stringless. 
Contender 
Dwarf Yellow-Podded 
Cherokee (Valentine Wax). 50 days. Excel- 
lent productivity. Large and erect. The 
oval-shaped pods are 6 inches long, bright 
golden yellow, tender and stringless. 
Pkt. 20c, ¥% lb. 45c, Ib. 80c, 
2 Ibs. $1.50, 5 Ibs. $3.50. 
Improved Rustproof Golden Wax. Rust- 
resistant. 51 days. Vigorous grower. One 
of the best. Pods flat, medium length, good 
quality. Pkt. 15c, Y% lb. 50c, Ib. 90c, 
2 Ibs. $1.70, 5 Ibs. $4.00. 
Puregold Wax. 56 days. A compact, vigorous 
variety, resistant to common Bean mosaic. 
Excellent for canning and freezing. 
Pkt. 20c, ¥% Ib. 45c, Ib. 80c, 
2 Ibs. $1.50, 5 Ibs. $3.50. 
Sure-Crop Stringless Wax. 53 days. Very 
productive, hardy and may be planted early. 
Long, thick, flat pods of excellent quality. 
Pkt. 15c, 4% lb. 45c, Ib. 80c, 
2 Ibs. $1.50, 5 Ibs. $3.50. 
Lima 
Bush or Dwarf 
One pound will plant 50 feet of row. 
Bush Limas should be planted for early 
crops, as they come into bearing much sooner 
than the Pole varieties. Plant in rows about 
30 inches apart, spacing them 4 inches apart 
in the row and covering to the depth of 14% 
inches. 
Allgreen. 65 days. A very prolific small seed- 
ed Bush Lima notable for its fresh green 
color and excellent flavor. Pkt. 20c, 
Y% Ib. 50c, Ib. 90c, 2 Ibs. $1.70, 5 Ibs. $3.85. 
Baby Fordhook. 72 days. Plant small but 
branchy and vigorous; pods very numerous, 
tightly filled with 3 or 4 small plump seeds 
of high quality. Pkt. 15c, ¥% Ib. 50c, 
Ib. 85c, 2 Ibs. $1.60, 5 Ibs. $3.65. 
Burpee Improved. 77 days. A great improve- 
ment over the old strain of Burpee’s Bush 
Lima. The Bean is thicker, sweeter, and 
more prolific. Pkt. 15c, Y% Ib. 50c, 
Ib. 90c, 2 Ibs. $1.70, 5 Ibs. $3.85. 
Fordhook 242. Great productivity, under ad- 
verse conditions. Does better in hot and 
humid weather than any other Fordhook 
type. The curved pods are uniform in size, 
3 or 4 thick-seeded Beans of excellent quali- 
ty and flavor. Pkt. 15c, ¥% Ib. 50c, 
Ib. 85c, 2 Ibs. $1.60, 5 Ibs. $3.75. 
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A rich, sandy loam suits Beans to perfe 
be made and may be repeated every two weeks until August. 
the row and about 2 inches deep, 
prolific bearer. 
MICHELL’S VEGETABLE SEEDS 3 
FRESH AND DELICIOUS FROM YOUR GARDEN 
BEANS 
Dwarf—Green Podded 
Bountiful. 53 days. Flat-podded, stringless, tender and a 
Pkt. 15c, 4% Ib. 45c, lb. 80c, 
2 Ibs. $1.50, 5 Ibs. $3.25. 
Contender. 54 days. Resistant to mosaic and powdery mildew. 
Pods are dark green in color. Very high 
Pkt. 20c, 4% Ib. 50c, Ib. 90c; 2 Ibs. $1.70; 5 Ibs. $4.00. 
Giant Stringless. 53 days. Vigorous grower and a great pro- 
ducer of large, round pods, from 51 to 62 inches long. 
Pkt. 15c, 4% lb. 40c, Ib. 70c, 2 Ibs. $1.30, 5 Ibs. $3.00. 
Stringless Black Valentine. 49 days. An improved strain of 
Black Valentine. Pods long and slender, semi-round, and 
yield. 
Pkt. 15c, ¥2 lb. 40c, Ib. 70c, 
2 Ibs. $1.30, 5 Ibs. $3.00. 
Stringless Green Pod. 50 days. Round-pod- 
ded sort that is early, prolific, and a con- 
tinuous bearer. Pods 5 to 6 inches long, 
very meaty. Pkt. 15c, ¥% Ib. 45c, lb. 80c. 
2 Ibs. $1.50, 5 Ibs. $3.25. 
Tendergreen. 52 days. An early stringless 
variety with round pods at least 6 inches 
long. Pkt. 15c, 8 lb. 45c, lb. 80c, 
2 Ibs. $1.50, 5 Ibs. $3.25. 
Topcrop. 50 days. All-America Selections. 
Most prolific high-quality Bean. Grows 16 
in. high with 23-inch spread, well branched, 
with large leaves. Slender, medium green 
pods are 5% to 6 in. long, straight, round, 
smooth, entirely stringless and without fiber. 
Pkt. 20c, ¥2 lb. 55c, lb. $1.00, 
2 Ibs. $1.90, 5 Ibs. $4.25. 
Wade. 52 days. All-America Selections. Re- 
sistant to mosaic and powdery mildew. 
Round slender deep’ green pods 52 to 6 
inches long. The tall slow-wilting plants 
hold their pods well off the ground and pro- 
duce a top quality Bean with very heavy 
yields. Pkt. 25c, Y2 Ib. 55c, 
Ib. $1.00, 2 Ibs. $1.90, 5 Ibs. $4.50. 
Beans 
Fordhook. 75 days. Distinct, upright, vigorous 
growth; pods borne in clusters well above 
the ground and frequently contain 4 thick, 
luscious Beans. Matures early and continues 
in bearing until frost. Pkt. 15c, ¥2 Ib. 50c, 
Ib. 90c, 2 Ibs. $1.70, 5 Ibs. $3.85. 
Pole Varieties 
Two pounds will plant 100 hills; 25 to 30 
pounds, an acre. 
Plant when all danger of frost is over. When 
up and established, thin out to 3 or 4 plants 
in a hill. The poles should be set as soon 
as the garden is made, in rows about 3 feet 
apart with the poles about 3 feet apart in 
the row. 
King of the Garden. 88 days. An old-time 
favorite. Sturdy grower, exceedingly pro- 
ductive and of good flavor. 
Pkt. 15c, ¥2 Ib. 50c, Ib. 90c, 
2 Ibs. $1.70, 5 Ibs. $4.00. 
Sieva or Carolina. 77 days. Produces small 
flat beans of fine quality. Heavy yielder. 
Pkt. 15c, Y% Ib. 45c, 
Ib. 80c, 2 Ibs. $1.50, 5 Ibs. $3.25. 
ction. Toward the end of April, or still better, in May, sowing may 
Have the rows about 2 feet apart. Sow thinly in 
thinning out to stand 4 to 6 inches apart in the rows. 
Pole or Running 
Green-Podded 
When all danger of frost is over, plant in 
hills 4 feet apart each way, about 4 or 5 
Beans to the hill, and when up and estab- 
lished, thin out to 3 plants in a hill. 
Kentucky Wonder or Old Homestead. 65 
days. A tremendous yielder of long, round, 
tender and practically stringless pods. 
Pkt. 15c, ¥2 Ib. 50c, 
Ib. 90c, 2 Ibs. $1.60, 5 Ibs. $3.65. 
Yard Long or Giant-Podded Asparagus. 72 
days. Produces an enormous crop of pods 2 
feet or more in length, tender and of excel- 
lent quality. Pkt. 20c, ¥2 Ib. 50c, 
Ib. 95c, 2 Ibs. $1.80, 5 Ibs. $4.25. 
Y ellow-Podded 
Kentucky Wonder Wax. 65 days. A very 
prolific sort, producing long, thick, almost 
straight pods which are of a light yellow 
color and of excellent quality. 
Pkt. 20c, V2 Ibs. 50c, 
Ib. 90c, 2 lbs. $1.70, 5 Ibs. $4.00. 
Dwarf Shell Beans 
These can be used in the green state, like 
other sorts, when picked very young. Plant 
when ground is warm in spring and up to 
July 1, in rows 2 feet apart, Beans 3 inches 
apart in the row. 
Long-Pod Broad or Fava. 75 days. An Eng- 
lish Bean used in the dry state, shelled. 
Plant in rows about 3 feet apart, 8 inches 
apart in the row. Pkt. 15c, VY Ib. 45c, 
Ib. 80c, 2 Ibs. $1.50, 5 Ibs. $3.50. 
French Dwarf Horticultural. 54 days. One 
of the best early Shell Beans. Thick, flat, 
stringless pods colored red and green; Beans 
large, round, and speckled. 
Pkt. 20c, ¥% Ib. 45c, lb. 85c, 
2 Ibs. $1.60, 5 Ibs. $8.75. 
ASPARAGUS 
Asparagus Seed 
Sow 5 pounds per acre for roots, 
or 1 ounce to 50 feet. 
A well-cared-for Asparagus bed improves 
with age and lasts for many years. It may be 
established from seed, but much time is saved 
by planting roots. Seeds should be sown thinly 
in early spring in rows | to 2 feet apart. When 
one or two years old, transplant in the per- 
manent bed in rows 3 feet apart, setting the 
roots 1 to 114 feet apart. 
Mary Washington. A rust-resistant variety 
with long, stout, dark green spears with a 
rich purple tinge. 
Pkt. 20c, oz. 45c, 4 Ib. $1.20, V2 Ib. $2.25 
Asparagus Roots 
Ready about March 20 for spring planting. 
The 2-year roots usually produce two years 
after planting. Our stock is especially fine in 
quality. 
Mary Washington. 2-yr. roots. 
25 $1.75, 50 $2.75, 100 $5.00, 1000 $35.00. 
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