. California gardening. Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit trees Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs. ARTICHOKE Artichaut, Fr. Alcachofa, Sp. Articiocca, Ital. Artischoke, Ger. f*illTHRP Sow any time except during vuliukc. hottest weather, when all seed beds require special care. Soil should be a freej moist loam and seeds should be planted in beds an inch deep. Plant out when six inches high in rows four feet apart each way. We recommend your purchasing plants instead of seed as they produce the first year and
. California gardening. Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit trees Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs. ARTICHOKE Artichaut, Fr. Alcachofa, Sp. Articiocca, Ital. Artischoke, Ger. f*illTHRP Sow any time except during vuliukc. hottest weather, when all seed beds require special care. Soil should be a freej moist loam and seeds should be planted in beds an inch deep. Plant out when six inches high in rows four feet apart each way. We recommend your purchasing plants instead of seed as they produce the first year and come true to type. (See page 96.) LARGE GREEN GLOBE. p\oducst hOI on^gar- dens and peculiarly a California product as practically the entire acreage grown in the United States comes from the counties in California bordering on the Pacific Ocean. Under these weather conditions it develops a hardy vigorous plant with sturdy flower stems that carry buds the size of a teacup, the succulent lower portion of which is the edible part which has pleasing flavor unlike any other vegetable. The artichoke when once established pro- duces for several years and a few plants in your garden will amply repay you. Pkt. 10c; oz. 60c: Vi lb. $; 1 lb. $; postpaid. Plants, page 96. ASPARAGUS Asperge, Fr. Sparagio, Ital. Esparroges, Sp. Spargel, Ger. Prices listed are postpaid. PI II TMPC Soak seeds twenty-four hours v-uliukc. before planting. Sow in Febru- ary in beds broadcasted or in rows, covering about one inch. The following January transplant to rows three or four feet apart and a foot apart in the row, with at least six Inches of soil over the roots. Light sandy soils are preferable. MARY This is a rust re- sistant variety, produced by government experts and is the best asparagus now grown and is displacing the older varieties. Ls particularly desirable on account of its earliness. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; % lb. 40c; 1 lb. $ PA I MPTTO Tne best known and most pop- rrtLmcuw
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