SEED DEPARTMENT 
* Reid Allen, Department Manager. 
Our Seed Trade is entirely through this catalog. It is the only agent we employ. We send out no seeds to be 
|$pld again on commission, but deal direct with the planters; thus devoting all our resources to supplying them 
‘with the best and finest stocks obtainable at the lowest reasonable cost. The substantial increase in business each 
■year rewards our policy, and proves that our seeds are meeting the requirements of particular planters. 
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V About Prices. At prices named, all seeds you may order in packets, ounces, half-pounds, pounds or 2 pounds, 
will be delivered by mail, postpaid. 
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Unless noted, all other quantities larger than 2 pounds will be sent at purchaser’s expense, whether by mail, 
express or freight. 
Guarantee of Genuineness. While we exercise great diligence and care to have all our seeds true to name, and 
hold ourselves in readiness, on proper proof, to replace free of charge all seed that may prove untrue to name, 
or refund the amount paid; it is mutually understood and agreed to between the purchaser and ourselves, that 
our guarantee of genuineness shall in no case make us liable for any sum greater than that originally received for 
said seeds that prove untrue. Allen’s Nursery & Seed House. 
Seeds 
Asparagus 
Mary Washington. We are pleased to be able to offer seed 
of this new American strain of giant Asparagus. It is the 
first result of a plant-breeding campaign started by the 
United States Department of Agriculture to produce a rust- 
resistant Asparagus. Rust-resistant and vigorous plants 
selected from thousands have been crossed with a single 
male plant “Washington” and most careful re-selection 
practiced. Grown on our own farms from seed sent us by 
the U. S. Department of Agriculture. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 
V* lb., 25c; 1 lb.. 65c. 
Beans 
Prices on all Beans (excepting- Limas): *4 lh-, 10c; 
Vz lb., 15c; 1 lb., 25c. Express or freight, 5 lbs., $1.00; 
10 lbs., $1.75; 50 lbs., $8.00; ICO lbs., $15.00. 
Wax or Yellow Podded 
Pencil Pod Black Wax. The best round Podded Wax Bean 
for market. Our seed is grown from carefully bred stock 
seed, especially selected for vigor, high yield and true type. 
We are pleased to offer such a fine true stock of this popular 
variety. 
Davis White Wax. This Bean is adapted alike for the can- 
| ner, market gardener, shipper or amateur. The dry Bean is 
l large, kidney-shaped and white in color, making it one of 
» the best for cooking in a dry state. Pods are long, meaty, 
I flat in shapeand of a beautiful yellow color and fair quality. 
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Rogers? Improved Kidney Wax. Rich, creamy white, slen- 
i d er » oval pods, 5 to 6 inches in length, free from rust, per¬ 
fect shape and entirely stringless. Seed white in color with 
Prices Quoted Are Postage Paid; Guaranteed Safe Arrival to Your Mail Box. 
black eye. Plant grows robust, 18 inches in height, erect, 
bushy and very prolific. We know of no Wax Bean that is 
more desirable for home garden. Wonderful new Bean, 
which has but recently been put on the market. 
Round Pod Kidney Wax. A Bean of superb quality, very 
tender, entirely stringless, makes vigorous growth. Beans 
nearly white. One of the best for string Beans. 
Wardwell’s Kidney Wax. This gives general satisfaction 
everywhere and is one of the best and earliest. On account 
of its hardiness it can be planted earlier than any other 
Wax Bean; yellow pods, fine flavored and brittle, best for 
home or market. 
Green Podded Varieties 
Bountiful. A new green pod variety. Superior quality. Pro¬ 
ductive and early. Bears early and stays edible through a 
long season; pods often 6 inches long. A good variety for 
market gardeners. 
Burpee’s Stringless. This variety claims considerable at¬ 
tention in recent years, due to its fine combination of good 
qualities. 
Extra Early Red Valentine. Pods round and fleshy, al¬ 
most stringless. Hardy growers of a big crop. 10 days 
earlier than the old Valentines. 
Double Test Germination 
All Garden Seeds are not only tested by us after 
harvest but are again tested by nationally known lab¬ 
oratories, thus eliminating the danger of customers 
receiving seeds which do not grow. 
Vegetable 
