

ASPARAGUS 

BEANS .. . Blue Lake 
BEANS ae Bush Lima 


ASPARAGUS 
Asparagus is not a difficult crop. Indeed, 
it will grow after a fashion almost any- 
where, if it does not have to stand in a 
water-logged or sour spot, but it cannot 
be cropped quickly, and it requires lots 
of room. It is for the permanent garden 
and there, with reasonable care, it will 
endure for 20 years, providing an attrac- 
tive green background through the 
summer months after the cutting season is 
over. 
This crop succeeds best in rich sandy 
loam, with good underdrainage. Avoid 
planting near trees, or tall shrubs, which 
cause excessive shade and take too much 
fertility from the soil. Set plants at least 
90 inches apart, and place them in a 
permanent location. Packet, 10c. 
BEANS | 
No American garden, however small, is 
complete without a row of beans. They 
will grow almost anywhere, provided 
they have warmth with a reasonable 
amount of moisture and plant food. 
Under such conditions, and with proper 
protection from pests, they. produce 
abundantly, and being legumes tend to 
leave more nitrogen in the soil. 
In habit of growth, there are two types: 
bush, and climbing or pole beans. Many 
varieties of both are available, some with 
green pods, a lesser number with wax 
pods, and of both these, the new and 
better varieties are stringless. Others are 
not grown for their pods, but for shelled 
beans, eaten green when immature or 
after full growth. 
GREEN POD BUSH. This is by far the 
more popular type and the choice of va- 
rieties is correspondingly great. A prefer- 
ence may be felt as to the shape and shade 
of the pods, and of those that are round in 
section. Stringless Green Pod may be 
ranked first—a hardy and productive 
variety with light, green, stringless pods. 
Next would come Tender Green. 
Packet, 10c; 14 pound, 25c; pound, 45c. 
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