ASPARAGUS SEED 
CULTURE. To start an asparagus bed from seed, sow 
1 oz. to 50 feet of row early in the spring and transplant 
roots tq permanent bed the following spring. 
Mary Washingtonx 
One of the best of the rust-resistant varieties. A very Packages 
vigorous grower, producing large succulent stalks of 
excellent quality. We recommend the Mary Washington as 
the best variety for the home or market gardener. Shoots 
color to a dark green with purple shades at tip. Pkt., 
10c; oz., 20c; 1%4 lb., 60e; 1 Ib., $1.50. 
Paradise Asparagus 
One of the newer varieties, very similar in appearance 
to the Martha Washington. Is highly rust-resistant and 
PARCEL POST RATES FROM ST. PAUL 

On 8 oz. 
or less of seeds, plants or 
bulbs, the rate is 1c for each 2 02] first Each 
for other goods, 1%c for each 2 02.;} pound or additional 
regardless of distance. Rates for] fraction pound or 
over 8 oz., given below. fraction 
Weight limit 70 lbs., any zone. 
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Kirst & Second Zone within 150 miles ie rete hed 
Third Zone within 150 to 300 miles. 9c 296 
Fourth Zone within 300 to 600 miles 10c 3.5¢ 
Fifth Zone within 600 to 1,000 miles. lic 5.3 
Sixth Zone within 1,000 to 1,400 miles 12¢c “Te 
Seventh Zone within 1,400 to 1,800 mi. 14c 9c 
a heavier producer. Grows a larger crop a full year —— 
earlier. Shoots are large and green. Pkt., 10c; oz., 
60c; % Ib., $1.75; 1 Ib., $6.00. 

Asparagus Roots Listed on Page 44. 


BEANS 
CULTURE. To obtain a continuous 
supply of beans throughout the sea- 
Gould’s Reliable Black Wax* ‘Sure; 
crop) 
53 TO 55 DAYS. This is an early wax 
bean for the market. The pods are 6% 
inches long, flat, straight and string- 
son, make plantings every two weeks 
from about May 10th to July Ist. 
Beans should be planted in rows 15 to 
18 inches apart, thinning in the row 
to 3 or 4 inches apart. Do not culti- 
vate or pick beans when plants are 
moist from dew or rain as this causes 
the spread of rust or Anthracnose, 
thereby curtailing the production. 
Plant about 1 to 2 inches deep depend- 
ing upon the condition of the soil. 
DWARF WAX VARIETIES 
Unrivalled, or Everbearing Wax* 
53 TO 55 DAYS. A hardy and prolific 
mid-season variety. The vines. are 
small and compact, producing a heavy 
crop of handsome, pale yellow, jong, 
semi-round pods of highest quality. 
Pkt., 15¢e; % Ib., 30c¢; 1 Ib. 50c; 5 Ibs., 
$2.00. 
Davis Kidney Wax 52 to 55 days 
Pods uniform, about 7 inches long. 
Seed pure white, of Kidney shape, 
producing a large, flat, straight pod 
of fine appearance. PKt., 15¢e3; Y% Ib. 
30c; 1 Ib., 50c; 5 Ibs., $2.00. 

less. It is a good yielder and attrac- 
tive. PkKt., 15e; % Ib., 30c; 1 Ib., 50ec; 
»® Ibs., $2.00. 
Gould’s Reliable Kidney Wax “Ryios 
: Wax) 
52 TO 55 DAYS. An excellent early, 
finest quality, round podded variety for 
the home garden and canning. It is 
very tender and absolutely stringless. 
32.06 15e; % Ib., 30e; 1 Ihb., 50c; 5 Ibs., 
Improved Golden Wax 48 to 50 days 
A well-Known home garden variety. 
Bears an abundance of large semi-flat 
pods slightly curved. PkKt., 15e; % Ib., 
30c; 1 Ib., 50c; 5 Ibs., $2.00. 
Pencil Pod Black Wax 52 to 55 days 
One of the best, long, round podded va- 
rieties; very early and prolific, string- 
less and of excellent quality. Pkt., 15e; 
\% Ib., 30c; 1 Ib., 50c; 5 Ibs., $2.00. 
INOCULATE ALL LEGUMES 
WITH 
Inoculate beans 
NITRAGIN with Nitragin. 
JNA SB AQPAR Greatly improves 
The Original Legume Inoculator the vigor of the 
plants and in- 
ereases yield immensely. Garden size 

Gould’s Reliable Kidney Wax Beans 10c. 
DWARF GREEN PODDED VARIETIES 
Bountiful* 48 days Plentiful* 
Stringless Black Valentine 49 days 
One of the earliest of the green 
podded beans. The pods are large, 
flat and slightly curved, of a 
light green color and stringless. 
A heavy bearer. PkKt., 15¢; % Ib., 
30c; 1 Ib., 50c; 5 Ibs., $2.00. 
Tendergreen* 54 days 
A new variety of finest quality. 
An excellent market gardener 
bean as Well as for the home 
garden. Plants are strong and 
vigorous, bearing attractive 
medium dark green pods 7 in. 
long. Pods are round, meaty, 
tender, stringless. Plants of up- 
right growth and heavy pro- 
ducers. Seed brown mottled 
with fawn. Pkt., 15e; % Ib., 30c3 
1 Ib., 50c; 5 Ibs., $2.00. 
Full Measure* 52 days 
A very fine round. stringless 
green podded bean. The pods are 
long and straight, showing de- 
pressions around the beans which 
are round and tender. Pkt. 15c;3 
% Ib., 30c; 1 Ib., 50c; 5 Ibs., $2.00. 
Stringless Refugee, Improved 
1000 to 1 70 days 
A very productive mosaic resist- 
ant, hardy, late variety. Pods are 
long, semi-round and_ slender, 
very much in demand for late 
market home garden and. can- 
ning. Pkt. 15¢; % Ib,, 30c; 1 Ib.,, 
50c; 5 Ibs. $2.00, 
(An All American Winner.) This 
is a green, flat-podded bush bean, 
an improved variety of the 
Bountiful type. Pods are brittle, 
stringless, straight to curved 
at tip and 7 inches long under 
normal conditions. Pkt., 15e; % 
Ib., 30c; 1 Ib., 50c; 5 Ibs., $2.00. 
Streamliner 55 days 
Here is a new bean we heartily 
recommend to you. It is very 
productive and continues’ to 
bear long after others have 
stopped. Beans are 7 in. long, 
% to % in. wide, straight and 
semi-flat of excellent quality and 
stringless. Seed clear white. 
Makes an excellent dry bean. 
Pkt., 15¢e; % Ib., 30e; 1 Ib., 50¢;3 
5 Ibs., $2.00. 
Stringless Green Pod 53 days 
The finest green bean for home 
garden use. Has green pods, 
which are perfectly round, 
straight, tender, brittle and en- 
tirely stringless. Pkt. lie; % 
Ib., 30c; 1 Ib,, 50c; 5 Ibs., 2.00. 
Giant Stringless Green Pod* 
55 DAYS. An excellent variety to 
follow Stringless Green Pod, be- 
ing later and larger withstands 
heat and is a heavy producer. A 
good bean for canning. PkKt., 
Lhe; 1% Ib., 80e; 1 Ib,, 50¢e3 5 Ibs.,, 
$2.00, 
Pods are long, nearly round, straight and of 
good quality. Beautiful dark green pods are 
about 6 inches long. Pkt. 15e; % Ib., 30c; 
1 lb., 50c: 5 Ibs., $2.00. 
or 

Tendergreen 
