Superior Garden Seeds 
ASPARAGUS 
AspARAGus SEpp—Culture—An ounce will produce about 700 plants. Sow in spring in drills 
about one inch deep in rows 2 feet apart. In fall or succeeding spring plants may be set out in 
beds about 2 feet apart. Cover beds with a dressing of manure before winter. Weed thoroughly 
each summer and keep roots well covered. 
MARY WASHINGTON. . . pkt. 10¢; oz. 25¢; 14 lb. $1.00 
An early and improved variety. Popular because of its rust-resisting qualities. 
MARY WASHINGTON ASPARAGUS ROOTS ...... . Market price 
Set roots approximately 18 inches apart in 1 foot depth trenches, with a good forkful 
of manure to each planting. Cover to a depth of several inches, adding more soil until 
trenches are filled in by fall. 
BEANS—Dwarf or Green Varieties 
Culture—Plant along the first of May and in warm dry soil. Sow in drills 2 inches deep and 
18 inches apart, dropping beans 3 inches apart in the drills. Cover with soil not over 2 inches 
deep. Successive plantings every 2 weeks up to the end of August will give you a constant supply 
for the table. Beans do best on a light well-drained soil. In the case of BUSH BEANS, plant 
2 or 3 beans 15 inches apart, in rows 3 feet apart, covering to an inch depth, at the rate of 1 lb. 
to 100 feet of row. 
BOUN TLE Uli gee x lb. 15¢: Tlb. 30¢:—5 IbsieSii2525100ibsmolG-00 
The market gardeners’ favorite. An early variety, maturing in about 45 days and with 
long, flat, slightly curved, delicious stringless pods. 
LouNDERGREEN 4.2. Xi lb. 15¢; 1 Ib. 30¢; 5 lbs. $1.25: 100 lbs. $16.00 
A superior deliciously flavored snap bean ready for market 54 days after planting. Long, 
round, meaty, dark green pods, 6 to 7 inches long on vigorous bushes. A heavy yielder 
of extra fine quality. 
BURPEE’S STRINGLESS GREEN POD 
i lb. 15¢; 1 lb. 30¢; 5 lbs. $1.25: 100 lbs. $16.00 
Matures in 53 days. One of the earliest in cultivation bearing tender, meaty, straight, 
green pods; crisp and stringless. 
LOW’S CHAMPION BUSH 4, lb. 15¢; 1 lb. 30¢: 5 lbs. $1.25: 100 lbs. $16.00 
A very productive New England favorite. Matures in 55 days. Practically stringless. 
STRINGLESS BLACK VALENTINE 
3% lb. 15¢; 1 lb. 30¢; 5 lbs. $1.25; 100 lbs. $16.00 
LONG YELLOW SIX WEEKS} lb. 15¢; 1 1b. 30¢; 5 lbs. $1.25; 100 lbs. $16.00 
Dwarf Shell Varieties 
FRENCH’S HORTICULTURAL +, lb. 20¢; 1 1b. 40¢; 5 lbs. $1.50; 100 lbs. $20.00 
A grand shell bean with large green stringless pods beautifully splashed with red. 
Matures in 68 days. 
DWARF HORTICULTURAL . 4% lb. 15¢; 1 lb. 30¢; 5 lbs. $1.25; 100 lbs. $16.00 
Finest early shell or snap beans; stringless. Matures in 54 days. 
GODDARD OR BOSTON FAVORITE 
lb. 15¢; 1 lb. 30¢; 5 lbs. $1.25; 100 lbs. $16.00 
Largely used in New England as a green shell bean. Large spreading plants with 
moderate runners. Flat pods with red markings. Seeds long, oval, pale buff in color, 
splashed with purplish red. Matures in 62 days. 
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