VEGETABLE SEEDS 



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CULTURE. OF POIM BEANS. — These are planted about the middle of May, in hills 

 from three to four feet apart. From five to six seeds are planted in each hill, about two inches 

 deep. Rough cedar or similar poles seven to eight feet long should be used for Pole Beans 

 to climb on. One quart to 150 hills. 15 to 16 quarts to the acre in hills. 



POLE BEANS 



92 EARLY GOLDEN CLUSTER— Wax 



Large clusters of pods 6 to 8 inches long, and of delicious flavor. 



Price, pkt., 10c; pt. 45c; qt. 80c; 4 qts. $3.00; transportation p^d. 



93 GIANT WAX {SeeColorPlatePagelZ.) 



Truly a Giant. Bears Pods 8 to 10 in. Long 



It is a very hardy bean; seems to be quite free from rust and bears abundantly big 

 ■ crops of large flat waxy pods, brittle and tender, and often measuring ten inches in 

 length. The color of the pods is a clear amber yellow which makes a group of them 

 very attractive. It is a sure prize winner. 



Price, pkt. 25c; pt, $1.00; qt, $1.75. Transportation paid. 



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96 OLD HOMESTEAD 



or Kentucky Wonder 



This best and most popular green- 

 podded snap Pole Bean is a marvel of 

 continued productiveness and is ten days 

 earlier than any other green-podded Pole 

 Bean. First pickings may be made in 

 the latitude of New York early in July, 

 and if gathered as they become ready 

 for "snaps," the vine will continue to 

 produce in abundance until frost. 



The pods hang in great clusters from 

 the top to the bottom of the vine and 

 can be gathered by the handful; they 

 are very large, 6 to 8 inches in length, 

 stringiess, plump, meltingly tender and 

 of superb flavor. {See illustration) . 



Price, pkt. 10c; pt. 45c.; qt. 80c; 

 4 quarts; $3.00; transportation paid. 



98 SCARLET RUNNER 



A 10-foot ornamental vine for shade with^dazzling scarlet flowers. Pick pods when half grown 

 for use as "snap." 



Price, pkt. 10c; pt. 45c; qt. 80c; 4 qts. $3.00; transportation paid. 



100 WHITE CREASEBACK 



One of the finest early pole beans. Bears clusters of fleshy green pods 5 to 6 inches long, deeply 

 creased. 



Price, pkt. 10c; pt. 45c; qt. 80c; 4 qts. $3.00; transportation paid. 



BEANS-POLE LIMA 



POLE LIMA BEANS are grown in hills three feet apart in rows four feet apart, but being very lender, 

 the seeds should not be planted until the ground has warmed up, about two weeks later than other beans, 

 or in the latter part of May around New York. 



82 DREER'S IMPROVED 



A thick, almost round, bean of fine quality. 



Price, pkt. 10c; pt. 40c; qt. 75c; 4 qts. $2.50; peck $4.75; transportation paid. 



IDEAL (Henderson's) 



Enormously Prolific — Of Gigantic Size — Tenderness and Flavor Superb. The vine 

 does not differ materially from that of the ordinary pole varieties. Its chief distinction lies 

 in the size of the pods, which hang in wonderful profusion on the vines. The average yield 

 is greater than in any other variety. 



Though a little later than our early Leviathan, it is just as early as the ordinary pole varieties 

 and continues to produce enormous crops up to frost. 



Price, pkt. 15c; pt. 45c; qt. 80c; 4 qts. $3.00; peck, $5.50. transportation paid. 



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88 LARGE WHITE 



The old favorite for family use. 



Price pkt. 10c; pt. 40c; qt. 75c; 4 qts. $2.50; peck 



1.75; transportation paid. 



85 LEVIATHAN (Henderson's) 



The Earliest Pole Lima Bean Grown. Many growers prefer the pole varieties of Limas. 

 These are, as a class, later than the bush sorts, and consequently in some localities there is a 

 difficulty in maturing the crop. In Northern States, or where by reason of continued cool 

 night, the growth is less rapid. Leviathan will be found admirably adapted. 



The plant is strong and takes to the poles more readily than any other sort. It is fully a week 

 earlier than any o.ther pole variety, therefore can be grown successfully where other sorts would 

 be caught by frosts of early autumn. It is a prodigious cropper, producing its pods in large 

 clusters, well filled with large, fleshy Beans, delicate, pale green in color, and possessing in a 

 superlative degree that rich, buttery flavor. {See illustration.) 



Price, pkt. 15c; pt. 45c; qt. 80c; 4 qts. $3.00; peck, $5.50; transportation paid. 



Lima beans should not be planted until the ground is warm and danger from frost is over. 



as much nutritive value as beef. 



Grow plenty of beans; they have almost 



