ASPARAGUS 
All Prices Postpaid Unless Otherwise Noted 
ASPARAGUS SEED 
CULTURE: Sow seed thick in rows 20 inches apart. 
Use plenty of water for the seed has a hard hull. After 
the plants start growing do not cultivate closely as this 
will injure the roots. The following spring or second 
year the roots should be dug, separated and trans- 
planted in the field or garden, making trenches about 
o inches deep, 6 inches wide; place roots, crown up, 
20 inches apart. Leave the rows 3! feet apart. If you 
do not care to wait and raise your own roois we can 
supply you with two-year-old roots of the varieties 
listed below. Asparagus does not require as much 
water as most vegetable crops. 
MARY WASHINGTON. (Re-selected.) Very produc- 
tive. Best rust resistant strain, selected by the 
U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. Produces rich, thick, 
dark green sialks, tinted darker at tips. It is an 
early and fast growing variety. 
(Pkt. 5c) (oz. 15c) (44 lb. 50c) (lb. $1.75). 
PARADISE. A new large rust resistant asparagus 
which will produce a crop of large, heavy, rich 
green stalks, one year earlier than other varieties. 
(Pkt. 10c) (oz. 35c) (1% lb. $1.15) (lb. $3.50). 

@®) KEYSTONIAN 
All-America Selections Honorable Mention 
(@D)KEYSTONIAN. 53 days. A very fine new bush 
bean of outstanding quality bearing a heavy 
crop of long, dark green, round, fleshy, stringless, 
straight pods of best quality. 
TENDERGREEN or ASGROW STRINGLESS. 54 
days. Pods are 6 to 6% inches long, being 
absolutely stringless, straight, round, dark green, 
meaty and free from fibre and remain in this 
condition longer than any other variety. We 
-have found this variety quite resistant to blight 
and other diseases and recommend it for main 
crop. 
EARLY GIANT FRENCH 
ARGENTEUIL. (Gold Seal 
Quality.) The heaviest 
yielding variety. Does 
very well in western ter- 
ritory and a favorite 
among market gardeners, 
as it produces dark green, 
large shoots. 
(Pkt. 5c) (oz. 15c) (%4 lb. 
50c) (lb. $1.50). 
ASPARAGUS ROOTS. See 
page 35. 
ARTICHOKE 
JERUSALEM or POTATO. A 
MARY dandy hog feed, heavy 
WASHINGTON bearer. See page 35. 
BEANS 
Prices, See page 4 
We Catalog Only the Leading and Best Varieties 
Culture: Beans must not be planted until danger of 
frost is past and the soil is quite warm. Plant in rows 
18 to 30 inches apart for hand cultivation, or 21% to 3 
feet apart for field culture. Space the seed 2 to 3 inches 
apart in the row and cover with 1 to 2 inches of soil. 
For a continuous supply make sowings every 2 weeks 
until 10 weeks before the first expected frost. Beans 
are more delicious and bear longer when picked before 
fully matured. Give frequent and shallow cultivation 
until blossoms appear. A packet will plant about 25 
feet of row; 1 lb., 100 feet; 60 lbs. to an acre. 
GREEN PODDED BEANS 
STRINGLESS BLACK VALENTINE. 52 days. Bears 
abundance of oval, long, fleshy 6 inch pods of 
attractive green color. Stringless and of good 
quality. Plants medium high and a very healthy 
grower. Seeds black. 
LANDRETH STRINGLESS. 52 days. A greatly im- 
proved Burpee’s Stringless. Pods are _ longer, 
slightly more round, flesh more tender, less fib- 
- rous, and no strings. Is a 15 per cent heavier 
yielder than Burpee’s and a _ good shipping 
variety. 
FULL MEASURE. (Gold Seal Quality.) 54 days. 
One of the finest beans that can be grown be- 
cause, besides being absolutely stringless, the 
texture of the pod never grows coarse but re- 
mains tender and meaty after the bean is fully 
matured. Pods 6 to 6% inches long, round, 
straight and firm. Recommended for home gar- 
dens. 
BOUNTIFUL or EARLY SIX WEEKS. 49 days. Is the 
earliest of the green varieties. A very productive 
bean, pods are about 5 inches long, straight, 
handsome, rather light green, flat and of good 
quality. It is very popular on Eastern Markets. 
Similar to Plentiful. 
GIANT STRINGLESS. 55 days. Exceedingly produc- 
tive and very hardy. Light green stringless pod 
6 inches in length, round and fairly straight. 


2 THE WESTERN SEED COMPANY, DENVER, COLORADO 
