1949 VEGETABLE SEEDS 
Carefully Tested and Selected for Home Gardens 
ARTICHOKE 
LARGE GREEN GLOBE—The favorite garden 
variety. Very ornamental. Bears second year 
from seed. Pkt. I5c, oz. $1.00, postpaid. 
ASPARAGUS 
CULTURE — Soak seed 24 hours before 
planting. Sow in February and March in 
rows, covering seed about 1 inch. The fol- 
lowing winter iransplant to rows 3 to 6 ft. 
apart and a foot apart in the rows, with 
at least 10 inches covering. Asparagus pre- 
fers light loamy soils. 
PALMETTO—Light green; very popular. Pkt. 
10c, oz. 20c, 1/4 lb. 50c, 1 lb. $1.50, postpaid. 
SELECTED MARY WASHINGTON — A new 
giant rust-proof variety. Pkt. 10c, oz. 20c, %4 lb. 
65c, 1 lb. $2.00, postpaid. 
Asparagus Roots 
Plant one year old roots and do not cut them 
back. When planting see that the roots are 
well spread out so that the soil will touch 
every part. If this is not done the plant cannot 
thrive. 
MARY WASHINGTON ROOTS —75c per doz., 
$3.50 per 100, postpaid. 
BEANS 
ASK FOR QUANTITY PRICE 
CULTURE—For a spring crop plant in Feb- 
ruary, March and April, according to the 
location. For fall crop, plant in August and 
early September. Beans 
drained loamy soil. Irrigate beans only 
when needed and do not flood the vines. 
Cultivate frequently and before the soil has 
a chance to crust. Plant Bush Beans about 
3 inches apart in 3-foot rows at the rate of 
about 1 pound to 100 feet of row and from 
75 to 100 pounds per acre. Plant Pole Beans 
at the rate of 1 pound to 200 feet of row and 
about 40 pounds per acre. 
enjoy a well- 

Beans, Bush Golden Wax Pod 


a 
CROSBY‘S EGYPTIAN—Our Crosby's is a very 
superior extra early strain of garden beet 
type. 
which has been very carefully selected for 
Bush Beans, Wax Pod 
Pkt. 10c, 1% Ib. 30c, 1 lb. 50c, 10 lbs. $4.50, 
postpaid. 
IMPROVED BLACK WAX—Round podded. A 
beautiful bright yellow color, very early and 
continues long in bearing. Very productive. 
IMPROVED GOLDEN WAX—This bean is a dis- 
tinct improvement on the old Golden Wax. 
Pole Beans, Green Pod 
Pkt. 10c, 14 lb. 30c, 1 lb. 50c, 10 lbs. $4.50, 
postpaid. 
KENTUCKY WONDER (Brown Seeded) — A 
strong climber, early and prolific over a long 
season. Long pods in clusters, curved, plump, 
and almost round. Meaty, brittle, fiberless, 
with pleasing tlavor. Plant as early in Spring 
as possible, and again the latter part of July 
to August 20th. 
KENTUCKY WONDER (White Seeded or Burger’s 
Pole)—The nearly round, silvery green pods 
are tender, fleshy and stringless. Excellent 
snap bean; the dry beans good for baking. An 
improved rust-resistant strain. 
KENTUCKY WONDER WAX—Plants vigorous 
and rust resistant; good climber and produc- 
tive. Pods waxy yellow, oval, nearly string- 
less, somewhat fibrous. Seeds flatish oval, 
chocolate brown. 
Bush Beans, Green Pod 
Pkt. 10c, 1% lb. 30c, 1 lb. 50c, 10 Ibs. $4.50, 
postpaid. 
PLENTIFUL—This excellent new variety won 
the All-America award in 1939. Very produc- 
tive. Pods long, straight, tender and stringless. 
Excellent flavor. Seeds black. 49 days. 
BOUNTIFUL—Desirable early type for market 
or home garden. Plants large and thrifty. Pods 
flat, medium green, fine flavor. Seeds yellow- 
straw color. 49 days. 
IMPROVED STRINGLESS GREEN POD — This 
stringless green pod bean is one of the most 
popular beans in America. In earliness it is in 
the lead, in quality it is unexcelled, and as a 
cropper it is unrivaled. The straight fleshy, 
round, thick pods are stringless. 
Prices Listed are Postpaid. 
Write for Quantity Prices. 
Bush Lima Beans 
Pkt. 10c, 1% lb. 30c, 1 lb. 50c, 10 Ibs. $4.50, 
postpaid. 
BURPEE’S IMPROVED BUSH LIMA—The earli- 
est maturing of the large seeded Limas. Plants 
large, erect, vigorous, very productive. Pods 
in clusters of 5 or 6, averaging 4 seeds each. 
Dry beans large, flat oval. 
HENDERSON’S BUSH LIMA—One of the most 
productive of the bush lima beans. Pods are 
small. about 3 inches long, and contain 3 to 4 
seeds. Green shell but white when fully ripe. 
FORDHOOK BUSH LIMA—A popular variety 
for home or market garden and more prolific 
than any of the bush varieties. The pods are 
borne in clusters, are about 434 inches long 
The pods remain green for a long time. 
Pole Lima Beans 
KING OF THE GARDEN—<A vigorous and pro- 
ductive sort, pods very long, each containing 
5 to 6 large beans of delicious flavor. Pkt. 10c, 
Vy lb. 30c, 1 lb. 50c, 10 lbs. $4.50, postpaid. 



and Market Gardeners 
Beans, Bush, Green Pod 
TABLE BEET SEEDS 












CULTURE —In the warm sections Beets 
may be planted from August 1 until May 1. 
In the higher altitudes planting may com- 
mence as soon in the spring as weather 
conditions will allow. Two ounces oi seed 
will plant 100 feet of row and 8 to 10 
pounds are required per acre. Plant in 
rows of 18 to 24 inches apart and thin to 3 
or 4 inches in the row. Cover the seed 4 
inch deep and firm the soil after pianting. 
Beets enjoy a light, rich, loamy soil, and 
frequent cultivation is necessary for rapid 
and tender growth. 
PRICES ON TABLE BEET SEED. Pkt. 
15c, 1% lb. 50c, 1 1b. $1.50, postpaid. 
Please write for prices in larger quantities. 
EARLY WONDER—A very fine market and 
10c, oz. 
table beet. This is an early beet with a very 
small tap root, small top and is of exception- 
ally fine dark red color. The beets are slightly 
flattended and mature very evenly. For a table 
as well as a canning variety we cannot rec- 
ommend it too highly. 
DETROIT DARK RED—tThis is a fine main crop 
all- purpose beet. Sweet, tender and fine 
grained. 
EARLY BLOOD TURNIP—Flesh very tender and 
retains its blood red color when cooked. 

Beets, Detroit 
F. F. SMITH & CO., INC., Sacramento, California 5 
