4 GRAND RAPIDS GROWERS, Inc., Grand Rapids, Michigan 
Asparagus 
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. One-half ounce of seed will sow 50 feet of drill and pro- 
duce about 500 plants. Drill the seed in rows about 24 inches apart, covering seed 1 in. 
Cultivate well, keep free from weeds and they should be all right to transplant to per- 
manent beds the following spring. An application of a good commercial fertilizer in the 
spring is recommended to avoid weed seed in barnyard manure and an application of 
phosphate and potash after the cutting period. Do not cut until third year, limit cutting 
to middle of June. Every fall before the seed is ripe, cut tops and burn them. Remember, 
the bed well planted will last for at least 20 years, treat it well. 
w%MARY WASHINGTON RUST-RESISTANT ASPARAGUS, The largest and most 
tender green Asparagus. This is a decided improvement due to the untiring efforts of 
Prof. J. B. Norton, member of the Plant Breeding Staff of the U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. 
Suitable for quick freezing. 
Prices: Oz., 25¢; V4 Ib., 85c; Ib., $2.50, postpaid. 
Asparagus Roots 
We have the Palmetto and Mary Washington Rust-Resistant Asparagus roots, every 
spring, and as we handle only the very best 2-year roots, that are locally grown, we will 
ask that you write us for prices in whatever quantity you may want. 
Beans 
BEANS are not discounted, the regular list price 
being “‘net’”’, and are not postpaid except at the I Ib. 
price. Money to cover postage must be included on 
mail orders or will be weighed to cover the actual 
funds received. 
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. One pound to 100 feet 
of drill; about three-fourths bushel per acre of Bush 
Beans. Beans thrive on a rich, warm, light soil. It is 
not safe to plant until about the middle of May, as 
the seed will rot in cold, wet ground, and plants will 
not stand frost. Plant dwarf Beans in rows 2 feet apart 
and from 4 to 6 inches apart in the row. Lima Beans 
should not be planted until June first, when the soil 
is thoroughly warmed through. Limas will rot in cold 
ground. 
Wax Podded Varieties 
* PENCIL POD BLACK WAX. « Pods are round, 
very long, tender and entirely stringless. Extremely 
productive. Best market gardeners sort. Suitable for 
quick freezing. 
Unrivaled 
Mary Washington Asparagus Wax Beans 
CHEROKEE WAX. (Valentine Wax). 50 days. Developed 
from an original selection made by Dr. W. C. Barnes, of 
South Carolina. The plant is large and erect. Pods golden 
wax, measuring 6/2 inches long, oval, nearly straight, string- = i 
less at all stages, tender and of good quality. ‘The most pro- @ 
lific wax podded variety, equal in yield to the best green 
podded types. Seeds 80 per ounce. 
GOLDEN WAX. (Top Notch). 52 days. An excellent early 
home garden variety. Pods clear golden yellow, broad, flat- 
oval, fleshy, brittle and stringless. Suitable for quick freez- 
ing. 
W UNRIVALED WAX BEANS. 53 days. Small plant, very 
early and great yielder. Pods about 5! inches long, some- 
what curved, semi-flat, fleshy and very tender and stringless. 
Color pale yellow. 
ROUND POD KIDNEY WAX. 58 days. Most generally 
used as a wax Bean for canning and commercial freezing. 
Stringless, nearly fibre free, pods make an ideal pack for 
cut or whole Beans. Color light yellow. 6 inches long. 
KENTUCKY WONDER WAX. 67 days. Unsurpassed for a 
wax podded variety. A very heavy producer. Vine 4 to 5 feet 
tall, good climber, very productive. Pods 7 to 7% inches long, 
light golden yellow, thick-flat to oval, good quality. Almost 
stringless, brittle, tender and fleshy. 
Prices of Beans: Lb., 50c, postpaid. Not 
postpaid, 10 Ibs., $4.50; 25 Ibs., $10.50; — 
50 Ibs., $20.00 Pencil Pod Black Wax 
%This variety recommended by Michigan State College 
