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Asgrow Wonder. Early and uniform. Attractive for alae 
bunching with round to semi-globe deep red roots, sma 
neck and tap-root. Flesh deep dark red. ; 
Crosby’s Egyptian, Dark. Very early, uni- 
form, smooth, real dark blood-red roots, 
> round but slightly flat on top. Nice green 
- bunching tops tinged brown. 
» Detroit Dark Red Selected. Smooth, 
uniform, almost-globe roots which 
cut dark black-red throughout. 
i Green, red-veined tops. As the tops 
S hold up well in hot weather it Is 
specially suitable for late summer 
and fall bunching. 
Detroit Dark Red, Short-Top Strain. 
Earlier than regular Detroit and 
nicely uniform, with short tops fme 
for muck or rich upland soils. 
Early Wonder, Selected. A very early, 
perfect bunching Beet; deep blood-red, 
near-globe roots and nice tops. Our supe- 
rior strain is very even in shape, dark color 
and size. It outsells all our other Beets 
combined. Its earliness permits late 
sowing. Fine for transplanting. 
Forbes Superb. Very dark black-red, nearly globe roots with quite small tops. On muck or 
rich soils, the tops are larger. Ideal for canning and relish. Very early. me 
Nutting’s Early Gem. Earliest, much used for transplanting and earliest drilling. Near 
round roots when washed hold their bright outer color. They cut orange-scarlet, zoned 
lighter but after cooking cut deep red. The medium tops are light green veined red. 
Dwarf Green-Podded Beans 
One pound will plant 100 feet of row; 60 pounds will plant an acre 
Plentiful. (New.) For many years Bountiful has been, by far, 
the leading flat-podded green dwarf variety. Plentiful, though 
2 or 3 days later in maturing, has slightly thicker, darker 
green, and much longer, 8-inch straight pods of better flavor. 
Bountiful. The best heaviest yielding, flat-podded variety, with 
_ light green pods, 614 to 7 inches long, stout, flat, somewhat 
curved, and absolutely stringless, in clusters, making this the 
easiest one to pick. Very early, vigorous, and produces heavily. 
Full Measure. The fine stringless medium green pods are straight, 
6 inches long, very fleshy, round, crease-backed, have no neck, 
show depressions around the Bean, and are tender. Follows 
Bountiful by a few days and is a heavy cropper. 
Tendergreen. This matures early, with 614 
to 7-inch pods, quite slender, straight, and 
perfectly round. They are light green, 
absolutely stringless, meaty and _ tender, 
maturing at same season as Full Measure. 
Black Valentine. The original strain, with round, 
straight slim pods, earlier than the Stringless 
strain but having strings. It is very prolific. 
Black Valentine, Asgrow Stringless. The pods are 
quite oval im cross section and are somewhat 
curved, but entirely stringless. The yield is 
slightly lighter than the original Black Valentine. 
Black Valentine Stringless. This strain is be- 
coming very popular in all sections. The 6-inch 
pods are round, quite straight, dark green and 
stringless. They are usually ready for picking 
in 55 days. A fine market variety. 
Burpee’s Stringless. Very early, productive, hardy 
and vigorous, with dark green pods, 5 inches 
long; straight, stout, round, and crease-backed. 
They are tender, brittle, and strictly stringless. 
French’s Horticultural, Long-Pod. Strong, sturdy 
vines laden with broad, straight, 6 to 7-inch 
pods, heavily splashed with striking bright red, 
The improved strain we now offer has better 
length of pod, heavier yield, and more vivid color. 
Grown as a Shell Bean only; very sweet-flavored. 
Streamliner. This is a new variety and is white 
seeded. Of very high quality, the Beans are 
ready to pick in about 50 days. They are ten- 
der, flat, from 8 to 10 inches long, stringless and 
quite free from fibre. 
Dwarf Wax-Podded Beans 
Pencil-Pod Wax. Very strong, vigorous, 15 inches high, and 
very productive. The pods are large, 614 to 7 inches long, 
fully rounded, straight and deeply saddle-backed, golden 
yellow; stringless, brittle, and fleshy. 
Sure-Crop Wax. Called Yellow Bountiful. Best flat-podded 
wax with vigorous plants and a very heavy yield of 61-inch, 
deep yellow, thick, brittle, stringless, rust-resisting pods. 
Unrivaled Wax. It has a quite small plant, is very early, and 
bears enormous crop of translucent pale yellow pods about 
514 inches Jong, somewhat curved, half round, rather slim, 
but fleshy, and tender. Can be sown all season. 
For prices of above and other varieties, see opposite 















Early Wonder Selected Beet 
For other Beets, see box below 
All Beans, except as otherwise shown, pkt. 10 cts.; 44lb. 25 cts.; lb. 40 cts. 
BEANS, DWARF GREEN $lbs. 10lbs. I5lbs. 25lbs. 601bs. 100lbs. 
Black: Valentine 4.3.5) ose aoe a 80 $23 
Black Valentine, Asgrow Stringless....... 1 40 24 
Black Valentine Stringless.............. 24 
Bountiful ..... me 24 
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We supply 25 lbs. and over at the 100-lb. rate. Write for special prices on large quantities 
BEETS All pkts. 10 cts. Oz. Ylb. Lb. 5 lbs. 10 lbs. 
Asgrow. Wonder. :..........+-$0 25,$0575 $2°2575$10075)) $21) 00085 1a 5 ee 00 
Crosby’s Egyptian, Dark...... 30 85., 2.507) 125005" 2375 50m5 7250 +08 
25 lbs. 100 lbs. 
Crosby’s Egy ptian, Light 2) 75 25 10-75) 221001 200 
Detroit Dark Red Selected 30 85 505125007 23250 see? 225 
Detroit Dark Red, Short-Top. . 25 ia 25 LOBi5 52? le OO mes 200 © 
Early Wonder, Selected........ 23 Vhs 25 1087 5eee2 12 00m | 200 
Forbes Superb 25 75 2S 10275855213 00g5 | 200 
Nutting’s Early Gem 25 75 25 10275 ee? 100 
For Greens (round roots) ...... 20 55 60 750 14 50 135 
SUGAR BEET.Gt. Half-SugarRose 20 Lime een) b12005 215.50 

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