


Staffel's 
VEGETABLE 
_ SEEDS 
... selected for RESULTS 
in YOUR garden 
We offer here only those varieties 
of vegetable seeds which are best- 
suited for our growing area. Our 
list, therefore, is not long. 
Because we have selected and elim- 
inated so carefully, you can plant 
any variety offered here with com- 
plete confidence that it is suited to 
the climatic needs and conditions 
of your own territory. 
ARTICHOKES 
Sow seeds in April or May in deep, 
rich sandy loam with plenty of well- 
rotted manure. When large enough, 
transplant into rows three feet avart 
and two feet in the row. Protect its 
crown in the fall with ashes or lit- 
ter and heads will form about July 
of second year. Renew the planting 
every third year. We _ sell only 
Staffel’s Large Green Globe, a fine 
variety popular everywhere. Flower 
heads can be cooked like asparagus. 
ASPARAGUS 
Mary Washington is vigorous and 
productive. Bred to resist Asparagus 
Rust. Most uniform type of rust-resis- 
tant varieties. Shoots are large, ex- 
cellent quality and rich deep green 
with purple tips. 
ASPARAGUS ROOTS ... Mary 
Washington — A dependable and 
hardy arower. Folks who plant 
Mary Washington will set out 
no others. Strong, healthy roots 
of good planting size. 
BEANS (Bush) 
Burpees Stringless — Southwest Texas’ 
favorite. Pods are stringless. A strong, 
prolific bean, a vigorous grower and 
of top quality. 

ALL OUR 
VEGETABLE SEEDS 
5c PER PACKET 
Unless otherwise specified 
For economical bulk prices see 
price list on Pages 20 and 21 


King of the Garden Lima bears large, 
well-filled pods. The beans are usual- 
ly shelled, fine quality and delicious 
flavor. 
Giant Stringless Green Pod is erect, 
compact and bushy. The pods are oval, 
round shaped and tender. Crisp... 
and about 4’ inches long. Recom- 
mended to market gardeners because 
of their earliness and superior quality. 
Staffel’s Golden Wax are very pro- 
ductive. The pods are of medium length, 
nearly straight, broad, flat, golden yel- 
low, very fleshy and wakx-like. 
Hendersons Bush Lima are popular 
with market gardeners; are at least 
three weeks earlier than any of the 
climbing Limas and the plant bears 
continuously, 
Prolific German Black is one of the 
earliest. Pods four to five inches in 
length, usually curved, quite round, 
meaty, brittle and stringless. Deep 
golden yellow and of excellent flavor. 
Fordhook Bush Lima are borne in 
clusters from five to eight and meas- 
ure five to six inches long. 
BEANS (Pole) 
Carolina or Sieva—Pods are dark 
green, short (3 inches). Seeds are 
small, flat and white with tinges of 
yellow. Also known as Sewee or But- 
ter Bean. 
Kentucky Wonder—Grows luxurious- 
ly and bears for long period. Pods are 
long, very fleshy and deeply creased 
or saddle-backed. Green and stringless. 
Kentucky Wonder Wax—Prolific, com- 
mences to bear early and continues till 
frost. Pods are long, of a_ beautiful 
transparent yellow color. Very meaty 
and entirely stringless. 
Florida Butter will make an abundant 
crop when others fail. Bears pods from 
the very first bloom which appears on 
plants. Seeds like Carolina Bean but 
speckled with white and brownish red. 
BEETS 
Detroit Dark Red is our most popular 
seller. Fully globe-shaped with bright 
but rich red flesh. Tops are small. 
Staffel’s Scarlet is everybody's favor- 
ite. Very early, globe-shaped. A high- 
quality beet; bright red with clear ver- 
million flesh. 
Improved Mammoth Long Red Man- 
gel is the largest Stock beet. Yields 
40 to 50 tons per acre. Will grow 
in land containing alkali and does well 
where others fail. All stock except 
horses eat it readily. 

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