William J. Rice 
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Vegetable Seeds 
General List Vegetable Seeds 
ASPARAGUS 
Martha Washington. This variety is the result 
of careful breeding by the U. S. Department of 
Agriculture, Washington, D. C., with the object 
of eliminating rust. It produces large, straight 
shoots of a dark green color. The tips are tight 
and firm and do not open out or begin to branch 
until well out of the ground; a very valuable 
feature. Oz. 15c., lb. 40c., lb. SI.50. 
ASPARAGUS ROOTS 
Palmetto and Washington. Strong, 2 yr. old roots 
are recommended. 100 S2.00, 1000 S14.00. 
ARTICHOKE 
Large French Globe (Perennial). The flower 
heads are the edible portions and are cooked like 
Asparagus. Sow during February and March 
and transplant after danger from frost in rows 
3 ft. apart, and 2 ft. between the plants. It re¬ 
quires a deep, rich loam and slight Winter protec¬ 
tion. Plants not usually productive after third 
year. Pkt. 10c., oz. 75c. 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS 
This delicious vegetable is superior to either 
Borecole or Spinach. The small Cabbage-like heads 
which grow upon the stem are much improved by a 
moderate frost. Sow in open ground in June and 
when the young plants are 6 inches high they should 
be transplanted to rich soil, in rows 3 feet apart 
and the plants IS inches on the row. 
Selected Long Island Grown. Oz. 30c. 
BEANS DWARF OR BUSH 
GREEN PODDED SORTS 
Lb. 30c., 2 lbs. 50c. 
Bountiful. Yellow seed, flat pod, stringless and 
fine quality. Big yielder. 
Stringless Black Valentine. Very hardy and pro¬ 
ductive. Extra early. Vigorous vine; pods 
straight and semi-round, stringless. A large crop 
can be depended on. 
Stringless Refugee. Seed purple, splashed with 
tan. Round pods. Very prolific. 
Tendergreen. A new green podded bean of un¬ 
usual merit. The pods are long, light green in 
color, round and absolutely stringless. Market 
gardeners like it because it yields a heavy crop 
of early Beans. Early, prolific, stringless; just 
what you have been waiting for. 
Burpee’s Stringless Green Pod. Seed dark brown, 
round pods of fine quality. 
Giant Stringless Green Pod. Seed yellowish 
brown, round pod, big yielder, fine quality. 
Masterpiece. 
Improved Kidney Wax. Long, semi-round pods, 
slightly curved. The quality is of the best, and 
the pods are without strings. Not an early Bean, 
as it requires about 50 days to mature for picking. 
This is one of the finest and heaviest yielding wax 
podded Bean we have ever sold. We have seen 
59 good pods on one vine. 
WAX PODDED SORTS 
Lb. 30c., 2 lbs. 50c. 
Round Pod Kidney Wax. Long, stringless and 
tender. 
Wardwell’s Kidney Wax. Seed kidney shaped, 
with purple about the eye. Pods flat, stringless 
and handsome. 
Improved Golden Wax. White seed splashed with 
purple. Pods medium in length, good quality. 
Curries Rustproof Wax. Seed purplish black, 
flat pods. Matures early. 
Davis White Kidney Wax. Seed white, kidney 
shape. Pods flat. Productive Bean. 
DWARF LIMAS 
The dwarf Lima class cannot be recommended 
too highly. The beans can be grown and gathered 
much more easily than the Pole Limas as the vines 
require no support. They can also be grown closer 
together than those of any Pole variety. Dwarf 
Limas are fully equal in quality to Pole Limas and 
as a rule are earlier maturing. 
Lb. 40c., 2 lbs. 75c. 
Fordhook Bush Lima. An improved dwarf Lima 
of the Kumerle type. It is sometimes called 
Potato Bush Lima. The plants are vigorous and 
erect, bearing well above the ground. The pods, 
which are produced in large clusters, are medium 
green, about 4 % in. long and each contains 
3 to 5 large beans of exceptionally fine quality. 
It is much more productive than Kumerle and 
matures earlier. Seed large, irregularly oval in 
shape, very thick, white with greenish tinge. 
This sort is popular for home and market use, 
especially in the East. 
Burpee’s Improved Bush Lima. This is a little 
the earliest maturing of the large seeded Limas. 
The plants are vigorous and productive. The 
pods are medium green, very large, about 5 in. 
long, thick and usually contain 4 beans, which 
are unusually thick, of largest size and of excellent 
quality. Seed very large, thick and usually shows 
a greenish white tinge which is generally con¬ 
sidered an indication of superior quality. One of 
the best and most extensively used Bush Limas 
for the market as well as home garden. 
Henderson’s Bush Lima. A dwarf form of the 
small white Lima, valuable on that account, and 
because of its extreme earliness, hardiness and 
productiveness. The plants are without runners 
but continue to grow and set pods until stopped 
by frost. The leaves are small and very dark 
green; flowers small, yellowish white, borne in 
clusters and often above the foliage. The pods 
are medium dark green, short, about 2 % in., 
flat and contain 2 to 4 beans which are of excel¬ 
lent quality either green shelled or dry. This is 
much used by canners, as well as for home and 
market garden use. Seed small, flat and white 
with slight tinge of yellow. 
Dreer’s Bush. Seed thick, Potato type. Produc¬ 
tive but later than the others. 
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