ASPARAGUS 
ASPARAGUS 
1 oz. to 100 ft. 
Sow in spring, 15 to 20 seeds to the 
foot. Cover 2 inches. Transplant to 
permanent beds the next spring. 
Mary Washington. The most extensively 
grown variety. Large green spears with 
tight, purple-tinted tips, of fine quality. 
Heavily productive and very »iniform. 
(Fz.) 
BEANS 
Bush, 1 Ib. to 150 ft., 50 to 60 Ibs. per acre. 
Pole, 1 Ib.to 150 hills, 30 to 35 Ibs. per acre. 
Lima, 1 Ib. to 150 ft., 30 to 50 Ibs. per acre. 
Bush, Green Pod 
TOP CROP. All America Selections Gold 
Medal Winner for 1950. Developed by the 
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. Plant is vig- 
orous and very prolific, carries the pods 
low. Resistant to common bean mosaic. 
The 6-inch long pods are medium green, 
round, % inch in diameter, very straight, 
stringless. Matures in 50 days. 
Dwarf Horticultural. Particularly desir- 
able green shell and snap bean for home 
and market garden. Plant medium high, 
thrifty and productive. Pods dark green 
at snap stage (53 days). 
Improved Stringless Green Pod. High 
quality for home and market garden. 
Plant large, thrifty, heavily productive. 
Pods medium green, 5% inches long, al- 
most % inch wide and equally thick. 
Very fleshy, strictly stringless. fine 
grained, tender. Seeds coffee brown. 53 
days. 
Tendergreen. A bush bean of utmost 
value. The plants make a strong and 
vigorous growth. They are well branched 
and carry a great quantity of beautiful 
light green beans. The pods grow 6 to 7 
inches long. They are round, extremely 
meaty, and absolutely stringless. 54 
days. (Fz.) 
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Bush, Wax Pod 
Average maturity 52 days from seed 
Pencil Pod, Black Wax. Very desirable 
for home and market garden and for 
truckers. Plants large and_ thrifty. 
Heavily productive over long period. 
Pods handsome bright yellow, 5% to 6 
inches long, % inch thick, cylindrical; 
very fleshy, stringless, brittle, fine 
grained, and tender. Quality unexcelled. 
. 
Round Pod, Kidney Wax (Brittle Wax). 
Valuable for home garden and canning. 
Plants are erect, medium large, prolific. 
Handsome pods of waxy light yellow, 5% 
to 6 inches long, thick and round. Very 
fleshy, brittle, strictly stringless and 
without fibre. Seeds white with browish- 
black eye. (Fz.) 
Top Notch, Golden Wax. Blight resist- 
ant. A splendid home garden and can- 
ning variety. Plant small, productive. 
Pods very attractive; golden yellow; 4% 
to 5 inches long, 4% inch wide, thick, oval; 
fleshy, brittle, stringless. Seeds white, 
splashed with violet, carmine and purple. 
Pole Beans 
Mature in 75-80 days 
Blue Lake or Improved White Crease- 
back. Splendid snap bean for home gar- 
den and early market. Good climber, 
heavily productive. Pods light green, 5% 
inches long, % inch wide, almost as 
thick; nearly stringless, very fleshy, brit- 
tle, tender. Seeds white; excellent for 
baking. 
Kentucky Wonder. The oldest favorite 
of all pole beans should be in every gar- 
den. The dark green pods are round and 
curved, measuring 9 to 10 inches; they 
are stringless when young. Seeds light 
brown. 
Kentucky Wonder Wax. An early and 
hardy bean somewhat resembling the 
Kentucky Wonder except in color of pods 
which are light yellow and broader. If a 
wax podded bean is desired this is the 
one best variety to plant. Seed oval, flat- 
tened, somewhat shriveled, dark brown. 
Oregon Giant. We highly recommend 
this variety to Northwest home garden- 
ers. It keeps producing until killed by 
frost. Large, fleshy pods, 10 to 12 inches 
in length, stringless, light greenish yel- 
low, splashed with red. A very tasty bean 
that requires very little care. 
Potomac. Six inches long, slender and 
round, this stringless meaty bean is a 
good climber and heavy producer. The 
snap beans are excellent for home or 
market. (Fz.) 
Lima Beans, Bush 
Burpee’s Improved Bush. Plants large, 
heavily productive. Pods large, 4% to 5 
inches long. Usually contains 4 large, 
thick beans. Dry beans large, flat, green- 
ish white. Thin to 18 inches apart. Ma- 
ture in 75 days. 
Cangreen. 68 days to maturity. Can- 
green is notable for the green color of the 
fleshy part of the seed in the dry stage. 
Attractive for canning. Yields a prolific 
crop. (Fz.) 
Fordhook 242. Developed by the U.S. 
Department of Agriculture. Large, 
spreading plant with slightly curved 
pods containing 3-4 light green beans of 
excellent quality, good for canning and 
freezing. Good in high temperature (Fz.) 
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Bush Bean, Greenpod TOP CROP 
All America Gold Medal Winner 1950 
LIMA BEAN 
FORDHOOK 242 
BEANS, BLUE LAKE POLE 
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