There are no Vegetables like those from your own garden 
Lohrman*s Tested Vegetable Seeds 
Vegetable, flower, and grass seeds, plants, roots, or bulbs, delivered within 300-mile radius; remainder at purchaser’s expense. 
Number of days listed below are from planting to the harvest 
ASPARAGUS 
Mary Washington. Large, early, rust- 
resistant variety with dark green stalks. 
Seeds, pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 45c. 
2-year-old roots, 50c per doz.; $2.50 per 
100; $20.00 per 1000. 
BEANS 
One pound will plant 100 feet of row; 
60 pounds, an acre 
Culture. Plant 3 inches apart, in rows 
2 feet apart, and cover 2 inches deep. 
Dwarf Yellow Wax Beans 
Not less than 10 pounds at the 100-pound rate 
Cracker Jack or Webber Wax. 48 days. 
The Earliest Wax Bean. A heavy bearer. 
Known also as “Wonder Wax.” ^Ib. 25c; 
lb. 40c: 5 lbs. $1.50; 10 lbs. $2.75. 
Davis White Stringless Wax. New. 53 
days. Long, straight, flat, yellow pods 
borne in great abundance on sturdy plants. 
The Beans are entirely stringless and 
measure 6 to 7 inches. White-seeded. 
}4lh. 25c; lb. 40c; 5 lbs. $1.50; 10 lbs. $2.75. 
Golden Wax. 48 days. Early, oval pods. 
Mlb. 25c; lb. 40c; 5 lbs. $1.50; 10 lbs. $2.75. 
PENCIL-POD BLACK WAX. 52 days. 
★ The best round-pod Wax Bean. An early 
Bean with round pods 7 inches long, string¬ 
less. Black-seeded. 25c; lb. 40c; 
5 lbs. $1.50; 10 lbs. $2.75. 
SURE-CROP STRINGLESS WAX. 53 
★ days. The best flat Wax Bean. Very early, 
vigorous, productive Bean free from disease. 
Pods are inches long, rather flat. 
Black-seeded. Hlb. 25c; lb. 40c; 5 lbs. 
$1.50; 10 lbs. $2.75. 
Top-Notch Golden Wax. 50 days. A great 
improvement over the old types of Golden 
Wax. The 534-irich pods are flat, abso¬ 
lutely stringless, and about an inch longer. 
A much heavier producer and more resis¬ 
tant to disease. J^lb. 25c; lb. 40c; 5 lbs. 
$1.50; 10 lbs. $2.75. 
Unrivaled Wax. 53 days. Early. Semi-flat. 
Heavy bearer. 3^1b. 25c; lb. 40c; 5 lbs. 
$1.50; 10 lbs. $2.75. 
Dwarf Green Beans 
BOUNTIFUL. 48 days. The best flat- 
★ podded Green Bean. Its light green pods 
are 6}^ to 7 inches long, stout, flat, some¬ 
what curved, absolutely stringless, very 
slightly fibrous, attractive, and of very fine 
quality. J^lb. 25c; lb. 40c; 5 lbs. $1.50; 
10 lbs. $2.75. 
Stringless Black Valentine. 53 days. One 
of the earliest and most prolific varieties 
we know. The large yields of attractive 
long, straight pods make this a very profit¬ 
able Bean to grow for market. Hlb- 25c; 
lb. 45c; 5 lbs. $2.00; 10 lbs. $3.50. 
TENDERGREEN. 54 days. Best round- 
★ podded Green Bean. An early Bean with 
straight, perfectly round pods, 7 inches 
long, stringless, similar to Full Measure, 
i^lb. 25c: lb. 45c; 5 lbs. $2.00; 10 lbs. $3.50. 
The Commodore. 60 days. A dwarf 
nedium-early Kentucky Wonder. The 
pods are nearly straight, 8 to 9 inches 
long, very fleshy and brittle, and of excellent 
quality. Absolutely stringless and fiberless at 
all stages of growth. Plants are vigorous and 
so upright in growth that the pods seldom 
touch the ground. Pkt. 25c; J^lb. 45c; 
lb. 75c; 5 lbs. $3.50. 
Masterpiece. 50 days. A favorite English 
variety with long pods of excellent flavor. 
Suitable for forcing. 35c; lb. 60c; 
5 lbs. $2.50. 
The Prince. 50 days. Early and an enor¬ 
mous cropper. Suitable for greenhouse cul¬ 
ture. Pkt. 25c; Hlb. 50c; lb. 85c. 
Pole Beans 
Kentucky Wonder. 65 days. Pods 7 to 
9 inches long, thick and meaty. Not so 
susceptible to Bean rust as some varieties. 
The dried Beans are delicious for baking. 
White-seeded. J^lb. 25c: lb. 40c; 5 lbs. 
$1.50; 10 lbs. $2.75. 
Bush Lima Beans 
Fordhook. 75 days. A midseason Lima with 
pods 5 inches long and l}/^ inches broad. 
3^1b. 25c; lb. 45c: 5 lbs. $2.00; 10 lbs. $3.50. 
Henderson’s (Baby Lima). 65 days. Plants 
medium size, unusually productive. Very 
small, flat Beans that are exceptionally 
tender and of excellent flavor. 25c; 
lb. 40c; 5 lbs. $1.50; 10 lbs. $2.75. 
Pole Lima Beans 
King of the Garden. 85 days. This variety 
produces large, flat pods of good quality 
containing 5 or 6 large Beans. It is very 
prolific, and quite early. Hlb. 25c; lb. 
40c; 5 lbs. $1.50; 10 lbs. $2.75. 
Beans supplied in packets at 10c each, 
except where otherwise noted 
BEETS 
One ounce will plant 50 feet of row; 
7 pounds, an acre 
Culture. The rows should be 1 foot apart 
and the seed sown thinly and covered firmly 
with 1 inch of soil. 
Lohrman’s Recommended Beefs 
Crosby’s Egyptian, Lohrman’s Strain. 
50 to 55 days. A special selection of the 
usual strain with round, globular roots. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c: Mlb. 45c; lb. $1.35. 
Detroit Dark Red. 52 to 55 days. Tops are 
uniform, small and erect; roots are globe- 
shaped, and very dark red, inside and out, 
with inconspicuous zoning. Our strain has 
a good length of top for bunching. Pkt. 
10c; oz. 20c; Mlb. 45c; lb. $1.35. 
EARLY WONDER. 50 to 55 days. Best for 
★ early planting. Roots uniform, nearly 
globe-shaped, with small top and tap-root; 
skin dark red, flesh deep blood-red, with 
little zoning. Popular with market gar¬ 
deners for early or late planting. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 20c; Mlb. 45c; lb. $1.35. 
LOHRMAN’S SPECIAL DETROIT DARK 
★ RED. 52 to 55 days. An extra-fine strain, 
producing Beets that are more uniform in 
shape and of a darker color than the com¬ 
mon strain. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; Mlb. 70c; 
lb. $2.00. 
SWISS CHARD 
Fordhook Giant. 40 days. White ribs 
3 inches wide and dark green, heavily 
savoyed leaves, 2)^ feet long, 10 inches 
wide. Large pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 45c; 
lb. $1.25. 
SUGAR BEET AND MANGEL 
One ounce will plant 50 feet of row; 
7 pounds, an acre 
Sugar Beet, Giant Half-Sugar Rose. Very 
large, smooth, clean roots of oval shape. 
The skin is rose-white with a deeper rose- 
colored top. Oz. 10c; Mlb. 25c; lb. 75c: 
5 lbs. $3.00. 
Mangel, Mammoth Long Red. The larg¬ 
est of all the Mangels. The root is 15 to 
18 inches, over 6 inches in diameter, with 
a heavy shoulder. It grows one-half above 
ground and is easily pulled. The flesh is 
white, tinged with rose. Oz. 10c; 25c; 
lb. 75c; 5 lbs. $3.00. 
BROCCOLI 
Italian Green Sprouting. Light green, 
tender sprouts with loose flower-heads like 
cauliflower. Pkt. 10c; oz. 40c; Mlb. $1.50. 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS 
Long Island Improved. Special Strain. 
Compact plants, 20 inches tall, with solid, 
heavy sprouts IM to 1)^ inches in diameter. 
Pkt. lOc; oz. 50c; $1.50. 
Lohrman’s Special Detroit Dark Red Beets 
Macomb at Brush, DETROIT, MICH 
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