VEGETABLES FOR VITALITY 



Grow Them from Steckler's High Quality Seeds 



ARTICHOKES 



Culture — Planting time. Southern States. 

 Sow seed in seed bed from December to June 

 I'/i ounces of seed to 150 feet of row 3 inches 

 opart in the row and rows 1 foot apart (will 

 produce 150 plants). Cover 1/2 inch with 

 earth. Transplant in October to open ground 

 11/2 feet apart in rows and rows 3 feet apart. 



LARGE GREEN GLOBE — French grown. 

 Pkt., 20c; oz., 85c, postpaid. 



JERUSALEM or GROUND ARTICHOKES (a 

 tuber) — Plant whole tubers ID to 12 bushels 

 to the acre, and cultivate like potatoes; pro- 

 duction 200 to 500 bushels per acre. Used 

 both for table and stock feed. Planted after 



danger of frost is over, usually after April ,„,_,„.,„„_., 



15th. Write for prices. WASHINGTON 



GARDEN BEANS 



ASPARAGUS 



Culture — Planting time. Southern States. 

 Sow seed January to April in se§d 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 Feb- 

 ruary, 12 inches deep, 24 inches apart in rows 

 4 feet apart. Send for book on Asparagus 

 Culture, SI. 31, postpaid. 



MARY WASHINGTON— Result of development 

 by U. S. Department of Agriculture to pro- 

 duce a rust-resisting vigorous strain of 

 Giant Asparagus. 



Pkt., 10c; oz., 35c; 1/4 lb., 80c; lb., S2.50, 

 postpaid. 

 MARY WASHINGTON ASPARAGUS ROOTS. 

 12 for 55c; 25 for SI. 00, postpaid. Not pre- 

 paid, 100 for S2.75. 



SNAP BEANS. DWARF OR BUSH 

 —GREEN PODDED 



Height of bush 15 to 25 inches. All varieties 

 marketed as green beans except Red Kidney 

 and White Navy or Boston which are left to 

 mature. 



ASGROW BLACK VALENTINE STRING- 

 LESS — 48 days. An improved selection 

 of the old Black Valentine which is string- 

 less and yet retains the valuable quality 

 of the old type of being immune to dam- 

 age by light frosts. 



TENDERGREEN— 53 days. Desirable for 

 home and market garden. Pods round, 

 fleshy, dark green, strictly stringless, of 

 fine quality. Seeds trov/n, mottled and 

 blolched with light fa'wn. 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, vigor-. 



L- ous and spreading. Pods large and nearly 



r-i 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 

 while kidney shape, also excellent for dry- 

 ing. 



WHITE KIDNEY BEANS— 100 days. A good 

 commercial variety of excellent quality for 

 dry shell use. Plant erect, bushy, compact, 

 vigorous and productive. Seeds long, white 

 kidney shaped. 



RED KIDNEY— Left to maturity. A red kidney- 

 shaped bean used for baking and soup. 



BUSH WAX BEANS 



Heiijht of Bush 15 lo 25 inches 



SURE CROP WAX— 53 days. Vigorous 

 and hardy, fleshy, stringless pods about 

 six Inches long, nearly round. A desir- 

 able variety for shipping as well as 

 home use. 



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

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

 one acre; drop two beans every two or three inches in rows, 1 1/2 feet 

 apart, cover one inch with earth. Average production green beans about 

 100 bushels per acre. 



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. 



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. 



Asgrow^ Black Valentine Beans 



BUSH LIMA BEANS 



Height oi Bush IS 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 medivun green, very large, about five 

 inches long. An extensively used bush lima. 



FORDHOOK 242 BUSH LIMA — 72 days. 

 Strong, vigorous, bushy plants, literally 

 loaded with medium pods containing 3 to 4 

 small, flat plump beans. Bears until frost. 



HENDERSON'S BUSH or BABY LIMA— 68 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. 



Bean Prices , 



Bush Green, Wax and Lima Pkg. 



Asgrow Black Valentine S .10 



Tendergreen 10 



Black Valentine 10 



Bountiful 10 



Burpee Stringless 10 



Giant Stringless 10 



White Kidney 10 



Red Kidney (Mahogany) 10 



Streamliner 10 



Surecrcp Wax 10 



Davis Stringless White Kidney Wax 10 



Pencil Pod Wax 10 



Improved Golden Wax 10 



Nev? Calico or Jackson Wonder 10 



Baby Fordhook 10 



Burpee's Bush Lima 10 



Fordhook 242 Lima 10 



Henderson Baby Lima 10 



Comgreen Lima 10 



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