Descriptive Seed List for 1918 
SEEDS SENT POSTPAID BY MAIL, except when otherwise noted. When 
sent by Freight or Express, or delivered at our Seed Store, the rate per pound will 
be 5 cents less than the Mail Price quoted on SINGLE POUNDS ONLY. 
ALL SEEDS CAREFULLY TESTED, so we know they will grow. Safe ar- 
rival guaranteed. All orders promptly filled. 
ASPARAGUS 
Asparagus is one of the earliest of 
spring vegetables. Ready for the 
table when we are just planting most 
vegetables, and weeks before the earli- 
est green peas are ready. And a bed 
once started will last for years. It 
should have a place in every garden. 
CONOVER'S COLOSSAL. The 
standard variety. More used than any 
other. Large green shoots of fine 
quality. Best kind for family use. 
Pkg., 5c; oz., 10c; % lb., 20c; 1 lb., 60c. 
COLUMBIAN MAMMOTH WHITE. 
Produces white stalks of large size. 
Most valuable for market or canning. 
Pkg., 5c; oz., 15c; lb., 75c. 
ASPARAGUS ROOTS 
Conover's Colossal — By Mall. 
1 year old, dozen, 25c; 100, $1.00. 
2 years old, dozen, 50c; 100, $2.50. 
To make a good asparagus bed, the 
ground should be trenched two feet 
deep and highly manured. Set plants 
in rows three feet apart and one foot 
apart in the row. Once planted it will 
last a lifetime. 
BEANS— Bush 
IMPROVED GOLDEN WAX. An 
improvement of the old Golden Wax, 
which has been so popular for years 
past. Possesses all the good qualities 
and Is larger in pod and more prolific. 
Lb., 45c; % lb., 25c; Vi lb., 15c; pkg., 
10c. 
NEW STRINGLESS GREEN POD. 
Long, round, green pods, absolutely 
stringless; tender, brittle and of finest 
flavor. While more hardy to with- 
stand frosts, yet it is as tender to cook 
as any wax pod bean. Early and pro- 
ductive. Lb., 45c; % lb., 25c; % lb., 
15c; pkg., 10c. 
HENDERSON'S BOUNTIFUL. A 
new green pod bush bean. Vigorous 
vines, very prolific, and very early. 
Large, flat green pods, entirely free 
from strings or tough lining, that snap 
brittle, cook tender, and are of delici- 
ous flavor. We have tried it for sev- 
eral years and have found it to be 
most excellent in every respect. Price, 
lb., 45c; %lb., 25c; V* lb., 15c; pkg., 
10c. 
