

LIMA BEAN 
Kidney Wax, Round Pod. (Brittle Wax.) 
Valuable for home garden and canning. 
Plants are erect, medium large, prolific. ° 
Handsome pods of waxy light yellow, 5% 
to 6 inches long, thick and round. Very 
fleshy, brittle, strictly stringless and 
without fibre. Seeds white with brown- 
ish-black eye. 
Golden Wax, Top Notch. Blight resis- 
tant. A splendid home garden and can- 
ning variety. Plant small, productive. 
Pods very attractive; golden yellow; 4% 
to 5 inches long, % inch wide, thick, oval; 
fleshy, brittle, stringless. Seeds white, 
splashed with violet, carmine and purple. 
Pole Beans 
Prices: Pkt. 10c; % Ib. 35c; 1 Ib. 60c. 
Mature in 75-80 days. 
Blue Lake or Improved White Crease- 
back. Splendid snap bean for home gar- 
gen and early market. Good climber, 
heavily productive. Pods light 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 are round and 
curved, measuring 9 to 10 inches; they 
are stringless when young, Seeds light 
brown. . 
Kentucky Wonder Wax. An early and 
hardy bean somewhat resembling the 
Kentucky Wonder except in color of pods 
which are light yellow and broader. Ifa 
wax podded bean is desired this is the 
one best variety to plant. Seed oval, flat- 
tened, somewhat shriveled, dark brown. 
Oregon Giant. We highly recommend 
this variety to Northwest home garden- 
ers. It keeps producing until killed by 
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. 

BEET, DETROIT DARK RED 

Potomac. Six inches long, slender and 
round, this stringless, meaty bean is a 
good climber and heavy producer. The. 
snap beans are excellent for home or 
market. (Fz.) 
Lima Beans, Bush 
Prices: Pkt. 10c; 4% Ib. 35c; 1 Ib. 60c. 
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. Hon- 
orable mention 1943, 68 days to maturity. 
In all other respects resembling the Hen- 
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. 
/Fordhook 242. Developed by the U. S. 
Department of Agriculture. Large, 
spreading plant with slightly curved 
pods containing 38-4 light green beans of 
excellent quality, good for canning and 
freezing. Good in high temperature (Fz). 
Lima Beans, Pole 
Prices: Pkt. 10c; 14 Ib. 35c; 1 Ib. 60c. 
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. 
“Greege Your Garden" 
You can enjoy 
the goodness of 
your own garden 
fresh vegetables 
the year around by 
freezing them. No 
other method of 
preserving can 
give you more ap- 
petizing and fla- 
vorful vegetables 
for your table. , 
The letters (Fz) after certain de- 
scriptions indicate the best varieties 
to freeze. 
BEET 
1 oz. to 100 ft., 4-6 lbs. per acre 
Prefer a rich sandy loam but will pro- 
duce in any well fertilized soil. Space 
rows 14 to 24 inches apart. All varieties: 
Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 15¢; 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 small collar 
and tap-root. Dark purplish red. Flesh 
deep purplish red zoned a lighter shade. 
Mature in 50 to 55 days. 
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. 


BROCCOLI 
Mangel (or Stock Beet) 
1 oz. to 100 ft., 6 to 10 Ibs. per acre. 
Valuable as stock feed. All varieties of 
mangels: 1 oz. 25c; 4 Ib. 60ce. 
Danish Sludstrup, Very high yielder. 
Roots long oval, orange colored; flesh 
white with faint yellow tinge. 
Giant Half Sugar. This variety is one of 
the favorites among the dairymen and 
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 cauliflower and is 
especially suited to Pacific Coast states. 
Pkt. 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 vegetables. (Fz.) 
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 
conditions are favorable for late cabbage 
and require the same method of culture. 
They mature best in the autumn after 
the weather becomes cool. 
Pkt. 10ce. 

Dwarf Improved. Plants dwarf and com- 
pact, 20 inches tall. Very uniform; stem 
well covered with firm, round cabbage- 
like balls 1% to 1% inches in diameter 
mature in succession. Pick as needed. 

GREENS ARE HEALTHFUL TO EAT, EASY TO GROW, PLANT IN SUCCESSION 19 
