THE O & M SEED CO 
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GREEN SPRINGS, OHIO 
15 
VEGETABLE SEEDS 
ASPARAGUS BEANS 
Culture—Sow in early spring in rows one foot apart. 
When 2 years old transplant to permanent beds. Set the 
plants in rows 3 to 4 feet apart and 2 feet in rows, spread¬ 
ing out the roots and cover from 5 to 8 inches. Sow 1 
ounce of seed to 60 ft of drill. 
Martha Washington—This variety is especially adapted 
for Market Gardeners as well as for home garden. Trans¬ 
plant roots one to two years old into new bed for best 
results. 
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Pencil Pod Black Wax—The best of the black seeded wax 
varieties. Early. Pods 6^/2 to 7 inches. Stringless and of 
high quality. Season 59 days. 
Culture—Plant in rows about 24 inches apart, 2 inches 
deep and 4 to 6 inches between the plants in the row. 
All beans should be planted when the ground is warm 
and weather is past all danger of frost. 1 lb. to 100 ft. 
of row. 1 acre requires about 60 lbs. of seed. Lima beans 
should be planted a week to 10 days later than other 
varieties. 
(DWARF WAX PODDED VARIETIES) 
Improved Golden Wax—The most popular of the wax va¬ 
rieties and one of the best. Very early and productive. 
Pods 4 to 4^2 inches long. Seed white, much mottled brown. 
Season 50 days. 
Wardwell’s Kidney Wax—^A popular early Gardener’s 
variety. Pods large, 5^2 to 6 inches long. Nearly string¬ 
less and of good quality. Season 58 days. 
Red Valentine 
Sure Crop Wax—Selection from Currie’s Rust-proof wax, 
more hardy, little later. Pods flat and average an inch 
longer. Very desirable. Season 62 days. 
Brittle Wax—Also known as Round Pod Kidney Wax. 
Yellow I’ound meaty pod. Stringless. A good canning va¬ 
riety. Season 62 days. 
Rustproof Wax (Currie’s)—Grows free from rust. Large 
flat pods, nearly stringless and very tender. Matures in 
about 50 days. Pods 51/2 to 6 inches long. Seed black. 
Favorite with Market Gardeners. 
Unrivaled Wax—Produces pods about 5 inches in length. 
Narrow, fairly straight fleshy yellow pods. Strings. Sea¬ 
son 53 days. 
Webber Wax—Produces a good stringless yellow pod about 
6 inches in length. Season 50 days. 
Davis White Wax—Early and very productive. Pods large 
and flat, 6 V 2 to 7 inches long. Seed white and kidney 
shaped. A Market Gardener variety. Season 52 days. 
Round Pod Kidney Wax—Virtually the same as Brittle 
Wax. 
