
WETSEL’S Dependable VEGETABLE SEEDS 
ASPARAGUS 
Soak the seed twenty-four hours before 
planting, and sow in spring or fall in very 
rich soil. Transplant to rows 2 feet apart, 
with plants about 15 inches apart. One 
ounce plants 50 feet of row. 
Roots are planted 8 inches deep and 18 
inches apart, in rows 4 feet apart. Set 
them in a trench that has been fertilized 
well, and do not use the sprouts the first 
year. A dozen roots for each member of 
the family is a good quantity to plant. 
Mary Washington. Rust-resistant. Large 
straight stalks with firm delicious tips. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; WYlb. 35 ets.; 
Ib. $1.25, postpaid. 
Mary Washington Roots. Set out in 
February and March. 1 to 3 yrs. old. 
35 cts. per doz.; 70 ets. for 25; $2.40 per 
100, not postpaid. 
BEANS 
Dwarf or Bush Green-Podded 
Plant every two weeks from April to 
August, at the rate of 14 pound to a 50-foot 
row. Sow Beans 3 inches apart, 1144 to 
2 inches deep, in rows 2 feet apart. Culti- 
vate frequently but never when the plants 
are wet. 
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Black Valentine Stringless. 55 days. 
Pod 6 inches in length, fairly straight, 
with round dark green stringless pods. 
Bountiful. 51 days. A first-early flat- 
podded variety which continues to bear 
over a long season. Light green pods, 
61% to 7 inches long, entirely free from 
strings. 
Burpee’s Stringless. 54 days. Pods 5 
inches long, slightly curved, round, dark 
green and fleshy. A very popular va- 
riety, especially for canning. 
Dixie White. 53 days. Pods 4 inches 
long, light green, round, straight and 
stringless when young. Excellent as a 
dry shell Bean. Wonderful yielder. 
Streamliner. 50 days. A new variety 
for this section. Has enjoyed increasing 
popularity in other areas for several 
years. Flat to thick flat stringless pods. 
Bush medium size and prolific. Seeds 
medium size, oval, white. 
French Horticultural. 70 days to full 
maturity. Similar in appearance but is 
an improved strain of Dwarf Horti- 
cultural, which has long been a popular 
-variety. Pods about 7 inches long, flat, 
broad, green streaked with red. Suitable 
for both snap and shell Beans. 
THE WETSEL SEED CO., Inc., Harrisonburg, 


Giant Stringless Green-Pod. 56 days. 
Excellent for market gardeners, ship- 
pers, and canners. Pods round, 6 inches 
long, entirely stringless. 
Landreth’s Stringless. 54 days. Pods 
6 to 7 inches long, fairly straight, round 
and dark green. Generally regarded as 
the same Bean as Burpee’s Stringless, 
but this strain is preferred by many com- 
mercial canners. 
Stringless Red Valentine. 54 days. A 
standard early variety. Pods green, 
round, 5 inches long, stringless. 
Roger’s Stringless Refugee. 68 days. 
Young pods valuable for canning and 
baking. Pods medium green, stringless, 
fleshy, and brittle. 
Tendergreen Stringless. 48 days. An 
excellent early sort for home and market- 
garden use. Pods round, fleshy, string- — 
less, with many brown seeds which are 
mottled with light fawn. Plants strong, 
upright in habit, and yield freely. oa 
Tennessee Green-Pod (Case-knife). 52 — 
days. Pod the largest, longest, and 
broadest of any green-pod Bean; no 
entirely stringless. 7 
PRICES OF ALL ABOVE BEANS 
Lb. 25 cts.; 5 Ibs. $1.20; 10 Ibs. $2.30 
100 Ibs. $21.00, not postpaid 











