Allen, Sterling & Lothrop, Portland, Maine 

‘Sterling Quality’? Vegetable Seeds 
A thoroughly up-to-date list of Vegetable Seeds particularly adapted to the 
climate of Northern New England. New disease resistant varieties and improved 
strains of the old favorites. 
Asparagus Seed 
Culture — Sow the seeds thinly in April 
or May in rows one foot apart and one inch 
deep; when the plants are up well, thin to 
3 or 4 inches apart in the rows. One ounce 
will produce about 200 plants, 4 to 5 pounds 
to the acre. 
Mary Washington. The best rust resist- 
ant variety of vigorous growth and excellent 
quality. The tips are tight and firm and do 
not open until well out of the ground. 
Recommended for the home and market 
garden. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; %4-]b. 60c; Ib. $2.00. 
Asparagus Roots 
Culture — Plant in rows 4 feet apart and 
18 inches in the rows, covering the plants 
about 6 inches. The soil should be thorough- 
ly manured and trenched, at least 2 feet. 
Mary Washington Roots. Strong, vigorous, 
plump, well grown roots. 100 roots, $3.00. 
Postpaid, $3.25. Special quotations by the 
thousand. 

Bean—Asgrow Stringless Green Pod 
ALLEN, STERLING & LOTHROP. 
Beans— Bush 
Green Podded 
Culture—Plant in light, warm soil in the 
spring when danger from frost is past, in 
drills from 2 to 3 feet apart, covering about 
2 inches deep. Sow every two weeks for a 
succession. Cultivate frequently, until they 
blossom, but only when the plants are dry. 
Two pounds will plant 100 feet of drill. 
Asgrow Stringless Green Pod or Tender- 
green. (53 days). A wonderful snap bean 
maturing early. Pods long, round, very 
meaty and of dark green color. This bean is 
absolutely stringless and of delicious flavor. 
Market gardeners will find this the most 
profitable green podded bean. 
Pkts 10c: 446 lb. 30c5 Lbs UC: 228 bsaoUc; 
15 lbs. $5.00. 
Bountiful. (49 days). One of the most 
popular garden beans. Extra early and pro- 
lific, flat green pods, 6-7 in. long, very tender. 
Bkty 10¢3) 427 Ibe S0c2 1 Ib SUG 2 albs.00c: 
15 lbs. $5.00. 
Burpee’s Stringless Green Pod. (52 days). 
Combines hardiness, extreme earliness and 
productiveness. The pods are tender, brittle 
and of the finest flavor; always entirely 
stringless. 
Pkt. 10c} 44 Jb. 30c;° 1 16.5506 2elbs90e; 
15 lbs. $5.00. 
Eurpee’s Improved Bush Lima. (75 days). 
Compared with Burpee’s Bush Lima, both 
pods and beans are very much larger, while 
the beans, either green or dry, are nearly 
twice as thick and ready to market eight to 
ten days earlier. 
Pkt 10c; 4241b.°35c; 1 Ibe 60e 2 bsesi.00; 
15 lbs. $6.00. 
Plentiful. (49 days). Medium green-podded, 
black-seeded. Stronger, rather heavy bush 
carrying a good set of pods. Stringless re- 
minder of Bountiful. 
Pkt. 106%" 96" lbs .30cs: 1 Ibe 30ee3ai bs oc; 
15 Ibs. $5.00. 
Streamliner. (50 days). This tender, flat 
pod bean averaging 8 to 10 inches long, 
bears white seed. Its long pods are stringless 
and quite free from fibre. If the vines are 
picked clean, the plants will bear all summer. 
Pkt. 10¢: 440 lb: S0csIv lbs oUc 8 2a 1bs.90c; 
15 lbs. $5.00. 
