ASPARAGUS 
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ASPARAGUS SEED 
CULTURE: Sow seed thick in rows 20 inches apart. 
Use plenty of water for the seed has a hard hull. After 
the plants start growing do not cultivate closely as this 
will injure the roots. The following spring or second 
year the roots should be dug, separated and trans- 
planted in the field or garden, making trenches about 
4 inches deep, 6 inches wide; place roots, crown up, 
20 inches apart. Leave the rows 3/2 feet apart. If you 
do not care to wait and raise your own roots we can 
supply you with two-year-old roots of the varieties 
listed below. Asparagus does not require as much 
water as most vegetable crops. 
MARY WASHINGTON. (Re-selected.) Very produc- 
tive. Best rust resistant strain, selected by the 
U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. Produces rich, thick, 
dark green stalks, tinted darker at tips. It is an 
early and fast growing variety. 
(Pkt. 5c) (oz. 10c) (Y% Ib. 30c) (lb. $1.00). 
PARADISE. A new large rust resistant asparagus 
which will produce a crop of large, heavy, rich 
green stalks, one year earlier than other varieties. 
(Pkt. 10c) (oz. 40c) (% Ib. $1.25) (Ib. $4.00). 
BOUNTIFUL or EARLY SIX 
WEEKS. 49 days. Is the 
earliest of the green va- 
rieties. A very productive 
bean, pods are about 5 
inches long, straight, 
handsome, rather light 
green, flat and of good 
quality. Is very popular 
on Eastern Markets. Also 
known as Plentiful. 
LANDRETH STRINGLESS. 52 
days. A greatly improved 
Burpee’s Stringless. Pods 
are longer, slightly more 
round, flesh more tender, 
less fibrous, and no 

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Co eM ed strings. Is a 15 per cent 
TENDERGREEN heavier yielder than Bur- 
STRINGLESS ' qd Pie 
All-America Selections | Pee 8 and a good shipping 
Gold Medal variety. 
EARLY GIANT FRENCH 
ARGENTEUIL. (Gold Seal 
Quality.) The heaviest 
yielding variety. Does 
very well in western ter- 
ritory and a favorite 
among market gardeners, 
as it produces dark green, 
large shoots. 
(Pkt. 5c) (oz. 10c) (% lb. 
25c) (Ib. 85c). 
ASPARAGUS ROOTS. See 
page 35. 
ARTICHOKE 
JERUSALEM or POTATO. A 
dandy hog feed, heavy 
bearer. See page 35. 

MARY 
WASHINGTON 
BEANS 
CULTURE: Beans must not be planted until danger of frost is past and the soil is 
quite warm. Plant in rows 18 ito 30 inches apart for hand cultivation, or 242 to 3 feet 
apart for field culture. Space the seed 2 to 3 inches apart in the row and cover with 
1 to 2 inches of soil. For a continuous supply make sowings every 2 weeks until 10 
weeks before the first expected frost. Beans are more delicious and bear longer when 
picked before fully matured. Give frequent and shallow cultivation until blossoms 
appear. A packet will plant about 25 feet of row; 1 lb., 100 feet; 60 lbs. to an acre. 
GREEN PODDED BEANS 
FULL MEASURE. (Gold Seal Quality.) 54 days. 
One of the finest beans that can be grown be- 
cause, besides being absolutely stringless, the 
texture of the pod never grows coarse but re- 
mains tender and meaty after the bean is fully 
matured. Pods 6 to 6% inches long, round, 
straight and firm. 
TENDERGREEN or ASGROW STRINGLESS. 54 
days. Pods are 6 to 6% inches long, being 
absolutely stringless, straight, round, dark green, 
meaty and free from fibre and remain in this 
condition longer than any other variety. We 
have found this variety quite resistant to blight 
and other diseases and recommend it for main 
crop. 
GIANT STRINGLESS. 55 days. Exceedingly produc- 
tive and very hardy. Light green stringless pod 
6 inches in length, round and fairly straight. 

2 THE WESTERN SEED COMPANY, DENVER, COLORADO 
