

ROBSON QUALITY SEEDS, HALL, NEW YORK 5 
ASPARAGUS SEED 
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1 oz. should produce 250 roots 
_ Asparagus seed should be sowed in light soil 2 to 4 %*7 MARY WASHINGTON: The most popular rust 
inches apart, ¥%4 inch deep, in 15 to 24 inch rows. The resistant variety developed by the U. S. Department 
seed is very slow to germinate and we have found it of Agriculture. Mary Washington is a very rapid 
good practice to mix in a few radish seeds to mark the growing, heavy producing variety. The stalks are 
rows and make earlier cultivation possible. Roots good size, deep green with purple tops, tender and 
may be transplanted either the following spring or delicious. The seed we offer is produced from se- 
left in the seedbed for two years. Apply 5% DDT for lected plants of the original strain. Pkt. 25c; oz. 
control of asparagus beetle. e154 lb. $3.352 4% 1b. $5.25- Ibe $1000) 
See page 29 for asparagus roots and culture. 
BEANS 
Beans should be planted after danger of frost and when the soil is fairly warm. Plant beans in rows 2% to 
3 ft. apart, 1 inch deep and 2 inches apart in the row. Snap beans will give a continuous supply if planted every 
two weeks up to July Ist or 10th. 
Late years the seed-corn maggot has been the cause of many poor stands of beans. This is a tiny maggot 
that lives in the soil and eats the first leaves as the bean sprouts with the result that the bean plant does not 
come up or is so damaged that it does not grow normally. Shallow planting in warm, moist soil insures a quick 
come-up and a minimum amount of damage. 
A tiny insect known as Leaf-Hopper or frequently called thrip sometimes feeds on the young bean leaves turn- 
ing them brown and stunting the plant permanently. This pest can easily be controlled by dusting with DDT 
Later you may have to dust with Rotenone for the Mexican bean beetle. (See page 46). 
GREEN BUSH SNAP BEANS 
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Pkt. will plant 20 ft. row 
A 50 ft. row per person is usually sufficient for both table and canning 
1 lb. will plant 150 ft. row; 60 Ibs. will plant 1 acre 
Tendergreen is still the most popular of all snap beans for the home garden and for good reasons. It is a fairly 
heavy bearer, the pods are round, very meaty, tender, stringless, and of excellent flavor. The general public is 
also recognizing the quality of Tendergreen. More Tendergreen is being canned, frozen and offered on our 
produce markets. 
The long pods of Long Tendergreen make a good appearance but it is questionable if you get any larger yield. 
We believe the best quality flat-podded bean is Plentiful. 
Supergreen, the new mosaic resistant All-America variety, is being introduced this year for the first time and 
should be tested under your conditions. It may prove better than Tendergreen. 
The other green podded varieties listed below are largely for the commercial bean grower whose market de- 
mands a flat or semi-flat bean, or where it is necessary to ship long distances. 
Bountiful is still the most popular as 
a variety for long distance shipping. The 10-inch pods of Streamliner have eye appeal. 
*20 TENDERGREEN: 56 days. 65 seeds per oz. 
Plants large and productive. Pods 6 inches long, 
round, fleshy, dark green, stringless, and of fine 
quality. Seed mottled buff and purple. Pkt. 20c; 
Waal eeUc mls lic. 2 1b,+$1-05 25 Ibs. $2735 > 15 Ibs. 
$6.20; 50 Ibs. $19.25; 100 lbs. $36.00. 
21 LONG TENDERGREEN: 56 days. 65 seeds per 
oz. Pods 7 inches long, round, fleshy, stringless. As 
fine quality as Tendergreen. Seed mottled buff and 
purples eek. 20cH 24 1b. 4c; 1 Ib. 65¢e; 2 Ibs. $1.25; 
5 lbs. $2.55; 15 Ibs. $6.80; 50 Ibs. $21.25; 100 Ibs. 
$40.00. 
23 BOUNTIFUL: 51 days. 
22 ASGROW BLACK VALENTINE: 53 days. 81 
seeds per oz. Plants large, erect, prolific. Pods 634 
inches long, oval, nearly straight, dark green, string- 
less, good quality. Seed oval, solid black. Pkt. 20c; 
i \bea5e: 4. lb..o7e%2 lbs $1.25; 5. loss $2250 lots: 
$6.65; 50 Ibs. $20.75; 100 Ibs. $39.00. 
65 seeds per oz. Plants 
medium size; pods 6% inches long, broad, flat, light 
green color, slightly fibrous, only fair quality. Seed 
straw, colors iPkt. 2062 4 Ib. 40c7 libs o0en2: Ibs. 
Silos) lbs aS25.0e)) sibs:- $6,095 3) Oelbem o2075: 
100 lbs. $39.00. 
* Indicates best Home Garden Varieties 
Our Tendergreen Beans are vigorous in growth, free from disease and fine in quality. 
Tendergreen is becoming more popular each year. 

