GROW VEGETABLES 
Meet the problem of increased food prices by planting a home garden. 
Know the pleasure of growing plants and the goodness of fresh vegetables 
from your own land. Our 1951 catalogue has been re-designed to offer 
more cultural directions, and varieties especially recommended are printed 
in heavy type. 
All-America Selections 
For a number of years seeds of new vegetables and flowers have been tried out in 
plots well-segregated across the length and breadth of the country, votes being cast 
for the most worthwhile entries. These All-America Selections we consider to be very 
commendable—and have noted selected varieties in italics. 
ARTICHOKES 
101 Globe Artichokes, Large Green. 
Cynara Scolymus. A _thistle-like plant 
that produces large, edible flower buds 
with a flavor similar to freshly picked peas. 
The buds are usually boiled but may be 
served raw. Sow indoors and transplant 
in 3-foot rows with 2 to 3 feet between 
plants. Mulching will usually protect 
them during the winter, and a first crop 
may be expected the second year. 
Pkt. 25c, 3 pkts. 65c, oz. $1.50. 
102 Jerusalem Artichokes. Heli- 
anthus tuberosus. A plant occasionally 
grown for its single, deep yellow, daisy-like 
flowers, but more commonly for the edible 
tubers. The plants reach a height of 
about 3 to 4 feet and should be set in rows 
3 feet apart, allowing a foot between 
plants. 
Lb. 50c, 5 Ibs. $1.75, 25 lbs. $7.50, 
100 Ibs. $25. 
Transportation on tubers not prepaid. 
START A PERMANENT 
ASPARAGUS BED 
From Roots 
A plot 8 by 50 feet will take 100 roots—enough for 
an ordinary family. Work under manure or humus 
and General Garden Fertilizer, then dig trenches 
18 inches apart, a foot deep and a foot wide. AI- 
Iow 18 inches between plants in the trenches, 
spreading the roots outward and downward, cover- 
ing about 6 inches. As the plants grow, gradually 
fill the trenches to the surface. Allow the plants to 
grow two full seasons before cutting. 
Mary Washington. *% Rust resistant and 
vigorous. Colossal, dark green shoots 
with a purple overtone. 
107 Large 2-year crowns: 25 for $1.50, 
100 for $5.50, 1000 for $50. 
108 3-year crowns for forcing: 25 
for $2, 100 for $7.50, 1000 for $70. 
109 Paradise. y An excellent variety; 
heavy producer of very large stalks. 
2-year roots: 25 for $2, 100 for $7.50, 
1000 for $70. 
Purchaser pays transportation on 
asparagus roots. 
From Seed 
Asparagus may be grown from seed, but three 
years are required before a crop can be harvested. 
One ounce of seed sows 100 feet of drill. Plants 
should stand 12 inches apart. 
106 Mary Washington. ~*% 
Seed: Pkt. 15c, oz. 35c, 
Ib. $2.25. 
i4lb. 95c, 
BUSH BEANS 
Allow a pound of seed for 100 feet of row. Place the 
seeds 2 to 3 inches apart in drills 2 inches deep. 
The rows should be about 114 feet apart. Culti- 
vate frequently but always when plants and land 
are dry. Thin to 4 to 5 inches between plants. 
A 10 to 25-foot row should be planted every two 
weeks, starting about May 1 and continuing until 
August 10. A 25-foot row should yield 25 pounds 
or more of snap beans. 
Follow-up crops: For succession cropping, beans 
may follow or be followed by lettuce, turnips, beets, 
cabbage or onions. 
GREEN SNAP BEANS 
110 BOUNTIFUL. An old favorite of 
northern and eastern markets and one 
of the best beans for the home garden 
and for shipping. Pods are flat, wide, 
fleshy, brittle and tender, with delicious 
flavor. Without strings if gathered when 
no more than 414 inches long. 47 days to | 
maturity. 
Pkt. 15c, lb. 35c, Ib. 65c, 5 Ibs. $3. 
114 Longreen. All-America Selection. 
Very early and resembles Tendergreen 
but is considered a defimite improve- 
ment on this type bean. Pods are nearly 
7 inches long, darker color, round, neat, 
stringless and of excellent quality. Plants 
erect and very vigorous. 48 days. 
Pkt. 15c, 14lb. 40c, lb. 75c, 5 Ibs. $3.50. 
115 Plentiful. All-America Bronze 
Medal. The best flat-podded variety 
now offered. The husky plants yield 
7-inch pods that are medium green, brittle, 
fairly straight, stringless and of distinctive 
flavor. Very desirable for home and 
market gardens. 50 days. 
1plb. 35c, lb. 65c, 5 Ibs. $3. 
Paradise Asparagus 
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If you have ahome freezer 
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Starred varieties of vegetables are 
especially adapted to quick freezing. 
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Tendergreen Bean 
116 Ranger. >» All-America Bronze 
Medal. As its name implies, plants 
have a characteristic spreading, _ half- 
runner habit of growth and are disease 
resistant. Ranger yields a heavy crop of 
excellent beans for immediate home use, 
for canning or freezing. Pods are 5 inches 
Jong, round, mostly straight, stringless and 
medium green. Matures in 56 days. 
Pkt. 20c, 14lb. 45c, lb. 85c, 5 Ibs. $4. 
118 Stringless Black Valentine. »* 
Particularly good for shipping. Color 
and texture are retained long after the 
beans are harvested. Yields a heavy crop 
of stringless, green, pencil-shaped, thick 
beans with excellent flavor. 53 days. 
VAlb. 35c, lb. 65c, 5 Ibs. $3. 
119 Stringless Green-Pod. »% An old 
favorite, definitely:improved through years 
of selection. Plants are bushy and pro- 
ductive. Pods are nearly round, slightly 
curved, without strings or fiber. 53 days. 
Iplb. 35c, lb. 65c, 5 Ibs. $3. 
137 Stringless Refugee. »% A favorite 
canning variety, also recommended for 
freezing and pickling when pods are 
' small. Five-inch pods are medium green, 
without strings, round, fleshy, brittle and 
fe grained. Plants are large and very 
productive. 70 days to edible stage. 
YAlb. 35c, lb. 65c, 5 Ibs. $3. 
