Your own Vegetables Taste Better 
llassi's Vegetable Seeds 
In the following Vegetable List we offer only those varieties that have from our experience and the experience of others 
proven the most dependable, including sorts of recent introduction. All our seeds are of high standard and are both vigorous 
and adapted to all conditions, so that the best result may be expected with reasonable surety. 
ASPARAGUS ROOTS 
Soil must be well drained. Dig trenches about IS" deep and 3 feet 
apart, using a good quantity of manure. Set the roots about 18" 
apart, cover to a depth of about 2 inches, adding more soil until the 
trenches are entirely filled by the end of the season. A light cutting, 
if any, should be made the next Spring. 
Martha or Mary Washington —An almost rust resistant Asparagus 
for your home garden. Bears giant green shoots of extra quality 
and fine flavor. 3 yr. old roots. $4.50 per 100, $30.00 per 1000. 
BEANS 
Beans may be sown any time from early May until August. They 
will thrive well on light loam. Plant 2 to 4 inches apart and 2 inches 
deep. 2 lbs. to 100 feet of drill. A successive planting every 10 days 
will provide a constant supply of fresh beans for the table. 
GREEN-PODDED BUSH BEANS 
Bountiful —A prolific and continuous bearer. Produces large, rich 
green pods in six weeks from sowing. The pods are flat and tender, 
of delicious flavor, and entirely stringless. 
25c y 2 lb., 45c 1 lb., 80c 2 lbs., $2.75 8 lbs. 
Mammoth Stringless Green Pod —A very productive variety 
with long pods. Quick growing, maturing in about 45 days from, 
planting. Brittle and stringless. 
25c Yz lb., 40c 1 lb., 75c 2 lbs., $2.50 8 lbs. 
Stringless Black Valentine —An improvement over the old Black 
Valentine, it is both early and stringless. The pods are round, 
fleshy and slightly curved. A heavy yielding variety. 
25c Yz lb., 45c 1 lb., 80c 2 lbs. 
Full Measure —Bears a heavy crop of straight, tender, stringless 
pods about 5 inches long. Medium-early, fine quality, rich flavor. 
25c Yz lb., 40c 1 lb., 75c 2 lbs. 
Stringless Refugee Green Pod —This variety has the yielding 
qualities of Refugee 1000-1, but has a stringless pod which matures 
in 60-65 days. The meat is thick and fleshy. 
25c K lb., 45c 1 lb., 80c 2 lbs. 
Tendergreen —This is a new green podded bean for those who 
demand quality above all else. The pods are 6 inches long, rich 
green in color, round and stringless. Very fine. 
25c 34 lb., 45c 1 lb., 80c 2 lbs. 
WAX-PODDED BUSH BEANS 
Sure Crop Stringless Wax —One of the most popular of all Wax 
beans. It bears yellow pods 6-7 inches long and 34 inch wide. 
Very meaty and absolutely stringless. The variety is also disease 
resisting and the yield is exceptionally high. 
25c 34 lb., 45c 1 lb., 80c 2 lbs., $2.75 8 lbs. _ 
Improved Golden Wax —An early wax bean maturing in about 45 
days. It is very productive bearing medium length, golden yellow 
pods which are stringless. Very desirable for the home garden. 
25c 34 lb., 40c 1 lb., 75c 2 lbs., $2.50 8 lbs. 
POLE OR RUNNING BEANS 
Kentucky Wonder or Old Homestead— The most popular green 
podded pole bean. Tremendous yielder of round meaty pods which 
often reach a length of 9 to 10 inches. It is quite early, tender, and 
practically stringless. 20c 34 lb., 35c 1 lb., 65c 2 lbs., $2.50 8 lbs. 
Scarlet Runner —A rapid climber producing lima-like tender green 
pods, also ornamental with showy scarlet blooms. 
25c 34 lb., 40c 1 lb., 70c 2 lbs. 
Yardlong, or Asparagus —Long, slender, round pods, 2 feet or 
more in length. Tender when young. 50c 34 lb., 85c 1 lb. 
BUSH LIMA BEANS 
Burpee’s Bush Lima Improved —A fine bush Lima which is 
greatly improved over the old strain. Produces long fat pods ready 
for picking in about 80 days. Slightly earlier, sweeter and larger 
than Burpee’s Bush Lima. 25c 34 lb-, 40c 1 lb., 75c 2 lbs. 
Fordhook Bush Lima —We recommend this type as the best in 
cultivation. It produces a heavy crop of large pods in clusters of 
five to eight, and belongs to the “Potato” type; that is they are 
fat rather than flat. The pods contain 3 to 5 beans each and mature 
very early. 25c 34 lb., 40c 1 lb., 75c 2 lbs. 
Henderson Bush Lima —Dwarf Lima or Butter Bean. Pods and 
beans are quite small, very productive, and ready for picking in 
65-70 days. 20c 34 lb., 35c 1 lb., 65c 2 lbs. 
POLE LIMA BEANS 
Burpee’s Best —An absolutely new Pole Lima Bean with the same 
yielding qualities of Fordhook Bush Lima. The pods are 5 to 6 
inches long, grow 4 to 8 in a cluster, and contain 4 to 5 thick 
beans green in color. Burpee’s Best is the best Pole Lima of the 
Fordhook type. 40c 34 lb., 65c 1 lb., $1.10 2 lbs. 
Early Leviathan —Is an early prolific yielder, producing its pods in 
clusters well filled with thick, fleshy beans. 
25c 34 lb., 45c 1 lb., 80c 2 lbs. 
BEETS 
Sow in early April in drills one foot apart and one inch deep. When 
plants are up thin out to stand 4 inches apart in the row. 1 ounce 
will sow a row 50 feet. 
Bassi’s Improved Detroit Dark Red —Very much improved over 
the old strain. Will produce the most uniform roots dark red in 
color. Unexcelled for table. 10c pkt., 20c oz., 60c 34 lb-, $1.50 1 lb. 
Good For All —A new introduction, suitable for table or canning. 
Roots are smooth and globe shaped, dark red inside and out. 
Heavy yielder and early maturing. 10c pkt., 20c oz., 60c 34 lb. 
Crosby’s Egyptian —This sort is mostly grown for an early supply. 
The roots are round with a flattened top and 3 inches in diameter. 
Are sweet and tender, flesh is somewhat lighter than the skin which 
is of a dark red color. 10c pkt., 20c oz., 60c 34 lb. 
Early Wonder —Will mature very early, with small tap roots. Flesh 
deep red and tender. 10c pkt., 20c oz., 60c 34 lb. 
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