Asparagus Seed 
One Ounce for 800 Plants 
4 lbs. per Acre 
Culture— Sow early in the 
Spring, 1 in. deep in rows 1% ft. 
apart and 8 to 6 ins. apart in the 
row in light rich soil. Cultivate 
frequently. Transplant to their 
permanent bed the following 
Spring, setting the plants as de- 
scribed under Asparagus Roots. 
MARY WASHINGTON 
3 Years—The most satisfactory 
strain. Highly resistant to rust 
VEGETABLE SEEDS 
Asparagus Roots 
50 Roots Required for 100 Ft. 
Culture—Deep loamy soil, thor- 
oughly cultivated and heavily 
manured is required for a perma- 
nent bed. Dig furrows 15 ins. 
deep, 4 ft. apart, using plenty of 
manure with 2 ins. of earth on 
top of the manure. .Set_ the 
plants 2 ft. apart in the rows, 
taking care to spread the roots 
out evenly and level. Cover with 
3 ins. of earth and as the plants 
grow, gradually fill to the sur- 
face. Each Spring work in a 
heavy dressing of well-rotted 
manure and follow with a light 
and blight, very productive. 
Plants produce long, thick, heavy : sa 
shoots with tips firm and tightly Ss 
folded. The stalks are a dark 
green, delicious in flavor. 
application of salt. 
Mary Washington Asparagus 
Garden Beans 
Among our specialties are our own grown Beans of 
Northwestern and California origin; all produced 
from the best stock seeds on irrigated, disease and 
pest free land of high elevation that makes the 
hardiest and finest seed available. 
Idaho Grown 
Stringless 
Snap Beans 
Stringless Bush Beans 
2 Lbs. per 100 Feet; 90 Lbs. per Acre 
Culture—Plant when the ground is warm, as Beans 
are very sensitive to cold and wet weather, Sow in 
well prepared soil, in rows 2 to 2% ft. apart, cover- 
ing the seed 14% to 2 ins. deep, and thin the plants 
to stand about 2 to 3 ins. apart in the rows. Give 
frequent but shallow cultivation till blossoming 
time, but only when the plants are dry. If cultivated 
when wet, they will be damaged by rust. For a |) 
constant supply of fresh beans sow every 2 weeks 
up to August Ist. 
Green Podded Varieties 
BOUNTIFUL 
50 Days—The best flat podded green bean, early and 
very popular among market gardeners and ship- 
pers; likewise for home gardens. The plant is large, 
stocky and prolific, practically immune to rust and 
mildew. Pods flat, light green, 6 to 7 ins. long, broad, 
stringless, slightly fibrous, tender and tasty. 
LANDRETH’S STRINGLESS GREEN POD 
52 Days—A favorite and one of the finest pod varie- 
ties for the home garden, market gardener and 
canner, Plant is large, hardy and a heavy yielder, 
Pods round, medium green, 5% ins. long, slightly 
curved, thick, meaty and juicy, stringless and fiber- 
less. Brittle, tender and tasty. Seeds coffee brown. 
COMMODORE OR 
DWARF KENTUCKY VONDER 
65 Days—This All America selection has the deli- 
cious flavor of the Kentucky Wonder Pole. Pods 
round, slightly curved and twisted, light green, 7 to 
8 ins. long, fleshy, tender and stringless. 
* 
Giant Stringless Green Pod Bean 
TENDERGREEN : : 
54 Days—A bean of unusual merit, bearing a heavy. 
crop of early beans and remarkable for both heavy 
yield and delicious quality. Valuable for home and 
market gardeners. Pods round, light green, 5% ins. 
long, straight, fleshy, tender and strictly stringless. 
GIANT STRINGLESS GREEN POD 
54 Days—Very desirable for home, market garden- 
ers, canning and shipping. Pods round, medium 
green, 6 ins. long, fairly straight, brittle, very 
fleshy and entirely stringless. 
STREAMLINER 
50 Days—A snap bean with white seeds. Ideal for 
home and market gardening. Pods flat, 8 to 10 ins. 
long, entirely stringless and almost fiberless, 
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