Green Podded Bush Beans 
_ Keep your garden working all season. Enjoy tender, stringless green Beans until freeze-up 
time. For a succession of crops sow the seed every two weeks until July. 1 pkg. will plant a 
25-foot row; 2 Ib. will plant 100 feet. 
Bountiful. Most popular Flat-Podded Green Bean. The vigorous, hardy plants bear great quan- 
tities of thick, broad, solid and meaty pods about 7 inches long. They are tender, of the highest 
quality and unusually delicious in flavor. This Bean retains its stringless quality even into ma- 
turity. Seed is brown. Season 51 days. Pkg. 15c; \%% Ib. 40c; Ib. 70c; 5 Ibs. $2.45 
Contender. A new and the most promising looking green Bean that has been developed in 
many years. Pods are long, slender, more round than oval, very handsome, good quality, abso- 
lutely stringless. The plant is vigorous growing, mosaic resistant, and yields o tremen crop 
that is easily picked. Pkg. 15c; Yo Ib. 40c; Ib. 70c; 5 Ibs. $2.45 
Long Tendergreen. The husky plants continue to bear in quantity, 7 inches long, stringless, 
round pod, smooth and meaty pods of especially fine flavor over a long season. This is a 
splendid Bean for your garden. It has every quality that a good Bean should “ave quality, Ieaath 
of pod, earliness, productivity. Fine for freezing. Pkg. 15c; Y2 Ib. 40c; Ib. 75c; 5 Ibs. $2.75 
Plentiful. The Best Flat-Podded Green Bean. Bronze Medal, All-America Selections, 1938. This 
is the top quality Flat Green Bean. The long, straight, light, fresh green pods are very smooth, 
entirely stringless whenever you pick them, and very meaty. The plant is very sturdy, grows about 
15 inches high and bears a good crop of handsome pods every season. You can depend on 
Plentiful. Pkg. 10c; 2 Ib. 40c; Ib. 70c; 5 Ibs. $2.45 
Tendergreen. Straight, round pods 614% inches long, absolutely stringless and of the very high- 
est quality. It has just about everything. A very heavy and early yielder of Beans of the finest 
flavor and quality. Of course they are stringless. peasy to eat in 53 days. Seed is brown. 
Pkg. 15c; 14 Ib. 40c; Ib. 75c¢; 5 Ibs. $2.75 
Tenderlong. The attractive 6-inches long, round, slender, smooth, fresh green colored pods 
are very meaty and of delicious flavor. They are absolutely stringless and retain their freshness 
for a long time. The plants are vigorous in growth and bear a good crop of pods over a long 
period. An excellent kind for the garden, market and for freezing. Ready to nick in 53 dave 
Pkg. 20c; \ Ib. 45c; Ib. 80c; 5 Ibs. $2.85 
Topcrop. Gold Medal Winner 1950. Developed by Dr. W. J. Zaumeyer, U.S.D.A., Beltsville, Md., 
for home gardens, market gardens, shipping and processing. A splendid freezer. Ready for pick- 
ing in 52 days. Very heavy yielding, mosaic resisting plants. Pods slender, round, straight 
smooth and stringless. A very dependable cropper. In trials it has outyielded Tendergreen. Full 
Measure, Longreen and other round podded varieties. Pkg. 15c; VY Ib, 50c; Ib. 85¢; 5 Ibs. $2.90 
Wade. All-America Gold Medal Winner for 1952. Developed by the late Dr. J. H. Wade. Long 
deep green, round, slender pods of very smooth appearance that remain brittle and fresh longer 
than other green Snap Beans. The Beans are of top quality. The plant, taller than Tendergreen, 
is a remarkably heavy yielder and holds its pods well up off the ground. Resistant to common 
Bean mosaic and powdery mildew. A mighty good garden and market variety. 
Pkg. 15c; YW Ib. 50c; Ib. 85c; 5 Ibs. $2.85 
Broccoli 
A vegetable very similar to Cauliflower but less delicate in flavor. Hardy, thrives best in cool 
weather and should be hoed and watered frequently. Sow the seed inside or in cold frames in Janu- 
ary or February and set out plants when ground is warm. A package of seed will make about 
350 plants. 
De Cicco. A new very early kind making a large center head within 60 days after planting and 
continuing to bear for many weeks. Pkg. 15c; my oz. 40c; oz. 65c¢ 
Green Mountain. A new and distinct kind that has just about everything—vigorous plant growth, 
better color than De Cicco—very compact, large, dark green centered heads, very fine budded, long 
standing, slow to go into bloom. Have the desirable qualities of Waltham 29. 
Pkg. 25¢; \Y oz. 60c; oz. $1.10 
Italian Green Sprouting Calabrese. 70 days. We offer a particularly good strain_of this well 
known variety that is sure-heading. Pkg. 15c; \y oz. 30¢; oz. 50c 
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Topcrop Bean 
A Gold Medal Winner 
Broccoli 
Brussels Sprouts 
The small heads, resembling Cabbage, are 
formed along the stalk. Prepare like Cabbage 
or in cream, like Cauliflower. Sow seed in 
spring; transplant and cultivate same as. Cab- 
bage, except leaves should be broken down in 
fall, giving heads more room to grow. Freez- 
ing improves the quality of the sprouts. They 
may be left in the ground, here in the North, 
until December. One package of seed will pro- 
duce 350 plants; one ounce, 3500 plants. 
Catskill. We consider this the best of the 
Long Island Improved class. The plants are 
very dwarf, compact and uniform, producing 
very firm, round solid sprouts close to the 
stem. Very productive. Originally developed 
in the Catskill Mt. section of New York State, 
known for the high quality of its sprouts. 
Pkg. 25; Us 762) Si.005* 625551. 85 
When the small sprouts begin to appear on 
your Brussels Sprouts plants, cut the large 
leaves off along the stalk to favor the de- 
velopment of the sprouts. 
