4 STECKLER SEED COMPANY, Inc., NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 
Steckler’s Wegetable Seeds 
Steckler’s Artichokes 
LARGE GREEN GLOBE. French grown. Culture—Planting time Southern States. Sow seed in seed bed from December 
to June, 1% oz. of seed to 150 feet of -row 3 inches apart in the row and rows 1 foot apart (will produce 150 plants). 
Cover % inch with earth. Transplant in October to open ground 1% feet apart in rows and rows 3 feet apart. 
Prices Large Green Globe. Pkt. 10c; oz. 50c; % Ib. $1.50 postpaid. 
JERUSALEM OR GROUND ARTICHOKES (a 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. 
Jerusalem or Ground Artichokes—Lb. 25c; 3 lbs. 55c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 50 lbs. bushel, $3.00. 
Steckler's 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 for book on Asparagus Culture, $1.31, postpaid. 
MARY WASHINGTON—Result of development by U. S. Department of Agriculture to produce 
a rust-resisting, vigorous strain of Giant Asparagus. 
Two year old Mary Washington Asparagus Roots. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 1% lb. 40c; 1b. $1.25, postpaid. Mary Washington Asparagus Roots, 2-year- 
old, 50 roots, 90c; 100 roots, $1.50, postpaid. Not prepaid, 1,000 roots, $10.00. 
Steckler’s Garden Beans 
Culture—Planting time, Southern States. Spring, January to May; Fall, August to November. 
Plant 1 pound to 150 feet of row, 114 bushels to one acre; drop two beans every two or three 
inches in rows 1% feet apart, cover one inch with earth. Average production green beans Mary Washington 
about 100 bushels per acre. Asparagus 
SNAP BEANS, DWARF OR BUSH—GREEN PODDED BEANS 
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. . 
BLACK VALENTINE—HEdible condition 54 days. Pods about five 
inches long averaging 6 to 7 beans to each pod. Excelient shipper, 
very hardy and productive, one of the best sorts. Pkt. 10c; lb. 30c; . 
2 oe $1.10 postpaid. Not prepaid, Peck 15 lbs. $1.75; 60 Ibs. 
u. $6.50. 
BOUNTIFUL—Hdible condition about 53 days. Pods longer than 
Black Valentine and flat. A prolific bearer, absolutely stringless 
at all stages, the very best for private and shipping purposes. 
Pkt. 10c; lb. 30c; 5 lbs. $1.10, postpaid. Not prepaid, 15 lb. peck 
$2.10; 60 lb. bu. $7.50. 
BURPEE’S STRINGLESS—Edible condition about 50 days. Pods 
round, 6 inches long, tender and brittle. Absolutely stringless and 
largely grown for canning purposes, among the very best for ship- 
ping and private use. Pkt. 10c; lb. 30c; 5 lbs. $1.10, postpaid. | 
Not prepaid, 15 lb. peck, $1.95; 60 lb. bu. $7.00. 
FRENCH MARKET or LONGFELLOW—Hdible condition about 60 
days. Pods longer and rounder than Black Valentines. More meaty, 
pods about 5 inches long, stringy, and containing 6 to 7 beans. Very 
productive and good shipper. Pkt. 10c; lb. 30c; 5 lbs. $1.10 post- 
paid. Not prepaid, 15 lb. peck, $1.95; 60 lb. bu. $7.00. 
GIANT STRINGLESS—Hdible condition about 62 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 ship- 
ping purposes. Pkt. 10c; lb. 30c; 5 lbs. $1.10, postpaid. Not 
prepaid, 15 lb. peck, $1.95; 60 lb. bu. $7.00. 
HOPKINS IMPROVED RED VALENTINE—A bout 50 days to edible 
condition Pods short, round, brittle and tender. A popular variety 
for shipping and canning. Pkt. 10c; lb. 50c; 5 lbs. $1.10, postpaid. 
Not prepaid, 15 lb. peck, $1.95; 60 lb. bu. $7.00. “if 
RED KIDNEY—Left to maturity. A red kidney shaped bean used for 
baking and soup. Pkt. 10c; lb. 30c; 5 lbs. $1.10, postpaid. Not 
Burpee’s Stringiess Green Pod prepaid, 15 lb. peck, $1.95; 60 lb. bu. $6.75. 
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