VEGETABLES 
ARTICHOKE 
LARGE GREEN GLOBE — The green buds are 
used. Start in hotbeds. They can be grown success¬ 
fully in the Northwest. Postpaid. Pkt. 10c; oz. 60c. 
PLANTS—Postpaid. 25c each; 3 for 50c; doz. $2.00. 
Ready after March 1st. 
•JERUSALEM—The tubers are used for stock feed. 
Postpaid. 3 lbs. 50c. Not prepaid. 100 lbs. @ $2.25. 
ASPARAGUS 
CULTURE—The seed is of slow germination and 
should be planted early in the season. Plant roots 
in well drained soil about 2 feet apart in the row 
and five to six feet between rows. 
MARY WASHINGTON—Large, heavy yielding 
with large green stalks of fine duality. Practically 
immune to rust and other diseases. Owing to its 
great vigor it can be cut sooner from time of 
planting. We carry a special, selected strain. Post¬ 
paid. Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; 1 lb. 35c; lb. $1.00. 
ASPARAGUS ROOTS 
Two year roots simply means a grade for size 
only. They are one year growth. 
MARY WASHINGTON—2 year roots (No. 1 size) 
postpaid. Doz. 50c; 50 @ $1.00; 100 @ $1.50. 
Not prepaid, 1000 @ $7.00; 3000 or more @ $6.50. 
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catalog with a star (*). Quality, not price is 
the first consideration in buying seed. Con¬ 
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BUSH BEANS 
CULTURE—Plant about May 1st for early beans, or as soon as the ground becomes warm, in rows 
3 feet apart. Cover from 1£ to 3 inches deep according to weather conditions. Large seeded beans reduire 
warmer weather to germinate than small beans. Never cultivate or hoe beans when the foliage is wet 
from dew or rains, as it will cause rust. 
PRICES—Unless noted are uniformly: Postpaid. 
Pkt. 10c; i lb. 20c; lb. 30c. Not prepaid, lb. 25c; 
5 lbs. of one variety @ 20c lb. Write for prices on 
larger duantities. 
DWARF KENTUCKY WONDER—(The Commo¬ 
dore). Green pods of excellent duality, measuring 
7 to 9 inches; nearly straight, very fleshy, brittle 
and of fine texture, fibreless and stringless in all 
stages of growth. Desirable for the home garden as 
well as for market. Postpaid. Pkt. 15c; 1 lb. 30c; 
lb. 50c. 
•ROUND POD KIDNEY WAX or Brittle Wax- 
Extra early; very vigorous and productive. Long, 
straight, round pods that are entirely stringless. 
One of the finest for canning and home use. 
•PENCIL POD BLACK WAX—Hardy and prolific 
and of finest duality. The pods are bright waxy 
yellow, long and round and entirely free from 
strings. Desirable for home or market and very 
valuable for canning. 
•SURE CROP WAX—Very productive, stringless 
sort with pods six inches long, nearly round and 
of fine quality. The pods are long and straight, 
making a fine bean for market gardeners. 
•STRINGLESS BLACK VALENTINE—Very har¬ 
dy; extremely early, withstanding cold, damp wea¬ 
ther better than most sorts. Pods dark green, long, 
straight, stringless, nearly round. Excellent duality. 
•IMPROVED BURPEE’S STRINGLESS GREEN 
POD—Considered the best early bush bean. The 
pods are green, of good length, entirely stringless 
tender and brittle and remain so until ripe. This 
brown-seeded bean is both early and hardy and 
one of the richest flavored beans of all. A popular 
market or garden bean and desirable for canning. 
•FULL MEASURE —A splendid stringless bush 
bean with round, tender, green pods. Very high 
duality and producing heavy yields of pods about 
6 inches long. It matures early. 
•GIANT STRINGLESS — Long, stringless, green 
pods. A few days later than Burpee’s Stringless 
but more productive and with longer, straighter 
pods. The pods are large and nearly round. 
•TENDERGREEN—Similar to Full Measure but 
hardier and a more dependable cropper. Plants 
medium large, erect, heavily productive. Pods 
nearly straight, dark green, round, meaty, abso¬ 
lutely stringless and of outstanding duality. 
•GILL’S RELIABLE—A pioneer bean found un¬ 
der various names throughout the Northwest. We 
have grown it in our family for over forty years. 
It is remarkably prolific and hardy, having few 
superiors, either as a string or dry bean. The pods 
are green and the seed pure white. Unless picked 
very young, the pods need stringing. Fine for can¬ 
ning and a good all around bean. Postpaid. Pkt. 10c; 
h lb. 20c; lb. 35c. 
•STRINGLESS REFUGEE—Popular for canning. 
Prices in this catalog marked ‘’not prepaid” do not cover shipping expenses. When ordering 
several pounds it will be cheaper to use these prices, sending extra for postage. 
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