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 
rew 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 
and blight, very productive. 
Plants produce long, thick, heavy 
shoots with tips firm and tightly 
folded. The stalks are a dark 
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 
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. 
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 21% ft. apart, cover- 
ing the seed 1% 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 WONDER 
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. 
green, delicious in flavor, 
14 
Idaho Grown 
Stringless 
Snap Beans 
Giant Stringless Green Pod Bean 
TENDERGREEN 
VEGETABLE SEEDS 
Asparagus Roots 
54 Days—A bean of unusual merit, bearing a heavy os 
crop of early beans and remarkable for both heavy — 
yield and delicious quality. Valuable for home and 
market 
long, 
GIANT STRINGLESS GREEN POp 
54 Days—Very desirable for home, market garden- 
ers, canning and shipping. Pods round, medium 
green, 6 ins. long, fairl 
fleshy and entirely stringless. 
_ STREAMLINER 
gardeners. Pods round, light green, 5% ins. 
straight, fleshy, tender and strictly stringless, ; 
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50 Days—A snap bean with white seeds. Ideal for 7 
home and market gardening. Pods flat, 8 to 
long, entirely stringless and almost fiberless, a 
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