BECKERT SEED AND BULB COMPANY 



Pole Snap Beans 



(EOCEXIN-BOEKEN) 



Pole Beans are more prolific and bear 

 longer than the bush varieties, but should 

 not be sown until about two weeks later. 

 About the end of May set out stout poles 

 8 to 10 feet long in hills 3 feet apart each 

 way. Place 6 or 8 Beans in each hill and 

 cover 2 inches deep. Later thin out to 3 

 or 4 plants in a hill. String or wire trellises 

 may be used in place of poles. 



One quart of Beans will plant 

 150 to 200 hills 

 White-Seeded Kentucky Wonder. Medium 

 sized round pods, stringless and of fine 

 flavor. Pkt., 10c; pt.. 35c; qt., 65c; 2 qts., 

 $1.25; 4 qts., $2.40; bu., $13.00. 

 Eorticultural or Speckled Cranherry. Short, 

 light green pods, streaked with red. Ex- 

 cellent both as a snap and shell Bean. 

 Pkt., 10c; pt., 30c; qt., 60c; 2 qts., $1.15; 

 4 qts., $2.20; bu., $12.00. 

 Iiazy Wife. A prolific, late-maturing sort, 

 bearing green pods of medium size, string- 

 less, thick and meaty. Pkt., 10c; pt., 35c; 

 qt.. 65c; 2 qts., $1.25; 4 qts., $2.40; bu., 

 $13.00. 



KSNTTUCKY WONDBB or OIiD EOMB- 

 STEAD. A popular variety, considered one 

 of the best of the Pole Beans. Light 

 green pods of good size, tender and string- 

 less, hang in clusters from top to bottom 

 of the vine. Pkt., 10c; pt.. 35c; qt.. 65c; 

 2 qts., $1.25; 4 qts.. $2.40; bu., $13.00. 



Kentucky Wonder Wax. Just as reliable 

 and the same high quality as Green Ken- 

 tucky Wonder but pods are yellow. Pkt., 

 10c; pt., 35c; qt.. 70c; 2 qts., $1.35; 4 

 qts., $2.60; bu., $15.00. 



Scarlet Runner. Used for both ornamental 

 and cooking purposes. Clusters of bril- 

 liant scarlet flowers; large Beans of fine 

 flavor used like Limas. Pkt., 15c; pt., 

 40c; qt., 75c. 



Yard Ziong* or Asparagfus. Narrow pods 20 

 to 30 inches long, with an asparagus 

 flavor. Pkt., 15c; Vo pt.. 50c; pt., $1.00. 



DRBBB'S GOI.DBN CIiUSTEB WAX. An 

 early, yellow-podded sort of exceptional 

 quality. It bears attractive, long, flat 

 pods. Pkt., 10c; pt, 35c; qt.. 65c; 2 qts., 

 $1.25; 4 qts., $2.40; bu., $14.00. 



Dwarf Shell Beans 



Dwarf Eorticultural. Stringless and useful 

 as a "snap-short" when young. Both 

 pods and seeds splashea with red when 

 ripe. Excellent for baking. Pkt., 10c; 

 pt., 35c; qt., 65c; 2 qts., $1.25; 4 qts., 

 $2.40; bu., $13.00. 



WEITE KIDNEY. Seed large, white and 

 kidney-shaped. Pkt.. 10c; pt.. 35c; qt., 

 65c; 2 qts.. $1.25; 4 qts.. $2.40; bu., $13.00. 



White Marrowfat. Produces large, round, 

 white Beans of exceptional cooking qual- 

 ity. Pkt., 10c; pt., 35c; qt., 65c; 2 qts., 

 $1.25; 4 qts., $2.40; bu., $13.00. 



WWte Navy or Pea Bean. The familiar 

 small, round, white baking Bean. Pkt.. 

 10c; pt. 30c; qt.. 60c- 2 qts., $1.15; 4 qts.. 

 $2.20; bu., $11.00. 



Kentucky Wonder Pole Bean. 



Green Podded Bush Beans 



Grow Bush Beans in your garden and get 

 more meals per sriuare foot. They are easy 

 to grow, thrive in almost any soil, and pro- 

 duce big crops in little space. 



The seed should not be sown until danger 

 from frost is past. Sow in rows IV2 to 2 

 feet apart, dropping the seeds 4 inches 

 apart, aiul covering 2 inches deep. Culti- 

 \ate frequently but do not work around the 

 plants while they are wet, lest they "rust." 

 Pick the pods before they are fully de- 

 ^•eloped and the plants will produce several 

 good pickings. 



For a continuous supply, make successive 

 sowings everj-- two weeks up to mid-July. 

 Plenty of pulverized sheep manure and 

 watering in the dry spells will greatly in- 

 crease the yield. Apply water to the soil 

 between the rows, not to the foliage. 

 One auart of Beans will plant 100 ft. of row. 



If wanted by parcel post, add 8c per pt.; 



10c per qt. 



BI.ACK VALENTINE. Extra early. The 

 earliest bush bean. Pods are long, thick 

 and meatv and dark green in color. Flavor 

 excellent. Pkt., 10c; pt., 35c; at., 65c; 2 

 qts., $1.25: 4 qts., $2.40; bu., $13.00. 



MEXICAN BEAN BEETLE 



The Mexican Bean Beetle resembles a Lady Bug, but is 3^ellow with sixteen 

 black dots on its back. They attack all varieties of beans and are best con- 

 trolled by dusting with a mixture consisting of one part calcium arsenate and 

 9 parts hydrated lime. 



