



| ... selected for RESULTS 
in your garden 
From among all the thousands of avail- 
able varieties, we have selected those 
which will produce the best quality 
and the greatest yields in the gardens 
of our territory. So we offer you this 
compact selection as a safe, sound base 
for your plans. 
VEGETABLES FOR FREEZING 
The symbols (fr) following the variety 
names indicates vegetables suitable for 
home freezing. 
ASPARAGUS 
A hardy perennial; will bear over 
20-year period if properly cared for. 
We recommend ‘purchase of ASPARA- 
GUS ROOTS rather than seeds, as 
roots produce crop 2 years earlier. 
If seed is used, sow thinly in drills 
in early Spring. Cover to 4%” depth. 
Thin plants to 6 inches apart and 
when a year old transplant to heavily 
enriched beds. 1 oz. sows 60’ of drill. 
Mary Washington (fr)—Thick, tall green 
spears with purple tops. Highly rust 
resistant. Rapid growing. Tender. 
BEANS 
Green Podded, Dwarf or Bush 
Sow in rows 214! to 314’ apart. Plant 
seed 114” to 2” deep and 3 to 4” 
apart. Do not plant until danger of 
frost is past. Press soil firmly around 
seeds. Thin young plants to about 6” 
apart. Keep cultivated until plants 
blossom. (DO NOT CULTIVATE when 
blossoms are at prime or when planis 
are wet with dew. Keep vines picked 
to insure a longer bearing period.) 
Make plantings every two weeks for 
supplies throughout the season. 
Black Valentine Stringless (fr)—Hardy, 
early maturing, very productive. Pods, 
dark green, 6-6% in. long, brittle, 
smooth, stringless. Seeds black. 49 days. 
Bountiful (fr—An early, heavy-yielding 
variety. The leading flat podded bean 


for market and home use. Flat, light- 
green, stringless, but slightly fibrous 
pods of finest quality. 47 days. 
Burpee’s Stringless Green Pod (fr)— 
Large, sturdy plants. Meaty, round pods, 
brittle and strictly stringless at all 
stages. Medium green pods, oval, yel- 
lowish-brown seed. 54 days. 
Dwarf Horticultural (Speckled Cran- 
berry)—Snap bean; also used for green 
shelled beans, edible in 62 days. Plant 
medium in height and prolific: Pods 
green at early stage, speckled with 
carmine at maturity. 
Plentiful—Productive, early. Flat, medi- 
um green pods, 6 to 7-in. long, strictly 
stringless. Choicest quality. All-Ameri- 
ca Bronze Medal 1939. 51 days. 
Tendergreen (fr)—Large, erect plants. 
Abundant, round, dark-green pods, 
strictly stringless and fleshy. 54 days. 
Wax Podded, Dwarf or Bush 
Improved Golden Wax (fr)—Small, erect 
plants, moderately productive. Straight, 
thick, flat pods, creamy yellow and 
stringless. 51 days. 



Pencil Pod Black Wax (fr)—A leading 
wax variety for home and market gar- 
dens. Stocky, large, stronaly productive 
plants. Pods, golden yellow, tender, en- 
tirely stringless. 55 days. 
Sure Crop Stringless—Handsome, rich 
yellow pods. Sturdy, brittle. 6-6% in. 
long. Strictly stringless. 53 days. 

PLENTIFUL BEANS 
Best varieties for FREEZING are marked (fr) 
We've indicated the best varieties 
for freezing by the symbol “fr” after 
the variety name. But you're not nec- 
essarily limited to these. Almost any 
vegetable frozen when young and 
succulent is generally good ... ex- 
cept those served for crispness, such 
as lettuce, celery, radishes, etc. 
Whole tomatoes,. and vegetables with 
high starch content are not recom- 
mended for freezing. 
Freezing is the perfect way to cap- 
ture the true flavor and freshness of 
many garden vegetables. But freezing 
can't put into a vegetable any flavor or 
tenderness it does not have when pro- 
cessed. If you want the true garden 
fresh flavor in mid-winter, you must 
plan for it when you lay out your gar- 
den. Note the maturity dates given 
for each variety. Figure back ‘this 
number of days and add 10 days (to 
bring the entire planting into full pro- 
duction). This will tell on what day 
you should plant. Thus with a 50 day 
bean, figure back two months from the 
date you plan to process beans for 
freezing. If you plan to freeze beans 
on August 10, then you should plant 
on June 10th. 
Freeze only the best quality vegeta- 
bles! Wash and sort them carefully 
. discarding any that are overripe, 
bruised or show signs of decay. 
Process quickly according to tested 
directions. Pack and seal in leak- 
proof cartons that can be taken to the 
freezing unit immediately. 
Properly prepared and frozen vegeta- 
bles stay good for as long as eight 
months to a year. 

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