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IDAHO BEANS ARE UNSURPASSED FOR DRIED BEANS 
UNION SEED & fuel CO. 
ASPARAGUS 
PRICES QUOTED 
SUBJECT 
TO 
MARKET 
CHANGES 
1 oz. to 100 ft., 5 lbs. per acre. 
Palmetto. Is of very large size, even and regular in growth 
and appearance. It is very early, immensely productive, and 
of the best quality. Pkt. 5c; oz. i5c; ^4 lb. 40c; lb. $1.00. 
Conover’s Colossal. The standard variety: of large size, tender 
and of excellent quality. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; ?4 lb. 40c; lb. $1.00. 
.Martha Washington. A vigorous growing and very productive 
variety which has been bred to resist the disease known as 
“Asparagus Rust”. The most uniform in type of any of the 
.so-called rust resistant varieties. The shoots are of large size, 
excellent quality and of rich deep green color, tinted some¬ 
what with purple at tips. Seed, pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 2 oz. 30c; 
% 11). 4.5c; lb. $1.50. 
.\SPAKAGUS ROOT PLANTS 
Roots of above variety, 25c per doz., $1.50 per 100, by express. 
Prices for larger quantities on application. 
BEANS — Dwarf or Bush 
CULTURR —Plant in drills about 2 inches deep, rows from 
18 to 24 inches apart, according to the richness of the soil. 
The plants should be about 3 inches apart. .-V succession of 
-sowings can be made from the first week in May until August, 
One lb. to 50 feet of drill; GO to 80 lbs. to an acre. 
I . S. Postage Rates on Beans: If included in seed order. Post¬ 
age Paid on order for two or more pounds. 
PREPAID IN .SECOND ZONE. 
GREKN PODDED VARIETIES 
Burpee’s Stringless. Extra early, round, fleshy pods; very 
brittle, almost entirely stringless, rust proof, vigorous, produc¬ 
tive, and without doubt the best green podded beans known. 
Pkt. \0v; Vi lb. 1.5c; lb. 20c. 
Round \ellow Six Weeks. V'ei'y similar to Long Vellow Six 
Weeks as to vine, with pods sliorter and much more thick and 
fleshy; about one week later, being ready for table 57 days 
from planting. Seed round, yellowish drab, with a slightly 
darker marking about the eye. Pkt. 10c; Ib. 15c; lb. 20c. 
Dwarf Horticultural Stringless. An excellent bean when young. 
Fine for snaps and green shell purposes. The thick, flat pods 
are 4% to 5 inches long. Round light buff seeds spotted with 
red. Pkt. 10c; Yz lb. 15c; 1 lb. 20c. 
Red Kidney. A well-known variety of dwarf growth. Highly 
valued because of its hardiness and heavy yield. The pods 
are 5% to 6 inches long, filled with large kidney shaped beans 
of a rich deep color. Pkt. 10c; Y 2 Ib. 15c; 1 lb. 20c. 
Giant Stringless Green-Pod. The pods are meaty, nearly round, 
brittle and stringless. Green-Pod, but matures a few daj^s 
later. The pods are straight, quite long, and rather slender. 
The color of the pods is lighter than Burpee’s Stringless Green- 
Pod and they show depressions between the beans. Pkt. 10c; 
lb. 15c; 1 lb. 20c. 
Idaho Bean. A dwarf bush bean growing only 1 foot high. 
One of the finest dry beans grown. It leads all others, being 
three times the size of the Navy, and half the size of the Lima. 
Is far superior to either for flavor. You should plant a quan¬ 
tity of this bean for your winter supply. Pkt. 10c; lb. 15c; 
1 Ib. 20c; 10 lbs. $1.50. 
Refugee or 1000 to 1. The pods are fleshy and remarkably solid. 
They are brittle in texture and mild in flavor, but have slight 
strings. Somewhat later than the other green-podded sorts, 
but widely grown on account of its productiveness. Refugee 
is much gi'own for canning. The pods measure from 5 to 5% 
inches in length. The flavor is good. Pkt, 10c; Yt lb. 15c; 
1 Ib. 25c. 
