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WETSEL'S Dependable VEGETABLE SEEDS 
ASPARAGUS 
Soak the seed twenty-four hours before 
planting, and sow in spring or fall in very 
rich soil. Transplant to rows 2 feet apart, 
with plants about 15 inches apart. One 
ounce plants 50 feet of row. 
Roots are planted 8 inches deep and 18 
inches apart, in rows 4 feet apart. Set 
them in a trench that has been fertilized 
well, and do not use the sprouts the first 
year. A dozen roots for each member of 
the family is a good quantity to plant. 
Mary Washington. Rust-resistant. Large 
straight stalks with firm delicious tips. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; lb. 45 cts.; 
Ib. $1.60, postpaid. 
Mary Washington Roots. Set out in 
February and March, 1 to 3 yrs. old. 
35 cts. per doz.; 70 ets. for 25; $2.40 per 
100, not postpaid. 
BEANS 
Dwarf or Bush Green-Podded 
Plant» every two weeks from April to 
August, at the rate of 4 pound to a 50-foot 
row. Sow Beans 3 inches apart, 114 to 
2 inches deep, in rows 2 feet apart. Culti- 
vate frequently but never when the plants 
are wet. 

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Black Valentine Stringless. 55 days. 
Pod 6 inches in length, fairly straight, 
with round dark green stringless pods. 
Bountiful. 51 days. A first-early flat- 
podded variety which continues to bear 
over a long season. Light green pods, 
61% to 7 inches long, entirely free from 
strings. 
Burpee’s Stringless. 54 days. Pods 5 
inches long, slightly curved, round, dark 
green and fleshy. A very popular va- 
riety, especially for canning. 
Dixie White. 
53 days. Pods 4 inches 
long, light green, round, straight and — 
stringless when young. Excellent as a 
dry shell Bean. Wonderful yielder. 
Dwarf Horticultural. 54 days. Pods yel- 
lowish green, splashed carmine, slightly 
curved, 5 inches long. Use as a snap or 
as a green shell Bean. 
Full Measure Bush. 52 days. Plants 
large; heavily productive. Pods medium 
green, 6 inches long, round and straight. 
Stringless, with yellowish brown seed. 
Giant Stringless Green-Pod. 56 days. 
Excellent for market gardeners, ship- 
pers, and canners. Pods round, 6 inches 
long, entirely stringless. 

Landreth’s Stringless. 54 days. Pods 
6 to 7 inches long, fairly straight, round 
and dark green. Generally regarded as 
the same Bean as Burpee’s Stringless, 
but this strain is preferred by many com- 
mercial canners. 
Red Valentine. 54 days. A standard 
early variety. Pods green, round, 5 
inches long, not entirely stringless. 
Roger’s Stringless Refugee. 68 days. 
Young pods valuable for canning and 
baking. Pods medium green, stringless, 
fleshy, and brittle. 
Tendergreen Stringless. 48 days. An 
excellent early sort for home and market- 
garden use. Pods round, fleshy, string- 
less, with many brown seeds which are 
mottled with light fawn. Plants strong, 
upright in habit, and yield freely. 
Tennessee Green-Pod (Case-knife). 52 
days. Pod the largest, longest, and 
broadest of any green-pod Bean; not 
entirely stringless. 
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PRICES OF ALL BEANS 
Lb. 30 cts.; 2 lbs. 55 cts.; 5 Ibs. or mores 3 
26 cts. per lb.; 100 lbs. $22.00, not post- 
paid ae 
THE WETSEL SEED CO., Inc., Harrisonburg, Va. 
