For Better Gardens — Plan Early — Prepare Early — Plant Hardie’s Seeds 
HARDIE S VEGETABLE SEED 
Artichoke 
CULTURE—Sow seed early in the spring- and transplant the following: spring- in 
hills four feet apart, setting- three plants to the hill; the soil should be rich and deep. 
100— LARGE GREEN GLOBE —The best standing variety. Pkt. 10c; oz. 60c; '/4 lb. 
$1.90; postpaid. 
Asparagus 
CULTURE—Sow in the fall or early spring in shallow drills 15 to 18 inches apart, 
thin out seedlings to 3 or 4 inches in rows, saving onlv the strongest: transplant when 
two years old into permanent beds, the soil of which should have been thoroughly 
mixed with well rotted manure. 
101— PALMETTO —A great yielder; earlier and larger than Conover’s Colossal. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; '/4 lb. 30c; postpaid. 
102— COLUMBIAN MAMMOTH WHITE —Large white stalks and very productive. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; '/4 lb. 30c; postpaid. 
103— MARTHA WASHINGTON —A vigorous grower, bred to resist rust disease. Very 
productive and uniform in type. Shoots are large, of good quality, rich green color 
tinted purple at tips. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 1/4 lb. 30c; postpaid. 
Palmetto Asparagus ASPARAGUS ROOTS —See Roots and Plants. 
Hardie’s Garden Beans 
BEANS BEING EASILY GROWN. HAVE BECOME ONE OF THE 
MOST POPULAR GARDEN VEGETABLES. 
You would be unable to secure seed of better quality anywhere. The most success¬ 
ful truck gardeners have learned to depend on Hardie’s Beans. 
CULTURE—Beans are tender, and should not be planted until all danger from frost 
is past. No time is gained by planting them before the ground becomes warm. Drop 
the beans two or three inches apart, in rows standing eighteen inches or two feet 
apart; cultivate only when dry; draw the soil slightly towards them. They will make 
green beans in six or eight weeks; sow every two weeks for a succession, if seasonable, 
up to September. 
Bush—Green Pod 
104— BOUNTIFUL —One of the best green pod bush sorts. Very prolific and extra 
early, making in six weeks. Pkt. 10c; lb. 30c; 2 lbs. 55c; 5 lbs. $1.10; postpaid. 
105— BURPEE’S STRINGLESS GREEN POD —Combines unusual hardiness, extreme 
earliness and wonderful productiveness with pods of handsome appearance and finest 
quality. Undoubtedly the greatest green pod bean known. Pods are fleshy, full and 
slightly curved, very round and borne in abundance, through a long season, beginning 
early. Gardeners use this bean. It excells as a snap bean for table use or for canning. 
Pkt. 10c; lb. 30c; 2 lbs. 55c; 5 lbs. $1.10; postpaid. 
106— EXTRA EARLY ROUND POD VALENTINE —Unsurpassed for quality, and re¬ 
markably uniform in ripening; pods strong, vigorous grower, stands well up, round, 
thick and solid; very tender and of fine flavor. Pkt. 10c; lb. 30c; 2 lbs. 55c; 5 lbs. 
$1.10; postpaid. 
Burpee’s Stringless. 
Giant Stringless Green Pod. 
107— FULL MEASURE —Unsurpassed for home and market. Plant large, 
thrifty and productive. Pods medium green, round, very fleshy, brittle, string¬ 
less and fine-grained. Pkt. 10c; lb. 30c; 2 lbs. 55c; 5 lbs. $1.10; postpaid. 
108— GIANT STRINGLESS GREEN POD —Larger and some earlier than the 
Valentine; is without strings, unusually crisp and meaty; is very prolific, and 
has done well wherever tried. Pkt. 10c; lb. 30c; 2 lbs. 55c; 5 lbs. $1.10; 
postpaid. 
109— TENNESSEE GREEN POD —Very early and stands earlier planting than 
most other beans; withstands cold, inclement weather better than other sorts. 
Very prolific, pods very long, flat, bright green and of most excellent quality. 
We recommend this bean to market gardeners for extremely early planting. 
Pkt. 10c; lb. 30c; 2 lbs. 55c; 5 lbs. $1.10; postpaid. 
110 — MEXICAN PINTO BEANS (Frijoles) —A very early green, flat-podded 
variety that withstands light frost. Pkt. 10c; lb. 25c; 5 lbs. $1.00; postpaid. 
Write for prices in larger quantities. 
Bush — Wax or Yellow Pod 
111 — IMPROVED GOLDEN WAX —Plants are of vigorous, bushy growth, not 
susceptible to rust, moderately early and very prolific. Pods are exceedingly 
handsome, large, uniformly broad, thick and almost all solid flesh; of good 
quality, tender and brittle, absolutely without string or coarse fiber at all 
stages until maturity. Color, rich golden yellow. Its reliability in producing a 
heavy crop of large, handsome pods, whether sown in spring, summer or early 
fall, renders it highly valuable for both home and market planting. Pkt. 10c; 
lb. 30c; 2 lbs. 55c; 5 lbs. $1.10; postpaid. 
112 — PENCIL-POD BLACK WAX —Pods smooth, perfectly round and straight 
like a pencil; light golden yellow in color; very productive. One of the most 
profitable Wax Beans for market gardeners to plant. Pkt. 10c; lb. 30c; 2 lbs. 
55c; 5 lbs. $1.10; postpaid. 
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