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E. MILLER RICHARDSON & CO.. Baltimore, Maryland 
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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, dork 
green in color, with heavy purple over¬ 
tone: Seed: oz. 10 cts.; Vi lb. 25 cts.; lb. 
70 cts.; 10 lbs. $6.00 Roots. $1.25 per 
100; $9 per 1000. 
See Asparagus Tape. Page 
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. 20 cts.; 2 lbs. 35 
cts.; pk. $2. 
Burpee Stringless. Pods are dark green, 
absolutely stringless and mature early. 
Lb. 20 cts.; 2 lbs. 35 cts.; pk. $2. 
Full Measiue. A very fine round string- 
less variety. Pods are long and borne in 
great quantities. Lb. 20 cts.; 2 lbs. 35 
cts.; pk. $2. 
Giant Stringless. Pods longer than Burpee 
Stringless and a shade lighter in color. 
Lb. 20 cts.; 2 lbs. 35 cts.; pk. $2. 
Horticultural Dwarf. An old standard Snap 
and Shell Bean. Pods about 5 inches 
long, almost stringless, greenish yellow 
splashed with carmine. Lb. 25 cts.; 2 
lbs. 40 cts.; pk. $2.50. 
Large White Marrow. The standard va¬ 
riety for Soup Beans. Large size. Lb. 
20 cts.; 2 lbs. 35 cts. pk. $2. 
Londreth's Stgls. Green Pod (Improved 
Burpee). 6 to 7 in. straight, roimd dark 
green stgls. pod. Season 54 days. A fine 
bean. Lb. 20 cts.; 2 lbs. 35 cts.; pk. $2. 
New Stringless "Tendergreen". Very sim¬ 
ilar to Full Measure, much hardier, and 
more resistant to rust. Lb. 20 cts; 2 lbs. 
35 cts.; pk. $2. 
Asgro Stringless Black Valentine. The 
hardiest of all Beans. The long, very 
handsome semi-round pods are produc¬ 
tive and attractive. Has all the good 
qualities of the old variety and now, 
being stringless, it ranks first among 
early shipping varieties. Lb. 20 cts.; 
2 lbs. 35 cts.; pk. $2. 
Rogers Stringless Black Valentine. 6 
inches, fairly straight, round dark green 
stgls. pod. Season 55 days. Lb. 20 cts.; 
2 lbs. 35 cts.; pk. $2. 
Red Valentine, Stringless. Early green 
pods, round and thick, of fine quality. 
Lb. 20 cts.; 2 lbs. 35 cts.; pk. $2. 
BUSH BEANS 
Yellow or Wax-podded Varieties 
Golden Wax Improved. Early, vigorous, 
and a bountiful yielder of shapely, ten¬ 
der pods. Lb. 25 cts., 2 lbs. 45 cts.; 
pk. $2.25. 
New Stringless Kidney Wax. Lb. 25 cts;. 
2 lbs. 45 cts.; pk. $2.25. 
Rounded - podded Kidney Wax. (Brittle 
Wax). An improved Wardwell's Kidney 
Wax. Pods are long, straight, and of 
excellent quality. Heavy bearer. Lb. 25 
cts.; 2 lbs. 45 cts.; pk. $2.50. 
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. $2.25. 
POLE OR CORNFIELD BEANS 
October, or Horticultural (Wren's Egg or 
Cranberry). The pods are 51^2 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. $2.25. 
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 fleshy, slightly curved, green 
7 to 10 inches long, and when young 
are stringless. Lb. 25 cts.; 2 lbs. 40 cts.; 
pk. $2.25. 
Lazy Wife. Pods green, slightly shorter 
than Kentucky Wonder, but thicker, and 
matured Beans white, much larger, and 
more mealy. Lb. 25 cts.; 2 lbs. 40 cts; 
pk. $2.25. 
White Creaseback. Handsome green pods, 
6 to 7 inches long, meaty, almost string¬ 
less, produced in clusters. Splendid ship¬ 
per. Lb. 25 cts.; 2 lbs. 40 cts.; pk. $2.25. 
BUSH LIMA BEANS 
Burpee's Improved Bush Lima. A true 
and improved bush form. Vigorous, pro¬ 
ductive, with very large pods 5 inches 
long and usually contain 4 large thick 
Beans of excellent quality which dry 
greenish white. Lb. 25 cts.; 2 lbs., 45 
cts.; pk. $2.50. 
Enormous Early Bush Lima. One of the 
earliest, largest, and best of all Bush 
Lima Beans. Lb. 25 cts.; 2 lbs. 45 cts.; 
pk. $2.50. 
Brirpee's Bush Lima. Plants large, sturdy, 
hardy, and productive. Pods 4 to 414 
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. $2.50. 
Fordhook Bush Lima. Generally consid 
ered the best of the large-seeded Bush 
Limas. Bushes ore 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 clus¬ 
ters of 4 to 8, well filled with 4 to 5 
delicious large Beans. Lb. 25 cts.; 2 
lbs. 45 cts.; pk. $2.50. 
Henderson's Bush Lima. Possibly the earli¬ 
est 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. 20 cts.; 2 lbs. 35 
cts.; pk. $2. 
Wood's Prolific Bush Lima. This is a small- 
seeded variety, very early and pro¬ 
ductive. Plants grow about 20 inches 
high and bear continuously throughout 
the season. Pkt. 10 cts.; lb. 25 cts.; 
2 lbs. 45 cts.; pk. $2.50. 
ALL BEANS F.O.B. BALTIMORE 
