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MICHAEL-LEONARD SEED CO. 
ARTICHOKE 
LARGE GREEN GLOBE 
Used for home garden planling and shipping; heads large, slightly elon¬ 
gated; scales thick at base. Quite different from Jerusalem Artichoke, 
which is grown for its tuberous root. 
ASPARAGUS SEED 
PALMETTO 
One of the earliest; stalks dark green with pointed tips. 
MARY WASHINGTON 
'The latest development of rust resistance asiiaragus; larger than the 
original Washington, with very tight tips of fine quality. 
BEANS —BUSH GREEN PODDED VARIETIES 
Culture. Beans are easily frost killed, so plant them at Corn plant¬ 
ing time, on light, dry land. Cold, wet weather will rot the seed in the 
ground and fresh manure causes a rank growth of vine with a lack of 
pods. Hand cultivated beans can be drilled in poor soil as close as IS 
inches, but in rich soil with horse cultivation, 30 inches is required. Drill 
6 beans to the foot and cover one inch deep, or plant 4 beans to the hill, 
18 by 24 inches apart. Two pounds of seed should plant 200 feet and 60 
pounds an acre. Plant every other week for a succession up until August 
first in the latitude of Chicago. Shallow cultivation only should be given 
at all times and do not cultivate when the plant is in bloom asi the plant 
will drop its blossoms; never cultivate when wet, as it causes rust. Pick 
beans before the bulge of seed appears and pick them clean to continue 
the plants bearing. Numbers of days are from planting to first picking. 
BOUNTIFUL 50 Days 
Vine light green, 18 inch upright, strong growing bush. Stringless at all 
stages, somewhat inclined to be fibrous as pod ages. Very fine flavor. 
Exceptional cropper. Pod light green, average 7 inches long by ^ inch 
wide, thin and flat. Very meaty. Excellent market garden and shipping 
variety; also good for home garden. Seed pale yellow, medium large, 
kidney shape. 
BROAD WINDSOR, FAVA OR HORSE BEAN 70 Days 
Plants dark green, 20 to 24 inches, tree type of growth with scant 
foliage. Pod shiny dark green, 4 inches long, thick and broad. Used as 
a green shell. Seed large, flat, odd shaped, dark yellowish color with a 
black eye. 
BURPEE’S STRINGLESS GREEN POD 50 Days 
Plants large, very productive. Pods curved, round, 5’/^ to 6 inches long; 
medium green, meaty, stringless and of excellent quality. One of the best 
varieties for canning cut beans and very popular with home gardeners. 
Seeds dark brown. 
DIXIE WHITE 
Vines light green, 18 inches high. Pods light green, 4 inches long, round 
and straight; stringless when young. A most wonderful yielder. Ex¬ 
cellent as a dry shell bean; flavor equal or better than Navy. 
FORDHOOK FAVORITE 54 Days 
Similar in character of plant and pod to Burpee’s Stringless Green pod. 
Plant sturdy and moderately prolific. Pods indies long, round, meaty 
without fiber and strictly stringless; of fine quality. Seeds oval, solid 
ivory white. 
