ASPARAGUS SEED 
To start an asparagus bed from seed, sow 
1 oz. to 60 feet of row early in the spring and transplant 
roots tg permanent bed the following spring. 
CULTURE. 
Mary Washington» 
One of the best of the rust-resistant varieties. A very 
vigorous grower, producing large succulent stalks of 
excellent quality. We recommend the Mary Washington as 
the best variety for the home or market gardener. Shoots 
color to a dark green with purple shades at tip. Pkt., 
10¢e;3 O%., 25e; 1% lb., 75e; 1 lh., $2.00. 
Paradise Asparagus 
One of the newer varieties, very similar in appearance 
Is highly rust-resistant and 
Grows a larger crop a full year 
large and green. 
to the Martha Washington. 
a heavier producer. 
earlier. Shoots are 
50c3; 1% Ihb., $1.50; 1 Ib., $5.00. 
BEANS 
CULTURE. To obtain a continuous 
supply of beans throughout the sea- 
son, make plantings every two weeks 
from about May 10th to July Ist. 
Beans should be planted in rows 15 to 
18 inches apart, thinning in the row 
to 3 or 4 inches apart. Do not culti- 
vate or pick beans when plants are 
moist from dew or rain as this causes 
the spread of rust or Anthracnose, 
thereby curtailing the production. 
Plant about 1 to 2 inches deep depend- 

Pkt., 10c3 oz., 
PARCEL POST RATES FROM ST. PAUL 
On 8 oz. or less of seeds, plants or 
bulbs, the rate is lc for each 2 0z., 
for other goods, 1%c for each 2 0z2.; 
regardless of distance. 
packages over 
Weight limit 70 lbs., any zone. 

Each 
ah te additional 
Rates for i Lhe SE seat 
8 fraction fraction 
oz., given below. 
WocalLaSt. Palins cmwteslersns sores ae 8c y 
First & Second Zone Within 150 miles heel erro 
Third Zone within 150 to 300 miles. 10c 2.9c 
Fourth Zone within 300 to 600 miles lle 3.5¢ 
Fifth Zone within 600 to 1,000 miles. 12¢c 5.3c 
Sixth Zone within 1,000 to 1,400 miles 13c Tc 
ing upon the condition of the soil. 

Beans are postpaid only in pack- 
ets. In larger amounts add postage 
at the Parcel Post rates given on 
this page, 

DWARF WAX VARIETIES 
Unrivalled, or Everbearing Wax* 
53 TO 55 DAYS. A hardy and prolific 
vines 
small and compact, producing a heavy 
jong, 
semi-round pods of highest quality. 
Pkt., 15¢e; % Ib., 30c; 1 Ib., 50c; 2 Ibs., 
52 to 55 days 
long. 
shape, 
straight pod 
mid-season variety. The 
crop of handsome, pale yellow, 
95e; 5 Ibs., $1.75. 
Davis Kidney Wax 
Pods uniform, about 7 
Seed pure white, of 
producing a large, flat, 
inches 
kidney 
of fine appearance. PKt., 15¢;3 iY, 
30e; 1 Ib., 50¢c; 2 Ibs., 95e; 5 Ibs., $1.75. 
are 
Ib., 
Reliable Kidney Wax Beans 
DWARF GREEN PODDED VARIETIES 
Bountiful* 48 days 
One of the earliest of the green 
podded beans. The pods are large, 
flat and slightly curved, of a 
light green color and stringless. 
A heavy bearer. Pkt., 15¢c; 42 _.Ib., 
30e; 1 Ib., 50c; 2 Ibs., 95e; 5 Ibs., 
$1.75. 
Tendergreen* 54 days 
An excellent market gardener 
bean as well as for the home 
garden. Plants are strong and 
vigorous, bearing attractive 
medium dark green pods 7 in. 
long. Pods are round, meaty, 
tender, stringless. Plants of up- 
right growth and heavy pro- 
ducers. Seed brown mottled 
with fawn. Pkt. 15c; % Ib., 30c3 
1 Ib., 50c; 2 Ibs., 95e; 5 Ibs., $1.75. 
Full Measure* 52 days 
A very fine round stringless 
green podded bean, The pods are 
long and straight, showing de- 
pressions around the beans which 
are round and tender. Pkt. 15ce;3 
1% Ib., 30c; 1 Ib., 50e3 2 Ibs., 95e3 
5 Ibs., $1.75. 4 
Stringless Refugee, Improved 
1000 to 1 70 days 
A very productive mosaic resist- 
ant, hardy, late variety. Pods are 
long, semi-round and_ slender, 
very much in demand for late 
market home garden and can- 
ning. Pkt., 15e; %& lh... 200c;3 1 Ih. 
50c; 2 Ibs., 95e; 5 Ibs., $1.75. 
Plentiful* 48 days 
(An All American Winner.) This is a 
green, flat-podded bush bean, an im- 
proved variety of the Bountiful type. 
Pods are brittle, stringless, straight 
to curved at tip and 7 inches long 
under normal conditions. Pkt., 15e; % 
Ib., 30c; 1 1b., 50c; 2 Ibs., 95c; 5 Ibs., 
$1.75. 
Streamliner 5) days 
Here is a new bean we heartily recom- 
mend to you. It is very productive and 
continues to bear long after others 
have stopped. Beans are 7 in. long, % 
to % in. wide, straight and semi-flat 
of excellent quality and _ stringless. 
Seed clear white. Makes an excellent 
dry bean. Pkt., 15¢e; % Ib., 30c; 1 Ib., 
50c;3 2 lbs., 95e; 5 Ibs., $1.75. 
53 days 
Stringless Green Pod 
The finest green bean for home garden 
use. Has green pods, which are per- 
fectly round, straight, tender, brittle 
and entirely stringless. Pkt., 15¢e; % 
Ib., 30c; 1 Ib., 50c; 2 Ibs., 95ce; 5 Ibs., 
$1.75. 
Giant Stringless Green Pod* 55 days 
An excellent variety to follow String- 
less Green Pod, being later and larger 
withstands heat and is a heavy pro- 
ducer. A good bean for canning. PKt., 
15e3; % Ib., 30e; 1 Ib. 50c; 2 Ibs., 95e; 
5 Ibs., $1.75. 
Logan* 52 days 
A new bean of the Tendergreen Type, 
highly resistant to common Mosaic, 
powdery mildew and blight. Pods dark 
green, stringless, 6 to Cope LOI 


Asparagus Roots Listed on Page 45. 


, ; (Sure- 
Gould’s Reliable Black Wax* ‘eres) 
53 TO 55 DAYS. This is an early wax 
bean for the market. The pods are 6% 
inches long, flat, straight and string- 
less. It is a good yielder and attrac- 
tive. PkKt., 15c3; % Ib., 30e3; 1 Ib., 50e; 
2 Ibs., 95e3 5 Ibs., $1.75. ; 
Gould’s Reliable Kidney Wax “Wass 
52 TO 55 DAYS. An excellent early, 
finest quality, round podded Variety for 
the home garden and canning. It is 
very tender and absolutely stringless. 
PKt., 15¢c;_% Ib., 30c; 1 Ib., 50c; 2 Ibs., 
$5e; 5 Ibs., $2.00. 
Improved Golden Wax 48 to 50 days 
A well-Known home garden variety. 
Bears an abundance of large semi-flat 
pods slightly curved. PKt., 15e; % Ib., 
30ec; 1 Ib., 50ce; 2 lbs., 95e3; 5 Ibs., $1.75. 
Pencil Pod Black Wax 52 to 55 days 
One of the best, long, round podded va- 
rieties; very early, prolific, stringless 
and of excellent quality. Pkt., 15e; % 
Ib., 30e; 1 Ih., 50c; 2 Ibs., 95e;3 5 Ibs. $1.75 
Inoculate beans 
with Nitragin. 
Increases yield im- 
mensely. Garden 
Size 10c. 


INOCULATE ALL Luut MES 
WITH 
NITRAGIN 
The Original Legume !noculator 
; rereen 
Shape round, slightly curved. Closest 
resemblance to Longfellow that we 
know of. Very prolific. Pkt., lie; % 
oe 30e3; 1 Ib., 50c; 2 lbs., 95e; 5 Ibs., 
Madies 
Stringless Black Valentine 49 days 
Pods are long, nearly round, straight 
and of good quality. Beautiful dark 
green pods are about 6 inches long. 
PKt., 15¢e; % Ib., 30e; 1 Ib., 50c; 2 Ibs., 
95e; 5 tbs., $1.75. 

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