ST. LOUIS SEED COMPANY'S 
RELIABLE VEGETABLE SEEDS 
Martha Washington 
ASPARAGUS, Martha 
Washington. (One 
ounce will sow 50 feet 
of drill). The shoots 
of this vigorous and 
prolific variety are 
large, deep green 
tinged with purple at 
the tips, and are re¬ 
sistant to Asparagus 
Rust. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; Vk 
Ih. 30c: 1 Ih. 90c. 
ARTICHOKE, Green 
Globe. The plants of 
medium height. The 
edible buds or flower 
heads are deep green, 
globe - shaped. The 
fleshy scales are mod¬ 
erately broad and full 
at base and are re¬ 
garded as a delicacy. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c ; 1/4 
lb. $1.25. 
VALENTINE STRINGLESS. 45 days. Vines strong 
and vigorous; pods green, medium length with 
creases in the back; very fleshy, crisp and tender. 
Pkt., 5c; 1/2 lb., 20c; 1 lb., 30c; 5 lbs., $1.00. 
WHITE NAVY. (Shell Bean.) The famous little 
white soup Bean. 
Pkt., 5c; V 2 lb., 15c; 1 lb., 25c; 5 lbs., 85c. 
WAX-PODDED VARIETIES 
ST. L. S. CO.’S WHITE WAX. 48 days. This 
round-podded Dwarf Wax Bean has attained the 
top notch among Beans of this class, the pods 
average 5 to 6 inches in length, a round-podded 
wax variety; they are very solid, meaty and 
tender. 
Pkt., 5c; 1/2 lb., 20c; 1 lb., 35c; 5 lbs., $1.15. 
GOLDEN WAX. 48 days. A splendid home garden 
variety; also much used for canning. Plant 
small, productive. Pods very attractive; golden 
yellow; 4^/^ to 5 inches long, thick, oval, fleshy, 
brittle, stringless. 
Pkt., 5c; 1/2 lb., 20c; 1 lb., 30c; 5 lbs., $1.10. 
PENCIL POD WAX. 52 days. Very desirable for 
home and market garden and for truckers. Plant 
large and thrifty, heavily productive over long 
period. Pods handsome bright yellow; 5^ to 6 
inches long. Seeds black. 
Pkt., 5c; 1/2 lb., 20c; 1 lb., 30c; 5 lbs., $1.10. 
DWARF BEANS 
One pound will plant 100 feet of row; thirty 
pounds will plant an acre. 
At the following prices on Beans, packets up to 
five pounds are sent prepaid, all larger quantities 
are shipped at purchaser’s expense. 
Culture: Plant about the first of May in rows, placing 
the seed 2 to 3 inches apart in drills about 2 inches deep. 
The rows should be about 2% feet apart, and the soil slightly 
hilled, to insure good drainage. Frequent pickings insure 
a more prolonged bearing season. For succession plant 
every two weeks up to August 1st. 
- GREEN-PODDED VARIETIES 
BOUNTIFUL STRINGLESS. 48 days. This is the 
best flat-podded stringless variety. The light green 
pods are 6% to 7 inches long, stout, flat, some¬ 
what curved, absolutely stringless. 
Pkt., 5c; V 2 lb. 20c; 1 lb., 30c; 5 lbs., $1.00. 
FULL MEASURE. 54 days. Pods are medium 
green, round, fleshy, fine grained and strictly 
stringless. 
Pkt., 5c; 1/2 lb., 20c; 1 lb., 30c; 5 lbs., $1.00. 
MAMMOTH STRINGLESS GREEN POD. (Tender- 
green.) 56 days. A very high quality green-pod¬ 
ded sort, producing large pods, some of which 
measure 6 inches in length, of the finest quality. 
Pods are perfectly round. 
Pkt., 5c; 1/2 lb., 20c; 1 lb., 35c; 5 lbs., $1.15. 
STRINGLESS GREEN POD. 52 days. A very de¬ 
sirable dwarf green-podded snap Bean largely 
grown for the market. The pods are medium 
green, 5 to 6 inches long, are of high quality and 
remain crisp and tender. 
Pkt., 5c; 1/2 lb., 15c; 1 lb., 25c; 5 lbs., 85c. 
THE COMMODORE. (A Dwarf Kentucky W Dn- 
der.) Pods 8 to 9 inches. Excellent quality. Very 
fleshy, brittle, and of fine texture, stringless. Me¬ 
dium early. Plants are vigorous, of an upright 
growth so that the pods seldom touch the ground. 
An All-America Selection. 
Pkt., 10c; Vi lb., 25c; 1/2 lb., 35c; 1 lb., 60c. 
POLE BEANS 
One pound will plant 100 feet of row; thirty 
pounds will plant an acre. Prices on Beans, packets 
up to five pounds are sent prepaid, all larger quan¬ 
tities at purchaser’s expense. 
Culture: Pole Beans are more sensitive to cold than the 
bush kinds, and should not be planted before the ground is 
warm—in this latitude, after May 1st. Set poles 6 to 8 
feet long, 3 to 4 feet apart, in 4 foot rows and plant five or 
six beans 2 inches deep around each pole. 
KENTUCKY WONDER, Old Homestead. 65 days. 
Unexcelled for home and market garden, thrifty, 
heavily productive. Pods medium green; 8 to 9 
inches long, nearly round and iuch in diameter; 
slightly stringy, fleshy. 
Pkt., 5c; 1/2 lb., 15c; 1 lb., 25c; 5 lbs., $1.00. 
ST. L. S. CO.’S WHITE CORNFIELD. 65 days. 
An early maturing, green-podded, white-seeded 
pole sort, desirable for snaps and unsurpassed in 
its class as green shell beans. The pods are round, 
very long, often 8 to 9 inches, irregular in shape 
and quite stringless. 
Pkt., 5c; 1/2 lb., 20c; 1 lb., 35c; 5 lbs., $1.50. 
YARD LONG POLE BEAN. (A novelty). Ex¬ 
cellent climber and heavy producer. Pods medium 
green, 20 to 30 inches long. 
Pkt., 10c; 1/4 lb., 25c. 
Stringless Green Pod 
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ST. LOUIS SEED COMPANY. ST. LOUIS. MISSOURI 
