POWELL SEED STORE, Louisville, Kentucky - Vegetable Seeds 
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Bush Bean 
Celery 
Wax Bean 
Vegetable Seeds 
Pole Lima 
ASPARAGUS ROOTS 
Mary Washington. Produces long, straight shoots of a dark green color. A 
heavy yielder, long-lived, and practically free from rust. 2 -year roots, 
SI.25 for 50; S2.25 per 100. 
green-pod;bush beans 
Beans may be planted as soon as the ground has become slightly warm or 
when the maples are in leaf. The seed should be sown at the rate of 1 pound 
for each 100 feet of row. 
Burpee’s Stringless Green-Pod. The finest Bean. The pods are tender, 
brittle, and juicy. Seeds dark brown. Can be planted from May till 
August. Packet, 10 cents; yi lb., 20 cents; lb., 35 cents; 5 lbs., $1.00. 
Extra-early Red Valentine. A hardy and early-maturing sort, bearing deeply 
saddle-backed pods measuring 4 inches long. Good for canning and market- 
garden. Packet, 10 cents; yi lb., 25 cents; lb., 35 cents; 5 lbs., $1.00. 
Pkt. 
K lb. 
1 lb. 
5 lbs. 
Bountiful. 
.$0.10 
$0.25 
$0.40 
$1.15 
Full Measure. 
. 10 
.25 
.35 
1.00 
Giant Stringless. 
. 10 
.25 
.35 
1.00 
Tennessee Green-Pod. 
. 10 
.20 
.35 
1.00 
WAX-POD BUSH BEANS 
Pkt. 
lb. 
1 lb. 
5 lbs. 
Burpee’s Brittle Wax.. . 
.$0.15 
$0.25 
$0.45 
$1.50 
SHELL 
BEANS 
Pkt. 
Klb. 
1 lb. 
5 lbs. 
Dwarf Horticultural. . . . 
$0.25 
$0.35 
$1.20 
Improved White Navy. . 
.10 
.25 
.30 
1.00 
Red Kidney. 
.10 
.25 
.35 
1.15 
POLE 
BEANS 
Pkt. 
Mlb. 
1 lb. 
5 lbs. 
Horticultural. 
.$0.10 
$0.25 
$0.35 
$1.20 
White-seeded Kentucky Wonder . . . 
.10 
.25 
.35 
1.15 
Kentucky Wonder Wax. 
.10 
.25 
.40 
1.30 
Lazy Wife. 
.10 
.25 
.35 
1.20 
Red Speckled Cut-short 
or Corn Hill 
.10 
.25 
.35 
1.00 
White Creaseback. 
.10 
.25 
.35 
1.20 
Kentucky Wonder or Old Homestead. The most popular climbing or corn 
hill Bean. Very productive and of good flavor. Packet, 10 cents; yi lb., 
25 cents; lb., 30 cents; 5 lbs., $1.15. 
BUSH LIMA BEANS 
Burpee’s Improved Bush. Pods 5 to 6 inches long, filled with large, luscious 
Beans and usually borne in clusters. A splendid producer for home or 
market-garden. Packet, 10 cents; yi lb., 25 cents; lb., 40 cents; 5 lbs., $1.25. 
Fordhook. Of erect, bushy growth. The pods measure 4 to 5 inches in length 
and are often yi inch in thickness. The excellent thick Beans are of the 
Potato Lima type. Packet, 10 cents; yi lb., 25 cents; lb., 40 cents; 5 lbs., 
$1.50. 
Wood’s Prolific or Improved Henderson. Tremendous bearer of well-filled 
pods of small, deliciously-flavored Beans. Early. Packet, 10 cents; ]A 
lb., 20 cents; lb., 30 cents; 5 lbs., $1.20. 
POLE LIMA BEANS 
Florida Butter Bean. This is the red or brown speckled butter bean of the 
South. Makes an abundant crop when others fail. Said to be resistant to 
the bean beetle. % lb., 25 cents; lb., 40 cents; 5 lbs., $1.25. 
Carolina or Sieva. This is the famous Butter Bean of the South. Very early 
and a vigorous grower, producing small Beans of finest quality. Packet, 
10 cents; yi lb., 20 cents; lb., 35 cents; 5 lbs., $1.25. 
Early Leviathan. Early, hardy, and prolific. Pods are 5 to 6 inches long. 
Dependable. Packet, 10 cents; % lb., 25 cents; lb., 40 cents; 5 lbs., $1.25. 
Giant-Podded. The largest of all Pole Limas. The Beans are of luscious 
flavor and are borne in clusters. Packet, 10 cents; yi lb., 20 cents; lb., 
40 cents; 5 lbs., $1.50. 
King of the Garden. Strong grower. Large pods, well filled. Good for 
home or market. Packet, 10 cents; % lb., 20 cents; lb., 35 cents; 5 lbs., 
$1.25. 
Sunnybrook. A heavy bearer. This is the earliest of the large-seeded Pole 
Limas. Fine quality. Packet, 10 cents; % lb., 20 cents; lb., 40 cents; 
5 lbs., $1.50. 
BEETS 
Sow seed yi, inch deep, in drills, at the rate of 1 ounce to 100 feet of row. 
For succession, the seed may be sown from April through June. Mature in 
45 to 60 days. 
Red Ball. Deep, rich red roots of fine flavor. Uniform shape, early. Packet, 
10 cents; oz., 20 cents; J 4 lb., 50 cents; % lb., 75 cents. 
Burpee’s Improved Blood. Smooth, round roots of deep red which retain 
their color after cooking. Flesh is fine-grained and free from fiber. Easily 
stored for winter. Packet, 10 cents; oz., 15 cents; % lb., 30 cents; % lb., 
50 cents. 
Crosby’s Egyptian. A leading variety for early market on account of its at¬ 
tractive shape and good quality. Packet, 10 cents; oz., 15 cents; % lb., 
35 cents; K lb., 60 cents. 
Detroit Dark Red. Smooth, globular roots with small tops. A good canner 
and a splendid variety for home or market. Packet, 10 cents; oz., 15 cents; 
% lb., 40 cents; ,'4 lb., 60 cents. 
BROCCOLI 
Italian Green Sprouting. Plants produce an abundance of light green, tender 
sprouts with loose flower-heads at the end. Sow in May, harvest in August. 
Packet, 15 cents; K oz., 25 cents; oz., 40 cents; 4 oz., $1.15. 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS 
Sow in June, treatment being same as for Cabbage. The flavor is much 
improved by frost. 
Danish Prize. Produces a large quantity of delicious, tightly-folded sprouts 
which mature about the same time. Packet, 10 cents; oz., 25 cents; 4 ozs., 
75 cents. 
