QUALITY SEEDS FOR THE HOME GARDEN 1 
ASPARAGUS SEED AND ROOTS 
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You can grow your own asparagus roots by 
sowing seed early in the spring. Asparagus 
seed germinates slowly and we find it a good 
practice to sow a few radish seeds to mark the 
row making earlier cultivation possible. 
We usually speak of an asparagus bed; how- 
ever, for the family garden a row or two along 
one side is preferable to a bed. The roots 
should be set 12 to 15 inches apart in a trench 
8 to 10 inches deep and wide enough so the 
roots can be spread out evenly around the 
crown. Cover with 2 inches of soil and pack 
tightly. Gradually fill the trench as the plants 
grow. Rotted manure or fertilizer may be 
used in the bottom of trench. Rows should 
be 4 feet apart. 
SENECA WASHINGTON ASPARAGUS 
ROOTS: Our asparagus roots are extra 
large, of the highest quality and are freshly 
dug before shipping to you. With strong, 
freshly dug Seneca Washington roots, pro- 
ductive beds are established quicker than 
with ordinary Washington strains. 
No. 1, ONE YEAR ROOTS: Doz. $1.45; 50 
roots $3.55; 100 roots $6.10 prepaid; 500 
roots $17.60; 1,000 roots $34.10, not prepaid. 
Late years the seed corn maggot has been the cause of many 
poor stands of beans. This is a tiny maggot that lives in the soil 
and eats the first leaves as the bean sprouts with the result that 
the bean plant does not come up or is so damaged that it does not 
grow normally. Shallow planting in warm, moist soil insures a 
1 oz. should produce 250 roots 
*5 SENECA WASHINGTON: A new strain of 
Washington developed on our farms by 
selecting high producing plants of Mary 
Washington, testing these for yield, size of 
shoot, and uniformity. From these a male 
and female were selected as the best in the 
group and crossed to produce Seneca Wash- 
ington. Seneca Washington is more vigor- 
ous than other varieties, as resistant to dis- 
ease as its parents, and shoots are large, 
green with purple compact tips. Seneca 
Washington produces a larger root and 
some marketable size asparagus can be cut 
year following setting. Pkt. 25¢; oz. 80¢. 
“Your Seneca Washington Asparagus is ‘way 
ahead’ of competitors’ roots in this area.” 
Oct. 95 1951 Fred Wickert 
Gilboa, N. Y. 
“AERO” CYANAMID: A fertilizer for aspar- 
agus that also controls weeds. Apply at the 
rate of 1 lb. to 30 ft. of row. Lb. 25¢; 5 
Ibs. 75¢, prepaid. Descriptive folder will be 
mailed on request. 
Please read carefully shipping instructions 
concerning plants and nursery stock on our 
order blank before ordering. 
BEANS 
quick come-up and a minimum amount of damage. 
New disease resistant beans are being introduced 
practically every year. We recommend that you 
try these new varieties but until you are sure 
that they are as good quality, you had better 
plant Tendergreen as your main crop. 
*10 TENDERGREEN: 53 days. We believe 
that the long, round, tender, stringless 
Tendergreen still stands at the top of the 
list as a green bush bean both for the table 
and for freezing. We suggest making small 
plantings every 2 or 3 weeks to have fresh 
beans all summer. Pkt. 25¢; 14 lb. 50¢; Ib. 
80¢; 2 lbs. $1.55. 
“Your catalogue is fine, but what sells me is 
the excellence of your seeds.” 
May 10, 1951 Leonard Goodale 
33 N. 5th Ave. Ilion, N. Y. 
GREEN BUSH SNAP BEANS 
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Pkt. will plant 20 ft. row; a pound 150 ft. 
13 CONTENDER: 54 days. Developed by the 
U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Contender is 
resistant to common bean mosaic and 
powdery mildew. Pods are extra long — 514 
to 7 in., oval, dark green, meaty, slightly 
curved, smooth, attractive and fine’ quality. 
Pkt. 25¢; 1% lb. 50¢; lb. 85¢; 2 lbs. $1.65. 
15 FULLGREEN: 51 days. A new variety 
from the U. S. Dept. of Agriculture that is 
the most resistant to bacterial blight of any 
garden type bean thus far available. Pods 
are very straight, 5 in. long, round, very 
dark green and almost wholly free of fiber. 
Pkt. 20¢; 14 Ib. 45¢; lb. 70¢; 2 Ibs. $1.35. 
16 SUPERGREEN: 55 days. All-America 
Winner in 1949. Pods are round, smooth, 
slim, 514-6 in., tender and of high quality. 
Plants 15 inches, heavy yielding. A good 
canning and freezing variety. Pkt. 25¢; 1% 
Ib. 50¢; Ib. 85¢; 2 Ibs. $1.65. 
“With Seneca 60 for an early corn, there is no 
further need for a small-eared corn. Plant that, 
then Seneca Arrow and Seneca Chief and when 
it’s ready there is none superior. Our neighbors 
say the corn is delicious.” 
Sept. 1, 1951 Harold S. Knapp 
Marcellus, N. Y. 
One year roots of Seneca Washington are as large 
as many two year roots of other varieties. John 
Robson says, “Seneca Washington set this spring 
may be lightly cut next year.” 
“Compared to the regular Washington variety, 
the new crowns of Seneca Washington were much 
fleshier. Growth made by this new variety ap- 
pears greatly superior to regular Washington.” 
Kentucky Agr. Experiment Station, 
Aug. 20, 1951 Lexington, Kentucky 
DDT controls leaf-hoppers that feed on young bean leaves turn- 
ing them brown and stunting the plant. 
Mexican bean beetles. Watch undersides of bean leaves in June; 
at first sign of young beetles or their orange colored eggs, dust 
undersides thoroughly with Rotenone (see page 35). 
Rotenone controls 
Bean mosaic causes a mottling and crinkling of 
the leaves. This reduces yield and quality of the 
beans. Topcrop is one of the more popular va- 
rieties among the disease resistant group. 
*11 TOPCROP: 50 days. All-America Winner 
1950. Resistant to common bean mosaic. 
Pods 514-6 inches long, round, fine quality. 
Heavy yielding but does not remain in 
edible condition as long as Tendergreen. 
Pkt. 25¢; 1% Ib. 50¢; Ib. 85¢; 2 Ibs. $1.65. 
“Longred, I think, is one of the finest tomatoes 
that has ever been produced.” 
Mar. 30, 1951 Joe H. Morgan, Winona, Miss. 
* Indicates Varieties that we Personally Consider to be the Best for the Home Garden. 
FOR OTHER COMMERCIAL VARIETIES AND LARGER QUANTITIES SEE PAGES 30 TO 34. 
