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Robert S. Griswold Seed and Floral Co 
ASPARAGUS 
One ounce to 50 ft. of drill; 5 pounds to the acre. 
Sow in March or 
April, in good mellow 
soil, after soaking 
the seed 24 hours in 
warm water, in drills 
one foot apart, and 
one inch deep; thin 
the plants to 4 inches 
apart. The following 
spring transplant into 
permanent beds. 
WASHINGTON 
(Rust Resistant) — A 
new heavy yielding, 
rust resisting variety 
with long, thick, 
heavy stalks, closely 
folded at the tips; 
color rich, dark 
green. Pkt., 5c; oz. 
15c; 1/4 lb. 50c; lb. 
Martha Washington Asparagus $1.50. 
ASPARAGUS ROOTS—See back of colored vegetable page. 
BEANS—Dwarf or Bush 
One pound will plant about fifty feet of drill. 
BOUNTIFUL—Best of the early flat podded green varieties. Very early, 
stringless, fine quality, hardy and productive. 
BRITTLE WAX—Very early. Pods handsome, waxy light yellow; 5V2 to 6 
in. long, round and thick; very fleshy, brittle, stringless, without fibre. 
BURPEE'S STRINGLESS GREEN POD—Early, hardy, vigorous and pro¬ 
ductive; pods large, thick, round and creasebacked, dark green in color; 
strictly stringless; tender and brittle; of good quality 
GIANT STRINGLESS GREEN POD—Early and prolific; round, straight, 
thick, meaty pods free from strings; deep green, and of excellent quality. 
IMPROVED RED VALENTINE—Early and productive. Pods round, me¬ 
dium green, and of good quality. 
IMPROVED RUST-PROOF GOLDEN WAX—The pods average 5 inches 
long, are quite fleshy, straight, broad, flat and of a rich golden yellow 
color. Absolutely stringless at all stages. 
LITTLE WONDER NAVY—Valuable for field culture, very prolific, ex¬ 
cellent dry bean. 
PENCIL POD BLACK WAX—15 in. high, bear round, thick, stringless, 
rich, yellow pods, 6 to 7 inches long, of excellent quality, containing 
black seed. 
POLE BEANS 
1 pound to 100 hills. 
KENTUCKY WONDER or OLD HOME¬ 
STEAD—The earliest and most popular, 
green-podded climbing, or corn-hill bean; 
very productive; pods 8 to 9 inches long, 
very slender, curved, tender and good 
quality. 
KENTUCKY WONDER WAX—It is similar 
in habit to "Kentucky Wonder Green Pod," 
and as early. Pods are golden yellow and 
so fleshy that often the thickness surpasses 
the width. 
BUSH LIMA BEANS 
BURPEE'S BUSH—Plants large, spread¬ 
ing; hardy, mid-season and productive; 
pods 4 to 41/2 inches long, containing 3 to 4 
beans which are as large as in the pole 
sorts, flat and white. 
Brittle Wax Beans 
HENDERSON'S BUSH—A vigorous, hardy, very early and small type of 
Bush Lima; pods small, about 3 inches long, containing 3 to 4 small, flat, 
white beans of good quality. 
PRICE OF BEANS 
Pkt. 
1/2 lb. 
Lb. 
5 lbs. 
10 lbs. 
Little Wonder Navy. 
$0.05 
$0.15 
$0.25 
$0.90 
$1.65 
Burpee's or Henderson's 
Bush 
Lima . 
.05 
.15 
.30 
1.15 
2.00 
All Other Varieties. 
.05 
.15 
.30 
1.15 
1.80 
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