
Asparagus Paradise 
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Dreer’s Reliable 
VEGETABLE SEEDS 



































Artichoke 
Alcachofa, Sp. 
Articiocca, ITAL. Artischoke, GER. 
1 Large Green Globe. 
may be sown indoors and planted 
out in April or May. 
rich well-prepared soil. 
4 oz. 45c; oz. 70c; } lb. 
Artichaut, FR. 
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 (ye) have 
received awards in the All America Selections of vegetables. The maturity dates given 
must necessarily be average because soil and weather conditions influence the growth 
of the crops. 
Stringless Bush Beans 
Haricots, FR. One pound will plant Haba, Sp. 
Faginoli, Tau. about 100 feet of drill Bohnen, GER. 
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 23 feet apart dropping the beans 4 inches apart inthe row. Cover about 2 inches 
deep. Cultivate only when the plants are dry. Make succession sowings 2 weeks apart 
up to August 1. Dust with Sulrote to control Bean Beetles. 
Green-Pod Varieties 
23 Bountiful 
48 days. Few other beans enjoy such 
popularity as this splendid, vigorous, 
and disease resistant variety. The plants 
form vigorous well-branched bushes tad- 
en with a heavy crop of attractive clear 
light green color. The pods are 6 inches 
long and ? inch wide. They are brittle, 
tender, perfectly stringless, and very 
tasty. Pkt. 10c; 3 1b. 25c; Ib. 45c; 2 lbs. 
80c; 5 lbs. $1.65, prepaid. 

59 Mammoth Stringless Green 
Pod. 53 days. A quality midseason 
21 Stringless 
Black Valentine 
53 days. Dark green pods produced in 
large quantities. Entirely  stringless, 
matures very early, and looks most attrac- 
tive. The Beans are fleshy and have a 
delectable mild flavor. Pkt. 10c; } lb. 
25c; Ib. 45c; 2 lbs. 80c; 5 lbs. $1.65, prepaid. 
32 Streamliner 
53 days. Very attractive, long, flat 
slender pods averaging 8 to 10 inches in 
length. They are very tender and quite 
free from fiber. Pkt. 15c; 4 lb. 35c; 
Ib. 60c; 2 Ibs. $1.00; 5 lbs. $2.50, prepaid. 
Bean bearing an enormous crop of thick, 
round, perfectly stringless pods of an 
attractive mid-greencolor. Pkt. 10c; 
% lb. 25c; lb. 45c; 2 lbs. 80c; 5 Ibs. 
$1.65, prepaid. 
57 Stringless Green Pod. 53 days. 
Fleshy, long, round, stringless pods of 
excellent flavor. A favorite, particular- 
ly 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. 10c; 3} lb. 
25c; lb. 45c; 2 lbs. 80c; 5 lbs. 
$1.65, prepaid. 
61 Tendergreen 
53 days. Strong vigorous bushes laden 
with light green beans 7 inches in length. 
The pods are round, very meaty, tender, 
and entirely stringless even when fully 
developed. Pkt. 10c; 4 lb. 25c; lb. 45c; 
2 lbs. 80c; 5 lbs. $1.65, prepaid. 
25 The Commodore * 
A Dwarf Kentucky Wonder 
52 days. In this new Bean we have a 
most fortunate combination of the enorm- 
ous productiveness of the Pole Kentucky 
Wonder with a most desirable bush habit. 
Fleshy, brittle, stringless pods, which 
measure 8 inches in length. Pkt. 15c; 
3 lb. 35c; lb. 60c; 2 Ibs. $1.10; 5 lbs. $2.50, 
prepaid. 
All Vegetable Seeds 
offered in this catalog 
are Sent PREPAID 

An Ideal Home 
Garden Vegetable 
Bountiful A 
One ounce of seed will produce about 200 plants and 4 to 5 
pounds are needed to sow one acre. 
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12 Mary Washington. A favorite strain producing large 
thick stalks of attractive appearance. The tips are compact and 
of a rich purplish green color. The entire stalk from base to 
tip is remarkably tender. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; } lb. 60c; Ib. $1.50. 
17 Paradise. 
A highly rust-resistant new Asparagus similar 
to Martha Washington but a much heavier producer often 
giving a crop a year earlier from the seeds than any other 
Seeds 
Plant in variety. Pkt. 20c; oz. 50c; } Ib. $1.50. 
Pie Sc; For Asparagus roots see page 93 


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