ROBSON QUALITY SEED, HALL, NEW YORK 3 

ASPARAGUS SEED 
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1 oz. should produce 250 roots 
Asparagus seed should be sowed in light soil 2 to 4 
inches apart, % inch deep, in 15 to 24 inch rows. The 
seed is very slow to germinate and we have found it 
good practice to mix in a few radish seeds to mark the 
rows and make earlier cultivation possible. Roots 
may be transplanted either the following spring or 
left in the seedbed for two years. Apply 5% DDT for 
control of asparagus beetle. 
See page 32 for asparagus roots and culture. 
*x7 MARY WASHINGTON: The most popular rust 
resistant variety developed some years ago by the 
U. S. Department of Agriculture. There are now 
many strains of this variety. We have for several 
years been trying to locate seed from the original 
strain. We have been successful and are now able 
to offer a limited amount of selected seed. 
Mary Washington in addition to being rust resist- 
ant has always been a rapid growing, heavy produc- 
ing variety. The stalks are good size, deep green 
with purple tops, tender and delicious. Pkt. 25c; 
oz. $1.00; % lb. $3.00; % lb. $5.50; Ib. $10.00. 

Every garden should have an asparagus bed; the first vegetable in 
the spring, easy to grow and a permanent addition to any home. 
You can either start with seeds or roots (see page 32). We cannot 
furnish Seneca Washington seed as it takes all of our seed of this 
variety to grow roots. 
BEANS 
Beans should be planted after danger of frost and when the soil is fairly warm. Plant beans in rows 2% to 
3 ft. apart, | inch deep and 2 inches apart inthe row. Snap beans will give a continuous supply if planted every 
two weeks up to July Ist or 10th. 
Late years the seed-corn maggot has been the cause of many poor stands of beans. 
This is a tiny maggot 
that lives in the soil and eats the first leaves as the bean sprouts with the result that the bean plant does not 
come up or is so damaged that it does not grow normally. Shallow planting in warm, moist soil insures a quick 
come-up and a minimum amount of damage. 
A tiny insect known as Leaf-Hopper or frequently called thrip sometimes feeds on the young bean leaves turn- 
ing them brown and stunting the plant permanently. This pest can easily be controlled by dusting with DDT 
(See page 39). 
Later you may have to dust with Rotenone for the Mexican bean beetle. 
GREEN BUSH SNAP BEANS 
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Pkt. will plant 20 ft. row 
A 50 ft. row per person is usually sufficient for both table and canning 
1 Ib. will plant 150 ft. row; 60 Ibs. will plant 1 acre 
Tendergreen is still the most popular of all snap beans for the home garden and for good reasons. It is a fairly 
heavy bearer, the pods are round, very meaty, tender, stringless, and of excellent flavor. 
More Tendergreen is being canned, frozen and offered on our 
also recognizing the quality of Tendergreen. 
produce markets. 
The general public is 
The long pods of Long Tendergreen make a good appearance but it is questionable if you get any larger yield. 
We believe the best quality flat-podded bean is Plentiful. 
Supergreen, the new mosaic resistant All-America variety, is being introduced this year for the first time and 
should be tested under your conditions. 
It may prove better than Tendergreen. 
The other varieties listed below are largely for the commercial bean grower whose market demands a flat or 
semi-flat bean, or where it is necessary to ship long distances. 
Bountiful is still the most popular as a variety for 
long distance shipping. The 10-inch pods of Streamliner have eye appeal. 
*20 TENDERGREEN: 56 days. 65 seeds per oz. 
Plants large and productive. Pods 6 inches long, 
round, fleshy, dark green, stringless, and of fine 
quality. Seed mottled buff and purple. Pkt. 15c; 
1% Ib. 30c; lb. 50c; 2 Ibs. 95c; 5 lbs. $2.10; 15 Ibs. 
$5.40; 50 Ibs. $16.90; 100 Ibs. $32.00. 
21 LONG TENDERGREEN: 56 days. 6% seeds per 
oz. Pods 7 inches long, round, fleshy, stringless. As 
fine quality as Tendergreen. Seed mottled buff and 
purple. Pkt. 20c; % Ib. 35c; lb. 55c; 2 Ibs. $1.05; 
5 Ibs. $2.10; 15 lbs. $5.40; 50 lbs. $16.90; 100 lbs. 
$32.00. 
23 BOUNTIFUL: 51 days. 65 seeds per oz. Plants 
medium size; pods 6% inches long, broad, flat, light 
green color, slightly fibrous, only fair quality. Seed 
straw color. Pkt. 15c; % Ib. 30c; Ib. 50c; 2 lbs. 
95c; 5 Ibs. $1.90; 15 lbs. $4.80; 50 Ibs. $14.90; 
100 Ibs. $28.00. 
22 ASGROW BLACK VALENTINE: 53 days. 81 
seeds per oz. Plants large, erect, prolific. Pods 634 
inches long, oval, nearly straight, dark green, string- 
less, good quality. Seed oval, solid black. Pkt. 
Ibe; 4 -1b7.30c; Ibe 50c; 2216s: 95; 5. Ibs: $1590; 
15 lbs. $4.80; 50 Ibs. $14.90; 100 Ibs. $28.00. 
* Indicates best Home Garden Varieties 
