Grow Your Own Vegetables 
THOSE FRESH FROM YOUR GARDEN TASTE THE BEST 
Children love to see things grow. In the above garden, Maureen McArdle enjoys cultivating her Daddy’s vegetable garden. 
Vegetables to Start Early Indoors 
Vegetables that can be started indoors or in the 
hotbed are: Artichokes, Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, 
Cabbage, Cauliflower, Celery, Eggplant, Leek, Lettuce, 
Parsley, Onions and Tomatoes. February 15 to March 
15 is time enough for most of these vegetables. The 
seed may be started in flower pots, using the new 
sterile medium, Vermiculite, rather than soil. In- 
dividual varieties should be kept separate in each pot. 
The pots require less space than flats and may be 
handled much more easily. To insure against damping 
off, mix Semesan with the seeds at time of planting. 
When the seedlings are ready to be moved, they may 
be transplanted into flats or directly into the hotbed. 
Asparagus 
Plant as early in the spring as the soil can be prepared. Dig 
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a trench a foot wide and as deep; put in several inches of de- 
composed stable manure or use 5 pounds of a complete fer- 
| tilizer and 10 pounds of hydrated lime for each 50-foot row. 
Cover fertilizer with soil and set the roots 8 inches below the 
Space them 18 inches apart, with 3 feet 
between rows. Cover roots with several inches of soil and firm 
surface of the trench. 
each root well; as the shoots grow, the trench can be filled in 
with soil. The secret with Asparagus is abundant fertility. 
%Mary Washington. Thick, dark green shoots with 
purplish tips. Best results come from planting three- 
year-old roots in early spring. $7.00 per 100. We also 
offer 2-year-old roots at $5.00 per 100. 
Artichoke 
Plant early in a greenhouse or hotbed. Set outside in May 
in rows 3 feet apart, space 2 feet apart in the row. Mulch in 
winter. Plants usually bear the second year. The flower buds 
are eaten boiled or raw. 
260 Green Globe. Pkt. 25 cts ; 3 pkts. 65 cts 
Beans, Green-Pod 
Plant after danger of frost has passed, and prepare the soil 
well. Sow in short rows at intervals of two weeks for a con- 
tinuous supply. Set seed 1144 inches deep, 3 inches apart, 
with at least 2 feet between rows. Spray both sides of foliage 
with rotenone to check Mexican bean beetle. 1 pound will 
plant 100 feet of row. 
608 Asgrow Stringless Black Valentine. 51 days. 
Pods are long, oval, somewhat curved and entirely with- 
out strings. Plants bear an early crop. Pkt. 20 cts.; 
VYelb. 35 cts.; Ib. 65 cts.; 5 Ibs. $3.00. 
536 Bountiful. 48 days. A heavy yielder, and one of the 
earliest. The flat, light green pods are 61% to 7 inches 
long, in clusters, and absolutely stringless. Pkt. 20 cts.; 
Yélb. 35 cts.; Ib. 65 cts.; 5 Ibs. $3.00. 
542 Burpee’s Stringless Green-pod. 49 days. Thick, 
roune dark green pods 5 inches long, that are brittle 
ane tender. A standard for many years. Pkt. 20 cts.; 
Velb. 35 cts.; Ib. 60 cts.; 5 Ibs. $2.75. 
594 Streamliner. 55 days. This new Bean is among the 
most productive of the bush types. The quality is ex- 
cellent; stringless, fleshy and has round to flat straight 
pods. Makes a good dry Bean for baking. Pkt. 20 cts.; 
VéIb. 40 cts.; Ib. 70 cts.; 5 Ibs. $3.25. 
% 587A Tendergreen. 53 days. Round tender pods 6 to 
7 inches long, meaty and tender. Early and contmues 
for a long season. Excellent for freezing. Pkt. 20 cts.; 
Vslb. 40 cts.; Ib. 70 cts.; 5 Ibs. $3.25. 
587B Topcrop. 51 days. Gold Medal Winner for 1950. 
Round green pods, slightly curved. Flesh thick, entirely 
stringless and without fiber. Pkt. 25 cts.; Mlb. 40 cts.; 
Ib. 75 cts:; 5 Ibs. $3.50: 
603 The Prince. 53 days. A new exhibition variety. A 
first prize winner at the Greenwich Flower Show for 
several years. Stringless, meaty, extra-long pods of 
fine flavor. Also good for growing under glass. Pkt. 
35 cts.; lb. 75 cts.; Ib. $1.25. 
Beans, Wax 
% 543 Golden Wax Topnotch. 52 days. Broad, flat yel- 
low pods 5 inches long, straight and brittle. Pods are 
borne well off the ground, early in the season. Mlb. 
40 cts.; Ib. 75 cts.; 5 Ibs. $3.50. 
605 Sure-crop Wax. 53 days. Thick, brittle, deep yel- 
low pods profusely produced. Plants oe strong, upright, 
and bear a good crop. Pkt. 25 cts.; Mlb. 40 cts.; Ib. 75 
cts.; 5 Ibs. $3.50. 
6 VARIETIES OF VEGETABLES THAT ARE STARRED %& ARE ESPECIALLY ADAPTED TO FREEZING 
