Asparagus Roots 
1901 Mary Washington 
The Most Reliable Rust-Proof Asparagus 
_ All 2-Year-Old Roots 
This variety of Asparagus is so superior to all 
other varieties.that it has completely replaced 
them, both in the home garden and for market. 
Plant 15 roots for each member of family. The 
plants form large clean shoots which are thick and 
heavy. They are long and straight, with closely 
folded tips. The color is a rich dark green with 
still deeper green tips. It is a heavy yielder and a 
long-lived producer of exceptionally fine quality. 
Complete Cultural Leaflet furnished. 25 Roots for 
$1.35; 50 for $2.35; 100 for $4.00; 500 for $15.00; 
1000 for $25.95, prepaid. For larger quantities see 
page 6. Approx. weight per thousand 50 lbs. 
Asparagus Seed 
158 Mary Washington. 1 oz. of seed will plant 
a row 50 feet long. This is one of the earliest and 
most delicious of spring vegetables. Pkt., 15 cts.; 
0z., 35 cts.; 4 lb., 95 cts.; 4 Ib., $1.50; Ib., $2.50, 
postpaid. 
338 Chicory 
Witloof or French Endive. 
the winter. 
them in the fall. 
with 6 in. of sand, light earth, peat moss or sawdust. 
Mary Washington 
Improved Thick-Leaved 
Increasing sales with every 
year are a sure indication 
that this delicious vegetable 
—a relative to our common 
Dandelion—is becoming more 
and more popular with gar- 
deners everywhere. Rich soil 
is needed where a heavy crop 
is wanted. The leaves are 
offered in the market either 3% 
green for boiling or blanched : 
to be eaten like Endive. 
Pkt., 25 cts.; oz., 95 cts.; %4 
lb., $2.75, postpaid. 
rtichoke Large Green Globe 
Ft TES MO et ie 
A delicibus yegetable which is cultivated for its large 
flowerheads, which are cooked like Asparagus. It is con- 
sidered a delicacy and demands a high price in all better 
city markets. The plant is a perennial and when set in good 
soil and given slight winter protection of leaves or straw, 
will remain in bearing several years, but for best results 
it should be renewed every two or three years. Pkt., 35 cts.; 
¥% oz., 95 cts.; 0z., $1.50, postpaid. 
ekncei | Specialties for the Garden that Everybody Should Plant 
266 Broccoli—lItalian Green Sprouting 
It forms a rather 
loose head made up of 
flower buds. The plants 
branch freely and each 
branch terminates in a 
head or bud eluster. 
The center heads are 
cut first and as the side 
shoots develop they are 
cut with about 6 inches 
of stem and bunched 
for market. Frequently 
5 and 6 cuttings are 
made from one plant. 
Large heads of bright green, 
tender sprouts, which are cooked 
like Spinach or Brussels Sprouts 
and have a most 
delectable 
flavor, even milder and more pal- 
atable than that of Cauliflower. 
Sow the seed in May and _ har- 
vest in August. 
I have a very 
remarkable strain of this vege- 
table which has become a great 
favorite. 
Pkt., 25 cts.; 1% oz., 
50 cts.; 0z., 85 cts.; Y%4 lb., $1.75; 
VY, lb., $2.75; 1b., $5.00, postpaid. 
This splendid vegetable gives every gardener a chance to 
grow his own winter salad, since the roots can easily be forced in the cellar during 
To grow the roots, sow the seed in the open not later than June 1 and lift 
For forcing, dig them and pack closely together in boxes and cover 
When the sprouts break through 
the surface, they are ready for the table. Pkt., 15 cts.; 0z., 60 cts.; % 1b., $2.00, postpaid. 
410 Dandelion 
341 Corn Salad or Fetticus 
Large Leaved Round 
An excellent and valuable vegetable for sal- 
Brussels Sprouts 
(Very Scarce). 
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267 Long Island inaproved.: 
A variety of the Cabbage family, possessing the peculiarity of bearing 
upon its stem or stalk from 50 to 100 small, compact round heads, each 
measuring from 1 to 2 inches in diameter. These heads are cut off when 
well formed and are usually marketed in quart berry boxes. The plants 
are very hardy, are not injured but improved by frosts. Pkt., 25 cts.3 
o0z., 85 cts.; % Ib., $2.25; % Ib., $3.50; Ib., $6.00, postpaid, 
Georgia Collards 
ads; can be had continuously by successive 
sowings. Late sowings may be covered with 
straw in winter for early use in the spring. 
In some sections of the country it is used in 
place of lettuce for winter use. 
Pkt., 35 cts. 
340 Collards Georgia 
or Southern Creole 
Boiling ‘‘Greens”’ 
A tall cabbage- 
like, loose-leaved 
plant which stands 
cold weather or ad- 
verse _ conditions 
very well and will 
grow on land which 
is too poor for a 
crop of cabbage. 
Most Southern gar- 
deners will not be 
without it. Often 
called “Cabbage 
Bunch.” Grows 2 to 
8 feet high and 
forms large, loose, 
open heads, The 
quality is improved 
by frost, if not too 
severe. PEt., 15 cts.; 
0z., 30 cts.; 1% 1b., 75 
cts.; 4 lb., $1.00; 1h., 
$1.50, postpaid, 
he 
i) Curled Kale 
Cook 
and Serve 
Like 
Cauliflower 
Dwarf 
Green 
Borecole a Kale— 
Used for ‘‘Greens’”’ 
Sow the seed from early spring until the middle of 
August. 
The early 
sowings give fully grown plants, 
whereas the later sowings will furnish excellent small 
tender leaves. 
462 Dwarf Green Curled. 
One ounce sows 500 feet of drill. 
The plants of this variety are 
hardy when the temperature does not go below zero. A 
heavy frost or freezing improves this delightful green. 
Leaves are large. curled and fringed, bright green in 
color. The plants are of even dwarf growth. Pkt., 15 cts.; 
oz., 40 cts.; 14 lh., 95 cts.; 44 1b., $1.60; Ib., $3.00, postpaid. 
463 Siberian or Sprouts Curled. 
similar to the Dwarf Scotch 
curled. 
This variety 
except that it is not as 
It makes excellent greens at almost any season 
is very 
of the year. Pkt., 10 cts.; 0z., 30 cts.; %4 lb., 75 cts.; % Ib., 
$1.25; lb., $2.25, postpaid. 
464 Tall Green Curled Scotch. 
Very much like the Dwarf 
Curled Seotch except that it has a spreading habit and 
the stalk holds the leaves well up off of the ground. Pkt., 
15 cts.; oz., 40 cts.; 14 lb., 95 cts.; % lb., $1.60; 1b., $3.00, 
postpaid. 
No Traps, No Gas, No: Bait to Mix, 
No Exposed Poison 
gORCE’s 
Gopher Killer 
Foree’s Gopher Killer is 
the result of four years 
form. 
effeets on 
sround. 
extensive researeh and 
experiments. It is made 
in ready-to-use pellet 
Has no harmful 
the soil or 
vegetation. Reaches and 
kills the gophers right 
where they live, in the 
Just follow the simple instructions with each 
package and it will prove 100% effective or the 
purchase price will be refunded. 
1665—Pkg. of 60 Pellets 50c, postpaid. 
1666—Pkg. of 175 Pellets $1.00, postpaid. 
