VEGETABLE SEEDS 
ARTICHOKE 
% oz. to 100 ft., 6 to 8 oz. per acre. 
Seed may be planted during March or April in a bed arranged 
so that the young plants can be given protection until danger 
of frost is past. When large enough to transplant, they should 
be set in rows about 4 feet apart and about 2 feet apart in the 
row. In localities where winter temperatures are not severe, 
such plants will produce a crop of buds the second year. Where 
winters are severe, plants must be mulched with a heavy 
dressing of leaves or straw to protect the crowns. 
Improved Large Green Globe. The edible buds or flower heads 
are deep green, globe-shaped or ovoid. The fleshy bud scales, 
moderately broad and full at base. are regarded as a delicacy. 
Pkt. 10; oz. 75c. 
ASPARAGUS 
1 oz. to 100 ft., 4 Ibs. per acre. 
When starting an asparagus bed from seed, it is advisable 
to soak the seed for 24 hours before planting. This makes 
germination more rapid and certain. Sow in spring in rows 
about 18 inches apart, allowing 15 to 20 seeds to the foot. Cover 
2 inches deep. When plants are well established, thin to about 
an inch apart. Hoe frequently during the summer. The plants 
will be ready to set in a permanent bed the following spring. 
Mary Washington. A strain selected from Martha Washing- 
ton. It is a little earlier and more vigorous than the original. 
The shoots are slightly ovoid in shape, firm and tender and 
richly flavored. Pkt. 5e; oz. 15c. 
BEANS 
Dwarf beans, 1 lb. to 100 ft., 50 to 60 Ibs. per acre. 
Pole beans, 1 Ib. to 100 ft., 30 to 35 Ibs. per acre. 
Lima beans, 1 lb. to 100 ft., 30 to 50 Ibs. per acre. 
Plant beans after all danger of frost is past, in warm, dry, 
well prepared soil. The rows should be 2 to 3 feet apart and the 
seeds covered 14% to 2 inches deep. Thin the young plants to 
3 to 6 inches:apart in the rows. 
Shallow cultivation should be frequent until blossoming; 
then stop to avoid injury to the roots. Root injury causes the 
blossoms to fall off. For succession, plant every two weeks 
until midsummer. Frequent picking of the crop insures long 
bearing. 
Bush, Green Pod 
Prices: Pkt. 10c; % lb. 15e; 1 Ib. 25e. 
Improved Stringless Green Pod. High quaNity for home and 
market garden. Plant large, thrifty, heavily productive. Pods 
medium green, 5% inches long, almost % inch wide and 
equally thick. Very fleshy, strictly stringless. fine grained, 
tender. Seeds coffee brown. 53 days. 
Tendergreen or Improved Stringless Refugee. This is a new 
bush bean of utmost value. The plants make a strong and 
vigorous growth. They are well branched and carry a great 
quantity of beautiful light green beans. The pods grow 6 to 7 
inches long. They are round, extremely meaty, and tender. 
Even when fully grown they are absolutely stringless. Ripen in 
54 days. 

Dwarf Horticultural. Particularly desirable green shell and — 
snap sort for home and market garden. Plant medium small, 
thrifty and productive. Pods dark green at snap stage (53 days) — 
becoming greenish yellow splashed with carmine. 5 to 5% 
inches long. Strictly stringless, slightly fibrous. Seeds plump — 
oval, pinkish buff, spotted and streaked with purplish Tedae 
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Shell beans in 60 days. 
Early Marrow Pea or White Navy. (The common white pea 
bean of commerce.) Ripe in 90 to 100 days. Plant large with 
tendency to form runners. : 
formly. Pods 4 inches long. Dry beans small, white. 
Bush, Wax Pod 
Prices: Pkt. 5c; 1 Ib. 20c; 5 Ibs. 90c; 10 Ibs. $1.80. 
Average maturity 52 days from seed. 
Top Notch Golden Wax. New blight resistant. A splendid home 
garden and canning variety.. Plant small, productive. Pods 
very attractive; golden yellow; 4% to 5 inches long, % inch — 
wide, thick, oval; fleshy, brittle, stringless. 
splashed with violet carmine and purple. : 
Davis White Wax is a vigorous grower producing long straight 
wax-white pods carried well up from the ground. Excellent 
shipping beans. Pods uniform, about 6 inches long, flat, and 
tender. Not stringless. Seed white, kidney shaped. Used some 
for dry beans. 
Seeds white, 
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Hardy, very prolific; ripens uni- — 
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Pencil Pod Black Wax. 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, 3% inch thick, cylindrical; very fleshy, 
stringless, brittle, fine grained, and tender. Quality unexcelled. 
Seeds black. 
Round Pod Kidney Wax. (Brittle Wax.) Valuable for home 
garden and canning. Plants are erect, medium large. prolific. 
. Handsome pods of waxy light yellow, 5% to 6 inches long, 
thick and round. Very fleshy, brittle, strictly stringless and 
without fibre. Seeds white with brownish-black eye. 
Pole Beans 
Prices: Pkt. 5c; 1 Ib. 20c; 5 Ibs. 90c; 10 Ibs. $1.80. 
Mature in 75-80 days. 
Blue Lake or White Creaseback. Splendid snap bean for home 
garden and early market. Good climber, heavily productive. 
Pods light green, 5% inches long, % inch wide, almost as thick; 
nearly stringless, very fleshy, brittle, tender. Seeds white; 
excellent for baking. 
Kentucky Wonder. This most popular of all pole beans should 
be in every garden. The dark green pods are round and long, 
measuring 9 to 10 inches; they are always stringless as snaps. 
and never become tough. Seeds light brown colored. 
Kentucky Wonder Wax. An early and hardy bean somewhat 
resembling the Kentucky Wonder except in color of pods 
which are light yellow and broader. If a wax podded bean is 
desired for home or market this is the one best variety to plant. 
Seed oval, flattened, somewhat shriveled, dark brown. : 
Oregon Giant Green Pod. We highly recommend this variety to 
home gardeners. It keeps producing until killed by frost. Large, 
fleshy pods, 10 to 12 inches in length, stringless, light greenish 
yellow, splashed with red. A very tasty bean that requires very 
little care. Pkt. 10c; 1 Ib. 30c. 
Oregon Pole Lima. Proven over many years to be well adapted 
to our cool Northwest climate. A strong, vigorous grower. 
bearing continuously until frost. Pods are at their best when 
turning yellow. Pkt. 10c; 1 Ib. 30c. 
Scarlet Runner. About in season with pole limas. Good climber. 
Flowers scarlet, decorative. Pods dark green; 6 inches long; 
flat oval. Fleshy; desirable for snaps and green shell beans.’ 
Seeds kidney shaped flat; dark purple, spotted with reddish 
buff. Pkt. 10c; 1 Ib. 30c. 
Tall Horticultural. The pods when young are of excellent 
quality and make fine snapshorts. They measure 5 to 6 inches ~ 
long and are stringless. The dried beans are grown extensively 
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for winter use. They are large, of a light fawn color speckled 
with dull red. Highly recommended as a baking bean. 
Lima Beans, Dwarf 
Fordhook. Mature in 75 days. A bush lima of the Potato types 
strong, erect, never climbing or prostrate. The pods, which 
average five inches by an inch and one quarter, are borne in | 
clusters of 4 to 8. The pods average 4 large plump beans which 
remain green a long time. A very. popular variety. The taste 
is very much like chestnuts. Pkt. 10c; Ib. 30e. 
pons large, 4% to 5 inches long. Usually contains 4 large, thick 
eans. 
days. Pkt. 10e; 1 Ib. 30c. 
Burpee’s Improved Bush. Plants large, heavily productive. . 

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Dry beans large, flat, greenish white. Mature in 75 _ 
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