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POUT B. MELLINGEK 
MELLINGER’S TESTED SEEDS 
AT NEW LOW PRICES 
PRICES. Prices in 10 pound lets and under include postage. If 
you cail at our tarm or order express or freight collect for youfl 
Beans, Corn, and l eas, you may deduct from prices quoted on the 
various quantities as follows: 3c from l / 2 lb., 5c from 1 lb., 10c from 
2 lbs., 15c from 5 lbs., 25c from 10 lbs. These deductions apply to 
Beans, Corn, and Peas only. Prices are subject to change without 
notice. 
ARTICHOKE 
CULTURE--Seed may be sown indoors and plants set out in the garden in 
rows 4 feet apart and 2 feet apart in the rows, after all danger of frost is, past, 
producing heads the first year. Late in the fall protect the crowns with leaves or 
straw r to prevent severe freezing. 
Pkt. i /2 oz. 1 oz. 4 oz. 1 lb. 5 lbs. 
Large Green Globe.Ob .25 .50 $1.50 $5.00 
ASPARAGUS 
CULTURE—Sow in the early Spring in dr.11s 2 to 3 feet apart, scattering 
about 1 inch apart in the drilm. Cow r with 1 inch of soil; cultivate freely. A 
packet will produce about 200 plants, an ounce about 750 plants; 4 to 5 lbs. to 
the acre. The following spring s^t out the roots in a permanent b d. Planted 18 
inches apart in rows 2% feet apart. 5,000 to 7,000 roots will plant an acre. 
Pkt. 1 oz. 4 oz. 1 To. 5 lbs. 10 lbs. 
Mary Washington..05 .15 .48 $1.15 $5.00 
Mary Washington 1 year roots—Rot prepaid: dozen 25c; 50, 90c; 
100,‘$1.60. 
Mary Washington 1 year roofs—Postpaid: 12, 35c; 50, $1.00; 100, 
$1.75. 
POLE BEANS 
CULTURE — Sow when the ground 
is warm and 
dry. If pol 
es are 
used for 
support, set 2 feet apart each 
way. Plant 6 to 
8 beans to a pole 
2 inches do p; 
when started, thin to 1 plants. 
Use 1 packet to 
20 pol 
s ; 1 pound 
to 100 
poles; 20 
to 30 pounds per acre. Ready 
to use in 
65 to 80 days. 
Pkt. 
Vz lb - 
1 lb. 
5 lbs. 10 lbs. 
100 lbs. 
Ideal Market. 
. . .03 
.18 
.30 
* C) r d* 1 c% pr 
_ u /w . j e> 
$18.00 
Earliest and most prolific of the 
green 
podded pole beans. 
String] 
ess win n 
young and borne in 
clusters 
of 6 ; 
very tender, pulpy and 
excellent 
quality. Seeds Black. 
Kentucky Wonder. 
. ..08 
.18 
.30 
1.05 
1.85 
14.00 
Lazy Wife . 
. ..03 
.io 
.30 
1.25 
2 25 
18.00 
Golden Cluster Wax. . . . 
. ..08 
.18 
.30 
1.25 
2.25 
18.00 
Yard Long . 
. ..08 
.53 
.95 
4.15 
7.25 
Long, slender round pods, 2 feet or more in length. When 
young 
they are 
tender; a curiosity. 
Horticultural, Cranberry, 
Wren’s Egg or Roman 
. ..08 
.18 
.30 
1.25 
2 25 
18.00 
King of the Garden, 
Pole Lima . 
. .08 
.18 
.35 
1.30 
2.45 
20.00 
Early Leviathan, 
Pole Lima. 
.08 
.18 
.35 
1.30 
2.45 
20.00 
