BEANS 



Every garden. large or small, must have Beans, which are among 

 the finest of all vegetables. They are filled with flavor and health- 

 giving vitamins and furnish the best of food when fresh, canned, or 

 dried. Pick Green-podded and Was Beans eark and often for heat v 

 crops. 



Culture. Plant about May 1 if soil is warm and dry, in rows 

 2 1 - to 3 feet apart, dropping the Beans 3 inches apart in the drills 

 and covering not more than 2 inches deep. Soil should be well pre- 

 pared. Give frequent but shallow cultivation. Sow every 2 weeks 

 for a succession. 



We pay postage on pkts., lbs.. Z lbs., and 5 lbs. Larger quantities will be sent by Parcel Post if postage is included with order; otherwise 

 they will be shipped by Express or Freight Collect. See page 77 for Parcel Post rates. 



Green-podded Bush Beans 



Two pounds will plant 100 feet of drill; 

 70 pounds, an acre. A peck weit ns 15 pounds, 

 a bushel 60 pounds. 



S78. Contender. (Read) to pick in 54 

 \ recent introduction from the 

 I ~~ Region il \ egetable Breeding l-abora- 

 tor> at Cluu"lesti a, S ( res stance to 



common Bean mosaic and powdery mildew. 

 Plant is hea\y yielding, moderately vigor- 

 ous, hardy under adverse conditions. 

 Pods longer than those of Black Valentine, 

 more round and not so slender. Pkt. 15c; 

 lb. N (1 2=, 5 lbs $2 postpaid. 



Lb. 50c; 2 lbs . not 



postpaid. 

 539. Dwarf Horticultural faylor Long- 

 i pick in 54 da\ s \ 

 productive strain with pods 

 inches long. Light green and stnngless in 

 snap stage, turning white with splas 

 crimson a- it matures. Not onk an excel- 

 lent pod Bean but the green shelled Beans 

 .re earls and are of the finest quality. 

 Mc;2 11-. 51.25. - 

 postpaid. 



2 lbs. 90c; 5 lbs. (2 O, not 

 postpaid. 



546. Early Bountiful. Ready to pick in 



it-podded; rich green, 

 stringless pods '> ! & to 7 inches long. Brittle 

 and tender; -dips well. Pkt. 15c; lb - 



11.20; 5 I),. |2 -Hi. postpaid. 

 30c; 2 lbs B5c; 5 lbs. $1.90, not 

 postpaid. 



547. Giant Stringless. Ready to pick in 



\ erj long, nearly round, straight 

 pods of medium green. Vigorous, spread- 

 ing plants. Pkt. 15c; lb. 75c.; 2 lbs. 51.15; 

 5 lbs. 52.30. postpaid. 



I5« . 2 Dm BOc; 5 lbs. $1.80. not 

 postpaid. 

 530. Plentiful. Ready to pick in 51 days.) 

 Classified as a black-seeded Bountiful. 

 Pods flat, light green, quite straight and 

 stringless. Pkt. 15c; lb. 80c; 2 lbs. $1.20; 

 5 lb-. $2.40, postpaid. 

 Lb. 50c; 2 lbs. 85c; 5 lbs. $1.90, not 

 postpaid. 



548. Stringless Black Valentine. Ready 

 to pick in 51 days.] Early and hardy; 

 plant is upstanding and very prolific. Pods 



o 7 inches long, oval-round and filled 



with meatv, delicious Beans. Pkt. 15c; 



lb. 75c; 2 lbs. 51.15; 5 lbs. 52.30, postpaid. 



Lb. 45c; 2 lbs. 80c; 5 lbs. $1.80. not 



postpaid. 

 545. Stringless Green-Pod. (Ready to 



pick in 53 days. \ erv early and prolific; 



long, round, fleshy, medium green pods. 



Desirable for the small garden because of 



its crispness and long season. Pkt. 15c; 



lb. 75c; 2 lbs. 51.15; 5 lbs. 52.30, postpaid. 



Lb. 45c; 2 lbs. 80c; 5 lbs. $1.80, not 



postpaid. 

 537. Stringless Red Valentine, (Ready to 



pick in 52 days.; Early, with medium-sized 



pods of good color and quality. Pkt. 15c; 



lb. 80c; 2 lbs. 51.20; 5 lbs. $2.40, postpaid. 



Lb. 50c; 2 lbs. 85c; 5 lbs. 51.90, not 



postpaid. 

 571. Sulphur. (Ready to pick in 55 days.) 



Adapted to the Southern and Mountain 

 ons. Pods light green, 4J/£ to 5 inches 



long, plump, straight to slightly curved, 



not stringless but remaining tender until 



Beans are far advanced. Pkt. 15c; lb. 80c; 



2 lbs. 51.25; 5 lbs. $2.50; postpaid. 



Lb. 50c; 2 lbs. 90c; 5 lbs. 52.00, not 



postpaid. 



551. Tendergreen. (Read) to pick in 53 

 days. Ill- Bean produces quantities of 

 stringless, round, meaty, tender, deep 

 green pods. 6'-> to 7 inches long. Pkt. 15c; 

 lb. 80c; 2 lbs. $1.20; 5 lbs. 52 40. postpaid. 

 Lb. 50c; 2 lbs. 85c; 5 lbs. 51.90, not 

 postpaid. 



523. Tenderlong 15. (Ready to pick in 53 

 days. ^ new -train ol the older lender- 

 long, bred for resistance to two form- of 

 Bean mosaic common to the North. Plants 

 and pods similar to Tendergreen except 

 that pods are slightly longer. Pkt 15c; lb. 



B0c;2 lbs. $1225; 5 lbs. 52 50, postpaid. 

 Lb. 50c; 2 lbs. 90c; 5 lbs. 52.00, not 

 postpaid. 



538. Tennessee Green-Pod. (Ready to 

 pick in 54 days. I he intermediate early 

 snap Bean. Flat, dark green pods 6 to 



7 inches long. Oval, flat, yellowish brown 

 seeds. Pkt. 15c; lb. 80c; 2 lbs. $1.25; 

 5 lbs. 52.50. postpaid. 



lb. 90c ; 2 lb-. 90c; 5 lbs. $2.00, not 

 postpaid. 



549. Topcrop. (Ready to pick in 50 days.) 

 \ 1950 Mi-America U.S.D.A. introduc- 

 tion. Resistant to common Bean mosaic. 

 Plants upright and vigorous, attaining 

 a height of 18 inches and a spread of about 

 24 inches. Light green pods f> inches long, 

 round, slightl\ crenseback. Very slender 

 and straight when young, borne high on 

 plant. Entirely stnngless, brittle, meaty 

 and without liber Recommended Foi can- 

 ning and freezing Pkt. 15c; lb. 80c; 

 2 lbs $1.25; 5 lbs. 52.50, postpaid. 

 I I. 50c; 2 lbs. 90c; 5 lbs. $2.00, not 

 postpaid. 



532. Wade. I Ready to pick in 55 da 

 I bis Mi-America Cold Medal Winner 

 for 1950 released by the U. S. D. A. 

 was developed by the late Dr. B. L. 

 W ade at the Regional Breeding Station, 

 Charleston, S. C. It is an excellent 

 home and market-garden variety and 

 well adapted for processing. Plant 18 to 

 20 inches tall; frame rugged; foliage 

 very dark green. Resistant to common 

 Bean mosaic. Bean virus 15 and pow- 

 dery mildew. Highly productive of deep 

 green pods 5'j> to 6 inches long, round, 

 tender and meaty. Pkt. 15c; lb. 80c; 

 2 lbs. 51.55; 5 lbs. 52.70, postpaid. 

 Lb. 55c; 2 lbs. $1.00; 5 lbs. $2.20, not 

 postpaid. 



Wax Beans 



541. Best Yet Wax. (Ready to pick in 52 

 days.) The erect, bushy plants are disease- 

 resistant. Rich lemon-yellow in color and 

 oval in form, the pods are brittle and abso- 

 lutely stringless. Superlative for the home 

 gardener, the market gardener and the 

 canner. Pkt. 15c; lb. 80c; 2 lbs. $1.25; 

 5 lbs. $2.60, postpaid. 

 Lb. 50c; 2 lbs. 95c; 5 lbs. $2.10, not 

 postpaid. 



552. Improved Golden Wax. (Ready to 

 pick in 50 days.) Our improved strain of 

 Golden Wax, rustproof to a remarkable 

 degree and an early and free producer of 

 perfectly stringless, thick, flat, yellow 

 pods. Pkt. 15c; lb. 80c; 2 lbs. $1.25; 

 5 lbs. $2.50, postpaid. 

 Lb. 50c; 2 lbs. 90c; 5 lbs. $2.00, not 

 postpaid. 



542. Pencil-Pod Black Wax. (Ready to pick 



in 52 days.) long, round, bright yellow 

 pods over a long season. Pkt. 15c; lb. 

 80c; 2 lbs $1.25; 5 lbs. $2.50, postpaid. 

 Lb. 50c; 2 lbs. 90c; 5 lbs. 52.00, not 

 postpaid. 



540. Sure-Crop Stringless Wax. (Ready 

 to pick in 53 days.) Pods are 6 to 7 inches 

 long. flat, tender. Pkt. 15c; lb. 80c; 2 lbs. 

 -I 25; 5 lbs. 52.50, postpaid. 

 I b. 50c; 2 lbs. 90c; 5 lbs. 52.00. not 

 postpaid. 



524. Cherokee. (Ready to pick in 50 days.) 

 Vines, large and erect, arc highly pro- 

 ductive of OVal-shaped uniform pods, 5 

 to 6 inches long. Bright golden yellow, 

 tender and stringless at all stages. Black 

 seed. Pkt. 1 5c; lb. 80c; 2 lbs. $1.25; 

 5 lbs. $2.50, postpaid. 



Lb. 50c; 2 lbs. 90c; 5 lbs. $2.00, not 

 postpaid. 



Climbing or Pole Beans 



One pound will plant 100 hills; 

 30 pounds, an acre 



543. Cherry Pole, Horticultural, or Cut- 

 short. (Reads to pick in 75days.) Short, 

 pale green pods streaked with red; Beans 

 splashed and spotted with wine-red. High- 

 est quality. Pkt. 15c; lb. 80c; 2 lbs. 51.20; 

 5 lbs. $2.40, postpaid. I b. 50c; 2 lbs. 85c; 

 5 lb- $1.90, not postpaid. 



553. Kentucky Wonder or Old Home- 

 stead. (Ready to pick in 65 days.) Early 

 and productive. Silvery green stringless 

 pods hang in great clusters from base to 

 top of the pole. These Beans cook deli- 

 ciously tender. Pkt. 15c; lb. 75c; 2 lbs. 

 51.15; 5 lbs $2.30, postpaid, lb. 45c; 2 lbs. 

 80c. ; 5 lb-. $1.80, not postpaid. 



527. Lazy Wife. (Ready to pick in 74 daj s. I 

 Excellent lor snaps and green shelled or dry 

 Beans. The broad, thick, stringless pods 

 are 5 to 7 inches long. Seed roundish, white 

 when dry. Pkt. 15c; lb. 80c; 2 lbs. $1.25; 

 5 lbs. 52.50, postpaid, lb. 50c; 2 lbs. 90c; 

 5 lbs. 52.00, not postpaid. 



572. White Creaseback or Cornfield. 

 (Ready to pick in 65 days.) The crease- 

 backed pods are stringless when young 

 and the dry Beans are small and ivory-white. 

 Pkt. 15c; lb. 80c; 2 lbs. $1.25; 5 lbs. $2.50, 

 postpaid, lb. 50c ; 2 lbs. 90c. ; 5 lbs. $2.00, 

 not postpaid. 



Edible Soy Beans 



528. Bansei. (112 days for use as green 

 shelled Beans; 30 days later for dry Beans.) 

 Plant very erect, a heavy producer and 

 ripens quickly at end of season. Beans at 

 green stage are dark green, oval in shape; 

 when fully matured, yellowish with brown 

 eye. Lb. 80c; 2 lbs. $1.25, postpaid. 



Shell Beans 



526. Boston Pea or White Navy. (Matures 

 in 90 days.) The most popular baking 

 Bean. Very productive. Pkt. 15c; lb. 75c; 

 2 lbs. $1.15; 5 lbs. $2.30, postpaid. 

 Lb. 45c; 2 lbs. 80c; 5 lbs. $1.80, not 

 postpaid. 



503. Red Kidney. (Ready to pick in 95 

 days.) For dry Bean use. Vine 14 to 16 

 inches tall, bush type. Seed is dark rich red, 

 flattened oval kidney shape. Pkt. 15c; lb, 

 80c; 2 lbs. $1.20; 5 lbs. $2.40, postpaid. 

 Lb. 50c; 2 lbs. 85c; 5 lbs. $1.90, not 

 postpaid. 



For quantity prices write for market-growers' list 



WASHINGTON, D. C. 



