VEGETABLE 

 SEEDS 



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BEANS 



I. Bountiful 2. Stringless Green Pod 

 3. TendergFeen 4. Giant Stringless Green 

 Pod 5. Kentucky Wonder 6. Kentucky- 

 Wonder Wax 7. Golden Wax, Improved. 



ASPARAGUS 



A hardy perennial; will bear over 

 20-year period if properly cared for. 

 IV e recommend purchase of ASPARA- 

 GUS ROOTS rather than seeds, as 

 roots produce crop 2 years earlier. 

 If seed is used, sow thinly in drills 

 in early Spring. Cover to Vz" depth. 

 Thin plants to 6 inches apart and 

 when a year old transplant to heavily 

 enriched beds. I oz. sows 60 of drill. 



Vegetables for 

 Freezing 



The symbols (fr) following the variety 

 names indicates vegetables suitable 

 for home freezing. 



Sure Crop Stringless — Handsome, rich 

 yellow pods. Sturdy, brittle. 6-6 V2 in. 

 long. Strictly stringless. 53 days. 



Mary Washington (fr) — Thick tall green 

 spears with purple tops. Highly rust 

 resistant. Rapid growing. Tender. 



BEANS 



Green Podded, Dwarf or Bush 



Sow in rows 2 l / 2 ' to 3V2 apart. Plant 

 seed iy 2 " to 2" deep and 3 to 4" 

 apart. Do not plant until danger of 

 frost is past. Press soil around seeds. 

 Thin young plants to about 6" 

 apart. Keep cultivated until plants 

 blossom. (DO NOT CULTIVATE 

 when blossoms are at prime or when 

 plants are wet with dew. Keep vines 

 picked to insure a longer bearing 

 period.) Plant every two weeks. 



Black Valentine Stringless (fr) — Hardy, 

 early maturing, very productive. Pods 

 dark green, 6-6 V2 in. long, brittle, 

 smooth, stringless. Seeds black. 49 days. 

 Bountiful (fr) — An early, heavy-yielding 

 variety. The leading flat podded bean 

 for market and home use. Flat, light- 

 green, stringless, but slightly fibrous 

 pods of finest quality. 47 days. 



Stringless Green Pod (fr) — Large, sturdy 

 plants. Meaty round pods, brittle and 

 strictly stringless. Medium green pods, 

 oval, yellowish-brown seed. 54 days. 



Giant Stringless Green Pod — 5%" pods 

 almost round. Meaty, stringless and 

 brittle. Medium Green. 53 days. 



Plentiful — Productive, early. Flat, medi- 

 um green pods, 6 to 7-in. long, strictly 

 stringless. Choicest quality. All-Ameri- 

 ca Bronze Medal 1939. 51 days. 



Tendergreen (fr) — Large, erect plants. 

 Abundant, round, dark-green pods, 

 strictly stringless and fleshy. 54 days. 



Wax Podded, Dwarf or Bush 



Improved Golden Wax (fr) — Small erect 

 plants, moderately productive. Straight, 

 thick, flat pods, creamy yellow and 

 stringless. 51 days. 



Pencil Pod Black Wax (fr) — Stocky, large, 

 strongly productive plants. Pods, golden 

 yellow, tender, stringless. 55 days. 



Beans, Pole 



In warm ground, set poles 4' to 8' 

 long, slanting a bit to the north in 

 rows 4' apart. (Extending north and 

 south the poles will be 3' apart in the 

 row.) Plant 5 to 8 beans about 1" 

 deep around each pole. When growth 

 is sufficient thin to four plants. 



Caution: To avoid spreading plant 

 diseases, do not cultivate or pick when 

 plants are wet. 



London Horticultural or Cranberry — 



Hardy, good climber. 5" pods flat-oval, 

 dark green when young, splashed with 

 red. Slightly curved, stringless, little 

 fiber and very fleshy. 70 days. 



Kentucky Wonder (fr) — Strong climber 

 long-bearing. 



y Kentucky Wonder Wax (fr) — Vigorous, 

 good climbing plants, waxy-yellow pods, 

 flat and nearly stringless. 68 days. 



Lima, Dwarf or Bush 



Plant in dry, warm ground. Make 

 rows 2' apart and drop beans 6" apart 

 in row. Cover with i" of soil. Can 

 also be planted in hills, 3' apart one 

 way and 2 apart the other way. Use 

 4 to 6 beans per hill. 



Burpee's Improved Bush (fr) — Best of 

 flat seeded bush limas. Pods contain 

 four or five large beans of excellent 

 quality. 75 days. 



Fordhook Bush (fr) — Straight pods with 

 plump, large beans, excellent quality. 

 Henderson's Bush — Know as Baby Lima 

 or Butter Bean. Plant small, early and 

 bushy. Very productive. 65 days. 

 Continued on Page 8 



154 PER PACKET 



ALL OTHER VEGETABLE SEEDS 10< 

 EXCEPT WHERE OTHERWISE NOTED 



BECKERrS VEGETABLE SEED PRICES 





PL 



Qt 



2 Qt. 



BEANS — Green-pcdded bush — Asgrow Valentine, Tendergreen, Bur- 









pee's Stringless, Giant Stringless 



.60 



1.00 



2.00 



Bountiful, Plentiful 



.65 



1.20 



2.25 



Wax-podded bush — Sure-Crop Stringless 



.60 



1.10 



2.00 



Pencil-Pod Black 



.65 



1.20 



2.25 



Round Pod Brittle 



.70 



1.30 



2.40 



Green-podded pole — Kentucky Wonder, Horticultural Pole 



.65 



1.20 



2.25 



Wax-podded pole — Kentucky Wonder Wax, Golden Cluster Wax . 



.60 



1.10 



2.00 



Edible Soy Beans — Bansei (popular vegetable-type soybean) 



.50 



.90 



1.60 



Lima Beans, Bush — Fordhook, Giant Improved, Wood's Prolific, Can- 









green 



.75 



1.40 



2.50 



Pole Lima — King of the Garden 



.75 



1.40 



2.50 



Dry Shell Beans — Snowflake, Navy, Horticultural Dwarf, White Mar- 









rowfat 



.60 



1.10 



2.00 



All beans are 10c a packet 









It's just plain horse 

 sense to buy gar- 

 den seed from the 

 seedsman — and 

 nowhere else! 



