Select Vegetable Seeds 
A garden planted with our selected seeds and prop¬ 
erly cultivated will mean a big saving to you. We have 
listed only those varieties of vegetables that we consider 
best. A great deal of experimenting and testing was 
necessary to complete this list and we only add to it 
when our trial shows that a new variety is worthy. 
Beans 
Asparagus 
All varieties of Beans thrive in average garden soil 
which has been well and deeply dug. They may be 
planted at intervals all summer for succession, but the 
first planting should be made as soon as the ground 
is warm, the bush varieties 2 inches apart, in rows 18 
inches apart, and at a depth of 2 or more inches; the 
pole varieties in hills at least 3 by 3 feet apart each way, 
8 or 9 beans to a hill, thinning to 3 or 4 plants when 
well up. Bush varieties may also be grown in hills 18 
inches apart each way, 3 plants to a hill. Beans should 
be picked when young and tender, but neither picking 
nor cultivating should be done when plants are wet 
with dew, as it sometimes causes the leaves to rust. 
Yellow or Wax-Podded Bush 
One pound will plant about 100 feet of drill. 
Round Pod Kidney Wax. A very handsome midseason 
variety, especially desirable for snaps for the home 
garden. The plants are of strong growth, spreading, 
and very productive. Leaves are large, broad and 
roughened, and pods are long and round, V/l to 6 
inches long, slightly curved, light yellow, waxlike, 
stringless, and of the very best quality. Seed long, 
cylindrical, medium sized, nearly white, with a little 
dark marking about the eye. 
Sure Crop Wax. A vigorous growing, very productive variety, similar in general ap¬ 
pearance of plant and seed to Currie’s Rustproof Wax. The pods, however, are 
more fleshy, of decidedly better quality, and are stringless at practically all stages of 
growth. Pods about 6 inches long, nearly round, attractive in color and remain a 
long time in condition for snaps. Seed long, oval, roundish at ends, medium size, 
purplish black. Desirable for either home or market garden. 
Burpee Kidney Wax. Also known as New, or Stringless Kidney Wax. One of the 
best of the new varieties recently introduced. The vines are hardy and very pro¬ 
ductive. Pods semi-round, straight, stringless, 6 to 7 inches long, fine grained, fleshy, 
and brittle. A white seeded variety, ready to pick in 52 days. 
Currie’s Rustproof Black Wax. An early variety that is rustproof. The extra long, flat, 
yellow pods are of excellent flavor. This is one of the best sorts for general use as 
it is very hardy and a heavy yielder. The dried beans are black. 
Davis White Kidney Wax. A fine market and home-garden sort. It is extremely hardy 
and vigorous and an excellent keeper. The handsome pods are long ( 6'/2 to 7 
inches), light yellow, straight, and very crisp and tender when young. The clear 
white Beans are medium large and kidney-shaped. 
Prolific Black Wax. This is one of the best varieties for the home garden, being per¬ 
fectly stringless and of excellent flavor. The clear waxy white pods are of medium 
size, round, and full. An early and prolific bearer. Dry beans oval and black. 
Golden Wax Improved. An excellent market Bean that does not rust. The long, nearly 
straight pods are flat, broad, golden yellow, and very fleshy; stringless and brittle 
when young. Dry beans oval, white, with dark mottlings. A heavy yielder. 
One ounce will plant about 50 feet of drill, 
and produce about 200 plants. 
This is one of the most delicious of early spring 
vegetables and should have a place in every home 
and market garden. Sow seed in early spring, 3 inches 
apart, in drills 18 inches apart, and cover 2 inches 
deep. When plants are one or two years old, trans¬ 
plant, setting them as far apart as you can give the 
space—3 by 2 feet, or 3 by 3 feet is better—at a depth 
of 6 to 8 inches. Semi-round, black seed. The bed 
should be deeply dug and well manured. A well made 
bed will last fifteen to twenty years. Do not cut for 
two seasons; cut lightly the third season; afterward do 
not cut for more than six weeks. 
Conover’s Colossal. A mammoth green sort of finest 
quality. The standard variety for many years. 
Early Giant Argenteuil. A valuable sort on account of 
its earliness and immense size. It is practically rust- 
free and produces a large yield of uniform size stalks, 
which sometimes weigh as much as four ounces. 
Pencil Pod Black Wax Beans. 
