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BEANS (Pole or Running). 
CULL TURE.—The Pole or Running Varieties are tender and should be 
: : sown a couple of 
weeks later than Bush Beans. A sandy loam soil, liberally manured, assures ce best 
of success. _Use poles 5 to 8 feet long set in rows 4 feet apart, planting 6 beans in a 
five eae pont ee are well advanced they should be thinned to about 
ants to the hill. ne pint is sufficient 1 j % 
Planted. in the pring gee to plant 150 hills. Lo bushel to the acre. 
GREEN PODDED BEANS. 
Dutch Case Knife. 
CUT SHORT.—This is a 
pole bean, an old variety, 
sometimes known as the 
“Cornhill’’ from the fact that 
it is.quite often planted with 
corn and allowed to climb up Cut Short. 
the stalks. The pods are 
round, short and tender. It is quite a favorite in some 
sections. Packet, 10c.; % Ilb., 25c.; lb., 45c.; 5 Ibs., 
$2.25, postpaid; 15 lb. peck, $5.50, not prepaid. 
WHITE CREASE BACK.—An excellent bean. Seeds 
white; pods round, with a crease in the back, from 
which the name. It is a good grower, bears abundantly, 
and keeps better than most other kinds. It sells better 
in the spring than any other for shipping purposes. 
Packet, 10c.; % I1b., 25c.; ib., 45c.; 5 Ibs., $1.75, post- 
paid; 15 lb. peck, $4.00; 60 lb. bu., $15.00, not prepaid. 
LAZY WIFE’S.—The pods are entirely stringless, 4 
to 5 inches long, and have a fine flavor. They retain 
eka Ames pene nage ripe. The Deans: ate 
whiter an ne as shell bean. Packet, 10c.; 1% Ihb., 35c.; ‘ 
lb., 60c.; 5 1lbs., $2.50, postpaid. White Crease Back. 
IMPROVED KENTUCKY WONDER, OR OLD HOMESTEAD.—This is the earliest of 
all green podded pole beans. Enormously productive, bearing its pods in clusters. The 
pods are long, crisp, tender and bright green in color. A prolific variety, one of the best 
on our list. Packet, 10c.; 4% Ib., 25c.; 1 Ib., 45c.; 5 1b., $1.75, postpaid; 15 lb. peck, $4.00; 60 
Ib. bu. $15.00, not prepaid. 
STRIPED CREASEBACK.—Same as the White Creaseback, except the color, which 
is striped or mottled. It is long, round and stringless, very tender and fleshy. Packet, 
10c.5; 4% Ib., 30c.; 1lb., 50c.; 5 1h., $2.50, postpaid; 15 lb. peck, $5.50, not prepaid. 
