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E. MILLER RICHARDSON & CO., Baltimore, Md. 
Richardson’s Tested Vegetable Seeds 
ASPARAGUS SEED AND 
ROOTS 
One oiiiiie of seed will sme a row 40 feet long and 
will proAuee about 600 plants-, 5 pounds to the acre', 
ISO roots to a bed 15 x 50 feet or kooo to the acre. 
Mary Washington. This strain produces 
large, straiglit shoots, dark green in color, 
with heavy purple ov'ertone. It is nearer 
to being rustproof than any other variety. 
Seed: Oz. 10 cts.; *4 lb. 2.S cts.; lb. 70 cts.; 
10 lbs. S6.00. Roots: ?1.25 per 100; $9.00 
per 1000 . 
Special prices on larger quantities 
BUSH or SNAP BEANS 
C ulture —Plant after the weather has become 
settled, around the first of May. Sow in rows 2 to 2^2 
feet apart dropping the beans 4 inches apart in the 
roiv. Cover about 2 inches deep. Make successive 
scnvings 2 weeks apart up to August Jst. One pound 
will sow a row 100 feet long; 60 pounds to the acre. 
Green-podded 
Bountiful. Stringless. \’ery hardy; as early 
as the Long Green Six Weeks. The best 
flat-podded variety. Lb. 20 cts.; 2 lbs. 
35 cts.; 15 lbs. $1.75; bu. $6.50. 
Burpee Stringless. Pods are dark green, 
absolutely stringless and mature earlv. 
Lb. 20 cts.; 2 lbs. 35 cts.; 15 lbs. $1.75; 
bu. $6.50. 
Full Measure. A very fine round stringless 
variety. Pods are long and borne in great 
quantities. Lb. 20 cts.; 2 lbs. 35 cts.; 
.15 lbs. $1.75; bu. $6.50. 
Giant Stringless. Pods longer than Burpee 
Stringless and a shade lighter in color. 
Lb. 20 cts.; 2 lbs. 35 cts.; 15 lbs. $1.75; 
bu. $6 50. 
Mary Washington Asparagus 
GREEN-PODDED BUSH BEANS, continue! 
Horticultural Dwarf. An old standard 
Snap and Shell Bean. Pods about 5 inches 
long, almost stringless, greenish yellow 
splashed with carmine. Llx 25 cts.; 2 lbs. 
45 cts.; 15 lbs. $2.25; bu. $ 8 . 
Landreth’s Stringless (Improved Bur- 
pees). 6 to 7 inches straight, round dark 
green stringless pods. Season 54 days. 
Lb. 25 cts.; 2 lbs. 35 cts.; 15 lbs. $1.75; 
bu. $6.50. 
New Stringless Green-Pod (Tendergreen). 
\’ery similar to Full Measure, much 
hardier, and more resistant to rust. Lb. 
20 cts.; 2 lbs. 35 cts.; 15 lbs. $1.75; bu. 
$6.50. 
Stringless Black Valentine. The hardiest 
of all Beans. The long, very handsome 
pods are productive and attractive. Has 
all the good qualities of the old variety 
and now, being stringless, it ranks first 
among early shipping varieties. Lb. 20 
cts.; 2 lbs. .35 cts.; 15 lbs. $1.75; bu. $6.50. 
Stringless Red Valentine. Early green 
pods, round and thick, of fine quality. Lb. 
20 cts.; 2 lbs. 35 cts.; 15 lbs. $1.75; bu. 
$6.50. 
Tennessee Green-Pod. A favorite. Pods 
6 to 7 inches long, of exceptionally fine 
flavor. Lb. 25 cts.; 2 lbs. 45 cts.; 15 lbs. 
$2.25; bu. $ 8 . 
BUSH BEANS 
Yellow or Wax-podded Varieties 
Best-Yet Stringless Wax. Beautiful, 
lemon-yellow wax pods, without rust or 
blight. Lb. 25 cts.; 2 lbs. 45 cts.; 15 lbs. 
$2.25; bu. $ 8 . 
Golden Wax Improved. Early, vigorous, 
and a bountiful yielder of shapely, tender 
pods. Lb. 25 cts.; 2 lbs. 45 cts.; 15 lbs. 
$2; bu. $7.50. 
New Stringless Kidney Wax. Lb. 25 cts.; 
2 lbs. 45 cts.; 15 lbs. $2.25; bu. $ 8 . 
Round-podded Kidney Wax (Brittle Wax). 
■An improved Wardwell's Kidney Wax. 
Pods are long, straight, and of excellent 
quality. Heavy bearer. Lb. 25 cts.; 2 lbs. 
45 cts.; 15 lbs. $2.25; bu. $ 8 . 
Sure-Crop Stringless Wax. Rich yellow 
Beans 6 to 7 inches long, stringless at all 
stages of growth. Lb. 25 cts.; 2 lbs. 45 cts.; 
15 lbs. $2; bu. $7.50. 
POLE or CORNFIELD 
BEANS 
October, or Horticultural (Wren’s Egg or 
Cranberry). The pods are 53^ to 6 inches 
long, and can be used as snaps, for shelling 
when green, or dried for winter use. A 
splendid Bean for baking. Lb. 25 cts.; 
2 lbs. 45 cts.; 15 lbs. $2.25. 
Old Homestead, or Kentucky Wonder. 
This is the old reliable green-podded Pole 
Bean and is also used very extensively in 
cornfields. The pods are thick and fleshy, 
slightly curved, green, 7 to 10 inches long, 
and when voung are stringless. Lb. 25 cts.; 
2 lbs. 45 cts.; 15 lbs. $2.25. 
Kentucky Wonder Wax. This yellow-pod 
Kentucky \Vonder bears a large crop of 
rich Golden Yellow Beans. The pods are 
flat and fleshy, measuring 7 to 8 inches in 
length. Lb. 25 cts.; 2 lbs. 45 cts.; 15 lbs. 
$2.25. 
PRICES OF ALL BEANS F.O.B. BALTIMORE 
Sure Crop ff'ax Beans 
POLE OR CORNFIELD BEANS, continued 
Lazy Wife. Pods green, slightly shorter than 
Kentucky Wonder, but thicker, and ma¬ 
tured Beans white, much larger, and more 
meaty. Lb. 25 cts.; 2 lbs. 45 cts.; 15 lbs. 
$2.25'. 
White Creaseback. Handsome green pods. 
6 to 7 inches long, meaty, almost stringless. 
l)rodnced in clusters. Splendid shipper. 
Lb. 25 cts.; 2 lbs. 45 cts.; 15 lbs. $2.25. 
BUSH LIMA BEANS 
Culture —Lima Beans are very susceptible to 
cold and seeds should not be planted until the ground 
has become thoroughly warm. They should be sown 
on well-enriched land, with the roivs 2]-2 feet apart, 
placing the beans 6 inches apart in the row. Cover 
about one inch deep. One pound will plant 50 feet 
of rcnc. 
Burpee’s Improved Bush Lima. A true 
and improved bush form. Vigorous and 
productive, with very large potls 5 inches 
long and usually contain 4 large thick 
Beans of excellent quality which dry 
greenish white. Lb. 25 cts.; 2 lbs. 45 cts.; 
15 lbs. $2.50. 
Burpee’s Bush Lima. Plants large, sturdy, 
hardy, and productive. Pods 4 to 43^ 
inches long, containing 3 to 4 Beans which 
are as large as any pole sort, flat, and 
white. Lb. 25 cts.; 2 lbs. 45 cts.; 15 lbs. 
$2.50. 
Enormous Early Bush Lima. Gne of the 
earliest, largest, and best of all Bush Lima 
Beans. Lb. 25 cts.; 2 lbs. 45 cts.; 15 lbs. 
$2.50. 
SEEDS IN QUANTITY. If market 
gardeners and public institutions who 
buy Vegetable Seeds in large quantities 
will send us a list of their requirements, 
we can frequently make substantial 
price reductions on large orders. 
