VEGETABLE SEEDS 
ARTICHOKE. 
Alcachofa—Artischoke—Artichaut. 
Sow early in spring in beds or drills and the fol¬ 
lowing season transplant 4 feet apart each way. 
Large Green Globe. The standard variety. Pkt. 
5c, oz. 35c, lb. $3.50. 
ASPARAGUS. 
Esparago—Sparge I—Asperge. 
Soak the seed in warm water for 24 hours and 
sow in drills 14 inches apart; keep well watered and 
cultivated. The following winter transplant to rows 
3 feet apart placing the plants 18 inches apart in 
the row. The ground must be well manured and 
trenched 2 feet deep or more and the plants should 
be set so that when established the crowns will be 
8 inches under the surface. 
Earrs Mammoth. The largest green variety. Pkt. 
5c, oz. 10c, lb. 75c. 
PALMETTO ASPARAGUS 
Palmetto. The standard market variety, bright 
green color. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, lb. 75c. 
Snowhead. Of recent introduction and by far the 
best white variety. Pkt. 5c, oz. 25c, lb. $2.50. 
BEANS. 
Dwarf and Bush. 
Frijoles—Bohne—Haricots Nains. 
By mail add 10c per lb. for postage. 
After danger of frost is over plant in good mellow 
soil in drills two inches deep and 2 feet between 
the rows, p'acing the beans 3 or 4 inches apart. 
One pound will sow 100 feet of row. 
Burpee’s Bush Lima. Large and of fine flavor. 
The best bush Lima. Pkt. 5c, lb. 20c. 
Black Wax. Pods bright yellow, nearly round; 
very early and productive. Pkt. 5c, lb. 15c 10 lbs. 
$1.25. 
Canadian Wonder. Long, flat pods, very tender, 
prolific, and in flavor and appearance unsurpassed. 
Pkt. 5c, lb. 15c, 10 lbs. $1.25. 
Extra Early Refugee. A favorite for canning, of 
good quality, early and prolific. Pkt. 5c, lb. 15c, 
10 lbs. $1.25. 
Golden Wax. Pods rather flattened, light yellow, 
brittle and with few strings. A standard sort and a 
good producer. Pkt. 5c, lb. 15c, 10 lbs. $1.25. 
Long Yellow Six Weeks. A favorite market va¬ 
riety. Pods green, long and tender, very early. Pkt. 
5c, lb. 15c, 10 lbs. $1.25. 
Stringless Green Pod. Pods long, straight, entirely 
stringless, brittle and of good flavor; early. Pkt. 
5c, lb. 15c, 10 lbs. $1.25. . 
Ventura Wonder Wax. Pods often 9 inches long, 
straight, oval, entirely stringless, transparently 
white, and of finest flavor. Hardy and productive. 
Pkt, 5c, lb. 15c, 10 lbs. $1.25. 
Pole or Running. 
Frijole de Bejuco—Stangenbohne—Haricots a Rames. 
Plant in rich soil in hills 3 feet apart each way. 
Place an S ft. stake to each hill around which plant 
5 or 6 beans and afterwards thin out to the 4 strong¬ 
est plants. They are also grown in hills 4 feet 
apart, without poles, allowing the vines to run. 
Horticultural or Speckled Cranberry. An old fa¬ 
vorite sort. Pods light green streaked with red. 
Good as a snap bean or shelled green or dried. Pkt. 
5c, lb. 15c, 10 lbs. $1.25. 
Kentucky Wonder or Old Homestead. The most 
productive and best pole bean for this climate. Pods 
hang in large clusteres, long, brittle and of fine 
quality. Pkt. 5c, lb. 15c, 10 lbs. $1.25. 
Kentucky Wonder Wax. The best Pole Wax bean, 
having all the good qualities of the green variety of 
that name. Pkt. 5c, lb. 20c, 10 lbs. $1.50. 
Large Lima. A favorite variety, of fine quality. 
Pkt, 5c, lb. 15c, 10 lbs. $1.25. 
Lazy Wife’s. Extremely prolific, can be grown 
either on poles or on corn. Good both as a snap 
or dried bean. Pkt. 5c, lb. 20c, 10 lbs. $1.50. 
Scarlet Runner. A favorite variety in English 
gardens. Prolific and of rich flavor. Also useful as 
an ornamental vine, flowers are bright scarlet and 
very showy. Pkt. 5c, lb. 20c. 
BEET. 
Remolacha—Rot he Rue ben—Bette rave. 
Sow in drills 18 inches apart and cover 1 inch 
deep. When the plants are large enough thin out 
to 6 inches apart. Beets can be planted in Southern 
California the year round. One ounce will sow 50 
feet of row. 
Dewing’s Early Blood Turnip. A standard variety, 
of good form and quality. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, lb. 60c. 
Eclipse. Extremely early, round, blood red, small 
tops. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, lb. 60c. 
Edmand’s Early Blood Turnip. Of finest quality, 
extra early. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, lb. 60c. 
Egyptian Dark Red Turnip. The best variety for 
general use. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, lb. 60c. 
Long Dark Blood. Smooth, dark red, of good size 
and desirable for light soils. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, lb. 60c. 
Swiss Chard or Silver. Grown for the leaves 
which are cooked like Spinach; grown quickly and 
can be cut often. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10 c, lb. 60c. 
STOCK BEETS OR MANGEL WURZEL. 
By mail add 10c per lb. for postage. 
Sow in drills 2% to 3 feet apart and thin out to 
12 or 15 inches in the rows. Six pounds per acre. 
