VEGETABLE SELECTIONS 
CHOSEN FROM AMONG THOUSANDS OF AVAILABLE 
VARIETIES, THE FINEST FOR QUALITY AND YIELD 
Our vegetable seeds are of the highest standard, grown for us 
by specialists. Our aim is purity, quality and service. Free De- 
livery. We will prepay Parcel Post charges on cash orders at 
quoted catalog prices on Seeds, up to two pounds, anywhere 
in the United States, east of the Mississippi River; for larger quan- 
tities, the purchaser pays transportation charges. 
ARTICHOKE 
Large Green Globe—The best variety; 
heads large and scales tender and 
excellent. Pkt. 25c, oz. $1.00. 
Jerusalem (Helianthus tuberosus) — 
Grown for its edible tubers. Apri! de- 
livery only. Tubers, qt. 40c, pk. $2.50. 
ASPARAGUS 
One ounce will produce 200 plants. 
The bed should be made rich by ap- 
plying a heavy dressing of manure 
plowed or spaded in; the roots should 
be set in rows 8 to 4 feet apart and 
18 to 24 inches apart in the rows; the 
crown of the root should be 4 to 6 
inches below the surface. 
Mary Washington — The latest im- 
proved variety. Very large shoots, 
early, vigorous and quite rust-resist- 
ant. Pkt. 15c, oz. 50c, Y% lb. $1.50. 
BEANS 
Dwarf or Bush 
2 lbs. of Beans will sow 100 ft. drill, 
75 Ibs. to an acre. Plant in rows 2 
to 3 feet apart, dropping the beans 
3 inches apart and covering 2 inches. 
Keep the ground free from weeds and 
cultivate often. All the varieties are 
tender and must not be planted until 
the soil is dry and warm. 
Wax-Podded Varieties 
Black Wax Pencil — Pods are long, 
pencil-like, very tender and brittle. 12 
Ib. 25c, Ib. 40c, 2 lbs. 75c. 
Brittle Wax — The best of the round 
podded sorts, maturing early, prolific, 
and bearing long, stringless pods of 
excellent quality. % Ib. 30c, lb. 50c, 
2 lbs. 90c. 
Golden Wax — The standard variety 
for general use; pods long, broad and 
flat, very fleshy and of fine quality. 
Vines erect, hardy and productive. 2 
lb. 25c, Ib. 40c, 2 lbs. 75e. 
Round Pod Kidney Wax— The pods 
are long, straight and extremely hand- 
some. It is an exceedingly heavy 
bearer. Y2 lb. 30c, lb. 50c, 2 lbs. 90c. 
Sure Crop Stringless Wax—A valuable 
new variety of dwarf wax Beans, very 
productive, rustproof, and will stand 
a longer season of damp, wet weather 
than any other wax Bean. 14 lb. 25c, 
lb. 40c, 2 lbs. 75c. 
Wardwell’s Kidney Wax — Very long, 
straight, tender pods. Vines large, 
vigorous and productive. ¥ lb. 25c, 
Ibw40c; 2 lbs. :75c. 
Green-Podded Varieties 
Black Valentine—Stringless, fine early 
variety. Pods are slender, round, 
smooth, and entirely stringless. Fine 
tender. 4 lb. 25c, lb. 40c, 2 lbs. 75c. 
Bountiful — Extra early, very prolific 
and long bearing, flat green pods, 
tender and stringless. Y lb. 25c, Ib. 
A40c, 2 lbs. 75c. 
Broad Windsor — English variety, 
very hardy. Lb. 50c; 2 lbs. 90c. 
Giant Stringless Green Pod — Color 
deep green, very long, round, fleshy 
pods; very prolific and entirely string- 
less. 2 lb. 25c, lb. 40c, 2 lbs. 75c. 
Horticultural French Dwarf — An im- 
proved form of Dwarf Horticultural, 
producing long pods, beautifully 
splashed with bright crimson, heavy 
cropper. 2 lb. 25c, lb. 40c, 2 lbs. 75c. 
Low’s Champion — One of the best 
for snap or shell, with  stringless, 
large, green, flat pods. 14 lb. 25c, 
lb. 40c, 2 lbs. 75c. 
Plentiful—Similar to Bountiful with 
larger and darker green pods, slight- 
ly thicker, tender and fine flavored. 
Yp lb. 30c, lb. 50c, 2 lbs. 90c. 
Refugee, Late or 1000 to 1—Very ten- 
der and productive; the best variety 
for pickling. 2 lb. 25c, lb. 40c, 2 lbs. 
7OGs 
Stringless Green Pod — Extra early, 
prolific, round pod and stringless. Y2 
Ib. 25c; Ib: 40c, 2 Ibs. 75c. 
Tendergreen—An early, round podded 
variety, the pods are meaty, abso- 
lutely stringless, and of excellent flav- 
or. 2 lb. 30c, lb. 50c, 2 lbs 90c. 
The Prince (Sutton’s) — A first early 
variety producing a heavy crop of 
long, meaty pods, often measuring 
from 11 to 12 in. in length. Absolutely 
stringless and of excellent flavor. Pkt. 
35c, lb. $1.50, 2 lbs. $2.50. 
Dwarf or Bush Lima 
Lima Beans are very susceptible to 
cold and wet, and apt to rot in the 
ground, and should not be planted 
until all danger from frost is over and 
the soil is dry and warm. 
Lima, Burpee’s Improved Bush—Best 
dwarf Lima Beans, large and deli- 
cious. 4 lb. 25c, lb. 40c, 2 lbs. 75c. 
Lima, Fordhook Bush Pods and 
beans twice size of Dreer’s Lima, and 
earlier. 2 lb. 30c, lb. 50c, 2 Ibs. 90c. 
Lima, Henderson’s Bush — Pods and 
beans small; of excellent quality as a 
eee Bean. 4 lb. 25c, lb. 40c, 2 lbs. 
rep, 

Dwarf Shell Beans 
Improved Yellow Eye—One of the best 
sorts for baking. Y2 lb. 20c, lb. 35c, 
2 lbs. 60c. 
Vermont Pea Bean — A most pro- 
ductive small white baking variety, of 
superior quality. Y2 lb. 20c, Ib. 35c, 
2 Ibs. 60c. x 
Red Kidney — Popular baking Bean. 
YY |b. 20c, lb. 35c, 2 lbs. 60c 
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Pole or Running 
2 lbs. will plant 100 hills, 30 lbs. to 
the acre. 
All under this head require poles 6 
to 8 feet long and should not be 
planted until the ground is warm, as 
they are more tender than the dwarf 
varieties. Plant about the middle of 
May if the season is suitable. 
Improved Kentucky Wonder — Excel- 
lent, very productive. Pods a silvery- 
green color of large size and entirely 
stringless 2 lb. 25c, lb. 40c, 2 lbs. 75c. 
Italian Pole — A green-podded pole 
string Bean, absolutely stringless, un- 
surpassed for a string or shelled Bean. 
VY lb. 25c, lb. 40c, 2 lbs. 75c. 
Kentucky Wonder Wax — A Wax Pole 
Bean with all the good qualities of 
old Kentucky Wonder. 2 lb. 25c, lb. 
40c, 2 lbs. 75c. 
King Horticultural—Early, productive. 
A greatly improved Pole Horticultur- 
al. Y2 lb. 25c, lb. 40c, 2 lbs. 75c. 
Runner, Scarlet — Bright scarlet flow- 
ers. Used both as a string and shelled 
Bean. 14 lb. 30c, Ib. 50c, 2 Ibs. 90c. 
Pole Lima Beans 
Lima Beans are very susceptible to 
cold and wet, and apt to rot in the 
ground, and should not be planted 
until all danger of frost is over, and 
the soil is dry and warm. 
Lima, Carpinteria — A large-seeded 
variety of vigorous growth. Pods large 
and well filled; excellent flavor. \ 
lips) 25¢) Ibs 40e" 2hlbs. 75c: 
Lima, King of the Garden — Early and 
extremely prolific with large pods 
bearing five to six beans. 2 lb, 25c, 
Ib. 40c, 2 lbs. 75c. 
Lima, Sieva or Small — A popular 
small-seeded variety. Y2 lb. 25c, lb. 
40c, 2 lbs. 75c. 
BROCCOLI 
One ounce will produce about 3500 
plants. 
The seed should be sown early in 
the spring and the plants transplanted 
into rows 3 feet apart, with 2 feet be- 
tween the plants. 
Early Green Calabrese—A distinct va- 
riety forming good sized green heads; 
this vegetable resembles the Cauli- 
flower with combined Cauliflower and 
Asparagus flavor. Seed imported. Pkt. 
25c, oz. $1.10, % lb. $3.75. 
N OTICE:— Should the stock of any variety 
ordered be sold out, we shall, to save delay, send 
in its place the most suitable substitute unless 
instructed to the contrary. 
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