+ The Vegetable Gardens of America + 
EGETABLES have a natural preference for 
soils of varying degrees of acidity and alkalinity. 
We want to help our customers with this problem by 
indicating after the cultural directions for each vege- 
table 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 pro- 
portions, 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. 
Sudbury Soil Test Kits 
Model D 
Acid-Alkaline Kit. $1.49. 
Home Gardener. (Model D) Makes 20 tests. $2.98. 
New Club Model. $5.89. Model C. 
The Horticultural Kit. $14.95. Model B. 
DeLuxe Model. $29.95. Model A. 
Testing Fluid for refill. Specify element—Lime, Nitro- 
gen, Phosphorus or Potash. Woz. 50c; 2 ozs. $1.35; 
6 ozs. $2.50. 
Garden Guide 
By 28 Authorities. 576 pages; over 300 illustrations. 
Seventh Edition $3.50 
One of the most practical and informative garden books 
ever published for the average home owner. Every phase 
of gardening in connection with the home grounds is cov- 
ered—from the location of the house to the final reaping of 
the gardener’s reward in perfect flowers, fruits, vegetables, 
a fine lawn, shrubs and trees. Its pages also include every 
related subject the gardener should be informed upon: in- 
sects, diseases, bees, birds, fish, etc. 
Sow 1 ounce of seed 
Broccoli to 200 feet of row 
VEGETABLE SEEDS ARE SALES TAX EXEMPT 
Vegetable Gardening is a profitable and pleasurable 
occupation. 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 SEEDS, Globe. Pkt. 15c.; }40z. 75c. 
Asparagus, Seeds and Roots 
Roots ready after March 1 
Sow 1 ounce of seed to 40 feet of drill; 5 pounds per acre. 
7,300 Asparagus Plants are needed to plant an acre 
Cu.trure. 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. Vitamins A,B,C,G. 
Mary Washington. This Asparagus, selected by the U. S. Department of 
Agriculture, Washington, D. C., has 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; 4b. 50c; Ib. $1.50. 
ASPARAGUS ROOTS, Two- Year-Old. See - 
page 25. 
Asparagus 
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, $5.50. 
Parcel Post weight, 8 pounds. 
Asparagus Knife, No. 2500. V-shaped blade. 75c. 
Asparagus Salt. Apply in the spring, 600 to 800 
pounds per acre. For destroying weeds. 10 Ibs. 
35c; 50 Ibs. $1.35; 100 Ibs. $2.25. 
Raffia. The ideal material for tying Aspar- 
agus. Hanks (about 1 Ib.) 75c; 5 Ibs. at 
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. Vitamins A, B, C, G. 
DeCicco Strain. This is the Broccoli which Is served in first-class 
restaurants 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; 4Ib. 90c; Ib. $3.00. 
Cu.ture. Sow seed in open ground April 1. Set plants out May 15 
to June, like late cabbage, 
90 days. 
CALABRESE PLANTS. See 
page 25. 
Rapa or Italian Salad. 100 
days. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; lb. 
35c; Ib. $1.25. 
Cu.tureE. Sow about middle 
of August, In rows 32 inches 
apart, well fertilized, using 2 
pounds of seed to the acre, cover- 
ing the seed 14 inch. Cultivate 
twice before freezing weather. 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 commence to stalk up, with 
several shoots per stalk, with 
green blossoms. When stalks are 
about 8 inches high, cutting may 
commence. Served like aspara- 
gus or greens, it makes a delicious 
and wholesome dish. 
Calabrese Broccoli 
65c per Ib. 
Jute Twine. Very soft and pliable; two 
or three ply. Ball 50c. Special price in 
quantities on application. 
Red Tape for tying Asparagus. 
No. 13. 1000 yds. $3.25. 
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, and set the plants afterwards in rows 
2 feet or more apart; cultivate like cab- 
bage. 100 days. Soil A. Vitamins A, B, C. 
Improved Dwarf. Produces compact 
sprouts of finest quality. A good keeper. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 40c; 4Ib. $1.40. 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS PLANTS. See page 25. Brussels Sprouts 
WE PAY POSTAGE ON ALL PACKETS, OUNCES, AND 
Y%4 POUNDS OF SEEDS. FOR LARGER QUANTITIES, 
CONSULT CHART ON PAGE 1 
ALL PRICES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE 
WITHOUT NOTICE 
6 Vegetable Seeds 
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