Superior Vegetable Seeds 



ASPARAGUS 



German, rparcjd French. Asperge 



Spanish, Esfarragos 



One ounce for 60 feet of drill 



Culture.— A convenient bed Is about 6 feet wide, with a path 

 2 feet wide on each side. This will require 6 rows 1 foot apart, 

 and a bed of that width 50 feet long will be ample for an ordinary 

 family, requiring about one pound of seed. It will require about 

 three years from the time of sowing until the bed Is In full bear- 

 Ins;, but ooce established. It is good for 20 years. It should be 

 sown In drills 1 foot apart, and when the plants are 4 or 5 Inches 

 high they should be thinned out so that the plants will be 9 Inches 

 apart from each other In all the rows. Great care must be taken 

 for the flrst year to keep down all weeds ss soon as they appear, 

 else they will choke up and destroy the young seedling Aspsragus. 

 The deeper the soli snd the more manure used, the greater will be 

 the crop. 



Giant Argenteuil. New. A most promising variety, nearly 

 twice the slxe of any other. Pkt.. 5c.: os.. 10c.; Vi lb.. 25c.; 

 lb.. 75c. 



Palmetto. Large, thick, dark-green shoots with s distinctly 

 pointed tip. Pkt.. Sc.; os.. 10c.; K lb-. 15c.; 1 lb.. 40c. 



BEANS, DWARF OR BUSH 



German, Befynen French, Haricot 



Spanish, Frijole nano 



One quart to 100 feet in drills; or 150 hills. 2 bushels to the acre 

 in drills 



A succession of sowings can be made from the first week In 

 May until September. These dates are for the latitude of New 

 York; farther south the sowing must be done earlier: farther 

 north, later. Plant In drills about 2 Inches deep, and from 18 

 inches to 2 feet apart, according to the richness of the soil: the 

 poorer the soil the closer they can be planted. The seeds should 

 be dropped about 2 Inches apart. 



Wax'Pod or Butter Beans 



Bush Varieties 



Black German Wax. (Black seed.) Very early; round, yel- 

 low pods; a well-known standard sort. Pt., 15c; qt., 25c; gal., 

 75c; pk., |1.75; bu., $4.50. 



Currie's Rust-Proof Wax. Pods long, flat and straight; very 

 productive and rust-proof; black seed. Pt., 15c; qt., 25c: gal.. 

 75c; pk.. $1.25; bu.. $4.50. 



Davis White Kidney Wax. Pods remarkably long, straight and 

 handsome, waxy white color; enormously productive; seed white. 

 Pt.. 15c; qt.. 25c; gal., 75c; pk., $1.25; bu.. $4.50. 



Golden Wax. Very popular; well-known standard sort. Pt., 

 15c; qt., 25c; gal.. 75c; pk.. $1.25; bu., $4.50. 



Hodson Wax. New; claimed to be rust-proof and very pro- 

 ductive. Pods long, cream-yellow. Pt., 15c; qt., 25c; gal., 75c; 

 pk.. $1.25: bu., $4.50. 



Kidney Wax (Wardwcll's). Extra early; purely wax pods, 

 long, flat and remarkably free from rust. Pt., 15c; qt., 25c; 

 gal.. 75c; pk., $1.25: bu.. $4.50. 



Prolific Dwarf Black Wax. An Improved strain of Black Wax 

 of more vigorous habit and far more productive. Pod's waxy yel- 

 low, with slightly curled point. Pt., 15c, qt., 25c; gal., 75c; 

 pk., $1.25; bu.. $4.50. 



Green Pod Bush Beans 



Burpee's Stringless Green Pod. New. Extra early, prolific; 



entirely stringless: crisp, tender; fine quality. Pt., 15c; qt., 30c; 

 gal.. 85c; pk.. $1.35; bu.. $5.00. 



Black Valentine. A distinct form of Valentine; of handsomo 

 appearance and excellent quality. Pt., 15c; qt., 25c; gal., 85c; 

 pk.. $1.35: bu., $5.00. 



Hopkins' Improved Valentine. An Improved strain of Round 

 Pod Red Valentine. Pt., 15c; qt.. 20c.^ gal.. 65c; pk.. $1.00; 

 bu.. $3.00. 



Horticultural Dwarf. Late and productive; pods showy; great 

 favorite in New England; fine shell variety. Pt., 15c; qt., 25c; 

 gal.. 75c; pk.. $1.25; bu., $4.50. 



Longfellow. Early and prolific Pods long and very tender. 

 Pt 15c; qt., 25c; gal., 75c; pk., $1.25; bu., $4.50. 



BEANS, POLE OR RUNNING 



One quart to 150 hills; 10 to 12 quarts to the acre in drills 



These are more tender and require rather more care In culture 

 than the Bush Beans and should be sown two weeks later. They 

 succeed best in sandy loam, which should be liberally enriched 

 with short manure in the hills, which are formed, according to 

 the variety, from 3 to 4 feet apart. From 5 to 6 seeds are 

 planted In each hill, about 2 Inches deep. As the matured Bean 

 is used mostly, the season Is too short for succession crops In the 

 North, though It Is advantageous to plant succession crops In the 

 .■southern States, where the season of growth Is often from March 

 to November. Rough cedar or similar poles about 7 or 8 feet 

 high should be used for Lima Beans to climb on. They should be 

 Bet In the ground at least 18 Inches, so as to prevent being blown 

 over. Pt., 15c; qt., 25c: gal., 85c; pk., $1.50. 



Cut Short, or Corn Hill. A speckled Bean, used for planting 

 among corn. Pt.. 15c; qt., 25c; gal., 85c; pk., $1.50. 



Kentucky Wonder. Fine (;reen pod eort; early and productive; 

 • ntirely stringless. Pt., 20c; qt., 30c; gal., 85c; pk.. $1.65. 



King Horticultural. Pods bright carmine-color, and both beans 

 and pods are much larger than the common kind. Pt.. 20c; qt., 

 35c; gal., $1.35; pk., $2.00. 



Lazy Wife. Beans white; pods green and entirely stringless: 

 produces an enormous quantity of pods. Pt., 15c; qt., 25c; gal., 

 90c; pk.. $1.60. 



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