tender. Pkt. 
10c. 
Detroit Dark Red. 60 days. Deep, rich red; globe shape. 
Tender and delicious; ‘best all-purpose Beet. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 15c; 14Ib. 50c. 
Early Wonder. 58 days. Flattened globe shape. Deep 
purplish red, zoned lighter. Good home-garden Beet. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 4Ib. 50c. 

Vegetables Fresh From Your Own Garden 
Broccoli 
Sow seed indoors in March and transplant outdoors when 
seedlings are 4 inches tall. Allow 2 feet between plants and 
as much between rows. 
Italian Green Sprouting, Early Strain. Vigorous, 
early type, forming small green heads in the center, 
followed by other sprouts on the side. Pkt. 10c. 
Cabbage 
Sow indoors in March and transplant 18 inches apart in 
rows 21% feet apart. Late kinds need 21% feet each way. 
Dust or spray to keep away worms. 
Copenhagen Market. 66 days. Uniformly round heads; 
interior white, very solid. Plants compact, for setting 
close together in garden. Pkt. 10c; 141b. 90c. 
Early Jersey Wakefield. 62 days. Pointed heads, small 
and firm; earliest pomted variety. Plants compact, for 
small garden planting. Pkt. 10c; 0z. 25c; 14Ib. 75c. 
Golden Acre. 66 days. Similar to Copenhagen Market, 
but smaller. Earliest round-headed Cabbage. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 30c; 144Ib. $1.00. 
Premium Late Flat Dutch. A very large, late Cabbage 
popular for home and market garden and for fall ship- 
ment; a good keeper. Heads very large and flat, but 
deep, becoming 12 to 14 imches across, 7 inches deep 
and weighing 12 to 14 pounds or more. Firm and of 
good quality. Pkt. 10c. 
Carrot 
Sow outdoors in early spring, 14 tmch deep; thin to 2 
inches apart. Rows should be 1 foot apart. A deep, fine soil 
produces the straightest roots. 
Danvers or Half-Long Orange. 75 days. Owing to its 
enormous yield, this is one of the most profitable for 
main crop. It is somewhat longer than Chantenay. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 4b. 50c. 
Long Orange Improved. 85 days. Long, slender, 
pointed. Good for table when young, for stock when 
matured. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 14Ib. 50c. 
Red-Cored Chantenay. A little more stump-rooted 
than its famous parent, Chantenay. Deep orange-red 
core. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 4Ib. 50c. 
Cauliflower 
Culture the same as Cabbage. Tie the leaves loosely to- 
gether when the head is forming, to blanch and protect it. 
Early Snowball. 55 days. Short-leaved type well adapted 
for greenhouse forcing or early market. Heads medium 
size, snow-white, deep and smooth. Pkt. 10c. 
Chicory 
Sow outdoors in spring, 14 inch deep, in rows 1 foot apart. 
Asparagus or Catalogna. 65 days. Long, slender, dis- 
tinctly cut, green leaves. Also known as Italian Dande- 
lion. Very desirable for salads. Pkt. 10c. 
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