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ASPARAGUS 
MARY WASHINGTON. We are pleased 
to be able to offer seed of this new Ameri- 
can strain of giant Asparagus. It is the 
first result of a plant-breeding campaign 
started by the United States Department 
of Agriculture to produce a rust-resistant 
Asparagus. Rust-resistant and vigorous 
plants selected from thousands have been 
crossed with a single male plant, Washing- 
ton, and most careful reselection practiced. 
Grown on our own farms from seed sent 
us by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 4lb. 50c; Ib. $1.50. 
BEANS 
Plant seed after the ground is warm, and 
make several plantings during the summer. 
Set the seed 3 inches apart in rows 2 feet 
apart. Pole Beans are planted in hills 4 feet 
apart each way. 14 pound plants 50 feet of 
row. ; 
Price of Yellow and Green-podded 
Beans: lb. 15c; Wlb. 25c; Ib. 40c. 
Express Collect, 5 Ibs. $1.75; 10 Ibs. $3.00; 
50 Ibs. $14.00. 
Wax or Yellow Podded 
Brittle Wax or Round Pod Kidney Wax. 
54 days. A Bean of superb quality, very 
tender, entirely stringless, nearly white. 
One of the best for eating fresh. 
Davis White Wax Stringless. 52 days. 
This Bean has all the good qualities of 
old-fashioned Davis but is stringless. The 
dry Bean is large, kidney-shaped; pods 
long and meaty, of a beautiful yellow color. 
Heavy bearer and good for drying. 
Pencil Pod Black Wax. 52 days. The best 
round-podded Wax Bean for market. Our 
seed is grown from carefully bred stock 
seed, especially selected for vigor, high 
yield and true type. 
Green Podded 
Bountiful. 48 days. New green-pod variety 
of superior quality. Productive and early; 
stays edible through a long season. Pods 
often 6 inches long, flat, tender, stringless. 
A good variety for market gardeners. 
Burpee’s Stringless. 50 days. Round 
reen pods 6 inches long, very thick and 
rittle. Very heavy yielder. Good for 
freezing. 
_ Red Valentine Stringless. 52 days. Like 
the old Red Valentine but stringless. Pods 
round and fleshy. Hardy; produces a big 
- crop even when conditions are unfavorable. 
~ One of the earliest. 
Pole Beans 
Alb. 15c; WYlb. 25c; lb. 40c. Express 
i ee 5 Ibs. $1.80; 10 Ibs. $3.25; 50 Ibs. 
Kentucky Wonder. 65 days. Stringless 
pods 7 inches long, full of large fine Beans. 
Good dry or green; if gathered will con- 
tinue to set a large crop until frost. 
Should be in everyone’s garden. 
_ Lazy Wife. 74 days. This Bean is surely a 
wonder in production and lasting qualities. 
Broad, thick, stringless pods 6 inches long. 
Bush Limas 
Ylb. 15c; lb. 30c; lb. 50c. Express 
Collect, 10 Ibs. $4.50. 
Burpee’s Improved Bush Lima. 75 days. 
This is a good early variety. Pods 5 to 6 
inches long, slightly curved, full of Beans 
of finest quality. Good for freezing. 
Fordhook 242. 72 days. Does better in hot 
weather than many Limas. Curved pods 
with three or four thick Beans. Large, 
productive plants. 



Pole Limas 
Wlb. 15c; Wlb. 30c; Ib. 50c. 
Collect, 10 Ibs. $4.00. 
Carpinteria. 85 days. Early; bears abun- 
dantly, with three to five large, meaty 
Beans to the pod. These are of rarest 
flavor and quality, retaining their dis- 
tinguishing green color even after being 
dried. One of the best. 
King of the Garden. 85 days. The old 
standard market and family sort. The 
vine begins to produce pods at the foot of 
the pole and the bearing season continues 
until frost. Pods are large and well filled 
with Beans of mammoth size. 
Edible Soy Beans 
Bansei. 90 days. Very prolific and well 
adapted to a short growing season. The 
green Beans turn golden yellow when ripe. 
They may be eaten as dried Lima Beans or 
roasted and salted like peanuts. 14lb. 15c; 
Vib. 25c; lb. 40c; 5 Ibs. $1.75. 
Field Seed Beans 
Hand-Picked Marrow. By Mail, Ib. 35c. 
By Express, Ib. 30c. 
Hand-Picked Navy. By Mail, Ib. 35c. 
By Express, Ib. 30c. 
Hand-Picked White Kidney. By Mail, 
Ib. 45c. By Express, Ib. 35c. 
Hand-Picked Red Kidney. By Mail, Ib. 
45c. By Express, lb. 35c. . 
Express 
BEETS 
Plant as early as ground can be worked, 
3 to 4 inches apart, in rows 18 inches apart. 
Beet tops are very good as greens. 14 ounce 
plants 50 feet of row. 
i4oz. 5c; oz. 10c; lb. 35c; Ib. $1.00 
Allen’s Select. 45 days. Several years ago 
we noticed in a bed of Crosby’s Egyptian 
a Beet that grew faster and larger and 
matured earlier than the rest. After care- 
ful testing we became convinced that this 
Beet is not only of commercial value but 
deserved trial by all lovers of Beets. It is 
globular, dark red, fine flavored and a good 
keeper. Excellent for greens. 
Crimson Globe. 70 days. Still one of the 
best globe-shaped Beets. Bright red with 
light purple zones. Can be marketed early. 
Crosby’s Egyptian Improved. 50 days. 
A quick grower. Good for forcing indoors 
or outdoors; a favorite with market gar- 
deners. Roots are slightly flattened 
globes, rich blood-red. 
Detroit Dark Red. 60 days. Small tops; 
can be planted close together. Very sweet, 
fine flavor for table use. 
Eclipse. 55 days. Smooth, roundish roots, 
bright red and very fine textured. Grows 
very fast. 
Sugar Beets 
Klein Wanzleben. 90 days. The most 
cultivated and probably the best heavy 
yielder. oz. 5c; oz. 10c; Mlb. 30c; 
Ib. $1.00. 
Mangel Wurzel 
YY4oz. 5c; oz. 10c; 14lb. 25c; Ib. 80c 
Golden Tankard. 100 days. A big cropper 
of long, round shape. Skin and flesh 
golden yellow. Claimed to contain more 
sugar than any other. 
Mammoth Long Red. 110 days. Grows 
to an immense size; in good soil has 
yielded 1400 to 2000 bushels per acre. 
Every farmer should grow a quarter acre 
for his hogs and other stock. This is our 
largest seller. 
Fifty-five Years of. “Golden Rule” Service 



BROCCOLI 
Start indoors and transplant 2 feet apart 
each way. Cut before flower buds open. An 
ounce produces about 2500 plants. 
Italian Green. 75 days. Similar to cauli- 
flower in table use, but has a large green 
head. Tender and delicious. Yoz. 5c; 
oz. 20c; 141b. 60c. 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS 
Sow and transplant like cabbage. 
ounce produces about 2500 plants. 
Sluis’ Big Crop. 90 days. Big, strong 
plants producing a good crop of large, 
solid, round sprouts.” Yoz. 5c; oz. 30c; 
lb. $1.00. 
An 
Hansen Inoculators 
Garden Size. Contains a mixture of bacteria 
for inoculating Sweet Peas, Garden Peas, 
Garden Beans, Lima Beans and Lupines. 
Pkg. 10c. 
CABBAGE 
Sow seed indoors and transplant outdoors 
in early spring. Set the plants 114 feet apart 
in the row. An ounce produces about 2000 
plants. 
I4oz. 8c; oz. 20c; Ylb. 65c; Ib. $2.25 
Copenhagen Market. 70 days. An early, 
round-headed Cabbage equaling Jersey 
Wakefield for earliness. Light green leaves 
and remarkably solid head. Just what 
market gardeners want. 
Danish Ballhead. 100 days. The heads 
are of medium to large size, fine white 
color, thick meated and can be kept all 
winter. One of the best market sorts. 
Early Flat Dutch. 90 days. One of the 
most desirable second early varieties, ma- 
turing a good flat head. 
Early Jersey Wakefield. 65 days. From 
selected stock. This is a market favorite 
as well as a fine early Cabbage for summer 
use. Grows quickly and cooks tender. 
Medium-sized, solid, pointed head. 
Glory of Enkhuizen. 78 days. Has become 
a great favorite very quickly. Early, 
round, dark green heads of medium size 
and best quality. Especially good for 
sauer kraut. 
Golden Acre. 65 days. A small but very 
fine variety, as early as Jersey Wakefield 
but with round, solid heads. The few outer 
leaves are smail, permitting close planting. 
Produces uniform, tightly folded and well- 
blanched heads of the best table quality. 
Improved American Savoy. 100 days. 
The Savoy Cabbage deserves to be better 
known in America. Large heads of 
wrinkled leaves of excellent flavor. 
Penn State Ballhead. 105 days. A highly 
developed and improved strain of Ballhead, 
representing many years of careful breed- 
ing by the Pennsylvania State College. 
It produces more tons per acre and is less 
subject to disease than the original strain 
of Ballhead. Hard heads 6 to 7 inches 
deep, late in the season. 
Premium Flat Dutch. 100 days. Large, 
heavy, hard heads, round with a flat top. 
Very tight and compact. Fine late sort. 
The Ideal Red. Earliest of all. Uniform in 
size and type. Very early, round, solid 
red head with very few' outer leaves; short 
stems. From single line selection. 
Chinese Cabbage 
Chihili. 75 days. An early and sure-heading 
variety growing 18 to 20 inches tall and 
about 344 to 4 inches thick. The firm, 
well-blanched heads taper near the top. 
Better than head lettuce for salads. Deli- 
cious when cooked like cabbage. 
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