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E. MILLER RICHARDSON & CO., Baltimore, Maryland 
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Washington Rustproof Asparagus 
ASPARAGUS SEED AND ROOTS 
One ounce of seed will sow a row 40 feet 
long and will produce about 600 plants; 
5 pounds to the acre; 150 roots to a bed 
15 x 50 feet or 8000 to the acre. 
Mary Washington. Rustproof. This strain 
produces large, straight shoots, dark 
green in color, with heavy purple over¬ 
tone. Seed: oz. 10 cts.; Vi lb. 30 cts.; lb. 
70 cts.; 10 lbs. $6.00. Roots: $1.50 per 
100; $10 per 1000. 
Special prices on larger quantities 
See Asparagus Tape, page 26. 
BUSH OR SNAP BEANS 
One pound will sow a row 100 feet long; 
60 pounds to the acre. 
Green-podded 
Bountiful. Stringless. Very hardy; as early 
as the Long Green Six Weeks. The best 
flat-podded variety. Lb. 25 cts.; 2 lbs. 45 
cts.; 15 lbs. $2.60; 100 lbs. $14. 
Burpee Stringless. Pods are dark green, 
absolutely stringless and mature early. 
Lb. 20 cts.; 2 lbs. 35 cts.; 15 lbs. $2; 
100 lbs. $12. 
Full Measure. A very fine round stringless 
variety. Pods are long and borne in great 
quantities. Lb. 25 cts.; 2 lbs. 45 cts.; 
15 lbs. $2.60; 100 lbs. $14. 
Giant Stringless. Pods longer than Burpee 
Stringless and a shade lighter in color. 
Lb. 20 cts.; 2 lbs. 35 cts.; 15 lbs. $2; 
100 lbs. $13. 
Horticultural Dwarf. An old standard 
Snap and Shell Bean. Pods about 5 
inches long, almost stringless, greenish 
yellow splashed with carmine. Lb. 25 cts.; 
2 lbs. 45 cts.; 15 lbs. $2.60; 100 lbs. $14. 
Large White Marrow. The standard va¬ 
riety for Soup Beans. Its large size and 
popular. Lb. 20 cts.; 2 lbs. 35 cts.; 15 
good yielding qualities have made it 
2 lbs. 45 cts.; 15 lbs. $2.75; 100 lbs. $16. 
lbs. $2; 100 lbs. $12. 
New Stringless "Tendergreen". Very sim¬ 
ilar to Full Measure, much hardier, and 
more resistant to rust. Lb. 25 cts.; 2 lbs. 
45 cts.; 15 lbs. $2.60; 100 lbs. $14. 
Stringless Black Valentine. The hardiest of 
all Beans. The long, very handsome pods 
are productive and attractive. Has all the 
good qualities of the old variety and 
now, being stringless, it ranks first 
among early shipping varieties. Lb. 25 
cts.; 2 lbs. 45 cts.; 15 lbs. $2.60; 100 lbs. 
$14. 
Red Valentine. Stringless. Early green pods, 
round and thick, of fine quality. Lb. 25 
cts.; 2 lbs. 55 cts.; 15 lbs. $2.75; 100 lbs. 
$14. 
BUSH BEANS 
Yellow or Wax-podded Varieties 
Best-Yet Stringless Wax. Beautiful, lemon- 
yellow wax pods, without rust or blight. 
Lb. 30 cts.; 2 lbs. 55 cts.; 15 lbs. $2.75; 
100 lbs. $15. 
Golden Wax Improved. Early, vigorous, 
and a bountiful yielder of shapely, ten¬ 
der pods. Lb. 25 cts.; 2 lbs. 45 cts.; 
15 lbs. $2.60; 100 lbs. $14. 
New Stringless Kidney Wax. Lb. 30 cts.; 
2 lbs. 55 cts.; 15 lbs. $2.75; 100 lbs. $15. 
Rounded-podded Kidney Wax (Brittle Wax). 
An improved Wardwell's Kidney Wax. 
Pods are long, straight, and of excellent 
quality. Heavy bearer. Lb. 30 cts.; 2 lbs. 
55 cts.; 15 lbs. $3; 100 lbs. $18. 
Sure-Crop Stringless Wax. Rich yellow 
Beans 6 to 7 inches long, stringless at all 
stages of growth. Lb. 25 cts.; 2 lbs. 
45 cts.; 15 lbs. $2.50; 100 lbs. $14. 
POLE OR CORNFIELD BEANS 
October, or Horticultural (Wren's Egg or 
Cranberry). The pods are 5 W to 6 inches 
long, and can be used as snaps, for 
shelling when green, or dried for winter 
use. A splendid Bean for baking. Lb. 
25 cts.; 2 lbs. 45 cts.; 15 lbs. $2.60; 
100 lbs. $14. 
Old Homes'ead, or Kentucky Wonder. This 
is the old reliable green-podded Pole 
Bean and is also used very extensively 
in cornfields. The pods are thick and 
fleshly, slightly curved, green, 7 to 10 
inches long, and when young are string- 
less. Lb. 20 cts.; 2 lbs. 35 cts.; 15 lbs. 
$2; 100 lbs. $12. 
Lazy Wife. Pods green, slightly shorter 
than Kentucky Wonder, but thicker, and 
matured Beans white, much larger, and 
more meaty. Lb. 20 cts.; 2 lbs. 35 cts.; 
15 lbs. $3; 100 lbs. $13. 
White Creaseback. Handsome green pods, 
6 to 7 inches long, meaty, almost string¬ 
less, produced in clusters. Splendid ship 
per. Lb. 25 cts.; 2 lbs. 45 cts.; 15 lbs. 
$2.75; 100 lbs. $16. 
BUSH LIMA BEANS 
McCrea's. A new variety that is highly 
recommended. The plants are vigorous 
and of upright growth, bearing an abund¬ 
ance of short but very thick pods, each 
containing from 3 to 5 large plump Beans 
of remarkably sweet flavor. A most de¬ 
sirable Bush Lima for the home-garden. 
Lb. 30 cts.; 2 lbs. 55 cts.; 5 lbs. $1.25; 
15 lbs. $3. 
Five pounds sold at the 15-pound rate 
Burpee's Improved Bush Lima. A true and 
improved bush form. Vigorous and pro¬ 
ductive, with very large pods 5 inches 
long and usually contain 4 large thick 
Beans of excellent quality which dry 
greenish white. Pkt. 10 cts.; lb. 25 cts.; 
Burpee's Bush Lima. Plants large, sturdy, 
hardy, and productive. Pods 4 to 4 Vi 
inches long, containing 3 to 4 Beans 
which are as large as any pole sort, flat, 
and white. Pkt. 10 cts.; lb. 20 cts.; 2 lbs. 
35 cts.; 15 lbs. $2.50; 100 lbs. $14. 
Enormous Early Bush Lima. One of the 
earliest, largest, and best of all Bush 
Lima Beans. Pkt. 10 cts.; lb. 25 cts; 2 lbs. 
45 cts.; 15 lbs. $2.75; 100 lbs. $17. 
Fordhook Bush Lima. Generally considered 
the best of the large-seeded Bush Limas. 
Bushes are of strictly erect habit, branch¬ 
ing freely, with all the branches held 
upright. It is from 4 to 6 days earlier 
than other varieties of this class. Pods 
about 5 to 6 inches long, in clusters of 4 
to 8, well filled with 4 to 5 delicious 
large Beans. Pkt. 10 cts.; lb. 25 cts.; 
2 lbs. 45 cts.; 15 lbs. $2.75; 100 lbs. $17. 
Henderson's Bush Lima. Possibly the earli¬ 
est of the Bush Lima Beans. Seeds are a 
little smaller than the Wood's Prolific. It 
is very productive and an extremely 
popular variety. Pkt. 10 cts.; lb. 20 cts.; 
2 lbs. 35 cts.; 15 lbs. $2; 100 lbs. $12. 
Wood's Prolific Bush Lima. This is a small- 
seeded variety, very early and produc¬ 
tive. Plants grow about 20 inches high 
and bear continuously throughout the 
season. Pkt. 10 cts.; lb. 20 cts.; 2 lbs. 
35 Cts.; 15 lbs. $2; 100 lbs. $12. 
ALL BEANS F.O.B. BALTIMORE 
Burpee's Improved Bush Lima 
