For a Lons Season Crop Plant POLE BEANS 



Impioved Kentucky Wonder 



SNAP BEANS- 

 POLE or RUNNING GREEN POD 



Use poles 5 to 8 feet long, set in rows 4 

 feet apart, plant 6 beans around pole. Half 

 pound plants 150 hills; half bushel to one acre. 



BLACK VALENTINE or IDEAL MARKET— 



58 days. Thrifty and extremely prolific, 

 " yields better than other varieties of pole 

 beans, thick, stringless pods, meaty, ten- 

 der and excellent flavor, perfectly round. 

 Excellent for shipping and for home use. 



IMPROVED KENTUCKY WONDER or OLD 

 HOMESTEAD — 65 days. Early, very pro- 

 lific sort of excellent quality. Vines are 

 vigorous, very productive, comparatively 

 straight. Best quality for home use and 

 for shipping purposes. 



McCASLAN POLE— 65 days. Strong 

 climber, hardy, prolific ov^r long season. 

 Pods dark green, thick, flat, meaty, almost 

 stringless, tender and of a delicious 

 flavor. Seeds ivory w^hite. 



STRIPED CREASEBACK— 73 days. A very hardy 

 and productive green podded bean. Pods 

 long, very cylindrical or completely rounded, 

 distinctly crease-backed, very fleshy and of 

 excellent quality. Very good shipper. 



WHITE CORNFIELD — 63 days. Early maturing, 

 green podded, round and very often 8 to 10 

 inches long and quite stringless. For plant- 

 ing with corn, this sort is hard to beat. 



WHITE CREASEBACK — 63 days. Green podded 

 variety, valuable for its earliness, vigorous 

 grower, pods are medium length, compara- 

 tively straight. They are of the best quality. 



YARD-LONG — 60 days. Pods average about 2 

 feet in length, very slender. Should be 

 planted in every garden, due to its being 

 prolific, tender and for its unusual flavor. 

 A iew beans make a family dish. 



POLE LIMA BEANS 



CAROLINA or SEWEE— 77 days. Very 

 early and reliable pole lima especially 

 adapted for planting in the South. Vig- 

 orous growing, and pods dark green, 

 short, about three inches and curved. 

 Highly recommended for home and ship- 

 ping purposes. 



SPOTTED or FLORIDA BUTTER— 78 days. Larg- 

 er pods than Carolina, very prolific, in great 

 demand by Southern gardeners and for 

 home consumption. 



SOUTHERN WILLOW LEAF— 82 days. Similar 

 to the Sewee but a heavier yielder, early 



and prolific, leaves are willow leaf in shape 

 and produces pods from the bottom to the 

 very top of vine. Hardy and drouth-resistant, 

 thrives in sandy land, good shipper. 

 LARGE WHITE LIMA— 88 days. Called King of 

 the Garden. A true large lima pole bean, 

 vigorous grower, extra large greenish white 

 beans. Late variety and extensively planted. 



WINDSOR BEANS 



ITALIAN or ENGLISH— Long variety;; 75 days. 

 Plant about two beans every 6 inches and 

 21/2 feet between rows. Used same as Lima 

 beans. It has gained fame and is being 

 planted extensively by Italian gardeners for 

 shipping and for home use. 



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Culture — Planting time. Southern States: 

 Spring, January to July; Fall, September to 

 December. Edible condition about 62 days 

 from time of planting seed. Plant 2 ounces to 

 150 feet of row, 12 pounds to one acre. Sow in 

 thick rov/s 12 inches apart or sow broadcast 

 and thin to 10 inches apart. 



CROSBY'S EARLY EGYPTIAN— Beets globe 

 shaped, center of beet blood red, tender, 

 excellent eating. Gro'wn extensively by 

 market gardeners in South for shipping 

 and home use. 



DETROIT DARK RED— Beets oval shaped, 

 flesh of beet very dark red, an excellent 

 variety for shipping and eating. A fa- 

 vorite of many large Southern market 

 gardeners. Excellent for canning and 

 shipping. 



EARLY ECLIPSE— 50 days. Extra early, 

 uniform in size, deep red color, round, 

 with small tap roots, flesh bright glossy 

 red, crisp and tender. 



/^WONDER BEET— One of the earliest of 



^S^table beets for outside culture. Bright red 

 skin, Vermillion red flesh with distinct zones 

 of lighter red. Of excellent quality, being 

 sweet, tender and free from fibrous roots, 

 good shipping and canning variety. 



FIREBALL — A distinct variety, having the finest 

 table qualities. Flesh solid, crisp, sweet and 

 brilliant red color. Globe shape, skin 

 smooth. Especially desirable for canning. 



CHICAGO EARLY BLOOD TURNIP— Oval 

 shape, dark red flesh, smooth skin, a favo- 

 rite among private and market gardeners. 

 Extensively used for canning and shipping. 



SWISS CHARD or PERPETUAL SPINACH BEET 

 — Leaves much darker green than the 

 LucuUus. As the outer leaves are cut more 

 come up from the center. The center stems 

 can be cooked and served like aspargus 

 and the leaves cooked like spinach or other 

 greens. It is undoubtedly one of the best 

 vegetables, as this can be grown through- 

 out the summer. 



Pole Bean Prices r^^ 



Black Valentine or Ideal Market S .10 



Improved Kentucky Wonder or Old Homestead 10 



Wonder 



.10 

 .10 

 .10 

 .10 



.10 

 .10 

 .10 

 .10 

 .10 

 .10 

 Windsor Beans 10 



McCosIon Pole 



Striped Creaseback 



White Cornfield 



White Creaseback 



Yard Long 



Carolina or Sewee Pole Lima.. 

 Spotted or Florida Butter Pole.. 



Southern Willow Leaf Pole 



Large White Lima Pole 



Kentucky Wonder Wax Pole.. 



-Postpaid- 

 Lb. 

 S .45 

 .50 

 .50 

 .50 

 .50 

 .50 

 .50 

 .45 

 .50 

 .50 

 .50 

 .50 

 .50 



5 lbs. 



S1.65 

 2.10 

 2.10 

 2.10 

 2.10 

 2.10 



-Not Postpaid- 



1.70 

 2.10 

 2.25 

 2.10 

 2.20 

 2.20 



15 lbs. 



S3.15 

 3.25 

 3.15 

 3.25 

 3.15 

 3.15 



3.15 

 3.25 

 4.00 

 3.20 

 4.35 

 3.30 



60 lbs. 



SII.SO 

 12.00 

 11.50 

 li.OO 

 11.50 

 11.50 



11.50 

 12.00 

 15.00 

 12.50 

 15.25 

 12.50 



POLE WAX BEANS 



GOLDEN CLUSTER WAX POLE— 74 days. An 

 early and attractive sort, one of the best of 

 wax-podded snap pole beans. Pods are six 

 to eight inches long, borne in abundant clus- 

 ters, each containing from three to six pods 

 varying in color from golden yellow to 

 creamy white, very good quality and highly 

 recommended for shipping and home use. 



R*»fif Price<? Postpaid- 



Deei rnces pj^^ q^ ^^i^. 



Crosby's Early Egyptian S .10 S .25 S .65 



Detroit Dark Red 10 .25 .65 



Early Eclipse 10 .25 .65 



Wonder 10 .25 .65 



Fireball 10 .25 .65 



Chicago Early Blood Turnip _. 10 .25 .65 



Swiss Chard or Perpetual Spinach 05 .15 .40 



Lb. 

 S2.00 

 2.25 

 2.00 

 2.00 

 2.00 

 2.25 

 1.00 



5 lbs. 

 S 9.50 

 10.75 

 9.50 

 9.50 

 9.50 

 10.75 

 5.25 



,— Not Postpaid^ 

 10 lbs. 25 lbs. 



.S18.30 

 20.50 

 18.30 

 18.30 

 18.30 

 20.50 



S34.0D 

 49.50 

 34.00 

 34.00 

 34.00 

 49.50 



STECKLER SEED COMPANY, Inc., NEW ORLEANS. LOUISIANA 



