
VEGETABLE SEEDS | 
_ ASPARAGUS 
1 oz. to 100 ft., 4 lbs. per acre. 
When starting an asparagus bed from 
seed it is advisable to soak the seed for 
24 hours before planting. This makes 
germination more rapid and certain. Sow 
in spring in rows about 18 inches apart, 
allowing 15 to 20 seeds to the foot. Cover 
with 2 inches of soil. The plants will be 
ready to set in a permanent bed the fol- 
lowing spring. 
Mary Washington. The most extensive 
grown variety. Large green spears with 
tight, purple-tinted tips, of fine quality. 
Heavily productive and very uniform. 
Pkt. 10e; oz. 25e. 
BEANS . 
Bush, 1 Ib. to 150 ft., 50 to 60 Ibs. per acre. 
Pole, 1 tb. to 150 hills, 30. to 35 Ibs. per acre. 
Lima, 1 Ib. to 150 ft., 30 to 50 Ibs. per acre. 
Bush, Green Pod 
Prices: Pkt. 10c; % Ib. 20c; 1 Ib. 35e. 
Baccicia. 55 days. A heavy producer 
with pods up to 6 inches in length. 
Stringiess. An excellent canner. Pkt. 10c. 

14 SHOWY ANNUALS ARE THE JOY AND DELIGHT OF THE GARDEN 

Bountiful. 48 days. Very desirable home 
and market garden sort; particularly 
valuable for early shipping. Plant large, 
thrifty, prolific. Pods clear light green; 
6144 to 7 in. long, over % in. wide, flat, 
36 in. thick; fleshy, very slightly fibrous, 
strictly stringless, brittle and tender. 
Seeds 65 per oz.; solid straw yellow. Pkt. 
10e. 
Dwarf Horticultural. Particularly desir- 
able green shell and snap bean for home 
and market garden. Plant medium high, 
thrifty and productive. Pods dark green 
at snap stage (53 days) becoming green- 
ish. 
Improved Stringless Green Pod. High 
quality for home and market garden. 
Plant large, thrifty, heavily productive. 
Pods medium green, 54% inches long, al- 
most % inch wide and equally thick. 
Very fleshy, strictly stringless, fine 
grained, tender. Seeds coffee brown. 53 
days. 
Tendergreen. A bush bean, of utmost 
value. The plants make a strong and 
vigorous growth. They are well branched 
and carry a great quantity of beautiful 
light green beans. The pods grow 6 to 7 
inches long. They are round, extremely 
meaty, and tender. Even when fully 
grown they are absolutely stringless. 
Ripen in 54 days. 
Bush, Wax Pod 
Prices: Pkt. 10e; % Ib. 25e¢; 1 Ib. 40c. 
Average maturity 52 days from seed. 
Black Wax, Pencil Pod. Very desirable 
for home and market garden and for 
truckers. Plants large and _ thrifty. 
Heavily productive over long period. 
Pods handsome. bright yellow, 5% to 6 
inches long, % inch thick, cylindrical; 
very fleshy, stringless, brittle, fine 
grained, and tender. Quality unexcelled. 
Seeds black. 
KKidney Wax, Round Pod (Brittle Wax). 
Valuable for home garden and canning. 
Plants are erect, medium large, prolific. 
Handsome pods of waxy light yellow, 5% 
to 6 inches long, thick and round. Very 
fleshy, brittle, strictly stringless and 
without fibre. Seeds white with brown- 
ish-black eye. 
Golden Wax, Top Notch. Blight resist- 
ant. A splendid home garden and can- 
ning variety. Plant small, productive. 
Pods very attractive; golden yellow; 4% — 
to 5 inches long, % inch wide, thick, oval: 
fleshy, brittle, stringless. Seeds white, 
splashed with violet, carmine and purple. 
Pole Beans 
Prices: Pkt. 10¢; 4% Ib. 20c; 1 Ib. 35c. 
Mature in 75-80 days. 
Blue Lake or Improved White Crease- 
back. Splendid snap bean for home gar- 
den and early market. Good climber, 
heavily productive. Pods light green, 5% 
inches long, % inch wide, almost as 
thick; nearly stringless, very fleshy, brit- 
tle, tender. Seeds white; excellent for 
baking. ; 
Kentucky Wonder. The oldest favorite 
of all pole beans should be in every gar- ~ 
den. The dark green pods are round and 
curved, measuring 9 to 10 inches; they ~ p 
are stringless when young. Seed light woe 
brown. 
Kentucky Wonder Wax. An early and 
hardy bean somewhat resembling the 
Kentucky Wonder except in color of pods 
which are light yellow and broader. If a _ 
wax podded bean is desired this is the 
one best variety to plant. Seed oval, flat- — 




















tened, somewhat shriveled, dark brown. ~ 


