4—Vegetable Seeds ; THE MAULE SEED BOOK FOR 1911 
Bush Beans—Green Pod 
BB CULTURE.—Succeed best in warm, sandy loam, en- 
Zi SS riched with well rotted stable or poultry manure. 
C Must not be sown until the ground is warm and dry. 
Sow in drills 18 to 30 inches apart, 1 to 2 inches deep, 
placing the beans 2 to 3 inches apart in the drills; fora 
succession sow every 2 weeks until September. Use 
1 quart to 200 feet of drill, 1 bushel to the acre. Sow 
bush limas in drills 8 feet apart, placing the eye down, 
18 to 24 inches apart in the drills; or in hilis 3 feet apart 
each way, allowing 1 or 2 plants to each hill. Cultivate 
frequently but shallow. Use1 quart to 100 hills, 12 to 16 
quarts to the acre. 
is Earliest Improved Valentine 
My improved strain of this famous old reliable green 
podded bush bean is ready for the basket in 35 to 38 
days. As now perfected it has full, meaty round pods, 
which possess beauty, tenderness and superior flavor. It 
is an ideal snap short bean, and one that always sells well 
\\ in the market. My Earliest Improved is now the most 
prolific and profitable bean of its kind on the Amer- 
ican market, and for years has been one of the most 
popular beans in my list for both home or market. 
Packet, 10 cents; pint, 25 cents; quart, 45 cents, 
| postpaid. By express or freight, not prepaid, | 
qt., 30 cts.; 4 qts., $1.00; pk., $1.75; bu., $6.00. 
|. Giant Podded Valentine 
The introducer claims it is earlier than any other 
green podded bean, and that itis more prolific. Pods 
round. Ofexcellent flavor and stringless. 
Packet, 10 cents; pint, 25 cents; quart, 40 cents, 
postpaid. By express or freight, not prepaid, 
qt., 25 cts.; £qts., 85cts.; pk., $1.50; bushel, $5.50. 
« Stringless Green Pod 
The Stringless Green Pod is now one of the most pop- 
ular bush beans in America. In point of earliness it 
ranks among the first, in quality it is excelled by none, 
and in bearing ability it stands without a rival. It is 
unquestionably one of the greatest green pod beans to 
date. As to brittleness of pod, the point suggested by its 
name, its merit is so high that its enthusiastic friends 
claim it is the only stringless bean. . 
The pods are round, fleshy and nearly straight; are 
borne in abundance through a long season, beginning 
early. They are 514 to 644 inches in length, light green 
in color, very tender, and of highest and best flavor. 
They remain long in edible condition, and the plant or 
bush bears continuously for weeks. This bean is unex- 
\ celled for home use, and will be found very profitable for 
(| market. It has already taken great hold with market 
| gardeners, on account of its heavy cropping ability. 
/ Packet, 10 cents; pint, 30 cents; quart, 50 cents, 
postpaid. By express or freight, not prepaid, 
EARLIEST IMPROVED VALENTINE BEAN. Qt, 35 cts.; 4 qts., $1.10; pk., $2.00; bushel, $7.50. GIANT PODDED VALENTINE BEAN. 
