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Perry Seed Company, 12-13 Faneuil Hall Square^ Boston 
Perry^s‘‘Highest Grade” Vegetable Seeds 
Artichoke 
GIANT GREEN GLOBE. A perennial bearing large, globular heads 
with thick, succulent, edible scales. Pkt. 25c., oz. 60c., oz. $1.00. 
JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE. Quite different from the above. Of great 
value for hogs. 3 bushels of tubers will plant an acre. 
Lb. 25c., 5 lbs. $1.00, postpaid. 
By freight or express. Pk. $2.50, bus. $8.00. 
Asparagus 
One ounce will sow about 50 feet of drill for 750 plants 
Culture —May be grown from seed and a crop obtained in three years, 
or from roots to save a year’s time. 
For plants, see page 29 
MARTHA WASHINGTON. One of the best rust-resistant strains de¬ 
veloped by the U. S. Department of Agriculture. Its shoots, of excel¬ 
lent quality, are extra large, and of a dark green color shaded with dark 
purple at tips. Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., ^ lb. 60c., lb. $2.00. 
MARY WASHINGTON. An improved rust-resistant strain, early and 
large with a tight tip that opens slowly. Superb quality. Very popular. 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 15c., M Ih* 50c., lb. $1.50. 
Dwarf, or Bush Beans 
Postpaid at packet and 1-lb. prices. For larger quantities by 
Parcel Post, add postage at zone rates (see page 52) 
Culture —Between May 1st and August 1st, sow in succession for a con¬ 
tinuous supply of edible pods. Plant in rows 18 inches apart, 3 to 4 inches 
between in the row. Cover 2 inches deep. Cultivate frequently, though 
not when in bloom or when the vines are wet-;-you may spoil the set or 
spread rust. Any good garden soil enriched with “5-8-7” Fertilizer will 
produce an abundant crop in six weeks after planting. Watch for Mexican 
Bean Beetles after June 15th. Red Arrow Garden Spray, or Rotenone 
Dust, carefully applied, will control them. 
Plant two pounds per 100 feet of drill, 90 lbs. to the acre 
Green Podded “Spring or Snap” Varieties 
BLACK VALENTINE. Early and productive. Pods round, long, 
straight, and attractive. An improvement over Red Valentine. Seed 
black. Pkt. 15c., lb. 30c., 2 lbs. 55c., 7]4 lbs. $1.75. 
BOUNTIFUL. One of the most popular long, flat-podded sorts. Early, 
very prolific, of fine quality and perfectly stringless. The leading va¬ 
riety for home or market. Seed brown. 
Pkt. 15c., lb. 30c., 2 lbs. 55c., 7)^ lbs. $1.75. 
LOW’S CHAMPION, or DWARF RED CRANBERRY. Valuable as a 
“Snap” Bean or for shelling, either for home or the market. Large, long 
pods, fiat and attractive. Pkt. 15c., lb. 30c., 2 lbs. 55c., 7)^ lbs. $1.75. 
PERRY’S WONDERFUL. Early, vigorous, productive, absolutely 
stringless, brittle and of excellent quality. Its round pods mature in 
about 49 days, are dark green and very attractive, either for home use 
or for the market. Pkt. 15c., lb. 35c., 2 lbs. 60c., 7)^ lbs. $2.00. 
Snap Beans like this productive Sure Crop 
Wax make one of the best crops for home 
gardens 
Yellow Podded Stringless 
Wax, or Bush Beans 
PLENTIFUL (All-American Selections, Bronze Medal, 
1939). A new Bean resembling Bountiful but has longer 
slightly thicker, dark green, stringless pods. Productive¬ 
ness and flavor are outstanding qualities. Matures in 
about 50 days from time of sowing. 
Pkt. 15c., lb. 40c., 2 lbs. 75c., 7^ lbs. $2.50. 
STRINGLESS GREEN POD. Extremely early, absolute¬ 
ly stringless and so superior in flavor and quality it is 
hard to beat. Enormously productive. Pods round, 
straight and fleshy. 
Pkt. 15c., lb. 30c., 2 lbs. 55c., 7^ lbs. $1.75. 
TENDERGREEN, or NEW STRINGLESS. An early va¬ 
riety of unusual merit. Its long pods are round, light 
green in color and absolutely stringless. 
Pkt. 15c., lb. 30c., 2 lbs. 55c., 7^ lbs. $1.75. 
THE COMMODORE (All-American Selections, Silver 
Medal 1938). A dwarf or bush type of the popular Pole 
Bean “Kentucky V/onder.” A very productive medium 
early variety having round, fleshy, light green pods 8 to 
9 in. long. Stringless, fiberless and of excellent quality. 
One of the best of the newer varieties. 
Pkt. 15c., lb. 40c., 2 lbs. 75c., 7]4 lbs. $2.50. 
Your Choice 
Pkt.$0.15 2 lbs.$0.55 
Lb.30 7}4 lbs. 1.75 
IMPROVED GOLDEN WAX. A “Snap” Bean of quality 
for the home garden. Pods long, nearly straight, broad, 
flat and very fleshy. Seed white, mottled brown. 
PENCIL POD B^ACK WAX. Combines high quality, a 
fine appearance, and a heavy yield with earliness in a 
round-podded sort with black seed. Stringless, waxy 
white pods of high quality. 
We Deliver Free in the United States, all Flower, 
Vegetable and Grass Seeds quoted by the packet, 
ounce, quarter-pound and pound, when cash accom¬ 
panies the order. In Dedham, Lynn, Nahant, Sau¬ 
gus, Wakefield, Winchester, Wobmrn and all towns 
in the Boston Postal District we will deliver, when 
cash accompanies the order, all goods on orders 
amounting to $3.00 and over at catalog prices. We, 
however, reserve the right as to method of delivery. 
See page 52 for further information. 
