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1 oz. of seed will produce 1000 Piants 
_ 103 Mary Washington 
Introduced by Prof. Norton of the 
U, S. Dept. of Agriculture. The best 
variety for the home garden or com- 
mercial grower. The stalks are very 
thick and grow unusually tall with- 
out branching. The color is deep 
green with purple tips. Pkt. 10c; 
OZ. 20c; %4 lb. 50c; 44 Ib. 85c; lb. $1.50; 
2 lbs. $2.90, postpaid. 
104 Asparagus Roots 
Mary Washington 
2 year old Strong Plants that will 
make you a profitable crop 2nd year. 
Doz. 50c; 25 for 90c; 50 for $1.65; 100 
for $2. 75; 500 for $11.00; 1000 for 
$21.00, prepaid. 

paid. 

res lasts for 
years. By all means start your 
bed this year. Our free cul- 
ture leaflet furnished with 
every order gives you full 
instructions how to grow 
Asparagus. — S900 
237 Broccoli—italian Green Sprouting 
Delicious Vegetable. Dietary experts claim this the 
Greatest of All fat-reducing foods. Cook and serve like 
Cauliflower, or cook and serve with dressing. Sow in 
early spring, mid-summer or fall same as you would 
Cabbage. Set plants 2 feet apart each way. Pkt. 15¢c; % 
oz. 30c; oz. 50c; %4 Ih. $1.25; % Ib. $2.25; Ib. $4.00, post- 

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Horse-Radish 

- flavor, and is one of the largest of all baking beans. postpaid, 
_ It is used extensively for canning purposes. 2 oz. pkt. 149 Dwarf White Kidney 
(10c; ¥% Ih. mee Ip. 50c; 2 lhs. 90c, postpaid. 
The plants of this late variety, also called White 
150 White Marrow : Kidney, are upright, very large, branching, with 
SVines slender, spreading, with short runners and large, broad leaves. The pods are coarse, dark green 
small leaves; very prolific; pods broad, green, chang- and about six inches long. Seed large, white, kidney 
Bi ing to yellow; seed large, ovoid, clear white; cooking shaped, slightly flattened and of excellent quality, 
very dry and mealy. 2 oz. pkt. ide; % Ih. 35¢; lb. 60c; for family use either green, shelled, or dry. Crop 
INDEX Herbs. 
oe lbs. ue 10, dE ce failed. 
FREE 



paid. ae - 237 Broccoli—iItalian Green Sprouting 
BEANS---Baking Varieties for Winter 
147 Great Northern White . 146 White Navy (Michelite Strain) 
aNreee popular baking variety. A splendid field bean, Our Improved Strain of White Navy Beans is sec- 
_ preferred by many to the navy beans for baking. Ex- ond to none. All northern grown from re-selected true 
cellent quality, fine flavor, cooks rapidly, good size seed, carefully milled and hand picked; very uniform 
_ beans, heavy yielder. Beans are larger and softer than size seed that will plant evenly and reproduce a 
common navy beans. 2 oz. pkt. 10c; 14 1b. 25c; lb. 45c; mee of Beans that will sell always at good prices. 
2 Ibs, 80c, postpaid. - oz. pkt. 10c; 4% lb. 25c; Ih. 45c; 2 Ibs. 80c, postpaid. 
148 Red Kidney 145 Dwarf Horticultural or Cranberry 
The good old-fashioned baking bean. This well known Vines very productive, compact, upright, with large 
field bean is one of the best varieties for use as a leaves. Pods medium: in length, broad and _ thick, 
dry bean. Produces large, flat, green pods, well curved, with splashes of bright ‘red on a yellowish 
filled with large, red_kidney- -shaped beans, rich in’ ground. 2 oz. pkt. 15¢; 1% lk. 35c; 1b. 60c; 2 lbs. $1.10, 
Vegetable Specialties That All Should Plant" 
Rhubarb Seed 
671 Condon’s Strawberry 
Skin so thin and tender that it is not neces- 
sary to remove it before cooking. Straw- 
berry flavor. Pkt. 15c; oz. 30c; %4 lb. 75c; 
1% Ih. $1.35; lb. $2.50, postpaid. 
_ Rhubarb Roots 
670 Condon’s Strawberry 
Our strong 2 yr. old roots, planted this 
spring, will give you a good yield of tasty, 
strawberry flavored stalks next spring. 
Each 35c; 3 for 85c; 6 for $1.45; 12 for $2.25; 
25 for $4.00, “postpaid. 
For Chipman’s New Canada Red Rhubarb 
Roots, See Page.é. 
Horse-Radish Sets 
423 True Bohemian 


This is grown by planting small sets or side roots in 
deep, rich soil and keeping cultivated. The plants are 
so much stronger in growth than the ordinary variety 
that the roots grow larger and greater in weight. The 
quick growth also gives a much larger crop from a 
given area both in size of roots and weight of crop, 
also enables you to market the roots earlier. Small 
Roots, ready for planting. Doz. 50c; 25 for 90c; 50 for 
$1.65; "100 for $2.75; 500 for $11. Ce; 1000 for $21.00, pre- 




Horse-Radish Roots _ 

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Rhubarb 
Condon’s Strawberry 
Artichoke 

100 Large Green Globe 
This French delicacy is 
grown for its large edible. 
globes or flower heads, 
which mature second year 
after planting. A perennial 
ees! but 
freezing. Pkt. 25c, postpaid. 
1 ib. Plants 
100 ft. 
will not stand hard 

Flower Seed 
Flower Seed...... * hea Soave 39 to 52 
Fruits and Nursery items 
See Pages...... 1, 2, 3, 86 to 8& 
Spring Bulbs 
See Pagesi. acs 3 to 5, 81 to 85 
Miscellaneous 
Dog, Cat, Rabbit Chaperone... 76 
Farm Seed and Potatoes..72 to 80 
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Garden Gloves .............. 70 
GARd ani FOONS oc atice sacsteetee 70 
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Nitragin -':\s32 een ie ae 7$ 
Plant sk 00d):ncaccunceen winavoeoh 8 
Fix for Seedless Tomatoes. & 
Gopher and Mole Killers 7¢ 
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