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E. MILLER RICHARDSON & CO., Baltimore, Maryland 
R-LcPiaAcllon’i Jilted UeqetaMe dteedi. 
Washington Rustproof Asparagus 
ASPARAGUS SEEDS 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 15x50 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.; '/i lb. 25 cts.; lb. 
70 cts.; 10 lbs. $6.00. Roots: $1.50 per 
100; $10 per 1000. 
Special prices on larger quantities 
See Asparagus Tape, 
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. 40 cts.; pk. $2.50; bu. $8. 
Burpee Stringless. Pods are dark green, 
absolutely stringless and mature early. 
Lb. 25 cts.; 2 lbs. 40 cts.; Pk. $2.50; Bu. 
$ 8 . 
Full Measure. A very fine round string- 
less variety. Pods are long and borne 
in great quantities. Lb. 25 cts.; 2 lbs. 40 
cts.; pk. $2.50; bu. $8. 
Giant Stringless. Pods longer than Bur¬ 
pee Stringless and a shade lighter in 
color. Lb. 25 cts.; 2 lbs. 40 cts.; Pk. 
$2.50; bu. $8. 
Horticultural Dwarf. An old standard 
Snap and Shell Bean. Pods about 5 
inches long, almost stringless, green¬ 
ish yellow splashed with carmine. Lb. 
25 cts.; 2 lbs. 40 cts.; Pk. $2.50; Bu. $8. 
Large White Marrow. The standard va¬ 
riety for Soup Beans. Large size. 2 
lbs. 35 cts. ; 15 lbs. $2.50; 100 lbs. $16. 
New Stringless “Tendergreen". Very 
similar to Full Measure, much hardier, 
and more resistant to rust. Lb. 25 cts.; 
2 lbs. 45 cts.; Pk. $2.75; Bu. $9. 
Asgro Stringless Black Valentine. The 
hardiest of all Beans. The long, very 
handsome semi-round pods are pro¬ 
ductive 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. 40 cts.; Pk. $2.50; Bu. $8. 
Rogers Stringless Black Valentine. 6 
inches, fairly straight, round dark 
green stgls. pod. Season 55 days. Lb. 
25 cts.; 2 lbs. 45 cts. pk. $2.50; bu. $8. 
Red Valentine, Stringless. Early green 
pods, round and thick, of fine quality. 
Lb. 25 cts.; 2 lbs. 40 cts.; pk. $2.50; bu. 
$ 8 . 
BUSH BEANS 
Yellow or Wax-podded Varieties 
Golden Wax Improved. Early, vigorous, 
and a bountiful yielder of shapely, 
tender pods. Lb. 25 cts., 2 lbs. 40 cts.; 
Pk. $2.50; Bu. $8. 
New Stringless Kidney Wax. Lb. 30 cts.; 
2 lbs. 55 cts.; Pk. $3; Bu. $11. 
Rounded-podded Kidney Wax (Brittle 
Wax). An improved Wardwell's Kid¬ 
ney Wax. Pods are long, straight, and 
of excellent quality. Heavy bearer, Lb. 
30 cts.; 2 lbs. 55 cts.; Pk. $3.25; Bu. $12. 
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.; pk. $2.50; bu. $9. 
POLE OR CORNFIELD BEANS 
October, or Horticultural (Wren's Egg or 
Cranberry). The pods are 5 1/2 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. 40 cts.; 
Pk. $2.50; Bu. $8. 
Old Homestead, or Kentucky Wonder. 
This is the old reliable green-podded 
Pole Bean and is also used very ex¬ 
tensively in cornfields. The pods are 
thick and fleshly, slightly curved, green, 
7 to 10 inches long, and when young 
are stringless. Lb. 25 cts.; 2 lbs. 40 
cts.; Pk. $2.50; Bu. $8. 
Lazy Wife. Pods green, slightly shorter 
than Kentucky Wonder, but thicker, 
and matured Beans white, much lar¬ 
ger, and more mealy. Lb. 25 cts.; 2 lbs. 
40 cts.; pk. $2.50; bu. $8. 
White Creaseback. Handsome green 
pods, 6 to 7 inches long, meaty, almost 
stringless, produced in clusters. Splen¬ 
did shipper. Lb. 25 cts.; 2 lbs. 40 cts.; 
Pk. $2.50; Bu. $8. 
BUSH LIMA BEANS 
McCrea's. A new variety that is highly 
recommended. The plants are vigorous 
and of upright growth, bearing an 
abundance of short but very thick 
pods, each containing from 3 to 5 large 
plump Beans of remarkably sweet fla¬ 
vor. A most desirable Bush Lima for 
the home-garden. Lb. 30 cts.; 2 lbs. 
50 cts.; Pk. $3; Bu. $10. 
Burpee's Improved Bush Lima. A true 
and improved bush form. Vigorous 
productive, with very large pods 5 
inches long and usually contain 4 
large thick Beans of excellent quality 
which dry greenish white. Lb. 30 cts.; 
2 lbs. 50 cts.; pk. $3 bu. $10. 
Enormous Early Bush Lima. One of the 
earliest, largest, and best of all Bush 
Lima Beans. Lb. 30 cts.; 2 lbs. 50 cts.; 
pk. $3; bu. $10. 
Burpee's Bush Lima. Plants large, sturdy, 
hardy, and productive. Pods 4 to 4'/2 
inches long, containing 3 to 4 Beans 
which are as large as any pole sort, 
flat, and white. Lb. 25 cts.; 2 lbs. 45 
cts.; Pk. $2.75; bu. $9. 
Fordhook Bush Lima. Generally consid¬ 
ered the best of the large-seeded Bush 
Limas. Bushes are of strictly erect 
habit, branching 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. Lb. 
30 cts.; 2 lbs. 50 cts.; pk. $3; bu. $10. 
Henderson's Bush Lima. Possibly the 
earliest of the Bush Lima Beans. Seeds 
are a little smaller than the Wood's 
Prolific. It is very productive and an 
extremely popular variety. Lb. 25 cts.; 
2 lbs. 45 cts. pk. $2.75; bu. $9. 
Wood's Prolific Bush Lima. This is a 
small-seeded variety, very early and 
productive. Plants grow about 20 
inches high and bear continuously 
throughout the season. Pkt. 10 cts.; lb. 
25 cts.; 2 lbs. 45 cts.; Pk. $2.75; Bu. $9. 
ALL BEANS F.O.B BALTIMORE 
DISCOUNT ON BEANS 
Deduct 25 cts. per bushel on 
orders of 10 to 20 bu. Deduct 50 
cts. per bushel on orders of 20 
bu. or more. 
Deduct an additional 50. cts. 
per bu. for cash. 
Burpee's Improved Bush Lima 
