HART & VICK’S VEGETABLE SEEDS 
THIS IS 
IMPORTANT ® 
PLEASE READ 
are Tested for Germination by a Famous Agricultural Experiment 
Station and the Results of This Test Appear on Every Packet of 
Vegetable Seeds We Send Out. You Get the Same High-Qual- 
ity Seed in These Garden-Size Packets as We Furnish to the Com- 
mercial Vegetable Grower and Florist, Whose Living Depends on 
the Quality of Seed He Sows. 
The numbers preceding the description of the vege- 
table varieties indicate the number of days to 
maturity from time of planting. 
ARTICHOKE 
Green Globe. Large, globular, deep green heads 
with very fleshy scales. Bears the second year 
from seed and lasts for several years. Pkt. 20c; 
Yyoz. 50c; oz. $1.65. 
ASPARAGUS 
Every year more gardeners grow their own 
Asparagus roots from seed. Just sow the seed in 
rows a foot apart and cover with 1% inch of soil. 
Dig the plants in the fall and make a permanent 
bed of the strongest ones. We have for sale J. A. 
Eliot’s booklet, “‘Asparagus Needs No Trench,”’ 
which presents an entirely new approach to growing 
more Asparagus in less space in the small garden. 
25c per copy. 
No. 500. A new kind developed by the University 
of California and hardy in northern states. It 
has larger stalks than older varieties and is more 
productive, yielding high-quality stalks for a 
longer season. The tips are more tightly closed. 
Excellent for freezing, canning and shipping. 
Pkt. 20c; oz. 60c; 14Ib. $1.75. 
Asparagus roots are listed on page 57. 
These are carefully graded, freshly dug 
plants attractively priced. We send plant- 
ing instructions with every order. 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS 
Small heads resembling cabbage are formed along 
the stalk. Sow seed in spring; transplant and culti- 
vate like cabbage, but break down the leaves in the 
fall to give the heads more room to grow. Freezing 
improves the quality of the sprouts. They may be 
left in the ground im the North until December. 
A packet of seed will produce 350 plants; 
an ounce, 3500 plants 
Catskill. 90. The best of the Long Island Improved 
class. Very dwarf, compact, uniform plants, 
producing very firm, round, solid sprouts close 
to the stem. Very productive. Pkt. 25c; loz. 
$1.00; oz. $1.85. 
BROCCOLI 
A hardy plant thriving best in cool weather. 
Sow the seed mdoors or in a coldframe in January 
or February, and set out plants when the ground 
becomes warm. 
A packet of seed will produce about 350 plants 
De Cicco. 60. A very early kind making a large 
center head within 60 days after planting and 
continuing to bear for many weeks. Pkt. 15c; 
Y4oz. 40c; oz. 65c. 
Green Mountain. 60. Very compact, large, dark 
green center heads; very fine buds. Long stand- 
ing; slow to go into bloom. Pkt. 25c; Y4oz. 60c; 
oz. $1.10 
Italian Green Sprouting Calabrese. 70. A particu- 
larly good strain of this well-known variety that 
is sure-heading. Pkt. 15c; Woz. 30c; oz. 50c. 
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Hart & Vick's TABLE BEETS 
Best results are obtained on a deep, rich, sandy 
loam. Sow seed an inch deep in drills 16 mches 
apart, as early as possible. Thin to stand 3 to 4 
inches apart. Cultivate closely and thoroughly. 
For succession, sow at intervals until the middle of 
July. Beet seed must have moist soil to germinate. 
A packet of seed set 2 inches apart will plant a 
25-foot row; an ounce will plant a 100-foot row 
Crosby’s Egyptian. 58. Roots are flattened globe 
shape, perfectly smooth, with short tap-root; 
both skin and flesh are dark in color. Much 
earlier than all other dark-fleshed varieties. The 
very best early Beet for home and market. Pkt. 
15c; oz. 35c; lb. 75c. 
Detroit Dark Red. 60. The most popular table and 
canning Beet. As a second-early variety, we 
recommend it for the home and market garden. 
Our special strain is more uniform in shape and 
color than the old Detroit Dark Red. Tops and 
tap-roots are small and the leaves dark green 
shaded red. The reots are round, smooth and 
very dark red in skin and flesh. Unsurpassed for 
tenderness and sweetness. Pkt. 15c; oz. 40c; 
Y4lb. 85c. 
Early Wonder. 53. Semi-globe-shaped roots with 
tall strong tops and very small tap-roots. Dark 
red skin and deep red flesh with faintly lighter 
zone. The quality and flavor of the flesh is ex- 
cellent; never woody. Pkt. 15c; oz. 35c; 4Ib. 65c. 
Green Top Bunching. 58. The roundest, smoothest, 
glossiest and most attractive of all garden Beets. 
The flesh is deep purplish red with lighter zones, 
fine grained and never woody. The bright green 
leaves do not become bronzy when cooler weather 
comes. Pkt. 15c; oz. 35c; Mlb. 75c. 
Beets for Greens 
A rapid-growing Beet with large, tender foliage 
that makes delicious greens. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 
lb. 60c. 
Mangels and Sugar Beets 
No crops are more valuable for feeding cattle and 
sheep than Mangels and Sugar Beets. The average 
yield is 45 tons per acre. They are easily harvested, 
with no waste, and may be stored in pit or root cellar 
with little trouble. Sow 8 pounds per acre in May or 
June, in drills 2 feet apart, and thin to 10 inches in 
the row. 
An ounce will sow a 100-foot row; 
6 to 8 pounds, an acre 
Giant Double Sugar Green Top. Contains more 
sugar than any other kind. The large, oval roots 
grow half out of the ground. White, with red tops. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; MYWIb. 45c; Ib. $1.25. 
Golden Tankard. Large, thick, spindle-shaped 
roots; light gray, tmged brown above ground and 
yellow below. High in food value. Very easily 
harvested. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; Ib. 45c; Ib. $1.25. 
Long Red. These giant, smooth, light red roots 
grow well out of the ground, making digging 
easier. Splendid for feeding and keeps well. Pkt. 
10c; 0z. 20c; 4b. 45c; Ib. $1.25. 
