lush Beans With Green Pods 



CULTURE — Succeed best in warm, sandy 

 loam, enriched with well rotted stable or 

 poultry manure. Must not be sown until 

 ground is warm and dry. Sow in drills 18 

 to 30 in. apart, 1 to 2 in. deep. Place beans 

 2 to 3 in. apart in drills. For a succession, 



sow every two weeks until early 

 September. A packet will sow about 

 25 ft. of row. Use 1 lb. to 100 ft. 

 of drill, 60 lbs. to acre. Cultivate 

 shallow and frequently; never when 

 foliage is wet. 



Your family 

 will enjoy 

 some of these 

 beans — espe- 

 cia I I y w h e n 

 picked fresh 

 from the gar- 

 den. 



Burpee's Stringless 

 Green Pod * 



Bountiful & 



Oneof the Earliest. Round Podded. Always 

 Stringless. (42 Days) 



MThis is one of the most popular 

 bush beans in America. For 

 earliness it ranks among the first; 

 quality is excelled by none; without a 

 rival for bearing ability. Pods are 

 round, fleshy and nearly straight — ■ 

 borne in abundance throughout a 

 long season. Ready for table in 

 about 42 days. Pods are 5 in. in 

 length, rich green in color, very ten- 

 der, and of highest and most delicious 

 flavor. Remain long in edible con- 

 dition. Unexcelled for home use, or 

 for market. Seeds are of medium 

 size; brown color. Give this String- 

 less Green Pod a place in your gar- 

 den this season. TVe know you will 

 like it. 



Postpaid: Packet 10c; J i lb. 25c; 1 lb. 40c; 



2 lbs. 70c; 5 lbs. $1.60; 10 lbs. $3.00 



Not Prepaid: 15 lbs. $2.70; 25 lbs. $4.25; 



50 lbs. $8.25; 100 lbs. $16.00 



Fordhook Favorite & 



Has White Seeds which are 



Excellent for Winter use, 

 the Green Pods are String- 

 less and Tender. (42 Days) 



■J f. This is one of the 

 -*•" most popular, ab- 

 solutely stringless, 

 green-podded beans. 

 The white seeds can 

 be utilized for baking, 

 or for soup during 

 winter months. Bushes 

 grow from 18 to 20 in. 

 high. Dark green foli- 

 age. Produces an 

 enormous yield of 

 beautiful, stringless, 

 meaty, tender, brittle, 

 and juicy green pods, 

 . "-hieh are almost round 

 Land 5 1 " to 6 1 ;. in. 

 pong. Pods are ready 

 for use in about 42 

 davs. One of the best 

 varieties for either 

 i. nme or market gar- - 

 den. 

 Postpaid: Packet 15c; 



KIb. 30c; 1 lb. 50c; 



2 lbs. 90c; 5 lbs. 82.00; 



10 lbs. $3.73 



Not Prepaid: 15 lbs. $4.05; 



25 lbs. 6.50.j"-5<r lbs-. $12.75; 



100 lbs. S23.00 



12 



A Continuous Bearer. Tender and String- 

 less. (42 Days) 



Best of the flat podded stringless 

 varieties. Hardy> extremely early, 

 very prolific. Bears continuously for 

 several weeks. Green pods are large, 

 flat, solid, meaty, stringless and of 

 delicious flavor. Excellent home gar- 

 den or market variety. Ready for 

 table in 42 days. Seeds are a light 

 yellow in color. 



Postpaid: Packet 10c; Y 2 lb. 25c; 1 lb. 40c; 



2 lbs. 70c; 5 lbs. $1.60; 10 lbs. $3.00 



Not Prepaid: 15 lbs. $2.70; 25 lbs. $4.25; 



50 lbs. $S.25; 100 lbs. $16.00 



MATURITY DATES. 

 At the heading of all VEGE- 

 TABLE SEED descriptions we are 

 giving the maturity dates, start- 

 ing from day of sowing the seed, 

 thus: 42 DAVS. This will tell you 

 when you may expect vegetables 

 ready for the table; of course, the 

 weather conditions must he favor- 

 able for producing the crops. 



14 Burpee's 

 Stringless Green Pod 



Sack Valentine 



Matures Early. Long, Round, Straight Pods. (42 Days) 



U "Withstands early and late frosts that kill 

 most other varieties. Yields enormously. 

 Pods are straight, stringy and fibrous, though fine 

 grained. Dark green in color. Ready for picking 

 in 42 days. Popular in the South on account of its 

 blight resisting qualities. A good long distance 

 shipper. Seeds are black; medium size. 

 Postpaid: Packet 10c; V 2 lb. 25c; 1 lb. 35c; 2 lbs. 65c; 

 5 lbs. $1.40; 10 lbs. $2.60 

 Not Prepaid: 15 lbs. $2.70; 25 lbs. S4.25; 50 lbs. SS.25; 

 ion lbs. IPS. 00 



Excellent, Either as a Snap or 

 Shell Bean. (60 Days) 



fi This fine bush bean 

 u is also called Cran- 

 berry and Italian bean. 

 The large green pods, 

 which are splashed with 

 carmine, are ready for 

 table use in about : 60 

 days. This variety is ex- 

 cellent either as a snap 

 bean, green-shelled, or 

 dry-shelled bean. The 

 large, green, quality.! 

 shell beans are available" 

 for use 10 days after the 

 snap pods have passed 

 their prime. Seeds are 

 pale buff, in color, mot- 

 tled pink. 



Postpaid: Packet 10c; 



l 2 lb. 25c; 1 lb. 40c; 



2 lbs, 70c; 5 lbs. $1.60; 



10 lbs. $3.00 



Not Prepaid: 15 lbs. $3.00; 



25 lbs. $4.75; 50 lbs. $9.25; 



100 lbs. $1S.00 



Lend this Catalog 

 to your neighbor 



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16 Fordhook 

 Favorite 



When Ordering Be Sure to Give 

 Our Catalog Number of Article 



Each different variety of seeds in 

 this catalog has been given a Num- 

 ber — as well as a Name. This is to 

 make it easy for you to fill out your 

 order with the certainty that we will 

 know just what variety you desire. 



Therefore,- always state the Number 

 as well as the Name of each variety 

 you order. Thank you! 



6 WM. HENRY MAULE, 



'"He r-ld reliable Sscd House, 



Philadelphia, Pa. 



