BEANS 
Prices quoted on Beans are prepaid in 
quantities up to 5 pounds to the First and 
Second Zones. Larger quantities shipped at 
purchaser’s expense. 
Every garden should have Beans, among 
the finest of all vegetables. They are appe- 
tizing, rich in vitamins, and delicious fresh, 
canned, or dried. Bush or Snap Beans grow 
quickly and yield heavily. The Pole type is 
the heaviest yielder over a long period. 
Plant 90 pounds per acre; 2 pounds 
for a 100-foot row 
A rich, sandy loam suits Beans to perfec- 
tion. Toward the end of April, or still better, 
in May, sowings may be made and may be 
repeated every two weeks until August. Have 
the rows about 2 feet apart. Sow quite thinly 
in the row and about 2 inches deep, thinning 
out to stand 4 to 6 inches apart in the rows. 
MICHELL’S DWARF BEANS 
Haricors Nains (Fr.) BuscHBoHNEN (Ger.) 
Facinotr Nani (Ital.) 
Green-podded Varieties 
Bountiful. 53 days. Flat-podded, 
stringless, tender and a prolific bearer. 
Pkt. 15c.; 4b. 35c.; Ib. 60c.; 5 Ibs. $2.75. 
Early Red Valentine. 52 days. An extra- 
early variety, maturing a crop in 40 to 50 
days. Pods 5 to 6 inches long, round, thick, 
tender, and of good quality. Pkt. 15c.; 
Yb. 35c.; Ib. 60c.; 5 Ibs. $2.75. 
Giant Stringless. 53 days. Vigorous 
grower and a great producer of large, round 
pods, from 544 to 644 inches long. Pkt. 
15c.; Yb. 35c.; Ib. 60c.; 5 Ibs. $2.75. 
ASPARAGUS 
AspERGE (Fr.) | SPARGEL (Ger.) 
Sparacio (Ital.) 
Sow 5 pounds per acre for roots, or 
1 ounce to 50 feet 
A well-cared-for Asparagus bed improves 
with age and lasts for many years. It may be 
established from seed, but much time is saved 
by planting roots. Seeds should be sown 
thinly in early spring in rows 1 to 2 feet apart. 
Thin out the weakest plants so the remainder 
will be 4inches apart. When one or two years 
old, transplant in the permanent bed in rows 
3 feet apart, setting the roots 1 to 14% feet 
ae from where it can be cut three years 
ater. 
Giant Washington. A rust-resisting va- 
riety with long, stout, dark green spears 
with a rich purple tinge. Pkt. 15c.; oz. 35c.; 
Yb. 90c.; lb. $1.50; Ib. $2.50. 
Paradise. New. Commercial growers claim 
this to be far superior to the Washington 
types. Pkt. 25c.; 0z. 75c.; Yb. $2.25; lb. 
$4.25; Ib. $6.00. 
Asparagus Roots 
Ready about March 20 for spring planting 
The two-year roots usually produce two 
years after planting. Our stock is especially 
fine in quality. 
Giant Washington. 2-yr. roots, 25, $1.50; 
50, $2.75; 100, $4.00; 1000, $30.00. 
Paradise. 25, $2.00; 50, $3.50; 100, $6.00. 
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CHANGES 
Contender. 54 days. A recent introduction 
with resistance to common Bean mosaic 
and powdery mildew. Pods are dark green 
in color, more round curved and longer 
than Black Valentine. Plant is moderately 
vigorous and hardy under adverse con- 
ditions and has shown very high yields 
with a wide range of adaptation. Pkt. 15c.s 
VIb. 50c.; Ib. 90c.; 5 Ibs. $4.00. Y 
Keystonian. 52 days. Honorable Mention, 
1944 All-America Selections. Pods are 5 to 
61% inches long, round, straight, stringless 
and of superb quality, making it suitable for 
canning, freezing, and home use. Pkt. 15c.; 
Ylb. 35c.; Ib. 60c.; 5 Ibs. $2.75. 
Longreen. 52 days. This new variety is an 
improved strain of the popular Tender- 
green Bean, the pods average an inch 
longer and it is a heavier producer. They 
are the same _ attractive type—round, 
stringless and fiberless. Pkt. 15c.; Yolb. 
35c.; Ib. 60c.; 5 Ibs. $2.75. 
Masterpiece. 50 to 55 days. The leader 
among early greenhouse forcing varieties. 
Pods 7 x 34 x 7 inch. Light silvery green, 
straight, flat, almost entirely stringless and 
fibreless. Fine texture. Pkt. 15c.; lb. 
40c.; Ib. 70c.; 5 Ibs. $3.25. 
Ranger. 56 days. Bronze Medal, 1947 All- 
America Selections. An entirely new va- 
riety distinguished by its unusual habit of 
growth, disease resistance and high yield. 
Plant is of Refugee type, vigorous and 
prolific, resistant to common mosaic and 
downy mildew. Pods are silvery green, 
round, straight and stringless, largely con- 
centrated in the crown of the plant. Pkt. 
15c.; |b. 35c.; Ib. 60c.; 5 Ibs. $2.75. 
Rival. 53 days. A very high-quality, pro- 
lific strain developed by the U. S. Depart- 
ment of Agriculture. It is resistant to 
most of the common Bean diseases. Pods 
are 61% inches long, round, straight, thick 
and meaty. Pkt. 15c.; 4b. 40c.; Ib. 75c.; 
5 Ibs. $3.50. 
Stringless Black Valentine. 49 days. An 
improvement over the old strain of Black 
Valentine. Pods long and slender, semi- 
round, and stringless. Pkt. 15c.; Mlb. 
35c.; Ib. 60c.; 5 Ibs. $2.75. 
Stringless Green-Pod. 50 days. Round- 
podded sort that is early, prolific, and a 
continuous bearer. Pods 5 to 6 inches 
long, very meaty. Even when the pods 
become quite old they retain their 
stringless qualities. Pkt. 15c.; lb. 
35c.; Ib. 60c.; 5 Ibs. $2.75. 
Supergreen. 58 days. Bronze Medal, 1948 
AlJ-America Selections. Compared with 
Tendergreen the pods are longer and more 
slender, 644 to 7 inches long, slim, smooth 
dark green and stringless. Plants are up- 
right with fairly concentrated pod set. 
Pkt. 15c.; 4%Ib. 40c.; Ib. 75c.; 5 Ibs. $3.50. 
GTA» VEGETABLE SEEDS 
Green-podded Beans, continued 
Tendergreen. 52 days. An early stringless 
variety with round pods at least 6 inches 
long. Ready for use 52 days after sowing. 
Pkt. 15c.; 4b. 35c.; Ib. 60c.; 5 Ibs. $2.75. 
Topcrop. 50 days. Gold Medal, 1950 All- 
America Selections. The most prolific high- 
quality Bean to be developed by the U.S. 
Department of Agriculture. It is immune 
to common Bean mosaic and other dis- 
eases. The vigorous plants grow 16 inches 
high with 23-inch spread, well branched, 
with large leaves. The slender, medium 
green pods are 54% to 6 inches long, 
straight, round, smooth, entirely string- 
less and without fiber. An excellent va- 
riety for the home gardener. Pkt. 20c.; 
Yb. 50c.; Ib. 90c.; 5 Ibs. $4.00. 
Yellow-podded Varieties 
Cherokee (Valentine Wax). 50 days. A 
new wax variety developed by the U. S. 
Department of Agriculture for its excellent 
productivity, quality and tolerance to 
Bean diseases. Plant is large and erect. 
The oval-shaped pods are 6 inches long, 
bright golden-yellow, tender and stringless 
at all stages. Pkt. 15c.; W4lb. 40c.; |b. 
75c.; 5 Ibs. $3.50. 
Improved Rustproof Golden Wax. 
Rust- resistant. 51 days. Vigorous 
grower. One of the best of the Wax 
Beans. Pods flat, medium length, good 
quality. Pkt. 15c.; 4lb. 35c.; Ib. 60c.; 
5 Ibs. $2.75. 
Pencil-Pod Black Wax. 55 days. A round- 
podded, hardy, very early sort that is en- 
tirely stringless. Pkt. 15c.; Mlb. 35c.; 
Ib. 60c.; 5 Ibs. $2.75. 
Round-Podded Kidney Wax. 58 days. 
Rust-resistant. Vigorous grower with fleshy, 
stringless pods. Pkt. 15c.; Mlb. 40c.; ik. 
75c.; 5 Ibs. $3.50. 
Sure-Crop Stringless Wax. 53 days. Very 
productive, hardy and may be plante 
early. Long, thick, flat pods of excellent 
quality. Pkt. 15c.; lb. 35c.; Ib. 60c.; 
5 Ibs. $2.75. 
Dwarf Varieties of Shell Beans 
FOR WINTER USE 
These are always useful for soups, baked 
beans, etc. They can be used in the green 
state, like other sorts, when picked very 
young. Plant when ground is warm in spring 
and up to July 1, in rows 2 feet apart, Beans 
3 inches apart in the row. 
Boston Navy or Pea. 93 days. Snow white 
variety of small size. Pkt. 15c.; lb. 35:7 
Ib. 60c.; 5 Ibs. $2.75. 
Long-Pod Broad or Fava. 75 days. An 
English Bean used in the dry state, shelled. 
Plant in rows about 3 feet apart, 8 inches 
apart in the row. Pkt. 15c.; Mlb. 35c.5 
Ib. 60c.; 5 Ibs. $2.75. 
French Dwarf Horticultural. 54 days. 
One of the best early Shell Beans. Thick, 
flat, stringless pods colored red and green; 
Beans large, round, and speckled. Pkt. 
15c.; Ib. 40c.; Ib. 70c.; 5 Ibs. $3.25. 
Red Kidney. 95 days. Pods long, kidney- 
shaped, light red. Pkt. 15c.; Yalb. 35c.; 
Ib. 60c.; 5 Ibs. $2.75. 
White Marrow. 100 days. Larger than 
Boston Navy Bean and extensively plant 
for shelling for winter or for using In the 
green state. Pkt. 15c.; Mlb. 35c.; Ib. 60c.; 
5 Ibs. $2.75. 
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