(4] J. MANNS & CO., Forrest and Hillen Sts., Baltimore, Md. SUPERIOR VEGETABLE SEEDS 
BUSH BEANS 
1 pint to 100 feet of drill; 1 to 1% bushels per acre. 
Beans are tender and should not be planted until the soil is well warmed. 
Sowing too early will often result in a poor stand and uneven ripening. Sow the 
seed 14% to 2 inches deep in rows not less than 18 inches apart and firm the soil 
to assist germination. Allow the plants to stand 4 to 10 inches apart in the row 
according to variety. 
Shallow cultivating and hoeing should be done frequently until the vines 
are in blossom. To prevent blight do not cultivate deeply and avoid workine 
them while the vines are wet. Beans grow best in a warm, well-drained, sandy 
loam. For succession plant every two weeks until about August 15th. 
ROUND GREEN PODDED VARIETIES 
Asgrow (Stringless Black Valentine.) Fully as early as the regular stringy 
Black Valentine but producing exceptionally long, oval or nearly 
round pods. Extremely prolific, entirely stringless, and of highest quality. 
Burpee’s. Stringless Green Pod 2s variety bas ust neva 
very popular and can be profit- 
ably grown by either trucker or home gardener. It combines vigor, earliness 
and productiveness. The pods are produced in abundance and are handsome in 
appearance, being rich dark green in color, smooth, absolutely round, meaty, 
stringless, free from fiber, and of exceptionally delicate quality. Mature for 
picking condition in 45 days. 
New Stringless Green Pod This new highly productive strain has 
many Full Measure characteristics bred 
into it. Its prolific nature, season of growth, length, roundness of pods and 
appearance, are definitely inherited and yet to these very desirable features has 
been added a wonderful degree of hardiness which helps New Stringless with- 
Burpee’s Stringless. 
Full Measure Stringless 
stand adverse weather conditions better than its parent stock. 
Giant Stringless Green Pod 
A very productive long, round-podded 
variety, longer and straighter than 
A second early, round-podded, stringless 
bean of recent introduction. The pods are 
straight, meaty, and are dark green in color. They are entirely stringless and 
Burpee’s Stringless Green Pod measure 6 to 8 inches in length. Very prolific. 
Dwarf Horticultural or Dwarf Cherry One of the best dwarf sorts for green shell beans sor he home 
garden and market and can be used early as a snap bean. As 
a green shelled bean it is equal to the lima in quality while any surplus crop can be kept for winter use. The pods are 5 
inches long, stout, fat and stringless. They are green at first changing as they mature to yellow splashed with carmine. 
The dried seeds are large, almost round, light buff spotted with dark red. Our 
special stock of this variety is superior to the old style Dwarf Cherry, being 
entirely stringless and free from runners. 
Black Valentine This variety has proven itself to be the most hardy 
of all string beans. It will resist cold and wet better 
than any other sort and therefore can be planted extremely early and very late 
in the season. They should be picked as soon as ready as they will become 
tough if allowed to remain on the vines too long. 
Late Refugee or Thousand-To-One ‘°te4 for its great produc- 
tiveness, this variety has 
gained favor for canning and pickling. The dense foliage protects the pods from 
early frosts, thereby prolonging the season. The pods measure 5 to 5% inches, 
are round, somewhat slender, almost stringless and of good quality. 
FLAT PODDED GREEN STRINGLESS 
; Extra early, green pod, good cropper, hardy, prolific; pods long, 
Bountiful straight, thick-flat, entirely stringless, good quality. The best 
extra early, semi-round variety. 
PRICES 
GREEN PODDED VARIETIES Qt. Pk. Bu. 
Asgrow—Stringless Black Valentine................... $0.30 $1.75 $6.50 
Black. Valentine. 7 .e26)4: cgay Ae eon ee eee -20 1.25 4.00 
Bountiful hectic: «shen «et eee Oe Ee 25 1.50 5.75 
Burpees String less Greenwod seen wee eerie a GY) 5.75 
Dwarf Horticulturalor Dwart Cherry... 220-2 n oe erAay LAS) 5.75 
Pull’Measure’ Stringless\@ 4-9 os one ee eee 25 1.50 5.75 
GiantStringlesssRodi seer oe cea eee ee eee 25 1.50 5.75 
Late Refugee or Thousand-To-One.................... 25 1.50 5.75 
New*Stringless) Green! Bodae ac eee eee psy 16%) 5.75 
Increased yields result from Nitragin Inoculation 
See Page 64 
Full Measure 
