SPRINGFIELD SEED CO., SPRINGFIELD, MO. 
TESTED GARDEN SEEDS 
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MARKET GARDENERS 
And those using large quantities of seed should send us a list of 
their requirements. Prices will be furnished promptly, and we 
can frequently make a substantial reduction on large quantities. 
All 10c Pkt. Seeds, 3 for 25c; 7 for 50c. Postpaid. 
Every Home and Kitchen Garden 
Should Have a Bed of Asparagus. 
ASPARAGUS 
Pkt. 
Oz. 
y* lb. 
Palmetto . 
.05 
.10 
.26 
Conover’s Colossal .... 
.05 
.10 
.25 
Columbian Mammoth white.. .06 
.10 
.26 
Mary Washington . 
.15 
.50 
BEANS (Green-Podded) 
Pkt. 
Lb. 
6 lbs. 
Round Red Valentine . 
. 10 
.30 
$1.40 
Giant Stringless G. Pod 
... .10 
.30 
1.40 
Full Measure . 
. 10 
.30 
1.40 
Bountiful. 
.10 
.30 
1.40 
BEANS 
(Wax) 
Pkt. 
Lb. 
5 lbs 
Improved Golden Wax 
. 10 
.30 
$1.40 
Rust-proof Black Wax 
. 10 
.30 
1.40 
Davis White Wax .... 
. 10 
.30 
1.40 
BEANS (Bush Lima) 
Pkt. 
Lb. 
5 lbs, 
Henderson's Bush Lima . . . 
.10 
.30 
$1.40 
Burpee’s Bush Lima . 
.10 
.30 
1.40 
BEANS (Pole 
Lima) 
Pkt. 
Lb. 
5 lbs. 
Large White Lima . 
.10 
.30 
$1.40 
King of the Garden Lima.. 
.10 
.30 
1.40 
Carolina or Sieva . 
.10 
.30 
1.40 
BEANS (Pole or 
Running) 
Pkt. 
Lb. 
5 lbs. 
Lazy Wife . 
.10 
.30 
$1.40 
Dutch Case Knife . 
.10 
.30 
1.40 
Speckled Cut-Short . 
.10 
.30 
1.40 
Creaseback . 
.10 
.30 
1.40 
Kentucky Wonder . 
.10 
.30 
1.40 
Kentucky Wonder Wax . . . . 
.10 
.30 
1.40 
Scarlet Runner . 
.10 
.30 
1.40 
BEANS 
CULTURE- —Beans are sensitive to both cold and wet, so do not 
plant till the ground is warm. To have a continuous supply plant 
every two weeks from the time the ground gets warm till the middle 
of August; further South they may be planted even later. Make the 
rows 2 and 3 feet apart, drop the beans 3 inches apart and cover 
IV 2 to 2 inches deep. Give frequent but shallow cultivation up to 
blossoming time, not afterward, and never when the plants are wet. 
Plant in a light loamy soil that warms up quickly. One pound plants 
CO feet; 100 pounds will plant an acre. 
MISSOURI WONDER POLE 
06 days. Particularly suitable for 
green shell beans. Plant large, good 
climber, prolific. Pods medium green, 
later splashed with red. 
52 (lays. Unsurpassed for home and mar¬ 
ket garden. Plant large, thrifty, heavily 
productive. Pods medium green, ( 1 -GV 2 in. 
long; % in. thick, round; very fleshy, brit¬ 
tle, stringless, fine grained. Seeds reddish- 
brown mottled with buff. 
BURPEE’S STRINGLESS GREEN PO'D 
53 days. High quality for home and mar¬ 
ket garden. Plant large, thrifty, heavily 
productive. Pods medium green; 5% in. 
long, almost % in. wide and equally thick; 
very fleshy, strictly stringless, fine grained, 
tender. Seeds coffee brown. 
GIANT STRINGLESS GREEN POD 
53 days. One of the best for home and 
market garden; very desirable for canning. 
Plant large, hardy, heavily productive. Pods 
medium green, 6 - 6 y 2 in. long; %-7 /16 in. 
thick, round; very fleshy, brittle and 
stringless. Seeds glossy yellowish-brown. 
BOUNTIFUL—SIX WEEKS 
48 days. Very desirable home and mar¬ 
ket garden sort; particularly valuable for 
early shipping. Plant large, thrifty, prolific. 
Pods clear light green; 6 %-7 in. long, over 
% in. wide, flat, % in. thick; fleshy, very 
slightly fibrous, strictly stringless, brittle 
and tender. Seeds solid straw-yellow. 
FULL MEASURE 
NEW RED VALENTINE 
52 days. One of the most dependably pro¬ 
ductive for home and market garden, un¬ 
excelled in quality for snaps. Plant medium 
sized, erect, compact, hardy. Pods medium 
green; 4%-5 in. long, % in. thick; wider 
than thick; very slightly stringy; ex¬ 
tremely fleshy; brittle, fine grained, ten¬ 
der. Seeds purplish-red splashed with buff; 
of irregular shape. 
KENTUCKY WONDER (Old Homestead) 
65 days. Unexcelled for home and market garden. Excellent 
climber, thrifty, heavily productive. Pods medium green; 9 to 
10 inches long, nearly round and V 2 inch in diameter; slightly 
stringy, very fleshy, brittle, tender. Seeds dun-colored. 
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