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Guarantee of Genuineness 
While we exercise great diligence and care 
to have all our seeds true to name, and 
hold ourselves in readiness, on proper proof, 
to replace free of charge all seed that 
may prove untrue to name, or refund the 
amount paid, it is mutually understood and 
agreed to between the purchaser and our- 
selves that our guarantee of genuineness 
shall in no case make us liable for any sum 
greater than that originally received for said 
seeds that prove untrue. 
ASPARAGUS 
MARY WASHINGTON. We are pleased to 
be able to offer seed of this new American 
strain of giant ASparagus. It is the first 
result of a plant-breeding campaign started 
by the United States Department of Agri- 
culture to produce a rust-resistant ASpara- 
gus, Rust-Resistant and vigorous plants 
selected from thousands have been crossed 
with a single male plant, Washington, and 
most careful reselection practiced. Grown 
on our own farms from seed sent us by the 
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Pkt, 10c; 
oz. 20c; %4 lb. 50c; lb. $1.50. 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS 
Sow and transplant like cabbage. An ounce 
produces about 2500 plants, 
Sluis’ Big Crop. 90 days. Big, strong plants 
producing a good crop of large, solid, round 
sprouts, ¥ oz. 10c; oz. 30c; %4 lb. $1.00. 
BROCCOLI 
Start indoors and transplant 2 feet apart 
each way. Cut before flower buds open, An 
ounce produces about 2500 plants, 
Italian Green. 75 days. Similar to cauli- 
flower in table use, but has a large green 
head. Tender and delicious, 4 0z, 10c; oz, 
25c; % lb. 60c, 
Hansen Inoculators 
Garden Size. Contains a mixture of bacteria 
for inoculating Sweet Peas, Garden Peas, 
Garden Beans, Lima Beans and Lupines. 
Pkg. 10c. 

Burpee’s Stringless 
Double Tested for Germination 



All garden seeds are not only 
tested by us after harvest but are 
again tested by nationally known 
laboratories, thus eliminating the 
danger of customers receiving seeds 
that do not grow. 
BEANS 
Plant seed after the ground is 
warm, and make several plantings 
during the summer, Set the seed 3 
inches apart in rows 2 feet apart. 
Pole’ Beans are planted in hills 4 
feet apart each way. % pound plants 
50 feet. 3 
Price of Yellow and Green-podded 
Beans: \%4 lb. 20c; 44 lb. 35c; lb. 50c. 
Express Collect, 5 lbs. $2.25; 10 lbs. 
$4.00. 
Wax or Yellow Podded 
Brittle Wax or Round Pod Kidney Wax. 54 days. A 
Bean of superb quality, very tender, entirely 
stringless, nearly white. 
Davis White Wax Stringless. 52 days. This Bean 
has all the good qualities of old-fashioned Davis 
but is stringless. The dry Bean is large, kidney- 
shaped; pods long and meaty, of a beautiful yel- 


Pencil Pod 
Black Wax 
low color. Heavy bearer and good for drying. 
Pencil Pod Black Wax. 52 days. 
podded Wax Bean for market, Our seed is grown 
from carefully bred stock seed, eSpecially selected 
for vigor. 
Green Podded 
Bountiful. 48 days, New green-pod variety of supe- 
rior quality. Productive and early; stays edible 
through a long season. Pods often 6 inches long, 
flat, tender, stringless. A good variety for market 
gardeners. 
50 days. 
Burpee’s Stringless. Round green pods 6 
pighes long, very thick and brittle. Very heavy 
yielder. 
Red Valentine Stringless. 52 days. Like the old 
Red Valentine but stringless. Pods round and 
fleshy, Hardy; produces a big crop even when 
conditions are unfavorable. 
Pole Beans 
% Ib. 20c; % Ib. 35c; lb. 50c, Expr 
Ibs. $2.25; 10 Ibs, $4.00. ward Uitte 
Kentucky Wonder. 65 days. Stringless pods 7 inches 
long, full of large fine Beans, Good dry or green; 
if gathered will continue to set a large crop until 
frost, Should be in everyone’s garden. 
Lazy Wife. 74 days. This Bean is 
surely a wonder in production and 
lasting qualities, Broad, thick, 
stringless pods 6 inches long. 
Edible Soy Beans 
Bansei. 90 days. Very prolific and 
well adapted to a short growing 
season, The green Beans turn 
golden yellow when ripe. They 
may be eaten as dried Lima Beans 
or roasted and salted like peanuts. 
% Ib. 15c; % lb. 25c; lb. 40c; 5 
Ibs. $1.75. 
Bush Limas 
% Ib. 20c; 1% lb. 40c; lb. 60c. Ex- 
press Collect, 10 lbs. $5.00. 
Burpee’s Improved Bush Lima. 75 
days. This is a good early variety. 
Pods 5 to 6 inches long, slightly 
curved, full of Beans of finest 
quality. Good for freezing. 
Fordhook 242. 72 days. Does better 
in hot weather than many Limas, 
Curved pods with three or four 
thick Beans. Large, productive 
plants. 
Pole Limas 
¥g lb. 20c; % lb. 40c; lb. 60c, Ex- 
press Collect, 10 lbs., $4.00. 
Carpinteria. 85 days. Early; bears 
abundantly, with three to five 
large, meaty Beans to the pod. 
These are of rarest flavor and 
quality, retaining their distin- 
guishing green color even after 
being dried. One of the best. 
King of the Garden. 85 days. The 
old standard market and family 
sort, The vine begins to produce 
pods at the foot of the pole and 
iss Dente season continues until 
rost. 

size. 


The best round- 
Pods are large and well 
filled with Beans of mammoth 

Detroit 
Dark Red 
Field Seed Beans 
Hand-Picked Marrow. By Mail, lh. 
50c; by Express Collect, 40c. ~ . 
Hand-Picked Navy. By Mail, 1b. 50c; 
by Express Collect, 40c. 
Hand-Picked White Kidney. By Mail, 
lb, 50c; by Express Collect, 40c. 
Hand-Picked Red Kidney. By Mail, 
lb. 50c; by Express Collect, 40c. 
BEETS 
Plant as early as ground can be 
worked, 3 to 4 inches apart, in rows 
18 inches apart. Beet tops are very 
good as greens. % ounce plants 50 
feet of row. 
% oz. 10c; oz. 15c; % lb. 40c; 1b, $1.25 
Allen’s Select. 45 days. Several years 
ago we noticed in a bed of Crosby’s 
Egyptian a Beet that grew faster 
and larger and matured earlier than 
the rest. After careful testing we 
became convinced that this Beet is 
not only of commercial value but 
deserved trial by all lovers of 
Beets. It is globular, dark red, fine 
flavored and a good keeper. Excel- 
lent for greens. 
Crimson Globe. 70 days. Still one of 
the best globe-shaped Beets. Bright 
red with light purple zones. Can be 
marketed early. 
Crosby’s Egyptian Improved. 50 days. 
A quick grower. Good for forcing 
indoors or outdoors; a favorite with 
market gardeners. Roots are slightly 
flattened globes, rich blood-red. 
Detroit Dark Red. 60 days. Small 
tops; can be planted close together, 
Very sweet, fine flavor for table 
use. 
Eclipse. 55 days. Smooth, roundish 
roots, bright red and very fine tex- 
tured. Grows very fast. 
Sugar Beets 
Klein Wanzleben, 90 days. The most 
cultivated and probably the best 
heavy yielder. %4 oz. 10c; oz. 15¢; %4 
lb. 20c; lb. $1.25, 
Mangel Wurzel 
Y% oz. 10c; oz. 15c; 1%4 lb. 40c; lb. $1.00 
Golden Tankard. 100 days. A big 
cropper of long, round shape, Skin 
and flesh golden yellow. Claimed 
to contain more sugar than any 
other. 
Mammoth Long Red. 110 days. Grows 
to an immense size; in good soil — 
has yielded 1400 to 2000 bushels 
‘per acre. Every farmer should 
grow a quarter acre for his hogs 
ie other stock. This is our largest 
seller. 

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