OLDS’ VICTORY GARDEN SEEDS 
All varieties marked % are excellent for freezing, 
ASPARAGUS 
ASPARAGUS CULTURE: Plant seed early in the spring after soak- 
ing the same for about twenty-four hours in warm water. Plant in 
drills one foot apart at least one inch deep. The following spring 
select the best roots and plant in a permanent bed. It takes three 
years to grow an asparagus bed from seed, two years from one-year- 
Please Note: 
old roots. One ounce of seed will sow a 100-foot row producing about 
300 plants. Five pounds of seed are required for an acre. 
*1. MARY WASHINGTON GIANT RUST PROOF. The 
result of years of breeding and selecting by the United States Bureau of 
Plant Industry. The stalks are larger and more tender than those of 
other varieties and apparently immune to rust. Mary Washington as- 
paragus will meet the needs of both market gardeners and home garden- 
ers. Pkt., 10c; 0z., 25c; Y% 1b., 70c;. 1b., $2.10, postpaid, 
*2R. ASPARAGUS ROOTS MARY WASHINGTON. In gen- 
eral, the best all around variety for home and market, We would not 
advise any other. Plants: 1 and 2 year old mixed, about % to %4 
large 2 year, 25 for $1.00; 50 for $1.75; 100 for $3.00, postpaid.— 
Not prepaid: 1,000 for $17.00. 
OLDS’ GARDEN SNAP BEANS 
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CULTURE: Sow the bush varieties as soon 
as the ground is warm and the season favorable. 
Plant in rows 2 feet apart, the beans 2 inches 
apart in the row and 1% inches deep. Yor pole 
beans use poles 8 to 10 feet long and set them 
about 4 feet apart. Plant 4 to 6 beans about 
one inch deep around each pole and later thin 
to three plants to a pole. One pound will plant 
50 to 75 feet of drill, 75 pounds one acre. Our 
packets contain enough seed to plant 10 to 15 
feet of drill. Do not work when the plants are 
wet as this will cause rust and injury to the crop. 
Plant every two weeks for succession. 
* 19. REFUGEE STRINGLESS. (70 
days.) Resembles the old Thousand-to-One but 
is entirely stringless although not quite as pro- 
ductive. This variety is the one most popular 
yith canners. The pods measure 5 to 5% inches 
o length, somewhat slender, round and slightly 
curved. The color is light green. Very fine 
grained and of good quality. Seeds violet 
splashed with buff. 2-0z, pkt., 10c; 1% Ib., 22c; 
Tb., 40c; 2 lbs., 70c; 5 lbs., $1.50, postpaid. 
* 15. STRINGLESS GREEN POD. (52 
days.) A bush or dwarf variety. It is early, 
hardy and productive, bearing handsome dark 
green pods which are entirely stringless even 
when fully matured. The pods are five or more 
inches long, very round and straight. We rec- 
PENCIL POD BLACK 
ommend this variety above all others if an early y 24, OLDS’ 
green pod is wanted. Seeds coffee brown. 2-02. WAX. (53 days.) Best of all the dwarf black 
pkt., 10c; % Ib, 25c; Ib, 45¢; 2 lbs. 80¢; seeded wax varieties. The pods are round, 6% 
5 Ibs., $1.70, postpaid. to 7 inches long, straight, and crease-backed. 
Early and very productive; entirely stringless 
and a clear yellow in color. Quality excellent. 
Seed black. 2-oz. pkt., 10c; % Ib., 25c; Ihb., 
45c; 2 Ibs., 80c; 5 lbs., $1.70, postpaid. 
18. BOUNTIFUL. (50 days.) A string- 
less Dwarf Bean, extra early, tender, large- 
podded, and a bountiful yielder. The flat green 
pods are entirely stringless, 6% to 7 inches 
long, very tender and have a delicious flavor. 
This bean is a continuous bearer—the first in 
the spring, and the last in the fall. Fine for 
the home garden and just right for the truck 
patch. It is also excellent shelled for winter use. 
Seeds straw color, 2-0z, pkt., 10c; 1% Ib., 25c; 
lb., 45c; 2 Ibs., 80c; 5 Ibs., $1.70, postpaid. 
* 17. TENDERGREEN. (54 days.) A 
new dwarf, green podded variety of very fine 
quality. The fleshy pods are absolutely string- 
less, measuring about 6 inches in length. Slightly 
later than Stringless Green Pod. Tendergreen is 
yery productive and in our trials proved the 
best variety for late planting as well as for early 
planting. Seeds mottled brown and fawn. 2-0z. 
pkt., 10c; 1% Ib. 25c;"ib., 25e;"2 Ibs,, S0c¢; 5 
Ibs., $1.70, postpaid. 
20. IMPROVED GOLDEN WAX. (50 
days.) The standard flat, wax-podded bush va- 
riety. The Golden Wax has long been a popular 
favorite and this Improved strain surpasses the 
old Golden Wax in several ways. The pods are 
4 to 4% inches long and very handsome; of a 
rich golden-yellow color. Seeds white with brown 
eye. 2-02, pkt., 10¢;: 4% 1b., 25e3 Ib., 45c; 2 Ibs., 
80c; 5 Ibs., $1.70, postpaid. 
* 18. KEYSTONIAN, 
America Contest Winner. 
riety. See page 1, yi 
STRINGLESS 
GREEN POD 
(52 days.) 1944 All 
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Round Pod Kidney Wax. 
ROUND POD KIDNEY WAX. 
¥ 12. 
(Brittle Wax.) (58 days.) An outstanding vari- 
ety for the canning trade and the home garden, 
Plant large, erect, medium green, vigorous and 
productive. 5%4-inch pods, handsome in appear- 
ance, medium yellow, round, slightly curved, and 
deeply creased back. Extremely brittle,- fleshy, 
succulent. Entirely stringless and _fiberless. 
Beans white, kidney-shaped with black eye. 
Standard of highest quality. Pkt., 10c; 1%, Ih., 
30c; Ib., 50c; 2 lbs., 90c; 5 lbs., $1.90, postpaid. 
* 16. GIANT STRINGLESS GREEN 
POD. (54 days.) Somewhat similar to String- 
less Green Pod, although the pods are longer, 
straighter and more slender, The pods are also 
more depressed between the beans and slightly 
lighter in color. Fairly early, hardy and of the 
highest quality. One of the most desirable bush 
varieties for canning. Seeds yellow brown. 2-oz. 
pkt., 10c; 1% Ib., 25c; Ib., 45c; 2 Ibs., 80c; 5 
Ibs., $1.70, postpaid. 
11. PLENTIFUL. (50 days:) 
Green Pod Bean. See page 38. 
Our new 
36. DWARF HORTICULTURAL. (55 
days.) Also known as Dwarf Cherry, Ruby, 
Speckled Cranberry. An old variety popular in 
our grandparents’ days, but is still widely plant- 
ed in some localities. Pods are 4% to 5 inches 
in length and about % to %4 inches in width. 
Semi-round, Straight to slightly curved. String- 
less, light green in snap stage, becoming pale 
yellowish-green with prominent splashes of scar- 
let or carmine in shell bean stage. The vigorous 
dark green, coarse foliage is about 15 to 17 
inches in height. The beans are pink tinged on 
buff with irregular spots of carmine or maroon. 
PKt., 10c; 4 Ib., 25e; Ib., 45c; 2 1bs., 80c; 5 
Ibs., $1.70, postpaid. 
*% 22. STRINGLESS WHITE KIDNEY 
WAX. (52 days.) The pods are 6% to 7 inch- 
es long, white, straight, and flat, borne in 
clusters. A very handsome bean for market. 
Seeds white. 2-0z, pkt., 10c; 14 Ib., 25¢3 Ib., 
45c; 2 Ibs., 80c; 5 lbs., $1.70, postpaid, 


