Dreer's Reliable 



VEGETABLE 



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 o Philadelphia and 

 allowance should be made for other sections. The varieties marked with a star (-^■) have 

 received awards in the All America Selections of vegetables. 



Stringless Bush Beans 



Indispensable in Every Garden 



Haricots, Fr. One pound will plant Haba, Sp. 



Faginoli, Ital. 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 2i 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. Dust with Sulrote to control Bean Beetles. 



Green-Pod Varieties 



23 Bountiful 



Few other beans enjoy such tremen- 

 dous popularity as this splendid, vigor- 

 ous, 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 stringless, and very 

 tasty. Pkt 10c; \ lb. 25c; lb 40c; 2 lbs. 

 75c, 5 lbs. SI. 65, prepaid. 



59 Mammoth Stringless Green 

 Pod. A very high quality midseason 

 Bean bearing an enormous crop of thick, 

 round, perfectly stringless pods ready 

 for picking in 55 days. Of attractive 

 color. Pkt. 10c; \ lb. 25c; lb. 40c; 

 2 lbs. 75c; 5 lbs. SI. 65, prepaid. 



57 Stringless Green Pod. Fleshy, 

 long, round pods of excellent flavor and 

 perfectly stringless. A favorite, par- 

 ticularly on medium to heavy soils where 

 it produces an enormous crop. Of a 

 rich green cclor remaining crisp and 

 tender for a long time. Pkt. 10c; i lb. 

 25c; lb. 40c; 2 lbs. 75c; 5 lbs. 

 SI. 65. prepaid. 



All Vegetable Seeds 



offered in this catalog 



are Sent PREPAID 



21 Stringless 

 Black Valentine 



A most desirable new Bean with attrac- 

 tive dark green pods produced in large 

 quantities. It is entirely stringless, 

 matures very early, and looks most attrac- 

 tive. The Beans are fleshy and have a 

 delectable mild flavor. Pkt. 10c; J lb. 

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



61 Tendergreen 



A 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 stringless even when 

 fully developed. Pkt. 10c; 1 lb. 25c; 

 lb. 40c; 2 lbs. 75c; 5 lbs. Si -65, prepaid. 



25 The Commodore ir 



A Dwarf Kentucky Wonder 

 In this new Bean we have a most 

 fortunate combination of the enormous 

 productiveness of the Pole Kentucky 

 Wonder with a most desirable bush 

 habit. Fleshy, brittle, stringless pods, 

 which measure 8 inches in length. Pkt. 

 15c; \ lb. 35c; lb. 60c; 2 lbs. <1.15; 

 5 lbs. $2.75, prepaid. 



Artichoke 



Asparagus Paradise 



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Artichaut, Fr. Alcachofa, Sp. 

 Arliciocca, Ital. Artischoke, Ger. 



Large Green Globe. Seeds 

 may be sown indoors and planted 

 out in April or May. Plant in 

 rich well-prepared soil. Pkt. 25c; 

 J oz. 40c; oz. 75c; i lb. S2.25. 



Asparagus 



An Ideal Home 

 Garden Vegetable 



One ounce of seed will produce about 200 plants and 4 to 5 

 pounds are needed to sow one acre. 



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; i lb. 60c; lb. SI. 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 

 variety. Pkt. 20c; oz. 50c; J lb. $1.50. 



For Asparagus roots see page 93 



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



