8 J. STECKLER SEED CO., LTD. 
SNAP BEANS, POLE OR RUNNING. 
CULTURE.—The Pole or Running Varieties are tender and should be sown a couple 
of weeks later than Bush Beans. 
of success. 
circle around pole. 
five plants to the hill. 
Planted in the Spring and Fall. 
GREEN PODDED BEANS. 
LAZY WIFE’S.—The pods are entirely 
stringless, 4 to 5 inches long, and have a 
fine flavor, which they retain to the end. 
Packet, 10c.; 144 Iihb., 25c.; lb., 45c.; 5 lbs., 
$2.00, postpaid; 15 lb. peck, $5.25; 60 Ib. 
bu., $18.00, not prepaid. 
IMPROVED KENTUCKY WONDER, OR 
OLD HOMESTEAD.—This is the earliest 
of all green podded pole beans. enormous- 
ly 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.; % Ih., 
25c.; lb., 45c.; 5 lbs., $2.00, postpaid; 15 Ih. 
peck, $4.75; 60 lb. bu., $16.00, not prepaid. 
STRIPED CREASEBACKE.—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.; 144 Ib., 25c.; lb., 45c.; 5 ibs., 
$2.00, postpaid; 15 lb. peck, $5.25; 60 lb. bu., 
$18.00, not prepaid. 
YARD LONG.—Produce late in the Sum- 
mer a large crop of the long, slender 
round pods whieh are of excellent quality 
for snap-shorts. The round pods average 
two feet or more in length, having the 
thickness of a lead pencil. Packet, 15c.; 
¥ Ib., $1.00; 1b., $1.75. postpaid. 
McCASLAN.—The pods, produced in 
great abundance, are of a rich dark green 
color, measuring ten inches long, rather 
flat and slightly curved. Fine for use as 
a snap short, being entirely stringless 
when young. If pods are picked before 
maturing, vines bear until frost. If the 
pods are allowed to mature, they produce 
a good-sized white bean for winter use. 
Packet, 10c.; 1% Ib., 25c.; lb., 45c.; 5 Ibs., 
$2.00 postpaid; 15 lb. peck, $4.75: 60 Ib. 
bu., $16.00, not prepaid. 
WHEN TO ORDER. 
We are prepared to fill 
orders as soon as this catalogue 
reaches you. Send in your 
combined orders for seeds, 
trees and plants, and if you do 
not wish trees and plants sent 
until time to plant in your 
locality, will send 
once. 
seeds. at 
A sandy loam soil, liberally manured, assures the best 
Use poles 5 to 8 feet long set in rows 4 feet apart, planting 6 beans in a 
After the beans are well advanced they should be thinned to about 
One pint is sufficient to plant 150 hills. % bushel to the acre. 
SEED STOCK OF BEANS IS VERY 
SHORT THIS SEASON. 
White Crease Back. 
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.; % Ihb., 
25c.; 1b., 45c.; 5 1bs., $2.00, postpaid; 15 Ib. 
peck, $4.75; 60 lb. bu., $16.00, not prepaid. 
