VEGETABLE SEEDS 



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



THE BEST GREEN-PODDED BUSH BEANS 



BOUNTIFUL. 



BURPEE'S STRINGLESS GREEN-POD. 



A basket of Bountiful Beans 



This is pcrliaps the finest ail-round, fiat-podded, 

 Screen Bush Bean in cultivation today. It sur- 

 passes in bearing qualities and as a reliable cropper most other 

 varieties, and it stands alone in its adaptability to widely varying 

 climatic and soil conditions. It will bear loads of handsome pods, 

 as shown in picture opposite, within 55 days from date of plant ing, 

 and we have known a 1 5- foot row to yield a bushel of pods from 

 the time the plants started bearing until the hrst frost. If there is 

 any one Bean that deserves the title of "The Bean for the Home 

 Garden," it is Bountiful among the Green-pods, and on page () you 

 will hnd Sure-Crop Stringless Wax which is a fit nuite to Bountiful 

 among the Wax-podded varieties. Bountiful is always stringless, 

 but like most Beans, should be picked before it is full-grown to be 

 had at its best. Slunl crop. Pkt. 10 cts., Valb. 25cts., lb. 45cts., 

 2 lbs. 80 cts., 5 lbs. $1.65, 10 lbs. $3.00. 

 TENNESSEE GREEN-POD. A llat-podcled variety of compara- 

 tively recent introduction wliich has been judged the finest flavored 

 of all Beans in cultivation! It is also extremely early, maturing a 

 big cro]) in 50 days. Although it is not as good a Bean as some we 

 oiler, becoming stringy when full-grown, it surely holds a treat for 

 those who value real llavor in Beans. If the pods are picked while 

 still young and only 4 to 5 inches long, they are tender and string- 

 less. The plants are of vigorous growth, with heavy, deep green 

 foliage. A Bean well worth trying. Pkt. 10 cts., Valb. 25 cts., 

 lb. 40 cts., 2 lbs. 70 cts., 5 lbs. $1.50, 10 lbs. $2.85. 



The earliest 

 round-podded 



Bush Bean, and a splendid variety for every purpose. The first 

 pods are ready to pick within 50 days from sowing and, if kept 

 picked, the plants will continue to bear for a long period. The 

 pods are round, full, and fleshy, absolutely stringless at all stages, remaining crisp and tender until the seed is fully developed. Does par- 

 ticularly well on heavy day soils. Pkt. 10 cts., i^lb. 25 cts., lb. 40 cts., 2 lbs. 70 cts., 5 lbs. $1.50, 10 lbs. $2.85. 

 FULL MEASURE. A well-named, round-podded, green, stringless Bush Bean of extraordinary yielding power. The plants are thrifty and 

 bear early, generally within 60 days after seeds are sown. Pods average 6 to 6^2 inches long, vary from slightly curved to straight, are 

 deeply sa<ldle-backed, tender, and of finest qualitv. Pkt. 15 cts., V^lb. 25 cts., 

 lb. 45 cts., 2 lbs. 80 cts., 5 lbs. $1.65, 10 lbs. $3.00. 



IMPROVED RED VALENTINE. Productive and hardy, doing ^yeII on a wide 

 variety of soils. We oiler a much-improved strain of Red Valentine which pro- 

 duces, in about 55 days froin planting, perfectly round, thick and meaty pods 

 that are stringless until half-grown. Quality excellent. Pkt. lOcts., l^lb.20cts., 

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



BLACK VALENTINE. An old stand-by and one of the most reliable croppers 

 among the green-podded Bush Beans, thriving on poor soils and in most unfavor- 

 able weather. In about 65 days from sowing, it matures handsome, long, straight, 

 thick-llat pods. Quality only fair but a heavv yielder. Pkt. 10 cts.. Vzlb. 20 cts., 

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



Also sold as Giant Stringless 

 Valentine. A most dependable 

 yielder of handsome, round-poilded Beans which are lleshy and absolutely string- 

 less at all stages of develo[)ment. Slightly later in season than Bountiful but an 

 unusually heavy bearer and a fine variety to plant for a succession crop after 

 the first earlies. Both Giant Stringless and Burpee's Stringless Green-Pod are 

 particularly recommended for heavv clav soils. Pkt. 10 cts., Vilb. 25 cts., 

 lb. 40 cts., 2 lbs. 70 cts., 5 lbs. $1.50, 10 lbs. $2.85. 



THE REFUGEE BEANS 



These difTer from other Bush Beans in being distinctly later and making a very 

 much larger plant. Refugee Beans should be dropped from 6 to 8 inches apart in 

 the rows and at least 2J2 feet should be allowed between the rows. While both 

 Extra Early and Late Refugee are stringy when fully grown, they yield tremendous 

 crops of handsome, lleshy and brittle pods. Where different varieties of 

 Beans are planted at one time, to give a succession, the Refugee Beans 

 arc indispensable as heavy croppers late in the season. -_. ' 



EXTRA-EARLY REFUGEE. (55-60 days.) Pods round, solid, 



tender; good quality. Pkt. 10 cts., l^lb. 20 cts., lb. 35 cts., 5 lbs. $1.40, 

 10 lbs. $2.65. 



LATE REFUGEE, or 1000 to 1. (80-85 days.) Pods round, tender, fleshy, and 

 of fine llavor. Pkt. 10 cts., l^lb. 25 cts., lb. 40 cts., 5 lbs. $1.50, 10 lbs. $2.85. 



KEENEY'S STRINGLESS GREEN REFUGEE. It took many years of careful 

 breeding to produce this Bean in w Inch every bit of the stringiness of the standard 

 Refugee varieties has been eliminated. In season, Stringless Green Refugee 

 comes between the two varieties ollered above. It is just as prolific and, in 

 addition to its other good Refugee qualities, it has been found to be a yjarl icularly 

 fine Bean for canning. Pkt. 10 cts., Vzlb. 25 cts., lb. 40 cts., 2 lbs. 70 cts., 

 5 lbs. $1.50, 10 lbs. $2.85. 



There is one book which should be in every gardener's and home-owner's library. 

 It is GARDEN GUIDE described on the last page of this catalogue 



GIANT STRINGLESS GREEN-POD. 



Giant Stringless Green-F'od Beans 



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