POLE LIMA BEANS 



KENTUCKY WONDER 



SNAP BEANS— POLE or 

 RUNNING GREEN POD 



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



feet opart, plant 6 beans around pole. Hall 



pound plants 150 hills; half bushel to one acre. 



IDEAL MARKET— 58 days Thrifty and ex- 

 tremely prolific, yields better than other 

 varieties of pole beans, thick, stringless 

 pods, meaty, tender 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 climb- 

 er, hardy, prolific over long season. Pods 

 dark green, thick, flat, meaty, almost 

 stringless, tender and of a delicious 

 flavor. Seeds ivory white. 



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. 



CAN FREEZER — Pole Bean with a medium 

 vine. Pods straight, stringless, dork green, 

 excellent for freezing. 



WHITE CREASEBACK— 63 days. Green pod- 

 ded variety, valuable for its earliness, vig- 

 orous grov^rer, pods are medium length, 

 comparatively 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 few beans make a family dish. 



STRINGLESS KENTUCKY WONDER GREEN 

 PODDED POLE BEANS— A new 65-day va- 

 riety, unexcelled for flavor, texture and 

 quality. Strictly stringless, vines are vigor- 

 ous and uniform, very productive, bearing 

 its pods in large clusters. Include some of 

 these fine new Stringless Kentucky Wonders 

 in your garden. 



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. 

 Larger 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 produce pods from the bottom to the 

 very top of vine. Hardy and drought-re- 

 sistant, thrives in sandy land, good shipper. 



KING OF THE GARDEN— 88 days. A true 

 large lima pole bean, vigorous grower, 

 extra large greenish white beans. Late 

 variety and extensively planted. 



POLE WAX BEANS 



KENTUCKY WONDER POLE WAX— 68 days. 

 An early and attractive sort, one of the 

 best of wax-padded snap pole beans. Pods 

 are six to eight inches long, very good 

 quality and highly recommended for ship- 

 ping and home use. 



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. 



FIREBALL — A distinct variety, having the fin- 

 est table qualifies. Flesh solid, crisp, sweet 

 and brilliant red color. Globe shape, skin 

 smooth. Especially desirable for canning. 



SWISS CHARD or PERPETUAL SPINACH BEET 



— Leaves much darker green than the Lucul- 

 lus. As the outer leaves are cut more come 

 up from the center. The center stems con 

 be cooked and served like asparagus 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. 



CHICAGO EARLY BLOOD TURNIP— Oval 



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

 vorite among private and market garden- 

 ers. Extensively used for canning and 

 shipping. 



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EETS 



DETROIT 



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 rows 12 inches apart or sow broad- 

 cast and thin to 10 inches apart. 



CROSBY'S EARLY EGYPTIAN— Beefs globe 



shaped, center of beet blood red, tender, 



excellent eating. Grown 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 fender. 

 WONDER BEET— One of Ore earliest of table 



beets for outside culture. Bright red skin, 



vermilion red flesh with distinct zones of 



lighter red. Of excellent quality, being 



sweet, tender and free from fibrous roots, 



good shipping and canning variety. DETROIT DARK RED 



Bean Prices . Postpaid ^ ^— Not Postpaid^ 



(Pkt.— 10c) Pole Green, Wax and Lima 1/2 lb. Lb. 5 lbs. Peck Bushel 



Ideal Market $ .35 $ .65 $2.50 $4.65 $16.50 



Kentucky Wonder or Old Homestead 35 .65 2.50 4.65 16.50 



McCaslan Pole 35 .65 2.50 4.75 17.50 



Striped Creaseback 35 .65 2.50 4.75 17.50 



Can Freezer 40 .70 2.95 5.50 20.00 



Blue Lake or White Creaseback 40 .70 2.95 5.90 21.00 



Kentucky Wonder Stringless Pole 40 .70 2.95 5.90 21.00 



Yard Long 75 1.10 



Carolina or Sewee Polo Lima ~ 35 .65 2.50 4.10 15.25 



Spotted or Florida Butter Pole 35 .65 2.50 4.10 15.25 



Southern WUlow Leaf Pole 35 .65 2.50 4.65 16.50 



King of the Garden Lima Pole 35 .65 2.50 4.75 17.50 



Kentucky Wonder Wax Polo 45 .75 3.00 7.50 



Windsor Beans 50 .90 3.50 7.50 



Beet Prices , Postpaid V ^— Not Postpaid— ^ 



Pkg. Oz. V4 lb. Lb. 5 lbs. 10 lbs. 25 lbs 



Crosby's Early Egyptian $ .10 $ .25 $ .60 $1.75 $8.00 $14.00 $33.75 



Detroit Dark Rod 10 .25 .60 1.75 8.00 14.00 33.75 



Early Eclipse 10 .25 .60 1.75 8.00 14.00 33.75 



Wonder , 10 .25 .60 1.75 8.00 14.00 33.75 



Fireball 10 .25 .60 1.75 8.00 14.00 33.75 



Chicago Early Blood Turnip 10 .25 .60 1.75 8.00 14.00 33.75 



Swiss Chard or Perpetual Spinach 10 .25 .60 1.75 8.00 14.00 



STECKLER SEED COMPANY. Inc.. NEW ORLEANS. LOUISIANA 



