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_ Great Northern. baking var. Robust’ Pea or Improved 
iety. A splendid field bean, pre- Kes ' i 
ferred by many to the navy beans for White Navy cone “of eee 
_ baking. Excellent quality, fine flavor, small white baking bean. Very highly 
: cooks rapidly, good size beans, heavy recommended on account of its heavy 
yielder. Beans are larger and softer yielding and disease-resistant qualities. 
than common navy beans. 2 oz. pkt. This strain of White Navy is unexcelled. 
~10c, ¥ Ib. 22c, 1 Ib. 35c, 2 Ibs. 60c, 5 2 oz. pkt. 10c, 1 Ib. 22, Ib. 35c., 2 Ibs. 60c, 
_ Ibs. $1.25, 10 Ibs. $2.25, postpaid. 5 lbs. $1.25, 10 lbs. $2.25, postpaid. 
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Be. d Ripe in 100 days. Large, red, yields heavily. Our stock 
Re Kidney grown from disease-resistant strain. 2 oz. pkt. 10c, 1% Ib. 24c, 
Ib. 40c, 2 Ibs. 75c, 5 Ibs. $1.50, 10 Ibs. $2.75, postpaid. 
-BEANS—POLE OR RUNNING 
Old Homestead Pole (Kentucky Wonder) !t ,is. enormously 
: productive, the pods 
hanging in great clusters from top to bottom of pole. It is entirely stringless 
and the pods are a silvery green color. The pods, though large, cook tender and 
a 2 oz. pkt. 10c, 12 Ib. 25c, 1 Ib. 45c, 2 lbs. 85c, 5 Ibs. $1.85, 10 lbs. $3.15, 
postpaid. 
: Wonderfully productive, ft being noth- 
Kentucky Wonder Wax Pole ing unusual to pick over half a bushel 
from a single vine at one picking. The pods are from five to seven inches long, 
_ exceedingly rich, buttery, and finely flavored. They commence bearing their 
magnificent pods in great abundance when the vines are quite young, and con- 
tinue to bear profusely the entire season. In great productiveness, fine quality 
and in every respect they stand unequaled. 2 oz. pkt. 10c, 4% Ib. 25c, 1 Ib. 45c, 2 
Ibs. 85c, 5 lbs. $1.85, 10 lbs. $3.15, postpaid. 
; A popular early green-podded pole bean for snap 
White Creaseback shorts; of rapid growth and very productive. Pods 
grow in clusters and are from five to six inches in length, perfectly round, 
being deeply creased or saddle-backed. They are solidly fleshy, entirely string- 
less, and of fine quality. The dry seed is white. 2 oz. pkt. 10c, 1% Ib. 25c, 1 lb. 45c, 
2 Ibs. 85c, 5 Ibs. $1.75, 10 Ibs. $3.15, postpaid. 
; Wi ? A bean that is unsurpassed for use in any season. Pods long, 
Lazy ife s broad and thick, easy to gather. Stringless, rich and but- 
tery when cooked. These beans are white and are unsurpassed as a shell bean. 
2 oz. pkt. 10c, 1% Ib. 25c, 1 lb. 45c, 2 Ibs. 85c, 5 Ibs. $1.85, 10 lbs. $3.15, postpaid. 

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Red Speckled Cut Short or Corn Hill Asparagus or Yard 
i This is the best sort to plant in hills of corn. It growth is quite similar to Kentucky Wonder Bean. Pods broad, oval, 
is praised beyond measure by all who have tried light green, fleshy, tender a 
it. The beans are excellent for shelling or snaps. 7 to 8 beans. Pods average 
2 oz. pkt. 10c, 1% Ib. 25c, 1 Ib. 40c, 2 Ibs. 75c, 5 lbs. a fine novelty to grow in your garden. Pkt. 15c, 2 Ib. 40c, lb. 70c, 
$1.75, 10 Ibs. $2.95, postpaid. 2 Ibs. $1.25, postpaid. 
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{NOCULATE THIS SEED _ 
EDIBLE SOY BEAN 
BANSEI (90 days.) In recent years many 
varieties of edible Soy Beans have 
been imported from the Orient by the Department | 
of Agriculture, and detailed study on their adap- POLE 
tion and also market and growing conditions have 
been made. As a result of these tests, several prom- 
Restores and Maintains Sod Ferphity , 
ising varieties have been obtained, and the one Ford’s Mammoth Podded Lima ae pods of 
which seems the most suitable for the north is 
Bansei. Bansei has a plant that is erect and of 
medium’ height, very prolific, well adapted to a 
glossy yellow, elliptical of*mild and pleasing flavor. c 
All Soy Beans of the edible variety are green when $3.75, prepaid. 
in the growing condition. They are highly resistant ° 
to disease and insect pests: Eating qualities are King of the Garden 
excellent when cooked to serve similar to Lima han sthes komo: lar Li lif Ange 
ge Lima, very prolific, producing con- 
Beans. Roasted Soy Beans are very,good and these tinually to the end of the season; unsurpassed in quality. 
are prepared by soaking the dried beans overnight, 1 
boil for one hour in salted water. Spread in shal- pated ges ie Fike 2 
~ low pan and roast in moderate oven, 350 degrees = ar 
Fahrenheit, until brown. Sprinkle with salt while 
still warm. Pkt. 10c, 1% lb. 25c, lb. 45c, 2 Ibs. 85c, 
prepaid. We have been buying se 
Broccoli 
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BRUSSELS 
tinct variety of the sprouting 
a large head consisting of a 
bluish green flower-heads. 
which produces a small he 
for market. Both stems and 
are cooked and served like 
flower. Ready for market in 
90*days. Pkt. 15c, oz. 50c, 
Italian Green Sprouting $1.75, Ye lb. $3.30, Ib. $5.50. 
ALNEER BROTHERS RELIABLE SEEDS, ROCKFORD, ILL. 

NITRAGIN 

Lima bean grow seven to eight inches long, produced in 
clusters of three and four, and contain from five to seven 
= A ‘ large beans per pod of the most excellent quality. 2 oz. pkt. 
eee one ee ¥0e; 45: Ib. 25c;, 1. 1b. 46c,)2 lbs. 8Sc, 5 Ibs. $2.00,, 10 ibs. 
years, and have always had good luck from them. 
They have also always been as represented. 
Brussels Sprouts Resembles cabbage, excel- 
lent fine flavor. Sow seeds 
in April. The small heads or sprouts are much im- 
proved by frost. Pkt. 15c, oz. 60c, 44 Ib. $2.25. 
- BROCCOLI 
Italian Green Sprouting 4 "ew 
central head is removed the plant de- 
velops numerous lateral sprouts, each of 
are cut, leaving about 6 inches of 
the stem, and are tied in bunches 
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This variety is a native of 
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in length from 18 to 30 inches. This is 
In ordering specify 
for Beans. Ceiling 
prices for 1 bu. 35c, 
Garden size, 10c. 
LIMAS 

grand 
Lima Pole New and much 
more productive 
Ib. 45c, 2 Ibs. 85c, 5 Ibs. $2.00, 






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