Dreer's Reliable VEGETABLE SEEDS 



Pole Lima Beans 



— For Extra-Heavy Crops 



Culture -Pole Limas are even less hardy than the Bush, type and should not be planted until toward 

 the end of IMay or when all danger of frost is passed. Set the poles about 4 feet apart each way and 

 plant 6 to 8 beans, eye downward, around each pole. When plants are up, thin out to 3 plants to a pole. 

 Pinch off the ends when plants overrun the top of the poles. It is good practice to use a shovelful of 

 rich, light, well-rotted compost to each hill. One pound of seed will plant 75 to 100 hills. 



117 Dreer's Improved Pole 



Some gardeners know this variety as Chal- 

 lenger or Potato Lima. It is a medium-late 

 variety of strong growth, bearing a very 

 heavy crop of attractive pods that shell out 

 more beans from a given number of pods 

 than any other Pole Lima. Each pod contains 



4 or 5 thick and attractive, light green beans. 

 Pkt. 10c; i lb. 25c; lb. 4Sc; 2 lbs. 85c; 



5 lbs. $1.75, prepaid. 



125 Small or Sieva. The poles are literally 

 loaded with small, well-filled pods. Small 

 white beans, like the Henderson Bush variety. 

 Pkt. 10c; i lb. 25c; lb. 40c; 2 lbs. 70c; 5 lbs. 

 SI. 55, prepaid. 



121 King of the Garden. An improved 

 Carpentaria which yields a hea\-y crop. It is 

 an old favorite variety of vigorous growth 

 bearing large dark green pods each containing 

 4 or 5 pale green beans. The beans are attrac- 

 tive and enjoy great popularity on account of 

 their splendid flavor. Pkt. 10c; | lb. 25c; 

 lb. 40c; 2 lbs. 7Sc; 5 lbs. $1.65, prepaid. 



122 Leviathan Early. The earliest large- 

 podded Pole variety in cultivation and an 

 enormous cropper. The pods are 5 to 6 inches 

 long and contain 5 or 6 beans each. The 

 shelled beans are of e.xcellent quahty. Pkt. 10c; 

 ^ lb. 25c; lb. 40c; 2 lbs. 75c; 5 lbs. S1.6S, prepaid. 



Varieties marked "A" are All-.\merica Winners. 



Pole or Running Beans 



Culture— Pole Beans are vigorous growers and will pro- 

 duce a heavy crop of beans if grown on fertile ground which 

 has been enriched with well-rotted manure or a complete 

 fertilizer. As they are less hardy than the bush varieties start 

 sowing about a week later. Set the poles 4 feet apart and 

 place 8 to 10 beans around each. Or they may be grown on 

 a trellis. One pound of seed is sufficient to plant 100 poles 

 or hills. 



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Green and Wax Pod 



King of the 



Garden 

 Pole Lima 



128 Kentucky Wonder or Old Homestead. This splendid bean combines size and 

 quality in an e.xtraordinary degree. The pods generally are borne in clusters of 2 to 4, 

 each pod measuring 7 to 8 inches long. They are deeply saddle-backed, very fleshy, and 

 are best picked before they reach full size. Where poles are not available, wire or heavy 

 string supports should be provided since the vines are rank growers, bearing exceptionally 

 heavy crops. Pkt. 10c; J lb. 25c; lb. 40c; 2 lbs. 70c; 5 lbs. S1.55, prepaid. 



137 Kentucky Wonder Wax. This yellow-pod Kentucky Wonder bears a large crop 

 of rich golden yellow beans. The pods are flat and fleshy, measuring 7 to 8 inches in 

 length. Very attractive, brittle, and tasty but develop slight strings when fully grown. 

 Pkt. 10c; \ lb. 25c; lb. 40c; 2 lbs. 70c; 5 lbs. $1.65, prepaid. 



Shell Bean 



95 Red Kidney. Large red beans. Of bush habit. Pkt. 

 10c; i lb. 25c; lb. 35c; 2 lbs. 65c; 5 lbs. $1.50, prepaid. 



Swiss Chard 



Delicious Summer Greens 



Swiss Chard, Giant Lucullus 



Poiree, Fr. 

 Bieta, Ital. 

 Bleda, Sp. 

 Beisskohl, Ger. 

 One ounce to 100 ft. of row. A wholesome vegetable 

 taking the place of Spinach during the summer. Sow one 

 inch deep with 15 inches between rows. 

 167 Giant Lucullus. Curly light green leaves of mild 

 flavor. The white mid-ribs give a tasty dish prepared like 

 Asparagus. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; i lb. 45c; lb. SI. 25. 

 169 Lyons. Large, dark green, heavily savoyed leaves 

 with broad white mid-ribs. Begin cutting after plants are 

 a foot tail. Very productive. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; } lb. 45c; 

 lb. SI. 25. 



Mangel Wurzel 



For Stock and Poultry 



Sow 6 lbs. to acre, in May or June, in rows 2 feet apart, 

 and thin to 9 inches. Give the crop good cultivation. 

 177 Mammoth Long Red. Produces an enormous 



crop of large, fine, solid roots. Oz. 10c; i lb. 25c; lb. 60c; 



10 lbs. SS.OO, prepaid. 



Swiss Chard f iv^s wholesome greens all summer long 



Kentucky Wonder Pole Beans 



Sugar Beet 



170 Klein Wanzleben. Sugar 

 Beets are grown in the same man- 

 ner as Mangel Wurzel. 6 lbs. are 

 required per acre with the rows 

 spaced 2 feet apart. This variety 

 is the best in cultivation. While 

 not large, it is richest in sugar 

 content. Oz. 10c; 1 lb. 25c; lb. 60c; 

 10 lbs. $5.00, prepaid. 



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