Plant Vitamin-filled SNAP BEANS for Summer-long Enjoyment 
¥, lb. equals about 14 pint; 1 Ib. equals about 1 pint; 2 lbs. equal about 1 quart; 15 lbs. equal about 1 peck. 
Allow 1 pound of seed to each 100 feet of row. 
Place the seeds 2 to 3 inches apart in drills and 
about 2 inches deep. The rows should be about 
1) feet apart. Cultivate frequently around your 
Beans, but always when plants and land are dry. 
Thin so that Bean plants stand 4 or 5 inches apart. 
Plant a 10- to 25-foot row every two weeks, starting 
around May 1 and continuing until August 10, 
Snap Beans begin to yield about 8 weeks after 
sowing. A 25-foot row should yield 25 pounds or 
more of Beans (pods). 
Follow-up Crops 
_ For succession cropping, Beans may follow, or be 
followed by lettuce, turnips, beets, cabbage, onions. 
Green-Pod Bush Beans 
122 Top Crop. All-America Gold Medal 
for 1950. Vigorous plant, resistant to 
mosiac. Prolific yielder of straight, round- 
section pods, tender, of splendid flavor and 
with no strings. Ready in 50 days. New 
variety, developed by the U.S. Dept. of 
Agriculture. Pkt. 25 cts., 5 pkts. $1.10. 
2A 116 Ranger. >» All-America Bronze 
Medal Winner for 1948. Produces an 
abundance of exceptionally fine-quality 
stringless round pods. Dyisease-resistant. 
Plant is of spreading half-runner type. 
ae 20 cts., Mlb. 45 cts., Ib. 75 cts., 5 Ibs. 
3.50. 
2A 120 Supergreen. Winner, Bronze Medal, 
All-America Seed Selections for 1948. A 
medium to late, high-quality variety; 
long slender, round-section pods, absolutely 
stringless and of superior flavor. Disease- 
resistant; 15 imches high. Pkt. 20 cts., 
YgIb. 45 cts., Ib. 80 cts., 5 Ibs. $3.75. 
2A 114 Longreen. High Winner for 1946 
in the All-America Seed Trials. Pods 1 
inch longer than other modern sorts, round, 
meaty, with no fiber or strings; their flavor 
is the best. The large plant seems hardier 
and a more certain cropper. Pkt. 15 cts., 
YIb. 40 cts., Ib. 70 cts., 5 Ibs. $3.25. 
2A 115 Plentiful. Similar to Bountiful, but 
thicker, longer, straighter, darker, and 
more nearly stringless. Matures in 50 
days and is resistant to rust. Pkt. 15 cts., 
lb. 35 cts., [b. 65 cts., 5 Ibs. $3. 
2A 117 Streamliner. Robust, resisting cool 
weather; the abundant, flattish pods aver- 
age 7 inches in length, are stringless. You 
may let the seeds ripen; they are white 
and make excellent Shell Beans. Pkt. 15 
cts., Ib. 35 cts., Ib. 65 cts., 5 Ibs. $3. 
2A 121 Tendergreen. »% Handsome, 6-inch 
round-podded Beans, without strings and of 
melting flavor. Pkt. 15 cts., 4Ib. 40 cts., 
Ib. 70 cts., 5 Ibs. $3.25. 
2A 110 Bountiful. Very prolific and a 
continuous bearer. It is tender, of delicious 
flavor, and stringless if the flat pods are 
gathered when no more than 4% inches 
long. Bountiful is resistant to rust. Pkt. 
15 cts., 4b. 35 cts., lb. 65 cts., 5 Ibs. $3. 
2A 119 Stringless Green-Pod. % Splendid 
first-early round-podded sort. Entirely 
stringless; 5 inches long, slightly curved. 
Ib. 35 cts., Ib. 60 cts., 5 Ibs. $2.75. 
2A 118 Stringless Black Valentine. *% A 
heavy yielder of stringless, green, pencil- 
shaped, thick Beans of finest flavor. Pkt. 
15 cts., lb. 35 cts., Ib. 65 cts., 5 Ibs. $3. 
113 Keystonian. lb. 40 cts., [b. 70 cts., 
5 Ibs. $3.25. 
111 Dwarf Horticultural. 
Ib. 70 cts., 5 Ibs. $3.25. ; 
112 Giant Stringless Green Pod. Ib. 
35 cts., Ib. 65 cts., 5 Ibs. $3. 
YIb. 40 cts., 


Wax-Pod Bush Beans 
2A 154 Puregold. + All-America Bronze 
Medal Winner for 1948. Pods nearly 6 
mnches long, slender, pencil-round, string- 
Iess, and with wonderful flavor. Resists 
mosaic disease. 58 days. Pkt. 20 cts., 
Yelb. 45 cts., Ib. 75 cts., 5 Ibs. $3.50. 
2A 152 Cherokee Wax. >» All-America 
Winner for 1948. Splendid new golden 
yellow variety with stringless oval-section 
pods. Hardy, vigorous and medium-early; 
prolific, meaty and of very fine flavor. 
Pkt. 20 cts., 14Ib. 45 cts., Ib. 75 cts., 
5 Ibs. $3.50. 
2A 156 Sure-Crop Stringless Wax. Large, 
sturdy plant bearing an abundance of 
handsome, golden yellow pods which are 
quite stringless. Resistant to rust. Pkt. 
15 cts., 4b. 35 cts., Ib. 65 cts., 5 Ibs. $3. 
2A 151 Brittle Wax. >» The earliest Wax 
Bean; also a great cropper. Pods are fleshy 
and entirely stringless. They are of fine 
flavor, round and solid, tender, and brittle. 
ay cts., Ib. 45 cts., Ib. 75 cts., 5 Ibs. 
2A 153 Golden Wax. Large, flat-section 
pods, stringless, tender and of excellent 
flavor. Mlb. 35 cts., lb. 65 cts., 5 Ibs. $3. 
150 Black Wax. WIb. 35 cts., Ib. 65 cts., 
5 Ibs. $3. 
%* Kinds so marked suitable for Quick Freezing 
Asparagus Roots 
A plot 8 feet by 50 feet will take 100 roots; enough 
for an ordinary family. Work under manure, or 
Humus, and General Garden Fertilizer, and dig a 
trench about 1 foot deep. Lay the plants 18 inches 
apart, spreading the roots outward and downward; 
and cover about 6 inches. As the plants grow, 
gradually fill the trench to the surface. Between the 
rows allow 18 inches, and let the plants grow two 
full seasons before cutting. 
2A 109 Paradise. »% Fine few variety. 
Heavy producer of very large stalks. 2-yr. 
roots, $2 for 25, $7.50 per 100, $70 per 1000. 
Mary Washington. > Rust-resistant and 
vigorous. Colossal dark green shoots with 
a purple overtone. 2A 107 Large 2-yr. 
crowns, $1.50 for 25, $5.50 per 100, $50 per 
1000. 2A 108 3-yr. crowns for forcing, 
$2 for 25, $7.50 per 100, $70 per 1000. 
Purchaser pays transportation on Asparagus 
Roots. 
Asparagus 
Seed 
One ounce sows 100 
feet of drill; transplant 
to 12 inches, Takes 3 
years. 
2A 106 Mary Wash- 
ington. >» Seed, 
Dita lometsts Oz. 
35 cts. 14lb. 85 
cts., Ib. $2.25. 

For Your Convenience 
You may now order your 
Seeds, Bulbs and Plants 
by number. And you can 
omit the quantity, if you 
wish —merely give the 
number and value. For 
example, 2A110—35 cts. 
is clear tous that wemay 
send you |b. Bountiful 
Beans. 

eo 
Mary Washington 
Asparagus 




The longer-podded Longreen Bean 
Refugee Beans for Eating 
Fresh or for Canning 
Sow in summer for late crop 
2A 137 Stringless Refugee. y A _ very 
heavy cropper; its flavor is wonderful and 
it is absolutely stringless. Valuable for 
immediate use for pickling or for canning. 
Yeib. 35 cts., Ib. 65 cts., 5 Ibs. $3. 
MORE BEANS 
on next page 
See page 104 as to transportation 

s 
Broccoli 
Cooks in twenty minutes, without unpleasant 
cooking odor. Sow indoors in March, and plant out 
24 inches apart. One ounce produces 3000 plants. 
Sow in July for autumn. 
A 25-foot row should give you a total of 3 bushels 
of healthful food. 
2A 240 Italian Market. > Bluish green. 
First produces a large king or center head, 
followed by a good yield of smaller heads 
from lateral shoots. It will bear for many 
weeks. Pkt. 25 cts., 3 pkts. 60 cts., oz. 
90 cts., oz. $1.50. 
GLOBE ARTICHOKES (Cynara Scoly- 
mus). One ounce produces 500 plants. The 
flower buds are eaten boiled or raw. Sow 
indoors, and set out in May in 3-foot rows 
with 2 to 3 feet between the plants. Mulch 
over winter in the North. Usually bears 
second year. 
101 Large Green. Pkt. 25 cts., 3 pkts. 
60 cts., oz. $1.25. 
2A102 JERUSALEM ARTICHOKES 
(Helianthus tuberosus). Potato-like tubers. 
Plant in 3-foot rows, a foot apart in the 
row; cultivate occasionally. Lb. 50 cts., 
5 Ibs. $1.75, 25 Ibs. $7.50, 100 Ibs. $25. 
Purchaser pays transportation on Artichoke 
Roots. 
The Vitamins and Minerals 
ASPARAGUS. Furnishes vitamin Bi; also phos- 
phorus and copper. 
BEANS. They supply vitamins A and G; also 
phosphorus and copper. 
BROCCOLI. Outstanding as a supplier of vitamin 
A, and an excellent one of vitamin G. High in 
calcium, phosphorus and copper. 
COLLECTIONS OF VEGETABLE SEEDS ARE DESCRIBED ON PAGES 18 and 23 
NEW YORK 8, N. Y. 
PLAY SAFE by using LEGUME-AID. Enough nitrogen-fixing bacteria to treat 
up to 5 pounds of Beans, 15 cts.; up to 1 bus. each, Peas and Beans, 50 cts. 
Vegetable Seeds 7 
