GOLDFARB’S DEPENDABLE VEGETABLE SEEDS 47 
Goldjarbi Dependable Vegetable Seeds 
A selected list of varieties most suitable for the home garden follows. In making 
this selection, flavor, freedom from disease and cultural requirements have been con- 
sidered. Fresh vegetables grown in your own garden will more than repay you for 
your time and care in their added flavor and tenderness. 
ARTICHOKE 
CULTURE: An ounce will produce 500 
plants. Seed may be sown indoors and 
transplanted after danger of frost is past. 
Rows 2 feet apart and 3 feet apart in the 
row. If sown outdoors in May and pro- 
tected from cold the following winter, 
will produce heads the following year. 
Large Green Globe. The best variety, with 
large heads and thick scales. The heads 
are cooked like asparagus, but only the 
inner tips of the scales are eaten. A 
perennial. Pkt., 15c; % oz., 50c; oz., 90c. 
ASPARAGUS 
CULTURE: From Seed. An ounce will 
produce about 700 roots or 40 feet of row; 
2 to 3 pounds for an acre. Sow in spring 
in rows 2 feet apart, cultivate and ferti- 
lize 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. 
Mary Washington. The outstanding va- 
riety developed by the U. S. Depart- 
ment of Agriculture, and the most 
nearly rust-resistant. Produces tight 
tips which do not open until well out 
of ground. 
Seed: Pkt., 15c; oz., 25c; % Ib., 50c. 
Roots: $3.00 per 50; $5.50 per 100; 
$50.00 per 1000. 
BUSH BEANS 
CULTURE: Sow every two weeks from 
May ist to August 15th for succession. 
Beans will grow in any garden soil. Sow 
2 lbs. per 100 feet of row, rows 18 inches 
apart, the beans 2 to 4 inches apart and 
1 to 2 inches deep. 
Bountiful Stringless. The leading flat- 
podded Bean for market and home use, 
with absolutely stringless pods of 
finest quality. Matures in about 48 
days. % lb., 30c; lb., 50c; 2 Ibs., 90c; 
5 Ibs., $2.00. 
Commodore. A new and attractive Bean 
which resembles Kentucky Wonder ex- 
cept that it is a true bush or dwarf 
Bean. The pods are 8 to 9 inches long, 
nearly straight, of excellent quality, 
stringless and fiberless. The plants are 
vigorous and productive. Matures in 
65: days. % Ib., 40c; lb., 70c; 2 Ilbs., 
$1.25; 5 lbs., $3.00. 
French Horticultural. A superior strain 
of shell Bean with 7- to 8-inch pods, 
stringy, heavily splashed with red. 
Though a Bush Bean, it is inclined to 
have short runners. Matures in 68 
days. % lb., 40c; lb., 70c; 2 lbs., $1.25; 
5 lbs., $3.00. 
Giant Stringless Green Pod. One of the 
favorite stringless, green-podded va- 
rieties, maturing in about 54 days. The 
pods are round, meaty and Pek ace 
% ial 30c;~ib., 50c; 2 Ibs., 90c; 5 Ibs., 
$2. 
Plentiful. A new Bean resembling Boun- 
tiful, but has longer, slightly thicker 
pods, which are darker green, more 
tender and of better flavor, straighter, 
Stringless and fiberless. Yields heavier 
than Bountiful and matures two or 
three days later or in about 50 days to 
first ne. % vie 30c; Ib., 50c; 2 Ibs.. 
90c; 5 1bs., $2. 
BUSH BEANS—Continued 
Stringless Valentine. A worthy successor 
to the old and popular Black Valentine, 
having its qualities of earliness and 
heavy yield but entirely stringless. 
Matures in 49 days. % Ilb., 30c; lb., 
50c; 2 lbs., 90c;. 5 lbs., $2.00. 
Tendergreen. The best early round- 
podded green Bean. Its pods are round, 
fleshy, absolutely stringless and of 
fine color. It matures in about 55 days. 
ad 30c; Ib., 50c; 2 lbs., 90c; 5 lbs., 
BUSH BEANS - WAX 
Davis Stringless Wax. This Wax variety 
has tender, flat pods, without trace of 
string, about 6% inches long, of fair 
quality. A six-week Bean. % Ilhb., 30c; 
Ib., 50c; 2 lbs., 90c; 5 1bs., $2.00. 
improved Golden Wax. An old, popular 
variety for home use. The pods are 
flat, stringless and of medium quality. 
Matures in 51 days. % Ib., 30c; lb., 50c; 
2 lbs., 90c; 5 lbs., $2.00. 
Pencil Pod Black Wax. Round, straight 
pods 6 to 7 inches long. Absolutely 
stringless. Matures in 45 days. % Ib., 
30c; lb., 50c; 2 Ibs., 90c; 5 Ibs., $2.00. 
Sure Crop Wax. The pods are flat and 
entirely stringless, 6 to 7 inches long, 
maturing in 54 days. % Ilb., 30c; Ib., 
50c; 2 Ibs., 90c; 5 lbs., $2.00. 
FIELD or BAKING BEANS 
Boston Pea or Navy. Most popular for 
baking. The seed is small, almost round 
and white. % lb., 25c; lb., 45c; 2 lbs., 
80c; 5 lIbs., $1.75. 
Red Kidney (Mahogany). Seed is large, 
kidney-shaped and dark reddish brown. 
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$2.00. 
ENGLISH BROAD BEANS 
A very hardy Bean which is larger 
than a Lima and delicious when cooked. 
% lb., 35¢c; 1b., 60c; 2 Ibs., $1.00. 
BUSH LIMA BEANS 
CULTURE: A pound will plant about 
100 feet of row. Bush Limas should be 
planted in rows 8 feet apart, placing two 
or three beans 15 inches apart in the row 
and covering an inch deep, They should 
not be planted until the ground is warm. 
Baby Potato Bush Lima Bean. 12 to 16 
inches high, Early and prolific. A 
small, thick-seeded butter Bean with 
some Fordhook flavor. Pods are large 
for a Baby Lima, seeds are an attrac- 
tive bright green in its green or eating 
stage and creamy white when dry. 
% lb., 35c; lb., 60c; 2 lbs., $1.10; 5 lbs., 
$2.50. 
Fordhook Bush. The outstanding Bush 
Lima for home or market, producing a 
very heavy crop with large, flat pods 
in clusters of 5 to 8, each containing 
3 to 5 beans. Maturity within about 75 
days. % lb., 35c; Ib., 60c; 2 Ibs., $1.10; 
5 lbs., $2.50, 
Henderson’s Bush. Small, tender, early 
variety known as Bush Butter Beans. 
Matures in about 65 days. % Ilb., 35c; 
lb., 60c; 2 lbs., $1.10; 5 lbs., $2.50. 



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