
Dreer’s Reliable VEGETABLE SEEDS 
Stringless Bush Beans 
Wax or Yellow-Pod Varieties 
Treat seed with Spergon or Arasan, and inoculate with Nitragin 
These Wax Beans are preferred by quite a few gardeners on account of their beauti- 
ful light color and their mild flavor. They are grown in the same manner as the green- 
pod varieties. 
65 Pencil-Pod Black Wax Improved. 54 days. An extra-fine bean of the highest 
quality. The pods are 6 to 7 inches long, round, nearly straight, positively stringless, 
and of a clear yellow. The plants are very strong and bear abundantly. Rust-Resistant. 
Pkt. 10c; % Ib. 25c; lb. 45c; 2 lbs. 80c; 5 lbs. $1.85, prepaid. 
71 Improved Golden Wax (Top Notch). 51 days. Of erect growth, bearing the pods 
well off the ground, preventing rust and rot. The pods average five inches long. 
They are very fleshy, straight, broad, flat, of a rich golden yellow color, and string- 
less at all stages. Pkt. 10c; ¥4 Ib. 25c; lb. 45c; 2 Ibs. 80c; 5 Ibs. $1.85, prepaid. 
79 Brittle Wax or Round-Pod Kidney. 58 days. A fine early quality bean and one 
that we can unhesitatingly recommend. The pods grow up to 6 inches long. They 
are thick, perfectly round, and of a clear yellow color. Pkt. 10c; %4 lb. 30c; Ib. 50c; 
2 lbs. 90c; 5 Ibs. $2.00, prepaid. ; 
81 Improved Kidmey Wax. 62 days. An attractive and productive lemon yellow Wax 
Bean with almost straight, oval pods measuring 6 inches in length. It is a favorite 
variety where the oval or flat-podded beans are preferred to those which are round. 
Pkt. 10c; % Ib. 25c; lb. 45c; 2 lbs. 80c; 5 Ibs. $1.85, prepaid. 
84 Sure-Crop Stringless Wax. (Bountiful Wax) 53 days. Resembles Bountiful in the 
sturdy character and disease-resistant constitution. Very productive and of splendid 
quality. The handsome, rich yellow pods average 6 to 7 inches long, are very meaty, 
flat but thick through. Pkt. 10c; 1% lb. 25c; Ib. 40c; 2 Ibs. 75c; 5 lbs. $1.70, prepaid. 
86 Unrivalled Wax. 53 days. An extremely prolific Wax Bean with medium large, 5 
thrifty, resistant plants bearing a large crop of attractive, fleshy, brittle, stringless, Sure-Crop SERS WES 
tender, flat, clear yellow pods measuring 51% in. long. Pkt. 10c; 1% Ib. 25c; lb. 40c; A great favorite of ‘choice flavor 
2 Ibs. 75c; 5 Ibs. $1.70, prepaid. 


Primarily grown for use as baked beans during 
Dwarf Shell Bean the winter. Let pods mature fully on the vines. 
95 Red Kidney. 95 days. Valued for the rich flavor of its ; 28 Dwarf Horticultural. 65 days. This may be grown for 
large kidney-shaped red beans. Has long flat pods measur- shell bean purposes as the buff red-spotted seeds are very 
ing about 6 in. in length. It is the standard commercial delicious; when young, the thick flat green pods are string- 
variety for use as dry beans. Pkt. 10c; 4 lb. 25c; Ib. 40c; less and well suited for use as snap beans. Pkt. 10c; 
2 Ibs. 75c; 5 Ibs. $1.75, prepaid. : Y2 Ib. 25c; lb. 40c; 2 lbs. 75c; 5 lbs. $1.70, prepaid. 

Pole or Running Beans 
Treat seeds with Spergon or Arasan, and inculcate with Nitragin 
Culture—Pole Beans are vigorous growers and will produce 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. ] Pkt. for 15 poles; 1 Ib. for 100 poles. 
Green-Pod Pole Beans 
128 Kentucky Wonder or Old Homestead. 65 days. 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. Pkt. 
10c; % lb. 25c; lb. 45c; 2 Ibs. 80c; 5 lbs. $1.85, prepaid. 
130 Potomac. This 1942 All-America Winner is a vigorous grower with beautifully 
ystreamlined, long, slender, practically round pods which are meaty and _ tender. 
Absolutely stringless at all stages. Pkt. 15c; % Ib. 30c; Ib. 50c; 2 Ibs. 90c; 5 lbs. $2.00. 
134 Victory. Early, attractive, productive, and of choicest quality—could anyone 
ask for more. The round, straight pods are 7 inches long and they are string- 
less at all stages of growth. An easy climber with small black seeds. We like it 
very much. Pkt. 10c;. % Ib. 25c; lb. 45c; 2 lbs. 80c; 5 Ibs. $1.85, prepaid. 
127 Horticultural (Speckled Cranberry or Wren’s Egg). 70 days. A vigorous 
climber much used in the home garden and for market. Has attractive, thick, 
straight, stringless pods 6 in. long. They are a dark green color when ready for 
snap use. A great favorite. Pkt. 10c; 1% lb. 25c; lb. 40c; 2 lbs. 75c; 5 lbs. $1.70, 
prepaid. 
Wax-Pod Pole Bean 
137 Kentucky Wonder Wax. 70 days. The best of all wax-podded pole beans. A 
vigorous climber bearing a heavy crop of attractive pods. The pods are an appetizing 
waxy yellow color and they grow as much as 8 in. long, 5% in. wide, and almost 
ST wig as thick. They are fleshy, brittle, tender and practically stringless until past the 
Victory Pole Bean snap bean stage. Pkt. 10c; 14 lb. 30c; Ib. 50c; 2 Ibs. 90c; 5 Ibs. $2.00, prepaid. 




In addition to treating beam seeds with Spergom or Arasan, use Nitragin, see pages 86 and 87. 3 
