Vegetable Seeds that Succeed 
ASPARAGUS 
One ounce to 50 feet of drill; 
about 4 pounds to the acre 
CuLtureE. Sow the seed early in spring, in 
drills about 114 feet apart and 1 inch deep. 
When the plants are 2 to 3 inches tall, thin 
them out to stand 3 inches apart. Keep them 
well cultivated and allow them to remain 
where they are until the next spring. Then 
carefully dig up the roots and replant them 
in their permanent place, following the in- 
structions given under Asparagus Roots. Be 
sure to locate the Asparagus bed where it 
will not be disturbed, for it will produce for 
about fifteen years. 
Mary Washington. A rust-resistant va- 
riety with mammoth shoots of tempting 
color and outstanding quality. A heavy 
producer. Pkt. 10c.; oz. 25c.; 4b. 75c.; 
Ib. $2.25. 
Every garden, large or small, must have Beans, for they are among 
the finest of all vegetables. They are filled with flavor and health- 
giving vitamins and furnish the best of food when fresh, canned, or 
dried. Pick Green-podded and Wax Beans early and often for heavy 
crops. 
Green-podded Bush Beans 
Two pounds will plant 100 feet of drill; 
70 pounds, an acre. A peck weighs 15 pounds, 
a bushel 60 pounds. 
Burpee’s Improved. (Ready to pick in 
50 days.) An improved form of an old 
favorite. The Beans are absolutely string- 
Iess and the plants hardy. lb. 18c.; 
Ib. 30c.; 5 Ibs. $1.40. 
Early Bountiful. (Ready to pick m 48 
days.) An early, flat-podded Bean with 
rich green, stringless pods 614 to 7 inches 
long. Brittle and tender, yet a splendid 
shipper. 144Ib. 18c.; Ib. 30c.; 5 Ibs. $1.40. 
Giant Stringless. (Ready to pick in 52 
days.) Very long, nearly round, straight 
pods of medium green. Vigorous, spreading 
plants. Mlb. 18c:; Ib. 30c.; 5 Ibs. $1.40. 
Large White Marrow. (Ready to pick in 
100 days.) Largely planted for shelling in 
winter or for use in the green state. A 
larger Bean than White Navy. lb. 18c.; 
Ib. 30c.; 5 Ibs. $1.40. 
Red Kidney. (Ready to pick in 95 days.) 
Long, kidney-shaped pods, light red in 
color. Excellent for baking; a heavy pro- 
ducer. Mlb. 18c.; Ib. 30c.; 5 Ibs. $1.40. 
Stringless Black Valentine. (Ready to 
pick in 51 days.) An early stringless type 
of the splendid Black Valentine. The 
hardy plant is upstanding and very prolific. 
Pods 6'% to 7 inches Jong, cval-round and 
filled with meaty, deliciously flavored 
Beans. Mlb. 18c.; Ib. 30c.; 5 Ibs. $1.40. 
Stringless Green-Ped. (Ready to pick in 
50 days.) A superior strain producing 
heavy crops of long, meaty, absolutely 
stringless pods. Mlb. 18c.; lb. 30c.; 5 Ibs. 
$1.40. 
Stringless Red Valentine. (Ready to pick 
in 52 days.) Especially valuable for its 
earliness and ability to produce a crop 
under adverse conditions. Medium-sized 
pods of good color and quality. Mlb. 18c.; 
Ib? 30c.; 5 Ibs. $1.40. 
Tendergreen. (Ready to pick in 53 days.) 
This grand Bean produces quantities of 
absolutely stringless, round, meaty, tender, 
deep green pods, 614 to 7 inches long. The 
quality and flavor are unexcelled and last 
well even after canning. M4Ib. 18c.; Ib. 30c.; 
5 Ibs. $1.40. F 
White Navy or Boston Pea. (Matures in 
90 days.) The most popular of the so- 
called baking Beans. Easily grown and 
very productive. Mlb. 18c.; Ib. 30c.; 
5 Ibs. $1.40. 


’. Asparagus Roots 
Cuttrure. The roots should be planted 
early in the spring. Dig a trench 12 to 15 
inches deep, and in the bottom of it place 
well-rotted stable manure or a complete fer- 
tilizer and hydrated lime; cover with a layer 
of soil. Roots should be spaced about 18 
inches apart, with 4 feet between rows. 
Cover them with soil to a depth of 8 inches, 
and add more earth gradually as the shoots 
grow. Apply more fertilizer late in summer, 
and a winter mulch of stable manure or grass 
clippings. Do not cut any shoots until the 
second year. Use a sharp knife, and make the 
cut just below the ground surface. 
Mary Washington. Produces straight, dark 
green shoots of wonderful flavor. Vigorous 
and rust resistant. 2-yr. roots, $1.00 for 25; 
$3.60 per 100; $30.00 per 1000, f.o.b. 
Lancaster. 
BEANS 
for a succession. 
Wax Beans 
Black Wax Pencil-Pod. (Ready to pick in 
52 days.) A popular all-purpose variety 
with long, round, bright yellow pods over a 
long season. M4Ib. 20c.; Ib. 35c.; 5 Ibs. $1.40. 
Brittle Wax. (Ready to pick in 56 days.) 
Clear light waxy-colored pods 51% to 6% 
inches long; round and slightly curved. No 
strings or fiber. Tender, flavorful Beans. 
Ib. 20c.; Ib. 35c.; 5 Ibs. $1.40. 
Improved Golden Wax. (Ready to pick in 
50 days.) Our improved strain of Golden 
Wax, rustproof to a remarkable degree and 
and an early and free producer cf perfectly 
stringless, thick, flat, yellow pods. %lb. 
20c.; Ib. 35c.; 5 Ibs. $1.40. 
Top-notch. (Ready to pick im 51 days.) 
Popular in the home-garden because it is 
so early. Long, brittle, stringless pods. 
Strong growing and prolific. Mlb. 20c.; 
Ib. 35c.; 5 Ibs. $1.40. 
Edible Soy Beans 
Many varieties of edible Soy Beans have 
been imported from the Orient by the De- 
partment of Agriculture, and detailed studies 
as to their adaptation to growing* conditions 
in this country have been made. As a result, 
many varieties suitable for table use have 
been developed. They are very prolific, 
highly resistant to disease and insect pests, 
and very nutritious when cooked and served 
like Lima Beans. 
Bansei. (95 days.) Plant medium, very 
erect, a heavy producer and ripens quickly, 
Beans at green eating stage are dark green, 
oval in shape. Ib. 22c.; Ib. 40c. 
BULK QUOTATIONS 
Prices on seed at our Lancaster store 
not prepaid. Price of bag Jots on re- 
quest. 19-lb. to 50-Ib. lots 
Dwarf Yellow Beans 
Dwarf Green Beans ... 
Lima Beans 
Lima Beans, Fordhook 242... 
Sweet Corn, Open Pollinated. 
Sweet Corn, Hybrid 
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ARTICHOKE 
One ounce will produce about 500 plants 
CuLtuRE. Sow seeds in January in the 
greenhouse or in hotbeds in March. Trans- 
plant, when large enough, in rows 3 feet 
apart, 3 feet apart in the row. Keep the 
plants well cultivated and discard all suckers 
except five or six of the largest. These larger 
ones may be detached from the main stem 
and replanted when they reach transplanting 
size. Plenty of fertilizer and moisture is 
necessary, especially when the flower heads 
are developing. The plants must be mulched 
heavily over winter or must be brought into 
a cellar or coldframe. 
Green Globe. Makes an excellent salad, or 
the scales and base of the flower-buds may 
be boiled and eaten like asparagus. Usually 
bears the second year. Pkt. 25c.; oz. $1.60. 
Cuurure. Plant about May 1 if soil is warm and dry, in rows 
214 to 3 feet apart, dropping the Beans 3 inches apart in the drills 
and covering not more than 2 inches deep. Soil should be well pre- 
pared. Give frequent but shallow cultivation. Sow every two weeks 
Climbing or Pole Beans 
One pound will plant 100 hills; 
30 pounds, an acre 
Herticultural. (Ready to pick in 75 days.) 
The short pale green pods are streaked 
with red and the Beans are splashed and 
spotted with wine-red. The Beans are of 
the highest quality either green or dry. 
Velb. 22c.; Ib. 40c.; 5 Ibs. $1.90. 
Kentucky Wonder or Old Homestead. 
(Ready to pick in 65 days.) One of the 
earliest and most productive of the green- 
podded varieties. Silvery green, entirely 
stringless pods hang in great clusters from 
base to top of the pole. These Beans cook 
deliciously tender. M%lb. 22c.; Ib. 40c.; 
5 Ibs. $1.90. 
Kentucky Wonder Wax. (Ready to pick in 
65 days.) A standard variety bearing great 
quantities of waxy yellow, flat, meaty 
pods. Nearly stringless. Mlb. 22c.; Ib. 
40c.; 5 Ibs. $1.90. 
Lazy Wife. (Ready to pick in 74 days.) 
An all-purpose Bean, excellent for snaps 
and green shelled or dry Beans. The broad, 
thick, stringless pods are 5 to 7 inches long. 
Seed roundish white when dry. M4lb. 22c.; 
Ib. 40c.; 5 Ibs. $1.90. 
Sickle (Old-fashioned). (Ready to pick in 
75 days.) Long, meaty, stringless pods. 
A very heavy yielder and one of the best 
quality. Mlb. 22c.; Ib. 40c.; 5 Ibs. $1.90. 
LIMA BEANS 
Cuttrure. Limas do best in a rich, well- 
drained, sandy soil and should not be planted 
until the ground is dry and warm. Plant the 
seeds edgewise, with the eye down, and cover 
with about 2 inches of soil. Space seed of the 
dwarf varieties about 4 inches apart, in 2%- 
foot rows. In planting pole varieties, place 
four to six seeds in each hill and thin to the 
three best plants. 
Bush Lima Beans 
One pound will plant a 100-foot row; 
60 pounds, an acre 
Burpee’s Improved. (Ready to pick in 75 
days.) A flat-seeded bush Lima with larger 
pods and thicker Beans than Burpee’s 
Bush. Plant is larger, more vigorous and 
more productive. Pods slightly curved, 
moderately thick, containing 4 or 5 very 
large Beans of good quality. Mlb. 20c.; 
Ib. 35c.; 5 Ibs. $1.65. 

FARMERS SUPPLY CO., LANCASTER, PENNA. 
