VEGETABLES 
Artichokes 
Artichoke Green 
Globe. Grown for 
its edible blossoms. 
It is a perennial 
but will not stand 
hard freezing and 
requires renewing 
every two or three 
years. It has edible 
blossoms which 
mature the second 
year after planting, 
Pkt. 25c; % oz. 
75c; oz. $1.50. 
Alneer’s Reliable Seeds produce Bountiful Crops. 
POSTAGE PAID 
Except Where Noted 
ASPARAGUS 
Culture: Sow seed in early spring in rows 1% to 2 ft. apart, spacing the seed 1 in. 
* apart in the row, and firmly cover with 2 in. of fine soil. Keep free from 
weeds at all times. A packet will produce about 200 roots; ounce, 750; 4 to 5 lbs. to 
sow an acre. 
When roots are one to two years old, transplant them 18 to 24 in. apart in rows 
2% ft. apart fer garden cultivation, 4 to 6 ft. apart for field culture; 5,000 to 7,000 
roots to plant an acre. 
Mary Washington (Rust Resistant) 
The Finest and Most Vigorous Green Asparagus 
Mary Washington has replaced all other varieties of Asparagus because the shoots are 
larger, thicker, more uniform, and practically immune to “rust’? and other diseases. 
Of a delicious flavor, tender, and an attractive dark green color. 
The tips or buds grow straight, are tightly folded, and grow quite tall without branch- 
ing. Makes a quick, vigorous growth. Pkt. 10c, oz. 25c, ¥% lb. 60c, Y% Ib. $1.10, 
lb. $1.75. 
Asparagus Roots (Rust Resistant) 

= By mail, 25 for $1.00; 100, $3.50. By express or freight 
Mary Washington not prepaid, 1,000, $21.50. 
BUSH BEANS 
Culture “Plant after the weather has become firmly 
settled. Any good soil will produce a heavy 
crop, but_well-enriched sandy loam is particularly pro- 
ductive. Sow seeds in rows 2 to 2% feet apart, dropping the beans 4 inches apart 
in the row. Cover about 2 inches deep. Cultivate only when dry. Make succession 
sowings 2 weeks apart up to August 1. e 
WAX-PODDED 
Pencil Pod Black Wax The pods are long, five and one-half to six inches, 
straight, round, fleshy and of a bright yellow color. 
They are tender, absolutely stringless and are produced through a long season. 2 oz. 
pkt. 10c, 1% Ib. 30c, Ib. 55c, 2 Ibs. 95c, postpaid. 
Rust-Proof Golden Wax Has long, waxy, yéllow pods, seven to eight inches 
long and entirely stringless. As a snap bean it ex- 
cels in tenderness and richness of flavor. 2 oz. pkt. 10c, 14 Ib. 30c, 1 lb. 55c, 2 Ibs. 
95c, postpaid. : 
Sure Crop Strimgless Wax Pods av- 
erage 6 
inches long, are flat, thick and meaty; plants 
are very thrifty’ and have thick leaves 
and are quite blight resisting. 2 oz. 
pkt. 10c, 14 Ib. 30c, 1 Ib. 55c, 2 lbs. 95c, post- 
paid. 
Unrivalled It is above all else the earli- 
est Wax Bean, two days 
earlier than any other in our trials. The color 
develops very early in the growth of the 
pods, which remain tender for a long period. 
The flavor is excellent, and both plant and 
pod are free from rust and blight. 2 oz. pkt. 
10c, 18 lb. 30c, 1 Ib. 55c, 2 Ibs. 95c, post- 
paid. 
Brittle, or Round Pod Kidney Wax 
is of superb quality, extreme earliness and 
great productiveness. The pods are hand- 
some, round, extremely fleshy and are al- 
ways stringless and tender. They measure about 7 in. and are slightly curved. 2 oz. 
pkt. 10c, 14 Ib. 30c, 1 Ib. 55c, 2 Ibs. 95c, postpaid. 
GREEN-PODDED 
Longreen is an outstanding new Bush Bean which begins to bear in about 56 days after plant- 
ing and continues to provide heavy picking for some time to come if planted in good 
rich soil. It combines choicest quality, delightful flavor, rich green color, tender flesh, and complete 
absence of strings or fiber at all times. The round pods are fleshy, straight, and measure 7 inches 
in length so that it is an inch longer than the variety Tendergreen which it resembles in most other 
respects. Pkt. 15c; 2 lb. 40c; Ib. 75c; 2 Ibs. $1.40; postpaid. 
The strictly ‘stringless pods are deliciously tender, a quality responsible for 
Tendergreen their name. They are light green in color, round, and average 7 in. long. The 
strong and vigorous plants bear a heavy crop of the splendid pods which mature very early. The 
pods have an excellent flavor. 2 oz. pkt. 10c; 2 lb. 30c; Ib. 55c; 2 lbs. 95c; postpaid. 
Plentiful stringless (48 days) Long, flat, stringless green pods. Early. Beautifully 
? formed, medium green pods whose appearance is 
unexcelled by any other variety and the quality ranks high among shipping types. Pods measure 
6 to 7 in., are stringless at all times, and are borne in great profusion. A commercial bean of 
increasing popularity. Black seeded. Pkt. 10c, 1% lb. 30c; lb. 55c; 2 lbs. 95c; postpaid. 
Streamliner Ready to pick in about 50 days. This tender flat pod Bean averaging 8 to 10 
inches long, bears white seed. Its long pods are stringless and quite free from 
fibre, a definite improvement in quality over the exhibition variety, The Prince, which it equals in 
yield and size of pod. Pkt. 10c; 1% lb. 30c; lb. 55c; 2 lbs. 95c; postpaid. 
’ 1 Very early; has long round meaty pods slightly 
Burpee 2 Stringless Green Pod curved, and is perfectly stringless, crisp and tender. 
Good cropper. 2 oz. pkt. 10c; 1 lb. 30c; 1 lb. 55c; 2 Ibs. 95c; postpaid. 
Giant Stringless Green Pod -Pods average 5 inches long. Full and fleshy, extremely 
crisp and absolutely stringless; early and prolific. Fine 
for canning. 2 oz. pkt. 10c; % lb. 30c; 1 Ib. 55c; 2 lbs. 95c; postpaid. 

Mary Washington 

Dwarf Wax Beans 

Green Pod Beans 

In ordering specify 
for Beans. Prices, 
1 bu. size 35c, Gar- 
den size, 15c. 
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