oo) GRAND RAPIDS GROWERS, Inc., Grand Rapids, Michigan 
- Asparagus 
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. One-half ounce of seed will 
sow 50 feet of drill and produce about 500 plants. Drill the 
seed in rows about 24 inches apart, covering seed 1 inch. 
Cultivate well, keep free from weeds and they should be all 
right to transplant to permanent beds the following spring. 
An application of a good commercial fertilizer in the spring 
is recommended to avoid weed seeds in barnyard manure and 
an application of phosphate and potash after the cutting 
period. Do not cut until third year, limit cutting to middle 
of June. Every fall before the seed is ripe, cut tops and 
burn them. Remember, the bed well planted will last for at 
least 20 years, treat it well. 
% Mary Washington Rust-Resistant Asparagus 
The largest and most tender green Asparagus. This is a 
decided improvement due to the untiring efforts of Prof. 
J. B. Norton, member of the Plant Breeding Staff of the 
U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. Suitable for quick freezing. 
Oz., 20c; % Ib., 50c; 1 Ib., $1.50, postpaid. 
P di New. Early maturity, heavy producer and fine 
aradise quality. In looks it is very similar to Mary Wash- 
ington. The stems are just as large and just as green, but 
here it ceases, as Paradize is much milder, and will produce 
a crop the second year from seed. Remarkable results have 
been obtained, and it is recommended for the home garden 
as well as market. Suitable for quick freezing. Oz., 40c; 
1% Ib., $1.20; 1 Ib., $4.00, postpaid. 
Asparagus Roots 
We have the Palmetto and Mary Washington Rust- 
Resistant Asparagus Roots, every spring, and as we handle 


only the very best 2-year roots, that are locally grown, we Pencil Pod Black Wax 
will ask that you write us for prices in whatever quantity 
you may want. 
Beans 
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. One pound to 100 feet of drill; about three-fourths 
bushel per acre of Bush Beans. Beans thrive on a rich, warm, light soil. It is not 
safe to plant until about the middle of May, as the seed will rot in cold, wet ground, 
and plants will not stand frost. Plant dwarf beans in rows 2 feet apart and from 
4 to 6 inches apart in the rows. Lima Beans should not be planted until June first, 
when the soil is thoroughly warmed through. Limas will rot in cold ground. 
Wax Podded Varieties 
° 52 days. Pods are round, very long, tender, and 
* Pencil Pod Black Wax entirely stringless. Extremely productive. Best 
market gardeners sort. Suitable for quick freezing. 1 lb., 50c, postpaid. 
Not prepaid, 10 Ibs., $4.50; 25 Ibs., $10.50; 50 Ibs., $20.00. Crop very short. 
° 53 days. Small plant, very early and great yielder. 
* Unrivaled Wax Beans Pods about 5% inches long. Somewhat curved, 
semi-flat, fleshy and very tender and stringless. Color pale yellow. 1 Ib., 
40c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10 Ibs., $3.50; 25 lbs., $7.75; 50 Ibs., $15.00. 
G ld W (Top Notch). 52 days. An excellent early home garden va- 
olden Wax riety. Pods clear golden yellow, broad, flat-oval, fleshy, brittle 
and stringless. Suitable for quick freezing. 1 lb., 40c, postpaid. Not pre- 
paid, 10 lbs., $3.50; 25 Ibs., $7.75; 50 Ibs., $15.00. 
Green Podded Varieties 
: 538 days. An improvement of Burpee’s 
* Landreth Stringless Green Pod Stringless Green Pod. Vine -is more 
erect, with darker foliage and a longer, slimmer pod. Pods 6 to 8 inches 
long, slightly curved, meaty, and absolutely stringless. Undoubtedly the 
best round-podded bean on the market today. Very prolific and an ideal 
variety for the home garden, market gardeners and canners. Suitable for 
quick freezing. 1 Ib., 40c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10 lbs., $3.50; 25 Ibs., 
$7.75; 50 Ibs., $15.00. 
*T d 54 days. A new introduction, and now one of the most 
enadergreen popular green beans. Hardy; dependable cropper, medium 
large, dark green and stringless. Suitable for quick freezing. 1 lb., 50c, 
postpaid. Not prepaid, 10 Ibs., $4.50; 25 Ibs., $10.50; 50 Ibs., $20.00. — 
° . 53 days. Similar to Landreth Stringless but 
* Giant Stringless Green Pod pods are a little longer, straighter and more 
slender, more depressed between beans and slightly lighter in color; early, 
hardy and of highest quality. 1 Jb., 40c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 10 lIbs., 
$3.50; 25 Ibs., $7.75; 50 Ibs., $15.00. 
B tif es days. Best of the flat-podded varieties. Pods 6%-7 inches 
.. ountiu long, thick, flat and slightly curved. Stringless and of fine qual- 
ere = ity; color light green. Suitable for quick freezing. 1 lb., 40c, postpaid. 
Landreth Stringless Green Pod Not prepaid, 10 lbs.; $3.50; 25 Ibs., $7.75; 50 Ibs., $15.00. 


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