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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 produc a crop of buds the second year. Where 
winters are severe, plants must be mulched with a heavy 
é 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. 10e; 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. 5c; oz. 15¢e; 4 Ib. 30c. 
Palmetto. Bright green appearance, very large size and even, 
regular growth. Its immense productiveness combined with 
earliness and good qualities, makes it a fine variety for general 
use. 
Asparagus Roots. Mary Washington and Palmetto. Doz. 35c, 
postpaid. 
BEANS 
Dwarf beans, 1 Ib. to 100 ft., 50 to 60 Ibs. per acre. 
Pole beans, 11b. 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 1% 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; % Ib. 20c; 1 Ib. 30c. 
Improved Stringless Green Pod. High quality 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. 
Giant Stringless Green Pod. Fine for canning. A hardy and 
dependable cropper. Succulent, meaty, dark green pods, abso- 
lutely stringless, and without fibre. 53 days. 
Tendergreen or Improved Stringless Refugee. This is a new 
bush bean of utmost value. The plants make a strong and vig- 
orous growth. They are well branched and carry a great quan- 
tity 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. 
Red Valentine, Extra Early Improved. Good quality: while 
young. but will develop a slight string. Round. slightly curved 
pods. 45 days. 
Stringless Black Valentine. Hardy, very productive. large, erect 
plants. Oval, 6% inch pods, dark green. Good flavor. 49 days. 
Dwarf Kentucky Wonder. The regular pole variety has 
long been recognized as tops in quality. Now we have an 
excellent counterpart in Dwarf Kentucky Wonder. Excellent 
quality. 7-9 inches long, straight, fibreless, and stringless. 
% Ib. 25e; Ib. 45e. 

INOCULATE LEGUMES WITH NITRAGEN. 

STRINGLESS GREEN 
Bush, Wax Pod 
Prices: Pkt. 10c; % Ib. 20c; 1 Ib. 35c. 
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. Seeds white, 
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. 
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, % inch thick, cylindrical; very fleshy, 
stringless, brittle, fine grained, and tender. Quality unexcelled. 
Seeds black. 
Pole Beans 
Prices: Pkt. 10c; % Ib. 20c; 1 Ib. 35c. 
Mature in 75-80 days. 
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. Lb. 30ce. 
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. 
Blue Lake or White Creaseback. Splendid snap bean for home 
garden and early market. Good climber, heavily productive. 
Pods light green, 5% inches long, 44 inch wide, almost as thick; 
nearly stringless, very fleshy, brittle, tender. Seeds white; 
excellent for baking. 
Striped Creaseback. Vigorous-growing, prolific. Pods round, 
straight, light green; fleshy, tender, but somewhat stringy. 
71 days. : 
Ideal Market. Out-yields all others. Very early. Plants hardy, 
wiry, climb well. Pods round, slightly curved, meaty, tender 
and stringless when young. 58 days. 
Lima Beans, Dwarf 
Jackson Wonder or Calico. A faithful cropper. 
weather. 65 days. Pkt. 10c; % Ib. 20c; 1 Ib. 35c. 
Burpee’s Improved Bush. Plants large, heavily productive. 
Pods large, 41%4 to 5 inches long. Usually contains 4 large, thick 
beans. Dry beans large, flat. greenish white. Mature in 75 
days. Pkt. 10c; % Ib. 20c; 1 Ib. 35ce. 
Fordhook. Straight pods with very plump, large beans of ex- 
cellent quality. 75 days. Pkt. 10c; % Ib. 25c; 1 Ib. 45c 
Henderson’s. Excellent quality. Plants small, early and bushy, 
very productive. 65 days. Pkt. 10c; % Ib. 20c; 1 Ib. 30c. 
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