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BECKERT SEED AND BULB COMPANY 



BEANS —DWARF or BUSH (BOBvNEN) 



Giant Stringless Green Pod Beans. 



Grow Bush Beans in your garden and get 

 more meals per square 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 1% to 2 

 feet apart, dropping the seeds 4 inches 

 apart, and covering 2 inches deep. Culti- 

 vate frequently and do not work around the 

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

 Pick the pods before they are fully devel- 

 oped and the plants will produce several 

 good pickings. 



For a continuous supply, make succes- 

 sive sowings every two weeks up to mid- 

 July. Plenty of pulverized sheep manure 

 and watering in the dry spells will greatly 

 increase the yield. Apply water to the soil 

 between the rows, not to the foliaee. 



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



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

 10c per qt. 



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ASGEOW VALENTINE. A pure bred string- 

 less strain of Black Valentine. Just as 

 hardy, just as prolific, just as fine flav- 

 ored, but without the strings. Pkt., 10c; 

 pt.. 30c; qt., 50c; 4 qts., $1.80; bu., $8.50. 



Black Valentine. Pkt, 10c; pt., 30c; qt., 50c; 

 4 qts., $1.80; bu., $8.00. 



BURPEE'S STRINGLESS GREEN POD. 



Early. The earliest stringless Bean. 

 Seeds are quite hardy and may be planted 

 early. Bushes are of strong, vigorous 

 growth and very prolific. Pods are round 

 and thick, averaging about 5 inches in 

 length. Stringless at all stages. Pkt., 

 10c; pt., 30c; qt., 50c; 4 qts.. $1.80: 

 bu.. $8.00. 



Bountiful. A remarkably prolific and con- 

 tinuous bearer; reliable even under un- 

 favorable conditions and largely grown 

 for first crop in both home and market 

 gardens. Long, flat, but thick, light green 

 pods. Our strain is absolutely stringless. 

 Pkt., 10c; pt., 30c; qt., 50c; 4 qts., $1.80; 

 bu., $8.00. 



Pull Measure. An early sort that will pro- 

 duce amazing crops on good soil. Very 

 long, round, dark green, stringless pods 



of fine quality. Pkt., 10c: pt., 30c; qt., 

 50c; 4 qts., $1.80; bu., $8.50. 



GIANT STRINGLESS GREEN POD. Medi- 

 um early. A fine Bean to plant along with 

 Burpee's Stringless Green Pod, as it ma- 

 tures about two weeks later, thus giving 

 a fine succession. Tall, bushy growth and 

 very productive. Pods are round, dark 

 green, average 6 inches in length and al- 

 ways tender and free from strings. Pkt., 

 10c; pt., 30c; qt., 50c; 4 qts., $1.80; bu.. 

 $8.00. 



Keeney's Stringless Refugee. Late. Simi- 

 lar to Refugee but stringless at all stages 



of growth. Heavily outyields the earlier 

 varieties. Pkt., 10c; pt., 30c; qt., 50c; 4 

 qts., $1.80; bu., $8.00. 



TENDERGREEN. A fine new variety that 

 we have tried out under varying condi- 

 tions to prove its worth before offering to 

 our customers. Plants are strong and vig- 

 orous and bear long, round, dark green 

 pods of finest quality, absolutely string- 

 less at all stages. Pkt., 10c; pt., 30c; qt., 

 50c; 4 qts., $1.80; bu., $8.50. 



Forcing Bean, Masterpiece. The best Bean 

 for forcing in frames or greenhouse. Pods 

 7 inches long, straight, flat and attrac- 

 tive. Pkt., 25c; pt., 75c; qt., $1.50. 



