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BRAEGER’S TESTED VEGETABLE SEEDS 
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We select our Vegetable seeds with great care, offering only those kinds that will give you great 
satisfaction. Our seeds are germination tested. There are no better to be had. Whether you plant a few 
packets or are a market gardener we can please you. 
ARTICHOKE 
Green Globe. Plants of medium height with large thistle- 
like medium deep green foliage. The edible buds or flower’ 
heads are deep green, globe-shaped or ovoid. Pkt. 10c. 
ASPARAGUS 
: 1 oz. to 100 ft., 5 Ibs. per acre. 
Mary Washington. A strain selected from Martha Washing- 
ton. It is a little earlier and more vigorous than the original. 
The shoots are slightly ovoid in shape, firm and tender and 
richly flavored, Rust-proof. Pkt. 10c¢; 1 oz. 25c. 
Asparagus, Paradise. New, early maturing variety with pleas- 
ant, milder flavor than other varieties and a prime favorite 
_ with everyone who has tasted it, Straight, large, crisp, tender 
stalks. Fine. strong grower and highly resistant to rust. 
Pkt, 10c; oz. 45c. 
BEANS 
Dwarf beans, 1 Ib. to 100 fet., 60 ibs. per acre. 
Pole beans, 14 lb. to 100 ft., 30 Ibs. per acre. 
Plant Beans after all danger of frost is past, in warm, dry, 
well prepared soil. The rows should be 2 to 3 feet apart and 
the seeds covered 1% to 2 inches deep. Thin the young plants 
to 3 to 6 inches apart in the rows. 
Shallow cultivation should be frequent until blossoming; 
then stop to avoid injury to the roots. Root injury causes the 
blossoms to fall. For succession, plant every 2 weeks until 
midsummer. Frequent picking of the crop insures long bear- 
ing. Pkt. 10c; % Ib. 20c; 1 lb. 35c. Postpaid 40c. 
Bush, Green Pod 
Dwarf Horticultural. Particularly desirable green shell and 
snap sort for home and market garden. Plant medium small, 
thrifty and productive. Pods dark green at snap stage, be- 
coming greenish yellow splashed with carmine. 5 to 5% inches 
long. Strictly stringless, slightly fibrous. Seeds plump oval, 
pinkish buff, spotted and streaked with purplish red. 
Stringless Green Pod. High quality for home and market 
garden. Plant large, thrifty, heavily productive. Pods medium 
green 5% inches long, almost 4% inch wide and equally thick. 
Very fleshy, strictly stringless, fine grained, tender. Pkt. 10c. 
Stringless Refugee. Splendid canning variety; young pods 
particularly valuable for canning and picking whole. Pods 
medium green; very uniform, 5 to 5% inches long. Round, 
absolutely stringless, very fleshy, brittle and fine grained. 
Stringless Black Valentine. Very good variety for home 
use and market gardeners. Stringless and very prolific. Dark 
green, oval shaped pods. Black seeded and early. 
Tendergreen. This is a new Bush Bean of utmost value. The 
plants make a strong and vigorous growth. They are well 
branched and carry a great quantity of beautiful light green 
beans. The pods grow 6 to 7 inches long. They are round, 
extremely meaty, and tender. Even when fully grown they 
are absolutely stringless. 
Broad Windsor. Fava or Horse Beans. A late variety for 
shell beans. Plant grows very large and vigorous. - When 
ready to eat, beans are light green, broad and flat. Many 
people plant this variety in the fall. It is hardy. Pkt. 10c; 
Bush, Wax Pod 
Improved Stringless Kidney Wax. Excellent for canning and 
for home and market garden use. Plant large, erect and 
productive. Pods oval, light yellow, stringless and of fine 
flavor. Seed white, kidney shaped with black eye. 
Round Pod Kidney Wax. An outstanding sort for home use 
and canning. Extremely heavy producing bean. Pods are 
round, medium yellow, fleshy and absolutely stringless. 
Pencil Pod Black Wax. Very desirable for home and market 
garden and for truckers. Plant large and thrifty. Heavily 
productive over long period. Pods handsome bright yellow. 

ASPARAGUS 

LIMA BEAN 
5% to 6 inches long, % inch thick, cylindrical; very fleshy, 
stringless, brittle, fine grained, and tender. 
~ Pole Beans 
Prices: Pkt. 10c; % Ib. 20e; 1 Ib. 35c. Postpaid 40c. 
Blue Lake or White Creaseback. Spiendid snap bean for 
home garden and early market. Good climber, heavily pro- 
ductive. Pods light green, 54% inches long, % inch wide, 
almost as thick; nearly stringless, very fleshy, brittle, tender. 
Seeds white; excellent for baking. 
Kentucky Wonder. This most popular of all pole beans 
should be in every garden. The dark green pods are round 
and long, measuring 9 to 10 inches; they are always string- 
less as snaps, and never become tough. Seeds light brown 
colored. 
Kentucky Wonder Wax. An early and hardy bean somewhat 
resembling the Kentucky Wonder except in color of pods 
which are light yellow and broader. If a wax podded bean is 
desired for home or market this is the one best variety to 
plant. Seed oval, flattened, somewhat shriveled, dark brown. 
White Seeded Kentucky Wonder. A splendid sort for your 
garden. Stringless round pods of silvery green. Medium tall. 
Heavy yielder. 
Yount or Oregon Giant Green Pod. We highly recommend 
this variety to home gardeners. It keeps producing until 
killed by frost. Large, fleshy pods, 10 to 12 inches in length, 
stringless, light greenish yellow, splashed with red. A very 
tasty bean that requires very little care. Pkt. t0c; % Ib. 30¢; 
1 Ib. 50c. Postpaid 55c. 
Lazy Wife. Used principally for shelling, green or dry, but 
makes a good snap bean as well. 
Tall Horticultural. The pods when young are of excellent 
quality and make fine snap beans. They measure 5 to 6 
inches long and are stringless. The dried beans are grown 
extensively for winter use. They are large, of a light fawn 
color, speckled with dull red. Highly recommended. 
Asparagus or Yard Long. Long narrow rounded pods that 
are a novel addition to the menu. Pkt. 10c. 
Lima Beans, Tall 
Price, Pkt. 10c; % Ib. 25c; 1 Ib. 46c. Postpaid 45c. 
Oregon Pole Lima. Proven over many years to be well adapted 
to our cool Northwest climate. A strong, vigorous grower, 
bearing continuously until frost. Pods are at their best when 
turning yellow. 
King of Garden. A large pod, vigorous, productive Lima. 
Grows tall and starts bearing near the foot of the pole. Sets 
pods until frost. 
Lima Beans, Dwarf 
Price, Pkt. 10c; 1% Ib. 25e; 1 Ib. 40c. Postpaid 45ce. 
Burpee’s Improved Bush. Plants, large, heavily productive. 
Pods large, 444 to 5 inches long. Usually cntain 4 large, thick 
beans. Dry beans large, flat, greenish white. 
Henderson Baby Lima. The small Lima. Delicious and prolific. 
Baby Potato. All-America Silver Medal Winner for 1940. Pro- 
lific; excellent flavor. Good for produce markets as well as 
canning and quick freezing. Seeds. small and thick, of bright 
green color when fresh, and similar in flavor to Mordhook. 

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