ASPARAGUS 
1 packet will produce about 100 roots; an ounce about 600. 
Growing Asparagus from Seed: By planting seeds early in the 
spring, you can grow your own roots. Fertilize well and after one year, 
dig the roots and transplant the best of them to the permanent bed. 
204 MARY WASHINGTON. The Best Variety. This is the finest 
green asparagus for home use, market, canning and freezing. It is 
rust resistant and uniform with large, rapid growing shoots and it 
produces big yields of delicious asparagus. The stalks are very thick, 
and of an attractive deep green color with purple tops. Even the 
largest and thickest shoots of this variety are tender and of fine 
flavor. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz: 30c; 144 Lb. 75c; Lb. $1.90. 
Starting an Asparagus Bed from Roots. To start a bed it is only 
necessary to set out the roots on good soil and give them ordinary care 
to keep weeds down, etc. The land should be plowed or spaded deep and 
worked down well and should be enriched by plowing or spading in a 
heavy dressing of manure. The roots are set out 18 to 24 inches apart in 
rows about 4 feet apart. About 5000 roots will plant one acre. 
HARRIS FRESH DUG ROOTS 
No asparagus you buy can possibly compare with the fresh succulent 
shoots right out of your garden, and if you have a freezer, be sure to put 
in some asparagus. It is easy to grow if you start with really good, fresh 
dug roots of high quality. Ours are selected for size and vigor and the 
small roots are discarded. With Harris’ fresh dug roots, any fairly good 
soil will grow fine crops. 
100 roots will supply plenty of asparagus for an average family. Well- 
grown one year roots are most satisfactory but very little should be cut 
until the third year. Two-year roots yield a larger cutting the second 
year. 
1 year roots: 25 roots $1.25; 50 $2.00; 100 $3.50; postpaid. Not paid: 
500 roots $9.50; 1000 $18.00 (weight 500—35 lbs.; 1000—70 Ibs.) 
2 year roots: 25 roots $1.40; 50 $2.25; 100 $3.95 postpaid. Not paid: 
500 roots $12.00; 1000 $23.00 (weight 500—50 lbs.; 1000—100 lbs.) 
BEANS 
A packet of bush beans will plant 20 feet of row; a pound 150 feet. Sow 60 to 75 Ibs. per acre. 1 Ib. is equal to a pint; 2 lbs. is 1 qt.; 15 Ibs. is a peck. 
GREEN PODDED BUSH BEANS 
Plant in rows 2 to 2% feet apart, dropping 
the seed 2 inches apart, or in groups of 3 to 4 at 
intervals of a foot in the row which makes hoe- 
ing easier. Do not plant until the ground is 
warm. In New York State and New England, 
May 10th to 20th is early enough. Better make 
a small planting every two or three weeks to 
have fresh beans right up till frost. 
ROTENONE controls Bean Beetles. Watch 
the undersides of bean leaves during June; at 
the first sign of Mexican bean beetles or their 
larvae (bright orange colored eggs), dust the 
undersides thoroughly with Rotenone dust, 
EndoPest, or spray with NNOR. See page 82. 
At the prices here quoted, we prepay transporta- 
tion charges on beans to places in the United States. 
For larger quantities, write for special prices. 
50 LONG TENDERGREEN. 4!se 
called 
“‘Longreen.”’ If you want really delicious, 
tender snap beans, grow our Long Tender- 
green. It has replaced the famous old Tender- 
green because it has all the same good qual- 
ities and added length and vigor besides. The 
pods are round, smooth and extra long, often 
seven inches in length, absolutely stringless 
and free of fiber at all stages. They are full- 
flavored, tender and meaty and are wonderful 
for canning and freezing. 
The plants are robust and productive, and 
both home and market gardeners find this a 
most dependable high quality bean. 
Pkt. 15c; 4% Lb. 35c; Lb. 65c; 2 Lbs. $1.20; 
5 Lbs. $2.50; 15 Lbs. $6.50. 


Long Tendergreen 
Extra length and finest flavor. 
Superg reen — New progress in quality and appearance. 
81 SUPERGREEN. (New.) Delicious, Meaty, and Tender. 
This new thick-fleshed green bean is one of 
the finest modern varieties. Bred for quality as well as appearance, it 
84 TOPCROP. (New). Vigorous, Prolific and Delicious. The 
finest new bean developed in recent years, Top- 
crop is early, yields tremendous crops and has fine quality. It is 



adapted for market, canning and home use, and has thick round 
pods of good length and attractive green color. See photo and full 
description on page 4. 
Pkt. 15c; 1% Lb. 40c; 1 Lb. 75c; 2 Lbs. $1.40; 5 Lbs. $3.25; 15 Lbs. 
$7.50. 
80 STRINGLESS BLACK VALENTINE. Improved Type. This is 
the strain preferred by large market growers and shippers. Pods are 
long and slender, nearly round when young becoming oval as they 
get older. Pkt. 10c; 44 Lb. 30c; Lb. 55c; 2 Lbs. $1.00; 5 Libs. $2:25; 
15 Lbs. $5.75. 
18 BOUNTIFUL. Standard Early Flat-Podded Type. Bountiful is 
one of the earliest varieties with long, handsome, straight green pods, 
flat but still meaty and of fine flavor. It is one of the most widely 
grown beans in the country because it succeeds under almost any 
conditions. Popular for home use, our strain is unexcelled for market 
growers and long-distance shippers. 
Pkt. 10c; 14 Lb. 30c; Lb. 50c; 2 Lbs. 95c; 5 Lbs. $2.25; 15 Lbs. $5.75. 
is excellent to eat fresh and valuable for canning and freezing. The 
round, smooth, slim pods are remarkably uniform for length, averag- 
ing 51% to 6 in., and they are tender, brittle, and of fine flavor. 
Medium early, Supergreen has strong plants, bearing the pods 
well up, and is highly productive. It is particularly valuable in north- 
ern sections and is most delicious if picked young. We recommend it 
highly for home use, roadside stands and local markets in the North. 
The seed is mottled brown. 
Pkt. 15c; 144 Lb. 35c; Lb. 65c; 2 Lbs. $1.20; 5 Lbs. $2.50; 15 Lbs. 
$6.50. 
60 PLENTIFUL. The Finest Flat Podded Green Bean. If you want 
flat green beans of the best quality grow Plentiful. It ripens a few 
days later than Bountiful but has even longer, more meaty and finer 
quality pods. The vines make a strong sturdy growth and bear pods 
profusely. The pods are long, straight and light green, and ar 
entirely stringless at all stages. Pkt. 10c; 4 Lb. 30e; Lb. 55c; 2 Lbs. 
$1.00; 5 Lbs. $2.25; 15 Lbs. $5.75. 
