Vegetables for Vitality for Victory 
Grow Them from Steckler’s High Quality Seeds 
ARTICHOKES 
Culture—Planting time Southern States. Sow seed in 
seed bed from December to June 1/2 ounces of seed to 
150 feet of row 3 inches apart in the row and rows 1 
foot apart (will produce 150 plants). Cover Y inch 
Transplant in October to open ground 
114 feet apart in rows and rows 3 feet apart. 
with earth. 
LARGE GREEN GLOBE—French grown. 
Sold out. 
JERUSALEM or GROUND ARTICHOKES (a 
larger quantities. 
GARDEN BEA 
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 
STRINGLESS—48 days. An improved 
selection of the old Black Valentine 
which is stringless and yet retains the 
valuable quality 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 string- 
less, of fine quality. Seeds brown, mot- 
tled and blotched with light fawn. An 
improvement 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—S4 days. An exceed- 
ingly productive sort, plants are large, vigor- 
ous 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. 
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 
Height of Bush 15 to 25 inches 
SURE CROP WAX—S3 days. Vigorous 
and hardy, fleshy, stringless pods about 
six inches long, nearly round. A desir- 
able variety for shipping as well as 
home use. 
CURRIE’S RUST PROOF—49 days. Long yel- 
low, flat stringless pods. Rust resistant. A 
favorite wax variety for shipping and home 
use, very hardy. 
tuber)— 
Plant whole tubers 10 to 12 bushels to the acre, and 
cultivate like potatoes; production 200 to 500 bushels 
per acre. Used both for table and stock feed. Planted 
after danger of frost is over, usually after April 15th. 
Lb., 25c; 3 Ibs., 65c, postpaid. Write for prices on 
Mary Washington 
Where this insignia appears in this 
catalog it indicates the varieties so 
marked are proven new introductions of 
merit and have received an award in 
the All-America Selection Trials. 
@) Tendergreen 
All-America Selections—Gold Medal 
Bean Prices 
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Culture—Planting time, 
August to November. 
ASPARAGUS 
Culture—Planting time, Southern States. Sow seed 
January to April in seed 
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 
for book on Asparagus Culture, $1.31, postpaid. 
bed, 4 ounces of seed to 
MARY WASHINGTON—Result of development by U. S&S. 
Department of Agriculture to produce a rust-resisting 
vigorous strain of Giant Asparagus. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; 1% lb., 50c; 1b., $1.50, postpaid. 
MARY WASHINGTON ASPARAGUS ROOTS. 
Write for prices. 
Southern States. Spring, January to May; Fall, 
Plant 1 pound to 150 feet of row, 114 bushels to 
one acre; drop two beans every two or three inches in rows, ll feet 
apart, cover one inch with earth. Average production green beans about 
100 bushels per acre. 
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 
STECKLER’S NEW CALICO or JACKSON 
WONDER BUSH BUTTER—65 days. Pods 
short, used also for shelling. Name ‘’Cal- 
ico” derived from appearance at ma- 
turity. An excellent Southern bean, both 
for family use and for shipping, can- 
not 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, 
vods medium green, very large, about five 
inches long. An extensively used bush lima. 
BABY FORDHOOK 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. 
--Not Postpaid—, 
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Pkt. Lb. 5 lbs. 15 lbs. 60 lbs. 
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