OLDS’ VEGETABLE SEEDS 
HIGH QUALITY SEEDS. Our Vegetable Seeds are 
of the highest quality. There are none better. We are 
proud of our stocks and take satisfaction in the fact that 
we have only the best. Other catalogs may use more 
superlatives and colored pictures but pictures and words 
do not make the seeds better. Our customers want the 
best seeds obtainable. The labor and time involved in 
producing a crop are far greater than the cost of the seed 
and no matter how much time is spent, inferior seeds will 
produce inferior crops. 
OLDS’ SEEDS CAREFULLY GROWN. Olds’ 
Seeds are grown with the utmost care. Special 
stock seed is used, seed that has proven to 
produce high yields, early maturing and uni¬ 
form vegetables. Many items are grown from 
hand selected roots. The crops are all care¬ 
fully hand rogued and any plants that are off 
type and do not come up to the standards are 
ASPARAGUS 
3. MARTHA WASHINGTON RUST 
PROOF. This variety very closely resembles 
the Mary Washington Rust Proof. It has the 
same characteristics but the stalks are some¬ 
what flattened in shape instead of round. 
Just on that account it is more in demand in 
some markets. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; Vi lb., 30c; 
lb., 80c, postpaid. 
6 . ★MARY WASHINGTON GIANT 
RUST PROOF. The result of years of 
breeding and selecting by the United States 
Bureau of Plant Industry. The stalks are 
larger and more tender than those of other Jjl 
varieties, and apparently immune from rust. 
Mary Washington asparagus will meet the 
needs of both market gardeners and home _____ 
gardeners. Pkt., 5c; OZ., 10c; Vi lb., 30c; lb., Mary WaJhington Giant 
80c, postpaid. Rust Proof. 
immediately removed. Each lot of seed when cleaned and 
ready for packing is tested for germination. Any lot not 
coming rip to our standard is discarded. Furthermore, 
the Wisconsin Seed Law requires high standards of germi¬ 
nation for all garden seeds sold by Wisconsin dealers. 
After our seed has passed the germination tests it is put 
in packages of different sizes. Each package is stamped 
with the stock letter which has been given to the particu¬ 
lar stock seed used. If you wish further information in 
regard to any seed received from us, give us the stock 
letter and then we can tell you all about it. Seed grown 
in this exacting manner costs more to produce 
but by careful management and economy in 
catalog expenses we are able to keep our prices 
in line with those of any other reliable house. 
We aim to have just enough seed to carry us 
through the season as we do not want to carry 
over stocks. Our customers want fresh seeds. 
Order early to get the varieties you want. 
ASPARAGUS ROOTS 
Our Asparagus Roots are grown on our 
own farm where we have a rich, loose soil, 
which is particularly adapted to the growing 
Of these roots. The life of an asparagus bed 
is usually about twenty years so in selecting 
roots it is well to get the best. Our roots are 
that kind. It takes three years to grow an 
asparagus bed from seed, two years from one- 
year-old roots, and one year from two-year-old 
roots. 
MARY WASHINGTON GIANT RUST 
PROOF. In general, the best all around 
variety for home and market. We would not 
advise any other. Plants: 1 year old, 25 for 
50c; 50 for 80c; 100 for $1.50, postpaid.— 
Not prepaid: 100 for $1.25; 1,000 for $7.00, 
(500 at 1,000 rate.) 
OLDS’ GARDEN BEANS 
Our beans are Northwestern grown, thoroughly rogued and carefully 
hand-picked. Beans grown in the Northwest at high altitudes are free 
from anthracnose and other diseases so apt to be found with beans 
grown at lower altitudes. Our packets each contain seed enough to 
plant from 10 to 15 feet of drill. One pound will plant 50 to 75 feet 
of drill; 75 pounds one acre. 
CULTURE: Sow the bush varieties as soon as the ground is warm 
and the season favorable. Plant in rows 2 feet apart, the beans 2 inches 
apart in the row and 1% inches deep. For pole beans use poles 8 to 
10 feet long and set them about 4 feet apart. Plant 4 to 6 beans about 
one inch deep around each pole and later thin to 3 plants to a pole. _ 
Beans thrive best in a sandy loam but grow very well in any soil. 
Keep well hoed, drawing the earth up to the stems. Do not work when 
the plants are wet as this will cause rust and injury to the crop. Plant 
every two weeks for succession. For larger amounts than quoted, see 
our Market Gardeners’ Price List, page 39. The figure after each variety 
shows the time required after the seed is sown before the first picking 
is ready. 
17. TENDERGREEN. (54 days.) A 
new dwarf, green podded variety of very 
fine quality. The fleshy pods are absolutely 
stringless, measuring about 6 inches in length. 
Slightly later than Stringless Green Pod. 
Tendergreen is very productive and in our 
trials proved the best variety for late planting. 
It produced a heavy crop _ when the wax 
podded and other green varieties failed. Be 
sure to try Tendergreen for your late plant¬ 
ing this year. Large 2-oz. pkt., 10c; 2 pkts., 
15c; y 2 lb., 20c; lb., 35c; 2 lbs., 60c; 5 lbs., 
$1.20, postpaid. 
2oy 2 . ★OLDS’ EARLY STRINGLESS 
WAX. ( 50 days.) This bean is our leader 
in wax-pod varieties. A cross between 
Stringless Green Pod and Valentine Wax, 
and a decided improvement over both. Early 
and hardy. 
The pods are light yellow in color, well 
filled, tender, and of a delicious flavor. Large 
2-oz. pkt., 10c; 2 pkts., 15c; V 2 lb., 20c; 
lb., 35c; 2 lbs., 60c; 5 lbs., $1.20, postpaid. 
Olds’ Early Stringless Wax. 
Tendergreen Bean. 
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