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ASPARAGUS 
207 VIKING—New Mary Washington Type 
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A new vigorous, heavy-yielding asparagus from the Vineland Station, Ontario, Canada. It is 
superior to Mary Washington in rust resistance, size and uniformity. The spears are large with 
tight buds and have the usual purplish overcast at the tips. Very successful in commercial 
crops in Canada. 
Oz. 55c; 4 Lb. $1.50; Lb. $4.50; 5 Lbs. or more @ $4.25. 
Asparagus Roots: We have a limited supply of 1-year roots of Viking and can also offer well-grown 
roots of the regular Mary Washington. See page 22. 
BEANS 
22 Contender 
Tremendous Yields—Mosaic Resistant 
A Highly Recommended Stock 
For market, shipping and roadside stands 
where oval or semi-round pods are desired, 
many of the best growers prefer Contender. 
It is early, resistant to common bean mosaic 
and the dwarf compact vines set enormous 
crops, carrying the pods just outside the main 
stems where they are easy to pick. 
The pods are very long (5% to 7 in.) and 
smooth, with a marked tendency to be curved 
but still very attractive. They are thicker and 
of better eating quality than Stringless Black 
Valentine, yet hold up satisfactorily for ship- 
ping and are widely grown for market in all 
sections. Like most beans, they do best where 
soil moisture and fertility are high. 
Our stock of Contender is true to type, re- 
liable and productive, and we highly recom- 
mend it. See prices below. 
60 to 75 Ibs. per acre. 
37 Improved Tendergreen (New) 
Superior Round Type—Mosaic Resistant 
This year we proudly introduce a brand new 
strain of the famous Tendergreen bean, so 
popular for market and processing. It should 
replace Long Tendergreen and others of this 
type because of its resistance, yield and 
dependability. 
The vines are rather large, vigorous and 
spreading but remain erect through the pick- 
ing season. The pods are longer than the old 
Tendergreen (5% to 6 in.) well-rounded and 
quite smooth, with an attractive slim shape 
and fine dark green color. The quality is ex- 
cellent. It matures in midseason with a fairly 
concentrated set of uniform pods and pro- 
duces big crops. We recommend it as a su- 
perior round pod bean of Tendergreen type. 
See prices below. 
NOT PREPAID: Beans are shipped at your expense un- 
less your vegetable seed order is $20.00 or more. We 
then prepay freight charges. See inside front cover. 
18 BOUNTIFUL. An Old Favorite Flat Bean... . 
One pound of beans will plant 150 ft. of row. 
80 Stringless Black Valentine 
The Best Type for Shipping 
This slender oval bean has a wonderful mar- 
ket appearance and a great ability to stand 
shipping and handling. It is hardy and de- 
pendable under a wide range of conditions 
from Florida to New England and westward. 
Our strain is the finest market type, with 
slender straight oval pods of uniform length 
and handsome appearance. The upright sturdy 
plants bear heavily and the true slim shape 
is retained even under adverse conditions. 
Vigorous, healthy seed, grown in Idaho or 
California. See prices below. 
IMPROVED TENDERGREEN 
Straight, fully rounded pods 
of excellent type. 
1955 PRICE LIST FOR MARKET 
GARDENERS AND FLORISTS 
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: CONTENDER 
Immense crops of long oval pods. 
84 Topcrop 
Best Early Round Pod—Mosaic Resistant 
Topcrop’s exceptional yielding ability has 
won it an important place with round bean 
growers. Early, prolific and vigorous, it is 
ready to pick well ahead of other beans of 
this type, and its concentrated set and even 
ripening permit harvest of nearly the whole 
crop at one time. 51 to 6 in. long, the straight 
plump pods are medium green, stringless and 
of fine quality. Best if picked young. Resistant 
to common bean mosaic. See prices below. 
77 Seminole (New) 
An All-America Winner for 1955, Seminole is 
from Dr. Wolf of the Everglades Station, 
Florida, and is resistant to mosaic, powdery 
mildew and some rusts. The round, medium 
dark green 51 in. pods are smooth and well- 
filled to the ends. Fine “beany” flavor. Worthy 
of trial. Seed supply very limited—15 lbs. per 
customer. See prices below. 
90 Wade 
Upright Vines—Round, Dark Green Pods 
One of the best of the newer round green 
beans, Wade is now established as an excel- 
lent resistant, medium late bean, well adapted 
in the Middle West and many other sections. 
The strong-rooted vines make a tall erect 
growth, holding the pods well up and yielding 
large crops. The straight, smooth 514-6 in. 
pods have a rich dark green color, most at- 
tractive for market, and they are slow to wilt 
in shipping. Their smoothness, color and fine 
quality are outstanding. Resistant to common 
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Highly dependable and very early. The broad flat pods 
are light green and uniform, popular for shipping. 
BOUNTIFUL IMPROVED. Long and Uniform......... 
Vines darker green, more vigorous than Bountiful. 
Pods extra long (up to 6 or 7 in.) straight, broad and 
flat. Preferred by many growers. 
CONTENDER. Big Yields of Oval Pods. See above... . 
IMPROVED TENDERGREEN (New). See above....... 
LONG TENDERGREEN (or Longreen)............... 
Discontinued because of mosaic susceptibility. Try 37 
Improved Tendergreen, a more dependable bean of 
the same type. 
SEMINOLE (New). Attractive Round Pods. See above. . 
STRINGLESS BLACK VALENTINE. See above......... 
TENDERLONG 15. Mosaic-Tolerant............... 
Vines erect with concentrated set, coming on fairly 
early. Produces good yields of uniform round green 
pods 54% in. long, excellent for market and process- 
ing. Highly recommended. 
TOPCROP. Best Early Round Pod. See above......... 
WADE. Excellent Round Green Type. See above..... 
25 500 bean mosaic and powdery mildew. See prices 
Ibs. or Ibs. or below. 
1 Ib. 5 lbs. 15 lbs. more @ more @ 
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Excellent dark color—disease resistant. 
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