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On the following pages is our general listing 

 of vegetables for 1953. Now in our 105th 

 year as seedsmen, we offer what we believe 

 to be the best selection of varieties adapted 

 to your needs as a home gardener. Pro- 

 ductivity has been a major consideration, 

 but we have also tried to select varieties that 

 are disease free or disease resistant. There 

 are a few varieties listed which produce 

 vegetables superior in quality to others of 

 higher yielding ability. In these cases we 

 think that you will prefer quality to quantity, 

 and so we list the superior types. We have 

 always been proud of the bright, viable seeds 

 which go into our packages. We are sure 

 you will be pleased with the vegetables you 

 grow from them. 



Culture: Beds that are cared for improve 

 with age and last for many years. Cutting may 

 begin with the second year after the roots are 

 planted. If seed is used, three to four years 

 longer are required before the plants reach 

 cutting size. Plant in rows from 3 to 5 feet 

 apart, tvilh a distance of 9 to 24 inches between 

 the plants. Send for free pamphlet, "Aspara- 

 gus Culture." 



Giant Washington Roots. Some varieties 

 of asparagus seem to be afflicted with rust. 

 But Giant Washington, developed under 

 the auspices of the United States Department 

 of Agriculture, is declared to be peculiarly 

 immune to this disease. The shoots are of 

 giant size, very vigorous, straight and what 

 is still more important, of extra-good quality. 

 Dark green tinged with purple. 2-year roots: 

 25 for $1.95; 50 for $3.25; 100 for $5.75. 

 109 Paradise. An excellent variety; heavy 

 producer of very large stalks. 2-year roots: 

 25 for $2.25; 50 for $4; 100 for $7.50; 1000 

 for $70. 

 207 Giant Washington Seed. Pkt. 20c; 



Asparagus, oz. 50c; Jflb. $1.25; lb. $2.50. 

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201 Large Green Globe. Early, productive 

 and rustless. The best strain of this favorite 

 French delicacy. Pkt. 25c. 



Artichoke, Large Green Globe 

 30 



GREEN PODDED 



Culture: Sow every two weeks from early 

 May until August for succession crops in the 

 latitude of New York. Farther south, sow 

 earlier; farther north, later. Plant 2 inches 

 deep in drills 2Y 2 feel apart. Plant seeds 2 

 inches apart; thin out plants to stand U inches 

 apart. They commence bearing in six to eight 

 weeks. 2 lbs. to 100 ft. of drill. Approximate 

 maturity dales are given for each variety. 



12 Topcrop. Described on page 29. Pkt. 

 20c; y 2 \b. 55c; lb. 95c; 5 lbs. $4.50. 



28 Tendergreen. First in Quality — Ideal 

 for the Home Garden. For those who de- 

 mand quality above all else we recommend 

 Tendergreen. The pods are absolutely 

 stringless and fiberless, with a delicious 

 flavor and a melting tenderness that dis- 

 tinguishes them as the ultimate in quality. 

 The vigorous plants average from 14 to 15 

 inches high, the stems are stout and rigid, 

 the foliage is heavy, glossy and attractive. 

 The pods are deep rich green in color, ex- 

 tremely brittle, perfectly round, and 6 to 

 d x /% inches long. Ready for use in 48 days. 

 Pkt. 15c; y\h. 40c; lb. 70c; 5 lbs. $3.25; 

 15 lbs. $7.75. 



1 Bountiful. In color page 42. Pkt. 15c; 

 Hlb. 40c; lb. 70c; 5 lbs. $3.25; 15 lbs. $7.75. 



27 Stringless Black Valentine. Matures 

 early and produces large crops. A great im- 

 provement on the old popular Black Valen- 

 tine. 53 days. Y 2 \b. 40c; lb. 70c; 5 lbs. $3.25; 



15 lbs. $7.75. 



20 Stringless Green-Pod. An old favor- 

 ite, definitely improved through years of 

 selection. Plants are bushy and productive. 

 Pods are nearly round, slightly curved, 

 without strings or fiber. 53 days. Pkt. 15c; 

 y 2 \h. 40c; lb. 70c; 5 lbs. $3.25; 15 lbs. $7.75. 



22 Henderson Stringless. Absolutely 

 stringless from the first to the last picking 

 and quite free from rust. The vine is upright, 

 strong and healthy, about \ x / 2 to 2 feet in 

 height, and bears a heavy crop of meaty, 

 tender pods 6 to 7 inches in length in abojit 

 seven weeks from planting the seed. The 

 quality and flavor of the pods are unexcelled. 

 48 days. Pkt. 20c; ^lb. 50c; lb. 90c; 5 lbs. 

 $4.25; 15 lbs. $10.50. 



24 Plentiful. The pods are quite similar to 

 Bountiful, measuring 6]/ 2 to 7 inches long, 

 but not quite so wide and slightly darker 

 green, straight, flat, entirely stringless and of 

 highest quality. 48 days. Pkt. 15c; »^lb. 40c; 

 lb. 70c; 5 lbs. $3.25; 15 lbs. $7.75. 



30 Supergreen. Noted for high yields, ex- 

 cellent quality and resistance to mosaic. 

 It produces tremendous crops of slender, 

 round pods that are stringless in all stages. 

 The pods are 6 to 7 inches in length and of a 

 rich green color that rates them high in 

 table quality. Pkt. 20c; y 2 \b. 50c; lb. 90c; 

 5 lbs. $4.25. 



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