PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND 
Vegetable Seeds 15 
THE BEST VEGETABLE SEEDS 
All vegetable seeds except those otherwise mentioned, are put up in 10-cent packages. We send free by 
mail all vegetable seeds in packages, ounces and one-fourth pounds; larger quantities, add postage according 
to Parcel Post zone rates. 
Asparagus, Washington 
Artichokes 
Sow seeds in hotbed early in Spring in rows 6 inches apart, transplant into boxes or pots. 
Plant in open ground after danger of frost is past, 2 by 3 feet between plants. Rich, sandy 
loam is best adapted. Sow seed in open ground in May and protect until cold weather is past 
and will head the second year. 
Large Globe, or Paris. Pkt. 15c., oz. 75c. 
Asparagus ° ne °7^i° 40 feet 
Sow the seed in Spring in drills 15 inches apart, the following Spring transplant to perma¬ 
nent beds. Plant for private use in rows 6 inches apart and allow 12 inches in the rows, covering 
the roots 6 inches. For market on a large scale, set 4 by 2 feet. 
Palmetto. Oz. 10c., M lb. 25c., lb. 75c. 
Mary Washington. A rust-resisting variety. Oz. 15c., 34 lb. 35c., lb. $1.00. 
Asparagus Roots 
Mary Washington. The earliest and produces more and larger stalks than other strains; the 
highest rust resisting variety. So much better you can see the difference. Extra two year 
old roots $1.50 per 100; $12.00 per 1000. Asparagus Knives, 50c. each. 
Beans—Dwarf or Bush 
Beans, Stringless Green Podded 
One pound to 50 feet of drill 
For succession Bush Beans should be planted at intervals 
of two weeks from May until August. Make drills 2 feet 
apart and 2 inches deep. 
Stringless Green Pod. Extra early, stringless, round pod. 
Very prolific and excellent quality. 34 lb. 20c., lb. 35c., 5 lbs. $1.50. 
Black Valentine. Round, straight, good quality. 34 lb. 20c., lb. 35c., 5 lbs. $1.50. 
Early Bountiful. A stringless flat pod variety of excellent quality. 34 lb. 20c., lb. 
35c., 5 lbs. $1.50. 
Dwarf Horticultural. An excellent shell Bean. 34 lb. 20c., lb. 35c., 5 lbs. $1.50. 
Low’s Champion. Recommendable as a string or shell Bean. 34 lb. 20c., lb. 35c., 
5 lbs. $1.50. 
Improved Golden Wax. A favorite among yellow podded varieties; pods flat. 
34 lb. 20c., lb. 35c., 5 lbs. $1.50. 
Round Pod Kidney Wax. Of the finest quality; entirely stringless. 34 lb. 20c., 
lb. 35c., 5 lbs. $1.50. 
Pencil Pod Black Wax. Pods round, bright yellow and entirely stringless. 34 lb. 
20c., lb. 35c., 5 lbs. $1.50. 
Davis White Kidney Wax. A flat-poded Wax Bean, 6 to 7 in. long. Makes an ex¬ 
cellent shell bean. 34 lb. 20c., lb. 35c., 5 lbs. $1.50. 
Sure Crop Wax. An absolutely stringless Wax Bean, pods 6 to 7 in. long and flat. 
The eating quality is perfect and is also disease-resisting. 34 lb. 20c., lb. 35c., 
5 lb. $1.50. 
Fordhook Bush Lima. Very productive and of excellent quality. 34 lb. 20c., lb. 
40c., 5 lbs. $1.75. 
Henderson’s Bush Lima. Early, small bean. 34 lb. 20c., lb. 40c., 5 lbs. $1.75. 
English Broad Windsor. The standard English Bean. 34 lb. 20c., lb. 35c., 5 lbs. 
$1.50. 
Beang, Fordhook Bush Lima 
Field Beans Yellow Eye. 
34 lb. 20c., lb. 30c., 2 lbs. 50c. 
Pole, or Running Beans 0n 7 e 5 m“ dto 
The planting of Pole Beans should be delayed a week or more after the planting 
of the early dwarf sorts. Make hills about 3 feet apart and 1 to 2 inches deep and plant 
five to six seeds in each hill; thin to three plants in each hill when well established. 
Limas should not be planted until weather becomes warm and settled. Flat beans 
should be placed in the soil edgewise, eye down. 
Mammoth Horticultural Pole. A very prolific shell Bean. 34 lb. 20c., lb. 35c. 
5 lbs. $1.50. 
Kentucky Wonder. An excellent variety, entirely stringless, round pod. 34 lb. 20c., 
lb. 35c., 5 lbs. $1.50. 
Kentucky Wonder Wax. Pods very long, fleshy, stringless, light yellow. 34 lb. 20c., 
lb. 40c., 5 lbs. $1.75. 
Scarlet Runner. Highly ornamental; also used as a table Bean. 34 lb. 20c., lb. 40c., 
5 lbs. $1.75. 
Large White Lima (Extra Size). The standard Pole Lima. Quality excellent. 34 lb. 
20c., lb. 40c., 5 lbs. $1.75. 
Sieva, or Small Lima. An excellent Bean, earlier and more hardy than large Limas. 
3^2 lb. 20c., lb. 40c. 
Yard Long. A very curious sort, producing pods 2 ft. or more in length, the thick¬ 
ness of a lead pencil. Pkt. 10c. 
