
1945 VEGETABLE 
SEEDS 
Carefully Tested and Selected for Home Gardens and Market Gardeners 
ARTICHOKE 
LARGE GREEN GLOBE—The favorite garden 
variety. Very ornamental. Bears second year 
from seed. Pkt. 15c, oz. $1.00, postpaid. 
ASPARAGUS 
CULTURE—Soak seed 24 hours before plant- 
ing. Sow in February and March in rows, cov- 
ering seed about | inch. The following winter 
transplant to rows 3 to 6 feet apart and a foot 
apart in the rows, with at least 10 inches 
covering. Asparagus prefers light loamy soils. 
PALMETTO—Light green; very popular. Pki. 
10c, oz. 20c, 1% lb. 50c, 1 lb. $1.50, postpaid. 
SELECTED MARY WASHINGTON — A new 
giant rust-proof variety. Pkt. 10c, oz. 20c, 1% lb. 
65c, 1 lb. $2.00, postpaid. 
Asparagus Roots 
Plant one year old roots and do not cut them 
back. When planting see that the roots are 
well spread out so that the soil will touch 
every part. If this is not done the plant cannot 
thrive. 
MARY WASHINGTON ROOTS — 75c per doz., 
$3.50 per 100, postpaid. 

Stringless Black Valentine 
BEANS 
ASK FOR QUANTITY PRICE 
CULTURE—For a spring crop plant in Feb- 
ruary, March and April, according to the 
location. For fall crop, plant in August and 
early September. Beans enjoy a _ well- 
drained loamy soil. Irrigate beans only 
when needed and do not flood the vines. 
Cultivate frequently and before the soil has 
a chance to crust. Plant Bush Beans about 
3 inches apart in 3-foot rows at the rate of 
about 1 pound to 100 feet of row and from 
75 to 100 pounds per acre. Plant Pole Beans 
at the rate of 1 pound to 200 feet of row and 
about 40 pounds per acre. 

Bush Beans, Green Pod 
Pkt. 5c, 2 lb. 30c, 1 lb. 50c, 10 Ibs. $4.50, 
postpaid. 
PLENTIFUL—This excellent new variety won 
the All-America award in 1939. Very produc- 
tive. Pods long, straight, tender and stringless. 
Excellent flavor. Seeds black. 49 days. 
BOUNTIFUL—Desirable early type for market 
or home garden. Plants large and thrifty. Pods 
flat, medium green, fine flavor. Seeds yellow- 
straw color. 49 days. 
IMPROVED STRINGLESS GREEN POD — This 
stringless green pod bean is one of the most 
popular beans in America. In earliness it is in 
the lead, in quality it is unexcelled, and as a 
cropper it is unrivaled. The straight fleshy, 
round, thick pods are stringless. 

Prices Listed are Postpaid. 
Write for Quantity Prices. 
Bush Beans, Wax Pod 
Pkt. 5c, 2 Ib. 30c, 1 Ib. 50c, 10 Ibs. $4.50, 
postpaid. 
IMPROVED BLACK WAX—Round podded. A 
beautiful bright yellow color, very early and 
continues long in bearing. Very productive. 
IMPROVED GOLDEN WAX—tThis bean is a dis- 
tinct improvement on the old Golden Wax. 
Pole Beans, Green Pod 
Pkt. 5c, 2 lb. 30c, 1 lb. 50c, 10 Ibs. $4.59, 
postpaid. 
KENTUCKY WONDER (Brown Seeded) — Very 
early and ernormously productive. Entirely 
stringless, very tender. Plant as early in the 
spring as possible, and again in the latter part 
of July to the 20th of August. 
KENTUCKY WONDER (White Seeded) — The 
nearly round, silvery green pods are tender, 
fleshy and stringless. Excellent snap bean; 
the dry beans good for baking. An improved 
rust-resistant strain. 
SCARLET RUNNER—A great favorite; both or- 
namental and useful producing dazzling scarlet 
flowers during the summer months. Pkt. 10c, 
Vy lb. 20c, 12 lb. 30c, 1 lb. 50c, postpaid. 
Bush Lima Beans 
Pkt. 5c, 12 Ib. 30c, 1 lb. 50c, 10 lbs. $4.50, 
postpaid. 
IMPROVED BUSH LIMA—tThe earliest maturing 
of all the large seeded limas. 
HENDERSON’S BUSH LIMA—One of the most 
productive of the bush lima beans. Pods are 
small, about 3 inches long, and contain 3 to 4 
seeds. Green shell bean but white when fully 
ripe. 
FORDHOOK BUSH LIMA—A popular variety 
for home or market garden and more prolific 
than any of the bush varieties. The pods are 
borne in clusters, are about 434 inches long. 
The pods remain green for a long time. 
Pole Lima Beans 
KING OF THE GARDEN—A vigorous and pro- 
ductive sort, pods very long, each containing 
5 to 6 large beans of delicious flavor. Pkt. 5c, 
VQ lb. 30c, 1 Ib. 50c, 10 lbs. $4.50, postpaid. 

F. F. SMITH & CO., INC., Sacramento, 
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