
Allen, Sterling & Lothrop, Portland, Maine 
‘* Sterling Ouality’? Vegetable Seeds 
(*)Varieties marked with a star (*) are strongly recommended. 
A thoroughly up-to-date list of Vegetable Seeds particularly adapted to the cli- 
mate of Northern New England. New disease resistant varieties and improved 
strains of the old favorites. 
Asparagus Seed 
Culture—sow the seeds thinly in April 
or May in rows one foot apart and one inch 
deep; when the plants are up well, thin to 
3 or 4 inches apart in the rows. One ounce 
will produce about 200 plants. 4 to 5 pounds 
to the acre. 
Mary Washington. The best rust resist- 
ant variety of vigorous growth and excellent 
quality. The tips are tight and firm and do 
not open until well out of: the ground. 
Recommended for the home and market 
garden. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; % Ib. 60c; Ib. $2.00. 
Asparagus Roots 
Culture—Plant in rows 4 feet apart and 
18 inches in the rows, covering the plants 
about 6 inches. The soil should be thorough- 
ly manured and trenched, at least 2 feet. 
Mary Washington Roots. Strong, vigorous, 
plump, well grown roots. 100 roots, $2.00. 
Postpaid, $2.25. Special quotations by the 
thousand. 

Bean—Asgrow Stringless Green Pod 
ALLEN, STERLING & LOTHROP. 
Beans—Bush 
Green Podded 
Culture—Plant in light, warm soil in the 
spring when danger from frost is past, in 
drills from 2 to 3 feet apart, covering about 
2 inches deep. Sow every two weeks for a 
succession. Cultivate frequently, until 
they blossom, but only when the plants are 
dry. 
Two pounds will plant 100 feet of drill. 
Asgrow Valentine (49 days). This new va- 
riety is well adapted for home and market 
gardens and for early shipping. The straight, 
oval, dark green pods are absolutely string- 
less and are of superb quality with a delicate 
flavor. 
Pkt. 10e; 42° 162 25c; 1 1b} 35csi2eipsa0u; 
5 Ibs. $1.40; 15 Ibs. $3.50. 
* Asgrow Stringless Green Pod (53 days). 
A wonderful new snap bean maturing early. 
Pods long, round, very meaty and of dark 
green color. This bean is absolutely string- 
less and of delicious flavor. Market garden- 
ers will find this the most profitable green 
podded bean. 
Pkt, 10c;% 16; 25c; 1.16. 35c; 2/15s.360c; 
5 Ibs. $1.40; 15 Ibs. $3.50. 
Bountiful (49 days). One of the most 
popular garden beans. Extra early and 
prolific, flat green pods, 6-7 in. long, very 
tender. 
PREG 0G 420 1b. 20C 4 1elb- o0CG-4erlDs..00Cc: 
5 Ibs. $1.40; 15 Ibs. $3.50. 
Burpee’s Stringless Green Pod (52 days). 
Combines unusual hardiness, extreme earli- 
ness and wonderful productiveness. The 
pods are tender, brittle and of the finest 
flavor; always entirely stringless. 
PkKt.i10c; 46° 16.2. 25¢24 Ib. 35G;-27 loss ouc: 
5 Ibs. $1.40; 15 Ibs. $3.50. 
Giant Stringless Green Pod (54 days). 
One of the best varieties for home and mar- 
ket gardening; very desirable for canning 
and succession planting. The pods are 6% 
inches long, medium green, round, fleshy, 
brittle and stringless. 
Pkt. 10c% 4 16. 25c3"1 16.735cC*"2elbs2 odc: 
5 Ibs. $1.40; 15 Ibs. $3.50. 
Burpee’s Improved Bush Lima. (75 days) 
Compared with Burpee’s Bush Lima, both 
pods and beans are very much larger, while 
the beans, either green or dry, are nearly 
twice as thick and ready to market eight to 
ten days earlier. 
Pkt. 10c; % Ib. 25c; 1 IB. 40c; 2 Ibs. 70e: 
5 Ibs. $1.60; 15 Ibs. $4.00. 
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