Our Seeds Are Hormone Treated 
DWARF OR BUSH LIMA BEANS 
One pound will plant 60 feet of row; 50 to 60 
pounds per acre. 
ST. L. S. CO.’"S IMPROVED BUSH LIMA. 70 days. 
Similar to Burpee’s Bush Lima, except smaller. 
Pkt., 5c; 1% lb., 20c; 1 1b., 35c; 5 lbs., $1.50. 
BURPEE’S IMPROVED BUSH LIMA. 75 days. 
Plant large, productive. Pods large, 4% to 5 
inches long; usually contain 4 large, thick beans. 
Dry beans large, flat, greenish white. 
PKt., 5c; 1/2 lb., 20c; 1 Ib., 35c; 5 Ibs., $1.50. 
HENDERSON’S BUSH (Baby Lima). 65 days. 
Popular for canning. Very productive. Pods 3 
inches long, contain 3 to 4 seeds. Splendid qual- 
ity. 
Pkt., 5c; ¥% lb., 20c; 1 1b., 30c; 5 Ibs., $1.00. 
KRAMER’S BUSH LIMA. 70 days. An excelient 
variety. Pods 4% to 5 inches long, containing 4 
seeds, very productive, splendid quality. 
Pkt., 10c; 1/2 Ib., 25c; 1 Ib., 45c. 
POLE LIMA BEANS 
ST. L. S. CO."S GENUINE BUTTER. 80 days. 
These Beans have a creamy white color, in large 
pods; more delicious than the ordinary Lima Bean. 
Pkt: 5c; 4 lb., 20c3 1 Ib: 3bc: 
KING OF THE GARDEN. 84 days. One of the 
best Pole Limas, large leaved, good climber. Pods 
about 4144 to 5% inches long, dark, large and con- 
taining about 3 or 4 beans to the pod. Seed flat, 
and white with a slight green tinge. 
Pkt., 5c; 4% Ib., 20c; 1 Ib., 35c. 
SMALL WHITE LIMA (or Sieva). 82 days. A 
very reliable heavy yielding variety. The earliest 
of the Pole Limas, bearing green shell beans in 
78 days. 
Pkt., 5c; Ye Ib., 20c; 1 1b., 35c. 
MANGELS OR STOCK BEET 
One ounce of seed plants 100 feet; 5 lbs. per acre. 
GIANT HALF-SUGAR, ROSE TOP. Roots long, 
oval, tapered; grayish white with rose colored 
shoulder; flesh white, rich in sugar. 
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Broccoli 
MAMMOTH LONG RED. Roots very large; long 
spindle shape, straight and thick; grow one-third 
to one-half out of ground; light red; flesh white 
tinged with rose. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; ¥ Ib., 35c; 1 Ib., $1.25. 
BEETS 
Seed should be sown at the rate of one ounce to 
50 feet of row; 5 to 6 lbs. to acre. The rows should be 
spaced 16 to 18 inches apart. Work the soil well and cover 
the seeds about % inch. deep. 
55 days. The 
Culture: 
DETROIT DARK RED (Selected). 
standard of excellence in table Beets for home 
and market garden, for shipping, and for canning. 
Roots globe-shaped; very dark blood-red. 
Pkt., 5c; 0z., 20c; 1/4, Ib., 60c; 1 Ib:, $2.00. 
EXTRA EARLY EGYPTIAN. 50 days. Particu- 
larly valuable for early market. Tops small and 
upright; roots flattened, with long slender tap 
roots; flesh dark purplish red zoned lighter. 
PKt., 5c; oz., 20c; 14 Ib., 60c; 1 Ib., $2.00. 
EARLY TABLE. 54 days. The roots are very 
smooth, even in size and almost perfectly globular. 
The tap root is slender and the root pinches 
closely at the base of the tap root. The skin is 
smooth and very dark red. 
PkKt., 5c$ 0z., 20c; 14 Ib., 60c; # Ib., $2 00. 
EARLY WONDER. (Selected.) 54 days. This is 
the earliest Beet for bunching purposes. Deep 
blood-red, nearly globular root. It’s attractive 
appearance make it valuable for market garden. 
Pkt., 5c; 0z., 20c; 144 lb., 60c; 1 Ib., $2.00. 
CROSBY’S EGYPTIAN. (Selected.) 56 days. The 
roots are flattened globe-shaped and very smooth. 
This is one of the best for early planting out- 
doors. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 20c; 1/4, lb., 60c; 1 1lb., $2.00. 
Beet Spinach or Swiss Chard 
Culture: Swiss Chard belongs to the beet family but only 
the tops are edible. Sow seed early in rows 16 inches apart— 
thin to 8 inches apart in the row. The heavy center rib is 
delicious when cooked and served as asparagus. The leafy 
part cooked like spinach. 
LARGE RIBBED WHITE. The leaves are broad, 
somewhat waved stalks broad and white. 
Pkt., 5c; 0z., 15c; 14 lb., 40c; 1 Ib., $1.50. 
LUCULLUS. Large leaves are wrinkled with thick 
midribs, tender and of good flavor. 
Pkt., 5c; 0z., 15c; 1/4 Ib:; 40c; 1 Ib., $1.50. 
BORAGE 
A hardy annual used as a pot herb and for bee 
pasturage. The bruised leaves immersed in water 
give it an agreeable flavor. 
Pkt., 10c; 0z., 30c; 14 lb., 90c; 1 Ib., $3.00. 
BROCCOLI 
Closely allied to the Cauliflower. It is generally 
considered more hardy. Sow seed in frames early in 
spring, culture same as cauliflower. 
GREEN SPROUTING CALABRESE. The plants 
form a large, solid head which remains green. 
After this head is cut out, a number of sprouts 
develop from the leaf-axils, each sprout terminat- 
ing in a small head about one inch in diameter. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; 1% I1b., 90c. 

ST. LOUIS SEED COMPANY, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI 
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