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... 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. I Ounce will sow 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 24! 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 plants 
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. 
Logan—Plants vigorous and erect, re- 
sistant to common bean Mosaic’ and 
powdery mildew. Pods will set in hot 
weather, borne rather low; round, green 
stringless. 55 days. 
Longreen (fr)—Large, sturdy, prolific 
plants. Long pods, nearly round when 
fully mature. A recent All-America se- 
lection. 52 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. 


Sure Crop Stringless—Handsome, rich 
yellow pods. Sturdy, brittle. 6-6'% in. 
long. Strictly stringless. 53 days. 
Beans, Pole 
In warm ground, set poles 4’ to 8’ 
long slanting a bit to the north in 
rows 4’ apart. (Extending. north and 
south the poles will be 3’ apart in 
the row.) Plant 5 to 8 beans about 1” 
deep around each pole. When growth 
is sufficient thin to the four strongest 
plants. 
Caution: To avoid spreading plant 
diseases, do not cultivate or pick when 
plants are wet. 
Genuine Cornfield (Striped Crease- 
back)—Vigorous-growing, prolific. Pods 
round, straight, light green; fleshy, ten- 
der, but somewhat stringy. 71 days. 
Ideal Market or Black Valentine Pole— 
Earliest pole bean. Plant hardy, good 
climber. Pods round, silvery green, 
brittle, tender, stringless when young. 
Kentucky Wonder (fr)—Strong climber, 
hardy, -long-bearing. Curved, almost 
round pods. Slightly stringy, but brittle 
and fibreless. Meaty. 65 days. 
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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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