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Asparagus—Mary Washington 
| ASPARAGUS ROOTS 
| X100 Mary Washington 
Delivery—March and A pril 
2 year roots, $1.90 for 25, $3.00 for 50, 
$4.75 for 100, $9.50 for 250, prepaid 
| One of the best varieties producing 
tender, tasty sprouts in great quantity. 
Fine also for freezing. 
It is preferable to allow the roots to 
grow undisturbed for the first two years 
butif the juicy sprouts prove too tempt- | 
ing you may cut a few the second season 
without serious harm. 
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ASPARAGUS SEED 
1 ounce of seed will sow 60 feet of drill 
5015 Mary Washington. The most popu- 
lar variety. Vigorous growing, excellent 
quality. Immune to rust. a 
Pkt. 15c., oz. 50c., 44 Ib. $1.50 
SOYBEANS (Soja Beans) 
5059 Bansei. 90 days. Erect, 3 to 4 foot 
plants; very prolific and well adapted to 
growing in New England. The beans have 
a mild and pleasing flavor. Pkt. 21 ICs, 
V |b. 30c., lb. 50c., 51bs. $2.35, 101bs. $4.50 



BEANS 
Green Bush Beans 
Seed of Bush Snap Beans may be sown about May | 
with later plantings until August. 
I pound of seed will sow a row of about 50 feet 
5018 Keystonian. 52 days. A fine Bean 
(a) combining the delicious tenderness of 
“Tendergreen”’ with the productivity of 
“Stringless Green Pod.’’ Long, straight, round 
pods. Perfect stringless. 
16 Ib. 30c., lb. 55c., 5 Ibs. $2.65, 10 Ibs. $5.00 
5022 Longreen (Long-Podded Tender- 
green). 56 days. A delicious, green bean; 
similar to Tendergreen, but considerably 
longer. 7 inches long, stringless, and perfectly 
round. Good freezing variety. : 
V6 lb. 35c., 1b. 60c., 5 Ibs. $2.85, 10 lbs. $5.50 
5024 Stringless Green Pod. 50 days. Extra 
early, vigorous, and productive. Pods 5 in. long, 
round, deep green in color and perfectly stringless. 
Quality excellent. Good for freezing.” 
Yo Ib. 30c., lb. 50c., 5 lbs. $2.35, 10 Ibs. $4.50 
5028 Bountiful. 49 days. Without question this 
is the most widely planted and most popular 
green Bean today. It is a prolific and continuous 
cropper, producing long, flat, rich green, meaty 
pods of uniform length. : 
16 |b. 30c., lb. 55c., 5 lbs. $2.65, 10 lbs. $5.00 
@)" Ranger. 56 days. Bronze Medal, 1947, 

A fine new Bean with perfectly stringless, 
round, straight green pods of exceptional 
quality. Vigorous growing, semi-trailing plants, 
very productive. 
Y |b. 40c., lb. 75c., 5 Ibs. $3.50, 10 lbs. $6.60 

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ECK’S VEGETABLE SEEDS 
5041 Stringless Black Valentine 
5036 Plentiful. 52 days. <A very 
(5) promising new variety. Flat-podded, 
green and very productive. The 
plants are rust-resistant. This delicious 
snap Bean was awarded a bronze medal in 
the 1938 All-America Selections. 
V6 |b. 30c., |b. 55c., 5 lbs. $2.65, 10 Ibs. $5.00 
5039 Streamliner. (White Seeded Bounti- 
tul). 50 days. An extremely prolific, early 
and attractive flat-podded bean of superb 
quality. Perfectly stringless and tender 
over a long period. 
4 Ib. 35c., lb. 65c., 51bs. $2.95, 10 lbs. $5.75 
5041 Stringless Black Valentine. 
52 days. A semi-round, early produc- 
tive and stringless Bean with slightly 
curved pods. A great improvement over 
the old Black Valentine variety from which 
this strain has been developed. 
1 |b. 30c., lb. 50c., 5 Ibs. $2.35, 10 Ibs. $4.50 
5052 Low’s Champion. (Red Cranberry). 
Vo Ib. 40c., 1b. 70c., 5 Ibs. $3.20, 10 1bs. $6.00 
5056 Late Refugee (1000-to-1). 70 days. 
¥ lb. 35c., lb. 65c., 5 Ibs. $2.95, 10 lbs. $5.75 
English Broad Beans 
5137 Broad Windsor (Mammoth Fava). 75 
days. Large flat Beans resembling Limas, 
uged as shell beans. The plants are erect 
and grow 3 feet or more high. They are 
hardy and should be planted about April 
20. Sow the seed in rows and cover with 
one inch of soil. Space the rows 3 feet apart. 
When the plants are started, thin out to 
stand 4 inches apart. One pound of seed 
will sow a 50 foot row. 
¥% Ib. 30c., Ib. 50c., 5 lbs. $2.35, 10 Ibs. $4.50 
