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GREEN-POD BUSH 



Tender Pod 



12 Bountiful & 



Idaho certified blight-free seed (48 days) 



The most popular large, flat, green-podded bush bean ; 

 unexcelled in its adaptability to various climates and 

 soil types. The plants are hardy, light green, prolific, 

 and continue to bear their crop for many weeks. The 

 large, broad, flat pods are 6 to 7 in. long, slightly 

 curved, meaty, tender, stringless, and of excellent 

 quality. The pod color is light green ; the seed is 

 straw-yellow. This variety is favored by market 

 gardeners because of its very high yield, good ship- 

 ping qualities, and very large pods. It is especially 

 popular in the South for early shipment to the North. 

 Bountiful shows some resistance to rust spots on the 

 pods, a characteristic which adds to its desirability. 



Pkt. 100; V 2 lb. 250; lb. 400; 2 lbs. 750; 



5 lbs. $1.75; 10 lbs. $3.00. 



Larger quantities at still lower prices. 



Special Collection 



Add variety and attractiveness to your bean 

 crop by growing several kinds this season. 

 Here is a collection that is made up of leaders 

 in each of these types — the green-pod bush, 

 the yellow-pod bush, and the green-pod pole 

 beans. These are the best varieties for canning, 

 pickling, and snap beans. 



Burpee's Stringless Green-Pod 

 Maule's Improved Butter Wax 

 Kentucky Wonder Pole Bean 



3100—3 Pkts. (1 of each, value 30(i) for 25^ 

 3101— lVa Lbs. (K lb. of each, value 80i) for 60^ 



18 Tender Pod * 



The most tender podded bean grown (48 days) 



Tender Pod is one of the earliest varieties to produce pods of edible size. The 

 pods are attractive, dark, velvety green, straight to slightly curved, 4}4 to 5 in. 

 long, round, smooth, with long and distinctively curved tips. Tender Pod pro- 

 duces more pods per plant, and bears over a longer season than any other early 

 variety; the vines remain green and growing when other early beans have 

 withered. The plants are dwarf, vigorous, and dark green. The seed is a clear, 

 shining white, with a small red dot on either side of the eye. It makes an excel- 

 lent dried bean. But all of these characteristics of Tender Pod merely support 

 its superlative tenderness and flavor, which are simply supreme. 

 This variety was introduced in 1942 after a world wide search for a better bean. 

 The parent stock came from the Netherlands, and in comparison with every 

 available variety from every country in the world it was far the best. Take 

 advantage of this extensive research by including in your garden this Tender 

 Pod, the world's finest bean. 



Pkt. 150; 1/2 lb- 300; lb. 500; 2 lbs. 950; 5 lbs. $2.25; 10 lbs. $4.25. 

 Larger quantities are available for the first time this year. 



14 Burpee's Stringless Green-Pod & 



Idaho certified free of seed-borne blight (48 days) 



The countless thousands of gardens in which this grand variety has been a 



mainstay for two generations prove its unfailing dependability. 



The plant is a true bush type, vigorous, and resistant to unfavorable growing 



conditions. The pods are 6 inches long, slightly curved, medium green, very 



fleshy, tender, and wholly stringless. Young pods develop quickly to a useful 



size, and even when quite small they are meaty and flavorful. The strain is 



well adapted to both commercial and home canning. The seed is medium size 



and dark brown. 



Our stock is grown in the irrigated Rocky Mountain region and is free of the 



seed-borne blight that is carried by much of the eastern grown seed. All bush 



beans are compared with Burpee's Stringless Green-Pod in judging their value. 



Pkt. 100; 1/2 lb. 250; lb. 400; 2 lbs. 750; 5 lbs. $1.75; 10 lbs. $3.00. 

 Larger quantities at still lower prices. 



48 Stringless Tendergreen& 



Idaho certified free of seed-borne blight (52 days) 



This fine variety has gained widespread recognition in competition with 

 Burpee's Stringless Green-Pod during the past ten years. It has practically 

 straight, 6 in. pods of an attractive dark green color. The flavor is particularly 

 outstanding, and is the feature which has contributed most to its popularity. 

 In addition to good taste-appeal, Tendergreen possesses tenderness, a plump 

 roundness, and entire freedom from strings. 



The shape of the pods and dark green color make this variety superior for 

 canning purposes, while its very high yield makes every foot of space count. 

 Seeds are colored fawn, mottled with dull purple, and are wholly free of blight. 



Pkt. 100; V 2 lb. 300; lb. 500; 2 lbs. 900; 5 lbs. $2.00; 10 lbs. $3.50. 

 Larger quantities at still lower prices. 



10 Mammoth Stringless 

 Green-Pod 



Certified blight-free seed (50 days) 



This variety resembles Burpee's 

 Stringless Green-Pod, but is a selec- 

 tion from Red Valentine. It is larger, 

 both in pod and plant, than Burpee's, 

 and only 2 or 3 days later. Pods are 

 medium green, round, 6 to 6yi in. long 

 and so fleshy as to appear to be double 

 barreled. The yield is very heavy, the 

 quality is excellent, and the pods are 

 absolutely stringless. Seeds are light 

 brown. 



Pkt. 100; Vi lb- 250; lb. 450; 2 lbs. 800; 



5 lbs. $1.75; 10 lbs. $3.00. 



Larger quantities at still lower prices. 



8 Black Valentine 



Certified blight-free seed (51 days) 



Black Valentine is not the fanciest 

 quality bean available, but it is prob- 

 ably the most vigorous and deter- 

 mined producer in the bush bean 

 family. It is versatile, adapting itself 

 readily to varying conditions. The 

 pods are stringless, dark green, nearly 

 round, somewhat curved, and meaty. 

 They retain their color well after pick- 

 ing. The seeds are jet black, and are 

 Idaho certified free of seed borne 

 blight. 



Pkt. 100; y 2 lb. 250; lb. 450; 2 lbs. 800; 



5 lbs. $1.75; 10 lbs. $3.00. 



Larger quantities at still lower prices. 



"I had my most successful garden last year in 21 years of planting. It was my first year using Maule's seeds, and you now have a life 

 4 long customer."— Mr. Walter F. Moore, Wheeling, W. v 



Va. 



