HOLMES’ SUPERIOR 
The Rest Money Can Buy 
Asparagus 
One ounce plants 75 feet of row; produces about 250 plants; 4 to 5 lbs. per acre. 
75 plants to 100 feet of row; 4000 to 5000 plants per acre. 
Seeds: A deep, sandy loam soil, well supplied with organic matter. Sow 
seed 1 to 2 inches apart in rows; 15 inches apart for hand cultivation 
and 2% to 3 feet apart for horse cultivation. Cover 1 inch deep. Thin 
out to stand 3 inches apart. 

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Roots: Should be planted in the spring as early as soil and weather 
conditions will permit. Rows 4 to 6 feet apart; plants from 15 to 30 
You haven't really tasted fresh aspara- inches apart in the row, depending upon the size of the variety grown. 
gus until you’ve eaten it rushed from a The roots should be set in the bottom of the furrow and covered to 
back-yard garden. Grow plenty of this a depth of 2 to 3 inches at first, and the trench gradually filled up as 
vitamin-rich greens. the plants develop. The depth of the soil over the crowns should be 
6 to 8 inches in light soil and 4 to 5 inches in heavy soil. Use 6 lbs. 
salt to each 100 square feet to keep down weeds. 
LEGUME-AID MARY WASHINGTON. It is at present the best to plant. It produces 
Fee pe, ANT large, rust-resistant stalks and high quality, dark green spears. Intro- 
‘ duced by the United States Department of Agriculture. 
Seed, pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; %4 Ib., 50c; 1b., $1.60. 
Roots, l-year-old, 25 for 85c; 50 for $1.50; 100 for $2.75, postpaid. Not 
prepaid, 250 roots, $4.00; 1000 for $15.00. 
We recommend l-year asparagus roots. They are usually more vig- 
orous and healthy, and will make a better bed, 

ASPARAGUS KNIFE for harvesting Beans 
peu neue or removing dandelions A packet will plant 25 feet of row; 1 pound 150 feet; 60 to 75 pounds per acre. 
rom lawns. 
Beans are one of the most popular crops for the home garden. Plant 
after danger of frost, in a fertile, well-drained, mellow soil, 1 inch deep, 
4 inches apart in a 2%- to 3-foot row. For continuous harvest plant every 
two or three weeks, allowing sufficient time for maturity before frost. 
If a hard crust forms, help the seedlings through by carefully breaking 
the surface with a rake. 
Bush Wax-Podded Beans 
Pencil Pod Black Wax. (52 days.) This is one of the best early 
round pod wax beans, for home market. The pods are large, six 
inches long, straight, and as round as a pencil, of golden yellow color, 
very brittle, strictly stringless, fleshy, and of highest quality. 
Pkt., 10c; 14 1b., 30c; 1b., 50c; 2 lbs., 90c; 5 Ibs., $2.10. 
Sure-Crop Wax. (49 days.) The earliest and heaviest stringless yel- 
low pod bean. The rich yellow pods are 6 inches in length. They are 
flat, very meaty, sweet and perfectly stringless at all stages, Every 
branch carries a heavy crop of the magnificent pods. Valuable for 
its productiveness and disease-resisting qualities. It has proven to 
be a quick seller on the market because of its many good points. 
Pkt., 10c; 1% 1hb., 25c; lb., 45c; 2 lbs., 85c; 5 Ibs., $2.00. 
ROUND FOD KIDNEY WAX or BRITTLE WAX, (50 days.) Early yel- 
low bean. Pods large, 6 inches long, round, yellow, very brittle, abso- 
lutely stringless, remaining in good condition for use until full grown. 
Quality excellent. 
Pkt., 10c; 14 1b., 30c; 1b., 50c; 2 lbs., $0c; 5 lbs., $2.10. 
IMPROVED TOP NOTCH GOLDEN WAX. (48 days.) Produces a good 
crop of straight pods, 5 inches long. Stringless and brittle, with thick, 
oval pods of golden yellow color. It is extra early. 
Pkt., 10c; 4% 1b., 25c; lh., 45c; 2 lbs., 85c; 5 lbs., $2.00. 
YELLOW FOD EOUNTIFUL. (50 days.) Since the introduction of this 
splendid sort, it has grown in popular favor with the market garden- 
ers year after year. Very early, a heavy yielder; a beautiful rich yel- 
low pod. Always absolutely stringless; long, thick, meaty, flat pods; 
vigorous plants loaded with beans. 
Pkt., 10c; 44 1b., 25c; 1b., 45c; 2 lbs., 85c; 5 lbs., $2.00. 
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Pencil Pod Black Wax Bean THE HOLMES SEED COMPANY, CANTON, OHIO 
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