E. MILLER RICHARDSON & CO., Baltimore, Md. 16 
Richardson’s Tested Vegetable Seeds 
ASPARAGUS SEED AND 
ROOTS 
One ounce of seed will sow a row 40 feet long and 
‘will produce about 600 plants; 5 pounds to the acre; 
150 roots to a bed 15 x 50 feet or 8000 to the acre. 
‘Mary Washington. This strain produces 
large, straight shoots, dark green in color, 
with heavy purple overtone. It is nearer 
to being rustproof than any other variety. 
Seed: Oz. 10 cts.; 4 lb. 25 cts.; lb. 70 cts.; 
10 lbs. $6.00. Roots: $1.50 per 100; $9.00 
per 1000.. 250 or more at 1000 rate. 
Special prices on larger quantities 
BUSH or SNAP BEANS 
CuLturp—Plant after the weather has become 
settled, around the first of May. Sow inrows 2to2% 
feet apart dropping the beans 4 inches apart in the 
wow, Cover about 2 inches deep. Make successive 
sowings 2 weeks apart up to August Ist. One pound 
will sow a row 100 feet long; 60 pounds to the acre. 
Green-podded 
‘Bountiful. Stringless. Very hardy; as early 
as the Long Green Six Weeks. The best 
flat-podded variety. Lb. 20 cts.; 2 Ibs. 
35 cts.; 15 lbs. $1.90; bu. $7. 
Burpee Stringless. Pods are dark green, 
absolutely stringless and mature early. 
Lb. 20° cts.; 2 lbs. 35 cts.; 15 Ibs. $1.90; 
bu. $7. 
Full Measure. A very fine round stringless 
variety. Pods are long and borne in great 
quantities. Lb. 20 cts.; 2 lbs. 35 cts.; 
15 Ibs. $2; bu. $7.50. 
‘Giant Stringless. Pods longer than Burpee 
Stringless and a shade lighter in color. 
Lb. 20 cts.; 2 Ibs. 35 cts.; 15 lbs. $1.90: 
bu. $7. 

Mary Washington Asparagus 
GREEN-PODDED BUSH BEANS, continued 
Horticultural Dwarf. An old standard 
Snap and Shell Bean. Pods about 5 inches 
long, almost stringless, greenish yellow 
splashed with carmine. Lb. 25 cts.; 2 lbs. 
45 cts.; 15 lbs. $2.25; bu. $8. 
Landreth’s Stringless (Improved Bur- 
pees). 6 to 7 inches straight, round dark 
green stringless pods. Season 54 days. 
Lb. 25 cts.; 2 Ibs. 45 cts.; 15 Ibs. $1.90; 
bu. $7. 
New Stringless Green-Pod (Tendergreen). 
Very similar to Full Measure, much 
hardier, and more resistant to rust. Lb. 
20 cts.; 2 lbs. 35 cts.; 15 Ibs. $2.00; bu. 
$7.50. 
Stringless Black Valentine. The hardiest 
of all Beans. The long, very handsome 
pods are productive and attractive. Has 
all the good qualities of the old variety 
and now, being stringless, it ranks first 
among early shipping varieties. Lb. 20 
cts.; 2 lbs. 35 cts.; 15 lbs. $1.90; bu. $7. 
Stringless Red Valentine. Early green 
pods, round and thick, of fine quality. Lb. 
$7 cts.; 2 lbs. 35 cts.; 15 lbs. $1.90; bu. 
Tennessee Green-Pod. A favorite. Pods 
6 to 7 inches long, of exceptionally fine 
flavor. Lb. 25 cts.; 2 Ibs. 45 cts.; 15 Ibs. 
$2.25; bu. $8. 
BUSH BEANS 
Yellow or Wax-podded Varieties 
Best-Yet Stringless Wax. Beautiful, 
lemon-yellow wax pods, without rust or 
blight. Lb. 25 cts.; 2 lbs. 45 cts.; 15 lbs. 
$2.25; bu. $8. 
Golden Wax Improved. Early, vigorous, 
and a bountiful yielder of shapely, tender 
ods, Lb. 25 cts.; 2 Ibs. 45 cts.; 15 lbs: 
2; bu. $7.50. 
New Stringless Kidney Wax. Lb. 25 cts.; 
2 Ibs. 45 cts.; 15 Ibs. $2.25; bu. $8. 
Round-podded Kidney Wax (Brittle Wax). 
An improved Wardwell’s Kidney Wax. 
Pods are long, straight, and of excellent 
quality. Heavy bearer. Lb. 25 cts.; 2 lbs. 
45 cts.; 15 lbs. $2.25; bu. $8. 
Sure-Crop Stringless Wax. Rich yellow 
Beans 6 to 7 inches long, stringless at all 
stages of growth. Lb. 25 cts.; 2 lbs. 45 cts.; 
15 lbs. $2; bu: $7.50. 
POLE or CORNFIELD 
. BEANS 
October, or Horticultural (Wren’s Egg or 
Cranberry). The pods are 5% to 6 inches 
long, and can be used as snaps, for shelling 
when green, or dried for winter use. A 
splendid Bean for baking. Lb. 25 cts.; 
2 Ibs. 45 cts.; 15 Ibs. $2.25. 
Old Homestead, or Kentucky Wonder. 
This is the old reliable green-podded Pole 
Bean ‘and is also used very extensively in 
cornfields. The pods are thick and fleshy, 
slightly curved, green, 7 to 10 inches long, 
and when young are stringless. Lb. 25 cts.; 
2 Ibs. 45 cts.; 15 Ibs. $2.25. 
Kentucky Wonder Wax. This yellow-pod 
Kentucky Wonder bears a large crop of 
rich Golden Yellow Beans. The pods are 
flat and fleshy, measuring 7 to 8 inches in 
Si iae Lb. 25 cts.; 2 Ibs. 45 cts.; 15 lbs. 
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PRICES OF ALL BEANS F.0O.B. BALTIMORE 

Sure Crop Wax Beans 
POLE OR CORNFIELD BEANS, continued 
Lazy Wife. Pods-green, slightly shorter than 
Kentucky Wonder, but thicker, and ma- 
tured Beans white, much larger, and more 
: aes Lb. 25 cts.; 2 Ibs. 45 cts.; 15 Ibs. 
Doe 
White Creaseback. Handsome green pods, 
6 to 7 inches long, meaty, almost stringless, 
produced in clusters. Splendid shipper. 
Lb. 25 cts.; 2 lbs. 45 cts.; 15 Ibs. $2.25. 
BUSH LIMA BEANS 
‘ 
CuLTuRE—Lima Beans are very susceptible to 
cold and seeds should not be planted until the ground 
has become thoroughly warm. They should be sown 
on well-enriched land, with the rows 2% feet apart, 
placing the beans 6 inches apart in the row. Cover 
ore one inch deep. One pound will plant 50 feet 
of row. 
Burpee’s Improved Bush Lima. A true 
and improved bush form. Vigorous and 
productive, with very large pods 5 inches 
long and usually contain 4 large thick 
Beans of excellent quality which dry 
greenish white. Lb. 25 cts.; 2 lbs. 45 cts.; 
15 lbs. $2.50. 
Burpee’s Bush Lima. Plants large, sturdy, 
hardy, and productive. Pods 4 to 4% 
inches long, containing 3 to 4 Beans which 
are as large as any pole sort, flat, and 
ean Lb. 25 cts.; 2 Ibs. 45 cts.; 15 lbs. 
2.50. 
Enormous Early Bush Lima. One of the 
earliest, largest, and best of all Bush Lima 
Beans. Lb. 25 cts.; 2 lbs. 45 cts.; 15 lbs. 
$2.50. 
SEEDS IN QUANTITY. If market 
gardeners and public institutions who 
buy Vegetable Seeds in large quantities 
will send us a list of their requirements, 
we can frequently make substantial 
price reductions on large orders. 
