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BECKERT SEED AND BULB COMPANY 



BUSH OR DWARF BEANS 



I '^m One Quart Will 



I ^ Plant 100 Feet 



I of Row 



r Peans are easy to 



• grow, thrive on almost 



any soil and produce 

 big crops in little space. 

 The seed should not 



i be sown until all dan- 



ger from frost is past. 

 Grow the bush or 

 dwarf varieties in rows 

 18 to 24: inches apart, 

 dropping the seeds 4 

 inches apart and cover- 

 / ing them 2 inches deep. 



Cultivate frequently 

 but do not work around 

 the plants while they 

 are wet, lest they 



I "rust." Pick the pods 



i before they have fully 



I developed and the 



I ^ plants will produce 



* several good pickings. 



\ \ For a continuous sup- 



ply, make successive 

 ' ; sowings every two 



weeks up to mid-July. 



Plenty of fertilizer and watering in the dry spells will greatly increase the 

 yield. Apply water to the soil between the rows, not the foliage. 



If wanted by parcel post, add 8 cts. per pint, 10 cts. per quart, to the 

 prices quoted below. 



GREEN-PODDED BUSH BEANS 



The green-podded Beans are preferred in local markets, although 

 except for color, there is really very little difference between them and 

 the yellow-podded sorts on the next page. 



Burpee's Stringless Green Pod. One of the first to bear, hardy, 

 productive, and always perfectly stringless. Pods round and thick, 

 averaging 5 inches in length. A favorite for the home garden. Pkt. 

 10 cts., pt. 30 cts., qt. 55 cts., 2 qts. Sl.OO, peck S3.00. 



Bountiful. A remarkablv prolific and continuous bearer, reliable 

 even under unfavorable conditions and largely grown for first crop in 

 both home and market gardens. Long, flat but thick, light green pods, 

 stringless. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 30 cts., qt. 55 cts., 2 qts. Sl.OO, peck S3.00. 



Full Measure. Another extra-early sort that will produce amazing 

 crops on good soil. \'ery long, round, dark green, stringless pods of fine 

 quality. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 30 cts., qt. 55 cts., 2 qts. Sl.OO, peck S3. 00. 



Black Valentine. Early, prolific, remarkably hardy and a good 

 shipper but of onlv medium qualitv. Pods long, thick, straight, dark 

 green. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 30 cts., qt'. 55 cts., 2 qts. Sl.OO, peck S3.00. 



Giant Stringless Green Pod. A fine second-early to plant for 

 summer crops. Very productive; handsome, round, dark-green pods, 

 averaging 6 inches long, stringless and of fine qualit\'. Pkt. 10 cts., 

 pt. 30 cts., qt. 55 cts., 2 qts. Sl.OO, peck S3.00. 



Refugee, or 1000 to 1. A late variety. Large plants bearing heaxy 

 crops of round, light green, 5-inch pods. Fine for canning. Pkt. 10 

 cts., pt. 25 cts., qt. 45 cts., 2 qts. 85 cts., peck S2.75. 



Keeney's Stringless Green Refugee. An improved strain of 1000 

 to 1; pods stringless at all stages. Fine for late crop. Pkt. 10 cts., 

 pt. 30 cts., qt. 55 cts., 2 qts. Sl.OO, peck vS3.00. 



