
MICHELL'S VEGETABLE SEEDS 
BEANS 
Sure-Crop 
Stringless 
Wax 
Beans 
Stringless Green-Pod Beans 
ASPARAGUS 
ASPERGE (Fr.) SPARGEL (Ger.) 
SpaRAGioO (Ital.)  - 
Sow 5 pounds per acre for roots, or 
1 ounce to 50 feet 
A well-cared-for Asparagus bed improves 
with age and lasts for many years. It may be 
established from seed, but much time Is saved 
by planting roots. Seeds should be sown 
thinly in early spring in rows 1 to 2 feet apart. 
Thin out the weakest plants so the remainder 
will be 4 inches apart. When one or two years 
old, transplant in the permanent bed in rows 
3 feet apart, setting the roots 1 to 114 feet 
pee from where It can be cut:three years 
ater. 
Giant Washington. A rust-resisting va- 
riety with long, stout, dark green spears 
with a rich purple tinge. Oz. 30c.; 4lb. 
Te 
Paradise. New. Commercial growers claim 
this to be far superior to the Washington 
types. Pkt. 15c.; oz: 75c.; Yb. $2.50. 
Asparagus Roots 
Ready about March 20 for spring planting; 
about November 1 for fall planting 
The two-year roots usually produce two 
years after planting. Our stock is especially 
fine In quality. 
Giant Washington. 2-yr. roots, 50, $2.50; 
100, $4.00; 1000, $30.00. 


Prices quoted on Beans are prepaid in 
quantities up to 5 pounds to the First and 
Second Zones; for other Zones, see Parcel 
Post Table on page 1. Larger quantities 
shipped at purchaser’s expense. 
Every garden should have Beans, among 
the finest of all vegetables. They are appe- 
tizing, rich in vitamins, and delicious fresh, 
canned, or dried. Bush or Snap Beans grow 
quickly and yield heavily. The Pole type ts 
the heaviest yielder over a long period. 

Plant 90 pounds per acre; 2 pounds 
for a 100-foot row 
A rich, sandy loam suits Beans to perfec- 
tion. Toward the end of April, or still better, 
in May, sowings may be made and may be 
repeated every two weeks until August. Have 
the rows about 2 feet apart. Sow quite thinly 
in the row and about 2 inches deep, thinning 
out to stand 4 to 6 inches apart in the rows. 

MICHELL’S DWARF 
BEANS 
Haricors Nains (Fr.) BuscHBOHNEN (Ger.) 
Facinoti Nant (Ital.) 
Green-podded Varieties 
Bountiful. 53 days. 
stringless, tender and a prolific bearer. 
Pkt. 10c.; Mlb. 25c.; Ib. 45c.; 5 Ibs. $2.00. 
F lat-podded, 

Early Red Valentine. 52 days. An extra- 
early variety, maturing a crop in 40 to 50 
days. Pods 5 to 6 inches long, round, thick, 
tender, and of good quality. Pkt. 10c.; 
VIb. 25c.; Ib. 40c.; 5 Ibs. $1.95. 
Giant Strimgless. 53 days. Vigorous 
grower and a great producer of large, round 
pods, from 514 to 6% imches long. Pkt. 
10c.; Mlb. 25c.; Ib. 45c.; 5 Ibs. $2.00. 
Keystonian. 52 days. Honorable Mention, 
1944 All-America Selections. This new 
dwarf green Bush Bean will become a fa- 
vorite because of its combined productive- 
ness, hardiness and high quality. Pods are 
6 to 6% inches Jong, round, straight, string- 
less and of superb quality, making it suit- 
able for canning, freezing, and home use. 
Pkt. 15c.; lb. 30c.; Ib. 50c.; 5 Ibs. $2.00. 
Masterpiece. 50 to 55 days. The leader 
among early greenhouse forcing varieties. 
Pods 7 x 34 x 3 inch. Light silvery green, 
straight, flat, almost entirely stringless an 
fibreless. Fine texture. Pkt. 15c.; Mlb. 
35c.; Ib. 50c.; 5 Ibs. $2.25. 
Stringless Black Valentine. 49 days. An 
Improvement over the old strain of Black ° 
Valentine. Pods long and slender, semi- 
round, and stringless. Pkt. 10c.; Mlb. 
25c.; Ib. 40c.; 5 Ibs. $1.85. 
Stringless Green-Pod. 50 days. Round- 
podded sort that Is early, prolific, and a 
continuous bearer. 
Pods 5 to 6 inches 
long, very meaty. Even when the pods 
become quite old they retain their 
stringless qualities. Pkt. 10c.; lb. 
25c.; Ib. 45c.; 5 Ibs. $2.00. 

Tendergreen. 52 days. An early stringless 
variety with round pods at least 6 inches 
long. Ready for use 52 days after sowing. 
Pkt. 10c.; 4Ib. 25c.; Ib. 45c.; 5 Ibs. $2.00. 
SPECIAL ATTENTION 
Vegetable Seed prices listed in this Catalog 
have been formulated according to the pro- 
posed regulation of the Office of Price Ad- 
ministration. If there are any changes subse- 
quently made by the OPA our prices will be 
adjusted to conform with their regulation. 



Dwarf Varieties of Shell Beans 
FOR WINTER USE 
These are always useful for soups, baked 
beans, etc. They can be used in the green 
state, like other sorts, when picked very 
young. Plant when ground is warm in spring 
and up to July 1, in rows 2 feet apart, Beans 
3 inches apart in the row. 
Boston Navy or Pea. 93 days. Snowy white 
variety of small size. Pkt. 10c.; Ib. 20c.; 
Ib. 35c.; 5 Ibs. $1.50. 
Long-Pod Broad or Fava. 75 days. An 
English Bean used im the dry state, shelled. 
Plant in rows about 3 feet apart, 8 inches 
apart in the row. Pkt. 10c.; M%Ib. 25c.; 
Ib. 45c.; 5 Ibs. $2.00. 
Dwarf Horticultural. 54 days. One of the 
best early Shell Beans. Thick, flat, string- 
less pods colored red and green; Beans 
large, round, and speckled. Pkt. 10c.; 
Yelb. 25c.; Ib. 45c.; 5 Ibs. $2.00. 
Red Kidney. 95 days. Pods long, kidney- 
shaped, light red. Pkt. 10c.; “4b. 25c.; 
_ Ib. 40c.; 5 Ibs. $1.85. 
White Marrow. 100 days. Larger than 
Boston Navy Bean and extensively planted 
for shelling for winter or for using in the 
green state. Pkt. 10c.; 4b. 25c.; Ib. 40c.; 
5 Ibs. $1.85. 
Yellow-podded Varieties 
Improved Rustproof Golden Wax. 
Rust-Resistant. 51 
days. Vigorous 
grower. One of the best of the Wax 
Beans. Pods flat, medium Jength, good 
quality. Pkt. 10c.; 4b. 30c.; Ib. 50c.; 
5 Ibs. $2.25. 

Pencil-Pod Black Wax. 55 days. A round- 
podded, hardy, very early sort that is en- 
tirely stringless. Pkt. 10c.; Wwlb. 25c.; 
Ib. 45c.; 5 Ibs. $2.00. 
Round-Podded Kidney Wax. 58 days. 
Rust-resistant. Vigorous grower with fleshy, 
stringless pods. Pkt. 10c.; 4lb. 30c.; Ib. 
50c.; 5 Ibs. $2.25. 
Sure-Crop Stringless Wax. 53 days. Very 
productive, hardy and may be planted 
early. Long, thick, flat pods of excellent 
puelieg! Pkt. 10c.; Mlb. 25c.; Ib. 45c.; 
5 Ibs. $2.00. 
Edible Soy Beans 
Bansei. 95 days. An early home-garden 
variety fine for green shelling, not suscep- 
tible to shattering. They are a delectable 
vegetable, either green or dry, and well 
worth adding to your garden. Soy Beans 
can be cooked and served similar to Lima 
Beans. They are prolific and highly resistant 
to disease and insects. Pkt. 10c.; 4b. 20c.; 
Ib. 35c.; 5 Ibs. $1.50. 
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