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Aallawells California VEGETABLE SEEDS 
ASPARAGUS 
Sow seeds early in spring in drills 2 feet apart 
and when well started thin out to 3 inches 
apart. When one year old transplant into per- 
manent beds. 
PARADISE—Produces more high quality aspar- 
agus than any other variety ond is considered 
one of the best for freezing. Cut the tips every 
day during cutting season. It is early and will 
produce a good crop one year from planting 
the roots or 2 years from seed. 
Pkt. 15; oz. 75e; Y4 lb. $2.25. 
ARTICHOKE 
Sow any time the weather is favorable, prefer- 
ably in March or April. Transplant when 6 
inches high in rows 5 feet apart, and 4 feet 
between the plants. Save offsets from best 
plants for new supply, as artichokes never 
come true from seed and some will be inferior. 
LARGE GREEN GLOBE. Pkt. 25c; oz. $1.50. 
BEANS 
Plant bush beans in rows 2 feet apart about 
4 inches apart in the row. Pole varieties are 
best planted in rows and staked with a pole 
to stand 6 feet out of the ground. A packet 
will plant about 25 feet of row, 1 pound about 
150 feet. Bush beans: 40 lbs. per acre; pole: 
30 Ibs. 
DWARF BUSH 
Pkt. 20c; Y2 lb. 45c; lb. 75c; 
5 lbs. $3.00 
BOUNTIFUL — One of the best home garden 
beans. Plants are large, thrifty and _ prolific, 
bearing fleshy, light green pods about 7 inches 
long. They are stringless and of fine quality. 
BROAD WINDSOR, LONG POD (Fava)—A fine 
variety for shelling when green. Pods are very 
long and the beans green and tender; endures 
frost. 
DWARF HORTICULTURAL (Italian Bush Bean) 
—Green beans in 53 days, and mature for 
green shelling in 60 days. Pods are dark green 
and stringless at the snap stage, becoming 
splashed with carmine later. 
EDIBLE SOYBEANS—This new edible soybean 
is very prolific and most desirable as a green 
shell bean. About 90 days. 
IMPROVED GOLDEN WAX —Long, straight, 
creamy-yellow pods of fine flavor; ready to 
pick in about 51 days; stringless and brittle. 
IMPROVED LIMA BEAN 
Sent Postpaid Anywhere in the U.S.A. 
POLE BEANS 
Peis VAOle Wek Mowe “hoyen Mey yis\er 
5 lbs. $3.00 
BLUE LAKE (Stringless Pole)—A very fine pole 
bean which is widely used for processing. 
Pods round, medium green and stringless when 
young. Seed is small, oval, white. 
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BOUNTIFUL BEAN 
KENTUCKY WONDER (Old Homestead) — The 
most widely used pole bean; fine for home or 
market garden. Excellent climber; thrifty, pro- 
lific. Pods are medium green 9 to 10 inches 
long, round, fleshy and brittle. 
KENTUCKY WONDER WAX — An exceedingly 
productive variety, bearing a large quantity of 
rich golden yellow pods which are thick, string- 
less and very tender. 
ROMANO £(kItalian) — Prolific pale green pod 
bean; popular in the San Francisco Bay area. 
SCARLET RUNNER —A great favorite; both 
ornamental and useful; producing dazzling 
scarlet flowers during the summer months. 
POLE—LIMA 
KING OF THE GARDEN—A vigorous and pro- 
ductive sort, pods very long, each containing 5 
to 6 large beans of delicious flavor. 
BUSH LIMA BEANS 
Limas are very sensitive to cold and over- 
moist ground and should be planted when the 
soil is warm. Plant 5 or 6 beans in a hill. Plant 
in a rich, mellow soil and cultivate frequently. 
One pound of the bush varieties will plant 75 
hills. 
Na Able Ya Mer weyers Mey, W/erer 
5 Ibs. $3.00 
IMPROVED BUSH LIMA — Plants uniformly 
dwarf and enormously productive. Pods large, 
containing 4 to 6 large thick beans of superior 
quality. 
HENDERSON’S BUSH LIMA—One of the most 
productive of the bush lima beans. Pods are 
small, about 3 inches long and contain 3 to 4 
seeds. Green shell bean but white when fully 
ripe. 
BEETS 
Beets may be planted the year ‘round in the 
Bay Area, preferably at intervals to keep the 
supply young and tender. Cover one inch and 
firm the soil to the seed. During the thinning, 
the small beets may be cooked with the tops 
on. These are very good, vitamin-rich greens. 
1 oz. to 100 ft. row; 10 lbs. per acre. 
CROSBY’S EGYPTIAN — Table or market size 
beets in 58 days. Roots are flat globe-shaped, 
with a small tap root; color purplish red; tops 
medium size for bunching or greens. A fine beet 
for home garden or for bunching. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 85c; Y lb. $1.00; lb. $3.00. 
EARLY WONDER — Grows quickly and pro- 
duces small beets that may be cooked with 
the tops, during the thinning process. Roots 
are semi-globular; dark purplish red with small 
tap root. Pkt. 15c; oz. 35c; Y lb. $1.00; lb. $3.00. 
DETROIT DARK RED—Tops are medium, dark 
green tinged with red. Roots globular, smooth, 
uniform, with a small tap root. It is one of the 
darkest red beets, sweet, tender and of fine 
quality. Pkt. 15e; oz. 45c; % lb. $1.25; lb. $3.50. 
IMPROVED BLOOD TURNIP—A selected strain 
of Early Turnip Beet. Flesh is blood red and of 
excellent quality; remains in good condition for 
a long time; tops are green, and meduim to tall. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c; Y% Ib. $1.00; lb. $3.00. 
SUGAR BEET — Valuable for stock feeding. 
May also be used for sugar manufacturing. 
Roots 12 to 15 inches long. 
Pkt. 15c; oz. 40c; Y lb. $1.00; lb. $3.00. 
BROCCOLI 
ITALIAN GREEN SPROUTING—An excellent 
vegetable for home garden or for market. An 
erect plant with central heads or bud clusters 
which are deep green when ready for cut- 
ting. This is a very well known vegetable in 
California. 
Pkt. 15c; Y oz. 50c; oz. 90c; 4 Ib. $2:00. 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS 
Sow and cultivate same as cabbage and set the 
plants in rows 2% feet apart and 2 feet apart 
in the rows. One ounce will produce about 2000 
plants and will mature in about 150 days. 
Grows 20 inches high and is well covered with 
small sprouts which are very solid and excel- 
lent in flavor. Pkt. 20c; Y4 oz. 60c; oz. $2.00. 
BEETS, DETROIT DARK RED 
