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NOTE: The number of days from planting seeds 
(or setting plants) to marketable condition, repre¬ 
sents average results under normal conditions. 
These figures will vary somewhat in different 
localities. However, they indicate the relative 
earliness of varieties. 
Asparagus Seeds and Roots 
CULTURE—Sow one ounce of seed to 100 feet of drill. Five 
pounds to the acre. Sow in drills one foot apart and one inch 
deep. Keep soil mellow. Thin plants to four inches apart, trans¬ 
plant the following year to a permanent bed. Asparagus culture 
leaflet free. 
5. WASHINGTON RUST PROOF ASPARAGUS- 
The leading variety grown by market gardeners—rust resistant, 
producing large, straight shoots: tips of dark green color. Pkt. 
8c, oz. 15c, lb. 35c, Ih. $1.00, prepaid. 
ASPARAGUS ROOTS 
Washington Rust Proof variety: 25 for 55c, 50 for 90c, 100 for 
$1.50, prepaid. Culture free. See page 25 for other vegetable 
plants and roots. 
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“Make the Garden Pay,’’ an 
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Gives cultural directions and 
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pests. Charts and illustrations. 
Your choice of either book, given free with a $1.00 order of 
vegetable or flower seeds, or a $2.00 order of farm seeds. Be 
sure to name your choice in ordering. 
Fresh Snap BEANS All Season 
Green Pod Bush Beans 
See culture on page 3. 
21. NEW TENDERGREEN STRINGLESS 
-(54 days.) A new bean so tender and snappy 
it fairly melts in your mouth! Excellent for home 
garden or market. Pod: 6 inches long, round 
fleshy, dark green, stringless and of fine quality. 
A very heavy yielder. Seed: brown, blotched with 
light fawn. Mammoth Pkt. 8c, Vz lb. 20c, lb. 35c, 
2 lbs. 60c, 5 lbs. $1.35, prepaid. — Not prepaid: 10 
lbs. $2.00. 
22. GIANT STRINGLESS GREEN POD- 
(54 days.) This mammoth green pod is a money¬ 
maker, and a heavy yielder which stands dry 
weather. A good shipper and an excellent cooker. 
Pod: 614 inches long, round, meaty, strictly string¬ 
less and brittle, of attractive green color. Seed: 
oval, yellowish brown. Mammoth Pkt. 5c, Vz lb. 
17c, lb. 30c, 2 lbs. 55c, 5 lbs. $1.25, prepaid.—Not 
prepaid: 10 lbs. $1.80. 
25. BURPEE’S STRINGLESS GREEN 
POD -(52 days.) Gardeners and canners like 
this stringless and fiberless bean for its excellent 
quality. It sells readily on the market, and for 
cut beans for canning, it can’t be beat. Pod: 6 
inches long, medium green, round. Seed: coffee- 
brown. Mammoth Pkt. 5c, Va lb. 17c, lb. 30c, 2 
lbs. 55c, 5 lbs. $1.25, prepaid.—Not prepaid: 10 
lbs. $1.80. 
Bountiful Stringless. 
Green Pod Bush Beans 
See culture on page 3. 
27. BOUNTIFUL -(49 days.) A bountiful 
yielder of delicious, extra early, green, stringless 
beans. For home garden and for early market. 
Bountiful is unsurpassed. Pod: 6% inches long, 
flat, stringless and of fine quality. Seed: yellow 
straw color. Mammoth Pkt. 8c, Vs lb. 20c, lb. 35c, 
2 lbs. 60c, 5 lbs. $1.35, prepaid.—Not prepaid: 10 
lbs. $2.00. 
29. FULL MEASURE (ROUND POD 
STRINGLESS) -(54 days.) A favorite all¬ 
purpose bean for home use, canning or market 
growing, because of its delicious flavor and tender¬ 
ness. Pod: 6Vi inches long. Round, straight, very 
fleshy, stringless and tender. Plant: upstanding 
and prolific. Seed: reddish brown, mottled with 
huff. Mammoth Pkt. 5c, Vi Ih. 17c, lb. 30c, 2 lbs. 
55c, 5 lbs. $1.25, prepaid.—Not prepaid: 10 lbs. 
$1.80. 
30. MAHOGANY RED CHILI BEAN- 
(95 days.) Everyone likes the delicious, tangy 
flavor of hot Mexican Chili Con Camel It has 
become a favorite American snack or supper dish, 
made with red kidney beans, introduced from Mexi¬ 
co. Anyone can grow these delicious red Chili Beans. 
They are of excellent quality for dry bean use. 
Pods: 6 inches long, flat, waxy green. Seeds: 
reddish brown. Mammoth Pkt. 5c, Vi Ih* lie, lb. 
30c, 2 lbs. 55c, 5 lbs. $1.25, prepaid,—Not prepaid: 
10 lbs. $1.80. 
Fresh Seeds from FARMER SEED & NURSERY CO., Faribault, Minnesota 
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