Dreer'^s Reliable 



VEGETABLE SEEDS 



Asparagus 



1 ounce for 200 plants 

 4 to 5 lbs. per acre 



12 Washington. Large thick stalks with compact tips of 

 a rich purplish green. Very tender and tasty. Exception- 

 ally rust-resistant. Pkt. 10c; oz. 2Sc; ^ lb. 70c; lb. $2.25. 



1 7 Paradise. A new Asparagus considered by many an 

 earlier and heavier yielder but not fully rust-resistant. 

 Pkt. 15c; oz. 6Sc; % lb. $2.30; lb. S7.75. * 



17-701 Washington Roots. One-year-old. 12 for 75c; 

 25 for SI. IS; SO for S1.90; 100 for S3.50, prepaid. 1000 

 for S21.60, not prepaid. 



Stringless Bush Beans 



5 



1 pkt. for 25 ft. Haricots, Fr. Haba, Sp. 

 1 lb. for 150 ft. Faginoli, It.^l. Bolinen, Ger. 

 Treat seeds with Spergon or Arasan, and 

 inoculate with Nitragin, see page 93. 



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 hea\'y crop. Sow in rows 2 

 to 2^ 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 August 1. 



Asparagus, Washington 



Bountiful 

 Beans 



Green-Pod Varieties 



21 Stringless Black Valentine. Si days. A handsome quahty bean with large oval pods produce 

 '^in large quantities. Entirely stringless. Matures very early and looks most attractive. The bean 



are fleshy and have a delectable mild flavor. Holds its rich green color well in cooking ani 



canning. Pkt. 10c; Yz lb. 30c; lb. 50c; 2 lbs. 90c; 5 lbs. $2.00. 



23 Bountiful. 48 days. A splendid, vigorous, and disease-resistant variety. The plants forr 

 well-branched bushes laden with a heavy crop of attractive light green, tender, brittli 

 stringless, oval pods. Pkt. 10c; Yz lb. 25c; lb. 4Sc; 2 lbs. 8Sc; 5 lbs. $1.90. 



31 Full Measure. 60 days. Fairly straight, dark green, round, stringless pods measuring 6 ir 

 in length. A quality bean of attractive appearance. Pkt. 10c; Y2 lb. 3Cc; lb. 50c; 2 lbs. 90c 

 5 lbs. S2. 00. 



32 Streamliner. S3 days. Very attractive, long 

 slender, oval pods averaging S to 10 inches in 

 length if grown under good conditions. The pods 

 are tender, entirelv free of fiber, and have a 

 delightful, mild bea'n flavor. Pkt. 10c; Y2 lb. 30c; 

 lb. 50c; 2 lbs. 90c; 5 lbs. $2.00. 



45 Keystonian. 52 days. Beautiful, round, meaty, straight pods of choicest 

 ■^qualitv. Entirely stringless, vigorous, productive, and of upright growth. 

 Pkt. iSc; V2 lb. 35c; lb. 5Sc; 2 lbs. $1.00; 5 lbs. $2.35. 



57 Stringless Green Pod. 53 days. Fleshy, long, round, stringless pods of ex- 

 cellent flavor. A favorite particularly on medium to heavy soil where it pro- 

 duces an enormous crop of rich green, tender, and tasty pods. Pkt. 10c; Yi lb. 

 25c; lb. 45c; 2 lbs. 85c; 5 lbs. $1.95. 



59 Giant Stringless Green Pod. 53 days. A. quality mid-season Bean bearing 



an enormous crop of thick, round, perfectly stringless pods of an attractive 

 mid-green color. The pods measure about 6 inches in length. Pkt. 10c; Y2 lb. 

 2Sc; lb. 4Sc; 2 lbs. 85c; 5 lbs. $1.95. 



61 Tendergreen. 53 days. Strong, vigorous bushes laden with most attractive 

 "l^light green beans 6 inches long. They are round, very meaty, and entirely 

 stringless. A newer variety of outstanding merit, rust-resistant, and of de- 

 hcious flavor. Pkt. 10c; Yi lb. 30c; lb. 50c; 2 lbs. 90c; 5 lbs. $2.00. 



For Improved Commodore and Longreen, see page 64. 



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Varieties marked if have received awards in the All-America Selections 



