F. LAGOMARSINO & SONS, SACRAMENTO. CALIFORNIA 
BEANS— (Continued) 
LONDON HORTICULTURAL or SPECKLED 
CRANBERRY (Italian Pole)— 70 days. Vig¬ 
orous and a heavy producer of pods, 6 
inches long, 5 /s inch across, green at first 
but maturing to yellowish green splashed 
with red. Pkt. 10c, Vz lb. 20c, lb. 35c, 5 lbs. 
$1.50, 10 lbs. $2.90. 
MILANESE or MILAN —-75 days. Pods are 
deep green, 5 to 6 inches long, Vz to 3 A 
inches broad, thick and meaty with abso¬ 
lutely no strings up to time of full maturity 
and practically fiberless. Pkt. 10c, Vz lb. 
25c, lb. 40c, 5 lbs. $1.75. 10 lbs. $3.25. 
SCARLET RUNNER — 90 days. Largely 
grown as an ornamental, for its attractive 
flower clusters. Good snap bean. Pkt. 10c. 
Vz lb. 25c. lb. 45c. 5 lbs. $1.50. 
YARD LONG or CHINESE— 75 days. Pods 
are round, usually 18 to 24 inches long, 
but frequently 30 to 36 inches in length. 
Tender and of good quality, somewhat dif¬ 
ferent in taste from other beans. Pkt. 10c, 
02 . 15c. Vi lb. 25c, lb. 75c. 
Pole Wax Pod Beans 
KENTUCKY WONDER WAX — 76 days. 
Very similar to the green podded Ken¬ 
tucky Wonder, except the pods are a little 
broader and of handsome light yellow 
color, often 8 to 10 inches in length. They 
are very fleshy and stringless as snaps 
and of excellent quality. Pkt. 10c, Vz lb. 
25c. lb. 45c, 5 lbs. $1.50. 
Butter Beans 
In the northern latitudes the term "butter 
beans" is often applied to beans produc¬ 
ing wax pods, while in the south the term 
is usually applied to Limas. 
Fava Beans 
(Broad Windsor Beans) 
IMPROVED GIANT LONG POD— 73 days. 
A late variety used largely for green shell 
beans. The pods are a glossy light green 
color, 8 to 10 inches long, 1 % inches broad 
and flat with usually 6 seed per pod. Pkt. 
10c. lb. 35c. 10 lbs. $3.00. 
LIMA BEANS 
Bush and Pole Varieties 
Should not be planted until the ground has 
become thoroughly warm. If possible, se¬ 
lect rich, light soil. Plant in drills two to 
three feet apart, dropping the beans three 
to four inches apart and covering 1V 2 to 
2 inches deep. 
BURPEE'S IMPROVED BUSH LIMA — 75 
days. Plants are vigorous and productive. 
Pods very large, about 5 inches long, thick 
and usually containing four beans, which 
are unusually thick, of largest size and 
excellent quality. Pkt. 10c, Vz lb. 20c, lb. 
35c, 5 lbs. $1.50. 10 lbs. $2.90. 
Bush Wax Pod Beans 
Wax beans are a light yellow color and 
have a mild flavor. Grown in the same 
manner as the green podded varieties and 
will produce equally as well. 
SURE-CROP BLACK WAX — 53 days. 
Plants are vigorous and highly produc¬ 
tive. Pods round, slightly curved, fleshy, 
golden yellow, tender, brittle and abso¬ 
lutely stringless and of finest quality, 6-6 Vz 
inches long, 7/16 inch across. Pkt. 10c Vz 
lb. 20c. lb. 35c. 5 lbs. $1.50. 10 lbs. $2.90. 
DAVIS WHITE KIDNEY WAX— 56 days. 
Have fine keeping qualities. Pods are 
light yellow, 6-6 Vz inches long and Vz inch 
across, tender when young. Pkt. 10c. Vz 
lb. 20c, lb. 35c. 5 lbs. $1.50. 10 lbs. $2.90. 
IMPROVED GOLDEN WAX — 49 days. 
Small sturdy plants are very productive. 
Pods are AV 2 to 5 inches long, Vz inch 
across. Thick, flat, straight, stringless. Pkt. 
10c, Vz lb. 20c, lb. 35c, 5 lbs. $1.50. 10 lbs. 
$2.90. 
TENDER BEETS 
That Are Easy to Grow 
Beets can be sown almost the year around 
in California. February and March are 
the two best months for sowing for the 
main spring crop, and August and Sep¬ 
tember for sowing for the main fall and 
winter crop. For a successive or contin¬ 
uous crop seed can be sown from February 
to November. Drill in rows 12 inches 
apart, covering the seed about an inch 
deep and pressing the soil firmly over the 
seed. Beets are at their best when gathered 
while quite young, when the bulbs aver¬ 
age 2 inches in diameter. 
CROSBY'S EGYPTIAN — 50-55 days. Pkt. 
5c, oz. 15c, Vi lb. 35c, Vz lb. 60c, lb. $1.00. 
DETROIT DARK RED (Perfected Strain)— 
50-55 days. A fine improved strain of ex¬ 
cellent quality for all purposes. Tops are 
uniform, and longer than former strains, 
making a beautiful bunching beet for mar¬ 
ket garden and home purposes. Roots, true 
globe shape, small tap root and deep blood 
red color. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, Vi lb. 35c, lb. 
$ 1 . 00 . 
EARLY WONDER— 50-55 days. Valuable 
to truckers, shippers and home gardens as 
a first early variety, very fine for fall plant¬ 
ing. Tops are small and erect, having a 
small collar or crown. Roots are flattened 
globe in shape with very small tap root, 
dark purplish red in color with flesh of 
like color and zoned a lighter shade. Pkt. 
5c, oz. 15c, Vi lb. 35c. Vz lb. 60c, 1 lb. $1.00. 
King of the Garden Lima Beans 
KING OF THE GARDEN POLE LIMA— The 
most popular of all Lima beans, requiring 
poles or supports. The pods are very 
large, 5 to 6 inches long, broad, flat, filled 
with four or five very large white beans 
of finest quality. Pkt. 10c, Vz lb. 20c. lb. 
35c, 5 lbs. $1.50. 10 lbs. $2.90. 
FORDHOOK BUSH LIMA— 75 days. An 
excellent variety. The pods, which are pro¬ 
duced in clusters, are about 4% inches 
long and each pod contains three to five 
large beans of fine quality. Pkt. 10c, Vz lb. 
25c, lb. 35c. 5 lbs. $1.50. 10 lbs. $2.90. 
HENDERSON'S BUSH LIMA— Also known 
as Baby Lima. Early, hardy and produc¬ 
tive. Seed, small, flat and white with 
slight tinge of yellow. Pkt. 10c, Vz lb. 20c, 
lfc. 30c, 5 lbs. $1.25. 
Italian Green Sprouting 
Broccoli (Calabrese) 
Distinctly different from Cauliflower type. 
Bears a succession of sprouts 5 to 6 inches 
long terminating in a small head of deep 
green buds. If kept cut these sprouts will 
be replaced by others for 8 to 10 weeks. 
Pkt. 5c, Vz oz. 25c, oz. 40c, Vi lb. $1.20, 
lb. $4.00. 
Italian Green Sprouting (True Calabrese) 
Cauliflower Type 
BROCCOLI 
This type of Broccoli has plant character¬ 
istics similar to Cauliflower and produces 
fine large heads that are equal in size and 
quality to the best varieties of Cauliflower 
but requires a longer growing season. Seed 
sown in July produces mature heads the 
following spring from January through 
April, depending on the variety. 
CALIFORNIA LATE PEARL— Matures in 
January. Plants short-stemmed, compact, 
with medium green leaves. With a well 
protected pure white head. Pkt. 10c, Vi oz. 
60c, oz. $2.00, Vi lb. $6.50. 
FEBRUARY —Matures in February. Large 
solid white heads on a compact plant, 
bluish green foliage. Pkt. 10c. Vi oz. 60c, 
oz. $2.00, Vi lb. $6.50. 
ST. VALENTINE— Matures in March. This 
is a standard and shipping variety with 
splendid large solid pure white full pro¬ 
tected heads. Pkt 5c, V 2 
oz. 30c. oz. 50c, Vi lb. $1.50. 
LAGO GIANT MARCH - 
Matures in late March and 
early April. It produces 
giant sized heads that are 
very solid and uniform. It 
holds the pure, white color 
exceptionally well. Pkt, 5c, 
Vz oz. 30c, oz. 50c, Vi lh- 
