. Currie's farm and garden annual : spring 1925 50th year. Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. The Best Are The Cheapest. Always Plant the Best ......isSSf*'- ARTICHOKE -ciobe. Sow in April and when tiie ground is ready transplant. In fall transplant to permanent quarters 3 feet apart each way. Cover with i inches of light litter for protection during winter. Large Green Globe—The standard variety, grown for its (lower heads the fleshy scales
. Currie's farm and garden annual : spring 1925 50th year. Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. The Best Are The Cheapest. Always Plant the Best ......isSSf*'- ARTICHOKE -ciobe. Sow in April and when tiie ground is ready transplant. In fall transplant to permanent quarters 3 feet apart each way. Cover with i inches of light litter for protection during winter. Large Green Globe—The standard variety, grown for its (lower heads the fleshy scales and bottoms of which are considered a delicacy. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 65c; oz. $''j. Artichoke—Jerusalem. (See Farm Seed Section, page 36). BROCCOLI. Allied to and closely resembling Cauliflower, but much more hardy. Sow the seed in the early part of May and trans- plant in June. Purple Cape—A hardy and very popular variety. Pkt. 10c; Vz oz. 30c; oz. 50c. ASPARAGUS So>v 1 ounce of Seed to CO feet of drill, 5 lbs. per acre. As early in the spring as the ground can be worked, sow the seeds—previously soaked in water for about 24 hours—in rows about a foot apart. Cultivate between the rows fre- quently to keep the soil loose and the weeds down. The sec- ond year the plants will be ready for planting in per- manent beds. Prepare the ground by working in a liberal quantity of barnyard manure. Set tlie plants from 15 to IS inches apart, or when large quantities are grown for market, set 3 or 4 feet apart, which permits horse cultivation. In plant- ing, spread out the roots carefully and cover with about 6 or 8 inches of soil. A rather sandy soil is best. Colossal—A well-known and excellent green variety. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 14 lb. 35c; 1 lb. 80c. I'almetto—An earlier and more productive variety than the preceding. Green. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 14 lb. 35c; 1 lb. SOc. Columbian Mammoth WTiite —A distinct variety fur- nishing white shoots. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 14 lb. 35c; 1 lb
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