Plant a VICTORY Garden for DEFENSE 5 
SPECIAL GROWERS’ RECOMMENDATIONS 
Our cultural directions are the s i i 
pecial recommendation of our growers who thr 
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actual experience know what is necessary for the successful growing of a crop and iv 
it to you for your guidance. coe 

Green Podded Varieties—Cont. 
Bountiful 48 days. Best of the flat-podded varieties. Pods 6% to 7 inches 1 
thick, flat and slightly curved. Stringless and of ine adalieye eee 
sa Shea Ib., 30c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10 lbs., $2.50; 25 Ibs. $5 50; 
s., $10.50. Pais 
Refugee or 1000 to 17° days. A very productive, hardy, vigorous late sort. 
. Pods 5 to 5% inches long, somewhat slender, round and 
slightly curved, almost stringless and of good quality; color light green. 1 Ib. 
30c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10 lbs., $2.50; 25 lbs., $5.50; 50 Ibs., $10.50. 
Kentucky Wonder or Old Homestead 5 days. The most popular green-podded, 
Pods 8 to 9 inches long, very slender eens ees roa and productive. 
Dutch Ci, BK $5.50; 50 Ibs., $10.50. pee; postpaid. Not prepaid, 10 1bs., 
utch Case Knife (Snijboonen). 65 days. Pole Bean. Green snap pods, 7 to 8 
Bhat hans Be aches Peet has Ae oe Lisa of good nashitys best as a 
: ans very flat, ivory-white. 1 lb., 40c, postpaid. | i 
Ibs., $3.50; 25 Ibs., $7.75; 50 Ibs., $15.00. postpaid. Not prepaid, 10 
Lima Beans Pole Varieties 
King of the Garden Lima aes Bios Sey VB Or ODS: ee eae! 
: f : : fe) inches long, very flat an 
en erie cers Een ng 1 lb., 40c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10 Ibs., 
Early Jersey Pole Lima (Sieberts). 80 days. An early midseason variety. 
r Very productive and highest quality. Pods 5 to 6 
inches long; beans rather thicker than the King of the Garden, but of the same 
SUS. 1 Ib., 40c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10 Ibs., $3.50; 25 Ibs., $7.75; 50 Ibs., 
Dwarf or Bush Varieties 
7 (All-America Selection.) A prolific bush Lima originated as 
Baby Potato Lima a field cross between Henderson’s Bush Lima and Bie of the 
potato Lima types. The seeds are small but thick, of bright green color when 
fresh, and similar in flavor to Fordhook. Adapted not only for produce market, 
but also for canning and quick freezing. 1 lb., 40c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 
10 Ibs., $3.50; 25 Ibs., $7.75. 
’ ° 75 days. Both beans and pods are larger than 
Burpee’s Improved Bush Lima the old type. The pods measure 5 to 6 inches 
long by 1% inches wide and are of a luscious 
flavor. They are frequently borne in clusters 
of from 5 to 8 pods. 1 Ib., 40c, postpaid. Not 
Sane 10 lbs., $3.50; 25 Ibs., $7.75; 50 Ibs., 
er Fordhook Bush Lima 7°,cavs. A most ex. 
cellent variety and 
exceedingly popular with market gardeners. 
Pods are about 5 inches long, containing 4 
to 5 large, oval-shaped, very thick, white 
beans. 1 lb., 40c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 2 ; 
LQ als $350 4725.5 bas ($7.75; 150s bso a) bu pees Improved Bush Lima 
$15.00. 
' (Baby Lima). 65 days. A vigorous, 
* Henderson Bush Lima hardy, very early and small type of 
Bush Lima. Pods small, about 3 inches long, containing 3 to 4 
small, flat, white beans. 1 lb., 35c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10 
Ibs., $3.00; 25 lbs., $6.25; 50 Ibs., $12.00. 
Beets 
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. One ounce to 50 feet of drill; 6 to 8 
pounds per acre, Beets prefer a well-prepared friable soil planted from 
14 inch to % inch deep, according to the texture of soil. For an early 
erop sow in drills 1 foot apart. Sow as early as the ground can be 
worked in the spring. When plants are large enough to use as greens, 
thin to 3 inches apart in the row. Beets can be sown as late as July 
for main crop. Hen manure is recommended as a fertilizer in the rows; 
care being used that the seed does not come in immediate contact with 
the fertilizer. 










50 to 55 days. An early variety. It is turnip- 
* Early Wonder shaped and is always smooth. The flesh is a 
pels beautiful deep red color and is of excellent quality. Tops are small and erect. Ex- 
a ceptionally good for early bunching. Oz., 20c; %4 Ib., 50c; 1 Ib., $1.50, postpaid. 
(Perfected 1 (Perfected Strain). 52 to 55 days. The best for market gar- 
Strain) * Detroit Dark Red den or home use. Roots smooth, medium size, globe-shaped; 
skin dark red; flesh solid vermilion-red. Tops small, upright, dark green, shaded 
red. Oz., 20c; %4 Ib., 50c; 1 Ib., $1.50, postpaid. 
* This variety recommended by the Michigan State College. 

