Include Some of These Better 

 Varieties In Your Garden 



ARTICHOKES 



Culture — Planting time, Southern States: Sow seeds 

 in seed bed from December to June, l'/2 ounces of seed 

 to 150 feel of rd"w 3 inches apart in the row and rows 

 1 foot opart (will produce 150 plants). Cover 1/2 inch 

 with earth. Transplant in October to open ground II/2 

 feet apart in rows and rows 3 feet apart. 



LARGE GREEN GLOBE- 

 Pkt., 20c; o 



-French grown. 

 ., 85c, postpaid. 



Grow Them from Steckler^s 

 High Quality Seeds 



ASPARAGUS 



Culture — Planting time, Southern States: Sow seed 

 January to April in seed bed, 4 ounces of seed to 150 

 feet of row, 2 inches deep in rows 18 inches apart 

 (will produce about 800 plants.) Transplant to specially 

 prepared Asparagus beds December to February, 12 

 inches deep, 24 inches apart in rows 4 feet apart. Send 

 lor book on Asparagus Culture, $1.85, postpaid. 



MARY WASHINGTON— Result of development by U. S. 

 Department of Agriculture to produce a rust-resisting 

 vigorous strain of Giant Asparagus. 

 Pkt., 10c; oz., 35c; 14 lb., 80c; lb., S2.50, postpaid. 



MARY WASHINGTON ASPARAGUS ROOTS, 12 for 75c; 

 25 for $1.10, postpaid. Not prepaid, 100 for $3.00. 



TENDERGREEN 



SNAP BEANS, DWARF OR 

 BUSH— GREEN PODDED 



Height oi bush 15 to 25 inches. All varieties 

 marketed as green boons except Red Kidney 

 and White Navy or Boston which arc left to 

 mature. 



ASGROW BLACK VALENTINE STRING- 

 LESS — 48 days. An improved selection 

 of the old Black Valentine which is 

 stringless and yet retains the valuable 

 equality of the old type of being immune 

 to damage by light frosts. 



TENDERGREEN— 53 days. Desirable for 

 home and market garden. Pods round, 

 fleshy, dark green, strictly stringless, of 

 fine quality. Seeds brovs^n, mottled and 



GARDEN BEANS 



Culture — Planting time. Southern States: Spring, January to May; 

 Fall, August to November. Plant 1 pound to 150 feet of row 11/4 bushels 

 to one acre; drop two beans every two or three inches in rows; II/2 

 feet apart, cover one mch with earth. Average production green beans 

 about 100 bushels per acre. 



blotched with light fawn. An improve- 

 ment on Full Measure. 



BLACK VALENTINE — 49 days. Pods about 

 five inches long averaging 6 to 7 beans to 

 each pod. Excellent shipper, very hardy 

 and productive, one of the best sorts. 



BOUNTIFUL — 53 days. Pods longer than Black 

 Valentine and flat. A prolific bearer, abso- 

 lutely stringless at all stages, the very best 

 for private and shipping purposes. 



BURPEE'S STRINGLESS— 50 days. Pods round, 

 6 inches long, tender and brittle. Absolutely 

 stringless and largely grown for canning 

 purposes, among the very best for shipping 

 and private use. 



GIANT STRINGLESS— 54 days. An exceed- 

 ingly productive sort, plants are large, 

 vigorous and spreading. Pods large and 

 nearly round and of medium green color. 

 Quality is very good for home use and 

 one of the best for canning and shipping 

 purposes. 



STREAMLINER— 55 days. One of the most pro- 

 ductive of the bush green types. Long 

 straight, semi-flat pods, 7 in. long and 

 fleshy. Quality excellent, stringless. Seed 

 white kidney shape, also excellent for dry- 

 ing. 



LOGAN — 52 days. Cross between the U. S. 

 5 Refugee and Stringless Black Valentine. 

 It is resistant to powdery mildew and com- 

 mon bean mosaic. 



RED KIDI«;Y — Left to maturity. A red kidney- 

 shaped bean used for baking and soup. 



CONTENDER — 54 days. A recent introduction, 

 with resistance to common bean Mosaic and 

 powdery mildew. Pods are stringless, round 

 and seed buff lightly mottled. Ideal for 

 home, marketing and shipping. 



BUSH WAX BEANS 



Height of Bush 15 to 25 inches 

 SURE CROP WAX— 53 days. Vigorous 

 and hardy, fleshy, stringless pods about 

 six inches long, nearly round. A desir- 



ASPARAGUS 



able variety for shipping as well as 

 home use. 

 DAVIS STRINGLESS WHITE KIDNEY WAX— 52 



days. White kidney-shaped beans. Pods 

 light yellow, long and straight, a heavy 

 producer. 



PENCIL POD WAX— 52 days. Fairly hardy 

 and productive, medium early, the very 

 best for home use and near markets; pods 

 are long, straight, round, fleshy, tender, 

 absolutely stringless. 



IMPROVED GOLDEN WAX — 48 days. Used 

 largely by home gardeners; heavy bearer, 

 vigorous grower. Pods large yellow, solid, 

 brittle and waxy texture, and absolutely 

 stringless. A good rust resisting variety. 



BUSH LIMA BEANS 



Height of Bush 15 to 25 Inches 



NEW CALICO or JACKSON WONDER 

 BUSH BUTTER— 65 days. Pods short, 

 used also for shelling. Name "Calico" 

 derived from appearance at maturity. 

 An excellent Southern bean, both for 

 family use and for shipping, cannot be 

 too highly recommended. 

 FORDHOOK BUSH LIMA— 77 days. An im- 

 proved dwarf lima, sometimes called 

 Potato Bush Lima. Plants are vigorous 

 and erect, pods produced in large clus- 

 ters, medium green, a popular variety 

 for home and marketing purposes. 

 BURPEE'S BUSH LIMA— 77 days. Plants are 

 uniform dwarf, vigorous and productive, 

 pods medium green, very large, about five 

 inches long. An extensively used bush lima. 

 FORDHOOK 242 BUSH UMA— 72 days. Strong, 

 vigorous, bushy plants, literally loaded 

 with medium pods containing 3 to 4 small, 

 flat plump beans. Beans until frost. 

 HENDERSON'S BUSH or BABY UMA— 58 days. 

 Extremely early, hardy and productive, 

 pods are medium dark green, short, flat, 

 of excellent quality either green-shelled or 

 dry. Much used by canners. 

 CANGREEN — A new green seeded small bush 

 lima of the Henderson type. Strong grower, 

 more prolific and with slightly larger seeds. 



BOUNTIFUL 



Bean Prices 



(Pkt. — 10c) Bush Green, Wax and Lima 



Asgrow Black Valentine S 



Tendergreen 



Black Valentine (old type) 



Bountiful 



Burpee Stringless 



Giant Stringless 



Red Kidney (Mahogany) 



Streamliner 



Contender 



Logan 



Surecrop Wax 



Davis Stringless White Kidney Wax 



Pencil Pod Wax 



Improved Golden Wax 



New Calico or Jackson Wonder 



Baby Fordhook 



Burpee Bush Lima 



Fordhook 242 



Henderson Baby Lima 



Cangreen Lima 





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