VEGETABLE SEEDS • Beckert's Seed Store, 101 and 103 Federal St., N. S., Pittsburgh, Pa. 



best 



Kentucky Wonder Beans 



cool sections. Pkt. 10 cts., Vilb, 



EDIBLE-PODDED POLE BEANS 



The Pole or Running Beans are not quite as hardy as the Bush Beans and should be 

 planted later, after tlic soil is warmer and the weather more settled. The seed is coninumly 

 sown in slightly raised iiills, 5 to 6 feet apart, four or five seeds to the hill, and the vines 

 trained on stout poles standing 6 to 8 feet high. Another very good method is to sow the 

 seed in rows, thinning the plants to stand about 1 foot apart and then training each vine 

 up a string or wire running from a stake at the base to a horizontal pole or wire above. A 

 single horizontal may be made to serve two rows, tent-fashion. The yield is increased if 

 the tips of the vines are pinched back when they are about 5 feet high. Although the Pole 

 Beans do not ripen as early as the Bush varieties, they are much more productive, con- 

 tinuing to bear until frost, if kept picked. One pound of seed will ijlant about 100 hills. 



GREEN-PODDED VARIETIES 



KENTUCKY WONDER, or Old Homestead. A splendid "old-reliable," the most 

 popular of all the Pole Beans. It is a vigorous grower, doing well on almost any soil, 

 commencing to bear in about 85 days after sowing and continuing for a long season. The 

 pods are produced in clusters and are deep green in color, round and meaty, often 9 

 inches long, tender and stringlcss when young, always of the hnest quality. Pkt. 10 cts., 

 V2lb. 20 cts., lb. 35 cts., 2 lbs. 65 cts., 5 lbs. $1.40, 10 lbs. $2.65. 



WHITE-SEEDED KENTUCKY WONDER, or Burger's Green-Pod Stringlcss. 

 Earlier than Kentucky Wonder and remains longer in bearing. Pods 6 to 8 inches long, 

 borne in clusters, dark green in color, meaty and stringless. Pkt. 10 cts., Vzlb. 20 cts., 

 lb. 35 cts., 2 lbs. 65 cts., 5 lbs. $1.40, 10 lbs. $2.65. 



LAZY WIFE. An extremely productive sort, bearing broad, thick, flat pods, 4 to 6 inches 

 long; stringless at all stages, tender and rich in flavor. 

 Although its bearing season is somewhat shorter 

 than other sorts. Lazy Wife at its height will out- 

 yield any other Pole Bean. Pkt. 10c. , '/2lb. 20c., 

 lb. 35c., 2 lbs. 65c., 5 lbs. $1.40, 10 lbs. $2.65. 



WHITE CREASEBACK. One of the oldest varie- 

 ties in cultivation and also one of the best. The 

 plants are exceedingly thrifty and continue bearing 

 until stopped by frost. The pods are borne in big 

 clusters; silvery green in color; of medium size but 

 very thick and meaty; perfectly stringless while 

 young. Pkt. 10 cts., l^lb. 20 cts., lb. 35 cts., 

 2 lbs. 65 cts., 5 lbs. $1.35, 10 lbs. $2.50. 



EGG HARBOR. A productive variety of recent 

 introduction; resembles Kentucky Wonder but the 

 pods have a distinct bluish tinge; stringless and of 

 fine quality. Pkt. 10 cts., Vilb- 20 cts., lb. 35 cts., 

 5 lbs. $1.35, 10 lbs. $2.50. 



HORTICULTURAL POLE. Particularly valuable 

 for cool sections. A good producer of large, fleshy 

 pods and the best variety for Shell Beans, which 

 are of the finest flavor. Pkt. 10 cts., '^Ib. 20 cts., 

 lb. 35 cts., 2 lbs. 65 cts., 5 lbs. $1.35, 10 lbs. $2.50. 



YARD LONG, or Asparagus Bean. Round, glossy 

 green pods, attaining a length of 2 feet or more. 

 The Beans are quite a curiosity and of fair quality 

 while young. Pkt. 15 cts., lb. 80 cts. 



SCARLET RUNNER. Grown for its showy red 



blossoms, as well as for the Beans which are 



generally shelled and cooked like Limas. Does 

 25 cts., lb. 40 cts., 2 lbs. 75 cts. 



WAX-PODDED VARIETIES 



KENTUCKY WONDER WAX. So named on account of its resemblance to the green 

 podded Kentucky Wonder. A vigorous and immensely productive variety; extremely early, 

 the first pods being ready for picking in 75 days from planting. The pods average 7 inches 

 in length and are of a bright yellow color, round and thick, and of good quality. Pkt. 10 cts., 

 Vzlb. 25 cts., lb. 40 cts., 2 lbs. 75 cts., 5 lbs. $1.75, 10 lbs. $2.85. 



GOLDEN CLUSTER WAX. Following Kentucky Wonder Wax in maturity by about 10 

 <lavs, this variety produces big clusters of very broad, flat but thick pods of a light waxy 

 yellow color and delicious flavor. The pods will grow 7 inches long by 1 inch broad, but 

 should be picked before becoming more than 5 inches long as they develop considerable fiber 

 full-grown. Golden (Cluster Wax is a leader in quality. Pkt. 10 cts., Vzlb. 25 cts., lb. 40 

 2 lbs. 75 cts., 5 lbs. $1.75, 10 lbs. $2.85. 



A perfect, velvety green lawn enhances the appearance of your home and increases 

 the value of your property. Early spring is a good time to make a new lawn or patch the 

 old one. For a fine, lasting turf, sow Beckert's Evergreen Lawn Seed. For shady places, 

 use Beckert's Shady-Nook Mixture. Turn to page 84 for instructions on lawn making 

 and for information and prices on lawn seed. 



Golden Cluster Wax Bean 



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