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ASPARAGUS 
Culture— (Seed) : Sow in Spring in rows 2 feet apart, 
covering 1 inch deep, cultivate and fertilize well. 
When a year old, transplant to permanent bed. (From 
Roots): Dig trenches about 15 inches deep and 3 feet 
apart, using plenty of good manure. Set roots 18 inches 
apart, spreading them well. Cover to a depth of about 
2 inches, adding more soil until the trenches are filled 
by the end of the season. First cutting should be made 
the following season. : 
Pedigreed Washington—The standard variety for 
home and market. Pkt. 10c; 1 oz. 20c. Roots—2-year- 
old, by mail postpaid—50, $1.50; 100, $2.50. 
POLE BEANS 
All Beans Postpaid 
Culture—Pole beans should be planted later than 
bush beans. Poles 8 to 9 feet long should be set firmly 
in the ground, 4x8 feet apart. Plant 5 to 8 beans 
around each pole, later thinning to 4 vines. Cover seed 
1144 to 2 inches deep. 1 pound of seed will plant 75 to 
100 hills; 80 pounds per acre. 
Butzer’s Supreme—65 days. A new variety outstand- 
ing in quality and flavor. Perfectly stringless at ali 
stages and excellent for canning. The green pods are 
7 inches long, straight and round. Black seeded. Why 
SGNG them a trial this year? Pkt. 15c; % lb. 25c; 
- 45c. 
Oregon Giant—If you have not grown this bean, by 
all means do so this season. It is a quick grower, quite 
early and produces the most wonderful long, plump, 
meaty pods that are tender, brittle and of deliciously 
_mild flavor when cooked. The mammoth 10 to 12-inch 
pods when picked in their prime are entirely string- 
less. The quality is superb. The pale green pods are 
lightly penciled with carmine which disappears when 
cooked. Pkt. 15c; % Ib. 30c. 
Kentucky Wonder—65 days. The most widely planted 
pole variety. Green pods, fleshy, saddle-backed, 7 to 10 
inches long and stringless when young. Kept picked, 
they bear all season. Pkt. 10c; % Ib. 20c; Ib. 35c; 
5 Ibs. $1.50. 
Kentucky Wonder White Seeded—64 days. A heavy 
yielding fine quality bean used for home garden, ship- 
ping and canning. Pods are dark green, round, 6% to 
7 inches long, tender and stringless without fibre. 
pegod for dry shell or snap beans. Pkt. 10c; % Ib. 20c; 
.J Cc. 
White Creaseback or Blue Lake—65 days. A popular 
early green podded bean for snap-shorts; of rapid 
growth and very productive. Pods 5 to 6 inches long 
and entirely stringless. Pkt. 10c; % Ib. 20c; Ib. 35c. 
Kentucky Wonder Wax—65 days. Excellent for 
northern planting. Similar to “Kentucky Wonder 
Green Pod’’, in habit and as early. Pods are golden 
yellow, fleshy; make delicious eating. Pkt. 10c; % Jb. 
20c; Ib. 35c. 
Horticultural, Cranberry or Wren’s Egg—70 days. 
For use as a snap and green shell bean. Pods are 6 
inches long, oval, stringless, splashed with red and 
very fleshy. Pkt. 10c; % Ib. 20c; Ib. 35c. 
Martha—Heavily productive white beans. Best known 
commercial variety. Pkt. 10c; % lb. 20c; Ib. 30c. 
China Yard Long—Brown seed. Curious variety with 
pods often growing nearly a yard long. Pod and beans 
a3) crisp, tender and with a delicious asparagus flavor. 
- 10c. 
BUSH BEANS 
Culture—May be planted any time from May lst to 
August 1st. Sow 1 pound per 100-foot row, or 60 pounds 
per acre in rows 3 feet apart. Cover from 1 to 2 inches 
deep. A succession of plantings every two weeks will 
provide a constant supply of fresh beans until frost. 
Burpee’s Stringless—52 days. The best green podded 
bush beans for the Northwest, should be in every gar- 
den. Pods are round, very fleshy, stringless, without 
fibre and of excellent quality, about 6 inches long. 
Pkt. 10c; % Ib. 20c; Ib. 35c; 5 Ibs. $1.50. 
Early Stringless Refugee—An improved stringless 
strain. Very hardy and extremely productive. Pods 
round and straight, tender, brittle, and of finest qual- 
ity. Medium early. Pkt. 10c; % Ib. 20c; Ib. 35c. 
Brittle Wax—52 days. Pods are round and long, 
often 6 inches in length, and a rich golden yellow: 
stringless and tender. When ripe, makes good shell 
beans. Excellent for market and canning. Pkt. 10c; 
Y% Ib. 20c; Ib. 35c. 
Pencil Pod Black Wax—52 days. Bushy vines, very 
prolific, bearing round, thick, stringless rich yellow 
pods, 6 to 7 inches long, of excellent quality, contain- 
ing black seed. Pkt. 10c; % Ib. 20c; Ib. 35c. 
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Dwarf Horticultural—61 days. Used as a snap or 
shell bean. Desirable for both home and market. Pods — 
green at early or snap stage, turning greenish yellow, — 
later splashed with carmine at maturity. Pkt. 10c; 
t% lb. 20c; Ib. 35c. an 
Broad Windsor or Fava—Generally used as a shell 
bean. These should be planted preferably in November, 
although they can also be planted in early spring with — 
good success, covering seed 3 inches deep in rows 24 — 
inches apart. Pkt. 10c; % Ib. 20c; Ib. 30c. ch 
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Culture—Limas should be planted a little later than — 
down. They may be sown in‘hills, or in rows, thinned © 
to 8 or 10 inches apart. The Bush Lima is earlier than — 
the tall variety. ; : ; 2a 
Fordhook Bush—75 days. The highest quality bush — 
variety. Its large pods contain 4 to 5 large, thick, — 
beautiful green beans. For home and market. Pkt. 10c; — 
1% Ib. 30c; Ib. 50c. ae 
Henderson’s Bush—65 days. An early and proli 
bearer of small beans. Thrives in ordinary soil and 
an excellent variety for home gardeners. Crop reliable, — 
very productive. Pkt. 10c; % Ib. 30c; Ib. 50c. a 
Burpee’s Improved Bush—68 days. Produces a vigor- __ 
ous and productive plant, bearing large plump beans 
more oval than flat. Pkt. 10c; 4% Ib. 30c; Ib. 50c. =. 
Oregon Pole—88 days. Adapted to our cool North- — 
west climate. A strong, vigorous grower bearing large — 
plump beans continuously until frost. Pods are at their 
best when turning yellow. Pkt. 10c; % Ib. 30c; Ib. 50c. — 
King of the Garden—88 days. A vigorous and heav- 
ily productive pole lima. Pods are flat, 6 to 7 inches 
long, each with 4 to 5 large, smooth, green-tinted to 
creamy white, semi-circular beans. Pkt. 10c; % lb. 
30c; Ib. 50c. 
Scarlet Runner—Are of strong quick growth, be 
ing large sprays of bright scarlet pea-like flowers. — 
When fully ripened, the dry beans are of bright scar- 
let, heavily blotched with purple. Pkt. 10c. 
GARDEN BEETS | 
Culture—1 ounce seed to 75-foot row. Sow seed in 
rows 12 to 18 inches apart, covering the seed to a a 
depth of 1 inch. Thin from 2 to 4 inches apart. For 
spring crop, plant during February and March and for ~ 
fall crop plant in August and September. A sandy 
loam is preferable, however, beets will succeed in most 
soils if properly fertilized and cultivated. ; ond 
Detroit Dark Red 
—Splendid for 
market or home 
gardens and 
popular with can- 
neries. Roots 
nearly round, very 
uniform and of 
medium size; 
flesh tender and 
blood red. We 
carry an extra 
select strain. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 45c: 
Y% Ib. $1.00 
Extra Early 
Egyptian—An 
extra early 
producer with 
small tap roots of 
rather flattened 
shape; dark blood 
red flesh of finest 
quality. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 45c3 %4 Ib. $1. 
Early Wonder— 
A variety so 
prapEre in growth 
a e crop can 
be hnrvestea Detroit Dark Red | 
practically at one time. Flesh is similar to that of 
Crosby’s Egyptian. Pkt. 10c; oz. 45c; %4 Ib. $1.00. 
Crosby’s Egyptian—One of the earliest, with flat — 
dark red roots. Flesh purplish red with lighter zones. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 45c; % Ib. $1.00. an 
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WANZLEBEN SUGAR BEETS a 
This beet will yield almost as much in bulk as the 
best mangels, and contains a large percentage of sugar. 
The roots are smooth, broad at the shoulder and grad- 
ually taper to the base. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c. ae 
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