BEST NEW and OLD VEGETABLES 
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ASPARAGUS 
Soil must be very rich to prow 
pood Asparapus. Use an abundance 
of rotted manure. Cover the bed 
with manure for the winter. Pour 
botlinp water on the seeds. Let it 
stand 2 minutes, then pour it off be¬ 
fore sowing. Plants will produce 
stalks for cutting in 2 to 3 years 
from seed. 
MARY WASHINGTON 
A superior variety originated by 
the Department of Agriculture. 
Shoots long, thick and heavy, and 
of a rich dark preen color. Sure 
cropper. Rust proof. Finest quality. 
Pkt. Sc.i ox. 10«\j V4 lb. 25c. ; Ih. 75c. 
GIANT ARGENTEUIL 
A giant variety of Asparagus 
possessing all the good qualities of 
the well-known Conover’s Colossal. 
Palmetto, etc., and is larger and 
mope desirable than either. The 
mammoth. unsurpassing tender 
stalks are of nearlv white color. 
Pkt.-Be.; ox. IOc.j *4 Ik 21k-. t lb. GOc. 
HARR’S MAMMOTH 
• An excellent variety. Large and 
productive. Grown with Conover's 
Colossal, it grows twice as large 
and more productive. Very popular. 
Pkt. Be.; ox. IOo.j >4 lb. 20c.s lb. Me. 
BUSH BEANS 
We have added to our list two varieties of 
Beans for which we had many inquiries last 
season. , 
Refugee Stringless Green Pod Bush 
Bean. A very late but high quality of bean 
especially popular for canning; maturing in 
about 70 days, it produces a heavy crop of 
round, absolutely stringless pods 5 to 5/ 2 
inches in length. Pkt. 5c; '4 lb. 10c; lb. 32c. 
Henderson's Bush Lima Beans. The 
most popular “ Baby Lima” used extensively 
in the South, where it is called a Butter Bean, 
and by canners. The pods are flat, 3 to 314 
inches long, each with 3 to 4 beans which are 
small, flat and of excellent quality. Matures 
in about 65 days. Pkt. 5c; 14 lb. 10c; lb. 84c. 
EGG PLANT 
NEW HAMPSHIRE HYBRID 
This egg plant was awarded an All-America 
Selections Silver Medal in 1939. Developed 
by tho New Hampshire Agricultural Experi¬ 
ment Station, a selection from Black Beauty 
x Dwarf Purple, with a view to providing 
an extra early variety with good sized fruits 
for northern climates. It has proven excellent 
in many ways, among them its heavy yield 
of early fruits, uniformity and size, being 
nearly as large as Black Beauty, which it 
resembles. For home or market. 
Pkt. 10c; Zz ox. 36c; 1 oz. 05c. 
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IT IS SMART TO BE THRIFTY" 
This garden is designed for the home owner who wishes to enjoy 
the convenience and economy of a small garden from which to gather 
vegetables for the table. 
1 pkt. Beet Early Wonder 
1 pkt. Lettuce, Grand Rapids 
34 lb. Bush Beans, Green Pod 
1 pkt. Opion, Red Wethersfield 
34 lb. Corn, Golden Bantam 
1 pkt. Radish, Early Bird 
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34 lb. Peas, Laxton 
1 pkt. Spinach, King of Denmark 
1 pkt. Cabbage, Golden Acre 
1 pkt. Tomato, Gr. Baltimore 
1 pkt. Carrot, Half Long 
1 pkt. Squash, summer 
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1 pkt. Cucumber, White Spine 
1 pkt. Turnip, Early Snowball 
