Seed Racks at McArdle’s are loaded with all kinds of flower 
and vegetable seeds. Come in and make your own selections. 
Asparagus 
Plant as early in the spring as the soil can be prepared. Dig 
a trench a foot wide and as deep; put in several inches of de- 
composed stable manure or use 5 pounds of a complete fer- 
tilizer and 10 pounds of hydrated lime for each 50-foot row. 
Cover fertilizer with soil and set the roots 8 inches below the 
surface of the trench. Space them 18 inches apart, with 3 feet 
between rows. Cover roots with several inches of soil and firm 
each root well; as the shoots grow, the trench can be filled in 
with soil The secret with Asparagus is abundant fertility. 
Mary Washington. Thick, dark green shoots with pur- 
plish tips. Grows rapidly. The favorite variety all over 
the country. Best results come from planting three-year- 
all over the country. Best results come from planting 
three-year-old roots in early spring. $7.00 per 100. 
We also offer 2-year-old roots at $5.00 per 100. 
Artichoke 
Plant early in a greenhouse or hotbed. Set outside in May 
in rows 3 feet apart, space 2 feet apart in the row. Mulch in 
winter. Plants usually bear the second year. The flower buds 
are eaten boiled or raw. 
260 Green Globe. Pkt. 25 cts.; 3 pkts. 65 cts. 
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Grow Your Own Vegetables 
THOSE FRESH FROM YOUR GARDEN TASTE THE BEST 
Beans, Green-Pod 
Plant after danger of frost has passed, and prepare the soil 
well. Sow in short rows at intervals of two weeks for a con- 
tinuous supply. Set seed 144 inches deep, 3 inches apart, 
with at least 2 feet between rows. Gather Beans only when 
foliage is dry, for contact with wet foliage caused disease to 
spread. Spray both sides of foliage with rotenone to check 
Mexican bean beetle. 1 pound will plant 100 feet of row. 
608 Asgrow Stringless Black Valentine. 51 days. 
Pods are long, oval, somewhat curved and entirely with- 
out strings. Plants bear an early crop. Pkt. 20 cts.; 
Vélb. 35 cts.; Ib. 65 cts.; 5 Ibs. $3.00. 
536 Bountiful. 48 days. A heavy yielder, and one of the 
earliest. The flat, light green pods are 61% to 7 inches 
long, in clusters, and absolutely stringless. This is a 
top-notch variety for the home garden. Pkt. 20 cts.; 
Lélb. 35 cts.; Ib. 60 cts.; 5 Ibs. $2.75. 
542 Burpee’s Stringless Green-pod. 49 days. Thick, 
round, dark green pods 5 inches long, that are brittle 
and tender. Very early and productive. A standard for 
many years. Pkt. 20 cts.; M4Ib. 35 cts.; Ib. 55 cts.; 
5 Ibs. $2.50. 
594 Streamliner. 55 days. This new Bean is among the 
most productive of the bush types. It will continue 
[bearing when other varieties have ceased. The quality 
is excellent; stringless, fleshy and has round to flat straight 
pods. Makes a good dry Bean for baking. Pkt. 20 cts.; 
Jelb. 35 cts.; Ib. 65 cts.; 5 Ibs. $3.00. 
587A Tendergreen. 53 days. Round tender pods 6 to 7 
inches long, meaty and tender. Fine flavor and free from 
strings. Early and continues for a long season. Excellent 
for freezing. Pkt. 20 cts.; lb. 35 cts.; Ib. 65 cts.; 5 Ibs. 
$3.00. 
587B Topcrop. 51 days. Gold Medal Winner for 1950. 
Round green pods, slightly curved. Flesh thick, entirely 
stringless and without fiber. Pkt. 25 cts.; Mlb. 40 cts.; 
Ib. 70 cts.; 5 Ibs. $3.25. 
603 The Prince. 53 days. A new exhibition variety. A 
first prize winner at the Greenwich Flower Show for 
several years. Stringless, meaty, extra-long pods of 
fine flavor. Also good for growing under glass. Pkt. 
35 cts.; lb. 75 cts.; Ib. $1.25. 
Beans, Wax 
543 Golden Wax Topnotch. 52 days. Broad, flat yellow 
pods 5 inches long, straight and brittle. Pods are borne 
well off the ground, early in the season. %lb. 40 cts.; 
Ib. 70 cts.; 5 Ibs. $3.25. 
605 Sure-crop Wax. 53 days. Thick, brittle, deep yellow 
pods profusely produced. Very good flavor, always 
stringless, and most attractive in appearance. Plants 
are strong, upright, and bear a good crop. Pkt. 25 cts.; 
Vb. 35 cts.; Ib. 65 cts.; 5 Ibs. $3.00. 
Pole Beans 
Plant in hills, 5 or 6 seeds to a hill, and leaving 3 feet be- 
tween hills. Put 9-foot poles in place before planting. In- 
sects require same treatment as those on Bush Beans. 
592 Kentucky Wonder. 85 days. Stringless, meaty, 
7 to 9-inch green pods, thick but tender and brittle. The 
light brown seeds may be used as shell Beans, for they 
have a good flavor. Pkt. 25 cts.; Mlb. 35 cts.; Ib. 60 cts. 
593 Kentucky Wonder Wax. 65 days. One of the best 
pole wax Beans. Long, thick, flat pods. Prolific bearer 
until frost. Pkt. 30 cts.; lb. 45 cts.; Ib. 75 cts. 
589 Scarlet Runner. The green fleshy pods are 6 inches 
long, with strings. Often grown for ornamental use be- 
cause of its scarlet flowers, but possesses as good a flavor 
as any other Bean. It makes an ideal climbing vine. 
Pkt. 25 cts.; 4b. 40 cts.; Ib. 70 cts. 
601 Worcester Special (Italian Pole Bean). 88 days. 
Long pods filled with large seeds used as shell Beans. 
Pkt. 20 cts.; 4b. 35 cts.; Ib. 65 cts. 
Fava Beans 
589 Broad Windsor. One of the best of these broad Beans. 
Should be planted early for best results. Used like Lima 
Beans. Pkt. 20 cts.; lb. 35 cts.; Ib. 65 cts. 
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Lima Beans, Bush 
Grow best in rich soil. Plant after frost danger, when soil 
is warm. Set seed Ee: inches deep, and make sure eye of seed 
is down. Space seed 3 inches apart and later thin seedlings to 
6 inches, with 214 feet between rows. For insect pests, see 
Bush Beans. 1 pound will plant 100 feet of row. 
610 Baby Potato. 70 days. A first-class new sort pro- 
ducing small pods filled with small Beans of fine flavor. 
Strong plant. Excellent for home gardens. Pkt. 15 cts.; 
VéIb. 40 cts.; Ib. 70 cts.; 5 Ibs. $3.25. 
539 Burpee’s Improved Bush. 73 days. Broad thick 
pods contaiing 4 or 5 meaty Beans. Vigorous, pro- 
ductive plants about 20 inches tall; heavy yielder. 
Pkt. 25 cts.; 44Ib. 40 cts.; Ib. 70 cts.; 5 Ibs. $3.25. 
537 Fordhook Bush. 75 days. The standard variety, 
long and widely planted. Pods usually hold four large 
Beans that keep their dark green color until fully ripe. 
Bushes are about 2 feet high, very vigorous, and produce 
a heavy crop for a month or more. Pkt. 25 cts.; 4%lb. 
40 cts.; Ib. 70 cts.; 5 Ibs. $3.25. 
609 Fordhook 242. 75 days. New. All-America Bronze 
Medal Winner. A heavy yielder of medium-sized pods 
of good eating quality; excellent for freezing. Pkt. 
25 cts.; 4b. 40 cts.; Ib. 75 cts.; 5 Ibs. $3.50. 
607 Henderson’s Bush. 70 days. The “Baby Lima” 
seeds are small, flat, and borne 3 or 4 to a pod. Early; 
excellent quality. Pkt. 20 cts.; Ib. 35 cts.; Ib. 60 cts.; 
5 Ibs. $2.75. 
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