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Asgrow Seeds are Well-bred 
Beans— Bush 
Plant only in warm, well-prepared soil, about 4” apart, l 1 /^'-2" deep. Under hand cultivation and 
in poor soil rows may be 18"-24” apart; in rich fields under horse or tractor cultivation, 30"-36". 
Cultivate only before blooming and never ivhen wet. Pick frequently as pods approach maturity, 
to get full yield. Plant a succession every two weeks to ensure supplies throughout the season. 
Allow 1 lb. for every 100 ft. of row; I-IV 2 bushels per acre. 
In the high mountain valleys of the Far West little or no opportunity exists for the development 
of those disease organisms which most often affect bean crops. There the Asgrow bean-breeding 
operations are carried on and seed crops are raised under irrigation in a constant endeavor to 
maintain the highest standards of quality and freedom from disease. 
Green Pods 
♦Asgrow Stringless Green Pod: All-America 
Gold Medal. Sometimes called Tendergreen 
though there is an older variety of that name. 
The pods are entirely stringless and fiberless, 
meaty and richly flavored, attractive dark green 
in color, round and nearly straight, 6"-6long. 
The plants are hardy, strong, and dependably 
productive even under trying weather conditions. 
Seeds are purple mottled on buff. 
It is probably no exaggeration to say that As¬ 
grow Stringless Green Pod represents the great¬ 
est advance yet made in the breeding of beans. 
Following its introduction in 1930 its great 
merits were soon recognized by growers and can- 
ners all over the country, and its popularity has 
increased tremendously each year since then, 
solely due to the exceptional results that growers 
have had with it. 
♦Asgrow Black Valentine (Stringless): 49 days. 
All-America Silver Medal Award for 1933. 
Like the old Black Valentine in every way except 
that it is completely free from strings. Hand¬ 
some, oval, dark green, smooth pods which keep 
their color and firmness well, even in shipping 
long distances. Plants are large, erect and heavy 
cropping. Seeds solid black. An excellent va¬ 
riety for near or distant markets when an early, 
very hardy bean of extra quality and flavor is 
desired. 
♦Burpee's Stringless Green Pod: 50 days. As¬ 
grow originated. After 40 years this early, sturdy 
and productive variety is still popular for local 
markets or the home garden. The large, bushy 
plants produce plenty of rich, round, slightly 
curved, green pods about 5 V 2 " long, stringless 
and of fine flavor. Seeds are coffee-brown. 
Asgrow Black Valentine: a stringless variety immensely popular with shippers 
