
BRAEGER’S TESTED VEGETABLE SEEDS 
We select our Vegetable seeds with care, offering only those kinds that will give you great satis- 
faction. Our seeds are germination tested. There are no better to be had. Whether you plant a few 
packets or are a market gardener we can please you. 
HOW TO READ THE MATURITY FIGURES 
At the right of most varieties listed you will find figures representing the approximate number of 
days required to mature the plants from the time of planting seed to the time the vegetables are ready 
to eat. These figures are based on climatic conditions for the Pacific Northwest. 
ARTICHOKE—2 Years 
Green Globe. Plants of medium height with large thistle-like 
medium deep green foliage. The edible buds or flower heads 
are deep green, globe-shaped. Pkt. 10c. 
ASPARAGUS—4 Years 
1 oz. to 100 ft., 5 Ibs. per acre. 
Mary Washington. A strain selected from Martha Washing- 
ton. It is a little earlier and more vigorous than the original. 
The shoots are slightly oval in shape., firm and tender and 
richly flavored. Rust-proof. Pkt. 10c; 1 oz. 25c. 
Asparagus, Paradise. New, early maturing variety with pleas- 
ant, milder flavor than other varieties and a prime favorite 
with everyone who has tasted it. Straight, large, crisp, tender 
stalks. Fine, strong grower and highly resistant to rust. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 45c. 
BEANS 
Dwart beans, 1 lb. to 100 ft., 60 Ibs. per acre. 
Pole beans, % lb. to 100 ft., 30 Ibs. per acre. 
Plant beans after all danger of frost is past, in warm, dry, 
well prepared soil. The rows should be 2 to 3 feet apart and 
the seeds covered 1% to 2 inches deep. Thin the young plants 
to 3 to 6 inches apart in the rows. 
Shallow cultivation should be frequent until blossoming; 
then stop to avoid injury to the roots. Root injury causes the 
blossoms to fall. 
midsummer. Frequent picking of the crop insures long bear- 
ing. Pkt. 10c; % Ib. 35c; 1 Ib. 60c. Postpaid 65c. 
Bush, Green Pod—55 Days 
Dwarf Horticultural or Speckled Cranberry. Particularly de- 
sirable green shell and snap sort for home and market garden. 
Plant medium small, thrifty and productive. Pods dark green 
at snap stage, becoming greenish yellow splashed with 
earmine, 5 to 5% inches long. Strictly stringless, slightly fib- 
rous. Seeds plump oval, pinkish buff, spotted and streaked 
with purplish red. 
Stringless Green Pod. High quality for home and market 
garden. Plant large, thrifty, heavily productive. Pods medium 
green, 5% inches long, almost % inch wide and equally thick. 
Very fleshy, strictly stringless, fine grained, tender. 
For succession, plant every 2 weeks until. 
Stringless Refugee. Splendid canning variety; young pods 
particularly vaiuable for canning and pickling whole. Pods 
medium green; very uniform. 5 to 5% inches long. Round, 
absolutely stringless, very fleshy, brittle and fine grained. 
Stringless Black Valentine. Very good variety for home use 
and market gardeners. Stringless and very prolific. Dark 
green, oval shaped pods. Black seeded and early. 
Red Kidney. A bean fine for dry use. Plants large, vigorous 
and productive. Pods waxy green color. Seed reddish brown. 
Tendergreen. This is a new Bush Bean of utmost value. The 
plants make a strong and vigorous growth. They are well 
branched and carry a great quantity of beautiful light green 
beans. The pods grow 6 to 7 inches long. They are round, 
extremely meaty, and tender. Even when fully grown they are 
absolutely stringless. 
Supergreen. Pods are 6 to 7 inches long, slim, smooth, dark 
green and stringless in all stages. Vine is 17 inches, upright, 
with fairly concentrated pod set. Compared with New String- 
less or Tendergreen, the pods are slightly longer and a little 
more slender. All American Bronze winner. 
Broad Windsor. Fava or Horse Beans. A late variety for shell 
beans. Plant grows very large and vigorous. When ready to 
eat, beans are light green, broad and flat. Many people plant 
this variety in the fall. It is hardy. 
Bush, Wax Pod—55 Days 
Puregold Wax. Pods are 514-6 inches long, slim, round, golden 
yellow. Bush, dark green, about 13 inches high. Resistant to 
common bean mosaic. Canning variety. 
Round Pod Kidney Wax or Brittle Wax. An outstanding sort 
for home use and canning. Hxtremely heavy producing bean. 
Pods are round, medium yellow, fleshy and absolutely 
stringless. 
Pencil Pod Black Wax. Very desirable for home and market 
garden and for truckers. Plant large and thrifty. Heavily 
productive over long period. Pods handsome bright yellow. 
5% to 6 inches long, % inch thick, cylindrical; very fleshy, 
stringless, brittle, fine grained, and tender. 
White Navy. Disease-resistant strain. Plant large; heavily pro- 
ductive. Pods flat, 4 inches long. Used almost exclusively 
for baking. 

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