Maule's Pole Beans 



Culture: Sow the seed of Pole Beans after all danger of frost has passed and the ground has warmed up and 

 is moderately dry. If poles are used for support, set them 4 to 5 ft. apart each way, placing 6 to 8 beans in a 

 circle around each pole and cover them 2 in. deep. When well started, thin to four plants per pole. Use one 

 packet of seed to about 20 poles; one lb. plants 100 poles; 20 to 30 lbs. are needed to plant one acre. 



44 French 



Asparagus 



Bean 



Also Known as 

 Yard Long 



Long Green Pods 



(80 days) 



This is a most unusual green- 

 podded snap bean often called 

 Yard Long, though the pods 

 usually do not grow more than 2 

 ft. in length. It is a rampant 

 grower requiring a moderately 

 long season to come into bearing. 

 The yield from these plants is 

 truly astonishing. The beans are 

 palatable and tasty and should be 

 picked while still young. The 

 seeds are brown. Pkt. 15c; 

 1/2 lb. 45c; lb. 75c; 2 lbs. $1.40; 

 5 lbs. S3. 50; 10 lbs. S5.40, post- 

 paid. 



Not prepaid: 15 lbs. S7.95; 

 25 lbs. S13.00; 50 lbs. $25.50; 

 100 lbs. S50.00. 



43 Kentucky Wonder or Old Homestead ^ 



The Most Popular of all Green-Pod Pole Beans (65 days) 



This enjoys the greatest popularity because it is easy to grow, productive, and of excellent 

 quality. We believe it is the most useful of all the green-pod corn-hill or pole beans. The pods 

 are 8 to 9 in. long, nearly round, verj' slender, quite curved, and slightly string^'. Dun-colored 

 seeds. Pkt. 10c; 1/2 lb. 25c; lb. 35c; 2 lbs. 55c; 5 lbs. $1.15; 10 lbs. S2.05, postpaid. 

 Not prepaid: 15 lbs. $2.25; 25 lbs. $3.50; 50 lbs. $6.50; 100 lbs. $12.00. 



46 Maule'S Noxall ^ a sure cropper (65 days) 



The earliest green-podded pole or corn-hill bean with long, round pods of a bright green color. 

 Its earliness is a valuable feature, yet still more important is its reliability as it often produces ,1 

 a good hea\T crop when others fail. Puttv-colored seeds with brown stripes. Pkt. lOc; V2 lb. 25c; // 

 lb. 40c; 2 lbs. 70c; 5 lbs. S1.3I); 10 lbs. S2.40, postpaid. /' 



Not prepaid: 15 lbs. $2.70: 25 lbs. $4.25; 50 lbs. $8.00; 100 lbs. $15.00. " / 



40 Horticultural Pole, Cranberry, or Wren's Egg 



(75 days) Some people call this Egg Bean. It is an old. well known, standard variety with \i\ 

 attractive green pods measuring 8 to 9 in. long. They are nearly round, quite slender, stringless, ' 

 and have a good flavor. Its hardiness and productiveness are not to be os'erlooked. Besides 

 its use for snap beans, the large oval flesh-colored red-spotted seeds are fine for baking. 

 Pkt. 10c; V2 lb. 25c; lb. 35c; 2 lbs. 55c; 5 lbs. $1.20; 10 lbs. $2.15, postpaid. 

 Not prepaid: 15 lbs. $2.40; 25 lbs. $3.75; 50 lbs. $7.00; 100 lbs. $13.00. 



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41 McCaslan (65 days) 



A White Seeded, 

 Kentucky Wonder 



Few pole beans enjoy as great a popularity in 

 some of our southern states as the McCaslan 

 Pole Bean. It is indeed the most prolific vari- 

 ety, bearing a splendid crop of rich green, 

 sUghtly flattened, fleshy pods, measuring 8 

 in. long. Chmbs well. The white seeds are 

 dehcious for drv shell use. Pkt. 10c; 

 1/2 lb. 25c; lb. 35c; 2 lbs. 55c; 5 lbs. $1.15; 

 10 lbs. S2.05, postpaid. 

 Not prepaid: 15 lbs. $2.25; 25 lbs. $3.50; 

 50 lbs. $6.50; 100 lbs. $12.00. 



39 Scotia or Striped Creasebacl( 



Especially Suited for Growing on 

 Corn for Snaps (70 days) 



A good climber and heavy producer \rith fine 

 grained pods 6 in. long and }4 in. wide. The 

 pods are almost round, very fleshy, practically 

 stringless, brittle, and tender. The kidney- 

 shaped seeds are of medium size. They are 

 greenish brown and striped with purple. 

 Pkt. 10c; 1/2 lb. 25c; lb. 35c; 2 lbs. 60c; 

 5 lbs. SI. 25; 10 lbs. $2.25, postpaid. 

 Not prepaid: 15 lbs. S2.SS; 25 lbs. $4.00; 

 50 lbs. S7.S0; 100 lbs. $14.00. 



45 Lazy Wives 



One of the Best Varieties for 

 Snaps and for Dry Beans (70 days) 



Green, thick, fleshy, stringless pods, 6 to 6,'2 

 in. long and M inch wide. They are straight 

 and verj' attractive. Retaining the rich, 

 stringless and tender quahties until quite old. 

 An excellent variety for snap beans, green 

 shell, and dry shell use. White seeds. 

 Pkt. 10c; 1/2 lb. 25c; lb. 35c; 2 lbs. 60c; 

 5 lbs. SI. 25; 10 lbs. S2.25, postpaid. 

 -Not prepaid: 15 lbs. S2.55; 25 lbs. $4.00; 

 50 lbs. S7.50; 100 lbs. $14.00. 



47 Scarlet Runner 



(75 daysl This is often grown as an orna- 

 mental climber for which purpose it is well 

 adapted since the large, rich green leaves give 

 ample shade to porches and garden houses, 

 and the bright scarlet flowers, borne in clus- 

 ters, are very attractive. While still young, 

 the pods are tender and tasty. 6 in. long. 

 Thick, flat, and fleshy. Large, kidney-shaped, 

 flat seeds of lima bean size. Dark piu-ple, 

 spotted bufli. Pkt. 10c; V2 lb. 25c; lb. 45c; 

 2 lbs. 80c; 5 lbs. $1.40; 10 lbs. $2.60, 

 postpaid. 



Not prepaid: 15 lbs. S3.00; 25 lbs. $4.75; 

 50 lbs. S9.00; 100 lbs. $17.00. 



38 Golden 

 Cluster 



Wax-Podded Pole Beans 



38 Golden Cluster 



Large, Light Waxy Yellow, Fleshy Pods 

 of Good Quality (70 days) 



.•\n excellent, freely climbing, wax-podded pole bean 

 with pods measuring 6'2 to 7 in. long. They are straight, 

 broad, flat, ver>' fleshy, fine grained, but somewhat 

 string>^ The pods are borne in distinct clusters from 

 the bottom to the top of the pole. The white beans are 

 of oval shape. Pkt. 10c; V2 lb. 25c; lb. 40c; 2 lbs- 70c; 

 5 lbs. SI. 30; 10 lbs. $2.40, postpaid. 

 Not prepaid: 15 lbs. $2.70; 25 lbs. $4.25; 50 lbs. S8.00; 

 lOOlbs. SIS.OO. 



42 Kentucky Wonder Wax 



Large, Golden Yellow Pods, Tender and Tasty (65 days) 



Kentucky Wonder Wax is a popular Wax-Podded pole bean of vigorous growth 

 and free cUmbing habit. It is of choice quality if picked just before the pods have 

 reached full size, when they are tender, brittle, tasty, and practically free from 

 strings and fiber. As they increase in size they develop sliglit strings. It is one of 

 the earhest of the pole wax beans. The pods are thick and meaty, 7 to 8 in. long, 

 and decidedly creasebacked. A continuous bearer of large and handsome pods; 

 wonderfully productive. The color of the pods is an attractive light yellow. The 

 seeds are of medium size and a chocolate-brown color. Pkt. 10c; Vi lb. 25c; 

 lb. 40c; 2 lbs. 70c; 5 lbs. $1.30; 10 lbs. $2.40, postpaid. 

 Not prepaid: IS lbs, $2.70; 25 lbs. $4.25; 50 lbs. $8.00; 100 lbs. $15.00. 



12 WM. HENRY MAULE 



'The Old Reliable Seed House' 



Philadelphia, Pa. 



