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★ STARRED VARIETIES ARE BEST FOR LOCAL CONDITIONS 
VEGETABLE LIST FOR 1939 
All seeds, bulbs, trees, small fruits, roots, plants, fertilizers and other articles 
in this catalog are sent postpaid anywhere in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and 
California at the prices listed unless otherwise noted. Customers in Alaska and 
the states not listed above must allow extra postage. 
We Pay the Postage 
Asparagus 
1 oz. to 100 ft., 4 lbs. per acre. 
CULTURE —When starting an Asparagus 
bed from seed, it is advisable to soak the 
seed for 24 hours before planting. This 
makes germination more rapid and cer¬ 
tain. Sow in Spring in rows about 18 inches 
apart, allowing 15 to 20 seeds to the foot. 
Cover 2 inches deep. When plants are well 
established, thin to about an inch apart. 
Hoe frequently during the Summer. The 
plants will be ready to set in a permanent 
bed the following Spring. 
GIANT WASHINGTON. A rust-resisting 
asparagus. This splendid new asparagus 
which has been bred up under U. S. Gov¬ 
ernment supervision, has proven to be of 
unquestioned merit both for the home gar¬ 
den or for production on a large scale. The 
color is good and quality excellent. Pkg. 
10c; oz. 15c; 'A lb. 50c; 1 lb. $1.50. 
Shell Beans 
PRICES—Bush Beans 
DAVIS WHITE WAX. A popular white 
seeded, wax podded bean of superior merit. 
The pod is large and when young is crisp 
and tender. One of the main uses of this 
variety, however, is as a dried bean for 
winter use, for which purpose it is unsur¬ 
passed. 
★ DWARF HORTICULTURAL, or “Cran¬ 
berry Bean.” This well-known bean is 
very sturdy and prolific. The beans, which 
are speckled, bright red on a yellowish 
ground, are quite large and uniform and 
are very fine either for eating as green 
shell beans or as dried beans for winter 
use. 
DWARF GOLDEN CARMINE. This splen¬ 
did bean can be used either as a snap or 
shell bean. When ripe, owing to its large 
seed, makes a fancy baking bean. The 
seed is large, kidney-shaped, buff-colored, 
and mottled. 
BOSTON PEA BEAN. Also called White 
Navy. This is the best of the small white 
beans known as navy beans for the North¬ 
west. The bean is small, oval, white and of 
excellent flavor for baking. The plant 
does not run to vine and the leaves are 
few and drop early. 
Lima Beans 
PRICES—Same as Green Pod 
HENDERSON'S BUSH LIMA. Earliest 
and most productive of the lima beans. 
Quality good either for eating fresh or for 
canning. Requires a warm location in this 
area. 
Green-Bush Pod Beans 
Beans 
DWARF BEANS 
1 lb. to 100 ft., 50 to 60 lbs. per acre. 
POLE BEANS 
1 lb. to 100 ft., 30 to 35 lbs. per acre. 
LIMA BEANS 
1 lb. to 100 ft., 30 to 50 lbs. per acre. 
CULTURE —Plant Beans after all danger 
of frost is past, in warm, dry, well pre¬ 
pared soil. The rows should be 2 to 3 feet 
apart and the seeds covered 1 y 2 to 2 inches 
deep. Thin the young plants to 3 to 6 ins. 
apart in the rows. Shallow cultivation 
should be frequent until blossoming; then 
stop to avoid injury to roots. Root injury 
causes the blossoms to fall off. For suc¬ 
cession, plant every 2 weeks until mid¬ 
summer. Frequent picking of the crop in¬ 
sures long bearing. 
Wax-Pod Bush Beans 
PRICE — All bush beans, POSTPAID: 
!4 lb. 10c; i/ 2 lb. 15c; 1 lb. 25c; 5 lbs. $1.15. 
BRITTLE WAX. This is without a doubt 
the earliest of all wax beans and also a 
great cropper. The bushes are remarkably 
hardy and extremely prolific, while the 
pods are fleshy and entirely stringless, 
often measuring 4% to 6 inches. Fine fla¬ 
vor, round and solid, tender, brittle and 
entirely stringless at all stages of growth. 
The beans are white except for small black 
dot near the eye. Also fine as a shell bean. 
★ PENCIL POD BLACK WAX. One of 
the finest strains of wax beans known. It 
is very early, enormously productive and 
of the very best quality. It has long, slen¬ 
der handsome pods, that cook so tender 
that they melt in the mouth, and are the 
most delicious bean we have ever found. 
IMPROVED GOLDEN WAX. A splen¬ 
did early wax bean. The plants are erect, 
compact and very productive. The pods 
are medium size, broad and fleshy. The 
quality is very fine. 
PRICE—All bush beans, POSTPAID: 
'A lb. 10c; Vz lb. 15c; 1 lb. 25c; 5 lbs. $1.15. 
STRINGLESS GREEN POD. The first 
pods of this splendid bean are ready for 
use about 65 days after planting. They 
remain tender and crisp a long time after 
they reach full size and are tender, brittle 
and entirely stringless. Very productive. 
★ HENDERSON’S BOUNTIFUL. One of 
the earliest of green pod beans. Vines are 
vigorous and prolific. Pods large, flat, free 
from strings or tough lining and are tender 
and delicious. Although not a new bean it 
still is one of the favorite sorts. 
TENDERGREEN. A very desirable sort 
for home garden or market. The plants are 
large, erect and productive. Pods round, 
fleshy, dark green, strictly stringless, and 
of fine quality. Seeds are brown, mottled 
and blotched with light fawn. 
BEANS, Pole or Running 
PRICE, Postpaid—All kinds, except Ore¬ 
gon Pole Lima, Oregon Giant and Scarlet 
Runner: A lb. 10c; / z lb. 15c; 1 lb. 25c; 
5 lbs. $1.15. 
★ KENTUCKY WONDER. Also called Old 
Homestead. This grand pole bean con¬ 
tinues to be a great favorite both for home 
garden ana for canning It is medium early 
and enormously productive. The pods are 
large, green, and very long. A wonderful 
string bean that is also satisfactory as a 
dry shelled bean. The seed is brown. 
KENTUCKY WONDER WAX. An excel¬ 
lent variety and of the very best pole 
beans. The pods are long, very thick, 
meaty, deeply saddle-backed, entirely 
stringless and bright yellow in color. The 
vine is thrifty and very prolific. Seed deep 
brow- 
LAZY WIFE. Pods are from 4 to 5 inches 
in length, produced in large clusters in 
great abundance. Dark green, thick, fleshy 
and stringless; of unusually rich flavor. 
Dry beans, pure white; excellent for win¬ 
ter use. 
OREGON GIANT BEAN. This is one of 
the best of the recent introductions, either 
for home or for market. The pods are 
about one foot in length and light green 
striped with carmine. Hardy and produc¬ 
tive. Pkg. 10c; A lb. 15; / z lb. 25; 1 lb. 40c; 
5 lbs. $1.75. 
OREGON POLE LIMA. An excellent pole 
Lima Bean that does very well in the 
Northwest, being early enough to mature 
in this climate. The pods are large and 
broad. The beans are white, and of de¬ 
licious quality, either green, shelled or 
I I U• f J I Do, I ■ / J, 
SCARLET RUNNER BEAN. (See page 16 
for description.) Pkg. 5c; large pkg. 10c; 
Vz lb. 25c; 1 lb. 40c. 
Table Beets 
1 oz. to 100 ft., 8 to 14 lbs. per acre. 
CULTURE —Seed should be sown at the 
rate of one ounce to 100 feet of row. The 
rows should be spaced 14 to 24 ins. apart. 
Work the soil well and cover the seeds 
about an inch deep. A rich sandy loam is 
most favorable, but nearly all types of 
soil will produce Beets if sufficiently fer¬ 
tilized and properly tilled. 
EARLY WONDER. A new variety that 
is an improvement over the old Crosby’s 
Egyptian, from which it originated. It is 
very nearly globular in shape and the 
flesh is dark red, sweet and tender. The 
skin is smooth and the tops small. It ma¬ 
tures slightly later than the Early Egyp¬ 
tian. Pkg. 5c; oz. 10c; A lb. 25c; / z lb. 45c; 
1 lb. 80c. 
Detroit Dark Red 
★ DETROIT DARK RED. This is consid¬ 
ered the best general purpose beet on the 
market today. The root is rounded smooth 
and very dark red. The flesh is dark 
crimson with almost purple zones and of 
the finest quality. It has replaced almost 
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