Helnes’ SUPERIOR 
Asparagus 
One ounce plants 75 feet of row; produces about 250 plants; 4 to 5 lbs. per acre. 
75 plants to 100 feet of row; 4000 to 5000 plants per acre. 
Seeds: A deep, sandy loam soil, well supplied with organic matter. Sow 
seed 1 to 2 inches apart in rows; 15 inches apart for hand cultivation 
and 214 to 3 feet apart for horse cultivation. Cover 1 inch deep. Thin 
out to stand 3 inches apart. 
Roots: Should be planted in the spring as early as soil and weather con- 
fa ditions will permit. Rows 4 feet apart; plants 18 inches apart in the row. 
/ Plant roots in trenches 5 to 10 inches deep, pull soil gradually around 
plants as they develop during the first two years. The depth of the soil 
Asparagus over the crowns should be 6 to 8 inches in light soil and 4 to 5 inches 
You haven’t really tasted fresh Asparagus in heavy soil. Use 6 lbs. salt to each 100 square feet to keep down 
until you’ve eaten it rushed from a backyard . weeds. 
garden. Grow plenty of this vitamin-rich greens. 230 Mary Washington Seed: Pkt., 10c; 0z., 25c; % 1b., 65c 
It is at present the best to plant. It produces large, rust-resistant stalks 
and high quality, dark green spears. Introduced by the United States 
Department of Agriculture. 
Roots: Postpaid, 1-year-old, 25 for $1.25; 50 for $2.00; 100 for $3.25. 
Not prepaid, 250 roots, $4.00; 1000 for $17.00. 
We recommend 1-year Asparagus roots. They are usually more vigorous 
and healthy, and will make a better bed. ; 


ASPARAGUS KNIFE for harvesting Asparagus or removing Dande- 
lions from lawns. 
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WIN WM SOMNSON 
Price, 55c, postpaid 

Beans 
A packet will plant 25 feet of row; 1 pound 150 feet; 60 to 75 pounds per acre. 
GARDEN SIZE—For Peas, Beans, Sweet Peas, Beans are one of the most popular crops for the home garden. Plant 
Lima Beans. Enough for 8 Ibs. of seed. after danger of frost, in a fertile, well-drained, mellow soil, 1 inch deep, 
Price, 10c each. 4 inches apart in a 214- to 3-foot row. For continuous harvest plant every 
2 or 3 weeks, allowing sufficient time for maturity before frost. If a hard 
crust forms, help the seedlings through by carefully breaking the surface 
with a rake. 
Dr. J. D. Wilson, Plant Pathologist at the Ohio Agricultural Experi- 
ment Station states that some of the diseases of Beans such as Anthracnose, 
Bacterial Blight, and Mosaic may be at least partially avoided by planting 
Western grown seed, which is free from diseases. 
Our Bean fields are inspected from the time of planting to the time 
received at warehouses. A record is kept of each crop. Our Beans are 
Western grown and free from disease. No better stocks produced. 
Bush Wax-Podded Beans 
10 Pencil Pod Black Wax 
Pkt., 10c; Y 1b., 30c; Ib., 50c; 2 lbs., 95c; 5 lbs., $2.25 
(51 days.) This is one of the best early round pod wax beans, for home 
market. Pods large, 6 inches long, straight, round as a pencil, of golden 
yellow color, brittle, strictly stringless, fleshy, and of highest quality. 
18 Sure-Crop Wax (Bountiful Wax) | 
Pkt., 10c; % Ib., 30c; 1b., 50c; 2 Ibs., 95c; 5 Lbs., $2.25 
(52 days.) The earliest and heaviest stringless yellow pod Bean. The 
rich yellow pods are 6 inches in length. They are flat, very meaty, sweet 
and perfectly stringless at all stages. Every branch carries a heavy crop 
of the magnificent pods. Valuable for its productiveness and disease- 
resisting qualities. It has proven to be a quick seller on the market be- 
cause of its many good points. 
11 Brittle Wax or Round Pod Kidney Wax 
Pkt., 10c; % 1b., 30c; 1b., 50c; 2 lbs., 95c; 5 Ibs., $2.25 
(53 days.) Early yellow Bean. Pods large, 6 inches long, round, yellow,’ 
very brittle, absolutely stringless, remaining in good condition for use 
until full grown. Quality excellent. 
16 Golden Wax, Top Notch Strain 
Pkt., 10c; 14 1b., 30c; 1b., 50c; 2 lbs., 95c; 5 1bs., $2.25 
(51 days.) Produces a good crop of straight pods, 5 inches long. 
Stringless and brittle, with thick, oval pods of golden yellow color. It is 
extra early. 

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Pencil Pod Black Wax Beans THE HOLMES SEED COMPANY, CANTON, OHIU 
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