Dreer's Reliable 



VEGETABLE 



All 

 Vegetable Seeds 



offered in Dreer's 

 Garden Book are sent 



Prepaid 



For over one hundred years Dreer's Vegetable Seeds have been the standard for both purity and 

 vitality among the best gardeners in this country. They are grown with the utmost care from 

 superior stock seed, gathered from the choicest specimens, and therefore represent the best that 

 modern practice and modern science can produce. The list of varieties we offer contains both 

 standard sorts and the best of the new ones. The cultural directions given in this book are for growing 

 vegetables in the latitude of Philadelphia and allowance should be made for other sections. The 

 varieties marked with a star (V^) have received awards in the All America Selections of vegetables. 



Stringiess Bush Beans 



Indispensable in Every Garden 



One pound will plant Haha, Sp. 



about 100 feet of drill. Bolinen, Ger. 



]\Iary Washington Asparagu 



Asparagus 



Asperge, Fr. 

 Spar agio, Ital. 



Espdrroges, Sp. 

 Spargel, Gee. 



One ounce of seed will produce about 

 200 plants and 4 to 5 pounds are needed 

 to sow one acre. Sow early in the spring 

 in well-prepared soil allowing no less than 

 2 feet between the rows. Transplant the 

 one-year-old seedlings to their permanent 

 bed early the following season. Ask for a 

 free copy of our leaflet ".-Xsparagus 

 Culture." 



12 Mary Washington 



This is the finest of the Washington 

 strains to be had. It produces large thick 

 shoots of attractive appearance maturing 

 slightly earlier than the original strain. 

 The tips are compact and of rich purplish 

 green color. The entire stalk from base to 

 tip is remarkably tender. Pkt. 10c; 

 oz. 20c; ; lb. 60c; lb. $1.50. 

 Asparagus Roots, see page 114. 



Artichoke 



Artidiaut, Fr. 

 Articiocca, It.^l. 



Alcaclwfa, Sp. 

 Artischoke, Ger. 



1 Larg-e Green Globe. Pkt. ISc; 

 i oz. 35c; oz. 60c; ', lb. S2.00. 



Haricots, Fr. 

 Fa gin oil, It.\l. 



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Culture —Plant after the weather has become firmly settled, 

 say around the middle of May in the latitude of Philadelphia. 

 Any good soil will produce a heavy crop. Sow in rows 2 to 2 J 

 feet apart dropping the beans 4 inches apart in the row. Cover 

 about 2 inches deep. Cultivate only when the plants are dry. 

 Make succession sowings 2 weeks apart up to .\ugust 1. Dust 

 with Sulrote to control Bean Beetles. 



Green-Pod Varieties 



Bountiful 

 Busli Bi-aii 



23 Bountiful 



Few other beans enjoy such tremendous popularity as this 

 splendid, vigorous, and disease resistant variety. It bears the 

 bulk of its crop within 65 days after planting with the first 

 picking ready within 50 days. The pods are 6 inches long 

 and J inch wide. They are brittle, tender, perfectly string- 

 less, and very tasty. Pkt. 10c; \ lb. 25c; lb. 40c; 2 lbs. 75c; 

 5 lbs. SI -65, prepaid. 



59 Mammoth Stringiess Green Pod. \ very high 

 quality midseason Bean bearing an enormous crop of thick, 

 round, perfectly stringiess pods ready for picking in 55 days. 

 Of attractive color. Pkt. 10c; -i lb. 25c; lb. 40c; 2 Ibs: 75c; 

 5 lbs. SI. 65, prepaid. 



57 Stringiess Green Pod. Fleshy, long, round pods of 

 excellent flavor and perfectly stringiess. A favorite, particu- 

 larly on medium to heavy soils where it produces an enormous 

 crop. Of a rich green color remaining crisp and tender for a 

 long time. Pkt. lUc; \ lb. 25c; lb. 40c; 2 lbs. 75c; 5 lbs. S1.65, 

 prepaid. 



21 Stringiess Black Valentine 



A most desirable new Bean with attractive dark green 

 pods produced in large quantities. It is entirely stringiess, 

 matures very early, and looks most attractive. The Beans 

 are fleshy and have a delectable mild flavor. Pkt. 10c; 

 i lb. 25c; lb. 40c; 2 lbs. 75c; 5 llis. SI. 65, prepaid. 



61 Tender green 



.\ Bean of real merit producing strong vigorous bushes 

 laden with attractive light green beans measuring 7 

 inches in length. The pods are round, very meaty, tender, 

 and entirely stringiess even when fully developed. 

 Pkt. 10c; J lb. 25c; lb. 40c; 2 lbs. 75c; 5 lbs. SI. 65, prepaid. 



25 The Commodore — New -k 



A Dwarf Kentucky Wonder 



In this new Bean we have a most fortunate 

 combination of the enormous productiveness of 

 the Pole Kentucky \Vonder with a most desirable 

 bush habit. Fleshy, brittle, stringiess pods, which 

 measure 8 inches in length. Pkt. 20c; \ lb. SOc; 

 lb. 90c; 2 lbs. SI. 75, prepaid. 



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Plant Beans after the soil has warnned up and the weather is settled 



