VEGETABLE SEED 
Green Podded Beans 
Culture: There is hardly a vegetable that contributes to the 
table as liberally as the snap bean. It is easy to grow and a 
heavy producer. Beans should be planted at intervals so that 
one may always have a fresh patch to depend upon. 
For the best crops beans require good rich soil and fre- 
quent hoeing. The seed should not be planted until the soil 
has become well warmed and all danger of frost is over, as 
the young plants are very tender and cannot withstand frosts. 
Spade or plow deeply and plant in rows 2 feet apart, scatter' 
ing the seed about 3 inches apart in the row, and cover 2 
inches deep. Hoe frequently, but shallow so that the roots 
are not injured, but never when the foliage is damp. 
Bountiful—Sometimes Called Six Weeks. 48 days 
Is the earliest of the green varieties. A very productive 
bean, pods are about 5 inches long, straight, handsome, 
rather light green and flat, and of good quality. Is very 
popular on Eastern Markets. 
Full Measure (Gold Seal Quality). 53 days. Recognized as 
one of the finest beans that can be grown because, besides 
being absolutely stringless, the shell or skin of the pod 
does not get tough and is free from fiber no matter how 
long the pods are allowed to remain on the bush. The 
texture of the pod never grows coarse but remains tender 
and meaty after the bean is fully matured. It is superior to 
Burpee’s Stringless and a very heavy producer. Pods 6 to 
6|/2 inches long, round, straight and meaty. Medium green. 
However, for early crop, not as hardy as Asgrow Stringless. 
Burpee’s Stringless. 53 days. One of the most popular 
beans grown because it is almost stringless, of dwarf growth, 
plants very productive, quite early, pods cylindrical. Espe' 
dally recommended for home gardens. 
Asgrow Stringless Green Pod. 54 days. A very recent 
introduction. Pods are 6 to 6 J /2 inches long, being absolutely 
stringless, straight, round, dark green, meaty and free from 
fiber and remain in this condition longer than any other 
variety grown. In appearance, very similar to Full Measure 
but hardier and withstands blight much better. 
Giant Stringless. 55 days. Exceedingly productive and 
very hardy. Matures a few days later than the Burpee’s 
Stringless but it is slightly longer and more nearly straight. 
We recommend this variety for early crop in districts 
where the crop may be affected by blight. 
Shippers Green or Longfellow. 55 days. Pods are very 
handsome, long and straight and of a dark green color. 
When the pods are young, they are absolutely stringless, 
very tender and of high flavor. 
Asgrow Valentine. 56 days. Is free from strings, seed 
black, plants large, erect, prolific. Very attractive oval 
pods 6 J /2 to 7 inches long, nearly straight, dark green, and 
of fine quality and delicate flavor; retain color and texture 
in shipping long distances. 
V EGETABLE SEED is a very important department in 
our business. Good vegetable seed was the foundation on 
which The Western Seed Company business was built—in 
fact, the first three years Vegetable Seeds were the only kind 
of seeds we sold and today we are one of the foremost and 
leading Vegetable Seed handlers in America. This is due to: 
| Our consistent policy of quality. 
Our advantageous position as large growers and shippers 
/ of all kinds of vegetables, enabling us to know the best 
strains and varieties adapted to our western country. 
3 Our constant testing of the seeds we sell, for purity, germi¬ 
nation and adaptability to this western country. 
Asparagus Seed 
Culture: Loosen up the soil by plowing or spading deep, 
making a good seed bed. Sow seed thick in rows 20 inches 
apart. Use plenty of water for the seed has a hard hull that 
can only be softened with moisture. After the plants start 
growing do not cultivate as this will injure the roots. The fob 
lowing spring the roots must be dug, separated and trans' 
planted in the field or garden, making trenches about 4 inches 
deep, 6 inches wide; place roots, crown up, 20 inches apart. 
Leave the rows 3]/2 ft. apart. As the roots get older and larger 
the asparagus comes thicker and better. If you do not care to 
wait and raise your own roots we can supply you with two' 
year-old roots of the varieties listed below. 
Mary Washington. A strain selected from the Martha 
Washington, account of being a little earlier and more 
vigorous. This variety is rust resistant and produces long, 
straight, thick and heavy shoots, dark green the entire length 
except tinted darker at the tips. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; M lb., 
45c; lb., $1.10, postpaid. 
Early Giant French Argenteuil (Gold Seal Quality). 
The best of the European varieties. Very heavy yielder. 
Dark green, large shoots. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; M lb., 30c; lb., 
75c, postpaid. 
Palmetto. Matures early, very prolific, producing an abund¬ 
ance of deep green shoots. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; M lb., 30c; lb., 
75c; postpaid. 
Asparagus Roots. See page 32. 
Artichokes 
Culture: In February or March sow and transplant in hot¬ 
beds until the danger of frost is over. Set in very rich, well 
drained soil in rows 4 feet apart and 2 feet apart in row. Plants 
can be raised in seed beds outdoors, but will not produce heads 
the first year. Jerusalem Artichokes should be planted and 
cultivated like potatoes. 
Green Globe Artichokes. Are cultivated for their flower- 
heads, which are cooked like asparagus. Plants set in any 
good soil, with light covering in winter, will remain in 
bearing several years. Cultivation limited in this section. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 40c; lb., $1.25; lb., $4.00, postpaid. 
Jerusalem or Potato Artichoke. A dandy hog feed, 
heavy bearer. See page 32. 
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