VEGETABLE SEE 
Asparagus Seed 
One Ounce for 800 Plants 
4 lbs. per Acre 
Culture— Sow early in the 
Spring, 1 in, deep in rows 134 ft. 
apart and 8 to 6 ins. apart in the 
row in light rich soil. Cultivate 
frequently. Transplant to their 
permanent bed the following 
Spring, setting the plants as de- 
scribed under Asparagus Roots. 
MARY WASHINGTON 
3 Years—The most satisfactory 
strain. Highly resistant to rust 
and blight, very productive. 
Plants produce long, thick, heavy 
shoots with tips firm and tightly 
folded. The stalks are a dark 
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50 Roots Required for 100 Ft. 
Culture—Deep loamy sgoil, thor- eee 
oughly cultivated and heavily — 
manured is required for a perma- 
nent bed. Dig furrows 15 ins. 
deep, 4 ft. apart, using plenty of 
manure with 2 ins. of earth on 
top of the manure. Set the 
plants 2 ft. apart in the rows, 
taking care to spread the roots — 
out evenly and level, Cover with 
3 ins. of earth and as the plants 
grow, gradually fill to the sur- 
face. Each Spring work in a 
heavy dressing of well-rotted 
manure and follow with a light 
application of salt. 




Mary Washington Asparagus 
Garden Beans 
Among our specialties are our own grown Beans of 
Northwestern and California origin; all produced 
from the best stock seeds on irrigated, disease and 
pest free land of high elevation that makes the 
hardiest and finest seed available. 
Stringless Bush Beans 
2 Lbs. per 100 Feet; 90 Lbs. per Acre 
Culture—Plant when the ground is warm, as Beans 
are very sensitive to cold and wet weather. Sow in 
well prepared soil, in rows 2 to 2% ft. apart, cover- 
ing the seed 11% to 2 ins. deep, and thin the plants 
to stand about 2 to 3 ins. apart in the rows. Give 
frequent but shallow cultivation till blossoming 
time, but only when the plants are dry. If cultivated 
when wet, they will be damaged by rust. For a 
constant supply of fresh beans sow every 2 weeks 
up to August Ist. 
Green Podded Varieties 
BOUNTIFUL 
50 Days—The best flat podded green bean, early and 
very popular among market gardeners and ship- 
pers; likewise for home gardens. The plant is large, 
stocky and prolific, practically immune to rust and 
mildew. Pods flat, light green, 6 to 7 ins. long, broad, 
pee eee very slightly fibrous, but tender and 
asty. 
LANDRETH’S STRINGLESS GREEN POD 
52 Days—A favorite and one of the finest pod varie- 
ties for the home garden, market gardener and 
canner. Plant is large, hardy and a heavy yielder. 
Pods round, medium green, 5% ins. long, slightly 
curved, thick, meaty and juicy, perfectly stringless 
and fiberless. Brittle, tender and tasty. Seeds coffee 
brown. 
STREAMLINER 
50 Days—A snap bean with white seeds. Ideal for 
home and market gardening. Pods flat, 8 to 10 ins. 
long, entirely stringless and almost fiberless. 
green, delicious in flavor, 
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Idaho Grown 
Stringless 
Snap Beans 
Giant Stringless Green Pod Bean 
TENDERGREEN 
54 Days—A bean of unusual merit, bearing a heavy 
crop of early beans and remarkable for both heavy 
yield and delicious quality. Valuable for home and 
market gardeners. Pods round, light green, 5% ins. 
long, straight, fleshy, tender and strictly stringless. 
GIANT STRINGLESS GREEN POD 
54 Days—Very desirable for home, market garden- 
ers, canning and shipping. Pods round, medium 
green, 6 ins. long, fairly straight, brittle, very — 
fiéshy and entirely stringless. 
FULL MEASURE 
54 Days—A well-known variety. Pods round, me- 
dium green, 6 ins. long, straight, very fleshy, string- 
less, fine grained and tender. 
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