Vegetable Seeds are Postpaid Anywhere in U.S.A. 7 
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Breckhs VEGETABLE SEEDS 
Underlined items are those which we particularly recommend 
ASPARAGUS 
Asparagus is a hardy perennial plant which will bear 
a satisfactory crop overa 20-year period if the bed is 
properly established and cared for. We recommend the 
purchase of ASPARAGUS ROOTS (offered below) 
rather than seeds for the fussy work of starting, trans- 
planting and selection are thus eliminated and above all, 
a crop may be harvested at least 2 years earlier. 
If seed is used sow it thinly in drills, in the early 
Spring and cover to a depth of only !4 inch. The re- 
sulting plants should be thinned out to stand at least 
6 inches apart and when a year old transplant them 
to carefully prepared and heavily enriched beds. 
1 ounce of seed will sow about 60 feet of drill 
5015 Mary Washington. This variety was 
developed by U. S. Department of Agriculture 
and since its introduction it has been the most 
popular variety in cultivation, primarily be- 
cause of its immunity to rust. The stalks are 
dark green with purplish tips. Very large, 
straight, and of superb quality. 
Pkt. 15c., oz. 50c., 14 1b. $1.50 
ASPARAGUS ROOTS 
As this catalog goes to press we cannot be 
assured of our usual supply of roots of this most 
important vegetable crop, due to the farm labor 
shortage in the regular growing areas. 
It may be possible that the present difficulties 
will be overcome to some extent, before the 
planting season but in any case our customers 
may be certain that arrangements are already 
under way to guard against a similar disappoint- 
ment next year. 


a _ Breck’s Collection of 
_ Vegetable Seeds for 
1944 VICTORY GARDENS 
This collection of always-popular vegetables 
represents the basis for a well-balanced Vic- 
tory Garden. Cultural directions are printed 
on each vegetable packet. A suggestive gar- 
den plan is packed with every collection. 
......BEANS, BUSH—Bountiful 
....BEANS, POLE— Kentucky 
Wonder 

_.....,.BROCCOLI— 
sis Ittalian Sprouting 
_..CARROTS—Chantenay 
.LETTUCE—Big Boston 
.RADISH— Scarlet Globe 
... SWISS CHARD— 
Dark Green Curled 
._TOMATO—Bonny Best 

ALUE FOR $1.00 POSTPAID 
_ ANYWHERE 
included in the above collection, 
Ol “ALL SUMMER LONG” 

BEANS 
Time to Plant—Seed of most BUSH BEANS may 
be sown about May | with later plantings until about 
August 1; DWARF SHELL BEANS from May | to 
about June 20 and POLE SNAP BEANS from May | 
to July 5. LIMA BEANS should not be planted 
before May 15 with later plantings of the Bush varieties 
until about June 20 and until about June 10 with the 
Pole varieties. : 
Planting—Plant BUSH BEANS in rows about 
219 feet apart and cover the seed to a depth of about 
‘6 inch. POLE BEANS should be planted in hills 
with a stout pole, 6 feet or more long in the center of 
each hill. These hills should be arranged in rows and 
spaced about 2 feet apart in the row. Leave about 4 
feet between the rows to admit plenty of air and light. 
Two or three plants should be allowed to each pole. 
1 pound of BUSH BEANS will sow a row of about 
50 feet; 1 1b. of POLE BEANS (except Limas) will 
plant about 200 hills; end lb. of LIMAS, about 
75 hills 
Green Bush Beans 
5018 Keystonian. 52 days. Honorable 
Mention, /944, A.A.S. A fine new Bean 
combining the delicious tenderness of 
“Tendergreen” with the productivity of 
“Stringless Green Pod.’’ Long, straight, round 
pods. Perfectly stringless. Pkt. 25c.,. 14 Ib. 
45c., Ib. 85c. 
5020 Tendergreen. 54 days. An extremely 
delicious and absolutely stringless green Bean 
of superior quality. Prolific and one of the 
earliest, in light warm soils. The pods are a 
deep rich green, 414 to 6 in. long, perfectly 
round and very brittle. 
1% Ib. 30c., lb. 50c., 5 lbs. $2.35, 10 Ibs., $4.50 
5024 Stringless Green Pod. 50 days. Extra 
early, vigorous, and productive. Pods 5 in. 
long, round, deep green in color and perfectly 
stringless. Quality excellent. 
14 Ib. 25c., Ib. 45., 5 Ibs. $2.15, 10 lbs. $4.00 
5028 Bountiful. 49 days. Without question 
this is the most widely planted and most popu- 
lar green Bean today. It isa prolific and con- 
tinuous cropper, producing long, flat, rich 
green, meaty pods of uniform length. 
V4 Ib. 25c., Ib. 45c., 5 Ibs. $2.15, 10 lbs. $4.00 
5036 Plentiful. 52 days. A very promising new 
variety. Flat-podded, green and very pro- 
ductive. The plants are rust-resistant. This 
delicious snap Bean was awarded a bronze 
medal in the 1938 All America Selections 
14 lb. 25c., Ib. 45c., 5 Ibs. $2.15, 10 lbs. $4.00 
5039 Streamliner. (White Seeded Bountiful) 
50 days. An extremely prolific, early and 
attractive flat-podded bean of superb quality. 
Perfectly stringless and tender over a long 
period. 
16 Ib. 30c., Ib. 50c., 5 Ibs. $2.35, 10 lbs. $4.50 
5041 Stringless Black Valentine. 52 days. 
A semi-round, early productive and stringless 
Bean with slightly curved pods. A great im- 
provement over the old black Valentine va- 
riety from which this strain has been developed. 
1% Ib. 25c., lb. 45c., 5 Ibs. $2.15, 10 Ibs. $4.00 
5052 Low’s Champion (Red Cranberry). 
14 Ib. 25c., lb. 45c., 5 Ibs. $2.15, 10 Ibs. $4.00 
5056 Late Refugee (1000-to-1). 70. davs. 
14 |b. 25c., Jb. 45c., 5 Ibs. $2.15, 10 Ibs. $4.00 

BEWARE OF 
THE MEXICAN BEAN BEETLE 
A serious menace but one which maybe 
eliminated easily by dusting the plants with 
Rotosyn Rotenone Dust. This powder is 
absolutely harmless to humans but deadly 
to the Bean beetles. Very easily applied. 
Not prepaid, lb. 30c., 5 Ibs. $1.00 
Not mailable, 25 lbs. $4.50 




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5028 Bountiful Bean 
All Vegetable Seed Prices in this 
catalog are at or below the OPA 
ceiling prices established Novem- | 
ber 29th and effective December 4th. | 

SOYBEANS (Soja Beans) 
Sow the seeds in the open ground during May, 
after having prepa-ed the soil by thorough digging 
and fertilizing. Inoculate with Legume-Aid before 
sowing. (See page 69.) 
Plant in drills spaced about 214 feet apart 
and cover to a depth of about 14 inch. 
5059 Bansei. 90 days. Erect, 3 to 4 foot 
plants; very prolific and well adapted to 
growing in New England. The beans have 
a mild and pleasing flavor. Picts loc. 
16 Ib. 25c., lb. 45c., 5 Ibs. $2.15, 10 lbs. $4.00 
