ASPARAGUS SEED 
CULTURE, 
Mary Washington*/ 
PKt., 10c; 0z., 25¢; % Ib., 75c; 1 Ib., $2.00. 
Paradise Asparagus 
PARCEL POST RATES FROM ST. PAUL 

To start an asparagus bed from seed, sow 
1 oz. to 50 feet of row early in the spring and transplant 
roots to permanent bed the following spring. 
On 8 oz. or less of seeds, plants or 

bulbs, the rate is 1c for each 2 02.) irst Hach 
for other goods, 1%e for each 2 0z.; pound or additional 
regardless of distance. Rates for| fraction | ROUNd °F 
One of the best of the rust-resistant varieties. A very Packages over 8 oz, given below. ee 
vigorous grower, producing large succulent stalks of Weight limit 70 Ibs. any zone, 
excellent quality. We recommend the Mary Washington 
as the best variety for the home or market gardener. TO CANT ISity ERVUl wrateqivcites'steccis-<rcverers cess 8 1c(2 lbs.) 
Shoots color to a dark green with purple shades at tip. First & Second Zone within 150 miles oe ae 
Third Zone within 150 to 300 miles.. 10c 2.9¢ 
Fourth Zone within 300 to 600 miles} j1¢ 3.5¢ 
One of the newer varieties, very similar in appearance eae TOURNEY Sh SAK aes be pre 
’ ,’ i o 
to the Washington. Is highly rust-resistant and a heav- 
Grows a larger crop a full year earlier. 
ier producer. 
Shoots are large and green and 
of finest quality. Pkt., 
10e3 oz, 50c; % Ib., $1.50; 1 Ib., $5.00. 


Asparagus Roots Listed on Page 47. 


2 BEANS 
CULTURE, 
To obtain a continuous 
Gould’s Reliable Black Wax* (Sure- 
crop) 
538 TO 55 DAYS. This is an early wax 
supply of beans throughout the sea- 
son, make plantings every two weeks 
from about May 10th to July Ist. 
Beans should be planted in rows 15 to 
18 inches apart, thinning in the row 
to 3 or 4 inches apart. Do not culti- 
vate or pick beans when plants are 
moist from dew or rain as this causes 
the spread of rust or Anthracnose, 
thereby curtailing the production. 
Plant about 1 to 2 inches deep depend- 
bean for the market. The pods are 6% 
inches long, flat, straight and string- 
less. It is a good yielder and attrac- 
tive. PkKt., 15¢e; % Ib., 30c; 1 Ib., 50c;3 
2 Ibs., 95e; 5 Ibs., $1.75; 10 Ibs., $3.25. 
Gould’s Reliable Kidney Wax/ (Brittle 
Wax) 
52 TO 55 DAYS. An excellent early, 
finest quality, round podded variety for 
the home garden and canning. It is 
ing upon the condition of the soil. 
The varieties marked with an italic 
f are those best recommended for 
freezing. 
DWARF WAX VARIETIES 
Unrivalled, or Everbearing Wax* 
53 TO 55 DAYS. A hardy and prolific 

mid-season Variety. 
crop of handsome, pale yellow, 
semi-round pods of highest quality. 
Pkt., 15c; 1% Ib., 30e3 1 Ib., 50e; 2 Ibs., 
95e3 5 Ibs., $1.75; 10 lbs., $3.25, 
Davis Kidney Wax 
Pods uniform, about 7 inches 
Seed pure white, of kidney 
producing a large, flat, 
of fine appearance. Pkt., 15e; 
The vines 
small and compact, producing a heavy 
52 to 55 days 
shape, 
straight pod 
% Ib., 
are 
long, 
long. 
30ec; 1 Ib., 55c3 2 Ibs., $1.00; 5 Ibs., $2.00; 
10 Ibs., $3.50. 
DWARF GREEN PODDED VARIETIES 
Bountiful*/ 48 days 
One of the earliest of the green 
podded beans. The pods are large, 
flat and slightly curved, of a 
light green color and stringless. 
A heavy bearer. PKt., 15e; % Ihb., 
30ce; 1 Ib., 55e; 2 Ibs., $1.00; 5 
Ibs., $2.00; 10 Ibs., $3.50. 
Tendergreen*f 54 days 
An excellent market gardener 
bean as well as for the home 
garden. Plants are strong and 
vigorous, bearing attractive 
medium dark green pods 7 in. 
long. Pods are round, meaty, 
tender, stringless. Plants of up- 
right growth and heavy pro- 
ducers. Seed brown mottled 
with fawn. Pkt., 15e; % Ib., 30e; 
1 Ib., 50ec; 2 Ibs., 95e; 5 Ibs., $1.75; 
10 Ibs., $3.25. 
Stringless Refugee, Improved 
1000 to lf . 70 days 
A very productive mosaic resist- 
ant, hardy, late variety. Pods are 
long, Semi-round and slender, 
very much in démand for late 
market home garden and can- 
ning. PkKt., 15e; % Ib., 30c; 1 lb., 
50e; 2 Ibs., 95c; 5 lbs., $1.75; 10 
Ibs., $3.25. 
Plentifulx 48 days 
This is-a green, flat-podded bush 
bean, an improved variety of the 
Bountiful type. Pods are brittle, 
stringless, straight to curved at 
tip and 7 inches long under nor- 
mal conditions. Pkt., 15c; % Ib., 
R20c; 1 Ib., 50c; 2 Ibs., 95e; 5 Tbs., 
%1.75; 10 Ibs., $3.25. 
Streamliner f 
Here is a new bean we heartily 
recommended to you. It is very 
productive and continues to bear 
long after others have stopped. 
Beans are 7 in. long, % to % in. 
wide, straight and semi-flat of 
excellent quality and stringless. 
Seed clear white. Pkt., 15¢e3; % Ib., 
30e; 1 Ib., 50c; 2 Ibs., 95e; 5 Ibs., 
$1.75; 10 Ibs., $3.25. 
Stringless Green Pod f 53 days 
The finest green bean for home 
garden use. Has green pods, 
which are perfectly round, 
straight, tender, brittle and en- 
tirely stringless. PKt., 15e; % Ib., 
30e; 1 Ib., 50c; 2 Ibs., 95e; 5 Ibs., 
$1.75; 10 Ibs., $3.25. 
Giant Stringless Green Pod*/ 
55 days | 
An excellent variety to follow 
Stringless Green Pod, being later 
and larger, withstands heat and is 
a heavy producer. A good bean 
for canning. PkKt., 15c; % Ihb., 
30c; 1 Ib., 50e; 2 Ibs., 95e; 5 Ibs., 
$1.75; 10 lbs., $3.25. 
52 days 
Logan*f 
A new bean of the Tendergreen ~ 
Type, highly resistant to com- 
mon Mosaic, powdery mildew and 
blight. Pods dark green, string- 
less, 6 to 6% in. long. Shape 
round, slightly curved. Closest 
resemblance to Longfellow that 
we know of. Very prolific, Pkt., 
15e; ¥% Ih., 35e3 1 Ib., 60ce; 2 Ibs., 
$1.15; 5 Ibs., $2.50; 10 Ibs., $4.50. 

55 days | 
very tender and absolutely stringless. 
Pkt., 15¢e; % Ib., 30e; 1 Ib., 55c¢3 2 Ibs., 
$1.00; 5 lbs., $2.00; 10 Ibs., $3.50. 
Improved Golden Wax 48 to 50 days 
A well-known home garden variety. 
Bears an abundance of large semi-flat 
pods slightly curved. PkKt., 15¢e; ™% Ih., 
30c; 1 Ib., 50c; 2 Ibs., 95c3 5 Ibs., $1.75; 
10 lbs., $3.25. 
Pencil Pod Black Wax 52 to 55 days 
One of the best, long, round podded va- 
rieties; very early, prolific, stringless 
and of excellent quality. Pkt., 15e; \% 
lb., 30c3; 1 Ib., 55c3 2 lbs., $1.00; 5 Ibs., 
$2.00; 10 Ibs., $3.50. 
Inoculate beans 
with Nitragin. 
Increases yield im- 
mensely. Garden 
size 10c, 
INOCULATE ALL LEGUMES 
WITH 
TRAGIN 



The Original Legume tnoculator 


Logan Beans 
Stringless Black Valentine 49 days 
Pods are long, nearly round, straight and of good 
quality. Beautiful dark green pods are about 6 
inches long. Pkt., 15¢e; % Ib., 30c; 1 Ihb., 50e; 2 
Ibs., 95e;3 5 Ibs., $1.75; 10 lbs., $3.25. 
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