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ASPARAGUS 
Sow in spring in rows 18 inches apart, allow¬ 
ing 15 to 20 seeds to the foot. Cover two 
inches deep. When plants are well estab¬ 
lished thin to about an inch apart. Hoe fre¬ 
quently during the summer. The plants will 
be ready to set in bed the following spring. 
MARY WASHINGTON. A strain selected 
from the Martha Washington, but earlier. 
BROCCOLI 
ITALIAN GREEN SPROUTING. Cultivated 
like cabbage, it bears a succession of sprout¬ 
ing heads. 
I.aiulreth Stringless Green Pod 
BEANS 
DWARF GREEN POD 
Two pounds to 100 feet of drill; 40 to 60 
pounds per acre. 
LANDRETH STRINGLESS (54 days). A 
new bean developed from the Burpee’s 
Stringless Green Pod. The vine is more 
erect, with a darker foliage, a longer, slim¬ 
mer pod, and the vines stay green longer 
than the old type. Pods 6 to 8 inches, do not 
turn yellow. Slightly curved, meaty, abso¬ 
lutely stringless and free from fibers. Prob¬ 
ably the m.ost disease-resistant ami produc¬ 
tive bean on the market. This bean has been 
grown by some of our large growers for the 
past two years and has been found very sat¬ 
isfactory. 
BURPEE’S STRINGLESS (53 days). Pods 
514 ill. long, almost 14 in. wide and equally 
thick. Fine grained and tender. 
GIANT STRINGLESS (53 days). Pods 6 to 
614 in. long; round, very fleshy; desirable 
for canning and shipping. 
FULL MEASURE (52 days). Pods 6 to 614 
in. long; round. A favorite for shipping in 
some sections. 
TENNESSEE GREEN POD (54 days). Pods 
6 to 7 in. long; flat; slightly stringy. Habits 
similar to Kentucky Wonder, but dwarf. 
Fine flavor. 
RED VALENTINE (52 days). Pods 414 to 5 
in. long. Slightly stringy. Fine flavor. 
DWARF YELLOW POD 
GOLDEN WAX (48 days). Pods 414 to 5 in. 
long; oval, fleshy, brittle, stringless. De¬ 
sirable for canning. 
PENCIL POD BLACK WAX (52 days). Pods 
514 to 6 in. long; stringless, brittle. Seeds 
black. 
BUSH LIMA 
HENDERSON’S BUSH (65 days). The most 
popular of bush varieties. Seeds small and 
white. 
JACKSON WONDER. Seeds brown. Popu¬ 
lar in the South. 
BURPEE’S BUSH LIMA (75 days). Beans 
white and large. 
POLE LIMA 
SMALL WHITE LIMA (Carolina or Sieva) 
(78 days). Beans white, similar in size and 
quality to the Henderson’s Bush Lima. 
FLORIDA POLE LIMA (78 days). Popular 
in the South. Seed cream colored, speckled 
reddish brown. 
LARGE WHITE LIMA (88 days). One of 
the best of the large Limas. 
POLE GREEN PODDED 
Sow 1 pound to 100 feet of drill. 
KENTUCKY WONDER (65 days). Pods 8 
to 9 in. long, nearly round. Best known and 
most popular of all pole beans. 
McCASLIN POLE (70 days). Pods 8 in., 
slightly flattened. Similar to Kentucky Won¬ 
der, but seeds are white. Excellent for snap 
and for dry shell use. 
KENTUCKY WONDER WAX (67 days). 
Pods waxy, fleshy and tender. Has a dis¬ 
tinct flavor of its own. Very popular. 
CUT SHORT or CORN HILL (75 days). One 
of the most popular of corn fleld beans. 
WHITE CREASEBACK (63 days). A corn 
fleld bean for snaps. Seeds white. 
STRIPED CREASEBACK (72 days). A corn 
field bean for snaps. Excellent quality. 
Beet, Detroit Dark Red 
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