Plant Good Seeds or Pay the Penalty 
“Ye Reap What Ye Sow” 
BURPEES STRINGLESS 
HALL'S PROLIFIC RED VALENTINE 
STRINGLESS BLACK VALENTINE 
ASPARAGUS SEED 
One Ounce will produce about 200 roots; 3 lbs. will produce enough 
roots for one acre. 
Sow the seed in the Spring, in rows about IS inches apart, using 
about 15 to 20 seeds to a foot of row, cover with about one inch of 
soil. By the following Spring the roots will be ready for setting 
in the permanent bed. 
MARY WASHINGTON RUST-PROOF —Has proved to possess remark¬ 
able rust-resisting qualities. Produces long', straight stalks of a 
rich green color running darker at the tips. While it has the 
thickness desired in Asparagus, you will And it tender and delicious. 
Pkt. 5c; o*. 15c; % lb. 35c; lb. $1.00. 
ASPARAGUS ROOTS 
Asparagus roots are planted in trenches 1 foot wide and G inches 
deep. Bay the roots 18 inches apart, taking care to spread the 
roots well with the crown up. Then cover them with about 4 
inches of soil. As the plants begin to grow, gradually fill in the 
trenches to the surface. They may be planted in either single-row 
or double-row beds, allowing about 3 to 4 feet between beds in 
either case, 2-year-old plants, set out in the Spring, will yield tips 
for use the following Spring; however, it is best to cut sparingly 
the first season. One-year-old plants should not be cut until the 
second season. 25c per ilox.; $1.25 per 100; $11.00 per 1000. 
BROCCOLI 
EARLY GREEN CALABRESE —Forms a fair size, green head; after 
this is cut from the main stalk, new sprouts develop, ,which form 
small heads of a loose nature. In order to get an early crop, sow 
seed in cold frames, transplanting at the proper time. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 35c; % lb. $1.00. 
BEANS—Dwarf or Bush 
Green Podded Sorts 
CULTURE —If planted at intervals of two or three weeks, commenc¬ 
ing after the ground has become dry and warm and continuing 
until the latter part of August, a supply can be had all through 
the season. Sow in drills 2 in. deep and 18 in. to 2 feet apart 
dropping beans 3 inches apart in the drill. Hoe or cultivate often 
and very shallow, keeping ground stirred well until they begin to 
bear. Do not hoe or cultivate while leaves are wet. Pick pods 
as soon as they are large enough for use. One quart will plant 
about 125 feet in drill. Two bushels per acre. 
EARLY BOUNTIFUL- —This is the earliest sort we catalogue, and we 
recommend if for first planting. The plant is of thrify growth 
and practically rust and mildew proof. Pods are large, thick, 
broad, flat, extra long, very uniform in shape, having a delicious 
flavor exclusively their own, ready for picking in about 6 weeks. 
Pkt. 10c; pt. 20c; qt. 35c; y 2 gal. 65c; gal. $1.25; pk. $2.25; bn. $8.00. 
FORDHOOK FAVORITE- —A white seeded stringless green-pod bean. 
Resembles Burpee’s Stringless but the pods are straighter. Per¬ 
fectly string'less, brittle and juicy. Bushes grow 18-20 inches. 
Well-branched and very prolific. Pkt. 10c; pt. 20c; qt. 35c; % gal. 
65c; gal. $1.25; pk. $2.25; bushel $8.00. 
HALL’S PROLIFIC RED VALENTINE —Plants are very vigorous and 
healthy, have always been free from diseases which appear in 
the regular stocks of Red Valentine Beans. Pods are just about 
twice the length of the regular old time Valentine, almost straight 
just slightly curved, but not nearly so crooked as the pods of the 
regular Red Valentine. Pkt. 10c; pt. 20c; qt. 35c; % gal. 60c; 
gal. $1.10; pk. $2.00; bu. $7.00. 
STRINGLESS BLACK VALENTINE —Pods are long, straight, oval 
and completely stringless. Plants, which resemble Black Valen¬ 
tine are sturdy and prolific. Becoming very popular. Pkt. 10c; 
pt. 20c; qt. 35c; % gal. 60c; gal. $1.10; pk. $2.00; bu. $7.00. 
TENDERGREEN —New delicious, tender, fine-flavored, early dwarf 
bean. Pods are long, round, very meaty, of a light green color 
and entirely stringless. Try this new one this year. Pkt. 10c; 
pt. 20c; qt. 35c; % gal. 65c; gal. $1.25; pk. $2.25; bu. $S.50. 
BURPEE’S STRINGLESS GREEN POD —A valuable round pod bean 
absolutely stringless; pods are long, fleshy and tender of a 
vigorous rapid growth and extremely early. Most popular of all 
snap stringless varieties for market or family use. Pkt. 10c; 
pt. 20c; qt. 35c; % gal. 60c; gal. $1.10; pk. $2.00; bu. $7.00.' 
GIANT STRINGLESS —An exceedingly productive and very handsome 
sort. Matures a few days later than Burpee’s Stringless Green 
Pod, are a little longer and more nearly straight. Quality is very 
good: leaves small, light green; seed yellow long and slender. 
Pkt. 10c; pt. 20c; qt. 35c; % gal. 65c; gal. $1.10; pk. $2.00; bu. $7.50. 
FULL MEASURE —A splendid variety, becoming more largely planted 
every year. Plants are hardy and prolific, bearing large round 
stringless, slightly creasebacked pods, ready to pick in about 
7 weeks. Pkt. 10c; pt. 20c; qt. 35c; V% gal. 65c; gal. $1.15; pk. $2.25; 
bu. $8.00. 
TENNESSEE GREEN POD —This is a splendid Extra Early variety 
for market and more especially home use, being a very heavy 
producer of large, flat, green pods of the finest flavor, which is in 
some respects similar to that of a pole bean. It continues to 
blossom and bear for several weeks after the first setting of pods. 
Pkt. 10c; pt. 20c; qt. 35c; % gal. 60c; gal. $1.10; pk. $2.00; bu. $7.00. 
DWARF HORTICULTURAL OR ITALIAN —A popular sort with 
Louisville market gardeners. Pods medium light striped, splashed 
with crimson or yellowish brown: seeds pale pink, speckled with 
bright red. Can be used as a shell bean green or dried. Pkt. 10c; 
pt. 20c; qt. 35c; % gal. 60c; gal, $1.10; pk. $2.00; bu. $7.50. 
