Selected Vegetable Seeds 
JOHH WILK & CO. 
VEGETABLE SEEDS 
All varieties marked with a ★ are of special merit 
ASPARAGUS 
Seed should be sown early in Spring, as soon 
as the soil is in good working condition. Every 
Fall a good dressing of coarse manure should 
be applied and in the Spring forked in. When 
two years old, transplant into permanent beds. 
It is ready for use the second year after planting. 
One ounce zvill sozv about 50 feet of drill. 
Columbian Mammoth White The finest white 
Asparagus. Pkt. 10c., oz. 15., /i lb. 20c., 
75c 
Mary Washington. A fine sort producing, 
tender, green asparagus. Pkt. 25c., oz. 5Uc., 
i/ 4 lb. $1.50, lb. $5.00. 
♦Palmetto. The green Asparagus Grows to 
a medium thickness. Lovers of the green 
variety should buy this. Pkt. 10c., oz. 15c., 
14 lb. 20c., lb. 75c. 
Asparagus Roots 
♦Pedigreed Mary Washington. The best as¬ 
paragus for home use. This strain is recog¬ 
nized, by all lovers of good asparagus, as 
being quite the finest grown. It. matures 
earlier; is more prolific and is more 
resistant to rust than any other variety. We 
offer only top grade, selected roots. I hree- 
year-old roots. Doz. 60c., 100 $4.00, 1,000 
$35.00. 
Columbia Mammoth White. White. 
Palmetto. Medium size green. 
Three-Year-Old Roots. Doz. 50c., 100 $2.50, 
1,000 $22.50. 
ARTICHOKE 
One ounce zvill produce 500 plants. 
Sow seeds early in Spring, and when large 
enough transplant into rows 4 feet apart and 
2 feet apart in the rows. 
Green Globe. When cooked like Asparagus, 
makes a delicious dish. Pkt. 25c., oz. $1.50. 
Jerusalem Artichoke Roots. Qt. 25c., pk. $2.50. 
BEANS 
BEANS (Continued) 
plant is robust in constitution, unusually pro¬ 
lific, and the long pods are straight, handsome 
and tender. Pkt. 15c., y 2 pt. 35c., pt. 65c., 
qt. $1.25. 
♦Stringless Green Pod. A very popular and pro¬ 
lific, round-podded bean; entirely stringless. 
It is considered the best bean for the home 
garden. Pkt. 10c., y 2 pt. 25c., pt. 40c., 
qt. 75c. 
♦Bountiful Stringless. An extra early, flat- 
podded variety. Pkt. 10c., y 2 pt. 25c., pt. 40c., 
qt. 75c. 
Stringless Red Valentine. An early bean of 
good quality. Pkt. 10c., y 2 pt. 25c., pt. 40c., 
qt. 75c. 
Black Valentine. A better green bean than 
Red Valentine. Very fine for frame and green 
house forcing. Pkt. 10c., y 2 pt. 25c., pt. 40c., 
qt. 75c. 
♦Full Measure. A new main crop variety of 
bush bean—a Stringless Round, Green Pod 
Bean. Pkt. 10c., y 2 pt. 25c., pt. 40c., qt. 75c. 
Refugee, or 1000 to 1. Similar to Red Valen¬ 
tine. Pkt. 10c., y 2 pt. 20c., pt. 35c., qt. 65c. 
Giant Stringless Green Pod. This bean is ab¬ 
solutely stringless. The pods are round and 
full. Pkt. 10c., L> pt. 25c., pt. 40c., qt. 75c. 
Dwarf Horticultural (Cranberry Bean). A late 
variety; heavy yielder. Pkt. 10c., pt. 25c., 
pt. 40c., qt. 75c. 
English Broad Windsor Monster Green. Used 
as a shell bean when green. Pkt. 15c., y 2 pt. 
30c., pt. 50c., qt. 95c. 
English Perfect Green Long Pod Windsor. 
Smaller than the monster green, producing 
long pods in great abundance. Pkt. 15c., 
y 2 pt. 30c., pt. 50c., qt. 95c. 
Bean, Bountiful 
One quart zvill plant 100 feet of drill 
If wanted by parcel post, add for postage 8c. per 
pint and 10c per quart. 
All green and wax beans mature from six to 
eight weeks. 
Plant about the first of May, in a light rich 
soil in drills 2 inches deep and 2 feet apart. 
Hoe well in dry weather to keep down the 
weeds. For a succession sow every two weeks. 
If planted in hills, make the hills about two 
feet apart each way, planting about six to 
eight beans in each hill. 
Dwarf Green-Podded, or Snap Beans 
♦Sutton’s Masterpiece. Introduced by Sutton 
& Sons, and it has proved to be a distinct 
advance on varieties previously grown. The 
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