Burpee Vegetable Roots and Set 
Available for spring delivery during March, April and early May; orders cannot be accepted after May 12. 
ASPARAGUS ROOT 
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1 Our most valuable green asparagus for home, market, can-— 
6901 Mary Washington ning and freezing. The shoots are thick, heavy, and straigh 
dark green, slightly tinged purple at the tightly folded tips. Uniform, heavy vielder and fine flavor; 35 
highly resistant to asparagus rust. Asparagus does well in any well-drained garden soil and for 
best results should be enriched with manure and fertilizer. Roots should be planted as early inthe _ 
spring as the ground can be worked, spacing them 15 to 18 in. apart in rows 2% ft. or more apart. © 
Asparagus seed, ; 3 
page 77. Ya aa 
year thereafter. 
Mary Washington Asparagus 
For large quantities of 
vegetable roots and sets, 
write for special prices. 
RHUBARB ROOTS 
The succulent stems of rhubarb are an appetizing dessert, either 
stewed or in pies. Never use rhubarb leaves for food purposes. 
Space roots 3 to 4 ft. apart; cover the crown with 3 to 4 in. of soil. 
Planted in early spring, roots will furnish a moderate cutting of 
stalks the next spring; regular cuttings thereafter. 
In gathering rhubarb stalks, select the larger ones growing on the 
outside of plant, grasp them firmly near the base and with a slight 
A sideways twist, pull them from the crown. Red- 
stalked rhubarbs are sweeter and makea sauce 
ag that is more beautiful and more delicious than 
the usual commercial rhubarb. All varieties 
are prized for canning as well as freezing. 
6914 MacDonald Stalks are of very 
fine quality, excel- 
lent flavor, and brilliant red color; the skin is 
tender and peeling is not required. Sauces or 
pies have a pleasing, rich pink color. 
2 roots for $1.60; 5 for $3.75; 
H Stalks are of an attrac- 
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e, deep red color, 
18 to 22 in. long, 1 to 1% in. broad and 1 in. 
thick; sweetly flavored and of supreme quality. 
Valuable for home and commercial gardeners. 
Leaves are dark green with reddish colored 
ribs. 2 roots for $1.90; 5 for $4.50; 
10 for $8.50, prepaid 
7 ga Broad, thick, tender 
6912 Victoria green stalks shaded with 
red. It isa heavy yielder and a strong, upright 
grower. Delicious, pleasing tart flavor. f 
2 roots for $1.00; 5 for $2.25; 10 for $3.95; 
25 roots or more @ 25¢ each; 
250 roots or more @ 22¢ each, prepaid 
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Rhubarb 
10 for $6.80, prepaid : 
We supply large one-year old roots which are larger than average, carefully graded and packed to 
give you the best results. These will furnish a light cuttin 
25 roots for $1.50; 50 for $2.75; 100 for $5.00; 
250 roots or more @ $30.00 per 1000; _ 
2000 roots or more @ $28.00 per 1000, prepaid ‘ 
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6 roots for 50¢; 12 for 95¢; 50 for $3.25; 
Yellow Onion Sets 
ONION SETS : 
Onion sets should be planted as early in the spring as the soil can _ 
be worked. Make furrows about 1 in. deep, into which lightly press 
the sets but do not cover them. Space sets 3 in. apart in rows 12 to By aN 
24 in. apart, depending on method of cultivation to be used. Pound — 
of onion sets will plant 50 ft. of row. Burpee’s sets are of the best 
quality, carefully screened and stored at the proper temperature 
until they are sent to you. 
These sets will mature into large, handsome, a 
6905 Yellow globe-shaped onions with bright golden yellow. 
skin and creamy white, mild flesh. May be used in the spring as _ 
green bunching onions. Fully matured bulbs are reliable keepers for 
winter storing. 
H Produce round, slightly flattened, silvery white, 
6906 White mild onions of the highest quality. Desirable for 
green or bunching onions quite early in the season and are excellent _ 
for pickling when small. They will, of course, produce large onions 
whic if left to fully mature will keep for some time in good 
condition, 
Garlic Extra select California grown 
Garlic is the most pungent of the onion 
family, and is used for flavoring soups, 
We supply mother bulbs which 
are made up of several sections 
called cloves held together by 
a thin paper covering. Before 
planting, 
4 apart inrows 1% to 3 ft. apart. 
Cover with 1 in. of fine soil, 
Easily grown and may be kept 
Rhubarb seed, page 118. eu aa ae for ASS 
Lb. 85¢; 2 Ibs. $1.60; 
136 — W. ATLEE BURPEE CO., Bulb Growers 5 Ibs. $3.50, prepaid 
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HORSE-RADISH ROOTS 
6903 Maliner Kren The true Bohemian Horse-Radish, and the standard vari - 
ment use. Well known for its vigorous growth and large-sized white roots. We offer small sets or ; 
roots of the right size for planting in the spring to furnisb large roots for use in the late fall or _ Z 
winter. Set the small roots upright, 15 to 18 in. apart, thick end up, in rows 2 to 4 ft. apart and 
the tops about 2 in. below the surface of the soil. 
250 roots or more @ $32.00 per 1000; 2000 or more @ $31.00 per 1000, prepaid : 
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Onion Seed, pages 100 and 101. 
Lb. 50¢; 2 Ibs. 95¢; 5 Ibs. $2.25, prepaid — 
Lb. 55¢; 2 Ibs. $1.00; 5 Ibs. $2.45, prepaid © 
6908 GARLIC SETS” 
stews, sausages and salad dressings, 
separate each set 
and plant the cloves 4 to 6in, 
