Include Some of These Better 
Varieties In Your Garden 
ARTICHOKES 
Culture—Planting time, Southern States: Sow seeds 
in seed bed from December to June, 12 ounces of seed 
to 150 feet of row 3 inches in the row and rows 
1 foot apart (will produce 150 plants). Cover ¥4 inch 
with earth. Transplant in October to open ground 114 
feet apart in rows and rows 3 feet apart. 
LARGE GREEN GLOBE—French grown. 
Pkt., 20c; oz., 85c, postpaid. 
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, $1.85, postpaid. 
MARY WASHINGTON—Result of development by U. S. 
Department of Agriculture to produce da rust-resisting 
vigorous strain of Giant Asparacus. a" 
Pkt., 10c; oz. 35c; 14 Ib., 75e: lb., $2.25, postpaid. 
Grow Them from Steckler’s 
MARY WASHINGTON ASPARAGUS ROOTS, 12 for 75c; 
High Quality Seeds 
TENDERGREEN 
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 
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 stringless, of 
fine quality. Seeds brown, mottled and 
blotched with light fawn. An improve- 
ment on Full Measure. 
TOP CROP 
Not prepaid, 
25 for $1.10, postpaid. 
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; 114 
feet apart, cover one inch with earth. Average production green beans 
about 100 bushels per acre. 
TENDERBEST—54 days. Successor to Ten- 
dergreen. Upright, dark green plants, 
pods straight and smooth and produce 
over a long season. 
TOP CROP—50 days. Mosaic 
heavy yielding. Round pods—5'% 
inches long and very meaty pods. 
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. 
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 shapes, 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 KIDNEY—Left to maturity. A red kidney- 
shaped bean used for baking and soup. 
CONTENDER—54 days. A recent introduction, 
with resistance to common bean Moscic and 
100 for $3.00. ( : 
Ae ASPARAGUS 
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 uss 
DAVIS STRINGLESS WHITE KIDNEY WAX—52 
days. Nhite kidney-shaped beans. Pods 
light yellow, long and straight, a heavy 
producer 
PENCIL POD WAX—52 days. Fairly hardy 
and preductive, 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. 
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 LIMA—72 days. Strong, 
vigorous, bushy plants, literally loaded 
with medium pods containing 3 to 4 «mall, 
flat plump beans. Beans until frost. 
HENDERSON’S BUSH or BABY LIMA—68 days. 
Extremely early, hardy and productive, 
pods are medium dark green, short, fiat, 
of excellent quality either green-shelled or 
dry. Much used by coanners. 
THOROGREEN—A new green seeded small 
powdery mildew. Pods are stringless, round bush lima of the Henderson type. Strong 
and seed buff lightly mottled. Ideal for grower, more prolific and with slightly 
home, marketing and shipping. larger seeds. 
Bean Prices Postpaid——_—_—_ Not Postpaid—, 
(Pkt.—10c) Bush Green, Wax and Lima ly lb. Lb. 5 lbs. 15 lbs. 60 lbs. 
Asgrow Black Valentine ..........c..::ccccccceceesceseeesserseneceee $ .35 $ .65 $2.50 $4.00 $14.85 
Tendergreen ...........ecceee 35 65 2.65 4.80 17.00 
Black Valenti 35 65 2.45 3.25 10.20 
Bountiful 35 65 2.55 4.50 16.00 
Top Crop . 35 65 2.60 4.95 18.50 
Giant String ee -30 55 2.45 4.25 13.00 
Red Kidney (Mahogany) . 35 .65 2.65 4.60 16.25 
Streamliner ...........0.... 35 .65 2.75 4.65 16.50 
Contender 35 -65 2.60 4.65 16.50 
BOQOn <-crencccz: 35 -65 2.65 5.40 19.75 
Tenderbest 40 -70 2.80 5.75 21.50 
SUTSCTOP! WN: ocssncacs-ceseeeetect veasnstecsceoes .30 255 2.45 4.50 16.00 
Davis Stringless White Kidney Wax. 35 .65 2.65 4.85 18.00 
Period Pod Was .<...00sccccteee terest .35 .65 2.60 4.80 17.00 
Improved Golden Wax............... -30 .55 2.55 4.85 17.75 
New Calico or Jackson Wonder . -30 .55 2.40 4.00 14.75 
Burpee Bush Lima......................... -35 65 2.55 4.65 16.50 
Fordhook 242 .............. -35 65 2.60 4.65 16.50 
Henderson Baby Lima . .30 55 2.45 4.00 14.75 
PE RLOIOCSTO ON rary se crastes ne ees an oas vctidh wcnpaacenteceucuuts peabetoeenes 35 65 2.50 4.10 15.50 
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STECKLER SEED COMPANY, Inc., NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 
