








" Pole Beans 
Prices: Pkt. 10c; % Ib. 25e; 1 Ib. 45e. 
c ‘Mature in 75-80 days. 
Blue Lake or Improved White Crease- 
back. Spiendid snap bean for home guar- 
gen and early market. Good climber, 
heavily productive. Pods l.ght green, 5% 
inches long, % inch wide, almost as 
thick; nearly stringless, very fleshy, brit- 
‘ tle. tender. Seeds white; excellent for 
baking. 
Kentucky Wonder. The oldest favorite 
of all pole beans should be in every gar- 
den. The dark green pods ure round and 
curved, measuring 9 to 10 inehes, they 
are stringless when young, Seeds light 
- brown. 
— Keniuc ky Wonder Wax. An early and 
hardy bean somewhat resembling the 
Beucucky Wonder except in color of pods 
which are light yellow and bruader. lfa 
wax podded bean is desired this is the 
dark brown 
s tened, somewhat shriveled, 
ae Oregon Giant. We highly recommend 
this variety to Northwest home garden- 
Pity ers. It keeps producing until killed by 
Bi frost. Large, fleshy pods, 10 to 12 inches 
in length, stringless, light greenish yel- 
‘low, splashed with red. A very tasty bean 
that requires very little care. Pkt. 10c; 
ee Ib. 30c; Ib. 50c. 
imine. Six inches long, slender and 
round, this stringless meaty bean is a 
2s good climber and heavv producer. The 
snap beans are excellent for home or 
market. (Fz.) 
















ty are of eehient quality and make fine 
snap beans. They measure 5 to 6 inches 
long and are stringless. The dried beans 
“F are grown extensively for winter use. 
_ They are large, of a light fawn color 
speckled with dull red. Highly recom- 
mended as a baking bean. 
Lima Beans, Bush 
Prices: Fkt. 10c; % Ib. 35c; 1 Ib. 50. 
Winner for 1940. Prolific; excellent 
- flavor. Good for produce markets as well 
as canning and quick freezing. Seeds 
small and thick, of bright green color 
when fresh, and similar in flavor to Ford- 
hook. (Fz.) 
POLE BEAN BLUE LAKE 
one best variety to,plant. Seed oval, flat- 
“@neeze Your Garden” 
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fresh vegetables 
the year around by 
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vorful vegetables 
for your table. 
The letters (Fz) 
indicates the best 
var.eties to freeze. 
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Burpee’s Improved Bush. Plants large, 
heavily productive. Pods large, 4% to 5 
inches long. Usually contains 4 large, 
thick beans, Dry beans large, flat, green- 
ish white. Mature in 75 days. 
Cangreen. All-American Selection. Ilon- 
orable mention 19438, 68 days to maturity. 
In all other respects resembling the Ilen- 
derson Bush Lima, Cangreen is notable 
for the green color of the fleshy part of 
the seed in the dry stage. Attractive 
for canning, either commercially or in 
‘the home. Yields a prolific crop. 
Lima Beans, Pole 
Prices: Fkt. 10e; % Ib. 35e; 1 Ib. 50c. 
Oregon Pole Lima. Proven over many 
years to be well adapted to our cool 
Northwest climate. A strong, vigorous 
grower, bearing continuously until frost. 
Pods are at their best when yellow. 
BEET 
1 oz. to 100 ft., 4-6 Ibs. per acre 
Prefer a rich sandy loam but will pro- 
duce in any well fertilized so:l. Space 
rows 14 to 24 inches apart. All varieties: 
Fkt. 10ce; 44 oz. 15e; 1 oz. 25e. 
Detroit Dark Red. The standard of ex- 
cellence in table beets for home and mar- 
ket garden, for shipping, and for can- 
ning. Tops uniform, small, slender, erect. 
Roots globe shaped; symmetrical, with 
small collar and small tap-root. Very 
dark blood red. Mature in 52 to 55 days. 
Early Wonder. Very desirable for home 
and market garden. Tops small. Root 
flattened globe shape and srnall collar 
and tap-root. Dark purplish red. Flesh 
deep purplish red zoned a lighter shade. 
Mature in 50 to 55 days. 

BROCCOLI 
Extra Early Flat Egyptian. Best for 
forcing and particularly valuable for 
early market. Tops small and upright. 
Roots flattened, with long slender tap- 
roots. Flesh dark purplish red zoned 
lighter. Ready in 50 days. 
Mangel (or Stock Beet) 
1 oz. to 100 ft., 6 to 10 Ibs. per acre. 
Valuable as stock feed. All varieties of 
mangels: I oz. 2oc; 4 Ib. 60e. 
Danish Sludstrup, Very high yielder. 
Ktoots long oval, Orange coiored; flesh 
White with faint yellow tinge. 
Giant Hlalf Sugar. This variety is one of 
the favorites umong the dairymen an@ 
hog raisers. It is very sweet and nutri- 
tious, as it has a higher sugar content 
than the ordinary mangel. 
True Sugar Beet. The most desirable 
beet for sugar: manufacture. Valuable 
for stock feeding. Roots medium large, 
12 to 15 inches long, 3% to 4 inches at 
shoulder, tapered: white, with a tinge of 
gray; very rich in sugar. Good keeper. 
BROCCOLI 
1% oz. to 100 ft., 4 oz. per acre. 
This is similar to caulif.ower and is 
especially suited to Pacif.c Coast states.) 
I kt. 10c. 
Italian Green Sprouting. This vigorous 
plant is entirely different from the white 
heading sorts. Cultivated like cabbage, it 
bears a succession of sprouting heads 
which, if kept cut, will be replaced by 
others for 8 to 10 weeks. Each sprout, 
about 5 inches long, ends in a small head 
of dark green buds. It is one of the most 
delicious green vegetabies. (F'z.) 
St. Valentine. Standard market variety 
for March shipment. Plants large. 
Heads large, solid, white, and very well 
protected. 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS 
Y% oz. to 100 ft., 4 oz. per acre. 
Can be successfully grown wherever 
cond.tions are favorable for late cabbage 
and require the same method of culture. 
They mature best in the autumn after 
the weather becomes cool. Ikt. 10e. 
Dwarf Improved. Plants dwarf and com- 
pact, 20 inches tall. Very uniform; stem 
well covered with firm, round cabbage- 
like balls 14% to 1% inches in diameter 
mature in succession. Pick as needed. 
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BEET DETROIT DARK RED 


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