
Dear Customer — 
A large part of the world is engaged in the struggle for existence. Our country 
has assumed the huge responsibility of providing the people of these less fortunate 
countries with food that may give them strength to continue on to normal and 
peaceful living. 
We know that our customers’ success and ability to produce the huge quantities 
of food necessary to this program depends upon our furnishing only the finest pos- 
sible strains of vegetable and farm field seeds. 
Our entire organization is pledged to full co-operation in this policy. 
Looking forward to a continuance of your valued business and confidence, we 
are, 
Cordially yours, 
L. P. GUNSON & CO. 
L. P. Gunson G Co. give no warranty, express or implied, as to the produc- 
tiveness of any seeds they sell and will not be in any way responsible for the 
crop. Our liability, in all instances, is limited to the purchase price of the seed. 


ASPARAGUS 
CULTURE. Pour hot, but not boiling, water on the seed and let it stand until cool; pour it off 
and repeat two or three times, with fresh hot water. Then sow in drills one foot apart and two inches 
deep in light, rich soil. When the plants are well up, thin to about one inch apart and give frequent 
and thorough cultivation during the summer. The plants will be fit to set the next spring. The 
permanent beds should be prepared by deep ploughing or spading and thoroughly enriching the 
ground with stable manure or other fertilizer. Set the plants about four inches deep and one to 
two feet apart in rows four to six feet apart. After the plants are well started give frequent and 
thorough cultivation. The next season the bed may be cut over two or three times, but if this is 
done, all the shoots, no matter how small, should be cut. After the final cutting, give a good dress- 
ing of manure, ashes and salt. 
MARY WASHINGTON 
The best of the several strains of rust resistant asparagus originated by the 
U.S. Department of Agriculture. The shoots are larger and grow more rapidl 
than other varieties. Very vigorous with thick stalks, deep green in color with 
purple tips. The best variety for commercial planting. 
BEANS 
A packet of bush beans will plant 25 feet of row; a pound 150 feet; 60 to 75 Ibs. 
per acre. 
CULTURE. Plant about one inch deep in rows 2 to 2% feet apart, dropping seed 2 inches apart. 
Beans are extremely sensitive to both cold and water. In this latitude do not plant before May 10th 
and sow every two or three weeks until August for successive crops. Do not cultivate or pick beans 
when plants are wet. 
WAX PODDED BUSH VARIETIES 
DAVIS STRINGLESS WHITE WAX 
This white seeded variety developed from the old Davis White Wax is 
entirely stringless. Excellent as a snap bean and can be allowed to ripen 
and make the finest quality baking beans. Pods thick, flat, light yellow, 
straight, very uniform, 6)% inches long and attractive. 52 days. 
Pencil Pod Black Wax 
The best of the dwarf, black seeded wax varieties. Plants large and thrifty 
and heavily productive over long period. Pods 6) to 7 inches, round, very 
fleshy, stringless and tender. 52 days. 
