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Seeds of Purity and High Germination 
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BEANS 
BROCCOLI 
italian Green Calabrese. A new and dis- 
tinct variety of the sprouting type. It 
forms a large head consisting of a cluster of 
bluish green flower heads. When this cen- 
tral head is removed, the plant develops 
numerous lateral sprouts, each of which 
produces a small head. These are cut, 
leaving about 6 in. of the stem. Both 
stems and heads are cooked and served 
like Cauliflower. For July crop, sow the 
seed in a hotbed in March or April, and for 
Fall crop, in the open ground in May. 
Ready for use in about 90 days. Pkt. 10c., 
4 oz. 25c., oz. 40c , 14 Ib. $1.45. 
SUCCESSION COLLECTION OF 
BUSH BEANS, GREEN AND WAX 
The surest way to enjoy delicious Beans 
all Summer. This collection is made up of 
standard varieties, selected to give a continu- 
ous supply of garden Beans throughout the 
season. 
Bountiful. Green. Plant for early. 
Green Pod Stringless. Green. Plant for 
main crop. 
Pencil Pod Black Wax. Plant for early. 
Sure Crop Wax. Plant for medium early. 
Plant Snap Beans after all danger of frost 
is past. They were formerly called string 
beans, but that is in the past, as all are string- 
less. You can have a large yield from a smail 
plot. The green varieties are becoming more 
popular. 
Bean, Fordhook Bush Lima 
BUSH LIMAS 
The Bush Lima is more easily grown than the tall, and is earlier and more eco- 
nomical of space but the Pole Limas yield better. Lima Beans require even more 
heat than other Beans. They should not be planted until the ground is thoroughly 
warmed. Bush Limas should be sown on good garden soil in 244 to 3 feet rows, 
3 to 6 inches apart, eye down, cover 1 inch. 1 lb. will plant 75 feet, 1 bu. to the 
acre (60 lbs.). Do not brush against Bean foliage when wet. 
Prices on Limas unless otherwise noted, are as follows: 
Pkt. 15c., 14 Ib. 35c., Ib. 60c., 5 Ibs. $2.75, 10 Ibs. $5.00 
Burpee’s Improved Bush. 75 days. This strain of Burpee’s Bush Lima has 
beans of larger size and deeper green color than the old strain and the vines are 
more true to the bush. forms with fewer runners. The beans are both larger 
and thicker than the old form and the pods are also larger. Pods 4% to 5 in. 
long, 114 in. wide, 8% in. thick. Usually contain four large, thick beans. 
Fordhook U. S. 242 Bush Lima. All American Bronze Medal Winner. A 
new, heavy yielding strain of Fordhook. The result of careful breeding work 
by the Department of Agriculture. Stands hot, dry weather better than Ford- 
hook. Pods uniform and filled with three or four plump, thick beans of finest 
quality. 9 
Fordhook Bush. 70 days. Outstanding Bush Lima for home or market produc- 
ing a very heavy crop with large, fat pods in clusters of from five to eight. 
POLE LIMAS 
How to Grow Pole Lima Beans 
Pole Lima Beans are easily grown in any rich, well-drained garden soil. Should 
be given support, the most frequently used being rough poles, spaced 3 to 4 feet 
apart each way. Sow seeds when soil has become warm; put 6 to 8 seeds (prefer- 
ably with the eyes down) around each pole, cover with 2 inches of fine soil, and 
firm to assist germination. When plants are well started, thin so that three or four 
of the strongest remain to a pole. A packet will plant 10 poles, 1 1b. for 50 poles. 
Small plantings may be made along a fence or trellis, putting several beans 1 foot 
apart, later thinning to one strong plant. 
One pound will plant 75 to 100 hills 
Pkt. 15c., 14 Ib. 35c., Ib. 60c., 5 Ibs. $2.75, 10 Ibs. $5.00 
King of the Garden. 88 days. The best-known and most popular. Its flat, 
curved pods are 6 to 7 in. long and contain 3 to 5 large, tender, flat Beans. 
Very productive. 
Seibert’s Early Lima. 80 days. Early and dependably productive for home, 
market garden and for canning. Pods 5 in. long, 14% in. wide, % in. thick. 
Seeds large, thick; white. 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS 
One packet will produce about 75 plants 
Long Island Improved. An American 
variety grown for American conditions. 
This strain will produce dense clusters of 
sprouts of good size and exceptional qual- 
ity. Sure to mature before frost. Pkt. 10c., 
oz. 50c., 4 Ib. $1.75. 
Broccoli, Italian Green 
CHICORY 
Witloof or French Endive. The stalks when 
Magee are used for salad. Pkt. 10c., 
oz. 75c. 
COLLARDS 
Georgia Southern or Creole. Non-heading 
form of the Cabbage family very generally 
grown for greens in home and market gar- 
dens in the South. Plant 2 to 8 ft. tall, 
erect, spreading and with numerous large 
leaves; forms at the top a loose cluster or 
head of tender leaves. Pkts. 10c., oz. 25c. 
CORN SALAD, or FETTICUS 
One ounce will sow 150 feet of drill 
Large-seeded. The most popular variety 
grown. Pkt. 10c., oz. 50c., 14 Ib. $1.50. 
CRESS, or PEPPERGRASS 
One ounce will sow 150 feet of drill 
Upland, or Broadleaved Winter. A gar- 
den substitute for Watercress; crisp, tender 
and perfectly hardy. Pkt. 10c., oz. 35c., 
4 |b. $1.00. 
True Watercress. Water Cress requires a 
stream of running water, ditch or pond, in 
which it will grow without care, except at 
first keeping weeds from interfering with it. 
Pkt. 10c., oz. $1.00. ° 
