Mary Washington Asparagus 
ASPARAGUS KNIFE for harvesting 
Asparagus or removing dandelions 
from lawns. 
Price 35c Postpaid. 
Pencil-Pod Black Wax Beans 
HOLMES’ SUPERIOR 
Vegetable Seeds 
SPABG-EL (Ger.) Asparagus SPARAGIO (It.) 
One ounce plants 100 feet of tow; produces about 200 plants; 4 to 5 lbs. per acre. 
75 plants to 100 feet of row; 4000 to 5000 plants per acre. 
Seeds: A deep, sandy, loam soil, well supplied with organic matter. 
Sow seed 1 to 2 inches apart in rows; 15 inches apart for hand culti¬ 
vation and 2y 2 to 3 feet apart for horse cultivation. Cover 1 inch deep. 
Thin out to stand 3 inches apart. 
ROOTS: Should be planted in the spring as early as soil and weather 
conditions will permit. Rows, 4 to 6 feet apart; plants, from 15 to 30 
inches apart in the row, depending upon the size of the variety grown. 
The roots should be set in the bottom of the furrow and covered to 
a depth of 2 to 3 inches at first, and the trench gradually filled up as 
the plants develop. The depth of the soil over the crowns should be 
6 to 8 inches in light soil and 4 to 5 inches in heavy soil. Use 6 lbs. 
salt to each 100 square feet to keep down weeds. 
MARY WASHINGTON. It is at present the best to plant. It produces 
large rust-resistant stalks and high-quality spears. Introduced by the 
United States Department of Agriculture. Seed, pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; X A 
lb., 30c; lb., $1.00, postpaid. 
Roots (2-yr. old), 25 for 45c; 50 for 80c; 100 for $1.50, postpaid. By ex¬ 
press, not prepaid, 1000 for $9.00; 5000 for $42.00. 
BOHNEN (Ger.) 
Beans 
FAGINOLI (It.) 
One pound will plant 100 feet of row; 60 pounds per acre. 
IPP PAY TRANSPORTATION. CULTURE, see inside back cover. 
Dwarf Wax-Podded Varieties 
PENCIL POD BLACK WAX. (52 days). This is one of the best early 
round pod wax beans for home and market. The pods are large, six 
inches long, straight, and as round as a pencil, of golden yellow col¬ 
or, very brittle, strictly stringless, fleshy, and of highest quality. 
Pkt., 10c; V 2 lb., 20c; lb., 35c; 2 lbs., 60c; 5 lbs., $1.10; 10 lbs., $1.90; 
15 lbs.. $2.70; 25 lbs., $4.25. 
SURE-CROP WAX. (49 days). The earliest and heaviest stringless 
yellow pod Bean. The rich yellow pods are 6 inches in length. They 
are flat, very meaty, sweet and perfectly stringless at all stages. 
Every branch carries a heavy crop of the magnificent pods. Valuable 
for its productiveness and disease-resisting qualities. It has proven 
to be a quick seller on the market because of its many good points. 
Pkt., 10c; y 2 lb., 20c; lb., 35c; 2 lbs., 60c; 5 lbs., $1.15; 10 lbs., $2.00; 
15 lbs., $(2.85; 25 lbs., $4.50. 
ROUND POD KIDNEY WAX or BRITTLE WAX. (50 days). Early yel¬ 
low Bean. Pods large, 6 inches long, round, yellow, very brittle, abso¬ 
lutely stringless, remaining in good condition for use until full grown. 
Quality excellent. Pkt., 10c; y 2 lb., 25c; lb., 40c; 2 lbs., 70c; 5 lbs., 
$1.20; 10 lbs., $2.10; 15 lbs., $3.00; 25 lbs., $4.75. 
IMPROVED (RUST-PROOF) GOLDEN WAX. (48 days). Produces a 
good crop of straight pods, 5 inches long. Stringless and brittle, with 
thick, oval pods of golden yellow color. It is extra early. Pkt., 10c; 
y 2 lb., 20c; lb., 35c; 2 lbs., 60c; 5 lbs., $1.10; 10 lbs., $1.90; 15 lbs., 
$2.70; 25 lbs., $4.25. 
YELLOW POD BOUNTIFUL. (50 days). Since the introduction of this 
splendid sort, it has grown in popular favor with the market garden¬ 
ers year after year. Very early, a heavy yielder; a beautiful rich yel¬ 
low pod. Always absolutely stringless; long thick, meaty, flat pods; 
vigorous plants loaded with beans. Pkt., 10c; y 2 lb., 25c; lb., 40c; 2 
lbs., 70c; 5 lbs., $1.15; 10 lbs., $2.00; 15 lbs., $2.85; 25 lbs., $4.50. 
WARD WELL’S KIDNEY WAX. (50 days). An excellent main crop va¬ 
riety. The plants are vigorous and very productive. The 6-inch pods 
are straight, flat, moderately stout, fleshy, brittle; fine grained and 
nearly stringless, and of a golden yellow color. Pkt., 10c; y 2 lb., 20c; 
lb., 35c; 2 lbs., 60c; 5 lbs., $1.20; 10 lbs., $2.10; 15 lbs., $3.00; 25 lbs., 
$4.75. 
THE HOLMES SEED COMPANY, CANTON, OHIO 
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