CROPS OF FINER VEGETABLES 



14 French Horticultural. Produces 7-inch 

 pods generously splashed with brilliant red 

 or carmine. Used as a snap bean or for shell- 

 ing green. 70 days. Pkt. 20c; y 2 \b. 50c; 

 lb. 90c; 5 lbs. $4.25. 



WAX-PODDED 



Culture: Same as for green bush beans on 

 page 30. 



55 Sure Crop Wax. The beautiful amber 

 pods average 6 to 6J/j inches long. They are 

 straight and brittle, stringless and of excel- 

 lent flavor. The plants are large and robust 

 and produce excellent crops. This variety is 

 an established favorite in all sections of the 

 country where beans are grown. 52 days. 

 Pkt. 15c; i^lb. 40c; lb. 70c; 5 lbs. $3.25; 

 15 lbs. $7.75. 



46 Golden Wax. A very early variety for 

 the home garden. The yellow, 5-inch pods 

 are thick, oval, fleshy, brittle and stringless. 

 48 days. Pkt. 20c; ^lb. 45c; lb. 80c; 5 lbs. 



$3.75. 



44 Golden Age Wax. Besides being abso- 

 lutely stringless, it is remarkable for its rust- 

 resisting and disease-resisting qualities. The 

 plants are vigorous in growth and bear heavy 

 crops of transparent, tender, golden, waxy 

 pods, delightful to the eye, and ready to 

 pick in 50 days. Pkt. 20c; y 2 lb. 50c; lb. 90c; 

 5 lbs. $4.25; 15 lbs. $10.50. 



35 Pencil Pod Black Wax Bush Bean. 



One of the oldest varieties grown but re- 

 selections has greatly improved it. Early, 

 enormously productive and of fine quality. 

 52 days. 3^1b. 45c; lb. 85c; 5 lbs. $3.75. 



56 Unrivaled Wax. The color develops 

 very early in the growth of the pods, which 

 remain tender for a long period. The flavor 

 is excellent, and both plant and pods are 

 free from rust and blight. 48 days. Pkt. 15c; 

 y 2 ib. 40c; lb. 75c; 5 lbs. $3.50; 15 lbs. $9. 



2W<£ ^fcma Seaad 



Culture : Plant about the middle to latter 

 part of May around New York. The rows 

 should be 2% feet apart, the seed sown edgewise 

 in the drills, 6 inches apart and covered 1 inch. 

 They commence bearing in from twelve lo 

 fifteen weeks, according to the earliness of the 

 variety. Do not brush against bean foliage 

 when wet. 1 lb. to 100 ft. of drill. 



69 Early Giant. True Bush, Enormous 

 Pods and Beans. The healthy, sturdy, up- 

 right plants require neither poles nor stakes 

 and bear from July until frost almost un- 

 believable quantities of 5 to 6-inch pods, 

 each usually containing 4 large, thick beans, 

 averaging as large as those of the large pole 

 limas. Whether used green or cured, they 

 are of superb quality — tender, rich and 

 buttery, the true lima flavor. 72 days. 

 Pkt. 20c; y 2 \b. 45c; lb. 85c; 5 lbs. $4; 15 lbs. 

 $9.25. 



73 Fordhook U. S. No. 242. Heavier 



yields, both early and late, distinguish this 

 variety from the standard Fordhook. It 

 sets basal pods from the first blossoms even 

 in hot, dry weather. The pods are very 

 uniform and hold their size on the late sets. 

 Each contains 3 or 4 plump beans of the 

 finest quality. 72 days. Pkt. 15c; y 2 \b. 45c; 

 lb. 80c; 5 lbs. $3.75; 15 lbs. $9. 



75 Henderson. The Original "Baby" Lima 

 Bean. It produces a continuous crop from 

 the time it comes into bearing (it is fit for 

 the table in the latitude of New York the 

 middle of July) until frost, and being enor- 

 mously productive, a very small patch will 

 keep a family supplied with this splendid 

 vegetable throughout the season. The plant 

 forms a compact bush about 18 inches high. 

 65 days. Pkt. 15c; J^lb. 40c; lb. 70c; 5 lbs. 

 $3.25; 15 lbs. $7.75. 



"Pole &ma Se##?4 



Culture: Grown in hills 3 feel apart in rows 

 U feel apart, but being very lender, the seeds 

 should not be planted until the ground has 

 warmed — the latter part of May around New 

 York. 



83 Empire State. (In color on page 42.) 

 Pkt. 35c; J^lb. $1; lb. $1.75. 



85 Leviathan. It is fully a week earlier 

 than any other pole variety, therefore can be 

 grown successfully where other sorts would 

 be caught by frosts of early autumn. A 

 prodigious cropper, producing its pods in 

 large clusters, well filled with large, fleshy 

 beans, pale green in color and of a rich but- 

 tery flavor. 80 days. Pkt. 15c; y 2 \b. 45c; 

 lb. 80c; 5 lbs. $3.75. 



Poic gW> 



96 Old Homestead or Kentucky Wonder. 



The pods hang in great clusters from the top 

 to the bottom of the vine and can be gathered 

 by the handful. They are very large, 6 to 8 

 inches in length, stringless, plump, meltingly 

 tender and of superb flavor. 65 days. Pkl 

 15c; J^lb. 40c; lb. 70c; 5 lbs. $3.25. 



93 Giant Wax. Since its introduction in 

 1932, Giant Wax has won many admirers. 

 It is a show bean par excellence, as it de- 

 velops beautiful, unblemished, flat pods 8 to 

 10 inches long and clear amber-yellow in 

 color. 65 days. Pkt. 25c; 5 pkts. $1. 



98 Scarlet Runner. A 10-foot ornamental 

 vine to grow for shade, with dazzling scarlet 

 flowers. Pick pods when half grown for use as 

 snap. 90 days. Pkt. 20c; ^lb. 50c; lb. 90c. 



Bean, 

 Tendergreen 



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Bean, 



Sure Crop 



Wax 



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