OLDS’ VEGETABLE SEEDS BETT?R^O\RDENS 
ASPARAGUS 
ASPARAGUS CULTURE: Plant seed early in the si)ring 
after soaking the same for about twenty-four hours in warm 
water. Plant in drills one foot apart at least one inch deep. 
The following spring select the best roots and plant in a 
permanent bed. It takes three years to grow an asparagus 
bed from seed, two years from one-year-old roots. One 
ounce of seed will sow' a 100-foot row producing about 300 
plants. Five pounds of seed are required for an acre. 
ASPARAGUS ROOTS MARY WASHINGTON. 
In general, the best all around variety for home and mar¬ 
ket. We would not advise any other. Plants; 1 year old, 
25 for 50c; 50 for 80c; 100 for $1.50 postpaid.—Not pre¬ 
paid: 100 for $1.25; 1,000 for $7.00. 2-year-old roots, 
25 for 65c; 50 for $1.00; 100 for $1.75, postpaid.—Not 
prepaid: 100 for $1.50; 1,000 for $10.00. (500 at 1,000 
rate.) 
3. MARTHA WASHINGTON RUST PROOF. 
This variety very closely resembles the Mary Washington 
Rust Proof. It has the same characteristics but the stalks 
are somewhat flattened in shape instead of round. Pkt., 
10c; oz., 15c; Vi lb., 30c; lb., 90c, postpaid. 
6. MARY WASHINGTON GIANT RUST 
PROOF. The result of years of breeding and selecting 
by the United States Bureau of Plant Industry. The stalks 
are larger and more tender than those of other varieties, 
and apparently immune from rust. Mary Washington aspar¬ 
agus will meet the needs of both market gardeners and 
home gardeners. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; Vi lb., 35c; lb., $1.00; 
postpaid. 
“We have bought seeds from the Olds' Seed Company for 
20 years and found them very good. We ahvays include Little 
Marvel and Little Gem Pea seeds with our order. Thanking 
\ou for your promptness.’’ Neal Gulso, Illinois. 
OLDS’ HAND PICKED GARDEN SNAP BEANS 
20. IMPROVED GOLDEN WAX. 
(50 days.) The standard flat, wax-podded 
variety. The Golden Wax has long been a 
poi)ular favorite and this Improved strain 
surpasses the old Golden Wax in several 
ways. The pods are 4 to 4% inches long 
and very handsome: of a rich golden-yellow 
color. Seeds u-hite with brown eye. Large 
2-oz. pkt., 10c; 2 pkts., 15c; Vi lb., 20c; lb., 
30c; 2 lbs., 55c; 5 lbs., $1.10, postpaid. 
15. STRINGLESS GREEN POD, 
(52 days.) A bush or dwarf variety. It is 
early, hardy and productive, bearing hand¬ 
some dark green pods which are entirely 
stringless even when fully matured. The 
pods are five or more inches long, very round 
and straight. We recommend this variety 
above all others if an early green pod is 
wanted. Seeds coffee brown. Large 2-oz. pkt., 
10c; 2 pkts., 15c; Vi lb., 20c; lb., 36c; 2 
lbs., 55c; 5 lbs., $1.10, postpaid. 
13. BOUNTIFUL. (50 days.) A string¬ 
less Dwarf Bean, extra early, tender, large- 
podded, and a bountiful yielder. The flat green 
pods are entirely stringless, 6 Vi to 7 inches 
long, very tender and have a delicious flavor. 
This bean is a continuous bearer—-the first in 
the spring, and the last in the fall. Pine for 
the home garden and just right for the truck 
patch. It is also excellent shelled for winter use. 
Seeds straw color. Large 2-oz. pkt., 10c; 2 pkts., 
15c; Vi lb., 20c; lb., 30c; 2 lbs., 55c; 5 lbs., 
$1.10, postpaid. 
17. TENDERGREEN. (54 days.) A 
new dwarf, green podded variety of very fine 
quality. The fleshy pods are absolutely string¬ 
less, measuring about 6 inches in length. Slightly 
later than Stringless Green Pod. Tendergreen is 
very productive and in our trials proved the 
best variety for late planting as well as for early 
planting. Seeds mottled brown and fawn. Laxge 
2-oz. pkt., 10c; 2 pkts., 15c; Vi lb-, 20c; lb., 
30c; 2 lbs., 56c; 5 lbs., $1.10, postpaid. 
19. REFUGEE STRINGLESS. (70 
days.) We have discarded Refugee Thnusand- 
to-bne for the new Refugee Stringless. .This 
resembles the old Thousand-to-One and it is 
entirely stringless although perhaps not quite as 
productive. This variety is the one most popular 
with canners. The pods measure 5 to 5 Vi inches 
in length, somewhat slender, round and slightly 
curved. The color is light green. Very fine 
grained and of good quality. Seeds violet 
splashed with buff. Large 2-oz. pkt., 10c; 2 
pkts., 15c; Vi lb., 20c; lb., 30c; 2 lbs., 55c; 6 
lbs., $1.10, postpaid. 
14. NAVY OR PEA BEAN. Popular 
baking bean since the time of the Civil War. 
Primarily a Field Bean but deserves a place in 
the garden. Don’t give it rich soil. Cultivate 
well, but never cultivate or disturb any crop of 
beans while wet with either dew or rain, as it 
is alwavs sure to iiroduce rust or blight. Pkt., 
5c; 1/2 lb., 12c; lb., 20c; 2 lbs., 35c; 6 lbs., 70c, 
FOR BIGGER 
CROPS OF 
BEANS USE 
NITRAGIN ON 
CULTURE: Sow the bush varieties as soon 
as the ground is warm and the season favorable. 
Plant in rows 2 feet apart, the beans 2 inches 
apart in the row and XVz inches deep. For pole 
beans use poles 8 to 10 feet long and set them 
about 4 feet apart. Plant 4 to 6 beans about 
one inch deep around each pole and later thin 
to three plants to a pole. One pound will plant 
50 to 75 feet of drill, 75 pounds one acre. Our 
packets contain enough seed to plant 10 to 15 
feet of drill. 
Beans thrive best in a sandy loam but grow 
very well in any soil. Keep well hoed, drawing 
the earth up to the stems. Do not work when 
the plants are wet as this will cause rust and 
injury to the crop. Plant every two weeks for 
succession. For larger amounts than quoted, 
see our Market Gardeners’ Price List o])posite 
page 5. The figure after each variety' shows the 
time required after the seed is sown before the 
first picking is ready. 
Olds’ Early Stringless Wax. 
201 / 2 . OLDS’ EARLY STRING¬ 
LESS WAX. (50 days.) This bean is 
our leader in wax-pod varieties. A cross 
between Stringless Green Pod and Valentine 
Wax, and a decided improvement over both. 
Early and hardy. 
The pods are light yellow in color, well 
filled, tender, and of a delicious flavor. Seeds 
light brown or tan. Large 2-oz. pkt., 10c; 2 
pkts., 16c; 1/2 lb., 20c; lb., 30c; 2 lbs., 55c; 
5 lbs., $1.10, postpaid. 
12. LONG POD GREEN STRING¬ 
LESS. (55 days.) A new variety developed 
for yield and quality. Pods are rich green, six 
to eight inches long, perfectly round and slightly 
curved. Very meaty, rich in flavor and abso¬ 
lutely stringless. The plant is erect with dark 
green foliage. Will outyield any other green 
pod making it a fine variety for market garden¬ 
ers. This feature, however, makes it equally 
good for the home gardener and for canning 
purposes. The variety is very resistant to bean 
blight and diseases. Seeds brown. Large pkt. 
(2 oz.), 10c; 2 pkts., 15c; V 2 lb., 20c; lb. 30c; 
2 lbs., 55c; 5 lbs., $1.10, postpaid. 
THE SEED. 
SEE PAGE 51. 
Mary Washington Giant 
Rust Proof. 
Stringless 
GREEN POD 
Grow Plants Without Soil. 
See Plantet. Page 70. 
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