VEGETABLES 
that will pay the best dividends 


ASPA RAGUS One packet of seed will produce 50 plants; one ounce, 250 plants; 
25 roots will plant a row of 25 feet 
CULTURE (SEED): Sow in early spring, as soon as soil can be worked, 1 inch deep in drills 1 foot apart. When 
started, thin out to 3 inches apart. When plants are one year old transplant to permanent beds. 
CULTURE (ROOTS): Trench rows 14% feet deep. Work manure through the soil. Set the plants 15 to 20 inches 
apart in rows 24 to 30 inches apart. Take care that the roots are well spread and set at a depth of 8 to 10 inches below 
the level of the bed. Cover 2 inches and fill in gradually as the plants grow. 
MARY WASHINGTON. Rust-resistant. Introduced by Prof. Norton of the U. S. Dept. of 
Agriculture. The best variety for the home garden or commercial grower. The stalks are very 
thick and grow unusually tall without branching. The color is deep green with purple tips. 
SEEDS: Pkt. 10c; 0z. 25c; 4lb. 75c. ROOTS: 2-year-old strong plants that will make 
you a bountiful crop the second year. Doz. 60c; $1.00 for 25; $1.75 for 50; $3.00 for 100. 
BEANS One packet will sow a row of 20 feet; one pound, 100 feet 
Grow plenty of Beans! “Snap” or ‘“‘String’’ Beans 
are among the most satisfactory vegetables to grow 
in the home garden. With [ittle work and Irttle 
room they’Il easily produce all the fresh Beans re- 
quired for summer eating and for canning. 
BUSH BEANS 
CULTURE: Plant in April when ground is warm, and at 
two-week intervals until August. Rows should be 11% to 2 feet 
apart and the Beans sown 4 to 6 inches apart and 2 inches deep 
in the rows. Keep well cultivated and when soil is dry, draw 
the earth up to the stems. 
Green-Pod Bush Beans 
PLENTIFUL. Rust-resistant. Ready to pick in 
about 49 days. The earliest and best flat, Iong- 
podded everbearmg variety—absolutely string- 
less. Very early; excellent quality; delicious 
flavor; big yielder. Although comparatively new, 
this variety has been widely distributed, and we 
have yet to hear anything but praise about its fme 
quality. It 1s an ideal Snap Bean, producing a 
fine crop of flat, straight, solid, fleshy pods aver- 
aging 61% inches long, wonderfully tender and brit- 
tle. The flavor is most delicious, while the del- 
icate green color of the pods is retamed after 
cooking, adding to its attractiveness when served. 
The plants are of robust, compact habit, unex- 
celled in bearing qualities. 
Pkt. 15c; 14Ib. 30c; Ib. 50c; 2 Ibs. 90c; 5 Ibs. $2.00. 
BOUNTIFUL. Ready to pick in about 48 days. 
Attractive green pods, 6 to 7 im. long, stout, 
flat and stringless. An old favorite. 
Pkt. 10c; lb. 30c; Ib. 50c; 2 Ibs. 90c; 5 Ibs. $2.00. 
TENDERGREEN. Ready to pick in about 52 
days. The best round-podded green Bean. If 
you want really delicious, tender, fine-flavored, 
early Snap Beans, be sure to plant Tendergreen. 
The pods are long, round as a pencil, very meaty 
and of an attractive light green color. They 
Green-Pod Bush Bean, Plentiful mature early and the vines are exceptionally 
strong and vigorous. This Bean is outstanding for 
the large yields of long, straight, tender pods 
that it produces. 
Pkt. 15c; 4Ib. 30c; Ib. 55c; 2 Ibs. $1.00; 5 Ibs. $2.25. 

