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. 10c; 2 Ib. 25c; Ib. 45c; 5 Ibs. $2.00. 
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. 10c; 2 Ib. 25c; Ib. 45c; 5 Ibs. $2.00. 
HENDERSON'S BUSH (Baby Lima). 65 days. Pop- 
ular for canning. Very productive. Pods 3 
inches long, contain 3 to 4 seeds. Splendid qual- 
ity. 
Pkt. 5c; 2 Ib. 20c; Ib. 35c; 5 Ibs. $1.50. 
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. 10c; 2 Ib. 25c; Ib. 45c; 5 Ibs. $2.00. 
KING OF THE GARDEN. 84 days. One of the best 
Pole Limas, large leaved, good climber. Pods 
about 4% to 5% inches long, dark, large and 
containing about 3 or 4 beans to the pod. Seed 
flat and white with a slight green tinge. 
Pkt. 10c; 1/2 Ib. 25c; Ib. 45c; 5 Ibs. $2.00. 
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. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 4 Ib. 50c; Ib. $1.50. 
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. 15¢; 4 Ib. 50c; Ib. $1.50. 

Green Sprouting Calabrese 
BEETS 
Culture: Seed should be sown at the rate of one ounce 
to 50 feet of row; 5 to 6 pounds to acre. The rows should 
be spaced 16 to 18 inches apart. Work the soil well and 
cover the seeds about % inch deep. 
DETROIT DARK RED. (Selected.) 55 days. The 
standard of excellence in table Beets for home 
and market garden, for shipping, and for can- 
ning. Roots globe-shaped; very dark blood red. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 4 Ib. 65c; 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. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 4 Ib. 65c; Ib. $2.00. 
EARLY WONDER. (Selected.) 54 days. This is 
the earliest Beet for bunching purposes. Deep 
blood-red, nearly globular root. Its attractive 
appearance makes it valuable for market gar- 
den. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25¢c; 4 Ib. 65c; 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 plant- 
ing outdoors. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 4 Ib. 65c; Ib. $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; oz. 20c; 1/4 Ib. 50c; Ib. $1.50. 
LUCULLUS. Large leaves are wrinkled with thick 
midribs, tender and of good flavor. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; 4 Ib. 50c; 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; oz. 50c; 4 Ib. $1.75; Ib. $6.00. 
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 terminating in 
a small head about one inch in diameter. 
Pkt. 10c; 2 oz. 30c; oz. 50c; 4 Ib. $1.50. 

ST. LOUIS SEED COMPANY, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI 
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