BEST VEGETABLES NEW AND OLD 
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There are thousands of varieties of vegetables, some more desirable than others. We have 
tried to olfer a few of the very best for early, medium, and late planting. These are varieties 
especially adapted to all parts of the country. 
Varieties in larger type are those that we especially recommend that you try. 
Everything mailed Postage Paid at the Prices Quoted. 
ASPARAGUS 
Soil must be very rich to grow good Aspara¬ 
gus. Use an abundance of rotted manure. 
Cover the bed with manure for the winter. 
Pour boiling water on the seeds. Let it stand 
2 minutes, then pour it off before sowing. 
Plants will produce stalks for cutting in 2 to 
8 years from seed. 
Mary Washington 
Asparagus 
A superior variety originated by 
the Department of Agriculture. 
Shoots, long, thick and heavy, and of 
a rich dark green color. Sure crop¬ 
per. Rust proof. Finest quality. 
Pkt. 7c; oz. 10c; ^ lb. 30c; lb. 00c. 
Giant Argenteuil 
Asparagus 
A giant variety of Asparagus possessing all 
the good qualities of the well-known Conover’s 
Colossal, Palmetto, etc., and is larger and 
more desirable than either. The mammoth, un¬ 
surpassing tender stalks are of nearly white 
color. From a deep, richly made bed bearing 
plants are produced from seed in two years. 
Pkt. 5c; or. 10c; lb. 25c; lb. 75c. 
Barr's Mammoth 
Asparagus 
An excellent variety. Large and productive. 
Grown with Conover’s Colossal, it grows twice 
as large and more productive. Very popular. 
Pkt. 5c; or. 10c; % lb. 20c; lb. 65c. 
Mary Washington Asparagus 
Remember— 
We guarantee our seeds to Grow, 
or Replace them Free. 
We guarantee them to reach you 
safely. 
We guarantee them to be as Good 
as any you can buy. 
Don’t get fooled. Some quote 
prices lower than ours and send seeds 
by express. When you have paid ex¬ 
press charges their seeds cost more 
than ours. 
If you live near enough to us so the postage 
is cheaper and you use a large quantity of 
seed send us a list and we will make you the 
Lowest Price possible. 
Tendergreen Bush Bean 
strong vigorous branching plants. 
Pods 7 inches long, round and beau¬ 
tiful green color. Very meaty, ten¬ 
der and absolutely stringless. Try it. 
Pkt. 6c; H lb. lac; lb. 37c; 3 lbs. 
for SI.00 by mail. 
BUSH BEANS 
Beans grow anywhere and produce some crop. For a Big Crop, 
Inoculate the sjeed with a 15c package of McQueen’s Inoculator. 
Do not cultivate beans while wet or while the dew is on the 
plants. 
Beans are liable to rot if ground is cold and wet. 
Earliest Butter Wax 
Plants strong, vigorous and upright producing an immense 
crop of beautiful yellow pods 5 to 7 inches long. A rust-proof i 
sort, tender and stringless. Early and of unexcelled quality. i 
Pkt. 6c; H lb. lac; lb. 35c; 3 lbs. for Sl.OO. 
Tendergreen Bush Beans 
Bountiful Green Pod Beans 
One of the beans most extensively grown for city markets. 
Very productive, long handsome green pods. Continuous bearer; 
solid, meaty, stringless with a fine fiavor. Pkt. 5c; V4 lb. 10c; 
Ib. 32c; 3 lbs. for 90c. 
Giant Stringless Green Pod 
A grand stringless variety sometimes called Giant Stringless 
Valentine. Wide, fleshy, thick pods, 6 to 6 inches long. A little 
later than Stringless Green Pod and of excellent quality. Pkt. 
5c; 1/4 Ib. 10c; Ib. 32c; 3 lbs. 90c. 
Dwarf Cranberry 
A popular Bush Bean for shelling green. Beans very large 
and of the finest possible flavor. Beans similar to the Pole Cran¬ 
berry. They are used more than any other for succotash. Pkt. 
5c; Vt Ib. 10c; Ib. 31c; 3 lbs. 85c. 
Earliest Butter Wax 
