1121 WASHINGTON ST. WEST NEWTON,MASS 
QUALITY VEGETABLE SEEDS 
Our vegetable seeds are carefully selected for purity and quality. The following list includes 
many improved strains, grown by specialists. The varieties offered have been chosen primarily 
for their excellent table qualities. 
ARTICHOKE 
Sow in early spring under glass; when large enough to transplant, set 
out in rows 4 ft. apart and 2 ft. apart in the rows. 
Large Green Globe. The leading variety; produces large deep green, 
globe-shaped heads. Packet 25c.; oz. $1.00. 
ASPARAGUS 
Asparagus may be grown from seed or roots, as preferred. Sow seed 
in early spring in rows a foot or more apart, about 20 seeds to the foot of 
drill, covering one inch; thin plants to 3 inches apart. The following 
spring the plants should be set out in their permanent bed in rows 3 ft. 
apart and 1 ft. apart in the rows. A small crop may be harvested the 
third year from seed. One ounce of seed will produce about 200 plants. 
Mary Washington. A superior strain; shoots are large, firm and 
delicious in flavor. 
Seed. Packet 25c.; oz. $1.00. 
Roots. April and May delivery per hundred $2.50. 
BEANS 
Beans may be planted from the middle of May on. Cultivation should 
begin as soon as the seedlings appear and the rows hilled to support the 
plants. One pound of seed will plant about 50 ft. of drill. 
DWARF GREEN-PODDED VARIETIES 
Bountiful. A favorite, early variety; the deep green pods are flat and 
stringless; tender. Lb. 35c.; 2-lbs. 65c.; 8-lbs. $2.25. 
Black Valentine. Pods long, round and straight. Early variety of fine 
quality. Lb. 35c.; 2-lbs. 65c.; 8-lbs. $2.25. 
Stringless Green Pod. {Burpee.) A favorite early variety with round, 
tender, stringless pods. Lb. 35c.; 2-lbs. 65c.; 8-lbs. $2.25. 
French’s Dwarf Horticultural. Improved strain with handsome, long 
pods, splashed deep crimson. One of the best shell beans. Lb. 35c.; 
2-lbs. 65c.; 8-lbs. $2.25. 
Improved Golden Wax Beans 
DWARF WAX-PODDED VARIETIES 
Improved Golden Wax. A favorite on account of its 
delicious flavor; pods flat. Lb. 35c.; 2-lbs. 65c.; 
8-lbs. $2.25. 
Pencil Pod Black Wax. Round pods; brittle and ten¬ 
der. Lb. 35c.; 2-lbs. 65c.; 8-lbs. $2.25. 
Sure Crop Stringless Wax. Long round pods of ex¬ 
cellent quality; productive. Lb. 35c.; 2-lbs. 65c.; 
8-lbs. $2 25. 
BUSH LIMA BEANS 
Lima Beans should be planted after the middle of 
May, or as soon as the ground is warm. As they are gross 
feeders the soil should be well-enriched. Plant them 
eye down. 
Burpee’s Improved Bush Lima. Large white- 
seeded variety; very productive; extra-fine quality. 
Lb. 45c.; 2-lbs. 85c. 
Fordhook Bush Lima. An improved form; may be 
planted quite early; excellent flavor. Lb. 45c.; 2- 
Ibs. 85c. 
Henderson’s Bush Lima. A small variety with short 
pods cqntaining_two to four beans of fine quality. 
Lb. 35c; 2-lbs. 60c.'* 
POLE LIMA BEANS 
King of the Garden Pole Lima. A favorite large- 
seeded variety, producing long, well-filled pods; ex¬ 
cellent flavor. Lb. 45c.; 2-lbs. 85c. 
Small Sieva Pole Lima. Popular small-seeded var¬ 
iety. Vigorous grower, very productive; pods small. 
Lb. 40c.; 2-lbs. 75c. 
POLE BEANS 
One pound of seed will plant about 50 hills. 
Kentucky Wonder. The favorite green-podded vari¬ 
ety. The pods are long and of delicious flavor. Lb. 
35c.; 2-lbs. 65c. 
Kentucky Wonder Wax. Large golden yellow pods 
of fine, tender quality. Lb. 45c.; 2-lbs. 85c. 
Horticultural Pole. Productive variety with long 
ods, beautifully striped bright crimson. One of the 
est shell beans. Lb. 35c.; 2-lbs. 65c. 
Scarlet Runner. Popular variety for ornamental pur¬ 
poses, the vines making vigorous growth, producing 
bright red flowers, followed by edible pods of delicious 
flavor. Packet 10c.; lb. 35c. 
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