QUALITY SEEDS FOR THE HOME GARDEN 
Seneca Washington, the first early vegetable in 
the Spring. Those crisp, tender, sturdy stalks 
fairly melt in your mouth and you get asparagus 
sooner if you plant Seneca Washington roots. 
Buttercup squash may be hard to keep. Ours 
was so delicious there were none to keep. 
April 2, 1953 O. E. Jacobs 
Napa, Calif. 
I believe that your Seneca Chief is the best 
sweet corn on the market. 
Feb. 6, 1953 John A. Vaughan 
Morrisville, New York 
Late years the seed corn maggot has been the cause of many 
poor stands of beans. This is a tiny maggot that lives in the soil 
and eats the first leaves as the bean sprouts with the result that 
the bean plant does not come up or is so damaged that it does not 
grow normally. We suggest treating your seed to prevent maggot 
damage — see box below. 
We still recommend Tendergreen Snap Beans for 
the home garden. 
*10 TENDERGREEN: 53 days. We believe 
that the long, round, high quality pod of 
‘Tendergreen still keep it at the top of the 
list as a green bush bean for the table, 
canning and freezing. Pods are stringless, 
fiberless, brittle and meaty and they hold 
their slim attractive appearance and good 
eating quality longer on the vine than most 
other varieties. We suggest making small 
plantings every 2 or 3 weeks to have fresh 
beans all summer. Pkt. 25¢; Y Ib. 50¢; Ib. 
80¢; 2 Ibs. $1.55. 
Capital letters (A) indicate high content 
of that Vitamin. Small letters (a) in- 
dicate limited amount of the Vitamin. 
ASPARAGUS SEED AND ROOTS 
Vitamins a b, C by 
You can grow your own asparagus roots by 
sowing seed early in the spring. Asparagus 
seed germinates slowly and we find it a good 
practice to sow a few radish seeds to mark the 
row making earlier cultivation possible. 
We usually speak of an asparagus bed; how- 
ever, for the family garden a row or two along 
one side is preferable to a bed. The roots 
should be set 15 to 18 inches apart in a trench 
4 to 8 inches deep and wide enough so the 
roots can be spread out evenly around the 
crown. Cover with 2 inches of soil and pack 
tightly. Gradually fill the trench as the plants 
grow. Rotted manure or fertilizer may be 
used in the bottom of trench. Rows should 
be 4 feet apart. 
“AERO” CYANAMID: A fertilizer for aspar- 
agus that also controls weeds. Apply at the 
rate of 1 lb. to 30 ft. of row. 5 Ibs. 75¢. 
Add 10¢ per lb. for postage. Descriptive 
folder will be mailed on request. 
Please read carefully shipping instructions 
concerning plants and nursery stock on our 
order blank before ordering. 
BEANS 
GREEN BUSH SNAP BEANS 
Vitamins A b, C b, 
Pkt. will plant 20 ft. row; a pound 150 ft. 
9 WADE: 55 days. All-America Winner 
1952. An outstanding and attractive new 
snap bean that has the darkest, richest green 
pods of any variety we have seen and they 
are long, slender and straight. Wade is 
heavier yielding and matures with or slight- 
ly later than Tendergreen and like Tender- 
green sets its pods over a much longer 
period than Topcrop giving at least 2 or 3 
pickings. Wade is more attractive and heav- 
ier yielding than Tendergreen but we be- 
lieve it does not quite equal this fine old 
variety in flavor and quality. Wade is a 
most promising bean, which we suggest you 
try. Pkt. 25¢; 14 1b. 50¢; 1b. 85¢; 2 Ibs. $1.65. 
BEAN MAGGOT CONTROL 
For controlling bean maggot and also 
for preventing seed decay in early 
plantings the New York State Experi- 
ment Station recommends treating the 
seed before planting with a solution 
containing Arasan and Lindane, a fun- 
gicide and an insecticide. We have 
prepared the recommended solution 
and offer it in bottles in sufficient quan- 
tity to treat 2 Ibs. of seed. Price 15¢ 
per bottle. 
1 oz. should produce 250 roots 
*5 SENECA WASHINGTON ASPARAGUS 
SEED: A new strain of Washington de- 
veloped on our farms by selecting high 
producing plants of Mary Washington, test- 
ing these for yield, size of shoot, and uni- 
formity. From these a male and female 
were selected as the best in the group and 
crossed to produce Seneca Washington. 
Seneca Washington is more vigorous than 
other varieties, as resistant to disease as its 
parents, and shoots are large, green with 
purple compact tips. Seneca Washington 
produces a larger root and some market- 
able size asparagus can be cut year follow- 
ing setting. Pkt. 25¢; oz. 80¢. 
*SENECA WASHINGTON ASPARAGUS 
ROOTS: Our asparagus roots are extra 
large, of the highest quality and are freshly 
dug before shipping to you. With strong, 
freshly dug Seneca Washington roots, pro- 
ductive beds are established quicker than 
with ordinary Washington strains. 
No. 1, ONE YEAR ROOTS: Doz. $1.45; 50 
roots $3.55; 100 roots $6.10 prepaid; 500 
roots $17.60; 1,000 roots $34.10, not prepaid. 
DDT controls leaf-hoppers that feed on young bean leaves turn- 
ing them brown and stunting the plant. 
Mexican bean beetles. Watch undersides of bean leaves in June; 
at first sign of young beetles or their orange colored eggs, dust 
undersides thoroughly with Rotenone (see page 33). 
Rotenone controls 
If you plan to can or freeze your snap beans, Top- 
crop is your variety. Topcrop is good in quality, a 
heavy yielder, and you will get most of the beans 
at one picking. 
11 TOPCROP: 50 days. All-America Win- 
ner 1950. Earlier than Tendergreen or 
Wade, Topcrop is extremely productive 
even under adverse conditions and it is 
resistant to common bean mosaic. Pod set 
is concentrated permitting only one picking. 
The quality is excellent; however, pods 
ripen quickly and tend to become lumpy 
and creasebacked if not picked when ready. 
Topcrop pods are a medium light green and 
are stringless and fiberless. Pkt. 25¢; 1% Ib. 
50¢; Ib. 85¢; 2 Ibs. $1.65. 
* Indicates Varieties that we Personally Consider to be the Best for the Home Garden. 
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