Delicious Asparagus 



Spargel (Ger.) Sparagio (Ital.) 



One ounce of seed will plant 50 feet of row. 

 One of our delicious, earlier vegetables that 

 should find a place in every home-garden. 

 Sow seed in early spring in rows in a well- 

 prepared seed-bed and transplant to perma- 

 nent location the next year. The permanent 

 bed should be deeply spaded or trenched, 

 well fertilized, and humus added in the form 

 of well-rotted manure or other humus- 

 supplying medium. 



Mary Washington. One of the best. Pro- 

 duces thick, tender, exceptionally uniform 

 shoots with purple tips. Somewhat more 

 disease-resisting than the other varieties. 

 Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; MI£>. 60 cts. 

 Postpaid. 



Giant Argenteuil. A very prolific producer 

 of tender, light greenish purple topped 

 stalks. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; %\b. 

 50 cts. Postpaid. 



Palmetto. One of the earliest and most 

 prolific. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; 

 341b. 50 cts. Postpaid. 



Asparagus Roots 



Strong, two-year-old roots. 

 Mary Washington. 50 roots 



100 roots $2.00; 1000 roots $15.00. 

 Palmetto. 50 roots SI. 00; 100 roots 



$1.50; 1000 roots $10.00. 



Beckert's Well-Known 



Bush Beans 



Artichoke 



Artischocke (Ger.) Articiocca (ItaL) 



One ounce of seed will produce 500 plants. 

 Large Green Globe. The thick, fleshy 

 flower-heads, when prepared like 

 asparagus, are considered a great 

 delicacy. Will produce the second 

 season. Pkt. 15 cts.; J^oz. 40 cts.; 

 oz. 75 cts. Postpaid. 



Bohnen (Ger.) Fagiuoli (Ilal.) 



One pound of seed will plant about 50 feet of row. 

 Being an essential part of every garden, the quality of Beans is naturally judged by their 

 tenderness and the absence of strings or fiber in the pods. The different varieties offered we 

 know will meet with the growers' full approval. 



Sow about the middle of May, in rows 2 inches deep, 18 to 20 inches apart. The first 

 sowing may, after harvesting, be followed by a crop of lettuce, endive, spinach, celery, cauli- 

 flower, or a second sowing of Beans. 



Green-podded Bush Beans 



Asgrow Valentine. Retains all the desir- 

 able qualities of the Black Valentine of 



yesteryear, but with absolutely stringless, 



straight, tender, oval pods. Pkt. 10 cts.; 



pt. 30 cts.; qt. 60 cts.; 2 qts. $1.10; 4 qts. 



$2.00. Postpaid. 

 Tendergreen. Gold Medal Winner of 1933. 



It deserves this distinction, being a heavy 



yielder of round, tender, fleshy pods, 6 to 



7 inches long, of excellent flavor. Matures 



52 days after planting. Pkt. 10 cts.; pt. 



30 cts.; qt. 60 cts.; 2 qts. $1.10; 4 qts. $2.00. 



Postpaid. 



Bountiful. Perhaps the best-known flat- 

 podded green stringless Bean. An abnor- 

 mally heavy yielder, it adapts itself to all 



soil or climatic conditions. Matures in 60 



davs. Pkt. 10 cts.; pt. 30 cts.; qt. 60 cts ; 



2 qts. $1.10; 4 qts. $2.00. Postpaid. 

 Burpee's Stringless Green-Pod. Very 



early and round-podded, it fills the need 



for an all-purpose Bean. Besides being a 



heavy bearer, it has a long yield period. 



Pkt. 10 cts.; pt. 30 cts.; qt. 60 cts.; 2 qts. 



$1.10; 4 qts. $2.00. Postpaid. 

 Full Measure. Well named. The plants are 



thrifty and bear their tender, round pods 



early in the season. Pkt. 10 cts.; pt. 30 cts.; 



qt. 60 cts.; 2 qts. $1.10; 4 qts. $2.00. 



Postpaid. 



Giant Stringless Green-Pod. A most 



dependable yielder. It produces its hand- 

 some stringless round pods in abundance. 



Pkt. 10 cts.; pt. 30 cts.; qt. 60 cts.; 2 qts. 



$1.10; 4 qts. $2.00. Postpaid. 

 Keeney's Stringless Green Refugee. A 



round-podded variety that matures late. 



Exceptionally fine for canning. Pkt. 10 



cts.; pt. 30 cts.; qt. 60 cts.; 2 qts. $1.10; 



4 qts. $2.00. Postpaid. 

 Masterpiece. A superior greenhouse forcing 



variety; tender and meaty. Pkt. 15 cts.; 



pt. 60 cts.; qt. $1.00; 2 qts. $1.75; Bountiful Beans 



4 qts. $3.25. 



Wax-podded Bush Beans 



One pound of seed will plant about 50 feet of row. 

 Sure-Crop Stringless Wax. A thor- 

 oughbred, flat-podded Wax Bean 

 bearing rich, yellow, stringless 6-inch 

 pods in 55 davs. Pkt. 10 cts.; pt. 30 

 cts.; qt. 60 cts.; 2 qts. $1.10; 4 qts. 

 $2.00. Postpaid. 

 Wardwell Kidney Wax. An excellent 

 early variety with creamy yellow, flat 

 pods. Pkt. 10 cts.; pt. 30 cts.; qt. 60 

 cts. ; 2 qts. $1. 10; 4 qts. $2.00. Postpaid. 

 Round-Pod Brittle Wax. Vigorous 

 grower in rich soils. Drop seeds 5 

 inches apart. Bears slightly curved 

 round pods for the better part of one 

 month. Pkt. 10 cts.; pt. 30 cts.; qt, 

 60 cts.; 2 qts. $1.10; 4 qts. $2.00. 

 Postpaid. 



Pencil-Pod Black Wax. Stringless, 

 meaty, round, slender, bright yellow 

 pcds 6 to 7 inches long. Pkt. 10 cts.; 

 pt. 30 cts.; qt. 60 cts.; 2 qts. $1.10; 

 4 qts. S2.00. Postpaid. 



Large Green Globe Artichokes 



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