The Iowa Seed Company, Des Moines, Iowa 
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BEANS 
ASPARAGUS 
(One ounce will sow forty feet of drill.) 
Asparagus is so easily grown every gar¬ 
den should contain a bed. A circular on 
“How to Make an Asparagus Bed” sent 
free on request. 
Washington—The new rustproof variety. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; 14 lb., 35c; lb., $1.25. 
Dwarf or Bush Varieties 
Our packets of beans contain two ounces. 
Stringless Green Pod—The best of the green pod varieties. Pods are 
long light green, entirely stringless, and of excellent flavor. Very early 
and prolific and as near perfect as any green pod bean we know. 
Pkt., 5c; !4 lb., 7c; 1 lb., 20c; 5 lbs., 90c; 10 lbs., $1.70. 
Improved Early Valentine—A standard variety and liked by many. 
Produces its thick, fleshy pods abundantly. Of fine flavor and matures 
quickly. Pkt., 5c; 14 lb., 7c; 1 lb., 20c; 5 lbs., 90c; 10 lbs., $1.70. 
Improved Golden Wax—This is the standard variety. The most 
popular for either family or market garden. JPods are large, clear, 
waxy yellow and free from rust. Entirely stringless. Pkt., 5c; 14 lb., 
7c; 1 lb., 20c; 5 lbs., 90c; 10 lbs., $1.70. 
Challenge Black Wax—An old favorite and still preferred by many. 
Pkt., 5c; 14 lb., 7c; 1 lb., 20c; 5 lbs., 90c; 10 lbs., $1.70. 
Brittle Wax—This is the best of the new varieties of wax beans. 
Pkt., 5c; 14 lb., 7c; 1 lb., 20c; 5 lbs., 90c; 10 lbs., $1.70. 
Burpee’s Bush Lima—A bush form of the true large lima bean. 
Yields well. Does not always mature in this latitude but makes ex¬ 
cellent green shelled beans. Pkt., 5c; 14 lb., 15c; 1 lb., 40c; 5 lbs., $1.75; 
10 lbs., $3.30. 
Henderson’s Bush Lima—A true bush lima and sure to ripen its 
enormous crop. Pkt., 5c; 14 lb., 8c; 1 lb., 25c; 5 lbs., $1.20; 10 lbs., $2.30. 
Improved Navy, or Boston Pea—An improved type of the Navy 
bean which .growii iop^qjSQ-^i^s^ll ^earfs (1 4ij the winter. Pkt., 5c; 
14 lb. 
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