
VEGETABLE SELECTIONS 
-chosen from among thousands of 
rondeli (elo) (= varieties as the finest 

ASPARAGUS 
Martha Washington—Larger than original Washington. New, 
and rust resistant. Abundant producer with long, thick stalks 
and fine quality tight packed tips. 
BEANS 
Green Podded, Dwarf or Bush 
Tender Pod—1941 All-America. Tender, fine quality, medium 
length, round, medium dark green, stringless pods at all stages. 
Sturdy plants. Large pkt. 10c. 
Plentiful—Productive, early maturing. Pods are flat, medium 
green, 6 to 7-in. long, strictly stringless at all stages, and of 
the choicest quality. All-America Bronze Medal 1939. Large 
pkt. 10c. 
Bountiful—An early, heavy-yielding variety. Flat, light-green, 
stringless, but slightly fibrous pods. 49 days. Large pkt. 10c. 
Stringless Green Pod—Harly, sturdy. Very meaty, round, fully 
stringless and fibreless. 50 days. Large pkt. 10c. 
Giant Stringless Green Po plants. Meaty, 
round pods, brittle and strictly stringless. Medium green pods, 
oval, yellowish-brown seed. 54 days. Large pkt. 10c, 
Tendergreen—Large, erect plants. Abundant, round, dark- 
green pods, strictly stringless and fleshy. Brown seeds blotched 
with light fawn. 54 days. Large pkt. 10e. 
Beans, Dry Shelled Varieties 
Dwarf Horticultural—Late, heavy yielding. Flat green pods, 
5-in, long, spotted with red at maturity. As they are almost 
stringless, they are fine for snap and green-shell purposes. 
Light buff seeds spotted red. 65 days. Large pkt. 10c. 
Beans, Wax Podded, Dwarf or Bush Varieties 
Improved Golden Wax—A home garden favorite. Small, erect 
plants, moderately productive. The straight, thick, flat pods 
are creamy yellow and stringless. 51 days. Large pkt. 10e. 
Pencil Pod Black Wax—Probably the best of all the dwarf 
black-seeded Wax Beans. Early and productive, bearing beau- 
tiful, rich yellow, deep curved round pods. 5% to 6-in. long, 
Always stringless, tender, brittle and fleshy. Large pkt. 10c. 
Round Pod Kidney Wax or Brittle Wax—Large, erect, vigorous 
plants. Medium yellow curved pods, crease-backed, entirely 
stringless, very brittle, fleshy and succulent. White, kidney- 
shaped seed with black eye. 58 days. Large pkt. 10c. 


Sure Crop Wax—Big, sturdy, productive plants, popular with 
home gardeners. 
brittle and fine quality. 53 days. 
Beans, 
Kentucky Wonder—Strong 
Curved, almost round pods. 
fibreless. Meaty. 
Kentucky Wonder Wax—Very popular. 
climber, 
Slightly stringy, but brittle and 
65 days. Large pkt. 10c. 
Thick, flat golden-yellow stringless pods, 
Large pkt. 10c. 
Pole 
hardy, long-bearing. 
Vigorous, good climb- 
ing plants, waxy-yellow pods, flat and nearly stringless. Some- 
what fibrous but meaty. Light chocolate brown seed. 68 days. 
BEANS 
Lima, Dwarf or Bush 
Large pkt. 10c. 
Baby Potato—1940 All-America. 
early maturity and prolific growth. 12 
bean with real flavor, 
to 16-in. tall. Large pkt. 15c, 
Burpee’s Bush—Medium large plant. 
four large seeds of excellent quality. 
Small, thick-seeded butter 
Pods contain three to 
77 days. Large pkt. 10c. 
Fordhook Bush—Straight peer with very plump, large beans 
of excellent quality. 75 days. 
Large pkt. 10c¢, 
Henderson’s Bush—Known as Baby Lima or Butter Bean. 
Plants small, early and bushy. 
dener; very productive. Large 
Beans, Lima Pole 
King of the Garden — The 
pods are flat and smooth with 
four or five white, large, flat 
beans. 88 days. Large pkt. 
10c. 
BEETS 
Crosby’s Egyptian — Extra 
early. Flattened globe shaped 
roots with small dark red tap 
root. Exeellent quality, ten- 
der and sweet. 60 days. Pkt. 
10c. 
Detroit Dark Red Perfected 
—Standard of excellence in 
table beets. Smooth, globular 
65 days. Good for home gar- 
pkt. 10. 

roots of deep ox-blood red 
sweet and tender. 68 days. 
Pkt. 10c. 
Early Wonder—Early variety 
that can also be used for fall 
planting. Semi-globular ten- 
der, blood-red flesh. 58 days. 
Pkt. 10c. 
MANGEL WURZEL 
Mammoth Long Red — Very 
popular. 30 to 50 tons per 
acre. Roots grow half above 
the ground. Light red, flesh 
white with rosetinge, 110 days. 
Golden Tankard—Oval- 
shaped, broad shoulder. Flesh 
is orange-yellow. 100 days. 
