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GRAND RAPIDS GROWERS, be., Grand Rapids, Michigan 
Asparagus 
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. One ounce of seed will sow 60 feet of drill 
and produce about 200 plants. Drill the seed in rows about eighteen inches 
apart, covering seed one inch. Cultivate well, keep free from weeds and 
they should be all right to transplant to permanent beds the following Spring. 
The soil cannot be made too rich. Use well rotted stable manure or Pulver¬ 
ized Hen Manure, and mix well with the soil. For home garden have the 
rows two or three feet apart and a foot apart in the row. For field culture, 
the rows should be four feet apart. Make broad trenches about a foot deep 
and fill in about three or four inches with well rotted stable manure, put two 
inches of dirt on top of the manure, then set the plants, spreading the roots 
and cover with an inch of soil. As the plants grow, gradually fill the 
trenches till the bed or field is level. Do not cut the plants till the third 
year. Every Fall before the seed is ripe, cut tops and burn them, and give 
good top dressing of manure. Remember, the bed well planted will last for 
at least twenty years. Treat it well. 
★Mary Washington Rust-Resistant Asparagus tendlfgreen 
Asparagus. This is a decided improvement over the Pedigreed 
Washington and Martha Washington, being earlier, larger and 
longer. The credit for the development of this wonderful, rust- 
resistant strain is almost entirely due to the untiring efforts of 
Prof. J. B. Norton, member of the Plant Breeding Staff of the 
U. S. Dept, of Agriculture. Oz., 15c; % lb., 40c; 1 lb., $1.25, post¬ 
paid. 
Martha Wachinotnn (Pedigreed). The original rust-resistant type, 
numiid Mdsiliugiun A heayy yielding var iety with long, thick, heavy 
stalks, closely folded at the tips; color rich, dark green. Oz., 10c; 
% lb., 30c; 1 lb., $1.00, postpaid. 
PalmPttft An earl y maturing and prolific variety with thick dark 
green shoots, distinctly pointed at the tip. A popular 
canning variety. Oz., 10c; % lb., 25c; 1 lb., 75c, postpaid. 
Asparagus Roots 
We have the Palmetto and Mary Washington Rust Resistant 
Asparagus Roots, every spring, and as we only handle the very 
best two-year roots, that are locally grown, we will ask that you 
write us for prices in whatever quantity you may want. 
Beans 
"A' Mary Washington Asparagus. 
Rust Resistant. 
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. One pound to 100 feet of drill; about three-fourths bushel per acre of Bush Beans. Beans 
thrive on a rich, warm, light soil. It is not safe to plant until about the middle of May as the seed will rot in cold, wet 
ground, and the plants will not stand frost. Plant dwarf beans in rows two feet apart and from four to six inches apart in 
the rows. Lima Beans should not be planted until June first, when the soil is thoroughly warmed through. Limas will rot 
in cold ground. 
Pencil Pod Black Wax. 
Wax Podded Varieties 
Improved Golden Wax 0ne of , the D e£ ! rIie A d , warf 
r wax sorts. Pods fiat, long, 
beautiful golden yellow, tender and stringless. 1 lb., 
30c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10 lbs., $2.00; 1 bu., $8.00. 
★Pencil Pod Black Wax Pods round, very long, ten¬ 
der, and entirely stringless. 
Extremely productive. Best market gardeners’ sort. 
1 lb., 30c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10 lbs., $2.00; 1 hu., 
$ 8 . 00 . 
+ Burpee’s New Kidney Wax A , rn ° re vi s° rous and 
r* r J prolific grower than 
Wardwell’s. Pods flat, brittle, fleshy, of a rich lemon 
color, stringless and well flavored. 1 lb., 30c, postpaid. 
Not prepaid, 10 lbs., $2.00; 1 bu., S8.00. 
Prolific Black Wax (0r ,. G , er ™ an £ lack . Th „ e 
earliest Wax Bean. Pods short, 
curved, sPghtlv flattish. 1 lb., 30c, postpaid. Not pre¬ 
paid, 10 lbs., $2.00; 1 bu., $8.00. 
Wardwell’s Kidney Wax A , vep y popular early garden- 
J er s variety. Pods large, 5% 
to 6 inches, moderately stout, straight and flat, fleshy, 
brittle, fine grained and nearly stringless. Of good 
quality and very attractive. 1 lb., 30c, postpaid. Not 
prepaid, 10 lbs„ $2.00; 1 bu., S8.00. 
Davis Kidney Wax s ® ed . white pods very long, flat, 
■' straight, white, waxlike, and very 
attractive. If picked when young, the pods are ten¬ 
der and stringless but if left too long become rather 
hard. Extremely productive. 1 lb., 30c, postpaid. Not 
prepaid, 10 lbs., $2.00; 1 bu., $8.00. 
Tendersreen Wax A n * w introduction, and now one 
° ot the most popular green Beans. 
Hardy, dependable cropper, medium large, dark green 
and stringless. 1 lb., 30c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10 lbs., 
$2.00: 1 bu., $8.00. 
•^•This variety recommended by the Michigan State College. 
