Superior Vegetable Seeds 



ASPARAGUS 



German, ^pargel French, Asperge 



Spanish. Esparragos 



Cne ounce for 60 feet of drill 



Cultare. — A convenient ted -s about 6 feet wide, with a path 

 a feet wide on each side. Th s will require 6 rows 1 foot apart, 

 and a led of that width 50 feet iong will be ample for an or- 

 dinary family, rciju ring about one pound of seed. It will re- 

 quire about three year? frcm the t ire of sowing until the bed is 

 in full lear'ng, tut once tstall shed, it is good for 2a years. It 

 should he sown n i!r:!U 1 it ot apart, and when the plants are 

 4 or 5 inches high they should be thinned out so that the plants 

 will te 9 inches apart from tach other in all the rows. Great 

 care must te taken for the fir>l year to keep down all weeds as 

 soon as they appear, else they will choke up and destroy the 

 young seedling Asparugu*. The deeper the so I and the more 

 manure used, the greater will te the crop. 



Ciant Argentetii. New. .-X roost promising variety, nearly 

 twice the s ze of any other. Pkt.. ?c. : 02., 10c. : yi lb., asc. ; 

 lb., 7;c. 



Palmetto. I arge. thick, dark-green shoots w th a distinctly 

 pointed tip Pkt, 5c.: oz . loc ; '4 lb.. 20c.: lb., 40c. 

 ..Asparagus Rocts. Prit- .n aji'iatiin (or chuir stock. 



BEANS Dwarf or Bush 



German. I'ohnen I^rench, Haricut 



Spanish. Frijole nano 



One Quart to 100 feet in drills: or 150 hills, 2 bushels to the 

 acre in drills 



A success on rf <ow ngs can le made from t'le first week in 

 May unt I ."-eptiril er. Theie dates are for the latitude of New 

 York; farther south the -owing must be done carler; farther 

 north, later. Plant in drills at out 2 inches d<ep. and from 18 

 inches to 2 feet apart, according to the rchne^s of the soil; the 

 poorer the so 1 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. (Klack seed.) Very early; round, yel- 

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

 85c.; pk., $1.50; bu., $s.oo. 



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

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

 85c.; pk.. $1.50; bu., $5.00. 



Davis White Kidney Wax. Pods remarkably long, straight 

 and handsome, waxy while color; enormously productive; seed 

 white. Pt.. 15c.; qt., 25c.; gal., 85c.; pk., $1.50; bu., $5.00. 



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

 15c.; qt., 25c.: gal., 85c.; pk., $1.50; bu., $5.00. 



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

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

 85c; pk., $1.50; bu , $5.00. 



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

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

 (jal., 85c.; pk., $1.50; bu.. $5.00. 



Prolific Dwarf Black Wax. .\n improved strain of Black 

 Wax of more vigorous habit and far more productive. Pods 

 waxy yellow, with slightly curled point. Pt., 15c.; qt., 25c.; 

 gal., 85c.; pk.. $1.50; bu., $5.00. 



GREEN POD BUSH BEANS 



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

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

 25c.; gal., 85c.; pk., $1.50; bu., $5.50. 



Black Valentine. .\ distinct form of Valentine; of handsome 

 appearance aivd excellent quality. Pt., 15c.; qt., 25c.; gal. 75c.; 

 pk... $1.25; liu.. $4 50- 



Hopkins' Improved Valentine. An improved strain of Round 

 Pod Red Valentine. Pt., 15c.; ([t., 20c.; gal., 75c.; pk., $1.25; 

 bu., $4.50. 



Horticultural Dwarf. Late and productive ; pods showy, great 

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

 25c.; gal., 85c.; pk., $1.50; bu., $5.00. 



Longfellow. Early and prolific. Pods long and very tender. 

 I't., 15c.; qt., 23c.; gal., 75c.; pk., $1.50; bu., $5.00. 



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 cul- 

 ture than the Hush Beans and should be sown two weeks later. 

 They succeed best in sandy loams, which should be liberally en- 

 riched with short manure in the hills, which are formed, accord- 

 ing 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 succes- 

 sion crops in the southern States, where the season of growth 

 is often from March to Novernber. Rough cedar or similar 

 poles about 7 or 8 feet high should be used for Lima Beans to 

 climb on. They should be set in the ground at least 18 inches, 

 so as to prevent being blown over. 



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

 among corn. Pt., 15c.; qt., 25c.; gal., 8sc. ; pk., $1.50. 



Kentucky Wonder. Fine green pod sort ; early and produc- 

 tive; entirely stringless. Pt., 15c.; qt., 25c.; gal., 85c.; pk., 

 $1.50. 



King Horticultural. Pods bright carmine-color, and both 

 beans and pods are much larger than the common kind. Pt., 

 15c.; qt., 30C. ; gal., 90c.; pk., $1.75; bu., $6.00. 



Lazy Wife. Beans whte; pods green and entirely stringless; 

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

 gal., 83c.: pk., $1.50; bu., $6.00. 



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