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BEANS 
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_ Navy Beans’ 
request 
- Bansei. 90 days. 18 to 24 in. tall, the earliest and 
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Jerusalem Artichoke Roots. About five bushels 
plant an acre, enough to keep 20 to 30 hogs from 
-. Oct. to April. Cut and plant like potatoes. In 
like potatoes, and 
_ esteemed as food because of their distinctive flavor. 
25c; 3 Ibs., 50c; 10 Ibs., $1.25. Write for quantity 
_ prices. 
BASE eRe GUS fromthe home garden is one of the 
_most delicious and earliest of crops. It may be 
grown in any deep; rich soil, either from seed or roots. 
SEED PLANTING — Asparagus may be raised 
from seed and a crop obtained in three years. 
One ounce of seed will produce 300 plants. 
ROOT PLANTING —A year may be saved by 
_ buying the plants and setting them two feet apart in 
the row, and the rows four feet apart. 
WASHINGTON RUST-RESISTANT STRAIN. 
Developed by the experts of the United States 
Department of Agriculture, who originated this 
strain. Rust-proof plants are preferred by commer- 
cial growers. e€ most satisfactory strain is 
MARY WASHINGTON. 
_ Mary Washington. Pkt., 10c;0z., 20c; 4 Ib., 50c. 
Paradise. This is comparatively a new introduction 
and is claimed to be superior to the Washington 
strains in the following points: yields heavier, pro- 
duces a crop one year earlier and has a very mild 
delicious flavor. It is claimed to produce as much 
as five tons of cut Asparagus in one season. Pkt., 
15c; 4% oz., 25c; oz., 40c. 
ASPARAGUS ROOTS 
: 1-Year Old 2-Year Old 
Mary — -Doz. 100 1000 Doz. 100 1000 
Washington $.50 $2.50 $20.00 $0.60 $2.75 $25.00 
_ Ifby mail, add postage as follows........... 100, 50c. 

PLANT AND POD OF EDIBLE SOY BEAN 
Edible Soy Beans 
We offer four strains of edible Soy Beans, differing 
\g radically from the field varieties, developed to pro- 
_ vide a valuable and 
alatable human food. Soy Beans 
have proteins, 36.5%; fats, 17.5%; compared with 
roteins, a2 as fats, 1.5%. They are 
esteemed highly as a food for diabetics. Yield 
is much heavier for same area than Navy Beans. 
University of Illinois, Urbana, Ill., will supply on 
“Ways of Using Soy Beans as Food.” 
best in Northern districts. Pods 214%4x 4x &% pale 
__ green turning to pale greenish yellow. 
Willomi. 95 days. Plant 3 ft. tall, otherwise similar 
to Banséei. « 
Jogun. 98 days. Plant 30 in. tall, otherwise similar 
i CO, Banséei. 5 hs 
Above Soys.. Pkt. 10c: 44 Ib. 25c: 1 Ib., 40c: 
nel 2 Ibs., 75¢. 2 , ve 
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_Tubers can be supplied in March and April. Lb.,_ 

One week before frost proof date sow bush beans 2 inches deep, 2-4 
inches apart, pole beans 4-6 inches apart. Harvest pods before seeds 
form. If picked clean, plants will bear until frost; but young plants 
-yield best and succession plantings are advised. 

TENDERGREEN BEANS. Pkt. 10c; 4 Ib. 30c; Ib. 50c; 2 Ibs. 90c; 3 Ibs. $1.25. 
Green Pod Bush Beans 
by tenderness, or the absence of fibre, or ‘‘linen™ 
in the pod; by ability to produce well; a long, 
straight pod being preferred. After the harvest our 
Beans are hand-picked. The improvement in your 
crop far outweighs the increased cost. 
Q's cond in Beansis measured by stringlessness, 
52 days. Good sized bush bear- 
xTendergreen. ing long round pods of excellent 
color. 6in. long, 3% in. through. Good green color, 
straight, stringless. Seed: mottled buff and purple. 
Does best in black loam soil. Pkt., 15c; 4% lb., 30c; 
Ib., 50c; 2 Ibs., 90c; 3 Ibs., $1.25. 
= 55 days. This is among the most 
*Streamliner. productive of the bush types, a 
large bush of upright growth, bearing an extra 
heavy crop of long, straight semi-flat pods, 7 in. 
long, % to % in. wide and fleshy. For home use 
it will continue bearing when others have ceased. 
The quality is excellent; stringless, nearly fiberless, 
fleshy, round to flat, straight. Seed clear white, 
kidney shape, excellent as dry bean. Does well in 
medium heavy soil. Pkt., 10c; % lb., 30c; Ib., 50c; 
2 Ibs., 90c; 3 Ibs., $1.25. 
. 55 days. Large bush, bearing dark 
*Plentiful. green pods that have a waxy or var- 
nished shade which is not desirable for canning. 
Pods 6% in. long, % in. wide. Tender, free from 
fiber, fleshy, straight, stringless, said to be resistant 
to common rusts. Does best in medium heavy soil. 
Pkt., 10c; % lb., 30c; Ib., 50c; 2 lbs., 90c; 3 Ibs., 
$1.25. 
H 49 days. One of the foremost Mar- 
* Bountiful. ket Garden types. A sturdy bush, 
bearing long flat pods, 644 in. long, 4% in. wide; 
stringless, straight, medium light green, some fiber 
but an excellent shipper. One of the fastest picking 
beans, good flavor. Seed: solid straw color or 
brownish yellow. Does well in any soil. Pkt., 10c; 
¥ lb., 30c; lb., 50c; 2 Ibs., 90c; 3 lbs., $1.25. 
63 days. This is strictly a Ken- 
Commodore. tucky Wonder Bush bean. Large, 
sturdy, productive. Very hardy bush type holding 
its dark green color till late and bearing fresh green 
beans till frost is kept picked. Pods 8 in. long, 
9% in. diameter, very fleshy and of a flavor different 
from other bush beans. Pods round, very heavily 
dented between beans and usually crooked or mod- 
erately so; stringless in early stage of growth. 
Seed: reddish wine color, long. Does best in loam 
or medium light soil. Pkt., 15c; 44 1b., 30c; lb., 50c; 
2 Ibs., 90c; 3 Ibs., $1.25. 
53 days. Very 
Giant Stringless Green Pod. 53 days: Very 
Landreth’s Stringless, but pods a little more curved 
and more fleshy with more indentation between 
the beans. -Pods 6 in. long, 4% in. diameter. String- 
less, tender, good flavor, a good canner and home 
garden sort. Seed: oval and yellowish brown. Does 
. best in heavy soil, Pkt., 10c; 44 lb., 30c; Ib., 50c; 
2 Ibs., 90c; 3 Ibs., $1.25. 
; 4 52 days. Medi- 
Black Valentine Stringless. 5? days. Medi- 
bearing quantity of long fleshy pods, 6 in. long, 
3% in. wide and from oval to flat, with good green 
color. Stringless and of good quality, excellent 
shipper. Seed black, oval. Does best in heavy soil. 
fey: 10c; % lb., 30c; lb., 50c; 2 lbs., 90c¢; 3 Ibs., 
. . 53 days. Medium 
Red Valentine Stringless. 7399 Caercten 
crop of round pods 4% in. long, 34 in. diameter, 
creased back, fleshy, brittle, fine grained, used 
principally in the south. Seed purplish red splashed 
with buff. Does best in heavy soil, cold resister. 
Pkt., 10c; % lb., 30c; Ib., 50c; 2 Ibs., 90c; 3 Ibs., 
$1.25. 
53 days. The vigorous bush type, 
Wonderful. resembling Tendergreen in color, 
having dark foliage, pods averaging 1 inch longer 
than Bountiful, flat, stringless until mature, slightly 
curved, excellent quality. This bean was produced 
by crossing Bountiful and Streamliner. kt., 10c; 
¥ |b., 30c; Ib., 50c; 2 Ibs., 90c; 3 Ibs., $1.25. 
. 50 days. Medium size 
Stringless Green Pod. 70 days. Medium size 
ing long, round pods of good color. Pods 5% in. 
long, 7% in. diameter. Stringless, fleshy, nearly 
straight. Good quality. Seed: coffee brown. Does 
best in heavy clay soil. Pkt., 10c; 44 lb., 30c; 
lb., 50c; 2 lbs., 90c; 3 Ibs., $1.25. 
NAVY BEANS 
90 days. MHardier and heavier 
Great Northern. vine than the navy, having a 
longer pod and larger beans. Seed a little longer 
than round, and clear white in color. Pkt., 10c; 
Ib; 35; 2 lbs., 65c; 3 Ibs., 85c: 
Improved Navy (White Pea Bean). 
85 days. Medium vine with runners. Pods 4 in. 
long, nearly round when ripe. Only used as dry 
bean. Lb., 35c; 2 lbs., ©5c; 3 Ibs., 85c. 
100 days. Selection of White 
Robust Navy. Navy bean bred by the Michigan 
State Agricultural College, to get resistance to 
blight. Larger than the Navy which it sometimes 
outyields. Lb., 35c; 2 lbs., 65c; 3 lbs., 85c. 
Inoculate Bean Seed. 
To stimulate growth, use culture of nitrogen 
secreting bacteria. Garden size, sufficient for 5 
Ibs. of seed of peas, beans, lima beans and sweet 
peas, 10c. 
For Soy Beans, special culture, sufficient for 
120 pounds, 30c; for 5 for 25 
bushels, $2.50. 
bushels, 55c; 


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