PORTLAND, OREGON 
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VEGETABLES 
ARTICHOKE. 
Large Green Globe — The green buds are ^Jerusalem — The tubers are used for stock 
used. Start in hotbeds. Pkt., 15c feed, lb., 15c, postpaid. E. or F., $2.50 per 
100 lbs. 
ASPARAGUS 
Set the plants about four inches deep and one to two feet apart in rows four to six feet 
apart. One-year roots are considered by som 
claim it is best to plant the -seed where they £ 
them to the proper distance apart. The seed 
early in the spring. 
Barr’s Mammoth— Very large stalks with 
close, round heads. Purple-tinted stalks. 
Pkt., 5c: oz., 15c; i lb„ 40c 
*Palmetto—Early and prolific with large 
shoots, of deep green, slightly tinted with 
purple at the tips of the stalks. This is 
the standard sort and most generally planted. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; }-lb., 35c; lb., 90c; post¬ 
paid. 
e the best to plant, although other authorities 
ire to remain in their permanent bed, thinning 
is of slow germination and should be planted 
Columbian Mammoth White —This large 
stalked strain produces white stalks above 
the surface. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; 3-lb., 40c 
Plants —We offer one-year plants of Barr’s 
Mammoth and Palmetto at 30c per doz.; 
$1.25 per 100, postpaid. By E. or F., $1.00 
per 100; $5.50 per 1000; 2-year roots, 45c 
doz.; $1.50 per 100, postpaid. E. or F., $1.25 
per 100; $7.00 per 1000. 
DWARF BEANS 
Bean seed is exceptionally scarce this year. 
Plant about May 1st for early beans, as soon as the ground becomes warm, in light 
loamy soil. Large seeded beans require warmer weather to germinate than small beans. 
Cover from 1 \ to 2 inches deep, according to weather conditions. Never cultivate or hoe 
beans when the foliage is damp from dew or rains, as it will produce rust. 
^Challenge Dwarf Black Wax —The earl¬ 
iest wax podded bean. Curved pods of me¬ 
dium size, of clear waxy yellow. Cooks very 
tender and free from strings. A heavy yield- 
er. which we can recommend. 
The freest from strings of any yellow bean 
and equal in quality to Burpee’s Stringless 
Greenpod. Pkt., 15c; lb., 40c; postpaid. By 
E. or F„ lb., 35c; 10 lbs., at 33c lb. 
*GILL’S RELIABLE —Twenty-five years 
ago our family received a few beans of a 
resident of Portland and it proved such a su¬ 
perior bean that we kept it for a family 
bean. The strong points in its favor are its 
exceptionally fine flavor, remarkable produc¬ 
tiveness, extreme hardiness and splendid ap¬ 
pearance. It is a string bean, but there are 
few. if any, beans that cook more tender. 
Pods large, round and straight. The seed is 
pure white, making it a good winter shell 
bean. We have been unable to find the cor¬ 
rect name for this splendid bean and so will 
call it Gill’s Reliable. We have many good 
reports from the seed we have sent out. It 
withstands adverse conditions better than 
most varieties, and is a splendid market or 
family bean. As a canning bean it has few 
ruperiors. Many of our customers prefer 
this bean to all others, and we give it our 
personal preference for home canning. Pkt., 
15c; lb.. 35c; postpaid. E. or F., lb., 30c; 10 
lbs., at 28c lb. 
*Burree’s Stringless Green Pod —We con¬ 
sider this the best early bush bean we have 
ever tried. The pods are green, of good 
length, entirely stringless, tender and brittle 
and remain so until nearly ripe. This brown- 
seeded bean is both early and hardy and one 
of the richest flavored beans of all. It is 
well adapted to our climate and is a splen¬ 
did market bean. Pkt., 15c; lb., 40c; postpaid. 
E. or F„ lb., 35c; 10 lbs., at 33c lb. 
*Burpee’s New Kidney Wax — This new 
bean is superior to Wardell's Kidney Wax. 
The pods are six to eight inches long, solid 
and quite brittle if not allowed to become 
too old. The pods are a pretty lemon yel¬ 
low color and the whole plant is remarkably 
vigorous, prolific and free from disease. Wt 
have not been able to distinguish any differ¬ 
ence between this and Brittle Wax, so have 
dropped the latter from our catalog. Pkt., 
15c; lb., 40c; postpaid. E. or F., lb., 35c; 10 
lbs. at 33c lb. 
*Dwarf Horticultural or Cranberry —A 
rich flavored early bush bean generally used 
as a green shell bean; vigorous and prolific. 
Seed and pod striped and blotched with red 
on white. This class of beans should be 
more grown, as they are very rich flavored, 
either green or dry, for winter. Pkt., 15c; 
lb., 40c; postpaid. E. or F., lb., 35c; 10 lbs. 
at 33c lb. 
