VEGETABLE SEEDS 
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 
row in light rich soil. Cultivate 
frequently. Transplant to their 
permanent bed the following 
Spring, setting the plants as de- 
seribed 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 
Asparagus Roots 
50 Roots Required for 100 Ft. 
3445 Roots per Acre 
Culture—Deep loamy soil, thor- 
oughly cultivated and heavily 
manured is required for a perma- 
nent bed. Roots should be plant- 
ed as early in the Spring as the 
ground can be worked, spacing 
them 18 inches apart in rows 3 
feet or more apart. Spread the 
roots out evenly and level. Cover 
with 2 inches of earth. Each 
Spring work in a heavy dressing 
of well-rotted manure and fol- 
low 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 2% 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 ea 
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. 
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green, delicious in flavor. 
14 
' Snap Beans 
Idaho Grown 
Stringless 
Giant Stringless Green Pod Bean 
TENDERGREEN 
54 Days—A bean of unusual merit, bearing a heavy 
crop of early beans and remarkable for both heavy 
yield and delicious quality. Valuable for home and 
market gardeners. Pods round, light green, 5% ins. 
long, straight, fleshy, tender and strictly stringless, 
GIANT STRINGLESS GREEN POD 
54 Days—Very desirable for home, market garden- 
ers, canning and shipping. Pods round, medium 
green, 6 ins. long, fairly straight, brittle, very 
fleshy and entirely stringless. 
CONTENDER 
51 Days—Resistant to common bean mosaic Se 
powdery mildew. Pods plump oval to off-round, 
dark green, 6 ins. long and stringless. High yields, 
fine for home and market. 
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