BEANS 



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

 nest of all vegetables. They are tilled with flavor and health- 

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

 Pick Green-podded and Wax Beans early and often for 

 v TOpS. 



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

 2 X -2 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 

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



lor .1 succession. 



We pay postage on pkts.. lbs., 2 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 2 for Parcel Post rates. 



Green-podded Bush Beans 



Two pounds will plant 100 feet of drill; 



70 pounds, an acre. A peck weighs 15 pounds, 



a bushel 60 pounds. 



577. Contender. Read] to pick in 54 



A recent introduction from the 



I S Region ll \ < _' table Breeding l.abora- 



torv a; Charles ince to 



common Bean mosaic and powder] mildew. 



Plant is heavy vielding. moderalek \i;nr- 



ous, hardv under adverse conditions 



■ iongcr than those of Black Valentine, 



more round and not so slender. Pkt 10c; 



lb. 60c.: 2 lbs. $1.10; 5 l ! .s. 12.90, postpaid. 



Lb. 50c.; 2 lbs. 95c; 5 I s - IS lbs. 



60 lbs. $21.60. not postpaid. 



530. Logan. Ready to pick in SI d.i\s. 

 Developed by the U. S. D A. from a cross 

 of L. S. No. 5 Refugee and Stringless Blue k 

 Valentine. Resistant to common Bean 

 mosaic. Erect, sturdy, medium green 

 plant 16 to 18 inches tall, with a he.i\ \ 

 crop of medium dark green pods ' 

 inches long. Smooth, straight, stringless. 

 Pkt. 10c.: lb. 60c.; 2 lbs. $1.10; 5 lbs. 12.40, 

 postpaid. 



Lb. 50c.; 2 lbs. 95c. ; 5 lbs. 52.20; 15 lbs. 

 not postpaid. 



549. Longreen. Re.tdv to pick in 53 days.) 

 Improved strain of Tendergreen. Sturdy, 

 compact, erect plant. 16 to 18 inches tall. 

 A heavy producer of smooth, round, 

 straight, stringless pod- inches 



long, dark green in color. Pkt. 10c; lb. 60c. 

 2 lbs SI. 10; 5 lbs. 52.25. postpaid. 

 Lb. 50c.:2Ibs.95c.;5lbs 52 05.151!,. 

 not postpaid. 



539. Dwarf Horticultural. Heady to pick 

 in 54 days.) The always stringless pods of 

 medium length are splashed with red. Not 

 onlv an excellent pot! Bean but the green 

 shelled Beans mature early and are of the 

 finest quality. Pkt. 10c.: lb. 60c.; 2 lbs. 

 $1.10; 5 lbs. $2.25. postpaid. 

 Lb. 50c.: 2 lbs. 95c; 5 lbs 52.05; 15 lbs. 

 55 25; 60 lbs. |19 20, not postpaid. 



546. Early Bountiful. Keadv to pick in 

 48 days.) Early, flat-podded; rich green, 

 stringless pods 6 1 •_. to 7 inches long. Brittle 

 and tender; ships well. Pkt. 10c: lb. 55c; 

 2 lbs. $1.00; 5 lbs. 52. 1 5. postpaid. 

 Lb. 45c.; 2 lbs. 85c; 5 lbs. Si. 95; 15 lbs. 

 54.95; 60 lbs. $18.00, not postpaid. 



547. Giant Stringless. Heady to pick in 

 52 davs. I Verv long, nearly round, straight 

 pods of medium green. Vigorous, spreading 

 plants. Pkt. 10c; lb. 55c; 2 lbs. $1.00; 

 5 lbs. $2.10. postpaid. 



Lb. 45c; 2 lbs. 85c; 5 lbs. $1.90; 15 

 lbs. $4.65: 60 lbs. $16.80. not postpaid. 

 571. Plentiful. Ready to pick in 51 days.; 

 Classified as a black-seeded Bountiful. 

 Pods flat, light green, quite straight and 

 stringless. Pkt. 10c; lb. 55c; 2 lbs. $1.00; 

 5 lbs. 52.15, postpaid. 

 Lb. 45c; 2 lbs. 85c; 5 lbs. 51.95. 15 lbs. 

 54.95; 60 lbs. $18.00, not postpaid. 



548. Stringless Black Valentine. Ready 

 to pick in 51 days.; Early and hardy; 

 plant is upstanding and very prolific. Pods 



to 7 inches long, oval-round and filled 

 with meaty, delicious Beans. Pkt. 10c; 

 lb. 55c; 2 lbs. $1.00; 5 !bs. 52.10, postpaid. 



15c; 2 lbs. 85c; 5 lbs. 51.90; 15 lbs. 

 54 65; 60 lbs. $16.80, not postpaid. 

 545. Stringless Green-Pod. (Ready to 

 pick in 53 days.; Very early and prolific; 

 long, round, fleshy, medium green pods. 

 Desirable for the small garden because of 

 its erispness and long season. Pkt. 10c. 

 lb. 55c; 2 lbs. $1.00; 5 lbs. 52.10, postpaid. 

 Lb. 45c; 2 lbs. 85c; 5 lbs. $1.90; 15 lbs. 

 $4.67; 60 lbs. $16.80. not postpaid. 



550. Stringless Red Valentine. (Read} to 

 pick in 52 days Early, with medium-sized 



pods ol good color and qu ility. Pkt. 10c; 

 lb. 60c.: 2 lbs. 51 10; SI!... $2.25. postpaid. 

 I b. 50c; 2 lbs. 05c; 5 lbs $2.05; IS lbs. 

 19 2". not postpaid. 



551. Tendergreen. (Read} to pick in S3 



I his Bean produces quantities ol 

 si ruleless, round, meaty, tender, deep 

 green pods. 6J4 to 7 inches long. Pkt. 10c; 

 lb. 60c; 2 lbs. $1.10; 5 lbs $2.25, postpaid. 

 Lb. 90c; 2 lbs. 05c: 5 lbs. 52.05; IS lbs. 

 5S .25; 60 lbs. $19 20, not postpaid 



538. Tennessee Green-Pod. Ready to 

 pick in 54 cl.i\s. ["he intermediate early 

 Snap Bean. Mat. dark green pods 6 to 

 7 inches long. Oval, Mat. yellowish brown 

 Pk- 10c; lb. 60c; 2 lbs. $1.10; 

 5 lbs 52 20 postpaid. 

 Lb. 50c; 2 lbs. 95c; 5 lbs. $2.00; IS lbs. 

 $5.25; 60 lbs 119.20 not postpaid. 



532. Topcrop. Read} to pick in so days 



* 105(1 Mi-America ISO. A. introduc- 

 tion. Resistant to common Bean mosaic 

 Plants upright and vigorous, attaining 

 a height of eighteen inches and a spread 

 of about 24 inches. Light green pods 6 

 inches long, round, slightly crease), . 1, k 

 slender and straight when young, 

 borne high on plant. Entirely stringless, 

 brittle, meaty and without fiber. Recom- 

 mended for canning and freezing. Pkt. 

 10c; lb, 60c; 2 lbs. $1.10; 5 lbs. $2.50, 

 postpaid. 



lb. 50c; 2 lbs 95c; 5 lbs. 52.50; IS lbs, 

 55; 60 lbs 521 60., not postpaid. 



Edible Soy Beans 



528. Bansei. 112 days tor use as green 

 shelled Beans: full maturity for dry Beans 

 30 days later. Plant medium, very erect, 

 a heavy producer and ripens quickly at end 

 of season. Beans at green eating stage are 

 dark green, oval in shape; when fully 

 matured, yellowish with brown eye; me- 

 dium size. Lb. 45c; 2 lbs. 80c, postpaid. 



Wax Beans 



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

 davs.) 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- 

 garden, the market gardener and the 

 canner. Pkt. 10c; lb. 60c; 2 lbs. $1.10; 

 5 lbs. 52.50, postpaid. 



Lb. 50c; 2 lbs. 95c; 5 lbs. S2.10; 15 lbs. 

 $5.25; 60 lbs. 519.20, 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. 10c; lb. 55c; 2 lbs. $1.00; 

 5 lbs. $2.30, postpaid. 



Lb. 45c; 2 lbs. 85c; 5 lbs. S2.00; 15 lbs. 

 $5.25; 60 lbs. $19.20, not postpaid. 



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

 52 days.) A popular all-purpose variety 

 with long, round, bright yellow pods over a 

 long season. Pkt. 10c; lb. 55c; 2 lbs. $1.00; 

 5 lbs. S2.15, postpaid. 



Lb. 45c; 2 lbs. 85c; 5 lbs. $1.95; 15 lbs. 

 $4.95; 60 lbs. $18.00, not postpaid. 

 540. Sure-Crop Stringless Wax. (Ready 

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

 long, flat, tender and of fine flavor. A fine 

 late variety. Pkt. 10c; lb. 55c; 2 lbs. 

 $1.00; 5 lbs. $2.10, postpaid. 

 Lb. 45c; 2 lbs. 85c; 5 lbs. SI. 90; 15 lbs. 

 $4.65; 60 lbs. 516.80, not postpaid. 



578. Cherokee. (Readj to pick in 50 days.) 

 1 lus \\.i\ Bean u.is developed by the 

 U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, from a sport 

 found in Stringless Black Valentines. 

 Vines, large and erect, are highly pro- 

 ductive ol oval-shaped uniform pods, 5 

 to 6 inches long. Bright golden yellow, 

 tender and stringless at all stages. Black 

 seed. Pkt. 10c; lb. 55c; 2 lbs. $1 00; 

 5 lbs. 52.10, postpaid. 

 Lb. 45c, 2 His. 85c; 5 lbs. $1.95; 15 lbs. 

 $4.95; 60 lbs. $18.00. not postpaid. 



Climbing or Pole Beans 



One pound will plant 100 hills; 

 30 pounds an acre 



543. Cherry Pole, Horticultural, or Cut- 

 short. (Heady to pick in 75 days.) The 

 short pale green pods are streaked with 

 red and the Beans are splashed and spotted 

 with wine-red. The Beans are of the high- 

 est quality either green or dry. Pkt. 10c; 

 lb. 55c; 2 lbs. $1.00; 5 lbs. $2.10, postpaid. 

 lb. 45c; 2 lbs. 85c; 5 lbs. SI. 95; IS lbs. 

 54 .95; 60 lbs. $18.00, not postpaid. 



553. Kentucky Wonder or Old Home- 

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

 of the earliest and most productive of the 

 green-podded varieties. Silvery green, 

 entirely stringless pods hang in great clus- 

 ters from base to top of the pole. These 

 Beans cook deliciouslv tender. Pkt. 10c; 

 lb. 55c; 2 lbs. $1.00;' 5 lbs. $2.10, post- 

 paid. 



Lb. 45c; 2 lbs. 85c; 5 lbs. $1.90; 15 lbs. 

 54.65; 60 lbs. $16.80, not postpaid. 



527. Lazy Wife. (Ready to pick in 74 days.) 

 An all-purpose Bean, excellent for snaps 

 and green shelled or dry Beans. The broad, 

 thick, stringless pods are 5 to 7 inches long. 

 Seed roundish white when dry. Pkt. 10c; 

 lb. 55c; 2 lbs. $1.00; 5 lbs. $2.10, postpaid. 

 Lb. 45c; 2 lbs. 85c; 5 lbs. $1.95; 15 lbs. 

 $4.95; 60 lbs. $18.00, not postpaid. 



572. White Creaseback or Cornfield. 

 (Ready to pick in 65 days.) One of the 

 earliest pole varieties used for both snap 

 and dry Beans. The crease-backed pods are 

 stringless when young and the dry Beans 

 are small and ivory-white. Pkt. 10c; 

 lb. 55c; 2 lbs. $1.00; 5 lbs. $2.10, postpaid. 

 Lb. 45c; 2 lbs. 85c; 5 lbs. $1.95; IS lbs. 

 $4.95; 60 lbs. $18.00, not postpaid. 



524. Yardlong or Asparagus. (Ready to 

 pick in 65 days.) Vigorous, dark green 

 vines 5 x /i to 6 l /z feet in height. Very pro- 

 ductive, bearing pods 18 to 24 inches long 

 and J4 inch in diameter. Straight to long 

 twisting, slightly curved, fleshy, tender, 

 ftberless when young, with traces of stringi- 

 ness. Light green, good qualitv. Pkt. 10c; 

 lb. 65c; 2 lbs. SI. 20; 5 lbs. $2.65, postpaid. 

 Lb. 55c; 2 lbs. $1.05; 5 lbs. $2.45; 15 lbs. 

 $6.45; 60 lbs. S24.00, not postpaid. 



Shell Beans 



526. Boston Pea or White Navy. (Matures 

 in 90 days.) The most popular of the so- 

 called baking Beans. Easily grown and 

 verv productive. Pkt. 10c; lb. 50c; 2 lbs. 

 90c; 5 lbs. $1.95, postpaid. 

 Lb. 40c; 2 lbs. 75c; 5 lbs. SI. 75; 15 lbs. 

 $4.05; 60 lbs. $14.40, not postpaid. 



506. Red Kidney. (Ready to pick in 95 

 days.) For Dry Bean use. Vine 14 to 

 16 inches tall, bush type, medium green 

 color. Seed is dark rich red, flattened oval 

 kidnev shape. Pkt. 10c; lb. 55c; 2 lbs. 

 $1.00; 5 lbs. $2.10, postpaid. 

 Lb. 45c; 2 lbs. 85c; 5 lbs. $1.90; 15 lbs. 

 $4.65; 60 lbs. $16.80, not postpaid. 



F. W. BOLGIANO & CO., INC., WASHINGTON, D. 



