. Currie's farm and garden annual : spring 1920 45th year. Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. ARTICHOKE-Giobe. Sow in April and ^viien the ground is ready transplant. In fall transplant to permanent quarters 3 feet apart each way. Cover with 4 inches of ligjht litter for protection during winter. Large Green Globe—The standard variety, grown for its flower heads, the fleshy scales and bottoms of which are con- sidered a delicacy. Pkt. 10c; %
. Currie's farm and garden annual : spring 1920 45th year. Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. ARTICHOKE-Giobe. Sow in April and ^viien the ground is ready transplant. In fall transplant to permanent quarters 3 feet apart each way. Cover with 4 inches of ligjht litter for protection during winter. Large Green Globe—The standard variety, grown for its flower heads, the fleshy scales and bottoms of which are con- sidered a delicacy. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 35c; oz. .60c. Ajrtichoke—-Jerusalem. (See Farm Seed Section, page 40.) ASPARAGUS SoTv 1 ounce of Seed to GO feet of drill 5 Ibis. 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- aupntly. 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 the plants from 15 to 18 inches apart, or w^hen large quantities are grown for market, set 3 or 4 feet apart, w^hich 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 w^ell-known and excellent green variety. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; % lb. 25c; 1 lb. 75c. Palmetto—An earlier and more productive variety than the preceding. Green. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; ^4 lb. 25c; 1 lb. 75c. Columbian Mammoth White —^A distinct variety fur- nishing white shoots. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; % lb. 25c; 1 lb. 75c. Giant Argcnteuil—A favor- ite market sort; grows to a very large size. Green. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; Vi lb. 25c; 1 lb. 75c. Bonavallet's Giant—A very large, purplish-green vari- ety. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; % lb. 30c; 1 lb. Allied to and closely resembling Cauliflower, b
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