“It’s the Crop that Counts” 
ABEL’S SEED HOUSE, READING, PA. 


Abel’s Quality Vegetable Seeds 

4 mid-summer. 
Martha Washington 
ASPARAGUS 
MARTHA WASHINGTON RUST-RESISTANT ASPARAGUS. 
A variety bred up by the U. S. Department of Agriculture, 
at Washington, D. C., from a careful selection of plants of 
the Washington variety, and is now more popular and more 
widely grown than any other. 
straight, dark green tender shoots of the most delicious flavor. 
Large Two-Year-Old Roots of Genuine Martha Washington. 
Doz. 40c; 50 roots, $1.35; 100, $2.00; 1,000, $12.00. 
It produces large, beautiful, 
Martha Washington Seed—Can have a light cutting in 3 years. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; %4lb. 40c; %1b. 70c; Ib. $1.25. 
BEANS 
Plant beans after all danger of frost is passed, in warm, dry, 
well prepared soil. 
the seeds covered 1% to 2 inches deep. Thin the young plants 
to 8 to 6 inches apart in the rows. 
The rows should be 2 to 3 feet apart and 
Shallow cultivation should be frequent until blossoming; 
then stop to avoid injury to the roots. 
blossoms to fall off.) For succession plant every 2 weeks until 
Frequent picking of the crop insures long bearing. 
One quart of seed sows 100 feet, and 60 pounds sows 1 acre. 
(Root injury causes the 
BUSH BEANS 
NOTICE 
In most every case a quart of beans equals two pounds. 

GREEN-PODDED 
ABEL’S TENDERGREEN. Height 15 inches, 
dark coarse vines. Six inch round string- 
less green pod. Season 56 days to table. 
Ippt. 15c; pt. 25c; qt. 45c; pk. $3.10; 
bus. $11.50. 

ABEL’S PLENTIFUL. 
Bountiful, except the pods are slightly 
thicker, a trifle longer and a little darker 
Similar to 
green. The seed is black and the pods are 
straight and stringless. Season—50 days. 
Apt. 15c; pt. 25c; qt. 45c; pk. $3.10; 
bus. $11.50. 

BURPEE’S GREEN STRINGLESS. Pods 
round, slightly curved, stringless, 5 inches 
long. Very productive; 54 days from 
planting to table. 
Apt. 15c; pt. 25c; qt. 45c; pk. $3.10; 
Round, nearly 
bus. $11.50. 
GIANT STRINGLESS. 
straight, stringless, light green pods 6 
inches long; 56 days from planting to 
table. 
Ippt. 15¢; pt. 25c; pk. $3.10; 
Pods 
bus. $11.50. 
BOUNTIFUL. 
stringless; sweet flavor. 7% inches long. 
Apt. 15c; pt. 25c; qt. 45c; pk. $3.10; 
bus. $11.50. 
LANDRETH’S STRINGLESS GREEN POD. 
Pods 6 to 7 inches fairly straight, round, 
qt. 45c; 
semi-round, straight, 
dark green, stringless. Season 54 days. 
pt. 15c; pt. 25c; at. 45c; pk. $3.10; 
bus. $11.50. 
ABEL’S STRINGLESS BLACK VALEN- 
TINE. Height 2 feet, heavy, very robust 
dark vine. Six inch dark green round 
stringless brittle pod of wonderful quality. 
Season 54 days to table. 
Yypt. 15¢c; pt. 25c; qt. 45c; pk. $3.10; 
bus. $11.50. 
SHELL 
RED KIDNEY. A drawf grower and very 
hardy. Pods 5 to 6 inches long. Season 
62 days. 
Yept. 15c; pt. 25c; at. 45c; pk. $3.10; 
bus. $11.50. 
WHITE KIDNEY. 
white-seeded. 
Yept. 15¢; pt. 25c3 qt. 
bus. $11.50. 
WHITE MARROWFAT SOUP. Extra-fine 
Shell Bean. Pods large, flat, and straight, 
with 5 to 7 pure white seeds in each pod. 
Yept. 15c; pt. 25c; qt. 45c; pk. $8.10; 
bus. $11.50. 
DWARF HORTICULTURAL (Bird Egg). 
Used both as Snap and Shell Beans. Pods 
4 to 5 inches long, thick, flat, stringless. 
iApt. 15¢; pt. 25c; gt. 45c; pk. $3.10; 
bus. $11.50. 
ROBUST PEA BEANS (Navy Beans). Small, 
white baking Beans of extra-fine quality. 
Yopt. 15c; pt. 25c; qt. 45c; pk. $3.10; 
bus. $11.50. 
Same as above, 
45c; 
only 
pk. $3.10; 
WAX or YELLOW-PODDED 
BURPEE’S BRITTLE WAX. One of the 
earliest of all Wax Beans. Vines are 15 
inches high. Pods 5% inches long, round, 
slightly curved, stringless, deep yellow; 62 
days from planting to table. 
Apt. 20c; pt. qt. 55c; pk. $4.00; 
bus. $14.50. 
BURPEE’S ROUND-POD KIDNEY WAX. 
Very productive. Round pod, stringless. 
Yyapt. 20c; pt. 30c; qt. 55c; pk. $4.00: 
bus. $14.50. 
BURPEE’S GERMAN BLACK WAX. Extra- 
fine, 6% inch round yellow pods. Seeds 
black, kidney-shape; 59 days from plant- 
ing to table. 
pt. 30c; qt. 55c; pk. $4.00; 
30c; 
Apt. 20c; 
bus. $14.50. 
ABEL’S BOUNTIFUL WAX. An entirely 
stringless variety, with long, 6% inch 
flat handsome pods. A good yielder and 
one of the best wax sorts. Matures in 
about 45 days. 
pt. 20c; pt. 30c; qt. 55c; pk. $4.00; 
bus. $14.50. 


POLE BEANS 
GREEN-PODDED 
Sow 1 guart to 150 hills 
KENTUCKY WONDER. Pods so fleshy that 
they are greater in thickness than in 
breadth, being deeply creased and saddle- 
backed, very meaty, stringless when young 
and of finest quality, 7 to 9 inches long. 
Apt. 20c; pt. 30c; qt. 50c; pk. $3.50; 
bus. $12.50. 
LAZY WIFE. A late variety excellent for 
snap-shorts or shelled. Pods about 6 inches 
long, thick, meaty, with fine flavor. 
iApt. 20c; pt. 30c$ qt. 50c; pk. $3.50; 
bus. $12.50. 
SCARLET RUNNER. Mostly used as an or- 
namental climber but edible and may be 
cooked in same manner as other Snap 
Beans. 
apt. 20c; pt. 30c; pk. $3.50; 
bus. $12.50. 
ABEL’S MAMMOTH HORTICULTURAL 
(Wooster Pole). We have an exceptionally 
fine, choice, large-seeded, large-podded, 
high-colored stock of these beans. They 
are the true old-fashioned type, hard to be 
found. 
Iypt. 20c; pk. $4.00; 
bus. $14.50. 
TENNESSEE WONDER (Egg Harbor Pole). 
A moderately prolific green podded sort, 
very similar to Kentucky Wonder, though 
earlier. The blossom is purple. The pods 
are extremely fleshy, twisted, and about 9 
inches long. Without doubt one of the best 
vining varieties. 
qt. 50c; 
pt. 30c;- qt. 55c; 
TApt., 20c} pt. “30¢$) qt, 50c; pk. $3.50; 
bus. $12.50. 
WAX-PODDED 
GOLDEN CLUSTER. Sweet, tasty, brittle 
pods, 6% to 7% inches long; perfectly 
straight and flat, of fine quality. 
Apt. 20c; pt. 30c; qt. 55c; pk. $4.00; 
bus. $14.50. 
KENTUCKY WONDER WAX. Pods 8 to 9 
inches long, thick, almost straight, of a 
light yellow color and very good flavor. 
Ypt. 20c; pt. 30c; ‘qt. 55c; pk. $4.00; 
bus. $14.50. 
Abel’s Plentiful 
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