VEGETABLE LIST FOR 1953 
Asparagus 
1 oz. to 100 ft., 4 Ibs. per acre 
Culture. When starting an Asparagus bed 
from seed, it is advisable to soak the seed for 
24 hours before planting. Sow in Spring in 
rows about 18 inches apart, allowing 15 to 20 
seeds to the foot. Cover 2 inches deep. When 
plants are well established, thin to about an 
inch apart. The plants will be ready to set 
in a permanent bed the following Spring. 
Giant Washington. A rust-resisting aspara- 
gus. This splendid new asparagus which has 
been bred up under U. S. Government super- 
vision, has proven to be of unquestioned 
merit both for the home garden or for pro- 
duction on a large scale. The color is good 
and quality excellent. Pkg. 15c; 0z. 35¢; Ya 
BEANS 
DWARF BEANS 
1 Ib. to 100 ft., 50 to 60 Ibs. per acre 
POLE BEANS 
1 Ib. to 100 ft., 30 to 35 Ibs. per acre 
LIMA BEANS 
1 Ib. to 100 ft., 30 to 50 Ibs. per acre 
Culture. Plant Beans after all danger of 
frost is past, in warm, dry, well prepared soil. 
The rows should be 2 to 3 feet apart and the 
seeds covered 1% to 2 inches deep. Thin the 
young plants to 3 to 6 in. apart in the rows. 
Shallow cultivation should be frequent until 
blossoming; then stop to avoid injury to 
roots. Root injury causes the blossoms to fall 
off. For succession, plant every 2 weeks until 
mid-summer. Frequent picking of crop in- 
sures long bearing. 
Green-Pod Bush Beans 
Stringless Green Pod. 54 days. Remain ten- 
der and crisp a long time after they reach 
full size and are tender, brittle and entirely 
stringless. Very productive. Pkt. 15¢; V2 Ib. 
35c; 1 Ib. 60c; 5 Ibs. for $2.90. 
Henderson’s Bountiful. 51 days. One of the 
earliest of green pod beans. Vines are vig- 
orous and prolific. Pods large, flat, free 
from strings or tough lining and are tender 
and delicious. Pkt. 15¢; V2 Ib. 35c; 1 Ib. 60c; 
5 Ibs. $2.90. 
Tendergreen. 56 days. A very desirable sort 
for home garden or market. The plants are 
large, erect and productive. Pods round, 
fleshy, dark green, strictly stringless, and of 
fine quality. Pkt. 15¢; V2 Ib. 35c; 1 Ib. 60c; 
5 Ibs. for $2.90. 
Yellow-Pod Bush Beans 
Brittle Wax. 52 days. Without a doubt the 
earliest of all wax beans and also a great 
cropper. The bushes are remarkably hardy 
and extremely stringless, often measuring 
41% to 6 inches. Fine flavor, round and solid. 
Also fine as a shell bean. Pkt. 15¢; V2 Ib. 
35c; 1 Ib. 60c; 5 Ibs. for $2.90. 
Pencil Pod Black Wax. 59 days. One of the 
finest strains of wax beans known. It is 
very early, enormously productive and of the 
very best quality. It has long, slender hand- 
some pods, that cook so tender that they 
melt in the mouth. Pkt. 15c¢; V2 Ib. 35c; 1 Ib. 
60c; 5 Ibs. for $2.90. 
Puregold Wax. 65 days. A new bean of rich 
pure gold color. Tremendously productive 
with pods 6 inches long and nearly straight. 
Stringless and resistant to disease. Pkt. 15¢; 
V2 Ib. 35¢; 1 Ib. 60c; 5 Ibs. for $2.90. 
IMPROVED RUSTPROOF GOLDEN WAX 
Improved Golden Wax. 50 days. A splendid 
early wax bean. The plants are erect, com- 
pact and very productive. The pods are 
medium size, broad and fleshy. Pkt. 15c; V2 
Ib. 35c; 1 Ib. 60c; 5 Ibs. for $2.90. 
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Pee ee ROCESS 
BEANS, KENTUCKY WONDER, POLE 
Shell Beans 
Boston Pea Bean. 95 days. This is the best 
of the small white beans known as navy 
beans for the Northwest. The bean is small, 
oval, white and of excellent flavor for bak- 
ing. The plant does not run to vine and the 
leaves are few and drop early. Pkt. 15¢; Y2 
Ib. 35c; 1 Ib. 60c; 5 Ibs. for $2.90. 
Davis White Wax. 52 days. A popular white 
seeded, wax podded bean of superior merit. 
The pod is large and when young is crisp 
and tender. One of the main uses of this 
variety, however, is as a dried bean for win- 
ter use, for which purpose it is unsurpassed. 
Pkt. 15c; Y2 Ib. 35c; 1 Ib. 60c; 5 Ibs. for $2.90. 
Dwarf Horticultural, or “Cranberry Bean.” 
53 days. This well-known bean is very sturdy 
and prolific. The beans, which are speckled, 
bright red on a yellowish ground, are quite 
large and uniform and are very fine either 
for eating as green shell beans or as dried 
beans for winter use. Pkt. 15¢; Y2 Ib. 35c; 
1 Ib. 60c; 5 Ibs. for $2.90. 
Pole Beans 
Blue Lake. 65 days. An early, long round 
pod, stringless bean. Good flavor and a heavy 
yielder. The best canning bean on the mar- 
3590 Pkt. 15c; 2 Ib. 35c; 1 Ib. 60c; 5 Ibs. for 
Kentucky Wonder. 65 days. Also called Old 
Homestead. It is medium early and enor- 
mously productive. The pods are large, 
green, and very long. A wonderful string 
bean that is also satisfactory as a dry 
shelled bean. The seed is brown. Pkt. 15c; 
V2 Ib. 35c; 1 Ib. 60c; 5 Ibs. for $2.90. 
Kentucky Wonder Wax. 67 days. An excel- 
lent variety and of the very best pole beans. 
The pods are long, very thick, meaty, deeply 
saddle-backed, entirely stringless and bright 
yellow in color. The vine is thrifty and very 
prolific. Seed deep brown. Pkt. 15¢; Y2 Ib. 
35c; 1 Ib. 60c; 5 Ibs. for $2.90. 
Oregon Giant Bean. 70 days. This is one of 
the best of the recent introductions, either 
for home or for market. The pods are about 
one foot in length and light green striped 
with carmine. Hardy and productive. Pkt. 
15c; V2 Ib. 35c; 1 Ib. 60c; 5 Ibs. for $2.90. 
Lima Beans 
Early Bush Lima, 65 days. Earliest and most 
productive of the lima beans. Quality good 
either for eating fresh or for canning. Re- 
quires a warm location in this area. Pkt. 15¢; 
V2 Ib. 35c; 1 Ib. 60c; 5 Ibs. for $2.90. 
Fordhook No. 242. 70 days. The standard 
market garden and shipping variety. Highly 
recommended for freezing. Pods uniform in 
size, broad, thick and contain 3 to 4 beans of 
finest flavor. Pkt. 15c; V2 Ib. 35c; 1 Ib. 60c. 
Oregon Pole Lima. An excellent pole Lima 
Bean that does very well in the Northwest, 
being early enough to mature in this climate. 
The pods are large and broad. The beans are 
white, and of delicious quality, either green, 
shelled or dry. Pkt. 15¢; Y2 Ib. 35c; 1 Ib. 60c; 
5 Ibs. for $2.90. 
FORDHOOK 242 LIMA BEAN 
9 THE TILLINGHAST SEED COMPANY, LA CONNER, WASHINGTON 
