ROSWELL SEED COMPAN 
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Roswell Seed Company from giving a warranty, expressed or implied, as 
to the description, quality, productiveness, or any other matter, of any seed, 
bulbs, plants or trees which they send out. 
Vegetable Seed in Bulk 
ASPARAGUS 
Mary Washington—Developed by U. S. Department of Agriculture for resistance to 
rust. Produces large deep green sprouts of splendid quality. Uniform and a heavy 
producer. The most extensively grown variety. 
Paradise—The thick stem sort. Possibly the heaviest producer and the fastest grower. 
BEANS—Bush Varieties 
Improved Burpee’s Stringless Green Pod (53 days)—Green Pod about 6 inches long, 
nearly round, slightly curved and fiberless. For quality, this is the outstanding 
string bean in the Pecos Valley. Plants are bushy and productive. 
Tendergreen (54) days)—-Becoming more popular in the Pecos Valley. Pods are light 
green, meaty and stringless. Extensively used by truckers and canners. Plants erect 
and productive. 
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Giant Stringless Green Pod (53 days)—Green pods, stringless and brittle with marked 
indentations between the beans. Preferred by some for late planting. A good pro- 
ducer, shipper and canner. 
Improved Pencil Pod Black Wax (55 days)—Pods are yellow, round, about 7 inches 
long and stringless. The leading yellow podded string bean in our locality. Plants 
are vigorous and productive. 
BEANS—Running Varieties 
Kentucky Wonder (65 days)—Also known as Texas Prolific or Old Homestead. The 
fine flavor of this bean makes it the favorite of the pole varieties. The green pods 
are about 9 inches long, grow in clusters, are curved and indented, meaty and brittle 
but do have strings. A hardy climber that is productive until late in the season. 
Will produce under conditions of the Pecos Valley where others will not live. 
McCaslan (65 days)—Similar to Kentucky Wonder except seeds are white. Pods 
8 inches long, flat and medium green. A good bean for the market, can be used as 
snap or dry beans. 
LIMA BEANS 
Burpee’s Improved (75 days)—Pods grow in clusters averaging 4 seeds each. Plants 
are very productive, large, erect and of the bush type. 
Henderson’s Bush (66 days)—This is the baby lima of the bush type which is often 
grown for a dry bean. Flat pods contain 3-4 flat beans. Plants are about 18 
inches tall, early and dark green. 
King of the Garden (88 days)—The most popular large pole lima. A vigorous climber 
and heavy producer. . Flat pods contain 4-6 large oval shaped beans. 
